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VALE DEAN WOODS TRIBUTES have continued to flow for one of Wangaratta’s favourite sons, Dean Woods, who passed away in a Queensland hospital on Thursday afternoon, surrounded by family and friends after a battle with cancer.

A post on his Facebook page that afternoon broke the news to the world and paid tribute to Dean, who was just 55.

“Today our boy rode his final lap. He’ll be missed by everybody whose lives he touched,” the post on Thursday afternoon read.

“Admired, loved and respected by all. A truly iconic legend.”

Dean leaves behind wife Megan and daughters Paris, Kennedy and Devon.

Dean rose to worldwide fame when as the youngest member of the Australian team pursuit squad, they upset the favoured United States quartet to win the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Their win over the Americans brought the regime of national coach Charlie Walsh to widespread attention and marked the start of a sustained era of international success for the Australian track program.

Mr Walsh said in a Sport Australia Hall Of Fame statement that he was thankful to

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FOND MEMORIES: Dean Woods is pictured being welcomed back to Wangaratta by 7000 people in a home town parade on the morning of September 15, 1984. Around Dean‘s neck proudly hangs the gold medal he won with the Aussie pursuit team at the 1984 Atlanta Olympics.

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By JEFF ZEUSCHNER jzeuschner@nemedia.com.au A DEVELOPMENT plan proposing more than 200 new residential lots off Worland Street has been lodged with the Rural City of Wangaratta.

And the public has until this Friday to lodge any submissions on the Wangaratta North West Growth Area Precinct 2 Development Plan Proposal for 28-62 Worland Road, Wangaratta.

Precinct 2 comprises four parcels of land held in four different ownerships.

The total area is approximately 20 hectares with frontage to Worland Road and Cruse Street.

Under the plan there is: • provision of approximately 235 new residential lots with an average lot size between 600-700m2 and a range of lots sizes between 500m2 - 2000m2; • creation of a new local access road network with two new intersections to Worland Road and two new intersections to Cruse Street; • creation of two new passive open spaces that will also serve to protect remnant native vegetation; and • provision of storm water drainage infrastructure including a bio-retention basin located adjacent Worland Road and connection through to the existing storm water network along Currawong Drive to the east.

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have had Woods as a friend.

“There are people in life we admire, and Dean Woods was one of those,” he said of his fellow Hall of Fame member. “(He) was an exceptional cyclist and an even better person.

“Whatever others were capable of doing, he had to do it, and if possible, better.

“He always sought to treat others with respect and dignity.”

Dean won another three Olympic medals after the LA gold including a silver and bronze at the 1988 Seoul Games and returned in 1996 to claim bronze in the team pursuit at the Atlanta Olympics.

He was a three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist who also set a world record and four national records, won three world championships and 20 national titles.

But for those who knew him in Wangaratta his incredible sporting achievements were just one part of the amiable, respected businessman, family man, mentor and friend.

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From page 1 The town planning report lodged by North East Survey Design says Precinct 2 is located on the western side of Worland Road and the northern side of Cruse Street.

The Precinct adjoins Precinct 4 to the west, Precinct 5 to the north-west; and Precinct 1B to the north.

The land is located to the southeast within the broader North West Growth Area, with Worland Road making up the eastern most boundary of the North West Growth Area.

The site is currently bounded by farmland to the north, south and west that has also been

recently rezoned from Farming Zone to General Residential Zone.

Land to the south has recently had a Precinct Development Plan approved, and the first stages of a multi-lot residential subdivision are under design and construction.

To the east, on the opposite side of Worland Road, is general residential development, with the last two vacant blocks in this area recently subdivided and under construction for housing.

Still further east is the Three Mile Creek linear public open space reserve.

The subject land is primarily farmland that has been used for many years for grazing and crops.

All four properties are used for rural living purposes, with each lot containing a dwelling, sheds and assorted domestic and rural infrastructure.

The largest property is used for equestrian activities, and contains stables, dressage ring and training track.

The rep[ort says preliminary soil assessment found no areas of concern with regards current or previous rural uses across the precinct.

Vehicle access to Precinct 2 is currently from each individual lot, with all four driveways from Worland Road.

If the Precinct Development Plan for Precinct 2 is approved,

separate applications will be made to council to subdivide the land in accordance with the approved development plan.

This will be in the form of planning permit applications for the staged subdivision of the precinct, and may include additional permit triggers such as the removal of native vegetation.

The plan can be viewed on council’s website and public submissions can be made in person at the Wangaratta Government Centre, via email at council@ wangaratta.vic.gov.au. or post PO Box 238 Wangaratta Vic 3676.

For more details contact council’s planning department on 5722 0888.

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Races cancelled, but punters still enjoyed a great day out

By JEFF ZEUSCHNER RAIN may have caused the cancellation of all local horse racing at the Winsec Savings and Loans Wangaratta Cup Day on Saturday, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of close to 500 racegoers eager to still enjoy the day out.

With heavy rain deeming the track to be too dangerous to race on, punters’ attention turned to Flemington, Sydney and other race days events being beamed in live via large screens.

In the betting ring bookmakers Peter Brown and Bart Stiles were still doing a bustling trade with no shortage of willing punters.

“It’s been pretty steady,” said Bart, “with a lot of interest in Sydney races and also over at Murray Bridge in South Australia.

“The loss of the local races is a pity, but it hasn’t really impacted us.”

It was a different story for Peter, who was the designated bookie for the local races.

“It will hurt us a bit although we’re still seeing alot of action with the Melbourne races...and we’re a little bit ahead,” he remarked with a smile.

Kathryn Henshall and Dave Salmon were among the local punters keeping Peter busy, with Flemington a particular focus.

“I’ve been backing jockey Linda Beech a bit and have had a win,” Kathryn enthused, looking to spread the odds backing Damien Oliver (Shadow Devil) and Brett Prebble (Zetarita) in

ENJOYING THE DAY: Having fun in the Oaks function centre were (from centre, left) Suzette Murray, Michelle Chubb, Monique Ruvolo, Tony Ruvolo, Tony Watson, Mathew Ryan, Peter Wayman, Harry Floyd, Michelle Ruvolo and Simone Wilson.

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“It’s been a good day out...it’s a shame the local races were cancelled, but that’s no body’s fault...it’s on the weather.”

Similar sentiment was echoed among the full house of patrons inside Wangaratta Turf Club’s Oaks function centre, where refreshments and food flowed freely, racing jumped out on the big screens and Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy was doing a reasonable job making sure the punters’ club’s $3000 plus purse wasn’t completely squandered.

Tony Ruvolo, managing director of Winsec Savings and Loans which was major sponsor of the Wangaratta Cup for a 14th consecutive year, said is was a pity

HAVING A PUNT: Dave Salmon and Kathryn Henshall were among the local punters keeping bookie Peter Brown (right) busy.

PHOTO: Jeff Zeuschner to see rain had done what the COVID pandemic had failed to do over the past two years.

“It’s a shame racing could proceed and I really feel for the committee which puts is so much work,” he said.

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“This is a wonderful asset for Wangaratta and the region and it needs to be used.

“It helps create jobs and is a big contributor to the economy.”

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CFA infrastructure talks heat up

Wangaratta-based MP calls for long-term strategy; minister says solutions a work in progress WANGARATTA-based State MP Tania Maxwell has thrown her support behind calls for increased fire response infrastructure funding in the rural city.

Senior District 23 staff have outlined their concerns about the future of the district building in recent weeks, following the closure of Wangaratta’s Incident Control Centre (ICC) ahead of this season’s fire danger period as a result of damp and mould at

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the Ely Street premises.

The building, which also houses District 23 officials and senior members of the Wangaratta Group, was a central topic of conversation during a meeting between Ms Maxwell and Minister for Emergency Services Jaclyn Symes on February 24, when Ms Max-

well urged the State Government to outline a long-term strategy for the region's fire response.

“In Parliament on February 11, I asked the minister what was being done to make sure an incident control centre is re-established in Wangaratta and for the 16 brigades in the Wangaratta Group to have a permanent base,” Ms Maxwell said.

“Senior CFA volunteers have raised with me their significant concerns that the Wangaratta Incident Control

Centre was offline for the 2021-22 fire danger period.

“Community safety should be the priority.”

CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan travelled to Wangaratta with CFA infrastructure services manager Anthony Ramsey in late February, when they committed to exploring new opportunities for District 23 and the Wangaratta Group.

Local CFA officials had previously outlined a need for a new District 23 office separate from the Incident

Control Centre, as well as a standalone headquarters for Wangaratta Group to oversee the 16 Wangaratta region brigades.

However, with limited funding available, any future move would likely require a significant funding injection from the State Government.

Minister Symes admitted the existing conditions for local CFA members were not ideal and were under consideration by government officials.

“Wangaratta brigade

members have raised their concerns with me about the district headquarters,” she said.

“While the temporary arrangements haven’t affected the operations or excellent response the CFA gives the community, I understand they're not ideal.

“CFA management will review these arrangements and I’ll work with them and the district brigade on long-term solutions that best serve the Wangaratta community and our tireless volunteers.”

Bishop to host final Mass, prior to St Stephen’s auction

BY SIMONE KERWIN skerwin@ nemedia.com.au

A FINAL Mass will be held at Tarrawingee’s St Stephen’s Catholic Church this Saturday, ahead of its auction later this month.

Fr Nathan Verallo, pastoral leader of Wangaratta's St Patrick’s parish (which incorporates St Stephen’s), said the sale of the church had been considered for a number of years.

