LACHLAN LIVING A SPACE DREAM
GALEN Catholic College teachers
Brett Webber and Maree Timms were excited to meet up with their former student, Lachlan Carboon, and hear about his progress post-secondary school working in the space field.
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POLICE detected 40 total offences in the Wangaratta area during a major road safety operation on the Hume Freeway last week.
Operation Hamilton saw police highly visible along one of the state’s busiest arteries from Monday, June 17 to Thursday, June 20.
Throughout the operation, 40 total offences were recorded through the Wangaratta stretch of the freeway, with more than
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half of the offenders done for speeding (22).
There was also a focus on heavy vehicle compliance, with police detecting 12 of the 50 total heavy vehicle offences during the operation in
the Wangaratta area.
Other local offences recorded included three drink drivers, two drug drivers, a disqualified driver, a traffic sign infringement and one vehicle impounded.
The operation ran alongside New South Wales Police Hume Freeway Operation Furious from Albury to Sydney.
The cross-border operations covering nearly 900km of road saw police focused on behaviours like speeding, distraction and impaired driving that contribute significantly to road trauma.
More than half of the 479 total offences detected during Operation Hamilton were speeding-related,
with the majority of those detected speeding between 10km/h and 25km/h over the speed limit.
Road Policing Assistant Commissioner, Glenn Weir, said the number of offences detected during the operation suggests there was a high level of complacency by motorists travelling on the Hume Freeway.
“As a major route between Melbourne and Sydney which carries high volumes of traffic, we cannot afford for motorists to be complacent when travelling on this road – it is this type of behaviour that often results in road trauma,” he said.
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LACHLAN Carboon is testament to how far passion and application can take a young person beyond their school years.
The former Galen Catholic College student returned to his “old stomping ground” this week, as well as visiting Wangaratta and Wangaratta West primary schools, to speak about the latest development in his pursuit of a career in space.
The 22-year-old, who has been studying for a degree in mechatronics engineering at Deakin University in Geelong since completing year 12 at Galen in 2020, is currently enjoying an internship with Lunar Outpost Oceania, co-lead of the EL0 2 Consortium.
The 2021 Rural City of Wangaratta Young Citizen of the Year is involved in EL0 2’s bid as one of two consortia selected to work on designing Australia’s first lunar rover, to be named ‘Roo -ver’.
EL0 2 has just unveiled its lunar rover prototype, which Lachlan brought home to Wangaratta during his visit this week.
The project is part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars Trailblazer program, which will see up to $42 million made available to develop and build the rover, aiming to land it on the Moon later this decade to support the NASA Artemis missions.
If chosen, the rover Lachlan is working on will be tasked with collecting samples of lunar regolith (Moon soil) for in-situ resource utilisation investigations - essential to enable a sustained human presence on the Moon.
Lachlan is part of the 15-member Lunar Outpost Oceania team working on the prototype from its base in Melbourne.
“Teamwork is the key, and it’s
great working in a group where everyone has the same goal,” he said.
For a young man whose ultimate aim is to become an astronaut, the chance to be involved in work such as this is a dream come true.
“It was always my passion; when I was a kid I loved Lego, then it grew to involvement with VEX robotics when I got to Galen,” Lachlan said.
“Space is just so different, and interesting to me; if you’ve ever seen a rocket launch, I think you can’t help but be amazed at the fact that we can actually do that.
“I would love to become an astronaut; Katherine BennellPegg has recently completed astronaut training with the European Space Agency. She is not the first Australian astronaut but is the first trained under the Australian flag, so there is a pathway there.”
Lachlan was part of Galen’s first VEX robotics team, which
represented Australia in the 2018 VEX World Championships in Kentucky.
“VEX really builds your confidence, and when you represent Australia in America, it makes you feel like you can do anything in the world that you want to do,” he said.
He said the support he continued to receive from his community, including former teachers Maree Timms and Brett Webber, made “all the difference” to fuelling his passion.
In fact, the connection that led to Lachlan’s internship came about after Maree sent him an email about a competition run by EL0 2 which asked “innovative thinkers and problem solvers” to contribute to the lunar rover’s design.
“I entered the competition, and then as I needed to complete an internship for uni, asked whether it might be a possibility (with Lunar Outpost Oceania), which is how this came about,” he said.
“It’s all about connections, and taking opportunities when they arise; if you really want to do it, you will find a way.
“This is everything I dreamed of or longed for, and to have it happening so soon is amazing.
“I want to see this project through, until the rover is on the Moon.”
For Maree and Brett, it’s been a pleasure to catch up with Lachlan and hear about his progress, and to have him speak to current VEX robotics team members at Galen about the work he’s doing.
“You know that VEX has potential, but when you see where it has taken Lachie, that’s like your goal,” Maree said.
“To see a student get to where they want to go, well, you can imagine it, but seeing it is something else.”
Brett agreed: “I taught Lachie in all his IT classes, and he always had the goal of working in space; to see a kid from a country town pull it off is wonderful.”
CLAIRE Uber-Holtkamp has been donating blood and plasma for almost half her life.
And the 30 year old Wangaratta resident is about to celebrate a milestone at the Lifeblood Wangaratta Donor Centre this Wednesday, making her 200th donation.
It’s taken a while since starting at age 16, but Claire said reaching the 200 mark will be worth every drop.
“For me (donating) is a way to help people in general, it’s a big part of who I am,” she said.
“It’s my way of being able to help out people in need in a way that doesn’t take much from me and gives so much to other people.
“I get a lot of people asking why I started that young but it has always been a thing in our family.
“My parents both donate regularly so they encouraged me to take it up and they helped me book my first appointment when
I was a teenager.
“I’d like to thank them in any way I can for getting me on this path.”
For her 200th donation, Claire will be joined by four of her
friends to donate together.
“It’s a bit surreal that I’ll hit the 200th mark at a relatively young age,” she said.
“I would 100 per cent encourage people to donate if they have
ever thought about it or if they want a way of helping people that doesn’t take much out of their own time or day and the staff here are lovely.
“Especially during flu seasons when a lot of the regular donors are unwell, it’s really important to have people come in and boost the numbers.
“There are so many people who rely on blood and blood products to survive day to day...cancer patients, burn victims and a whole bunch of different people.
“It’s really important for those people to get those life saving products and it’s great to be able to help out the community in a fairly simple and straight forward way.”
Lifeblood Wangaratta Donor Centre is open Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays on 17a Norton Street.
Book a donation at www.lifeblood.com.au, via the free DonateBlood App or by calling 13 14 95.
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“Anecdotally, we’ve heard that many intercepted motorists commented on the high number of police vehicles they had seen on the Hume Freeway, so we know the visible police presence is having an impact on driver behaviour.
“We’ll continue to look for opportunities in the coming weeks and months to team up with our interstate counterparts to conduct more of these cross-border operations.”
The total 479 offences detected during Operation Hamilton included:
• 276 speeding offences;
• 50 heavy vehicle offences;
• 46 defect notices issued;
• 34 unregistered vehicles;
• 12 disqualified/suspended and unlicenced drivers;
• Seven drug driving offences from 161 roadside drug tests;
• Five drink driving offences from 777 preliminary breath tests;
• Five disobey traffic signs/signals offences;
• Four vehicle impoundments;
• Two mobile phone offences; and
• One motorcycle helmet offence.
WANGARATTA Sports & Aquatic Centre (WSAC) has won the Aquatics and Recreation Victoria (ARV) facility management award for Best Medium-Sized Facility.
The state facility award category recognises excellence in the areas of business and strategic planning, innovation, customer service, environmental sustainability, continuous improvement, and marketing.
WSAC’s nomination highlighted the aspects of the centre that make it stand out from metro and regional facilities; with firstclass amenities located in a precinct connected to a nature reserve and the Ovens River.
The award also acknowledged the exceptional growth demonstrated by the centre over the past yearmemberships have risen by 29 per cent, and the learn to swim program has grown by 38pc.
Sonya Dalgliesh, sports, aquatic, and events precinct manager said it was an incredible achievement.
She said “this award is presented to the centre, which displayed a commitment to quality service, noticeable growth, investment in staff, and demonstrated improvements”.
“I’m honoured to receive this award on behalf of the Rural City of Wangaratta,” Ms Dalgliesh said.
“To be recognised as the best against other significant centres like Ballarat and Bellarine is a credit to the WSAC team.
“I’m super proud of the WSAC staff; they have worked exceedingly hard to improve the centre over the past 18 months.
“I extend my gratitude to the community and stakeholders who have supported the management’s vision to be the premier regional sports & events precinct.”
Sarah Brindley, director - corporate & leisure, said the Rural City of Wangaratta is absolutely delighted for Sonya, the WSAC team and colleagues across the council who help every day to make this the fantastic facility it is.
“To receive this recogni-
tion at a state level from ARV, an extremely well-respected industry body, is a testament to all their hard work and commitment,” she said.
Harry Miller was nominated and shortlisted for his significant contribution to the organisation while serving as a duty manager.
The shortlisting was for Mr Miller’s outstanding role model for younger lifeguards and duty managers, demonstrating enthusiasm and exceptional leadership qualities.
Aquatics and Recreation (ARV) is the leading aquatic industry body and provides
support, professional development, training, advocacy, research, and networking opportunities for those in the aquatics and recreation industry in Victoria.
