TWR Volume 38, Issue 22, Wednesday, 28th June 2023

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From the editor...

In celebra on of NAIDOC week, we would like to express our acknowledgement of Country :“We acknowledge the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Tradi onal Owners of the land that we are on. We pay our respects to leaders and Elders past, present and emerging. We express our gra tude in the sharing of this land, and our hope that we may walk forward together in harmony and in the spirit of healing.”

We also honour Thomas Dunolly – an ac vist for Aboriginal rights who worked alongside ar st and cultural leader William Barak. He was part of a group of Coranderrk residents who sent a pe on to the Victorian government in 1886 to protest the controls that were applied to their lives by the government, that became known as the Coranderrk Pe on

The Coranderrk Pe on has survived and is on display at the Melbourne Museum in Carlton.

Welcome Record Meeting Update

Last Wednesday, June 21st 2023, The Welcome Record (TWR) held its second Public Mee ng focused on volunteer solu ons to progress the con nua on of the Community Paper.

As requested at the previous Public Mee ng held on June 7th, ALL TWR staff members were on hand to clarify ques ons on volunteering specifics such as amount of me, type of work and editorship of the Paper.

Since that last mee ng, two new volunteers have come forward to work at the Paper which will greatly assist the current team. It was discussed and understood that the exis ng team of volunteers would work closely with new addi ons to the team, to form a collabora ve team structure - taking into account each volunteer’s me availability, ability and interests.

At me of press, as no one has come forward for the Editorship posi on, the current Editor who had recently resigned, would con nue to caretake the posi on, train and assist the new team un l a new Editor is appointed.

The mee ng a endees acknowledged the me and

commitment to publishing a weekly paper and expressed sincere Thanks to the TWR team.

The mee ng also noted the importance and value of community volunteers and that all community groups are suffering from a serious lack of volunteers - an important issue which requires the whole community to develop a solu on.

It was agreed by a endees that unproven slingshot accusa ons have no place in Community Public Mee ngs, with one a endee sta ng “These mee ngs should only be about the ISSUE at hand”, seeking solu ons and not to be used for personal a acks.

As a community, known for our unreserved friendliness and kindness, we should respect and support all volunteers without anyone being maligned or vilified.

We are ALL be er than that and should strive to upli , encourage and commend each other.

A volunteer register of interest was completed by interested a endees. If you wish to register your interest in volunteering at The Welcome Record, please email welcome@thewelcomerecord.com.au We would be pleased to meet you.

Editor, TWR

Update On Upcoming Highspeed Broadband

More answers to ques ons clarifying this new technology for Dunolly residents as follows:-

Q: If you are currently on Fixed Wireless broadband – would you be able to get the new Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) technology?. A: Op comm are building FTTP to all addresses who are part of the project. If an address is part of the project, any resident can check their address on our website. Addresses for Dunolly are expected to be loaded by August 2023.

Q: Is access to FTTP available to homes that have had land lines previously? A: As Op comm is building a new and independent network, exis ng services will not be impacted, including any copper phone line services. If residents choose to amend or cancel these services, residents need to contact their current service provider.

Q: What speeds will be offered on the new tech?

A: Speeds Up to 1Gbps depending on their chosen internet provider.

Q: How and when will you be communica ng with residents? A: A le er and connec on flyer on how to get connected will be distributed. Currently tracking to the later part of the third quarter of 2023.

Q: How long is the work expected to commence and completed. A:Op comm are currently in the planning phase to build in the town of Dunolly. We expect to finish within the second quarter of 2024.

In addi on, TWR understands that the Connec ng Victoria mobile program will be delivering upgrades or installing new infrastructure through 1,108 mobile infrastructure projects. More than 700 of the projects will be delivered in regional and rural loca ons. We will publish more informa on as it comes to hand.

What’s on Dunolly

Friday, 30th June

Goldfields Music Club, Open Mic and Jam Night each Friday at the Dunolly Golf Club - 6:30pm to midnight each week - all players and public welcome with $5 entry, door prizes and meals available up to $10 (cash only) for a plated meal.

