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PANCAKE FLIPPING FUN ELOISE (5), Henry (5) and Lucy (3) Coles and Emily Martens (12) are ready for the pancake tossing activities at tomorrow’s neighbourhood Pancake Day event, to be held at St Michael’s Anglican Church, on the corner of Appin and O’Leary streets. The afternoon event is designed to bring the local community together, and mark the last day before the Christian season of Lent begins. Full story page 7. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
Roadway drama Man in custodyy after allegedly g y speeding, p g, crashing g several times through g Wangaratta g CBD A DRIVER who h allegedly ll dl “muscled” cars out of his way as he towed a trailer at speed through the Wangaratta CBD remains in custody, after he was captured by police attempting to escape on foot on Thursday. Bernard Jarman, 40, was charged with more than 30 offences late last week, after he allegedly reached speeds
off up tto 90k 90kph h while hil running i red lights at Reid Street, Green Street and Sisely Avenue shortly after 5pm, following a collision with another car at the Faithfull Street roundabout. Similar collisions are alleged to have occurred in the vicinity of Greta Road, Ryley Street, Handley Street and Mason Street, when
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the d driver was said have th i id tto h crossed onto the wrong side of the road and narrowly missed oncoming traffic. Acting Senior Sergeant Trevor Schultz said the accused had headed south on Tone Road before rejoining the Hume Freeway northbound, where he allegedly swerved between lanes before completing
a u-turn on a service t i road d and attempting to travel southbound. His four-wheel drive was said to have eventually broken down near the Wangaratta-Eldorado Road crossing, at which time Jarman was said to have attempted to flee the vehicle. A police spokesperson said a number of vehicles
were b believed have b been li d tto h forced to swerve from the road to avoid hitting the man as he allegedly walked along the freeway, including a b-double which had to come to a complete stop. Act Snr Sgt Schultz said an outpouring of calls and tips from the community as the incident unfolded had played an important role
their iin assisting i ti police li iin th i pursuit of the accused. “Thank you very much for the reports being made - it helped the community avoid the serious consequences of his driving,” he said. “It’s remarkable nobody was hurt - we’re grateful people reported it so quickly.” ■ Continued page 2
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Man in custody facing serious driving charges ■ From page 1
Jarman faces 34 charges including reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driver under the influence of drugs, four counts of fail to remain at the scene of a collision, possess drug of dependence and possession of imitation firearms. Facing Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court from custody on Friday, lawyer Jonathan Rattray said his client had elected not to apply for bail, and said his client may be withdrawing from drug use. He said Jarman had been taking medication to manage a torn bicep ligament, and had been prescribed endone and lyrica. The matter is expected to return to court for a formal bail hearing on Thursday. Anyone with footage of the alleged incident contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Wangaratta Police Station on 5723 0888.
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Mind trainee jobs offer ‘earn and learn’ approach MENTAL health support network in Wangaratta, Mind, will be part of a program to deliver 12 Earn and Learn traineeships as part of a $4.5 million statewide initiative. Each trainee will undertake two separate placement opportunities at different Mind services and be part of a collaborative learning community to share ideas and engage with other trainees. Overall the investment will create 50 new community support jobs for mental health and wellbeing trainees while they study a Certificate IV in Mental Health. The 12 Mind trainees will experience working in Mind service settings including youth residential rehabilitation services, Haven Foundation residences and adult and youth Prevention and Recovery Care centres. In Wangaratta, Mind community mental health practitioners are currently supporting people in the region through the Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs, providing outreach support through the Early Intervention Psychosocial Support Response program and the Youth Outreach Recovery Support program. Mind Australia chief executive officer Gill Callister said the new Earn and Learn Traineeship program will give people invaluable practical experience, mentorship and insight while they study. She said this will help them continue to build the strong, capable and motivated workforce the reformed mental health system needs.
MOBILE TEAM: Mind Australia outreach workers Wayne Jose and Belinda Ely are happy with 12 new Mind trainees coming on board across the state. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling “These traineeships will help us at Mind Australia to continue to mentor frontline staff from a range of backgrounds and circumstances - especially those with lived experience - that help us to provide recovery support for the widest range of people with mental health and wellbeing challenges,” Ms Callister said. Other traineeship providers include Wellways Australia, EACH,
Uniting Vic Tas, Star Health and Mallee Family Care. Mind has already begun receiving enquiries from interested students and will advise when applications are open. Follow Mind Australia on social media for notifications, subscribe to the monthly e-magazine Mind View or check the Mind website at mindaustralia.org.au. Minister for Mental Health
Gabrielle Williams said the Earn and Learn traineeship program means community mental health workers can begin working in the sector while they complete their studies. “These new roles are a key part of the diverse, skilled and multidisciplinary workforce that the Royal Commission recommended for the mental health system,” she said.
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HELP NHW HELP OTHERS: Biomedical engineering technician Nathan Carter is the face of the fundraising campaign to raise $158,400 to replace 44 vital signs monitors.
NORTHEAST Health Wangaratta (NHW) has launched a fundraising campaign to replace 44 vital signs monitors that are at end of life. A vital signs monitor takes key clinical measurements of a patient, including temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation. NHW has replaced 33 monitors of the 77 required across the health service and said the support of the community would be vital to enable it to purchase the remaining monitors. Nathan Carter is the ‘face of the campaign’ and as a biomedical engineering technician for NHW manages the testing and maintenance of equipment across the service. “When equipment nears end of life, we spend a lot more time on servicing and taking equipment offline for repairs,” Mr Carter said. “Vital signs monitors help our team gather critical information on the patients in their care and they are used 24/7 across the hospital.” Some 33 monitors were purchased in 2022 through
a combination of bequest and donation funds and NHW director of people and culture, Kim Bennett, said NHW is seeking community support to raise $158,400 for the remaining 44 machines. “The community has a great track record in getting behind our fundraising efforts to purchase clinical equipment,” Ms Bennett said. “Government funding only goes so far, and we need the generosity of our community to bridge the gap. “Each vital signs monitor is $3600 and they are used across the hospital our team simply can’t do their job without them. “We are asking the community to consider sponsoring a vital signs monitor or making a donation toward the campaign.” The last campaign for community support was in 2016 and raised $371,000 to purchase robotics for the Community Care outpatient program. You can donate now by visiting givenow.com.au/ vital-signs or contact our Giving team at Northeast Health Wangaratta on 5722 5297.
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Cost of living bites New home buyers y unable to service house builds in Wangaratta g region g
By STEVE KELLY YOUNG people who bought house and land packages in Wangaratta are now facing a tough decision whether to build or not as they struggle with high inflation and rising interest rates. In a strategy to grind down the current 7.8 per cent inflation, the Reserve Bank Australia (RBA) cash rate lifted to 3.25 per cent this month, pushing most variable home loan interest rates above 6pc. ANZ economists are now forecasting the RBA will keep lifting the cash rate target until it hits 4.1pc in May, up from a previously forecast 3.85pc. The also expect that the RBA won’t begin to cut rates until November 2024. Winsec Savings and Loans managing director Tony Ruvolo has dealt with multiple young people who were able to afford a new home when interest rates were at an all-time low, but now they are unable to service their loans. “We found that with home loans as a broker, young people bought off the plan with blocks of land in Wangaratta, and although their servicing WEALTH OF ADVICE: Tony Ruvolo and Pip Wright at Winsec Savings and Loans have been busy tailoring financial rate back then afforded strategies to clients’ needs during these uncertain times. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling them the house and land, have thought with high and have reached the end was in the early teens. they can’t do it anymore Mr Ruvolo said. “Young people these commodity prices that “The issue is that when of their term and heading and we’re seeing blocks go back on the market,” Mr people got their loan they into six per cent, depend- days haven’t seen that, and would have slowed people could afford the repay- ing on their lender,” Mr the Reserve Bank hasn’t down, as opposed to having Ruvolo said. done its job as it should increases in the cash rate.” “Some are choosing to ments but now the servic- Ruvolo said. The government’s intro“It will be a burden for by lifting rates earlier sell and some are choos- ing rates, which are three ing to keep the land be- to four per cent above any some but I take solace in at a slower pace instead duction of the renovation cause they can’t afford to given variable rate, have that a lot of people are still of a constant rap every grant also had a knockon effect with spending working and unemploy- month,” he said. build because the servic- risen.” “They’re trying to beat which contributed to a People who locked in a ment is the lowest it has ing is not there.” everyone down from building supplies shortPeople have been con- fixed rate at a low two per ever been. “Unnecessary purchas- spending but they forget age. tacting Winsec and ask- cent several years ago are To make the housing ing what to do as they’re feeling the pain as they es might be cut out of their that for two years we were coming off fixed rates and switch to a variable rate, lifestyle before people are pent up with COVID, no matter worse, there are wondering whether they for instance on a $500,000 unable to pay their mort- one went overseas and a also fewer rental properlot of those people now ties as investors decided can do better at another loan it’s an extra $20,000 gages.” Mr Ruvolo remembers have two years’ worth of to cash in when propper annum in interest bank. doing home loans in the savings which they’re go- erty prices peaked while “There is plenty of ad- alone. a change in rental laws “There is a percentage early 1990s when interest ing to spend. vertising by banks offer“I don’t know how you made it more challenging ing $3000-$4000 if people of people who locked-in at rates were at 17 per cent switch their home loans,” 1.99 or two plus per cent per annum and inflation stop it because you would for landlords.
