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AND THEY’RE OFF AND RACING MORE than 700 people competed in the Wangaratta Chronicle Marathon and Fun Run events at the Wangaratta Showgrounds yesterday morning, including these runners starting in the 10km event. Beautiful weather and plenty of home town support added to the enjoyment of the morning. Full report in sport.

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Jobs are on offer Staffing shortage across multiple industries continues with no signs of relief any time soon LOW staffing ratios are still having an impact on several hospitality venues’ capacities to accommodate larger crowds despite COVID restrictions loosening over the last month.

The issue was highlighted over the Labour Day weekend with many major accommodation venues and restaurants booked out several weeks prior.

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Brown Brothers’ Milawa Winery had a busy weekend due to caps linked to staff shortages as a result of the ongoing fallout from the pandemic.

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is seeking staff including chefs, and in the areas of front of house, cellar door guest services and packaging.

COVID certainly continues to have an impact on staff absenteeism and the day-to-day functioning of workplaces.

One of the greater factors is the high price of rentals and the low availability

of housing options in the Wangaratta district, making it extra difficult for workers to move to the area for employment.

The hospitality industry has not been immune to the widespread staffing shortages as a result of the pandemic and Brown Brothers guest services manager Georgia Beavis expects the issue to continue

for the next 12-18 months.

Other hospitality venues in Wangaratta have closed on a Monday and Tuesday, or have reduced trading hours each day to allow them to cope with the ongoing staff shortages.

Industry in Wangaratta has been hit hard with Alpine Truss and Alpine MDF struggling to find workers, a human resource

commodity that is hindering the long running businesses’ ability to increase production levels to where they have the potential to be.

Wangaratta Engineering has been looking for a qualified fitter and turner for more than four months and owner Heath Lloyd has tried just about everything to find the right person.

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Co-store parking fees same as CBD USERS of the Wangaratta Co-Store carpark would have discovered on Friday that it has reverted back to being in line with CBD street parking fees.

After the free Christmas parking period and following a system failure it has now come back “online”, according to a co-store spokesperson.

The multi-level carpark has also gone coin and paper ticket free with payment to be made via the EasyPark App or with a smartphone, the same as the street parking payment option.

Alternatively for those without a smartphone can call the 1300 73 40 70 assistance number.

The Co-Store parking fee schedule is the same as the Wangaratta council parking fees $1.10 per hour 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday, and 9am - noon Saturday.

For more information visit the Co-Store Facebook page.

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Labor ramps up support for candidate Nadia David

BY SHANE DOUTHIE sdouthie@ nemedia.com.au

INDI residents should vote Labor to fix aged care, the NDIS, child care and protect Medicare and the safety net, according to former Opposition leader Bill Shorten.

Mr Shorten, now shadow minister for the NDIS and Government Services, was speaking during his two day visit to Indi to campaign for his party’s candidate Nadia David.

“Nadia is a quality candidate with a strong understanding of the issues facing people living in regional Victoria,” he said.

“She’s a small business owner, a mother to two young kids - one of whom has a disability - and she’s deeply committed to making life better for people in her community.

“She’s an incredible advocate and she is running to win because she knows she’s got what it takes to be a great member for Indi.”

Ms David said health and service provision, including the NDIS, housing affordability and availability, and the costs of living pressures, particularly rising fuel and food costs, were the main issues for the electorate.

Following a stopover at Benalla the pair dropped in to Merriwa to tour the employment centre and speak with staff and employees.

“Merriwa is a fantastic example of what happens when you take the potential of people with disabilities seriously and you build a business that puts helping people achieve that potential at the top of the priority list,” Mr Shorten said.

“The feedback we’ve received across Australia about the NDIS runs the gamut from being so bad people withdraw from it, to absolutely fantastic.”

Mr Shorten said a Labor Gov-

TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS: Bill Shorten and Nadia David speaking with Merriwa workers Ben Cooper (second from left) and Paul Crush.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling ernment would bring in some much needed changes to the scheme.

“We’d focus on the things that make the NDIS work well - a much more stable workforce administering the scheme within the public service, a focus on meeting the needs of the people accessing the scheme, and a reduction in the needless bureaucracy now imposed on users of the scheme and their carers,” he said.

Scott Grant, general manager business development at Merriwa, said it was important for the Labor MPs to see a thriving regional social enterprise.

“We are very proud of what Merriwa is, and we love showcasing that to the wider community, and the occasional visiting politician should the opportunity arise,” Mr Grant said.

“Bill has been a long term passionate supporter of social enterprise and people with disability in the workforce.

“Over the years Merriwa has

been the recipient of many federal and state government grants, allowing us to invest in our people and our facilities to create further integrated employment opportunities.

“We look forward to future funding rounds that allow Merriwa to continue growing our employment offering.”

Mr Grant said, from a service provider perspective, it has been fairly widely documented that things were a little lumpy at the introduction of the NDIS scheme.

“With a build up of skills and knowledge from all involved in the NDIS, as it hits maturity, working within the scheme becomes part of our day-to-day,” he said.

“What we are thrilled with is the positive outcomes that we are hearing more and more of within our team.

“The NDIS is creating opportunities for people with disability that previous models have not.”

Key caucus MPs keep coming this week with Opposition Assistant Minister for Health and Ageing Ged Kearney here on Wednesday visiting Wangaratta and Bright.

The pair will travel to Bright and tour the Bright Hospital and Aged Care Hostel with Alpine Health CEO, Nick Shaw, to see the site for the proposed multimillion dollar Bright Hospital Precinct development.

Ms David and Ms Kearney will return to Wangaratta for a ‘Politics in the Pub’ event at the Pinsent Hotel commencing at 5.30pm that day.

“We would like anyone in the electorate who would like to come and hear Ged talk about health and ageing under a future Labor Government to come along,” Ms David said.

“Ged has vast experience as a registered nurse and former president of the ACTU and she’s keen to talk health and aged care with Indi locals.”

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ON THE MACHINES: Broadie Ovsley has been working extra hard at Wangaratta Engineering to take up the slack created by a staff shortage.

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From page 1 “I’ve been advertising on Facebook, Seek and local employment agencies for a fitter for nearly four and a half months and I’ve got to the point where I’ve got a sandwich board out the front and hoping someone

will drive past and see it,” he said.

“I understand that businesses have been affected by the fact little international labour has entered the country for two years, but I don’t get how it’s affected the amount of quali-

fied people looking for work.”

Mr Lloyd just employed a welder but he’s after a machinist and until he gets one he said it’s affecting the business’s volume of work and ability of current staff to manage the workload.

JOIN Greg Whitehead from Milawa’s Walkabout Apiaries will be at Wangaratta Library for a fun session on all things relating to bees this Wednesday from 6pm.

Greg will discuss what you need to get started, what you can expect to see as you become more familiar with bee behaviour and the quirks of managing bees in the Australian landscape.

“Having grown up in a beekeeping family I have been hands on with all that goes on with the business of bees,” Mr Whitehead said “From humble beginnings and a handful of beehives my parents, Rod and Jen, built a little business that kept us fed and ever busy as it grew.

“Now we manage over 1400 beehives, relocating them across the countryside as we seek out the best conditions for maintaining healthy bees and producing tasty honey. “We pack our honey at our farm-gate shop at Milawa and sell Walkabout Apiaries honey through various retail outlets throughout Victoria and NSW.” Bookings are essential, so if you’re interested contact library staff on 5721 2366 or email library@wangaratta.vic.gov.au.

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Patient visitor numbers revised MORE visitors are set to be permitted to visit patients at Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) following a revision of the hospital’s entry policy.

As a result, patients will be permitted to admit two visitors per day for up to two hours each, with only one allowed at any one time during visiting hours of 12 noon to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm.

All visitors will be expected to wear masks, with N95 masks expected for those aged over 18, while surgical masks will be acceptable for anyone aged between 8 and 17.

All masks will be provided

by NHW. Visitors will also be expected to show proof of their double vaccination status, or evidence of a negative rapid antigen test, which can also be sourced from NHW. Visitors to paediatric, special care nursery and for end-of-life visits will not be restricted to visiting hours, with no restrictions on daily visit limits for end-of-life patients.

For a full update on restrictions, visit https://www. northeasthealth.org.au/ covid-19.

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One step at a time towards solution

BY STEVE KELLY skelly@ nemedia.com.au

THERE are no definitive timeframes on how long 150-kilolitre underground tanks will be used for to deal with Wangaratta’s sewage, or how long it will be before another treatment plant will be built in the city’s growth areas.

North East Water (NEW) announced last October that Wangaratta’s sewer capacity is nearing capacity and new residential development approvals would be put on hold until remedies could be sought.

To cater for short-term housing approvals in the northwest and south residential growth areas, NEW has been working with stakeholders to come up with solutions.

The plan is to connect 150KL tanks to the sewer network for release of sewage during off-peak times.

Each tank would service 115 lots and developers will pay a share of the required infrastructure as part of the normal headworks fees.

NEW’s executive plan-

TIME FOR AN UPGRADE: The North Wangaratta Treatment Plant and connecting sewer system is near capacity. ning and infrastructure, Rebecca Jhonston, said once confirmed as viable, this short-term option would be available for connections in selected growth areas while they continue to plan for, and develop, long-term infrastructure requirements.

She said consideration is being given to how the short-term option would fit into any long-term plans.

The water authority is also still working through the logistics of the underground tank option and has not determined how much Wangaratta’s population would have to grow before a more long term solution like a new treatment plant would be required.

“As part of the next steps

to progressing the shortterm option, we are still in the process of determining the growth based triggers as part of the long-term master planning process,” Ms Jhonston said.

The renewal of Wangaratta’s 90 year old sewer system and a new treatment plant closer to the growth areas has been estimated to cost in the vicinity of $200 million and will require government funding.

Ms Jhonston said they’ve been keeping the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) updated as to the progress of their planning, and will continue to do so as they progress the master planning.