“It has become costly to maintain and insure the building, and it has not been used for some time,” he said.

“We want to acknowledge its place in the community, all the parishioners past and present, and families who have been part of its history over more than 100 years.

“It speaks volumes for the families in the district that it is still in good condition, and we have decided to act on (the sale) now while it is in good repair.

“I do feel sad to see it go, but we have to think about the practical side.”

Fr Nathan said St Martin’s at Boorhaman and St Augustine’s at Eldorado would continue to host monthly Masses, in addition to those held weekly at St Patrick’s and Our Lady's in Wangaratta.

There are also regular

BIDDING FAREWELL: Peter Nolan, a former parish council representative for St Stephen’s Tarrawingee, says while there’s a tinge of sadness surrounding its closure, it’s time for someone else to love the church, which will be auctioned this month.

PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling Masses at St Joseph’s Glenrowan, St Joseph’s Whitfield, and Holy Cross Church in Moyhu.

The final service at St Stephen’s will be held on Saturday, March 12 from 6pm, with Bishop of Sandhurst Shane Mackinlay presiding.

Fr Nathan said he hoped anyone with links to the church would be able to attend.

He said the vigil Mass

usually held at St Patrick’s at this time would not be celebrated on the evening, so it would be an opportunity for parishioners to attend the Tarrawingee Mass instead, to farewell the church.

St Stephen’s will be auctioned on Saturday, March 26 at 10.30am, and Fr Nathan said funds from the sale would be invested back into the parish.

Peter Nolan, a former

parish council representative for St Stephen’s whose family has a long connection to Tarrawingee, said while the impending closure of the church brought with it a tinge of sadness, there was also recognition that it was time.

“It will be better to see it being used for something rather than deteriorating,” he said.

“It’s time for it to move

onto its next life, for someone else to love it.”

Tarrawingee became part of St Patrick’s parish in early 1864, under Fr George Devitt Galen.

According to Peter Murray’s history of the parish, ‘As the Spirit Leads’, plans for the church began in 1887, and the church was opened to parishioners in May, 1890.

A dozen mounted horse-

men met then-coadjutor Bishop of Sandhurst Dr Stephen Reville and Wangaratta parish priest Dean Timothy Murphy three miles outside Tarrawingee and escorted them to the new building to be consecrated as St Stephen's, where Dean Murphy then celebrated Mass.

Bricks for the church were made on-site during working bees in the 1880s.

Real estate agent Garry Nash, who is overseeing the upcoming auction, said the church’s striking diagonal Kauri pine ceilings were a key feature of the building which would draw strong interest from prospective buyers.

“For the age of the building, it is testament to the way it was constructed - it's superb,” Mr Nash said.

“Whoever the future owner may be, they’ll be able to make something of it.

“It’s a great landmark in a great position, on 4000 square metres of land.

“There is a heritage overlay in place, but anybody purchasing a property of that calibre would be happy to work within that.

“It’s a really quality piece of history.”

Mr Nash said there had already been strong interest expressed, and added that following the property auction on March 26, pews and other items of furniture from the church would also be sold.

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By Steven Burke, THE Save Merriwa Park Committee has accused council of running a “sham” public consultation process.

But the Rural City of Wangaratta has defended its process, saying everyone is entitled to make a submission to the proposal to turn two former tennis courts in Merriwa Park into untimed car parks.

Save Merriwa Park Committee spokesperson, Louine Robinson, said council should run a longer public

consultation process and that stakeholders and the community should have input into council‘s final decision.

“It‘s been a last minute and hastily put together process,” she said.

“Stakeholders are certainly going to put submissions in but at the same time we want to see if the submissions are going to be genuinely considered.”

As well as calling for the submission period to be extended, the committee wants council to hold two public meetings and elect a working party to come up with ideas for the park‘s future.

Under the process council has put in place anyone can make submissions to the rural city up until March 9 and council officers have been meeting with representatives from all the groups involved in the original Merriwa Park Master Plan process, back in 2005.

Mayor Roberto Paino defended council‘s consultation.

“We‘ve responded to the community by deferring the issue and we‘ve put in place a public consultation period which involves interest groups, stakeholders and anyone from the community who wants to make a submission,” he said.

“We don‘t want it to be a long drawn out issue.

“The community wants a resolution so let‘s get on with it.

“It‘s important we hear from as many people as we can who have ideas for the park.”

Public submissions close this Friday.

MURKY WATERS: The old tennis courts and part of the park area council plans to turn into a car park were underwater last Thursday.

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Monday, February 28 $100k pitch up THREE Wangaratta and North East community organisations have received a share in more than $100,000 as part of the latest GIVE Wangaratta Pitch Up fundraising event.

Organisations Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta received $47,200, NE Tracks LLEN received $25,600 and NESAY $27,500, much to the delight of the recipients and the audience.

Wednesday, March 2 Funding failure STATE CFA officials have been unable to provide clarity on a dearth of infrastructure funding in the rural city, amid calls for the Victorian Government to increase allowances for the state‘s fire response.

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan visited Wangaratta late last week with senior infrastructure officials to discuss challenges posed to the rural city fire response following the temporary evacuation of Ely Street‘s District 23 headquarters and subsequent closure of the region‘s incident control centre ahead of this season‘s fire danger period.

Friday, March 4 Surgery cranks up Elective surgery for all categories has resumed in Wangaratta, helping reel in a 500–patient or 12–month long waiting list for joint replacement surgeries.

The Victorian Government imposed ‘code brown‘ was actioned six weeks ago including a surgical shutdown, barring emergency and Category 1 surgeries at Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW).

The code brown was initiated to create greater capacity in the hospital that had up to 80 staff¬ away from work in the peak of the recent local COVID–19 outbreak.

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Elderly drivers urged to ignore ‘disturbing’ trend after pandemic

By RYAN MALCOLM rmalcolm@nemedia.com.au DRIVER behaviour in the North East has worsened in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns, according to advocacy group RoadSafe North East (RSNE).

Spokesperson John Weinert believes a noticeable change occurred during periods of isolation, with many returning to the roads without skills they previously had, resulting in increasingly challenging drives on rural roads.

Mr Weinert is set to host a session targeted towards promoting awareness in elderly drivers over the coming weeks, however, he said road use was a two way street.

“Courtesy seems to have gone out the window - people are driving faster and more aggressively, it just seems to be so much worse than it used to be,” he said.

“I’ve spoken to police about

it, they’re seeing aggressive behaviour increase, and it’s starting to show up in the stats as well.

“We’ve lost some of the skills we used to have automatically - other people are rushing - when we were driving every day, we knew exactly how long trips would take.

“It’s quite interesting the number of times I come across aggressive drivers - it’s really disturbing.”

The upcoming session, which will take place at Wangaratta’s Uniting Care Hall on March 15 at 2pm, will discuss increasing challenges for elderly populations on the roads, as well as convey key messaging appropriate for elderly individuals, family members and their carers.

Mr Weinert said it was vital older drivers took their road safety into their own hands.

“They are responsible for themselves on the road - they make the decision when they are no longer fit or capable to

drive,” he said.

“It’s important they drive the safest car possible, ideally with a five star rating.

“Don’t drive at dusk or dawn, or during peak periods and during storms - they’re the times you don’t drive.

“We promote courtesy slow down and drive to the conditions - don’t get caught up in (aggressive driving), you drive at your own pace.”

Entry to the session is free and afternoon tea is provided, however, numbers are limited and bookings are essential.

To book your place at the session, which is run in conjunction with Northeast Health Wangaratta and the Well Ageing Info Hub, RSVP

by March 11 to infohub@nhw. org.au or call 1800 319 333.

Strict COVID-19 guidelines will be in place, with proof of double vaccination expected upon entry.

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FUN IN THE EARLY MORNING SUN: A number of students from Oxley Primary School are joining principal Tim Seal and teacher Dale Walker for the ride to school program.

Ride to school program at Oxley A SOUTH American visitor to Oxley Primary School in 2021 described the ride between the Oxley township and the Oxley Primary School ‘like riding through Tuscany but with gum trees’.

Inspired by their words, the school have started up a ‘ride to school’ program.

Principal Tim Seal and grade 5/6 teacher Dale Walker meet up with the stu-

dents every second Tuesday morning out the front of the Oxley Pantry at 8.30am.

From there they set off in groups to make their way to school along the two kilometre bike track.

The objectives of the rides are to build students’ traffic awareness and to link the community back with the school.

Parents are encouraged to

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Much more than sporting memories FOR a nation that loves sport, the loss of a sporting hero resonates far and wide, and indeed transcends sport itself.

Accolades and tributes have been flowing in for Dean Woods, who passed away on the Gold Coast last week.

The cycling career of this locally born and bred Wangaratta sportsman - which included Olympic medals and world championship records - have him at the pinnacle of our city’s greats.

He inspired others with his cycling feats.

But he was much more than a sporting hero to those that knew him.

An accomplished businessman, loved husband and father, and a passionate advocate for his sport and city, this all-round “top bloke” was someone who earned admiration and respect.

His passing coincides with that of cricket legends Rod Marsh and Shane Warne, which has our country, and the cricketing world, in mourning.

Accommodating our future growth A KEY piece in Wangaratta’s future residential growth and development is now before council, and open for public feedback.

The Wangaratta North West Growth Area Precinct 2 Development Plan Proposal for 28-62 Worland Road seeks to accommodate more than 200 new homes.

Ongoing residential development is a critical consideration for our regional city.

