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● The St Kilda Football Club training visit to Yea was caught by the Saints media team. Photo: Corey Scicluna

News Briefs Yea Show, Carnival

■ The Yea Show will be held this Saturday (Nov. 25), preceded by a Friday night Carnival. Requests by The Local Paper to the Yea A.P. & H. Association for publicity material were unacknowledged.

Vale Roger Hatty

W’sea group meets Minister ■ Representatives of Whittlesea’s ‘Staff Our Station’group met with State Police Minister Lisa Neville in a hastily-arranged meeting on Sunday.

The group laughed when it first heard of Ms Neville’s impending visit: the Senior Sergeant in charge of the station had to open the station, especially for the visit, they said.

One of the vacancies at the station is to be filled by a new recruit, two further positions still need to be filled, to bring

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the station back to staffing levels of 18 months.

A Police car is to be returned to Whittlesea from Mill Park.

Whittlesea residents, with emergencies needing attention outside the local station hours, are being urged to phone ‘000’, and Police units will be dispatched from Mernda or Wallan.

The group is preparing a survey to be presented to Supt.

Tim Hansen.

After 25 years, Gary calls it a day ● Roger Hatty ■ Aa Memorial Service and Celebration of Roger Hatty’s life is to be held on Wednesday (Nov. 22) at 3pm at the Peppercorn Hotel, 21 Station St, Yea, advises Gardenia Funerals.

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■ Readers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage are respectfully advised to use caution in reading this edition, as the Long Shots column contains a name and an image of a local person, now deceased.

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Secretariat of the Yea & District Progress Association

Call for Public Participation in a Submission/Petition to the newly appointed CEO of Murrindindi Shire Council, Mr Craig Lloyd.

The Yea & District Progress Association would welcome all input from concerned residents, ratepayers and interested parties for a Submission/Petition to be presented directly to the newly appointed CEO for the Murrindindi Shire Council, Mr Craig Lloyd.

Comments for improvement of essential services and matters that will improve the structure and culture of the Council, cutting unnecessary costs and directly relative to provision of services, better two-way communication at all levels and across the entire Shire, and more open and sincere transparency and governance.

No matter how small your concerns are, please send your written ideas for improvement and we will update you at every stage of development.

Please keep your initial response to around 100 words and all will be made public and form the basis for a comprehensive Public Submission to be presented by January 8, 2018 to Mr Craig Lloyd in new office of Interim CEO of Council.

All correspondence to be addressed to The Secretariat of the Yea & District Progress Association, c/Yea Post Office, or just hand it in.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council long-time staff member Gary Ward is finishing up this week after nearly 25 years of hard work aimed at keeping Council-managed roads in good condition.

Gary and his family have lived in Eildon for the past 24 years and 9 months, the same length time he's been working with Council.

In December Gary and his wife Toni are moving to Queensland to live closer to the rest of their family.

Gary and Toni's daughter, Tammi Lavelle, who also worked with Council for close to 19 years, moved to Queensland with her family earlier this year.

Tammi's two brothers, Shane and Scott, and their families also live there.

While relatively low-key about his departure, Gary admits he has taken to "carrying a Chux" in his pocket because " … I get a bit emotional at times".

"Obviously I have mixed feelings about leaving," he said. "After nearly 25 years, it's a whole part of your life - you spend a third of your day if not longer with your workmates and you strike up good friendships and enjoy the camaraderie.

"Because of my various roles I've tended to look after my colleagues a lot - I'll admit I'm a bit of a dad, but we still all have a good laugh."

Gary started "multi-tasking" at Council in his 20s after sending in a resume following one of his many fishing weekends staying at the family caravan at Eildon.

Murrindindi Shire residents mayhave seen Gary on the roller or in the tip truck over the years.

More recently he has spent many hours on his favourite "toy", the Paveline road maintenance truck, which he calls "the beast" - patching roads, putting in signs and posts.

One element of the job he won't miss is clearing away the animals which die on local roads after being hit by vehicles.

"I've never liked that job - I would clean up at least 20-30 dead wombats on my way into work from Eildon each year and sometimes more again on the way home in the evenings.

"The greatest highs I've enjoyed however have been working with the team - it's a good outfit and the workplace has been pretty good.

