This Week in Falls Creek & Mount Beauty - 22 January 2021

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SUMMER EDITION EIGHT

FRIDAY 22ND JANUARY 2021

Summer Fun in the Sun!

We welcome around 250 paddlers to this year’s Mile High Dragon Boat Championships. Pic – Ken Bell Left Pic: Numbers are down a bit, but we still welcome around 1300 cyclists to this year’s Alpine Classic. Pic – Matt @ Tops Shots Right Pic: Entries are full for the Falls Creek Gravity Enduro in two week’s time. Pic – Courtesy FCRM

FABULOUS EVENTS Mile High Dragon Boats Falls Creek is thrilled to see the return of the Mile High Dragon Boat Regatta to the shores of the Rocky Valley Dam this weekend. Following a one year hiatus due to the Black Summer Bushfires, the resort looks forward to welcoming nearly 250 paddlers from across the State and the border bubble.

With this weekend’s event being the opening round of the State Series many teams are making the pilgrimage to what is considered one of the best venues in the country for dragon boat racing.

2017 GRAVITY ENDURO NATIONAL SERIES TheSeries Dragon Boat competition appears to become a little more fierce Round One of the GE National as the final round gets closer. Pic – Ken Bell will be staged this weekend, beginning These and many other clubs including our he National Gravity Enduro Series organisers are confident the competition with practice sessions from 11am Friday. acts as the 15 qualifying series for the own Mount Beauty Dragon Boat club have “Following a turbulent year Falls Creek will be close!

With clubs in attendance During thehard course weekend, several Resort Management is incredibly excited been training andofarethe looking forward Enduro World Series.

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At the time of going to print, the Classic Nationals in Feb 2000 - to the point where Enduro is both. The athletes will start with final course had not been set, but they look like we have some of the best tracks in the country 2021 Alpine coming up on a warm up ride from Slalom Plaza, out the Thetaking in HighClassic Voltageisand Wishing Well, then - both in Mount Beauty and in Falls Creek.

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The weekend’s program sort of goes like this.

OPEN WHEN THE FLAGS ARE OUT! Saturday: 9am to 16:00 is compulsory practice.

Or phone 03 5758 1200 for further information.

10am to 18:30 is rider registration and Info For Groups, etcA normal shift is from 12-4pm.

PS: Volunteers needed toClubs staff the museum.

Tent open. 17:00 to 17:30 is rider TY briefing.

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Trails, Tales & Tucker Guided Walks GE competition.1500 to 1630 Presentations.

For further information: First Sunday of each month, plus Thursdays during www.fallscreekmuseum.com.au Christmas and January.

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FABULOUS EVENTS to make it. Around 1300 Cyclists are set to hit the Alpine Roads and tackle the peaks of the Victorian High Country.

In its 35 year history the Alpine Classic has grown and now offers riders a range of classic events. The 60km Bright to Mount Beauty; the 70km Bright to Mount Buffalo; the 130km Bright to Falls Creek; the 140km Bright to Mount Buffalo & Mount Beauty; the original Alpine Classic 200km Bright to Falls Creek then Buffalo; the 250km Alpine Classic Extreme (the lap around Omeo) and the 320km Ultimate which is around the High Country loop through Omeo and then up Buffalo.

Events such as are vitally important to the Alpine Shire as they offer significant economic benefit to its townships.

Whilst the event has no major road closures, the roads around Bright, Mt Buffalo, Harrietville, Mount Hotham, Falls CreekANZAC and MountDay Beauty will have an increased number of cyclists and motorists he years flash by; the numbers of may experience delays, particularly actual returned serviceifpersonnel seeking to cross Tawonga Gap. diminishes - and yet the respect

This year will see the launch of a new and exciting ‘Urban Downhill’ stage on the Saturday evening that will see racers head from the top of the resort down through the Eagle Rock trail in the Falls Creek MTB park and then tackle a technical course down stairs, past lodges and off walls! Taking place on Saturday evening on Saturday 6th Feb this is sure to be as much of a spectacle for non-racers as it will be a challenge for the riders!

