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WANGARATTA’S Frank Crispo has used his parkour skills competing in Channel Nine’s Ninja Warrior, and he can’t wait for the grand opening of the Wangaratta Parkour Park this Friday. He said the purpose-built playground in Apex Park is awesome.

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PUNTERS are returning to the region’s electronic gaming machines in their droves, with Wangaratta reporting its third highest takings since before the coronavirus pandemic.

With 154 machines spread across its four licenced gaming venues, Wangaratta machines raked in almost $900,000 in player losses through the month of March, as shires across

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the North East continued to record upticks in gaming revenue.

Player losses totaling $884,941.28 in March was Wangaratta’s second largest so far this financial year, following a loss of

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area (LGA) reported losses of $1,017,320.74, with the region’s 143 gaming machines spread across three venues raking in almost $500,000 more than 12 months prior.

The Rural City of Benalla also recorded more than $1m in player losses through March, with 238 machines accounting for a total of $1,134,471.20 in losses.

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highest for the financial year, and similarly the third highest recorded since July 2019.

Despite historically lower player losses at gaming venues throughout the Rural City of Wodonga, the region skyrocketed past Wangaratta in March this year, reporting losses of more than $1m for the first time in recent memory.

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According to statistics released by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC), similar upticks in gaming revenue were felt in the Alpine Shire, where almost $300,000 in player losses were recorded in March.

With only 68 machines spread across three venues, player losses of $291,026.94 were the region’s second

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$900,200.27 in December, with only August 2019’s takings of $891,895.08 beating out the region’s most recent reporting period.

Despite downturns in losses throughout the early spring months last year due to restrictions, with September and October reporting approximately $860,000 between them, no less than $700,000 in losses was recorded in each of the

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Wednesday the perfect time to thank the orange army RYAN MALCOLM LOCAL SES volunteers hope vibrant orange will take over the rural city this week, with residents encouraged to express their gratitude on what has become a Victorian day of thanks for the emergency service.

North East region volunteers have responded to more than 3500 calls for help in the last 12 months, 250 of which were responded to by Wangaratta crews.

Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW) this week presents as the ideal time for community members to show their

support for the much-loved volunteer institution.

Residents are encouraged to don orange clothes and post videos or images online with #thankyouSES and #WOWday, in a show of solidarity with crews as part of National Volunteer Week.

According to Wangaratta unit controller Jess Zuber, Wangaratta SES members had been embraced by local communities throughout the North East whenever they were on scene dealing with emergencies.

“WOW is a VICSES initiative to thank volunteers - it’s to thank members who are responding to storms, floods

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and road crashes 24/7, 365 days a year,” she said.

“We cover such a vast area - we cover Markwood, down to Glenrowan and then up to Springhurst - we’re also kind of halfway between Yarrawonga and Wangaratta.

“It’s not just our local communities, it’s those extended communities as well.”

Having joined a team of six at Chiltern’s SES headquarters in 2014, Ms Zuber quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a unit controller at Chiltern as the brigade reached 35 members, before securing the top job at Wangaratta last month.

According to a VICSES spokesperson, the 35-yearold’s commitment had been a blessing to her local community.

“In her time at Chiltern, Jess and her crew provided the most support of any unit in the North East outside of their catchment area, supporting other VICSES units throughout the region, and other agencies,” the spokesperson said.

“VICSES is lucky to have volunteers like Jess, as is her community - we thank Jess this WOW day for her tireless efforts on behalf of communities across the North East.”

STANDING UP: SES Wangaratta unit members Tom Willoughby and Tracy Harper have been hard at work over the last 12 months.

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PARKOUR practitioner Frank Crispo will be showing his moves in a display at Wangaratta‘s new Parkour Park for its grand opening this Friday, running from 4–8pm at Apex Park.

The competitor in Channel Nine’s Ninja Warrior said he‘s been practising parkour, a form of graceful urban acrobatics, for as long as he can remember, but particularly trained around 2012 to 2014, before moving into calisthenics after a knee injury.

“Parkour, in its essence, is moving from point A to point B, as efficiently and fluently as possible,” he said.

“You’ve got to work with what you’ve got around you.”

Mr Crispo said he’s excited to use the park and that it will help others practise the sport, which involves running, climbing and vaulting though urban environments.

“It looks awesome,” he said.

“There’s a lot of options, a lot of things you can learn and do here – It’s gonna be great.”

The Bendigo Parkour Team ‘Walk the Walls’ will be at the opening for help with tips and techniques, and will be running free parkour workshops over the weekend and again on Sunday, June 5 and June 19.

Also there will be members of the Wangaratta Knights Rugby League Club, the Wangaratta Dragons Hockey Club, and Wan-

Find assistance during Law Week AS Victoria marks Law Week from today to May 22, a series of in-person and online events will give locals the opportunity to find answers to legal questions and discover what help is available.

Free face-to-face events will be held close to Wangaratta (in Wodonga, Yarrawonga, Shepparton and Violet Town), while other information can be accessed via www.lawweek.net.au The program covers everyday legal topics such as dealing with a landlord or difficult neighbours, splitting with a partner, scams, and the basics of making a will.

The aim is to give Victorians confidence in dealing with legal problems, which can lead to better outcomes.

SWEET MOVES: Frank Crispo will be displaying his skills at the Parkour Park grand opening this Friday at Wangaratta’s Apex Park.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist garatta Park Run to give people the chance to try their sports and learn more about the clubs.

The Parkour Park is the final addition to Apex Park’s Regional Playspace Project, designed to increase engagement in one of Wangaratta’s most prominent parks.

The course provides for all skill levels, with three colour coded zones indicating difficulty for beginners,

intermediate and advanced.

The space includes concrete vault walls, mixed high bars, a natural log climbing area, and a workout zone with bars, rings and upper bars.

The Regional Playspace Project was made possible through $500,000 in funding from the Victorian State Government’s Regional Infrastructure Fund and a $500,000 low–interest loan from the State Government‘s

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions.

Mr Crispo said parkour is more common than people think, but this will help spread the word.

“It’s just people climbing on pre–established gym equipment, or a stairwell – it can happen anywhere,” he said.

“But it is out there, and I think this is going to bring a lot more attention to it.”

Calling women to step up to council A SEMINAR in Wangaratta next month will be part of a statewide push to encourage more women to nominate for local councils.

As part of the State Government-funded program Women Leading Locally, the seminars - which will be held in various areas of the state throughout June - aim to boost the number of women running for local government at the next elections.

The program targets women in the 30 local government areas which had the lowest representation of women at the October 2020 elections, including the Benalla region, with 120

fellowships on offer to guide candidates considering office.

Women Leading Locally aims to help the State Government achieve its goal of having at least 50/50 women councillors by 2025.

The Wangaratta seminar will be held on Wednesday, June 15 from 5pm to 8pm, at a venue to be confirmed.

It will address the many benefits of having more women in council chambers, supporting others seeking office, how to apply for a fellowship, and offer a chance to meet like-minded individuals.

Applications are welcome

from women of all ages and backgrounds with a passion for their local community, with young women, First Nations women, women who live with disability, women from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and LGBTQI+ women especially encouraged to apply.

Presenters for the interactive seminars include Women for Election chief executive officer Licia Heath, and councillor coach Ruth McGowan.

To register, and for more details, visit https://communitydirectors.com.au/training/ women-lead

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Alleged thieves snapped stolen vehicle as it burned, court told A WANGARATTA man alleged to have been party to the theft of two vehicles, one of which was burnt out, will attempt to secure bail today.

The 23-year-old commenced a represented bail application from police custody at Wangaratta Magistrates Court last week, following his arrest at an Appin Street residence the week prior.

Both the defendant and a 19-year-old co-accused, who has since been bailed, are alleged to have orchestrated the theft of vehicles from two separate Wangaratta households,

with both vehicles found unlocked with keys located in their centre console.

A Toyota Hilux stolen from a Dixon Street address on April 26 was later recovered undamaged, however, a 1996 Holden Commodore stolen from a Scott Street address two days later was ultimately found ablaze at Northern Beaches on the morning of April 28.

Emergency services responded to the car fire at approximately 6:30am, but found the Commodore to have been com-

pletely destroyed.

According to Detective Senior Constable Neal Thompson of Wangaratta Crime Investigation Unit (CIU), the duo had taken photos and videos of their crimes while they were being committed.

On the accused’s phone, a video of the co-accused in the passenger seat of the stolen Hilux was found, when the co-accused stated “neither of us has our licence or a car, but we do know how to steal one”.

A further photo of the co-accused was also found,

standing with two thumbs up in front of the burning Commodore.

According to DSC Thompson, the accused’s “appalling” record of adhering to court orders gave rise to concern over potential bail conditions.

The defendant was alleged to have been charged with committing indictable offences while on bail three times since 2015, and was serving a two year Latrobe County Court corrections order for armed robbery at the time of his most recent alleged offending.

“I fear there is a high likelihood the accused would continue to commit similar offences,” DSC Thompson told the court.

According to defence counsel Nancy Battiato, her client had been cooperative with police and had alleged the coaccused had been behind the Northern Beaches blaze.

However, with accommodation at the previous Appin Street address unavailable, suggestions an ankle tracker could be affixed to the defendant in lieu of a stable residence for bail were

quickly shot down by police prosecutor Constable Victoria Lennon.

“If he has no address it’s effectively setting him up to fail,” she told the court.

“Without a stable residence it negates any bail conditions we could impose.”

Short-term accommodation options remained scant when the matter returned before the court a day later, with all parties agreeing the accused could spend the weekend in the cells, with a final bail decision set to be reached today.

Church clearing sale is on this Wednesday A CLEARING sale at the former Church of Christ, 27 Rowan Street, Wangaratta, will be held this Wednesday at 12pm.

For sale is a selection of church furniture, including pews, two lecterns, and a range of tables, as well as a small selection of glassware, cutlery and crockery.

All proceeds will be shared equally with the GN and Co Community Fund, Beyond Housing and Churches of Christ in Victoria and Tasmania.

Cash is required on the day of sale, items are subject to GST, and all items are to be removed on the day of sale.

CBD BEDLAM: A truck fire on the Hume Freeway early Friday morning caused considerable traffic buildup on Parfitt Road, as heavy freeway traffic was diverted through the city centre.

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Truck fire caused traffic chaos into our city

By RYAN MALCOLM A TRUCK driver escaped unscathed, after the cabin of his prime mover caught fire early on Friday morning, causing major delays along the Hume Freeway.

Emergency services were called to the Hume Freeway near Wangaratta-Whitfield Road at approximately 8am, when a truck

was identified in the emergency lane completely engulfed in flames.

An FRV spokesperson said firefighting crews donned breathing apparatus, working with CFA to confirm the contents of the truck and eventually bring the blaze under control shortly before 9am.

