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SECONDARY students around Indigo Shire have the chance to contribute to a first-time memorial charity event being held as a tribute to the late Ian Jones through a writing competition where prizes will presented by renowned commentator and author, Peter FitzSimons. Event patron Mr FitzSimons, who dedicated his own book on the infamous Ned Kelly to Ian Jones, will be among guest speakers at the special occasion organised by the ‘Friends of the Burke Museum’ on Saturday, March 19. The competition has also been organised by the Friends group as part of the
Competition p ggives students chance to contribute to special p event BY CORAL COOKSLEY ccooksley@ nemedia.com.au
tribute. As a proud Australian, through his work in journalism, film, television and the recording of Australian history, Mr Jones had contributed to the definition of the ‘Australian Identity’ - the memorial event’s title - as well being recognised as a leading authority on the Ned Kelly story. The challenge for students who live in the shire
is to capture what the Australian identity means in 500 words with entries mailed to friendsburkemuseum@ gmail.com. Entries close on Friday, March 11 and winners will be notified five days later. Prizes for one male and one female student include a $100 Beechworth Books voucher as well as tickets for the winner to all Saturday sessions of the event as well as a ticket for one parent to join them at a semi-formal dinner at the Hotel Nicholas. ‘Friends of the Burke Museum’ president, Kate
Sutherland said the competition’s aim is to engage students in a significant event that acknowledged Mr Jones’ substantial contribution to Beechworth’s cultural life. “Mr Jones had also made a significant contribution to Australian film and television and the Arts,” she said. “Secondary students are members of our community and their personal perspectives will be valued.” “Inviting them to contribute through a writing competition will be a way of expressing their ideas and opinions through crea-
tive writing,” she said. Ms Sutherland said the competition is planned to be part of an annual future event. Tickets for the event sessions: ‘A Tribute to Ian Jones’ at Beechworth’s Town Hall to be held from 3pm to 4.30pm, ‘Meet and Greet” at the Burke Museum from 4.30pm to 5.30pm as well as a semi-formal dinner at Hotel Nicholas at 7pm for a 7.30pm start can be purchased from the Beechworth Visitors Information Centre at 103 Ford Street.
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New roadmap to hearing elders’ voices THE Yoorrook Justice Commission has today released its Roadmap to Hearing Elders’ Voices which outlines Yoorrook’s journey ahead covering the formal launch, commencement of Elders’ truth-telling and first formal hearings. The roadmap restates Yoorrook’s commitment to hearing from Elders first and foremost, ensuring the historic work of the commission is guided by, and grounded in, cultural authority. Covering five phases, the roadmap commences in March 2022, moving through the initial three phases of community pre-engagement, Yoorrook’s formal launch and Elders’ Yarning Circles. The findings from these initial phases will culminate in Yoorrook’s first Elders’ hearings starting from April 26. All five phases of the roadmap will contribute to the development of Yoorrook’s interim report which is due on June 30. Professor Eleanor Bourke, chair of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, spoke positively about this announcement. “Elders voices are paramount,” she said. “Their voice will underpin truth and justice for First Peoples. “By prioritising Elders
first, Yoorrook will ensure their stories and truths are captured and included as evidence in its final recommendations. “The roadmap provides a clear outline of the commission’s operations moving forward and demonstrates its commitment to putting Elders at the centre of this process.” The first phase of the roadmap is First Peoples community pre-engagement which will begin this month. Yoorrook’s formal launch and ceremonial sitting will take place on March 24 and will mark the formal start of Yoorrook’s inquiry and will be grounded in cultural practices. Following Yoorrook’s formal launch, phase three will see commissioners visit Elders across the state in regional communities. These meetings, titled Elders’ Yarning Circles, will take place between March 28 and April 22. The Elders’ Yarning Circles present a platform for Elders to provide insights into the process directly to the commissioners. Commissioners will also use these visits as an opportunity to go on country and attend sites of cultural and historical significance. The Elders’ truth-telling process will commence on April 26 and will run until
READY TO LISTEN: Members of the Yoorrook Justice Commission (from left) Professor Maggie Walter, Dr Wayne Atkinson, chair Professor Eleanor Bourke, Sue-Anne Hunter and Professor Kevin Bell AM QC. the delivery of Yoorrook’s interim report. This will provide opportunities for Elders to speak and determine if they want their stories included in the official public record of the
impact of colonisation in Victoria. Further details of the support available to people participating the process, will be announced at the commission’s launch on Thurs-
day, March 24. Yoorrook will invite knowledge-offerings and truth telling from all Traditional Owners and First Peoples in the second half of 2022, and from the broader
Victorian community after that. To learn more about the Yoorrook Justice Commission, please visit the website at: https://yoorrookjusticecommission.org.au/.