Community positive about Inland Rail designs THE Wangaratta community has until April 1 to give their feedback on Inland Rail designs for works at Wangaratta Railway Station, and so far responses have been “overwhelmingly supportive”.

Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC’s) Victoria and South Australia Projects general manager Ed Walker reports that in the first 10 days of this round of consultation, more than 100 people have visited their shopfront at 48a Norton Street, and they’ve had almost 1000 more view the designs online.

“The response from the Wangaratta community has been overwhelmingly supportive of the designs, which involve removing the two footbridges and replacing them with a single pedestrian underpass at the station,” Mr Walker said.

“Feedback has been very positive, especially around elements of connectivity and amenity.

“We already knew the desire for a safe, light, bright, open and secure underpass as part of any works, and we’re hearing this in almost every conversation.

“To make a better precinct through the works, the feedback has largely been focused on how the community will use and interact with the station precinct, which helps us refine elements of these designs.

“We have already heard a broad range of perspectives - we will investigate how these can be incorporated into the proposal.

“We’re also hearing the community’s views on how to shape ideas for the re-use or interpretation of heritage elements such as the Cusack Street Bridge.”

ARTC will continue to be at the shopfront at 48a Norton Street, Wangaratta until April 1, between 10am and 2pm and encourage the community to stop in and talk with members of the project team about the designs.

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Hub on the move Pangerang Community House to establish mobile service for district communities

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develop the ‘neighbourhood house on wheels’.

Pangerang Community House executive officer Tennille Hall said the hub would take the form of a truck which would travel to local communities to provide opportunities to

“learn, create and connect”, by removing barriers to participation such as transport, costs and accessibility.

“We have definitely identified a need for more programs and activities in our smaller communities,” Ms Hall said.

Through discussions with those communities, a program of activities and workshops will be developed for delivery in townships within the Rural City of Wangaratta and neighbouring districts,

with regular visits planned.

“The idea is to have drawers in the truck which can be interchangeable depending on the programs we’re conducting – for instance, depending on whether communities are interested in something like arts and mosaics, or family history,” Ms Hall said.

The aim will be to offer opportunities for connection to alleviate social isolation and improve mental health and wellbeing.

It will also assist newcomers to the region to connect with their community – known to be important in the event of emergency and for general wellbeing.

“We hope to be out in the community two to three days a week, and then have the truck available for community use on the other days,” Ms Hall said.

With space and parking at a premium around its Ovens Street base, Ms Hall said the mobile hub would allow

Pangerang to conduct programs attached to facilities such as halls, and broaden opportunities for locals to access its activities.

It will also enable the community house to continue to extend the reach of its federally–funded Be Connected program, which has been working since 2019 to train volunteer mentors to improve the digital skills knowledge of people aged over 50.

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CYCLING stars mingled with local sporting identities, residents and dignitaries to join Olympian Dean Woods’ family and friends in a final farewell for the champion cyclist in Wangaratta yesterday.

The two-hour ceremony at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre saw about 350 people ushered into the main theatre, where Dean’s casket - draped in an Olympic flag - took centre stage for what was indeed a celebration of his life.

It began with vision of the 1984 Olympic team pursuit final between Australia and the United States being beamed onto a large screen on stage, including commentary which proclaimed Dean “the 18-year-old wonder-boy from Wangaratta”.

Just as the city did 38 years ago when the race was run, the hometown crowd applauded the involvement of the curly-haired ‘baby’ of the team.

One of Dean’s great mates, Rural City of Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees, acted as master of ceremonies for the service, first introducing a video eulogy prepared

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LIFE IN THE FAST LANE COME this Sunday, the Lane family will be lining up for another crack at the annual Wangaratta Chronicle Marathon and Fun Run presented by Garry Nash & Co. Dad Matt will take on the half marathon, son Jake the 5km run while Kianna will enter the 2km run.

The family have been regulars at the event for the last five years and will be cheered along from the sidelines by mum Jo. “I used to be able to keep up with Kianna but she is too fast for me now,” Jo said.

Registrations for all events close at 5pm today if you are registering at the Wangaratta Chronicle office or midnight tonight if you enter online.

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Crime rate rise WANGARATTA has exceeded the state crime rate for the first time since 2018, after recording a two per cent increase in total criminal incidents last calendar year.

Recording 1681 total criminal incidents in 2021, the rural city reported a 5756.6 criminal incident rate per 100,000 population, well above the state’s 5232.4 rate.

Instances of criminal damage (100) and breach

IN HIS OWN WORDS: Dean Woods delivered his own eulogy during a service at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre yesterday.

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Criminal damage, family violence, theft, assaults up on last year

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family violence orders (80) were up, as was theft (119).

The rural city’s family violence reports saw a 1.1 per cent increase, with its

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incidence rate of 2164.3 far exceeding the statewide rate of 1364.7 per 100,000 population.

It followed a 20 per cent spike in family violence reporting during 2020.

Assault offences also increased by 20, with the 247 recorded being the region’s highest on record.

Criminal incidents

continued to be most commonly reported in the house, while criminal damage reports rose by 84 on previous numbers.

Criminal incidents on the street or footpath fell by 29, however, reports of incidents in apartments and service stations rose by 17 and 22 instances respectively.

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damage rose by 77, while drug use and possession charges fell to a five-year low, despite a marked increase in drug dealing and trafficking charges, with 21 charges laid last year.

Public nuisance offences rose to a decade high, as did instances of breaching court orders, which continued a steady climb which began

in 2017, with 313 offences recorded.

Affected family members were mostly female between the age of 25 and 54, however, the region also recorded a 13 person increase in affected family members within the 0-17 age group, as compared to a decrease of 23 among the 18-24 population.

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by Dean Woods himself.

The Olympic star told his audience, “I’ve had a pretty extraordinary life, and it’s pretty hard for anyone to document that in a simple form, so the best person to do it is me.”

Dean’s eulogy showcased a man at peace with his life, his impending departure from this world, and his immense pleasure at all it had offered him.

He was also keenly aware that the tough times came equally with the triumphs and successes in his sporting life and beyond - including battles with throat cancer five years ago, and more recently lung cancer.

“I’ve never once said, ‘Why me, why me?’ If I won $50 million in Lotto, would I be saying, ‘Why me, why me?’ Absolutely not. You take the good with the bad,” he said.

“I owe a massive amount of what I know to high performance sport.

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What made headlines in last week’s Chronicle BEING GREEN: Charlie Fischer, Rachel Fischer, Sean Watson and Jessie Naus were among the St Patrick’s Primary School children to dress up and celebrate St Patrick’s Day. PHOTO: Shana Morgan

St Patrick’s Primary School gets a chance to celebrate heritage Monday, March 19, 2012

By SHANA MORGAN ST Patrick’s Primary School children donned green clothes and costumes on Friday to not only honor the saint their school was named after, but celebrate the fun side of the Irish day.

Rain made it too difficult to get the children to the church for the mass they had planned, so they had their main St Patrick’s Day celebration at a school assembly.

Principal, Terry Corrigan,

said the shamrock decorations made by the children were left in the church for others to enjoy during the special Saturday mass.

St Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world

each year on March 17 to honor the Irish patron saint, Patrick, and Irish culture.

“For the school, it gives us a chance to celebrate our heritage,” Mr Corrigan said.

He said children learnt about the history of Patrick and the school, while taking part in art, music and drama activities throughout the day.

They also had the special treat of lolly snakes, as mythology says Patrick banished all snakes from Ireland by chasing them into the sea.

Monday, March 14 Hub on the move A MOBILE community hub set to boost connections and learning opportunities in the district’s smaller communities will hit the road later this year, thanks to a $542,850 Federal Government grant.

Wangaratta’s Pangerang Community House, partnering with the Upper Murray Regional Neighbourhood House Network, has received the funding through the Black Summer Bush¬ re Recovery Grants Program to develop the ‘neighbourhood house on wheels’.

Pangerang Community House executive officer Tennille Hall said the hub would take the form of a truck which would travel to local communities to provide opportunities to “learn, create and connect”, by removing barriers to participation

such as transport, costs and accessibility.

Wednesday, March 16 Champ’s final lap CYCLING stars mingled with local sporting identities, residents and dignitaries to join Olympian Dean Woods’ family and friends in a ¬final farewell for the champion cyclist in Wangaratta yesterday.

The two-hour ceremony at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre saw about 350 people ushered into the main theatre, where Dean’s casket - draped in an Olympic flag - took centre stage for what was indeed a celebration of his life.

It began with vision of the 1984 Olympic team pursuit ¬final between Australia and the United States being beamed onto a large screen on stage, including commentary

which proclaimed Dean “the 18-year-old wonder-boy from Wangaratta”.

Friday, March 18 Crime rate rise WANGARATTA has exceeded the state crime rate for the first time since 2018, after recording a two per cent increase in total criminal incidents last calendar year.

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Instances of criminal damage (100) and breach family violence orders (80) were up, as was the (119).

The rural city’s family violence reports saw a 1.1 per cent increase, with its incidence rate of 2164.3 far exceeding the statewide rate of 1364.7 per 100,000 population.

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Join the conversation about family violence prevention RENOWNED feminist writer Clementine Ford, disability activist and writer Carly Findlay and Arrernte woman and opinion writer Celeste Liddle will attend a prevention of family violence event in Wangaratta on Friday from 6pm.

The women will join the Rural City of Wangaratta community as guest panellists for ‘Preventing family violence: a community conversation’ at the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre.

The event will also feature gender and disaster expert Dr Debra Parkinson, and Donna Wheatley of Fire Services Victoria, in recognition of the increased rates of family violence affecting the Rural City of Wangaratta region in the wake of the 2019/2020 bushfires and COVID-19.

According to Jaime Chubb, Centre Against Violence chief executive officer, rates of family violence in the region exceeded the Victorian average and had increased by almost nine per cent in the period between 2020 and 2021.

Ms Chubb highlighted that family violence isn’t just about physical incidents.

She said family violence can be any behaviour that causes someone to live in fear, including emotional

GUEST PANELIST: Feminist writer Clementine Ford will feature as a panelist at the event.

