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BE OH SO QUIET IT’S a big ask but Santa Claus, pictured at the Wangaratta Co-Store, is asking everyone on Saturday night to quieten down and go to sleep so he can carry out his gift deliveries uninterrupted. With only two more sleeps it’s a challenging time for the man in red as he readies his reindeer and loads up his sleigh to spread joy to children everywhere he can. The Wangaratta Chronicle wishes all our readers a merry and safe Christmas.

Our next edition will be on Friday, December 30. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

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Visitor centre is on the move

WANGARATTA’S Visitor Information Centre will be relocated from Murphy Street to the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre (WPACC) in early April.

Rural City of Wangaratta director of sustainability and culture, Stephen Swart, said council currently leased the Murphy Street

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building, which was formerly the city’s library, and would hand it back

to the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning in May, 2023.

Mr Swart said the new visitor information kiosk would be located on the ground floor of the WPACC, near the theatre stairs between the Ford Street and Ovens Street

entrances, and would be open seven days a week.

“It will be a modern, flexible space in the heart of our arts and culture precinct,” he said.

He said the WPACC kiosk, and an information centre to be established as part of the Glenrowan

Heritage Project when it is completed in April, would be staffed by visitor information centre assistants “offering the same informative and professional service to visitors”.

Mr Swart said council was committed to promoting

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TIME FOR CHANGE: Wangaratta Visitor Information Centre will relocate from its Murphy Street location (above) to a kiosk at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre in early April.

From page 1 He said a visitor servicing strategy was adopted by council last year which provided the plan for council to “reinvigorate and redesign” its visitor services.

“The strategy seeks to support the growth of our tourism industry and maximise benefit to the local economy,” he said.

“It recommends ways to better service the arts and cultural precinct of Wangaratta and improve visitor services.

“This redesign of visitor servicing in our municipality, with the relocation of the visitor information centre from a leased building to a modern, central point of attraction,

will improve the delivery of visitor information in line with changing visitor demands and the increasing role of technology in tourism.”

Mr Swart said customer trends, needs and expectations were constantly changing, and the increasing use of technology as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic meant visitor behaviour and the way information was accessed had “fundamentally changed”.

“The tourism industry is adapting to a more contemporary customer service model,” he said.

“Walk-in traffic to the visitor information centre has reduced significantly in the past five years.

“The shift to visitors relying on in-

formation from online sources has been steadily growing, and while the COVID-19 pandemic exaggerated this, numbers have not returned to pre-pandemic levels.”

Mr Swart pointed to a section of the 2021 visitor services strategy revealing the results of a survey of 550 January visitors to the King Valley, which showed that 83 per cent had a preference for accessing tourist information on their smartphones.

Other preferred avenues of information access included word-ofmouth (27 per cent) and tablet/laptop (20 per cent), with only 16 per cent nominating a preference for using a physical visitor information centre.

“Communication via social me-

dia, direct mail and other online channels including our websites continues to grow in popularity and reach,” Mr Swart said.

“The redesign of Wangaratta’s visitor servicing seeks to be more dynamic and agile, and to make use of the emerging trends to grow our tourism industry.”

Mr Swart said visitor information assistants currently used technology to guide visitors to the area, and the use of interactive screens would continue in both new locations, along with strategically-located QR codes guiding visitors to real-time information.

“In addition, the Visit brand will continue to be promoted and marketed,” he said.

WINNER WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER: Wangaratta Chronicle sales manager Ian Pople (left) gifting first prize winner of the Buy Local and Win promotion, Richard Bonatesta, his prize of a weekend away at Dreaming of the Buckland through Travel and Cruise North East.

PHOTO: Bailey Zimmermann

Christmas comes early for buy local winner THE winner of the Wangaratta Chronicle’s Buy Local and Win Christmas promotion, Richard Bonatesta, this week collected his deluxe prize of a weekend away at Dreaming of the Buckland through Travel and Cruise North East.

Other prize winners drawn on Tuesday included Lorna Hill, who won the second prize of a $1000 local hamper and shopping spree courtesy of the Rural City of Wangaratta, and third prize winner Elizabeth Paton, who won an umbrella pack-

age and entry for 10 at the upcoming Wangaratta Cup races courtesy of the Wangaratta Turf Club.

Thousands of entries were spread out across the 28 supporting businesses, with West End Lotto supplying the highest number of entries and the overall first and second prize winners.

The Wangaratta Chronicle thanks all participating businesses in the Buy Local and Win promotion and all the locals who supported their local businesses.

BEACH OPENED: Sydney Beach has been cleared of felled gum trees and is ready for summer.

PHOTO: Jeff Zeuschner

Christmas ‘tree miracle’ TOPPLED TIMBER: This large gum tree covers much of Sydney Beach.

PHOTO: Jeff Zeuschner

Fallen trees a safety hazard at city beach

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PUBLIC use of one of Wangaratta’s most popular beaches remains hamstrung by several large gum trees which toppled over during the November floods.

The large trees cover much of Sydney Beach and extend out into the Ovens River near the pedestrian swing bridge.

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floods which now span the Ovens River, impeding boat access.

Ms Wilson said fallen trees in waterways are part of the natural river process and in most cases help improve water quality, capture sediment, reduce flow velocity and create habitat for fish and other aquatic species.

“In cases where the fallen timber poses an erosion threat the CMA will work with the land manager of the area to determine if realignment or other action is required to reduce the impact

SYDNEY Beach has been cleared of felled gum trees that were hampering public use of the popular recreational area in the heart of Wangaratta’s CBD. A large fallen gum tree which had covered much of the beach out into the Ovens River since the October floods was removed by work crews this week.

It’s removal clears the way for safer community access to the popular swimming location as summer – with an expected top of 35 degrees on Christmas day – starts to heat up.

A partially fallen gum tree on the beach, next to the swing bridge, still

remains, and it is unclear whether it will be removed.

As reported in Wednesday’s Wangaratta Chronicle (at left), North East Catchment Management Authority which is responsible for waterways, said it was working with Wangaratta council to make application to remove the trees and access funding through the Victorian Government’s flood recovery package.

While it is uncertain if that funding was provided, the tree is gone, the beach cleaned up and open for public use - perhaps a Christmas ‘tree miracle’.

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FREE wi-fi in Wangaratta's CBD is closer to a reality after council took its first step to securing a no-cost network for visitors to tap into.

The plan is to create a hightech, high-speed CBD that businesses will benefit from through greater access and productivity.

Any individuals in the CBD would also be able to hook onto the city’s free wi-fi network when visiting community attractions and businesses.

The city already offers wi-fi hotspots at council’s municipal offices at the corner of Ovens and Ford streets or the library on Docker Street, and the ultimate vision is for free wi-fi to have a greater reach.

Council last week met with Telstra chief executive officer Vicky Brady and her senior management team to discuss plans for the city including better wi-fi coverage, blackspot coverage and the management of higher mobile usage during larger crowd events.

Wangaratta council CEO Brendan McGrath said free wi-fi would benefit tourists who do a lot of their research on their phones and other devices and they will be able to do that anywhere without using their data.

“Locals would also be able to search for a business or product while they're down the street to help them with their shopping experience,” he said.

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tion points in strategic locations around the city to make sure it’s a net without any gaps.”

Ms Brady is three months into the job and Mr McGrath praised her for getting around regional locations and talking to organisations to see what they’re interested in.

Mobile blackspots have long been on the agenda with several towers being installed in recent years, however, there are still people in areas that suffer, which can be especially troublesome during emergency events.

“There is a need to plug away at the mobile blackspots and data provision and the importance of this, particularly in rural areas, during emergency events,” Mr McGrath said.

He said council talked to Telstra about catering for an influx of people during major tourism events as well.

This was evident during events like the popular La Dolce Vita and Queen's Birthday weekend in years past when businesses struggled to operate eftpos machines.

“We talked about this being important in places like the King Valley during high tourism visitation because there is a limited band width and it gets sucked up pretty quickly,” he said.

SPEND SOME TIME: Free wi-fi could be coming to Wangaratta’s CBD, which is something Sarah Vescio, shopping in Reid Street this week, said she’d welcome.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

Community called to drive by to fulfil a dying wish A CONVOY of trucks and vehicles are preparing to make their way past Northeast Health Wangaratta tomorrow morning as a part of a retired truck driver’s dying wish.

Yarrawonga local Richard Slee was admitted into Northeast Health Wangaratta last week after suffering a fall from six undetected strokes which has deteriorated his health rapidly.

Mr Slee has been in a 20 year battle with blood disease budd-chiari syndrome, which is given a life expectancy of three years at most in a majority of cases.

Son in law local Johnathan Taylor called on the community via Facebook to organise “one last truckin hurrah” for his father in law, who will be at the roundabout at the front of Northeast Health Wangaratta at 10:30am tomorrow morning.

Local truck companies have organised some of their drivers to toot their horns as they drive past Mr Slee as a signal of gratitude and respect, while small vehicles are also welcome to drive by and sound their horns.

Mr Taylor thanks the community for the gracious response he has received and hopes it will put a big smile on his father in law’s face.

Wangaratta burglar bailed ahead of her rehab stint A WANGARATTA woman who broke into an 88-yearwoman’s home while her victim slept late last month is expected to undergo a residential rehabilitation program in the coming months.

The 29-year-old appeared remotely at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court from custody at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre yesterday, pleading guilty to serious theft charges following a Mather Street break in which saw her pile stolen money and tools into her victim’s car, which she

drove from the premises.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Stuart Pritchard said the accused had entered the property through a rear door between 3am and 6:30am on November 30, stealing cash, medication, a purse and a keyring, which gave her access to her victim’s shed and car.

The court heard the woman had rummaged around a drawer only five metres from where her victim slept.

Sgt Pritchard said the defendant had then stolen ‘weed and feed’, a bucket of tools and

other items from the shed, loading them into the car, which she left parked near Puglisi Court, before burying the victim's keys and credits cards at the foot of a small shrub near Cribbes Road.

A purse stolen from the property was also said to have been thrown in a bin on Murphy Street.

Her victim awoke and reported the thefts to police, who were able to identify the accused through fingerprints found on the rear fence of the property.

Upon her arrest the same day, Sgt Pritchard said the accused had been cooperative with police, and had directed them to the buried possessions, while all other items had been recovered.

The accused had most recently been sentenced to an 18-month corrections order in March, following a County Court matter where she pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle and drug possession charges.

Defence counsel Chirag Patel said his client had relapsed

into drug use four weeks before the offending, after previously abstaining for as many as eight months following her previous legal matters.

He acknowledged the seriousness of the offending, however, noted Gateway Health had confirmed a residential rehabilitation facility would be available for the accused in February.

He said Magistrate Peter Dunn could bail the accused in advance of her admission to rehabilitation, and implement strict conditions.

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Mr Dunn agreed, bailing the accused to March 2, with conditions she report to Wangaratta Police Station daily, abide by a curfew between 10pm and 7am, and refrain from driving or using drugs.

He also suspended her driver’s licence for three months.

“This is your opportunity - good luck with it,” he told the accused.

“It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it if you can turn your life around.”

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Free RATs are still available for eligible people OLDER residents and visitors as well as others eligible for free RATs can pick them up at the Wangaratta Library during opening hours while the Rural City of Wangaratta council offices are closed over the Christmas New Year break.

RATs are also available at local pharmacies and people can also call the coronavirus hotline if they have COVID and need assistance or advice.

The council shutdown period is from 3pm today until 8.30am Tuesday, January 3.

The library will be closed from tomorrow to Tuesday, December 27, and again on Sunday, January 1 and Monday, January 2.

Our camping influx

VISITORS to North East Victorian forests and reserves are being urged to act responsibly throughout the holiday period, with thousands of people expected to descend on the region this summer.

With many recreation and camping areas impacted by consistent rainfall and flooding in recent months, increased pressure is anticipated to be placed on areas of public land which remain open, and campers are urged to have an alternate option if their preferred location is closed or at full capacity.

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“Never leave a campfire unattended and use water, not soil, to completely extinguish the campfire before leaving.

“Trail bike-riding, four-wheel driving and camping are all fun ways to get out and enjoy this summer but there are important rules to keep you and others safe.”

All trail-bike riders and fourwheel drivers are expected to be licenced, have their vehicles registered and can only use formed roads and tracks, in order to protect the environment and other forest users.

On-the-spot fines of $185 are applicable to anyone caught illegally riding or driving vehicles off-road in state forests, a figure which can rise to $500 if the matter is taken to court.

Damaging, disturbing or destroying wildlife habitat carries a maximum fine of more than $9000.

Anyone who witnesses illegal vehicle use or rubbish dumping on public land is encouraged to report the matter to 136 186.

For more information about rules in state forests, including campfires and vehicle use, visit www.vic.gov.au/rules-in-stateforests.

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Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) and Parks Victoria will also be patrolling forests, parks and reserves targeting illegal off-road activity, littering and campfire regulations.

FFMVic Hume deputy chief fire officer Aaron Kennedy said it was vital all visitors considered the safety of others in the area at all times.

“If you are taking the opportunity to get away these holidays and enjoy our state forests and parks, please do the right thing and help to keep everyone safe,” he said.

“Around 10 per cent of bushfires in Victoria are caused by

SANTA Claus was in high demand at the Wangaratta Co-Store in the lead-up to Christmas with children of all ages having their photo taken on his knee while whispering their gift requests.

The jolly fellow will continue his duties in the big chair over the next three days between 11am and 3pm before he has to jet off for other responsibilities.

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GIRLS DAY OUT: Wangaratta ladies enjoyed a social five-course degustation at Glenbosch Wine Estate at Everton Upper on Saturday with talented South African-born head chef Chris de Jongh bringing out each delicious course and explaining its origins and his take on the dish. Pictured are (standing, from left) Katisa Brown, Allison Martin, Di McIntosh; (seated, from left) Kristy Weber, chef Chris, Amanda Earnshaw; (kneeling, from left) Belinda Harrison and Renee Raknes.

CHRISTMAS CHEER: There is nothing like a bit of healthy competition to bring out the best when it comes to Christmas decorations. Now in its second year, the Myrrhee community and its hall committee have reached out to residents living on the Boggy Creek and Benalla-Whitfield Roads, encouraging them to decorate their letterboxes and gates to add a bit of Christmas colour. They plan to award two winners in the categories of “tasteful” and “wow”. Just which category this Mary Christmas (above) and Santa (below) will find themselves in is anyone's guess.

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Drunk footy fan’s naked romp before fleeing police

Speed remains the number one cause of road trauma and fatalities - slowing down could be the difference between arriving alive and not arriving at all.

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BE SAFE: Wangaratta Highway Patrol Acting Senior Sergeant Mick Savage has warned regional road users to be doubly careful this Christmas, ahead of an influx of traffic from next week.

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Festive cheer, not tears Police P li urge safety f on regional i l roads d ahead h d off hi historically i ll hi high-risk h i k period i d LOCAL police will be on highalert throughout the festive period, ahead of an expected influx of holidaymakers to the North East from early next week.

Operation Roadwise will see police implement a targeted 12-day presence on major arterials throughout the North East and the wider state, in an effort to crack down on impaired driving, speeding, distraction and fatigue among motorists during a period which is historically among the state’s most dangerous.

Acting Senior Sergeant Mick Savage, of Wangaratta Highway Patrol, said the rise in discretionary travel, social gatherings, bicycle and motorcycle activity and alcohol and drug-taking associated with the warmer weather and the holiday period resulted in significantly higher risk on Victorian roads.

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December 16 and will run through to December 27, after six motorists lost their lives during a similar period last Christmas.

“Boxing Day is a traditional departure date for regional travel to holiday destinations - there is also likely to be increasing volumes of traffic mixing with high volumes of heavy vehicles and road users,” Act Snr Sgt Savage said.

“We know the festive season is a time of celebration, which is likely to result in alcohol and drug consumption - we don’t want to see anyone getting behind the wheel if they’re impaired.

“Our fleet of alcohol and drug testing vehicles will be out con-

ducting alcohol and drug testing at every opportunity - while we won’t hesitate to remove dangerous drivers from our roads, we also ask all Victorians to make smart decisions before getting behind the wheel.

“If you’re planning to drink at a social function, think about how you’ll get home safely without driving.”

So far this year, 236 people have lost their lives on Victorian roadways - 19 more than at the same time last year and well above the five-year average of 221.

The tally includes 44 pedestrians and 54 motorcyclists.

Act Snr Sgt Savage said regional motorists needed to be particularly careful this Christmas.

“Visitors heading to regional areas should remember that more than half of the lives lost on Victorian roads occur in regional areas and on country roads,” he said.

“Please - slow down, be aware of your surroundings and don’t use your phone while driving.

“Speed remains the number one cause of road trauma and fatalities - slowing down could be the difference between arriving alive and not arriving at all.

“Police will be targeting speeding drivers throughout Operation Roadwise - not only dangerous drivers who excessively speed, but also those who think it’s acceptable to speed at low to mid-range.

“Be patient, as many of the major roads and highways will be busy as people head to holiday destinations.

“Be cautious when travelling near heavy vehicles and vehicles towing caravans and campers maintain a safe braking distance and never overtake on double white lines or when visibility is poor.”

A MAN has been urged to address his drinking habits, having avoided conviction after escaping police on foot following a routine intercept in the early hours of April 16 this year.

Appearing at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court this week, the 25-yearold pleaded guilty to failing to provide a licence to police, after he and his passenger abandoned a friend’s car near Faithfull Street following their intercept by local officers.

The man, who currently holds a Northern Territory licence, was said to have been visiting friends in Wangaratta for the weekend, and had been drinking at a local football game throughout the day previous and into the evening.

Police prosecutor Constable Imogen Akers said the accused had been given the keys to his friend’s vehicle at some stage during the day, and had later been spoken to by police at a Ryley Street restaurant around 3:30am.

Police later attempted to intercept the vehicle outside the Wangaratta courthouse around 4am, and recognised the accused’s ‘distinctive mullet’ fleeing the vehicle.

He later surrendered himself to Horsham police on April 22.

Defending himself in court flanked by his father, the accused said he had elected to flee the vehicle amid concerns police wanted to speak with him about being “naked in Maccas” earlier in the morning, and noted once he started running he had realised he was “in too deep”.

Magistrate Peter Dunn raised that police had never formally requested to see the accused’s licence, however, Constable Akers said police were happy to pursue a lesser charge which would not see the accused sidelined from driving for a mandatory six month period.

Mr Dunn agreed, noting the accused had no prior matters with police.

“It sounds like (you’ve) done a runner from police before police could even make the request,” he noted.

“In that way you knew you were supposed to stay and produce your licence and you chose not to.”

Mr Dunn said it appeared the accused’s partying had “got out of hand a little bit”, and urged him to bring his behaviour into check.

The accused was placed on a diversion plan, and did not face conviction.

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Lifeblood calling on ‘blood blitz’

By BAILEY ZIMMERMANN LIFEBLOOD Wangaratta is calling on the community to find time to roll up their sleeves over the festive break.

The blood donor centre is looking for an additional 150 appointments over the next two weeks to fill vacant time slots and prevent a shortage of blood products needed by patients this festive season.

Regular donor Dianna Piazza made her 100th blood donation at Wangaratta Lifeblood on Wednesday.

Ms Piazza said she’s been attending blood banks since a young age with her father, who is a big motivator for the continuous donations.

“My Dad always tried to get to his 100th donation, but he had some health issues and unfortunately that didn’t happen,” she said.

“I’ve kind of felt in a way I was doing that for him as well.”

Ms Piazza said she makes a concerted effort to have appointments booked at this time of year, knowing the pressures blood banks can face with a decline in donations over Christmas and New Year’s.

“I’m always trying to work when I can squeeze the appointments into my day and the attendees are really friendly as well so it makes it easy,” she said.

“I’ve encouraged my children to go and donate blood and it just becomes something you do to give back to the community.”

As a healthcare worker at NESAY, Ms Piazza said forming a blood donor group at her work

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MILESTONE DONATIONS: Dianna Piazza made her 100th blood donation at Wangaratta Lifeblood on Wednesday afternoon and encourages members of the community to help supply shortages over the festive season by donating over the next two weeks.

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“The big thing to get out to people is that you don’t just have to give full blood, if you can allocate an hour of your day to give plasma, you can do it a bit more frequently and there’s so many uses for plasma,” she said “I think the great thing is we can

all be an example for each other, if the community can see that even at my age that you can get to 100, it might make others want to donate.

“Like anything if you set yourself a bit more of a goal it can be more achievable.”

You can book a donation at www.lifeblood.com.au, via the free DonateBlood App or by calling 13 14 95.

McCurdy to take on water, consumer affairs

THE Victorian Shadow Cabinet announced by leader of the opposition, John Pesutto, marks the return of Nationals MP for Ovens Valley, Tim McCurdy (pictured), in the portfolios of water and consumer affairs.

Mr McCurdy said he was delighted to be returning to shadow cabinet and is keen to work with a strong Coalition team that will hold the Andrews Labor Government to account.

“I know that we have a strong Coalition team under John Pesutto and Peter Walsh that will deliver for Victorians and see the government held to account,” he said.

“Victoria needs a strong opposition that will scrutinise the government and hold them to account for the spin and spend

coming from this Premier.