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MEET–UPS: BHS project coordinator Kim Wright will meet with interested locals who will participate in a co–design team to explore the 4M‘s framework.
Delivering better health outcomes for older people By CORAL COOKSLEY A COLLABORATIVE project between the local area health service and a university research centre has been designed to improve health outcomes for older people in Indigo Shire with a focus on what is important to them. Developed in 2020 the project had a set-back by the coronavirus pandemic and will be launched next week. Beechworth Health Service (BHS) will work with health professionals, families, carers, and community to identify “What Matters” to the ageing population in the Shire over coming months. The project has been funded with $420,000 by the Commonwealth Government Primary Rural Innovative Multidisciplinary Model of care program. Minister for Regional Health, Dr David Gillespie MP said the grant is the first to be made under the Primary Care Rural Innovative
Multidisciplinary Models (PRIMM) program, which supports the development in close consultation with communities of ‘trial ready’ care models that address local primary care challenges. Known as the PRIMM Indigo 4Ms Model of Care Project, the venture will be a collaboration with the John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research at La Trobe University to develop a guide that outlines an integrated approach to the care of rural older adults. BHS chief executive Mark Ashcroft said the team expected the model to be replicable, transferrable and scalable for other area health services. “Collaboration between the La Trobe research team and BHS ensures empirical rigour and allows us to formally publish the work,” he said. BHS project coordinator Kim Wright will meet with interested locals who will participate in a codesign team to explore the
4M’s framework. The Indigo 4Ms model developed two years ago has been based on the World Health Organisation ICOPE guidelines and the Institute for Health Improvement (IHI) that helped the local project identify four of the most important discussion points for older adults what matters, medication, mental wellbeing and mobility that will again be presented to local communities to consider. Federal member for Indi Dr Helen Haines, will launch the project at the George Kerferd Hotel next Thursday March 10 at 2.30pm. There are limited numbers for the event but seats still available. Contact project manager Jan Lang for essential bookings via email at Jan.Lang@beechworthhealth.org.au Interested locals can learn more about the project by contacting Ms Wright at Beechworth Health Service on 03 57 220 200.
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Letters to the editor True council engagement lacking IT was with excitement that we read about the community being invited to have a say in what they would like prioritised in the Indigo Shire Council (ISC) Draft 2022-2023 Budget - re John Harvey’s enlightening Letter to Editor on 4 February. We were finally going to have an opportunity to input into something as important as the annual budget. However, this Pre Budget Survey was only available to those who have IT access otherwise you had to go into a council service centre and sit down with a staffer who would help you complete the survey online. I accidentally saw a council-produced poster promoting the survey although I did
note that no closing date was mentioned and the website link did not connect directly to the survey form. Furthermore, the online survey would only accept one email address meaning if there were more people from the same household they couldn’t express their opinions. So much for the council being a signatory of the WHO Age-Friendly Communities program with its inclusive approach for all people. This is meant to enable genuine participation in community consultation and decision making. Poor seniors and people with disabilities miss out again. Council no longer has an ISC ad on page 2 of the Ovens & Murray Advertiser. The Yackandandah community newsletter had a survey ad.
