This Week in Falls Creek & Mount Beauty - 22 March 2019

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FRIDAY 22ND MARCH 2019

Good Times - Great Talent!

Top: Congratulations on ten years of the fabulous Peaks Challenge Falls Creek. Pic - Nathan Fenton. • Left: Our three intrepid ‘Conquestathoners’ doing it again after 50 years. Pic – Nick Brown. • Right: Josh Tanzen in action in last years Gravity Enduro. Pic - Matt Rousu.

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Round One of the GE National Series will be staged this weekend, beginning he bikes National Gravity Enduro – cruising with your Series with practice sessions from 11am Friday. actsenjoying as the qualifying for the friends and a good rideseries together During the course of the weekend, several Enduro Series.

See mention and bombing theWorld descents and being of the trails will be closed to general riders in the article withspeeds Ben McIlroy. competitive when are high. although Blue Dirt will have shuttles running Mountain Bike Australia in conjunction Basically a Gravity Enduro race is conductedwith on Friday from 11am to 6pm and again on Falls Creek Resort Management are pleased around a designated course that includes Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Cost is $50 per to present One ofany the ride 2017really), Gravity uphills and Round downhills (like but day or $90 for 2 days. Go to www.bluedirt.

Enduro National is over Australia in a Gravity EnduroSeries. you areThe onlyseries timed com.au to book. On Sunday the trails will widedesignated with Round Twosegments being held Stromlo the downhill andatwhen No time to be smelling the roses during this weekend be closed to the general public, but will Forest May. your Round Three will be at not as Gravity Enduro.

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Jonah CosgriffPic in action during last year’s you getACT to thein bottom time is stopped progressively openasasa the different sectionsLocal talent rough or technical proper downhill Balingup WA in June; Round Four will go to event.

A fabulous image that sort of explains why people and you can ride at your own pace to the top theand event are are completed.

Pretty Valley race of track if there technical sections Point onmountain the Frying Pan Spur.

The aim of th Rockhampton in July round will thereRoad get out on their bikes.

Pic – Matt Rousu. of the next segment and and thenthe racefinal downhill willanalso have closures andofbeallsubject to is often easier B-Line so riders game is to ride each section no faster than th be heldThese on Woodford Island, on theyou Clarence again. time-out segments allow to abilities canshould get down fine. be travelling back from delays anyone and Vortex.

After you’ve ridden back up than the fastest time allowed, and no slower Riverforinyour northern in August. wait mates NSW and compare stories and the horse yards or Pretty Valley Pondage. to the Summit Rod, Stage Three is slowestAccess time. Then they do the competitive b Team Mount Beauty hosted Round Two then ride on together in a friendly, social scene The popularity of mountain biking continues Thunderbolt.

Then it is out the aqueduct Now this Gravity Enduro is a different sort before riding to the start of the next competi back on the 23rd and 24th February and until it’s time to the dropgreat the hammer raceMount to grow.

From efforts ofand some Well and beating Flowtown Stage the time bike racing to what we knowto Wishing bit without orfor exceeding nowofit’smountain Falls Creek’s turn. downhill again.

Beauty locals in the 90’s - to hosting the Four with a Liaison Mid Flowtown the to print, as Downhill or Cross Country. The Gravity permitted. At the time of for going in the preamble above, Nationals Febyou 2000 - to Flowtown Sprint (Stage Five).

Then it’s upthey look l Most of theintime need to the ridepoint uphillwhere to the As mentioned Enduro is both. The athletes will start with final course had not been set, but will pedal up hill to the start of each we have of the best in thealso country riders Road 24 to Big Fella (Stage Six) again and top of thesome next descent but tracks some events a warm up ride from Slalom Plaza, out the taking in High Voltage and Wishing Well, t section and there are six sections.

- both in Mount Beautyshuttles and in or Falls Creek. downhill the village Bowl for acompleting finish. provide either a bus+bike chairlift Bogong High Plains Road, up the Prettyback in to heading to Flowtown, that befor The growth and means we can Not a bad little day out. rides to the top of the somesuccess segments to save CopValley this forRoad a day and out. then Stage across One is to Bigthe Trig heading to Thunderbolt and then to Genera continue fabulous events. you ridingto allhost the uphills – happy days! The Fella – but you’ve got to ride up there from and Vortex before in Slalom Plaza.

