This Week in Falls Creek - 21 January 2022

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SUMMER EDITION SEVEN

FRIDAY 21ST JANUARY 2022

Thanks for the Fireworks!

​Top: ​​Thanks to the Mount Beauty and District Chamber of Commerce for the fabulous fireworks to welcome in the New Year.

Pic – Roslyn Ann Photography.

Bottom Pics:​All thanks to Simone Dowel.

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MOUNTAIN BIKING XCO/XCM Information:

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he good news is: Events are back, and while there might be some restrictions in place in various areas, in the main, events are back and there are lots to enjoy, witness, compete in and photograph.

The first events of 2022 are coming to Falls Creek this weekend, with Round Six and Round Seven of the Victorian Mountain Bike Championship Series returning this Saturday and Sunday. Saturday the 22nd of January will see keen riders take on the trails of Falls Creek in a classic, Olympic-style, first across the line, Cross Country race.

On Sunday the 23rd of January, riders will take on Falls Creek’s newest epic challenge,

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a 22km mini-marathon race, with more than 800m of elevation lost and gained, testing the strength and endurance of even the keenest riders.

The record currently stands at just under 59 minutes. Do you have it on you to crack this?

Registrations are still open for what is sure to be a huge weekend of ​The Mass Start is a feature of the XCO event in the village this weekend.

Organisers are expecting around 150 to 180 riders. Pic – Ken Bell Mountain Bike racing.

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Round One of the GE National Series entryzone.com.au/ or the Falls Creek Resort MTB will bedestaged this weekend, beginning Femme he Page National Gravity Enduro •Series Facebook for more information. with practice sessions from 11am Friday. acts as the qualifying series for the After a two-year hiatus due to the dreaded During the course weekend, several know what, MTBof dethe femme is Enduro World Series. See mention you Alpine Classic of the trails will be closed to general riders returning to Falls Creek in 2022. Put these in the article with Ben McIlroy. although Blue Dirt will have shuttles running dates in your diary: Friday 4th March to The AlpineBike Classic also returns for another Mountain Australia in conjunction with on Friday from 11am 6pm and again on Sunday 6th March – the to weekend before year, with keen riders braving the stretch Falls Creek Resort Management are pleased Saturday from 9am to 5pm.

Cost is $50 per Peaks Challenge. from Bright to Falls Creek back.

Expect to present Round One of theand 2017 Gravity day or $90 for 2 days. Go to www.bluedirt. to see plenty of riders out and about on ethos of the event is based on getting Enduro National Series. The series is Australia The com.au to book. On Sunday the trails will Saturday andbeing be sure to at getStromlo out to women riding the trails at Falls Creek in a wide withmorning, Round Two held be closed general public, butstill, will cheer them they’ll need all the will support friendly and to safethe environment.

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Bogong High Plains Road, up the Pretty next round of the Victorian Downhill Series The growth and the success means we can Road and then across to the Trig ForValley further enquires contact Jo Prothero, to be hosted by Team Mount Beauty at the continue to host fabulous events.

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WHEN THE BRIGHT YELLOW FLAGS ARE OUT Open

by Appointment – WE’RE OPEN!

For Groups, Clubs etc Locate right beside the bottom station of Halley’s Comet Chairlift!

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Phone: 03 5758 1200

Spend some time and take in the fabulous history that has earned this community so much respect!

And, talk to any member of our team about the rewards of volunteering the Falls Creek Museum.

Please try to in allow 24hours notice.

mM 10am - 5p - 3pm 10am Sunday

4 Slalom Street, southern end of the Panabode building.

For further information: Phone: 03 5758 1202 for further information www.fallscreekmuseum.com.au Wb: www.fallscreekmuseum.com.au info@fallscreekmuseum.com.au Em: info@fallscreekmuseum.com.au Facebook/fallscreekmuseum Fb: facebook.com/fallscreekmuseum

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE · Grocery · Liquor · Produce · Meat

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FALLS CREEK Open For Business Nowhere does fun like Falls Creek!

