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Winterwords Festival Page 4, 5 EXCITED: Beechworth Secondary College year 7 students Charles Wallen (left) and Ollie Kelly with VSSEC’s Emma Barnett and year 8 student Daniel Titcumb with the new telescope at the school’s astronomy evening last week. Story page 2.

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Mental health boost ALBURY WODONGA Health (AWH) is set to receive close to a million dollars from the Victorian Government to upgrade facilities at the Willow Community Care Unit - a mental health care and rehabilitation unit run by the health organisation in Beechworth.

Announced by the State Government on Tuesday, AWH has shared in $20 million among 31 mental healthcare and alcohol and drug services under the ‘Mental Health and Alcohol

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and Other Drugs Facility Renewal Fund.’

Of the 45 projects that will be undertaken across the state, Albury Wodonga Health will receive $997,400 to renovate resident accommodation buildings.

Funding will deliver new

activity and communal spaces, purpose built for both quiet one-on-one assessment, intervention, and group activities.

The government’s aim is to strengthen support for Victorians through their mental health and drug and alcohol recovery journeys and to upgrade vital services needed.

AWH interim chief executive Jane Chapman said the Willows provided a valuable

part of the health service with care and assistance to people who are either going in or out of hospital or where longer term support to help manage their condition is available too.

“It’s a great residential environment,” she said.

Ms Chapman said seven accommodation units will be upgraded along with a new purpose built activities centre that will allow for ad-

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ditional structured programs where more support can be provided which is important for their rehabilitation.

“It will give them skills they need to transition back into the community,” she said.

“Having a refresh to be more modern will make for a more pleasant environment and it will provide so many more options.”

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From page 1 As clients at the facility become part of the local Beechworth community Ms Chapman said the new space will offer the opportunity for their families and people from the local community to visit the facility that will help in their recovery increasing the capacity of the mental health service.

She said the facility is part of an AWH area catchment that extends beyond Beechworth and is part of a range of services provided. v “The funding is a significant investment for this region,” she said.

The vital upgrades are one part of the State Government’s response to the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System to reform, modernise, build service capacity and provide better models of care for Victorians experiencing mental ill health.

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Night skies to be explored with new telescope

By CORAL COOKSLEY A STAR-GAZING club is on the cards after a brand new telescope arrived at Beechworth Secondary College last week where students helped to build the unit.

The college is one of only 30 high schools across the state to be given the optical instrument by the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) with the project funded by the Victorian government Challenge and Enrichment Series program.

College head science teacher Chris White said the acquisition had been a great opportunity for the school and students.

Mr White said the telescope encouraged students to be interested in science where they can build up skills that open up many fields for careers.

“It gets them interested in the natural world too,” he said.

VSSEC astronomer Emma Barnett delivered an informative presentation from meteor showers and comets, clusters (Omega Centauri, Jewel Box) binary stars, nebulae, galaxies and satellites to observing moon craters and seas and everything in between to spot in the night sky.

Ms Barnett’s talk captured the interest of teachers and students and their families at the Wednesday evening session.

HANDS-ON: VSSEC’s Emma Barnett helps Beechworth Secondary College Year 7 students Ollie Kelly (middle) and Charles Wallen build the telescope at last week’s astronomy evening at the school.

“I come from a country background and to see these kids look through a scope that I wired up makes the project and my trip from Melbourne well worth it,” she said.

“It’s unique for a lot of the schools and it’s amazing to give the college a telescope worth $3000.”

“We’re trying to support students with something a little bit different.”

In setting up the telescope Ms Barnett taught people how put it together too as well as how to use the camera.

College principal Trish Broom said the telescope would also be

available to other local schools to use as well as for community members.

“We’d always hoped to have a telescope because of the designated night skies in this area and look forward to starting up a star-gazing club,” she said.

Year 7 College student Charles Wallen has a keen interest in astronomy and space research.

“I really like space and what could be there that we don’t know about,” he said.

“It’s been great tonight and to have this opportunity we can create a space club and on a clear night look at the stars.”

“I think it’s really cool.”

GREAT TALK: Emma Barnett delivered an interesting astronomy session last week.

ALL EARS: Beechworth Secondary College teachers with students and their families listened to an interesting astronomy talk by VSSEC’s Emma Barnett last week at the school. PHOTOS: Coral Cooksley

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Inside the QAnon conspiracy theory I N T E R N A T I O N A L LY award–winning writer, theatremaker and Guardian columnist Van Badham will be among special guests at next week‘s Winterwords Festival.

Ms Badham will talk about her latest book ‘QAnon and On – A short and shocking history of internet conspiracy cults‘ where the author has delved into the QAnon conspiracy theory.

The well–known writer said regional writing festivals are great celebrations of the cultural depth of rural communities where the love of books and literature is endemic to communities.

“Regional writers‘ festivals bring a celebration of that shared interest to communities and writers are always really excited to go out and meet readers wherever they are,” she said.