It is expected that many of finishing our talented descents vary in technicality but are generally the Village Bowl. Stage Two is Generator Sound like a pretty easywith day!! locals will be competing along some of the state’s topweekend’s riders The program sort of goes like th Blue Dirt will operate forispractice Saturday: 9amshuttles to 16:00 compulsory practi day on Saturday 30th March butregistration none on 10am to 18:30 is rider and In For Groups, Clubs etc etc For Groups, Clubs Sunday during race day.

Costs are $65isper Tent open.

17:00 to 17:30 rider briefin rider perFrom day and bookings areisessential 18:00 on there a social @ evening at L www.bluedirt.com.au.

Registrations Hoot Restaurant and Barfor in the Slalom Plaz event will still be available on Saturday.

Please try to allow 24 hours notice.

Sunday: 8am to 9am Rider Briefing and Tim Please try to allow 24hours notice. activation.

8:30am to 1430pm Trails Open This is the 4th and final round of the Tour.

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Falls Creek FoodWorks 9am - 5pm weekdays. Ph: 03 5758 1202.

Fully self-contained accommodation from $140 /dbl/night.

Ph: 5758 3488 or visit: www.alphaskilodge.com.au For all licensed supermarket lines and newspapers.

Altitude Apartments Apartments Ph: 03Snowski 5758 3391 or visit: www.fallscreekcountryclub.com.

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Open for Dinner Fri Sat & Sun.bed Bookings Recommended. in Slalom Plaza next to Stingray. The Centre is open to Queen suites. Licensed Bar. Restaurant open Fri, Sat ArlbergFully Street.

Ph: 03 5758 32555 licensed.

Schuss Street. Ph: 03 5758 3800. children aged 12 weeks to five years old and is run by Attunga and Sun. ArlbergLodge Street, Ph: 03 5758 3255 fully qualified eligible for isgovernment Fallseducators, Creek Child Care open Monrebates.

- Fri and is locate Eats Brew House Open for comfortable bed & breakfast accommodation. Easy Viking Lodge Ph: 03 5758 or visit: www.fallscreek.coom.au/childcare in 1244 Slalom Plaza next to Stingray. The Centre is open Bogong Alpine Village Open 9:30am – 2pm Wed to Sun for coffee, drinks and Fully licensed. Arlberg Street, Ph: 03 5758 3255.

Self-catering accommodation, all rooms with en suites. to children aged 12 weeks to 5 years old and is run by Fully self-contained holiday homes on the banks of meals.On 1 Bogong High Plains Road. Ph: 5758 3615 site manager and secure bike03storage and workshop. fully qualified educators and is eligible for governmen Cedarwood Lake Guy surroundedApartments by wonderful gardens and Free Wi-Fi. Ph. 03 5758 3247.

The Falls rebates.Booking Creek Visitor Information CentrePhone is located Last Hoot Café is essential.

03 5758 1244 or walking trails.

15km from Falls Creek.

Ph: 03 5754 1131, Fully self contained apartment accommodation Schuss above thevisit Daywww.fallscreek.com.au/childcare.

Shelter cnr Slalom St and Bogong High Open daily from 4pm for drinks and meals. Slalom Plaza. or visit: www.bogongvillage.com Street Ph: 5758 3393.

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ow that could be interpreted in several different ways. And we do know that several of the diners did extend their lunch into the evening hours – and still made it to the Dederang Races on Saturday.

But in reality our 6th annual Regional World’s Longest Lunch got longer with a record turnout.

190 participants took to the banks of Rocky Valley Lake last Friday March 15th to eat, drink and socialise in one of the most spectacular locations in Victoria’s High ANZAC Country. Day Dawn Service: 5:45am 6:15am. Service at Eagle Rock - including Regional World’s Lunch aThe Bagpipe recital..

All Longest friends and visitors series brings together diners to sit down welcome. For further information please and 03 partake stunning all call 5758in 1202 or visitlocations www.fallscreek. over regional Victoria and is one of the com.au/Events. highlights of the Melbourne Food and Mount Beauty Service Wine Festival. Falls Creek has played host Anzac are as follows.

The to this Day eventServices since 2014 where 65 diners Early Morning Service will take place attended in this same location as 2019. in Bi-Centennial Park, Lakeside Avenue (beside beginning at 7am.

