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TWO local paddlers representing Australia along with their crew members won gold medals in the 16th International Dragon Boat Festival World Championship held in Thailand last week.

BY CORAL COOKSLEY ccooksley@ nemedia.com.au

Beechworth Golden Serpents Club president Brendan Maher and coach Cindy Ellis had been selected

for the Auroras Australian Dragon Boat team after undergoing a vigorous benchmarking process several months ago.

Among races Brendan competed in the 200 metre mixed 10s crew where they

won gold medals, and he also competed in the 200 metre opens 20s crew where the team scored bronze.

Cindy raced in the 200 metre women’s 10s crew which struck gold with their win.

Beechworth’s excited senior coach Kellie Jones said it has been fantastic for the community to see the local club represented on the world stage in dragon boating.

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GREAT EXPERIENCE: BSC Humanities leader Alastair Jack (left), Year 12 students Luke McAuliffe and Will Usher-Clarke, Year 8 student Alistair Merritt, Year 12 students Rokia Diallo–Gladstone and Chloe Sacco with Humanities teacher Amanda Hawkins and United Nations Australia (Victorian Division) and RMIT Adjunct Professor Ian Howie at Tuesday’s Model UN event. Story page 4.

PHOTO: Patricia Broom.

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Local residents Dying to Know

By CORAL COOKSLEY

AROUND 20 local residents joined an event held last Thursday held in Quercus Beechworth’s Oregon Hall to help empower them to be their own advocates in personal future planning.

The ‘Dying to Know Day’ annual campaign around the nation in August encourages all Australian adults at all stages of life to take action or hold events to improve their knowledge around end-of-life choices.

Indigo Shire Council organised the local session, which was held for the first time five years ago where key industry people delivered information to assist in planning.

Among them were presenters from Albury Wodonga Health, Halliday Solicitors, North East Funerals, Beechworth Cemetery Trust and End Stage Matters.

Indigo Shire Council community recovery and resilience officer and municipal recovery manager Kate O’Toole said increasing death literacy meant people had more control over the end of their life.

“They have more control over the planning process which

leaves their families, loved ones and friends confident they are doing the right thing for that person,” she said.

“Events like this help people understand what needs to be known as many people do not know where to start.”

Albury Wodonga Health’s Palliative Care team member Melina Villani said a key part of the session had been how important it is for individuals to have conversations with loved ones about what’s important to them as they’re getting older, and what they want to happen after they pass away.

“More of these conversations are needed and this is the perfect opportunity to normalise those conversations and for people to do that preparation,” she said.

Being organised with an endof-life plan and a cemetery plot was a key message from Rosemary Barnett.

“It’s important to reserve your plot so loved ones are not left organising when they’re grieving,” she said.

North East Funerals’ Kat Watts said she had worked with many people suffering trauma, grief and loss as a social worker be-

fore her present job.

“Death still is very much a taboo subject,” she said.

“I will support and encourage any initiatives that create conversation about death and dying and what people might want in Future Planning,” she said.

The session for Beechworth’s Linda and Phillip Bunn meant their instructions needed to be revised and updated, particularly advanced care plans.

“It’s a dynamic field altering all the time,” the retired Dr Bunn said.

“We need to be aware of what is available, and it takes the fear away.”

Ms O’Toole said it’s never too early to be prepared.

“The more prepared people are and the more they talk about these things, the easier it is.”

Another session will be held around the same time next year.

ON TOP OF THE MOON: Cindy Ellis and Brendan Maher are ecstatic with their wins with the Auroras Australian Dragon Boat team representing Australia in the World Championship.

DISCUSSED: Nicole Stephens (left), Melina Villani, Kat Watts, Matt Grogan from Halliday Solicitors and Rosemary Barnett at last week’s Dying to Know’ event.

PHOTO: Kate O’Toole.

INFORMED: Event facilitator Indigo Shire Council’s Kate O’Toole (left) with presenters Kat Watts, Nicole Stephens, Melina Villani and Rosemary Barnett at last week’s Dying to Know Day event.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

Beechworth Rotary club celebrates golden milestone

By CORAL COOKSLEY

BEECHWORTH Rotary

Club clocked up a golden milestone this year with a celebration anniversary dinner held at the Grand Oaks Resort in Mayday Hills last Friday night.

Marking its 50th anniversary since the club was chartered, supporter club Appin Park, Wangaratta were among current and past Beechworth club members and visitors from surrounding clubs in the region attending the evening.

