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REFLECTION: Cameron Auty’s five years with the Burke Museum saw the local community gain statewide recognition.

Cameron Auty moves on

BEECHWORTH’S Burke Museum and Historic Precinct manager Cameron Auty departed yesterday for a career move to Melbourne University’s Department of Museums and Collections as its associate director of operations.

“The department, set up a few years ago coordinates museums and collections across the university and it’s going to be an exciting challenge with a number of interesting projects underway,” Mr Auty said.

“It’s also going to be fasci-

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nating going back to my old university as a member of the leadership team for the museums department rather than a student.”

Mr Auty had brought exceptional expertise to his role at the Burke Museum and historic precinct, which he held for five and half years,

forging ahead with a number of exciting projects.

Proud of his many achievements, Mr Auty said among highlights were two big projects - the Courthouse Kelly Trials experience due to launch in June with the other being the historic precinct master plan nearing completion.

“Over my time here, I have engaged the museum more with the museum sector and we’ve won a number of

statewide museum awards too,” he said.

“I’ve really tried to push our medium-sized regional museum and historic precinct to being part of the national conversation.”

Among other achievements has been creating a Deakin University link for the museum’s online digitisation program as well as his election to the Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) National

Council.

Another proud moment has been the ‘People of Beechworth’ exhibition, linking past history with today’s modern vibrant community.

“The museum has been largely a 19th century history space and the addition has been quite revolutionary, but I think it’s been a really good outcome and visitors love it,” Mr Auty said.

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Recreational prospectors warned AUTHORITIES are reminding recreational prospectors to do the right thing when fossicking for gold throughout the North East, with penalties of more than $36,000 applicable to those found in breach of the Mineral Resources (sustainable development) Act 1990.

There are almost 73,000 active miner’s rights in Victoria, and the rush to get involved shows no sign of slowing, with more than 8000 purchased in 2021.

Due to recent heavy rain and flooding, some areas across the state remain closed

or inaccessible, so it is more important than ever for prospectors to plan ahead, while ensuring they know the access rules and consent requirements of each location they visit.

Earth Resources Regulation executive director, Chris

Webb, said it was important fossickers took the necessary precautions when seeking gold.

“Recreational prospecting has a long and rewarding history in Victoria, it’s important modern gold hunters are aware of the rules and how to

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From page 1 “We have historical collections, but we need to interpret them through a modern lens and we have a responsibility to interpret them for our audiences.”

Other highlights have been working with communities across the shire with the Chiltern Athenaeum, Rutherglen Historical Society and Yackandandah Museum.

“There have been good opportunities in meeting many different community members to provide some support and advice and help with projects as well as helping them have improved links to the rest of the sector.”

He said among challenges in his position had been leading the team through the pandemic with support as they transitioned to work from home with some great work outcomes over that period as well as working with council to help staff with their wellbeing.

Mr Auty said he had taken pride in helping to improve workplace conditions for the well-being of staff and volunteers including a new office space built for museum staff as well as a kitchen and repainting the museum’s interior.

“Working in historic buildings can be really challenging with their facilities,” he said.

“I’m really proud of what we have achieved as a team and with our volunteers, where five years has gone quickly.

“We have a professional hard-working team at the Burke Museum and I’m really grateful to Indigo Shire for being a wonderful place to work and to the community for the support they’ve given us over the years.

“I think the legacy that I’ve tried to build here will be continued where the historic precinct will have an exciting future as well.

“The Burke Museum is a special place with great collections, buildings and stories that people need to know about.

“I’ll always feel really connected to the museum particularly having gone through those challenges of the pandemic period.”

The University of Melbourne’s director of museums and collections, Rose Hiscock, said the university has exceptional museums and a significant collection.

“Cameron’s leadership skills and deep knowledge of the museum sector made him an ideal candidate for the role of associate director operations,” she said.

“I’m looking forward to Cameron joining our team we share a vision to strength-

MAJOR STEP: Beechworth’s Burke Museum and Historic Precinct manager Cameron Auty has taken up an exciting position with Melbourne University’s Department of Museums and Collections.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley en our museums, galleries and collections for students and general visitors alike.

“Cameron will bring significant strength to the position through his experience in the museum sector and his time as the manager of Beechworth’s Burke Museum and Historic Precinct.