Coming soon

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Miss Brigid & Her Mixed Nuts (one nut this me), is returning to Dunolly a er her successful tours to the district a few years ago.

Jono and Brigid, otherwise known as ‘Double the Diva’, are two very talented musicians who move freely from jazzy blues to La n, from musical theatre to classical with a bouquet of blues and an extremely generous twist of comedy.

There is a large selec on to sa sfy all taste buds and please note, if you are nut intolerant, you don’t have to worry.

LIVE at the Dunolly Golf Club hosted by the Dunolly G & S society on Sunday August 20 at 2pm.

Maryborough Golf Club

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Cabaret in Dunolly

For his fans from the Swinging Six es Trivia Night, Adore Handel may be coming back to Dunolly Town Hall on the evening of 23rd September as an offBroadway premiere of his fabulous season.

There will be tables at the Town Hall and a bar - Save the date!

Contact: P 5460 4900 E admin@maryboroughgolfclub.com.au W www.maryboroughgolfclub.com.au

BEREAVEMENT

ELLIOTT Joan Marilyn

Passed away peacefully at Havilah Hostel Maryborough on Friday 9th June 2023 Aged 80 years. Wife of Iles (dec) Loved mother of Vikki, Maree, Christopher and Glenn. Grandmother of 19. Great Grandmother of 15. Daughter to Leslie and Olive Close (both dec) Sister to Bill (dec) and Raymond. Will be sadly missed.

A Funeral service celebra ng the life of the late Mrs Joan ELLIOTT was held at the Jubilee Chapel 63 Inkerman St Maryborough on FRIDAY 23rd June, 2023. The cortege then proceeded to the Dunolly Cemetery.

Phelan Funeral Service

Dear Editor,

The Dunolly Recrea on Reserves Commi ee of Management manages the Deledio Reserve and Racecourse Reserve in Dunolly, on behalf of DEECA (formerly DELWP). Currently, there are seven user groups registered within this Commi ee of Management, and each user group has a representa ve on the commi ee. The user groups are: Dunolly Football Netball Club, Laanecoorie Dunolly Cricket Club, Golden Triangle Archers, Dunolly Horse Ac vi es Club, Dunolly CFA, Vintage Machinery, and Dunolly Primary School.

The Commi ee of Management has a ‘User Groups Camping On-Site Policy’, in which user groups must apply formally to the Commi ee, for the right to camp on-site on a par cular night or weekend. The request is discussed at a commi ee mee ng; and if the request is accepted by the Commi ee, the user group is given wri en permission, and a copy of that permission is le at the Deledio Clubrooms for viewing. Each user group has access to the clubrooms with bathroom and kitchen facili es, and follows their own commi ee procedures and policies.

Two user groups currently have camping permission - Golden Triangle Archers for the Saturday nights prior to the fourth Sunday shoot, and the upcoming two-day Trad Shoot on the first weekend in August; and the Dunolly Football Netball Club for their upcoming 150th Anniversary celebra on, on the weekend of August 11th to 14th inclusive.

Kath Ryan ,Secretary/Treasurer

Dunolly Recrea on Reserves Commi ee of Management.

NOTICE

GWM Water, in partnership with Central Goldfields Shire is inves ga ng the feasibility of extending the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline to provide water to rural proper es in parts of the Pyrenees, Northern Grampians and Central Goldfields Shires. Pyrenees Shire Council secured $300,000 from the Victorian Government for a feasibility study currently underway and a business case due by the end of 2023. The study is considering op ons to provide a reliable rural water supply, u lising exis ng water infrastructure where possible and indica on of the level of interest. A piped water supply could provide significant environmental, social and economic benefits to the region, improving access to water for drought affected communi es and expanding Victoria’s water grid. The focus is on supplying non-potable water (nondrinking water) to increase the produc vity of agricultural and vi cultural sectors and for water to maintain urban green spaces. Landholders with an interest in water connec ons are being encouraged to lodge expressions of interest with details about this process and the project background being available at h ps://gwmwater.org.au/swnepstudy

A dona on of assorted cards has arrived at the Op Shop. Due to the closure of a card shop, a lovely big basket of new cards which are s ll in their cellophane wrappers, are for sale at miniscule prices. It is quite helpful to have a selec on of cards at home. Firstly, because our very local places do not have always have a card for our specific purpose, or the ones they may have are not to our taste.

