Glenys Peacock, president of the Mount Beauty and District Chamber of Commerce, agreed the boom was down to high numbers at the snowfields, and suggested accommodation and hospitality venues were particularly doing well. Ms Peacock runs a ski hire shop and cafe and could personally attest to the high numbers of customers. “It’s the busiest we’ve ever been,” sheKelliesaid.Gray, owner of Dickens Real Estate in Bright, estimated their short-term occupancy rates are up 50 per cent on pre-pandemic levels. “Traditionally we’d just get the weekend stays, but now we’re finding people are staying longer,” she said. “Usually it’d be about half of our portfolio, but three quarters are full eachGeorgiaweekend.”Monshing, owner of Porepunkah Ski Hire, said they’ve had more customers this season than before the COVID-19 pandemic, and the store has remained busy during the week and in between school holidays. “It’s been a better season than we could ever imagine,” she said. “Everyone’s just itching to get out and do everything - it’s definitely busier than before.” Mt Hotham and Falls Creek are on track to break visitation records this winter, according to statistics from the Victorian Resorts Co-ordinating Council. As of August 7, 124,227 people had visited Mt Hotham this year, compared to 67,610 visitors at this time in Similarly,2019.Falls Creek has had 102,946 visitors as of August 7, compared to 79,338 at this time in 2019. The statistics, which go back to 2012, show that neither resort has had triple-figure visitation numbers by this time of year until 2022. BY BRODIE EVERIST nemedia.com.aubeverist@
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BUSINESSES are reporting high customer numbers in Bright and Mount Beauty, with business leaders attributing the increase to the record visitor levels at snow resorts. Bright and District Chamber of Commerce president David Chitty said Bright has had more visitors this winter than before the COVID-19 pandemic, and suggested the town was seeing more newcomers to the snow. “There’s a lot of people that normally don’t travel at this time of the year that have said, ‘we’re going to get out, we’re going to visit the alps, we’re going to go and at least throw a snowball and ride a toboggan’,” he said. “Bright is an attractive location for them to do this.”
Mr Chitty also attributed the increase in numbers to the work of the chamber of commerce and the Alpine Shire Council, and said they have worked with Tourism North East and Mount Buffalo businesses to market the area as a winter destination.
While large-scale drainage works may be a project for the future, Mr McNamara said the committee and Alpine Shire Council take every step to ensure the ground is in as good a condition as possible, given weather issues.“Ithas had work done to it over the last 10 years - a couple of times it’s been resurfaced, and it gets vertidrained every year, which is basically punching holes in the surface to help drain,” he“It’ssaid.not drainage works but we do have a fairly strong maintenance program, fertiliser program, reseeding program, verti-drain program and top dressing program that we do really regularly. “We haven’t had a wet day like that for a long time, really, five or six years at least if not more. “We’re going through a wet spell and we’ve just got to deal with it, really. “It is on the agenda, it’s on the footy club’s agenda and the Ovens and Murray are keeping an eye on it, but as Craig (Craig Millar, Ovens and Murray FNL general manager) said on the weekend ‘it is what it is’, you prepare the ground as best you can and the weather influences are out of our control, to a certain completionimmediateextent.”Thecommittee’sgoalistheofupgrades to the Ablett Pavilion, which is currently in the concept stage with the project set to be completed in roughly 18 months’ time.
03 5752 2995 Award-WinningYour LOCALWEEKLY Wednesday, August 17, 2022 SERVING THE ALPINE SHIRE Phone: (03) 5752 1058 www.myrtlefordtimes.com.au $1.50 (inc.GST) Works are are on a rollon a BOWLS CLUB Help care care for animals WILDLIFE SHELTER Must winMust matchesmatches SAINTS’ FOOTY ON THE Magpies’muddyMcNamaraAGENDA:ReservemayhavebeenamessduringtheSaintsandseniormatchearlierthismonth,butworkstohelpimprovedrainageneed$500,000whichisn’tinhand. PHOTO: Janet Watt ...but finding $500,000 to fund project is the issue, says butdg$500,000toudpojectstessue,sayscotteecommittee ReserveRata“a“workswDrainageDrainageorksapriority”priority”tMcNamaraMcNamaraeserve Despite the signage we are still OPEN! Open Mon 4-6.30pm Tue & Thu 6.30am-12pm & 4-6.30pm Wed 9-10.30am & 4-6.30pm Fri 9am-12pm & 4-6.30pm Sat 9am-12pm 0419 439 976 BY NATHAN DE VRIES nemedia.com.aundevries@
IMPROVED drainage works at the home of football in Myrtleford are on theTheagenda.state of McNamara Reserve was reignited this month after 80mm of rain 72 hours before the senior football match between the Saints and Wangaratta Magpies on August 6 saw the ground deteriorate into a quagmire, with the Magpies’ lodging an official complaint to the Ovens and Murray over ground conditions.Drainage works were initially left off the McNamara Reserve Master Plan, which informed the Alpine Shire’s Alpine Sport and Recreation as adopted by council last year. But McNamara Reserve committee president Bob McNamara said that after the muddy match, drainage works are high on the list of priority projects, alongside a community wellbeing centre and a second oval at the“It’sreserve.onthe agenda, but we’ve got to find half a million bucks to do that, that’s the issue,” he said. “It’s probably jumped up as a little bit of a priority, but we’ve got to find the funding for it. “The second oval and the wellbeing centre, there’s obviously no funding for them either, and we’ve got to look at the overall plan with what we do with Memorial Park. “There are a lot of scenarios to go through before we even get to any of those“Theprojects.onlyone we’ve got funding for is the Ablett Pavilion upgrade, and that’s in the process of being completed in the next 18 months or “Anythingso.else is speculative, really.”
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PERFECT DELIVERY: Myrtleford Bowls Club president Lance Symons rolls a lawn bowl down the green. PHOTO: Brodie Everist
By RYAN MALCOLM PRESSURE on first responders throughout the region continues to mount, as demand for ambulance services across the state smashed records for the third consecutive quarter. Soaring demand linked to the increased spread of COVID, staff furloughing and sicker patients who had deferred care was experienced throughout the Hume region in the fourth quarter of 2021/22, as average response times in Indigo Shire, Benalla Rural City, City of Wodonga and Strathbogie Shire ballooned, while responses throughout the Wangaratta local government area (LGA) fell by only four seconds. Alpine Shire experienced a drop in average response time, falling by 54 seconds from third quarter data and more than two minutes since six months ago, however, the average response time remained well above 22 minutes for high priority callouts. Some 68.8 per cent of Wangaratta code one responses were completed in the required 15 minutes or less, while Alpine (42.3pc), Benalla (51pc), Indigo (20.6pc), Strathbogie (28.2pc) and Wodonga (74.8pc) remained well below the state’s ultimate goal of reaching 85pc of serious callouts within 15 minutes. The Hume region is set to benefit from an additional 50 paramedics in the coming months, however, Ovens Valley MP and new shadow assistant minister for regional health and ambulance services, Tim McCurdy, said further urgent action was required to alleviate health pressures throughout the region. “The premier must stop building tunnels in Melbourne and start addressing the health crisis in North East Victoria,” he said. “Sending more paramedics is only the tip of the iceberg - all our medical staff have been working incredibly hard, however, we need more doctors, surgeons, physicians and dentists. “We are not a third world country but sometimes the government’s neglect makes it feel this way in regional Victoria.
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“Calling triple zero should be every Victorian’s right, not a Acrossprivilege.”the state, more than 13,000 ‘lights and sirens’ cases were reported compared to this time last year, prompting Ambulance Victoria interim chief executive Felicity Topp urging residents to save triple zero calls for purely emergency situations.“Ourparamedics are working extremely hard to manage the increasing demand while prioritising care to the sickest Victorians,” she said. “While ambulances are always provided to patients when required, about one in five calls to Triple Zero do not need an emergency ambulance“Someresponse.peoplehesitate to call 000 because they are not sure if their situation is an emergency - if in doubt, always call Tiple zero and the trained call-taker will help and direct you.”
SEVERAL major developments at the Myrtleford Bowls Club are underway, including preparations for the club’s 75th anniversary, the building of a disabled unisex bathroom, and new umbrellas to adorn the sides of the bowling greens.Theclub has recently received $12,500 in grant money from the Alpine Shire Council and the Community Bank Bright for the unisex disabled bathroom, although getting the money is only part of the equation. The club is still awaiting a council building permit for the bathroom - they are converting their old storeroom, putting in a new wall and large doorway for wheel chair access. “It requires an internal restructure of the building,” club president Lance Symons said. “But it will work out really well as it won’t encroach on entertaining areas in any way.” The club will build shelving in another part of the clubrooms to house the materials displaced by the new bathroom. Mr Symons predicted the build will only take six weeks from start to finish, and hopes it will be completed in time for the start of the Ovens and Murray pennant bowls competition in early October, although he acknowledged the job may take longer due to the availability of tradespeople and materials.Healsoestimated the whole build will cost around $30,000, so after they receive building permission the club’s 10-person board will decide if they can raise the extra cash. Another major project is the club’s 75th anniversary celebrations. While the club is still working on the details of the events, club secretary Cheryl Lewis confirmed their birthday celebration would occur on September 17 with a luncheon at the opening of the bowlsTheseason.clubhas also made a small grant application to Sport and Recreation Victoria for a laser measure that precisely records the distance between bowls and the jack, and an umpire’s boundary scope to accurately determine if a bowl or jack has gone out of play. Mr Symon said the new equipment was appropriate for their standard - the club competes in the highest grade in the Ovens and Murray pennant - and it would help them host finals“Ourgames.greens are very good, we need the equipment to back it up,” heTheysaid. are also planning to replace the shade cloth screens between the two bowling greens with eight 3m by 3m collapsible umbrellas, which will further modernise the club. And finally, when the weather warms up the council will repaint the parking spaces outside and include two disabled spaces. To get involved in the Myrtleford Bowls Club myrtlefordbowls@dodo.com.au,email or call 03 5752 1204.
Mount Beauty testing clinic to freeprovidemasks FREE N95 masks are now being provided at the Mount Beauty COVID-19 testing clinic at Mount Beauty Hospital, as part of a State Government initiative to help combat COVID-19.Theclinic operates from 2:30-3:30 every Monday, Wednesday and necessaryAppointmentsFriday.arenotbutattendees are asked to register their details online before arrival. Over the next four to six weeks every person that presents for either a free rapid antigen or PCR test will receive one box of 10 N95 masks, along with instructions on how best to wear them to reduce
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GETTING READY: Myrtleford Bowls Club board members (from left) secretary Cheryl Lewis, Janine Powell, Gerry Green and vice-president Greg Robbins are preparing for the club’s 75th anniversary celebration.
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The PACE team spoke on how they were able to innovate and adapt their provision of services to improve heart and lung health outcomes for the Alpine communities in the wake of the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires.
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PACE has been developed by Alpine Health and Murray PHN in partnership with Equilibre Health, Kiewa Valley Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy and Ovens Valley Physio and Pilates.Theprogram is designed to help local people with heart and lung conditions to improve their health through individually tailored assessment, education, exercise classes and home-based activity plans.
“PACE is unquestionably a wonderful model of health promotion and health improvement,” Alpine Health CEO Nick Shaw said. “The success of this program is a reflection of the relationships the team has built within Alpine Health and the wider community.”
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Alpine Health’s PACE program receives national recognition
AUSTRALIAN pop star Jessica Mauboy will be headlining a live music event in Bright on November 12 as part of a new Victorian Government initiative to celebrate live music across theAccordingstate. to Always Live, the ARIA award-winning R and B/ pop artist will headline a daylong festival at Bright’s Pioneer Park alongside a line-up of rising stars and some of Australia’s finestAlwaystalent.Live is a new statewide celebration of contemporary live music supported by the government through Visit Victoria.Alpine Shire Mayor Sarah Nicholas said the announcement is extremely exciting, and just what the community needs as they head into another busy holiday“We’reseason.verypleased to support a live music event that has a focus on the local community - and our young people in particular,” she said. “This thrilling event will see a spectacular line up of performers join Jessica for a celebration of Australian talent. “This is an opportunity that doesn’t come around very often - such contemporary and outstanding performers right on our doorstep is not to be missed.”According to council, the funding for this event comes from the Victorian Government’s Response to the 2019-20 Bushfires. It is targeted at supporting the Alpine Shire’s young people and communities after the 2019/20 bushfires and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.CrNicholas said this event joins the calendar of recent community-building experiences and events that council has rolled out over the past 18 months with the support of Bushfire Recovery funding. “We have been fortunate to experience some incredible opportunities recently - such as the visit from Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott, Resilience Project presentations, pop-up roller disco and twilight cinemas,” she said. “This music event is a wonderful opportunity for our community to come together to experience a day of great live music, connection and fun.”
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REPRESENTATIVES from Alpine Health’s Pulmonary and Cardiac Exercise and Education (PACE) program were awarded the prize for excellence in clinical practice at the Australian Cardiovascular and Rehabilitation Association (ACRA) conference on the Gold Coast last week. After being nominated by the ACRA scientific committee as one of the top four in their field, the team were invited to speak at the conference and were selected as the winners of the Clinical Practice Prize by international guest speaker and cardiologist Dr Kelly McCants.
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AWARD WINNERS: PACE nurse coordinator Roslyn Bloomer (left) with local physiotherapists Fiona Miller (centre) and Julie Blake accepting the Clinical Practice Prize.