Falls Creek Event Supervisor Nick Buckley said “We’re super excited about the launch of our new Saturday Evening Race stage, thanks to the generous support of our brilliant onmountain stakeholders this urban inspired course will be a real challenge for the racers.

We’ve a stacked field of top level racers and it is sure to be a real spectacle for the village and great way to kick start our MTB Racing for 2021.” Further details from 03 5758 1202 or visit www.fallscreek.com.au/events. •

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Please noteofHowitt Park Carpark WW1 and WW11 have in notBright re-occurred. will be closed Sunday 24th of January, tonow New returned service personnel are cater for bike parking andranks the of Start/ Finish coming from the Vietnam Vets and those who have seen service the Middle of the event.

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other service personnel and all are supported by the very appreciative public.

Over the years, the numbers of spectator supporters that have turned up to show Looking beyond this weekend Falls dramatically.

Creek their appreciation has grown is heading This, into to a packed me, sayssummer that thereevents remains a very program following successful- feeling Christmas strong - yeta unspoken of gratitude and events respect taking among the community period. With place most and in our quiet way,Jan, we just and express weekends throughout Febturn and up March, our acknowledgement of our ‘diggers.’ the next event in the resort is Round One ANZAC Day is the one of the few opportunities of the Victorian Gravity Enduro The with in the year where people cantour. come together opening round of the wide seriesIthas hit that a solemn andstate sincere purpose. is a day a record sellengenders out forpride attendance over the a month and reinforces gratefulness carried by the bulk of benefitting the nation. It is expected out from the event weekend from that this year will be no different. an unprecedented surge of interest.

Gravity Enduro

Falls Creek Service

Falls Creek has some fantastic trails that should

A TIME TO REMEMBER produce great racing in the up-coming Gravity Enduro. Pic – Courtesy FCRM

ANZAC Day Dawn Service: 5:45am 6:15am. Service at Eagle Rock - including a Bagpipe recital.. All friends and visitors welcome. For further information please call 03 5758 1202 or visit www.fallscreek. com.au/Events.

The 2021 Alpine Classic is coming up on January 24th.

Mount Beauty Service

Anzac Day Services are as follows. The Early Morning Service will take place Cycle Event – NoPark, Road Closures, but expect higher than in Bi-Centennial Lakeside Avenue down Hollonds Street last year, led by usual traffic on beginning these roads leadingDiggers up tomarching and during (besidebicycle the shire offices) at 7am.

Jim Crebbin on his WW1 Motor bike. Pic - Ken Bell. the 33rd running of this fabulous event.

A small informal service with a speaker There is alocal motorist speed reduction on Tawonga Gap Rd in place from the RSL. All welcome.

The address for the day willfor beSunday offered byEvents. students from the Mount Beauty Secondary The Anzac Day will come down Saturday 23rdMarch January 2021 College. Speakers will be school captains, Hollonds Street, starting from between the assemblyBright point and B500 Great Alpine Road Omeo Light traffic 6:30am - 5pm in Park Street, near the Police Station at 10:45am, Katerina Trnka and Connor Vickers. At our local service, wreaths will be laid by many Sunday 24th January 2021 but marchers should be assembled and ready to community of - 2:30pm B500 Great Alpine - between Omeo representatives and members 4am go at 10:30am.

WhilstRoad Hollonds Street willBright not and public are invited to do so if they wish. - 3:30pm be closed, traffic movement will be restricted as and the C534 Omeo Highway - between Omeo Shannonvale 6:30am the marchers down the street.

Further on the service from Mr Bob B500 Great come Alpine Road - between Porepunkah anddetails Germantown 4am - 8pm President, C536 Tawonga GapService Roadwill - Germantown to Williams, Kiewa Valley Hwy Mount Beauty RSL 6:30am - 8pm The Commemorative take place on 5754 1585, 0427 784Vale 499. at the Cenotaph, beginning at 11am.

