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COME BROWSE THE MARKET AFTER having to be postponed in April, Wangaratta West and the Warbys Anglican parish’s inaugural Artisans Market will be held this Saturday.

Parishoners (from left) Ela Heaton, Joan Guttormsen and Margaret Gibson can’t wait for the 30 or so artisan stallholders to go on show.

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Food relief groups feel the pinch

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PAY RISE NEEDED Local aged g care p providers back wage g boost bid to replenish p depleted p workforce

WANGARATTA’S ttwo llargest aged care providers have backed a push by the Federal Government to lift pay rates for workers in the industry.

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke announced the government will push for a significant pay rise for aged care workers, in a bid to increase the number of employees in the sector.

St Catherine’s Hostel CEO Adrian Johnstone and Respect

BY STEVE KELLY skelly@ nemedia.com.au

St John’s CEO, Jason Binder, both back the merits of higher pay for their respective workforces which look after more than 250 people entrusted in their collective care.

Mr Johnstone said in recent years it has been difficult

to the t attract tt t staff t ff because b th pay rates between the acute nursing and aged care sectors remains so significant.

He said unions are calling for a 25 per cent pay rise and any rise will have to be supported by the Federal Government.

It’s believed that proper remuneration will attract more staff to the aged care industry such as registered nurses, endorsed enrolled

nurses and d personall care att tendants, with some reports that base line wages are as low as $22 per hour.

Mr Johnstone said a new employee at St Catherine’s with a certificate III in aged care currently gets paid $26.47per hour, while someone with a cert IV qualification earns $28 per hour.

“As an organisation we are currently working through an EBA and any further pay

increases decided i d id d by b government will be paid on top of what we agree upon,” he said.

“Three years ago there was an abundance of staff and we rarely needed to advertise, however staff have left the industry and it’s just been a perfect storm, including no overseas labour resources due to closed borders.”

The Fair Work Commission is determining whether to lift pay rates for residen-

tial home care workers, ti l and dh k following the findings of a Royal Commission into aged care, however, the ruling will not contain a specific amount for how much wages should increase.

A key recommendation to come out of the Royal Commission into the sector requires 200 minutes of care per patient, per day, with 40 of those minutes from a registered nurse.

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From page 1 F Mr Johnstone said this would require 16,000 new staff to enter the industry and with many industries already suffering from staff shortages, this is currently not achievable across the sector.

“It would be better to set quotas on a tiered basis for perhaps one third or one half of the industry to try and meet this and then see where we can go from there,” he said.

Respect St John’s CEO, Jason Binder, said he fully supports a 25 per cent wage increase for aged care workers.

“I have been a proponent of increased pay for aged care workers since before the Royal Commission, and I offered to assist the unions in their push

ffor the th 25 per centt pay iincrease currently before the Fair Work Commission, so I am 100 per cent behind it,” Mr Binder said.

“For me it’s not a question of attraction, but reward for the work aged care workers do everyday.

“They provide genuine care for our vulnerable older people, but get paid much less than if they worked in a factory, which isn’t fair at all.”

Mr Binder said the industry needs to be careful about attracting staff who might want the work for the wrong reasons.

He said staff at the moment do the work because they genuinely love and care about our older people, and I think it’s those types of people we need to reward.

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“While the “Whil th pay may be b an att traction to new people coming to the industry, we have a responsibility to make sure we’re not letting people in who are just doing it for the money,” he said.

“We must continue to only hire people who are doing the work because they have a caring nature.”

Mr Binder has also been in favour of mandatory ratios since before the Royal Commission, for various reasons, and he said the 200 minutes per resident per day ratio is a good thing for the industry and for the community to have confidence in the staffing levels at aged care homes.

He said the challenge in this is finding registered nurses to meet the 40 minutes quota, as there is already a shortage.

“Butt you can’t doing the “B ’t putt off ff d i th right thing because it’s too hard, so it just becomes a challenge we will overcome,” he said.

Indi Independent MP Helen Haines said a pay rise for workers in aged care is well overdue and she is pleased to see the government has made a submission to the Fair Work Commission.

“Providing specialised and dignified care to elderly Australians is invaluable work and we need to show the people working in that sector how much we appreciate their work,” Dr Haines said.

“The Royal Commission has shown significant reform is required in the aged care sector and this is a vital part of those reforms.”

REWARD FOR EFFORT: St Catherine’s Hostel chief executive officer Adrian Johnstone says staff working in aged care deserve better remuneration.

Subsidy to help young drivers buy safer car

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A TRIAL aiming to replace up to 1000 unsafe vehicles on Victorian roads will subsidise up to 150 drivers to help them purchase a newer car.

Drivers aged 18-25 years old will take part in phase two of the program, which will provide a $5000 subsidy to replace their unsafe and older vehicle with a safer, newer one.

Expressions of interest for the unsafe2safe trial are open until September 4.

The trial includes the replacement of unsafe vehicles that are more than 16 years old and have poor safety ratings with more modern vehicles that include safety features to help prevent crashes entirely - such features include lane keep assist and autonomous emergency braking systems.

With many young Victorians expressing cost as a key barrier in accessing safer vehicles, this program will help many get behind a safer wheel before hitting the road.

Roadsafe North East executive officer John Weinert welcomed the initiative to subsidise safer vehicles for young people and said it's all about encouraging people to purchase a five-star ANCAP safety rated vehicle.

“If you look at the philosophy and logic behind it, yes it’s a great

UNSAFE: Statistics show that Victorians driving older cars are 15 times more likely to be killed in crashes. idea because young drivers a quite proficient on the roads due to the requirement of 120 hours supervised driving before they get their probationary licence,” he said.

“However, what they’re not good at is hazard perception that an experience driver has by continually looking for dangers while driving and statistics show that Victorians driving older cars are 15 times more likely to be killed in crashes.”

Mr Weinert queried whether people in this age bracket would be able to afford vehicles with the latest technology.

“Features such as lane keep assist and autonomous emergency braking systems are in the vehicles that are only a few years old,” Mr Weinert said.

“I understood it to be five-star rated vehicles which are five to 10 years old which would be $10k$15k, and the $5k subsidy would help.”

Mr Weinert noted that the average cost of vehicles, including used cars, has increased due to the high demand worldwide, which makes it more difficult for people with a lower income to afford.

The first phase of the trial began

last year in Ballarat and Bendigo with young Victorians who participated now reaping the benefits of driving a safer vehicle.

The targeted program is part of Victoria's Road Safety Action Plan under the Victorian Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030, which focuses on groups that are over-represented in road trauma.

Sadly in 2022, 148 people have died on Victorian roads, compared to 130 this time last year.

For more information on eligibility and to apply for the Unsafe2Safe trial, visit engage.vic.gov.au/ unsafe2safe.

MP plea to fix country roads, tackle deer problem

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SERIOUS ISSUES: Road safety and growing sambar deer populations were hot topics for local MP Tim McCurdy in parliament.

WANGARATTA-based state MP Tim McCurdy has raised concerns in parliament about the state of roads following his recent tour of his Ovens Valley electorate.

Mr McCurdy told members in the lower house that during his mobile office he had residents across the Ovens Valley telling him about the poor state of repair on their regional roads.

“These concerns surrounded the poor quality of the road surfaces, no shoulders, and potholes that you can lose control of your car from,” he said in parliament.

“The budget cuts to Victoria’s regional roads is a false economy and it will take us years to repair the damage done.

“How many more lives need to be lost for the Victorian Government to wake up to this horrible reality; that this lack of investment is going to cost regional lives for many years to come.”

Mr McCurdy said “out of control” populations of sambar deer throughout the electorate were another major concern, contributing to further danger on country roads.

“One particular con-

stituent flagged me down between Bright and Harrietville to show me the damage done to his car during the middle of the day from hitting a sambar deer,” he said.

“I have seen more and more dead sambar on the roadsides just two weeks ago outside of Peechelba on the Yarrawonga Road.

“The Victorian Government needs to take this more seriously, lives are at risk.

“If this happened in Richmond this would be solved immediately.

“I’'s time for the Victorian Government to act now.”

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Our food relief groups are feeling the pinch

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN LOCAL food relief groups helping those in need within the Wangaratta community are starting to feel the pinch with rising cost of living and more demand putting pressure on food pantry supplies.

Empty supermarket shelves and temporary food shortages are becoming more common in Australia, due to disruptions in food supply related to the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and extreme weather events.

This is having a flow on effect with some food suppliers locally.

Loretta Waters, executive officer for Open Door Neighbourhood House Wangaratta, said they have experienced a drop in donations to their food pantry.

“Our biggest challenge at the moment is trying to keep up with the demands when we don’t have the same level of donations coming in,” she said.

“This isn’t just an issue for us, it’s an across the board issue.”

Although Open Door Neighbourhood House is not an emergency food supplier, it receives donations through charitable businesses from SecondBite and Foodshare Albury-Wodonga in order to give access to food for those in need within the community.

Coles regional manager, Stuart Porter, said recent natural disasters have meant they have had to limit supply to their outlets associated with SecondBite.

“Coles supermarkets donate unsold and surplus fresh food

CFA members awarded for fire service LOCAL CFA members were the toast of the town in Wangaratta yesterday.

More than 60 members from CFA brigades throughout the Rural City of Wangaratta were acknowledged for their service during the 2019/20 bushfires.

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan was joined by CFA board member Peter Shaw and assistant chief fire officer Road Railton to present members with the National Emergency Medal.

The medal is part of Australia’s honours and awards system that recognises sustained service to others in a nationally significant Australian emergency.

COVID cases continue to fall LOOKING FOR A FEED: Open Door Neighbourhood House executive officer Loretta Waters said the community house is experiencing a slight decline in food donated to the house, due to an increase in demand and a variety of external factors.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling to SecondBite and its charity partners including Open Door Neighbourhood House in Wangaratta,” he said.

“Supply issues associated with the floods in NSW and southern Queensland have meant there has been less surplus, unsold food to donate locally in recent months.”

Anglicare Wangaratta receives regular community donations and has been blessed with a healthy food supply.

But Rev David Still, Anglicare community development worker, said they have noticed an increase in demand over the past two weeks.

“We’ve gone from 9-10 to 12-14 people coming in each

day we're open and from 90100 calls to 130-150 calls a week,” he said.

Foodshare Albury-Wodonga, which donates to four locations in Wangaratta, including Open Door Neighbourhood House and Anglicare, is facing significant changes to funding, which may limit its food supplies and ability to donate food to places in need.

Foodshare Albury-Wodonga chief executive officer Katrina Pawley said cost of living pressures have seen an incline in people and families in need of their services.