Indigo Shire’s Tourism manager Susannah Doyle said in August 2017, council had been thrilled to bring Cameron onboard and it

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heralded the beginning of significant evolution for a professional museum operation, appealing and relevant exhibitions, major projects funded and delivered or underway, museum sector awards and recognition, and a cohesive, skilled and proficient team.

“Cameron has established the foundations for the team to continue the success he has led over the last five-plus years,” she said.

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“If you don’t know, don’t go - with some areas still closed due to flooding this year, always check ahead to make sure you can get to your favourite gold panning spot.”

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Letters to the editor Beechworth Historic and Heritage Society request list FOLLOWING on from last week’s Letter to the Editor from Elizabeth Mason re the Beechworth Historic and Heritage Society, here is their request list for 2023.

A charter be adopted to ensure that heritage underpins council decision making and Indigo Shire is first and foremost a ‘heritage shire’ reflecting the unique and significant character of our towns and district; Heritage recognition through application for all tiers of government registration; state, federal and World UNESCO registration for Gold Rush history; Council to create new shire town entry signs to showcase the heritage and lifestyle of our shire, and trademark our shire with a new logo exemplifying our unique heritage origins; Heritage signage on the Hume freeway, north and southbound; Install information plaques on all significant buildings and sites, and develop a brochure which takes you on a walking tour of each site; Replace power lines from Ford and Camp streets CBD, with underground power lines; Replace unsightly poles with heritage lamps, providing street and traffic lighting in appropriate locations; Restore the Town Hall

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council chambers to a usable community meeting space; Review the database of all significant buildings and sites, with their history documented and catalogued; Develop a portfolio of interests for the Australian National Heritage Week including opening public buildings, homes and gardens; Support for a major heritage festival, incorporating Gold Rush, Ned Kelly, celtic and lost trades; Continue to build a working relationship with Beechworth Corrections for the maintenance and improvement of our town; Reinstate the community advisory committees to liaise with Indigo Shire Council on relevant issues; Liaise with Parks Victoria to ensure the reopening and maintenance of walking tracks and historic mine sites.

Beechworth Historic and Heritage Society LETTERS to the editor must be signed with the full name, address and contact telephone number of the author provided. Letters under 250 words are preferred and we reserve the right to edit letters to fit available space.

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$2000 scholarship gives students fast start

By CORAL COOKSLEY TWO young locals embarking on university studies this year are thrilled to have received a Beechworth Rotary Club scholarship to give them a hand with expenses.

Set to kick off tertiary studies towards the end of month, Yackandandah’s Briana Wingard and Leo Enright each received a $2000 Jack Tully Scholarship.

The pair received the award at a presentation held at the club’s premises in Queen Victoria Park last Wednesday.

Briana and Leo completed their secondary education at Beechworth Secondary College last year.

Following an interview process, club president Larry Goldsworthy said both applicants had proved to be worthy scholarship recipients.

“They both contribute to their community where they have demonstrated leadership skills and are dedicated to self-development” he said.

“The $2000 scholarships received will assist them in

setting up for their university studies.”

Briana heads to La Trobe University Albury Wodonga campus where she will undertake studies in primary and secondary education while Leo will attend Monash University in Melbourne to start his studies in archaeology and ancient history.

Briana said being a teacher had always been on the radar since a youngster with her passion for the career cemented by two teachers as mentors over her schooling years.

“They helped me grow as a person and I wanted to aspire to be someone like them in the future,” she said.

The 18-year-old said she plans to be a primary school teacher when she completes her degree then pursue a career as a secondary school teacher.

“The scholarship is an excellent opportunity as uni is super expensive especially for regional students,” the young award recipient said.

“The scholarship is being used to buy textbooks and partly pay off my uni fees.”

Leo said he was “blown

away” when advised about being a successful applicant.

“Two thousand dollars is a significant sum and is a great help to settle in at uni and I now don’t have to spend my own money on a new laptop,” he said.

The 18-year-old said he had loved history in all forms since he could read.

“There’s something about making sense of what has happened in the past that fascinates me,” Leo said.

“My course involves hands-on work with artifacts as well as theory, and I am also undertaking studies in genocide as well as indigenous heritage studies.

“My dream is to travel and participate in archaeological digs during my degree and with postgraduate studies.

“Thank you to the Rotary Club for this opportunity.”