The plans come at a time when we are seeing increased housing demand - both for rentals, as well as owner homes, on the back of more seeking to relocate to the area.

This current and future demand only seek to heighten the urgent need for a solution to be found for water and sewage infrastructure issues to be overcome by North East Water, with assistance from the State Government.

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FACEBOOK users have commented on the sad passing of Wangaratta’s own Dean Woods, who famously won gold in the 4000m team pursuit at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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Sandra Beitzel Dinsdale: A Wangaratta champion gone far to soon.

RIP Dean, condolences to your family Natalie Sullivan: So sad Thinking of his family during

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this time. Rest In Peace, Dean. I just remembered what he said to me once when I mentioned that my eyesight was getting worse.

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DEAN Yes, but make sure it’s not too hot or it hurts when you put it in. (huge grin on his face) Trish Noel Peters: So sad to hear this news sending our deepest sympathy to Megan and family and all the

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Woods family . “You done us proud Dean what a champion you were.” RIP … Trish & Noel Peters Graham Jeffreys: A great champion for Wangaratta .

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Denise Ryan: RIP to our hometown champion.

Condolences to all his family and friends Craig Peters: What a great achievement and to have a gold medallist here in our own backyard that we

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all knew, RIP Dean Woods , sympathy to the family John Brian Griffin: One GREAT man,and great supporter of Wangaratta, and cycling….RIP Vince Pitari: I’m shocked....RIP Dean, you did our country proud Anne McLean: I remember growing up with Dean as the local legend and like most kids, I got my first bike from Woods Cycle Centre. RIP Dean

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This submission revolved around the changes required to allow for double stacked inland rail to come through Wangaratta.

Last Thursday I attended a meeting with ARTC and the Wangaratta Rail Action Group to discuss the progress of the consultation period.

The Wangaratta Rail Action Group were pleasantly surprised and mostly supportive of the changes proposed by ARTC and were pleased that they had listened to their concerns.

I too was pleasantly surprised with the changes implemented, as these have shown the significant improvements made to the design and have also shown the effectiveness of the community consultation, as many of the suggestions and comments were taken on board.

I encourage all Wangaratta residents who still have concerns about the changes to be made at the railway station to speak up.

ARTC are available for discussion over the next month at 48a Norton Street from 10am – 2pm.

The finishing line of the consultation process is in sight, please have your say so we can move to the next phase.

Tim McCurdy MP, Member for Ovens Valley

$58m union payout cost rural brigades CRITICAL local CFA upgrades and equipment remain long overdue despite tens of millions of dollars being thrown at a union deal for Melbourne firefighters.

Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the Andrews Labor Government secretly provided a $58 million Treasurers Advance to fund a mate’s deal for the 2016 Metropolitan Fire Brigade EBA. While Country Fire Authority (CFA) sheds across the state cry out for funding to upgrade equipment, more than $6 million was spent on private vehicles for many fire Commanders previously not entitled to a car.

Additionally, the government bankrolled the conversion of all senior firefighters to leading firefighters at a cost of $5000 per person, despite not receiving any additional qualifications or training.

An emergency transfer of $20 million was also made so the Metropolitan Fire Brigade could pay wages and remain solvent in June 2020.

Regional Victoria was the loser.

Imagine if just part of that $58 million was spent on the CFA in this region

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FLASH FLOOD: Heavy downpours on Saturday morning saw some momentary flash flooding on local streets, including part of Rowan Street. The rain, on top of falls on Friday evening, saw tennis and cricket matches cancelled in Wangaratta, as well as forcing the cancellation of horse racing at Wangaratta Turf Club’s Wangaratta Cup. According to the Bureau of Metorology, in the 48 hours to 9am Sunday Wangaratta received 31mms. Elsewhere, Cheshunt had 56mms, Carboor Upper 35mms, Greta West 37mms, Eldorado 41.6mms and Everton 41.2mms.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie We know that the Wooragee Fire Shed has been waiting to be funded for years.

There are CFA brigades and volunteers across the region who are desperate for equipment and are being forced to wait.

Bill Tilley MP, Member for Benambra

Urgent action required in obesity strategy VICHEALTH welcomes the long overdue National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032, a crucial roadmap for obesity prevention in Australia, but believes more urgent action should be taken without defaulting to individual responsibility.

The strategy is a 10-year framework for action to create supportive environments, empower people to stay healthy and enable access to early intervention and primary health care.

In Australia, two-thirds of adults and a quarter of children and adolescents were above a healthy weight before the pandemic.

Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals that children from low socioeconomic backgrounds were also more than twice as likely to be above a healthy weight than those from the highest socioeconomic areas (11 per cent vs 4.4 per cent).

These figures are likely to have worsened over the last two years.

While VicHealth supports the vision for a nation that encourages and enables healthy weight and healthy living for all, this strategy puts too much responsibility on individuals who are up against an industry that spends more than $550 million peddling their products through advertising.

We must take stronger measures to reduce the consumption of unhealthy food and drinks and increase the availability of healthier options in all corners of the country – no matter the postcode.

The prevention of obesity and diet-related chronic diseases should be an urgent priority.

We must act with urgency, prioritising protecting our kids against the predatory tactics of unhealthy food and drink companies.

Dr Sandro Demaio, VicHealth CEO

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Sculpturing another drawcard in Nth Wang

By GRAHAM CLEMENTS WANGARATTA will soon have another tourist attraction to add to its growing list of artistic drawcards, such as the Bullawah Cultural Trail.

Art North and Beyond is in the initial stages of creating the North Wangaratta Sculpture Trail.

Marg Pullen, who is part of the group behind the trail, said the initiative will “develop into a self-guided trail through North Wangaratta, along Boorhaman Road between the Vine Hotel and Buffalo Brewery”.

Project coordinator Renee Paola said the trail is about re-engaging the community after COVID. “It has a theme of life on the plains, including birds, animals and farm life,” she said.

The project has benefitted from the Rural City of Wangaratta Community Grant scheme which has been used as seed money to get the concept going.

The project was inspired after Marg’s visit to the “brilliant” and “fabulous” Lockhart Sculpture and Heritage Sculpture Trail in Lockhart.

AT THE STARTER’S GATE: Organisers of the trail are (from left) co-ordinator Renee Paola, Rosemary Tennent, Sue Chatfield, Marg Pullen and Robyn Cameron.

After a discussion with members of the North Wangaratta community, while cleaning bird baths in Marg’s yard, they decided to do their own unique sculpture trail in North Wangaratta.

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“We are inviting participants to get creative

by displaying their work to locals and visitors in an open gallery with a difference -a front fence, gate or paddock.”

Anyone with an artistic bent, amateur or professional, can join in, with a workshop and meet and greet occurring on March

18 at 77 Boorhaman Road at 9.30am.

The trail is expected to be finished by September this year and will include a website and a self-drive guide to the sculptures.

For further details contact Marg Pullen on 0422 563 451.

Accused racked up $8000 bill on family card A MAN who used a family member’s credit card to the tune of more than $8000 will return to court for sentencing later this month.

A local man in his 20s faced Wangaratta Magistrates Court last week, when he pleaded guilty to using a bank card 143 separate times from late 2020, accruing a bill of $8017.

Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Liam Murdock told the court the accused had allegedly located the bank card and began to make a series of online purchases while staying at a family member’s home between November 4 and November 12.

He said the accused knew he did not have permission to use the card for purchases such as accommodation, fuel and food.

The defendant, who represented himself in court, admitted he had “no idea” why he stole the money, but said he maintained a relationship with the affected family members.

His mother also appeared in court, and said a pension her son receives for an intellectual disability ”goes in one hand and out the other”.

“If he doesn’t learn, we’re not going to support him anymore,” she told Magistrate Ian Watkins.

The defendant said he was actively undergoing job training in an effort to repay the stolen funds.

Magistrate Watkins urged police to investigate whether a restitution notice or victim impact statements would be filed by the affected family members before the matter returns to court.

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Bringing the ‘80s magic to Top Class TWO Wangaratta High School graduates will unleash a 1980s soul/funk classic at the Melbourne Recital Centre this month, as they perform as part of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority's Season of Excellence in Top Class Music 2022.

Vocalist Leticia Box Corsini and drummer Jacob Molinaro, who were both year 12 students at the high school last year, will perform on March 22 after being chosen for the VCAA showcase of young musicians who received high grades for their VCE music performance exams in 2021.

Leticia and Jacob put together an ‘80s-themed outfit for their VET (Vocational Education and Training) music industry performance (group) exam last year, which utilised the talents of teachers Scott Solimo (guitar) and Alistair

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Robertson (bass); Mr Solimo will reprise his role by lining up with the pair again in Melbourne.

The local students have chosen to perform Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’ for the concert, which will also be streamed online via Australian Digital Concert Hall.

Audiences for the series of three concerts will include 2022 year 12 students from across Victoria, with the performances offering them a glimpse of what will be expected at exam time.

Mr Solimo, WHS performing arts coordinator, said it had been at least five years since the high school had a student chosen for Top Class Music; solo alto saxophonist Olivia Zabilowicz was also asked

CENTRE STAGE: Leticia Box Corsini and Jacob Molinaro, both 18, have been chosen to be part of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s Top Class Music concerts, after receiving high grades in their year 12 music industry performance (group) exam.

PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling to perform this year, but is unavailable due to university commitments.

Mr Solimo said he was looking forward to seeing Jacob and Leticia shine, as well as having the chance to perform with them.

“We are the only country school in the whole line-up, which is pretty special,

because we don't have the same facilities or access to teachers that most city schools do,” he said.

