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Swim boss says amazing facilities keep city in contention for more big events AQUAMAN: Wangaratta’s Gabe Watson powers through the water during his 50m butterfly heat on Saturday. Watson made it through to two finals and qualified for the state championships, and was among locals to impress.

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By JEFF ZEUSCHNER WANGARATTA’S aspirations to hold further major swimming events have only been strengthened by the successful staging of the weekend’s Victorian Country Long Course Championships.

Ahead of today’s final day of competition, Swimming Victoria president Hayden Collins said the three day event, attracting 700 of the best swimmers from country Victoria, had been an outstanding success.

“The investment into swimming is clearly evident at this amazing facility and Wangaratta certainly has one of the best pools in Victoria,” he enthused yesterday, enjoying perfect weather poolside at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre’s 50 metre outdoor pool.

“The Ovens and Murray Swimming Association organising committee, with Rural City of Wangaratta council and centre management have done an amazing job with the championships.

“We’ve seen a lot of fast times, personal bests (PBs) and country records set, and I haven’t heard one bad word spoken...it’s been fantastic.”

Mr Collins said the country’s best swimmers will return to Wangaratta for the Victorian Country Short Course Championships in August.

“While we like to share hosting rights around, there certainly is potential for us to come back here in the near future,” he said.

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Wheels in motion Wangaratta g Cy Cycling gC Club approaches pp council to p pitch Wilson Road biking g ffacilityy

A MOUNTAIN bik bike track t k off Wilson Road at Wangandary is on Wangaratta Cycling Club’s wish list, an idea proponents believe will create an actively used facility for local families, allow up and coming MTB riders to train, and incentivise tourists to visit the area.

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The club is proposing to council that a mountain bike park be developed in a plot of land that the

Scouts S t currently tl use.

Club committee member Rob Sullivan said they can see the prospect of shared usage of the site by the Scouts and others who would like to use the tracks.

“The Scouts, club members and the public would benefit and we see it as

being drawcard b i a tourism t i d d as well where they could ride out to the track as they’re travelling around the area,” he said.

“The plan involves a cross country circuit of four to five kilometres and there’s a flow trail (a gravity trail with jumps), and a pump track of-

ffering i families f ili a place l tto ride id and work on fitness or skills.”

Wangaratta MTB star Riley Corke represented Australia at World Championships last year and raced in Europe, offering a glimpse of what can be achieved at a higher level.

Mr Sullivan believes with

more ffacilities like thi this att iliti lik our doorstep it opens the door for others to get into the sport.

Beechworth and Bright have established mountain biking trails, something Mr Sullivan said attracts thousands of bike users every year.

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Too dangerous to leave in cars unattended: police

Beach closures for debris removal REMOVAL of flood debris will impact public access to three popular Ovens River beach locations in Wangaratta at various times this week.

Wangaratta council has received from North East Catchment Management Authority to remove fallen trees and other flood debris at Sydney Beaches, Frank Garth Reserve and Northern Beaches.

To allow for the works involving heavy machinery and to ensure public safety, Sydney Beaches carpark and pathway will be closed from 9pm tomorrow until 5pm Wednesday.

Frank Garth Reserve will also be closed to public access this Friday, while Northern Beaches will be closed the public from Monday, January 30 until Thursday, February 2.

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By JEFF ZEUSCHNER WANGARATTA police are appealing to the public not to leave children, or pets, unattended in vehicles, following several incidents over recent weeks.

Acting Sergeant James McGinn said officers had been alerted by members of the public to a child left alone in a locked vehicle in a shopping car park.

And in another incident, police received a call about a dog left in a locked vehicle.

“In both instances members attended and the child, and the dog, were removed from the vehicles and fortunately they were unharmed,” he said.

“But it’s obvious the message just isn’t getting through to some people...never leave kids or pets in the car unattended.

“We encourage vigilance in the community and to report any instances to police.”

In a call out to the wider community on its Wangaratta Eyewatch Facebook page, Wangaratta

police said leaving children unattended in a car on any day is dangerous, let alone when it’s hot.

“It can result in serious injury or death. The same goes with our fourlegged loved ones,” the post says.

“Even on a mild day, the temperature inside a parked car can reach 20 to 30 degrees hotter than the temperature outside.

“According to Kidsafe Victoria, tests have shown that leaving windows open by 10cm only reduces the inside temperature by five degrees.

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Wangaratta Cycling Club approaches city council to pitch Wilson Road biking facility

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It’s against the law to leave children unattended in a car and parents or guardians can be fined or jailed.

“It’s also illegal to leave pets unattended in cars for more than 10 minutes when outside temperatures are at or above 28°C. If you see a child or pet locked inside a car - call Triple Zero (000) immediately.”

People can go to KidSafe for more information www.kidsafevic.com.au/road-safety/hotcars/

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From page 1 “The amount of people these locations attract on any one weekend is quite significant so if we can tap into a bit of that and offer people to come to Wangaratta to have something to do, we can only benefit from it,” he said.

“They’ve just poured millions of dollars into a rail trail and also a mountain bike trail

from Beechworth to Yackandandah and we need to have something here to not only develop the sport but to offer tourists something to do in Wangaratta as well.

“We need to make Wangaratta a go to, not a go through place.”

The club has discussed the prospect of the facility with a council officer, Cr Harvey

Benton and Mayor Dean Rees and they were keen to see it grow legs.

If council believes there is scope in establishing the park at the location, infrastructure such as road, drainage and car parking would need to be provided, with the potential for a link track to connect the biking facility to the urban area.

VICTORIANS are being urged to avoid driving vehicles, farm machinery, mowers and motorbikes through dry grass in the coming weeks, as conditions continue to heat up and vegetation dries out.

Fuel areas in the north and south west of the state have cured significantly following the state’s recent heatwave, resulting in CFA crews responding to a number of significant grass and stubble fires started by mowers, vehicles or machinery in the past fortnight.

CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said recent fires across the state served as timely reminder for people to be aware of the fire risks associated with using vehicles and other machinery in and around dry grass.

“Victoria is expected to experience a grassfire-dominated fire season once again but we’re asking the community to do all it can to prevent these fires from starting,” he said.

“In many areas across the state, the risk of starting a fire from a hot exhaust system or other hot parts from farm machinery is high.

“Even pulling over into tall, dry grass on the side of the road during your travels could start a significant grassfire.

“Awareness is key to preventing grass and crop fires - we also want farmers to ensure their machinery and equipment are regularly inspected, maintained and cleaned.”

According to Mr Heffernan, agricultural activities such as harvesting, grinding, welding, slashing or mowing could quickly ignite fires in hot, dry and windy conditions, and noted grassfires could move at speeds of up to 25kph and spread across roads and highways in the right conditions.

To learn more about the risk of grassfires, visit https://www.cfa. vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/am-i-atrisk/grassfires-rural.

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Funding support to women’s health services in wake of floods

UPGRADED ARSENAL: Wangaratta CFA captain Jason Allisey believes the addition of a state-of-the-art 4000L heavy tanker (pictured) will provide a major boon for the local firefighting response.

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Wangaratta CFA to debut new 4000L heavy tanker Brigade’s B ig d ’ firefifigh ghting i g capabilities p bili i enhanced h d in i major j coup p for f region gi WANGARATTA CFA brib i gade is set to debut a new state-of-the-art heavy tanker in the coming days, in what brigade captain Jason Allisey believes will be a major coup for the region.

The new machine will replace one of the Handley Street brigade’s existing 3000L tankers, and features an upgraded 4000L tank, state-of-the-art rollover protection systems, and a host of additional modern safety features to protect firefighters in unforgiving terrain.

Its main pump can spray up to 1200L per minute.

Expected to be online early this week, Mr Allisey said the heavy tanker would significantly bolster the capa-

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bilities of the local brigade in responding to both rural and urban fires.

“Our current truck that we have in operation now (holds) only 3000L of water, whereas this one carries an extra 1000L of water, which is really beneficial to our firefight and supporting the local brigades and our Fire Rescue Victoria colleagues within the Wangaratta community,” he said.

“1000L doesn’t sound like a lot but it’s vital to our firefighting operations and it

bides us a h hell bid ll off a llott more time to be able to press and get a fire under control.”

With a current fleet consisting of two 3000L tankers, a field control utility and a mobile control unit for fireground communciations, the addition of a new heavy tanker to the Wangaratta brigade will also see the capabilities of nearby Bowman-Murmungee brigade improve.

“One of our tankers will be cascaded to BowmanMurmungee, which will be benficial to them because they only currently have a 2000L truck, so they’ll get an extra 1000L over there,” Mr Allisey said.

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rently tl ttraining i i nearly l every night on (the heavy tanker) and I’m hoping that I can put it online early (this) week, which will then give Bowman-Murmungee the capability of coming in to train on our old truck, which we’ll run through with them.

