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News Briefs Virtual Tour ■ The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority meeting room, opposite Yea Foodworks, will be the venue for a ‘Virtual Farm Tour’ of Greengate Farm from 10am-1pm on Saturday, November 25. Lunch will provided. RSVP to Judy Watts, 5797 4404, by Wednesday, November 22. uglandcare@ugln.net
Yea Races this Sat. ■ The Spring Celebration meeting of the Yea Race Club will be held this Saturday (Nov. 18). The Christmas meeting is on Sunday, December 10, featuring the Reddrops Sister Oliver Handicap over 3000m.
AGM for Tigers ■ The Yea Tigers Football Netball Club will hold its Annual General Meeting at 7pm on Monday (Nov. 20) at the Clubrooms. The Club held a ‘meet the coaches’ night on Friday (Nov. 10), after a busy week which included visits by players from the St Kilda Football Club. Mixed netball is being played on Friday nights.
Life Savers ■ Northern Victoria MLC, Jaclyn Symes, has called on local sport and recreation clubs to apply for a lifesaving defibrillator and volunteer training through the Defibrillators for Sporting Clubs and Facilities Program. Applications are open now and will close on December 22 ● Local news items may be contributed to PO Box 1278, Research, Vic 3095, or email to: editor@LocalPaper.com.au
$6 MIL. POWERBALL THU., NOV. 16 ● Mike Dalmau hosts the popular Good Morning Murrindindi radio program on UGFM on Saturday mornings. He is pictured in the Alexandra studios.
Fire Danger Period ■ Fire Danger Period for the Murrindindi Shire will commence at 1am on Monday (Nov. 20). It is planned that theFire Danger Period will end at 1am on May 1, 2018, unless revoked prior. The declaration means that certain restrictions are in force on the lighting of fires. During the Fire Danger Period no person may light a fire in the open air unless that have written permission from the CFA or a Municipal Fire Prevention Officer.
not be granted. Those issued with a permit are required to register their burn with the Burn-Off Notification line on 1800 668 511. The Country Fire Authority website provides information Lighting a fire in the open air without a permit is an offence, and can bring a penalty of more than $21,6000, and/or 12 months’ imprisonment. Permits will only be considered for specific purposes. Applications that don’t fit a specific purpose will
Yea CFA on show ■ Yea’s Country Fir Authority unit will conduct demonstrations, share information, and organise station tours on Yea Show Day (Saturday, November 25).
Letter to the Editor Sheep EID overdue ■ Sir, The Andrews Labor Government's late announcement of a price for electronic identification (eID) tags for sheep and goats next year is long overdue. Jaala Pulford promised to give primary producers certainty 'in the first half' of 2017, only to force them to wait until nearly Christmas. Labor's announcement fails to recognise serious concerns saleyard operators and the Australian Livestock and PropertyAgents Association have with Labor's slow progress on developing the software and physical infrastructure needed to read and upload data to the National Livestock Identification System. The Agriculture Minister must stop ignoring saleyard operators' concerns and grant them a 12 month extension past the March 2018 deadline to rollout eID. Jaala Pulford is burying her head in the sand and assuming eID will implement itself, but it's clear that's not the case. Victoria's biosecurity is too important for a half-baked Labor rush job. - Cindy McLeish, MLA for Eildon, Shop 10, 38-40 Bell St, Yarra Glen
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M’DINDI SHIRE CRITICISED BY VCAT Contamination worry at Yea site
Cat curfew backed by most residents
Photo: Mick Pacholli, Toorak Times ■ Some form of cat curfew is supported by 89 per cent of 237 repondents to a pet survey conducted by Murrindindi Shire Council. The October 25 meeting of Council, held at Alexandra, was told that some common themes in the Domestic Animal Management Plan survey included 56 per cent or respondents wanted an overnight curfew compared to 37 per ecnt of respondents in favour of a permanent curfew. “Cat curfews are beneficial to both native animals and to cat owners,” said a report written by a Council officer. “Cats kept inside overnight (or permanently) are less susceptible to injury, fights with other animals and are less likely to predate upon small mammals and birds. ■ 91 per cent of respondents thought that off leash dog parks were a good idea. “It is proposed that community input be sought to explore opportunities and arrangements for the introduction of dog parks. ■ 81per cent of respondents indicated that they support dogs being on leads except when in designated off lead areas. “The survey has indicated a strong preference for cat curfews and the control of dogs in public. “In the first instance, rather than introducing curfews or new dog controls, an education and awareness program is proposed as part of the Plan to reinforce expectations within the community about responsible dog and cat management. “It is proposed to review the effectiveness of this approach by December 2019. “Further engagement with communities about the need and arrangements for any additional measures, such as a local law, would be required before such measures were considered or implemented. “It is noted that the number of dog attacks reported in public areas in Murrindindi Shire is quite low.” Five written responses were received to the Plan. The responses supported: ■ cat curfews ■ unfenced dog parks ■ restrictions regarding dangerous dogs, wandering dogs and restricted breed dogs ■ promoting registration where possible ■ more comprehensive de-sexing programs.
■ VICTORIAN Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member John Bennett has set aside a Murrindindi Shire Council decision about a property in Station St, Yea. Mr Bennett said he did not support the Shire’s permit condition to upgrade Station St being managed on a site-by-site basis. Mr Bennett was hearing an application by Sharing Pty Ltd and Loyano Pty Ltd, against Murrindindi Shire Council. In his order, Mr Bennett amended the Shire’s planning permit, deleting two conditions, and rewording another. The Tribunal was told that the property was formerly used by the Department of Lands and Survey for a depot, alongside a Public Works Depot. A 51-year-old Victorian Railways survey plan was tabled by the Council. The 1966 plan indicated there was potential for contamination on the land, VCAT was advised. In recent years, the property was used for the ‘Country Woman’ store and cafe associated
Concerns over site-by-site basis for road upgrade with Grant and Cindy Oppy. The business was started in 2011, and closed earlier this year. Mr Bennett criticised permit conditions requiring the property owners to solely fund the upgrade and improve a section of Station St, Yea, outside the site. “Whilst I do not disagree with the desire to upgrade and improve Station St, I do not support the way in which it is being managed on a site-by site basis,” Mr Bennett said. “Not only is this inequitable because the three properties to the east have been developed for dwellings without any such requirement, but it is also not justified or necessary because of any off- site impacts caused by the two-lot subdivision. “If Station Street needs to be upgraded then either it should be funded through general revenue or all landowners should contribute through a special charge or rate scheme or though the implementation of a Development Contributions Plan,” Mr Bennett said.
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■ Murrindindi Shire Council was represented at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing by Melissa Crane, Senior Planning Officer. The Station St property owners were represented by barrister Paul Chi-appi. VicRoads - North Easter Region was represented by Ian ● Melissa Crane Ridgwell. PHOTO: LOCAL VCAT Senior GOVERNMENT FOCUS Member John Bennett was told the former Lands Dept. Depot site might be contaminated from chemicals stored the site, decades ago. Mr Bennett was told that future use of the Station St site might be a child care centre, pre-school centre or for primary school. He suggested that prior to part of the property being employed for such sensitive use, that an environmental site assessment be submitted to the Council to its satisfaction. He said the assessment would have to be prepared by a suitably qualified environmental professional or other person acceptable to Murrindindi Shire Council. The Tribunal heard that Alpha Environmental prepared a site assessment after the issuing of a permit in June 2013. “Nine bore holes were drilled and analysis undertaken for each bore. A total of 31 preliminary soil assessments were undertaken comprising 27 Primary Samples, one Trip Blank sample, one Rinsate Blank sample, 1 Field Duplicate and 1 Field Split,” Mr Bennett said. “Five of the bores were on proposed Lot 2 whilst the others were for land to the west, beyond the review site. “The land forming part of proposed Lot 1 was not assessed given it was already developed for a showroom building and it was understood byAlpha Environmental that the building was to remain on-site and not be redeveloped at that time. “Alpha Environmental undertook screening to consider the site’s suitability for both low density residential and commercial development. “The results indicate that that the soils onsite do not exceed the adopted health screen criteria for a low density residential land use. “On that basis, Alpha Environmental is of the opinion that the site is suitable for residential and commercial/industrial land uses. “Based on the limited historical information available and the advice of the Department of Environment Land Water & Planning, I consider that the review site would have been used for the storage of chemicals, and that the site therefore has the potential for medium contamination,” Mr Bennett said in his order.
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● The late Les ‘Digger’ Franklin. Photo by Ash Long, early 1990s ■ We have such a rich indigenous heritage in this area, we should be yelling it from the roof-tops. Congratulations to the Y Water Discovery Centre for their Wumindjika (Welcome) Weekend. A new fence ‘installation’, with work by Mick Harding and Cassie Leatham was unveiled. And there were a ● Sherryn Antonopoulos and Bernadette Franklin number of descendants of the Franklin family present, participating in a range of activities. Those district ‘oldtimers’ will remember great characters such as the late Les ‘Digger’ Franklin, rabbiter extraordinaire. ‘Digger’ used to place a miniature piece of brick in his glass when he sharing a beer with friends, often at the Molesworth Hotel, in the ● Sisters Melanie Young and Leanne Callaghan 1980s and 1990s.
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■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish was at Middle Kinglake Primary School for a Remembrance Day observance on Friday (Nov. 10).
■ A good word for ... those who prepared the garden at the Yea Cenotaph for Saturday’s Remembrance Day. The Red Cross roses were a delight.
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■ Congratulations to the Alexandra SES on their $190,000 works including a new roof. The Government has provided $100,000, and a $48,000 bequest was made by Jessie Parker, we’re told.
$1500 for ONJ ■ Karma Kinglake has announced that it raised $1500 for the Olivia Newton-John Wellness Centre at the Oaks Day luncheon held at the Kinglake Pub on Thursday (Nov. 9).
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■ Environmental activists calling for the Victorian Government to establish a type of quota system for the creation of national parks are being naive, Member for Northern Victoria Daniel Young said. “A small group is relentlessly pushing an ill-conceived agenda to place an additional 355,000 hectares of land that would become a national park in the Central Highlands under the management of Parks Victoria, which is struggling to maintain the current parks system,” Mr Young said. A member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, Mr Young’s comments are in response to a recent article by the Victorian National Parks Association critical of the rate at which the Andrew’s Government has created national parks since 2014. “The criticism is that for each term of government more and more land should be locked up as a national park,” Mr Young said. “There is no justification to create national parks for the sake of creating national parks. “The state already manages 18 percent of Victoria’s land mass, including 45 national parks. It is naïve to think the government can and should continue to amass public land holdings without a feasible or sustainable plan to maintain them. “The Victorian taxpayer should not be burdened with the cost of creating a new national park when the current park system has a number of problems that should be addressed and fixed first.” Within the Central Highlands area being targeted by the Victorian National Parks Association there already exists thousands of hectares of national parks, state parks, state forests and reserves. “A national park caters to a small demographic but excludes access to certain users,” Mr Young said. “There is currently a reasonable balance of multi-use parks within the Central Highlands area that are under threat by activists. “I support the view that any additional money allocated to Parks Victoria should be used to enhance and properly maintain the abundance of land already available for all sorts of users, not the creation of a new mega national park full of pests and weeds. “To triple the size of national parks in the Central Highlands is not feasible, and risks creating more problems the state lacks funding to fix.”
Letter from RSL Sir, To the people of Yea and Kinglake, thank you for your generous support during our recent RSL Poppy Appeal 2017 fund raising for veteran's welfare. Thank you also to the many who helped make Remembrance Day 2017 a dignified and respectful community commemoration: our shire employees, local police and CFA volunteers were there in the background; this paper for help with publicity; Father Thomas Leslie; the Yea and High Country Pipes and Drums piper and bugler; Yea Primary School for catering at the RSL Hall; the school children; and all those wonderful people behind the scenes whose support enables the RSL to host these important commemorative ceremonies on behalf of our community. To the public and our RSL members, hank you one and all. Jeffrey Swain President, Yea-Kinglake RSL
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■ Liberal Member for Northern Victoria, Wendy Lovell, has called on the State Government to ensure an Arthurs Creek water filling station used by local firefighters is in reliable working order in the lead up to upcoming fire season. Speaking during an adjournment debate in State Parliament, Ms Lovell said the operation of the water filling station, used by the local CFA to fill their tankers and to get back up water at fire scenes, has been hit and miss for the past 10 years.
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Aries : March 21- April 20. Colour red Lucky day Friday Racing numbers 3.5.6.2. Lotto numbers 1.6.13.25.24.40. A person that you haven't seen for a long time could come back to your life again. And you will have to decide if you are willing to give someone a second chance and how it is going to change your life. Taurus: April 21- May 20. Colour green Lucky day. Monday Racing numbers 2.3.5.6. Lotto numbers 1.6.15.29.37.40. Cancellations and deferrals of travel plans are possible and you may have to make new plans in a hurry. But it could turn out to be better than you expected anyway. Gemini. May 21- June 21. Colour lilac Lucky dayWednesday Racing numbers 2.6.5.3. Lotto numbers 1.5.16.24.45.33. Finical matters are on the improve and plans you have made, should turn out very well. You could be slightly disappointed about someone, but this will not stop you from enjoying yourself.
