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“We continue to honour the service and sacrifice of all Vietnam veterans on this day.”The day marked the 56th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan where, on August 18, 1966 in a rubber plantation near the village of Long Tan, Australian soldiers from D Company, 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment fought one of their fiercest battles of the Vietnam War.
“It might be building roads in the Northern Territory or working with our Indigenous brothers and sisters as examples.”
“We come from a generation of volunteers - a message that we probably inherited from our parents and grandparents, particularly as they came through The (Great) Depression where they helped each other.”
Dr Webster said Vietnam veterans continued to support each other as well as more recent veterans.
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GUEST speaker RSL Victoria State president Dr Rob Webster delivered this year’s Vietnam Veterans Day address in a moving commemorative service held by Beechworth RSL subbranch last Thursday. A 50-strong crowd gathered at the cenotaph in Beechworth’s Town Hall Gardens for the event, among which were RSL members from regional RSL subbranches.“Wegather here today to remember and honour those who died, were wounded and suffered from their service in Vietnam,” Dr Webster said.
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Dr Webster said in 1969, during 6th Battalion’s second tour of Vietnam, D Company returned to Long Tan to erect a memorial cross and commemorate the battle.
“Over time, this day became synonymous with all those who served and died in the Vietnam War,” he said. In 1987, then Prime Minister Bob Hawke made the day official, announcing Long Tan Day would be known as Vietnam Veterans’ Day. The state RSL president recounted his own National Service in Vietnam and his return home. Dr Webster also spoke about the Australianatheirservicemenchallengesfacedonhomecomingafterradicalshiftinthepublic’sview of the contentious war which raged from 1962 to 1975. Dr Webster said the ANZAC spirit had remained strong during the conflict, highlighting duty, selflessness, loyalty, courage, humor, sharing and sense of spirituality.“Conscription was a problem but I believe in national service as a service to the nation, not necessarily in the military,” he said.
Veterans remembered on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tanyg BY CORAL COOKSLEY nemedia.com.auccooksley@ Wooragee Primary School children (from left) Kiera Porteouf, Sophie Vilczko , Summer Innes, Tyna Elkins, Arden, Daisy Morris, Zya, and Scout Gallagher loved dressing up as their favourite book characters to celebrate Book Week.
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Wooragee Primary School principal Alicia Odewahn said a positive connection between books and children is always welcomed. “It is an opportunity for students to have access to the most recent titles, engage with activities and learn about different things,” she said.
“Having the opportunity to dress up as their favourite Book Week character is a treasured event on every school child’s calendar- a wonderful opportunity for creativity, expression and fun.”
“Books are special and what a way to celebrate them.”MsShanley said by promoting Book Week, Indigo Shire libraries become more firmly embedded in local“Wecommunities.areableto host many sessions focusing on the shortlisted books in our libraries and we also visit schools, preschools and kindergartens,” she said. “Through this, we have the opportunity to involve children of all ages, parents, grandparents, educators and we are able to kindle a passion for reading and sharing thoughts about recently published books.” Ms Shanley said every year, the winner of the previous year’s CBCA “New Illustrator” award is asked to create a poster illustrating the next “Indigenoustheme. artist, Jasmine Seymour’s poster of “Dreaming with eyes open,” builds the idea that country and dreaming are important to her. “This has been a very accessible theme for the kids as they are able (and have in our sessions) to articulate what is important to them, what they dream about such as family, friends, the environment and hobbies.”
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PHOTO: Coral Cooksley ■ From page 1 Beechworth RSL president John Eldrid said the significant tradition of recognising conflicts where Australians had been involved is vital. “We were fortunate to have Dr Webster here for the service as he could have been in many other places on the day,” he said. “Speaking from his own experience made the service personal.”Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch member and past president Terry Walsh said Dr Webster raised an interesting point between those in an army career compared to conscripted national servicemen.“Wedidn’t come from a service background, (we) were thrown into conscription and in the army for two years,” he said. “Those of us who went to Vietnam and returned were forgotten about and then tossed back into the job that you left or back into civilian life without another thought or support that one would receive in a Defence ForceMyrtlefordcareer.”
REMEMBERED: RSL Sub Branch members from around the local region, including Beechworth president John Eldrid (left), Myrtleford secretary Mr John Twyford, RSL State president Dr Robert Webster OAM, Kiewa president Damien Ley, Wodonga president Jamie Wolf and Mt Beauty vice president Les Jordan at the commemorative service held last Thursday.
DRESSING UP: Wooragee Primary School children Henry (left), Darcy, Tucker and Leon loved dressing up as their favourite book characters to celebrate Book Week.