With so many activities to choose from your days will be jam packed at Falls. From walks and hiking, kayaking and mountain biking there are activites to suit everyone.

www.fallscreek.com.au Accommodation

Whether you are an avid hiker or prefer to stroll the scenic Aqueduct trail to Rocky Valley Lake, Falls Creek has something for everyone.

Alpha Lodge

Open 365 days a year. Self cater accommodation $56 p/p p/n twin/dbl. $42 p/p p/n bunk room. Parallel Street.

Ph: 5758 3488 or visit: www.alphaskilodge.com.au

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Apartment style luxury rooms, Pool & Jacuzzi, Sauna & Steam Room. On-site restaurant and bar. Open all year round - available for group bookings and functions.

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Self contained accommodation open all year round with on-site management. Located in the Village Bowl.

WWW.FALLSCREEK.COM.AU Spacious fully self-contained accommodation open all @FALLSCREEKALPINERESORT Ph: 5758 3356, or visit www.snowskiapartments.com.au year round.

Bike storage and free wi-fi. On site bar & @FALLSCREEK restaurant - Be Foodstore.

Summit Ridge Lodge Ph: 03 5758 3811 Wb: www.altitudefallscreek.com.au Open for comfortable bed & breakfast accommodation.

FullyTHIS licensed.

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Attunga Lodge

Open for comfortable bed & breakfast accommodation.

Fully licensed. Arlberg Street, Ph: 03 5758 3255.

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AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS Celebrating our Community

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he Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards are presented each year to local community members, young people and community events who have helped strengthen and enrich their community over the past year.

There will be changes to some of the traditional Australia Day events this year, but the spirit of the day remains the same.

Alpine Shire Mayor Sarah Nicholas said that while the usual Australia Day barbecue breakfast will not be part of the celebrations in Myrtleford or Mount Beauty this year, there will still be a ceremony honouring this year’s award recipients.

“Now, more than ever, it’s important to recognise the generosity, commitment and talent of our community members,” she said.

“It’s been a difficult few years, and so far 2022 is shaping up with its own challenges - but I continue to see our communities pulling together, supporting each other, being COVID safe and choosing kindness in even the hardest of times.”

Residents and visitors are invited to join in Australia Day celebrations being held across the Alpine Shire on Wednesday, 26 January 2022, remaining mindful of COVID-safe behaviours.

The traditional free barbecue breakfast, run by local service club volunteers, will be hosted in Bright and Mudgegonga. The Harrietville Historical Society will host their usual ceremony morning tea.

Clubs in Mount Beauty and Myrtleford have this year opted not to run the barbecue in light of the current local COVID-19 outbreak.

• Open 7 Days • From 5pm.

​Councillor Tony Keeble with last year’s recipient of the Citizen of the Year, Barb Talbot, recognising her great work with the Kiewa Valley Nursing Home Op Shop. Pic – Ken Bell

Cr Nicholas encouraged the community to still come along to the ceremonies to recognise their local Community Award recipients and nominees.

The celebrations are subject to change in the event of a worsening outbreak or new Victorian Government directives with little notice. Any changes will be communicated on Council’s Facebook page and website.

“We respect the clubs’ decision to put the safety of their members first,” she said.

“Why not pack a breakfast picnic or grab a takeaway coffee and brekkie from a local business and come along to support your community nominees?”

MOUNT BEAUTY: Venue: Hydro Park, Lakeside Avenue. 9:30am.

Official ceremony including presentation of Alpine Shire Australia Day Community Awards. •

All events will be held according to the Victorian Government’s COVIDSafe guidelines.