● Sue Carpenter and Luke Story at ‘Dunedin’, Lyons St, Yea
Cancer. June 22- July 22. Colour cream Lucky day. Sunday Racing numbers 5.2.5.3. Lotto numbers 1.6.13.23.31.10. Most of your efforts to improve your financial situation are working well and with a little bit of luck will add to the enjoyment of this period. People are seeking your company and paying you compliments. Leo. July 23- August 22. Colour brown Lucky dayWednesday Racing numbers 2.3.1.3. Lotto numbers 1.23.36.5.40.11. Your luck should be in with property matters and you could have an offer you cannot refuse. People from a distance will contact you and some travel could be the result of it. Luck with a person born in July. Virgo.August 23- September 23. Colour purple Lucky day Monday Racing numbers 6.5.3.6. Lotto numbers 1.6.15.24.40.33. Successful travel will help you to achieve what you are after and bring the result you hoped for. With personal relationships you may have to cool it a bit for a while. Libra. September 224- October 23. Colour fawn Lucky day Thursday Racing numbers 5.6.1.2. Lotto numbers. 13.15.26.24.40.33. Some surprising happenings in your life and some wishes could also come true during this period. It would be a good idea to listen to someone who has your interest at heart.
● Val Borrie, Shirley Birch and Alma Smith at ‘The Grange’, Murrindindi
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Scorpio. October 24- November 22. Colour blue Lucky day Friday Racing 8.9.5.5. Lotto numbers 1.6.14.19.25.40. You may have ideas that do not agree with loved ones. Now is not the time to proceed with these plans, wait until people are in a more acceptable mood. Problems with friends should be solving themselves. Sagittarius. November 23- December 20 Lucky colour white Lucky day. Saturday Racing numbers 3.2.3.5. Lotto numbers 13.15.29.37.39.45. If you are working towards a goal, now is a good time to get some extra work done and get small things out of the way. Once people realize what you are about they will help you and your work will be that much easier. Capricorn. December 21- January 19. Colour orange Lucky day Friday Racing 3.5.2.1. Lotto numbers 3.5.1.10.40.42. A very romantic period in which many of your wishes could come true, but do not let this be an excuse to let other friendships slip. Someone could be keeping an eye on your performance in public forums. Aquarius. January 20- February 19. Lucky colour orange Lucky day Monday Racing numbers 6.5.2.1. Lotto numbers 13.15.26.24.40.45 A tendency to overspend is there, so try to keep your eye on expenditure for the whole family. The social scene is very hectic. You will have lots to do, but not all is tedious. Some surprising luck with a loved one.
● Jeffrey Swain with Jeff Aurisch
● Jeff Aurisch wore his grandfather William Townsend’s Military Medal at Saturday’s Remembrance Day service. It was won with the 4th Pioneers on the Western Front in World War I. The WWII medals belong to his father James.
Pisces. February 20- March 20. Colour cream Lucky day. Monday Racing 5.3.2.1. Lotto numbers 1.5.23.32.10.2. A possibility of a friendship to deepen in to a love relationship. People could be expecting a lot from you. Don't neglect your usual duties and you will have a lot more to look forward to than usual.
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● Cr Bec Bowles and Jeffrey Swain, President, Yea-Kinglake RSL
Here’s where to grab your weekly copy ● ALEXANDRA. Foodworks. 102 Grant St. ● ALEXANDRA. Landmark Real Estate. 56 Grant St. ● ALEXANDRA. Murrindindi Shire Offices. Perkins St. ● ALEXANDRA. Newsagency. 82-84 Grant St. ● ALEXANDRA. Simpsons Fuel. 25 Aitken St. ● ALEXANDRA. Totally Trout. 2/42 Downey St. ● BUXTON. Post Office. 2187 Maroondah Hwy. ● DIAMOND CREEK. Newsagency. 62A Main Hurstbridge Rd. ● DOREEN. General Store. 920 Yan Yean Rd. ● EILDON. Foodworks. 18 Main St. ● ELTHAM. Newsagency. 2/963 Main Rd. ● FLOWERDALE. Community House. 36 Silver Creek Rd. ● FLOWERDALE. Hazeldene Store. 6 Curlings Rd. ● FLOWERDALE. Hotel. 3325 WhittleseaYea Rd ● GLENBURN. United Petroleum. 3883 Melba Hwy. ● HEALESVILLE. Newsagency. 195 Maroondah Hwy. ● HURSTBRIDGE. Newsagency 800 Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd. ● KANGAROO GROUND. General Store. 280 Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd. ● KINGLAKE. Bakehouse. 10 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGL AKE. Foodworks. 12 Main St. ● KINGLAKE. Library. 19 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGLAKE. Pub. 28 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGLAKE. United Petroleum. 2 Kinglake-Glenburn Rd. ● LAURIMAR. Newsagency. 8/95 Hazel Glen Dr. ● LILYDALE. Newsagency. 237 Main St. ● MANSFIELD. Foodworks. 119 High St. ● MERNDA VILLAGES. Post Office. 50 Mernda Village Dr. ● MARYSVILLE. Foodworks. 49 Darwin St. ● MOLESWORTH. Hungry Horse Hotel. 4364 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ● MOLESWORTH. Store.4353 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ● NARBETHONG. Black Spur Inn. 436 Maroondah Hwy. ● PHEASANT CREEK. Flying Tarts. 888 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ● PHEASANT CREEK. Store. 884 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ● RESEARCH. Post Office. 1544 Main Rd ● SEYMOUR. Newsagency. 66 Station St ● ST ANDREWS. Store. 10 Caledonia St. ● STRATH CREEK. Post Office. 8 Glover St. ● TAGGERTY. Store. 26 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ● THORNTON. Store. 1365 TaggertyThornton Rd. ● TOOLANGI. Tavern. 1390 Myers Creek Rd. ● WATTLE GLEN. Peppers Paddock General Store. 13 Kangaroo GroundWattle Glen Rd. ● WHITTLESEA. Bowls Club. 101 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. Champions Supa IGA. 2/ 16 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. El-Azar Milk Bar. 13 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. Foodworks. 65 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea H Hardware. 2420 Plenty Rd. ● WHITTLESEA. Newsagency. 45 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 29 Beech St. ● YARCK. Hotel. Maroondah Hwy. ● YARCK. Store. 6595 Maroondah Hwy ● YARRA GLEN. IGA. 1/38 Bell St. ● YARRA GLEN. Newsagency. 32 Bell St. ● YEA. Amble Inn Cafe. 24 High St ● YEA. Bakery. 44 High St. ● YEA. BP. 31 High St ● YEA. Cafe Christies. 17 High St ● YEA. Country Woman. 6 Station St. ● YEA. Foodworks. 10 High St ● YEA. Library. 15 The Semi-Circle ● YEA. Manna Fest. 94 High St. ● YEA. Marmalades. 20 High St ● YEA. Mint and Jam. 46 High St ● YEA. Newsagency. 74 High St ● YEA. Peppercorn Hotel. 21 Station St. ● YEA. Provender Bakery. 56 High St ● YEA. Rendezvous. 10 High St ● YEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 88 High St. ● YEA. Take-Away. 68 High St
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Council team spins its yarn ■ Murrindindi Shire Council has a Communications Department which has a primary purpose of making Councillors and executives look good. According to the pretty Annual Report 2016-17, appearing on the Council website, the Shire is doing wonderfully. Jacqui Rabel, the Council's Manager Communications, Library and Customer Services, has responsibility for for public relations, media liaison, website, internal and external communications, reception and customer services, library services - collection, development and programs. Let’s be frank, Murrindindi Shire has a woeful record of customer satisfaction:the overall satisfaction rate of the performance of Council feel from 49 per cent to 46 per cent. Satisfaction regarding governance has dropped again. The Council scores a 41 per cent rating in 2017 in respect of “community satisfaction rating out of 100 with how council has performed in making decisions in the interest of the community”. The Council keeps pumping the message that it had its “largest ever community engagement survey”. The facts are that the three-question A5 form did not have the participation of 89 per cent of the Murrindindi Shire Council. The average rate assessment for Murrindindi Shire property owners is $1970. Councillors repeat over and over that the ‘Have Your Say’ mini-survey gives them a mandate to make the decisions that they do. By the by, the Annual Report reports the level of female staff (83.2) outnumbering the blokes (58.8). The Council spent $254,121 on consultants, and $6.7 million on contractors. Legal expenses in 2016-17 rose to $309,748. CEO Margaret Abbey’s salary now exceeds $¼-million annually, and for six months in 2018, the Council will pay for two CEOs: Ms Abbey and new appointee Craig Lloyd. Two executives are paid between $150,000-$159,999. Three executives are paid $140,000-$149,999. There are five female Councillors, two men. The Annual Report is 132 pages, but it is almost impossible to identify how much the Communications ‘Spin Unit’ is costly ratepayers. ★ Murrindindi Shire Council is this week embarking on a ‘spin’ campaign in a bid to humanise the Councillors. The Council expects that local media outlets will publish the Councillor profiles, unedited, and without charge. Here is the ‘interview’ that the Council Communications Department had with its own Mayor, Cr Charlie Bisset: ■ What do you enjoy most about your role as Councillor? Firstly I love being continually surprised and constantly learning about the wonderful events, people and hidden gems that are in our shire. Secondly, being a part of and
● Cr Charlie Bisset working with a great team of passionate and dedicated people (in the Councillors and Council staff) who quite often have to deal with people who may not always understand the complexities that Local Governments are bound by. ■ What surprised you most about your role as Councillor? OR Has your view of the role of Councillor changed much in the past year? What surprised me most about my role as Councillor is the minimal degree of knowledge that people have about the role Council itself plays in supporting the community. As a current Councillor and having worked previously in local government, I have still had to learn a great deal about the extensive range of services a council provides, some are legislated from State and Federal Governments and others are based on addressing community needs. I have realised that it is part of my responsibility as a Councillor to help the broader community understand what Council's roles are on a number of fronts. Hopefully this will develop greater partnerships and collaboration with groups and individuals that will lead to better outcomes for our communities. ■ What have you learnt about the Shire that you didn't know before? I have learnt there are more amazing places, people and events than I ever imagined. Previously like so many other people, I was really only interested in the people, places, events and services on offer around my home and my community. I thought this is what makes Murrindindi Shire a great place to live. However there are 42 other communities Shire-wide, that are all similar, in that they provide for the basis of the lifestyle that we all love. ■ What three words best describe the Shire, having had a year in the job with the current Council (and explain why)? • Opportunity - there is so much opportunity for economic development in the shire. Turn To Page 48
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Gary Pollard joins the Yea Hospital board
■ The Yea community’s interests in the proposed merger between Seymour Health and the Yea and District Memorial Hospital may well have taken a positive step forward with the appointment of pharmacist Gary Pollard to the Hospital board. Local Confidential understands that Mr Pollard has requested background information that led to the announcement earlier this year that the Yea Hospital might merge with Seymour Health. The ‘due diligence’process was announced in May, by Yea Board President, Kirstin Michaels, who works as Chief Executive Officer of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia An announcement of the progress of the planned merger was due to have been two months ago, in
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September. Mr Pollard’s appointment to the Board was made without fanfare, or announcement to the press. The make-up of the Board is shown at the Yea Hospital’s website as: ■ President - Ms K. Michaels ■ Vice President - Mr G. Chivers ■ Treasurer - Mr K. Anderson ■ Members: Ms L. Southurst, Mr G. Pollard, Mr I. Marshman, Dr P. Brennan (Minister's Delegate) ■ Management and Support. Chief Executive Officer - Mr T Saunders; Director of Nursing/ Manager - Mrs L Gray. Mr Pollard has had interests in pharmacies including Yea, Seymour, Nagambie and Alexandra. He is Chairman of the Yea and District CommunityBank at which Ms Southurst is Manager.
Fr Thomas Leslie moves on
■ Fr Thomas Leslie is leaving St Luke's Anglican Church, Yea, reports warden John Anderson. Fr Thomas is to become the Priest in Charge at Christ Church. Beechworth. Fr Thomas's final service will be on Sunday, November 26. All in the community are welcome to attend any one or all of these events. ■ 10.30am. Eucharist service at St Luke's. ■ 11.30am. Planting a memorial rose by Fr Thomas ■ 12 Noon. Lunch in the church hall (bring a plate to share) ■ 1.30pm. Farewell presentation to Fr Thomas Fr Thomas was inducted as the Priest in Charge of the Parish of St Luke, Yea and Christ Church, Molesworth on February 7, 2014. He ill be inducted as Priest at Beechworth on November 30.
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● Fr Thomas Leslie
■ Local workers who have a connection with the A.W. Allen factory at Broadford may be interested in the pop-up ‘Lollysmiths’ being set up by the company this week at Melbourne Central. ■ Yea-Kinglake RSL President Jeffrey Swain passed on the apologies of MHR Cathy McGowan and MLA Cindy McLeish at theRemembrance Day observance. We understand that Ms Gowan was at the Marysville ceremony. ■ There are only five more Local Paper issues before Christmas: Nov. 22, 29, Dec. 6, 13 and 20. Business wishing to organise a Christmas advertising campaign can call 5797 2656.