RSL Sub-Branch secretary John Twyford said Beechworth musician Will Arnold’s composition of ‘ANZAC Hero’ had captured the controversial and difficult nature of politics and serving one’s country.“Will’s song resonated with many in the crowd,” he said.
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“As the late American writer Mason Cooley said “reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” “’Dreaming with eyes open’ evokes the same theme encouraging us that books allow us to dream, explore, imagine and experience places and worlds otherwise perhaps unavailable to us.”
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Dr Webster and RSL SubBranch members Terry Walsh (Beechworth), Phil Keeghan (Bright), Damien Ley (Kiewa), Les Jordan (Mt Beauty), John Twyford (Myrtleford) and Jamie Wolf (Wodonga) took part in the wreath laying ceremony.MrEldrid said next year’s service will be hosted by the Myrtleford RSL Club in their town.
By CORAL COOKSLEY COLOURFUL book characters took the spotlight this week, when primary school children and their teachers around the shire dressed up to celebrate Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week, with this year’s theme ‘Dreaming with eyes open’. Indigo Shire libraries celebrated the annual CBCA event held from Monday to Friday this week with reading sessions for local residents, in an effort to celebrate the initiative which has been a constant since 1945. The volunteer-run organisation also presents annual awards to books of literary merit for their outstanding contribution to Australian children’s literature as Beechworthwell.library officer Anne Shanley said the week promoted books of great literary and artistic quality. “Book Week is a major celebration of the work of our authors and illustrators,” she said. “It’s a wonderful way to foster a love of reading because the awards cater for all ages, from the very young with picture books through to some of the latest titles that have been published for young adults.”
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“Children look forward, with a sense of excitement, to this annual celebration of literacy every year.”
Ms Nash said access to respite care often proved difficult for carers of people living with dementia who cannot be left alone in situations where the carer is unable to receive support.
“It is an organic process and volunteers are the key.” Ms O’Toole said the community-led café program aligned with the Shire’s ageing well“Workingstrategy. towards the Chiltern hub, we hope to see the model extend to Beechworth, Rutherglen and Yackandandah,” she said.
Ms Nash said the café is the next step in achieving community goals.
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A NEW model of care demonstrated with a workshop at the Chiltern Neighbourhood House last week is set to be trialed in the town to empower communities to support couples, families and people living with dementia. The workshop for the Umbrella Dementia Café model followed Dementia Australia’s suggestion for the café’s chief executive Kirsty Porter to contact Beechworth Health Service’s Gabriella Tange and Indigo Shire ageing well officer Kate O’Toole. Ms Porter has previously set up five successful cafés in suburbs around Melbourne and has since expressed a desire to open a further four in regional WorkshopVictoria.participants included carer support group members, health care professionals, carers, and some people living with dementia. Ms Porter said the inclusive model is based on people being socially connected as well as having community support.The model is said to reflect cultural values and the identity of the community where each café runs.
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As the model relies on volunteers, Ms Bingham said there is a callout for people from all over the shire to be part of the Prospectiveproject.volunteers to help the project come to fruition can contact Kate O’Toole on 5728 8000, Gabriella Tange on 5728 0200 or email Changing Minds at worth@gmail.comchangingmindsbeech-
Ms Porter led workshop participants in the social aspects of the café last week, when people chatted around tables, engaged in activities to bring the group together and encouraged volunteers to ask questions. A successful brainstorming session followed for the café name which is to be confirmed.MsPorter said the project relied on volunteers from the town where it operated. With volunteer training to help empower people living with dementia, she said volunteers will gain an understanding of individual needs too.
“A volunteer’s main role is to create relationships and conversations,” she said. “When volunteers understand the heartbeat of the people that come to the café, then they can create the program that suits those people.”
“The café is a different concept altogether therefore we can support the family as a whole,” she said. Carer support group member Penny Bingham said the group’s vision had been taken further by Ms Porter to reach people in need.“It will alert the community, spread dementia awareness and is taking what we’ve be doing to another level,” she said.
A café in Indigo Shire is ground-breaking news for Beechworth volunteer Lorna Nash.Ms Nash helped shape the ‘Changing Minds’ carer support group based in Beechworth seven years ago that emerged after the town was selected by Alzheimer’s Association Victoria - now Dementia Australia - to become a dementia friendly community.
“This is what we’ve been trying to achieve for years but had nobody behind us to try and put it into practice,” she said. “We can give carer support but we cannot provide support for those who are being cared for.” “With a café, people living with dementia and their carers can attend together in a safe, supportive and welcoming environment.”
• Albury: Wednesday, August 31, Wednesday, September 28 and Thursday, September 29, 10am to 2.30pm, Mirambeena Community Centre, 19 Martha Mews, Lavington.