“I’m very proud, it’s always great when you know students have put in all the work and are rewarded for it. They’ve both got the talent.”

Leticia said she and Jacob

had drawn on the ‘80s for their performance exam as it suited their styles, including her passion for belting out a big ballad, with their set list including songs made famous by Whitney Houston, Heart, Michael Jackson and The Police.

“I’ve always done music, it’s something that comes

easily and is really fun - and it was a class I knew I wasn’t going to end up hating in year 12,” Leticia said.

Jacob, who studied three music subjects last year, agreed, and said he’d enjoyed the experience, and was looking forward to continuing his long-held interest in drumming.

Wet start for March: some flooding rains set new records MARCH has got off to a wet start at a few places in North East Victoria.

Albury recorded 43mms and Wodonga 57mms last Tuesday, while Wangaratta had less than 7mms.

It was Wodonga’s wettest March day since the 88mms which fell at the beginning of March in 2012.

Wodonga had a very wet January then a dry February and now it is already has above average rainfall for March.

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and 1956 - and they were flood prone years in Victoria and southern parts of NSW up to Forbes.

Along the South Coast from Moruya all the way to Gabo Island last month was again wetter than average for the sixth month in succession.

The last time this rainfall sequence occurred was from September 1933 to February 1934 and before that in September 1892 to February 1893.

Hobart with only 5mms for February had its driest February for 21 years.

Incidently, Hobart also had a very dry February in 1893.

In 1934 there floods in Victoria in April and the last three months of that year.

The flooding rains in the south east of Queensland in late February are unprecedented indeed.

Brisbane recorded 887mms

making this the wettest February since 1893 with an all time record three day rainfall of 677mms.

Redcliffe on the Sunshine Coast recorded 1073mms for February - the wettest for February since 1473.6mms in February 1893.

The three day total of 844mms is also an all time record in the last 135 years.

The flooding rains then moved southwards to Lismore and Casino where both places also had their wettest February since 1893.

By contrast Mackay - some 350 kms further north - recorded its driest January to February since

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This town missed the full brunt of the February 1893 floods which delivered a record 3000mms to Crohamhurst in February 1893 with 908mms falling in one day.

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Local star publishes her first book on Indigenous astronomy

BY LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE landersonbyrne@ nemedia.com.au

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angaratta raised Krystal De Napoli is yet again shooting for the stars with her recent achievement of co-publishing a book on Aboriginal and Torres Strait astronomy knowledge.

Already the young Kamilaroi woman is an award-winning science communicator for her work promoting STEM and Indigenous science; she has starred in and produced a radio documentary ‘Emu in the Sky’ for the BBC; helped design and teach two Indigenous science courses at Monash University and John Monash Science School; curated a public database of Indigenous science resources for the Australian Council of Deans of Science website (ACDS) and launched a weekly radio show on Triple R 102.7 FM called Indigenuity, among other things.

Her next endeavour, writing a book, has been a success with ‘Astronomy: Sky Country’ now available for pre-order.

“Astronomy: Sky Country is an introduction to the world of Aboriginal and Torres Strait astronomy knowledge that has been practised for over 60,000 years,” she said.

“My co-author, Karlie Noon, and I have offered a perspective on this field of astronomy that we feel could only be provided by who we are; two Gomeroi yinaars (Aboriginal women) who also have the experience of being young women in the male-dominated field of astrophysics and were raised in an environment of hardship that impacted our access to education.

“We want to communicate the challenges we’ve faced in our life and how

SHINE ON: Krystal De Napoli has co-published a book, continuing her streak as a star in the field of Indigenous astronomy. PHOTO: Ross Calia AVAILABLE NOW: Astronomy: Sky Country is available for pre-order now. these experiences can be quite common for young people across Australia.

“We dive into all areas of Indigenous astronomy; how to use the skies to encode information to be passed along for thousands of generations, how to predict inclement weather and seasonal change using only the moon and stars, how the skies can help us navigate vast distances and guide us right across country, and even how the skies guide our native food sources.

“We also bring to attention a lot of exciting things that are happening in our field on a national and global scale; Aboriginal astronomy is officially a part

of the Australian National Curriculum and we talk about how we have helped bring this knowledge into the classroom and into Australia's universities.”

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he book is part of a six book series The First Knowledges, launched by publishers Thames and Hudson in partnership with the National Museum of Australia.

“We are the fourth book in the series and it still blows my mind that I get to work alongside authors and knowledge holders that I have had a long-term deep respect for,” Krystal said.

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“Writing is a such a long process; we have spent over a year creating this one piece of work and it is definitely a marathon instead of a sprint where you have to keep that pace.

“I’m a perfectionist and I find that I could spend forever refining the book, but at some point you need to let go and release it into the world.

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“I have absolutely loved this experience, though, and I am already finding myself writing for new projects.

“Unfortunately, one of the largest challenges I faced was the loss of a loved one during the writing process.

“I wrote one of the chapters I was most passionate about during this time of sickness and subsequent loss, and it really has elevated how I feel about those chapters.

“There is so much love and passion poured into our writing, and I hope that the readers are able to feel that.”

Krystal said her main

aims with her writing is to increase awareness of Aboriginal science and focus attention on issues being faces on Country.

“Not only are most Aboriginal scientific knowledge systems some of the very first examples of these forms of science being practised in the world, but they are also just overflowing with depth and ingenuity,” she said.

“They encode knowledge that is incredibly relevant to anyone living on this continent; ways of engaging with the land and knowing the land that have been developed and refined on these lands.

“We tend to do a lot of things to Country that are foreign methods not built for terrain like this.

“I believe that most Australians are painfully unaware of what Aboriginal culture and history is actually like and I want to dispel all misconceptions people tend to have where it is often assumed that all Aboriginal communities are nomadic with no permanent connection to the land, or that they are somehow primitive despite being the world's longest continuing culture; you don’t thrive on this continent for over 60,000 years by accident.

“It’s the ingenuity and adaptation that allows that success.

“I also want to bring to all of the readers’ attention issues we are facing on Country.

“This is a point that I believe our book, as well as the other books in the series, do quite effectively.

“Everyone can make a small difference; when added together, that impact is significant.”

The book will be available in local bookstores after its release on April 26, but you can pre order now at https://www. booktopia.com.au/astronomy-krystal-de-napoli/ book/9781760762162.html.

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More like a cyclone, than floods

DEFENCE Minister Peter Dutton has defended the response of the ADF in tackling the floods on the east coast of Australia, comparing the situation to that of a cyclone.

“It is much more than a flood that we are experiencing in northern New South Wales and the surrounding remote towns in particular,” Mr Dutton told ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday.

“It’s much more akin to

a cyclone that has gone through there.

“There is absolutely devastation.”

While NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet concedes there should have better coordination on the ground, Mr Dutton said he was satisfied with the Defence response.

“The bravery exercised by these people, the work that they are doing on the ground is quite phenom-

enal,” Mr Dutton said.

He said the number of ADP personnel will surge to 5000 over the next few days and more will be supplied if needed.

“There has never been a question of the numbers of people, what we need on the ground,” he said.

Labor’s Defence spokesman Brendan O’Connor said there has been an enormous effort by emergency workers, profession-

als, volunteers, the ADF, private citizens who put their lives on the line to rescue others.

“I think people have really been quite remarkable,” he told Sky News’ Sunday Agenda program.

“But I do believe we should have had more mitigation investment in place before these terrible events.”

He said a $4.8 billion emergency response fund

was established three years ago, but not a cent had been spent yet on the construction of culverts, drainage systems, evacuation centres or anything like that.

The death toll from the devastating floods across parts of Queensland and NSW stands at 17 after the discovery of a woman’s body on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Already flooded parts of NSW face the prospect

of further heavy rain that could cause more flooding.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns some areas could receive up to 140mm of rain in six hours and dangerous flash flooding could follow.

Insurance claims had hit about $1.25 billion by the end of Friday, with the lion’s share - $1 billion - being submitted from Queensland, according to industry body, the Insurance Council of Australia.

- AAP

Rain persists amid NSW flood clean up ALREADY flooded parts of NSW face the prospect of further heavy rain that could cause more flooding as the clean up continues around the state.

The Bureau of Meteorology warned on Sunday that areas stretching from the Hunter to the Central Tablelands and down the South Coast are in for more rain, with thunderstorms and intense rainfall a possibility.

Six deaths have been confirmed in NSW, four of them in Lismore, from flooding that began over a week ago.

State and federal leaders have promised more help and financial aid as some affected areas begin the long clean-up, while others remain underwater.

NSW Flood Recovery Minister Steph Cooke and Deputy Premier Paul Toole visited areas hit by the floods on Sunday morning.

In Coraki, on the Richmond and Wilson Rivers south of Lismore in the Northern Rivers, the local police station was one of many buildings inundated as the town was flooded and cut off from surrounding areas.

As waters recede, the damage is now being assessed.

NSW Police Coraki Sergeant Dean Childs says the town had little chance to prepare for the floods.

“It happened that quick and no one expected it to be that high,” Sgt Childs said.

With only a small number of emergency service personnel in Coraki, community members had to step in too.

“To have a flood this size and have the SES in such a small town, it’s a smaller SES so we only have a certain number of boats, so we’ve got all these local people jumping in their own ves-

DISASTER: Jayden Evans uses his boat to access his home and property which is cut off by floodwater, at South Windsor, north west of Sydney.

PHOTO: AAP/ Dan Himbrechts sels to try and rescue people as well,” Sgt Childs said.