NOW OPEN Seven Days a week 8am - 2pm minimum Breakfast and Lunch Snacks and Drinks

Bogong High Plains Rd ​​​Falls Creek 3699 ​​​Ph: 03 5732 8000

Full Menu, great Pizzas and Burgers For Dine-In or Take Away

Lakeside Eatery Open December to January 30th​

Phone Orders and Bookings recommended

Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays & Tuesdays

Slalom Plaza, Falls Creek

Bar open from 4pm

…the start and end of the mountain bike trails!!!

03 5758 3088 When in Myrtleford, visit…

The Old Factory Brewing Co 15 Myrtle St (Great Alpine Rd) Open Thursday to Sunday Ph: 03 5752 1345

Come and enjoy panoramic summit sunset views in the lounge, cocktail in hand.

Lakeside Falls Creek is lodge style hotel accommodation high in Falls Creek Village.

Billiard table, darts & kids games room. Secure bike storage in summer, ski in/ ski out in winter.

14 Schuss Street, Falls Creek​​• Ph: 0455 500 849 ​• www.lakesidefallscreek.com.au

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AVE ATQUE VALE Hans Fisher

for the wonderful resort we all enjoy today.

ne of the great privileges I have had is to be asked to write a homage to Hans Fisher. Hans passed away on 18th January, 2022, at his second most loved place in Australia, Noosa Heads, Queensland.

Although it is demanding to name names, allow me the indulgence to mention some of these frontier people Tony & Skippy St Elmo, Bob Hyman, Julian Brown, Ore Frueauf, Ces Dobson, Marnie Searles, the Spargos, Ken Bell, Baldie Blackwell, Bill Bridgeford, Lorna Dunkley, Geoff Henke, Brad Spalding, Gebi Auderer, Georg Pirmoser, Zigi Haberzetle, … and also from Innsbruck, Austria, Hans Fisher. Hans stands tall amongst this ensemble. The physical properties of any particular place is one thing, but it is the people who give life, and import meaning and purpose to others, and, to all the millions who have since skied and played at Falls Creek.

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People are all too often described as ‘legends,’ but to characterise Hans as a ‘legend’ gives true meaning to the word.

Whether you say that he was ‘Falls Creek,’ or that Falls Creek was ‘Hans’ - both are the honest truth.

In those days of Falls Creek from the early 1960s, there were a few pioneers who put the mountain on the map. Whether we had a belief in the future, or if it was just a sense of adventure, a camaraderie and a solidarity developed that was to lay the foundations

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Dick Stericker and Hans Fisher at Smoko time while building a bridge over the Raceline on the Village run in 1961. Pic – Courtesy the George Shirling collection.

Hans came to Falls Creek in the early 1960s, working on the slopes in summer and in winter, including building access bridges over the race-line (see photo?). In 1965 he started as the chef for me at Koki Alpine Lodge (“I’m not a

‘chef ’, just a “bloody good cook”, he would say), and his Vienna Schnitzel, Hungarian Goulash, and Pork Kastler, certainly attracted long food queues. And Hans was not just a “cook”.

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This photo by Nick Ivanco, shows Hans on the company snowmobile ‘getting a little air!’ in the late 70’s. It is rumoured that when the boss finally saw the shot, the word ‘dismissal’ was being bandied around!

Dear friends for many years Hans Fisher and Marnie Searles – taken at one of those fabulous gatherings in Melbourne. Pic – Courtesy Marnie Searles

He certainly ruled the roost in the ‘entertainment’ department at Falls Creek… with the biggest smile one could imagine... a ‘few drinks’ being ‘just the start’.

Hans' life exploits built every day, he truly left a legacy, and now we have the delight, and dare I say, pride, in always being able to reflect on the memories he gave to us all.

His service to many, and caring for others was his trademark… he simply never let anyone down. His burly physique and strength, belied the generous and sensitive heart that lay deep inside. As an unrestrained poker player, he was just too honest to hit the big ‘bluff’, which is a metaphor for his personality. A (not so good) singer, but the notorious “Dina, Dina, show us your leg, a yard above your knee” was always a first request! And, what a skier! - 215cm ‘Kneissel White Stars’ with long-thong boot bindings - even the Austrian ski instructors got out of his way.