Secondly, because the post can be unreliable, it is nice to send a card off when you think of it, or when you glance at your calendar and ‘lo and behold’ wri en in bright red texta, which no seeing person could possibly miss, is a birthday date! No problem if you keep a variety of cards and some stamps at home.

Are you doing some winter entertaining? Quite a few of us have birthdays to celebrate midwinter. Pla ers for pre-dinner nibbles, bowls for crisps and salads are always available at the Op Shop. Glasses and even a couple of bowls suitable for winter punch, as well as pla ers that have a special place for the dip and another sec on for biscuits.

Winter punch: mix cranberry juice, orange, pineapple and pomegranate juice into your punch bowl and add the bubbles of apple cider and ginger ale, with half a cup of frozen berries, as the guests arrive. For whatever else you may wish to add, the Op Shop has measuring devices in the kitchen sec on (first ves bule on the right as you come in) to add the right quan ty of the expensive liquids. Glasses? We have very few actual sets, that is the nature of glassware. However, if everyone has a glass of individual design it will save on the washing up! We have wash-up dish drainers in the Op Shop kitchen sec on too, of course.

Op Shop Team

MONDAY: Mosaics at the Arts Hub from 10am, beginners welcome; Ballroom Dancing from 6pm ( mes vary according to season) at the Dunolly Golf Club. Intermediate skills required call the centre for further details; Card making with Rhonda: every third Monday; Whispering Weeders: last Monday of the month. HUB CLUB! New me: 4 to 5.30pm for Term 3.

TUESDAY: Woodwork, 9am un l 12.30.

WEDNESDAY: Table tennis at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 9am to 12pm (evening session available if enough people are interested); Cra at the Centre from 10am- bring your own ac vity.

THURSDAY: Croquet at the Golf Club on Separa on Road from 10am – weather depending; Family History: from 7.30pm at the Centre. Discover your roots, our members are very skilled and happy to help.

SUNDAY: Golden Triangle Archers meet on the fourth Sunday at 10am, Deledio Reserve on Elgin Street Covered shoes compulsory and parents must stay with children.

My thanks to the Welcome Record team- may you enjoy a refreshing winter’s break.

HUB CLUB! New mes- Mondays from 4pm to 5.30pm

We really want more kids to have the opportunity to enjoy Hub Club, so during term 3 it will run on Mondays from 4pm un l 5.30. If your child would like to par cipate but this me is awkward for you, please let me

know and I’ll try and work out a solu on. At Hub Club, kids can create some awesome art and cra in a very friendly environment. Lynda and Stacey, with volunteer Faye, are very skilled at guiding kids through some awesome ac vi es, with some healthy snacks for good measure. Cra Exhibi on at the Arts Hub: August 12th & 13th. Upcoming seminar on Tuesday 25th July: how to be more energy efficient in your home. This seminar will be very helpful in explaining how you can save money on your power bill- these days we all need that advice! The seminar begins at 2pm here at the Centre, and will be run by the Bendigo Sustainability Group. The seminar is free, and we have endless cups of tea and coffee to keep you going!

Power Saving Bonus + help for other online forms. All manner of forms are online now, and I appreciate how tricky it can be for people who aren’t that comfortable with computers. Give me a call and I’ll do my best to help. Don’t forget to apply for the Power Saving Bonus!

Dunolly Neighbourhood Pantry- Monday to Thursday, 1.30 to 3pm at the Centre. This service is open to any community member needing that li le bit extra. The ‘a er hours’ pantry is on the veranda, and is kept stocked for anyone unable to visit during opening hours.