Rotary Club of Appin Park Wangaratta president Geoff Dinning said it had been a great honour to be at the celebration.

“We’ve always been very

close with the Beechworth Rotary Club and to have supported them 50 years ago to be inducted into Rotary was fantastic and we have continued our wonderful association,” he said.

Mr Dinning said the Beechworth Rotary Club had undertaken many great initiatives with projects for its local community.

“One of the reasons we’re all members of Rotary is to make our town or city a better place to live,” he said.

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Governor Neta Kirby presented Beechworth Rotary Club member John Strang with a prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship Award in recognition of his outstanding service to the club and contribution to

the community.

A humbled Mr Strang – sharing this year’s presidency – said he valued and appreciated recognition of his efforts for the club over the years.

On the night members had a great time recounting stories from photos over the years too while all Rotary members at the event had a chance to quickly talk about their Rotary experiences and what Rotary meant to them.

Long time Beechworth Club Rotary member and sharing the presidency role this year John Costello said over the last five decades the club has had more than 100 members equally supported by a similar number of family and friends of

Rotary in the club’s various community activities.

He said Rotary members have been instrumental in assisting the Beechworth community with a variety of projects including around Lake Sambell, the Crossley engine/generator, leadership programs for young people, international student exchange programs, scholarships to local schools and a Jack Tully Scholarships to assist first year university students.

Mr Costello said funding is provided to Rotary International programs such as eradicating Polio, supporting disaster recovery programs via Shelter Box and other programs, supporting development projects like developing schools in

undeveloped countries and improving water and toilet facilities on Atauro Island.

He said hosting international students and visitors has been a highlight while coordinating local Rotary markets has been a rewarding experience where funds raised by the club has contributed to the economic development of the local community.

Former Beechworth Rotary Club member Steve Mason said he had been born into a Rotarian family where his parents the late Valerie and Charles Mason had been long time members of the club.

His father Charles Mason had been a founding member of the Beechworth Rotary Club.

CELEBRATED: Beryl Strang with husband and Beechworth Rotary Club president John Strang – a recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award on the night – with Appin Park Rotary Club member Mick Maher at last week’s milestone celebration.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

HAPPY OCCASION: Beechworth Rotary Club longtime member Geoff Lucas and wife Tess (couple on the left) with Jim Martin – a past president – and wife Kate at last week’s milestone celebration.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

Worldy learning opportunity for students

By CORAL COOKSLEY

NINETY secondary school students on Tuesday stepped into the shoes of UN ambassadors from countries around the world for a simulated interactive day of tackling climate change.

Beechworth Secondary College (BSC) held the Model UN event offered by the United Nations Australia (Victorian Division) for the first time where other schools from around the region joined in too.

RMIT’s Adjunct Professor Ian Howie ran the United Nations Australia (Victorian Division) day-long session. With the model a replica of the United Nations with its headquarters in New York, Professor Howie said countries are randomly given to participating students in the program to work with topics deemed important by their teachers.

“It’s marvellous for students to become aware of what the UN does,” he said.

In a formal setting students advocate on behalf of the country represented and reach a consensus on a resolution that supports their country’s national interests.

Professor Howie said United Nations Associations run the Model UN for students around the world.

“We run about 45 of them a year across Victoria,” he said.

“We’ve had a wonderful series of presentations today by students for nearly 30 countries represented where students had been divided into small groups.”

“They had to prepare their country’s position statement on the issue of climate change, make a presentation to the assembly as a whole, debate and vote on clauses to make up a resolution on the issue of climate

change and give a threeminute presentation.”

Year 12 student Rokia Diallo–Gladstone said the event had been a way to connect to other schools and learn as a school about climate change as well as about world problems.

“I think it’s really good to be able to connect and work with the younger year levels across the school as well on a common issue,” she said.

“We started preparation at the start of this term.”

BSC coordinator and Humanities leader Alistair Jackson said the Model UN is relatively new for rural schools.

“We’re one of the first rural schools to be hosting it,” he said.

He said a significant number of BSC students had put their hand up to participate from Years 7 to 12.

“It’s given student a real, meaningful extension to their studies,” he said.

“He said among countries, BSC’s Montessori adolescent program students had represented Ukraine.

“There was a ripple throughout the room when I mentioned Ukraine’s hands are tied with climate change because of the war.

“It’s just fantastic how it brings real life events into

the room, where everyone’s aware them and involved in the learning.”