THE Alpine Shire Council is warning that council rates will have risen for many residents due to growing property prices, as rates notices reach residents by post this Alpineweek.Shire Mayor Sarah Nicholas said a range of factors, including low housing availability, increased demand from people relocating to rural areas and a shift to remote working has raised property prices across much of the“Thestate.rates you pay each year are influenced by changes in the value of your property and the type of property you own,” she said. Council adopted a total 1.75 per cent rate increase in the 2022/23 budget, in line with the cap set by then Minister for Local Government Shaun Leane in December, under the Fair Go Rates System. “Property owners who have experienced a large increase in the value of their property will likely see that the increase in their rates is higher than 1.75 per cent,” Cr Nicholas“Propersaid.tyowners whose property value has not increased as much will probably see an increase in their rates of less than 1.75 per cent, or might even see a reduction in their rates compared to last Accordingyear.” to council, parts of Bright, Myrtleford, Tawonga South and Mount Beauty have experienced over 40 per cent increases in property values, while rural residential properties in the Ovens and Kiewa valleys have also experienced a similar increase. Every January properties are valued by the Valuer-General Victoria. This value is used to calculate the rates and land tax for each property. “We know increasing rates will place financial pressure on community members in an environment where the cost of living continues to rise,” Cr Nicholas said. “If you know you will have difficulty paying your rates, help is available - please contact our customer service staff for a confidential discussion on how we can support you.”
resourcingstrategyBiosecurityneeds THE Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) welcomes the Federal preparednesswillBiosecurityannouncementGovernment’sofaNationalStrategy,whichhelpbettercoordinateandbiosecurity responses in the event of an incursion.Ourcouncil has provided significant input in developing theBiosecuritystrategy. is bigger than politics, and we are pleased to see both sides have made this happen.Wehope it continues to have bipartisan support. This strategy should be seen as an important part of our national approach to keep diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease out of the country. We must ensure this strategy is reviewed regularly so it can be adapted to evolving threats. We must also make sure we continue to properly fund and resource our biosecurity services. Without resourcing, this strategy is just another plan.Biosecurity does more than protect agriculture, it protects our economy and way of life in Australia.Everyone must remain vigilant and do their bit to keep these diseases out of our country. Lloyd Hick, CCA president
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In the school’s inquiry unit, students are learning about snow gums, how snow is made (naturally or by machine), recycling at Dinner Plain, and who lives and visits Dinner Plain.Students are looking forward to learning about biathlon later in the term with Mount Hotham-based coaches from Biathlon Australia.The school’s cross-country skiing program began in week one and will continue every Thursday for the term, although in poor weather or inadequate snow students bush walk around Dinner Plain instead.Year nine students from the Alpine School will also be helping Dinner Plain campus students improve their cross-country skiing in a fun group activity over the coming weeks.
HARD AT WORK: Bright P-12 students studying in class at the Dinner Plain campus.
Dinner Plain campus in full swing
100 DAYS OF LEARNING: Teacher Kellie Bevan with the Porepunkah Primary School foundation students.
IT’S mid-term at Bright P-12 College’s Dinner Plain campus, and students and teachers have acclimatised to school in the snow. A total of 68 students from prep to grade six are enrolled at the campus this term. The students are learning a regular curriculum, including mathematics, reading and writing, as well as an inquiry studies unit focused on the Dinner Plain environment.
FOUNDATION students at Porepunkah Primary School celebrated their 100th day of attending school at the start of August by dressing as their 100-yearold selves and participating in 100-themed activities. The celebration of 100 days of learning is a highlight on the Porepunkah Primary School calendar and always coincides with the school’s information night for 2023 enrolments. When the foundation students were asked what they would do if they were 100 years old, Rylan McCormack said that he would watch some TV and Mia Bertuch Haynes said she would boogie. Teacher Kellie Bevan said she was proud of her students and how they have developed into independent and enthusiastic learners in such a short time.
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PEOPLE across the country got their first look last week at an ABC drama series shot in Myrtleford and the Alpine Shire earlier this year, with many local sites and vistas on display. The one-minute-40-second official trailer for ‘Savage River’ was released last Monday, and keen-eyed locals were quick to pick out some shots which look like they were shot just up the road, because they were. ‘Savage River’ stars Katherine Langford as Miki Anderson, who returns to her close-knit hometown after serving out an eight year sentence for manslaughter, but when a new murder rocks the town days after her return, Miki becomes the prime Productionsuspect.came to the region in February, and utilised such sites as the Myrtleford Hotel and local pine plantations to set the scene, with locals brought on board to assist both behind the scenes and on camera. Myrtleford’s Wade Ivone, who had several roles assisting with production, said he hoped the show was a success, potentially bringing more productions to the area.“I was an animal wrangler and stunt double for a truck driver, and I was an extra,” he said. “I was involved at the time but I forgot it was happening, to be honest, until last week when someone sent me a screenshot and said ‘is that you?’ - my back is in the trailer for one second.“I think people are excited to see their local area getting a bit of publicity. “Maybe it might get more productions companies up here, we’ll see.”
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The six-episode drama ‘Savage River’ premieres on Sunday, September 4 at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
By BRODIE EVERIST LORY Torriero, Bright’s tireless campaigner for cancer research funding, is once more fundraising for the Cancer Council this month. On August 25, from 9am-12pm, the 89-year-old will be selling Daffodil Day pins and fresh daffodils at the Bright Senior Citizens Centre in Cobden Street, to raise money for cancer research. Well known for his annual fundraising on Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in May, Mr Torriero hasn’t campaigned for Daffodil Day before - in fact he wasn’t planning to until the Myrtleford Times/Alpine Observer asked him about it last week. Mr Torriero said he has lost friends to cancer, but remains optimistic that continuing research will find a cure for the disease. “Eventually, with research, we will beat it,” he said. Like Mr Torriero, Cancer Council Victoria is urging people to give to the Daffodil Day Appeal to fund life-saving cancer research. According to the Cancer Council, an average of 104 people are diagnosed with cancer in the Alpine Shire each year, meaning most people in the community have likely been touched by cancer in one way or another. Cancer Council Victoria’s CEO, Todd Harper AM, urged the community to give this Daffodil Day Appeal to fund the country’s best and brightest cancer researchers. “Cancer takes so much from all of us,” he said. “Every person who donates or buys daffodils this August will be helping us to continue investing in life-saving cancer research programs, giving hope for better treatments and early detection and ultimately, giving us hope for a cancer-free future.”
According to the Cancer Council, investment in research has helped to increase cancer survival rates from 51 per cent in the late 1980s to around 70 per cent. The Daffodil Day Appeal will take place throughout August, culminating in Daffodil Day on Thursday 25 August 2022. For more information about the Daffodil Day Appeal and how to get involved visit daffodilday. com.au.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Katherine Langford and Cooper Van Grootel shooting a scene from ‘Savage River’ in front of the Myrtleford Hotel earlier this year.
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SPEED limit reductions in Tawonga South and Mount Beauty CBD will come into effect nextTheweek.speed limit in the Mount Beauty CBD will be reduced from 50km/hour to 40km/hour from Monday, August 22. The Mount Beauty CBD speed reduction encompasses the CBD roads from the Kiewa Valley Highway roundabout onto Lakeside Avenue, Hollonds Street, Park Street and Kiewa Crescent.Thespeed limit will also be reduced from 60km/hour to 50km/hour along the Kiewa Valley Highway in Tawonga South onTheMonday.speed change in Tawonga South encompasses a length of the Kiewa Valley Highway of approximately 1.2 kilometres, a stretch of road that is seeing increasing pedestrian and cyclist use.The Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association (UKVCA) raised safety concerns on behalf of the community about speed limits in the Mount Beauty and Tawonga South CBD last year. Earlier this year Alpine Shire Council voted to support the speed reductions and requested Regional Roads Victoria to approve a change to speed limits.
DAFFODIL DELIGHT: For 89-year-old Lory Torriero, and his wife Norma, advocacy for cancer research this Daffodil Day is motivated by wanting to help others.
“We are stoked to be hosting this forum as part of the Victorian Backcountry Festival,” Friends of the Earth spokesperson Cam Walker said. “While our forests are adapted to fire, if fires occur too frequently many ecosystems will start to collapse - that’s what is happening with both snow gums and alpine ash.” The event will be emceed by ABC politics and environment reporter Melissa Clarke, and feature talks from Dr Phil Zylstra, adjunct associate professor at Curtin University; Peter Jacobs, president of the Upper Ovens Valley Landcare Group; and Parks Victoria’s Craig Hore. Dr Zylstra will speak about the threat of bushfires on snow gums and alpine ash and how to respond to more frequent fires. According to Dr Zylstra, snow gum communities are at risk as climate change drives a feedback loop of accelerating fire frequency and severity. He will discuss the mechanisms that drive this, and what it means for how people interact with the high country. Mr Jacobs will discuss the effectiveness of ecological interventions to improve biodiversity in the wake of bushfires, while Mr Hore will speak on how climate change is impacting the Alpine National Park and how land managers are responding.Theevent will also be live streamed for those unable to attend in person.
Bright chamber to hold AGM
By BRODIE EVERIST BEING in the Myrtleford Men’s Shed is even trendier now the group has purchased matching Committee member Neville Leonard said they were for going to markets, fundraisers and barbecues to help identify the group and keep them warm in winter, especially when they were setting up stalls early in the morning.“Asyou can imagine, at 6am or 7am in the morning it can get a bit nippy,” he said. In the committeeworkshop,members Kevin Dineen and Barney Gambold were finishing a stylish table made of old pieces of timber. “It would’ve all been tossed out otherwise,” Mr Gambold said. The pair estimated the table had taken about 40 hours of work, but they still needed to attach the tabletop to the frame and legs. The furniture was made from panels of red gum and silky oak, with legs of spotted gum, and had taken four coats of varnish. They built it for the daughter of former Myrtleford resident and current men’s shed member Barry Love, who now lives in Wangaratta.TheMyrtleford Men’s Shed make and restore wide variety of woodwork, including furniture, jigsaw puzzles, bowls and cutting boards.Toget involved with the Myrtleford Men’s Shed call Clive Walker on 0419 437 964, or alpinehealth.org.au.myrtlefordmensshed@email
CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUSHFIRES: A free seminar on the impacts of climate change and bushfires on alpine ecosystems will be held as part of the Victorian Backcountry Festival this September.
ALL past, present and prospective members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Bright and District Chamber of Commerce on August 31, 6pm, at Bright Velo, 2 Ireland Street, Bright. All executive positions will be declared vacant. Bess Nolan-Cook from Tourism North East will be speaking at the event, and finger food will be provided.Contact admin@brightchamber.com.au to nominate for a position or RSVP to the meeting.
AS part of the Victorian Backcountry Festival at Mt Hotham, Friends of the Earth will host a free seminar on the impacts of climate change and bushfires on alpine ecosystems on September 2 at The General, 1 Great Alpine Road, Hotham Heights.Running from 2-5pm, the event will examine the impacts of longer and more intense fire seasons in the Victorian mountains and how land managers and residents can respond to them.
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SNAZZY TOGS: Myrtleford Men’s Shed members (from left) Kevin Dineen, president Barry Corlis, Neville Leonard and Barney Gambold are enjoying their new jackets.
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PHOTO: Cam Walker Festival seminar at Hotham to discuss climate change and alpine bushfires
PHOTOS: Brodie Everist GOOD WORKMANSHIP: Kevin Dineen and Barney Gambold with the table they have amost completed, made from recycled timber.
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By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE DOMESTIC and stock water users from the Upper Ovens catchment remain frustrated by services charges they are incurring from Goulburn-Murray Water, and hope a new pricing submission can produce a “fairer” outcome.
Lake View Children’s Centre was established in 2006 and was redeveloped in 2016.Thespace also hosts the Mt Beauty Toy Library and the Mount Beauty Playgroup. Alpine Children’s Services is a community not-for-profit organization that manages early childhood services across the Alpine Shire, including kindergarten, daycare and care outside school hours.
Five domestic and stock water users from the Upper Ovens catchment travelled to Wangaratta last month to meet with G-MW prior to the company submitting its next pricing submission due next year. Members of the Goulburn-Murray Water Customer Interest Group contend that as unregulated domestic and stock water users they have had “no actual service from G-MW since the corporation was formed”. The customers believe they are subsidising services G-MW provide to regulated commercial irrigators. Mudgegonga Upper resident Christopher Maud said customers “battled to be heard” through the first COVID-19“Weoutbreaks.wereonly to be told by the Essential Services Commission (ESC) that our efforts were in vain, as GMW prices had already been approved and set in stone,” he said. “But we are organised this time and were determined the ESC will be made well aware of all the facts, that unregulated domestic and stock water users are paying fees for services never delivered and not required.”
Fellow customer Rod Hall pointed out that group members are “responsible water users”. “We only use around 27 per cent of the water allocated to us annually,” he said. “We look forward to working with GM-W over the next 12 months in an effort to help make our fees more relevant to the level of service that we receive.”GM-W strategy and services planning general manager, Daniel Irwin, said the company develops a pricing submission every four years. “We began engaging with customers in 2021 as part of our service planning development,” he said. “This engagement will continue as we develop our 2024 pricing submission, which is due to the Essential Services Commission in September 2023. “We have so far engaged with various customer groups through online surveys, focus groups and workshops. “These activities have provided us with some valuable feedback and we will continue working with customers to develop our pricing submission.”
SWINGIN’: Four-year-old Lyric Wall enjoying the new swing at Lake View Children’s Centre.
By BRODIE EVERIST A ROBUST new swing has been installed at the Lake View Children’s Centre in Mount Beauty, with the help of Alpine Shire Council’s community grants program.Theswing was installed last week and children are already enjoying the new equipment, according to Alpine Children’s Services chief executive officer Tanya Scott. “It’s absolutely a game changer for us,” she“Itsaid.has allowed us to replace equipment that desperately needed replacing and the children are absolutely ecstatic.”Theswing seats are detachable, and the centre plans to purchase a basketstyle sensory swing seat to switch with the normal seats. Sensory swings can be particularly helpful for children with sensory processing disorders - often associated with autism or ADHD. Council’s yearly community grants program recently allocated $4095 to the project, which Ms Scott estimated to have a total cost of around $6000. She said the Lake View Centre provides kindergarten for three and four-yearold children and a space for babies and toddlers, meaning many Mount Beauty children would enjoy the swing.