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet on Saturday pledged his government would not “spare a dollar” in funding the recovery.

“After everything we’ve gone through as a state over the last few years I know we will get through this, as challenging as it seems,” the premier said.

Insurance claims had hit about $1.25 billion by the end of Friday, with the lion’s share - $1 billion

Australians being urged to get their influenza jab WHILE Australians may be tired of rolling up their sleeves for COVID vaccines, there is another jab they should get this year.

Influenza case numbers hit record lows in 2020 and 2021 as lockdowns limited movement and international borders remained closed.

But Professor Ian Barr, Deputy Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, warns the flu will be back in 2022.

“My feeling is it probably will be a low to moderate year for influenza,” he said.

“But it’s a combination of vaccination and natural immunity which gets us through most influenza seasons.

“Natural immunity will have reduced somewhat because we haven’t had influenza circulating for the last two years.

“It’s not a good combination to have lower vaccination rates and reduced population immunity.”

- AAP

- being submitted from Queensland, industry body the Insurance Council of Australia said.

Meanwhile, the Federal Government extended the number of local government areas able to access one-off disaster relief cash payments of up to $1000 for adults.

“We continue to closely monitor the flood emergency and our hearts go out to those people whose lives are being devastated,” federal Emergency Minister Bridget McKenzie said. AAP

Flood appeal as QLD faces a very long recovery QUEENSLAND residents hit by floods in the southeast are facing months of recovery as the state government donates more than $2 million to charities supporting those affected.

Previous estimates have put the total damage bill at more than $1 billion including insurance

Most GP visits are now being bulk-billed: Hunt ALMOST nine out of 10 visits to the doctor last year were provided with no outof-pocket cost for the patient under Medicare, Health Minister Greg Hunt says.

This included 165.6 million fully subsidised GP services, a rise of 17 million or 11.4 per cent compared to 2020.

Mr Hunt said the Morrison government’s commitment to Medicare is “rock solid” and we continue to support the health and wellbeing of Australians more than ever.

“Through the 2021/22 budget, our government is investing $125.7 billion, up over $6 billion over the forward estimates, as part of our ongoing commitment to guarantee Medicare,” Mr Hunt said.

“This increased investment in Medicare also includes more than $65 million from January 1 2022 to boost bulk billing rebates and provide more affordable healthcare particularly for patients in regional, rural, and remote areas.” - AAP

claims and major infrastructure repair, and work is underway to establish the full financial impact.

“For an event that lasted just three days, it’s going to have a big impact on our economy and on our budget,” Treasurer Cameron Dick said on Sunday There were still 140 people in flood evacuation centres and about 3000 homes without power on Sunday.

Communities around Ipswich and Gympie were still isolated, with roads expected to open on Monday.

Vic records four deaths, 5046 virus cases VICTORIA has added 5046 new infections to its COVID-19 caseload along with a further four virusrelated deaths.

Health officials say the state is now managing just under 40,000 active coronavirus cases in total.

There are 219 virus patients in Victorian hospitals compared with 250 the previous day, while 27 of these are in intensive care units and seven are in need of ventilation.

Of the new infections, 3290

were detected using rapid antigen kits while 1756 came to light as a result of PCR lab tests.

Meanwhile, Victorians awaiting a third COVID-19 vaccine are being asked to donate blood to aid research.

Innovation and Medical Research Minister Jaala Pulford says up to 1500 blood donors are being sought to aid research.

Some 60.5 per cent of Victorian adults have received three vaccine doses.

- AAP

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Yothu Yindi singer relished chance to perform locally

BY SIMONE KERWIN skerwin@ nemedia.com.au

THERE was some extra star power at Eldorado’s McEvoy Tavern open mic session last month, as Yothu Yindi singer Jodie CockatooCreed took to the stage.

Jodie was in the area to be part of the line-up for Shepparton’s Treaty Day Out, held on February 26, and took advantage of staying locally to spend time with Wangaratta’s Lester and Christine Hilli.

“I live in Cairns with Christine’s sister, Jenny, so I’ve known them for over 30 years,” Jodie said.

“I had the gig in Shepparton, and I hadn’t been to Wangaratta, so thought I’d hang around for a bit.”

It was a chance to get to know the area, and gave Jodie the opportunity to visit the Murray River and local attractions including Glenrowan.

“It was a good time out after performing on the weekend, which was a really amazing gig,” she said.

Locals Karen and Dave Ritchens asked Jodie to perform with them at McEvoy Tavern, and Jodie said she thoroughly enjoyed the experience, which allowed her to sing one of her favourite songs, ‘Stand By Me’.

Her passion for singing hasn’t abated since she was a young girl, when she graduated in 1993 at just 19 to performing with Yothu Yindi - a gig which saw her travel

STAR POWER: Jodie Cockatoo-Creed performs at Eldorado’s McEvoy Tavern with Karen and Dave Ritchens.

ON STAGE: Jodie Cockatoo-Creed performed with Yothu Yindi at the Treaty Day Out on February 26. from her home in Cairns to Sydney, and then take to the stage with the band in London and across Europe.

This came at a time when interest in the band was growing, and its single ‘Treaty’ was popular everywhere from Europe to Wangaratta.

“I remember when we did the performance at the QE2 Hall (in London), by the time we got to ‘Treaty’, everybody was jumping up and down in the aisles; it was a real eye-opener,” Jodie said.

“It’s kind of scary when you think of it now, but I was naïve to all of it, you just go with the flow when you’re 19, and I had some good band members around me who were wonderful.”

The band was also part of the line-up at the closing ceremony for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

“I’ve always loved performing and singing, so being part of something like that was the ultimate - there was no way I was thinking I was going to be part of such

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a global sensation,” Jodie said.

“I remember lots of laughter during that time; life on the road is hard, and it is hard being a woman in that situation, but I learnt to never take yourself too seriously.”

The experience also encouraged Jodie to explore her culture.

“This was not just a rock’n’roll band, it was a fusion of traditional and contemporary, and offered that balance of contemporary

TIME WITH FRIENDS: Wangaratta couple Lester and Christine Hilli hosted Jodie Cockatoo-Creed while she was in the region to perform. PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling

music and strong culture on stage, so people could learn from it while being entertained at the same time,” Jodie said.

“I learnt a lot as well; as an Indigenous woman, you can never learn enough, and I learn something new every day.”

Jodie said she was enjoying reliving those early years of Yothu Yindi through ‘Writing in the Sand’, the authorised biography of the band by ABC journalist Matt Garrick, which tells

the story of the band that shot out of Arnhem Land and into the hearts of music lovers across Australia and the world.

“It’s reminding me of the great opportunity Mandawuy (Yunupingu, the band’s founding member) gave us,” Jodie said.

Jodie said there was still music in her life now, and she enjoyed penning songs from time to time.

“I’m so fortunate that I can do things like (the Shepparton gig),” she said.

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Inland Rail – Sharing our Wangaratta Station Precinct Design We understand the Wangaratta community is passionate about the station precinct, which is why we’ve worked hard to develop a visual model of the latest design to share with you.

At Wangaratta there is not enough clearance under the Docker Street and Cusack Street pedestrian overpasses for double-stacked freight trains. To increase clearance, we’re replacing the two overpasses with a new underpass and lifts that comply with current disability access standards and has an emphasis on clear lines of sight, lighting and safety features.

The design for the broader station precinct respects the heritage values of the area and incorporates 22 new parking spaces, restores connectivity between the station and Norton Street by removing “the dive” and includes a new platform on the western side of the precinct.

WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR?

Thank you for your sharing your views which we’ve been taking on board as we progress the precinct design in line with safety, environmental and operational considerations.

WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD US? We understand the community has a strong desire to increase safety around the station precinct, through improved lighting and enhanced security.

We’ve also heard safety and accessibility concerns about the existing footbridges, making improved connectivity across the station precinct for everyone a focus of the design.

WHAT FEEDBACK ARE WE SEEKING? We want to hear your views on the design to help us:

We started engaging with the Wangaratta community in 2018, seeking local insight and feedback from residents, businesses, stakeholders and community groups. We have been working through the appropriate planning and environmental approvals and have sought community and stakeholder feedback on the Planning Scheme Amendment, Environment Report and Urban Design Framework.

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To prevent fruit fly Ms Day recommends: • pick up fallen fruit; • bag any infested fruit and bake the bags in the sun before putting them in the red bin; • use traps to lure and kill fruit fly; • cover trees and plants with fruit fly netting; • remove unwanted fruit from trees; and • remove unwanted fruit trees.

Ms Day said people with a fruit fly problem should contact the Linga-a-while nursery in Wangaratta for fruit fly netting and traps.

She said spraying is not a good option as the spray kills everything on the tree including the good bugs and sprays only kill the fruit fly that are on the tree at the time.

Ms Day also warned that climate change will create more ideal conditions for fruit fly, particularly the reduction of winter cold weather and frosts which kill off the larvae that have borrowed into the ground.

On top of this, fruit fly are becoming more tolerant of our cold winters and dry hot summers.

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Sally Day from Greta Valley Landcare Group has been inundated with calls about fruit fly.

“It is a bad season for fruit fly so people need to be vigilant,” Ms Day said.

“Fruit flies thrive in high humidity.

“The La-Nina this summer has bought with it regular rainfall and humid weather, which has provided the perfect conditions for breeding.”

So much so that Ms Day said she has fruit fly in her tomatoes in Oxley for the first time.

“This year I have had reports come to me from Moyhu area and also neighbours and friends in Oxley where I live,” she said.

