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Takeover opposed

Yackandandah community votes to block Yackandandah Health move y

A SPECIAL meeting for members called by Yackandandah Health’s Board of Management on Wednesday has voted to knock back a proposed takeover by a nationwide aged care provider. The Yackandandah community had expressed concern after learning about the potential takeover, with many alleging not all stakeholders had been

BY CORAL COOKSLEY ccooksley@ nemedia.com.au

engaged with the process.

The recommendation had been made by the Board for Yackandandah Health to accept the proposed takeover by Apollo Care, in order to remain viable and secure the facility’s future in an increasingly complex aged

care environment with the need to explore new models of operation.

The Board met yesterday to discuss its options following the unsuccessful resolution to transfer ownership to Apollo.

Local resident and Yackandandah Health member Diane Shepheard said following Wednesday night’s outcome there was an expectation community

members would need to join the board to work with the current directors to seek a community-supported solution.

Voting was coordinated by Link Market Services at Wednesday night’s meeting, with 61.95 per cent (114 for and 70 against) of members voting to change the constitution for title deed transfer.

A 75 per cent vote was

required to ratify the transfer.

Yackandandah Health currently runs an early learning centre, medical centre, 84-bed aged care facility and retirement village.

Ms Shepheard said members and the community had not been given the opportunity to explore alternatives and only given one solution.

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BOOKS AND TOYS GALORE: Five-year-old Teddy Baker and brother Charlie sold their books and toys at a stall on Saturday. Mum Allie said the sale had helped her boys develop important numeracy skills. Story page 4.

$8000 raised for Atauro Islanders

By CORAL COOKSLEY

AN INDIGO Shire community group raised more than $8000 with a fundraiser last Friday night to support Timor Leste’s small community on Atauro Island located about 30km north of Dili across the Wetar Strait.

Held at Baarmutha Park for the first time since 2019 due to a COVID-enforced hiatus, the popular curry night organised by Friends of Atauro Island proved to be a fabulous success drawing close to 150 people from around the shire.

Friendship group secretary Libby Hosking said the night raised awareness of the group’s long time compost toilet and education scholarship projects to improve the lives of the island’s community.

Libby said people had been generous with their support on the night with a raffle and auction too, while a friend from outside of town donated $5,000 after recently hearing Libby talk about the event on radio.

The donation contributed to an overall tally on the night of more than $13,200 for the fundraising effort.

Recently retired local general practitioner, Dr Wendy Connor, said after a first trip to Atauro Island in 2004, she started working there as a volunteer doctor.

“This connection meant

that when the people of Indigo declared an interest in forming a friendship with a district in Timor Leste, Atauro Island was an obvious choice,” she said.

“One of the great things for me is from a clinic on the island without doctors when I first started, where I was coming and going, there are now six local young people who have been trained as doctors working there.

“It’s a fantastic achievement and pretty special.”

Following the connection, an official memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed 14 years ago with Indigo Shire where the Indigo Atauro Friendship Committee (Friends of Atauro) formed to help develop relationships between TimorLeste’s Atauro Island and council.

As the rural island’s community is poor, Libby said most people relied on agriculture and fishing for their living.

“They have very little to educate family members and are very grateful to have people who provide scholarships,” Libby said.

“They are very religious, and their values around family are very strong.”

Libby said graduates returned to their villages with gained skills and knowledge to help improve life on the small island.

The evening brought

Atauro Island to Beechworth with a video and presentations prepared where some past and present students had been interviewed.

Libby said nine students are studying various courses, from civil engineering, medicine, tourism and nursing to animal health.

“We’re looking at sponsoring another two students with funds raised on Friday night taking the number to 11 students in the program,” she said.

“Since 2010 when our friendship group first sponsored two young people, 17 people have been offered the opportunity of a student scholarship.

“When one student is educated the ripple effects in the family are huge.”

“We are very proud of all our students and the committee stays in touch with as many of our current and past students as we can.”

MC Jenny O’Connor said it had been inspiring to see the local communities get behind Timor Leste’s Atauro Island community.

Beechworth’s Rabela Punef said the kindhearted community made a big change and impact on the islanders’ lives.

Dr Connor won the bid for the major auction item of a painting ‘Mischief of Magpies’ by well-known local artist Alan Phillips on the night.