And I've also always loved this area," Gary said.

While working with Council, Gary has volunteered his time within the organisation by wearing many hats including that of Depot Social Club Director, ASU Shop Steward (23 years), Occupational Health and Safety Representative for the Operations Workgroup (six years) and Support and Contact Officer (six years).

Unofficially, Gary also became the Depot's "Morale Officer", initiating a Friday afternoon

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"It's a good way for the team to wind down after work on a Friday afternoon.

“It gives us a chance to sit down and talk about our week's work and it's also very handy from an OHS perspective to pick up on anything happening around the place that might need to be looked at more closely," he said.

Murrindindi Shire Council CEO Margaret Abbey said during his time with Council, Gary has proven to be a modest, self-effacing and hard worker who generally avoids the limelight.

"Council's managers have always commented on Gary's wonderful ability to represent his colleagues on safety issues, industrial issues and to raise issues about their general well-being, in a respectful, genuine and constructive way," Ms Abbey said.

"He has always been concerned with his work mates' needs, but we've also greatly valued his attention to his role and the work that needed to get done to keep roads safe at the same time."

Murrindindi Shire Council's General Management Corporate and Community Services Michael Chesworth, who has also worked with Council for over two decades, said Gary has been involved in eight enterprise agreement negotiations since he started.

"Gary will be greatly missed both as a colleague and as a tireless worker within the organisation," he said.

"We wish Gary all the very best with the move to Queensland. We will miss his humanity and compassion, his dedication to colleagues and workplace, as well as his ideas and energy," Mr Chesworth said.

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OK FOR FUNERAL PARLOUR Appointment book fills for new CEO

Lifestyle resort planned for Gobur

Gobur

● A photo of people gathering outside a planned Whittlesea funeral parlour was lodged with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

● Craig Lloyd, incoming CEO of Murrindindi Shire Council ■ An appointment book, with a waiting list of people wishing to meet with incoming Murrindindi Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Craig Lloyd, has been created, The Local Paper understands.

Mr Lloyd is due next month to leave his job as Director, Presentation and Assets, at the City of Greater Bendigo.

He is due to commence duties as ‘Interim Chief Executive Officer’ at Alexandra on Monday, January 8.

Business sources say that the decision of Murrindindi Shire Councillors to continue to employ outgoing CEO Margaret Abbey for another six months until June 27, as part of her third contract, could make business life unnecessarily difficult for Mr Lloyd’s first half-year.

The business people point to Council staff being put in a position of having to split their loyalties being an outgoing CEO (even though she may be on leave), and the incoming boss.

None of the Councillors have managed large corporate business previously.

The Council plans to turn the spotlight away from Mr Lloyd mid-year, to hold farewell functions for MsAbbey.

MsAbbey will continue to hold the title of CEO until her retirement at the endof the 201718 financial year.. Mr Lloyd will be ‘Interim CEO’ until Ms Abbey leaves.

In effect, ratepayers will be paying for two Chief Executive Officers for half-a-year. Ms Abbey’s annual salary was raised last month, on a motion by Cr Leigh Dunscombe, to $253,456. Earlier this year, Cr Dunscombe described Ms Abbey as “fantastic”.

The Local Paper understands that Mr Lloyd is due to begin a five-year contract at Murrindindi from July 2018.

■ VICTORIAN Civil and Administrative Tribunal member Kerrie Birtwistle has supported Whittlesea City Council’s issue of a planning permit for Hall’s Funeral Services to operate a parlour in Church St, Whittlesea.

Ms Birtwistle dismissed an application by Robyn Ritchie, Lauren Oakley-Abbott, others and Christine Ogilvie, to overturn the Council decision.

The Tribunal’s decision, published last week, means that Hall’s Funeral Services will be able to open to use the building that once housed the Commonwealth Bank branch at Whittlesea, on the Walnut St corner.

The building has three tenancies, with the major area planned to be used by Hall’s, and the other two tenancies currently occupied by a Chinese medical centre and a retail tenancy.

Some 34 car parking spaces are provided in the private car park alongside the building.

“It is proposed to refurbish part of an existing commercial building for the purpose of a funeral parlour, to accommodate a maximum of 120 mourners on site at any one time,” Ms Birtwistle said.

