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Off-Grid Living Festival on the move Page 7

GRAND PARADE START: King Valley rider Jamie Chatsfield led the colourful Grand Parade at 3pm on Saturday.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley

Festival success

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Golden Horseshoes Festival p proves major j tourist boon over Easter weekend AN ESTIMATED 16,000 event goers from near and afar enjoyed a vibrant, fun-filled and action-packed annual Golden Horseshoes Festival held on Saturday of the Easter long weekend.

An exciting live music headline act featured Australian music star Mitch Tambo, renowned as one of Australia’s most unique First Nations entertainers, who was

BY CORAL COOKSLEY ccooksley@ nemedia.com.au

an instant hit, drawing a huge appreciative crowd to his two electric performances.

A proud Gamilaraay man, the Melbourne-based singer, songwriter, dancer and didgeridoo (Yidaki) player blends traditional Aboriginal

sounds and language with contemporary beats and production.

He performed a First Nations version of the iconic John Farnham anthem, ‘You’re the Voice’ - which he first performed on the finale of Australia’s Got Talent four years ago - among other songs on Saturday.

With a belief for now being a time to unite and walk

together regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality and class, Mitch said many of his songs revolved around the theme of loving one another and healing for a gentler generation.

“We want to build on the message of “You’re the Voice” from John Farnham and extend that message that it’s time to come together and just embrace

one another,” he said.

“We can pave the way for a better tomorrow for the next generation to walk upon and our stories about love really depict that connection and healing.”

A delighted Mitch, with the voice of Lele (his wife) , said an event such as the festival is important for the community and artists.

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Locals urged to register burn-offs VICTORIAN emergency services are urging community memv bers to plan ahead and register their private burn-offs online to reduce unnecessary work for emergency call takers these school holidays.

As fire danger periods across the state come to an end, hundreds of Victorians are expected to take advantage of the cooler autumn conditions in the coming weeks to conduct private fuel rew duction burns.

CFA deputy chief officer Garry Cook said the Fire Permits Victoria website was the preferred platform for community members to register their burns, especially ahead of what will be a busy school holiday period.

“By registering your burn-off, it allows agencies to communicate with you in a timely and efficient w manner, should we need to provide consistent and up-to-date v advice on suspending or revoking a permit if conditions were to change,” he said.

Landowners who plan on undertaking burns in areas not under fire restrictions are reminded that registering private burns is vital to community safety and allows authorities to cross-check triple zero calls from the community around smoke or fire sighting and avoid firefighters being dispatched unnecessarily.

To register a burn, visit www. firepermits.vic.gov.au.

Locals should always monitor weather conditions, particularly w wind, and leave a three-metre fire w break free from flammable materials around the burn.

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Publisher acquires NSW Central West newspapers IN another show of confidence it sees in the future of community newspapers, Provincial Press Group (PPG), owner/publisher of the Ovens and Murray Advertiser, is purchasing seven newspapers from Australian Community Media (ACM) serving New South Wales Central West and Hilltops regional and rural communities.

Publications to change hands include paid weekly mastheads Parkes Champion-Post, Forbes Advocate, Canowindra News, The Grenfell Record, Cowra Guardian, Young Witness and Boorowa News.

PPG managing director Hartley Higgins said the acquisition of the mastheads will grow PPG’s North East Media’s division current 16 newspaper and magazine titles produced in Wangaratta, and follows the purchase last June of Monaro Media Group and its Cooma-based publications.

Mr Higgins said PPG, as an independent family publisher operating in Wangaratta for over 100 years, will form a new entity - Regional Media Corp - to publish the titles.

JOINING THE STABLE: Provincial Press Group (PPG), owner/publisher of the Ovens and Murray Advertiser, has acquired seven newspapers in New South Wales.

Regional Media Corp CEO Edward Higgins said his company was pleased to be the future custodian of the regions’ long-standing newspapers that had served their respective communities for many years.

“We are impressed with the regions’ progressive

municipalities and look forward to engaging with all communities covered to deliver an effective local print and digital media service,” he said.

The purchase of the mastheads follows an important Australian Research Council funded Deakin Univer-

sity report issued last week into the future of Australia’s country press.

Edward Higgins said the report highlighted the need for a better understanding of the role regional and rural papers play in the community.

“The report recognises

regional and rural papers as essential services to the communities they serve,” he said.

“This important distinction is underpinned by a commitment to hyperlocal public interest journalism our newspapers are proud to provide.”

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Move to improve pedestrian safety

By CORAL COOKSLEY A PROJECT for safe and active travel in Beechworth undertaken in partnership between Beechworth Health Service (BHS) and Indigo Shire Council is nearing completion for the end of May this year.