C531 B ​ ogong High Plains RoadThe between Falls Creek andorShannon 7:30am - 6pm MotionMount of Loyalty will be offered

by Councillor Following service, everyone is invited C535 Buffalo Road - between Porepunkah andthe Dingo Dell 4am - 11:30am Tony Keeble of the Alpine Shire. Prayers will to the Mount Beauty Senior Citizens For further information, Em:ofinfo@o2events.com.au Wb: https://www.alpineclassic.com.au/ be led

by Sister Eileen Reardon the Catholic Rooms for a BBQ Lunch, refreshments and Thank you for your courtesy and patience on road, and for your support of plus this event Church and the Guest Speaker on the day will thethe traditional activities (read two-up), be Flight L Richard Cornell ALTC Bandiana.. a couple of beers and a few old stories. •

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.

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KUSCH GROUP A Welcome Addition

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silver lining from COVID is the sudden realisation that working remotely is possible. City-based professionals can now holiday in regional Victoria whilst working thanks to a simple Wi-Fi connection, or even go one better and embark on a tree change - moving their families to the country to enjoy the best of both worlds.

One local business, however, has been ahead of the times, mastering remote working years before it became a necessity.

Growing up in the Mitta Valley before moving to Wollongong for university, Martin Kusz never thought he’d be able to move back to the country. For professionals such as himself - a structural and mechanical engineer - he assumed his work opportunities would always be in cities.

When Martin, with his wife, Jenny, and

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sons Matthew and William, relocated from Canberra to Eskdale to care for Martin’s ill grandfather in 2013, it was only supposed to be temporary - two months of housesitting before returning home.

Jenny, who was running her own personal training franchise in Canberra, said they soon realised it was a “pretty cool place to live” - especially for their boys, who loved the change of scenery.

“At that stage, I’d been travelling up and down the highway to keep my business going in Canberra, but Marty started making some calls from Eskdale and thought ‘maybe I could make this work’,” Jenny says.

And so they, in Martin’s words, decided to “just have a crack” - and KUSCH was born.

“I basically spent three months knocking on doors and talking to people,” Martin says.

“I spoke to the council and they saw I’d done some project management, and said they had a couple of buildings they were working on that I could help with, and a couple of people we spoke to said we could design their renovations - that’s how it started.

“After three months of knocking on doors, it kind of came alive and it’s just grown on a trajectory since then.”

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Six months in, Jenny realised it was going to be a team effort to run the business, and traded in her own to join Martin at KUSCH. They employed their first staff member in the first year, and started growing a team with many working remotely in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland - something they continue to do today.

During this time, the family also decided to move to the Kiewa Valley when a place they were hoping to purchase in Eskdale sold.

Left without another option, they found a home in Tawonga South.

“It was the best move,” Martin says. “There’s so much happening in this little valley - it’s just endless adventure.”

A shed in their backyard became an office space as their team continued to grow, before opening their office in Hollonds Street two years ago.

Martin said while they didn’t start with a vision to build a team of 22 people operating in different countries, they’ve continued to respond to demand, and opportunities have continued to roll in with work locally, nationally and internationally.

“Locally, we serve the construction industry with structural design and certification, but then we work in a couple of niche fields where we design the infrastructure that goes into hospitals for earthquakes,” Martin says.

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KUSCH GROUP “We make sure the pipe work for mechanical services, and duct work and machinery is robust enough that a rare catastrophe is not going to cause that hospital to stop functioning. Because there are very few structural engineers that actually focus on that, we have been able to grow and work throughout Australia and overseas.

“We also work in the field of pre-fabrication for what we would call non-structural services - mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire systems - in large projects that are happening in cities.”

This involves helping contractors build pieces that eventually form large skyscrapers in modular form off-site. It replaces a building process that would normally be done slowly, piece by piece, 100-odd metres into the air with lots of safety risks. With the help of engineers such as KUSCH, those elements can instead be built in a factory, and put in place using a crane.