ARV hosts their annual awards to recognise the best in the state, in 25 categories for a variety of achievements.
NEW ARRIVALS AT NORTHEAST HEALTH WANGARATTA
The Wangaratta Chronicle will be in attendance at the midwifery ward on Wednesdays and Fridays at 9.30am to take photos of newborns with their parents, grandparents and/or siblings.
Consent forms are available from Northeast Health Wangaratta and from Wangaratta Chronicle staff on the day.
If you would like a photo but are not at the ward at the time of visiting, you can come into the Wangaratta Chronicle office at 37 Rowan Street during office hours to organise it. Photographs are available to purchase from the Wangaratta Chronicle office.
Phoebe Grace Meloury
PHOEBE Grace Meloury was born at Northeast Health Wangaratta on Tuesday, June 18 at 12:56pm and weighed 3.56kg (7lb 13oz). She is the daughter of Jasmine Purcell and Declan Meloury of Benalla.
Kingston Lecerf-Payne
Kingston Kevin Lecerf-Payne was born at Northeast Health Wangaratta on Wednesday, June 19 at 8:28pm and weighed 2.83kg (6lb 3oz).He is the brother of Krue, Kyanna, Spencer and Casen and the son of Hope Payne and Jayden Lecerf of Wangaratta.
Krue John Lecerf-Payne was born at Northeast Health Wangaratta on Wednesday, June 19 at 8:30pm and weighed 2.56kg (5lb 10oz). He is the brother of Kingston, Kyanna, Spencer and Casen and the son of Hope Payne and Jayden Lecerf of Wangaratta.
WANGARATTA High School year 12 student
Zoe Baguley will join the Royal Australian Air Force for 2025, as part of their Air Force Security Gap Year Program.
Zoe was connected with a careers coach through the Defence Force recruitment centre, who helped her identify the Air Force as a potential career path.
Between 2020 and 2022, Zoe was a part of the Wangaratta Army Cadets which saw her engage in a number of field training camps, complete first aid exercises and firearm practices at the range in Puckapunyal.
In August 2022, the Wangaratta RSL provided
a workshop for school students regarding the Bob Iskov Kokoda Scholarship which funds local year 11 students to travel to Papua New Guinea and trek the Kokoda Track.
Zoe submitted a presentation on the history the Women’s Land Army Formation and later attended an interview where she was successful in receiving a scholarship as part of the program.
Along the track, Gippsland East MP Tim Bull, who attended the trek, spoke with students about the history of Kokoda and stories of veterans’ experiences which greatly interested Zoe.
Mid last year she began working as a waitress at the
Zoe
Wangaratta RSL.
Zoe said she was drawn to the fun and friendly environment and has since enjoyed speaking to patrons who have previously served
in the Defence Force and encouraged her to follow a career-path in the force.
Zoe was a member of the Wangaratta High School Peer Ed program which involves students in year 10 and 11 attending training sessions with the local GOTAFE and later assisting on year 7 camp and other activities with younger students to encourage a safe space for communicating issues or discussing hardship.
She has also undertaken positions of leadership within the school as band captain in years 9 and 12 and house captain (King House) in year 12, reinforcing her leadership and communicative abilities, which will in turn lend themselves
to her chosen career-path.
Six weeks prior to the start date, expected to be in January 2025, recruits will complete a physical assessment and Zoe will submit her VCE certificate, as the last steps before commencing training.
Initial recruit training will cover basic skills and run for three months in Wagga Wagga, after which Zoe will relocate to Amberley in Queensland for three months, undertaking training in her specific role.
Training makes up six months of the gap year and for the remainder of the year, recruits are posted to locations throughout Australia being mentored and taught in the role.
After the 12 months, re-
cruits may be offered a full time position within their area of expertise.
The gap year program is a great taste of what a career in the Royal Australian Air Force could be, allowing recruits to gain the skills and knowledge in the basics of the role.
Zoe describes herself as independent, hard working and determined to try new things, all of which she believes will contribute to success in this field of work.
The school community wish Zoe nothing but the best for the remainder of her senior year at Wangaratta High School, and look forward to hearing about her adventures in the Air Force.
Monday, June 23, 2014
BY JEFF ZEUSCHNERBOB Iskov - loving husband and family man, respected farmer, dedicated community volunteer and distinguished war veteran - was laid to rest in Wangaratta last Friday.
More than 300 people filled the Wangaratta Uniting Church in Rowan Street to pay their respects to one of Australia’s last Kokoda Track war veterans, who passed away peacefully at Illoura Aged Care Wangaratta on June 13, aged 93.
In recent years, Bob was often defined by his service during World War Two, specifically as one of the brave Australian soldiers who fought so gallantly, under trying conditions against the Japanese, on the Kokoda
Track in Paupa New Guinea. The significance was again to the fore at his funeral.
PNG Pastor Magi Goro, who had visited his great mate Bob only three weeks ago, made another trip to honour his memory.
Pastor Goro presented Bob’s eldest son Kenn (a Uniting Church Minister who worked in PNG) with a tribal bow and arrows - similar to the honour bestowed on Bob a decade earlier when he and his family visited PNG.
The bow was said to represent “the strength of the man”
and arrows “were his stories”.
And Bob certainly had plenty of them.
“We called Dad ‘Haveachat’,” said Craig Iskov.
“He loved to share his stories, and they were often long, but we are all richer for it.”
Bob’s life story began on July 1, 1920, the third of seven children born to Glenrowan farmers Christian and Hetty Iskov.
He attended Glenrowan State School until the age of 14, then worked on the family farm, often camping in the Warby Range with his father to trap rabbits to help support the family.
He joined the 59th Battalion CMF (militia) at Wangaratta in 1938 and at the outbreak of war was sent to guard Hume Dam.
In 1940 he enlisted in the AIF and while posted at Puckapunyal in May 1940, training with 2/14th battalion, his mate, who was engaged, passed him a name and address of a woman found in his groundsheet - a common practice by women to seek pen pals with servicemen.
That was the start of of a lifelong union between Bob and Amy Bryar - who married on August 17, 1946 in Footscray, and raised their five children at their family farm at Tarrawingee - and were inseparable until Amy’s passing in March 2012.
While devoted to his family - which now extends to 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren - Bob was heavily invested in the local community.
WE REMEMBER A MAN OF HONOUR: This portrait of Bob Iskov was taken in August 2012, when Bob was a special guest at the opening of the Kokoda Track Memorial Walk in Melbourne to mark the 70th anniversary.
He served as president of Wangaratta Shire Council (1967/68), vice president of Tarrawingee Football Club, was a founding member of
Tarrawingee Golf Club and Neighbourhood Watch, and on committees at the local CFA and school.
He remained a man of faith, as an active member of Wangaratta Uniting Church, and was a strong advocate for veterans and widows through Legacy.
In recent years Bob has been working with numerous bodies and schools to help educate children, and at the time of his death he was compiling his memoirs.
Family members with a direct link to the Iskov’s Danish heritage were also there.
In perhaps a sign Bob was still playing a guiding hand in his own funeral, video clips of him reminiscing couldn’t be stopped - one way or another, “Havea chat’ got the last word.
HISTORY: Mark Perry is once again hosting a dinner to remember the anniversary
MORE than 60 Ned Kelly fans will flock to The Vine Hotel to commemorate the siege of Glenrowan on June 28 at 6pm.
Mark Perry is once again hosting his annual Ned Kelly dinner and has been travelling from Adelaide for the past four years to remember this part of Australian history.
“It’s just people with likeminded interests getting together and being at one and talking about the Ned Kelly story that combines us all,” he said.
“Coming over and mixing with all these guys is a big thing for me.”
Due to the Glenrowan pub shutting down, they had to move the event to The Vine Hotel at North Wangaratta.
Mr Perry said he decided on
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The Vine because of its connections to the story of Ned Kelly.
“The Vine Hotel is fitting because it’s not far from Glenrowan and it was around when the Kelly Gang was around, and apparently they hid out in their cellars which is a good connection,” he said.
This year’s event will also be different to others as there will be special guests including David Gaunson’s, Ned Kelly’s solicitor’s, great grandson, descendants and relatives of both the gang and police involved in the siege, and authors of books about Ned Kelly.
While Ned Kelly may be a polarising figure, Mr Perry said whether he was good or bad isn’t black and white and he thinks it’s important piece of history to remember.
“People seem to either love him or hate him but like anyone, everyone has shades of grey and so did Ned Kelly,” he said.
“He was good and bad, but circumstance led him to be reviled because of the murder.
“I think it needs to be remembered whether it’s a good or bad part of history.”
Mr Perry said that while everyone is welcome, there is limited space left.
For more information or to confirm your attendance visit Mark Perry’s Facebook page, Ned Kelly: Best Bloody Man.
IT will be all about doing what’s best for the community for local fitness trainer Mel Paul if elected to the Rural City of Wangaratta Council this October.
Ms Paul has a firm focus on doing what’s best for the rural city and said she will take her strong sense of speaking “a local community language” to the role if elected.
The mother of four runs M&M X-TREAM World of Fitness in Wangaratta with her husband Mike Paul and she said she’s ready to take on another challenge, on council.
“I’m passionate about aligning business, community and government to achieve social, economic and environmental outcomes and thinks this is best done when
people are invest in the long term outcomes of community,” she said.
