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By KYLIE WILSON

ON HER BIKE:

Kim McKeown is a passionate participant in the Alpine Classic Audax each year.

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WITH nothing but the open road, a good dose of stamina and their trusty bikes, hundreds of people from near and far take to the open roads around the Alpine Shire and beyond each year as part of the Audax Alpine Classic Ride.

The event has been a highlight on cyclists’ calendars since 1986 and has evolved and grown rapidly in that time.

Among the regular riders is Mt Beauty woman Kim McKeown.

She first started entering the event in 2008, tackling the 130km route, and almost every year since, she has cycled the 200km route.

A former Melbourne resident, Ms McKeown has been an avid cyclist for many years, and was a regular road cyclist during her time in Melbourne.

With the Audax Alpine Classic featuring many steep climbs among the local mountains, she said participating in the event had “ridiculous appeal” and had “a whole different dimension of challenge”.

Originally tackling the event on her own, Ms McKeown said she now regularly rides alongside friends as well as making friends on the ride, and said she loved the event for the conversations and social fun, and the “absolutely stunning” scenery does not hurt either.

She said a drive for continual selfimprovement brought her back to the race each year.

“I always want to be better every year,” she said.

“I still love doing the audax, the camaraderie is fantastic and you see everybody.”

Wangaratta man Pete Wadley is a relative newcomer to the event, with this year being his second Audax Alpine Classic, but he has become hooked on the challenges of the ride.

He can be found most weeks riding around the Warby Range and Glenrowan, or doing training rides around Bright, and he said he loved tackling longer rides and hills. continued page |

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january 18 - 24 | 2017

MONEY MATTERS

GARDEN HINTS

Public WiFi users choose convenience over cybersecurity: report AROUND two million Australians are risking data breaches each day by doing their banking and conducting other financial transactions on unsecured public Wi-Fi networks, a new study has found.

As public WiFi becomes a key part of Australia’s communications system, little is known about how consumers understand and use the technology or their expectations of service providers.

An RMIT University report has for the first time analysed survey data from a demographically representative sample of 1200 adult Australians to uncover what public WiFi networks are used for, and what consumers know about network security.

Lead author Dr Ian McShane, from the RMIT Centre for Urban Research, said that in the three months before the survey was undertaken, at least 10 million people logged on to public networks in Australia, but the results showed there was limited awareness of data security risks and the measures people could take to minimise risk.

“Australia ranks sixth highest on an international scale of cyber attacks, which means we should be highly attentive to security issues,” Dr McShane said.

“Yet we found that almost two million Australians were conducting financial transactions, and around one million were performing work-related tasks, including email and file sharing, on insecure networks.

“Unsecured networks are easy pickings for

hackers and cyber criminals but we found that even where users are familiar with security options, many choose to forgo them, preferring convenience over security.

“This not only exposes public Wi-Fi users, but also puts businesses at significant risk.”

Funded by the auDA Foundation, the Practicing safe public WiFi: Assessing and managing data-security risks report also takes aim at the long and overly-complex terms and conditions to which consumers must agree to access some public WiFi networks.

“Many of these agreements are overly complex and often bury security advice and alerts at the end, which raises the question of whether consumers are making informed choices,” Dr McShane said.

Co-author Associate Professor Mark Gregory, from the RMIT School of Engineering, says network providers and policy-makers must prioritise consumer education on security.

“If Australia is to implement a successful roll-out of public WiFi, then governmental, industry and consumer bodies must consider developing a public awareness campaign on public WiFi security,” Prof Gregory said.

“Businesses and employers should actively develop protocols and procedures relating to public WiFi use.

“Given the level of financial transactions conducted over insecure public networks, financial institutions too have a strong incentive to take part in such campaigns.”

WITH DEBBI GIBSON, HORTICULTURALIST

Summer bloomers THE heat is on and the summer garden is blooming.

Climbers, trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals are on fire with vibrant colourful flowers, thriving in the hot temperatures.

Bougainvillea originate from the tropics and are a vigorous scrambling shrub which can be grown over supports, up trees or left to ramble as a ground cover.

They produce showy flowers with colourful bracts in a range of colours including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white and yellow. Flowering occurs from spring through to autumn.

Stunning summer flowering trees include the Oleander and Crepe myrtles.

Oleanders are tough and grow almost everywhere.