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“In our larger communities, there are vaccinations available more readily through pharmacies and GPs but it can be difficult for people in outlying areas to access an appointment.”Outreach clinics are set to take place in:
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LOCAL pharmacist Ruth Parker has been recognised for performanceexceptionalin the national healthcare industry by the Australian ourwe’dthere.”nityreally-whatmacytheofsohersaidhumbledceptanceCollinsSofitelDinnerAPAwaslocalnominationsPharmaciststandingforreceivedmacy’sBeechworthferentAssociationPatients(APA).Amongsevendif-categories,Phar-MsParkertheawardtheMostOut-Communityfollowingbyhercommunity.ThepresentationconductedattheAnnualAwardsheldattheMelbourneonlastThursday.Duringherac-speech,aMsParkershehadnoideapatientsthoughtmuchofher.“Ithinksomuchthem,”shesaid.“Myteamisreallycoreofmyphar-andIcouldn’tdoIdowithoutthemthey’reagreatteam.”“Thisawardisforallcommu-pharmacistsout“Weneverthoughtbevaccinatingwholecommunity - that was never talked about in our pharmacy team discussions, but when COVID-19 hit we had to change our whole business model.”
• Beechworth: Monday, August 29, Tuesday August 30, Monday, September 12 and Tuesday, September 13, 10am to 2.30pm, Beechworth Memorial Hall, 101 Ford Street.•Wangaratta: Thursday, September 8 from 10.30am to 2.30pm and Friday, September 9 from 11.30am to 4pm, Nissen Hut, Gateway Health, 45 Mackay Street, Wangaratta.No bookings are required.Flu vaccinations are available for those older than five and eligible under the National Immunisation Program Schedule.
Local pharmacist’s big awardVax clinic to close WODONGA Vaccination Hub is set to formally close, with the Ovens Murray Public Health Unit (OM PHU) to move to an outreach service model to provide vaccinations to key areas of the catchment.Community demand for COVID-19 vaccination has fallen in recent months, with more than 75 per cent of the catchment having received at least two doses of a vaccine.Outreach clinics will be established in Beechworth, Albury, Bright and Wangaratta over the coming weeks, as part of an effort to provide efficient service to the region, according to OM PHU operational director Jody Bellette.“Providing an outreach service is something we have done for many months and moving to a service delivery model that makes vaccines even more accessible across the catchment will be great for those people in our community who require a vaccination,” she said. “There are some areas of our catchment that have very high flu and COVID-19 vaccination rates, while there are some isolated pockets which are lower, so we can adjust our service delivery in line with this.
“All our pharmacists became trained withvaccinators.”MsParkersaidapopulation of 3500 people in the town, 6500 arms had now been vaccinated.
• Bright: Wednesday, August 31, Thursday, September 1 and Friday, September 2, 10.30am to 2pm, Bright Community Centre, 1 Railway Terrace.
“The vaccinating rooms have also allowed us to be there in a counseling type role for our community members as we all navigated the last two years,” she said. “From babies to the elderly we are there for our patients right until the end.”“Thank you for being there for us too and showing this recognition of our fabulous team.”
“Swooping can catch us by surprise, but it is normal behaviour for some territorial birds,” she said.
“Swooping is basically a scare tactic to warn people and animals not to come near their nesting young - birds may swoop people or animals, so be mindful of your dogs
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“It incorporates speaking and listening skills where the kids research and speak about their topic,” he said. . “As a teacher, you can listen to the kids and see their research skills with their presentations”.
ALL SMILES: Winner St Anne’s Primary School’s student Ethan Wilson (left), runner ups Beechworth Primary School student Lily Dobson and St Joseph’s Primary School student Cleaver with winner St Anne’s Primary School’s student Isaac Finlayson at the Lions junior public speaking competition hosted by Beechworth Lions Club on Sunday,
The competition has four levels - school, club, regional and district. Seven schools were represented on Sunday from seven local Lions ClubEightzones.years ago the program became a Lions multiple-district project, with more schools, clubs and districts joining in eachTheyear.District 201V6 stretches along the Murray River from Quambatook and Kerang in the west to Corryong in the east, and from Lockhart in the north to Bright in the south.
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“However,too. not all birds swoop to protect their eggs and young during the breeding season, so don’t be concerned simply because there are magpies or other common swooping birds in the area.”