According to Acting Sergeant Matt Beel of Wangaratta po-

lice, the deflation of a tyre was believed to have caused the cabin and the A trailer to erupt in flames.

Road blocks were in place while firefighters worked to extinguish the truck, with works ongoing into the late afternoon.

Significant road delays were subsequently felt throughout the rural city, with the Hume Freeway

headed southbound reduced to one slow lane for much of Friday, as the truck was unloaded, topped and its trailer towed.

Vehicles were also diverted along the Great Alpine Road throughout the morning, causing traffic chaos as motorists attempted to merge onto Parfitt Road and travel through Wangaratta’s main thoroughfare.

Searching for a missing man at Dinner Plain WANGARATTA and district police and other emergency services were continuing a large scale search in the Dinner Plain area yesterday, hoping to find a 70-year-old man missing since Friday.

Police, including members from the mounted branch, search and rescue, airwing and local members, as well as AV, Parks Victoria SES and local volunteers had been searching all weekend.

The 70-year-old was last seen in Dinner Plain about 2.45pm on Friday, and it is believed he went for a walk to see emus in the area.

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Merriwa collaborates for safety

By BRODIE EVERIST ONE of Wangaratta's largest employers has made and launched animated training videos to help enhance safety across the workplace.

Merriwa has produced the new tools in collaboration with the Wangaratta Digital Hub, NE Tracks LLEN and Somebody’s Daughter Theatre Company.

Merriwa team members Scott Auhl, from Merriwa Timber, and Mathew Woodrow, from Merriwa Packaging, worked with members of the theatre company and the digital hub to develop the videos that will be used for staff inductions.

The first video, titled ‘Stay Alert - Don’t Get Hurt’, humorously depicts what can go wrong in a factory workplace if you’re unaware of your surroundings.

The second, titled ‘PPE - Protecting Me’, shows the different protective clothing needed when working at Merriwa.

“If someone’s going to be forced to watch this thing, might as well inject a bit of humour into it so they can get a giggle out of it,” said Mr Woodrow, when discussing the story behind his video.

Merriwa staff were involved in all levels of production, including acting, story writing, scriptwriting and animation.

They said they learnt valuable digital skills, especially in using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects.

Amanda Aldous, coordinator of the Wangaratta Digital Hub, said the hub aims to increase digital inclusion, and that involves increasing affordable access to technology, and investing in

skill development.

She and Merriwa chief executive officer Bart Crawley first had the idea to collaborate while sitting under a tree in the King Valley.

“Bart was telling me about the support that Merriwa gives to young people, and that really resonated with the work that we’re trying to do here at the Wangaratta Digital Hub,” she said.

“So we basically brainstormed this idea on the spot that day.”

Mr Crawley said developing the videos was a part of their safety-first culture at Merriwa.

“After the pandemic we have a real focus in the organisation around safety,” he said.

“I think a lot of organisations are looking at safety issues, because that broken work pattern has created all sorts of challenges.”

DIGITAL COLLABORATION: The team behind Merriwa’s new animated training videos are (back, from left) Jo Bate, Sam Reed and Bart Crawley; (middle row) Anne Shaw, Jan Osmotherly and Amanda Aldous; (front row) Mathew Woodrow and Scott Auhl.

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$50k grant sees The Centre expand into Shepparton Monday, May 14, 2012

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THRILLED: The Centre chief executive officer Danny O’Donohue (right) was rapt to receive a grant of $50,000 from Tim McCurdy (MLA, Murray Valley) to extend The Centre’s services into Shepparton.

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ADULT education in Wangaratta received a $50,000 State Government boost this week.

Tim McCurdy (MLA, Murray Valley) presented The Centre’s chief executive officer Danny O’Donohue with a certificate for the grant under the Capacity and Innovation fund.

The funds will be allocated to the One Student at a Time program that O ttargets young people under the age of 119 who have left school or are at risk of lleaving school.

Mr O’Donohue said the initiative would provide The Centre the opportunity to extend established programs in

Wangaratta and Benalla into Shepparton.

“This gives The Centre a great chance to expand business and spread the good throughout the community,” Mr O’Donohue said.

Mr McCurdy said the funding was a bonus for the area as money from all government levels had been tight.

“When money is tight the best thing you can do is put it into grassroots programs,” he said.

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FEDERAL ELECTION

David calls for decriminalisation of illicit drugs ALP candidate for Indi, Nadia David, has defended her stance on decriminalisation of illicit drugs, saying the current law-enforcement approach to illicit drug use isn’t working.

“The 2021 National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre ‘Drug Trends’ report found methamphetamine, heroin and cannabis are still ‘easy or very easy’ to

obtain for over 85 per cent of the respondents to their annual survey,” Ms David said.

“Illicit drug use in Australia has been met with a law-enforcement and criminalisation-focused policy response for decades.

“The so-called ‘War on Drugs’ costs Australian governments about $1.1 billion a year.

“We have nothing to show for it but thousands of Australians imprisoned, and thousands more abusing illicit and licit substances.

“We have a growing problem with opioid use in this country, a growing number of people using methamphetamine, and regional Australia is not immune.

“My position that we

need a new and innovative, health-based approach to drug use in this country is not radical or ‘unorthodox’.

“It’s the position of most health professionals, criminologists and progressive policy think-tanks in the western world.

“The Victorian Government has committed to decriminalise marijuana, which is a great first step.”

Ms David said decriminalisation doesn’t mean deregulation.

“We tightly regulate alcohol and tobacco and we can do the same with other drugs,” she said.

“We can create revenue by taxing drugs and requiring sellers to be licenced and we should put this income into health, rehabilitation and education.”

Haines calls for $26m to deliver aged care in Bright INDI Independent federal MP Helen Haines has called on both major parties to commit the $26 million needed to build a new aged care facility in Bright.

Visiting the town on Friday, Dr Haines continued her advocacy for the new aged care facility that forms part of Alpine Health’s masterplan for Bright Hospital.

She said Bright is the only town of its size in Victoria that does not have a high needs aged care facility, and she had heard heartbreaking stories of older people being forced to travel to Mt Beauty or Wangaratta to get appropriate care.

Dr Haines, a former nurse and midwife who spent 30 years working in regional hospitals, has been a long-time advocate for the redevelopment of the Bright Hospital, holding a roundtable in December with the Federal Minister for Regional Health David Gillespie to show the Federal Government the significant need in the town.

She said the Aged Care Royal Commission called for $1 billion to be invested in residential aged care facilities every year, but the government has only put $80 million on the table a year for the entire country.

Dr Haines said having an Independent representative in parliament was essential to securing funding for projects like Bright.

“With a Labor Government in Victoria and a Coalition Government in Canberra, I have been able to make progress on this by bringing people together instead of playing party politics,” she said.

MORE SKILLS: Senator Bridget McKenzie says a new Technology Skills Passport can help create more jobs in Indi.

Getting more Indi locals into jobs AUSTRALIANS will have more support to develop new skills or get a job in the fast-growing technology sector thanks to a $5 million investment from the Liberal and Nationals Government.

Wodonga-based Nationals Senator for Victoria, Bridget McKenzie, said the funding will help develop a Technology Skills Passport.

“This commitment builds on our pledge to create 1.3 million more jobs over the next five years, including 450,000 jobs in regional Australia,” Senator McKenzie said.

“As a result of our commitments, over 1.9 million more Australians are in work despite the COVID-19 global pandemic, with around two-thirds of these new jobs being full-time.”

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nouncement builds on the Coalition Government’s $3.7 billion investment to support 800,000 training positions, ensuring Australians have the skills they need.

“In the 2022-23 Budget, the government announced a new 20 per cent deduction for training and upskilling employees for small businesses,” she said.

“Around 4200 businesses in Indi will be supported to invest in the training and upskilling of their employees while reducing their tax bill.

“We are also providing $2.8b in additional incentives to train the next generation of apprentices and trainees.

“There are 3585 apprentices in Indi, and new measures in the budget will lead to more opportunities for apprentices and trainees with expanded wage subsidies.”

LIBERAL candidate for Indi, Ross Lyman, said he will make North East Victoria a corridor of strategic importance if he is elected this Saturday.

“If I am elected on May 21, I will be sitting down with the ASX top 100 companies and asking them, ‘What part of your business can you bring to the North East?’” Mr Lyman said.

“Attracting new manufacturers and professional services firms to the North East will mean secure, long term, higher paying jobs right here in our backyard.

“It might be manufacturing, distribution, or administrative services jobs, but each sector brings with it a value add to our region.

“These new businesses would invest in our region, growing our economy.

“It might be constructing plant or office, or using local trades like electricians and plumbers, or co-contributing to infrastructure investment.”

Mr Lyman said the Woolworths Distribution Centre at Barnawartha North was critical throughout the COVID pandemic, highlighting our region’s strategic importance.

“When COVID struck down distribution centres in Melbourne and Sydney, the Barnawartha DC was called upon to deliver into both capital cities because of its strategic location on the Hume Highway,” he said “The Inland Rail investment adds to our region’s value, it is like a backbone connecting us to every corner of Australia.

“We need targeted investment to develop a ‘hub and spoke’ model, meaning hubs and routes stemming from the Inland Rail backbone that feed into local businesses.”

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Fisher, said that the Technology Skills Passport will allow locals to match their skills with industry needs and improve employability.

“Where there are skills gaps to fill, we want locals to have the first crack at getting that opportunity,” she said.

“Our skills passport approach will enable rapid upskilling and reskilling.”

The Coalition government will partner with the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN) to accelerate the implementation of skills passports.

This new partnership aligns with work already underway to create an integrated system—providing a single point of entry for Australians to ‘rack and stack’ credentials across the university and VET sectors.

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Announcements keep on coming as poll day nears WITH less than a week to go before polling day, major parties continued to dish out significant policy announcements over the the weekend hoping to garner more voter support to win the May 21 federal election.

The Liberal Party’s official campaign launch yesterday after an exhaustive month on the hustings focused on housing for young and old.

Prime Minister Scott Morrsion saiad a re-elected Coalition government will allow first home buyers to tap into superannuation to buy a home, while people over 55 will be able to put $300,000 in their retirement nest egg from the proceeds of downsizing to a smaller home, freeing up larger properties for families.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese narrowed in an Medicare and manufacturing over the weekend, promising $750m for the country’s public healthcare system and $1 billion for an advanced manufacturing industry.

Within Indi, local candidates have been continuing to campaign strongly, and as we’ve reported on page 5 today, have been making some of their own promises.

Wangaratta’s pre-poll station at St Pat’s Hall has been busy with thousands of people voting early.

