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THEY’RE more accustomed to fire, flames and heat, but on Sunday morning local CFA recruits were not letting thick frost and minus two degrees hamper their training.

About a dozen Wangaratta and Moyhu CFA firefighters were put through the final stages of their training, under a program making a significant difference to local brigades.

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Rural funds safe Council says y $3.92m $ sports p centre blowout won’t cost rural towns’ p projects j

COUNCIL has h guaranteed that rural towns will not miss out on project funding as a result of an extra $3.92 million being spent on the redevelopment of the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre (WSAC).

The $12.38m redevelopment of the facility was signed off on at the June council meeting last week by councillors but one person in the gallery

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raised concerns that other projects in rural towns might miss out in future as a result.

Bruce Uebergang queried whether an extra $3.92m on top of an already allocated $3m from council coffers would take away

the ffrom other th projects j t iin th rural towns.

“I understand the project is a good one but you’ve allocated nearly $7m in total when there’s a truckload of small community type projects,” he said.

“I’m just wondering how it's going to affect all of those, and will you push projects back because we’e borrowed so much money on one facility?

“Whorouly is looking at

((new)) netball tb ll courts t and d they thought they were going to get $1m this year.”

Mr Uebergang used an example of what he believed to be unsatisfactory maintenance of the Whitfield Recreation Reserve in an effort to further convey his point of how rural towns might already miss out on funding or attention from council.

“Up at Whitfield we can’t even get the grass mowed

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the fire d danger period iin th i dyou say there’s not enough money or you've done enough,” he said.

“As a place of last resort we can’t even get that done properly for a couple of thousand dollars but you can find nearly $4m extra for a project.\" Council director development services, Marcus Goonan, said the movement in the long term financial plan has not

adjusted thatt dj t d any projects j t th sit outside the Wangaratta CBD area.

“There have been adjustments to two (CBD area) projects in that (the plan) that involved pushing them out two years further,” he said.

Mr Goonan confirmed with the Wangaratta Chronicle that the two projects that would be delayed are in the CBD masterplan and would include streetscape works.

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King Valley FNC life members day THE King Valley United Football and Netball Club will hold its annual sponsors and life members day at the Whitfield Recreation Reserve on Saturday from 12pm to 4pm.

It coincides with the match against Bonnie Doon as the VCFL Worksafe round of the week with Bulldogs AFL premiershiop player and Worksafe amabassador Tom Boyd and a VIXENS netball ambassador attending Thursday night training and the game on Saturday.

As part of the day there will be free barista coffee for all in attendance..

A Beer Pong tournament night will also be held in the clubrooms after the home game on Saturday with teams of two or three to battle it out during the club function.

Round one will kick off at 6pm, drinks are at bar prices and a prize will go to the best dressed team, for more information visit the club on Facebook.

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By GUS RIDDER B THE Euroa electorate's first ever MP Steph Ryan has announced that she will not be seeking re-election in the upcoming state election.

The National’s Party deputy leader made a statement explaining her decision yesterday morning.

“After a great deal of reflection, I have decided to step down as the member for Euroa at the coming state election,” Ms Ryan said.

“With a little one at home and another on the way, it is time for me to seek a job that offers greater flexibility.

“Serving my community as the first member for Euroa has been the honour of a lifetime.

“The greatest pleasure of this job has been the opportunity it has afforded me to meet every day people doing extraordinary things.

“Thanks to the talent and ingenuity of the people who call it home, our region’s future is bright.

“I am also immensely proud to have served as the deputy leader of the Nationals for the past eight years and to be the first woman in the party’s history to be elected to a leadership position, state or federal.

“I want to thank our leader Peter Walsh and my colleagues for their friendship and unwa-

RYAN TO STEP DOWN: Member for Euroa Steph Ryan has announced that she will not be seeking reelection ahead of the upcoming state election. vering support over that time.

“I have always taken my duty to my electorate as my first priority.

“I believe our community deserves someone who can devote 150 per cent of their time and energy to representing them.

“In reality that means someone who can give freely of weeknights and weekends and that, at this stage in my life, is not compatible with my wish to be more present for my family.

“I leave my role firm in the

belief that The Nationals are as important to country communities today as they were 100 years ago.

“Country people need a party that works together as a team to represent the unique challenges we face.

“Over the next six months, I will continue to work tirelessly to see a new government led by Matthew Guy and Peter Walsh elected to ensure regional Victoria and my communities get their fair share.”

Ms Ryan was elected in 2014 when the Euroa electorate replaced the former Benalla electorate, before promptly being chosen as the deputy leader of the Nationals.

Successfully re-elected in 2018, Ms Ryan has served as the shadow minister for several departments while in opposition.

Most recently, Ms Ryan has served as the shadow minister for public transport and roads since February of this year.

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EARLY bird tickets for October’s Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues are now on sale.

The 2022 festival - running from October 28 to 30 - will be the first live version held since 2018, following a break in 2019 as organisers worked to ensure its future sustainability, and online events held in the last two years due to COVID-19.

“This year we excitedly present an Australian-centric program featuring local artists, expatriates returning from abroad and international artists collaborating with locals,” festival chair Dave Fuller said.

“It will truly be a three day celebration of our incredible homegrown talent.”

The festival again incorporates the National Jazz Awards, which this year focus on the guitar, with entry details to be released in coming weeks.

GET IN EARLY: Horns of Leroy will be playing at this year’s festival.

And Merriwa Park will resume its place as the home of blues at this year’s event, with artists including The Black Sorrows set to take the stage.

The park will also play host to a free event on the Sunday

of the festival, which will see musicians from the Wangaratta community and surrounds collaborate with New Orleans-style brass band Horns of Leroy and recent runner-up on The Voice, Thando.

Early bird tickets are on sale until August 18, with the full program for this year's festival to be announced on August 19.

For more details on purchasing tickets, visit https://wangarattajazz.com

Council says blowout won’t cost rural towns

$580,000 on the loose

ing additional seating and a major gym expansion.

A contract price of $11.63m was announced after councillors approved the project last week.

There were two notable projects focusing on rural towns in the 2022/23 budget, which were adopted last week, including $350,000 for the Moyhu Hall refurbishment, and $125,000 for the Everton infrastructure plan.

A BENALLA resident or visitor has kick-started the new financial year as a division one Tattslotto winner, after scoring $580,000 in the weekend's TattsLotto draw - they just don't know it yet.

The elusive player held one of the nine division one winning entries across Australia on Saturday night.

However, the winning entry is unregistered, which means officials from The Lott have no way of contacting the winner to break the life changing news.

Their entry was purchased at Benalla Pharmacy, 83 Bridge Street, Benalla, awaiting the ticketholder to come forward and claim their prize.

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From page 1 In relation to Mr Uebergang’s question about the inadequacies of slashing in places of last resort, Mr Goonan said council had had a number of conversations with the Whitfield Recreation Reserve in regards to what that work involves.

“It is the same in any other place of last resort and council undertakes that to the stand-

ards as required,” he said.

As part of the $12.38m WSAC upgrade, council was successful in securing $5.46m through the State Government.

The WSAC expansion works include redevelopment and expansion of the indoor stadium, with multi-purpose courts (netball, basketball and volleyball), two new courts, upgrading one show court to competition level includ-

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Free COVID-19 testing available as pandemic declaration extended FREE testing for COVID-19 remains in place at the Vincent Road Screening Clinic in Wangaratta, as cases begin to rise again.

According to covidlive. com.au, Wangaratta was home to 173 active COVID cases as of yesterday.

While the adjacent vaccination clinic has closed,

the screening clinic where COVID-19 tests are conducted remains in operation Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8am - 11am.

No appointments are required.

Both PCR tests and packs of Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) are available.

The screening clinic is

located at 53-61 Tone Road, Wangaratta and is accessed from the rear via Vincent Road.

For more information on testing for COVID-19 visit ht tps://w w w.nor theasthealth.org.au/covid-19/.

Premier Daniel Andrews extended the pandemic declaration across the state

from 11.59 last night for three months until 11.59pm on October 12.

The pandemic declaration gives the Minister for Health the authority to make pandemic orders she considers reasonably necessary to protect public health after considering the chief health officer's advice

and other relevant factors, including social and economic factors.

There are 94.6 per cent of Victorians over 12 years who have received two vaccine doses against coronavirus and over 68.4 per cent of Victorians over 16 years who have received a third dose.

READY TO GO: Wangaratta and Moyhu group CFA recruits showed off vital turnout skills ahead of graduating as qualified firefighters at Eldorado’s Centennial Park on Sunday.

PHOTO: Ray Glendenning

Recruits take major step

By RYAN MALCOLM

NEW volunteer fire service recruits are more prepared than ever to be thrust into fighting a dangerous blaze, following 10 weeks of high intensity training through the general firefighter (GFF) training program.

Some 12 recruits from the most recent WangarattaMoyhu group GFF convened at Eldorado’s Centennial Park on Sunday morning, when the mercury fell to -2 degrees Celsius as trainees completed their final assessments before formally bolstering their local brigades’ fire response capabilities.

The intensive course, which teaches theory and practical turnout skills to

recruits from throughout the region through group and individual brigade activities, culminated in Sunday's final preliminary assessment consolidation day, when trainees graduated following almost eight and a half hours of skill demonstrations.

Wangaratta Group training coordinator Ray Glendenning said the day had been “rewarding”.

“It was -2 degrees on Sunday morning and all of the recruits were working with hoses and water in the cold,” he said.

“All recruits got the tick - the feedback was really good, the recruits feel more confident.

“It felt like it gave them confidence both hands-on

and working in a team and that was really evident.”

Having benefited from three recruits recently trained through the GFF, Tarrawingee CFA brigade captain David Gilbert said the move away from the previous minimum skills training in 2020 had paid dividends for the local brigade.

All three were on-scene at a blaze at a North Wangaratta factory last week, and Mr Gilbert said the new training regime had negated a previous need for new recruits to be mentored for the first 12 months of their volunteer involvement.

“They do all this training and hot fire work - at the end

of it they’re firefighters, they can fight a fire straight away,” he said.

“Under the previous program, recruits would be mentored for 12 months or maybe longer because they didn’t have the on-ground experience.

“This coming summer I’m not concerned about taking (new recruits) to a fire ground - the old system you probably wouldn't take them near it.”

Under the GFF, Mr Gilbert said local brigades spent approximately 20 hours providing theoretical training to recruits, before they completed regular practical skills training with recruits from other brigades at Centennial Park.

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He said the new training scheme had facilitated a more engaged and active brigade, with regular ongoing training sessions through winter set to see local members engage with each other on a fortnightly basis.

“Before we’d do a weekend course and that was it - it’s a lot more of a time commitment from the brigade but the end product was fantastic,” he said.

“We’re going to run a training program for active firefighters every second Monday so we’ll see each other at least once a month that never used to happen.

“When you go to fight a fire, it is not a one-man show - it’s a team effort.”