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“The competition is a very good confidence builder,” he said. “I stood in front of all these people that I barely knew and probably didn’t know, to give my speech.” Participants were chosen to speak at last week’s regional competition after their success at club level.On Sunday, students gave an impromptu speech in response to the question ‘what would I do if I had a magic“Mywand?’speech covered how I would help the environment, and I like helping people,” the 11-year-old said.StJoseph’s Primary School teacher Markeeta Green applauded the Lions Club for the competition. “It’s fantastic to give children in small communities the chance to participate in such an outstanding program,” she said. “They gain knowledge, experience and it is a different way of communicating with others.” “It’s an invaluable opportunity for kids of Beechworth in what they can achieve for their school and community as well as for those children in wider districts who participate.”Indigo Shire deputy mayor and Kiewa-Tangambalanga Lions Club member Peter Croucher joined Beechworth Lions member and retired school teacher Lyne Hayes as judges.Aformer primary school teacher, Mr Croucher said the competition helped to develop literacy and communication skills.
OVER THE MOON: Runner up in the Lions junior public speaking competition in the Year 5/6 category St Joseph’s Primary School student Cleaver (middle) with judges Cr Peter Croucher and Lyne Hayes on Sunday.
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LOCAL residents are being urged to plan routes around known swooping hotspots, as native territorial birds approach their breeding season in the coming weeks. According to Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) senior wildlife projects officer Therese Davis, 10 per cent of native birds such as magpies and masked lapwings would often swoop humans and animals during a six to eight week period before their young left the nest.
TWO thrilled primary school students will take off to Girgarre near Shepparton this weekend for the final round of a junior public speaking competition run by Lions DistrictNorth201V6.Albury St Anne’s Primary School Year 6 student Isaac Finlayson won the Year 5/6 category while Grade 4 student Ethan Wilson took out the Year 3/4 category in the regional competition hosted by Beechworth Lions Club on Sunday at the town’s Servicemen’s MemorialAftHall.er winning at the regional event last weekend, the pair will compete in the final competition at the Lions Club District level this Sunday.Excited young St Joseph’s Primary School Year 5 student Cleaver and Beechworth Primary School Year 3 student Lily scooped runner up places for the year 5/6 and 3/4 categoriesEleven-year-oldrespectively.Cleaver said undertaking public speaking had been a great experience.
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By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE AUSTRALIAN music legends will be taking to the stage at the Nicholas Hotel in Beechworth next week, celebrating the life and times of Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot. The Lightfeet Band, comprising Keith Potger from The Seekers, Fred Pilcher and Gary Luck, will perform some memorable songs including If You Could Read My Mind, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Rainy Day People, Daylight Katy and Sundown.Hotel Nicholas co-owner Lorraine Lucas said during the performance Keith will do a special tribute to his colleague and dear friend of 60 years, the late and great Judith Durham. “We’re so excited to have them play, it will be a great night,” she said. “Keith Potger, a founding member of The Seekers, composed the distinctive riffs that are the trademark of The Seekers’ charts-topping“Garyrecordings.Luck;play wright, television performer and musician, has been playing Lightfoot for more than 40 years and produced a play featuring incidents in the life and times of Gordon Lightfoot which led to two of Lightfoot’s biggest hits. “Fred Pilcher; a regular performer at national folk festivals and on the Sydney folk scene, has played alongside a wide range of folk, rock, and bluegrass luminaries.”Theband will play on Friday September 2 from 8.30pm.Tickets are $40, book early to avoid disappointment, and dinner is available from 5.30pm. For more information, email info@hotelnicholas. com.au or visit nicholas.com.au.www.hotel-
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STAGE IS SET: The Lightfeet Band, comprising of members Keith Potger, Fred Pilcher and Gary Luck, will take to the stage at the Nicholas Hotel next week..
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Mr McVea said Grace was a determined competitor who never gave up.“If a player took the ball off her she chased and got it back,” he said. “She is a great team player who passed the ball around and gave unselfishly to team mates.”
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Beechworth’sTHRILLED: Grace Brown heads to Tasmania at the end of next month with the Victorian hockey team to play in the Championships.National PHOTO: Coral Cooksley
“Until last year I played for the Beechworth Hockey Club and now I just play for my school,” the Year 7 studentAccordingsaid. to Grace, the opportunity to represent Victoria was a great opportunity to launch her hockey career. “I didn’t really think I would get selected but very pleasantly surprised when I did.” Proud mum Rachael Kerkvliet said it had been a great feat for a young country player to be selected.
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“We’re very grateful that the club could help Grace get there,” she said.Beechworth Lions Club member Iris Mannik said Beechworth had a great history of sporting achievements. “Grace Brown is a fine example,” she“Whatsaid. a great achievement for a Beechworth young lady, and I hope all of Beechworth gets behind her.” Ms Mannik said to further help Grace financially, Beechworth Lions Club will be holding a sausage sizzle outside Beechworth IGA on Saturday, September 10, where Grace and her mum will be helping. “I hope everyone will buy a sausage or donate to this great cause, and congratulate her,” she said.
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A scholarship to study at The Scots School in Albury has been another win for the young Beechworthian to start her secondary studies thisMsyear.Kerkvliet said the Beechworth Lions Club was helping with some expenses for Grace’s trip.
