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THE uniting power of community and sport has been on display over the past few days, as clubs and members of the community come together to support an injured footballer and his young family, with more than $34,000 donated in under 24 hours up until 3pm Tuesday.

Greta FNC president Gary Hogan said the efforts from all who treated and helped Ben were greatly appreciated, and signs were positive. “He’s come out of an induced coma, he is able to talk, he has memory of the game and he remembers coming off the ground, so that’s all very positive signs,” he“Everyonesaid. at the club is a lot better now that the news is filtering through that there are a lot of positive signs coming out. “Everyone seems to be travelling OK and as more good news comes out, the better people are feeling. “It’s been a pretty traumatic week for us, really.”AGoFundMe page in support of Ben and his family, created on Monday evening by a good mate with a goal of $5000, has amassed more than $34,000 from across the state, with more pouring in every hour. “The support we’ve had from other clubs in our league and from outside the league as well has been fantastic,” Mr Hogan said. “The things we were worrying about on Sunday morning, they stopped mattering, they stopped being a problem.

Greta reserves player Ben Duffield, 35, was injured in an on-field collision during the Blues’ semi-final match with Milawa on Sunday at the North Wangaratta Recreation Reserve. Mr Duffield came off the ground to rest on the bench, but when his discomfort grew, trainers led him to the rooms where he collapsed. Trainers from both sides and an off-duty paramedic treated Mr Duffield while waiting for paramedics, who called for the emergency air-lift to Melbourne, which meant the senior match had to be cancelled to allow the air ambulance helicopter to land.Mr Duffield was placed in a medically induced coma from which he has since awoken, having suffered a broken sternum and internal bleeding, which caused heart problems.

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Students in prep to grade two at Yarrunga Primary School including Mason Joyce and Aaiden Webb (pictured) took advantage of a little fine weather this week to plant native seedlings in the school grounds. It is part of a broader project to create a contemporary Indigenous garden with outdoor learning spaces at the school. Harrison NATHAN DE

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URGENT CARE: Ben Duffield was loaded into a helicopter and transferred for treatment to Melbourne on Sunday.

RISING TIDES: Flood waters ventured into Apex Park last week for the first time this year, with the river reaching its highest point since last September.

“It’s phenomenal - the GoFundMe wasn’t something that we initiated as a club but we are fully supporting it. “It’s just incredible how quickly it’s progressed.”

By ANITA McPHERSON STUDENTS in prep to grade two at Yarrunga Primary School braved the elements earlier this week to get some planting done in the school grounds.Guided by outdoor education teacher Faith Atcheson, they made the most of a break in the wet weather to plant native species and create better learning and play spaces for theMsfuture.Atcheson said during term three she has been focussing on investigating “myself, others and environment” with students.“Wehave just completed waste tours around Wangaratta, cleaning up One Mile Creek and measuring our soft plastic use at school,” she said. “We’ve also created a group of students called the Green Team who are re-organising our waste systems. “Now we’re working on planting more native plants at school for many good reasons, such as creating habitat and more outdoor learning spaces.”Theschool is currently running a fundraising campaign asking school families and friends to donate some money which they will use to purchase more native plants for theTheschool.wider community is also encouraged to get involved, knowing that by giving even just a few dollars, they will be helping make a lasting contribution to the environment while supporting local children as they learn. It complements a broader project being undertaken at the school which will have a contemporary indigenous garden installed across its façade during the school holidays. A donation of $3.50 will buy one new plant, $17.50 will help them buy five, or give as much as you would like, by visiting the office at Yarrunga Primary School where a donation form is available or call 5721 2682 for more information.

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From front page “The O&K board members that were there on the day, they had hard decisions to make very quickly, and they made the right decisions with the games.

Communities come together for injured player Ben

GREAT OUTDOORS: Mackenzie Bartlome, Kaden Hines and Peyton Jessup are among the students who have been helping plant native species to improve the habitat at Yarrunga Primary School. PHOTO: Belinda Harrison COMMUNITY INVITED TO DIG DEEP YARRUNGA’SFORGARDEN

“Bonnie Doon were very good, everybody understood why it had to happen. “I’m very happy with the way everybody has reacted, it’s been all about Ben’s welfare - there hasn’t been anything negative, it’s been all positive.

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Rural city back on flood watch

PHOTO: Nathan de Vries BY RYAN MALCOLM nemedia.com.aurmalcolm@ MINOR flooding is likely to return to the rural city as early as this morning, following consistent heavy rainfall into already-wet catchments in recent days. Both the Ovens and King rivers dropped below the minor flood level late last week after days of persistent rainfall, however, after rain returned to the region on Monday afternoon, a minor flood warning for both rivers was quickly issued by emergency service officials. More than 21mm of rain was recorded at Wangaratta Airport’s automatic weather station (AWS) to 9am yesterday morning, however, the station was yet to record any rainfall from 9am at the time of going to print. Benalla (11.9mm) and Rutherglen (33.8mm) had each received significant downpours during the same time period, while widespread totals of between 20 and 50mm were recorded across the Ovens and King catchments to 9am yesterday. Eldorado (32mm), Bobinawarrah (29mm), Cheshunt (32mm), Mount Buffalo chalet (49mm) and Bright (35mm) each received significant downpours in the 24 hours before going to print.After falling to as low as 2.59m at the Docker Road bridge on Monday, the King River had risen by a metre by 1pm yesterday, just shy of the minor flood level of 3.70m.The Ovens River at Wangaratta was similarly on the rise, having fallen to 11.21m early yesterday morning before gradually rising to 11.33m by midday, still well short of the minor flood level of The11.90m.Ovens River peaked at 12.17m last Friday, with minor flooding impacting Apex Park and parts of Painter’s Island Caravan Park.It was the highest the river had reached since September last year. For up-to-date flood information, visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au or call the VicEmergency hotline on 1800 226 226.

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The O&K board released a revised fixture for the remainder of the finals series, and will pass the hat around at half-time of the senior grand final to raise funds for Mr Duffield’s recovery - see back page. If you would like to support Ben and his family on the road back from a terrible injury, you can donate at https://gofund. me/5983a491.

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In handing down an 18 month community corrections order (CCO) for the offending, Mr Faram noted the accused had been lucky to avoid a term of imprisonment.“Iwant you to understand it was a close-run thing,” he said.“This was a nasty assault that continued well past the point it could be argued you were defending yourself. “This was not tough what you did on this night - you’re lucky you’re not going to jail. “You need to seriously reconsider your relationship withActalcohol.”SgtPritchard’s request for a further alcohol exclusion order to be added to the CCO was knocked back by MrTheFaram.accused will be required to complete 150 hours of unpaid community work during the 18-month order, all of which can be completed through alcohol treatment and offending behaviour programs.

“When Mal heard I was having kidney failure, she just said, ‘I’ll give him one of mine’no hesitation at all,” Brian said. “It was fantastic when I got it, I felt so much better physically, and psychologically too, because I knew the old one was no good.” Brian said he’d enjoyed a busy life as a truck driver (“I loved the independence: just you in control of everything, your truck, load...it was the be-all and end-all”), but years of smoking and drinking had taken their toll on his solitary kidney. It’s now been 40 years since his last drink, and 35 years since his last cigarette, and he said Mal’s kidney had given him a new lease on life. “I’ve had no side-effects from it at all - it’s been amazing. It’s given me a real good run on life,” BrianAndsaid.asfor the woman who offered the kidney without a thought?: “She’s a beautiful lady - the most beautiful lady in the world.”Malsaid donating a kidney had made absolutely no difference to her life - apart from seeing its transformative effects on“IBrian.haven’t had one health issue connected to the kidney,” she said. To register as a donor, simply visit www.donatelife.gov.au or use the Express Plus Medicare App on your smartphone.

LOVING LIFE TOGETHER: Brian Torpy with his “most beautiful lady in the world”, his wife Mal, who donated a kidney to him 18 years ago.

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By STEVE KELLY FOOTY fans going to the Geelong versus Collingwood AFL final on Saturday will not be able to benefit from the new Albury Line train timetable as coaches are replacing services due to scheduled track maintenance works. Coaches scheduled on Saturday are expected to take at least 3 hours and 15 minutes between Wangaratta and Southern Cross stations instead of 2 hours and 40 minutes under the new train timetable. The new Albury line timetable came into effect on Sunday and journey times have been slashed by up to 27 minutes for commuters. Coinciding with new VLocity trains and an upgrade to the Albury Line, it will now take 2 hours 40 minutes to get to Southern Cross station from Wangaratta instead of the previous 3 hours 6 minutes. For example people who commute to and from the city for work regularly can catch the 4.50am train from Wangaratta to arrive at Southern Cross at 7.30am, with a 6.02pm train to arrive back at 8.42pm. The new timetable for the trains is expected to cut travel times from 7 to 27 Theminutes.firstof the new six carriage VLocity train sets made its maiden trip in late December 2021, and the Department of Transport said in January the other two sets of six carriages would be operational by mid-year.

