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NOVEMBER’S first spurt of rainfall came with a bang on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning with thunderstorms passing through the rural city. A heavy downpour of 7.8mm of rainfall was recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology at the Wangaratta Airport, while residents recorded 9.5mm to 14mm of rainfall closer to the CBD. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

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DEMAND for land sizes should be taken into account when it comes to the rezoning of land, to make properties more available and affordable in Wangaratta, according to Rural City of Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees.

His comments came as councillors endorsed

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a new land strategy for public exhibition, specifically for Wangaratta that investigates future needs of low density and

rural residential zoned land.

Part of the strategy takes in land generally bound

by Warby Range Road (west), Gravel Pit Road (south), Reith Road (east) and the Colson Drive RLZ subdivision (north).

However, only one area of the land (either

side of Shanley Street, bordering Reith Road) is recommended to change to Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) land, with the rest to remain Rural Living Zone (RLZ1).

Mayor Rees said market demand is high, prices are very expensive at the moment in Wangaratta and

the release of more land will make land more affordable.

With the limitations of new developments due to the sewerage system at capacity in Wangaratta, it adds further strain on the availability of land.

“We’re struggling with sewer on general residential land and this will go on for

five years,” Cr Rees said.

“We need more rural residential land in different sizes, whether it’s five, two or one acre allotments.

“Without being able to hook into sewer, I think we need to change that approach to that part of it and rezone more.”

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REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICES

Students to share their experience of retracing historic Kokoda steps

By SIMONE KERWIN THREE students from Wangaratta secondary schools who trekked the Kokoda Trail in mid-2023 will be guest speakers at tomorrow’s Remembrance Day service at the Wangaratta Cenotaph.

Hugh Canning from Galen Catholic College, Zoe Baguley from Wangaratta High School and Ella Kidd from Cathedral College Wangaratta were the three recipients of the inaugural Bob Iskov Memorial Kokoda Scholarship which took them on the Kokoda journey, and will recount their experiences and the history of Kokoda during tomorrow’s service, which begins at 10.40am.

Ella, a 17-year-old year 11 student, said the trio’s eight day journey in July this year was etched in her mind.

“I think it will stay with me for the rest of my life,” she said.

“When I first applied, I didn’t know much about Kokoda, but in trekking it, I learnt a lot about the history; being there, you can put yourself in the footsteps of those who walked it.

“The experience

TIME FOR REFLECTION: Cathedral College’s Ella Kidd (left), together with (INSET) Galen College’s Hugh Canning and Wangaratta High School’s Zoe Baguley (INSET) will speak at tomorrow’s Remembrance Day service at the Wangaratta Cenotaph, which begins at 10.40am.

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Oxley to remember their fallen, again THE Oxley Residents’ Association (ORA) will commemorate Remembrance Day at the Oxley Memorial Park on Saturday, November 11.

This moving event has been held annually in Oxley since it was revived in 2004 and is now an important annual fixture.

ORA has worked hard to establish the Oxley Memorial Park within the township, and it provides a fitting location to remember the fallen in the numerous wars and conflicts over the past century.

Each year, an ORA sub-committee liaises with the Wangaratta RSL subbranch to formulate the program for the service.

Wreaths will be laid on behalf of the Rural City of Wangaratta, the RSL, Oxley and Milawa primary schools and the wider community.

Students from both Oxley and Milawa primary schools will play a role in the service.

As in previous years a ‘field’ of small, white crosses bearing the

King Valley services in Moyhu, Whitfield THE Moyhu Lions Club will host a Remembrance Day service in the Moyhu Lions Park on Saturday, November 11 at 9.30am with all welcome.

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

The earlier time is designed to accommodate those who would like to attend later services.

A Remembrance Day service will be held at the King Valley Community Memorial Hall (former RSL hall) in Whitfield tomorrow at 11am, with all welcome and refreshments available.

WE REMEMBER: A field of crosses, bearing the names of Oxley Shire residents who lost their lives serving in WW1 and WW2, will be laid beside the 100 year old Oxley War Memorial for the Remembrance Day service.

names of all Oxley Shire residents who served in WW1 and WW2 but, sadly, did not return will be set out beside the monument.

Representatives of families from the former Oxley Shire, who had members involved in past conflicts, and members of the general

community are warmly invited to attend.

Those attending are asked to assemble by 10.30am, ready for the 10.40am start.

At the conclusion of the service light refreshments will be served at the historic Oxley Shire Hall.

ORA is requesting local people to bring along a cake or a slice to share.

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TOMORROW’S Remembrance Day service at the Wangaratta Cenotaph, on the corner of Ovens and Docker streets, will begin at 10.40am, with members of the public requested to arrive before the starting time.

Veterans’ descendants are invited to wear the medals of their forebears on their right breast, and those wishing to lay a wreath may do so.

There will also be poppies for people to place in a hat for remembrance.

The ceremony marks the 105th anniversary of the 1918 signing of the armistice between Germany and the Allies, which ended hostilities on the Western Front after more than four years and was a step towards the end of World War 1.

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definitely taught me resilience, and gratitude towards life, both for what the soldiers went through, and in walking through the villages and seeing that people don’t have much, although they are so happy.”

Ella said the experience was front of mind for her, even amid a busy exam preparation period, as Remembrance Day drew closer.

“I have attended services in the past with school, but now that I know more of the history of Kokoda, I realise more than ever how important it is to remember,” she said.

“I think it’s great for people of our age to recognise that it’s an important day to remember people who fought for us.

“And I always remember something they said on the trek - that they gave their today so we could have our tomorrow; so we could live as we do now.”

Ella said she would speak about the group’s experiences during tomorrow’s service, while Zoe would touch on the history, and Hugh would cover why the trio had applied for the opportunity.

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Burglar urged to turn life around STAY PREPARED: Everton Upper residents John and June Bennett, flanked by Everton CFA captain Tony Cole, showcase the red buckets which have been developed through collaboration between CFA and local council. The buckets will be filled with vital fire safety information and given to attendees at this weekend’s CFA street meetings.

Peri-urban focus ahead of our upcoming fire season

By RYAN MALCOLM THE return of CFA-run ‘street meetings’ in Wangaratta this weekend will inform communities on the outskirts of the city of their fire danger ahead of summer.

Set to run for the first time this decade, CFA Wangaratta deputy group officer Garry Nash said the meetings at Reiths Road and Wonga Park (near Yarrawonga Road) were an important opportunity for locals in periurban areas to understand how to best protect their property and respond to a blaze in their vicinity.

“People have to have a fire plan and be really prepared if that unfortunate circumstance does happen – with the changing and unpredictable climate, weather patterns, cell bursts, storms as well as human error – it can create a disaster before you realise,” he said. “(At Reiths Road) there’ll be a focus on summer fire safety, but also particularly what you have to do if you have animals, horses, pets and how to protect them, what to do, where to take them,

and also where our go-to places are in the rural city.

“From a municipal fire strategy point of view, as well as a CFA (point of view), that area (Wonga Park) that comes in along the Ovens River in the back of Wangaratta is a real concern on extreme days, because a fire can whip through that river flat area and come right in the back door of Wangaratta pretty quickly.”

Members from South Wangaratta and Wangaratta CFA brigades will be on hand, as will firefighters from Wangaratta’s Fire Rescue Victoria base, and will showcase the latest firefighting tanker technology.

Mr Nash said the presence of the tankers at the meetings would also provide scale to community members, who were encouraged to ensure they had gates wide enough on their property for firefighting appliances to navigate through.

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Important information will also be included around creating a bushfire survival kit, with residents urged to ensure their passports, insurance details and birth certificates are easily retrievable in the event of an evacuation.

“Our landscape is curing very, very quickly, and people need to be on their toes because the weather patterns are just so unpredictable,” Mr Nash said.

“We don’t always have as much notice as we’d like when things go a little bit pear-shaped.”

Saturday’s meeting will be held at 389 Reiths Road between 1pm and 2pm, with residents in the vicinity of Colson Drive, Pindari Road, Aminya Road, Kalinya Road and Reiths Road encouraged to attend.

Residents of Wonga Park Drive, Yarrawonga Road, Usshers Drive and Waldara Drive are encouraged to attend Sunday’s meeting at the end of Wonga Park Drive between 10 and 11am.

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A 23-YEAR-OLD Wangaratta man has been jailed for at least five months, after burgling a local residence while its occupants slept and also driving dangerously to avoid police during a spate of offending earlier this year.

Brandan Unthank faced Wangaratta Magistrates Court from custody on Wednesday, when he pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated burglary, dangerous driving while pursued by police, deal with the proceeds of crime and obtain property by deception.

He was handed a maximum sentence of 14 months with a non-parole period of at least five months, was fined $750 and banned from driving for 12 months.

The court heard Unthank broke into a vehicle at Bowerbird Way in June, and gained access to the home where he stole a handbag, keys and a lanyard belonging to a Wangaratta Magistrates Court employee, before riding a male victim’s $8000 motorbike from the property and dumping it in bushland near Jubilee Golf Club in Wangandary.

Less than a week later, police located the handbag and keys inside a stolen vehicle which was abandoned at a truck stop near Springhurst, after a co-accused man allegedly rearended a truck in the early hours of the morning.

Police prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Sarah Williamson said Unthank had driven past the crash scene an hour later as if he were “looking for someone”, before speeding from the site as police tried to wave him down.

Phone records showed Unthank and the co-accused had been in phone communication prior to the crash.

A search of the man’s Gapsted address in July located a number of items including a samurai sword, as well as credit and identification cards in the name of other people.

LSC Williamson said a notebook had names and email addresses of different people linked to the credit cards, a number of whom said they had been the victims of thefts from motor vehicles in the preceding months.

A sub-folder on Unthank’s phone also depicted photos of him brandishing firearms, despite being a prohibited person under the firearms act.

He was subsequently bailed, but returned to police custody in lateSeptember after leading a “dangerous” police chase along Cribbes Road, during which he swerved repeatedly into the oncoming lane of traffic.

He was ultimately arrested later that same night hiding in a shed at his Gapsted property.

Defence lawyer Marcel White cross-examined Unthank’s mother in court, who attested to her son’s upbringing being marred by witnessing and being the victim of family violence and exposure to drug use.

Mr White said a psychological analysis found Unthank experienced “maladaptive responses to life’s stresses”, while another report indicated he managed anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder.

He said the young Aboriginal man had saved the court time by pleading guilty to the burglary charge, noting the stolen items had been found in a vehicle driven by the co-accused man.

Magistrate Peter Mithen urged Unthank to take steps to turn his life around while in prison.

He noted the aggravated burglary and driving from police charges were of particular concern.

“Your attitude towards committing offences seems to be quite appalling,” he said.

“It’s a significant set of offences.

“The community’s up to their back teeth with that (serious offending).”

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PANGERANG Community Hub’s new ‘neighbourhood house on wheels’ has stirred plenty of interest throughout the community during the first of its kind initiative.

In April this year the mobile community hub was launched with the purpose of trying to remove barriers of participation including cost of travel to the Ovens Street hub and access to a vehicle.

The mobile hub has been to all parts of the rural city from Eldorado to Cheshunt and makes weekly visits to Glenrowan and the St Michael’s Church Hall.

Pangerang Community Hub executive officer Tennille Hall said the eye catching van has become a hot topic of conversation with visitors of the hub, and is so far making an impact on community engagement.

“It gives communities an opportunity to come together with people from their own local area rather than having to go further afar,” she said.

“There are lots of models where people go out and work with individual communities, especially neighbourhood houses for different projects and programs but to our knowledge there’s never actually been a van set up to be a neighbourhood house on wheels.

“It’s in uncharted territory but it will be interesting to see whether it does improve access and increase engagement when people don’t have to travel as far and can take some of that support to them.”

The van is filled with resources including iPads, computers, and access to the internet to assist people who are struggling with online forms, with plenty of storage room to conduct workshops at rural communities.

Last month Neighbourhood House Victoria chief executive officer Keir Patterson made a visit to the hub to check out its newest addition, one the organisation Ms Hall said the Neighbour-

EXCITING INTIATIVE: Neighbourhood House Victoria chief executive officer, Keir Paterson, with Pangerang Community Hub’s executive officer, Tennille Hall and project worker, Emma Gerrett last month checking out the mobile hub, which has been a new addition to the local Neighbourhood House this year. hood House body was especially interested in the use of the van in emergency response methods, which the Pangerang Community Hub has been working closely with council around ways the van can be used for community members in evacuation settings.

“In the event of an emergency evacuation centre being set up, we will be down to support there as well so we can support evacuees with programs and activities and access to digital support,” she said.

“They’re also interested in the use of the vehicle in the event of an emergency response, that recovery phase and building resilience in communities and how we can be working more closely with emergency services, promoting awareness about potential emergencies” Ms Hall said the hub hopes to work with other community

organisations going forward where they can integrate events with visits from the mobile hub.

“For instance if council are going out and doing some of their seniors lunches across the region we might go out with them so we can provide things like digital support to some of the seniors while they’re coming and going from the lunches,” she said.

“It’s definitely creating a lot more awareness and it’s great too for the other neighbourhood houses when people ring and ask if we’ve got something on and if we don’t we can refer them to the other neighbourhood houses who might be running courses, or The Centre or GoTafe.”

You can find out more about the Pangerang Community Hub and its weekly whereabouts via their website: https:// pangerang.org.au/mobile-hub/.

Freeway fire delayed North East trains

By RYAN MALCOLM A GRASSFIRE which caught along the edge of the Hume Freeway near Chiltern caused minor train delays on Wednesday morning, as firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control.

According to a CFA spokesperson, eight units were called to the grass and scrub fire around 11.17am, with members from Rutherglen, Browns Plains, Chiltern, Springhurst and Barnawartha quickly responding to the scene.

“Crews discovered a fire approximately 250m long on the eastern side of the freeway in between the train line,” the spokesperson said.

Trains were stopped in both directions as crews worked to douse the fire, with the scene subsequently deemed under control 20 minutes after first responders attended.

The incident was eventually deemed safe at 11.52am.

Police members also attended the scene.

Historical society general meeting WANGARATTA Historical Society (WHS) will hold a general meeting at Uniting Church Hall on Monday, November 13 from 6pm.

In addition to the WHS general meeting, there will be two guest speakers.

As part of the Northeast Health Wangaratta collection donated to the WHS last year, the group now has some of Dr Roy Phillips’ medical belongings.

Dr Phillips’ Wangaratta story will be shared by his daughter Barbara Thomas, and from a professional perspective by Dr Bruce Wakefield.

All WHS members are invited, and also any members of the public will be warmly welcomed.

Any inquiries please contact Prue Noble on mob 0428 454 303.

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Driver speeding messaging leaves local police hoarse “Unacceptable” behaviour on North East roads sees 167 offenders reprimanded over Cup p p long g weekend

By RYAN MALCOLM

ZERO TOLERANCE: Police have called on community members to band together to ensure the safety of motorists on North East roads in the lead-in to Christmas.

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MAKING sure motorists live to take their seat at the Christmas table this year will be a key focus for local police going forward, in the wake of an “unacceptable” amount of offending on North East roads over the Melbourne Cup weekend.