“There are more people in need and less funding available to purchase food to support the increase in demand for food relief services, par-

ticularly as there are more and more people having to access food relief services to feed their families,” she said.

“Reduced funding to purchase food and an increase in demand from people who have never needed to rely on food relief services before makes it difficult to meet the needs of our communities.”

Ms Waters said withdrawn funding from its main food supplier Foodshare would limit the neighbourghood house’s capacity to support the community.

“Of the all the places to be withdrawing funding at the moment, food support should be the last on the list,” she said.

“It’s going to put a bit of pressure on our food pantry

if Foodshare loses all of its funding completely, which is potentially what we’re looking at.”

Ms Pawley said Foodshare encourages any donations.

“Local growers are also encouraged to donate excess fruit and vegetables to FoodShare in Wodonga or Open Door Neighborhood House in Wangaratta which will assist with providing people with access to fresh food,” she said.

Ms Waters said the neighbourhood house would happily accept small donations, but wants to ensure the donations in bulk are going to those which can evenly distribute the food among food emergency services first.

ACTIVE COVID cases are continuing to fall in Wangaratta, and across the North East.

According to the State Government, Wangaratta only recorded 22 new cases in the 24 hours to 9am yesterday, with total active cases at 138.

The decline was being mirrored across the region with: • 4 new cases and a total of 43 active cases in Alpine Shire; • 9 new cases and a total of 106 active cases in Benalla; • 7 new cases and a total of 73 active cases in Indigo Shire; • 6 new cases and a total of 115 active cases in Moira Shire; • 36 new cases and a total of 267 active cases in Wodonga; • 5 new cases and a total of 38 active cases in Mansfield Shire; • 2 new cases and a total of 115 active cases in Towong Shire.

Statewide there were 3450 new cases reported with a total of 29,914 active cases.

Some 24 people lost their lives in the 24 hours to 9am yesterday, with 575 in hospital - 22 in ICU.

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BROWSE THE MARKET: Ela Heaton, Joan Guttormsen and Margaret Gibson with some of the market items on offer. clove bags, aprons, cushions; sun-catchers; handmade cards; mosaics; handmade pottery; decorated ostrich eggs; lavender creams; soft toys; cloth bags and purses; dog bandanas and bow ties; and a variety of jewellery.

Plan to come for lunch, with food on sale including sausage sizzle, soup, and delicious curries and rice.

There will also be tea and coffee with homemade sweet treats available, and plenty of home-baked cakes and biscuits from the well-known

St Michael’s cake stall.

Fresh fruit and vegetables and plants will also be available, and there will be face-painting, games and colouring-in to entertain children.

The Wangaratta West and Warbys parish hopes the market will be an avenue to support local artisans in their work, and for the church to continue to build community in the area.

Another market is planned for later in the year, on November 5.

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A RANGE of craft stallholders showcasing everything from woodwork to bath bombs, and jewellery to mosaics will be part of the Wangaratta West and the Warbys Anglican parish’s inaugural Artisans Market this Saturday.

The market - which was postponed in April - will be held in the grounds of St Michael’s Anglican Church, on the corner of Appin and O’Leary streets, and will run from 10am to 2pm.

Some 30 stallholders will be in attendance, providing an opportunity for those browsing the market to purchase some beautiful, unique hand-crafted products.

Items on offer will also include soaps; paper-crafted boxes and albums; handspun and dyed knitting wool; knitted, crocheted, sewn and stained glass products; macram\u00E9; handcrafted timber products; handmade felt hats, bags and scarves; shopping bags, wheat heat bags,

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Register for drivers’ night

Battle of the Bands

Chance to be heard

TODAY is you last opportunity to register for the Young Drivers Night, being hosted by Wangaratta Toyota.

This free evening on Thursday this week aims to give attendees skills to confidently take care of their car and stay safe behind the wheel.

You can get hands on experience from trained technicians and hear from Victoria Police during the interactive Q&A session.

To book for Thursday evening’s session, from 6pm to 8pm at Wangaratta Toyota in Tone Road, go to https://bit.ly/3J8DNLy

THE Battle of the Bands will be held at the Vine Hotel on October 16, from noon to 4pm.

This free Freeza event for those aged 12 to 25 years is fully supervised, with no smoking, drugs, vaping or alcohol.

Bands, duos and soloists will compete, and entries are still open.

For conditions of entry and to register your band/performance please fill out the expression of interest at https://form. jotform.com/222158774598875

YOUNG people aged 15 to 19 across the state are being urged to contribute their concerns and views on broader issues to the Mission Australia Youth Survey before the end of the month.

Last year more than 4600 Victorian young people aired their thoughts, with COVID-19, the environment, equity and discrimination deemed the key issues .

To participate, visit https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/researchimpact-policy-advocacy/youth-survey.

Opening celebrates imagination of schools’ bright young sparks AN exhibition of artworks created by local students who were part of the Spark Kids program was officially opened on August 5 at the Wangaratta Art Gallery with more than 60 people in attendance.

The goal of the project was to bring art into the local community targeting bushfire-impacted areas across Wangaratta, with students in grades four, five and six from the Whitfield district, Greta Valley and Edi Upper primary schools taking part in a creative recovery partnership with the Wangaratta Art Gallery.

BRIGHT SPARKS: Participating students Mike Sheppard (Whitfield), Jack Smerdon (Myrrhee), Inanay Gilson (Whitfield) and Ivy Koulis (Myrrhee) were among those attending the opening of the Spark Kids exhibition on August 5.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

SHORT FILMS: Short stories and stills created through workshops with students from Whitfield, Myrrhee, Greta and Edi Upper can be enjoyed at the exhibition.

WORK OF ART: Students from Myrrhee, Whitfield, Greta Valley and Edi Upper primary schools created this stunning array of solargraph prints

VIDEOGRAPHY: KIm Cianci and Jamie McNeil collaborated with performers from Myrrhee, Whitfield, Greta and Edi Upper primary schools to produce this work titled Wind.

REMARKABLE: This is a human powered bicycle collaborative drawing (left) using a permanent marker, steel nail erasure on an alluminium made by local students.

INTERPRATION: These sculptures were made by local artist Ben Jenkins with the help of students with each sculpture being made from natural objects, debris, resin, timber and steel.

They worked with an artistic and creative team which included local botanist Ian Davidson, artists Marc Bongers, Kim Ciancio, Ben Jenkins, Jamie McNeil and Cameron Robbins as well as gallery staff, becoming citizen scientists and artists and immersing themselves in the theme of native fauna, flora and climate.

See the results of the collaboration in a vibrant and engaging exhibition which features the diverse range of artworks created during the program.

It is on display now in Gallery 2 until September 11.

MULTI TALENTED: Both these beautiful collaborative sculptures (pictured left andright) were put together by students from Myrree, Whitfield, Greta Valley and Edi Upper primary schools.

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Drunk driver’s dangerous ditch A WANGARATTA woman who was visibly intoxicated while speeding through the Edi Cutting campground without a current driver's licence will return to court next month for sentencing.

The 33-year-old faced Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court last week and pleaded guilty to charges including drive in manner dangerous and drive

while disqualified after she reached 60kph through the populated campground during the Christmas holidays, before crashing into a ditch.

Police prosecutor Constable Victoria Lennon said the woman had driven into the riverside camping area around 7:20pm on December 29, travelling at speed and narrowly avoiding

trees before coming to rest in a ditch with her back wheels airborne.

At least five children were said to have been in close proximity to the crash, from which the accused emerged with a bottle of wine in her hand before informing responding police officers she believed she was in the township of Moyhu, more than 10km

from the crash site.

Cnst Lennon said the accused refused to accompany police for a breath test, at which time officers discovered her licence had been disqualified for four years in 2018.

After being told refusal would result in a further two year ban from the roads, she allegedly told officers “I already have a loss

of licence, why the f$&% would I care about not having one again”.

Defence counsel Geoff Clancy said his client had been attending almost daily alcohol treatment sessions prior to the incident, but had had a drink in the afternoon which quickly spiraled.

“This is a woman who has battled alcohol for a

number of years,” he said.

“She decided to have a drink and she can’t have a drink.”

The matter was set to return to court on Thursday following an assessment by community corrections, however, after the accused tested positive for COVID the matter was further adjourned to September 5.

Climate right at Da Vinci Social Club

By ANITA McPHERSON VISITORS to Wangaratta’s Da Vinci Social Club will be able to keep their cool on the dance floor this summer thanks to the installation of split system air conditioning units in the hall.

The club received a grant of over $18,300 from the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) through its Multicultural Community Infrastructure Fund.

Secretary Pip Else said the hall didn’t have any heating at all and the ageing, evaporative air conditioners which were used in summer had become unreliable.

She said they’d spent a lot of money getting them to work, so applied for the grant, and with an additional boost from the club’s coffers, managed to install four new split system units.

“We’ve used them since they’ve been installed and they do a really good job,” she said.

“Because it’s a really big hall and double brick it’s quite a cold place and hard to heat up, so it works really well

for that - especially when there aren’t many people in there - and we’re really excited because we’ll be able to use them as coolers too in the summer.

“They were installed by Primma Electricals who have been just fantastic.”

Ms Else said with the help of this grant, plus additional support from the Rural City of Wangaratta council, the club in Pyles Lane has been able to upgrade their once run-down hall to a point where it is safe, compliant and comfortable.

She said other recent improvements include a new unisex disabled toilet, a huge stainless steel kitchen and an electrical upgrade, making it suitable for more club functions and private events.

The club is looking forward to a big night of entertainment when band SMAC performs hits from the 70s through to today, during an event being held on Saturday, September 10.

Doors open at 7pm and tickets are $30 for non-members (members $25 and kids under 15 $5) available now through Eventbrite or by calling 0409 307 606.

COMFORTABLE SPACE: Da Vinci Social Club secretary Pip Else said members are delighted with their new split systems, keeping them warm in winter and cool this summer.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Healthy Living

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Unheard Stories Film Festival - Deafying Gravity - We Hear You - Hear Me Out - Amplify This!

Date: Wednesday 17 August Time: 4pm start Location: Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre

Active Living and Healthy Eating Gateway Health works with local organisations and communities to support active living and healthy eating. We can assist with establishing or promoting initiatives that: •

support community members that are not currently active to be more active (e.g. increasing participation in active transport or recreation)

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provide healthy food and drink options in canteens/food services for schools and out of school hour care services. Register for the state-wide Vic Kids Eat Well program at https://www.vickidseatwell.health.vic.gov.au and you will be connected with local health promotion staff for support.

