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ENTERPRISING: Beechworth youngster Sophie Arblaster (right) at her stall at Quercus Beechworth’s Christmas market on Friday night, with friend Ivy Lewis helping out.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley

Change slows down Council application pp to reduce CBD speed p limit to be reviewed in Januaryy A RIGOROUS process to have the Beechworth CBD speed limit reduced to 40kph could be finalised as early as next month.

Department of Transport Regional Director (Hume), Steve Bowmaker said the department is currently assessing the proposal from Indigo Shire Council to implement the new speed limit.

“This assessment process takes time as there’s numer-

BY CORAL COOKSLEY ccooksley@ nemedia.com.au

ous considerations we need to factor in before finalising a decision,” he said.

In July this year, the shire’s infrastructure services director Ian Ellett advised work had been undertaken by council’s traffic liaison committee for the change.

He said at the time a detailed analysis using specialist software had been required, before lodging the outcomes and specific request details into a portal for an official request to be made to the regional Department of Transport.

Mr Ellett also said work had been underway in July.

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Indigo Shire Council’s chief executive officer, Trevor Ierino, said this week council submitted details to Regional Roads Victoria (RRV) following the work undertaken by the committee to have the matter formally assessed by Road Safety Victoria (RSV) at its October meeting.

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Letters to the editor Cattlemen ethos stays the same I congratulate the Mountain Cattlemen’s Association for the generational change in leadership, but it’s a pity the new president is jjust as committed as the previous one to the myth that alpine grazing reduces blazing.

This has been proven wrong time and time again.

Alpine grazing does little or nothing to reduce the risk of bushfires but it does enormous damage to alpine ecosystems.

The cattlemen ignore the science, probably because it conflicts with their commercial interests and the desire to make a profit off public land.

If we want to preserve the fragile alpine ecosystems we need to make sure heavy hoofed animals are kept out of the alpine areas.

Farmers should stick to their own land and not use ours.

I also thought your coverage was a bit of a puff piece, presumably written by the cattlemen themselves.

You had a picture of cattle in the high country with the caption describing how “cattle look quite at home in the Wonnangatta valley....”

I”m not expecting the cattle to be aware of the damage they are doing, but their owners should.

Graham Parton, Beechworth

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Helping hands make a difference

By CORAL COOKSLEY HELPING hands from local primary school youngsters are making a difference in the Quercus Beechworth community garden.

St Joseph’s Primary School students in the education provider’s social justice group - Olive Baulacky (year five), Eddie Prebble (year six), and Aleaha Cunico, Neve Taylor and Isabel Lewis (from combined Year four and five) put their hands up to have a turn at being volunteers to plant, nurture and harvest the vege patch as well as tend to other garden plants earlier this month.

Year six student Eddie Prebble said he enjoyed helping the community, with the Quercus Beechworth project one of a number that the group has taken.

YOUNG VOLUNTEERS: St Joseph’s Primary School students Isabel Lewis (front left), Aleaha Cunico, Olive Baulacky, Eddie Prebble and Neve Taylor helped out in the Quercus Beechworth community garden earlier this month.

PHOTO: Coral Cooksley.

“We help out in the Quercus op shop too,” he said.

St Joseph’s teacher and one of two co-coordinators for the group, Linda Murcutt, said the project is part of the school’s Mary and Brigid Social Justice

group, with its motto ‘never see a need without doing something about it’.

Linda said the group is always looking for ways to help in the community.

“Our (years) four, five and six

students volunteer to work for social justice and this is part of giving back to the community,” she said.

“All our work and fundraising for charity goes into the community.”

Volunteers and social enterprises coordinator Siobhan Pilkington said the students made a significant contribution to Quercus Beechworth, working in the garden and op shop.

Siobhan said by working in both enterprises, students are undertaking a variety of jobs and learning from a Quercus team of skilled volunteers.

“They’re learning new skills, and having fun while helping out,” she said.

“They are also building their confidence through this kind of meaningful work, trying something new and gaining a sense of achievement.”

Council application to reduce CBD speed limit under assessment ■

From page 1 “Councils are responsible for submitting speed limit change requests on local roads to the Department of Transport where our road safety team assesses applications,” he said.

The spokesperson said speed limit reviews are evidence-based and consider a range of factors, including types of road users, the surrounding environment, crash risk and history, advice from Victoria Police, community in-

put and traffic volumes.