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A WANGARATTA man who carried out a vicious kicking assault on a defenseless victim while excluded from attending licenced venues has avoided a jail sentence. The 32-year-old faced Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Monday, pleading guilty to an unlawful assault at the front of a Murphy Street nightspot early last year which Magistrate David Faram labelled “cheap” and “gutless”. Police prosecutor Acting Sergeant Stuart Pritchard said the accused had been approaching the end of an alcohol exclusion order when he exited the venue shortly before 5am on March 21 and saw a friend being assaulted south on Murphy Street.

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He said the accused had intervened and fought another male, who was said to have been the aggressor, before wrestling him to the ground.While falling, the other male allegedly became stunned or unconscious by hitting his head on the pavement inadvertently, at which time the accused kicked and punched his victim to the head several times, before being wrestled away by security.The court heard the accused had broken away from security and kicked his victim again, before pretending to be calm for around 40 seconds, at which time he again escaped security and kicked his victim to the head. Police arrived around 5:25am to find the victim bloodied on the pavement, at which time he was assisted to hospital by police, despite initially refusing treatment.Thecourt heard police had attended the venue a month later and witnessed the accused with an open container of alcohol, at which time they informed the accused he would be charged for contravening his alcoholWitnessesexclusion.refused to lodge statements with police, with

Act Sgt Pritchard admitting much of the case had been built off CCTV footage. Defence lawyer Geoff Clancy said the previous exclusion order had been the result of his client’s offending in 2019, when the accused pleaded guilty to charges of refusing a breath test and intentionally causingHeinjury.said police had only charged his client with unlawful assault, however, Act Sgt Pritchard noted that while no serious assault charges had been filed, the matter was significantly aggravated by his previous offending.

“It is a very high level assault - he’s shown a disregard for orders of the court,” he“It’ssaid.a frustrating matter for police to bring to court with the scant amount of evidence we have but it’s a very high level assault.”

By SIMONE KERWIN WANGARATTA couple Brian and Mal Torpy are a living example of the heart-warming stories that emerge from organ donation.Afterreading in a recent edition of the Wangaratta Chronicle about DonateLife Australia’s push to add more Aussies to the organ and tissue donor register, Brian and Mal were keen to share their own experience, to encourage others to register, and also reassure those considering becoming living organ donors. The pair, who have been married for 37 years, share more than just a marital bond; 18 years ago, Mal donated one of her kidneys to her husband. Brian, 85, was born with a solitary kidney, a condition not discovered until he was in his 30s, and he lost both his grandmother and brother to kidneyWhenissues.itemerged that Brian would need a new kidney, Mal (76) offered one of hers.

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FISHING with ROBBIE ALEXANDER NE HING E ANDER WORMS WORTH A SHOT: Bait fishing with worms will be a great starting point when the Victorian trout season opens this Saturday. Can’t wait for trout season opening this weekend

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IT’S that time of the year again... Victorian trout opening, my favourite. The Victorian trout season opens this Saturday, with streams closed during winter for trout spawning re-opening to anglers. And in the words of Big Kev, “I’m ObviouslyExcited”.Ihave no fishing reports to share from any of the trout streams yet.Hopefully by the time I write next week’s report I will have more information on what is biting etc. At the moment all that I can do is give a trout fishing forecast.Iexpect trout fishing to be very good at the start of the season if the streams are not too high and dirty, improving to excellent in a few weeks as the weather starts to warm up and the insect activity increases. We have had a lot of rainfall this winter, especially up in the hills where the trout streams are. As a result the streams are all flowing high and in many cases they are off colour.I suspect that I will be fishing with worms on openingThemorning.saturated catchment will ensure that there are plenty of worms occurring naturally in the streams for the trout to eat. Although I will have my trout lures with me - my soft plastics, spinners and minnows - I suspect that it will be worms that work the best in the fast flowing water. The gifted fly fishermen and women will no doubt catch trout on flies, probably some kind of nymphs. When it comes to fly fishing I am not gifted so will leave my fly rod in the shed until there are a few grasshoppers around. Fly fishing is much easier then!Any and all of your favourite trout streams will be worth fishing this weekend. Take care while wading in the high, icy cold waters and good luck for the 2022 trout opening.

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EDUCATION has been a long-held passion for Sue Geals, The Centre’s new chief executive officer. After beginning her career in early childhood education, Sue became a trainer for the early childhood sector, before her training work “morphed in a natural way” into involvement in adult education, where she has spent the past 20 years. Over that time, she said she had enjoyed being part of a network which assisted many people, particularly those who needed an extra hand to achieve good educational“Peopleoutcomes.areable to change their lives (through adult education),” she said. Sue, who assumed her role with The Centre at the start of August, has stepped into the position previously held by Felicity Williams, who was appointed chief executive officer of Upper Murray Family Care in May. Originally from Gippsland, Sue has most recently spent eight years based in Warragul, working as the chief executive officer at Community College Gippsland (CCG), but has worked around regional Victoria. She is the current chair of Adult Community Education Victoria (ACEVic), the peak body of 240 not-for-profit community organisations across Victoria which deliver low-cost or free-learn local courses; the Centre is among its member organisations. She said this role meant she was able to be part of a team supporting other ‘learn locals’ to assist their own communities, as a conduit between providers and the Department of Education and Training - providing organisations across Victoria with a voice to the State Government.Suesaid she had settled well into her new home as she took on the local role: “Wangaratta is a regional centre like I’m used to, and through CCG I had a bit to do with The Centre, so there are similarities.”Shesaid she was keen to build on The Centre’s 60 years of involvement in the local community, and to recognise its impact through celebrations of the milestone being planned for later this year, including an open“It’sday.anorganisation which has its major footprint in Wangaratta, but does deliver all the way to Seymour, and to the border,” she said. “The organisation has evolved over the years to meet the community’s needs, and we are keen to keep evolving. “A lot of people have been pushed into developing their digital skills during COVID so that they are work-ready, and The Centre has been able to help with that. “We’ll continue to look at what The Centre is doing now, what the community needs now, and what it might need as we learn to live with COVID.

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“For instance, many people are reluctant to come out into the community at the moment, so it’s also about being conscious of those needs and fears.” She encouraged anyone considering extending their skills to check out The Centre’s website or drop in to one of its campuses.

NEW FACE: Incoming The Centre chief executive officer Sue Geals (right) is welcomed to the role by Carol Nolan, chair of The Centre’s board.

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“There have got to be positives from COVID, and these opportunities are among them.”Tocheck out the range of courses available at The Centre, visit www.thecentre. vic.edu.au

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“Amid the pandemic, people are considering, ‘Do I need a career change?’, ‘Do I need to change the tack I’m taking?’, or perhaps, ‘I’m retired now, but I don’t read and write very well’, and that may be something they’d like to focus on,” she said.

CreektargetBurglarsFallsvillage INDIVIDUALS alleged to have carried out a slew of burglaries at Falls Creek businesses at the weekend remain at InvestigationWangarattalarge.CrimeUnit(CIU) officers are investigating the matter, following a number of break-ins throughout the Falls Creek village overnight on Saturday, which also involved an alleged aggravated burglary on a residential premises. Anyone with information is urged to contact Wangaratta Police Station on 5723 0888 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

A MAN who stole a dress from a local outlet by removing his toddler from a stroller and stowing the clothing under the child’s bedding later returned the dress to Wangaratta Police Station in used condition.

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On Monday, Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court heard the 25-year-old had been shopping at the Ovens Street business in March last year, when the accused handed his child to his partner and proceeded to steal the $60 dress. After identifying the theft on CCTV footage, a still image of the man was circulated on Facebook by police, prompting the accused to front the Handley Street station and attempt to return the dress, which police said had clearly been used. Defence counsel Geoff Clancy said the decision by his client to steal the clothing had been“Thismisguided.wasspur of the moment, a very poor choice,” heMagistratesaid. David Faram convicted the accused, who now lives in Wodonga, and ordered him to pay a $250 fine in addition to $59.95 in compensation.“That’snotthe smartest thing you’ve ever done,” he said.