How do people access information with this disparity going on? Ratepayers have seen lots of council resources and time spent on producing an array of feel-good, flowery policies but when it comes to the crunch these policies are in many instances ignored. There has been a good response from residents who completed the survey, but it’s concerning that their input won’t be made public until the council meeting on May 17 when the council’s draft budget agenda paper is announced. The community must wonder why bother especially if the contents of their input aren’t substantiated and could be ignored like last year’s budget submissions. Come on council, please don’t undermine this opportunity to involve the community in this process and let’s hope the replacement
councillor, to be announced shortly, builds on this new, open and active approach to supporting Indigo residents. Christine Stewart, Beechworth
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Local dragon boat club scores bronze medals By CORAL COOKSLEY STANLEY dragon boater Kyran Ellis paddled as a Beechworth Dragon Boat Club team member at his first regatta in Melbourne two weeks ago when the club came up trumps with bronze medals. The club known as the Golden Serpents had been one of 19 from around Victoria that competed in the Lunar New Year Regatta Festival held at Victoria Harbour, Docklands. Proud of the club that had been created in 2021 when training kicked off for the first time in September last year, Mr Ellis said it had y been a great opportunity to see how the team came together following their hard work since then. w “We were really competitive and drew a lot of attention to how well we did for the club’s first regatta,” he said. “It’s a testament to the founders who started and built the club up that has
translated into great results at competition level. “We were fortunate that I was in a mixed boat crew for one of the races where I paddled with my daughter Heidi and son Dorian, and being in the boat together was great fun where we had a good competition result too. “Our teams were right up there on the day which was really exciting and motivating,” he said. Mr Ellis said the sport was an inclusive for all ages where paddlers worked together as a team. Taken up as a family sport, his partner Michelle Ellis also a paddler, said she had not known what to expect. “People were so welcoming when we arrived,” she said. “We had been well prepared by our coaches so we stayed calm and focused but in race mode. “The regatta had been meaningful too as it had been part of the Chinese
Lunar Year celebrations and it was great to see to dragon boats that are part of China’s history among celebrations as well as lion dances.” Club committee member and head coach Kellie Jones said many scheduled regattas had been cancelled throughout the season. “Most of the team had never competed before and we really wanted our paddlers to get the feel for racing against other teams and experience the thrill of competition,” she said. “The Lunar New Year regatta was a perfect one to start with as it’s a great atmosphere with the Chinese Lion dance at lunch break, Kayo Sports streaming the racing live and lots of teams participating. “We went for the experience, but were thrilled to make two grand finals, and bring home three bronze medals across various categories.” The club took out bronze medals for Senior A 20s 200 metre, as well as a Senior
TEAM SPIRIT: Some of the team members from Beechworth Dragon Boat Club ‘Golden Serpents’ Tyson Cox (left), Jaxson McClellan, Diane Edmondson, Dorian Ellis, sister Heidi and parents, Michelle and Kyran who experienced the thrill of competition at Melbourne’s Lunar New Year Regatta Festival. PHOTO: Coral Cooksley A Opens (Men’s) 10s 200 metre and Premiers Opens (Men’s) 20s 200m with a combined crew of paddlers
who joined in from Brave Hearts, Mount Beauty and Yarrawonga. For more information
about the sport and Beechworth Dragon Club visit www.revolutionise.com.au/ beechworthdbc/home/.
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Thank you to community BHS would like to acknowledge and thank the community for their patience, understanding and support as the health service continues to navigate the presence of COVID-19 in the community and the region. The ongoing changes to health service operations over the last few months have been in response to the exposure to and presence of COVID-19 on site. Theses changes have been in line with the COVID-19 safe guidelines - Managing COVID-19 exposures and outbreaks: actions for residential aged care facilities (RACFs) and advice from Albury Wodonga Public Health Unit. The decisions are made to reduce the spread of infection and maintain safe environment for all. We apologise for the disruption to services for community clients, carers, families and staff and appreciate the flexibility shown from all as the health service continues to work within the guidelines to provide safe and quality care for all.
Successful COVID-19 Testing Clinic – operations ceased The BHS COVID-19 Testing Clinic operations have now ceased due to reduced demand in the service and changes to testing guidelines for COVID-19. All staff have been redeployed into the health service. Testing clinics are operating via Northeast Health Wangaratta Vincent Rd Screening Clinic and Albury Wodonga Health Smythe St Clinic.
Follow BHS on Facebook to receive up-to-date health information relevant to our local community. www.facebook.com/BeechworthHealthService
Service Awards On 16 March 2022 at 12noon, BHS will take time to formally acknowledge the service of staff and volunteers. This ceremony invites the recipients of the awards to attend on site at BHS to receive a badge to thank them for their years of service and commitment to BHS.
Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Members 2022 The CAC has recently undertaken their annual planning for 2022 and are currently working on a number of initiatives and focus for 2022. They are still seeking fellow community members who are committed to providing strategic advice on priority areas and issues from a consumer, carer and community perspective. Commitment – CAC meetings are monthly at BHS and generally last for 1.5 hours. You can be involved in projects, work with local groups, staff and organisations and share ideas that will support residents, patients and community. You can be a voice for community and engage with your health service to bring about change.