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ZONTA to award outstanding local woman NOMINATIONS are being sought for this year’s Zonta Club of Wangaratta’s Woman of the Year Award. The woman should live, work or volunteer in the Wangaratta area and have done something extraordinary to benefit others outside of the framework of paid employment. It could involve community or volunteer service, personal assistance, academic, educational or training assistance, business assistance, welfare or as an exemplary role model. Past recipients have included a retired nurse, a teacher, foster carers and community volunteers. The award will comprise a certificate and a presentation to mark the achievement. The award will be presented at the club’s annual general meeting on Thursday, May 4 at the Gateway Wangaratta to recognise a local woman’s exceptional service to the community. Nomination details and application forms can be obtained from zontawangaratta@gmail.com and nominations need to be lodged with the Zonta Club of Wangaratta by Monday, April 3.
Further vaccine doses available across the state ALL Victorians who have not had a COVID vaccination or confirmed infection in the past six months will be eligible for a booster from today. Chief Health Officer Dr Brett Sutton announced the move late last week, which will permit a further vaccination dose for all Australians regardless of how many prior doses they have received. The additional dose is recommended for adults aged 65 and over or adults aged 18-64 who have medical comorbidities or a disability, while adults with no risk factors and children aged 5-17 with complex health needs can consider a further vaccine. Across the state, 3344 COVID-19 cases were reported last week, 14 per cent more than a fortnight ago, while 56 COVID-related deaths were reported. The seven-day rolling average of patients hospitalised with COVID is 106. According to the COVID Live website, Wangaratta is currently home to eight active COVID cases, with a sevenday average of one. To book a further vaccine dose, visit https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov. au/booking.
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Making a fundraising splash AN aquathon will be the next fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta. The all-age, run-swim-run event will be held at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre on Sunday, March 5, sponsored by Alpine Truss Pty Ltd and supported by the Rural City of Wangaratta. It will help raise money to support Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta, which has been connecting young people to mentors in Wangaratta for the last 12 months. So far, the program has successfully connected more than 15 mentors, and there is real change happening in people’s lives. There are more mentors being trained, and many more children and young people waiting for their perfect mentor match. To continue this great work, organisers are seeking some assistance from
the community to bring the aquathon to fruition, with anyone available to help encouraged to email wangaratta@bbbsau.org This may be as a supporter: telling work colleagues, family and friends about the event, putting up posters in the office, classroom, school, sports club or gym, and encouraging people to enter. You could also join the Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta Facebook page, and like and share any information you see in your feed. Or you may like to assist on the day as a marshal, help in the canteen, or cook sausages for those attending the event. You can also register to take part in the event by visiting the Humanitix website and searching aquathon, or via the link https://events.humanitix. com/big-brothers-big-sis-
ters-aquathon-vfydt3n6 Those taking part can compete individually in the Marlin category (2km run, 400m swim, 2km run, must be 13 years or older); individually or with their squad in the Clownfish category (1km run, 200m swim, 1km run, must be 13 years or older); or individually or with a squad in the Goldfish category (500m run, 50m swim, 500m run, for 12 years and under). There will be cash prizes for first place in each category, and additional prizes for second and third places. A $250 cash prize will be paid to the school, organisation, club or group which registers the most participants. For more information about how you can help or support this community event, email wangaratta@ bbbsau.org.
GETTING SET: Mel Niklaus from the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre (WSAC), Bec Lanham and Caz Sammon from Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta, and Nia Tao from WSAC hope locals will snap up the chance to take part in a fundraising aquathon. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
Prestige vehicles plan for old fire station Monday, February 18, 2013 By JEFF ZEUSCHNER
FUTURE PLANS: This existing building on the forner fire station site will be retained for a ‘prestige vehicle secure lock-up/showroom’, with the rear to be home to a two storey caretakers and office building, under plans submitted to council. PHOTO: Simon Groves
PRESTIGE vehicles may be stored where Wangaratta’s fire engines sat for decades, under plans for the former Wangaratta Fire Station site in Ely Street. Owners of the site, bought for more than $900,000 in early June last year, have made a planning permit application to the Rural City of Wangaratta. The application
outlines plans to retain the existing single storey building fronting Ely Street for use as a ‘prestige vehicle secure lock-up/showroom’. The remainder of the 2084sqm site in the city’s central business district has been cleared.
A two storey caretakers residence, with four bedrooms, indoor pool and office is proposed to be built, facing Merriwa Park. The joint commercial/residential use of the land is a major trangression from its many decades as the home to the city’s firefighters. They, however, are said to be more than happy in their purpose built $3 million fire station in Handley Street, which is approaching its first anniversary.
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Appeal ongoing six years after Everton shooting ARMED Crime Squad detectives are again calling for public assistance to solve one of the North East’s biggest mysteries, six years after an elderly cyclist was shot and left for dead along the Myrtleford-Everton Rail Trail. Kelvin Tennant, then 72, was found lying unconscious on the cycling trail with gunshot wounds to his head and chest shortly after midday on February 18, 2017, and was subsequently airlifted to Melbourne with life-threatening injuries. It’s believed his alleged shooter left the area in a dark-coloured sedan. Mr Tennant survived the attack, but continues to experience issues with his eyesight and hearing in the ensuing years. Detailed investigations undertaken by police throughout the area continue, while a $500,000 reward remains on offer at the discretion of the Chief Commissioner of police for anyone with information on the attack. Investigators still believe it is possible that an interstate visitor on holidays in North East Victoria that weekend has seen something, but doesn’t realise what they know could be important. Police remain keen to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity or passed through the Everton area on the weekend of February 18, 2017.
STILL SEARCHING: Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the non-fatal shooting of Kelvin Tennant near Burgoigee Creek six years ago. According to Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Brad Potts, detectives remained keen to speak to anyone in the area who may have information about who was responsible for the shooting and why. “This took place in a small, fairly close-knit area and we’re hopeful that over the years someone may have found out something about this incident
and be ready to share it with police,” he said. “Kelvin was simply out enjoying a bike ride along a beautiful regional trail when someone has tried to kill him, and we’ve never been able to uncover any possible motive for this. “He loved the area and loved to ride his bike, and there is no way he would have expected this ride to end like this.
“I know every investigator who worked on this matter over the years would love to see it solved - not only to provide justice to Kelvin and his family, but also to find out the mystery of why this shooting occurred.” Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report at www. crimestoppers.com.au.
City receives $1.55m to spend on roads THE Rural City of Wangaratta has received $1,554,045 under the fourth round of the federal Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI). “These funding allocations will be welcomed by councils right across the nation and help them build and revitalise playgrounds, community centres, libraries and sporting facilities,” Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) president Linda Scott said. “The Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program has been extremely successful, and the direct delivery of funding to councils has ensured the quick and effective delivery of local projects.” However, Cr Scott said ALGA was concerned by the government’s intention to prioritise $250 million in LRCI funding announced in the October 2022 budget for regional, rural and outer urban area roads. “Inner city and metropolitan councils are also facing road and infrastructure maintenance pressures, and ALGA’s 2021 National State of the Assets report showed that $17.8 billion of Australia’s local roads are in poor condition.”