“We’re really looking forward to having this truck online, for the benefit of the community really.”

Despite the ongoing improvements being made within the Wangaratta group brigades, Mr Allisey said it was vital home and landowners continued to minimise their fire risk amid increasingly warm weather.

A major grassfire burnt an estimated 10 acres at a

Byawatha B th property t on JanuJ ary 15 following a lightning strike, reflecting just how quickly local grassland has cured in the wake of unseasonable spring flooding.

“We had a decent sort of little job out at Wangaratta North the other day with 23 or 25 trucks out there for a fire started by a lightning strike, so it just goes to show it’s dried out really quickly,” Mr Allisey said.

“Members of the community need to be really vigilant in cleaning up around their houses and making sure that everything is nice and clean for the upcoming fire season, which is a lot later than what we’ve normally had.”

HUNDREDS of thousands of dollars will be provided to Women’s Health Goulburn North East to help support women affected by the devastating flooding across Victoria last year.

Victorian Minister for Women, Natalie Hutchins, announced on the weekend that the Wangaratta-based service was among four in the state that will share in $1.2 million to help women recover from the flood events.

Minister Hutchins said the funding will allow the women’s health services to provide tailored and targeted support programs to help women most at risk from the floods.

She said research will also be conducted on the needs of migrant and refugee women affected by disasters and translated into a best practice guide for service providers.

“Evidence-based resources to support disaster response and recovery in areas with migrant and refugee communities will also be developed, along with training workshops to bilingual health educators and health promotion workers on providing mental health support after a disaster,” Minister Hutchins said.

“Evidence shows women take on more of the emotional and psychological burden during and after disaster and are more likely to prioritise the care of others at the expense of their own physical health, social and mental wellbeing.

“Women also recover at a slower rate than men from major economic losses during disasters – with women more likely to be expected to sacrifice their paid work to take on increased unpaid caregiving for vulnerable family members and children.

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Chance to meet AFL stars Monday, January 21, 2013

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BIG CLASH: VCFL area manager John O’Donohue and Rural City of Wangaratta councillor Don Joyce expect a busy day at the box office when tickets go on sale on Thursday for the Essendon-Richmond NAB Cup match to be played at the Wangaratta Showgrounds on March 2.

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A SUPER clinic and two open training sessions will be the best opportunities for Wangaratta footy fans to meet Essendon and Richmond players prior to their NAB Cup clash in the city.

Tickets for the March 2 match go on sale to the public on Thursday, January 24, with schedules also being confirmed for the players' activities in and around Wangaratta in the lead-up to the game.

The Bombers, forced to abandon last year’s Wangaratta match when they chose to fly to the city in poor weather, are due to arrive well ahead of time on Wednesday, February 27.

They will kick off their community camp in the area that day with an after school super clinic at the Wangaratta Showgrounds, offering local youngsters the chance to meet stars like Jobe Watson and Michael Hurley.

Community camp sessions will continue in Beechworth, Myrtleford and Bright on Thursday, February 28, and the Bombers will then return to Wangaratta.

A coaching forum expected to feature Essendon coach James Hird is on the cards for the Thursday evening, followed by a function at The Gateway that night.

Both clubs will train at the Showgrounds on Friday, March 1 - Essendon from about 9am, and Richmond from about 5pm.

Players are expected to be available for autographs following the training sessions.

Rural City of Wangaratta Mayor Rozi Parisotto said the match was an exciting opportunity.

“Not only will the game be a feast for the spectators attending, but it is being telecast on Fox, giving us a fantastic

chance to showcase our rural city to a national audience,” Cr Parisotto said.

“Accommodation is already filling fast as we again attract local, regional and interstate football fans.

“Coinciding with the Wangaratta Cup at the Wangaratta Turf Club, the game is set to provide a superb sporting weekend.”

With the match expected to be a sellout, there will be no gate sales, so diehard fans are tipped to be lining up for the Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre box office to open at 10am on Thursday.

Tickets are $21 adults, $15 concession, and while children under 15 are admitted free, they must obtain a ticket.

Tickets are also available online at www.wangarattapac.com.au, by phoning 57228105, or through Ticketmaster.

Crowd capacity for the Showgrounds is set again at 11,000, with patrons encouraged to bring their own chairs for close-tothe-action seating on the cycle track.

Gates will open at 12 noon, with the Murray Bushrangers to play a curtain raiser game from 2pm, and the main game starting at 5.10pm.

Post-game entertainment, which is yet to be announced, will continue until 9pm.

As with last year’s event, the Wangaratta and Wangaratta Rovers football netball clubs will provide catering around the ground.

“The game is sure to be a sellout, so I encourage those interested in getting tickets to get in early,” Cr Parisotto said.

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Woman left shocked following Tone Road crash

By RYAN MALCOLM

DANCE SPECTACULAR: All the hard work has paid off for Wangaratta’s Pulsate Dance Force squad, winning first place and declared national champions at the Follow Your Dreams Dance Nationals 2023 held in Adelaide last week.

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LOCAL d dancers from f Pulsate Dance Force are celebrating their success at the Follow Your Dreams Dance Nationals 2023 held in Adelaide last week.

A squad of 39 students ranging in age from 10 to 18 competed in junior and senior divisions, each completing five routines, with the juniors winning four national championships and one runner up, and the senior group (called Elevate) picking up five national championships.

Pulsate Dance Force director and owner Sam Pulvirenti said Follow Your Dreams run multiple regional events around Australia and the UK, with qualifying students then attending the nationals to compete.

She said at the end of the

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competition, each school enters their best routine into a junior and senior “showdown”, with the Pulsate juniors achieving runner up and seniors declared the winners and overall troupe champions.

Along with the prestige of winning, they collected a huge trophy and a $1000 cash prize courtesy of sponsors.

Sam described the experience as nerve-wracking and exciting, but it was a great way to farewell their 18 year old graduates who are finishing up after the national competition.

She said the squad had

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It was a big commitment for the families and the kids to give up their summer holidays and train at that level three or four times a week, but the hard work paid off.

- Sam Pulvirenti trained from December 1 right up until January 12 when they left for Adelaide to compete.

“It was something we had trained for but not what we had expected, so when we achieved it, it was an exciting way to finish off our nationals campaign and a reward for all the hard work everyone had put in,” Sam said.

“It was a big commitment for the families and the kids to give up their summer holidays and train

at that level three or four times a week, but the hard work paid off.”

Dancers competed in a range of styles including jazz, hip hop, lyrical, musical theatre and contemporary.

Sam said the kids are multifaceted in their dance styles, which she says is important as a dancer, and the results of the competition showed just how strong they were in each of them.

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dustry, d t like lik our 18 year olds ld who move on to full-time dance, that they have all those different styles under their belts,” she said.

The Pulsate Dance Force team thanked the many local businesses who have supported them along the way, along with major sponsors including North East Float & Motion, Wangaratta Connected Community, Fischer Development Solutions, Ledger Racing, Premier Panels, Haymes Paint Shop, Mino Dance and OBrien Joyce Real Estate.

“Funds were raised by students and parents and it helped with the cost of transport and accommodation - it was really nice of the community to get behind us, as for many students it is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Sam.

A WOMAN in her 70s was treated for shock but suffered no major injuries, after she failed to merge safely onto Tone Road shortly after midday on Friday.

A number of police vehicles and an ambulance were called to the scene near North East Fasteners around 12.20pm, after two vehicles crashed on the major thoroughfare when a driver failed to give way to oncoming traffic while attempting to merge from a parallel service road.

Senior Constable Clint Griffiths of Wangaratta police said both drivers had been largely uninjured in the collision, however, a 70-year-old female had been transported to Northeast Health Wangaratta to undergo treatment for shock.

An ambulance spokesperson said the woman was in a stable condition with minor upper body injuries on Friday afternoon.

According to Sen Const Griffiths, both cars were promptly towed from the scene, which he said was rehabilitated and re-opened quickly.

Three vehicles crash at Tarra EMERGENCY services were called to a three car collision at Tarrawingee on Friday afternoon.

A Wangaratta police spokesman said all three vehicles involved in the crash were following each other, heading south on the Great Alpine Road, in a 60kmh zone around 4.30pm.

Fortunately no one was injured in the crash.

“The front vehicle put on its indicator to turn right into River Road and the vehicle behind has rear ended it,” the police spokesman said.

“The third vehicle has then rear ended the second vehicle.

“Drivers of the second and third vehicles were issued with penalty notices for following too close to the vehicles in front.”

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Splashing success for all concerned THE Victorian Country Long Course Swimming Championships hosted at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre on the weekend and concluding today are a triumph in many regards for the rural city and its community.

Ratepayers and state and federal governments have invested significant funding into building the 50 metre outdoor pool and enhancing facilities at the centre to a standard rivaling the very best in the state.