If you are interested in how we can work together please contact the Health Promotion team by emailing HealthPromotion@gatewayhealth.org.au or by calling on (03) 5723 2000.

Tickets: $5 (plus booking fee) per person available from https://events.humanitix.com/unheard-storiesfilm-festival-wangaratta/tickets All income from ticket sales will go directly to Soundfair to support their future work.

Accessibility: We will have an Auslan Interpreter available on the night, films will have closed captions. The building is accessible.

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Challenges to our aged care sector are not theirs alone THE COVID-19 pandemic has certainly exacerbated the challenges within Australia’s aged care sector.

As the city’s two main independentaged care operators talk about in today’s edition, workforce recruitment and retention has become more difficult, and higher remuneration can help.

As the Royal Commission into aged care found last year, Australia’s changing demographics significantly influence the demand for and provision of aged care and the sector is facing an ageing population with increasing frailty.

Australians are living longer than ever before - with projections suggesting the number of Aussies who will live to 85 and above will almost triple in the next 40 years - from 515,000 now to 1.5m in 2058.

As a society, we must be open to lateral thinking and multiple options to help address our ageing population.

More programs and support to help people live independently in their homes is another important piece of the puzzle.

Among many Asian and European cultures, caring for elders within an enlarged household is commonplace.

Elders impart their knowledge, assist with home duties where possible, and provide companionship which lasts a lifetime for youngers members of the family.

While not typically a common fit here, our country’s growing multiculturalism, together with changing environments has seen an uptick in the last decade.

Families embracing elders, be it through a granny flat or other expanded residential space for shared living - particularly with the price of homes in capital cities - surely must become more of a consideration.

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FACEBOOK users have commented on the revitalisation works in Murphy and Muntz streets which have aimed to expand tree canopies, provide cooler microclimates and improve visual appeal in Wangaratta.

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Andrew Smith: Needs more to be honest. Only thing I’ve liked so far is the trees being lit up.

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ground and and the temp concrete bumpers Sarah Thompson: Great news for west end !

Margi Smith: Yeah looks good , rate payers seeing something for the money we pay but still no footpath in our street 20 years of paying rates all I’ve seen is local kids park upgraded pht Joanne Hay: Margi Smith instead they like to fix roads that most don’t need to be fixed. They should be looking at doing footpaths an

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Cheryl Dennis: Very nice. What about the dangerous footpaths and curbs,gutters??

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RSPCA keen to rehome shelter dogs

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DOGS of all shapes and sizes will be available at the Wangaratta RSPCA for just $100 for one day only this Saturday as part of RSPCA Victoria’s ‘Hundred Dollar Hounds’ adoption promotion.

The promotion is being held to ease capacity pressure on shelters.

While walk-in appointments are welcome, they are subject to availability, so people are encouraged to make an appointment online before heading into a shelter.

Our RSPCA shelters are currently operating at capacity due to a number of factors including fewer reclaims of stray and lost animals that come to RSPCA via councils, more animals with behaviours that require retraining prior to adoption and a decline in adoption applications.

For us, it really is a perfect storm that is impacting our ability to move animals into their forever homes, which we know is the best place for them.

We hope that this ‘Hundred Dollar Hound’ adoption promotion will encourage those thinking of welcoming a dog into their family to take that step.

Our adoptions staff will make sure to understand a potential adopter’s lifestyle and match them with a dog to ensure a long and happy life match.

To book an appointment as part of Hundred Dollar Hounds visit rspcavic. org/hundred-dollar-hounds/ Nadia Peiris, RSPCA Victoria animal care manager

UP AND OVER WE GO: More than 100 dogs, of all sizes and breeds, from across Victoria and interstate, competed in the Wangaratta Kennel and Obedience Dog Club‘s annual agility competition over the weekend.

Dogs and their owners were able to show their talents over a range of obstacle courses on the grounds at the rear of the Wangaratta Showgrounds.

Jess Taylor of Whittlesea and her six year old Finnish Lapphund Astrid (pictured above) competed strongly and picked up reward for effort with several placings.

Chaz (pictured left), a three year old Finnish Lapphund, also performed well for owner Biana Ralphs of Tallangatta.

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Biosecurity strategy needs resourcing THE Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of a National Biosecurity Strategy, which will help better coordinate preparedness and biosecurity responses in the event of an incursion.

Our council has provided significant input in developing the strategy.

Biosecurity is bigger than politics, and we are pleased to see both sides have made this happen.

We hope it continues to have bipartisan support.

This strategy should be seen as an important part of our national approach to keep diseases like Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease out of the country.

We must ensure this strategy is

reviewed regularly so it can be adapted to evolving threats.

We must also make sure we continue to properly fund and resource our biosecurity services.

Without resourcing, this strategy is just another plan.

Biosecurity does more than protect agriculture, it protects our economy and way of life in Australia.

Everyone must remain vigilant and do their bit to keep these diseases out of our country.”

Lloyd Hick, CCA president

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Apprentice sparky is named best in state

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

LOCAL apprentice electrician Ezekiel Traczyk has been crowned as Victoria's Apprentice Electrician of the Year at the Master Electricians Awards ceremony for 2022.

Every year Master Electricians Australia receives nominations from its many electrical service business members for many awards, including the search for a well-rounded electrical apprentice with exceptional technical skills, educational aptitude and community involvement.

After being nominated for the award, Mr Traczyk proved his skills in a practical test where contestants built a switchboard, and a 30 minute sit down theory test against contenders from all over the country.

Much to his surprise, he was judged the best in Victoria.

“I wasn’t really expecting it, I didn’t think I did that well to be honest,” Mr Traczyk said.

“It’s good for the business to show we’re

RELIABLE HANDS: Crawford Electrical and Solar apprentice Ezekiel Traczyk has been named the Master Electricians Australia Victorian Apprentice of the Year, after winning a competition which tested both his skills in practicality and theory.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Enjoy festival’s unheard stories DEAF and hard-of-hearing storytellers will be showcased during a film festival in Wangaratta on Wednesday 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.

Soundfair is a not-for-profit organisation committed to hearing equality, and all proceeds 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

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all good workers.”

Mr Traczyk works at Tarrawingee based electrician business Crawford Electrical and Solar, where he’s into his third year as an apprentice.

He said he never really thought he’d become an electrician, but fell in love

with the wonderful North East sceneries and the outdoor labour that came with it.

“I wouldn’t say it (being an electrician) has been something I’ve always wanted to do, I wanted to work with my hands so I sort of gravitated towards being an

electrician,” he said.

“I wanted to be a nurse but I didn’t want to be inside all the time.

“Just being able to head out to certain locations, it’s just unreal working outside among all the hills.”

For winning the award Mr Traczyk will receive

a trophy and the claim to being the best apprentice electrician in the state.

He remains focused on gaining his trade qualification and has no plans to move on.

“I think I'll hang out with Steve and grow the business,” he said.

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AGRICULTURE Victoria staff will hold a free biosecurity information sesson in Benalla on Wednesday.

Livestock producers, agents, transporters and contractors can hear about: • emergency animal diseases, with a focus on foot-and-mouth and lumpy skin disease; • what happens during a response locally?; and • actions and farm biosecurity measures you can put in place now.

For more on the free session, from 7pm to 8.30pm, contact Kirstie Anderson on 0437 990 967.

Page 8 - THE CHRONICLE, Monday, August 15, 2022 WHAT’S UP WITH THE WEATHER?

By Peter Nelson,

former CSIRO climatologist

Island conditions a sign of wetter than average weather for us COCOS Keeling Island which was saturated by more than 350mms of rainfall during July has recorded its two hottest August days on record with readings of 30.6 degrees on both August 3/4.

Previous hottest August days going back to 1952 were in 1958, 1973, 1993, 1999, 2010 and 2020.

This will impact upon us by providing a sequence of wetter than average months probably right up to February and March 2023 at most places in our regions.

Last Tuesday, August 9, Perth and nearby places had one of their coldest August days on record.

At Perth the maximum temperature reached only 12.4.degrees.

There were only three colder days in August at Perth in the last 77 years - in 1951, 1968 and 2020.

Perth Airport with a maximum of 12.1 degrees recorded its third coldest August since the record low of 9.9 degrees on August 5, 1951 which was also Perth’s coldest August day going right back to 1897.

Four days later on August 9, 1951 widespread snow fell across Melbourne suburbs.

August 1951 was the coldest August on record across most of Victoria and record August rains swamped the Otway Peninsula around the 20th of the monrh.

I do not expect this August to be as uncomfortable as that of 1951.

The other Perth August temperature lows in both 1968 and 2020 led to slightly wetter and colder than usual conditions over most of Victoria in August.

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Stories of migration and Sikh community on show CULTURAL CONNECTION: Amardeep Shergill is one of six artists to contribute to Bush Diwan, now showing at the Benalla Art Gallery. PHOTO: Jessie Adams

Across the arts

SCULPTURAL EMBROIDERY: The exhibition includes Amardeep Shergill’s Re-interpretation of Dhan Kaur’s Phulkari I2018DMC, thread on perforated mesh.

PHOTO: Manbir Sidhu

AN exhibition inspired by the local story of Siva Singh is being presented at the Benalla Art Gallery in partnership with 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, Sydney.

Siva Singh, who arrived in Australia in approximately 1896, was a Benalla resident who worked as a hawker from 1898.

He established himself as part of the local community and owned a 320 acre farm by 1915.

Siva took on the duties of a Granthi or custodian of the Sikh scriptures in Benalla and surrounding regions, however was challenged in performing religious ceremonies due to the lack of a Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Sikh scriptures) anywhere in Australia.

A Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji was sent from India to Siva in Benalla, and following its arrival, on December 16, 1920, an Akhand Path, or continuous reading, was performed for Hernam Singh on Siva Singh's farm.

Attended by approximately 30 Sikhs, the ceremony was photographed by William John Howship, and is the first known Akhand Path that included the Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji in Australia.

Bush Diwan presents works by artists who have responded to this pivotal moment in Sikh history in Australia by exploring the reclamation of identity, forming, gathering and laying foundations of community.

Bush Diwan is curated by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art artistic director and CEO Amrit Gill, and curatorial program producer Reina Takeuchi, and features works by six artists; Manisha Anjali, Anindita Banerjee, Monisha Chippada, Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa and Perun Bonser, and Amardeep Shergill.

Benalla Art Gallery director Eric Nash said the exhibition is not an

exercise of historical documentation, but rather a compelling contemporary exhibition underpinned by a local story of national significance.

