THE FANTASTIC McKAYOS
The Only Snow MTB Race
Back on Saturday 5th of October Falls Creek celebrated the 5th year of the marquee McKayos mountain bike race with a record 335 riders competing. Billed as a snow dirt and road enduro, the race takes mountain bikers from 1760m above sea level in the Falls Creek ski fields to the shores of Lake Guy in Bogong Village at 660m.
Riders traversed 15km for a total descent of 1100m through a challenging course that included a mass start on snow, a race through the alpine village streets and slippery single-track mountain bike trails. Warm temperatures in the lead up to the event meant that the spectacular mass start was made all the more challenging with large stretches of dirt separating the snowsections.
World Cup rider Chris Panozzo was first across the line in a thrilling dash for the finish between himself and Ben McIlroy (2017 and 2018 winner). Panozzo has been a podium placer in each of the past four years of the event, finally earning the ultimate prize by the smallest of margins –one second in front of McIlroy and less than a minute in front of Mount Beauty teenager Jonah Cosgriff in third place.
In the women’s category, Beechworth local Lia Ladbrook fought off a similarly close result to finish 20 seconds in front of 2018 winner Goele Schmitz. Last year’s second placed Bec Feltrin took third place honours for a third year straight of podium finishes.
Falls Creek Resort Management Marketing Director, Jo Prothero, said the race was enjoyed by all, including herself.
“This year was my first year of racing and it was an experience like no other. Seeing 350 riders on the start line was confronting but such an amazing experience once the starter’s gun was off and it was time to race.”
“Falls Creek is ready to move into its summer mountain biking season in late November and what better way to do this than with a mountain bike race on the last weekend of the ski season. We have so many unique experiences here and McKayos is the perfect example of what a spectacular place Falls Creek is to visit.”
As the riders clattered over the finish line and took in a deep breath, it was time to get rid of the helmet and gloves and enjoy a fantastic egg and bacon roll – all lovingly gourmet prepared by members of the Rotary Club of Mount Beauty – who do this work as part of their regular fund-raising efforts. Then it was on to the bus and back up to Falls for the Presos and after-party.
Yep – another fabulously successful McKayos. Put it on your calendar for next year. •
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Snow Ski Apartments
Altitude Apartments
Spacious fully self-contained accommodation. Open all year round. Bike storage and free Wi-Fi. Located in the Village Bowl. Ph: 03 5758 3811.
Cedarwood Apartments
Fully self-contained apartment accommodation with great views. Schuss Street. Ph: 03 5758 3393.
Diana Alpine Lodge
The place to base yourself for an alpine experience. Comfortable, friendly, meals available, licensed, spa, sauna. Breakfast included from $110 pp. 6 Falls Creek Road. Ph: 0418 453 525.
Falls Creek Country Club
Fully self-contained accommodation from $150/ dbl/night. Ph: 03 5758 3391 or visit: www. fallscreekcountryclub.com.au. 7 Bogong High Plains Road.
Self-contained accommodation open all year round with on-site management. Located in the Village Bowl. Ph: 03 5758 3356 or visit: www. snowskiapartments.com.au.
Dining & Bar
Diana Food
Food tastes better at altitude. Packed lunches. Picnic hampers. Catering and platters for your venue also available. Email for more information: bookings@dianalodge.com
Last Hoot Café
Open daily from 4pm for drinks and meals. Slalom Plaza. Ph: 03 5758 3088. Refer Advert this edition.
Stingray @ QT
Open daily 8am – 2pm for Breakfast, Lunch, coffee, snacks and drinks. Slalom Plaza. Ph: 03 5732 8000.
