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IT’S GOOD NEWS: Rapt with additional funding are (from left) Trish Curtis (Upper Murray Neighbourhood Houses Network), Loretta Waters (Open Door Neighbourhood House), and Tennille Hall (Pangerang Community House). PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
Vital support for neighbourhoods NEIGHBOURHOOD houses in Wangaratta and district say additional funding is like a “life line” which will greatly assist their ability to help local communities. The State Government has announced $19 million over three years of additional funding towards more than 400 of Victoria’s neighbourhood houses, as well as ongoing annual funding of $6.6 million. Three of the six neighbourhood
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houses in the Upper Murray network are in the Rural City of Wangaratta and will receive an increase of $203,000 to their base funding, which will equate
to $1.17m in community value such as volunteer contributions, emergency relief and social connections. Coordinator at Open Door Neighbourhood House Wangaratta, Loretta Waters, said the funding will allow houses in the region to extend the great work they do within their communities. “We are very excited to hear
that the previously non-recurring funding that all networks and many neighbourhood houses received, has become permanent,” she said. “It is affirming to be recognised by the government for the wonderful work neighbourhood houses and neighbourhood house networks do for their communities. ■ Continued page 2
POLICE are investigating two separate crashes on Wangaratta district roads where a total of six people were hospitalised with varying degrees of injury. The first incident involved a two–vehicle collision at the Federation Way/ Springhurst Boorhaman Road intersection last Saturday at about 5pm, causing extensive damage to vehicles. Sergeant Brian McCormick of Wangaratta police said a vehicle with three female occupants from NSW was heading north on Federation Way at the time it and another vehicle carrying two occupants – a man and a woman both from Corowa – collided. He said one of the occupants from the second vehicle was airlifted to hospital, with the other four conveyed to Northeast Health Wangaratta with non–life threatening injuries. In the second crash yesterday, police said a 19 year old Everton man was the single occupant driving along the Great Alpine Road at Tarrawingee at about 8.07am when he lost control of his vehicle, forcing it to roll onto its roof, later coming to rest against a tree. The man was conveyed to Northeast Health Wangaratta for observation. Sgt McCormick said police investigations into both incidents are ongoing.
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Come and join in launch of sculpture trail this Sunday THE “art north and beyond” sculpture trail organised by the North Wangaratta community group will be launched at the Boorhaman Hall this Sunday from 2.30pm by Rural City of Wangaratta councillor Harvey Benton. The public is invited to join the launch, at which they will receive an informative brochure/map celebrating rural life, history, birds, life and times from North Wangaratta to Boorhaman. The launch follows weeks of planning, inspiration, cutting, welding and riveting found materials together. As you travel around the district look for amazing works on front fences, gates and in paddocks along Detour Road, Grossman Drive, and Boorhaman Road, finishing at the township of Boorhaman. Artist Barrie Vowles said he joined in with the idea of creating a train. Helen Southam thought it was very important for the community to know the history of Boorhaman as changes are occurring. And Robyn Cameron really enjoyed making her farmyard creation.
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From page 1 “We look forward to continuing our work in supporting our communities and any increase in funding assists us in doing this.” Ms Waters said the increased funding particularly impacts regional and rural networks, including Upper Murray, where the previous funding model saw regional networks disadvantaged by their geographical locations. Network coordinator with Upper Murray Neighbourhood Houses Network, Trish Curtis, said the funding will ease pressures on operations. “What it will allow us to do is more social work, more connection work, be open for longer hours and run more programs to extend the breadth of what the neighbourhood houses are doing,” she said. “I think in a time where peo-
THUMBS UP FOR FUNDING: Loretta Waters, Tennille Hall and Trish Curtis are excited about the additional funding. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling ple are looking for those connections and we understand a lot more about the health and wellbeing impacts of social connection, I think that’s where the benefits are. “It’s allowing them to do more of that kind of work in a less financially constrained environment.” Ms Curtis said one of the main benefits she expects for the community will be the
to use some of the funding to employ additional help outside of volunteers. “It would be nice to have some back-up because I sort of don’t have that support at the moment in case I get sick or go away,” she said. “This will give the opportunity to get that support.” Upper Murray regional neighbourhood house network will also receive part of the funding, which Ms Curtis said will be used to support the 16 neighbourhood houses in the region. “The funding will save on our neighbourhood house network itself... it’s meant that we can provide a lot more support for our neighbourhood houses, so being able to do a lot more professional development with them and provide support over what’s been a very difficult period of time,” she said.
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BELLS AND WHISTLES: NESAY staff members (from left) Lynelle Nash, Taylah Johnstone and Dianna Piazza have already begun warming up for the inaugural gala ball to be hosted by comedian Sammy J on November 18.
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ROOM FOR MORE: David Still (Anglicare Wangaratta), with Sandy Keen, Cyn Frampton, and Jarred Clark from Wangaratta Hyundai, ‘stacking’ the Staria with donated non-perishable food items already received. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
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THIS September Wangaratta Hyundai in Tone Road is collecting donations of non-perishable items that will be given to local families and individuals in need through Loaves and Fishes - Christians Caring. They invite you to purchase one or more extra grocery items while you do your shop with all donations to be dropped off to Wangaratta Hyundai and placed into their Staria-Load van. Jarred Clark, general manager of Wangaratta Hyundai, said the business was excited to create this new partnership with Anglicare Wangaratta which will allow the Hyundai dealership to give back to the local community. “We had heard of Anglicare’s ‘Grab a Grocery’ campaigns in
years past, and felt we could provide a central location here at Wangaratta Hyundai to drive and collect donations,” Mr Clark said. “Our staff are incredibly passionate about getting involved in local causes, they have already jumped in with supporting this campaign through their own donations. “We feel there is a great need in our community at the moment for extra support, with many feeling the pinch from rises in cost of living. “This was a simple way we were able to give back to our community that has supported our dealership over many years.” The campaign will run for the length of September, and Mr Clark encouraged community members to drop into the dealership and pop their donations into the Star-
ia-load van in their showroom. “Every donation, big or small, helps towards our goal of Stacking the Staria,” he said. Food items most in demand include Vegemite 150gm, peanut butter 375gm, jam, tinned fruit salad, two-minute noodles, pasta sauce, spiral pasta, tomato sauce, tinned spaghetti, tinned tuna, harvest ‘meat & veg’ canned, chunky soup, two-fruits 410gm, weetbix, tinned mixed vegetables and baked beans. David Still, community development worker/parish partnerships for Anglicare Victoria in Wangaratta, said this is a welcome addition to the ‘Grab a Grocery’ campaign to collect donations for those who need them. “Loaves and Fishes-Christians
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A GALA Ball featuring Australian musical comedian, satirist, writer and radio presenter Sammy J as MC, will be held in Wangaratta in November to raise funds for North East Support and Action for Youth (NESAY). The inaugural event will be held on Friday, November 18 at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre (WPACC) with the theme of the evening “it takes a village”. Leah Waring, NESAY chief executive officer, said the NESAY team were excited for the opportunity for the local community and businesses to come together to show their support. Sammy J will be supported with musical entertainment provided by local eight piece band, Sweet Buzz. Auctions and raffles will also be a fundraising feature of the evening - with the items and services on offer being generously donated by local businesses and community members. The aim of the NESAY Gala Ball is to have fun, while raising money to fund programs at NESAY that support young people in the community. Tickets include a welcome drink and canapes on arrival, two course meal and entertainment. Drinks can be purchased at bar prices on the evening. Early bird tickets are $95 each ($760 per table of 8) and close on September 18, so grab your ticket or purchase a table through the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre box office. After that, regular tickets are $110 each with table of eight remaining at $760 each. “We value and appreciate the community getting behind us,” Ms Waring said. “The night provides an opportunity for our young people to hear and feel this support. “Come and join us for a night of great company, laughs and the opportunity to show your support of our young people.”
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VEX robotics competition returns By SIMONE KERWIN
RAINY DAYS: Consistent rain yesterday had people in Wangaratta’s CBD bringing out the umbrellas, and also saw the Bureau of Meteorology issue a Flood Watch notice. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
Heavy rain has North East on Flood Watch
THE Ovens and King rivers are likely to be affected by recent consistent rain, with a Flood Watch for North East Victoria issued by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) yesterday. Between 1.30am until 2pm yesterday, Wangaratta had received 12.8mm, with higher totals in towns mainly to the south, with Whitfield receiving 17.6mm until 9am. The BOM predicted minor flooding in some areas and isolat-
ed, moderate flooding to possibly develop in catchments last night. Rainfall totals of 15-25 mm were expected yesterday in the flood watch area, with higher totals of up to 50mm across the North East ranges. During Thursday isolated showers totals of 30-50mm were possible, with thunderstorms across the Flood Watch area. Further rainfall totals of up to 20mm are forecast for
today in the eastern ranges. Senior BOM meteorologist Dean Narramore said a cold front and associated low pressure system brought rain and thunderstorms to much of eastern Australia yesterday. “This type of rainfall is likely to lead to renewed river level rises on our already flooded rivers, creeks and streams in Queensland and NSW and we could also see rivers move to the minor
flood levels across Northern Victoria,” he said. The BOM is continuing to monitor the situation and will issue catchment specific warnings as required. See www.bom.gov.au/vic/ warnings to view the current warnings for Victoria. For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www. bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.shtml.
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ONE of the many pursuits returning to events post-COVID restrictions is VEX robotics, with locals set to take part in a competition at Galen Catholic College tomorrow. Signalling the beginning of the VEX robotics season in the North East and Southern Riverina region, the competition will see teams from Albury, Wodonga and Wangaratta battling it out. The region has had a strong presence on the national VEX robotics stage, with Galen representing Australia at the world championships in 2018, and three teams from the region (Galen, and Albury and Wodonga teams) taking part in the world championships held in the USA in 2019. When the pandemic hit, Albury teams played on amid NSW’s differing restrictions, and continued the tradition of representing Australia at the virtual world championships in 2020 and ‘21. Albury team Border Robotics is the current Australian champion team, and will be in Wangaratta tomorrow to compete. Its team members’ experience will be invaluable when it comes to inspiring upand-coming teams, including Wangaratta Primary School, which is excited by the prospect of competing for the first time. Galen teachers Brett Webber and Maree Timms are organising the competition at the school, and are also thrilled to welcome back VEX competitions, which were last held here in 2019. Locals keen to see VEX robotics in action and learn more about its place in the region can drop in to watch the competition, which will be held from 9.45am to 1pm on Saturday at Galen (enter via Phillipson Street).
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No parking for parents Changes C g made to ease traffi ffic congestion, g , build student safety f y BY STEVE KELLY skelly@ nemedia.com.au
NEW ‘no parking’ signs along what was a popular pick-up spot for school children at Wangaratta’s largest state primary school are forcing some parents to make new plans. Community complaints about street congestion on Sloan Street near Wangaratta West Primary School prompted council to install the no parking signs during the drop-off and pick-up times on one side of the road. For years vehicles have parked on both sides of Sloan Street, leaving limited vehicular access for residents and others navigating the area during peak times. Marcus Goonan, council director community and infrastructure, explained that “unfortunately schools are exempt from planning requirements and don’t need to provide parking”. “This often creates a clash between school and residential parking,” he said. “There have been several community complaints about parking around the school. “Council, in consultation with the school and residents, have made changes to parking in Sloan and Donald streets. “No stopping signs have been
BETTER ACCESS: New no parking laws on one side of Sloan Street aim to ease traffic congestion and increase safety for children. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling installed on the west side of Sloan Street to allow residents access and egress to and from their properties. “The signs specify no stopping between 8am-9.30am and 2.30pm4pm.” But as a consolation an adjacent street now has more parking spaces to cater for relocating vehicles. “The unused children’s crossing on Donald Street has been removed creating additional car parks, and the school drop-off-
pick-up zone has been extended,” Mr Goonan said. “Line marking in the area is proceeding subject to weather conditions and will be completed shortly. “The reduction in parking in Sloan Street is offset by the increased parking available in Donald Street.” Wangaratta West acting principal Xavier Norden said as a school community they understand the challenges of the parking infrastructure in the West End area.
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Asking the question for mental health
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THE Grit and Resilience Program along with the Wangaratta Library marked R U OK? Day yesterday with a morning tea, where locals gathered to enjoy each other’s company and most importantly check in with one another. Resources were supplied along with cuppas to help those who attended with pathways to initiating conversations about mental health. The slogan for R U OK? Day this year was ‘no qualifications needed’, to remind Australians they already have what it takes to support the people in their world who might be struggling. Grit and Resilience community connector, Sarah Blatchford, said the morning tea encouraged the R U OK? Day messages perfectly. “That’s what we try and promote in the Grit and Resilience Program, is that you don’t need to have a qualification in mental health to be a counsellor or anything, you just have to be human and show compassion and care for other people, just checking on your mates and ask how they’re going,” she said. Ms Blatchford said holding the R U OK? morning tea in the library was important to help break the anti-social stigma of places like a library and show people you can start conversations anywhere. “It was great to bring people back to the library as well, so they could
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SWEET TEA: Peyton Williams (left), John Van Riet and Tanya Hopper enjoyed their cuppa at the R U OK? Day morning tea at the Wangaratta library. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling see it in a different light,” she said. “There are things happening there where you can connect with other people, not just to go there and get a book.” Since the inception of R U OK? Day in 2009, events have steadily grown around the community to help raise mental health awareness. Ms Blatchford said the messaging behind mental health awareness is starting to show results in breaking stigmas around mental health. “I think it’s starting to get out there a bit more, people are talking about mental health more regularly
and especially after the last couple of years it’s good to see,” she said. “It is just one day but it should be every day we should be asking each other if we’re ok. “I think it’s important for people running these event is that they’re trying to promote a carry on throughout the year.” The Grit and Resilience Program will also be promoting World Suicide Prevention Day tomorrow by displaying a beacon with the Grit and Resilience Program colours to help raise awareness. Ms Blatchford said she encour-
ages people to persist with checking on their friends. “Just keep asking the questions and notice they might not be what they’re usually like, they might not say something straight away but if you can let people just know that you’re there for them one day they might feel comfortable to reach out to you for support so I think it’s jump important to be there for someone,” she said. “You don’t have to know it all, you don’t have to answer all of their question sometimes people just want to vent and that’s enough.”
LOCALS noticed a couple of familiar faces on their TV screens this week, as Channel Seven reality series ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ returned for its latest season. Wangaratta residents Ged Blum and James Flynn were among those vying for the heart of farmer Paige in the opening episodes, when they could be seen enjoying ‘speed dates’ and dinner with the series’ first female farmer. James went on to be chosen by Paige as one of four suitors to visit her farm in Cassilis, NSW, and will again be seen on the show when it returns this Sunday from 7pm. ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’ screens again on Monday and Tuesday from 7.30pm, on Channel Seven and 7Plus.
