TEDDIES GALORE
Beechworth’s Judy Smith and Dot Jeans have been profusely knitting trauma teddies, which are being distributed to the Australian Red Cross for children in need.
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Shock kangaroo encounter
A TERRIFYING encounter with an injured and aggressive male kangaroo left a local resident shaken last Saturday morning and another with some injuries.
Beechworth’s Kat Beaton had been on a run along the track around the golf course’s large dam in Balaclava, Havelock and Alma Roads’ bushy area
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without her mobile phone.
“I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” she said.
Running around the corner she came across the hostile kangaroo
around five metres away.
“It had a cut and was bleeding from its ear when I encountered it,” Kat said.
Shocked to see the reared up wild animal, Kat said she had to shelter behind a large tree and grabbed a stick for protection as it ran after her.
Kat, without her phone, yelled and flagged down help from Jason West as he drove past.
Her rescuer attempted to scare away the animal, but was attacked, sustaining some injuries and also became trapped. Police arrived in a fourwheel drive and managed to scare the animal away.
“The kangaroo was there for nearly an hour before the police were able to move it on,” Kat said.
Kat reported the incident to Wildlife Victoria, when they said the behaviour was unusual with the injury a possible cause for the animal’s aggression.
Wildlife Australia chief executive officer, Lisa Palmer, said kangaroos are gentle animals and in normal situations will not exhibit aggressive behaviour towards people.
“Their natural “fight or flight” response is to flee rather than attack,” she said.
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Roo blue leaves locals shaken
■ From front page Ms Palmer said like all native animals, they perceive humans as threats and it seemed in this situation, the kangaroo may have also been unable to hop away quickly enough to feel safe.
“Some common signs that a kangaroo might feel threatened include growling and head shaking,” she said.
“While in kangaroo habitat, Wildlife Australia advise to remain at a safe distance and if a sick, injured, orphaned or distressed kangaroo is encountered, back away and call Wildlife Victoria on 03 8400 7300 for assistance.
“We also ask that the community keep an eye out for this injured kangaroo and to call us if spotted so the appropriate care can be provided.”
Beechworth Wildlife Shelter’s Sue Hiatt and Kangaloola Wildlife Shelter’s Gayle Elliott both agreed the behaviour was unusual.
Sue said it might have been the same kangaroo in the local cemetery grounds for the last three months.
“We’ve been watching it and it disappeared last Thursday,” she said.
“We don’t know where this kangaroo is now.”
Sue also said for anyone experiencing trouble with kangaroos, stay away from them and call Wildlife Victoria.
“They will organise a rescuer and we can then deal with it,” she said.
Sue said older male kangaroos are often kicked out of the mob by younger males and living on their own.
“By building more homes in areas kangaroos are losing their habitat and being landlocked too,” she said.
United effort to connect carers to their community
By CORAL COOKSLEY
A PROJECT to connect carers to their local communities has kicked goals for Beechworth Health Service and its partners.
The program aimed to reduce isolation, improve health and wellbeing as well as connection started in January this year with project coordinator Tanya Grant appointed to lead the project.
Beechworth Health Service teamed up with Quercus Beechworth, Chiltern Neighbourhood House, Yackandandah Community Centre, Indigo Shire Council, Changing Minds Support Group and Indigo North Health.
The project supported with a $40,000 grant last year from Carers Victoria funded by the Victorian Government wraps up at the end of this month.
Covering Yackandandah, Beechworth and Chiltern communities, Ms Grant said the project team learned about carers in the area as well as from visits to Rutherglen and Tangambalanga.
Ms Grant said a co-design model engaged all stakeholders where carers had a voice in the program.
“Project partners all worked together beautifully and have achieved more than what we hoped for,” she said.
Ms Grant said carers brought together over morning teas held
in the three neighbourhood centres had a chance to chat to provider representatives from support organisations such as Services Australia, Gateway Health, Carer Gateway, and Mental Health and Well Being Connect.