Coming MTB Events
2nd & 3rd November - Team Mount Beauty hosts Round Two of the Victorian Enduro Tour on the Big Hill Mountain Bike Park. Visit tmb.org.au
This should be a good weekend as Round One at Nail Cairn Hill last weekend saw over 200 riders take part. 22nd to 24th November - Falls Creek and Blue Dirt Mountain Biking host Ignition, the ‘party weekend of the year’ to mark the official opening of the mountain bike season at Falls Creek. Go to www.ignitionmtb.com.au for more detail
1st & 2nd February 2020 - Falls Creek will host Round Three of the Victorian Enduro Tour – which was a real hoot last year – surrounded by a touch of snow. Google Victorian Enduro Tour for more details – or go to: fallscreek.com.au/events. •
Shopping
Falls Creek FoodWorks
For all licensed supermarket lines & newspapers. Located lower level, St Falls West (near Post Office). Open Mon – Sat 10am – 5pm and 10am – 3pm Sun. Ph: 03 5758 3009
Child Care
Falls Creek Child Care is open Mon – Fri and is located in Slalom Plaza next to Stingray. The Centre is open to children aged 12 weeks to five years and is run by fully qualified educators, eligible for government rebates. Ph: 03 5758 1244 or visit: www.fallscreek.com.au/childcare.
Visitor Information
The Falls Creek Child Care is open Mon – Fri and is located in Slalom Plaza next to Stingray. The Centre is open to children aged 12 weeks to five years and is run by fully qualified educators, eligible for government rebates. Ph: 03 5758 1244 or visit: www.fallscreek.com.au/childcare.
Just bloody crazy – and this is only the start – still more snow and 15km to go. 355 starters for the 2019 McKayos. Pic – Matt Rousu
YOUR STORE IN TAWONGA SOUTH
A TIME TO REMEMBER
The address for the day will be offered by students from the Mount Beauty Secondary College. Speakers will be school captains, Katerina Trnka and Connor Vickers. At our 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.
2017 GRAVITY ENDURO NATIONAL SERIES
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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Point on the Frying Pan Spur. The aim of the game is to ride each section no faster than the fastest time allowed, and no slower than the set slowest time. Then they do the competitive bit, before riding to the start of the next competitive bit without beating or exceeding the times permitted. At the time of going to print, the final course had not been set, but they look like taking in High Voltage and Wishing Well, then heading to Flowtown, completing that before heading to Thunderbolt and then to Generator and Vortex before finishing in Slalom Plaza.
The weekend’s program sort of goes like this. Saturday: 9am to 16:00 is compulsory practice. 10am to 18:30 is rider registration and Info Tent open. 17:00 to 17:30 is rider briefing. From 18:00 on there is a social evening at Last Hoot Restaurant and Bar in Slalom Plaza. Sunday: 8am to 9am Rider Briefing and Timing activation. 8:30am to 1430pm Trails Open for GE competition.1500 to 1630 Presentations. If you’re into biking and would like to enjoy some good action, be at Falls Creek this weekend. Further detail from 03 5758 1200. •
Diggers marching down Hollonds Street last year, led by Jim Crebbin on his WW1 Motor bike. Pic - Ken Bell.
Late night shopping and lots to choose from for your Christmas Lay-By. Pic – Simone Dowel Falls
CARPE DIEM
An Award Winning Play
Centre Stage Scripts and Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre are proud to announce a performance of Carpe Diem at the Mount Beauty Community Centre on Saturday 26 October 2019. The Neighbourhood Centre’s General Manager Trish Dixon said she was pleased to welcome Carpe Diem for a night of entertainment, prizes and fund raising whilst raising awareness of important mental health messages.
state round at Barjarg, I was still like Under 15s or Under 17s and I knew that he was a fast dude. I wanted to hang out with the fast guys so I wanted to hang out with Chris Panozzo. I remember at Barjarg the shuttles were always a bit delayed, we were hanging out down the bottom for so long that we nearly missed our race runs. When we got to the top, everyone was wondering where we’d been. He was just like “Ah we’ve just been chilling at the bottom.” So that felt pretty cool. After that he invited me to travel with him to the next round at Narbethong. During that trip we decided not to race any more of the Vic series. I thought that I wouldn’t really continue racing but then Chris invited me to Toowoomba. That was my first national race and from then on we just became mates and he invited me along to all
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“At the Neighbourhood Centre we aim to be resourceful and innovative when it comes to supporting each other. We understand the importance of human connection and seeking help in maintaining sound mental health. I congratulate Centre Stage Scripts for this initiative and I look forward to seeing the show,” Ms Dixon said.