For more information about BHS or the role you can play Visit https://beechworthhealthservice.com.au/ about the role or email info@beechworthhealth.org.au
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Local artist exhibits oil works By CORAL COOKSLEY AN EXHIBITION of artworks with a unique resonance for those who love the High Country landscape will be opened on Sunday at the Old Stone Hall in Beechworth. The collection by local artist Susan Murphy in her latest exhibition ‘Painting the North East,’ charts the passage of seasons over the diverse North East Victoria landscape where paintings capture the changing light and mood in mountain views, tranquil valleys and dramatic skies. Sites of reflection include Beechworth, the Buckland Valley and the High Plains prior to 2019’s bushfires. Ms Murphy has practised as a fine artist since she graduated from Edinburgh College of Art with an Honours Degree in Painting and Drawing in 1989, exhibited extensively in Scotland and Ireland, as well as having group and solo shows in her adopted homeland of Victoria’s North East. “I work from the landscape which surrounds me, predominantly with trees or mountainous landscape and skyscapes and maybe they remind me of home as they are themes I have constantly returned to through-
NORTH EAST LOVE: Local artist Susan Murphy with one of her paintings that will be on show in her latest exhibition ‘Painting the North East.’ out the years,’ she said. Capturing quickly changing light in the landscape, Ms Murphy firstly takes photographs or swiftly sketched in gouache. ‘Sketches and photographs are the starting point, along with the emotional impact and memory of the place, then taken to the studio to begin working up the paintings in oil paint where the medium allows a lot of time between layers,” she said. Ms Murphy said her
paintings evolved slowly with each one undergoing many reworks before the final work emerged. She said the exhibition had been driven by a desire to see many aspects of the North East Victorian landscape presented together. The exhibition opens with an artist talk and reception this Sunday at the Old Stone Hall, 7 Church Street and will run until March 14 with daily viewing from 11am - 3pm. The exhibition opening is by RSVP only.
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Yackandandah Cemetery Trust shares in sustainability grants By CORAL COOKSLEY THE YACKANDANDAH Cemetery Trust is one of five community groups that shared in a pool of more than $19,000 worth of grants from Indigo Shire Council last week. The trust received $8000 for installation of a 5kw solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage system on the cemetery grounds maintenance shed to charge battery operated grounds maintenance equipment and power tools. Yackandandah Cemetery Trust member Paul Anderson the trust’s ambition is to support the shift toward a more mindful relationship with energy, building climate change resilience and joining others within the community to help mitigate the climate emergency. “Funds will assist the trust with costs to install the system that generates and stores renewable electricity from sunlight,” he said. “Electricity generated will be used to charge battery operated grounds maintenance equipment and power tools, not limited to mowers, whipper snippers, and pruners. Mr Anderson said the transition from petrol powered maintenance equip-
CONTEMPORARY: Artist Dore Stockhausen with some of her paintings which she creates using special techniques.
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MAINTAINED: An Indigo Shire Council sustainability grant will help with Yackandandah Cemetery Trust’s upkeep of the cemetery with tools and equipment powered by renewable energy. ment to battery-enabled rechargeable electric equipment powered from renewable energy, meant zero emissions. Among benefits for members and other community volunteers who support the site with maintenance and upkeep will be increased grounds maintenance efficiency, reduced operating costs as well as removing the need for hazardous onsite fuel and oil storage. Others include increased workplace safety for members. as well as noise reduction for neighbours. Mr Anderson said the
Cemetery Trust is a funding co-contributor for the project budgeted up to $20,000 to contribute to the solar system installation costs, as well as the purchase of new electric maintenance equipment. Funding had been made possible through council’s 2021-2022 Community Sustainability Grants Program. Lions Club of Beechworth received close to $4000 for installation of a 3.3kw solar system (10 x 330w panels) and 3000TLX dual inverter for its Gang Plate Layers Cottage project with Stanley Hall and
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Athenaeum Committee of management awarded $5000 for installation of a 6.6kw solar system and inverter at Stanley Hall. Kiewa Catchment Landcare Group that runs as a network received $1000 for a revegetation project at Tangambalanga’s Coulston Park Recreation Reserve, native plant giveaway and signage projects while Wahgunyah Progress Association had been awarded close to $1400 for installation of a 12v solar power supply and battery storage to light the Railway Reserve toilets in the town.