“I have more to offer than just my qualifications and experience as I speak a local community language and have local community networks and I invest my whole self in making the lives of our community better.
“I can see that the greatest challenges of the new 50 years will be solved first at a local level, small local action leading to big, widespread change.”
A key goal for Ms Paul is to help maintain youth in the community after leaving school by creating jobs and education opportunities.
Ms Paul is no stranger to volunteering in the local community as she has been on the little athletics board, affiliated with Auskick and the Rovers Football Netball Club and is a current board member of the Wangaratta Basketball Association.
“Becoming a councillor is a natural progression and by having local knowledge and community trust I will use this to represent my community,” she said.
“I feel strongly about the wellbeing of our community as a whole and would like the opportunity to influence decision making on these issues.”
Ms Paul attended a Stand
for Council forum hosted by the Municipal Association of Victoria earlier this month.
She joins Wangaratta resident Allison Winters in going public about her intentions to run for council and current councillor Dave Fuller who has also confirmed with the Chronicle he will nominate again.
There are seven singlecouncillor wards named Appin, Bullawah, King River, Ovens, Warby, Wareena, and Yarrunga.
Each candidate will nominate for a particular ward and it is not a requirement for a candidate to reside in the ward in which they nominate.
ONE of Wangaratta’s greatest assets took out Best Medium-Sized Facility at the Aquatics and Recreation Victoria awards in Melbourne on Friday.
Award criteria focused on business and strategic planning, innovation, customer service, environmental sustainability, continuous improvement, and marketing.
To say the facility has faced an uphill battle since the Rural City of Wangaratta took over management from the YMCA in late 2019, is an understatement.
Like many businesses and organisations they were unable to trade during the oncein-a-lifetime event - the covid-19 pandemic.
With lockdowns all but a horrible distant memory for most, the facility has been able to grow its membership by 29 per cent in the past year and also grow the learn to swim program by 38pc.
Given that the facility is owned and managed by council it is in the best interests of not only members, but ratepayers as well, that it succeeds.
This is why, in recent times, there have been concerned people, members, who have come forward to give feedback on what they think needs improvement at the centre.
The latest award shows that WSAC is on the right track to address these concerns from valuable people in our community.
Constructive feedback in any industry is a way for any organisation to strive to better understand the people it services and make necessary changes to find resolve.
It’s important that people care about how the quality of a service or product is provided, as this is what makes it a valued community asset.
Having just celebrated its 50th anniversary, get down and support your local WSAC facility as it progresses into the future.
1. Who was the host of the first series of The Bachelorette Australia?
2. The Jerdacuttup River is located in which region of Western Australia?
3. How many circular discs would it take to fill up a standard Connect Four board?
4. Who plays the role of The Joker in the 2016 movie, Suicide Squad?
5. Harry Telford and Tommy Woodcock are best known for their association with which champion racehorse?
6. In which Australian state was the Four’N Twenty Pie first created?
7. What type of animal is featured on the World Wide Fund for Nature logo?
8. Sun Music: Journeys and Reflections From a Composer’s Life is the 1999 autobiography by which famous Australian composer?
9. What is the real name of the Bush Tucker Man?
10. “It’s a race, it’s a chase, hurry up and feed their face!” was the opening line for the theme song for which popular children’s game?
11. What are the two colours on the flag of Nigeria?
12. Flo Bjelke-Petersen was famous for which flavoured scones?
13. In which event did Chloe Esposito win a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
14. Who was the first female governor of Alaska?
15. The milk of which animal is used to make a traditional Chevington cheese?
16. Hasdrubal the Fair, founder of Cartagena in 228 BC, was the brother-in-law of which famous historical figure?
17. Who preceded Tony Smith as Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives?
18. What is the nickname of the South African Test Cricket team?
19. Who is best remembered for being the singer-songwriter and guitarist for The Triffids and The Blackeyed Susans?
20. In which decade was the Max Payne thirdperson shooter video game first released?
FACEBOOK users commented on seven regional sites of former coal-fired power stations being proposed to host large scale reactors across Australia.
• Cameron Wilson: Most of the arguments against nuclear are about safety, cost and long construction times but they don’t take into account the new SMR’s that are starting to hit the market. A lot of these have passive
cooling/modulation, and are shipped to site from a factory, with plant construction time as short as 4 years.
• Charles Branstom: Nuclear power is currently illegal in NSW, Queensland, Victoria and federally. All of those laws would need to be overturned, and a regulatory regime for safety and waste management introduced. No major party leader in any of the relevant states
THE Coalition has again suggested Australia adopts nuclear power as our future energy source.
Do they not understand that Australians have voted no to this suggestion over and over again.
I wonder whether someone in this party has a vested interest in this idea, politically or financially.
It is not a good alternative for Australia, especially in regional areas.
It is not low cost - it takes billions of dollars to build, and at least 10 years to build, isn’t cheap to run, and electricity costs would not go down.
It is not safe - even with advances in technology, you cannot protect something from human error and natural disasters re: Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukashima 2011.
A nuclear power reactor creates tonnes of radioactive waste in its lifetime.
Waste which has to be stored securely for 20,000 years.
I don’t think any of us can guarantee that.
A reactor needs millions of litres of water each day in order to keep the central core cool - if not a meltdown can or does occur.
Water sources in regional areas are needed for agriculture, townships and people.
Australia frequently suffers from droughts, so how would we cool the reactor if the rivers don’t have enough water?
The Fukushima reactor was built close to the sea to access unlimited water - but now they’re running out of room and letting contaminated water into the sea, in what is a potential disaster for the Japanese fishing industry.
Yes, nuclear power has lower CO2 emissions, but this is only compared with coal fired power stations.
Compare all this to alternative energy options that regional areas are very wisely investing in right now.
Solar and wind power have no CO2 emissions.
If they break down you don’t have to evacuate everyone from a 100km+ area, and they don’t cause death to either humans, animals or plants.
You can send in a team of tradies to fix the problem, and they won’t die or get sick because of their work.
If a natural disaster occurs eg. earthquake, flooding, fire, the power may go out but it won’t cause massive destruction on other levels.
All of Australia needs low cost, reliable power and it can be achieved through alter-
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has indicated support for Mr Dutton’s nuclear plan. And the current makeup of the federal Senate is also unfavourable, given Labor and the Greens oppose nuclear power. The Coalition would be four short of a majority with the current Senate even if it secured the support of One Nation, the United Australia Party’s Ralph Babet and Liberal-turned-independent David Van. It is a lame duck.
• Raymond Andison:
A recent report from our peak scientific body CSIRO suggested that building ONE large-scale nuclear power plant in Australia would cost at least $8.5bn and take at least 15 years to deliver. Also, who pays for it?
• Starsky Hutch:
Raymond Andison Ask us in 15 years, or will we keep getting Decades and Decades behind the rest of the world…
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native energy sources.
Nuclear power is not worth the risk and not necessary with all the other resources and alternatives that we have at our disposal in Australia.
Roberta Pollard, Eldorado
THERE is no doubt that greenhouse reduction targets provide the certainty that business, farmers, market and consumers want.
Targets give us all a sense of purpose to aspire towards.
The Australia community is embracing renewable energy through installing of rooftop solar panels and batteries.
There is a clear economic benefit in electrifying everything in the home while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Every household that has solar, and electrification of everything, is part of the climate change solution.
The concerns being raised about the proposed Meadow Creek Solar Farm were not raised when the Glenrowan farm was planned, nor, I believe, for the solar farm at North Wangaratta.
We have to transition our energy system away from coal and gas.
Wind and solar is the cheapest solution.
Russell Sully, Wangaratta South
I’M glad to see that Mr Dutton and the Coalition are not too keen to win the next federal election, going by what we see as energy policy and also dipping into the old trough of immigration and bigotry.
Whilst we have many Coalition voters in Indi, most folks, young and old alike, voted for a change from the Liberal Party and voted Independent several federal elections cycles ago and have continued to do so. It was interesting to hear Mr Dutton say recently that people voting Teal over their mob were Greens in reality.
Really!
Luke Davies, Wangaratta
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LOCAL wineries are expected to benefit from support packages offered by the Federal Government to address the oversupply of red wine, and promote domestic sales and agritourism, but a local representative body would like to see cellar door grants extended to include smaller operators.
The Federal Government this month announced a $3.5 million Grape and Wine Sector Long-term Viability Support Package to support the long-term viability of the grape and wine industry to respond to the oversupply of red wine.
The package will fund a range of activities which aim to build demand and new markets for wine both domestically and internationally, provide better data for growers to make decisions and diversify
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into alternative products, and investigate competition and regulatory issues.
The Federal Government also announced it will extend the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant Program for another year, supporting wine producers to grow domestic sales and promote agritourism.
Under the program, wine producers can apply for grants of up to $100,000 on eligible cellar door sales made during the previous financial year, sharing in a $10 million funding pool.
Wines of the King Valley president Dean CleaveSmith said while the King Valley is not experiencing the major structural oversupply issues faced by those in the Riverland/
INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Wines of the King Valley would like to see the eligibility criteria for the Federal Government’s Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant Program made accessible to smaller local businesses.
Murray Darling regions, there are indirect benefits for local producers with the announcement of the package.
He said as major s uppliers to China, when tariffs were introduced, producers impacted in the Riverland/Murray Darling regions sought alternative
markets, resulting in additional s upply to the domestic wine market.