How long have you lived in the area? Three and a half years. What do you do? I’m a secondhand antique dealer, but my passion is antique and art deco nightshades and fittings. That’s what I’ve been doing for the last 40 years. Lights are something that I really connect with. What are your hobbies and interests? I don’t have any - my work in lamps is what I do, but I’m a good carpenter and fix-it type of man. What do you like about the area? It’s compact and small. I love that you can drive for a minute or walk a couple of minutes and you’re in the bush. I’ve lived in Darwin and Castlemaine and a few other places - they’re rocky, dry and harsh, but it’s gorgeous up here and the colours are amazing. And I’ve met some fabulous people since I’ve been here. Where would you take visitors to show case the area? Mount Buffalo and the wineries. If I’m in Myrtleford as a central point I would go along the wine trail, to Stanley, Beechworth, Yackandandah - I love Yackandandah. There’s lot’s to do. There’s also some really interesting valleys - you drive down a road and come over a bit of a rise and there’s an amazing fertile, green valley in front of you covered in tobacco kilns and sheds. It’s just fascinating. Is there anything you would change about the area? Get more food places to open up on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays - the whole week. MYRTLEFORDTAWONGA SOUTH
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How long have you lived in the area? I’ve been here 20 years on and off, and settled here 13 years ago, originally from Wodonga. What do you like about the place? What don’t I like would be easier to answer. I like everything about the district, the community spirit, the landscape, Falls Creek, and just the general vibe and atmosphere. Would you like to see any changes? No, I like it just the way it is. What do you do, and do you have any hobbies and interests? I have just opened a little gift shop in Mt Beauty with my friend Kylie Packer. Our shop is called Little Oddly. The unusual and unexpected is what you will find at Little Oddly. I also have an accommodation place called NO. 43 on the Kiewa Valley Highway, where we offer a loft and a studio. So I am kept busy along with taking care of my family. Where would you take visitors to showcase the area? Bogong Village, Mountain Creek picnic ground, Mermaid Beach, Pebble Beach and the Gorge - all good walking areas.
A LOVELY DAY OUT: Members of the Bright Garden Club being shown around the Homestead Estate in Happy Valley by coowner Noela Dawes.
A GROUP of 24 members and friends of Bright Garden Club visited the Homestead Estate in Happy Valley last week, enjoying a guided tour of the gardens and the 152-year-old homestead.Hostand co-owner, Noela Dawes, also offered wine tastings and a Devonshire tea, which were enjoyed by all, according to club secretary LindaByMeighan.wayof thanks, the club made a donation to the Friends of Lacluta - Ms Dawes’ preferredAccordingcharity.to Ms Dawes, the club members were particularly interested in their 150-yearold Magnolia Grandiflora. The garden also boasts a Wollemi Pine, an avenue of Red Oaks and an avenue of English Elms, and a nearly 150-year-old Hoop Pine. Bright Garden Club meets monthly on each second Tuesday.They hold daytime meetings at various venues over winter, and will soon return to evening meetings at the Bright RSL clubrooms for the warmer months.Tojoin or get involved with the Bright Garden Club, call Linda Meighan on 0439 717 750.
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Emili also said ROWA is always looking for volunteers to help local“Everywildlife.bit of support helps, although given there’s significant training involved, we kindly ask for a level of commitment from our volunteers,” she said. “Currently volunteers are working on a fortnightly roster basis to ensure our rescuers Danni and Chris Lehmann are supported while busy with rescues. “The roster ensures our wildlife are cared for at all times, therefore consistency from volunteers is always valued. “If a volunteer can commit to once a week, fortnightly or once a month on a consistent basis; that’s essentially what we’re looking for. “For those who are unable to volunteer at the shelter, we will also be looking at ways of increasing our fundraising activities coming spring, therefore local schools and community groups who would like to raise funds for our wildlife are always welcome to give us a call.
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Mr McCurdy said “out of control” populations of sambar deer throughout the electorate were another major concern, contributing to further danger on country roads.“One particular constituent flagged me down between Bright and Harrietville to show me the damage done to his car during the middle of the day from hitting a sambar deer,” he said. “I have seen more and more dead sambar on the roadsides just two weeks ago outside of Peechelba on the Yarrawonga Road. “The Victorian Government needs to take this more seriously, lives are at risk.“If this happened in Richmond this would be solved immediately.“It’stimefor the Victorian Government to act now.”
COME IN AND SEE US BEFORE WE FINISH UP. Alpine COVID cases continue to fall By BRODIE EVERIST ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 in the Alpine Shire are continuing to fall in line with the statewide trend. Four new cases of COVID-19 in the Alpine Shire were recorded in the 24 hours prior to Monday 9am, bringing the total number of active cases to 43 - 22 cases lower than last week. According to coronavirus.vic.gov. au, most other municipalities have also recorded a decrease in cases. In the 24 hours preceding Monday 9am, Wangaratta recorded 22 new COVID cases, bring its total to 138 active cases (down from 222 last week).Indigo Shire has 73 active cases, with 7 new cases recorded in the 24 hours before Monday. This is down from 113 active cases last Wodongaweek.has recorded 36 new cases, bringing its total number of active COVID cases to 267, down from 344 cases last week. Benalla has 106 active COVID cases, up from 83 last week, while nine new cases have been recorded in the 24 hours preceding Monday 9am. Moira has recorded 6 new COVID cases, with a total of 115 active cases, down from 158 last week. Mansfield has 38 active cases, with only five recorded in the 24 hours preceding Monday, down from 56 last week. Across Victoria, 24 lives were lost to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 9am Monday.Active cases have decreased to 29,914, down from 46,174 last week, while 1054 new cases have been recorded in 24 hours to Monday 9am. A total of 575 cases are in hospital and 22 cases are in ICU. If you test positive to COVID-19, or have been told you are a close contact, visit onvic.gov.au/checklisthttps://www.coronavirus.forinformationwhattodonext.
IN GOOD CARE: Jessie the wombat joey is among hundreds of local native animals saved by local wildlife rescuers at the Myrtleford wildlife shelter.
“Currently ROWA has a significant number of donation tins in retail stores across the Alpine Shire.“As funding does tend to be limited within the wildlife industry, every bit of support helps us continue to service the region. “Nevertheless, we are grateful for those who do donate, and of course our major supporter, WWF-Australia.”Formoreinformation or to donate go to choutwildlifeaustralia.org/.https://www.rea-
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By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE MYRTLEFORD wildlife shelter, Reach Out Wildlife Australia, has been hard at work since receiving a much needed grant from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The main project funded by the grant, a nursery for the group’s six to eight volunteers to work out of, began its build in November last year at founder Danni TownsendO’Neil’s Myrtleford property. Co-founder Emili Rackemann said since then the team has been primarily focused on establishing its rescue and care services. “In the last six months we’ve rescued more than 200 animals,” she“Thesaid.shelter build that began back in November is complete and our volunteer program is now underway, organised and supervised by our shelter supervisor Aimée Tuck, with the support of ROWA’s head rescuer and carer, Danni Townsend O’Neil. “We are fortunate to have eight volunteers who are wildlife nannies at the shelter and we also have an additional four transporters, who often attend to orphaned wildlife and bring them back to the shelter for care. “On average we can house up to 10-12 animals at a time, which doesn’t sound like a lot but when you consider that they have to be fed every two to four hours, around the clock, that’s a lot of care. “With the main nursery facilities in full operation, we are currently seeking more funding to increase different areas of the shelter, such as additional outdoor enclosures for wombats.”
OVENS Valley state MP Tim McCurdy has raised concerns in parliament about the state of roads following his recent tour of his electorate.MrMcCurdy told members in the lower house that during his mobile office he had residents across the Ovens Valley telling him about the poor state of repair on their regional roads. “These concerns surrounded the poor quality of the road surfaces, no shoulders, and potholes that you can lose control of your car from,” he said in parliament.“The budg et cuts to Victoria’s regional roads is a false economy and it will take us years to repair the damage done. “How many more lives need to be lost for the Victorian Government to wake up to this horrible reality; that this lack of investment is going to cost regional lives for many years to come.”
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Gun storage laws set to change FIREARM owners are being urged to prepare for changes to firearm storage requirements from August 30, with new legislation to be imposed on all licensed firearm owners. From August 30, Category A and B longarms must be stored in a purpose-built steel storage receptacle that: • is of a thickness of at least 1.6mm which complies with Australian/New Zealand standard 1594:2002 (as amended from time to time);•if the receptacle weighs less than 150kg when it is empty - must be bolted to the structure of the premises where the firearm is authorised to be kept; and • is locked with a lock of sturdy construction when the firearm is stored in it. Also from August 30, Category C and D longarms and general category handguns must be stored in a purposebuilt steel storage receptacle of the aforementioned specifications.Thenew receptacles will be expected to be purposebuilt for the storage of firearms, with those licence holders currently storing their firearms in bolted clothing lockers or hardwood receptacles encouraged to begin making plans to Easternupgrade.Region Division 4 Divisional Firearms Officer Leading Senior Constable Andrew Auhl said the new changes were designed to curtail further serious offending if firearms fell into the hands of thieves. Police are anticipating high-demand for commercially made gun safes, and outlined discretion may be granted to owners who attempt to proactively upgrade their storage before August 30, as long as proof of purchase is provided. LSC Auhl said police will be carrying out regular checks at the premises of licence holders over the coming months to ensure owners have addressed their storageLicencecompliance.holdersare urged to avoid keeping firearms at vacant properties or holiday homes, which can become the target of theft, as these properties do not meet safety requirements and standards.LSC Auhl also warned gun owners not to leave tools lying around in the vicinity of any storage receptacle but to make sure they are locked away to prevent them being used in a theft or break-in. He said it was important to secure the safe keys in a room separate to the room the firearms are secured to make it more difficult for firearms to be stolen. “Offenders will often look for soft targets and take advantage by stealing firearms,” he said. “You should also store ammunition in a separate locked“Remembercontainer.-if your guns are stolen due to your lack of care and attention, you may be charged with offences that carry heavy fines and you may be deemed ‘not fit and proper’ and have your licence cancelled.”
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By DENNIS LAMBERT, Sustainable Upper Ovens Inc, (Community Energy and EV group) THE opinion piece by Indi Independent federal MP Helen Haines and Dr Saul Griffith (Rewiring Australia) published in last week’s Alpine Observer/Myrtleford Times puts families at the centre of energy policy. It highlights five ways governments can help communities reduce cost of living pressures and build their own energy resilience. But what can we do now to reduce our costs of living, and build resilience against worsening climate impacts, such as fires and floods, prolonged cold and hot spells? Dr Haines and Dr Griffith advise one way is to fully electrify our homes which could save up to $5000 a year. They also suggest the government could provide interest free $10,000 loans. What will that buy us? We need to act now, not when parliament gets around to it.We could for example take some steps by upgrading our own homes to maximise energy savings - we could spend our children’s inheritance on them now to give them greater long term financial security by assisting them to put PV panels on their roof etc. How can we do this? Below are estimates to give you a guide using the Dr Haines and Dr Griffith suggestion of a $10,000 starting point.Ofcourse, it’s always wise to seek professional advice before making decisions. Invest $10,000. This should save $10002000 per year, which means your return on investment (ROI) is greater than 10 per cent.Which bank offers returns like this annually, for 25 years?$10,000 should allow you to install a 6.6kW high quality solar system with a 25-year warranty on the solar panels plus a 90 per cent solar production warranty for 25 years. Invest $14,500. This system should save $1500-2000 per year and ROI is greater than 10 per cent. For this amount you could install a high-quality heat pump hot water system powered by your 6.6 Solar PV system during the day. Hot water is usually 20 per cent of our home energy bills. A quality heat pump uses CO2 refrigerant which is more 1kWhningfriendlyenvironmentallyandisquieter,run-atlessthan40dB.Theyalsouselessthantoheat. Invest $20,000. This system should save $2000-3000 per year and ROI is greater than 10 per cent. This option has the same benefits as for the previous point, plus you can increase your solar PV to a 10kW system. Invest $30,000. This system should save $3000-4000 per year and ROI is greater than 10 per cent. With this option, by adding a 9.8kWh battery to the above package, energy resilience and energy security is increased even more.
ALL those considering what future career or educational opportunities might be available to them are encouraged to visit an Open Day event being held at GOTAFE’s Wangaratta Docker Street Campus this Saturday, August 20. GOTAFE executive director of attraction and engagement, Angela McLeod, said last year’s Open Day event was virtual due to COVID, so they are excited to welcome the community back to the campus.“Community members will be able to tour our facilities, talk to careers advisors, meet our trainers, participate in fun activities, enjoy free food and live music and learn more about what we have on offer,” she said.“If you’re unsure about what you want to do in the future, Open Day is a great opportunity to explore all your options, find your passion, and find out what studying at GOTAFE is all about.”GOTAFE offers over 120 courses across 11 campuses and it says with a flexible learning environment, hands-on training, modern facilities and equipment, it helps students graduate with jobready skills and prepares them for success in their chosen“GOTAFEfield.is working hard to address unemployment and job vacancies across all industries in the region,” said Ms McLeod. “We offer 36 free TAFE priority courses for indemand fields including community services, nursing, technical trades and cyber 1800whats-on/opendaywww.gotafe.vic.edu.au/Campus.atSaturdayeventGOTAFE’ssecurity.”OpenDaywilltakeplacethisfrom10amto2pmGOTAFEDockerStreetTofindoutmore,visitorcallGOTAFE(468233).
Solar Victoria has subsidies which also provide financial assistance.Asolarsystem with battery will continue to operate if the electricity supply is interrupted.Thisincreases the home’s energy resilience as it means refrigerators and freezers will be able to keep running. This was an issue in Corryong where power was disrupted for weeks during the 2019 bushfires. Invest your savings if you are able to, in an electric vehicle to save even more costs. Sustainable Upper Ovens Inc is working with Indigo Power on a community battery feasibility study along with Towards Renewable Energy Kiewa, Myrtleford Community Energy and the Alpine Shire Council. We are also helping community groups to install more solar PV and heat pumps on our community buildings. Dr Haines and Dr Griffith provide sound advice for the ways in which governments can genuinely support rural communities to build energy resilience at a local level. We all have a role to play in this process however, and even the small steps we take depending on our circumstances, can combine to create a much larger effect for theJoinbetter.with Sustainable Upper Ovens to help build greater energy resilience in our community. We hope to see you at our stall at the Bright Make it, Bake it, Grow it market or at our meetings. Please check our website for details.