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and financial abuse, control, and sexual and physical assault.

“We know that times of increased stress, isolation, and hardship can dramatically increase the risk of violence in some families, but we also know that family violence is not a new challenge for our region.

“Sadly for some people home has never been a safe place for them.

“However, our region also has many strengths and opportunities to change this.

“Family violence impacts so many people, and this community knows how to

come together and support each other to make positive change.

“We have done it before, and I know we can make a difference here too.”

Ms Chubb encouraged everyone in the community to join the conversation.

“Our region is fortunate to have a very strong service sector that works hard to prevent and respond to family violence,” he said.

“From crisis to recovery there are many people working to help people become safe, but long-term change won’t happen just with services.

Police investigate hotel stabbing POLICE are investigating an altercation at a Murphy Street hotel which saw a man suffer a head injury believed to have been caused by an edged weapon.

Wangaratta Crime Investigation Unit (CIU) detectives understand a number of men were involved in an altercation at around 2.50am on Sunday, March 6, before one individual was injured

with an unidentified edged weapon.

With the investigation ongoing, police are urging any witnesses or anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

“A community that acknowledges the challenges and works together to prevent family violence is the only way we will really keep people safe.”

Tickets are $15 and available for purchase via wpacc. com.au.

All proceeds will benefit the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA).

The event is supported

by Wangaratta council, with funding from the Victorian State Government’s Primary prevention of violence against women in bushfire affected communities grants program.

Rural City of Wangaratta Senior’s Concert is back THE wait is over for one of Wangaratta’s favourite events, the annual Senior’s Concert tomorrow at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Conference Centre.

Featuring the vocal pyrotechnics and breath-taking harmonies of What’s New Pussycat, patrons can expect a joyous, foot stamping, hand clapping celebration of the swinging sixties.

Having been postponed due to COVID from October last year, the ever-popular event forms part of the Victorian Senior’s Festival 2021 and is presented by Rural City of Wangaratta with state funding and support from Nurse on Call.

Performers Melissa Langton and Mark Jones have been one of Australia’s most popular cabaret acts for more than 15 years.

With 12 Green Room Awards between them, they have been blazing a cabaret trail around Australia and all across world, with their next stop being Wangaratta.

Settle into the WPACC Memorial Hall and enjoy the hits of Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and The Papas, Petula Clark, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, Carole King and The Fab Four performed by Australia’s favourite cabaret duo.

The concert is at 2.30pm and tickets to the concert are still available.

Visit https://www.wpacc. com.au/Whats-On/SeniorsConcert-Whats-New-Pussycat to register for free seniors tickets and more information.

Please note the there will be no allocated seating for this event.

AB FAB: Melissa Langton and Mark Jones bring back the classic hits of the 60s.

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Sewer timeframes depend on uptake A SOLUTION to Wangaratta’s sewer capacity problem isn’t going to come easily and ultimately will require massive funding from the government.

Greater demand for new housing in Wangaratta beyond what authorities expected has put the city’s waste water management in a predicament where developers will have to partially pay for short-term solutions so their land can be sold and developed.

The more parcels of land that are sold and the more homes that are built, the closer Wangaratta will get to a waste water treatment plant being built.

This is an issue that happens in metropolitan growth corridors, but because it’s on a much larger scale of development, their new treatment plants come a lot sooner than regional areas like Wangaratta.

North East Water was unable to indicate what the growth triggers would be for the building of a new treatment plant in Wangaratta, as it first has navigate the next steps of the short-term option before it can inform the long-term planning process.

The underground tank option will cost developers, a sum that would potentially be passed on to the people who buy the lots of land.

With land prices already relatively high compared to metropolitan areas, and the price of materials to build homes also high, it would be reasonable to wonder how long it will be before there are enough new homes to provide economies of scale, prompting the government to foot the cost for the treatment plant.

It’s great that North East Water and consultants have come up with a short-term fix to the sewer capacity issues, and it will be interesting to see how this connects to a longer-term remedy.

FACEBOOK users this week commented on their favourite Irish traditions, as expats around the world celebrated the St Patrick’s Day holiday.

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The 2016 horror movie, Hounds of Love, was set in the suburbs of which Western Australian city?

What is the collective name for a group of lions?

In which Australian state or territory is the Belanglo State Forest located?

Chiang Kai-shek was the President of which country from 1928 to 1975?

Which two ingredients are added to fettuccine to make a traditional Fettuccine alfredo?

Who was the youngest daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth?

Jill Birt was the keyboardist and vocalist of which Western Australian alternative rock band during the 1980s?

The First Battle of St Albans was the first battle of which series of wars?

Which country shares a border with Latvia to the south and Russia to the east?

Who was Governor-General of Australia when John Howard became Prime Minister of Australia in 1996?

In many English-speaking countries, a courgette is better known by what name?

Traitors Island, Shag Rock and Beacon Island are all part of which island chain off the coast of Western Australia?

How many laws of motion were first compiled by Sir Isaac Newton?

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Which Australian author wrote the 2017 novel, The Red Coast?

Kim Beazley Sr. was the Federal Minister for Education under which Prime Minister?

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In the US version of the TV series, The Office, which character was based on David Brent from the original British version?

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Remember the animals this winter

Should casual workers be paid sick leave by employers?

AS we prepare for winter please remember to think of your animals.

Please have warm bedding and kennels for them as a lot of older animals may have arthritis and the cold weather makes it worse.

They feel the cold just like us humans.

It is very sad for the ones that aren’t cared for properly and very sad for all the cats and dogs who are not desexed.

I have seen for myself the sadness of beautiful animals having kitten after kitten or puppy after puppy so please get your pet desexed so this sadness can stop.

Google Dunroaminpets Inc or go to their Facebook and read about the wonderful work they do.

A small donation can make a difference.

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can now understand why he called out Tom Morris’s character after today’s turn of events - disgusting. Well done to Fox Sport too for their quick and decisive action.

Clem Simmo: Good work on Bevo’s behalf. The media have gotten out of hand. Now Fox sport has suspended the reporter for his indiscretion then it’s justified.

I URGE residents across the Ovens Valley to be vigilant when it comes to providing personal information and bank account details through online platforms.

In the growing digital age where everything is accessed through the click of a button, it’s even more important to be very wary when online.

Day in and day out I hear endless stories about residents receiving phone calls from suspicious numbers offering new services, receiving links to install new software updates, or opening an email or message from an unknown source - the list is endless.

For those who are a little hesitant on social media, I urge you to check your settings on your accounts and be very cautious when providing payments for money requests online.

It happens to the best of us - I encourage all residents, young and old to always check with your family members or friends if you see something or receive something you’re not sure about.

Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley)

Thank you migrant-led businesses ON Harmony Day today I would like to thank migrant-led small and family businesses for their valuable contribution to the vibrancy of the community and

OH WHAT A FEELING: Wangaratta musician entertained an audience at the Toyota car dealership on Saturday morning. Jade is one of 10 finalists in the Toyota Star Maker 2022 competition, with the winner to be announced in Tamworth on April 19. PHOTO: Nick Richards vitality of the national economy.

One in three small businesses are run by people who have moved to Australia from overseas and these businesses contribute more than their entrepreneurial share across a range of measures including job creation, innovation, revenue and growth aspirations.

Harmony Day is a timely opportunity to recognise and celebrate the significant contribution of more than 600,000 migrantled small businesses in Australia today.

According to CGU’s Migrant Small Business Report about a third of migrantrun small businesses plan to grow their businesses by hiring new staff, with projections indicating the creation of 200,000 new jobs by 2027.

Migrant small business leaders are educated (51 per cent have a bachelor degree or higher), entrepreneurial and driven, with 42 per cent working in excess of 40 hours per week.

So many of their stories are inspiring and there is no doubt our culture, local business communities, and choice of good and services available to consumers and other businesses, are enriched by their presence.

My agency is keen to share these stories and to raise awareness about the assistance and advocacy work we do for small and family businesses in Australia.

We welcome contact from small and family business owners of all cultural backgrounds, to hear about their experiences and insights about how we can help make Australia the best place to start, grow and transform a business.

We have access to translator services if helpful in sharing this knowledge.

Small and family businesses in dispute are encouraged to reach out to ASBFEO on 1300 650 460 or via email info@asbfeo.gov. au.

To share your story email media@asbfeo. gov.au.

Bruce Billson, Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

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All about education at Mullinmur

By KURT HICKLING THE Mullinmur Billabong Environment Education Centre was officially opened last Wednesday.

The centre, which has been several years in the making, was opened by new Galen Principal, Darren Hovey.

Nestled in a quiet wetland on the edge of the rural city, the centre offers conservation and education connections for youth, volunteers, scientists and other members of the local community on a 20-hectare site.

The site is owned by the Catholic Church and is managed with the support of volunteers from Wangaratta Landcare & Sustainability, staff and students from Borinya Community Partnerships, Wangaratta, and staff and students from Galen College.

About 70 people attended the opening including local students and staff from Galen Catholic College and Borinya,, representatives from the Bpangerang community, NECMA, Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy, Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees and Rural City of Wangaratta staff.

There were plenty of activities on the day for students ranging from electrofishing demonstrations and data recording by Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research, to native

KISS FOR GOOD LUCK: Lucas McIntosh gives a kiss of good luck before releasing a Macquarie Perch.

PRESERVATION: Lucas McIntosh and Scott Raymond (senior research scientist at Arthur Rylah Institute or Environmental Research).

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling fish releases.

Dozer Atkinson welcomed the participant to country, and later outlined some ideas for culture activities on site in the future.

A Q&A session featuring Catherine McInerney and Simon Muller from NECMA, Andrew Snowdon from RCoW, Dozer Atkinson, Kelvin Berry and Mullinmur the Platypus (puppeteer Andy Kimber) answered the audience’s questions.

Ian Minns from Wangaratta Landcare & Sustainability, said the centre is a place for learners of all ages could be-

come more eco-literate about how local ecosystems function.