Most of the electorate will vote on polling day, which leaves plenty of opportunity for further announcements from parties and candidates to try and win favour.

Importantly, we should all make our vote count.

The Quiz No.230 1.

Which Western Australian brewery makes the beers, Golden Ace, Watermelon Warhead, and Karma Citra?

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Simon Katich played domestic cricket for Western Australia and which other state?

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Which company released the Wii gaming console?

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What is the official language of Colombia?

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Who had the 1961 hit, Runaway?

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In 2018, who did Patrick Gorman replace as the Member of the Australian Parliament for Perth?

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Which yacht won the 1983 America’s Cup series?

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Mindil Beach Casino & Resort is located in which Australian capital city?

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Which famous boxer had the nickname, Kid Dynamite?

10. Toad-in-the-hole is a traditional dish from which country?

11. Which observational documentary TV series follows the lives of the Rule clan, an indigenous family in Perth?

12. In Roman mythology, who was the king of the gods?

13. Which country borders Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east?

14. What is the plural of larva?

15. Which Perth-born author wrote the Lockie Leonard series of children’s books?

16. Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese is made from the milk of which animal?

17. Which 2007 movie starred Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant?

18. What is the capital city of the Philippines?

19. In which decade were Furbys first released for sale?

20. Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point of which continent?

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Haines has the right priorities for Indi YOUR correspondent John Moore, (Chronicle letters, May 6) draws together many assumptions to conclude the likelihood of our current MP, Dr Helen Haines, becoming part of a Labor/Greens/Independents coalition governing after the election, and implementing Labor policies.

Unfortunately for Mr Moore, the two front page stories of the same edition demonstrate exactly why Helen Haines should be re– elected.

On the one hand we read of a highly successful business, keen to have working families move to Wangaratta to help grow its workforce, if only they had somewhere to live.

On the other hand the Liberal and National aspirants offer $3.8m of taxpayers money to fund more CBD roundabouts and traffic islands, completely ignoring the many more important infrastructure requirements of our city, not least of which is a sewer expansion.

Whatever the result of our vote, I would be confident a returned Dr Haines would continue to promote and support policies based on evidence and integrity.

Rod Leavold, Meadow Creek

Haines helpless without a team I WATCHED the Herald Sun Election Debate between three candidates on Thursday evening, April 28 and it reaffirmed my disappointment in the independent for Indi.

For her entire term, our local independent MP has repeatedly taken credit for decisions and actions made by the Federal Government which have impacted Indi.

The reality is that it takes a team to form government.

Helen Haines makes a virtue of being proudly independent – meaning that she has no team.

Instead, Ms Haines relies on piggybacking on government announcements to hide her inability to make decisions and drive investment in our communities herself.

The Coalition Government’s decision to make an investment in our community is a decision made by a team which Helen Haines is proudly not a part of.

It smacks of hypocrisy that Ms Haines seeks to benefit from investments and services provided by a government which she claims to be opposed to and never misses an opportunity to criticise.

Whilst Helen Haines’ website is carefully worded to ensure that she complies with

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EYES ON THE BALL: Lifeball is played every Tuesday from 1pm on the basketball court at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre. A non–contact game of netball, lifeball was designed by a doctor and physio for the safety of mature players, and involves no running, walking backwards or throwing high balls, but does offer the chance to enjoy fun and friendship. If you‘d like to get involved or would like more information, phone 0418 574 404. Maureen Cunningham, Peta–Lyn Dillon and Glenyce Roy are among those enjoying lifeball locally.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling the conventions around acknowledging the Federal Government for providing the investments it does in Indi, when before the media, or when engaging in conversation with her constituents, Ms Haines speaks as if these Federal Government projects are all her own.

I can understand why she does this – she needs to build up a perception of achievement – but it is deceptive and quite frankly not really honest.

There is a saying: politics is about perception, not facts.

This truism certainly applies in this electorate.

I have met Helen Haines on a few occasions and she is a very nice lady.

But as an independent representing the electorate of Indi she can really do nothing by herself.

It takes a team.

Patti Bulluss, Milawa

Haines is an excellent independent MP HELEN Haines has proven herself to be a genuine Independent MP with core ideals that are in the best interest of all her constituents; she is hard working and highly focussed on the big issues that face our electorate of Indi but also big picture issues such as human induced climate change and the deadly impacts

these changes will have without immediate and massive actions required to try and abate catastrophic outcomes that are already occurring around the world today.

Helen is arguably the best Federal MP Indi has ever had serving it.

A step back in time to a conservative Liberal or National representative would be disastrous in my analysis.

Indi led Australia into re–shaping our parliamentary system in 2010 when it gave me amazing support that I believe led to Cathy McGowan being elected in 2013, causing a charge of new Independents across Australia.

We should all be proud of Helen Haines and give her even greater support, rubber stamping the political intelligence of our electorate of Indi on all Australia.

Alan J Lappin, Boorhaman North

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Kooris to deliver own justice Culturallyy appropriate pp p court aims to improve p local Indigenous g sentencing g

By RYAN MALCOLM B VICTORIA‘S 15th Koori Court has commenced operation in Wangaratta, providing an alternative sentencing outlet for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) defendants who plead guilty.

Some 20 years after Victoria‘s first Koori Court was established in Shepparton, Bpangerang elder Darren ‘Uncle Dozer‘ Atkinson conducted a traditional smoking ceremony, as he rid Wangaratta Courthouse‘s court room three of the spirits of previous court hearings.

An ornate resin table complete with indigenous artwork inlays courtesy of Uncle Dozer was positioned in the centre of the room, where a magistrate, indigenous elders, police prosecutors, corrections officials and Koori Court officer will engage in conversation with a defendant, their family and their lawyer to understand the root cause of their offending.

Following the successful implementation of a Koori Court in Wodonga earlier this year, Koori Court officer Joy Kelly said she expected the court‘s advent in Wangaratta to play an important role in reducing offending and strengthening accountability among the local ATSI population.

“With this I‘m hoping that the community sees this and sort of go ‘okay we can go to Koori Court,‘“ she said.

“A lot of the magistrates will refer them and also solicitors, and others can nominate themselves to go to Koori Court.

“It just think it‘ll be really, really good, especially for Wangaratta – we‘re not going to have the numbers like we have in Wodonga, but still the need was here, because we‘ve got those surrounding places as well, so they‘ll be able to sit here as well.

“It‘s more personalised that it‘s in their own town or within their own district, so it‘s more accessible as well.”

It‘s anticipated Koori

SMOKE CLEANSE: Darren ‘Uncle Dozer’ Atkinson led a smoking ceremony through court room three, in order clear the space of bad spirits.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling NEW BEGINNING: Koori Court Officer Joy Kelly and Bpangerang elder Darren ‘Uncle Dozer’ Atkinson came together to mark the opening of Wangaratta Koori Court. PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm Courts will run once a month in both Wodonga and Wangaratta, with elders to be shared between the two venues.

Up to five matters are set to be heard on a given sitting day, with cases often taking the form of transformative discussions between all parties.

Ms Kelly said time limits were rarely imposed on Koori Court hearings, in an effort to investigate the offending in depth and mitigate the risk of future offending.

“You don‘t get an hour in a normal court, and that‘s what it‘s sort of all about, being able to sit and actually speak to the participants as opposed to the magistrate seeing what‘s there and having to judge it on that,” she said.

“You‘ve got the person there and then you don‘t actually get to the depths of what happened and why it happened.

“The magistrate has the last decision, and that decision is based and warranted around what the charges are and what the crime was and person‘s history, but they‘re able to speak and say as to

why these came about and you may get to the depths of what it‘s all about.”

Set to step into a court elder role for the first time, Uncle Dozer believes the court will play an important role in reconnecting ATSI youth with their country.

“That you and us mentality and attitude, that‘s very strong still in the Aboriginal community,” he said.

“To have the Koori Court gives us elders the opportunity to ground these young kids and to reconnect them to their families, so it‘s highly important.

“We have to close the gap – we all know about the huge differences between Koori and non–Koori people so I think to be involved there‘s that opportunity to be able to work towards that gap being closed.

“We may never see it closed 100 per cent but the things are put in place and we have the opportunity to start being able to close that for our youth that are coming through.

“That can be looked at as part of our culture, that‘s what we do is we look after our young.”

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Dynamics of nature being revealed in abstract form Across the arts

BY ANITA McPHERSON amcpherson@ nemedia.com.au

BOLD and striking paintings which capture the beauty and fragility of nature and particularly rock formations in the landscape are on display as part of a new exhibition at the Art Gallery on Ovens in Wangaratta.

The exhibition is by German-born contemporary artist Dore Stockhausen, who recently moved to Beechworth from her longtime home in East Gippsland.

Called ‘Wanderings - seeing outside to in’, it includes new work which the artist says is all about putting nature on to a stage and highlighting its importance.

“The idea came after living in East Gippsland for 30 years where the fires came through in 2020,” Dore said.

“Afterwards I created a whole series of fire paintings (after visiting burnt areas and experiencing it all) but I’ve decided to let

LAYER BY LAYER: Beechworth-based artist Dore Stockhausen says rather than depicting reality in her paintings, forms and colours are abstracted to evoke the essence of a place.

PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling but the water runs down for hundreds of years and it slowly becomes smaller,” she said.

“A few drips of water can start a plant that in the end can grow and actually split the granite - so you think it’s so solid but nature is actu-

She said they are mostly called ‘Solid as a rock’ and are about the immediate nature around Beechworth, focusing on its magnificent granite.

“The idea is the granite looks so solid and has a heaviness and gravity to it,

that go, although I still want to talk about the importance of nature.”

Dore built a small stage out of cardboard which she used as a model for the interior look of her new acrylic paintings, projecting nature over the top.

ally so fragile.”

Dore describes her painting practice as process driven, starting with an under-layer painting created using handmade tools to scrape, drag, push and comb paint over the canvas.

What follows is a process

of layering and then revealing what is beneath in whole or in parts, then repeating the process so the painting goes through a number of transformations.

There are 16 new works on a smaller scale, plus a number of works in various sizes including older canvases which she has included to introduce her style to the North East community.

Dore said the couple’s home on the Gippsland Lakes was a few kilometres from the ocean - a world away from the rugged, interior landscape of Beechworth and North East Victoria - but a fresh start and a complete change of scenery was just what they were looking for.

Having been regular visitors to the region over the years they were familiar with what it had to offer and are now enjoying calling it home.

The exhibition by Dore Stockhausen will be open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10am until 4pm and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 2pm until May 23 and entry is free.

NT’s hot weather could mean more rainfall in North East HISTORICAL records for Daly Waters in the Carpentaria region of Northern Territory may mean wetter days ahead for North East Victoria.