Mr Goldsworthy said the Jack Tully Scholarship is another avenue where Rotarians can support the community.

“By providing this annual award we maintain contact with our youth and remain relevant as a volunteer community service organisation in Beechworth,” he said.

THRILLED: Yackandandah’s Leo Enright and Briana Wingard with Beechworth Rotary Club president Larry Goldsworthy at last week’s scholarship presentation.

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Well-known ceramic artist to kickstart a busy year

By CORAL COOKSLEY

CREATIVE: An example of some of Dianne Mangan’s works - porcelain, coloured clay slip brushwork, high fired in an eco-friendly kiln.

PHOTO: Dianne Mangan.

AN EXCITING Mayday Hills Art Society (MDHAS) program for this year kicks off tonight at 5pm with an art talk by respected Australian ceramic artist Dianne Mangan.

The Beechworthian creates one-off contemporary sculptural works, pot forms and functional ceramic items.

Dianne said her main driving force is that the community benefits from whatever she does in her various roles and art practices.

“With my ceramics I think about connecting to others and hope that someone makes the connection, and I love to work in this way,” she said.

Dianne’s ceramic works have been exhibited throughout her career with

work on show in permanent collections at Parliament House in Canberra, Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum, as well as Launceston’s Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery and other private and overseas galleries.

MDHAS co-founder Christine Cansfield-Smith said society members enjoyed many benefits with a variety of informative art talks held alternatively with Café Scientifique ones held on the first Friday of each month.

“People enjoy getting together and networking too,” she said.

“As a member you also become a member of MDHAS Film Club with free movies every couple of months as we have a movie and a playhouse upstairs.

“Art members who have full membership have access to studios to rent and

we have creators across many art fields including textile art, glass and sculpture as well as music production.

“We like to support artists to help them increase their talents and opportunities to be more professional artists as well as for people interested in art to join in and be connected.

“It’s our mission as well as to be a centre of excellence for arts and science that makes us slightly different from an arts group as we’re about science as much as art.”

“Full membership is very inexpensive at $40 for a calendar year, $20 as a friend of the Art Society.”

An exciting development for this year is an inaugural 10-day creative textile art festival with a major exhibition wrapped around

photography and art to be held in the Memorial Hall in September.

“We’re inviting local textile and ceramic artists to add new pieces to an exhibition already on show in Sydney that we’re bringing to the region,” Christine said.

“There will be workshops where tutors will be coming from overseas to teach various techniques of textile art as well.”

“It’s a fusion of photographs, ceramics and textiles using photographs by a well-known photographer and fabric designer.”

The Art Society is located in Kurrajong Way, Mayday Hills near the Ghost Asylum Tours in Beechworth.

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The future is now

By CORAL COOKSLEY EXPERTS from across Victoria are set to explore the potential of new artificial intelligence (AI) software, during an upcoming event in Beechworth commissioned by Startw up Shakeup.

The ‘Inspire Me‘ AI Meetup will delve into popular AI softw war such as ChatGPT as well w as AI design, and explore the potential benefits each could pose to new startups and businesses in the local area.

It will also allow entrepreneurs and business leaders to hear about recent developments in AI and how the technology may allow the streamlining of operations and business efficiency.

Headlined by experts including Birgit Schönafinger (Fishbowl PR), Caroline Robinson (Charles Sturt University) and the Beechworth Conservatory‘s Olly Payne, the event will promote discussion and will also feature Q&A and networking opportunities.

The event is set to be held at Beechworth‘s Old Stone Hall from 5pm to 7pm on February 23, with tickets available for $10.

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Home-based support brings a welcome relief to seniors

By CORAL COOKSLEY A HOME care packaged designed to keep older Australians living independently at home for longer has been a welcome addition to residents throughout the region.

Long-term recipient of home care packages, Beechworth’s Anne Kennedy recently switched to local provider Timeless Support based in Mayday Hills.

Anne said she has been delighted with the service where carers assist with a variety of services within her package on a daily basis.

“I have a case manager too and she’s available whenever I need her and even when I don’t expect her she pops in and I’m so grateful,” Anne said.

“I receive hot meals three times a week in the evening and on Wednesdays a carer comes in for two hours and we have lunch together, which is lovely.”

“On Fridays a carer also does my shopping for me which is vital.”

Case manager Deb Hempenstall said Anne has a menu from a local hospitality provider for the hot meals which she enjoys.