“Changes are approved due to crash history and risk, development along the road corridors, strip shopping areas and high pedestrian areas,” he said.

The Department of Transport then assesses the speed limit change and signage placement along the road and makes a decision on what, if any, changes are appropriate.

The request to change the speed limit must comply with the Victorian Speed Zoning Technical Guidelines.

UNDER REVIEW: A council application to reduce Beechworth CBD speed limits to 40kph is currently under review by the Department of Transport, and is expected to be finalised next month.

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Rutherglen dux lands first study preference

By CORAL COOKSLEY AN ELATED dux of Rutherglen High School for this year received a first-round offer from her university of choice this week.

Talyssa Lea received an offer on Wednesday from Monash University with her first preference to take up pharmaceutical science studies.

The soon-to-be university student received her dux award at the school’s presentation evening held on December 14, where a number of students received awards recognising effort and excellence for this year.

“I was overwhelmed with happiness when I was told I had been awarded dux by the senior school coordinator,” she said.

Among contributions to the school, the enterprising student assisted in coming up with the idea and planning for a compost farm near Rutherglen High’s Vine restaurant to help reduce waste.

The restaurant runs as part of the high school’s VET hospitality course.

Talyssa had been the school vice-captain and SRC vice captain for this year too.

Inspired by last year’s dux Dharama Kotzur, Talyssa said

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Dharama helped with advice around having a good study regime and had given a lot of tips.

Playing netball this year for Rutherglen Cats, the busy former student said she managed to balance studies with sport.

“It helped a lot that training was on set days, but also I left the afternoon and night for the duration of the netball season for netball and started my day at 5am to do my studies,” she said.

In studying pharmaceutical science at Monash University in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, Talyssa said her aim is to eventually attain a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (regarded as the highest postgraduate achievement that one can achieve) - in her field of study.

She said encouragement from her family influenced her commitment to study.

“I’ve always wanted to be the first in my family to go to university, so I do think that’s where a lot of my motivation stemmed from,” she said.

Talyssa acknowledged the dedication of her teachers and their willingness to help with her studies, particularly her mathematical methods and chemistry teacher.

“He often found himself staying after school to help me with anything I had missed

OVER-THE-MOON: Rutherglen High School dux Talyssa Lea is excited to be offered her first university preference to take up studies with Monash University next year. or struggled with, as I had a lot of time off school this year being sick with COVID, and because I did not complete

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All services centres and most phone lines will be closed on Monday, December 26 through to Wednesday, December 28, and on Monday, January 2, 2023.

Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen said Centrelink, Medicare and Child Support customers can still access self-service options during this period.

“The easiest way to do your business during the holiday season is with your online accounts through myGov, as well as the Express Plus apps, or our selfservice options over the phone,” Mr Jongen said.

“These services are available 24/7, even on public holidays.

“This means people can still report their employment income, submit claims,

or apply for an advance payment.”

Customers should also be aware the date they receive their regular payments may change.

“We have special arrangements in place for national public holidays.

Some people may get paid early and others may be able to report their employment income early,” Mr Jongen said.

“People can check if their reporting or payment date has changed using their Centrelink online account through myGov, or through the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

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SWEET: Ties Bos (left) spun floss for sweet tooth customers 10-year-old Riley Hartvigsen and six-year-old Mitchell Baird with family business partner Charlie in the background.

PHOTOS: Coral Cooksley

MEET UP: Beechworth’s Georgia O’Connor with two-year-old niece Harrie O’Connor, Matt de Freitas with thee-year-old son Patrick, Tiarnan Halliday with seven-month-old Louis with Lauren Malins with eight-month-old son George at last week’s Christmas community market.

Community enjoys festive sales

By CORAL COOKSLEY

Fabulous feeling around Quercus Beechworth Christmas community market

FOR BEECHWORTH youngster Sophie Arblaster, having a stall at Quercus Beechworth’s Christmas community market last Friday had been a great way to promote her thriving little business while enjoying the revelry of the event.

“It’s really fun to have a stall here and gives me pocket money,” the 10-year-old artisan said.

With help from parents and grandmothers, Sophie’s enterprise of making colourful handcrafted hair bows

started at the beginning of 2020.

Quercus Beechworth’s Jess Oldmeadow said this year’s annual event - running for its third consecutive year - had attracted a larger number of stalls with more than 45 as well as a bigger crowd.