Cancer screen afternoon tea this week SOUTH Wangaratta Medical Centre and North East Multicultural Association (NEMA) will hold a joint cancer screen information session and afternoon tea on Wednesday, February 22 from 1pm to 3pm at NEMA offices, Suite 3, 90-100 Ovens Street. Please join registered nurse Liz from South Wangaratta Medical Centre who will be chatting to the group about the importance of cancer screening, and the opportunities that we have in our community to participate in screening. No bookings are required.
Please join Registered Nurse Liz from South Wangaratta Medical Centre, in attending an afternoon tea at the North East Multicultural Association in Wangaratta. Liz will be chatting to the group about the importance of cancer screening, and the opportunities that we have in our community to participate in screening.
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Financial strain comes in all forms WHEN we were living through the peak of the pandemic most of us were taking each week at a time. The job security in several industries such as hospitality and entertainment was at an all-time low with lockdowns and other restrictions effectively putting people out of work. Household financial planning was grim for many, however, with an inability to live our everyday lives, people who had semi-regular employment were able to save money. Those who would usually take an annual holiday overseas weren’t able to and this money propped up their bank accounts. People began to spend, whether it was for the big ticket items such as new houses and renovations, or other spending on entertainment, or other goods and services, it all worked towards a rise in the consumer price index. Now some people who might have made purchases via higher purchase are now living beyond their means as interest rates climb higher. It’s the most vulnerable in our community who are struggling, such as people who signed home loans at low variable interest rates. A weekly shop at the supermarket is costing a lot more now that it did 12 months ago, petrol to run a car is still high due to the war in Ukraine, and energy resource prices are all biting hard on household budgets. Interest rates are now forecast to peak at a 4.1 per cent cash rate in May. And they say a rate cut isn’t expected to occur until November 2024. Only time will tell which industries will start to suffer as we navigate the next phase of this economic crisis.
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FACEBOOK users have commented on what artwork they would like to see adorn the walls of the Rowan Street underpass, as painting works continued throughout the week.
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the new council logo on the wall. I’m betting, no one will be looking at that mural. Alick Tildth Hinds: Car on a cliff with to people in it looking at the stars over the mountains this is a 11 year olds idea Mark Haggis Mclaughlin: A couple of people rowing small boats with a back drop of native trees, that would look really good when it floods every year Jess Jenkins: Benalla style “graffiti” would look great
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Monopolies make a mockery of us all TODAY’S news media informs us, the reading public, that Australia Post has lost an increased amount of money in their postal services. This is of no surprise to me at all given managements treatment of customers who post letters, as nowhere in Wangaratta can you put a post item in a letterbox from the driver's seat of your car. And as historical tradition has dictated post boxes are more than likely on a corner site where there is no parking. However, I can buy food and beverage from a multiple number of drive-through outlets in Wangaratta. But then of course Australia Post has a monopoly on postal business and so don’t be surprised if in the near future the $1.10 stamp becomes the $1.50 stamp, a simple and repeated strategy by Australia Post management which has resulted less letters posted for relatively the same income. And while we’re at it let’s look at another monopoly, your city council. Rubbish collection is not an opt in or opt out system except that you can opt not to put your rubbish bin out for collection but you will be charged for the ghost bin. Council dispatches, whether by ownership or contract, a 25 tonne noisy, fuel guzzling truck to pick up your bin, mythical bin, or your bin with minimal content and the occasional full bin. If you are on holidays and there’s no bin to be picked up, council and contractor are a sure winner. If at other times of the year and you have lots of visitors and an abundance of waste you can put out only one bin so you deliver the overflow to the transfer station yourself and, guess what, council is a sure winner as you pay again as there are no credits for the ghost bins. Brian Fox, Wangaratta
Jobs sacrificed for inner-city votes GIPPSLAND communities have been left reeling after the Andrews Labor Government hit another nail into the Victorian native timber industry’s coffin. Workers at Australia’s last white paper manufacturer - Opal, in Maryvale - were last week told the mill will close after the government’s failure to supply timber. It is estimated 200 workers will lose their jobs after a court order halted VicForest’s timber harvesting operations across the state last year. The company was forced to make the hard decision after no other sources of hardwood were available.
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NATURE’S BEAUTY: Wangaratta Chronicle photographer Kurt Hickling snapped this gorgeous shot of Aurora Australis last week, as the southern lights danced across the night sky in the North East. The lights were reported visible as far north as Queensland. Labor has failed not only the workers at Opal and the local economies that rely on the mill, but the industries that can no longer source local paper such as newspaper and other printers. Emma Kealy, Shadow Minister for Agriculture
Stronger action to help reduce illicit drug harm IT was wonderful to see North East Regional Extra’s profile of former Wangaratta resident, Judy Ryan last week, and her advocacy around a supervised injecting facility (SIF) in Melbourne. Judy’s voice, along with a tapestry of advocates, was instrumental in establishing the facility and saving lives. But the work of reducing the harms of illicit drugs remains unfinished. Each year more than 400 Victorians lose their lives to overdose and rural and regional communities are over-represented in these statistics. Just last week the Victorian coroner released data showing that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in regional Victoria die from illicit drug overdose at higher rates than metropolitan counterparts. SIFs are just one tool to reduce harm and can’t be limited to a single location in Melbourne. Alongside more SIF locations, we need better access to treatments for opioid dependence, like Methadone, overdose reversal medications carried by police and first responders
as standard equipment, widespread availability of pill testing services and effective systems to notify the community when bad batches of substances are circulating. Most critically, we need drug decriminalisation laws like those in the ACT. More than 140,000 Australians are arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs each year and 90 per cent of these arrests are related to cannabis. This ineffective policy has no effect on supply or use, takes policing resources away from more important issues like family violence and puts lives at risk by driving drug use underground. I hope in this new political term the Premier will take note of another Wangaratta’s advocacy and lead change to reduce harm and save lives. James Cameron, Wangaratta
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CFA champs explore options Participation P i ip i and d community i y iinvolvement l p prioritised i i i d at District Di i 23 Springhurst Sp i gh running i g event
JUNIOR, senior, JUNIOR i experii enced and novice competitors are set to champion participation at the upcoming CFA District 23 running championships, to be held at Springhurst in less than a fortnight. Running teams from districts 24 (Wodonga), 23 (Wangaratta/Mansfield) and 22 (Shepparton), as well as showcases by SES, Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) and local council will headline the event, which aims to promote community participation and awareness around competition and fire safety. A new novice event is also
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set to feature, encouraging serving firefighters to showcase their skills in a strippedback iteration of traditional championship events, against teams from FFMVic and CFA district employees. District 23 championship committee deputy state delegate, Peter Brick, said organisers were excited to welcome an estimated 15 regular running teams, as well as a host of
active keen to ti firefi fighters ht k t dip di their toes in the world of CFA competition. “On the day we could have individual firefighters come and register for the novice event and try and get a few more people interested that don’t normally run,” he said. “The novice event is a very straightforward event, there’s no complexities to it - they just need to run to the back of the truck, hook up hoses to two outlets, put nozzles onto the hoses and then go down and hit two targets. “I think there’s only two things they can be disquali-
that’s fied d for f and d th t’ tturning i a ttap on the truck without a hose hooked up, and hitting the targets in the wrong order. “So hopefully FFMVic and CFA district staff will each have a team running in it, which will give the volunteers someone to aim to beat, because FFMVic doesn’t use the same connections as us, and the CFA staff won’t be all that practised at doing this sort of thing either.” SES and CFA district staff will be on hand to provide demonstrations of the equipment used in the field, while FFMVic is expected to wow
attendees with table, tt d ith a burn b t bl which replicates hills and different grass properties to showcase the behaviour of fire. A virtual reality project led by council will also teach attendees about the history behind cultural burning practices in the region, while a PHOENIX RapidFire display will provide vital information about fire behaviour in specific weather conditions. “The primary aim is to try and get more CFA people involved in it but it’s also a really good chance for the general public to see what we do and
also about l learn l b t firefi fighting hti equipment up close when it’s not involved in doing some real work,” Mr Brick said. “What we’ve asked for (with the PHOENIX mapping display) is a running bushfire scenario which, in a year like this, is very relevant, because we’ve got a lot of grass around and as the weather’s heating up the grass is drying off, and if we get a grassfire running, it’s going to be pretty hard to stop.” The event is set to commence at Springhurst Recreation Reserve from 9am on March 5, with a gold coin donation required for admission.