“Featuring the work of six excellent artists, it speaks to Siva Singh’s legacy as a Sikh community leader and civil rights campaigner by exploring the development of the Sikh community in Australia since his time; struggles and triumphs, traditions that are continued, and new traditions formed,” he said.

“Each artist brings a different perspective to the thematics and intentions of the project using media ranging from screen and stills, to sound, performance, sculpture and textile.”

Among the artworks on display, Amardeep Shergill integrates traditional phulkari embroidery into rigid sculptural forms, in a newly commissioned work Aussie Phulkari (2022), embroidering in the green and gold colours of Australian wattle which are also reminiscent of the agricultural landscape in Punjab.

Amardeep said her process of learning from cultural heritage was another way of speaking of her dislocated past.

“As a migrant, the notion of homeland and birthplace is always relevant to the artist, but so is trying to establish a life in the host culture with its own set of values,” she said.

Bush Diwan is on view at Benalla Art Gallery until October 16 and will be accompanied by public programs including talks, performances and workshops.

Time to remember loved ones, raise awareness and end overdose LIKE organisations across the world, Gateway Health in Wangaratta will observe International Overdose Awareness Day this month.

Held on August 31 each year, the day aims to remember those who have died or suffered injury due to overdose.

It also seeks to create

better understanding of overdose, reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths, and create change that reduces the harm associated with drug use.

Joining a global movement for understanding, compassion and change, Gateway Health is working to raise public awareness of overdose throughout August.

This includes educating people about the causes of overdose, as well as the support available to those at risk of overdose.

“Overdose can affect anybody, and one of the messages of this day is that the people who overdose are our sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters - they are

loved and they are missed,” Maryanne Donnellan, Gateway Health general manager alcohol and other drugs, said.

“However, there are also many services available locally for people who are at risk of overdose.

“For example, Naloxone is a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose.

“It is available at Gateway Health to anyone who is likely to experience an opioid overdose - and to family, friends and loved ones who are likely to witness an opioid overdose.

“It’s important that our local communities know there are services available to support them in reducing harm from drug and alco-

hol use - and to help people make positive changes in their lives.”

The Rural City of Wangaratta will be lighting its water tower purple on Overdose Awareness Day at the end of this month.

International Overdose Awareness Day is convened

by Penington Institute, an Australian not-for-profit.

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POLICE are appealing for public assistance on a range of matters, from the theft of a caravan valued at $64,000 to a missing Wangaratta teenager.

ON Sunday, August 7 at approximately 1.20pm, an offender driving a blue Ford Territory (above), drove into Tanswells Street in Beechworth, hooked up to a Jayco caravan and decamped with it.

The caravan is valued at $64,000.

Beechworth police are appealing for any information regarding this theft and can be contacted on (03) 5728 1032.

WRITE WAY TO SUCCESS: Rotary Club of Appin Park Wangaratta’s Ken Craig, previous Young Writers Award winner Stephanie Grant, Rotary Club of Wangaratta’s Keith Snowdon, and Rotary Club of Appin Park Wangaratta’s Bev Maher hope local young people take advantage of the chance to enter this year’s Wangaratta Young Writers Award.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Our youth can share their writing talent

YOUNG people with a story to tell can share their way with words in this year’s Wangaratta Young Writers Award.

The fourth event, and the first held since 2020, the competition is being organised by the Rotary Club of Wangaratta and Rotary Club of Appin Park Wangaratta, and is supported by the Wangaratta Library.

It aims to unearth local talent and inspire young people to be creative, and develop their capacity and imagination through writing.

Entrants must be aged between 10 and 19 years and connected to the Rural City of Wangaratta, either as a resident or as a student of a local school.

They can enter their original work in either the story category (no more than 2000 words) or poetry or song lyrics category (no more than 50 lines).

There are three different age groups - upper primary

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(years five and six), lower secondary (years seven, eight and nine), and upper secondary (years 10, 11 and 12 and young people not at school aged 19 and under).

First, second and third prizes will be awarded in each category and age group, with monetary prizes of $125 (first), $50 (second) and $25 (third).

Wangaratta High School year 12 student Stephanie Grant, a previous Young Writers Award winner, encouraged local young people to take part.

“I found the competition a good opportunity to have people read my writing, to share it publicly and accessibly, and a chance to express myself and put my thoughts into writing,” she said.

“It is good to be recognised for your writing, and also to come together with other young writers at the presentation event.

“If you have something in the back of your mind that could become a story, why not use this as a reason to write it?

“Or if you have something you've written in the past, it could be a chance to polish and submit it.

“Give it a go.

“There is no harm in entering, and even if you don’t win, there is nothing to lose, but your work will be read and considered.”

Young writers have five weeks to submit their work, which could involve producing something from scratch, or perhaps polishing a piece they have written at school or in their own writing time.

Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Friday, September 16, and can be lodged in person at the Wangaratta Library

in Docker Street, or emailed to library@wangaratta.vic.gov.au They will be judged on originality of theme, development of the story, and the quality of the writing.

The judges are looking for the use of words to create feeling and imagery, so pictures will not be taken into account.

Winners will receive an invitation to the award presentation, which will be held at the Wangaratta Library on Thursday, October 6.

Winning entries will be published in the Wangaratta Chronicle, and may be used for future promotion of the award. The winners will be compiled in an anthology to be displayed in the Wangaratta Library and added to the library collection.

For more information about the Wangaratta Young Writers Award, contact the Wangaratta Library on 5721 2366 or email library@wangaratta.vic. gov.au

POLICE are appealing for any information regarding the theft of this Mongoose bike that was stolen from a local hotel on Spearing Street, Wangaratta between July 20th and 30th.

If you have any information please contact Constable McErvale at Wangaratta Police on 03 5723 0888 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Reference Number: 220245780.

WANGARATTA police would like to speak with the female in this photo as she may be able to assist with a shop-theft from a local department store on June 12.

If you have any information please contact Constable Jensen at Wangaratta Police on 03 5723 0888 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Reference Number: 220187361 HANNAH has been missing since August 6.

She was last seen leaving her home in Wangaratta wearing a black jumper, black jeans and white van shoes.

Hannah is described as being Caucasian, approximately 5 foot 7, with medium length brown hair.

Police hold concerns for Hannah’s wellbeing.

If you have any details on Hannah’s whereabouts please contact the Wangaratta Police Station on (03) 5723 0888.

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Power saving bonus help THE State Government is delivering tailored support through community organisations to ensure that everyone can apply for the $250 Power Saving Bonus and access immediate bill relief.

Funding for a new phase of the Community Outreach Program will support households who may not have access to a computer or the internet, or who otherwise may struggle to apply for the $250 payment.

Community organisations participating under the new phase of the Community Outreach Program include Brotherhood of St Laurence, Consumer Action Law Centre, Ethnic Community Council Victoria, Good Shepherd, Neighbourhood House and State Trustees.

For help call 1800 000 832.

Info session on dyslexia THOONA CWA will be holding an information session on dyslexia at the Thoona Hall today 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.

TIME TO CLEAN: Sustainability Victoria will hold a free Detox your Home event in Wangaratta this Saturday with the purpose to safely dispose of toxic chemicals within your home, which can pollute waterways and harm vegetation if not disposed of properly.

Help at hand to detox your home, for free

RESIDENTS in Wangaratta and surrounding communities are being encouraged to clean out unwanted household and garden chemicals ahead of the Detox your Home event in Wangaratta this Saturday.

The free vent will enable people to bring and safely dispose of their unwanted chemicals at the Rural City of Wangaratta Works Depot in Newman Street from 9am until 12pm.

You can register for the event at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ detox-your-home-wangaratta-registration-366607311337 For a full list of accepted items visit: https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/DetoxYourHome Running for more than 27 years, Sustainability Victoria’s Detox your Home is a free service for residents to safely dispose of chemicals, making homes safer and protecting the environment.

Saturday’s event will be staffed by expert chemists who identify and sort the chemicals for safe transport back to a licenced facility in Melbourne where they are processed for reuse or safe disposal.

Chemicals collected are processed and recovered or recycled wherever possible.

If they cannot be reused in any way, they are safely disposed of.

According to Sustainability Victoria, common products such as weedkiller, pesticides, cleaning chemicals, cosmetics, and cooking oil are all materials harmful to the environment and should not be placed in kerbside bins or tipped down the drain.

Pouring household chemicals down the drain can pollute waterways, harm animals and vegetation and contaminate water supply.

The program has seen the safe removal of 7000 tonnes of toxic chemicals - equivalent to the weight of 40 trams - and over 10,000 tonnes of hard-to-recycle materials from households around the state.

On average Victorians who use the program bring an average of 23kg of waste for disposal, with two thirds of people reporting they’ve had their toxic materials for over five years.

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RURAL NEWS

Farmers can help set statewide policies at VFF meet tomorrow

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling on all farmers and those passionate for agriculture to attend a farmers gathering at the Wangaratta Club tomorrow at 6.30pm.

Farmers from the region are being asked to attend and discuss current issues in livestock agriculture, including biosecurity, animal welfare and local council rates.

VFF state 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.

“We’re going to listen on the ground, see what our grassroots problems are, what we can be doing better and give an update on all policy and advocacy the VFF is doing,” she said.

“We are the voice of our farming community so it’s really important that we go out, we listen, hear different perspectives and we engage with the community we represent.”

Currently VFF is drafting

policies around biosecurity and animal welfare in response to the outbreak of diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) which have been well publicised internationally in the past year.

Ms Cucinotta said the meeting will be opportunity for farmers to have their say in what potentially could be a part of those policies.

“Biosecurity has been one of those priorities we’ve been looking at for the last six to seven months from a policy and advocacy perspective,” she said.

“We had Japanese encephalitis (JEV) as an outbreak at the start of the year, we had varroa mites and now we have FMD, LSC and these diseases will continue.

“It’s really important at the moment because the VFF is developing their biosecurity policy, which encompasses all biosecurity advocacy we will do and we’re also doing our animal welfare policy.

“We’re also looking at an animal welfare legislative reform in the next year, so it’s really important we know what our farmers need, what is concerning

for them, what their priorities are so we can advocate on behalf of them.”

Ms Cucinotta said she encourages all farmers with concerns in the industry to speak up so she and her committee can gain better understanding of the current state of the Victorian farming communities in all regions.

“We can only create policy and do our bit on the people who are engaging, so it’s vital anyone who is effected by agriculture in the community comes down and has a chat,” she said.

“You’d be surprised by how many snippets of brilliance comes out of those meetings.

“I want farmers to come out and give me the understanding and tell me the things that they need on the ground, so when I am speaking on their behalf and I'm developing policy and advocacy, I want all the different perspectives from every commodity and region.