The school acknowledged the hard work of the parents and friends committee, which is also currently running a major raffle, details of which can be found at https://oxleyprimaryschool.com.au/

Young photographers help support their school

MORE than 23,000 foreign-packaged cigarettes and almost 1750 nicotine vaping devices are set to be destroyed, having been seized at a Wangaratta store earlier this year. Local police raided the Murphy Street premises on April 13, when they found boxes of contraband including cannabis water pipes (bongs) as well as more than 10kg of loose leaf tobacco in a rear fridge and in boxes in a rear room. Boxes containing more than 100 cartons of pre and post-packaged cigarettes were located under a stairwell and in the building’s rear room.A56-year-old Melbourne man faced Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Monday, pleading guilty to charges relating to possession and sale of contraband which had not been subject to appropriate Commonwealth taxation. A 56-year-old co-accused is set to dispute charges in late September. Defence lawyer Ahmed Taha said his client had been a taxi driver for 32 years in Melbourne before losing his employment during the COVID pandemic, and had taken on the role in Wangaratta to fund ongoing family law costs, with an awareness he would be responsible for the sale of tobacco products. He said the accused had travelled to Wangaratta from Melbourne two or three times a week to work as a cashier at the Murphy Street premises, with accommodation and food provisions included on top of a $300 a dayDespitesalary.his client admitting to ‘running the store’ to police, Mr Taha said the accused had been an employee and had not been responsible for the overarching business itself. The court heard the accused had a clean criminal record. “He didn’t profit from the selling of the tobacco,” Mr Taha said. “He’s guilty of being a cashier sellingMagistratetobacco.”David Faram green-lit the forfeiture and destruction of the seized products, and convicted and fined the accused $4000. It’s the second time in less than a year an employee of the store has been sentenced by the court, after a 38-year-old Craigieburn man was handed a 12-month suspended jail term after pleading guilty to possession and sale charges of almost $50,000 in ‘chop chop’ tobacco products last September.

CREATIVITY was on show at Oxley Hall on Friday evening, as Oxley Primary School staged its inaugural photography show. The school’s students were encouraged to take pictures of scenes from around the district and send them in for judging, and many jumped at the chance to display their talents. This ensured a wonderful exhibition for the event, which was organised by the school’s parents and friends committee, as an opportunity to showcase the school’s activities for the wider Oxley community. Parents and friends committee president Kylie Morris said it was lovely to see so many members of the community come together to celebrate the children’s work in a social setting at the hall. Those attending had the chance to vote for their favourite pictures, by placing gold coins in the containers underneath them. All money raised from the event will go towards a new playground at the school.

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TALENT DISPLAYED: Oxley Hall was the setting for Oxley Primary School’s inaugural photography show on Friday.

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Twelve winners were chosen from the event, and their photos will be used to create a 2023 Oxley Primary School calendar, which will be available for sale in the lead-up to Christmas, also as a playground fundraiser.

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Nathan Andrew: Hurry up get someone else Facebook users also commented on the outcome of the Ovens and King Football Netball League qualifying final between Benalla All Blacks and Bright.

Facebook users also rated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s tenure so far, after celebrating his 100th day in office earlier this week.

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Sporting clubs truly a second family THE sense of community which is so tightly woven into our local football and netball clubs has never been in question, but it really comes to the fore when it is needed most, like it is now. In Sunday‘s Ovens and King FNL semi–final, a serious injury saw Greta reserves player Ben Duffield airlifted to hospital, after he suffered a broken sternum in a contest, with internal bleeding ultimately causing the father of two significant healthHigh–stakesproblems.football quickly took a rear seat to the health and wellbeing of a member of the Blues‘ extended family. This is where sporting clubs and the wider community shine, with heated competition on the field almost always making way for caring, genuine relationships off them, in both an inter and intra–clubWhatsetting.members of the local sporting fraternity have come together to do for a football club and a family left reeling on the back of a freakish footballing injury has been nothing short of inspiring. A GoFundMe page aiming to raise $5000 in support of Duffield has raised almost seven times that amount, with individuals from across the state lending a hand to a family whose world was flipped upside down on Sunday afternoon.The game–day competition is such a minor part of what makes sporting clubs at a local level so special, and time and time again they prove themselves to be an extension of one‘s family, coming together in a time of need.

If you would like to support Ben and his family on the road back from a terrible injury, you can donate at https://gofund. me/5983a491.

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FACEBOOK users this week commented on Independent Indi MP Helen Haines’ plan to target three key deficiencies at tomorrow’s federal jobs and skills summit in Canberra.

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Facebook users also commented on whether other professions should be included in a $270m State subsidyGovernmenttoprovide access to free university and training for new nurses and midwives.

Help needed for flood victims across world YOU may have seen the latest news from Pakistan, where flash floods have affected more than 30 million people, killing at least 1000.The sheer scale of the flooding is devastating.Tensofthousands of people have had to flee their homes, with this number expected to rise as the true scale of the destruction becomes clear. Our emergency co-ordinator, Kitty Sadler, said that after weeks of flooding, the heavy rains are not letting up - homes are being washed away, people are losing their livelihoods, and in too many cases their lives.With our experience supporting floodaffected communities in Pakistan in 2010, and flood-hit areas across the world, we’re looking to get an assessment team out there as soon as we can to see what we can do to help.Please donate today to help ShelterBox provide lifesaving aid for families affected by disaster around the world. Go to pakistan-flwww.shelterboxaustralia.org.au/ooding/#donate.

FULL BLOOM: The Cancer Council Victoria Wangaratta Volunteer Group thanked the community for their support on Daffodil Day last week. Volunteers including (from left) Marg Sartori and Robyn Dunstan, pictured in the post office arcade, sold 95 bunches of daffodils on the day and with a few donations, expect to make $1000 or more in support of life saving research.

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WE’RE asking all owners of backyard pools to check their pool fences and pool gates as a matter of urgency. Children under five are curious and fearless, and their love of water puts them at risk of Tragically,drowning.everyyear in Australia we lose on average 22 young children to drowning, more than half of those drowning in backyard swimming pools. The majority are aged just one year old. We know that seven times the number of children who die go to hospital after a nonfatal drowning incident. That is more than 150 children aged under five each year, some of whom will be left with life-limiting disabilities. While active supervision is the best protection against childhood drowning, no parent or caregiver can watch a young child 24 hours a day. Ensure that you have a functioning and compliant pool fence and working gate as an additional barrier between young children and water for all those moments when life intervenes - the phone rings, the doorbell rings, another child needs your attention - can literally be life saving. You can download a free home pool safety checklist here:

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“I hope the government will move faster to add female-specific ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers to the presumptive rights scheme schedule of diseases,” she said.

“Even people who lived here for not very long still want to put a plaque upit’s lovely, history-wise.” Ms Costenaro said the response from the community exceeded her expectations, with the layout of the walls allowing for expansion if the need arises.

“We’ve got our first allotment of plaques going and hopefully some plaques will start appearing on the walls.“We’ve got nearly 60 plaques at the moment, and we’re still having them come in, we want people to keep coming with them.

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“The Volunteer Fire Brigades of Victoria strongly support this move, as do members of Fire Services Victoria, Country Fire Authority and the United Firefighters Union.”

“With the World Health Organisation’s cancer agency since reclassifying firefighting as carcinogenic to humans, surely the ‘proper time’ has arrived.

The Fiskville Redress Scheme will not restrict claimants from pursuing other forms of state compensation.OvensValley MP Tim McCurdy, who served as deputy chair on the Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Committee charged with investigating the Fiskville Training College in 2016, declined to comment on the new redress scheme. To register for compensation, visit www.vic.gov.au/ redress-fiskville from September 5.

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Ms Maxwell said the “proper time” to further expand a presumptive rights scheme which entitled emergency services workers to compensation had now arrived.

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“I introduced a bill in May 2022 to add three femalespecific cancers to the existing list of presumptive rights when the government committed to bring a lasting solution ‘at the proper time.’

Whorouly memorial walls commemorate those who’ve passed

LOCAL families now have the perfect place to remember loved ones who have passed, with the installation of two memorial walls in Whorouly set to be adorned with inscribed plaques. The walls, installed last year by the Whorouly Memorial Park committee, will allow community members to purchase plaques with short messages and names of their loved ones to adorn the scenic pocket of the recreation reserve. Committee secretary Ruth Costenaro said the process to create the memorial site has been a drawn out one, but worth it.