“We had 15 children’s stalls which is almost double from last year’s market too,” she said.

Jess said community events encouraged people to

come along and spend time with their friends and neighbours prior to the busy festive season and holidays.

Beechworth’s Lynn Frerichs said she congratulated Quercus Beechworth on running such an amazing event.

“It’s fabulous to have so many young people showing their skills and having young performers as well,” she said.

“It’s wonderful to see the community’s young people taking part and embracing a

family-supported event.

“Quercus does an exceptional job with engaging the community and young people by holding events like this and punches way above its weight.”

Peter Hempenstall, who helps at Quercus’ monthly repair cafés, said the event with young families made a great evening for all.

“The music is great with young performers and overall, it just ticks all the boxes for a perfect Christ-

mas market,” he said.

For Bos family siblings 14-year-old Ties, 11-year-old Charlie and eight-year-old Pippa - the market provided an excellent opportunity to hone in learned skills picked up from a recent Quercus Beechworth ‘Money 101’ workshop for their popular fairy floss business.

“The market allows younger people to earn money as well, and I enjoyed the workshop,” Ties said.

Beechworth’s Tiarnan Hal-

liday said the event has been a great excuse for the community to get out to a very friendly, relaxed event where everyone was welcome.

“I’m a new parent so it’s nice to be able to come out and meet new parents and kids in the community,” he said.

Local young musicians Mary and Emily Edwards, Maya Humphreys, Oli Kavanagh and Miele Bosland entertained the crowds in the garden.

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Chiltern shows its Christmas spirit

By CORAL COOKSLEY A CHILTERN Christmas community street party with a parade kicked off earlier this month, whith organisers estimating a 450-strong crowd had been drawn to the event.

The successful night was first held in 2018 followed by one in 2019, but then stalled with a hiatus until this year as a result of COVID-19 pandemic regulations.

Among organisations in the parade were local police, CFA, Girl Guides, playgroup, Chiltern Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary School, and Chiltern Lions Amateur Players (CLAP).

Others included the local tennis and football clubs, Chiltern Ambulance first responders, SES, and vintage car, motorbike and Land Rover clubs as well as Father Christmas hitching a ride in the procession too.

Chiltern Tourism member Karin Berrysmith said wellknown local resident 92-yearold Eunice dePiazza donned pearls and white gloves dressed as Queen Elizabeth, where she set the scene travelling in a vintage Austin 7 motor vehicle.

Chiltern Girl Guides had been excited to lead and carry

HO! HO! HO! Santa Claus (alias John Hammond) hitches a ride with Darrell Young in Chiltern’s Christmas community parade.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Some of the local football club members in the street parade at Chiltern’s Christmas community street party earlier this month. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling. the Australian Flag for the procession.

The night included an array of fun activities for the kids, market stalls, carols and giant street games and more.

Karin said Indigo Shire helped with financial assistance with a grant as well as logistics.

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Picture perfect challenge Chiltern photographer to judge in upcoming 2023 Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize

By CORAL COOKSLEY A WELL-KNOWN local photographer will be judging the landscape and open photography sections in next year’s prestigious Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize.

Recently advised of the role by the Art Prize’s artistic director Joy Schmidt, Chiltern’s Kurt Hickling said he is thrilled to fill the role and take part in an amazing opportunity.

“Being a judge requires a high calibre of experience,” he said.

Being fascinated about photography from a young age, Kurt said he wanted to express his passion and vision in photography by camera, capturing an array of subjects, among them people, objects, lightning as well as astrophotography.

The photographer gained confidence and experience on the journey, where his passion grew.

“As they say, the rest is history,” he said.

“I love photography because it is rewarding, relaxing and I love to challenge myself in new things.”

With entries submitted from locals, around the re-

gion and across the nation, Kurt said exhibitors are set to flock to the most popular exhibition in the region.

“As a judge for the art prize section, I’ll be looking for creativity, use of lighting, how the image has been framed in camera, and most importantly, every image tells a story so I will be looking out for that in each image as well,” he said.

As years of experience are not needed to exhibit, Kurt said photography is a journey of learning and creating your own unique style.

“This is important to evolving, and an exhibition is a great place to start,” he said.

With an impressive portfolio, Kurt started his photography career as a freelance photographer for the Herald Sun 25 years ago, then took up a role with the Bureau of Meteorology where he chased and photographed lightning.