Kath Ryan, Co-ordinator 5468 1511 admin@dunnhc.com.au

Located in the old Nurses’ Home beside the hospital on 18 Havelock Street (top of Bull Street). Monday to Thursday 9.30am to 3pm; and Dunolly Arts Hub, on the corner of Thompson and Alice Streets.

Council Mee ng

The June Council Mee ng was held on Tuesday 27 June at 6pm. The agenda is available to view at www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/councilmee ngs

The mee ng will be held in-person at the Community Hub in Maryborough and is open to the community to a end. It will also be livestreamed to Council’s Facebook page and a video will be available at the above web address following the mee ng.

Community sa sfac on survey

The 2023 Customer Sa sfac on Survey results will go to next week’s Council Mee ng (27/06) for no ng. The annual survey is coordinated by Local Government Victoria and is based on the responses received by phone interviews with 400 residents. The survey is designed to assess the performance of Victorian councils across a range of measures and iden fy ways to provide improvement or more effec ve service delivery to residents. To view the results, visit www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/ sa sfac onsurvey2023

Community Grants NOW OPEN

$46,000 in funding is available as part of the 2023 Central Goldfields Shire Community Grants Program. Grants above $500 are available to community-based organisa ons looking for financial support to deliver ac vi es, programs, small events, equipment and infrastructure. In a new ini a ve, an addi onal category has been introduced for projects that address the impacts of climate change. Applica ons are now open and will close Friday, 21 July 2023.

If your group or organisa on is interested in applying for a grant, call us first to discuss your idea and check Fo more informa on visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/ communitygrants2023

Volunteers needed

We’re calling for volunteers to support our Meals on Wheels and Social Support programs.

To help deliver meals as part of our Meals on Wheels program, we require volunteers for one hour every Tuesday – from 10 am to 11 am.

We require volunteers every Wednesday from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm to assist clients on social ou ngs.

To find out more and to get involved, contact Council's Lifestyle Ac vi es Officer Michael Tucker on 5461 0675 or email mail@cgoldshire.vic.gov.au

Flood Recovery Update

The first package of works to restore our road network following the October 2022 floods will commence early July. Following a public tender process, the works will be delivered by local contractor Shay Excava ons. To find out more about the process, as well as the list of roads that will be upgraded as part of the first package of works, visit www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/ floodrecoveryworks

WHAT’S ON Winter school holiday fun

Our Youth, Gallery and Library teams have put together a fun program of ac vi es for local young people aged 3 to 25 for the winter school holidays. For more informa on, visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/winterfun2023

BEST START FOR LEARNER DRIVERS

Do you have someone in your household ready to get their L plates?

Are you a li le nervous about how to be helpful in the passenger seat? Then we might be able to help.

Gary Clarke is the driving instructor leading the Driver Training Program run by Community Bank Maldon & District that has been running for over 20 years.

This program has seen over 400 young people learn skills, increase confidence, and be er understand road rules by experiencing a range of different environments, traffic condi ons and driving styles.

The Community Bank Maldon & District subsidises the majority of the $900 per par cipant program costs.

There is a charge to par cipants of only $150 but each graduate receives a reward of a $50 bank

account with the Community Bank Maldon & District on comple on of their course.

The course can add up to 15 hours of supervised driving experience per par cipant. Two sessions are run during most school holiday breaks.

In the mean me, Gary’s top ps for parents of new drivers are:

- Explain all the controls on the dash of the vehicle, for e.g. indicators, heater, wipers, seat adjustment, mirror adjustment

and how to start the car e.g. foot on brake for auto and foot on clutch for manual. Then turn the key.

- Choose a quiet place ‘on road’ or ‘off road’ to start moving forwards and backwards slowly.

- Feel how the steering works le to right, moving slowly and back to straight, then applying brakes to stop.

