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FOLKLORE EXPLORED Local artist Inga Hanover said she has been reflecting on her Latvian heritage and researching indigenous Latvian traditions, in the leadup to her exhibition at Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery.

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Debate rages on The safety of Rutherglen’s Main Street has come back into question after truck crash A TRUCK crash on Rutherglen’s Main Street has reignited debate around a scrapped bypass promised by the State Government last year.

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision after a B-Double crashed into a parked car, a shopfront and power pole on Main Street at about 4:50pm on Friday afternoon.

Businesses and residents were without power until Saturday evening,

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with the street re-opened the following day.

The driver of the truck was a 50-year-old West Australian man, who sustained no injuries.

Fortunately, the other vehicles involved were unoccupied and no one else was injured during the incident.

Police said the exact cir-

cumstances surrounding the collision are yet to be determined and investigations remained ongoing.

In November last year, the Federal Government withdrew funding for a Rutherglen heavy vehicle bypass.

The current Victorian budget shows more than $2.3 million remains unspent on the Rutherglen Alternative Truck Route project.

Just two weeks ago, Member for Northern Victoria region Wendy Lovell called

on the Victorian Roads Minister to explain what will happen with that money.

Benambra MP, Bill Tilley, said he was relieved no one was hurt and remained adamant the Main Street was still not safe.

“Main Street, Rutherglen was designed for horses and buggies, not B-doubles,” he said.

“Last year, we saw the federal government withdraw their funding for the Rutherglen bypass study, which was largely the re-

sult of several air swings

by Regional Roads Victoria under this State Government that took seven years to throw up ideas that were bloody ridiculous.

“My colleague in the upper house, Wendy Lovell, appealed to the roads minister just two weeks ago asking that the remaining state money for that bypass study, more than a million dollars, be spent on finding a realistic solution for Rutherglen.

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Energy efficiency training coming to Beechworth TOTALLY Renewable Beechworth (TRB) is hosting a training event “Home Sweet Zero”, to train people to become volunteer home energy efficiency advisors.

TRB have engaged Lucinda Flynn from Going Green Solutions to provide the training.

Lucinda is a qualified energy assessor and was keynote speaker at last year’s Home Energy Efficiency Expo held in Beechworth, which was very well received by residents.

Participants will gain skills to advise householders on how to improve the energy efficiency of their homes to reduce energy costs, increase comfort and reduce emissions.

The training will take place over three days in Beechworth on April 5-7, and it is limited to five people.

TRB ask anybody who would like to participate to please send an expression of interest by emailing trbeechworth@gmail.com.

Peter Anfruns can be contacted on 0427082873 for further information.

The training has been funded through the Indigo Shire Council Sustainability Grants and is open to people across the Indigo Shire.

It is a prelude to TRB’s “Winter Warm Up” program, when TRB will assist householders, particularly young families, to improve their energy efficiency and assist with the purchase of energy upgrades.

READY TO TRAIN: Lucinda Flynn from Going Green Solutions is keen to provide training to five volunteers as home energy efficiency advisors from April 5-7

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Inga’s Latvian heritage inspires new exhibition at Hyphen

By ANITA MCPHERSON A NEW exhibition which draws from local artist Inga Hanover’s Latvian heritage and the country’s unique culture and traditions, has opened at Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery.

Inga said over the last decade she has been reflecting on her heritage; her family one of thousands who settled in North East Victoria via Bonegilla as World War 2 refugees in 1949.

She said in “sen mēs tev jau gaidījam (we have been waiting for you long ago)”, she has been informed by a desire to understand and preserve the ancient and enduring rituals, ceremonies and folklore of the indigenous Latvian traditions of neopaganism and Dainas.

“Dainas (folksongs) are the primary mode of transmission of Latvian culture, dealing with two fundamental cycles - the human life cycle and the agricultural cycle,” Inga said.

“They figure prominently at birth, marriage and death, exploring the interplay between the living and the dead, and delve into superstitions of fecundity, virility and the occult.

“In 2001, the Cabinet of Dainas (Folksongs) was included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

“The Cabinet of Dainas is a cabinet 160cm tall and 66cm wide in which all of the Latvian dainas collected by Latvian folklorist Krisjanis Barons are stored.”

In this exhibition, Inga has brought together a suite of digital prints on aluminium, digital jacquard tapestries, digital prints with hand stitching on canvas, along with a video related to the textile works.