“It’s a really good way for our community to come together because we are resilient, we are powerful in agriculture and these community gatherings allow us to create that force.”

HAVE YOUR SAY: VFF vice president Danyel Cucinotta, who has a background in intensive farming, will be making her way to Wangaratta to hold a VFF farmers gathering tomorrow evening to hear what farmers in the region have to say about main topics involving biosecurity and animal welfare.

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LOCAL winemakers Brown Brothers have taken home a trophy at the 2022 KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show.

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Wangaratta’s Des - ‘The race-caller’s race-caller’ Wangaratta’s Kevin ‘KB’ Hill regularly writes about local sporting legends on his blog KB on Reflection.

The following piece is about racing great, Des Hoysted. His blog can be found at https:// kbonreflection.wordpress. com/author/kbhill7.

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HE celebrity status that Bruce McAvaney has recently been accorded is welcome recognition of a genius who brings sport to life with accuracy and flair, from behind the microphone.

‘Bruce Almighty’ is a once-in-ageneration ‘caller’ who can readily adapt to many sports, but the recent era has also spawned such rich talent as Brian Taylor, Gerard Whateley, Anthony Hudson, Denis Cometti, Greg Miles, Matt Hill and Hamish McLaughlin.........

Those of my ilk can throw up the names of Bert Bryant, Bill Collins, Geoff Mahoney, Johnny Tapp, Joe Brown, Harry Beitzel, Rex Hunt, Tim Lane, Clinton Grybas and Ron Casey..........

Wangaratta can lay claim to a gentleman who sits comfortably amongst those all-time great sportscasters ......

Des Hoysted was born just on a century ago, into Victoria’s most famous racing family.

His father Wally was a successful jockey who rode more than 1,000 winners in a colourful 30-year career and, in his prime, was the number 1 jockey for Hoysted’s Stables.

“He won a few Albury Gold Cups.....started as a jockey when he was 12 and won the first of his three Wang Cups a year later.....””

Des once recalled.

Wally participated in a dramatic train of events at Wagga races in 1916 which became part of country racing folklore.

He was on Silent Tress, owned by Wangaratta’s Arthur Callander, in the final race of the program.......In a neck-and-neck finish Silent Tress flashed over the line with highly-regarded Riverina horse, Eunona.

It was declared a dead-heat......

Connections were given the option of sharing the prize-money or electing to have a re-run....

Eunona’s owners, sensing that they had an edge, wanted a rerun.......Again they hit the line together.......Again the judges couldn’t separate them....Another dad-heat was declared.

By now dusk had descended on the course.....the horses were exhausted......it was decided to divide the prize-money......

Des reflected on being at the races with his mother (Dimpna) and baby sister one day, when Wally crashed before their very eyes.......

“I think I was 6 and my sister Winifred was 4......The horses came down right on the finish line........”

“The jockeys were just wearing cardboard reinforced skull-caps.....They didn’t get

RACING GREAT: Des Hoysted (front right) is one of Wangaratta’s racing greats. INSET: DOWN THE STRAIGHT: Des Hoysted calls a race.

smashed up all that much, but it was a shocking fall......Mum was horrified......I can still see it now....the scramble of horses and jockeys all over the place.....”

“That always stuck in my mind whenever I was calling all those years later.......I used to get a bit touchy and edgy whenever there was a fall.....”

Des was never going to follow in his father’s footsteps.

“I rode a bit, but I was always going to be too heavy.......There was no money in it, in that Depression era......Anyway Mum insisted I stick to my schoolwork...”.

But he had inherited the deeplyingrained Hoysted fascination for racing......

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he family home was situated just across the paddock from Hoysted’s Grey Street stables and he would pass through the stabling area to and from St.Patrick’s School each day.

In his pre-adolescent years of the early-thirties he was inspired by the voice of Eric Welch - the leading race-caller of the day - and acquired the knack of identifying race colours and names of horses and jockeys.

Using paints, he’d copy the colours onto pieces of cardboard, attach them to pencils, and call them as they rolled down a tilted table-top.

In the mid-30’s his uncle Fred trained a champion galloper called Valiant Chief, which became the object of his affection.

To his delight Valiant Chief came to Wangaratta at the end of his racing career to be the resident

stallion at Hoysted’s stud property.

“I used to ride him all the time,” Des recalled. “When I’d come home from school I’d coax him over to the fence, climb up on the rails and jump on his back....”

“I’d then do phantom calls at the top of my voice. I’d have Valiant Chief competing against all the champions......Of course, he’d always win......At the same time I would draw my knees up, and put my hands on the side of his neck, as if I was riding him to victory......

You know that old bloke never turned a hair.......Maybe he still got a thrill out of winning!”

“I’d listen to the race broadcasts on Dad’s powerful old wireless. He set up a 30-foot aerial and I tuned in to Ken Howard from Sydney, and frequently heard Lachie Melville on the ABC. There’s no doubt I thought the world of both men.”

Des left school at 14 and gained employment as a Telegram boy at the Wangaratta Post Office. He was transferred to Melbourne two years later and boarded with his aunt at Moonee Ponds.

He’d previously written to Ken Howard, expressing his ambition to call races. By a quirk of fate, Howard had moved from Sydney to Melbourne and was calling a charity game of football at Richmond’s Punt Road Oval when Hoysted introduced himself.

Admiring his enthusiasm, Howard invited the lad to watch him call the races at Moonee Valley.....

But his ambitions had to be shelved for a while, with the onset of World War II. Three years after the cessation of hostilities he was back home for Christmas when he was presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.

It was Boxing Day 1948, and

his cousin Henry, who was the course broadcaster at Wodonga, called in sick.......An emergency replacement was required..........

Would Des like to step in ?.......

He borrowed a pair of binoculars and proceeded to call the entire Wodonga Cup program.....

Fortunately, his call was heard

by ABC radio’s Sports Editor Mel Morris, who was so impressed he appointed him as Joe Brown’s understudy.

He regarded it as an honour to work with Brown, who was one of the true gentlemen of racing.

He was delighted to have the opportunity to relieve him when he went on holidays.

Des was enticed to Sydney’s 2GB in 1952, and was there for six and a half years before he became the central figure in an amazing swap.

Ken Howard was brought over from rival station 2UE to replace Hoysted.........Just a few weeks later, Hoysted began calling for 2UE.....

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or the next 24 years he gradually built his ratings and would reign supreme in latter years, as Sydney’s most listened-to race-caller.

“Ken Howard had been Mr.Racing.....I hadn’t been able to make any inroads into his audience.”

“But (2UE) gave me a free rein to do what I wanted....I was able to roast and criticise and say what I thought......That enabled me to improve my calling-style......Then the ratings came......

He recalled that this approach ruffled a few feathers, particularly among race officials and jockeys, but the listening audience appreciated his frankness........

It became the trademark of his

calling for the remainder of his career.

Hoysted called 22 Melbourne Cups, but by far his toughest assignment was Van Der Hum’s win in 1976, after continued heavy rain had turned the course into a mud-heap.

In conditions which meant that ‘the jockeys’ mothers would have been hard-pressed to recognise them’, Van Der Hum, a wet-track specialist, held on to win. The favourite, Gold and Black was a length and a half behind.

One of the many highlights of his career was calling the AJC Derby, when his cousin Bob’s filly Rose of Kingston hit the front. He couldn’t resist egging her on with ‘Go Rosie, Go’, as she neared the post.....

There was no argument about the horse he most admired, even though he never got to call him in a race: “I was standing outside Joe Brown’s box and watched Bernborough do the impossible, and win the Newmarket Handicap.”

“He was hot-favourite, but never appeared in the call, until he came from the outside and gobbled up a top field of sprinters.......You could hardly imagine that a horse could have gone so quickly.....He was 100/1 with 200 metres to go......

And was all over them with 100 metres to go.....”

Des was forced to relinquish his calling duties at 2UE in 1983, because the company had a policy of compulsory retirement at 60.

“I was going pretty well, and felt I could have gone on for a couple of years.....My ratings were still good ....It was certainly an emotion-charged day.....”

But Des’s career continued, and encompassed stints at Sky Channel, Channel 10, as the on-course broadcaster for the Hawkesbury Race Club, and calling the Harold Park trots.

He recalled the night at Harold Park that an untidy-looking character knocked on the door of his broadcast box, high on the roof of the Grandstand.

“I was still on air, just wrappingup a race, and the door was half-open......I turned around to see this bare-footed bloke, dressed in a check-shirt and ragged jeans......I’ll never forget him....he had a beard, long black hair and blazing eyes......”

“Anyway, I continued my on-air duties as he started to approach......’Can I help you, mate ?’ I asked. I suffered his breath as he uttered: ‘Excuse me, could you tell me where the shit-house is ?’

It went over the air as clear as a bell ! My reply was: ‘You’ve come to it.’....Needless to say, I promptly crossed back to the studio.....”

Fifty-three years after his debut behind the microphone, Des had his swansong call at a Fairfield Harness Meeting in 2001.

Des Hoysted, one of Wangaratta’s finest sporting exports, passed away in 2010, aged 88......

(With help from: John Tapp Inside Racing)

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MATCH REVIEWS Bright head through to semi-final ROUND

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THE final round of the O&K home and away season was vital for Bright’s senior footy side, as they belted out a 15.11 (101) to 6.10 (46) win over Bonnie Doon to book their ticket through to the second week of finals.

The winner of the showdown was guaranteed a shot at taking on Benalla in the first semi-final, and Bright came to play, racing ahead to a 40-point margin by quarter time and keeping the Bombers to just the solitary minor score.

The Mountain Men kept piling on the pressure, leading by 52 points by the long break.

Bright coach Paul Harrison said the start was exactly what he was hoping for from his side.

BY NATHAN DE VRIES ndevries@ nemedia.com.au

“It was a really big match - obviously everyone knew the outcome and the reward from the win, so everyone was ready to play,” he said.

“Our first quarter was sensational - the boys were switched on and started like a house on fire.

“Our pressure in our forward 50 and our pressure around the ground was huge - I think we had eight tackles inside our forward 50 in the first half, which was really good.

“With Bonnie Doon, if you can get your frontal pressure up really high on them, they

tend to fall back into just kicking the ball long down the line, and with our back line’s intercept marking and that, they sort of were playing into our hands a little bit.

“I think the thing was our zone that we played really rolled up the ground high, our back line left their deepest forward free so they couldn’t chip the ball around a lot and play through that wing.