They are evergreen and have a long flowering season with pink, red, white and apricot flowers.

Dwarf forms are also available.

Crepe myrtles are deciduous and have a natural vase shape.

Trusses of crepe paper-like flowers develop on the end tips of the branches in summer and continue into autumn.

Colours range from white, pink, red, mauve and purple.

It is one of the world’s best flowering trees.

Roses always look spectacular in bloom

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Large or small, grown as annuals or perennials, Salvias make a statement with flower spikes in colours ranging from blue, purple, cerise, red, pink, white, yellow and orange.

These cottage plants are long flowering from spring through to early winter.

Prune spent flowers regularly to encourage more flower production.

With their warm colours and bold foliage, Canna lilies look great mass planted or dotted throughout the garden.

Flower colours are in shades of yellow, orange, red, pink, salmon and combinations of all, with various foliage colours of green, blue-green, purple, burgundy, bronze or striped.

Don’t forget all the annuals including petunias, celosia, snapdragon, marigold, nasturtium and zinnias.

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VETS CORNER

FEATURE STORY

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Ulna growth plate fractures in puppies THE long bones of young puppies grow rapidly from areas at their ends called growth plates.

Unfortunately these areas are also quite fragile and can be damaged by trauma.

In areas where the limbs are made up of just one bone (such as the femur in the thigh or the humerus in the upper arm) the impact is a slightly shortened bone.

As dogs stand with quite a bent leg they can easily adjust to having one limb slightly shorter than the others.

In addition most of the long bones have multiple growth plates and if one is disrupted then the others can pick up the slack.

Where a major problem arises is in the forelimb of the dog where the paired radius and ulna bones reside.

The ulna’s lower growth plate

accounts for over 70 per cent of the growth of the ulna and its conical shape means it is easily damaged.

If this growth plate is damaged then the ulna stops growing, but the radius continues to grow as normal.

You can picture the problem that arises as looking like a bow and arrow.

The short ulna is the string and the longer radius becomes bowed as it grows because the ends are still constrained to the top and bottom of the ulna at the elbow and wrist.

This abnormal growth distorts the appearance of the leg and also distorts the wrist and elbow joints.

The resultant joint disruption then leads to poor function of the joints and early onset of arthritis and lameness.

The key to correcting this issue is recognising that a problem has occurred early on.

If a pup is in an accident and starts limping on a front leg, damage to the growth plates should always be considered.

Your veterinarian will be able to help assess and monitor the growth of the legs and then suggest an operation if required.

If detected early the ulna can be cut and a graft of fat placed between its ends to delay it from healing.

This allows the radius to continue its growth and the ulna will bridge the gap with time.

Luckily the radius bears most of the weight and a pup can handle having an ulna with a gap for a while.

Dr Meagan Lee BVSc (Hons), Veterinarian.

PETS CORNER THIS week’s pet of the week at Wangaratta RSPCA is Jake, a male two month old English Staffordshire bull terrier/kelpie cross puppy who is black and white in colour.

To see more animals up for adoption at the Wangaratta RSPCA, visit the shelter in Connell Street or phone (03) 5722 2874.

READY TO GO: Pete Wadley, of Wangaratta, enjoys the camaraderie and fitness benefits of cycling.

PHOTO: Kylie Wilson

Mr Wadley started cycling to regain fitness after being injured in a motorcycle accident, and he said the pastime appealed to him in a number of ways, from the “feel of the wind through your hair” to achieving fitness goals and making friends.

He has also participated in the Three Peaks Ride and Thredbo’s L’Etape ride, and said the Audax Alpine Classic has already become a firm favourite of his.

“The community comes out and supports it,” he said, adding that there is a festive atmosphere around the ride, and the Bonjour Bright festival that accompanies it.

Leigh Kilpatrick from Mt Beauty has been involved in the Classic for several years, initially as a rider, then volunteer, and is now a ride director.

He said the ride has increased steadily in popularity over the years, from only a few dozen riders when he was first involved, to thousands riding in recent years.

“You can really credit this ride with the interest in the alpine area for cycling,” Mr Kilpatrick said, adding that the lives of himself and wife Val “have been very

heavily influenced by the ride”.

Mr Kilpatrick said he loved to see people rise to the physical challenges of the Audax Alpine Classic.