Students from BSC, Wangaratta High School, Myrtleford P-12, Wodonga Senior Secondary College and Benalla Secondary College debated and voted on climate action where students drafted and passed the resolution committing to a cooperative and dedicated approach to the problem.

UN SIMULATED EXPERIENCE: Students from BSC, Wangaratta High School, Myrtleford P-12, Wodonga Senior Secondary College and Benalla Secondary College took part in Model UN day on Tuesday, PHOTO: Coral Cooksley

Local groups win big on flood recovery funding

By RYAN MALCOLM

GROUPS and organisations across Indigo Shire are set to benefit from vital flood recovery funding, enabling important works to flood-proof existing infrastructure and build anew.

Allans Flat Recreation Reserve, Butson Park Reserve, Chiltern Equine Park, Kergunyah Streamside Reserve, Willows Reserve Wahgunyah and Wahgunyah Racecourse and Recreation Reserve will each receive State Government funding to address infrastructure impacted by flooding events in October and November of 2022.

Reinstating roads and drainage will be a key focus for a number of the recipients, while funds will be used to reinstate lighting around the track at Wahgunyah Racecourse and Recreation Reserve.

Chiltern Equine Park committee of management chairperson Neil Ward said the park had been allocated more than $38,000 in funding to address entrance roads and

drainage in the wake of regular flooding in the last two years.

“Basically all of the tracks (have) deteriorated – the entrance track is not quite impassable, you can get along it, but it’s not very good and for vehicles with horses it’s terrible,” he said.

“The tracks are just getting worse with potholes and boggy patches.”

He said the main entrance track would be revitalised with a six inch

road base and a gravel top, while other tracks within the park’s network would be topped up.

Funding will also improve drainage capacity in the ‘situ’ area of the park, which Mr Ward said was subject to considerable use by horses.

With major events including the Chiltern and Barnawartha campdrafts, the Chiltern Rodeo and the newly-acquired OffGrid Living Festival expected to see the park sub-

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ject to considerable traffic over the coming months, Mr Ward said he hoped works could be completed by summer.

“Improving the quality of the entrance tracks and the drainage will hopefully make us more robust and durable and future proof (the park) into the future,” he said.

“Without a decent track network none of that (the events) can happen, so it’s really important to the economy of Chiltern

Council planning scheme under review

LOCAL residents are being urged to provide their feedback, as Indigo Shire undertakes a review of its current planning scheme.

FOLLOWING the implementation of the State Government’s ‘Smart Planning Reforms’ for local government, shire chief executive officer Trevor Ierino said the review aimed to hear feedback from throughout the shire.

“THE review is an opportunity to ensure that our revised planning scheme reflects the diverse perspectives and needs of our community while balancing our heritage and environmental obligations,” he said.

“WE’RE urging the community to share its feedback on the operation of the planning scheme, any gaps you think exist and what improvements you think should be considered, as well as your thoughts on potential future strategic planning opportunities.

“WE’RE particularly keen to hear from people who regularly engage with the planning scheme as well as insights and suggestions from the general community.

and Indigo Shire.

“We’re really trying to create a horse centre for North East Victoria – it’s something the area needs because it doesn’t really have one at the moment.

“We’re really grateful because some of these fundamental, basic works are hard to attract funding for because you can’t really have a glamorous opening, but they really area fundamental to making a place like ours function and work.”

“COME along to one of our drop-in session being held across the shire or share your feedback via our survey online.”

MEET the planner sessions will be held next week, beginning at Chiltern Community Hub on August 22, with all sessions running from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.

BEECHWORTH Memorial Hall and Stanley Soldiers Memorial Hall will both host sessions on August 23, while Yackandandah Hall and Kiewa Multipurpose Pavilion will follow on August 24.

THE planner sessions will be rounded out on August 25, with sessions at Rutherglen Memorial Hall and Barnawartha Memorial Hall.

TO complete the online survey, visit https://engage.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/planning-scheme-review.

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IN DEMAND: Chiltern Equine Park chairperson Neil Ward believes track restorations will play an important role in establishing the park as a hub for horse activity in the North East.

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Indigo Shire strikes Gold

By CORAL COOKSLEY

A VISION for a prosperous Indigo where businesses and farms are profitable, communities thrive and infrastructure is well planned remains on the agenda for a newly appointed Indigo Shire councillor.

Beechworth’s Sue Gold accepted the role after a countback had been held by the Victorian Electoral Commission last Wednesday morning, where she was successful later that day in taking up the position for the remainder of the four-year council term.

The move followed the recent resignation of former councillor and one time mayor Larry Goldsworthy.