“It’s good that they can deliver,” she said.

“There’s a multitude of things people can have on a homecare package but basically, it’s around keeping people at home including transport to appointments, home

HAPPY CLIENT: Beechworth’s Anne Kennedy is delighted with the home care package received for independent living.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley care, meals, and gardening.

“We help with occupational health items where we can purchase equipment when there is a need such as a special chair.

“All aspects of the service help our clients maintain their independence and stay at home and every day Anne has a different service.”

With independence important for Anne, she said the team assessed her needs where those needs were addressed on an ongoing basis.

“It’s wonderful and an excellent

service,” she said.

Deb said carers and case managers work together to monitor clients for any changes on an ongoing basis.

Timeless Support manager Michelle Azaris said Anne understands the importance of not only receiving services in the home, but also how important it is to have a case manager involved with planning ongoing care.

“Anne has a great relationship with her case manager and also

her care workers, who attend daily in different capacities and assisting with tasks that she is no longer able to do herself which includes taking her dog to the vet.”

Among services available depending on the level cover personal care, home care, qualified carers to help escort people to places such as for medical, dental and social appointments and respite care.

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Indigo beats the heat

By CORAL COOKSLEY LOCALS as well as visitors to the shire are set to keep cool in times of extreme heat with spaces set aside by organisations where people can seek refuge.

Beechworth Health Service with Indigo North Health, Indigo Shire Council as well as local businesses have joined forces to offer a designated number of cool relief spaces over hot summer months.

Indigo North Health promotion officer Zoe Gephart said with the number of extreme heat days increasing each year, steps needed to be taken by communities to help those in need combat heat stress.

A number of local businesses and organisations can now provide airconditioned spaces to community members with seating, drinking water and reading material.

“Many people can be severely affected by heat related illness every summer, especially those already unwell, some older people, young babies and children,” Ms Gephart said.

“Tourists can be often caught out too”.

Beechworth Pharmacy’s Ruth Parker said larger regional centres can offer shopping malls or other large air-conditioned public spaces for people without air conditioning at home where they could seek relief but smaller rural towns often don’t have this capacity”, she said.

With Indigo Shire Council’s Heat Wave Plan indicating close to a third of the shire’s population is aged 65 and over while the number of over 85-year-olds has doubled in the last 15

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COOL REFUGE: Beechworth Pharmacy’s Ruth Parker has put her hand up for the business to offer a cool space for people in need during days of extreme heat.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley years, council’s community and economic director Sally Rice said these cohorts are at risk.

Strategies to keep cool are being promoted by the shire and health services including where to seek help if experiencing heat stress via Facebook and websites.

Participating businesses will have cool relief space stickers displayed on windows.

Among venues participating across the shire are Beechworth Health Services, Indigo Shire Council offices, Indigo Shire Visitor Information Centres, Quercus bookshop, Beechworth Pharmacy, Beechworth & District Community Bank, Beechworth Bakery and WAW Credit Union and Hibernian Hotel in Beechworth.

Others include Indigo North Health, Yackandandah Community

Centre, Beechworth Bakery Yackandandah, Chiltern Neighborhood Centre, Rutherglen Pharmacy, WAW Credit Union Chiltern and Rutherglen Lolly Shop .

The Star Hotel and Valentines Bakery in Rutherglen as well as the town’s news agency, Caffeine n Machine (café), Poachers Paradise Pub, Rutherglen Butcher with Chiltern’s butcher, Iron Bark Tavern, Bird and Bike Café as well the town’s Telegraph Hotel are included.

Barnawartha Star Hotel, Tangambalanga General Store and the Chiltern, Beechworth Yackandandah and Rutherglen Libraries are participants too.

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L Local l entertainers i to present music for peace EFFORTS to raise vital funds for families impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine will come to the fore tomorrow, with an hour of free entertainment set to be held at the Beechworth Town Hall.

The free event, which commences at 1pm, will encourage attendees to donate directly to UNICEF in order to provide vital support and resources to Ukrainians impacted by the Russian invasion.

Renowned local entertainer Mark Stephens said the event would include a full hour of entertainment, featuring Ukrainian-born John Weretka, an esteemed organ teacher and music conservatorium member at Melbourne University, showcasing

his talents on the town’s 170-year-old organ.