Such an investment was not just predicated on quality of life enrichment for the local community, or helping boost our regional offering to attract more residents.

It was also heavily focused on helping attract major events to the rural city, be they outright swimming championships or other events that can utilise the facilities.

Our city’s amazing facilities, together with the collaboration and capabilities of centre management and the Ovens and Murray Swimming Association to deliver an outstanding experience for competitors and spectators alike, helps reaffirm confidence in the investment.

The 700 plus competitors and their many support crew in this event alone, are estimated to have injected between $500,000 to $1.5m in direct economic benefit into the local economy.

Future events, such as another country championships here in August, only help increase economic benefit and bolster the city’s regional standing.

In the meantime, the facilities are here for all of us to use.

Particularly so on Australia Day this Thursday, when council is offering free entry to the pool.

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FACEBOOK users have commented on the withdrawal of Australia’s number one ranked tennis player, Nick Kyrgios, from the Australian Open, after he suffered injury in his recovery from a small meniscus tear.

Jack Carruthers: Nick playing was the only reason I would watch Tennis;.

Now he is out injured i will settle on the test pattern.

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Facebook users also commented on Sportsbet, TAB and Bet365 offering bets on the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, where many of the players are under 18.

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Daniel Moore: There’s already speed restrictions on this service yet the freight and XPT can run at full speed Takeshi Covac: Daniel Moore nsw own the fright line I think. The made a reliable line and maintain it with priority to fright Takeshi Covac: The north east line is a bit like our internet, utterly rubbish with no plan to fix it and a plethora of conditions that limit any functionality to the bare minimum…..

Ricky Iles: bent rail tracks.

J Senior Simmo: LOL THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVING EXPANSION PLATES FOR YEARS ..IN AUSTRALIA WE NEED EXPANSION PLATES BECAUSE OF OUR WEATHER...WITH OUT EXPANSION PLATES YOU GET A QUIETER TRIP...

Mandi Picken Ellero: Never had this issue with the red rattlers..

Ian Corbett: Why David Lamond: Ian Corbett Because they weld the lines together which removes the expansion gap. The railwaymen of 150 years ago knew more than those of today, not the actual labourers but the university degreed engineers.

William Magnus: David Lamond thanks for the info do you know the rationale why the welds?

David Lamond: William Magnus Smoother ride and less noise.

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Viviane King: Jill Lindquist well said!

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Sarah Jane Shedden: Facts are false so they can justify brutally killing them for profit!!

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Narelle Lea Nickenoff: Absolutely disgusting and if people are gullible enough to believe all the bs they’re told about “numbers” population explosion of kangaroos therefore support the increase in numbers killed they need to be educated. The culls need to STOP not increase the quota. Kangaroos “appear” to be in large numbers in some areas due to being pushed out of their territory. This means they are more condensed to areas instead of being spread out as they once were. Stop the cruelty stop the culls.

Janine LS: It’s important to consider the extent that kangaroos represent Australia on the National stage and the negative impact of them being cruelly , commercially slaughtered.

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BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND: Doug McGregor provided some entertainment on the clarinet at last Wednesday’s final day of the ‘3 Free Summer Fun Days’ event held in Apex Park. More pictures on page 9.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Nicotine vaping product crackdown TIGHTER regulations on nicotine vaping products (NVPs) are critical to prevent Australians from harm.

In our submission to the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) public consultation on ‘Potential reforms to the regulation of Nicotine Vaping Products‘, we have called for: • stronger border controls, including scrapping the personal importation scheme for NVPs and mandating that non–nicotine vaping products list ingredients with fines for incorrectly labelled products; • stricter regulation of products, including an Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) registered NVP to bring vaping products into line with other medicines; • cracking down on flavours and packaging including restricting flavours to tobacco and pharmaceutical–like packaging with warnings about risks such as poisoning and burns; and • restricting NVP supply to three months per prescription.

More and more young people who have never smoked cigarettes are now vaping

and this is deeply concerning.

Many vaping products sold as non–nicotine do, in fact, contain nicotine.

This makes it clear that getting people addicted is a core part of Big Nicotine‘s marketing strategy.

We are at risk of trading one public health disaster for another.

The RACGP understands that getting a prescription is harder than walking to the shop.

Your GP can work with you to take control of your health, and save you money, by helping you to access smoking cessation products and develop strategies that work for you.

Dr Nicole Higgins, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

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More families to benefit from free kinder this year

LOCAL children and families will benefit from free kinder this year, with the State Government announcing more than 2750 early childhood services across the state will offer free kinder for Victoria’s three and four year olds in 2023.

Ninety-seven per cent of Victoria’s kindergarten providers have opted in to free kinder, including sessional kinder and long day-care centres, with 100 percent of kinder services in 44 local government areas opting-in to the program.

The Rural City of Wangaratta is one of the 44 areas, with 11 early childhood services participating, namely: • Christopher Robin Kinder in Merriwa Park; • Coronation Kinder in Roy Street; • James Tilson Kinder in Burke Street; • The Hub Kinder in White Street; • Wangaratta Children’s Services Centre in Handley Street; • Goodstart Early Learning Wangaratta in Moore Street and in Murdoch Road; • Glenrowan Kinder; • Whorouly and District Kinder; • Moyhu and District Kinder; and • Whitfield Community Child Care Centre.

Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep, Ingrid Stitt, said for young

families, free kinder means more choice, more flexibility, and more money in their pockets.

“With this reform we’re making sure every child gets the early education they need to thrive,” she said.

“Free kinder doesn’t just give our littlest Victorians the best start in life, it also gives parents, particularly mothers, the freedom to go back to work if and when they choose.”

Minister Stitt said that with 90 per cent of a child’s brain developing before the age of five, early education has a profound effect on the way kids develop.

She said the delivery of three year old kinder will make sure Victorian kids are ready for school and set for life, while also saving families thousands of dollars in standalone kinder fees.

Under the $270 million initiative, children enrolled in three year old FREE KINDER: Coronation Kinder is among 11 early childhood services in kindergarten will receive between the Rural City of Wangaratta participating in the government’s free kinder five and 15 hours of funded learning program for three and four year olds. each week, and those in four year old In the coming weeks, all chilkindergarten will receive 15 hours to work if they choose.

Participating kindergarten pro- dren enrolled in funded three year per week.

Free kinder will save families up grams will receive funding direct- old kindergarten will receive a free to $2500 in fees per child each year ly from the State Government, so Kinder Kit full of fun and educaand give more than 28,000 Victo- families are not out-of-pocket and tional toys, books and resources, rians - the majority of whom are do not have to claim the savings helping them to grow and thrive through creativity and play. women - greater flexibility to return back.

Hospital puts heart into discharge planning DISCHARGE planning for Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW) patients with heart failure has been given a boost with the initiation of heart failure patient information packs as part of the hospital’s Cardiovascular Ambassador Program.

Heart failure is a condition where the heart is not pumping blood around the body as well as it could.

In Australia, one person every eight minutes is hospitalised due to heart failure, and one in four patients sent home after a heart failure admission needs to return to hospital within 30 days.

Heart failure is one of the leading causes of readmission to NHW and this is why it is partnering with Safer Care Victoria to deliver the Cardiovascular Ambassador Program and participating in the statewide Heart Failure Collaborative.

These programs are committed to improving the care of patients with heart failure while they are in hospital, when they are being discharged home, and ensuring that once home, patients receive the best care and support to stay well and stay home.

As part of the program, cardiovascular champions will work across hospital wards to embed best practice discharge planning including the Heart Foundation’s “Five steps to a safe heart failure discharge” and implement heart failure treatment action plans for eligible patients.

NHW executive director of clinical operations, Ber-

nadette Hammond, said the cardiovascular champions would enhance the strong work delivered by the hospital’s cardiac liaison nurse, Maree Jenkin, to develop and implement the program over the last eight months.

“Any patient with heart failure that requires active management will be given a patient information pack by their nurse and this will initiate important steps for their safe discharge,” she said.

“Our cardiac liaison nurse has worked closely with staff to embed these steps into discharge planning and develop materials that will support patients when they go home.”

Ms Jenkin said cardiovascular champions will be a great go-to for any questions about discharge planning involving the “Five steps to a safe heart failure discharge”.

The five steps include providing education, a written action plan, promoting medicine adherence, a review post-discharge and emphasising the importance of cardiac rehabilitation, physical activity and community chronic disease management programs.

“It’s been very positive to see how our discharge planning has been enhanced by the program, with our medical ward putting the packs into action during our trial phase,” Ms Jenkin said.

“Once the program is embedded in our medical ward, we will consult with other clinical areas with a view to expanding the practice across other areas within the health service.”

CARDIAC PATIENT SUPPORT: Cardiac liason nurse Maree Jenkin with the heart failure patient information packs.

Considering a career in early childhood education?

