This Week in Falls Creek & Mount Beauty - 3 July 2020

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WINTER EDITION FOUR

FRIDAY 3RD JULY 2020

Our beautiful world!

The magnificence of the Bogong High Plains can be enjoyed both Winter and Summer. Top: Wallace's Hut built in 1889 by the Wallace Brothers is one of the oldest huts in the high plains. Left: Cope Hut built in 1929 by the State Tourism Authority to cater for bush walkers.

Right: From as early as 1890 the Ryder family have built and maintained Tawonga Huts. Photos – Mike @ Top Shots.

FROM THE CEO A Little Perspective

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ith this year’s Ice Plunge having been sidelined by a pandemic, it has been suggested that perhaps it might be time to appease the snow gods, with a quick dip in Rocky Valley Dam. It would be fair to say, the suggestion wasn’t greeted with much enthusiasm in our offices. Particularly by the new members of the resort management team, for whom it is ‘compulsory’ to plunge into the lake ahead of the snow season (the Ice Plunge traditionally takes place on June 1st).

Before donning my togs and a onesie, I thought it prudent to at least investigate some history, before committing myself and any other ‘volunteers’ to a quick sacrificial dip.

Thankfully, snow, or the lack of natural snow that is, isn’t too uncommon at this time of the year.

Resort CEO Stuart Smythe and Nelse Proprietor, Martin Dean preparing for last year's Ice Plunge. Pic – Ken Bell

Delving into the Falls Creek Ski Patrol Snow Depth archives validates that in 1989, 1991, 1997, 2008, 2013 and 2015 on the 29th of June, there had been less natural snow fall than we have recorded to date.

of a disclaimer at this point, that past performance is no guarantee of future results. As I’ve written before, predicting the weather is a form of alchemy, akin to economics, at the best of times.

the grub arrives (insiders tip, or book the last sitting time – you’re welcome). Don’t like indigestion, then get take away… a veritable smorgasbord of options this year at Falls Creek.

Or to quote the Ski Patrol oracle of snow – Dez… “Since 1988 (33 seasons) on 30/06 there has been 12 seasons with < 20cm of cover (this includes seven with < 2cm) 22 seasons with < 50cm of cover and 11 seasons with > 50cm of cover. The average depth for the 30/06 is 39cm. Not too abnormal for this time of year but we need something soon.”

So, don’t despair, take the opportunity to do a few more of those ‘ski fit’ exercises you’d planned months ago (but haven’t started yet – come on, be honest, none of us have started them either!). Not sure where to start… google it… there are a tonne of sites with the Top Five exercises, or the 10-minute ski fit workout… if only there were some #SkiFitYoga videos!!!

On that note - Foodie Tip of the Week

Now, the good news is that with rare exception, no natural snow currently, does not foretell a woeful season ahead. In fact, in more cases than not, a better than average season has usually prevailed from late or low snow starts… the snow comes, just starts a little later. Note: Insertion

Alternatively, there’s always great après, food and beverage to turn to when at Falls Creek. Though as we know, it’s going to look a little different this season… you’ll need to book it, register who’s dining and as the venues are trying to serve as many great guests as possible, get your hustle on when

Looking for a venue to share with six (maximum allowed – unless a private room) of your favourite friends…and you like Asian cuisine... try Huski (https://huski. com.au/dining/). The set menu options are great and make sharing a terrific way to get all your favourite tastes in one go. Highly recommend Pork San Choi Bao, Chicken Larb and the Massamam Curry… grab the Huski Fried Rice on the side… yum. If you must…finish off with the Affogato… enjoy!

Now, get onto those exercises...! • Stuart Smythe, CEO Falls Creek Resort Management

Resort Entry must be purchased on-line and in advance of your arrival at the resort!

www.fallscreek.com.au Visitor Information Centre

Accommodation Transfer Service

Resort Entry

Hours of Operation Mon – Thurs & Sat: 8am – 10pm Friday: 8am – 12 midnight Sunday: 8am – 10pm A Taxi Service is available in the Village during these hours. Ph: 03 5758 1203

The Falls Creek Visitor Information Centre is located in the Resort Management Office, up stairs on the corner of Slalom Street and Bogong High Plains Road. Open 8am – 5pm daily for Visitor Information.

Ph: 03 5758 1202. (Map Ref: E4) Resort Entry is located at Howman’s Gap, approx.

4km before reaching Falls Creek. If arriving after 5pm and departing prior to midnight on the same day, entry is free.

Resort Entry Fees fund the essential services of: • Ski patrol • Car Parking • Snow Clearing • Water Supply • Waste Management • Visitor Information Services 2

Operating from the Terminal Building on the Bogong High Plains Road, the Accommodatin Transfer Service will move you, your family and your luggage comfortably to your lodge or apartment.