ARTLOVERS will have the chance to take a peep into the world of a Beechworth based award-winning artist at a Mayday Hills Art Society talk at 3pm this Sunday. German born painter Dore Stockhausen, who has exhibited her works both nationally and internationally, will take people through different techniques that she uses as well as her background in becoming an artist. “I’m a contemporary abstract artist who enjoys painting landscapes often with an architectural influence “ she said. Her artistic expression shares a personal response to the ethereal beauty of the landscape, with a reminder of human interference. Dore wishes to portray time, a look at the past, the
now, and glimpses into the future. The creative artisan began teaching herself to paint in oil but then developed her own unique style where acrylic paint became her preferred medium. With her husband Marcus a gold and silversmith, the pair ran their studio/art gallery in East Gippsland for 17 years before recently moving to Mayday Hills, Beechworth where they intend to reestablish their respective art practices. The Art Society is located in Kurrajong Way, Mayday Hills near the Ghost Asylum Tours in Beechworth. Gold coin entry donation with afternoon tea provided. RSVP by this evening to Christine Cansfield-Smith, email bibart@bigpond.com or 0412 126 219.
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FROM now until mid March GOLDEN HORSESHOES FESTIVAL PARADE CALL-OUT. With Easter just around the corner the Golden Horseshoes Festival committee is seeking parade applications from schools, community groups and individuals to participate in this year’s parade at 3pm on Saturday, April 16. Email Goldenhorseshoesfestival@gmail.com; enquiries Jim Didolis M 0409 958 340. Saturday, March 5 BEECHWORTH FARMERS’ MARKET: 8:00am to 12:00pm. Fresh local produce. Church Street. QUERCUS BEECHWORTH: Flea market. 8am to 1pm. Find a bargain. New stall holders welcome. Corner Ford and Church Streets. Sunday, March 6 ARTS YACKANDANDAH. 2pm. Yackandandah Courthouse. International Women’s Day celebration screening of documentary, Motherload (PG)- a glimpse at how 21st century bikes are empowering women and bringing communities closer together to meet some of the biggest crises of our time: social inequality and climate change. Optional ‘ride-in’ to the film from the Yack Soldiers Memorial Park to the Courthouse from 1.20pm. Prizes for decorate bikes, scooters, or wheelies. Sunday 6 March, 2pm for the start of the screening. Coin donation welcome. Bookings essential. https://www.trybooking.com/BXUEV. Wednesday March 9 U3A: ‘Poetry Writing’; 1.30pm-3.30pm. This course will explore the nature of poetry, and how to get started writing poetry. Beechworth Railway Station, Harper Avenue. Bookings essential. Non-members contact courses.indigo.u3a@gmail.com. Thursday, March 10 U3A: ‘Insect Safari’; 10am-12noon. Find out about and observe beneficial insects in a local garden with Karen Retra, co-founder of the Wild Pollinator Count project; an enthusiastic insect admirer, and an amateur entomologist. Bookings essential. Non-members contact courses.indigo. u3a@gmail.com.
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Community forum shines spotlight on renewable energy By CORAL COOKSLEY A COMMUNITY energy forum held at Beechworth’s Servicemen’s Memorial Hall shone the spotlight on local renewable energy opportunities. The forum supported by Hume Community Power, which is delivered jointly by social enterprise Indigo Power and GV Community Energy, brought people together from across the region. Indigo Power managing director Ben McGowan said a network of 17 community groups now existed which stretched from Wodonga to Seymour and from Mount Beauty to Shepparton. The meeting explored how renewable energy can be increased in local communities, how Indigo Power worked as an organisation as well as an address on the high level of change in national electricity markets. Experts in the field delivered informative talks on community-scale batteries, the future of the electricity grid, as well as sessions on electric vehicles, pumped hydro energy storage and developing solar projects. Community battery researcher, ANU’s Dr Marnie Shaw, said the North East
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EXPERTS: Some of the guest speakers Former Australian Parliament member Cathy McGowan AO (left), GV Community Energy chief executive Geoff Lodge, Indigo Power managing director Ben McGowan with ANU senior researcher Dr Marnie Shaw at the community forum last month. PHOTO: Coral Cooksley can cement its reputation as a leader in community-scale batteries. “Yackandandah’s community battery was the first of its kind in Australia and I know there are feasibility studies happening across other parts of the region,” she said. “It is exciting to see communities making the most of the opportunities from renewable energy technology and taking the power into their own hands. “We hope to support more communities across the region to take steps toward developing
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Bill Shorten to have a beverage in Beechworth SHADOW Minister for NDIS and Government Services Bill Shorten will visit Beechworth on Thursday, March 17 alongside Labor candidate for Indi Nadia David. The pair will attend a ‘Beechworth Beverage with Bill‘ event at Beechworth‘s Nicholas Hotel. It will follow Mr Shorten and Ms David‘s visit to Benalla earlier in the day, and precede their visit to Wodonga the day after to discuss NDIS and service issues with key stakeholders. “Bill‘s investment of two days in Indi is a real indication of how seriously Labor takes our campaign to win this seat,” Ms David said. “North East Victoria needs a member in government who will take action to make the lives of Indi‘s residents better. “We need a strong Labor Government to implement real policies, real improvements and a real plan for the future – I want to be part of that.” Shadow Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing, Ged Kearney MP will also visit Indi on March 23.