“It’s a great opportunity to be on council for the next 12 months,” Ms Gold said.

Ms Gold said she looked forward to representing people with diverse interests and helping community groups to have a voice.

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“The role is around helping people to be heard and the role also covers being part of the council decision-making process,” she said.

“Over the next few weeks, I will be out and about meeting community groups across the shire to hear more about their interests.”

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With the region still recovering from COVID-19 pandemic impacts, last year’s flooding around the shire as well as from smoke impacts from the 2019-

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2020 devastating bushfires, Ms Gold will draw on her business expertise to play an active role in further recovery to ensure Indigo Shire remains a great place to live, work, invest and to raise a family.

As a business owner, Small Business Mentor Service board member and former chair of

Totally Renewable Beechworth (TRB), Ms Gold said her business experience captured broad networks across the region.

Ms Gold said she will also focus on jobs across the shire, support sustainable development and services, and work creatively to increase tourism.

Strategic thinking, a broad

overview for improvement of the shire rather than a focus on single issues, a real-world business perspective, deep connections to community, inclusive collaboration and communication skills as well as governance experience will also be brought to the table for the benefit of Indigo Shire communities.

COMMUNTY MINDED: Beechworth’s Sue Gold as an Indigo Shire councillor looks forward to representing people with diverse interests and helping community groups to have a voice.

Ambulance solution sought

By CORAL COOKSLEY

WHILE ambulances are pulled from Indigo Shire to meet emergency needs in other shires, local patients are being left dangling waiting for one, according to Benambra MP Bill Tilley.

Latest figures released last week for ambulance response times in Indigo Shire showed a slight improvement but, saw the shire rank as the state’s ninth-slowest of 79 local government areas (LGAs).

Liberal MP for Benambra Bill Tilley said bed blockages and limited resources in Wodonga continued to drain outlying stations, contributing to delays for urgent response care.

“Ambulances sit outside emergency with their patient until a bed is available – it can take hours,” he said.

“So, when all the Wodonga ambulances are sitting at Albury Base or Wodonga Hospital, the next call out is to the paramedics at Beechworth taking that service out of Indigo Shire, the next after that Tallangatta, leaving Towong short.”

Mr Tilley said additional resources and localised rostering are the keys to bringing down ambulance response times in Indigo Shire.

The latest figures show the average urgent code one re-

sponse at just under 25 minutes, almost 10 minutes more than the benchmark.

Ambulance Victoria data also shows the demand for life saving ambulances in Indigo Shire has almost doubled compared to the same period five years ago (212

in 2023 compared to 119 in 2018).

In February this year Mr Tilley called for seven extra paramedics and a 24-hour ambulance station at Beechworth as one of the solutions that could fix the ongoing failures of ambos to get to

patients in life-threatening emergencies.

Mr Tilley said we need to be part of the solution.

“I’ve spoken with the industry, and they also believe we need localised rostering that considers our circumstances and geography, rather than

someone in a tower in Melbourne,” he said.

“In addition, a peak-period ambulance shift in Wodonga would remove the reliance on outlying stations to meet that city’s growing demand.”

Mr Tilley said he spoke to the Minister in June and

after the latest figures were released, he formally asked for a meeting to discuss that proposal.

Mr Tilley said the response times continued to place lives at risk.

“The mantra is every second counts and yet while Melbourne is outraged at a state-wide average of 9 and a half minutes, Indigo is almost triple that,” he said.

“In 2018 there were, on average, 131 calls each quarter for lights and siren ambulances, with the latest figures it is more than 217.

“A couple of extra paramedics at Beechworth and one at Chiltern, doesn’t cut it.”

Indigo Shire Council continues to strongly advocate for improvements in response time.

Indigo Mayor Sophie Price said she had been meeting with the office of the Victorian Minister for Ambulance Services to ensure the dialogue continues to improve ambulance emergency resources.

“We will continue to support our ambulance emergency service and although there has been some success with an increase with some paramedics over recent times, we will not stop until we are satisfied resources meet community needs,” she said.

KEEN TO DISCUSS: Benambra MP Bill Tilley says he has requested a meeting with Victoria’s Minister for Ambulance Services, Gabrielle Williams.

