FOR the second successive week, Wangaratta Rovers have knocked off ladder leaders in the O&M. After slaying the undefeated Wodonga, the Hawks backed up on Saturday with an impressive 32 point win over Yarrawonga. Pictured in the thick of the action at WJ Findlay Oval are Rovers’ Jace McQuade (left) and Brodie Filo(right), and the
PROSECCO producers in the King Valley have strongly re-iterated their call for no compromise to be made on prosecco in current negotiations between Australia and the EU for a free-trade deal.
Geographic indicator protections have been a major sticking point in the deal, with the EU wanting to block the right to have Australian
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prosecco, parmesan and feta.
Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan, and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Senator Bridget McKenzie visited prosecco producers
in the King Valley on Friday, with concerns raised that the Australian Government is preparing to trade away naming rights to finalise the trade deal with the EU.
“I was able to share news from Senate Estimates today that the government is seriously considering grandfathering of prosecco and other products as a compromise to get a trade deal with
the EU,” Mr Hogan said. “How the government has moved to a position of compromise on GIs while we hold the strong hand on critical minerals is beyond me.
“Anything other than Australian Prosecco producers having free reign to sell their wonderful product here and abroad should be considered as capitulation to the EU and a bad deal for Australia.”
Wines of the King Valley president, Dean CleaveSmith, said the King Valley remains the cultural home of prosecco in Australia, and there is much at stake in keeping the right to use prosecco as a grape variety.
“This is about jobs, this is about the viability of the King Valley as a premium wine producing area in Australia,” he said.
“And what’s on the table is not just prosecco, not just history, but economic prosperity for regional Victoria.
“Grandfathering on the surface sounds fine, but it’s complex.
“We have new players coming to market, doing new innovative things.
“It’s part of the King Valley DNA.
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“We don’t want grandfathering.
“We want to grow the category...we want to innovate.
“We want to inspire new players to participate in this great drinks category so grandfathering is not an option.”
Senator McKenzie said the North East’s premier wine regions showcase Australia’s best prosecco and they deserve to have their industry protected in the
EU trade negotiations.
“Our local producers have worked hard to grow the prosecco industry in Australia and overseas and they are proud of their magnificent product,” the Wodonga-based Nationals MP said.
“Conceding a change to the prosecco name in a free trade deal would jeopardise their industry and their hard work.
“As one of the most successful multicultural nations in the world, our Italian diaspora came to this region
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for a better life and brought with them an entrepreneurial drive and a love of family, food, and faith - the best of Italy.
“The Albanese Labor Government must stand up for Australian Prosecco producers in a deal that will not only impact their livelihoods but will have detrimental consequences for our domestic market and restrict our export opportunities.”
Natalie Pizzini of Pizzini Wines said talk about the
grandfathering of prosecco as an option in the negotiation process was very concerning.
“That’s not just for the growers of and makers of prosecco in the King Valley, but the whole of the Australian wine industry...it is certainly something we do not support,” she said.
Ross Brown, director of Brown Brothers Vineyard, Brown Family Wine Group, said producers have been very concerned about the whole process of the EU look-
ing at taking back the name prosecco “when quite clearly, it’s a grape variety”.
“We see the whole process as being fraudulent from the Italian point of view, they do not have a really established GI around prosecco,” he said.
“I think any discussion by the government to give up the name prosecco in Australia is very, very risky.”
Michael Dal Zotto of Dal Zotto Wines said his family first planted prosecco in the King Valley in 1999.
“When we brought the cuttings to Australia, the variety on the documentation was prosecco,” he said.
“From our position to even entertain the fact that there is another name for prosecco is absolute rubbish...prosecco is the grape variety, has always been the grape variety.
“For us there really is no negotiation in this piece, it is a grape variety called prosecco, to lose that would be quite detrimental to our region.”
SIX Wangaratta and district organisations shared in $30,000 in funding on Thursday night as part of the GIVE Wangaratta grants ceremony.
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- The Open Door Neighbourhood House Community Pantry, A Better Life for Foster Kids and Boys to the Busheach received a $5000 grant.
The Whitfield Community Childcare Centre received $10,000, while the Goulburn and North-East Arts Alliance (GANEAA) received $3000 and Wangaratta Artists Society $2000.
As a sub-fund of the Into Our Hands Community Foundation, GIVE Wangaratta has provided community-strengthening grants worth more $166,000 since its inception in 2019.
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The Whitfield Community Childcare Centre will put its grant towards its current renovation, enabling waterproofing and thermal efficiency works, ensuring the comfort of children and staff year-round.
A total of 64 foster children in emergency care will be given a crisis case from A Better Life for Foster Kids, containing essential clothing, personal hygiene products and specialised colouring in books.
Boy to the Bush plan to use their grant funding to support programs providing transport, food, activities and clothing to 20 enrolled boys who are disengaged from traditional schooling.
The Open Door Neighbourhood House Community Pantry, which helps more than 150 local people each week put food on their tables, will buy supplies of toilet paper, long life milk, tea, coffee and other staples to include in food hampers.
GANEAA will direct its funding into supporting four young Wangaratta artists build their creative talents, while Wangaratta Artists Society plans to provide free art classes and supplies to elderly residents to help alleviate loneliness.
“We are so proud to present this funding to six worthy or-
ganisations who work tirelessly supporting members of our community, from our youngest and most vulnerable to the elderly,” Give Wangaratta chair Sarah Thompson said.
“We couldn’t do this without the generous donations from community members, businesses and stakeholders and we thank them.
“Congratulations to all the recipients and thank you for all your hard work in strengthening our community.”
The grant awards ceremony coincided with the launch of GIVE Wangaratta’s Winter Giv-
ing Challenge, where community members were given the opportunity to support future funding for similar organisations, providing hope and opportunity to vulnerable children and families in Wangaratta.
It is hoped many other businesses will follow the lead of those already involved and give to the cause.
To donate to the Into Our Hands Community Foundation, go to the website at https:// intoourhandsfoundation.com. au or phone executive officer Peter McCabe on 0466 252 866.
POLICE are investigating an aggravated burglary at a Wangaratta residence early Saturday morning.
Sergeant Martin Torpey of Wangaratta police said the incident occurred in Perry Street around 6am.
He said CCTV cameras in the front yard captured several people, one of whom has forced entry into the home by kicking in the front door.
“The man was wearing a hoodie and had a scarf around his face,” Sgt Torpey said.
“A male and female were in the home and the male occupant has fled through the back door and jumped over the fence.”
Sgt Torpey said the intruder has asked the female occupant the whereabouts of the man.
“He left after being told tha man wasn’t there,” he said.
“Nothing was reported stolen and no one was hurt, but the front door was damaged,” Sgt Torpey said. “Enquiries are ongoing.”
AN increased focus on extending anti-vilification legislation to combat extremism could limit the impacts of online discourse, and improve the welfare of minority groups, according to Northern Victoria MP Georgie Purcell (pictured right).
In the wake of the Rural City of Wangaratta’s postponement of the annual Rainbow Ball amid “confronting commentary” and threats to disrupt the event circulating online, the Animal Justice Party MP said more needed to be done to combat a “concerning trend” of extremist commentary towards minority groups, particularly in the LGBTQIA+ space.
Local police and council officials elected to postpone the event, initially slated to
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be held at Wangaratta Turf Club on Saturday night, amid safety risks for those planning to attend.
“It’s in line with a concerning rise in extremist commentary that is making LGBTQIA_ people feel unsafe in their own communities, and I think what’s particularly sad in this case is that we know young people, particularly in regional areas who are coming out and working out who they are, can struggle the most,” Ms Purcell said.
“It has real-life implications for them and who they fundamentally are as a per-
son, and it goes to show why we need to invest more in not just queer services but also mental health services.
“We know that the people who do this are very organised and they’re particularly organised online, and that’s the concerning thing about the internet in that anyone, anywhere can make someone feel unsafe.”
In a statement, Local LGBTQIA+ advocacy group LINE Wangaratta denounced the actions of social media commentators, but thanked police and council for their support in postponing rather than cancelling the annual Rainbow Ball.
“Events like this aim to create a safe place for our young people to celebrate being their full selves,” the statement read.
“The threats of violence towards event organisers and LGBTQIA+ community members are completely unacceptable, and we remain committed to coordinating LGBTQIA+ events in our region and advocate for a safe and inclusive future for our fabulous community.”
Liberal Northern Victoria MP Wendy Lovell also denounced the behaviour, stating “intolerance of LGBTQIA+ people in any form is totally unacceptable and I condemn any behaviour that makes people feel uncomfortable or unsafe”.
Ms Purcell said it was important the State Government worked to address online vilification, and noted MPs were still waiting to hear the government’s re-
sponse to an inquiry into extremism in Victoria, which was commissioned last year.
The report, filed by the Legal and Social Issues Committee, tabled a number of recommendations, including exploring funding research investigating the links between extremism and family violence, anti-women or anti-feminist sentiment, and masculinity to identify opportunities for counterextremism measures.
A government response was initially expected by the end of February.
“The majority of this violence and hatred is actually happening online now and I think we need to look at ways we can further protect people when they’re using social media, when they re-
ceive emails or they receive messages,” Ms Purcell said.
“Attacks on these groups used to be in real-life and in the real world, but they’re happening in the digital space now and we have to address it or it just becomes even more rogue than it already is.