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BACK RACING: More than 1000 people enjoyed watching sled dogs compete at Dinner Plain on the weekend. PHOTO: Nathan Fenton DINNER Plain was dog city over the weekend, with more than 300 canines and their owners racing in the Dinner Plain Sled Dog Sprint. This is the first time the popular event had been able to run in several years due to cancellations caused by COVID - but the wait was certainly worthwhile. The turnout was immense, with an estimated 1000 people watching dog teams compete over two days of racing, whilst Dinner Plain village was at its 3000 bed capacity for what has been its busiest weekend this snowWithseason.70teams racing across categories of two, three, four and six dog teams, there was some fast paced racing through the steep icy sections of the snowy course.Thisincluded some spills with many mushers heading home with some bumps and bruises from the event. The sled dog community holds this event as their favourite on the annual calendar, being the only one with snow to race on rather than using their wheeled sleds. While there had been variable snow conditions leading to the event, dedicated work from the Sled Dog Sprint committee and the Alpine Shire Council maintenance crew ensured an alternate course was able to be brought together on the eve of the first day of racing, taking mushers and their teams through the snowy trails, as well as some steep climbs up the village’s two ski and tobogganNathanslopes.Fenton, Dinner Plain marketing and events manager for Alpine Shire, said the weekend was a great success. “It is a really important part of the local history and culture, as the town has held sled dog races and tours at the alpine village for over 25 years,” he said. “It’s fantastic to see so many turn out to support this great spectacle, and hopefully it is a sign that we are back to normality after a few years of interruptions to our events and wrapssnowandsomeportunityareholidaysdestination.peopleisingnumbers.recordthe“Weactivities.areexperiencingbusiestseasononintermsofvisitor“It’scertainlyprom-toseesomanycometoenjoythe“RightnowtheschoolinSeptemberofferingsomeop-stilltofindaccommodationcomeexperiencetheseasonbeforeitupinOctober.”
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By BRODIE EVERIST ST MARY’Ss Primary School students excelled at the Albury-Wodonga Eisteddfod, coming first of two entries in the K-6 school choir section last week.The budding choristers sang two pieces - Banaha, an unaccompanied Swahili piece sung in a two-part round, and Firefly, a piece about fireflies with recorded accompaniment. “They’re all good kids who work really hard,” said music teacher Rachel Campbell. “It was nice to see them perform well and perform in public, which we really haven’t done for a couple of years.” The 17-student choir rehearses every Thursday for 45 minutes after lunch. “They are coming out of class to do that, which means they they’ve got to be committed to the choir and performing, which all the kids arethey’re really good,” Ms Campbell said. According to Ms Campbell, the choir has been singing in school assembly and performed for Anzac Day this year in Myrtleford. The annual Albury-Wodonga Eisteddfod ran from July 20 to August 13 this year and featured entries across music, Highland dance, debating, speech and drama.
By BRODIE EVERIST THE Ovens Valley 2022 redistribution should cause little change to the seat’s voting patterns, according to analysis by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). The analysis estimates how the two-candidate-preferred (2CP) votes would have fallen if the 2018 Victorian election had used the electoral boundaries that will be in place for the 2022 state election this November. Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy, who contested the seat for the Nationals last state election, won 62.62 per cent of the 2CP vote in 2018. Under the new redistribution he would have received 62.1 per cent, a marginal decrease. The VEC’s electoral boundary redistribution was completed in October 2021, with the boundary changes to come into effect on Tuesday, November 1, when the writ for the 2022 state election is issued. Under the changes, all of the Alpine Shire was moved into the Ovens Valley electorate, including Dederang, Running Creek, Tawonga, Mount Beauty and Falls Creek.
PROUD WINNERS: The St Mary’s school choir came first in the K-6 school choir section at the Albury-Wodonga Eisteddfod.
THE Upper Kiewa Valley Regional Arts Association presentation of the St Kilda Film Festival was well attended last week, with people enjoying the series of award winning varied short films.This hard working group at the UKVRA Orchestrathewillforcommunity,entertainmentprovideforthewithsomethingeveryone.TheirnextperformancebeinDecemberfeaturingMelbourneChamberstringquartet.
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THIS morning on the Alpine FM Brunch program at 9.30am I will be speaking with Nick Shaw, CEO of Alpine Health, at 10.10am. We will have a very special interview with Maureen Nampijinpa O’Keefe on the book ‘Womens Talk’ from the Arrernte women in Central Australia, and following at 10.40am will be the regular chat with Indi Independent federal MP Helen Haines. Our regular Talking Heads segment, along with lots of good music, will help round out the showso join me.
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By FAY MASON, Kiewa Valley Correspondent Fay, who is also a regular host on Alpine Radio, can be contactedon 0410 738 266, or email faymariemason@gmail.com
INDONESIAN language students at Mt Beauty Secondary College attended the ‘Model United Nations Conference’ in Melbourne on JulyThe28.contingent consisted of four students - Elizabeth Rose, Taylah Gardiner, Nicholas George and Kai Docherty - but unfortunately Kai was unable to attend due to teacherto‘Missionpresentations,researchwassubjectdebateathefromApproximatelyillness.150studentsalloverVictoriaattendedonedaydebatingevent.Eachteamwasallocatedcountrytorepresentinthewhichwasontheofclimatechange.MtBeauty’steamcountryMozambique.Aroundthreemonthswentintostudents’includingaStatement’thathadbedeliveredinIndonesian.CollegeIndonesianItaRoseworked with the students to source information on Mozambique and the issues the country is facing at the moment re: climate change, including Mozambique’s participation in the UN conference in Glasgow in 2021.Floods, land deprivation, rising sea levels, deforestation and air pollution are all affecting Mozambique’s main industry of agriculture, which is the backbone of the country’s economy and employs around 80 per cent of the country’s workforce. On the first day of the cultural conference there were workshops on traditional Indonesian cooking, spices and dishes, and music with instruments such as the Angklung from West Java, and the Gamelan from Central Java. Students from years 8 to 11 from Mt Beauty Secondary IndonesianCollegeclasses were included on this day. The debate was staged by the Victorian Indonesian Language AssociationTeachersandthe United Nations Association of Australia.MsRose organised the cultural day with the Indonesian Consulate. Such a good way for the students to immerse themselves in all things Indonesian. ALPINE Health will be conducting information on home care packages at the Mt Beauty Neighbourhood Centre this Friday, August 19 at Come11am.and find out about the packages, and learn about what assistance is available to keep you living at home longer.
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IMMERSED In CULTURE: Mt Beauty Secondary College Indonesian language students (from left) Taylah Gardiner, Nicholas George and Elizabeth Rose participated in the ‘Model United Nations Conference’ in Melbourne last month.
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PHEV only comes as a Fastback, the engine-only 508 GT is offered in both body styles. STYLING
DRIVING Low-slung styling can make it a bit awkward for taller occupants but it’s a sporty-ish car so that’s to be expected. Once seated though the seats are comfortable and supportive.Although the small squared-top sports steering wheel isn’t to everyone’s taste we loved it not only for its feel but also because it provides an unobstructed view of the digital instrument panel. One of our least-favourite features in most new releases is lane correction which automatically adjusts the vehicle’s steering, often quite vigorously, to keep it in the centre of the Whilelane.we normally turn the feature off before we start our test, we found the correction in the 508 quite subtle and were more than happy to let it do its job. We love driving electric cars with their sharp, smooth and silent acceleration and the 508 PHEV provides plenty of that when it’s in EV mode.Out on the open road the 508 is in its element with the ride and handling that has always made Peugeots so popular with keen drivers. The GT tag is used far too often in current cars and in most cases is meaningless. Not so in the 508 GT because it is far closer to being a Grand Tourer capable of cruising long distances through interesting drive routes. With our JetCharge Wallbox we were able to fully charge the small battery in the PHEV in just over three hours.Peugeot lists a battery-only range of 55km. The best we could manage, in fairly moderate driving conditions, was 40 m. Like all the other plug-in hybrids on the market that offer pure EV driving, Peugeot lists a totally unrealistic fuel consumption figure of 1.8 litres per 100 kilometres. With the battery fullycharged we covered 100km using 3.4 AlthoughL/100km.that’snearly double the listed figure it’s still veryHowever,good. with the battery flat, and running in normal hybrid mode including battery regeneration, we averaged a less-impressive 6.4 L/100km.
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MODEL RANGE (PRICES AS AT 1 JULY 2022) 508 1.6 GT FASTBACK: $63,431 508 1.6 GT FASTBACK:PHEV$81,610 508 1.6 SPORTSWAGON:GT $65,657 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Peugeot dealer for drive-away dan).turbo-petrol(Peugeotprices.SPECIFICATIONS5081.6-litrefour-doorseRATINGS: Looks: Performance:9/10 9/10 Safety 8/10 Thirst: Practicality:8/10 7/10 Comfort: 7/10 Tech: Overall:Value:8/107/108/10
POWERTRAINS The 508 PHEV combines a 133 kW 1.6-litre turbo-petrol engine with an 11.8 kWh Lithium-ion battery and 81 kW electric motor mounted on the front axle for a combined power output of 165 kW. The two non-hybrid 508 models are powered by a high-output version of Peugeot’s 1.6-litre, turbo-petrol, four-cylinder engine developing 165 kilowatts of power and 300 Newton metres of torque.Allvariants are mated to an all-new Aisin eight-speed automatic transmission.
PEUGEOT 508 GT FASTBACK PLUG-IN HYBRID
INTERIOR Although the latest 508 is lighter, lower and shorter than its predecessor it actually provides greater interior space. Not to the extent of similarly sized SUVs but enough for reasonable occupant comfort.The508 comes with the latest version of the Peugeot i-Cockpit which combines the small sport steering wheel with a large head-up instrument panel and central infotainment touch screen, blended together and ergonomically positioned. The seats are quilted Nappa leather throughout with both front seats powered, heated and with a multi-point massage function. Rear seat space is borderline with just enough legroom but restricted headroom for tallerBootpassengers.spacein the GT and GT PHEV Fastback is 487 litres with all seatbacks in place, expanding to 1537 litres with them folded. The Sportwagon increases these capacities to 530 and 1780 litres respectively. Powered tailgate is standard.
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The relatively small chequered radiator grille has chrome edge trim with the iconic Peugeot Lion symbol in the centre and 508 lettering above it at the front of the bonnet.There are twin headlights on either side above long curved turn indicators. ‘GT’ badges on the C pillar complete the car’s ID. The PHEV has the fuel filler on the right rear panel and the battery charge point on theTheleft.rear is even more attractive, with triple tail and brake lights each containing three vertical bars that rolls across when activated.
ORIGINALLY offered as a four-door sedan or five-door station wagon, the Peugeot 508 has been on sale in Australia since July 2011. It fitted into the space between the smaller 407 and larger 607, effectively replacing both cars. The second generation 508 was launched in 2019 but didn’t arrive here until August 2021 and featured Peugeot’s first-ever plug-in hybrid (PHEV)Whilepowertrain.thereis a large choice of engines and equipment levels available overseas for the 508, only three models are available here, all with the top-grade GT variant and with the choice of Fastback or Sportswagon bodies and 1.6-litre turbocharged petrolTheengines.508GT
SUMMING UP If you’ve had enough of the functionality and sensibleness of your SUV and crave a bit of driving enjoyment then the Peugeot 508 could be just what you’re looking for. It’s a superbly-crafted and stylish car that drew admiring looks wherever we went. However, unless you can conveniently maintain a charge in the battery and limit the distances travelled, then we feel the extra $17,000 that you need to pay for the PHEV over the petrol-only equivalent GT just can’t be justified. All Peugeot passenger vehicles come with a five-year, unlimited kilometre warranty extended to eight years, but limited to 160,000 km, on the battery.Stop Press: As of the 1st of July 2022, Peugeot increased the prices on its passenger vehicles by 6.0 percent. This equates to between $3591 and $4620 on the 508. We suggest you get in quick and do some serious haggling at your local dealership.
SAFETY Standard across the 508 range are six airbags; enhanced ABS brakes; dynamic stability control; camera and radar activated emergency braking; blind spot detection; adaptive cruise control with stop and go function; lane departure warning; lane keeping assistance with road edge detection; driver attention alert; automatic high beam; IsoFix child seat mounts in the outer rear seats; speed sign recognition and speed limit warning; forward collision warning; electronic anti-skid system; and 180-degree rear-view camera.
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AT A GLANCE STYLISH BUT LIMITED: Peugeot 508 PHEV is the French company’s first electrified passenger car.
INFOTAINMENT All variants come with a 10-inch high-definition touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster in front of the Embeddeddriver.3D satellite navigation is standard including voice
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GILMOUR, John 28/9/1934-12/8/2022Gregor.PassedawaypeacefullyonAugust12,2022.LovedhusbandofNoeline,stepfathertoJohn,SteveandRodRafferty,GrandfathertoJack,Charlie,Robbie,Chris,Nic,TomandAnnabel. Vale John Gilmour The U3A Woodies are saddened by John’s passing. He was a good friend and talented mentor to all. He will be sadly missed by all.
PHOTO: Brodie Everist By BRODIE EVERIST AFTER a quiet previous season, the Myrtleford Speedway Club has a jampacked schedule of meetings this spring and summer.“This season is back to having a full dance card so we’re really excited,” club president Glen Walch said. “It’s good for the club, the town’s loving it and everyone’s excited that there’s motorsport back here competing.”The Myrtleford Speedway will be hosting an open practice day on August 27 and a speedway and short track meeting on October 1. At the next dirt track meeting on October 29 all classes of motorcyclists will compete, and female racers will compete for the Ladies Cup. There will also be a buckets race, featuring low-poweredTheminibikes.AlpineOpen will be running at the Mount Beauty Speedway on November 27, while the jewel in the Myrtleford Speedway crown - the Twin Valleys Dirt Track Shield - is planned for January 1 at Mount Beauty and January 2 at Myrtleford next year.This year the club has been busy resurfacing the track and building a new clubroom and canteen. The track has been resurfaced with almost 130 tons of granitic sand, giving it a slight upwards taper toward its outer edge to help riders stay on the circular track. Not only is the new track safer, it also allows for faster top“We’vespeeds.ridden on it once and it was amazing,” said club vice-president Luke Corbett.“It’sthe best it’s been for years.”The club room/canteen, with a new vinyl floor and air-conditioning, will be used for committee meetings and as a canteen and first aid office during speedwayMrevents.Walch’s daughter, Bailey Walch, is excited to be competing in the senior ladies class for the first time this season, riding her new 250ccThebike.16-year-old said she is aiming to be one of the top riders in the 250cc ladies class.The club is also planning to raise funds and build a catch fence to stop vehicles dangerously careering off the track, allowing them to host four-cylinder speed car meetings.Another practise day is planned for February 4, while February 18 at Mount Beauty will feature another all classes competition, the Trike-o-rama, and the Pre90 Showdown -a race of motorbikes made before 1990. More events are planned in April and May next year, including go-kart meetings, while others are still to be confirmed.