In writing her book ‘QAnon and On,‘ Ms Badham said she wanted people to understand the depth of political connection between phenomena that anyone with an internet connection has seen, but not everybody necessarily understands.

“There is a radical, far right extremist political movement that has been using the internet and using communities on the internet for various political purposes,” she said.

Ms Badham cited exam-

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AWARE: Ms Badham hopes her audience will gain a broader social and political context for understanding how the internet is redrawing the boundaries of political expectations. ples from the campaign for Donald Trump‘s election to the way the movement has mobilised trolls to silence critics, how the internet has been used to convey and promote a particular political vision of what Western culture should look like – that is, very authoritarian and be extremely supremacist, misogynistic, transphobic, homophobic and racist.

She said the freedom of speech that the internet fa-

cilitated has also facilitated a freedom of extremism which we‘re living in the results of.

“My book is about drawing the links between trolls and conspiracy cults and disinformation and the organised political actors who were behind things like the January 6 attack on the Capitol in Washington.”

Ms Badham said she hoped her audience will gain a broader social and

political context for understanding how the internet is redrawing the boundaries of political expectations.

She said it was a concern that Australia was the fourth largest country for QAnon activity.

“I think a lot of people got a taste of what that sort of disinformation based extremism looks like during the lockdowns when we had violent protests in Melbourne and we saw similar protests around the country,” Ms Badham said.

She said it was an extremely disturbing day when the old Parliament House building – the museum of Australian democracy – was set on fire, being a clear indicator that these people are not in support of democracy.

“I think that people be-

came aware that it‘s not about how many of these extremists there are, it‘s about the level of damage they‘re willing to do,” she said.

“And we heard that a lot with the anti–lockdown protest where governments that had been elected by a majority who were taking precautions against Coronavirus that was supported by an overwhelming majority, were perceived to be the enemy.”

The author said if people were arguing against majoritarian democracy in a majoritarian democracy, they are not in favor of a majoritarian democracy.

“We‘re not talking about the radical conscience of a minority, we‘re talking about an extremist fringe action that was prepared

to march effigies of Daniel Andrews, the Premier of Victoria down the streets of Melbourne hanging from a noose, and the imagery that was associated with those protests,” she said.

“I think most people would identify quite correctly as something very similar to what we saw coming out of European countries in the 1930s.”

Ms Badham said she thinks people have woken up to a bumbling extremist threat that has been encouraged and facilitated by online communities.

More about the author‘s findings can be heard at the session in the Town Hall next week.

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Artwords Exhibition: Opening event

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Playwords: Beechworth Theatre Company reads ‘What We Said’ by Margaret Hickey

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Beechworth Secondary College

Betweenwords: Prof David Crystal presents a humourous history of punctuation

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Town Hall

Conspiracywords: Van Badham discusses her book QANON AND ON

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Beechworth Books

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The Hotel Nicholas

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Kidswords: Storytime with Mouse Mayhem by Wendy McKay-Taylor

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In Conversation 1: Unwriting Disaster with Tessa Laird and Hayley Singer

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Beechworthwords: Ian Trevaskis talks about his new novel set in Beechworth

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The Courthouse

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Old Railway Sation

Filmwords: Screening of Angel at my Table by Jane Campion in association with NZ Film Commission

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Beechworth Secondary College

Foodwords: In Conversation with Jade Miles and Peter Kenyon

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Town Hall

Crimewords 2: Margaret Hickey talks to Chris Hammer about her sequel to Cutters End.

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Beechworth Secondary College

Naturewords: Nature journaling workshop with Karen Retra and Sue Brunskill

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Old Railway Station

Poetrywords: Workshop with Frank Prem and Roxanne Bodsworth

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Billson’s Speakeasy

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Town Hall

Screenwords: Nathan Hughes chats about making a short film

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Winterwords Festival takes off next week

By CORAL COOKSLEY AN action-packed Winterwords Festival that has drawn well-known identities among them authors, poets, artists, a film maker and a well-known journalist kicks off next Wednesday.

Festival creative director Janet Tweedie said an incredible range of sessions are offered to the community for the festival in its second year.

Ms Tweedie also said festivalgoers can experience a variety of sessions stretching from karaoke, poetry, interesting conversations, a play reading, fantastic presentations on punctuation. film-making and writing to growing produce, nature and internet conspiracies.

Sessions also include an Artwords Exhibition as well as story telling at the storyslam or listening to some lyric based music at different pubs.

With the unique festival one of its only kind in Australia, Ms Tweedie said it was a fabulous opportunity to showcase local talent in all forms of creativity as well as having special guests attend from near and far.

“The festival gives an experience to Beechworth that you would only usually get in a big city or a major regional centre,” she said.

“It’s been fantastic that we can provide this event to the community following some difficult years from COVID impacts.”