“Being eco-literate helps us understand the natural systems that make life on earth possible,” he said.

“The principles we hope students will take on, will hopefully create more sustainable human communities in the future.

“Our volunteers are the key part to the success of our conservation and management of the Billabong area.

“Mark Townsend, in particular, managed the building of the new container

and deck area and Kelvin Berry has been a significant contributor to overall management of the area and environmental programs with students.

“Numerous other volunteers attended working bees to establish a riverine bushland setting in what was once a grazing paddock.

“We have been strongly supported with various government grants and support from Galen College, North East Catchment Management Authority, Climate Ready Hume (DELWP), Rural City of Wanga-

It’s never your child, until it is.

They know how to operate the tractor, just like you, until they don’t.

We all know the line between farms as homes and farms as workplaces can be blurry, but setting boundaries could save your child.

For more information about child safety on-farm, please visit worksafe.vic.gov.au/children-farms

INTO THE FUTURE: Volunteers and officials gather ast the Mullinmur Billabong Enevironmental Education Centre open day. ratta and Galen College.”

Anyone interested in volunteering at the Billabong is welcome to contact Ian

Minns (0427 686 357 or email ian.minns@gmail.com) or other Wangaratta Landcare & Sustainability members.

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$50k to rebuild rural communities APPLICATIONS for stage 13 of the lucrative Rebuilding Regional Communities (RRC) grants are now officially open, in an effort to support local non-profit and community groups survive the ongoing pandemic.

Designed to target regional employment and aid local businesses, applications for funding of up to $10,000 and up to $50,000 will now remain open until 5pm on May 21.

To be eligible to receive funding, organisations must be a non-for-profit organisation with either an incorporation certificate or an ABN.

According to Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy, the funding could support community infrastructure projects or events which reconnect the community.

“The aim of this funding is to help regional and rural communities across Australia get back on their feet after the implications of COVID-19,” he said.

“I encourage local members and local business owners across the Ovens Valley to consider applying.”

To find out more about the grant process, visit https://frrr.org.au/funding/ place/strengthening-ruralcommunities.

GRANT CALL: Ovens Valley MP has urged members of local not-for-profit organisations, such as the Harrietville Historical Museum’s Robyn Downey, to seek funding through RRC grants.

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THE first term of Benalla Art Gallery’s popular workshop series, Art on Saturday, will come to an end with a twoweek program by local artist Jennifer Paull.

With previous sessions having covered smartphone filmmaking techniques, linocut printmaking, ‘en plein air’ painting, and felting, Ms Paull will lead participants through an enjoyable and practical course to create pastel artworks.

Places are still available for interested members of the community, and participants of all skill levels can book in for one or both sessions, which will be held this Saturday, March 26 and Saturday, April 2.

Benalla Art Gallery director CREATING IMPACT: During the first week of the workshop facilitated by Jennifer Paull, participants Eric Nash said it was a great will use a limited palette on black paper to create simple dramatic images such as these lemons. opportunity to learn from a Ideas will be put into prachighly accomplished artist ure paintings, to still life and these techniques using a limited palette on black paper to tice with varied subject matter landscapes,” Mr Nash said. practicing within our region.

In week one, Ms Paull will create simple dramatic images. that is provided.

“Jennifer Paull is a multiWorkshops are for particiThe second workshop will award winning artist living and discuss colour theory, mixing working in North East Victoria and application of pastels using show participants how to make pants aged 15 years and over and she possesses a really im- various strokes to gain different their paintings stand out, us- and more information including colour and light to create ing the cost is available by visitpressive range - highly skilled effects. ing the gallery’s website.

Participants can then apply impact. in producing portraits and fig-

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WHAT’S UP WITH THE WEATHER?

By Peter Nelson, former CSIRO climatologist

Minimum temperatures well above average THE main feature of our weather since the beginning of this year has been the continued above normal minimum temperatures.

Up to mid March the average minimum temperature in Wangaratta is 14.5 degrees, which is two degrees above normal and the warmest since 1983 and before that in 1978, 1974 and 1956.

The autumns of 1956, 1974, 1978 and 1983 were all very wet in North East Victoria and the Riverina and again in late winter and during the spring season.

In the City of Melbourne the average minimum temperature to mid March this year stands at 16.7 degrees and is level with the record January to March period of 1974 when the mean minimum was 16.7 degrees.

Hobart has also had a long sequence of high minimum temperatures since the beginning of this year to date and this matches similar events which happened in 1883, 1971, 1974, 1989, 2001, 2010 and 2016.

All of these led to a wet year in Victoria and NSW. Perth last summer was one of its hottest on record including the hottest February since 1985 and the driest start to any year also since 1985 with only 4mms to date.

Heavy rain fell in Victoria late March 1985 and early April and at the end of May. August 1985 was very wet with 130mms in Wangaratta .

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Group drawing locals in for artistic connection

By SIMONE KERWIN A SKETCH group which has garnered strong local interest online is set to evolve into an inperson gathering this month.

With support from the Wangaratta Grit and Resilience Program, which has provided sketch packs for members, the group will meet in the King George Gardens on Sunday, March 27.

Leader Ronan Holdsworth said the sketch group’s Facebook following had so far attracted around 60 people, and he hoped they and others would enjoy the chance to connect during the first session.

“It’s a chance to come and chat, or to sit by yourself and sketch along with the group,” he said.

“Zero ability is required to be

part of the group. If all you can do is stick figures, great - it’s not about the art and the level of ability, it’s about connecting.”

Ronan said there were plans for the group to meet regularly, either in the King George Gardens or on “adventures” to destinations such as Mount Buffalo and the Warby Range.

“It’s all free, and there will be car-pooling to those locations, so it’s accessible for people,” he said.

Ronan said he had always been interested in art, and took on his first paid job when he was asked to paint a skateboard. Through other careers, he has always retained his interest in the arts, including digital drawing.

“At the moment, I’m working on a mural at James Tilson Kindergarten, so I get to go there

every day and paint - it’s so good,” he said.

Ronan said he had heard about the Grit and Resilience Program and its ‘Art is in the Heart’ project, and found it to be “a very cool organisation”.

“I told them what I was doing with the sketch group, and they supported it,” he said.

Locals aged over 18 can register for the sketch group by emailing gritandresilience@wangaratta.vic. gov.au.

For more information, visit the Wangaratta Sketch Group Facebook page.

DRAWING IN FELLOW CREATIVES: Local artist Ronan Holdsworth hopes a sketch group which has evolved from an online gathering will prove popular.

PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling

Sparking recovery through creativity BEGINNING in March and running until June, Wangaratta Art Gallery will host nature journaling, weaving and singing workshops throughout the region as a part of the Spark Bushfire Recovery Program.

A community choir led

by Leonie Brien will begin on March 30 and run for six weeks.

The choir will be held at the Oxley Town Hall and will be open to anyone over 13 years old who has a desire to sing.

Leonie encourages everyone to take the opportunity to sing “beautiful melodies and tantalising harmonies no matter your singing experience”.

“A supportive, inclusive environment will be created as we facilitate singing sessions that will gladden your heart, enliven your spirit and artfully connect voices together,” she said.

“The songs will focus on hope, joy, and inspiration from our natural world.”

Leonie’s skills have been honed from decades of singing, teaching and leading community groups across the north-east region.

The choir will run from 7.30pm to 9pm, sign up on the night or go to the Wanga-

RECONNECTING THROUGH THE ARTS: Arts Recovery Program officer Annie Brien hopes her Spark Bushfire Recovery Program will create positive experiences for people to reconnect with each other. ratta Art Gallery website for more information.

“These activities aim to provide opportunities for regional communities to come together and foster positive relationships whilst engaging in a creative activities,” gallery director Justine Ambrosio said.

“They will be fun and re-

laxed with no prior art or music experience required.”

The Arts Recovery Program officer, Annie Brien, has been developing the Spark program over the last six months and was looking forward to sharing it with the Wangaratta community.

“The Spark program has been created with the Wan-

garatta community at its core, keeping in mind the impacts of the bushfires and the pandemic on our community and Spark hopes to create positive experiences for people to reconnect with each other,” she said.

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“The bushfires and then the pandemic have caused such uncertainty in our lives and our connections to nature and community are now more important than ever before.

“It is hoped that this program will provide an experience where people can take

some time to nurture themselves and feel rejuvenated through their connection to place.

“My role and the Spark program responds directly to the needs of the Wangaratta community and is shaped by what the people of Wangaratta want to see as opportunities for artistic participation in our region.

“I Invite the people of Wangaratta to reach out to me if they have ideas of what creative opportunities they would like to see in their community.”

The program is supported

by Regional Arts Victoria and is jointly funded by the Victorian Government, the Commonwealth Government under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) and Murray PHN Bushfire Recovery Community Wellbeing Program.

The program is also supported by Public Galleries Association of Victoria.

For more information about the Spark Program and to follow updates on the program activities and dates please visit the Wangaratta Art Gallery website: www. wangarattaartgallery.com. au.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Significant victory for Malinauskas: PM

SCOTT Morrison concedes it was a “significant victory” for Labor’s Peter Malinauskas in the South Australian election.

The prime minister’s own leadership will be put to the test within weeks with a federal election due in May. Labor swept to power in the state on Saturday under the leadership of Mr Malinauskas after only one term in opposition.

Outgoing premier Steven Marshall’s loss was the first for any incumbent state or territory government dur-

ing the pandemic.

Mr Morrison congratulated Mr Malinauskas and his wife by phone.

“It’s a significant victory and they are elected with a very strong mandate to move forward with many issues that they’ve intended to take forward,” he told reporters in Sydney on Sunday.

But the prime minister was quick to turn the focus on his own upcoming battle.

“What I know is is that Anthony Albanese is not Peter Malinauskas,” Mr Morrison said.

“There is a big difference between Anthony Albanese as the federal Labor leader and what we see in the performance of some of his state colleagues.”