Curator the andshire chef,offices) Barry Iddles, said the event A informal speaker wassmall a perfect moveservice for thewith resorta to pair with from the local RSL. welcome. the regional food andAll wine offering.

The Anzac Day March will come downitself for “The resort was going to reactivate Hollonds Street, starting from the assembly point summer and I thought the big Melbourne in Park Street, near the Police Station at 10:45am, wine and food festival was quite a good way but marchers should be assembled and ready to to do it and toWhilst bring in some local go at 10:30am.

Hollonds Streetflavours will not and the picturesque lake. be closed, traffic movement will be restricted as the marcherstocome downlocation the street.as the Returning the same The will take first Commemorative hosting in 2014,Service this year’s eventplace at the Cenotaph,how beginning at 11am. demonstrated far it has come The in Motion of Loyalty will be offered by Councillor popularity.

Tony Keeble of the Alpine Shire. Prayers will “We’re the lake so thisofisthe our 6th be led byback SisteratEileen Reardon Catholic Longestand Lunch.

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Yep, it just keeps getting longer – our fabulous Regional Longest Lunch – enjoyed by everyone. Pic - Ailsa Woolard

Now Open

Seven Days a Week From 4pm Dinner from 5:30pm An exotic range of Pasta, Pizza, Salads & main meals with a truly Italian touch!

Happy Hours Daily: 5:30pm - 6:30pm Saturdays: $15 Pizza & Beer Specials!!

For Menu and further Information visit: www.snowlands.com.au/thelasthoot Slalom Plaza (start of the bike trails)

Ph: 03 5758 3088

Valley Lake is one of Australia’s significant bodies of water at altitude – providing water for the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and well as enabling the resort to have a plentiful supply of water for snow-making in winter.

Whilst most visitors witness the lake as the frozen-over backdrop to the ski slopes during winter, in summer it attracts a multitude of visitors to swim sail, kayak and hostdown a variety of Street otherlast events Diggers marching Hollonds year, led by Jim Crebbin State on his WW1 Motor bike.Fly Pic Fishing - Ken Bell. including and National Championships.

The address for the day will be offered by

students theRegional Mount Beauty The Fallsfrom Creek World’sSecondary Longest College.

Speakers will be school captains, Lunch is traditionally a celebration of Katerina and Connor food andTrnka wine from the localVickers. region At andour local service, wreaths will be laid by many community representatives and members of the public are invited to do so if they wish.

Further details on the service from Mr Bob Williams, President, Mount Beauty RSL on 5754 1585, or 0427 784 499.

Following the service, everyone is invited to the Mount Beauty Senior Citizens Rooms for a BBQ Lunch, refreshments and the traditional activities (read two-up), plus a couple of beers and a few old stories. •

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Santa & D’Sas wines from the King Valley provided the perfect accompaniment. Local community groups were beneficiaries with over $1,000 raised for the Falls Creek Ski Patrol, Primary School, Museum, CFA and SES. Also, as part of their training, students from the Mount Beauty Secondary College learned heaps by waiting on tables.

Falls Creek has enjoyed its busiest summer season yet with incredible turnouts for not just this event, but major events of Peaks Challenge and Mountain Bike Season Opening weekend also. Autumn is expected to bring record numbers for the popular Easter Festival in late April.

For more information on Falls Creek, visit fallscreek.com.au •

What’s On

Weekly Mount Beauty Park Run. 8am Saturdays. Bicentennial Park, Lakeside Avenue. Ph: 03 5754 1118.

26th Mount Beauty R & SL Annual General Meeting. 7:30pm at the Senior Citizens Clubrooms, Tawonga

Crescent, Mount Beauty. All members encouraged to attend. Mb: 0427 784 499.

30th TDFNL Rd.1 Dederang Mount Beauty V Beechworth at Mount Beauty 30th Last Man Standing presented by End Stage Productions. A Night of Deadly Trivia with live music from

‘Death Nell and the Immortals!’ 7pm at the Auditorium (next to VIC). Door prizes, special guests. Tickets

$30 Ph: 0422 318 149. Proudly supported by the Champagne Club.