On a local level, KUSCH has worked on projects including the new Eagle Chair Lift at Falls Creek and Eddy the ‘floating’ slide at Bicentennial Park in Mount Beauty.

Initially, Martin and Jenny said they struggled to find engineers already living and working in the country, but soon realised the solution was to find engineers who love the mountains and lure them here - an approach that worked surprisingly well.

“We realised there were a lot of structural engineers that came here for holidays and never imagined they could work here,” Martin says.

“We now have a team of people who really love being here. We’ve all got a love of adventure and sports in common,” Martin says, with Jenny adding, the team goes mountain bike riding together every Tuesday, and there’s often motorbike rides, and camping and skiing trips together.”

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Martin says he and Jenny have very different skill sets that complement one another he’s involved in the technical niche, and attributes the business’ growth to the soft skills The local members of the Kusch Group from L-R: Back row - Samatha Sorley, Michael Jenny brings Dayment, Rowan Neville, Luke White, Nick Martin; Front row - Jenny Kusz, Martin (and ones Kusz and Mitch Smith. Pic – Simon Dowel that engineers aren’t necessarily known for).

“Jenny looked at our core values, purpose and vision, and once we actually defined all of that, it gave us a great deal of direction,” Martin says.

“We largely built the whole culture around those and it’s just worked so phenomenally well. We want to be a fun place to work; after all, people are going to spend a large portion of their lives with us.”

If one thing’s for sure, it’s that Mount Beauty is where they plan to stay.

“There are so many professionals, especially with COVID, that you’ll see around town and they’re working on their holidays and that kind of thing. They’re all thinking how can I make this permanent - and it’s not all that difficult,” Martin says.

“We’re both country born and bred, so we’re just really stoked to be living and working in the country.” • Simone Dowel

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MTB ADVENTURE On the High Plains

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alls Creek to Mount Beauty via Mt Fainter. There are only a few mountain bike adventure rides in the country as epic as this one. Nestled in the heart of the Bogong High Plains, the Fainter trail begins on the shores of Pretty Valley Pondage (just a short drive/ride outside Falls Creek) and winds its way up above 1800m and into the wilderness.

The beginning of the ride is a steep and rocky altitude induced, lung busting, leg burning climb up above the tree line followed by a quick descent down into Tawonga Huts. This 4km is the entrée of what’s to come for the next 40km - so if you’re not feeling up for an adventure, it’s the best place to turn back. Take a moment to soak in some history at Tawonga Huts, visit the loo (the only one on the trail), fill up your water bottle/bladder in the creek and savour the feeling of being in a true alpine landscape.

From Tawonga Huts the riding becomes very technical. Awkward rocky climbs, mud holes and shrubs that will scratch your legs and grab your handlebars are frequent as you traverse below the Jaitmathang's. You’ll be riding an old fire road that has been slowly reclaimed by nature, it’s now purely single track as it winds it’s way through snow gums and alpine grass.

After one final steep, rocky climb that will challenge the very best riders, the trail opens up again into double track. You’ll find a

couple of shady snow gums on the edge of what seems like an alpine desert of grass.

The view is of The Jaitmathang’s and Mt Feathertop behind you and The Fainters in front of you. This is also the last shady area for quite some time so it’s the perfect spot for an extended snack.

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Once leavingWaste the safetyCollection of the snow gums, Hard the views are spectacular - a 360 degree vista alls Creek Resort Management will be of the Bogong High Plains a trace collecting hard wastewithout on Wednesday of humanity in sight.

No power lines, roads, 26th April - the day after ANZAC Day. electricity or farmland.

It’s a truly magical Please see our Hard Waste Collection place to explore.

Thewebsite, ride itself guidelines on the orremains if you require challenging but not as technicalplease as youcontact wind any additional information, your up onto theon shoulder of 1200.

Mt Fainter theway FCRM Office 03 5758 • South, the first glimpses of civilisation are Summer Debrief seen way down the valley as you ride along It has been a record year for visitation this the ridge line between Fainter South and summer and Resort Management would Fainter thisfeedback is the highest elevation like toNorth, get your on events, visitor point of the ride (1849m).