Operation Furlong saw Melbourne specialist police bolster local Highway Patrol units over a five-day road policing focus which came to a close on Tuesday night, and saw 167 motorists caught offending in the Wangaratta local government area.

Police were also called to investigate a fatal crash on the Hume Freeway near Glenrowan on Saturday afternoon, following a collision between a truck and a male pedestrian in his 40s.

The man died at the scene.

Wangaratta Highway Patrol Senior Sergeant David Gillespie urged anyone with dashcam footage of the incident to make themselves known to police.

“Please come forward so we can look into investigating the incident thoroughly, not only for the coroner but on behalf of the family involved,” he said.

Throughout the weekend, Snr Sgt Gillespie said tourist hotspots at Bright and Yarrawonga experienced considerable road traffic, with officers identifying a mix of low and high-level speeding along roadways such as Federation Way, Snow Road, WangarattaYarrawonga Road and the Great Alpine Road.

A total of 14 drivers were deemed to be driving impaired, as local officers carried out more than 5000 breath tests across the city.

“We did a lot of messaging in relation to safe driver behaviours (in the lead up to the weekend) but unfortunately we detected more (offences) than I think any person would be comfortable with in relation to unsafe road user behaviour,” Snr Sgt Gillespie said.

“We don’t want to go and detect 14 people for impaired driving, but if you’re detected then you’ll be prosecuted.

“Particularly on the Snow Road on Tuesday there was a lot of caravan-related traffic, which is good because these people are coming up to our local area and spending money in our local economy and we want to encourage that.

“But we need to be mindful

that that drive from Glenrowan to Myrtleford which might usually take x amount of time, you need to add 10 or 15 minutes to it because the traffic is greater.”

Snr Sgt Gillespie said the focus for police would now shift towards the lead-up to Christmas, with officers committing to prosecute any motorist not doing their part to promote safety on the roads.

So far this year, 251 people have died on Victorian roads, representing a 19pc increase on the same time last year.

“The rate of trauma on our roads this year is completely unacceptable, and as a community we need to get together to make sure we’re all at the Christmas table this year,” Snr Sgt Gillespie said.

“The 167 offences is one thing, but it’s 167 people we found who were doing the wrong thing which potentially put the safety of others at risk.

“You might not have been one of those people detected doing something wrong, but police are out there trying very hard to keep the roads safe for everybody else, and we need the community and motorists to play their part in that.”

Parliamentary inquiry floated for solar farm debate

By RYAN MALCOLM A NORTHERN Victoria MP’s efforts to implement stricter conditions on where large-scale solar farms can be developed could yet be the subject of a parliamentary committee inquiry.

One Nation upper house MP Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell’s Planning and Environment Amendment (Soil Protection, Solar Power Generation Facilities) Bill 2023 would require authorities to consider whether land is tied to agriculture, is a water supply area, or is in a bushfireprone area or liable to flooding - and reject solar farm

applications which meet two or more of the criteria.

Ms Tyrrell’s bill was largely informed by ongoing consultation with the Meadow Creek Agricultural Community Action Group at Bobinawarrah, which has been outspoken in its opposition to a proposed $750m solar farm development on local land.

The bill sparked extensive debate in the Legislative Council last week, with Labor MPs Ryan Batchelor, Jacinta Ermacora and Tom McIntosh, as well as Greens MP Sarah Mansfield and Legalise Cannabis Victoria MP David Ettershank speaking against the bill, with many

citing it would significantly slow the state’s renewable energy transition.

Others stated the bill in its current form used “broad” terms and could limit the construction of solar and renewable energy plants in much of the state, with Mr Batchelor alleging the bill “sets up a false choice” by asking Victorians to choose between the solar energy transition or agricultural land use.

He said the two were not incompatible.

Liberal MPs Wendy Lovell and Georgie Crozier supported putting the bill before parliament’s Environment

and Planning Committee, with a final report to be tabled by May 31 next year.

According to Ms Crozier, the inquiry could consider the need to ensure key agricultural land has clear protections, and determine which protections are to be included in Ms Tyrrell’s bill.

The inquiry would also seek to establish an appropriate planning and environmental protection regime for large-scale solar energy production to protect the environment and agricultural land while also providing certainty to the solar energy generation sector.

Ms Crozier said it could

also establish planning and environmental arrangements for the powerline transmission of renewable energy, and hold hearings and take evidence throughout regional Victoria on all considerations.

“It is a very sensible referral – around this bill that we are debating today – to have an inquiry to look into these aspects,” Ms Crozier said.

“This inquiry would be able to undertake hearings with those affected communities to get their input and therefore look at the bill and use that as a basis, as a platform, for what needs to be done.

“I think that is a prudent way forward, and I think it would give certainty to a whole range of issues that Ms Tyrrell has alluded to and raised in her debate around the protective mechanism, what key protections agricultural land has and needs to have, what should be included in the bill and what impact the environmental planning and protection regime for these large-scale solar farms will have.”

Further debate was adjourned to the Legislative Council sitting next week, after more than 90 minutes of discussion.

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Another successful year for King Valley Art Show A BUMPER crowd enjoyed the grand opening and spectacle of the 2023 King Valley Art Show held at the King River Brewing over the Melbourne Cup weekend.

Organisers declared the event a resounding success, with 250 attending the gala opening alone - where prize winners were revealed soaking up the celebratory atmosphere and enjoying the company of artists and friends.

Committee member Megan Star said the event celebrated both the diversity of artistic talent and appreciation for a range of mediums.

She said while it showcased a wide array of artworks, with many pieces being sold, it was Matt Kinsey’s ‘High Tension Country’ which took home the grand prize of $3000.

“Our judge this year, Daniel Butterworth, said the contemporary piece expressed in the oil medium, was bold in the way it initially caught the viewer’s eye, then offered more detail when looked at closely,” Ms Star said.

“We had more local artists and first time entrants take part this year, with Daniel commenting on the high

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standard of artworks in the show.”

More than 660 visitors came through the doors over three days of the exhibition, wandering around the hall, taking their time to enjoy the display of entries and voting for the “People’s Choice” award, which went to Donna Prentice for ‘Hello Kangaroo’.

Among the other artists to pick up major prizes were Vanessa Kelly (Oil/Acrylic prize), Ben Jenkins (Pastel), Pamela Florance (Work on paper), Shirley Hall (Watercolour/Gouache), Linda D’Agostino (Printmaking), Sam Reiher (Local Artist), Julia Lumley (King Valley Theme) and Sara Cope (Young Artist).

“The committee was elated with the success of the show and we would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers who made it possible,” said Ms Star.

“We are now looking forward to next year’s celebration of 25 Years of the King Valley Art Show.”

AWARD WINNER: Matt Kinsey’s ‘High Tension Country’ took out the grand prize this year, as selected by King Valley Art Show judge (right) Daniel Butterworth.

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Mayor Rees cited other market influences that could impact the availability of land such as windfall gains tax.

“We have people who are willing and able so we should be looking further into those people and getting their land subdivided, and be able to change zoning that way,” he said.

“It’s my personal opinion and I’ve been in the real estate industry for all of my life and I feel we’re selling acre properties at $500,000 without a house.

“How affordable is that?

“By having more supply that will reduce pricing in all forms of land.”

Cr Rees’ comments followed submitted questions from Peter Forsyth who is pushing for more LDRZ land in northwest Wangaratta.

Mr Forsyth, a local landholder, told the Wangaratta Chronicle there has been an inflated rise in price of one acre lots in Wangaratta since 2014 due to an undersupply of LDRZ land.

In 2014 a one-acre lot sold for $169k in Waldara, in 2019 a one-acre lot sold for $280k, in 2020 one sold for $318k and in 2023 they are selling/on the market for $515k.

The recently tabled Wangaratta component of the strategy was designed to function as an addendum of council’s Low Density and Rural Living Strategy that looked at the next 30 years of demand, responding with long-term strategies and actions in rural towns of Glenrowan, Milawa and Oxley.

Public exhibition and feedback to the Wangaratta addendum is open until 5pm on December 1 and to view the strategy visit wangarattacouncil.vic.gov.au.

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Rezoning land to meet needs has merit THE scarcity of land to buy and build on in Wangaratta isn’t a new thing, with shortages apparent well before the pandemic hit.

Wangaratta was landlocked during the process of rezoning pre-existing farmland into residential, with years of work ensuing on council’s growth corridor plans.

When it finally was rezoned, construction of housing estates started, but a major blockade to development arrived with Wangaratta’s sewerage system nearing capacity.

With inflation, a national record rise in housing material costs and a hike in house purchase and rental prices, development in Wangaratta has slowed.

Today’s story about the new land strategy for Wangaratta’s Low Density Residential Zone or Rural Living Zone land raises a few issues that planning recommendations are not going far enough to meet the market demand for 1-5 acre lots.

Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees, who has spent his working life in the real estate industry, said market demand is high for LDRZ land in different sizes and he believes planning decisions should directly factor in this demand.

The rise in the rural city’s homelessness (Census 2021) was three times the state increase and 13 times the national increase.

As more land becomes available and new housing is built, it improves the overall outlook for Wangaratta’s housing availability.

Wangaratta also needs a new wastewater treatment plant to cope with the existing and future population.

More rezoned land and housing developments in Wangaratta will only support this level of capital expenditure for a city that has been on the cusp of significant growth for some time.

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FACEBOOK users this week commented on our weekly poll which asked users: ‘Does Wangaratta need an annual event of state and national significance to replace the jazz festival?’

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Jack Carruthers: Pothole gazing.

Charles Branstom: Marbles, Hula hoop and Hopscotch Championships.

Tim Bright: How about a jazz and blues festival?

Leslie Matthews: It had one

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Tim O’Neill: Or a properly run Jazz and Blues Festival that wasn’t ruined by our own Council Neil Barassi: The “Big Tent Event”, Project 365 outdoor concert, accompanied by Bohemian market can be an annual event for Wangaratta. If the turnout is good, then expect bigger and better events.

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Ethan Anthony: Great fishing today Charles Branstom: There is a closed season for Murray cod between 1 September and 30 November inclusive. If you catch a Murray cod during this period, you must return it to the water as quickly and carefully as possible. I hope this occurred.

Ethan Anthony: Charles Branstom Yes, just took a couple photos and then released Lisa Delahunty Peach: I was in there about 2pm and

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Facebook users also commented on the new draft policy and action plan released by council for community feedback aimed at reducing the rates of gambling among the community.

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Jack Carruthers: Blow up the Pokies.

Andrew Meloury: Pretty simple really shut the doors Why do the pokies open at 9 am why are they open till all hours of the night

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MUSIC IN THE PARKS: Wangaratta Concert Band members are preparing for a busy summer season and will be playing an evening of music at Rotary Park (opposite HP Barr Reserve) on Monday, November 13 from 6.30pm. This is an event for all ages and the band encourages local residents to bring along a camp chair, picnic and enjoy an evening of music in the park. They will play something for everyone, including movie tunes from favourite Disney movies, jazz themes and songs from well-known pop artists including ABBA and Elton John. This event is part of a series of park concerts that the Wangaratta Concert Band will be presenting during daylight savings, with further performances at other local parks planned for 2024.

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Jazz and blues festival finale a fizzer I HAVE been attending the Wangaratta Jazz and Blues festival for over 15 years – I know it well - it was a fantastic event.

I was in Wangaratta for the weekend festival and had never seen it so quiet, so dull, with such empty streets, nothing much seemed to be happening, I was really expecting there would be a bit more going on.

There was the small event that was held behind the Wangaratta Club’s bowling green and I actually went to go to it after dinner, and it was already starting to shut down.

I spoke to several local shop owners who also agreed, it was a non event – I know of several motels that had many cancellations that had been pre-booked.

And to call it, The Final ”Last Hoorah“ that’s an overstatement if I ever heard one.

Anyway, thanks for the memories Brad Lloyd, Melbourne

Drowning risk triples when children turn one ROYAL Life Saving research found that 222 children aged one year have drowned over the past 20 years, equating to 40 per cent of all child drowning under the age of five.

Parents need to be aware of this heightened risk and stay vigilant.

We are reminding parents that ‘Kids can’t help themselves around water, you need to.

Should Rural City of Wangaratta council implement a 24/7 cat curfew?

Keep Watch’ in our latest campaign.

Our research shows drowning risk for young children peaks in summer, with 38 per cent of all deaths occurring between December and February.

Children aged 0 – 4 years represented the highest number of swimming pool drowning deaths in the last 20 years.

Parents and carers are urged to ‘Keep Watch’ by actively supervising children around water, restricting access to water, teaching children water safety skills and knowing how to respond in the case of an emergency.

There has been a 60 per cent decrease in drowning rates for children aged 0 – 4 years in swimming pools over the last 20 years, an outcome of increased adult supervision and pool fencing legislation across Australia.

This is the time of year to check your pool fence and gate.

If there is a lapse in supervision, a correctly installed and regularly maintained pool barrier can prevent your child from drowning.

It is important that pools gates are not propped open for any reason.

Always check you’ve locked the pool gate behind you and restrict children’s access to outdoor areas without adult supervision.

The Royal Life Saving Keep Watch program promotes four actions to keep children safe around the water; Supervise, Restrict, Teach and Respond. Remember, kids can’t help themselves around water, you need to.

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FACEBOOK users this week commented on a new indoor stadium featuring a 900-seat capacity show court alongside two new basketball courts being set to be unveiled in Wangaratta by early next year.

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Jack Carruthers: Will locals be able to use it? Or is it just like new pool. State Championships?

Andy Miller: Cool when it’s not in use the homeless can use it.

Wendy Nolan: How exciting.

Linden Berry: Enough is

Enough stop wasting Peoples Money.

Tony Davidson: Will it be closed and unusable like the outdoor pool ?

Sam Miranda: I hope it can be actually used unlike the 50m pool…

Josie Hurley: I could think of more important things to spend the money on more money wasted as usual.

Nathan Andrew: Ever Gunna stop wasting people’s money.

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commented on local families getting into the Halloween spirit last week.

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Bernie Russell: We had a lot of fun in Phillipson st.

Rach May: Thanks for all the effort Leanne & Adam along with others in the community my girls definitely had a great time and appreciate the effort put in to make so many smile!

Lesley Kiker: Well done Leanne and Adam..

Matt Magee: Great work

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Facebook users also commented on whether they were affected by the nationwide Optus outage.

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Elizabeth Riches: And again Cash, is King, Eftpos is Down.

Tracey Ashcroft: No with Aldi.

Denise Gay: Yes, but I’m not complaining. These things happen. Back on line now.

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Ladies and gentle, that’s all she wrote. Awesome concert tonight to end the final Jazz Festival in Wangaratta. Thank you to all the friends, workers, volunteers and artists that I have met over the years that’s made it so fun. I love what I do and it’s sad to see it end.

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BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE GARDENS TO BENEFIT LOCAL COMMUNITY AN open gardens day at Killawarra on Sunday raised more than $5600 for the Boorhaman Country Women’s Association branch.