A $57 million redress scheme supporting firefighters exposed to toxic chemicals while training should represent a step towards expanding emergency worker compensation entitlements, according to Wangaratta-based state MP Tania AnnouncedMaxwell.last Friday, the initiative comes six years after a parliamentary inquiry found Country Fire Authority (CFA) fire officials had knowingly and negligently exposed volunteers and other attendees to hazardous toxic chemicals at its Fiskville training base, which was formally closed in Several2015. attendees have since reported the onset of cancer diagnoses, which have been directly linked to their exposure to chemicals at the site.

“It was just an idea that a community member gave us, she put it in to the committee before COVID,” she said. “Because we haven’t got a cemetery, she wanted to have a place where people knew where people were - if someone comes back to Whorouly and says ‘I used to have an uncle that lived here but I’ve got no idea where he’s buried’, that’s mainly what it was about.

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“We thought the first 50 might go really quickly, which was fine, but now I think it might be the first 100 that go really quickly,” she said. Plaques can be purchased for $160 - for more information, contact Ruth Costenaro on 0400 622 386 or drop by the Whorouly shop.

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MEMORIAL: These two walls at the Whorouly Recreation Reserve will soon be adorned with names and short messages of community members who have passed.

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BOOK WEEK

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Students wait to introduce their favourite characters. Celebrating books at Cathedral College

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CLASSICREAD: R DAY OF SMILES: Riza Ali, James Evans, Anton Jacob, Kirby McMahon.

FOOTY INSPIRATION: Oscar Edwards, Archie Symons, Luca Cannata and Finn Hughes.

STORY time made a real splash Sports and Aquatic Centre last week, as Wangaratta Library children’s and youth services offi Hopper hosted a special session as part of Book WeekChildrenactivities.and their families had the chance to listen to a book, Mem Fox’s ‘Ducks Away’, being read as they enjoyed the toddler pool at the centre, in a change of venue from the library’s usual Tuesday StshinesBernard’slightonliteracy

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FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS: Zara Russell, Evelyn Vincent, Evie Berry, Henry Klemm and Memphis Longman.

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CATHEDRAL College Wangaratta students and staff jumped at the chance to celebrate Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week last Wednesday.

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Cathedral College principal Nick Jones takes to the reading chair during Book Week.

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SPORTS CHALLENGE: Jack Ford (with Emilio Miliankos-King behind) were among the students taking part in the Rugby League clinic.

GAME ON: Coaches Paddy and Nick from AFL North East have enjoyed teaching students in 3/4P some handy ball skills.

STATE FINALISTS: Looking forward to the next match are (front, from left) Elle Gibson, Olivia Fahey-Pyle, Maddie White, Ivy Howard, Cara Broady, Poppy O’Keefe, Sophia Pasquali, Natasha Maris-Hamminga, Ada Overberg and (back, from left) Rebecca Hernandez, Maya Vincent, Piper Atteridge, Emmerson Norton, Matilda Scott, Brooke DelMastro, Sadie Pellegrino, Zara Hughes and Marley Carmody.

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YEAR eight students were given a taste of Rugby League over weeks five and six, with Wangaratta Knights coach Leigh Drage and player Scott Miller visiting and running clinics in physical education classes. With rugby being a sport most of the kids haven’t grown up playing, they relished the chance to learn something new. The art of handling the rugby ball was worked on first in a range of passing and catching drills, and then out came the full-body-height tackle bags. A few of the kids were taken aback with the ferocity with which Leigh hit the bag when demonstrating how a rugby tackle differs from an Aussie Rules one, but they had a hell of a time giving it a go. The school thanked Leigh and Scott, who were terrific with the kids, and were great ambassadors for a sport which some of students may decide to take up.

CONGRATULATIONS to Galen’s year eight girls soccer team which was triumphant at regionals, under the expert coaching team of Jack Whiley, Charlie Miller and Archer Hill, winning convincingly over Broadford Secondary College, reserving a space in the state finals.Aplethora of goals were scored with Natasha Maris-Hamminga scoring her maiden goal. Well done girls on a great effort, exemplary behaviour and team spirit and all the best at the state finals.

MANY students put in a lot of effort into their Book Week costumes, including Sasha Gazzara, who came as the Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. Sasha wrote a great piece of writing about how she and her sister made the costume and a little about the personality characteristics of the Queen of Hearts too. She certainly looked the part in what was an amazing outfit.

ALL DECKED OUT: Student Sasha Gazzara put a lot of effort into her Queen of Hearts costume for Book Week. Oxley Primary School

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Wangaratta Primary School STUDENTS in 3/4P have thoroughly enjoyed their AFL skills clinic conducted in conjunction with AFL North East. Coaches Paddy and Nick from the local North East association have been busy teaching students across all year levels various skills, including improving their ball handling techniques.

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Soccer finalists Book week Footy clinic

WHAT’S ON SUNDOWN: The Lightfeet Band including Keith Potger, Fred Pilcher and Gary Luck will play in Beechworth on Friday night. Tribute to Judith during Hotel Nicholas show

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A new contact opens some doors. That’s the good news. But, there’s a caution involved: Be sure you protect your rights to your work before showing it to anyone else.

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By LEAH ANDERSON-BYRNE AUSTRALIAN music legends will be taking to the stage at the Hotel Nicholas in Beechworth this week, celebrating the life and times of Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot.TheLightfeet Band, comprising Keith Potger from The Seekers, Fred Pilcher and Gary Luck, will present ‘Sundown: The Gordon Lighfoot Story’ playing memorable songs like If You Could Read My Mind, The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald, Rainy Day People, Daylight Katy andHotelSundown.Nicholas co-owner Lorraine Lucas said during the performance Keith will do a special tribute to his colleague and dear friend of 60 years, the late and great Judith Durham. “We’re so excited to have them play, it will be a great night,” Ms Lucas said. “Keith Potger, a founding member of The Seekers, composed the distinctive riffs that are the trademark of The Seekers’ chart-stopping recordings.“GaryLuck; play wright, television performer and musician, has been playing Lightfoot for more than 40 years and produced a play featuring incidents in the life and times of Gordon Lightfoot which led to two of Lightfoot’s biggest hits. “Fred Pilcher; a regular performer at national folk festivals and on the Sydney folk scene, has played alongside a wide range of folk, rock, and bluegrass luminaries.”Theband will play on Friday night from 8.30pm. Limited tickets are still available for $40 and dinner is on offer from 5.30pm with more information available by emailing info@hotelnicholas. com.au or go to hotelnicholas.com.au.www.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A strong social whirl brings a new round of good times to fun-loving Rams and Ewes. Also, Cupid is busy aiming arrows at single Lambs hoping for a heart-to-heart encounter.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Many opportunities are opening up. But, you need to be aware of their actual pros and cons. Check them all out and make your choice from those that offer more of what you seek.

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GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A bit of hardheaded realism could be just what the Twins need at this emotionally challenged time. Face the facts as they are, not as you want them to be. Good luck.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Congratulations. A new personal relationship thrives, as you learn how to make room in your busy life for this wonderfully warm and exciting emotional experience.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) A more stable situation begins, allowing you to feel more secure about making important decisions. Meanwhile, be sure to meet any project deadlines so that you can move on to other things.

GALEN Catholic College will present their production of the musical Legally Blonde at the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre on September 8, 9 and 10. It tells the story of Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner, only to discover how her knowledge of the law can helpSeeothers.thetalented cast of students bring the popular story to life on September 8 and 9 at 7.30pm and on Saturday, September 10 at 1.30pm and 7.30pm, with tickets at www. wpacc.com.au.

Author talk on at the library tomorrow JOIN Kym Phillips, The Moving Angel, as she celebrates the launch of her book, Moving Made Easy at the Wangaratta Library tomorrow at 6.30pm.Aformer local, Kym wrote the book with the aim of taking the stress out of moving, to help people avoid the many pitfalls of the moving process and save time and money. Her family owned McAuliffe’s Removalists and Storage for 30 years, so she has a wealth of knowledge to share. A portion of books sales will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters Wangaratta and bookings essential by contacting library staff on 5721 2366 or emailing library@wangaratta.vic.gov.au.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Good times dominate your aspect. So, why not have a party to celebrate a loved one’s success? And do invite that special person you want to get to know better.

ARIA award winning children’s artist, Teeny Tiny Stevies will bring their How To Be Creative Tour to the Wangaratta Performing Arts and Convention Centre on Wednesday, September 21 at 10.30am.Performing a mix of fan favourites and brand new material from their new album, How to be Creative is a 10 song masterclass in embracing the creative urge, overcoming self-doubt, trying new things, learning from mistakes, working with others, and the superpower that is perseverance. Tickets are available now by visiting www.wpacc.com.au.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Things are finally much more stable these days, so you can restart the process of meeting your well-planned goals with fewer chances of interruptions or delays.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A romantic incident could take a more serious turn if the Divine Bovine considers meeting Cupid’s challenge. Meanwhile, a professional opportunity is also about to turn up.

