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Kelly country boon

GLENROWAN’S brand

new $5.459m Ned Kelly

Discovery Hub expects to attract a further 20,000 tourists to the township each year, in a major boon for local businesses and the wider region, according to Rural City of Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees.

BY RYAN MALCOLM rmalcolm@ nemedia.com.au

The Ned Kelly tower was officially launched by Cr Rees and council chief executive officer Brendan McGrath on

Friday, with AttorneyGeneral and Northern Victoria MP Jaclyn Symes on hand to cut the ribbon ahead of the building’s formal public opening on September 16.

The ground floor of the tower, which is situated at Glenrowan’s Lions Park, features interactive

visual and audio di splays retelling Ned Kelly’s siege and capture in 1880, and details the experiences of the Kelly Gang, the hostages, police and Indigenous trackers involved in the siege.

Visitors can also access a viewing platform on the second floor of the tower,

which offers panoramic views of key locations in the area linked to the Ned Kelly story.

Set to open in line with the September school holidays, Cr Rees said the discovery hub would offer major tourism benefits to the township.

“It’s great to see this for

Glenrowan, but also for Wangaratta as a general (area) because this is the start of the rural city right here, and it’s a great project in conjunction with State Government, with us as a council and the Glenrowan community,” he said.

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$5.459m Glenrowan discovery hub to add 20,000 new visitors to local area each $y,yyear

RURAL City of Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees and Northern Victoria MP Jaclyn Symes were on hand to officially launch Glenrowan’s $5.459m Ned Kelly Discovery Hub on Friday. Located at Lions Park, the hub offers a video and audio displays detailing the Kelly seige, as well as panoramic views of the Glenrowan township.

PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm

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$5.459m Glenrowan discovery hub to add 20,000 new visitors to local area each year

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“We need to thank everybody for the consolidation process that we went through in relation to it – Aboriginal elders have been a part of it, the Kelly descendants, the police – everyone involved in the collaboration has been fantastic.

“It’s a great thing to see another 15,000 to 20,000 people come through Glenrowan and just to stop here to say hello and go up and have coffees and cakes, look at the memorabilia, use the shops here.

“We’ve got big signage going on the highway over the next month or so, that will direct people into Glenrowan and hopefully a picture on the board to show this facility which will attract them to come in and learn about it.”

Appearing on behalf of current Re-

gional Development Minister Harriet

Shing at Friday’s event, the current Attorney-General and former Minister for Regional Development Ms Symes said the project had been particularly fulfilling for her, having hailed from nearby Benalla. She said the depth of research involved in the project had meant the historic retelling of the Kelly siege had been handled in a sensitive way.

“We know that the Ned Kelly story is not without its controversy, so to have done all that important research to retell the stories from a lot of perspectives and recognising everyone that was involved in that time, I think they’ve done a brilliant job in doing that,” she said.

“I think for a small town like Glenrowan, you can’t underestimate the all-important tourism dollar and just people talking about how fantastic our region is.

“To have another reason to visit this region and then launch pad into the broader region – hopefully stop at the border – it’s great to just keep adding reasons to come here and I think once people do visit they’ll return time and time again.

“Being able to celebrate and capitalise on your history is a fantastic way to be respectful, and to reinvigorate the stories of the past – our region here is so rich in history and that’s why we’ve got behind some really important tourism projects.”

Fundraising begins for 2024 Kokoda scholarship

By RYAN MALCOLM

A $2000 donation by the Freemasons of the Wangaratta Lodge of St John has kick-started fundraising efforts for the second iteration of the Bob Iskov Kokoda Scholarship.

Master of St John’s Lodge Ken Broomhead extended the Freemasons’ support of the scholarship into the intiative’s second year, after local year 11 students Hugh Canning (Galen), Ella Kidd (Cathedral) and Zoe Baguley (Wangaratta High School) were funded by local organisations and businesses to trek the Kokoda Trail early last month.

At a Wangaratta RSL panel evening hosted recently by Megan Iskov, the granddaughter of Kokoda veteran and former Wangaratta Shire president Bob, the students reflected on their experiences in Papua New Guinea, as planning efforts ramped up for the 2024 trip.

Mr Broomhead also spoke at the panel, sharing anecdotes from his experiences after being born in Madang, New Guinea and growing up to fly DC3 airliners across the Kokoda Gap, before moving to Wangaratta and befriending Bob Iskov.

Scholarship coordinator Craig Iskov said it was touching to hear of Mr Broomhead’s experiences and his relationship with the former’s father.

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“(Ken’s) interest particularly, apart from being a mate of Dad’s, was that he was born in New Guinea, lived there most of his life –and he spoke of flying DC3s – well after the war – across the Kokoda Gap and across the Kokoda Trail,” Mr Iskov said.

“He said he flew that route for New Guinea Airlines for quite a number of years looking down thinking about those blokes (Kokoda veterans).”

Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy was joined at the event by his East Gippsland counter-

$250,000

part and shadow minister for veterans’ affairs, Tim Bull, the latter of whom had accompanied the local students to the trail alongside a strong contingent of young adults from Gippsland.

Mr McCurdy said it was pleasing to see the community get behind the initiative, with a number of sponsors either attending the night or otherwise offering their support.

“The kids spoke incredibly well, and I am certain that everyone in the room was equally impressed with the way they presented themselves,” he said.

“They can all be very proud of how they have represented their schools and the whole Wangaratta community.

“We could not get this off the ground with the generosity of the many locals and businesses around Wangaratta.

“I also want to extend a big thanks to Ken Broomhead and the Freemasons Lodge who provided a $2000 donation at the dinner.

“It fills me with great pride that the community is so keen to invest in providing our youth with life-changing opportunities.”

football and netball grants open

FOOTBALL and netball grants of up to $250,000 are now open for regional clubs to apply for.

The 2023/24 Country Football and Netball Program grants scheme will support infrastructure developments, including court and oval lighting upgrades, change room developments and new pavilions for local clubs and communities.

Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy urged local groups to apply.

“Local footy and netball play such an important part of life in the

Ovens Valley, with many families being involved in their local club in various capacities,” he said.

“There are many clubs in need of lighting and clubroom upgrades and this funding will give them an opportunity to complete these upgrades and attract new talents to the club.”

Applications close on October 9.

For more information and to apply, visit https:// sport.vic.gov.au/grantsand-funding/our-grants/ country-football-and-netball-program.

TOURIST TRIUMPH: Northern Victoria MP Jaclyn Symes was shown through the new Ned Kelly tower by rural city deputy Mayor Harry Bussell.

PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm

SHOW OF SUPPORT: Freemasons master of St John’s Lodge, Ken Broomhead (right) presents a cheque for $2000 to Wangaratta RSL sub-branch president Lt Gen (Retired) Ash Power at the recent panel.

HAVE A SHOT: Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy has urged local football and netball clubs to apply for state funding.

Fire at Wangaratta tobacco store allegedly linked to bikie activity

By RYAN MALCOLM

FOUR people linked to the Finks Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) will face criminal charges over alleged arson attacks at tobacco stores in Wangaratta and Wodonga last month.

Late last week, police arrested a 33-year-old Epping man, a 40-year-old Kilmore man, a 31-year-old Flemington woman and a 43-year-old Melton man on arson allegations, following fires at a Murphy Street, Wangaratta store and a High Street, Wodonga store on the morning of July 27.

A woman and her dogs were rescued from the upper floor of the Wangaratta building, and she was subsequently treated for smoke inhalation.

The North East fires are believed to be linked to as many as nine similar blazes across the state dating back to March this year.

The attempted extortion of an Eltham tobacco store owner in June is also believed to be linked to the series of alleged offending.

Each of the four arrested are patched members of the Finks OMCG.

The Epping and Kilmore men were each remanded in custody to face court in November, while the Flemington woman and Melton man were bailed to return to court later this year.

Investigators were said to be looking into a range of motivations for the fires, including links to a number of organised crime syndicates, and will subsequently partner with the Australian Border Force, Australian Federal Police and the Australian Taxation Office to target the offending.

Police do not believe the fires are linked to a second series of fires related to an ongoing organised crime dispute, which included a fire at a Collingwood business in June.

Arson and Explosives Squad Detective Inspector Chris Murray said the four arrested were likely puppets for those pulling the strings in the syndicate.