“Grace played against some really professional players to get into the academy,” she said. A delighted Beechworth Hockey Club president and Grace’s former coach, Ian McVea, said being selected to represent Victoria was a fantastic achievement.
“It’s a great opportunity to gain more skills and who knows, one day Grace may play for Australia,” he said.
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Grace Brown was recently selected into the Victorian Hockey Academy, and will compete for the Victorian state team at the national carnival set to run between September 28 and October 4. With a love of hockey since the age of five, Grace has excelled at school and club levels.
By CORAL COOKSLEY AN EXCITED local 13-year-old will head to Tasmania next month to represent her state at the Hockey Australia National Championships in Beechworth’sHobart.
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TOWN PASSION: Chiltern’s Faye Lappin loves the chance to meet and greet visitors at the Chiltern Athenaeum, take them on town walks and work with the team to share the town’s proud story. FAYE Lappin was born in suburban Melbourne and in 1959 arrived in Chiltern. She finished her schooling at Wangaratta and then headed to Melbourne to become a teacher. A few years later Faye returned to the area, married, had a family and settled down. Why did you take up teaching for a career? Early on, teaching was one of the few professions that was readily available to women, so it seemed a logical choice. Later this choice became a way of life and my passion. A chance to teach at St Joseph’s Primary School in Beechworth came along, and I spent many years there, making lifelong friends along the way before finishing my career at Rutherglen. I soon recognised that I was extremely privileged to work with, and lead, young learners. What did you love about teaching? While no longer teaching, I always firmly believed that establishing positive relationships with children leads to a greater understanding of their learning needs. A passionate believer in doing everything humanly possible to ensure that children had strong literacy and numeracy skills, I always tried to engage children with purposeful fun activities. Fun times in our classroom were when the kids could tease me about my footy team (Magpies) being beaten again, and they would turn my prized stuffed mascot on its head, insisting it stay in that position for the week, or until the team won again. We had lots of fun and laughs. What do you do in the community? Currently I’m the chairperson of the Chiltern Athenaeum loving the opportunity to meet and greet visitors, take them on town walks and work with our team as we look to share our town’s proud story. While our magnificent building is looking a little shabby at the moment, it is undergoing huge restoration works in preparation for a grand re-opening in 2023. I’m also an active member of the Chiltern Cemetery Trust. What’s the most important current community issue for you?
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August 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.
August onwards 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. Open today until June 2023 on Monday to Friday 8.30 - 10.30 am and 3.30 - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.00 - 11.00 am or by appointment. Closed Sunday, public holidays and red code days. Contact: 0458 606 922 or 03 5728 6702 for more information.
Raising the profile of Chiltern is important to me as I see that Chiltern is a friendly place, uniquely nestled in a natural environment with engaging history. How do you think Chiltern’s profile can be improved? If everyone does their bit in promoting our town by being proactive and forward looking, then the future looks bright. What’s the most important current world issue for you? World-wide peace. 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 bring back Sir John McEwen (Black Jack) who was Prime Minister of Australia for a short time and show him around our town. He was born and lived in Chiltern until he was about eight years old. Stories are told of him mingling with the rough and tumble folk of the town as a child. I believe these childhood experiences shaped his love of our town, and explains why he bequeathed his precious awards and mementoes to our Chiltern Athenaeum. Why would you show him around Chiltern? I’m sure he would be proud of the Chiltern we have today, as it continues to “punch above its weight”. What book are you reading? I have just read “The Happiest Man Alive” by Eddie Jaku. It is the most inspiring recollections of a man who endured the worst of experiences in WW2 and demonstrates vividly how positive thinking can lead to lifelong healing.