- On your first drive – keep it short and posi ve; no speed involved just get used to how it feels, very gently; never get into arguments about driving as this will not create confidence; build up slowly and enjoy the drive.

For more informa on about the Driver Training Program, chat to staff at any of our branches, phone Maldon on 5475 1747 or head to our website h ps:// maldoncb.com.au/wp-content/ uploads/2020/12/Applica onform-Learner-Driver-TrainingProgram-2020-21-MDCB.pdf

Pictured: Instructor Gary with recent graduates Amabel, Liam and Finley.

I have recently discovered that wonderful garmentthe poncho.

This is about one thousand years later than the South American na ve people. The one I have is woollen and very warm and there is plenty of room to keep your arms and hands warm too.

I kni ed my girls one each when they were fashionable many years ago.

I have a fine collec on of garden gloves which I decided to sort out. I now have two full pairs and four le handed gloves.

I can only imagine that the right ones have gone to join the odd socks, wherever they are.

I was talking about my first car last week – a red Mini. I forgot to men on that I drove it around for some me with the bumper bar in the back seat.

There was a school crossing marked with posts on the road just outside our house. It had been there for years and was not exactly invisible. But that did not stop me from backing into it at very low speed, so the damage was not too bad.

I have repeated that ac on here by backing into the par ally open garage door - twice!

I was watching a show about preserving lemons which made me remember mine.

My brother-in-law told me a method of making a rub for sore knees etc. I came home and put four lemons in a big Moccona jar and covered them with metho. This was about 10 years ago and the lemons are perfectly preserved. I'm not game enough to open the jar and I certainly would not put the liquid on anything.

See you next month.

ROSIE

Bealiba Bowls

It was a cold, wet night but a small group of bowlers braved the elements this week.

Shirley Coburn was the rose between the two thorns, Malcom Campbell & Gary McClelland on the winning team.

Pam Brightwell was the rose on the opposing team with Lyle Streeter & Tiger Coburn.

Shirley, Malcolm & Gary were convincing winners with a score of three games to nil. Be er luck next week.

Happy bowling.

Chris Evans

ChurchNotices

Catholic Church, Dunolly

There will be Assembly at St. Mary's at 8.30 on Sunday 2nd July.

Today, call to mind that old admoni on: "The only place success comes before work is in the dic onary ".

R. Mecredy

Uni ng Church, Dunolly

Worship on Sunday 2nd July at 9.30am will be led by Jan Wa s. The Op Shop is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am.

Uni ng emergency relief will be in Dunolly on Thursday 6th July from 1.30pm.

Julie Ramsay

St John's Anglican Church, Dunolly

Rev Canon Heather Blackman

Parish Office, Nigh ngale Street, Maryborough. Phone 5460 5964

St David’s Anglican Church, Bealiba

Davies Street Bealiba

Sunday Eucharist: 8am second and fourth Sundays of every month.

Priest-in-Charge Reverend Judi Bird.

New Horizons Church, Bealiba

Bealiba Public Hall Every Sunday 3 pm.

Wednesday Bible Study

Dunolly 10.30; Bealiba 11 am

Contact Veronica for more informa on0427 345 577

Dunolly UHF Tower is ON !

On 25th June, 2023, the channel 1 UHF Dunolly Repeater Tower was turned on. Please remember that repeaters use 2 channels to operate, so please don’t chat on input channels 31 to 38.

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Bealiba CWA

Our delegates are back from the CWA State Conference and from all accounts it was excellent. There was an interes ng and inspiring array of guest speakers including Emma Gee who suffered a stroke when she was 24. As well there was an organic farmer hoping to empower people to grow their own food, a speaker from Community Housing for vulnerable people - this includes homeless women and a representa ve from the An -Cancer Council advising that Cervical Cancer screening can now be done at home. Other highlights were that the CWA’s Thanksgiving Fund had raised over $19,000 for 3D Hands – a great ini a ve to provide prosthe c hands to those at home and abroad. Congratula ons also to the East Wimmera’s Maureen Donnellan (from Birchip) who won two awards for her wri ng and to the Morwell’s Evening Branch who won the Scone Challenge for the third year in a row. They made and sold 2,120 scones! The June mee ng was largely taken up with arrangements for Associa on Day. This year we are going to do our fund raising ‘in house’ given that August is going to be a very busy month for the

The Maryborough Highland Society (MHS) generously donated $1,380 to the Freemasons Founda on of Victoria, on 16th June, 2023.