Digital hub talks continue

By SIMONE KERWIN WANGARATTA Digital Hub will open today and next Wednesday, as discussions continue about its future funding.

The issue of funding for the service beyond its initial three-year State Government-funded pilot phase was raised last month, with both Tania Maxwell (MLC, Northern Victoria) and Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley) taking time in Parliament to highlight its importance to the community.

The Docker Street facility has been in operation since 2019, working to increase local digital inclusion by providing a welcoming space offering affordable access to a range of digital technologies, skill development opportunities and support networks.

While the hub has previously been open between 12pm and 6pm, Tuesday to Thursday, opening hours were reduced to Wednesday afternoons, as future funding options beyond the initial State Government provision were discussed, and there had been considerations of a ‘hiatus’ from the end of June.

Digital hub coordinator Amanda Aldous said the hub would open for at least the first two Wednesdays of July, from 12pm to 6pm.

Ms Aldous said discussions about future funding were moving in a positive direction.

In the meantime, she encouraged anyone requiring assistance with digital queries to make appointments for today and Wednesday, July 13.

She said the hub was currently busily assisting a number of locals to access the State Government's $250 Power Saving Bonus.

To make a booking, phone 0447 093 888, or for more information about the digital hub, visit www. wangarattadigitalhub.com. au

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Spiny freshwater crayfish research in Ovens River WANGARATTA Landcare and Sustainability (WLS) group volunteers teamed up with scientists from the Arthur Rylah Institute to survey spiny freshwater crayfish in the Ovens River last week to help improve species management and conservation.

Kelvin Berry from WLS said freshwater crayfish are now receiving significant scientific attention to determine their prevalence and sustainability across waterways in Northern Victoria.

In the past two years, surveys have been undertaken in the Murray River (Yarrawonga and Barmah), the Goulburn River at Seymour and also the Mitta Mitta and Kiewa rivers.

The data gathered about the crayfish included length, weight, sex and whether the females were carrying eggs.

Survey data in the Ovens River recently included a focus on the time of day that the crayfish were active and entered the traps seeking a feed.

Short term identification of the crayfish was also done on the Ovens River to determine if the crayfish had previously been caught at a different time of the day.

There are many variables that are being studied by the scientists that determine the health and sustainability of crayfish.

These include the ratio of males to females and the range of sizes observed which is a pointer to their age.

Mr Berry said in comparison to other freshwater species, it is still early days in fully understanding the freshwater crayfish.

He said many cray fishers struggle to tell the difference between male and female crayfish, which can lead to them keeping egg bearing females which has contributed to the severe decline in the crayfish population.

Other recent activity undertaken

by WLS in partnership with Arthur Rylah Institute was an electrofishing survey in late May at four sites on the Ovens River at Wangaratta and upstream to the freeway.

Mr Berry said the survey was encouraging, showing an increasing number of golden perch (yellowbelly) and also Macquarie perch compared to the same survey sites 12 months earlier.

Only 25 carp were caught in this survey, which is half the number of carp removed 12 months earlier.

Mr Berry said the decline in carp numbers locally has been quite notable in recent years, which has improved the prospects of native fish and overall river health.

More than 30 tonnes of carp have now been removed from local waterways and wetlands by WLS and taken to Nutrisoil at Wodonga to be composted.

The late May survey also confirmed the Macquarie perch fingerlings that were released six weeks earlier has made good progress in the Ovens River.

The electrofishing survey in the Ovens River also highlighted that golden perch are now sufficiently prevalent to be an option for anglers to target (minimum size is 30cm).

PRESERVING THE CRAYS: Male (left) and female (right, and above) adult Murray Spiny Crayfish.

The sexes are distinguished by the location of reproductive openings (gonopores) which in males is on the fourth pair of walking legs and on the second pair of walking legs in females (red rectangles). Fertilised eggs are entrained by setae on the abdomen of females (blue rectangle).

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State’s active COVID-19 cases remain on the rise COVID-19 continues to be prevalent within the Murray and North East regions with 5114 active cases recorded last week, including 149 in Wangaratta.

The total active cases for the week was a rise from the 4838 cases recorded the previous week.

Despite the increase in cases, the Murray Private Health Network (PHN) confirmed that as of Friday, the Victorian Department of Health is changing its COVID-19 response from a ‘crisis response’ to an ongoing ‘public health response’.

This means the closure of most state-led vaccination sites and some state-run testing sites - Wangaratta’s clinic closed last month but the testing site remains open.

Victorian Chief Health Officer Dr Brett Sutton said that detection of the Omnicron COVID-19 variant had raised significantly in the past week.

“The Department anticipates that [Omnicron strain] BA.4/BA.5 will result in increased cases, hospital admissions and deaths, because of its greater ability to evade immunity provided by vaccination and earlier COVID-19 infection,” he said.

Dr Sutton urges people to stay up to date with vaccines, wear masks in crowded indoor settings and to stay home if feeling unwell.

In partnership with infection prevention cooperation VICNISS, the Department of Health is releasing a free six step online module program that will aim to help people understand the steps to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in healthcare settings.

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Changes will transform Whitfield’s streetscape

By ANITA McPHERSON PLANNED works on the intersection of the Wangaratta-Whitfield and Mansfield-Whitfield Roads are expected to begin in earnest this month; the first of what will be major changes to the community of Whitfield’s streetscape.

Construction was initially scheduled to start in May, but Rural City of Wangaratta director infrastructure services Marcus Goonan said delays obtaining permits from Vic Roads in regards to traffic management at the site have pushed out the timeline.

He said while the intersection is considered the first stage of the program, it will not need to be completed before other stages of the $1.78 million in contracted works take place, such as the creation of footpaths through the main street of Whitfield.

“It certainly slowed down our progress but we’ve managed to get those approvals now, so contactors are now on site and making headways on the works,” he said.

“We expect it will take around six months but we are hoping to reduce some of those timeframes down, keeping in mind peak wine season times.

“Those intersection works are particularly susceptible to weather so we’ll need to keep an eye on it and program accordingly, making sure we keep the local community well and truly informed.”

Mr Goonan said weather conditions will play a key role in what happens next and

MAJOR CHANGES: Works on the Whitfield intersection are now beginning with weather conditions to determine where and when construction of footpaths will start in the main street.

PHOTO: Anita McPherson where, with parking bays, footpaths, landscaping and feature lighting all part of the overall program.

The community has also been given the opportunity to have their say online on the types of trees being planted in the main street via the Whitfield and Surrounds Community Facebook page, with a choice of varieties of maple, ash and crepe myrtle to choose from.

Mr Goonan said Australian natives were not an option for the site as they were not suitable to confined roadside spaces, tending to drop limbs and damage infrastructure over their lifespan.

Council has also called for expressions of interest for “The Prosecco Road - Gate-

way Entrance Public Art Project”; looking for suitably qualified artists to “develop artworks specifically intended to provide a sense of arrival to the King Valley Prosecco Road tourism trail”.

It says they should “integrate into a brand awareness and connection throughout the King Valley wine region’s township and tourism offerings”, the artworks being “highly visible”, while fulfilling the criteria of beautifying the space and being sitespecific.

Mr Goonan said two entrance artworks are being sought for the Oxley roundabout corner and for the Mansfield-Whitfield Road at the entry to Whitfield, with an approximate budget of

$500,000 to include associated planning and cultural heritage works.

Expressions of interest close on July 20 and Mr Goonan said submissions will be reviewed by a panel in line with council’s arts policy, in a process expected to take up to two months.

“There will be a shortlist and we will ask for further information from them, before making a decision,” he said.

“Our procurement policy has a clear weighting towards local providers and we encourage local artists with great ideas to put them forward.”

Council is expecting to hold a community meeting in late July to provide an

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update on all aspects of the project, including the shared cycle/walking trail and adventure playground in the main street.

Mr Goonan said the community could expect to see a flurry of activity in coming months, with expressions of interest for the proposed playground closed and under assessment, and final designs and the awarding of a contract expected to happen in the next couple of months.

He said designs are almost complete for a section of the shared trail stretching from Whitfield towards Cheshunt, with plans also being put together for the streetscape in Cheshunt which will be shared with the community in coming weeks.

Free sight support expo coming to Wangaratta FOR many people who are blind or have low vision, the last two years have been challenging, with low vision products and services company Quantum Reading Learning Vision (RLV) having difficulty conducting face to face appointments with customers in their homes, Quantum RLV’s offices or via community events.

Now that conditions have changed, and with the needs of the blind and low vision community in mind, Quantum RLV is presenting a free one-day expo at the Wangaratta Library on Tuesday, July 12 from 1pm to 4pm.

Those who may be affected by macular disease, glaucoma, stroke, blindness, or any condition which affects their vision, as well as those with reading and learning challenges, are welcome to attend.

Family and carers are also very welcome, as are health care professionals and their clients.

“Low vision is a term used to describe a reduced quality of vision experienced by an individual, where spectacles and contact lenses are no longer enough,” low vision consultant Leon Savaris.

“Although low vision is an everyday term, the reality is that every individual is unique and needs a tailored solution to help them retain their independence and function well in their everyday life.”

The expo will provide an opportunity to discuss individuals’ specific low vision issues and understand what assistive technology is available and a chance to road test equipment.

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Time to defend against COVID AFTER two years of COVID–enforced lockdowns, COVID–normal regulations have represented a welcome reprieve from the societal sacrifices made by all members of the community.

COVID–related panic has largely fallen by the wayside, however, the disease which has claimed millions of lives worldwide has not been stopped itself, instead remaining a constant in population centres where interactions remain high.

As winter continues to set in, reports of COVID positive tests have continued to rise, as has the strain on our local health services as hospitals battle to manage increases in viral infections linked to coronavirus and influenza as a result of our first unrestricted winter since 2019.

The indication is that this rise is set to continue over the coming months and the overwhelming evidence suggests wearing protective facemasks and getting fully vaccinated can limit the chances of contracting COVID, and then minimise the severity of the virus if caught.

Most locals have taken the necessary steps to mitigate their risk of suffering at the hands of a virus which has shut down large parts of the globe sporadically over the last two years.

However, health experts are urging those people to look at getting further ‘booster‘ vaccinations and even start wearing masks again to help the limit the current spread.

It‘s unlikely the State Government will introduce any harsh lockdowns again, especially with an election around the corner, so it‘s up to us all to take personal responsibility.

We did it when we were told to, but can we do it without being prompted?

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FACEBOOK users this week commented on increasing concerns around the region’s rental housing crisis.

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James Camera-On: And yet on census night last year, in the middle of a lockdown, more than 600 properties in the Wangaratta postcode were unoccupied Julie Roberts: James Camera-On air b n b accommodation. They can make a weeks rent by leasing a property for two nights

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a week. Personally I think anyone who owns a second property and uses it as a paid vacation home should be taxed on the number of nights it sits empty.

James Camera-On: Julie Roberts absolutely.