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Help build Grit and Resilience BY SIMONE KERWIN skerwin@ nemedia.com.au
COMMUNITY members keen to lend their voices to the Wangaratta Grit and Resilience Program are being encouraged to apply for two community partner positions open on the program’s consortium. Currently funded to June next year, the program is taking a community-driven approach to better understanding and addressing mental health and wellbeing across the Rural City of Wangaratta. The program is coordinated by the Rural City of Wangaratta and guided by a consortium of agencies, and its current two community partners, John Davis and Caz Sammon. Now, the search is on for an additional two community members to join John and Caz as part of the consortium. Expressions of interest are open until 5pm on Wednesday, September 21, and are welcome from communityminded individuals with an interest in community mental health and wellbeing. The two successful candidates will have the chance to gain leadership experience, as well as making a
JOIN US: Wangaratta Grit and Resilience Program community partners John Davis and Caz Sammon (centre), and program coordinator Bek Nash-Webster, hope locals will jump at the chance to take on the two openings for additional community partners on the program’s consortium. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling positive difference in their community. They will help steer the strategic direction of the program and ensure it is reflective of community interests. While they are voluntary positions, incentives will be offered to compensate community partners for the time and energy they share with the program. John Davis said the community partners were an im-
portant element of the Grit and Resilience Program. “You’ve got all the service providers and agencies doing their part of the work, but it needs to be grounded in the community, so the community partners are a really fundamental part of the group,” he said. “And it’s important that it’s more than Caz and myself, as we have space for four people. It’s important that
there be a range of people in the community represented on the consortium.” Caz Sammon agreed: “We would like the four community partners to be as diverse as possible and reflect the community as much as possible, including those who are new to the community. So many people have arrived here in recent years, and we need to be representative of them.”
John said he had enjoyed being part of the consortium since 2020. “This is a very, very important project, and I’ve enjoyed being part of something that has the opportunity to make life better in our region for people who are vulnerable and very hurt,” he said. “Over the last few years, we have all felt more vulnerable and isolated, and sometimes scared, and when you
add all that together, it creates a need for us to come together whenever we can. “It’s important for people to know that it’s okay to feel vulnerable and to reach out.” Caz said it was vital to support people in the community with mental health issues, and involvement in the consortium offered the chance to do so, as well as presenting an opportunity for community involvement. “It’s important to look after each other, and the more mental health is spoken about, the better. We want to encourage as many people as possible to get involved with the initiatives emerging from the program,” she said. “There is a really high level of psychological distress in the community, so it’s important that people feel safe to speak up and get help. “I think this program has real potential, even beyond its current funding; it needs to be around long-term.” For more information on how to apply to become a community partner, visit the ‘consortium and governance’ section on the Grit and Resilience webpage at www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/ Residents/Grit-Resilience/ Consortium-Governance • If this media article causes you any distress, please phone Lifeline on 131 114 or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.
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A neighbourhood house always open THREE neighbourhood houses in the Wangaratta district have secured extra funding to continue their great work in offering learning hubs and support for the community. Open Door Neighbourhood House, Pangerang Community House, and King Valley Learn and Exchange Centre have been pillars of support for residents navigating everyday life but also in helping people stay connected with community. Some short-courses on offer are around technology, creative craft, cooking, health and wellbeing, gardening, assistance with employment skill. But it’s what neighbourhood houses do for people who have faced adversity which is greatly encouraging on a societal level. For instance with the pressures and social disconnection associated with the pandemic, neighbourhood houses were able to act as a hub for those in the community who didn’t have convenient support mechanisms in place. During times of bushfire which immediately preceded the pandemic, neighbourhood houses also came to the fore, with many in towns directly impacted by fires needing assistance with Centrelink applications and other essential goods and services. Volunteers at these houses are worth their weight in gold, however, to have the necessary and consistent funding to employ staff is essential to maintain the well-used services. The permanent funding will allow neighbourhood houses to do more social work, more connection work, be open for longer hours and run more programs to extend the breadth of what the neighbourhood houses are doing.
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McCurdy’s brumby solution a proven failure I WAS disappointed to read the article in the Chronicle (September 2) that espoused ‘saving the brumbies’ with no balanced coverage explaining why a feral horse cull is necessary, to reduce the significant and scientifically proven, negative impacts of these animals on the Alpine National Park environment. Nationals MP for the Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy, claims that the current government ignored the wishes of regional Victorians in conducting a cull - this is to suggest that everyone residing in this wonderful area values feral horses over the beautiful, unique and fragile native fauna and flora of the alps - a big, inaccurate, and for many of us, insulting statement. Obviously seeing horses culled is not pleasant but is the only method available that will significantly reduce numbers to a level where the damage to sub-alpine wetlands is alleviated. The trapping and rehoming ‘solution’ put forward by Mr McCurdy, can only occur in areas where vehicle access is possible, and it also has significant animal welfare implications. Over 25 years of data is available as to the effectiveness of the method as deployed in both NSW and Victoria, and it shows that trapping can only remove very low numbers of animals from very limited locations - the result being that this method shows no positive improvement to natural values of the area being trapped. Mr McCurdy claims to “fight every day for our high country and the precious environment”, however, to prevent culling and rely on the long tried and failed method of trapping, will simply result in increasing horse numbers. To suggest this method is a solution to the environmental side of the horse problem, is either deeply ignorant or cynically dishonest. I guess it comes to what you value most - feral horses or our native alpine flora and fauna? Mark Mickelburough, Markwood
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40 year wait for levee enlargement worth it I SUPPOSE 40 years is not a long time to wait, but I am pleased to see that we will at last see our levee banks at the required level to protect us from a 100-year flood. I was a lone opposing councillor voice back in 1983 when the banks were first constructed some 900mm below the correct level due to a mistake in the aerial surveys, but councillors were told we couldn’t get any more Federal Government funding and that was all we could construct. Over the years since then, we have made piecemeal attempts at increasing the height of some of the banks, but I have always believed that eventually common sense would prevail and someone would see the merit in making us safe from widespread flooding. We are flood prone and with the two rivers peaking at different times there is always that danger of a major flood event. Well done to the Rural City of Wangaratta for perseverance and I trust this will be a great addition. Ken Clarke, Wangaratta
Sensible changes to pandemic orders AS part of Victoria’s ongoing management of the coronavirus pandemic, amendments are being made to the pandemic orders to align with recent decisions made by National Cabinet. From 11.59pm on Thursday 8 September, the self-isolation period for positive COVID-19 cases who don’t have symptoms on day five of their isolation will reduce from seven to five days - excluding people who work in highrisk settings. The requirement to wear masks on domestic flights will also be lifted. These changes also align with the
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decisions of National Cabinet on August 31 and are appropriate actions at this point in the pandemic, and ensure national consistency. The new orders around the self-isolation period for positive cases include some additional requirements to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19. Anyone leaving isolation after five days cannot visit or work at a sensitive setting - such as hospitals, residential aged care, disability care settings or in-home care for the next two days, or if they have COVID-19 symptoms. People who work in other settings must notify their workplace that they have completed isolation if they are attending work on site. As an additional risk mitigation, people who leave isolation after five days are recommended to undertake rapid antigen testing in the days following their isolation and test negative before attending their workplace or other settings of higher risk, and to wear a mask in indoor settings outside the home - in line with existing recommendations. There are no changes to the current isolation requirements for close contacts, who can continue to leave home each day, provided they continually test negative on a rapid antigen test. Confirmed cases must also notify their workplace that they have completed selfisolation if attending work onsite. Mary-Anne Thomas, Minister for Health
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NOTE: Comments as they appear online, without corrections. FACEBOOK users this week commented on an incident which occurred on the Murray River where a Bundalong man fired a pump-action shotgun in the vicinity of jet skiiers, saying he did so in order to warn the holidaygoers their wake was damaging his tinny.
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Max Williams: Wonder what he would of used, on a huge wake boat. Timothy Thompson Simpson: If the Water Police did a bit of work monitoring the jetski/skiing/wake
Boat madness . Situations like this would not arise. Andrew Mayhew: Sounds very familiar,that was a very interesting day on the Murray, Nathan Andrew: It’s the type boat used mainly
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going to jump up another $800+ are they? Jack Carruthers: Oh the irony. The Waste Education Officer’s first priority should be Educating the Councilors about how they are “wasting” our rate money. Ross Benton: how long will it take you to fill your “glass” bin. It’s a poorly thought through plan. Glass packaging is minimal these days. Council typically haven’t caught up. Over kill at its best.
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FTER World War II, the expanding needs of agriculture along the Ovens and Buffalo river flats and demands for a reliable water supply for industry and domestic use in Wangaratta led to a call to examine storage possibilities in the Ovens and King catchment in the 1950s. In 1962 a Public Works Committee of the Victorian Parliament reported that the catchment’s best site for a storage was the Buffalo River. The State Rivers and Water Supply Commission (SRWSC) had previously examined possible sites and had listed 12 for examination in the Ovens and King catchment. Sites ranged from Fifteen Mile Creek to the Buckland River, from Happy Valley Creek to the Buffalo River. Of the four sites on the Buffalo River, stretching from Abbeyards downstream to McGuffie’s Bridge, the site at the confluence of the river with the Yarrabulla Creek was finally chosen as the best site for a storage. This site would also capture inflows from the Catherine, Rose and Dandongadale rivers upstream of the storage site. The decision resulted in the displacement of eight farming families and 200 people from 350 hectares of arable land in Buffalo River South, where 150 hectares for grazing and 200 for tobacco had been utilised. Opposition from farmers and a suggestion on an alternative Abbeyards site was presented by a deputation of the Buffalo River Ratepayer’s Association to the Public Works Committee on July 4, 1962, but to no avail. On August 14, 1962 the ‘Myrtleford Times’ optimistically announced “WORK ON DAM TO START AFTER XMAS”- Experts favour Yarrabulla, providing storage at cheaper cost than at Abbeyards”. Compulsory acquisition of land followed; from September 1963 options for land owners to sell their whole property immediately or continue occupancy until required for storage works were offered. The perceived need to secure additional water supply as soon
BUFFALO LAKE DAM CONSTRUCTION, 1964: A busy construction scene, involving machinery and workers carrying out major earthworks and a diversion of the Buffalo River.
LAKE BUFFALO DAM WALL, 1965: Spillway works and road construction underway prior to filling the storage.
LAKE BUFFALO SITE, 1963: Looking to the north, the Buffalo River storage site is in the far distance. Inundation will cover the river flats and properties in the foreground.
LAKE BUFFALO, PLUGGING THE DAM WALL, 1965: The diversion tunnel is plugged and Lake Buffalo Dam begins to fill.
LAKE BUFFALO VIEW, 1966; A ‘Nu-Color-Vue’ postcard available in the 1960s depicting a full Lake Buffalo and the promise on the signboard of a ‘Stage Two’ in the future.
as possible created a “two-stage approach” by the SRWSC; a smaller ‘Stage One’ dam wall was to be built initially, with a planned ‘Stage Two’ being built from 1970.
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onstruction of stage one began on May 24, 1964, the dam site located on Mr K White’s property in a narrow river section, with rock outcrops overlooking the area. A ‘Commencement of Construction Ceremony’ was conducted by the SRWSC on May 28; the Victorian Premier, Henry Bolte, MLA, set off an explosive charge at 3.30pm and announced: “This first stage is part of the government’s 10-year plan for country water conservation”. Myrtleford Shire president,
Cr Jack Browne, predicted a wages boom during construction involving 150 employees, a boost to tourism and motel accommodation and more security for irrigators. “It could be a second Lake Eucembene,” he said. Works involving removal of vegetation and the recently constructed Fletcher’s Bridge; inundation of other pioneer bridges, farm buildings and old school sites; and excavation, grading and quarrying of the landscape had commenced. The ‘Border Morning Mail’ on June 5 reported: “the site of the new Buffalo River Dam is a messy mixture of mud, gravel, stark galvanised iron and red earth torn from paddocks where dried stems
remain as a legacy from the last tobacco crop”. The ‘Myrtleford Times’ reported the site was “a hive of activity and a great source of interest for visitors and locals alike”. Road and bridgeworks were hastened by the shire and the Progress Association began discussing the need for another storage at the headwaters of Buffalo Creek. One year and four days after construction begun, on June 1, 1965, the SRWSC dropped a 10 tonne concrete plug into the dam wall, closing a diversion tunnel and commencing the filling of Lake Buffalo. A 31-metre high earth and rock fill embankment, 600 metres long, dominated the scene.
n Friday, November 19, 1965 the Victorian Premier returned to perform the official opening ceremony of ‘Lake Buffalo Dam, First Stage’, activating an electrically operated spillway gate to send water cascading downstream. The November 23 issue of the ‘Times’ recorded the desire of the SRWSC to “meet again in nine or 10 years time to see the finished Buffalo River High Dam” and the Premier’s statement that “In five years from now the second stage of this dam will be commenced and will be finished within ten years—that’s for sure”. Since then, as a permanent feature of the Ovens Basin, Lake Buffalo ‘Stage One’, with a capacity to capture six per cent of the average annual flow of the river and store up to 23,500 megalitres, has become a refuge for aquatic and bird life, a venue for recreation and a source of secure water supply in most years for downstream users. Knowledge of the impact of well known extreme weather events, whether serious drought (such as in 1919, 1944, 1968, 1982-83 and 2003) or extensive flooding (such as 1956, 1974, 1981, 1993 and 2008), have brought to the fore discussions on the need to implement the old 1970 ‘Stage One’ plan to secure greater storage capacity and regulate the flow of water in the Catchment. As far back as 1970, at a meeting of the League for Balanced Development in Wangaratta, Myrtleford councillor Clarrie Rootsey asked the SRWSC about when “Stage 2” of the Buffalo High Dam would be completed. He was informed of “cold, economic facts. Buffalo will give less water for four times the cost, so Dartmouth must come first. Buffalo must await priority.” Dartmouth, its construction completed in 1979 at the confluence of the Dart and Mitta Mitta rivers, now stores up to 3,850,000 megalitres. Nearby Lake William Hovell, constructed on the King River in 1973, stores 13,690 megalitres. Today, almost 50 years after ‘Stage Two’ was due to commence, commentary is still heard on the merits or otherwise of the extra capacity offered by ‘Big Buffalo’ and the impact the storage has had on the way of life of Buffalo Valley people and beyond.