The project ‘Which Way?’ developed in response to the need to identify and address pedestrian safety in Beechworth has been funded by a $24,000 Traffic Accident Commission (TAC) Community Safety Grant.

Health promotion and community engagement officer Gabriella Tange said the project aimed to improve the safety of pedestrians, covering people on foot, wheeled devices such as skateboards, rollerblades, wheelchairs and motorised mobility devices and pushing a bicycle, and promoted people to be physically active as well.

Ms Tange said the project originated through a BHS consumer advisory group where a community member had raised concerns with some community members about motor scooters cutting across a busy Sydney Road using the road instead of the footpaths.

“We’re addressing the needs of some of the issues and con-

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cerns that we’ve heard over a number of years,” she said.

Research included four focus groups in Beechworth comprising primary school students from St Joseph’s, Beechworth Primary and Montessori, as well as a focus group of community members including the ‘Walking School Bus’ volunteers.

Information has been gathered where kids and community members walk, ride and scoot around town, what the best route is to use and the reasons as well as key messages needed for locals and tourists of all abilities to know to stay safe in Beechworth.

“This project provides a resource and education benefit and also fits with our health promotion prevention plan, and the municipal public health and well-being plan about creating opportunities for active travel,” Ms Tange said.

“Within the scope of the funding, it’s about education and safety and not about infrastructure.”

Ms Tange said a research outcome had been infrastructure needs with gaps in safety/ footpath identified by the community in conversations.

“We’ve collated those as well

and have provided those recommendations for feedback to council as well with some information from the community about consistent signage,” she said.

An example cited had been crossing from the rail trail in Albert Road where schoolchildren deemed it a safe place to cross.

“It’s a main road and there isn’t anywhere that tells them to stop before they cross which had become an area of concern where signage is needed,” Ms Tange said.

The health promotion officer said the project had meant the development of a resource where children have also contributed, which will result in a map with preferred pathways, a social media campaign, as well as a short video with key safety messages about how to move around town safely.

The map will be available to all local schools and early childhood services, children, families, residential aged care facilities as well as the tourist information centres to complement the existing tourist map, and can also be uploaded to websites and printed.

Ms Tange said three areas linked are to be active, be safe, and follow the map.

DELIGHTED: Beechworth Primary School students Harry Read (right), Kingston Bywaters, principal Susan McDonald accepting the donation from Beechworth Red Cross chairperson Julia Smith with member Helen Roberson and students Larni Armstrong and Heidi Ellis at last Thursday’s presentation.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

School given helping hand

By CORAL COOKSLEY A SIZABLE donation by the Beechworth Red Cross Branch to a local primary school has meant help for families struggling in challenging economic times.

Red Cross Branch chairperson Julia Smith made a presentation to Beechworth Primary School principal Susan McDonald at last Thursday’s schools assembly where students had a colourful Easter hat parade.

Ms Smith said the Branch opted for the contribution as many people were finding it hard with cost-of-living expenses.

“We thought we could make a

$1,000 donation to Beechworth Primary School to help families buy textbooks, uniforms, have money for school excursions or other school needs,” she said.

Delighted school principal Susan McDonald said the donation significantly helped to support students in need.

“It gives them a leg up to be able to participate in all the things that we have happening at our primary school where everyone is able to participate equally,” she said.

“I think that’s fantastic that the Red Cross is supporting the school and has identified that there are people in need even in our community who are doing it really tough,” she said.

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Volunteer call out by local health service

By CORAL COOKSLEY VOLUNTEERS are being sought by Beechworth Health Services (BHS), with a recruitment drive started this month.

BHS health and promotion officer Gabriella Tango said like many other organisations, volunteer numbers had dwindled following COVID-19.

“We’ve had a number of requests from our residential aged care as an example for additional volunteers to come in and spend some time with the residents,” she said.

“Volunteers might have a particular skill or area of expertise or they may just like to come in to be company for residents or help our activities officers.

“We presently have someone who comes in and plays the ukulele on a regular basis.

“We’re also looking for garden volunteers to help our residents and there’s a number of areas where people can take part.

“We’re looking for some additional volunteers for our Club Connection program as well which is our planned activity group as well as volunteers to bring in pets for pet therapy.”

Ms Tange said BHS supported people to become volunteers as well as to navigate the paperwork. v “We have volunteer drivers and have the ladies auxiliary where they look after the kiosk and fundraise for the health service as well,” she said.

“As an example, among projects they helped fundraise to buy an Xray machine.”