Ms Ogilvie, aobjector, said that she considered that people would congregate outside the premsies affecting the flow of pedestrian traffic within the town centre.

She feared there will be an undersupply of car parking.

Ms Birtwistle noted that Hall’s planned for the parlour to be operational between 10am and 3pm, Monday to Friday.

“The applicant expects that, on average, 1-2 funerals would be conducted from these premises every week, dependent on local demand.”

VCAT approval for 120-seat centre at Whittlesea “The funeral parlour will typically be staffed bu one or two persons, with additional staff present in preparation for and during funerals.

“Typically, a funeral service would run for up to 90 minutes, which includes a post gathering period in which tea or coffee is available for service and congregation within the building.

“No mortuary is proposed for the site. “(Hall’s) advises that no processions would be allowed into or out of the building.

“This is because casket delivery and exit will occur from a rear door out into the rear laneway adjacent the building and not into a public area.”

Street parking in the area is generally restricted to two hours.

“Ms Ritchie submits that the proposed use is not consistent with policy as the use has the potential to impact on other businesses in the vicinity by relying on on-street car parking to the detriment of other businesses,” Ms Birtwistle said.

“Ms Ogilvie suggested that it would be more appropriate for the use to be located elsewhere in a less visible location. She has concerns about the impact of patrons congregating outside the building and affecting pedestrian access and flow.

“Having considered these submissions and inspected the locality, I find that, in principle the proposal is acceptable in terms of the economic objectives and other policies of the scheme.

“There is nothing in the Planning Scheme to suggest that the proposed use is inappropriate within the Whittlesea Town centre,” Ms Birtwistle said.

“The proposed site is part of a commercial precinct.”

● DISCLOSURE: Hall’s Funeral Services are paying advertisers in The Local Paper.

So too are other funeral service companies including McCormack’s, Bailey’s, and Glen Funerals. The Local Paper is distributed through a number of Whittlesea outlets including the Whittlesea Newsagency which is operated by Robyn Ritchie and family, who sought the Tribunal appeal against the Hall’s development.

● Plans for a farmstay and lifestyle resort at Gobur will go before Murrindindi Council tonight ■ In the 1860s and 1870s, Gobur was a town built on the discovery of gold at Godfreys Creek.

In the early 1900s, its population was listed as 300, although soon after the general store was destroyed by fire, and the Commercial Hotel, later a wine saloon was delicensed in 1913.

The Gobur school closed in 1947, and the 1961 population was listed as 46.

Tonight (Wed.), a proposal goes before Murrindindi Council’s monthly meeting for a farmstay and lifestyle resort to be approved.

P. Porcu is making application to the Council for the resort, and officers are recommending to Council that a permit be granted.

The Council is being told that there are plans for a main building with cafe, kitchen, var and reception area.

A dining room (‘pinnettu hut’) is included, along with three accommodation rooms, three ‘yurts’ for accommodation’, and a toilet block.

There are plans for coking and lifestyle classes for the property.

It is being suggested that a maximum of 26 patrons be allowed for the classes at some times, less at other times.

Officers are recommending that a minimum of 20 car parking spaces be provided on site.

Other conditions are being put forward in regard to limiting noise, managing effluent disposal and landscaping.

Kinglake crash ■ Four people were injured in a high impact crash at Kinglake Central on Fridau night/ Emergency services responded to reports of a collision at Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, near Extons Rd. It is believed one vehicle caught fire following the high impact crash.

The driver and three passengers in one car were all injured — two of who were flown to hospital.

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(4th Wednesday) • 6pm. Murrindindi Shire Council Meeting. At Yea Council Chambers.

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Murrindindi Food and Wine Christmas AGM. At Murrindindi Olive Grove, 5277 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Yea. • 7pm. Annual General Meeting.

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• 2pm. Annual General Meeting and Outing to Fraser Park. Alexandra Field Naturalists. Phone: Ellen, 5773 2427.

• 5pm onwards. Yea Show Carnival. At Yea Showgrounds. Kelly Sports, Heifer Challenge, Puppet Show, 4MAT Band.

• 7pm. Kinglake Ranges Art Show. At Kinglake Indoor Sports Stadium.