“(A government response) is overdue and it’s time that they did, because there are some very good recommendations that would help to protect people from this circumstance that has happened in Wangaratta.”
NB: Police had a presence at the venue where the postponed Rainbow Ball was to be held Saturday night in the event of any protests but reported no attendance by any parties.
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A SPEEDING drug driver has been suspended from driving for 12 months and given three months to bring his habit under control, with further sentencing deferred to allow him to seek counselling.
Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court last week heard the Wangaratta man had reached speeds of almost 130kph while driving northbound on the Hume Freeway earlier this year.
Police prosecutor Sergeant
Stuart Pritchard said officers had been posted along the freeway near Glenrowan around 5.30pm identifying the accused’s Toyota utility travelling at an estimated 130kph while overtaking vehicles.
They intercepted the driver and conducted an oral fluid test, which later returned positive results for methylamphetamine and cannabis.
When asked his reason for driving while influenced by drugs, the accused allegedly
told officers “no real reason, I’m a f*&^wit”.
Sgt Pritchard said the accused had a relevant drug driving prior conviction, which would see a mandatory driving suspension extended to 12 months.
Defence lawyer Nancy Battiato said she had spoken with her client around seeking alcohol and drug counselling, and the defendant had informed her he had ceased using drugs following the incident.
She said her client had not been planning to drive on the Saturday evening, having taken the drugs two days prior, but had been called in to work and had become distracted by his passenger while overtaking in the right lane.
Magistrate Alexandra Burt said the accused had a history of drug-related offending.
“Substances have been an issue for him for a long time,” she noted.
“He needs to keep a closer
eye on the speedometer, that’s clear.”
The accused noted he was willing to attend specialist services through The Orange Door, a promise Ms Burt gave him three months to complete before returning before the court.
She said she was considering placing him on a community corrections order with treatment provisions to address the offending.
The matter will return to court in August.
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COOKIES sold by Wangaratta Auskick in a Mother’s Day promotion have kicked a handy goal for Northeast Health Wangaratta’s midwifery department.
The cookies were available for a gold coin donation at Barr Reserve Auskick matches on Mother’s Day (May 14), with youngsters invited to purchase one for the mum, stepmum, sister, grandmother, or other special woman in their lives.
Provided by local business Kdubs Cookie Co, which also made a donation to the fundraiser, the cookies were a hit with kids and the mums who managed to score one of the treats from their youngsters, and raised a total of $653.50 which was handed over to the NHW midwifery department last week.
Wangaratta Auskick president Ben Watts said under 14 players from Wangaratta and District Junior Football League club Tigers had stepped in later in the day to sell some of the cookies that remained after the morning of Auskick, and they raised $130 towards the tally.
“That added to the community aspect of the day, and showed how
great it is when community groups work together,” Mr Watts said.
Karli Vincent, Northeast Health Wangaratta team leader midwifery group practice, said the money do-
nated through the Auskick cookie fundraiser would go towards providing updated educational resources for students at the hospital.
Mr Watts said Wangaratta Aus-
kick was keen to continue conducting similar initiatives.
“It’s good for the kids to understand the community aspect, and to recognise these special days,” he said.
MOTORISTS are being urged to get back to the basics of safe driving and remove potential distractions, after new data revealed a “shocking” number of drivers not following road rules.
Almost 3000 Victorians have been detected not wearing seatbelts or driving while using a mobile phone since the government installed new mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras in April.
So far, 2993 offences have been detected, a figure which includes 1606 drivers and 225 passengers not wearing seatbelts, and 1162 drivers using mobile phones.
The cameras use two hightech AI cameras to capture high-resolution images of vehicles, with drivers given an advisory letter if caught during the three-month grace period before enforcement begins on July 1.
Once in force, drivers will face penalties of four demerit points and a $577 fine if caught using a mobile phone while driving, and a $385 fine for not wearing a seatbelt correctly.
There are currently three camera trailer systems in operation, which can be deployed to up to 200 locations throughout the state in an effort to support enforcement of new road rules which brought Victoria in line with the Australian Road Rules earlier this year.
Minister for Police, Anthony Carbines, said limiting distracted driving was key to addressing the number of lives lost on Victorian roads.
“Driver distraction is a major contributor to serious and fatal collisions, and yet it is completely avoidable,” he said.
A BUFFALO River man has avoided a conviction, after he sexually assaulted a female friend while she was driving through the Wangaratta CBD earlier this year.
Facing Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court last week, the accused pleaded guilty to charges he grabbed the breasts of a female friend without consent after she
had picked him up from a drinking session in Wangaratta with friends in March.
Police had initially refused to downgrade the charge to an unlawful assault, with the court hearing the accused reached across and grabbed his victim’s breasts as she drove along Murphy Street, before offering to pay her to expose herself.
The incident was later reported to police, with the accused offering partial admissions to the offending during a police interview in April.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Stuart Pritchard said the accused had expressed remorse, and had told police “apart from being drunk there’s no excuse for it”.
Defence counsel Geoff
Clancy said his client had not shied away from the offending, however, urged Magistrate Ian Watkins not to impose a conviction due to the 20-year-old’s relatively clean criminal record.
“He understands his behaviour fell well short of what’s acceptable,” he said.
Magistrate Watkins said the matter would have been
“doomed to fail” if the accused had pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in an effort to see the charge downgraded.
“In my view the plea was entirely appropriate,” he said.
“It was appalling behaviour towards a woman who counted you as a friend.”
Mr Watkins said years of messaging around respect
TWO Wangaratta playgrounds are undergoing upgrades this month, while council also seeks feedback from locals on what they’d like to see in the municipality’s recreation and open spaces.
Dated existing equipment at playgrounds in Dundas Street and Smith Crescent is being replaced with more modern versions, with works expected to be completed in early June, weather permitting.
Rural City of Wangaratta councillor Jack Herry said he understood and enjoyed the benefit of great play spaces for families.
“Access to outdoor play is wonderful for children and families,” Cr Herry said.
“We are lucky to enjoy beautiful outdoor spaces across the Rural City of Wangaratta, but we all need spaces safely accessible to our homes to enjoy.
“Local playgrounds are great for not only the space and activity they provide, but for the skills - both social and physical - they enable children to develop.
“I look forward to seeing the revamped playgrounds, and I encourage local families to enjoy them.”
As works at Dundas Street and Smith Crescent are being undertaken, council is working with Ross Planning to develop a new plan for the municipality’s recreation and open spaces, and is seeking community input.
Those who use the rural city’s parks, playgrounds, ovals, recreation grounds, sports courts and walking paths are being encouraged to contribute to a survey via council’s website.
The survey asks respondents which spaces they use and how of-
UPDATED: Rural City of Wangaratta councillor Jack Herry checks out the Dundas Street playground, which is undergoing a revamp.
ten; what they value about them; which they would like to see upgraded and which are unnecessary; how important they feel these spaces are; whether there are any barriers to their use; and to nominate any sport
and recreation opportunities currently not available in the rural city.
Respondents can choose to leave their contact details if they would like to win one of three $100 vouchers through the survey,
A LOCAL woman alleged to have swerved to the wrong side of a Wangaratta road in a ploy to evade police a fortnight ago has been urged to continue engaging with local support services.
The 29-year-old made a brief appearance at Wangaratta Magistrates Court last week, having previously been bailed after she allegedly fled police on the afternoon of May 25, reaching speeds of between 90kph and 100kph along Newman Street.
Police had initially attempted to intercept her around 1.30pm, after she was allegedly seen driving a black Holden Commodore along Vincent Road, activat-
ing their lights and sirens before the accused allegedly reached speeds of up to 40kph more than the posted speed limit..
She was eventually arrested after parking at a Greta Road restaurant and attempting to outrun police on foot.
The accused faces charges including dangerous driving whilst pursued by police, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driving at speed dangerous, failing to stop on police direction, driving whilst disqualified and bail offences.
Defence counsel Georgia van Niekerk said her client, who is currently on a corrections order, had made contact with both her correc-
tions worker and a member of Gateway Health to pursue alcohol and drug rehabilitation in the wake of being bailed.
She asked for charges to be adjourned to Wodonga next month to align with existing charges, but noted her client could well have entered a residential rehabilitation program before her matters return before the court.
Magistrate Ian Watkins obliged, and urged the accused to continue to engage with support.
“Keep up the good work with your corrections order and your bail,” he said.
A judicial monitoring order was also adjourned to the July 18 date.
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which closes this Friday, June 9.
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for women had “clearly had no impact” on the accused, who he said needed to address his drinking behaviour.
He refrained from convicting the accused, instead placing him on a promise to be of good behaviour and ordering him to contribute $2500 to the court fund to be donated to local charities.
FOUND: Five-month-old French Bulldog puppy ‘Daisy’ was allegedly stolen from a Kilfeera property.
A FRENCH Bulldog puppy valued at $15,000, that was allegedly stolen from a Kilfeera property, has been reunited with its owners.
Police on Friday appealed for public help to find ‘Daisy’, and hours later confirmed the five-month old puppy had been located ‘safe and well’.
Police said the investigation into Daisy’s theft remains ongoing.
It is understood Daisy was taken from a Gunns Lane rural property sometime between 7.30pm on May 29 and 7.30am on May 30.