ACROSS

4 What is a period of sixty seconds (6)

7 To engage in a minor but noisy quarrel, is to do what (8)

8 Name the psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctive biological drives (6)

9 What is a gem cut into the form of a narrow rectangle (8)

11 When one divulges or discloses, one does what (7)

13 Name another term for lucerne (7)

15 What might we call a through train (7)

17 Name an alternative term for a hermit (7)

20 Who is between 13 and 19 years of age (8)

23 What is a strong regional accent (6)

24 Which hour is the latest possible time (8)

25 To be dormant, is to be what (6)

DOWN

1 Which combining form indicates water (4)

2 What is an empty space or missing part, especially in an ancient manuscript (6)

3 To touch at one end or side, is to do what (4)

4 What is a confused, hand-to-hand fight (5)

5 To be loftier and more exalted in character, is to be what (6)

6 Which term relates to the rise and fall of the ocean (5)

9 Which open glass cylinder is used as a standard laboratory container (6)

10 What might we call a learner (7)

12 What is a concealed marksman (6)

14 Name a highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease (6)

E-QUATIONS

Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD QUICK THINK

16 What do we call a weighing machine (6)

18 Name the British peers next in rank above a viscount (5)

19 To be precipitous, is to be what (5)

21 What is a large widemouthed pitcher or jug (4)

22 When one consumes food, one does what (4)

Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.

WHICH WORDS

BIYWORD

Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.

CLUES:

AFL: six-pointers (5)

Attics (5)

Calm (5)

Common household fuel (3)

Meadow (3)

Patterned pastries (7)

Peacocks and peahens (7)

Starter’s second command (3)

Two-up (coll)

Weasel-like

SOLUTIONS SUDOKU

Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.

Antique fair next weekend

By CORAL COOKSLEY

CHILTERN’S Antique Fair

is set to draw hundreds of visitors from around the region and interstate to the town next weekend.

Antique lovers will enjoy a variety of 24 stalls to cater for their interests among them vintage jewellery, silverware, fine china, porcelain, small furniture items, furnishings, children’s toy memorabilia, fine linen and vintage craft, and a myriad of collectables.

The fair has run for close to 35 years except for a twoyear COVID-19 hiatus.

Chiltern Tourism and Development community engagement officer Karin Berrysmith said profits from running the show were being donated to the Chiltern Athenaeum to help purchase and install a climate control system to keep

collections safe.

She said the event wouldn’t be possible without the strong support of both the town’s community as well as volunteers.

“Our local volunteers help with many activities including meet and greets, collect entry fees from visitors and help with morning and afternoon teas,” she said.

Ms Berrysmith said items needed to run the show are sourced from local community groups and clubs.

“It’s a great atmosphere, is well run and stocked and traders love it as it’s a small country fair,” she said.

“It has an excellent reputation, and we have traders waitlisted.

“They get to know each other as well as our community members.”

Ms Berrysmith said this year’s event has been sup-

ported by the town’s enthusiastic sponsor IGA with an in-kind contribution.

Around 1000 people are expected from NSW, South Australia, the ACT and Canberra with the majority from regional Victoria.

The fair will be held in the Chiltern Memorial Hall, Conness Street on Saturday and Sunday, August 26 and 27 with an opening night on Friday, August 25 from 7pm to 10pm with wine cheese and savouries.

An admission fee of $10 will apply to the opening night event, while the fair will open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday, at a cost of $5 for adults with children able to enter for free.

For enquiries contact Karin Berrysmith on 0404 566 587 or visit the Chiltern Visitor Information Centre.

EXCITING VENTURE: Next year Luke Brock with his Black Bird consultancy business together with Discovered Foods will create a training facility to provide opportunities and ongoing support to young people living in remote Aboriginal communities.

LUKE Brock was born in Beechworth and lived in the town until his early 20’s where he then spent time living in Wodonga, Myrtleford and Port Douglas. He moved back to Beechworth five years ago.

Taking a creative approach Luke

What do you do workwise?

I started out as the ‘clean up boy’ at what used to be Arthur Stephenson’s butcher shop when I was 12 or 13 years old, and then spent the next decade working in abattoirs and boning rooms in Myrtleford, Wodonga and Eurobin. In 2000, I commenced work at the old Beechworth Prison, and there began my 20-year association with the state government. My role with the Department of Justice saw me supporting the Koori men and their families while in custody at Beechworth. This led to me working regionally and contributing to the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement. I was invited to meet the chairperson and CEO of a local Aboriginal Health organisation. I spent five years at Rumbalara Aboriginal Health Cooperative as deputy CEO and then CEO. At the end of my contract, I moved into the environment space, working with NECMA and DELWP both roles required engagement with local traditional owner groups.

