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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AUDIENCES will be taken down the rabbit hole when Cathedral College Wangaratta presents Alice in Wonderland at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre this weekend. Skip Pieper will take to the stage as the Mad Hatter in this magical and entertaining musical for the whole family. Story page 2 PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

$100,000 fund boost Page 3

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Bring on home final

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Sporting chance WANGARATTA is on the front foot ahead of a statewide effort announced this week to supply women and girls with better access to community sporting facilities.

Many females don’t have access to the best courts or grounds, with facilities of lesser standard, or are relegated to less convenient competition and training times, which makes it difficult for many

Cityy jjumps p ahead in statewide push p to lift female facilityy standards

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to participate or reach their best in their chosen sport.

The State Government this week released its Fair Access Policy Roadmap that aims to develop a statewide foundation to

improve the access to, and use of, community sports infrastructure for women and girls.

While Wangaratta’s premier facility at the Norm Minns Oval has limited female changerooms, planning works are already well advanced to address this as part of a $2 million Bushfire Recovery grant for a Relief Centre Project.

Tony Goodison, who is in charge of showgrounds development at Wangaratta Magpies Football Netball Club, said female netballers currently have to coordinate use of the newer change rooms with the Murray Bushrangers at training during the week, or they have to share the rooms with opposition teams on game day.

But he said the new works will allow the netball, all abilities and junior league netball sides, along with female football players, to use the changerooms that are up to today’s standards.

“Female footballers also currently have to use the umpires changerooms and a designated female change room within the

building would be more accommodating,” Mr Goodison said.

The extension will be located behind the existing old clubrooms involving a structure of about 7 x 14 metres in scale and it will include the modification of the existing netball and football meeting room as well.

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Experience the magic of Alice in Wonderland

By ANITA McPHERSON

AFTER months of rehearsals, students from Cathedral College Wangaratta are pumped and ready to bring Alice in Wonderland to the stage at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre this weekend.

It’s been a long time since the school was able to perform a production for a live audience, with COVID interrupting previous attempts to take to the stage.

Musical director Ben Hedderman said this time around all is going to plan and the cast, chorus and back stage crew, made up of students from years six to 12, have done an amazing job.

“We’ve got some excellent costuming happening, and terrific staging and lighting courtesy of the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre, which is marvellous,” he said.

“The cast had rehearsed solidly over the course of the year with an intensive two-day rehearsal last week which got them in good stead for this, and there is a buzz now that we’re in the theatre and they can see it coming together.”

Mr Hedderman said around 40 students are involved on stage with more behind the scenes, all rehearsing weekly after school.

He said while students volunteer to take part, they are also required to audition for the available roles.

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CURIOUS CHARACTERS: The production, with a cast including Campbell Timms, Catherine Reynolds and Flynn Carson (with Jaimee Gaston playing Alice), is brand new musical version of the timeless classic.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling “We’re lucky we have quite a good level of enthusiasm for our musicals and are able to run a fairly rigorous audition, which is nice,” he said.

“The depth of student talent means we end up with a really strong second tier of characters and then a very strong chorus too - so it’s not just a show of leads - there is depth to the acting, singing and dancing right

through the cast which is really exciting.

“It’s shaping up to be a really positive celebration of performing arts.”

This will be the first major production for the middle and senior school since The Addam’s Family was performed live before the arrival of COVID - with their show The Wizard of Oz having to be filmed.

The all-ages show is a brand new musical version of the timeless classic Alice in Wonderland, with everyone’s favourite characters such as Alice, the White Rabbit, Tweedle-Dee and TweedleDum, the Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts and more.

Limited tickets are still available shows tonight and tomorrow at 7pm by visiting www.wpacc. com.au.

Rising to the challenge of character

By BELINDA HARRISON TICKETS are selling fast for the Wangaratta Players production next month of The Rise and fall of Little Voice directed by Shane Douthie.

Kirsty Woods, who plays drama queen and constant scene stealer Mari Hoff - the mother of Little Voice - is relishing the opportunity.

“Playing Mari is challenging, but lots of fun because she’s such an over the top character who might be pouting like a teenager one minute and then sidling seductively up to ‘her man’ Ray or haranguing

City jumps ahead in statewide push to lift female facility standards

her shy, reticent daughter the next,” Kirsty said.

“She is totally different to the nun I played in the Wangaratta Players production of Catholic School Girls last year, so it’s good to get out of my comfort zone and put together an energetic, comedic performance.”

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice is recommended for mature audiences and is filled with fantastic music and brilliant performances that will leave the audience gasping for breath from laughter or poignant moments.

“I’m so honoured to be tak-

ing on the role of Mari and working with such a great cast and crew, many of whom I haven’t worked with before,” Kirsty said.

“The feeling of comradery and passion each time we rehearse is just fantastic and I know that the audiences are going to love it.”

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice will be staged on September 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7.30pm and September 4 and 11 at 2pm at the Stage Door Studio, 4D Evans Street, Wangaratta.

Book your tickets at trybooking.com/CBMOW today to avoid disappointment.

WHAT A DRAMA QUEEN: Kirsty Woods (bottom left) is relishing the challenging role of Mari in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.

PHOTO: Belinda Harrison

from page 1 With the Norm Minns Oval being centre stage for multiple pre-season AFL games in recent years, Mr Goodison said it will make it easier to meet the standards required to host the elite level events.

“We go through a checklist and we’re always trying to repair the rooms to get them up to standard for the AFL games so now they’ll be fully compliant with AFL standards,” he said.

Council director community and infrastructure Marcus Goonan said council is still in the planning stage of the Relief Centre Project which includes upgrades to the Norm Minns Oval changerooms.

“We are working closely with the stakeholders and hope to start works late this year,” he said.

“Council will continue to improve access to our sporting facilities for all community members.

“This is highlighted by the works that we have completed over the past few years, with upgrades at Milawa, North Wang, sports and aquatics centre, Moyhu and Glenrowan just to name a few.

“We look forward to continuing to work with the State Government to bring these much needed projects to life.”

From July 2024, all Victorian councils will need to ensure equitable access to sporting facilities for people of all genders to be considered eligible to receive infrastructure funding from the Labor Government.

In partnership with Sport and Recreation Victoria and VicHealth, the roadmap is being delivered through the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation and aligns with Victoria’s Gender Equality Act 2020.

In the first phase commencing this year, the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation will provide training, education and support to local councils, peak bodies and facilities to help them implement the roadmap.

To view the Fair Access Policy Roadmap, visit: changeourgame.vic. gov.au.

Minister for Women Natalie Hutchins said this landmark policy will ensure all Victorian women can fully participate in and enjoy the benefits of community sport, with fair opportunity and access to their local facilities.

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No bail after CBD spree A LOCAL man alleged to have caused more than $2700 worth of damage to cars and businesses throughout the Wangaratta CBD this week will return to court later this year.

The 49-year-old man of no fixed address faced Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court briefly yesterday, admitting guilt to a rampage which saw eight vehicles and one business window sustain damage on Monday.

The accused held his head in his hands as he appeared via WebeX from police cus-

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tody, providing no reaction as police prosecutor Constable Victoria Lennon alleged he had created a “path of destruction” by repeatedly kicking mirrors and panels of cars parked near Big W and Dan Murphy’s, before shattering the glass shopfront of Bully’s Barbershop.

The court heard CCTV cameras in the vicinity of Big W had captured a man matching the accused’s description as he also kicked the glass of the TSG shop-

front shortly after 4pm before allegedly stomping or jumping on the windscreen of a vehicle parked in the arcade at the rear of the store.

The man then fled towards the railway line near Rowan Street around 4:30pm, allegedly pushing over two kayaks at the front of Adventure Camping and Fishing before disappearing ahead of his eventual arrest around 12:30pm on Wednesday.

Defence counsel Geoff

Clancy said his client had served extensive periods of imprisonment in recent years, acknowledging 35 pages of prior convictions were largely made of charges concerning intentional and reckless damage to property and offensive behaviour.

According to Mr Clancy, the accused would be released from prison directly into a period of homelessness, and could be suffering from an undiagnosed mental illness.

“That method of sentencing has been essentially the only one imposed on him for the last five years,” he said.

“It addresses one issue of sentencing in that he’s not able to kick cars for one month, two months or three months, but it doesn’t address the underlying issues.

“This man is a recidivist offender - he spends his days walking around the CBD sticking his hands in park-

ing meters to see if there’s any change.

“There is a lot that’s unknown about this man.”

Magistrate Ian Watkins said any application for bail without necessary supports in place would be unsuccessful.

“With that history - he wouldn’t be a risk, he’d be a guarantee of reoffending,” he said.

Mr Watkins ordered the accused be remanded in custody to return to court on October 10, with a mental health care report set to be tabled ahead of time.

Vehicles left unlocked prior to theft

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FULL CONFIDENCE: Paul (second from left) and Gerald Judd (second from right) know that local people will benefit through his family’s donation to the Garry Nash & Co Community Fund. Absent from the photo are their brothers Nick and Ted. PHOTO: Belinda Harrison

$100K donation to fund to help community

By BELINDA HARRISON THE Garry Nash & Co Community Fund, a sub fund of the Into Our Hands Foundation, has been bolstered by a $100,000 donation from Gerald Judd of the respected and local Judd family.

Mr Judd presented the cheque to Garry Nash and Mike Noble of Garry Nash & Co, who said the significant donation will benefit many local organisations into the future through the allocation of grants in the categories of health and wellbeing, homelessness, education and natural disasters.

Mr Nash, a founder of the fund,

said he is grateful for the enduring business relationship with the Judd family spanning over four decades, starting with the late Brian Judd who once operating North East Ready Mix (now the site of the Bunnings complex).

Committed to continuing the firmly established business ethos of Brian, the Judd family continues to employ locally across a range of business entities and supports many community groups.

“Our father was unheralded in many things that he did for the community and individuals, and myself and my three brothers have tried to do the same within

our businesses,” Gerald said.

“We were happy to give to the Garry Nash & Co Community Fund as the integrity of the Garry Nash business is beyond reproach and we felt that this fund was the perfect vehicle to support the community and the perfect way that we could give back.”

Mr Nash said that this year, in its inaugural round of grants, the fund was were able to distribute more than $14,000 to local groups.

“In the next round of grants, this increase in financial aid means more community projects will be brought to fruition,” he said.

“We not only thank the Judd family for their donation but also other individual donors who have contributed to the fund since its inception.

“Any donation large or small is greatly appreciated and will be allocated to deserving groups within our local region.”

The Garry Nash & Co Community Fund was established last year to mark 40 years of trading.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible and to donate and more information visit intoourhandsfoundation.com.au/ fund/garry-nash-co-communityfund/BNat.

A SHEPPARTON man alleged to have stolen two vehicles in the Rural City of Wangaratta and led police on a chase to a shed in Carboor last week will face court later this year.

A Ford Ranger stolen from Worland Road, Wangaratta was reported to police around midday last Friday, with police set to allege a male perpetrator fled towards Carboor, where he stole a Mazda 3 from a property when the stolen utility ran out of petrol.

Senior Constable James Nelson said a “large police response” had been enlisted to intercept the male, with spike strips deployed to incapacitate the Mazda vehicle before police followed the alleged offender on foot, apprehending him while he hid in a nearby shed.

According to Snr Const Nelson, both stolen vehicles had been left unlocked with the keys in the ignition.

“It’s very common out this way,” he said.

“Every farmhouse we stopped at along the way we told them to take their keys out of the ignition.”

The accused was subsequently charged with two counts of theft of motor vehicle, possess drug of dependence, fail to stop after accident, drive while disqualified and fail to stop on police direction, before he was bailed from police custody.

The matter is set to return before Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on November 7.

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Victim was glassed in melee been drinking at the establishment around 11pm on March 13, when a melee broke out between males at a nearby table.

The court heard that when one victim fell to the ground, the accused smashed his glass bottle over the head of a 27-yearold male.

Police members who had been at the front door of the venue allegedly saw the accused chasing the victim towards the door, with blood emanating from a 3cm laceration to the victim’s forehead.

A WANGARATTA man who brutally glassed a patron at a rural city nightspot has avoided a term of imprisonment, despite previous violent offending.

The 24-year-old faced Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court this week and pleaded guilty to recklessly causing injury after smashing a glass stubbie over the head of a victim during a melee at a Murphy Street premises early last year.

Police prosecutor Constable Victoria Lennon told the court the accused had

The accused allegedly told police at the scene the victim had been picking fights throughout the night.

The defendant also pleaded guilty to refusing a breath test in April last year, after he turned against signage along Ryley Street before driving down the middle of Greta Road.

After police told the accused he could be sidelined for up to two years for refusing a breath test and would need to face court, the accused was said

to have told police “send me the paperwork, I’ll see you there”.

Defence counsel Geoff Clancy admitted his client’s history of incarceration in New South Wales could have seen a term of imprisonment imposed had his victim suffered serious injury during their altercation, however, noted the bottle had not been used in a stabbing motion.

“A glassing is worse when the bottle is smashed,” he told Magistrate Ian Watkins.

“I don’t think he can

claim credit for that,” Mr Watkins retorted.

Mr Clancy said a rehabilitative Community Corrections Order (CCO) could be beneficial, due to the accused’s history of alcoholrelated offending.

Mr Watkins acknowledged the matter could be dealt with by a CCO, but admitted many young men were currently in the prison system as a result of similar fights.

He admitted the accused had considerable prospects for rehabilitation going forward.

“You chose to get yourself involved in a fight which was not your fight,” he said.

“Hanging around the criminal justice system as someone with your skills is not productive.”

Mr Watkins imposed a 12 month CCO encompassing 160 hours of unpaid community work, 60 of which were eligible to be completed through alcohol, mental health and offending behaviour treatment.

He also disqualified the accused’s driver’s licence for two years.

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Work “smarter and harder” to tackle response times: MP

By RYAN MALCOLM

WANGARATTA-based state MP Tania Maxwell has called on the State Government to work “smarter and harder” to combat ambulance response times which have blown out significantly over the past 12 months.

Average response times worsened in 26 of the Northern Victoria electorate’s 27 local government areas (LGA) compared to the fourth quarter of 2020/21, with Mansfield the only region to see improvement.

Average response times for code one cases in Indigo Shire ballooned by more than four minutes to be 25.35 minutes, with only around 20 per cent of responses within Ambulance Victoria’s goal of attending within 15 minutes.

Response times in Alpine (22.36 minutes), Benalla (20.19), Strathbogie (24.44) and Wangaratta (15.26) were also up, while Wodonga (13.56) was the only North East LGA to outperform expectations.

The Northern Victoria average reached 20 minutes and 35 seconds.

Ms Maxwell said she had long advocated for community paramedic services such as HMS

Community and the CFA first responder pilot to ease the burden on ambulance services in regional areas.

“The government’s ploughing hundreds of millions of dollars into recruitment, training and more emergency call-takers, but communities are yet to see any significant improvements in performance response and our resolute, hard-working paramedics remain under sustained pressure,” she said.

“Paramedics are doing their absolute best to respond to these critical emergency calls, so why are response times between March and June going backwards in 21 of 27 local government areas and getting better only in one - Mansfield - between one year and the next?

“I’ve brought to ministers’ and parliament’s attention many times the challenges my communities face with Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority call-handling, ambulance emergency response times, hospital ramping and how community paramedics and first-responder services could be supported to reduce the strains on our health system.

“These (community initiatives) are practical solutions - they work

- we risk lives by doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results.”

Some 404 paramedics have been recruited into a workforce suffering from staff furloughs and impacted by increased demand so far this year, however, shadow minister for health Georgie Crozier said state officials had been given ample time to address ambulance availability.

She said data indicating almost four out of every five ambulance responses in Indigo Shire were failing to arrive within 15 minutes was concerning.

“During a health crisis, every second counts but under Daniel Andrews, too many Victorians are waiting too long,” she said.

“Our frontline paramedics are doing outstanding work but have been consistently let down by the Andrews Labor Government - Daniel Andrews has run Victoria’s health system as premier or health minister for 12 of the last 16 years - he alone is responsible for the failing state of our health system.

“No Victorian should be left second guessing whether they can get an ambulance or not only a change of government will give Victorians the health system they deserve.”

A BROKEN sewer main caused by a telecommunications contractor digging a trench affected thousands of Wangaratta residents on Tuesday night.

The incident occurred at the corner of Green and Docker streets in Wangaratta at about 2pm on Tuesday and North East Water (NEW) worked late to repair the damage.

NEW executive of operations John Day said in order to repair the main, a nearby sewer pump station in Swan Street had to be switched off to stop sewage spilling at the break site on Docker and Green streets.

He said to help minimise further sewer spills, a fleet of four sucker trucks were used to remove wastewater coming into the system.

“We then issued an SMS to 4000 customers and posted on the town’s community Facebook page urging people to reduce their non-essential wastewater flows like baths, showers and washing machines,” he said.

“With the sucker trucks in use, and reduced wastewater coming into the system, we were able to stop sewage entering the nearby One Mile Creek from the Swan Street pump station, however, there was a very small spill into the creek just downstream of Melba Street from the initial incident.”

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has been notified of the incident.

Mr Day said their teams completed the repair at around 10pm Tuesday.

“We want to thank the community for its quick support in helping us to reduce the impact to our waterways,” he said.

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Lifting city’s visual appeal

PLACE TO BE: Muntz Street has never been busier and with the activation of the centre median strip complete with seating, it has created a space for people to go and socialise.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

MURPHY and Muntz streets will benefit from revitalisation works to expand tree canopies, provide cooler microclimates and improve visual appeal in Wangaratta.

Over the past two years council has undertaken an external review of the health and suitability of the existing street trees in the CBD. This report has highlighted several trees which are in poor health, and the proposed works will improve the amenity of Murphy and Muntz streets, increasing tree plantings and additional facilities including bike racks.

“Two of our favourite shopping precincts are being revitalised as part of a plan that will benefit our city for years to come,” Mayor Dean Rees said.

“Murphy Street is the centre of our city, and its appeal is invaluable.

“A greater tree canopy will beautify our CBD and will improve the climate by providing shade and shelter.

“This continues the work already completed around the CBD and railway precinct.

“Muntz Street has become a very popular area and we look

forward to people continuing to enjoy it.

“We have improved seating, made improvements to the amenity of the park area and are soon to install a new bike rack.”