Councils can charge higher rates on land that is left vacant, maybe time for the same for vacant houses too.

Julie Roberts: James Camera-On Something has to give. So many houses sitting empty through the week

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Facebook users also commented on NAIDOC festivities throughout the rural city at the weekend.

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Georgina Rea: This is so heartwarming . Good job everyone. Get up, Stand up , Show up ..

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Facebook users also commented on Wangaratta Rovers netball legend Toni Wilson’s induction into the Ovens and

Murray Football Netball League Hall of Fame.

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Kerry Nolan: So deserved for all the work you did. Congrats. Phil and I. Narelle Barassi: Congratulations Toni, well deserved. A fabulous coach and mentor when I was playing netball.

Amber Vincent: Absolutely well deserved good on you Toni Wilson Colleen Balfour: Awesome news Toni - well deserved, congratulations

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It’s estimated that 151,000 Australians were diagnosed with cancer in 2021 that’s more than 400 Australians every day.

That’s why this Daffodil Day Appeal, Cancer Council is encouraging Australians to make a donation and give hope towards a cancer free future by registering to fundraise or by donating to the cause.

Daffodil Day falls on August 25 this year but you can also get involved anytime throughout August.

By donating or fundraising this Daffodil Day Appeal, you’ll be helping fund some of the brightest researchers in the country who are dedicated to working towards the next cancer breakthrough.

Cancer Council Victoria is a non-profit cancer organisation dedicated to worldleading cancer research, prevention, and support since our establishment in 1936.

Our mission is to prevent cancer, empower people and save lives.

Cancer is the leading cause of disease burden in Victoria.

There were 34,712 Victorians diagnosed with cancer in 2020.

On average, 95 Victorians are diagnosed with cancer every day, or one Victorian every 15 minutes.

Tragically, 11,360 Victorians died from cancer in 2020. That’s on average 31 deaths every day or more than one every hour.

The five most common cancers in Victoria are: lung, prostate, melanoma, breast, and bowel, accounting for 56 per cent of all new cases and 51 per cent of all cancer deaths.

For more information or to get involved, visit daffodilday.com.au or call 1300 65 65 85.

Ryan Fritz, Cancer Council Victoria

Help keep Foot and Mouth disease out NEWS of the disease reaching the popular holiday island of Bali in neighbouring Indonesia is very concerning for farmers.

The risk of tourists unknowingly bringing home Foot and Mouth is very real.

We’ve kept it out of Australia for over 100 years and we need to do all we can to keep it that way.

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AIRBORNE: After one of the coldest nights experienced in Wangaratta in years, nine year old Beau Letica made the most of the bright sunshine which followed, getting some air at the HP Barr Reserve skate ramp.

PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling The reality is that if FMD enters Australia, our cows, sheep, pigs and any cloven-hoofed animal will be at serious risk from this highly contagious disease.

Travellers can help stop its spread by implementing these three simple measures when holidaying or returning from Indonesia: * Have your clothes packed and cleaned at your local laundromat whilst on holiday. This ensures any clothes are free from dirt and/or potential contaminants and packed away before returning. * Make sure your shoes (sole tread, sides and upper) have been thoroughly cleaned and are free from soil or other possible contaminants.

This eliminates any possible residues and reduces possible contamination. * Avoid encounters with cows, pigs, sheep and general livestock. * Avoid patting, getting up close to or being in proximity of these animals while on holiday. This limits your exposure with livestock.

A combination of traveller preventative measures and an increased Commonwealth Government biosecurity safety net is our best chance to stop the spread in its tracks.

With flights between Victoria and Bali departing a number of times each day, we can’t afford for a disease super highway to open up between Denpasar and Victoria.

We need to act and it must be now.

Emma Germano, VFF president

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Head to the slopes this week MT Buffalo welcomed plenty of visitors during the first week of the Victorian school holidays and the weekend produced sunny days for the New South Wales counterparts as they began their holidays.

The prolonged sunshine has meant the snow is patchy for snowshoeing and tobogganing at Dingo Dell so Cresta Valley is a better option for both, with Sentinel offering fair coverage for snowshoeing.

For cross country skiers, Beginners Loop, Bogong Plain and Horn Road trails are open, however have only patchy snow with some large areas without snow at Bogong Plain.

In conjunction with Falls

Creek’s 75th anniversary of when the first lodge was built in the village, Falls Creek Resort Management are presenting the Festival of Light this season.

There are a series of spectacular installations across Falls Creek’s famous alpine village, creating a variety of features for Falls Creek visitors to explore.

Falls Creek is still experiencing good snow depth with an average of 70cm.

Tobogganing at Windy Corner is available along with skiing, snowboarding and snowplay.

Snow mobile and back country tours, self-guided snowshoeing, skiing and snowboarding and the Snowsports School are also open.

Night skiing is available on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 6pm to 8.45pm.

Cross Country skiing is good to excellent on soft trails with 44kms groomed and 28 out of 31 trails open and 12 lifts running.

Mt Hotham is reporting an average of 74cm of snow with 56 trails open and up to 10 lifts running.

The Basin Terrain Park and Summit Terrain Park are now open along with all 16 cross country trails.

Lift tickets can be purchased online on their website.

Dinner Plain has an average of 6cm of snow with Cobungra Platter and Peashooter Tobbogan Slope open daily 9.30am to 4.30pm

Their 12 cross country trails are recording patchy snow cover.

During the school holidays, skiing and snowboarding will operate 9am1pm on Cobungra Platter with afternoon tobogganing on the same slope, or full-day tobogganing on Peashooter every day of the season.

For the latest information on the mountains visit: Dinner Plain: visitdinnerplain.com.au Falls Creek: fallscreek. com.au Mt Hotham: hotham. com.au Mt Buffalo: visitmountbuffalo.com.au Mt Buller: mtbuller.com. au.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHT: Falls Creek’s Festival of Light officially launched last week and will run until Sunday, October 2.

PHOTO: Riley Matthews

National Tree Day planting at Winton

WINTON WETLANDS: Volunteers will have the opportunity to participate in planting native shrubs and trees to wetlands reserve on National Tree Day, which is on July 31, and also on August 28.

TO celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday, July 31, the Winton Wetlands restoration project is looking for volunteers for three major tree planting events.

One event will be specifically for schools, on Friday, July 29, and the other two will be for members of the general public: on Sunday, July 31 and Sunday, August 28.

On these days volunteers will be welcome for a fun

and educational day of outdoor planting activity between the hours of approximately 10am and 2pm.

Volunteers of all ages will be able to assist with planting of ‘tubes’ that will grow into River Red Gums and other types of tree and shrubs native to the wetlands reserve.

The planting is part of a project being funded by Victoria’s Environment Protection Authority that will

improve a corridor of vegetation that runs about a kilometre from Winton North Road to Green’s Hill.

The Winton Wetlands team, with the help of volunteers, is undertaking the latest planting activity to give nature a helping hand restoring this part of the wetlands to something more like its natural state, and would love for people of all ages to get involved.

Individuals and groups

coming on the day will be supervised, enjoy a free lunch, learn more about how plant eco-systems work, experience the benefits of healthy outdoor activity and have fun.

If you are interested in taking part in any of the three planting days or for any inquiries, please email Luke.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Liberals grapple with winning back women

SENIOR Liberals have suggested quotas for female representation could be part of a suite of measures to make the party more competitive at the next election.

Former defence minister Linda Reynolds and former home affairs minister Karen Andrews said greater gender parity would be a way of restoring voter confidence.

However, Ms Andrews said quotas alone would not be able to fix the issue.

“The first thing we have to do is make sure that we’ve got women putting their hands up for preselection in winnable seats,” she told ABC Radio on Tuesday.

“I don’t think that the whole answer to the issue of how we get more women into the party is quotas, but I think it is part of a potential solution.”

The question surrounding gender quotas is expected to come up for debate at the Queensland LNP’s state con-

vention this weekend.

Ms Andrews said she would not support a motion for gender quotas if it was presented as a standalone measure.

“If it’s more broadly presented and we’re focused on real and meaningful ways to attract more women to our party, to attract more women to stand for preselection, then I’m very open to whatever is put,” she said It comes as the Liberals recorded their lowest female

representation in the lower house in nearly 30 years, with just nine of the party’s 42 members being women following the recent federal election.

Senator Reynolds said the Liberals had lost their way and internal party processes had a lot to answer for.

“We cannot win without restoring the confidence of Australian women that we still do represent their best interests,” she told

ABC Radio on Tuesday.

“We have to change our culture and our pre-selection processes to make it not just more welcoming for women but so they can participate, have their voices heard and run for parliament.”

While Senator Reynolds has previously rejected calls to introduce female quotas in the Liberal Party, she said following the 2022 election result she is open to the idea.

Western Sydney MP Melissa

TALKING SHOP: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews have held talks in Melbourne.

McIntosh said the party’s internal structures needed to change in order to be more supportive of women.

“We need to change our culture. We can have all the quotas in the world, but it will be a revolving door of women if we don’t address the culture within the Liberal Party to make it a more supportive culture where complaints or issues or concerns are taken seriously,” she told the ABC’s 4 Corners program.

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NZ could draw on Victoria projects ‘expertise’ NEW Zealand could draw on Victoria’s infrastructure project expertise, with the topic discussed during a bilateral meeting between leaders.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Jacinda Ardern met in Melbourne on Tuesday as part of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s five-day visit to Australia.

“He’s become a friend so it was fantastic to catch up in person,” Ms Ardern told reporters after the meeting.

She said the pair also discussed early childhood education reforms, COVID-19 management,

aged care, pressures on their respective healthcare systems and rail infrastructure. “(There are) some significant projects underway here,” Ms Ardern said.

“We talked about what we’re working on back in New Zealand and perhaps the ability to exchange, or at least share, a little bit of the expertise that exists here in Melbourne.

“We’re ultimately politicians interested in ideas so we shared a number between us.”

Before the meeting, Mr Andrews said he was looking for-

ward to speaking with Ms Ardern in person after being forced to chat over the phone in recent times as the pandemic gripped both of their jurisdictions.

“She’ll get a very warm welcome in Melbourne I’m sure,” Mr Andrews said.

“We’ve also got a very significant number of New Zealanders who call Melbourne and Victoria home. So it makes sense at the end of an important international trip that she would stop by.”

Earlier, Ms Ardern called on businesses to do more to increase sustainable practices, while re-

Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 1.35 pct THE Reserve Bank has raised the cash rate to 1.35 per cent from 0.85 per cent at its board meeting, the third consecutive monthly increase as it tries to rein in ballooning inflation.

“Today’s increase in interest rates is a further step in the withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary support that was put in place to help insure the Australian economy against the worst possible effects of the pandemic,” RBA governor Philip Lowe said in a statement on Tuesday.

“The resilience of the economy and the higher inflation mean that this extraordinary

support is no longer needed.”

He said the board expected to take further steps “over the months ahead”.