Wednesday, August 23

WOORAGEE NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH. 7pm. AGM being held for election of committee and discussion on our path forward as a community group. BYO wine and cheese night too. Anyone is welcome if interested in becoming a part of the community support network of the region.

Contact Neil Townsend on 0412 626 517 or E: nhwwooragee@gmail.com

Saturday, August 26

FLICKS: Chiltern Star Theatre. 6.45pm. “Walk Into Paradise”. G rating. Stars Chips Rafferty. Enquiries and bookings to Lois Hotson at hot-

son@westnet.com.au or call 0457 262 358.

Tuesday, September 5 U3A: All About Pathology 2pm – 4pm. Find out all about the science of pathology and its different branches and more including college requirements for standards and extent of quality assurance programs. Definition of tumours, classification, processing different specimens and reported. Presented by Terry Schulz. Bookings essential.

Non members contact courses.indigo.u3a@ gmail.com Visit www.indigou3a.org.au for more information.

It’s been an exciting time for me personally, as I’m now the owner operator of Kerrupjmara Meats and Black Bird consultancy. Kerrupjmara Meats started out as a small artisan butcher sourcing meat from local regenerative farmers who like myself, are practicing and teaching others the benefit of an environmentally responsible community.

Kerrupjmara (Freshwater People) is currently contracted by Discovered Wildfoods – a wild harvest game meat company that is setting up their new operation in a newly renovated section of the old Mayday Hills hospital. Next year Black Bird together with Discovered will open our doors and create a training facility capable of providing opportunities and ongoing support to young people living in remote Aboriginal communities.

What do you love about your work?

My involvement with a company that is new to Beechworth and an advocate for a healthier environment, and creating opportunities for change in remote communities.

What do you do in the community?

I undertake guest speaking at community

groups such as Probus, schools and the local Men’s Shed. I cover a range of topics including local Aboriginal history and language. Last Easter I was fortunate to be a part of the Golden Horseshoe Festival, providing an acknowledgement of country, and MC for Mitch Tambo.

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

There is little that celebrates the contribution or the history of Aboriginal people in the region. We have some of the most important cultural heritage sites on our doorstep. We have had Aboriginal leaders with stories of similar importance to the great Bunuba man Jandamarra.

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

Homelessness is something we don’t seem to make a noise about yet for so many people and like a disease in it has no bias. Locally, Beechworth right now has people forced to move away or live rough due to the lack of affordable housing. I’ve seen the impact of homelessness primarily on the person and their loved ones, but the ripple effect in the community eventually will touch us all.

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?

I would ask Carlo Catani (1852 – 1918) to please put all the water back. Carlo spent time in Beechworth when he designed the road to Mt Buffalo and locally the road around the Gorge. He was a highly regard engineer and spent years at the request of the state government draining swamps and wetlands. Done in haste, there’s little to show how much water we’ve lost and what that actually translates to in the environment.

What book are you reading?

‘The Storyteller - Tales of Life and Music” by American author and musician Dave Grohl.

TOP VALUE: Antique lovers have smorgasbord of old world items, collectables and more to choose from at next week’s fair.

PHOTO: Courtesy Chiltern Tourism and Development.

Brock, Beechworth

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Students hit right notes

By CORAL COOKSLEY

MELODIC sounds of xylophones, glockenspiels, marimbas and singing filled a school hall at a showcase of young musician skills at a local primary school earlier this month.

Tapping knees, clicking fingers and stomping to the beat without music had been a clever performance to show their appreciative small audience too.

Montessori cycle three students highlighted the school’s active music program to parents, grandparent, siblings and friends.

Music teacher Amber Vincent said the focus had been on harmonies.

Ms Vincent said she had been excited with the number of boys taking part as singers for the performance.

“There’s a positive culture around singing in our

school,” she said.

With different music accomplishment levels, Ms Vincent said the music program catered for all students.

Around 40 children from the two classes took part.

Their performance finished with two classes performing a musical piece together played in four parts.

“It had been a challenge as it’s a hard piece to play and keep in time but a lot of fun to do,” Ms Vincent said.

The music teacher said she had spent time with the children teaching them how to compose and improvise where the students worked together as an ensemble for the performance.

Incredible sounds resonated from marimbas and xylophones with their wooden tone bars as ‘’Grace and Harmony’’ by Australian composer Jon Madin as well as from

glockenspiels and metallophones with their metal tone bars while ‘Dance’ by Dutch composer Mara van Pommeren were played.

Two traditional Jewish songs in Hebrew, ‘Lo yisa goy’ and Shalom Chaverim (Until We Meet Again) were also performed.