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Set in a fictional town in inland Australia, Carpe Diem portrays the friendship of Nev, a hard working farmer and John his stock agent friend. Both have been impacted by the long running drought and are each
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Carpe Diem is a contemporary portrayal of every day Australian males dealing with issues of health, grief, loss and depression. Touring regional and remote Australia since 2015 anecdotal evidence tells us that we are helping save lives.
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Starring John Walker (Full Frontal) and Chris Pidd the award winning play will be presented at the Mount Beauty Community Centre this Saturday 26th October. Doors open 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Tickets are $25 /$20 conc. available at Mountt Beauty Hardware.
The play is followed by a Q&A and fund raiser raffle. Fabulous prizes have been donated by the very generous business owners of Mount Beauty and Bright. Supper and a meet and greet with the actors to follow. Proceeds go to the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre for their valuable community work. See you Saturday evening at the Community Centre. • New Bike stock now arriving... Lay-By NOW for
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Written by playwright, Megan Rigoni, Carpe Diem is a highly entertaining live theatre event addressing suicide prevention. It stresses the importance of professional care in times of crises and the importance of mate ship and looking out for each other.
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More Outrageous Riding
Team Mount Beauty will be hosting round two of the Victorian Enduro Tour, November 2nd and 3rd. Riders will be racing the iconic Big Hill Down Hill track from the top! Six stages of awesome hand-cut single-track to test the skills of riders. Busses will take riders right up to the top first thing Sunday morning, giving them two stages without pedalling up!
Entry’s now open at www.entryzone.com.au
Last weekend’s event, Round One at Nail Cairn Hill saw over 200 riders compete – which augurs well for next weekend in Mount Beauty.
A big shout out from the Pres to all our local volunteers who have been putting in the hard yards preparing the trails for the event. There’ll be lots of great prizes from our awesome local sponsors. We encourage you to come along and race on the trails that have produced many champions See you there!
Schedule and Shuttles
Saturday 2nd
• Registration open 9am-4pm. • Official practice 9am-4pm. • Shuttles 9am-4pm (2 shuttle rides for U15 and “Le Petit enduro” categories. 4 shuttles for elites and +stage 6 riders. 3 shuttles for over categories).
•Timing chip collection 3pm-5pm
Sunday 3rd
• Registration opens 7am. • Official race start time 8am-2pm.
Event Details
A Life to Remember
We have added 2 new categories this year, an e-MTB category for both male and female and a “Le Petit Enduro”. The “Le Petit enduro” category is designed for new riders to gravity enduro format and racing, it is shortened to 4 stages and will not include the Honeysuckle stage.
Age categories will be taken from your age on 29th March 2020 – this being the date of the last race in the series.
The U15 category will not include the Honeysuckle stage, to reduce the overall race time as per MTBA recommendations. Riders must be 13 years or older on 29th March 2020 to enter.
A celebration of Lyn’s Life will take place on Friday the 28th April 2017 in the Village Bowl at Falls Creek for anyone who wishes to attend and pay tribute. Commencing at 12 noon, the afternoon will reflect Lyn’s enormous contribution to Falls Creek. Some wine and a light BBQ will be provided, but we ask that you bring other beverages and also a plate to share. In the case of wet weather, a contingency plan will be in place. Friends are welcome to pass this invite on and it is understood that members of Lyn’s family will be in attendance. • Trade Fair @ Falls Creek
Something of an institution since 1982, the Trade Fair @ Falls Creek is an opportunity
VICTORIAN ENDURO TOUR
Race Stages
• Stage 1 – Mount Beauty top to car park. • Stage 2 – Honey Suckle. • Stage 3 – Mount Beauty saddle to Cranky Charlie. • Stage 4 – Mount Beauty top to 5 ways. • Stage 5 –Cattle yards to car park. • Stage 6 – TBC Racers will return to the bottom(the car park area) after stages 1, 5 and 6. • Drinking water will be provided at the bottom of stages 2, 3 & 4. Variations of previously raced tracks and some we haven’t raced before. • Shuttles are provided by TMB only and are included in your entry.
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Lexhibitors
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still being in their series category for the overall.