Crime on the rise

By RYAN MALCOLM

INDIGO Shire’s crime rate has reached a decade-high, according to data recently released by the Crime Statistics Agency Victoria.

In figures for the year ending in March, the shire reported an 8.6 per cent increase in criminal offences, with 732 separate offences recorded throughout the area.

The majority of offending was recorded in Beechworth (257), while Rutherglen (157), Chiltern (95) and Wahgunyah (55) each saw increases in criminal activity.

The shire’s criminal offence rate scaled for population (per 100,000 people) remained well below the state average however, reaching 4166, compared to the state average of 7349.

Compared to 2022 figures, major increases were observed in the number of sexual offences recorded, 73 (up from 51), while breaches of family violence orders more than doubled, rising to 116 (55).

Notable declines were observed in drug possession offences, which were halved from the 22 recorded in 2022, while Indigo Shire bucked a North

East trend around thefts involving motor vehicles, with decreases in motor vehicle thefts (17 down from 23) and thefts from motor vehicles (48 from 53) recorded.

Some 276 offences occurred in private dwellings, while 112 occurred on street or footpath areas throughout the shire.

A spike in offending was also recorded at retail venues, with 51 offences reported, up from 28 in 2022.

Elsewhere, offending within the Alpine Shire fell by 19 per cent, to a rate per 100,000 people of 3353, while offence

rates in Wodonga and Benalla LGAs remained well above the state average, with Benalla (9862 per 100,000 population) the highest in the North East outside of Greater Shepparton (13,099).

The crime rate also remained above the state average in the Wangaratta LGA, which recorded a 7.4 per cent increase in offending, with some 80 per cent of offending occurring in Wangaratta.

Some 900 offences were recorded in households, while 401 incidents occurred on streets and footpaths.

SUPPORTED: Friends of Atauro Island secretary Libby Hosking (left), Beechworth’s Rabela Punef with her father Alberto Punef, who is visiting from Timor Leste’s Oecusse, and former Indigo Shire mayor Jenny O’Connor at last Friday night’s fundraiser.

BIG TURNOUT: Beechworth’s Penny Everingham (left), Jo Tuner, Dr Christie Rodda and Diarmuid Kelly at last Friday’s curry night fundraiser.

FRIENDSHIP IGNITED: Dr Wendy Connor (right), who sparked the Atauro Island connection, with Mischief of Magpies artist Alan Phillips.

DISHED UP: Curry night organisers Libby Hosking (left) with chef extraordinaire Sally Wright, organizer Sue Brunskill, Wangaratta Friends of Lacluta members Karen Jones and Linda Sexton with organisers Ilena Young and Christine Robinson at last Friday night’s fundraiser.

PHOTOS: Coral Cooksley

Winterwords Festival kicks off with art exhibition

By CORAL COOKSLEY

AN ART exhibition launched on Wednesday evening set the scene for this week’s Winterwords Festival, with another incredible line up of sessions until Sunday to spice up the winter season.

Winterwords creative director and president Janet Tweedie said close to 60 artworks were on show.

Special guest Declan Furber Gillick will this evening at 5.30pm perform at the Winterwords official opening while at 8pm pub goers can sing along with karaoke at the Hotel Nicholas.

Among presenters with fascinating talks tomorrow will be wildlife researcher, zoologist and former Sydney Taronga Zoo senior curator Erna Walraven as well as crime writers Margaret Hickey and Gabriel Bermoser on a panel, with both authors having new novels out this year.

Local behavioural linguist

Dr Trudi Ryan will deliver a thought-provoking session about how values-based framing changes hearts, minds and action while a session for kids up to the age of six will be held in Beechworth Library with Anne Shanley.

Fun and ‘gamewords’ over gin can be taken up at Billson’s Brewery too while Beechworth RSL has philosophy words with ’drink and think’ and the film the ‘The Drovers Wife’ will be shown at the Senior Citizens’ Hall by the Beechworth Film Society.

Winterwords attendees have a chance on Sunday to hear again from Dr Trudi Ryan - this time about ecolinguistics - while Beechworth

Books’ Nadia David will chat to Professor Kate Auty about truth telling and her new book ‘O’Leary of the Underworld.’

Local poet Frank Prem will give an informative talk about his work on notorious character Ida Pender with her association with infamous (Squizzy) Taylor.