In the digital print series ti-

PERSONAL REFLECTION: The exhibition includes Untitled 1, digital weaving, Inga Hanover. tled growing birches on granite hillsides, she has used archival family photos, incorporating Latvian symbology.

“Birch trees are so essential to the Latvian - I think they are in our DNA,” Inga said.

“My family planted birches on the granite hillsides of Beechworth to remind them of the home that they fled at the end of WW2.

“In the 1960s you could always recognise where Latvians lived as there was a birch tree in the front garden.”

One symbol used in the series is Jumis, which Inga explains symbolises fertility, well-being and abundance.

“The sign represents two crossed spikes of wheat and is commonly used atop the roofs of barns and houses — bringing blessings to a home’s inhabitants,” she said.

“There are many and ornate variations of the basic sign.

“Inside the home, it hung in a room in a place of honour, and it was also placed at the bottom of a new daughter’s future dowry.”

Textiles feature prominently in this exhibition - the artist returning to a medium she has worked in before and always explored, but never shown publicly.

She said it was deeply rooted in childhood memories of sitting beside her grandmother and mother, deconstructing worn clothes, cutting off buttons from used shirts and being taught the techniques of crossstitch, drawn thread work and knitting - in particular, ornate Latvian mittens.

“Over the last decade I have been drawn back to the repaired and reconstructed cloth; a process that encodes the deep richness of lives lived — preserving

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memories and stories,” she said.

“The acts of harvesting, cutting, stitching, binding, covering and wrapping of re-used materials is very meditative and healing.

“These personal materials have marked the passage of time and are the remains of corporeal existence, and I have used these materials to create costumes for the ‘dark side of the year’ (Ķekatās – Meteņi) video.”

Inga said she was deeply grateful to the install crew at Hyphen for their patience and understanding as they brought the exhibition together, while also thanking Bronwen Garner, Tom Strachan and Ashlee Laing for their support and trust.

Inga Hanover’s sen mēs tev jau gaidījam (we have been waiting for you long ago) is open at Hyphen – Wodonga Library Gallery, until Sunday, June 9.

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“As she said in that speech, Main Street is still not safe - Friday just proved it.”

Indigo Shire chief executive officer, Trevor Ierino, said damage to the shopfront verandah remained as the street re-opened on Sunday morning as council maintained their desire to have the safety of Main Street improved.

“We’ve asking the State Government to keep their grant money on the table, because we think Regional Roads Victoria can still do a lot of good work with the $2m,” he said.

“Things like traffic crossings, pedestrian crossings, rumble strips, traffic lights are all possible, but what we need to see from Regional Roads Victoria is what the details will look like.

“We recognise some trucks will always need to be in main street, so we ask the street to be as safe as possible.”

Mr ierino said last week’s incident should have served as a reminder to the State Government of the urgent need for safety works on the street.

“We understand there are a number of joint projects that had federal money withdrawn and the state are making decisions on all of them; but we’re hoping it will be sooner rather than later,” he said.

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Beechworth to enter National Tidy Towns Awards for 19th year straight

By SAGE DAVIDSON Beechworth is set to enter into Australia’s National Tidy Towns competition, as the winner of Victoria’s Tiny Town award for 2023.

Iris Mannik is a local who has volunteered every year since 1993 to enter Beechworth in the Tidy Towns award.

Iris said Beechworth has now been finalists for 19 years straight.

“Beechworth won three categories at the 2023 judging last October and were

then announced as the winner,” Iris said.

Beechworth were awarded in Victoria’s Wellbeing category for the Drag’d out Beechworth festival, as a festival that emphasizes cultural safety, accessibility and supports local businesses and suppliers, according to Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria.

The Heritage and Culture category was also where Beechworth found success, with the “People of Beechworth exhibition”, which

showcased ten community member’s stories and helped emphasise community and Beechworth’s history.

Totally Renewable Beechworth, a group dedicated to shift Beechworth to be powered by entirely renewable energy sources was also awarded within the Energy category.

On March 14, Beechworth’s entries in each of the eight national Tidy Towns categories were presented to the three Keep Australia Beautiful judges, in preparation for the national awards.

Iris said the National Tidy Towns Sustainability awards are set to take place in Gascoyne Junction, WA, the winner of the 2023 national competition.