THE TablelandStrathbogieHeritage Group will hold a Strathbogie Heritage Day event on Sunday, October 30 in the main street of Strathbogie. The event will include the unveiling of a heritage trail, a barbecue at the store celebrating 120 years, and the St Andrews opening celebration of 100 years, with local history books for sale and memorabilia on display at theThehall.big day of celebration starts at 10.30am and everyone is welcome.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A new period of stability will help you deal with some recently reworked plans. Once you get your current task done, you can devote more time to personal matters.

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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) The shy side of the Sea Goat soon gives way to your more assertive self. This should help you when it comes time to speak up for yourself and your achievements.

Hayley Jensen to visit The Vine on Saturday AWARD winning country pop songstress and entertainer Hayley Jensen will bring her Breakin’ Hearts album tour to The Vine Hotel in North Wangaratta on Saturday night. Nominated a finalist in the 2022 Golden Guitar Awards for ‘Female Artist of the Year’, Hayley is known for her powerhouse vocals, songwriting and unforgettable live performances. Also a star of Idol and The Voice, secure tickets for the show by visiting www.thevinehotel. net.au.

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Little opensVoicenext week THE Wangaratta Players production of award-winning comedy-drama The Rise and Fall of Little Voice will open at the Stage Door Studio on Friday night. The timeless and iconic tale set in the backstreets of northern England, explores the highs and the lows of small-town dreams, family rivalry and ¬ finding your voice in a noisy world, as the young Little Voice finds companionship and joy in her astonishing impersonations of stars such as Shirley Bassey, Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Billy Holiday. The show will run on September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 11 with bookings at https://www.trybooking. com/ CBMOW with a licenced bar open before and after the show.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A former colleague might seek to resume a working partnership. Ask yourself if you need it. If yes, get more information. If no, respectfully decline the request.

BARNAWARTHA Hall will host a 100 year celebration birthday ball on Saturday, October 8. There will be dancing from 8pm to midnight, with a seven-piece old time dance band. Entry is $25 per person, and dress is ‘after five’, with supper provided. All welcome to celebrate this historic event.

GROW, a peer support group for mental wellbeing, meets at Benalla’s Waminda Community House, 19 Ballintine Street, on Mondays from 10.30am.Allwelcome, no cost, phone 0448 052 769 for more information.

OSTINATO Wangaratta and District Community Choir meets each Tuesday from 7pm to 9.30pm at the Log Cabin, corner Faithfull and Chisholm Streets, Wangaratta. New members are welcome to join this enthusiastic and welcoming group of singers.

Whitfield’s hall prepares for its spring reopening

THE next meeting the King Valley Residents Association will be held on Tuesday, September 13 at 6pm. It will be held at the Whitfield Recreation Reserve and all are welcome to attend. Art show gala opening

WANGARATTA Toastmasters conducts its meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6.45pm in the community room at the Wangaratta Library in Docker Street. For more information, contact Leah Walker at leahwalka@gmail. com BLOKES Time Out conducts regular gatherings and activities on the third Saturday of the month. For more information, gov.augritandresilience@wangaratta.vic.visit

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LIFEBALL is played every Tuesday from 1pm on the basketball court at the Wangaratta Sports and Aquatic Centre.Lifeball is a non-contact game of netball, designed by a doctor and physio for the safety of mature players, with no running, walking backwards or throwing high balls, but enjoying fun and friendship. For more information, phone 0418 574 404.

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WANGARATTA Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Thursday, September 1 in the Seventh Day Adventist Church Hall in Phillipson Street, Wangaratta from 1.30pm. Special effort for September is a container of yellow, gold and lemon flowers/foliage, and there will be a trading table and mini-show. All welcome.

GOODS GALORE: King Valley Community Memorial Hall secretary Angela Hambling looks forward to welcoming people back on September 17 to see the new stock, once roadworks at the entrance are complete.

KEENAGERS Table Tennis plays on Mondays and Thursdays from 8am to 10am at the table tennis centre at the Wangaratta Showgrounds.Morningtea provided - please bring your own cup. For more information, contact Trevor Wolfel on 0476 891 596.

A BLACK Pepper mannequin parade in aid of St Catherine’s Hostel will be held in the St Patrick’s supper room on Wednesday, October 5 from 1.30pm.Costis $10, which includes afternoon tea. There will be a raffle and trading table, and lucky door prize. For tickets, contact Shirley on 0408 574 556 or Mary on 0413 332 539.

TOPS weight supporting group meets at The Centre each Monday from 5pm to 6pm, offering encouragement and great company to support locals in managing their weight. For more information, phone 0458 374 261.

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WANGARATTA Art Group meets every Tuesday at the Yarrunga Scout Hall from 10am to 2pm. New members welcome, enquiries to Michael on 0432 991 055.

In spring the hall also plans to launch a fundraising ‘silent auction’, with an American-made Estey Organ Company antique reed organ up for sale to the highest bidder. It will be an opportunity to contribute a sealed bid in the hope of taking home the rare musical instrument (believed to date from the turn of the century) which is in working condition, with proceeds from the sale supporting the hall, built by the Whitfield community in the Enquiries1950s. regarding donations and other matters can be made by contacting Angie on 5729 8487, or visit the hall when it reopens on Saturday, September 17, when access is hopefully restored and the organ can be viewed.

THE Greta craft group meets weekly at the old Greta School and welcomes anyone with an interest in craft. The group is involved in a variety of activities including community projects such as making breast cancer cushions for patients and teddies. Interested people can contact Nola Jones on 5727 9295 to find out more.

WANGARATTA Newcomers will hold their next gathering on Thursday, September 1 from 2pm to 3.30pm at Intermezzo Cafe. Join the group for a cuppa, a chat and to meet some new people. For more information, phone Susan on 0412 497 183 or Ann on 0435 275 864.

“We’ve withstood the hard years and been able to cover costs and also put a little away to get some vital maintenance done.” With the hall set to reopen to the public again in September, the most recent setback is the streetscape works taking place right outside the front door. It means it will be difficult for people to walk or to park nearby and with concreting to start this week, Angie says she will postpone opening until Saturday, September 17. The plan is to then open every Saturday from 10am until 3pm, with the community invited to call in for a chat or to browse items including toys, pushbikes, gifts, clothes, kitchenware, CDs, DVDs, sheet music and free books.

VETERAN and family morning tea is held at the Wangaratta RSL on the second Tuesday of each month. The group’s next catch-up is on Tuesday, September 13 from 10am to All11.30am.ex-service personnel and families are welcome to attend. For further information, phone 0447 217 768.

GLENROWAN Indoor Carpet Bowls is held at Glenrowan Recreation Reserve Hall each Wednesday - arrive 12.45pm for 1pm start. The competition runs until 3.30pm-4pm, and is followed by afternoon tea. For details, phone Frank on 0409 662 462.

ELDORADO Carpet Bowls is held every Thursday from 12.45pm at the Eldorado Community Hall.

WANGARATTA Sing Australia Group meets each Wednesday from 7.30pm to 9pm at Purbrick Hall, next to Holy Trinity Cathedral. All welcome - for further information, call Keith Fleet on 0491 114 480, Cheryl Hoysted on 0419 005 062 or Marlene O’Keefe on 0417 454 126.

WANGARATTA Concert Band rehearses on Mondays from 6.45pm to 9pm at the Avian Park Raceway Band Room in Newman Street. New players welcome, contact Helen on 0401 021 448.

WANGARATTA Symphony Orchestra rehearses each Tuesday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at Wangaratta Baptist Church, 1 Sisely Avenue. New string and wind players are welcome to come along to rehearsals to try Forout.more information, comwangsymphonyorchestra@gmail.emailorcallChloeon0413775027.

THERE is always something unique and interesting to discover at the trash and treasure outlet at the King Valley Community MemorialThanksHall. to generous donations from within the valley and further afield, there is a constant flow of new goods arriving and essential items going out, finding a new home at an affordable price. The former RSL building in Whitfield is the place to go to pick up items for babies or children you might only need for a short time until they grow out of them, or to furnish a home or kitchen for someone starting out on their own. Celebrating three years in October since it took on the role of a recycled goods outlet - all to raise funds to keep the hall stay in community hands - it has gone from strength to strength thanks to locals and the increasing number of tourists who visit the region. Hall secretary Angela Hambling said with intermittent restrictions because of COVID limiting opening hours and visitors’ ability to travel, it hasn’t always been easy, but it has worked.“It’sbecome financially independent which is great, especially considering the number of challenges we’ve had recently,” she said.