GOTAFE is encouraging locals to consider a career in early childhood education, with industry demand for qualified educators at an all-time high.

Both the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC30121) and Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (CHC50121) are available under the Free TAFE scheme.

Michelle Chiller, GOTAFE director of health, wellbeing and community said this is an exciting opportunity for those interested in making a difference in the lives of young children.

“Early childhood educators play a vital role in our community,” Ms Chiller said.

“It’s a very rewarding career with room for personal development and the potential to have a long-lasting impact on the lives of young children.

“GOTAFE offers pathways to build a meaningful career in early childhood education locally.

“There has never been a better time to enrol, with both certificate and diploma level courses available under the Free TAFE program.”

The Seymour and Wallan campuses feature state-of-theart simulation labs that reflect the early childhood care service environment.

Community and family groups make use of the spaces, allowing students to gain real-world experience.

GOTAFE is hosting information sessions in Wallan and Seymour, so community members can tour the simulation labs and speak to careers advisors about starting their career in early childhood education.

The sessions will take place at Seymour Wallis Street Campus tomorrow from 10am12pm and 3pm-5pm and Wallan Campus on Wednesday from 10am-12pm and 3pm5pm.

To find out more about our courses on offer and to apply for semester on visit https://www.gotafe.vic. edu.au/study/education/early-childhoodeducation or call 1800 GOTAFE (468 233).

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Experience macabre Kelly diorama at gallery AN installation by artist Jacqui Stockdale, from a body of work called The Long Shot (2020) which uses the Kelly story to revisit and redress dominant narratives of Australian colonial folklore, is drawing visitors to the Benalla Art Gallery.

Artist Jacqui Stockdale - who was raised in Benalla before moving to Wangaratta in her teens to study art - regularly engages cultural identity, folklore narratives, masquerade and anthropological complexities in her practise - all evident in The Outlaws’ Inn; a life size diorama first shown as part of The Long Shot at Linden New Art, developed further for the local audience.

The installation evokes the feeling of entering The Ann Jones Inn, Glenrowan, and was described by Linden New Art Curator Juliette Hanson as “a macabre party of the in-laws and outlaws that surrounded the Kelly family...This highly theatrical scene is laced with a dark humour and Stockdale invites us to sit with Ma Kelly to watch this grisly, animated life-size diorama”.

Jacqui speaks of an intention to create an environment where visitors “feel privy to a siege, a wake, or a bushranger's family reunion”.

While The Ann Jones Inn no longer stands, it was famously the site at which the Kelly Gang ‘imprisoned’ 62 locals without resistance.

As the hours passed waiting for the constabulary’s train, the gang are

THEATRICAL SCENE: Experience the life-size diorama which is Jacqui Stockdale: the Outlaws’ Inn, (install image, Benalla Art Gallery, 2022). believed to have insisted on drinks being poured, and for everyone to enjoy music, singing and dancing.

The Outlaws’ Inn is also inspired by what the artist fondly describes as “the most bizarre place”, The Glenrowan Tourist Centre.

Having made numerous research trips, Jacqui acknowledges the support of the owners who generously spent time showing her through the

animatronic attraction, including behind-the-scenes sections.

The artwork’s soundtrack includes the sounds of singing, dancing, laughing, horses in the distance, and a corroboree, with Jacqui having consulted with Pangerang Elder, Uncle Freddie, about Indigenous histories connected to the story.

Jacqui now lives and works from Melbourne and is well known for

her staged theatrical portrait photography, figurative paintings and drawings, and surreal collage work.

More recent works such as The Outlaws’ Inn explore animated lifesize assemblages, haunting soundscapes, and vaudeville performance.

Jacqui Stockdale: The Outlaws' Inn has been presented as part of the Benalla Festival and runs until January 29.

Diversity abounds in contemporary textiles at MAMA A PRESENTATION of contemporary thread and textile practices from local and international artists is currently being held at MAMA in Albury as part of its summer exhibition program.

The artists and collaborators featured in BOUND represent a diverse range of practices and explore new ways of working, bringing different cultural perspectives while subverting the medium in exciting ways.

Featured artists include Beth Peters, Connected Women Sewing Group, Emma Rani Hodges, Jade Townsend, Janet Bromley, Marg Murray and Valda Murray, Serenity Department and Taerim Claire Jeon.

Thread practices weave through cultures and generations, a creative process providing both opportunities for social connection and individual expression.

From functional objects to aesthetic works to social projects to more political practices - BOUND brings together artists and members of our local community to present new commissions, contemporary artworks, and a range of public programs that will feature throughout the summer.

While the exhibition began in October, artist Beth Peters will continue to work on her large-scale graphite drawing Look at us in the gallery space throughout the exhibition duration.

Beth Peter will be on site again on Friday, February 10 from 10am until 12pm, with the exhibition running until February 19 in the Paul Ramsay Galleries and entry is free.

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Thunderstorms, change help bring relief to heat THE main feature of our weather over the past week was the violent thunderstorm which really blasted Benalla from around 9.15pm Saturday, January 14.

A total of 38.2mms of rain was recorded, with strong winds damaging buildings and felling trees, keeping SES volunteers busy.

By contrast, hardly a drop of rain fell at Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.

The bizarre type of weather situation the previous few days - a near record highest temperature of 49.3 degrees at Onslow in the Pilbara which quickly followed record flood rains at Fitzroy Crossing and over 500mms at Broome - could be blamed for the cyclonic storm in Benalla.

During the past week very heavy rain invaded the central Queensland coast.

Mackay recorded 653mms which was the wettest week since the 1495 mms in January 1918.

Proserpine also recorded its wettest week in January with 860mms since 1918.

In Victoria, and the Riverina,

WHAT’S UP WITH THE WEATHER?

By Peter Nelson, Retired CSIRO climatologist maxium temperatures had been a couple of degrees above the January normal since January 8, as they had been further north to Dubbo up to Moree .

However, last week’s cooler thunderous type change which crossed Victoria saw temperatures drop below normal.

The change also produced variable rainfalls - among the heaviest being 39.8mm at Echuca last Wednesday morning.

This month to date Falls Creek has received 88mms, Benalla 64mms and Albury 54mms - all above average for January.

More hot humid days with thunderstorms are expected around Australia Day on Thursday and and this could extend into early February.

Another burst of heavy rain is anticipated about February 18 to 20.

LIGHT SHOW: There was no shortage of lightning as thunderstorms rolled across the North East last week.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Summer fun on a cloudy day in Apex Park THE occasional shower couldn’t dampen the spirits of the large number of enthusiastic youngsters who enjoyed the third and final day of the “3 Free Summer Fun Days” organised by the Wangaratta Baptist Church in Apex Park last Wednesday.

The fun included a dry jumping castle and some giant inflatable water slides.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

SMILEYS: Isabelle Jones and Edie Dowling.

WATERGIRL: Zeppelin Hiskins loved the puddles.

JUMPING JILLS: Shakiah and Shylah Williams.

QUEEN OF THE SLIDE: Alexandra Burns.

SLIP SLIDING: Amber Lewis.

Hearing into Robodebt scheme resumes THE Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme will resume public hearings today, with the third hearing block running until February 3.

It will continue the commission's focus on the fairness, legality and policy considerations of the Robodebt Scheme in the face of increasing criticism and scrutiny including in the media, by the AAT, the online forum #Not my Debt and the ombudsman.

The hearing block will also consider the enforcement measures where alleged debts were not paid, the government's continuing defence of the scheme and the impact on individuals.

The commission intends to include the following matters in this hearing block: • impacts of the scheme on individuals; • growing criticism of the scheme after its implementation, both internally within government agencies and from external groups and individuals; • range of responses from the Department of Human Services and relevant ministers to criticism of the scheme; • decisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) on matters pertaining to Robodebt; • ongoing defence of the legality of the scheme, in the face of such criticism, adverse AAT decisions and a contrary external legal advice in 2019; • use of media by ministers and government departments; • attempts by the legal profession to bring proceedings in the Federal Court, challenging the legality of the scheme; and • measures taken or considered where alleged debts were not paid including attempts at criminal prosecutions, departure prohibition orders and garnishee notices.

A list of witnesses scheduled for hearing block three is available here: https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au/rounds/hearing-block-3.

The hearings will be streamed live through the commission’s website, with a video available shortly afterwards and a transcript available on the following day.

To date the Royal Commission has received 575 submissions.

The final day to make a submission is Friday, February 3.

There are a number of ways to make a submission: • online at https://robodebt. royalcommission.gov.au/shareyour-story; • phone 1800 317 022 to make your submission over the phone; • email RRC.enquiries@royalcommission.gov.au or write to us at GPO Box 546, Brisbane QLD 4001 to receive a paper submission form.

• via video or audio recording.

Email rrc.enquiries@royalcommission.gov.au and ask for instructions on how to record and securely upload your video or audio submission or for assistance to make a video recording.