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Friday August 26 (tonight) CHILTERN ANTIQUES FAIR. Opening night. 7pm-10pm. Wine, cheese and savouries. Admission: $10. Chiltern Memorial Hall, 86 Conness Street. Saturday August 27 QUERCUS BEECHWORTH. Repair Café. 10am-12pm. A chance to sort through the shed and pull out things waiting for repair. Have a cuppa too. Oregon Hall. Corner of Ford and Church Streets. U3A: ‘LIVING A PLANT POWERED LIFE.’12:30pm-2:30pm. Beechworth Railway Station with Anni Turnbull of PlantPowered Beechworth. Inaugural monthly meet-up for anyone wanting to learn about what Dr John McDougall describes as ‘the healthiest diet in the planet’. Bring your own plantbased potluck lunch; swap recipes, share challenges and solutions, have discussions after watching relevant videos and webinars; hear guest speakers on plant-powered diet and lifestyle. Bookings essential. Non-members contact courses.indigo.u3a@ gmail.comCHILTERN ANTIQUES FAIR: 10:00am to 5:00pm. Fine china and porcelain to furnishings, jewellery, artworks, collectables and more. Admission $5 for adults, children free. Chiltern Memorial Hall, 86 Conness Street. Sunday August 28 CHILTERN ANTIQUES FAIR: 10am - 4pm. Fine china and porcelain to furnishings, jewellery, artworks, collectables and more. Admission $5 for adults, children free. Chiltern Memorial Hall, 86 Conness Street. INDIGO FM: Record Fair and Market. 12pm to 5pm. Host vendors from around the region to run their own stalls, including vinyl, CDs and music-related books. Vintage clothes and a few related stalls too. Proceeds benefit all-volunteer station. Back rooms at Tanswells Commercial Hotel in Beechworth. Monday August 29 U3A: ‘NO RULES FIBRE ART AND EMBROIDERY’. 2pm-4pm with Jennifer Cowie. Course covers fabric dyeing; painting on fabric; applique and fabric layering; updating embroidery skills. Beechworth Railway Station. Bookings essential. Non-members contact courses.indigo.u3a@gmail.com. Visit the website at www.indigou3a.net to find out about other Indigo U3A activities. like to this calendar, please email
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An application has been made to VCAT about this land. If you wish to contest this application or be heard in relation to this application, you must file a statement of grounds with VCAT and serve a copy on the Applicant and the responsible authority by no later than the dare specified below. Use the statement of grounds form available on website:VCAT’s visit vcat.vic.gov.au.
One Scholarship will be awarded annually on a competitive basis. The Scholarship will be available to all residents Beechworth and surrounding townships to undertake a course of study at recognised Australian Universities or other recognised tertiary education institutions.
Applications must be made in writing and addressed to the Practice Manager, Beechworth Surgery on the application form by Friday 30th September 2022 at 5.00pm Please contact the Beechworth Surgery Practice Manager or Beechworth Health Service CEO to obtain an application form.
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The Dr. Meg Warren Scholarship for Rural Health is an education and study award established conjointly by Beechworth Surgery and the Beechworth Health Service Board of Management to encourage local people to take up studies in health-related disciplines at either undergraduate or postgraduate levels and return to practice in the local area.
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ADVERTISER, Friday, August 26, 2022 - Page 11www.omadvertiser.com.au TAKE A TEST DRIVE. Imagine that SPORT DUNN’S TWIN CITY CRANESDederangSENIORSMount-Beauty 1.1, 1.3, 2.3, 3.6 (24) Beechworth 4.2, 5.4, 5.10, 7.10 (52) GOALS, Dederang Mount-Beauty: J. Ardern 1, J. Harrington 1, J. Heiner 1. Beechworth J. Middleton 2, L. Armstrong 1, B. Carey 1, E. Cartledge 1, F. Jakobsson 1, D. Pritchard 1. BEST, Dederang Mount-Beauty: E. Powell, B. Johnson, L. Brodie, B. Rigoni, C. Brodie, J. Harrington. Beechworth: E. Cartledge, A. Belci, T. Cartledge, B. Carey, C. Stone, P. McCarthy. Thurgoona 2.0, 2.0, 2.2, 3.5 (23) Chiltern 6.4, 9.6, 14.7, 17.8 (110) GOALS, Thurgoona: M. Howard 1, T. Miller 1, D. Rake 1. Chiltern: K. Magee 3, M. McWilliams 3, R. Ritchie 3, D. Woods 3, K. Cooper 2, A. Brookes 1, P. Phelan 1. BEST, Thurgoona: J. Muldoon, B. Garth, B. Ralph, D. Penny, W. Harrington, C. Dunstan. Chiltern: K. Cooper, D. Woods, S. Meyer, R. Ritchie, M. McWilliams, F. Lappin. Yackandandah 1.1, 2.4, 3.5, 4.10 (34) Rutherglen 0.1, 0.1, 0.3, 1.3 (9) GOALS, Yackandandah: J. Jarratt 2, L. McMillan 2. Rutherglen: M. Cooper 1. BEST, Yackandandah: J. Garland, J. Jarratt, J. O’Connell, B. McIntosh, B. Griska. Rutherglen: S. Owen, I. Kotzur, I. Congdon, J. Hanrahan, R. Maxwell, R. Clohessy. CADMAC DederangRESERVESMount-Beauty -, -, -, 5.6 (36) Beechworth -, -, -, 4.6 (30) GOALS, Dederang Mount-Beauty: L. Netherwood 2, N. Quinn 2, F. Booth 1. Beechworth: Not available. BEST, Dederang Mount-Beauty: W. Webb, N. Goznik, F. Iaria, I. Jansen, J. Howlett, L. Netherwood. Beechworth: S. Collins, A. Fendyk, G. Pritchard, F. Wells, S. Pieper, S. Garland. Thurgoona 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.1 (1) Chiltern 5.6, 10.10, 15.11, 20.13 (133) GOALS, Thurgoona: N/A. Chiltern: S. Phibbs 11, D. Van Klaveren 4, M. Price 2, B. Hardy 1, H. O’Neill 1, W. Shannon 1. BEST, Thurgoona: L. Young, H. Smith, S. Tassell, D. Harmer, A. Wheatley, J. Toon. Chiltern: S. Phibbs, D. Van Klaveren, D. Thirkell, J. Dale, H. O’Neill. Yackandandah 4.4, 8.8, 10.12, 15.14 (104) Rutherglen 0.2, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 (5) GOALS, Yackandandah: J. Buckland 4, J. Atwell 3, R. Pendergast 2, C. George 2, T. Hernan 1, J. Meehan 1, W. Shannon 1, J. Bannister 1. Rutherglen: N/A. BEST, Yackandandah: D. Powell, H. Mcburnie, J. Buckland, W. Shannon, T. Hernan, C. George. Rutherglen: M. Andison, J. Curran, H. Weller, B. Stone, J. Keys, B. Flannery. LA TROBE UNIVERSITY UNDER 17 Tallangatta 1.2, 2.3, 2.3, 2.4 (16) Beechworth 3.4, 5.5, 9.5, 11.6 (72) GOALS, Tallangatta: M. Fulford 1, B. Nicklin 1. Beechworth: T. Fletcher 4, K. Scott 4, H. North 2, R. Pollock 1. BEST, Tallangatta: N. Macaulay, S. Hanley, C. Raw, J. Mansfield, H. Prichard, M. Fulford. Beechworth: M. Pfahlert, O. Neil, K. Scott, K. Parkinson, O. Cutler, T. Fletcher. Thurgoona 0.2, 2.4, 3.7, 3.7 (25) Chiltern 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6 (18) GOALS, Thurgoona: R. Black 2, L. Nicolson 1. Chiltern: J. Burkitt 1, D. King 1. BEST, Thurgoona: R. Black, C. Spencer, L. Nicolson, L. Rushby, B. Kerr, W. McInnes. Chiltern: E. Deery, J. Still, J. Robson, W. Vickers, E. Lingham, J. Lockerbie. Yackandandah 4.3, 7.5, 10.9, 13.17 (95) Rutherglen 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.4 (4) GOALS, Yackandandah: C. Boyd 3, X. Lane 3, M. Walker 3, N. Gosling 1, J. Hood 1, T. McIntosh 1, J. Rawson 1. Rutherglen: N/A. BEST, Yackandandah: C. Jones, J. Lawson, M. Walker, L. McAuliffe, J. Hood, Z. Kelly. Rutherglen: L. Webb, C. Beattie, A. Colvin, E. Keys, C. Waycott. T&J ROOFING UNDER 14 Dederang Mount-Beauty 0.0, 1.1, 1.1, 1.2 (8) Beechworth 4.6, 8.7, 11.8, 13.11 (89) GOALS, Dederang Mount-Beauty: R. Gentile 1. Beechworth: E. Saunders 6, G. Humphreys 2, O. Stone 2, O. Kavanagh 1, C. McLachlan 1, K. Wood 1. BEST, Dederang Mount-Beauty: J. Coulston, B. Duggan, M. Flay, J. Cooper. Beechworth: E. Saunders, R. Warner, O. Stone, O. Kavanagh, V. Bussell, K. Wood. Thurgoona 2.0, 2.0, 2.2, 3.5 (23) Chiltern 6.4, 9.6, 14.7, 17.8 (110) GOALS, Thurgoona: M. Howard 1, T. Miller 1, D. Rake 1. Chiltern: K. Magee 3, M. McWilliams 3, R. Ritchie 3, D. Woods 3, K. Cooper 2, A. Brookes 1, P. Phelan 1. BEST, Thurgoona: J. Muldoon, B. Garth, B. Ralph, D. Penny, W. Harrington, C. Dunstan. Chiltern: K. Cooper, D. Woods, S. Meyer, R. Ritchie, M. McWilliams, F. Lappin. Yackandandah 3.1, 6.5, 7.8, 9.9 (63) Rutherglen 0.1, 0.1, 1.3, 3.4 (22) GOALS, Yackandandah: O. Bayne 2, L. Farrugia 2, B. Fowler 1, M. Gosling 1, M. King 1, L. Mcintosh 1, J. Tinler 1. Rutherglen: S. Enever-Cooper 1, B. McCartney 1, D. Ryland 1. BEST, Yackandandah: J. Chattin, M. Gosling, O. Bayne, L. Farrugia, L. Obrien, B. Flower. Rutherglen: B. McCartney, J. Torney, O. Nelson, F. Verhulst, W. Linden, D. Ryland. DederangATDNAgrade Mount-Beauty 50 def 35 BeechworthThurgoona 42 drew 42 Chiltern Yackandandah 62 def 26 RutherglenBgrade Dederang Mount Beauty 41 drew 41 BeechworthThurgoona 56 def 35 Chiltern Yackandandah 56 def 18 RutherglenCgradeDederang Mount-Beauty 52 def 38 BeechworthThurgoona 57 def 32 Chiltern Yackandandah 71 def 12 Rutherglen17 & DederangunderMount-Beauty 14 def by 41 ThurgoonaBeechworth41 def 29 Chiltern Yackandandah 41 def 28 Rutherglen15 & DederangunderMount-Beauty 25 def 24 BeechworthThurgoona 16 def by 49 Chiltern Yackandandah 45 def 26 Rutherglen13 & DederangunderMount-Beauty 25 def 6 BeechworthThurgoona 44 def 5 Chiltern Yackandandah 38 def 17 Rutherglen TDFL AND NETBALL ROUND 18 SCOREBOARD est individual honour on Monday