“The size and timing of future interest rate increases will be guided by the incoming data and the board’s assessment of the outlook for inflation and the labour market.”

RateCity estimates the rise will add $137 a month to a $500,000 mortgage, or $499 per month on a $750,000 loan.

Another hike is expected in August following the release of second quarter inflation data.

Dr Lowe said COVID-related

disruptions to supply chains, the war in Ukraine and strong demand meant it would be “some time yet” before inflation was under control in most countries.

He said global factors accounted for much of the increase in inflation in Australia, but domestic factors were also playing a role, such as strong demand, a tight labour market and capacity constraints in some sectors.

“Inflation is forecast to peak later this year and then decline back towards the two to three per cent range next year.”

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affirming her country’s climatechange commitments.

Ms Ardern, who recently signed a free trade deal with the European Union, said climate change remains a hugely important issue in Australia and NZ as the world continues its post-pandemic recovery.

“The war (in Ukraine) and supply-chain constraints are hitting all of us,” Ms Ardern said at an ANZ Banking Group hosted breakfast in Melbourne.

“So too is the biggest pre-COVID challenge that we face. Climate change remains one of the most

pressing issues for both of our countries and indeed the world.”

New Zealand’s EU free trade deal allows for the implementation of sanctions if climatechange requirements are not met.

Australia’s southern neighbour is on track to become the first nation in the world to put a price on agricultural emissions in 2025.

Ms Ardern said Australia and NZ must partner with businesses to succeed in the fight against climate change and applauded the new federal Labor government’s zero-emissions target.

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PM to visit flood region on Wednesday THE federal government is yet to decide whether to declare the flood crisis in NSW a national emergency, the prime minister says.

Returning from a trip to Europe, including a visit to war-torn Ukraine, Anthony Albanese says the natural disaster is far from over.

He will visit flood-affected areas alongside Premier Dominic Perrottet on Wednesday.

While the federal government has helped with disaster payments and provided 250 defence personnel, a national emergency is

yet to be declared.

“We take advice on those issues appropriately and we will continue to take advice,” Mr Albanese told reporters in Perth on Tuesday.

“The cabinet was briefed just this morning on those issues.”

As federal and state disaster support was made available to 23 local government areas, the Commonwealth accepted a request to provide an extra 50 ADF personnel to assist with disaster efforts.

Of those 250, 100 are on the ground with a further 100 on standby, while 50 will be used to help clean-up efforts.

Two helicopters have also been provided to assist in flood rescues.

The floods are the fourth time in the past 18 months that areas of Sydney and NSW have been inundated.

The prime minister said the Commonwealth would work with the NSW government on solutions to prevent further flooding.

“The concern at the moment is getting through the existing crisis which is there right now,” he said.

The federal and NSW governments were working together very effectively, Mr Albanese said.

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SOCIAL FOCUS

School holiday fun at the library

By THOMAS CHAMBEYRON, work experience student IMAGINATION flourished at the Wangaratta Library’s painted rock event last week.

As part of its school holiday program, the library gave children the opportunity to decorate small rocks and turn them into creative treasures.

The social activities continued at the library yesterday with a ‘Watercolour Monsters’ workshop, while today children will be able to enjoy a ‘Fun with Solargraphy’ workshop.

For more information call the library on 5721 2366.

• Ruby Govers with her golden creation at the painted rock workshop.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

• Library staff member Tanya Hopper having a ball with Oliver and Patrick Breukers.

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• Isabelle and Patrick Larkin sharing ideas.

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Opening seasonal determinations and risk of spill update for 2022/23 THE resource manager for northern Victoria announced on Friday the first 2022/23 seasonal determinations, an updated outlook for 2022/23 water availability, and an updated assessment of the risk of spill in the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems.

The Murray system starts 2022/23 with a seasonal determination of 94 per cent of high-reliability water shares (HRWS).

The Goulburn and Loddon systems begin with 66 per cent HRWS. The Campaspe system starts 2022/23 with 70 per

cent HRWS. The Broken system opens with 38 per cent HRWS and the Bullarook system starts with 19 per cent HRWS. Resource manager Mark Bailey said the opening seasonal determination in Murray system was the highest since 2002/03.

“The reserves established last season enabled the Murray system to start with the highest seasonal determination in 20 years,” Dr Bailey said.

“The opening seasonal determination in the Goulburn system is the highest since 2017/18.

FULL TO THE BRIM: The opening seasonal determination in the Murray system was the highest since 2002/03.

“All of the northern Victorian systems have started 2022/23 with an optimistic outlook. Improvements will come with continuing rainfall and runoff into the major

storages, and the latest Bureau of Meteorology forecast favours above-average rainfall to September.

“Customers should consider the rainfall forecast and

the updated outlook for seasonal determinations when planning their water needs this year.”

Dr Bailey urged Murray system customers to note the effect of continued releases from Lake Hume for airspace management.

“The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is continuing to manage the rate of filling at Lake Hume,” Dr Bailey said.

“Entitlements holders in the Murray system should note a deduction from spillable water accounts will occur in mid-August after the volumes released during

Gym class for the mind is returning to Myrrhee

By ANITA McPHERSON A PROGRAM which provides children with tools to self-regulate emotions and manage anxiety and stress will be delivered to more students at local schools, thanks to a funding boost.

The Breath Circle program is set to return to Myrrhee School, with $9900 in funding from the Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal supporting the delivery of three six-week programs plus teacher training and an introduction to parents.

Other rural schools are also expected to be recipients of the programs, to be delivered late this year and early next year by Breath Circle.

Breath Circle founder Beata Heymann has worked with students from the King Valley cluster schools in the past and is currently delivering programs to the African community in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, before heading north to work in Alice Springs.

She said rolling out the program to children during COVID lockdowns has proved to be particularly beneficial, when they are facing unexpected challenges in all aspects of their lives.

“It felt like perfect timing to be giving them more embodied mindfulness tools because they didn’t have as much access to teachers or each other - they were isolated,” she said.

RENEWED ENERGY: Local students including those at Myrrhee School (pictured) will continue to reap the benefits of the Breath Circle program this year, with the help of Beata Heymann.

“I feel like it was really important they had something they could do on their own with their bodies and breath to take care of themselves - and they needed it.”

Beata said she discovered while delivering a program to a year seven class who had just come back to school after lockdown, just how much they had been affected by it.

She said the children were shy, had difficulty socialising and were feeling uncomfortable and even fearful being in a group, taking some time before they could learn to trust their bodies

and feel healthy, strong and free again.

A dependence on social media for communication was another worrying aspect which continued to leave its mark on young people and was concerning many parents.

Beata said her unique approach to embodied mindfulness - burning some energy using movement along with breath - was one which seemed to be connecting with both junior and senior students.

She said having teacher training integrated in the

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program was a way of ensuring mindful breathing could continue to be facilitated in the classroom after the program came to an end, with parents also encouraged to adopt the practice at home.

“If it’s reinforced from home and school - and kids have their own ability to practise it in the moment when they need it, when feeling overwhelmed or stressed - then I know it is working,” she said.

“It needs to be something they will continue to practise for the rest of their lives.”

July are confirmed.

“The situation at Lake Hume means the risk of spill in the Murray system is effectively 100 per cent.

“The risk of spill from Lake Eildon in the Goulburn system is about 80 per cent and the risk of spill from Lake Eppalock in the Campaspe system is about 20 per cent.”

Dr Bailey said the risk of spill assessment did not describe the chances of flooding this season.

“The risk of spill is a water accounting assessment. It does not refer to flood risks downstream of the storages.”

Victorian Landcare and junior grants are now open THE Victorian Government is providing a major funding boost to volunteers and young people across the state, including Northern Victoria, to help them protect and restore the natural environment in our area.

Member for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes announced the 2022 Victorian Landcare Grants and the 2022 Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants are now open and aim to help volunteers and kids across the state protect Victoria’s environment.

As part of the Victorian Landcare Grants, $3.35 million is available for grants of up to $20,000 to fund onground projects that protect, enhance, and restore land and environment across Northern Victoria.

Support grants of up to $500 are also available to help with group administration and running costs.

The grants are open to environmental volunteering groups, including Landcare groups and networks, friends groups, conservation management networks, committees of management and Aboriginal groups to support the important work they do in protecting and restoring our land and environment.

As part of the 2022 Victorian Junior Landcare and Biodiversity Grants, $450,000 of funding will be provided to environmental projects at schools, kindergartens, preschools, childcare centres and other youth groups across the state.

Grants of up to $5000 will be available for projects that provide youth with an opportunity to participate in handson biodiversity projects or educate them in valuing and actively caring for biodiversity and the environment.

For more information about how to apply, visit environment.vic.gov.au/ grants.

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WHAT’S ON

Mellow jazz with The Daisies on Friday night HEAR beautiful music played by Wangaratta’s newest jazz band The Daisies when they play at The Vine Hotel on Friday night, as part of the Jazz@The Vine series of performances leading up to the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues in October.

The Daisies was formed earlier this year - the band invited by the Grit and Resilience Program to play at the opening of its art exhibition at the Wangaratta Visitor Information Centre.

Soon afterwards The Daisies played at the library launch of the book by Adrian Jackson and Andra Jackson, the “Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues 30 Years”.

The Daisies love playing cool jazz, the type you can relax into on a winter’s evening beside the fire.

The music is on the mellow side with Andrew Nunn on double bass, Ian Wade on guitar, Jane Still taking care of vocals and clarinet with Ben Thomas on flugelhorn.

The quartet plays music of 50s and 60s jazz by composers including Cole Porter, Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis.

From a young age Jane Still has been chasing the joyful high of music through voice and clarinet, her classical and choral background

informing her style, with a fun and funky vibe.

From growing up playing in a brass band to a festival marching band in New Zealand, Ben Thomas has enjoyed a wide variety of music.

He has been a member, or leader, of a number of jazz ensembles in Wangaratta, with cool jazz by the likes of Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis something he has always appreciated.

Ian Wade has worked extensively as a professional musician and as a session musician playing all styles of music and since completing a Diploma in Music he has had an urge to create standard jazz and Latin tunes and to arrange pop rock tunes into a cool jazz style.

Andrew Nunn has found his way into jazz through hip hop, since learning the bass lines he loves have jazz origins.

The Daisies follow the recent performance by Miles High at The Vine, with one of Wangaratta’s oldest jazz bands, High Society Jazz Orchestra, to be featured closer to the festival.

The Daisies will perform on Friday from 8pm with tickets $25 at www.thevinehotel.net.au, meals available prior to the show and dancing welcome.

Strictly Quilts open at school this week THE combined quilting groups of the Rural City of Wangaratta are presenting their annual quilting and patchwork exhibition “Strictly Quilts” at St Bernard’s Primary School hall this week.

It will be the fourteenth year of the exhibition and include displays by Shelley Kelly and Jan Manglesdorf of Barnawatha, plus responses to a “Japan” theme challenge and a raffle.