“Beechworth will be going up against the winners of each state,” she said.

“It’s a really big accomplishment for Beechworth because within the Tidy Towns category, towns can have as high of a population as 19,000.”

The winner will be announced at Gascoyne Junction from May 3 to May 6.

JUDGES DECISION: Beechworth’s entries in each of the eight national Tidy Towns categories were presented to the three Keep Australia Beautiful judges last week, in preparation for the national awards.

Opportunity for local landholders to map future

By ANITA MCPHERSON LOCAL landcare members can have their properties professionally mapped for free, as part of an initiative of the Ovens Landcare Network (OLN).

The OLN has received funding from the Federal Government under the Smart Farms, Small Grants Program, to assist 220 landholders to develop property maps across the Ovens Catchment (from Bright, Beechworth, the King Basin through to Rutherglen) and to run a series of six workshops providing targeted technical support and advice to landholders around the improvement of natural assets on their properties.

The workshops will be held throughout May, with property maps being developed from now until the end of May. Project officer Sally Day said she will work with landcare members to develop an A1 sized colour laminated property map, plus a digital copy, so additional maps can be printed in the future.

She said the map will detail the location of property boundaries, fencing, waterways and roads, and if additional time permits during the consultation, other features including water points, paddock names and

CONSULTATIONS AVAILABLE: Ovens Landcare Network project officer Sally Day (pictured) looks forward to working with local Landcare members to map their properties; a tool to help with on-farm planning and management.

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“The map is designed to be used as a tool for planning works and activities on-farm,” she said.

“It benchmarks the current arrangement of fencing and allows an aerial view of the property to assess needs for shade, shelter, improvements to farm watering sys-

tems, grazing systems and protection of natural assets and so on.

“Landholders are encouraged to display their maps on a wall in their sheds or house and to use wipeboard markers to sketch ideas and record important information on their map, like dates paddocks are

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Ms Day said each Landcare group (with 22 in the OLN network) can have maps developed for 10 members, but the first step is to register.

A draft map will then be developed by Ms Day and forwarded for review, with members able to book in for

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Ms Day said she wanted to thank the Rural City of Wangaratta who had been very supportive of the project, allowing the use of their meeting room when needed, as had many local small businesses who had also accommodated her meetings with landholders.

“This is a project with benefits for the whole landscape and we are trying to support as many landholders as possible to take advantage of this opportunity,” she said.

“Funding is hard to get and we would like to see this project help support landholders in a practical way right across the Ovens catchment.

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Hopping to the line for Easter Fun Run

BEECHWORTH Football Netball Club are again hosting the annual Easter Saturday Fun Run on March 30.

This will be the third year the club has held this event, which was previously organised through the Beechworth Secondary College for many years.

The fun run starts and finishes at Baarmutha Park, Beechworth from 9am.

There will be two diffrent courses, including the 10km run which will see runners and walkers leave the football oval, head out the back of the golf course, down Alma Road, then down Kibble Lane, returning back on the same course but “uphill” to finish with a lap of the oval, MCG style.

There are prizes and medals for first and second place getters.

This event is also open to teams – where the fastest five team members will get a prize.

The 3km run is open to both individuals and families.

The course is set around the golf course so that younger runners / walkers can safety run ahead, again finishing on the football oval.

There are prizes in each category for first and second place getters.

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ACTION WITHDRAWN: V/Line industrial action planned this Friday and Thursday, March 28 has been withdrawn and trains will run as scheduled.

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FAST FINISHERS: Cam Fendyk and Edi Surrey at the finish line of last year’s Easter Fun Run, which is anticipating a further 300 participants to descend on Baarmutha Park next weekend. supported by BFNC volunteers.

Last year saw approximately 300 people take to the courses and it can be as serious or as jovial as you want it to be.

There are spot prizes, and a

canteen with coffee, egg and bacon rolls, fruit and granola cups available.

The run is a part of the Golden Horseshoe Festival, which takes place all weekend

Registrations are now open.

Enter now to avoid last minute demands and delays, and additional on the day fees via the link: https://www.alpinetiming.com. au/registrations/rg474/.

THE Rail, Tram and Bus Union has notified V/Line of its agreement to withdraw industrial action planned for March 22 and 28, while a fourweek period of negotiations takes place.

An independent mediator has been appointed to oversee these negotiations, with V/Line and the union to meet with the mediator at least twice a week during this period.