Join in on Pancake Day fun at St Michael’s Anglican Church PANCAKE tossing activities for children will be among the fun at tomorrow’s neighbourhood Pancake Day event at St Michael’s Anglican Church in Wangaratta. Youngsters can try their hands at flipping pancakes, and everyone is welcome to tuck into the range of savoury, sweet and gluten-free treats on offer at the church, on the corner of Appin and O’Leary streets, between 4pm and 6.30pm. It’s the second year the event has been open to the wider community, and the free, all-ages gathering offers a great chance for locals to
mark Shrove Tuesday, the last day before the start of the Christian season of Lent. The season, which leads into Easter, begins the following day with Ash Wednesday. For more information about the afternoon at St Michael’s, phone 5721 6692 or email wangwestac@ bigpond.com YUMMO: Henry Coles (5) and Emily Martens (12) enjoy some tasty treats ahead of tomorrow’s pancake day event at St Michael’s Anglican Church. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
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Bloom art full of life
By ANITA McPHERSON
How did the Bloom art exhibition come about? I had participated in an online art workshop with my sister celebrating 2021 and for a few weeks afterwards we continued to meet on Zoom, experimenting with ‘Jenny Kee-inspired’ ways to draw using new and known media - paint in the form of thick crayons called slicks, and paint pens. The workshop asked us to draw colourful shapes, then outline the shapes and fill inbetween spaces with black. A foreground layer was finally added with paintpen embellishment to highlight, contrast and send shapes receding into the background - it was such fun. The layering technique was marvellous to work with and pretty soon I was curious to change the blackness to dark ocean blues and leafy greens, eventually experimenting with copper, gold and other metallics. How would you describe the artworks included in the Bloom (and where do you find your inspiration?) Flowers and nature are inspiring subject matter as well as an inclination to
Coolest Feb start in more than a century
Across the arts In conversation with local artist, Cate Geard
make patterns and show perspective... even optical illusions. I drew plants and blooms from the garden, from books, from the imagination, delighting in creating a unified, pleasing-to-myeye drawing/painting, using this process of ‘colouring in’ the background, and later moving beyond the A4 border into the welcoming white space. Pattern making comes easily to me, and repeated shapes like dots, and various line work started to create richly layered works that could go in many directions - hence the idea to make a print of the original and explore alternative embellishments, as in the works Never an Enemy and Peace Lover. Have you always been creative and involved with the arts (and if so, in what way?) I’ve always had an exquisite love of colour, and as a child I loved the work of Ken Done; his vivid colours, impressionistic feel-
PERSPECTIVE AND PATTERN: Cate Geard said she has always had an exquisite love of colour and finds flowers and nature inspiring subject matter. ing and freeing forms. Strongly creative women in my family helped shape a world view appreciating harmonious arrangement, following one’s curiosity about a certain art style, medium or technique. What mediums do you prefer to work with? I love texture and this exhibition was about exploring the new medium of paint slicks (paint in roll-up crayon form) to create layers of texture. I’m a sewer also and so fabric is a wonderful part of life... I feel some of
these prints when viewed awaken the multi-sensory experience; you can smell the roses, imagine walking amongst the garden, see the seeds floating on the breeze and the merging of real and imagined vistas. Bloom is being held in the Bainz Gallery at the Wangaratta Library and runs until the end of February and the limited editions can also be seen at www. categeard.com. For more information on Across the Arts, email amcpherson@nemedia. com.au.
OUR cool start to February continued last week, particularly in Melbourne. Its mean maximum temperature for the first fortnight was 22 degrees, the coldest since 20.9 in February 1904, with its highest temperature, on February 10, only reaching 26.7 degrees. There were only three other cool Februaries in the last 164 years when the highest temperature did not exceed 27 degrees during the first fortnight - in 1864, 1872 and 1886. All three did lead to a very wet year. In 1864 there were floods notably in Victoria and southern inland Queensland in April and again in October. In 1872, after a warm dry autumn, there were excessive rains in winter and spring in Victoria. Heavy snow fell in Melbourne in August 1872. In 1886 it was dry in Victoria well into the winter but heavy rain set in August 1886 and continued up to January 1887. It was very wet in NSW from April 1886 after very hot days at the end of March and early April right through to February 1887. Rutherglen’s mean maximum temperature for the first half of this month
WHAT’S UP WITH THE WEATHER? By Peter Nelson, Retired CSIRO climatologist
of 27.8 degrees - with the highest temperature of 33.2 on February 10 - is its coldest first half of February since 2005. There were three other years - 1925, 1950 and 1954 - which had colder first halves of February when the highest temperature did not reach 34 degrees. I am inclined to follow the 1925 case when both Albury and Rutherglen had very heavy rain in January 1925 which certainly happened last month this year. April 1925 was warmer and drier than usual and so was April 1954 at the beginning of that month. May 1925 was rather wet month in Victoria. Since the start of February the weather charts have consisted of inland lows of 1000mbs covering most of the nation. The high pressure systems to the south have been rather weak. The resulting pressure gradients between the inland lows and the weak high centres have been very weak and has led to a lack of rainfalls over most of the nation except across the top end and far north Queensland.
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Say swathed in cathedral history and atmosphere YOUNG Melbourne cellist Henry Say will relish not just the ambience, but his family connections to Wangaratta’s Holy Trinity Cathedral when he performs his first solo concert at the city landmark this month. The 20-year-old Melbourne University Bachelor of Music student is a regular visitor to Wangaratta, which is the home of his grandparents, Bruce and Ann McDonald. Knowing that his greatgreat-grandfather, Arthur McDonald, donated one of the stained-glass windows that take pride of place in the Docker Street cathedral, where significant family events have also been celebrated, and aware of its standing as a musical venue, Henry felt it would be an ideal place for his first solo outing. He will be accompanied by the cathedral’s director of music, Kieran Crichton, who will play the piano and the recently-reinstated historic Henry Willis and Sons pipe organ for the February 26 concert, ‘Bach, Elgar and Beyond’.
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Featuring the works of Edward Elgar, Gaspar Cassado, Gabriel Faure and Johann Sebastian Bach, the concert will be the next step in Henry’s music career. His passion has been nurtured in a musical household where his mum is a piano teacher, his dad a drummer, and the family has a dedicated music room. He attended the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School from year seven, and said though he had “flirted” with other instruments, the cello had held his heart for the past 15 years. “When I was a kid and showed up at school with my cello case, so many of my friends would ask what I had named it, but it never occurred to me to name my cello,” Henry said. “A year ago, I realised why - it’s because I feel like it’s a part of me.
PASSIONATE: Cellist Henry Say will perform his first solo concert at Holy Trinity Cathedral on February 26. “Naming it would be like naming one of my arms.” Henry said he was looking forward to the chance to play for a local audience. “With factors such as the
pandemic, it has been so hard to perform, but I’ve loved every opportunity I’ve had while at school, and now that I’m studying at university I’m getting
more and more chances,” he said. The Sunday, February 26 concert will commence at 3pm at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Tickets are $20 adults,
PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
$10 students, and under 16s free To reserve your place, visit https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1012077
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SOCIAL FOCUS
Out and about around town MORNING coffee and breakfast was the go to for Wangaratta residents who enjoyed time with friends and family late last week. PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling
Something for everyone on stage at the WPACC in 2023 THE season launch of the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre was held on February 7 with a large crowd in attendance eager to hear what’s planned on stage for 2023. For more information on the performing arts program this year visit www.wpacc.com.au. PHOTOS: Adrian Vaughan
Sandra Dinsdale, Josie Fitzsimons (WPACC volunteer), Pam McKibbon and Marie Sharp.
GIRL POWER: Ruth Rankin, Michelle Kim, Jordan Cherniski, Tanika McLaughlin and Chloe Rankin are serving up a storm.
Kath Nichols (WPACC volunteer), Keith Shimen, Ros Critchley and Tim Dickinson.
MORNING KICK: Jasmine Dobbyn, Tanya McAlpin and Megan Quick serve up a mean coffee.
HANGING OUT: Lily Mullins, Jenna Woods, Hayley Sprague and Blake Harvey and joy a big breakfast.
SWEET TREAT: Bella Bihun sneaks in some icecream.
Jenny Chivers and Penny Hargrave.