• 7pm-8.30pm. Meeting. 1st Kinglake Venturers. At Scout Hall, Kinglake Memorial Reserve. Fridays.

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GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 2.3.5.6.

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For the career minded a lucky development could improve the financial side of things. The lookers should find love. Socially a very pleasant and relaxing period and could be the right time to ask for favours.

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Unexpected travel for many of you.Your love life should be getting more interesting. Some discrete or secret developments tend to bring unexpected financial rewards be nice to an elderly relative.

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$8000 raised at Yea Oaks Day ■ About $8000 was raised at the Yea Oaks Day (Nov. 9) celebration held at Beaufort Manor.

One of the organisers, Mary Armstrong, says that approximately 90 guests dressed up in their finery and enjoyed catching up and having a flutter on the races.

“The day was held to raise money for the local Yea Ambulance.

“I would like to thank our main sponsor, the Yea Community Bank, for their generous grant that helps makes the day a wonderful event, and their representative Kerry Gouldthorpe attended on the day.

“Big thanks to the Beaufort Manor Yea for their generous support in providing us with ● From left: Mary Armstrong, Janine Lincoln, judge Gerri Delves, Robyn Hood, Beryl Clements, Helen their lovely facility.

Photo: Supplied “Carefree Caterers did a Urquhart. great job providing us with a ● Thanks have been extended to sponsors including: Yea great luncheon which everyCommunity Bank, Royal Mail Hotel, Yea Foodworks, Perrisic one enjoyed.

Lawyers, FM Essential Services, Sole Train Shoes, Ulysses “There were some wonderBeauty Yea, Beaufort Manor Yea, Silkies Rose Farm at Clonful prizes on offer, which all binane, Yea Race Club, Healesville Race Club, Neil Beer were greatly appreciated by the winners on the day.

Seymour, Mansfield Zoo, Leading Edge Seymour, Marma“The bookies had a busy lades Yea, Yea Emporium/MannaFest, Muddle Puddle Yea, day providing sweeps for the Yea Chinese Restaurant, Yea Pharmacy, Killingworth Whisky crowd, and kindly donated their Bar Cafe, Yea Hair Studio, Goulburn Valley Nurseries, Yea takings for the day.

Florist, Yea Winery, Yea Cheese Co., Sedona Winery, Flower“The Fashions on the Field dale Estate, Yea Yoga Shop, Nice Shop Yea, Lanocreme Yea, went well with our wonderful Peppercorn Hotel, Misty Springs Berries, Country Club Hojudge Gerri doing an outstandtel Yea, Allens Lollies Broadford, Betta Electrical Seymour, ing job engaging the crowd and The Brewers Table Seymour, See More Fashions Seymour, choosing the winners. The ladies and gentlemen all dressed Seymour Pet Shop, Health Solutions, Yea Mechanical, up in their finery for the day so Switchback Hair Studio Croydon, Hall Showcase Jewellers, it was a difficult job.

Carol Pollard, Melissa Duncan/April, Michelle Allen, Jan “We had beautiful musical Walker, Elaine Padget, Pauline Roberts, Beryl Clements, Judy accompaniment this year from Munro, Pat Wilkes.

Josi Parsons who played the piano, and Jo singing which added a lovely musical background to the day.

“Thanks to Ryan Sargeant from Elders who conducted some lively autctions on the day, was entertaining and helped raise more money on the day.

“We have raised around $8000 on the day which is an amazing effort and just gets better every year. Thanks to our ladies on the Committee who work tirelessly on the day, and before, to make the day happen,” Mary said.

Volunteers on the day included: Grant Oppy, Larry, John Delves, Chris Lowe, Gary Charles and Rick Clarke, ● From left: Harriet Munn; Ashleigh Lincoln, best Mark Bruere, plus bookies dressed; Meg Heres, best dressed; Judi Newman, best Terry and Rob Cooper hat; Erin Papadopoulos.

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Mernda Police Station opens ■ Some 45 Police staff will work at the new Mernda Police Station opened on Sunday.

Police Minister Lisa Neville said Whittlesea Police will now have to look after 10,000 local people, rather than 60,000 people in the region.

Supt. Tim Hansen said the area’s population was growing at a rate of 8 per cent annually. ● Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green, Police Minister Lisa Neville and Supt. Tin Hansen at the opening of the Mernda Police Station on Sunday.