About 320 guests made their way through the late 1800s homestead garden at Samarkand on Warby Range Road, and Paris Willett’s Arnott Road regenerative no-till flower farm, Frances Cecil Farm, between 10am and 4pm.

Funds were raised from the $10 entry fee to the gardens, as well as refreshments, a raffle, plant stall and trading table.

The $5653.35 raised will be used to continue the branch’s support of local health and welfare agencies, and for educational grants to local students.

Funds will also be directed to the work of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria.

The Boorhaman CWA thanked Paris Willett and her family for opening their garden to guests in order to assist the branch, and to local businesses, individuals and fellow CWA branch members who also supported the day.  THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT: Mandy Mullens and Paris Willett relax in the Willett garden after the open gardens event on Sunday.

 DELIGHTFUL GARDEN: Fiona Hackett of Cobram was among hundreds of o visitors to wander and admire the Mullens family’s garden during an open garden fundraiser for the Boorhaman CWA on Sunday. Ms Hackett o was w joined by friends from Tocumwal and Finley who said they thoroughly enjoyed the expansive farmhouse garden.

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Driver urged to stop ‘fanging it’ on streets A WANGARATTA driver who repeatedly did burnouts in the vicinity of police and drove while affected by methylamphetamine has been urged to undertake a 180 degree attitude adjustment.

On Monday, the 26-year-old pleaded guilty to driving charges stemming from incidents over the last 12 months, including two incidents where he was caught deliberately losing traction and skidding around corners in Wangaratta.

Wangaratta Magistrates Court heard the defendant had been driving a manual Holden Commodore while the holder of a probationary automatic licence on December 9,

when he skidded onto Phillipson Street from Williams Road and accelerated towards police travelling in an unmarked vehicle.

Some 11 days later, police were conducting static speed checks near the Mason and Tone roads intersection, when the man turned right from Sandford Road onto Tone Road, screeching his tyres in the process.

The defendant later told police he believed he may have reached up to 100kph as he took the corner.

He also told officers his rear wheels were of different sizes.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Immy Akers told the court police had also intercepted the man

on November 12 travelling at 95kph in Tone Road’s 80kph zone, and noted the man had tested positive for methylamphetamine after being pulled over.

He also tested positive for the drug during an intercept in June of this year.

Defence counsel Geoff Clancy said his client had previously refused a drug test in 2018, and had subsequently abided by a court order not to drive for four years.

He said the 26-year-old had relapsed into drug use last year, but had been clean for several months, and was now working locally.

Magistrate Peter Mithen said the defendant had “racked up” more

driving priors than many offenders do in a lifetime.

“When’s the penny going to drop for you?” he asked the man.

“You’re putting other people in danger – that’s not what your licence is for.

“You’re ‘fanging’ it around the streets.”

Mr Mithen urged the defendant to get off the drugs.

“If you keep taking (methylamphetamine) it will bring you to your knees and ruin your life,” he said.

He convicted and fined the man $1200, and banned him from driving for 12 months, having considered a lengthier suspension period.

Hume Bank CEO gives views on financial outlook WANGARATTA mortgage holders have been hit with yet another 0.25 per cent interest rate hike following the Reserve Bank’s cash rate increase to 4.35 per cent on Tuesday.

The average variable rate home loan with the big four banks is 7.21 per cent, making it even harder for lenders to keep up with expenses.

Hume Bank CEO, Stephen Capello said he wasn’t surprised by the increase, with the majority of economists predicting the move after the latest inflation data and other economic indicators that came in above expectations.

“High inflation was the main talking point on Tuesday,” he said.

“We saw in the latest data released that inflation was 5.4 per cent annually, which was down from the 7.8 per cent high, but still above the RBA’s band of 2 to 3 per cent - but it isn’t the only factor.

“No one can deny inflation is hurting people and we see this impacting confidence levels too with the latest Consumer Confidence Index that Westpac issues down to a figure close to its worst level since the pandemic in 2020.”

“So, we now have sustained weakness in consumer sentiment which is not good for anyone.”

Mr Capello said it was difficult to say if rates will steady or not and it will clearly depend on the latest economic data, but irrespective he thinks everyone is hoping for a pause.

He said people who are struggling with their mortgage or loan repayments due to this latest increase should in the first instance reach out to their financial institution and talk to them about what options they have available.

“If they’re not providing them with options that meet their needs, maybe shop around, or speak to your local bank,” he said.

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The Tucker Portraits in Wangaratta

Twilight market DUE to Remembrance Day services being held tomorrow, the November Wangaratta Farmers’ Market will be a special twilight market, being held on Saturday in the grounds of the Holy Trinity Cathedral from 4pm to 7pm.

Come along to find fresh seasonal produce and handmade goods and support the region’s local farmers, producers and artisans.

AN exhibition of paintings and photographs by Albert Tucker, one of Australia’s most important artists, is showing at the Wangaratta Art Gallery.

The Tucker Portraits, a Museum of Australian Photography touring exhibition curated by Anouska Phizacklea, showcases the original photographs of Albert Tucker alongside the paintings they inspired, with exclusive footage of Tucker speaking about his practice.

The exhibition is open to the public until December 10 at Wangaratta Art Gallery.

Wangaratta Art Gallery Friends Art Auction WANGARATTA Art Gallery Friends will host a live art auction today from 5.30pm to 8.30pm to raise funds for the gallery.

Over 25 talented local artists have donated work to be auctioned across many mediums including painting, printmaking, drawing and textiles, showcasing their rich and vibrant cultural contribution to the region.

All have been donated to support the fundraising efforts of the Wangaratta Art Gallery Friends Inc, a non-profit volunteer group who act as supporters and ambassadors for the Wangaratta Art Gallery.

For more information or for tickets to the event visit www. wangarattaartgallery.com.au with the works on display today in Gallery 2 from 10am until 4pm.

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Exploring emotions through art

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Ms Grant has used new techniques and muses to create this collection and hopes it can bring joy to the viewers through its playful nature.

“I have enjoyed the process of layering with translucent paint or with applications of glazing medium to my paint so the underneath layers still show through,” she said.

“Mountain shapes and seascapes appear in my work constantly and

WENDA Grant is expressing her emotions in a new way through her new art exhibition ‘From Mountains to the Sea’ at the Art Galley on Ovens in Wangaratta.

“From the Mountains to the Sea shows a new direction in my art and that is of keeping things simple, uncomplicated and maybe a bit naïve,” she said.

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“I have also developed a love of pattern and line and I hope this conveys a playful feeling to the viewer.”

The exhibition opened yesterday and runs until November 20, with opening drinks on Saturday, November 11 from 2pm to 4pm at the Art Gallery on Ovens in the laneway off Murphy Street, and all welcome.

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Wangaratta community market THE Wangaratta community market runs every Sunday at Moore Than Swimming, located at 11-13 Mason Street in Wangaratta, from 8am until 1pm.

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VEX team skills on show

By SIMONE KERWIN

TEAMS from Wangaratta and Albury gathered for a day of fun and learning at a regional VEX Robotics tournament held at Galen Catholic College last Thursday.

Galen, Wangaratta Primary School, Borinya Wangaratta Community Partnership, Albury High School and Scots School Albury were all represented at the event.

In the VEX IQ tournament ( junior primary to year eight), teams were part of randomly-selected alliances in each match, and worked together to create winning strategies and gain the highest possible points.

In the finals matches, teams were paired depending on their final rankings (points scored throughout the day).

Albury High School’s A team, ‘The Reapers’, and Galen Team M, ‘Lunchtime Legends’ (Maxwell James, Lenny Campbell and Xavier Everitt) topped the rankings, gaining the highest score of the day of 74 points to win the title of teamwork champions.

Galen Team M also dominated in the skills division, winning the skills champion award.

In the skills division, com-

ROBOTICS FUN: Students from Wangaratta and Albury thoroughly enjoyed the VEX Robotics regional competition on Thursday. peting as an individual team in driving skills and autonomous programming, the team’s current skills score puts them 29th in Australia out of 116 Aussie teams who have registered skills scores, and 222nd of 1120 in the world.

Not only did they do well on the field with their robotics skills; they impressed an esteemed judging panel with their team interview, engineering design notebook, how they played, the way they helped other teams and their overall respectful behaviour, to take out the excellence award.

This award recognises overall excellence in both the judged award and the

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: Galen students Oscar Bell, Oli Dixon-Leggett and Nikhil Sharma and Borinya Wangaratta Community Partnership teammates Dylan Graham, Jade Scowan and Henry Ross took out the tournament champion title at Thursday’s event. performance award categories.

The excellence award incorporates all the criteria of the design award, with

the added component of a team’s on-field performance at the event.

In the VRC competition (years nine to 12), Galen,

Borinya and Albury High tested their skills with their bigger metal robots.

This competition sees two teams form an alliance and battle the other two teams, to get ‘acorns’ scored in their goal.

The field is split in half, with a robot of each alliance on each side, so while one alliance is aiming to score acorns in their goals, the other is trying to get the acorns over to the other half of the field into their offensive zone.

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fying matches, and getting to choose their alliance partner: Borinya (Dylan Graham, Jade Scowan and Henry Ross).

The Borinya-Galen alliance was then named tournament champion at the end of the day, beating the Albury High School alliance.

Wangaratta Primary finished third overall, not far behind the Galen and Albury teams.

They will be a powerful force in the future, considering their team includes a range of students form grades three to six.

The judges were extremely impressed by the way the WPS team worked together, and by their interview and the inclusive nature of their team - especially the way older students mentored younger members.

Tournaments like these can’t work effectively without dedicated volunteers, and to have industry representatives - Phil Memery (Clevernet IT), Kelly Clarkson (former Ford engineer), Mel Elliott and Annette Borradale (NETracksLLEN), Bernadette Albertson (ACU academic mentor and judge at the 2022 Australian VEX Nationals); and Mitchell Hobbs (Galen VEX alumni working at Computing Today) visiting to judge the teams was a fabulous experience for students involved.

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Could you become a foster carer?

HELPING OUT: Foster carers from all walks of life are needed to help out local children.

By CHLOE JAENICKE

THERE are many myths surrounding the eligibility associated with becoming a foster carer.

In reality, there aren’t too many barriers to becoming involved.

Some of the bigger misconceptions are that you have to be married or have a partner, that you must own your own home, not work or even be a full-time carer.

None of these are correct and Upper Murray Family Care (UMFC) welcome applicants from all walks of life regardless of gender, age, sexual preferences or religious beliefs.

“There aren’t any specific qualifications to be a carer as long as their homes safe,” former carer and UMFC assistant manager, Renee Hill said.

She said UMFC foster care does not have to be a full-time commitment and you will have access to 24-hour support by local qualified practitioners.

UMFC chief executive officer,

Felicity Williams, said all carers are offered training and development opportunities and receive a tax-free financial allowance.

“As a carer you can choose the age range of the children you care for, and the type of care you wish to provide,” she said.

“You don’t have to do it on your own - support and training is available when you need it to help you develop the skills and confidence to care for children.”

In the past five years, the number of children in foster and kinship care in Victoria has risen by 29 per cent and there are currently more children in need of foster care than there are carers.

UMFC currently has approxi-

mately 80 households caring for children, most of which are currently full, resulting in an increased need for additional carers.

Recently, UMFC have had difficulty placing children as young as five, resulting in them having to move out of their communities and away from family.

Ms Hill said UMFC is primarily calling out for local carers in order to give the children some stability in life.

“There’s so much loss already in their life we don’t want to take them away from everything that they know it’s just not fair,” she said.

Foster carers fall into four different care classifications:

Respite: intermittent care of children, usually on a weekend to provide fulltime carers with a break and provide a positive experience for children.

Emergency Care: immediate care for a child due to safety concerns-often time limited Short term: time limited, and usually ranges from one night to six months.

These children are often reunified with their parents at the end of the placement.

Long term: anywhere from six months onwards and when a child is unable to return home for an extended period.

For more information contact UMFC on (02) 6055 8000.

Construction to begin on new Benalla police hub BENALLA is one step closer to receiving a brand new police station, after the State Government last week announced the successful tender for the $28.8m development.

Development of the new site, which will be situated adjacent to the existing police station, is set to begin on from November 20, overseen by Albury-based firm Joss Construction.

The fit-for-purpose 24-hour facility will link to the adjoining Benalla Magistrates Court, and house specialist units including criminal investigation unit, water police, family violence unit, highway patrol, sexual offences and child abuse investigation team, crime prevention and a youth resources officer.

The state-of-the-art building is expected to improve care for victims of crime, increasing separation of witnesses and victims from offenders, and will include more private spaces, secure interview rooms, space for people in custody to have visitors, and improved management of seized property and evidence.

Services provided by Benalla police are not expected to be impacted throughout the build, with the station forecast to be operational by the end of next year.

Minister for Police, Anthony Carbines, said the new station would help keep the community safe.

“The new state-of-the-art facility will ensure police have the infrastructure and resources they need to carry out their role and keep the local community safe,” he said.

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Delightful and delicate – The Rose Robin

By IAN DAVIDSON and CHRIS TZAROS OF the seven species of robins that occur in the north-east, the Rose Robin is certainly among the least common - only its close relative, the Pink Robin, is rarer in the region.

It is also least in size, being the smallest robin species in Australia.

As its name suggests, the Rose Robin is named after the rose pink colour of the male’s breast, which stands out vividly against the slatey-grey head, wings and back, and their crisp white belly.

Females can sometimes have a rosecoloured wash of pink on the breast with the rest of the bird being brownish-grey.

Rose Robins are spring-summer migrants to Victoria from north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland.

They begin to arrive in spring and most of the population heads for the tall wet forests of the Great Divide where they breed.

After breeding, in autumn, most birds make their return northward migration but some individuals choose to linger on and disperse throughout various types of open forests and woodlands such as boxironbark and red gum.

Very few may remain entirely through winter, with the majority of the population heading north.

Records of the species from northeastern Victoria are typically of birds on the move and they rarely stay long in any given location.

When migrating, they avoid open

country and use networks of vegetation, such as larger forest parcels, remnant bushland areas and wooded creeklines and roadsides, to move through the landscape.

Like other robins, Rose Robins are insect-eaters, however, they are strictly arboreal and never come to the ground to feed.

Instead, they flit through the foliage and branches of shrubs and saplings, and through the eucalypt canopy, searching for their insect prey.

They are restless foragers, often fanning their tail (showing the conspicuous white edges) and spreading, drooping and flicking their wings nervously, in an attempt to flush insects from the foliage which are then captured and consumed.

Food may be picked off leaves and twigs but Rose Robins characteristically dart into the air in tumbling pursuit of their prey.

They commonly associate with other small insect-feeding birds, such as fantails, thornbills and pardalotes, in mixed species flocks.

Locally, Rose Robins may be seen in gullies in the Warby Ranges where there is tall Silver Wattle understorey, especially around April-May and September-October.

They also regularly occur in the forests around Chiltern and Beechworth, and along well-vegetated parts of the Ovens and King rivers.

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Melbourne Cup day out

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THE race that stops the nation brought out punters and socialites who were keen to enjoy Melbourne Cup festivities in Wangaratta on Tuesday.