She was allegedly taken from the living room of the home, while four other puppies who were in the same area as Daisy were left untouched.
A 58-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman were sleeping during the incident and were uninjured.
AUSTRALIAN and EU representatives have resumed the much publicised talks of the free-trade deal, with geographic indicators protections, including prosecco, still a hot topic.
While the Federal Government has been consistent in showing support in the prosecco naming rights, there are concerns a kink in the armour has begun to show.
Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism, Kevin Hogan, and Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Senator Bridget McKenzie visited prosecco producers in the King Valley on Friday, with fears that the Australian Government is preparing to trade away naming rights to finalise the trade deal with the EU.
Prosecco wines in the King Valley are part of a $200 million industry and our region remains the “cultural home” of prosecco in Australia.
Wines of the King Valley president Dean Cleave-Smith, and others, have warned that a compromise on naming rights, such as a grandfathering clause, will have a dramatic impact.
Any such agreement threatens to stifle the innovation of prosecco wines and it can also discourage winemakers with their creative ideas in fear of the prospects of other wines including fiano and vermentino which may suffer the same fate.
Negotiators must maintain a strong stance in order to continue to see growth in a business which has flourished in the King Valley for many years and help protect the Australian wine industry as a whole.
1. In 1994, Sophie Gare, former member of the Jam Tarts, married which English comedian/ author?
2. What is Australia’s oldest active political party?
3. In which ocean is the Mariana Trench located?
4. Who directed the 2015 movie, Jurassic World?
5. The martial art called Savate originated in which country?
6. What is the only living animal in the Phascolarctidae family?
7.
FACEBOOK users this week commented on the announcement of Galen Catholic College joining forces with one of the world sport’s most famous organisations, Liverpool Football Club, in an initiative set to benefit students, staff and the wider community.
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and bred in Liverpool living in Wangaratta this is great news, my home team supporting kids in my new home town .
Facebook users also commented on their experience of V/Line’s Albury service since the state’s fare cap reduction.
• Sarah Jane: Well another service coming back Albury bound after the 6:02pm leaves Southern Cross would be helpful for example 9pm. That would mean I wouldn’t
THE Centre Against Violence (CAV), an organisation dedicated to supporting victims of family and sexual violence, is deeply concerned about recent threats directed towards the local LGBTQIA+ community.
Our commitment to advocating for the safety and rights of all individuals remains unwavering, and we condemn any form of discrimination, violence, or intimidation.
The team at CAV are extremely saddened by the necessary postponement of the highly anticipated Rainbow Ball in Wangaratta, an inclusive event that aimed to celebrate the diversity and resilience of our LGBTQIA+ young people.
As an organisation we strongly believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, and unfortunately because of some explicit threats posed by a small group of violent antiqueer protesters, that was no longer possible.
It is appalling to witness such a blatant attack on the freedom and dignity of our community members.
The postponement of the Rainbow Ball is not only a loss for the LGBTQIA+ community but for society as a whole.
The voices and identities of all our young people are part of what makes our community so vibrant and strong.
To see this threatened, and to try and force our LGBTIQA+ community into silence and isolation is unacceptable.
It is important to be clear this is not about the ignorant minority having power.
This is about our community making sure we can keep our young people safe.
have to stay overnight or get someone to drive me to Seymour and back when I see a specialist at the end of July. But no that won’t happen. The reason I’ve mentioned Seymour is because the trains back to there leave until late at night. Hence a bit more flexibility with them.
• Di McIntosh: Overbooked train people had no seats. Standing up 2plus hours. Some people elderly no one gave up their seats. More carriages????
8. Bill Monaghan became the coach of which
9. What is added to a Baked Alaska to make a Bombe Alaska?
10. Which two colours are used on the swimming
11. Michael Emerson played the role of Benjamin
12. In 2015, who replaced Bronwyn Bishop as Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives?
13. mascot?
14. members of which award-winning Australian pop duo?
15. In what year did Papua New Guinea gain full independence from Australia?
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17. Who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society?
18. What is the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume?
19. born?
20. Who wrote the 1961 novel, The Carpetbaggers?
It is imperative that we take a stand against hatred and create a safe environment for all individuals to express their true selves without fear.
The Centre Against Violence firmly believes in the importance of nurturing an inclusive and accepting society.
We stand alongside our LGBTQIA+ community members, offering our unwavering support during these challenging times.
We call upon local authorities, community leaders, clubs and individuals, and fellow organisations to unite against prejudice and actively work towards creating a society free from discrimination and violence.
We must collectively safeguard the LGBTQIA+ community’s well-being and ensure that all individuals can exercise their fundamental rights without intimidation or harm.
If you or someone you know needs our help due to family violence, contact our team during business hours at the
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NATIONAL AUDIENCE: Channel Seven’s popular morning TV show, Sunrise, was in Wangaratta on Friday morning, with weather presenter Sam Mac doing live crosses from Apex Park throughout the program. While he and the crew received a warm reception from the 100 plus strong crowd, the chilly one degree temperature was a cool reminder winter is here.
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THE forthcoming referendum on The Voice is an important issue.
The government is spending a huge amount of public money to (somewhat emotionally) promote the ‘yes’ vote, while it publicly vilifies proponents of the ‘no’ side.
The Voice, though probably well-intentioned, would divide the country by race, something surely no one wants.
Approximately 1.5 per cent of the Australian populace identifies as ‘Indigenous’, yet there are 11 Indigenous members of parliament, representing nearly five per cent of the 227 seats.
As our laws and constitution already stand, we are all Australians, whatever our ethnic origins, and all equal.
The Indigenous members of our multiracial population have exactly the same rights as everyone else, yet The Voice
proposal suggests, without explanation, that this sector is constitutionally disadvantaged and requires further protection.
Apart from these fundamental issues, over $30 billion is paid annually to Indigenous organisations and The Voice would require yet another hugely expensive bureaucratic network.
It would also set the stage for eternal High Court challenges, with consequent interruptions to legislative processes.
The corrupt failure that was ATSIC, was (fortunately) removable by legislation, but if The Voice is enshrined in the constitution and fails, it can never be removed.
Food for thought.
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Wangaratta students viewing future careers in the agriculture/horticulture sector will travel to Queensland’s Lockyer Valley next month to take part in the inaugural Australian Future Farmers Exchange.
An arrangement between Cathedral College and Faith Lutheran College in Plainland (located between Brisbane and Toowoomba), the exchange will see local students Layla Creek, Emma Beattie, Hunter Kerr and Tom Wilkinson spend five days in Queensland exploring a range of farms and businesses.
They’ll tour a cotton gin farm; broadacre and wheat operations; farms producing broccoli, turmeric, lettuce, corn and ginger; and intensive small cropping operations and manufacturing facilities, and will camp at different locations overnight.
As part of the exchange arrangement, students from Plainland are expected to visit Wangaratta next year for a similar experience locally.
The goal of the trip is to inspire students to consider
pursuing careers in this field, and to provide them with a unique and educational experience.
Both Tom, 17, and Hunter, 16, said they had family backgrounds in agriculture, and had developed strong connections to the land which they hoped to pursue in future.
“The exchange will be a great chance to see the difference in farming practices in different areas, particularly the big investment in new
technology,” Tom said.
Hunter agreed: “It’s a much different farming area to ours, with a lot of cotton and sugar cane, so it will be interesting to see.”
Layla, 17, said while she lived in town, she had always had an interest in agriculture, and particularly horticulture.
“Plants and produce are really interesting to me, so I’m looking forward to seeing how different it is in Queensland in the different climate,
and what they are able to do up there,” she said.
Currently studying year 12, Layla said the July trip was also a great chance to consolidate her learning while getting away mid-year.
The students will be accompanied by Cathedral College staff members Emily Naish and Amanda Naish.
Amanda has been instrumental - along with a teacher from Faith Lutheran College - in initiating the trip, which
evolved from discussions at a conference.
Teaching Cathedral College’s first year 12 ag/hort class this year, Amanda said she was keen to provide her students with hands-on opportunities to learn.
“I grew up living on a farm, but I wish I had these opportunities when I was at school,” she said.
“It’s opening kids’ eyes to the possibilities of work in agriculture and horticulture.”
The five-day tour, for which students were required to apply, has been fully-supported by three major sponsors, Mystic Angus, Genesis Industries and Pacific Vet, and other local businesses have backed the initiative, ensuring there is no cost to students to take part.
“We hoped industry would support it, because these guys are their future, and it’s been wonderful to receive that support,” Amanda said.
“Our hope would be that other schools could do something similar, that this could be a model for it.”
Further developing students’ skills, the logo for the Australian Future Farmers Exchange has been created by another Cathedral College student, Campbell Timms.
In the lead-up to the exchange, local supporters of the initiative - Normac Wangaratta, Wangaratta Stockfeed and Rural Supplies, Mystic Angus Stud, Rivalea, Pacific Vet, and Noel Forest from Genesis Industries - have donated items which are available for sale on the Cathedral College website.
They can be viewed by using the QR code on this page, or by visiting https://shop. cathedral college.vic.edu.au/ aghort/
PRESIDENT Maureen Adcock called the May meeting to order welcoming 53 members in attendance and three visitors, Pat Chadderton, Georgina and Erwell Rae.
After apologies were accepted, birthday wishes were extended to Hugh, Angelina, Margot, Kel, Susan and Bill.