From the mid 1970s, Hans had well and truly completed his apprenticeship, and gave all he could to everything he undertook - ‘cooking’ at various Falls Creek eating houses, lift company and slope maintenance, cellar man at the Noosa Pub and Surf Club.

Forever honest and loyal to his friends, he was best companion and confidante to two lovely girlfriends (at different times!), Lyn at Falls Creek, and Chrissy at Noosa, the latter who I spoke with today, told me of her enduring love for Hans.

George Shirling, FALLS CREEK. Mb: 0412 640 300.

“It was people like Hans who MADE Falls Creek what it is today.”

There is so much more to Growler’s contribution to Falls Creek and this paper is happy to run some of those wonderful tales if you would like to Email them to me.

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May the world be blessed with more people like Hans Fisher. •

IS BACK IN 2022 4th - 6th March The 2022 Alpine Classic is coming up on 21st & 22nd of January!

Cycle Event – No Road Closures, but expect higher than usual bicycle traffic on these roads leading up to and during the 34th running of this fabulous event.

There is a motorist speed reduction on Tawonga Gap Rd in place for the Saturday Events.

Friday 21st January 2022 B500 Great Alpine Road between Bright and Omeo Light traffic

6:30am - 5pm

Saturday 22nd January 2022 B500 Great Alpine Road - between Bright and Omeo 4am - 2:30pm C534 Omeo Highway - between Omeo and Shannonvale 6:30am - 3:30pm B500 Great Alpine Road - between Porepunkah and Germantown 4am - 8pm C536 Tawonga Gap Road - Germantown to Kiewa Valley Hwy 6:30am - 8pm C531 ​Bogong High Plains Road between Falls Creek and Shannon Vale 7:30am - 6pm C535 Mount Buffalo Road - between Porepunkah and Dingo Dell 4am - 11:30am

MTB de femme is all about getting more women riding the trails at Falls Creek in a friendly, fun, relaxing and safe environment.

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ast Monday night the Kiewa Pump Station Action Group hosted a community information night at the Mount Beauty Auditorium. It was held outside so it was nice and Covid safe. Around 80 people attended to find out information about the weir and pumping station being proposed

by North East Water (NE Water). Attendees included Alpine Shire councillors and the Member for the Ovens Valley (which will soon encompass the Kiewa Valley at the next election), Tim McCurdy.

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Cath Gunn, our MC, did an incredible job of keeping the meeting moving. Damian Heman and Sarah Gamble did a spectacular job of laying out the journey we have been on so far and clearly outlining the issues with the project and what the Action Group would like to see happen from here.

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As the catch phrase of the group implies, Hard Waste Collection “Great Project, Wrong Location”, the action allssupport Creek Resort Management be Alpine radio will have a copy of the meeting group fully the intentions of NEwill Water collecting hard waste on Wednesday on their website (* https://www.alpineradio. to upgrade the water infrastructure for Mount 26th April - the day after ANZAC Day. Beauty, Tawonga and Tawonga South residents. com.au) for you to listen to the entire Please see our Hard Waste Collection discussion as well as some questions from The speakers focused on three key guidelines on the website, or ifaspects you require concerned citizens raising questions they ofany the process to date: the biased please nature contact of additional information, would like a response to, including: safety NE Water’s assessment of the site and the • the FCRM Office on 03 5758 1200. issues around the weir being so close to evaluation of individual Summer Debriefcriteria contained the pondage outflow. Are there any other within it; the impact to the community that It has been a record year for visitation this sites that could be looked at other than the thesummer loss of this recreational site represents; current proposed site? Exactly how big is the andkey Resort Management would and the lack of community engagement like to get your feedback on events, visitor pump shed and weir going to be? around the selection of the site. demographic, mountain biking and general There still time help the cause -byjust one of the many exhibitors Steve is Killalea from to Milestone Chemicals observations.