Margaret Hughes will talk about her memoir ‘Never Too Late to Tell’, historian Richard Patterson will engage his au-

dience about the importance of local history while Kate O’Toole will chat about nudity and the human art form.

Another session for some fun and games is at Billson’s Brewery with the weekend wrapped up with a story slam session.

For more information about the schedule, which also features three exhibitions, or to register for an event, visit www.winterwords.com.au.

Tilley puts land tax on blast

BENAMBRA MP Bill Tilley has slammed the State Government’s Windfall Gains Tax, labelling the upcoming cost a “nail in the coffin of residential development” in Indigo Shire going forward.

Speaking in parliament earlier this week, Mr Tilley said the new tax, set to come into effect from next week, could see landowners of rezoned land charged up to 50 per cent of its new value.

He said it would have a subsequent impact of housing supply and affordability, as well as rob small councils of additional ratepayers.

“Small rural councils are toeing the line of rate caps that are a fraction of infla-

tion at the same time as new taxes rob them of a lifeline,” he said.

“Councils are being asked to do more with less and they need ratepayers to support the bottom line.

“One option was to cash in on the growth of Albury Wodonga, rezone its rural land to residential to create affordable land, more housing and additional ratepayer revenue.

“But the Windfall Gains Tax will scuttle all that and none of this money will come back to the regions – it’s just another way to pay down their $171 billion debt.”

The new tax will commence on July 1, and will

not be applied to rezoned land where the uplift in value is less than $100,000, according to Mr Tilley.

He said it was a case of Labor’s vision being limited to metropolitan Melbourne.

“There was no consultation and no modeling for this tax that experts warned would disproportionately affect housing supply and affordability in regional Victoria,” he said.

“It’s a disincentive to development and will add to the cost of those who dream of owning their own home.

“This tax does none of that, and sadly, it’s also going to rob many councils of potential income.”

By CORAL COOKSLEY

INDIGO Shire motorists will have their foot off the accelerator when speed reductions from 50 to 40 kilometres per hour are introduced between now and later this year around Beechworth’s CBD.

Some other roads around Yackandandah, Chiltern, Stanley, Rutherglen as well as in the Redhill area will have various speed reductions applied as well.

Council’s application to reduce speed limits was approved by the Department of Transport and Planning amid safety concerns raised by community members and supporting reports from the Department of Transport and Victoria Police.

Mayor, Sophie Price said the safety of all road users was council’s number one priority.

“Whether you’re a motorist, cyclist or pedestrian, these speed reductions are being introduced to keep everyone safe,” she said,

Indigo Shire Council CEO Trevor Ierino said the process had been lengthy but worthwhile.

“The Beechworth community has been keen for the introduction of these changes for some time now and we’re pleased to have reached a resolution,” he said.

Mr Ierino said as part of this work, speed reduction limits to be introduced to the other other parts of the shire will mean a safer shire road network.

For details on roads where various speed reductions will take place visit www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au.

Speed reductions to take place around the shire Community blocks Yackandandah Health move

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Dr Tess Goodwin said decisions had been made by the Board of Management of Yackandandah Health with short notice, without due consultation with the community or the staff providing care, or with adequate consideration of the impact the decision could have on the availability of health care in the community into the future.

Dr Goodwin recently spoke at length to the late Pam Crosthwaite, former long-term Director of Nursing at the facility, about the strong community ties to Yackandandah Health.

“The Yack community has helped support the health service for decades out of their own pocket,” Dr Goodwin said.

“Pam told me of the 50 community members who donated $1000 per year for three years in the early 2000s, staff – including Pam – donating of up to 9 per cent of their wages, and the generous sale/partial donation of neighbouring land by one of the aged care residents to expand the facility - the new apartment buildings are now situated on that land.

“Many of our community are very upset about the confidential sale of their asset and are joining us in urging the Commonwealth to extend the funding available for the service to allow the community to be openly and honestly engaged in determining its future.”

At a general meeting held on Monday night Appollo Care Alliance CEO Stephen Becsi OAM had addressed Yackandandah Health members and the community outlining what the organisation would deliver if they were appointed.

He said a new, not-for-profit Yackandandah Community Association (YCA) would have been created to represent the community where YCA would have had its own constitution to guarantee preservation of the Yackandandah community’s values, purpose and ethos.