RACE DAY: Jayson and Vera Shaw, Craig Gibbs, Dean Godde, Vinnie Phillips and Brendan Reid were geared up for the main event at the Town ‘n’ Country Tavern.

CHEERS: Melissa Wernert, Deidre Harrington and Jody Leonard were all smiles on race day at the Wangaratta Turf Club.

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Angels soak up the Sunshine

By SIMONE KERWIN LOCAL resident Olivia Gamble and her team have raised more than $2000 for the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust, in honour of Olivia’s mum Pam. Pam, a wife, mother of three and Northeast Health Wangaratta nurse, was just 56 when she passed away on September 23 this year, following a 16-month journey with brain cancer.

In memory of Pam, Olivia and a group of women she met while they worked together at Wangaratta’s La Bella Rocca Fruit formed the team Pam & Co’s Angels, which completed a local version of the cancer centre trust’s Sunshine Walk on Sunday, along the rail trail path from Wangaratta to Oxley and back.

With dad Ian, Olivia is now gearing up to take part in the Albury Sunshine Walk this Sunday.

Pam & Co’s Angels completed their 20km walk on Sunday, setting out at 7am to beat the heat and returning to Wangaratta at about 11.30am.

Through support for their ‘DIY’ walk, the group has cruised past its $1500 target.

Donations to the local team’s effort can still be made for another couple of weeks by visiting https://give. awcancertrust.org.au/fundraisers/PamCosAngels

WALKERS WITH A CAUSE: Olivia Gamble, Kate Sipsa, and Annie Creed hit the track on Sunday to take part in a local version of the Sunshine Walk, which raises funds for the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund.

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By STEVEN BURKE EIGHT years of planning will come to fruition this Sunday with the unveiling of major works at the Wangaratta Uniting Church in Rowan Street.

The church itself has been largely untouched by the works, which have predominantly been in the adjacent hall.

Among the changes to the hall have been a new roof and a new commercial quality kitchen, while larger windows have been installed to let more light in.

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“While the Rowan Street church itself underwent a substantial redevelopment in the 1980s, the hall and its adjacent facilities were looking rather tired, having served the church for more than fifty years,” Mr Twitt said.

“We wanted a building which would last another half century without major works, so we had to do it properly.”

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He said planning for the project started eight years ago and in that time the church had sold its Appin Street and Yarrunga Church buildings.

Local architect, Tonique Bolt, who had designed major works in recent years for Uniting Care, next to the church, was engaged as the designer, and Weston Constructions, headed by Wangaratta’s Laurie Weston, was engaged as the builder.

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Wally Mortimer: Mr Wonnangatta OBITUARY March 23, 1927 October 12, 2023

By JUDY DOUTHIE

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AD was born on March 23, 1927, at Sunshine; he was the fourth child of Mac and Daisy Mortimer.

He was born at 9.30pm and weighed 14lb.

Apparently he was born with a caul veiling his head; this was supposed to be a sign of good luck.

His father worked for McKays Sunshine Harvesters, mainly as a travelling salesman.

Because Mac was away so often Daisy’s brother Bill came to live with them and help out.

Dad loved his Uncle Bill and wherever Bill was Wally was not far away.

When Dad was five years old his father took up a job with Paul Meagher in Ungarie, NSW. A new house was to be built for the family so for the first year, while the house was being built; Wally and his brothers, sister and mother lived with his Mortimer grandparents at Leneva.

Dad’s first school was to be Leneva West.

I think the year spent at Leneva with family and friends playing in the creek and climbing the hills cemented Dad’s love of country which would stay with him all of his life.

After Ungarie there was a later move to West Wyalong where the family lived in a house owned by Paul Meagher, here a fifth child was born, another boy named Colin, he was nine years younger than Dad and a great delight to the whole family.

When Dad was about 13 the family moved to Sydney, he firstly went to secondary school there but later worked with his father in a torpedo factory, he then gained employment as an electrical apprentice.

His parents separated unfortunately and Dad’s wages were not enough to

 Wally Mortimer happily signing one of his books.

 A real frontier’s man.

 Wally loved passing on his love of the land to his grandchildren. pay his way so his father organised for his brother Laurie to take Dad on as a farm hand.

After a while he went to live with Alf and Jean Boyes again as a farm hand.

During the time he spent with Laurie and Alf he became pretty much a jack of all trades, he sheared sheep trained grape vines, reshod horses, as well as many other things.

Dad had a beautiful voice and he was often asked to sing at birthday parties around the Leneva district.

By this time WWII had ended and Dad’s father decided to purchase a farm at King Valley, installing Wally as manager.

Dad kept a herd of Jersey dairy cows, and almost every week he had a write up in the local paper for his cows having the highest amount of butter fat.

Dad also kept pigs and I can almost smell bacon curing hanging from the rafters in the spare room.

These were wonderful years with Dad enjoying great friendships playing tennis and football in the local leagues.

In fact Dad was captain/

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He was asked to go to Melbourne and play football for North Melbourne but as a father of three small children and having a farm to run he declined the offer.

When Dad was farming at King Valley he often went to Wodonga where his father lived and would attend the dances in Albury with family and friends.

It was at one of these dances that Dad met Mum, Valda Mitchelson.

Mum and Dad were really not that well suited - Dad loved the farm and country life, Mum loved going out, dancing and socialising.

Poor Val, although she did rather well weathering those early days even helping Dad in the cow yard of an evening.

King Valley couldn’t have been too bad as I remember well hearing my mother crying as they conducted the clearing sale on the farm five years later.

This was the time (postWWII) when Italians came to the area buying up farms and planting tobacco, they were paying good prices for land so Dad’s father decided it was

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a good time to sell the farm.

It was something Dad was not at all happy about and it caused a rift with Dad and his father which was never repaired.

From there we moved to a house on Greta Road in Wangaratta, Dad worked for Permewan Wrights and Beardmores where he drove the fork lift.

At this time Dad started to learn to play the guitar he spent many happy hours playing and singing he and his brother in law, Colin Mitchelson made a pretty good duo.

Dad was always on the lookout for a country home and business, finally buying Maurie Wadley’s house and the cream run he had with the Milawa Butter Factory.

Dad would get up about 4am and pick up cream cans from farmers in Carboor, Bobinawarrah, Myrrhee and surrounds then deliver the cans to the butter factory where he would load up empty cans for the next day.

In the summer Dad would get a crew together and cart hay.

He always worked hard and he could turn his hand to almost anything.

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t was around this time that Dad discovered Wonnangatta.

This place was to become his lifelong love, he became intrigued by the original settlers, the Bryce family, he spent hours researching who they were and what happened to them.

The end result was his first book, ‘The History of the Wonnangatta Station’ then another, ‘Wonnangatta 20 years on’.

Dad had quite a few camping trips with mates, his favourite place was Innamincka.

Although he enjoyed different places in Australia none came close to how he felt about Wonnangatta.

He wanted everyone else to have the opportunity in enjoy this very remote part of the state and so

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After the butter factory closed down Dad bought a parcel business in Wang, and after a few years he sold the parcel business to his brother Colin and purchased a furniture van - a big van decked out in Dad’s favourite colours of blue and white, ‘Move with Mortimers’

started ‘The Friends of Wonnangatta Group’.

In retirement Mum and Dad spent a lot of time bowling, something they both enjoyed.

After Mum died he decided to sell his house at Milawa and move to a unit in Doreen Court, Wangaratta.

He was very happy there, with plenty of room for a veggie garden and he had good neighbours, Heather on one side and June and Sue on the other.

He remained active bowling at City Ladies, still attending Lodge meetings, the walking group and the Bereavement Activity Group where he met a range of new friends.

He gave talks to community groups on Wonnangatta and his books.

It was while he was at Doreen Court that he wrote ‘Who killed Jim Barclay?’ the last of his books.

On one of his camping trips Dad fell in the middle of the night breaking his shoulder in two places.

This didn’t slow him down for long but as much as he would deny it age was catching up.

At this time we began to notice small changes in his memory.

He suffered a car accident on the Tarrawingee Road on his way home from his last camp at Wonnangatta.

Much to Dad’s disgust VicRoads took his licence off him, this is what usually happens when you fall asleep behind the wheel when your 90 years of age.

The next year saw him break his hip and become a resident of St John’s.

That was five and a half years ago, sadly his mental health continued to decline.

It was a blessing to see him close his eyes and have that wonderful big sleep he deserved.

Dad was a man of simple means it didn’t take much to make him happy.

He loved birds, flowers and nature but his great love was Wonnangatta and to us he will always be, Wonnangatta.

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2023 WANGARATTA YOUNG WRITERS AWARDS

This Beautiful Land, Australia

Ghost gum so straight and tall Reaching ever so high Hear the wind And see the clouds roll by

Taste the warm, soft damper While telling stories to our friends Sitting by the campfire With happiness that never ends

BRIDIE Willett (pictured left) took f irst place in the 2023 Wangaratta Young Writers Award year f ive/six poetry/song lyric category with her piece titled ‘ This Beautiful Land, Australia’, printed right.

The competition was again jointly run by the Rotary Club of Wangaratta, and the Rotary Club of Wangaratta Appin Park, in conjunction with the Wangaratta Library.

Desert lands, rocky rivers Listen, hear the sounds Of all the native creatures

Feel the hard rock and sand Beneath your feet Think about this beautiful land That no one could ever beat

Try to see the snake Cleverly hidden in the grass Look at its glossy scales As smooth as glass Close your eyes What can you smell?

The smell of eucalyptus The trees are whispering secrets they will never tell

The past year has been very busy with 27,000 wraps given to many charities from the Sydney headquarters.

More than half of these stayed in Australia for flood victims, women’s and men’s refuges, nursing homes and Indigenous communities.

Other destinations were Armenia, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Syria.

Just one 25cm knitted or crocheted square provides one twenty-eighth of warmth, and collectively, twenty-eight assembled squares create one whole warm and sheltering wrap.

Instructions and further information are available on the website; https://www.wrapwithlove. org.

Donations of squares or completed wraps may be left at the Wangaratta Library, West End Lotto & Wool, or dropped in to Ms Brown (area contact) at the Uniting Church Hall in Rowan Street, any Tuesday morning.

On this land From the sea To the sky There is beauty Beauty that money can’t buy

Come sit with me And breathe Just be calm And we could never leave

Just be calm Listen, watch Smell, taste And feel

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Jack aims for the stars with forum in Canberra WANGARATTA student Jack Weir (pictured) will travel to Canberra early next year to pursue his passion for science, supported by the Rotary Club of Appin Park Wangaratta.

The 17-year-old Cathedral College student, who is currently completing year 11, will spend two weeks at the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) in January, in an effort to further nurture his interests in physics, astronomy and space.

The forum, which offers year 12 students from across Australia the opportunity to explore and gain a broader understanding of the diverse study and career options available in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), has run each year since 1984.

The event was founded by Rotary, and is now directly partnered with Lockheed Martin Australia and New Zealand, a subsidiary of the United Statesbased global security and aerospace company.

Throughout the 10-day event, Jack will stay at a Canberra-based university college and have the opportunity to tour science and technology facilities, learn about cutting-edge research, engage with industry partners and research providers and learn about university, training and STEM pathways.

He will also have the opportunity to mix with like-minded students from across the country, participate in social and team building activities, and network with former NYSF participants.

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“It’s a wonderful contribution from our community, to an organisation that celebrated 30 years of giving in August this year, to those suffering cold and trauma,” said group member Jenny Brown.

“We also appreciate the support of Canny Transport for voluntarily taking the bundles to (Wrap with Love in) Sydney regularly.

“In the past 23 years more than 400,000 wraps have been sent to people in over 75 countries, including Australia.

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Modest moth could help save endangered possum BOGONG Moths – with nutritional value akin to ‘pre-pregnancy vitamins’ – could hold the key to supporting the critically endangered Mountain Pygmy-possums back from the brink of extinction.

Researchers at Alpine Resorts Victoria (ARV) are eagerly awaiting the up to 1000 km annual migration of Bogong Moths from the plains of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria to the high country of Victoria and New South Wales, hoping this year’s moth numbers will be bountiful enough to boost the numbers of juvenile Mountain Pygmy-possums in the alps.

ARV head of environmental sustainability, Louise Perrin, said Bogong Moths are considered a primary food source for Mountain Pygmy-possums over spring and contain vital nutrients that aid in their successful reproduction.

But she said drought, climate change and bright man-made light sources have impacted moth numbers.

“The moths fly into the Mountain Pygmy-possum habitat, rock boulderfields in the alps, just as the possums are waking up from their hibernation,” she said.

“It’s critical for the female possums to have access to and eat a lot of the moths because of the high levels of fat and protein and vitamins.

“That helps support oestrus, pregnancy and milk production in the females so they can breed successfully.”

Ms Perrin said even though the Bogong Moth population had shown some signs of recovery, the moths had not arrived in the numbers needed.

She said research has shown that Mountain Pygmy-possums experience litter loss with pouch young failing to survive if they do not receive enough nutrients and energy, which largely comes from the moths in spring.

“Mountain Pygmy-possums do not just snack exclusively on moths, they will eat other invertebrates and seeds, but these do not give them all the energy and essentials for successful reproduction of the full four pouch young,” she said.

“We need to help as many Bogong Moths as we can get from the plains of Queensland to the Victorian alps to ensure the possums have the best chance of reproduction and survival.”

Mountain Pygmy-possums were thought to be extinct until they were rediscovered at Mount Hotham in the 1960s.

Ms Perrin said that today, there are fewer than 2000 of the possums left in the wild.

She said the Mountain Pygmy-possum is Australia’s only hibernating marsupial and hibernates for up to seven months under the snow each year.

In 2020-2021, possum numbers significantly declined because of the lack of moths getting to the boulderfields.

Ms Perrin said the number of Bogong Moths collapsed by an estimated 99.5 per cent, leading to the moths being added to the IUCN endangered species list in 2021. Surveys of Mountain Pygmy-possums across Victorian monitored populations showed that more than 50 per cent of females lost their young in the worst year.

Ms Perrin said light pollution along the eastern seaboard had also diminished moth numbers.

She said a concerted ‘Lights Off for Moths campaign’ was needed to ensure as many Bogong moths as possible reached the alps.

“The moths’ little navigation systems go skewif with the light pollution, so there’s attrition of moths all the way down the eastern seaboard, and only a certain proportion actually end up in the alps able to support the possums,” she said.

“We really need people to understand that these are indirect but critical impacts.

“Even though you may live far away from where a possum lives, it’s still a good idea to turn off any blaring lights in spring so the maximum number of moths can get into the Victorian boulderfields for these little possums.”

Zoos Victoria has been gathering data from citizen scientists about the whereabouts of the Bogong Moths and you can get involved by visiting zoo.org.au/possum

CHALLENGED: Mountain Pygmy-possum populations in the alps are reliant on the migration of Bogong Moths.

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EPA cautions businesses of a dusty summer EPA Victoria wants businesses, especially in the construction area, to be mindful of dust issues that the warmer, drier weather is likely to cause.