Mr Stephen said organisers hoped Mr Weretka may also perform the Ukrainian national anthem for attendees.

Beechworth Christ Church director of music, Sandra Williams, will also present a piano solo and support Mr Stephens, as he performs his song ‘Save Ukraine’.

Other classic songs for peace, including ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’ and ‘The Green Fields of France’ will also be performced.

To donate directly to UNICEF, call 1300 884 233 or visit https://www. unicef.org.au/donate/ where-the-need-is-greatest.

MND fundraiser tomorrow in Beechworth THREE Indigo Shire residents are calling for the community to join them in raising funds to find a cure for Motor Neuron Disease (MND).

Beechworth’s Georgia O’Connor and Fid Smithwick, and Chiltern’s Nichola Schulz have lost a close family member to MND. The group’s fundraising

efforts starts with a sausage sizzle at 9am on tomorrow (Saturday, February 11) outside Ritchies IGA Beechworth, with all profits going to MND Victoria.

Members of the community are encouraged to sign up to help with future fundraising by emailing: EndMNDNorthEastVic@ gmail.com

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Haines sponsors plight of ‘death sentenced’ prisoners INDI independent federal MP Helen Haines is undertaking political sponsorship of three prisoners in Iran facing execution, in a bid to increase the pressure on the Iranian Government to save them from the death penalty.

Dr Haines has joined with Members of Parliament from across the world and across the political spectrum in Australia in taking part in political sponsorship of the prisoners.

The Iranian Embassy has been informed by letter of Dr Haines’ sponsorship of Kambiz Kharout, Arshia Takdastan and Mehdi Mohmmadifard.

Kambiz Kharout, 20, protested in Zahedan and was arrested at his place of employment last October and tortured to force self-incriminating confessions.

Arshia Takdastan, 18,  was arrested in Noshahr in w September and forced to confess to leadership of protests.   Mehdi Mohmmadifard, 19,  was violently arrested in October and tortured to force self-incriminating confessions.

He is currently held in the central prison in Noshahr and was sentenced to death in Dew cember 2022.

In the letter to the Iranian Embassy to Australia,

Dr Haines urged the Iranian Government to immediately quash their convictions and death sentences, and requested their immediate release from prison.

“I abhor the cruel treatment by the Islamic Republic judiciary and security forces of young Iranians peacefully exercising their right to protest,” Dr Haines said.

“I urge the Iranian Government to place an official moratorium on executions with a view of abolishing the death penalty and releasing those detained.

“According to the statements of Amnesty International and other human rights organisations, due process has not been observed in the investigation and trials of these citizens.

“I am aware that trials have been conducted in secret, and forced confessions have been obtained using torture.

“Further, accused people have been denied access to a lawyer and the opportunity to a fair and unbiased hearing or a meaningful appeal process.”

Dr Haines said she was sponsoring the political prisoners in order to bring further attention to their plight and to build on the global movement dedicated to supporting the prisoners.

Pride Hub opening in Wangaratta today

By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE WANGARATTA is now host to the only Pride Hub operating in regional Victoria and it will officially open this week with all welcome to celebrate the event.

LINE (LGBTQIA+ In the North East) Wangaratta Inc. announced the opening of the new regional Pride Hub, located at the Wangaratta Woollen Mills, which will see free giveaways, local organisations hosting stalls, music and more today.

The hub, supported by the Rural City of Wangaratta, GLOBE Victoria and the Pride Foundation Australia, provides a safe and accessible space for LGBTQIA+ people, families, and allies to gather for social inclusion and peer support programs, such as the Parents Peer Support Group and recent self-portrait art workshops.

The hub also includes a pride shop, which offers LGBTQIA+ books, rainbow clothing and accessories, with free gender affirming clothing, footwear and toiletries available for community members.

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BIG OPENING: Al Winters from LINE Wangaratta says the opening of a Pride Hub in Wangaratta this Friday is a “game changer” for the community. of LINE Wangaratta, Al Winters (they/them), said the new hub was a “game changer” for the community.

“This space has been created by and for LGBTQIA+ people,” Al said.

“We know the poor health and wellbeing outcomes for LGBTQIA+ peo-

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“Having a venue available for people to safely express their gender identity is so incredibly important for our community, and we’re really proud to offer

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Trip of a lifetime for Tahji Beechworth Secondary student to spend year in Brazil as part of Rotary exchange

By CORAL COOKSLEY A LOCAL teenager is set to have an experience of a lifetime with a year living in Brazil.