• The e-MTB is a race category for e-mtb’s that comply with the Australian Standard for an electric power assisted mtb. We hope this will provide a race weekend for e-mtber’s to race with their mates on either mtb’s or e-mtb’s.
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 ever EWS (Enduro World Series) event in Rotorua, New Zealand. Prior to the event Matt Rousu caught up with Ben to chat about the race and his potential future in the mountain bike world.
• Rider numbers capped at 300. • Some categories are able to do the + stage 6 option for an additional charge. Stage 6 is the elite track, most difficult. Riders who add stage 6 will also receive an extra shuttle ride on the Saturday. On race day you will be able to get a time on stage 6 BUT you will still be your series category for the event. This is aimed at giving the riders of non-elite categories the opportunity to ride the elite track, whilst
for all members of the hospitality industry to prepare for winter and do some serious saving on product needs for the season.
MR: Is this your first overseas race?
when I was about 12 I started showing more interest in racing. I went to a few of the Victorian Enduro events but after a couple of years that series kind of fell apart. I then stared racing the national series.
• The “Le Petit Enduro” category is for riders who are new to Enduro or desire a shorter race. It will be 4 stages with 2 liaisons from bottom to top and 2 short liaisons.
MR: How many national events have you raced?
Please note: Full-face helmets are mandatory. Protective equipment as per MTBA requirements for Gravity. •
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To be held at the Frying Pan Inn, in the Village Bowl at Falls Creek, the Trade Fair will take place on Tuesday 2nd May from 10am to 5pm and again on Wednesday 3rd, from 9am to 4pm.
Ben: Yep, first overseas race, first EWS (Enduro World Series), so it’s going to be pretty exciting.
MR: Is it excitement or are you nervous?
Ben: I’m probably a bit more nervous than excited. Excited to race overseas, but nervous because it’s such a big event.
Have you heard anything about the tracks over in Rotorua, NZ?
From what Chris (Panozzo) has said, they’re fast and there aren’t many rocks.
Companies invited to exhibit include Bedding Suppliers, Linen, Manchester and Window Furnishing suppliers, Wine and Spirit merchants, Wholesale Food Suppliers, Chemical, Cleaning and Toiletry suppliers and equipment suppliers. Prepare for the season and save money. Visit the Trade Fair @ Falls Creek. Further details from: Mb: 0400 350 488. •
MR: How did you get into riding?
Ben: Pretty much because of my Dad,
SPRING IS GARDENS
Time to get out and enjoy!
Ben: My first national year in 2015. I raced three events, Toowoomba, Adelaide, and Canberra and placed 3rd overall for the series. In 2016 I raced the Bright, Perth and Adelaide National series events winning all three and the U19 series overall. I then went on to win U19 National Champs in Adelaide (with a time that would have knocked Troy Brosnan off the elite podium).
MR: How did you end up travelling and racing alongside Chris Panozzo (2 time Elite Gravity Enduro Australian champion)?
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MR: Do a career Ben: Yeah,
Ben: I first met Chris at a Victorian Enduro state round at Barjarg, I was still like Under 15s or Under 17s and I knew that he was a fast dude. I wanted to hang out with the fast guys so I wanted to hang out with Chris Panozzo. I remember at Barjarg the shuttles were always a bit delayed, we were hanging out down the bottom for so long that we nearly missed our race runs. When we got to the top, everyone was wondering where we’d been. He was just like “Ah we’ve just been chilling at the bottom.” So that felt pretty cool. After that he invited me to travel with him to the next round at Narbethong. During that trip we decided not to race any more of the Vic series. I thought that I wouldn’t really continue racing but then Chris invited me to Toowoomba. That was my first national race and from then on we just became mates and he invited me along to all of the races
Steve Killalea from Milestone Chemicals - just one of the many
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Falls Creek. Pic - Elle Shaw.
The Vic Enduro Tour last February.
Pic – Matt Rousu
Ben McIlroy
Matt Rousu.
THE AUSTRALIAN ALPS WALKING TRACK
Our Journey
How often do you see a couple of local lads, ages 15 and 16, decide to take on the major challenge of walking the Australian Alps Walking Track.
more smoothly as the sun was shining almost every day. The only problem we encountered was the lack of water. We had to filter water from a puddle so that we could stay hydrated.