“Every time they got it out on that wing, our pressure was so high that they had to just kick it long down the line, which worked really well for us.”

The Bombers refused to back down and accept their fate, mounting a resistance through the third term to claw back within 38 points before a five goal to two final

term put Bright over the top.

“It was a really good win to head into the final off the back of,” Harrison said.

“The boys take a lot of confidence out of that game, and we’re playing a good brand of footy at the moment, but the new season starts.”

Cooper Thomason led the Mountain Men on the scoreboard with a six-goal haul, while Sam Dalbosco and Joe Gray were instrumental through the guts.

For Bonnie Doon, Jack Goonan was named best on, ably supported by Campbell Smedley and Joel Sanford.

The Bombers face Goorambat in an elimination final this weekend, with the winner set to play either Greta or Milawa in the second semi-final.

Riley Moran gets top awards at league night

Roos stun Milawa, Lions finish on a high

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By NATHAN DE VRIES FOR five senior O&K footy sides, their season came to an end on Saturday, but they sure made the most of it, producing shock upsets and massive totals to bolster their confidence for next season.

Over at Whitfield, King Valley pulled off arguably the biggest upset of the season, rolling finals-bound Milawa 11.13 (79) to 10.13 (73).

The Roos came out bounding, with repeated scoring shots grabbing them an early 20-point lead by quarter time.

The home side exploded through the second term, kicking 6.2 while conceding just 15 points to head into the long break up by 43 points.

Milawa finally found their feet after the break while the Roos failed to convert on their forward 50 entries, the Demons slowly eating away at the margin.

A white-knuckled final term saw Milawa come back strong, their midfield finding another gear to come within a goal of King Valley, but the Roos had just enough on the board when the final siren sounded.

Tom Stewart and William Davies shone for the Roos, while Xavier Ham and Josh Owen impressed for Milawa.

At Whorouly, the Lions and Tarrawingee were fighting it out for pride with both set to miss out on finals, but it was Whorouly who took home the win, booting away to a 20.14 (134) to 9.3 (57) win.

It was neck-and-neck through the first half, before the Lions’ forwards really turned up the heat with a four goal to one third quarter.

The final term saw a massive 6.4 scored by Whorouly while only conceding a behind, as the Lions finished their 2022 season with a run of four wins in a row.

Benalla displayed another game of fine form over Goorambat, trouncing the fellow finalists 16.7 (103) to 5.8 (38), while the Blues ended their season on a positive note over Moyhu by 69 points.

WHAT A MARK: Spectators enjoyed the high-flying antics of Cooper Thomson, who was an instrumental part of Bright’s back six.

PHOTO: Charlotte Kilner

TOP HONOURS: Benalla’s Riley Moran took out the Player of the Year award and the Clyde Baker Medal at yesterday’s O&K league presentation night.

PHOTO: Garry Jones

BEST AND FAIREST: Tegan White was awarded the Fay Morgan Medal after a stellar year in the Bulldogs’ defensive end.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

From back page Moran took out the Clyde Baker Medal ahead of teammate Jackson Hourigan, while Benalla’s Lachlan Thomson took out the goal kicking award with a total of 105 majors for the year.

In the A grade netball, Tarrawingee star defender Tegan ‘Tig’ White was awarded the Fay Morgan Medal, ahead of Moyhu’s Sophie Morey, while Tayla Ward of Moyhu was named Player of the Year and Greta’s Taylah Reidy won the award for leading goal shooter.

Bonnie Doon was well represented in the rising star categories, with Bombers Joel Sandford (football) and Mia Tanner (netball) both recognised as future best and fairest contenders.

FULL AWARD RESULTS Seniors football Player of the Year: Riley Moran (Benalla All Blacks).

Leading Goal Kicker: Lachlan Thompson (Benalla All Blacks) - 105 goals.

Clyde Baker Medallist: Riley Moran (Benalla All Blacks).

Runner Up: Jackson Hourigan (Benalla All Blacks).

Reserves football MVP: (Three Way Tie) Darcy Martin (Bright), Tom Webster (Greta), Luke Berriman (Bonnie Doon).

Leading Goal Kicker: Liam Sinclair (Benalla All Blacks) - 57 goals.

Ross Schutt Medal: Trent Whitecross (Greta).

Runners Up: (Tie) Daniel Hogarth (Tarrawingee), Darcy Martin (Bright).

Football - Rising Star: Joel Sanford (Bonnie Doon).

Netball - Rising Star: Mia Tanner (Bonnie Doon).

A grade netball Player of the Year: Tayla Ward (Moyhu).

Leading Goal Shooter: Taylah Reidy (Greta) - 576 goals.

Fay Morgan Medal: Tegan White (Tarrawingee) Runner Up: Sophie Morey (Moyhu) B grade netball MVP: (Tie) Katelin Anesbury (Whorouly), Mia Lynch (Bright).

Leading Goal Shooter: Rhonda Bennett (Milawa) - 617 goals.

Kath Dobson Medallist: Maya Ackroyd (Milawa).

Runner Up: Jenna McIntyre (Milawa).

B Reserve netball MVP: Amber Finger (Moyhu).

Leading Goal Shooter: Luisa Licciardello (Whorouly) - 640 goals.

Best and Fairest: Karlah Box (North Wangaratta).

Runner Up: Cass Turner (Bonnie Doon).

C grade netball MVP: Remi Nicholas (Benalla All Blacks).

Leading Goal Shooter: Grace Revell (Bonnie Doon) 408 goals.

Flo Egan Medallist: Erin Brond (Bonnie Doon).

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WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND MURRAY SENIORS LADDER #

TEAM

1

SCOREBOARD

P

W

L

D

%

PTS

WANGARATTA

16

15

1

0

263.33

60

2

YARRAWONGA

16

14

2

0

165.33

56

3

ALBURY

16

11

5

0

130.16

44

4

LAVINGTON

16

9

7

0

101.70

36

5

WANGARATTA ROVERS

16

9

7

0

101.52

36

6

MYRTLEFORD

16

8

8

0

108.86

32

7

WODONGA

16

6

10

0

90.26

24

8

COROWA RUTHERGLEN

16

6

10

0

81.50

24

9

WODONGA RAIDERS

16

1

15

0

48.93

4

16

1

15

0

41.98

4

10 NORTH ALBURY

NETBALL SCORES

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A GRADE: Corowa-Rutherglen 58 def Wang Rovers 36 BEST: COROWARUTHERGLEN: Jennifer Vine 3, Grace Senior 2, Sophie Hanrahan 1. WANG ROVERS: Kelsie Wilson 3, Gracie Reid 2, Jeynelle Mills 1 . GOALS: COROWA-RUTHERGLEN: Grace Senior 40, Chloe Senior 18 . WANG ROVERS: Kelsie Wilson 21, Hidden Player 9, Rebecca Kreltszheim 6.

Wangaratta 61 def Wodonga Raiders 34 BEST: WANGARATTA: Amy Byrne ,3 Issy Byrne 2, Liv Richards 1 . WODONGA RAIDERS: Blaynee House 3, Molly McGrath 2, Mackensey House 1. GOALS: WANGARATTA: Georgia Clark 47, Amy Byrne 14. WODONGA RAIDERS: Taylor Donelan 22, Lily Kelly 6, Molly McGrath 4, Shaylah House 2.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 LAVINGTON V WANGARATTA YARRAWONGA V ALBURY WANG ROVERS V NORTH ALBURY WODONGA V COROWARUTHERGLEN MYRTLEFORD V RAIDERS

Wodonga 46 def by Myrtleford 58; Albury 44 def by Lavington 45; North Albury 30 def by Yarrawonga 56.

17 & UNDER: Wodonga 68 def Myrtleford 39; North Albury 44 def by Yarrawonga 50; Albury 37 def Lavington 26; Corowa-Rutherglen 42 def Wang Rovers 30; Wangaratta 36 def Wodonga Raiders 60.

B GRADE: Corowa-Rutherglen 65 def Wang Rovers 30; Albury 48 def by Lavington 52; Wangaratta 31 def

by Wodonga Raiders 46; North Albury 27 def by Yarrawonga 54; Wodonga 49 def by Myrtleford 57.

C GRADE: Wodonga 42 def Myrtleford 35; Wangaratta 56 def Wodonga Raiders 44; Albury 34 def Lavington 33; Corowa-Rutherglen 40 def Wang Rovers 15; North Albury 36 def Yarrawonga 34.

THIRDS RESULTS

Wangaratta 11.6.72 def Wodonga Raiders 7.5.47 BEST: WANGARATTA: Joshua Tweedale, Waitai Tua, Will O’Keefe, Braeden Marjanovic, Hunter Graham, Hugh Canning. WODONGA RAIDERS: Jack Stewart, Bailey Smith, Ben Hernan, Kaiden Withers, Wil Conway. GOALS: WANGARATTA: Hunter Graham 3; Jayden Adamo 2; Braeden Marjanovic 2; Max Bihun 1; Hugh Canning 1; Ethan Guy 1; Will O’Keefe 1. WODONGA RAIDERS: Zac Whitsed 2; Kaiden Withers 2; Nelson Bowey 1; Lachlan Crothers 1; Ned Twycross 1.

Corowa Rutherglen 8.7.55 def Wangaratta Rovers 7.4.46 BEST: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Zander Nash, Tom Forrest, Ethan Hanrahan, Ned Harvey, Justin Lewis, Jesse Moloney. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Charlie Gibson, Samuel Maher, Zak Sartore, Will McCarthy, Oliver Sharp, Charles Ledger. GOALS: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Ryan Beveridge 3; Matthew Halton 1; Patrick Lavis 1; Justin Lewis 1; Zander Nash 1; Finn Osborne 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: William Ashton 1; Wallace Gemmill 1; Luke Grady 1; Kyle McQuade 1; Zak Sartore 1; Judd Schubert 1; Ned Turner 1.

Albury 11.10.76 def Lavington 3.6.24; North Albury 4.5.29 def by Yarrawonga 6.8.44; Wodonga 2.3.15 def by Myrtleford 16.14.110.

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3.4 6.9 8.11 11.13.79 2.5 6.7 11.10 13.14.92

ALBURY LAVINGTON

GOALS: ALBURY: Jeff Garlett 3; Jacob Conlan 2; Riley Bice 1; Ben Kelly 1; Brayden McMenamin 1; Anthony Miles 1; Tom O’Brien 1. LAVINGTON: Benjamin Ashley-Cooper 2; Aidan Cook 2; Myles Aalbers 1; Jack Driscoll 1; Shaun Driscoll 1; Luke Garland 1; Hamish Gilmore 1; William Glanvill 1; Tim Hanna 1; Jack Harland 1; Jake O’Brien 1. BEST: ALBURY: Lucas Conlan, Anthony Miles, Brydan Hodgson, Isaac McGrath, Brayden O’hara, Tom O’Brien. LAVINGTON: Benjamin Ashley-Cooper, Luke Garland, Aidan Cook, Christopher Annett, Shaun Driscoll, William Glanvill.