“The thing about audax rides is that they are a personal challenge,” he said.

“You do have to be exceedingly fit.”

He added that the event has become a tourism mainstay and something that the whole community can contribute to, bringing thousands of people into Bright alone each year.

Former ride director Phil Bellette, who has been involved with the event since 1989, said it has been through a lot of highs and lows over the three decades it has operated, including changes or cancellations due to bushfires.

“However, the event has a strong following and has always been able to overcome such setbacks,” Mr Bellette said.

“The event will no doubt continue to evolve to remain viable, and the next five years will prove to be an exciting time for organisers and riders alike.”

The Audax Alpine Classic Ride will take place on Saturday, January 28 and more information is available at alpineclassic.com.au.

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CATCH OF THE WEEK

FISHING FOCUS

Fish still biting despite rainfall

Send in your fishing photos along with your name, contact number, size and type of fish and where you caught it to... kwilson@ nemedia.com.au Phone: 03 5723 0135

BY ROB ALEXANDER, WANGARATTA

THE unseasonably regular cold fronts have seen large rainfall totals in the catchments over the last week.

This rainfall has led the river levels to fluctuate, while at the same time the barometer has been bouncing up and down like a 1983 Fanta yo-yo straight out of a Coca-Cola showbag in the hands of a young child.

The Murray cod have stayed on the bite better than I expected they would and have coped with the fluctuating conditions better than usual with most people still catching a few fish.

Personally, I have temporarily packed my lures away and taken to using bait with great success.

On Sunday evening, Jed Nagel, Brett Corker and I had a wonderful time fishing at the North Beaches here in Wangaratta.

Between us we managed nine cod, some of which were trout cod and the others were Murray cod.

Most of our cod were caught using mozzarella cheese as bait, but one was caught on worms.

They were all undersize with the largest being a 53cm Murray cod.

Last week Jed Nagel and I fished a small tributary of the King River for trout.

We had a wonderful afternoon catching seven or eight brown trout.

We caught them all on bladed spinners with the rooster tail in “fire tiger” colour proving to be the best.

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The water was warmer than I would have liked, but the fish were still quite active.

We discovered that with the water being warmer than normal and the air temperature being hot, it is absolutely critical that the trout are released within seconds of being caught to

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Trout do not like the heat.

And lastly some fantastic news… last week Victorian Fisheries released 25,100 brown and rainbow trout into Lake William Hovell to help ensure that there are plenty of trout to catch down the line.

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ENTERTAINMENT

YOUR HEALTH MOVIE

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Water key to health

A FIVE year old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometres from home.

He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.

DRINKING adequate water is the single most important change you could make towards better health.

How much is simple be sure there is a layer of water on your tongue at all times and that you pass clear light yellow urine.

Water composes 75 per cent of your body and brain, 83 per cent of your blood, 75 per cent of your muscles and 22 per cent of your joints.

Water was once the prescription for lowering cholesterol, weight loss, and appetite control, constipation, clearing brain fog, reducing muscle fatigue after and during sports, healthy glowing skin.... the list continues.

Here are the Naturopath’s top 5 water tips.

1. Tap water is better than no water at all. If you are concerned, buy a filter.

2. Drink two cups of warm water immediately on waking to rehydrate after sleep.

3. Create a slow steady soaking rain of water through your body by drinking around one cup per hour, rather than a torrential downpour which you may wee out too quickly.

DVD

Pete’s Dragon (PG) MR Meacham (Robert Redford), a woodcarver, delights local children with stories of a mysterious dragon that lives deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest.

His daughter Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) believes these are just tall tales, until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley), a 10-year-old orphan who says he lives in the woods with a giant, friendly dragon.

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Future Politics by Austra FUTURE Politics is a collection of urgent, disciplined anthems for dancefloors and headphones alike, that asks each of us to remember that apocalypse is not an inevitability, but the product of human decision-making.

The album features galvanic beats, gorgeous, kinetic melodies, and vulnerable yet majestic vocals.

BOOK

The Barbershop Girl by Georgina Penney YOU don’t become a notorious British celebrity without rubbing a few people up the wrong way, so writer and comedian Ben Martindale has decamped to Australia until the media frenzy surrounding his latest scandal dies down.

When he meets Amy Blaine, a perky blonde barber who dresses like a 1950s pin-up girl, he is intrigued and begins to write about her.