While these negotiations take place, the union have agreed they will also not take any further industrial action during this period.

Passengers are advised trains will now be running this Friday, March 22 and next Thursday, March 28, but should check the V/Line website for the latest information before they travel.

V/Line will be working across the week to reinstate normal timetables.

V/Line chief executive officer, Matt Carrick, said he was pleased the union had agreed to withdraw action.

“We’ll continue to negotiate in good faith to reach a resolution with the union that delivers a modern workplace agreement, with excellent outcomes for our workers,” he said.

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MORE than 1000 riders a month have enjoyed the thrill of the Indigo Epic Mountain Bike Trail since it officially opened 12 months ago.

Last week, the trail which traverses 56 kilometers between Beechworth and Yackandandah, will celebrated its first birthday.

Since launching, the trail has attracted riders of all ages and abilities from across the country, with many hailing it as one of the most spectacular mountain bike trails in Australia.

Mayor, Sophie Price said feedback from riders has been overwhelmingly positive.

“Mountain bikers just love the quality of the trail and the beautiful Australian bushland scenery,” she said.

“We’ve received praise for the amazing flowing trails and the quality of the construction.

“The general consensus is the Indigo Epic is an absolute gem of the High Country.”

The trail has also had a positive impact on the local economy with spend data showing dining, entertainment, and travel spend across Beechworth and Yackandandah increasing by 18 per cent from 2022 to 2023.

The $2m Indigo Epic project was jointly funded by Indigo Shire Council and

GREAT JUMP: The Indigo Epic Mountain Bike Trail has had a positive impact on the local economy with spend data showing dining, entertainment, and travel spend across Beechworth and Yackandandah in its first year since opening. the Federal Government through its Building Better Regions Fund and was the culmination of many years of planning and engagement with community, particularly the Beechworth Chain Gang and Yack Tracks MTB clubs.

“We are grateful for the vision and tenacity from the Beechworth Chain Gang

and Yack Tracks MTB clubs in making this trail a reality and look forward to continuing our close working relationship with them to ensure the trail is well-maintained for years to come,” Cr Price said.

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Biggest family reunion yet

By SAGE DAVIDSON THE Rosengren family reunion last weekend was the biggest yet, with 88 attendees according to Helen Rosengren, a member of the large family.

She said the oldest Rosengren was aged 91, and the youngest aged 8 weeks.

The group gathered from locations across Australia and overseas, with some family coming all the way from Yuendumu in the Northern Territory and others even as far as Mission Viejo in California.

The Rosengren family has

REUNITED: A total of 88 members of Rosengren family gathered under the signpost for Rosengren Lane a history that extends all the way back to 1876.

“Herman Rosengren, a Swedish immigrant, and his

wife Catherine McAuliffe, from Ireland, arrived from Melbourne to Stanley with their baby during the height

of the gold rush,” Helen said.

“They went on to have 10 children.”

The family reunion involved various activities, beginning with the gathering at the Chiltern Athenaeum in front of Jim Rosengren’s plaque.

Helen, Jim’s daughter, said her father used to cycle to Chiltern to surprise his parents after moving away to Melbourne for work.

“He became a professional long-distance cyclist, competing twice in the Warrnambool to Melbourne bike race, before joining the Police

gren property at Back Springhurst and Marengos Roads, Chiltern Valley.

Helen said her and her siblings, Anne and Kevin, recalled many wonderful school holidays spent on their old property.

The family then visited the Chiltern Cemetery to visit the graves of different family members, including the very beginnings of their family, Herman and Catherine.

On Saturday evening, where the group celebrated the end of the lovely reunion with a pizza party at Bridge Road Brewers.

Force in 1932,” she said.

In the police force, Jim moved through the ranks to eventually be appointed the first Assistant Commissioner.

Helen said the family continued to reflect upon the Rosengren family history, as they went to the Chiltern Historical Display where Bill Hotson talked them through the history of the area.

“Lois, Bill’s wife, had put together a beautiful display of photos and memorabilia of the Rosengren family,” Helen said.

The family also visited the site of the original Rosen-

Stills to come to life at Old Stone Hall A NEW exhibition called ‘Still Life Love’ is launching this week at Beechworth’s Old Stone Hall.