But Wayne Swan, the former Labor treasurer and now ALP national president, said the SA result sends a clear message that voters have had enough of Liberal governments that are out of touch with their lives.

“Whilst the failures and mistakes of Premier Marshall played a big part, the person who has done the

most damage to the Liberal Party brand in Australia in the last three years is Scott Morrison,” Mr Swan said in a statement.

“This result should have all of his MPs trembling.”

Federal finance minister and SA senator Simon Birmingham blamed a Labor scare campaign and the unlucky timing of the Omicron COVID-19 variant for Mr Marshall’s election loss.

“We saw the Labor party run a very targeted, very singularly focused campaign around hospitals and ambu-

lances,” he told ABC’s Insiders program.

“I think there were many misleading aspects to that campaign, the electoral commission found so in the last day or so.”

He also believes COVID-19 played a difficult role for Mr Marshall because when he opened SA’s borders to the rest of the country on November 23, only a day later the World Health Organisation reported the Omicron variant as a concern.

“You couldn’t have had perhaps a more unlucky

FAREWELL TO SPORTING GREAT: The family and friends of Shane Warne have bid him farewell at a private funeral in Melbourne.

timing than Steven Marshall faced in that regard,” Senator Birmingham said.

“The carefully calibrated plans he had for reopening were clearly blown out of the water at that time.”

Otherwise, he believes history will judge Mr Marshall’s government and its policy achievements more kindly than the electorate did.

Don Farrell, an SA Labor senator and mentor to Mr Malinauskas, said he was “overwhelmed and proud” that he is now premier.

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Family and friends bid Shane Warne farewell

SHANE Warne’s family and friends have attended a private funeral in Melbourne, with about 80 guests gathered to say their final goodbyes to the cricketing legend.

Warne’s three children, Jackson, Brooke and Summer, and parents Keith and Brigette, along with close friends including retired Test captains Mark Taylor and Allan Border and former England skipper Michael Vaughan, were among those at the service.

Close mate and television personality Eddie McGuire delivered the eulogy and was MC for the service, which was held at St Kilda Football Club.

Warne, 52, died of a suspected heart attack on the Thai resort island of Koh Samui on March 4.

A state memorial will take place at the MCG on March 30, where the wider public will be able to pay their respects to an Australian icon.

The ground’s Great Southern

Stand will also be renamed in Warne’s honour.

The cricketing legend’s death little more than two weeks ago led to an outpouring of grief from people around the world, as well as those closer to home.

St Kilda Cricket Club coach Glenn Lalor told AAP on Saturday of his time playing with Warne in the early 2000s.

“Every time Shane was available he would love coming back and playing with us, which was

Focus now on budget as pressures mount A LIGHT economic data calendar will switch the focus to the March 29 budget, which is being put together at a time of heated inflation pressures, notably at the petrol pump.

The federal government has hinted the budget will assist households with a temporary and targeted support package.

“We are very cognisant of those global inflationary pressures, particularly the pressures on oil prices that have flowed through to petrol pumps across Australia,” Finance Minister Simon Birmingham told ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday.

“We are working carefully

through how to calibrate our response to what appear to be, hopefully, more temporary spikes in inflation and more temporary spikes in fuel prices.”

Rising prices are weighing on consumer confidence -a guide to future household spending - and inflation expectations have soared to the highest level since November 2012 at 5.6 per cent.

The annual rate of inflation stood at 3.5 per cent at the end of 2021.

The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index is released on Tuesday.

Last week confidence

dropped by 4.3 per cent and to its lowest level since October 2020.

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe will also make an appearance at the Walkley Awards for Business Journalism on Tuesday.

In the minutes of its March 1 board meeting released on Tuesday, the RBA conceded the war in Ukraine has cast a cloud over the inflation outlook.

However, the RBA believes the economy remained resilient in the face of the Omicron COVID-19 variant and activity is expected to pick up.

-AAP

great,” Mr Lalor said.

“The boys appreciated playing with a legend.

“He was just an everyday bloke that just wanted to be around and enjoy the day. He was never hard to deal with, he was always fun.”

Mr Lalor said Warne made sure even elite cricket retained a sense of joy.

“He had a point of difference,” he said. “There’s a lot of professionalism, I suppose, in cricket now but he just kept it real.”

Club president Paul Ryan said: “Shane was the greatest cricketer our club has produced in its 168year history.

“However, just as importantly he was also a great friend to many at our club and supporter of our club.

“Shane is, and will continue to be, greatly missed (but) we are very conscious that our loss needs to be kept in perspective with the devastation being felt by his children and family.”

-AAP

Mental health will be key focus in budget SUPPORT for mental health will be one the key planks of the federal budget in just over a week’s time, Health Minister Greg Hunt says.

Mr Hunt says mental health is one of the four pillars of Australia’s longterm national health plan.

The other areas are primary care with a strong focus on access to new medicines and better treatments to aid doctors, the support for hospitals and private health insurance, and medical research.

He said there will be focus on youth suicide.

“Despite all the expectations because of what we were able to do in tailored support for mental health we had a reduction in suicide in Australia of five per cent in 2020 - we are still waiting the final figures for 2021,” Mr Hunt told Sky News’ Sunday Agenda program.

“We want to see it go lower, we want to see it head towards zero.”

Details on the mental health support will be released in the March 29 budget.

However, the Morrison government will spend more

than $315 million over four years to extend its national ice action strategy in the ongoing fight to reduce the impact of ice, other drugs and alcohol.

This investment comes alongside an additional $27.9 million being committed to support other critical drug and alcohol treatment projects in areas of identified need.

“For too many Australians, illegal drugs are still an insidious scourge on our community, robbing families of their loved ones,” Mr Hunt said.

-AAP

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RURAL

Breaking through the autumn predictability barrier AUTUMN is a critical time for farmers as they anticipate the break.

Many are understandably looking for more accurate seasonal forecasting at precisely the time the world’s climate drivers are in transition.

Agriculture Victoria seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey said the overriding message to farmers was to use caution when determining what the seasonal outlook models are predicting and work with what they know.

“In most autumns, the Pacific and Indian Oceans are

resetting from what they were doing in spring and summer and have not shown their hand enough for us to know what direction they might be going in the growing season ahead,” Mr Grey said.

“Occasionally there are exceptions, for example, late May 2015, when a majority of models had a consensus on drier conditions, with an El Niño eventuating.

“Also, seasonal models pick up on recurring patterns, however it is usually an individual weather event or two which we know are more likely to trigger enough rain for

AN ILL WIND: Seasonal weather outlooks for autumn can be tricky.

PHOTO: Rene Martens an autumn break.

“In autumn it is always best to go with the ‘known knowns’; know how much stored soil

moisture, feed and water stores you have and know what your back-up plan will be if it hasn’t rained by a certain date.”

WANGARATTA CATTLE MARKET AVERAGES

Red Cross runs free farm first aid

RED Cross delivered free farm first aid courses in Carboor and Whorouly last week.

The training was conducted in local community halls and is part of community recovery following the devastating 2019/20 bushfires in North East Victoria.

Red Cross first aid trainer, Margaret Anderson, said the outbreak of COVID 19 a month or two after the end of the 2019/20 fires has made it difficult for communities to have face to face contact and get together with one another, and for Red Cross to provide bushfire recovery support.

She said some of the course participants work on their own or on isolated farms over an hour’s drive from a hospital emergency department and so rely on family or neighbours as a first response in case of an accident or medical emergency.

“The training we delivered will enable them to provide CPR, use a defibrillator, deal with accidents and snake bites until an ambulance or medical help arrives,” Ms Anderson said.

“The course also provided an opportunity for the community to get together over

Agriculture Victoria’s Grains Seasonal Risk team has also developed the ‘Autumn predictability barrier’ eLearn to provide more details to farmers about how the skill of a model is calculated, why the models struggle in autumn, some example years, and some tips for what they could be considering during autumn.

Also available through the Agriculture Victoria website are a series of climate and weather courses, including: • How to read the Fast Break table; • How to read a sea surface temperature

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anomaly (SSTA) map; • Understanding the weather forecast. What does it all mean?; • Past, Present and Future Climate eBook for the Victorian Mallee; and, • Victorian climate projections.

To keep Victorian farmers up to date on the latest, The Fast Break newsletter and The Very Fast Break videos detail Pacific and Indian Ocean and atmospheric climate driver activity each month and summarise three-month model predictions for rainfall and temperature.

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LEARNING LIFE SAVING SKILLS: Participants enjoyed the free farm first aid course conducted by the Red Cross at Carboor last week. lunch and meet with Red Cross bushfire recovery staff and local volunteers.”

Red Cross Bushfire Recovery officer for North East Victoria, Jessica Davidson, said participants were a mixed bunch of farmers, their workers, local business people, retirees, school students, CFA and CWA members.

“Not only did they walk away with useful skills that may save a life, but they had a chance to spend a day together and connect with others in their local community,” she said.

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“They also got a chance to finally share their bushfire recovery experiences and get any support they may need from Red Cross and other community organisations.”

Ms Davidson said Red Cross recognises that recovery from disasters can take a long time, and to this end, the recovery program will continue until December 2022.

For further information on the recovery program you can contact Ms Davidson at jdavison@redcross.org.au.

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Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to the satisfaction of preemployment conditions. Further information about our school is available from our website www.outdoorschool.vic.edu.au.

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SCRAPBOOKING TUTOR We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate person with experience and a love of all things Scrapbooking/Craft to join our team. We are looking for a talented tutor, with skills, passion and commitment.

We wish to engage students in projects and personalised learning. We want someone who is innovative and reflective.

Working in this position you will be a part of a team that values respect, kindness and teamwork.

We work to reduce barriers while fostering selfdetermination and building pride in our neighbourhood. We do this because we are passionate about social justice and empowerment of our communities.

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Full time (12 month position) Salary range: $84,000 - $88,000 • Work with a passionate, values based and professional team • Flexible work arrangements • Generous conditions – including salary packaging, above award package and professional development • Progressive, innovative and nurturing workplace The Centre Against Violence are a leading communitybased organisation offering a comprehensive suite of services to clients and the community across the Ovens Murray district. We provide specialist sexual assault and family violence programs and services and have offices in both Wangaratta and Wodonga, providing outreach services to smaller towns in the district.