REVVED UP: Bailey Walch (left), Myrtleford Speedway Club president Glen Walch and treasurer Sophie Corbett are excited for the start of the motorsports season this year.
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ONLY 11 players rolled up at Mt Beauty Golf Club for last Saturday’s 4BBB par event which saw the pair of Roger Church and Macca Deans (+3) easily overcome Allan Retallick and Don Mason (-1) on a fairly tough, wet course. NTP’s went to the club on the seventh, along with the Tatts Ticket from the Tawonga South Newsagency & Post Office.Ninth went to Ross Rynehart, 17th to Don Mason, and 18th to Stephen Short, who kindly donated the ‘Money Hole’ money to the club’s building fund.
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THIS past week saw another seven days of thrilling golf action on the pristine golf course at DespiteBright.thewintery weather, competition was as hot and fiery as ever. Veterans, Monday, August 1, StablefordAgrade winner: Jenny Richter (20) 34 points. B grade winner: Don Grimes (23) 31 points. NTPs - sixth: TinaVeterans,Cook. Monday, August 8, StablefordAgradewinner: Ray Ousley (7) 34 points c/b. B grade winner: Mark Zwiersen (18) 36 points c/b. NTPs - third: Andy Loftus, sixth: Graham Badrock, 11th: Graham Barrow, 16th: Don Grimes. Ladies, Wednesday, August 10,APargrade winner: Tina Cook (13) -2. B grade winner: Jill Taberner (37) -1. NTPsthird: Allison Gilbert, sixth: CarolMen,Burgess.Thursday, August 11, StablefordAgrade winner: Cameron Wickes (0) 34 points. B grade winner: John Forbes (20) 31 points. NTPs - third: Frank Noble, 11th: Andy Loftus. Men, Saturday, August 13, StablefordAgrade winner: Jason Dodd (6) 35 points. B grade winner: Marco Pasquinelli (22) 37 points. NTPs - third: Bernard Neville, sixth: Don Grimes, 11th: Joseph Marjanovic Jnr, 16th: Chris Oswin.Ladies, Saturday, August 13,Winner:StablefordJac Jac Colbert (12) 35 points. NTPs - third: Tina Cook, sixth: Carol Burgess, 11th: Tina Cook, 16th: Tina Cook.
Panthers closing in on finals
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THE past week saw a slew of players tee off at the Myrtleford Golf Club, with two composite stablefordsThursday,run.August 11 MYRTLEFORD POST SHOP - STABLEFORD COMPOSITEAMCR 76 A Grade Winner : David Clark (18) 36pts. A Grade Runner Up: Kerry Newton (26) 34pts. Ball Winners: Jim Martin (23) 28pts C/B. 9 Hole Winner: Carolyn Prowse (31) 18pts. 9 Hole Runner Up: Faye McLees. Foodworks NTPs - 10th: David Clark.Tuesday, August 9 MYRTLEFORD POST SHOP - STABLEFORD COMPOSITEAMCR 76 A Grade Winner: Kerry Newton (26) 38pts. A Grade Runner Up: Jim Martin (24) 33pts. Ball Winners: Marg Curtis (22) 29pts. 9 Hole Winner: Carolyn Prowse C/B.9 Hole Runner Up: Suzette Kelly. Foodworks NTPs - first: Jim Martin, 10th: Jim Martin. GOLD AND SILVER: Last Tuesday’s winner Kerry Newton, with runner up Jim Martin. A QUICK NINE: Avid golfers (from left) Carolyn Prowse, Suzette Kelly, Denise O’Donohue and Kylli Vasey played nine holes last week.
Page 20 - Wednesday, August 17, 2022 www.myrtlefordtimes.com.au Trades 5752 1058 Now available in print and online at nemedia.com.au & DIRECTORY AlpineServices GardenGardeningMowingclean ups Weed LargeRubbishsprayingremoval-smallblocks MOWING SERVICES - FREE QUOTESPhone Jamie at JT MOWING SERVICES Ph 0401 875 053 TREE FELLING/PRUNING Servicing Kiewa and Ovens Valleys and surrounds 0409 958 591 ben@trutreecare.com.au PLUMBER PAINTING E/19D14040/3420 M: 0418 275855 Call Rainer for your Free colour consultation or no obligation free quote PLUMBERPLUMBER M & D PHOTIS son and daughter lic. 13510 Plumbers & Gasfitters 50 Cobden Street, Bright PH/Fax: 57551006 Mobile 0429 309886 REG WILLIAMS Septic Tanks & Grease Traps Pumped t19d14036/3420Phone 1300 907 509 SEWERAGE & SEPTIC SEPTIC/LIQUID WASTE Justst WEEK$24PER GETS YOU THIS SPOT! Contact Jenny on 5731 3305. THE playing conditions at the Targoora baseball complex in Wangaratta deteriorated as the games were played throughout last Sunday. The A grade match saw Porepunkah having to use two B grade players to top up their team, but they performed well against the Wodonga Warriors. In the first innings, and facing the newest speed hurler in the association, Heath Anders led off with a walk, and advanced on Rian Banks’ single to leftfield.Awildpitch and a sacrifice hit by Adam Rosser saw the first run in, followed shortly after by the second, on another wildRosserpitch.started on the mound for the Panthers, and took a while to get into the groove. Wodonga scored eight runs in their first two innings, on seven hits and six walks, while Rosser did obtain two strikeouts.Junior player Lachie Rosser led off the second with another walk, and a passed ball and a wild throw by the pitcher saw himKalebscore.Hoare made his A Grade pitching debut, going 2.6 innings in a very fine display of hisHoarepotentialalso struck out two batters, in his 78 deliveries, and received good support from his field.Third base, Stephen Johnstone took two catches and fielded his base for a force out. Outfield catches were taken by Anders in centerfield, and junior Luca Bathelmez in leftfield.Second base Michael Balfour still threw out a batter while on the ground in a feat of athleticism.WhenWodonga introduced their slower pitcher, the runs dried up for the Panthers - Jarrod McCormack was the only one to get on base, leading off the fourth innings with a solid hit to Thecenterfield.BGradeteam also started well in their match against the strong Wangaratta Orange team.Jarrod McCormack led off with a single to rightfield, and stole second base. Leon Hughes then connected with the fourth pitch he saw, lifting it into centerfield to score McCormack.Unfortunately this was to prove to be the limit to their run scoring.Junior players Mason Anders (a single to second base) and Luca Bathelmez (a solid flat hit to leftfield to lead off the fifth) joined McCormack, who doubled in the third, as the only players to hit safely against an ex-A grade pitcher who obtained nine strikeouts, mostly by means of a curve ball. In the field, Ollie Chambers started on the mound, and his second pitch saw Hughes at shortstop throw out the batter. However, some free passes and a double saw the Rangers score five runs, before Hughes caught the ninth batter’s hit. Ethan Edwards started the second and despite a catch by Mason Anders (second base) and accurate throws by both Hughes and Lachie Rosser (third base), Wangaratta scored seven more runs. In the third, Rosser took over, for what was to be his longest outing, going two innings and making 67 deliveries, for two strikeouts and four walks. Of the 11 runs scored against him, only four were earned, as four fielding errors extended the Rangers’ time.
Lachie also caught a high fly ball and threw out a batter, while catches were taken by Ollie at third base and Luca Bathelmez in rightfield. Having reached his pitch count, James Rogers came to the mound and used three pitches to get a return ground ball for an out at first base. In the Under 15 match, Liam Quinton pitched 1.3 innings for four strikeouts, although six walks, a number of stolen bases and two wild pitches saw the Rangers score six runs still. Luca Bathelmez and Nathan Alexander pitched the other two innings for a strikeout each. Helping in the field was Sam Bourne (second base) who threw out a batter at first base. Jarred Maynard, Sam McCallum and Brianna Eroi got on base from limited opportunities, with Brianna coming around to score in the third innings.Quinton had the only two safe hits for the Panthers, batting 1000 for the day. The morning began with the Under 11 team scoring only one run in their first innings, while the Rangers replied with five. The Panthers warmed up and matched this effort with five of theirAgain,own.Wangaratta were able to maintain their four run lead. In the match-winning third innings, the Panthers scored the maximum seven runs, while the Rangers were kept to just one run.Jai Gribble (third base) played a big part in this effort with two catches, to see the Panthers up by two runs. A repeat score of seven runs put the icing on the cake. Wangaratta were kept to six runs, mostly on the good work by shortstop, Heath Hughes, who fielded a ball and tagged the runner going to third base. This was the second time he did this in the match. He had also thrown out two batters in the first innings while fielding as the pitcher. Ollie Brown was the star batter, with three solid outfield hits, including a standup double to leftfield, saw him bat in three runners.Timely hits by Wes Booth, Lincoln Hughes and Eamon Thompson saw two runners come in on each of their good contact of the pitches. This win ensures that they will be playing finals in a couple of Nextweeks.week sees all Grades play the visiting North Albury Bears at the Porepunkah diamond, for the last time this season.All supporters are encouraged to attend, to view the local talent on the field and enjoy the BBQ. Match details A grade: Panthers 2-1-3-00=6 runs, 2 errors and 3 safe hits-R Banks, A Rosser, J McCormack 1 Wodongaea. 3-5-3-0-4=15 runs, 3 errors & 11 safe hits. B grade: Panthers 1-0-0-00=1 run, 6 errors and 5 safe hitsJ McCormack 2, L Hughes, M Anders, L Bathelmez 1 ea. Wang Orange 5-4-7-5-2=23 runs, 2 errors and 10 safe hits. Under 15: Panthers 4-0-10=5 runs, 2 errors and 2 safe hits-L Quinton 2. Rangers 5-0-6-6=17 runs, 4 errors and 8 safe hits. Under 11: Panthers 1-57-7=20 runs, 17 safe hits-O Brown 3, Y Meddings, P Anders, L and H Hughes, W Booth J Gribble 2 ea, E Thompson, H Hughes 1 ea.
Sunny days and smiles at the Myrtleford Golf Club
GOTCHA: Central’s Nicholas Jones lays a tackle on Bright’s John Oswin. IT’S MINE: Bright’s Jonah McMonagle has only eyes for the ball during Sunday’s match.
ELIMINATION FINAL Bright 2.2 2.2 2.2 4.5.29 Centrals 0.1 1.1 2.1 2.2.14
BEST: MANSFIELD: William Friday, Hunter Reee, Riley Northcott, riley hall, Kai Longstaff, Harry Purcell. JUNIOR MAGPIES: Ethan Donald, Kaeden Burrows, Lachlan Barbour, Riley Burrows, Kai Hochfeld, Tobias Ellis. GOALS: MANSFIELD: Harry Purcell 4; Riley Northcott 1; Jack Stoney 1; Private player 1. JUNIOR MAGPIES: Cooper Newton 3; Samuel Comensoli 2; Samuel Phillips 2. ELIMINATION FINAL Centrals 7.10.52 Benalla Giants 3.11.29
THE first week of the Wangaratta and District Junior Football League took place on Sunday at the Wangaratta Showgrounds, which saw a full day of competition. Bright’s under 12 side went into their elimination final determined to get the win, coming up with the goods 4.5 (29) to Centrals’ 2.2 (14). After a strong opening quarter, Bright were kept scoreless until the final term, booking them a ticket to this Sunday’s semi-final bout with Junior Magpies. Myrtleford’s under 17 will play in their semi-final this weekend after finishing on top of the ladder.
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UNDER 17 SCOREBOARDUNDER 14
HOLD IT IN: Joe Tomasoni looks to force a stoppage. PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie
BEST: COLLEGE: Zeke Peebles, Joshua Duffy, Tate Llewellyn, Charlie OBrien, Harvey Allan, Tom Hill. JUNIOR MAGPIES: Kalti Ross, Baxter McLeod, Harry Allan, Will James, Lukas Cannata, Ollie Parr. GOALS: COLLEGE: Harvey Allan 2; Joshua Duffy 1; Charlie OBrien 1. JUNIOR MAGPIES: Harry Allan 1; Will James 1; Sam McIntosh 1.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 - NORM MINNS OVAL QUALIFYING FINAL 2 - 2:45pm - Myrtleford vs Mansfield SEMI FINAL 4.10pm - Junior Magpies vs Centrals QUALIFYING FINAL 1 College 2.2 3.4 4.5 4.5.29 Junior Magpies 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.4.22
BEST: MANSFIELD: James Benton, Edwin Morphett, Hamish Yencken, Harry Yencken, William Northcott, Hayden Desmond. CENTRALS: Angus Jayet, Emilio Miliankos-King, Dean Balfour, Solomon Steer, Max Hernandez, Connor Ormond. GOALS: MANSFIELD: Hayden Desmond 3; Christopher Caminos 2; Edwin Morphett 2; William Northcott 2; James Benton 1; Charlie Dobson 1; Orlando Miller 1. CENTRALS: Ryan Parsons 3; Kaiden Wohlers 2 ELIMINATION FINAL Kangaroos 5.2 6.3 7.7 8.7.55 Benalla Giants 0.1 3.6 5.8 7.14.56
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FINALS
PRESSURE: Darcy Andersen looks to break the tackle from Centrals’ Gerard Richardson.
TACKLE: Bright’s Ben McConnachie trys to get a handball away as Central’s Angus Fraser hangs on tight.
BEST: BRIGHT: Gabriel Banks, Darcy Andersen, Oscar Lewis, Noah White, Cash Garratt, Jonah McMonagle. CENTRALS: Nicholas Jones, Beau Johns, Noah Paul, Logan Ring, Sonny Gales, Archie Knobel. GOALS: BRIGHT: Gabriel Banks 2; Brock Buckland 2. CENTRALS: Logan Ring 2.