Cheers all to more years of friendship, fellowship and fun, especially with Probus.
Further formalities such as correspondence, financial report and general business were attended to, and then it was time for special interest groups to give their reports.
Dennis reported on games night held on the second Wednesday of each month starting at 5.30pm, meeting at Wangaratta RSL Club this month for food, fun and games. Combined breakfast is now organised by Glenyce who chose The Gateway on first Sunday of the month where a delicious fare was served.
Next breakfast is at Hollywood’s from 9am on June 4.
Terry commented on the walking group who meet every Monday at 9am at Apex Park where members walk and talk to a nice coffee spot to continue talking.
The men’s breakfast group, the two card groups, craft group and book club continue to enjoy their regular activities.
Marianne and Sue have several events planned for the rest of the year for all to enjoy, including a garden tour on November 29 and 30.
Guest speaker was well known identity George Lee who spoke about his childhood and early years in and around Wangaratta
and as he has such an interesting story to tell - he will return later in the year to continue the tale.
Dennis Edwards won the lucky number prize.
AT the May meeting there were 38 people present, 17 apologies, three on leave and five visitors.
Alma Sargeant was presented with flowers for her 95th birthday and congratulations given.
The club was also pleased to add a new member, with Libby inducted and welcomed.
Last month members enjoyed an in-house lunch which had been prepared by some of the members.
The “Who Am I” was Gavan Kelly and the lucky number was won by Gleniece Hooper.
In May members enjoyed films ‘Air’, ‘Living’, ‘I Love Paris’ and the trip to Bright.
They also had an extensive tour of the Wangaratta library and WPAC.
There are many resources available to the public through the library, including online material and audio tapes.
The Rural Women Online have computers in the training room on Wednesdays from 10am to 12pm.
The diners group travelled to Kim Wah at Benalla and the breakfast club enjoyed breakfast at The Gateway.
Upcoming events include on June 8, 11.30am a tour of the
Cathedral, June 22 Bonegilla Migrant Centre, July 28 Christmas in July at the Vine Hotel.
The next breakfast club is at The Gateway on June 8 at 8.30am.
Guest speaker Jamie Kaye, environmentalist, gave such an interesting and informative talk on why the Ovens River is the best in the country.
Flooding is good for the river, keeping it and everything that lives in it healthy.
VICE president Pauline McAliece opened the May meeting in the absence of president Ron, who is on a long holiday.
A minute’s silence was observed for late member John Allan, recently deceased.
A few members were reminded their annual membership fees are due now.
The welfare angels are kept busy visiting unwell members and the club hopes for a speedy recovery for all.
The walking group enjoyed a different walk on Wednesday, car-pooling and driving to Glenrowan to see the mural on Kate’s Cottage and other sights in Glenrowan.
They are now back to Wangaratta and the usual walks around town.
The garden group enjoyed a trip to Bright and loved the autumn colours in the streets, a successful day was had by members.
Helen Baker reported on all upcoming activities, which are a
Monday, June 3, 2013
By LEAH TINDILL
AUTUMN in Wangaratta will be remembered for a return to seasonable rainfall trends.
A downpour in the final days of May pushed the month’s total rainfall to 52.8 millimetres well above last year’s 29.4mm and the long term average of 37.5mm.
While April received .4mm less than last year’s 12.6mm, March dumped 64.0mm on the town, 20mm more than the 30 year average of 41.5mm.
Bureau of Meteorology senior
duty forecaster Terry Ryan said the higher rainfall was due to North West cloud bands which had been scarce in the past 10 to 15 years.
“We had more rain bearing systems go through compared to previous autumns,” Mr Ryan said.
“A couple of North West cloud bands, as we call them, moved across Broome and down inland into Victoria which particularly affected Northern parts of the State.”
Statistics also reveal higher daily temperatures in relation to the elevated rainfall patterns.
Temperatures hovered around 30 degrees for the majority of March and April and warm highs of 24 degrees were recorded in May.
Mr Ryan said the BOM was also forecasting a warmer winter with higher rainfalls due to the North West cloud bands.
“The winter forecast is most likely to be above average rainfall and temperatures,” he said.
“We can expect less frost, warmer days and more rain.”
The first week of winter is set to bring sunshine to Wangaratta with tops of 15 and 16 predicted until the weekend.
BADGE PRESENTATION: Elaine Smith received her 20 year badge from Wangaratta Ladies Probus president Christine Spriggs.
CELEBRATION
CAKE: Fran Doing celebrated 30 years at the Wangaratta Ladies Probus.
casserole lunch, Christmas in July lunch, luncheon at TAFE and a few shows at WPAC. After morning tea Avril Annett introduced guest speaker Christine Heard, who spoke about her experience as a Marching Girl.
This sport started in New Zealand and eventually came to Victoria in 1953.
Attractively uniformed teams competed for medals and trophies in several categories.
The national titles were something to work hard for and were held in a different state each year.
When Christine retired at 16 she had 413 medals and wonderful memories of teamwork, obedience, deportment and travel.
After she answered many questions from members, Avril presented Christine with a gift in appreciation.
PRESIDENT Christine Spriggs opened the meeting and welcomed those present and visitor Rosemary Forster.
She hoped that everyone had had a lovely Mother’s Day.
With sadness members remembered their dear friend and member Esther Braden, recently deceased.
Esther has been a past president and vice president of Probus and has always attended and taken part in many of the club’s activities and outings during her 20 years, which she celebrated earlier this year.
Nine ladies attend Esther’s service and were asked to form a Guard of Honour for her, which they proudly did.
All club activities were reported on and the Observation Run was held on Wednesday, May 24, ending back in Wangaratta at Rotary Park for
presentations to the winners.
Elaine Smith was awarded her 20 year badge at the meeting. Elaine has enjoyed the fun and fellowship that her years with Probus have given her.
Guest speaker was Marion Rak, who spoke on women in agriculture and what she has achieved in this field.
Marion has attended many overseas conferences and meetings around Australia over the last 30 years.
She is now a mentor to younger women coming into agriculture. A very interesting look at what is happening today regarding women.
MEN’S Probus members enjoyed a couple of coffee mornings at WPAC last month.
The club would welcome any men who are looking for some male company to join on the first and third Friday of the month at 10am.
The May monthly meeting was short on numbers with most of the executive incapacitated.
However treasurer Ken stepped up and ran a very good meeting. A little hiccup with the audio visual of our guest speaker, but members Jim Cozens and George Lee were able to enlighten us on their lives from a young age, which was well received.
The men’s club assisted the ladies club with an excellent Observation Day last week where members travelled the countryside from Wangaratta to Chiltern, Rutherglen and Boorhaman, coming back along Boorhaman Road and Grossman Drive and attempting to find all the North Sculpture Trail. Hopefully the small groups will be up and running this coming month.
FUN: Two year old Zya Da Silva enjoyed playing with the colorful foliage around Wangaratta during autumn.
PHOTO: Luke Plummer
ALL those interested in exploring the art of bobbin lacemaking will have the opportunity to learn from an acclaimed artist, when Mary Elizabeth Barron takes up residency and leads free workshops at the Wangaratta Art Gallery later this month.
It’s part of a series of events and programs being held to accompany the 2023 Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award (WCTA), which opens at the gallery on June 10.
Known for her passion for craft, her innovative use of materials and large scale laceworks, Ms Barron has been practicing various craft techniques since childhood.
Her residency will provide a unique opportunity for participants to learn about the bobbin lacemaking art form - a weaving technique dating back to the late 1400s - creating contemporary pieces using recycled materials.
Ms Barron’s artistic practice primarily revolves around sewing, papermaking, basketry and bobbin lacemaking, with a particular focus on utilising waste materials and addressing themes of family, women’s work, memory, and environmental concerns.
Taking a contemporary approach, participants will explore the use of thread created from waste plastic to craft unique pieces which will contribute to an installation work inspired by the architecture of the gallery building.
This innovative approach highlights Ms Barron’s commitment to sustainability
and her ability to transform discarded materials into captivating works of art.
Throughout her career, she has achieved notable recognition both nationally and internationally; her works exhibited across the eastern states of Australia and overseas and featured in prominent lace and textile arts magazines.
Ms Barron’s talent and contributions to the field were acknowledged in the international textile art textbook Textiles: The Art
LEARN to make your own native flower posy during a workshop being held at the Cheshunt Hall this Thursday at 6.30pm.
Presented by Pangerang Community Hub, the workshop will be led by freelance florist Kodi Oke, who will teach some basics of flower arranging and floral design using locally sourced blooms. Cost is $35 per person and bookings are essential on 5721 3813.
SUPERPICTURE is an exhibition which follows the Dadaist tradition of images quoting other images and looks at the relationship between images and art more broadly.
Created by multi-disciplinary artist Tristan Chant who works across print, collage and textile mediums, the works examine authorship and originality through the juxtaposition of found images appropriated from both high and low culture, and the mobility of photography in art production.
The exhibition is on display until June 11.
of Mankind by Mary Schoeser, a renowned author specialising in textiles.
She has curated a group exhibition of Australian contemporary lacemakers and enjoyed residencies at several Queensland regional galleries, as well as a two-month residency in Thailand.
Notable achievements include being commissioned by HOTA, Gold Coast to create a new work for the opening exhibition of the new gallery, which
now forms part of the gallery’s collection, and her works can also be found in the collections of three other regional art galleries.