Daly Waters had its hottest March and April this year in 134 years of records and it has continued to be significantly warmer than average so far this month - with 37 degrees on May 6.

There were only five hotter May days in 1900, 1926, 1942, 2007 and 2016.

All these five episodes certainly led to high rainfalls from the third week of May up to August in North East Victoria .

It is believed the very high April temperatures at Daly Waters set up the near record April rains around Blackall and Longreach near the end of April when a moist tongue of air moved westwards from the Coral Sea to as far as the central western Queensland.

last week, recorded 63.4mms of rain to 9am on May 11 - its wettest May day there since 95.8mms on May 16, 1989.

Bollon with 64.8mms recorded its wettest May day for 103 years, whilst Cunnamulla with 42.8mms recorded its wettest May day since 2000.

Closer to home, a complex low pressure with a cold frontal occlusion stagnated over Tasmania and brought violent thunderstorms with heavy hail at many places on May 7 and 8.

Hobart received 85mms in 24 hours, making this the wettest May day since 2018 and the second wettest in 180 years of records.

While there was very little rain over most of Victoria, Wilsons Promontory received 102mms in two days which was the wettest two days in May in 140 years of records.

The previous wettest two May days at the Prom was in 1955.

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former CSIRO climatologist The same situation appears to be happening again, with days in Queensland starting with heavy rains again at Townsville and Ingham.

Charters Towers recorded 123mms to 9am on May 11 - its wettest May day in 140 years of records.

The month’s rainfall total at Charters Towers is now at 155.8mms which is also a new record for May - the previous record being 138.7mms in May 1968.

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Advisory group focused on best for our youth

BY SIMONE KERWIN skerwin@ nemedia.com.au

THE effects of climate change, pollution and vaping are among the issues the Rural City of Wangaratta’s youth advisory group members would like to see addressed, as they begin their new roles.

Louis Pye and Turner Pearson are leading the group, and hope to recruit other young people to join a collective called Next Gen, which will co–design and deliver council‘s youth action plan over the next year.

Turner is a student at Galen Catholic College, and has plans to work on heavy diesel machines, or pursue his passion for mountain bikes in the future, while Louis attends Cathedral College, enjoys participating in many community events and groups, and hopes to find a role in the Australian Defence Force when he finishes school.

Turner said he nominated for the youth advisory group because it was a great opportunity to get involved in the community and make new friends, while Louis said he was keen to be involved with the planning of community events centred towards Wangaratta’s youth, to talk to and connect with other young people, and hopefully be of help to them and the council.

Louis said through the role, he hoped to help promote acceptance, inclusion and respect, and advocate for a safer and more environmen-

CULTURAL CONNECTION: Local primary–schoolers listen to some of the greatest classical music ever written, performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

MSO’s magic on show rians, and is designed to teach young people to listen to music and understand how it makes them feel.

“We talk to them during the concert, so it‘s a great chance to find out what they think, and we get a great range of responses; some children will say the music makes them feel happy or sad, or hopeful, and we also heard the word ‘melancholy‘, which is just wonderful to hear coming from a 10–year–old,” Jonas said.

“It was also interesting to hear one of the students say when they heard the music from ‘Romeo and Juliet‘: ‘This is about war‘, because essentially that‘s what it is.

“We know kids understand how they feel, so we know they understand music, and it‘s fantastic to hear their reactions.

“For the orchestra, getting to perform to young people brings home to them that music is always with us, no matter where we are in life.”

By SIMONE KERWIN MUSIC wove its enduring magic for a group of local primary–schoolers on Thursday, as they listened to a performance by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in Wangaratta.

Part of the orchestra‘s regional tour, which also took in Albury and Shepparton, the visit to the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre enabled the youngsters to listen to some of the world‘s best classical music, and to quiz the MSO musicians playing for them.

Learning and engagement producer Jonas Anderson said the orchestra regularly heard from teachers and other locals when touring regional areas about their own memories of MSO visits during their younger years.

“The magic just doesn‘t fade,” he said.

“The tour is part of the MSO‘s role as an orchestra for all Victo-

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE: Turner Pearson and Louis Pye hope other young people will join them in shaping the Rural City of Wangaratta‘s youth action plan. tally sustainable home for the youth of Wangaratta, while Turner is looking forward to being a leader and helping with community projects.

Both enjoy living in the Rural City of Wangaratta, with Turner saying it offered many opportunities for young people, and Louis appreciating the great sense of community and the diverse range of people for whom it provides a home.

While Turner believes the issue of vaping needs attention, Louis said climate change and pollution was something that would affect Wangaratta‘s youth.

“We, as a town, need to pay at-

tention to the changes that are happening,” he said.

“Through my role, I hope to spread ideas and initiatives to encourage the youth of our town to play a role in cleaning up our act and helping to make a difference.”

They both encouraged other young people to be part of Next Gen or contribute to its efforts.

“I think it would be great if they could help with their input to help develop this year’s youth strategies,” Turner said.

Louis agreed: “I would like to see all the youth in Wangaratta step up to help and support each other, along with accepting one another.”

Swanpool Arts festival has been scrapped AN arts festival which has run for nearly a decade in the rural town of Swanpool has come to an end, with the organising committee saying the significant volunteer commitment required to make it happen has become too great.

In a statement released by committee member Judy Naumann, the Swanpool and District Community Development Association said they were somewhat disappointed, but proud of what they have achieved, having raised $196,088 for the community since 2013.

Swanpool first hosted the Bald Archy Prize in 2013, a satirical art display predominantly depicting politicians, sports people, famous and infamous Australian celebrities in caricature.

When hosting conditions changed in 2017, the organising committee behind the event wanted to continue to contribute to their district, so began the Swanpool Arts Festival incorporating Swanpool Creative Recycled Arts Prize (SCRAP).

It was an event that offered generous prizemoney for artists making artworks

using only scrap materials found in their environment.

The association said these fundraising events have only been possible because of the generosity of the Swanpool and district community, but having had difficulty enlisting the services of younger people, elder members reluctantly decided to end the Swanpool Arts Festival in its current format.

“The amount of work involved with the 16 day SCRAP event required more than 70 volunteers including 16 just to get the show

opened each day,” it said.

“While there is a pang of sadness this is overridden by the enormous sense of pride in a job very, very well done.”

The Swanpool and District Community Development Association would like to thank every volunteer and every visitor who helped make the events so successful.

It says there will be more to come in the future, ideas, and volunteering suggestions welcomed and more information at www.swanpoolanddistrict.com.au.

Music‘s magic on show in MSO visit

BRINGING THE MAGIC: Violinist Michelle Ruffolo, Ben Hanlon on double bass, and Nicolas Fleury on French horn, were among the members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra who performed at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre on Thursday.

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PM targets housing policies for young, old in campaign PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has made housing policies for young and old a central part of his address at the Liberal Party’s official campaign launch, days before Australians go to polling booths.

A re-elected Coalition government will allow first home buyers to tap into superannuation to buy a home, while people over 55 will be able to put $300,000 in their retirement nest egg

from the proceeds of downsizing to a smaller home, freeing up larger properties for families.

“Superannuation is there to help Australians in their retirement,” Mr Morrison told the party faithful in Brisbane on Sunday.

“The evidence shows that the best thing we can do to help Australians achieve financial security in their retirement is to help them own their own home.”

Under the Super Home Buyer Scheme, first home buyers will be able to invest up to 40 per cent of their superannuation, up to a maximum of $50,000, to help with the purchase of their first home.

The scheme will apply to new and existing homes with the invested amount to be returned to their superannuation fund when the house is sold, including a share of any capital gain.

Also from July 1, up to 1.3 million empty nesters and pensioners will be able to access incentives to downsize their house, in a plan to help more families get a home.

Australians over the age of 55 will now be able to downsize their property and invest up to $300,000, per person, in their superannuation fund outside of the existing contribution caps, from the proceeds of a sale.

Pensioners who downsize

will also be given greater flexibility by exempting the proceeds of the sale of the property from the assets test for longer.

This change means pensioners will now have two years to structure their assets following the sale of their home without impacting their pension.

Currently this benefit is available to Australians over the age of 65 and making this change will see up to

1.3 million people become eligible to access it.

Labor senator Murray Watt said his party would always back a good idea.

“We will support this one.

We think this is a good idea worth taking on,” he told Sky News.

“But the reality is that just one announcement from this government after nearly a decade in office is not going to fix the housing crisis we see in Australia.” - AAP

Albanese promises on health, Indigenous voice and manufacturing

NO DRY GROUND: Horses stuck in flood waters from the Laidley Creek near the town of Laidley, west of Brisbane.

PHOTO: AAP/ Darren England

Queensland’s rains ease but flood warnings remain FLOODWATERS are slowly receding across Queensland as a dangerous weather system passes, but scattered rain is due to continue across the state’s southeast.

Warnings remain in place for Gympie and southern areas, but the flood levels eased yesterday.

“There are still numerous warnings, but generally looking at an easing

trend,” BoM hazard prevention officer Brooke Pagel told AAP. “We expect it to ease off to moderate levels, so slowly easing and slowly receding - especially now that we’re not expecting those heavy falls.”

Between 200mm and 300mm fell across the state over 48 hours into Saturday, with 179mm recorded at Bellthorpe, located between Brisbane and the

China denies minister’s ‘alarmist’ warship claims CHINA has urged Australian politicians to stop being alarmist after the defence minister said a Chinese warship sighted off the West Australian coast was an “act of aggression”.

Minister Peter Dutton on Friday claimed the ship, which had intelligence gathering capabilities, crossed into Australia’s exclusive economic zone in an “aggressive act” from China.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison later clarified the ship was only sighted about 250 nautical miles off the WA coastline and it did not enter Australian waters.

But Mr Morrison reiterated the incident was unusual and Australia was “keeping a close eye” on China.

China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to the claims, telling Reuters news agency China always followed international law and Australian politicians should “refrain from alarmism”. - AAP

Sunshine Coast.

While the upper trough that triggered the deluge has moved offshore, light showers will hang around during the week before another weather system develops on Friday.

“The drizzly weather is expected to continue for the rest of the week,” Ms Paget said.

Rough surf conditions, which have seen widespread closures of beaches,

will also begin easing.

Flood warnings are in place for the Mary Condamine, Logan and Bremer rivers and the Warrill, Laidley and Lockyer creeks.

Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy has warned against complacency.

“While we’re seeing the rain easing ... we still have a number of creeks that are flowing,” Mr Chelepy said.

“It is highly likely that

you’ll still see road closures.

“Please don’t enter those roads.”

Eighty-seven buildings have been affected by floodwaters in Warwick, with 49 people using shelter services due to the Condamine River breaking its banks.

All Queensland beaches were closed over the weekend due to coastal erosion and heavy surf conditions.