Christmas hamper time
■ It is Christmas Hamper time in Yea. It is now seven years since St Lukes Anglican Church and Op Shop began distributing hampers to those who have been having a difficult time. What started out as a small number of hampers has grown each year and this year at least 65 Hampers will be provided. "We welcome applications for hampers from anyone who feels their Christmas will be easier by receiving a hamper,” explained Adele Anderson “People have many reasons for applying and we do not ask for any explanation ,we respect people's
privacy and we find people return that respect. “Over the years many community groups have become active supporters and again Salvocare,Sacred Heart and Rotary have made significant donations. “This week the application forms are being distributed and will be available from the Community House, the Op Shop, the Bendigo Bank, the Community Meal, the Caravan Park and St Lukes. “Forms need to be returned to St Lukes or the Community House by Monday, December 11.” ■ For more information please contact Adele, 0418 125 947
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Alexandra Spring Show At Alexandra Showgrounds Photos: Ash Long
● Regan Watts, 7, and Jasper Watts, 5, of Mansfield, at the Alex. Show
● Murrindindi Cycle Club: from left, Neil Hall, Andrew Irvin, Dmitrii Antanoveskii, Simon Goodman, Ian Coller
● Colin Warne and and Dee Drury of St John Ambulance, Yarra Ranges
● Murray Ross, Pam Ross and Paul Redshaw of the Acheron community
● Christy Snow, handmade resin jeweller, Marcus Gillon of Snobs Creek
● Graham Atkinson, Shane Barkley and Bruce Luckman of Alexandra CFA
● Ron Knight and Tina Knight of the Alexandra SES Unit
● Andrew Baxter, Peter Weeks and Nigel Adams of Alexandra SES
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■ Three men are credited with the start of local newspapers in Yea: Michael Lawrence Hickey, Richard Roland Cramer and Andrew ST LUKE’S Robinson. Possibly THE YEA Anglican Church They started The Yea Telegraph TELEGRAPH works on October 22, 1885, with the offices believed to be in Station St, Yea, about two or three doors west of Lee Gow’s (Anne Street). Their partnership seemed to dissolve when The Yea Telegraph published its final issue onApril 17, 1890. Hickey and Robinson were shown on the Yea Shire rates notices over those five years. Hickey would have been aged about 25 when the McLEISH’S enterprise started; Robinson was COMMERCIAL BANK Butcher Shop YEA SHIRE HALL about 23. They appear to have been later Carter’s with picket fence related by marriage. (The Station St premises were variously shown as Allotments 5, 3 and 2 of ‘Section 9’ of Yea township.) The newspaper was published the following week “phoenix-like” as ● High Street, Yea, circa 1890, with the single-storey Shire Hall, and Commercial Bank, in The Yea Chronicle, with the lease- the foreground. Some of the bank building stick exists Carter’s milk bar. It is possible that hold held by Patrick Galvin, from The Yea Telegraph (weatherboard) newspaper office in Station St is shown by the arrow. 1890-1896. Photo source: George Drysdale So what became of the pioneer- Harris Guild, James Jones, Joseph ment printing ofice at Adelaide. telegraphic message:--"Officially ing newspaper trio of Hickey, Jordan, James Buchanan, and “He leaves a family, with whom reported No. 1182-1127, Private C. Cramer and Robinson? Sidney Longland(of Seymour), and there is deep sympathy, his widow Cramer, died 15/12/16, fractured Yea historian Alan Thorley has Michael Hickey, Jnr (of Tallarook) being the daughter of Mrs spine -from gunshot wound at 38th been at work. He discovered that are the winners of the St Albans Es- McDougall, now of Kilmore, and for casualty clearing station. Hickey continued an association with tate . “Kindly inform parents of sad about half a century located at print, and was part-winner of a lot“With the exception of Hickey, Green’s Pinch, about three miles news, and convey sympathy of King tery; Cramer went on to become a all the others are employees of Mr north of this town.” and Queen and Commonwealth.publican, then back to printing; and Thomas Guild, who is one of the Michael Hickey was son of Colonel Hawker." “The late Private Cramer enlisted Robinson chanced it with mining. oldest and best respected residents Patrick Hickey, and Beatrice (nee in August, 1914, at which time he Phemister). of Seymour.” They had two daughters whilst at was an employee on The The Kilmore Free Press (February 20, 1920) reported of Hickey: The Yea Telegraph: Stella Carr Bendigonian, in this office. “He left Melbourne on the 22nd “Mr Michael Lawrence Hickey, an Hickey (1887), and May Yeo Hickey December, 1914, arriving in Egypt old Kilmore boy, visited the district (1890). ■ After the demise of The Yea Tele- last Michael Hickey had married in January, 1915. week. graph, Hickey went on several went into action in Gallipoli “He is a son of the late Mr P. Annabella MaryAdeline McDougall on “He months later to create a newspaper Hickey, the 27th April, and spent his 19th in 1882. J.P., a highly respected pioby the same name at Seymour. birthday in the trenches. neer; and is now engaged in the Gov“On the 17th June he was reThe first issue of the Seymour ernment printing office in ported, missing. Telegraph was published by Hickey Adelaide.” “On the 24th June he was reon July 31, 1890, from premises in In the following year (Nov. 17, ported to have been traced, he havWallis St. in that town. The Free Press reported on been wounded. In July 1892, a company was 1921), ■ Richard Roland Cramer was ing“Private his death. Cramer was in a bad formed to buy that newspaper busirunning the Commercial Hotel at “Mr Michael Lawrence Hickey, way owing to his having been withness and £1500 was paid to Hickey. who had been ailing for some Gobur by 1886. food and attention so long. Hickey is noted as farming on the months, died on Saturday at He appeared before the out“A lengthy spell in England, and Tallarook Flats at the time, still main- Adelaide. Alexandra Licensing Court in De- other places was necessary in order taining an interest in the Seymour cember of that year, reported the “He was a native of Kilmore, to enable him to recuperate. paper with partners including Colin being a son of the late Mr Patrick Alexandra and Yea Standard (Dec. “On the 29th September, 1915, McKenzie, Thomas Guild (of Hickey, J.P., one of our most highly 17, 1886). being then back on duty, Private By February 11, 1887, Cramer Cramer and two others were cut off Guild’s Store) and Shire President esteemed pioneer citizens. John Carnie. “The deceased learned his busi- wrote a letter to the Alexandra and from their companions for two days, In 1895, The Sydney Morning ness at the Free Press office, and Yea Standard newspaper, complain- and were compelled to disguise themHerald reported that Hickey and later had newspapers at Yea and ing about the road at Gobur. selves in Turks' clothing, so as to He later submitted a tender to the get back to their lines, the trio Guild were “winners” of the St Seymour, subsequently spending a Albans Estate (a lottery). time in Western Australia, before Council to provide a culvert. narrowlyescaping being mistaken Cramer was active, with his ho- for the enemy and shot. “Thomas Guild, William Guild, taking employment in the Governtel catering for the Gobur races, and “The deceased soldier, who had inaugurating athletic sports meetings. scarcely recovered from his previIn 1889, R.R. Cramer performed ous trials, then became ill, and after at a concert in Alexandra, with The a long spell, he was discharged from Standard reporting: "Mr R. R. hospital as fit for duty. Cramer gave a Dutch impersonation “This was on the 26th January last. in inimitable style, and was deserv- His parents received several letters edly re-called, when he gave an Irish from him since he went to France, in recitation with as rich a brogue and which he expressed, himself as beas comical a rendering as though to ing quite satisfied with his lot. the manner born. “Mr. and Mrs. Cramer have an“As an impersonator of comical other son at the front. character we have seen few ama“The last heard from the late Priteurs to beat Mr Cramer, who should vate Cramer was a field card dated be heard oftener.” 28/7/16. Later, he was a linotype operator “The late soldier was born at on The Advertiser at Bendigo. Inglewood road in May, 1896, and The Bendigonian (Jan. 4, 1917) was educated at the Roman Cathopublished a report on the death of lic School, Myers' Flat. Cramer’s son, Private Clarence “Deep sympathy is felt for Mr. Cramer: and Mrs. Cramer in the sad loss of “On Thursday last (Dec. 28, 1916) their heroic son. the Rev. Father Rooney, whilst gen“Mr R. R. Cramer is well and fa● Newspaper partner Richard Roland Cramer appears to have tly, breaking the sad news of Private vorably known as a linotype operaClarence Cramer's death to his par- tor in the Advertiser office for many been running a pub at Gobur in January 1889. Source: Alexandra and Yea Standard, Jan. 11, 1889 ents in Bendigo, left the following years.”
Andrew Robinson ■ Yea rates notices list Andrew Robinson as a ‘labourer’ in 1892, several years after the demise of The Yea Telegraph. Robinson owned most shares in the Target Reef mine at Mount Tarrengower (Maldon) in 1891 along with his brothers. A Yea press clipping (Sept. 3, 1891) says a crushing of 16 tons produced 58oz 10dwt of amalgam. The Kilmore Free Press (Jan. 10, 1935) reported on Andrew Robinson’s death. “Mr. Andrew Robinson died at his residence at Parkdale last week. “Deceased was born at Maldon, and had reached the age of 73 years. “Mr Robinson was all his life engaged in the printing and publishing industry. “For some years he was employed on the Yea Chronicle, and later at Seymour. “In 1899, in partnership with the late Mr. W. A. P. Hickey, he acquired the St Arnaud Times, a bi-weekly newspaper, and under the imprint of Robinson and Hickey, carried on the journal up to the time of Mr Hickey's death, after which he alone conducted the business for some time. “About four years ago Mr Robinson retired from active business pursuits and lived privately, removing to Parkdale. “Since that period his son, Frank, has carried on the newspaper. “Mr. Andrew Robinson's widow was born at Kilmore, being Miss Annie Hickey, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Patrick Hickey, very early settlers at Kilmore. “A son of MrAndrew Robinson (Cyril) was resident of Kilmore for some time, being managing clerk for Mr. J. P. Minogue, who was then in professional business at Kilmore as barrister and solicitor. “The business was later acquired by Mr. J. Mulvey. Mr. Cyril Robinson is now located at Donald, where he bears the cognomen of "the Maxwell of the north." Mr. W. A. P. Hickey was also a native of Kilmore, and for many years was a member of the Free Press staff, prior to embarking in business at St. Arnaud. “Mr. Hickey's widow is a native of Bylands, being daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Johnstone. “Mrs. Hickey returned from St. Arnaud to reside at Bylands after her husband's death. “Mr Andrew Robinson's remains were interred in Cheltenham cemetery.”
● Yea Telegraph partner R.R. Cramer sold his interest in the Gobur store about 1890-91.
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Remembrance Day at Yea
● Jennifer Keast recites Flanders Fields at the Cenotaph
■ RSL members and the public gathered at the Yea Cenotaph at 11am on Remembrance Day (Sat., Nov. 11). Jeffrey Swain, President of the Yea-Kinglake Sub-Branch of the RSL, welcomed all. He recited The Ode. The Last Post was sounded, the CFA bell was sounded, followed by a wreath laying ceremony, whilst a lament by played by piper Michelle Mussett. Amongst the wreaths laid were those by the RSL, Red Cross, and students of Flowerdale Primary School, Yea Primary School and Yea’s Sacred Heart School. Murrindindi Council was rep-resented by Cr Bec Bowles.
● Jeffrey Swain, President, Yea-Kinglake RSL Sub-Branch
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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood
Veterans Day in the USA ■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.
West Hollywood salutes ■ The Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood and the City of West Hollywood honoured veterans and active members of the armed forces at the annual Veterans Remembrance Day. Similar to Remembrance Day in Australia, the whole country comes together and thanks the serving men and women and to remember the fallen heroes. The Mayor, Council members, members of the armed forces, representatives from the L.A. Sheriff’s Department, L.A.P.D, County Fire Department and local community members all attended on the 11th of the 11th .
China detains b’ballers ■ The three UCLA men's basketball players arrested in China for allegedly shoplifting a day before US President Donald Trump visited, cannot leave their hotel until the end of the legal process, which could last months. Police are requiring the University of California, Los Angeles, players to remain at their luxury Hangzhou hotel until the legal process is done, which could last days, weeks or even months. The three students, freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, were arrested. Ball is the younger brother of National Basketball Association rookie Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers.
● Pictured at the Remembrance ceremony, Sheriff Captain Dave Smith, Ramada Managing Director, Alan Johnson and Sheriff Sgt. Jim Farrell.
Rich get richer
Football on the decline
■ The three richest people in the US - Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett - own as much wealth as the bottom half of the US population, or 160 million people. Analysis of the wealth of America's richest people found that Gates, Bezos and Buffett were sitting on a combined $248.5bn fortune. The Institute for Policy Studies said the growing gap between rich and poor had created a "moral crisis". In a report, the Billionaire Bonanza, the think tank said Donald Trump's tax change proposals would "exacerbate existing wealth disparities" as 80 per cent of tax benefits would end up going to the wealthiest 1 per cent of households. "Wealth inequality is on the rise," said Chuck Collins, an economist and co-author of the report. "Now is the time for actions that reduce inequality, not tax cuts for the very wealthy."
■ As far as longtime sports broadcaster Bob Costas is concerned, the future of football in the United States is clear and bleak. "The reality is that this game destroys people's brains," he said. Speaking at a roundtable discussion at the University of Maryland, Costas, who hosted Football Night in America on NBC for more than a decade, said the sport could collapse over time, barring a development in technology to make it reasonably safe. He said the decline of football, which was once "a cash machine," is the most significant story in American sports.
Walt Disney cashed up ■ The Walt Disney Company has held preliminary talks to buy entertainment assets owned by 21st Century Fox, including the Fox movie and television studio, the FX cable network and a share of Hulu. The talks were first reported by CNBC and confirmed by two people briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private information. The two companies are no longer talking, although discussions could restart. Spokeswomen for both companies declined to comment.
Sia thwarts Papps ■ Sia, the famously private Australian singer, took to Twitter to publish a naked picture of herself, thwarting an alleged attempt by paparazzi to sell the image. "Someone is apparently trying to sell naked photos of me to my fans," she wrote, next to a shot of her bare bum. "Save your money, here it is for free. Every day is Christmas!" Her followers cheered her on, tweeting, "You are a legend," "Hero," and "Sia I'm screaming." The multiplatinum-selling singer and songwriter, who often appears disguised in public and who has penned hits for Adele, Rihanna, and Beyoncé, has a new holiday album (titled, yes, Everyday Is Christmas) dropping this month.