Cr Ashlee Fitzpatrick and Michael Charles.
Meredith Castle and Patricia Ruehmer.
Kay Andrewartha, Anna Schneider, Brian Delaney and Janis Delaney (WPACC volunteer).
WORK YARN: Bash Shrestha and Sofia Kennedy enjoy a coffee at work.
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Fishway under construction in Ovens River near Everton
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a rock ramp fishway on the Ovens River, located at the Tea Garden Weir near Everton. The project, funded by the Victorian Government and the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH), is a partnership between GoulburnMurray Water (GMW) and the North East Catchment Management Authority (CMA). GMW and North East CMA had previously signed a service agreement to deliver the project in partnership, with North East CMA managing planning, design and approvals, and GMW, the procurement and completion of the on ground works. GMW will own and manage the new fishway. Construction of the fishway is an entirely local undertaking, involving rock sourced from a nearby quarry and local contractors. It will open up an additional 270km of habitat and refuge (from the Murray River up to Porepunkah Weir) in a river that supports one of the most significant populations of native fish within the Murray Darling Basin. GMW managing director, Charmaine Quick, and North East CMA chief executive officer, Katie Warner, welcomed the start of construction at the Tea Garden site. “We are pleased to be partnering with North East CMA to complete this
Indi MP deputy chair of new anticorruption body INDEPENDENT Indi MP Helen Haines has been named deputy chair of the inaugural National AntiCorruption Commission (NACC). The federal MP will join committee chair, Labor senator Linda White, in overseeing the upstart commission, which aims to establish a truly independent and effective national integrity body. Dr Haines said she was proud to be trusted with the role. “The role of the committee in the functions and independence of the NACC is vital and I am proud to be part of this important work,” she said. “I look forward to working closely with my fellow committee members as the NACC is established, a landmark reform for integrity in Australia.”
Festival funds for young Victorians THE State Government has announced $220,000 to support up to 110 youth-led events for this year’s Youth Fest, which kicks off in September. Minister for Youth, Natalie Suleyman, last week announced the funding for the month-long festival . Funding for Youth Fest will support young people to organise and deliver events and showcase their skills, encourage them to share ideas, build social connections with their peers and community, and expand their networks. To apply and to find out more about the grant program visit youthcentral.vic.gov.au/youth-fest.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Almost 4500 tons of rock has been used so far in construction of the Tea Garden Weir fishway, with the final placement of ridge rocks to take place when high stream flows in the Ovens River subside. crucial project and help ensure the region’s prosperity,” Ms Quick said. Ms Warner said removing barriers to fish movement is a priority outlined in the Native Fish Recovery Strategy (June 2020) which mentions threatened and endangered species in the Ovens River, including Macquarie Perch, Trout Cod, Murray Cod, Silver Perch and Flat-headed Galaxias. “This will allow fish to move
unencumbered through the system, increasing spawning opportunities and improving the genetic diversity, resilience to climate change and bushfire effects in addition to improved recreational fishing opportunities,” she said. Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Dr Simon Banks, said the proceeds of selling annual water allocations are used to fund activities like the Tea
Garden Weir fishway, maximising environmental outcomes. “We are excited to be a funding partner on this important project which will help improve the population and resilience of threatened fish species and support ongoing native fish restoration efforts in the Ovens River,” Dr Banks said. Construction of the fishway is scheduled to be completed by May 2023.
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Charlie Briggs .................................February 26
This Week’s Winner of a birthday cake from Shelley’s Country Bakehouse is Charlotte McMahon To be in the running to win a birthday cake from Shelley’s Country Bakehouse, join the Junior Reporter Club. Phone 5723 0100 or email bsommer@nemedia.com.au with your child’s name, address, DOB and phone number. Your address and phone number will not be printed in the Chronicle but is required to contact you should you win the cake. Birthday Book is for 1 to 14 year olds. All existing Birthday Book participants will remain eligible to win a birthday cake.
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RURAL
Members sought for Warby-Ovens advisory MEMBERS are being sought to sit on the Warby-Ovens National Park Advisory Group, to provide advice on a range of strategic issues relating to the management of the national park. Appointed members are selected based on their skills across conservation, cultural heritage, natural resources, land management, tourism, recreation, education and community service, and would meet up to six times a year during an appointment term of two or three years. To register an expression of interest and view the draft terms of reference, visit parks.vic.gov. au/places-tosee/parks/warby-ovens-nationalpark. Applicants can also contact info@parks.vic. gov.au or phone 131 963. Applications close March 10.
BRANCHING OUT: Charlie Blomfield (right) will be one of the five guest speakers making their way to Wangaratta for the BestWool/ BestLamb and BetterBeef Regional Roadshow next week.
WANGARATTA CATTLE MARKET AVERAGES No. BREED
PRODUCER
DISTRICT
TUESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2023
AGENT
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BULLOCKS (550kg & over) 11 Hereford
GG & AM Forge
Oxley
ELD
522
355.2 $1,854.14
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Ang X
C Decaneva
Wangaratta
NUTR
722
320.0 $2,310.40
21 Fres
Brian Jones
Moyhu
CP
659
280.0 $1,845.20
CP
478
415 $1,983.70
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Goulburn Park Pastoral Alexandra HEIFERS
13 Ang
J & SA Carroll
Mudgegonga NUTR
475
375 $1,781.25
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P Shanley
Moyhu
NUTR
520
375 $1,950.00
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Ang
Willow Bridge
Myrrhee
NUTR
399
356 $1,420.44
1
Ang
A & M Steiner
Mansfield
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495
355.0 $1,757.25
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Lim X
W & V McMonigle
Glenrowan
NUTR
430
420.0 $1,806.00
1
Lim X
G Schrieber
Boweya
NUTR
370
410.0 $1,517.00
1
Hereford
P Gorman
Docker Plains ELD
400
395.0 $1,580.00
1
Ang
G Schrieber
Boweya
NUTR
390
390.0 $1,521.00
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AD & PS McMillan
Benalla
CP
723
308.0 $2,226.84
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Ang
BF & CS Evans
Tatong
NUTR
697
302.0 $2,104.94
5
Ang
J & SA Carroll
Mudgegonga NUTR
659
296.2 $1,951.96
1
Ang
BP & SL Hourigan
Londrigan
NUTR
695
296.2 $2,058.59
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Boundary Creek Charolais Killawarra
ELD
735
295.0 $2,168.25
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Ang
Suncorp
Mansfield
CP
1030
290.0 $2,987.00
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LG & MR Currie
Moyhu
NUTR
870
290.0 $2,523.00
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A & R Reginato
Oxley
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970
280 $2,716.00
Next Sale Tuesday 21st February 2023 1: ELD 2: NUTR 3: AWN 4: CP
Learning from region’s best
SOME of the best leaders in agricultural business around the country will be coming to town for the BestWool/ BestLamb and BetterBeef Regional Roadshow at Wangaratta’s Oaks Conference and Function Centre on Tuesday, February 28 from 9am to 1pm. The roadshow will also be staged at Sale, Buninyong and Dunkeld and will look at ‘High performing livestock pastures and people’, a half-day forum for sheep and beef producers across regional Victoria. Livestock producers are encouraged to attend and learn from five different guest speakers which will include Canowindra-based champion producer Charlie Blomfield. Mr Blomfield, current managing director of Agricultural Management Company, has over 15 years’ experience managing largescale farming operations across eastern Australia and a background in farming production in livestock, cropping, cotton and horticulture. Mr Blomfield said he will be giving more of a producer’s perspective to the show and share his
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first hand experiences in agriculture business operation. “With the topics talked about during the day, I will come in at the end to talk about real-world examples of how we do it, focusing on team performance, attracting and retaining staff and getting the best out of people and in turn getting the best out of your business,” he said. “We talk a lot about the values of our company and leading those towards our vision and our strategy and then building the capabilities within the individuals and making sure they’re confident in their own ability. “And also a bit of what I do for my own personal development telling real life stories about what I do and the battles we face and how we overcome some of those things.” Mr Blomfield said he also hopes to expand his own network while venturing the region and
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Emergency spike Ambulance response times decrease during increased demand from sicker patients MORE than 600 people in the Wangaratta area required ambulance responses for potentially life-threatening emergencies late last year, with new Ambulance Victoria figures revealing the strain on local paramedics was its highest in recent memory. Response time data released on Friday for the October to December quarter showed paramedics were re-
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quired at 606 code 1 emergencies throughout the Wangaratta Local Government Area (LGA), almost 100 more than the previous quarter. Despite the increase in callouts, response times
throughout the region improved, with an average response time of 16.10 which saw paramedics on-scene within 15 minutes on 64.2 per cent of occasions. Both figures were improvements on state figures, which saw 60.2 per cent of responses occur within 15 minutes at an average of 16.44. Ambulance Victoria Hume
demand and the impacts of COVID-19 on our lives, our dedicated paramedics in the Hume region continue to do an amazing job delivering world-class care to our patients.” Code 1 responses in Indigo Shire continued to be among the among the slowest in the state, with an average time of 25.20 and only 19.6 per cent of callouts reached within 15
regional director, Narelle Capp, said ambulance responses across the region had been impacted by sicker patients and staff furloughs as a result of COVID-19. “Across the state, October to December was the busiest quarter in Ambulance Victoria's history with paramedics called to a record 110,234 code 1 cases,” she said. “In the face of this record
minutes, while Alpine Shire (44.8 per cent), Mansfield Shire (31.4 per cent) and Strathbogie Shire (28.3 per cent) all fell well below expectations. The rise in code 1 responses to sicker patients also saw the region’s major health service, Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) placed under additional stress. ■ Continued page 3
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c REVVED UP: Northeast Radio Control Club president Matthew Johnson-Begg works on his machine in the pits.