On the sixth day we made it to the first
After Ten days, a meeting with the support team (family) provided some much appreciated pizza and ice-cream at the Hotham Dargo Road intersection. Pic – Courtesy the family.
Helpful Tips
As a way of improving this publication, your Ed has suggested we start putting in useful tips on several subjects that are close to the hearts of the community. It is envisaged that in each edition, we will feature a Gardening Tip; a Cycling Tip; A Fitness Tip and an Environment Tip – all designed to improve the quality of life in this community. And while many of the local businesses that support this paper will provide the tips, we also welcome tips from the community. And, to best ensure that we receive your tips, please Email them to the paper at: kencbell@bigpond.net.au – and supply your name and contact number – in case we need to clarify something.
Gardening Tip
Kindly brought to you by the North Eastern Home Improvement Company.
Now (mid to late October) is the time to fertilise your Camellias and Azaleas with a specific fertiliser for these acid loving plants. Talk to Bron at the Home Improvement Co on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. •
Cycling Tip
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Road Cyclists – please use your lights –both front and rear. As both riders and drivers, we understand the need for cyclists
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
Prominent location within the Falls Creek Alpine Village, with good access from Slalom Street. Suit retail outlet, restaurant or licensed premise. Square meterage of 98m2. Please contact Barry on Mb: 0418 578 500.
FOR SALE
RM Williams Cuban Heel Boots, Bushman Tan, with added rubber protective sole. Almost brand new. Size 9 G. Retail $309.95 will sell for $250. Ph: 0400 350 488.
ALPINE MOWING & SLASHING
General Garden Maintenance. Large areas slashed. Green waste removal. Stephen Mb: 0419 552 675.
ALTERATIONS, DRESSMAKING & REPAIRS
Call Kerry 0407 814 114 for all sewing needs.
ALTITUDE PHYSIO & MASSAGE
Frueauf Village(below Milch Café) Ground Fl, Rm 2, 4 Schuss St, Falls Creek. Ph: 5758 3766. Em: fallscreek@altitudephysiotherapy.com.au. Wb: www.altitudephysiotherapy.com.au
BOWEN THERAPY & MASSAGE
Tawonga South. Ph: Heather 0428 993 125.
BUILDING & ELECTRICAL
Duggan & Hanlon, your complete building service, please call Justin on 0458 220 879.
CAKE MAKING & DECORATING
Elene Wood at www.studioecakes.com.au in Tawonga – for all occasions. Mb: 0409 673 192 or Em: studioecakestawonga@bigpond.com
to give themselves every opportunity to keep safe. Going in and out of shadow makes you difficult to see. Fashionable dark bike gear also makes it difficult – and a vehicle with sun onto the windscreen makes a cyclist even harder to see. Keep safe and use your lights all of the time – to give yourselves the best safety margin. •
Fitness Tip
Kindly brought to you by Emily and Lee at Mountain Gym Fitness & Massage.
With Summer approaching, hydration becomes even more important for the human body. As we sweat, our body tries to return to its optimal temperature. However, as this process occurs, we lose body fluid which we need to replace. Dehydration can lead to headaches, decrease in concentration, impaired motor control and decision making abilities, raised temperature and heart rate, fatigue and difficulty with other bodily functions. To avoid dehydration, try to keep an insulated re-usable water bottle available close-by, and, to keep it cooler add some frozen ice cubes. For added natural flavour, try adding a few slices of fresh lemon or lime - which also have great health benefits, too! •
Trails Tales and Tucker
This program is a fascinating three kilometre walk along the Wallace’s Heritage Trail while listening to the stories of the
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CLOTHING REPAIRS
Call Marilyn Sparks, Mb: 0411 335 326. Also on Facebook private message.
FOR SALE
One brand new pair of ASICS Tennis shoes, size 46 Euro (11.5 US). Worn once. Too tight for me. Retail Price: $159.95. Will sell for $120. Ph: 0400 350 488.