“Carers had indicated they lacked time for activities important to them, such as health and well-being and being active, and we set up activities for them at the Neighbourhood Houses,” she said.
“Everything we did had a lens of making sure we kept going back to the advisory or carers’ groups for feedback.”
While the project is being undertaken in other parts of Victoria, Ms Grant said one of the outcomes seen in the local project was that many people do not acknowledge themselves as a carer, with an acceptance of being in an expected role.
Among outcomes is also an increased connection with the three Indigo Neighbourhood Houses.
“These community hubs are going to be pivotal roles moving forward, because they are the ones we’re going to make sure the knowledge sits with,” Ms Grant said.
Ms Grant said the project with its community development model has seen community-
based health services, Neighbourhood Houses, and community coming together to try and make things better for a carer.
“It’s been interesting to see how community health-based organisations can work so beautifully with Neighbourhood Houses because each of them play such a pivotal role in people’s lives,” she said.
“It’s also a social prescribing model looking at a carer holis-
tically, for example around a medical appointment where the medical person should be thinking about you, not just from a medical point of view, but from a social point of view.”
Ms Grant said a direct outcome from this project is a carers’ companion being developed for paperwork to be filed in one spot for such things as visits to a medical appointment, a solicitor or accountant.
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A GUEST speaker delivered an account of the UNESCO World Heritage listing bid for Beechworth at last week’s membership drive event held by Beechworth Inc, formally known as the Beechworth Chamber of Commerce, at Bridge Road Brewers.
Indigo Shire Council’s tourism manager Susannah Doyle outlined how Beechworth became involved with Indigo Shire lodging a National Heritage Listing nomination for the Beechworth Historic Precinct, with an aim to work towards World Heritage Listing.
She said the national listing is well underway with a possible outcome by the end of this year.
Ms Doyle spoke about Indigo Shire’s invitation last year along with Baw Baw Shire to join 13 Central Victorian Goldfields Shires in what is now known as ’Victorian Goldfields’ UNESCO World Heritage bid.
“We are now one of the 15 Shire collective in the UNESCO World Heritage listing bid that is well progressed,” she said.
Ms Doyle said an international UNESCO World Heritage listing consultant Barry Gamble, appointed by Central Victorian Goldfields Shires, said Victorian Goldfields are the most extensive and best-preserved gold rush landscapes globally. With the outcome looking positive, in sharing the Victorian Goldfields story with people
from across the globe, Ms Doyle also discussed many aspects of economic growth from visitation around the region with a variety of opportunities for local businesses.
Prior to Ms Doyle’s talk, with
local
For new member, Mayday
co-owner
Chris Cole, businesses working together on common goals with a keen eye for new opportunities for growth in the town was vital.
“What was discussed tonight about the potential bid for UNESCO heritage could be an incredible opportunity for the town that is so dependent on tourism,” he said.
“Having another facet is going to be phenomenal and being part of this group allows us to be more informed about these opportunities.”
Mr Cole said advocacy and networking are significant for local businesses too.
“You can’t get networking any other way other than being in a room full of business owners who you might not get an opportunity to meet otherwise which is really good,” he said.
Beechworth Inc. president Katrina Witherow said around 35 members have joined since the membership drive began two weeks ago, with new members joining on the night.
“It’s been a great response,” she said.
“We had a lot of diverse business people from around Beechworth at the event and it was fantastic to see businesses owners get together and network with positive conversations.”
For membership details and to join visit the website being developed to promote Beechworth Inc activities and opportunities at www.beechworthinc. com.au.
CONNECTED: Cheryl Keylock (left), Robin Gray, Jackie Hall and David Chitty enjoyed last week’s membership drive event.
GREAT NIGHT: Guest speaker Indigo Shire’s tourism manager Susannah Doyle (left), Beechworth Inc. committee member Brooke Medcraft, president Katrina Witherow and guest speaker Sally Wright at last week’s membership drive event.