“We’ve also had people come in and help out with the patients for Anzac Day when we have our w service, where they help to bring the residents outside so that they can be part of the service too.”

Ms Tange said with National Volunteers’ Week coming up next month, a morning tea will be held at the U3A premises at the Old Beechworth Railway premises on May 17 for BHS volunteers. w For volunteer enquiries, contact Gabriella Tange on 03 5728 0200.

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Wooragee Easter market draws bumper crowd

By CORAL COOKSLEY PEOPLE arrived in droves for Easter Monday’s Wooragee market with its selection of local food, craft and products and cow poo lotto too.

With the event held between 10am and 2pm with more than 80 stalls, Wooragee Primary School teacher Jess Marshall said the market seemed to be busier than last year.

People were there right up until the market’s finishing time,” she said.

A significant fundraising and community event, Jess said around $8000 had been raised with the tally yet to be finalised.

“It’s absolutely our biggest fundraiser for the year, and the funds are going towards the next stage of our playground designed by Yackandandah artist, Xavier Pinard

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“We are all so excited.”

Jess said the market meant a great deal to the community, with the event missed during 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It is wonderful seeing locals and tourists alike enjoying spending time together at Wooragee,” she said.

“There’s always so much to see and the food is delicious

while it’s also really wonderful being able to support small businesses and community organisations.”

Jess said the cow poo lotto had been epic.

“It raised $2000, and we had Daisy the cow from one of our families, the Warners,” she said.

“We had prizes donated from so many incredible local businesses and individuals too.”

ALL SMILES: One of the Cow Poo Lotto winners Wooragee’s Lisa O’Connor delighted with her goodies.

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POPULARITY RISE: Eldorado’s Off-Grid Living Festival has grown in stature since its inaugural event in 2018, and is set to move from the town’s Centennial Park after this weekend’s iteration.

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Off-Grid Living Festival to leave Eldorado

By RYAN MALCOLM THIS weekend’s Eldorado Off-Grid Living Festival will be the region’s last, with the event set to move to larger pastures next year.

The event has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, regularly catering for more than 10,000 visitors annually at Eldorado’s Centennial Park.

Festival organiser Kate Buckingham said it was sad to see the event leave the town, but the move was necessary with a view to tripling or quadrupling the festival’s capacity over the next

five years.

“We started in 2018 and that was a one-day festival - we had more than 2000 people come that year and straight away they were coming from all over Australia, so that was a great success where we saw people were interested in the topics we were putting forward,” she said.

“The next year we moved it to a two-day festival and since then we’ve been getting around 5000 people coming on the Saturday and 4000 people coming on the Sunday, so almost 10,000 over the full weekend.

“It’s going to be sad to go, Eldorado is our home town, and we love that there are so many locals involved in helping out as well as exhibiting at the festival.

“I think moving forward we hope they’ll come along to the new site and just travel that extra distance and then we can really showcase what this region’s all about to a broader Victorian audience.”

Ms Buckingham said a new location had been decided for next year’s iteration by organisers, who were also looking to expand into New South Wales with a sec-

Youngsters turn out for Easter fun

By CORAL COOKSLEY MORE than 200 children had fun at an Easter egg hunt on Sunday hosted by the local Lions Club in the Mayday Hills Cricket grounds.

Lions’ member Iris Man-

nik said the club handed out 175 ‘goodie bags’ with colouring books and pencils left from last year, while 36kgs of Easter eggs were given to the youngsters.

“The hunt attracted the largest number of children

since the COVID pandemic,” she said.

Ms Mannik said thanks went to the Lions team members for staging the event as well as the Golden Horseshoes Festival committee for the donation of the Easter eggs.

ond annual event.

Stopping short of confirming where next year’s festival would be held, Ms Buckingham said this weekend’s iteration promised to be a strong send-off for Eldorado.

“It’d be a great opportunity for (locals) to come and see it while it’s still in their backyard at that grassroots level - it’s a really wonderful location at Centennial Park, it’s just unfortunately too small now,” she said.

“We live off grid in Eldorado ourselves, so that’s where the whole inspiration came from - we’ve mixed with a

lot of different sustainable communities so that’s why there’s so many different topics within the festival.

“I would say the Off-Grid Living Festival has inspired other events, there are a lot of things happening in this area and that’s because this style of living is becoming more mainstream.

“It’s not really an alternative way of living any more, it’s almost become a necessary way of living if we want to meet those climate change benchmarks.”

To purchase tickets for the event visit https://www. offgridevent.com.au.