In both locations some trees have been identified to be removed but these will be offset by an increased number of trees planted, creating an appealing environment for local businesses, residents, and visitors.

Careful attention has been given to the selection of tree species, with an autumn colour theme of red acer rubrum

October glory to line the median strip, and golden varieties of maple, elm and ginkgo to be planted along the footpaths.

Works in Murphy Street are expected to begin in late August with disruption to traffic and businesses to be kept to a minimum with majority of the works scheduled to occur overnight.

These works are expected to start in late August early September.

The projects have been made possible through funding from the Victorian Government’s COVID Safe Outdoor Activation Fund.

Everyone a winner at the community raffle

PLENTY TO SMILE ABOUT: Celebrating the last Community Raffle and looking forward to the next one were (from left) Dean Jacobs, Tristan Saunders, Jarred Clark ((Wangaratta Motor Group), Geoff Dinning, Bev Maher (Rotary Club of Appin Park) and Jess Powell (Wangaratta Motor Group) with a Toyota that was won by Carl Schultz from Rosebud.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling with projects and the community raffle.

“We would also like to thank Wangaratta Travel and Cruise, Wangaratta Coachlines, Wangaratta Trailer Sales, Wangaratta Toil and Soil, Wangaratta Bearings and Sales, Wangaratta IGA Express and APCO fuel, Everyday Gourmet, Shelley’s Bakery, La Bella Rocca and of course, where would we be without the Wangaratta Chronicle and Edge FM 102.1 and OAK FM. “Without these business

houses, it would not be possible to continue.”

The club was also pleased to announce that the 2022/23 raffle is already being organised and Wangaratta Toyota has again come on board with the major prize.

“We thank Jarred Clark, Wangaratta Toyota general manager, and Jessica Powell their marketing manager, along with their staff for their enthusiastic work in procuring the vehicle this year,” Ms Birnie said.

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THE Community Raffle run by the Rotary Club of Appin Park has again been a huge success, despite the challenges caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, according to club president Carolyn Birnie.

The raffle realised a return for the community groups which took part of $38,000 while the Rotary club retained $18,000 which will also benefit other community groups and causes.

“It’s a very pleasing result and we are very grateful for the community uptake in raising these funds,” Ms Birnie said.

“As we are a service club, all monies raised goes back into the community through different programs the Rotary club has set in place for the year plus ongoing projects, and fits in with the Rotary motto of Service Above Self.

“It is with a great deal of gratitude we thank our sponsors, for without such sponsorship we would not be able to hold the raffle each year.

“With that in mind I want to thank the Rural City of Wangaratta councillors and staff who have been with us from the start and Wangaratta Toyota who are so supportive

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Portraits to tell a story AN opportunity for locals to have ‘reading portraits’ taken in the Wangaratta Library will be offered from next week, as part of the library’s response to the Libraries for Health and Wellbeing Strategic Framework.

The strategy, launched earlier this year by State Library Victoria and Public Libraries Victoria, focuses on three key areas - enhancing social connection, physical health, and mental wellbeing.

Wangaratta Library coordinator Loueen Twyford said the reading portraits concept was part of efforts to encourage locals to engage with others and enjoy new experiences around their library.

“It’s all about re-connecting and re-building as we continue to emerge from COVID restrictions,” she said.

The idea will give people the chance to bring along books and other items to personalise their photos, which will be taken by local photographer Marc Bongers against the background of either the library’s local history room or children’s room.

“It could be an opportunity for a grandparent to have a photo reading to a grandchild and sharing a favourite book, or for a book club to have a photo of its members together,” Ms Twyford said.

“It could be someone pho-

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tographed with the book that changed their life, a muchloved book from childhood, or with their favourite book.”

There will also be an option to be interviewed in a piece which would be included on social media, and potentially in an exhibition of the photos in the library’s Bainz Gallery.

Those photographed would receive a free copy of the photo.

“We have tested the idea, and people seemed to like it, so we hope they take the opportunity to have their photographs taken,” Ms Twyford said.

The first reading portrait session will be held in the library’s local history room on Saturday, August 20 between 9.30am and 12.30pm, with the interview option available on this day, and 15 minute timeslots available.

Bookings are essential, and can be made by contacting the Wangaratta Library on 5721 2366.

Subsequent sessions are planned - for photographs only - for Thursday, August 25 (in the local history room) and Thursday, September 1 (in the children’s room) from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.

RIGHT AT HOME: Tanya Hopper included a comfy rug, her favourite mug, and of course some beloved Enid Blyton books, in her reading portrait.

PHOTO: Marc Bongers

Onus on accused to prove consent CENTRE Against Violence (CAV) in Wangaratta is backing proposed changes that will better protect victim-survivors of sexual offences in Victoria.

The Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Bill 2022 includes amendments that will adopt an affirmative consent model.

This would require accused people to prove they took steps to obtain consent before engaging in a sexual act.

CAV therapeutic and community services manager, Lucy Lee, said these changes mean consent to a sexual activity is no longer allowed to be presumed voluntary and mutual agreement must be in place.

“The introduction of affirmative consent provides victim survivors with better protection from trauma when seeking justice,” she said.

“If our clients go to court, it would be up to the accused person to prove they took the steps to obtain consent before they engaged in a sexual act with the victim.

“This changes the narrative from the victim needing to prove they did not give consent, which is overwhelming and confronting to go through.

“Stealthing without consent is also now a crime, which means you cannot remove a condom or other protection during sex without the other person’s knowledge or consent.”

CAV can be contacted by calling the statewide Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL) on 1800 806 292 (24 hours per day, seven days a week).

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Season’s bounty the focus of new market experience

WINTER FRESH: Market goers will be able to pick up this month’s featured recipe and purchase the necessary ingredients from stallholders including Russell and Joy Higgins from Cherrytime Orchard, when they visit the Wangaratta Farmers’ Market tomorrow.

THE Wangaratta Farmers’ Market is offering market-goers a new experience at tomorrow’s event being held from 8am until 12pm in the grounds of the Holy Trinity Cathedral at Docker Street.

Market chair Anna Stephenson said the committee is working with Jes Myers - a passionate and talented chef and one half of the Edible Alchemy - to invite shoppers to follow the monthly “Our Seasons Market Trail”.

She said the trail shares stories about the market’s producers and a recipe featuring their products with locals and visitors to the region.

“Each month, five producers nominate a product they would like featured in an original recipe that Jes then creates to reflect each of the region’s beautiful season’s harvests,” Ms Stephenson said.

“Our aim is to encourage shoppers to pick up produce from featured producers and make this

fun recipe at home and share how their fun winter meal worked out on the Wangaratta Farmers Market Facebook and Instagram pages.”

The Our Seasons Winter Trail Recipe this August features pickled onions from Bucks Hill Farm, orange amaretti from Joya Fine Foods, smoked trout and salmon roe from Mountain Fresh Trout and Salmon Farm, ruby red grapefruit from Cherrytime Orchard and free range eggs from Sprockets Eggs and Pullets.

Wangaratta Farmers Market invites the local community and visitors to follow the winter market trail through its Facebook and Instagram pages or access the recipe at https:// wangarattafarmersmarket.com.au/ our-seasons-market-trail-by-jes/.

Tomorrow shoppers are being invited to look for the Our Seasons Market Trail flags at each of the featured producers and pick up a copy of the recipe.

Driver slammed with $2500 fine A DRIVER who reached speeds of up to 163kph near Wangaratta while returning home from a festival was under the influence of drugs, Wangaratta Magistrates court heard this week.

The 24 year old Sydney man was caught speeding north along the Hume Freeway near Wangaratta on the afternoon of Monday, March 14, overtaking on busy roads on the final day of the La-

bor Day long weekend with three adult passengers in the car.

The accused was intercepted by police and he returned a positive oral fluid test for ecstasy.

Police also found valium tablets, Viagra gummies, zip lock bags containing MDMA and a number of trays of prescription diazepam in the vehicle.

The defendant also plead-

ed guilty to possessing a controlled weapon, after a curved black knife was located inside a sunglass case.

Police prosecutor Constable Victoria Lennon told the court the accused had initially claimed his oral fluid test had been tampered with and denied driving at high speed, although he later admitted he had been daydreaming behind the wheel.

Defence counsel Talal Krayem said his client had since attended a traffic offenders’ program and supplied a number of clean urine samples.

He said while his client had initially denied travelling at high speed, he had since acknowledged his conduct had endangered other motorists.

Magistrate Ian Watkins said police had performed a

life-saving service by intercepting the accused, however, admitted the accused’s effort to travel to court from Sydney demonstrated significant remorse.

“Fortunately you were intercepted by police - around the next bend you may not have been going any further,” he said.

“Possession of prohibited drugs with a controlled weapon is never a good look.

“If you happen to be a recreational drug user you cannot get behind the wheel of a car.”

Mr Watkins convicted and fined the accused $2500, and cancelled his driver’s licence for 12 months.

“I apologise for my actions and I’m very remorseful of what I did,” the accused told the court.

“Hopefully I see a brighter future.”

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Women and girls deserve better IT’S amazing that in this day and age we’re having a conversation about how women and girls often finish second fiddle when it comes to community sporting facilities, but it’s a reality that needs addressing.

The State Government plans to work with councils to improve access to, and use of, community sports infrastructure for women and girls, as many know there still are several sub-standard facilities in the region.

Wangaratta council in recent years has been conscious of the void and in the past few years has brought about upgrades to the Milawa, North Wang, the sports and aquatic centre, Moyhu and Glenrowan amenities.

Now the latest works will involve the building of a female change rooms off the back of the existing older building at the Norm Minns Oval.

While the works on the relatively new change rooms were carried out about a decade ago, it just isn’t big enough to cater for the high volume demand for the facilities.

And with the rise of girls and women playing what have traditionally been male dominated sports, such as Aussie rules football, the need for separate change rooms has become even more of a necessity for clubs to factor in with future planning of developments.

Sporting activity is the very fabric of the Rural City of Wangaratta’s community with two major football and netball leagues, plus numerous other sports.

It’s high time that women and girls are given the same standard of facilities and it’s great to see different tiers of government addressing the shortfall.

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IN response to Councillor Jack Herry’s comments (Wangaratta Chronicle, August 5) in the article headed Satisfaction Guaranteed: “...it’s interesting to note the performance on unsealed roads took a bit of a dive and is sitting at a low point. I guess that is curious given we have a significant spend on the unsealed roads and when some of the asset condition assessments have been performed, they’re in pretty good nick according to those assessments. I guess it just demonstrates that no one is ever happy with a dirt road at the end of the day”.

Maintenance on unsealed roads falling seven points to a record low and this is simply explained?

Similarly in discussions I have had with council management representatives when I suggested that the local dirt roads had never been worse, I was told “that is your perception”, although I did not come to that assessment on my own having discussed the state of our local roads with several other local residents; one challenged us to point out significant road improvements made in the past 25 years.

We shared concerns about sections of local roads having unfilled potholes and water running down the road rather than in drainage gutters.

Without timely maintenance these issues will now cost more to rectify as holes deepen and gravel/dirt are being washed away.

The Rural City of Wangaratta website includes a Community Promise: “We will take the time to talk to you, to listen to you and to help you”.

Is it possible?

Could the customers surveyed be right?

Chris Griffiths, Bowmans Forest

Wind harvest worth a second look WITH renewable energy firmly on the agender, it’s time for serious reflection and conversation, regarding localised technology and materials, with a reduced reliance on foreign imports, in particular from China.

With acknowledgement of an unenlightened background in technological sciences, my powers of observation are tolerably satisfactory.

A visit to rural North East Victoria reveals an abundance of conventional wind mills, functioning in the landscape.

These wind harvesters operating farm water pumps, rely on broad rotor blades, approximately one metre in length, revolving swiftly, and accelerated by a moderate breeze.

This raises the question: Are the extended propeller blades, anchored to enormous towers, occupying large areas, the most effective design for purpose?

In addition, the ‘Turks hat’, or ‘whirly bird turbine vent’ are a common device attached to establishments, capable of highly efficient wind generated rotation.

These devices spin incessantly, stimulated by an almost imperceptible zephyr.

With modifications, these alternative mechanisms effectively trapping the wind’s energy, could prove more suitable turbine generators than the unsightly, bird slaughtering, blade shafts, relying on materials and input from an increasingly disenchanted China.

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RAINBOW DELIGHTS: These two majestic twin rainbows were recently capture in Wangaratta. Quick thinking photographers Mark Stephens and Sumedh Musale caught the natural wonder and were happy to share them. Sumedh had the perfect model in eight year old Sophie who posed at the Wangaratta Commons while Mark took his photo (inset) looking over the river flats near Froh Court. penny farthing bicycle has evolved significantly, to the smaller more efficient modern road bikes.

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Long bus trip was a nightmare MY recent bus trip on the V/Line service from Melbourne to Wangaratta was full of incidents.

The original bus was cancelled, apparently because of engine trouble, and we all had to move to another bus, but we had a long delay before it left.

Then we had a long stay at Broadmeadows, and were now 30 minutes late.

The next hold up were roadworks, which added another 20 minute delay to the trip.

Eventually we reached Wangaratta at 4.15pm - some 1.15 hours late.

When the trains are functioning the arrival time is around 3pm.

I don’t know what the answer is but as long as I have been in Wangaratta there have been rail troubles.

Maybe Premier Dan Andrews might eventually do something to help his old home town and provide a better system.

Edward Vaughan, Wangaratta EDITOR’S NOTE: Since last Saturday up until Thursday, August 25, coaches are replacing trains for the entire journey between Southern Cross and Albury, due to the Australian Rail Track Corporation completing essential maintenance on the line.

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FACEBOOK users this week commented on our web poll, which asked: Should an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice be enshrined into the Australian constitution?’

Nathan Andrew: How about just an Australian voice maybe Bellini Homer: “And now you’re standin’ on solid rock You’re standin’ on sacred ground You’re livin’ on borrowed time And the winds of change Are blowin’ down the line”------Goanna.

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Hanny Bongers: No not at all I shared the request to minimise water consumption till repaired, it was good to see we could help in our small way.

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20 of our students spent two days in Melbourne at Empire Studios recording their annual Kool Skools CD. The CD, due to come out later this year, will feature 11 tracks and original artwork from Year 11 Student, Isabel Robinson and Year 12 Student, Emily Doig.

TWITTER users this week tweeted about a lack of electric vehicle charging in the region, Wangaratta product James Smith’s pursuit of a contract in America’s National Football League and the rise of former North Wangaratta player Ash Johnson, who has become a key part of Collingwood’s push towards the AFL finals.

Matthew Wakefield @genomematt This is the thing that gets me - towns don’t realise what a honeypot these can be. Continue to be appalled that there is not a charger between Euroa and Barnawartha Nth/Woodonga. Not even a type 2 7kw. Glenrowan and Wangaratta clearly don’t want visitors.

BearDown_Media @BearDown_Media The #Bears had James Smith, former Cincinnati Bearcats’ punter, in for a tryout today. Found out he’s from Wangaratta, Australia and he rocks a sick mustache. Sorry Gill, but this guy is too iconic for me not to cheer for him.

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COVID-19 vaccination session at Phillipson Street

By SIMONE KERWIN AN increase in queries from locals seeking COVID-19 vaccinations has prompted Phillipson Street clinic to plan a one-off session next month which will be available to the wider community.

The clinic said the rise in demand had emerged since the closure of Northeast Health Wangaratta’s Tone Road vaccination clinic in June, with vaccinations now being administered by par-

ticipating GPs and pharmacies.

“This year, we had to make a call to only vaccinate our patients, and to stop vaccinating the under 12s due to less demand,” practice manager Deb Bridgfoot said.

“However, we have found increased demand for those who are not our patients, and in recent months have seen an increase in calls from people who are unable to find a location to be vaccinated.”

As a result, the vaccination session open to the wider

community will be held at the clinic, at 63 Phillipson Street in Wangaratta, from 9am on Saturday, September 10.

Appointments are essential, and those attending need to bring along their Medicare cards and vaccination certificates.

The clinic will offer Pfizer vaccinations for all eligible categories, from ages five and up.

For more information and to make an appointment, contact the clinic on 5721 2167.

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LOCAL residents are being urged to contribute blood to a new study seeking to understand rates of Japanese encephalitis infection (JEV) throughout the region.

A study set to be undertaken by the Ovens Murray Public Health Unit (OM PHU) will aim to better understand the rare mosquito-borne illness, analysing blood samples taken from up to 600 participants of all ages from throughout the North East to assist in vaccination planning and other prevention activities.

Indigo and Wodonga local government areas were recently identified as priority areas for a free JEV vaccination courtesy of the State Government, with those between the age of 50 and 65 who work in a role that is largely outdoors for more than four a hours a day initially eligible.

The potentially serious disease often carries very few symptoms, with only one per cent of individuals experiencing a fever and headache as a result of infection.

“It is possible for people to have been infected and to have recovered from JEV without knowing it,” OM PHU operation director Jody Bellette said.

MOSQUITOBORNE DISEASE: A regional study will seek to further understand local rates of Japanese encephalitis.

PHOTO: AAP “The amount of rainfall recently points to mosquito numbers being extremely high in our area and it’s important we are preparing for this from a public health perspective.”

A first phase of the test has already begun at participating Dorevitch Pathology clinics at Wangaratta, Wodonga and Rutherglen, with people already booked for a blood test asked to provide another vial to be tested for JEV. A second phase of the study later this year will ask 600 participants to provide blood samples specifically for the study.

Those ineligible to take part in the study include those previously vaccinated against the virus, those diagnosed with the virus or anyone born in Asian countries such as: Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, Guam, India, Indonesia, Ja-

pan, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Russia, Saipan, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste or Vietnam.

Ms Bellette said future community engagement programs around vaccination information were in the works.

“This will be particularly important for people who are outdoors for paid employment, those who work with or own pigs, and people who work with mosquitoes in laboratories or the natural environment,” she said.

She also urged residents to taken necessary precautions to avoid mosquito bites, including wearing loose clothing, wearing insect repellent, using mosquito netting and screens where possible and removing water-holding containers where mosquitoes may breed.

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NATIONAL STROKE WEEK

Lee-Anne says always act fast in the face of a stroke

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EING grateful for family and friends and appreciating how lucky we are in life is what still resonates with Lee-Anne O’Brien, three years after suffering the first in a series of life-changing strokes.