“Country Victorians voted loud and clear that they wanted the Coalition to represent their needs, and ensure they get a fair share from Spring Street.”

Mr McCurdy said he will still be busy in the Ovens Valley communities, as their local member and their local voice.

“If you have any issues or concerns, I will still be happy to meet with you, or give you a call to discuss them,” he said.

“The staff in my office are available to help out as well.”

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WANGARATTA youth worker Rennetta Millington has been recognised for her dedication to her work, winning the ‘Youth Worker Making a Difference’ category at the Youth Affairs Council Victoria’s Rural Youth Awards.

As a caseworker supporting young people and families with complex needs at North East Support and Action for Youth (NESAY), Ms Millington was nominated for the award by NESAY management alongside fellow youth worker Ruth Nugent in the same category.

Both were finalists and Ms Millington said winning the award at Bendigo last week was a “complete surprise”.

“When they called my name out I was a bit stunned, I had Leah elbowing me to hurry up and get on stage,” she laughed.

“It was nice to be recognised for the work that we do, especially with both of us being finalist too was really good.

“We cover a lot of the region from Mansfield, Bright, Yarrawonga to Benalla, so we have a lot of young people come through our doors.”

Ms Millington works with youth clients through NESAY’s adolescent support program, finding solutions program and reconnect program.

All the programs aim to help reengage young from difficult at home situations with work, education and

RECOGNITION: NESAY’s Rennetta Millington has won the ‘Youth Worker Making a Difference’ category of the Youth Affairs Council Victoria’s Rural Youth Awards.

PHOTO: Bailey Zimmermann involvement with their community.

Ms Millington said she finds her work extremely rewarding when it comes to seeing her clients take small yet important strides towards achieving their goals.

“The focus for me is always the young people I work with,” she said.

“I’ve been going to Benalla a lot lately and there’s one young person who was kicked out of home early in the year, just sorted their own accommodation to stay with family friends, they’re back in education,

doing community volunteering, has a learners permit and a job.

“My programs only go for 12 weeks’, so I have 12 weeks to get a lot done, especially for a young person who might have unstable housing, they might have been out of school for a year or even more.

“And to get the outcomes of seeing them settled and happy, the young people definitely become my motivators.”

Ms Millington said she looks forward to continuing her work with

NESAY going into next year while also going on with her studies in counselling, majoring in grief and loss and family therapy, while also waiting until she has more spare time to continue her university studies in criminology.

“I just want to thank the community, my colleagues also are great, we’re all very supportive of one another, but I’m in this job because I want to make a difference for the young people that I work with,” she said.

Six newbies join youth council advisory committee SIX fresh young faces have been appointed to the Wangaratta Youth Council advisory committee, joining five who have served one previous term.

The new students are Bailey Jenkin, Chris Lestino and Harrison Allen (Galen College), Edward Browne and Lucas Eaton (Cathedral College), and Cayden Jackson (Borinya).

Students entering their second term are Lucy Sinclair, Turner Pearson (Galen College), Finn Vogels (Cathedral College), Louis Pye (home school), and Lanie Evans (Wangaratta High School).

The committee provides a voice for young people to engage with council and the community.

Many activities and events undertaken by the committee connect young people who otherwise may not have the opportunity to do so.

Consultation has occurred with educational institutions and youth service providers.

Applicants were required to submit an application and attend an interview and consideration was given to candidates’ suitability, team fit, and ability to represent their peers.

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We invite you to indulge in one of our many winery experiences on offer today.

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Make this Christmas a special one MANY Wangaratta district residents are breaking out the Christmas playlist and cranking up the popular, and not so popular, tunes ahead of Santa’s annual pilgrimage on Sunday.

Some are busily doing that last minute shopping with an element of glee; having come out the other side of floods, a desire to forget COVID, and bushfires, as seen in 2020, not likely to spoil the parade.

People are tired after trying to finish that special project at work or prepare for the tsunami of relatives expected to lob at the doorstep on Christmas Day. Those with young children will go that extra mile to make sure their day is special and memorable with many in close conversation with Santa about the best presents for delivery.

As you sit down to Christmas dinner and crack open a bonbon, don the paper hat and tuck into the ham, turkey and pudding, enjoy it because you deserve it.

Christmas is a time to unite with family and friends but also share a thought for those who might not have anyone to share this time with.

Charlie’s Burgers will be open on Christmas Day from 11.30am, with a free lunch to be served at 1pm, so drop on by if you’re free.

Local families who are travelling this Christmas make sure you take adequate breaks when driving long distances and take extra general care on the roads.

Christmas is also a time of religious reflection and this is important to a lot of people in our community.

Whatever the day means to you, make it a special one and reflect on all the goodness and brilliance that’s part of the community we live in.

Merry Christmas.

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FACEBOOK users this week commented on our web poll, which asked ‘Should Australia follow New Zealand’s lead and ban cigarette sales to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009?’

Nathan Andrew: Australia follows and don’t lead so why not

Daniel Roberts: Australia made a commitment 10 years ago to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after the year 2000. I applauded this effort to protect our future generations (Obviously the decision didn’t sit well with the the tax man).

Peter John Hoggan: Can’t wait until it’s completed, going to be great for the tourists and the community.

Hayley Mousey McDonald: I’ve loved watching the birds nest go up can’t wait for it to be open to visit.

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Kim Winnell: The shape looks out of place in this little community Michelle Rule: This looks terrible. It’s a country town this doesn’t fit in what so ever big mistake Nathan Andrew: Rates will pick up the tab Hashbrown Hannah: Adeline Gabriel Harry Purves YES GIVE ME AUGMENTED REALITY Adeline Gabriel: Needs a tea room Harry Purves: Hashbrown

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Hats off to our wonderful op-shops THIS week I have noticed it is not just the CBD retail shops and supermarkets in Wangaratta that are bustling.

Seeing the op-shops also filled with customers has left me feeling very grateful for the way op-shops contribute to our efforts to be sustainable (and thrifty) at Christmas time.

Most of the cheap sparkly Christmas decorations that are so appealing to the eye are made from synthetic chemicals and plastics.

They are not sustainably produced.

Yet the op-shops help reduce the significant up surge in waste that happens at this time of year by giving these materials a second or third life.

I take my hat off to all the Wangaratta opshops, a hat I purchased from an op-shop.

Wangaratta’s four op-shops are recycling powerhouses that save copious materials from landfill.

May all the workers staffing the counters and sorting the endless steam of donated goods have a wonderful relaxing break over the holiday season.

Cassandra Pollock, Wangaratta

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SEASONAL FARE: Sales were running hot when the Friends of the Hospital held their Christmas cake stall at the Reid Street kiosk this year. Joan Kitson (left) was among those to arrive early and shop for some homemade baked goodies, served by volunteer Marg Hochfield (right). Funds raised by the bake sale are going directly to the purchase of vital equipment for our local hospital.

PHOTO: Kurtis Hickling than 250 children in Wangaratta.

The Salvation Army would like to give a big thank you to every single person who donated a toy to the Christmas Toy Appeal.

We like to thank the K Mart Wishing Tree promotion and the Big W Giving Tree for their roles in promoting and collecting toys for the appeal.

Again, a huge thank you to everyone who donated toys for families in need.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Peter and Rhonda Lewis, The Salvation Army Wangaratta

TO all the people who plan on getting an animal for Christmas, please think twice.

Make sure you know that you are fully prepared for the cost of desexing your animals, the veterinary expenses and food bills that come your way as a per owner.

Do not add to the animal shelters around the North East that are already full of unwanted animals.

If you really want an animal to care for and be a part of your home for the rest of its life, go to the local animal shelter and save one from its misery.

Please desex them if you do and be kind to them.

There is already too much sadness around us with all the cruelty and AS Lifeline prepares for our busiest time abandonment of innocent animals. of year, we‘re encouraging people to take Maree Parkinson, Wangaratta time out to plan for how they will cope with challenges over the coming weeks and consider whether they – or someone they know – might need additional support.

Please, if you feel you need support, reach out to someone you know or call Lifeline.

Our Crisis Supporters will continue to be WE are writing to acknowledge the available on our 131 114 phone service as very generous nature of the Wangaratta well as our text (0477 131 114) and chat chancommunity. nels, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The community donations have Colin Seery, Lifeline CEO enabled the Salvos to provide toys to more

Lifeline services are still available 24/7

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FACEBOOK users this week commented on the upcoming retirement of Dr Kate Davey, who has been serving as a doctor as a part of the Ovens Medical Group since 1986.

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Rosalind Todd: Thank you Dr Davey for over 30 years of being my doctor you always showed me compassion and cared about me good luck with your next adventure North East Funerals: Thank-you for all you have given to the Wangaratta community.

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Kath Scanlon: All the best Kate. You will be missed by so many of us. You deserve to have the best retirement going.

Julie Anderson: So sad to see you go , enjoy the next phase of your life , Thank you from all of us Sherwin Kash: Such a loss for the community. Amazing GP and well loved Lynley Vonarx: Congratulations enjoy your new adventure. Thank you for the care you have given me over the years much appreciated. Now there’s

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Amanda Rucins: Congratulations Dr Davey. Thank you for your care and patience.

Enjoy your ‘me’ time x Roy Pini: Congratulations Kate

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Facebook users also commented on the latest statement from EPA Victoria warning residents that odours from wastewater treatment ponds at the Van Hessen factory in South Wangaratta may continue into the new year.

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Nathan Andrew: Might need a biofilter,cal and best treatment before the ponds

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Paul Amy@PaulAmy375 Another good pick-up for Essendon VFL, signing 198cm Toby Murray from the Murray Bushrangers and Wangaratta Rovers. He’s the brother of Sam and Nick.

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WHAT’S ON OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Bright Carols in the Park

8pm with the band to play from 8.30pm until late, and tickets are available now at www.thevinehotel. net.au.

THE annual Bright Carols in the Park, sponsored and supported by the Rotary Club of Bright, will be held in Howitt Park tonight from 7pm.

Enjoy a relaxed evening with family and friends with performers Adam Lindsay on vocals and guitar, his son Josh Lindsay on drums and Adrian Harbison on trumpet, playing traditional and well-known Christmas favourites.

The Rotary Club of Bright will be holding a food stall and conducting their yearly fundraising appeal, with proceeds going to Anglicare and Rotary’s Australian National Flood Appeal.

Community Christmas lunch A COMMUNITY Christmas lunch which welcomes everyone, but especially those who may be alone on the day, to enjoy a seasonal lunch with all the trimmings at Charlie’s Restaurant and Bar in Wangaratta on Sunday from 11.30am.

Enjoy live music and friendship with volunteers interested in lending a hand, or those wishing to attend, encouraged to call Jon on 0410 669 908.

New Year’s Eve at Wangaratta Club A NEW Year’s Eve celebration on the green will be held at the Wangaratta Club on Saturday, December 31 from 6pm.

Band Gravity will play live

Alexandra Christmas Tree festival THE annual Alexandra Christmas Tree festival, featuring over 300 Christmas trees decorated by the community including schools, businesses, groups and more, runs until December 31.

A sight to behold with dazzling decorations and glittering lights, the volunteer-run event is designed to capture the Christmas spirit and is open every day from 10am until 9pm in the town hall.

PARTY TIME: Funky eight-piece band Sweet Buzz will have everyone on their feet and dancing when they play during the Rural City of Wangaratta’s New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Wangaratta Showgrounds on Saturday, December 31. Gates will open at 5pm, entry is free and there will be entertainment from 6pm, with local food and drink vendors on site, activities for children and performances by Yackandandah duo This Way North and Pulsate Dance Force. Bring family and friends and welcome 2023 in with style, with fireworks taking place at 9pm and midnight.

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Myrtleford Golden Spurs Rodeo THE Lions Club of Myrtleford will present the 67th Myrtleford Golden Spurs Rodeo on Boxing Day at the Myrtleford Recreation Reserve, under lights from 4pm until late.

The Myrtleford Golden Spurs Rodeo is the second longest running Victorian rodeo and the first of the summer circuit, offering $50,000 in prize money and this year featuring Happy Gills new bulls “Gold Bandit”

and “Vertical Exist”.

Adults, children’s and family tickets are available at the gate or via www.myrtlefordrodeo.com.au with proceeds supporting programs in the local community.

Celebrate at the Da Vinci Club CELEBRATE New Year’s Eve at the Da Vinci Club in Pyles Lane when duo The Hoffmans perform as part of a festive supper dance from 7.30pm.

Bookings are essential and tickets are $35 (members $30, kids $10) which includes supper, with drinks

and snacks available at bar prices.

They can be purchased now by emailing dvsc.wang@gmail.com or call Pip on 0409 307 606.

New Year’s Eve at The Vine LOCAL outfit Liam Blunts Funky Rhythm Train will perform at The Vine Hotel in North Wangaratta as part of its New Year’s Eve event.

The 9-piece band will play everything from Aussie rock classics to funky soul and blues, pop, top 40 and everything in between.

Dinner is available from 6pm to

A Portrait of Australia photography exhibition THE exhibition A Portrait of Australia: Stories Through the Lens of Australian Geographic, is now showing at the Wangaratta Art Gallery.

A travelling exhibition from the National Museum of Australia, developed in collaboration with Australian Geographic, the exhibition celebrates the bush, the outback, the coast and the people who live there.

Featuring photographs from the Australian Geographic archive, depicting some of the most rugged and remote parts of the country and discovering the remarkable stories of ordinary Australians, it will run until February 12.

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Drama students all class  BIG FUTURE: Jaimee Gaston, who completed year 12 at Cathedral College this year, is among locals who have been invited to audition for the Top Class Drama and Theatre Studies concert, to be held at Arts Centre Melbourne next year.

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FIVE Wangaratta students have been invited to audition for the VCE Top Class Drama and Theatre Studies Season of Excellence, based on their high-scoring performance exam results.

Galen Catholic College students Fergus McNamara, Tahli Gibson and Lachlan Newton, and Cathedral College students Campbell Timms and Jaimee Gaston were rewarded for hard work on their solo performances by being asked to audition for the showcase, which will be held at Arts Centre Melbourne in March.

Galen drama teacher Julie Nolan said students spent semester two writing their seven-minute performances from scratch, ensuring they covered the many assessment criteria.

It’s these drama solos they will present at the Top Class Drama auditions.

“They become very invested in this process, and to be rewarded with an invitation to audition is the icing on the cake,” Mrs Nolan said.

She said a number of Galen students had auditioned in the past, with four students chosen to

 DRAMA STARS: Galen Catholic College students Lachlan Newton, Tahli Gibson and Fergus McNamara as they appeared in their lead roles in the school’s 2022 production of ‘Legally Blonde’.  TAKING TO THE STAGE: Cathedral College student Campbell Timms performs ‘The Emcee’ for his year 12 drama exam. perform in the season of excellence, and one selected for the next level Top Acts performance.

“Students who have performed at Top Class in the past have really enjoyed connecting and working alongside like-minded students,” Mrs Nolan said.

“It is wonderful for them to receive the applause

and recognition from their peers who are sitting in the arts centre.

“There is also a great sense of pride for our rural schools to be selected alongside many of the private schools.”

Fergus, Tahli and Lachlan all performed lead roles in Galen’s 2022 production of ‘Legally Blonde’.

Fergus was successful in his Top Class theatre studies audition last year, and performed at the arts centre in the 2022 concert.

Lachlan will undertake advanced diploma of performing arts at Sydney’s ED5 International in 2023; Fergus is hoping to pursue a career in musical theatre, and is currently going through

the audition process; while Tahli plans to pursue a career in the performing arts beyond her 2023 year 12 studies.

Lachlan’s VCE solo performance was based on the character the Kookaburra, adopting conventions of physical theatre; Tahli took on the character Mrs Lovett, from the musical Sweeney Todd;

and Fergus’ solo character was The Emcee, from ‘Cabaret’.

Cathedral College teacher Margaret Hickey said Jaimee, a 2022 year 12 student, was hoping to study fine arts, acting in Melbourne or Los Angeles.

Campbell studied year 12 drama as a year 11 student this year, and hopes to pursue a career as a playwright/ director after school.

Both students had key roles in this year’s Cathedral College production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ - Jaimee in the title role as Alice, and Campbell as the Cheshire Cat. Jaimee’s VCE solo performance was devised from the stimulus ‘The Female Magician: Esme Levante’, while Campbell performed ‘The Emcee’.

Meanwhile, with construction on Galen’s new performing arts centre currently under way and set to be complete by mid-2023, Mrs Nolan said this would open the path for more performance opportunities for students at the school.

“The VCE classroom will then take place in the theatre/stage area, so we will be able to further develop their performance and stagecraft skills,” she said.

“There will also be more opportunities for performances for the public; super exciting times.”

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People are coming in and saying, ‘Keep going’, but I’m 66, I’ve qualified to retire and I want to get out while I’m fit.

CHANGING FACE OF NORTON STREET: Alterations to the streetscape have been part of Gary Lidgerwood’s time in Norton Street, which is now part of Wangaratta’s Railway Precinct. PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

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ARY Lidgerwood recalls people querying his decision to open a retail furniture and electrical business in Norton Street in 1999, but says he believed the area now known as Wangaratta’s Railway Precinct had potential.

“I always thought this location would be great, opposite the railway station, and we had seen the hardware store in full action when it had been here,” he said.

“I wanted a big shop in a key location, all on one level, and that’s what this was.

“We knew the place could be brought alive again with a bit of love and care.”

The belief from Gary and wife Sue in the building previously utilised by GOTAFE automotive students proved well-placed, as Lidgerwood’s

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Furniture has operated for 23 years in the Norton Street location, and thrived even through recent streetscape works and COVID-19 lockdowns.

And as Gary, 66, prepares to close the doors on his business as he heads into retirement, he’s hoping the next owner of the building will see the same potential he glimpsed back in the late ‘90s.

The move to Norton Street came after Gary had gathered retail experience in Benalla and Wangaratta, following a move from the family farm at St James to

Melbourne, where he’d been invited to have a run with North Melbourne Football Club’s thirds.

He decided after a couple of years to return back to the North East, and with no work on the farm, remembers his Mum prompting him to “go and get a job” and so was born his 47-year retail career.

Gary worked first in Benalla before moving to work at Wangaratta’s Pattersons furniture store in Reid Street.

When that business was sold, he moved on to Wangaratta Furnishings and Floors in Murphy Street, and then to Chandlers and Billy Guyatts, where he gained experience in the electrical side of retail.

When the time came to open his own store, he took

a little of all he’d learnt from his previous workplaces, and began Lidgerwood’s as a combined furniture and electrical outlet.

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ary said it was the contact with people including workmates, employees, suppliers and customers - that had kept him involved in retail for almost half a century, and for two decades in his own business.

While technological evolution has brought many changes to the retail world, Gary said his business had remained a traditional service store.

“We are not an online business, and the only technology we have is an EFTPOS machine,” he said.

“We’ve coped quite well

without it, which proves it can be done.

“We’re the only store of 88 Beds R Us outlets which are not computerised, and they’re amazed at the volume we sell.

“I’d just rather put money into stock.”

Trends in furniture design have also evolved over the time Gary has been involved in the industry, and he said the proliferation of renovation reality shows such as ‘The Block’ had seen people become more interested in regularly updating styles.

But while trends fade, Gary said he had valued the loyalty shown by customers who had been returning in recent weeks to buy from him, having furnished their homes with his stock over 23 years.

“People are coming in and

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Gary plans to finish his retirement sale this weekend, but if there is stock remaining, he may re-open and continue into the first couple of weeks of January.

Then it will be time to consider his next chapter.

“Sue and I will be staying in Wangaratta; it will be our base,” he said.

“We love the friendliness here, and it’s a good-sized town.

“I want to get mixed up with a bit of sport again, play some golf and bowls, and both my daughters (Sophie and Grace) have moved to Geelong, so it will be a chance to visit them and do the things other people do.”

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See the city lights BRIGHT lights have taken over the Wangaratta night sky this Christmas with hundreds of homes decorated in the festive theme.

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To see a full list of some the best decorated houses this weekend, you can see a map of registered house for last week’s Light Up Wangaratta via the EDGE FM Facebook page.

IN PROGRESS: This house is lighting up Barkoo Avenue this Christmas.

CHRISTMAS STAR: Evans Street featuring a shining star.

ON THE ROOF: Collyn Dale Drive with Santa on his sleigh.

SHINING BRIGHT: Christmas lights can be seen all the way down Phillipson Street.

LIT UP: One of many inflatable Santa’s around town can be spotted at Edwards Street.

Last chance to get a new mate for Christmas WHETHER you’re spending time at the park, at the beach or enjoying a barbecue in your own background summer is better when you have your best mate by your side.

That’s why, during the month of December, RSPCA Victoria is offering Mates Rates on all adult dog adoptions.

They’ve lowered the adoption fee to just $200, so now is the perfect time to adopt your new best mate.

All dogs have been desexed, microchipped, and health and behaviour checked so they’re ready and waiting for you to take them home and shower them with summer (and beyond) loving.

To find out who’s available visit www.rspcavic.org or drop into your local RSPCA shelter.

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been an update to the application adoption process for the Wangaratta RSPCA. While animals available for adoption can be viewed online, applicants no longer need to fill out the online application form.