c HOT WHEELS: Teo Valle (9) from Peechelba raced for the first time in RC Touring Class.
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WANGARATTA High School year 12 graduates Kayla Fisher and Amy Henderson were among hundreds of local students, and tens of thousands around the state, who received their first round university offers yesterday. The pair are both interested in humanitarian work and development, and were offered their first choice course at their chosen universities. Kayla, 17, has been offered a
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double degree in Arts and Public Policy with a major in third-world development at the Australian National University in Canberra. “I was happy with my ATAR score even if I thought I could do better but it’s been a tough year,” Kayla said. “It was difficult not having feedback from classmates because I didn’t know if I was doing okay or needed to improve. “But, I got there in the end and am
looking forward to the next step.” Amy, 18, will be doing occupational therapy at Deakin but hopes to branch into humanitarian work in third world countries.
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“I’ll jump straight in this year I think because my initial plans to have a gap year and travel aren’t likely now. “Eventually I want to go into allied health overseas and Kayla and I have always talked about collaborating; she’s more interested in the politics side and I’d do the health side so that could be cool.”
Musicians invited to orchestra meeting MUSICIANS interested in becoming part of a new regional orchestra being formed in Wangaratta will be meeting in the King George V Gardens on Sunday at 2.30pm. A newly formed committee, involving local violinist Sally Ross, will be in attendance and the group welcomes other potential members to come along, particularly seeking violin and flute players, a percussionist and a conductor. For more information visit the Wangaratta Arts Council on Facebook or come along to the meeting in the park on Sunday.
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Wangaratta & District Cricket Association 2022/23 season
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WANGARATTA MAGPIES VS CITY COLTS
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1ST INNINGS - WANGARATTA MAGPIES +CD Matheson c WP Petersen b JA Nanson...........0 J Wallace b JA Nanson .........................................62 P Menon lbw b TM Nanson ................................198 *J Davies c WP Petersen b AW Crispin .................13 FR Ellis not out......................................................25 RA Malcolm not out ................................................8 N Bonwick dnb ......................................................... MD Gathercole dnb................................................... Z Guilfoyle dnb ......................................................... C Clement dnb .......................................................... NJ Pell dnb................................................................ F Dent dnb ................................................................ Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 5, lb 3) ......................................9 Total ....................................................... 4/315 (cc) Overs: ....................................................................75 FOW: 4 (CD Matheson) 174 (J Wallace) 209 (J Davies) 302 (P Menon). BOWLING: JA Nanson 22/3/2/90; TM Nanson 14/1/1/51; AW Crispin 10/2/1/35; MJ Lister 16/2/0/74; KM Braden 10/0/0/38; BR Feldtmann 3/0/0/19.
1ST INNINGS - BENALLA BUSHRANGERS M Honman c R Clarke b C McIntosh .....................14 J Fullager c R Clarke b C McIntosh .........................8 GA Hoysted c K Archibald b C McIntosh ................0 J Carboon lbw b AT McMillan ...............................18 J Priest c R Clarke b B McCabe ...............................0 +G Priest c AT McMillan b B McCabe ......................5 *CJ Brodie c R Clarke b AT McMillan ......................0 S Briggs c B McCabe b MT Casey..........................25 B Duncombe b M McCabe ......................................8 LF Squires c R Clarke b M McCabe .........................6 M Wheelens not out................................................0 T Begnone not out ..................................................0 Extras (nb 1, w 0, b 0, lb 0) ......................................1 Total .................................................................... 85 Overs: .................................................................49.4 FOW: 15 (J Fullager) 15 (GA Hoysted) 24 (M Honman) 26 (J Priest) 46 (J Carboon) 46 (G Priest) 46 (CJ Brodie) 76 (B Duncombe) 81 (S Briggs) 85 (LF Squires). Bowling AT McMillan 14/8/2/13; C McIntosh 9/6/3/13; M McCabe 7.4/4/2/15; B McCabe 11/5/2/27; J Fraser 3/0/0/8; H Wheeler 3/0/0/8; MT Casey 2/1/1/1.
1ST INNINGS - BEECHWORTH WANDERERS K Surrey c DL Bursill b N Bleeser .........................48 C Ellett c S Phillips b J Neary .................................0 C Fendyk c J Newton b J Neary .............................8 *+B Surrey c SB Piazza b H Mann .........................61 R Worcester run out (K Fitzpatrick, NP Impink) ....7 T Cogger b C Thomason .........................................3 R Ellett b J Neary ..................................................13 R Pollock lbw b J Neary..........................................0 D Pool lbw b J Neary ..............................................0 D Fitzpatrick c S Phillips b H Mann ........................3 H Scalzo not out .....................................................0 Extras (nb 6, w 7, b 3, lb 1) ....................................17 Total: ................................................................. 160 Overs: .................................................................59.3 FOW: 10 (C Ellett) 39 (C Fendyk) 95 (K Surrey) 111 (R Worcester) 127 (T Cogger) 157 (B Surrey) 157 (R Ellett) 157 (D Pool) 160 (D Fitzpatrick) 160 (R Pollock). BOWLING: C Thomason 9/1/1/34; J Neary 11.3/3/5/29; SB Piazza 4/0/0/18; H Mann 10/4/2/12; J Newton 13/2/0/38; N Bleeser 7/2/1/17; M Vescio 5/2/0/8.
1ST INNINGS - DELATITE PM Scales c JA Schonafinger b B Bartlett..............0 TA Berry c GL Shantha b Bartlett ..........................8 NJ Scales c K Pienaar b B Bartlett .........................6 *MJ O’Loughlan c GL Shantha b B Bartlett ...........0 MR Purcell b JA Schonafinger ................................0 L Toy lbw b K Pienaar ...........................................13 PT Smith b B Nixon ...............................................13 +AP Storer b B Nixon ..............................................4 JC Kelleher not out...............................................12 N Whittall run out (B Nixon, J Wilson) ...................0 O Miller c GL Shantha b K Pienaar .........................2 LJ Scales dnb ............................................................ Extras: (nb 2, w 1, b 1, lb 3) .....................................7 Total .................................................................... 65 Overs: .................................................................45.3 FOW: 0 (PM Scales) 9 (NJ Scales) 10 (MJ O’Loughlan) 13 (MR Purcell) 15 (TA Berry) 34 (PT Smith) 43 (AP Storer) 59 (L Toy) 63 (N Whittall) 65 (O Miller). BOWLING: B Bartlett 14/6/4/15; JA Schonafinger 9/3/1/11; B Nixon 6/3/2/10; PJ McNamara 7/3/0/9; J Wilson 5/1/0/12; K Pienaar 4.3/1/2/4.