WANGARATTA WODONGA RAIDERS

5.4 10.7 15.10 22.15.147 3.0 3.3 6.5 7.7.49

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Abraham Ankers 5; Daniel Sharrock 3; Jessie Smith 3; Jackson Clarke 2; Bradley Melville 2; Callum Moore 2; Michael Newton 2; Ben Reid 2; Joe Richards 1.

WODONGA RAIDERS: Nathan Clarke 2; Max Beattie 1; Thomas Gibbs 1; Brendan Kantilla 1; Will McCarty 1; Jake Twycross 1. BEST: WANGARATTA: Daniel Sharrock, Abraham Ankers, Bradley Melville, Mark Anderson, Liam Mcveigh, Tyler Norton WODONGA RAIDERS: Bradley St John, Dale Cox, Cooper Daly, Jarrod Hodgkin, Max Glass, Max Beattie.

NORTH ALBURY YARRAWONGA

0.2 4.2 5.5 7.7.49 3.6 5.8 12.12 15.16.106

GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: Carter Norman 2; Jack Penny 2; Isaac Campbell 1; Izak Gejas 1; Callum Pattinson 1. YARRAWONGA: Leigh Williams 6; Nicholas Fothergill 2; Will Sexton 2; Ryan Bruce 1; Lach Howe 1; Tim Lawrence 1; Leigh Masters 1; Mark Whiley 1. BEST: NORTH ALBURY: George Godde, Foster Gardiner, Archer Gardiner, Sam Azzi, Connor Bradbury, Julian Hayes. YARRAWONGA: Jack Sexton, Leigh Williams, Mark Whiley, Nicholas Fothergill, Lach Howe, Logan Morey.

COROWA-R’GLEN WANG ROVERS

2.2 4.3 4.4 6.6

4.4 7.8

7.6.48 9.11.65

GOALS: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi 5; Joe Hansen 1; Jarred Lane 1.

WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alex Dowsley 4; Ryan Hebron 3; Alexander Marklew 1; Ryan Stone 1. BEST: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Hayden Filliponi, Kaelan Bradtke, Jack Schilg, Callum Spencer, Joe Hansen, Jarred Lane. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Brodie Filo, Jack Gerrish, Ryan Stone, Raven Jolliffe, Dylan Stone, Alex Dowsley.

WODONGA MYRTLEFORD

15 6.10 3.0 4.1

7.12 10.16.76 5.5 7.5.47

GOALS: WODONGA: Oscar Willding 4; Samuel Jewell 3; Josh Clayton 2; Joshua Mathey 1.

MYRTLEFORD: Nicholas Warnock 2; Tom Cappellari 1; Ryley Sharp 1; Murray Waite 1; Elijah Wales 1; Ryley Bouker 1. BEST: WODONGA: Angus Baker, Joshua Mathey, Samuel Jewell, Jacob Barber, Gus Jones, Michael Driscoll. MYRTLEFORD: Simon Curtis, Riley O’Shea, Murray Waite, Sam Martyn, Nicholas Warnock, Elijah Wales.

RESERVES RESULTS Wangaratta ............. 28.18.186 Wodonga Raiders ............0.0.0 BEST: WANGARATTA: Mathew Grossman, Zackery Leitch, James McClounan, Fraser Holland-Dean, Lachlan Canning, Jesse Bianco. WODONGA RAIDERS: Bayden Mom, Angus Eberle, Brad Jones, Logan Smith, Beau Packer, Ryan Coonan.

Corowa Rutherglen .......4.4.28 Wangaratta Rovers .. 15.16.106 BEST: COROWA RUTHERGLEN: Jamie Seymour, Jesse Johnstone, Darcy Melksham, Bailey Minogue, Deaken Clancy, Mak Lavis. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Joshua Newton, Stuart Booth, Joe Allen, Xavier Naish, Luca Gisonda, Sam Allen.

Albury.........................9.10.64 Lavington .....................7.7.49 BEST: ALBURY: William Blomeley, Riley Tuckwell, Jamison Scott, Mitchell Scott, Darcy Harrington, Campbell O’Brien. LAVINGTON: Reece Brennan, Corey McAlpin, peter flood, Nicholas Sheridan, Darcy Smith, Judd McLeod.

North Albury ..................... 0.0 Yarrawonga............. 23.12.150 BEST: NORTH ALBURY: Joel Gare, Clinton Gilson, Carl Wenke, Joshua Mercieca, Murray Leahy.

YARRAWONGA: Ned Pendergast, Tyler Lovell, Reid Clarke, Connor Griffiths, Zechariah Cuppens, Matt McCabe.

Wodonga ......................7.4.46 Myrtleford ....................7.5.47 BEST: WODONGA: Liam Andrews, Reed Jackson, Brett Doswell, Harry Kitching, Brad Thompson, Jack Stefani.

MYRTLEFORD: Malachi Owers, Samuel Piazza, Liam Byrne, Mitchell Botter, William McKerral, Samuel Byrne.

LADDER 1 Wang Rovers 338.51 60 2 Yarrawonga 375.93 58 3 Albury 226.23 44 4 Wodonga 173.85 42 5 Wangaratta 152.35 36 6 Myrtleford 128.60 36 7 Corowa Rutherglen 40.69 20 8 Lavington 81.78 16 9 Wodonga Raiders 18.50 8 10 North Albury 13.56 0

WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER TEAM 1 BENALLA ALL BLACKS 2 BRIGHT 3 BONNIE DOON 4 GRETA 5 MILAWA 6 GOORAMBAT

P 18 18 18 18 18 18

W 17 13 13 11 11 10

L 1 5 5 6 6 6

D 0 0 0 1 1 1

B 2 2 2 2 2 2

7 8 9 10 11

18 18 18 18 18

6 5 4 4 2

10 13 14 14 16

1 0 0 0 0

2 2 1 1 2

TARRAWINGEE WHOROULY NORTH WANGARATTA KING VALLEY MOYHU

% 330.52 178.84 157.26 124.47 118.09 114.84

SCOREBOARD PTS 68 52 52 46 46 44

74.24 28 79.04 20 59.64 16 55.43 16 36.23 8

*Ladder correct at time of print from Ovens and King website.

B GRADE: Benalla All Blacks 42 def Goorambat 33; Bonnie Doon 62 def Bright 40; Whorouly 44 def by Tarrawingee 45.

B RESERVE: Benalla All BLacks 39 def Goorambat 24; Bonnie Doon 70 def Bright 33; Whorouly 36 drew with Tarrawingee 36.

C GRADE: King Valley 34 def by Milawa 51; Bonnie Doon 45 def Bright 19; Whorouly 25 def by Tarrawingee 31.

U15s: Benalla All Blacks 17 def by Goorambat 31; King Valley 7 def by Milawa 39; Bonnie Doon 34 def Bright 18; Whorouly 29 def Tarrawingee 26.

All other scores unavailable at time of print.

4.0 6.2 3.4 4.5

8.3 16.7.103 5.8 5.8.38

GOALS: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Cody Crawford 4; Lachlan Thompson 4; Jackson Hourigan 2; Harry Moran 2; Brayden Wapling 2; Brady Hayes 1; Riley Moran 1. GOORAMBAT: Aaron Blackburn 2; Toby Feehan 1; Travers Nolan 1; Campbell Mccoy 1. BEST: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Rory Wapling, Brady Hayes, Trent Chapman, Jake Jones, Harry Ellis, Harry Moran.

GOORAMBAT: Alexander Moloney, Benjamin Reaburn, Private player, Campbell Mccoy, Jamie Dunne, Sally Malay.

KING VALLEY MILAWA

4.3 10.5 11.10 11.13.79 1.1 3.4 7.10 10.13.73

GOALS: KING VALLEY: William Davies 4; Jack Davies 3; Bradley Collihole 2; Charlie Davies 1; Ryan Wait 1. MILAWA: Jordan Baker-Swain 3; Daniel Bihun 2; Tim Leslie 2; Josh Owen 1; Luke Toohey 1; Steven Williamson 1. BEST: KING VALLEY: Thomas Stewart, Jack Davies, Sam Evans, Bradley Collihole, Tim Roman, Jack Sloan. MILAWA: Xavier Ham, Josh Owen, Ben Clarke, Todd Bird, Steven Williamson, Ricky Petts.

BONNIE DOON BRIGHT

0.1 1.3 6.5 9.7

4.7 6.10.46 10.9 15.11.101

GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 3; Will Goonan 2; Joel Sanford 1. BRIGHT: Cooper Thomason 6; Samuel Dalbosco 2; Paul Harrison 2; Rodrigo Arguello 1; Clay CambridgeDillon 1; Nick Howell 1; Kieren Jamieson 1; James O’Shea 1 BEST: BONNIE DOON: Jack Goonan, Campbell Smedley, Patrick Smith, Joel Sanford, Jayjay Curtin, Isaac Murray BRIGHT: Samuel Dalbosco, Cooper Thomson, Paul Harrison, Joseph Gray, Darcy Chellew, Cooper Thomason.

NETBALL SCORES A GRADE: Whorouly 48 defeated Tarrawingee 46; Benalla All Blacks 46 defeated Goorambat 36; Milawa 73 defeated King Valley 17; Greta 58 defeated Moyhu 24; Bonnie Doon 45 defeated Bright 40.

BENALLA GOORAMBAT

FINALS ELIMINATION FINALS - AUGUST 20/21 SEMI FINALSAUGUST 27/28 PRELIMINARY FINALSEPTEMBER 3 GRAND FINALSEPTEMBER 10

GRETA MOYHU

4.5 8.9 12.14 15.14.104 1.1 3.3 3.4 5.5.35

GOALS: GRETA: Tyler Arrowsmith 4; Daniel Cassidy 4; Ned Rohrt 2; Joshua Bell 1; Cameron Newbold 1; Zack Watson 1; Mark Wettern 1; Bradley Whinray 1. MOYHU: Thomas Gorman 2; Brock Menere 1; Logan Reynolds 1; Nick Stewart 1. BEST: GRETA: Cameron Newbold, Tyler Arrowsmith, Mark Wettern, Ned Rohrt, Paul Fruzynski, Dale Walker MOYHU: Dylan Carmody, Zachary Howard, Lochie Watson, Nick Stewart, David McDonald, Brock Menere.