“Again, we are seeing these criminals use arson to threaten people and we are incredibly lucky not have had anyone killed or seriously injured,” he said.

“This is inherently dangerous behaviour and I want

to assure the public that police will not tolerate such blatant and dangerous criminal conduct in our communities.

“Over the past few weeks, police have also been visit-

ing tobacco stores in partnership with the ABF and we will continue to undertake these visits.

“I can assure those people who have received threats, that the investigation of

these arsons and extortions are an absolute priority for Victoria Police - people deserve to feel safe.

“These are legitimate store owners who have told us they are feeling scared and con-

cerned by these attacks – this is their livelihood that is directly being impacted.”

VIPER Taskforce Detective Acting Inspector Leigh Howse said the taskforce would be working closely with other specialist units to stop fire occurring and dismantle criminal syndicates.

“We know that there are people linked to several organised crime entities, including Middle Eastern Organised Crime groups and OMCGs, who are behind the illegal tobacco trade and the use of arson to threaten and extort the legitimate owners of these shops,” he said.

“The VIPER Taskforce will be knocking on the doors of anyone linked to these syndicates who we think might also be involved in the illicit tobacco trade.

“Again, I’d ask people to consider if this is the kind of attention they want because we will be doing everything we can to hold them to account regardless of the nature of their criminality.

“We won’t only be focusing on the fires or illicit tobacco, the seizure of firearms and drugs linked to this broader investigation is testament to that.”

Gateway Health helps local men to cook down barriers

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

DAVID Wohlers and Tony Nolan of the Wangaratta Men’s Shed showed you are never too old to learn new tricks, cooking up a storm at the Men’s Shed weekly Wednesday lunch meet.

The men were recent graduates of Gateway Health’s cooking program, aimed to tailor to men over 65 who would like to improve their cooking skills and knowledge.

It was particularly for those who may not have cooked much in the past, but due to a change in circumstances or caring role, are now needing

to cook on a regular basis.

The two mates decided to put their skills to the test as they swapped the Men’s Shed weekly sausage sizzle lunch meets with a more acquired taste, cooking up a hearty vegetable lentil soup with the assistance of program dieticians

Anita Sherma and Debbie Speed.

A Gateway Health dietician, Ms Sherma said the men had shown great initiative in deciding to show off their newly found skills at the shed.

“We’ve had a few people come in from the Men’s Shed and they’ll get more members

from us so it’s a nice partnership in that way,” she said.

“It’s a good offshoot that the program is social and they can take their skills somewhere else.”

Mr Wohlers said he hoped his display of cooking would encourage more members at the Men’s Shed to jump out of their comfort zone and try and embrace the opportunity to learn how to cook themselves.

“I think most men are scared to join in, but there might be one who wants to have a go (after today),” he said.

“I’ve got a pretty good cook at home who thinks I’m taking over.”

MAGIC TOUCH: Tony Nolan (left) and David Wohlers used their newly found cooking skills to cook vegetable lentil soup for the Wangaratta Men’s Shed’s Wednesday lunch.

PHOTO: Bailey Zimmermann

UNDER INVESTIGATION: Police attended the scene of a fire on Murphy Street last month. Police have subsequently charged four people as part of a string of alleged bikie-related arson attacks.

PHOTO: Bailey Zimmermann

Best turf club win

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013

By JEFF ZEUSCHNER

WANGARATTA Turf Club has been crowned Country Racing Victoria’s Club of the Year.

Premier and Racing Minister Denis Napthine made the announcement, and presented club chief executive officer Paul Hoysted with the trophy, and $20,000 prize, at a gala event in Melbourne on Saturday night.

A slightly sleep-deprived Mr Hoysted told the Wangaratta Chronicle yesterday the honour was something the whole community could take pride in, recognising several years of hard work by the club, its sponsors, stakeholders and wider public.

“It’s great for the club, and great for Wangaratta,” he said, admitting he was still in ‘shock’.

“We’ve worked our butts off to make improvements and build a stronger club.

“We’ve strengthened the club’s profitability, governance, community involvement and what we do with the racing community.

CELEBRATIONS: Wangaratta Turf Club’s (from left) Rod Carmody (treasurer), Bill Carlile (president), Greg Brown (track manager), Paul Hoysted (CEO), David Strain (committee member), Allison Vaughan (vice president) and David Kittle (committee member) with the award.

help with the promotion of the club, and indicated he’d already told the Premier the club would be ‘knocking on the door” for more government funding support.

“We’ve got charity business racing days and built our membership up to 500.

“A key factor has been our masterplan, which we’ve been able to put into action, and deliver around $1 million of investment to improve facilities in the past year (with another $1m planned over the next 12 months).

“The support we’ve had for our sponsors, businesses, community and the racing fraternity has been fantastic.”

Mr Hoysted said the statewide recognition would

“We’re hoping to get grant funding to help further upgrade public facilities, including seating, in the function room, and a new area in the betting ring for members and horse owners,” he said.

“The $20,000 prize is fantastic...we’ve already got some projects lined up to spend that on.”

Wangaratta won the club of the year honour ahead of fellow finalists Dunkeld Racing Club, Swan Hill Jockey Club and last year’s winner, Cranbourne Turf Club.

ADALINE Pearl Phillips was born on Sunday, August 13 at 6:02pm and weighed 3.675kg (8lb 1oz). She is the daughter of Molly and Seamus Phillips of Myrtleford.

LUCY Dylan O’Sullivan was born on Tuesday, August 15 at 10:57am and weighed 4.978kg (10lb 6oz). She is the sister of Vera O’Sullivan and daughter of Jerusha and Shea O’Sullivan of Yarrawonga.

Busy week at midwifery

MIDWIVES and nurses at Northeast Health Wangaratta have been busy with new mums and bubs.

The Wangaratta Chronicle will be in attendance at the midwifery ward on Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.30am to take photos

of newborns with their parents, grandparents and/ or siblings.

Consent forms are available from Northeast Health Wangaratta and from Wangaratta Chronicle staff on the day.

If you would like a photo

but are not at the ward at the time of visiting, you can come into the Wangaratta Chronicle office at 37 Rowan Street during office hours to organise it.

Photographs are available to purchase from the Wangaratta Chronicle office.

Lucy Dylan O’Sullivan

Adaline Pearl Phillips

Celebrating appeal heroes

By RYAN MALCOLM

MORE than 70 people packed out the Wangaratta Golf Club on Thursday evening, as Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal organisers celebrated volunteers from across regional Victoria in the wake of a fundraising drive which raised more than $23m in 2023.

The event was one of two events held annually in regional Victoria to recognise the selfless efforts of rural volunteers, a sub-category which was responsible for just shy of $4.6m in fundraising this year.

Good Friday Appeal fundraising and communications lead Simone Dalla Riva was part of the welcoming party at the door

as volunteers from as far as Gippsland attended the rural city last week, and said it was important to shine a light on their efforts.

Some 18 different towns were represented at the event.

“I think it’s extremely important, although most of them don’t ask for (an event) – they’re silent achievers who do it for lots of reasons and not their own recognition,” she said.

“The thing that really defines the Good Friday Appeal is the fact that it is communities which are fundraising – so being able to bring communities together to say thank you is just part of the Good Friday Appeal’s philosophy.”

A number of Wangaratta-area volunteers were

also in attendance, including Wangaratta volunteer area manager Alex Carmody, who celebrated his 30th year in the role and marked 64 years since he first collected for the appeal as a volunteer.

Community fundraising coordinator Anna Wilson said Mr Carmody had long been a staple of the Wangaratta fundraising effort, which this year raised in excess of $127,000 for the Royal Children’s Hospital.

“He’s the driving force behind fundraising in Wangaratta – any time, any opportunity to raise money, Alex will be there and he’ll be doing it,” she said.

“We’re really honoured and he deserves every element of recognition that we can give him and everyone else (who volunteers).”

Music to the ears of local homelessness initiative

By RYAN MALCOLM

LOCAL homelessness support initiative Zac’s Place is expected to receive a major fundraising boon later this year, with the Wangaratta Club to host a day on the bowling green filled with musical acts from the North East and abroad.

The Wills Street initiative, which opens its doors to those doing it tough within the community each Thursday night, was presented with a cheque for $500 by the Wangaratta Club’s Daniel Peacock recently, with more funding expected to come courtesy of the October 22 event.