“I’d like audiences to take away a deep sense of pride in our ‘home

INTRIGUE: Award-winning author Sulari Gentill will be in a crime writing session with celebrated author Chris Hammer and local well-known author Margaret Hickey at the Winterwords Festival next week. grown’ talents and a sense of how lucky we are to attract our special guests to our little festival.”

Ms Tweedie said interstate and city guests had commented on how much they looked forward to being in Beechworth again after previous trips to the town or for those who had not yet visited from its great reputation and were keen to visit.

Encouraging people to support the festival, the creative director said many free events and ones with gold coin donations were up for grabs.

“It’s never too late on the day to make up your mind to attend any of the sessions and have some fun,” she said.

Visit the Winterwords Festival website at www.winterwords.com. au for more information about presenters, the program schedule (also in this edition of the O&M Advertiser) and to book tickets.

Tickets at cash only can also be purchased at the door.

ACTION: Welsh writer and director Nathan Hughes will give an insight into production process stages in making an award winning short film from an original idea to screening it to audiences at international festivals at the Winterwords Festival next week.

IInspiring i i younger readers d

By CORAL COOKSLEY INSPIRING young readers and writers at the Winterwords Festival is on the top of the list for Tallangatta’s award-winning author Ian Trevaskis.

“I hope my session with the readers as well as aspiring writers will demonstrate and inspire them to see that the very act of writing and creating other worlds and characters can be utterly absorbing,” he said.

“By honing their writing skills they can achieve a huge sense of self satisfaction.”

Mr Trevaskis will talk about his latest novel set in Beechworth on the goldfields in 1857 titled ‘Heartless.’

He will also chat about his writing journey, the process and his larger-than-life characters.

The story is about a Scottish archaeologist who unearths a wand belonging to a pharaoh’s magician and little does he realise the powerful forces he is about to awaken - forces that will wreak havoc, heartbreak and ultimately death on the lives of a disparate cast of characters as they seek to realise their dreams on the goldfields of Beechworth in 1857.

With much research and reading delved into about life on the goldfields, Mr Trevaskis said the story is filled with high drama, magic and a blossoming love affair between a young Cornishman and a beautiful Chinese girl.

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INSPIRATIONAL CHAT: Wellknown author Ian Trevaskis will talk about his latest book as well as take his audience through the writing journey at next week’s Winterwords Festival. the second year, he said the event offered an opportunity to celebrate words in all their many and varied forms.

“And I meet and rub shoulders with some inspiring and creative writers,” he said.

“The festival taps into the huge pool of local talent relating to words in all its many forms and offers a unique opportunity to showcase those talents.”

Mr Trevaskis will be talking about his book and the writing journey in the Beechworth Library and the Town Hall in two sessions on different days next week.

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Fundraiser for refugees in Yackandandah A COMMUNITY curry and film fundraiser night is being hosted by Yackandandah’s Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) group at the town’s public hall on Saturday 25 June.

The featured film, ‘Scattered People’, is a moving story through the eyes and hearts of two Iranian musicians about the healing power of music bringing together people, cultures and countries, while exploring Australians’ attitudes toward people seeking asylum.

It features the music of Archie Roach, Missy Higgins, Baker Boy, Dan Sultan, Robbie James, John Butler, Katie Noonan, Michael Franti, Hayy James Angis and Robbie James.

“Everyone is invited to join the community dinner by bringing a curry dish and/or dessert to share,” said a local group founder Kirsten Coates.

“Rice and pappadams will be provided, as well as a bar to purchase beer and wine.

“We encourage you to bring your friends and family for a warm, midwinter get-together in support of a great cause.

“It’s going to be a fun and informative night.”

Ms Coates said last year after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, a small group of Yackandandah residents banded together and sponsored more than 20 Afghan asylum seekers in support of their attempts to obtain visas to find safe refuge in Australia.

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the Yackandandah community, a Yackandandah chapter of the national RARS group, (RAR), had since been created.

“RAR is a grassroots movement, striving to return compassion and humanity to Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers and refugees,” Ms Coates said.

“Our aims include raising public awareness, writing letters to newspapers and politicians, and providing practical help such as food, clothing and accommodation to local refugees.”

Tickets for the community curry and film night can be purchased at www.trybooking. com/CACTR. Adults: $30, concessions: $20, with children under 18 years free.

Storms down trees throughout North East Victoria THE North East was the state’s busiest region for State Emergency Services (SES) during stormy conditions on Sunday night.

Despite 100 requests for assistance lodged across the state, local homes and roadways were left largely unaffected.

Twenty-nine calls for help reported accounted for almost a third of the state’s emergency response requirements.

The North East was the state’s busiest region with 29 calls for help reported, accounting for almost a third of the state’s emergency response requirements.

Yackandandah (5) and Bright (4) units were among

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the busiest in the state, as 28 downed trees were reported and one building damaged across the region through to 9:20am on Monday.

According to Wangaratta SES controller Jess Zuber, local crews had been surprised at the storm’s lack of impact throughout Wangaratta and the King Valley.