The exhibition is open from 10 am until 4pm daily until July 10 and entry $5 per person.

Wangaratta Farmers’ market this Saturday THE next Wangaratta Farmers’ market will be held in the grounds of the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday morning from 8am.

Meet local farmers and makers and shop for seasonal produce including bread, cheeses, fruit, vegetables, eggs, pasta, preserves and more, with the repair café also on site from 8am until 12pm.

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JAZZ GROOVES: The Daisies look forward to playing their own brand of cool jazz at The Vine Hotel on Friday night.

Group Exhibition An exhibition by 18 artists who are members of the Goulburn and North East Arts Alliance is being held at the Art Gallery on Ovens this week. Janet Campbell, Sandy Wingate and Paddy Milne (pictured) are among those taking part in Grounded, an exhibition which explores the fragility of life post-COVID 19. See examples of original photography, painting and printmaking at the gallery in the laneway off Murphy Street which is open weekdays from 10am until 4pm and from 10am until 2pm Saturday and Sunday.

PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling

Planting on National Tree Day

Reality film screening in July

Author talk at Wangaratta Library

THE Rural City of Wangaratta invites the community to connect with nature and celebrate National Tree Day a week early on Sunday, July 24 from 10am.

Help plant indigenous native plants along the Rail Trail near Tarrawingee Station while learning more about our local flora and fauna and helping to improve habitat for local wildlife.

BYO gloves and water bottle, wear sturdy footwear and dress for the weather conditions, with bookings essential and RSVP required by visiting https://events.humanitix.com/treeday-rcow.

A free sausage sizzle cooked by the Appin Park Rotary Club will be provided for all participants.

A VIRTUAL reality film called Bitja Wokka (Fire Country) about local Bpangerang cultural burning practices will be screened at the Wangaratta Art Gallery from July 29 to 31.

Produced as part of the Spark Bushfire Recovery project, it’s the first of its kind in Australia, immersing viewers in the Wangaratta bush and sharing local indigenous cultural knowledge.

A free community event will be held on Friday, July 29 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm including a viewing of the film Bitja Wokka, speeches and the opening of an exhibition of artwork created as a part of the Spark workshops.

LOCAL author Margaret Hickey will discuss her new novel Stone Town at Wangaratta Library on Thursday, July 21.

Stone Town is the thrilling follow-up to the award winning author and playwright’s debut book Cutters End which was released last year.

With its gold-rush history long in the past, Stone Town has seen better days and it is now in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

When three teenagers stumble upon a body in dense bushland one rainy Friday night, Senior Sergeant Mark Ariti’s hopes for a quiet posting in his old hometown are shattered.

Supported by local Wangaratta bookshop Booktique, all are welcome to join Margaret on Thursday, July 21 July at 6.30pm at Wangaratta Library with bookings essential by contacting library@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

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(December 22 to January 19) That project you’ve been working on is almost ready for presentation. But you still need some information from a colleague before you can consider it done.

AQUARIUS

(January 20 to February 18) Don’t let those negative attitudes that have sprung up around you drain your energies.

Shrug them off, and move ahead with the confidence that you can get the job done.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)

Aspects favor some dedicated fun time for the hardworking Piscean. A nice, refreshing plunge into the social swim can recharge your physical and emotional batteries.

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KING VALLEY NEWS

Covering Moyhu, Edi, Myrrhee, Whitfield, Cheshunt and Whitlands areas

Inspiration on the menu during pasta making day GOOD food and great conversation was enjoyed by more than a dozen people who gathered at the Cheshunt Hall for the first half of the Sustainable King Valley (SKV) food hub’s Regenerating Australia event.

The winter get-together involved a community pastamaking session where skills were shared as participants learnt how fun and easy it was to do, before enjoying their pasta for lunch with sauces made from what local ingredients were available.

The day started with a chat over a cuppa before SKV’s Jess Young explained the idea for the winter event - to bring everyone together again after COVID isolation and to think about ways we can reduce our consumption of single use plastic during Plastic Free July.

She said the idea was not to preach or put pressure on anyone to give up all things plastic, but to encourage everyone to have a go, make small changes where they can and discover something fun like making pasta.

The group got to work and many found it easier than they thought, enjoying the comfortable and welcoming atmosphere and making enough pasta for lunch and to take home and store for later.

They also blended some garlic which had been brought in to the food hub, learning it could be peeled, processed with salt and olive oil and stored for months in the fridge - or longer in the freezer - and still taste just as good.

More people came along for the lunch - enjoying pasta with ingredients such as garlic, parsley, preserved pesto and pine mushroom ragout -

while a group of community members shared in bulk dry goods Jess had purchased for them in an ongoing effort to reduce plastic packaging.

Topping the pasta was delicious pecorino cheese Jess had purchased which was also made available for people to divide and buy - reducing more single use plastic.

After lunch, around 30 people gathered for a screening of the inspirational short film, Regenerating Australia, and they found out what else was happening in the King Valley in the months to come.

“All in all, it was a great social day that covered practical tips, inspiration and challenged us to think and act a little beyond what we already do,” said participant Kate Walsh.

“Ultimately it was a lovely social connection, something that really is available in this special community.”

A founder of the food hub, Jess thanked everyone for coming and sharing their own tips and skills, as well as those who brought along produce to share and the children who joined in too.

“Thanks to everyone for working together and making it such a nice way to spend the day,” she said.

Sustainable King Valley is hoping to run sessions in which they help people to understand their energy use and what kind of solar system might be a good fit, with those interested invited to get in touch at sustainablekingvalley@gmail.com.

Later in July there will also be an information session on systems for accessing more local produce including how to turn excess produce into income and how to get existing excess produce harvested and dis-

WANGARATTA Garden Club is holding a soup luncheon on Thursday, July 7 from 12.30pm at the Seventh Day Adventists Church in Phillipson Street.

Guest speaker will be Ricky Eykenboom, the Rural City of Wangaratta’s horticultural coordinator, and lucky prizes, raffle and stall will be held, along with a mini flower show.

For more information, phone Margaret on 0439 346 635.

WANGARATTA Senior Citizens Club will host an in-house movie, ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ today from 1.30pm at its clubrooms in Tara Court, off Ford Street.

CARPET bowls will run on Thursday and Monday from 12 noon, with cards (euchre) on Friday from 1.30pm, and cards (500) and hoy on Tuesday, also from 1.30pm - all at the clubrooms, or in the adjoining St Patrick’s supper room.

WANGARATTA Sing Australia Group meets each Wednesday from 7.30pm to 9pm at Purbrick Hall, next to Holy Trinity Cathedral.

All welcome - for further informa-

KV residents meeting THE next meeting of the King Valley Residents Association will be held on Tuesday, July 12 at 6pm at the Whitfield Recreation Reserve.

All interested are welcome to attend.

Defib comes to Moyhu PS THE Moyhu Pre-School and Occasional Care committee is letting the community know there is now a defibrillator at the centre.

The committee has focussed on fundraising in the past 18 months and is pleased to have been able to purchase a defibrillator that is suitable for both adults and children.

It is located on the outside front wall of the building for the community to use should the need arise.

Streetscape update meeting

DOWN TO BUSINESS: Chrystal Jones and Lyn Lewis learn to master the pasta making machine with Jess Young standing by in the kitchen at the Cheshunt Hall.

COOKING UP: Kate Walsh shows just how easy it is to make piping hot pasta. tributed to all.

Beechworth-based author Jade Miles will also be coming to the SKV food hub open day on Saturday, August 27 to talk “futuresteading” and food hubs.

tion, call Keith Fleet on 0491 114 480, Cheryl Hoysted on 0419 005 062 or Marlene O’Keefe on 0417 454 126.

GLENROWAN Indoor Carpet Bowls is held at Glenrowan Recreation Reserve Hall each Wednesday - arrive 12.45pm for 1pm start.

The competition runs until 3.30pm4pm, and is followed by afternoon tea. For details, phone Frank on 0409 662 462.

ELDORADO Carpet Bowls is held every Thursday from 12.45pm at the Eldorado Community Hall.

Eldorado Senior Citizens Club will host lunch at the Eldorado Tavern on Friday, July 8 from 12 noon, with support from the Federal Government’s community grants scheme.

WANGARATTA Newcomers will hold their next gathering on Thursday, July 7 from 2pm to 3.30pm at Intermezzo Café.

Join the group for a cuppa, a chat and to meet some new people. For more information, contact Susan on 0412 497 183 or Ann on 0435 275 864.

HANDS ON: Isabel Young prepares the dough with a little help from Edie Gorton.

SOCIAL CALENDAR VETERAN and family morning tea is held at the Wangaratta RSL on the second Tuesday of each month, with the next gathering on Tuesday, July 12 from 10am to 11.30am.

All ex-service personnel are most welcome, for further information contact 0447 217 768.

GROW, a peer support group for mental wellbeing, meets at Benalla’s Waminda Community House, 19 Ballintine Street, on Mondays from 10.30am.

All welcome, no cost, phone 0448 052 769 for more information.

WANGARATTA Concert Band rehearses on Mondays from 6.45pm to 9pm at the Avian Park Raceway Band Room in Newman Street.

New players welcome, contact Helen on 0401 021 448.

KEENAGERS Table Tennis plays on Mondays and Thursdays from 8am to 10am at the table tennis centre at the Wangaratta Showgrounds.

Morning tea provided - please bring your own cup. For more information, contact Trevor Wolfel on 0476 891 596.

WANGARATTA Art Group meets every Tuesday at the Yarrunga Scout Hall from 10am to 2pm.

New members welcome, enquiries to Michael on 0432 991 055.

OSTINATO Wangaratta and District Community Choir meets each Tuesday from 7pm to 9.30pm at the Log Cabin, corner Faithfull and Chisholm Streets, Wangaratta.

New members are welcome.

LIFEBALL is played every Tuesday from 1pm on the basketball court at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre.

For more information, phone 0418 574 404.

WANGARATTA AL-Anon Family Group meets on Tuesdays from

THE Rural City of Wangaratta will be holding community meetings this month to provide an update on streetscape and other works taking place in the King Valley.

The meetings will provide an update on the Whitfield streetscape and intersection upgrade, Whitfield community park and adventure playground, King Valley gateway artwork project, Prosecco Trail walk and cycle path.

There will also be an update on the Cheshunt streetscape with the opportunity to view some draft designs and be informed of the next steps.

A meeting will be held at the Cheshunt Hall on Wednesday, July 13 from 5pm and at the Whitfield Recreation Reserve (AC Swinburne Pavilion) on Wednesday, July 20 from 5pm.

1.30pm to 3pm at the backstage meeting room at St Patrick’s Hall in Ford Street.

Contact David on 0403 552 950 or Bev on 0449 516 828.

WANGARATTA Symphony Orchestra rehearses each Tuesday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Wangaratta Baptist Church, 1 Sisely Avenue.

New string and wind players are welcome.