He has pursued a variety of photographic interests since then where he also runs storm and astrophotography workshops with an interest in taking shots of bioluminescent fungi in the Mt Pilot National Park too.

CHUFFED: Chiltern’s Kurt Hickling is judging the landscape and open photography sections in next year’s Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize.

PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm.

In November this year, Kurt received a prestigious award for best overall photograph in the state in this year’s Victorian Country Press Awards.

The creative photographer is the senior photographer at North East Media’s Wangaratta Chronicle as well as having his own commercial and wedding

photography business.

Entries are now open for the sixth annual Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize exhibition to be held in March next year, with a prize pool

set to exceed $14,000.

With entries closing on February 10, 2023, artists are encouraged to visit www.artsrutherglen.com. au for details.

U3A set to confirm schedule for 2023 community programs

By ANDREA MACKINLAY FOUNDED in 2010, Indigo U3A Inc. (Beechworth) is planning a big year ahead for their thirteenth year in 2023.

President Rosemary Ryan and Secretary Frances Baker have almost completed their programme for the first semester next year, with many popular ongoing courses and some exciting new courses and presentations on offer.

“We generally follow the Victorian school year terms, and we start up next year’s first semester around the 6th of February, a week after

BIG PLANS: U3A president Rosemary Ryan has almost finalised plans for U3A’s 2023 schedule. school goes back”, Frances said.

“But we do take the whole

month of July off, as a lot of people like to get away to somewhere warm.

“A lot of our existing courses will continue in 2023, like our bike riders, walks with Gerri, our scribblers group, and our portraiture and no rules fibre art classes - for those who are lifelong learners, we offer among others, backgroup briefing, where members discuss current affairs, everyday philosophy, and the women of words discussion group.”

After all the COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, people are getting back into socialising and face-to-face learning, and Indigo U3A of-

fers social activities and entertainment like games, with Backgammon and Scrabble particularly popular.

For people who are new to the Indigo Shire, or for those who feel isolated living on their own, U3A alsoholds social get togethers like coffee mornings, and Jazz on Fridays that is held monthly in the Beechworth RSL Club rooms.

New courses and presentations for next year include glass art, writers’ fellowship, TV films at the station, and an online-only course in photo booking.

Indigo Shire is also lucky to be home to so many re-

tired academics and experts in their fields who hold single events or presentations for Indigo U3A. Such an expert is Wooragee resident Dr Pieter Mourik AM, a former obstetrician and gynaecologist, who gave a fascinating presentation on mitochondrial DNA: genealogy and inheritance on Thursday, December 1.

Dr Mourik explained that of the two strands of DNA Nuclear and Mitochondrial - it is the latter that is only passed down the generations from mother to daughter, and therefore forms an unbroken ancestral line.

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Joan Sims and John Hennessy will discuss sustainable housing, Shirley Farr will present fashion, history and politics, as well as remembering the bicentenary, and dating old photographs.

Richard Loyn will discuss local birds and wildlife, and the snow leopard. A nd Libby Mourik will relate how she recovered from multiple brown snake bites.

Indigo U3A always welcomes new members, and can be contacted on 0492 830 612 or by email at indigo. u3a@gmail.com

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Community Foundation celebrates 10 years of giving

By BELINDA HARRISON MORE than $1.2 million over 10 years has been awarded to communities across North East Victoria by Into Our Hands Foundation.

This significant milestone was celebrated on Friday December 2, with community members, donors, supporters, board members and staff gathering at REMEL 185 in Whorouly.

Into Our Hands was established through the vision and hard work of a local committee, representing a community badly impacted by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.

The Foundation has built on that early commitment to develop a sustainable community foundation that will respond to the needs of North East Victoria.

Over the past 10 years the Foundation has awarded $1,253,279 in grant funding to 133 originations from 171 grants.

These grants made possible community building works, workshops and events, environmental projects, equipment purchases and youth projects.

The event celebrated the culmi-

nation of significant effort by Into Our Hands.

Over the past 18 months, the foundation has seen huge growth; with the establishment of several sub-funds, expanding the small operating team; large wins with successful grant submissions allowing large projects to be rolled out, namely the Digital Stories Project which was made possible with the amazing help of North East Media and their hardworking team.

North East Media has been the Into Our Hands Community Foundation partner in the community interviewing and recording donors, sub-fund holders, grantees and stakeholders, to help them gather the inspiring stories that typify the journey towards the foundation’s growth and impact to date.