EPA executive director operations, Mark Rossiter, said the expected dry and warmer El Nino conditions will increase the risk of dust, particularly from large commercial construction sites across the state.

“Our recent wet conditions reduced the risk of pollution events like this, but as we move into warmer, drier

conditions, larger construction sites in particular in regional areas, need to take steps to ensure they control their dust issues. ” he said.

“Everyone has an obligation under the General Environmental Duty to act to prevent pollution, and that includes builders and developers.”

According to EPA, construction sites, particularly larger sites, often scrape back to bare earth as they prepare them for construction.

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Some community members and people with existing health issues may be at risk from breathing in airborne dust.

This includes people with asthma, emphysema or bronchitis, heart disease, babies, young and older people.

“Working in smaller areas to reduce exposed ground and wetting them down on windy days helps reduce dust risk,” Mr Rossiter said.

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“Dust can affect air quality and impact health, so it’s important to act to prevent creating problems wherever possible.

“We’ll advise to comply but we will use our enforcement tools, including notices or fines, if action isn’t being taken or there is negligence.”

Mr Rossiter also warned that summer storms could affect construction sites that don’t manage their bare earth and soil piles by creating sediment run off.

“Builders and develop-

ers have to be mindful of all conditions,” he said.

“If it’s dusty one day but a downpour the next, they still have to make sure they have sediment runoff controls in place.”

Poor site management can occur at any construction site; while EPA regulates the larger commercial sites that can have a bigger impact on the local environment, local councils also regulate smaller-scale residential developments.

If you see any construction site failing to meet its

environmental responsibilities call EPA on 1300 372 842 or report online at www.epa. vic.gov.au.

For information about dust and your health, go to https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ for-community/environmental-information/environmental-public-health/airbornedust-and-your-health.

More advice for businesses can be found via the EPA Victoria website: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ for-business/find-a-topic/ dust/advice-for-businesses/ controls.

NOVEMBER 10 - 16 | 2023

‘Uppatrak’ Waters Lane, Carboor 102.5 hectares (254 acres) THE outstanding rural holding of Uppatrak at Carboor offers 102.5 hectares (254 acres) across two titles, with extensive water and the potential for irrigation.

For nearly a decade, the current owners have enjoyed the rewards of working this impressive asset.

This exceptional parcel of farming land, characterised by high rainfall and fertile pastures, has easily accommodated up to 200 head of cattle/sheep, and represents a secure opportunity for operators looking to secure a reliable holding in view of

unstable future weather conditions.

Beyond its agricultural value, this property is best described as one of the most aesthetically pleasing and bountiful properties we have had the pleasure of bringing to market in recent years.

Its visual charm and agricultural productivity go hand in hand, showcasing the potential for lifestyle and productivity to the astute buyer.

Warm and sheltered pockets provide comfort and protection for livestock throughout the seasons.

The property boasts magnificent

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vantage points with panoramic views, inviting potential buyers to seize the opportunity to build their dream residence, all subject to the necessary approvals.

Tranquil areas for fishing and camping are nestled along Hurdle Creek and other select locations throughout the property.

Uppatrak offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of modern life, where you truly can reconnect with nature. To fully appreciate this breadth of opportunity this property offers, inspections are highly recommended.

Wednesday, 22 November from 5pm AGM 5:30pm Guest 6:15pm

Agent

| Garry Nash & Co

Phone

| 5722 2663

Price

|

Location |

Huon Hill 48 Reid St, Corner of Havelock St Wodonga

AUCTION, on-site and online Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 10.30am Waters Lane, Carboor. VIC 3678

Can’t make it?

Watch the AGM on Facebook Live from 5:30pm to 6:15pm

With guest speaker Taryn Brumfitt 2023 Australian of the Year

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Section 32 Statement essential Written by | realestateview.com.au in buying DESPITE being an essential component of the real estate purchasing process, the Section 32 Statement is often overlooked or underestimated.

Unfortunately, many homebuyers, particularly first-time buyers, remain unaware of its existence, and they often sign the contract of sale without reviewing the Section 32 Statement carefully.

Whether you are buying a home in the city or rural property, it’s essential to understand this legal document because you will inevitably encounter it at some point.

By gaining a solid understanding of the Section 32 Statement, you can ensure that your investment in a property doesn’t result in any unpleasant surprises.

Why does a Section 32 Statement exist?

As part of the Sale of Land Act, a Section 32 Statement is intended to provide a purchaser with relevant information that could potentially influence their decision to enter into a contract of sale. It is important to remember that a Section 32 Statement is not a contract of sale.

Although these two are sometimes mistaken as one and the same, they are separate documents, and the signing of a contract of sale is contingent on the provision of a Section 32 Statement.

When does a buyer receive a Section 32?

Prior to signing a contract of sale, the vendor’s lawyer will often provide their

real estate agent with the Section 32 Statement, which will then be passed on to prospective buyers and their legal representatives.

While only the vendor’s signature is required on the statement, a real estate agent may request that a potential buyer also signs it as evidence of the agent’s involvement in providing the statement to interested parties.

Note: in some cases, a sale of contract will state that the legitimacy of the contract is depended on the subsequent approval of a Section 32 Statement. In this case, the contract of sale is compromised and a buyer has the freedom to cancel their contract.

Check out our ultimate property guide for first home buyers What is inside a Section 32 Statement and what should you look out for?

It is recommended that you seek the guidance of your lawyer before attempting to peruse this legislation, which can at times be complex.

They will have experience in how to read a Section 32 Statement and how to approach the process. our lawyer’s experience in interpreting Section 32 Statements and approaching the process can be invaluable.

They can assist you in identifying the statement’s contents, evaluating its accuracy, and most importantly, point out any important information that may be missing.

DO YOUR HOMEWORK: Of all the research you do buying a home, make sure you read the Section 32 Statement.

A Section 32 will often include: Vendor’s details Details of the title. This is a very important part of the statement and requires your attention. Note: check the measurements of the property within the title vs. what you think you are buying. If it is a subdivided property especially, are you getting what you think you are?

Information regarding building permits for recent renovations to the property. Note: if there have been renovations and permits and insurance information is not included in the Section 32 then ask yourself, why not?

Zoning information.

Be sure that you are aware of whether it is a commercial or residential zone and what sort of residential zone it is.

Notices of any upcoming works or orders issued by authorities. This is important in case of changes to the area that may affect you.

Outgoings These can include rates and body cor-

porate/strata fees.

Easements These are areas of your land that someone else has the right to use for a specific purpose, even if they aren’t the landowner.

This is most common in the form of drainage.

Be aware of these easements as they may affect/compromise any renovations you have planned.

Things to remember If you are selling your property privately, it is important to keep in mind that as the vendor, you are responsible for providing a Section 32 Statement.

To ensure accuracy, consider having your lawyer prepare this document and provide it to the potential buyer or their legal representative.

It’s worth noting that if the Section 32 Statement contains incorrect information, the buyer may be able to withdraw from the sale, and in some cases, take legal action. So it’s crucial to ensure that the statement is correct and up-to-date.

‘Uppatrak’, Waters Lane, Carboor VIC 3678 102.5 hectares | 254 acres

WEBB LEGAL • Magnif icent rolling & undulating grazing country • Hurdle Creek f rontage, two large water storages & dams • Underground mains for irrigation (44 ML ground licence) • Substantial steel cattle and sheep yards • 336m2 hay shed, 131m2 machinery shed & rain water tanks • 9 main paddocks with good fencing • Small areas of native timber provides shelter for livestock • Approx. 300 silage rolls & 200 round bales of hay inc. in sale Auctioneer’s Comment: A superb rural holding in North East Victoria, without exception one of the district’s best properties. Good quality pasture, soil & management. With potential to irrigate & average rainfall of 966mm, Uppatrak provides a level of security in the challenging & changing weather patterns. Inspections highly recommended.

TERMS: 10% DEPOSIT. SETTLEMENT 60 DAYS.

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‘Bellerive’ – a highly desirable classic home SET in a prime location, ‘Bellerive’ circa 1949 is where history meets modern elegance.

Reflecting Romanesque style this home is set on a generous allotment of approx.

1100m2, with two separate titles.

The double brick construction was renovated in 2018 by Cleal Constructions and features high-quality fittings and fixtures, including a new kitchen, new bathroom, new powder room and new laundry.

The kitchen exudes elegance with European Oak timber floorboards, 2pac cabinetry, over bench touch lighting, soft close drawers and convenient pull-out taps.

Entertaining here will be an absolute delight.

Step out through the French doors from the kitchen to the undercover alfresco or fire pit area and enjoy the private seasonal gardens.

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ONLINE CLEARING SALE Vehicles, MF Tractor, Workshop, Shearing Plant, Farm Equipment.

A/C: Genstock Australia Pty Ltd

75 SUDHOLZ ROAD, GLENROWAN WEST

ONLINE CLEARING SALE via Multi Vendor sale-Myrtleford & Surrounds

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Sale starts: 4pm, Friday 17th November Sale concludes: 7pm, Monday 20th November Toyota Landcruiser Ute 70 series, Massey Ferguson Tractor 65, Ford Falcon BA Ute, Toyota Landcruiser Sahara V8 (Back windshield protector, Tyre rim, Steel roof rack, Sump guard), International Combine Seeder, Triton work centre bench with circular saw & accessories, Antique Sunshine Seeder and covering harrows, Tractor draw bar, Double Ended Shearing Grinder, Saw bench, Jib, Post hole digger, 1.6m x 1.6m slasher, PTO belt drive, Scoop, PTO Slasher gearbox, Super spreader, Heavy Duty Paddock Renovator, Forks, Carry all, Scarifier, Trailer, Silo, Stock yard gates, Fuel tanks, Electric pump, Fairbanks platform scale, Double hung timber window in frame, Table tennis table, Single Kayak, Insulation rolls, Oven & cooktop, Asko Dishwasher, Wardrobe cupboard, Fireplace Mantle, Selection of steel shelf brackets, Garden edger & mini crowbar, Trenching shovels, Waffle irons, Cattle Dehorner, Tent poles, Steel foldaway table, Electric shearing plant, Crest flat panel TV wall mount, Brass bell, Table mounted bottle opener, Conergy solar system with 6 solar panels, CIG Transarc easy welder, Krystal clear filter pump, Buckets of bolts, nuts & washers, Mirror, Timber doors, Kitchen cupboard doors, Various flyscreens, Melamine drawers, Triple basin sink with tap, Part rolls of light gauge fencing, Steel frames, Assorted Scrap Metal, Roof tiles, Clay pipes, Garage tilt door, Assorted stable gates, Assorted Poly Pipe, Steel posts, Electric fence stand offs & insulators, Plain wire, Garden Arbor, Assorted gates, Collectors wheel barrow Steel Bin, Ulmia Steel Cutter, Steel shed trusses & yard panel, Assorted roofing/fencing sheets, Assorted lengths of timber, Misc additional items. View full listing online.

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Contact:

Wade Ivone 0487 233 208 Hayden Rogers 0428 990 231

Dan Ivone 0427 480 548 Bernard Ivone 0428 522 572

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Terms: All items plus GST. 5% Buyers Premium, applicable on all goods.

Goods must be paid and funds cleared prior to collection date.

Copy of receipt by authorised person must be shown when collecting items.

Collection Dates: Wed 22nd Nov 8:30am – 4:30pm & Thurs 23rd Nov 8:30am – 12pm

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“RIVERVIEW”, RIVER ROAD, TARRAWINGEE (54.3 HA) RARE GEM IN RIVERLAND OASIS Entry level riverfront property to include almost 500 metres of frontage to the beautiful Ovens River. Perfectly suited to livestock production with improved pastures and heavy carrying capacity.

Majority of property cleared being comprised of flat to slightly undulating topography with easy vehicle access via River Road off the sealed Great Alpine Road. Approx. 40 percent comprised of highly fertile alluvial river flats with balance comprised of highly productive intermediate terrace country.

Currently divided into three paddocks. Pastures improved with annual ryes with excellent annual lime/fertiliser history and excellent stock water.

Borders Township Zone to the north and Low Density Residential Zone to the east with potential for part rezoning and subdivision into the future (STCA). Also meets minimum area required today to establish a dwelling and build your dream home.

Supports recreational activities to include: caravaning, camping, swimming, fishing, canoeing, etc. Less than 10 mins to Milawa gourmet food and wine region with award winning wineries and restaurants. On bus route with easy access to local primary and secondary schools in Wangaratta.

“Experience and Reputation”

Inspections:

Strictly By Appointment Only

For Sale: Contact:

$2,100,000 - $2,200,000 John Honeychurch 0419 790 924 Mike Weller 0410 663 041

Discover the Potential

Location and Lifestyle

A Perfect Start

1 Kanana Crescent

48 Perry Street

5 Crammond Avenue

• Nestled in the West end of Wangaratta, this property is a fantastic investment opportunity or big back yard with this generous-sized block of approx. 1,092 m2 • Comfortable 2 bedroom layout, cozy living space with a wood fire & evap. cooling • Plenty of outdoor space, opportunities for garden lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, or those seeking space for potential developments • Convenient to schools, parks & shopping

Vacant - 512 2 Land 1

• Double red brick close to City Centre • A wonderful circa 1920’s original home set on a maintainable 464m2 approx. block • 3 spacious bedrooms all with built in robes • Well maintained secure yard with great shed for storage & workshop • Evap. cooling/gas heating, year-round comfort • Convenience at your doorstep, close to Kmart, Coles, parks, playground & walking tracks • Ideal investment or perfect first home

Cassandra Cottage 169 Rowan Street

• Double fronted 3 bedroom weatherboard home ideally located in the West End • Gas heating & reverse cycle air conditioning • Single carport, 7m x 4m garage and 3m x 3m garden shed • Paved alfresco area • Great investment property with excellent renters leased at $330pw • Generous 658m2 allotment

• Experience comfort & style in this inviting weatherboard home comprising of three bedrooms, one bath & separate living room • Conveniently just a stone’s throw away from local shops & schools, along with the hospital & Wangaratta’s CBD • Entertain in style with a charming gazebo • Generous 659m2 approx. allotment, offering plenty of room for future possibilities • Spacious & secure yard with dual access

Vacant - 512 3 Land 1

Vacant - 5.49 464m2 3 Land 1 3 acres

Vacant - 511 3 Land 1

FOR SALE $400,000

FOR SALE $410,000

FOR SALE $450,000

FOR SALE $465,000

Off Grid Lifestyle

Brand New in Arlington

Homestead in Glenrowan

Dream Hamilton Park Home 220 Orchard Drive, Glenrowan

1,092m2

42A Arlington Park Avenue

233 Old Hume Highway

• Brand new 3 bed, 2 bath home in the highly sought after Arlington Park Estate • Spacious open plan living area at the rear of the home connecting to the kitchen featuring modern white cabinetry, WIP & freestanding gas cooktop with electric oven • Master bedroom offers spacious ensuite & walk in robe. Along with 2 more bedrooms • Modern fixtures, double garage & ducted reverse cycle heating & cooling, all set on a generous size allotment of 627m2 approx.