For more information, email wangsymphonyorchestra@gmail. com or call Chloe on 0413 775 027.

WANGARATTA Toastmasters conducts its meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6.45pm in the community room at the Wangaratta Library in Docker Street.

For more information, contact Leah Walker at leahwalka@gmail.com BLOKES Time Out conducts regular gatherings and activities on the third Saturday of the month.

For more visit gritandresilience@ wangaratta.vic.gov.au

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MURPHY, Albert George (Spud).

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PEAKE,

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The funeral service to celebrate the life of Mr William James (Bill) Peake will be held at the Chiltern Lawn Cemetery, North Road, Chiltern on Friday, July 8, 2022 commencing at 2pm.

Video recording of the funeral service will be available at 5pm same day, please go to the N J Todd Funeral Directors website and follow the Livestream link.

The requiem mass for the repose of the soul of Toni Ryan will be held in the Mason Park Chapel, 95 Mason Street, Wangaratta on Friday, July 8, 2022 commencing at 10.30am.

Burial will follow at the Wangaratta Lawn Cemetery.

December 26, 1929 – July 1, 2022.

Aged 92 years.

Passed away at his home in Wangaratta.

Formerly of Porepunkah and Warragul.

Dearly loved husband of Olive (dec).

Father and father-in-law of Maree and Rick, Dianne and John.

Loving grandfather of Tisha, Holly, Adam and Nikki.

Great grandfather to Ruby and Noah.

Dancing again with Mum.

PATTERSON (nee Milthorpe), Ella May. Passed away peacefully on July 1, 2022 at Vincent House Aged Care, Westmeadows, Melbourne, formerly of Wangaratta.

Aged 90 years.

Now at peace with her beloved husband Les. Devoted mother and mother-in-law to Wendy and Graham Fitzgerald, Jenny and Wayne Rosser, Graeme and Julie Patterson.

Loved and loving Nana of 6, Granny of 8.

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Mum, Nana, Granny, God called your name so softly That only you could hear And no one heard the footsteps Of Angels drawing near The golden gates stood open God saw you needed rest His garden must be beautiful He only takes the best ~ Your loving daughter Wendy, son-in-law Graham.

Cherished Nana to Tracey, Kylie and Won. Adored Granny to Ella and Gracie.

Sleeping peacefully.

Mum, Nana, Granny It broke our hearts to lose you, But you didn’t go alone As part of us went with you The day God took you home.

As I tightly held your hand I thanked you for the time we shared, the love you gave and the way you cared We will always love and remember you. ~ Your loving daughter Jenny, son-in-law Wayne, Grandchildren Amanda, Mick, Mark and Kirsten, Great granddaughters Ruby, Harper, and Heidi.

Rest peacefully.

Dear Mum, To hear your voice, to see you smile, To sit and talk a little while.

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Passed away peacefully at home in Chiltern surrounded by his loving family on June 28, 2022.

Aged 81 years.

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Treloar, English set for Swans clash

TOP Western Bulldogs ruckman Tim English will return for their must-win AFL game against Sydney, “pretty angry” about his latest concussion-related absence.

Coach Luke Beveridge also expects star onballer Adam Treloar to be available after he had hamstring tightness in their loss last week to Brisbane.

English will return from two weeks out with delayed concussion symptoms and defender Ed Richards will

also be available after missing a match because of concussion.

GWS ruckman Braydon Preuss was charged with a dangerous tackle and was suspended for one game over the incident that forced English onto the sidelines for a fortnight.

English has a history of concussion injuries and Beveridge revealed the ruckman was unimpressed with this latest setback.

“I talked with him about, whether this time around,

his emotions are different or how does he feel about it?” Beveridge said.

“Generally, he’s just pretty angry that it happened, initially.

“He was fine in himself, but that’s the disappointing thing - a vulnerable player, it could be quite costly.

“So he was more frustrated with that aspect of it.”

The 41-point loss to the Lions left last year’s grand finalists a game outside the

top eight amid a challenging run of game against the Swans, St Kilda, Melbourne, Geelong and Fremantle - all above the Dogs on the ladder.

But Beveridge remains upbeat, saying after the Brisbane game “I won’t stop believing.”

He noted on Tuesday that there were plenty of games left and the Bulldogs remained in charge of their destiny.

“Nothing’s missing there’s a third of the sea-

CHEWY ON YOUR BOOT: Carlton star Charlie Curnow has been getting goal-kicking advice from family and friends.

son, or just under, still to go and you’ve got to remember that,” Beveridge said.

“Our form line has been relatively strong in recent times, we’ve just been beaten by a good side.

“Our game fell apart a little bit in that third quarter, no doubt, which is disappointing.

“The alarm bells aren’t ringing.”

While conceding the Bulldogs are yet to regain last season’s consistency,

Beveridge insists they have what it takes.

“There’s no reason why we can’t continue to string it together,” he said.

“There’s a third of the season to go - there’s no frustration.

“Obviously off the back of last year, the expectation is that you’re there again.

“The fact of the matter is, we’re not, but the belief is still high and there’s a lot more water to go under the bridge.”

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Charlie Curnow takes tips on AFL kicking yips

A FIRESIDE chat with his parents could be key to setting Carlton spearhead Charlie Curnow straight in front of goal in the AFL clash with West Coast.

The Blues’ leading goal-kicker was wayward in his last outing, kicking a costly 1.4 in the closerun defeat to St Kilda on Friday night.

The performance prompted some unsolicited words of advice at a family gathering over the weekend ahead of this Sunday’s meeting

with the Eagles at Optus Stadium.

“Dad didn’t say too much but he just tells me to kick through it and I get a few different comments from different people,” Curnow said.

“A few of our family and friends were over, so I had a few tough conversations around the fire.

“It’s all a bit of fun with good friends and stuff, so I smile and nod, always.”

Curnow works more closely with assistant coach Ash Hansen

on his goal-kicking and has booted 45 majors this season from just 15 games.

The career-best return has come after Curnow rid himself of the injury woes that limited his output over the previous three years.

The 25-year-old has combined with Harry McKay to contribute a total of 76 goals, helping to put the Blues in the hunt for a topfour spot.

Their blossoming forward-line

NZ clashes last chance for Roos to impress SEPTEMBER’S friendly matches against trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand have been labelled the last chance for players to impress Socceroos coach Graham Arnold before the World Cup. Football Australia announced on Tuesday it will host the All Whites at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on September 22 as part of the Socceroos’ preparations for November’s World Cup in Qatar.

The clash with New Zealand, which will also be used to mark 100 years since Australia’s first men’s international match, will come three

days before Australia travel to Auckland to face the same opponent at Eden Park on September 25.

Arnold says no-one should be in any doubt about the importance of both fixtures.

“There’s three main parts to this,” Arnold told AAP. “The first is that it’s a hundred-year celebration for the Socceroos and that’s an amazing thing for the players to be a part of.

“The second thing is it gives the fans - and I’m appealing to all the Queensland fans and fans across the country to get Suncorp for a farewell game, to say goodbye to the boys and

show their great support.

“The third thing is there’s no such thing as friendlies, especially against a rival such as New Zealand. It’s up to the players and it’s an opportunity for the players ... their last chance to show me what they’ve got.

“If someone comes out and stars in those games, well then there’s a good chance they’ll be selected.”

The match will be the first time the Socceroos have played a game in Brisbane since a 1-1 draw with South Korea in the first home game of Arnold’s tenure back in November 2018.

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partnership has been a long time coming.

“The whole time I’ve been at the club we haven’t been able to play that much footy together, but this year’s been great,” Curnow said.

“He had his injury for a few weeks but having him out on the field makes my job a lot easier.

“We can rotate and take a bit more time off the ground to get a bit more of a rest.

“Then we’ve also got Jack Sil-

vagni and Tom De Koning floating around and it’s all a bit of fun at the moment.”

Despite the loss to St Kilda, which left Carlton (10-5) a game outside the top four, there is a sense the Blues are building something special under firstyear coach Michael Voss.

Curnow is one of several Carlton stars out of contract at the end of next season but expects the prospect of team success to keep the group together.

-AAP

Sri Lanka axe spinner, young guns a chance AUSTRALIA will be forced to contend with a new-look spin attack in Galle with Sri Lanka young guns Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage called into the host’s squad.

Fresh off spinning Australia into a web in the white-ball matches, AAP understands Theekshana and Wellalage have both entered Sri Lanka’s camp.

Their arrivals come after Sri Lanka’s reserve spinner Praveen Jayawickrama tested positive to COVID-19, ruling him out of the contest.

Sri Lanka have also made the call to drop finger spinner Lasith Embuldeniya, who enter 2022 as the team’s best bowler but was hit apart by the Australians in the first Test.

A spinning wicket is again expected for the second and final Test, however it will likely be slightly more friendly than the one served up for the series opener.

Teenager Wellalage shapes as the most likely option for the hosts, given he would be a life-forlike replacement for Embuldeniya as a left-arm

finger spinner.

Wellalage was Sri Lanka’s best bowler in the oneday series win over Australia last month, taking nine wickets at 22.33.

The left-arm orthodox bowler troubled Australia with his variations, just months after starring for Sri Lanka at the under-19 World Cup. He had initially been left out of the main squad, only y picked as a stand-by member and released out of the camp before the first Test.

However he has now returned to the group and is set for a potential debut. -AAP

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MATCH REVIEW

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REACH OUT: Tigers’ Zac Carroll and Centrals’ Kade Hadley do battle in their under 14 clash at North Wangaratta on Saturday.

PHOTO: Grace Kerwin

SAFE HANDS: Centrals’ Charlie Curr marks in front of Tigers’ Archie Turner in their under 14 match. PHOTO: Grace Kerwin

AT THE CONTEST: Centrals under 14s’ Dean Balfour gets hands to the ball as Tigers’ Josh Knight provides some opposition.

PHOTO: Grace Kerwin

CAUGHT: Myrtleford’s Gemma Corcoran lays a big tackle on Imperials’ Riley Ingleton in their under 12 clash at Wareena Park.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

GO FOR GOAL: Hudson Durling sends to ball forward while Logan Wilson attempts to smother.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

OUTNUMBERED: Finn Hughes looks to hold the ball up against three Myrtleford players.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

UNDER 17 SCOREBOARD Imperials

Imperials v Myrtleford: Imperials forfeit.

Centrals Tigers

5.1, 8.1, 10.7, 14.10 (94) 1.0, 2.2, 2.3, 4.5 (29)

GOALS: Centrals: C. Gilbert 4, J. Devine 3, M. Prestianni 2, A. Simmonds 2, H. Barry 1, C. Eames 1, C. Kerwin 1. Tigers: K. McKelvie 2, H. Correll 1, H. Mullane 1.

BEST: Centrals: unknown, C. Johnson, C. Gilbert, H. White, H. Barry, H. Currie. Tigers: S. Allan, B. Hogan, H. Mullane, C. Hooper, H. Dodgshun, K. McKelvie.