A PAIR of damaged culverts north of Beechworth are expected to impact traffic in the coming weeks, with a 15-minute detour established around a section off Beechworth-Wodonga a Road.

As part of Regional Roads Victoria’s structures inspection program, damage to two stone culverts was recently identified in the wake of heavy rain and flooding earlier this year.

B e e c h w o r t h -Wo donga Road is set to close between Reids Way, Wooragee, and Beechworth-Chiltern Road, Beechworth, as investigations continue concerning a culvert over Rising Sun Creek in the coming days.

Traffic is also set to be reduced to one lane along BeechworthWodonga Road east off Wooragee, after similar damage was identified.

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“A regional community event is just awesome to go to in a town like Beechworth that was impacted so much by COVID, and a town that relies so much on tourism,” he said.

“We have the opportunity to be a part of a resurgence and it is a real honour.”

The festival program had a huge variety of activities stretching from markets, face-painting for the kids, pipe bands, and local musicians to the gardeners fun park set up in the Police Paddocks, and everything in between.

The festival officially opened with Welcome to Country by Luke Brock, a proud Gunditjamara man from South West Victoria who grew up and lives in Beechworth, with the mayor’s welcome given by deputy mayor Bernard Gaffney.

With a step back in time celebrating close to 170 years of history, the festival -which has ran for the last 60 years - commemorated the legend of Daniel Cameron.

In 1855 Daniel Cameron - a candidate in the 1855 campaign to elect a parlia-

mentarian for Ovens goldfield communities to Victoria’s Legislative Council - led a political rally on a horse shod with shoes of gold held in Beechworth for better conditions for goldminers on which the festival is based and brings the legend to life.

An enactment took place with a horse shod in gold horseshoes by local Beechworth farrier Phil Kirkham where King Valley rider Jamie Chatsfield then led the Grand Parade soon after with crowds lining Ford Street from the corner of Church Street to past the roundabout for the 3pm event.

Beechworthian Diane Begnone said the fantastic event had been a breath of fresh air with so many people in town and activities.

Thrilled volunteer organising committee chair Jim Didolis said the event had been the biggest for quite a few years, while the weather had also been kind.

He said the headline act had contributed in being a drawcard, the committee’s hard work brought people together while visitors to the town came

from all directions.

“It’s been a great festival comeback with a great community spirit where businesses have helped support the event including securing the headline act.”

Mr Didolis said the afternoon’s power outage, which occurred in the mid-afternoon, had been inconvenient but had not affected the festival.

“We have a great team, and with volunteers who helped, everything went our way and everyone had a great time,” he said.

“It’s a high score on the board with another great festival where our hard work achieved the results.”

Beechworthian Dianne Begnone said the weather had been warmer last year and thought the committee’s marketing strategies had paid off as well as word of mouth from last year’s festival too.

“We’ve had the country market with quite a lot of stalls, children drawn to the animal nursery, food stalls, entertainment, people dressed in heritage attire, and it’s all been lovely to see so many activities around the town,” she said.

FUN: Yackandandah’s 10-year-old Maddie Prentice with mum Amy Britton and seven-year-old sister Sarah had fun at Gardeners Fun Park on Saturday.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley

DYNAMIC: First Nations performer Mitch Tambo with the voice of Lele drew huge audiences on Saturday.

Photo: Coral Cooksley

Big funds raised at Golden Horseshoes festival

By CORAL COOKSLEY SAUSAGES sizzled on the barbeque as a fundraiser for two local service clubs at Saturday’s Golden Horseshoes Festival.

A sell-out after five hours

by Beechworth Lions Club, 500 sausages and 24 loaves of bread were devoured by a hungry crowd from 9am to 2pm with the Lions team

packed up by 3.30 pm while the Beechworth Rotary Club also sold out of 500 sausages by around the same time, with 24 dozen eggs sizzled too.

Lions held their fundraiser outside Beechworth RSL Club in the historic precinct.

Member Iris Mannik said the festival was one of the club’s main fundraising

events on their calendar.

“All our funds will be disbursed to the community in July this year for various projects” she said.

Rotary held their biggest fundraiser for the year in Queen Victoria Park with a gold coin donation for entry.

President Larry Goldsworthy said overall the market had received a great response with good crowds.

RAISING FUNDS: Some of the Beechworth Rotarians Howard Morton (left), John Strang, helper and recent exchange student to Germany Emilie Vincent, president Larry Goldsworthy, Geoff Lucas and German Rotary exchange student Henning Goertzen who helped out the Rotary market sausage sizzle on Saturday.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley

“Funds raised help us to do the things that Rotary does such as supporting exchange students, community projects or buying equipment to send overseas for those in a humanitarian crisis,” he said.