As part of this project an anniversary booklet was produced, showing the Into Our Hands origin story, sharing donor and grantee stories, and the overall impact that this foundation has made in the last decade.

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WHAT A TEAM: Into Our Hands board members and executive team: John Bailey, Megan Buntine, Roberta Baker, Loretta Carroll AM, Ruth Kneebone, Fiona Nicholls, Jodie Wells, Bart Crawley and Executive Officer Peter McCabe.

PHOTOS: Sarah Craven Photography thank everyone who took part in this project and to all the supporters who joined us to celebrate this achievement at REMEL 185.

Thank you to event speakers, Loretta Carroll AM who is the inaugural chair of the foundation’s Board, Mike Noble and Marion Nash who operate the Garry Nash & Co. Community Fund, and to Lisa Neville, representing Alpine Health, Communities that Care,

for sharing her experience working with Into Our Hands as a grantee.

For anyone who is interested in reading the anniversary book or to watch the impact stories visit https://intoourhandsfoundation. com.au/.

For more information, contact Executive Officer Peter McCabe at eo@intoourhands.com.au or call 0466 252 866.

Local history grant scheme now open LOCAL groups are being urged to apply for grants of up to $15,000, which will help to fund projects to preserve and celebrate Northern Victoria’s rich history.

Northern Victoria MP Jaclyn Symes recently announced the latest round off the Local History Grants Program would provide a total of $350,000 to foster the preservation, recording and sharing off the state’s fascinating history.

The program funds community-based organisations to tell stories, preserve significant historical collections and increase public engagement with the past, and most recently funded 40 projects and publications across the state in improving access to historical artefacts.

Ms Symes said the grants had the capacity to benefit a range of groups.

“Celebrating our past as we build for the future brings the community together, and these grants can enable really important work to be done,” she said.

“It’s not just for historical societies and museums, these grants are open to schools, sporting clubs, and a wide range of community organisations.

“I encourage local groups to go online and consider lodging an application.”

Projects previously funded have included websites, oral histories and podcasts, interpretive signage, collection cataloguing and Auslan translations.

Applications close on Monday, January 30, and can be completed by visiting prov. vic.gov.au.

Firefighter recruits ready for emergency response in North East FOREST Fire Management Victoria’s (FFMVic) 126 seasonal firefighters are ready to respond to bushfires and other emergencies across North East Victoria this summer.

Some 49 of the firefighters are new recruits and have undergone training in recent weeks to prepare them to help protect communities and the environment from bushfires.

Seasonal firefighters complement FFMVic’s full time firefighting workforce and will be located at sites across the region.

This includes Beechworth, Wangaratta, Mansfield, Benalla, Shepparton, Nathalia, Yarrawonga, Ovens, Whitfield, Mount Beauty, Bright, Mitta Valley, Tallangatta and Corryong.

Across the state, FFMVic has recruited 552 firefighters, including 28 specialist rappel firefighters.

Rappel firefighters deploy from helicopters for first attack on bushfires in remote and inaccessible forest across Victoria.

They will be located at air-

bases in Ovens and Heyfield.

FFMVic deputy chief fire officer Aaron Kennedy said seasonal firefighters play a critical role in effective response to bushfires on public land.

“Our recruits are trained in how to use a rake hoe to construct mineral earth control lines as well as other skills such as four-wheel driving, water pumps, and hand tool maintenance, which are essential for forest firefighting,” he said.

“Their training also covered the essential elements of firefighting including fire behav-

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“These recruits will not only respond to bushfires and other emergencies, including floods, they’ll also be conducting planned burns, slashing, track clearing and other land management activities,” Mr Kennedy said.

“The seasonal firefighters will work alongside FFMVic’s permanent staff where they will continue with on-the-job learning from experienced firefighters.”

READY AND ABLE: A group of FFMVic recruits during training.

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December seven days a week QUERCUS BEECHWORTH: Grow Free.

Fresh produce, milk and bread. Available at the Quercus Beechworth community garden shelter. 23 to 30 Ford Street.

From December FRIENDS OF STANLEY ATHENAEUM: ‘Stanley Pubs, Ales and Tales.’ Visit the exhibition at the Stanley Post and Community Hub (old Stanley School), Main Street, Stanley.