Wangaratta’s Michelle Britt and her band ‘Intensity’ will feature as part of a stacked lineup of performers from 11.30am, supporting an event which she said was the most recent in a long list of fundraising endeavours by the band.

North East band ‘Lowline’ will also perform, featuring Kai Duursma, a Wangaratta local and son of Zac’s Place coordinator Di Duursma.

“Intensity has done a fundraiser every year – except for COVID – and the last fundraiser we did was for the Lismore floods,” she said.

“We wanted to keep the tradition going that once a year we get musicians together and try and do a fundraiser for the community.

“With so much going on in the town, interest rates going

up and everything, Zac’s Place seems to be doing so much good that people can just drop in there if they’re not feeling well or if they’re lonely or homeless.

“This year Zac’s Place needs

Sausage sizzle in CBD to promote grant discussions

WANGARATTA Connected Communities Inc will provide local community groups the opportunity to discuss grant opportunities over a sausage this week.

The initiative has been providing grants within the Wangaratta municipality since 2017, giving more than $100,000 to local groups.

A sausage sizzle at the kiosk on the corner of Murphy and Reid streets from 10.30am to 1.30pm on Friday will allow local organisations to learn more about the Connected Communities initiative, which is funded through Bendigo Bank.

Members of the committee will be partnering with local Bendigo Bank staff to provide community groups the opportunity to discuss funding opportunities, as well as how they can support the grant giving process.

Chair David Fuller said he was keen to see the community become more aware of local grant organisations.

“Connected Communities can often go under the radar, so this sausage sizzle provides an excellent opportunity for locals to find out more about the work we do,” he said.

“The more people who are aware of our work, the more people we can support the great work that our community groups do.

as much support as it can have.”

Tickets will cost $10, with all proceeds to be injected into the Zac’s Place initiative.

To book a table for the event, call the Wangaratta Club on 5721 3711.

“We are also keen to take the opportunity to explain how we are funded and encourage Bendigo Bank customers to get their accounts tagged, which will enable us to provide more grant giving.”

Anyone with questions about the Connected Communities initiative is encouraged to stop by the sausage sizzle on Friday or email bbccwangaratta@gmail.com.

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LIFETIME OF GIVING: Alex Carmody (right) and wife Judy were front and centre at Thursday night’s celebration, as Alex celebrated his 30th year as Wangaratta-area volunteer coordinator for the Good Friday Appeal.

PHOTO: Ryan Malcolm

STRIKING THE RIGHT CHORD: Wangaratta Club’s Daniel Peacock presented Zac’s Place coordinator Di Duursma with a $500 donation last week, flanked by Murray Barton and Michelle Britt, who will perform at the October 22 fundraising event.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Ned Kelly hub a vital step for North East

GLENROWAN’S brand new Ned Kelly Discovery Hub is an important step towards enshrining the story of the Kelly Gang in the region for generations going forward.

The more than $5m undertaking by local council and the State Government provides a state-of-the-art insight into the infamous Kelly siege at Glenrowan, promising to be a major tourist attraction for the North East going forward.

Glenrowan has long been associated with the Kelly name, and local businesses and private enterprises have done a stand-up job acknowledging the region’s history and importance in Victorian colonialism.

However, the importance of this State Government investment into the township cannot be understated.

Alongside ongoing upgrades to Beechworth’s Historic Courthouse, the government has poured significant resources into consolidating the North East’s association with the controversial bushranger, and the financial benefit to businesses within the local township could be significant.

One of the key points pushed by local council was how much research went into the project, and how important it was to acknowledge all facets of the siege, including the hostages and police.

Whether you believe Ned Kelly was a hero or a villain, the hub offers an educational experience regardless of your opinion.

It’s an important consideration, and one that will allow Glenrowan to position itself as more of a heavyweight on the Victorian tourism front.

And the entire North East will reap the benefits.

The Quiz No. 49

1. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron starred in which 2015 movie?

2. In which part of the human body is the trapezoid bone located?

3. Which country won the 2015 Rugby World Cup?

4. Mozambique has a coastline on which ocean?

5. Who wrote the music to the ballet, The Nutcracker?

6. Which chess piece can only move in diagonal lines?

7. On which continent is French Guiana located?

8. Who preceded Kim Hames as Deputy Premier of Western Australia?

9. Which team defeated Perth Glory in the 2015 FFA Cup final?

10. The Catcher in the Rye is one of the best known novels by which author?

11. Nicosia is the capital of which country?

12. A Chi Poo is a cross between a poodle and which dog?

13. Who was the first woman to become the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs?

14. Which creature is on the German Coat of Arms?

15. Max Dupain is best known in relation to which of the Visual Arts?

16. Which two players made their maiden Test centuries in the first cricket Test of the 201516 Australia vs New Zealand series?

17. Who played Kevin Arnold in the classic TV series, The Wonder Years?

18. The Matterhorn is on the border of which two countries?

19. Pat Cash and Jon Dee founded which environmental organisation in the early 1990s?

20. Luke Hemmings is best known as the lead vocalist of which band?

FACEBOOK users this week commented on the questioning of two conflicting risk assessment reports delivering alternate fates for 10 red gum trees at Merriwa Park by concerned residents.

• Heather Roman: Most people don’t want to see a nice tree in a park be cut down. But l personally wouldn’t want to be part of the reason trees were left when they fall on someone.

Everyone knows some of the worst tree for this are gums. They have always been watered. Their root system will not be deep

• Marianne Hamilton: Are these Council arborist reports public information yet? Anyone know how to source them ??

• Greg Wighton: Marianne you can email them and they’ll provide a copy. I’d email you one directly but I think the more enquiries they get about it

Local play exceeded our expectations

FRIDAY night’s Ladies in Black production by Wangaratta Players at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre was exceptional and exceeded our expectations.

We had a great night.

The theatre group showed amazing talent and gave the audience a great night of entertainment.

How blessed we are to have such talent in our region.

We see shows at the WPACC frequently and always enjoy the theatre and the shows.

The theatre is warm and the staff friendly, and a local wine in the lobby pre-show mood is very nice.

I think wineries are a prefect match for the arts.

We’re looking forward to the ballet this week.

The arts are very important to our region’s image and lifestyle and full theatres like Friday night show how much it is enjoyed.

Stuart Davie, Corowa

Court action an option to fix our bad roads

VICTORIAN country roads are in such neglected condition because the Department of Transport (DoT) is a law unto itself.

The Bush Roads Summit held in Wodonga yesterday was needed.

The incompetent management of Victoria’s road network injures and kills road users who are family members and loved ones.

Bad roads are an unacceptable hazard for bicycle and motorcycle riders.

Potholes, crumbling shoulders and deadly barrier posts have put too many riders in hospitals and worse, in 2023.

These include a seriously injured police motorcyclist on the South Gippsland Highway and a female rider who hit a massive pothole near Shepparton earlier this year.

Bad roads increase wear and tear on business vehicles which means prices in shops rise.

They damage private vehicles imposing unnecessary costs on Victorians trying to make ends meet.

Most of the time victims can’t hold DoT to account or recover costs.

Until DoT is held to account in court for the damage done, road users can expect many more unnecessary casualties and higher costs.

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Our regional roads remain ‘uncarworthy’

ROAD resurfacing and maintenance activities have virtually been abandoned by the Andrews Labor Government as Victoria’s financial woes worsen.

Road’s performance measures in the 20232024 budget continue “to be confirmed”, with Labor refusing to divulge the actual target.

The state is broke and those of us in regional Victoria are left to pay the price.

We cannot afford to continue to neglect and cut funding to regional roads – the cost far more than just money.

TAC statistics show lives lost in 2023 is already up 25 per cent, with a whopping 60 per cent of these deaths occurring outside of Melbourne in provincial towns and on rural roads.

Our cars have to be roadworthy, yet our regional roads are neither safe nor car

worthy, and sadly this is confirmed in road crash statistics.

It’s a shocking indictment that Labor is budgeting less on our road maintenance now than 10 years ago – when you factor in inflation, it’s track record is a disgrace.

Labor must immediately reverse this terrible decision to slash the road resurfacing program.

Just fix our roads and make them safe.

Tim McCurdy, Nationals MP for Ovens Valley

TERRIBLE STATE: Wangaratta-based Nationals’ MP for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy said many regional roads remain “uncarworthy”.