Rates Adult: One Way $25 Child: One Way $19 Family: 2 Adults, 2 children​ Season Pass:​​​ $210 Ten seat Taxi Service: $100 Kids under Five ​​Free!

Return $41 Return $25 Return $120 Return $180

Luggage Allowance Two pieces of luggage, one pair of skis & boots or snowboard & boots and one piece of hand luggage per person.

Excess Luggage: $9 per item.

No Luggage allowance with children under 5. Extra luggage costs may apply!

Ticket Sales – On Mountain & On Line From 25.06.20 until 07.09.20 all visitors will be required to use the Accommodation Transfer Service.

Visitor vehicles will not be permitted into the village during this period.

Falls Creek Resort Management General Enquiries: Ph: 03 5758 1200 PLAN YOUR TRIP Visit: https//www.fallscreek.com.au/plan-your-trip

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SERVING THE COMMUNITY Falls Creek Medical Centre

about getting tested. And please, isolate yourselves properly if you are unwell or awaiting a result!

any changes are forced upon us by the current COVID-19 crisis.

The following is a note from our valued team at the Medical Centre which helps explain the operation for this season.

A Special Thanks

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Falls Creek Medical Centre is operating a little differently this season. We have made some adjustments to our building and operations to make it safer for our patients and staff. As always, if Ski Patrol pick you up out on the slopes when you’re having a particularly bad day, our experienced Alpine doctors will look after you. Ski Patrol will ask you to wear a mask and we’ll ask you to keep it on.

Without the assistance of many people and/ or agencies Falls Creek Medical Centre would not have been able to provide a medical service (either in-hours or afterhours) on the mountain this season.

Therefore, we here at the centre would like to thank the following: • Stuart Smythe and Falls Creek Resort Management who organised a donation of materials and labour to install partitions between the medical centre’s patient beds which were previously only separated by cloth curtains. This partitioning enables us to have a dedicated resuscitation environment which can be isolated from the rest of the building during procedures generating aerosol which5:45am wouldANZAC viral Day Dawn Service: otherwise the whole 6:15am.spread Service through at Eagle Rock - including a Bagpipe recital.. All friends and visitors building.

• Ski Patrol have also installed a ‘sliding window’ at the back entrance to the Medical Centre and heating so they can use the room as a potential ‘holding bay.’ They have also erected a marquee at the back of the Medical Centre so we can abide by the restrictions in patient numbers inside the practice at any given time. They will staff the marquee until the patient can be handed over to the Medical Centre.

• Alpine Health is contributing to some nursing hours each day.

All of this fantastic work will enable the medical centre to provide a safe medical service to our staff, patients, visitors and staff on the mountain. Thankyou. •

Unlike previous years, we won’t be taking ‘walk-in’ customers with medical problems, or minor injuries. We ask that you please BAR and GRILL ANZAC Day first contact us by phone to arrange an FALLS CREEK he years flash by; the numbers of appointment time.

When you service arrive personnel at actual returned welcome. For further information please your assigned time, we will- ask to respect take diminishes and you yet the • Thanks Simon Committee call 03 to 5758 1202 Whitely, or visit www.fallscreek.

Fortunately conflicts of the scale a mask on increases. arrival and keep it on for the com.au/Events. member of the Falls Creek Race Club for Thursday Night Special WW1visit. and WW11 have not re-occurred. duration ofofyour Please don’t bring Mount Beauty Service the fantastic donation of the corflute used Fresh Take-Away only RAMEN! New returned service personnel are now a friend, the only +1s allowed in will be Limited number of serves Anzac Day Services are as follows. The partitions. coming from the ranks of Vietnam Vets and in the parents of those children.

Early Morning Service will take place who have seen service in the Middle ~ Open Five Nights a Week ~ • Thanks to Andrew Rist, local builder in Bi-Centennial Park, Lakeside Avenue East.

Numbers are being maintained by Tuesday to Saturday Diggers marching down Hollonds Street last year,inclusive led by And please don’t bring your cough, cold, (beside the shire offices) beginning at 7am. other service personnel and all are supportedfor providing the labour to install the Jim Crebbin on his WW1 Motor bike.4:30pm Pic - Ken Bell.

From runny nosebyortheflu-like symptoms.

We will A small informal service with a speaker very appreciative public. partitions. from the local RSL. All welcome.

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This, to me, says that there remains a very required (at our cost) or a deep clean if a local service, wreaths will be laid antibiotics available for those who need by many but marchers should be assembled and ready to strong - yet unspoken - feeling of gratitude COVID-19 positive patient presents.

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5:15pm | 7:45pm be closed, traffic movement will be restricted as seen by a doctor, will sureupthis our quietwe way, wemake just turn andcan express • FCRM has negotiated with the Falls the marchers come down the street.