Falls Creek.our Pic -representatives Elle Shaw. contacting and visit our Therefore you are invited to join the Facebook page, West Kiewa Pump Station for all me relevant Resort Management personnel A Life to Remember Action Group, for templates and further to prepar and other members of the community for a A celebration ofto Lyn’s updates and ways help.Life will take place saving on summer season debrief meeting.

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This meeting will take place on Wednesday 26th April from 9:30am to around 11:30am in the Boardroom above Enrolments Foodworks in QT. Now Open If you have any specific agenda items, please 3&4 year old Kinder available email http://joprothero@fallscreek.com.au.

Calllook or email to organise school tour • We forward to seeing ayou all there.

Phone: 5754 4468

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The Action Group are asking for an independent assessment to allow the community to constructively engage with NE Water and take the next step of actively assisting in the selection of an appropriate site. One that does not have such a dramatic and obvious impact on the interaction with the river of residents and visitors to the area, as well as native wildlife.

Sunday 28th May 5pm POLICE (non-emergency) 131 444 Falls Creek 5758 3424 Mount Beauty Information5754 Centre Mount Beauty 4244 Auditorium. BYO drinks and5723 nibbles.

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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 OPEN: 8pmIn weekdays and also a 8am plate to- share. the case of wet 9am - 7pm weekends weather, a contingency plan will be in place. & welcome Public Holidays Friends are to pass this invite on and it is understood that members of Lyn’s 41 Bogong Plains family will be in High attendance.

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We have templates for letters on our Facebook page – best to use these as a guide, as the river and the swimming area impacts all of us in different ways. It might be taking your children for a swim in summer when it’s 40 degrees, it might be the nice (flat) walk with your dog from the sway bridge along the river trail or jumping in at the spill way and floating past the caravan park all the way down to pebble beach. Let the representatives and decision makers know what the river and the swimming area mean to you, and how the building of this weir and pumping shed will impact your interaction with the West Kiewa now and into the future.

The two most important actions that can be taken are making phone calls to register your concerns to the offices of: Tim McCurdy, Member for the Ovens Valley, 03 5721 6155. Lisa Neville, Victorian Water Minister 03 9637 9654.

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.

MR: Is this your first overseas race?

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.

MR: Have you heard anything about the over in ofRotorua, NZ? ​Atracks rtist impression the proposed site based on limited information and North East Water engineering Ben: From what Chris (Panozzo) has said, drawings.

Image is tothere scale and includes x 12m they’re fast and aren’t many9.5m rocks. x 3.7m pump shed and surrounding access roads as MR: Howproposed. did youImage get into riding? currently created

by Kiewa Pump Action Ben: Pretty much becausestation of my Dad,Group.

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TRADING POST CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE Snowmobile Yamaha VK 540 and trailer. Hi/Low gear, widetrack/longtrack, elec start, forward and reverse.

Goes well. Powerful workhorse. Located at Falls Creek. $850. Ph: 0456 022 211.

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.

Orbea AVANT M20 DISC road bike, Carbon frame, size 60, colour- Carbon-Blue. $1,950. * Nello Viper 51 kayak. $1,500. * Ph: 0408 466 790.

Snowmobile 2004 Polaris Trail Touring. Electric start and electric reverse. Only travelled 240km, always housed undercover at Wang Ski Club and regularly serviced. Comes with service manual and supplement.

Located Mount Beauty, all offers considered. Contact Chris 0457 410 933.

Stubby series 1000 universal woodturning lathe, as new, $9,000. Ph: 0408 466 790.

FOR SALE Blade X rollerblades, as new not yet used, men’s size 43, $100. Ph: 0408 466 790.

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480 Red Clay Pavers – used. Size: 22.5cm x 11cm x OPTOMETRIST - MOUNT BEAUTY 5cm deep. $100. Ph: 0477 443 964.