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WANGARATTA AL-Anon Family Group meets on Tuesdays from 1.30pm to 3pm at the backstage meeting room at St Patrick’s Hall in FordAllStreet.welcome. If your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, this group may be for you. Contact David on 0403 552 950 or Bev on 0449 516 828.

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THE King Valley Art Show gala opening night will be held on Friday, October 28 from 7.30pm and King River Brewing.Those attending will be able to sample premium King Valley wines, craft beer and delicious and be there to hear judge Richard Lewer announce the prize winners, including the winner of the $3000 grand prize, sponsored by patrons of the art show, Brown Family Wine Group, Chrismont Wines,  Domaine Chandon and the JuddTicketsFamily.are $35 per person (artists $20) and bus transportation from Wangaratta is available for $10 with bookings at www.kingvalleyarts.com.au.

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CYCLING Without Age Wangaratta offers free tri-shaw rides to the elderly, and to people of any age with disabilities or reduced mobility. The group provides regular rides around Wangaratta to people living at home, or living in care. For more information, phone 0418 387 089 or cwawangaratta@gmail.comemail

WANGARATTA Senior Citizens Club will host a bus trip to Glenrowan today, and next Wednesday is planning an in-house movie, ‘The Pajama Game’ starring Doris Day, fromCarpet1.30pm.bowls will run on Thursday and Monday from 12 noon, with cards (euchre) on Friday from 1.30pm, and cards (500) and hoy on Tuesday, also from 1.30pm - all at the clubrooms in Tara Court, off Ford Street, or in the adjoining St Patrick’s supper room.

“The foster program also provides us with vital information so we can better understand behaviours and needs of our animals in a home environment,” she said. When you foster an animal from the RSPCA Wangaratta, they will ensure you have everything you need to look after the animal/s.

VOLUNTEER carers like Kellie Gebauer and Sarah Greenway play a critical role in preparing adoption animals who stressful and need a break.

“By the time she went back to the shelter a few weeks later, she was a totally different dog and she ended up getting re-homed within a few days.” Wangaratta RSPCA foster care coordinator Nicole Oats said that improvements in the physical and mental health of animals after being in foster care homes is unbelievable.

“I have always loved animals, when I was a child, animals were great friends to me,” Sarah said. “We have a dog of our own now but rather than adopting another one, we decided to become foster carers instead. forever home. “The last dog we fostered was so scared and timid and had been at the shelter for months. gave her.

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BEST: MYRTLEFORD: Lachlan Stripeikis, Jack Hazeldine, Fearghus Jones, Jude Browne, Tyler Heywood, Harry Stripeikis. CENTRALS: Charlie Hernandez, Asher Simmonds, Caleb Gilbert, Cody Johnson, Harrison White, Bailey Paul. GOALS: MYRTLEFORD: Fearghus Jones 4; Harry Stripeikis 3; Gus Benson 2; Tyler Thomason 2; Jack Hazeldine 1; Martin 1; 1; Thomas Morgan 1; Jetson Walton 1. Hunter Barry 1; Caleb Gilbert 1; Jett Paul 1; Asher Simmonds 1. SEPTEMBER 4 - WANGARATTA FINAL - 12:45pm Mansfield vs 2.1 4.1.25

BEST: COLLEGE: Charlie OBrien, Luke OBrien, Dominic Ciccone, Reegan Monk, Zeke Peebles, Hayden Ledger. BRIGHT: Harry West, Cash Garratt, Gabriel Banks, Campbell Nightingale, Darcy Andersen, Harris Bruneau. GOALS: COLLEGE: Luke OBrien 3; Charlie OBrien 1. BRIGHT: Darcy Andersen 1; Kobe Buckland 1; Dane Garratt 1; John Oswin 1. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - WANGARATTA SHOWGROUND FINAL - 10:45am Kangaroos vs College

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SPOIL: Charlie Eames works hard to spoil the mark in the under 17 Centrals’ preliminary final loss to Myrtelford.

SHOWGROUND GRAND

BEST AND FAIREST: Centrals’ Beau Johns took out the Under 12s Kevin Mahoney Medal for best and fairest. PHOTO: Bailey Zimmermann SET SHOT: Jhye Devine goes for goal.

PHOTO: Melissa Beattie

CENTRALS:

wangarattachronicle.com.au THE CHRONICLE, Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - Page 15 PRELIMINARY FINAL Mansfield 2.5 3.10 4.16 5.17.47 Benalla Giants 3.1 3.1 4.4 5.5.35 BEST: MANSFIELD: James Benton, Edwin Morphett, Cruz Purday, Jaxon McCormack, Hamish Yencken, Harry Yencken. BENALLA GIANTS: Owain Boyle, Josh Hart, Josh Mathieson, Max Smyth, Logan Hyland, Xavier Wapling. GOALS: MANSFIELD: James Benton 1; Hayden Desmond 1; Oscar Guppy 1; Edwin Morphett 1; Tyler Polkinghorne 1. BENALLA GIANTS: Max Smyth 4; Owain Boyle 1. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - WANGARATTA SHOWGROUND GRAND FINAL - 10:45am Imperials vs Mansfield

MATCH REVIEW

HIT OUT: Myrtleford’s Fearghus Jones gets the tap over Brodie Hamill.

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MONDAY evening marked the Wangaratta and District Junior Football League presentation night, with juniors from across the region recognised for their exceptional year on the field. The presentations come ahead of this Sunday’s grand final matches in the three grades at the Wangaratta Showgrounds. The day is set to kick off with the under 12 match between College and Kangaroos from 8.45am, before the under 14 flag match between Imperials and Mansfield gets underway at 10.45am, with the under 17 premiership decider between Mansfield and Myrtelford from 12.45pm.

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RISING STAR: Myrtleford’s Tyler Thomason won both the Best First Year Player award in the under 17s, but also the Wangaratta Chronicle MVP award.

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PRELIMINARY FINAL Myrtleford 6.4 12.10 16.13.109 Centrals 0.2 0.5 2.5

TRIPLE THREAT: The race for under 17 B&F was won by Benalla Giants’ Ryley Ely (not pictured), but the runners up award was split three ways between Preston Coleman (Kangaroos), Sam Rourke (Centrals) and Cooper Gracie (Benalla Giants).

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WINNER: Benalla Giants player Owain Boyle won the under 14 best and fairest gong by just one vote ahead of Jaxon Coleman from Kangaroos.

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“He’ll get to work on his rehab and recovery in a professional environment which is a great“There’spositive.plenty of example of players getting injured prior to getting drafted, Elijah Hollands did his ACL and Jy Simpkin broke his leg, they both went in the top 10 picks.” The Murray Bushrangers’ season is over but there’s still football to come for some of theirVictoriaplayers.Country and Victoria Metro will play of on September 24, while there will also be an under 17s futures game on the MCG prior to the AFL grand final.

Big blow for draft hopeful George

George is still expected to be drafted in the first or second round of this year’s draft “He’s done enough to get drafted,” Wilson said. “We’ve been talking to clubs and he’s certainly going to get drafted regardless of the injury.

By WILLSON MACK WANGARATTA Rovers and Murray Bushrangers potential AFL first round draft pick Brayden George has sustained an ACL Georgeinjury.suffered the blow playing for the Murray Bushrangers in their NAB League elimination final loss to Sandringham Dragons on Saturday.George, who was only playing his second game back since May, jumped at the ball and landed awkwardly during the first“It’squarter.beenconfirmed, he’s unfortunately ruptured his ACL,” Murray Bushrangers talent manager Mick Wilson. “He hurt his knee earlier on in the year but now he’s damaged his good knee. “’Braydo’s’ a good character though and he’s looking at the positives.”

STAR: Wangaratta Rovers’ Mikaela Trethowan was named this year’s North East Border Female Football League open women best and fairest player.

A MASSIVE last-quarter effort went to waste as the Murray Bushrangers bowed out of the NAB League finals on Saturday. The Bushies trailed by 31 points at the final break but came roaring back against Sandringham Dragons at Williamstown, with Jedd Longmire booting four goals.However, it wasn’t quite enough as the Dragons prevailed by 11.11 (77) to 10.7Longmire(67). turned the game on its head after being thrown forward late, while Caleb Mitchell and Thomas Cappellari were superb given the Bushies were running without a wing rotation by the closing stages.Max Clohesy played well on Harry Sheezel until he injured his groin, after which Foster Gardiner carried on the good work by shutting down the highlyratedThereDragon.wasanother outstanding display by Ryan Eyers at centre half-back and Ollie Hollands showed his class in only his second game back with the Bushies.Brayden George, Mitch Way and Josh Tweedale all left the ground injured leaving the Bushrangers with just one player on the bench. MACK wmack@ nemedia.com.au got

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SEASON OVER: Brayden George ruptured his ACL on Saturday.