“This led to a domestic oversupply which has forced downward pressure on prices for red wine with impacts being felt across the industry,” he said.
“The package aims to help build new markets for
FIFTEEN years is a long time in hospitality and CBD venue, Coda Restaurant has been celebrating this milestone since early June with exclusive menus and joyful reflection at the Flinders Lane dining room.
To wrap up this special time, the restaurant team is joining forces with their friends and colleagues at Dal Zotto Wines - and making a weekend of it - with two long lunches at the Whitfield Trattoria in early July.
Coda restaurant owners, Mykal and Kate Bartholomew, have known the Dal Zotto family for many years and the conversation around a collaboration has come, and gone, with the passing of time and the raising of families.
But it’s back on the table with the dates July 6 and 7 locked in for two very special lunches of Coda and Dal Zotto dishes matched with Dal Zotto wines.
“The menu will be fun, with all the elements of a long lunch; food, wine, music, family, friends, bocce and - fingers crossed - a bonfire,” Mykal said.
Of the collaboration, Dal Zotto head chef, Nikki Kennedy, said she has enjoyed curating the Coda menu with their head chef, Hendri Budiman.
“He’s a clever and composed chef to work with, and the Dal Zotto kitchen team can’t wait to collaborate on such a special occasion for the Coda team,” she said.
“We share similar passions of local produce and to create a share-style experience.”
The six-course menu by Budiman and Nikki Kennedy, starts with a selection of bites including one of Coda’s signatures, spanner crab betel leaf with Nam Prik Pao, pomelo and hot mint, matched with both Dal Zotto VP 2023 Prosecco and their much-loved L’immigrante Prosecco.
The menu also includes tea-smoked duck breast and daikon with Sichuan vinaigrette matched with Dal Zotto 2023 Sangiovese; spicy, crispy lamb with whipped chickpeas and sansho, next to Dal Zotto focaccia and their 2023
Montepulciano.
The main course features suckling pig with cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cashew and mint salad, all from Elena Dal Zotto’s garden.
The pig is matched with Dal Zotto’s 2018 L’immigrante Nebbiolo.
Dal Zotto marketing director, Christian Dal Zotto said he has been mates with Mykal for a while and that he was one of Dal Zotto’s biggest supporters in the early days.
“We reconnected during covid of over a Nonnino grappa at Ipsos in Lorne
this wine, but also importantly to provide improved information to allow growers from those areas to be able to diversify or seek alternative products which will help to structurally address the Riverland/Murray Darling oversupply.”
Mr Cleave-Smith said the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant Program provided a means for wine businesses with cellar doors to recover some of the Wine Equalisation Tax (WET) paid by the industry.
He said the program had strict eligibility requirements which meant only medium to large producers would likely be eligible, furthermore the amount of funding under the grant is capped based on the business’s cellar door sales value, with the maximum payable being $100,000.
“Whilst the extension of
the program is welcomed, I would like to see the eligibility criteria revised so that many of the small, family-owned and run wine businesses in the King Valley would be able to apply,” he said.
Milawa-based Brown Family Wine Group corporate affairs and brand ambassador Katherine Brown said the $3.5 million Grape and Wine Sector Longterm Viability Support Package was great news for the wine industry and its stakeholders.
“Building further demand for our wines in our home market, as well as gaining greater recognition in the exports markets, is much needed for the future growth of the industry,” she said.
“We are looking at furthering our reach to Asia, US and European markets in the short term.”
Frosts bite, Wangaratta hardest hit in region
LAST Wednesday a frost in Wangaratta saw the temperature fall to minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, the lowest so far this month.
Some 11 days of frosts had occurred in Wangaratta up until last Wednesday; six days of frosts in Benalla, 10 days of frosts in Rutherglen, six days of frosts in Yarrawonga and five days of frosts in Albury.
The rainfall totals at these five towns are all well down on average about one quarter of the June average.
The average number of frost days in Wangaratta in June is 11 days.
The highest number of frosts days was 26 days in June 2017 and 25 days in June 2006.
The fewest number was six days in 2014.
At the former town site back to 1957 the highest number of days of frosts in June was 21 days in 1969 and the fewest number of June frosts four or five days in 1957, 1962, 1978 and 1981.
and we’ve kept talking,” he said.
“We love working with good people.
“It makes what we do so much more enjoyable and the crew at Coda are some of the best.”
The long lunches in July will be $190 per person.
To book visit https:// www.dalzotto.com.au/ merchandise/dz-x-codalong-lunch-satu rday -6thjuly-2024 for Saturday, July 6 and https://www.dalzotto. com.au/merchandise/dz-xcoda-long-lunch-sunday7th-july-2024 for Sunday, July 7.
The bitterly cold southerly airmass of the past three days extended right up to outback QLD with severe frosts being reported.
Tambo recorded minus 5.6C on Tuesday, June 18, the lowest ever June temperature on record, the previous June low was minus 5C in 1971.
The minus 5.6C was equal lowest with both July 1979 and August 1995.
Biloela reported minus 3.4C, the coldest for June since minus 3.9C in 1982 which was a bad drought year in Eastern Australia.
Closer to home, Griffith recorded minus 4C, the equal coldest since June 19, 2007.
Other very low June readings of minus 3.9C at Griffith were in the last week of June
WHAT’S
in both 1965 and 1966 which did see above average rainfall in both July and August of both 1965 and 1966 in Victoria
The rainfall this month looks like it will fall short of average but heavier totals expected near mid-July and early August.
After cold conditions this month and also in July, the months of August and September are expected to be warmer than usual; just like 1949, and although no polio epidemic covid and the flu is around.
Sydney is currently having one of it’s wettest May-June periods dating back to 1858. The total rainfall up to June 20 was 520mm.
There are six wetter MayJune periods in Sydney; namely 630mm in 1900, 664mm in 1913, 645mm in 1919, 660mm in 1925, 530mm in 1949 and 808.7mm in 1950.
It has been very dry this month over almost the whole of QLD.
From these six cases of very wet May to June periods in Sydney the one in 1949 also saw very dry conditions in QLD.
I certainly recall June 1949 being bitterly cold in Victoria and this continued well into July having to wear short pants at school at Wadhurst, Melbourne Grammar. Power restrictions were imposed in June together with an outbreak of polio.
Without any power available to heat the classrooms and with below average sunshine due to above average rainfall in both June and July it was grossly uncomfortable.
AN insightful project has helped young people in Greta connect with their community and its rich history, while gaining an understanding of life and the war experience in a tangible way.
Students in grades three to six at Greta Valley Primary School spent five weeks researching a soldier buried in the Greta cemetery, presenting their work at the community’s ANZAC Day service.
With the support of school principal Howard Gibson, we are pleased to share what they found out through their investigations.
The project has also shown that many of today’s residents have a familial connection to those who called Greta home generations ago.
Ned Dinning took a closer look at the life of John Hunter Dinning (who we’re told is Ned’s great great uncle).
John Hunter Dinning
John Hunter Dinning was born in Wangaratta on July 12, 1917, and died on February 3, 2004.
He had four brothers and four sisters - Roy, Nelson, Leslie, Ernest and Joan, Dulcie, Margery and Esther.
His mother was Amy Clarence Walkden Baird and his dad was John Hunter Dinning.
John got married to Margaret Ann Culph on October 27 in 1943.
They were given three days leave from the army to get married.
His next of kin was Margaret and the couple had three children - John, Gaile and Helen.
John enlisted in Queensland.
He joined the army on July 30, 1942 and was in the Eighth Cavalry Regiment.
He was sent to Darwin to help defend Australia after the Japanese bombing.
He fought in World War ll and received three medals - the Defence Medal, War Medal and the Service Medal.
John’s service number was VX81866 and he was a Sergeant in the16th Battalion.
FAMILY-owned company De Bortoli Wines has been recognised at the 2024 National Wine Show, taking home trophies in multiple categories.
The National Wine Show of Australia has been a highlight of the Australian wine industry calendar since it began in 1975, with only the highest-awarded wines at qualifying Australian wine shows making it to the judging table.
De Bortoli Wines made several trips to the podium this year and among the standout performers was the 2023 Rosé Rosé, which claimed the coveted Rosé trophy.
The 2022 Handcrafted Heathcote Shiraz, made by chief winemaker Steve Webber, secured the Shiraz Trophy.
Adding to these accolades was the 2022 Ancient Soils, crafted from Iberian grape varieties Tempranillo and Touriga, which clinched the trophy for Alternate Red Blends.
Three fortified wines - the NV Black Noble, NV Show Liqueur Muscat and the NV Rutherglen Estate Classic Muscat - also took home gold medals, with the company also securing 13 silver and 13 bronze medals.
Managing director Darren De Bortoli said it was “incredibly rewarding” to see their dedication to quality and tradition being recognised, adding it was testament to the hard work of the team.
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO PURCHASE A RACE NAME FOR THE INAUGURAL COMMUNITY RACE DAY AT WANGARATTA RACECOURSE ON SATURDAY 6TH JULY 2024.
Wangaratta Turf Club has kindly donated four race names to be auctioned with 100% of the sale proceeds raised going to Into Our Hands Community Foundation and its sub-funds Give Wangaratta, Grow Myrtleford and Garry Nash & Co Community Fund. This is an ideal way to promote your business/organisation’s name to a national audience as well as contributing funds to worthy causes in North East Victoria.