With wet conditions expected to continue to persevere in the region over coming days, Ms Zuber said SES crews were prepared for an increase in demand.

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Beechworth Road at the weekend.”

“As temperatures continue to drop and the weather gets worse, it’s really important people take care on the roads.”

Conditions are expected to remain overcast leading into the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

An SES spokesperson said it was important motorists were prepared for challenging driving conditions.

“We would ask that if you’re heading away for the long weekend, plan your journey, check for any road closures and drive to conditions, never enter floodwater and find alternative routes if roads are flooded.”

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Local author contributes to Chinese history on the goldfields

By CORAL COOKSLEY A WINDOW into Chinese society during gold rush days in Beechworth including surrounds has been given in a book ‘The Peculiar Strangers’ by local author Vivienne McWaters.

Vivienne delivered an insightful account of the many years of research undertaken citing incredible stories to an audience at the Stanley Athenaeum at the end of last month.

A fascination with Chinese history began when she penned ‘The Little Canton’ more than two decades ago that tells the history of the Spring Creek Chinese miners significantly discriminated against during that time.

The historian’s interest for her latest book sparked 30 years ago when her daughter - young at the time - arrived home with a small glass jar similar to a vase found in a close by paddock among broken Chinese traditional china.

In working out how the tent camp had been set out, Vivien started digging and a vast variety of objects were unearthed while along with her research amassed volumes of hand-written docu-

mentation eventually typed then transferred to computer.

Vivien said many of the objects are on display at the Burke Museum.

Stanley Athenaeum’s Chris Dormer said the second volume of Vivien’s work has made a significant contribution to what is known about the Chinese people of Stanley as well as other small settlements and localities in the area.

“Vivienne’s research reveals recordings by the mining surveyor Thomas C. Keenan that the population of Snake Valley in 1859 was 2700 where 2300 had been involved with alluvial mining,” she said.

“Of the miners, 900 were Chinese and 1400 were European - an astonishing 40 per cent of the population at that time lived and worked here at what is now called Stanley.”

Delving into research, the author said among documents and newspapers explored had been the Ovens and Murray Advertiser archives at the Burke Museum.

“I wanted to find out how the Chinese lived and how they were treated,” she said.

Some of the stories con-

HISTORY CONTRIBUTOR: Beechworth author Vivienne McWaters (left), Valerie Privett, Robin Rhodes, Stephanie Dumas and Chris Dormer at the writer’s talk held in the Stanley Athenaeum.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley veyed at the talk were of legal proceedings where a Chinese oath had to be sworn on an object as they were non-Christian and not believed by Europeans.

Among many other stories, Vivien recounted a murder of a Chinese miner

by a European miner with a tomahawk witnessed by three children on their way home from school via Gapsted to Myrtleford with the killer later tried and hung.

“There were many fights on the goldfields,” Vivien said.

The book was launched at the Lantern Night market held in the Chinese Gardens at this year’s Golden Horseshoes Festival where the author sold 54 copies.

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“It’s an amazing amount of work my mother has undertaken to get where she is now with the book,” she said.

Copies of the publication are available at Beechworth Books.

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New Rutherglen and Chiltern tourism projects underway INDIGO Shire has appointed leading specialists to develop comprehensive concept plans for the Rutherglen Silos Precinct project and the Chiltern Destination Playground.

The work being undertaken by Urban Enterprise & Public Realm (Rutherglen Silo Precinct) and Playce P/L (Chiltern Destination Playground) will include extensive community and stakeholder engagement.

Council successfully received support for each project from the Victorian Government’s Investment Fast Track Fund.

The Rutherglen community has been a principal driver of the Silo Precinct project since 2012. The work to be undertaken by Urban Enterprise & Public Realm will deliver fully costed, ‘shovel ready’ plans for the transformation of a currently underutilised and unattractive industrial area into a space adjacent to Rutherglen’s main street.

Early discussions have included the potential for festivals and events, light projections, art installations, live performances

June seven days a week QUERCUS BEECHWORTH - GROW FREE: fresh produce, milk and bread. Available at the Quercus Beechworth community garden shelter - 23 to 30 Ford Street.

Saturday, June 11 RUTHERGLEN WINERY WALKABOUT: Victoria’s oldest wine festival Visit www. explorerutherglen.com.au for info.

ART OF THE CLOTH exhibition. 10am 4pm. French hand sewing and smocking, embroidery and thread painting, stump work, macramé, sewing, knitting, crochet, quilting and cloth dying. Bendigo wool and cotton available for purchase. Railway Access Road, Chiltern. More information phone 0477 051 834.

Sunday, June 12 RUTHERGLEN WINERY WALKABOUT: details above.

THE RUTHERGLEN COUNTRY FAIR. 9pm4pm. One of the largest regional markets in Victoria. Part of the popular Winery Walkabout. Grab a bargain from over 150 stallholders. Apex will be running the grape tread during the day.

ART OF THE CLOTH exhibition Chiltern.