Simply contact the shelter on (03) 5722 2874 to make an appointment to see your chosen animal.

Wangaratta RSPCA’s source code is #BR100934.

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Grant helps students in the kitchen, and their mentors

By SIMONE KERWIN

AN $8680 Rural City of Wangaratta community grant will provide seating around Glenrowan Primary School’s outdoor learning area and community pizza oven.

The school’s business manager, Anne Hanrahan, said the recently-constructed outdoor area had been invaluable during the changing requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic, and had already been well-used.

“We run a weekly kitchen garden program, with a lot of community volunteers coming in to help, and the students grow their own vegetables in wicking garden beds,” she said.

The new bench seats and laminated table tops will add further to the usefulness of the space, allowing students and community members to enjoy the fruits of their labours in the garden and the kitchen.

Anne said some of those community helpers had contributed letters of support to the grant application, with one contributor saying the chance to assist with the program had changed their life.

“It’s been a chance for our community members to come in and use their skills, or re-

fresh their skills to get back into the workforce, and that has been huge,” she said.

“Our local policeman, Constable Scott Miller, has also expressed interest in being part of the program.

“And it’s giving children access to the chance to cook and learn about different vegetables and how to grow them.

“We are looking forward to having our outdoor shelter set up with permanent aluminium table and bench park seating sets, encompassing our community pizza oven.

“The area will be utilised for our outdoor cooking and eating, and an area for school and community celebrations, which is importantly protected for all elements of the weather.”

Late December saw students and volunteers busy cooking for the school’s grade six graduation, ensuring the kitchen was in full use.

“The grant received from the Rural City of Wangaratta is a delightful boost to the school community, as the funds will fast-track the completion of this project,” Anne said.

Glenrowan Primary was one of 23 local groups and organisations to share in the Rural City of Wangaratta’s latest $140,000 round of community grants.

SHARING SKILLS: Volunteers John Spencer, Cathy Bridge and Kirsty Hubble with Glenrowan Primary students Ashlee Stacey, Portia De Bona, Noah Gillies, Leila Hyland and Alice Rendell, and cooking teacher Sarah Childs at work in the kitchen at the school.

BUILDING COMMUNITY: Glenrowan Primary School students chat with Constable Scott Miller during a cooking day at the school.

Include pets in household fire plan HOMEOWNERS are being urged to include pets and livestock in their bushfire survival plan, ahead of an anticipated higher-risk of grassfire this fire season.

The Rural City of Wangaratta’s fire danger period commenced on Monday, and while residents are urged to always prioritise their own safety in the event of a fire, CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said it was important to establish a plan to provide animals the best chance of escape.

He said during high-risk bushfire days, making sure animals have bedding, food and water ready to go, as well as safe transport if deciding to leave early, were vital to ensuring the wellbeing of pets.

“You can make sure your pets can be easily identified by microchipping them and including your details such as your phone number on their collars,” he said.

“Consider whether your leave-early destination can accommodate your pets.

“You should also practise how you will move your pets if you leave - it takes longer than you think.

“A separate plan is needed for horses and livestock as late evacuation will put them and you at risk.”

Horse and livestock owners should ensure their animals are in a large, wellgrazed area of the property which allows them to move freely with a supply of water, with internal gates open and all gear removed from horses to allow for freedom of movement.

Animals should not be permitted to roam freely away from the property, as they often pose a serious risk on roads, with poor visibility often prevailing in the event of a fire.

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Wangaratta couple who have invested almost 10 years into their heritage-listed Murdoch Road home are seeking help from the community as they work to chronicle the life of the iconic landmark.

Guy and Robyn Robertson purchased ‘Warra’ in 2012, moving from Mount Eliza to take on the historic Wangaratta house, which is listed with both the National Trust and the Victorian Heritage Register.

Built in 1908, the Queen Anne Federation/ Edwardian period residence was constructed for Wangaratta solicitor Henry Alexander ‘Harry’ Murdoch and his wife Marion, a local artist.

RIGHT AT HOME: Guy and Robyn Robertson in one of the restored rooms of their Murdoch Road house, Warra.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling It features a billiards room, formal lounge and dining rooms, two bathrooms, two bedrooms, an attic where it’s understood Marion worked on her paintings, and a cellar.

Among its striking features are leadlight windows, Wunderlich and pine ceilings, and two carved fireplace mantel

surrounds created by Prussian-born, Melbournebased crasftsman Robert Prenzel, including one featuring an Aboriginal man believed to be based on a photograph taken by Sydney’s Henry King around 1890.

The house is understood to have been originally set amid four hectares of garden with a crescent driveway, and it still features the original wrought-iron gates which were moved as the property was subdivided.

The Robertsons were captivated by the house when it was last placed on the market, and couldn’t resist the opportunity to restore it to its former glory.

“We had friends living here and we’d come up a few times a year to visit; we’re keen renovators, and

FEATURE: Guy and Robyn Robertson with one of the fire mantle surrounds created by Robert Prenzel.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling they said, ‘You’ve got to come and see this house’,” Robyn said.

“It was not occupied and was in a very bad state, with wallpaper peeling off the walls and water leaks.

“If it was left any longer, it may have been lost.

“The whole house is so amazing and original, including the leadlights and the glass in the windows, and we just loved it.”

The Robertsons have so far rejuvenated the kitchen, constructed a new garage, and reinstated the garden - including a rose circle which remains faithful to the Murdochs’ original plantings.

“We were never gardeners until we came here, but we got taken away with the gardening as well as with the history of the place,” Robyn said.

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uy said the project had been a constant one: “Because the work happens progressively, you don’t realise how much has been done until you look back at photos.

“Cleaning and painting have been a lot of the work.”

The next stage of the development will focus on the original bathroom, which features a giant clawfoot bathtub.

Though they’ve lived in the house for almost a decade, Robyn said their home continued to reward their efforts, remaining a treasure-trove of intriguing finds.

Among these discoveries was a button on a shelf in the billiards room, which they puzzled over for years, until - with a little prompting from the daughter of a former

owner of the house - they discovered it was part of a mechanism which opened a hidden space beneath the shelf, which Harry Murdoch may have used to store confidential documents.

Another day, Guy found an address label on the bottom of a shelf in a cupboard, which revealed it to be part of the packing case used to transport the fireplace mantels to the Murdochs.

“We just keep finding things, and it’s fascinating,” Robyn said.

The Robertsons have compiled a couple of albums detailing the house’s progress and harking back to some of its history, but are keen to tap into local knowledge to extend their historical collection.

They would love to hear from anyone with photos or stories of the house throughout its life, and encouraged locals to contact them via email at warrawang@gmail.com The house has had only a handful of owners over its almost 115-year history (interestingly, it has never been a home to children), and the Robertsons are proud to be the latest in that line.

“We really feel honoured to be here, and do feel we are part of the house’s history now,” Guy said.

“We love researching the history of this house and the people who have lived here.”

Marion and S: Original owners FROM THE ARCHIVE red in front of their home, which Harry Murdoch pictu was built in 1908.

LABOUR OF LOVE: Current owners Guy and Robyn Robertson in front of their Murdoch Road home, Warra.

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling

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NORTH EAST NATURALLY

Diminutive and delicate - the Ragged Snake-eyed Skink MERLIN TZAROS, aged 13, has had a keen interest in nature, especially reptiles, for several years. He has contributed this weeks’ article.

OF all the skinks in the northeast Victorian region, one of the most strikingly patterned is the Ragged Snake-eyed Skink.

This very small and slender lizard is extremely variable, with a body colour ranging from dark browns to pale greys, with tiny metallic creamy white spots and sometimes even gold markings.

These spots on most individuals form two pale lateral stripes,

raggedly forming a zig zag pattern, hence their name.

Their scales, too, are tessellated, meaning that the same shape of scale is continued in a pattern.

This creates a layered appearance on the lizard.

Unlike other small skinks that have a moveable lower eyelid, the lower eyelid on this species, and members of its genus, is fused forming a fixed spectacle, giving a staring expression much like that of a snake.

The Ragged Snake-eyed Skink occurs in dry open forests and woodlands, especially where there are numerous large old trees,

particularly dead standing trees, abundant coarse woody debris and rock outcrops.

They are a mainly arboreal reptile, meaning they spend the majority of their lives in the trees, typically on the lower parts of large tree trunks and any adjacent fallen branches and logs.

However, they are very versatile, and they are also largely saxicolous, dwelling on rocks such as granite boulders and slabs, preferring more vertical and elevated surfaces than other skinks.

The main distinguishing features of this tiny skink is their small,

elegant face and their long, thin digits.

They are very swift to flee when seen and often scuttle away before you even get a chance to observe them.

Their diet consists mainly of spiders and insects being picked from crevices and under logs, and they also sit at ant trails and steal food items being carried by ants to their nests.

They breed in spring or summer, laying one or two flexible shelled eggs in tree cavities.

The Ragged Snake-eyed Skink is diurnal, foraging all throughout

the day, and shelters at night in narrow crevices in wood and other confined spaces such as under exfoliating bark.

When seen in their natural environment, they are usually basking in an exposed position, or rapidly moving over fallen timber.

Locally, the Ragged Snake-eyed Skink is quite uncommon, occurring in only a few localities around the Warby Ranges and further west around Mt Meg and the Chesney Vale hills.

They are more common to the north and west, throughout semiarid parts of New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.

SPOT ME IF YOU CAN: Though distinctive with their metallic colours, the Ragged Snake-eyed Skink is hard to see due to its tiny size, speedy nature and rarity in this region.

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2022 WANGARATTA YOUNG WRITERS AWARDS

Surprises

SARAH MCINNES, a Galen Catholic College student, took second place in the 2022 Wangaratta Young Writers Award year 10/11/12 stories category with this piece.

The competition was jointly run by the Rotary Club of Wangaratta, and the Rotary Club of Wangaratta Appin Park.

T

HE street below, which he looks upon, is busy.

Horses and carts carry important people along the cobblestone road; the penniless scavenging for food, their dirty clothing draped over bony skin.

He stands, waiting by the alleyway where we are to meet. He is stupidly gullible. His eyes glance down to his watch, hinting at his wealth with such a simple action. The hungry will be onto him soon. The alleyway he stands before is dark, like most side streets.

The street in front of us has lights escaping from the hotel room windows only carriage passengers can afford, but it can’t reach the other side of the street, for the smoke soaks the light in like a sponge.

I cock my gun and aim.

I feel bad for him. He has been set up. But I don’t think too long, it isn’t my job to think. The sound takes the breath I was holding out of me. It is loud and quick.

He falls to his back into the dark alleyway; soon to be dragged away, never to be seen again.

Smoke puffs from the barrel, and I am quick to blow it away and hide the weapon in my coat.

Escaping from the room I

didn’t pay for, down the old, creaking stairs, onto the street where smoke makes its way into my lungs. I pull my mask over my nose before stepping into the carriage waiting for me.

Once seated, the coachman whips the horses, making the carriage jolt forward. I pull down the material hiding my face, staring at the seat opposite me. Her ebony hair loosely pulled into a knot at the crook of her neck, strands of fallen hair framing her dark, hooded eyes. She doesn’t say a thing in my presence, she simply nods and hands me a stack of money. I trade it with my gun, placing the handle onto her palm. She draws it behind her back and tucks it into her belt, as I tuck the money into my coat.

The carriage shakes along the uneven ground. There is no such thing as silence in the civilised streets of Coldport.

This would be the last time. My last job. This time I would get out of the carriage and would never open the door again. The carriage stops and I am let off. Weapon-less, I step inside the old pub. The strong odour of booze makes me queasy. Making my way over to the bar, I study the scene. The barman, a scruffy old man who smells of tobacco, hands over a drink. I survey a game of poker between five drunk men in the back right corner, and another drunk flirting with the waitress.

With a sharp eye, I can see everyone has a weapon; everyone but me. Don’t

make a scene, I repeat in my head. Don’t make a scene, or you’ll die as quickly as the rich man, one shot is all it takes. Facing the wall of dusty bottles, I swallow the last of the strong liquor.

The door behind me opens loudly and closes just as aggressively. Everyone goes silent. I glance over my shoulder and make eye contact with the powerful Ted Bates. Or, in other words, the man I shot at only an hour ago. The man I had assumed was dead.

Ted walks healthily towards the bar stool beside me, and happily takes the seat. I take my leave and push the glass towards the barman with a nod before standing.

The click of a gun suppresses my chances of escape, and I turn towards Ted’s men, who surround me, pistols aimed at my face.

My throat is dry from smoke and ale, but I manage to speak: “Well, this is a pleasant surprise. May I introduce myself?”

Ted takes his drink in one swallow. “We know who you are, Lexi.” He nods to his men to lower their weapons. “I’d say being set-up is a pleasant surprise too.”

“I agree. Anything I can do for you?” With confidence, I turn to face the not-so-dead man.

“Sure you can, take a seat.”

His lips curl into a smile.

I return to the stool and wait for him to continue.

He breathes in easily. “I need you to kill your boss for me.”

Now I smile. “Can I ask you something?”

“Sure.”

GRIPPING TALE: Sarah McInnes with Rural City of Wangaratta Mayor Dean Rees at the presentation of this year’s Wangaratta Young Writers Award. Sarah won second prize in the year 10/11/12 stories category with her story, ‘Surprises’.

“Who do you think my boss is?”

He takes a second to examine me.

“Well, I assume that you’ve done your last job, since you are weapon-less, so...” He pauses and tilts his head, “...no-one.” He looks at me.

“Well, who do you want me to kill?” I return with the same questioning tone.

His jaw hardens as he reaches for my braided hair, not hesitating before tossing my head to the bench in one quick arch.

My temple vibrates in a brutal headache, my vision blurred. I stand up and steady myself. The pub’s banter is completely gone.

I only hear a ringing in my left ear. When I open my eyes again, all three men are standing, guns up, ready to kill.

“That was a surprise,” I say, not hearing what I have said.

The men cackle at my

state, I reach for Ted’s glass and toss it to his head. It shatters and blinds him long enough for me to kick away the gun from the right bodyguard and punch the left in his stomach. They all stumble away, giving me plenty of time to grasp the gun from a table of smoking men. I aim quickly and shoot the kneecaps of both men either side of Ted. They growl like wild animals as they fall. Quick on my feet, I move closer to Ted, backing him up against the pub door. Everyone is watching now.

Holding him up with the gun pointed under his jaw, I say proudly, “I promised to never kill anyone again, do you want me to break that?” He shakes his head furiously and his blue eyes plead with me.

“Good, that’s what I thought.” Soon, an ugly pain in my stomach overwhelms me. I look down as my blood spills

onto his white shirt. I gasp for a breath of air. I feel like I am breathing through mud. Ted is smiling, a few flicks of my blood staining his teeth. I hold myself against him, but he shoves me away to the floor with a grunt, to the men with pools of blood surrounding them.

I spit blood out, and try to breathe. I am shot open, more than once. The most blood I’ve ever seen. The worst pain I’ve ever felt. I feel my body go cold. The men around me stumble after Ted, the drunk men continue their games.

The waitress rushes to me, but I shrug her off. “Kill him!” I shriek with all the air in my lungs. She takes the bloody gun and chases after Ted down the street.

All I hear is a continuous, echoing gunfire. Five shots.

What a surprise, I think to myself. And that’s when I’m happy to close my eyes. My job is done. I rest on the wood floors and bleed out.

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NHW staff deck the halls

THE Public Dental Clinic has been judged grand champion in the Christmas decorating competition run

by Northeast Health Wangaratta (NHW), designed to bring a strong festive spirit and some healthy competition through the corridors of the public hospital.

Community Nursing was

awarded the community vote in what has been a positive and engaging competition for all.

Many wards and spaces in the hospital have been decorated by staff, with creative themes including gingerbread, pets, the Grinch and the gift of giving.

Units were encouraged

to “reuse and recycle” and were additionally challenged by some infection controls that required decorations to be able to be wiped clean, disposable or recyclable.

Staff rose to the challenge, creating Christmas wonderland spaces to lift the spirits of patients and

TEAMWORK: (From left) Northeast Health Wangaratta CEO Libby Fifis congratulated the Community Nursing team on their efforts, including Jodie Finlayson (Nurse Unit Manager, Community Nursing), Laney Culhane (Senior Administration Coordinator, Financial – Community Nursing) and Bernadette Hammond (Executive Director Clinical Operations/ Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer). The Salvation Army was very pleased with the number of donations provided, which will go to support local people in need at Christmas.

visitors to the hospital.

People walking the halls of the dental clinic are delighted by the ‘Gingerbread Lane’, with the team creating unique gingerbread house entrances to each treatment room.

Helping others was at the forefront of community nursing’s display, with staff

donating non-perishable items to be donated to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal.

NHW chief executive officer Libby Fifis said the executive team thoroughly enjoyed its rounds this week to judge the entries for this year’s competition.

“Our staff did an incredi-

ble job to create some magical spaces for everyone to enjoy this Christmas,” she said.

“The teamwork involved to bring these spaces together was evident and each has its own unique spirit, which I know will be enjoyed by patients and visitors to the hospital.”

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Over this time, I encourage everyone to find time to reflect and think about the year 2022; the challenges faced, the lessons learnt and things we can be grateful for.

It has been a difficult year for many, and our hearts go out to all the people affected by the floods and other impacts across the world which may make Christmas quite different this year in our celebrations.

The festive season can be a tough time for many in our community; memories of loved ones and being away from the people we love. At this time, I encourage you to support the people around you and appreciate the wonderful things we have in our lives. It is a special time of the year, a

After receiving a $400 donation from the Cathedral College Wangaratta, the Merriwa team were keen to meet the students and teachers involved in the TVSNIGX ERH ƙRH SYX QSVI EFSYX XLIMV involvement as a social enterprise school.

Tim Gerrish, Year Ten Coordinator and Materials and Technology teacher, explained that their social enterprise school had originally approached Merriwa for a donation of timber to work on projects with the students, and through the support of the Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship (ACRE) were able to put the timber to great use, “We have a fantastic partnership with the ACRE, who approached us to come up with an idea and create a gift for delegates attending the 2022 Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) being hosted in Beechworth, which is where the concept for the timber keychains came about.”

“Using the timber from Merriwa and razor wire from the Beechworth prison, we created a unique gift that was greatly appreciated by the delegates, and we were able to raise $400 for the keychains.

It was fantastic that we could raise money through this student led project and give back to Merriwa.”

Tom Colcott from ACRE spoke of the connection in community and how the keychains were perfect for the SEWF event in Beechworth, “Our partnership with Cathedral College has gone from strength to strength since commencing

Merriwa team members Amy Collins and Mark Umanski meeting the college students and their teacher Tim Gerrish who created the keychains the Social Enterprise Schools program in 2016. When the delegates from our world forum event understood the connection with Merriwa as a social enterprise and the work the school was doing, they were extremely impressed and in awe of the keychains they had received.”

Tom continued, “The students should be extremely proud of this project; their story of impact in community will travel and be shared across the world to inspire others to be involved in projects with positive social outcomes like this one.”

Since 2016 Cathedral College Wangaratta have been participating in the Social Enterprise Schools program with ACRE who is the Australian hub of the Social Enterprise Academy. In this time, the school has raised over 40k for community causes through the program.

The team at Merriwa look forward to continuing their partnership with the 'SPPIKI ERH WLEVMRK XLI FIRIƙXW ERH outcomes of social enterprise in the community.

time to catch up with family, friends and those close to us and celebrate our lives together.

The Merriwa family have had a challenging year, but we are finishing in a good space. During 2022 there have been plenty of ups and downs, but we always celebrate the opportunity to learn and grow.

We celebrate our people and our connections to community, and on behalf of the team we wish you a safe and happy festive season.

Bart Crawley, CEO

From our Merriwa family to yours, we wish you a safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Post school options for Wodonga students at Belvoir Special School Expo Our Wodonga team were thrilled to be a part of the of the Belvoir Special School Expo last month for students, their families and support teams to look at post-school options. Wodonga team members Craig, Deanne, Nat, Zach and Michael attended the post school expo to talk about work opportunities at Merriwa, and showcased some of the hands-on tasks carried out at our Packaging division.

Merriwa is proud to provide meaningful opportunities for work experience that give students hands on experience and a taste of what it is like to work with the team.

Manager of HR and Employee Engagement, Nat Milgate has seen excellent outcomes for students

transition to work at Merriwa, “Our work experience program is structured to support students in their pathway from school to employment. Our focus is on the student and providing a supportive and inclusive environment that embraces everyone’s abilities and skills.

It is extremely rewarding to see the WXYHIRXW FYMPH MR GSRƙHIRGI JVSQ XLIMV ƙVWX HE] XS XLI IRH SJ XLIMV TPEGIQIRX as their growth and commitment will enable them to explore employment opportunities.”

Nat continued, “We have a large number of success stories with former students transitioning into employment with Merriwa, which is testament to the committed relationship we have built with Belvoir Special School”.

Zachary Robinson, Michael Seymour and Craig Slade from Merriwa’s Wodonga team Former Belvoir School student, Josh commenced with Merriwa in Wodonga this year and has been loving his experience, “I have been working at Packaging in Wodonga for just on 12 months. I started with work experience at Merriwa through Belvoir for 10 weeks and then started working here in January 2022. I love working

here because I get to hang out with my friends and everyone is great to work with.”