This position has been developed to increase the accessibility and presence of CAV services to our rural communities - it will help to establish and embed rural and outreach service provision of CAV throughout the Ovens and Murray Region. The role, in partnership with CAV leadership, will determine the most appropriate locations and facilities for CAV rural service provision, and establish the partnerships and agreements to secure and support this service presence.

Working with Children’s Check and National Police Check will be required upon commencement.

Applications close Monday 28th March 2022, 5pm.

For a full position description & key selection criteria visit our website on: www.centreagainstviolence.org.au

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EMPLOYMENT

Wangaratta Chronicle Cadet Journalist CATHEDRAL COLLEGE WANGARATTA

A school of The Anglican Schools Commission (Inc.)

Cathedral College Wangaratta is a Prep to Year Twelve Independent school. We now seek applications from suitably experienced persons for the following role:

Business Manager

This is a full-time Executive position commencing July 1, 2022 Please refer to our website for more information.

Enquiries regarding the position can be directed to Amanda Pigram: apigram@cathedralcollege.vic.edu.au Applications are to be forwarded to: The Principal, Mr Nick Jones at principal@cathedralcollege.vic.edu.au by 5.00pm Monday, April 4, 2022 Cathedral College Wangaratta is a Child Safe School and an Equal Opportunity Employer

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A private cremation will follow.

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NICOLL The Funeral Service to celebrate the life of Mr Peter Nicoll will be held at the Whorouly Recreation Reserve, 1 Memorial Park Drive, Whorouly on Friday March 25, 2022, commencing at 10.30am.

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

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Aged 86 years.

She was the dearly loved wife of Norm (dec) and much loved mother and mother-in-law of Rhonda (dec), Maureen and John, Malcolm and Kerrie, and Melinda and David.

Nana to Kazz, Adam and Melissa, Emily and Matt, Jessica and Daniel, Rhys, Daniel, Charli, Erin, and Cooper.

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Peacefully sleeping, loved ones reunited.

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The funeral service for the late Mrs Edna Carlisle will be held on Monday, March 28, 2022 at the Wangaratta Uniting Church, Rowan Street, Wangaratta at 1pm.

Thereafter the cortege will proceed to the Wangaratta Lawn Cemetery.

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NATIONAL NEWS

City, Victory share ALM derby spoils again THE reinvigoration of the Melbourne Derby as one of A-League Men’s most hardfought premier fixtures has taken another step after Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory played out a 1-1 draw at AAMI Park.

Following City’s 6-0 and 7-0 humiliations of Victory in the first two derbies of 2020-21 arguably the lowest points in Victory’s history - Saturday night’s result represented a third straight stalemate be-

tween the two sides.

And seeing the progress, Victory coach Tony Popovic believes his side now has what it takes to challenge the defending champions.

“Overall, it’s a very good performance,” he said.

“Today we showed progress from the last match.

“We could’ve won the last derby. Today, we should’ve won. That’s the difference. We should have won today.”

With 18,080 supporters

on hand, it was the secondstraight derby played in front of one of the biggest crowds of this ALM season.

Clear chances for both sides arriving at a premium, fantastic work from Ben Folami set Marco Rojas up to open the scoring for Victory in the 18th minute.

But City was able to answer on the stroke of halftime through Curtis Good’s header from a corner.

Emotions bubbled through-

out the second stanza: Scott Jamieson and Nick D’Agostino, Stefan Colakovski and Jason Davidson getting into altercations before the two sides engaged in a shoving match after the final whistle. “(It was) handbags stuff. It’s nothing. It’s emotions,” City coach Patrick Kisnorbo said.

“It felt like a derby in the first game (of the season), there was a lot on the line, and it felt that way today,” added Popovic.

“The intensity was very high throughout the game from start to finish.”

Despite only landing back in Australia on Thursday after being knocked out of the Asian Champions League in extra time by Japan’s Visell Kobe, Victory frustrated City’s highpowered attack and looked dangerous in transition.

City, conversely, finished both halves strongly and had a flurry of chances to win it late through Jamie Maclaren, Co-

NEARLY THERE: Swans’ Lance Franklin will continue his quest for 1,000 AFL goals in front of a big SCG crowd.

lakovski, and Good - the latter hitting the post.

“In the end, we could have won it,” said Kisnorbo.

“It was a hard game of football and probably good for the neutral to watch.”

Top of the ALM after Western United’s loss to Sydney, City will travel to face Brisbane on Wednesday, while Victory falling to sixth after that Sky Blue win, will face Western in another derby that night.

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SCG set for Buddy fever in the 1000 goal quest THE last time Lance Franklin played in front of an unrestricted crowd at the SCG, he kicked four goals in his 300th AFL game - and a repeat of that performance next Friday will spark another massive celebration.

Franklin kicked just one goal in Sydney’s 20-point opening round derby win over GWS at Accor Stadium on Saturday, lifting his career haul to 996.

Attention will now turn to the

clash with Geelong, with Sydney officials saying it will be the first time in 951 days since that milestone game for ‘Buddy’ in August 2019 that the SCG will have an unrestricted crowd.

Franklin averages a touch under three and a half goals a game at the SCG, but just under twoand-a-half per fixture against the Cats.

The AFL community was abuzz with anticipation heading into

round one over whether Franklin would kick the five goals needed to reach four figures.

That will continue, though the always measured Sydney coach John Longmire wasn’t getting caught up in the chatter.

“We’re not on countdown watch. It will happen when it happens,” Longmire said.

He did however express more excitement about the clash with the Cats and the prospect of play-

Patterson, Moloney medal in world indoors AUSTRALIA’S athletics team is celebrating a double medal success at the world indoor championships in Belgrade with high jumper Eleanor Patterson soaring to silver and Ash Moloney battling to heptathlon bronze.

The pair both set national and Oceania indoor records as they opened the 15-strong team’s medal account on Saturday, in the first world indoors to be staged in four years.

Patterson soared over the landmark two-metre mark for the first time in her distinguished career in the morning session to add one centimetre

to her own Commonwealth record.

Eventually she lost out in a duel for gold with Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh (2.00m to 2.02m) in a compelling final that left the Belgrade Arena high on emotion as the 20-year-old victor had fled her war-torn homeland and endured a 2,000km car journey just to reach Serbia.

“It felt like a special competition out there,” explained 25-year-old Patterson, who was on her way to victory until a fighting, last-gasp clearance at 2.00m from Mahuchikh rescued her dream to win for her country.

“The hardships the Ukrainian athletes have gone through, no-one deserves to go through,.

“The journey they’ve gone on just to get here is incredible. I’m incredibly proud of Yaroslava and what’s she’s been able to do here; amazing.

“I painted my nails blue with a yellow love heart on them today just to communicate a small gesture that my heart goes out to them.”

In the evening, Moloney, the exciting young multieventer, added another global medal to the Olympic decathlon bronze he won in Tokyo last year.

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ing in front of a huge home crowd for the first time in a long time.

“It’s great for the footy club and for the players to be able to experience what’s going to be a huge crowd against a team that is forever at the top of the ladder,” Longmire said.

“We’ve got great admiration for the Geelong footy club and to be able to play them next week at home on a Friday night is exciting.”

Longmire was confident speedy midfielder Chad Warner and backline stalwart Jake Lloyd would return from injury for Friday’s game.

GWS coach Leon Cameron hopes to have a couple of quality players back for next Sunday’s away game against Richmond, with key forward Jesse Hogan and strong marking back Nick Haynes showing up well in a game earlier on Saturday.

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Frustrated Smith eyes big score in Lahore AUSTRALIA vice-captain Steve Smith admits he’s disappointed to have not capitalised on two good starts against Pakistan as he remains without an away Test century in over two years.

Smith scored 78 in Australia’s first Test in Pakistan since 1998 which ended in a draw at Rawalpindi before making 72 in the epic drawn game at Karachi.

“Look, I’ve been pretty disappointed when I’ve got out, that’s for sure,” Smith said on Saturday as Australia prepared for the third and final Test in Lahore starting Monday.

“I haven’t got out (in the 70s) many times in my career and I think I’ve got to get the bigger scores, particularly on those wickets.”

Smith looked set to score a first-Test century on the lifeless Pindi Cricket Stadium wicket before topedging a wild sweep against legspinner Nauman Ali and getting caught at short fine leg.

He batted for four hours and 40 minutes at Karachi for his 72 in Australia’s mammoth first-innings score of 9(dec)-556 but edged a low catch off fast bowler Hasan Ali to Faheem

Ashraf at second slip.

In a batter-dominated series so far, Smith hopes in Lahore he can get his first away Test century since making 211 in the Ashes Test at Manchester in 2019.

Another slow pitch is likely at the Gaddafi Stadium where there’s hardly any grass left on the wicket.

“Hopefully (I) can get into the similar position in this Test and go on and convert,” Smith said.

Captain Babar Azam led Pakistan to the second-Test draw with his historic knock of 196 in over 10 hours at Karachi.

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NATIONAL SPORT

Cricket World Cup defying COVID-19 doubts THE Women’s Cricket World Cup is belying expectations of a COVID-19 soaked showpiece, with organisers delighted to defy the pandemic.

So far, that is.

The tournament reached the half-way mark this weekend with a pair of marquee matches at New Zealand’s national stadium, Eden Park.

On Saturday, Australia produced a World Cup record chase to down India with just

three balls remaining, becoming the first side to book a place in the semi-finals.

On Sunday the hosts played England in a clash of two unexpectedly struggling sides, a storyline which has added to the tournament drama.

But you wouldn’t have blamed organisers if they weren’t there to see it, driven to drink or walking out on the eve of the event.

The ICC postponed the event from 2021 — when it

would have taken place in one of the few coronavirusfree places anywhere in the world.