Further details on the service from Mr Bob our acknowledgement of our ‘diggers.’ happen.

Bookings Essential Creek Country Club to provide two Williams, President, Mount Beauty RSL The Commemorative Service will take place ANZAC Day is the one of the few opportunities apartments enabling our doctors to provide on 5754 1585,Ph: or 0427 499.

037845758 3252 There is also a COVID-19 testing clinic at the Cenotaph, beginning at 11am. The in the year where people can come together with overnight on-call services on the mountain Motion of Loyalty will be offered by Councillor Following the service, everyone is invited located onathe mountain, which willItbe solemn and sincere purpose. is a day that 1 Sitzmark Street, Falls Creek Tony of thetoAlpine Shire. Prayers will to the Mount Beauty Senior Citizens is Keeble at a cost FC Resort Management engenders pride and reinforces gratefulness – this coordinated

by Falls Creek Medicalthe Centre. www.someplaceelsefallscreek.com be led by Sister Eileen Reardon of the Catholic Rooms for a BBQ Lunch, refreshments and carried by the bulk of the nation.

It is expected and FC Country Club (extraordinary As guided by the health department, we Church and the Guest Speaker on the day will the traditional activities (read two-up), plus that this year will be no different. support). encourage any person with symptoms of be Flight L Richard Cornell ALTC Bandiana.. a couple of beers and a few old stories. • Falls Creek Service respiratory infection to talk to the doctor

A TIME TO REMEMBER

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Join the Falls Creek locals at this unique location, Eagle Rock, for the Dawn Service 2017.

Shuttle for ANZAC Dawn Service: 5:15am - 6:30am Meet at Slalom Day Car Park.

H WE ARE OPEN H Thursday - Sunday from 5pm Melbourne hip café meets the alpine, Be Foodstore offers (including healthier eating with the usual takeaway options utilising the region’s restaurant meals as takeaway), abundance of quality seasonal produce.

Specialty coffee, organic tea, super preferably pre-ordered by phone. smoothies, fresh squeezed juices and healthy snacks complement our lunch &

dinner offering.of 16, We have a dine-in capacity Fully licensed with regional craft beers on8tap. plus outside for about people.

Open Five days 9am - late.

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Reservations essential!

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Happy Hours Daily: ~ Bookings Essential ~ 5:30pm - 6:30pm OrSaturdays: phone your order through $15 Pizza & Beer Specials!!

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KANGAROO HOPPET 2020 Do It Your Way

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he ski event version of the Kangaroo Hoppet has been cancelled for 2020 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the event organisers are keen to keep people active and engaged and have created a virtual event that is available to everyone.

The Kangaroo Hoppet 2020 – Do It your Way, is just that. You can do it your way!

Between the dates of Aug 10-23 you can complete any of the 7km, 21km or 42km distances doing any activity you like. Your activity type, and time if you choose to submit one, will be included in the online participant board.

Entries open July 1st at www.hoppet.com.au How it works: Entries cost $10 and you will be mailed a special souvenir Buff, with an option to purchase a ‘Kangaroo

OPEN FOR LUNCH DAILY from Saturday 27th June Come and enjoy the best Lunch, the great views and the newly renovated lounge!

COVID-19 Restrictions apply BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL! www.fallscreekhotel.com.au Ph: 03 5758 3282 23 Falls Creek Rd, Falls Creek. Map Ref: M2

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Hoppet – I did it my way’ t-shirt, and you will receive a downloadable event number.

Participants can then choose to complete their nominated distancing doing whatever activity they desire and fill in the completed event for the activity to be registered. To see how people from around the world are participating, there will also be options to upload photos of your activity.

The event organisers are expecting entries from around the world as people from many different nations will be able to participate in the great event from their own homes.

Event Director, Ben Derrick, said the Organising Committee really wanted to keep our great community involved in the event, even though the COVID-19 restrictions made it impossible to run on the day. “Like all event organisers, it was a very difficult decision to cancel the normal event for 2020. However, the opportunity to keep people active during the restrictions was a very strong driver for us to explore options for creating something that our community can be involved in.

This year’s Hoppet will be a little different, but the effort you put in can be just as rewarding. Last year’s leaders over Heathy Spur on their first lap. Pic – Ken Bell

The great aspect of the 2020 event is that so many people can do it. You don’t have to ski so we are anticipating that many people will jump on a bike, or go for a run/walk or do whatever they can to complete the distance.

There is some great collateral to mark the event that all participants will receive.”

Interest has been strong from far-away places around the world. Derrick continued that there are even entrants that are planning to ski in Europe. “We know of a group in Finland that are going to ski the 42km in the ski tunnel in Voukatti in northern Finland. They said they will then recover in their saunas! It will be a great way to bring an active community together at a time when we cannot travel.”