The final performance was a body percussion piece called Rock Trap by composer William J Schinstine where everyone played a part.

Principal Ben Sockett said it is a great music program where all the students get together.

“Montessori is quite big on the creative arts and it is an intrinsic part of curriculum,” he said.

“They learn a variety of instruments from percussion to marimbas, xylophone to guitar and more.

“It’s very important for students’ well being too.”

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TUNED IN: Beechworth Montessori students Baxter (left), Ollie, George and Zachary were among around forty young music students who showcased their music skills to parents, family members and friends earlier this month.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

TUNED IN: Beechworth Montessori students Ollie (left), George and Zachary were among around 40 young music students who showcased their music skills to parents, family members and friends earlier this month.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

Xavier’s hot streak continues

By DYLAN POOL

NO competition golf was played at Beechworth on Sunday, however, three members represented the club at St James for their annual tournament.

For the second week in a row Xavier Palamarczuk won the A Grade scratch competition.

This week he had a 75 off the stick to relegate Vaughan Saunders to

the runner up position with his 77.

This coming Sunday we have a few members travelling to Avenel for their tournament and there is added incentive to go, with them offering up a car for a hole in one on one of their holes.

For anyone not coming to Avenel, a stableford event will be played at Beechworth if there are enough players.

The following Sunday is the Rutherglen Tournament.

With three Beechworth members going to Talbot for the Victorian Sandgreen Championships, we would like to see as many of our members who are around support Rutherglen.

If you are interested in playing at either Avenel this Sunday or Rutherglen next Sunday, let Dylan know.

TDNA round 17 results Top

U/13s

Kiewa Sandy Creek 13 def by Chiltern 13.

Best - Kiewa Sandy Creek: Indi Benson, Hidden Player, Hidden Player; Chiltern: Macy Perry, Abbie Brookes.

Beechworth 4 def by Wahgunyah 28.

Best - Beechworth: Hidden Player, Charlie Killen, Edith McInerney; Wahgunyah: Summer McNamara, Emily Hooper, Hidden Player.

Rutherglen 41 def Dederang Mount Beauty 7.

Best - N/A

Yackandandah 38 def Barnawartha 10.

Best- N/A

U/15s

Kiewa Sandy Creek 19 def by Chiltern 41,

Best - Kiewa Sandy Creek: Estelle McIntosh, Hidden Player; Chiltern - Jessica Stewart, Miley Clarke.

Beechworth 13 def by Wahgunyah 32.

Best - Beechworth N/A; Wahgunyah: Mia Seymour, Grace

Walliss, Hidden Player.

Yackandandah 50 def Barnawartha 18.

Best - N/A

Rutherglen 44 def Dederang Mount Beauty 35.

Best - N/A

U/17s

Beechworth 41 def Wahgunyah 19.

Best - Beechworth: Eliza Guthrie, Hidden Player, Hidden Player; Wahgunyah: Hidden Player, Evelyn Hooper, Jazz Johnstone.

Kiewa Sandy Creek 36 def Chiltern 28.

Best - Kewa Sandy Creek: Hidden Player, Mia Sanday, Hidden Player; Chiltern: Georgia Evans, Alisha Vandermeer.

Yackandandah 26 def by Barnawartha 51.

Best - N/A

A Grade

Kiewa Sandy Creek 70 def Chiltern 37.

Best - Kiewa Sandy Creek: Kate Worsteling, Narelle Taylor; Chiltern: Jasmine Hymus,

ROUND RESULTS:

NORTH East Bushrangers Basketball (NEBB) is a collaboration between local North East basketball associations with the commitment of “Creating Realistic Pathways for all North East Athletes”

Eleven NEBB junior teams compete in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (VJBL) - the highest level junior competition in Victoria.

One NEBB Youth League Men’s (YLM) team competes in the semi-professional Big V competition.

Big V & VJBL consist of teams from both metropolitan and regional Victoria.

three

Mackenzie Peiper.

Beechworth 42 def Wahgunyah 25.

Best - Beechworth: Tegan Chambeyron, Gina Garland, Rachael Cavallin; Wahgunyah: Caitlin Byatt, Emily Morey. Yackandandah 58 def Barnawartha 43.

Best - Yackandandah: Justine Willis, Emma Maslen; Barnawartha: Kristen Morey, Tara Maybury.

Rutherglen 17 def by Dederang Mount Beauty 61.

Best - N/A

B Grade

Kiewa Sandy Creek 47 def Chiltern.