HISTORY LOVE: Beechworth’s David Lawrence enjoys country living, the towns streetscapes and reconstructing the local health service archival records.
Helping to develop the local health service BOTTOMS UP: Have a beverage with Bill Shorten and talk politics at Beechworth‘s Nicholas Hotel on Thursday, March 17. PHOTO: AAP Photos
CONNECTED: Community members gathered for a Woorage Neighbourhood Watch social catch-up last month.members gathered for a Woorage Neighbourhood Watch social catch-up last month.
Woorage Neighbourhood Watch pushes ahead By CORAL COOKSLEY AS Wooragee Neighbourhood Watch continues to ramp up its efforts to attract more residents in the area they gathered for a social get together last month with a picnic at the local hall complex. Secretary Neil Townsend said the meet-up had been a great opportunity for new residents to get to know the locals as well as com-
munity members catching up with each other. With the group working together in continuing to promote the organisation, an AGM that followed a week later discussed the new community policing and engagement practice by Victorian police that began to roll out mid-last year. For more information on the Neighbourhood Watch activities, contact Mr Townsend on mobile 0412 626 517.
DAVID Lawrence was born in Brisbane. When eight years old his family moved to Lae, Papua New Guinea that was a safe, cIean and a magic place. Sent back to school in Australia, it broke his heart as he had fallen in love with PNG and was determined to return and become an anthropologist. What’s your job? I am in my ninth year as a Beechworth Health Service director and am also attached to the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra as an Associate Professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, College of Asia and the Pacific. What brought you to this role? Following a major car accident in Indonesia I had to reinvent my career. Suffering serious injuries, it was traumatic and took 18 months to recover. I became a writer and since then have published seven books on environmental history, the Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea and the colonial history of the Solomon Islands. Despite physical problems, the government sent me to Honiara where I managed a social assessment survey of 300 rural communities. I loved it but caught dengue fever twice. So you could say mosquitoes drove me south to Beechworth! What do you love about your job? I am strongly committed to developing the local hospital and have also reconstructed their archival records that are incredibly valuable. Included in them are the original documents relating to the establishment of the Ovens Gold Fields Hospital in 1856. What do you do in the community? I live quietly with two dogs and a large library. I am also an artist doing Chinese brush paintings and a Mayday Hills Art Society Board member. Every day I enjoy the environment and streetscapes of Beechworth. I never take history for granted. What’s the most important current community issue for you? Maintaining the health of the people of Indigo Shire. COVID is a long-term health management issue.
David Lawrence, Beechworth What would you do to solve, change or improve that situation? People must participate in and not take our health system for granted. I have lived with the poorest of people in Asia and the Pacific where people have been without fresh water and sanitation. I have seen teenage girls die beside the road during childbirth while waiting for transport. What’s the most important current world issue for you? I lived in Finland as a student and know Russia. The Finns say ‘The big black bear is now awake’. We all need vigilance. If the person you would most like to meet came to Indigo, or was already here, who would that be and what would you show them? The former museum director in Helsinki was Pirjo Varjola. We are good friends and wrote a book together. She was head curator of the foreign ethnology collection and is very smart and very perceptive. She taught me good Finnish manners - particularly not to speak loudly in public. Australians have become a nation of public screamers. I would show her the Burke Museum, the archival collection at the health service and our wonderful built heritage and streetscapes. Why would you show her that? She has a strong museum background and her brother is a head archivist for the Helsinki city government. History and heritage are important to her. What book are you reading? ‘Cold Night’ by Frank Moorhouse - part of the Edith Trilogy set in Canberra in the 1950s during attempts to ban the Communist Party and the city was being planned as a national capital.