“We appreciate the support from market holders too.”

One of 109 stall holders was Melbourne-based Sha-

ron Foster with daughter Tegan, with their business Living Artistry in Pots joining the Easter market for the second time having first attended last year.

Sharon said she started her pots throughout the COVID-19 lockdown.

“We’ve always come to this area at Easter as a family for many years, mainly staying in the Bright area but did

day trips everywhere.”

“The festival is amazing with so many things for everyone to do from little kids to big kids and everyone in between.

“I don’t know how many thousands of people have walked past, where we’ve had quite a few chats to people.

“People have come from everywhere.”

GREAT TIME: Melbourne-based Sharon Foster with daughter Tegan, returned to the Easter market for the second time with their business, Living Artistry in Pots.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

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Renewables plan set in motion INDIGO Power is set to deploy a new plan for community groups to achieve 100 per cent renewable energy in the coming weeks.

HAVING worked closely with community groups in recent years, the plan marks a major milestone in the organisation’s quest to achieve improved energy efficiency throughout the region.

THE plan involves: • Signing up 100 members as part of a community energy hub, which then informs a profile and allows Indigo Power to plan strategic interventions such as shared infrastructure or clean energy technology rollouts; • Sharing energy through special software which provides a hub the visibility it needs to reach 100 per cent renewable energy through a range of membership types; • Rapid small-scale deployment of clean energy technology such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, battery systems and smart control devices; • Rolling out of shared, community-owned infrastructure for community benefit;

• Development of local community champions to raise further awareness around renewable energy within the local area.

INDIGO Power managing director, Ben McGowan, said the blueprint had been the result of many years of working with communities in the renewables space, with 50 per cent of profits returned to communities.

“THERE is so much confusion out there and knowing where to start can be daunting,” he said.

“WE’RE pleased to be able to work with community energy groups to increase renewable energy supply in Australia, and help guide them in their endeavours.

“OUR work with delivering impactful projects has taught us what is needed - projects like the Yackandandah community battery and energy resilience projects in the upper Murray and Tumbarumba with >30 energy node systems installed, three community batteries and >80 super-efficient heat pumps.”

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COMMUNITY BOOST: Yackandandah’s community battery has assisted in shifting the town towards renewables in recent years.

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TUNED IN: Writing his fourth book, Beechworth’s Robert Barclay also enjoys tinkling the piano keys to classical music, and enjoys a shiraz. Pictured with toy poodle, Clara.

Local novelist uses life experience to tell stories ROBERT Barclay grew up in a picturesque Hampshire village with 1000 years of history engraved on tombstones and in the dusty chronicles of its 11th century Norman Church.

He came to Beechworth nearly two years ago.

What do you do workwise?

I’m a novelist, now beginning my fourth book. When not writing, I strive to master classical piano and a nice shiraz, not always in that order. Though none of it’s really work...

What brought you to your role/career?

As a kid, growing up without such niceties as mobile phones, TV, and a generation before the internet, we made up stories and listened to them. I still do. Fate intervened when my family migrated to Australia. Seduced by the sea voyage, I became a clearance diver in the Australian Navy. As the Vietnam War raged, I found myself in the labyrinthine, murky waterways of the Mekong Delta, dismantling booby traps and a witness to the tragedies of Pol Pot’s war on civilisation. The inspiration and backstories for my novels come from seeing first-hand children affected by war.

What do you love about your work?

I can do what inspires me as a human being, using imagination and life experiences to tell stories. As another example, I look at my childhood differently and now find heroes and villains from the everyday life I had as a kid and re-invent these poor souls in tales. That’s fun!

What do you do in the community?

Not as much as I’d like. I think Beechworth has a wonderful volunteer culture, and I’m slightly involved in Winterwords this year. I am a UNICEF sponsor and contribute directly to a child protection program in Cambodia, where I used to run a charity.

Is there an important community issue that you think needs addressing?

In many places in the world, I’ve seen small communities suffer when young people leave for “better” opportunities elsewhere. I believe it’s important to encourage community involvement early so the vitality and skills of

Robert Barclay, Beechworth the next generation are not lost.

What do you see as one of the most important current world issues?

Rainforests. In Kalimantan and in nearby Sumatra and Papua, on Australia’s doorstep, the ecocide of our Earth is rampant. These forests forgive our industrial carnage and return us laundered air to breathe. They contain more than half the flora and fauna that ever existed.