“In the last three years since I have worked on the fruit fly projects for Landcare, it has always been a problem in Wangaratta and in some of the rural townships like Tarrawingee and Oxley.”

Ms Day warned that once

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Revheads to converge on Swanpool Sunday the crowd with country and rock and roll hits, while a swap meet and market stalls will operate from 8am.

Tickets to the March 13 event are available for as little as $5, with all attendees entered into a prize pool exceeding $5000.

Display vehicle tickets cost $10, and admit two adults.

For more go to the festival's Facebook page.

THE Swanpool Motor Festival is set to celebrate its fourth year, with almost 400 motor heads expected to converge on Albert Heaney Reserve this Sunday.

The 2021 iteration attracted just shy of 400 entrants, with this year's event slated to far exceed its predecessor as cars, motor bikes, race cars and trucks descend on the township.

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THE Wangaraa Chronicle Marathon and Fun Run presented by Garry Nash & Co. Real Estate has a special event just for Primary School students.

RJ Sanderson is sponsoring the event and every finisher will be awarded a medal and drink bole, along with an oicial time.

While there are no prizes for the fastest finisher, if your school has the most number of finishers for the event (regardless of the total number of students at your school), the school will win a cash prize of $1000 and a perpetual trophy to display for 12 months.

The 2km event is fully supervised and takes place within the showgrounds so no child competitors will be on any roads.

Dress as your favourite super hero or sportsperson or wear your school sports uniform with pride.

There are two groups for this event - Racers and Chasers.

The racers group is for those who are serious runners wanting to challenge themselves or set a new personal best.

The chasers group is for those who like to run or walk at an easier pace.

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The event takes place on Sunday, March 20 and registrations can be completed online by visiting www. wangaraamarathon.com.au or by coming into the Wangaraa Chronicle oice at 37 Rowan Street Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.

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RURAL NEWS

Good times roll on at market

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THE buoyancy of the beef industry continued at last Friday’s monthly store cattle sale at the Wangaratta saleyards, with prices remaining high and numbers solid.

The agents’ draw estimated 600 head but that grew to almost 1000 by the start of the sale, reaffirming the growth of the Wangaratta market according to Wangaratta Livestock Exchange board chair John Muraca.

“The saleyards are certainly going strong,” he said watching the bidding on Friday.

“Prices have remained strong as well, cows and calves have been going at $4700 and $4800 so far this morning so it will be interesting if that keeps going.”

Mr Muraca said the switch of the fat cattle sale from Thursday to Tuesday had also proven a winner with increased stock numbers and more buyers attending.

“We decided to hold the sale after Barnawartha’s Tuesday sale to allow those buyers to attend but we have also discovered that more buyers are coming from Shepparton as well,” he said.

“We’re averaging around 400 head each Tuesday compared to the 60 or 70 we used to get on a Thursday.”

Mr Muraca said the growth also reflected the effectiveness of the

AS GOOD AS IT GETS: Wangaratta Livestock Exchange board chair John Muraca, like many at Friday’s store cattle sale, was all smiles at the strength of the market.

PHOTO: Shane Douthie stock exchange board which he said had a great working relationship with each other and with Wangaratta council.

The almost perfect seasonal conditions also helped the market sustain its strength.

“I’ve never seen another season like this,” Mr Muraca said.

“If we get another 25mm over the weekend as forecast, it’s as good an autumn break as we’ve ever had.”

Corcoran Parker stock agent Justin Keane said prices were “pretty fair” and showed continued confidence in the market.

“The medium to large heifers with four week old calves went well; one lot from the Grealey Family Trust near Wodonga made around $4600 which was pretty fair,” he said.

“A later lot with third calving cows made above $4600.

“It demonstrates the season and people’s confidence in the outlook and being prepared to build up their herds again.

“When you’ve got rain events all the way up and down the east coast prices for young cattle won’t be affected in the short term.”

Japanese encephalitis killed pigs on local farm JAPANESE encephalitis virus has been confirmed as the cause of death of piglets at a pig farm in the Rural City of Wangaratta, according to Agriculture Victoria.

It said the mosquito-borne zoonotic disease, which was previously considered exotic to Australia, has also been confirmed in piggeries at Loddon Shire and the Campaspe Shire, as well as in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.

Agriculture Victoria has established an incident management team with staff on the ground to conduct surveillance activities and to provide information and advice to farmers.

Chief veterinary officer Dr Graeme Cooke said that since the announcement of the first positive Japanese encephalitis detection late last month, a number of Victorian farmers had made contact with Agriculture Victoria and submitted samples for testing.

“Japanese encephalitis virus causes reproductive failure in pigs, primarily through stillbirths and piglets that may show signs of central nervous system disease,” Dr Cooke said.

“Japanese encephalitis can be transmitted to humans through infected mosquitoes and in rare cases can cause encephalitis - a central nervous system disease which can be

DETECTED: Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected in pigs at three Victorian farms, including one within the Rural City of Wangaratta.

PHOTO: AAP life threatening so we are working closely with the Department of Health to understand the implications and to communicate to farmers how they can reduce the risk of human exposure.

“Infection is not spread directly from pigs to people and there is no risk to humans from eating pig meat.”

Agriculture Victoria is also encouraging horse owners to take steps to protect their horses as they are also susceptible to Japanese encephalitis if bitten by infected mosquitoes.

In horses, symptoms include lethargy, nervous signs or sometimes hyperexcitability.

To date there have been no confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis in horses in Australia.

“Horse owners are encouraged to reduce mosquito

breeding grounds near their horses to reduce the chances of them being bitten,” Dr Cooke said.

“Stabling at night, the use of a light cotton rug and fly mask and application of a safe insect repellent may also help.”

Japanese encephalitis is also a notifiable disease under the Livestock Disease Control Act. Dr Cooke encouraged animal owners to report any cases of unexplained pig deaths, especially piglets, or unexplained horse illnesses, to the 24-hour Emergency Animal Disease Watch Hotline on 1800 675 888, to your local vet or to Agriculture Victoria animal health staff.

For more information visit: agriculture.vic.gov.au/biosecurity/animal-diseases/horse-diseases/japanese-encephalitisvirus-jev.

WANGARATTA STORE SALE, FRIDAY, MARCH 4 No. BREED PRODUCER STEERS 8 Hereford Hedge Hill 4 Angus C Box 7 Angus Laceby Meadows 1 Angus AK & MN Martin 3 Angus T Knaggs 2 Hereford AF Exton HEIFERS 18 Angus Glenloth Past 9 Angus X T Knaggs 10 Angus Laxley Past 2 Angus C Goldsworthy HEIFERS & CALVES 10 x 10 Angus Grealy 11 x 11 Angus Charlock Past

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CP ELD ELD AWN

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560.0 546.0 544.0 543.0

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wang South Cheshunt Tallangatta Tallangatta

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Char Lim

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CP CP

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VEALERS MH & ME Hill MH & ME Hill RW & WA Pyle RW & WA Pyle

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AWN AWN AWN AWN

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Char x Ang Ang Ang

COWS Brackview AR & MA Hughes MR Hughes Narrabel

Benalla Greta South Greta Gundowring

CP AWN AWN CP

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Ang Ang

BULLS Kneebone F/T D & G Horsburgh

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AWN CP

1025 840

320.0 312.0

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$100K PITCH UP Big Brothers Big Sisters, NE Tracks LLEN, NESAY benefit from GIVE Wangaratta Pitch Up event

THREE Wangaratta and North East community organisations have received a share in more than 100,000 as part of the latest GIVE Wangaratta Pitch Up fundraising event.

Organisations Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta received $47,200, NE Tracks LLEN received $25,600 and NESAY $27,500, much to the delight of the recipients and the audience.

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Held at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre (WPACC), generous locals dug deep to make the programs a reality and enhance and enrich the lives of young people in the North East region.

Into Our Hands Foundation chair Ruth Kneebone said ticket sales had been strong since they went on sale.

“There were 115 attendees, which was marvellous, and each came with a positive and generous mindset,” Ruth said.

“As the night evolved, personal stories mixed with good humour and wit gathered momentum and

drove the giving to totals beyond our expectations.

“We were absolutely thrilled for the three pitching charities that will now progress confidently to deliver their projects.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta was hoping for $20,000 to relaunch the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community Mentoring Program so the increased amount was an

exciting surprise.

The contribution will help fund the recruitment of volunteers, their rigorous screening, in depth training, the careful pairing of the right young person and ongoing support for the duration of the program.

Community based mentoring coordinator Caz Sammon gasped and added “that’s ridiculous, thank you”.

“The results exceeded all

possible expectations and we are so incredibly excited to be re-launching this program for our Wangaratta community and beyond,” Ms Sammon said.

“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your exceptional generosity.

“Together we are going to make a real difference to the lives and futures of our young people.

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A STUDENT’S ability to apply themselves during their schooling is a large ting a slightly better percentpart of how they perform age of 40+ scores at 3.6pc

BY STEVE in VCE, but there are many compared to Cathedral’s KELLY other factors that contribute 3.3pc. their desired outcome such skelly@ nemedia.com.au But while Wangaratta as getting into a university High School had a lesser mecourse of their choice.

Wangaratta’s three sec- dian study score at 26, it was Despite students dealing ondary schools stack up well better than Galen and Cathewith adversity from the pan- when compared to others dral with a 40+ percentage of demic in 2020 and the touted across the region and even 3.9. country-city education divide, several metropolitan counAcross the region Goulthey performed reasonably terparts across the state. burn Valley Grammar School well judging by the VCE study Galen Catholic College in Shepparton scores released by the Victo- and had a median Cathedral College both 35 with 21.6pc achieving rian Curriculum and Assess- achieved a median study 40+, placing ment Authority (VCCA). it 30th best in score of 29 with Galen get- Victoria.