PHOTOS: Coral Cooksley
SUCCESS: Tanya Grant led the carers’ project for Beechworth Health and partnership team with beneficial outcomes.
PHOTO: Coral Cooksley
Beechworth Inc’s mission to have local businesses as guest speakers for member meetings,
chef Sally Wright delivered an account of her business journey.
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Fundraiser started for Allans Flat crash victim
By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN
THE family of the 18-year-old Wodonga victim of last week’s fatal Allans Flat crash have started a fundraiser.
The teen was tragically killed in a two car collision on WodongaYackandandah Road on Wednesday, July 10.
The crash also sent a 17-year-old Myrtleford girl and a 19-year-old Allans Flat man to hospital, one in a critical condition, as well as a 58-year-old West Wodonga woman.
Police said it is was understood a grey Ford Falcon sedan collided with a utility towing a trailer at around 2pm.
The utility left the road and crashed down an embankment.
The exact circumstances surrounding the crash are yet to be determined and investigations remain ongoing.
The sister of the Wodonga victim started a GoFundMe page to assist with her brother’s funeral costs.
The page has so far raised nearly $1400 and you can donate via the link: https://www.gofundme. com/f/peter-hastings-funeral-help.
The 18-year-old was one of eight lives which were lost from Monday, July 8, to Thursday, July 11, on Victorian roads.
This brought the total lives lost on the state’s roads to 154, surpassing last year’s total of 152 at the same time last year.
Police were also investigating a double fatality in Nathalia, where two vehicles collided on Katamatite-Nathalia Road just before midday on July 11.
This followed separate fatal single-vehicle collisions in Bannockburn, Truganina and Delahy on July 10.
On July 8, two drivers were both killed in a head on collision in Moriac.
There have also been fatal coolisions in Noble Park and Thomastown earlier this week, on July 16 and July 17.
Road Policing Assistant Com-
missioner Glenn Weir said the horrific period on the state’s roads was incredibly concerning for the force.
“Now is not the time to be complacent – this should absolutely be cause for concern for everyone,” he said.
“We need everyone to stop and think – not only about their own safety, but how their decisions and behaviours behind the wheel can impact the safety of all others.
“Far too often we’re seeing simple mistakes, like being slightly over the speed limit, or a split second of inattention, resulting in these catastrophic outcomes.
“We’re committed to doing everything we can to drive down the rising trauma on our roads, but we can’t do this alone. Everyone has a responsibility on the roads.”
According to Transport Accident Commission statistics, last year was the worst year on Victorian roads in 15 years, which is currently on track to be surpassed this year.
Stolen car goes out in flames near Chiltern
By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN
A STOLEN car was found in flames after it had crashed into a tree along Beechworth-Chiltern Road in the early hours of Wednesday, June 10.
Wodonga police said just past midnight near Chiltern, emergency services attended to an abandoned vehicle on fire.
Police said the fire may have been sparked by the high-speed crash.
The vehicle was later found to be a stolen Volkswagen Tiguan from Seddon and had been missing since May 25.
Investigations into the matter remain ongoing.
Anyone with information can call Wodonga police on (02) 6049 2600 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Chance to help keep the Golden Horseshoes Festival on the calendar
By CORAL COOKSLEY
A CHANCE to help keep Beechworth’s annual Golden Horseshoes Festival on next year’s calendar will take place at its annual general meeting next Thursday evening with a callout for volunteers.
The volunteer run festival over Easter draws thousands to the region every year with an action-packed program for all ages and interests while boosting the local economy.
Committee secretary Heidi Freeman said planning is afoot for next year’s festival as it takes some months to plan an array of activities including entertainment, road closures and promotion.
Ms Freeman said the committee’s small team was passionate about spreading goodwill and fun over the Easter long weekend.
“We believe that being a volunteer gives people an opportunity to make new friendships and cement existing ones,” she said.
Falling short of committee members and volunteers to run next year’s event Ms Freeman said the task is not an onerous one.