These funds when added to other funds raised, be doubled by applica on to the Freemasons Founda on and presented as a $300.00 Primary School

branch. Members are reminded that we will be having a shared lunch and to please bring a plate of finger food. In addi on, each member is asked to bring along a compe on or game plus a small prize for the winner. The June compe on for something old had a diverse range of objects including a medal, a cut-throat razor and an old money box complete with three pences.

Compe ons for June

Small Pot Plant:

First Mandy La er Second Heather Davis

Something Old:

First Heather Davis Second Pam Brightwell

Compe on for July: Best winter recipe to share

Dates for the Diary:

Tuesday, 4th July Cra @ 10am in St. Arnaud - bring a metre of fabric if a ending.

Friday, 14th July, Avoca CWA Xmas in July lunch @ 12noon. Cost $25. There will also be a blind auc on.

Thursday, 20th July Branch Mee ng @ 10.30am followed by a shared lunch and fund raising in the a ernoon.

Thursday, 10th August. East Wimmera Conference in Bealiba. 9.30 am for a 10am start.

Heather Davis

Scholarship for one student in every grade six, of the 18 classes provided annually to the schools in the Central Goldfields. Selec ons are made by the Principal and Year Six Teacher from each respec ve school and funds will be deposited into the student's account at their a ending secondary

school in 2024, to be used for educa onal purposes. Therefore, this cheque will mean that funds are covered for nine of those 18 scholarships.

Ken Calder, Secretary St George Lodge (Dunolly), Chairman, Central Goldfields Masonic Group & Freemasons Loddon District Philanthropic Off.

Ken Calder (centre) flanked by Bruce Kay, President and Anthony Anderson, Treasurer, MHS

Central Gold ields Residents and Ratepayers Assoc. Inc.

Central Goldfields Ratepayers and Residents Assn Inc

Last weekend was the Dunolly Country Market. The weather was cold, but great to see so many out and about. Thank you to the organizers, stall holders and community for your efforts. Come the warmer weather this will be even bigger and be er. Reading last week's issue of the Welcome Record about the fibre op c cable roll out. On paper it sounded fantas c and we would like to know a bit more about it. Fingers crossed.

Last week our council held two community planning workshops. These workshops were around the increasing of housing lots in those two areas. One in Carisbrook, the other in Maryborough. We believe Dunolly, Talbot and our other towns are to be happening later.

These were a fantas c ini a ve and quite well par cipated in, regardless of one venue having its doors locked for the first hour of the workshop. There were a lot of great ideas and discussion. The largest two concerns in Carisbrook were:

1: Despite Flagstaff having a major effect on the levee and overland flooding, apparently the presenters were totally unaware of the flooding at Flagstaff, nor the rela onship between Carisbrook and the Flagstaff overland water from that area.

2. The infrastructure to provide for the new house occupants.

Maryborough was a well-a ended event, with again support toward increased housing for our area but the two main issues were:

1. Loca on of the allo ed areas, the access and fire concerns.

2. Infrastructure e.g., sewerage, doctors, hospitals, employment and roads.

Judging by the community response, they are ready to work with council. The one thing which was very evident was this project is already at stage three into this six stage process. The obvious lack of local knowledge, already shown by the council's professional advisors and council representa ves, was a huge concern with confidence in this project. This then brings us to the sa sfac on survey 2023. The state average dropped 3 points from 59% to 56%. Our shire dropped 1% from 53% to 52%. The sheer fact that our Shire is one of the lowest scored in the State, and s ll going down, does it give any confidence to know we are s ll dropping and s ll well behind the State. One only item - overall direc on - was one point above the State average. Two (customer service and waste management) were higher than last year's, 3% and 1% respec vely. More on this later.