30th & 31st Round Four Victorian Enduro Series MTB event. Lots of great racing on our fabulous trails with the

guns in attendance. Visit: www.fallscreek.com.au

At the base of the walking Weekly Mount Beauty Park Run. 8am Saturdays. Bicentennial Park, Lakeside Avenue. Ph: 03 5754 1118. and mountain 6th Start Victorian School Holidays biking trails!

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6th Mount Beauty Monthly Community Market. 9am – 1pm at the top end of Hollonds Street and Kiewa OPEN seven days a week...

Crescent. For further details or to book a stall, phone Bev: 0419 289 672 or Email: bevbantick@gmail.com.

8am to 2pm .. for breakfast, lunch, 6th TDFNL Rd 2. Chiltern V Dederang Mount Beauty coffee, snacks and drinks!

8th – 10th 2019 Oceania Continental MTB Championships, Mystic Park, Bright Locals Tuesday - from 5pm 11th Regular Monthly Meeting of the UKV Community Association. A pro-active group that seeks to better Kids Entertainment, Free Meat Raffles,

our community. 7:30pm at The Auditorium (next to the VIC). All Welcome. Em: info@ukvcommunity.org.au Free Pool and Darts comp!

12th Mount Beauty Men’s Shed Monthly Meeting and BBQ Lunch from 11:30am.

• Apartment style luxury rooms

Em: secretary@mountbeautymensshed.org.au • Pool & Jacuzzi 13th Regular Monthly Meeting of the Mount Beauty Diabetes Support Group. 10am Lakeside Community • Sauna & Steam Room

Centre. All Welcome. Ph: 0427 544 824.

Available for Groups Bookings and 13th TDFNL Rd 3. Kiewa Sandy Creek V Dederang Mount Beauty Functions. Contact us for details!

16th Regular monthly meeting of the Mount Beauty Self Help Anxiety Support Group 7pm – 8:30pm at the

Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre. Gold coin donation appreciated. Ph: 03 9830 0533.

19th Good Friday 19th – 22nd Annual Easter Art Show of the Mount beauty Art Group Inc. 10am – 4pm daily at the Mount Beauty

Community Centre. Further details: 0427 544 615.

20th TDFNL Easter Bye

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ount Beauty is located at the foot this of Victoria’s highest mountain, uld Mount Bogong. Back in 1969 sitor the local community decided to stage an eneral event andChemicals visitors could Steve where Killalearesidents from Milestone - just one of the many exhibitors that will be as this year’s Trade Fair @ Fallson Creek.

- Elleup Shaw. take the Pic climb Bogong and back with a degree of relative safety. Marshalls were for all members of the hospitality industry el A Life toplaced Remember around the course and to prepare for winter and do some serious for a strategically A celebration of ticked Lyn’s Life will place participants were off at thetake various saving on product needs for the season. on Friday the 28th April 2017 in the Village checkpoints.

To be held at the Frying Pan Inn, in the Bowl at Falls Creek for anyone who wishes Village Bowl at Falls Creek, the Trade Fair o The wonderful to event attendhas andhad paysome tribute.

Commencing at will take place on Tuesday 2nd May from ove 12 noon,including the afternoon reflect of Lyn’s highlights recordwill numbers 10am to 5pm and again on Wednesday enormous contribution to Falls Creek.

Some around 350 and a local lad (now grown up) 3rd, from 9am to 4pm. wine and a light BBQ will be provided, who has done every one. please but we ask that you bring other beverages Companies invited to exhibit include m.au.

This feature andyear, alsoanother a plate to share.ofInthe theevent case was of wet Bedding Suppliers, Linen, Manchester e. • theweather, fact thata contingency three men who participated plan will be in place. and Window Furnishing suppliers, Wine There are many reasons to get up early and make the trek to the top of Mt Bogong – not the least being the inFriends the veryare first Conquestathon in 1969 welcome to pass this invite on and Spirit merchants, Wholesale Food fabulous scenery – here enjoyed by Ben Derrick as he approaches the summit. Pic – Nick Brown.

(50 years and wonthat the members team event and it isago) understood of Lyn’s Suppliers, Chemical, Cleaning and Toiletry att Rousu.that year, came together and walked family will be in attendance. • suppliers equipment Victoria andand Dave Griffiths suppliers. from Mangerton Females theTrade Conquestathon this – 50 years oing about 50 entrants theyear U21’s after a bit of Fair @ inFalls Creek Prepare forallthe season and save NSW. They walked strongly thismoney. year and 1st.