On a clear demographic, mountain biking andday general you can see Albury/Wodonga some 100km observations. away…

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relevant Resort Management personnel This is where you open up your suspension and other members of the community and tighten your helmet to prepare for thefor a summer season debriefdown meeting. steep and rocky descent into Bogong Thisit’s meeting Jack’s, a wild will one! take place on Wednesday 26th April from 9:30am to

After a short recovery Jacks (your around 11:30am in at theBogong Boardroom above Foodworks in it), QT. hands will need there’s one more fire road climb before a super-fast descent down If you have any specific agenda items, please into Spring Saddle. From here there are two email http://joprothero@fallscreek.com.au.

We look forward to seeing there.but • options: you can either go foryou the all shorter steeper climb up to the Big Hill fire towers or the longer ride around Big Hill on the flat fire road. They both meet up at Bench 5 UKVRA presents… lookout where Team Mount Beauty’s famous Big Hill DH track begins.

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The clearing at Bogong Jack’s Hut provides a great spot to rest and enjoy the views. Pic – Matt Rousu.

Rest assured after 35km of hard alpine riding you can ride the fire trail the whole way down into Mount Beauty, or there are a multitude of single track trails in the mountain bike park to finish off a magnificent adventure.

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LOCAL TALENT Great Success Australia Day - Mount Beauty Tuesday 26 January 2021 in Hydro Park beside the swimming pool and hosted by Upper Kiewa Valley Lions Club.

Fabulous BBQ breakfast from 7.45am (gold coin donation) and family entertainment provided by the Mount Beauty Community Band with stickers and face painting for the kids.

Official ceremony including flag raising, national anthem, affirmation ceremony, guest speaker (Tim Cope) and Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Award presentations from 9:30am.

Cr Tony Keeble will be representing Alpine Shire Council during the ceremony.

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ocal lad Ben McIlroy is an up and coming Enduro mountain bike racer. Over the last two years he has ‘Iprogressed Am Woman’ to be the Movie fastest junior rider in Australia winning both the National Series Back in 1966, Melbourne born singing and the National Championships in 2016. sensation, Helen Reddy, Bandstand On March 26 Ben wentwon and the raced his first Talent Contest and was given a ticket to in ever EWS (Enduro World Series) event New York including a recording session Rotorua, New Zealand. Prior to the event with Mercury Matt Rousu Records. caught up with Ben to chat about the race and his potential future in This single mother and young daughter the mountain bike world. left Australia with high expectations – MR: Is this your first overseas race? but things didn’t work out as promised.

Ben: Yep, overseas race, first EWS However, shefirst stayed in the USA and rose to (Enduro World Series), so it’s going to be‘I global stardom – her defining song being pretty exciting. am Woman’ which she wrote. It became the MR: Isfor it excitement you nervous? anthem women in or theare 1970s.

Ben: I’m probably a bit more nervous Though the movie has been shown on TV’s than excited.

Excited to race overseas, but Stan, Rotary has been givena big exclusive nervous because it’s such event. rights to MR: screen it inyou cinemas nationwide.

Have heard -anything aboutThe the movie is over this year’s fundraiser tracks in Rotorua, NZ? for Polio Plus and is being a tribute to Sir has Clem Ben: From run whatasChris (Panozzo) said, Renouf the aren’t fight to endrocks. polio in they’rewho fast began and there many 1979.

MR: How did you get into riding?

Ben: Pretty much because of my Dad, Rotary, with its partners, is SO close to

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TRADING POST CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE White metal bunk with inner spring mattresses - double lower, single upper, ladder at foot end. In very good condition - photos available. $100. Ph: 0477 443 964.

Orbea Avant M20D Disc road bike: Carbon frame, size 60, colour- Carbon-Blue: $1,950. Nelo Viper 51 Kayak: $1,500.,K1 ERGO paddling machine: $600.