The Benalla resident was 60 years old in 2019 and admits she knew little about strokes, when she woke after falling asleep watching the football on television and found she was slurring her words.

She could walk and otherwise felt well, but rang Nurse on Call and was advised to go and look in a mirror and see if she could smile.

“I couldn’t do it, so she said she’d ring an ambulance, and that was the start of the journey,” said Lee-Anne.

“We had no history of it in the family - it was just out of left field - and we still don’t know what caused it.”

Admitted to Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) on that Friday night, a CT scan showed Lee-Anne had suffered a minor stroke, but it wasn’t until just after lunch the next day, when she rang the bell and told staff she had an awful headache, that the real drama began.

“The last thing I

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remember is being rushed out to have another CT scan and I don’t remember anything for a fortnight after that,” she said.

During that time there are recollections of people coming into ICU to visit her - and she knew she was in a hospital - but she couldn’t really gauge much else.

She says it was a frightening time for her family but it wasn’t until she got out of ICU and was examined by Dr Penny Smith that she found out what had happened to her.

Lee-Anne had suffered another six strokes during that time which left her unable to walk, paralysed down the left side and struggling to speak.

It meant she had to be lifted out of bed by a hoist to shower or use the toilet.

She was admitted to the Thomas Hogan Rehabilitation Centre at NHW where she began a four-month road to recovery involving physical and occupational therapy sessions twice daily.

“I didn’t realise just how

FULL SUPPORT: Lee-Anne O’Brien (at right) says she built a strong bond with staff at Northeast Health including nurse unit manager Kirsty James (left) and the Thomas Hogan Rehabilitation Centre team during her four month recovery from a series of strokes.

Focus on stroke NATIONAL Stroke Week runs until this Sunday.

Stroke is one of Australia’s biggest killers and a leading cause of disability.

More than 27,400 Australians will experience a stroke this year, or one every 19 minutes.

The Stroke Foundation is encouraging the community to learn the F.A.S.T (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) signs of stroke to ensure more people can receive the lifesaving treatment they need after stroke and will be able to enjoy more of life’s precious moments.

For more information on strokes visit https:// strokefoundation.org.au/ important speech is to you,” she said.

“One thing you learn is your brain takes time to heal and you learn to read the signs of your own body.

“Every stroke is different and the best thing everyone can learn is FAST - face, arm, speech and time - and that time is very important to act on.

“If you notice a small droop - not just in the mouth but in the eyes - act fast, because the quicker you can get to medical help no matter where it is, the better off you will be.”

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ee-Anne had to learn to walk again and she says her biggest accomplishment was being able to get to the toilet by herself after having to rely on others to

hoist her out of bed.

She said it was confronting to go from being totally independent and able to do whatever she liked, when she liked, only weeks before, to then be completely reliant on others.

“But I count myself as one of the lucky ones because I still had my mind and I could speak,” she said.

Determined to get back on her feet, Lee-Anne applied herself to the rehabilitation process and credits the staff at NHW and the rehabilitation unit for their “incredible” support.

Her left arm still doesn’t work, but she was able to walk out of hospital on a special walking frame, much to the surprise of everyone at the hospital.

For the next couple of months she continued to have physiotherapy and achieved her next major goal - using a crutch but able to walk at her daughter Erin’s wedding.

Lee-Anne said she also couldn’t have done it without the support of her husband Michael, daughters Natalie and Erin, and a network of family and friends, including the girls at My Little Patch.

She said being able to stay local while receiving treatment meant they were nearby which played a big part in her recovery, as did the team at NHW.

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oday Lee-Anne has full feeling in her left arm and is still trying to get it to work; repeating her mantra of “never say never”.

After suffering a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) mini-stroke just last week and spending four days in hospital, she knows further strokes are possible, but having good medical support nearby helps.

“The important thing is not to give up, be strong and say ‘I can still do things’,” she said.

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“Never say never - there are always ways and means of doing things - it may not be as quick as you used to, but be happy with what you can do and how far you’ve come from day one.

“It is a journey, and a hard journey at times, but you don’t give up.”

Lee-Anne’s positive outlook, can-do attitude and determination to remain as independent as possible, is truly inspiring.

“I think sometimes we look at too big a picture, instead of just being thankful for what we’ve got, like our family and friends,” she said.

“And also it’s important to do what you can today don’t put anything off.”

Lee-Anne said we are very lucky to be in this country and to have the facilities at NHW available to us in this region.

“We have such a good team at the hospital and as strange as it sounds, I had a wonderful time with the staff at Thomas Hogan - they were marvellous - I couldn’t fault them,” she said.

“I laughed and cried - and when I cried they really supported me - it was amazing and I still cherish it.”

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BLOOD banks across Australia have been bolstered by almost 21,000 donors since the lifting of the United Kingdom ‘mad cow’ blood donor ban.

A slew of first time donors, including a number at Wangaratta’s Norton Street site, have come forward to give valuable blood and plasma, after a rule prohibiting anyone who lived in the UK for six months or more between 1980 and 1996 from donating was lifted late last month.

Some 20,711 additional donors joined the blood pool across Australia in the last week of July, with Lifeblood Australia spokesperson Shae Burns lauding the efforts of Wangaratta region residents who had done their part.

“It’s been wonderful seeing a boost in people donating for the first time at the Wangaratta donor centre,” she said.

“Lifeblood wants to say a huge thank you to everyone who was previously affected by the UK ‘mad cow’ rule and is now eligible to donate.

“Given how challenged we have been in recent months with COVID-19, colds, flus and floods impacting the blood supply, this response is very welcomed.”

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WELCOME ALL: A British theme was clearly visible as Wangaratta Lifeblood employees (from left) Karen Handgren, Kerry Henderson, Mel Knowland and Shae Burns have welcomed blood donors who had previously been excluded due to the UK’s ‘Mad Cow Disease’ outbreak late last century. of donor services, Cath Stone, said one in every six donors attending clinics Australia-wide had been impacted by the rule change.

“It has been truly incredible to see so many generous people ready to roll up their sleeves and start saving lives as soon as the change was announced,” she said.

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Last week to book early

FESTIVAL goers only have a few weeks left to purchase their early bird tickets to Australia’s much loved regional music event, the 2022 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues.

This year’s festival runs from Friday, October 28 to Sunday, October 30 and features Australia’s premier jazz and blues artists, inspired international collaborations and the annual National Jazz Awards.

Festival chair Dave Fuller said this year they are excited to present an Australian-centric program featuring local artists, expatriates returning from abroad and international artists collaborating with locals.

“It will be a three day celebration of incredible homegrown talent,” he said.

A number of artists have already been announced and on August 19 - a day after early bird tickets close - the remainder of the program will be revealed.

Among those already announced is First Nations musician and songwriter Jess Hitchcock, who in a world premiere performance revisits her jazz roots in a festival curated project of new arrangements of lesser known standards and originals.

Finnish pianist Kari Ikonen returns for a world premiere collaboration with

More to revealed this month for Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and blues line-up

HOT TICKETS: Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows are among the artists taking to the Merriwa Park Blues Stage for this year’s Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues.

Melbourne-based bassist Helen Svoboda and Austrianbased Brazilian composer/ guitarist, while Emiliano Sampaio brings to the festival a collaborative iteration of his renowned ‘Mereau’ nonete, featuring players from Brazil, Germany and Australia.

Festival favourites, Wanderlust, convene from across Australia to celebrate their 30th anniversary at the festival.

The always imaginative and innovative Scott Tinkler brings together a collection of

Australia’s finest improvisers in the Antripodean Collective.

The powerhouse collaborative ensemble, This World, draws together the awe-inspiring talents of Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson and Jonathan Schwartz.

Making their festival debut are experimental jazz artists, Queensland duo Shamin featuring Sophie Min (piano) and Benjamin Shannon (drums), and Tasmania’s Julius Schwing Trio.

2021 National Jazz Awards winner, pianist Matthew

Thomson will perform with his Sydney trio comprising of 2018 NJA winner Alex Hirlian on drums and Jaques Emery on bass.

Each year the National Jazz Awards focus on a particular instrument and the guitar will be in the spotlight this year.

The prize pool includes cash and studio time along with national recognition with entries now open and submission details outlined on the festival website.

The Merriwa Park Blues

Stage will be a hot bed of brass and scintillating sounds, where The Black Sorrows will play their classic hits alongside songs from their latest blues album, and Australia’s Queen of Blues Fiona Boyes with her band, The Fortune Tellers, will light up the stage.

Melbourne’s very own Checkerboard Lounge is set to deliver its dynamic take on classic blues, soul and originals.

This festival favourite outfit is made up of singing

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Other Blues program highlights include Rob Susz (Dynamic Hypnotics) with his funky blues and soul combo, The Continental Blues Party and This Way North (Best Regional Act 2018 - The Age Music Victoria Awards) featuring the explosive energy and expansive sounds of Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy.

The festival culminates in a joyous celebration of brass and groove with a free event in Merriwa Park.

Musicians from the Wangaratta community and surrounds collaborate with funky New Orleans brass band Horns of Leroy and Zimbabwe-born star on the rise and recent runner up on The Voice, Thando.

“Australian musicians are among the best in the world.

We simply have a unique and bold way of making jazz and blues in this country, and it’s time to put our creators front and centre, loud and proud,” said co-artistic directors Eugene Ball and Scott Solimo.

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Woman was found safe after son falsely reports shooting A MAN who made a number of false reports to emergency services claiming to have shot his mother, did so as retribution after she bought him the wrong tobacco pouch.

The 52-year-old faced Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court earlier this week, pleading guilty to filing a false report to police after calling emergency service crews 21 separate times on the night of January 20 this year.

Prosecutor Leading Senior Constable Stuart Pritchard said the accused had contacted dispatch around 10:18pm claiming to have shot his mother, with five police crews and four ambulances

promptly convening at her Wangaratta address.

LSC Pritchard said police officers prepared for an active shooter in the vicinity, drawing their firearms as they approached the house, before the accused’s mother emerged from the home unharmed and informed officers her son had been at her address since 12 hours earlier.

She said the accused had left the address agitated after she purchased him a 30gm pouch of tobacco instead of the 50gm pouch he had requested, and suggested he had likely contacted police as a “means of retaliation”.

The accused was later arrested

unarmed at his Wangaratta home.

Defence counsel Geoff Clancy said his client was diagnosed as having schizophrenia and had a pattern of making phone calls while under duress.

He told the court the accused had spent 65 days on remand for similar offending in 2014, before details of his condition were acknowledged and he was released on bond.

“It just seems to be a trigger point - when he’s under stress and under pressure, he makes phone calls,” he said.

“It’s a coping mechanism - eventually he’s going to put his liberty at risk.”

Magistrate Ian Watkins said it was vital the accused continued to abide by an existing community treatment order, and imposed a further 12 month community corrections order with conviction.

He said the behaviour, which had diverted significant emergency resources, had endangered lives during a period when emergency services are increasingly stretched thin.

“It was 21 calls you should never have made,” he said.

“Emergency services have been really stretched - the police have better things to do at the minute.

“It could potentially jeopardise someone’s life.”

GOTAFE event jumpstarts key conversations on training and education FOLLOWING the success of last year’s virtual Community Connector Lunches, GOTAFE recently hosted an industry engagement event in Wangaratta, focusing on the unique challenges and needs of the community in relation to education delivery and development.

The invitation-only lunch involved a panel discussion and workshop to address the region’s post-COVID workforce needs and to understand the value of education in shaping the future of the region.

GOTAFE board members were joined by stakeholders from key industries including agriculture, manufacturing, trades, health, education providers and employment services, along with

ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION: Business and community engagement manager at Solar Integrity, Bobbi McKibbin, speaking as a part the of the panel for the Communuity Connector Lunch hosted by GOTAFE Wangaratta. local government representatives and politicians including Dr Helen Haines (MHR, Indi).

Key themes and issues were raised at the event, such as upskilling the local workforce, providing education and employment support to emerging industries, and improving access

to housing and family support services like daycare.

Reducing barriers for regional people to re-enter the workforce, and to grow opportunities for young people and women were also discussed at length.

Hannah Turnbull, executive director of strategy and

governance at GOTAFE, said the networking events provided a valuable opportunity for two-way conversations about regional priorities.

“The discussions inform GOTAFE’s future strategic directions and priorities across all our campuses,” she said.

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Saturday fundraiser will support Bali community A FUNDRAISING event which will combine live entertainment, auctions, raffles and more, all while supporting the Balinese community, will be held at Café Martini on Saturday night.

Spokesperson Shane Crispin said the WOW Bali Fundraiser, sponsored by Wangaratta and Indigo Computers, will feature music by Cool Schools 2018 winner Jai Crispin, a live interview cross to Supercar driver Zak Best and an auction of sought-after memorabilia, and raise money for a range of projects happening on the ground helping the people of Bali in different ways.

“COVID-19 has decimated the island’s economy which has had a huge impact on its people - in particular the most disadvantaged cohorts,” he said.

“The public’s support will be invaluable in helping us raise some much-needed funds for five Balinese organisations.”

Shane has already taken lots of sporting, educational supplies and essential items for the many charities he supports in Bali with the help of people from North East Victoria.

He has also been an invited guest at the Bali Australian Consulate as part of a Bali Bombing Remembrance event which he said was life-changing.

“Three parents spoke that day from the UK, Australia, and Indonesia of the loss of their children in the 2002 Bali bombings,” he said.

“Seeing the three very different parents from different worlds hugging each other so tight - it was something I will never forget.

“The words of the Indonesian father said it all - ‘kejahatan tidak sebanding dengan cinta’ which is evil is no match for love.

“We know that the bombings

Info session on dyslexia at Thoona THOONA CWA will be holding an information session on dyslexia at the Thoona Hall on Monday, August 15 from 1.30pm.

The event will feature guest speaker Sally Beulke from Dyslexia Victoria, followed by afternoon tea and a chat.

All are welcome with RSVP required for catering purposes by calling Heather on 0428 652 347.

Discover unheard stories next week DEAF and hard-of-hearing storytellers will be showcased during a film festival to be held in Wangaratta on August 17.

Soundfair’s Unheard Stories Film Festival, which includes a film featuring Wangaratta woman Tracey McGeehan, will be held at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre from 4pm on Wednesday, August 17.

Soundfair is a not-for-profit organisation committed to hearing equality, and all proceeds from ticket sales for the film festival will support its future work.

The event is sponsored by Northeast Health Wangaratta, Hearing Australia and Northeast Earcare.

There will be an Auslan interpreter available on the night, films will have closed captions, and the building is accessible.

Tickets are just $5.50 per person and can be purchased at www.soundfair.org.au/ unheard-stories EVERYONE’S A WINNER: Luke Chilcott, Namita Sharma and Shane Crispin welcome everyone to the WOW Bali Fundraiser on Saturday night at Café Martini, where there’ll be a huge range of auction items to buy and prizes to be won.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling were a tragedy for two North East families and that’s why we are so passionate about helping our Balinese family - like Archie Roach sang ‘Let love rule’.”

The WOW Bali Fundraiser will support projects such as Mudfish No Plastics, educating children and their communities about the dangers of single use plastics and providing practical solutions.

It will also support Helping Hands Across the Sands deliver educational programs including to the TIP School and surrounding community.

Also receiving financial assis-

tance will be the Yayasan Team Action Amed, allowing them to expand their recyclable plastic for the food exchange program, the YPAC Special School, and the English Corner Community providing free English programs for 300 young people and funding the purchase of books for the student library.

Local sponsors have generously donated a range of items for the raffle and silent auction including vouchers, and live auction items include Indigenous artwork by artists Two Deadly Sisters, a Shell V Power Rac-

ing Team Cap signed by Scott McLaughlin and a soccer ball signed by Matilda’s and Tottenham Hotspurs striker Kyah Simon.

It all starts at 6pm, with drinks available at bar prices and meals able to be purchased on the night.

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The VFF is urging farmers from the region to raise current issues in livestock agriculture, with main topics to include biosecurity, animal welfare and local council rates.

VFF vice–president Danyel Cucinotta, who will be attending the meeting along with VFF general manager of policy Charles Everist, said she is looking forward to hearing what farmers within the Wangaratta region have to say.

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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEKEND Wangaratta Farmers Market

Wisdom of the Past: Chris Thorne will be on display until September 21.

THE next Wangaratta Farmers Market will be held tomorrow morning in the grounds of the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Shop at stalls showcasing locally grown winter produce and artisan products and meet the makers.

Broken items can also be brought along for repair by volunteers at the Wang Repair Café, which will at the market from 8am until 12pm.

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Cathedral’s Alice in Wonderland CATHEDRAL College Wangaratta will present a brand new musical

A PASSIONATE PALLETE: A new exhibition which features a collection of artist Sue Hourigan’s best works, capturing sunlit subjects full of life in captivating rural settings, has opened at the Art Gallery on Ovens in the laneway off Murphy Street. Sue is renowned for her traditional painting style, honed over 30 years, and combines realism with the romantic tones and colours of the seasons found in our local landscape. See these beautiful paintings today, Monday and Thursday from 10am until 4pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 2pm with entry free. It runs until August 22.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling version of the timeless classic Alice in Wonderland at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre this weekend.

The audience will be taken down the rabbit hole with zany characters, mad tea parties, flamingo croquet on the lawn, and dancing playing cards, all in a land where nothing is as it seems.

Featuring everyone’s favourite characters in a magical musical for the whole family, shows will be held tonight and tomorrow and tickets are available at www.wpacc. com.au.

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Chris Thorne’s wisdom in art

AN exhibition of artworks made by local students in the King Valley cluster who have been working in partnership with artists and the Wangaratta Art Gallery is open in Gallery 2.

This creative learning program was delivered over a six month period and the resulting exhibition includes drawing machines, solarography prints, wind drawings, video and sculptural works.

The exhibition will run until September 11.

AN exhibition of new work from local aboriginal artist Chris Thorne is now on display in the foyer of the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre.

The collection expresses his personal journey connecting to his culture, celebrating traditional stories in a contemporary world mixed with his own view of what he has heard and learnt.

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ALLEGRO Theatre Company will present the play The Shoe-Horn Sonata opening at the Uniting Church Hall in Yarrawonga tonight with show also on August 6, 12 and 13.

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NORTH EAST NATURALLY

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

By IAN DAVIDSON and CHRIS TZAROS THE Yellow-billed Spoonbill is one of the more unusual waterbirds found in our region.