And they are unimaginably beautiful, almost holy places. For anyone who ever stood quietly on the forest floor of an equatorial rainforest and listened, ever breathed the scents of 70 million years and imagined a place where dinosaurs roamed, ever gazed skywards at soaring dipterocarp trees transforming the forest canopy into a brilliant mosaic of yellow, brown, orange and purple flowers, the reason needs no further explanation.

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

That scion of the British Empire, English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist Rudyard Kipling. I’d take him to the Chinese Cemetery and point out the contribution made by non-British to the Empire and ask him to write the history. I’m thinking of doing it myself.

What book are you reading?

Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s ‘The Shadow of the Wind’ for the third time because it’s brilliant, and French novelist of Ukrainian Jewish origin Irène Némirovsky ‘s ‘Suite Francaise’ because I’m fascinated by her life story and what really happened when Paris and northern France came under German occupation.

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“I think our last registration for our 3km was about one minute to nine, which made it fairly hectic for our registration team, but we managed to get everyone registered and they all set off on time.

“We’re pretty lucky to have an amazing group of volunteers, we probably had close to 40 volunteers and not all people who were connected with the football club - they could be friends or family or people from local businesses who just put their hand up.”

Dan Gibney stormed home to finish first in the 10km run, recording a time of 36.51, while Amber Jenkins (41.14) narrowly beat out Elise Beacom (41.33) to secure the fastest time in the female event.

The 3km event was also hotly contested, with Ben Willey (11.58), Fraser Aubrey (12.12) and Harry Ryan (12.29) filling out the podium on the male side of the ledger, while Amy Cariss-Brett (13.09), Olivia Cavallin (13.26) and Millie Cavallin (13.41) put in strong times for the females.

Ms Maher said many within the field were visitors to the area, and said she was pleased to see a diverse age range taking part in the event.

“What I really love about the 3km is the amount of kids who run it and just the smiles on their faces when they come across the line, and the amount of families who are

SETTING THE PACE: Amber Jenkins (right) and Elise Beacom finished first and second respectively in the female 10km event.

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FINAL SPRINT: Nigel Jones blisters home ahead of Chantal Smith and Matt Hicks.

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Friday, April 28th 2023 to Sunday, May 7th 2023 Celebrating Alpine Life in the Valleys.

Welcome to the 60th Bright Autumn Festival! The Autumn festival

began in 1962 when the town celebrated it’s centenary and we missed two years due to Covid. Our parade day has now been named the Al Findlay Memorial Gala Day in honour of former Town Crier Al Findlay.

We hope you enjoy the stunning Autumn colours and local produce of Victoria’s Alpine High Country and don’t miss the market, music and parade on May 6th 2023. This years parade theme is “Everyday Heroes”, honouring our amazing people who save lives and property in our local area.

Also unmissable are our Open Gardens, the Autumn Art Exhibition, and lots of daily events!

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Bright Gala Day LET’S CELEBRATE OUR EVERYDAY HEROES Gala Day, Highlighting Celebrating the Brave and Caring People of Bright

2023 Sponsors The Bright Autumn Festival committee would like to kindly thank its sponsors and supporters, for helping us to put on this wonderful event.

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The theme for the 2023 Grand Parade is “Everyday Heroes”.

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The parade with start approx 1:45 PM at the top of the Ireland street and end near Bright Brewery.

Come and support the everyday heroes of Bright!

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We would like to thank our generous sponsors Bright Brewery are excited to be able to continue our support of the Bright Autumn Festival. We are driven by our values to be authentic and sustainable in all that we do, and to embrace active lifestyles, celebrated with great beer. We use natural ingredients, making fun, award winning beers. This year we will be running events to support the Festival, please visit our website for more information. www.brightbrewery.com.au

Foresight Engineering Services is proud to continue our support for the Bright Autumn Festival. Foresight is a Bright based Engineering consultancy that supports residential and major projects across Australia, employing 15 people locally, undertaking Process, Mechanical, Civil and Structural Engineering, design and surveying. www.foresightengineering.com.au Chestnut Tree is delighted to continue our sponsor the Bright Autumn Festival in 2023. Situated on three acres of beautiful landscaped gardens in Bright, Chestnut Tree provides fully self-contained, north facing apartments and cottages that are perfect for your next escape to the country. We encourage you to visit our open garden during the festival. www.chestnuttree.com.au Journey is a sanctuary in the heart of Bright showcasing beautiful ladies clothing and home furnishings. We gain our inspiration from the ever-changing seasons, the natural serenity of the amazing Alpine region and the inspiring Bright community which we are very proud to be a part of. We look forward to welcoming you in store throughout this fabulous festival! www.journeybright.com.au

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2023 Festival Program Throughout the Festival 61st Autumn Art Exhibition at the Bright Art Gallery 28 Mountbatten Ave, Bright Open daily 10am - 4pm.