8S ƙRH SYX QSVI EFSYX [SVO experience and pathways to employment at Merriwa, contact Nat Milgate: hr@merriwa.org.au or phone 0419 656 426.

Celebrating Christmas at Merriwa In the week before Christmas, each of the teams across Merriwa celebrated with a lunch at their division. There was plenty of fun and smiles, with a visit from Santa and lolly bags for everyone.

Well done and thank you to everyone at Merriwa for your hard work, support and creating a safe, respectful and inclusive environment for our team to thrive.

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Two lucky ladies take out His and Hers promotion prizes Friday, December 21, 2012

By NATASHA SHERWOOD A TELEVISION and a diamond ring - the perfect gifts for him and her this Christmas.

Two lucky Wangaratta residents have gone home with a festive prize after winning the 2012 His and Hers Christmas promotion.

Di Tomaino won the white gold limited edition diamond ring, valued at $4000, from John Wohlers Jewellers.

“For 20 years I’ve been waiting for a ring,” Mrs Tomaino said.

“But he’s not off the hook, I now want matching earrings.”

She put the ring on straight away and will be wearing it over Christmas.

Jenny Henwood won the LG television, surround system and X-box package deal, also valued at $4000, from Bi-Rite.

“It’s very exciting, we’ll set it up in the family room,” Mrs Henwood said.

“We’ve just got to agree on a position.”

Mrs Henwood secured her winning entry by buying school supplies for

10 years ago her daughter at Wangaratta Office Supplies.

She said it was a nice surprise before Christmas and a great way to promote local shopping.

This is the fourth year Business Wangaratta and The Chronicle have staged the His and Her shopping promotion in an effort to give local and out-of-town shoppers an extra reason to spend in Wangaratta in the lead-up to Christmas.

Business Wangaratta chairman Gary Gourlay said he was delighted with the response to this year’s Christmas shopping promotion.

“There’s been thousands of entries again.

“The feedback we get is that the His and Hers concept is now very popular

with people shopping in Wangaratta in the lead-up to Christmas.

“We feel it is important to offer this promotion each year, as a lot of people in business do not have the time or the resources to organise something of this magnitude.

“And of course we couldn’t do it without our partnership with The Chronicle.”

Once again Business Wangaratta will use the entry tickets to take a snapshot of shoppers spending in Wangaratta in the lead-up to Christmas.

“We do know from previous years that people are travelling from throughout the North East to shop in Wangaratta,” Mr Gourlay said.

“Primarily though we want our local people to shop here, not only at Christmas but all year round for the good of the local economy.

“This is the first time we have had both winners come from Wangaratta.

“Congratulations to them, and a very big thank you to John Wohlers Jewellers and Bi-Rite for putting up these two fantastic prizes.”

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Sport and Rec committee appoints new members RODNEY Dean, Marg Christensen and Daniel Warner have been appointed to the Rural City of Wangaratta council's sport and recreation advisory committee.

Zac Hedin was also appointed as the AFLNEB representative at the December council meeting last week.

Council director of community and infrastructure, Marcus Goonan, explained that the committee provides advice to council on matters pertaining to strategic planning, support and management of sport and recreation opportunities in the rural city.

“The committee’s terms of reference have been updated to align more closely with those for community reference groups,” he said.

“Additionally, designated positions for the local regional sporting assembly and for AFL NE Border rep-

NEW MEMBER: AFL NE Border region manager Zac Hedin is among four new members appointed to council’s sport and recreation advisory committee. resentatives have been added to the membership.

“Nominations received for the sport and recreation advisory committee are assessed against a skills matrix.

“The skills matrix is based on existing involvement in sporting groups/organisations, interest in the

committee, local sport and recreation knowledge and interest in sport and recreation activities.

“Interviews were held with representation from councillors and council officers.”

Cr Harvey Benton said it was the first time he could remember that there have been excess applicants for the positions on the committee.

“It’s wonderful to see the community wanting to be activated and its humbling with me being the chair to have these people on the committee,” he said.

“I was on the selection panel and there was a very strong list of people who came forward.”

Mayor Dean Rees commended Crs Benton and Harry Bussell for their active participation with the community and committee members.

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REGIONAL NEWS

Christmas cheer comes to the Myrtleford community

By BRODIE EVERIST LOCALS filled the Myrtleford Piazza on Sunday, enjoying Christmas carols and the warm summer evening.

A mix of traditional and contemporary carols were performed by a range of musicians, including guitarist/ singer Rudi Katterl, the With One Voice Choir and Alan Heberle.

Musical director Rudi Katterl, in his first time in the role, said the event went very well.

“People really enjoyed it,” he said.

“Considering we only had a short time to get it together they all pulled it off pretty well.”

“The biggest issue was the wind affecting the sound.”

Father Christmas arrived on a fire truck at 7:30pm, handing out lollies and getting photos with kids.

Towards the end of the night the Reverend Jane Trigg thanked organisers of the event, including Mr Katterl and the Myrtleford Rotary Club.

SANTA’S HERE: Santa was a man in demand.

PHOTO: Brodie Everist

Accommodation solution Council to develop p keyy worker housingg in caravan parks p to tackle shire shortage g

ALPINE Shire Council will develop a business plan for five key worker accommodation units in each of the council owned caravan parks in Bright, Myrtleford and Tawonga to tackle the housing shortage.

Council last week accepted recommendations to develop a business case for the units to be installed and, once the project cost has been determined, seek funding opportunities for the design, construction and installation of the units.

The initiative emerged

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from the completed Key Worker Housing Pilot Project and Affordable Housing Analysis and Action Plan, which will also see council advocate to the Victorian Government for legislation change in collaboration with other significantlyimpacted councils and develop a Short Stay Rental

Accommodation Local Law. Alpine Shire Mayor John Forsyth said council will begin developing the short stay law in the second half of 2023.

“This Local Law will ensure an appropriate standard of management of short stay rental accommodation and implement a registration system for accommodation operators,” he said.

“It will also minimise the risk of short stay accommodation impacting the peace and quiet of neighbours, and ensure any

waste generated is managed in a way that protects the environment.”

Council is calling on the State Government to address the issue from the planning front as soon as possible.

“We need the State Government to recognise the severity of this issue and implement statewide planning controls that moderate the number of local homes on the holiday let market,” Cr Forsyth said.

According to council, 34 per cent of the present short-term rental

properties are owned by Alpine Shire residents.

Cr Forsyth said solving the issue is a whole-ofcommunity responsibility.

“There’s no quick fix, and council can’t drive the solution single-handedly,” he said.

“Local residents who operate their investment properties as short stay rental accommodation can choose to be part of the solution by moving their properties onto the long-term rental market.

“You will not only provide a home for new residents,

you may also be helping a local business or essential community service provider find the staff they need.”

Housing affordability and availability has deteriorated over the past five years for various reasons, including recent accelerated population growth, less housing available for purchase or long-term let, more properties turned from long-term let into shortterm let accommodation, property prices increasing significantly and the low availability of land to develop.

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REGIONAL NEWS

Landslide cleared by March

By BRODIE EVERIST

THE Bogong Landslide is on track to be cleared for single-lane access by March in accordance with Department of Transport (DOT) plans, according to DOT regional director (Hume) Steve Bowmaker.

At a community meeting in Falls Creek on Monday Mr Bowmaker said around 11,000 cubic metres of material had been removed, with a further 7500 cubic metres ready to be removed by remote loader.

Around 35,000 cubic metres of material are predicted to be removed from the site.

“The progress we’re making at the moment is pretty

good,” Mr Bowmaker said.

“It’s in accordance with the plan that we put together over a month ago when we took responsibility for this, and we’re still on track to deliver single-lane access on the Bogong High Plains Road by March.”

Mr Bowmaker said geotechnical investigations are underway to further inform how to clear the landslide and repair the site, with early data to become available in January and further results available in February.

“That will enable us to come up with a solution to remove that stubborn last seven or 8000 cubic metres

GETTING AROUND: Local residents have improved access between Mount Beauty, Bogong Village and Falls Creek via the emergency access track around the Bogong landslide. of materials on site,” he said.

“During February we’ll be able to design what might be a retaining solution so that if any material was to come down on that landslip site after we’ve removed the vast majority of it, it doesn’t fall on to the road.”

Mr Bowmaker said as material is removed from the landslip the exclusion zone in Bogong Village will shrink, however, it will remain unsafe for residents to live there as the local dam has been drained, meaning

there is no drinking or firefighting water available.

The diversion track around the landslide is being upgraded for all vehicles, but is currently only accessible for four-wheel drives.

Mr Bowmaker urged the need for careful driving on the track.

“You shouldn’t attempt to drive this track unless you’re a competent four-wheel drive driver,” he said.

“It has no safety features, it’s very narrow and it’s just not suitable for any vehicle other than a high-clearance four-wheel drive.”

According to the DOT, retaining structures and drain-

age will be constructed on the track in January, while in February they will install guard rails and complete road pavement works.

From today staff will not be available to process access requests through the track, and the processing of applications will restart on January 3.

To apply for access, residents and essential workers must be using a four-wheel drive with high ground clearance, fitted with a UHF radio.

Towing of trailers is not permitted unless approved.

When driving, first gear must be used on the ramps at the start and end of the track.

Chiltern playspace revamp at Lake Anderson on cards

By RYAN MALCOLM A CONCEPT to build a state-ofthe-art playspace along the banks of Chiltern’s Lake Anderson has been labelled “visionary” ahead of being opened for public comment for the next 60 days.

The plans were put before Indigo Shire Council at last week’s December meeting, with concepts boasting a climate focus with a climbing frame resembling rainbows and clouds, sensory stormwater play, a year-round recreational pool and thermal hot pools, and consolidated skate park and pump track.

The park would also feature all ability access.

A motion put forward by Cr Emmerick Teissl to open the concepts for public comment was carried by a five-person majority at the meeting.

“Council had words with Regional Development Victoria to come up with a plan that is both appealing - it’s really something that is quite new and is not available in any of the towns or regions around us and

CONCEPT: The Chiltern Destination Playspace project (pictured in concept) could cost as much as $15 million and is currently open for public comment. it really would make Chiltern as it is a destination place,” Cr Teissl said.

“Its proximity to the freeway and other towns around it would enhance the community and Indigo Shire greatly.”

Councillor Diane Shepheard

also threw her support behind the initiative, which she said could attract families from within and outside of Indigo Shire.

She said the project, tentatively named ‘Chiltern Climb_It’ was “aspirational” and would be a destination playground for children.

The motion was opposed by Cr Roberta Horne, who expressed the timing of such a concept with the shire in “repair and recovery mode”, while councillor Bernard Gaffney, also in opposition, was wary of a potential cost blowout.

“This is certainly something

special, it’s certainly visionary we’re told the concept design costing is $11m and we’ve also been told (that) to deliver this it would be closer to $15m and could be more,” he said.

“The amount of money we would need to spend is more than our entire infrastructure budget I’m not against spending, but just (this) amount of money.

“I think it’s a great plan - whether it fits in with Indigo Shire, I like to think it would - but I think money is a serious issue, and $15m, boy,” he said.

ISC chief executive officer Trevor Ierino noted that if realised, the concept park would need to replace the existing Chiltern Swimming Pool, which is within the footprint of the existing plans, while artwork for the park would be sourced from local Yackandandah artists.

To view and comment on the draft Chiltern Destination Playspace project, visit https://www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au/About-Council/Have-your-say/On-Exhibition.

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REGIONAL NEWS

Downed paraglider saved following festive turnout Man dies BRIGHT SES units were forced to interrupt their Christmas festivities earlier this week, successfully lowering a downed paraglider to safety on Monday evening.

Crews had been en route to a unit barbecue when their pagers lit up around 6:30pm, directed to a highangle rescue near the Mystic launch site after a paraglider had become stuck shortly into their flight.

Ambulance Victoria, CFA crews from Bright and Mount Beauty, Wangaratta Fire Rescue Victoria crews and Victoria Police members were promptly on scene, with between 30 and 35 emergency services personnel working to safely lower the paraglider to a nearby roadway.

The scene was declared safe some four hours later, with crews managing dark conditions to successfully free the paraglider from dense woodland.

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following Bright car crash

MAJOR RESPONSE: Around 35 emergency services personnel were on scene for a high-angle rescue of a downed paraglider near Bright’s Mystic launch site earlier this week.

PHOTO: Bright SES earlier this week, a Bright SES spokesperson said crews had promptly

returned to the unit’s Churchill Avenue headquarters and “quickly

“Not quite the night of festivity we had planned for,” the post read.

demolished the food which had been prepared in their absence”.

A 36-year-old-man from Tawonga South has died in hospital following a car crash in Bright on December 3.

It is believed a white Ford Ranger was travelling north along Tawonga Gap Road when the vehicle lost control and spun and flipped onto its side at about 7.20pm.

The driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was taken to hospital, but died on December 7.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash and will prepare a report for the coroner.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com. au.

Parks plan to boost tourism AN outpouring of community concern around draft masterplans for four caravan parks throughout the Indiog Shire has resulted in change to Beechworth’s Lake Sambell 10-year-plan.

The masterplans, outlining concepts for Lake Sambell, Chiltern’s Lake Anderson, Yackandandah Holiday Park and Rutherglen Caravan Park, received a total of 99 submissions during a four-week exhibition period in September, 89 of which were lodged regarding Lake Sambell.

The masterplans were formally adopted at at last

Indigo g Shire caravan p parks masterplan p adopted, p , expected p to cost $ $18.5m

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week’s Indigo Shire Council meeting, following changes to the Lake Sambell plan which will scrap six large cabins initially planned for the lake’s hillside, as well as the realignment of the masterplan to operate within current lease boundaries.

In tabling the motion, Cr Emmerick Teissl said the ex-

pansion of the shire’s caravan parks was a major tourist drawcard for the region.

“The caravan park (masterplan) is aspirational and demonstrates Indigo Shire Council’s commitment to growing our tourism market and providing better amenity for them,” he said.

“We are an expanding tourism market - not only are we competing locally against other councils, but Australia-wide now.

“Many rural councils and

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Outlined by consulting company ODIN360, the projects are forecast to create 33 new jobs during construction and a further 27 ongoing jobs, with the total cost of the project reaching $18.5m, some $13.4m of which is expected to be contributed by private leaseholders and $5.1m from council.

The expansions are ex-

pected to result in $3.17m in further caravan park revenue and $6.34m in annual visitor spending.

The council heard leaseholder revenue paid to council would need to increase by 20-fold in order for council’s investment to break even by 2034, rising from $40,000 per annum to $800,000 per annum.

The first lease is to be up for review in 2024/25.

Under the plans, Yackandandah Holiday Park would

see nine new 3.5/4-star cabins installed, while Lake Anderson Caravan Park would gain five new four-star cabins, as well as two new 3.5-star family cabins and two eco-pods.

Rutherglen Caravan Park would gain up to six new four-star cabins, three ecopods and two 3.5-star family cabins, while Lake Sambell Caravan Park would see six four-star cabins, seven glamping tents, four cycling bunkhouses and three ecostyle cabins erected.

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9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Cocaine Trade Exposed: The Invisibles.

12.50 The Source. 1.40 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. 2020 NHK Trophy. Replay. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Hoarders. 9.20 The Language Of Love. 10.15 Naughty And Nice: Sex Toy Britain. 11.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME

That (24) 6.00 Christmas. 7.00 News. 9.00 News. 12.00 News. 3.00 ABC News Afternoons. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales: A 7.30 Special. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 The Business: Summer Series. 10.00 ABC Late News. 10.30 The World In 2022. 11.10 Four Corners. 12.00 News. 12.15 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly.

6.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 6.50 Shaun The Sheep. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Hard Quiz. 8.30 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party.

(2016) Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston. 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.00 Back. Final. 11.25 Archer.

Final. 11.45 QI. 12.20 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 1.05 Would I Lie To You At Christmas?

1.40 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 8.40 Scream Street. 9.05 Odd Squad. 3.35 The Deep.

3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.20 Little Big Awesome. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 The Flamin’ Thongs. 5.15 Good Game Spawn Point. 5.35 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 6.00 Malory Towers.

6.30 Miraculous. 6.55 MOVIE: Paddington.

(2014) Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville. 8.35 Lost In Oz. 8.55 Dodo. 9.10 The Next Step. 9.30 Holly Hobbie. 9.55 Close.

SBS VLND

NEWS

SEVEN (6) 6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 The Morning Show.

11.30 Seven Morning News.

12.00 MOVIE: The Christmas Swap. (2018) Jackie Seiden, Ashley Wood.

2.00 House Of Wellness.

3.00 The Chase.

4.00 Seven News At 4.

5.00 The Chase Australia.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

7.30 Carols In The Domain.

10.00 Schools Spectacular Creating The Magic.

12.30 Home Shopping.

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Snowed In For Christmas. (2021) Kayla Wallace, Jeremy Guilbaut. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point.

4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo. 8.30 MOVIE: The Holiday. (2006) Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. 11.10 Council Of Dads.

12.00 A Very Royal Christmas: Secrets Of Sandringham. 1.00 Cross Court. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Take Two. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

6.00 My Market Kitchen. 6.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. 7.30 Judge Judy. 8.00 10 News First: Breakfast. 8.30 Studio 10. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Jamie’s One-Pan Wonders. 1.30 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 2.30 Entertainment Tonight. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show.

10.30 Georgie Carroll: The Gloves Are Off. 12.00 The Project.

1.00 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Home Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

7TWO

TV Shop.

(81) 6.00 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The Young And The Restless.

1.00 As Time Goes By. 1.40 MOVIE: The Man Who Finally Died. (1963) 3.40 MOVIE: A Christmas Movie Christmas. (2019) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Fawlty Towers. 8.40 Midsomer Murders.

10.40 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 11.40 House. 12.35 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 MOVIE: Antz. (1998) 7.30 MOVIE: Richie Rich. (1994) 9.30 MOVIE: Kindergarten Cop. (1990) 11.45 Telenovela. 12.15 Queer Eye For The Straight Guy. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 House Of Wellness. 2.00 Our Town. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency.

4.00 Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Border Security: International. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

10.30 Australia’s Big Backyards. 11.30 Late Programs.

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 10.30 American Pickers. 11.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Timbersports. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Aussie Lobster Men. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Storage Wars. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo 3. (1988) Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge. 10.35 MOVIE: Hard To Kill. (1990) 12.45 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 The Late (52) Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 NBL Slam. 7.30 Seinfeld.

9.00 Becker. 10.00 The Middle. 11.30 The King Of Queens. 12.30 Frasier. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 Stephen Colbert. 2.30 James Corden. 3.30 Becker. 4.30 Shopping. 5.30 Infomercials.

PEACH

9GO!

Shopping. 7.30 (53) 6.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 I Fish. 9.30 Reel Action.

10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 ST: Next Gen. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 Evil. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Late Programs.

BOLD

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 10.30 Rage Christmas Special. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Vera. 2.00 Midsomer Murders.

3.30 Wallace And Gromit: A Matter Of Loaf And Death.

4.00 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas.

4.40 MOVIE: Paddington. (2014) 6.10 Extraordinary Escapes: Christmas Special.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Doc Martin. Final.

8.20 Shetland. Final.

9.20 Midsomer Murders.

10.50 MOVIE: Jackie. (2016) Natalie Portman.

12.25 Rage Christmas Special.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Blue Water Safari.

New. 10.05 The World From Above. 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Final. Highlights. 3.30 Cycling. Cape To Cape MTB. Highlights. 4.40 Wonderful World Of Chocolate Christmas. 5.30 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys. New. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender.

9.10 Silent Night: A Song For The World.

10.45 Celebrity Letters And Numbers. 11.45 Dolly Parton: 50 Years At The Opry. 1.15 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 4.35 Bamay.

5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show Summer Series.

12.00 Christmas With The Salvos. 12.30 Border Security: International. 1.00 Surveillance Oz Dashcam. 1.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 2.00 MOVE: Santa’s Boots. (2018) Megan Hilty, Noah Mills, Roark Critchlow.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 MOVIE: Moana. (2016) Auli’i Cravalho.

9.15 MOVIE: Elf. (2003) Will Ferrell, James Caan.

11.15 World’s Most Shocking Emergency Calls.

12.30 Home Shopping.

6.00 Drive TV. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra Summer.

12.00 Our State On A Plate. 12.30 Great Australian Detour. 1.00 Cross Court. 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 Driving Test.

2.30 MOVIE: Last Christmas. (2019) 4.30 Destination Australia. Return. 5.00 News: First At Five. 5.30 Country House Hunters Australia.

6.00 Nine News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Christmas With Delta.

8.00 Carols By Candlelight.

11.00 MOVIE: A Christmas Karen. (2022) Michele Simms, Rolin Alexis, Meghan Colleen Moroney. 1.00 Cross Court. 1.30 Surfing Australia TV. 2.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 5.30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo.

6.00 Reel Action. 6.30 Leading The Way With Dr Michael Youssef. 7.00 Tough Tested. 8.00 Escape Fishing With ET. 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. 9.00 Freshly Picked With Simon Toohey.

9.30 Studio 10: Saturday. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 12.30 Well Traveller. 1.00 The Offroad Adventure Show.