Beechworth‘s Tahji Browne leaves as a Rotary exchange student bound for the South American country when she boards an international flight from Melbourne International Airport tomorrow morning.

The excited 15–year–old, who is sponsored by the Belvoir–Wodonga Rotary Club, said her interest in being a Rotary exchange student had been sparked by a friend she played netball with two years ago who told her about the opportunity.

“It sounded awesome and my friend is now a Rotary exchange student in Germany,” Tahji said.

“I wanted to do that, my mum agreed, and it‘s been in the works for a year.”

Tahji said she jumped at the chance to go to Brazil when the exchange came up.

Never having travelled overseas before, the Year 10 Beechworth Secondary College student said she looked forward to immersing herself in the culture where she will attend school in an equivalent year, as well as be meeting new people in the country.

Tahji is being hosted by the Rotary Club of Joinville–Leste and will attend the União Brasileira de Educação Católica Joinville.

Joinville is the largest city situated in the province of Santa Catarina in Brazil‘s southern region.

With three host families, the teenager said she will spend four months with each one.

Tahji said Rotary International provided wonderful opportunities through local clubs around the world offering young people such a program.

“It‘s amazing that through Rotary you can see the world at such a young age and it is a very eye–opening and real–life

CULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Beechworth’s Tahji Browne will spend 12 months in Brazil on a Rotary exchange student program.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley. experience,” she said.

Tahji said experience gained is invaluable for the future where there‘s a chance to give back to the community as well.

One of a 23–member Rotary exchange student cohort travelling in different directions around the globe, Tahji said the group

participated in orientation weekends as part of the program held in August and November last year.

“Exchange students got together, we had different people come in and talk to us about everything that we should be expecting as well as the ‘do‘s and dont‘s when on exchange,” she said.

Tahji is one of two remaining exchange students held up with visa issues with the pair flying out tomorrow, while 21 students left the country two weeks ago.

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C CAUGHT OUT: A 32-year-old Myrtleford man will face fines of more than $43,000, after he was caught on numerous occasions illegally collecting firewood in Stanley State Forest in w 2021.

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High price for firewood crimes

A 32-year-old Myrtleford man has been convicted and ordered to pay $43,030 for illegally collecting firewood, destroying wildlife w habitat, and driving offroad in the Stanley State Forest in 2021.

Appearing at Wangaratta Magistrates Court last Friday the defendant was found guilty of 14 offences under the Land Conservation (Vehicle Control) v Regulations 2013, Wildlife Regulations 2013 and Forests Act 1958 and ordered to pay $6500 in fines, $131.50 in statutory costs and $36,399.35 to cover the department’s legal fees.

The court heard the man was captured on concealed w cameras driving off-road through the Stanley State Forest with a ute full of cut timber and a chainsaw on three separate occasions in September 2021.

Conservation Regulator Authorised officers caught him chopping up a freshly felled dead tree into firewood rounds on a roadside w near Bowmans Forest in October 2021.

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trate Ian Watkins noted the importance of protecting state forests and the serious damage the offences cause to the environment.

In addition to the financial penalty, the defendant was ordered to forfeit the two chainsaws authorised officers seized from him in October 2021.

The area in the Stanley State Forest where the defendant was also caught driving illegally and collecting firewood is a Special Protection Zone, home to threatened species, including the brush-tailed phascogale, southern greater gliders and brown tree creepers.

Domestic firewood collection is only allowed in designated firewood collection areas during a firewood collection season.

Only fallen timber can be collected for firewood and it is illegal to sell firewood collected from domestic collection areas.

Speaking after the court case, Conservation Regulator Hume regulatory manager, Greg Chant, said anyone breaking firewood

collection rules should see this case as a warning.

“You will be caught and the penalties are serious,” he said.

“We will seize items used to collect firewood illegally including chainsaws, trailers and vehicles and seek to have them forfeited to the crown.

“Designated firewood collection areas and firewood collection limits protect the environment, essential habitat for native animals and community firewood resources.

“Following these rules helps to maintain healthy forests that we can all benefit from now and into the future.”

Mr Chant encouraged community members to report suspected illegal firewood collection by calling 136 186.