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WANGARATTA Rovers star Mikaela Trethowan was named this year’s open women best and fairest player at the North East Border Female Football League presentation night on Friday evening. Trethowan, who was only able to play in 10 games this year, caught the umpires’ attention in seven of those matches, and was awarded best on ground in six of them, to win from Wodonga Raiders’ Maddison Gissing. A talented and explosive footballer, 22-year-old Trethowan began her football career with the Thurgoona Bulldogs in 2018. She represented the Murray Bushrangers 18 times, and went on to play four games for the VFLW Southern Saints in 2021, before transferring to Essendon this season. She joined the Rovers last year. A talented sportswoman, Trethowan also plays A grade netball for the Hawks. Rovers players from all grades polled in the best and fairest counts for their competitions.Closest to Trethowan in open women was Bianca Mulqueen (6), followed by Celia Piesse and Nikita Brown (3), Leanne Branson and Dakota McAliece (2), Lily Kozuharoff, Emma Gosbell, Amy Collins and Megan Quick (1). In under 17s, Asha Foubister polled 11 votes to finish equal seventh for the league, with votes also collected by Lili Fan, Mia Johnston, Sophie Boyle, Makenzie Clark (3), Ella Bradley (2) and Teagan Fordham (1). The Hawks’ under 14s also fared well, with Lily Gibb polling 15 votes to finish sixth, and teammates Sophia Pasquali (3), Ella Pund, Lucy Kiely (2), Molly Thomas and Eliza Harding (1) also gatheringWangarattavotes.

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SUPERSTAR: Mikaela Trethowan took out North East Border Female Football League’s open women’s league best and fairest medal.

“I think everyone was just confident and happy with each other, everyone expected each other to do their job properly, push forward and keep going.”

Melrose pegged on back to make the score 2-1 with only a handful of minutes left in the game, and when Morris headed a third corner past the goalie in the 80th minute, the score was 3-1 and the Lady Devils were going to the semi-finals.

“I wouldn’t say either team dominated anywhere on the field, it was pretty evenly paced, but we were just able to be clinical with our shots.

“It was our goal to make it to the next stage of the final - we’re not set on winning the grand final, we’re set on beating ourselves and seeing how far we can take ourselves.“Hitting that next step, the semi-final, playing against the top teams in the league, it’s going to be awesome.”

JUGGLING ACT: Dan Kelly takes control of the ball.

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Taking on one of the top three sides in the competition was a challenge for the Lady Devils, but their composure and belief in their teammates went a long way in getting the result.

Lady semi-finalsprogressDevilsto after stunning win

Coach Lockie Campbell said he was on an emotional roller coaster the entire match.“One of the best feelings was being able to prove that we are a threat in this league still, and we will do whatever we have to, to prove to everyone that we’ve not just a young bunch of new soccer players, but someone not to be messed with,” he said. “I went through a mix of emotions that whole game, it was crazy - the adrenaline was pumping at the end, I had to go sit in the car for five minutes to calm myself down a “We’dbit.won a corner, and Beth (Cope) managed to float one over the top towards the back sticks for Sarah (Morris) to get a head onto and find the back of their net, which is actually how we scored all of our goals - all off corners and Sarah getting it over the line one way or another.

WANGARATTA’s senior women’s soccer side, who finished the regular season sitting sixth out of seven sides, will play in next week’s semi-finals after producing a shock 3-1 win over third placed Melrose FC on TheSunday.LadyDevils showed their intent early, with Sarah Morris heading the ball in from a corner kick in the eighth minute. Wangaratta kept the game in check through the remainder of the first half, but four minutes into the second, Morris headed a corner through once again.

“It evened out a fair bit, they were trying to attack us hard and we were trying to attack them hard,” Campbell said.

PLAYMAKER: Liam Nash looks for a teammate.

The reserves side also advanced over Melrose, taking the win with a clean sheet 3-0.

LONG BALL: Adam Burchell sends a corner into the box.

Despite the win, Campbell said the legs were sore and there were a few injury concerns, but in his eyes, the team had done what he set out to do.

Devils come from behind to win 4-2 BY WILLSON MACK nemedia.com.auwmack@ WANGARATTA City fought off a strong challenge from Albury City in Sunday’s quarter-final to set up a scintillating semi-final clash against Cobram this weekend. The Devils came from behind twice at Glen Park to record a 4-2 victory.Albury City scored the first goal in the seventh minute when Paddy Brown found the back of the net but Wangaratta found the quick reply when Dan Kelly scored with a header off the back of an outstanding Ethan Whiley cross.Albury City weren’t going to lie down easily though with Sajan Mahji scoring in the 21st minute but once again the Devils found a quick goal from an Adam Burchell left-wing corner with Whiley finishing to tie the game up at Burchell2-2. gave his team the lead for the first time eight minutes before the break when he was awarded a penalty after Albury City’s goalkeeper dragged him down when running onto a ball.

Burchell’s penalty slammed into the underside of the crossbar and rebounded into goal as Wangaratta went into the break 3-2 up after a frantic first half. The second half would be the polar opposite to the first with just one goal scored and that came just two minutes after play resumed with Liam Nash scoring his first for the match. “I believe we can go all the way,” Wangaratta City coach Daniel Vasilevski said. “I’ve seen us lift a level in the last couple of weeks and the boys are starting to gel. “We’ve settled on a team and we’re starting to play some good football.”TheDevils have had issues with starting slow this year but Vasilevski was just pleased his side got back in the game. “We started off a bit slower than what they did and we conceded early which wasn’t good,” he“Wesaid.got back into the game though and I thought it was a good game of football. “There were some quality goals scored and I think once we started taking control of the midfield then we were able to nullify some of their threats.”

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“The reaction on field, everyone was together and celebrating, the bench was up and around and all the supporters were up and around, it was just an amazing feeling and an amazing moment.”

“They had quite a few chances and Estella (Hernandez) just did an amazing job at keeping the threats low out back.

“We’re still waiting on a bit more of an update from Bella Pasquali - she took a pretty heavy knock to an already bandaged knee,” he said.

“Having the opportunity to re-watch the game is such an advantage and has allowed us to reflect as individuals and as a team.

SOLID DEFENCE: Tarrawingee’s Tegan White works to defend Goorambat’s Ella Sheehan in the Bulldogs’ narrow win over the Bats.

Blues through to grand final, Bulldogs outlast Bats

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“We learnt a lot from the game and have plenty to work on,” she said. “With finishing second we are lucky to have the double chance so we will get to work and train hard so we can give ourselves the best chance to play well in the preliminary final.“Greta were spectacular and played a very fine tuned and polished game - Taylah Reidy and Lindsey Humphies played outstanding and shot really well.

SHARP SHOOTER: Georgia Clark shot 24 of the Magpies 39 goals.

Heavy loss for Magpies, Hawks done and dusted

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“We matched them goal for goal for about the first five minutes of the game and then they lifted and we didn’t go with “Shanithem.Rickard played well for us, working hard up the court and then shooting accurately, and Mic Larkings played strong in the mid court for us and showed great fight all game.”

The Demons will face Tarrawingee in the next stage of finals, after the Bulldogs withstood a fantastic challenge from Goorambat to take the win 45-42 on Sunday at North GoorambatWangaratta.took Tarrawingee to task early, taking a three goal lead by halftime, before the Bulldogs levelled the scores at 31-31 ahead of the final term. The intensity was fierce across the court but Tarrawingee emerged victorious. “It was pretty nervewracking - Goorambat pushed and pushed us, we were playing catch-up netball for most of the game, really,” Tarrawingee coach Jackie Everitt said.

THE weekend’s qualifying and semi-final netball matches provided onlookers with some of the best competition of the year, as both Greta and Tarrawingee advance through the finals series.OnSaturday, the top of the table qualifying final showdown between Greta and Milawa was not as close as expected, as the Blues blew the Demons away 54-38. Greta came out strong early, leaping out to a ninegoal lead after the first term before doubling the margin by the long break. The tide of Greta goals continued through the second half with no answer coming from Milawa. Demons coach Stacey Lamb said given the result, her side is lucky they finished second on the ladder.

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GOOD TAKE: Leah Jenvey in action for Wangaratta in their loss to Yarrawonga.