The race sponsorship auction will be conducted online, COMMENCING 10am Wednesday 26th June and CLOSING from 3pm on Friday 28th June.
To register to bid, please scan the QR code, or visit https://oa.garrynash.com.au/#!/ For information on the Community Race Day, or to book your ticket to attend, please contact the Wangaratta Turf Club at (03) 5722 1242 or head to https://tinyurl.com/45r4p5tu
WANGARATTA High School students are the latest to contribute to the ongoing development of a walking track at Moyhu and associated Landcare Botanic Garden project.
Initiated last year by the Greta Valley Landcare Group, local residents and supported by the Rural City of Wangaratta, the new offroad track provides safe passage for pedestrians from the township to the nearby King River.
Community working bees have seen weed species including Desert Ash, White Cedar, Privet and Willow removed, making the area easier to maintain for locals, and showcasing the distinctive poplar avenue which lines the track.
The works also prepared an area for a bridge which will be constructed over the Boggy Creek once funding can be secured.
Plantings of specially selected local native species to beautify the walking trail has been progressing, with high school students recently landing a hand.
They participated in a successful planting give-back day with Greta Valley Landcare Group.
The give-back day was part of a 12-day Futuremakers outdoor education program conducted by Outdoor School - 15 Mile Creek cam-
pus, with a focus on community and connection.
Greta Valley Landcare Group provided the tools and plants whilst students ‘rolled up sleeves’ to plant, weed, mulch and water this asset which will grow with time and further stewardship.
Planting coordinator Sally Day said 110 trees are being planted on the back of 375 plants last year.
“The planting in the top section near Boggy Creek has been done to develop a Landcare Botanic Garden of all our local species, as a legacy planting for Greta Valley
Landcare Group’s 30th birthday which was in 2022,” Ms Day said.
“There are clumps of grasses, patches of shrubs and single trees planted that will all be identified with individual signage (in development).
“The hope being that lo-
cals can walk the track and learn something about their local native species and understand what they are when they are designing their own planting projects.
“There are 42 signs in total, plus likely an overall sign thanking everyone that has participated in the develop-
ment of the track so far.” Ms Day said community effort - including Barney O’Donaghue slashing the kilometre-long road reserve around the track and Crameri Construction helping with the track construction - are all making the project a reality.
Living it up at the pump track
FAVOURITE works including Sidney Nolan’s Ned Kelly series and the 3.1 x 4 metre Glenrowan tapestry are included in Nocturne, the latest collection exhibition being held at the Benalla Art Gallery.
Nocturne includes 40 works by 24 of Australia’s leading artists spanning all media and exploring multiple interpretations of the theme ‘nocturne’, specifically focusing on the scenes, sounds and movements ‘of the night’.
Also included is the 32-panel work, Night and day (The Tree) by Milan Milojevic - which was purchased through donations by the community in 2018.
New works to the collection which have recently been donated are being shown for the first time, including works by Jon Cattapan, Juan Davila and Bill Henson.
Benalla Art Gallery director Eric Nash said it was a great opportunity to present much-loved works from the collection which have been rested in recent years, while also shining a light on some key recent acquisitions.
He said thematically, the exhibition allowed them to create a compelling, even moody experience for the visitor.
“The night is a canvas of intrigue, where the world transforms under the cloak of darkness,” he said.
“Sights take on a new allure as familiar landscapes are veiled in shadows, inviting mystery and discovery.
“The world continues to pulsate with life, its rhythm shifting.
“From bustling streets to quiet alleys, the night beckons with promises of adventure and escapades, excitement and even danger.
“But it’s not just the sights that captivate the sensesthe night is alive with a symphony of sounds; from the calls of nocturnal wildlife, to music spilling into the streets.
“Nocturne explores all of this possibility and wonder through the varied works on display.”
Nocturne features works by artists Rick Amor, Atong Atem, Yvonne Audette, Charles Blackman, Jon Cattapan, Juan Davila, Janet Dawson, Juan Ford, Treahna Hamm (Firebrace), Siri Hayes, Bill Henson, Robert Jacks, Roger Kemp, Lindy Lee, Stewart MacFarlane, Euan Macleod, Milan Milojevic, Mike Nicholls, Sidney Nolan, James Pepper, Andrew Sibley, Jacqui Stockdale, Tim Storrier and Albert Tucker.
Nocturne will continue throughout 2024.
LOCALS keen to support the rejuvenation of the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues are encouraged to attend the next community interest meeting tomorrow evening.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 25 from 6pm at the Wangaratta Club.
Anyone interested in registering their interest in the festival, which is back on the agenda for 2024 after last year’s ‘Last Hurrah’, is welcome to attend.
AN exhibition of textile works by artist Flossie Peitsch titled Fearless, will open at the Wangaratta Art Gallery this week.
Peitsch’s textile practice is informed by the history of women’s craft, particularly the quilting traditions passed down through the matrilineal generations of her family.
Her numerous small tapestry weavings and quilted assemblages offer tactile reflections on an ever-changing world.
Peitsch’s artwork contrasts her lived experiences of struggle and transformation, weaving together the ordinary and extraordinary experiences of our contemporary lives.
Canadian-born, Victorian artist Peitsch says the exhibition is about tackling change both internal and external.
“Through my work I encourage viewers to reorient and reshape their thinking about the ordinary and extraordinary traumas of our post COVID, post-postmodern lives,” she said.
Fearless presents a body of work created over the past seven years, informed by her experiences as an educator in remote Indigenous communities and the close familial relationships of her large family.
“Themes of diaspora and displacement are considered with transformative, visceral outcomes which signify the struggle, the calm, and the veracity of ordering disordered lives.”
Wangaratta Art Gallery director Rachel Arndt, said Peitsch’s work brings together a deep and spiritual connection to making that guides her life and her work.
“Her practice chronicles her life experiences and world conditions - her time spent in remote Indigenous communities and navigating the love, drama and demands of a large family,” she said.
“All are evident in her beautifully crafted tapestries and textile works.”
Peitsch will give an artist talk at the gallery on Friday, June 28 at 5pm, before an opening reception at 5.30pm by Wagga Wagga Art Gallery director Dr Lee-Anne Hall.
The launch will also celebrate the opening of The Good in Gallery 1, an exhibition by Western Australian artist Anna Louise Richardson.
All are welcome, with free tickets available by visiting www.wangarattaartgallery. com.au.
Fearless can be seen in Gallery 2 from June 29 to August 4.
ACROSS
1 Name a German field marshal, Erwin (6)
7 What might we call one who brings in merchandise from a foreign country (8)
8 What is a remission of penalty (6)
9 Name another term for a policeman (8)
10 To turn, is to do what (6)
11 What are toothed bars (8)
14 What might we call a scarlet European freshwater fish (3,5)
18 Name one of Agatha Christie’s TV greats (6)
19 Name a powerful bleaching agent (8)
21 What is an expedition, especially for hunting (6)
22 Which term implies that which is the scantiest (8)
23 What is comfort in sorrow or trouble (6)
DOWN
1 Who gathers information for a newspaper (8)
2 What was the former name of Tamil Nadu (6)
3 Which underwear garments are worn by women (8)
4 What, formerly, was an amount of five pounds (4)
5 What is a single respiration (6)
Letters
6 Which person lives in seclusion (6)
12 What is an alternative term for violent storms (8)
13 Name a British fighter aircraft much used in WWII (8)
15 To breathe out, is to do what (6)
16 Name a port on Roebuck Bay WA (6)
Solve
17 To be wicked, is to be what (6)
20 What is the fifteenth day of March (4)
Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.
1 OBLATE (a) Offered up (b) Without defined margins (c) Egg-shaped in outline
2 SOPORIFIC (a) Bombastic (b) Fallaciously subtle (c) Inducing sleep
Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.
CLUES:
Insect bite (5)
Italian staple food (5)
Limb (3)
Mail deliverers (coll) (7)
Negatives (3)
Of the nose (5) Patrick (abb) (3) Powerful dog breed (7) Towards the stern (3) Trace of contamination (5)
THE struggles are very real for local farmers across the district who are now past the crucial autumn season and facing winter woes for sheep farming.
Doug James, who has lived on his ‘Viewbank’ sheep property at Boweya and has been farming for the past 54 years, believes the struggle is very real and yet manageable, however, other farmers in the district have also taken measures to sustain their property.
“We are currently running 3500 lambs and 2500 ewes with unusual circumstances due to a dry autumn period with no break and as we head into winter things look much the same with little rainfall to speak of,” Mr James said.
“Because of the tough season so far we have had to bring our weaning of sheep forward.
“The biggest challenge we are facing right now is the lack of rainfall and feed in the paddocks.
“We have some green pick but not enough to reduce hard feed.
“Little rainfall and severe frost conditions have added to the pressure because this time last year we were over ankle deep with fresh
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growth but right now some farmers still sit in brown paddocks.
“One of our strategies is to sell surplus ewes once weaning is complete to reduce our stock rate and overall hard feed costs.”
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Wangaratta has received only 17.4mm in the month of June so far where 73.4mm was recorded this time in 2023.
Recent frosts, little rain and cooler sub-soil conditions have also created delays with a late season expected come spring.
“We have planted 400 acres of oats and 60 acres of lupins, however, with dryer than normal soil conditions our crops will be delayed this year while we are forced to continue to hard feed until spring conditions change the current situation,” Mr James said.