- AAP

Cricketer Symonds killed in Queensland car crash FORMER Australian Test cricketer Andrew Symonds has been killed in a Queensland car crash.

The 46-year-old was involved in a single-vehicle crash late on Saturday.

Police are investigating the crash, which occurred at Hervey Range, about 50km from Townsville.

“Early information indicates, shortly after 11pm the car was being driven on Hervey Range Road, near Alice River Bridge when it left the roadway and rolled,” Queensland Police said in a statement.

“Emergency services

attempted to revive the 46-year-old driver and sole occupant, however, he died of his injuries.”

Andrews’ family has asked for privacy.

Former Australian captain Allan Border paid tribute to Symonds, who played 26 Tests for Australia and was a crowd favourite in the short format game as a big-hitting allrounder.

In recent years Symonds had worked as a TV commentator for Fox Sports and was a regular on the microphone for Big Bash League broadcasts.

“He was an adventurer.

Loved his fishing, he loved

hiking, camping,” Border said of Symonds.

Symonds, nicknamed ‘Roy’, was charismatic on the field, often wearing zinc cream and at times sporting dreadlocks.

“People liked his very laidback style,” Border said.

“He lived in Townsville.

“When I spoke to him, I think he still had a hundred head of cattle he used to muster.

“Symo away from the cameras and away from the spotlight, loved, I think, a bit of solitude and that is why he loved his fishing. Loved his own time.”

- AAP

LABOR leader Anthony Albanese has used a campaign trip to the Northern Territory to announce significant funding for Medicare and to reiterate his support for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Flanked by Labor’s candidate for Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour, Mr Albanese criticised the Morrison government for ruling out a voice to parliament as requested in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

“First Nations people are just asking to be consulted on issues that affect their lives ...

What they are asking for is a partner, for a joining of hands in our common interests,” he told reporters in Darwin.

The Labor leader announced Medicare funding that he says will strengthen Australia’s public healthcare system.

“If you get that care early, then people get better health outcomes but importantly it takes pressure off the hospital system and people needing much greater health interventions,” he said.

The $750 million commitment will go towards the highest priorities in the system which Labor would determine by the end of the year.

From July 2023, $250 million a year would be provided to establish urgent care clinics, improve newborn screening, restore regional mental telehealth services and boost the regional healthcare workforce.

The Australian Medical Association has welcomed the announcement of more investment in the nation’s general practitioners.

“For many patients who currently see multiple healthcare professionals, across multiple appointments and in multiple locations, this policy could save them a lot of coordination, time and money,” president Omar Khorshid said.

Yesterday in Brisbane, Mr Albanese announced the opposition’s $1 billion election commitment for Australia’s advanced manufacturing industry.

Labor’s fund aims to build the nation’s industrial base and create new opportunities in key manufacturing industries such as transport, defence, food processing, medical science, and renewables. - AAP

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RURAL

Cattle business runs in the family

By BRODIE EVERIST

CATTLE producer Scott Witherow can trace the connection to his Murmungee property back nearly 100 years.

Mr Witherow’s great grandfather selected it from the original owners, and his grandfather added 270 acres to the original homestead, land which Mr Witherow now works.

His father inherited the 270-acre property when the original farm was split between him and his two brothers six years ago.

Of the three, Mr Witherow thinks his father inherited the finest property.

He is planning to take around 65 weaner cattle to the Myrtleford Store Cattle Sale on Friday, with around a 50/50 split of heifer and steer calves.

“I’m hoping to get exceptional prices - as every farmer would,” he said.

Mr Witherow is happy with the quality of the cattle this year - he and his father run a mix of straightbred Angus and Shorthorn Angus cross cattle.

“We’ve got some decent bloodlines in with the bulls, which is working well for us at the moment,” he said.

Six years ago they moved

from selling Hereford cattle to Angus because they performed better at the saleyards.

“If you can get an extra $10 a head or $20 a head for the same size beast in the yard - my theory is go for the money,” Mr Witherow said.

Cattle prices have remained steadily high this year - March’s Myrtleford Weaner Cattle Sale saw 2050 head of cattle sold for a gross total of $4.65 million, averaging around $2268.30 a head.

Mr Witherow is hoping that prices will remain strong for the next 12 months, saying the high demand should continue because the recent droughts and floods in New South Wales and Queensland decimated herds, and farmers are still restocking.

Some 2000 cattle will go under the hammer at Friday’s Myrtleford Store Cattle Sale, set to start with cows and calves and pregnancy-tested in-calf females from 10:30am at Nutrien Yards, Howell Lane, Myrtleford.

Sales of weaners will start around midday at Paull and Scollard Nutrien Yards, Mathesons Lane, Myrtleford.

TALKIN’ ABOUT MY GENERATION: Cattle farmer Scott Witherow, pictured with his son Wyatt and dog Jack, is the fourth generation of his family to breed cattle in Murmungee.

PHOTO: Nathan de Vries

WANGARATTA CATTLE MARKET AVERAGES No. BREED 4 7 10 5 24 2

BULLISH MARKET: Peter and Logan Sykes, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Vic, buyer Tom Nixon, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Qld and Peter Godbolt, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Albury, with the $130,000 Mawarra Ultra Star R182.

Wodonga Hereford sale records $130,000 top prize THE Hereford breed stamped its dominance in the market posting a thumping top price of $130,000 and a new record average of $15,794 at the 57th Herefords Australia National Show and Sale.

Held on May 12 at Wodonga, the national sale drew buyers from NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland, and was interfaced with AuctionsPlus.

Billed as one of the largest multi-vendor sales in southern Australia, it catered for 34 vendors from four states.

Overall, 102 bulls sold from the 106 offered for a 96 per cent clearance, gross of $1,611,000 and average of $15,794.

In the sale breakdown, a total of 59 junior bulls sold to a top of $35,000 and average of $12,847 while 43 senior bulls sold to a top of $130,000 and average of $19,837.

Creating plenty of excitement in the sale barn was Mawarra Ultra Star R182 selling for a new record top price of $130,000 to Tom Nixon, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Queensland.

The price eclipsed the previous top of $103,000 set in 2021 by Mawarra If Only Q264.

The 24-month-old Mawarra Ultra Star R182 by US sire Endure 173D was sold

by Peter and Deanne Sykes, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Victoria, and had been sashed as the intermediate

and grand champion bull by judge Steve Reid the day before.

Weighing 1004kg, Ultra Star had BREEDPLAN figures of +123kg for 600-day weight, +27kg for milk, +82kg for carcase weight, and +8.6sqcm for eye muscle area.

Mr Nixon confirmed the New Zealand semen rights were sold to the Robbie family, Otapawa Herefords, NZ. Vendors Peter and Deanne Sykes were overwhelmed and humbled by the result.

“The outlook for the breed is great with people willing to spend money on good genetics with the right traits,” Mr Sykes said.

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PRODUCER DISTRICT AGENT Av Wgt c/Kg AV PRICE BULLOCKS (550kg & over) Ang X Box & Newton Moyhu CP 556 530.0 $2,946.80 Ang X Box & Newton Moyhu CP 563 505.0 $2,843.15 Ang A & J Perkins Laceby CP 597 505.0 $3,014.85 STEERS Ang I & J Mullens Wangandary CP 491 555.0 $2,725.05 Char WN Skein Tumut CP 514 542.0 $2,785.88 Ang Chrismont Cheshunt NTR 635 467.2 $2,966.72 HEIFERS Ang X G & G Cooper Tawonga CP 447 550.0 $2,458.50 Ang X G & G Cooper Tawonga CP 499 520.0 $2,594.80 Red PJ Drysdale Wangaratta NTR 544 480.0 $2,611.20 Santa LM Else Glenrowan NTR 635 440.0 $2,794.00 TRADE Lim D Strachan Byawatha AWN 413 612.2 $2,528.39 Lim D Strachan Byawatha AWN 406 612.2 $2,485.53 Lim D Strachan Byawatha AWN 459 580.0 $2,662.20 Char X I & J Mullens Wangandary CP 442 577.0 $2,550.34 LOT FED Char X ICM Peechelba CP 410 580.0 $2,378.00 VEALERS Lim M & I Hynes Dederang CP 460 610.0 $2,806.00 Lim M & I Hynes Dederang CP 420 610.0 $2,562.00 Grey MH & ME Hill Wangaratta AWN 410 600.0 $2,460.00 Ang MH & ME Hill Wangaratta AWN 405 600.0 $2,430.00 COWS Lim MH & ME Hill Wangaratta AWN 720 385.0 $2,772.00 Ang X A Bayles Euroa NTR 428 380.2 $1,627.26 Ang Colin ‘Yandra’ Euroa NTR 553 378.2 $2,091.45 Lim SM McIntyre Laceby CP 705 375.0 $2,643.75 BULLS Limo SM McIntyre Laceby CP 1130 328.0 $3,706.40 Ang I & S Vincent Chiltern NTR 1140 305.0 $3,477.00 Ang A Bayles Euroa NTR 1125 305.0 $3,431.25 Char Henley Farm Markwood AWN 905 305.0 $2,760.25 Next Sale Tuesday 17th May 2022 1:AWN 2: CP 3: ELD 4: NTR

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Wangaratta Chronicle Cadet Journalist Career Opportunity Full time 38 hours per week

North East Media, publisher of the award winning Wangaratta Chronicle, is currently seeking expressions of interest from motivated candidates to join the team in Wangaratta as a cadet journalist.

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(nee Costantino) Angela 19/06/1947 – 13/05/2022 Devoted wife to Mario, inspirational mother and mother-in-law to Ernest, Rosie, Marianna and Shane, and doting grandmother to Benjamin, Maddison, Jacob, Daniel, Marcus, Curtis, Alexander and Olivia.

Passed away suddenly at Respect St John’s after finally succumbing to a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Your trademark smile, hospitality and thoughtfulness will forever dominate the many fond memories we shared together.

You always had time for people and treated all-comers with unconditional respect and sensitivity. It is this legacy of universal love and care for others that we all will endeavour to uphold in your honour.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass to celebrate the life of Angela, to be held in St Patrick’s Church, 1 Ford Street, Wangaratta on Friday May 20, 2022 commencing at 1.30pm and will be livestreamed at www.masonpark.com.au/live-streaming Rosary will be recited prior to Mass from 1.00pm.

Burial will follow Mass at the Wangaratta Cemetery, before adjourning to the Memories Room at Mason Park for light refreshments.

Flowers are welcome or, if preferred, a donation made in Angela’s memory to Dementia Australia at www.dementia.org.au/make-donation would be appreciated.

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Storm cop reality check from Panthers

CAMERON Munster has described Melbourne’s performance in the thrashing

by Penrith as being “under 12s” standard - and Storm coach Craig Bellamy tends to agree.