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Crafting costumes and building confidence THE OLDER LADY: Layla is a wonderful old lady. She is very friendly and gentle. She will be perfectly matched to a quiet home with no other pets, but lots of love. Layla’s microchip number is 982000190966504. PHOTO: RSPCA
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WITH a mum who was a professional seamstress and a dad who loves DIY, it’s no surprise that Eleanore Boniface loves craft... though she has stepped into a different realm than her parents. Melbourne-based Eleanore, also known as Captain Eleanore Cosplay, will be in Wangaratta tomorrow to lead a free cosplay workshop at the Wangaratta Library, offering a crash course in the techniques she has honed since discovering the cosplay community several years ago. Cosplay is the practice of dressing up as a character from a film, book or video game. “Really, it’s something I’ve been interested in my whole life - I’ve been sewing since I was five - but in 2016 I started looking into it further after attending the RTX convention in Sydney,” she said. “That got me involved in the community. I used to say crafting was my favourite part of cosplay, but now it’s making friends and meeting new people with similar interests at conventions. “When I first started, I was quite shy, but cosplay opens things up for me, so I can go to a convention and if I see someone wearing something I recognise, it’s a chance to go up and speak to them - it’s a real ice-breaker. “And as someone who’s typically very shy, it’s a chance to take on a different persona, which gives you more confidence over time in speaking to people. “I’d definitely encourage people to get in and do more workshops and conventions if they’re interested, because it’s a great opportunity to connect with other people.” Eleanore said her skills had advanced as she worked to create the costumes she saw on screen - many of which are actually developed through CGI (computergenerated imagery). “Lots of the costumes we’re trying to create are not actually real, such as some of the ones you see in Marvel movies, so you have to use all your skills to find out how you
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EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE: Captain Eleanore Cosplay will lead a cosplay workshop at the Wangaratta Library tomorrow. PHOTO: Keyframes can make it look right,” she said. “Cosplayers will often say that when you look at the costume department mentioned at the end of a film, we do all of it.” During tomorrow’s 11am to 4pm workshop - for which there are minimal places remaining - local cosplayers will have the chance to learn some of the techniques they can employ to create their own costumes. There will be a discussion
about all things cosplay, covering aspects such as techniques for creating costumes and props, where to buy materials, convention life and photo shoots. Prop-building techniques will be put into practice, with those attending given the chance to craft a blade (sword or dagger), and try out techniques using foam, thermoplastic, pleather and paint. All materials will be provided, and a light lunch is included. Par-
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WHEN you are looking for your next pet, make an application with the Wangaratta RSPCA via their website at rspcavic.org/. The Wangaratta RSPCA animal adoption source code is BR100934 and animal microchip numbers are below. Cats: Grey tabby and white, male, 4 years, 956000005366604, ‘Max’ (bonded with Tessa); Short hair, grey tabby, female, 4 years, 953010002045868, ‘Tessa’ (bonded with Max); Short hair, black and white, female, 6 months, 941000026819906, ‘Scarlett’; Short hair, torti and white, female, 3 years, 956000014449869, ‘Petal’; Medium hair, mixed, female, 7 months, 956000014447766, ‘Milly’; Medium hair, tabby and white, male, 7 months, 956000014445557, ‘Max’; Short hair, white tabby, female, 10 years, 982000190966504, ‘Layla’; Short hair, grey tabby, female, 6 months, 956000014444555, ‘Judy’; Short hair, mixed, male, 4 years, 956000014973266, ‘Flynn’; Short hair, tabby and white, female, 7 months, 956000014445901, ‘Biscuit’; Short hair, grey tabby, female, 2 years, 953010004552660, ‘Bella’; Short hair, tabby, male, 4 months, 956000013286620, ‘Archie’. Dogs: Bloodhound, female, 7 years, 943094320491190, ‘Shelley’; Mastiff, mixed, female, 2 years, 991001004173641, ‘Ruby’; Bull Arab x Labrador, black, male, 9 months, 956000014846582, ‘Mack’; Catahoula Leopard Dog, white, female, 1 year, 953010005557550, ‘Keana’; Staffordshire Bull Terrier, tan, female, 5 years, 991001000625577, ‘Nala’; Small animals: Lop eared rabbit, white, male, 2 years, 956000014964053, ‘Carlton’; Lop eared rabbit, white, female, 1 year, 956000015015806, ‘Blanc’.
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Bushwalkers to descend on Warby Ranges By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN SOME 220 bushwalkers are expected to flock to the Wangaratta region for the Federation Walks weekend to be held in the Warby Ovens National Park and across the region from September 30 to October 2. Federation Walks is an annual bushwalking event which has been held in different parts of Victoria since 1934. The event, organised by Bushwalking Victoria clubs in the region, will give locals and visitors an opportunity to explore the rich environment in the North East. There will be a schedule of 35 different activities for walkers to take on across the weekend, which include three cycle events along the rail trail. A majority of the walks will be taken in the Warby Ovens National Park but will also include walks at Mount Glenrowan, Mount Buffalo National Park, Kelly’s Caves and the Alpine Views track. The Wangaratta Show-
grounds will be used as the central hub for the event with barbeques, live music and guest speakers Adrian Twitt and Andy Kimber to speak about the history and creation of the Warby Ovens National Park. Bushwalking Victoria board member and Federation Walks liaison officer, Simon Mullumby, said the even brings together the bushwalkers from clubs across Victoria to enjoy a celebratory weekend. “The aim is for local clubs to showcase their favourite walks in the North East and to introduce them to other bushwalkers from around Victoria,” he said. “It’s a pretty significant event.” Mr Mullumby said part of the attraction of the walks in the Warby Ovens National Park is the rare green listing it received last year and the unique set of walks the North East offers. “Many of the walks done in the past have been in dif-
ficult terrain and alpine situations but there’s not many federation walks that are done like in the Warby Ranges which are unique in their vegetation and geographic location to a big centre like Wangaratta,” he said. “And plus the first weekend in October, the wildflowers will be out so that’ll be another attraction for people. “We have a little bit of Kelly
history around Beechworth, aro Woolshed and Eldorado and we’ve got about five walks on the Mount Buffalo plateau and that’s different again.” Due to bushwalking safety procedures and guidelines there will be a limit on how many bushwalkers can attend the event. In preparation for the event, Bushwalking Victoria’s volunteer group Bush-
SKY’S THE LIMIT: Views from the top of Mount Macleod will be just one of the many sights to be seen by bushwalkers on the Federation Walks weekend to be held later this month. INSET: GOOD COUNTRY: A shot of a previous walk from the top of Eurobin Falls at the Mount Bufallo National Park.
walking Tracks and Conservation (BTAC) went out and maintained walking tracks in the Warby Ovens National Park in July to allow for optimum safety and enjoyment for walkers. Mr Mullumby said bushwalking clubs around Victoria have a long and proud history, which shows the significance of an event like the Federation Walks for the
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bushwalking community. “Many people who take part in these events come along every year to participate because they have made friendships, they like seeing different parts of Victoria that aren’t broadly explored,” he said. “Many people are members of different clubs because they like to walk in different areas.”
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THE announcement this week that affirmative consent is now legally required before any sexual act takes place, strengthens the importance of ‘Yes meaning Yes’. Wangaratta Centre Against Violence (CAV) chief executive officer, Jaime Chubb, said gone are the days that a perpetrator can get away with “assuming” their victim wanted to have sex with them, or where a victim of sexual abuse must be further tormented by having to justify in court that they did not want to have sex. “This landmark legislative reform represented a shift in thinking; that women’s bodies are not up for grabs, not when they are asleep, passed out, wearing revealing clothes, walking home alone or when their intimate partner demands it,” Ms Chubb said. “A mutual understanding to have sex needs to be a clear and enthusiastic ‘yes’.” Senior counsellor advocate for the CAV, Miriam Poyner, said the changes will hopefully ease the previous burden on clients to prove that their consent was not obtained. “The onus is now on the accused to prove they gained
If you have experienced a sexual assault, either recently or historically we are here to provide assistance and to help you with your own individual recovery goals. - MIRIAM POYNER full consent before the sexual activity occurred,” Ms Poyner said. “We hope this shift in responsibility will provide our clients with better protection, and hopefully a less traumatic process should they wish to make a report about their experiences and pursue justice through the criminal system. “It is important too to have the legislation ‘brought up with the times’ - with the inclusion of behaviours like stealthing being recognised as a crime. “Education is key now to see real change. “While legislative change is important, if our community and young people are not aware of what affirmative consent means then the legislative changes are somewhat pointless. “We need to be out in the community now, speaking with people and ensuring
that young people, parents, educators are aware of what affirmative consent means.” The latest research by the Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS) research study, using data from over 57,000 women, found that more than half (51%) experienced sexual violence in their twenties, 34 per cent in their forties and 26 per cent between the ages of 68 to 73. Around 12-15 per cent of these women reported experiencing sexual violence during childhood. The results are significantly higher for women with a disability or illness and worse again for women identifying as bisexual and lesbian. Reports also showed that those that experienced sexual violence as a child are also twice as likely to experience sexual violence as an
adult with a large proportion of this experienced in their own homes by their own partners. On a positive light, studies also showed that victim survivors that reached out for mental health support and engaged in physical activity made a measurable positive difference in their lives. Including reduced risk of a secondary traumatisation. “This research highlights the importance of seeking support through organisations like the CAV,” Ms Poyner said. “If you have experienced a sexual assault, either recently or historically we are here to provide assistance and to help you with your own individual recovery goals. “Whatever that might look like for you.” CAV staff are on call 24 hours to attend and offer emotional support, practical assistance and information about the options that are available to someone who has recently been sexually assaulted for example how make a police statement, get medical care, or have a forensic examination. Contact the statewide Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL) 1800 806 292 (24 hours per day, seven days a week).
WELCOME CHANGE: Senior counsellor advocate for the Centre Against Violence, Miriam Poyner hopes the law changes will ease the previous burden on clients to prove that their consent was not obtained.
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Christmas delivery for St Vincent de Paul Society By SIMONE KERWIN
A LONG-awaited upgrade to Wangaratta’s St Vincent de Paul welfare centre should be completed in time for Christmas. About four years ago, plans were made to refurbish the previous building used as a welfare centre, which was located at the rear of the block fronted by the Rowan Street Vinnies shop. However, when that building was deemed unsuitable for refurbishment, St Vincent de Paul decided to work towards a purposebuilt facility, featuring three interview rooms, administration space, a waiting area, and storage for blankets and other donations. Loris Fletcher, president of St Vincent de Paul St Patrick’s Conference, said planning had been interrupted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with welfare services since operating from a shed located behind the Vinnies shop. “We have been in a very cramped area to conduct our interviews, and there are no waiting areas,” she said. But with the original building having now been demolished in readiness for the rebuild, Mrs Fletcher said the almost 20 volunteers who comprise the St Patrick’s and Our Lady’s conferences were excited about construction of the new facility. “We have another four months
WELCOME UPGRADE: St Vincent de Paul Wangaratta volunteers Bill Daunt, Pat Griffin and Robert Waterman are looking forward to the construction of a purpose-built welfare centre, which should be completed by Christmas. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling in the shed, and will be in the new building for Christmas, which will be much more pleasant and private for people to visit,” she said. Mrs Fletcher said the need for welfare services in Wangaratta continued to grow. “We are seeing a lot of people needing food assistance because
of rising prices; a lot of older people; and lots of people who have never accessed our services before,” she said. “We would see 50 to 60 folk a week, and that includes couples, singles and families. “We have recently been distributing the wonderful donations from the Wangaratta Li-
brary’s winter project, handing out 60 bags containing a book, toy and blanket to very happy, excited people.” Mrs Fletcher said when the new building was completed, the two local St Vincent de Paul conferences planned to launch a new drive for additional volunteers to help meet the rising demand.
Ten days of works on Seymour, Shepparton lines COACHES will replace trains on the Seymour and Shepparton lines from today until Monday, September 19, while works take place for V/Line signalling upgrades and the Shepparton Line Upgrade. Passengers are asked to allow up to 60 minutes extra for their journey between Southern Cross, Seymour and Shepparton, via a mix of express and stopping all stations coach services. V/Line coach replacements will not stop to pick up or drop off passengers at Essendon station. Passengers can take a train replacement bus service to and from Broadmeadows to connect with V/Line coaches. A temporary timetable is available on the V/Line and PTV websites. During this time, V/Line will undertake works to deliver a new, modern signalling system between Craigieburn and Seymour. Upgrades at 59 level crossings between Donnybrook and Shepparton are taking place as part of Stage 2 of the project, which will allow VLocity trains to travel on the line for the first time. Stage 3 of the Sheparton Line Upgrade is expected to be completed in late-2023. Passengers are encouraged to visit ptv.vic.gov.au/disruptions for more information and to plan their journey.
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Men’s sheds make positive contribution to communities OFF the back of Father’s Day, the Australian Men’s Shed Association is this week celebrating the contributions of men’s sheds to local communities. From a humble idea in regional Australia, there are now more than 2500 men’s sheds operating in 12 countries around the world. More than 50,000 Australians directly benefit from participation in the grassroots movement. Ken Clarke, president of the Wangaratta District Men’s Shed, is thrilled with the increasing number of members over the past 12 years. “We currently have 85 active members here in Wangaratta and we create various opportunities and activities for our members,” he said. “Wangaratta District Men’s Shed focuses on mental health in our program for our members where we can make everyone feel valued and included.” Committee member Peter Patton is also very passionate about every member in Wangaratta. “Social inclusion and social reconnection are important because we have a number of retired members who do not participate in any activities, however, the men’s shed provides an engagement program for men to be active,” he said. A men’s shed is a dedicated, welcoming shared place where people (typically older men) come together regardless of their background or ability to share knowledge, learn new skills and have a bit of fun.
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Do right thing, don’t risk wildlife in firewood season LOCAL residents are being urged to responsibly source firewood this spring collection season to protect the state's threatened native wildlife numbers from falling further. State authorities are warning that bird species and different marsupials rely on large tree hollows and dead hollow-bearing trees, and people illegally cutting or removing trees for firewood is impacting their survival. Conservation Regulator authorised officers, Forest Fire Management Victoria
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FOLLOWING two successful years, Cofield Wines has again collaborated with a local artist to create a limited release wine with every label being unique to raise funds for Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre. 2020 saw the release of the Rare Rose which raised $15,000 for the cancer centre and this was increased to $20,000 with the Sunshine Pinot Grigio release in 2021. Cofield Wines owner Damien Cofield is excited to announce the 2022 fundraiser, saying the supporting the cancer centre is extremely rewarding. He said he witnessed first-hand the amazing job they did with his Mum (Karen Cofield), who passed away from breast cancer in 2017. Marketing manager and driver of the fundraising project, Bronwyn Tyrell, said after two extremely successfully years with this fundraiser, Cofield Wines hopes to raise $25,000 this year for the cancer centre. Cofield Wines has collaborated with local artist Laurae Healy to create each label as a unique piece of the “sparkling waterfall” artwork on a Chardonnay Pinot Noir. Laurae said she had lost five family members over the years to various types of cancer and feels that many people are affected by cancer or know someone who has been. The fundraiser wine is aptly named ‘Sparkling Pearl’ due to the hope and brightness that the cancer centre can provide cancer sufferers and their families and friends. You can buy the wine online at cofieldwines.com.au, at Cofield’s Cellar Door in Wahgunyah, and at local bottle shops across the North East. Retailing at $25, $10 from each bottle sold will be donated to the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Trust Fund. More information and local stockists can be found at cofieldwines.com.au/sparkling-pearl.
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND
Wangaratta Farmers Market
MAKING A STATEMENT: MarkJohn Martyn, or ‘sank’, welcomes visitors to see his work at the Art Gallery on Ovens this weekend.
CELEBRATE spring and check out the new fruit and vegetables in season at the Wangaratta Famers Market tomorrow morning. With lots of stalls to browse showcasing locally made artisan products, catch up with friends and support local producers, in the gardens at the Holy Trinity Cathedral from 8am until 12pm.
Wangaratta Repair Café BRING along your broken household items, get them repaired and keep them out of landfill at the Wangaratta Repair Café, which will be open at the Wangaratta Farmers Market tomorrow morning. Anyone with a little time to spare who is handy at fixing things including tools, toys, mechanical items, electronics or more, is encouraged to volunteer by visiting www.wangrepaircafe.org, with the team on site at the market on Saturday from 8am until 12pm.
Wangaratta Orchid Show THE annual Wangaratta Orchid Show will be held this weekend at St Patrick’s Hall in Ford Street. The show will feature orchid displays, cash prizes, orchid sales, and a raffle and is open to the public on Saturday from 10.30am to 4.30pm and Sunday from 10am to 4pm.
Little Voice continues this weekend THE Wangaratta Players production of award-winning comedy-drama The Rise and Fall of Little Voice continues at the Stage Door Studio this weekend. Set in the backstreets of northern England, it explores the highs and the lows of small-town dreams, family rivalry and finding your voice in a noisy world, as the Little Voice finds companionship and joy in her astonishing impersonations of Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Billy Holiday. There are shows tonight, tomorrow and Sunday with limited tickets available at https://www.trybooking. com/CBMOW with a licenced bar open before and after the show.
Galen presents Legally Blonde GALEN Catholic College will present their production of the musical Legally Blonde at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and
Sank is sharing his Urban Experience of graffiti art By ANITA McPHERSON LOCAL artist Mark-John Martyn, also known as ‘sank’, will celebrate the opening of his first solo exhibition at the Art Gallery on Ovens this weekend. The 26 year old indigenous graffiti artist joined the gallery as part of its Young Artist Mentorship Program 2022, where he’ll gain experience as a resident practicing artist. Sank said he was enjoying the opportunity to take the focus of his artwork away from its illegal origins into a more mainstream setting where it can be appreciated
Convention Centre this weekend. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her exboyfriend Warner, only to discover how her knowledge of the law can help others. See the talented cast of students bring the popular story to life tonight at 7.30pm and tomorrow at 1.30pm and 7.30pm, with tickets at www.wpacc.com.au.