It is distinguished by a spatulashaped bill as it walks through shallow water in the wetlands.

The bill is a feeding adaption which allows this bird to specialise in foraging for invertebrates in deep, muddy water.

Instead of searching for food by looking for it, the sensitive tip of the spoonbill’s bill enables the bird to feel for its food.

The spoonbill walks through the water, sweeping its bill from side to side in a series of arcs or crescent-shaped movements, and when it detects a small animal, it is quickly grabbed and swallowed.

The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is a large, white waterbird with a yellow face and, as mentioned a spoon-shaped bill and yellow legs and feet.

During breeding season, the facial skin is outlined in black, the lacy outer wing plumes are tipped black and there are long hackles on its upper breast.

Out of breeding, the face is yellow with no black outline and the lacy plumes and hackles are

reduced or absent.

Young birds are like adults.

This bird is found wherever suitable habitat occurs across Australia, particularly in the north and well-watered inland areas, but is less common in coastal regions.

It is an occasional visitor to Lord Howe Island and New Zealand.

The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is found in the shallows of freshwater wetlands, lagoons, swamps, large and small dams and sometimes in dry pastures.

The Yellow-billed Spoonbill feeds on aquatic insects and their larvae, using its bill to sweep shallow waters for prey.

The spatulate bill has many vibration detectors, called papillae, on the inside of the spoon, which means the bird can feel for prey items even in murky water and can feed by day or night.

Once food is caught, it lifts its bill up and lets the items slide down its throat.

When food is plentiful groups of birds may feed side by side, presumably assisting in

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Celebrating all things footy

By KURT HICKLING RESIDENTS from the Rangeview Private Nursing Home were treated to something special and very much Australian this week.

Footy Colours Day was celebrated in an iconic way with residents wearing their hats, scarfs and beanies in support of their favourite team while eating traditional warm winter food such as party pies, chips and hotdogs.

The occasion was made

that little bit extra special with O&M players from the Wangaratta Magpies and Wangaratta Rovers such as Zac Sartore, Brayden George, Archer Gardner, Foster Gardner and Ben Reid greeting the residents and spending some quality time by talking all things football, grabbing a quick photo and joining in on some games.

The residents, particularly Wang Magpies’ fans, are looking forward to all things finals football in the next few weeks.

BULLSEYE: Isabel Hookey shows off her remarkable skills with a perfect shot.

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HANDOVER: John Dore-Smith is thrilled to be given a jumper which was worn by Wangaratta Magpies’ coach Ben Reid.

QUALITY TIME: Sue Cribbes talks all things football with players Foster Gardiner and Zac Sartore.

SOAKING UP THE ATMOSPHERE: Barry Brett flies the Collingwood colours.

SEE THE BOMBERS FLY UP: Carol Henry dons the red and black as she enjoys the social event.

FOOTBALL YARN: Wally Parker pauses for a quick photo with Wangaratta Magpies’ star Brayden George.

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Tour the facilities at GOTAFE Open Day ALL those considering what future career or educational opportunities might be available to them are encouraged to visit an Open Day event being held at GOTAFE’s Wangaratta Docker Street Campus on Saturday, August 20.

GOTAFE executive director of attraction and engagement, Angela McLeod, said last year’s Open Day event was virtual due to COVID, so they are excited to welcome the com-

munity back to the campus.

“Community members will be able to tour our facilities, talk to careers advisors, meet our trainers, participate in fun activities, enjoy free food and live music and learn more about what we have on offer,” she said.

“If you’re unsure about what you want to do in the future, Open Day is a great opportunity to explore all your options, find your passion, and find out

what studying at GOTAFE is all about.”

GOTAFE offers over 120 courses across 11 campuses and it says with a flexible learning environment, hands-on training, modern facilities and equipment, it helps students graduate with job-ready skills and prepares them for success in their chosen field.

“GOTAFE is working hard to address unemployment and job vacancies across all industries

in the region,” said Ms McLeod.

“We offer 36 free TAFE priority courses for in-demand fields including community services, nursing, technical trades and cyber security.”

GOTAFE’s Open Day event will take place on Saturday 20 August from 10am to 2pm at GOTAFE Docker Street Campus.

To find out more, visit www. gotafe.vic.edu.au/whats-on/ openday or call 1800 GOTAFE (468 233).

Students are all geared up thanks to community

By SIMONE KERWIN STUDENTS at local schools are broadening their view of workplace options, thanks to a ‘community kindness project’ coordinated by NE Tracks Local Learning and Employment Network, and now expanded with community support.

The State Government-funded NE Tracks LLEN works with schools and other organisations in the Rural City of Wangaratta, as well as Benalla and Mansfield, to achieve higher rates of school retention and participation in education, training and employment for young people aged 10 to 19.

Among its programs is a work safety boot and clothing bank, which was initiated two years ago to assist disadvantaged young people unable to afford the necessary safety gear to undertake work experience and structured workplace learning placements.

Community sponsors have supported the bank, which was previously only able to support 20 students each term by providing the gear, with a strong focus on the most disadvantaged students.

This meant that at peak times during school placement weeks, the bank was unable to fill all requests for assistance, which resulted in some students missing opportunities to experience the world of work, hindering their work-readiness and network-building capacity.

It also meant new placements needed to be arranged so students were able to comply with

Youth urged to have their say in survey MISSION Australia is calling on young people aged 15 to 19 across the North East to have their say in Youth Survey 2022 before it closes on August 31.

Youth Survey is the largest of its kind, and last year more than 4601 young people in Victoria shared their personal concerns, aspirations, and views on broader issues.

In 2021, young people said the most important issues in Australia were the COVID-19 pandemic, the environment, and equity and discrimination.

Alarmingly, more than one in 30 of young people surveyed in Victoria said they had experienced homelessness for the first time during the pandemic.

Mission Australia chief executive officer Sharon Callister said life in a post-COVID world was rapidly changing, and highlighted the importance of listening to what young people are saying.

“We know from last year’s results that they were heavily impacted by lockdowns and were severely affected in a range of ways including mental health, education and employment,” she said.

The results of Youth Survey are used by governments to inform policies, and give insight to families and individuals hoping to gain further understanding of what young people are thinking and experiencing.

“Many don’t feel heard, so this is a great opportunity to have a say and be part of change. The more respondents we have, the more insightful and robust the results will be,” Mrs Callister said.

Mission Australia’s Youth Survey 2022 is open to all young people aged between 15 to 19 years who are living in Australia, and takes less than 15 minutes to complete. It can be accessed via www. missionaustralia.com.au

Leadership scholarships on offer across nation EXPLORING INDUSTRY: Sarah Thompson, Into Our Hands Community Foundation executive officer, with Wangaratta High School students (from left) Baylea Young, Jessica Jackson, Zarah De La Rue, Summah Pausic, Izabelle Fisher and Daphne Allsop, Clyde Hawkins from Fitweld Engineering, NE Tracks LLEN staff member Shane Crispin, and Michael Ciccia from JJ’s Waste and Recycling during the tour of Fitweld Engineering on Monday.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling employers’ safety and dress code requirements.

However, thanks to a recent contribution of $8500 from JJ’s Waste and Recycling through the Into Our Hands Community Foundation, the work boot and clothing bank has been expanded.

“This kind funding will mean we can now bridge the gap and support these extra students who were unable to access the bank previously,” NE Tracks LLEN staff member Shane Crispin said.

“It will allow us to purchase

appropriate storage and more thorough cleaning equipment to allow the bank to operate more effectively and safely.

“We know that if a student has all the necessary uniform and safety equipment, they have a positive, confident approach to their work placement, resulting in a more positive experience for both parties.

“We cannot thank JJ’s Waste and Recycling enough for the funding, and Into Our Hands for making it happen for us.”

Michael Ciccia from JJ’s Waste and Recycling said the

business was excited to support the initiative.

“The bank will make a big difference to young people’s safety and confidence in the workplaces they interact with,” he said.

A group of Wangaratta High School students toured Wangaratta’s Fitweld Engineering on Monday, enjoying an industry tour while geared up in their boots and clothing from the bank.

For more information about the work safety boot and clothing bank, contact Shane Crispin on 0427 712 634.

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New $28.8m police station to serve Benalla community THE Victorian Government has this week released designs for a brand-new fit-for-purpose police station to be constructed in Benalla.

The $28.8 million police station will be constructed on the existing land, which also houses the Benalla Magistrates Court with a link to the adjoining Court Services Victoria building.

The 24-hour Benalla Police Station will support a variety of specialist units including the Criminal Investigation Unit, Water Police, Family Violence Unit, Highway Patrol, Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team, Crime Prevention/Neighbourhood Watch Officer and a Youth Resources Officer.

Attorney General and Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, said that to further support victims of crime, the station will have better separation of witnesses and victims from offenders including more private spaces, secure rooms for interviewing people, a safe space for people in custody to have visitors and improved management of seized property and evidence at the station.

“Planning and further designs are underway, with a construction ten-

WELCOME NEWS: Inspector Dave Ryan (left), Jaclyn Symes MP and Superintendent Shane Cashman on the site where the new police station will be built.

FUTURE VISION: An artist impression of the new Benalla Police Station.

der to be released in October 2022,” she said.

“Construction is due to start later this year and the station is expected to be operational by early 2024.

“The services provided by Benalla police will not be impacted throughout the build.

“The current Benalla Police Station is old, run-down and certainly not fit to service the growing community.

“This new station will give police the headquarters they deserve, be more supportive for victims of crime and be more secure for housing offenders.

“These new designs are an exciting step towards building the new police station that Benalla locals deserve.””

Ms Symes said the government’s record investment of $4.5 billion in Victoria Police is delivering 3637 new sworn police officers, as well as state-of the-art intelligence systems, new technology and new and upgraded police stations.

“In addition, the Victorian Budget 2022-23 will see an additional 502 police officers and 50 Protective Service Officers hit the front-line over the next two years,” she said.

Police urging motorcyclists to stick to the law when going bush

By BRODIE EVERIST MYRTLEFORD police are reminding motorcyclists that road rules apply on bush trails and other public land, and they will be fined if they are not following the law.

“A minority think the road rules don’t apply to riding a trail bike in the bush or on other public land because they don’t look like conventional roads - this is

a misconception,” Sergeant Domenica Hunkin of Myrtleford police said.

“All road rules apply whether it’s an informal single track, open fire trail, main forestry road or a camp ground.

“Police regularly patrol these environments.”

Sgt Hunkin reminded motorcyclists that many riding offences carry heavy fines and demerit points.

Failure to wear an approved helmet will result in a fine over $370 and demerit points.

“A good quality, proper fitting helmet can be the difference between life and death,” Sgt Hunkin said.

Motorcyclists must also comply with their licence conditions.

Requirements of a motorcycle licence may include wearing a high-

visibility vest, displaying L or P plates, carrying your licence, and driving a motorcycle approved under the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme (LAMS).

Unlicenced motorcycle riding carries a fine of more than $925, while failing to display L or P plates can result in a fine of over $185 and P plate riders will gain demerit points.

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torcycle carries a fine of $925.

“Ensure that your bike is registered and meets the required standards,” Sgt Hunkin said.

“Headlights, tail lights and brake lights are all about your safety and the safety of others.

“Make sure you know the conditions of recreational registrations - riding outside these conditions makes you unregistered.”

Sgt Hunkin also warned of underage riding on bush trails and other public areas.

“You cannot obtain a motorcycle learner permit until you are 18 years old,” she said.

“This means children cannot ride any form of motorcycles in public areas or on public roads, including mini bikes, fun bikes, pit bikes and more.”

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New pool bid part of review of all shire sports facilities

Mobile network issues in Bright lead to SES confusion

By BRODIE EVERIST

By BRODIE EVERIST

AMID calls for a new swimming pool in Myrtleford, Alpine Shire mayor Sarah Nicholas has said master planning is underway to review recreation and aquatic facilities across the shire.

“We are in the process of securing a sport and recreation expert to engage with user groups, stakeholders and the broader community to develop these master plans,” Cr Nicholas said.

“The plans will include an assessment of the existing aquatics facilities including location, demand, condition and possible future concepts, and provide us with a clear way forward.

“When it comes to recreation and aquatic facilities - which can often be quite costly to build - it’s vital that we get the location, and POOL BID: Myrtleford Swim Club president Helen Howell and committee member Kristy Corcoran said type of facility right. they have received lots of support for their calls for a new swimming pool.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist “This master planning will ensure we can develop a sustainable, tegic actions were identified - the shire, connect with key user groups, munity support for a new facility.

Myrtleford Swimming Club is well-researched plan for the future first is to develop master plans for community members and other the active sport and recreation stakeholders to gain an understand- backing the call, and committee of our recreation facilities.”

The Alpine Sport and Active Rec- facilities in Myrtleford township, ing of the demand for aquatic fa- member Kristy Corcoran said they reation Plan was developed and Mount Beauty Sport and Educa- cilities and make recommendations had received a positive response tion Precinct, and Pioneer Park in based on this information,” she said. from the community about an upadopted by council last year.

According to council, an up- dated aquatic facility.

According to council, the plan Bright,” Cr Nicholas said.

“We’re really pleased that the AlThe mayor said the Alpine Sport grade to the pool in Myrtleford is included engagement with local sporting groups and the broader and Active Recreation Plan also planned between the 2025 and 2029 pine Shire is supportive of our call for a new pool,” she said. community, to gain an understand- recommended the development financial years.

“We understand these things In July Ovens Valley state MP ing of the opportunities and chal- of an aquatics master plan for the Tim McCurdy said the current pool don’t happen overnight, and extenlenges facing sport and active rec- whole of the Alpine Shire.

“This plan will investigate the isn’t fit for purpose and has since sive planning is vital to ensure its reation across the shire.

“A number of important stra- current aquatics facilities across the started an e-petition to gather com- viability.”

EMERGENCY services are being impacted when Bright’s mobile network is overloaded during peak visitation periods.

Bright SES controller Roy Kennedy has said the network overload can impact their messaging systems, leading to confusion over responses to local incidents.

SES units communicate with each other through the mobile network to say who is responding to an incident, and without that information they can accidentally send more teams than necessary to a location.

“The information in our supplementary alerting system comes in anything up to 15 minutes later,” Mr Kennedy said.

“Members can’t say I’m coming or not coming, so it has the potential to delay our response.

“It also has the potential to mean we make incorrect decisions, because we think there’s no people turning out to the job, when in fact there are.”

Pressure on Bright’s mobile network during periods when the resident population rises between five to 10 fold has prevented businesses using EFTPOS or accessing cloud based apps.

In response, there is a local push to expand a free Wi-Fi network in Bright by local businesses.

Two weeks ago Vodafone said a recent network sharing deal with Telstra will significantly boost their coverage across regional Australia, including Bright.

In July Telstra said they had recently upgraded capacity for their transmission network in Bright and had upgraded the Telstra 4G capacity of the Apex Hill site in February.

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The silent threat Ian Wales opens up about his brush with prostate cancer, urges p g more open p discourse FOR an increasing number of men in Australia, the threat of prostate cancer is a possibility and for one in eight men, a reality - Myrtleford Football Netball Club president Ian Wales is one of those affected.

Diagnosed with category three prostate cancer back in March, Mr Wales underwent surgery to remove the tumour in July, and the prognosis is good.

According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCFA), prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer in Australian men with around 18,000 new diagnosis each year - sadly about 3300 men die from the disease annually.

While the threat of prostate cancer isn’t as openly discussed as other forms of the disease, Mr Wales said every man should be on the lookout and get screened regularly, because not everyone is as fortunate in their battle with prostate cancer.

“What has surprised me is, once you find out, the amount of people who have come forward and spoken to me and mentioned that over the years they’ve had issues or problems and operations,” he said.

“I think ‘far out, this is a hell of a lot more prevalent than what you think’, and that’s what made me wonder, do people just keep things to themselves?

“I don’t know whether they’re embarrassed or they just don’t talk about it, in typical men’s fashion.

“I’m a bit the other way, I don’t really care who knows - if it pushes someone or entices someone to go and get themselves checked and it works out to be a good thing for them, then that’s how it should be, that’s how I look at it.”

Mr Wales has long known he was at an increased risk of prostate cancer, given

SHARING HIS STORY: Ian Wales is speaking about his prostate cancer in the hope it encourages more more to be vigilant about their health.

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his family history, and he is urging more people to get tested and talk more openly about it.

“One of the things the surgeon told me in Albury, it (prostate cancer) has gotten to the stage where it’s as big if not bigger than breast cancer in women, but breast cancer in women is a lot more spoken about than prostate cancer in men,” he said.

“Blood tests aren’t 100 per cent right but it’s the best thing they’ve got at the moment.

“I spoke to my kids, I’ve got four boys, and just told them it’s something they’ve got to be aware of and alert to.

“The surgeon suggested I tell them to start looking and checking things from the age of 45, especially with a family history.

“It’s like any cancer, the earlier you get it, the more hope you’ve got.

“Just be on the lookout for it, and really just understand your body a bit and take notice of things that are happening rather than ignore them.

“If you think there’s something that needs to be checked, get it checked.”

As with anyone who has experienced a major health scare, Mr Wales has taken stock of things and has indicated he will not stay on as MFNC president - although he will still stay involved with the club.

Past president Michael Quirk has stepped in as the club’s interim president until a new one is elected at the upcoming annual general meeting.

HVP to Lions’ rescue after wood theft

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Bright Lions Club members (from left) John Thomas, Lory Torriero and Marie Thomas inspecting the newly delivered logs.

PLANTATION company HVP has donated logs to the Bright Lions Club after the club’s supply of wood, which supplies its weekly wood raffle, had been stolen.

According to committee member Jennifer Sgambelloni, club members were disappointed and frustrated when the stockpile of wood, which had been split, stacked and stored for the weekly winter wood raffle, was stolen

several weeks ago.

“Club members put in a lot of hard work to be able to run the raffle which bolsters our coffers over the winter months, so the loss of the wood was a massive blow,” she said.

The theft received a significant amount of comment on social media, and soon after HVP donated a load of logs which were dropped at the Lions’ wood yard

by Greenfreight.

Ms Sgambelloni said the incredible generosity of these two companies was greatly appreciated and it enables the club to continue its weekly wood raffle.