“Many hands working together make light work,” she said.
“We are a small committee and are trying to keep the festival alive by garnering more helpers to replace the invaluable work past members have contributed who are no longer on the committee.
“We would love to keep the festival going so that many hundreds of children and adults will have life long memories of a unique and free event for the enjoyment of all.”
Ms Freeman said the committee was excited for the festival to have been shortlisted by this year’s Keep Australia Beauti-
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Easter long weekend.
ful Tidy Towns Sustainability Awards in two categories – Heritage and Culture, and Social and Well-Being – to be judged next month.
“We’re looking forward to the interview and hope to do well on behalf of Beechworth,” she said.
“It is great to be shortlisted as it gives the committee and volunteers further recognition for the festival’s importance contributing to the well-being of the community.
“It also recognises the longevity of the festival and its signifi-
cance in promoting heritage for the sustainability of the town.
“We are hoping that new members can help out on the committee and others who are unable to make the meetings, to offer being volunteer on the day with logistics such as being information ambassadors or as street marshals which may only be for a couple of hours.
“We would be most grateful for the community to help in any way so the festival can continue.”
Indigo Shire mayor Sophie
Price said the festival contributed to one of the biggest weekends of the year in terms of visitation to the shire.
“Easter is always a very busy weekend across the shire and the festival, run by passionate community members, is a wonderful additional attraction for why people should visit Beechworth,” she said.
Community members are invited to the Golden Horseshoes Festival AGM next Thursday, July 25, upstairs at Hotel Nicholas from 7pm.
CALLOUT: Locals and tourists flock to the annual Golden Horseshoes Festival held over the
PHOTO: Coral Cooksley
Hand-knitted teddies to comfort children
By CORAL COOKSLEY
A COHORT of local creatives working together set themselves a challenge to knit trauma teddies for the Australian Red Cross.
Beechworth’s Judy Smith said the small group of like-minded residents at Hillsborough Village started a craft group two years ago meeting once a week on Thursday afternoons.
The group of around 10 crafters last month set a goal to knit as many teddies as they could with a tally of around 60 colourful creations.
“We’re on the home run with the project nearly
finished,” Judy said.
“It’s quite special being able to contribute to the Red Cross with these teddies.”
Resident Helen McIntosh said the teddies are distributed to children in need, both in Australia and overseas.
“There are lots of places at the moment where the kids need a little bit of something,” she said.
“As the Olympics are coming up, we knitted in some of those colours as well as for NAIDOC week too.”
Helen said teddies handed out locally to be given to children include dentists, hospitals and to
ambulance services.
“It’s a nice thing to do for the community, and for humanity because there’s a lot of kids in the world living in awful places and it’s just something for them,” she said.
Helen, a longtime Australian Red Cross Beechworth branch member said she has knitted around 1000 of the cute cuddlies over the last 30 years.
Teddies knitted to comfort children are also sent to the Australian Red Cross national office in Melbourne for distribution to wherever they are needed as well as for overseas destinations including war zones.
Apple growing history on show in Stanley
By CORAL COOKSLEY
AN EXHIBITION ‘Apple Days of Stanley’ launched at the village’s community hub (Stanley State School) showcases more than 100 years of apple growing history.
Organised by the Friends of the Stanley Athenaeum, member Valerie Privett said in the early days transitioning from gold mining to farming was a natural choice with the cool climate ideal for apple growing.
“In its heyday apple orchards flourished from around the flat areas of Stanley and along the Myrtleford Road,” she said.
Valerie said apple grower Peter Chambeyron from Europa Gully Orchard was guest speaker while WAW’s Ross Kearney opened the exhibition.
“Peter’s ancestors came from France in the goldrush days where he has the last Chambeyron orchard,” she said.
Snowline Fruits’ Henry Hilton, who has been growing apples in Stanley for more than 50 years, also delivered an account of apple growing history.