Please look a er each other and stay safe. Regards

Wayne McKail President

All appointments for call-outs must be made before midday on a Tuesday.

Office hours - 5461 4466

Dunolly Bowling Club

Wednesday 21st June, Avoca hosted the Winter Jackpot Pairs, certainly not a warm day, a wee bit nippy for most bowlers, congratula ons to Barry Mortlock and Paul Miscallef.

All bowlers from all clubs were relieved to hear that Ian Proctor is on the road to recovery, a er speaking to Ian during the week, he is looking forward to heading home, then up to the river for a spot of fishing.

Commi ee members next commi ee mee ng is Monday 3rd July, at 7.30pm. Please spare a minute or two to fill out the ques onnaire form that you would have received in the mail and return it in the prepaid envelope that was included, even if you are not interested in a social club, your sugges ons will be considered.

WHO AM I?

My family has been involved with the Dunolly Bowling Club for over 35 years. I started bowling socially as a youngster, also playing football for Na e Yallock, l o en played against Dunolly. I went to school in Maryborough and my friendly bus driver was Harold (Harry) Pike. Below are a few of my proud family’s moments.

My mother was the Champion of Champions, M.D.L.B.A 1995-1996. Along with three other Dunolly Bowlers winners of the Silver Tray 2005, 2017, 2018. Handicap Singles Champion, 2004-2005.

My mother along with Marg Davies, Lore a Parker and P. Lacey were the Midlands Ladies Bowls Associa on State 4’s Champions. Goldfields and C.V.B Regional Triples State Winners.

My mother was elected the Ladies Associate President for 2003-2005. My father was elected the Clubs President for 2001-2003.My family played in many Division 1, 2 and 3 premiership teams, Tuesdays and Saturdays.

1997-1998 and 1998-1999 my father and his bowling partner P. Peters won the Championships Pairs. My father was honoured by the Dunolly Bowling Club as a Life Member.

2011-2012 then again 2015-2017 l was presented with the Presidents Trophy.

My son started playing bowls, we played in many premiership teams together. As a family we have served as a President, Secretary plus many volunteering roles. My family sponsors a club event. Yes, you guessed it, l am ALAN “Strop” WEIR. Our bowling club is steeped in family history, to name a few, the Fle , Raven, Mortlock, Freemantle, Howard, Whitehead and the list goes on, our club rooms are open Friday nights for the Happy Hour 5-7, come along have a look at the photos that adorn our walls, maybe one of your family members are in the photos.

Hannah Delconte, Publicity Officer.

Dunolly Golf Club

A big thankyou to the dozen or so members who a ended our working bee on Sunday. A lot of work was done to prepare the course for the upcoming tournament, due to be played on Friday the 7th and Sunday the 9th of July.

The course should be a picture by then, and all we need is some good weather for the tournament to be a success. A second working bee will be held this Sunday to put the finishing touches in place, so please come along if you can.

The commi ee invites all golfers to par cipate in the tournament, which is our most important event of the year. Just let Darren, Cheryl or Jenny know if you are going to play, so arrangements can be made. If you can contribute to the running of the tournament in any way, please let us know, as it makes it easier if we can spread the load. We will be playing this Saturday as per normal, which may be a great chance to get in some prac ce before the big event!.

Ian Arnold

Dunolly DFNC Netball Report

11’s- no play.13’s- The girls got off to an amazing start with some great all over court play. Everyone was contribu ng to some really nice flowing netball. They ran out the game 41-1 winners. The incen ve went to the whole team.

15’s- It took a li le bit for both teams to get into the game with some great defensive pressure. The second quarter saw both teams se le into the game. Rovers crept away to a slight lead and we worked hard to close the gap but unfortunately we were unable to maintain momentum and went down 1517.