Free public event to focus on use of electric vehicles

COUNCIL is set to partner with Wangaratta Landcare and Sustainability to deliver a panel discussion on the future of electric vehicle in the community this weekend.

Wangaratta Library will play host to the event on Saturday, August 26 between 10.30am and 12pm, with a focus on providing more information on the benefits and costs of uptake of electric vehicles locally.

Cr Jack Herry said the initiative was a great way for community members to become informed.

“We are seeing more electric cars in our community and the opportunities to switch to electric are growing,” he said.

“For people who are interested in going electric or those who have a few more

questions, being able to share information and hear from industry experts is a terrific opportunity.”

The ‘Electric Vehicle Show and Tell’ will present the basics of electric vehicle ownership, including how they work, what they cost to buy and run, how they connect to our homes, and how they can be charged on the road.

Local importers Kilowatt cars, local electricians SolarGain, infrastructure suppliers MyEnergi and a local electric vehicle owner from Wangaratta Landcare and Sustainability will speak as part of the panel.

“All of your questions will be answered, and different models of electric vehicles will be on display,” Cr Herry said.

Wangaratta Landcare and

Sustainability president Russell Sully said the event was a great opportunity to look and learn as an electric future continues to gain traction.

“The transition to electric vehicles makes sense for our hip pockets and reduces greenhouse gas emissions,” he said.

“Wangaratta Landcare and Sustainability fully support the electrification of everything with homegrown renewable energy, to reduce dangerous greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.

“Making the switch to electric vehicles makes environmental and economic sense.”

For more information or to book a free ticket, visit https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov. au/Residents/Events/Electric-Vehicles-Show-Tellage.

Keeping watch on cardiac care

NORTHEAST Health Wangaratta’s ‘Hospital-in-theHome’ program (HITH) has recently expanded its service to include supporting patients going home from hospital to optimise their heart failure management.

Linda Neate is a patient of the ‘Hearts@Home’ arm of HITH, after being diagnosed with heart failure in January.

She presented to the emergency department with gradual worsening of shortness of breath over the previous week.

Linda said that after a few days in hospital undergoing tests and fine tuning medications, she was able to go home but remained under the care of the NHW medical team via ‘Hearts@Home’.

Linda received daily visits from a Hospital-in-the-Home nurse for clinical assessment

and help to best manage her condition.

NHW has admitted 200 patients in the last 12 months with heart failure and early in the year implemented Heart Failure Information Packs as part of its Cardiovascular Ambassador Project.

Susan Christie is clinical coordinator of Hospital-in-theHome and said that Hearts@ Home was proving effective in helping people manage their condition at home, while still receiving clinical support.

“Hearts@Home is a great example of how clinicians from across multiple units work together in sequence along the patient journey to achieve the optimum outcome,” Susan said.

Linda said that from a patient’s point of view, she was very grateful to have had this service.

“When you are in hospital, the environment is quite busy and you are not feeling well, which can make it hard to take in all the information that is presented to you,” she said.

“Having the HITH nurses visit me at home, making sure I was taking the right medications and doing all the right things to manage my condition, was such a valuable help.

“Being reviewed by both a cardiologist and another physician in the week after leaving the hospital was also very reassuring.

“By the time I was discharged from HITH 12 days after first presenting to ED, I knew I was on the right track and had confidence that my GP and other services such as complex care received the right information about the ongoing plan for me.”

ALL HEART: Linda Neate (left) recieves a health checkup from HITH nurse Stacey Ressom.

Soaking up the sun at Apex Park

AS spring draws near, so do the sunny days and milder weather which encourages families to gather at Apex Park to soak in the sun, stretch the legs and enjoy some family time.

FATHER AND SON: Ezekiel and Jeremy Leighton love some personal time at

SWINGING

Hit of warmth on chilly morning

A frosty morning on Tuesday called for a hot coffee at Wangaratta’s local cafes.

love some downtime after a morning

SKY HIGH: Jasmine and Ya’Akov Leighton are on top of the world.

Apex.

LAYING ABOUT: Eli Chocka takes a spell.

STRIKE A POSE: Charlotte McLeod loves to adventure.

FUN IN THE SUN: Liv Kaye, Emily Sheppard, Hudson Schloss and Dael Johnston take advantage of the perfect afternoon.

PLAY TIME: Zharlotte Whodes and Nadia AlMasri love an afternoon out.

AROUND: Riley Akkurt and Shiloh Chocka enjoy buddy time.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

GREAT FRIENDS: Carmel Ellis, Marion Nash, Colleen Freeman and Jan Martin

walk.

DOWN THE HATCH: Julia Doherty can’t resist the taste of a good cuppa.

AT YOUR SERVICE: Tanika McLaughlin serves up great local coffee. WARM ME UP: Liz and Paul Maher enjoy a kick start.

BIG BREAKFAST: Tony and Wendy Marshall enjoy a coffee and breakfast.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

Exhibition ponders our relationships with land

By ANITA MCPHERSON

A MAJOR exhibition presented by the Benalla Art Gallery in partnership with the University of Melbourne and Winton Wetlands, has opened at the gallery.

Inspired by Benalla Art Gallery’s idyllic position between the Benalla Botanical Gardens (manicured gardens designed and developed in 1886) and Lake Benalla (an artificial lake created in the 1970s), Always and Altered ponders our local and universal relationship with the land.

It features work by artists Lauren Berkowitz, Judith Nangala Crispin, Sebastian Di Mauro, George Egerton-Warburton, Paul Fletcher, Dr Treahna Hamm (Firebrace), Ernest Marcuse, Rene Martens, Andy Pye, Jen Valender, Yandell Walton and Stephen Wickham.

Benalla Art Gallery director Eric Nash recognised the contributions of the artists and exhibition partners as vital to the project’s realisation.

“Put simply, this exhibition would not have been possible without the incredible contributions of our participating artists and the support of both the University of Melbourne and Winton Wetlands,” he said.

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“There are many ways we interact with, shape, and impact upon the land, and the motivation for developing this exhibition was really to ruminate on those interactions and how

these play out socially, culturally, and environmentally.”

Always and Altered features works from the Benalla Art Gallery Collection, Winton Wetlands digital archive, loaned directly from artists and resulting from the University of Melbourne’s Art + Ecology Residency at Dookie.

They explore our shaping of the landscape for a myriad of purposes, First Nations custodianship of the land and connection to Country, the importance of National Parks and

conservation projects, and human environmental impacts.

Always and Altered runs until September 17.

A First Mondays Talk called Art + Ecology, presented by Dr Suzie Fraser (coordinator, Centre of Visual Art, University of Melbourne) in conversation with artist Jen Valender, will be held on Monday, September 4 at 10am.

The event is free but numbers are strictly limited with bookings required via email to gallery@benalla.vic.gov.au.

WHAT’S UP WITH THE WEATHER?

By Peter Nelson, Peter Retired CSIRO climatologist

August rainfall is below average

DESPITE a little bit of rain late last week, it has become a lot drier not only in North East Victoria, but across much on the nation during the first half of August.

Rainfall totals in Victoria to date have been less than half the August average and also less than half the average at all alpine resorts.

Maximum temperatures have been about one degree above normal whilst minimum temperatures have been a degree below normal.

One main difference the past week was the heavy rain over the south west corner of WA.

Perth recorded its heaviest rain for mid August since 2017 and before that in 1928, 1898 and 1888.

If that is a reliable guide to the coming months in our North East region we are in for much warmer and drier conditions during the spring months and continuing well into the next summer.

Just further north into central west and north west of NSW many places have recorded little or no rain since July 8, and maximum temperatures since the start of August being three or more degrees above normal.

A few places are already heading for their warmest August since 1888.

While Wangaratta and other parts of the North East had a few showers late last week, rainfall to dat4e is about half the August average - and warmer days are expected during the fourth week of August.

It was 26 degrees near the end of August in 1982 in Wangaratta, whilst Rutherglen in 1928 recorded its hottest September on record with the highest temperature of 32.2 on Friday, September 28.

Free moving image art workshop for local youth

A FREE youth workshop giving participants the opportunity to create a collaborative moving artwork, will be held at the Benalla Art Gallery in September.