Among exhibition features, apple sheds, old pieces of equipment, an old wooden picker’s ladder made by Peter and Joe Chambeyron’s brother Tony and bags used by apple pickers are on show.
“There is a lot of history with many families featured from the early days
of apple growing and roads have been named after them,” Valerie said.
Organisers estimated the opening two weeks ago drew around 35 people.
The ‘Apple Days of Stanley’ exhibition about orchards, architecture, varieties, and growers, as well as depicting the trials and tribulations of orchardists
with the vagaries of seasonal and climate changes, the markets and international events will be on show until June 30 next year.
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BUSY HANDS: Some of the local crafters Judy Smith (left), Dot Jeans, Joan Carroll, Helen McIntosh and Rosemary English have been knitting trauma teddies since June. PHOTOS: Coral Cooksley
APPLE TALK: Snowline Fruits’ Rita and Henry Hilton at the exhibition launch.
REMINISCED: Peter (left) and Joe Chambeyron with the old wooden picker’s ladder made by their brother Tony on show at the exhibition.
Carer holds passion for engagement
Anne, McDonald
ANNE McDonald was born in Melbourne and lived on a lemon orchard in Doncaster.
Her father worked for the ABC and Anne maintains he was one of the original hobby farmers.
“We moved to Townsville in the mid-60s for Dad’s work - a big culture shock to the entire family as none of us including my parents had been north of Albury,” she said.
“We then moved to Sydney when I was 14 and I have lived in Beechworth for the last 15 years.”
What do you do workwise?
I have had two very different careers over my working life.
I recently retired from teaching aged care, leisure and health at Wodonga TAFE where I taught for 15 years.
Prior to this I lived on a dairy farm in the Mitta Valley, milked cows and reared four children. What brought you to your role/career?
I lived on the Tuntable Falls Co-op near Nimbin when I was young.
This experience led me to studying at the Tocal Agricultural College in the Hunter Valley
CAREER CHASER: Beechworth’s Anne McDonald loved dairy farming and working as a nurse and teacher in aged care.
where I majored in Dairy Cattle Husbandry.
I then moved to Albury to work as a cheesemaker at the Haberfields Cheese Company before gaining a position in Tallangatta as an outreach worker for a rural unemployed youth program.
After my marriage I lived on my husband’s family farm which is now managed by one of my sons.
Looking for a change after about 20 years, I studied aged care and nursing and worked in the profession in Tallangatta for a number of years while completing a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and a Graduate Diploma in Adult Education from La Trobe University.
What did you love about your work?
I loved both dairying while attempting to
farm in a manner that was kind to the land, and then working both as a nurse and teacher in aged care.
I am still passionate about the importance of well trained, committed aged care workers, and the difference they make to the lives of our elders.
What do you do in the community?
I volunteer at the community op shop and the Quercus bookshop.
Both these enterprises provide much needed support to our local community in these difficult times.
And the volunteers are a great bunch of people.
Is there an important community issue that you think needs addressing?
Beechworth teachers hailed for academic study achievements
By CORAL COOKSLEY
TWO recently appointed Beechworth Secondary College teachers clinched special awards for their studies at the University of Melbourne graduation ceremony in May this year.
Humanities teacher Finn Pedersen was presented with the Hugh Childers Memorial Prize, awarded to the graduation student who received the second highest aggregate mark in the Master of Teaching (Secondary).
He also received the Dean’s Honours List Master of Teaching (Secondary) awarded to the top three per cent of students in their year level.
Visual arts teacher Anna Hedstrom was also awarded the Dean’s Honours List Master of Teaching (Secondary).
The pair took up a career change finishing their twoyear degree at the end of last year.
Spending some years in Sweden in the banking industry, Mr Pedersen said returning to Melbourne to study teaching had been a challenge embarking on a very different career path.
“I thought in making this change I had to own it and work hard throughout my degree,” he said.
“We picked up a lot of tips and tricks and theories that inform how we teach in the classroom and cater for each individual student.