Members of the Lions Club of Bright can be found braving the winter cold in front of Bright IGA on Saturday mornings, selling raffle tickets for a trailer load of wood with the proceeds being directed to various community projects.

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New home for Chiltern VICSES unit volunteers

A BRAND new home for the Victoria State Emergency Service (VICSES) Chiltern Unit was officially unveiled on Saturday at its new location in Anderson Street, Chiltern.

The new facility will better support its volunteers to train and prepare for emergencies, and ensure they can strengthen their response capabilities for the Chiltern and surrounding area.

The unit has responded to more than 120 requests for assistance in the last financial year (2021/22), According to VICSES, the new local headquarters incorporates some environmentally sustainable design principles, which will enable the unit to continue to respond effectively to rescues, floods and storms as well as serve the local community through assisting Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the fire services.

The unit previously occupied a site located at the corner of Crawford and Howes streets, at the rear of the historic former shire council building.

This aging building required extensive upgrades to ensure the unit could adequately undertake training, store equipment, and run operations.

To help resolve the issues

Another tilt at the seat of Benambra AFTER swinging the formerly safe Liberal seat of Benambra closer to independent representation in the 2018 Victorian election, Baranduda local Jacqui Hawkins has announced her intention to run as an Independent once again in this year’s state election.

With family, friends and “Team Yellow” supporters by her side, Ms Hawkins officially announced her plans to run at a small celebratory event at Wodonga’s Junction Square this month.

She said she was keen to build on the momentum generated by her 2018 campaign, and to reiterate her commitment to representing the community as an Independent in state parliament.

Chiltern history comes alive through grant READY FOR ACTION: VICSES CEO Stephen Griffin, VICSES Chiltern Unit volunteer Jessica Zuber and Indigo Shire Mayor Bernard Gaffney at Saturday’s opening of the new headquarters. at the previous facility, Indigo Shire Council allocated land for a new site on Anderson Street.

VICSES chief executive officer, Stephen Griffin, said it was a fantastic example of local council working both collaboratively and cooperatively with VICSES, to ensure a site suitable for local VICSES volunteers and the important work they do.

The new facility includes comprehensively designed layouts, quality finishes, materials, and technology to suit the current needs of VICSES operations.

The new 375 square metre steel framed structure has been

purpose built to accommodate:  three motor bays - including two drive through bays (18.0 x 12.5 metres);  training/operations room (7.3 x 9.2 metres);  turn out room (3.7 x 3.8 metres);  dedicated communications room and unit office rooms; and  laundry and change amenity facilities.

Mr Griffin said the new fitfor-purpose facility reflected VICSES’ commitment and dedication to the local community and support the retention and recruitment of volunteers.

“The new and upgraded

Chiltern Unit will allow our fabulous volunteers to continue their important work in protecting the community and assisting in times of emergency,” he said.

“Our VICSES volunteers are extremely dedicated, and I am proud to open this fantastic new facility today, which is so well deserved by members and the community alike.

“Where we have seen investment in our facilities, we’ve seen a growth in volunteer numbers so it’s a great result here in Chiltern.”

A new local headquarters for the VICSES Wangaratta Unit was also opened last year.

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THE Victorian Government is helping bankroll local efforts to capture Chiltern’s diverse history, making it available for more people to discover and enjoy.

Chiltern Athenaeum Museum Incorporated has been granted $4000 for interpretive signage depicting the history of the Chiltern Swimming Pool.

The project was among 40 statewide to share in $350,000 in the latest round of Local History Grants run by Public Record Office Victoria to support community and history organisations to preserve, record and share Victoria’s local history.

Other successful projects across the state will help Victoria’s history reach everyone in the community through interactive online exhibitions, podcasts, e-books, history apps and oral histories.

Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, said passionate volunteers in Chiltern help play a vital role in preserving local history.

“We’re proud to back groups like the Chiltern Athenaeum Museum Incorporated in continuing this important work,” she said.

AUGUST 12 - 18

| 2022

Attractive location, beautiful family home A GREAT opportunity to secure this beautiful family home on a very low maintenance allotment, situated just metres from the Ovens River and walking paths.

The first level has a wonderful open formal entrance that leads through to the spacious lounge room and open plan kitchen area, featuring high quality timber cabinetry and a stunning bay window taking advantage of the beautiful garden views.

The master bedroom and full ensuite, also located on the ground floor, offers great access for all life stages.

Upstairs you will find the second and third bedrooms, plus a versatile study/ studio.

Additionally on the second floor there is a second living space and bathroom, ideal for the family or guests.

Comfort is assured with ducted gas heating and evaporative cooling throughout.

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The paved alfresco area enjoys a built in barbecue and excellent privacy, ideal for entertaining.

A double garage provides ample space with an additional store room suitable for a small work shop, all with the convenience of direct access into the home.

This property is a must to inspect for anyone looking to enjoy a quiet lifestyle with the benefit of being just minutes to Wangaratta’s CBD.

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Built on two levels, the accommodation runs to five bedrooms (three up, two down), three bathrooms with an additional toilet in one of the two, and double lock-up car garages.

The welcoming formal entry to the home is just one of the design features that gives the dwelling its special status.

An expansive open living space incorporates an excellent kitchen with quality appointments and a spacious butler’s pantry.

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Paul Reid

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Friday 19th August 2022 – 10:30am Wangaratta Saleyards ** To be interfaced with AuctionsPlus ** GROWN CATTLE JF & CC McKenzie – Springhurst (AWN) 30 Poll Hereford Steers 15-16 months ‘Wirruna & Eadsville’ Blood 8 Poll Hereford Heifers 15-16 months ‘Wirruna & Eadsville’ Blood AR Pastoral – Benalla (NUTR) 30 Angus/Hereford X Steers 13-14 months B & M Blackshaw - Oxley flats (CP) 23 Angus Hereford x steers 16-17 months drenched cattleque GA Pentown Pty Ltd – Chesney Vale (AWN) 8 Black Baldy Steers 15 months C Horan – Mansfield (CP) 4 Angus Steers 14 months 5in1 Drenched VB WEANED GF 4 Angus Heifers 14 months 5in1 Drenched VB WEANED GF Incurious Pty Ltd – Mansfield (NUTR) 7 Poll Hereford Heifers 15 months ‘Rotherfield’ blood SV & HJ Mahoney – Mansfield (CP) 4 Hereford Heifers 16 months ‘Fernhill’ Blood 7in1x2 VB WEANED GF

ANGUS STEERS Bowmans Forest Pty Ltd – Bowmans Forest (AWN) 200 Angus Steers 10-12 months ‘Alpine and Welcome Swallow’ Blood 5in1x3 GFO WEANED Mountain Fresh Livestock – Kinglake (CP) 75 Angus steers 10 – 11 months ‘Kelly Angus’ Blood 5in1 VB WEANED GFO AJ Smith – Byawatha (AWN) * EU * 75 Angus Steers 10-12 months ‘Jade Park & Table Top’ Blood Loxley Pastoral- Killawarra (ELD) 60 Angus steers 10-11 months ‘Jade Park & Table Top’ Blood 5 in1x2 Drenched VB WEANED GFO G, P & D Norman-Londrigan * EU * (NUTR) 58 Angus Steers 11-12 months ‘Banquet’ Blood Drenched 5in1 & Pestiguard WEANED Brian Mahoney ‘Springvale’ Mansfield (CP) 50 Angus Steers 10-11 months ‘Prime’ & ‘Lawson’ Blood 5in1x2 VB WEANED GF Robynvale Pastoral – Alexandra (ELD) 50 Angus steers 10 months ‘Te-Mania Blood’ VB WEANED GFO JJ Nolan ‘Woodlands’ – Laceby (ELD) 50 Angus Steers 10–11 months ‘Witherswood & ‘Alpine Angus’ Blood WEANED VB GFO G & CM Burrowes Pty Ltd – Moyhu (AWN) 50 Angus steers 10-11 months ‘Jade Park’ Blood WEANED B Cummins – Merton (NUTR) 50 Angus Steers 10-11 months ‘Kelly Angus’ & ‘Barragunda’ blood WEANED B & E Lundstrom – Mansfield (NUTR) 45 Angus Steers 11 months ‘Te Mania’ & ‘Dunoon’ blood Davilak Pastoral- Mansfield * EU * (CP) 44 Angus Steers 10-11 months ‘Glendaloch’ Blood 5in1x3 Drenched VB WEANED GF Hilston Enterprises – Moyhu (AWN) 30 Angus Steers 10-11 months ‘Alpine Angus’ Blood WEANED

Elders Oliver Mason 0409 295 826 Tom Davies 0431 149 191

Youngs Gap Past – Bonnie Doon (NUTR) 30 Angus Steers 11 months ‘Te Mania’ & ‘Anvil’ blood 5in1x2 WEANED KT & GR Vincent – Bobinawarrah (AWN) 25 Angus Steers 10-12 months ‘Fernhill’ Blood WEANED BJ & TL Stewart – Bonnie Doon (CP) 25 Angus Steers 10-11 months ‘Prime’ Blood 5in1 Drenched VB GF Homeleigh Holdings – Molyullah (NUTR) 24 Angus Steers 11-12 months ‘Jade Park’ Blood Drenched WEANED E Schranz – Strathbogie (ELD) 20 Angus Steers 7 months ‘Witherswood’ Blood 5 in 1 Drenched Somerset Pastoral Molyullah (ELD) 20 Angus steers 9-10 months ‘Table Top’ & ‘Jarobee’ Blood WEANED VB GFO P Brock – Oxley (ELD) 15 Angus Steers 9 months ‘Alpine Angus’ Blood VB WEANED A Watson – Whitfield (CP) 12 Angus Steers 10-11 months ‘Black Star’ Angus Blood VB WEANED GF AJ & JE Simpson ‘Araulen’ Docker (CP) 12 Angus steers 12 months ‘Araulen’ blood 2xVacc VB WEANED GA R Andrews- Mansfield (CP) 11 Angus X Steers 10-11 months ‘Glendaloch’ Blood 5in1x2 VB GF P Dawson – Merrijig (CP) 10 Angus Steers 10 -11 months ‘Riga’ Blood 7in1x2 Drenched VB GF Montgomery & McQueen – Laceby (NUTR) 8 Angus Steers 11 months ‘PJ Abode’ Blood 5in1 WEANED

EURO/HEREFORD X STEERS CJ & FL Holland- Mansfield (CP) 50 Angus & Black Baldy Steers 10 -11 months ‘The Glen’ & ‘Riga’ Blood 7in1x2 Drenched VB WEANED GF Granite Flat Past – Mitta Mitta * EU * (ELD) 40 Angus/Hereford x Steers 9-11 months ‘Jarobee & Table Top’ Blood 5in1x2 VB GFO N.E Accred SV & HJ Mahoney- Mansfield (CP) 35 Angus x Hereford Steers 10 - 11 months ‘Fernhill’ Blood 7in1x2 VB GF GD Bussell ‘ValleyFields’ Carboor (ELD) 20 Limo x Steers 10-11 months ‘Limstow’ Blood VB GFO S Holmes – Edi (AWN) 20 Angus & Poll Hereford Steers 10-12 months ‘Plantation & Techno Blood’ 7in1x2 WEANED GFO MA McFadden ‘Lowanna’ Kilfeera (CP) 12 Hereford steers 8 months ‘Lowanna’ blood drenched Dehorned 5in1x2 Greg Maroney – Wangaratta (AWN) 12 Angus & Black Baldy Steers 10-11 months ‘Welcome Swallow’ Blood Incurious Pty Ltd – Mansfield (NUTR) 12 Poll Hereford steers 10-11 months ‘Rotherfield’ blood WEANED

Corcoran Parker 02 6055 3888 Justin Keane 0427 927 500

AWN Peter Dargan 0436 474 250

Lisa Holmes – Edi (AWN) 8 Angus & Black Baldy Steers 10-12 months ‘Plantation Blood’ 7in1x2 GFO WEANED

ANGUS HEIFERS Mountain Fresh Livestock – Kinglake (CP) 75 Angus heifers 10 – 11 months ‘Kelly Angus’ Blood 5in1 VB WEANED GFO Pulitano Pastora– Merrijig (CP) 60 Angus Heifers 10 months ‘Welcome Swallow’ & ‘Fernhill’ Blood 5in1 Drenched VB WEANED GF Loxley Pastoral – Killawarra (ELD) 60 Angus heifers 10-11 months ‘Jade Park & Table Top’ Blood 5in1x2 Drenched VB WEANED GFO G & CM Burrowes Pty Ltd – Moyhu (AWN) 50 Angus heifers 10-11 months ‘Jade Park’ Blood WEANED B Cummins – Merton (NUTR) 50 Angus heifers 10-11 months ‘Kelly Angus’ & ‘Barragunda’ blood WEANED Davilak Pastoral – Mansfield * EU * (CP) 49 Angus heifers 10-11 months ‘Glendaloch’ Blood 5in1x3 Drenched VB WEANED GF B & E Lundstrom – Mansfield (NUTR) 45 Angus heifers 11 months ‘Te Mania’ & ‘Dunoon’ blood G, P & D Norman – Londrigan *EU * (NUTR) 40 Angus Heifers 11-12 months ‘Banquet’ Blood Drenched 5in1 & Pestiguard WEANED RT & GJ Hooper – Greta (CP) 40 Angus heifers 10-11 months ‘Jarobee & Dunoon’ Blood drenched WEAND VB GA KT & GR Vincent – Bobinawarrah (AWN) 25 Angus Heifers 10-12 months ‘Te Mania’ Blood WEANED AJ Smith – Byawatha (AWN) * EU * 20 Angus Heifers 10-12 months ‘Jade Park & Table Top’ Blood 5in1 ADE Arrest GFO WEANED P Brock – Oxley (ELD) 15 Angus Heifers 9 months ‘Alpine Angus’ Blood VB WEANED P Dawson – Merrijig (CP) 10 Angus Heifers 10-11 months ‘Riga’ Blood 7in1x2 Drenched VB GF R Andrews – Mansfield (CP) 7 Angus X Heifers, 10-11 months ‘Glendaloch’ Blood 5in1x2 VB GF

EURO/HEREFORD X HEIFERS CJ & FL Holland – Mansfield (CP) 35 Angus & Black Baldy heifers 10 – 11 months ‘The Glen’ & ‘Riga’ Blood 7in1x2 Drenched VB WEANED GF SV & HJ Mahoney – Mansfield (CP) 35 Angus x Hereford Heifers 10-11 months ‘Fernhill’ Blood 7in1x2 VB GF 5 Hereford Heifers 10-11 months ‘Fernhill’ Blood 7in1x2 VB GF Granite Flat Past – Mitta Mitta * EU * (ELD) 25 Angus/ Hereford x Heifers 9-11 months ‘Jarobee & Table Top’ Blood 5in1x2 VB GFO N.E Accred

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GD Bussell ‘ValleyFields’ Carboor (ELD) 15 Limo X Heifers 10-11 months ‘Limstow’ Blood VB GFO P & B Tiffin – Milawa (NUTR) 8 Simmental x Heifers 12 months ‘Strevan Park’ blood 5in1 WEANED S Holmes – Edi (AWN) 5 Black Baldy Heifers 10-12 months ‘Plantation & Techno Blood’ 7in1x2 WEANED GFO

ANGUS MIXED SEX GD Collins – Stanley (ELD) 70 Angus M/Sex 9 months ‘Alpine Angus’ Blood WEANED VB GFO S & E Cleal – Killawarra * EU * (NUTR) 65 Angus M/Sex 11-12 months ‘Jade Park’ Blood WEANED D Dunkley – Boorhaman (ELD) 40 Angus M/Sex 10-12 months ‘Jade Park’ Blood 5 in 1 WEANED VB GFO A & R Reginato – Oxley (ELD) 40 Angus M/Sex 8-10 months ‘Alpine Angus’ Blood WEANED VB B & E Burrowes – Moyhu (AWN) 40 Angus M/Sex 10-11 months ‘Jade Park’ Blood WEANED Nugent & Cunningham – Oxley (NUTR) 38 Angus M/sex 9-11 months WEANED RF & VJ Allen – Byawatha (AWN) 35 Angus M/Sex 10-11 months ‘Witherswood Blood’ WEANED SH & ML Thrum – Greta West (AWN) 25 Angus & Black Baldy M/Sex 10-12 months By ‘Black Aqua Angus’ bulls L Adams – Boorhaman (ELD) 20 Angus M/Sex 10-12 months VB GFO W & G Lord – Merton (CP) 14 Angus M/Sex 11 months ‘Riga’ Blood 5in1 Drenched VB WEANED GF A McHaffie-Hansonville (NUTR) 8 Angus M/Sex 10 months ‘Oswall’ Blood WEANED

EURO/HEREFORD X MIXED SEX J & F Barnes – Docker (NUTR) 30 Angus & Angus/Hereford X M/sex 11-12 months ‘Landfall’ & ‘Pinnacle’ Blood WEANED Tysubi Beef – Liliput (NUTR) 25 Charolais M/Sex 10 months ‘Tysubi’ Blood Drenched 7in1 W Nottle – Moyhu (ELD) 25 Hereford M/Sex 11 months ‘Rosstulla’ Blood 5in 1 x2 VB WEANED GFO Hillview Farm – Taminick (NUTR) 19 Shorthorn/Blonde x M/Sex 9 months ‘Old Kentucky’ Blood 5in1 WEANED T Tanner – Bonnie Doon (CP) 17 Poll Hereford X M/Sex 10-11 months ‘Morganvale’ Blood 7in1 VB WEANED GF JF & CC McKenzie – Springhurst (AWN) 12 M/Sex 10-12 months ‘Wirruna & Eadsville’ Blood 7in1x2 Pestiguard & Cydectin GFO

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PEUGEOT 508 GT FASTBACK PLUG-IN HYBRID

■ STYLISH BUT LIMITED: Peugeot 508 PHEV is the French company’s first electrified passenger car.

By ALISTAIR KENNEDY ORIGINALLY offered as a four-door sedan or five-door station wagon, the Peugeot 508 has been on sale in Australia since July 2011.

It fitted into the space between the smaller 407 and larger 607, effectively replacing both cars.

The second generation 508 was launched in 2019 but didn’t arrive here until August 2021 and featured Peugeot’s first-ever plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain.

While there is a large choice of engines and equipment levels available overseas for the 508, only three models are available here, all with the top-grade GT variant and with the choice of Fastback or Sportswagon bodies and 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engines.