The Organising Committee is very grateful with the ongoing support for our long time sponsors AGL, and Falls Creek and we are pleased to welcome Mount Beauty & District Community Bank who has come on board with a special grant to support this event. Andrew Randell, Chairman Mount Beauty & District Community Bank said, “The Kangaroo Hoppet is a very important event for Mount Beauty and Falls Creek and our community bank is delighted to be able to make a major and continuing contribution to this unique ski race.”

Derrick said that to have sponsors that are so important in our community as supporters of our community event is very important and makes the event even more special. For further detail, or to enter, go to: www.hoppet.com.au. •

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LOCALLY MADE FACE MASKS

By Kerry Lucas

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hen COVID-19 first reared its ugly head in Australia earlier this year, it meant a lot of small businesses needed to get creative to find a way to survive.

So when the opportunity for Kiewa Valley local and sportswear designer, Kerry Lucas, to create reusable face masks arose, she jumped at the chance and ended up with one of the most fashionable, practical and protective masks we’ve seen!

Kerry said it all started at the beginning of March when people were starting to wear masks to help keep themselves safe and reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, and the doctors from Mount Beauty Medical Centre asked her to design a mask for them.

“I worked in collaboration with Dr Mark Zagorski OAM. He had some ideas and requirements, so we did a lot of trials and testing and worked out the best design that way,” Kerry says.

They also have a pocket where you can insert your own filter for even more protection, and tie up at the back allowing them to be adjusted easily.

The masks can be worn all day without getting damp, don’t tend to fog up glasses, mould well onto the face and even include a sewn in wire so they fit snuggly around the bridge of your nose.

An added bonus is that they’re much friendlier to the environment too, as rather than wearing and throwing out a disposable mask, you can wash them and they’ll generally dry overnight, ready for the next day.

Kerry says she’s also had orders from podiatrists at Falls Creek, as well as massage therapists.

“With those sorts of professions when they’re in close contact with people, it goes both ways - they feel safer wearing a mask, and so does the client. I think that’s really important

People began to see our local doctors wearing the beautifully designed masks and asking where to get them, so Kerry started a marketing campaign and began selling them through her business’ website, Sacul Sportswear.

Usually around this time of the year, Kerry is busy making cross country ski gear, with orders from the likes of the Hoppet and the Victorian Junior XC Ski Team keeping her busy, and says designing and making face masks has really filled that gap.

The fabrics were carefully researched and selected and are extremely effective at guarding the wearer against the spread of the COVID-19. Their unique tight knit structure traps large droplets from coughs or sneezes, minimising virus transmission.

The outer layer is a Recycled Eco Polyester/ Elastane fabric which has been sewn together with an inner layer of soft, breathable Polyester/Elastane, while the inner layer has been anti-bacterial treated and blocks the proliferation of bacteria.

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Sacul Sportswear Proprietor Kerry Lucas with one of her beautiful handmade masks. Pic – Simone Dowel

for people to feel safe and comfortable when they’re having a treatment done.”

With four fun prints, as well as plain black, to choose from, you can jump online and order your own mask at www.sacul.com.au. • Simone Dowel

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Coffee, Goulash Pies, Goulash Soup, Fish Goujons, Chick Parma, Lasagna, Pork schnitzels - all with salad and chips.

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open daily from 8 till late for breakfast, lunch & dinner.

OPEN EVERY DAY! Take Away - Food and Alcohol!

Dinner from 5.30pm til late Theme nights are on again Pre-booking is a must!

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Breakfast: 7 days a week from 7am | Lunch: Friday to Sunday 12noon & 1.30pm | Dinner: 7 nights a week 4.30pm, 6pm sharp & 7.30pm Due to COVID-19 restrictions seating is restricted to limited numbers please assist by being punctual 1hr 25min time limit Premium dining: 6pm & 8pm | Bookings: www.elkatfalls.com.au or 03 5758 3211

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LOCAL HISTORY Spion Kopje - What’s in a name?

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he view from Falls Creek village is dominated in winter by the white massive ridge opposite. While many may have dreamed of either skiing down its extreme slopes or gliding on their cross country skis to the summit, it is more likely that more energy has been extended in debating the origins of its name over a sunset drink or two. Why and who was it that named Spion Kopje?

Place names provide the clues to those who have passed this way before us and as such it is fitting that major geographical features in the area retain their aboriginal names, Kiewa River meaning ‘sweet water’ and for Mt Bogong, the highest mountain in Victoria, the ‘big fella.’ Mt Feathertop was named by Jim Brown and Jack Wells, (stockmen who moved cattle to

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the Cobungra Station area in 1851) for its appearance, as snow remaining in the summit gullies in spring gives the appearance of feathers.