BY NATUROPATHS SOPHIE LORBACK AND BELINDA MCPHERSON (BHSCI. NATUROPATHY)

KEEP DRINKING: Water is essential in everyone’s diet and has a variety of health benefits.

4. Soft drink, cordial, coffee, milky drinks, alcohol all have calories and are classified as foods, not hydrating drinks. You need to increase your water consumption by one cup per caffeinated drink.

5. Pre prepared drink bottles keep you on track to drinking a certain amount each day if you need to start a good habit. Keep them in your view to remind yourself.

The general aim for adequate water consumption is 30ml per kilogram of body weight per day.

This includes water,

decaffeinated herbal teas, soups, and fruits.

Water demands increase during times of hot weather, illness (fever, diarrhoea, mucous production), excessive sweating (illness, anxiety/ stress, exercise), and caffeine consumption (coffee, tea, soft drinks and alcohol).

Some medications such as diuretics and blood pressure medications can increase the rate of fluid loss from the body.

Hydration is still important in these situations and should be discussed with your naturopath or GP.

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WINE TALK

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It has a brightly aromatic nose with notes of fresh fruit salad and honeysuckle, which carry through to the fruity flavour of melon with the lift of citrus.

This wine has just a hint of sweetness which accentuates its fruitiness, but is not in any way dominating.

That makes it great with a cheese platter or sponge cake at the end of a meal, but it’s also a cracker all the way through with Chinese or Thai.

Must think about making that fence a little higher this year.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Three shops ablaze, 1910 JANUARY 18, 1910, saw one of Wangaratta’s biggest fires, destroying three shops in Murphy Street near the Council Club Hotel – a bicycle shop, a draper’s, and a hairdresser’s shop.

The shops were rebuilt by the owner of the site.

Beef kofta with tzatziki THIS recipe from LiveLighter is an ideal light meal that can easily be cooked on the barbecue, and is great for entertaining.

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Method Finely chop garlic and mint or place them into the bowl of a food processor and process until finely chopped.

Transfer 1/3 of garlic and mint mixture to a small bowl and mix with grated cucumber and yoghurt to make tzatziki.

Set aside.

Add onion and parsley to garlic and mint mixture and chop or process finely then combine with mince, spices and season with pepper.

Use clean hands to divide into 8 portions, shape each into a 12cm long sausage.

Spray a barbecue, chargrill or griddle with oil and heat on high.

Cook kofta for 8 minutes or until cooked through, turning every few minutes.

In a medium sized bowl, combine cucumber, tomatoes, capsicum and spring onion.

To serve, divide Lebanese bread, salad and tzatziki on plates and add two kofta skewers to each.

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INGREDIENTS

WHEN we first started raising a feisty young orphan heifer a few years back, it was a joy to be able to call her over, give her a pat and feed her the occasional carrot.

Now that she weighs half a ton and is a mother of three, it’s still lovely to be able to rub her neck and watch her tenderly care for the latest calf.

But this lady has a mind of her own and it’s hard to change it, which the neighbour with a new bull in his paddock recently found out.

No fence was going to stop our determined girl from hooking up with a new man and when she came home the next day she looked quietly pleased with herself.

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FORKLIFT OPERATOR - VINTAGE 2017 Michelini Wines requires a casual forklift operator for vintage 2017 to be based at the Myrtleford facility.

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Gapsted Wines is a well-established leading producer of premium wines based near Myrtleford, in North East Victoria.

Front of House / Wait Staff Gapsted Wines has several casual positions available for the summer period within our busy Cellar Door Restaurant.

The suitable candidates must be available to work weekends, Friday and Saturday evenings and Public Holidays, have an outgoing cheerful personality and a passion for a high standard of customer service.

Experience in the hospitality industry is desirable. A current RSA is essential.

Please forward you resume to: Robyn McLennan PO Box 425 MYRTLEFORD VIC 3737 robyn@gapstedwines.com.au

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Victorian Alps Winery is a well-established leading producer of premium wines based near Myrtleford, in North East Victoria.

Sous Chef & Casual Chef

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Gapsted Wines is currently seeking a Sous Chef who is dedicated, passionate and a hard-working professional.

Brown Brothers, Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most loved wine brand, is seeking an enthusiastic, professional, and highly motivated individual to join our Customer Services team based in Milawa.