• 4 bed, circa 1905 historic homestead

24 Lilith Way, Stanley • Charming, private cottage style living retreat • Set on 2.7 acres approx. land & 45min approx. drive from Wangaratta City Centre • Spacious floorplan set across 2 levels • 2 beds on ground floor with direct access to verandah, loft style 3rd bed on second level • Updated bathroom with standalone bath • Open plan layout, rustic kitchen with a wood burning stove & a Nectre wood fire • Solar system, plenty of rainwater storage • Decked outdoor area & low maintenance yard

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FOR SALE $719,000

BUSINESS FOR SALE

R E TA I L F O R S A L E

Beautopia - Business Only

Extensively Renovated 68 Burke Street

Shop 7, The Strand • Well-established, thriving Beautopia Hair Salon, in prime CBD location. Loyal customer base and a strong reputation for exceptional service, currently operating in its 17th year truly stands out in the industry.

• Prime location within “The Strand”.

• Proven Business Model: With a track record of consistent growth and profitability • $25,000 + SAV No GST Going Concern (inc all salon equipment, fixtures, and goodwill)

658m2

• Retail showroom with new kitchenette and split system • New roof, stumps, floor, rear storage & toilet • Large, secure rear yard accessed f rom a laneway • Opposite Yarrunga Primary School & in shopping strip • Suit owner occupier & available to lease • 50% regional commercial stamp duty discount

• 12ft Murray Pine ceilings & polished floors • Evap & refrigerated cooling, slow combustion heating & hydraulic heating to all bedrooms • Open plan living & kitchen area • Magnificent manicured established gardens • 3 bay shed for hobbies or car enthusiasts • Town water & spring fed dam irrigated to gardens, solar panels, central location

Vacant - 513 4 Land 1

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FOR SALE $830,000

COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT

COMMERCIAL FREEHOLD

Whorouly Hotel 542 Whorouly Rd, Whorouly • Quintessential country hotel with traditional charming character in thriving community • Fully tenanted with options to extend in 2024 • Net rental income of $20,976 + GST & outgoings per annum • Dining & entertainment facilities • 50% regional stamp duty concession avail.

FOR SALE $209,500

FOR SALE $700,000

No GST, Going Concern

No GST Going Concern

No GST, Going Concern

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• Panoramic garden paradise nestled at the base of the picturesque Warby Ranges • Immaculate brick veneer home, 4 bed, 2 bath & spacious living flooded with natural light • Sunroom with large windows, serene garden views showcasing the Alpine region scenery • Year-round comfort with 2 wood fires & 3 split systems providing efficient heating & cooling • Swim spa, magnificent manicured gardens, manageable orchard & veggie patches • 2 car garage, separate workshop & solar panels

FOR SALE $790,000

FOR SALE $25,000 + SAV

23 Baker St, Wangaratta | Ph: (03) 5722 2663

1.65 ha

659m2

Rare Industrial Opportunity 32 Browning Street • Opportunity in the heart of Wangaratta’s industrial hub in Browning Street.

• Well maintained 766m2 approx. parcel of land with approx. 205m2 of shed and office space. Incl. separate bathroom and office • Roller door access at side & rear of building • Mezanine storage, 3-phase power available • Electric roof heating & evaporative cooling Split systems in office and lunch room • 50% regional stamp duty concession avail.

FOR SALE Contact Agent

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Wangaratta 40 Pennsylvania Drive 683m2

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Quality West End Location

Beautiful Period Home in great location

Family Home with perfect presentation

For Sale $330,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19193843 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $609,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19193502 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $675,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19194116 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $750,000-$780,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19192106 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

Hugh Amery M 0487 777 311

Danial Siperki M 0400 027 473

Harcourts Wangaratta

Hugh Amery M 0487 777 311

Harcourts Wangaratta

Harcourts Wangaratta

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NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

Wangaratta 19 Thurles Avenue

Hugh Amery M 0487 777 311

North Wangaratta 38 Fraser Lane 15.8Ac

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Wangaratta 4 Orlando Avenue 1456m2

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Waldara 58 Waldara Drive 4002m2

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Lifestyle Living with Subdivision Potential

Location, Quality build and Presentation at top end

Resort Style Living

For Sale $330,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L23967720 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $900,000-$990,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L22189517 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $1,165,000-$1,280,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19193618 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

For Sale $1,295,000 View by appointment, wangaratta.nutrienharcourts.com.au/L19191320 Nutrien Harcourts Wangaratta

Paul Reid M 0417 537 520

Danial Siperki M 0400 027 473

Harcourts Wangaratta

Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179

Danial Siperki M 0400 027 473

Harcourts Wangaratta

Harcourts Wangaratta

Harcourts Wangaratta

NEW PRICE

Myrree 1957 Benalla-Whitfield Road 114Ac

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‘Red Gum Plantation Off grid. East Side

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Paul Reid M 0417 537 520

Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179

Harcourts Wangaratta

Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179

Joe McKenzie M 0423 655 179

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Harcourts Wangaratta

Harcourts Wangaratta

Wangaratta 27 Ely Street UPCOMING

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■ ELECTRIFICATION: The MG ZS has stepped up its bid to stay in front of rivals in the EV SUV segment.

More staying power for MG EV

By DEREK OGDEN, Marque Motoring CAR companies continue to make strides in the electrification of their vehicles.

One manufacturer to step up its power play is MG Motors (for Morris Garages), the Chinese owned former British auto industry mainstay.

Already the fully electric compact sports utility vehicle has made its presence felt on the EV world with the Excite and Essence models, the latter chipping in with a claimed maximum range of 320 kilometres.

Now this has been stretched to 440 kilometres with a new variant, loosely tagged Long Range, with the added plus over the Essence of a privacy rear window helping to maximise climate control, hence the comfort of occupants.

The 440 km driving range comes from the switch to a 72.6 kWh battery, as opposed to the 320 km courtesy of the lithium-ion 51.1 kWh battery.

The entry-level Excite has a comprehensive collection of features, including a range of drive modes, three regen braking modes, 360 degree camera i-Smart connectivity, satellite navigation, plus MG Pilot driver safety technology.

Upshift to the Essence brings to the table panoramic glass sunroof and roof rails, wireless phone charging and blind spot and rear-cross traffic alert.

A shopping list of accessories includes fabric boot mat and liner, boot lip protector and skid plate, chrome boot trim strip, dash mat, fabric or rubber floor

mats, weather to four doors, printed bonnet protector, clear bonnet protector, LED scuff Plates and two door sills, towbar, roof racks, 7 kW Go Cable 22 kW rapid charge cable.

The Chinese sourced small SUV made a name as the cheapest electric vehicle on the market.

Now, along comes a ZS with more milage to offer - at a price ($11k to be precise).

Introduction to the new ZS electric vehicles comes with the entry-level Excite selling for $46,195, plus on-road costs, the mid-range Essence follows for a further $3000, while the Essence Long Range tops off the trio for $55,990.

The ZS Essence Long Range, the test vehicle, carries a seven-year unlimited kilometre warranty, as does the battery.

MG’s so-called Precise Price Servicing also applies.

STYLING No-cost paint colours are Dover White or Pebble Black, while the Brighton Blue Essence Long Range on test would set back a buyer an extra $700.

All the MG EVs maintain the general shape of the petrol models with the upper radiator grille replaced by a solid surface incorporating a flap offering easy access to the charging point.

Headlamps and LED daytime running lights flank the front directly under the bonnet edge.

Propeller-style alloy wheel aero covers give the wheels a unique character.

INTERIOR Leatherette seats, driver and front passenger positions heated, with crafted red stitching, lead the way for a premium interior feel,

topped off (literally) with a truly panoramic sunroof flooding the interior with natural light.

In the rear, the 60/40 split reclining seats are surprisingly generous with leg room and give access to 359 litres of luggage space, while an under-boot cubby is reserved to take tyre repair kit and battery rapid charging tackle.

ENGINES / TRANSMISSIONS With 440 km driving range from a 72.6 kWh battery, the new MG ZS Long Range leaves its predecessor (320km of range from the lithium-ion 51.1 kWh battery) behind. That’s not all.

In an MG first, powering external devices can be done using the ZS EV vehicle-to-load (V2L) function.

Electronics can be operated on the go, or appliances such as camping gear powered using electricity stored in the lithium ion battery of an MG ZS EV. SAFETY The former MG ZS EV was awarded a five-star ANCAP safety rating in 2019.

The hallmark MG Pilot package has added adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane keep assist with departure warning, traffic jam assist, intelligent cruise assist, intelligent headlamp control, speed assistance system, blind spot detection, rear cross traffic alert.

DRIVING Powered by a liquidcooled, lithium battery, with up to 72.6 kWh, delivering 280 Nm of instant torque and up to 130 kW of power, the maker claims the ZS

Essence Long Range can go from zero to 100 km/h in 8.2 seconds.

All this with nothing but a gentle whirring of the motor.

Maximum combined energy consumption on test touched 18 kWh per 100 kilometres.

Fill her up?

I topped up the ‘tank’ on a public fast charger from 60 to 80 per cent in 40 minutes at a cost of $6.83.

Designed to achieve optimum handling and chassis feel, the ZS EV’s powertrain has been packaged to achieve a low centre of gravity.

Housed underneath the passenger compartment as part of the ZS EV’s flatfloor architecture, and an added bonus for occupant leg comfort, the balanced distribution of weight keeps the ZS EV planted through the corners.

The suspension appears a little firm. Braking response is good, although regenerative braking is not like some EVs with ‘single pedal’ driving.

This one slows the vehicle only to a crawl, not to a halt.

With the MG Pilot willing to assist safe driving to a high level, the lane keep assist with departure warning tended to intrude too quickly and forcefully.

Driving is a human activity, after all.

SUMMARY MG has pushed out the kilometres for its small SUV EV, but is it enough for the market?

Meanwhile, the journey is set to continue even further – longer range, more technology, for fewer dollars, with MG4 rear-wheel drive hatch, which is due to arrive in the second half of this year.

AT A GLANCE MODEL LINE-UP MG ZS Excite EV: $46,195 MG ZS Essence EV $49,195 MG ZS Essence Long Range EV: $55,990 Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact your local MG dealer for drive-away prices.

SPECIFICATIONS (MG ZS Essence Long Range EV, automatic, FWD) BATTERY: Single synchronous electric motor, 72.6 kWh lithium-ion battery Combined energy consumption: Claimed 17.7 kWh / 100 km Maximum Power: 115 kW Maximum Torque: 280 Nm Charging: 11 kW in 8 hours; 50 kW (to 80pc) 63 min DRIVELINE: Single motor, front-wheel drive DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT AND CAPACITIES: Length: 4323 mm Wheelbase: 2585 mm Width: 1809 mm Height: 1649 mm (including roof rails) Turning Circle: N/A Kerb mass: 1620 kg Range: 440 km STANDARD WARRANTY: Seven years / unlimited kilometres

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Public notices

Public notices

Public notices

The following documents are currently out for consultation. To view these documents, visit our website https://www.wangaratta. vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Public-notices or see us in person at the Wangaratta Government Centre. Submissions must be made in writing via email, mail, or in person. For more information visit the Public Notices section on our website. All submissions and any proposed changes will be considered by Council prior to the policy being adopted.

Low Density and Rural Residential Strategy Draft Additional Investigations Report (2023).

Council has prepared a draft report investigating alternative areas for Low Density (LDRZ) and Rural Living (RLZ) around urban Wangaratta. This strategy provides a final vision, recommendations for future rezonings and precinct planning requirements.

For all enquiries, please contact Councils Strategic Planning Team.

Submissions will be received up to 5.00pm 1 December 2023.

Draft Waste & Resource Recovery Strategy The Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy has been developed in response to the rapidly changing waste management environment, and the legislative and policy framework changes. This Strategy will set the direction for the development and delivery of waste management and resource recovery services by the Rural City of Wangaratta up to 2027.

Submissions will be received up to 5.00pm 1 December 2023

Guess what Wangaratta! We have launched a new engagement portal to give residents an opportunity to have their say. Engage with Council via our new online hub and be a part of the decision-making process. Register now https://connect.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/

Locals Choice Are you ready to win big Wangaratta? Because we have a big competition coming your way!

We’re celebrating the launch of Connect Wangaratta with a local photography competition!

Do you know your backyard well? Are you pretty nifty with a camera? Perhaps you have a favourite spot you’d love to shout about?

Local’s Choice is asking locals to submit their favourite photos from around our region via our new portal for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Register now and get snapping! https://connect.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/

Draft Gambling Policy and Gambling Action Plan The Gambling Policy is to outline Council’s future approach to protecting the Wangaratta community from gambling harm. The Policy outlines Council’s position on gambling and will guide Council’s roles and responsibilities in relation to all forms of gambling within the Rural City of Wangaratta.

For all enquiries, please contact the Community Team.

Submissions will be received up to 5.00pm on 30 November 2023.

Financial Hardship Policy - Rates 2023 Council is revising this policy to ensure that ratepayers experiencing financial hardship are aware of assistance and options available, and that Council is acting consistently, respectfully, and responsively to those experiencing financial hardship in our community. The major changes to this policy reflect recent changes to the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Rating and Other Matters) Act 2022.

Submissions will be received up to 5.00pm on 1 December 2023.

Join us for a fun and festive Christmas Scavenger Hunt! Scramble through the streets of Wangaratta to find all the hidden letters, decode the secret message, and collect your prize!

You can also go into the draw for a chance to win local store vouchers!

Collect your map from the Wangaratta Kiosk on Reid Street (outside Commonwealth Bank) at 5pm on Friday 1 December, to join in the fun! For more information visit our website or Facebook page.

Lighting of the Christmas Tree Join us on Friday 1 December for the lighting of the Christmas Tree! Starting at 6:30pm at Riverside square on Faithfull Street, enjoy a sausage sizzle and gelato, with activities, entertainment, and a special guest appearance by Santa!

Positions vacant

Late Night Shopping Are you in preparation mode for Christmas? Do you need a few extra hours in the day for shopping? We have you covered! Several businesses in Wangaratta are keeping their doors open until 7pm every Friday in December leading up to Christmas.

Enjoy a tranquil shopping experience without the rush of daytime crowds and explore locally owned retail outlets for that perfect gift.

Facilities Officer Community Care Worker Domestic Care Worker Aquatic Education Instructor - Schools Group Fitness Instructor Lifeguard PAC Theatre Technician Supervisor - Front of House

For a full list of participating stores head to our website and search Shop Local

For further information on these positions please visit https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/Your-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

d.rees@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

h.bussell@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

a.fitzpatrick@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

d.fuller@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

i.grant@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

h.benton@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

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

j.herry@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

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TENDERS Gravel Road Re-sheeting Delivery - Contract No. 23/6517 Suitably qualified Contractors are invited to submit Tenders for the Loading and Delivery of gravel for Council’s Gravel Road re-sheeting program 2023/24 in the eastern area of the Shire.

The contract requires the loading and delivery of approximately 5,000 cubic metres of gravel from Council’s Horseshoe Quarry at Everton.