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Tuesday, May 2 Historic Buckland Cemetery Tour Meet at Bright Museum, Railway Ave, Bright.

Time: 9.30am to buy your ticket and get a map.

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Saturday, May 6

.Bright Gala Day

See front page for full details.

Entry: $5 Phone: (03) 5750 1660

www.brightartgallery.org.au Bright & District Historical Society Museum Former Railway Station, Railway Avenue, Bright.

Turn right at the roundabout at the top of Ireland Street.

Open 2pm – 4pm (Sat, Sun, Tue and Thur during festival)

The museum displays railway, gold and social history of the area. There is rolling stock typical of that used on the Ovens Valley Railway. Many Chinese miners worked on the JROG¿HOGV DQG WKHUH LV D UHSOLFD RI WKH %XFNODQG 9DOOH\ Joss House that was wrecked in the riots of 1857 Entry: Adults $3, Children $1.

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Friday, April 28 Porepunkah Oval Fun Run Porepunkah Oval Time: 4:30pm Entry: Free

Fun run available for all age groups. Further details available on the Autumn Festival website. www.brightautumnfestival.org.au

Bright Garden Club Meet at Bright Senior Citizens Hall 2 Cobden Street, Bright Starts: 7.30pm Cost: $6 (includes supper)

Find out more about bulbs from Horticulturist, Veronica Harris with Van Berkel Bulbs & Garden Express.

Wednesday, May 3 Tour of the Bright Cemetery Time: 10:30am to 11:30am Entry: $5 per head for each entry. All proceed go to the Bright Cemetery Trust.

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If it rains the event will be canceled

Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony Howitt Park Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm Entry: Free

An Indigenous ceremony to welcome visitors to traditional land, including a smoking ceremony.

Autumn Exhibition at Alpine Light Gallery 102a Gavan St, Bright Time: 6pm to 7pm Entry: Free

Come and join award winning photographers Mieke Boynton and Matt Palmer for an exhibition of their favorite autumn photos. Both have won many awards for their photography. Their autumn images are no exception.

Thursday, May 4 Bright Brewery Village Campfire Bright Croquet Club Bright Croquet Club, Burke Street, Bright Time: 9am - 3pm Experience Croquet, the World’s oldest ball game at the historic Bright Croquet Club Burke Street opposite the Clock Tower.

Established in 1904, the club is the 2nd oldest croquet club in VictoULD 3OHDVH ZHDU ÀDW VKRHV DOO HTXLSPHQW SURYLGHG IUHH OHVVRQV DQG HQMR\ D VDXVDJH VL]]OH JROG FRLQ DQG FRႇHH WHD DIWHUZDUGV. For more information, please contact us by phone 03 5750 1437.

Saturday, April 29 Bright Singers Concert ‘2023 Autumn Concert’ Bright Community Centre, Railway Ave, Bright Sunday 24th April @ 4pm Sunday 1st May @ 4pm Cost: $5 per person, Children free.

Tickets: Country Collectables, Ireland St, or at the door.

Bright State Battery Afternoon Tea and Talk Doughertys Bridge,Morses Creek Rd, Bright.

Time: 2:00pm Entry: $10 Pay at the gate PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT HAVE EFTPOS Return to yesteryear with a fascinating description of the crushing process at the Bright State Battery, an intact quartz crushing battery in Coronation Avenue, just over Doughertys Bridge. Inspect our mining museum in the managers quarters. Parking across the URDG RU DW WKH SDUDJOLGHU ODQGLQJ ¿HOG RQ WKH ULJKW

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‘Murders and Mysteries’ Meet outside the Visitor Information Centre, 119 Gavan Street, Bright Time: 6.00pm Bookings not required, but cap of 50 walkers.

Entry: $5. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE EFTPOS Discover the secrets and scandals of Bright’s past with local historian Diann Talbot on a walking tour. The tour lasts about an hour and covers the streets of Bright. Dress appropriately for an evening stroll.

Sunday, May 7 Freeburgh Bush Market :K\ QRW ¿QLVK Rႇ \RXU $XWXPQ )HVWLYDO HQMR\PHQW DW WKH )UHHEXUJK Bush Market on Sunday, May 7th.

Come and enjoy homemade food at our lovely hall and grounds from 8am. BBQ, sausage rolls, scones with cream and jam, baked goods, sponges and cakes for sale. Maybe have a stall or a car boot sale for your goods.

Always a good day for all and support our locals.