Out and About ■ Mariah Carey has undergone weight-loss surgery after the superstar became self-conscious about her curves because of cruel online comments. The New York Post Page Six has exclusively learned that the diva underwent gastric sleeve surgery last month, performed by a top surgeon in Beverly Hills, Calif., after her weight reportedly skyrocketed.
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■ Van Morrison, whose song Brown Eyed Girl became a hit 50 years ago, is still making music. The Northern Irish singer-songwriter has released his 37th studio album, Roll with the Punches, and will begin a tour that will include six US concerts. The album features five new songs written or cowritten by Morrison, along with another 10 covers of blues, rock, gospel and jazz classics intended to pay homage to some of the musical heroes of his youth.
Ozzy off the hook ■ Sharon Osbourne's marriage to rocker husband Ozzy is "1000 percent better" a year after their split following his affair. The couple briefly went their separate ways in May 2016 after Ozzy had an affair with celebrity hairstylist Michelle Pugh. But now the couple insists they are stronger than ever and Ozzy has learned from his "mistakes." Ozzy Osbourne announced that he will embark on his "farewell world tour" starting in 2018, a trek that will take the Black Sabbath singer around the world through 2020.
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Remembrance Day observed in Yea
● Cr Bec Bowles pay her respects at the Yea Cenotaph
● Veteran Don McLeish, with Jennifer Keast (nee Purvis)
● Max Hargreaves and Ebony Edge, Yea High School Year 9 students.
● Piper Michelle Muscat
● Margaret Mahon lays a wreath on behalf of Yea Red Cross
● Elizabeth McQueen, Maree Boyd and Natasha Ward of Yea Primary Parents and Friends
● Ken Howson prepares to lay a wreath at Yea on Remembrance Day.
● Rod Carbis and Steve Bennett represented the Yea CFA unit
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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: PARIS CAN WAIT: Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama. Cast: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin. Year: 2016. Rating: PG. Length: 92 Minutes. Stars: ***½ Verdict: The wife of a successful movie producer who is at a crossroads in her life takes a car trip from Cannes in the south of France to Paris with a French business associate of her husband, and what should be a seven-hour drive turns into two-day adventure of diversions involving picturesque sights, fine food, wine, humour, and a reawakening senses. The feature-film directorial debut for Eleanor Coppola, who previously gave us the superb documentary feature "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse - The Making of Apocalypse Now" has now joined the ranks of her legendary multi-Oscar-winning husband Francis Ford Coppola and Oscar winning daughter Sofia Coppola and has created a delightfully charming, whimsical and engaging road movie. What ultimately comes across as a cross between "The Trip" series and "Lost in Translation" (directed by daughter Sofia), and seemingly sponsored by the French Tourism Authority, succeeds mostly in part due to the breathtaking scenery, historical locations, including the film pioneering Lumiere Brothers museum, and a captivating performance by the equally beautiful, charming and talented, Diane Lane. It's only weakness comes from French star Arnaud Viard, mostly unfamiliar with western audiences, and even though he gives a solid performances, a better match for the talents of Diane Lane and audiences would have been Jean Dujardin or Jean Reno, and in years past, Alain Delon or Jean-Paul Belmondo, but that minor gripe aside, it's still a journey well worth taking, and I'm glad I went on it! FILM: ATOMIC BLONDE: Genre: Action/Mystery/Thriller. Cast: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones. Year: 2017. Rating: MA15+ Length: 115 Minutes. Stars: *** Verdict: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin in the latter part of the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents, all in a labyrinth of cross and double crosses. Mix Jason Bourne, James Bond, Derek Flint, John Wick, the Cold War, along with a dash of John le Carre, then finish it off with the beautiful Charlize Theron strutting her stuff, and you have the recipe for a deliriously bold, entertaining and exhilarating fun spy romp, though flawed and sometimes confusing, but nonetheless a kickass guns & garters thrill ride. Based on the graphic novel "The Coldest City" and directed by David Leitch (co-director John Wick), the cast are all having fun as the hand-to-hand combat, gunplay, action, car chasing and sensuality all unfold to a pulse pounding soundtrack that includes David Bowie, Queen, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, George Michael, Nena and New Order, to name a few. Charlize Theron gives it all with her devilish persona and bone crunching gymnastics in this stylish, loud, chaotic, lush and as cool as they come action-spy-thriller, a more than welcome return to the good-bad old days of the Cold War. FILM: THE CIRCLE: Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller. Cast: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Glenne Headly, John Boyega. Year: 2017. Rating: M. Length: 110 Minutes. Stars: *** Verdict: A young woman, Mae, is hired to work for the world's largest and most powerful tech and social media company in the world, and she sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. As she rises through the ranks, she is encouraged by the company's founder, to engage in a groundbreaking experiment that pushes the boundaries of privacy, ethics and ultimately her personal freedom, and along with her participation in the experiment, and every decision she makes, she begin to affect the lives and future of her friends, family and that of humanity. Fascinating and engaging "what if" that is becoming eerily too much of a reality, which was foreshadowed in Peter Weir's similarly themed, and far superior, "The Truman Show" (1998) starring Jim Carrey, Ed Harris and Laura Linney. Here, though its topic is strong enough to hold interest and is effectively constructed,emotion and character development is shallow, and despite any appealing or redeeming features, it fails to deliver any lasting effect or provoke any thoughts as the aforementioned film did so seamlessly and beautifully. 1Two redeeming features that make it a worthy watch are the standout performances by Bill Paxton and Glenne Headly as Emma Watson's parents, both who have sadly since passed away.
Rourke’s Reviews: Orient Express
● Albert Finney excels as Hercule Poirot, in the highly entertaining 1974 version of Murder On The Orient Express, now available on Blu-Ray and DVD. ■ With the latest version of Agatha part of the series produced by ITV Christie's perennial mystery Mur- and WGBH-TV, with acclaimed der On The Orient Express cur- actor David Suchet playing the rerently screening in cinemas (di- nowned detective. rected by and starring Kenneth Suchet approached the role in a Branagh), it is fascinating to see much more serious manner (althe attention lavished on this oft- though there are moments of told story since it was first published humour dotted throughout the by the Collins Crime Club in 1934. show), and certainly makes it his Numerous TV shows, from own. There are a number of Minder to The Goodies, have ei- changes made to this version, givther refashioned or parodied the plot ing it quite a contemporary feel, as to suit their own sensibilities, but it treats the region Poirot was is there have only been a handful of working in (Palestine), as well as feature length adaptations. the effects of being stuck in the The following are the most note- snow, realistically. This gives the worthy (the less said about the 2001 finale added bite, but an otherwise version the better), and are defi- classy outing is hurt by the considnitely worth your time. erable truncating of the colourful All aboard for some grand, old- gallery's introductions and developfashioned entertainment. ment, somewhat diminishing the tale's distinctive flavour. Murder On The Orient Express (1974) (PG). 128 minutes. AvailMurder On The Orient Express able now on DVD and Blu-Ray. (2015) (PG). 280 minutes. **** **** This expensive adaptation from This is still the best known ver- Fuji Television, as a largesion of Christie's classic novel, and scale mini-series,made proves to be an it still holds up very well after all unexpectedly faithful rendering of these years. Christie's best-selling book. Albert Finney has a whale of a Set in 1933, the detective is now time as Hercule Poirot, the world's called Suguro Takero (a celebrated most famous detective, who must uncover the truth behind the mur- investigator in Japan), but his looks der of despised gangster Mr are clearly fashioned after Poirot, Ratchett (Richard Widmark), and actor Mansai Nomura's perwhile travelling on the famed train formance is notably inspired by Albert Finney's memorable turn. between Istanbul and Calais. Part 1 covers what happens on The crowded locomotive is filled with possible suspects, played the train, including the denouement, by a star-studded cast which in- while Part 2 goes into the complete cludes Sean Connery, Anthony backstory that leads to the murder Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, John Suguru eventually investigates. This gives the story an epic, Gielgud, Lauren Bacall, Jacqueline Bisset, Michael York, highly detailed milieu. Like the 1974 film, this is a starMartin Balsam and Ingrid Bergman (in her Oscar-winning studded affair, with a wonderful cast that includes Kazunari role). The final output from noted Ninomiya (The Blue Light, Gantz, screenwriter Paul Dehn Letters From Iwo Jima), Nanako (Goldfinger, The Deadly Affair, The Matsushima (Ring, Bizan), Koichi Spy Who Came In From The Cold, Sato (The Magic Hour), Toshiyuki The Taming Of The Shrew), the Nishida (Monkey TV series, Rewell-structured script is expertly union), and Hiroshi Tamaki (Prinhandled by legendary director cess Toyotomi). Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Men, The screenplay was penned by Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon), who the immensely talented Koki perfectly frames the interior-heavy Mitani, who is an unabashed fan of material. Great fun. 1930s and 40s Hollywood comedy, and has shown that love in joyous, Murder On The Orient Express hilarious films such as Welcome (2010) (M). 82 minutes. Available Back, Mr. McDonald, Suite now as part of the Poirot Collec- Dreams, The Magic Hour and A tion 11 DVD Set. *** Ghost Of A Chance. Movie-length episode that was - Aaron Rourke
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NOVEMBER 12-18. THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. THOR: RAGNAROK. 2. BAD MOMS 2. 3. JIGSAW. 4. BLADE RUNNER 2049. 5. MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE. 6. GEOSTORM. 7. THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US. 8. THREE SUMMERS. 9. LOVING VINCENT. 10. SUBURBICON. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: NOVEMBER 9: BRAD'S STATUS, CONOR MCGREGOR: NOTORIOUS, DETROIT, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN. NOVEMBER 16: BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, BORG VS. MCENROE, JUSTICE LEAGUE, LUCKY, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. CARS 3 [Animated/Comedy/Adventure/ Owen Wilson, Chris Cooper]. 2. ANNABELLE: CREATION [Mystery/Horror/ Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto]. 3. BABY DRIVER [Action/Crime/Comedy/ Drama/Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx]. 4. THE WALL [Drama/Thriller/War/Aaron Taylor-Johnson]. 5. THE BIG SICK [Romance/Comedy/Drama/ Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter]. 6. THE BEGUILED [Drama/Thriller/Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning]. 7. SPIDER-MAN - HOMECOMING [Action/ Fantasy/Drama/Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr]. 8. TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT [Sci-Fi/Action/Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins]. 9. MY COUSIN RACHEL [Drama/Mystery/ Romance/Rachel Weisz, Iain Glen, Sam Claflin]. Also: IT COMES AT NIGHT, DETOUR, CHURCHILL, A QUIET PASSION, ROUGH NIGHT, HOUNDS OF LOVE, UNA, DESPICABLE ME 3, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Volume 2, THE MUMMY. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: ATOMIC BLONDE [Action/Mystery/Thriller/ Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman]. PARIS CAN WAIT [Romance/Comedy/ Drama/Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin]. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES [Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure/Woody Harrelson]. THE CIRCLE [Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller/Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton]. THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES [Comedy/Joan Collins, Pauline Collins, Franco Nero]. AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: Truth To Power [Documentary]. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON BLU-RAY THIS WEEK: ATOMIC BLONDE [Action/Mystery/Thriller/ Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman]. PARIS CAN WAIT [Romance/Comedy/ Drama/Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin]. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES [Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure/Woody Harrelson]. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES 3D + Blu-Ray [Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure]. THE CIRCLE [Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller/Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton]. AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: Truth To Power [Documentary]. THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 4K + Blu-Ray [War/Adventure/William, Alec Guinness]. THE CROWN: Season One. NEW & RE-RELEASE AND CLASSIC MOVIES DVD HIGHLIGHTS: THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI [War/ Adventure/William, Alec Guinness]. - James Sherlock
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■ Cyd Charisse was one of the most beautiful dancers to appear on-screen in the great Hollywood musicals of the 1950s. She was featured in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records under "Most Valuable Legs", because a $5 million insurance policy was reportedly taken out by the MGM Studios on her legs in 1952. Tula Ellice Finklea was born on March 8, 1921 in Amarillo, Texas. Tula suffered with polio as a child and her parents arranged for her to take dance lessons. Apparently, her younger brother Thomas had trouble pronouncing the word "sister" and settled for ‘Sid’. While still a teenager, Tula was sent to California for professional dance training and became a member of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo adopting the name ‘Felia Sidorova’. She was on a European tour when she met Nico Charisse, a handsome young dancer and dance instructor. They fell in love and married in Paris. Three years later they had a son, Nicky. After several small dancing parts in films and now using the stage name of ‘Lily Norwood’ she made her first notable appearance in the film Something to Shout About. In 1946 MGM signed her to a contract and gave her minor roles in several films, including The Harvey Girls, Till the Clouds Roll By and Ziegfeld Follies in which she danced a brief
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opening sequence with Fred Astaire. It was the producer Arthur Freed who changed her name to Cyd Charisse. Her musical films during the late 1940s included Fiesta, The Unfinished Dance, On An Island with You, The Kissing Bandit, Words and Music and East Side West Side. In 1948 Cyd married the singer Tony Martin and they had a son during their marriage, Tony Martin Jnr. She is well remembered for her role in Singin' in the Rain. She appeared in only one sequence - the Broadway Ballet, in which Gene Kelly imagines a hoofer's rise to fame on the Great White Way. It was the sequence everybody remembered, as the legendary Charisse legs snaked
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Fair Weather, Meet Me in Las Vegas and once again co-starred with Fred Astaire in Silk Stockings. After the period of the Hollywood musicals faded Cyd turned to acting roles in films such as Two Weeks in Another Town, Something's Got to Give, The Silencers and Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood. In 1972 Cyd Charisse performed the role of ‘Sue Smith’ in the Australian tour of the stage musical No No Nanette but had to leave the show and was replaced by Yvonne De Carlo. So, Cyd Charisse was here in Melbourne at Her Majesty's Theatre working with Bobby Limb, Rosie Sturgess and Jill Perryman. In her later years Cyd performed onstage and was a guest star in television shows. After receiving the National Medal Of Freedom from President George Bush in 2006, Cyd began having heart troubles. She suffered a massive heart attack on June 16, 2008 and died the following day at the age of 86. Cyd Charisse was survived by her husband Tony Martin and was buried at the Hillside Memorial Park. ● Cyd Charisse Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW round Kelly's shoulders. This led to her next film Mike Till Midnight - Sat. at 8.10pm The Band Wagon with Fred Astaire. But my favourite was Brigadoon where Cyd The Time Tunnel - on Remember When - Sundays at 9.10pm starred in the role of ‘Fiona Campbell’. And on 96.5 FM: That's Cyd was in a series of successful musical Entertainment - Sundays, 12 Noon films such as Deep In My Heart, It's Always
Excellent Melbourne Cup call, Matty
■ Racing Victoria's number one race caller, Matthew Hill, excelled himself in his brief career at the top, with a magnificent call of the Melbourne Cup. Like last year when Greg Miles had to contend with several runners from the all blue Godolphin camp in the Melbourne Cup, Matty, had to get used to see a flash of several different colours caps adorning the Lloyd Williams’s colours of blue with white armbands. Over the years I have had the pleasure of calling races, but luckily never came across stablemates with jockeys wearing different coloured caps. Starting off, Almandin's jockey Frankie Dettori had the white cap, then Johannes Vermeer, Ben Melham with the navy blue cap, Bondi Beach (Michael Walker) red cap, USArmy Ranger(Jamie Spencer) royal blue Cap; Gallante, with his rider Michael Dee wearing a gold cap; and the winnerRekindling (Corey Brown) in the pink cap. It's hard enough remembering the colours of 24 runners let alone the colours of the caps on six of the runners from the one stable. What happens if a jockey or jockeys lose their caps, which happens, you have to rely on trying to pick items about the horse or rider, or hopefully, if you have time to glance at your book for a saddlecloth number. With 10 races on the card over varying distance, especially those up the straight six, you have to be right on the ball. As the old saying goes a race caller can call 1000 close finishes; if he misses one, that is the one all the smarties will jump on. At 36, Matt in his short career, spent several years with Sky Channel in Sydney, after winning a scholarship with Sky, since then he hasn't looked back. He is adept in calling all sports including the Olympic Games. He had big steps to fill taking over from Greg Miles, one of the best ever, but he has excelled He deserves all the plaudits he receives, one of the nicest young men in racing. Well done Matty.