MISSING BOOK
A copy of Dr Ruth Lawrence’s Thesis titled ‘The Interaction between the Environment, Land Use and Hydrology of the Bogong High Plains between 1850 and 1985’ was left for this community in the care of Mr Bill Sutton. Bill was happy to lend the book and until
CIVIL CELEBRANT - HEATHER MULL Quality Ceremonies - All Types. Mb: 0428 993 125. www.celebrant-ne-vic.com.au
ELECTRICAL
All Electrical Services. Ph: 0418 698 491. Reg No: 7923.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Altitude Electrical - no job too big or small. Domestic, commercial & industrial. Contact Ben Svarc 0419 801 109.
FREIGHT - ALB - MTB - FALLS CREEK
Remo’s Transport from Albury/Wodonga to Mount Beauty & Falls Creek Tues to Fri incl. Refrigeration available. Ph: John or Esther 0417 414 320.
HAIRDRESSER
Natalie Raymond, Birds Nest Salon, 26 Hollonds Street, Mount Beauty. Open Six days a week & evenings by appointment. Ph: 03 5754 1177.
LD’S HOME PET CARE
Pet Care & Dog Walking. Ph: Lisa: 0407 541 695.
characters, the myths and legends and how they have shaped the Bogong High Plains.
The journey takes in historical alpine huts and delves into the journeys of the Indigenous, the Bogong Moth, the graziers, tribulations of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and the formation of Falls Creek Alpine Village. The walk concludes with a delectable lunch of tastes of the North East Victoria with stunning views across the High Plains.
The Trails, Tales and Tucker initiative is a creation of the Falls Creek Historical Society and helps raise some money for the Falls Creek Museum.
This summer that dates have been set at the first Sunday of each month, November to April with a couple of other important dates thrown in. These extra dates are: 29th December, 26th January, Saturday 14th Marcah and Easter Saturday.
Trails, Tales and Tucker Tours may also be booked for groups of eight or more (maximum 20) for any day of the week with 48 hours notice. This would suit clubs or bus groups.
Bookings are essential may be made through: www.trailstalesandtucker.com.au or www.fallscreek.com.au/events. We look forward to seeing you on Cup Weekend Sunday. •
now it was always returned – until this last 18 months. This is a valuable piece of the area’s history and we hope this notice may prompt someone’s memory. Please contact your Ed on 0400 350 488.
WORK WANTED
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FOR SALE
2002 Nissan Pathfinder. Auto; Exc Con; Tow Bar; Roof Rack; 2 Way Radio; 190386 Km; Reg due Mar 2020. $7000.00. Ph: 0490 831 796.
PAINTING SERVICES
Interior/Exterior, Domestic/Commercial. Obligation Free Quotes. Quality & Service Guaranteed. KLM Alpine Painting Services, Ph: Laif 0437 023 921
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Kiewa Valley Sports & Spinal Physiotherapy. 5A Hollonds St Mt Beauty. Out of hours and home visits available. HiCaps. Ph: 5754 1270.
SOLAR-POWERED SKYLIGHTS
A unique and locally developed product supplied and installed by a fully qualified electrician. Available for all other electrical work. Reg No 20917. Phone Mal: 0419 884 668. SPORTS MASSAGE Book online. impactmassage.com.au
STORAGE
Caravans, Vehicles, Pallets, Large Lock-up Units. Ph: 0428 361497 www.alpinewarehousing.com
TAXI & 4WD SERVICE
Mt Beauty Taxi Service. Covers Falls Creek & Albury. Ph: 0409 573 909 or 13 10 08.
OCTOBER
26th Centre Stage Scripts presents CARPE DIEM – A comedic play with a serious message! Mount Beauty Community Centre 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Bar, Supper and Raffle available. Tickets at Mount Beauty Hardware. Proudly supporting the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre.
NOVEMBER
Weekly Mount Beauty Park Run. 8am Saturdays. Bicentennial Park, Lakeside Avenue. Ph: 03 5754 1118.
2nd Mount Beauty Community Market, 9am – 1pm. Top end of Hollonds Street and Kiewa Crescent. You make it, you bake it, you grow it – you’re welcome! New stall holders welcome. Enquiries or to book a stall, phone Bev: 0419 289 672, or Em: bevbantick@gmail.com.