Artists exhibition at the library SEE a new exhibition of artworks by North East Artists and Friends including pottery by Roni McKenzie, paintings by Jean Bates and Barbara Forster and drawings and textile works by Cheryl McCormack
by a broader audience. He said there are eight artworks in total being show, created using spray paint, oils and acrylics on canvas. “I’ve done graffiti for nine years since high school but now my art has evolved,” he said. “I’ve got a bit older, and so now I’ve swapped what I used to do for canvas painting.” In recent times, sank has worked with Burraja Gallery and Art Partners Australia in Albury. This exhibition is called Urban Experience and is a collection of artworks created throughout the
at the Wangaratta Library. It will run at the Bainz Gallery for the month of September and entry is free.
Heliocentric by Cameron Robbins AN exhibition called “Heliocentric - Recent works by Cameron Robbins” is open at the Wangaratta Art Gallery. It features a new installation Helio Ephemera, created by the Australian contemporary artist, which was commissioned by the gallery, alongside recent works which continue Robbins’ exploration of the dynamic energies provided by the sun, moon, wind, water and the earth’s magnetic field.
year, as well as artworks from a live demonstration sank took part in as part of the Summer Night event in QEII Square in Albury. Sank said the canvases, which have a strong focus on lettering, are also statements on where he’s come and what he’s about. “It’s important for me to showcase aspects of graffiti - like the canvas ‘street kings’ - which shares with society the hierarchy we graffiti artists have amongst ourselves,” he said. “Predominantly an artist will do his own word too - and mine is trademarked.”
There are large and small drawings from solar devices in the artist’s studio created over the long months of lockdowns, and light drawings made within the landscape under the night sky. See them at the Wangaratta Art Gallery until October 30.
Spark Kids exhibition AN exhibition of artworks made by local students in the King Valley cluster who have been working in partnership with artists and the Wangaratta Art Gallery is open in Gallery 2. This creative learning program was delivered over a six month period and the resulting exhibition includes drawing machines,
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solarography prints, wind drawings, video and sculptural works. The exhibition will run until Sunday.
Chris Thorne’s wisdom in art AN exhibition of new work from local aboriginal artist Chris Thorne is now on display in the foyer of the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre. The collection expresses his personal journey connecting to his culture, celebrating traditional stories in a contemporary world mixed with his own view of what he has heard and learnt. Wisdom of the Past: Chris Thorne will be on display until September 21.
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Sank said he’s learning a lot during his time in residency and once it’s complete at the end of the year, he’s looking forward to building up a portfolio of canvases and then getting some experience in the city of Melbourne where there is a strong and active graffiti art scene. He will host a Meet the Artist event at the Art Gallery on Ovens tomorrow at 12pm with entry free and all welcome. The exhibition will run at the gallery in the laneway off Murphy Street until September 19.
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GOTAFE named finalist for Victorian Training Award GOTAFE has been named as a finalist for the Large Training Provider of the Year at the 2022 Victorian Training Awards. The prestigious awards recognise outstanding achievements of individuals and organisations in the Victorian TAFE and training sector. In 2020, GOTAFE was awarded Inclusive Training Provider of the Year, due to its ongoing focus in the development of inclusive and diverse education spaces
across North East Victoria. GOTAFE chief executive Travis Heeney said GOTAFE is thrilled to be named as a finalist. “It is fantastic to be recognised as an industry-leading educational institution,” he said. “We provide over 120 courses across 11 campuses and support our students to achieve their career goals with hands-on study in industry-focused facilities.” GOTAFE cyber security student, Kai Bucktin, has been
named as a finalist for the Vocational Student of the Year. Mr Bucktin started studying with GOTAFE in 2019 and he said it has provided him with a great learning environment and valuable support which has enabled him to thrive in his studies. “By the end of my studies, I learned the importance of communication, which has helped me not only in class, but allowed me to make lifelong friendships along the way,” he said.
Mr Heeney said GOTAFE is extremely proud of Mr Bucktin’s achievements. “Kai has shown incredible commitment to his studies... and his success highlights the importance of alternative education pathways,” he said. The awards will be announced at the Gala in Melbourne on Saturday, September 10. To find out more, please visit www.gotafe.vic.edu.au or call 1800 GOTAFE (468 233).
YOUR FINALIST: GOTAFE Cyber security Kai Bucktin will find out if he will be the winner of the Vocational Student of the Year award at the 2022 Victorian Training Awards held at the Gala on Saturday.
SPRING BLOOMS: Blooms in hand (from left) Lesley Nye, Marie Plummer and April Tooze enjoyed the Wangaratta Garden Club gathering last Thursday.
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FLORAL JOY: Margo Robinson (left), Anne Vinar (centre) and Alison Tavare enjoyed the garden club gathering. PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling
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NORTH EAST NATURALLY
Eurasian Coot lives up to its name
By IAN DAVIDSON and CHRIS TZAROS
GOOD winter rains this year mean that many of our wetlands have filled or are going to fill across our region, bringing many types of waterfowl, including the Eurasian Coot. They are often seen running across the water’s surface or swimming in big flocks on large wetlands or in pairs or small groups on small ponds. They require submerged aquatic vegetation or mats of floating waterweed, among which they forage, diving below the surface for up to 20 seconds, or plucking the stems of emergent shoots. The Eurasian Coot is conspicuous with its snowy white
bill and forehead shield, while the remainder of the bird is dark sooty grey, except for its bright red eye. Young birds are paler than adults with a whitewash on the throat and nestlings are beautifully downy, black with fine yellow tips and the head is orange-red and the bill is red with a cream-white tip. The only bird similar is the dark grey Dusky Moorhen, which has a reddish-orange head shield and bill, with a yellow tip. The range of the Eurasian Coot extends from Eurasia to Indonesia, New Guinea and Australia and
birds have recently been found in New Zealand, where the species is quickly becoming established. In Australia the Eurasian Coot is common in suitably vegetated lagoons and swamps and are generally less common in the north and in the drier regions. Food is mainly found from diving underwater, lasting up to 15 seconds and ranging down over five metres in depth. Birds also graze on the land and on the surface of the water. Eurasian Coots feed almost entirely on aquatic vegetation and grass, supplemented with only a few insects, worms and fish. Eurasian Coots may breed at any time when conditions are favorable and may produce successive broods.
During the breeding season pairs establish and maintain territories and will defend them against other coots and waterfowl. Nests of ducks are often seized and used as roosting sites, with the unfortunate owner’s eggs being pushed off into the water. Young ducks and grebes are sometimes killed. Presumably sayings like “cranky old coot” come from the
cantankerous antics this bird exhibit towards other waterfowl. The nest is often a floating raft of vegetation or is built on logs or tree stumps that are surrounded by water. Both sexes share incubation and care of the young. If food becomes scarce, the young birds may be killed by the parents. Locally, coots may be seen on any waterbody with good aquatic vegetation and large flocks of these birds can be seen when wetlands like Winton Swamp fill.
COOT BY NAME AND...: Eurasian Coot cruising along the water’s surface. PHOTO: Chris Tzaros (Birds Bush and Beyond)
THANK YOU GLENROWAN We’re grateful to everyone who made time to view the latest Beaconsfield Parade bridge 3D visual animation and visit our Glenrowan shopfront. Over the recent weeks we’ve had many conversations at our shopfront and answered questions about how Inland Rail will be delivered in Glenrowan. At Glenrowan, we are replacing the existing Beaconsfield Parade bridge with a new higher bridge immediately adjacent to its current location to allow double-stacked freight trains to pass through safely. Overall, community feedback has been positive about the design. We have listened to your feedback and incorporated a network of walking paths that improve access between heritage sites north of the bridge and the main street. A shared pathway separated from the road improves safety for community and tourists. You also liked how the open-span bridge design will improve the accessibly and connectedness of the siege site with Glenrowan Railway Station and other heritage elements.
You asked us about bridge closures during construction and we confirmed vehicle and pedestrian access will be maintained across Beaconsfield Parade throughout works. There will be a period when the bridge will be reduced to a single lane and traffic management will be in place. We are working hard to minimise the impact of construction on the community. Construction is anticipated to start in early 2023, with early works beginning late 2022. We’re here and we’re listening, so let’s keep the conversation going. Our shopfront is open Mondays 12pm–4pm at 2/34 Gladstone Street, Glenrowan.
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Rainbow advocacy comes to Wangaratta By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE AS part of it’s national training tour, The Equality Project is bringing the Advocacy Masterclass to Wangaratta this month, in partnership with LINE Wangaratta. The Advocacy Masterclass is a two day workshop for LGBTQIA+ advocates, change-makers and allies who want to build their skills as spokespeople. Vice president of the
GLAAD Media Institute in the USA, Ross Murray, joins the tour as a key facilitator of the Advocacy Masterclass. GLAAD provides activist, spokesperson, and media engagement training and education for LGBTQIA+ and allied community members, the media industry, and advocacy organisations desiring to deepen their media impact. “Participants will learn
how to “tell powerful stories that move the hearts and minds of the people that matter, to effect positive change in their communities,” Ross said. “The LGBTQIA+ advocacy that happens in regional and rural areas has an even more direct impact on people’s day-to-day lives. “We have an opportunity to work with local leaders who know the community and culture to advance
awareness, understanding, and acceptance.” LINE president Allison Winters said the organisation was committed to seeing a positive, genuine change in the North East community. “We want to see LGBTQIA+ people feel respected, safe and supported, have the courage to speak-up against injustice and celebrate diversity and inclusion,” Allison said.
“LINE Wangaratta Inc. is a volunteer-led not-for-profit charity that coordinates social inclusion programs and events.” This leg of the tour is supported by Rural City of Wangaratta, Bendigo Bank and Indigo Shire Council. The masterclasses will be held on September 12-13. For more information go to www.theequalityproject. org.au/advocacy-masterclass.
GIVING A VOICE: Key facilitator of the Advocacy Masterclass, vice president of the GLAAD Media Institute in the USA, Ross Murray.
Warning for website owners to register new domain names By GRAHAM CLEMENTS WEBSITE owners should be aware they are running out of time to reserve new .au direct domain names, otherwise they may open themselves up to cyber fraud. According to the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), these shorter domain names will end in a simple “.au”, for example, instead of typing northeastbusiness.com.au people will type northeastbusiness.au which has no .com. These shorter domain names can also be used for websites that have .org, .net, .edu, .asn, .id and .gov in the address. This may not seem much of a change, but if the owner of northeastbusiness.com. au does not register the new northeastbusiness.au domain name, a potential customer for Northeast Business may use the new form of web address and be taken to a completely different business’ or fraudster’s website. Luke Chilcott from Wangaratta
TIMELY WARNING: Luke Chilcott from Wangaratta Computers warns website owners to secure their new “.au direct” domain name. PHOTO Kurt Hickling Computers said it’s mainly a replacement for .com which is more of an American thing. “It is only currently available to Australians who must already have a matching Australian domain name with an .au on the end,” Mr Chilcott said. “People can lose their right to an .au direct domain name if they don’t reserve it. “The biggest issue is if someone wants to pretend they are your business they can buy that .au direct name if you have not already reserved it.”
He warned fraudsters can then use that domain name to scam a business and its customers. Mr Chilcott thought there is a good chance that the shorter .au direct names will eventually become the dominant domain names used by people when looking up websites, so it is best to reserve them now. The ACSC recommends that all Australian businesses, organisations and individuals consider taking advantage of a priority allocation process to
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Short-term rental shambles
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THE Alpine Shire has been confirmed as a magnet for short-term rentals, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and rental analytics company AirDNA. As of Thursday last week, AirDNA data shows the Alpine Shire had 1196 short-term rentals available - around 18 per cent of the total private property stock in the shire. AirDNA and ABS data combined show other popular local government areas for tourists have significantly
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lower rates of short term rentals. In the Surf Coast Shire only eight per cent of properties are short-term rentals, while in Hepburn only 10.2 per cent of properties are short-term rentals. Mansfield has only 7.6 per cent of properties listed in the short-term rental market.
“Alpine is much higher than other attractive tourist areas in Victoria,” Bright-based town planner Cazz Redding said. Ms Redding said her own research of the AirDNA data had found more than 900 of the short-term rentals were in the Bright and the surrounding suburbs, including Wandiligong and Porepunkah. ABS data of Bright, Freeburgh, Porepunkah and Wandiligong shows the four suburbs have a total of 2501 private properties.
When overlaid with the AirDNA data, this would suggest around 36 per cent of the properties across the suburbs are short-term rentals. Ms Redding admitted there is a housing availability and affordability problem in the Alpine Shire, but said there were no easy solutions to the issue. “I think it’s fair to say that there’s been a market failure, so the market’s not delivering the type of housing stock that our communities need, when they need it,” she said.
“That’s why we need an innovative approach to addressing the problem - we can’t keep doing what we’ve always done in the past.” According to the 2021 national Census, Bright had a unoccupied property rate of 31.5 per cent, compared to 11.1 per cent across Victoria. Ms Redding was certain the high number of unoccupied homes in Bright was due to holiday homes. “It’s something that happens in other places in Victoria which are popular
as holiday areas - in the Surf Coast it happens, Bass Coast Shire it happens,” she said. Gerard Gray, principal at Dickens Real Estate, said Bright is popular for holidays homes used for weekend getaways, meaning it has always had a high rate of unoccupied homes. “For a lot of people they don’t need to be rented out so they sit unoccupied,” he said. “At the moment, a lot of those ‘unoccupied properties’ are doing very well in the holiday rental pool.”
$9.43m works approved for Myrtleford P-12 College By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE
ALL SMILES: Myrtleford P-12 College grade two students (from left) Nova Mooney, Harlow Mitchell, Heidi Barry, Lola Michelini, Max Kleine and Cooper Vescio, with teacher Daniel Sgambelloni, are excited for the $9.34 development to begin. PHOTO: Brodie Everist
MAJOR works at Myrtleford P-12 College are poised to begin after the final approval from the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) was granted. The $9.43m development, funded by the State Government, will include a new indoor sports centre, along with a new prep to year two building and office/ administration building. Principal Zlatko Pear said Wodonga firm JWP Architects was chosen for the project back in May 2021, designs were done and with the last approval things should happen quickly now. “We’re very excited and we’ve got five or six different areas we’re looking at building but it’s all dependent on tender,” he said. “The prep-2 building which will have seven rooms will be built, the gymnasium at the old secondary school site will
definitely be built and then after that in priority order will be the office/admin building, an upgrade of the current admin building to turn it into a music, arts and drama area, and we’d love to move the bus line to a safe lane further down Mummery Road and then landscaping around the place to tie it all in together. “We understand it has to go to tender so that will hopefully happen within the next two to three weeks and be appointed within late October/early November, then everything happens pretty quickly. “They’re all separate builds so it could happen simultaneously depending on the capacity of the builder. “As far as the builder goes, we’ll have some input into the choice but the reality is you have to be on certain list of approved builders to tender for jobs and the VSPA have the most control over that and the final say.”