To find out more visit https:// robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au/ share-your-story.

For more information about the Royal Commission visit https://robodebt.royalcommission.gov.au/.

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RURAL

Steady store sale shows promise for February features

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN

A QUIET Store Cattle Sale at the Wangaratta Livestock Exchange last Friday saw prices remain steady as producers start to prepare for feature sales in February.

Some 200 head were sold, with most producers holding back cattle for the feature weaner sales set for February 1 and February 3.

Average prices saw $1660 per head for 400kg Angus steers and $1100 for 300kg Angus heifers.

AWN cattle agent Peter Dargan said the “odds and sods” of presented cattle Friday morning followed exactly where agents expected in current market prices.

“It was extremely high, there’s been a correction in the fat mar-

ket and that’s flowed to the store market,” he said.

“The feed lotters are the ones that drove the market bigger to start with, and they’re a bit inactive at the moment or on a very reduced rate, and that’s taken a hole out of the market.”

North Wangaratta farmer Brian Bourke yarded 15 head of Hereford and Angus cattle averaging 447kg, looking to clear up room for this season’s calves.

“I would’ve liked to have kept them but I’ve started calving already... we’ve just got to concentrate now on calving all of the cows down and look after the other stock I’ve got from last year,” he said.

Mr Bourke said he was reasonably pleased with his return of $1770 per head, consider-

GATHER AROUND: Edward Routledge, Jack Routledge and Harry McMahon took a keen interest in the cattle at the store sale on Friday morning at the Wangaratta Livestock Exchange.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling ing where the current market is placed.

“It’s a bit of a shock compared to what it was last year,” he said.

“I’m hoping the market will improve, I don’t know what to expect, we’ll just have to wait and see.”

Mr Dargan said there will be an expected 7500 head of steers and heifers to be presented over the feature weaner February sales in Wangaratta next week.

New online seed catalogue helps to boost accessibility THE launch of a new online seed catalogue by the Australian Grains Genebank (AGG) in Horsham is making the seeds that underpin the development of new crop varieties more accessible than ever.

Agriculture Victoria researcher and leader of the AGG Dr Sally Norton, said the genebank, which opened in 2014, is dedicated to preserving and making available plant genetic resources of grain crops that are valuable to Australia’s research and breeding industries.

“The catalogue will enhance the existing services of the genebank and give registered users all the expected benefits of a searchable database,” she said.

“It gives people online shopping cart functionality, allowing them to search seed lines

and request samples with a few simple mouse clicks.”

Dr Norton said the seed catalogue is a Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) database system, which is a common software system used to manage information about seeds and plant tissue globally.

“Through our partnership with the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), AGG’s ultimate goal is to unlock the genetic potential of plant genetic resources for cereal, oilseed and pulse crops to underpin the development of high yielding, climate resilient crops that will benefit Australian grain growers,” she said.

“The AGG currently stores more than 200,000 types of seed covering 1250 species across 162 genera.

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will allow interested parties to look up information about our seed stock and request them for research, breeding and training and educational purposes.

“Our collection includes both temperate and tropical cereals, legumes, oilseeds and other crop types.

“We also maintain historical information on the seed lines.”

To access the seed catalogue, simply visit the Australian Grains Genebank landing page on the Agriculture Victoria website agriculture.vic.gov. au/crops-and-horticulture/ the-australian-grains-genebank.

Click on the button “Search our online seed catalogue” which will redirect the webpage visitor to the GRIN-Global database.

Young farmer business bootcamp returns VICTORIAN young farmers looking to establish a long and successful career in the agriculture industry can gain valuable skills through two-day Business Bootcamp events during February.

Agriculture Victoria will offer the two-day bootcamp sessions at Swan Hill on February 9 and 10, and in Maryborough from February over 16 to 23.

Participants will be taken through profit, loss and cash flow budgeting, balance sheets and gross margins, risk management, and financial planning and analysis.

Agriculture Victoria Young Farmer Project coordinator Sarah Wallis said the bootcamp will help farmers to develop skills to understand and manage business risk, develop a business plan to grow their business and connect with other young farmers from their region.

Registrations are limited so to book your place now for either bootcamp session, register via https://forms.office.com/r/kB8TsC58T6.

For more information visit the Agriculture Victoria’s Young Farmer Business Bootcamps or contact Sarah Wallis, Agriculture Victoria on 0419 571 208 or sarah.wallis@agriculture.vic.gov.au.

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STATE SWIM CHAMPS NEAR WANGARATTA Swimming Club members (from left) Dylan Dickson, Harry Chandler, Harry Allen, Sadie Skewes, Max Chandler, Alice Colson, and Nina Fortaliza take a break from their training on Friday night in preparation for the Victorian Long Course Swimming Championships at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre this weekend.

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Hoons remanded TWO men accused of driving erratically and doing burnouts through the centre of Apex Park have been charged and remanded in police custody.

A 57-year-old with ties to Wangaratta was arrested by police on Thursday evening, after he allegedly drifted a Nissan Navara through the busy park, driving along the bike path underneath the Parfitt Road bridge before hitting and dragging a bicycle belonging to a teenager

who allegedly filmed the scene.

Footage of the co-accused drifting and ultimately rolling the vehicle onto its side emerged on social media early on Friday morning, with the man allegedly suffering injuries and undergoing treatment at Northeast Health Wangaratta into Friday afternoon.

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to the incident, when they allegedly stole $20 of petrol and drove from the scene in the unregistered Navara, which was said to have been bearing false number plates.

Leading Senior Constable Colin Boyle said the large amount of pedestrian traffic in the area, as well as the 57-year-old’s decision to park the vehicle inside the

Apex Park rotunda as the drivers changed over were of particular concern to police.

“It was an area that was full of pedestrian activity,” he said.

“It’s conduct endangering life in its essence - we’re probably grateful for the fact that no one else was injured.”

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BY STEVE compared to Cathedral’s KELLY 3.3pc. skelly@ nemedia.com.au But while Wangaratta High School had a lesser meWangaratta’s three sec- dian study score at 26, it was ondary schools stack up well better than Galen and Cathewhen compared to others dral with a 40+ percentage of across the region and even 3.9. several metropolitan counAcross the region Goulterparts across the state. burn Valley Grammar School Galen Catholic College in Shepparton had a median and Cathedral College both 35 with 21.6pc achieving achieved a median study 40+, placing it 30th best in score of 29 with Galen get- Victoria.

Beechworth Secondary College had a median study score of 29, but it was its 40+ score that was a standout with 13.7pc reaching the A grade figure.

Benalla P-12 College had a median study score of 26, with zero over 40+, while FCJ College Benalla had a strong median of 30 with 6pc of scores 40+.

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Mansfield Secondary College had a median of 29 with 1.3pc of scores 40+.

Myrtleford P-12 College had a median of 28 with 3.9pc of scores 40+, while Marian College had a median of 28 with zero scores 40+.

Mount Beauty Secondary College had a median of 28, with 2.7pc of scores 40+.

Wodonga Senior Secondary College had a median score of 23, with 1.1pc of scores 40+, while Catholic

College Wodonga had a median of 29, with 3.2pc 40+.

Yarrawonga College P-12 was a median of 28 with 3.3pc of scores 40+.

The top three schools in Victoria were Bialik College in Hawthorn that had a median of 38 with 39.9pc of scores 40+, Mount Scopus Memorial College was next with 38 and 39.7pc, with Ballarat Clarendon College third with 38 and 38.4pc.

For the full results visit vcaa.vic.adu.au.

Wang Repair Café returns

c HOT WHEELS: Teo Valle (9) from Peechelba raced for the first time in RC Touring Class.

THE Wang Repair Café will hold its next event tomorrow at Apex Park from 8am until 12pm.

The café will have some t-shirt rugs for sale as well as other items, and cash donations as well as donations of unwanted Christmas presents for them to sell would be appreciated, as the volunteer-run organisation seeks assistance to cover its operating costs and ensure its continuation.

Bring items in need of repair to the park tomorrow morning where volunteers will be on hand to help bring them back to life.

c FAST TRUCK: Talon Fullerton (14) from Wangaratta with his racing truck.

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WANGARATTA High School year 12 graduates Kayla Fisher and Amy Henderson were among hundreds of local students, and tens of thousands around the state, who received their first round university offers yesterday.

The pair are both interested in humanitarian work and development, and were offered their first choice course at their chosen universities.

Kayla, 17, has been offered a

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double degree in Arts and Public Policy with a major in third-world development at the Australian National University in Canberra.

“I was happy with my ATAR score even if I thought I could do better but it’s been a tough year,” Kayla said.

“It was difficult not having feedback from classmates because I didn’t know if I was doing okay or needed to improve.

“But, I got there in the end and am

looking forward to the next step.”