Jess Christiansen Rod Harris from Bright (who aanniversary. rough day.

Visit the Trade Fair @ Falls Creek.

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Ivanhoe - 3hrs 13mins.

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Virginie Bernard the trip to New Zealand, Ben then Trade Fair @ Falls Creek is an opportunity minutes), Dave Fuller from Brighton, he went on toplus compete at EWS Round Two

Tawonga South - 3hrs 21 mins.

This year’s Conquestathon was run in ideal ns, at Derby, in North Eastern Tasmania. But 3rd.

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Males • Pre-purchase home inspections ure on top of the podium - and is currently 1st.

Ruud Kappert (the Flying Dutchman) • Sniffer dog tracking of cy leading the U21 class after the first two There was one incident where a participant Termites

The Netherlands and temp resident rounds. With the next six rounds taking suffered a medical condition •and was• airRodents Spiders

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Wandiligong - 2hrs 24 mins.

National Enduro Series. • Quick thinking by other participants, Andrew Poulton 5A Hollonds Street, Mount Beauty 3rd.

Ben Derrick Matt Rousu including nurse799 whoMb: arrived the909 scene Ph: 1300a 559 0427on914 Phone: 5754 1270

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Em: Andrew@bugroffpestbusters.com shortly after he became ill, averted a tragedy, t of and the Lions Club of Upper Kiewa Valley Well done to all the participants, and a big thanks all who stopped to help. The man thanks to all the volunteers from the Lions has had emergency surgery and is now Club, the Murray Valley Bushwalkers, the MEDICAL SERVICES recovering in Monash Medical Centre.

Lake Hume Amateur Radio Club, and our MOUNT BEAUTY Regular Servicing great sponsor, La Sportiva. • Our car is like our body.

We must look after it WHERE Tawonga Crescent all of the time - not just WHEN 8:30am - 5:00pm Mon -n Friday - Sat m Mo 10am - 5p when something fails. m - Sunday 10am - 3p 10:00am - 12:00pm Saturdays e Regular servicing will identify when Ph: 5754 3400 for HOW vely items are wearing (brake pads, tyres, appointments filters, hoses etc). These and other 24 hours for emergencies wearing items can be replaced before ay they let us down on the road.

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WINTER EDITION SEVENTEEN THE PEAKS CHALLENGE

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he My Race Results site, which lists events all over the world, lists 1539 entries for this year’s Bicycle Network and Falls Creek’s Peaks Challenge.

And it is a challenge with records being broken as 1,429 cyclists completed Australia’s toughest single-day bike ride in tough and varying weather conditions around our beautiful (but changeable) Bogong High Plains on Sunday 10th March. The event saw sun, rain and wind and temperatures that felt like 4°C, as well as 24°C.

234.5km to go at 7am on a lovely day. Pic – Ken Bell

However, the tough conditions didn’t stop riders from giving their all to tackle the 235 kilometre course (with 4,000 metres of climbing) to try and finish within the 13-hour deadline and claim a coveted ‘Finishers’ jersey.

Two riders even managed to set course records, with Ben Dyball and Taryn Heather being the first male and female to cross the finish line.

Ben Dyball broke both the male record and course record, finishing in an astonishing 7 hours, 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Taryn Heather became the first female to break the 8-hour barrier, finishing in 7 hours, 50 minutes and 34 seconds.

Bicycle Network General Manager of events Rebecca Lane said it was inspiring to see riders push through the conditions and give their all to achieve their Peaks Challenge goal.

“In the 10th edition of Peaks Challenge Falls Creek we saw everything that has built the legend of this event,” said Ms Lane.

“From the changing weather conditions, camaraderie and teamwork from riders on the road and the emotion at the finish line, we saw it all.”

“Our thanks go out to all the riders for making Peaks Challenge Falls Creek what it is and the volunteers on the route and at the finish line who helped them for every kilometre.”

In a first for Peaks Challenge Falls Creek, King and Queen of the Mountain awards were given to riders who had the fastest climb times on the three peaks of Tawonga Gap, Mount Hotham and Falls Creek.

Got a problem with pests?

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Visit the Bogong Power Station Information Centre For historical & geological exhibits.