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with Ted Ryan at 24,became the youngest ever trainer to train a Melbourne Cup winner, when Rekindling took out the Melbourne Cup. The son of one of the world's best trainers Aidan O'Brien, Joe had a few rides, but weight got the better of him, and with the aid of his famous Irish father got into training and what seems like five minutes in the training ranks had his dream fulfilled. His father Aidan recently broke the record for the greatest number of Group One wins in the world.
Carnival feeling
■ A Cox Plate Carnival record of 44,222 patrons walked through the turnstiles across the Ladbrokes Cox Plate Carnival, much to the delight of the Committee of the Moonee Valley Racing Club. A sell-out crowd of 32,617, enjoyed glorious weather on Cox Plate day to watch the wonder mare, Winx, win her third plate, equalling that of the great Kingston Town. It was labelled the Queen joins the King, much to the delight of all racegoers and the racing public. The crowd was up about 6500 on last year's mark, and was the biggest Cox Plate attendance since 43,072 watched Maldivian won the plate back in 2008. Winx broke her own track record and in the process stamped herself an
immortal of the track. The build-up, the anticipation, the excitement - it was all there in the ledup to the 97th running of the race and it delivered a script no one saw coming. Many of us thought when Winx hit the front rounding the turn, that she would win running away, with time for jockey, Hugh Bowman to soak up, the adulation of the big crowd, before reaching the finishing line. However someone forget to tell the jockey of runner-up, Humidor, Blake Shinn, who looked menacing when he started to move on Humidor, but the ‘Queen’ was too good. The reception the mare received from the large Moonee Valley crowd when returning back to the main straight is something that many of us will remember for a lifetime. Winx's jockey, Hughie Bowman, threw his skull cap into the crowd to one unsuspecting, but extremely lucky punter, providing another moment to savour. How lucky as keen racing people like myself, as in recent years we have seen the likes of Sunline, who won two Cox Plates and an unlucky third in another, Makybe Diva, win three Melbourne Cups, Black Caviar win 25 in a row, and now Winx, on 22 straight. You can't buy that sort of excitement for us keen racegoers. While the Saturday was a day to remember, Friday night's Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes meeting had just as much excitement and drama. A beautiful Melbourne spring evening saw the crowds flock to Moonee Valley, with a record for the meeting of 11,805 people turning up to kick off the two-day Carnival. Leading jockey Craig Williams had a night to remember riding a treble, and was the highly fancied Vega Magic in the Manikato, but he failed to flatter. High drama ensued before the jump of the Manikato, when the 2015 winner, Chautauqua, and the Gai Waterhouse trained mare, English, were vetted before the race. Unfortunately the grey wonder, Chautauqua, was taken out, much to the bewilderment of the Hawkes camp. - Ted Ryan
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Blonde bombshell
■ A surprise to me was the signing of former Saints star Nick Riewoltd to the commentary team at Fox Footy. Nick will be involved in game day calls, as well as appearances on general Fox Footy shows. I was of the firm opinion Nick would sign with Seven, but on the other hand why make a change when the current team are so successful. .
Sam on the move?
■ A rumour gaining a lot of traction is that Samantha Armytage will wave Sunrise goodbye to head up a new brekky show on Ten. It makes sense as Sam is sick of playing second fiddle to David Koch and being paid $ 500,000 , half of what Koch is paid. Ten's new owners are said to have a big production budget brekky show in mind , where as Seven has declared it will not be sanctioning any pay increases in 2018. Watch this space..
Radio serials return
■ Remember the days when we sat around watching the radio listening to serials on radio ? Serials are to make a comeback on 95.7 FM Golden Days Radio. Five part series titled The Adventures on the Glen Huntly Tram rekindles many memories of the mid-1950's including references to The Argus, Kreisler radio and the old rattler trams Produced by the voluntary team of talent at Golden Days Radio the series commenced on Monday (Nov. 13) at 8.30 am, and repeated 8.30 pm Monday to Friday.
Lill is very much alive
■ According to a recent feature story in the Age Good Weekend, Melbourne socialite Lillian Frank had died. Wrong , wrong, wrong; our Lillian is alive and well . A journo didn’t do a fact check, so expect a patronis ing apology notice to follow.
Neighbours in Turkey
■ In a coup for Australian TV writers the long running series Neighbours has been exported to Turkey. The basic Aussie script/concepts will be recreated , with Turkish talent and set in the beautiful seaside areas of Istanbul . The re-worked storylines will be edited into hour-long episodes for prime time viewing throughout Turkey.
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Cathy wins
■ Singer-songwriter Cathy Dobson has won the highly respected Roddy Read song writing contest. The annual award forms part of the Maldon Folk Festival held recently. Cathy's winning song Jericho Rose enabled her to go home with the prize of a brand new Maton guitar. Well done Cathy.d
Mentone: 4 Peace
■ Hits from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and more is what the 4 Peace band will whip up on Friday (Nov. 17) as it takes the stage at Mentone RSL. This last gig at the club for the year promises to be a good one too. The band is a regular performer at the club and always deliver a great night of entertainment. Free entry also and dinner bookings are recommended. Phone: 9583 2841.
Mountain Grass
■ The annual Mountain Grass music festival runs from November 17 and 19 in Harrietville. The Alpine town comes alive with the sounds of international plus home grown Bluegrass music and old time acts. A series of concerts and workshops for fans and players of all levels is also a feature of the event. More info: http:// mountaingrass.com.au/ - Rob Foenander
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Sad death of wine industry legend ■ JOHN ROZENTALS laments the sudden death of Wayne Stehbens, a winemaker destined to become a Coonawarra icon. It's with deep sadness and a genuine sense of personal loss that I write of the sudden death last week of Wayne Stehbens, aged just 62 yet winemaker at Coonawarra's Katnook Estate for 38 years. I studied winemaking at college with Wayne and just a couple of years ago visited him in Coonawarra, a place he loved nearly as much as he did his family. He greeted me with open arms and was indeed a generous host who introduced me to many local winemakers and set up reintroductions to a few I had previously met. He also plied me with much good red wine he had produced and showed great pride in having reinvigorated the Katnook cellars, where the Coonawarra wine story had been started by John Riddoch well over 100 years ago. Wayne saw himself as one of the custodians of the area's history, though he certainly didn't take much due credit for its preservation. He also added considerable lustre to Coonawarra's reputation, including a couple of revered Jimmy Watson trophies from the Melbourne Wine Show. To me - and I'm sure to many others - Wayne seemed indestructible. Like the many fine reds he
you at table tennis. WINE REVIEWS Blue Pyrenees 2013 Midnight Cuvée ($36): This ultra-premium sparkling wine from central-west rrn Victoria takes its name from the chardonnay grapes being hand-harvested in the wee small hours of the morning to ensure freshness of fruit flavour. The bouquet shows a mix of nuttiness and yeasty fresh bread, with complex flavours derived from prolonged maturation in contact with yeast lees. Shaw Vineyard Estate 2017 Riesling ($30): Winemaker Graeme Shaw describes the 2017 vintage as a very normal one, but he's turned out a decidedly above-average riesling. It's a fresh dry white laden with floral and citrus aromas, and blessed with a zesty palate - a fine accompaniment to oysters or whitefleshed fish simply grilled and served with a buttery sauce. WINE OF THE WEEK Katnook Estate 2012 Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon ($100): An intensely flavoured, concentrated dry red that shows the Coonawarra region's great strength with this variety. Anyone who has a bottle should ● Wayne Stehbens in the old Katnook woodshed reserve it for the best lamb and the best company and raise a glass to where the Coonawarra wine story started. Vale Wayne Stehbens. You its creator, Wayne Stehbens. produced he was going to keep goWine lovers who don't already ing for many more years. My were a good one and the wines you thoughts right now are with his wife made will always stand you in good have a bottle should do their utmost Michelle and family. stead. I just wish I could have beaten to procure one.
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THE T OP 5 THINGS THE GO VT TOP GOVT SHOULD DO T O SOL VE THE TO SOLVE CURRENT CRISIS. 5. Simply raise a white flag on Parliament House and all go home. 4. Bring in some Pre-Schoolers and let them solve it. 3. Sell Australia (or what's left of it) to China for trillions, give the money to us to do whatever we want with it. 2. In future every person born in Australia must have a bar-code. 1. Give Australia back to the original occupiers, and ask if it's still under warranty.