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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● Reé Adams with the Wollimi Pine at the Range Rd, Yea home ■ Yea resident Lance Adams “This tree is very signifisays that he and wife Reé have cant in botanical history, and an eight-year-old, 30-feet tal we are lucky enough to have Wollimi Pine tree, “thought to one in Yea. be extinct ... this tree is a living “The NSW parks and wild200 million year old survivor life services are aware of its from the dinosaur age” existence.

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Memories of Elsie Murphy

■ In 1987, we were able to announce that local shops would be able to trade all Saturday Saturday on the three weekends before Christmas.

Premier John Cain gave the nod to Yea shops opening until 5pm on December 5, 12 and 19 in that year.

“This is in recognition of the different lifestyles and attitudes of country communities,” said Mr Cain.

Rats of Tobruk ■ Members of the Rats of Tobruk Highland Pipe Band were engaged to appear at the Yea Show 30 years ago, along with a dog high jump, Australian stock horse feature, show jumping, Clydesdales, stud sheep and fat lambs, fleeces and local crafts

More auctions ■ Auctioneer Ian Padgham of Outcry Pty Ltd said that predictions of a recession would mean more auctions as local residents tried to preserve their liquidity.

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■ State Liberal Leader Jeff Kennett sharply criticised Whittlesea MLA Max Donald (Labor) for his vote to allow animal experimentation on family pets.

He said McDonald voted to allow impounded animals to be experimented upon.

“He no longer deserves to represent the fine seat of Whittlesea in the State Parliament and will lose his seat at the next election for not only failing to represent his community but acting against the interests of the vast majority.”

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Editor’s Diary

● Long Shots took this photo of the late Elsie Murphy (nee Franklin) at the Yea Show about 30 years ago.

■ Ryan Hurst will be supplying news to The Local Paper of doings at the Kinglake Football and Netball Club.

Ryan is a Club committeeman.

■ Flowerdale residents are counting the increased bars on their mobile phones.

■ Author Peter FitzSimons was at Eltham Library last night (Tues.) to talk about his latest work, Burke & Wills: The Triumph and Tragedy ofAustralia’s Most Famous Explorers.

■ Parks Victoria is seeking volunteers to be trained as all-terrain wheelchair operators

■ A Molesworth letter writer had his say about Yea Council’s move to increase material to be discussed behind closed doors.

With tongue-firmly-in-cheek, ‘SteveA.R. Casm’ wrote: “Ask yourselves - would Nixon have been impeached if there was no press corps? Could we have reused the ID card without the press? Would Whitlam have been sacked if the press hadn’t got hold of the Loans Affair story? The answer is simple - No! “What our Council is doing is simply giving themselves a chance to do their business without anyone prying.

“I mean, just because the Australian and Victorian Parliaments, the American House of Representatives and Senate, the House of Commons, even the Supreme Soviet have press galleries, that’s no reason to suggest that our magnificent Council should be open to public scrutiny. They should be allowed to cook up their schemes unfettered by chains of public opinion.”

Job for Tehan ■ Local MLC, Marie Tehan, looked likley to be appointed in the Kennett shadow cabinet, 30 years ago.

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Regional News Trail question

■ Danielle Green, MLA for Yan Yean, last week asked a question in State Parliament, about a long-awaited trail between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge.

“My constituency question is to the Minister for Planning, and I ask: when will a decision be made in relation to Nillumbik C108?,” said Ms Green.

“C108 has been submitted by the Shire of Nillumbik to amend its planning scheme in order to facilitate the construction of a multiuse trail between Diamond Creek and Hurstbridge, which the community has been campaigning to achieve for more than a “decade.

“I am concerned that Nillumbik’s delayed C108 submission to the planning minister may impact on the council’s ability to successfully secure grant funding from a range of government bodies to finally build this trail.

“I am seeking the support of the planning minister to expedite this matter to make this long-awaited trail a reality.

“Well done toTrail Blazers, who have kept up the campaigning pressure to make this trail happen,” Ms Green said.

McLeish at Alex.

■ Eildon MLACindy McLeish told State Parliament of her attendance at the Alexandra ceremony marking Remembrance Day. “It was 99 years since the end of World War I. I had the pleasure this year of attending the Remembrance Day service in Alexandra,” Ms McLeish said.