Best - Kiewa Sandy Creek: Gabby Robinson, Perri Baldwin, Summer Cassidy; Chiltern: Bella Jarvis, Ashleigh Rowland. Yackandandah 42 def by Barnawartha 51.

Best - Yackandandah: Claire McIntosh, Racquel Stevens; Barnawartha: Jessica Braut, Imogen Anderson. Beechworth 65 def Wahgunyah 23.

U14 Boys 1 46 def by Bellarine 1 58

(Top scorers: Keoni Anderson 21, Harris Kain 15, Connah Hart 5)

U14 Boys 2 43 def by Whittlesea 3 53

(Top Scorers: Joseph Milton 17, Cruz McAuliffe 5, Brock Buckland 4)

U14 Girls 1 31 def by Craigieburn 1 33

(Top Scorers: Ella Mercieca 15, Lily Purss 11, Maisy Moscrop 3)

U14 Girls 2 24 def by Diamond Valley 4 34

(Top Scorers: Maria Hanley 8, Ruby Pickles 6, Winnie Heffernan 4)

U16 Boys 1 66 def Knox 2 33

(Top Scorers: Cooper Clark 19, Connor Breheny 18, Charlie Maher 10)

U16 Boys 2 47 def Altona 3 46

(Top Scorers: Sam Kain 13, Seth Graham 7, Mateo Hanley 7)

U16 Girls 1 49 def Frankston 2 41

(Top Scorers: Lily-Anne McClure 11, Molly Moylan 11, Mekenzie Wood 9)

U16 Girls 2 31 def Keilor 4 30

(Top Scorers: Sienna Sampson 6, Sophia Kotzur 5, Amelia Frazer 5)

U18 Boys 1 62 def Frankston 1 31

(Top Scorers: Lochie Harvey 18, Coen Ainsworth 10, Caleb Wharepapa 10)

U18 Boys 2 65 def Broadmeadows 2 39

(Top Scorers: Zach Schluter 17, Cam Cooper 16, Jac Green 7)

U18 Girls 43 drew Sandringham 2 43

(Top Scorers: Jess Freeman 14, Niamh Moylan 8, Milly Evans 7)

Best - Beechworth: Kera Burgess, Marlee Methven-Wood, Tess Bynon; Wahgunyah: Paige Shirley, Haylee Coats.

Rutherglen 25 def by Dederang Mount Beauty 65.

Best - N/A

C Grade

Kiewa Sandy Creek 38 def by Chiltern 41.

Best - Kiewa Sandy Creek: Monique Mona, Alicia Turner; Chiltern: Layne Gray, Rachael Toohey.

Beechworth 62 def Wahgunyah 14.

Best - Beechworth: Brydee Smith, Hidden Player, Taya Ross; Wahgunyah: Hidden Player, Amanda McNamara.

Yackandandah 37 def by Barnawartha 39.

Best - N/A

Rutherglen 30 def by Dederang Mount Beauty 43.

Best - N/A

FINAL GAME OF JUNIORS

WINNING FEELING: Beechworth’s Xavier Palamarczuk celebrates with North Eastern District Golf Association president Phil Conway after taking out St James’ A Grade scratch tournament.

Top three locked in

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

BEECHWORTH’S senior footballers will be keeping their cards close to their chest as they come up against fellow premiership contender Kiewa Sandy Creek tomorrow.

The Bushrangers solidified their position in third with a whopping 211 point win in their last home game of the season against Wahgunyah last week, giving them a double chance in finals.

The Hawks suffered just their first loss of

the season last week to reigning premiers Chiltern, which means a second successive loss against Beechworth tomorrow will leave the door wide open for Yackandandah to claim the minor premiership and secure an important week

off next week.

Co-coach Brayden Carey said the prospect of knocking the previously undefeated Kiewa off the top of the ladder was unthinkable come the last game of the season, but they will be looking to take

the chance.

“We certainly won’t be taking it lightly, we want some momentum going into finals and we’ll try a few things we want to implement in finals,” he said.

“Hopefully we can knock

them over and if we do, play them the week after also.

“We won’t show all our cards on the weekend… we’re confidently thinking that if we do play them the week after we can beat them also.”

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DEBUT SQUAD: Coaches Tom Cartledge and Brayden Carey (far left and far right) happily welcomed the debuts of three under 17s in the senior side; Vaughn Bussell, Charlie Webb and Ollie Cutler who all showed signs of the future, kicking a goal each in the 211 point win over Wahgunyah.