Amy, 18, will be doing occupational therapy at Deakin but hopes to branch into humanitarian work in third world countries.

“I had hoped for a higher ATAR but I didn’t need one, I’m pretty happy with how I went,” Amy said.

“Last year I really missed out on having the balance of sport and social aspects of school which really help me get through the study aspect.

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“The offer I received was my first choice so I’m really happy with that.

“I’ll jump straight in this year I think because my initial plans to have a gap year and travel aren’t likely now.

“Eventually I want to go into allied health overseas and Kayla and I have always talked about collaborating; she’s more interested in the politics side and I’d do the health side so that could be cool.”

Musicians invited to orchestra meeting MUSICIANS interested in becoming part of a new regional orchestra being formed in Wangaratta will be meeting in the King George V Gardens on Sunday at 2.30pm.

A newly formed committee, involving local violinist Sally Ross, will be in attendance and the group welcomes other potential members to come along, particularly seeking violin and flute players, a percussionist and a conductor.

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Despite students dealing with adversity from the pandemic in 2020 and the touted country-city education divide, they performed reasonably well judging by the VCE study scores released by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCCA).

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c REVVED UP: Northeast Radio Control Club president Matthew Johnson-Begg works on his machine in the pits.

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Stroke of success as country’s best compete in pool THE cream of country Victoria’s elite swimmers will continue to take centre stage at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre today.

The third and final day competition of the 2023 Victorian Country Long Course Swimming Championships will kick off with heats from 9am until noon, with finals to be battled out from 2pm to 5pm.

The past two days of competition have seen many of the 700 plus swimmers from across country Victoria produce some sizzling times in all four disciplines of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.

While some have posted personal best (PBs) times, other have set new country Victorian records.

Wangaratta has been well represented at the championships, with competitors from both Wangaratta Amateur Swimming Club (WASC) and Wangaratta Stingrays Swim-

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ming Club (WSSC) performing well.

WASC president Allison Allen said club swimmers competed in 24 events on Saturday and achieved 12 personal best times.

“Three club members competed in finals, with Gabe Watson (Open) in the 200m breaststroke and 50m backstroke, Henry Lee (Open) in the 50m backstroke and Max Chandler (11) in the 50m breaststroke,” Ms Allen said.

“Jemima Pizzini (14) improved her ranking by 17 places with a 3.17 second PB in the 100m backstroke.

“Dylan Dickson (9) improved his ranking by 10 places in the 50m backstroke and Harry Allen (13) improved his ranking by five places in the

100m freestyle with a 3.36 second PB.” “All our swimmers are having a ball and are really proud to be competing at the championships in their home pool.

“The standard of swimming is fantastic and it’s great experience for our swimmers.

Ms Allen said the club also competed in four relays with all teams improving on their seed times in the Girls 12 and under 4 x50m freestyle relay, girls 16 and under 4 x 50m freestyle relay, boys 16 and under 4 x 50m freestyle relay, and mens open 4 x50m medley relay.

Swimmers Henry Lee, Gabe Watson, Alice Colson, Declan O’Sullivan, Harry Allen and Tayah Dickson all swam Victorian state qualifying times and will compete at the Victorian Championships (country and city) in Melbourne in March.

WSSC president Carla Sanders said the championship has been a positive learning ex-

PERFECT STROKE: A competitor glides through the water during a 50m backstroke heat on Saturday morning.

perience for club swimmers, with only one of the members having qualified and competed at last year’s country championships.

“Our swimmers have been in awe of the event and it’s been really nice to experience it at home...we’re really proud of what their performances in the pool,” she said.

Among the most successful on day one were: • Alexandra Looby (11 & Under) who placed fifth in the 50m backstroke final in a time of 38.83 seconds, which was a new PB by .42 seconds; • Taya Martens (15 & Under) who swam near a PB and finished 27th in the 100m breaststroke, and placed 16th in the 100, backstroke in a time of 1.16.25 minutes which was a new PB by 1.35 seconds; and • Arabella Chapman (11 & Under) who swam a PB to place 11th in the 50m backstroke.

Club swimmers also swam PBs in several of the relays.

STRONG MEET: Wangaratta’s Henry Lee (left and pictured competing in the 50m butterfly) and Gabe Watson both made it through to finals on Saturday and have qualified for the Victorian championships.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling WANGARATTA AMATEUR SWIMMING CLUB Personal best times achieved by club members on Saturday at the championships: • Harry Allen 3.36 second PB in the 100m freestyle; • Max Chandler 3.13 second PB in the 50m breaststroke multi-class; • Alice Colson 0.64 second PB in the 50m freestyle; 0.26 second PB in the 100m freestyle; • Dylan Dickson 0.87 second PB in the 50m backstroke; • Tayah Dickson 1.06 second PB in the 100m freestyle, 1.01 second PB in the 50m freestyle; • Henry Lee 0.03 second PB in the 50m backstroke; • Jemima Pizzini 3.17 second PB in the 100m backstroke; • Aidan Thomson 0.68 second PB in the 50m backstroke; • Boys 16/U 4x50m freestyle relay (Declan O'Sullivan, Cody Ward, Harry Allen, Harry Chandler) 1.18 second improvement; • Girls 12/U 4 x 50m freestyle relay (Tayah Dickson, Ingrid Brettig, Maddison Craven, Mackenzie Lawford) 3.43 second improvement; and • Girls 16/U 4 x 50m freestyle relay (Alice Colson, Jasmin Thwaites, Jemima Pizzini, Tayah Dickson) 3.57 second improvement.

SIDELINE SUPPORT: Member sof the Ballarat Swimming Club were among those providing plenty of vocal encouragement for comeptitors during Saturday’s events.

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Wangaratta & District Cricket Association 2022/23 season

SCOREBOARD: Saturday, January 21

BENALLA BUSHRANGERS VS ROVERS UNITED BRUCK

YARRAWONGA MULWALA VS WANGARATTA MAGPIES

BEECHWORTH WANDERERS VS DELATITE

CITY COLTS VS OVENS VALLEY UNITED

Rovers United Bruck 1st innings K Pienaar hit wicket b SD Gladstone ............................61 L Whitten b SD Gladstone ..............................................17 J Beattie b CJ Brodie ......................................................16 *PJ McNamara st D Barber b B Duncombe....................6 JA Schonafinger c B Spokes b B Duncombe ...............19 M Whitten run out .........................................................100 +GL Shantha c J Carboon b B Duncombe ...................70 A Grant c J Carboon b B Duncombe.............................18 M Winter b B Duncombe ..................................................8 B Nixon b S McLeod ..........................................................0 B Bartlett not out ..............................................................0 V Curran dnb Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 0, lb 0) ................................................1 Total...................................................................... 10/316 Overs .............................................................................73.1 FOW: 40 (L Whitten) 73 (J Beattie) 96 (PJ McNamara) 100 (K Pienaar) 148 (JA Schonafinger) 284 (GL Shantha) 295 (M Whitten) 305 (M Winter) 316 (B Nixon) 316 (A Grant).

Bowling: CJ Brodie 14/1/1/63, S McLeod 21/4/1/81, SD Gladstone 6/0/2/48, B Duncombe 21.1/7/5/66, B Spokes 9/0/0/42, LP Curtis 2/0/0/16.

Wangaratta Magpies 1st innings +CD Matheson c C McIntosh b JR Irvine ........................8 J Wallace c R Clarke b B McCabe ..................................15 P Menon c R Clarke b H Wheeler.................................102 *J Davies b MT Casey .....................................................53 FR Ellis c JR Irvine b MT Casey ........................................6 RA Malcolm c B McCabe b H Wheeler ..........................10 NJ Pell c & b H Wheeler ..................................................12 N Bonwick lbw b H Wheeler ............................................1 Z Guilfoyle c M Knight b H Wheeler ................................8 MD Gathercole c J House b H Wheeler...........................3 C Clement not out ............................................................0 F Dent dnb Extras (nb 2, w 2, b 4, lb 6) ..............................................14 Total...................................................................... 10/232 Overs .............................................................................74.2 FOW: 12 (CD Matheson) 42 (J Wallace) 174 (J Davies) 188 (FR Ellis) 201 (P Menon) 208 (RA Malcolm) 210 (N Bonwick) 223 (NJ Pell) 229 (MD Gathercole) 232 (Z Guilfoyle).

Bowling: JR Irvine 10/3/1/29, M McCabe 8/1/0/30, C McIntosh 10/2/0/29, B McCabe 11/4/1/30, J House 4/1/0/9, R Bartlett 3/1/0/12, J Fraser 8/0/0/33, MT Casey 13/2/2/28, H Wheeler 7.2/1/6/22.