WHOROULY TARRAWINGEE

4.2 10.7 14.10 20.14.134 4.2 8.2 9.2 9.3.57

GOALS: WHOROULY: Riley Calvene 7; Simon Chalmers 5; Cameron Wood 3; Edward Bramich 1; Adam Harris 1; Andrew Newton 1; Glenn White 1; Patrick Milner 1. TARRAWINGEE: Frazer Judd 4; Lachlan Hansen 2; Dylan Gephart 1; Brandon Igri 1; Xavier Norden 1. BEST: WHOROULY: Simon Chalmers, Edward Bramich, Samuel Ferguson, Andrew Newton, William Allen, Xavier Cannizzaro. TARRAWINGEE: Brandon Igri, Danyon Hearne, Ethan Ryan, Daniel Witham, Patrick Byrne, Dylan Gephart.

RESERVES RESULTS Bright ..................... 17.13115 North Wangaratta..........4.5.29 BEST: BRIGHT: Darcy Martin, Callum Smith, LEON HUGHES, Regan Alexander, Ryan Manning, Mitchell Tesoriero.

NORTH WANGARATTA: Corey Dagoli, Jackson Semmens, Private player, Ben SchulzDahlenburg, Matt Lister, Blake Marlborough.

Tarrawingee .................8.5.53 Benalla All Blacks ..........9.7.61 BEST: TARRAWINGEE: Lewis Sharrock, Cody Meloury, Ethan Ryan, Ryan Hearne, Thomas Deans, Henry Howard.

BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Harry Parsons, James Webster, Joshua Kotvas, Ryan Nedeljkovic, Private player, Jacob Donlon.

Greta ..........................13.1.79 Milawa..........................9.8.62 BEST: GRETA: Trent Whitecross, Tom Webster, James Sutton, Jason Humphries, Alex Fitzpatrick, Osbert Ramage. MILAWA: Nathan Cox, Kyle Retallack, Matt Graham, Jordan Friend, Jack Stevenson, Jonathon Campbell.

Goorambat ...................6.6.42 Bonnie Doon ...................1.3.9 BEST: GOORAMBAT: Andy Ellis, Darcy Edgar, Zeb Griffin, Kobe Black, Simon Briggs, Matthew Priest. BONNIE DOON: Xavier Fox, Noah Kelleher, Shane Polkinghorne, Luke Jenkins, Tim Finger.

Whorouly .................. 12.10.82 Moyhu ............................1.3.9 BEST: WHOROULY: Matthew Harris, Adam Harris, Daniel Harris, Adam Pascoe, Lance Warr, Hayden Clark. MOYHU: Matt Milner, Lochie Watson, Joshua Campbell, kiangkai Douangphosay, Andrew Balfour, Matthew Winter.

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MATCH REVIEWS

Not pretty, but ‘Pies get job done WANGARATTA posted a mammoth 98-point victory over Wodonga Raiders at Norm Minns Oval on Saturday afternoon.

Raiders went with the home side early to trail by just 16-points at quarter time, but a five goal to nothing second quarter set the Magpies up to run home strongly.

Daniel Sharrock was outstanding, booting three majors from the midfield, propelling his side to a 22.15 (147) to 7.7 (49) victory.

“Raiders showed a bit,” Wangaratta coach Ben Reid said.

“They moved the ball really well at times, they switched the play all day.

“We were a tad off at the start and the score probably reads better than we played.”

Wangaratta returned to some good form in the second half after a slow start.

“We didn’t do the basics as well as we would’ve liked across the four quarters,” Reid said.

“Our work around the contest got back going our way later in the game which was pleasing.

“It’s quite funny to say that we didn’t do the basics well when we won by 98-points but that was the case.

“We’re just happy to come away with a win and no injuries.”

Raiders’ star ruckman Isaac Muller gave Wangaratta’s midfielders plenty to think about, giving his side first use out of the ruck.

“Muller was unstoppable, he was huge for them,” Reid said.

DIRECTING: Ben Reid directs his troops.

BY WILLSON MACK wmack@ nemedia.com.au

“He won plenty of hit outs and put our mids under pressure. “(Max) Beattie, (Brad) St John and (Jarrod) Hodgkin are all really good mids but plahyers like Daniel Sharrock helped us get on top of them.

“Daniel worked so hard offensively and defensively all day, he was one of our best along with Abe Ankers.”

Ankers booted five goals taking his tally to eight over the past two weeks.

“Abe’s last three or four weeks have been awesome,” Reid said.

“He’s back to the Abe of old, playing like he was last year so if he can continue to build on this form he’ll be a really important player to us in the back end of the year.

“He’s been playing half and half in the forward line and midfield, swapping with Joe Richards and that’s probably the role he’ll play for the rest of the year.”

Wangaratta faces Lavington next weekend, arguably the in form team of the O&M, winning their past four games including a huge 13-point win over Albury on Saturday.

“From my point of view Lavington are the in-form side of the competition so playing them away is going to be a good test,” Reid said.

GOAL SNEAK: Abe Ankers booted five in Wangaratta’s win over Wodonga Raiders.

CHASE IS ON: Callum Moore leads his opponent to the ball.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

Debutant leads Hawks to victory

By WILLSON MACK

PURPLE PATCH: Brodie Filo had an outstanding game in Wangaratta Rovers’ win over Corowa-Rutherglen.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

A FOUR goal bag from Wangaratta Rovers’ debutant Alex Dowsley sent the Hawks to a 17-point win over Corowa-Rutherglen at John Foord Oval on Saturday.

After leading by 22-points at three quarter time, Wangaratta Rovers weathered a late fight back from the Roos as they kicked a three goal to two final term to go down 9.11 (65) to 7.6 (48).

Hawks’ midfield dynamo Brodie Filo continued a strong patch of form in his side’s victory, while Jack Gerrish and Ryan Stone had their moments.

Wangaratta Rovers’ star Sam Murray was pleased with the win.

“I think today (Saturday) was a big win for the club,” Murray said.

“We’ve had a few bad weeks but you can see with results around the league that it’s a close season and you have to turn up on the day.

“We as a footy club know what we’ve delivered over the last two weeks wasn’t good enough but to come up against a good outfit in Corowa and come away with a win we’re pretty happy with that.”

Murray admitted his team’s pressure hasn’t been where it needs to be over the past few weeks.

“Pressure’s such a big thing, it doesn’t matter what level of footy you’re playing, pressure is so important,” he said.

“That hasn’t been where it needs to be but I think it was back to where it needs to be which is good signs.”

Filo has enjoyed a stellar month of football and continued his purple patch on Saturday, racking up 25 plus touches in a best on ground performance.

“Brodie Filo had an amazing game,” Murray said.

“Ryan Stone played a full game in the midfield and showed the type of player he can be.

“And then I thought Toby Murray was a pivotal player as well, he was really good in the ruck.”

Dowsley leads the reserves goal kicking by 17 majors, booting 51 and earning himself a senior debut. “’Dows’ (Dowsley) did really well,” Murray said.

“He’s been really patient and has bided his time, he’s leading the seconds goal kicking so he’s earnt his spot.

“It’s a good sign for the club when you have blokes in the twos who can come in and make an impact, it’s a good problem to have at this time of the year.”

The Hawks made their way back into the top five after Saturday’s win with Myrtleford dropping to sixth after going down to Wodonga.

“The next two weeks will be huge,” Murray said.

“No disrespect to North Albury, they’re in a redevelopment phase but it’s a good chance for us to hopefully boost our percentage up because it could come down to that.

“We then get a good chance against Albury in the final round, we were strong against them earlier in the year so hopefully we can show some good signs then.”

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MORAN TAKES TOP GONG BENALLA All Blacks midfield gun Riley Moran (pictured with ball) took out two of the top honours at last night’s Ovens and King Football Netball Leagues’ presentation night, awarded both the Clyde Baker Medal and Player of the Year gongs.

The O&K’s biggest night took place following the conclusion of the 20 round home and away season on Saturday, with footballers and netballers across all grades in attendance.

Moran had one impressive year - the versatile Panthers’ mid/forward kicking 28 goals and being among the best on ground in 12 out of his 17 matches played for the minor premiers this season.

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‘Muz’ the man

Wangaratta W g tt Rovers R sign ig Sam S Murray M y as coach h ffor nextt ttwo seasons,, replacing pl i g D Daryn y C Cresswellll SAM M Murray h has b been announced as Wangaratta Rovers’ coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Daryn Cresswell announced two weeks ago that he wasn’t the man to lead the Hawks next season, opening the door for long-time friend Murray to step into his shoes.

The former Collingwood player joined the Hawks in 2020, following Cresswell to the club.

The 24-year-old said he can’t wait to take over the reins.

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“Leadership is something that has come pretty natural to me,” Murray said.

“I’ve been able to take on leadership roles at a few of the clubs I’ve played for so it’s definitely something I enjoy doing.

“I didn’t think coaching would come this quick but I’m grateful and excited to

nott only the ffooty l llead d th t club l b but also the town and its supporters.

“I’m just grateful the club considered someone of my age who doesn’t have a book of experience.”

Cresswell suggested to Rovers’ officials that Murray may be a good candidate for the role with the club eventually approaching the star backman. “’Crezza’s’ (Cresswell) such a good friend, he’s family to me, so for him to put me forward to the club is really

special,” Murray said. i l”M id “I think I’ve achieved most things in footy that I’ve put my mind to, I’ve played league footy, won a senior flag and played will all of my brothers (Paddy, Nick and Toby) so I’m eager to do well with Rovers as a coach.

“I’ve learnt so much under ‘Crezza’ from his commitment to how important the community is so I think he’s taught me a few good things.”

Murray hopes to bring the professionalism of the AFL

having h i played l d 13 games att the th top flight.

“I’ve still got close ties in the AFL, my brother Nick is at Adelaide and I talk to him every day so I think I can bring a recent version of what happens at AFL level to the club,” he said.

“You’ve now got myself, Ben Reid, Anthony Miles and Tim Broomhead who aren’t long out of the AFL system leading O&M clubs next year which is exciting for the league.”

With the Hawks still firmly

the premiership Muriin th i hi race, M ray doesn’t believe his club needs much to take the next step in 2023.

“I’m really excited by the list, I don’t think we need much,” he said.

“We’ve got a good core group of 22-26 year-olds that I think can take a big step next year.

“We just need to find a bit more consistency which will come.

“There will be a few keys we’ll target over the off-season but there won’t be many.”

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