Athlegen Massage table: (as new) $200. Taskmaster electric cement mixer. Price neg. Ph: 0408 466 790.

FOR SALE 2011 Model VW Tiguan, Gold in colour, Reg till April 2021, new tyres, VGC. 146,000kms. $12,000.

Ph: 0455 173 442.

OPTOMETRIST - MOUNT BEAUTY Gibbons from Wodonga Eyecare consulting 1997 Kelly Toyota Land/Cruiser LX (Troupe carrier). at the new rooms in the Mount Beauty Medical Reconditioned Turbo Diesel engine in 2018 – has done Centre, Tawonga Crescent. approx. on this newincluding engine. Paperwork for Full10,000k eye examinations Glaucoma tests, work done available. $25,000.

Ph: 0408 466 790.

Diabetes and Macular Degeneration screening.

Children welcome. To arrange an appointment: CORONA HUMOUR 02 6056 If 2020 taught Ph: us anything, it would4000 be that stupidity Visits Mount Beauty Fortnightly travels faster than any virus on the planet!

Next: Fri 10th Nov then Fri 24th Nov

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.

The spread of COVID-19 is based upon two factors:1. How dense the population is. 2. How dense the population is.

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

FREIGHT ALB – MTBwell-lit – FALLS Clean,– comfortable, and CREEK carpeted - with Remo’sflat Transport to Mount screen fromAlbury/Wodonga TV, folding bench, efficient washing Beauty and Falls cost Creekeffective Tue to Fri inclusive. machines, driers and industrial water Refrigeration available.

Ph:the John or Esther 0417 414 320. filters to give you cleanest wash possible.

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.

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We do bathrooms, decks pergolas and all handyman needs.

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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.

MR: How many national events have you raced?

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 in Adelaide eradicating Polio in theChamps world that we need (with a time would knocked Troy to make thisthat final pushhave to get the job done!

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ThereHow will did be two screenings at theand Sun MR: you end up travelling Cinema, Bright.Chris Monday 8th (2 February racing alongside Panozzo time Elite @ 5:30pm & Monday 15th February @ Gravity Enduro Australian champion)?

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Tickets: $20 pp ($8 ppEnduro goes to Ben: I first met Chris at a Victorian End round Polio).atSeating: session state Barjarg, I51 wascapacity still like per Under (please book17s early you want a seat).

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Artist in Residence

JAN 23-24

Kirrily Anderson is a visual artist based in Chiltern and she has a little request for those interested.

In 2021 I will be creating a body of work to be exhibited at the Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA). This work will be in response to the bushfires of 2019/20 and will focus on national parks in North East Victoria as a place of solace. I will be investigating the human response to both the loss and damage of national parks due to the bushfires, as well as the regeneration.

My aim is to create a reflective body of work to acknowledge not only the loss and damage, but also the hope that comes with regeneration.

I am looking to meet up with a range of people who have a connection with National Parks in the north east region (BurrowaPine Mountain National Park, the Alpine National Park and Mt Buffalo National Park) - rangers, farmers, CFA, RFS, First Nations people, photographers & artists, community volunteers, nature lovers etc. to discuss their experience and response to both loss and regeneration. We would ideally meet for half an hour or so in the national park, so I can collect photographic inspiration of the environment, but this isn’t essential.

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➤ A full range of gardening accessories ➤ Sun hats, River shoes, Scooters, fishing licences and bait! ➤ Pet Food also in stock! ➤ Gift Vouchers Available

Mt. Beauty Hardware & Drapery Store

Monday – Friday: 9am – 5:30pm | Saturday: 9am – 4pm Sunday & Public Holidays: 9am – 2pm

12 – 14 Hollonds Street, Mt. Beauty

p: (03) 5754 4497 e: mtbeautysmash@gmail.com Lot 4, Nelse Street, Mount Beauty

Ph: 03 5754 1999

THE NEXT TWO WEEKS @ WEST PEAK

Monday: 3pm – 10pm • Dinner from 5:30pm • Restricted Menu.