Beechworth Wanderers 1st innings K Surrey c AP Storer b MR Purcell ...................................7 C Ellett c AP Storer b A Storer ........................................23 C Fendyk c MR Purcell b M Sampson ...........................95 *+B Surrey not out ..........................................................69 R Ellett lbw b N Whittall....................................................4 S Francis lbw b MW Stevenson........................................4 D Pool not out .................................................................22 R Worcester dnb T Cogger dnb S Warner dnb B Mom dnb Extras (nb 1, w 7, b 6, lb 3) ..............................................17 Total................................................................5/241 (cc) Overs .............................................................................60.0 FOW: 15 (K Surrey) 66 (C Ellett) 159 (C Fendyk) 164 (R Ellett) 193 (S Francis).

Bowling: JC Kelleher 4/1/0/12, M Sampson 13/2/1/52, MR Purcell 9/1/1/41, MW Stevenson 11/2/1/24, A Storer 14/2/1/65, PM Scales 4/0/0/8, O Miller 3/0/0/20, N Whittall 2/0/1/10.

City Colts 1st innings AF Thrum run out (K Fitzpatrick) ....................................2 TM Nanson c S Phillips b C Thomason ........................12 +T Schulze b C Thomason .............................................10 KM Braden not out .........................................................28 JA Nanson b J Neary ........................................................1 J Solimo c N Bleeser b J Neary .....................................10 NJ Crispin c NP Impink b H Mann.................................15 TK Moore c H Mann b M Vescio .......................................6 P Prasad c J Jones b J Neary...........................................2 MJ Lister lbw b J Neary ....................................................0 AW Crispin run out (M Vescio) .........................................5 Extras (nb 4, w 7, b 1, lb 1) ..............................................13 Total..............................................................................104 Overs .............................................................................43.4 FOW: 9 (AF Thrum) 24 (T Schulze) 26 (TM Nanson) 27 (JA Nanson) 48 (J Solimo) 70 (NJ Crispin) 82 (TK Moore) 87 (P Prasad) 91 (MJ Lister) 104 (AW Crispin).

Bowling: H Mann 10/4/1/20, M Vescio 8/3/1/15, J Neary 13/5/4/23, C Thomason 4.4/1/2/19, N Bleeser 6/2/0/22, K Fitzpatrick 2/0/0/3.

Delatite 1st innings PM Scales c B Surrey b R Worcester ...............................6 MR Purcell lbw b K Surrey................................................3 A Storer not out .................................................................0 JC Kelleher lbw b K Surrey ..............................................1 AP Storer not out ..............................................................0 B Bradley dnb L Toy dnb MW Stevenson dnb M Sampson dnb LJ Scales dnb O Miller dnb N Whittall dnb Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 3) ................................................3 Total............................................................................ 3/13 Overs .............................................................................12.0 FOW: 9 (MR Purcell) 11 (PM Scales) 12 (JC Kelleher).

Bowling: K Surrey 6/5/2/2, R Worcester 6/3/1/8.

Ovens Valley United 1st innings *DL Bursill c AW Crispin b JA Nanson.............................5 H Mann not out ...............................................................68 S Phillips c P Prasad b TM Nanson ...............................18 J Newton lbw b KM Braden ...........................................37 C Thomason not out ........................................................3 J Neary dnb K Fitzpatrick dnb +NP Impink dnb J Jones dnb N Bleeser dnb M Vescio dnb Extras (nb 1, w 0, b 0, lb 0) ................................................1 Total......................................................................... 3/132 Overs .............................................................................31.0 FOW: 11 (DL Bursill) 46 (S Phillips) 124 (J Newton).

Bowling: JA Nanson 4/0/1/23, KM Braden 11/1/1/31, TM Nanson 5/1/1/20, AW Crispin 3/1/0/8, MJ Lister 3/0/0/22, P Prasad 3/0/0/14, NJ Crispin 2/0/0/14.

RIGHT ARM OVER: Marcello Vescio sends down a thundering delivery in Ovens Valley’s win over City Colts in their A grade battle.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

READY TO PLAY: Thomas Moore takes guard, while Nick Impink keeps up to the stumps.

LEG SIDE PLAY: Kent Braden works one off the hip.

A RESERVE: Rovers United Bruck C.C. 155 J Campbell 52 A Balfour 39 LF Squires 4/10 MH Cullen 2/19 S Briggs 2/40 v Benalla Bushrangers C.C. Ovens Valley United C.C. 0/17 v City Colts C.C. 169 NM Norris 72 F Jones 3/38 C Forde 2/16 R Harris 2/19. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 1/14 v Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 124 J Bartlett 37 J Rufford-Sharp 5/24 T Clayton 2/32.

B GRADE: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 6/142(cc) BD Milligan 54 S Pickering 25* def Ovens Valley United C.C. 133 N Cooke 30 J Hart 3/35 S Hart 2/15 S Pickering 2/16. Rutherglen United C.C. 9/160(cc) J Jackson 39* R Pantam 33 J Prestianni 2/13 D Corcoran 2/32 def Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 78 C West 33 L Peacock 3/8 M Peacock 3/17 B Reddy 3/24. Greta C.C. 6/152(cc) M Barnard 45 D Allen 39 L Alexander 26* N O’Kane 2/14 M Drage 2/16 def Rovers United Bruck C.C. 135 A McNamara 34 R McNamara 29* L Alexander 3/44 T Simpson 2/18 MS Walker 2/24. Merton C. C. 9/168(cc) RA MacKinnon 36 LD Berriman 33 D King 29 T Draffin 4/18 G Browning 2/3 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 7/192(cc) S Lidgerwood 121. Milawa C.C. 85 D Fitzpatrick 2/5 J Fitzpatrick 2/6 H Butt 2/8 H Daabre 2/13 def Beechworth Wanderers C.C. 60 C Bell 3/13 BS Zimmermann 3/23 K Allan 2/14. City Colts C.C. 121 R Moore 40 K Feltdmann 26 MJ Clarke 2/2 B Kelleher 2/24 def Delatite C.C. 8/98 V Sharma 2/13 R Miller 2/16.

C GRADE: Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 8/144(cc) J Weekes 40* N Jacobs 38 M Cooney 28 def by Gapsted CC 5/166(cc). Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 4/171(cc) S Lappin 108* B McDonald 39 D Impink 2/6 def Greta C.C. 62.

UNDER 16: Rutherglen United C.C. v Delatite C.C. Rovers United Bruck C.C. 174 D Winter 75 v Ovens Valley United C.C. City Colts C.C. Blue v Beechworth Wanderers C.C. Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 0/65 J Fraser 55* v Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 81 B Dervish 29 J Gove 4/16.

UNDER 14: Beechworth Wanderers C.C. v Rutherglen United CC 5/165(cc) J Torney 51*. Wangaratta / Magpies C.C. 120 O Edwards 56 V Kreeck 5/6 A Purtle 2/21 v Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. 0/50 V Kreeck 29*.

Rovers United Bruck GREEN v Rovers United Bruck GOLD. Ovens Valley United C.C. v Benalla Bushrangers C.C. City Colts C.C. 7/254 T Gadela 66* C Ormond 50* H Spring 29* G Marek 26 A O’Brien 2/28 v Greta C.C. UNDER 12: Rutherglen United C.C. 8/82(cc) W Pickett 2/1 def by Greta C.C. 6/109(cc) A Morris 35*. Ovens Valley United Black v Ovens Valley United Orange. City Colts C.C. Blue 3/82 def by Beechworth Wanderers CC Blue 3/100. Benalla Bushrangers C.C. 7/58 N Cooney 2/3 def by Benalla Burashrangers C.C. Red 4/88 B Hazell 2/8. Rovers United C C Yellow 63 def by Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. Bulls 7/93(cc).

Wangaratta Magpies C.C. White 50 M Patterson 2/1 def by Wangaratta Magpies C.C. Black 6/70(cc) B Kantor 2/9 T Tilbrook 2/11. Yarrawonga Mulwala C.C. Rams 4/58(cc) def by Rovers United C.C Green 4/68(cc).

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REVIEWS: Saturday, January 21

Rovers United Bruck are on song with the bat, post 316 in Benalla

By NATHAN DE VRIES BENALLA Bushrangers will need to score at more than four runs an over for their entire innings to overcome the total set

by Rovers United Bruck at the Gardens Oval on Saturday, with the reigning premiers notching up 316 runs in their innings.

Sent in to bat by the Bushrangers, RUB openers Koot Pienaar and Luke Whitten compiled a first–wicket partnership of 40 runs before Sam Gladstone knocked over Whitten for 17.

After Jacob Beattie and Paddy McNamara couldn‘t convert their starts into damaging scores, Pienaar was sent packing hit wicket after his bat smashed into the stumps after a particularly spirited hook shot.

“He was absolutely tonking them, it was a bit on an unlucky dismissal,” skipper Paddy McNamara said.

“Sam Gladstone came in and bowled a ripper of a spell to him, elite short pills around the noggin area.