A copy of the tender document is available by going to http://www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/ tenders and registering in the E-Procure portal to download documents. Documents are free to download.

Tenders will be received up until 2pm on Friday 17 November 2023.

www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au Phone: 1300 365 003

RURAL LAND WANTED

2023 Annual General Meeting of the North Wangaratta Football & Netball Club Inc.

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A] RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT acres near town OR to suit townhouses, B] WIND and SOLAR Major international developer seeking large-scale projects, C] AQUAPONICS Welllocated site to suit a 20ha greenhouse, R E A L E S TAT E S Y N D I C AT I O N AUSTRALIA P/L Box 330 Brighton 3186, 0415 476 619.

DOG TRAINER, Frank Vickers, behavioural solutions, 0418 314 610.

MARKS Mowing, reasonable prices, ride on mowing, edging, clean up, spraying and any waste removal. Ph 0472 603 156.

PAINTER, old school, for all your painting needs, commercial, industrial renovations.

Phone Julian 0412 597 482.

PLASTERER, no job too small. Ph 0424 911 161.

TILING, wall/floor, bathrooms, renovations.

Phone Claude 0435 945 513.

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YA R D / G A R A G E clearing sale, woodworking machinery, stationary engines, old tools, brica-brac, woodworking and more miscellaneous, 13 Quarry Road, Glenrowan, November 11 and 12, 7am - 3pm, cash only, items must be taken on the day, gates will be locked until 7am both days.

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CURIOUS ABOUT THE WINE INDUSTRY & WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE?

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If this opportunity interests you and you have a good level of fitness, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to join our winery team for the 2024 Vintage!

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About Us: Brown Family Wine Group is one of Australia’s leading family-owned wine companies with a portfolio of market leading brands such as Brown Brothers Milawa, Tamar Ridge Tasmania, Innocent Bystander Yarra Valley, Devils Corner Tasmania, and Pirie Tasmania.

We are a proud and passionate business who are strong on values and culture. Most recently we have been certified as "A Great Place to Work" and are committed to honouring this recognition throughout all aspects of the business.

About the Opportunities: Cellar Hands, Forklift Operators and Laboratory Assistants positions are available for suitably skilled/ curious people to join Brown Family Wine Group for the 2024 Vintage. The period of employment may be up to 8 weeks (depending upon the season), commencing in early February 2024 with an anticipated finish date of early/mid-April. There is an expectation that you would make yourself available for the whole of this period. The successful candidates will be required to work shift work and be available to work weekends (penalty rates will apply). t CELLAR HANDS: Responsibilities include a wide range of basic winery processing duties so some experience working with pumps and other winery equipment would be an advantage but not a pre-requisite. Good health is essential, as much of the work is physically demanding, requiring an excellent level of fitness.

Attention to detail, good hygiene, housekeeping, and safe work practices are also essential. t FORKLIFT OPERATORS: There are some specific roles for forklift operators so a License to Perform High Risk Work (forklift license) and at least 12 months forklift driving experience is essential to be considered for the forklift operator roles. t LABORATORY ASSISTANTS: Responsibilities include routine sampling and analysis, testing of grape samples and maintaining laboratory records. Good hygiene, housekeeping and safety are essential. Previous experience in a laboratory or Year 12 chemistry study would be an advantage.

To be successful in any of these positions, you must be able to work as part of a team, however there is an expectation that you can work independently in various situations as well.

What’s on offer: The opportunity to learn more about the wine industry, above award wages, penalty rates and eligibility to access discounts on our range of products If any of these roles interest you and you would like to learn more, we would love to hear from you - all training will be provided to the successful candidates. Previous skill and experience would be a bonus.

It’s important that you indicate clearly in your application which role you would like to be considered for – Cellar Hand, Forklift Operator or Laboratory Assistant.

Further information can be obtained by emailing careers@brownfwg.com.au

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Career Opportunity Full time North East Media, an award-winning publisher of community newspapers, has a position for an experienced journalist EDVHG LQ RXU 0DQVÀHOG RIÀFH LQ 1RUWK (DVW Victoria.

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the leadership team and mentor cadet journalists, set working tasks and work closely with the local community and council.

Excellent writing, editing, photographic, communication, time management and organisational skills, and the ability to generate ideas into relevant news coverage that matters most to a local readership, will be among your strongest attributes.

The successful applicant must also have a valid driver’s licence.

North East Media is an independent media group publishing award winning publications in print and online across North East and beyond.

Applications, including covering letter and resume, should be forwarded to: Jeff Zeuschner, Group Editor, North East Media via email at jzeuschner@nemedia.com.au

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HAY and SILAGE CONTRACTING We can cut, rake and bale.

Ph 0409 841 422.

MECHANICAL and earthmoving repairs.

Pre-season repairs and servicing, breakdowns and call-outs on Ag and earthmoving equipment, dam cleaning, boundary prep and drainage.

Phone Tenny 0400 232 760

Please send resume with qualifications and referees to wangaratta@f45training.com.au

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Mawsons Operations Cadetship 2024 Mawsons is a family-run business that produces quality construction materials throughout Northern Victoria and Southern N.S.W. Across these regions, Mawsons are prominent players with over 500 employees across 80 sites. Trading also as Milbrae and Country Concrete, with a history spanning 110 years and Adbri as a Joint Venture Partner, Mawsons are very well established and highly regarded.

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The successful candidates will be rotated through four of our primary operations areas; concrete, quarries, technical and workshops (mechanical, fabrication & engineering) and be assigned a mentor to provide meaningful, practical support and guidance throughout the cadetship. Over the 12 months, Cadets will have the opportunity to gain valuable industry experience, practical skills, training, and workplace knowledge from our friendly, professional teams whilst earning a competitive wage.

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High quality, excellent health package rams. www.vortexws.com.au Goorambat VIC Ph: 0437 684 786

MAZDA CX-3 S-TOURING (AYI878), reg Jan 2019, one owner, only 17,000kms, immaculate condition, RWC provided, $25,000, ph 0417 322 488/0438 617 605.

RAMS P.D and W.S S.D x W.S Hillview Rams Chiltern 0437 490 738 $600 - $800 Breeding rams since 1994

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GORGEOUS Pedigree (with papers) Brown Miniature Poodle Puppies, excellent temperaments, registered breeder, vet checked, vaccinated and microchipped, Wangaratta. Source number: RB101993, microchip numbers: 956000016207918, 956000015910702, 956000016288502.

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F O R D FG Fal con XR8 Ute (CAT-290), 290 Boss MTR Auto, 145,800km, powder coated custom tray, reverse camera, radio, amplifier, powered driver’s seat, new front screen, RWC supplied $15,000 ono. Ph 0429 809 643.

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Personal Notices FORD XR6 sedan for sale (XIB978), aero blue, automatic, 53,000km, rego in December, $29,000, contact Debbie 0427 711 462.

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93 LANDCRUISER R V Troopy (FDY 262), 5 seater, 1 owner, new tyres, 4.5l petrol, TJM roof rack, v.g condition, registered till May 2024, rwc. $17,000 ono.

Ph 0460 582 811.

FOR SALE

CHERRIES Pick your own $5/kg.

Smiths Glenrowan Orchards Open daily 8am - 5pm Closed Fridays Picked cherries available also Ph 0408 597 770

HANLEY, Dennis “Foss”.

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BOOK sale, Saturday, November 11, 12-4pm, fiction and 100 nonfiction, vac, 28 Main Street, Eldorado, no early callers.

WHEELED walking frame with hand brakes and storage under seat, very good condition.

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Sister-in-law to Lou Adamo.

Sister to Steven.

Aunty to Kelley, Sara and James.

Beloved partner of Bronwyn.

With great sadness we announce the passing of Julie.

A brave battle fought to the very end surrounded by her family.

Privately cremated.

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You did not want to leave us, But you did not go alone, For part of us went with you, The day you were called home.

Deep in our hearts, memories will be kept, To love and cherish and never forget.

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McCORMACK, (nee Gilbert) Cheryl Maree.

Passed away at Northeast Health with her girls by her side, after a short illness.

Loved daughter of Patricia and Keith Gilbert (dec).

Devoted and much loved mother and mother-in-law of Emma-Lee and Russell, Jessica and Wal, Michelle and Marc, Verity and Damien.

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“A loss to all who loved and cared about Cheryl” The local Art, Craft, Knitting and Textile groups will never be the same without you.

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6/4/1937 – 7/11/2023 Loved husband of Margaret Dearly loved father of daughter Linda, son Heath and Fiona.

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On behalf of the volunteers and staff of District 23, we would like to offer our sincere condolences to Kelly and families on the passing of Jayson.

Jayson was a valued Firefighter of Carlsruhe, Kyneton, Malmsbury and Wangaratta Fire Brigades, totalling more than 35 years service.

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Jayson was a dedicated serving member with a combined 35 years service to Carlsruhe, Kyneton, Malmsbury and Wangaratta Brigades until his passing.

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WANGARATTA GOLF CLUB WGC Competitions: Week ending November 5 Women’s 9 & 18 Hole Stableford 31st October 2023 18 Hole Winner: Jenny Kerr 37 C/B Points.

18 Hole Runner Up: Maggie Ray 37 C/B Points.

Ball Winners: Carolyn Sullivan, Carol Coghill, Karen Smith.

Men’s 9 & 18 Hole Stableford November 1 9 Hole Winner: Rod Godde 18 Points. 9 Hole Runner Up: Bill Griffth 17 Points.

18 Hole Winner: Michael Cordier 38 Points. 18 Hole Runner Up: Judd Schubert 36 Points.

Ball Winners: Ray Hutton, Lachy Moore, Glenn Burns.

NTP 4th: Geoff Webster, 7th Judd Schubert, 9th Dean Campagna, 11th Kurt Schubert, 13th Geoff Webster, 16th Judd Schubert Women’s Stableford 9 & 18 Hole Stableford 9 Hole Winner: Lesley Anderson 20 Points.

18 Hole Winner: Janette Collier 38 Points. 18 Hole Runner up: Sue Miller 37 C/B Points.

Ball Winners: Marlene Thompson, Maggie Ray. Medley Stableford: 9 Holes Competition Winner: Maggie Ray 19 Points.

Runner Up: Daymn Hoffard 16 C/B Points.

Men’s Competition: 2 Person Ambrose - November 4 Winners: John Southwell & Barry Thompson 59.5. Runners Up: Ryan Massey & Mitch Solimo 61 1/4.

Ball Winners: Glenn Burns, Jake Burns. Zach Leitch, Brett Sessions, Mark Comensoli, John Mullins, Paul oats, Austin McGrath, Darren Burns, Daymn Hoffard, Al McLean, Cole Walker, Chris Martens, Jarred Clark.

NTP: 4th Chris Martens, 7th Rob Holloway, 9th Brett Sessions, 11th Tom McAtee, 13th Derrick Hawksworth, 16th Chris Martens.

Raffle Winner: Russell Wallace Sunday Medley Stableford: 9 & 18 Hole Competition - November 5 18 Hole Winner: Mat Burns 35 Points. 9 Hole Winner: Barb Woodward 18 Points.

JUBILEE GOLF CLUB SATURDAY, November 4 Stroke Winner: Di Murphy 68 Ball Winners: Marion Hunt (2) 68, Linda Stone 70, Libby Smith 71 NTP: 4th Frances Duffy, 8th Frances Duffy, 13th Marion Hunt, 17th Di Murphy.

Saturday, November 4 Pairs Championship Aggregate Stroke Champions: Steve Fisher and Rodney Sebire 171.

Nett Winners: Gordon Paterson and Dave O’Connor 143. Runners Up: Ben Honeychurch and Sam Richards 144.

BIG SWING: Peter Nolan tees up at the Tarrawingee Golf Club.

Ball Winners: John West and Noel Holmes 148, Alex Jones and Martin Hill 148, Josh Ormand and Mark Flack 149, Nigel Cooper and Bill O’Brien 149, Alan White and Eric Smith 149, Ash Robins and Mal White 149.

Super Nine Club Shirt: Dave O’Connor 23.

Aroma Deli: Eric Smith 22.

2 Balls: Josie Fitzsimons 21.

NTP: 4th Ray Hyland, 8th Alex Jones, 13th Wayne Hibberson, 17th Jeff Elliott.

Saturday, November 5 - Stableford A Grade: Jacob Schonafinger 34. B Grade Mark Drage 34. C Grade: Garth Fullerton 37.

Ball Winners: David O’Connor (2) 37, Liz Bannister 34, Matt Saunders 34, Kellie Roberts 34, Glenn Ryan 33, Chris Palmer 33.

NTP: 4th Liz Bannister, 8th Gary Dinsdale, 13th Wayne Hibberson, 17th Dave O’Connor.

Monday, November 6 Stableford Vets A Grade: Ian Dinsdale 40. B Grade: Ray Hyland 38.

Ball Winners: John West 35, Bernie Grealy 34, Laurie Miller 34, Russell Stone 34.

NTP: 4th Michael Monro, 8th Ray Hyland, 13th Bernie Grealy.

Tuesday, November 7 Ladies and Men’s Stableford

Ladies Winner: Marilyn Pane 39.

Ball Winners: Di Murphy (2) 38, Ali Comensoli 37, Yogie Naidoo 37 Men A Grade Winner: Glenn O’Connell 39. B Grade Winner: Mike Fitzsimons 38.

Ball Winners: Finton Eames (2) 38, Jeff Elliott 36, Zac Andrewartha 35, Brendan Cairns 35.

Eagle on 15th Hole to Jacob Schonafinger.

NTP: 4th Kellie Roberts Glenn Ryan, 8th Di Murphy and Chris Palmer, 13th Marilyn Pane and Glenn Ryan, 17th Linda Stone and Jacob Schonafinger.

Wednesday, November 8 9 Hole Stableford A Grade Winner: Mal White 23.

Runner Up: Leo McCoy 20. 3rd: Glenn Hunt 19. B Grade Winner: Tony Kosch 20. Runner Up: Spencer Lamb 20. 3rd: Mick Lugg 19.

NTP: 4th Hamish Lewis, 8th Mal White.

TARRA GOLF CLUB TARRAWINGEE Golf Club Results Saturday, November 4 The members played a stroke event for the November Monthly Medal with the winner being Pete Nolan by a sizeable margin 85-26-59 (well done).

The runner up was Ken Miller nett 67.

NTP: 2nd Leo McCoy, 4th Lindsay

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The event to be played on November 11 will be a three club stroke event which could produce an interesting days golf, all welcome.

Members are always welcome at the Tarrawingee Golf Club, the joining fee is $100 the contact number is 0428122590 or by contacting a member of the club.

WARBY WALKERS TUESDAY, November 7 Cup Day walk from Taminick Gap to Morrison’s winery near Glenrowan.

Fourteen walkers headed off up the ridge from Taminick Gap in warm but pleasant conditions.

Most enjoyed a small glass of a classic white on the summit of Mt Glenrowan before plunging down the fairly steep and trackless south ridge (with some new orange markers provided to help with navigation) towards the winery.

By the time we arrived at Bob’s delightful place we had ambled about 8kms in total with the last 3kms being rather rugged.