Saving our threatened Stony bush-pea By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE MYRTLEFORD and District Landcare and Sustainability have been hard at work restoring the Stony bush-pea, planting 240 of the shrubs at Reform Hill at Myrtleford last Saturday. Secretary Glenda Janas said the Landcare group has been working over a number of years in conjunction with DELWP, Friends of
Reform Hill and Myrtleford Secondary College to restore the Stony bush-pea (Pultenaea Lapidosa). “The threatened flora only grows in the wild in three locations in Victoria; Reform Hill in Myrtleford, Mt Tambo in Omeo and Mt Samaria, south of Benalla,” she said. “It was a beautiful morning on Reform Hill and our enthusiastic members of all ages put in a great effort.”
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Love, awards, at Alpine Light By ANDY WILSON A PHOTOGRAPHY couple from Bright have both won an Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) award as part of the 2022 Photographer of the Year awards. Matt Palmer and Mieke Boynton, who own the photo gallery Alpine Light, both took home an accolade in separate categories at last month’s awards. Ms Boynton’s award was in aerial landscapes while Mr Palmer was awarded the honour in the category for documentary features. Ms Boynton said that being announced as finalists was a big surprise. “We never expected to win - in fact we had actually gone travelling and didn’t stay for the announcements,” she said. This is the second win each of the prestigious award. Mr Palmer’s photographs featured athletes competing in Muay Thai kick boxing while Ms Boynton was recognised for her aerial landscapes on a theme of land-based water bodies. “Water is one of the weathering forces that creates beautiful shapes and patterns and textures of land,” she said. The couple’s success has come hard on the heels of their personal story of finding love at the start of the pandemic and the opening of their Gavan Street gallery just before lockdowns began. They met in a series of online events organised by Mr Palmer for AIPP members which involved guest speakers invited to talk about their journeys in photography. Alpine Light will be closed until September 20.
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Police believe speed a factor in two crashes
Falls Creek development consultation continues
By BRODIE EVERIST POLICE responded to two serious traffic incidents within the Alpine Shire last Sunday, with officers attributing both to speeding motorists. At around 2am on Sunday, a male driver, with a front seat passenger, were travelling south on the Myrtleford-Yackandandah Road when the driver lost control of the car. According to Senior Sergeant Doug Incoll of the Bright police, the car rolled seven times. He said both the passenger and driver left the crash on foot and were found by police around two kilometres from the crash and were taken by ambulance to Wangaratta hospital. Snr Sgt Incoll said at around 6:15pm a male driver with a suspended driver’s licence was travelling south on the Buckland Valley Road and hit an embankment near the Porepunkah Airfield, causing the vehicle to roll around 100 metres. Police said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt, and was thrown from the vehicle and found about 10 metres from the crashed car. He was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital for treatment. Enquiries are ongoing, but Snr Sgt Incoll said excessive speed was believed to be a factor in both incidents. He reminded motorists to follow the speed limit, drive to conditions and avoid drugs and alcohol when driving, and said both drivers were lucky to have survived the crashes.
By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE
GET READY: The major Australian Grinduro race is an 80km loop through the Bogong High Plains in December.
Grinduro cycle race set for Falls Creek
AFTER two years of postponement, Falls Creek will be hosting the inaugural Australian Grinduro gravel festival, this December 2-4, featuring three days of riding, live music, bike exhibitions and ambassador talks. The major cycling race - an 80km loop of gravel, jeep trail and forest roads - will go ahead on December 3 through the Bogong High Plains, while there will be a prologue 35km ride on Friday, and a post-race ride on Sunday. “After what seems like an age in
planning we finally are getting to realise our dream of bringing the Grinduro party to the Southern Hemisphere,” Grinduro Global’s Paul Errington said. “We couldn’t be more excited to ride with the gravel fans in Australia at what we think will be an amazing weekend.” Sarah Watt, director of marketing and communications at Falls Creek Resort Management, said they are extremely excited to launch Grinduro Australia at Falls Creek.
“The inaugural Australian event has been gaining great interest and we can’t wait to see everyone here enjoying the alpine environment and beauty of the Bogong High Plains in December,” she said. Participants will wind their way for 80km throughout the Bogong High Plains, while the main stage will take competitors up to the highest drivable point in Victoria Mt McKay - and back through the mountains, before finishing in Falls Creek.
PUBLIC feedback is continuing to be sought on Falls Creek’s Lakeside Trail Head and Foreshore Redevelopment Project. Falls Creek Resort Management is looking at clearing the 1.6km stretch of the Bogong High Plains Road from Windy Corner to Rocky Valley Dam of snow during winter. It wants to allow vehicles all-year access and provide an additional 100 car parking spaces as part of its plans to redevelop the current Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) shed at the dam, as part of its lakeside precinct project. The project will also have a visitor information precinct, education and interpretation centre and a meeting place for traditional owners. Consultation is currently being undertaken and a Lakeside Precinct Activation Survey is now available for the community to fill out. To view the details of the proposed project go to https:// corporate.fallscreek.com.au/ lakeside-development-projectplanning/. To complete the survey, go to https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/LakesidePrecinct.
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OME of the blueberry bushes on Guido Cossignani’s half-acre plot at Gapsted have grown old and unproductive, but he won’t be replacing them. “I have replanted a bit, but I’m not doing it anymore because of what’s happening in the industry,” he said. Like other berry growers in the alpine region Mr Cossignani is considering downsizing his berry plot due to the rising costs of berry production. Many of the issues cut across the whole fruit and vegetable industry, including increasing costs of transportation, packaging, and fertiliser. But growers like Mr Cossignani are also being squeezed by a lack of workers and the new hourly award wage for pickers in the labour-intensive berry industry. Without many workers available growers are concerned they may employ inefficient pickers under the new hourly wage, and there won’t be better pickers to replace them. “If we go to an hourly rate, the person picking six buckets an hour is at a disadvantage to the person picking two buckets,” Mr Cossignani said. “Unfortunately, we haven’t got the worker numbers so we have to put up with it.”
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Merriang berry grower Stefan Saric was equally vocal about the hourly wage, saying it encouraged inefficient workers. “If you’re working next to a workmate who’s picking 10 buckets and the next is picking two and getting the same money - what are you gonna do?” he asked. “You’re gonna pick two buckets.” Under the new horticulture award pickers must be paid an hourly rate, but can earn more if their piece rate exceeds the hourly wage, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman. Since July 2022, the hourly rate for a full-time and parttime level one picker is $21.38 per hour, and $26.73 for level one casual workers - not much more than a reasonable picker would have received under the old system, according to Rachel Mackenzie, executive director of Berries Australia. “If people had been previously applying the piece rate properly then the increased cost should not be that significant,” she said. But she admitted the lack of
workers meant berry growers can’t easily replace bad workers. “If there were heaps and heaps of workers it wouldn’t matter so much because you’d just get rid of the ones who are underperforming,” she said. However, even for berry growers who are less impacted by the hourly wage, the pressures are considerable. Smoko mixed berry farmer Rocky Russo said the new hourly wage for pickers wasn’t an issue for him as he already paid an hourly rate, but he cited rising costs of insurance, electricity, and packaging, as well as trouble finding workers as reasons why he was considering downsizing or moving to a pick-your-own setup. “Why do I want to work 12 hours a day and not get anything for it?” he said. Meanwhile, options for the mechanised picking of the delicate fruits are limited. “There are quite a lot of horticultural commodities that are hand-picked, but we are very labor dependent,” Ms Mackenzie said. Mr Russo knew of no berry growers near him that use mechanical harvesting. “You can get mechanical harvesting, but it’s mainly for jam,” he said.
NOT BERRY NICE: Berry grower Guido Cossignani won’t be replanting his blueberry bushes because of increasing production costs, as well as concerns over finding workers and the new hourly wage for pickers. PHOTO: Brodie Everist
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Wangaratta 32 Wills Street
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1
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1
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1
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Live in or Invest
Allotment in Tarrawingee
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Perfect First Home or Investment
For Sale $360,000 - $385,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19386824 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta
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Paul Reid M 0417 537 520
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Harcourts Wangaratta
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3
1
Harcourts Wangaratta
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Wangaratta 114 Sisely Avenue
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Paul Reid M 0417 537 520
Hugh Amery M 0487 777 311
616m2
4
1
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Wangaratta 76 Williams Road
4
716m2
4
2
FOR SALE
Markwood 59 Bridle Track
2
4 Ha
5
2
2
Best of the Basics in Blake
Sisely Avenue Investment
Big four, West End, Bus Stop
4 ha Secluded 5 Bedrooms, Bush and Space
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Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
Harcourts Wangaratta
Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
Harcourts Wangaratta
Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
Harcourts Wangaratta
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Beechworth 32 Ford Street
Markwood 153 Markwood-Tarrawingee Rd Tarrawingee 70 Rusholme Road 4
2
4
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Tarrawingee 397 Lyons Road
677m2
86 Ac
118.5 Ac
95Ac
Historic Wardens Hotel - Freehold Only
Prime Gourmet Region Farming Opportunity
Tolpuddle! Farm, Business, Community. CHEESE!
“Timaru” Beautiful rural living in tightly held district
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For Sale $1,350,000 - $1,450,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/ L19190295 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta
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Auction 16th September 1pm Onsite View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19404515 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta
Paul Reid M 0417 537 520
Paul Reid M 0417 537 520
Harcourts Wangaratta
Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
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AUCTION
Hansonville Lot 1 Wangaratta-Kilfeera Road
Hugh Amery M 0487 777 311
Harcourts Wangaratta
AUCTION
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Hansonville 1884 Wangaratta-Kilfeera Road Hansonville 2 School Road
Moyhu 2703 Wangaratta-Whitfield Road
28.73 Ha 71 Ac
68.3 Ha 169 Ac
321.65Ac
213 Ac
Tanners “Wombat Gully”
Tanners “Montanner”
Tanners “Dairy” Hansonville + LIC
Superb grazing at the Gateway to the King Valley.
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For Sale $2,556,000 View by appointment, www.wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/ L19373854 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta
Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
Harcourts Wangaratta
Harcourts Wangaratta
Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
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Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179
Harcourts Wangaratta
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MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS PHEV
■ STILL A FAVOURITE: Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV offers a choice of electric drive modes.
By ALISTAIR KENNEDY ECLIPSE Cross is the fourth member of the Mitsubishi SUV family which, together, account for nearly 60 per cent of the Japanese company’s total Australian sales. Indeed, only one traditional passenger car, the small Mirage hatchback, has survived the trend towards SUVs and light commercial vehicles. Launched here in December 2017 the Eclipse Cross fits into the space between the compact ASX and the medium-large Outlander (all three sit on what is effectively the same platform), with the full-size Pajero Sport at the top of the tree. In April 2021 Eclipse Cross joined the Outlander in being available as a Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV). It comes in three variants: ES, Aspire and Exceed. Our test car was the topof-the-range Exceed. STYLING To our eyes the Eclipse Cross is the most attractive vehicle in its class with a nice blend of SUV functionality and a semi-sporty profile. The front has boomerang shaped chrome element framing a black honeycomb grille below Mitsubishi’s signature Dynamic Shield badge. Twin vertical headlights give it a tall look and above them are LED daytime running lights which flow around to the side. All models get 18-inch alloy wheels. The battery charging plugs are at the right rear with the choice of a standard Type 2 AC socket or a DC point which can also be used for V2H (Vehicle To Home) charging of things like camping equipment. INTERIOR Entry into
the
Eclipse
Cross doesn’t cause any problems and once inside it has the feel of a larger vehicle with plenty of head, leg and elbowroom in the front. The seats are wide and comfortable enough for longdistance travel. Rear seat space isn’t as good with relatively tight leg and headroom. A revised instrument cluster displays engine speed as well as EV charge levels and battery use - but no digital speedo. The entry-level Eclipse Cross ES comes with cloth trim, two-zone climate air conditioning, and push button start. Aspire adds suede and synthetic leather trim, heated front seats and powered driver’s seat while Exceed gets full leather, heated rear seats, heated steering wheel, power passenger seat, head-up display and a dual sunroof. Boot space is a modest 359 litres in the PHEV, 46 litres less than the standard Eclipse Cross models. POWERTRAIN The Eclipse Cross PHEV combines a 2.4-litre petrol four-cylinder engine with a 13.8kWh battery powering front and rear electric drive motors. Like other hybrids the petrol engine recharges the battery either directly or through brake regeneration. Drive is to all four wheels through a reduction, singlespeed transmission. SAFETY Standard safety features across the Eclipse Cross PHEV range include seven airbags; ABS brakes with Emergency Brake Assist and Electronic Brakeforce Distribution; Forward Collision Mitigation system with Pedestrian detection; Lane Departure Warning; Emergency
Stop Signal; Hill Start Assist; Active Stability and Active Traction Control; Isofix child seat anchor points; and reversing camera. Aspire adds Adaptive Cruise Control; Blind Spot Warning; Lane Change Assist; Rear Cross Traffic Alert; front and rear parking sensors; and a Multi Around Monitor. INFOTAINMENT Display is through a very basic 8.0-inch touchscreen across the range that’s not especially responsive. There’s Bluetooth with voice control, AM/FM and DAB+ digital radio, wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and four-speaker audio. Exceed is the only grade with built-in navigation. DRIVING Eclipse Cross PHEV has three different drive models. In EV Mode (activated though a button next to the gear lever) the battery sends power to the front and rear electric drive motors. In Series Hybrid Mode the vehicle continues to use the battery and motors while the petrol engine is engaged to run the generator to charge the battery while driving. Parallel Hybrid Mode operates like a traditional hybrid. This means the petrol engine drives the front wheels in tandem with the front electric motor while the rear electric motor drives the rear wheels. Unlike other PHEVs which lock-in the EV mode until the battery is almost flat, the Eclipse Cross defaults back to Parallel Hybrid mode each time the vehicle is stopped and re-started. All modes use regenerative braking to charge the battery and can be adjusted via paddles on the steering wheel. Mitsubishi claims an EVonly range of 55 kilometres
from the Eclipse Cross PHEV under the old NEDC standard and 45km according to the newer (and more realistic) WLTP system. The best we could manage, in normal driving, during our week-long test was 38km. Mitsubishi, like other PHEV makers, shows a very misleading fuel consumption figure in its spec sheet. In the case of the Eclipse Cross, it’s 1.9 litres per 100km. The claim is based on starting with the battery fully charged, travelling 55 km in EV mode before switching to hybrid mode for the remaining 45km, then stopping to re-charge the battery before proceeding beyond the 100km distance. A highly unlikely scenario. Out on the road Eclipse Cross PHEV is an easy car to navigate around the city and shopping centres helped along by a fairly tight turning circle and light steering. We love the EV experience with its silent ambiance combined with the instant acceleration which is a feature of electrification. SUMMING UP The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has long been one of our favourite mid-sized SUVs. We love its looks, practicality and driveability. The big question is whether the price premium of $12,500-plus for the PHEV over the equivalent specced 1.5-litre turbo-petrol versions can be justified for such a limited EV range. Even with a home and charger and limited travel distances it’s going to take many years to recover that extra cost. All Mitsubishi vehicles come with a 10 year / 200,000 km warranty on most of the vehicle provided that all servicing is done at its
dealerships. Otherwise, the warranty reverts to five years and 100,000 km. So, be wary if you’re consistently averaging more than 20,000 km a year. The warranty on the PHEV battery is eight years or 160,000 km. PETROL ENGINE: Capacity: 2.4 litres Configuration: Four cylinders inline, Atkinson cycle Maximum Power: 94 kW @ 4500 rpm Maximum Torque: 199 Nm @ 4500 rpm ELECTRIC MOTORS: Front electric motor: 60 kW/137 Nm Rear electric motor: 70 kW/195 Nm Fuel Type: Standard unleaded petrol Combined Fuel Cycle (ADR 81/02): 1.9L/100km CO2 Emissions: 43g/km Battery capacity: 13.8kWh DRIVELINE: Single Speed Transmission reduction gear, all-wheel drive DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT AND CAPACITIES: Length: 4545 mm Wheelbase: 2670 mm Width: 1805 mm Height: 1685 mm Turning Circle: 10.8 metres Kerb Mass: 1895 kg
Fuel Tank Capacity: 45 litres BRAKES: Front: Ventilated disc Rear: Solid disc STANDARD WARRANTY: 10 years/200,000km (when serviced with Mitsubishi) Battery 8 years/160,000km
AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE ECLIPSE CROSS PHEV ES AWD: $46,490 ECLIPSE CROSS PHEV ASPIRE AWD: $50,490 ECLIPSE CROSS PHEV EXCEED: $54,490 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local Mitsubishi dealer for driveaway prices. SPECIFICATIONS (Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross PHEV Exceed five-door wagon)
RATINGS:
Looks: 9/10 Performance: 8/10 Safety: 8/10 Thirst: 7/10 Practicality: 8/10 Comfort: 8/10 Tech: 8/10 Value: 6/10
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Rural City Connection Friday 9 September 2022
Public notices
Public notices
Public notices
CBD Transport Survey Notice
Draft Policies and Plans
Rural City of Wangaratta are undertaking a CBD transport survey into the movement of vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists around the city. As part of this survey origin destination cameras have been placed on main intersections, cameras have been placed on smaller intersections and tube counters have been placed across roads in central Wangaratta. The survey equipment will be in position until 24 September 2022.