Now open Sundays

10:30am - 2:30pm Bogong Alpine Village Group Bookings - Phone 03 5754 3318

Ben Dyball set a record pace almost 18 minutes quicker than last year’s winner – and it looks like he didn’t raise a sweat. Pic – Ken Bell

Ben Dyball doubled up on his big day out to take home $5,000 as the King of Peaks, while Madeline Wright was crowned Queen of Peaks and was also awarded $5,000.

Of those that entered, there were 11 who did not start, and there were about 109 who did not finish. Yep, it’s a big event – with still a few riders who have done every one.

As Rebecca said, thanks must also go to the many volunteers who make this event happen. Not only to our wonderful band of Bicycle Network volunteers, but also to the local volunteers from the towns in the area.

For example, the Rotary Club of Mount Beauty was able to supply 33 volunteers for which Bicycle Networks contributes significantly to the club’s funds – which in turn is re-invested in this community.

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he ultimate trivia show! Can you avoid the Grim Reaper till the end?

Will you be the ‘last man standing?’

A glorious evening of mirth, merriment and minutia. Death Nell and the Immortals lead you on a light-hearted look at death, using humour, fun and dancing, to chip away at the steely edges of your resolve to avoid talking or thinking about Death in any way shape or form!

It is part Cabaret, part game show and part dance party, and will ‘liven’ up the ‘hood -testing participants’ knowledge of all things deathly, while at the same time challenging the all-pervasive belief that death is something that happens to someone else, somewhere else.

It is suited to all ages (over 18) and is ideal for engaging that age-group that is particularly entrenched in the notion that they will live forever – roughly anyone under 50! (…and then some).

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It’s high drama in three rounds, as tables play off against each other (7-10 people per table) answering questions/quizzes which borrow elements from show formats such as Family Feud, Spicks and Specks, RockWiz, and Blankety Blanks.

Music is interspersed throughout the night (provided by “The Immortals”) in addition to a half hour dance set prior to the last round.

In the end, only one will be the Last Man Standing! (Apologies for the sexist language, but we don’t think there is gender in eternity!)

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Trivia Night

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ootball and netball season is back, kicking off in Mount Beauty next Saturday, 30th March when the Dederang-Mount Beauty team take on Beechworth. The fun won’t end when the final siren sounds however; once again, the club will be hosting its Season Launch Trivia Night at West Peak Hotel on Saturday night, starting at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 per person and include finger food and a drink upon arrival, with teams of up to 10 people allowed. So get together your brainiest mates and don’t forget to book your table by contacting Alana on 0413 904 285, or pick up your tickets from Gather and Harvest in Mount Beauty. And good luck to all the players pulling the boots back SUMMER EDITION TEN • on this weekend - carn the Bombers!

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ocal lad Ben McIlroy is an up and coming Enduro mountain bike racer. Over the last two years he has progressed to be the fastest junior rider in Australia winning both the National Series and the National Championships in 2016.

On March 26 Ben went and raced his first aturday 16th March the Big ever EWS (Enduro Worldsaw Series) event in Hill New Mountain BikePrior Park to filled Rotorua, Zealand. thewith event andup fast racing Team Matt enthusiasm Rousu caught with Benwhen to chat about the race and his the potential future Mount Beauty hosted 4th round of in the the mountain Alpine Cyclingbike Clubworld.

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Localfirst mountain bikers MR: Is this your overseas race?were joined by riders from Bright, Beechworth Ben: Yep, first overseas race, first EWS and Albury-Wodonga asso 60it’s racers took (Enduro World Series), going to be OPTOMETRIST - MOUNT BEAUTY to twoGibbons different courses in Eyecare a timedconsulting decent Kelly from Wodonga pretty exciting. at the new roomsformat in the Mount Beauty Medical Gravity MR: Is itEnduro excitement or race. are you nervous?

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whenlike I was showing just “Ahabout we’ve12 justI started been chilling at the more interest in racing.

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Ben: I haven’t really thought too much about it. Becoming a professional mountain biker would be pretty sick but you sort of do have to have another profession once you come out the other side.

MR: Do you think you’d be able to develop a career and race at the same time?