2.00 All 4 Adventure. 3.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 4.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals At Christmas. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Hungry. 7.00 Bondi Rescue.

7.30 The Dog House.

8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention?

9.30 The Graham Norton Show.

11.30 The Savoy At Christmas. 12.30 Home Shopping. 3.30 Infomercials. 4.00 Home Shopping. 4.30 Authentic. 5.00 Hour Of Power.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

7.40 DW Global 3000. 8.10 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Terms And Conditions. 12.55 Wellington Paranormal. 1.25 American Song Contest. 3.05 WorldWatch. 4.30 Mastermind Aust. 5.35 Vs Arashi. 6.30 The Fast History Of Toys. 7.30 Impossible Engineering. 8.30 One Night In Hamleys Xmas Special. 9.25 Travel Man. 10.20 Forged In Fire. 11.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME

Morning (24) 6.00 Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Back Roads. 2.00 News. 2.30 Landline: Summer. 3.00 News. 3.30 The Business. 4.00 News. 4.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales. 5.00 News. 5.30 The Context. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Throwback. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight.

8.30 Movin’ To The Country. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales. 10.00 Late News Weekend. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Kangaroo Beach. 6.25 The Adventures Of Paddington.

6.50 Piney: The Lonesome Pine. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo.

9.20 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 10.05 Staged.

10.30 Upstart Crow. 11.00 Fleabag. 11.30 Doctor Who. 12.20 Friday Night Dinner. 12.45 Universe With Brian Cox. Final. 1.45 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 12.45 The Next Step. 1.30 MOVIE: Saving Santa.

(2013) 2.50 MOVIE: Elliot The Littlest Reindeer.

(2018) 4.20 MOVIE: The Boy In The Dress.

(2014) 5.20 MOVIE: The Midnight Gang. (2018) 6.30 Miraculous. 6.50 MOVIE: Paddington 2.

(2017) Ben Whishaw. 8.30 Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas. 9.00 MOVIE: Gangsta Granny. (2013) Julia McKenzie, Reece Buttery, David Walliams. 10.10 Close.

SBS VLND

NEWS

7TWO

Morning (81) 6.00 Programs. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 TV Shop. 8.00 Beyond Today. 8.30 TV Shop. 10.00 My Favorite Martian. 10.30 MOVIE: Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952) 12.10 MOVIE: Last Holiday.

(1950) 2.05 MOVIE: Bonnie Prince Charlie.

(1948) 4.30 MOVIE: A Hole In The Head. (1959) 7.00 MOVIE: It’s A Wonderful Life. (1946) 9.40 MOVIE: An Officer And A Gentleman. (1982) Richard Gere. 12.10 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 2.30 Inside Phuket Airport. 4.30 Kids’ Programs. 4.45 The Nanny: Oy To The World. 5.15 MOVIE: Captain Underpants. (2017) 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek Forever After. (2010) 8.50 MOVIE: Occupation: Rainfall.

(2020) Dan Ewing. 11.20 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.20 Manifest. 2.10 Inside Phuket Airport. 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Beyblade Burst Surge. 4.00 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.

4.30 Ricky Zoom. 4.50 Kids’ Programs.

Shopping.

(62) 6.00 8.30 Travel Oz. 10.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 10.30 Weekender. 11.00 House Of Wellness. 12.00 Horse Racing. From Rosehill, The Valley and Doomben. 6.00 Border Security: International.

6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Escape To The Perfect Town. 10.30 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 12.30 Late Programs.

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 12.30 Timbersports. 1.00 Blokesworld. 1.30 Australia ReDiscovered. 2.00 Motor Racing. Night Thunder. King Of Wings. 3.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 4.00 Storage Wars.

5.00 Leepu And Pitbull. 6.00 Last Stop Garage.

6.30 Secrets Of The Supercars. 7.30 Air Crash Investigation. 9.30 Mighty Trains. 10.30 Mighty Ships. 11.30 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 The Late (52) Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 The King Of Queens.

8.00 Frasier. 9.00 Becker. 10.00 Friends. 12.00 The King Of Queens.

1.00 Broke.

3.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory.

10.15 Friends.

12.15 Home Shopping. 1.15 Infomercials. 1.45 Mom. 2.15 NBL Slam. 4.30 Home Shopping.

PEACH

9GO!

Morning (53) 6.00 Programs. 8.30 Shopping. 9.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 9.30 Australia By Design: Innovations. 10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. 12.00 The Love Boat. 1.00 ST: Next Gen. 2.00 A-League All Access. 2.30 Stories Of Bikes. 3.00 Reel Action.

3.30 Scorpion. 4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Matchweek 9. Sydney FC v Macarthur FC. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. 10.20 MacGyver.

11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Late Programs.

BOLD

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Rage Christmas Special. 9.00 ABC News On Christmas Day. 9.30 The Pope’s Christmas Mass. 11.30 Compass. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Southern Ocean Live. 2.20 MOVIE: Robin Hood: Men In Tights. (1993) Cary Elwes, Roger Rees, Amy Yasbeck. 4.10 MOVIE: Paddington 2. (2017) Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville.

6.00 Royal Special: Together At Christmas.

7.00 ABC News On Christmas Day. 7.40 The Royal Variety Performance.

9.30 MOVIE: Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears. (2020) Essie Davis, Nathan Page, Rupert Penry-Jones.

11.10 Christmas Cabaret.

1.30 The Heights. 2.30 Rage. 4.05 Classic Countdown. 5.00 Think Tank.

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.00 DD India Prime Time News. 9.10 Blue Water Safari. 10.05 The World From Above. 10.40 A World Of Calm. 11.05 Paul O’Grady For The Love Of Dogs Xmas. 12.00 APAC Weekly. 12.30 France 24 English News.

1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU Grand Prix. Final. Highlights. 4.30 The Luxury Christmas Decorators. 5.30 Europe’s Greatest Train Journeys.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Dean Martin: King Of Cool.

8.35 Uri Geller’s Secret Treasures.

10.05 MOVIE: Amy. (2015) 12.25 All Is Bright. 1.40 The Indian Pacific: The Full Journey. 4.45 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 France 24 Feature.

5.30 Al Jazeera News.

6.00 Home Shopping. 7.00 Carols In The Domain. 9.30 Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant.

10.30 Mayor’s Christmas Carols.

11.30 Christmas With The Salvos.

12.00 House Of Wellness.

1.00 SeaLink Carols By Candlelight.

3.30 Beach Cops.

4.00 Better Homes And Gardens.

5.00 Border Security: International.

5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Dog Patrol.

9.35 MOVIE: Love Actually. (2003) Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant.

8.00 Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols. 10.00 Home For Christmas. 10.30 CMA Country Christmas. 11.30 Christmas With Delta. 1.00 Carols By Candlelight. 4.00 MOVIE: Blizzard.

(2003) Jennifer Pisana, Brenda Blethyn, Paul Bates.

6.00 Nine News Sunday.

7.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. (1989) 9.00 MOVIE: National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation. (1997) Chevy Chase.

11.10 MOVIE: The Jazz Singer. (1980) 1.10 Home For Christmas. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

4.30 Take Two. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 Mass For You At Home. 6.30 Turning Point With David Jeremiah. 7.00 Leading The Way. 7.30 Tomorrow’s World. 8.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals At Christmas. 9.00 Destination Dessert. 9.30 Studio 10: Sunday. 12.00 A Baby Reindeer’s First Christmas. 1.00 Jamie’s Easy Meals At Christmas. 2.00 Jamie: Together At Christmas. 3.00 The King’s Christmas Message.

3.15 Jamie: Together At Christmas. 4.15 Jamie’s One-Pan Christmas. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 Bondi Rescue.

6.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Melbourne United.

8.30 The Cheap Seats.

9.30 Ghosts.

10.30 MOVIE: Book Club. (2018) 12.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.25 Aliens Love Underpants And Panta Claus. 6.50 Sir Mouse. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg Christmas Bash. 8.45 The Yearly With Charlie Pickering 2022. 9.45 Christmas Cabaret.

10.45 MOVIE: Office Christmas Party. (2016) 12.25 Queen: Days Of Our Lives. 1.25 Long Lost Family. 2.20 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 2.40 MOVIE: Hank Zipzer’s Christmas Catastrophe.

(2016) 4.10 MOVIE: Grandpa’s Great Escape.

(2018) 5.20 MOVIE: Ratburger. (2017) 6.30 Kids’ Programs. 7.20 Wallace And Gromit: A Close Shave. 7.50 Wallace And Gromit: The Wrong Trousers. 8.20 Wallace And Gromit: A Grand Day Out. 8.45 Shaun The Sheep. 9.15 Operation Ouch! 9.45 Horrible Histories. 10.15 Rage. 11.20 Close.

SBS VLND

TRT (31) 6.00 Newshour.

6.50 Indian Country Today News. 7.20 Fiji One News. 7.50 France 24 Feature.

8.10 ABC America Nightline.

8.40 CBC The National.

9.30am Jeopardy! An all-day marathon screening of the popular game show.

Hosted by Alex Trebek.

3.00am NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera Newshour.

NEWS (24)

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 News. 1.30 Crocodile Territory: Protecting A Predator. 2.00 News. 2.15 8 Billion People And Counting. 3.00 News. 3.30 One Plus One. 4.00 News. 4.30 Landline: Summer Series. 5.00 News. 5.30 The World In 2022. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 One Plus One. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.25 Aust Story. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Heywire. 10.00 ABC News. 10.30 Late Programs.

7TWO

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Yorkshire Vet In Autumn. 2.00 DVine Living. 2.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 3.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 3.30 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 4.00 Penelope Keith’s Hidden Villages.

5.00 Escape To The Perfect Town. 6.00 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 Heathrow. 9.30 Air Crash Investigation. 11.30 Late Programs.

7MATE (64)

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Creek To Coast. 11.30 Step Outside. 12.00 Fish’n Mates. 1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker. 2.00 On The Fly. 2.30 Merv Hughes Fishing. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Full Custom Garage.

5.00 Shipping Wars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 6.30 MOVIE: Inside Out. (1975) 8.30 MOVIE: Enter The Dragon. (1973) Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Kien Shih. 10.45 The Cleveland Show. 11.45 Late Programs.

s a m t s i r h C Merry from our family to yours

9GEM

Morning (81) 6.00 Programs. 8.30 The Incredible Journey. 9.00 TV Shop. 10.00 Why The Nativity? 12.00 Explore. 12.20 Christmas At Highclere Castle. 1.20 MOVIE: The Rooftop Christmas Tree. (2016) 3.10 MOVIE: The Holly And The Ivy. (1952) 4.50 Keeping Up Appearances. 5.30 Christmas At Warwick Castle. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 MOVIE: White Christmas. (1954) Bing Crosby. 10.00 MOVIE: Overboard. (1987) 12.20 Late Programs.

9GO! (82)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

8.00 MOVIE: AliceMiranda: A Royal Christmas Ball. (2021) 9.30 Kids’ Programs. 1.45 MOVIE: Madison And The Happiness Jar. (2021) 3.30 LEGO Masters Bricksmas Special. 7.00 MOVIE: Shrek. (2001) 8.45 MOVIE: Beethoven. (1992) Charles Grodin.

10.30 MOVIE: Top End Wedding. (2019) 12.30 Inside Phuket Airport. 2.25 I’ve Got A Text With Josh And Flex! 3.00 Power Rangers Dino Charge. 3.30 Kids’ Programs.

PEACH

6.00 Friends.

(52) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 The Middle. 11.00 Christmas With Australian Women’s Weekly. 12.00 The Living Room. 1.00 Broke. 3.00 Two And A Half Men. 3.30 The Big Bang Theory. 4.00 Friends.

6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.00 Friends. 12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Home Shopping. 1.30 MOVIE: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. (2005) 3.30 Broke. 4.30 Shopping.

BOLD (53)

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 4x4 Adventures. 10.00 Reel Action. 11.00 Healthy Homes Aust. 11.30 Buy To Build. 12.00 Roads Less Travelled. 12.30 Scorpion. 1.30 Diagnosis Murder. 2.30 MacGyver. 3.30 Pooches At Play.

4.00 Destination Dessert. 4.30 The Offroad Adventure Show. 5.30 Reel Action. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. 10.20 48 Hours. 11.15 Star Trek: Discovery. 12.15 Late Programs.

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ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Escape From The City. 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 The Royal Variety Performance. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Vera. 2.30 Mad As Hell Does Hard Quiz. 3.05 Long Lost Family. 4.00 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. 5.30 Call The Midwife.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Doc Martin Christmas Special.

8.40 Farewell Doc Martin.

9.25 Our Dementia Choir.

10.25 The Detectives.

11.25 The Australian Soul With Geraldine Doogue.

12.25 Operation Buffalo.

1.20 Total Control.

2.05 Rage. 4.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 5.00 Think Tank.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.10 Peer To Peer. 10.10 Legacy List. 11.15 Great Canal Journeys. 12.10 WorldWatch. 2.00 En`coda. 3.20 A World Of Calm. 3.45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw.

4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Celebrity Letters And Numbers.

8.30 24 Hours In Emergency.

9.30 Secrets Of Playboy.

10.20 Battle Of Alcatraz. 11.10 Reunions.

12.05 The A Word. 2.20 MOVIE: Hunt For The Wilderpeople. (2016) Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata. 4.05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 4.35 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 1. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa.

Day 1. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 15.

Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars.

9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 16. Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. From Optus Stadium, Perth.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 Bondi Vet. 1.00 Take Me Home. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat.

5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. 8.30 Paramedics.

9.30 Police After Dark.

10.30 The Equalizer.

11.20 Almost Family.

12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Cross Court. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 My Market Kitchen. 6.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. 7.30 Judge Judy. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Studio 10.

11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MOVIE: Muriel’s Wedding. (1994) Toni Collette.

9.35 MOVIE: The Hunger Games. (2012) Jennifer Lawrence.

12.20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

6.50 The 77 Percent. 7.20 WorldWatch. 9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show. 12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish. 2.55 Bizarre Foods. 3.45 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Taskmaster. 9.25 Hypothetical. 10.20 WWE Legends. 11.50 Late Programs.

ABC ME

Morning (24) 6.00 Programs. 1.00 ABC News. 1.30 Farewell To Leigh Sales. 2.00 ABC News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News.

4.00 ABC News. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 5.00 ABC News. 5.30 The World In 2022. 6.00 ABC News Summer. 6.30 Women In Sport Spotlight. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.20 Aust Story.

9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Rosie Batty’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.50 Peppa Pig. 6.05 Octonauts.

6.25 Kangaroo Beach Summer Special. 6.50 The Monster At The End Of This Story. 7.30 Dinosaurs Of The Frozen Continent. 8.25 Long Lost Family. 9.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 10.00 Catalyst. 11.00 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.40 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 12.25 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 1.10 Would I Lie To You? 1.45 Close. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 2.25 Miraculous World. 3.30 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.45 Odd Squad. 5.00 100% Wolf: Legend Of The Moonstone. 5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.25 Holly Hobbie.

9.50 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS VLND

NEWS

ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

6.00 Escape From The City. 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.30 Dream Gardens. 11.00 Restoration Australia. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Shetland. Final. 2.00 Agatha Raisin. 2.55 Gardening Australia. 3.55 Long Lost Family.

4.40 Back Roads. 5.10 QI. 5.40 Hard Quiz.

6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.

8.00 Anh’s Brush With Fame.

8.30 Love On The Spectrum.

9.25 Louis Theroux: Mothers On The Edge.

10.25 Summer Love. 11.35 Our Dementia Choir.

12.30 The Detectives. 1.30 Agatha Raisin. 2.20 Parkinson In Australia. 3.15 Rage. 4.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 5.00 Think Tank.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.05 Peer To Peer. 10.05 Legacy List. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.05 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.10 Child Genius Australia.

4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Some Kind Of Heaven.

10.00 The Artist’s View.

10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Cheyenne & Lola. 12.00 Unit One. 4.15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

ABC TV PLUS (22)

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish.

2.45 Unknown Amazon. 3.40 WorldWatch.

5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Billy Connolly: Great American Trail. 9.30 Forbidden History.

10.25 Why Does Everyone Hate The English?

11.20 Hoarders. 12.10 Late Programs.

ABC ME

Morning (24) 6.00 Programs. 7.00 News. 10.00 News. 12.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News.

7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World.

10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 ABC Late News. 11.15 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Room On The Broom. 6.55 We’re Going On A Bear Hunt. 7.30 Spicks And Specks.

8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Ghosts. 9.05 Staged. 9.30 Friday Night Dinner. 9.50 Fleabag.

10.20 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 10.40 Black Comedy. 11.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 11.55 Live At The Apollo. 12.40 Christmas Cabaret.

1.45 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.35 Kids’ Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 8.20 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.40 Hardball. 1.50 The Dengineers. 3.30 The Deep.

3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch.

4.55 FriendZSpace. 5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch!

Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.25 Holly Hobbie. 9.50 Rage. 10.55 Close.

SBS VLND

NEWS

7TWO

TV Shop.

(81) 6.00 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Danoz.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

12.00 The Young And The Restless. 12.55 GB Sewing Bee. 2.15 Antiques Roadshow. 2.45 MOVIE: We Of The Never Never. (1982) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 10.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

11.40 House. 12.35 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 12.00 Inside Phuket Airport. 1.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 Raymond. 5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 The Weakest Link USA. 8.30 MOVIE: Baywatch. (2017) 10.50 Young Sheldon. 11.15 Paranormal Caught On Camera. 12.15 Satisfaction. 1.05 The Sex Clinic.

2.00 Full House. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Take Two. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 10.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Air Crash Investigation. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency.

4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin.

8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Cities Of The Underworld. 11.50 Late Programs.

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 12.30 Sailing. Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2.00 Motor Racing. ANDRA Drag Racing. Top Doorslammer.

Replay. 3.00 Seven’s Motorsport Classic. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League.

Game 15. Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars.

7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 American Pickers. 8.30 MOVIE: Cradle 2 The Grave. (2003) Jet Li. 10.45 The Cleveland Show. 11.15 Late Programs.

9GEM

6.00 Friends.

(52) 9.00 The Middle. 11.00 Broke. 1.00 The Big Bang Theory.

2.00 Friends. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier.

12.00 Home Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 The Late Late Show With James Corden. 2.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 3.30 The King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

9GO!

Home Shopping.

(53) 6.00 7.30 Infomercials.

8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia

By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Offroad Adventure Show.

11.00 MacGyver. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 10.20 The Code. 12.15 Home Shopping. 2.15 The FBI Declassified. 3.10 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 4.05 MacGyver.

SEVEN (6) 6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Morning session.

12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break.

1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Afternoon session.

3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break.

3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 2. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 17.

Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. From Sydney Showground Stadium.

11.00 The Disappearance Of Grace Millane.

1.00 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

NINE (8)

TEN (5) 6.00 My Market Kitchen. 6.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. 7.30 Judge Judy. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Studio 10.

11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MOVIE: Star Trek. (2009) Chris Pine.

10.00 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. (2013) Jennifer Lawrence.

12.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping.

4.30 CBS Mornings.

TV Shop. 7.00 (81) 6.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 TV Shop.

10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian.

12.00 The Young And The Restless. 12.55 GB Sewing Bee. 2.15 Bondi Vet. 3.15 MOVIE: The Magic Box. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks.

8.40 The Closer. 9.40 Rizzoli & Isles. 10.40 New Amsterdam. 11.40 House. 12.35 Antiques Roadshow. 1.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Late Programs.

7MATE

Kids’ Programs.

(82) 6.00 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond.

5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: Kung Fu Panda 3. (2016) 9.15 MOVIE: Nacho Libre.

(2006) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Telenovela.

12.00 Satisfaction. 1.00 The Sex Clinic. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Take Two. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 10.00 Irish Pickers. 11.00 American Restoration.

11.30 Pawn Stars. 12.00 American Pickers.

1.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration.

6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad.

10.30 Train Truckers. 11.30 Late Programs.

BOLD

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life. (2016) Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Travel Guides.

8.30 MOVIE: Vacation. (2015) Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Chris Hemsworth.

10.30 La Brea.

11.20 Law & Order: Organized Crime.

12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Destination Australia.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

7TWO

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute.

3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Animal Rescue.

4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 Miniseries: Bancroft. 10.45 Air Crash Investigation: Special Report. 11.45 Late Programs.

PEACH

9GEM

6.00 The Late (52) Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Seinfeld. 8.30 Basketball.

NBL. Round 12. Sydney Kings v Melbourne United. Replay. 10.30 Becker. 11.30 Frasier.

12.30 The King Of Queens. 1.30 Seinfeld. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Mom. 11.10 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 James Corden. 2.30 Stephen Colbert. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

PEACH

9GO!

Shopping. 7.30 (53) 6.00 Infomercials. 8.00 Healthy Homes. 8.30 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.00 I Fish. 9.30 Reel Action.

10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 ST: Next Gen. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.20 48 Hours. 12.15 Shopping. 12.45 Infomercials. 1.15 Shopping.

2.15 Late Programs.

BOLD

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 10.00 Legacy List. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.15 Child Genius Australia.

4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 Britain’s Beautiful Rivers.