Council is inviting community feedback on our proposed Draft Procurement Policy. Feedback on these draft policies will be received until 5pm Friday 30 September 2022. For more information about the proposed policies and how to have your say, please go to our website www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/ Policies-and-documents
Tenders
Whorouly Community Meeting In conjunction with the Rural Placemaking Project and the Snow Road District Plan, Council is seeking involvement from the Whorouly community to provide input with the following projects for Whorouly: r 6QHSBEF PG OFUCBMM DPVSUT NVMUJQVSQPTF DPVSUT r *EFOUJGZ 5PXOTIJQ QSJPSJUZ JOGSBTUSVDUVSF VQHSBEFT Council is holding a community meeting to further discuss these projects and invites the community to attend and share their vision. When: 5.30 – 6.30pm, Monday 12 September 2022 Where: Whorouly Recreation Reserve
Whitfield Community Meeting Council is holding a community meeting to present the concept design for the Whitfield Adventure Play Space and Visitor Hub and provide an update on the project timelines. This is a great opportunity for the community to provide input into an interactive, allabilities playground, with supporting upgrades to amenities such as toilets, picnic seating and a Visitor Information point. This project has been funded via the Prosecco Road Revitalisation Project, helping to deliver community improvements as part of our ongoing commitment to the Rural Placemaking Program. When: 5.30pm, Tuesday 20th September 2022 Where: Swinburne Pavilion at the Whitfield Recreation Reserve
Planning Applications Application No
PlnApp22/103
Applicant
North East Survey Design Pty Ltd
Location
Boorhaman East Road, Boorhaman
Proposal
Staged Multi-Lot Subdivision and Variation of Easements
Closing Date
19/9/2022
Application No
PlnApp22/003
Applicant
Nexus Developments Pty Ltd
Location
53 Worland Road, Wangaratta
Proposal
Use and Development of a Childcare Centre and Medical Centre, Reduction in Car Parking Requirements and Two Lot Re-Subdivision
Closing Date
20/9/2022
These applications can be viewed on Rural City of Wangaratta’s website under Development, Planning, Current Applications. Any person who may be affected by the granting of a permit may object or make a submission (must be in writing). For more information, please contact the Town Planning Unit on 03 5722 0888. Council will not decide these applications before the closing dates listed on each application.
C36686
Non-Fixed Assets Conditions Assessment and Renewal Plan Tender closes Wednesday 21 September at 2pm C36807 Provision of Security Services Tender closes Wednesday 21 September at 2pm Further details may be obtained by visiting https://www.eprocure.com.au/wangaratta/
For more information, to discuss your idea or to apply, simply visit https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/YourCouncil/Grants-and-funding/Community-Grants
Positions vacant
Planning and Environment Act 1987 WANGARATTA PLANNING SCHEME Notice of the preparation of an amendment Amendment C89
Temporary
Supervisor - Vegetation
This position closes Friday 9 September 2022 at 3pm Vegetation Management Field Assistant Temporary Administration Officer – Infrastructure Temporary
The Rural City of Wangaratta Council has prepared Amendment C89 to the Wangaratta Planning Scheme. The land affected by the amendment is 75 Carboor-Whorouly Road, Whorouly.
Perm Full Time
Asset Officer - Arboriculture Bushfire Recovery Youth Project
The amendment proposes to rezone the identified land from Public Use Zone Schedule 3 to the Farming Zone. You may inspect the amendment, any documents that support the amendment and the explanatory report about the amendment, free of charge, at:
Coordinator
Temp Full Time
Child Care Educator Level 3
Temporary
Visitor Services Team Leader
Permanent
Procurement Specialist
Perm Full Time
These positions close Monday 19 September 2022 at 3pm
r UIF 3VSBM $JUZ PG 8BOHBSBUUB XFCTJUF BU www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/publicnotices ; and/or r EVSJOH PGàDF IPVST BU UIF PGàDF PG UIF QMBOOJOH authority, Rural City of Wangaratta, 62-68 Ovens Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3676 r BU UIF %FQBSUNFOU PG &OWJSPONFOU -BOE 8BUFS and Planning website www.delwp.vic.gov.au/public-inspection.
Aquatic Education Instructor
Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre
Casual
Café Attendent
Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre
Casual
Child Care Educators L2 & L3
Any person who may be affected by the amendment may make a submission to the planning authority about the amendment. Submissions must be made in writing giving the submitter’s name and contact address, clearly stating the grounds on which the amendment is supported or opposed and indicating what changes (if any) the submitter wishes to make.
Wangaratta Childrens Services
Casual
Community Care Worker
Casual
Customer Experience Officer
Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre
Casual
Domestic Care Worker
Casual
Group Fitness Instructor
Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre
Name and contact details of submitters are required for council to consider submissions and to notify such persons of the opportunity to attend council meetings and any public hearing held to consider submissions. The closing date for submissions is 18 October 2022. A submission must be sent to the Rural City of Wangaratta, 62-68 Ovens Street, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3676.
Casual
PAC Theatre Technician
Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre
Casual
Personal Trainer 30
Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre
Casual
Supervisor - Front of House
Wangaratta Performing Arts & Convention Centre
The planning authority must make a copy of every submission available at its office and/or on its website for any person to inspect free of charge for two months after the amendment comes into operation or lapses.
Casual
These positions close Monday 3 October 2022 at 3pm For further information: www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/about-council/careers
Contact your Councillors
Dean Rees
Harry Bussell
Ashlee Fitzpatrick
David Fuller
Irene Grant
Harvey Benton
Jack Herry
Mayor 0429 623 141
Deputy Mayor 0429 475 863
City Ward 0448 384 600
City Ward 0429 545 907
Warby Ward 0428 189 249
North Ward 0429 542 928
City Ward 0400 669 615
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Council Contact Details 03 5722 0888 council@wangaratta.vic.gov.au Wangaratta Government Centre Cnr Ford & Ovens Streets Wangaratta 3677 PO Box 238, Wangaratta, VIC 3676. Open - Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm Closed - Public Holidays
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Applications close 4pm Friday, 16 September 2022
FREE Range Hens, ISA Brown Pullets, POL, $27 each. Phone Becky or Hugh on 5798 1868.
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JOBS AT INDIGO
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F LY F I S H I N G COURSE. Full day course covers the basics of fly fishing, including eq u ip ment, c a s ting tuition, fly selection and streamcraft. To be conducted on Sunday, October 9, 10am-4pm at the Log Cabin, 28 Chisholm Street, Wangaratta. Cost $70 includes lunch. To book your place contact 0427 756 665.
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HAND-RAISED Lutino Rainbow Lorikeet, super playful and friendly, $300, clearance sale, aviary bred $150. Ph 0419 633 969.
CONCRETING - Big or small jobs. Paths, driveways, shed slabs, verandahs. 15 years experience. For a free q u o t e p h o n e Tr e v Anderson on 0422 200 761. ENVIRO LIQUID WASTE. Your locally owned and operated septic cleaning business. Servicing septics, grease traps, triple interceptors and winery waste. Phone Peter 0419 163 420.
M A R K S L AW N CARE. Reasonable prices, mowing, edging, cleanup, spraying, other services as needed. Ph 0472 603 156 PAINTER, old school, for all your painting needs. Commercial, industrial renovations. Phone Julian 0412 597 482.
Email enquiries@bordercleaning.com.au or call 02 6056 2494 between 10am and 3pm daily
Visit www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/jobs to download the position recruitment kits and to view instructions on how to apply.
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Employees at Royal Freemasons appreciate the great benefits of tax-free salary packaging, free training courses, and flexible fortnightly rosters so you can enjoy a work-life balance. We are currently offering permanent and casual vacancies in the following roles • • • • •
Hospitality Assistant (Dining & Kitchen) Enrolled Nurse (EEN) Registered Nurse (Division 1) Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Resident Support Assistant
We offer the following • FREE Traineeships (Certificate III Individual Support (Aged Care) • FREE Online accredited training and courses to upskill • FREE Vaccine programs to all staff and exceptional OHS standards • Encourage people unskilled or returning to the workforce to apply • Encourage school students that are seeking income while studying • Generous tax-free salary packaging which increases your income • Industry placement and employment for Nursing and Healthcare students • Leading not-for-profit organisation where you are truly valued • New established home in Benalla with Café, parking and safe modern equipment To apply for these roles please go to our careers page on our website www.royalfreemasons.org.au or email recruitment@royalfreemasons.org.au or drop in and see us 107 Thomas Street, Benalla, we look forward to hearing from you soon.
We are also seeking Volunteers that might be interested in supporting residents for a few hours with lifestyle activities such as painting, trivia, bus outings, reading and music therapy.
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North East Media, publisher of the award winning Wangaratta Chronicle, is currently seeking expressions of interest from motivated candidates to join the team in Wangaratta as a cadet journalist. The cadetship is ideally suited for a Year 12 graduate. It is for three years, including course study by correspondence from Deakin University. The successful candidate will learn how to write clear, concise and interesting news, sport and feature stories for our newspaper and associated digital and social media platforms. We are searching for a budding writer who has the skills, passion and determination to be a journalist of the future.
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CHAMBERLAIN (Nolan), Shirley Catherine.
SHEATHER, James Keith (Jim).
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9/3/1936 – 30/8/2022 Passed away peacefully on August 30, 2022. Aged 86 years. Loved brother of Verna (dec). Dearly loved by his extended family. A graveside funeral service to honour the life of Jim will be held at the Wangaratta Lawn Cemetery, Mason Street Wangaratta, on Tuesday, August 13, 2022 commencing at 10.30am.
Passed away peacefully; surrounded by love at Cooinda Aged Care, Benalla. Dearly loved and loving wife of Neville for 53 years. Adored, loving and precious Mum of Lisa and Karen. Beautiful mother-in-law of Jim and Matt. Cherished Nanna of Oscar, Angus, Archie and Poppy. Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard but always near, Still loved, still missed, still held so dear.
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COE, Maria Rosa. The family of Maria Coe is saddened to announce her passing on September 3, 2022. Maria was dearly loved, and she will be sadly missed. Dearly loved wife of Brian. Mother to Michael and William. Grandmother to Mary Ann and Gilbert and great grandmother to Ace, Duke, Prince, Gillianne, and Angel Please see later paper for funeral arrangements.
SMITH, Paul. The W.R.F.N.C mourns the passing of Paul, a committee member and Club servant.
Gone suddenly, Remembered forever. Loved by David, Mark and Barbara, Dianne and Ian, Steven and Roxy, Katherine and Nathan, Sarah, Aiden, Jordana and Cassandra.
WITTE (nee Fullerton), Jean Elizabeth. 20/6/1960 – 5/9/2022 Beloved wife and life partner of John. Loved Oma of Tom and Dan. Mother to Alex, Bron and Andrew. Beloved Auntie to many. She will always be missed by her family and many friends.
LARKINS (nee Burns), Dorothy June. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at St Johns Wangaratta on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the age of 89. Dearly loved wife of Charlie. Loving mother of Greg and Andrea and adored mother-in-law to Helen and Mark. Loved Nan and Nanni to Brett, Kylie, and Erin; Stacey, Kirsty, Ryan, and Tayla and Narnie to Ashtyn, Violet, Marshall, Orlando, Ada, Noah, and Stella; Charli, Evie, Mitchell, Arlo, Mila, Ever, Tate, Ollie, and Matilda. So dearly loved, so sadly missed. MATHEWS, William Charles (Bill). 13/7/1936 - 4/9/2022 Passed away peacefully at Northeast Health surrounded by family. Rest in peace Dad / Pa. Reunited with his mother and father, his wife Anne and son Les. Will be sadly missed by all of his family.
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MATHEWS The funeral service for Mr William Charles (Bill) Mathews will be held in the Mason Park Chapel, 95 Mason Street, Wangaratta on Wednesday, September 14, 2022 commencing at 10.30am. Private cremation will follow the service. Bill’s funeral service can be viewed via livestream at www.masonpark.com.au/live-streaming No flowers by request. A donation made in Bill’s memory to the Royal Children’s Hospital would be appreciated. Donations can be made online at www.rchfoundation.org.au/donation/rchdonation
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WANGARATTA Chronicle photographer Melissa Beattie made her way down to hockey, netball and football on the wekend to capture some of sport’s best moments. Photographs can be purchased at the Chronicle.
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SCOREBOARD JUBILEE GOLF CLUB Saturday, September 3 Stableford 4th round weekend aggregate Winner: Ange Mitchell 35. Ball winners: Mary Jones (2) 35, Marilyn Pane 35, Erika Lombard 31, Di Murphy 30. NTP: 4th Di Murphy, 8th Val Ellis, 17th Di Murphy. Saturday, September 3 Par 2nd round presidents trophy A Grade Winner: Tom Aggett +2. Runner Up: Ben Waite 0. B Grade Winner: Paul Lawrence +5. Runner Up: Neville Hogan 0. C Grade Winner: Sam Richards +1. Runner Up: Peter Ford +1. D Grade Winner: William Slade 0. Runner Up: Stan Goldsworthy -2. Ball Winners: Jeff Hemphill 0, Bronte Bruce 0, Daniel McPhee 0, Mitch Howe -1, Nigel Cooper -1, Charl DeMink -1, Wade Goodwin -1, Gary Walder -1, Steve McNaughton -1, Eon Scott -1, Gary Butler -2, Jim Darcy -2, Barry McLeod -2, Ron Smith -2, Ian Mills -2, Fraser Jeffrey -2, Attila Kungl -2. Super Nine Club Shirt: Kellie Roberts 25. Aroma Deli: Marilyn Pane 21. 2 Balls: Daniel McPhee 21. NTP: 4th Eon Scott, 8th Wade Goodwin, 13th Alex Gibbs, 17th Phil Ockwell.