Called Imagined and Illuminated, the workshop coincides with the presentation of Yandell Walton’s spectacular interactive projection artwork, Human Effect, as part of the major exhibition, Always and Altered.

Yandell will lead the group across two days to collaboratively conceive a video artwork which explores our connection to nature.

Participants will then be guided in techniques to capture video content, which Yandell will then edit into a resolved video work to be projected on the Benalla Art Gallery outdoor projection façade throughout October.

Gallery director Eric Nash said the workshop will be an exciting opportunity for young creatives in the community to take part in an intensive workshop with one of the country’s most exciting moving image artists.

“I am eager to see the collaborative artwork presented each night throughout October for our community to truly appreciate the young talent in the region,” he said.

The workshop will take place across two days, from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, September 2 and Sunday, September 3.

The free event is open to participants aged 15 to 25 years, and is limited to eight places on a first bookings basis, with registration via email to gallery@benalla.vic. gov.au.

SHIFTING LANDSCAPE: Always and Altered is currently on display at Benalla Art Gallery.

ARTS OPPORTUNITY: The free youth workshop gives participants the opportunity to work with Melbournebased multimedia artist, Yandell Walton.

PHOTO: Paul Barbera

Exhibition sees family violence survivors share their stories

A NEW exhibition which opened at Wangaratta Art Gallery on the weekend hopes to inspire visitors and encourage difficult conversations as it delves into the personal experiences of family violence and sexual assault.

The Warriors Unmasked - The Art Project exhibition features work from nine artists and runs until September 24 in gallery two at Wangaratta Art Gallery.

This project has been led by the Centre Against Violence in Wangaratta, along with the generous support from the Kyamba Foundation, GOTAFE, the Rural City of Wangaratta and the Wangaratta Art Gallery.

Family violence survivor and local resident Allison Winters is among those who have bravely stepped up to tell their story through art.

Allison’s story is hard to look at, but not uncommon.

“I had originally received support from the Centre Against Violence (CAV) a few years ago,” Allison said.

“When this art project started, I was really interested in meeting fellow victim survivors.

“I’m passionate about

creating and expressing myself, so this opportunity seemed like the perfect way to channel my emotions into something meaningful.

“Working under the guid-

ance of CAV professionals provided a safe environment where I could open up and share my story.

“It has been both rewarding and challenging, but ultimately cathartic.”

In this powerful artwork, Allison has tied in everyday phrases that they had heard over the years, which took on a new, more sinister meaning within the context of family violence.

The culmination of these phrases created a visually impactful representation of the insidious nature of family violence.

The red flag not only symbolised Allison’s personal

truth and strength but also aimed to resonate with others who might be experiencing similar challenges.

It stands as a testament to Allison’s “truth” and a call to action for those who encounter such signs in their lives.

“My creation is a striking ‘Big Red Flag’, a symbol of warning and awareness,” Allison said.

“The inspiration for this profound piece came to me during a moment of contemplation on a long drive to a counselling appointment with my perpetrator.

“I realised that the apprehension I felt about the upcoming session was a significant warning sign – a ‘Big Red Flag’ in itself.”

If you or someone you know needs sexual assault support call 03 5722 2203 during business hours and for afterhours call the statewide Sexual Assault Crisis Line (SACL) on 1800 806 292.

For support due to family violence, contact the Wangaratta CAV team during business hours at the Orange Door on 1800 271 157.

If you require immediate support outside of business hours call Safe Steps on 1800 015 188.

of the Group” in influencing the fire service in this state.

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RED FLAG: Allison Winters is one of nine artists featuring their work in The Warriors Unmasked - The Art Project exhibition at the Wangaratta Art Gallery.

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3 Which term describes a devotee (8)

7 Name the capital of Massachusetts USA (6)

8 Name the lead guitarist for The Beatles, George ... (8)

9 What is soft slimy mud or mire (6)

10 Which term suggests the killing of a monarch (8)

11 What is a defensive covering for the head (6)

14 Which term means customs or practices (6)

17 What is a means of climbing steps (8)

18 Which metallic element has the symbol Ag (6)

19 Springfield is the capital of which State in the USA (8)

20 To wrest from a person by violence, is to do what (6)

21 What are burning remains of a fire (3,5)

DOWN

1 Name a heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece (7)

2 What is a sporting facility, often enclosed (7)

3 To receive property etc, as an heir, is to do what (7)

4 What are trucks known as in England (7)

5 To be pitching or throwing, is to be doing what (7)

6 What are competitors in races (7)

11 What is Indian hemp also called (7)

12 Name a small folded sheet of printed matter (7)

13 What are trips to convey messages (7)

14 What is the Latin name for Odysseus (7)

E-QUATIONS

Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD QUICK

15 Which term describes an altar attendant of minor rank (7)

16 Who, formerly, was an officer of a royal household (7)

Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.

WHICH WORDS

1 TINTINNABULATION

(a) Tickling

(b) Bellringing

(c) A tantrum or fit of passion

2 ZENITH

(a) A protein found in Indian corn

(b) The greatest height

(c) One who practises magic

BIYWORD

Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.

CLUES: Also (3)

Angelina (abb) (3)

Appendix-bearing structures (5)

Become a candidate (5)

European nation (7)

Magnetic Res. Interferometer (3)

Mediterranean island (5)

Prefix: nearness (3)

Tooth repair (7)

Topping (5)

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THINK

Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.

Strong yarding amid price decline

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

A BLEAK wintry morning couldn’t dampen the spirits of Wangaratta’s biggest winter cattle sale last Friday.

A bumper yarding of 4500 head of some of the best quality cattle in the region were sold for the fourth annual Gordan Sinclair Memorial Spring Feeder Weaner Sale.

AWN Livestock cattle agent Ryan Hussey said cattle sold as expected throughout the sale, which was a farfetched reality compared to the bumper sale of last year, as prices dropped from up to $7 per kg in 2022 to this year’s average of around $3 per kg.

“People are geared for not high prices anymore, the reality has sort of set in now that good money has gone,” he said.

“There’s too many numbers to get killed, there’s a bit of a backlog there.”

There was a strong rep-

resentation of local vendors with buyers coming down from as far as Warnambool and Euroa.

Patrick Del Mastro was one of the bigger vendors at the sale, bringing along 66 head of 15-month-old weaned Jarobee and Witherswood blood Angus steers and heifers from his Bobinawarrah property.

Mr Del Mastro is a regular at the Gordan Sinclair Memorial sales where he said he was making do with the less than ideal current market trends.

“It’s pretty ordinary, I haven’t sold much lately, I’ve sold a few cows here and there but I sold on the right week, they sold alright and they’ve come back another $30 or $40 (per head) since then,” he said.

“I’m pretty happy with the weight [of the cattle], it’s pretty good, they’ve been weaned since May and they look alright.

“The paddocks are still pretty wet, we’ve been get-

ting a bit of rain every so often so it’s ticking along.

“We need a bit warmer days to get it [feed] going a bit.”

Mr Del Mastro earned an average price of $2.90 per kg across his four pens.

Mr Hussey said drier forecasts outside of the region leading into spring has some nervous about the prospects of the market bouncing back, with trends over the past year causing uncertainty.

“Nobody really knows what it looks like going forward because it has changed so rapidly, I reckon I would have heard at least eight times that we would have seen the bottom of the market, but it comes back even further again,” he said.

“It started coming back in December, predictions then were to wait until winter where it will get dearer, but it’s done the opposite and it keeps getting cheaper.”

ENJOYING THE ACTION: Neighbours Aldo Furlan (vendor) and Alan Sampson (buyer) were observing the start of the bidding on a busy Friday morning at the Wangaratta Livestock Exchange.

HOLDING STEADY: Patrick Del Mastro brought along 66 head of Angus steer and heifer calves for Wangaratta’s feature Gordan Sinclair Memorial Spring Feeder Weaner Sale.

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Municipal Building Surveyor

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• $125,000 - $175,000 p/a, plus super (Negotiable)

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• Full Time (Fixed Term until August 2024)

• $71,810 - $81,974 p/a, plus super

Applications close 4pm Sunday, 3 September 2023

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Nursery Assistant

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The Victorian Alps Nursery is managed by Mt Hotham Alpine Resort, located in Ovens between the picturesque townships of Bright and Myrtleford.