Wangaratta students compare admirably

MEMBERS of the Northeast Radio Control Car Club gathered at Mitchell Avenue last Saturday to test their vehicles in competition.

New members are always welcome.

For more information contact president Matthew Johnson-Begg on 0467 974 305.

22/6/1966-3/3/2022 Dean, my son-in-law, my mate.

With great strength, you made a long sustained sprint to the finish line.

We are so proud of you! ~Love from Ian and Kodi.

with his Touring Car. PHOTOS: Kieren Tilly

Beechworth Secondary College had a median study score of 29, but it was its 40+ score that was a standout with 13.7pc reaching the A grade figure.

Benalla P-12 College had a median study score of 26, with zero over 40+, while FCJ College Benalla had a strong median of 30 with 6pc of scores 40+.

Euroa Secondary College’s dux achieved one of the highest scores in the region with a 98.55 ATAR.

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Mansfield Secondary College had a median of 29 with 1.3pc of scores 40+.

Myrtleford P-12 College had a median of 28 with 3.9pc of scores 40+, while Marian College had a median of 28 with zero scores 40+.

Mount Beauty Secondary College had a median of 28, with 2.7pc of scores 40+.

Wodonga Senior Secondary College had a median score of 23, with 1.1pc of scores 40+, while Catholic

College Wodonga had a median of 29, with 3.2pc 40+.

Yarrawonga College P-12 was a median of 28 with 3.3pc of scores 40+.

The top three schools in Victoria were Bialik Col-

lege in Hawthorn that had a median of 38 with 39.9pc of scores 40+, Mount Scopus Memorial College was next with 38 and 39.7pc, with Ballarat Clarendon College third with 38 and 38.4pc.

For the full results visit vcaa.vic.adu.au.

Wang Repair Café returns

c REVVED UP: Northeast Radio Control Club president Matthew Johnson-Begg works on his machine in the pits.

c HOT WHEELS: Teo Valle (9) from Peechelba raced for the first time in RC Touring Class.

THE Wang Repair Café will hold its next event tomorrow at Apex Park from 8am until 12pm.

The café will have some t-shirt rugs for sale as well as other items, and cash donations as well as donations of unwanted Christmas presents for them to sell would be appreciated, as the volunteer-run organisation seeks assistance to cover its operating costs and ensure its continuation.

Bring items in need of repair to the park tomorrow morning where volunteers will be on hand to help bring them back to life.

c FAST TRUCK: Talon Fullerton (14) from Wangaratta with his racing truck.

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SIGH OF RELIEF: After a long, tough

BORDER BUBBLE IS NOW IN PLACE Victorian and New South Wales border residents will be able to travel into Victoria by showing their driver’s licence or other formal photo ID, to access the services they need.

Travel delays are expected, so please plan ahead.

year local graduates Kayla Fisher

(left) and Amy Henderson were celebrating

their university offers yesterday.

PHOTO: Kieren Tilly

Teens look to the future with uni

WANGARATTA High School year 12 graduates Kayla Fisher and Amy Henderson were among hundreds of local students, and tens of thousands around the state, who received their first round university offers yesterday.

The pair are both interested in humanitarian work and development, and were offered their first choice course at their chosen universities.

Kayla, 17, has been offered a

double degree in Arts and Public Policy with a major in third-world development at the Australian National University in Canberra.

“I was happy with my ATAR score even if I thought I could do better but it’s been a tough year,” Kayla said.

“It was difficult not having feedback from classmates because I didn’t know if I was doing okay or needed to improve.

“But, I got there in the end and am

looking forward to the next step.”

Amy, 18, will be doing occupational therapy at Deakin but hopes to branch into humanitarian work in third world countries.

“I had hoped for a higher ATAR but I didn’t need one, I’m pretty happy with how I went,” Amy said.

“Last year I really missed out on having the balance of sport and social aspects of school which really help me get through the study aspect.

offers

“The offer I received was my first choice so I’m really happy with that.

“I’ll jump straight in this year I think because my initial plans to have a gap year and travel aren’t likely now.

“Eventually I want to go into allied health overseas and Kayla and I have always talked about collaborating; she’s more interested in the politics side and I’d do the health side so that could be cool.”

Musicians invited to orchestra meeting MUSICIANS interested in becoming part of a new regional orchestra being formed in Wangaratta will be meeting in the King George V Gardens on Sunday at 2.30pm.

A newly formed committee, involving local violinist Sally Ross, will be in attendance and the group welcomes other potential members to come along, particularly seeking violin and flute players, a percussionist and a conductor.

For more information visit the Wangaratta Arts Council on Facebook or come along to the meeting in the park on Sunday.

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Hewitt challenges chargers, hails Roche LLEYTON Hewitt is challenging his triumphant Davis Cup chargers to take their game to the next level - Pat Rafter-style - following Australia’s epic qualifying win over Hungary.

Hewitt hopes the hardearned 3-2 victory in Sydney plus a week working with master coach Tony Roche drives Alex de Minaur, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Alexei Popyrin and doubles specialists John Peers and Luke Saville to new heights.

The proud captain pointed to Rafter’s breakthrough win

over Cedric Pioline from two sets down at White City 25 years ago, when France were defending Davis Cup champions, as proof the famous teams’ event can be a career changer.

Hewitt was an orange boy for that 1997 tie and “Rafter was a so-so player back then”.

Seven months later and armed with new-found belief, Rafter won the first of back-to-back US Open crowns that propelled the serve-volleyer to world No.1.

“I just wanted to play Davis Cup from that day,” Hewitt

said of Rafter’s memorable Cup win.

The skipper urged de Minaur, Kokkinakis, Popyrin and company to draw similar confidence from their Davis Cup experiences ahead of bumper hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami and then the rest of the grand slam season.

“This has to be confidence building for these guys,” Hewitt said.

“Even Alexei, he could have easily played this week as well. He came back and did absolutely every-

thing we asked of him.

“But when he leaves this tie, we want him to be a better player than when he arrived.

“We try and do hard work on the practice court and we want them to go out and have success now and we feel like these guys are due and they deserve that.

“They’ve put in the hard work and they’ve got a couple of big tournaments coming up the next four weeks and there’s no reason why they can’t be pushing deep into these bigger tournaments

and also at the next few majors coming up as well.

“The next three majors are before the next Davis Cup group stages (in September) so all these guys have a great opportunity whether it’s singles or doubles.”

Hewitt hailed 76-year-old Roche - the coaching guru who guided Rafter, Roger Federer and Ivan Lendl to a dozen slams between them as Australia’s unsung hero.

“The boys speak about the team camaraderie but it’s not just me. Rochey is one of the biggest drivers of it.

PRIOR HISTORY: Thai police say Shane Warne’s family told them the cricketer suffered chest pains before his trip.

“I couldn’t be doing what I try and do with these guys without Rochey and we’re just so lucky to have someone like him that wants to still be a part of it because in my opinion he is the best coach in the world - and he still is.

“The intensity that he can bring to any practice court - I don’t care who’s on the practice court - the intensity goes through the roof.

“We’re just very fortunate that we’ve got him part of our team and our tennis community and I’m lucky to have him as a mate.”

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Shane Warne had chest pains before death: police SHANE Warne suffered chest pains before he travelled to Thailand for a holiday, where the cricketing great died from a suspected heart attack on Friday, Thai police say.

“He had asthma and had seen a doctor about his heart,” Yuttana Sirisombat, superintendent at the Bo Phut police station, has told reporters.

“We learned from his family that he had experienced chest pains when he was back home in his country,” Yuttana said, when asked

about any prior illnesses.

The death of the 52-year-old 145Test veteran on the island of Koh Samui is not being treated as suspicious.

Warne was staying in a private villa with three mates, one of whom performed CPR after finding him unresponsive when he did not show up for dinner.

He was taken by ambulance to Thai International Hospital and later his body was transferred to Ko Samui Hospital.

Warne’s manager James Erskine has told Fox Cricket Warne was only three days into a planned threemonth holiday and alone watching cricket when he fell ill.

His friend Andrew Neophitou, who was among the group staying in the same villa, went to check on him.

“They were going to have a drink ... or go and meet someone to go out and have a drink at 5 pm and Neo knocked on his door at 5.15 pm because Warnie is al-

Penalty costly for Australian race walkers A LATE penalty for Tokyo Olympian Declan Tingay has seen Australia miss out on team and individual medals at the World Athletics race walking team championships in Oman.

Tingay was in the bronzemedal position in the dying stages of the men’s 20km race on Saturday night (early Sunday AEDT) when he received a third red card for lifting, incurring a two-minute penalty.

The 23-year-old was still the first Australian home in 11th spot in one hour, 26 minutes and five seconds.

Olympic 50km race walker Rhydian Cowley finished just

four seconds behind in 12th place (1:26:09), while Will Thompson (1:28:36) was 27th, with the top three finishers from each country combining for the total score.

That left Australia in fourth spot in the team event won by a Japanese squad including individual race winner Toshikazu Yamanishi (1:22:52).

Athletics Australia head walking coach Brent Vallance was thrilled by the overall performance, despite being “painfully close” to claiming two medals.

“We’ve been in this position before with our younger athletes, and generally the

first time they are genuinely competitive in an international team, there is some level of greater scrutiny that they aren’t used to,” he said.