10am - 4pm, See June 11 for details.

LIONS CLUB. Rutherglen Farmers market.

and a beautiful trail head for the Rutherglen Wine Walk Cycle Trail.

Playce P/L will create concept masterplans for a Chiltern Destination Playground which will be a landmark, high profile and aesthetically beautiful tourism drawcard for Chiltern.

The playground concept development work will consider multiple connected hubs around the Chiltern Goods Shed, Lake Anderson and connection to the town centre via Martins Park.

Based on comprehensive community consultation, the plans will highlight and celebrate Chiltern’s gold rush history, First Nations cultural sites, the connection to the Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park natural history and conservation, as well as explore the potential for a new cycle pump track adjacent to the refurbished Chiltern Goods Shed.

Details of how the community can get involved and have a say will be released soon.

9am - 12.30pm. Douglas Street.

TEACHINGS OF JESUS: 3pm - 4pm. Beechworth Senior Citizens, 1 Harper Avenue.

Enquiries: Gwen 0439 584 525 or Katrina 0418 897 461.

Monday, June 13 ART OF THE CLOTH exhibition Chiltern.

10am - 4pm, See June 11 for details.

Wednesday, June 15 U3A: ‘IMMIGRATION STORIES.’ 10.00am12pm. Stories group members will bring along a items from home - small tools, homewares, jewellery, postcards etc passed down from an earlier generation for a round-the-table chat to share information. Beechworth Railway Station, Harper Avenue. Bookings essential. Non-members contact courses.indigo.u3a@gmail.com.

Visit the website at www.indigou3a.net to find out about other Indigo U3A activities.

Friday, June 17 CWA: Fun trivia afternoon. Rotary Hall, Queen Victoria Park. 12.30pm to around 3.30pm. Light lunch served. RSVP essential as soon as possible to Tess Lucas on 0418 574 888 due to limited seating.

Sunday, June 19 YACKANDANDAH LIONS CLUB market.

9am-1pm. Wellsford Street.

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COMMUNITY FOCUSED: Stanley’s Shirley Harring is the SRCI president and values building community trust and cohesion.

Settled in Stanley after a nomadic life

SHIRLEY Harring was born in Perth, WA, and married a nomad.

The couple moved all around the country until they landed in Stanley in late 2019, just as the bushfires started.

“We went straight into the COVID-19 craziness, so it’s been a bit of a strange old time,” she said. “ This is it for me, it’s my forever home and I am not going anywhere else.”

What’s your job?

I am a teacher by profession, but have run my own business ‘Hand Sourced’ for the last six years. I work for farmers and producers who grow rare and heritage breeds of meat and poultry, and connect them to tables and restaurants around the country.

What brought you to this role?

In 2017, I studied a master’s degree in gastronomy.

I discovered people waxing lyrical about vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, and seeds, and serving them alongside anonymous proteins.

Surely, if we are going to eat meat, then we should know as much about it as possible?

I noticed genetic diversity in the meat we eat is gravely undervalued in the Australian food scene, and our Aussie farmers who value old fashioned genetics were undervalued, unrepresented, and severely underpaid.

What do you love about your job?

I get to meet a diverse range of alternative thinking people from all over - some of my farmers grow as small as 20 - 30 animals a year, and that’s their life’s work.

We really undervalue old fashioned breeds.

What do you do in the community?

I am the current president of the Stanley Rural Community Incorporated (SRCI) committee. I am also a Justice of the Peace.

What’s the most important current community issue for you?

Stanley residents are amazing people and tremendously passionate about where they live.

I believe our community is overlooked by the representing shire and local government area (LGA) representatives.

Right now, simply keeping our Post Office open and functional, our school building safe and able

Stanley to be used by the community is the priority.

One step at a time.

What would you do to solve, change or improve that situation?

Building community trust and cohesion is something I value greatly.

I’d love to see all our Stanley committees and working groups working with each other, together, as much as possible, especially in in attaining funding and resources.

Strength in numbers could mean much greater outcomes for our community, residents and businesses.

What’s the most important current world issue for you?

Indigenous peoples are custodians of some of the most biologically diverse territories in the world.

They are responsible for a great deal of the world’s linguistic and cultural diversity, and their traditional knowledge has been and continues to be an invaluable resource that benefits all.

Their belief systems, cultures, languages and ways of life continue to be threatened, sometimes even by extinction.

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?

My mother died quite suddenly, and never got to see her daughter find a true home.

I’d love for her to see the Stanley region and experience a still winter’s day snowfall - the snow as it falls through Australian bushland is so very magical.

What book are you reading?

I always have a few on the go.

I am currently reading ‘Soil’ by Matthew Evans, ‘Ride the Black Cockatoo’ by John Damalis and on a lighter note, ploughing through the Phryne Fisher series by Kerry Greenwood.

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HISTORY PRESERVED: Margot Colson was thrilled to have her precious family bible dating from 1850 restored by Chi Chi Wang, which can now be handed on through the generations.