Benalla Bulldogs Junior Magpies

1.0, 3.3, 3.4, 4.8 (32) 3.6, 4.7, 8.9, 9.10 (64)

GOALS: Benalla Bulldogs: D. Farley 1, J. Liddington 1, J. Russell 1, unknown 1. Junior Magpies: L. Allan 2, S. Comensoli 2, L. Barbour 1, Z. Bladon 1, C. Bott 1, J. James 1, W. Phillips 1.

BEST: Benalla Bulldogs: J. Cooke, R. Storer, J. Brunner, S. Begley, G. Lithgow, J. Dyer. Junior Magpies: Z. Bladon, L. Allan, K. Hochfeld, S. Comensoli, K. Burrows, L. Barbour.

Kangaroos Benalla Giants

UNDER 14 SCOREBOARD Myrtleford

4.4, 6.9, 7.19, 12.25 (97) 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 1.0 (6)

Imperials Myrtleford Red

1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0 (6) 1.0, 3.4, 7.9, 10.11 (71)

GOALS: Imperials: B. Benton 4, R. Canning 2, A. Direen 1, C. Flynn 1, J. Long 1, C. Maher 1, M. Marek 1, B. McMonigle 1. Myrtleford: B. Robb 1.

BEST: Imperials: M. Semmens, J. Marek, N. Kjar, B. Benton, H. O’Brien, R. Canning. Myrtleford: J. Novak, J. Notarianni, L. Masin, J. Bruneau, unknown, A. Morgan.

GOALS: Imperials: I. Robinson 1. Myrtleford Red: M. McMahon 3, M. Morgan 2, H. Durling 1, N. Harris 1, A. McManus 1, B. Parolin 1, A. Robb 1.

BEST: Imperials: J. Irvine, F. Hughes, T. Koop, R. Newton. Myrtleford Red: M. McMahon, G. Corcoran, B. Montgomery, M. Morgan, T. McDonald.

Centrals

Tigers

Tigers

5.5, 6.10, 13.18, 18.20 (128) 0.1, 1.1, 1.2, 4.6 (30)

GOALS: Centrals: C. Boman 3, C. Curr 3, K. Wohlers 3, A. Jayet 2, C. Ormond 2, D. Balfour 1, B. Blackford 1, K. Hadley 1, J. Lewis 1, R. Parsons 1. Tigers: L. Webb 2, D. Hooper 1, J. Knight 1.

BEST: Centrals: K. Wohlers, S. Johnson, A. Jayet, C. Curr, C. Boman, K. Hadley. Tigers: A. Turner, J. Knight, L. Curro, M. Correll, S. Morey, J. Wickham.

Benalla Bulldogs

0.2, 2.4, 3.5, 7.9 (51)

1.2, 4.6, 7.9, 12.14 (86)

Junior Magpies

7.0, 8.1, 14.1, 14.1 (85)

GOALS: Benalla Bulldogs: J. Priest 2, M. Beaton 1, O. Beaton 1, C. Breheny 1, T. Reeve 1, L. Woolley 1. Junior Magpies: J. Hewitt 2, C. Bott 1, C. Cassidy 1, J. Comensoli 1, B. Newton 1, W. James 1.

BEST: Benalla Bulldogs: H. Carter, S. Gates, N. Nicholas, A. Richardson, M. Beaton, J. Ward. Junior Magpies: J. Hewitt, C. Bott, C. Allan, J. Comensoli, O. Bladon, Z. Bott.

GOALS: Kangaroos: T. Vincent 4, J. Hansen 3, J. Jones 2, P. Coleman 1, R. Downing 1, C. Hines 1. Benalla Giants: S. Cox 5, T. Binion 3, R. Ely 2, H. Willett 2, F. Weeks 1, unknown 1.

BEST: Kangaroos: T. Vincent, C. Hines, P. Coleman, J. Hansen, J. Jones, C. O’Brien. Benalla Giants: H. Willett, unknown, W. Botten, T. Nicholson, O. Boyle, C. Drury.

UNDER 12 SCOREBOARD

1.10, 4.16, 6.21, 7.22 (64)

Kangaroos

0.1, 4.2, 5.3, 8.5 (53)

Benalla Giants

1.4, 4.5, 6.6, 9.9 (63)

GOALS: Kangaroos: E. Clayton 3, J. Coleman 2, W. Graham 2, B. Hiskins 1. Benalla Giants: O. Boyle 4, K. Dervish 2, M. Smyth 2, C. Binion 1.

BEST: Kangaroos: H. Laverty, A. Hines, L. Pizzini, O. Reynolds, J. Coleman, T. Hunter. Benalla Giants: O. Boyle, B. Ashcroft, X. Wapling, M. Smyth, B. Buitenhuis, D. McCarthy.

Mansfield Bright

5.2, 9.4, 15.7, 18.12 (120) 1.0, 2.2, 2.2, 5.2 (32)

GOALS: Mansfield: A. Browning 7, J. Benton 3, L. Smith 2, H. Yencken 2, C. Caminos 1, J. Day 1, E. Pigdon 1, T. Polkinghorne 1. Bright: T. Brierty 2, L. Carey 1, D. Hika 1, E. Lodge 1.

BEST: Mansfield: J. Benton, A. Browning, L. Smith, W. Northcott, H. Yencken, C. Purday. Bright: T. Heuperman, F. Stephens, D. Hika, E. Lodge, L. Samarasinghe, T. Brierty.

Centrals

3.0, 4.1, 7.4, 10.4 (64) 0.0, 0.1, 2.2, 3.3 (21)

GOALS: Centrals: E. Cryer 4, A. Knobel 2, C. Grimshaw 1, B. Jones 1, N. Jones 1, A. Morris 1. Tigers: M. Simpson 1, T. Tilbrook 1, M. Togolo Hill 1.

BEST: Centrals: S. Elkington, A. Knobel, N. Paul, E. Cryer, A. Fraser, B. Johns.

Tigers: K. Ackroyd, M. Simpson, X. Sheldon, T. Jones, E. Damon, T. Tilbrook.

Benalla Bulldogs Junior Magpies

0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 (0) 1.3, 2.6, 9.10, 13.10 (88)

GOALS: Junior Magpies: H. Allan 2, L. Cannata 2, S. McIntosh 2, O. Parr 2, C. Cassidy 1, M. James 1, W. James 1, J. McNeill 1, C. Wright 1.

BEST: Benalla Bulldogs: L. Boulton, J. Montgomery, C. Bell, R. Hilton, H. Ross, T. Osborne. Junior Magpies: L. Cannata, J. McNeill, T. White, B. McLeod, C. Wright, L. Murtagh.

Kangaroos Benalla Giants

4.4, 8.6, 10.8, 12.11 (83) 0.0, 0.0, 1.2, 1.2 (8)

GOALS: Kangaroos: L. Solimo 4, E. Byrne 3, I. Chilcott 2, T. Burke 1, M. Murphy 1, H. Wallace 1. Benalla Giants: T. Mount 1.

BEST: Kangaroos: H. Wallace, E. Byrne, L. Solimo, G. Everard, J. McCarthy, J. Crotty. Benalla Giants: T. Mount, X. De Fazio, J. Davis, A. Lowe, H. Skelton, R. McCarthy.

Bright Myrtleford Black

1.1, 2.3, 7.6, 13.7 (85) 2.0, 2.3, 2.3, 3.4 (22)

GOALS: Bright: unavailable. Myrtleford Black: W. Koers 1, S. Lupo 1, M. McKeone 1.

BEST: Bright: unavailable. Myrtleford Black: C. Borsi, S. Barnik, J. Jennings, T. McPherson, W. Lamperd, S. Lupo.

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Lady Devils edge past Diamonds THE run of solid form continued for Wangaratta’s senior women’s soccer side continued on Sunday, after the Lady Devils took a tidy 1-0 win over Wodonga Diamonds on the road.

The Lady Devils put away the only goal for the match in the 11th minute, with star player Beth Cope finding the back of the net from a penalty after Sarah Morris was taken down in the box.

The rest of the match was fought out across the ground, with coach Lockie Campbell happy with the end result.

“Playing against Diamonds has always proven to be a great game for the ladies,” he said.

“Our wingers and midfield kept constant pressure on their players, and never once looked like they were out of place.

“Our forwards are still lacking that strength and confidence when it comes to shooting, as we should’ve had another five goals to our name.

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“Our defenders played beautifully, except for one minute of the game where we had a handball in the box resulting in a penalty for Diamonds, which young Estella (Hernandez) was able to comfortably save and keep us alive.

“With a squad missing a few key players, we were able to adapt and play our football which, from a coach’s perspective, is amazing to see.”

The win brings the Lady Devils within striking distance of fifth spot, and will give the side a boost of confidence ahead of their match against St Pat’s at home on Sunday.

The reserves side will be back in action this weekend following their backto-back byes and a leaguewide week off - the division two Lady Devils last played on June 19.

GOOD FORM: Lauren McInnes and the Lady Devils have chained multiple successes together, with confidence sky high among the group.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

Wangaratta City’s exciting 6-0 demolition of St Pat’s

By WILLSON MACK

GOOD TOUCH: Liam Nash gets a pass away in his side’s 6-0 win over St Pat’s.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

LOADING UP: Adam Burchell fires a shot at goal.

LONG BALL: Wangaratta City captain Lachie Campbell in action.

IN CONTROL: Oscar O’Keefe gets away from his opponent.

UNDER PRESSURE: Kieran McLaughlin gets a pass past St Pat’s captain Ben White.

WANGARATTA CITY broke their mid-season slump with a dominant display against bottom side St Pat’s storming to a 6-0 win.

Three first half goals to Kieran McLaughlin (10th minute), Kai Lyster (39th minute), and Dan Kelly (47th minute) were impressive enough but a devastating seven minute burst in the second half saw the Devils slam through another three, a second for Lyster (78th minute) and a double for Adam Burchell (80th and 85th minutes) in a five minute purple patch.

The mercurial Burchell has shown he’s not slowing down this season and now netted 18 goals so far to remain as one of the league’s most dynamic players.

The young Paddies side toiled hard all day but ultimately couldn’t go with the class of Wangaratta City with the result going as many expected.

Amazingly, it didn’t alter third-placed City’s ladder position with top placed Cobram and second placed Albury United also scoring 6-nil and 6-1 victories respectively against their opponents on the same day.

The Devils are now five points behind ladder leaders Cobram but still do have a game in hand, as do Albury United who are just one point below Roar.

Wangaratta City play both Cobram (round 17) and United (round 18) in the run home with both games potentially determining where the Devils end up ahead of their finals assault.

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Barbaran’s tribute to racing legend Peter MacAllister ■

From back page Fraser said he had a great moment with MacAllister’s family post win.

“I spoke to his daughters after the race and they were rapt that a local won the race,” he said.

“Peter actually lost his sister a couple of weeks before he passed and her name was Barbara so his family was thinking that Barbaran was a bit of an omen.