CREATIVE: Wangaratta textile artist Margaret Pullen with her home garden inspired artwork ‘Down the Parth – Chatsworth House’ crafted with felt, embroidery and nylon net on canvas, chatted to Beechworth artist Matt Kinsey with artwork on show too at the Winterwords art exhibition opening night.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley

SPEAKING UP: Benambra MP Bill Tilley expressed concerns around the state’s Windfall Gains Tax earlier this week in parliament.

Enterprising youngsters cash in

By CORAL COOKSLEY

TWO enterprising Beechworth youngsters rediscovered some loved toys, which they marked for sale as the pair held a stall at their home on Saturday.

Seven-year old Charlie Baker and his five-year-old brother Teddy had been prepared to sell unused as well as outgrown toys and books instead of hoarding them.

Their mum Allie popped their sale onto the local community Facebook page

where they scored some interest but not many bargain hunters turned up.

“We were nearly going to give up but then a customer arrived,” Charlie said.

Allie said her sons gained some numeracy and bargaining skills with their aim to make some pocket money.

“I thought it would be nice for them to experience selling things and seeing other children benefit by having them,” she said.

“Charlie enjoyed that

other kids liked what he was selling, and if they didn’t have any money, he gave them something.

“Money gets them curious and interested in the idea of saving and not spending when they make it themselves, and they get a real sense of satisfaction as well.

“Many neighbours we haven’t met came with encouraging words too.

“We had a lot of fun and the boys will have another one.”

Young actors put on a show

By CORAL COOKSLEY

NINE 1st Beechworth Scouts and Venturers showcased their acting talents at last week’s Albury Gang Show as the event celebrated its 57th year.

from Northern Victoria and Riverina NSW, Northern Region’s Scout commissioner Darren Leckie said the annual show provided training in the performing arts for local youth from the age of 11 to 26.

of the total cast.

In Victoria, Scouts from Wodonga, Baranduda, Wangaratta, Benalla and Beechworth put their hands up to participate.

BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS: Beechworth youngsters seven-year-old Charlie Baker and five-year-old brother Teddy had fun on Saturday selling unused toys and books.

Three performances of ‘The Chase’ drew more than 900 theatre goers over Friday night and Saturday sessions held at the Albury Entertainment Centre.

One story told about two friends’ separation when one joined an evil villain organisation while the other portrayed the journey of love and discovering if ‘she’s the one’.

With the event in Albury run by Scouts and Guides

“There were also some Scout leaders - Rachel Bohm, Rohan France and Rachelle Verlin with our activities leader Samantha Hemphill who were helping behind the scenes too,” he said.

Mr Leckie said the cast of 60 Scouts and Guides had been equally split from Northern Victoria and Albury in NSW with Beechworth g roup rep resenting around 15 per cent

“The play is written by the young cast with the support of the production team,” Mr Leckie said. Beechworth Scouts and Venturers said they had a lot of fun, with one saying she liked theatrical performance.

Another said with the performance in two parts it had been easy to follow as it flowed together.

Others said being in the Albury Gang Show had been a great way to meet people.

FUN: 1st Beechworth Scouts and Venturers acting group Biaggio Romeo (back left), Stephanie Romeo Agrella, Ruby Brough, Thea Fraser and Thali Oldmeadow with Nikita France (front left), Jack Dobson, Alysha Brough and Liana France at last weekend’s Albury Gang Show.

Storytelling with poetry

By CORAL COOKSLEY

A BEECHWORTH poet will take the audience on a trip to The Roaring Twenties in Melbourne when talking about an interesting character at a Winterwords session on Sunday.

Frank Prem will deliver a fascinating talk about life of Ida Pender, a name he first came across in his student nursing days at the old Mayday Hills Hospital in the late 1970s.

He will also speak about some of the times she lived as well as the connection Ida may have had to the old Mayday Hills Hospital many years ago. When recently trawling

through the National Library of Australia’s Trove online archive, the poet said he rediscovered her name.

“I found she was quite a celebrity (noir) during the 1920s in Melbourne, in association with the infamous Leslie (Squizzy) Taylor,” he said.

“I found her fascinating, a great character, quite notorious nationwide in her own right and had to get to know her through my poetry.”

Changing hearts, minds and actions

By CORAL COOKSLEY

cluding that Ida was a heck of a young woman – a teenage jazz dancer at the start,” he said.

“I also hope audience members will be left keen to hear more of these stories.”