The Storm were brushed aside by the Panthers in a rematch of last year’s preliminary final, going down 32-6 in the blockbuster clash of the NRL’s Magic Round at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.

Melbourne were already without fullback Ryan Pa-

penhuyzen and then lost halfback Jahrome Hughes on the day of the game, but Munster said that was no excuse.

“We were poor. I don’t care who we had out tonight, we still had a good enough team to give the Panthers a shake,” he told the Nine Network.

“We looked like an under 12s team, we don’t want to play like that next week.”

Bellamy’s side were missing a couple of key squad members with Reimis

Smith, Christian Welch and Tepai Moeroa all sidelined.

Adding to their woes was the sight of New Zealand international Nelson AsofaSolomona leaving the changing room in a knee brace.

But after the Storm’s highflying start and an average 54 points scored over the last three weeks, they were handed a bump down to earth.

“We threw three forward passes from dummy half and I can’t remember the last time we did that,” Bellamy said.

“We didn’t show any patience when we had the ball.

“I think we only completed at 50 per cent after ten minutes and that’s when they went up 12-0.”

Bellamy said his side was “strangled” by the Panthers and they never looked like finding their groove even when Nick Meaney crossed for their sole try of the evening in the 17th minute.

Melbourne made an uncharacteristically high 13

errors and completed at just 66 per cent.

The Storm coach said the loss was a welcome reality check after easily accounting for the Warriors, Newcastle and St George Illawarra over the previous three weeks.

“It was probably a game we needed. That was a good come-down for us, perhaps we’re not going as good as other people thought,” said Bellamy, whose side will stay in the Sunshine State before next week’s game

WATCH THIS SPACE: Ange Postecoglou has told fans Celtic will return “bigger and better” in his second year in charge.

with North Queensland.

“If they didn’t think it was going to be a bit different, well, we got a shock.

“Someone said last week that the last three or four weeks were not great preparation for this game against Penrith and he’s probably right - but you’re not going to get 20 in front and not play to the style you want to play to.

“We haven’t been in the trenches like tonight. I think we probably got what we deserved.”

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Postecoglou: Celtic will get ‘bigger and better’ ANGE Postecoglou has promised Celtic fans that his Scottish champions will be even “bigger and better” next season after their triumphant campaign.

The Australian told the crowd at Parkhead, who watched Celtic lift the Premiership trophy after thrashing Motherwell 6-0 on Saturday, that they were “the best fans on the planet”.

And after his first season, in which he’d also masterminded a League Cup triumph, Poste-

coglou suggested it was just the start of the adventure.

“You’ve embraced me, embraced my family, embraced this jumper,” the former Socceroos boss told them, as his wife and children joined him on the pitch for the trophy-lifting celebrations.

“I want everyone to enjoy today, enjoy the summer and we’ll come back bigger and better, because we never stop!”

Celtic, who’d confirmed their

10th title win in 11 seasons last Wednesday night at Dundee United, celebrated with a thumping win over Motherwell, with Socceroo Tom Rogic bowing out from the club in his final game after nine distinguished years.

Postecoglou was soaking it all in and urged his players to do the same.

“I have learned along the way that you need to take it in and enjoy it,” he told reporters later.

Newcomers surprise at SailGP season opener TWO-TIME defending champions Team Australia are in third place behind surprise leaders Team Canada after the first three fleet races of SailGP’s seasonopening regatta in Bermuda.

Kiwi Phil Robertson skippered newcomer Team Canada’s red-and-white foiling catamaran to finishes of second, first and fifth in the nine-boat fleet on the turquoise waters of the Great Sound to lead from Britain’s Sir Ben Ainslie 25 points to 23. Team Australia were third with 21 points despite hav-

ing just one top-three finish.

France were fourth with 20 points and Team USA fifth with 16.

Robertson took over the Canadian team after he was fired by Team Spain on the eve of the Season 2 finale in San Francisco in late March.

“The team’s excited but the challenge for us is to try and keep expectations low because the conditions are ideal for any of these boats so anything can happen tomorrow,” said Robertson, who is with his third team in as many seasons.

“But ultimately you have to be extremely happy with

the day we had. In tight situations, we always came out on top and did some great things on the racecourse.”

Slingsby said he was impressed with Robertson.

“It’s going to be exciting to see what he can do,” said Slingsby, who claimed SailGP’s $US1 million, winnertake-all prize in each of the first two seasons.

“He’s got a new team, it’s privately funded, the owner loves him and he’s under no pressure. The standard has gone up a level and whoever can find some consistency in this field will do extremely well.”

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“Most managers are no different. We are always thinking about the next step but I have to stop and celebrate what this group of people have achieved.

“That’s why you do it - you do it for days like this.

“Let’s not kid ourselves. When we roll up for the first game next season, our supporters will expect us to play football a certain way, win and be successful.

“We have to be ready for that.

That’s our responsibility while

we’re at Celtic. And it’s the way I’m built. This was the first stage.

“We’ve put in place a really strong foundation and have overcome a lot of obstacles.

“But being champions gives you a little bit more belief.

They’ve already climbed the mountain so they know they can do it.

“It’s about allowing them to enjoy it. But if they want this feeling again, they’ll need to come back better.”

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Minjee Lee leads by one shot on LPGA Tour AUSTRALIA’S Minjee Lee will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup in New Jersey.

World No.5 Lee, the LPGA Tour’s leading scoring this year, shot a three-under 69 on a day Upper Montclair Country Club showed some teeth with the wind picking up early and rain falling on the leaders on the back nine.

The 25-year-old from WA, who had a three-shot lead overnight, was at 17-under 199 after 54 holes. She’s looking for her first win of the year and seventh on tour.

She leads from Sweden’s

Madelene Sagstrom, who had the first-round lead after a 63 and had the best third-round with a 67.

Entering the week with a scoring averaging of 69.167, Lee tied for second in the HSBC Women’s World Championship in March and shared third in the Los Angeles Open last month.

She retains the lead thanks to an eagle-birdie on putts ranging from 15-to-18 feet on the 12th and 13th holes on Saturday.

“You know, I’ve been striking it really well pretty much this whole year,” said Lee. “I’ve been working hard on

my putting and working hard on everything, so it would be really nice just to see the result of a win.”

Lexi Thomson started the round tied with Sagstrom at 11 under, and was alone in third, three shots back after a 69. She might have been closer to her first win since 2019 but she just missed at least five or six putts.

“The weather was a big factor, it got quite wet on the greens,” said Sagstrom, who briefly moved into a tie for the lead with a birdie at the par-5 12th as Lee bogeyed No. 11 after an errant tee shot.

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MATCH REVIEWS

Mountain Men keep momentum THERE looks to be no o sstoptop top ping Bright’s momentum in the O&K senior football league season, after fending off challengers Greta to take a 12.10 (82) to 5.8 (38) win at Pioneer Park on Saturday.

Backing up last week’s triumph over titans Milawa, the Mountain Men showed their intent from the first siren, taking a seven point lead by quarter time.

The Blues got their act together through the second term, flipping the script on Bright and kicking their way to lead by a goal by the long break.

Bright coach Paul Harrison said the easing of pressure was almost a costly mistake.

“We just sort of fell away,” he said.

“Our first quarter wasn’t great either, to be honest, we were pretty slow to start and took a little while to adjust to the conditions.

“We were still trying to overuse the footy a little bit and we were using one too many handballs instead of trying to take ground and get the ball forward.

“In the second half, thankfully we adjusted and went back to our structures and processes, and defended first and worked off that.”

The attitude shift saw three goals kicked by Bright while only conceding two behinds, a rush of momentum which continued to favour the Mountain Men right through to the final term, Bright home by 44 points.

“Our on-ballers started getting on top, we started running and carrying the ball a lot more instead of just flicking handballs all the time - we got back to the way we play footy and broke the game open a bit,” Harrison said.

“Credit to Greta, they were playing really good footy in

SAFE HANDS: Whorouly’s Paul Glanville takes the ball in the Lions’ 45 point win over North Wangaratta.

the first first half, half but we knew if we could get back to our own game style we’d be able to break the game open.

“It was unfortunate that we didn’t play great in the first half, but credit to the boys to be able to adjust and be able to put the game away in the second half.

“I think the guys are starting to believe we’re a top three team now but they’re a very humble group - it’s just a group of local lads that really like each other’s’ company and the culture we’re building’s really good.

“There’s no overconfidence in the group, but the belief in our playing on-field is really starting to lift.”

THE BRIGHT STUFF: Paul Harrison and the Mountain Men cemented their top three credentials with a 44 point win over Greta on Saturday.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

MILESTONE: Jamie Berry impressed in his 200th senior outing for the Hawks.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

TARGET SIGHTED: Luke Brown looks to pass the ball before he’s taken down by Whorouly’s Riley Calvene.

Whorouly Lions go big for year’s first win FOR the first time this year, Whorouly’s senior footballers have come away with a win, beating North Wangaratta 10.12 (72) to 3.9 (27) in the wet at the North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

The Lions lead early, but the Hawks brought the margin down to four points heading into the half.

An explosive third term saw Whorouly boot four goals to North Wangaratta’s single major, the margin pushed out to 25 points.

Despite the home side’s

BY NATHAN DE VRIES ndevries@ nemedia.com.au

best efforts, they couldn’t catch up to the dominant Lions, with another four goal term securing Whorouly’s first win of season 2022.

Lions’ co-coach Jack Reiter said the win came as a relief after little to celebrate for seven rounds.

“It’s been a bit nervewracking, with a heap of

close games and not getting one, just wondering when we’d get one,” he said.

“It was good to get the win.

“We want to start hot and get on top early, which we just couldn’t - it was just scrappy footy, a low scoring game, and neither team could hit the scoreboard.

“We went into half time, and they call the third quarter the premiership quarter for a reason, it’s pretty big especially in games like that where it can go either way.

“They could kick away

and we could kick away, but the boys just pulled their heads in and used the footy heaps better - they listened to what we had to say, they slowed the ball down a bit, hit our targets and kept control of the footy.”

Reiter said it was difficult to single out a few players who were exceptional against North Wangaratta, touting the entire list as having played incredibly well.

“They just played really good team footy - at the end of the game we had 12 out

of 22 players who received votes, it was just a good team effort,” he said. “’Calva’ (co-coach Riley Calvene) has been leading from the front every week, leading by example and playing really good footy.

“Hamish McLeod’s lifted the last three weeks, he’s playing phenomenal footy, he was super.

“JR’s (Jake Riley) forward pressure and tenacity on the weekend was unreal, he did stuff that in my eyes won us the game, he was really good.

“We were just good across the board, it was just a solid team effort and hopefully we can carry that into next week and get a bit of a roll on.”