QUALIFYING FINAL 1 Mansfield 3.3 4.6 7.9 12.11.83 Centrals 2.0 4.4 4.6 5.8.38
BEST: CENTRALS: Private player, Charlie Kerwin, Matthew Prestianni, Samuel Rourke, Jhye Devine, Harrison White. BENALLA GIANTS: No best players have been submitted. GOALS: CENTRALS: Caleb Gilbert 2; Matthew Prestianni 2; Asher Simmonds 2; Charlie Eames 1. BENALLA GIANTS: No goal scoreres have been submitted.
ON THE RUN: Bright’s Harry West breaks from the contest with the ball. Junior footy finals get underway
WHO WANTS IT: Sonny Gales (Centrals) and Oscar Lewis (Bright) try to grab the loose ball.
BEST: KANGAROOS: Jaxon Coleman, Kade Jackson, Hamish Laverty, Edward Clayton, Alexander Hines, Ollie Reynolds. BENALLA GIANTS: Owain Boyle, Max Smyth, Xavier Wapling, Josh Hart. GOALS: KANGAROOS: Edward Clayton 3; Alexander Hines 2; Jaxon Coleman 1; Will Graham 1; Tyler Hunter 1. BENALLA GIANTS: Owain Boyle 3; Max Smyth 2; Josh Hart 1; Xavier Wapling 1. SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 - NORM MINNS OVAL QUALIFYING FINAL 2 - 11.10am - Imperials vs Mansfield SEMI FINAL 1.00pm - Centrals vs Benalla QUALIFYING FINAL 1 Mansfield 3.3 6.5 7.5 7.11.53 Junior Magpies 0.0 2.3 4.4 7.4.46
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 - NORM MINNS OVAL SEMI FINAL 1 - 8.30am - Kangaroos vs College SEMI FINAL 2 - 9.50am - Bright vs Junior Magpies SCOREBOARDUNDER 12 SCOREBOARD REVIEW
FULL FOCUS: Sophie Sacco looks to dribble past a Hotspurs’ defender. PHOTOS: Janet Watt DEFENDING HARD: Tuhina Morton makes a challenge for the ball on Sunday against Albury Hotspurs. Savoy girls taking pride in minor
Savoys men grind out win to secure fourth
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“Each week, even if you are playing against the same team it’s a different outcome so it’s just adapting as we go and trying our best.” The Savoys will take on the third placed Melrose in the last game of the year and will be bolstered by the return of keeper JessicaPagliaStringer.saidthe girls will enter the game with their heads held high and will aim to give another full 90 minute effort. “We’ll tackle it similar as we did again Hotspurs, playing a much more defensive game,” she“Havingsaid. our number one keeper back is going to help us with our confidence and just having our regular set up again will be good. “As long as we play well in ourselves the score doesn’t really matter for us, especially at this point in the season.”
Division 2 Men: Myrtleford 3 def St Pats 1. Over 35’s: Myrtleford 0 def by St Pats 4. U17 Girls: Bye. U16 Boys: Bye. U14 Girls: Bye. U13 Boys: Myrtleford 0 def by St Pats 9. U12 Boys: Myrtleford 2 drew St Pats 2. By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN
The Savoys are now locked in to finish the season in fourth and play off against the Boomers in an elimination final in a fortnightsCaponcecchiatime. said he is continuing to trial structures and players in different positions on gamedays to ensure they are fully prepared for all situations come“Wefinals.tried a few players in a few different positions on Sunday,” he said. “That worked out well for us so if we have any issues with our structure going forward, at least we know we can move players into certain positions to cover that.”Itdoesn’t get much tougher for a finals preparation game this week for the Savoys as they take on top of the table Albury United. Caponecchia said he hopes his side can take plenty of momentum out of the game to carry into finals.
Caponecchia said he expects Albury to be at their best and wants his team to rise to the challenge.“I’llbemaking sure the boys are switched on for the full 90 minutes, because teams like Albury United can be quite ruthless, with a loss of concentration or if you’re not doing the work rate, you’ll get punished,” he“Ifsaid.we do that on Sunday against a quality opposition, it’ll hold us in good stead against the Boomers in the first final.”
“We did play them a while ago and did really well so we’ll bring in plenty of confidence knowing we can match them,” he said. “We’re looking forward to it and hopefully we’ll get a good result going into finals the following week. “We won’t be resting anyone, we need to get our best players out on the park against Albury United because it’ll be a very tough game no doubt.” United will be hoping to seal their spot on the top of the ladder with a win.
OTHER SAVOY TEAM RESULTS
CLEAN TOUCH: Connor Caponecchia scored one of the Savoys two goals on Sunday to grind out a 2-1 win over St Pats at Savoy Park. PHOTOS: Janet Watt
THE Myrtleford Savoys men’s side grinded out a hard fought 2-1 win over bottom side St Pats on Sunday at Savoy Park, locking in fourth position going into the looming finals. Early goals from Connor Caponecchia and Alain Mubali saw the Savoys jump to a 2-0 lead and looked as though they could be in for a big day at the office. But a goal from a St Pats freekick shifted the game on its head and the Savoys were continually challenged from there on. Coach Rob Caponecchia said the wet conditions made it tough for his team to get a full grapple on the game, but felt good to come home with a win. “We did make it pretty hard for ourselves,” he said. “We dominated the game for the first 30 minutes to get two nil up, we looked quite comfortable with possession and with how the game was going. “Once they did score they gathered a little bit of momentum which did make it a little bit difficult for us, the game became a tight tussle and a bit of a grind but it was a credit to the boys for still getting the win.”
striker Jessica Thomas stole the show to score four goals and claim best on groundCoachhonours.Gabrielle Paglia said despite the scoreline the Savoys endeavour was up there for the whole 90 minutes, especially from back-up keeper Annabel Iaria.“When you look at previous scores, the first time we played them we lost 13-0 and then the next was 9-0 so to bring it back down to 7-0 for this time shows we are slowly improving,” she said. “We still had our keeper out so we had Annie in goals and she absolutely smashed it, she saved us so many goals that really should’ve just gone in.”
By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN MYRTLEFORD Savoys women’s side were outmatched by the quality Albury Hotspurs outfit on Sunday at Savoy Park, going down Hotspurs’7-0.
Paglia said the steady improvements week by week has her excited for what’s to come with her emerging group of players. “It makes me excited for next year so I can kind of start again and actually work on little bits and pieces throughout this year that I’ve tried to work on but it really needs to be worked on in the pre-season where we start it and have more time,” she said. To further sour the loss the girls fell to last place on the ladder with Wangaratta’s win over St Pats, and will finish last at the end of the season. Paglia said although it’s a disappointing way to finish the regular season, it’s been a big learning curve for herself as a coach and her players. “Just with how different each game is and how the score really doesn’t matter this year with a lot of the senior women games, it doesn’t really amount to how the game was played which has taken me a little time to understand,” she said.
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GOALS: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi 5; Joe Hansen 1; Jarred Lane 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alex Dowsley 4; Ryan Hebron 3; Alexander Marklew 1; Ryan Stone 1. BEST: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi, Kaelan Bradtke, Jack Schilg, Callum Spencer, Joe Hansen, Jarred Lane. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Brodie Filo, Jack Gerrish, Ryan Stone, Raven Jolliffe, Dylan Stone, Alex Dowsley. COROWA-R’GLEN 2.2 4.3 4.4 7.6.48
GOALS: WANGARATTA: Abraham Ankers 5; Daniel Sharrock 3; Jessie Smith 3; Jackson Clarke 2; Bradley Melville 2; Callum Moore 2; Michael Newton 2; Ben Reid 2; Joe Richards 1.
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WHOROULY 4.2 10.7 14.10 20.14.134 TARRAWINGEE 4.2 8.2 9.2 9.3.57
GOALS: WODONGA: Oscar Willding 4; Samuel Jewell 3; Josh Clayton 2; Joshua Mathey 1. MYRTLEFORD: Nicholas Warnock 2; Tom Cappellari 1; Ryley Sharp 1; Murray Waite 1; Elijah Wales 1; Ryley Bouker 1. BEST: WODONGA: Angus Baker, Joshua Mathey, Samuel Jewell, Jacob Barber, Gus Jones, Michael Driscoll. MYRTLEFORD: Simon Curtis, Riley O’Shea, Murray Waite, Sam Martyn, Nicholas Warnock, Elijah Wales. WODONGA 15 6.10 7.12 10.16.76 MYRTLEFORD 3.0 4.1 5.5 7.5.47 20 YARRAWONGAVALBURYWANG ROVERS V NORTH ALBURY MYRTLEFORD RAIDERS Wodonga 2.3.15 def by Myrtleford 16.14.110 BEST: WODONGA: Denis Mutsinzi, Etienne Tshijika, Reece Hancock, Aaron Reichman, Hugh Venturoni, Jack O’Toole. MYRTLEFORD: Addison Bedendo, Jackson Masin, Levi Young, Saxon Rosser, Lachlan Miotto, Elijah Morgan. GOALS: WODONGA: Jack Mathey 1; Luke Sproule 1.
GOALS: KING VALLEY: William Davies 4; Jack Davies 3; Bradley Collihole 2; Charlie Davies 1; Ryan Wait 1. MILAWA: Jordan Baker-Swain 3; Daniel Bihun 2; Tim Leslie 2; Josh Owen 1; Luke Toohey 1; Steven Williamson 1. BEST: KING VALLEY: Thomas Stewart, Jack Davies, Sam Evans, Bradley Collihole, Tim Roman, Jack Sloan. MILAWA: Xavier Ham, Josh Owen, Ben Clarke, Todd Bird, Steven Williamson, Ricky Petts.
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FINALS NETBALL SCORES OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER SCOREBOARD
BONNIE DOON 0.1 1.3 4.7 6.10.46 BRIGHT 6.5 9.7 10.9 15.11.101
A GRADE: Whorouly 48 defeated Tarrawingee 46; Benalla All Blacks 46 defeated Goorambat 36; Milawa 73 defeated King Valley 17; Greta 58 defeated Moyhu 24; Bonnie Doon 45 defeated Bright 40 B GRADE: Benalla All Blacks 42 def Goorambat 33; Bonnie Doon 62 def Bright 40; Whorouly 44 def by Tarrawingee 45 King Valley 23 def by Milawa 96 B RESERVE: Benalla All BLacks 39 def Goorambat 24; Bonnie Doon 70 def Bright 33; Whorouly 36 drew with Tarrawingee 36 King Valley 18 def by Milawa 65 C GRADE: King Valley 34 def by Milawa 51; Bonnie Doon 45 def Bright 19; Whorouly 25 def by Tarrawingee 31 U15s: Benalla All Blacks 17 def by Goorambat 31; King Valley 7 def by Milawa 39; Bonnie Doon 34 def Bright 18; Whorouly 29 def Tarrawingee 26 other of Private player, Campbell Mccoy, Jamie Dunne, Sally Malay. KING VALLEY 4.3 10.5 11.10 11.13.79 MILAWA 1.1 3.4 7.10 10.13.73
print. *Ladder correct at time of print from Ovens and King website. BENALLA 4.0 6.2 8.3 16.7.103 GOORAMBAT 3.4 4.5 5.8 5.8.38 GOALS: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Cody Crawford 4; Lachlan Thompson 4; Jackson Hourigan 2; Harry Moran 2; Brayden Wapling 2; Brady Hayes 1; Riley Moran 1. GOORAMBAT: Aaron Blackburn 2; Toby Feehan 1; Travers Nolan 1; Campbell Mccoy 1. BEST: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Rory Wapling, Brady Hayes, Trent Chapman, Jake Jones, Harry Ellis, Harry Moran. GOORAMBAT: Alexander Moloney, Benjamin Reaburn,
A GRADE: Wodonga 46 def by Myrtleford 58 BEST: WODONGA: Cassi Mathey 3 ,Ellie Ainsworth 2, Aleisha Coyle 1. MYRTLEFORD: Sally Botter 3, Amber Quirk 2, Rebecca Piazza 1. GOALS: WODONGA: Cassi Mathey 33, Hannah Pole 8, Hidden Player 5. MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 42, Sally Botter 16 . Corowa-Rutherglen 58 def Wang Rovers 36; Wangaratta 61 def Wodonga Raiders 34; Wodonga 46 def by Myrtleford 58; Albury 44 def by Lavington 45; North Albury 30 def by Yarrawonga 56. 17 & UNDER: Wodonga 68 def Myrtleford 39; North Albury 44 def by Yarrawonga 50; Albury 37 def Lavington 26; Corowa-Rutherglen 42 def Wang Rovers 30; Wangaratta 36 def Wodonga Raiders 60. B GRADE: Corowa-Rutherglen 65 def Wang Rovers 30; Albury 48 def by Lavington 52; Wangaratta 31 def by Wodonga Raiders 46; North Albury 27 def by Yarrawonga 54; Wodonga 49 def by Myrtleford 57.
GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 3; Will Goonan 2; Joel Sanford 1. BRIGHT: Cooper Thomason 6; Samuel Dalbosco 2; Paul Harrison 2; Rodrigo Arguello 1; Clay CambridgeDillon 1; Nick Howell 1; Kieren Jamieson 1; James O’Shea 1 BEST: BONNIE DOON: Jack Goonan, Campbell Smedley, Patrick Smith, Joel Sanford, Jayjay Curtin, Isaac Murray BRIGHT: Samuel Dalbosco, Cooper Thomson, Paul Harrison, Joseph Gray, Darcy Chellew, Cooper Thomason. GRETA 4.5 8.9 12.14 15.14.104 MOYHU 1.1 3.3 3.4 5.5.35 GOALS: GRETA: Tyler Arrowsmith 4; Daniel Cassidy 4; Ned Rohrt 2; Joshua Bell 1; Cameron Newbold 1; Zack Watson 1; Mark Wettern 1; Bradley Whinray 1. MOYHU: Thomas Gorman 2; Brock Menere 1; Logan Reynolds 1; Nick Stewart 1. BEST: GRETA: Cameron Newbold, Tyler Arrowsmith, Mark Wettern, Ned Rohrt, Paul Fruzynski, Dale Walker MOYHU: Dylan Carmody, Zachary Howard, Lochie Watson, Nick Stewart, David McDonald, Brock Menere.