“Allowing each and every student the chance to succeed is why we’re in this job.
“What I love about teaching is it challenges you as a person, but it’s the most fulfilling and rewarding thing to see students
open up, learn and think “I can do this”.”
Ms Hedstrom said she had loved art at school, where she found her art teachers and being in the art classroom a special space.
“I wanted to be that person for students in feeling comfortable where they can express themselves in art,” she said.
Ms Hedstrom said coming into a regional area, both teachers could bring stories of the world to some students who may not have travelled far.
“It also helps students to see a future for themselves in places they might not have considered before,” she said.
“Students can also consider alternative perspectives from the people we’re bringing into the classroom and connections with industries and creative fields.”
Being rather selfish, to me, an important community issue is the ability as we age to be able to stay in the community and continue to be engaged in the fabric of that community.
What would you do to solve change, improve that situation?
I would like to see more lifestyle options available for all of us to choose from as we get older.
Having these within easy access of our town’s facilities is most important.
Also making sure we have good quality footpaths and access to seat benches are easy ways to ensure this.
What do you see as one of the most important current world issues?
The impact of climate change.
I have grandchildren and don’t want them inheriting a world that is not conducive to security and peace.
If we continue to experience more extreme weather events, whether it be floods, fires or droughts, the impact on the state of our society whether local or global will be devastating.
If the person you would most like to meet or knew, came to Indigo Shire (past or present), or was already here, who would that be, what would you show them, and why?
I would like my dear late mum to come and visit.
Particularly in autumn.
She was a great artist and would have loved to sit at the lake with her easel and paint.
What book are you reading?
‘Blue Diary’ by Alice Hoffman.
THURSDAY, JULY 25
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THRILLED: BSC teachers Finn Pedersen and Anna Hedstrom were over-the-moon with their awards presented at the University of Melbourne’s graduation ceremony in May this year.
PHOTO: Coral Cooksley
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EVANS (nee Skinner), Lorna Isobel.
Passed away peacefully at Estia Health Benalla on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Aged 93 years. Daughter of Albert and Florence Skinner (both dec).
Sister to Dorothy (dec), Alma (dec), Albert (dec), Roma (dec), Gwen (dec), Leila and Nettie. Loved wife of Peter (dec).
Loving Mum of Doug and Maureen (both dec), Judy and Dale (dec). Cherished Nan of Melanie, Sheena, Mark, Morgan and Ainslee. Double Nan of Darren, Riley, Matilda, Diesel, Edie, Dalaigh and Hadley. Loved and remembered always.
MEMERY (nee Smith), Jean Rosemary. 6/11/1946 – 4/7/2024
77 years young.
“It’s official - Jean Memery has finally given up drinking and smoking.” Jean passed away peacefully at home. Loved and loving daughter of Alice and Jack Smith (both dec). Dear elder sister of Jack (dec). Adored Aunty of Jai and Great Aunty of Jack Smith.
Jean’s celebration of life will be held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Beechworth, Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 1pm.
Following this there will be a gathering at the Nicholas Hotel at 2pm to share many stories, tales, poems and laughter. In respect of Jean’s love of purple please wear purple if possible. A Private cremation will take place.
~ Thankyou Jai and Jack Smith.
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Ben’s a two-time Olympian Eagle’s nest finally taken
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Ben Buckingham has been named in Australia’s athletics squad for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, his second trip to the biggest stage on Earth.
Buckingham, 32, was selected in the 75-member athletics squad as one of two Aussie men set to contest the 3000m steeplechase.
After running a 8:20.95 at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, a personal best at the time and fourth-fasted in Australian history, Buckingham narrowly missed out on a finals berth, coming 22nd overall.
It’s been a long road back to the sports’ heights, with a series of injuries hampering progress since his last Olympics.
Buckingham missed nationals with a femur stress reaction and a knee injury over the summer of 202122, but rebounded to post his current PB of 8:19.79 in Europe, before solid runs at the world championships (ninth) and Birmingham Commonwealth Games (fifth).