2nd-3rd Round Two of the Victorian Enduro Tour –Big Hill Mountain Bike Park further details from tmb.org.au
3rd Cars, Bikes and Coffee. 8am – 11am at Bicentennial Park by the Lake. Cruise on in, enjoy a coffee and talk cars and bikes. Ph: Mike 0408 123 801.
3rd Trails, Tales and Tucker. A fascinating three kilometre walk along the Wallace’s Heritage Trail while listening to the stories of the characters, the myths and legends and how they have shaped the Bogong High Plains. The walk concludes with a delectable lunch of tastes of the North East Victoria and stunning views across the High Plains. Visit: www.trailstales andtucker.com.au for further detail and to book.
5th Melbourne Cup Day – a holiday for some –a long weekend for others.
9th Regular Monthly Meeting of the Mount Beauty Diabetes Support Group. 10am Lakeside Community Centre. All Welcome. Ph: 0427 544 824.
11th Remembrance Day Service. 10:45am at the Cenotaph in from of the Mount Beauty Hospital. Community Band in attendance. All Welcome. Enquiries: Ph: 0427 784 499
13th Regular Monthly Meeting of the Probus Club of Mount Beauty. 10am at the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre. Regular Guest speakers and plenty of healthy activities. All Welcome. Enquiries to: Mb: 0419 514 399.
14th Regular Monthly Meeting of the UKV Community Association. 7:30pm in the Auditorium, beside the Mount Beauty Visitor Information Centre. All Welcome. For more info, phone: Mb: 0428 226 922.
19th 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.
20th Mount Beauty Men’s Shed Christmas Function. From midday at the Shed in Tennis Court Avenue. Enquiries to: secretary@mountbeautymensshed.org.au
23rd-24th Ignition Mountain Bike Festival – the launch of the summer season of mountain on some of the best trails. Live entertainment, Demonstrations, all things mountain bike. www.ignitionmtb.com.au. Mb: 0409 161 903
23rd- 25th The Alpine Challenge – the toughest run around the high plains. Distances of 160km, 100, 60km and 30km. Starts and finishes in Slalom Plaza. Check it out at www. runningwild.net.au
27th Celebrating Milestones Fundraiser – raising money for The Leukaemia Foundation. From 10:30am. A High Tea at the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre with Lucky Door Prizes and gift bags. All welcome and bookings essential. Ph: 03 5754 1166.
DECEMBER
Weekly Mount Beauty Park Run. 8am Saturdays. Bicentennial Park, Lakeside Avenue. Ph: 03 5754 1118.
1st Trails, Tales and Tucker. A fascinating three kilometre walk along the Wallace’s Heritage Trail while listening to the stories of the characters, the myths and legends and how they have shaped the Bogong High Plains. The walk concludes with a delectable lunch of tastes of the North East Victoria and stunning views across the High Plains. Visit: www.trailstales andtucker.com.au for further detail and to book.
7th Mount Beauty Community Market, 9am – 1pm. Top end of Hollonds Street and Kiewa Crescent. You make it, you bake it, you grow it – you’re welcome! New stall holders welcome. Enquiries or to book a stall, phone Bev: 0419 289 672, or Em: bevbantick@gmail.com.
11th Regular Monthly Meeting of the Probus Club of Mount Beauty. 10am at the Mount Beauty Neighbourhood Centre. Regular Guest speakers and plenty of healthy activities. All Welcome. Enquiries to: Mb: 0419 514 399.
12th
Regular Monthly Meeting of the UKV Community Association. 7:30pm in the Auditorium, beside the Mount Beauty Visitor Information Centre. All Welcome. For more info, phone: Mb: 0428 226 922.
13th Carols by Candlelight – brought to you by the Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Club. From 6:30pm at the Jesse Hollonds Studio. Bring your picnic rug and chair. BBQ, Fairy Floss, Song Sheets and Candles all available.
14th Regular Monthly Meeting of the Mount Beauty Diabetes Support Group. 10am Lakeside Community Centre. All Welcome. Ph: 0427 544 824.
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The Victorian Enduro Tour is going to be a hoot next weekend. Be there! Pic - Matt Rousu.