Mr Prem has clocked up 19 collections, including memoirs, picture poetryincluding two books featuring the Beechworth Bakery Bears comprising literary interpretation as well as true crime - and the war in Ukraine.

A BEHAVIOURAL linguist will deliver fascinating talks over the Winterwords weekend where session goers will take away knowledge to apply to their positive social change initiatives.

Mr Prem said the presentation will be visually based while a few poems from ‘Ida: Searching for The Jazz Baby’ will be read as well.

“I’m hoping the audience will join with me in con-

Beechworth’s Dr Trudi Ryan works locally and throughout Australia with communities, organisations and agencies applying language-based strategies to create positive change across nature conservation, climate change, community leadership, disaster recovery, and increasingly, public policy shifts and transformations.

In a presentation on Saturday, Dr Ryan will explore how the diverse fields of psychology, sociology, neurobiology, cognition, linguistics, marketing and advocacy inform a language-based approach to behaviour change.

“They provide us with a rich and detailed perspective on how people reason about information,” she said.

“We can use this knowledge to plan and create messages that change hearts, minds and actions.”

In another session on Sunday, Dr Ryan will focus on an introduction to Ecolinguistics with the topic ‘Language Unearthed’.

Dr Ryan said language

“Poetry has always been my preferred writing form where free-verse in particular lends itself to the storytelling style that I’ve developed over the years,” he said. From the moment it made its way onto our shores over 50 years ago, the Hilux quickly established itself as an Australian classic. A workhorse and family mover, no adventure is complete without one. And for good reason.

provides the means to speak, write and think about social and environmental issues, yet most language processing occurs beneath the level of conscious awareness.

“How information is framed, metaphors we use to convey concepts, as well as myriad linguistic techniques, have an outsized yet massively unrecognised impact on how people feel, think and act,” she said.

“Drawing our attention and awareness to the hidden influence of word

choices is a critical step in designing effective education and behaviour change programs.”

Dr Ryan’s aim for the sessions is to be interesting and informative with immediately applicable strategies for people working to engage others in social and environmental change.

“There’s plenty in there for people with a love of language and I hope audiences from both sessions will come away inspired to apply some language-based approaches to their change initiatives,” she said.

FASCINATING: Beechworth poet Frank Prem will deliver an intriguing story around Ida Prender’s life

on

Sunday at Winterwords.

STRATEGIC: Beechworth’s Dr Trudi Ryan will be presenting two informative sessions at Winterwords over the weekend.

Beechworth up for national heritage listing

CURRENT and former Beechworth residents are being urged to share their thoughts on the town, which is currently under assessment for inclusion on the National Heritage List.

precinct, which is proposed to encompass the old Beechworth Gaol, the Beechworth Historic Precinct Reserve, and the former shire hall building along Ford Street.

UNDER ASSESSMENT:

Indigo Shire chief executive officer Trevor Ierino in front of Beechworth’s historic courthouse, which is part of the Beechworth Administrative Precinct currently under review by the Australian Heritage Council.

The Australian Heritage Council is currently assessing Beechworth as part of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, with an eye to including the local area on the heritage list of natural, historic and Indigenous places with significance to the nation.

A preliminary assessment found Beechworth Administrative Precinct may have national heritage values within its historic

June STANLEY ATHENAEUM: Exhibition. ‘Stanley Pubs, Ales and Tales’.

Informative illustrated story panels and locally found objects convey the community. importance and essential role of hotels during the gold rush era. Visit the exhibition at the Stanley Post community hub (old Stanley school), Main Street.

Open Monday to Friday 8.30 - 10.30 am and 3.30 - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.00 - 11.00 am or by appointment - contact: 0458 606 922 or 03 5728 6702

Closed Sunday, Public Holidays and Red Code days

Saturday, June 24

QUERCUS BEECHWORTH REPAIR CAFÉ. 19am – 12pm. Oregon Hall (opposite Christ Church on Ford Street). Volunteers repair furniture, toys, clothes and bits’n’bobs. Enjoy a cuppa and a chat with the friendly team while you’re there

Indigo Shire Council is celebrating NAIDOC Week 2023 with an array of family-friendly events throughout the first week of July:

Sunday, July 2

DANCE IN THE GORKARRA. 4pm. Rutherglen Hall - Yorta Yorta Country. A vibrant youth-led event featuring The Merindas in concert, Philly Murray performance,

As part of the assessment, the Australian Heritage Council must take all practical steps to identify any person who is an owner or occupier of the place, and Indigenous persons who have rights or interests in the area.