WODONGA: Liam Andrews, Reed Jackson, Brett Doswell, Harry Kitching, Brad Thompson, Jack Stefani. MYRTLEFORD: Malachi Owers, Samuel Piazza, Liam Byrne, Mitchell Botter, William McKerral, Samuel Byrne. Dahlenburg, Matt Lister, Blake Marlborough. Tarrawingee .................8.5.53 Benalla All Blacks ..........9.7.61
GOALS: ALBURY: Jeff Garlett 3; Jacob Conlan 2; Riley Bice 1; Ben Kelly 1; Brayden McMenamin 1; Anthony Miles 1; Tom O’Brien 1. LAVINGTON: Benjamin Ashley-Cooper 2; Aidan Cook 2; Myles Aalbers 1; Jack Driscoll 1; Shaun Driscoll 1; Luke Garland 1; Hamish Gilmore 1; William Glanvill 1; Tim Hanna 1; Jack Harland 1; Jake O’Brien 1. BEST: ALBURY: Lucas Conlan, Anthony Miles, Brydan Hodgson, Isaac McGrath, Brayden O’hara, Tom O’Brien. LAVINGTON: Benjamin Ashley-Cooper, Luke Garland, Aidan Cook, Christopher Annett, Shaun Driscoll, William Glanvill. ALBURY 3.4 6.9 8.11 11.13.79 LAVINGTON 2.5 6.7 11.10 13.14.92
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Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Page 23www.alpineobserver.com.au OVENS AND MURRAY SENIORS LADDER # TEAM P W L D % PTS 1 WANGARATTA 16 15 1 0 263.33 60 2 YARRAWONGA 16 14 2 0 165.33 56 3 ALBURY 16 11 5 0 130.16 44 4 LAVINGTON 16 9 7 0 101.70 36 5 WANGARATTA ROVERS 16 9 7 0 101.52 36 6 MYRTLEFORD 16 8 8 0 108.86 32 7 WODONGA 16 6 10 0 90.26 24 8 COROWA RUTHERGLEN 16 6 10 0 81.50 24 9 WODONGA RAIDERS 16 1 15 0 48.93 4 10 NORTH ALBURY 16 1 15 0 41.98 4 RESERVESRESULTS Wangaratta .............28.18.186 Wodonga Raiders ............0.0.0 BEST: WANGARATTA: Mathew Grossman, Zackery Leitch, James McClounan, Fraser Holland-Dean, Lachlan Canning, Jesse Bianco. WODONGA RAIDERS: Bayden Mom, Angus Eberle, Brad Jones, Logan Smith, Beau Packer, Ryan Coonan. Corowa Rutherglen .......4.4.28 Wangaratta Rovers ..15.16.106 BEST: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Jamie Seymour, Jesse Johnstone, Darcy Melksham, Bailey Minogue, Deaken Clancy, Mak Lavis. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Joshua Newton, Stuart Booth, Joe Allen, Xavier Naish, Luca Gisonda, Sam Allen. BEST:LavingtonAlbury.........................9.10.64.....................7.7.49
GRETA: Trent Whitecross, Tom Webster, James Sutton, Jason Humphries, Alex Fitzpatrick, Osbert Ramage. MILAWA: Nathan Cox, Kyle Retallack, Matt Graham, Jordan Friend, Jack Stevenson, Jonathon Campbell. Goorambat ...................6.6.42 Bonnie Doon ...................1.3.9 BEST: GOORAMBAT: Andy Ellis, Darcy Edgar, Zeb Griffin, Kobe Black, Simon Briggs, Matthew Priest. BONNIE DOON: Xavier Fox, Noah Kelleher, Shane Polkinghorne, Luke Jenkins, Tim Finger. Whorouly ..................12.10.82 Moyhu ............................1.3.9 BEST: WHOROULY: Matthew Harris, Adam Harris, Daniel Harris, Adam Pascoe, Lance Warr, Hayden Clark. MOYHU: Matt Milner, Lochie Watson, Joshua Campbell, kiangkai Douangphosay, Andrew Balfour, Matthew Winter.
ROUND 20
THIRDS RESULTS SATURDAY, AUGUST
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LADDER 1 Wang Rovers 338.51 60 2 Yarrawonga 375.93 58 3 Albury 226.23 44 4 Wodonga 173.85 42 5 Wangaratta 152.35 36 6 Myrtleford 128.60 36 7 Corowa Rutherglen 40.69 20 8 Lavington 81.78 16 9 Wodonga Raiders 18.50 8 10 North Albury 13.56 0 WINNERS AND LOSERSROUND16 SCOREBOARD TEAM P W L D B % PTS 1 BENALLAALL BLACKS 18 17 1 0 2 330.52 68 2 BRIGHT 18 13 5 0 2 178.84 52 3 BONNIE DOON 18 13 5 0 2 157.26 52 4 GRETA 18 11 6 1 2 124.47 46 5 MILAWA 18 11 6 1 2 118.09 46 6 GOORAMBAT 18 10 6 1 2 114.84 44 7 TARRAWINGEE 18 6 10 1 2 74.24 28 8 WHOROULY 18 5 13 0 2 79.04 20 9 NORTH WANGARATTA 18 4 14 0 1 59.64 16 10 KING VALLEY 18 4 14 0 1 55.43 16 11 MOYHU 18 2 16 0 2 36.23 8 RESULTSRESERVES Bright .....................17.13115 North Wangaratta..........4.5.29 BEST: BRIGHT: Darcy Martin, Callum Smith, LEON HUGHES, Regan Alexander, Ryan Manning, Mitchell Tesoriero. NORTH WANGARATTA: Corey Dagoli, Jackson Semmens, Private player, Ben Schulz-
WODONGA RAIDERS: Nathan Clarke 2; Max Beattie 1; Thomas Gibbs 1; Brendan Kantilla 1; Will McCarty 1; Jake Twycross 1. BEST: WANGARATTA: Daniel Sharrock, Abraham Ankers, Bradley Melville, Mark Anderson, Liam Mcveigh, Tyler Norton WODONGA RAIDERS: Bradley St John, Dale Cox, Cooper Daly, Jarrod Hodgkin, Max Glass, Max Beattie. WANGARATTA 5.4 10.7 15.10 22.15.147
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WANG ROVERS 4.4 6.6 7.8 9.11.65
MYRTLEFORD: Brody Bouker 4; Cy Banks 2; Jackson Masin 2; Addison Bedendo 1; Toby Cossor 1; Joseph Crawley 1; Rune Follett 1; Kaidan McPherson 1; Elijah Morgan 1; Thomas Sutherland 1; Levi Young 1. Wangaratta 11.6.72 def Wodonga Raiders 7.5.47; Corowa Rutherglen 8.7.55 def Wangaratta Rovers 7.4.46; Albury 11.10.76 def Lavington 3.6.24; North Albury 4.5.29 def by Yarrawonga 6.8.44
NORTH ALBURY: Joel Gare, Clinton Gilson, Carl Wenke, Joshua Mercieca, Murray Leahy. YARRAWONGA: Ned Pendergast, Tyler Lovell, Reid Clarke, Connor Griffiths, Zechariah Cuppens, Matt McCabe. Wodonga BEST:Myrtleford......................7.4.46....................7.5.47
ALBURY: William Blomeley, Riley Tuckwell, Jamison Scott, Mitchell Scott, Darcy Harrington, Campbell O’Brien. LAVINGTON: Reece Brennan, Corey McAlpin, peter flood, Nicholas Sheridan, Darcy Smith, Judd McLeod. North Albury .....................0.0 BEST:Yarrawonga.............23.12.150
ELIMINATION FINALS - AUGUST 20/21 SEMI FINALSAUGUST 27/28 PRELIMINARY FINALSEPTEMBER 3 GRAND FINALSEPTEMBER 10
GOALS: WHOROULY: Riley Calvene 7; Simon Chalmers 5; Cameron Wood 3; Edward Bramich 1; Adam Harris 1; Andrew Newton 1; Glenn White 1; Patrick Milner 1. TARRAWINGEE: Frazer Judd 4; Lachlan Hansen 2; Dylan Gephart 1; Brandon Igri 1; Xavier Norden 1. BEST: WHOROULY: Simon Chalmers, Edward Bramich, Samuel Ferguson, Andrew Newton, William Allen, Xavier Cannizzaro. TARRAWINGEE: Brandon Igri, Danyon Hearne, Ethan Ryan, Daniel Witham, Patrick Byrne, Dylan Gephart.
WODONGA RAIDERS 3.0 3.3 6.5 7.7.49
GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: Carter Norman 2; Jack Penny 2; Isaac Campbell 1; Izak Gejas 1; Callum Pattinson 1. YARRAWONGA: Leigh Williams 6; Nicholas Fothergill 2; Will Sexton 2; Ryan Bruce 1; Lach Howe 1; Tim Lawrence 1; Leigh Masters 1; Mark Whiley 1. BEST: NORTH ALBURY: George Godde, Foster Gardiner, Archer Gardiner, Sam Azzi, Connor Bradbury, Julian Hayes. YARRAWONGA: Jack Sexton, Leigh Williams, Mark Whiley, Nicholas Fothergill, Lach Howe, Logan Morey. NORTH ALBURY 0.2 4.2 5.5 7.7.49 YARRAWONGA 3.6 5.8 12.12 15.16.106
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BEST: TARRAWINGEE: Lewis Sharrock, Cody Meloury, Ethan Ryan, Ryan Hearne, Thomas Deans, Henry Howard. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Harry Parsons, James Webster, Joshua Kotvas, Ryan Nedeljkovic, Private player, Jacob Donlon. Greta BEST:Milawa..........................13.1.79..........................9.8.62
C GRADE: Wodonga 42 def Myrtleford 35; Wangaratta 56 def Wodonga Raiders 44; Albury 34 def Lavington 33; Corowa-Rutherglen 40 def Wang Rovers 15; North Albury 36 def Yarrawonga 34. SCORES ROUND 17
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The hunger is there for Whorouly, with coaching staff already working on recruitment and preseason to give the Lions a red-hot go next season. “This is probably the busiest time of the year now for a coach, I’ve been staying pretty busy on the recruiting front - we’re looking to add some pieces in and keep what we have,” Calvene“We’llsaid.retain the majority of our players, a lot of the guys work locally so we won’t really lose“Weanyone.didn’t get the results we wanted this year but we took a big step in the right direction. “There’re a lot of pleasing signs, and I really look forward to the next two years. “I’d thank the club for giving me the opportunity to coachwe’re building into something special, so I’m looking forward to Theit.”
Lions set for netball finals after a hard fought win over Tarrawingee
DON’T ARGUE: Midfielder Andy Newton barges through Tarrawingee defender Brandon Igri in the Lions’ 77-point win. PHOTO: Nathan de Vries
By NATHAN DE VRIES IT may not have come at the right time, but for Whorouly’s senior footballers, a month of victories to close out a challenging year simply fuels the fire for season 2023. The Lions ended their season with a monster win over Tarrawingee at home, annihilating the Bulldogs 20.14 (134) to 9.3 (57). An even-scoring first half gave way to a maroon tide, as the Lions booted goal after goal while restricting Tarrawingee to just seven points for the entirety of the second half. Coach Riley Calvene ended with seven majors for the victorious home side, while full forward Simon Chalmers’ bag of five goals earned him best on ground.Calvene said the match proved just how talented and determined the side was. “Four in a row’s huge for us, it gives us a bit of momentum heading into next year and preseason and we can plan for next year - the sky’s the limit for this group,” he said. “I think we were still in control of the game to half-time, the scoreboard wasn’t reflective of how well we were playing. “We just missed some chances and didn’t convert at times but we stuck thick. “We knew the game would break open if we continued to work hard and keep working for our mates and putting the team first with repeat efforts. “Once everything started going our way, we got on top.”
DRIVING FORWARD: Whorouly’s Bec Allen bounces the ball into Tayla Allen in the shooting circle. PHOTO: Nathan de Vries
The Lions play in an elimination final this Sunday on the court at North Wangaratta, up against a Goorambat side which has had the Lions’ number twice this year. Allen said her side was ready for the contest, which if victorious would see them face either Benalla All Blacks or Tarrawingee again in the “Katiesemi-final.Ivonewas strong against a very experienced Tarra’ defence end and had a great game shooting 26 of our goals, and Sally Wood was also great in defence, getting lots of intercepts and rebounds,” Allen said. “We take on Goorambat in the first final which I’m sure will be a great game. “Both times we have played them, they got the win but they were both very close games. “Finals is always a different ball game so I’m confident we can come out strong and it be a great game.”
TOP TWO: Riley Calvene and Xavier Cannizzaro took out the Lions’ best and fairest and runner up awards, while both were selected in the league’s Team of the Year. By NATHAN DE VRIES WHOROULY announced themselves as a serious contender for the A grade flag on Saturday, after holding off a fierce fight from fellow finals side Tarrawingee, taking the win 48-46. The two sides were neckand-neck by the first break, before Whorouly tore out to a four goal lead by half-time. The struggle continued through the third quarter, with shooters and defenders at both ends of the court causing trouble for their opponents.Asthe final quarter entered its dying minutes, Tarrawingee pegged two goals back at Whorouly, but couldn’t overcome the total, with the Lions home by two. Whorouly co-coach Ebony Allen said while her side picked up the win, the hardfought nature of the match was a perfect primer for the intensity of finals netball. “Tarrawingee are a very good side, so we definitely had to work hard to maintain our intensity throughout,” she said. “But we are very happy with our girls and how they were able to hold strong against a great side like them and get the win. “It was a good test for us heading into the finals series.“The last quarter was tough, but credit to our girls, we never gave up until the very end and managed to keep ahead by just the two goals.”
The Lions held their vote count on Saturday after the Tarrawingee game, which saw Tayla Allen and Sally Wood share the top honour in A grade, with co-coach Jane-Maree Fitzpatrick the runnerWhoroulyup. netballers were also honoured at the league presentation night on Sunday, with Luisa Licciardello (B reserve leading goal scorer, joint runner up MVP, joint third in the best and fairest) and Katelin Anesbury (B grade joint MVP) also picking up some silverware.