In other matches around the area, Bonnie Doon dominated Moyhu 28.16 (184) to 2.1 (13), the Mountain Men got home over Greta by 44 points, Benalla thumped Tarrawingee by 121 points, and Milawa bounced back from their first loss in years last week with a 20 point win over Goorambat.

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WINNERS AND LOSERS

ROUND

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P

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WANGARATTA YARRAWONGA* ALBURY MYRTLEFORD COROWA RUTHERGLEN*

6 5 6 6 5

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313.10 141.84 129.66 113.88 108.31

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WANGARATTA ROVERS LAVINGTON WODONGA NORTH ALBURY WODONGA RAIDERS

6 6 6 6 6

3 3 2 1 0

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92.28 92.14 76.67 34.85 55.52

12 12 8 4 0

NORTH ALBURY LAVINGTON

4.1 5.3 2.2 6.5

9.4 11.7.73 8.7 13.10.88

GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: Tim Broomhead 6, Archer Gardiner 1, George Godde 1, Carter Norman 1, Jack Penny 1. LAVINGTON: Myles Aalbers 3, Aidan Cook 2, Benjamin Ashley-Cooper 1, Shaun Driscoll 1, William Glanvill 1, Darcy Hennessy 1, Sam Hopper 1, James Oeser 1, Darcy Smith 1, Nicholas Newton 1. BEST: NORTH ALBURY: Tim Broomhead, Ryan Polkinghorne, George Godde, Archer Gardiner, Clay Thomas, Isaac Campbell. LAVINGTON: Tim Hanna, Drew Beavan, Nicholas Newton, William Glanvill, Adam Butler, Benjamin Ashley-Cooper.

ALBURY WODONGA RAIDERS

8.0 12.3 4.1 6.2

18.6 22.6.138 10.6 13.8.86

GOALS: ALBURY: Jacob Conlan 6, Riley Bice 5, Lucas Conlan 5, Jeff Garlett 3, Fletcher Carroll 1, Anthony Miles 1, Jamison Scott 1. WODONGA RAIDERS: Max Beattie 3, Brendan Kantilla 3, Isaac Muller 2, Jake Twycross 2, Joshua Cheek 1, Charlie St John 1, Thomas Gibbs 1. BEST: ALBURY: Riley Bice, Jacob Conlan, Anthony Miles, Ben Kelly, Brayden McMenamin, Shaun Daly. WODONGA RAIDERS: Max Beattie, Bradley St John, Isaac Muller, Samuel McKenzie, Brendan Kantilla, Dale Cox.

*ROUND 6 MATCHES PLAYED ON SUNDAY

WODONGA 2.4 7.4 WANGARATTA ROVERS 2.3 4.6

NETBALL SCORES

ROUND 7

A GRADE: Wangaratta 50 def Myrtleford 37: BEST: WANGARATTA: Hannah Grady 3 Georgia Clark 2 Kate Dean 1 . MYRTLEFORD: Ellie Cooper 3 Sally Botter 2 Rebecca Piazza 1. GOALS: WANGARATTA: Georgia Clark 30 Rachelle Petts 20.

MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 26 Sally Botter 11.

Wodonga 28 def by Wang Rovers 44: BEST: WODONGA: Leah Mathey 3 Ellie Ainsworth 2 Aleisha Coyle 1. WANG ROVERS: Mikaela Trethowan 3 Samantha Kreltszheim 2 Gracie Reid 1. GOALS: WODONGA: Cassi Mathey 18 Hannah Pole 10.

WANG ROVERS: Samantha Kreltszheim 20 Kelsie Wilson 19 Sarah Riches 5

SATURDAY, MAY 21 LAVINGTON V ALBURY WODONGA RAIDERS V WANGARATTA YARRAWONGA V NORTH ALBURY WANG ROVERS V COROWA-RUTHERGLEN MYRTLEFORD V WODONGA SATURDAY, MAY 28 -

Albury 40 def Wodonga Raiders 31 ; North Albury 41 def by Lavington 61 B GRADE: Albury 42 def Wodonga Raiders 31; Wodonga 42 def by Wang Rovers 48; Wangaratta 43 drew with Myrtleford 43 ; North Albury 26 def by Lavington 52. C GRADE: Albury 48 def Wodonga Raiders 22; Wodonga 46 def Wang Rovers 42; North Albury 34 def by Lavington 45; Wangaratta 29 drew with Myrtleford 29. 17 & UNDER: Albury 24 def by Wodonga Raiders 68; Wangaratta 44 def Myrtleford 35; North Albury 45 def Lavington 27; Corowa-Rutherglen 36 def Yarrawonga 33; Wodonga 42 def Wang Rovers 32.

INTERLEAGUE

THIRDS RESULTS Wodonga 0.1.1 def by Wangaratta Rovers 15.14. 104 BEST: WODONGA: Hugh Venturoni, Jack Mathey, Aaron Reichman, Riley Gill, Etienne Tshijika, Denis Mutsinzi. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Luke Grady, Harry Nolan, William Ashton, Judd Schubert, Rufus Niedra, Trey Vincent. GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Judd Schubert 4, Charlie Philpotts 3, Rufus Niedra 2, William ASHTON 1, Wallace Gemmill 1, James Kelly 1, Sam Nolan 1, Brodie Paul 1, Harry Nolan 1.

Wangaratta 5.10. 40 drew with Myrtleford 6.4.40 BEST: WANGARATTA: Ryan Battin, Waitai Tua, Joshua Tweedale, Braeden Marjanovic, Player, Oliver Scalzo. MYRTLEFORD: Levi Young, Damon Harrington, Tom Sparks, Mikka Paulsen, Jake Hood, Thomas Sutherland. GOALS: WANGARATTA: PLAYER 3, Charley Holland-Dean 1, Xavier Laverty 1. MYRTLEFORD: Joshua Jones 3, Joseph Crawley 1, Damon Harrington 1 , Kaidan McPherson 1.

7.9 12.12.84 7.6 8.9.57

GOALS: WODONGA: Ethan Redcliffe 5, Hudson Garoni 3, Angus Baker 1, Jayse Brown 1, Noah Spiteri 1, Matthew Wilson 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alexander Marklew 4, Mackenzie Bristow 2, Brodie Filo 1, Alex McCarthy 1. BEST: WODONGA: Ethan Redcliffe, Angus Baker, Josh Clayton, Hudson Garoni, Joshua Mathey, Ollie Greenhill. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Michael Clark, Cody Schutt, Jake McQueen, Brodie Filo, Raven Jolliffe.

WANGARATTA MYRTLEFORD

4.3 7.5 1.2 4.2

11.7 13.14.92 8.3 9.6.60

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Callum Moore 4, Ben Reid 4, Abraham Ankers 1, Fraser Ellis 1, Harrison Hewitt 1, Fraser Holland-Dean 1, Jessie Smith 1. MYRTLEFORD: Ryley Sharp 5, Matthew Munro 1, Riley O’Shea 1, Brody Ricardi 1, Murray Waite 1. BEST: WANGARATTA: Callum Moore, Abraham Ankers, Mark Anderson, Luke Saunders, Mathew Grossman, Chris Knowles. MYRTLEFORD: Ryley Sharp, Simon Curtis, Brady Sharp, Ryan Crisp, Matthew Dussin, Callum Crisp.

COROWA RUTHERGLEN YARRAWONGA SUNDAY MATCH - RESULTS NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF PRINT

North Abury 4.2.26 def by Lavington 18.7.115; Albury 4.15.39 def by Wodonga Raiders 6.6.42.

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RESERVES RESULTS Wodonga ................... 5.4.34 Wangaratta Rovers ..... 7.6.48 GOALS: WODONGA: Jack Stefani 2, Oscar Willding 2, Ethan Ritchie 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Sam Allen 2, Jayden Bear 1, Mitch Booth 1, Alex Dowsley 1, Sam Henderson 1, Dylan Wilson 1.

BEST: WODONGA: Jack Zuber, Jett Cassidy, Zac Nugent, Will Bradshaw, Harry Kitching, Callum Wilson. WANGARATTA ROVERS:Paddy McNamara, Dylan Wilson, Sam Henderson, Ky Williamson, Sam Allen, Coen Hennessy.

Wangaratta ............... 3.6.24 Myrtleford ..............12.11.83 GOALS: WANGARATTA: Hamish Moore 3. MYRTLEFORD: Declan Bren 4, Degan Dolny 2, Malachi Owers 2, Samuel Byrne 1, Ryley Forrest 1, Josh Muraca 1, Corey Southern 1. BEST: WANGARATTA: Joseph Gray, James McClounan, Lachlan Bray, Harvey Burgan, Dominic Walker. MYRTLEFORD:Nathan Laracy, Malachi Owers, William McKerral, Ryley Forrest, Declan Bren, Kane Michelini.

North Albury.............. 3.6.24 Lavington ...............12.17.89 GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: Riley Smith 2, Kirk Wilson 1.

LAVINGTON: Kade Garland 5, Adam Schneider 3, Judd Mcleod 2, Jonathon Grove 1, Adam Flagg 1.

Albury ................. 32.18.210 Wodonga ................... 2.2.14 GOALS: ALBURY: Zach Sears 9, Harry Cameron 5, Jake McGrath 3, Jacob Brunner 2, Max Bruton 2, Zach Bye 2, Ben Harvey 2, Charlie Star 2, Will Unthank 2, Jake Elias 1, Oscar Hayes 1, Riley Tuckwell 1.

WODONGA: Nathan Clarke 2.

WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER

SCOREBOARD

TEAM 1 BENALLA ALL BLACKS 2 BRIGHT 3 MILAWA 4 BONNIE DOON 5 GOORAMBAT 6 GRETA

P 7 7 7 7 7 7

W 6 6 6 5 4 3

L 1 1 1 2 1 3

D 0 0 0 0 1 1

B 1 1 1 1 1 1

% 396.97 212.93 166.05 160.99 134.88 105.17

PTS 24 24 24 20 20 14

7 8 9 10 11

7 7 7 7 8

2 2 1 1 1

4 5 6 6 7

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 0

84.12 49.19 71.06 52.71 27.54

10 8 4 4 4

TARRAWINGEE KING VALLEY WHOROULY NORTH WANGARATTA MOYHU

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

NETBALL SCORES

ROUND 9

A GRADE: Bonnie Doon 56 def Moyhu 37; North Wangaratta 29 def by Whorouly 41; Bright 20 def by Greta 49; Benalla All Blacks 42 def Tarrawingee 38.

SATURDAY, MAY 21

B GRADE: Bonnie Doon 36 def Moyhu 33; North Wangaratta 41 def Whorouly 39; Bright 44 def Greta 33; Benalla All Blacks 48 def Tarrawingee 37.