The 508 GT PHEV only comes as a Fastback, the engine-only 508 GT is offered in both body styles.

STYLING The relatively small chequered radiator grille has chrome edge trim with the iconic Peugeot Lion symbol in the centre and 508 lettering above it at the front of the bonnet.

There are twin headlights on either side above long curved turn indicators. ‘GT’ badges on the C pillar complete the car’s ID. The PHEV has the fuel filler on the right rear panel and the battery charge point on the left.

The rear is even more attractive, with triple tail and brake lights each containing three vertical bars that rolls across when activated.

INTERIOR Although the latest 508 is lighter, lower and shorter than its predecessor it actually pro-

vides greater interior space.

Not to the extent of similarly sized SUVs but enough for reasonable occupant comfort.

The 508 comes with the latest version of the Peugeot i-Cockpit which combines the small sport steering wheel with a large head-up instrument panel and central infotainment touch screen, blended together and ergonomically positioned.

The seats are quilted Nappa leather throughout with both front seats powered, heated and with a multi-point massage function.

Rear seat space is borderline with just enough legroom but restricted headroom for taller passengers.

Boot space in the GT and GT PHEV Fastback is 487 litres with all seatbacks in place, expanding to 1537 litres with them folded.

The Sportwagon increases these capacities to 530 and 1780 litres respectively. Powered tailgate is standard.

POWERTRAINS The 508 PHEV combines a 133 kW 1.6-litre turbo-petrol engine with an 11.8 kWh Lithium-ion battery and 81 kW electric motor mounted on the front axle for a combined power output of 165 kW. The two non-hybrid 508 models are powered by a high-output version of Peugeot’s 1.6-litre, turbo-petrol, four-cylinder engine developing 165 kilowatts of power and 300 Newton metres of torque.

All variants are mated to an all-new Aisin eight-speed automatic transmission.

SAFETY Standard across the 508 range are six airbags; enhanced ABS brakes; dynamic stability control; camera and radar activated emergency

braking; blind spot detection; adaptive cruise control with stop and go function; lane departure warning; lane keeping assistance with road edge detection; driver attention alert; automatic high beam; IsoFix child seat mounts in the outer rear seats; speed sign recognition and speed limit warning; forward collision warning; electronic anti-skid system; and 180-degree rear-view camera.

INFOTAINMENT All variants come with a 10-inch high-definition touchscreen in the centre of the dashboard and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster in front of the driver.

Embedded 3D satellite navigation is standard including voice recognition.

There’s also smartphone mirroring for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, both wired as well as two USB sockets in the front centre console and two more in the rear console plus 12V sockets, including one in the boot.

Sound is through a FOCAL 10-speaker premium system with dedicated amplifier and subwoofer. DAB digital radio is available for those who live in a capital city.

DRIVING Low-slung styling can make it a bit awkward for taller occupants but it’s a sporty-ish car so that’s to be expected.

Once seated though the seats are comfortable and supportive.

Although the small squared-top sports steering wheel isn’t to everyone’s taste we loved it not only for its feel but also because it provides an unobstructed view of the digital instrument panel.

One of our least-favourite features in most new releases is lane correction which auto-

matically adjusts the vehicle’s steering, often quite vigorously, to keep it in the centre of the lane.

While we normally turn the feature off before we start our test, we found the correction in the 508 quite subtle and were more than happy to let it do its job.

We love driving electric cars with their sharp, smooth and silent acceleration and the 508 PHEV provides plenty of that when it’s in EV mode.

Out on the open road the 508 is in its element with the ride and handling that has always made Peugeots so popular with keen drivers.

The GT tag is used far too often in current cars and in most cases is meaningless.

Not so in the 508 GT because it is far closer to being a Grand Tourer capable of cruising long distances through interesting drive routes.

With our JetCharge Wallbox we were able to fully charge the small battery in the PHEV in just over three hours.

Peugeot lists a battery-only range of 55km.

The best we could manage, in fairly moderate driving conditions, was 40 m.

Like all the other plug-in hybrids on the market that offer pure EV driving, Peugeot

lists a totally unrealistic fuel consumption figure of 1.8 litres per 100 kilometres.

With the battery fullycharged we covered 100km using 3.4 L/100km.

Although that’s nearly double the listed figure it’s still very good.

However, with the battery flat, and running in normal hybrid mode including battery regeneration, we averaged a less-impressive 6.4 L/100km.

SUMMING UP If you’ve had enough of the functionality and sensibleness of your SUV and crave a bit of driving enjoyment then the Peugeot 508 could be just what you’re looking for.

It’s a superbly-crafted and stylish car that drew admiring looks wherever we went.

However, unless you can conveniently maintain a charge in the battery and limit the distances travelled, then we feel the extra $17,000 that you need to pay for the PHEV over the petrol-only equivalent GT just can’t be justified.

All Peugeot passenger vehicles come with a five-year, unlimited kilometre warranty extended to eight years, but limited to 160,000 km, on the battery.

Stop Press: As of the 1st of July 2022, Peugeot increased the prices on its passenger

vehicles by 6.0 percent.

This equates to between $3591 and $4620 on the 508.

We suggest you get in quick and do some serious haggling at your local dealership.

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE (PRICES AS AT 1 JULY 2022) 508 1.6 GT FASTBACK:

$63,431 508 1.6 GT PHEV FASTBACK: $81,610 508 1.6 GT SPORTSWAGON: $65,657

Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges.

Contact your local Peugeot dealer for drive-away prices.

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S (Peugeot 508 1.6-litre turbo-petrol four-door sedan).

RATINGS: Looks: 9/10 Performance: 9/10 Safety 8/10 Thirst: 8/10 Practicality: 7/10 Comfort: 7/10 Tech: 8/10 Value: 7/10 Overall: 8/10

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Public notices

Wangaratta Library Events

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Please contact Wangaratta Children’s Services Centre on 5721 7879

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Tenders C36542

Supply and Delivery of (Four) 24 cubic metre waste compaction trucks Tender closes Wednesday, 24 August at 2pm

Tony Rinaudo – author event

C36503 Panel for the Provision of Trades Services Tender closes Monday, 29 August at 2pm

Saturday 27 August at 10.30am Join Tony, an Australian Agronomist who has regreened over 18 million hectares, as he discusses his book The Forest Underground: hope for a planet in crisis

Further details may be obtained by visiting https://www.eprocure.com.au/wangaratta/

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Kym Phillips – author event Thursday 1 September at 6.30pm Local resident Kym has written Moving Made Easy, with the aim of taking the stress out of moving.

Bookings required. Reserve your place by phoning Wangaratta Library on 5721 2366 or email library@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

Expressions of interest can be sent to r.greatorix@wangaratta.vic.gov.au or call Ryan Greatorix on 5722 1723.

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These positions close Monday 22 August 2022 at 3pm PAC Theatre Technician

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Detox your Home on Saturday 20 August from 9am to 12pm at Rural City of Wangaratta Works Depot, 51-69 Newman Street, Wangaratta. Register your attendance here www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/DetoxYourHome/

For further information: www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/about-council/careers

Contact your Councillors

Dean Rees

Harry Bussell

Ashlee Fitzpatrick

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Irene Grant

Harvey Benton

Jack Herry

Mayor 0429 623 141

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North Ward 0429 542 928

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Council Contact Details 03 5722 0888 council@wangaratta.vic.gov.au Wangaratta Government Centre Cnr Ford & Ovens Streets Wangaratta 3677 PO Box 238, Wangaratta, VIC 3676. Open - Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm Closed - Public Holidays

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Glenrowan Public Recreation Reserve Management Committee Incorporated

The purpose of the Public Meeting is to accept from each User Group a single nomination and to publicly elect up to five (5) Community Representatives as the Committee of Management for the GLENROWAN PUBLIC RECREATION RESERVE for a term of three years. The current committee’s term has now expired. All positions will be declared open and all nominations will be accepted prior to or on the night. Nominations from women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, young people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Further information, nomination forms and nominee declaration forms may be obtained by contacting your local Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning office or at the meeting.

For further enquiries please contact the Acting Secretary Gail Cook on 0412 858 019.

For further information please contact Louine Robinson, Team Leader Primary Health - (03) 5728 0312 As we are an Aged Care Facility, the COVID 19 vaccination is mandatory for all staff. A copy of your covid19 vaccination status is required upon application.

To apply and for full details on the positions, please log on to: www.beechworthhealthservice.com.au

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Bushfire Recovery Young Peer Worker Temporary Full Time $56,160pa + super You will work alongside the Youth Project Coordinator to assist with place-based, youth-led activities, projects, and community decision-making focused on bushfire preparedness, recovery, and resilience for young people in bushfire affected areas.

For further information on either of these opportunities: Simone Nolan, Manager of Arts, Culture and Events on 03 5722 0888 or s.nolan@wangaratta.vic.gov.au The successful applicant will be required to provide a copy of their Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate prior to commencement.

Applications for this position close 3pm Monday 22 August 2022.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICER ͵ t,/d&/ > ͕ s/ Έ&h>> d/D Ή Pizzini Wines in the heart of Victoria’s King Valley is in search of an outstanding professional to join our ƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ dĞĂŵ͘ tĞ ĂƌĞ ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐ Ă ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ƚĞĂŵ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ǁŚŽ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƉĂƐƐŝŽŶĂƚĞ͕ ĂŵďŝƟŽƵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂůĞŶƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ŵƵůƟ ƚĂƐŬ͘ The on-site role includes: ͻ Providing support to the Customer Service Manager ͻ ĞŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƉŽŝŶƚ ŽĨ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ĨŽƌ Ăůů ƉŚŽŶĞ ĞŶƋƵŝƌŝĞƐ͕ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ Ă ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ for customers and referring enquiries where required ͻ WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͕ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ăůů ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ ŽĨ WŝnjnjŝŶŝ Wines ͻ ZĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐ͕ ĮůůŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ Ăůů ŽƌĚĞƌƐ through to customer delivery ͻ Providing support to the Wine Club for bi-annual despatch Ideal candidate will: ͻ ,ĂǀĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ role, or hospitality/retail ͻ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ͻ ŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƐŬŝůůƐ ĂŶĚ ĂďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ learn quickly ͻ džĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ƐŬŝůůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŐĞŶƵŝŶĞ warmth and desire to genuinely help people ͻ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ Ă ƚĞĂŵ ƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ ƌĞŵƵŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ DŽŶĚĂLJ ƚŽ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ŚŽƵƌƐ͘ WůĞĂƐĞ ƐĞŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ƌĞƐƵŵĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞƩĞƌ ƚŽ clairevonarx@pizzini.com.au by COB Thursday 18th August.

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EMPLOYMENT

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FCJ College Benalla is a dynamic and vibrant Catholic learning community steeped in a rich history of serving the Benalla and surrounding region for over 120 years. We are a Co-Educational Years 7-12 school with an annual enrolment between 350-400 situated 2 hours North East of Melbourne via the Hume Highway.

Full Time, Permanent $ 35.7350 per hour + 10.5% Superannuation The successful applicant will be required to contribute through the provision of information, assistance and advice to the community, and through the enforcement of Acts, Regulations, and Local Laws. This includes undertaking enforcement and education of all matters relating to the Safety and Amenity Unit, making sure to provide good order and safety within the community.

The successful applicant will need to be able to effectively manage domestic animals, including dangerous dogs and feral cats.

If you have skills in managing time, planning and organising your own work, are able to achieve specific objectives and have high level customer service skills, you are encouraged to apply For additional information about this position, visit https://recruitment.moira.vic.gov.au

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We are seeking a dynamic Business Manager who can demonstrate previous experience in a similar role. The key responsibilities of this role will include strategic leadership, financial reporting, planning and management, administrative services and accounting, property and contract management and overseeing the overall running of the College’s facilities and services.

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A letter of application, resume and application form are invited from a suitable candidate to commence late August or by negotiation.

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SPORTS & AQUATIC CEN TRE ZĞĐĞƉƟŽŶŝƐƚͬ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ KĸĐĞƌ WĂƌƚ dŝŵĞ ;ϮϬͲϮϱ ŚŽƵƌƐ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬͿ We are seeking a talented person to join our team at Rapid Hose Systems as a ZĞĐĞƉƟŽŶŝƐƚͬ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ KĸĐĞƌ͘ ƵƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ ͻ WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ ĐƵƐƚŽŵĞƌ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ ͻ WƌŽĮĐŝĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐ ĂŶĚ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ ĂŶĚ ũŽď ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͖ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ yĞƌŽ and SimPRO ͻ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƐ ƉĂLJĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĂďůĞ ͻ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂů ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƚŚŝƐ ͻ YƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶͬ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚĞƐŝƌĂďůĞ dŚĞ ŬĞLJ ďĞŚĂǀŝŽƵƌƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞ ůŽŽŬ ĨŽƌ Ăƚ ZĂƉŝĚ ,ŽƐĞ ^LJƐƚĞŵƐ ĂƌĞ͗ ͻ Honesty and integrity ͻ ĞŝŶŐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵƉƚ ͻ ZĞůŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ ͻ Ğ Ă ƚĞĂŵ ƉůĂLJĞƌ ǁŚŽ ĐĂŶ ǁŽƌŬ ĂƵƚŽŶŽŵŽƵƐůLJ ǁŚĞŶ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ʹ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ ŝƐ a must

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The Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre is growing and we are looking for passionate team members to join us. We are looking to build a team that has customer focus, relationship building, and customer satisfaction as their No. 1 priority.

We have a variety of roles available – both casual and permanent. Applications are open in the areas of:

• Customer Experience • Aquatic Education • Group Fitness • Lifeguards • Café Attendants • Personal Trainers • Bookings & Administration Officer If you want to make your mark on the revamped Wangaratta Sports & Aquatic Centre and you think you have what it takes to be part of a passionate team we want to hear from you.

The successful applicants will be required to provide a copy of their Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate prior to commencement.

For further information or to apply: Visit www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/about-council/careers

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BIRTHDAY GREETING

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

DONALD, Michael James (Mick).

Passed away peacefully with family by his side on Tuesday, August 9, 2022.

Aged 71 years.

Dearly loved husband of Vera. /RYLQJ IDWKHU DQG IDWKHU LQ ODZ RI -H൵ DQG Trecia, Daryl, Andrew (Ducky) and Kate.

Adored Pop of Ebony, Lily, Josie, Jayden, Tycen, Ethan, Chad and Maddy.

Words are few, our feelings are deep, Our memories of you we will always keep.

Peacefully sleeping.

HEBBARD (nee Thomas) Jocelyn Penelope Fancourt Hebbard OAM Penny 6/2/1933 - 6/8/2022 Aged 89 years Beloved and devoted wife of Dale (dec).

Daughter of Mari (dec) and Geoffrey (dec).

Sister of Rosemary (dec), Lynette (dec) and Donald.

Mother of Geoffrey, Peter and John.

Mother-in-law of Heather, Melissa and Catarina.

Grandmother of Andrew, Christopher, Emily, Edward and Isobel.

Grandmother-in-law of Stephanie.

Tireless community worker in Canberra, Liturgical Deacon and bushwalker.

Surrounded by Love she left this earthly life and flies with the Angels in Paradise.

A memorial service will be held at St David's Anglican Church, Red Hill, ACT at 2pm on Saturday, September 3, 2022.

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A service to celebrate the life of Mr Michael James (Mick) Donald will be held in the Mason Park Chapel, 95 Mason Street, Wangaratta on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at commencing at 2pm.

Burial will follow at the Wangaratta Lawn Cemetery.

Mick’s service can be viewed via livestream at www.masonpark.com.au/live-streaming/

CAREY, Francis (Frank).

Brian passed away peacefully at Pioneer Nursing Home, Longreach QLD, on August 8, 2022.

30/7/1932–2/8/2022

BEAR, Alan (Yogi).

Loving father of Therese, Francis (dec), Peter and Matthew.

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Grandy to all his grand and great grandchildren.

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13 years and June’s spirit lives on.

Remembered with love by her family.

The memory of a much loved family member or friend can live on through a donation to your local health service Northeast Health Wangaratta. This is a direct way of helping us to continually improve patient care and comfort, ensuring the availability of comprehensive health services in our local community.

Family and friends can make a donation in lieu of flowers in recognition of the medical care and attention provided.

The bereaved family will be notified of your memorial gift according to your wishes and you will receive a tax-deductible receipt for your donation.

To make a donation or to request information about memorial service donations or remembering Northeast Health Wangaratta in your will, please contact Community Engagement Team (03) 5722 5069 or PO Box 386, Wangaratta, Vic 3676.

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BEREAVEMENT THANKS

BLAIR, Brian Robert.

Brother of Bridget, Daniel, Michael (all dec) and Ellen.

19/6/1950-11/8/2009

Remember your loved one in a lasting way

John & Christine Haddrick

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Personal Notices

weddings

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LINDSAY, Robert (Bob).

We would like to thank all for their kind thoughts, messages, cards and flowers.

A huge thank you to Phil and Tamara at Mason Park Funerals.

Also a thank you to staff in the Medical and Surgical Wards, for their care to Bob during his stay. ~ Rhonda and David.

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THE CHRONICLE, Friday, August 12, 2022 - Page 35 WANGARATTA Chronicle photographers Kurt Hickling and Melissa Beattie made their way away to junior footy, junior netball, O&M footy and some ladies rugby to capture some of sport’s best moments. Photographs can be purchased at the Chronicle.

MASON SKERMER BEAU JOHNS

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THE CHASE: Angu to see who can get to the ball fir n ru e th on l al Kelly AGILITY: Urban Holt dodges past his opponent in the wet.

CATHY PARKER HANDBALL: Charlie Kelly trying his best to get a handball off to his teammate.

SEACHING: Rovers Orange wing attack Stella Johnson assesses her options.

LET IT GO: Rovers White’s Maya Membery sends a pass away.

MICKEY RETALLACK ALEXANDRA SNAPE

MINE: Hudson Wallace (Kangaroos) and Logan Rings (Centrals) go level in a race to to the ball.

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SPORT

Bowls Club calling on bowlers to have a roll

BY BAILEY ZIMMERMANN bzimmermann@ nemedia.com.au

ASPIRING lawn bowlers will have the chance to learn and try their ‘flippers’ in the Wangaratta Bowls Club introduction to lawn bowls program.