Erin Davis Hartwig, the event organiser, said the exhibition involves 15 artists, all local artists excluding two.

Erin organised an independent selection panel worked with two individuals working in the visual art space to curate the show.

The selection has quite a variety of work, and also a variety with the medium in

which they’ve worked in,” she said.

The Still Life Love exhibition incorporates these diverse mediums, with painting, photography, lino and printmaking.

Erin said she selected the theme of still life for several reasons.

“As a photographer, I love the genre of still life personally and have had the idea for a while, but also I find it a really accessible genre,” she said.

“People love beautiful,

aesthetic objects and this work is documenting rather than being conceptual art.

Erin said the show has also helped connect artists.

“Being a part of a group show is a great time for artists to come together and connect,” she said.

“This event has really allowed a great group of regional artists to chat about their art practice, offering a change from regular art practice as usually their work is very independent.

SET FOR THE LAUNCH: Artists Alice Watson (left) and Therese Shanley are both a part of the Old Stone Hall’s new exhibition PHOTO: Erin Davis

“It really is just a lovely curated group show, and it’s been well received within

the local community with quite a bit of interest.

The event will run from

March 22 until April 2, from 10am to 2pm each day (excluding Good Friday).

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Community Representative April 2024 – June 2027 ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ƐŽƵŐŚƚ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ /ŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ͚ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ͛ ƚŽ ũŽŝŶ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐĞ Θ ƵĚŝƚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŽĨ ĞĞĐŚǁŽƌƚŚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ ; ,^Ϳ ĂƐ ĂŶ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ DĞŵďĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͘ dŚĞ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ &ŝŶĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵĚŝƚ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŽ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ,^͕ ŵŽŶŝƚŽƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ͘ ƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ͕ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝƐŬ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ Ă ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ͘ dŚĞ ,^ &ŝŶĂŶĐĞ Θ ƵĚŝƚ ŚĂƌƚĞƌ ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ,^ ǁĞď ƉĂŐĞ͘ dŚĞ ŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ ŵĞĞƚƐ Ăƚ ,^ Žƌ ŽŶ ůŝŶĞ͕ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌƚŚ dƵĞƐĚĂLJ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ ŵŽŶƚŚ͕ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐŝŶŐ Ăƚ ϱƉŵ͘ dŚĞ ĂďŽǀĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂŶ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞ͕ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ͕ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ƚŚĞ ,^ ŽĂƌĚ ŝŶ ĚŝƐĐŚĂƌŐŝŶŐ ŝƚƐ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ ƌŽůĞ ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŶŽŵŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌŵ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ,^ ǁĞďƉĂŐĞ͗ ǁǁǁ͘ďĞĞĐŚǁŽƌƚŚŚĞĂůƚŚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ͕ Žƌ ƚĞůĞƉŚŽŶĞ ;ϬϯͿ ϱϳϮϴ ϬϮϬϬ͘ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚĞĚ ƚŽ͗ ŚŝĞĨ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ KĸĐĞƌ͕ ĞĞĐŚǁŽƌƚŚ ,ĞĂůƚŚ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ WK Ždž ϮϬ͕ ĞĞĐŚǁŽƌƚŚ sŝĐ ϯϳϰϳ ŝŶĨŽΛďĞĞĐŚǁŽƌƚŚŚĞĂůƚŚ͘ŽƌŐ͘ĂƵ

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All your garden needs in one place WANGARATTA Saw & Lawnmower is known as the North East’s premium chainsaw and lawnmower specialist.

They have a wide range of ıʼnǥ͂ĵŶĵŠƁ͂ųŶŧıƅīƁź͂ŀŶŧş͂ĝ͂ƙĝŶʼnĵƁƠ͂ of brands to ensure your yard is neat and trimmed to perfection. [ŧşĵ͂ŧŀ͂Ɓņĵ͂ĪŶĝŠıź͂ƁņĵƠ͂ŧǥ͂ĵŶ͂ are STIHL, Hansa and Wolf Garten. #Ŷŧş͂[b,);ˮ͂ƁņĵƠ͂ŧǥ͂ĵŶ͂ĝ͂ƚʼnıĵ͂ range of equipment to ensure your garden looks perfect.

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The outdoor living experts ULTIMATE Alfresco are your local experts in all things outdoor living.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 24 BEECHWORTH Singers concert, this Sunday at 2.30pm in the Beechworth Uniting Church, will be Margaret Phillip’s final concert as musical director.