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The Yea Story: Part 25
Kinglake sought to leave Yea Shire
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From The Story of Yea by Harvey Blanks ■ Learning that the Chief Secretary and several Cabinet ministers were travelling to Alexandra to lay a foundation stone there, Yea’s councillors waylaid the party as they passed through the township and entertained them at a lengthy luncheon at which the district’s urgent needs, not only for a telegraph, but also for a railway line and more generous Government grants, were stressed. The Council even offered to indemnify the Government against losses of up to £50 a year if a telegraph should be installed. Mail services were a constant cause of exasperation, especially unb the outlying areas of the Shire. Residents in the Junction Hill, Break-o’Day and Glenburn districts were particularly vocal in their demands for a mailman, as the only times they received letters or packages were when they drove over the very poor roads to town - a trip they usually made only once a month for supplies. In May 1878, the Council asked the PMG’s Department to grant Break-o’-Day proper postal communication, and suggested that the state schoolteacher there should be appointed postmaster, with a post office at Underwood’s. A twice weekly service was recommended, and the route suggested for the postman’s horse was via Junction Hill to Break-o’-Day, thence to Glenburn, and back to Yea, along the Muddy Creek Road. The PMG relented, and a postal service was instituted, although there was still much discontent when the postman refused to stop at Breako’-Day overnight, causing many settlers the outward mails. There was trouble of a different nature in the extreme northern and southern parts of the Shire, where relentless ratepayers were not at all satisfied with the service they were getting (or not getting) from the Council. Complaints from ratepayers at Switzerland and Dropmore concerning impassable and non-existent roads were not at all easy to anwer, as even the Shire Engineer was uncertain where these were supposed to be. So three councillors were appointed to spend a few days in the area, “ascertain ratepayers’ views” (those were probably forthright) and also try to find out where the roads werre and if they were marked. Dissident ratepayers in the Parish of Kinglake resorted to more drastic action: they petitioned the Government to have their territory excised and added to the Shire of Eltham which, they thought, would give them a better deal. Yea Council took strong objection to this move, pointing out to the minister that they had expended large sums of money on the area between Yea and Kinglake, and were “prepared to entertain favourably any demands for repairs made by ratepayers in the locality”. What was more, they considered that as soon as the railway was built from Tallarook to Yea, the interests of Kinglake would become “more intimately bound up with us”. However, the Government agreed with the Kinglake petitioners. Yea Council changed its tactics and asked that, if the severance of part of Kinglake to Eltham were
McLEISH’S Butcher Shop
● High Street, Yea, circa 1890, with the single-storey Shire Hall, and Commercial Bank, in the foreground. Some of the bank building still exists in Carter’s milk bar. It is possible that The Yea Telegraph (weatherboard) newspaper office in Station St is shown by the arrow. Yea was then without banking fa- local usage. About this time, the carried out, an extra portion should be added to it - “that portion south- cilities once more and suffred under Council became entangled in a lewest of the junction of Pheasant this handicap until the Commercial gal battle with Mr Thomas Roberts Bank opened some five years later of Molesworth, part of whose land Creek and King Parrot Creek” By this means, Yea hoped to in the premises next to the Shire Hall had been used in constructing the saddle Eltham with a part of its ter- (the original building became bridge and its approaches over the Goulburn at Molesworth. ritory from which it received no Carter’s cafe). While the town had a solictor, Unhappy at the compensation ofrates, but which included six miles of main road in a bad state of repair Samuel Wall, there was no clerk of fered him by the Council, Roberts Petty Sessions, and this was felt to a erected a gate across the road at the which Yea had to maintain. end of the bridge and proceeded to The move was unsuccessful, but great inconvenience. Mr Hunt, MLA, was asked to exact a toll from all who used it. it is interesting to note that in 1972, The Council wrote an indignant part of Kinglake seceded from help, but the Government was letter to the Commissioner of Public Eltham Shire and returned to Yea in unsympathethic. In June 1878, the Council asked Works, Roads and Bridges, the expectation of its ratepayers getthe Minister for Justice to have Yea emphasising that it and the Governting a better deal. The lack of legal and banking proclaimed a place where County ment has jointly spent more than facilities in the town also was caus- Courts might be held, pointing out £7000 on the bridge and works. that the nearest such court was 20 “And the public which have had ing concern. In 1877, the Council unsuccess- miles away, “causing litigants much the use of the same for several years fully tried to have the Post Office expense”, and that judges regularly past,” complained the Council, “are appointed a savings bank, there be- passed through the township on their now suddenly asked to pay a toll, ing no bank of any description for way to Alexandra and the Upper which is a very great grievance to Goulburn. the said public and a matter of sore more than 20 miles. This request was refused. An at- annoyance to us - and we request The following year it wrote to the National Bank asking it to establish tempt also was made to have a land the Government to make enquiry into a Yea branch, offering to support officer and receiver of revenue ap- this matter.” Legal counsel was obtained on whichever bank was first established pointed for Yea, even if it were only for two days a week. both sides and battle was joined, the in the township. “The selectors in this district at Shire endeavouring to force Roberts “We have no bank, and the population is increasing rapidly,” the let- present have to travel either to Alex- to adhere to his oiriginal agreement andra or Seymour when having busi- leaving the matter of compensation ter stated. “Besides, there are several min- ness with the Lands Department of inthe hands of an arbitrator, and Robing companies at work with good the sub-Treasury”, the Government erts insisting on the right to receive compensation at a rate satisfactory prospects - one of them has this was informed. “Selection is going on very rap- to him. week (October 5, 1878) washed up, Several attempts at compromise showing a return of about £8 per idly here, and there is still a large area of land suitable for occupation, out of court broke downj, the Counweek per man.” But the National Bank was not so that the business would be daily cil finally insisting that Roberts transincreasing”. fer to them the disputed land free of interested. The request apparently was pi- all charges, offering to pay their own In 1880, a room in the Shire Hall costs if he did so. was let experimentally to the Bank geon-holed. However, success finally atIn October, 1879, the matter fiof Victoria to see whether the amount of banking business would tended the Council’s efforts to se- nally came to court and Roberts won warrant the establishment of a per- cure a telegraphic service for Yea, compensation of £60. The precdent set by the decision manent branch, the rent being set at and at its October meeting in 1878 it sent off letters of lavish praise to ev- evidently worried the Council, for it a nominal £1 per year. The Council transferred its ac- eryone who had been remotely con- lost no time in securing its title to count from the Bank of Australasia cerned with the decision to link the similar land near other bridges in the Shire, and over the next few months to the new bank, and as an added town with the outside world. Although the town had been there was much exchange and coninducement asked the Shire Treasurer, Mr E.S. Purcell, to resign so called Yea since 1855, the river on veyancing of various titles. By 1880, the old log bridge over that it might appoint the bank man- which it was built since retained the ager, Mr John B. Fox, at a salary of name of Muddy Creek, given to it the Yea River on the outskirts of the by Hume and Hovell. town, which had been steadily sink£10 a year. In December 1878, the Council ing for some years, was declared Mr Purcell refused to resign unless the manager offred to perform decided that the time had come for a unsafe and a tender was let to Messrs the treasuer’s duties without pay, but change, and applied for an order Higgins Brothers to build a new before the matter could become a from the Governor-General renam- bridge for £400. This was only one of the bridges real issue, Mr Fox declined the post, ing the stream the Yea River. The actual change took place in in the Shire causing headaches, and so the position remain unaltered. After a trial period of two years, April the following year. The smaller from 1880 to 1884 there was a reguthe Bank of Victoria decided that tributaries and creeks were allowed lar spate of complaints and threats there was insufficient business and to retain the names given to them by of legal action from ratepayers who the early settlers or acquired through found the often primitive structures withdrew from the scene.
on their access roads becoming impassable. One of the troubles was the increasing amount of timber cutting going on. The logs had to be dragged or transported by bullock wagon to the mills, and the bridges had never been constructed to carry loads of this nature. Steel-rimmed wheels caused havoc to the roads, and in winter the wagons frequentlysank to their axlesin the mud. Many properties were cut off for weeks on end, and the Council had neither the money nor the facilities to re-open access. Eventually, the mills were issued with licences to build their own ‘tramways’ - wooden rails, mostly, on which timber wagons were hauled by teams of up to eight horses harnessed in single file. These bush tramways were constructed by the mills at their own expense on the understanding that when a timber area was cut out the lines would be removede and any damage made good. But this practice was not always followed, and many years later the remains of disused lines were still to be seen inthe bush. There were several such lines near Tommy’s Hut, on the southern boundary of the Shire, and another mahor one leading from Timber Mountain to the railway station which was later built at Cheviot. Yea’s public library had its beginnings in June, 181, when Messrs E.S. Purcell, Edward Smith and John B. Fox applied on behalf of the Yea Mutual Improvement Society for the use of the Shire Hall on several evenings each week “to be used as a library and to keep the books of the said library in, and also to hold elocution and debate meetings”. The Council granted the request at a peppercorn rental, provided the society supplied its own furniture and book shelves. From this time onward, the Council made a regular annual donation to the library and lent its active encouragement. Although no records exist showing the nature of the library’s easrly book stock, it is likely that it began with books and magazines donated by residents. We do know, however, that it took out subscriptions with T.M. Buzzard’s bookshop in Bourke St (Melbourne) for several overseas magazines and periodicals which included Bailey’s Magazine (a sporting publication), Blackwood’s Magzine, Chamber’s Journal, the Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine, the Christian Herald, the Illustrated London News and - inevitably - Punch. The Shire’s long battle to obtain a railway line along the Goulburn Valley now began to near victory. The president, Cr Quinlan, led a deputation from Yea and Alexandra Shires to the Minister for Railways in August 1881, asking that tenders should be immediately let for the construction of a line from Tallarook “as least as far as King Parrot Creek, and the Government finally promised that there would be no further delay once a proper survey of the route had been concluded. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.
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Alexandra Spring Show At Alexandra Showgrounds Photos: Ash Long
● John Sharwod and Sharon Fox (Rotary) attend the Alex. Show gate
● Helen Godfrey (head steward, horses) and Shannon Mitrow (SES)
● Bryony Le Poidevin and Peter Watts with an Anglo-Nubian kid, ‘Amaia’
● Tom Farrell and Maurie Pawsey of the Rotary Club of Alexandra
● Melinda Jackson, Vera Bassett and John Bassett
● Caitlin Ballard of Wandin with six-year-old pony ‘Portia’
● Sue McNair, and Sue Haggis from Holmesglen at Eildon
● Caroline Spencer of Rivers and Ranges Community Leadership Program
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NORTHERN METRO CRICKET (SAULT SHIELD) SCOREBOARD SATURDAY: KINGLAKE V HOLY TRINITY
Venue: Kinglake Memorial Reserve Umpires: Alan Padley, Frank Hawke Result: Kinglake lost First Innings Toss won by Kinglake Batted First: Holy Trinity 3rd XI 1st Innings - Holy Trinity 3rd XI Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, b 0) ............................. 0 Total .............................................................. 113 1st Innings - Kinglake Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, b 0) ............................. 0 Total .............................................................. 102 ■ Results. Round 5. Saturday, November 11. North Brunswick/Rosebank 4th XI 4/98(cc) def Bundoora Park 3rd XI 95. Preston Baseballers 3rd XI v Strathewen 2nd XI. Preston Druids 3rd XI 1/140 def Preston Footballers 2nd XI. Kinglake 102 def by Holy Trinity 3rd XI 113.
SUNDAY: KINGLAKE V PRESTON BASEBALLERS 3RD XI
Venue: Kinglake Memorial Reserve Umpire: Wayne Fyffe Result: Kinglake lost First Innings Toss won by Preston Baseballers 3rd XI Batted first: Kinglake First Innings - Kinglake *+A. Hybinett, b ............................................. 0 S.V. Andrews, lbw .......................................... 5 J. Edwards, c? ................................................ 12 J. Gibbs, b ....................................................... 4 S. Kerr, b ........................................................ 18 J. Gaffee, lbw ................................................ 34 D. Grant, b ...................................................... 0 M. Murray, c? ................................................. 0 K. Martin, b ..................................................... 0 L. Martin, c? ................................................... 2 J. Green, not out .............................................. 0 T.B. Stonehouse, dnb Extras (nb 3, w 6, b 2, lb 1) ............................ 12 Total .............................................................. 87 Overs .......................................................... 22.4 1st Innings - Preston Baseballers 3rd XI Extras (nb 5, w 5, b 3, lb 3) ............................ 12 Total ........................................................... 2/91 Overs ........................................................... 16.3 ■ Other matches. Bundoora Park 3rd XI4/ 216(cc) def Preston Footballers 2nd XI8/152. Holy Trinity 3rd XI v Strathewen 2nd XI. North Brunswick/Rosebank 4th XI v Preston Druids 3rd XI. ■ Fixture. Round 7. Saturdays, November 1825. Bundoora Park 3rd XI v Preston Druids 3rd XI, C.T. Barling Park. Holy Trinity 3rd XI v Preston Baseballers 3rd XI, Mayer Park East. Kinglake v Strathewen 2nd XI Kinglake, Memorial Reserve. North Brunswick/Rosebank 4th XI v Preston Footballers 2nd XI, Allard Park.
KINGLAKE CRICKET CLUB REPORT
■ Rounds 5 and 6 for the NMCA E -Grade team for the Kinglake Cricket Club's 1st XI were both played at their home ground, Kinglake Memorial Oval, this past weekend in glorious sunshine. For round 5 on Saturday, Holy Trinity's 3rd XI lost the toss and was invited to bat. After 32.1 overs they were restricted to a total of 113 all out With D. Wright 19, J. Cloonan 21*(who carried his bat), and M. O'Neill 22 their most successful batsmen. Kinglake's Captain for the day, James Gibbs, rotated his bowlers on a regular basis using six in all with only himself, returning figures of 5 overs, 0 maidens, 0 wickets, for 19 runs being unable to take a wicket. The kudos were evenly spread among the other bowlers with Tim Stonehouse 5-1-25-2, Steven Kerr 4-1-18-1, Max Murray 7-1-10-1, Declan Grant 7-2-16-3 and Reece Koers 4.1-116-3 all on the board. Unfortunately even though the bowlers had
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one such a masterful job, Kinglake's batsmen were not quite up to the task, being all out for 102, just 12 runs short of victory. Alex Hybinett opened the innings with James Gibbs, but had to retire on 18* with the score at 1-53. His opening partner J. Gibbs, was dismissed for 11 in the fourth over whereupon James Edwards took up the challenge and was eventually dismissed for 27. Max Murray then came and went for 0, Declan Grant 4, Ted Groenewegen 10, and Steven Kerr 18. This left Kinglake at 102 for 6 but the extra runs needed proved to be too elusive with ducks being recorded against Reece Koers, Tim Stonehouse and Lachlan Martin. Josh Green remained 0*. Holy Trinity had five of their six bowlers taking wickets. ★ In round 6 it was captain for Kinglake Alex Hybinett's turn to lose the toss to the Preston Baseballers 3rd XI and be asked to bat first. Alex opened with himself and Simon Andrews, only to be bowled second ball for 0. There was another parade of batsmen that came and went with Simon 5, James Edwards 12, James Gibbs 4, Steven Kerr 18, Jason Gaffee 34, Declan Grant 0, Max Murray 0, Keith Martin 0, Lachlan Martin 2, and Josh Green 0*. With extras at 12 (2 byes, 1 leg bye, 6 wides and 3 no balls) after 22.4 overs Kinglake were all out for 87. Three of Holy Trinity's four bowlers were on song with C. Gillet 6-0-15-2, M. Walters 6.41-7-4, J. Leone 5-0-35-0 and M. Snow 5-1-274. Holy Trinity only took 16.3 overs to take the game with the loss of two wickets. F. Ardis was caught by Jason Gaffe from the bowling of Tim Stonehouse for 27, while M. Parents was caught and bowled, also by Jason. M. Walters 34* and J. Frost 3* were the other batsmen used. Bowling for Kinglake were James Gibbs 40-20-0, Declan Grant 4-0-11-0, Jason Gaffee 4-0-11-1, Max Murray 2-0-17-0, Tim Stonehouse 2-0-13-1 and Josh Green 0.3-0-140. Kinglake starts a two-day game at home against Strathewen's 2nd XI next weekend for round 7. - Bruce Stonehouse
■ Fixtures. Round 5. Saturday, November 18. ARoyals v Puckapunyal Wanderers. Broadford Black v Pyalong. Eastern Hill v Seymour Maroon. Seymour Gold v Nagambie. Alexandra v Broadford Red.