The program, funded by the Rural City of Wangaratta’s Active Wangaratta Grant, running on Wednesdays and Saturdays from August 24 until September 3 will give locals an opportunity to learn, enjoy and embrace what bowls is about.

Wangaratta Bowls Club assistant executive officer , Susan Bull, said she hopes the program can attract those who have previously been reluctant to take up bowls.

“We want to provide an opportunity for a whole range of people to have a go at lawn bowls,” she said.

“And hopefully they get the benefit a lot of our members have found from playing bowls.”

Bull said although the club has experienced some reluctance from people to play due to COVID, the club prides itself on being a hub for people of all backgrounds to come together

JOIN THE FUN: The community is encouraged to make their way down to the Wangaratta Bowls Club in an introduction to bowls program in order to learn and thrive in the fun of bowls. and enjoy themselves.

“Bringing people together is what the bowls club does, people range from old and frail, right down to younger people in their early 20s and even younger,” she said.

“Especially with younger people they think it is an old persons sport, but if you have a look at the Bowls Premier League, there’s a whole range of younger people.

“You don’t have to have that traditional sporty profile to play bowls, it can be played by anybody.”

Bull said she was once one of those younger people, who believed she wouldn’t find another sport that would test her again once she gave up netball.

But once she started playing bowls, she had a new favourite sport.

“I played a lot of sport as a

kid and I was good at sports like netball and swimming and I thought I had reached an age where I couldn’t play another sport that could challenge me again,” she said.

“But then I joined the bowls club and started playing bowls and I found out that bowls challenged me more than any sport ever did... and it was more fun.”

Wangaratta Bowls Club hosts about 150 members, which Bull said the club would be delighted to expand on.

“We’re pretty happy with the age group of our membership,” she said.

“We have a very healthy group of bowlers who are going to be around for a long time and we’re experiencing a little more success in recent years.

“We’re hopefully going to tap into some of those younger people who haven’t considered it as a sport they might enjoy and they might give it a go.

“People who are a bit reluctant to come forward I’d say just give it a go, the program is designed for people to come for one session or three sessions to try it out and see what you think, there’s no pressure.”

SCOREBOARD JUBILEE GOLF CLUB SATURDAY, August 6 Stroke Winner: Frances Duffy 84 Ball winners: Yogie Naidoo 87, Chris Boseley 92.

NTP: 13th Yogie Naidoo Saturday, August 6 - Stroke A Grade Winner: Ian Dinsdale 70.

B Grade Winner: Leslie Naidoo 74.

C Grade Winner: Sam Richards 76.

Ball Winners: Gordon Paterson (2) 72, Sam Neave 74, Ken Beitzel 75, Michael Cordier 76, Laurie Miller 76, Jim Darcy 76, Rick Harnwell 77, Greg Hogan 77, Andy Senkic 77.

Super Nine Club Shirt: Paul Mossholland 21.

Aroma Deli: Gordon Paterson 21.

2 Balls: Ritchie Arnold 21.

NTP: 4th Gordon Paterson, 8th Bronte Bruce, 13th Ian Dinsdale, 17th Ian Dinsdale.

Sunday, August 6 Stableford A Grade: Daniel McPhee 39.

B Grade: Sam Richards 34.

Ball winners: Jacob Schonafinger (2) 39, Michael Cordier 38, Nick Jones 37, Tom Aggett , Jack Stamp 35, Joel Tilbrook 35.

NTP: 4th Nick Jones, 8th Damien O’Brien, 13th Daryl Johnstone, 17th Charl DeMink.

Monday, August 8 Stableford Veterans A Grade Keith Moorhead 36.

B Grade Greg Hogan 35.

Ball winners: Ian Dinsdale 34, Bill Slade 32, Andy Walker 31, John McKenzie 31

NTP: 4th Bill Slade, 8th Pat Ernst, 13th Pat Ernst.

Tuesday, August 9 Doris Chambers Foursomes Winners: Robyn and Wendy Hogan 36.

Ball winners: Leeanne Carmody and Di Murphy 36, Liane Graham and Vicki Moorhead 31, Judy Fogarty and Helene Gallo 29.

NTP: 4th Leeanne Carmody.

Wednesday, August 10 Stableford A Grade Winner: Andy Walker 35.

B Grade Winner: Alex Gibbs 38.

C Grade Winner: Ray Hyland 37.

Ball Winners: Barry McLeod (2) 37, Peter Ford 35, Phil Ockwell 35, Pat Ernst 35, Phil Densten 34, Eon Scott 34, William Slade 32.

Tarra Ladies: A few very damps fairways resulted in the ladies playing the 9-hole composite course.

Winners of the Irish Stableford event were Joan Quarrell and Lynn Barrow with 21 points.

Runners up were Nola Griffin and Toni Wilson with 18 points.

CROQUET

WANGARATTA GOLF CLUB WOMENS Competition: August 2 Womens 9 Hole Stableford Winner: Barb Woodward 14 Points.

Men’s Competition: August 6 Competition: Monthly Medal STROKE A Grade Winner: Michael Webster 68 Points. A Grade Runner Up: Paul Oats 69 points.

Ball Winners: Jason McCoy, Peter Crawford, Matthew Ring.

B Grade Winner: David Ferguson 74 Points.

B Grade Runner up: Alastair McLean 76 Points.

TAP IT IN: Glenn O’Connell lines his putt up.

NTP: 4th Ashley Clayton, 7th Michael Webster, 9th Alastair McLean, 11th Jason McCoy (Domino’s Voucher), 16th Matthew Ring ($15 Apco Voucher).

Secret 6: Trevor Clark.

Birdies: Trevor Clark.

Raffle: MIchael Webster.

TARRA GOLF CLUB RESULTS August 6 Due to the recent rains and the very wet condition of the course no

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

golf was played on Saturday, August 6, the members both men and ladies will play for their respective founders awards on Saturday, August 13.

All members are asked to bring a plate.

Hit off times are 11:30am rollup for a 12noon start.

New members are always welcome at the Tarrawingee Golf Club with a first year membership of $100.00 and $60.00 for juniors the contact number is 0428122590 or by contacting a member of the club.

RESULTS for Monday, August 8 are as follows: Dawn Wind and Christine Ireland d Elaine Mudge and Lauren Kazenwadel 7/5, Wendy Burgess and Terry Wilson d Wendy Waddington and Maureen O’Keefe 7/1, Angela Killingsworth and Robyn Muller d Heather Gulbin and Nathan Reynolds 7/6.

Unfortunately, rain made the courts unplayable last Saturday.

On Wednesday, 14 members played in fine conditions with Terry Wilson and Lauren Kazenwadel playing ricochet croquet while the others played golf croquet.

Playing days are Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 1pm.

Visitors are welcome.

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

Late arrivals will be included in the next game.

For further information please contact one of the numbers listed below.

President Janet Kelly 0429166016 or captain Lauren Kazenwadel on 0455023538.

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Rovers women set for home final IT’S not just the opportunity to play footy, but the chance to be part of a positive sporting culture that has contributed to growing involvement in Wangaratta Rovers’ female football teams in recent years.

And on Sunday, the club will celebrate its latest growth milestone, a home final, when its open women’s team plays host to Lavington Panthers at the WJ Findlay Oval in the North East Border Female Football League preliminary final.

The Hawks won through to the penultimate game of the season when they defeated Murray Felines at the Lavington Sports Ground in last Sunday’s elimination final, and captain Amy Collins said the group

BY SIMONE KERWIN skerwin@ nemedia.com.au

was looking forward to tackling the Panthers on home turf.

“They are a fast, young side, and we’ve never beaten them before, so it will be a challenge,” she said.

Collins said the Rovers would be looking to stars like Mikaela Threthowan and Emma Gosbell as they took on the tough assignment.

“Mikaela is one of our guns, and Emma is a midfielder who will run and run,” she said.

Bronwyn McGorlick - who, with

250 games of football to her name over a career which began when she was 18, is among the club’s most experienced players - should also be an asset in the final.

A ruck/centre half forward specialist, Collins recently notched her own footy milestone - her 40th game in brown and gold. She said her playing career had been “a whole lot of fun”.

“I always used to play kick-tokick in the backyard, and when we saw the poster up at work, my friend Jo Maples and I thought we would go and play; I ended up winning the best and fairest in my first year,” she said.

“One of the good things about playing at Rovers is that our ages are so varied; we range in age from

18 to 50, and I’ve met people I wouldn’t have ever met if I hadn’t played here.

“We had an influx of soccer girls this year, and they’ve brought a lot to the club. We beat the top side, Wodonga Raiders, on one occasion this year, so we are getting better all the time.

“It’s that development and the culture that draws people; we’ve had players who have been out injured, but have still come along to help out at games, which shows they really want to be there.”

Since its inception, the club has expanded to field three teams in the NEBFFL - the open women as well as under 14s and under 17s.

With all-girls Auskick sessions

having kicked off in Wangaratta on Wednesday, Collins said there were increasing opportunities for local females to play football.

“I think having a final at home will promote the sport further. It would be great to see a whole lot of support from the community on Sunday,” she said.

Sunday’s match kicks off at 1pm at Wangaratta’s WJ Findlay Oval, and will be preceded by the league’s under 14 and under 17 preliminary finals at 10.15am and 11.30am.

And while the season is nearing its conclusion, Collins said anyone interested in lining up with the Hawks in 2023 could keep an eye on the Wangaratta Rovers Female Football Club Facebook page.

FINALS FEVER: Wangaratta Rovers’ Amy Collins (left) and Jess Byrne are looking forward to the Hawks hosting a home final at the WJ Findlay Oval on Sunday.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

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Rangers B’s play off, A grade win BOTH Wangaratta Rangers junior baseball teams had a bye on Sunday while their two B grade teams played each other at Targoora Park and the A grade played the Panthers at Porepunkah.

Rangers Grey were first to bat and their first batter got on base from a safe hit, although he stole the next two bases he could not make it home before the team lost their third out.

Rangers Orange first batter did the same thing but was able to come home on their fourth batters hit before he was put out trying to steal second.

Neither team added to their score in their second turn at bat, in fact, Rangers Grey could not get a runner to cross home plate in any of the six innings played.

Although Rangers Orange won the game they had to work hard in each turn at bat, their best being in their fourth when they scored four runs.

Orange won eight runs to Grey no score.

In the A grade game, Rangers Black left bases loaded when they lost their third out in their first turn at bat and no runs scored.

Panthers scored one run in their first inning.

It was the third inning before Rangers Black brought in their first runs and with one down and one on base, Rangers next three batters hit deep to the outfield to bring in three runs before they lost their third out.

Panthers then added another two runs to even the score on three all at the top of the fourth.

With some good safe ground ball hits to the outfield and solid base running, Rangers brought in five runs in their fourth innings then held Panthers to add three, and held a two run lead going into the fifth innings.

With the help of a few fielding errors by Panthers, Rangers added three more runs to their score while holding Panthers to having just four batters face the pitcher in each of their next two turns at bat to run out winners, Rangers Black 11 runs to Panthers six.

All of this weekend’s games of North East Baseball will be played at Targoora Park, Wangaratta.

LOOSENING UP: Manni Poulos, Brian Bourke, Theo Poulos and Neil Brock readying for their match at the Oxley table tennis on Monday night.

PHOTO: Jason Mullins

Oxley Hall echoed with ping pong AS the saying goes, ‘you can’t control the noise outside’, and you certainly couldn’t control the noise inside the Oxley Hall, when 24 players arrived for action in the social table tennis competition last Monday night.

It was obvious Neil Brock had been keeping his game in trim, perhaps on the kitchen table, as after being absent for a few weeks, he was in top form while partnering Brian ‘street corner cannon’ Bourke, in their match against Gary ‘nothing’s unreachable’ Coad and new boy on the block Derek McKean.

Muscle power was well matched with brain power, as each player gave his all in search for gold.

And after many rallies, it was very fitting final results came down to the wire with a 21-20 win in Brock and Bourke’s favour.

Margot “everywhere’ Ingwersen was the hot topic when she and Simon Brown, who works safely on all his stroke making, teamed up

against Richard ‘cake maker’ Morgan and Erica ‘winter wanderer’ Pike.

Every inch of the table and surrounding floor area was belted and trampled during the long match where many well placed deliberate shots, mixed with many ‘lucky dips’ held spectators’ interest to the end.

But the hottest topic was Ingwersen, who has made table edge shaving shots her own and Brown, who finally waved the victory flag.

As always, Cheryl had her secret ‘Coad’ in mind, as she and June Uebergang, who threw everything, including her bat, matched up to play Kate ‘firepower’ Coleand the ‘roundabout lady’, Alison Stephens.

And with representation for the 2026 Commonwealth Games firmly on their minds, each player displayed grit and determination in every point.

But after holding the lead for much of the match, Coad and Uebergang lost their footing, and were overridden by Cole and Stephens, with final scores reading 21-20.

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Under 15s V Line Training – Boys: Monday, August 15, Emerald Oval, Wodonga, 5pm; Wednesday, August 17, North Wangaratta, 5pm; Wednesday, August 24, North Wangaratta, 5pm; Monday, August 29, Emerald Oval, 5pm; Wednesday, September 7, North Wangaratta,

There was no ‘pussy-footing’, when Julie Reid and Dianne ‘river dweller’ Feldtman stepped up to face the two young big-hitters, Phoebe Bosley and Archie Crispin.

The immediate power and precision play by Bosley and Crispin surprised Reid and Feldtman who quickly had to change their tactics to capitalise on any wayward strokes on offer.

After much pinging and ponging, muscle and mind games, it was Bosley and Crispin who stood tall on the day.

It was all systems go when the man with more tricks up his sleeve than Houdini, Theo Poulos, stepped up to the plate alongside Graham ‘big wheels’ Stephens.

And facing them in conflict wee the unstoppable Adam Bosley and ‘where there’s a Will (Bonwick) there’s a way’.

It was powerhouse personified from the first ping of the ball, thunder and lightning, ducking and diving as they poured it on from end to

5pm. The last session before the carnival with jumper presentation is to be confirmed.

Ovens & King Football Netball League: Saturday September 10, 2022 @ WJ Findlay Oval Wangaratta & District Junior Football League: Weekend of September 3 and 4, 2022 @ TBC AFL North East Border Female Football League: Sunday, August 21, 2022 Albury Wodonga Junior Football League: Sunday, August 28, 2022 Tallangatta & District Football League: Saturday, September 17, 2022

Auskick + This week AFL Victoria launched its Auskick PLUS program across the North East Border Region.

Across the North East we are running 3 All Girls Centres, in Wangaratta, Yarrawonga and

end, in a match that displayed the ‘wow factor’, from the first to the last stroke.

When the pumped-up Manni Poulos joined forces with Lucy ‘bouncing ball’ Uebergang, to play the Mullins boys Jason and Zac. And there was certainly power, with and without glory, as it seemed the attack and defence by both pairs would never end.

However, junior Mullins had done his homework, and his picture perfect old man, who managed to hold off the challenge by Uebergang and Poulos, came home wearing gold.

Final match of the night was conducted around the supper table, with everyone enjoying the food and social atmosphere while re-capping the night’s events.

Adults and secondary schoolers are welcom to join th group which meets at the Oxley Hall each Monday night, beginning at 7pm.

Bring your own bat and $2 entry fee.

Wodonga.

The take up in registrations has well and truly exceeded expectations, with Wangaratta amassing an incredible 84 girls registered for the six-week program in Term 3, with most girls having never participated in football before!

The Wangaratta All Girls Auskick Centre is held at the WJ Findlay Oval on Wednesday afternoons for the remainder of Term 3, if your daughter is interested in participating you can contact Zac Hedin via email at zac.hedin@afl. com.au

The Whisper It’s the last round, it’s wet, the wet wizard is back; who is gearing up for a muddy or wet last hurrah before finals at your club this weekend?

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STAR SHOOTER: Georgia Clark went off injured in Wangaratta’s clash with Wodonga Raiders last time around and will be a big inclusion tomorrow.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Magpies desperate to make amends

By WILLSON MACK

Focusing on the basics BACK IN: Wangaratta Magpies forward Michael Newton will return this weekend.

WANGARATTA’s build towards finals football continues this weekend with a clash against the second last placed Wodonga Raiders at Norm Minns Oval awaiting.

After a run in the mud against Myrtleford last weekend, the Magpies will no doubt be keen to return home, even if showers are predicted.

Wangaratta put in a formal complaint about the state of McNamara Reserve during the week.

Wanagaratta coach Ben Reid is looking forward to returning home.

“For us this weekend will be really basic,” Reid said.

“We want to be playing the way we want to play and stick to what we do best.

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there is a little bit of rain, it’ll be a lot better than last weekend.”

Quite often top teams can drop their standards against lower ranked opponents but Reid was adamant his group won’t succumb to that.

“Yeah you can fall into bad habits against lower placed teams, but we don’t want to be doing that just three weeks out from finals,” he said.

“I think last time we played them we fell into a bit of a lull for a few weeks after and went away from doing a few defensive things.

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“Our focus is definitely going to be on defending well.”

The Raiders boast arguably the best ruckman in the competition, Isaac Muller, who currently leads the league by a country mile in hitouts (627, 209 ahead of second) and clearances (130, 40 ahead of second).

“Isaac Muller is in my eyes the best ruckman in the competition,” Reid said.

“He’s going to give our mids some headaches because quite often his hit-outs are to advantage.

“The ball won’t be on a silver platter for any of our mids, it’ll quiet often be 50/50 balls which is a great challenge to have ahead of finals.

“It’ll also be a great test for Chris Knowles, he’s got Muller, Tim Han-

na (Lavington) and then Lachie Howe (Yarrawonga) to finish the season who are all in the top five rucks in the competition.”

With just three weeks until finals the buzz around all finals contending O&M clubs will start to rise.

“You can tell we’re getting close to finals, there’s not that chill factor that there is in the middle of winter so everyone is looking forward to finals,” Reid said.

“It’s an exciting time for any team who’s playing finals, the goal is always to qualify for finals and then you reset.”

Wangaratta is set to welcome back Michael Newton and Jessie Smith into the senior side tomorrow, while Matt Grossman could also return from a broken arm within the next two weeks.

Stakes are high for Hawks

By WILLSON MACK WANGARATTA Rovers face a must-win clash tomorrow when they face Corowa-Rutherglen at John Foord Oval.