Instead, it’s on this month, unfortunately timed in the middle of New Zealand’s biggest outbreak of the pandemic.

World Cup chief executive Andrea Nelson says her team has not countenanced the counterfactual.

“It’s not a path we’ve gone done,” she said.

“There’s been several mo-

liant,” she told AAP. “I’ve been working on this for two-and-a-half years and the product that we’re showing on the global stage is just next level.

“Any cricket fan or any sports fan would be finding it hard not to be rapt.”

Still, COVID-19 is leaving a mighty mark on the tournament.

No travelling journalists have opted to attend given quarantine requirements, which feels at odds with surg-

ments where things could have gone one of two ways.

Best not to dwell.”

Nelson talks of “staying dynamic” when a layperson might say “our plans went out the window”.

And quite rightly, given players have waited five years for their chance to be world champions, Nelson’s focus is on the cricket.

“The cricket has been extraordinary. The pitches have been amazing. The venues have looked bril-

ing interest in women’s sport.

Crowds have been severely capped, and local interest is low for matches that don’t involve New Zealand or India.

It’s understandable Kiwis aren’t attending in their thousands given the local impact of COVID-19.

About three per cent of the country is testing positive each week and public health officials estimate the true spread is much greater.

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Wangaratta & District Cricket Association SCOREBOARD

2021/22 season

WDCA A Grade semi-finals Wangaratta Magpies vs Delatite 1st innings Delatite +E Ree-Goodings lbw b MD Gathercole 0 NJ Scales c RA Malcolm b P Menon 0 MA Copey not out 51 *CG Anderson c Z Guilfoyle b N Bonwick 15 JB Sanford c CD Matheson b MD Gathercole 7 AC Ritchie lbw b Z Guilfoyle 9 MW Stevenson not out 10 PM Scales dnb MR Purcell dnb M Sampson dnb LJ Scales dnb A Storer dnb Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 1, lb 1) 5 Total 5/97 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW: 0 (E Ree-Goodings) 0 (NJ Scales) 26 (CG Anderson) 56 (JB Sanford) 71 (AC Ritchie) Bowling: MD Gathercole 8/5/2/11, P Menon 8/3/1/11, Z Guilfoyle 8/1/1/29, J Thewlis 8/0/0/22, N Bonwick 3/0/1/10, NJ Pell 5/1/0/12.

1st innings Wangaratta Magpies J Wallace lbw b MW Stevenson 16 +CD Matheson lbw b LJ Scales 6 P Menon not out 41 *J Davies not out 16 N Bonwick dnb RA Malcolm dnb MD Gathercole dnb Z Guilfoyle dnb NJ Pell dnb T Rosser dnb J Thewlis dnb F Dent dnb Extras (nb 1, w 19, b 0, lb 0) 20 Total 2/99 (cc) Overs 27.0

FOW: 20 (CD Matheson) 51 (J Wallace) Bowling: LJ Scales 8/1/1/31, JB Sanford 4/0/0/20, MW Stevenson 6/1/1/8, MR Purcell 4/0/0/16, AC Ritchie 2/0/0/11, A Storer 2/0/0/10, NJ Scales 1/0/0/3.

Rovers United Bruck vs Yarrawonga/ Mulwala 1st innings Rovers United Bruck L Whitten lbw b B McCabe 15 B Dale c R Clarke b AT McMillan 2 J Beattie b R Bartlett 16 JA Schonafinger c R Clarke b M McCabe 9 J Wilson c B Irvine b B McCabe 8 *PJ McNamara c & b MT Casey 13 A Grant st R Clarke b MT Casey 20 J Hyde c MT Casey b B Radford 0 +A McCarthy c & b AT McMillan 8 D Wilson not out 13 B Bartlett not out 10 Extras (nb 0, w 2, b 3, lb 4) 9 Total 9/123 (cc) Overs 40.0 FOW: 9 (B Dale) 33 (J Beattie) 38 (L Whitten) 53 (JA Schonafinger) 67 (J Wilson) 80 (PJ McNamara) 83 (J Hyde) 100 (A McCarthy) 102 (A Grant).

Bowling: AT McMillan 8/1/2/22, R Bartlett 5/0/1/19, M McCabe 8/1/1/17, B McCabe 8/0/2/14, B Radford 4/0/1/21, MT Casey 7/1/2/23.

1st innings Yarrwonga Mulwala J Lawrence c J Hyde b J Wilson 5 B Irvine c A McCarthy b B Bartlett 0 M Knight c J Wilson b JA Schonafinger 2 MT Casey c J Wilson b PJ McNamara 1 H Wheeler run out (D Wilson) 13 B Radford c A McCarthy b PJ McNamara 0 *+R Clarke c J Hyde b JA Schonafinger 15 FD Smart c D Wilson b J Hyde 11 B McCabe c B Bartlett b JA Schonafinger 2 AT McMillan c PJ McNamara b JA Schonafinger 2

HOWZAT: Wangaratta Magpies’ Jimmy Thewlis appealed with passion in his side’s semifinal win over Delatite.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie J Bartlett 7/21 (inc hat-trick) J House 3/14.

M McCabe not out 2 R Bartlett not out 0 Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 0, lb 0) 3 Total 10/56 Overs 34.4 FOW: 5 (B Irvine) 5 (J Lawrence) 9 (M Knight) 9 (MT Casey) 9 (B Radford) 27 (H Wheeler) 50 (R Clarke) 50 (FD Smart) 52 (AT McMillan) 56 (B McCabe).

Bowling: B Bartlett 4/1/1/5, J Wilson 6/3/1/3, JA Schonafinger 7.4/2/4/13, PJ McNamara 6/2/2/13, J Hyde 8/2/1/16, D Wilson 3/0/0/6.

B Grade semi-finals City Colts C.C. 2/174(cc) R Moore 54 NM Norris 47* T Schulze 35* def Milawa C.C. 150 C Honey 57 JS Bradley 3/11 MJ Clayton 2/24 R Brereton 2/39.

Rovers United Bruck C.C. 9/107(cc) W McCarthy 25 S Lidgerwood 3/12 CJ Bennett 3/28 B Lewis 2/20 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 2/111 S Lidgerwood 45* A Dodd 44* M Drage 2/10.

C Grade semi-finals Ovens Valley United C.C. 85 C Reid 2/7 J Crispin 2/12 D Simpson 2/14 F Noble 2/21 def by City Colts C.C. 7/95(cc) SA Clayton 25* C Forde 3/33 R Arguello 2/16.

Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 3/201(cc) S Lappin 110 R Leith 61 J Cummins 2/44 tied Merton C.C. 7/201(cc) LS Benton 58 RA MacKinnon 44 A Lockhart 25 S Lappin 4/44 J Bozzola 2/46.

A Reserve semi-finals Rovers United Bruck C.C. 4/131 R Cobain 38* M Whitten 37 DJ Shaw 35* H Dalbosco 2/14 def Ovens Valley United C.C. 8/129(cc) N Bleeser 46 TS Montgomery 4/31 S Godfrey 2/18 J Campbell 2/30.

Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 98 D Baldwin 3/14 D Simmons 3/27 ST Jennings 2/12 J Andison 2/36 def Rutherglen United C.C. 40

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SEMI-FINAL REVIEW: Saturday, March 19

Rovers United Bruck advance after entertaining contest ■

From back page “I was pretty angry with myself when I went out (13 off 52) because I thought I left a few out there but then Darcy came out and hit a run a ball.

“We could’ve been rolled for 100 but Darcy at the end got us to 123 which just added pressure on them (Yarrawonga Mulwala).

“We didn’t talk about their knocks as much as we should’ve because we were so up and about after the game but they were crucial.”

Former captain Jacob Schonafinger was the hero with the ball for the Hawks with figures of 4/13 off 7.4 overs, while McNamara took 2/16. “’Schona’ did what he does best and just bowled dot balls,” McNamara said.

“We changed things up a bit because we thought we needed to change things if we were going to beat them.

“Usually ‘Schona’ and myself would open but I

opened with Brady Bartlett and then ‘Schona’ and Jez Wilson came on after which I don’t think Yarrawonga Mulwala were expecting.”

The Lakers lost 5/4 at the start of their innings to slump to 5/9.

Yarrawonga Mulwala steadied through the middle with Harry Wheeler (13) and Reid Clarke (15) getting their side to 7/50.

However, the Hawks were smelling blood as they rolled the Lakers tail end, taking 4/5 to close out the game.

“The final six wickets were crazy,” McNamara said.

“It was such a relief to get that final wicket, we’re so stoked to come away with the win.

“We have to go around next week though and we know this game wasn’t our grand final.

“It’s going to be exciting to have an all Wangaratta final and it’s always good playing at Norm Minns Oval so we’re looking forward to it.”

GOOD FORM: Alex Grant top scored for Rovers United Bruck with 20.

ELATION: Rovers United Bruck celebrate their victory.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

FIRED UP: Jeremy Wilson celebrates the huge wicket of Josh Lawrence.

LET IT GO: Jacob Schonafinger took 4/13 offf 7.4 overs.

OFF THE LEGS: Pranav Menon flicks one through square leg on his way to 46 not out.

PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

OUTSTANDING: Matt Gathercole took 2/11 off eight overs.

CRACK: Jack Davies hits through mid-wicket.

Minor premiers dominate Delatite WANGARATTA Magpies have backed up their season dominance by securing a spot in this year’s WDCA A grade grand final.

The ladder leaders ran over the top of Delatite by eight wickets in Saturday’s semi-final to salute in style, chasing down the 98 target within 27 overs.

Magpies skipper Jack Davies said it was an exceptional all-round performance.

BY WILLSON MACK wmack@ nemedia.com.au

“We played the role we set out to do and bowled exceptionally well, especially early on and then did the job with the bat,” Davies said.

“We bowled one side of the wicket and bowled to our fields.

“We knew it would be hard

to get wickets later on in the game so it was imperative that we bowled to our fields early on and tried to get a few wickets.”