To provide comment, email heritage@dcceew.gov. au or mail Australian Heritage Council, GPO Box 3090, Canberra, ACT, 2601. All written comments must be submitted by July 14.

Indigenous dance group, DJ, and various art activities. Free.

Monday, July 3

FLAG RAISING CEREMONY AND MORNING

TEA. 10am – 11am. Yackandandah Hall forecourt - Dhuduroa Waveroo Country. Join in for a special flag raising ceremony accompanied by a shared morning tea. Open for all in the community to attend.

Monday, July 10 - Wednesday, July 12 LORE INSTALLATION. Yackandandah HallDhudhuroa Waveroo Country. Immerse yourself in captivating stories, images, and voices of Elders and artists through the installation. Created by Nomad Films, this immersive projection and sound work celebrates Aboriginal culture specific to our region. Accessible to all at Yackandandah Hall throughout the specified dates. This event is made possible through a collaboration between Indigo Shire, Arts Yackandandah, and Murray Arts.

All of July

NAIDOC COLOURING EXHIBITION AT INDIGO SHIRE LIBRARIES. Explore rich heritage of Aboriginal art through the NAIDOC colouring exhibition. Colouring templates will be provided at the libraries, and completed works will be showcased on the library walls and windows. Be sure to visit and appreciate these beautiful creations.

CREATIVE: Beechworth’s Ella Versteege with two artworks from the recent Beechworth Art Council’s art exhibition, has had a love of art and design

Tree change offers relaxed lifestyle

ELLA Versteege was born in Dandenong, Victoria and grew up on a plant nursery in the Dandenong Ranges. She moved to Beechworth in late 2020 with her husband as the couple had craved an escape from COVID lockdowns and sought a more relaxed lifestyle for their young family.

What do you do workwise?

I have worked in the fashion and textiles industries for more than 20 years, designing apparel, textiles and homewares primarily. I may have designed some funky dog collars, brand identities and album covers too. Nowadays I work as a designer and consultant across interior, product and graphic design. I am much more selective about the brands and products I work on, with sustainability being a really important issue to me personally. I am in the process of developing products for my own label, with the ultimate aim of being completely circular and producing no waste.

What brought you to your role/career?

I’ve had a love of art and design from a young age. I studied graphic design at RMIT when I finished VCE, but as a very idealistic young person found it to be too commercially focussed. I turned instead to fine arts and completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Printmaking. I always knew I would work as a designer in some sense, and as I moved through my career I found myself drawn to the tactility of fabric and textiles.

What do you love about your work?

I love that I get to work with colour on a daily basis. Colour energises and inspires me infinitely.

What do you do in the community?

I was on the Beechworth Kinder committee for two years and through that I met a broad group of talented, dedicated Early Childhood educators and fellow parents. Now through my children’s school we

Ella Versteege, Beechworth

take part in the local festivals and events, which is great fun. As a busy mum I wish I could contribute more to this amazing community. Let’s just say it’s on my (long) to-do list! I had the chance to return to my fine art practice after a long hiatus, and entered some works in Beechworth Art Council’s’ Art in Autumn’ exhibition – a fantastic community event.

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

The lack of childcare places available for the many young families who call Beechworth home.

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

Climate change is an urgent issue, one that I fear we are missing the opportunity to have a significant impact on.

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

I would be humbled if the late, great landscape painter John Olsen AO OBE came to our region and shared his wondrous, lyrical interpretation of our divine landscape. I’d love to watch him paint, perched on the top of Mount Pilot.

What book are you reading?

I’ve just started reading a really interesting book called ‘An Immense World’ by Ed Yong, a contemporary science writer, who examines the vast sensory differences between animals and humans. Intriguing and quite magical. I think even John Olsen himself would enjoy it.

from a young age.

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Bushies’ brave the freeze

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Adding to the success of the day was the A grade netballers taking out consecutive wins for the first time with a comprehensive 58-26 win over Rutherglen in midcour-

ter Sarah Robinson’s 150th game.

The Bushies will head to Mitta Mitta to face the Blues tomorrow as they look to consolidate their spot in the top three with the Chiltern Swans keep-

TDNA round 10 results

U/13s

ing pace in fourth, just a game back.