Ms Phillips has been the director for more than three decades, helping people to improve their singing and sound production for the choir, which she said was an uplifting and rewarding experience for her.

FRIDAY MARCH 22- MARCH 24 Beechworth to Bridge (B2B) gets underway with many participants from near and far gearing up for the annual 73km walk over

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three days from Beechworth to Bright.

The picturesque walk along the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail where people ‘walk, talk and support’ aims to help reduce suicide by promoting awareness, healing and remove stigma around suicide and mental health conditions.

SATURDAY, MARCH 30 The Golden Horseshoe Festival committee are calling for street marshalls or volunteers to help marshall the parade, which starts at 2.45pm and goes until approximately 4 pm on March 30.

Call Jennie Gilliver on 0435378983 if you’re interested.

CONNECTED: Beechworth’s Scott Saunders loves his Australia Post retail role helping customers.

Delivered on time SCOTT Saunders was born in the Melbourne suburb of St Albans, around 17km north-west of the city’s central business district.

He spent 20 years living in Perth, before moving to Beechworth four years ago.

What do you do workwise?

I work for Australia Post in retail and in the Beechworth Post Shop.

What brought you to your role/career?

I was a stay-at-home dad and an opportunity to join Australia Post as a push bike ‘postie’ came up, so I jumped at the chance.

During my time I have had the opportunity to be a ‘postie’, van driver, night sort, and last few years transitioned to the retail sector.

What do you love about your work?

I have a position where I am so connected to community, and really feeling like I belong.

I’m a people person at heart and working at the post office has given me lots of opportunity to help and assist local customers in need.

WALKERS ON THE READY: Beechworth to Bridge walkers will be taking off today on their journey to Bright for mental health awareness.

Man airlifted after car rollover

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN A MAN in his 80s was airlifted to The Alfred Hospital following a car rollover on Beechworth-Chiltern Road last Friday morning.

According to Police, it’s believed the car left the road and rolled, trapping the driver on the road just after 7am.

The driver and sole occupant of the

vehicle was extracted and flown to hospital by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police will investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has dashcam/CCTV footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or file a confidential report online at www. crimestoppersvic.com.au

What do you do in the community?

I have several volunteer roles in the community.

I am the vice-president of Beechworth Inc. (previously known as the Chamber of Commerce), I am also on the Beechworth Secondary College school council and in my third year, as well as being on the Beechworth RSL Sub Branch committee.

I love being involved wherever and whenever I can and have a particular interest in assisting elders in the community.

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

One of the issues I find concerning at the moment is the rentals currently available.

When we first arrived in Beechworth it took us three months to get a rental and we are extremely lucky to be where we are living now.

It’s a really important issue as without rentals, business can’t attract workers.

Scott Sanders What else do you see as an important issue?

At present I’m also particularly concerned with the cost of living.

A lot of people are doing it rough but are pulling together.

I love seeing projects like the Quercus Beechworth community garden and events like the Christmas community lunch.

The community garden has herbs, veges and fruit trees where the community is welcome to take home produce.

There is a ‘grow free’ garden shelter too where essential food items needed are available as well as the garden produce.

Quercus is a welcoming place where the garden is also somewhere for people to sit, chat or relax.

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 love to bring my Grandma here.

There are so many places I would love to take her.

I feel like Beechworth has it all – from Lake Sambell, beautiful historical buildings, great food and drink, as well as art.

There are so many friendly faces always making people feel welcome too.

What book are you reading?

I’m reading ‘Holly’ by American author Stephen King.

It’s described as a thrilling novel where one of his most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters returns to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.

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Normac Rural take out Beechworth tennis

By GREG CLYDESDALE THE final round of the Beechworth Tennis Club summer competition ended with club president Mick Cavallin leading the Normac Rural side to well deserved victory and for Mick, a repeat win of the much revered winning headband.

Mick, Will Sargent, Sue Fendyk and Olivia Bennett can wear the trophy with pride knowing that the final win over Myrtleford Furnishing and Floor was based on a season where they played consistently and improved their cohesion and team play under Micks positive coaching.

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by Ben Croome finished worthy runners up and could have challenged Normac even closeCHAMPION HEADBANDS: The Beechworth Tennis Club’s summer competition came to an end last ly if they had had less call for Wednesday night, which saw the team of Normac Rural boasting Mick Cavallin (left), Sue Fendyk, substitutes during the season.