In 2021, Ms Barron’s lace designs were selected for use as public art in the main street of Beenleigh, further showcasing her artistic impact on the local community.
The residency and workshops will take place in Gallery 2 from June 24 to July 1 this year, with an artist “meet and greet” being
held on Saturday, June 24 from at 2pm to 3.30pm (all welcome, RSVP essential).
Workshops are free and will run on Sunday, June 25 June from 10.30 to 12.30 and 1.30pm to 3.30pm, with bookings essential.
Interested participants are encouraged to book early as limited spaces are available.
For more information and registration details please call 03 5722 0865 or visit, www.wangarattaartgallery.com.au.
ONE of Australia’s leading pianists, Kristian Chong, will perform with renowned violinist Sophie Rowell at the Benalla Art Gallery on Saturday, June 10.
Presented by the gallery in partnership with the Melbourne Recital Centre, the recital will include classical favourites including Mozart’s ‘Sonata for piano and violin K380’, Sutherland’s ‘Nocturne for violin and piano’, Clara Schumann’s ‘3 Romances for violin and piano’ and Ravel’s ‘Sonata no 2 for violin and piano.
Mr Chong is known for his virtuosic pianism, dynamic range and affinity for collaboration, and he will be joined for this concert by Ms Rowell, who has had an extensive performing career as a soloist, chamber musician and principal orchestral violinist both in Australia and abroad.
Since opening in 2009, the Melbourne Recital Centre has been a major contributor to Australia’s vibrant musical landscape; the centre testament to the passion, vision and generosity of Melbourne’s music community.
Benalla Art Gallery director, Eric Nash, said the gallery treasures its partnership with the Melbourne Recital Centre, providing local audiences with regular access to concerts by world-class musicians.
Melbourne Recital Centre’s Regional Touring Program is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Gailey Lazarus Foundation.
Concert goers have the opportunity to make it a full night out, with an optional pre-concert dinner from 6pm at the Munro & Sargeant restaurant located at Benalla Art Gallery.
The concert will be held in the Ledger Gallery from 7pm and payment and registration is essential with places limited.
For more information including ticket prices, contact the gallery on 5760 2619, or email gallery@ benalla.vic.gov.au.
RACING: Tin Top Regularity Race 1 winner Len Read in his 1964 Mini
DIEHARD competitors and spectators weathered the wet conditions on May 28 to make the 46th Historic Winton weekend another big success.
Len Kerwood, Austin 7 Club president and Historic Winton organiser, said all 47 car, motorcycle and sidecar races went to plan at Winton Motor Raceway.
He said the Saturday practice, first races and displays provided a day of thrills and excitement for spectators, whilst on Sunday the race vehicles provided a formidable display of rivalry despite rain slowing down the pace.
“A first for Historic Winton was the Group N Tin Top (Touring Cars pre-1958 to 1972) in the inaugural Regularity events when the fields included
six FJ Holdens, a Ford Cortina, A Shelby Coupe, a Vauxhall PB and a VW Beetle,” said Mr Kerwood.
“Drivers estimated their race time and the one closest to the nominated time is the winner.”
The Tin Top Regularly winners of their three races were: Race 1, Len Read in a 1964 Mini Cooper; Race 2, Eric Spokes in a 1957 Holden FE; and Race 3, Brian Russell in a 1949 Holden FX.
The Military Brotherhood Military Motorcycle Club were honoured as leaders of the convoy of especially selected historic display vehicles for the Sunday Parade, an annual event highlight.
Mr Kerwood said the Austin 7 Club was grateful to all involved - the car, motorbike and sidecar competitors, spectators and the large band of volunteers who
team up to create this iconic Australian historic motorsport event as well as allied events.
“Adding to the weekend’s excitement was about 70 motoring enthusiasts enjoying the Benalla Historic Vehicle Tours, run by the Benalla Rural City Council, that visited the silos, wetlands or maze and rose gardens on the prior Friday,” he said.
“We also thank the Benalla Art Gallery for its partnership in the Hot Lap sculpture exhibition over the weekend.
“All in all, it was a spectacular, solid weekend of historic motoring and motorsport activity for regional and city Victorians as well as visitors from around Australia.”
The 47th Historic Winton will be back next year on May 25 and 26.
MOTORING ALONG: Nathan Tasca races throught the bends in his 1934 Singer, which he spent years rebuilding.
THE month of May was certainly much colder than usual over most of Victoria and as far north as southern inland Queensland.
The mean maximum temperature of 15.3 degrees in Wangaratta was more than two degrees below the May normal and the coldest in May since 14.9 degrees in 1973.
The last half of May the mean maximum temperature was 13.9 degrees, the coldest since 12.5 degrees in 1968.
Benalla had its coldest May since 1968 whilst Rutherglen had its coldest May since 2000.
Other cold Mays were in 1909, 1917, 1926, 1960, 1962, 1968 as well as 1973.
Quite a few of those did lead to a winter season slightly warmer than normal in our regions and rainfalls near average.
Actually the weather profiles this year is similar to that of 1926.
The winter of 1926 was warmer and slightly wetter than average in North East Victoria, whilst the spring of 1926 was warmer and drier than usual.
Rainfalls last month included 46.8mms at Wangaratta, 56.4mms at Benalla, 38mms at Rutherglen and 70mms at both Strathbogie and Whitfield.
All totals were about 10 to 15mms below average.
The lack of sunshine was a notable weather feature in May.
LEADING THE PACK: Tin Top Regularity Race 2 winner Eric Spoke in his 1957 Holden
At Lake Eildon there were only 75 hours of sunshine for all of last month.
There were frequent frosts further north to well into Queensland mainly because of very low to little rainfall in many places.
Alice Springs recorded frosts on 13 days during May; the average number of frost days at Alice Springs in May is usually two or three days.
OUT IN FRONT: Tin Top Regularity Race 3 winner Brian Russell in his 1949 Holden FX.
There were a record 23 days of frosts in May 1976 and 13 days in May of 1879 and 2012 in Alice Springs.
The mean minimum temperature of 3.7 degrees at Alice Springs was 10 degrees below the May normal and the third coldest in 145 years behind 3.4 degrees in 1879 and 1.4 degrees in 1976.
Interestingly the springs of 1879 and 2012 in our regions were warmer and drier than usual but the spring of 1976 was exceptionally wet and stormy.
Who can remember Melbourne Cup Day on November 2, 1976?
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ACROSS
1 Which horse won the 2009 Caulfield Cup (6)
8 Which horse won the 1945 Melbourne Cup (8)
9 Name an inflammatory disease of the skin (6)
10 Which geometrical plane curve is formed by an intersection (8)
11 Name a blood-sucking African fly (6)
12 What was the Kon-Tiki (4)
13 Which term indicates 12 dozen (5)
16 What are some British noblemen called (5)
19 To expel from a place, is to do what (4)
21 Name the natives of Baghdad (6)
22 Which persons avoid traditional conventions of behaviour (8)
23 What are farewells called (6)
24 Who discovered X-rays in 1895, William ... (8)
25 How many players are there in a cricket team (6)
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2 Which tooth is adapted for cutting (7)
3 What are circular bands of flowers left at graves (7)
4 Who deals in textiles and cloth goods (6)
5 Which musical direction suggests moderately slowly and evenly (7)
6 Which mental disorder is marked by alternating periods of excitation and depression (7)
7 Name the US film director known especially for the Pink Panther films, Blake ... (7)
13 Who collaborated with Sir Arthur Sullivan, Sir William ... (7)
Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.
14 What are narcotics also known as (7)
15 Which poems have 14 lines (7)
17 Name an alternative term for insatiable greed for riches (7)
18 What is unoccupied time called (7)
20 What is herbal tea known as (6)
Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.
Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.
1 RAMATE
(a) Difficult to control
(b) Chaffy
(c) Branched
2 VITIATE
(a) To make lifelike
(b) To use abusive language
(c) To render faulty or defective
Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.
CLUES:
Fire fighter (7)
Guardedly cautious (7)
Mix of original tracks (5)
Railway carriage
Refurbishment
Top student (3)
Travel costs (5)
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A FIELD day at Mudgegonga this week will explore the options for reducing farm emissions and accessing supply chains looking for low-emissions intensity produce.
North East Wine Zone forum
• Thursday, June 22, from 8.15am to 6pm at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre. Register at https://events.humanitix.com/newz-forum-2023.
The forum has been designed to provide grapegrowers and winemakers in the North East with the opportunity to network and learn from their peers and industry experts.
Speakers will also cover genomics, plant breeding, pasture species suitable for high rainfall areas, and improving soil health to capture productivity gains.
The field day on Wednesday, June 7 will include presentations at the Mudgegonga Hall in the morning and an afternoon in the paddock on a beef cattle property.
Some case studies and practical information will be supplied
WANGARATTA STORE SALE: Friday, June 2, 810 head yarded
so that you can go away and consider some of these opportunities in your operation.
Many of the terms provided by the media will be demystified and discussed as part of the day.
This event is supported by the North East CMA and Agriculture Victoria, with funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Speakers will discuss where things are up to with respect to farms and emissions.
The field day will provide a chance to understand some of the main themes around the topic.