Lions held their vote count after the match, with Calvene named best and fairest and half-back superstar Xavier Cannizzaro the runner up in the seniors, while brothers Matt and Ryan Harris finished top two in the reserves’ vote count. Calvene and Cannizzaro were also named in the Ovens and King Team of the Year at Sunday’s league presentation night.
FOUR IN A ROW CLOSES OUT LIONS’ SEASON
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Mountain Men through to semi-final
By NATHAN DE VRIES
The Bombers refused to back down and accept their fate, mounting a resistance through the third term to claw back within 38 points before a five goal to two final term put Bright over the top. “It was a really good win to head into the final off the back of,” Harrison said. “The boys take a lot of confidence out of that game, and we’re playing a good brand of footy at the moment, but the new season starts.”Cooper Thomason led the Mountain Men on the scoreboard with a six-goal haul, while Sam Dalbosco and Joe Gray were instrumental through the guts. For Bonnie Doon, Jack Goonan was named best on, ably supported by Campbell Smedley and Joel Sanford. The Bombers face Goorambat in an elimination final this weekend, with the winner set to play either Greta or Milawa in the second semi-final.
MATCH REVIEWSROUND 20
UP FOR GRABS: Leshae Hogan, who finished runner up in the Ovens and King A grade player of the year count Sunday Doonthecontestingnight,forballatBonnieonSaturday.
WHAT A MARK: Spectators enjoyed the high-flying antics of Cooper Thomson, who was an instrumental part of Bright’s back six.
DISPOSAL: Sam Dalbosco gets the ball off to Clay Dillon.
THE final round of the O&K home and away season was vital for Bright’s senior footy side, as they belted out a 15.11 (101) to 6.10 (46) win over Bonnie Doon to book their ticket through to the second week of finals. The winner of the showdown was guaranteed a shot at taking on Benalla in the first semi-final, and Bright came to play, racing ahead to a 40-point margin by quarter time and keeping the Bombers to just the solitary minor score.The Mountain Men kept piling on the pressure, leading by 52 points by the long break.Bright coach Paul Harrison said the start was exactly what he was hoping for from his“Itside.was a really big match - obviously everyone knew the outcome and the reward from the win, so everyone was ready to play,” he said. “Our first quarter was sensational - the boys were switched on and started like a house on fire. “Our pressure in our forward 50 and our pressure around the ground was huge - I think we had eight tackles inside our forward 50 in the first half, which was really good.“With Bonnie Doon, if you can get your frontal pressure up really high on them, they tend to fall back into just kicking the ball long down the line, and with our back line’s intercept marking and that, they sort of were playing into our hands a little bit. “I think the thing was our zone that we played really rolled up the ground high, our back line left their deepest forward free so they couldn’t chip the ball around a lot and play through that wing.“Every time they got it out on that wing, our pressure was so high that they had to just kick it long down the line, which worked really well for us.”
By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN BRIGHT’S A grade netballers battled hard but fell just short against Bonnie Doon going down 45-40 in their last game of the season on Saturday Bright made a fast start to lead after the first quarter, but a dominant third quarter by the Bombers proved the difference to ensure Bright’s season couldn’t end on a high. Shooter Laura Harris continued her consistent run of form to end the season and finished with 25 goals, the most on court while coach defence.aFlint-ChapmaBridgetnplayedstiflinggameinTheperformance capped an end to an award winning season for court.Wangaratta’sthatBrighttwointriumphedSunday.anNorthbegradetowardsyeargraderunner-upLeshaeteammateSundayteamandkeeperwhoFlint-ChapmanwasnamedgoalintheOvensKingAgradeoftheyearnight,whileandcaptainHoganfinishedintheAplayerofthevotecount.FocuswillnowshiftBright’sBnetball,whowillfacingoffagainstWangarattaineliminationfinalonTheHawksoverBrighttheirmeetingweeksago,withlookingtoflipresultatNorthhome Bright A grade finish season with heads held high
PHOTOS: Amy Sholl
TOP HONOURS: Benalla’s Riley Moran took out the Player of the Year award and the Clyde Baker Medal at yesterday’s O&K league presentation night.
PHOTO: Garry Jones BEST AND FAIREST: Tegan White was awarded the Fay Morgan Medal after a stellar year in the Bulldogs’ defensive end. PHOTO: Melissa Beattie
A grade netball Player of the Year: Tayla Ward (Moyhu).Leading Goal Shooter: Taylah Reidy (Greta) - 576 goals. Fay Morgan Medal: Tegan White (Tarrawingee)RunnerUp: Sophie Morey (Moyhu)
UNDERGROUND: Saige Broz bounces a pass across to Sally Botter. PHOTOS: Janet Watt BULLDOGS BEATEN: Myrtleford took out a handy 12 goal win over Wodonga Bulldogs on Saturday.
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Seniors football Player of the Year: Riley Moran (Benalla All Blacks). Leading Goal Kicker: Lachlan Thompson (Benalla All Blacks) - 105 goals.Clyde Baker Medallist: Riley Moran (Benalla All Blacks). Runner Up: Jackson Hourigan (Benalla All Blacks).
By NATHAN DE VRIES WHILE they may be out of contention for finals, Myrtleford’s A grade netballers enjoyed a 58-46 win over Wodonga Bulldogs at Martin Park on Saturday. A ferocious Bulldogs squad threatened to put up a fight early, trailing by just a goal at quarter time, before the Saints put the foot down to lead by seven at half-time. Some positional changes by Wodonga after the half brought the game back to within five goals before Myrtleford steadied and blew the Bulldogs away. Coach Tina Way said the way her girls settled into the match was very impressive. “They got a little jump at the start, we were down by a couple goals then we came away and levelled it out at the end of the first quarter, then slowly chipped away and were able to score off any of their turnovers that they made, or we turned the ball and we were able to score,” she said. “In the third quarter they made some changes, they brought on some under 17 players into goal attack and centre - they threw everything they had at us and we were able to steady. “I think they did win that quarter by one goal then in the last quarter we were able to “Theycontinue.were coming off a win the week prior and I did say to the girls that Wodonga would be really wanting to go for two wins in a row which is something they haven’t achieved for a long time, and they were going to throw everything they had at us.” With a tough matchup this week against the always-challenging Wodonga Raiders, the Saints will need to replicate their fine form to snare another late-season win. “The girls played free flowing, fast netball, and Rebecca Piazza shot very well in the goal circle, she had excellent stats for the day,” Way said. “Sally Botter received a lot of coaching instruction throughout the game - everything I say to her she goes out and does and does really well, so I was really happy with her game. “Sophie Cappellari had a good battle with Ellie Ainsworth on the wing, and that was nice to watch. “Amber Quirk defensively turned several balls over at the right time and we were able to capitalise on them. “We want to still keep winning and doing well, just for the pride of yourself and your team and your club. “The girls put out their all every single week, I cannot question their commitment and their desire to play well each week for Myrtleford. “We beat them last time (43-35), but I find that Raiders have inconsistencies at times - they went down to Albury by two goals and we went down to them by 20 recently, so you can never tell on the day with Wodonga Raiders. “We definitely want to go up against Wodonga Raiders this week and put what we did on the weekend and do it well and hopefully take anotherMyrtleford’swin.” B grade squad also tasted victory, while the C grade and 17 and under sides went down.
B grade netball MVP: (Tie) Katelin Anesbury (Whorouly), Mia Lynch (Bright). Leading Goal Shooter: Rhonda Bennett (Milawa) - 617 goals. Kath Dobson Medallist: Maya AckroydRunner(Milawa).Up:Jenna McIntyre (Milawa).
BENALLA All Blacks midfield gun Riley Moran took out two of the top honours at Sunday night’s Ovens and King Football Netball Leagues’ presentation night, awarded both the Clyde Baker Medal and Player of the YearThegongs.O&K’s biggest night took place following the conclusion of the 20 round home and away season on Saturday, with footballers and netballers across all grades in attendance.Moranhad one impressive yearthe versatile Panthers’ mid/forward kicking 28 goals and being among the best on ground in 12 out of his 17 matches played for the minor premiers this season. Moran took out the Clyde Baker Medal ahead of teammate Jackson Hourigan, while Benalla’s Lachlan Thomson took out the goal kicking award with a total of 105 majors for theInyear.the A grade netball, Tarrawingee star defender Tegan ‘Tig’ White was awarded the Fay Morgan Medal, ahead of Moyhu’s Sophie Morey, while Tayla Ward of Moyhu was named Player of the Year and Greta’s Taylah Reidy won the award for leading goal shooter. Bonnie Doon was well represented in the rising star categories, with Bombers Joel Sandford (football) and Mia Tanner (netball) both recognised as future best and fairest contenders.
Saints smiling on the netball court
C grade netball MVP: Remi Nicholas (Benalla All Blacks).Leading Goal Shooter: Grace Revell (Bonnie Doon) - 408 goals. Flo Egan Medallist: Erin Brond (Bonnie Doon).
B Reserve netball MVP: Amber Finger (Moyhu). Leading Goal Shooter: Luisa Licciardello (Whorouly) - 640 goals. Best and Fairest: Karlah Box (North Wangaratta).RunnerUp: Cass Turner (Bonnie Doon).
FULL AWARD RESULTS
Riley Moran gets top awards at league night
Reserves football MVP: (Three Way Tie) Darcy Martin (Bright), Tom Webster (Greta), Luke Berriman (Bonnie Doon). Leading Goal Kicker: Liam Sinclair (Benalla All Blacks) - 57 goals. Ross Schutt Medal: Trent Whitecross (Greta). Runners Up: (Tie) Daniel Hogarth (Tarrawingee), Darcy Martin (Bright). Football - Rising Star: Joel Sanford (BonnieNetballDoon).-Rising Star: Mia Tanner (Bonnie Doon).
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The Saints reserves pulled off a miracle win in their match, coming from four goals behind to take a one point victory thanks to a clutch goal from Malachi Owers, while the thirds dispatched Wodonga with ease 16.14 (110) to 2.3 (15).
THE equation for making finals just got that bit harder for Myrtleford’s senior footballers, after their 7.5 (47) to 10.16 (76) loss to Wodonga Bulldogs at Martin Park saw the Saints slip out of the O&M’s topAftfive.er a strong opening term, the Bulldogs roared out to a 21 point lead by half-time with a total of 16 scoring shots to Myrtleford’s five. From there, momentum wasn’t the Saints’ friend, with the visitors unable to regularly work the ball out of half back and supply their forwards, who shone with the limited use they had. Co-coach Dawson Simpson said the performance was far from the best the Saints were capable of. “We’re pretty disappointed in how we went over and played,” he said. “There’s no doubt the Bulldogs were up for a big scrap and they brought the heat, they were able to get the ball on their terms for a lot of the day, and we couldn’t get our game going at all. “Whilst we were able to keep it reasonably tight early in the game, they had more of the ball and were able to turn the ball back over off our back“Wehalf.just struggled to get the ball past our half-back line or through the middle of the ground into our forward“Whenline.we were able to get it into our forwards, they were able to score - Nick Warnock was able to take a couple of big marks and kick some goals, and Murray Waite was always very“Welively.just couldn’t get the ball down there enough to give those boys a chance.”First-year Saint Simon Curtis continued his run of form, with his 37 disposals, nine contested possessions and continual run off half-back earning him best on ground.“Simon was fantastic, he was our best player on the day,” Simpson said.“He’s been in amazing form the last month, he’s the ultimate professional and we love having him.“He’s giving us a lot of drive off the half-back line, we’ve had to put him down there to give us something as a ball user and he’s done that. “Riley O’Shea coming into the team was fantastic, he beat his man all day, took some good marks and used the ball well, so we’re happy with how he went as well.”
THE ALPINE Bombers fly with successiveseventhwin
Final two matchestwo must-wins for Saintsmust-wins Saints
The Saints now realistically have to win their last two rounds to have a chance at sneaking back into finals contention, with this weekend’s home game against ninth-placed Wodonga Raiders the immediate challenge.“We’recertainly not shying away from it - we’ve got ourselves into this position so we’ve got to get ourselves out of it now,” Simpson said. “The Ovens and Murray is a competition where if you give anyone a chance they can have their day.“Whilst on the ladder and on the win sheets Raiders haven’t had their best season, they’re certainly capable so we’ve got to respect them and be up for a big, finals-like intensity match because they’d be looking to knock us off our perch. “We lose this, we’re out of the race, probably, so we need to make sure that we’ve got everything in place to take it right up to them, they’re certainly capable.”
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By BRODIE EVERIST THE Dederang-Mount Beauty senior footballers continued their winning streak with a dominant performance against Mitta United, winning 17.14 (116) to 5.5 (35) at Dederang Reserve last Saturday. The Bombers led throughout the match, booting 22 points in the first quarter to the Blues’ 8. When the first half came to a close the Bombers had increased their margin to 21, having added another 20 points in the second term.Inthe second half their performance continued to improve, holding Mitta United to single-digit scores each quarter, while Dederang Mount-Beauty piled on 74 points during the final twoCo-captainterms. Elliott Powell was named best on ground, with special mentions for Cody Hewat, Joshua Kable, Charlie Connors, Sam Creamer and Dylan Bedford. This was their seventh consecutive victory, but they will need every ounce of their skill to continue the winning run when they face the third-placed Beechworth Bushrangers at Dederang Reserve this Saturday, in the final match of the regular season.TheBombers remain fourth on the ladder, one win ahead of Barnawatha.Earlierinthe day, the DederangMount Beauty reserves demolished their opponents with a 22.23 (144) to 0.1 (1) win over Mitta United. However, it was a tough day for the Bombers on the netball courts, with the A, B and C grades all falling to the Blues. The A grade netballers were defeated 32 goals to 62. They were behind after the first quarter, and despite 27 goals from top scorer Alysha de Koeyer they could not stop the Blues gradually increasing the goal margin throughout the game. They remain eighth on the ladder behind Beechworth. The B grade outfit were soundly defeated 27 goals to 75, while the C grade managed to keep within a 10-goal margin throughout the game, only losing by 30 goals to the Blues’ 39.
UNDONE: Myrtleford slipped to sixth on the ladder after a loss to Wodonga Bulldogs on Saturday. PHOTO: Janet Watt By NATHAN DE VRIES