Reporting to the Customer Services Manager, you will join the team responsible for the provision of quality customer service to our National and Direct customers as well as playing an important role in supporting our very busy export team. Crucial to your success will be your ability to build and maintain professional and positive working relationships with key internal and external customers.

Essential attributes include: s ! PROVEN COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND process improvement s (IGHLY ORGANISED s 7ELL DEVELOPED PEOPLE AND TEAMWORK SKILLS s %XCELLENT COMMUNICATION AND ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS s 3TRONG ATTENTION TO DETAIL s %XCELLENT TELEPHONE MANNER s /UTSTANDING KEYBOARD AND COMPUTER SKILLS Previous experience with export documentation is considered highly desirable.

For a Position Description, please contact 0357205 500.

Applications detailing experience and qualiďŹ cations should be emailed to pos201702@brownbrothers.com.au Applications close 23rd January, 2017.

Reporting to the Head Chef the responsibilities and requirements of the role include but are not limited to: s 3OUS #HEF EXPERIENCE AN ADVANTAGE s !SSIST IN MENU PLANNING s #ONSTANTLY STRIVE TO BE THE BEST TEAM AND Catering Business across the region.

We also looking for a Casual Chef to work in our busy kitchen.

4HE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO MAXIMISE OUR GUEST S EXPERIENCE WITHIN A RESTAURANT CATERING for Lunch 7 Days a week, Dinners (set times THROUGHOUT YEAR AND 0RIVATE &UNCTIONS 7EDDINGS AND 0RIVATE $INNERS 0LEASE SEND THROUGH YOUR RESUME AND COVER letter to: Robyn McLennan 0/ "OX -924,%&/2$ 6)# robyn@gapstedwines.com.au

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january 18 - 24 | 2017

TECH AND SCIENCE

It’s time to take out the garbage WITH CHRIS FEBVRE,

NEM CREATIVE DESIGNER cfebvre@nemedia.com.au

‘OUT with the old, in with the new’, has been the motto of many tech and gadget companies in recent years, with a slew of new smartphones, tablets, pc’s and wearables being released on a monthly basis now.

In such a highly competitive industry, manufacturers are compelled to keep up with rivals or risk obsolescence and the demise of their company.

In many instances, smaller companies compete with the larger ones not by matching the quality of their components, but instead by creating ‘budget’ models, designed to be purchased cheaply and tossed out if they break or malfunction.

But this constant demand for ‘bigger and better’ is having a significant environmental impact when it comes to the waste disposal of the old products, particularly in East and South-East Asia.

According to a study of 12 countries by United Nations University, China was the the biggest culprit, with their waste of electronic gadgets more than doubling between 2010 and 2015, and 12 countries combined had a waste total of 12.3 million tonnes combined in 2015.

This significant increase in waste has been largely attributed to rising incomes in Asia, a burgeoning population growth of young adults, and, of course, manufacturers releasing new products so rapidly.

“Consumers in Asia now replace their gadgets more frequently.

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Electronic waste management is fast becoming a serious environmental and health issue in parts of Asia.

In addition, many products are designed for low-cost production, but not necessarily repair, refurbishment or easy recycling,” said the study.

The study urged the countries to enact specific laws to control and manage the waste of electronic goods, finding that only South Korea, Taiwan and Japan had established recycling systems since the 1990s.

Along with the impact to the environment, the study found that

in countries including Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia, unsafe waste disposal practices - such as the burning of plastics, and the open dumping of mercury and lead components - were the norm.

Practices such as these are associated with multiple health problems, including infertility, liver and kidney damage, and inheritable genetic damage.

Along with the official waste

management systems often being unsafe, backyard salvaging is a common practice, often using crude acid baths to extract precious metals from the devices and components, which release harmful chemicals into the air.

Asia is the biggest market for consumer electronics, accounting for almost half of global sales by volume.

“We are all benefiting from the luxury of these electrical and electronic products to a certain

extent, it makes our lives easier, sometimes more complicated,” said Ruediger Kuehr, one of the study’s authors.

“However, if we want to continue like this we must be reusing the resources contained in electronic and electrical equipment.

“A smartphone, for example, uses more than half the elements in the periodic table, some of which are very rare, and in the longer-run will be exhausted without recycling.”

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