“September is our month to watch and hope we receive enough rainfall in the meantime.
“Our property is manageable at the moment, however, bringing in straw, hay and grain is an added expense we would rather not have at this time of year as for now we are being careful.
ally doing it tough and are running a low stocking rate on farms due to the unfavorable conditions.
“Farmers may be doing it tough right now, but it could be allot worse.
“The overall potential on the farm in these current conditions is good and we are remaining positive as South West Victoria are re-
“Despite our recent frosts, 1982 saw 32 frosts in the month of July with little to no rainfall creating a total Spring failure on farms.
“The big challenge we have is trying to source quality feed as quick as possible as everyone is in the same boat with hard feed in high demand by many.
“Despite the current conditions being tough, we are remaining optimistic and are soldering on.”
Market prices in Victoria are seeing lamb carcass weight prices at 700-750c/kg and mutton sitting at 280300c/kg.
GOUGHS BAY pastoralists, Paul and James Diamond were inspired to develop AirAgri to reduce the risks their 91-yearold grandfather faced while working alone in remote areas on their family farm.
Proponents of using technology to make farming safer and more efficient the brothers developed AirAgri, a software tool that offers a digital farm map, emergency alerts and a tracking device.
A key focus of designing the app was to ensure that it was user-friendly so that the technology didn’t add friction to the day-to-day operations of a farming enterprise.
“We’ve created a system that knows where a person is supposed to be,” said third-generation farmer Paul Diamond.
“And if they’re not there, why are they somewhere else?
“The device then sends a reminder or an alarm, reducing respond times from hours to minutes in some circumstances, and potentially saving lives.
“In lone worker scenarios, the device gives you and your family peace of mind, allowing producers to confidently complete tasks.”
Paul has experienced the practical benefits of the technology first-hand on his own farm when a contractor rolled a tractor while working alone.
While the contractor could have been left alone for hours, he was able to quickly activate AirAgri’s emergency button notifying Paul of his location and allowing him to come to the contractor’s aid.
In the 2024 calendar year to date there have been five confirmed workplace fatalities in the agriculture sector, taking the number of work-related deaths in agriculture to 39 since January 2020.
And last year alone, 555 workers in the agriculture sector and related support services were injured seriously enough to receive workers compensation.
Worksafe in collaboration with primary producers -
like the Diamond brothers - continues to address these worrying statistics with ongoing farm safety campaign, It’s never you, until it is.
The campaign reflects the reality that experienced farmers do have incidents and that it takes just a split second for a normal day to turn to tragedy.
As part of the campaign, farmers across Victoria share their stories and offer practical solutions to help start important conversations and change attitudes around safety in agriculture.
“Safety is very important to me, because I love my family, I love my animals and I want to be there tomorrow and the next day for them,” Paul said.
37 Rowan Street, Wangaratta 3677
Garage Sale - Deceased Estate Everything Must Go
There will be crockery, cutlery, glassware, electronics, furniture, dining table and chairs, coffee table, lamps, antique lampstand, queen size beds, bookshelves, old and new books, wood lathe, vintage tools, wood turning tools, timber, iron, garden pots, drills, nuts bolts and screws, garden tools, cookware, office stationery, filing cabinets, side tables, photo frames, prints and much more.
OFFERS WELCOME - CASH ONLY
When? Saturday, June 29 Where? 97 Templeton Street, Wangaratta Time? 8am to 2pm (no early callers)
CONCRETING, big or small jobs, paths, driveways, shed slabs, verandahs, 15 years experience. For a free quote phone Trev Anderson on 0422 200 761.
PAINTER, old school, for all your painting needs, commercial, industrial renovations. Phone Juliano 0412 597 482.
Mowing, reasonable prices, ride on mowing, edging, clean up, spraying and any waste removal. Ph 0472 603 156. PLASTERER, no job too small. Ph 0424 911 161.
5723 0101
Entry level position.
Come join our Creative Services team!
The creative services department provides graphic design services, pre-press services, IT troubleshooting and editorial pagination support for over 25 newspapers and magazines across North East Victoria and Southern NSW.
Skills and Experience
•Basic/Intermediate computer skills
•Willingness to learn
•An eye for detail
If you are looking for a challenge in an energetic and stimulating environment, we would encourage you to apply.
Applications should be forwarded to: Kelly Lovell
Creative Services Manager
North East Media Pty Ltd klovell@nemedia.com.au
An opportunity has arisen to join one of Victoria and NSW’s leading independent news and media groups, based at our Wangaratta office working on newspapers, magazines and digital properties across our group.
You will work within the administration team focusing on reception, classifieds, accounts and general administration duties.
Skills and Experience
•Prior experience in an administration position
•Ability to handle debtor/creditor queries
•Solid computer skills, including experience with excel and word
•Exceptional attention to detail, and accurate data entry
•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
•The ability to work in a team-based environment
•Proven time management skills and ability to prioritise urgent work
While this is a maternity leave position, we envisage that the role will lead to an ongoing employment opportunity at the at the end of the 12-month maternity leave period.
If you are looking for a new challenge in an energetic and stimulating environment, we would encourage you to apply.
Applications should be forwarded to: Karen Spokes
Administration Manager kspokes@nemedia.com.au
YELLOW Hyundai sedan, 2000, (1YM9QQ), 218,242km, great car for new drivers, 5 speed manual, $4500 ono, located Mansfield. Ph 0439 719 529
2018 Subaru MY18
Premium Outback
3.6R 6 cyl station wagon with sunroof, 99,500km, one owner, full service history, reg (ATIB). Contact George Ph 0427 498 402 $26,500 ono
RED Pajero “Activ”, 2010 model, 3.2 L turbo diesel, automatic transmission, LED light bar, factor y bullbar, excellen t condition, complete history, serviced by the book. BF Goodrich tyres, new Kenwood Radio w ith Apple/Android CarPlay, (1VL7RA) 246,000 km, $17,000 with roadworthy. Ph 0428 736 630.
TOYOTA RAV4 2020 GXL,immac,white,reg (764ZEH), 75,000km with books, serviced by Toyota, extra 18” alloy wheels, roo f rails, tow ball pack, mud flaps, wireless phone charging, $36,000. Phone Anne 0417 774 074.
FORD Ranger XLT (1KK1SJ), automatic 2017, 146,000km, diesel, long range tank, Red Arc electric brakes, dual batteries, just had service, transmission serviced every 50,000km, $35,500. Ph 0427 273 796.
PACKAGE Deal, for genuine sale 2004 Ford F250, 7.3hr Diesel, 291. 685km, has near new bravo a/t Maxxis 980 tyres, plus 2 spares on back, rear camera, rear airbag suspension, 274ltr fuel capacity plus 100ltr tank under rear canopy, rear slide on picnic table, central locking system, Hayman Rees tow ball, top winch to help load the boat, plus 5000 pound bull bar winch, lots storage includes 2x60ltr fridge slides, plus boat motor slide, 2 large draws in canopy, lots storage above canopy and below 3x120 Uni solar panels, has pro star solar controls wired ready to go, 4 glass matt batteries, plus built in charger, built in compressor. Side steps and bull bar all aluminum, driving lights CB radio, electric brake system to suit caravan, fully services and will sell with road worthy.
Caravan, 2004 Kedron Cross Country, made in Brisbane, 20ft inside, electric brakes, pullout awning, has matching wheels as the F250, dual axle plus 2 spares. 2 x jerry can, holders at rear, in front bin has 4 x glass matt batteries, pro star solar controls invertor, has 4x120 Uni solar panels on roof, tv antenna, fold up side cooking table built on side, steps that gold up on the door, single beds with inner spring mattresses, wired for CPAP machines x 2, lots storage cupboards, built with Tasmanian oak, 4 burner stove with grill and oven, 240ltr Vitri Frigo, full sink, wired for TV, reverse cycle air con, Island bench table with storage under seats, storage under beds, brand new elec and gas hot water service (never used), water filters and hoses, electric legs, A-Trail Jack plus ockie wheel, 2 wind stiffeners pegs and mat (outside 8x4m) original tyres and rims for caravan, out door shower, 5 water tanks, one tank for drinking only, carpet or vinyl flooring, wired for 12 volt or 240 volt, full annex plus extra plus sun shade, never used, new wheel bearings (never used), 2 gas bottles, front bin and generator compartment, very clean and neat, has lots of extra’s as well. $139,900 ono package deal, will consider splitting, but they do compliment one another. Boat not included.
M7 Max Trainer, as new condition, $1200. Phone Paul 0497 117 458.
FIREWOOD for sale, good dry hardwood, cut your own to size, ute load plus trailer load for $300. Call 0428 970 591.
TIMBER, fencing and post rails, garden sleepers, decking, pallet, onsite milling. Ph 0439 576 625.
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
ALBURY
GOALS: NORTH ALBURY: N. Dennis 5, J. Minogue 5, F. Gardiner 2, J. Hayes 2, T. Broomhead 2, C. Winter 2, K. Tallent 1, C. McIntosh 1. MYRTLEFORD: L. Murphy-Dale 4, R. Bouker 2, B. Ricardi 2, B. Coleman 1, N. Turner 1, D. Batey 1, M. Munro 1. BEST: NORTH ALBURY: J. Reynolds, N. Dennis, F. Ramage, J. King, F. Gardiner, J. Minogue. MYRTLEFORD: J. Muraca, L. Murphy-Dale, T. Cappellari, J. East, B. Ricardi, J. Gribbin.