Ancient art on show at Beechworth Winterwords

By ANITA McPHERSON A LOCAL practitioner in the ancient art of traditional bookbinding from local business Traditional Book Binding will showcase the lost trade during an exhibition day being held at the Beechworth Winterwords 2022 event at Beechworth Old Railway Station.

Hosting the session will be bookbinder and restorer Chi Chi Wang who has offered to advise and assess people’s heirloom books and historic documents during her visit.

Chi Chi said she will answer questions about bookbinding, assess books in need of repair and provide advice on how to care and store books to ensure their safety.

“Traditional bookbinding is a specialised field where books are made and restored all by hand using the methods and techniques of the ancient artisans,” she said.

“Most bookbinding over the past few decades has changed to mechanic binding leaving traditional bookbinders scarce, which is why they are now classed as a lost trade.”

One of Chi Chi’s most re-

cent projects has been the restoration of a family bible for local identity Margot Colson, who appreciated not having to send her precious book away to Sydney.

It has also now been placed in a special archival box to ensure its safety for the next 150 years.

“It gave me great satisfaction,” said Chi Chi. “The 1850 bible contained the Hughes’ family history dating back six generations and it was Margot’s wish to pass it onto her son, Jeffrey and his family.”

Chi Chi has also restored a book which was a cultural treasure; remembering a local pioneer’s life, written as a stanza poem, which recounted his experiences and hardships during settlement.

She said the pages were old and in disarray with copious amounts of sticky tape holding the torn pages together.

“My work can be so rewarding - saving such an historic document from certain ruin and collapse which sees many destined for the rubbish bin,” she said.

“Too many of our books, journals, family bibles and

records are being discarded or left to rot when they can be saved for future generations and our collective history.

“My passion is to save these books before it is too late.”

Chi Chi will exhibit some rare bookbinding tools and old books at the Winterwords event while also providing free book care advice.

At the same time, if anyone’s family books or any books are in need of repair, the book restorers will be providing a free inspection service and assessment at the exhibition.

The exhibition will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 10pm to 2pm at Beechworth Old Railway Station in Harper Avenue.

The Winterwords Festival runs from Wednesday, June 15 to Sunday, June 19.

Some sessions are free or by gold coin donation with tickets at a cost between $5 to $10 with a few at $25 each.

With 22 interesting sessions on offer, more information, the program session schedule and for bookings can be checked out at winterwords.com. au.

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TDFL football/netball round 8 DUNN’S TWIN CITY CRANES SENIORS Tallangatta 3.3, 7.6, 12.9, 15.11 (101) Beechworth 2.2, 6.4, 8.11, 12.14 (86) GOALS, Tallangatta: B. Maddock 4, K. Parsons 4, K. Goodman 2, L. Fraser 1, J. Killalea 1, D. O’Connell 1, S. Spencer 1, R. Thomson 1. Beechworth: L. Armstrong 4, D. Pritchard 3, A. Belci 1, E. Cartledge 1, L. Stephens 1, F. Wells 1.

BEST, Tallangatta: J. O’Connell, B. Maddock, K. Parsons, S. Spencer, D. O’Connell, E. Riddington. Beechworth: A. Belci, L. Armstrong, T. Cartledge, E. Cartledge, L. Stephens, B. Carey.

Thurgoona 2.1, 7.2, 12.5, 20.11 (131) Rutherglen 1.7, 2.8, 2.9, 4.9 (33) GOALS, Thurgoona: T. Miller 4, B. Hunt 3, T. Roberson 3, M. Howard 2, T. Osmotherly 2, T. Rake 2, K. Brown 1, C. Dunstan 1, B. Ralph 1, H. Tooney 1. Rutherglen: M. Cooper 1, S. Edmondson 1, J. Hanrahan 1, J. Tanner 1.

BEST, Thurgoona: D. Rake, B. Ralph, C. Dunstan, T. Rake, R. Kerr, W. Harrington. Rutherglen: E. Gates, A. Enever, I. Kay, I. Dawes, D. Acton, R. Maxwell.

Wodonga Saints 1.0, 1.0, 2.0, 2.0 (12) Chiltern 8.2, 19.8, 28.13, 36.18 (234) GOALS, Wodonga Saints: L. Hawkins 1, J. Montgomery 1. Chiltern: J. Cooper 10, E. Boxall 9, S. Meyer 5, R. Ritchie 5, K. Cooper 4, D. Van Klaveren 2, N. Bracher 1, A. Brookes 1.

BEST, Wodonga Saints: Z. Pleming, R. Jenkins, A. Nowak, L. Andriske, L. Calderwood, D. Keene.

Chiltern: K. Cooper, J. Cooper, B. Mason, E. Boxall, S. Meyer, R. Ritchie.