8.30 Britain’s Secret Islands.

9.25 Tokyo Vice.

10.25 SBS World News Late. 10.55 Dignity. 11.55 The Night Manager. 12.45 Shadow Lines. 3.15 The Late Session. 4.15 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning.

5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Morning session. 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 3. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa.

Day 3. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 18.

Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades.

11.00 Crime Investigation Australia: On Borrowed Time – The Michael McGurk Assassination.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News.

5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer. 11.30 Morning News. 12.00 MOVIE: Cooking Up Love. (2021) Rachel Bles. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 Afternoon News. 4.30 Millionaire Hot Seat. 5.30 WIN News.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Country Home Rescue With Shaynna Blaze.

8.30 Dream Listings Byron Bay. 9.30 Escape To The Chateau.

10.30 Family Law. 11.20 The Thing About Pam. 12.10 Tipping Point. 1.05 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory. 4.30 A Current Affair. 5.00 News Early Edition. 5.30 Today.

6.00 My Market Kitchen. 6.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. 7.30 Judge Judy. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Studio 10.

11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MOVIE: Star Trek Into Darkness. (2013) Chris Pine.

10.05 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. (2014) 12.25 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.

ABC TV PLUS

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 The Gruffalo. 6.55 The Gruffalo’s Child. 7.30 Brush With Fame. 8.00 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road. 8.45 Wreck. New. 9.30 Science Of Drugs With Richard Roxburgh. 10.25 Leaving Allen Street.

11.25 Starstruck. 12.10 Catalyst. 1.15 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

ABC ME (23)

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 7.30 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.40 The Deep. 1.30 The Flamin’ Thongs. 3.30 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents. 4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 FriendZSpace.

5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward. 6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover. 7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.45 Rage. 10.55 Close.

I LY M A

SBS VLND

(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish.

2.45 Unknown Amazon. 3.40 WorldWatch. 5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy!

7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 MOVIE: Looper. (2012) Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

10.45 MOVIE: Tale Of Tales. (2015) 1.10 Future Man. 2.55 Late Programs.

ES

S

Loc B U S I N

NEWS (24)

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 News. 10.00 News. 12.00 News. 2.30 One Plus One. 3.00 News. 4.30 The Business: Summer Series. 5.00 ABC News Hour. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.25 Australian Story. 9.00 ABC Nightly News. 9.30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One. 10.00 The World. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 ABC Late News.

11.15 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

d e n w o y all

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WEDNESDAY, December 28

ABC TV (2) 6.00 Escape From The City. 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 The Great Acceleration. Final.

11.00 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Christmas Special. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.30 Agatha Raisin. 3.25 Gardening Australia. 4.25 Long Lost Family. 5.10 QI. 5.40 Hard Quiz. 6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.

8.00 Hard Quiz: Battle Of The Has Beens.

8.40 Spicks And Specks.

9.25 Utopia.

9.55 Adam Hills: The Last Leg Christmas Bash.

10.35 Miniseries: Us. 11.35 Louis Theroux: Mothers On The Edge. 12.35 Silent Witness.

2.35 Parkinson In Australia. 3.20 Rage. 4.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 5.00 Think Tank.

7TWO

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 Our Town. 8.00 Shopping. 8.30 Million Dollar Minute. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Emmerdale.

12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Heartbeat. 8.45 Lewis.

10.45 Born To Kill? 11.45 Late Programs.

7MATE (64)

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Jade Fever. 12.30 Pawn Stars. 1.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa. 1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers. 4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 7.30 MOVIE: Tango & Cash. (1989) Sylvester Stallone. 9.40 MOVIE: Absolute Power. (1997) Clint Eastwood. 12.20 Late Programs.

9GEM

TV Shop.

(81) 6.00 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 The Young And The Restless.

12.55 GB Sewing Bee. 2.15 World’s Greatest Islands. 3.15 MOVIE: Where No Vultures Fly. (1951) 5.30 Murder, She Wrote. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.50 Midsomer Murders. 10.50 Snapped. 11.50 House. 1.00 TV Shop. 1.30 Take Two. 2.30 Late Programs.

9GO! (82)

6.00 Kids’ Programs.

12.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond.

5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: The Benchwarmers. (2006) 9.15 MOVIE: Good Boys. (2019) 11.00 Young Sheldon. 11.30 Raymond. 12.00 Satisfaction. 1.00 Kardashians.

2.00 Full House. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 TV Shop. 5.00 Kids’ Programs.

PEACH

6.00 Stephen (52) Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Becker. 9.00 King Of Queens.

10.00 The Middle. 11.30 Frasier. 12.30 Friends.

1.00 Becker. 2.00 NBL Slam. 2.30 The Big Bang Theory. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker.

5.00 Frasier. 6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.20 Two And A Half Men. 10.10 The Big Bang Theory. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping.

12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 James Corden. 2.30 Late Programs.

BOLD (53)

6.00 Home Shopping.

7.30 Infomercials.

8.00 Healthy Homes Australia. 8.30 Australia

By Design: Architecture. 9.00 iFish. 9.30 Reel Action. 10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

5.30 MacGyver. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Hawaii Five-0.

11.15 Evil. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Hawaii Five-O. 3.10 ST: Next Gen. 4.05 MacGyver.

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ABC TV (2)

SBS (3)

SEVEN (6)

NINE (8)

TEN (5)

6.00 Escape From The City. 7.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. 11.30 Christmas With Poh. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.30 Agatha Raisin. 3.20 Gardening Australia. 4.20 Long Lost Family. 5.10 QI. 5.40 Hard Quiz. 6.10 Grand Designs New Zealand. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery.

8.00 You Can’t Ask That.

8.35 Grand Designs: House Of The Year.

9.20 Secrets Of Althorp With Charles Spencer.

10.10 Movin’ To The Country.

10.40 Love On The Spectrum. 11.35 EXPOSED: The Case Of Keli Lane. 12.35 Agatha Raisin.

2.20 Parkinson In Australia. 3.10 Rage. 4.30 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One. 5.00 Think Tank.

6.00 WorldWatch. 9.00 Peer To Peer. 10.00 Legacy List. 11.05 Great Canal Journeys. 12.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 ABC World News Tonight With David Muir. 1.00 PBS NewsHour. 2.00 Saving Lives At Sea. 3.15 Child Genius Australia.

4.15 The Wonderful World Of Chocolate. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News.

7.35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys.

8.30 Coastal Ireland With Adrian Dunbar.

9.25 War Of The Worlds.

10.20 SBS World News Late.

10.50 L’Opera. 11.40 Stella Blomkvist. 3.15 Filthy Rich And Homeless. 4.20 Going Places With Ernie Dingo. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.30 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 10.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Morning session. (Please note: alternative schedule may be shown due to changes to cricket coverage). 12.30 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 1.10 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa. Day 4. Afternoon session. 3.10 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 3.30 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v South Africa.

Day 4. Late afternoon session.

6.00 Seven News.

7.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 19.

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder.

9.10 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 20. Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars.

12.30 Home Shopping.

5.00 Seven Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra Summer.

11.30 Morning News.

12.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group Stage.

4.30 Afternoon News.

5.00 Millionaire Hot Seat.

6.00 Nine News.

7.00 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group stage.

From Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, RAC Arena, Perth and Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney.

12.30 Murder For Hire: The Other Woman.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

2.30 Global Shop.

3.00 TV Shop: Home Shopping.

4.00 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

4.30 Destination Australia.

5.00 News Early Edition.

5.30 Today.

6.00 My Market Kitchen. 6.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 7.00 Entertainment Tonight. 7.30 Judge Judy. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 8.30 Studio 10.

11.00 Wildlife Rescue Australia. 12.00 Dr Phil.

1.00 The Living Room. 2.00 Entertainment Tonight. 2.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 Jamie’s Easy Meals For Every Day. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MOVIE: Star Trek Beyond. (2016) Chris Pine.

10.05 MOVIE: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. (2015) 12.45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

1.30 Home Shopping. 4.30 CBS Mornings.

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(31) 6.00 WorldWatch.

9.30 Shortland St. 11.00 The Movie Show.

12.00 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish.

1.50 Valley Of The Boom. 3.40 WorldWatch.

5.05 Takeshi’s Castle. 5.35 Joy Of Painting. 6.05 Country Music. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island Specials. 10.10 Life After Prison. 11.05 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 11.55 Late Programs.

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11.15 Four Corners. 12.00 Late Programs.

(22) 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Play School. 4.10 The Wonder Gang. 4.45 PJ Masks. 5.35 Do, Re & Mi. 6.05 Ben And Holly. 6.25 Stick Man. 6.55 The Highway Rat. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.30 Would I Lie To You? 9.00 Starstruck. 9.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 10.30 Doctor Who. 11.25 Superwog.

11.50 Ross Noble: El Hablador. 1.15 Archer. 1.40 Everything’s Gonna Be Okay. 2.05 Close. 5.10 Dot. 5.45 Kids’ Programs.

Kids’ (23) 6.00 Programs. 7.30 Kung Fu Panda. 8.20 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 8.40 The Penguins Of Madagascar.

3.30 The Deep. 3.55 The Fairly Odd Parents.

4.30 Little Lunch. 4.55 FriendZSpace. 5.25 Dragons: Riders Of Berk. 6.00 So Awkward.

6.35 Operation Ouch! Hospital Takeover.

7.05 Horrible Histories. 7.40 TMNT. 8.05 The Penguins Of Madagascar. 8.25 Lost In Oz. 9.00 The Next Step. 9.45 Rage. 10.50 Close.

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12.55 The Great British Sewing Bee. 2.15 As Time Goes By. 3.20 Spy In The Wild. 4.30 Tennis. United Cup. Day 1. Group stage. 7.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Grantchester. 8.40 Poirot. 9.50 MOVIE: Beat. (2022) Rachael Carpani, Cleo Massey, Kasia Stelmach. 11.50 House. 1.00 TV Shop. 4.30 Late Programs.

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(82) 6.00 12.00 The Bionic Woman. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 The Nanny. 3.30 3rd Rock. 4.00 That ’70s Show. 4.30 Raymond.

5.30 The Nanny. 6.00 3rd Rock. 6.30 That ’70s Show. 7.00 Young Sheldon. 7.30 MOVIE: The Little Rascals. (1994) 9.10 MOVIE: Funny Farm.

(1988) 11.15 Young Sheldon. 11.40 Raymond.

12.10 Dash Dolls. 1.10 Kardashians. 2.00 Full House. 3.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 TV Shop.

5.00 Kids’ Programs.

Morning (62) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 Emmerdale. 12.30 Coronation Street. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Million Dollar Minute. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.30 Kavanagh QC. 10.15 Murdoch Mysteries. 11.15 Medical Emergency. 11.45 Late Programs.

Morning (64) 6.00 Programs. 12.00 American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars Sth Africa.

1.30 Pawn Stars UK. 2.00 Down East Dickering.

3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Irish Pickers.

4.30 Barter Kings. 5.30 American Restoration.

6.00 Cricket. Big Bash League. Game 19.

Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.30 MOVIE: Resident Evil: Retribution.

(2012) Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory. 10.25 The Cleveland Show. 11.25 Late Programs.

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6.00 The Late (52) Show With Stephen Colbert. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Becker.

9.00 The King Of Queens. 10.00 Friends. 10.30 The Middle. 12.00 The Big Bang Theory. 1.00 Frasier. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.00 The King Of Queens. 4.00 Becker. 5.00 Frasier.

6.00 Friends. 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. 9.30 Seinfeld. 11.00 Frasier. 12.00 Shopping. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.30 James Corden. 2.30 Stephen Colbert. 3.30 King Of Queens. 4.30 Shopping.

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10.00 The Love Boat. 11.00 ST: Next Gen. 12.00 MacGyver. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 Bondi Rescue. 3.30 The Love Boat. 4.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation. 5.30 MacGyver.

7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull. 10.30 The Code. 12.30 Infomercials. 1.00 Shopping. 2.00 Hawaii Five-O. 3.00 ST: Next Gen. 4.00 Late Programs.

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northeast MOTORING ■ YOU CAN TAKE THE HIGH ROAD: The styling of the Munro MK-1 is designed for rugged terrain such as the Scottish Highlands.

SCOTTISH EV BUILT TO CLIMB MOUNTAINS WITH 50 percent of the Marque News team having been born in Scotland this story was always going to be run.

Like most Scots our colleagues are notorious for bragging about their country’s list of inventions including the steam engine, penicillin, television, telephone, and many more even the flushing toilet!

Well, to that list, can now be added the Munro MK-1, reputedly the world’s most capable all-electric 4x4.

Munro is the first automotive manufacturer to build cars at scale in Scotland since Peugeot-Talbot closed its Linwood plant in 1981.

The company was founded in 2019 by Russell Peterson and Ross Anderson.

“We had already taken measures to reduce our own environmental footprints and had a lot of experience driving our own EV, and got quite used to the instant torque delivery,” Peterson said.

“But the off-roader we were driving through the Highlands was combustionengined and it was really struggling on the steep climbs. So, we were musing how much better it would be with an electric motor.

“On the return journey, we stopped at a café in Braemar, where a bank of 50kW rapid chargers were sitting empty and unused.

“Parked up nearby was a large group of combustion-

By CHRIS RILEY MARQUE MOTORING engined safari adventure 4x4s of a type that are no longer manufactured and will have to be replaced eventually.

“It dawned on us that there was a gap in the market for an electric-powered, four-wheel-drive, utilitarian workhorse.”

The Munro MK-1 combines a state-of-the-art 280kW electric powertrain with a proven, robust, simple-to-maintain mechanical driveline that delivers uncompromised off-road ability.

It can operate for up to 16 hours on a single battery charge and has a range of more than 300km.

Able to transport a crew of five to the most rugged locations, with a 1000kg payload and 3500kg tow capacity, the Munro MK_1 represents the ultimate, sustainable, utilitarian, off-road workhorse.

With a focus on off-road performance, reliability, ease-of-repair and longevity, the MK_1 is engineered to provide owners and operators with decades of service.

Its attributes make it an ideal choice for those seeking to minimise their environmental footprint in numerous sectors including construction, agriculture, mining, environmental, emergency rescue,

AT A GLANCE MODEL RANGE ACTIVE 2.0-LITRE PETROL 2WD: $29,640 (MANUAL), $32,140 (AUTOMATIC) ACTIVE X 2.0-LITRE PETROL 2WD: $32,640 (MANUAL), $35,090 (AUTOMATIC) ELITE 2.0-LITRE PETROL 2WD: $38,200 (AUTOMATIC) ELITE 1.6-LITRE TURBO-DIESEL AWD: $41,200 (AUTO) HIGHLANDER 1.6-LITRE TURBO-DIESEL AWD: $46,850 (AUTOMATIC) ACTIVE 2.0-LITRE PETROL AWD: $37,440 (AUTOMATIC) ACTIVE X2.0-LITRE PETROL AWD: $40,440 (AUTOMATIC) ELITE 2.0-LITRE PETROL AWD: $43,500 (AUTOMATIC) HIGHLANDER 2.0-LITRE PETROL AWD: $49,150 (AUTO)

■ NO FRILLS: The most capable production electric 4x4

Note: These prices do not include government or dealer delivery charges. Contact dealer for drive-away prices.

on the planet. remote infrastructure maintenance and recreation -- without compromising on performance or capability.

The MK_1 is priced from £49,995 (about $90,000 Aussie dollars) in five-door, five-seat, 3302mm wheelbase Utility guise.

The MK_1 is offered with a choice of two electric motors, 220kW or 280kW, along with the option of 61kWh and 82kWh battery packs.

The battery pack comprises 35 state-of-theart Lithium NMC battery modules mounted in three heavy-duty aluminium boxes underneath the vehicle.

This arrangement ensures it is quick, convenient, and inexpensive to replace individual battery modules if required, and is guaranteed to deliver 80 per cent of its

original capacity for at least eight years and 160,000km.

The MK_1 is offered with a choice of two AC charging options, 7kW to replenish the battery overnight, and 22kW which provides a full charge in around 3.5 hours.

An industry-standard DC CCS charger is also provided, enabling the battery to be replenished in just over 30 minutes.

Every Munro is geared for torque, with a top speed of 130km/h while the 280kW Performance version can surge to 100km/h in 4.9 seconds. However, the focus is firmly on utility, workability and superior off-road drivability.

Peak torque of 700Nm is available up to 80km/h, which ensures excellent response off-road. It also means the Munro can effortlessly tow a braked trailer of

up to 3500kg.

Off-road prowess is enhanced by 480mm of ground clearance and the an 800mm wading depth.

Equally impressive 84and 51-degree approach and departure angles, plus a 148-degree ramp breakover angle, give the Munro the ability to cope effortlessly with steep hills, heavily rutted terrain, craters and boulders.

It is, quite simply, the most capable production electric 4x4 on the planet.

MK_1 sits on a galvanised steel ladder chassis, designed, engineered, and built at the company’s HQ. Constructed with 5mm thick steel, compared with 1.5mm thick steel used in many 4X4s, the chassis has been developed to provide the ultimate combination of strength, robustness and

ease of repair.

The launch model is the third iteration of the project and was developed in the Scottish terrain from which it takes its name.

The vehicle was subjected to an intensive two-year test program, tackling some of Scotland’s most demanding conditions in all weathers.

The design is that of Coventry University Automotive and Transport Design graduate, Ross Compton.

Having previously led projects at Bollinger Motors, and Atlis Motor Vehicles, Compton is well-versed in combining practical engineering requirements with aesthetics.

Each vehicle comes with a full five-year/160,000km warranty, which Anderson describes as “super flexible.”

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Rural City Connection Friday 23 December 2022

Public notices

Public notices

Public notices

Christmas and New Year Hours Council will be closed from 3pm Friday 23 December, and will reopen at 8.30am Tuesday 3 January 2023.

Wangaratta Transfer Station will be closed Christmas Day, Sunday 25 December, and will reopen at 10am Tuesday 27 December 2022.

Markwood and Eldorado Transfer Stations will also be closed Christmas Day, Sunday 25 December, and will reopen Sunday 8 January 2023.

General information about the Council is available at www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au.

If your matter is urgent please visit https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/ Your-Council/Contact-us.

Free Parking continues

For after hours emergency assistance, including dangerous road conditions, trees over roads, livestock on roads or animals at large, call 03 5722 8102.

Thank you very much for supporting our local businesses this Christmas.

Parking is free in the Rural City of Wangaratta during the festive season!

Rural City of Wangaratta Councillors are able to be contacted and Cr Harry Bussell is Acting Mayor at this time.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!

Crafternoon Thursday January 12th 2-4pm

For more information please visit www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/shop-local.

Application for approval of a Development Plan: Wangaratta North West Growth Areas - Precinct 9 and Precinct 6 (part of), incorporating land known as 148 Lindner Road (Lot1 TP324050), 102 Lindner Road (Lot1 PS347547) and Lot A PS347547 Lindner Road.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE OLD TEE THATS NO LONGER WEARABLE??

TURN IT ITO A FUNKY BAG Places are limited & bookings are essential

BOOK NOW Phone 57212366

Plans and supporting documentation associated with the Development Plan are available for viewing on Council’s website at, https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/YourCouncil/Public-notices.

BOOMERANG BAGS WILL BE RUNNING A WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13 - 25 TO SHOW HOW EASY IT IS TO MAKE BAGS OUT OF YOUR ITEMS OF CLO CLOTHING!

RECYCLE YOUR FAVE TEE

Interested and affected parties are invited to make comments for Council to consider during the assessment.

Submissions must be made in writing to, planningmail@wangaratta.vic.gov.au or, PO Box 238 Wangaratta Vic 3676.

FAVORITE JEANS HAVE HOLES IN THE KNEES?

Submissions for comment on the Development Plan close Friday 20 January 2023.

Learn how to turn them in to the coolest bag

Should you have any further queries regarding the above matter please contact Council’s Planning Department at 03 5722 0888 or planningmail@wangaratta.vic.gov.au.

WANGARATTA LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM

Positions vacant

New Years’ Eve 2022 Get ready to party Wangaratta! 2022 has been big, so let’s see it off with a bang and welcome 2023 in style!

21 Docker st

Tenders

New Years’ Eve celebrations kick off at the Wangaratta Showgrounds at 6pm on Saturday 31 December. There will be food, drink, music, dancing, activities, and entertainment for the whole family.

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Fireworks are at 9pm and midnight.

Wangaratta Art Gallery – Exhibition Lighting Upgrade Tender closes at 2pm Wednesday 18 January 2023 Further details of these tenders are available at https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/ Working-with-Council

With free parking in the CBD, you should be able to have Christmas all wrapped up in no time at all.

Rural City of Wangaratta is happy to support local businesses and the big message is - Shop Local Wangaratta!

MAKE YOUR OWN TSHIRT OR JEANS BAG Involve!

Health & Wellbeing series

If you still have presents to grab, our local businesses are looking forward to saving the day for you!

From Friday 9 December 2022 to Sunday 2 January 2023, make the most of shopping locally - but don’t forget that time limits still apply!