Total: 100, 6. Side Points 10. Totals: 100, 16. Kilmore. John Reimann 14, 0. Trevor Young 41, 2. Philip Skehan 15, 0. William Hanna 24, 0. Totals: 94.2. Wallan 153, 18 d Yea 57, 0. Wallan. Graham Edmonds 42, 0. James Grose 36, 2. Brian Smethurst 37, 2. Paul Warren 38, 2. Match Total: 153, 8. Side Points: 10. Totals: 153, 8. Yea. Team 1, 13, 0. Team 2, 19,0. Team 3, 15, 0. Tewam 4, 10, 0. Totals 57, 0. Broadford 106, 18 d Eildon 84, 0. Broadford. Jan Hinchcliffe 25, 2. Robert Chapman 33, 2. George Bilton 24, 2. Denise Hogan 24, 2. Totals: 106, 18. Eildon. Rodney McGowan 23, 0. John Cujic 17, 0. Steve Matcham 22, 0. Lenonado Di-Bella 22, 0. Totals: 84, 0. Alexandra 99, 15 d Seymour VRI 94, 3. Alexandra. Team 1, 18, 0. Team 2, 30, 1. Team 3, 24, 2. Team 4, 27, 2. Match Total, 99, 5. Side Points: 10. Totals: 99, 15. Seymour VRI. Stephen McGregor 21, 2. Mario Furletti 30, 1. Ian Cashill 19, 0. Wayne Flint 24, 0. Totals: 24, 3. ■ Ladder. Round 5. 1. Kilmore, 138.46, 67. 2. Alexandra, 128.85, 67. 3. Wallan, 118.46, 55. 4. Broadford, 104.85, 53. 5. Seymour, 91.24, 49. 6. Eildon, 101.48, 37. 7. Yea, 60.16, 19. 8. Seymour VRI, 82.77, 13. ■ Fixture. Round 6. Saturday, November 25. Eildon v Alexandra. Kilmore v Seymour VRI. Wallan v Broadford. Yea v Seymour.
SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD A-GRADE
■ Results. Round 5. Saturday, November 11. Broadford 6/179 TJ Dunne 44* A Wood 42 L Collier 29 H Wheeler 3/17 def Avenel 8/176(cc) M Jones 44 H Wheeler 40 JP Bradshaw 2/30 N Woods 2/35 J Connell 2/39. Kilmore v Tallarook. Nagambie 76 def by Yea 8/158(cc). ■ Fixtures. Round 6. Saturday, November 18. Nagambie v Kilmore. Tallarook v Broadford. Yea Tigers v Avenel.
B-GRADE
■ Results. Round 5. Saturday, November 11. Avenel 94 JC Martin 3/10 AD Withers 3/12 BG Hobba 2/3 def by Broadford 2/101 EW Mills 40* JC Martin 31*. Puckapunyal v Pyalong. Seymour v Eastern Hill. Tallarook v Kilmore. Yea Tigers def Flowerdale. Alexandra. ■ Fixtures. Round 6. Saturday, November 18. Alexandra v Seymour. Avenel v Flowerdale. Broadford v Royals. Pyalong v Tallarook. Kilmore v Puckapunyal. Eastern Hill v Yea Tigers.
C-GRADE
■ Results. Round 4. Saturday, November 11. Broadford Red 123 J Purves 61 def by Seymour Gold 8/230(cc) DJ Redenbach 3/34 M Bradshaw 3/51. Pyalong v Nagambie. Royals. def by Broadford Black. Eastern Hill v Puckapunyal Wanderers. Seymour Maroon v Puckapunyal
A-GRADE Nagambie def by Yea Tigers Venue: Nagambie Recreation Reserve Umpire: Eric Franklin Result: Nagambie lost First Innings Toss won by Yea Tigers Batted first: Yea Tigers 1st Innings- Yea Tigers D. Pell, lbw, b J. Shepherd .............................. 5 *B. Tarrarn, st R. Misiti, b J. Moore .............. 12 C. Armstrong, c J. Sanderson, b J. Moore ................................................. 10 M. Lockhart, run out ..................................... 27 +R. Akers, c R. Misiti, b B. Biggs ................. 12 N. Beattie, st R. Misiti, b B. Biggs .................. 9 D. O’Dwyer, c J. Shepherd, b S. Villinger ..... 16 A. Chisholm, not out ...................................... 16 B. Clements, c J. Shepherd, b S. Villinger ..... 12 C.A. Malcolm, not out .................................... 1 A. McSpeerin, dnb Extras (nb 1, w 8, b 8,lb 3) ............................. 20 Total .................................................. 8/158 (cc) Overs .......................................................... 45.0 1st Innings - Nagambie Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 1 , lb 1) ............................ 3 Total ............................................................... 76 Overs .......................................................... 37.0 Bowling: B. Clements 5.0-1-2-15, A. McSpeerin 8.0-1-2-23, A. Chisholm 9.0-3-2-19, C. Armstrong 6.0-3-1-8, C.A. Malcolm 9.0-4-3-9.
YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB
■ A-Grade travelled to Nagambie on Saturday to take on the win less side. After winning the toss and deciding to bat Yea started slowly and losing progressive wickets and found themselves 3/40. A steady partnership between Matt Lockhart (27) and Ryan Akers (34) pushed the score over 100. A few healthy hits from Andrew Chisholm and Brad Clements got the score to 8/158 off 45 overs. Nagambie stared the chase in bad fashion loosing a wicket in the third over. Wickets then started to fall at a rapid rate before Nagambie were bowled out for 78. Wickets were spread around all the bowlers with Corey Malcolm continuing his great start to the year with the figures of 3 for 9 off nine overs. The win sees Yea move to equal top of the ladder. This week Yea will host Avenel at the recreation reserve which promises to be a great match. A reminder that our Milo Cricket program starts this Friday night at 5.30pm with over 40 young keen participants. - Andrew Chisholm
CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD MIDWEEK PENNANT
■ There was no midweek round played on Tuesday, November 7. ■ Fixture. Round 5. Tuesday, November 14. Broadford v Wallan. Eildon v Seymour VRI. Kilmore v Yea. Seymour v Alexandra. Scores not to hand. ■ Fixture. Round 6. Tuesday, November 28. Alexandra v Kilmore. Eildon v Wallan. Seymour v Seymour VRI. Yea v Broadford.
SATURDAY PENNANT DIVISION 1
■ Results. Round 5. Saturday, November 11. Seymour 100, 16 d Kilmore 94, 2. Seymour. Shaun Haughton 20, 2. Kenneth Butcher 9, 0.
SATURDAY PENNANT DIVISION 2
■ Results. Round 6. Saturday, November 11. Alexandra 67, 12 d Seymour 60, 4. Alexandra. Johannes (John) Cassee 31, 2. Mark Stone 21, 0. Pat Sund 15, 0. Match Total: 67, 2. Side Points 10. Totals: 67, 12. Seymour. Dorothy Malin 11, 0. Greg Quillinan 22, 2. Neil Harris 27, 2. Totals: 60, 4. Broadford 71, 14 d Wallan 61, 2. Broadford. Wendy Reardon 32, 2. Laurie Barnes 16, 0. Peggy Bell 17, 0. Totals: 61, 2. Wallan. Brad Collins 14, 0. John Coustley 30, 2. John Fitzgerald 23, 2. Matc Total: 71, 4. Side Points: 10. Totals: 71, 14. Kilmore 15, 16 d Seymour VRI -15, 0. ■ Ladder. Round 6. 1. Kilmore, 112.11, 74. 2. Seymour, 133.78, 66. 3. Broadford, 108.48, 52. 4. Wallan, 84.27, 36. 5. Alexandra, 75.0, 32. 6. Seymour VRI, 93.96, 28. ■ Fixture. Round 7. Saturday, November 25. Alexandra v Kilmore. Seymour v Broadford. Wallan v Seymour VRI.
EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOC. REPORT
■ The 2017 VRA medal shoot for the East Central District Rifle Association Inc was shot for on the Violet Town Range on Saturday November 11. This year the VRA medal shoot was combined with the “Most Improved Trophy shoot” and the salmagundi shoot. What a beautiful warm late spring day with a gentle wind and clear light, what a chance to post some outstanding scores. The format of the shoot was 2 sighters and 10 shots to count at 300, 500 and 600 yards. The shoot got off to a great start when Marty Kelly shot a 59.4 at 300. It was soon was very apparent that despite the beautiful day the vicious Violet Town wind was ever present dodging around the flags so that the shooters had no indication of its presence until the shot on the target was shown as one point down on the possible score. The shooters stuck to their task and it was apparent that Marty Kelly and Graeme Kerr were going to feature in the top scores, Graeme matched Marty with a 59.5 at 500 yards. As the match went back to 600 yards it was shot for shot with Graeme having the slight edge with a 58.6 to Marty’s 58.4. The VRA medal was decided on the 500 and 600 yard shoots. Continued on Page 46
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Graeme Kerr tok the VRA spoon for the top score by a VRA medal holder with 117.11 and Marty Kelly winning the VRA medal (having the highest score for a non VRA medal holder) with 116.9. The AH Coorte Cup for the most improved shooter for 2017 took a bit of calculation as it involved the adjustment for handicap. The results were Marty Kelly 182.13 winning the AH Coorte Cup for the most improved followed by Graeme Kerr 179.15, Neal Hambridge 176.7, Geoff James 175.7, David Wallace 171.8 and Brian Houlihan 171.5. What a great result with only 11 points separating top score from the lowest score, this consistency has been the backbone and success of the ECDRA team this year. The VRA Medal scores were Graeme Kerr 117.11, Marty Kelly 116.9, Geoff James 112.5, Neil Hambridge 109.4, Brian Houlihan 108.2 and David Wallace 107.4. Over a cuppa and exchange of trophies for the salmagundi the focus of conversation was how to identify the same conditions especially when the wind dodged the flags. It seems that everyone was practicing waiting for the right wind conditions within their allocated 15 minutes per 10 shot shoot. Also discussed was the outstanding groups shot during the day especially Graeme Kerr’s group at 600 yards which was only 32mm high about the length of an old fashioned match box. Outstanding shooting. Just as well the practice was so intense as the next shoots are long range 900 and 1000 yards at Bendigo and Rosedale. We wish those gaping to these shoots well while those of those who are shooting, locally please consult the calendar for the most up-todate information. - Robert Chaffe
DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD BARCLAY SHIELD
■ Results. Round 3. Saturdays, November 411. Lower Eltham 8/222(cc) D Fernando 54 R Mitchell 51 S Mortell 38 R Shaman 3/65 TK Groom 2/47 SJ Noble 2/50 def by Montmorency 4/228 R Shaman 100* J Taylor 64 M O'Brien 35. Diamond Creek 198 J Adams 31 DA Campbell 31 TN McLean 30 A Taylor 30 MJ Hansen 25 D Hodge 6/46 UW Hewa Wellalage 3/42 def Old Paradians 94 CP Muir 30 MJ Hansen 6/14 L Campitelli 2/4 and 1/29. Macleod 3/228(dec) T Wise 111* L O'Leary 86 def Epping 187 A Bennett 81 AAmos 71 G Rigg 3/ 27 DK O'Leary 3/30 T Wise 2/22 D Falcke 2/ 57. Bundoora 55 TJ Knox 3/4 CM Salm 3/12 NJ Austin 2/4 and 2/27 def by Riverside 172 S Gibbs 54 S Villani 25 J Kaminski 4/48 J Blencowe 2/16 SS Taggar 2/45. Rosanna 6/224 S Sheehan 48 N Carlton 46 H Almatrah 32 N Horsford 30 TL Baker 4/27 def North Eltham Wanderers 8/222(cc) JC Young 58 R Carr 39 J Crook 38 N Carlton 3/26 S Dunbar 3/66 M Macaulay 2/60.