Yackandandah 12.2, 19.6, 25.11, 34.16 (220) Wahgunyah 0.2, 0.3, 1.3, 1.3 (9) GOALS, Yackandandah: J. Greenwood 7, A. Greiner 5, N. Donaghey 4, B. Glass 3, J. Meehan 3, C. Martin 2, J. O’Connell 2, J. Lawsosn 2, D. Powell 2, J. Maybury 2, H. McInnes 1, B. McIntosh 1. Wahgunyah: unknown 1.

BEST, Yackandandah: N. Donaghey, C. Martin, J. O’Connell, H. McInnes, J. Meehan, J. Green-

wood. Wahgunyah: J. Hepburn, C. Bennett, D. O’Halloran, F. North, M. Kreun.

CADMAC RESERVES Tallangatta 3.5, 7.8, 10.11, 14.14 (98) Beechworth 0.1, 1.2, 1.2, 1.3 (9) GOALS, Tallangatta: T. Cowie 6, A. Healy 2, J. Hill 2, D. Avery 1, J. Ciccone 1, C. Jones 1, B. Russell 1. Beechworth: M. Hicks 1.

BEST, Tallangatta: S. Hunter, B. Stagg, A. Monk, H. Jones, P. McCormack, T. Cowie. Beechworth: M. Ryan, L. Robinson, T. Strochnetter, A. Parker, C. Voigt, C. Ellett.

Thurgoona 4.1, 4.2, 4.2, 4.4 (28) Rutherglen 1.2, 4.7, 5.10, 5.12 (42) GOALS, Thurgoona: I. Maiden 2, R. Murray 1, D. Penny 1. Rutherglen: R. Milthorpe 2, D. Pleming 1, E. White 1, T. Wilson 1.

BEST, Thurgoona: R. Murray, I. Maiden, H. Browne, D. Harmer, E. Farrah, unknown. Rutherglen: J. Lea, T. Wilson, B. Flannery, J. Plummer, J. Fensom.

Wodonga Saints 0.2, 1.4, 2.4, 3.5 (23) Chiltern 6.4, 6.7, 9.9, 16.10 (106) GOALS, Wodonga Saints: C. Jarvis 1, T. Vennix 1, Z. Giddins 1. Chiltern: H. O’Neill 3, M. Price 3, J. Dale 2, C. Brookes 1, C. Sorensen 1, J. Sorensen 1, B. Wilson 1.

BEST, Wodonga Saints: B. Easton, T. Allan, M. Harriden, S. Bartle, M. White, N. Symons.

Chiltern: D. Thirkell, J. Dale, J. Gray, R. Phibbs, M. Price, C. Sorensen.

Yackandandah 9.4, 16.8, 23.14, 30.17 (197) Wahgunyah 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 (6) GOALS, Yackandandah: J. Atwell 9, J. walker 6, J. Buckland 3, J. Davies 2, L. Meehan 2, M. Cameron 2, R. Calvert Kora 1, B. Dudley 1, D. Wheeler 1, J. Bannister 1, T. Dennis 1, D. Powell 1.

Wahgunyah: M. Bowles 1.

BEST, Yackandandah: J. Davies, R. Pendergast, J. Atwell, J. Buckland, J. Walker, L. Meehan.

Wahgunyah: S. Smith, B. Bennett, S. Otoole, E.

Zurvas, M. Meunier.

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY UNDER 17 Tallangatta 1.0, 1.1, 1.1, 1.2 (8) Beechworth 2.4, 4.9, 9.12, 16.15 (111) GOALS, Tallangatta: J. McColl 1. Beechworth: H. North 5, S. Francis 4, M. Pfahlert 2, H. Duggan 1, C. Ellett 1, T. Fletcher 1, K. Parkinson 1, K. Scott 1.

BEST, Tallangatta: C. Ried, C. Raw, L. Barlee, C. Haire, W. Kirk. Beechworth: H. North, O. Neil, C. Ellett, K. Scott, S. Francis, K. Parkinson.

Thurgoona 1.1, 1.3, 5.4, 6.4 (40) Rutherglen 2.3, 3.4, 3.6, 5.9 (39) GOALS, Thurgoona: C. Spencer 3, R. Black 1, B. Daley 1, E. Kannenberg 1. Rutherglen: C. Beattie 1, J. Keys 1, J. Pagan-Saunders 1, N. Palubiski 1, L. Webb 1.

BEST, Thurgoona: J. Huggard, J. Coysh, C. Spencer, B. Westmoreland, J. Clancy, J. Phegan.

Rutherglen: J. Keys, L. Webb, J. Kuschert, C. Waycott, T. Ford, D. Thomson.

Yackandandah 1.3, 2.5, 4.6, 4.7 (31) Chiltern 0.4, 2.7, 2.8, 5.9 (39) GOALS, Yackandandah: F. Black 1, C. Jones 1, X. Lane 1, R. Whiting 1. Chiltern: J. Crilly 2, K. Maddock 2, C. Howells 1.