For more information on where to collect visit ffm. vic.gov.au/firewood/firewood-collection-in-yourregion.

Information about firewood collection rules be found at https://www.vic. gov.au/collecting-firewood.

PROUD: Beechworth’s Jennifer Perrin loves showcasing the town and her voluntary work with the ‘Walking School Bus’, local Red Cross Branch and Quercus Beechworth Op Shop.

A wealth of life experience JENNIFER Perrin was born in the Melbourne suburb of Sandringham. She grew up in country Victoria with her primary school years at Trawool and secondary school years at Kyneton while living at Woodend. After many years of city living Jennifer and her husband looked for an alternate lifestyle and moved to Beechworth 12 years ago.

What did you do in your career?

When living in Bayside where my daughters were born and also went to school, I began a career in real estate as a real estate agent. After selling houses from Beaumaris to Brighton, I switched to a part-time position at the local medical centre followed by the first of two stints with the Parliament of Victoria as electorate officer first at Sandringham and then at Doncaster. In between those positions I was fortunate to join the U S Government at the Consulate General in Melbourne in the Public Affairs Office. It was an incredibly exciting time which included two visits by President George Bush and covered the election of President Clinton. A keen interest in communication with a love of writing and engaging with people motivated me to seek these positions.

What did you love about your work?

The problem solving which came as a member of the parliamentary staff and the daily interaction with the media and the wider community. And being attached to the American Foreign Service provided endless interaction with the Unites States Government across cultural and political spheres as well as forging lifelong friendships.

What do you do in the community?

After arriving in Beechworth, I became involved in the Walking School Bus Program - a volunteer group walking primary school children to their school - and proud to say I’m still very good friends with one of my first prep cowalkers after 12 years. I have been a volunteer

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What do you love about living in Beechworth?

Our historic township is one of the most beautiful in Victoria and I take great pride in my role as tour guide to point out the beauty of the buildings and streetscapes that have matured and been nurtured for more than 170 years. And I love the wonderful food and wine of the area and the warm and generous friendships that my husband and I enjoy that make the town very special.

If the person you would most like to meet came to Indigo Shire - past or present - or was already here, who would that be, what would you show them, and why?

My husband’s great, great grandmother Sarah Davenport arrived at “The Ovens” in 1841.

His great grandmother Mary Jane was born here in 1843 and married Matthew Wolstenholme at Christ Church in Beechworth in 1864.

I think it would be wonderful to show them the town as it is today and to hear their own story.

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By DYLAN POOL LAST Thursday we had a good turn up of 17 players for twilight golf around Beechworth Golf Club’s back nine.

The winner was Graeme Cordy with a fantastic score of 24 points (23+1), while runner up with a great score of 21 points, which was two under off the stick was Dylan Pool, who took home the George Kerferd hotel voucher.

Ball winners were, Rod Shaw 20, Andy Croome 20 and Jamie Dolny 20.

The cash went to Dayne Carey for the nearest chip on the 14th.

The Beechworth Bakery voucher for nearest the pin on the 10th went to Darren McCormick who hit the pin with his tee shot and the Alpine Indigo Accounting nearest the pin went to Jarryd Pritchard on the 17th.

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MR CONSISTENT: Kayde Surrey has been another consistent performer for the Wanderers this year, claiming 13 wickets and plundering 190 runs.

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BEECHWORTH Wanderers’ vital home fixture against fourth-placed Yarrawonga Mulwala CC is set to be played as a one-day fixture from this week, after wet weather left Baarmutha Park unplayable at the weekend.

The Wanderers currently sit only 0.56 points outside the top four, with a win certain to see them catapult into the competition’s finals places with only two matches remaining.

Commanding wins over City Colts and Delatite in recent weeks, with the home side piling on 5/241 in the latter fixture, have seen the Wanderers regarded as one of the form teams in the competition, clicking under first-year coach Kate Burns.

However, with away fixtures against third-placed Ovens Valley United, and second-placed Wangaratta Magpies to round out the home and away season, the Wanderers could yet be required to win all three of their upcoming games to cement their place in the second-last week of March, without depending on other results.

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Brenton Surrey has set the example for his team so far this year, plundering 303 runs at an average of more than 60 in nine innings, while important knocks from Campbell Fendyk (251 runs at 35.8) and Kayde Surrey (190 runs at 23.7) have secured important wins throughout the year.

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