After a strong start to their season, Mitta Mitta United have dropped six of their last seven, including a 149-point defeat to ladder leaders Kiewa-

Sandy Creek to drop out of the top five.

A league wide bye will follow tomorrow’s action before closing out the final third of the season, starting with a home blockbuster against Chiltern.

Barnawartha 5 def by Wahgunyah 11

Best - Barnawartha: Chloe

Wilsh-Wilson, Ruby Lee

Beechworth 8 def by Rutherglen 40

Best - Beechworth: Hidden Player, Lily Kraus

Dederang Mount Beauty 6 def by Yackandandah 31

Wodonga Saints 16 def by Chiltern 24

U/15s

31

Beechworth 32 def Rutherglen

Barnawartha 24 def Wahgunyah 20

Best - Barnawartha: Imogen

Haire, Hdden Player, Hidden Player

40

glen: Jessica Oats, Grace WatsonLong

Wodonga Saints 38 def by Chiltern 77

Best - Wodonga Saints: Jorja McFarlane, Wendy Ball, Danielle Walsh

Barnawartha 60 def Wahgunyah 30

Best - BarnawarthaL Demii

Morey, Rylee Butters-Hamilton, Tara Maybury

Dederang Mount Beauty 39 def by Yackandandah 56

B Grade

Wodonga Saints 48 def by Chiltern 55

Best - Wodonga Saints: Lily Peake, Jayde Gardiner, Kaiden Van Malsem

Beechworth 54 def Rutherglen

17

Wodonga Saints 59 def Chiltern

Dederang Mount Beauty 13 def by Yackandandah 54

U/17s

Barnawartha 57 def Wahgunyah 9

Best - Barnawartha: Chloe

McQualter, Hidden Player, Jess Szakal

29

Beechworth 40 def Rutherglen

Best - Beechworth: Hidden Player, Eliza Guthrie; Rutherglen: Freya Gniel, Annie Johnson

Dederang Mount Beauty 24 def by Yackandandah 45

Wodonga Saints 27 def by Chiltern 52

A Grade

26

Beechworth 58 def Rutherglen

Best - Beechworth: Sarah Robinson, Hidden Player; Ruther-

Best - Beechworth: Emmerson Collins, Tess Bynon; Rutherglen: Emma Prescott, Hidden Player

Barnawartha 66 def Wahgunyah 18

Dederang Mount Beauty 28 def by Yackandandah 41

C Grade

Beechworth 54 def Rutherglen 15

Best - Beechworth: Brydee Smith, Aimee Heath; Rutheglen: Nikki Ward, Chloe Trevaskis

Barnawartha 71 def Wahgunyah 11

Best - Barnawartha: Hidden Player, Alisha Schubert

Wodonga Saints 19 def by Chiltern 62

Best - Wodonga Saints: Hidden Player, Mikayla Gregory, Tess Croton

Dederang Mount Beauty 22 def by Yackandandah 60

LOOKING DOWNFIELD: Tom Cartledge led from the front across the middle and half-back for the Bushrangers as his team look to make four wins in a row against Mitta United tomorrow.

KICKING GOALS: Degan Dolny slotted four goals in the Bushrangers’ 90 point win over Rutherglen last weekend.

Bushies’ brave the freeze

A RAMPANT first quarter set up a third successive big win for Beechworth’s senior footballers, proving too strong for Rutherglen 20.15 (135) to 7.3 (45) at Baarmutha Park. The side came out red hot on the Bushies’ big freeze day with an eight goal to two first quarter as the side continued

to rectify its pattern of slow starts earlier in the season.

side running out as 90 point winners.

BY BAILEY ZIMMERMANN bzimmermann@ nemedia.com.au

The Cats showed grit in the second quarter to stay within 33 points at half-time but were overpowered by a stronger Bushies’ side in the second half, with the home

Jai Middleton showed out for one of his biggest hauls of the season with seven goals and Degan Dolny continued his consistent season bagging four.

The midfield had a day out with the likes of Connor Stone, Cam Fendyk, Tom Cartledge and Peter Jefferies all finding plenty of the footy to be named in Beechworth’s best.

As a part of the Bushies’ Big Freeze Day in the fight

against Motor Neurone Disease (MND) the team raised approximately $6900 as players, volunteers and community members braved the ice buckets as a part of TDFL community round.

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