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By DYLAN POOL A BREAK in the ordinary weather allowed the women to play a 4-Ball event last Wednesday at Beechworth. The winners of the day were Judy Pierce and Deb Tully with 36 points, while runners up were Gail Smith and Coral Ward with 34 points. Deb Tully claimed nearest the pin on the 7th and Gail Smith on the 10th. You may have noticed out on the course that there are some ‘tombstone’ looking wooden posts scattered around the course.These posts (thanks to Andy Croome for making and painting and Brian Cropley for helping concrete in) have now been fitted with hole numbers and distances (thanks to Rick and Judy Pierce) to form our new nine hole par three course.Scorecards will soon be developed and hopefully the course will be rated so we can play handicapped events on it soon. As part of constructing the par three course a new scrape has been made in-between the 11th and 9th fairways which forms the 7th green on the par threeThankslayout.toAndy Croome and Dylan Pool for the construction of the Theregreen.isstill a bit of work to do but it is open for play. There is information on the clubhouse window on how the layout of the course works. Feel free to come out at any time and try out the short course, it only takes around one hour to play nine holes. There was no golf played at Beechworth on Sunday. We will try and play the August Monthly Medal again this Sunday, if the weather godsIt’sallow.11:30am for a 12 noon hitWednesdayoff is 8:30am for a 9am start.
The Bushrangers will now face off against the Hawks for the second time in a month, after beating them comprehensively at Baarmutha Park three weeks ago. But Cartledge said he expects a fired up Kiewa outfit who will prove a mighty challenge on the fast track at Sandy Creek. “It’s nice to have that little edge but that was a month ago, I’m sure they’ve tweaked their side a bit and we’ve tweaked our side a bit and we’re going to have to be on top of our game which we are more than capable of,” he said. “They set up really well structurally so we’re going to have to be very mindful of that, try go about our game plan and prepare to defend really hard.”
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“We do seem to enjoy the tough conditions for whatever reason, but we just had to embrace it, there’s nothing we could do to change it,” he said. “We wanted to win the game and we knew that just getting in first and getting dirty was going to be the way to do it.”
PHOTO: Brodie Everist Beechworth record 10th win on the trot ahead of TDFL finals series
The Bushrangers have now beaten all remaining finalists in the midst of their winning streak. Cartledge said although finals presents a different challenge, his side will be going to Sandy Creek feeling good about themselves.
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“It definitely gives us a bit of confidence, we had a bit of a lull mid-year and to bounce back and take it up to some strong competition and to roll through the rest of the year with a few wins is good for the side,” he said. “I think our group has raised to whatever challenge has been set week to week. “All starting from the start of the year, coming from where we did, every week has been a challenge and we’ve had to rise to the occasion so I think it’s going to be much the same this week.”
BURSTING THROUGH: Kayde Surrey picking up the muddy footy at Dederang on Saturday, as the Bushrangers head into finals coming off a 10 game winning streak.
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MUDDY and soggy conditions at Dederang Reserve couldn’t stop the Beechworth Bushrangers’ run of form on Saturday as they secured a commanding 7.10 (52) to 3.6 (24) win in their last game of the regular season. The win marked a 10th in a row for the Bushrangers as they march into finals with the double chance spot in third, full of confidence ahead of their contest with Kiewa Sandy Creek on Saturday. This will be the first time the Bushrangers have made the finals since 2010, when they last won the premiership.CoachTom Cartledge said the muddy surface at Dederang didn’t worry his team.