ALBURY 6.1 8.6 13.6 17.11.113 COROWA-R’GLEN 1.2 1.3 3.7 5.10.40
GOALS: ALBURY: M. Walker 7, C. McGrath 3, J. Gaynor 2, K. Heiner-Hennessy 2, M. Byrne 1, F. Hart 1, T. Quade 1. COROWA RUTHERGLEN: S. Dunstan 2, D. Hope 2, J. Eyers 1. BEST: ALBURY: M. Walker, J. Gaynor, E. Powell, J. Page, I. Muller, W. Unthank. COROWA RUTHERGLEN: D. Hope, R. Eyers, J. Longmire, S. Jansen, C. Bertram, J. Marks.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 15
A GRADE Albury 42 def by Corowa R’glen 56; North Albury 56 def Myrtleford 50
B GRADE Albury 45 def Corowa R’glen 34; North Albury 43 def by Myrtleford 61
C GRADE Albury 60 def Corowa R’glen 33; North Albury 35 def by Myrtleford 39
17 & UNDER Albury41defby CorowaR’glen42;NorthAlbury40defbyMyrtleford44
15 & UNDER Albury 55 def Corowa R’glen 13; North Albury 24 def by Myrtleford 41
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
A GRADE Lavington 46 def by Wodonga Raider 50 Wodonga 43 def by Yarrawonga 75
B GRADE Lavington 34 def by Wod. Raiders 44; Wodonga 34 def by Yarrawonga 46
C GRADE Lavington 31 def by Wod.Raiders 46; Wodonga 63 def Yarrawonga 48
17 & UNDER Lavington 18 def by Wod. Raiders 43; Wodonga 96 def Yarrawonga 34
15 & UNDER Lavington 25 def by Wod. Raiders 51; Wodonga 66 def Yarrawonga 32
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
A GRADE
Wangaratta Rovers 37 def by Wangaratta 60
B GRADE Wangaratta Rovers 32 def by Wangaratta 42
C GRADE Wangaratta Rovers 36 def by Wangaratta 55
17 & UNDER Wangaratta Rovers 61 def Wangaratta 28
15 & UNDER Wangaratta Rovers 80 def Wangaratta 34
SATURDAY, JUNE 15
Albury 9.7.61 def Corowa R’glen 9.5.59: Nth Albury 17.15.117 def Myrtleford 1.6.12
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
Lavington 8.4 .52 def by Wod. Raiders 9.5.59 Wodonga 5.5.35 def by Yarrawonga 6.12.48
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
Wangaratta Rovers 7.7.49 def Wangaratta 2.7.19
BEST: WANGARATTA ROVERS : Ryley Ely, Harvey Correll, Cooper Gracie, Trey Vincent, Harry McMonigle, Charlie Lugg. WANGARATTA: Blake Newton, Hugh Canning, Josh Styles, Hamish Laverty, Connor Hughes, Angus Jayet. GOALS: WANGARATTA ROVERS : Charlie Haring 1, Asher Simmonds 1. WANGARATTA: Oscar Clelland 4, Preston Coleman 1, Ryley Ely 1, Trey Vincent 1.
GOALS: LAVINGTON: S. Driscoll 6, T. Oosterhoff 5, D. Smith 2, S. Hargreave 1, N. Sedgwick 1. WODONGA RAIDERS: B. Hernan 3, M. Way 1, C. St John 1. BEST: LAVINGTON: B. AshleyCooper, J. Hart, N. Sedgwick, T. Oosterhoff, J. Costello, S. Driscoll. WODONGA RAIDERS: M. Way, M. Glass, A. Scammell, C. Ellis-Yolmen, C. Daly, B. St John.
GOALS: WODONGA: T. Johnson 3, J. Cassidy 2, M. Wilson 2, J. O’sullivan 1. YARRAWONGA: L. Williams 3, N. Fothergill 3, J. Koopman 2, M. Casey 1, B. Coghill 1, H. Wheeler 1, P. Lewissmith 1, B. Frauenfelder 1. BEST: WODONGA: J. Mathey, T. Johnson, M. Soroczynski, J. O’Sullivan, N. Bradshaw, L. Andrews. YARRAWONGA: H. Wheeler, L. Howe, W. Wheeler, L. Masters, L. Williams, N. Fothergill.
SUNDAY, JUNE 23
WANGARATTA ROVERS 3.3 6.7 10.9 12.12.84 WANGARATTA 4.4 8.7 10.8 12.9.81
GOALS: Wangaratta Rovers: Alexander Marklew 3, Alex McCarthy 3, Dylan Wilson 2, Tom Boyd 1, Justin Lewis 1, Lockey McCartney 1, Dylan Stone 1. WANGARATTA: Xavier Laverty 3, Hunter Gottschling 2, Charley Holland-Dean 2, Callum Moore 2, Will O’keefe 2, Liam Mcveigh 1. BEST: WANGARATTA ROVERS: Jace Mcquade, Brodie Filo, Kieren Parnell, Xavier Allison, Alex McCarthy, Shane Gaston. WANGARATTA: Hunter Gottschling, Mathew Grossman, Patrick Naish, Jessie Smith, Xavier Laverty, Nick Richards.
DOON
GOALS: BRIGHT: Cooper Thomason 2, Dylan Bursill 1, Joe Gray
BONNIE DOON: Al Bennett 2, Jayjay Curtin 2, James Law 2, Matthew Cocks 1. BEST: BRIGHT: Mikka Paulsen, Joe Gray, Cooper Thomason, Alexander Dalbosco, Samuel Dalbosco, Rodrigo Arguello. BONNIE DOON: Matthew Hedin, Guy Murray, Peter Cairns, Al Bennett, Zak Bailey, Jack Goonan.
MILAWA
GOALS: MILAWA: Braydon Kearns 3, Nick Giggins 2, Jared Lea 2, Daniel Bihun 1. GRETA: Tom Webster 3, James McClounan 2, Luke Minogue 2, Brenton Newbold 2, Tyler Arrowsmith 1, Tom Baker 1, Joshua Bell 1, Daniel Cassidy 1, Lachie Kennett 1, Dale Walker 1. BEST: MILAWA: Aden Graham, Kheda Stevenson, Daniel Bihun, Michael Batey, Brent newton, Corey Dunn. GRETA: Luke Minogue, Lachie Kennett, Frazer Dent, Tom Webster, Tyler Arrowsmith, Tom Fursdon.
NTH WANGARATTA
BENALLA
A GRADE:
Bright 28 def by Bonnie Doon 73,;Milawa 52 def Greta 51; Moyhu
30 def by Whorouly 44; Tarrawingee 63 def Goorbambat 35
B GRADE:
Bright 37 def by Bonnie Doon 64; Milawa 47 def Greta 28; Moyhu
23 def by Whorouly 42; Tarrawingee 62 def Goorambat 22
B RESERVE:
Bright 26 def by Bonnie Doon 63; Milawa 41 def Greta 38; Moyhu
38 def by Whorouly 51; Tarrawingee 57 def Goorambat 27
C GRADE:
Bright 43 def by Bonnie Doon 50; Milawa 24 def by Greta 43; Moyhu
44 def Whorouly 32; Tarrawingee 32 def by Goorambat 45 15 & UNDER:
Bright 9 def by Bonnie Doon 46; Milawa 13 def by Greta 16; Moyhu
25 def Whorouly 17; Tarrawingee 25 def Goorambat 6
SATURDAY, JUNE 29
BONNIE DOON vs MOYHU
GOORAMBAT vs GRETA
MILAWA vs KING VALLEY
TARRAWINGEE vs BRIGHT
WHOROULY vs BENALLA NORTH
WANGARATTA - BYE
GOALS: NORTH WANGARATTA: Jhye Devine 5, Tyler Nanson 5, Liam McDonell 4, Matthew Curtis 3, Josh Nanson 3, Matthew Prestianni 2, Adam Enever 1, Tyler Schulze 1. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Sam Cox 2, Jordan Smith 2, Patrick McDonald 1, Chelton Orchard 1, Dylan Sinclair 1. BEST: NORTH WANGARATTA: David Killen, Liam McDonell, Jhye Devine, Patrick Kelly, Matthew Curtis, Tyler Nanson. BENALLA ALL BLACKS: Jordan Smith, David Button, Kieran Linke, Chelton Orchard, Sam Cox, Tom Levy.
GOALS: MOYHU: Darby West 6, Noah Campbell 2, Ethan Rooney 2, Harrison Bell 1, David McDonald 1, Jett Roberts 1, Aaron Thrum 1. WHOROULY: Paul Glanville 2, Zac Bladon 1, Oliver Dixon 1, Dylan Gephart 1, Lachlan Moore 1, Matthew Vescio 1, Cameron Wood 1.
BEST: MOYHU: Bailey Zimmermann, Thomas Clough, Liam Cook, Darby West, Jordan Hansted, Jett Roberts. WHOROULY: Edward Bramich, Matthew Vescio, William Allen, Dylan Gephart, Lachlan Moore, Jared Cook.
GOALS: TARRAWINGEE: Hugh Amery 2, Deacon Cleal 2, Will Creed 2, Oliver Sharp 1.