Although Delatite still had five wickets in the shed, Magpies’ bowlers still managed to keep them under 100 runs.

Matt Gathercole was the pick of Wangaratta Magpies’ bowlers, snagging 2/11 off eight overs, while Pranav Menon was economical with 1/11 off eight.

“’Stevo’ (Matt Stevenson) probably came out a bit later than we expected and he tried to have a crack,” Davies said.

“Credit to our bowlers as we restricted them when they were trying to be aggressive.

“It was good to see all of our bowlers chip in.”

The minor premiers made light work of Delatite’s total with Menon (41 not out off 66) steering his side to victory.

“We never really tried to put the foot down so it was pleasing to have eight wickets in the sheds and still have 13 overs left to bat,” Davies said.

“If you’re 2/90 odd with13 overs left batting first you’re going to back yourselves to make 150-plus so that was a real positive.

“It was a great feeling after the game but we know that that’s only half the job done.”

The win has set them-

selves up for a scintillating local clash against neighbouring club Rovers United Bruck on Saturday at Norm Minns Oval.

“Rovers are a handy side, you don’t make the grand final without being one of the best sides in the competition,” Davies said.

“It’s going to be a challenge but I’m sure we’ll embrace it and back our processes in.

“Nothing changes for us.”

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THIS SUNDAY

RACE DAY MARCH 20

Stoate gets quicker over longer distance

By JEFF ZEUSCHNER NATHAN Stoate was fast...very fast...when he won the 10km event in 2020, but yesterday he went even quicker over twice the distance to clinch the half marathon crown.

The 22 year old Cobram runner, who has been one of the standouts on the local running scene in recent years, completed the course - starting and finishing at the Wangaratta Showgrounds - in a time of 1:06:14.

He was half a minute ahead of second placed Albury City runner Patrick Stow, with whom he ran the majority of the race shoulder to shoulder.

“We worked together for much of the race but he (Stoate) was a bit quick for me in those last few kilometres,” said Stow, who won the event in 2020 in a time of 1:09:57.

In third place was Brad Kahlefeldt in a time of 1:08:00.

Stoate said he was happy with his run, coming of a win at the Albury City to City 15km fun run last month.

“It’s a good, fast, flat run, with a couple of hills and bridges, and I like running here,” he said.

“Conditions were good for running too.

TAKING A BREATH: Half marathon winner Nathan Stoate (centre) and 10km winner Ashley Hoffmann (left) compare notes after their races.

PHOTO: Jeff Zeuschner “In fact, I ran quicker today over the course than when I won the 10kms (in a time of 31.52 in 2020).

“I’ll be back again next year....but not sure what distance I’ll run.

“I’ve been doing a couple of marathons and placed 12th in the Melbourne Marathon (time of 2:21:51).”

In the women’s half marathon, Paige Zamperoni took the honours in a time of 1:29:36, ahead of Carol Lander (1:31:14) and Giann Sebire (1:39:47).

The 10km event was an-

other fiercely competitive race, attracting one of the largest fields, comprising more than a quarter of the overall 700 plus entrants on the day.

Albury Track Club member Ashley Hoffmann took line honours in a time of 32:39, ahead of Anthony Meek (34:42) and Mark De Campo (35:34).

“This was quite a challenging course, but great to run,” said 36 year old Hoffmann, who grew up in Wangaratta.

“I’ve only been running for about five years...I wish

I had started earlier.

“Today has been a good hit out as I prepare for the Gold Coast Marathon in July.”

Melbourne runner Beata Janetzki was the first female home, completing the 10km distance in 38:50 - just 14 seconds aheaad of Cathedral College’s Penny Townshend - with Sarah Trainer third (43:54).

Echuca runner Glenn McMillan won the 5km race in a time of 16:39, just ahead of Wangaratta runners Hayden Pearson (17:06) and 13 year old

Merlin Tzaros (17:23).

McMillan was only three days out of a week’s isolation after a positive COVID test.

“It was good to get out for a run...I was last here for the Wangaratta Carnival where I woin the 1500 metres,” he said.

“I like Wangaratta and this has been a great event.”

Female winner of the 5kms event was 14 year old Teyvia Williams of Jindabyne in a time of 19:20, ahead of Michelle Fletcher (20:30) and Peta Kelly (23:14).

Williams has a special Wangaratta connection, with her Mum Sasha Heath from Oxley, where her proud grandparents Don and Janet Heath reside - and were barracking on from the sidelines yesterday.

Williams will represent NSW at the national championships this month, as will Merlin Tzaros.

In the 2km Primary School Challenge, the first three males home were Patrick Hunter 10:06, Dale Williams 10:10 and Hudson Wallace 10:12; and the first three females home were Paige-Lee Dummett 10:46, Asta Elzinga 10:55 and Ava Penney 10:57.

• A full list of all competitors and their times will appear in Friday’s Wangaratta Chronicle.

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From back page “I was aiming to run 2:30 to 2:35 but felt good out there so just kept the pace up.

“I was looking for a bit of redemption after recovering from injury in the Melbourne Marathon.”

Cook has previously placed eighth in the Melbourne Marathon and is a two time winner of the O’Keefe Marathon in Bendigo.

He set his PB of 2:23:48 at the Penrith Marathon last year and said he was keen to return to Wangaratta next year.

“It’s a great course and great event,” he said.

Women’s marathon winner Louise Richards echoed similar sentiments, after having completed the course in a time of 3:19:38, more than 10 minutes infront of second placed female Lucy Clark (3:29:44).

“This was my first marathon and I’m stoked with the time, as I was hoping to finish under 3:30,” the 29 year old from Melbourne said.

“I usually run half marathons and my legs were certainly feeling it in the last 10kms.

“My calf muscles were cramping, but I got there.”

2022 RESULTS

MARATHON Male 1st Jamie Cook 2:29:43 2nd Leigh Mosel 2:41:14 3rd Jarrod Mullavey 2:46:52 Female 1st Louise Richards 3:19:38 2nd Lucy Clark 3:29:44 3rd Nicky Brown 4:03:01 HALF MARATHON Male 1st Nathan Stoate 1:06:14 2nd Patrick Stow 1:06:44 4rd Brad Kahlefeldt 1:08:00 Female 1st Paige Zamperoni 1:29:36 2nd Carol Lander 1:31:14 3rd Giann Sebire 1:39:47 10KM Male 1st Ashley Hoffmann 32.31 2nd Anthony Meek 34:42 3rd Mark De Campo 35:34 Female 1st Beata Jenetzki 38:50 2nd Penny Townshend 39:04 3rd Sarah Trainer 43:54

WINNER: Loiuse Richards was the first fmeale home in the Wangaratta Chronicle Marathon.

PHOTO: Nick Richards

AWARDED: Half marathon place getters (from left) Giann Sebire (3rd), Paige Zamperoni (1st) and Carol Lander (2nd).

PHOTO: Jeff Zeuschner MADE IT: Nick Creek (right) was the first Wangaratta runner home in the Wangaratta Chronicle Marathon, with the 48 year old completing the course in a time of just over three hours and eight minutes.

PHOTO: Nick Richards

5KM Male 1st Glenn McMillan 16.40 2nd Hayden Pearson 17:06 3rd Merlin Tzaros 17:23 Female 1st Teyvia Williams 19:20 2nd Michelle Fletcher 20:30 3rd Peta Kelly 23:14 2KM PRIMARY SCHOOL CHALLENGE Male 1st Patrick Hunter 10:06 2nd Dale Williams 10:10 3rd Hudson Wallace 10:12 Female 1st Paige-Lee Dummett 10:46 2nd Asta Elzinga 10:55 3rd Ava Penney 10:57

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MARATHON EFFORT A NEW RECORD

By JEFF ZEUSCHNER BENDIGO runner Jamie Cook set a blistering pace to claim the Wangaratta Chronicle Marathon in under two and half hours at the Wangaratta Showgrounds yesterday morning.

The 30 year old completed the 42.195km distance in a new record time of 2:29:43 - bettering the previous best mark of 2:34:34 set by 2019 winner Ash Watson.

Behind Cook in second place was Jarrod Mullavey (2:46:52), who had placed second behind Watson in 2019 in a time of 2:42:53, and won the event in 2013 in a time of 2:43:02.

Overall third place went to Adam Barker (2:50:51), while Wangaratta Runners’ team member Nick Creek was the first local runner home in a time of 3:06:57, placing him third in the over 40s category.

Speaking after the race, Cook said he was happy with his time.

“It was a fast, fairly flat course, but very scenic and great to run,” he said.

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BLITZING THE FIELD: Jamie Cook crosses the line to win the 2022 Wangaratta Chronicle Marathon at the Wangaratta Showgrounds yesterday. PHOTO: Nick Richards

Hometown WDCA final Rovers United Bruck and Wangaratta Magpies to face off in the WDCA A grade grand final IT will ill be b an allll Wangaratta WDCA grand final after Rovers United Bruck and Wangaratta Magpies took out their respective A grade semifinals on Saturday.

Rovers United Bruck (RUB) pulled off one of the upsets of the season in their most important game of the year to date, running over the top of defending

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premiers Yarrawonga Mulwala, while Wangaratta Magpies made light work of Delatite.

The Hawks have had their eyes set on grand final week since the start of the 2021/22

WDCA season and d lleague powerhouse Yarrawonga Mulwala was all that stood in their way.

RUB were first in to bat at WJ Findlay Oval and after posting a modest 9/123 from their 40 overs, the Lakers looked in the box seat.

However, an exceptional spell of bowling from the RUB boys saw the home side roll over the top of

the h defending d f di premiers, i bowling them out for just 56.

“It was unbelievable... one of the best games and best feelings I’ve ever had in cricket,” RUB skipper Paddy McNamara said.

“It was a hard deck to bat on, the ball was doing heaps but it was just doing enough.

“We didn’t think we

had h d enough h runs but b we also thought the outfields slow so the boundaries wouldn’t come and that’s how Yarrawonga Mulwala bat so if we took a few early wickets we might be in with a chance.”

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