1ST INNINGS - YARRAWONGA MULWALA Z Fraser lbw b S Briggs ...........................................7 C McIntosh not out ...............................................10 MT Casey not out ..................................................38 K Archibald dnb ........................................................ *+R Clarke dnb .......................................................... AT McMillan dnb ....................................................... B Welsh dnb .............................................................. H Wheeler dnb .......................................................... J Fraser dnb .............................................................. B McCabe dnb........................................................... M McCabe dnb .......................................................... JR Irvine dnb ............................................................ Extras: (nb 2, w 2, b 0, lb 0) .....................................4 Total ................................................................ 1/59 Overs: ....................................................................22 FOW: 10 (Z Fraser). BOWLING: CJ Brodie 7/2/0/12; S Briggs 4/1/1/15; T Begnone 6/0/0/16; B Duncombe 3/1/0/16; LF Squires 1/0/0/0; M Wheelens 1/0/0/0.
1ST INNINGS - OVENS VALLEY UNITED J Newton not out..................................................55 J Jones c B Surrey b R Worcester...........................1 S Phillips not out ....................................................2 *DL Bursill dnb.......................................................... J Neary dnb .............................................................. K Fitzpatrick dnb ...................................................... +NP Impink dnb........................................................ SB Piazza dnb ........................................................... N Bleeser dnb ........................................................... M Vescio dnb ............................................................. C Thomason dnb ...................................................... H Mann dnb .............................................................. Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 4, lb 1) ......................................8 Total ................................................................ 1/66 Overs: .................................................................12.0 FOW: 20 (J Jones). BOWLING: K Surrey 4/0/0/12; R Worcester 2/0/1/17; D Fitzpatrick 3/0/0/18; C Fendyk 2/0/0/4; R Ellett 1/0/0/10.
IRON DEFENCE: William Peterson blocks out a good delivery.
FOOTWORK: Corey Peterson gets down the wicket and drives through the covers.
RIGHT ARM OVER: Mitch Francis puts everything he’s got into his delivery.
1ST INNINGS - ROVERS UNITED BRUCK K Pienaar not out..................................................99 L Whitten not out ..................................................28 J Wilson dnb ............................................................. B Nixon dnb .............................................................. JA Schonafinger dnb ................................................ +GL Shantha dnb ...................................................... *PJ McNamara dnb ................................................... B Bartlett dnb ........................................................... J Beattie dnb ............................................................ A Grant dnb ............................................................... M Whitten dnb .......................................................... Extras: (nb 4, w 1, b 7, lb 1) ...................................13 Total ..............................................................0/139 Overs: .................................................................26.0 BOWLING: L Toy 5/0/0/17; JC Kelleher 3/0/0/30; MR Purcell 3/0/0/16; O Miller 1/0/0/13.
DOUBLE UP: City Colts’ Mitch Feldtmann turns to go for another run in his match against Rutherglen.
A RESERVE: Rutherglen United C.C. 2/33 v Rovers United Bruck C.C. 9/134 R Cobain 25 J O’Donohue 25 D Baldwin 3/23 ST Jennings 2/23. City Colts C.C. 184 J Long 39 NM Norris 28 BJ Watson 25 M Prestianni 4/43 G Kerwin 2/16 v Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 232 B Frauenfelder 102 M Collins Bye 50 F Weeks 3/33 B Spokes 2/39 v Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 0/6. B GRADE: Greta C.C. 6/120 D Allen 36* PK Katta 4/13 S Thynne 2/14 def Ovens Valley United C.C. 63 T Simpson 3/8 L Alexander 2/7 J Roberts 2/13. City Colts C.C. 6/169(cc) S Mitchell 64* T Ormond 28 B Fitzpatrick 2/16 C Beatson 2/16 def Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 8/65 A Thompson 3/8. Merton C. C. def Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. Milawa C.C. 9/110(cc) C Oates 38 C Honey 30 T Graham 4/17 M Hargreaves 2/15 def Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 7/98(cc) M Hargreaves 31 C Oates 4/14 T Allan 2/10. Rovers United Bruck C.C. 9/120(cc) S Lakmal 56 A Roach 2/13 M Peacock 2/21 MC battisson 2/26 def Rutherglen United C.C. 10/65 A Holmes 26 R Parsons 2/0 R McNamara 2/8. Delatite C.C. 8/108 MJ Storer 50* S Arnold 3/15 def Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 45 NH Hoskin 3/14 AJ Cook 2/1 J Cook 2/2 MJ Storer 2/7. C GRADE: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. def by Rovers United Bruck C.C. Gapsted CC 6/119 A Snell 51* A O’Brien 2/5 M Sealey 2/18 def Greta C.C. 118 S O’Brien 28 N Blyth 4/28 W Millis 2/7 A Snell 2/33. UNDER 16: Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 153 J Priest 63* H Scalzo 33 B McClen 3/20 T Mason 2/10 v Rovers United Bruck C.C. City Colts C.C. Blue v Rutherglen United C.C. Delatite C.C. 82 TA Berry 33 H Moore 3/18 AW Crispin 2/7 v City Colts C.C. White. Ovens Valley United C.C. v Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 10/133(cc) J Fraser 53 B Power 4/18 A Novak 2/12. UNDER 14: Rutherglen United CC v Benalla Bushrangers C.C. Rovers United Bruck GOLD 8/130 R Parsons 38 I Moore 2/9 C Ormond 2/9 M Marek 2/12 v City Colts C.C. Beechworth Wanderers C.C. v Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 6/197(cc) B Cogger 2/14. Delatite C.C. 106 M O’Loughlan 30 v Ovens Valley United C.C. 0/14. Rovers United Bruck GREEN 103 M Benton 4/1 v Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 2/11. UNDER 12: Ovens Valley United Orange 5/121(cc) def by Beechworth Wanderers CC Blue 6/130(cc) L Balzer 41* M Edwards 25 H Bruneau 2/15. City Colts C.C. Blue 6/113 R Newton 72* R Sessions 2/11 def City Colts C.C. White 3/109(cc) L Solimo 29*. Rutherglen United C.C. 8/70(cc) def Ovens Valley United Black 6/51 T Hurley 3/1 B Livingston-Laing 2/3. Wangaratta Magpies C.C. White 6/95(cc) M Wyatt 2/8 def Rovers United C.C Green 6/73(cc) B Kantor 2/6 H O’Brien 2/15. Rovers United C C Yellow 8/60(cc) H Membrey 2/5 H Gumley 2/8 def by Wangaratta Magpies C.C. Black 5/110(cc) H Sartori 2/7. Benalla Burashrangers C.C. Red 5/113(cc) X De Fazio 30* F O’Brien 2/6 def Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. Bulls 5/69(cc). Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. Rams 10/36(cc) J Montgomery 3/1 L Osborne 3/5 T Osborne 2/2 v Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 4/81(cc).
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Ovens Valley United take box seat in finals-like match-up By NATHAN DE VRIES
MR CONSISTENT: James Neary hit a brilliant line and length to claim 5/29 against Beechworth on Saturday. PHOTO: Janet Watt
A FINE spell from James Neary and some quick hitting from Josh Newton has Ovens Valley United in prime position after day one of its clash with Beechworth Wanderers at Whorouly. The Tigers bowled Beechworth out for 160 and currently sit at 1/66 at stumps. After the Wanderers won the toss and chose to bat, stalwart Kayde Surrey got his side off to a flyer despite opening partner Clancy Ellet’s dismissal having faced six deliveries. Surrey’s 48 from 81 deliveries kept the run rate elevated before Nick Bleeser turned one and dismissed him in the 27th over. At 3/95, skipper Brenton Surrey, playing in his 200th game for the club, took control off the innings and worked the ball around well, not rushing his innings as wickets seemed to fall consistently at the other end. Richard Worcester was run out with a good piece of fielding by Kane Fitzpatrick for seven runs, and Tim Cogger only managed three before he was bowled by Cooper Thomason. Surrey kept turning the strike, managing 61 runs before Harkaran Mann found the edge of his bat. After claiming a pair of wickets in his first spell, James Neary came back on and went after the tail, dismissing the set bat of Rory Ellett (13), and claimed a pair of ducks in Ryan Pollock and Dylan Pool. Neary was the hero of the innings, ending with 5/29 from his 11.3 overs, with Harkaran Mann (2/12) and Nick Bleeser (1/17) also doing their share of the bowling. With 12 overs left in the day and 161 runs needed for victory, the Tigers opened with Josh Newton who was seeing them like beach balls, belting 55* from 46 at stumps, with
only the wicket of Josh Jones marring the innings so far. Ovens Valley United skipper Dylan Bursill said while the fielding was sub-par at times, the bowlers did their job well. “We knew we were up for a challenge with the Surrey boys - they batted well but we knew we had to eventually get the breakthrough,” he said. “You could see Brenton (Surrey) was trying to take most of the strike, just hitting twos and trying to get a single off the last ball of the over. “They did have someone (Rory Ellett) that batted quite well and stuck around with Brenton for a while but then James Neary came on for his second spell and really cleaned up the tail and ended up with five fa. “We were a little bit sloppy in the field early, dropped a couple of catches early as well which was a bit disappointing, but it was much better than last round against Delatite. “When ‘Skinny’ (Neary) came on for his second spell, everything was hitting the stumps, he gets good swing with his height and a little bit of bounce. “It’s troubling because he swings them around a mile. “It was really good to have a pretty dominant first day, obviously facing 12 overs at the end of the day, we had Josh Newton open which was a bit different for him but basically he was in doubt of missing next week. “We gave him a bit of a licence and he took that on and he batted really well, no risky shots and was hitting boundaries at will. “We lost one wicket early but other than that it was a pretty good display with Josh striking the ball really well - he hit a six off of Richie Worcester’s first ball, just flicked it over square leg, over the fence.” Ovens Valley United will resume at 1/66 on Saturday.