For more information please visit, https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/Residents/ Events/Summer-in-the-Parks-2223

Executive Services Coordinator

Full Time

Youth Resilience Coordinator

Full Time

These positions close Monday 23 January 2023 at 3pm Child Care Centre Coordinator

Full Time

Childcare Educator L3

Full Time & Part Time

Early Childhood Teacher

Full Time & Part Time

These positions close Monday 20 February 2023 at 3pm For further information: www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/about-council/careers

Contact your Councillors

Dean Rees

Harry Bussell

Ashlee Fitzpatrick

David Fuller

Irene Grant

Harvey Benton

Jack Herry

Mayor 0429 623 141

Deputy Mayor 0429 475 863

City Ward 0448 384 600

City Ward 0429 545 907

Warby Ward 0428 189 249

North Ward 0429 542 928

City Ward 0400 669 615

d.rees@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

h.bussell@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

a.fitzpatrick@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

d.fuller@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

i.grant@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

h.benton@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

Council Contact Details 03 5722 0888 council@wangaratta.vic.gov.au Wangaratta Government Centre Cnr Ford & Ovens Streets Wangaratta 3677 PO Box 238, Wangaratta, VIC 3676. Open - Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm Closed - Public Holidays

j.herry@wangaratta.vic.gov.au

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Shelley’s Country Bakehouse is looking for a BAKER/PASTRYCOOK APPRENTICE or fully qualified and/or KITCHEN HAND. This position is Monday to Friday, we are looking for a hard-working and enthusiastic individual who has a passion for food.

Please email info@tobake.com.au to Wendy or drop a resume 67A Reid St, Wangaratta 3677

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Open: Weekdays 9am - 5pm Closed: Friday, Dec 23 Monday, Dec 26 Tuesday, Dec 27 Wednesday, Dec 28 Monday, Jan 2, 2023 We would like to wish all our advertisers and readers a Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year!

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Phone (03) 5727 0595 or 0427 886 653.

PUBLIC NOTICES HANSONVILLE RECREATION RESERVE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED Notice is given of a PUBLIC MEETING to be held at 362 School Road, Hansonville on Saturday, 7 January, 2023 commencing at 10:00 am. Please enter via the old school gate on School Road.

The purpose of the meeting is to nominate no less than three (3) or more than nine (9) persons as the Committee of Management for the Hansonville Recreation Reserve for a term of three years.

The current committee’s term will expire on 14 January 2023.

All positions will be declared open and nominations will be accepted prior to or on the morning of the meeting.

Nominations from women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged.

Further information, nomination forms and nominee declaration forms may be obtained by contacting your local Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning office or at the meeting.

For further enquiries please contact the Secretary, Cristina Perra on 0418 327 695.

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

The cadetship is ideally suited for a Year 12 graduate.

It is for three years, including course study by correspondence from Deakin University.

The successful candidate will learn how to write clear, concise and interesting news, sport and feature stories for our newspaper and associated digital and social media platforms.

We are searching for a budding writer who has the skills, passion and determination to be a journalist of the future.

Candidates must have excellent verbal and written English, sound computer skills, solid general knowledge, a genuine interest in the local community, and an ability to build rapport and networks quickly.

You will need to be well organised, able to work to deadlines, and have strong attention to detail.

Candidates must hold a valid driver’s licence, be available to work flexible hours, and photography and social media skills are desirable.

North East Media is a leading independent family-owned media group with a commitment to community journalism.

Applications, including covering letter and resume, should be emailed to Group Editor Jeff Zeuschner at jzeuschner@nemedia.com.au

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FARM HANDS/HARVEST SUPERVISORS Hop Products Australia - Eurobin VIC HPA are looking for several experienced Farm Hands to join the team on a pĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ĨƵůůͲƟŵĞ basis and perform ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŽƌ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŚŽƉ harvest.

Our hop farms at Rostrevor Hop Gardens ĂŶĚ ƵīĂůŽ ZŝǀĞƌ sĂůůĞLJ ĂƌĞ ŝŶ EŽƌƚŚͲĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ͕ Ă ϭϬͲŵŝŶƵƚĞ ĚƌŝǀĞ ĨƌŽŵ DLJƌƚůĞĨŽƌĚ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ͕ LJŽƵ͛ůů ƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐĞ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ǁŽƌŬ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ LJŽƵ͛ůů ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ƚĂƐŬƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ĨĂƌŵ ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ repairs and maintenance to hop trellis ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ͕ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƐƉƌĂLJŝŶŐ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů chemicals. ďŽǀĞ ĂǁĂƌĚ ƉĂLJ ƌĂƚĞƐ ŽŶ ŽīĞƌ͕ ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ͘ dŽ ĂƉƉůLJ Žƌ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ƐĐĂŶ ƚŚĞ YZ code below or visit our website ǁǁǁ͘ŚŽƉƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵͬǁŽƌŬͲǁŝƚŚͲƵƐ &Žƌ ŝŶĨŽ͕ ĐĂůů ĂƌŽŶ ĂŝůĞLJ ;&Ăƌŵ DĂŶĂŐĞƌͿ on 0467 449 074.

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REGISTERED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT OF NURSING (RUSON)

Fixed Term Contracts available EFT negotiable .

We currently have opportunities for Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing to be a part of our Acute and Residential Aged Care Unit. To apply for a RUSON position you must have successfully completed 12 months of a Bachelor of Nursing Degree and be registered with AHPRA.

Endorsed Enrolled Nurses

Permanent Part Time Contracts available.

Application instructions can be found on our website.

For further information please contact Angela Clement, Director Clinical Services-(03)5728 0316

Closing Date: 30/12/2022 As we are an Aged Care Facility, the COVID 19 vaccinations and booster vaccination is mandatory for all staff. A copy of your covid19 vaccination status is required upon application.

To apply and for full details on the positions, please log on to: www.beechworthhealthservice.com.au

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EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

OFFICE MANAGER Hop Products Australia, Eurobin VIC Full Time HPA, Australia’s largest hop producer, are looking for an KĸĐĞ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ to take responsibility for the smooth running of our ĨĂƌŵ ŽĸĐĞ Ăƚ ZŽƐƚƌĞǀŽƌ ,ŽƉ 'ĂƌĚĞŶƐ͕ ŝŶ Eurobin, Victoria. Our hop farm is a 15 min ĚƌŝǀĞ ĨƌŽŵ DLJƌƚůĞĨŽƌĚ͘ zŽƵ ǁŝůů ŽǀĞƌƐĞĞ Ă ƐŵĂůů ĂĚŵŝŶ ƚĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ Ă ĨƵůů ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŽĸĐĞ ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĚƵƟĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ͻ ZĞĐĞƉƟŽŶ ĚƵƟĞƐ͕ ŐƌĞĞƟŶŐ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͕ ĂŶƐǁĞƌŝŶŐ ƉŚŽŶĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŽƌƟŶŐ ŵĂŝů ͻ ZĞǀŝĞǁ ƉĂLJƌŽůů ƟŵĞƐŚĞĞƚ ĚĂƚĂ ŝŶ ŽƵƌ ĐůŽƵĚ ďĂƐĞĚ ,Z/^ ͻ ZĞĐƌƵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ŽŶďŽĂƌĚŝŶŐ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĐĂƐƵĂů ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ ͻ Accounts management ͻ ^ĂĨĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĐŽŵƉůŝĂŶĐĞ ĂĚŵŝŶ support ͻ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƵƉĚĂƚĞ ĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ records ͻ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ŽĸĐĞ ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ ͻ Order supplies and materials ^ŽŵĞ ^ĂƚƵƌĚĂLJ ǁŽƌŬ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ŽƵƌ ŚĂƌǀĞƐƚ ŝŶ DĂƌĐŚ͘ dŽ ĂƉƉůLJ Žƌ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ͕ ƐĐĂŶ ƚŚĞ YZ code below or visit our website ǁǁǁ͘ŚŽƉƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵͬǁŽƌŬͲǁŝƚŚͲƵƐ &Žƌ ŝŶĨŽ͕ ĞŵĂŝů ,Z DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ŶŝĐŬ͘ůĞŝƚĐŚΛŚŽƉƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ

EMPLOYMENT

Intermediate Accountant & Graduate Accountant Kerr Andison and Kenny Pty Ltd is an established ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Įƌŵ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐ Ă ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐ͕ ƚĂdžĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ĂĚǀŝƐŽƌLJ services to North East Victoria. tĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ŚĂǀĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ŝŶƚĞƌŵĞĚŝĂƚĞ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂĚƵĂƚĞ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĂŶƚƐ͘ dŚĞ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĨƵůů ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ ŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ŇĞdžŝďůĞ ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ ĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĞŶƚŽƌŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ǁŝƚŚ ĐĂƌĞĞƌ ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶ͘ ƐƵŵŵĂƌLJ ŽĨ ƌŽůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ Intermediate Accountant ͻ ϮͲϱ LJĞĂƌƐ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĂdžĂƟŽŶ ͻ džƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ yĞƌŽ WƌĂĐƟĐĞ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞŽƵƐ ͻ ŽŵŵĞŶĐĞĚ Žƌ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞ ͬ W ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ͻ DĞĞƚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ůŽĚŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ set ͻ ͬ W ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĨĞĞƐ ƌĞŝŵďƵƌƐĞĚ ƵƉŽŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ ƵŶŝƚ ͻ W ƉĂŝĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ Įƌŵ ͻ ŽŵƉĞƟƟǀĞ ƌĞŵƵŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŵŵĞŶƐƵƌĂƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ Graduate Accountant ͻ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ Žƌ ŶĞĂƌ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƟŶŐͬ ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ ĚĞŐƌĞĞ ͻ tĞůůͲĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƐŬŝůůƐ ͻ tŝůůŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŽŵŵĞŶĐĞ ͬ W ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ͻ džĐĞůůĞŶƚ ĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĚĞƚĂŝů ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƐƚƌŽŶŐ ŶƵŵĞƌĂĐLJ ƐŬŝůůƐ ͻ ďŝůŝƚLJ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ Ă ƚĞĂŵ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ͻ ZĞŵƵŶĞƌĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽǀĞ ĂǁĂƌĚ ďĂƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ dŽ ĂƉƉůLJ ƐĞŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ƌĞƐƵŵĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ ƌĞĨĞƌĞĞƐ ĂŶĚ Ă ďƌŝĞĨ ĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ ůĞƩĞƌ ŽƵƚůŝŶŝŶŐ ǁŚLJ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ ƐƵŝƚĂďůĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƌŽůĞ ƚŽ ũŽďƐΛŬĂŬ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Žƌ ďLJ ŵĂŝů ƚŽ WK Ždž ϯϳ tĂŶŐĂƌĂƩĂ s/ ϯϲϳϲ͘ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĐůŽƐĞ DŽŶĚĂLJ ƚŚĞ ϭϲƚŚ ŽĨ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϮϯ͘

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Tyrepower of Mansfield

TYRE FITTER to join our staff immediately Submit enquiries to Mansfield@tyrepower.com.au

Contact Glenn for more info glenn@masonpark.com.au 5721 5060

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WŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶƐ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ďLJ ĞŵĂŝůŝŶŐ ĂĚŵŝŶΛƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƚŽĚĂLJ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ Žƌ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ ǁǁǁ͘ƚŽŵŽƌƌŽǁƚŽĚĂLJ͘ĐŽŵ͘ĂƵ &Žƌ Ă ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƟĂů ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ ƉůĞĂƐĞ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ^ĂůůLJ DĂƚŚĞƐŽŶ͕ ĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĞŶĂůůĂ WƌŽŐƌĂŵ DĂŶĂŐĞƌ͕ ϬϰϬϵ ϵϲϳ ϯϬϯ ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĐůŽƐĞ ϱƉŵ ŽŶ DŽŶĚĂLJ ϵƚŚ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϮϯ͘

Byrne Removals and Storage are currently seeking an experienced Removalist HR MR Drivers to join our growing team based in Wangaratta.

We have regular ongoing work for the right people, as well as excellent working conditions.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is seeking long term work and looking to take on responsibility within our company.

Immediate start for the right people.

has various positions available for

Byrne Removals and Storage (03) 5721 5446

FRONT OF HOUSE The job requires a bright and bubbly person to join our friendly and hard-working team.

This person must strive for great customer service.

Please email info@tobake.com.au and contact Erin or you could drop your resume to 67A Reid St, Wangaratta 3677

If you’re selling for $50 or less

CONCRETING - Big or small jobs. Paths, driveways, shed slabs, verandahs. 15 years experience. For a free q u o t e p h o n e Tr e v 2 0 1 6 R e d c e n t r e Anderson on 0422 200 K i m b e r l e y 2 1 ’ 6 ” , 761.

GVM 3300kg, semiDANIEL’S Carpentry offroad, extended QS a n d M a i n t e n a n c e bed, ensuite, washing Solutions. Servicing machine, 300W solar, W a n g a r a t t a a n d diesel heater, 3way surrounds. For a free fridge, cafe dinette, SS quote and examples gas/elec HWS, lots more of my work find us great features and extras, on Facebook or www. immaculate, reg Aug danielscarpentry.com 2023, $79,000. Ph 0439 or phone 0413 660 636. 0DQV¿HOG ENVIRO LIQUID WASTE. Your locally owned and operated septic cleaning business. Servicing septics, grease traps, triple interceptors and winery waste. Phone Peter 0419 163 420.

GUTTER cleaning, pruning, garden tidy up, rubbish removal, odd jobs. 25 years trade experience. Phone Michael 0412 857 771.

FURNITURE REMOVALS DRIVERS

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Your duties will include: - Local and interstate removals - Moving customers in and out of storage - Daily truck inspection sheet - Working as a team with your Offsider - Packing and wrapping furniture in a safe way to avoid damages

We are a proud and dynamic team that works well together to deliver the utmost professional service in the funeral industry.

You are an enthusiastic individual who loves a challenge, is willing to learn and up for a change (or already part of the industry) - full training is provided.

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DEATH NOTICES Thank you to Websters Electrical and Lighting P/L. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to WKHLU ZRQGHUIXO VWD൵ In time of need, great service – one and all.

Thank you ~ Julian Wilson.

PERSONAL

Stella Felstead

SHANLEY (nee McDonald), Elizabeth Mary (Betty).

29/4/1937 – 14/12/2022 Loved wife of Richie (dec).

Much loved mother of Anne, Jane, Kate, Trish, Helen, Paul and their partners Alistair, Gary, Geoff, Jean and Wayne.

Devoted Grandma of Callum, Aidan, Sheridan, Caillean, Meaghan, Xavier, Tristan, Amy, Teagan, Billy, Sam and Jasmine.

Great Grandma of 11.

To hear your voice, to see you smile, To sit and talk a little while, To be together in the same old way, Would be our greatest wish today.

As per Betty’s wishes a private funeral and ceremony has been held.

~ ‘Nanny Nett’, all in Wodonga and everyone in the USA.

DEATH NOTICES ARNOLD (nee Kennedy), Marie Edith.

14/1/1940 – 15/12/2022 Dearly loved wife of Kevin for 64 years.

Loving mother and mother-in-law Kim and Leonie, Gavin (dec), Janine, Neil and Belinda, Matthew and Suzy.

Adored grandmother of 11, Great Grandma of 9.

“Loving mother, beautiful friend, lovely role model”

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Always loved and remembered. ~ Mick (dec), Kathy, Jacinta (dec), Frank, Liz, Jim and Tim and their families.

12 months today God took you by His hand and lead you to Heaven.

Miss you. ~ Your family.

JOY TO THE RURAL CITY ON the last weekend before Christmas there are plenty of festive events to spread the joy through the rural city including Carols in the Park which returns to the Milawa Community Park on Sunday night. Among the performers are the ever-popular Rodney Vincent (pictured) with Pulsate Dance Force dancers (from left) Peyton Wood, Heidi May, Maddy Bertalli, Eden Watkins, Rodney Vincent, Indi Peruzzo, Holly Gorman, Amelia Dews, Makenzie Ledger and Evie Anderson. For your full rundown of this weekend’s entertainment check out What’s On pages 16 and 17 in today’s edition.

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$18M CBD BUILD Minister approves four storey, 44-unit social housing project in Templeton Street

THE city’s social housing options will improve with the Victorian Minister for Planning’s approval of a 44unit development at Wangaratta’s Templeton Street.

Construction of a $18.3 million four storey (ground floor to level three) social housing development will begin as early as March 2023 and will take about 18 months to complete.

BY STEVE KELLY skelly@ nemedia.com.au

Wangaratta council approved the permit last February, but an application to appeal the decision was lodged with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal delaying the project.

The case was then remitted back to council by VCAT and Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny approved the planning scheme amendment, signalling the green light for the development to go ahead.

The building will consist of 44 units that will be a mix of one, two and three bedrooms which will help address a dire shortage of affordable hous-

ing in Wangaratta.

It is close to the central business district and there will be 20 car parks provided for renters, along with parking spaces for 40 bicycles.

Uniting Vic/Tas general manager housing and property, Kristie Looney, said regional areas are experiencing growing rental rates and home ownership is out

Giving the gift of

of many people’s reach.

“At Uniting Vic/Tas what we’re really experiencing across the state is cost of living pressures, they’re compounding and peo ple are finding it hard to make decisions whether to pay their rent or put food on the table,” she said.

“Wangaratta, as with everywhere, the need for community housing is getting

more dire, as is the need for help so people can lead a safe and dignified life.

“We are rapt and it couldn’t have come at the better time that we are able to deliver the community housing project at Templeton Street, Wangaratta.

“It’s in a great spot in the city centre and we think it will have huge benefits.”

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community this Christmas

Our second annual grants round is now OPEN.

EAMES, Colin Thomas Richard.

Grants of up to $2,500 are available for charitable organisations and projects.

Applications close Monday 27 Feb 2023. To apply please go to the link here: CLOSED Sat 24 to Tues 27 Dec

Thank YOU to all our generous donors!

OPEN Wed 28 & Thurs 29 Dec 9am-5pm CLOSED Fri 30 Dec to Mon 2 Jan OPEN Tues 3 Jan 9am-5.30pm

In God’s garden above a son lies sleeping that will never be forgotten.

FUNERALS

ARNOLD A gathering in celebration of Marie’s life will be held at Kim and Leonie’s Home, “Roanoke” 740 Reith Road, Waldara on her birthday, Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 2pm.

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Remember your loved one in a lasting way The memory of a much loved family member or friend can live on through a donation to your local health service Northeast Health Wangaratta.

This is a direct way of helping us to continually improve patient care and comfort, ensuring the availability of comprehensive health services in our local community.

Family and friends can make a donation in lieu of flowers in recognition of the medical care and attention provided.

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Wangaratta students compare admirably

MEMBERS of the Northeast Radio Control Car Club gathered at Mitchell Avenue last Saturday to test their vehicles in competition.

New members are always welcome.

For more information contact president Matthew Johnson-Begg on 0467 974 305. f INTO HIS CARS: Gordon Flighty

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Country stacks up in VCE

A STUDENT’S ability to apply themselves during their schooling is a large ting a slightly better percentpart of how they perform age of 40+ scores at 3.6pc

BY STEVE in VCE, but there are many compared to Cathedral’s KELLY other factors that contribute 3.3pc. their desired outcome such skelly@ nemedia.com.au But while Wangaratta as getting into a university High School had a lesser mecourse of their choice.

Wangaratta’s three sec- dian study score at 26, it was Despite students dealing ondary schools stack up well better than Galen and Cathewith adversity from the pan- when compared to others dral with a 40+ percentage of demic in 2020 and the touted across the region and even 3.9. country-city education divide, several metropolitan counAcross the region Goulthey performed reasonably terparts across the state. burn Valley Grammar School well judging by the VCE study Galen Catholic College in Shepparton scores released by the Victo- and had a median Cathedral College both 35 with 21.6pc achieving rian Curriculum and Assess- achieved a median study 40+, placing ment Authority (VCCA). it 30th best in score of 29 with Galen get- Victoria.

with his Touring Car. PHOTOS: Kieren Tilly

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+.

Euroa Secondary College’s dux achieved one of the highest scores in the region with a 98.55 ATAR.

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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 Col-

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

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

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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SIGH OF RELIEF: After a long, tough

BORDER BUBBLE IS NOW IN PLACE Victorian and New South Wales border residents will be able to travel into Victoria by showing their driver’s licence or other formal photo ID, to access the services they need.

Travel delays are expected, so please plan ahead.

year local graduates Kayla Fisher

(left) and Amy Henderson were celebrating

their university offers yesterday.

PHOTO: Kieren Tilly

Teens look to the future with uni

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

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.

offers

“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.

For more information visit the Wangaratta Arts Council on Facebook or come along to the meeting in the park on Sunday.

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The funeral service to honour the life of Mrs Maureen Hill will be held in Our Lady’s Catholic Church, corner Murdoch Road and White Street, Wangaratta on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 commencing at 1.30pm.

Burial will follow the service at the Wangaratta Lawn Cemetery.

Maureen’s Funeral Service may be viewed via livestream at www.masonpark.com.au/live-streaming

HILL (Lalor), Maureen.

19/9/1927 - 20/12/2022 Late of Wangaratta and formerly of Dookie.

Passed away peacefully at St Catherine’s Hostel Wangaratta after a brief illness.

Beloved wife of Jack (dec).