After losing to Wodonga last weekend in a horror loss and consequently slipping out of the top five on percentage, the Hawks simply have to win to jump back in.

Myrtleford, Lavington and the Hawks are all even on 32 points but the Rovers sit at

the bottom of that pack due to their percentage.

The Panthers face Albury and if that result goes the way most expect, the Hawks would find themselves back in the five with a win over the Roos.

But that won’t be easy, Corowa-Rutherglen sit one spot below the Hawks, two wins away, and a victory to them would give them a slight chance of making finals if they’re to salute in their final two games, and one other

team above them slips up.

The Hawks were too good for the Roos in their round seven meeting, winning by 38 point, but with finals on the line Corowa-Rutherglen will no doubt be feeling some extra sparks.

Wangaratta Rovers should welcome Sam Murray back from injury with the star nearing a return last weekend in their loss to Wodonga.

Tomorrow’s clash starts at 2pm.

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AFTER falling to Wodonga Raiders by 12 goals in round seven, Wangaratta netballers are eager to get one back on their opponents tomorrow at Norm Minns Oval.

The Raiders made the most of some bad luck to Wangaratta last time around with shooters Georgia Clark and Rachelle Petts both going down with injuries during the match.

The Magpies led at halftime but Wodonga Raiders flew home in the second half off the back of their opponents injuries.

Wangaratta co-coach Chaye Crimmins said she’s looking forward to taking on the Raiders.

“It will be great to play them again, as a team we weren’t happy with the outcome (last time),” Crimmins said.

“I think we learned that we need to be able to adjust to certain things throughout the game.

“Our focus would be doing the things we do well for longer periods of time, working together and trusting one another.”

Meanwhile, Wangaratta Rovers will be up against it when they face league leaders Corowa-Rutherglen at John Foord Oval.

The Hawks proved no challenge for the Roos last time they met, falling by 26 goals and the home side will be hot favourites again this time.

Wangaratta Rovers coach Jo Cresswell will just be looking for progress as the season nears an end for her team.

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By NATHAN DE VRIES JUST because both sides are guaranteed to play finals, it doesn’t mean tomorrow’s A grade netball showdown between Tarrawingee and Whorouly at the Lion’s Den will have low stakes.

Both the Bulldogs and Lions will be aiming to fine-tune some aspects of their play before the elimination rounds in a week’s time, but for Tarrawingee, they hold their future in their hands.

A win over the Lions would cause Tarrawingee to jump a position on the ladder, meaning an elimination final against either Benalla All Blacks or Milawa.

“It’s a very important match - we can go to fifth, we’re equal on points with Whorouly,” Tarrawingee coach Jackie Everitt said.

“Obviously we’ve beaten Milawa twice this year, and we haven’t beaten Benalla so if you’re looking purely from that perspective you’d probably prefer Milawa.

“It’s much of a muchness, to be honest, and obviously we’ve got to get through this week first.

“We’ve still got Kaylee (Allen) out, and Paige (Warner) is unavailable again this week, so we’ve got two big outs but obviously Jane-Maree (Fitzpatrick) is going to be a big out for Whorouly.

“It’s a really important match to win.”

With the forecast looking bleak and rainy, Everitt said her side will pull together and focus on the precise details of their game plan in order to take the win.

“The wet weather adds another dimension to the game,” she said.

“I think it will impact all teams, because you’ve really got to make sure you play the short game coming to the ball all the time.

“It makes people work a bit harder, makes players think about where they’re positioning, where they’re going to put those passes and all that.

“We pride ourselves on it’s a team effort - you’ve got Tig White, her role in goalkeeper is just unbelievable, from her down to ‘Bondy’ (Sarah Bond) in the shooting.

“Everyone plays their role, that’s our thing, we try and make sure it’s a team game so everyone works with each other to try and get us over the line.

“That’s what we’re looking at for the rest of the year.”

Whorouly and Tarrawingee fight for the fifth spot on the ladder at the Whorouly Recreation Reserve tomorrow from 2.30pm.

In other matches around the region, Benalla take on Goorambat, Milawa head to Whitfield to play King Valley, Bonnie Doon plays host to Bright, and the Blues face off against Moyhu.

O&K gets behind legend’s fundraiser

FRIENDLY COMPETITION: Benalla and Goorambat’s senior football and netball sides will fight their regional rival for glory and for silverware - (from left) Benalla senior coach Nic Spencer, Goorambat A grade coach Amelia Gall, Benalla A grade coach Samantha Bochtler, and Goorambat A grade player Ally Ellis.

DO IT FOR TERRY: Goorambat president David Hernand and Benalla All Blacks president Doug Aiton will bring their clubs together tomorrow.

PHOTOS: Meredith Tolliday

years ago, and experienced the challenges of having to travel long distances to receive treatment in Melbourne.

In 2020, his cancer returned and he has since received monthly treatment in Albury.

Greaves said he was passionate about raising money for the cancer centre because it was so important for people in the region to have access to treatment and facilities locally.

“I’ve experienced it first hand after having to travel to Melbourne every three months for five years,” he said.

“It is so much more convenient and stress-free being able to travel to Albury, which is just a two-hour return trip, compared to Melbourne which is six hours.”

Terry Socks it to Cancer has been organised by Greaves, in partnership with AFL North East Border.

It will see home teams will wear pink socks, away teams yellow and umpires blue to reflect the colours of the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund.

All money raised through the event stays helps fund new equipment, staff training and development, research and wellness programs at the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre.

To make an online donation, visit https://bit.ly/ terrysocksittocancer.

THE Ovens and King Football Netball League will honour one of their former greats by taking part in Terry Socks it to Cancer tomorrow.

Senior football and netball players, as well as umpires, will wear brightly coloured socks as part of the campaign inspired by Benalla Team of the Century member, Terry Greaves.

Greaves, of Markwood, is being treated for metastatic melanoma, with money raised on the day going towards the Albury Wodonga Regional Cancer Centre Trust Fund.

Ovens and King operations manager, Cam Green, said the league was proud to get behind Greaves, who also played at Goorambat, Benalla All Blacks, Moyhu and North Wangaratta.

“Terry’s been such a big part of the region, and specifically, some of the clubs in the Ovens and King,” he said.

“This is a great opportunity for us to not only show our support for Terry and his family, but the many players, supporters and volunteers in our league who have been affected by cancer, because everyone is touched by it at one point or another.

“We’ll have collection containers at each of the games, so we encourage everyone to dig deep and support this great, local cause.”

Greaves was first diagnosed with cancer 15

Mountain Men fighting for top two

By NATHAN DE VRIES FOR Bright’s senior football side, the equation is simple: beat the Bombers tomorrow at Bonnie Doon, and the Mountain Men sail through to the semi-finals.

Bright sit two points behind the Bombers in third on the ladder heading into the final round of the home and away season, with a loss set to see them leapfrogged by Milawa ahead of the elimination finals next weekend.

With some players still missing from the senior side, and a ticket to the second week of finals up for grabs, Bright coach Paul Har-

rison said his side would have to produce some phenomenal footy to pull one over on Bonnie Doon.

“They are a quality outfit, they’re a good side, they’ve got a really strong midfield and they do play their home deck well - it’s certainly not going to be an easy game,” he said.

“Last time they beat us at their ground, they played their wings really well.

“They’ve obviously got a strong midfield, and if they get on top of clearances, then they get a lot of drive, they like to play out through their wing and come in through their wings, instead of too centrally.

“I think for us, we’ve really got to own those wings and get on top of centre clearances.”

The Mountain Men have been one of the benchmark sides this season, with a strong forward presence and defensive pressure on par with the best.

Harrison said the culture the club has built over the past few years really has been paying dividends on the footy field.

“I think having 99 per cent all local boys, the group has gelled really well,” he said.

“We’ve always said over the last two years we want to build on our culture, build on developing good

people first before we develop good footballers, and I think we’ve had success with that.

“All our boys really buy into our footy club, they do dishes on Thursday night and pack up, they clean the rooms after the games on Saturdays.

“We’ve really developed as one team - it’s not just seniors and reserves in a footy club, we really are all in it together there.”

In other matches tomorrow, Whorouly hosts Tarrawingee, Benalla and Goorambat go headto-head at Friendlies Oval, King Valley take on Milawa, and the Hoppers travel across to Greta.

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Girls flock to try footy skills

By SIMONE KERWIN FOOTY FOCUSED: Youngsters jumped at the chance to test their footy skills.

RARING TO GO: About 80 youngsters arrived at the WJ Findlay Oval for the first session of Wangaratta’s new all-girls Auskick program.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

GOAL FACE: There were smiles aplenty at the first all-girls Auskick session.

ON THE BALL: A group of girls enjoy one of the drills during Wednesday’s Auskick session.

SHARIN’ THE SHERRINS: Girls participate in a drill at the WJ Findlay Oval.

LOTS OF FUN: Girls from a wide range of ages were involved as participants and volunteers.

ABOUT 80 young girls jumped at the chance to take part in Wangaratta’s first all-girls Auskick session at the WJ Findlay Oval on Wednesday evening.

The six-session program is designed for girls aged six to 12, and conducted by AFL Victoria coaches; students from The Academy, and under 14 players from Wangaratta Rovers Female Football Club also helped out at this week’s session.

Continuing over the next five Wednesdays, the new all-girls Auskick centre is part of the Auskick Plus program, which sits outside the traditional community Auskick centre season.

It is aimed at attracting new participants to the game, as well as providing an extra opportunity for keen footballers who want

to continue to work on their skills into spring.

Zac Hedin, AFL Victoria participation coordinator, said the turnout was well beyond expectations, and the young girls involved had enjoyed the chance to learn more about the game.

“What we’re hearing is that girls want the chance to participate in an all-girls environment, especially when they’re trying something like this for the first time,” Hedin said.

“The amount of interest was really encouraging, and whether the girls go on to enrol in Auskick in future or just enjoy this opportunity, they all certainly looked to be having a great time.”

Registrations can still be made for the all-girls Auskick program, by visiting the AFL North East Border Facebook page or contacting Zac Hedin via email at zac.hedin@afl. com.au.

Final regular season game for Devils

By WILLSON MACK WANGARATTA City will play their final game of the regular season tomorrow when they clash with Boomers at Glen Park.

With just two rounds left, the Devils have the bye in the final week of the season and will be eager to build momentum ahead of the allimportant finals series.

Boomers have had an inconsistent season but still sit fifth with a nine wins, six losses record and shape as a danger team for the Devils.

“Boomers will be a tough one,” Wangaratta City coach Daniel Vasilevski said.

“You don’t know what you’re going to get with them, sometimes they’ll have an average result one week but then come out and

play well against the better sides.

“Hopefully we can show some promising signs heading into finals.”

Vasilevski hasn’t been happy with his “unsettled” midfield over the past month with different players going through that position all year due to injuries, illness or unavailability.

“I really hope we can get

some consistency in the midfield for finals,” he said.

“Players have been unsure of their job in there because we’re having to swap players around each week.

“I feel like if we can sort that part of the park out we can push teams in finals, up front we’re creating chances and scoring goals and down back we’re really solid, it’s just the midfield.”

SKIPPER: Wangaratta City captain Lachie Campbell in action.

PHOTO: Sam Sgarioto

Season almost over for Lady Devils

By NATHAN DE VRIES

BRING IT ON: Wangaratta’s senior women will play their last match of the regular season this weekend against St Pat’s. PHOTO: Sam Sgarioto

WANGARATTA’S senior women’s soccer side will front up for their last home and away match of the year tomorrow evening, eager to go out on a high note against St Pat’s at Glen Park.

While the weekend’s matches make up the second-last round of the year, the Lady Devils have the bye in round 22.

Senior coach Lockie Campbell said while every journey nearly reached its end, he wouldn’t trade the

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experience for anything.

“There are a lot of mixed emotions going around the camp, everyone’s excited for what could be, and sad that it’s going to be over at the same time,” he said.

“We had a chat on Wednesday night, I was telling the girls I’ve really enjoyed the season.

“The journey we’ve been on together, it’s been a great learning and growing experience for everyone.

“There’ve been ups and there’ve been downs, and you’re always going to have

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that, but with a young squad that you’re pretty much teaching from scratch on how to get some proper formation going when playing soccer, they’ve been amazing.”

The season has had ups and downs for the first-year coach, with Campbell learning some important lessons which will be sure to bolster the side in future years.

“Some players, they can read and understand the play a lot better than others, and when you give out some instruction at training as to what

to do, some just understand it and some don’t, so you’ve got to take your time and explain it a bit more,” he said.

“Everyone really does learn at a different pace and you have to be able to adapt and be able to make it enjoyable for everyone.

“Some of the older girls, they’ve been a massive help this year - it would’ve been a very stressful year without a few of the girls, I reckon.”

The Lady Devils have had mixed results against St Pat’s this year, following up their

6-0 success in round four with a 2-3 loss in round 16.

“We’ve played some good football against them and we’ve also played bad football against them,” Campbell said.

“I just told the girls this weekend we just want to come out with our strongest so we can have a run into finals as best we can.

“We’re still going one week at a time so we just want to focus on playing our game, and I have no doubt the girls can pull the three points this weekend.”

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1-5 ROY ST WANGARATTA PH: (03) 5721 9991

Last week - 6

TOTAL - 125

Brisbane Western Bulldogs Adelaide Geelong Melbourne Fremantle Richmond Sydney Port Adelaide

Beth Watson

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20-22 Reid Street, Wangaratta Ph: (03) 5721 2183

Last week - 4

TOTAL - 126

TIPSTER

Gary Lidgerwood

Last week - 6

TOTAL - 121

TIPSTER

Kent Wathen

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Last week - 6

TOTAL - 119

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TOTAL - 122

Brisbane Western Bulldogs Adelaide Geelong Melbourne Fremantle Richmond Sydney Port Adelaide

Frank Zeinstra

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TOTAL - 108

TOTAL - 111

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Last week - 6

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Max Webster

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Last week - 5

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country.racing.com/wangaratta Last week - 3 TOTAL - 113

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Sean Barrett

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Last week - 7

Rowie Lincoln

Brisbane Western Bulldogs Adelaide Geelong Melbourne Fremantle Hawthorn Sydney Essendon

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Last week - 4

TOTAL - 120

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www.wangarattaclub.com.au

Last week - 5

TOTAL - 125

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Last week - 6

TOTAL - 121

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Last week - 4

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Last week - 6

TOTAL - 111

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Brisbane Western Bulldogs Adelaide Geelong Melbourne Fremantle Richmond Sydney Essendon

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Last week - 5

TOTAL - 91

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Last week - 1

TOTAL - 96

St Kilda GWS Nth Melbourne Gold Coast Carlton West Coast Hawthorn Collingwood Port Adelaide

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Last week - 4

TOTAL - 108

Brisbane Western Bulldogs Adelaide Geelong Melbourne Fremantle Richmond Sydney Essendon

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Last week - 6

TOTAL - 128

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Last week - 8

TOTAL - 124

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Last week - 5

TOTAL - 107

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TOTAL - 116

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Last week - 6

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TOTAL - 119

Brisbane Western Bulldogs Adelaide Geelong Melbourne Fremantle Richmond Sydney Essendon

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Last week - 4

round Friday, August 12 St Kilda v Brisbane (MRVL)

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Sunday, August 14 Richmond v Hawthorn (MCG) Sydney v Collingwood (SCG) Essendon v Port Adelaide (MRVL)

TOTAL - 112

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Last week - 4

TOTAL - 54

leaderboard after round 21 Neil Barassi ...........132 Nathan De Vries*....128 Trent Terry .............128 Beth Watson ..........126 Frank Zeinstra ............125 Christine Whinray ......125 Brett Anderson ..........125 Ryan Malcolm* ..........124 Rob Bell ....................123 Rowie Lincoln ............122 Kent Wathen .............122 Rob Worthington .......121 Jack Lancaster ............121 Helen Haines ............121 Nick Stebnyckyj .........120 Gary Lidgerwood.......119

Zac Guilfoyle .............119 Dermie .....................117 Jess Maddy ...............117 Cam Green ...............116 Sean Barrett ..............113 Belinda Harrison* ......112 Adam Williams...........111 Chris Lindsay .............111 Nicci Bettles ..............111 Glenn Bouchier .........108 Max Webster .............108 Tennessee Younger ....107 Tania Maxwell ............102 Percy ........................96 Sarah Crothers...........91 The Whisper..............54

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THREE Murray Bushrangers have been invited to the AFL’s national draft combine to be held in Melbourne from October 7-9.

Brayden George (Wangaratta Rovers), Ollie Hollands (Wodonga) and Caleb Mitchell (Yarrawonga) were all selected off the back of impressive showings at both NAB League and national level.

The selections for the combine were based on the number of nominations

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given by AFL recruiters, with clubs supplying their lists of preferred combine attendees.

Players will undertake testing at Melbourne Park later this year and interviews at Marvel Stadium over the three-day screening.

“It’s a good reward for those fellas,” Murray Bushrangers talent manager Mick Wilson said.

“They’ve all worked hard for it, so they definitely deserve it.

“Fingers crossed they can find their way onto an AFL list at the end of the year.”

The trio were all selected for Victoria Country’s team this year - George missed those games through injury but Hollands and Mitchell both impressed.

“They’ve all had national exposure (George played last year) which has been great for getting them on the radar of AFL clubs,” Wilson said.

“There’s still a chance to get a few more players into the combine as well, we’ve got two games left plus finals so if a player of ours jumps out at recruiters there’s a chance they could get a late call up.

“We’ve got a team that could go all the way, we’ve

lost our last three by under two goals and if we had have won those we’d be sitting second (sitting ninth).”

The Bushrangers play their next game on August 20 against Bendigo Pioneers.

Meanwhile, Murray Bushrangers will have six playing for Victoria Country and NSW when the two states face off in an under 17s national game this weekend at Craigieburn.

Darcy Wilson (Wangaratta Rovers), Joeve Cooper

(Shepparton Swans) and Boston Dowling (Shepparton Bears) will feature for Victoria Country, while Mitch Way (Wodonga Raiders), Connor O’Sullivan (Albury) and Jesse Hart (Lavington) will play for NSW. Wangaratta’s Harry Hewitt was picked to play for Victoria Country, but suffered an ankle injury in the Bushrangers 10-point loss to Calder Cannons last weekend.

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