Kelly Gibbons from Wodonga Eyecare consulting RM Williams Cuban Heel Boots, Bushman with at the new rooms in the Mount BeautyTan, Medical added rubber protective sole. Almost brand new. Size 9 Centre, Tawonga Crescent.

G. Retail $309.95 will sell for $250. Ph: 0400 350 488.

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FREIGHT – ALB – MTB – FALLS CREEK Remo’s Transport fromAlbury/Wodonga to Mount Beauty and Falls Creek Tue to Fri inclusive.

Mount Beauty Refrigeration available. Ph: John or Esther 0417 414 320.

Ph: 0400 350 488 HAIRDRESSER Natalie Raymond, Birds Nest Salon, 26 Hollonds Street, 4 Beauty. Open Six days a week and evenings by Mount appointment. Ph: 03 5754 1177.

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LOCAL RADIO

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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 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)?

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• Home so long&that we nearly missed our Kitchen wares race runs. When we got to the top, everyone • Toys and Sports gear was wondering where we’d been. He was • Tools just like “Ah we’veand justHardware been chilling at the • Plants and Gardencool. gear bottom.” So that felt pretty Vouchers Available!

After thatGift 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 Mon then – Fri: 9am – 5:30pm really racing but Chris 12 – 14 continue Hollonds Street, invited me to Toowoomba.

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WHAT'S ON IN 2022

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

COVID-19 Restriction changes and weather may impact some of these events. Please check with the organiser for the most up-to-date information.

Meredith Connie January 2022

I

arrived in Falls Creek as the Artist in Residence for three weeks as the year changed from 2021 to 2022.

I had never visited Alpine National park, having recently transplanted to Victoria, and all I knew was that I wanted to respond to the landscape, Artist in Residence, Meredith Connie. Pic – Courtesy Meredith. whatever I might find. My initial response was about all the textures and Once recordings were in hand I knew I colours, the infinite variety in the snow gums, had to find places where I could video my the spiky heath, the granite tors, the billowing performances in landscapes that reflecting the fog. My overwhelming impression was that ideas behind the recordings – so the incredibly of a glorious variety of greys - but I didn’t rewarding and pleasurable process of scouting want to evoke just grey, I wanted to somehow locations began, by days of hiking around all evoke my impression that all the colours that the trails nearby Falls Creek. populated this landscape had a dash of white The final phase of the work is putting it and black and them. Over a period of a week all together – editing and mastering the the word ‘panoply’ came – a word that means recordings, both audio and video. The an extensive and impressive collection – so A final version can be found both on my Panoply of Grey began to come to life. website at www.meredithconnie.com/blog/ Process: Compose works responding to apanoplyofgrey and on the youtube channel www.youtube.com/meredithconnie textures, evoking shifting spiky-leafed landscapes using my guitar and a loop station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VWnQUgNc9Q A loop station can record a short melodic I look forward to returning again soon to this fragment and repeated it until you switch it profoundly beautiful place. back off again. Along the way I wanted to add two movements about insects for solo Bio guitar: the Spotted Mountain Grasshopper, a comically awkward creature, and the Bogong I am a storyteller that uses the medium of Moth – a symbol of what has been lost and music. I am composer, performer, classical guitarist, educator, Alexander Technique teacher what is disappearing. and creator of “narrative guitar” storytelling.

After working through the composition These elements are combined together to process by playing and experimenting, the explore the intersection between narrative and next phase was recording the works, which I music, between live performance and recorded did looking out on the impressive views from soundscapes, and extend the notions of what a Windy Corner. classical music ‘concert’ might mean. •

THE NEXT TWO WEEKS @ WEST PEAK Friday: 3pm – late. Woodfire Pizza from 3pm. Meals from 5:30pm.

Community raffes from 5:30pm.

Saturday: 12noon – late. Lunch 12 – 2pm.