BEST, Yackandandah: N. Gosling, X. Lane, C. Jones, H. Wilson, T. Mcintosh, M. Walker. Chiltern: O. Dixon, J. Still, K. Maddock, S. Lingham, J. Crilly, E. Deery.

T&J ROOFING UNDER 14 Tallangatta 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2 (2) Beechworth 5.6, 11.12, 17.19, 23.24 (162) GOALS, Beechworth: G. Humphries 6, E. Saunders 6, R. Pfahlert 4, H. Bandt 2, C. Cook 2, T. Stefaniak 1, O. Stone 1, R. Warner 1.

BEST, Tallangatta: Z. Moyle, O. Ross, C. Ried, I. Field, H. Bosse, A. Lord. Beechworth: E. Saunders, G. Humphreys, R. Pfahlert, O. Stone, H. Taylor, E. Ritchie.

Thurgoona 1.0, 1.6, 1.9, 4.13 (37) Rutherglen 1.0, 1.0, 1.2, 1.2 (8) GOALS, Thurgoona: C. Miles 1, L. Piltz 1, E. Smith 1, E. Williams 1. Rutherglen: J. Torney 1.

BEST, Thurgoona: H. Westmoreland, H. Goonan, H. Coulston, E. Williams, M. Willis, P. O’Brien.

Rutherglen: D. Ryland, J. Ford, M. Francis, J. Torney, L. Moore, A. Berriman.

TDNA results A grade Tallangatta 63 def 34 Beechworth Thurgoona def Rutherglen - forfeit Wodonga Saints 28 def by 48 Chiltern Yackandandah 88 def 14 Wahgunyah B grade Tallangatta 66 def 17 Beechworth Thurgoona 74 def 15 Rutherglen Wodonga Saints 18 def by 51 Chiltern Yackandandah 39 def 31 Wahgunyah C grade Tallangatta 56 def 22 Beechworth Thurgoona 69 def 10 Rutherglen Wodonga Saints 43 def 23 Chiltern Yackandandah 77 def 3 Wahgunyah 17 & under Tallangatta 24 def by 47 Beechworth Thurgoona 50 def 22 Rutherglen Wodonga Saints 46 def by 47 Chiltern Yackandandah 49 def 24 Wahgunyah 15 & under Tallangatta 49 def 29 Beechworth Thurgoona 27 def 23 Rutherglen Wodonga Saints 25 def by 36 Chiltern Yackandandah 20 def by 35 Wahgunyah 13 & under Tallangatta 11 def by 14 Beechworth Thurgoona 24 def 4 Rutherglen Wodonga Saints 39 def 0 Chiltern Yackandandah 30 def 14 Wahgunyah

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Mad d men and d golfers go out in the midday rain LAST Sunday there was no golf, due to the abysmal weather conditions.

But three of our golfers (mad men) went to Dederang for their tournament. w The weather wasn’t favourable to them as only a handful of players ventured out onto the course, which is disappointing for Dederang as lack of members and rising costs to maintain the course threatens the club’s future.

So if you are around, head out there for a hit before the grass gets too long.

It’s so sad to see this possibly happen to one of the small clubs in our area so if you love golf, support them.

Anyway, for the small group of golfers that did head out in the windy and wet conditions, it was decided that only nine holes would be played.

Vaughan Saunders continued his great form by shooting one over for the nine holes to easily win the Scratch event.

Jacob Howard and Dylan Pool both went home with prizes as well, but probw ably only due to there being more prizes than players.

As always, the highlight of the day was the delicious breakfast, lunch and sweets that Dederang is known for which was well over catered. w The ground might be a bit wet at home, but the weather is looking a bit better for the next few days at least.

This Sunday is a Stroke event for the JJune Monthly Medal; 11:30am for 12noon hit off.

OUTGUNNED: Beechworth’s senior side fell flat against Tallangatta last Saturday.

Bushies rocked by Hoppers

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BEECHWORTH’S senior footy side will be wondering what happened following their 15 point loss to the seventh placed Tallangatta, 15.11 (101) to 12.14 (86).

The Hoppers came out strong on their home deck, seven points up at quarter time, before a flurry of goals at both ends of

the ground through the second term pushed the scores up, but not the margin.

The Bushies faltered through the third quarter, with errors allowing Tallangatta to push the margin out to its limit by three quarter time, Beechworth trailing by 22 points.

Despite the best efforts of Lachlan Armstrong (four goals) and Dylan Pritchard

(three goals), the Bushrangers couldn’t overcome the margin, with improvements sought ahead of tomorrow’s match against Yackandandah at Baarmutha Park.

The Bushies’ reserves had a much more difficult day on the park, dispatched with ease by the Hoppers 14.14 (98) to 1.3 (9).

The junior sides covered

themselves in glory in their matches, with both the under 14 and 17 sides winning by more than 100 points.

On the netball courts, the Bushrangers enjoyed a mixed bag of results, with the A, B, C, and 15 and under sides all recording losses, while the under 17 and 13 Beechworth sides came away with narrow victories.

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