Olivia Bennett and Will Sargent walk away with the much coveted winning headbands.

Beechworth Coffee RoastAll teams had occasion to use nise the improvement of all play- welcome more players to join ers finished the season with Will Stanistreet, John Sheehan, substitutes at all levels and so ers and acknowledge this is due in the fun with casual practice Ann Henderson, and Simone the numbers participating far to the quality of the all weather being possible at all times.

Club members can access the Sockett challenging with their exceeded the club’s expectations. courts they now play on.

The courts provide a consist- courts through the committee There were many surprise reliability all season to finish a performances during the year ent bounce and, for the benefit to continue their improvement close third.

Indigo Real Estate leapt over and many of the substitutes per- of the older players, a softer while coaching can be arranged the Furniture to take fourth po- formed wonderfully with new surface which relieves stress on when available.

With so many players the joints and muscles. teammates on many occasions. sition.

The improved consistency club will be looking for greater Family involvement provided The balance of the ladder saw all sides finishing with totals many enjoyable challenges dur- will mean players can perform use of the courts and is eager to arrange further scheduled that showed their close com- ing the season and undoubtably for longer more easily.

With a barbecue to finish up matches to suit individual playthe younger generations benpetitiveness.

With an emphasis on fun and efitted from playing against the on Wednesday, the club mem- ers availability.

Please contact the club if you enjoyment of what was a very more mature and experienced bers reviewed the night and the would like to be included in fuseason in good spirits. social event, no one was disap- players.

The club will be pleased to ture competition.

The club is pleased to recogpointed with the season.

Section two start season on a flyer

By DYLAN POOL THE first round of Handicap Pennant was played last Sunday, with one win and one loss.

The section two side had a great 3&2 win over Chiltern at Myrtleford.

John Sheehan had an impressive win at number one, winning 5&4 over a golfer who hits it a long way further.

Andy Croome had a 3&1 victory at number two playing a game of scratch pennant as both players were off the same handicap.

Phil Pelgrim, in his first game of match play had a thumping 7&6 win, only losing the first hole and never looking back after that at number 4.

Simon Carracher’s match at number three went to the 19th hole, with his opponent getting the better of him, and at number five Daryl Rowe went all the way, unfortunately going down on the 18th hole.

A great start to the season for the section two side, next week they have the home course advantage at Beechworth.

The section one side travelled to Wodonga to take on Thurgoona in a replay of last year’s final.

Unfortunately the result was the same as Thurgoona won 3&2.

The top three matches were all one sided affairs, with Darren Edwards getting the team off to a great start smashing his oppo-

HITTING THE SANDS: A strong turnout of junior clinic golfers hit the Beechworth sands on Wednesday morning. nent in a game of scratch match play, winning 8&7 Unfortunately at number two, Jacob Howard squared up the ledger having a short round going down 8&6.

Dean Howard at number three also didn’t see out the whole round, going down 6&4.

The number four match was a closer affair, but didn’t go our way with Dave Lang going down 3&1.

Zane Howard though was forced to go the extra mile for the team and won on the 19th hole, maybe having a shot on the hole proved the difference.

With the close loss the team aren’t out of it at all, and look forward to recording a win next week when they play at Corowa.

Many juniors were out at the golf club again Wednesday morning at another successful clinic.

It was great to see 30+ juniors out there.

Senior cricketers celebrated MONDAY night saw the Wangaratta and District Cricket Association come together at the Wangaratta Turf Club to celebrate the very best senior cricketers of the year.

Beechworth skipper Brenton Surrey cleaned up in the A grade awards, taking out batting average and aggregate, both Cricketer of the Year gongs, as well as claiming a second straight Spirit of Cricket Team Award for the Wanderers’ A grade side.

C GRADE Batting Aggregate: Glen Sullivan, Yarrawonga Mulwala CC – 453 runs.

Batting Average: Glen Sullivan, Yarrawonga Mulwala CC – 75.50 average.

Bowling Aggregate: Aiden Blyth, Gapsted CC – 24 wickets.

Bowling Average: Aiden Blyth, Gapsted CC – 17.88 average.

Golden Gloves Award: Peter Newton, Gapsted CC – 13 catches, 0 stumpings.