“Declan’s position today is no different to say, Nathan Deakes in his early days, Jane Saville early in her career and even Jared Tallent.

“We don’t want to say it’s a rite of passage, but it isn’t uncommon.”

Australia’s leading walkers will now turn their attention to the world track and field championships beginning in Eugene, Oregon in late July and the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in August. - AAP

ways on time,” Erskine said.

“He went in there ... and then realised something was wrong. And he turned him over and gave him CPR and mouth-to-mouth, which lasted about 20 minutes and then the ambulance came.”

Australia’s ambassador to Thailand Allan McKinnon spoke to reporters after meeting with Thai police late on Saturday. “(The) police station and the hospital in Ko Samui are facilitating the process of getting Shane Warne

back to Australia as quickly as possible,” he said.

“They have been very compassionate, very efficient and very understanding.”

Sirisombat says the plan is to move Warne’s body for an autopsy in the main state hospital in Surat Thani province on Sunday.

A forensic team has inspected the villa where Warne was found and his friends have given statements to police as part of standard procedure.

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Miller out to prove MotoGP doubters wrong AUSTRALIAN rider Jack Miller is in pugnacious mood as he approaches the start of what could be a defining year in his MotoGP career.

The factory Ducati rider has been the subject of speculation about his future at the celebrated Italian team, But the no-frills figure from Townsville brushed off all the pre-season rumours and intrigue as familiar “bulls**t” this week as he prepared for Sunday’s season-opening Qatar Grand Prix.

And the 27-year-old made a promising start to

what could be a crucial season as he qualified in fourth for the race on Saturday, comfortably outqualifying his much-vaunted teammate Francesco Bagnaia, who was ninth fastest around the Losail track outside Doha.

Bagnaia has been given a contract extension through to 2024 after his runner’s up spot in the championship last year but Miller, who had a mixed season with a couple of victories but only a fourth-placed finish overall 61 points behind his Italian teammate, hasn’t been granted that luxury yet.

With his contract up at the end of this season, the popular Miller appears to need a big campaign to cement a place but he’s been irritated by the speculation surrounding his future and reckons he’s hungry for success.

“I see my situation the same as it is every year,” Miller had said during the race build-up on Thursday.

“Every year at this time, every journalist in the world starts to write s*** about it, about me, about how I’m going to lose my job, about how I’m done, writing me off.

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Rain causes cricket chaos in WDCA ■

From back page The under 14 and under 16 semi-finals had a stroke of luck, as they were scheduled to be played over Saturday and Sunday, meaning matches could resume on Sunday as one-dayers.

It’ll be a Wangaratta grand final in the under 14s, after Rovers United Bruck (3/104) defeated Benalla Bushrangers (7/80), and City Colts (4/99) bowled Beechworth Wanderers out for 33.

In the under 16s, Yarrawonga Mulwala got their ticket to the grand final after defeating Delatite by six wickets - results from the Rovers United Bruck Green v Rovers United Bruck Gold match were unavailable at time of going to print.

SODDEN: The WJ Findlay Oval was inundated with rain, seen here in the midst of a shower on Saturday.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

Rural city mourns the sudden loss of Olympic great, Dean Woods ■

FLASHBACK: Dean Woods (second right) with fellow Australian cyclists (from left) Bradley McGee, Timothy O’Shannessey and Stuart O’Grady after winning the bronze medal in the teams pursuit at the Atlanta Olympics in July 1996.

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From page 1 Rural City of Wangaratta mayor Dean Rees was a close personal friend and flew to Surfers Paradise early last week when Dean’s prognosis took a downturn.

“I grew up with Megan and became friends with Dean after they met,” Mr Rees said on Friday.

“We holidayed together and for a while we lived in the same neighbourhood.

“I’ll remember him most of all as being a great dad and genuine person who was really caring about how

others were going.

“Even after he moved to Queensland he took a close interest in Wangaratta and would call me to say ‘I just saw such and such has happened in Wang’.

“Above everything else he did I loved him as a good bloke.”

Fellow Wangaratta cyclist and AusCycling education coordinator Greg Meyland said in an online obituary: “Dean was an all-time Australian sportsperson, a legend who stood tall in any space.

“Dean paved the way for

many aspiring athletes and has the respect of a nation.

“A larrikin at times, a deep thinker, a dreamer and a doer, Dean would take an idea and get the job done.”

Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates said across three Games, Woods’ feats on the track were “extraordinary”.

“Cycling and the Olympic movement in Australia have lost a champion,” he said.

Mr Rees said the family planned to hold Dean’s funeral in Wangaratta at a date to be confirmed.

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‘Pies enjoy wet slog against Seymour

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IMPRESSIVE: Fraser Holland-Dean will be aiming for senior selection after impressing in a practice match against Seymour on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

STAR: Reigning Morris Medallist Callum Moore played his first practice match.

DON’T ARGUE: Daine Porter fends his opponent off.

TOUGH CONTEST: Harry Smart attacks the football.

WANGARATTA footballers enjoyed a hit out against Goulburn Valley League outfit Seymour on Saturday at Cathedral College, prevailing by seven goals.

The ‘Pies are continuing to build to their round one clash against Albury on April 2, with Saturday’s meeting in the wet a good stepping stone to their season opener.

“It was good to have a contested slog in the wet,” Wangaratta coach Ben Reid said.

“It was great to test the boys physicality this early in the season because once the season starts you get these types of games week to week.”

Young gun Fraser HollandDean and new recruit Patrick Warner caught the eye of their coach.

“A few of our young guys really put their best foot forward,” Reid said.

“Fraser Holland-Dean was good up forward all day, his pressure was great which is what we want from him.

“Pat Warner was good as well, his speed really stood out in the wet and his tackling was as good as I’ve seen from him.

“Jackson Clark also played his best game so far, he’s starting to get used to playing with the guys now.”

Wangaratta are yet to field a full strength side with key players missing throughout the first two practice matches.

They are still set to welcome Daniel Sharrock, Michael Bordignon, Abe Ankers, Matt Kelly and Reid into the lineup for round one.

The ‘Pies now face Echuca on March 19.

Downpour forces turf club to abandon cup day races ■

From back page “The positive was we still had a great day with the phantom meeting,” Barrett said.

“Ninety-five per cent of our hospitality bookings turned up and everyone I spoke to had a great day out.

“We relocated to the betting ring and Glenn Star Music did a great job.

“There was a fair bit of work changing things around but we’re really appreciative of everyone’s patience when we were doing that.”

The turf club is now looking at locking in a new day to run the day of racing.

“We’re keen to reschedule the race day,” Barrett said.

“We’ll work with Racing Victoria over the next few days and hopefully we’ll have a positive announcement around that soon.

“It was one of the best cup fields we’ve had in years so we definitely want to give it another crack.”

The club hosted its Calcutta on Friday night with Barrett declaring it a huge success.

“We had a great turn out to the event,” he said.

“It was the first one we’ve had and it all ran well so that was a real positive.

“The Nelson Twins were awesome as well.”

PICTURE PERFECT: The Wangaratta Turf Club was in top condition for their cup day meet.

PHOTO Melissa Beattie

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CANCELLED: Racing Victoria steward Michael Williams (pictured) said the track was too wet and dangerous for jockeys and horses to race on.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

Heavy downpours on track force Wangaratta Turf Club to p dayy racing, g, but hopeful p g event abandon cup of rescheduling THE Wangaratta Turf Club’s biggest meet of the year fell victim to the torrential rain throughout the North East on Saturday, but the club is hoping to reschedule its premier race day.

Wangaratta Cup Day was abandoned after the track was downgraded from a good four to a heavy eight early Saturday morning,

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seeing almost a third of the 117 acceptances and emergencies scratched.

“It’s a huge disappointment for local owners, trainers and the track team

who had the facility looking amazing,” said Wangaratta Turf Club chief executive officer Sean Barrett.

“There were too many areas on the track that were too wet.

“Having that much rain in such a short period of time prior to racing just made it not suitable for racing.

“We respect the decision

Racing Victoria made but it was definitely disappointing.”

Racing Victoria steward Michael Williams said the meet had to be cancelled out of safety concerns for the jockeys and their mounts.

“We had 37mm on the track between 8:30am and 10:30am, with rain continuing and the forecast of more

isolated showers throughout the day,” Williams said.

“While some of the track was okay, other spots were too wet to race on.”

It wasn’t all doom and gloom with the turf club still holding a phantom meet with all marquees and hospitality bookings going ahead.

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Rain causes cricket chaos in WDCA

By NATHAN de VRIES RAIN across the North East on Saturday caused havoc for local cricket competitions, with no matches taking place as seasons begin to wrap up.

Saturday’s deluge caused many matches across the Wangaratta and District Cricket Association (WDCA) to be called as draws, with the grounds simply too wet to play on.

The wet weather sees teams across the senior grades share points with one match left before finals, making for a critical week of preparation in the A grade.

Wangaratta Magpies, Yarrawonga Mulwala and Rovers United Bruck are all guaranteed to make finals, but for Delatite and City Colts, the final match will be crucial in deciding their fates.

The Colts are just 0.49 points away from the last available ticket into finals, and will need a win over Rovers United Bruck and for Delatite to lose to Ovens Valley United in order to secure their way.

It was semi-final week in the under 12s, but after the matches were called draws, the higher placed of the two team moves on to this weekend’s grand final, which sees Wangaratta Magpies Black play Ovens Valley United Orange.

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