Speakers include:
• Understanding what a carbon footprint looks like - Julian Carroll, Stellar Livestock;
• Carbon Neutral supply chains and being involved - Mark Ritchie, Delatite Station;
• Genetics and opportunities to reduce emissions - Christian Duff, Angus Australia General Manager of Genetic Improvement;
• Resource Management Farm Water - Greg Bekker, DEECA (Agriculture Victoria);
• Feed base pasture - Allen Newman, Barenbrug Seeds;
• Soil health and nutrition - Sue
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• Agriculture Victoria’s OnFarm Emissions Action Plan Pilot - Brad Costin, DEECA (Agriculture Victoria).
The field day gets underway at 9.30am at Mudgegonga Public Hall, 1395 Myrtleford-Yackandandah Rd, Mudgegonga.
Tickets are $30 plus booking fee for venue and catering and can be made at https://events. humanitix.com/carbon-farmingproductivity-field-day.
For more information contact Lachlan Campbell at lachlan. campbell@necma.vic.gov.au or 0400 852 452.
STRONG numbers turned out for last Friday’s store sale at the Wangaratta Livestock Exchange despite prices still sitting below average.
Corcoran Parker cattle agent Reiley Murtagh was pleased with the overall sale with local feedlots and farmers alike making a strong presence to purchase, keeping prices steady in the market.
“The June auction presented 850 cattle overall which is slightly down on last month, however is a positive outcome coming into winter,” Mr Murtagh said.
Steers 400-480kg sold for320-345c/kg, steers 280320kg sold for 300-360c/kg, feeder heifers 350-420kg sold between 280-330c/kg, lighter heifers 200-300kg sold for 260320c/kg, and cows and calves sold for $1000-$1620 per unit.
“Although prices were cheaper on the day, cows and calves were the biggest hit,” Mr Murtagh said.
“There were plenty of buyers and opportunists present who were mainly locals.
“Some lots were out of condition due to coming into the winter months.
“The current market is not all doom and gloom with things expected to pick up again in the coming months
KURT HICKLING khickling@which will inject some confidence in vendors and buyers.
“Now is still a great time to be in the market and purchase some great livestock.”
Benalla livestock commission buyer Garry McCorkell, who has been farming for 60 years and runs cattle on 180 acres, was at the sale looking to purchase cattle despite a below average market.
“The sale of cattle remains steady but prices are down which is the current trend for now,” Mr McCorkell said.
“Prices are certainly cheaper compared to 12 months ago.
“Prices at the sale remained much the same on Friday in comparison to the last three months.
“I purchased a number of cattle for clients that are headed to various feedlots.”
Mr McCorkell purchases cattle and “finishes” them with weight gain and condition and sells them on to another producer.
“Buying and selling in the market right now leaves a smaller profit based on the
current market situation and I cannot see things bouncing back anytime soon,” he said.
“The season has been slow with recent floods as farmers are still bouncing back.
“However, a mild autumn has given confidence to farmers coming into the winter period.
“The outlook is for a dryer winter with less rainfall predicted which again goes in the favour of local cattle producers.
“I believe come spring, the market and prices will return to normal.”with weight gain and condition and sells them on to another producer.
“Buying and selling in the market right now leaves a smaller profit based on the current market situation and I cannot see things bouncing back anytime soon,” he said.
“The season has been slow with recent floods as farmers are still bouncing back.
“However, a mild autumn has given confidence to farmers coming into the winter period.
“The outlook is for a dryer winter with less rainfall predicted which again goes in the favour of local cattle producers.
“I believe come spring, the market and prices will return to normal.”
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GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Thomas Boyd 4, Alexander Marklew 3, Toby Murray 3, Thomas Baulch 2, Lockey McCartney 2, Jack Gerrish 1. YARRAWONGA: Nicholas Fothergill 2, Michael Gibbons 2, Leigh Williams 2, Matthew Casey 1, Ned Pendergast 1, Cameron Wilson
1. BEST: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Toby Murray, Alex McCarthy, Thomas Baulch, Dylan Wilson, Will Christie, Brodie Filo. YARRAWONGA: Leigh Masters, William Wheeler, Kyal Tyson, Michael Gibbons, Matthew Casey, Nicholas Fothergill.
GOALS: WODONGA: Oscar Willding 3, Joshua Mathey 2, Noah Spiteri 2, Jack Chesser 1. ALBURY: Riley Bice 3, Jacob Conlan 3, Jeff Garlett 3, Ben Kelly 2, Tom O’Brien 2, Luke Daly
1. BEST: WODONGA: Angus Baker, Joshua Mathey, Adam Jorgensen, Ollie Greenhill, Oscar Willding, Matthew Soroczynski. ALBURY: Jake Gaynor, Riley Bice, Tom O’Brien, Brydan Hodgson, Jacob Page, Elliott Powell.
A GRADE
Myrtleford 34 def by Wangaratta 35
BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 3 Saige Broz 2 Sophie Hanrahan 1.
WANGARATTA: Kate Dean 3 Issy Newton 2 Hannah Grady 1.
GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 26 Sally Botter 8. WANGARATTA: Georgia Clark 19 Amanda Umanski 11 Amy Byrne 5.
Wangaratta Rovers 43 def by Yarrawonga 73
BEST: n/a. GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Samantha Kreltszheim 25 Rebecca Kreltszheim 18 .
YARRAWONGA: Kaleisha Pell 46 Hidden Player 27. Lavington 44 def by Wodonga Raiders 45
Wodonga 45 def by Albury 66
B GRADE: Myrtleford 29 def by Wangaratta 36, Lavington 30 def by Wodonga Raiders 42, Wodonga 52 def Albury 39, Wang Rovers 40 def by Yarrawonga 55.
C GRADE: Lavington 48 def Wodonga Raiders 24, Wodonga 34 def Albury 33, Wang Rovers 34 def by Yarrawonga 44, Myrtleford 43 def Wangaratta 35 .
17 & UNDER: Lavington 35 def by Wodonga Raiders 58; CorowaRutherglen 32 def by North Albury 62; Wang Rovers 55 def Yarrawonga
38; Myrtleford 22 def by Wangaratta 60; Wodonga 50 def Albury 38.
15 & UNDER: Myrtleford 35 def Wangaratta 24; Lavington 24 def by Wodonga Raiders 43; Wang Rovers 58 def Yarrawonga 17; Wodonga 48 def Albury 22; Corowa-Rutherglen 24 def by North Albury 29.
Wangaratta Rovers 16.14.110 def
Yarrawonga 2.2.14
BEST: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Ned Turner, William Ashton, Oliver Sharp, Tom Forrest, Judd Schubert, Riley Allan. YARRAWONGA: Lochie Forge, Mitchell Parker, Patrick Waugh, Hunter Frauenfelder, Ned Harvey, Oliver Connell. GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Judd Schubert
4, Jai Dal Zotto 3, Oliver Sharp 2, Ned Turner 2, William Ashton 1, Lachlan Barbour 1, Jack Keys 1, Charles Ledger
1, Trey Vincent 1. YARRAWONGA: Jack Eales 1, Ned Harvey 1.
Myrtleford 7.5.47 def
Wangaratta 5.13.43
BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Harry Stripeikis, Nicholas Hall, Saxon Rosser, Jude Browne, Hunter North, Marcello Vescio. WANGARATTA: Hugh Canning, Dylan Browne, Connor Hughes, Josh Styles, Kaeden Burrows, Blake Newton. GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Nicholas Hall 3, Cy Banks
1, Angus Smiles 1, Lachlan Stripeikis 1, Marcello Vescio
1. WANGARATTA: Connor Hughes 2, Ned Gorman 1, Ned O’Kane 1, Oscar Roberts 1.
Wodonga 5.7.37 def by Albury 8.7.55
Lavington 10.7.67 def Wod. Raiders 6.8.44
GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Ryley Bouker 1, Declan Bren 1, Sam Hilton-Joyce 1, Ashton McPherson 1. WANGARATTA: Callum Moore 10, Thomas Gorman 2, Liam Mcveigh 2, Daniel Sharrock 2, Jackson Clarke 1, Braeden Marjanovic 1, Darcy Melksham 1, Will O’Keefe 1, Daine Porter 1 BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Elijah Wales, Kyle Winter-Irving, Mitch Dalbosco, Ashton McPherson, Simon Curtis, Austin Wickes. WANGARATTA: Callum Moore, Daniel Sharrock, Jackson Clarke, Liam Mcveigh, Braeden Marjanovic, Cameron Barrett.
GOALS: LAVINGTON: Jake O’Brien 4, Shaun Driscoll 3, Jack Kirley 2, Jack Driscoll 1, Tim Hanna 1, Tom Hargreave 1, Tyson Neander 1, Charlie Sanson 1. WODONGA RAIDERS: Ben Hernan 2, Indhi Kotzur 2, Tom Bracher 1, Max Glass 1, Samuel McKenzie 1, Beau O’Neill 1, Ned Twycross 1. BEST: LAVINGTON: William Glanvill, Tom Hargreave, Tyson Neander, Jake O’Brien, Ewan Mackinlay, Jack Kirley. WODONGA RAIDERS: Ned Conway, Cameron EllisYolmen, Lewis Waters, Nelson Bowey, Bradley St John, Beau O’Neill.