Cricketer of the Year (PlayHQ points): Glen Sullivan, Yarrawonga Mulwala CC – 508 points.

Cricket of the Year (umpire votes): Jordan Smith, Benalla Bushrangers CC – 12 votes.

Club Volunteer of the Year: Matt McCabe, Yarrawonga Mulwala CC. Female Senior Cricketer of the Year: Grace Kerwin, Wangaratta Magpies CC – 10 matches, 42 runs, 12 wickets.

B GRADE Batting Aggregate: Nathan de Vries, Milawa CC – 581 runs.

Batting Average: Lochlan Battison, Rutherglen United CC – 86.00 average.

Bowling Aggregate: Stephen Jennings, Rutherglen United CC – 30 wickets.

Bowling Average: Stewart McLeod, Benalla Bushrangers CC – 8.20 average.

Golden Gloves Award: Craig Williams, Benalla Bushrangers CC – 15 catches, 1 stumping.

Cricketer of the Year (PlayHQ points): Nathan de Vries, Milawa CC – 666 points.

Cricket of the Year (umpire votes): Lochlan Battison, Rutherglen United CC and Stephen Jennings, Rutherglen United CC – 15 votes.

A RESERVE Batting Aggregate: Dean Simmons, Rutherglen United CC – 364 runs.

Batting Average: Greg Hoysted, Benalla Bushrangers CC – 28.44 average.

Bowling Aggregate: Aneeque Azam, Yarrawonga Mulwala CC – 36 wickets.

Bowling Average: Matt Prestianni, Wangaratta Magpies CC – 8.03 average.

Golden Gloves Award: Will Petersen, City Colts CC – 12 catches, 1 stumping.

Cricketer of the Year (PlayHQ points): Dean Simmons, Rutherglen United CC – 584 points.

Cricket of the Year (umpire votes): Dean Simmons, Rutherglen United CC – 15 votes.

Kookaburra Rising Star Nominees: Jobe Fraser (Yarrawonga Mulwala CC), Clancy Ellett (Beechworth Wanderers CC), Jed Marek (City Colts CC), Harry Jones (Rovers United Bruck CC), Will Prebble (Beechworth Wanderers CC).

Kookaburra Rising Star Overall Winner: Clancy Ellett, Beechworth Wanderers CC. Most Promising Young Player in either B or C Grade: James Benton, Merton CC. Best Under 21 A Grade Player: Clancy Ellett, Beechworth Wanderers CC. Best Player at Melbourne Country Week: Gurjot Gosal, Ovens Valley United CC – 23 votes.

A GRADE Batting Aggregate: Brenton Surrey, Beechworth Wanderers CC – 687 runs.

Batting Average: Brenton Surrey, Beechworth Wanderers CC – 49.07 average.

Bowling Aggregate: Gurjot Gosal, Ovens Valley United CC – 32 wickets.

Bowling Average: Jacob Schonafinger, Rovers United Bruck CC – 11.27 average.

Golden Gloves Award: Reid Clarke, Yarrawonga Mulwala CC – 21 catches, 1 stumping.

Cricketer of the Year (PlayHQ points): Brenton Surrey, Beechworth Wanderers CC – 837 points.

Cricket of the Year (umpire votes): Brenton Surrey, Beechworth Wanderers CC – 16 votes.

Umpire of the Year: Mick Johnstone WDCA Spirit of Cricket Team Award: Beechworth Wanderers CC A Grade – 4.952 points.

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C GRADE DELIGHT Beechworth’s C grade side celebrate after knocking off top of the table YarrawongaMulwala in the semi-final as they look to take on Greta in the grand final tomorrow at North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve.

Semi-final shortfall

YARRAWONGA-Mulwala will face Rovers United Bruck in this weekend’s WDCA A grade grand final, after making light work of Beechworth’s A grade side.

Beechworth were handed a monumental task after the minor premiers made 8/290 on day one of the clash with the Wanderers falling well short, going down by 162 runs after being bowled out for 128.

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ed by 69 from opener Matt Knight, while Brock McCabe (53) and Reid Clarke (45) were also prominent.

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Heading in as similar underdogs as the A grade side at Victoria Park, the Wanderers were able to take steady wickets throughout Yarrawonga-Mulwala’s 36 overs to restrict the home side of momentum, with Kane Niklaus the standout with three wickets.

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