MONEY SHIELD
■ Results. Round 3. Saturdays, November 411. Eltham 147 G Turner 55 SC Barnett 5/41 T Sanjeewa 3/48 def Bundoora United 120 M Hogg 3/19 L Wilson 3/26 G Turner 2/20 LB Waldron 2/49. Plenty Power 293 G Zull 67 K Peters 48 LJ Smith 42 DL Connelley 36 M Johnson 36 J Bloom 4/94 R Mittica 3/30 JW Scott 3/66 def Lalor Stars 92 and 0/64 A Manoilovski 35* AVolpe 25*. Research Eltham Collegians 152 BL O'Connor 4/31 DA Campbell 2/22 JA Hannan 2/31 MJ Hannan 2/38 def by Banyule 156 BL O'Connor 34 MJ Hannan 31 HE Tyler 28 SJ Malone 3/23 B Timewell 2/33 J Turner 2/45. Heidelberg 105 NM Rowe 2/9 BM Rowe 2/15 DS Wijemanna 2/21 J Henkel 2/25 S Neary 2/29 def by Lower Plenty 8/136(cc) J
■ Results. Fridays, November 10-17. Lower Plenty 78 MW Hughes 27 LJ Chilcott 25 S Kumar 2/7 Y Gurbaz 2/11 E Kunelius 2/15 v Epping Cricket Club 0/7(cc). Lalor Stars Cricket Club 4/189(cc) R Smith 49 RB Landers 42 CG Turner 36 RJ Cotterill 2/17 v Montmorency. Laurimar Cricket Club v Rosanna Cricket Club 9/164(cc) BJ Ellis 66 S Bakos 62 M Taylor 2/17 LJ Heaney 2/23
UNDER 14 BLUE
■ Results. Fridays, November 10-17. Epping v Panton Hill 8/115(cc) R Hogg 62 S Tung 27 D Mishra 2/2 T Kunelius 2/20 N Sharma 2/21. Montmorency v Riverside 6/131(cc) B Neave 26. Mill Park Cricket Club 92 L Liyanage 36 A Asdagi 3/7 L Shepherd 2/0 vResearch Eltham Collegians. Whittlesea Cricket Club v Banyule 91 MR Russell 4/9
UNDER 12 BLUE
● Geoff James (left), past Captain of the East Central District Rifle Association presents Marty Kelly(right) with the AH Coorte Cup for the most improved ECDRA shooter for 2017. Photo: Robert Chaffe
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Meekins 33* S Neary 31 J Henkel 29 RA Gardner 2/4 C Gogerly 2/25 A Fotinopoulos 2/ 29. Mernda 147 D Earp 84 N Andrews 3/14 AJ Mills 3/32 M McMaster 2/21 T Stoneham 2/26 def by Mill Park 7/150 H Maduwantha 53 N Andrews 32 D Earp 3/25
Pattison 2/23 and 4/44 L McGregor 26 T Zamparo 4/22
MASH SHIELD
■ Results. Round 3. Saturdays, November 411. Thomastown United 216 def by Whittlesea 228 S Apostola 7/42 RG Patterson 2/67. Greensborough 184 B Adamson 50 D Cunningham 44 T Vilchez 28 G Motschall 4/12 R Hobbs 2/29 R Ford 2/43 def by Panton Hill 6/ 192(dec) . Thomastown v Hurstbridge 245 AJ Wiseman 62 C Dimech 35 J Dimech 34 TA Simpson 33 JR Orchard 26 A Kumar 4/54 H ShaHzai 2/55. Laurimar Cricket Club 123 J Zerella 27 D Tropea 6/15 B Riley 2/20 def by South Morang 9/247(dec) D Wilson 83 B Riley 77 C Marienfeld 5/60 AJ Nicholls 2/30.
B-GRADE
■ Results. Round 3. Saturdays, November 411. Epping 90 MJ Fitzpatrick 48 C Wills 3/12 R Eley 3/17 M Fullelove 2/28 v Bundoora 2/48 MJ Fitzpatrick 2/18. Montmorency 124 def by Mernda 169 C Perrin 75 T Goodman 3/32 C Daw 2/17 AC Scanlon 2/17 D Compton 2/25. Bundoora United 92 C Meredith 26 M Elzink 3/19 BP Robshaw 3/29 J Elzink 2/4 DH Bedurke 2/12 v Diamond Creek 1/105 M Elzink 51* L Davine 26* JP Merrett 26. Riverside 9/284(cc) M Doyle 84 L Johns 50 L Morgan 41 G Smyth 38 T McKinlay 3/58 DD Kovac 3/73 def Macleod 159 M Bosso 60 S Lumsden 35 L Morgan 3/24 L Woolcock 3/42 N Dalton 2/8
C-GRADE
■ Results. Round 3. Saturdays, November 411. North Eltham Wanderers 9/255(cc) J McNamara 85 L Baker 44 AR Mann 40 J Lambert 29 R Hall 3/53 N Turner 2/40 S McEntee 2/ 41 def Eltham 232 K Sheehan 75 JW Sharples 36 L Rushton-McCoach 36 S Krug 30 L O'Donnell 3/52 A Curl 2/10 J Lambert 2/25 BA Horkings 2/58. Mill Park 123 J Jhala 29 L Wachinger 6/27 R Ackland 2/28 def Lower Eltham 59 G Stewart 5/21 S Ahmed 2/13. Lalor Stars 8/244(cc) MA Hayse 40 W Dow 36 J Gammino 36 A Hipkiss 33 def Heidelberg 6/ 243(cc) J Gedye 65 G Watson 61 J Stevens 45* L Biggs 29 J Gammino 2/48 J Baade 2/58. Old Paradians 81 N Pietsch 5/16 C Douglas 3/19 and 117 LP McVeigh 66 def by Rosanna 138 L McGregor 33 G Wilson 25 RJ Mifsud 4/42 JF
D-GRADE
■ Results. Round 3. Saturdays, November 411. Hurstbridge 139 J McCarthy 39 C Fernandez 39 J King 3/13 KA Ziedaitis 2/12 J Gavin 2/17 def by Plenty Power 4/247(cc) SR Daly 88 J Gavin 69 KA Ziedaitis 31. Lower Plenty 8/174 JR Grimble 108 C Cotsopoulos 26 T Folvig 3/52 R Delaney 2/73 def Greensborough 87 AC Horner 2/9 A Shah 2/20 C Cotsopoulos 2/23 and 84 HP Jenkins 6/34 AC Horner 2/1 SN Ali 2/31. Riverside 262 B Jurkovic 69 S Weightman 58 BT Money 33 S Lamb 3/43 E Zumbo 2/34 N Willis 2/35 A Kakani 2/35 def Research Eltham Collegians 125 M Newell 5/29 W Ali 3/17 H Dhillon 2/20. Banyule 226 CW Asbury 56 DP Butterworth 43 RA Malcolm 25 J Ascenzo 4/34 M Nivethanan 2/9 v Thomastown United 2/17.
■ Results. Fridays, November 10-17. Hurstbridge v Epping 107 P Londhe 34. Montmorency v Diamond Creek 6/114(cc) H Francis 2/4 I Pote 2/9. Research Eltham Collegians 0/ 2(cc) v North Eltham Wanderers Cricket Club 51 J Shepherd 4/8 E Buchan 2/1. Riverside v Banyule 6/181(cc) JI Heaney 27* L HobsonNicholls 25*.
F1-GRADE
■ Results. Saturdays, November 4 and 11. Bundoora 195 J Gough 3/47 J McEntee 2/28 EW Jones 2/31 B McEntee 2/45 v Eltham 180 EW Jones 59 T McEntee 45 M Fisher 33 D Meehan 3/28 G Bremner 3/32. Whittlesea def by Macleod. Banyule 0/24 v Rosanna 121 AM Arandt 3/28 MJ Harte 2/7 PA Davis 2/29. Heidelberg 124 D Gattuso 45 KY Ladher 5/49 def by Old Paradians 224 DS Leslie 66 C Stevens 3/ 28 D Gattuso 3/34.
F2-GRADE
E-GRADE
■ Results. Saturdays, November 4 and 11. Diamond Creek 2 44 CR Anderson 4/10 JW McKinnon 3/18 LM Lacy 2/2 and 4/127 S Farrar 85 JW McKinnon 2/41 def by Lower Plenty 8/ 147(dec) JD Mechkaroff 45 CR Anderson 33 LM Lacy 30 R Pearce 3/38 ZR Petrosino 2/29. Riverside 5/149 N Martin 54 S Merrifield 29 G Stancombe 2/21 def North Eltham Wanderers 147. Lalor Stars 6/251(cc) MI Godinho 53* P Grech 46 S Cini 45* H Bugden 36 B Watson 33 W Toppi 27 P Andrews 2/12 D Collis 2/82 def Lower Eltham 9/121 PW Bugden 4/7 H Bugden 2/22. Mill Park 4/239(cc) T Johnson 100* G Cockshutt 95* def by Diamond Creek 1 6/241 I Rutt Acc 71 JT Watson 66 DJ Kingsley 47* A Jarram 27* K Marshall 5/52.
UNDER 18
■ Results. Saturdays, November 4 and 11. Plenty 134 C Burge 33 D Buckley 29 E Kunelius 3/18 N Muir 3/46 T Fletcher 2/22 v Epping 0/9. Thomastown United 2/50 S Gunasena 25 v Bundoora United 210 M Busse 53 A Van Lohuizen 47 B Gaff 36 J Main 4/9 K Tamilselvan 2/25. Old Paradians 7/237(dec) S Fernando 60 JR Di Giuseppe 50 AM Jolley 35* M Schlenzka 3/8 S Barakzai 2/30 and 0/24 def Thomastown 103 A Tiwana 31 AJ Asdagi 5/40 JR Di Giuseppe 2/52 and 143 F Sergi 5/79 AJ Asdagi 2/52. Mernda 1/12 v Rosanna 155 I Gordon 36 N Jackson 26 S Singh 4/16 L Taylor 2/16 S Wijethunga 2/16 A Mahajan 2/32.
■ Results. Round 3. Saturdays, November 411. Montmorency 81 N Narender 2/13 def by Thomastown 150 K Singh 40 L Snelson 3/17 C Scott 2/12 S Woodhouse 2/28. Panton Hill 7/ 294(cc) J Mill 90* A McCrabb 67 S Tung 33 W Reece 3/72 S Jayamaha 2/49 v Mernda. North Eltham Wanderers 8/140(cc) D Naidoo 36 LJ Gibb 29 Aj Lyall 28 CD Drake 4/29 def by Riverside 8/144 M Nolan 55 C Martin 46 S Fraser 3/14 HW De Vos 3/38. South Morang 109 J Stroud 37 RJ Charleston 25 def by Laurimar Cricket Club 7/284(dec) J McAleer 84 E Woolnough 73 G Carpenter 49 M Sheedy 36 S Khan 2/52 J Isherwood 2/57. ■ Results. Fridays, November 10-17. Lalor Stars: Bye. North Eltham Wanderers 8/169(cc) R O'Donnell 51* L Agnew ACC 3/32 N Kirkwood 2/42 v Eltham. Research Eltham Collegians v South Morang 7/90(cc) J Smith 3/ 6. Banyule/Heidelberg v Lower Eltham 4/ 138(cc) S Mortell 67.
UNDER 16 BLUE
■ Results. Fridays, November 10-17. Lower Eltham 1/31 v Mernda 85 L Carey 3/7. Hurstbridge 1/122(dec) J Lemire 101* v Research Eltham Collegians 34 L Homewood 2/2 T Cuthbert 2/10 R Holzer 2/15 and 2/40 E Dixon 2/4. Diamond Creek v Montmorency 6/97(cc) A Jarram 2/6 KB Carr 2/15. Banyule Cricket Club v Riverside Cricket Club 137 R Gleeson 46 DD Mills 3/16 MF Patamia 3/26 M Supershad 2/12.
F3-GRADE
G1-GRADE
■ Results. Saturdays, November 4 and 11. Lower Plenty 127 C Veal 57* H Klaster 3/5 J Klaster 3/12 def by Research Eltham Collegians 179 H Klaster 55 C Padfield 28 J Sassella 5/41 JP Ryan 2/5. Montmorency 155 W Norton 48 FJ Pendlebury 27 def by Lalor Stars 200 S Turner 68 DM Howard 41 A Craze 2/23 W Norton 2/28. Macleod 152 S Kelly 49 M James 33 LG Russell 4/45 MJ Asbury 2/43 def Banyule 137 S Kelly 4/26. Bundoora United def by Diamond Creek.
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● From Page 12 • Proximity - being so close to Melbourne is a huge draw card for the tourism industry within our shire. • Community - this is what we do well, the 42 individual communities that make up the Shire all contribute to one of the main reasons people remain or return to live, or move here. ■ What have you learnt from the Council Plan community engagement process? People were looking for a change. The current Council has quickly established the importance of more community engagement listening and talking with all communities, industries and people from the varied demographics. The feedback from the community engagement process and word-of-mouth feedback has been that people are excited for, interested in and supportive of, the current council and its ethos. ■ Have your motivations for the next three years as a Councillor changed? What are they? No, not really changed, just strengthened. I'm keen to continue to work as a united team of Councillors, to support communities through empowering and enabling them to be more economically, socially and environmentally sustainable, increase the vitality of towns and help grow visitor numbers to experience our beautiful natural assets. - Contributed
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Eildon
SOLD
Set on the banks of The Goulburn River:• 3 bedrooms plus office, master with ensuite • Open plan living with split system and wood heater • 7 ML irrigation water rights, ideal for market garden • Large lock-up shed on nearly 1 acre
Inspection By Appointment $620,000 to $680,000
Sales Specialists I Belinda Hocking 0418 115 574 Sales and Property Services I Jessica Bates 0437 533 236 Property Management I Sarah Brockhus 0457 537 222
New home on 5 Acres with stunning views of Eildon’s surrounds • Three bedrooms, master with walk through robe and ensuite • Large open plan kitchen, meals and living area
• Central bathroom with shower separate to bath • Wood heater and two split systems • Large and tall shed/work shop $595,000
Landmark Harcourts Alexandra 56 Grant Street, Alexandra I 5772 3444
Yea
5/18 Miller Street Investment or self occupied opportunity
Immaculate unit located amongst 8 units. Well appointed kitchen, large living/dining area and 2 spacious bedrooms, both with WIR. The lounge and one of the bedrooms looks out to the picturesque compact but versatile back yard. Separate utilities room and under cover garage parking. Perfect for investment or move in and enjoy the serenity. Close to all amenities. $290,000-$320,000
Sharon Butcher 0402 113 927
Landmark Harcourts Yea 52 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799