About 12 non-walking club members joined the walkers at Morrison’s where we had lunch and socialised before preparing ourselves for the big race.

Bob “sort of” volunteered to judge

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the gorgeous hat competition just before 3pm, with five mares and one stallion lining up.

Some hats were bedecked in the superb local flowers, but the prize went to Pat’s simple but exquisite red mini bonnet.

The names of horses were tooth picked to charmingly decorated cup cakes and the race was listened to intently.

Amazingly, Anne Ford won the coveted Warby Cup for the second time in 2 years.

Thanks goes to Bob Morrison for his great “horsepitality” (again!) and the organisers of the cakes and the sweep.

Coming Events Saturday, November 18, or Sunday, November 19 West Ridge Walk, Mt Bull (Anne, 0427 576 664) This walk is subject to the weather as it climbs to exposed terrain and altitude.

A challenging walk of approx 6 km from near Mirrimbah, following the West Ridge along bush tracks, then ascending along a rocky ridge to Mt Buller summit.

It involves steep rock scrambling, and boulder climbing nearing the summit.

Car shuffle, or free bus, required back to start after enjoying a coffee at Mt Buller village.

This walk will take place on the day with weather best suited for the walk.

Easy options may be offered depending on interest.

Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 3 High Country Historic Walking Tour, Anglers Rest (Adele, 0456 412 192) Staying at Anglers Rest, either camping, caravanning, or hoteling it at the Blue Duck Inn.

CROQUET ELISE Downes and Nathan Reynolds d Wendy Waddington and Joan Dyson 7/3, Gabi Heywood and Cheryle Beckley d Christine Ireland and Gavan Kelly 7/6, Terry Wilson d Janet Kelly 7/3.

Last weekend Andy Barbero played in the Owen Edwards Cup in Melbourne and placed third behind Greg Fletcher from Ballarat and Owen Dickenson a member of the Essendon club.

Playing days are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday commencing at 9am and Wednesday at 6pm.

Visitors are welcome to come down and enjoy some games with our members.

Please arrive 15 minutes early to allow for the draw to be done.

Late arrivals will be included in the next game.

The club is located at 46 Ryan Avenue, Wangaratta.

For further information please contact president Susan Fischer on 0417217009 or secretary Terry Wilson on 0417326739.

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Harrison to stay on with Mountain Men

By NATHAN DE VRIES

AFTER coming within three kicks of the coveted Ovens and King footy double flag, Bright coach Paul Harrison is back for another shot at glory.

The United Bright Football Netball Club confirmed last Friday Harrison would once again take the reins of the senior squad for the 2024 Ovens and King season.

Harrison kicked two goals in Bright’s reserve grand final victory over Benalla All Blacks, and came 18 points shy of coaching the seniors to a flag of their own in the last match of the year against Bonnie Doon.

Now, he and the senior Mountain Men are eager to take the flag in 2024.

“I did want to try and do a co-coaching role with some-

BACK FOR MORE: Paul Harrison will coach the senior Mountain Men in the 2024 O&K season.

one else, with the aim that they’ll take over the following year, but after coming so close in the grand final, I couldn’t finish on that note,” he said.

“There definitely is some hunger.

“Finishing off the year last year, you are disappointed to lose the grand final but on the same note I was pretty proud of the boys and what they achieved last year.

“We had to do it the hard way, we had to win four or so games in a row to get into the grand final, and we beat some pretty quality opponents in that finals series, and had a couple of things gone different ways in that grand final I think the result could’ve easily gone our way.

“It wasn’t to be, but everyone’s stuck together, 99 per cent of the boys are coming

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back to really make sure we don’t let this opportunity pass us by.”

Bright was one of the dominant sides in the senior competition, winning through to the decider from third on the ladder, dispatching powerful teams like Moyhu, Milawa and Greta.

With a relatively unchanged list at this stage, there’s no reason they can’t make the journey in 2024.

“Our list will be very similar, and if not, I could probably see us being a little bit stronger,” Harrison said.

“The only one we’ll probably lose is Darcy Sholl, he’s travelling around Australia, we also gain Clay Dillon who won our best and fairest the year before, he’s back – realistically, he and ‘Sholly’ are pretty similar players, you lose one but you gain the other.

“We’ve picked up probably three or four other quality players that’ll slot into our line-up and give us a bit more pace.

“It helps when everything is going quite smoothly off-field as well, everyone’s enjoying being around the place.

“We’ve got a really strong list, good people around the club, so I see no reason why we can’t take another step forward next year.”

Preseason training kicks off at Pioneer Park on Wednesday, November 22, with a solid block planned before breaking for Christmas and the new year.

The club is also working to lock in a coach for the reigning reserve premiers, with several people interested in leading the successful squad.

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Changing of the guard with Wangaratta Warriors’ coach WANGARATTA Warriors’ CBL coach Shane Wilson has stepped aside from the role with four matches remaining in the season, due to personal reasons.

Wangaratta Basketball Inc president Adam Maher confirmed the change on Thursday, and expressed his thanks to Wilson for his effort in the role.

“It’s unfortunate, but things happen in life, and basketball isn’t the pinnacle of our existence,” Maher said.

“Personal stuff always comes first, hopefully he’ll work through all that and be back at some stage.

“To keep continuity within the team we’ve endorsed Matt Green, the assistant coach, he’s going to be taking the reins until such time as we work out what the move is with Shane.

“Shane was pretty invested in all of this, so I hope there’s an opportunity for him to find his way back.”

The winless Warriors will play two of their final four matches this weekend, up against ladder leaders Benalla Breakers on Saturday evening before backing up and playing Mansfield on Sunday afternoon.

Maher said the Warriors would be raring to go after taking the bye over the past two rounds, with fresh legs and a hunger to deliver a result.

“I’d like to think we’ve got a few more games

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worth of experience playing with each other now,” he said.

“I think we’re going to go OK against Benalla – they are one of the top sides, but they’ve had some hard games, a few sides have challenged them.

“They’ll certainly be a hard side to get around, but I’m confident we’ll be more competitive this week than we were in the first match because we’re a furtherdeveloped side.

“We went to Mansfield last time, that was a very winnable game and it wasn’t really the result we expected.

“The boys will be up to make sure we get that job done.

“We’re not disrespecting any team, I think every team’s got a fair bit of depth, but we’re developing OK, so I’ll look forward to seeing what the results are on the weekend.”

The Warriors take to their home court this weekend, up against Benalla Breakers on Saturday from 7pm, before hosting Mansfield Eagles from 2pm on Sunday.

READY TO RUMBLE: Jamal Abbas and the Warriors face Benalla and Mansfield this weekend in CBL basketball.

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PREVIEWS: Saturday, November 11

Ovens Valley United looking for a quick bounce back

By WILLSON MACK AFTER a tough loss to Delatite last weekend Ovens Valley United are fired up to return to form when they meet Beechworth Wanderers at RC McNamara Reserve.

The Tigers were majorly outplayed by Delatite last weekend as they were rolled for just 71 chasing 208, while the Wanderers also fell heavily, going down to Yarrawonga Mulwala by 83 runs.

But Ovens Valley United captain Dylan Bursill said his side is still in a good frame of mind.

“We’ve had a lighter week on the track, we had Tuesday off because of (Melbourne) cup day so we’ll get together tonight up at Bright,” Bursill said on Thursday morning.

“It should be a good weekend, we’ve got all three sides back on the park after our A reserve guys had the bye and it should be good weather.”

After being bowled out for 71 and sent back in to bat by Delatite, Ovens Valley United responded by making 9/210 even though the game was over.

“We took a lot out of that second innings,” Bursill said.

“We still lost nine wickets

REDEMPTION: After a tough loss to Delatite, OVU wicket-keeper Nick Impink and his side will be looking for victory against Beechworth on Saturday. but the boys had a dip and played a few good shots so we we’re pretty happy we got sent back in to have another hit.

“Hopefully a few of the

boys took a bit of form away.”

Beechworth have one of the most dangerous top orders in the competition with the likes of Kayde Sur-

rey, Clancy Ellett, Campbell Fendyk and Brenton Surrey all able to take games away.

“Beechworth are a different side to Delatite,” Bursill said.

“We have to be mindful of both of the Surrey boys and even their young fella Clancy Ellett is dangerous at the top of the order.

“Early wickets will abso-

lutely be the key and we’ve got a weapon in Gujot (Gosal) who we’re hoping can take a few big scalps with the ball.

“Kayde seems to do well against us, last time we played them I think we got him out cheaply for 40-odd and that was a win for us.

“But if it’s not Kayde it’s Brenton but hopefully we see the back of those two early and get stuck into the rest of the order.”

Bursill admitted his side may not have got the mix right for the first two day game of the year last round.

“I think we took too many bowlers into that Delatite game so we’ll be looking to change it up a bit,” he said.

“We’ll load the batting line up a bit more and ask the bowlers to bowl a few more overs.

“We had our bowlers bowling eight or nine overs when we probably need them bowling 10 to 15 in a day.

“And then I reckon we’ll change things up the top a bit more and get some guys opening who like to spend some time at the crease, someone like Nick Impink or Kane Fitzpatrick.

“Gurjot (Gosal) opened last week and while he hit some nice shots with a hard ball I think he’ll be better in the middle order.”

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“It’s always a challenge, mentally and physically, playing red ball cricket – long days in the field, and you’ve got to bat long periods of time,” he said.

“If you’re prepared to bat for long periods of time, try and bat the 75 overs, you’re going to make a good score.

“The main thing falls onto our batting - I feel like all teams bowl really well, so I think it’s the teams that are able to bat the longest and the best are the teams that are going to do well at the twodayers.

“We love playing against the ‘Maggies’, it’s been a great rivalry over the past three seasons.

“We’ve had so many close encounters, and you always go up a notch when you play the best sides, and ‘Maggies’ are certainly one of them.”

McNamara said opener Bailey Dale was due for a great knock after surviving the first onslaught from City Colts last round.

“I think Bailey Dale’s the one to watch out for,” he said.

“He batted really well overnight against Colts and

then got unlucky early on day two, so I think he’ll be pretty keen to make a few.”

Magpies’ captain Jack Davies said his side was looking to capitalise on partnerships with both bat and ball.

“We know we’ve got a strong batting line-up, we’ve just got to make in-roads in the top six – that’s been our inconsistency over the years, so if we can get our top four or five going and get a big score, it makes it a lot easier on those guys down the order,” he said.

“In the top five or six, we really want someone to stand up with the bat, and more partnerships with the ball.

“It’s something we haven’t got 100 per cent correct yet, but we had good signs last week.

“If we can bowl in more partnerships and get some maidens in a row, the wickets will come.”

In other A grade matches commencing this weekend, Ovens Valley United hosts Beechworth Wanderers, the Lakers face off against Benalla Bushrangers, and City Colts head down to Lords Reserve to take on Delatite.

WILLOW WARRIOR: Rovers United Bruck’s Bailey Dale looms as a key figure for the Hawks in their match against rivals Wangaratta Magpies.

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TOUGH WIN: Lottwon at Echuca. PHOTO: Racing Photos

Brisbourne, Ledger score at Echuca

By WILLSON MACK

CUP DAY FUN: (L-R) Gloria Clewer, Roz Tresham and Liz Cassingham enjoyed a day out at the Wangaratta Turf Club on Tuesday.

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Off track success but time for next meeting THE Wangaratta Turf Club enjoyed Melbourne Cup day off the track on Tuesday.

After the club was forced to miss on course racing for the fourth year in a row – this year due to drainage works, it was decided that a function in the Grand Oaks Room would still be staged.

Around 150 patrons attended the event and Wangaratta Turf Club chief executive officer Sean Barrett said it was good to welcome people back to the track for the first time since Wangaratta Cup day.

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“It was a really good day,” Barrett said.

“It was great to have people back on course enjoying some racing, although we would’ve loved to have had local racing on.

“It was a good way to celebrate Melbourne Cup day and now we move on to our Christmas races.”

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to racing returning with the annual Christmas Party race day penciled in for Saturday, December 9.

The club’s Deluxe Marquee and Corporate Suite packages have already sold out, while tickets to the Grand Oaks Room are selling fast.

“The track’s nearly there, we didn’t miss the Melbourne Cup by too much,” he said.

“We’ve sold all of our Deluxe Marquee and Corporate Suite packages and we’ve sold more tickets to the Grand Oaks Room than we had last year already.

“We’ve still got some umbrella

packages available but people need to get in quick.”

There will be plenty of entertainment on the day with Glenn Starr Band booked in, while Santa will be making a visit later in the day.

“We can’t wait to have racing back,” Barrett said.

“It will be a big day and then we’ve got a busy January with three meetings in the month, including our family race day and Australia Day Eve event.”

Packages for the Christmas races can be purchased on the Wangaratta Turf Club’s website.

ECHUCA’S Melbourne Cup meeting saw a pair of Wangaratta trainers notch winners.

Ben Brisbourne’s talented Lottwon ($2.05) broke his maiden in race four, while Ledger’s Lucky Prize ($3) also grabbed the first win of his career in race three.

For four-year-old gelding Lottwon it was always a matter of time before the galloper broke through, starting $4.20 or under his other three starts.

Brisbourne’s hopeful Lottwon can build on his maiden win.

“He’s a nice horse with plenty of ability so it was always going to be a matter of time before he got his maiden out of the way,” he said.

“He’s taken a bit of time to put it all together but hopefully now he can go on with it.

“He did it the tough way on Tuesday but that’s a positive.”

Lottwon jumped from gate seven and got caught three wide with no cover just off the leader but still managed to salute by a touch under a length.

“He does it easy at home and in trials so when it gets to race day and he gets put under a bit of pressure it’s all a bit new to him,” Brisbourne said.

“He got to the front way too soon but hopefully when he moves into handicap races where they’re going along at a better tempo he might present later in the piece.

“He might now go to Moonee Valley at the end of the month but we’ll definitely give him at least three weeks between runs.”

Ledger’s Lucky Prize put in a textbook performance, leading from start to finish to win by three and a half lengths.

The son of Magnus has been banging the door down having placed in four of his six starts prior to his maiden victory.

Ledger Racing also had a placing at Echuca as the in-form Showies Best Shot finished second in race seven.

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FULL FLIGHT ALEX Scholes hits a forehand at the Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Croquet and Pickleball Club’s junior tennis on Saturday morning.

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Two-dayer grand final rematch

RUB hosts Wangaratta Magpies in highly showdown g y anticipated p ONE of the most heated and bitter rivalries in local cricket will be reignited at the WJ Findlay Oval this weekend, with Rovers United Bruck hosting Wangaratta Magpies in a two-day showdown.

The second long form match for the season will pit two teams with experience battling it out in the whites against each other, with the Hawks prevailing when these two sides last faced off, taking the two-day premiership over the Magpies by six wickets back in March.

However, RUB is coming off a

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loss to City Colts, while the Magpies will be up and about after their triumph over Benalla Bushrangers last week.

RUB skipper Paddy McNamara said his squad had to adjust better to the longer format if they wanted to be competitive against the ‘Pies.

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