ROUND 9 - JUNE 10
YARRAWONGA vs WODONGA
NORTH ALBURY vs WANG ROVERS
WANGARATTA vs COROWA-RUTHERGLEN
WODONGA RAIDERS vs MYRTLEFORD ALBURY
*Ladder correct at time of print from Ovens and King website.
A GRADE:
Whorouly 29 def by Tarrawingee 54
Bonnie Doon 54 def North Wangaratta 30
Milawa 59 def Goorambat 36
B GRADE:
Whorouly 52 def Tarrawingee 42
Bonnie Doon 75 def North Wangaratta 40
Milawa 66 def Goorambat 36
B RESERVE:
Whorouly 44 def Tarrawingee 20
Bonnie Doon 67 def North Wangaratta 20
Milawa 77 def Goorambat 20
C GRADE:
Whorouly 28 def Tarrawingee 24
Bonnie Doon 56 def North Wangaratta 34
Bright 56 def Moyhu 15
UNDER 15s:
Whorouly 20 def Tarrawingee 6
Bonnie Doon 36 def North Wangaratta 14
Bright 14 def by Moyhu 22
*no other scores available at time of print
KING’S BIRTHDAY LEAGUE BYE - JUNE 10
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
BENALLA ALL BLACKS VS MILAWA
KING VALLEY VS TARRAWINGEE
GOORAMBAT VS BRIGHT
MOYHU VS GRETA
NORTH WANGARATTA V WHOROULY
BONNIE DOON - BYE
Wodonga ...................9.3.57
Albury ......................8.14.62
BEST: ?WODONGA: Aaron Reichman, Riley Gill, Rhys Venturoni, Isaac Cassidy, Angus Geddes, Jackson Russell. ALBURY: Spencer Jones, Will Unthank, Jackson Payne, Jacob Brunner, Harry Cameron, Cooper Page. Myrtleford .................6.1.37
Wangaratta...........20.15.135
MYRTLEFORD: om Sparks, Benjamin Paddle, Mitchell Botter, Jack Woodall, James Mcpherson, Nicholas Ferguson. WANGARATTA: Fraser HollandDean, Daniel Tidball, Ryan Battin, Harrison Smart, Jayden Adamo, Mackenzie Hughes. Lavington .............24.12.156
Wodonga Raiders .......3.0.18
LAVINGTON: Andrew Yates, Aidan Cook, Nick Brennan, Bailey Pirnag, Darcy Hennessy, Noah Graham. WODONGA
RAIDERS: Declan Rochow, Tyrone Ellis, Alex Jamieson, Samuel Bone, Oscar Halls, Aaron Spencer. Wangaratta Rovers ....10.3.63 Yarrawonga ..............10.9.69
WANGARATTA ROVERS: Noah Amery, Nicholas Redley, Sam Henderson, Shane Gaston, Connor Crimmins, Tristan Lenaz. YARRAWONGA: Douglas Arnold, Max Hemphill, Beau Seymour, Dillon Walsh-hall, Tom McKimmie, Brady Black.
GOALS: WHOROULY: Riley Calvene 3, Luke Zanin 3, Simon Chalmers 2, Oliver Dixon 2, Kane Fitzpatrick 2, Jake Riley 2, William Allen 1, Paul Glanville 1, Andrew Newton 1, Samuel Piazza 1. TARRAWINGEE: Danyon Hearne 2, Lewis Sharrock 2, Hugh Amery 1, Patrick Byrne 1, Joel Cain 1, Matt Seymour 1, Private player 1. BEST: WHOROULY: William Allen, Riley Calvene, Luke Zanin, Matthew Vescio, Oliver Dixon, Andrew Newton. TARRAWINGEE: Patrick Byrne, Harry Askew, Sam Peters, Lewis Sharrock, Thomas Salmon, Seth Coonan.
BONNIE DOON
NORTH WANGARATTA 1.1 1.1 3.2 3.5.23
GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Luke Murray 5, Will Foster 4, Al Bennett 2, Jayjay Curtin 2, Matthew Hedin 1, Patrick Revell 1, Joel Sanford 1. NORTH WANGARATTA: Tyler Nanson 1, Taylor O’Brien 1, Tyler Schulze 1. BEST: BONNIE DOON: No best players have been selected. NORTH WANGARATTA No best players have been selected.
BRIGHT 5.5 8.7 11.10 13.13.91
MOYHU 1.0 2.1 3.4 4.9.33
GOALS: BRIGHT: Cooper Thomason 6, Jack Dalbosco 2, Reuben Jamieson 2, Dylan Bursill 1, Joseph Crawley 1, Darcy Sholl 1. MOYHU: Jared Lea 2, James Kelly 1, Charlie West 1. BEST: BRIGHT : Michael Elliott, Darcy Sholl, Patrick Bren, Cooper Thomason, Nick Lebish, Chad Martin. MOYHU: Liam Cook, Dylan Carmody, George Hearn, Josh Coonan, Harrison Grant, Bailey Zimmermann.
GRETA 5.4 11.7 17.11 21.15.141
KING VALLEY 0.1 1.2 1.4 1.6.12
GOALS: GRETA: Frazer Judd 7, Bryce Hooper 2, Lachie Kennett 2, Stuart Mccauley 2, James Mcclounan 2, Mark Wettern 2, Joshua Bell 1, Nicholas Pell 1, Thomas Rosser 1, Bradley Whinray 1. KING VALLEY: William Davies 1. BEST: GRETA: Bryce Hooper, Bryce Ralph, Frazer Judd, Bradley Whinray, Thomas Rosser, Mark Wettern. KING VALLEY: Charlie Davies, Tim Roman, Jack Davies, Bradley Collihole, Ryan Wait, Sam Evans.
MILAWA 4.5 8.8 11.14 16.17.113
GOORAMBAT 1.1 3.1
4.1 4.2.26
GOALS: MILAWA: Luke Toohey 3, Jarryd Wallace 3, Harry Allan 2, Sebastian De Napoli 2, Jack Bussell 1, Liam Byrne 1, Ben Clarke 1, Declan Joyce-Lawford 1, Brent Newton 1, Steven Williamson 1. GOORAMBAT: Matthew Priest 2, Robert Wilson 1. BEST: MILAWA: Ben Clarke, Liam Byrne, Harry Allan, Aiden Bihun, xavier Ham, Daniel Bihu. GOORAMBAT: Jamie Dunne, Samuel Gladstone, John House, Kobe Black, Benjamin Reaburn, Robert Wilson.
Whorouly .............20.10.130
Tarrawingee ..............3.6.24
BEST: WHOROULY: Ned Pascoe, Aiden Giovannoni, Gene Marek, Adam Harris, Adam Pascoe, Ryan Harris. TARRAWINGEE: Tyler Heywood, Jordan Stana, Seth Turla, Jacob Lowe, Ethan Ryan, Spencer Jones. Bonnie Doon ..............8.9.57 North Wangaratta ......5.4.34
BEST: BONNIE DOON: Luke Jenkins, Earl Ree-Goodings, Patrick Kelleher, Shane Polkinghorne. NORTH WANGARATTA: Chase Jackson, Fraser White, Samuel Shanley, Luke Brown, Joshua Ismale, Dylan Fischer. Bright ..................18.12.120 Moyhu.......................3.2.20
BEST: BRIGHT: Thomas Mullane-Grant, Felix Blazek, Mason Cracknall, Thomas Gray, Bradley Nightingale, aidan parmesan. MOYHU: kiangkai Douangphosay, Darby West, Ryan Hargreaves, Will Johnson, Aaron Thrum, Leroy Dowling. Greta .....................26.4.160 King Valley ..................1.1.7
BEST: GRETA: Trent Whitecross, Osbert Ramage, Stewart McLeod, Tom Webster, Chris Dube, Zeb Griffin. KING
VALLEY: Will Graham, Luca Pizzini, David Lang, Harry White, Cohan Vincent, Nick Stebnyckyj.
Milawa .................18.16.124
Goorambat ................4.3.27
BEST: MILAWA: James Peck, Jack Stevenson, Kheda Stevenson, Daniel Bryant, Callum Honey, Michael Walker. GOORAMBAT: Todd Haslam, Aiden Phillips, Daniel Hooper, Todd Wapling, Peter Cochrane, Jack Trevena.
THE top six has become within reach for Whorouly at the halfway mark of the O&K football season after a confidence boosting 66 point win over Tarrawingee 18.15 (123) to 9.3 (57) on Saturday.
Coming off their first win for the season, the Dogs fired in the first quarter as the game shaped to be a hard fought battle with the Lions going into quartertime with a one point lead.
Whorouly were able to give themselves some breathing space on the scoreboard in the second quarter before stamping their dominance on the game in the second half to run away comprehensive winners.
Lions coach Riley Calvene said after the team came out slow, he was pleased with how his boys were able to click into gear from quartertime and play more free flowing football.
“I think our work rate lifted in that second quarter, we were sort of kick chasing at the start so once the boys started playing more of a team first attitude and do a bit of unrewarded running it started to go our way,” he said.
Calvene was a force up forward himself booting three goals in his 50th game for the club along with Luke Zanin, while Will Allen and Matt Vescio were instrumental through the midfield.
Vescio was given the task of taking Tarrawingee’s major ball winner Hugh Amery out of the game at the stoppages, which Calvene said he did with great success.