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ANNE FRANK EXHIBITION: Runs seven days a week except for Christmas Day from 9.30am to 4.30pm until 31 January next year. Beechworth Town Hall. Free entry. For more information visit www.annefrank.org. au MAYDAY HILLS ART SOCIETY: Art exhibition by Melbourne-based artist Linda Buller by appointment. Also a fundraiser for a Bali dog adoption rehabilitation centre (BARC) founded by Linda. Contact Christine Cansfield-Smith on 0412 126 219 or by email bibart@bigpond.com H. FISH STUDIOS: Annual art exhibition.

91 Ford Street. Runs until end of January.

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CHILTERN Gordon Street Christmas Light Display. 8.30pm -10.30pm daily from now until December 28. This fantastic display showcases the hard work and dedication of the Excells who create a Christmas Wonderland for the public’s viewing pleasure.

Donations accepted in a special mailbox with all proceeds going to Wodonga Lost Dog Rescue and Albury Wodonga Animal Rescue.

Friday, December 23 (tonight) BEECHWORTH SINGERS CHRISTMAS CONCERT. St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Church Street, Beechworth. From 7:30pm. Admission $20 (concession $15), children free (eftpos available).

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CHRIST CHURCH ST PETER & ST PAUL BEECHWORTH. Christmas mass 10am. Cnr Ford and Church Streets.

2023 Saturday, January 7 BEECHWORTH LIBRARY: 10am -12pm.

Saturday stories aim to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of fathers, male role models and families reading with their children, particularly in their early developmental years.

BEECHWORTH FARMERS MARKET: 8am 12pm. Local fresh produce, plants. Church Street.

Sunday, January 8 RUTHERGLEN FARMERS MARKET: 9am - 12.30pm. Local fresh produce. Douglas Street.

Tuesday, January 10 QUERCUS BEECHWORTH: School holiday workshop. Art and Dance. From Jan 10-24. With Franja Bailey and Charlie Borg.

For ages 3 - 18, Visit https://quercusbeechworth.com.au/class-events-bookings/ for registration.

Tuesday, January 17 YACKANDANDAH LIBRARY: Amazing hats and bags. Young artists - come to the library and decorate your own fabric hat or bag.

Bring your designs and ideas. Materials and markers provided. 34 High Street.

January INDIGO SHIRE LIBRARIES: School holiday Lego Club. 2pm to 4pm. Free. Bookings preferred. Beechworth Monday January Jan 16; Rutherglen Tuesday Jan 17; Yackandandah Friday Jan 20. Visit www.indigoshire.vic.gov. au/Community/Libraries/Whats-On-at-ourLibraries for more info CHRISTMAS - NEW YEAR NOTE: Beechworth, Yackandandah, and Rutherglen Libraries reopen at 9am on Tuesday, 3 January. Chiltern Library reopens at 9am on Wednesday, 4 January.

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PASSIONATE VOLUNTEER: Yackandandah’s Chris Zerbst loves her volunteer role in the local museum, contributing to other community groups and still has time for her bonsais.

Finding volunteers a challenge CHRIS Zerbst was born in Albury and after finishing high school she moved to Sydney.

Retiring 12 years ago, Chris never thought she would be living in Yackandandah.

“In my youth it was a sleepy little town you only visited when you had a good reason but different today,” she said.

What’s your job?

I am retired, but I say that loosely as I have never been busier! I work one day a week at the Yackandandah Museum as well as volunteer extra days.

What brought you to this role?

I missed certain parts of my previous job as an executive assistant - being organised, meeting people and having a ‘role’ to play. The museum advertised and I jumped in. It was a way to integrate myself into my new community and keep my office skills honed.

What do you love about your job?

Learning the history of Yackandandah and the surrounding district. The town is awash with stories of the pioneers who made it their home, established businesses, and built the shops. To walk down High Street is living history.

What do you do in the community?

I am having so much fun contributing to community groups, for their sake as well as my own! Besides the museum role, I am currently coordinator of the Yackandandah (Yack) Women’s Shed, Secretary of Arts Yack, on the committee of the garden club, a volunteer at Yack Health, and an active member of Yack writers, Uke-n-Dandah, and the golf club.

What’s the most important current community issue for you?

The one common denominator that stands out for me, is finding and securing volunteers. Community groups don’t run on their own steam, it is the people within who put their hands up that keep them alive. To hear the response at a meeting,” yes, I can do that job,” is a joy, but to be honest it doesn’t come easy for a lot of people and for various

Chris Zerbst, Yackandandah reasons. If more people could realise how good for the soul volunteering is, it would make a world of difference.