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‘King’ Kayde leads the league By NATHAN DE VRIES BEECHWORTH Wanderers titan Kayde Surrey finds himself leagues ahead of the competition in the A grade Championship Player rankings with just two rounds of the regular season remaining. The Championship Player ranks the best overall cricketers for a season, across all aspects of play. Runs are worth a single point, with various modes of dismissal are worth differing amounts. Surrey has amassed 940 points to date, 166 points ahead of the nearest competitor in Wangaratta Magpies Pranav Menon (744 points), and 417 points ahead of the rest of the field, led by fellow Wanderer Matt Ryan on 523 points. Surrey has had a stellar year with willow, bashing 595 runs so far this season at an average of 54.09, with a high score of 106. A wizard with ball in hand, Surrey’s 25 season wickets have boosted his Championship Player rank, with a bowling average for the season of 10.36 and best figures of 4/14 against Wangaratta Magpies. Surrey’s fielding efforts hold him in good stead as well, with ranking points coming from catches (four) and both assisted and unassisted run outs (three and one, respectively). With two matches left to
play, the rest of the field will have to put in some fantastic efforts to compete against Surrey. Beechworth Wanderers A grade side travel down to Benalla to face the Bushrangers tomorrow, weather permitting. LATEST CLUB RESULTS A grade: Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 4/176(cc) K Surrey 87 M Woodburne 44 def by City Colts C.C. 5/189(cc) JA Nanson 59 TM Nanson 53 M Ryan 2/31. A reserve: Rutherglen United C.C. 4/102 K Schmidt 50* S Thompson 2/25 def Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 45 D Baldwin 4/8 ST Jennings 2/9 J Andison 2/10/. C grade: Gapsted C.C. 6/179(dec) W Creed 66* W Millis 28 B Harrington 25* def Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 120 D Pool 51 Z Percy 35 A Snell 2/3 W Millis 2/20 W Creed 2/23 S Wheeler 2/27. Under 16: Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 5/152(cc) C Ellett 103* T Docking 2/40 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 3/161 G Montgomery 53* J Fraser 36. Under 14: Rovers United Bruck C.C. Green 141 X Dodgshun 44 R McNamara 26 def by Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 6/147(cc) W Prebble 47 H Scalzo 33 E Saunders 29* E Jones 2/15. Under 12: Greta C.C. 5/89(cc) H Wallace 26 L Balzer 2/4 def by Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 6/91(cc) A Merritt 25*.
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LAST Friday the North East District Golf Association held their Ladies opening day at Yarrawonga. There were 112 players from 16 clubs in the North East that took part. And the Sandies did it again with our very own Debbie Tully having the best score of the day taking home the ‘Beryl Marshall’ Trophy which is awarded
for the best individual score of the day with 41 points. Deb together with Jan Lang also came third in the aggregate event. Well done ladies and go the Sandies! Sunday On Sunday our opening day was held and it was great to see a few new members out participating.
A Mixed Fourball was played and due to the uneven men to women ratio the women paired up with two men so that everyone was in the running to win the John and Joan Anderson Mixed 4Ball Championships. There were some hot scores with a countback required to work out the winners with two teams finishing on 47 points.
Hollie Goodwin and Jamie Dolny won the countback with 26 points on the back nine compared to the runners up team of Glenda Marshall and Rick Atkins who had 25 points on the back nine. Third was MJ Kane and Andy Croome with 46 followed by Glenda Marshall and Rod Lang with 45. Nearest the pins went to
Warwick Deuis on the 7th, Dave Atkins on the 10th and Glenda Marshall on the 17th. This coming Sunday golf is back to 12:30pm for 1pm hit off. A Stroke event will be played for the first Monthly Medal of the 2022 season. Thursday Twilight Kerin Rowbottom finally broke through last Thursday
night in the Twilight competition after two runner up finishes in a row. Kerin’s score of 26 (21+5) was good enough to account for Col Carmody’s 26 points (20+6) on a countback. The ball winner was Rod Lang 24 (19+5). Jamie Dolny won nearest the pin on the 10th and Warwick Deuis took the cash for nearest chip on the 14th.
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