After claiming his first national title in 2023, injuries again reared up, with osteitis pubis symptoms and later bone stress issues, but Buckingham bounced back with second place at the Oceania Championships in June 2024 with a time of 8:44, followed by an 8:21.34 just two weeks later in Finland.
Buckingham said it was rewarding to be chosen for his second Olympics appearance after the setbacks he’s overcome.
“It was a great sense of relief, because I’ve been re-
ally up against it this year,” he said.
“I didn’t really get running again until January, and with an Olympics in August and qualifications ending in June meant I was on quite a tight timeframe.
“I was OK domestically but I had to have a really big run in Europe which I managed to do at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku which is about two hours outside of Helsinki, I did that on June 18.
“The funny thing was everyone was saying ‘that’ll get you in, you’ll qualify’ but it’s not actually really until you get the call.
“You’re incredibly lucky if you get to one, and I’m very lucky I get to go to two.”
Qualifications for the 3000m steeplechase final at the Olympics has changed since Tokyo, from based purely on the fastest times overall through the heats, to the first five across the line in each heats.
Buckingham said he was feeling good about his running and hoped to perform well come Paris.
“The body’s good, I ran a second-and-a-half off my PB in England in mid-June, and I’m getting fitter since then - I’ll be at the equivalent to the best shape I’ve ever been in, so that’s really exciting,” he said.
“It’s ruthless but I’m also looking forward to it, because you only get two or three chances in your life to line up against the best guys in the world, and I’m looking forward to it.”
Ben Buckingham takes to the track in the Men’s 3000m Steeplechase at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with the first round of heats starting on Monday, August 5.
By DYLAN POOL
A COUPLE of groups ventured out last Sunday in what could be described as freezing and windy conditions at the Beechworth Golf Club.
Dylan Pool however found the conditions to his liking winning the day with 36 points (2), winning on a countback from Andy Croome (16) also with 36.
This however was only a minor win, as Dylan managed to find that elusive eagle which had been evading the players for over a year.
Dylan knocked his drive to seven foot on the par four 18th hole, and then proceeded to knock the putt in and win the eagles nest that netted him a staggering 59 balls. Dylan also claimed the only nearest to pin with his tee shot on the 10th.
Others to score over 30 points were, Dean Howard (34), Xavier Palamarczuk (30) and Jacob Howard (30).
On Wednesday the women did well to get a round in, with five players fronting up for a stableford event on a wet track.
Jacqui Cato (27) won the day with 31 points, Nada Guyatt (26) was runner up with 29. Jacqui also won a nearest to pin on the 10th.
Wednesday golf will resume again this week, arrive at 8:30am for 9am hit off.
Also Sunday golf will be back, arrive at 11:30am for 12noon hit off.
We would also love to see many members turn up on Saturday for another working bee.
We had a great turn out last time and got a lot achieved and we would love to see that happen again.
Weather permitting of course.
Turn up at the shed at 9am.
NBL teams to play at revamped Wangaratta stadium
South East Melbourne Pheonix to take on Brisbane Bullets in pre-season game at WSAC pg
By STEVE KELLY
WANGARATTA’S $12.9 million basketball facility renovation will play centre stage for a match between South East Melbourne Phoenix and Brisbane Bullets in a pre-season clash ahead of the Hungry Jack’s NBL25 season, set for Thursday, August 29.
Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre (WSAC) recently had its basketball stadium redeveloped in a $12.9 million collaboration between the State Government and the Rural City of Wangaratta.
Wangaratta Basketball Inc president Adam Maher said the community has been waiting for the facility upgrade and more benefits that are going to drive basketball in the area.
“This has been a fantastic relationship to build be-
tween Phoenix and Wangaratta Basketball which has eventuated in the organisation of this event,” he said.
“It’s a great way to open the stadium up to showcase what it can offer at multiple levels from domestic, representative, Basketball Victoria events, and National Basketball League games.