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BLUES GO THROUGH: Loren Gathercole (right) and her Greta side are into the grand final after a 54-38 win over Milawa.

FINALS By WILLSON MACK WANGARATTA A grade netballers were brought down to earth after last weekend’s victory over Lavington.After upsetting the then second-placed Panthers, the Magpies were shown where the benchmark is in their clash against Yarrawonga who now sit second. The Pigeons led by five goals at the first change and increased that margin at every break to eventually record a massive 39-63 victory at Norm Minns Oval. Wangaratta co-coach Hannah Grady was disappointed with the “Obviouslyloss. we are really disappointed with the outcome from Saturday, especially coming off such a great win the week before,” Grady“Thesaid.confidence takes a bit of a hit, but we have so much trust in each other and our abilities that we are so determined to push the top teams and show that we deserve to be in finals.

“There were no injuries that contributed, very much an off day.”

As always, Wangaratta’s mid-court superstar in Issy Byrne gave her all, while Katie Dean was solid in defence as she tried to contain Yarrawonga’s star shooters of Bridget Cassar, Madeleine Allan and Sarah Senini. Cassar amassed 33 goals, while Allan and Senini recorded 15 each. For the Magpies, Georgia Clark shot 24, while Amy Byrne chipped-in with 15 of herMeanwhile,own. Wangaratta Rovers couldn’t round their season off with a high against Albury at the Albury Sportsground.Therewas no doubting the Hawks effort but the Tigers were hard to stop on their home court, winning 41-29.Sami Kreltszheim capped off a strong season with an excellent performance that included 18 goals, while Albury’s Heidi Fisher was arguably best on court.

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ACCURATE: Hannah Grady sends a pass off. PHOTOS: Melissa Beattie

“Once we settled in that third and fourth quarter, we were able to get going, but it was just their pressure that they had put on us down the court.“Their shooters, Kylie (Relf) and Ella Sheehan, they weren’t missing, and unfortunately for us, luck sometimes wasn’t running ourTheway.”match was a milestone for two Tarrawingee players, with Sarah Bond celebrating her 100th club game, and Kellie Symons bringing up game 150. Goorambat co-coach Amelia Gall said an injury to one of her best didn’t help proceedings late in the game.“My co-coach Sarah (Osborne) ruptured her Achilles’, that really changed our game as Sarah was playing superbly,” Gall said. “I was really impressed at how well they were coping in such a high-intensity game. “Now we look forward to regrouping and get excited about what next year can bring.”Tarrawingee and Milawa face off on September 10 at Tarrawingee to book a place in the grand final against Greta.

MILESTONE: Sarah Bond (left) celebrated game 100 for Tarrawingee, while Kellie Symons brought up game 150.

FIREBIRDS: (L-R) Arabella Cavicchiolo, Charlotte Smith, Annabelle Johanson (top), Shylah Witte, Harper Miller, Ruby Fischer, Mia Thompson, Matilda Park, Maddison Rea, Tom Overberg. Katrina Rea (coach).

THE Wangaratta Netball Association’s junior netball grand finals were played over the weekend. Winning coaches gave their thoughts on the victories.

ROVERS BROWN: (Back L-R) Wally Pasquali (Rovers President), Isabella Amery, Holly McCarthy, Sophia Pasquali, Milla Schubert, Estella Hernandez, Matilda Taylor, Jeynelle Mills (Coach), (front L-R) Annie Harding, Ivy Howard, Jaymie Law, Lily Shanley.

SECTION TWO CoachDynamite:Sarah Noble: “The grand final between Dynamite and The Rockets was fiercely fought as expected,” Noble said. “The Dynamite girls showed great focus, determination and team spirit and were pumped to win against a strong opponent.”

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ROVERS PINK: (Back L-R) Tara McMonigle, Mia Mitchell, Remy Lloyd, Ally Nolan, Charley Miller, (front L-R) Lainey Draper, Jaye Miller (coach), Georgia Lewis, Eloise McLaughlin (absent).

SECTION THREE Wang Stars: Coach Renee Palmer: “We are super proud of our team who played a great year of netball and finished the season off playing an exceptional game in the grand final,” Palmer said. “We love our team, the girls are all great mates and enjoy playing together.”

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PREMIER A Rovers Brown Coach Jeynelle Mills: “After a shaky first few minutes of the game the Rovers girls responded by leaving absolutely everything out on the court,” Mills “Myrtlefordsaid.were strong and determined and pushed my girls to play the best netball they have all season.“After a great season it was awesome to see the girls reward themselves and really put it all out there to walk away with the win. “So much talent coming through, I’m excited to see where their netball goes next.”

DYNAMITE: (Back L-R) Sarah Noble (coach), Alice Colson, Lilly Noble, Beth Meisinger, Maddie Camplin, Rani Meisinger, Tim Meisinger (assistant coach), (front L-R) Pip White, Madi Olenczuk, Maddie Jones, Scarlett Simmonds.

SECTION ONE Greta CoachDevelopment:LorenGathercole: “The girls had a lot of excitement and nerves for their first grand final,” Gathercole said. “Rovers Orange are a good side, and we knew we would have to play well to beat them. “And they did, they came out and put everything we’d worked on into practice and they played some really great netball. “I was so stoked for the girls, they’ve worked so hard and played so well all year and it all paid off.”

PREMIER B Rovers Pink Coach Jaye Miller: “What a fantastic game of netball! Rovers Navy pushed us to play our best netball and the girls answered showing amazing skills, great attitudes and putting all that they had learnt into the last quarter to run away with the win,” Miller said. “I couldn’t be more proud of such an amazing group of champions.”

SECTION FOUR CoachFirebirds:Katrina Rea: “I’m so proud of the way each of the kids played,” Rea said. “They all came switched on ready to give it their all and moved the ball down the court so well. “It was such a great team effort, and they all played their role beautifully.”

Final Premierscores:League A: Rovers Brown 30 def Saints Black 22. Premier League B: Rovers Pink 25 def Rovers Navy 15. Section 1: Greta Development 18 def Rovers Orange 12. Section 2: Dynamite 16 def The RocketsSection15. 3: Wang Stars 22 def DovesSection12. 4: Firebirds 25 def Milawa Saints 13. More photos in Friday’s paper

Junior netballers jump to glory MADISON OLENZCUK BIANCA HAGL ELLOUISE JONES MATILDA TAYLOR STELLA JOHNSONANNABELLE JOHANSON

WANG STARS: (Back L-R) Renee Palmer (coach), Mahlee Hartwig, Lexie Looby, Maisie Palmer, Stephanie Parsons, Maddie Simmonds, (front L-R) Tayla Wilson, Charlotte VanDer Zalm, Paige Schultz, Lucy Wilkinson, Layla Ibrom.

GRETA DEVLOPMENT: (Back L-R) Bethany Tanner, Imogen Mattey, Alice Hill, Matilda Cavicchiolo, Loren Gathercole (coach) (front L-R) Mia Graham, Abbey Duryea, Carla Flanigan, Ella Montgomery, Llewela Browne.

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• The preliminary final for all qualifying teams of the Ovens & King FNL will now be played on September 10 at Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve.•Thegrand final for all qualifying teams in the Ovens & King FNL will now be played on September 17 at WJ Findlay Oval.

KIERAN McLaughlin (Wangaratta City) and Sebastian Berkhout (Albury City) compete for header in cut-throat quarter-final clash at Glen Park. The Devils took home Melissa Beattie

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At a board meeting on Monday, the Ovens & King FNL board decided on the following with regard to the finalisation of the OKFNL season:•The senior match between Bonnie Doon and Greta will be played at North Wangaratta on Saturday, September 3 at 1pm.

THE Ovens and King FNL board released the updated fixture for the remainder of the finals series yesterday, following a match cancellation on the weekend.Aninjury sustained by Greta reserves player Ben Duffield caused the senior match between the Blues and Bonnie Doon to be cancelled with 8:35 minutes remaining in the second quarter, to allow him to be airlifted to Melbourne for medical attention.

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• At half time of the OKFNL grand final senior match a fundraising blanket will be walked around the ground to further support Ben and his young family. The decision was made by the board in consultation with the clubs involved.“Theboard appreciates the efforts of those catering clubs effected, the negotiation of quick liquor licence changes and all involved who will be impacted by this,” OKFNL board chair Peter Byrne said.“However, in the trying circumstances which presented themselves on Sunday, the league acted as quickly and as responsibly as it could to ensure the welfare of patient at the time.“The player welfare, both mentally and physically, of those playing was paramount in the decision.”