Adored mother of John, Suzanne, Janne, Amanda, Brendan, Robyn, Andrea and Paul.

Loving mother-in-law to Patricia, Graeme (dec), Stephen and Josie.

Loving Grandma to Cameron and Simon, Timothy, Erin and Hannah, Matthew and Zoe, Hayley, Xavier and Alexandra, Jessica and Dominic, Julian and Mehret, Laura, Georgia, and Jeremy.

Great Grandma to 13 beautiful great grandchildren.

Forever in our hearts.

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For my wonderful granddaughter, wishing you all the love and happiness of a Merry Christmas, and don’t forget the reindeer food!

Love you to the moon forever.

D’ARCY, Mary Margaret.

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Latrobe Community Health Service has worked as a trusted provider of Home Care Packages for 23 years. If you live in Wangaratta or the surrounding area, we can help you live at home for longer.

Gardening and home cleaning Transport for medical appointments

Home nursing services Personal care

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To make a donation or to request information about memorial service donations or remembering Northeast Health Wangaratta in your will, please contact Community Engagement Team (03) 5722 5069 or PO Box 386, Wangaratta, Vic 3676.

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SPORT

JUBILEE GOLF CLUB Saturday, December 17 Stableford Monthly Medal A Grade Winner: Peter Glidden 71.

Runner Up: Gordon Paterson 71.

B Grade Winner: Hamish Lewis ****MEDAL WINNER**** 70.

Runner Up: Gary Butler 70.

C Grade Winner: Mark Dean 72.

Runner Up: Ian Mills 73.

D Grade Winner: Brian Thomas 71.

Runner Up: Jim Darcy 72.

Best Scratch: Peter Glidden 70.

Ball Winners: Andy Senkic 72, Andy Walker 73, Greg Hogan 73, Daniel McPhee 73, Sam Neave 73, Wayne Roberts 73, Trevor Gunn 74, Doug Ritchens 74, Bronte Bruce 74, Attila Kungl 74, Garth Fullerton 75, Barry McLeod 75, Willem Lombard 75.

Super Nine Club Shirt: Ron Renkin 23.

Aroma Deli: Di Murphy 21.

2 Balls: Carmine Pane 21.

NTP: 4th Gordon Paterson, 8th Gary Butler, 13th Doug Ritchens, 17th Glenn Ryan.

Saturday, December 17 Stableford Monthly Medal A Grade Winner: Di Murphy ****MEDAL WINNER**** 69.

Best Scratch: Di Murphy 78.

B Grade Winner: Kellie Roberts 75.

Best Scratch: Kellie Roberts 99.

Ball winners: Jackie O’Brien (2) 73, Carolyn Jeffrey 75, Val Ellis 75.

NTP: 4th Leeanne Carmody (Pinsent Hotel), 8th Kerry Newton (Londrigans Finer Foods), 13th Jackie O’Brien (Reality Clothing), 17th Jackie O’Brien (Appin Park General Store).

Sunday, December 18 Stableford Winner: Richard Arnold 38. ***Sam Richards eagle 9th hole*** Ball winners: Peter Evans 38, Kellie Roberts 36, Matt Sanders 35, Daniel McPhee 35, Brian Lee 34, Kim Arnold 34.

NTP: 4th Daryl Johnstone.

Monday December 19 Stableford Veterans A Grade Alex Gibbs 39.

B Grade Greg Hogan 39.

Ball winners: Brian Luxford 38, Pat Ernst 37, Jim Moore 36, Ian Mills 36, Bernie Grealy 34.

NTP: 4th Tom McAtee, 8th Keith Moorhead, 13th Tom McAtee.

Wednesday, December 21 Stableford A Grade Winner: Peter Evans 38.

B Grade Winner: Gordon Hines 39.

C Grade Winner: Terry Docherty 40.

Ball Winners Brendon Essex (2) 37, Michael Cordier 37, Gordon Paterson 37, Charl DeMink 36, Ben Douthie 36, Mike Monro 35, Neville Hogan 35, Dave Woodstock 35, Nigel Cooper 35, Martin Van Rhee 35.

NTP: 4th Gordon Paterson, 13th Steve McNaughton, 17th Keith Moorhead.

Wednesday, December 21 9 Hole Stableford A Grade Winner: Jack Reiter 20.

Runner Up: Kyle Bridgeman 18.

3rd: Ben Honeychurch 18.

Ball Winner: Wade Goodwin 17.

B Grade Winner: Paul Nolan 19.

Runner Up: Trevor Gunn 18.

3rd: Ray Gibbs 18.

Ball Winner: Col Braden 18.

NTP: 4th Glen Hunt, 8th Brendan Nolan.

WANGARATTA GOLF CLUB WGC Competitions: Week ending December 17 Womens Competition: December 13 Womens 9 Hole Stableford Winner: Dawn Fleet 19 C/B Points.

Runner Up: Jenny Kerr 19.

Ball Winners: Julie McInnes, Glenda Dodson.

Men’s Competition December 14 9 hole Stableford Winner: Arthur Ingarfield 17 Points.

Runner Up: Bruce Woodward 12 Points.

18 hole Stableford Winner: Dean Campagna 35 C/B Points.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Neil McKinnon warms up on the driving range.

Runner Up: Ray Hutton 35 Points.

Ball Winners: Steve Baertschiger, Geoff Webster, Matt Nicolosi.

NTP: 4th Ray Hutton, 9th Matt Nicolosi, 11th Paul Judd, 13th Arthur Ingarfield, 16th Luke Kelly.

Womens Competition: December 15 Womens 9 Hole Stableford Winner: Karen Smith 20 C/B. Runner Up: Maggie Ray 18 C/B. Ball Winners: Carol Coghill 18 C/B, Lorraine Adams 18, Dawn Fleet 17.

December Monthly Medal December 17 A Grade Winner: Judd Schubert Nett 68 C/B. A Grade Runner Up: Chris Martens Nett 68.

Ball Winners: Arnold Sparks, Trevor Trimble, Jake Burns, Mark Comensoli, Lendsay Maiden, Ray Hutton.

B Grade Winner: Phillip Moss.

B Grade Runner up: Colin Walker.

NTP: 4th John Southwell, 7th Phillip Winnell, 9th Arnold Sparks, 11th Andy Raison, 13th Darren Burns, 16th Chris Martens.

Secret 6: David Ryan.

Birdie: Jake Burns, Darren Burns, Chris Martens.

Eagles: Chris Martens, John Southwell.

Raffle: Geoff Webster.

Friday Twilight 9 Hole Competition December 15 Winner: Arthur Ingarfield 22 Points.

Runner Up: Graeme Beale 18 Points.

NTP: 4th Sam Antonacci.

TARRA GOLF CLUB Tarrawingee Golf Club Results Saturday, December 17 Because of the very wet weather some events have yet to be played so three medals were decided on Saturday, December 17 with the winner of the Pete Nolan Medal of Medals being Angelo Garraffo with a very good score of 83-23-60, also he was the winner of the

B.Hanna- P.Farquar memorial medal.

The September medal was also played with the winner being Bill Wright, congratulations to both these members.

Runner up was one of our new members Lucia DePos who is improving each outing with a nett 65.

Ball winners Mark Nolan and Ken Miller.

Nearest the pins, 2nd Bill Wright. 4th Mark Nolan and 8th Mark Nolan.

For those players interested there will be golf on Saturday, December 24, normal starting time.

Hit off times for Tarrawingee are 11:30am rollup for a 12 noon start and members are asked to be in attendance at that time to enable the program for the day to be organised.

New members are always welcome at the Tarrawingee Golf Club with a first year membership of $100.00 and $60.00 for juniors the contact number is 0428122590 or by contacting a member of the club.

WARBY WALKERS Friday, December 16 Christmas Party at the excellent Bowmans -Murmungee Memorial Hall.

It was a great night for about 60 WRBC members in a delightfully decked out hall.

Thanks to local Cecily and her team who prepared the hall for an onslaught of excited bushwalkers.

Sunday 18th December - Mt Buffalo. A happy tribe of 14 walkers took a day out of their busy pre-Christmas schedules to find some serenity on Mt Buffalo.

10 departed Wangaratta, joined by four from Myrtleford and we were up at Lake Catani by 10:00 on a beautiful early summer day.

Heading down the lake we took the track out to View Point Nature Trail, a 1.8 km extension through a sheltered part of the forest out to an exposed boulder face giving views to the East over Buckland Valley and back towards Lake Catani, where we enjoyed our morning

PHOTO: Kurt Hickling tea.

Returning to the track junction, three of our party elected to follow the less precipitous route to The Gorge, on the lake track whilst the remaining group headed towards the Underground River.

A steep descent of about 100m, down stone steps brought us to the jumble of large boulders in the gully where the burbling of the creek and the cool air were the evidence this was the Underground River, Eurobin Creek.

A steep ascent brought us to the Haunted Gorge lookout, and further on, another lookout towards Porepunkah, where hangliders could be seen.

Not far from here, passing the abandoned Chalet tennis courts we emerged at the bottom of the Gorge Carpark.

Lunch at the picnic tables, toilets and coffee van made this a more civilised walk than most.

Rather then walk around the Gorge, we elected to check out the state of the Old Lady, The Chalet. She was looking cared for although the Rhododendrons were past their best, the Lupins were making a good show.

An easy 2km back to Lake Catani brought us to the end of our walk and a welcome cup of tea and bikkies, once again provided by our phantasmagorical Pat. It was unanimous this had been a lovely, relaxing day, exploring for many a new trail on Mt Buffalo.

Coming Events Saturday, January 7 and Sunday, January 8 Brandy Creek to Young’s Hut Trevor, 0458 361 417 A hard walk of about 10km in the high country, on bush tracks from Brandy Creek to Young’s Hut for an overnight camp at the Hut. Return walk on the following day.

Saturday, January 21 Sugarloaf Walk, Beechworth Lesley, 0439 776 687 A medium walk of about 9km on fire trails in the Woolshed Valley, with a great view from Mount Sugarloaf.

Steep, and a bit washed out in parts.

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UNFORTUNATE END: The synthetic surface of the Wareena Park wicket will need to be replaced before cricket resumes in the new year, after a bin was set alight on the surface. PHOTO: Nathan de Vriessurface of the Wareena Park wicket will need to be replaced before cricket resumes in the new year, after a bin was set alight on the surface.

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WDCA cricket season halfway done, despite difficult challenges CHRISTMAS in the North East means gathering with friends and family, great food, and warm weather - it also means the Wangaratta and District Cricket Association season is halfway through.

WDCA president Justin Kelly said the first half of the season presented challenges, with flooding and rainfall causing weeks of cancelled matches, but the competition had found its feet once the weather improved.

“The first month was a bit of a handful, just re-arranging venues,” he said.

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“I think the first three weeks of juniors and seniors were washed out, and half the venues across the comp were unavailable for the next two or three weeks as well.

“There was a bit of rearranging of the draw, but I think it’s pretty much settled down in the last three or four weeks - all the venues became available late-No-

vember, early-December so that worked out quite well.

“Myrtleford and Mansfield got to host some A grade games - Benalla (Gardens) got flooded but they got their ground back reasonably quickly.”

With turf curators preparing for the start of two-day cricket in A grade and A reserve after Christmas, the synthetic wicket at Wareena Park will need maintenance work, after unknown parties set fire to a bin on the carpet last Saturday night.

CFA crews extinguished the fire, but the synthetic

wicket itself was severely damaged and will need to be replaced as soon as possible.

Kelly said the blatant act of vandalism was extremely disappointing and infuriating for everyone who uses the facility.

“I got a call from the council mid-afternoon on Monday, telling me what happened - the girl at the council said it was covered by insurance, but it’s just painful for everyone, all of your insurance costs go up as a result,” he said.

“It’s not ideal for local cricket.

“Luckily, there’s usually two or three weeks off for the C grade and juniors at this time of year, hopefully the local carpet layers can get onto it early in the new year.

“The council’s making arrangements to replace it ASAP, hopefully they can get some synthetic carpet for the wicket and get some carpet laid down, rip the old one off and put the new one down.”

Despite the issues, the WDCA season will return for A grade and A reserve on Saturday, January 7, and a week

later for all other grades.two or three weeks off for the C grade and juniors at this time of year, hopefully the local carpet layers can get onto it early in the new year.

“The council’s making arrangements to replace it ASAP, hopefully they can get some synthetic carpet for the wicket and get some carpet laid down, rip the old one off and put the new one down.”

Despite the issues, the WDCA season will return for A grade and A reserve on Saturday, January 7, and a week later for all other grades.

Rovers lighting preseason track up

By WILLSON MACK FRESH off a host of a solid signings, Wangaratta Rovers have been flying on the track, putting in six weeks of work before the Christmas break.

The Hawks have had a great off-season signing social media star Tom Baulch, as well as former Geelong Falcon Lockey McCartney which has only added to the motivation that has been shown throughout pre-season.

Wangaratta Rovers football operations manager Barry Sullivan has been pleased with what he’s seen.

“We’ve had a session in Melbourne and the guys have been going flat out,” Sullivan said.

“The numbers in Wangaratta have been terrific with both the under 18s

and seniors and it’s been the same with our group down in Melbourne.

“With all three grades of football finishing in the top three the motivation to get fit and improve is definitely there.

“Every club is going hard at the moment so it’s about not only finding improvement through recruiting but also finding it from within.”

Sullivan admitted some players have caught his eye.

“Paddy McNamara is looking really good, it’s his first proper pre-season because usually he’s focusing on his cricket but he’s fitting both in at the moment,” Sullivan said.

“Cam Chamberlain has been setting the track on fire and Joe and Sam Allen are training

hard and impressing.

“In terms of established senior players, Jack Gerrish and Elijah Amery are looking good as well.”

New recruit McCartney is already showing he may be a handy addition to the Rovers.

“Lockey’s been super,” Sullivan said.

“It’s his first pre-season in a few years and he’s looking strong and uses the ball well so we’re looking forward to seeing what he can bring.”

The Hawks will return to pre-season on January 16 and are already looking to lock in practice matches.

At this stage Wangaratta Rovers will face Euroa, Lavington and Mansfield in the lead up to the season.

CHRISTMAS BREAK: Christmas colours were in evidence on the Wangaratta lawn courts for the final round of the twilight competition before Santa delivers presents of new tennis racquets this weekend. Among those donning the red, white and green were (L-R) Wendy Hogan, Peter Curran and Mark Brown. The twilight competition will recommence in the week of January 16 2023.

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First win for novice bowler Singleton SUNDAY saw a milestone in one of Wangaratta’s upand-coming lawn bowler’s career, when Sussan Singleton took out the Ovens and Murray Ladies Novice Singles title in a nail-biter at Chiltern.

The competition was held over two weekends, and when Wangaratta Bowls Club first-year bowler Singleton convincingly won her semifinal bout with Maureen Williams (21 shots/6 shots), she was on her way to her first title match.

Despite trailing by more than a dozen shots in the final against Carolyn Webster, Singleton fought back to take the win 21/16.

Singleton said the result was an incredible outcome for her.

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“It was a really good match, my opponent was very good, I had a really good fight on my hands,” she said.

“After the match was a little bit of a blur, I was in shock because it was my first title I’ve gone for in the Ovens and Murray (bowls region).

“I was just shaking - I went to get a drink and I left my drink at the bar, I was in such a daze after the match.”

Singleton said she is immensely enjoying lawn bowls, after getting into the sport through her partner.

“My partner actually plays bowls, so when we first got

together we were already playing bowls and we decided to go on a vacation over to Tasmania and he wanted to have a look at their greens,” she said.

“We had a couple of social games and when we got back I started playing social at Wangaratta, and put my name down to play pennant and it just went from there.

“I’m loving playing bowls, it’s so much fun, and the people down at the Wangaratta Bowls Club are so inviting and friendly.

“It’s been really good for my life too, I’ve been getting healthier through it.”

Singleton will continue to the state novice titles in Mulgrave on February 12, as well as compete in the mixed pairs on January 29.

FIRST WIN: Wangaratta Bowls Club’s Sussan Singleton took out the Ovens and Murray Ladies Novice title at Chiltern on Sunday.

REMATCH SET: A replay of the 2022 O&K senior grand final between Benalla All Blacks and Bonnie Doon is set for round two of the 2023 season.

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A GRADE PREMIERS: (L-R) Sommerset Comms’ Andrew Lindner and Robert Voss.

C GRADE RUNNERS UP: (L-R) Nathan Vincent Contracting’s Reggie Kanaskar and Luke Kelly.

A GRADE RUNNERS UP: (L-R) Nathan Vincent Contracting’s Nathan Vincent and Mark Brown.

B GRADE RUNNERS UP: (L-R) North East Ag and Industrial’s Klaus Kazenwadel, Michael Bellingham and Aaron Plum.

B GRADE PREMIERS: (L-R) Nathan Vincent Contracting’s Matt Curran, Ted Tatulaschwili and John Maletta.

C GRADE PREMIERS: (L-R) North East Ag and Industrial’s Jessie Hughes and Mitch Currie-Fraser.

Somerset Comms run away A grade premiers PLAY for 2022 has come to a close with the grand finals of the spring competition complete.

All contenders arrived at the tables determined to give it their best shot.

Play in all grades was enjoyable to watch with the tenacity of players to be admired.

A Grade The premiers, Somerset Comms (Robert Voss and Andrew Lindner) defeated Nathan Vincent Contracting (Nathan Vincent and Mark Brown) three rubbers to two.

Andrew won two singles and Nathan and Mark one each resulting in the teams tied at two rubbers each.

All four players then came to the table for the deciding doubles.

Tensions rose and the scores reflected an even match-up but Robert and Andrew managed to produce a consistent display of clever shots and classy serves to come out winners and grinners.

B Grade B grade premiers, Nathan Vincent Contracting

(John Maletta, Ted Tatulaschwili and Matt Curran) defeated North East AG and Industrial (Aaron Plum, Klaus Kazenwadel and Michael Bellingham) six rubbers to three.

John and Ted won all singles and a doubles to get the necessary six rubbers for an NVC victory leaving two rubbers unplayed.

Klaus and Aaron won a singles each and a doubles for the runners-up.

The longest match of the contest was a thriller between Ted and Michael who was right in it up un-

til the last set.

C Grade C grade premiers, North East AG and Industrial (Mitch Currie-Fraser and Jesse Hughes) defeated Nathan Vincent Contracting (Luke Kelly and Reggie Kanaskar) three rubbers to nil to claim victory.

The contest started with a long seven set match between Mitchell and Luke with Mitchell managing the win.

Mitchell won two singles and Jesse added one for the premiers.

Players elected to play

out the remaining rubbers for pure enjoyment.

It will be interesting to watch these C graders next year as they continue to improve each week.

Consistency Awards This award is given to the player who has won the most singles matches in each grade for the spring competition.

A Grade: Andrew Lindner.

B Grade: John Maletta.

C Grade: Julie Lindner.

Congratulations to all players this year in what was a brilliant year of table tennis.

Ovens and King FNL announce 2023 fixture North Wangaratta will play Moyhu in round one under lights at the North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve in a twilight match to open their season.

“Absolutely it’s going to be a great way to kick off the year,” Green said.

“That was a request by North Wangaratta, they wanted to play a home game first up under their new lights while the weather’s good.

“They’ve obviously got the new lights out there for the football and netball on the new courts and new ground, it’s close to Wangaratta and they’re obviously trying to make that a bit of a big day for the club.”

The league will take a bye week on June 10 for the King’s Birthday.

The senior grand final rematch between Benalla All Blacks and Bonnie Doon is pencilled in for round two, while the A grade netball grand final rematch between Greta and Milawa is set for round 12 on June 24.

A new league operations manager will be announced in the new year as Green takes on the role of AFL Victoria participation coordinator for the North East region.

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GET IN THE HOLE RAY Hutton rolls a putt in on the prestine greens at the Wangaratta Golf Club. The club is as busy as ever with the Christmas break bringing an influx of golfers to the course.

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O&K fixture unveiled The Ovens and King Football Netball League has announced their fixture for 2023 season

IT may still be the height of summer, but the 2023 Ovens and King Football Netball League fixture has been revealed.

AFL North East Border sent the finalised and confirmed fixture to clubs on Tuesday afternoon, with the season set to start on Saturday, April 1

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and the grand final scheduled for September 16.

Outgoing league manager Cam Green said the O&K fix-

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ture had to work with major league fixtures as well in order to get the perfect balance.

“Typically we try and let clubs know even earlier, but we’re subject to the major league fixtures a little bit as well,” he said.

“Getting our season dates sorted, that’s one of the first

things you do when you look at the fixture and see how it’s all going to fall into place.

“We’re blessed a little bit next year with the fact that it’s going to be five Saturdays in September, so that allows us to have that extra week you can start a week later and avoid the cricket grand

final which is obviously a massive consideration for us every year.

“Trying to get nine home games, nine away games, two byes, and then trying to please everyone and meet the clubs’ requests - it’s not a tough juggling act, it is the toughest juggling act as far

as the job goes.”

The first round of the fixture sees Tarrawingee host King Valley, Greta play at home to Goorambat, reigning football premiers Benalla All Blacks play Whorouly, and Milawa take on Bright, while Bonnie Doon takes the bye.

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