The Nursery is a specialist Australian alpine plant producer and provides a wide variety of high quality indigenous alpine, subalpine and lowland tubestock to a variety of land managers and Alpine Resorts to support environmental restoration programs.

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As an organization managed by the Aboriginal Community, VACCA is deeply committed to advocating for and serving the interests of the Aboriginal Community. We believe that every team member contributes to our collective mission of creating brighter futures for Aboriginal young people and their families.

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Open Door Neighbourhood House is currently seeking a suitably skilled person to facilitate our weekly community “meet, share and eat” cooking program.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate person with experience and a love of food to join our team. This position requires you to facilitate a class group seeking social engagement and meal diversity within a community setting.

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The Pinsent Hotel is a busy pub with an abundance of history attached to it, located in the beautiful regional city of Wangaratta. Our historical Hotel has 11 rooms, large bistro, sports bar and gaming. Being right in the heart of the High Country region of Victoria, we are fortunate to have so many opportunities to source and incorporate local product into our dishes.

We are looking for an excited and passionate Head Chef to lead and to continue to encourage our team of professionals to work to their full potential. This role will have you working in conjunction with our Executive Chef to oversee all kitchen operations and become an integral part of our professional and hard-working kitchen team.

Benefits include:

• Employee discounts on food and beverage

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Pigeons prove too strong for Rovers

By WILLSON MACK

WANGARATTA Rovers

couldn’t take it up to Yarrawonga at JC Lowe Oval on Saturday.

The class of Pigeons’ forwards Matt Casey (five goals), Leigh Williams (four) and Nick Fothergill (three) proved too much to handle for the Hawks with the trio combing for 12 majors in the 20.17 (137) to 9.3 (57) onesided affair.

Rovers’ forward Alex Marklew toiled all day for four goals, while Tom Boyd kicked two, but that wasn’t enough to come close to Yarrawonga.

The victory sees Yarrawonga firm even shorter into premiership favourites, especially after adding in the class of two-time VFL premiership forward Dylan Conway before the

clearance deadline.

For Rovers, Cody Schutt, Toby Murray and Alex McCarthy were all notable contributors along with Boyd and Marklew but McCarthy left the ground late with a leg injury which isn’t ideal with finals just two weeks away.

The injury-riddled Hawks have lost three on the trot now with their last win coming against Myrtleford in round 13 but have guaranteed themselves a spot in finals.

Rovers meet North Albury next weekend and the Hoppers could join the Hawks on eight wins.

Even if that happens the Hawks will go through on percentage (97.11 to 76.19), however, they will be desperate to avoid four losses ahead of an elimination final where they’re set to meet Wodonga.

Three figure win for ‘Pies

WANGARATTA finished their home and away season in style with a huge win over Myrtleford at Norm Minns Oval.

The ‘Pies banged on eight goals to none in the second term to lead by 72 points and all but put the game to bed as they ran away to a 21.14 (140) to 2.11 (23) victory.

Callum Moore continued his purple patch of form with another haul in front of the sticks, kicking eight majors to take his tally to 29 over the past three weeks, and 75 for the season.

Wangaratta coach Ben Reid said his side got what they were after.

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“We played our way for four quarters which was the pleasing thing,” Reid said.

“The game was on our terms the whole time and that’s exactly what we wanted to execute ahead of finals.”

Moore has just about taken out the Doug Strang Medal after his outstanding three weeks, leading Yarrawonga’s Leigh Williams by 12.

“Once again ‘Cal’ (Moore) was the beneficiary of the ball movement up the field,

some of the delivery he had was first class,” Reid said.

“The most pleasing part for him is he’s finishing his work, he doesn’t miss many shots which is why he’s been so good.”

With season ending injuries to Jackson Clarke and Matt Kelly, Cam Barrett was thrown into the midfield and staked a claim to play there throughout finals.

“Cam was good so that’s something we can look at for finals with Jackson Clarke and Matt Kelly out,” Reid said.

“All of our midfielders were good, Hunter Gottschling was handy again

and Dan Sharrock was good as well.”

The win wasn’t without its injuries though with Reid injuring his bicep tendon in his return game from a hamstring strain.

“I’m going down to see a specialist in the next few days so I’ll know more then,” he said.

“I went to tackle someone and my arm must’ve been in a weird position, it’s an injury I’ve never had before.

“If I need surgery my season will probably be done but if I don’t I might be able to get back.

“I can’t sit back and feel sorry for myself though

because I’ve got a team to coach.”

Reid said he was content with the state his side’s brand of football sits ahead of huge finals campaign.

“For us we can control what we can control and I’m happy with how we’ve been going,” he said.

“We’ve had guys come in over the last few weeks who have played roles well and have taken their opportunity which is huge ahead of finals.

“We’re playing to our structures and everyone’s doing the team things well so I definitely feel like we’re sitting well.”

Wangaratta now faces the bye in the O&M’s final round before a first final showdown against Albury or Yarrawonga.

“We’ll do something next Saturday as a group and get ready for our first final against Albury or Yarrawonga,” Reid said.

“We’ve played both of them twice, we’re one and one with Albury and have had two losses to Yarrawonga but the last one was by a point.

“We’ll try and have a look at one of their games next weekend and sit back and see who we’ve got in the first final.”

TOUGH LOSS: Tom Boyd was one of Rovers’ best in their 80-point loss to Yarrawonga.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

ON THE BOOT: Michael Bordignon sends one long.

BREAK FREE: Chris Knowles tries to shrug a tackle.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

SUCCESSFUL RETURN: Matt Grossman returned from injury in Wangaratta’s win over Myrtleford.

WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND MURRAY SENIORS LADDER

SCOREBOARD RESERVES RESULTS

YARRAWONGA

WANGARATTA

GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Matthew Casey 5, Leigh Williams 4, Nicholas Fothergill 3, Dylan Conway 2, William Wheeler 2, Ryan Bruce 1, Michael Gibbons 1, Lach Howe 1, Jordan Urquhart 1. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Alexander Marklew 4, Thomas Boyd 2, Sam Allen 1, Alex McCarthy 1, Ky Williamson 1. BEST: YARRAWONGA: William Wheeler, Matthew Casey, Brayden Coburn, Ryan Bruce, Leigh Williams, Lach Howe. WANGARATTA ROVERS: Thomas Boyd, Cody Schutt, Alexander Marklew, Toby Murray, Alex McCarthy.

GOALS: ALBURY: Jacob Conlan 6, Riley Bice 2, Kolby Heiner-Hennessy 2, Jacob Page 2, Jessy Wilson 2, Rhys King 1, Isaac Muller 1. WODONGA: Oscar Willding 2, Jett Cassidy 1, Noah Spiteri 1. BEST: ALBURY: Jake Gaynor, Jacob Page, Riley Bice, Elliott Powell, Jacob Conlan, Michael Duncan. WODONGA: Adam Jorgensen, Joshua Mathey, Matthew Wilson, Rhys Venturoni, Matthew Soroczynski, Ollie Greenhill.

NETBALL SCORES THIRDS RESULTS

Wangaratta 38 def Myrtleford 29

BEST: WANGARATTA: Brooke Pryse 3, Issy Newton 2, Kellie Keen 1 .

MYRTLEFORD: Hidden Player 3, Olivia Sinclair, Georgia Ryan 1

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Amanda Umanski 14, Georgia Clark 14, Kellie Keen 9, Amy

Byrne 1. MYRTLEFORD: Rebecca Piazza 20, Sally Botter 9.

Yarrawonga 76 def Wangaratta Rovers 35

GOALS: YARRAWONGA: Madeleine Allan 35, Kaleisha Pell 21, Hidden Player 20.

WANGARATTA ROVERS: Samantha Kreltszheim 18, Rebecca Kreltszheim 17.

Wodonga Raiders 49 def by Lavington 54

Albury 55 def Wodonga 37

B GRADE: Yarrwaonga 60 def Wangaratta Rovers 28;

Wangaratta 40 def Myrtleford 24; Wodonga Raiders 47 def Lavington 43;

Albury 44 def by Wodonga 64.

C GRADE: North Albury 39 def Corowa-Rutherglen 33;

Wangaratta 42 def Myrtleford 35;

Yarrawonga 46 def Wangaratta Rovers 24;

Wodonga Raiders 27 by Lavington 55; Albury 33 def by Wodonga 47.