GOORAMBAT: Brayden Stepien 6, Duane Haebich 5, Dylan Beavis 3, Angus Burston 2, Sully Malay 2, Kobe Black 1, Lachlan Boyle 1, Victor Butler 1, James Webster 1, Robert Wilson 1.
BEST: TARRAWINGEE: Tyler Hogan, Tyler Heywood, Sam Piper, Lukas Allan, Dylan Adams, Patrick Byrne. GOORAMBAT: Angus Burston, Brayden Stepien, victor butler, Lachlan Boyle, Jamie Dunne, Sully Malay.
BONNIE Doon proved they’ve lost none of their class after holding on to a narrow lead against Bright on Saturday.
After a contested opening term saw them trailing the Mountain Men, the Bombers switched into gear to take the points in a lowscoring affair 7.8 (50) to 4.12 (36).
Eager to exact revenge for their loss in last season’s grand final, Bright kicked the opening goal of the game, and had more than enough looks inside the forward 50 to put Bonnie Doon to the sword, but failed to convert.
Down by eight points after the quarter time siren, Bonnie Doon booted the next two goals while Bright could only manage minor scores, the Bombers leading by four points at the half.
Momentum continued to go Bonnie Doon’s way through the second half, helped along by Bright’s inaccuracy in front of the big sticks.
The Mountain Men had eight scoring shots in the third, but not enough were on target, the Bombers up 6.6 to 4.11 at the start of the final quarter.
Bright only managed a single behind as Bonnie Doon tightened the screws, maintaining their undefeated run in 2024.
Al Bennett, Jayjay Curtin and James Law kicked two goals each, with Matt Hedin and Guy Murray using the ball well.
For Bright, Mikka Paulsen and Cooper Thomason were among the best on ground, while Rod Arguello and Sam Dalbosco performed their roles well.
In other matches, Moyhu overcame a spirited effort from the Lions to keep touch with the top six, taking the win 14.9 (93) to 8.10 (58).
The Hoppers moved the ball
well early, feeding their forward to take a three-goal lead, while the shots on goal from the Lions failed to make an impact, kicking 3.6 in the first half.
Whorouly’s midfielders tried to bring the game back under control, but the Hoppers were clean below their knees and kicked true when it mattered.
Darby West booted six goals for the Hoppers, supported by Noah Campbell and Ethan Rooney (two each), while Bailey Zimmermann and Tom Clough were impressive.
Ed Bramich was best on ground for the Lions, bringing a physicality to the ruck contest, while midfielders Matt Vescio, Will Allen and Dylan Gephart were strong.
North Wangaratta easily accounted for Benalla All Blacks in their match, home comfortably 24.13 (157) to 7.6 (48).
Jhye Devine and Tyler Nanson booted five goals each in the 109-point thrashing, while Matt Curtis and David Killen controlled the ball from the middle.
Jordan Smith and Sam Cox were impressive for the Panthers, but couldn’t get their side over the line.
Goorambat continued their solid form with a 92-point win over Tarrawingee, 23.11 (149) to 8.9 (57).
A seven-goal second quarter from Goorambat proved to be the difference, pushing the 14-point margin from quarter time out to 52 by the half-time break.
Forwards Brayden Stepien (six goals) and Duane Haebich (five) were immense in front of goals for Goorambat, while Tyler Hoagn and Sam Piper performed well.
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“We’ve been miserly, our defence has been really strong,” Dube said.
“There’s a bit of talk around our scoring and our front half, but as a coach I think our defence has been awesome as well, that’s with our midfielders as well.
“I think our mids get back, we’ve got some really potent runners that offer support, but our back six or seven on Saturday were really strong and kept another side to a pretty low score.
“While I do think there were times where we could’ve lowered our eyes (going forward), Milawa’s defenders were always there, so there wasn’t any easy ball, there wasn’t any junk time scoring.
“We were made to earn everything, so that probably accounts for some of the inaccuracies.”
The Blues sit second overall on the senior ladder, behind Bonnie Doon on percentage
after playing one more game, with a two-game gap opening up between fourth placed Milawa and Bright at three.
Dube said the result over Milawa was the first step in getting through a tough few rounds for the Blues, up against fellow finals contenders Goorambat and Bright in coming weeks.
“There are no easy winsat this time of the year, every team’s got some injuries and everyone’s got some niggles, so you’ve got to find a way, and on Saturday we did find a way,” he said.
“We earmarked this month as being a really tough exercise of getting in and just getting the job done.
“It doesn’t get much easier next week with a bigger-bodied Goorambat at Goorambat, then the week after it’s going to be another wonderful test against Bright at home.
“We’ve got some good footy ahead of us, and I’d be pretty confident we’d be up for those two challenges.”
WANGARATTA Rovers have gone 2-0 in 2024 Wangaratta derbies with a gripping three-point win over Wangaratta at WJ Findlay Oval.
Magpies gun forward Callum Moore booted two last quarter majors to give his side the lead and at the 25 minute mark of the final term the ‘Pies looked home.
However, a last minute play saw Wangaratta ruckman Chris Knowles spill a mark at half-back which was swooped on by Rovers’ Alex McCarthy McCarthy then handballed to Sam Murray who pumped the ball long to Tom Boyd who spilled the mark but picked it up and ran into the goal line sending the ball
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home and giving the Hawks a memorable 12.12 (84) to 12.9 (81) derby win.
Wangaratta Rovers midfielder Brodie Filo was prominent with 29 touches and was stoked with the win post-match.
“We had a bit of the momentum in the third quarter but then credit to Wangaratta they came back pretty fierce,” Filo said.
“’Moorey’ (Moore) looked like he could’ve done anything in that last quarter after being quiet all day.
“I reckon ‘Tommy’ Boyd dropped that one on purpose
because he’s a terrible set shot but it was a great effort by the boys and that puts us in good stead for the rest of the year as we look for that top three or two position.
In what was built up as a battle of the midfields it was the Rovers who got the upper hand with Filo well accompanied by Lochie O’Brien, Murray and Sam Cattapan.
Murray was massive in the final quarter racking up seven disposals and could’ve given his side the lead before Boyd kicked the match winner, as the Hawks coach brought down a flying mark but missed the banana set shot.
“We recruited well over the off-season and got some
players in that we knew we needed to go forward and that’s definitely showing,” Filo said.
“I’m loving it (footy) at the moment and we’re kings of ‘Wang’ for now.
“Credit to the boys they just fought hard all day.”
Rovers had the opportunities to put the game away in the third quarter but squandered those which has been a bit of a story of the Hawks’ season thus far.
Rovers coach Sam Murray said scoring efficiency is a key area his side needs to fix.
“In our two losses we won the main statistics, against Yarrawonga we were plus 19 inside 50s but just weren’t efficient,”
“We’ve got a little bit to
work in with our scoring and efficiency but we’re working on it and have been trying different things.
“’Alma’ (Alex Marklew) has been struggling a bit this year but he did his job today but we’ve been looking at different avenues and Alex McCarthy’s won of those who has been good after putting him forward.
“We don’t have a Callum Moore or a Leigh Williams so we need to work to our strengths.
“We don’t want to be playing our best footy at this point of the year, we want things to work on and we’ve certainly got that.”
After taking the scalp of Leigh Williams against Yarrawonga, Rovers key back
Jace McQuade claimed another of the O&M’s dominant forwards in Moore who was limited to two goals which both came in the last term.
“Our backline has been strong all year,” Murray said.
“Tom Boyd’s played 30 O&M games, Jace McQuade’s played 40 so we don’t have a stalwart down there but they just get the job done.
“Jace’s role allows ‘Boydy’ to do what he does and Kieran Parnell and Charles Ledger do what they do, they’re a humble group that just want to win one on ones.
“Jace did a super job on Cal Moore today, Cal kicking two (goals) is like a midfielder having five touches because he kicks 10 every week.”
WANGARATTA Rovers got bragging rights as they downed Wangaratta by three points in a derby thriller.
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Greta defeat Milawa Dees by 53 points in fiery top four
GRETA’S credentials as a flag favourite were even further strengthened after handing fourth-placed Milawa a 15.14 (104) to 8.3 (51) loss.
An explosive opening term saw the Blues grab a 16-point lead early, which ballooned out to a 30-point margin by the half-time mark.
Milawa’s defensive struc-
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ture held up well, forcing Greta to kick from difficult angles, with 11 minor scores to the Blues by three quarter time. The Blues maintained
their momentum to boot four goals to one in the final term to run out 53-point winners.
Luke Minogue was among the best for the Blues, while Tom Webster (three goals), James McClounan and Brenton Newbold pitched in with multiple goals.
For Milawa, Aden Graham
was excellent in the backline, while Brent Newton brought some real strength to the ruck.
Greta coach Chris Dube said it was far from their best footy on display, but it was enough to seal the result.
“It was one of those ones where, as a coach, you’re pleased with the result, you
beat a really good side and you move away with four points,” he said.
“We just made hard work of it, we were scrappy, and I thought they probably beat us inside the contest, first to the ball.
“We were as tough, but I thought we probably had to play more second-effort
football rather than actually winning the initial contest.
“It just feels like we made it a little harder than maybe it needed to be.”
Both teams’ defensive structures put in the hard work, with Greta’s back six conceding the second fewest points in the competition to date.
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