Enquiries: Kath Jones - 0448 383 989 - joneshandk@gmail.com Entry: Free. All proceeds towards the new hall.

Bright Singers Concert ‘2023 Autumn Concert’ Bright Community Centre, Railway Ave, Bright Sunday 30th April @ 4pm Sunday 7th May @ 4pm Cost: $5 per person, Children free.

Tickets: Country Collectables, Ireland St, or at the door.

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4. Chalet Lumineux 414 Back Porepunkah Road, Bright.

Julie Ph: 5750 1700 Open: Sat 29 & Sun 30 April, Mon 1, Fri 5, Sat 6 & Sun 7 May 11am to 3pm.

Entry: Gold coin donation. Proceeds to ‘Save the Bees’.

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Keith & Marianne Ph: 03 5755 1318 Open: Daily - 9am to 5pm.

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9. Alpine Perennials Nursery 1828 Great Alpine Road, Harrietville.

Julie & Craig Ph: 0409 244 200 Open: Daily - 9:30am to 4pm.

Entry: Free Alpine Perennials Nursery at Harrietville are specialist growers of beautiful flowering plants & shrubs. Since opening in September 2021, the nursery has experienced great support from locals and tourists.

The majority of Alpine Perennials plants are grown on-site and are acclimatised to the conditions of the Alpine region. Craig and Julie Hulbert bring many years of horticultural expertise to the region with their extensive background in the nursery and landscaping industry.

10. Shady Brook Cottages 20 Mountain View Walk, Harrietville.

John & Anne Ph: 0438 050 475 Open: Daily 10am to 4pm Entry: $5 per adult and free for children. Proceeds to local ¨Æ úÉćɵþɀ ëáöÚÉáµãć úğ ćµ Ɇ¨ëĬµµ öúëĘÉ®µ® ëã ćƵ ę Ú×ɀ A spectacular 14-acre garden of which over 5 acres are landscaped, bounded by Ovens River and a mountain backdrop of natural forest.

Exotic trees include Maples, Oaks, Magnolias, Dogwoods, Birches and Conifers, many of which are rare. Along the mountain edge and throughout the garden are hundreds of Camellias, Viburnums, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Australian native plants. Hydrngeas add magnificent colour in protected shady areas. Amble along the tracks and enjoy the prolific bird life, water features and vegetable garden.

11. The Golden Assayer’s Garden 3. Chestnut Tree Holiday Units 154-158 Delany Avenue, Bright.

Tracy & Peter Ph: 03 5755 2100 Open: Daily- 10am to 4pm.

Entry: Gold coin donation. Proceeds to the Bright Autumn Festival.

Three acres of landscaped garden, rock walls, hedges, Standard Roses, Dogwoods, Maples, mt Fuji Weeping Cherries, Catalpas, Weeping Elms & Mulberries.

7. Bright Memorial Arboretum Mountbatten Ave, Bright, Open: Daily - 8am to 5pm Entry: Free A wide variety of trees planted in a large park in memorial to ćęë İúµİÁÆćµúþ ×ÉÚÚµ® Éã ƵÚɨëöćµú ¨¨É®µãć Éã ȝȥȣȤɀ wÆÉþ ö ú× is completely fenced, making it a perfect place to let the dog run free. New park benches have also been installed for those more contemplative.

8. Tiffany’s Cottages ȟȜ ëúëã ćÉëã ʵ úÉÁÆć Ɍµãćµú ëĬ ÚÚúëëá ëčúćɍ Open: Fri 5 May 10-12 and Sat 6 May 10-12 Entry: $2 going to Kidney Health Australia Tiffany’s is set on over half an acre of lush garden and was the built for Edward Hunter in 1892, the Mine Manager of Pioneer Gold Mine.

The garden design has English, Asian and Australian themed areas to enjoy. Tiffany’s has a large range of ornamental trees and the beautiful Autumn leaves will be on display. The garden design is based on Edna Walling’s rooms in a garden. For more information about this garden, please contact: Amanda Yorston 0404 079 617

49 Robertson St, Myrtleford (crn Macfaydens Lane) Alison Ph: 0421 520 392 Entry: $4 going to Riding Develops Ability Open: Fri 29, Sat 30 April, Thurs 04, Fri 05, Sat 06, Sun 07 May - 10am to 3pm This historic property and land previously featured an entrance to Reform gold mine in the 1800’s. Thoughtfully landscaped to balance old world charm with naturalistic planting - designed to attract birds, bees and insects. Indigenous plants, trees, flowers, fruit and nut trees, and vegetables are grown for enjoyment of humans and kangaroos!