Mt McKay is named after a mountain cattleman as are Hollonds Knob, Marum’s Point and many other features on the Bogong High Plains.

A single event, such as losing a gold fob watch or a horse losing a shoe was explanation enough for the naming of Watchbed and Horseshoe The summit of Spion Kopje with Rocky Valley Dam directly behind the Trig Creeks.

Point pole, and Falls Creek to the right. Pic – Diana Patterson.

Why then Spion Kopje? In Africaans it means spy look out or spy hill, but it was Australian mountain cattleman George Fitzgerald from Shannonvale who named the ninth highest mountain (1890m) in Victoria, Spion Kopje. His father, American born Edward D’Arcy Fitzgerald, arrived in Omeo in 1853 when it was a busy mining town. The same year George’s Irish born mother, Mary Gallagher landed at Port Albert then moved onto Omeo where she married Edward and they had a family of six boys and two girls. While his father worked an alluvial mine near Omeo for 25 years, in 1861 he also bought 160 acres, later named Shannonvale by George.

From the 1880’s their cattle were taken each summer to graze on the south eastern

slopes of Mt Nelse. In 1900 George named Spion Kopje after a major battle between the British and the Boers during the South African Boer War. The battle took place in January 1900 on a rocky outcrop on the outskirts of the town of Ladysmith, north west of Durban, where British forces had been cut off and besieged for two months.

It was a major defeat for the British forces with 245 dead and 1,250 either wounded or captured.

For many, bestowing the name of a Boer War battle site to a mountain in the Australian Alps raises more questions.

However, at the time ‘the colonies’ responded to the battles of the ‘mother country’ with contingents of mounted

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COMMUNITY NEWS troopers. The second wave in 1900 being men with a natural skill at horsemanship and shooting, such as the Victorian and Tasmanian Citizen Bushmen; men who could well have been mountain cattlemen such as George. The departure of Colonial troops featured in the newspapers of the day and the ongoing conflict was reported by a number of war correspondents - among them A.B ‘Banjo’ Paterson. This may not explain why George chose to name such a significant feature after a British defeat but then Spion Kopje was a landmark event for its time, as was Gallipoli in the first World War. About fifty years after George named Spion Kopje, it was from across the valley where skiing enthusiasts cast their eyes on its slopes. Racing was popular with ski clubs and there was great enthusiasm for the Falls Creek area. In December 1949 the Victorian State Development Committee met in Mount Beauty. Tom Mitchell MLA, in making a submission to the committee, called for the developing ski fields to be supported by extending the Upper Kiewa Road to Omeo; establishing an alpine village at Falls Creek; ensuring that the road from Bogong to Falls Creek be snow ploughed every year and that consideration be given to establishing “a chair hoist at Spion Kopje.” Mitchell was enthusiastic about the latter hoping to see “Inter Dominion contests raced on Spion Kopje slopes in future seasons.” In fact, together with Toni St Elmo, who was later to be the first to establish a rope tow at Falls Creek, he did a survey of a new downhill race course. It was not to be however, and a new ski-field development was concentrated around Falls Creek. •

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Therefore, the occasional donation or grant is always gratefully received.

It has been recently announced on the radio, and this paper would also like to pass on to the community a huge thank you from Alpine Radio for some recent Grants and Donations Alpine Radio wishes to acknowledge and thank News Corp Australia and the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal (FRRR) for a News Corp Bushfire Recovery Program grant awarded through a partnership between News Corp and FRRR. The $6,000 grant awarded to Alpine Radio will help by enhancing the marketing capability of our station, and we will use this money to help us get back on a more sound financial footing following the bushfires and Covid-19. As an official Emergency Services Broadcaster, Alpine Radio kept broadcasting through the bushfire season in January with emergency warnings, and has kept our listeners informed of the latest information during the Covid-19 emergency.

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WHY AMBULANCE SUBSCRIPTION Because It’s Smart

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his publication has run similar articles before. And we will probably continue to run them each year. Your editor would hate to think that someone working or visiting this fabulous resort of ours ends up with a three or four thousand dollar bill for transport to hospital. It can and does happen – and it can be prevented.

Read on.

Previously we have quoted figures for this article. But, even without them, the common sense aspect of ambulance insurance is a ‘no-brainer.’

As an example of costs, just from your editor’s experience, is like this. Thirty five years ago, the cost per hour of a simple Lama Helicopter to swing lift towers in to place was $1000 per hour – without the fuel component. To run a modern, fully equipped, fully fitted out Augusta Westland AW 139, complete with highly trained pilots and paramedics around the countryside is not a cheap exercise. Think about it!!