“It’s funny how things work sometimes.”

Barbaran will now head to Albury next Tuesday along with stablemate Faithful Maryanne who finished second at Wangaratta in race two.

Steve Cunningham was the only other local winner at Wangaratta’s meeting with Valjeta ($6.50) taking out race eight.

Meanwhile, Ben Brisbourne’s Vintage Diesel continued his love for Wagga with his third victory at the venue on Monday.

The four-year-old gelding won the $25,000 BM66 Handicap over 2500m with apprentice jockey Hannah Edgley in the saddle.

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CLASSY: Barbaran took out his maiden win by four lengths.

PHOTO: Racing Photos

NETBALL REPORT

TOO CLOSE: Tarrawingee and Milawa battled out a fierce match, but the Bulldogs came away with the win 53-51.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

FORWARD PUSH: Milawa’s Micaela Larkings works the ball into the Demons’ offensive end.

Bulldogs upset Demons, Lions demolish Panthers in O&K netball THE weekend’s netball action brought up some massive results, including a massive upset in the A grade, which saw seventh placed Tarrawingee register a two goal win over second placed Milawa 53-51.

The Bulldogs showed their class early, pushing out to a seven goal lead by the first break, before Milawa kicked into gear to trail by just two goals by the half.

The game got even closer through the third term, the Demons taking the edge to bring the game to a 40-40

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scoreline by the final term, with everything on the line.

However, it was the Bulldogs who walked away with the points, with Kaylee Allen leading the shooting team with 33 goals for the match.

“Kaylee Allen was brilliant in shooting all game, she was just a solid shooter throughout the game - I think she shot seven goals in the last,

and ‘Bondy’ (Sarah Bond) shot six,” Tarrawingee coach Jackie Everitt said.

“We probably set it up in the first quarter - we shot 17 goals to their 10, so it probably set up the last quarter.

“We made a couple of changes in the game, we had a couple who were coming back from COVID so we had to make a couple of positional changes to make sure they’re alright.

“This season’s a lot about player management with injury and particularly with COVID, you just don’t know

how that affects people.

“We had a couple come out of that during the week, actually on the Friday and game day, so we had to do a couple of positional changes and that worked really well.

“Maddie Canning went from centre to wing attack and Paige Warner took on the centre role, and she played brilliantly throughout the game whether she was playing wing attack or centre.”

The win comes at a crucial time for Tarrawingee, as the Bulldogs sit behind sixth

placed Bonnie Doon on percentage and eager to make finals.

“It was a win that we needed to have,” Everitt said.

“I think we were basically at full strength - we haven’t got one player back - but it was a well-needed win, and it’ll give us confidence going into that back half (of the year).

“Unfortunately we’re in that situation where we’ve got to win nearly every game to get back in that six.”

Another massive result came from Whorouly, when the Lions put away a strong

Benalla All Blacks squad by 20 goals, 51-31.

The home side avenged their drubbing from the Panthers from earlier in the season, thanks to a strong showing from shooters Katie Ivone and Tayla Allen, and immense defensive pressure.

In other matches, Bonnie Doon took a big win over North Wangaratta 78-32, Greta remained undefeated with a 23 goal win over Bright, and Goorambat took the points over King Valley 57-20.

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Gliding through the swimming competition season

By THOMAS CHAMBEYRON

PLEASURE AND PAIN: Wangaratta Swimming Club members (from left) try some crosstraining at WSAC on Friday night.

PHOTOS: Belinda Harrison

BACK STROKE: Wangaratta Swimming Club members enjoy some ‘bicycle crunches’ at WSAC.

LOCAL swimmers are eager for the upcoming winter season.

Wangaratta Amateur Swimming Club has been a staple of the rural city’s sporting arena for decades.

Its numbers have grown to an astounding 90, including parents and committee, but new members are always welcome.

The club is lucky to sport two certified coaches: Deb Hogg and Robyn Brown.

“We are a welcoming and friendly club,” Deb said.

“We embrace anyone, no matter their age or physical ability.”

The club caters for all ages, with junior, intermediate, senior and master class groups, the latter being a relaxed group for more experienced swimmers to advance through the season at their own pace.

The club’s upbeat outlook on

coaching has led to some top performances at recent local events.

Most recently members swam PBs (personal bests) by the boatload at the Stingrays’ club meet, earning them spots in the Victorian Short Course Championships.

Morning and afternoon sessions are available and keen swimmers will be happy to know there is no limit to how many you attend.

Group fitness classes are also open to intermediate and senior swimmers on Friday afternoons.

“Fitness sessions provide the club with a rest from swimming and an opportunity to guide each other through classes,” Deb said.

These sessions see members work through a variety of drills ranging from BOGA Boards (a form of water based yoga) to Meta Fit and laughter abounds

with members helping each other along.

Team spirit is number one, with members standing poolside ready to cheer for their club at events.

Deb and Robyn strive to create a competitive club that’s willing to welcome anyone and, in the eyes of many, this has already been achieved.

The club is currently preparing for the upcoming GT short course meet on July 10 and the Ovens and Murray qualifying meet on July 17, both to be held at the WSAC Wangaratta.

Anyone interested in joining should head to the club’s Facebook page https://www. facebook.com/wangswimclub/ or website https://wangaratta. swimming.org.au/.

Flyers can also be found on the noticeboard inside the WSAC (Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre) for further inquires.

Stars align for Rovers’ under 17s WITH a bye for Wangaratta Rovers’ open women’s football team, the junior grades flew the flag they hosted Wodonga Bulldogs at the WJ Findlay Oval on Sunday.

The under 17s were eager to square the ledger after a 22 point loss to the Bulldogs in round one, but despite peppering the goals in the first term, were unable to convert.

They went into the break four points down and without courageous captain Bree Keys, who had been involved in a heavy clash and missed the remainder of the game.

Sophie Boyle got the Hawks off to a terrific start in the second term, kicking their first goal, but the Bulldogs were quick to answer and there was again a four point deficit at half time.

The third quarter was a real tussle, with the Hawks tighter in defence, midfielders Trinny Preer, Ella Bradley, Clare Collins and Immy Cook running hard, and rucks Asha Foubister (daughter of former Rovers player Anthony) and Charlotte Tilbrook both playing a great linking game, but the home side was only able to put a behind on the board, and went into the last term two points down.

In the final quarter, the stars aligned: Charlotte Tilbrook got the perfect tap to Trinny Preer at the first centre bounce, and within 30 seconds, had scored a goal to give the Hawks the lead.

From there, everything

fell into place; Rovers found players running past, hit targets, stood tall and showed great teamwork, and the icing on the cake came with another three goals - two to Mia Johnston and one to Ella Bradley.

Makenzie Clark and Asha Foubister were terrific bringing the ball out of the back line, and Sophie Boyle finished off an excellent game with an outstanding final term.

Final score: Wangaratta Rovers 5.9 (39) defeated Wodonga Bulldogs 2.4 (16).

Goals: Mia Johnston 2, Sophie Boyle, Trinny Preer, Ella Bradley.

Awards: Immy Cook, Asha Foubister, Charlotte Tilbrook, Trinny Preer.

The under 14s game was a tight contest from the opening bounce.

In the first quarter, the ball spent a lot of time in the Bulldogs’ forward line, but the first goal didn’t come until the end of the quarter, after some strong defensive work from the Rovers.

The second quarter was again a tough tussle, with Lucy Kiely marking everything that came within reach; Hazel Kelly, Hannah Carroll and Erin Collins tackling ferociously; and Sadie Skewes and Jasmine Fordham keeping their opponents under close check.

The Bulldogs scored their next two goals half-way through the quarter, then the game suddenly turned into a brilliant passage of attacking

play from the Rovers girls, starting in the middle.

A strong tap out of the middle from Lara Maples was followed up by a ground ball pick-up from Lily Gibb, who propelled the ball forward.

Hard-running from midfielders Chloe Mizzi, Molly Thomas and Jayla Keys helped keep the ball forward, with Lilias Coonan providing support in the forward line.

Lily followed up her kick, running into the forward line, collecting the footy and scoring a lovely goal to put Rovers’ first score on the board.

The next centre bounce was also cleared forward with a great piece of roving from Molly Thomas, who followed her kick into the forward line, and finished with Rovers’ second goal in two minutes.

The third quarter continued with excellent sustained defensive work, Zierra Melbourne competing strongly in the ruck, and the Rovers girls managed to keep the Bulldogs scoreless.

The final quarter brought the Hawks’ third goal for the game, with some excellent running from the back line all the way into attack from Jayla Keys.

Final score: Wangaratta Rovers 3.0 (18) lost to Wodonga Bulldogs 6.5 (41).

Goals: Lily Gibb, Molly Thomas, Bulldogs player.

Awards: Lilias Coonan, Molly Thomas, Lily Gibb, Sadie Skewes.

ALL SMILES: Under 17s players Immy Cook, Mia Johnston and Ammy Thompson celebrate.

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CLASSY FINISH WANGARATTA City striker Dan Kelly finds the back of the net in his team’s 6-0 thrashing of St Pat’s on Sunday at Alexandra Park. Kelly found the back of the net in the 47th minute.

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Barbaran’s tribute James Fraser’s Barbaran took out her maiden victoryy in the Peter MacAllister Memorial

JAMES Fraser’s Barbaran is showing promising signs in the start to her fledgling racing career.

The three-year-old filly took out her maiden victory in race two ($3) at the Wangaratta Turf Club’s final meeting of the 2021/22 season.

It’s taken just four starts for Barbaran to win her first race with two second place finishes coming prior to

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her latest triumph.

“She’s looking like a very nice horse,” Fraser said.

“It was a promising win and I really do think she’ll be able to win in Melbourne at some stage.

“She’s a clean winded

horse and all of the jockeys are saying she wants a further trip, the further she went on Saturday the better she got so imagine her over 2000m.”

The filly and jockey Jake Duffy settled in the middle of the field before showing an electric turn of foot at the top of the straight to overpower her rivals by a devastating four lengths.

Barbaran is by Keep the

Faith, a sire Fraser is very fond of with stable star Ghost Doctor and the now retired Get Ya Kicks also bred from.

“I really do like the Keep the Faith horses,” Fraser said.

“They seem to get better with age and don’t really hit their straps until they’re six-years-old, like Get Ya Kicks and Ghost Doctor did.

“It’s just good for the

owners to have Barbaran doing well, we’ve had to take time with her so it’s good that the rewards are coming now.”

The cherry on top for the experienced horseman was that his filly took out the race named in the late Peter MacAllister’s honour.

“I got on really well with Peter, he was the secretary when I first started and he helped me establish myself and my

business,” Fraser said.

“He brought so many intitiatvies to Wangaratta in his time that have now been take over by Racing Victoria but he brought the richest improvers race in Victoria to Wangaratta that would be worth $150,000 now if it was still going.

“He just batted for the club and was instrumental in growing racing here.”

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