Woodfire Pizza all day. Dinner from 5:30pm. Live music: 3 – 6pm.

22/1 Can’t Find My Keys | 29/1 Adam Lindsay Sunday: 12noon – 9pm. Lunch 12 – 2pm.

Woodfire Pizza all day. Dinner from 5:30pm.

Monday: 3pm – late! Woodfire Pizza from 3pm. Meals from 5:30pm.

Tuesdays: closed!

Australia Day 26/1: From 12noon. Live music 3 – 6pm ‘Red Brick Radio’ Thursday: 3pm – late. Woodfire Pizza from 3pm. Meals from 5:30pm.

Texas Hold em Poker! 7pm start.

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

JAN 15, 22, 29

The Mount Beauty Park Run. 8am at the Mount Beauty Library, Lakeside Ave.

JAN 21-22​ The Alpine Classic! A fabulous event that will see up to 1500 cyclists tackle the torturous hills around this area with rides from 60km to 320km over the two days.

Further details: https://www.alpineclassic. com.au/ JAN 22-23​ Rounds Six and Seven of the Victorian Mountain Bike Series at Falls Creek.

Details from https://www.fallscreek.com. au/listing/falls-creek-xco-victorian-statechampionship-series-falls-creek/ or Ph: 03 5758 1200.

JAN 29-30​ Team Mount Beauty hosts the next round of the Victorian Downhill Series. Go to: www. tmb.org.au FEB 5 & 6​ Round One of the Victorian Gravity Enduro Tour at Falls Creek. Details from https:// www.fallscreek.com.au/listing/victorianenduro-tour-round-one-falls-creek/or Ph: 03 5758 1200.

FEB 18-20​ Feastival @ Falls Creek. Three-day celebration of music, arts, comedy, and food in the stunning alpine environment of North-East Victoria. https://www. fallscreek.com.au/feastival?utm_ source=feastival&utm_medium=redirect FEB 26​​

Mount Beauty & District Community Bank Dederang Picnic Races featuring the Milestone Chemical Dederang Cup will be held at the Dederang Reserve in February next year. For more information and to book online visit https:/country.racing.com/ dederang

MAR 4-6​

MTB de Femme – a weekend of great mountain biking at Falls Creek – specifically for the ladies. Further details at Em: jo@ allridemtb.com.au or Ph: 0449 293 008.

MAR 5​​

‘As the Cocky Flies’ – Blues & Roots Regional Circus Tour w/ Ringmaster: Barry Morgan & Circus performers Emma Donovan & The PutBacks, Dallas Frasca, Rich Davies & Low Road – plus more.

Proudly funded by: Victorian Government and Commonwealth Government under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

MAR 13 ​​Peaks Challenge Falls Creek. 2000 cyclists will head off from Falls Creek to do the big loop over Tawonga Gap, Mt Hotham, Omeo and back to Falls – a 235kn ride – not for the faint-hearted. Further details at: https:// www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-andevents/peaks-challenge/ MAR 26​​

50th Birthday Celebrations of the Bogong Campus of the Outdoor School. The new date is a function of Covid restrictions impacting on our original date. Watch for further news.

APR 23-24​ Alpine Challenge – running the Bogong High Plains over distances of 100 mile, 100km, 60km, 42km, 25km, 16km, 10 km – either as individuals, Teams or in a relay challenge. Further Info at: https:// www.runningwild.net.au/alpine-runs/alpinechallenge.html

MEDICAL SERVICES - Upper Kiewa Valley GOT A PROBLEM WITH PESTS?​​

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HOW

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Em: enquiries@mbmc.com.au

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Doctors: Mark Zagorski OAM, Jeff Robinson, Libby Garoni, Skye Delaney, Laura Zagorski, Angela Stratton, Lauren Cussen, Brett Goodsall & Damian Heman

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

Your local practice – supporting the community!

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We can help with:

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