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The Good News Fact Number One: Ambulance membership is cheap. A family membership is now $96.70 per year. A single person membership is now $48.35 per year. In my humble opinion, these figures are way too cheap – but no-one can ever say they could not afford Ambulance Membership.

A clever and innovative local lodge manager, as part of his employment contract would include an Ambulance Membership Form – which (unless they could show they were already covered) the employees had to sign – and the payment came out of their first wage cheque. This would be regarded in most circles as excellent management/staff relations.

The following is an excellent example of the benefits of membership – as quoted by Angus.

“I got ambulance cover just before heading off with my mates on a snowboarding trip to Mt Buller. I had been thinking about cover and thought I’d be unlikely to need it but had a few minutes free so opened my laptop and joined online in the car park of the campsite. It took me five minutes and was really easy and really cheap - especially compared to the other ski field costs. We

Mount Beauty (30 hours per week) Hospitality/Cooking experience essential.

Applications in by COB 12.07.2020 Apply via email: trish@mountbeauty.org.au or ph for more information: 03 5754 1166

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The scenery is superb, but you’ve got bigger things to worry about – like the cost of this thing they’re about to load you in to. “It’s OK; I’ve got Victorian Ambulance cover” Pic – Courtesy Ambulance Victoria

had a great weekend but my trip ended abruptly when I ran out of talent, came off a jump and broke three ribs and collapsed a lung.

I ended up in an Air Ambulance to the Royal Melbourne. The trip in the air ambulance would have cost me $7,500 but I didn’t even see a bill. I could have had two lifetimes worth of cover and still been ahead. The fall certainly caused me a lot of pain but I’m fully recovered now and it’s a great relief that I don’t have to deal with a huge bill on top of everything else. I’ve recommended it to all my mates and they can’t believe how cheap it is for what you get - cheaper than a slab and it lasts a full year!”

For further information on ambulance memberships, call 1800 648 484 or visit the website www.ambulance.vic.gov.au. A further bit of good news is that you can ring the above number, give them your details, pay by credit card and you are covered by 5pm the next day. You can do the same by jumping on to the website. If you don’t have 1 23/6/20 a credit card,3:08 go topmyour local post office and it can all be done there. •

MOTORING TIPS Drive to the Conditions

The means slow enough to avoid an mishaps – like losing your steering because your front wheels lock up when you put the brakes on – and you slide in to a ditch (at best!).

Get rid of ALL of the snow from your car – it’s dangerous!

Carry chains (for your drive wheels), gloves (for your hands), mat (to keel on), torch (to see), and knowledge (to know how and when to fit and remove chains).

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ki to the door and ski from the door, this two bedroom apartment is super convenient and has had a smart renovation. It is approximately 57m2 and can comfortably accommodate four people. It features good size bedrooms with a queen bed in the master and a bunk bed in the second room. This apartment has a fresh open plan living and dining area with renovated kitchen.

The renovated bathroom is spacious and also features a washer/ dryer. The apartment does not have a balcony or alpine views, however it has excellent access and good rental history. In 2017 it netted $24,663.37 and 2018 netted $26,312.41 so in excess of a 7% return. It is one of the best preforming apartments with low holding costs.

Altitude Apartments are located at the base of Eagle & Summit chairs in the Village Bowl. They are also situated close to excellent restaurants such as the recently refurbished Frying Pan, BE Food store and the Falls Creek Hotel. The Accommodation Transport Service will deliver arriving guests right to the door of the complex.

In the summer months, (we describe as everything not winter), the location can be easily accessed by car with adequate parking out front or nearby.

While the quality of your enjoyment of Falls Creek as a winter resort is undoubted, it is the growing suite of summer activities that adds untold value to a purchase in the village.

Over the last decade, much work has gone into developing and securing summer trade.

The resort now boasts in excess of 40km of mountain bike trails – with some being accessed from the Village Bowl. Add to these the many kilometres of aqueducts and management vehicle tracks and your exploring, whether on foot, on a horse or on your bike is endless. The Falls to Hotham Alpine Crossing is an iconic Australian walk of international standard being promoted by Parks Victoria.

The afore-mentioned suite of summer activities includes the Alpine Challenge, the Mile High Dragon Boats, the Bicycle Network Peaks Challenge Falls Creek, the Easter Festival as well as regular mountain bike shuttles.

With ski runs, mountain bike and walking trails on the doorstep, this is the perfect location to own your own alpine apartment.

The property is sold with a management agreement, the key elements are: No owner usage restrictions; Booking commission of 15% including GST on direct bookings; Gross Booking commission of 20% including GST on Agent bookings; Advertising levy based on actual advertising costs; Income paid within 21 days of end of month income periods, Winter & Summer; No obligation to use Management supplied linen outside of Snow Season; Clean linen service only required after owner occupancy where the following is guest occupancy; No hidden charges. A detailed rental history and a full information pack is available on request.