Monday, September 5 Stableford Veterans A Grade: Pat Ernst 36. B Grade Ray Hyland 35. Ball winners: Ric Chivers 34, Michael Baillie 33, Attila Kungl 33, Peter Geldens 33, Alex Gibbs 33, Greg Hogan 31. NTP: 4th Glenn O’Connell, 8th Keith Moorhead, 13th Ian Dinsdale. Tuesday, September 6 Stableford captains v presidents day Teams Winners: Presidents Team 216 Robyn Ottaway, Josie Fitzsimons, Robyn Grealy, Vicki Moorhead, Bruna McDonald, Linda Sone and Chris Boseley defeated Captains Team 215. Winner: Bruna McDonald 35 Ball winners: Lyn Male (2) 35, Erika Lombard 34, Mary Jones 33 NTP: 4th Vicki Moorhead, 8th Vicki Moorhead, 13th Di Murphy, 17th Vicki Moorhead. Wednesday, September 7 9 Hole Stableford - Winner: Ben Honeychurch 21. Runner Up: Leo McCoy 15. 3rd: Tony Kosch 14 NTP: 13th Ben Honeychurch. Wednesday, September 7 Stableford A Grade Winner: Charl DeMink 42. B Grade Winner: Peter Ford 37.
C Grade Winner: Michael Lugg 36. Ball Winners: Glenn O’Connell (2) 39, Ian Dinsdale 37, Attila Kungl 37, Alex Gibbs 36, Keith Moorhead 36, Gary Butler 36, Eon Scott 36, Neville Hogan 35, William Slade 35. Eagle on 9th Hole to Eon Scott and Charl DeMink. NTP: 4th Ian Mills, 8th Stan Goldsworthy, 13th Ian Dinsdale, 17th Phil Ockwell.
WANGARATTA GOLF CLUB Men’s competition September 3 Stableford 9 Hole Comp 9 Hole Winner: Trevor Trimble 20. 9 Hole Runner up: Neil Mckinnon 19 C/B. Ball Winners: Phillip Moss, Brady Bartett, Bill Dodd, Darren Hovey. Nearest the Pin 13th: Dale Carmody. Nearest the Pin 16th: Darren Hovey ($15 Apco Voucher). Raffle: Ross Anderson.
CROQUET Results for Monday, September 5 are as follows: Janet Kelly and Joan Dyson d Elaine Mudge and Julie Davey 7/2, Yvonne McLaughlin and Maureen
O’Keefe d Nathan Reynolds and Wendy Waddington 7/2, Andy Barbero and Gavan kelly d Margaret Bennett and Heather Gulbin 6/3, Terry Wilson d Christine Ireland 7/3. Also, on Monday in the second game, Joan Dyson cleared an opposition ball from in front of the hoop and as a result her ball went through the hoop. On Wednesday, six members travelled tp Wodonga to play in a “friendly doubles tournament” against teams from Wagga Wagga, Wodonga and Albury. Wangaratta pair Andy Barbero and Terry Wilson were successful in Division 1, while Janet Kelly and Joan Dyson competed in Division 2 and Robyn Muller and Maureen O’Keefe played in Division 3. The day was a success with all participants enjoying the competitive nature of the games. At the Wangaratta croquet club on Wednesday we had visitors from Nimbin come to enjoy our company and play a couple of games. Playing days are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 1pm. Visitors are welcome. Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow for the draw to be done. Late arrivals will be included in
the next game. For further information please contact one of the numbers listed below. President Janet Kelly 0429166016 or captain Lauren Kazenwadel on 0455023538.
TARRA GOLF CLUB Tarrawingee Golf Club results, Saturday, September 3. Members played a 2person Ambrose with the winners being Leo McCoy and Lindsay Steer with a scratch of 69-9-60, runners up were Manny Tanirau and Angelo Garraffo with a nett 61.5. Once again no players managed to stay on the greens on the par three’s so no Nearest the pins. Golf to be played Saturday 10th September to be organised due to football finals and subject to conditions on the day. Hit off times are 11:30am rollup for a 12 noon start. New members are always welcome at the Tarrawingee Golf Club with a first year membership of $100.00 and $60.00 for juniors the contact number is 0428122590 or by contacting a member of the club.
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FINALS PREVIEW Netball rivals face off in prelim
ONE of the most storied netball rivalries in the Ovens and King league writes a new chapter tomorrow, when Tarrawingee and Milawa square off in the A grade preliminary final at the Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve. The matches between these two titans of netball always bring out the crowds, as the Bulldogs and Demons battle it out to see who will face Greta in the grand final next weekend. After taking last weekend off to allow for the senior semi-final to conclude, Tarrawingee coach Jackie Everitt said her side would be at 100 per cent strength for the do or die match. “The week off probably worked to our favour, to our advantage in that we were going to have a couple of players missing for a wedding last week, and they’re available this week,” she said.
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“We’ll have a full complement, so there’ll be no excuses if we don’t get that win on the board. “It was an opportunity for us to regroup and focus on this game this week.” Everitt said the two sides enjoy playing off against each other, with the match set to be decided by a slim margin. “In the first round I think we beat them by 10, but obviously that was early in the year, I think they had a very different side,” she said. “The last time I think we won by two goals in that game, so there are pretty close games. “I think they’re highly skilled games, everyone’s just up and about for those games against Milawa.
“It’s just the friendly rivalry that we’ve got.” Milawa coach Stacey Lamb said her side would be ready for the contest, and fully grasped the gravity of the match. “It’s a preliminary final and there is a lot on the line,” she said. “Tarrawingee are a good side and are playing good netball coming from sixth place. “They are tall in the attack end and have good players across the court. “We will be playing our hearts out and giving it everything we have got. “Milawa is an incredible team and I feel so grateful to coach such wonderful players and people.” The A grade match will start tomorrow at the Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve at 2.30pm, capping off a full day of preliminary final netball action across all grades.
‘DOGS OR DEES: Either Milawa or Tarrawingee will play in the grand final next weekend, with tomorrow’s match to decide exactly who it will be. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
Reserves’ rumble ready to rock, Bright face Blues By NATHAN de VRIES
PRELIM PRESSURE: Will Redden and the Bright reserves face Greta tomorrow for a ticket to the grand final. PHOTO: Charlotte Kilner
AFTER a week away from the game, the preliminary final round of the O&K is set to get underway, with the reserves fixture to kick off footy proceedings at Tarrawingee tomorrow. The preliminary finals were pushed back a week to allow for the senior semi-final to be completed after it was cancelled before half-time. Bright and Greta will square off from 12pm, with the winner to play Benalla All Blacks in the grand final next weekend. For Bright reserves co-coach Darcy Martin, the extra week came as a double-edged sword. “It probably wasn’t ideal, losing the week - we wanted to roll into it whilst the bit of hurt was there (from losing the first semifinal) to get a bit of redemption straight away,” he said. “It’s been not ideal to wait two weeks to play again, but it might be a blessing as well if we are to win, now Benalla has to miss three weeks before they play.”
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Martin said the change of opponent from Milawa, who had to withdraw due to inadvertently using ineligible players, to Greta, him alter their game plan. “Milawa have some really quick, damaging midfielders, so we were working on how we were going to run with them, whereas Greta have got a lot more bigger bodies,” he said. “It’s probably not ideal to be playing a team with big bodies on a wet day, but I feel like regardless of who you play, we’ve just got to improve on two weeks ago, because I don’t think anybody fired too many shots. “If we play like we did two weeks ago we’re going to be up against it, but if we improve, then we should be right.” With both grades in finals, the Mountain Men have their full roster to choose from, with a big name set to make a return to the field. “We do have an ‘in’ this week that’s going to make a big difference - (2019 goal kicking award
winner) Tom Mullane-Grant will be playing seconds this week,” he said. “He’s been out for at least three months, but he’s been back training in the last couple of weeks so he should be in the goal square on Saturday. “Felix Blazek played really well in the semi-final - it was unfortunately his first reserves game of the year, I think he played 18 senior games this year, but he really took the game on along the wing, they ended up having to run someone with him. “We’ve got three or four injuries, but I’m backing the blokes that we’re bringing in to replace them.” The match marks the return of football to the Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve from North Wangaratta, where the Mountain Men trained thanks to the generosity of the North Wangaratta Football Netball Club. Bright take on Greta for a spot in the grand final tomorrow at Tarrawingee from 12pm.
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FINALS PREVIEWS
Grand final at stake for ‘Pies and Pigeons READY TO GO: Leah Jenvey and Wangaratta take on Lavington on Sunday. PHOTO: Melissa Beattie
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WANGARATTA are just one win away from a grand final berth. All the Magpies need to do is beat Yarrawonga at John Foord Oval tomorrow and they’ll be off to the big dance to be played at the Lavington Sportsground on September 25. Yarrawonga were able to bowl Albury over by five points in last weekend’s qualifying final. The Pigeons, however, are the only side to beat Wangaratta this year and came within four goals of upsetting them at Norm Minns Oval in the final round of the season. Wangaratta coach Ben Reid is expecting a battle tomorrow afternoon. “We’re all fired up,” Reid said. “We’ve now done the work in the regular season so now it’s time to get ready for the real stuff. “Yarrawonga’s beaten us once and we’ve beaten them once so it’s definitely going to be a good test that we’re looking forward to. “I think it’ll just come down to who’s more consistent throughout the day.” Both teams will take plenty away from their clash just two weeks ago. “They’re really good around the ball so they win it from there and then they like to kick, mark a bit,” Reid said. “They’re also good in the air with blokes like (Leigh) Masters, (Leigh) Williams and (Lach) Howe so we’ll have to be mindful of those blokes.” After taking last weekend off,
Lavington’s tall shooters a focus for Magpies By WILLSON MACK
READY TO GO: Wangaratta and Yarrawonga faced off just two weeks ago but this weekend’s clash is for a place in this year’s grand final. PHOTO: Melissa Beattie Wangaratta had a serious hit-out on the track last Saturday to prime themselves for tomorrow’s clash while the Pigeons were battling it out against Albury. Reid doesn’t see the week off as an advantage or disadvantage. “We played four in a row before having last weekend off so I don’t think the week off will make too much of a difference,” he said. “We had a solid session last Saturday with plenty of running so we probably did what we’d do on game day without getting the knocks and hits. “I guess we can only control what we can control and do the things like training right.”
The Pigeons will need to dig deep after suffering injuries to star players Michael Gibbons (hamstring) and Harry Wheeler (AC joint). Wangaratta are set to enter the clash with a healthy list but gun defender Jamie Anderson won’t feature for the rest of the season after rupturing his ACL in their final round clash against the Yarrawonga. “We’re shattered for ‘Jimma’ (Anderson),” Reid said. “He’s had a fantastic year so we really want to play well for him for the rest of the year. “He’s a player that we’re all going to miss.” Anderson has been given the
task of matching up this year’s Doug Strang Medalist and Yarrawonga gun forward Leigh Williams so it will be back to the drawing board for Reid as they look to stemp Williams’ influence. “We’ve got a few options there,” Reid said. “’Grossy’ (Matt Grossman) did a good job on him in the second half last time we played them and then we have players like ‘Bords’ (Michael Bordignon) and ‘VB’ (Dylan Van Berlo). “It’s not going to be up to one person though, everyone’s going to have to help out.” Tomorrow’s semi-final starts at 2pm.
Hawks hoping for deja vu against Tigers By WILLSON MACK WANGARATTA Rovers will continue their finals journey against Albury at Martin Park on Sunday. After downing Myrtleford in a performance where the Hawks speedsters made the Saints look slow, Rovers now move on to a team they beat by 43-points in round 18 to secure a finals berth and will be hoping for a similar result. The Hawks won’t be expecting an easy contest though with the Tigers set to welcome back co-captain Michael Duncan, while Jake
Gaynor is a chance to make his return from a neck injury and superstar midfielder Fletcher Carroll will be fired up after getting off his striking charge. Wangaratta Rovers football operations manager Barry Sullivan said he’s expecting a different game this time around. “We played Albury on a good, dry deck and managed to get on top of them in the third quarter,” Sullivan said. “They didn’t have as much to play for as we did last time, we were playing to make finals and they’d already sewed up third spot
so I’m sure the cut-throat nature of a final will bring the intensity and pressure up a bit. “They’re going to have players back in as well, Fletcher Carroll got off his striking charge so he’s a valuable inclusion.” Wangaratta Rovers looked on song last weekend with their run and carry on full display through the efforts of Sam Murray and Jack Gerrish. “The most pleasing part was that it was a team effort,” Sullivan said. “We brought the pressure that’s needed when you play
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finals so hopefully the same thing is brought on Sunday.” Albury’s forward line shapes as a task for the Hawks with key forward Jacob Conlan and nifty third tall Riley Bice dangerous on their days. “We’ll back our guys in to do the jobs,” Sullivan said. “Nathan Cooper played on Jacob Conlan last time and kept him to one goal and we won’t have him this weekend but we’ll still back guys like Michael Clark, Jace McQuade and even Tom Boyd can go down back if needed. “And then Sam Murray’s
leadership down there will also be important.” It’s an exciting day for the club with both the reserves (Saturday) and thirds (Sunday) playing across the weekend. “To have all three playing is just a good reward for the effort the club has put in both on and off the field,” Sullivan said. “Having all teams in also gives flexibility because players are allowed to play in any team and you don’t have to worry about qualification and things like that.” Sunday’s semi-final starts at 2pm.
WANGARATTA A grade netballers will be full of confidence ahead of their semi-final clash against Lavington at Martin Park on Sunday. After a thrilling three goal win over Albury last weekend, the Magpies will now front up against Lavington as they look to make it three wins from three games against the Panthers this season. Wangaratta has saluted by 19 goals and three goals in their past two matches. Lavington were on the receiving end of a Yarrawonga masterclass in their first final last weekend, going down by 11 goals at WJ Findlay Oval. Wangaratta co-coach Chaye Crimmins is expecting a tight match tomorrow. “This is going to be another nail-biter,” Crimmins said. “It’s going to take another four quarter effort and a full team effort. “We just need to stick to what we know we can do.” The focus will be put on stopping the Panthers shooters though with youngster Christine Oguche scoring 23 goals from 24 attempts after coming on in the second half last weekend. Oguche shapes as a massive threat with the 17-year-old standing at six foot four. Maddy Plunkett and Emily Stewart are also dangerous shooters if given their own way. “They are a tall shooting circle, so it will be a great challenge for Katie and Hannah,” Crimmins said. “It’s great that we have Olivia back as well, we’ll be able to use her as an option in defence if needed.” Sunday’s semi-final starts at 12:15pm with the game livestreamed on O&M Live.
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Coach - Daniel Vasilevski Assistant Coach/ Manager - Terry Masters Manager - Melissa Aggenbach GK. McCARRON, Tommy 2. CAMPBELL, Lachlan (C) 3. CHRISTISON, Tom 4. PITT, Alexander 5. WHILEY, Ethan 6. PATTERSON, Cooper 7. NASH, Liam 8. LYSTER, Kai 9. LESCHEN, Vitaly 10. BURCHELL, Adam 12. VAN BERGEN, Xander 13. IVANOV, Stoycho 14. DILLON, Shane 15. KELLY, Daniel 16. DELANEY, Connor 17. McLAUGHLIN, Keiran DIVISION 2 MEN
Coach - Raff Molinaro Manager - Nick Sgarioto GK. LINDSEY, Harry 2. ROYAL, Elijah 3. DARE, Nicholas 4. CAMPAGNA, Luca 5. TENZING, Tashi Namgyal 6. GREAVES, Adam 7. GIDDINGS, Declan 8. DADE, Kwaku 9. MOLINARO, Raffaele 10. O'KEEFFE, Oscar 11. MICHELI, Kade 12. LESCHEN, Vitaly 13. FERRAROTTO, Rayan 14. FRAZER, Campbell 15. TAYLOR, Joshua 16. VAN DER LEEUW, Joel UNDER 17 GIRLS
Coach - Kristy Mellor Assistant - Jess Whitehead Manager - Nicole Snowdon GK. HERNANDEZ, Estella 2. ANTONELLO, Ella 3. BAKER, Eleisha 4. BROADY, Victoria 5. SNOWDON, Ruby 6. BRUNDELL, Charlotte 7. FAN, Coco 8. LONG, Georgia 9. SIMS, Taite 10. JOHNSTON, Mia 11. AGGENBACH, Matilda 12. WATSON, Perri 13. MILIANKOS-KING, Kalika 14. CHUCK, Reese 15. CONTESSA, Mikayla 16. McINNES, Lauren 17. PASQUALI, Isabella Emergency - LEA, Jazmyn UNDER 12 GIRLS
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Rivalry on show in AWFA cup final By WILLSON MACK
WANGARATTA City will be looking to bring their cup dreams to fruition on Saturday night at the Lavington Sportsground. The Devils are set to clash with Albury United, a rivalry that keeps getting bigger every time the two sides meet. From last year’s drama when the league awarded the two teams as joint league winners after the season was cut short, to a 2022 FA Cup final that saw United clinch the match with a late goal or when former Wangaratta players Jordan Hore and Ryan Luty departed the club for United, these two teams have history. And Saturday night will only add to that rivalry when one is crowned cup title champions.