Tuesday: Closed.

Wednesday: 3pm - 10pm • Dinner from 5:30pm.

Thursday:​ 3pm - 11pm • Dinner from 5:30pm.

Texas Hold 'em Poker 7:30pm.

Friday: 3pm - late • Dinner from 5:30pm.

Community Raffles from 5:30pm.

Saturday: 12noon - late • Lunch 12 - 2pm • Dinner from 5:30pm.

Live music 3pm - 6pm.

Sunday: 12noon - 10pm • Lunch 12 - 2pm • Dinner from 5:30pm.

1 Lakeside Ave, Mount Beauty 03 5754 4985 www.westpeakhotel.com.au

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2D Tawonga Crescent.

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

Ph: 03 5754 3400 for appointments Doctors: Mark Zagorski OAM, Jeff Robinson, Libby Garoni, Skye Delaney, Laura Zagorski, Angela Stratton, Lauren Cussen, Matthew McAlpine, Brett Goodsall & Damian Heman

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

CONTACT Ph: 03 5754 3400

Em: enquiries@mbmc.com.au

Wb: https://www.mbmc.com.au/ Falls Creek Medical Centre is currently closed!

To make an appointment, please phone 03 5754 3400.

You will be directed to a doctor for a Tele-Health appointment. Our Doctors are on call 24 hours a day, Seven days a week from Mount Beauty!

Your local practice – supporting the community!

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Mile High Dragon Boat Regatta. Rocky Valley Dam. www.dragonboatvictoria. com.au, or Ph: 03 5758 1200. Refer Write-up Page 2.

JAN 24 Alpine Classic. Approx. 1500 cyclists will be climbing their way up the hills of this beautiful area and an event that has been running for around 35 years. https://www.alpineclassic.com.au/ FEB 6-7 Round One – Victorian Enduro Tour.

A multi-stage Enduro event over the high plains with lots of great riding. www.vicendurotour@wordpress.com.

Em: events@fallscreek.com.au.

Ph: 03 5758 1202.

FEB 8 I Am Woman Movie, 5:30pm

Sun Cinema Bright. Raising money for Rotary International End Polio program. Tickets $20. Bookings:

Ph: Maria: 0402 821 319.

FEB 15 I Am Woman Movie, 7:30pm

(refer to details above).

FEB 26 Falls Creek MTB Interschools – hosted

by Falls Creek and Mount Beauty Secondary College. Further details at

Ph: 03 5758 1200.

FEB 27 Falls Creek hosts the State XCO Championship Series. XCO or Cross country Olympic Format is one of the most well know and exciting disciplines of mountain biking and the guns will be here. Wb: vicchampseries.com.au.

Em: info@entryzone.com.au.

Ph: 03 5758 1200.

MAR 7 Peaks Challenge Falls Creek. Almost 2000 cyclists will visit Falls Creek for one of the greatest and challenging rides in the Southern Hemisphere. https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/ MAR 13 Dederang Picnic Race Day –

A Fun family day out! Further

enquiries to: Ph: 0499 357 688

Em: dederangraceclub@gmail.com APR 2-5 Easter Celebrations at Falls Creek.

Ph: 03 5758 1200.

APR 17-18 Alpine Challenge has been postponed to this weekend in April 2021. Refer: https://www.runningwild.net.au/

YOUR OUTDOOR FUN STORE ~ LOTS TO ENJOY ~ BIKES FOR HIRE! Road Bikes | Mountain Bikes | E Bikes Kids Bikes, Child Trailers!

Golf Clubs for Hire, plus attire, accessories and equipment for everything River Tubes, River Shoes, Fishing Gear and Bait!

★ Outdoor Garden Café ★ For coffee, snacks & smoothies!

Open from 8am ~ 7 Days a Week

HIRE • SALES • REPAIRS • SERVICE Kiewa Valley Highway, Tawonga South

Ph: 03 5754 1118 Em: info@rockyvalley.com.au Wb: www.rockyvalley.com.au

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