What would you do to solve, change or improve that situation?

Keep expectations high, the power of positive thinking can do wonders. Good management, putting the right person in the right role, and showing appreciation is the key to keeping volunteers happy. Essentially, a genuine “thank you” goes a long way.

What’s the most important current world issue for you?

In one word, Ukraine.

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

I would love to meet a lady from the 1850s, who moved to Yackandandah with her husband, dreaming of finding their fortune. I would show her the legacy left by herself and those who struggled to put Yackandandah on the map.

Why would you show her that?

I would like to know if her aspirations would have been different to what we strive for ourselves today. What would she think of a robotic vacuum cleaner, or a train that drives itself? These inventions we marvel at, as much as she would have been in awe when she first experienced having hot running water.

Are we so different?

What book are you reading?

‘Searching for Charlotte’ by Kate Forsyth and Belinda Murrell - sisters who have traced the life of their ancestor Charlotte Waring Atkinson, Australia’s first children’s book author.

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Croome dominates Beechworth golf

By DYLAN POOL LAST Thursday an ambrose was played for twilight golf.

The winners were Andy Croome, Greg Conway and Rod Shaw with 25.9, runners up were Emilio Miranda, Jamie Dolny and Steve Piddington with 26.3.

The Beechworth Bakery nearest the pin on the 10th went to Andy Croome, the Alpine Indigo Accounting nearest the pin on the 17th went to Emilio Miranda for the second week in a row and Greg Conway took home the cash for the

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The winners were Andy Croome and Zane Howard with 43, while runners up were Jamie Dolny and Rod Shaw with 42.

George Ward (21) had the best individual score with 38 points.

Nearest the pins went to Andy Croome, Dean Howard, Jacob Howard and George Ward.

For obvious reasons there will be no competition golf this Sunday

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‘TIS THE SEASON: Beechworth Wanderers cricketers Brenton Surrey (left) and Richy Worcester (right) got into the festive spirit at Baarmutha Park on Saturday evening.

Baarmutha shootout

By DYLAN POOL

BEECHWORTH Wanderers remain firmly in the hunt for a top-four finish, despite falling to Ovens Valley United (OVU) in one of the WDCA’s highestscoring games yet this season.

The Wanderers won the toss and elected to bat at their Baarmutha Park home on Saturday, however, were quickly one wicket down after Clancy Ellett fell to OVU’s gun Canadian recruit, Harkaran Mann.

This brought Cam Fendyk to the crease to join Kayde Sur-

Wanderers toppled pp in high-scoring g g affair to finish one-dayy cricket season rey, and together the pair were scoring with ease by putting away any bad balls and running between the wickets.

The pair had seen the side to the drinks break without any further loss of wicket and the score at 1/70.

After the interval Surrey and Fendyk continued on as they had left, as the field had spread and the ones and twos were flowing with ease.

In consecutive balls first

Kayde then Cam brought up their half centuries, before Cam was undone by missing one and being stumped for a fantastic 51 off 70 balls with the score at 2/116.

This brought the skipper Brenton Surrey to the crease to join brother Kayde, the pair continuing the onslaught, going at more than eight runs an over.

At the end of the 40 overs they had steered the side to an

imposing total of 2/194, with Kayde 79 not out (123 balls) and Brenton with 41 not out (32 balls).

After the beautiful spread of afternoon tea, Kayde and Tim Cogger were handed the new ball.

OVU came out swinging from the get go, going at seven runs an over until Richy Worcester struck, removing the Canadian with the score on 48.

Unfortunately things on the wicket front dried out with only one more wicket to fall before the drinks break thanks to a catch from Matt Hicks off the bowling of Clancy Ellett.

OVU were in the box seat after 20 overs at 2/111.

Richy struck twice more, but the total was getting closer and with wickets still in hand and plenty of overs in hand a miracle was needed for the home side to claim victory.

OVU passed the total in the 36th over and batted on to post a mammoth score of 5/235 and run out 41-run victors.

Richy Worcester was the pick of the bowlers with 3/38 off eight overs.

The Wanderers sit in fifth position after the one-day games and resume the season on January 7 with their first two dayer against the sixth placed City Colts in Wangaratta.

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