At $345,000, this apartment is definitely worth inspecting. Please contact Christa Smit to arrange an appointment on Mb: 0402 277 808. •

WELCOME BACK TO WEST PEAK ~ Opening Hours for the current period ~ Wed to Fri: 3pm - 9pm | Sat & Sun: 12noon - 9pm Bar Open: 3pm - 6pm only Wed to Sun Seated service only - maximum 20 patrons Dinner: Wed - Sun ~ 6pm - 8pm Lunch: Sat & Sun ~ 12noon - 2pm Due to continued capacity restrictions, bookings are essential. Ph: 03 5754 4985 www.facebook.com/West Peak Hotel/(private message) or Email: manager@westpeakhotel.com.au

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WHEN Open Daily 10am – 12:30pm & 2pm – 5pm (Map Ref J6) HOW

Ph: 03 5758 3238 all day.

24 hours for Emergencies.

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8:30am – 5pm Mon – Friday 10am – 12noon Saturdays.

Ph: 03 5754 3400 for appointments Drs Mark Zagorski, Jeff Robinson, Libby Garoni, Sky Delaney, Laura Zagorski, Angela Stratton, Lauren Cussen, Matthew McAlpine & Jonathon Holt.

Fully accredited General Practice with 41 years service to the Upper Kiewa Valley.

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Recently renovated, this apartment is clean and warm.

Pics – Courtesy the Agent

WELCOME BACK TO WINTER!

We have lots to keep you warm!

Clothing, Boots, Work wear, Insulation, Heaters!

If you need it, we have it – or we’ll get it!

Gift vouchers and free gift wrapping available

Mount Beauty Hardware & Drapery Store Mon – Fri: 9am – 5:30pm Saturday: 9am – 4pm Sun & Public Hol.s: 9am – 2pm

12 – 14 Hollonds Street, Mount Beauty

Ph: 03 5754 1999

Travelling to Falls Creek this winter?

Purchasing a bus ticket is one of the options that will grant you access into the resort for the 2020 season.

Services will resume for the 2020 winter season on Friday 26th June – Refer to our website for further details and timetables.

www.fallscreekcoachservice.com.au​​​ But remember, the same convenient service applies!

Leave the worries of pre-purchasing Resort Entry, Hiring and fitting Chains, coping with Anti-Freeze and Icy slippery roads behind you.

Park your car in the Secure Car-Park in Tawonga South and enjoy the comfort of our modern warm coaches and experienced drivers for your holiday at Falls Creek.

Check the Website for services from Melbourne, Albury and Mount Beauty Group bookings and private transfers are also available for the entire 2020 winter season.

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SUMMER ON THE HIGH PLAINS Peaceful Riding If the testosterone trails are not your cup of tea, then Falls Creek is surrounded by about 30km of Aqueduct Trails, management vehicle tracks and connecting dirt roads – all suitable for a leisurely ride on your bikes with the kids.

An Aqueduct Trail is actually a vehicle track that runs along the side of a man-made aqueduct which is carrying water from one place to another. They were built as part of the Kiewa Hydro-electric Scheme and form an integral part of the water supply for generating environmentally-friendly electricity.

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These trails give you access to the Bogong High Plains and can take you to places for wonderful photos and picnics.

For the serious rider, there are a couple of trails that will bring you off the high plains and down to Mount Beauty – either via Tawonga Huts, Fainter Spur and Big Hill or over Mt Nelse, Timms Spur and Bogong Creek Saddle – both fantastic long day rides to be done as a group.

And then there are the walks – and the events. For further details go to: wwwfallscreek.com.au and click on the summer page for a quick wrap of the summer trails, activities and maps. •

The Roper’s Lookout Aqueduct is one example of the many kilometres of aqueduct around Falls Creek that are great walking and riding trails. Pic – Ken Bell

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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 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.

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ANT GENDER You can tell the gender of an ant by throwing it into the water. If it sinks = Girlant. It if floats = Bouyant!

IPHONE I asked my daughter to hand me the phone book. She laughed at me, called me a dinosaur and passed me her iPhone. End result: The spider is dead, the iPhone is broken and my daughter is furious!

TRADING POST CLASSIFIEDS Email your adverts to us and you don’t pay until you sell the goods – or until your Advert achieves the desired results. Em: kencbell@bigpond.net.au

BUSINESS DIRECTORY ALTERATIONS, DRESSMAKING & REPAIRS Call Kerry Mb: 0407 814 114 for all sewing needs.