“Obviously Hugh is a really good stoppage player, we
BY BAILEY ZIMMERMANN bzimmermann@ nemedia.com.aujust had Matt Vescio man him up at stoppages and be accountable, it wasn’t too much of a tag but Matt did a really good job so we’re really happy with that,” he said.
For the Dogs, Patrick Byrne and Harry Askew worked tirelessly throughout the four quarters as Lewis Sharrock provided some forward potency with his two goals.
The win brought the Lions to within one win of the tightly contested battle for the last two finals spots in the top six with losses to North Wangaratta, Moyhu and King Valley.
Calvene said the league wide King’s Birthday bye this week will provide his team with a great opportunity to set themselves up for a finals run in the second half of the year.
“It was a really good win on the weekend and we were able to play the way we wanted to so we’ve got some confidence out of that and hopefully we can build on that when we come up against North Wang and Moyhu who are up for the fight,” he said.
Around the grounds on Saturday, all home teams defended their turf with comprehensive wins as Milawa were far too good for Goorambat and Bonnie Doon triumphed over North Wangaratta, while the biggest win of the day went to Greta who defeated King Valley by a whopping 119 points.
By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN
A DOMINANT start was a catalyst for an emphatic Bright bounce back win over Moyhu’s senior footballers on Saturday, proving too strong for the young Hoppers 13.13 (91) to 4.9 (33).
The Mountain Men opened the game at Pioneer Park with the first five goals of the match, rebounding off half-back with rapid ball movement to find space and easily deliver into their forward 50.
While the Hoppers were able to stem the flow of Bright’s slick ball movement in the following three quarters, they were unable to trouble the Mountain Men on the scoreboard as they ran out eventual 58 point winners.
Bright coach Paul Harrison said there was a big emphasis on making a fast start against the young Hoppers which he was pleased to see come off
“With them being a young team we wanted to get a good start to not give them
a chance to build any confidence and get into the game,” he said.
“Every time we cut off something in our back half we really wanted to just change direction and get pace on the ball moving forward, and our ball movement was really good in that first quarter.
“In the second quarter we missed a couple of opportunities that would’ve really put the game out of reach, and in the second half they were sort of trying to stop us from scoring but weren’t scoring a lot themselves with two thirds of their team almost in our forward half.”
Cooper Thomason was amongst the goals yet again for the Mountain Men finishing with a bag of six while Michael Elliot’s dominant intercept marking display across half-back earned him best on ground honours.
Harrison said the intercept marking and rebound off half back was often a feature during training and was rapt to see the likes of
Elliot and Paddy Bren have an impact in the side’s aerial dominance.
“We were opening up the ground really easily through the middle of the ground but then also had numbers running behind to be able to get the ball deep inside our forward half,” he said.
“We always want our one on one players to engage and allow our third man to come across, and then come out on the opposite side of the ground or take that 45 degree kick into the middle and then run off half-back.”
The Hoppers fought gallantly after quarter-time, led by Liam Cook through the midfield and Dylan Carmody, who was given the tough tusk of nullifying Thomason and was everywhere in the aerial contests down back.
Heading into the King’s Birthday bye at the halfway mark of the season, Bright sits comfortably in third on the O&K ladder with just the two losses while Moyhu remains entrenched in a battle for the last two finals spots in fifth.
Wangaratta’s 112-point win over Myrtleford.
TEN majors from Wangaratta star Callum Moore saw the Magpies make light work of Myrtleford in their O&M senior football match on Saturday.
The Magpies made it five wins in a row with a 112-point demolition job of the Saints at RC McNamara Reserve.
Wangaratta slammed on a whopping eight goals to none in the final term to run away with a percentage boosting 4.6 (30) to 21.16 (142) win.
Magpies coach Ben Reid said it was the closest to a four quarter display his side has played all year.
“I thought defensively we
BY WILLSON MACK wmack@ nemedia.com.auwere great to only let them kick four for the day and kick 21 ourselves,” Reid said.
“We know they had a few out but it was great to just get up there and get the job done.”
Moore’s bag of 10 could’ve been bigger with the forward kicking five points while also giving a few off
“It was Cal’s best game for the year,” Reid said.
“The best thing about
it though was the way he moved on the lead.
“He kicked 10 goals five and gave two or three off so to give his teammates opportunities to kick goals is great.
“He’s definitely hitting some good form.”
Reid said his side’s ruthless mentality was on show for the first time this season.
“The most pleasing part was that we weren’t relaxing even though we were winning by a fair bit,” he said.
“We had a real ruthless mentality and I think it’s the first time we’ve had that all year.
“It was also great to see a couple of 18-year-olds in Will O’Keefe and Braeden Marjanovic play their best games at senior level, they both went on ball at times and didn’t look out of place.”
Wangratta’s dynamic midfield duo in Daniel Sharrock and Jackson Clarke continued their strong form with dominant displays.
“’Dools’ (Sharrock) was unreal, he’s just carrying on his strong form,” Reid said.
“Jackson Clarke and Daine (Porter) were also really good, I think they’ve
WANGARATTA Magpies
Football Netball Club will have to wait another week to learn the outcome of its appeal to regain the 2022 O&M senior football premiership flag.
It was originally thought a decision would have been made on Friday, June 2, but AFL House said they needed more time.
“In regard to the Region Appeal Committee process, AFLNEB had previously indicated that they would endeavour to provide an update by Friday, June 2, 2023,” an AFL House statement said on Friday.
“Please note that a determination of the Region Appeal Committee will not be provided today (last Friday) and requires more time, with clubs advised of a revised timeline to achieve a determination, with an aim of Friday, June 9, 2023.”
stepped up in the midfield in the last two weeks.”
Strangely, Wangaratta now has two weeks off as they were schedule to play Corowa-Rutherglen next week, while they’ll also miss the first weekend of round 10’s split round.
“Having two weeks off definitely isn’t ideal but we just have to deal with it as best we can,” Reid said.
“We might play a practice match or intraclub game in the break but we’ll try and navigate our way through it.
“A few sore guys will get a bit of a rest before a big month of footy when we return.”
The Magpies were stripped of the 2022 premiership by the O&M board after the club breached the league’s $125,000 salary cap.
The punishment came on top of three sanctions handed down by the AFLNEB Disciplinary Committee.
AFLNEB handed the Magpies a $28,000 fine, the club was ineligible to compete for premiership points in the first two games of the season and had their player points allowable reduced from 40 to 36.
In December 2022, Wangaratta self-reported an overpayment due to an administrative error and the breach was rectified, once identified.
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“We love matching up against them, they’re a really good side and we have a lot of respect for them and what they do,” Murray said.
“They obviously lost a couple of key pillars early on in the week with (Lach) Howe and (Mark) Whiley and with respect to them being out we knew we had a chance to assert ourselves on the game.
“We both have similarities with good key forwards and rebounding half-backs so they’re always good battles.”
Rovers had an array of goal kickers with Tom Boyd (four goals), Alex Marklew (three), Toby Murray (three), Tom Baulch (two) and Lockey McCartney (two) all snagging multiples.
“Will Christie played his first for the year for us and that gave us great flexibility to move Toby (Murray) forward and that proved to be a dangerous move,” Murray said.
“Alex Marklew was carrying
the load up forward early in the year but he’s got some help now and he bobbed up and kicked three yesterday and not many people will talk about his game.
“Tom Boyd kicked four, Prime two and Lockey McCartney got two as well so it’s great to have that flexibility in front of goal and give teams plenty to defend.”
Baulch was one of his side’s best amassing 25 disposals along with his two majors.
“Prime had his best game for the year,” he said.
“He asserted himself on the contest which is what I think he wanted to do, he went in with a real agenda to be aggressive.
“He got under the skin of Yarrawonga a bit which is a little bit of what he does.
“He plays an annoying game style for a defender because he’s in your face and with his stature on social media and things opposition players can fall into it a little bit.
“He’s starting to really work into it which is great.”
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WANGARATTA Rovers announced themselves as a genuine O&M premiership contender on Saturday.
The Hawks’ senior footballers backed up last weekend’s outstanding display against Wodonga with a statement-making 32-point win over premiership fancy Yarrawonga at WJ Findlay Oval.
The home team slammed on five third quarter goals to Yarrawonga’s three which set up a 15.9 (99) to 9.13 (67) victory.
Wangaratta Rovers coach Sam Murray was stoked with the performance.
“It was one of those really good wins,” Murray said.
“The first three games of the year were really close and could’ve gone either way with two or three minutes to go but we really asserted ourselves on this game which was pleasing.
“We put ourselves in a really good position in the last quarter to be able to hold it out, it was a really impressive performance from the boys.
“Yarrawonga are one of the best sides and we play to beat the best sides and yesterday we were able to do that.”
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Rovers are playing their best footy so far this season and Murray has taken plenty out of his side’s last two encounters, beating the league’s top two placed teams.
“There are things from both games that we’re really happy with,” he said.
“The common denominator across the board is our pressure, and our pressure rating would be really high at the moment.
“Collectively as a group yesterday we were challenged and we were able to respond.
“We probably controlled more of the game against (undefeated) Wodonga but we found ourselves two, three goals down yesterday at stages and we were able to respond which is a really good testament to our composure and ability to fight back.”
The Hawks once again made WJ Findlay Oval a hard place for the Pigeons to play at after also beating them at home last season.
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