Pranav Menon belts 198 to have Wangaratta Magpies well on top in clash against City Colts ■ From back page
“I just wanted to have a bigger score for our team because we have been getting to 210, 220 and it was a good deck to bat on, so me and ‘J-Wal’ (Jarryd Wallace) said if we get a bad ball we put it to the boundary and just look for ones and twos in the circle. “At the start, they were really good at fielding but there was a bit of a drop off and we could get those ones and twos easily, getting four or five an over. “He got a really good 62, just took his time. “As soon as it hit my pad I knew that I was out, because I had shuffled in and hit the long one to get those two (runs) but it just came back in and stayed a bit low. “It was a good ball, and I was probably a bit lazy there too.” The Magpies have the runs on the board, and will look to their bowlers to back up the work from the batting unit. In other matches, Yarrawonga Mulwala bowled Benalla Bushrangers out for 85 and sit 1/59 in reply, Ovens Valley United are 1/66 chasing Beechworth Wanderers’ 160, and Rovers United Bruck claimed victory on day one over Delatite, making 0/139 chasing 65.
MASTER BLASTER: Pranav Menon’s 198-run innings set Norm Minns Oval on fire on Saturday.
PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm
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GEAR UP: Fashions on the Field is set to be a massive hit at this year’s Wangaratta Cup Day.
Get your outfits sorted for cup day’s Fashions on the Field
THE Wangaratta Turf Club’s premier cup meeting is just under two weeks away and the club has plenty in store. The weekend will kickoff with the Calcutta evening on Friday night, followed by the racing and on course entertainment on Saturday. Fashion on the Fields remains an essential part of our country racing day
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with many of the local and interstate visitors flaunting their racing style. Wangaratta Turf Club Sales, Marketing & Events Officer Sommer-Lee Parker said she was looking forward to seeing attendees show-
case their fashion nous. “We’re looking forward to hosting Fashions on the Field after such a long break,” Parker said. “Fashions is a big part of the racing day so make sure you get trackside to watch or participate in this fun event. “The winners of Best Dressed Lady and Best Dressed Gentleman category will then be inter-
viewed by our host Kylie King in the Grands Oaks VIP room.” Awesome prizes will be on offer which will be sure to catch the eye of all the fashionable folk. On the sponsorship team this year is Skinsational Cosmetic Nursing - giving away $650 worth of skin treatments and LED Therapy. Also new to the sponsorship team is Wangaratta’s
Gloss Beauty and Make-up which is offering a prize to the best dressed Filly. A full spray tan, lashes and make-up package valued at $400 will be on offer. On board once again is JUDDS=MENS who have been prominent over the years always supporting the event. The View Hotels - Melbourne have also donated two accommodation pack-
ages including breakfast and car parking. But make sure you dress to suit your personalities; the judges are watching. Racegoers can register at the Fashions on the Field Marquee between 12:30pm and 1:30pm on the day. Judging will start after race three, approximately 2:30pm so make sure you register your details to be a part of the event.
Steiner to lead Bright netballers for 2023 season By NATHAN de VRIES
SUPER STEINER: Marlene Steiner will coach the A and B grade netball squads at Pioneer Park for the 2023 Ovens and King season.
CLUB legend and Bright netball royalty Marlene Steiner will coach the A and B grade netball squads at Pioneer Park in the 2023 Ovens and King season. A life member of the United Bright Football Netball Club, Steiner brings with her a wealth of knowledge as one of the club’s most prolific players. Steiner has been involved in every facet of the club since joining in 1993 - premiership player, best and fairest winner, past players group member, life member, current secretary and now senior coach. “We did do a bit of sourcing between Madeline Muller, our netball coordinator, Gerard Gray, our president and myself - we did a fair bit of searching around,” she said. “We did have someone pretty keen but that didn’t come to fruition so I put my
hat back in the ring, and here we are. “I was a pretty handy player, but my passion was about behind the scenes, trying to support younger players coming through.” The A and B grade sides will train and act as one single entity this season under Steiner, a decision she said would push for versatility in player roles and a dynamic approach to netball. “As a committee last year, we wanted to instil in our coaches that you’re playing for a club,” she said. “We are playing for the club, so having the B and A grades together as a squad, I’ll be looking at the potentiality of moving players up and down as required, and supporting them, and ideally not drawing from our under 17s unless we have to. “My main aim is to build that idea of playing for a club and build that ideology around the potentiality to play all different positions
around the court because that’s an asset to any team, that you can move someone from a defending player to an attacking player and change the whole game. “I’m a very strategyminded coach, and a very skill-based coach - the basic skills, strategies, lots of systems. “The idea behind having a squad is that they will learn the systems, and hopefully down the line they’ll learn the systems from the under 15s all the way through so that when they do come to play, they’ll all know what wing defence has to do, they’ll all know what centre has to do. “That’s how I’ve always played my netball, so that’s the way I’ve looked at it.” Senior grading at Pioneer Park is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, and will run for four sessions, with Bright set to play Milawa away in round one on April 1.
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FOCUSSED BOWLING RUTHERGLEN’S Luke Nicholson keeps his eye on the target in his under 16 match against City Colts Blue at Bill O’Callaghan Oval on Saturday. WDCA match reports: Page 18. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling
Menon’s the master Gun batter belts 198 to have Wangaratta g Magpies gp well on top p in clash against g Cityy Colts
HISTORY was made at Norm Minns Oval on Saturday, as Pranav Menon smashed the ninth highest innings ever recorded in WDCA A grade cricket with a glorious knock of 198 runs. Menon’s innings helped the Magpies to a very healthy total of 4/315 at the end of their 75 overs. After leading the WDCA in a very successful country week campaign, Menon came to the crease in the
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third over after Cooper Matheson edged one to Will Petersen behind the stumps. Together with Jarryd Wallace (62 from 153 balls), Menon kept building his innings and rotating strike, as the City Colts’ bowl-
ers searched for a breakthrough. Wallace and Menon took the Magpies from 1/4 to 2/174 in a momentous partnership, which was only undone by a beautiful delivery from Josh Nanson. Menon persisted, batting for almost four and a half hours and facing 209 deliveries as he took the Magpies into the three hundreds before he was struck on the pads just two
runs shy of ultimate glory. Menon said the week of cricket in Melbourne set the stage for the special innings. “I think those last two runs are going to haunt me for a long time now,” he joked. “I didn’t decide that I wanted to make a big score, I just wanted to bat because I hadn’t scored runs in the past two innings from country week. “Before country week I
wasn’t speeding up my innings, and the first hundred that I got on Monday was almost a run a ball. “That’s how I have been playing, so I think that was a good start for me to get back to that, getting run-aball runs and looking more positive. “I said if I’m in after 20 runs I’m just going to hit the boundaries, hit the deep fielders and just be more positive than just
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blocking and blocking. “That mindset of being more positive really helped me get a big one. “ Menon said the partnerships he had with the batters at the other end of the pitch were just as crucial as the shots he was playing. “The partner is equally important when you’re getting a big score for the team and as an individual,” he said. ■ Continued page 18