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FALL LINES Alpine Soaring Course

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he course, held over the period from the 9th to the 18th March was sponsored by the Victorian Soaring Association and hosted by the Mount Beauty Gliding Club. The course was attended by five coaches and sixteen pilots and was led by international gliding coach and author, G. Dale, who spent the first three days of the course with coaches from various gliding clubs including Mount Beauty Club Pilot, Craig Collings. The following days, G. Dale and the other coaches flew with all participating pilots in varying conditions. Mount Beauty Gliding Club members Peter Demeo, Steve Bradbury and Bernie Hochwimmer were amongst the 16 pilots who participated in the coaching sessions.

Daily organisation of the event, which consisted of a morning briefing/coaching session at the West Peak Hotel followed by flying sessions with gliders being launched by aero-tow and winch launching, was overseen by VSA representative, Philip Volk and the Mount Beauty Gliding Club Chief Flying Instructor, Bernie O’Donnell and assisted by members of the Mount Beauty club. Local pilot, Tony Edwards assisted by another Mount Beauty Club member, Terry Ryan, provided aero-towing services whilst Mount Beauty club members, Greg Wilson and Al Dickie, operated the winch.

Many thanks to local Mount Beauty/ Tawonga South businesses and sponsors for making the visiting glider pilots welcome, to the Victorian Soaring Association, especially Philip Volk, to G. Dale and the other coaches, and to the energetic members of the Mount Beauty Gliding Club, including Duncan Robertson, Peter Demeo, Detlev Rueff, Andrew Evans and Peter Deane, for a very successful event.

MOTORING TIPS

Ways to Save Money

1. Buy Economical Tyres. It’s tempting to go cheap, but that can prove to be a mistake. Tests show they often increase stopping distance, have a negative effect on handling. They may also hit your fuel economy and need replacing more often.

2. Drive gently when the car is cold.

Cars are at their least efficient when they are cold. If you drive hard straight from start-up, you are redoubling the wasted fuel, and also wearing out the engine more quickly in the process.

3. Empty your boot. Don’t carry unnecessary weight around with you.

On average, every 50kg will increase your fuel consumption by 2%.

A Motoring Tip brought to you by: Rick @ Mount Beauty Service Centre, Kiewa Valley Hway, Mount Beauty, Ph: 5754 4261 8

The Alpine Soaring Course involved pilots from all over the state. Pic – Detlev Reuff.

If you would like to know more about our local club, or how to get involved, you can contact the committee by emailing: mountbeautygliding@gmail.com. •

Letter to Indi residents

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ear Indi residents, It has been my privilege since 2013 to represent the interests of everyone in the Indi electorate, regardless of politics or background. Thank you for your support over the past six years.

Working with the community, independent representation has delivered action for Indi on regional development, mobile phones, NBN, infrastructure, rail, education and social security and much more.

Among the highlights are: • $235m for the North East rail line. • More than $33m for health. • Sporting grants from $500k to $2.4m. • Regions at the Ready report into regional development. • Young people engaged in politics. • The volunteer program in Canberra. • Funding for rural child care.

Visit the website for more on local projects www.cathymcgowan.com.au It is vital that the work and achievements of the past six years continues. For that to happen, I have passed the independent orange baton to Helen Haines, a Wangarattabased health professional with strong links to community who won unanimous support at a Voices for Indi forum to stand at the 2019 Federal election.

Middle of Summer!!!

Time to get the blankets and doonas cleaned up ready for winter!!!

Talk to us at:

Ariel’s Laundrette 41 Bogong High Plains Road, Mount Beauty Open 8am - 8pm weekdays 9am - 7pm W/ends & Holidays

Ph: 0400 350 488

Independent member for Indi, Cathy McGowan AO MP. Pic – Courtesy the Electorate Office.

To learn more about Helen, go to www. helenhaines.org. I ask you all to step up, sign up and speak up to keep Indi independent.

Meanwhile, until the election is called, it is business as usual. Please continue to stay in touch.

Warm regards, Cathy McGowan AO MP. Independent Member for Indi. Tuesday 26th February 2019. •

Cycling Tip Cyclists in the area, please use your lights!

Motorists find it hard to see you.

LOCAL RADIO Alpine Radio 96.5 FM In the Kiewa Valley Alpine Radio 92.9 FM In the Ovens Valley Alpine Radio 94.5 FM In the Harrietville area

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Ph: 5754 4554

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