ALTITUDE PHYSIO & MASSAGE Frueauf Village(below Milch Café) Grnd 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 cal Justin Mb: 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 CARPENTRY & BUILDING SERVICES Oztek Property Maintenance. Let us look after your home. We do bathrooms, decks pergolas and all handyman needs. Call Dave Mb: 0466 990 862.

CIVIL CELEBRANT Quality Ceremonies – All Types. Mb: 0428 993 125. www.celebrant-ne-vic.com.au

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Altitde Electrical – no job too big or too small. Domestic, Commercial & Industrial. Ben Svarc Mb: 0419 801 109.

Valley & Falls Creek.

Ph Dale at DC Electrical & Refrigeration: 0428 737 273.

Elec Reg: REC24513. Ref Lic: L143014

FREIGHT – ALB – MTB – FALLS CREEK Remo’s Transport fromAlbury/Wodonga to Mount Beauty and Falls Creek Mon to Fri inclusive. Refrigeration available. Ph: John or Esther 0417 414 320.

SAFETY SCAFFOLD Mount Beauty and Falls Creek area. Ph: 0418 578 500.

HAIRDRESSER Natalie Raymond, Birds Nest Salon, 26 Hollonds Street, Mount Beauty. Open Six days a week and evenings by appointment. Ph: 03 5754 1177.

LD’S HOME PET CARE Pet Care and Dog Walking. Ph: Lisa 0407 541 695 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 Therapy, 5A Hollonds Street, Mount Beauty. Out of Hours & Home visits available. HiCaps. Ph: 03 5754 1270.

REFRIGERATION AIR-CON & ELECTRICAL Qualified Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Mechanic & Electrician available to solve problems in the Upper Kiewa

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SECURE STORAGE From 2m x 2m through to 3m x 7m. Ph: 0418 578 500.

SOLAR POWERED SKY-LIGHTS A unique and locally developed product supplied and installed by a fully-qualified electrician.

Also available for all other electrical work. Reg No: 20917.

Ph: Mal 0419 884 668.

SPORTS MASSAGE Book On-Line: impactmassage.com.au STORAGE Caravans, Vehicles, Pallets, Large Lock-Up Units.

Ph: 0428 361 497. www.alpinewarehousing.com TAXI & 4WD SERVICE Covers Falls Creek & Albury. The On-Demand Taxi Hours are now 8am – 9pm Mon – Thurs; 8am - 1pm Fri & Sat. No Taxi Service Sunday. Special Bookings may be made outside of these hours by prior arrangement.

Ph: 0409 573 909 or 131 008.

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BOGONG In the windswept Southern Mountains out by Bogong’s brow Is a land that’s never felt the rip of tractor nor of plough The flowers and native grasses stretch from sky to sky Unmarred by Man’s destruction – farming passed it by.

For the raging winter blizzards stayed the axe and chain And spared the Bogong High Plains from the awful bloody pain Of the clearing and the torching and the weeds and salt and dust Of the foreign crops a-growing, filled with mites and rust.

And then the spring-time melts the snows, and the swollen brooks are gushing Into creeks and mighty rivers – to the Murray they go rushing Daisies are a carpet, Black Cockies screech on by The parakeets are dashing through the crystal of the sky.

FUTURE EVENTS

The seasons keep on rolling, but the High Plains stay the same Through the scorching summer days to the icy winter rain People seldom visit, unless it’s peace they seek And lovers swear their wedding vows out by Watchbed Creek.

Now mortals come and go in the twinkling of an eye It only takes a moment beneath the mountain sky But the snow gums grow forever and the granite weathers slow In the freezing winter winds, beneath the ice and snow.

Yes the cycle keeps on turning, yet the land remains the same Timeless and eternal, impossible to maim And when I’ve shed this mortal coil and left the din and row Just leave me for the wild things, out by Bogong’s brow.

Something to look forward to!

JUN 20th Charlie Brown Mountainside Photographic - JUL 11th Exhibition. Location is at Turkshead Gallery, 317 Wodonga place, Albury.

It’s the building on the left at the start of Noreuil Park just over the bridge heading into Albury.

SEP 5th It’s a Saturday – and it will be the celebration of the 60’s kids turning Sixty!

Kerry, Westie, Erin, Lynnie, Debb, Melissa, Bondie, Lisa, Fi, Gayle & Jenny! At The Man. The weekend includes Friday drinks at the Pan; Gang ski on Saturday; Party Saturday night and Recovery Breakfast at Elk on Sunday. Keep in touch with Kerry on Em: kerryleedodd@hotmail.com.

DRIVING TIP Chains are required to be carried in all vehicles going to Falls Creek for the duration of the snow season.

~ Phantom

Chair photos: 8:45 to 10:30am!

Shop is now located inside Cloud 9.

Ph: 0407 855 265

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