“We’re happy it’s them and us in the final,” Wangaratta City coach Daniel Vasilevski said. “I think it’s the two best teams in the competition playing in a final. “We certainly feel that we have unfinished business after losing to them a couple of months ago in the FA Cup final. “We’re really starting to gel and come together at a good time.” Wangaratta City will need to contain the likes of Melkie Woldemichael, who has caused many defences headaches this season, but Vasilevski believes he’s learnt from his team’s previous experiences against Albury United. “We learned a bit last game, they just punish silly mistakes,” Vasilevski said. “We watched their game against
Boomers last weekend and that could’ve gone either way but United took their chances a bit better. “We’re all pumped to take them on though.” Wangaratta City’s division two men are also in the final making it the first time since the 90s that the club has both in ccup final champions. “It’s amazing to have both teams in the final, we all train together so we’re stoked,” Vasilevski said. “If a player misses out on the ones they get an opportunity to win their own final in the twos which is great for them.” The league is also set to trial the Saturday night slot at the spectacular Lavington Sportsground in a first for the AWFA competition. Kick-off for the division one final
Future soccer stars face biggest game yet By NATHAN DE VRIES
WANGARATTA City FC will be well represented in this Saturday’s AWFA grand finals, with four teams of Devils making the big game, from senior men to junior girls. The division one and two men, and the under 17 girls will play for the cup to hopefully add another win in their careers, but for the under 12 girls side, this weekend marks the biggest game of their lives. It’s the next step up from MiniRoos, and coach Andrea O’Connor said the progress her side has made throughout the year has been incredible. “The big win’s getting into the grand final, it’s exciting,” she said. “They’re really fired up considering this is their first season really playing, they’ve done really well. “They understand the way soccer is structured - soccer is actually quite a strategic game, so they now understand the importance of offside and how you need to defend in order to force the other side offside. “Their strategic understanding’s really developed, therefore that means their game’s
READY TO GO: Shane Dillon and Wangaratta City take on Albury United in tomorrow’s cup final. PHOTO: Sam Sgarioto
will be at 6:10pm and tickets must be pre-purchased for $22 online. “Saturday night isn’t a bad idea,” Vasilevski said. “It allows the few players to have a few drinks after the game and hopefully it’ll get a few more people there as well. “I’ve heard the surface at Lavington is always in really good condition as well.”
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Cup Finals Saturday, September 10 Lavington Sports Ground AWFA GROUND 1 Division 1 Men | 6:10pm Albury United vs Wangaratta City Division 1 Women | 4:00pm Albury United vs Albury Hotspurs Division 2 Men | 2:05pm Albury City vs Wangaratta City Division 2 Women | 12:30pm Cobram Roar vs Wodonga Heart Under 16 Boys | 11:00am Twin City Wanderers vs Cobram Roar Under 17 Girls | 9:30am Albury Hotspurs vs Wangaratta City
THE BIG GAME: Arabella Cavicchiolo and the rest of the under 12 girls play off agaisnt Albury Hotspurs on Sunday in te grand final. PHOTO: Sam Sgarioto
developed too because they’re keeping their formations during the game.” The side takes on Albury Hotspurs, who went through the season undefeated, but with the support of the entire club behind them, O’Connor said the girls could get the job done. “It’s against the only team we haven’t beaten this season so we’re definitely the underdogs - they’re undefeated, the closest we’ve got to them in 2-1,” she said. “For this game we’re really focussing more on defence than attack.
“The club’s fantastic, we’ll all be there cheering each other on, it’s a great club. “There’re four sides in the grand final, but we’ll have the senior men watching our girls play. “On Sunday, when we finished, Adam Burchell and Lockie Campbell were cheering the girls, just to have that in a club’s fantastic.” The AWFA grand finals take place at the Lavington Sports Ground this Sunday, with the under 12 girls running out at 11am.
AWFA GROUND 2 Under 14 Boys | 3:45pm Wodonga Heart vs Melrose Under 14 Girls | 2:20pm Albury Hotspurs vs Myrtleford Over 35 Men | 11:15am Twin City Wanderers vs St Pats Division 3 Men | 9:30am Albury City vs Wodonga Diamonds AWFA GROUND 3 All Abilities | 1:00pm Wangaratta City vs Albury Hotspurs Under 12 Girls | 11:00am Albury Hotspurs vs Wangaratta City Under 12 Boys | 9:30am Albury United vs Boomers
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Ferrarotto crowned div two men’s star player By WILLSON MACK
WANGARATTA City’s Rayan Ferrarotto was crowned the division two men’s star play at the Albury Wodonga Football Association’s awards night on Wednesday evening. The first year Devils player won the count by two votes ahead of Albury United’s Brad Poynter. Hopefully it’s the start of a top week for Ferrarotto as he looks to steer his team to a division two cup title on Saturday when they clash with Albury City. Along with Ferrarotto’s win, Adam Burchell was named division one’s golden boot winner for the league’s top goal scorer. Ferrarotto couldn’t believe he had won the award. “I didn’t think I’d win this to be honest,” Ferrarotto said. “I came to Wangaratta to enjoy playing football and I’m really happy to be here tonight. “Wangaratta City is like a family, everyone makes me motivated to want to do well.” For Ferrarotto, winning is the only result possible tomorrow. “When I play a final it’s to win so there’s no other option,” he said. “We’re going to win I hope.” The division two finals kicks off at 2:05pm at the Lavington Sportsground.
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SUPERSTAR: Rayan Ferrarotto battles it out in Wangaratta City’s quarter-final against Wodonga Diamonds two weeks ago. PHOTO: Sam Sgarioto
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Dick English memorial to be held at clay target club By PETER SUNDERLAND SATURDAY, September 17 will see the seventh running of the Dick English Memorial Handicap at the Wangaratta Clay Target Club. Dick English was a well-known face around the clay target scene for many years and a long-time volunteer and committee member at the Wangaratta club. In fact, Dick served on the committee with current vice president Brian Reid when Brian was a young man, so that must have been quite a long time ago. The Dick English Memorial Handicap is sponsored by the late Dick English’s brother, John ‘Irish Jack’ McGauran. John, having already lost his father some years earlier, was only in his late teens when his mother passed away
and it was Dick, 10 years the senior, who stepped forward and took in John and his younger brother. When Dick passed away in 2012, John McGauran approached the Wangaratta Clay Target Club with the offer to sponsor an event to honour Dick English’s commitment to his family and to his club. First held in 2013, the Dick English Memorial Handicap has attracted many respected shooters over the years and the list of previous winners reads like a who’s who of clay target shooting in the region. The club’s vice president Brian Reid said that the club is proud to honour the memory of such a staunch club member and he hopes the event will attract a good crowd on September 17, particularly as the club returns to fully operational status after a long period of redevelopment.
EXCITED: Sponsor John “Irish Jack” McGauran (left) and club vice president Brian Reid discussing the upcoming event.
Oxley table tennis flourishing with numbers
LOCKED IN: Sue McGregor in action at the Oxley table tennis Monday night, as 25 players flocked to the Oxley Hall. PHOTO: Jason Mullins
AS with all high performance sports, the benefits are many, and so it was when 25 players benefited physically, mentally, socially and nutritionally at the social table tennis competition in the Oxley Hall on Monday night. Arriving first and last to leave, Neil Brock was right in the moment when he and ‘athletic’ Alison Stephens challenged Brian ‘happy go lucky’ Bourke and the girl who’s always on the go, even when she stops, Cheryl Coad. With all four pulling shots from nowhere while defending to the end, it was a cat and mouse high quality spectacle right throughout, until a loud ‘whoopie’ indicated a close victory to Stephens and Brock. Draped in her blue and white scarf, Geelong’s number one supporter Margot Ingwersen partnered new boy on the block, John Fisher. And from the first ping of the ball it was obvious this wasn’t the first game of table tennis John had played.
But fronting up with confidence were Dianne ‘songstress’ Feldtman and Neil (down) Spurgeon. Playing shots from below, above and way back from the table was consistent, but the shot of the match was when Spurgeon looped the ball over the ceiling fan to land safely on the table. It was clear to all that Joyce Fisher had been there and done that, when she and ‘Doc Martin’ Butcher teamed up to play the multi-talented sportsman Adam Bosley and the ‘bounce about’ Sue McGregor. With none conceding a point without having a red-hot go, it was great to watch. Serving, driving, cutting, slicing and pin-point placement could have been rated a nine out of 10. A tough match enjoyed by players and spectators alike. Jason Mullins certainly wasn’t camera shy when he and the surprisingly improved June Uebergang locked horns with the little girl with
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a big reputation, Phoebe Bosley and the ‘road runner’ Graham Stephens. After taking the early lead, Bosley and Stephens were slowly but surely pegged back by Uebergang and Mullins, as they unleashed a mixture of orthodox and unorthodox serves and strokes that even surprised themselves. And after the scores sat at 20-20, the better team won. ‘King’ Richard Morgan and Lucy ‘noisy but nice’ Uebergang played from all depths and angles to put Erica ‘treasurer’ Pike and Will ‘catch me if you can’ Bonwick under the hammer. But it was not to be, as Pike and Bonwick threw everything into the contest to take the wind out of Uebergang and Morgan’s sail. Displaying so many strengths and skills, all players contributed to a long and lively contest. As predicted, it was a high powered precision performance when Gary ‘stretch’ Coad lined up with his twin tower partner Derek McKean
in football before! The Wangaratta All Girls Auskick Centre is held at the WJ Findlay Oval on Wednesday afternoons for the remainder of Term 3, if your daughter is interested in participating you can contact Zac Hedin via email at zac.hedin@afl.com.au
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in their marathon match against the man with his finger on the pulse, Theo Poulos and Zac ‘desperado’ Mullins. A game in which each player gave their all and from which onlookers learned a thing or two. Not sure who won, but high fives all round indicated it was very close. As a complete novice, Maria Matavesi arrived with bat in hand to learn the skills of the trade, and after enjoying plenty of help by the players, showed there is certainly raw talent just waiting to be nurtured. And with a big smile and thumbs up, she assured everyone she will return. Another enjoyable night ended with a well earned cuppa and toasted raisin bread, slices, savouries and plenty of ‘chin wag’. Play gets underway in the Oxley Hall each Monday night beginning at 7pm. Bring your own bat and $2 entry fee.
LaTrobe University, the Ovens & King FNL, the Albury Wodonga JFL and Wangaratta and District JFL will see the Bushrangers Cup played on September 17 at the WJ Findlay Oval. The match will take place between the two Under 14s premiers in the AFL North East Border region – in Albury JFC and Imperials JFC – the match will start at 10am and will be viewed by VLine Cup and Murray Bushrangers’ staff.
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Rangers win one from three on grand final day WANGARATTA was well represented in the North East Baseball Association grand finals played at Gayview Park on Sunday. The Wangaratta Baseball Softball Sports Club Rangers had four teams out of the eight that played for the premiership. Rangers played Wodonga Warriors in the under 15s game. These teams had met three times through the season for one win each and a draw the last time they met, so everything pointed to another close game. Neither team could bring in a run in their first two turns at bat. Warriors brought six runs in their third innings. The only safe hit that Rangers made for the game was in the fourth innings when Clarence Lampa hit safely to third base, forcing the runner in front of him on and they both came home when there was a wild pitch thrown, before their third out was made. The better team on the day won, Warriors 14 runs to Rangers, two. In the B grade game, Rangers were guaranteed a premiership when Rangers Orange played Rangers Grey. After losing all three games during the season to their club opposition, the Rangers Grey knew that this was their only chance of getting one back and started well to bring in two runs in the first dig. Rangers Orange batted through their line-up to bring in three runs before they lost their third out to lead by one at the top of the second innings. Grey had started to hit safely to the outfield in the second inning and with some very good base running, they added eight runs for their turn at bat. Rangers Orange then got three out with only four bat-
TOP EFFORT: Wangaratta Rangers Black couldn’t get over the line in the A grade final. ters facing the pitcher to have a solid lead of 10 runs to three at the start of the third innings. A change of pitcher by Orange saw Travis Frost take the mound. Rangers Grey’s runs dried up as if they were “frost” bitten and did not bring in any more runs for the next four turns at bat, but their fielding stuck to their task with Orange able to get only six runs in their next four digs to fall one run short when they lost their third out in the sixth innings and game was called. Rangers Grey had held on to win 10 runs to Rangers Orange, nine. The A grade game saw the same two teams that have
played in the grand final for the last 10 years do it again when Albury Bears met Wangaratta Rangers Black. The association’s best and fairest winner, Brendon Simmons started on the mound for Bears. Rangers Black’s first two batters were caught out on fly ball hits, third batter got walked to first and the next batter was struck out watching the strike go over the play. After having their first two batters walked to first, Bears were able to bring one run in before they lost their three outs. Rangers failed to get on the scorebook again in their second at bat, while Bears broke away to bring in five runs in
their bat to lead by six runs to zip at the top of the third innings. Rangers Black started to look a bit better in their third turn at bat and brought in three runs for the dig, while a change of pitcher helped them hold Bears from adding to their score in their turn at bat. Ranger’s batting dropped off in their next two innings, going out three up, three down in both while Bears added five more runs in their batting. Rangers had too many players down on their batting on the day having only eight safe hits for the game, while Bears had 13 to run out winning 11 runs to Ranger Black, six.
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GOLDEN TICKET BEN Reid (pictured) and his Wangaratta team are just one win away from securing a spot in this year’s Ovens and Murray grand final. All that stands in the way is a clash against Yarrawonga at John Foord Oval tomorrow. Story: Page 39 PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
“They hold no fear” THEY’VE had to do it the hard way, but Bonnie Doon’s senior side are just one win away from the 2022 Ovens and King grand final - the only thing standing in their way is a Bright outfit which has beaten the Bombers at every chance. Tomorrow’s preliminary final at Tarrawingee will send one of the teams into a date with destiny against Benalla in the grand final, and the young Bombers are fired up and ready to win. Coach Ken Murray said his side has settled into playing finals, and their tails are up.
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“I reckon the fact that a lot of these young boys have a had the chance to play a couple of finals, I think it’s definitely helped them and it’s made them a better group and better footballers next year,” he said. “I think that they hold no fear, and that’s the exuberance of youth.
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to try and track our way through to the final, they weren’t that overwhelmed by it. “They were like ‘oh well, we get another game to play’ and they’ve been really positive and buoyant about it all the way through. “I think they like playing footy and being together, that group of boys.” The preliminary final between Bright and Bonnie Doon kicks off at 2pm at the Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve, with the winner through to the grand final against Benalla All Blacks.
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