17 & UNDER: North Albury 55 def Corowa-Rutherglen 38;

Wodonga Raiders 75 def Lavington 29; Albury 46 def by Wodonga 74;

Yarrawonga 39 def by Wangaratta Rovers 69;

Wangaratta 67 def Myrtleford 22.

15 & UNDER: North Albury 35 def Corowa-Rutherglen 16;

Wangaratta 30 def by Myrtleford 38; Wodonga Raiders 38 def Lavington 27;

Albury 12 def by Wodonga 47;

Yarrawonga 15 def by Wangaratta Rovers 58.

Yarrawonga 4.5.29 def by Wangaratta Rovers 17.5.107

Albury 7.13.55 def Wodonga 7.4.46

GOALS: WANGARATTA: Callum Moore 8, Joe Berry 3, Liam Mcveigh 2, Ben Reid 2, Patrick Warner 2, Fraser Ellis 1, Fraser Holland-Dean 1, Jessie Smith 1, Murray Waite 1. MYRTLEFORD: Simon Curtis 1, Ryley Sharp 1. BEST: WANGARATTA: Callum Moore, Hunter Gottschling, Liam Mcveigh, Dylan Van Berlo, Cameron Barrett, Joe Berry. MYRTLEFORD: Kyle Winter-Irving, Rhys Grant, Mitch Dalbosco, William McKerral, Ashton McPherson, Simon Curtis.

Wodonga Raiders .........0.6.6 Lavington .............15.18.108

BEST: Wodonga Raiders: Kieran Jones, Declan Rochow, Ben Lawson, Baylee Jerram, Beau Packer, Wade Knights. Lavington: Bailey Pirnag, Josh Roscarel, Neil Smith, Matt Pendergast, Reece Brennan, Hunter Galvin.

Wangaratta...........17.21.123

Myrtleford .................2.1.13

BEST: WANGARATTA: Will O’Keefe, Daniel Saunders, Joshua Hedin, Lachlan Bray, Brandon Fitzpatrick, Josh Tweedale. MYRTLEFORD: Nicholas Ferguson, Corey Southern, Tyler Barker, Josh Jones, Jedd Bynon, Tim Ruaro. Albury ....................10.10.70

Wodonga ...................3.5.23

BEST: ALBURY: Cooper Page, William Blomeley, Max Diffey, Jacob Brunner, Zachary Gigliotti, Oliver Hayes. WODONGA: Casey Marr, Kade Brown, Will Julian, Daniel Finnimore, Will Bradshaw. Yarrawonga ..............10.9.69

Wangaratta Rovers .....7.8.50 BEST: No best players have been selected.

GOALS: WODONGA RAIDERS: Tom Bracher 2, Nick Bracher 1, William Donaghey 1, Indhi Kotzur 1. LAVINGTON: Shaun Driscoll 3, Tim Hanna 3, Ethan DePaoli 2, Judd Mcleod 2, Myles Aalbers 1, Jack Costello 1, Jack Driscoll 1, Tom Hargreave 1, Darcy Hennessy 1, Ewan Mackinlay 1, Jake O’Brien 1, Charlie Sanson 1. BEST: WODONGA RAIDERS: Hayden Clarke, Nick Bracher, Nelson Bowey, Cooper Daly, Indhi Kotzur, Bradley St John. LAVINGTON: Shaun Driscoll, Tom Hargreave, Ewan Mackinlay, Joe Hansen, William Glanvill, Samuel Hopper.

ROUND 18 -AUGUST 26

WODONGA V YARRAWONGA

WANGARATTA ROVERS V NORTH ALBURY

MYRTLEFORD

V WANGARATTA

WINNERS AND LOSERS

OVENS AND KING SENIORS LADDER

SCOREBOARD RESERVES RESULTS

BENALLA ALL BLACKS

GOALS: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Jayden Brady 2, Finn Cherry 1, Kyle Collisson 1, Michael Ryan 1, Dylan Sinclair 1. GOORAMBAT: Charles Hunter 2, Sully Malay 2, Travers Nolan 2, Kobe Black 1, Simon Briggs 1, Ryan Burns 1, Charlie Campbell 1, Jamie Dunne 1, Jim Taylor 1, Robert Wilson 1, Private player 1. BEST: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Jesse Walker, Joshua HYLAND, Kyle Collisson, David Button, Chelton Orchard, Michael Ryan. GOORAMBAT: Jamie Dunne, Ryan Burns, Dylan Beavis, Charles Hunter, Sully Malay, Jim Taylor.

BRIGHT

MILAWA 2.2 5.4 6.6 8.6.54

GOALS: BRIGHT: Riley O’Shea 4, Riley Bacon 1, Dylan Bursill 1, Jonah McIntosh 1, Darcy Sholl 1, Cooper Thomason 1. MILAWA: Sebastian De Napoli 3, Harry Allan 2, Ben Clarke 1, Xavier Ham 1, Steven Williamson 1. BEST: BRIGHT: Rodrigo Arguello, Darcy Sholl, Jonah McIntosh, Riley O’Shea, Dylan Bursill, Joe Gray. MILAWA: Xavier Ham, Sebastian De Napoli, Josh Owen, Ricky Petts, Aiden Bihun, Brent Newton.

NORTH WANGARATTA 2.4 2.6 4.9 6.10.46

KING VALLEY 1.0 3.2 5.2 6.4.40

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

FINALS NETBALL SCORES

A GRADE: Benalla All Blacks 32 def by Goorambat 58

Bright 15 def by Milawa 92

North Wangaratta 28 def by King Valley 58

Whorouly 23 def by Greta 49

Bonnie Doon 64 def Tarrawingee 48

B GRADE: Bright 14 def by Milawa 78

North Wangaratta 28 def by King Valley 57

Whorouly 44 def Greta 43

Bonnie Doon 69 def Tarrawingee 26

B RESERVE: Benalla All Blacks 75 def Goorambat 10

Bright 35 def by Milawa 52

North Wangaratta 25 def King Valley 13

Whorouly 39 def Greta 33

Bonnie Doon 67 def Tarrawingee 18

17 & UNDER: Benalla All Blacks 28 def Goorambat 26

North Wangaratta 46 def King Valley 21

Whorouly 37 def by Greta 41

Bonnie Doon 50 def Tarrawingee 29

15 & UNDER: Benalla All Blacks 38 def Goorambat 9

Bright 25 def Milawa 16

North Wangaratta 24 def by King Valley 34

Whorouly 25 def by Greta 26

Bonnie Doon 39 def Tarrawingee 10

ELIMINATION FINALS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

SUNDAY, AUGUST 27

SEMI FINALS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

PRELIMINARY FINAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

GRAND FINAL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16

GOALS: NORTH WANGARATTA: Patrick Killen 3, Jack Brown 1, Adam Enever 1, Tyler Schulze

1 KING VALLEY: Anthony Ciancio 3, Charlie Arthur 1, Tom Davies 1, Nick Stebnyckyj 1

BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: Tyler Schulze, Patrick Kelly, Adam Enever, Patrick Killen, Kyle McQuade, Jhye Devine. KING VALLEY: Jack Davies, Charlie Davies, Anthony Ciancio, Sam Evans, Bradley Collihole, Nick Stebnyckyj.

WHOROULY 1.1 2.3 4.3 4.5.29

GRETA 6.3 10.5 12.9 15.12.102

GOALS: WHOROULY: Simon Chalmers 2, Riley Calvene1, Adam Harris 1. GRETA: Frazer Judd 5, Nicholas Pell 3, Joshua Bell 1, Lachie Kennett 1, James McClounan 1, Brenton Newbold 1, Bryce Ralph 1, Thomas Rosser 1, Bradley Whinray 1. BEST: WHOROULY: Andrew Newton, Riley Calvene, Edward Bramich, Paul Glanville, Darcy O’Shannessy, William Allen. GRETA: James McClounan, Thomas Rosser, Jarrod Morham, Zac Northey, Brenton Newbold, Lachie Kennett.