17’s- we started strong with some amazing defensive pressure. We went into the second half 1 goal up. Rovers came out strong and won the 3rd quarter and took the lead by 1 goal heading into the last quarter. Although the girls tried hard rovers were just too strong in the last and took the 4 points. We went down 12-16.

C-Grade- as soon as the ladies stepped on the court the heavens opened up. It took us a li le bit to adjust to the wet court but we se led in and had a lot of the ball. Unfortunately we were unable to covert and went down 48-6. Incen ves were awarded to Billie and Cadence

B- Grade-

The ladies came up against a very well oiled Rovers team. Our defenders worked hard all game and we had quite a bit of the ball but unfortunately we were finding it hard to convert. We went down 16- 43. Incen ves were awarded to Ruby and Shayla.

A- Grade- We got off to a solid start with both great

defensive pressure and steady offensive play. We were able to maintain that intensity into the second. Rovers came out strong and won the 3rd quarter. We went into the last quarter 7 goals up and managed to play some very smart, steady netball and run out the game 11 goal winners 55-44. Incen ves were awarded to Ma sse and Leah. A huge congratula ons to Ruby Lang and Billie Goodwin who played their 100th game this week. Ruby began her netball career in the 11’s and has been a dominant player ever since. She has represented the league on many occasions and has stepped up into our senior grades on many occasions.

Billie is a reless worker on and off the court for DFNC. When she isn’t playing, she is pu ng in stats, cleaning the clubrooms, working in the canteen, running water, organising social func ons and so much more. Both are incredible assets to our club.

Mel Schodde Co ordinator

Football Report

U11.5 Football

Hi all it me again your friendly under 11.5 coach with another weeks report- the team turned up ready to go it what was our best competed game for the year with some good conversion from the team gave us good confidence in our team and ability to try to get across the line with yet some more great individuals games from Jordan, Jacob, Grace, who all played their best games for the year to date. We will keep trying and improving li le bit by li le bit keep it up kids.

Hayden Wellard Coach

U14.5 Football

What a magnificent game we played a er 4-5 weeks off football we took it right to the Maryborough rovers only to lose by very li le.

It was a goal a er goal sort of game which was really good to watch. Special men on to Gracie with her fantas c defensive efforts and to Rhylan for scoring his first goal for our team. Heads up to all of our boys and girls we are ge ng closer every week, keep coming to training it is the best thing for us as a team!

Thomas Cox Coach Reserves Report

Full of confidence and desire following 3 wins in a row Dunolly were eager to hit the ground running against Maryborough Rovers in what will prove to be the final mee ng between the two clubs. The First Quarter started off with great intent from both sides as rain came down with ball movement challenging with a wet footy as Dunolly took a 25-12 lead. The feeling was solid around the group but more was wanted as we looked to take more ownership over the game in the 2nd Quarter. Control of the ball seemed to be on our side but Rovers defended well

as we took a 44-20 lead in at HT. Adjustments were made for the 3rd Quarter and Dunolly put the foot down a li le more as the weather improved and if not for some wayward kicking would have had a much larger lead at 3QT, bit s ll comfortably in front 66-32. The group demanded more of themselves in the final quarter and started to really click together as we have previous weeks as we smashed 7 goals on in the last quarter to run out 112-32 winners. Best on was Tyler Barne who linked up well all day and Riley Bouwmeester kicked 3 in a good display up forward. 4 in a row! We move on to a massive game against Harcourt next!

Andrew Bearpark Coach

Seniors

Rovers was a massive game for us in terms of our season. Lose and our season was almost shot, a win keeping us alive and in the hunt.

We started well taking a 5-goal lead into the first break but slacked off in the second quarter only taking a 2 goal lead into the main break.

We went back to the style of football we wanted to play in the third quarter, playing for each other and with intensity. The last quarter was a slog with very li le scoring but we were able to walk away a 12point win.

Jake Willcocks and Jordy Waldron kicked 4 each while Lachie Tranter and Tyler Kinnane lead the be er players.

Bailey Goodwin Coach