MILAWA VS BONNIE DOON

B RESERVE: Bonnie Doon 64 def Moyhu 13; North Wangaratta 40 def Whorouly 36; Bright 38 def Greta 21; Benall All Blacks 26 def by Tarrawingee 40.

C GRADE: Bonnie Doon 49 def Moyhu 37; North Wangaratta 26 def Whoroult 21; Bright 18 def by Greta 22; Benalla All Blacks 28 def by Tarrawongee 32.

U15s: Bonnie Doon 60 def Moyhu 1; North Wangaratta 20 def Whorouly 15; Bright 10 def by Greta 26; Benalla All Blacks 10 def by Tarrawingee 20.

No scores available for any Goorambat vs Milawa matches

GOORAMBAT VS KING VALLEY BRIGHT VS BENALLA ALL BLACKS TARRAWINGEE VS NORTH WANGARATTA GRETA VS WHOROULY MOYHU- BYE

BONNIE DOON MOYHU

3.6 6.11 19.11 28.16.184 1.1 1.1 2.1 2.1.13

GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 5, Ben Hedin 5, James Law 5, Joel Sanford 5, Hamish Dunsford 2, Earl Ree-Goodings 2, Sean Campitelli 1, Jayjay Curtin 1, Connor Heaslip 1, Trent Smith 1. MOYHU: Mitchell Clayton 1, Anthony Welsh 1. BEST: BONNIE DOON: James Law, Joel Sanford, Ben Hedin, Campbell Smedley, Jayjay Curtin, Beau Smith. MOYHU: Ethan Rooney, Xavier Wales, Mitchell Clayton, Dylan Carmody, Matthew Thrum, Nick Stewart.

NTH WANGARATTA WHOROULY

1.2 1.7 2.2 2.5

2.7 3.9.27 6.8 10.12.72

GOALS: NORTH WANGARATTA: Jamie Berry 1, Tyler Schulze 1, Daniel Williams 1.

WHOROULY: Simon Chalmers 2, Jake Riley 2, Glenn White 2, Riley Calvene 1, Samuel Ferguson 1, Hamish McLeod 1, Adam Harris 1. BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: Daniel Williams, David Killen, Joel Reid, Patrick Kelly, Matthew Fischer, Cooper Matheson. WHOROULY: Riley Calvene, Hamish McLeod, Cameron Wood, Jake Riley, Xavier Cannizzaro, Paul Glanville.

BRIGHT GRETA

2.3 3.4 1.2 4.4

6.7 12.10.82 4.7 5.8.38

GOALS: BRIGHT: Cooper Thomason 4, Sam Buckley 3, Nick Howell 2, Michael Elliott 1, Myles Jamieson 1, Nick Lebish 1. GRETA: Aaron Morham 2, Tyler Arrowsmith 1, Joshua Bell 1, Cameron Newbold 1. BEST: BRIGHT: James O’Shea, Nick Lebish, Sam Buckley, Dylan Bursill, Michael Elliott, Cooper Thomason. GRETA: Joshua Bell, Aaron Morham, Cameron Newbold, Jarrod Morham, Lachlan Hadden, Bryce Ralph.

BENALLA TARRAWINGEE

3.5 7.9 15.11 22.16.148 2.1 4.1 4.3 4.3.27

GOALS: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Cody Crawford 7, Chris O’Connor 6, Brady Hayes 2, Lachlan Thompson 2, Jackson Hourigan 1, Alistair Jacka 1, Riley Moran 1, Lochie Morrison 1, Chelton Orchard 1. TARRAWINGEE: Lachlan Hansen 4. BEST: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Kyle Collisson, Brady Hayes, Cody Crawford, Alistair Jacka, Jake Jones, Riley Moran. TARRAWINGEE: Hayden johnston, Jason Cook, William Sharp, Brandon Igri, Patrick Byrne, Lachlan Hansen.

GOORAMBAT MILAWA

3.2 4.4 5.1 6.4

4.6 8.7

6.8.44 9.10.94

GOALS: GOORAMBAT: Thomas Ryan 2, Charlie Campbell 1, Nathan Hill 1 Jim Taylor 1, Blake Uebergang 1. MILAWA: Jordan Baker-Swain 2, Brent newton 2, Daniel Bihun 1, Nick Giggins 1, Josh Owen 1, Luke Toohey 1, Daniel Larkings 1. BEST: GOORAMBAT: Samuel Gladstone, Nathan Hill, Thomas Ryan, Sally Malay, Benjamin Reaburn, Aaron Blackburn. MILAWA: Josh Owen, Todd Bird, Brent newton, xavier Ham, Alex Dunstan, Michael Powell.

RESERVES RESULTS Bonnie Doon ...........13.11.89 Moyhu ...................... 7.6.48 GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Angus Murray 4, Lachlan Pinder 3, Jarrah Pitt 2, Patrick Revell 2, Luke Berriman 1, Sam Gunson 1. MOYHU: Leroy Dowling 2, Matt Milner 2, Andrew Balfour 1, Connor Cryer 1, Jonathan Hyde 1.

North Wangaratta ...16.8.104 Whorouly .................. 5.5.35 GOALS: NORTH WANGARATTA: Blake Marlborough 4, Paul Bonacci 3, Dylan Fischer 3, Jay Ely 2, Jack Brown 2, Mitchell Sayers 1, Player 1. WHOROULY: Liam Eaton 3, Joshua Ramsay 1, Max Bramich 1.

Bright ....................17.8.110 Greta ........................ 4.3.27 GOALS: BRIGHT: Jack Banks 5, Tom Buckley 4, Marcus Kinthari 4, Conner Forde 2, Darcy Martin 1, Adam Wheelan 1.

GRETA: Alex Fitzpatrick 1,Ricky Spokes 1.

Benalla All Blacks ......11.7.73 Tarrawingee .............. 6.5.41 GOALS: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Jacob Donlon 4, Dean Bradshaw 2, Scott Docherty 1, Will Ellis 1, Harry Parsons 1, Lachlan Sinclair 1, Anthony Wilkinson 1. TARRAWINGEE: Jake Mountney 4, Henry Howard 1, Player 1.

Goorambat ............... 6.5.41 Milawa ...................... 8.5.53 GOALS: GOORAMBAT: Leslie Lawford 2, Bailey Ward 2, Curtis Anker 1, Jack Trevena 1.

MILAWA: Kheda Stevenson 6, Nic Bonwick 1, Leon Carter 1.

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MATCH REVIEWS

Wodonga run over Wangaratta Rovers

By WILLSON MACK THE chance to jump into the top three has gone begging for Wangaratta Rovers’ senior footballers.

Although the Hawks went into their clash against Wodonga as favourites, the Bulldogs kept their season alive with a 27 point win at home on Saturday.

Down by 16 points at half-time, Wangaratta Rovers fought back in the third term with a three goal to none quarter to trail by just three points (51-48) at three quarter time.

But it was Wodonga star forward Ethan Redcliffe who booted five majors to steer his side home to a 12.12 (84) to 8.9 (57) win at Martin Park.

“They were very good,” Wangaratta Rovers football operations manager Barry Sullivan said.

“From what I could gather from talking to their supporters they had their best side for the year on the park.

“Any team that can get their best team on the park this year has shown that you can exploit your opposition.”

The Dogs were bolstered by the inclusion of Werribee forward Hudson Garoni with his VFL team taking the bye this weekend.

Garoni was outstanding, slotting three majors.

It was a bitter situation for the Hawks with fellow Werribee players Tom Boyd (injured) and Nathan Cooper (managed by Werribee) watching from the sidelines.

Sullivan said the clash was a game of momentum.

“There were periods of the game where they had the momentum and then we wrestled it back in the third quarter,” he said.

“The last quarter was going to be about who had the momentum and unfortunately they did and they stood tall late.

“There’s no questioning our effort and belief it was really just executing for us.”

For Wangaratta Rovers, Alex Marklew slotted four, while Michael Clark and Cody Schutt were excellent.

But it was Wodonga’s Redcliffe who turned in a best on ground display.

“He’s an X Factor,” Sullivan said.

“He only needs the ball a couple of times a quarter to do some damage, he’s really hard to contain for four quarters.

“He’s quick, elusive and a really good finisher.”

The O&M ladder is now incredibly tight with only one game separating second and seventh.

SOLID DISPLAY: Alex Marklew kicked four majors in his side’s loss.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

Myrtleford show impressive signs in 32 point loss ■

RISING STAR: Harrison Hewitt celebrates his first senior goal with Fraser Holland-Dean.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

IN FORM: Abe Ankers was in fine touch on Saturday.

RUCK DUAL: Wangaratta’s Chris Knowles and Myrtleford’s Callum Crisp battle it out in the ruck.

LAUNCHED: Michael Newton lets a kick fly.

From back page “They know where they’re setting up at all times and they’re a good group with some good young players and some big bodied midfielders which we probably haven’t come up against in the first four or five games of the year.

“It was a really good test for our mids to come up against a different midfield that’s a big contested side.”

Chris Knowles was impressive in the ruck coming up against the league’s biggest big man in Simpson.

“I thought Chris Knowles really stood out,” Reid said.

“His ruck stuff and his work around the ground was fantastic.

“Abe Ankers got back to his best, Cal Moore was good up forward playing a different role a bit higher up the ground. “’Cal’ still kicked his four goals and also chopped out in the ruck which is probably something he might have to do a bit more of.”

The Magpies were missing their gun in Joe Richards who pulled up with a sore hamstring, while hard nut Matt Kelly was out with illness. “’Joey’ (Richards) had a sore hamstring so we erred on the side of looking after him because he’s a really important player for us who we don’t want to risk having out for a long period,” Reid said.

“Matt Kelly was crook too so hopefully we’ll have them both back next week.”

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ON THE BOOT NORTH Wangaratta’s Pat Kelly kicks his team into attack against Whorouly at North Wangaratta Rescreation Reserve on Saturday.

The Hawks couldn’t keep up with the Lions, falling by 45 points (3.9 27 to 10.12 72).

■ Story: Page 17 PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

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their lowest margin of the season thus far of 32 points (13.14 92 to 9.6 60).

Wangaratta jumped out to a 19 point lead at quarter time and the

up to us,”” Wangaratta coach W h Ben Reid said.

“It was a real slog of a game - it was pretty slippery conditions the whole day.

“They pegged us back and kicked three goals in six minutes at one stage but we were then able to kick a couple more.

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game was b being i played l d on the home side’s terms, but the Saints wrestled the momentum back throughout the clash off the back of some classy work from Ryley Sharp and Simon Curtis.

Sharp was on fire booting five of his side’s nine majors.

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Reid labelled Myrtleford as ‘the best structured side’ they’ve come up against.

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