BONNIE DOON 41.20.266

TARRAWINGEE 3.2.20

GOALS: BONNIE DOON: Will Foster 11, Luke Murray 10, Al Bennett 5, Campbell Smedley 3, Jayjay Curtin 2, Matthew Hedin 2, James Law 2, Joel Sanford 2, Beau Smith 2, Luke Berriman 1, Sean Campitelli 1. TARRAWINGEE: Patrick Byrne 2, Sam Peters 1. BEST: BONNIE DOON: Beau Smith, Campbell Smedley, Matthew Hedin, Luke Murray, Will Foster, Joel Sandford. Tarrawingee: Patrick Byrne, Sam Piper, Ryley Benton, Sam Peters, Will Creed, Brandon Igri.

Benalla All Blacks ..16.12.108

Goorambat .................1.0.6

BEST: BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Joshua Kotvas, Thomas Grimes, Michael Kelly, Mark Mc Dermott, Ciaran Wallace, Karl Mullins. GOORAMBAT: Dallas Spencer, Peter Cochrane, Wil Hoskins, Gary Priest, Todd Haslam, Shaun Lemmer. North Wangaratta .20.10.130 King Valley ................4.2.26

BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: Cameron McCormack, Blake Marlborough, Luke Brown, Dylan Fischer, Corey Dagoli, Joshua Ismale. KING VALLEY: Angus Thorne, Aaron Hammond, Edward Maclean, Tate Evans, Tennyson Bell, Grant Rumble. Whorouly ..................3.0.18 Greta .....................12.14.86

BEST: WHOROULY: Chas Pianegonda, Jed Marek, Marc Costenaro, Peter Gilbert, Nathan de Vries, Luke Griffiths. GRETA: Acadian Vearing, James Sutton, Chris Sherratt, Charlie Garoni, Campbell McClounan, Stewart McLeod. Bonnie Doon ........23.14.152

Tarrawingee ..............4.1.25

BEST: BONNIE DOON: Jackson Sole, Wayne Lockhart, Felix Johnson, Earl Ree-Goodings.

TARRAWINGEE: Tyler Heywood, Dan Hogarth, Jack Sorrensen, Ged Hogarth. Bright ..................15.17.107

Milawa .....................2.4.16

BEST: BRIGHT: Joseph Crawley, Sam Buckley, Regan Alexander, Max Stevens, Jed Pryor, Callum Smith. MILAWA: Jordan Friend, Tim Leslie, Brenton Gray, Jonathon Campbell, Hamish Falla, Braydon Jones.

North Wangaratta outworks King Valley Roos ahead of finals

By NATHAN DE VRIES

THE Hawks finished off a strong home and away season with a one goal win over King Valley at the North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve on Saturday.

In a close-fought and frenzied match, North Wangaratta managed to run out the game better than the Roos, notching up their 10th win of the year 6.10 (46) to 6.4 (40).

A strong opening term saw the Hawks take a 10 point lead at quarter time, but King Valley’s defensive zone pressure restricted the home side’s scoring shots, with the Roos heading into the half-time break up by two points.

The second half was a struggle as both sides tried to seize momentum and maintain it, going blow for blow with a one point margin to the Hawks at three quarter time.

North Wangaratta held firm and kept the pressure on the King Valley defence, with repeat entries getting them over the line by a goal.

Pat Killen ended with three goals for the Hawks, with Adam Enever and Jhye Devine turning in strong games, while cocoaches Jack Davies and Anthony Ciancio were prominent for the Roos.

North Wangaratta coach Steve Manning said his side did well to counter a strong King Valley outfit.

“King Valley have got a good balanced side and some good

players - they were pretty persistent and had some good players around the ground who were stepping up and using the ball well,” he said.

“With that patient transition they were playing, we’ve based our game plan on having that forward half pressure and keeping the footy in our forward half, and they were able to get through too easily.

“We went from six or eight forward half turnovers in the first quarter, which is our yearly average, to one in the second quarter.

“We set up a little differently after half-time and put that pressure back on them, we were able to turn it around which was pleasing.”

The Hawks will face Milawa in the first round of finals this coming weekend, with the club buzzing at the prospect.

“There’s a fair bit of excitement around the playing group and around the club,” Manning said.

“We’re a club that hasn’t played finals in 10 years, we needed to stay focussed on our weekly opponents and concentrate on the finals when they come around.”

In other round 20 matches, Goorambat picked up a tremendous win over rivals Benalla All Blacks 14.9 (93) to 6.6 (44), Bonnie Doon flattened Tarrawingee by 246 points, Bright took down Milawa by 13 points, and Greta slogged it out with Whorouly to win 15.12 (102) to 4.5 (29).

Bright’s triumphant second half downs Milawa Demons in potential semi-final preview

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“At times in the past, I think we would’ve possibly fallen away, but it showed good character.”

Rodrigo Arguello was impressive at the contest for Bright and Riley O’Shea (four goals) provided an option up forward, while Milawa’s Seb De Napoli and Brent Newton featured in the Demons’ best on ground.

“Rod is just a workhorse, he does all the grunt work for those guys so we can get numbers on the outside and we can win the footy on the outside,” Harrison said.

“Every team needs one like Rod, and he’s hitting good form.

“Riley’s (O’Shea) last few weeks of footy have been terrific.

“Resting Guy Campbell on the weekend, he (O’Shea) went forward and he did a job for us - it’s good to be able to have players like him and Dylan Bursill who can play back or forward whenever for me.”

The Mountain Men finish the home and away season two wins outside the top two, and will take on Moyhu in the first week of finals this coming weekend.

FORWARD PRESS: Kyle McQuade boots the ball through the middle of the ground.

MARKED: Ryan Wait takes a stunning mark.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

OUTPACED: Taylor O’Brien runs the ball down the ground in the Hawks’ six point win over King Valley.

SLIPPED: Riley Bacon evades Callum Honey and dishes a handball out.

HEAD TO HEAD: Patrick Hourigan and Chad Martin fight to get to the ball first.

CONTEST: Milawa’s Steve Williamson and Bright’s Joe Gray go up in the ruck. PHOTOS: Charlotte Kilner

Wangaratta to host first week of O&M finals

THE Ovens and Murray Football Netball League will kick-start its finals series with a “festival of football and netball” in Wangaratta over the first weekend of September.

The league’s qualifying final will be held at WJ Findlay Oval on Saturday, September 2, while Norm Minns Oval will host the elimination final the following day.

OMFNL chairman David Sinclair said the first week of the league’s finals series coincided with the AFL’s pre-finals bye round.

“With no AFL fixtured on the first weekend of September, the SS&A OMFNL are delighted to kick off this year’s finals series with a ‘festival of football and netball’ in Wangaratta,” he said.

“With both the Magpies and Rovers senior football teams set to feature, along with the return of the Wodonga Bulldogs to finals action in well over a decade, a carnival atmosphere is anticipated in the Wangaratta region across both days.”

Lavington Sports Ground will host the grand final on Sunday, September 24, with semi final and preliminary final weekends also to take place on the border.

Bright downs Dees

Mountain Men recover from sloppy first half to defeat Milawa by 13 points in finals preview

BRIGHT’S senior football side overcame an uncharacteristically poor first half to take a 9.13 (67) to 8.6 (54) win over a charging Milawa squad at Pioneer Park on Saturday.

Inaccuracies by the Mountain Men early held the door open for the Demons, as Milawa’s outside players controlled

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the pace of the game and delivered cleanly to their forwards.

The Demons were up by 21 points by the half, with Bright only managing

one goal with seven minor scores.

The home side regained their edge in the third term, with Bright’s midfielders attacking the contest and winning the ball.

The Demons’ lead was whittled away to just eight points heading into the final term, and with momentum flowing their way and a

strong zone locking the ball forward, Bright produced a stunning five goal to two term to take the win by 13 points.

Bright coach Paul Harrison said he was proud of how his side rallied from a disappointing first half.

“Our first half was pretty poor – our first quarter, we probably had the majority of

the play, just didn’t take our opportunities,” he said.

“The second quarter was pretty average, our skills were terrible, we turned the footy over a lot and were really fumbly.

“We just weren’t working hard enough, so there were a few stern words at half-time – we knew that wasn’t anywhere near our best footy,

we had plenty to improve, and to the boys’ credit the second half was much better.

“We stripped it right back to basics and went man on man and built from there - we started winning our stoppages and clearances more, and started getting on top.

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WANGARATTA’S Waitai Tua tries to get away from his Myrtleford opponent but loses his feet in his side’s 117-point win at Norm Minns Oval.

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PHOTO: Kurt Hickling