“It’s a really big thing and it has been a while since something of this nature and this calibre has been in country Victoria.”
The match is expected to attract people from across the region and will save people the three-hour trip down the freeway.
Some 900 local residents will be treated to the matchup between two of the most rejuvenated rosters in the competition, with this fixture the first time the likes of Derrick Walton Jr, Joe
Wieskamp, Next Star Malique Lewis and a host of other recruits first feature for the Phoenix.
South East Melbourne CEO Tommy Greer said the game would be another opportunity for the Phoenix to get in front of a regional audience and showcase the game across Victoria.
“We’ve had great success heading regionally out to Traralgon, and this is another brilliant chance to get in front of a crowd that may not have the opportunity to watch elite sport regularly,” Greer said.
“This game also forms a huge part of our pre-season preparations so expect a highly-competitive, highlyentertaining bout between the two teams.”
Rural City of Wangaratta’s Mayor, Dean Rees, is thrilled that this game will be part of the official stadium opening.
“Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre is proud to unveil our new premium show court to our local community and host this NBL pre-season
game,” Cr Rees said.
“Basketball continues to grow in popularity in the region, and this game will contribute to its growth.”
NBL TEAMS TO PLAY IN CITY: South East Phoenix will play at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre next month against Brisbane Bullets. It’s a major coup for the city that will showcase the newly revamped facilities. Pictured is Phoenix guard Ben Ayre with the ball. PHOTO: Kadek Thatcher/Phoenix Media
GO FOR GOLD: Ben Buckingham in Turku, Finland, after qualifying for the 2024 Olympics. PHOTO: James Rhodes
PUTTING IN THE WORK: Ben Buckingham in the depths of training in London ahead of his second Olympics. PHOTO: Nate Rawsthorne
BEN’S OFF TO PARIS: Myrtleford runner Ben Buckingham is off to his second Olympics, picked to represent Australia in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Paris 2024 Games. PHOTO: pinja.a.photography
Tickets for the game between South East Melbourne Phoenix and Brisbane Bullets will go on sale via Ticketek on August 1.
MAD SCRAMBLE
Brenton Surrey and Beechworth will look to rebound from their first loss in 11 matches against Yackandandah as they face Dederang-Mount Beauty tomorrow.
Double chance push
Beechworth will look to hold on to a top-three finish as final month of season pgbegins
BEECHWORTH will be looking to hold their spot in the top three as the season enters it’s final month this week. Following a leaguewide bye last week, the Bushrangers will be returning home at Baarmutha Park to host the winless DederangMount Beauty.
BY BAILEY ZIMMERMANN bzimmermann@ nemedia.com.au
The break came in good time for the Bushrangers who had an action-packed fortnight going up against fellow premiership aspirants Chiltern and Yackandandah in consecutive weeks. While their win against Chiltern brought them a
game clear on top, they were quickly dethroned the following week in their loss to the Roos and now sit in third by percentage.
Kiewa Sandy Creek remain the biggest challenger to break into the top three but remain two games back from the pack in fourth, with Thurgoona not far behind.
The Bushrangers will
finish their season against both the Hawks and Dogs respectively in the final two rounds.
Thurgoona have been one of the biggest improvers in the competition this year, after missing out on finals by percentage in 2023, they are well-entrenched in the fifth and final spot for finals with five games to play.
The last time Beechworth
played off against the Bombers this year they recorded their biggest win of the season, dismantling Dederang-Mount Beauty to the tune of 242 points.
Lachie Armstrong and Hunter North had days out kicking 11 and nine goals each.
In the junior grades, Beechworth are in the hunt for finals in both under 17s and under 14s.
Under 17s have a stronghold on fifth place and can almost guarantee a finals berth with a win over the Bombers this weekend. While the under 14s face a season defining match against Dederang-Mount Beauty, with the winner to sit in fifth sport heading into the final month of the year and the loser to sit a game behind on the outer.