“Unfortunately, Koot kept going back to them, hooked one that would‘ve gone for four but when his bat came down he smacked his wickets.

“He was looking every bit as good as he had been so it was disappointing he couldn‘t go on with it, but other than that he did really well.”

RUB was travelling along

well at 5/148 when Matt Whitten and Lucky Shantha were batting, as the pair combined for a partnership worth 136 runs to get the Hawks to 6/284.

Whitten continued on, eventually teaching triple figures before being run out on 100.

Benalla picked up the final three wickets to have RUB all out for 316.

Benalla‘s Brendan Duncombe shone for the home side, taking 5/66, while Sam Gladstone removed some troublesome top order bats, ending with 2/48.

McNamara said it was a stellar performance with the bat.

“We were definitely going to bat first, the wicket was beautiful and the outfield‘s always good so we were always going to bat,” he said.

“It was really good for Matt, he missed out at the start of the season with a few low scores, and had to work his way up through A reserve.

“For him to come back in his first game back and do what he did was fantastic.

“It would‘ve been nice to have a bit of a go at them on Saturday, just to get a couple of early ones on the board.

“We‘ll just go with our usual attack and see what happens.

“We might be able to throw around the ball a bit depending on the situation, but hopefully we can get a couple of wickets early and roll though them and see what happens from there.”

TOP BATTING: The partnership between Lucky Shantha (pictured) and Matt Whitten propelled the Rovers United Bruck innings into the stratosphere.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

Ovens Valley United down Colts ■

WHAT A FEELING: Harkaran Mann and the Tigers celebrate a wicket in their win over City Colts.

PHOTOS: Kurt Hickling

UNBEATEN: Kent Braden ran out of partners to bat with, ending the innings on 28*.

From back page “It was great to have James Neary back, he bowled really well, he and young ‘Coops’ (Cooper Thomason) got two wickets each in their first spell. “’Skinny’ (Neary) just bowls line and length really good, he gets some good bounce being quite tall and he’s just a really consistent bowler.”

With 31 overs left in the day, the Tigers lost an early wicket but with Harkaran Mann (68*) anchoring one end, the Ovens Valley top order bats got the job done, chasing down the target in the 23rd over.

Mann and Cooper Thomason (three not out) will resume the innings at 3/132 next week, with the Tigers aiming for an outright win.

“We said at the break ‘if we bat normally I think we’ll get the runs tonight’, we ended up doing that and getting 25 in front,” Bursill said.

“It’s a really good position to be in with plenty of batting to come.

“We’ll probably just bat, give a few blokes a hit and see where we’re at.

“It’s a really good position to be in with the win on week one - with the heat rule and rain every now and then, it’s great to have a result on day one in case one of those comes into play.

“It’s good to see ‘Harky’ (Harkaran Mann) get among the runs again, he’s all class, hitting them well and running well between the wickets.”

In other A grade matches, Rovers United Bruck set Benalla Bushrangers a monstrous total of 317 for victory, Wangaratta Magpies were bowled out by Yarrawonga Mulwala for 232, and Beechworth has Delatite 3/31 after making 5/241.

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SPORT

Carnival track in tip top condition ahead of huge day

By WILLSON MACK

FINAL PREPARATIONS: Bernie Grealy (left) and Neil Ottaway are putting the finishing touches on the track for the Wangaratta Sports Carnival.

THE Wangaratta Sports Carnival is fast approaching and preparations are well underway.

And according to Wangaratta running legend Bernie Grealy, this year’s track at Norm Minns Oval is “coming along well” prior to the 2023 men’s and women’s gift winners are crowned.

There’s no better judge of this year’s track given Grealy is a four time finalist of the Wangaratta Gift with his best result coming in 1976 when he finished third.

“They aerated the grounds and there was sand across the grounds but it’s disappeared

now which is good,” Grealy said.

“We’ll start staking it out on Monday and putting lines on it Tuesday and Wednesday.

“We’ll mark it out with string and run a line marker down those lines.”

An accomplished runner, Grealy took notes from the iconic Stawell Gift on how they prepare their track.

“I was involved with professional athletics from 15-yearsold to 55 and after that I come on the committee at Wangaratta and after a few years got involved with the track,” he said.

“I saw how they were marking the track at Stawell and saw how they were doing it here

and thought there’s got to be a better way to do it.

“So I adopted the way they do it at Stawell and have been doing that ever since.”

Back in Grealy’s day the maximum handicap was 12 metres but nowadays it goes to 30.

“There’s a lot more marking to do now than there used to be because the handicaps go all the way back to 30m,” he said.

“When I was running there was a 12m limit but because they’ve brought in veteran races they go back to 30m.

“They introduced masters races at Stawell one year and now everywhere has those races.”

READY TO GO: Sam Allen, Frank Harris (WLTC secretary), Barry Sullivan (WLTC president) and Lachie Canning (Premier Panels) can’t wait for the Australia Day Tournament.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Mammoth numbers for feature tennis day at lawn tennis club

THE Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Club has received an influx on entries ahead of this year’s annual Australia Day Tournament.

The club has had over 300 people enter this year’s tournament, significantly more than the 230 people who played in the 2022 edition.

“Entries have been super pleasing,” Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Club president Barry Sullivan said.

“We haven’t had this many since Jeff Kennett changed the Australia Day format

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from a three day weekend in the early 90s.

“We’re heading towards 330 entries which is great for the club.”

Sullivan believes a mixture of factors have contributed to the spike in numbers.

“I think there’s a combination of things, now that the COVID over hang is gone

Last year’s open men’s singles winner Matthew Peart will be this year’s top seed, followed by Wangaratta local Aaron Bruest.

“Matt Peart is a serious player and has won it the last couple of years,” Sullivan said.

“Aaron Bruest will be back again after playing against Peart in the final the last two years.

“Aaron failed to take a set off Matt two years ago but won one last year so he’s working hard to im-

more people are willing to play,” he said.

“The tournament has also been quite well run for a number of years now and families are accustomed to come up and bring their friends to Wangaratta.

“Also having Premier Panels sponsor the event which allows us to award significant prize money to the men’s and women’s open singles events.

“Our courts have also never been better thanks to the curator.”

prove and go one better.”

In the ladies, Belle Thompson will be the person to beat.

“Belle is back this year which will be great for the tournament,” Sullivan said.

“She’s been on the cusp of playing in the Australian Open so she’s a great player and we’re happy to have her back.

“There will also be a quality field of locals with Sam Allen, Joe Allen, Brendan Liddell, John Brunner and Maggie Snowden all entered.”

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Tennis aside, one of the most exciting parts of the weekend will go ahead on the Saturday when Mike Lairson cooks his famous American barbeque.

“Mike’s team placed 11th in a massive barbeque competition over in the United States andhe’ll be cooking ribs with his secret herbs and spices for 100 to 150 people,” Sullivan said.

“A few of us at the club have been lucky enough to try them and they’re to die for.”

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HUGE ENTRIES FOR FEATURE DAY MORE than 300 eager tennis players from all across the state have entered this year’s Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Club’s Australia Day Tournament which promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Excited for the competition to get underway are (from left) Lachie Canning (Premier Panels), local hope Sam Allen, Barry Sullivan (WLTC president) and Frank Harris (WLTC secretary).

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Terrific Tigers OVENS Valley United’s A grade squad fired back from last week’s near-outright loss in a major way, securing a result over City Colts on the first day of their scheduled WDCA two-day match at Barr 2 on Saturday.

The Colts were bowled out for 104 in the 44th over, with Ovens Valley sitting at 3/132 at stumps.

After they won the toss and chose to bat first, the

Ovens Valleyy United trounce Cityy Colts in one dayy at Barr 2 non-striker’s end for nine.

Tyler Schulze (10), Tyler Nanson (12) and Josh Nanson (one) all fell soon after, with the Colts flailing at 4/27 within 12 overs.

Experienced campaigners Kent Braden and Justin Solimo steadied the ship, partnering up for 21 runs across six overs before Solimo

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Colts were in trouble early following a great piece of fielding from Kane Fitzpatrick at square leg to run Aaron Thrum out at the

hit one to Nick Bleeser, dismissed for 10.

A late offering from Noah Crispin (15) gave signs of life, but the Colts’ tail fell cheaply, with the home side all out for 104.

James Neary tore through the Colts with the ball, taking 4/23 from 13 overs including five maidens,

while Cooper Thomason included his form with the ball with 2/19 from less than five overs.

Skipper Dylan Bursill said he was very pleased with his side’s performance with the ball.

“If we did win the toss we probably would’ve batted, the wicket

looked good,” he said.

“After a little bit of a slow start, Kane Fitzpatrick got a really good run out to start things off, and we got onto a roll after our first change bowlers came in.

“We knew that in two-day cricket you can’t go searching for wickets so we just tried to bowl our lines and lengths and let the wickets come when they did.

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