“With lots on in the town of Alexandra that weekend, including the annual show, a pretty good crowd turned up to show their respects to those who had fought and fallen for their country.

“I want to recognise the RSL President, Henry Andrews, and Clarrie Glass for their roles in the service.

“The morning tea which followed at the Alexandra RSL was certainly well provided for. I enjoyed chatting with the many locals and hearing more of the military history of the area.

“Of great interest to me, and something I had not noticed before, was a letter on the wall in the entrance to the Alexandra RSL. “Leslie Maygar VC, who had schooled in the area, had penned a letter to the children at Fawcett State School.

“Leslie, a VC recipient in the Boer War, lost his life in Beersheba fighting for his country in World War I. “His letter provided advice to the students as to their roles and responsibilities in their community and stated that he had fought for their freedom and righteousness,” Ms McLeish said.

Marngrook Oval

■ Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green has asked in State Parliament for funding for Marngrook Oval pavilion and lighting worksin Diamond Creek.

“Such an upgrade would extend the use of the ground for evening training, increase access for local schools, enhance local community events such as the Diamond Creek town fair and be beneficial to the broader Diamond Creek community.

“I ask for this important consideration despite the concerns I have about the quality of Nillumbik Shire Council’s written formal application to the Victorian government, including most recently its application to Sport and Recreation Victoria, which was knocked back

by SRV. “The application was to the female change room program. The council had said that there were only six or seven female players that would use the pavilion, but they forgot to mention that one of the most successful women’s football clubs had had to move from the area. They would certainly have got the funding, I think, if they had included this fact.

“Nillumbik council’s ability to apply for funding successfully has diminished of late. I believe it is because they have let a lot of staff go who had long-term memory and they have been using external consultants and moving in a hasty way. I think they focus too much on the tinsel and the tree and not enough on the gifts under the tree,” Ms Green said.

State Politics

‘Clean Whiteheads Creek’ ■ The state of Whiteheads Creek, and the need for an extensive clean-up, was raised last week in State Parliament

by Euroa MLA, Stephanie Ryan.

“The adjournment matter that I raise this evening (Wed.) is for the Minister for Water,” Ms Ryan said.

“The action I seek is for the minister to instruct Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority to clean out Whiteheads Creek at Seymour, particularly between Delatite Rd and the Goulburn River.

“There is about 40 years of debris in Whiteheads Creek.

“It has been building up since Seymour flooded in 1973, and local residents are extremely concerned about the impact that that might have on the town.

“I recently went with a local resident, Peter Chapman, to have a look at the creek and observed firsthand the amount of debris in the creek.

“Not only is it a visual blight on the amenity of Seymour, but there is no doubt that it acts as a trap for water when Whiteheads Creek is in flood.

“It also hits the railway line, which acts as a second barrier.

“Whiteheads Creek is particularly problematic when the Goulburn River is running at high levels and when you have a rain event in the Whiteheads Creek catchment.

“It tends to hit the Goulburn River and wash back onto Seymour, creating extensive damage.

“When we were in government we funded a levee for Seymour. That levee still has not been built.

“We funded a bit over $500,000 for the first two stages of the levee, which included

● Stephanie Ryan, MLA for Euroa detailed design and identification of those mitigation works.

“We then provided a further $833,000 to progress the project, and after that the Federal Government, through the Federal Nationals, also came on board along with Mitchell Shire Council.

“Progress on that project has been at a snail’s pace, and there is actually a discussion amongst some members of the community whether the levee is the right way to progress.

“I actually support them being able to explore some other options.

“There is real concern among the community that the levee, as designed by the catchment management authority, will not achieve the aim of lifting the flood overlay in the town.

“That flood overlay is stymieing development and is holding Seymour back from its potential.

“If the government was to proceed in building that levee solely as a mechanism for achieving environmental flows through the Murray-Darling Basin Authority plan, through its constraints management, I would be deeply concerned.

“If the levee does progress, it has to address the issue of the flood overlay and lift the flood overlay, otherwise other options should be explored, and I support that happening.

“In the meantime, getting Whiteheads Creek cleaned out is important,” Ms Ryan told the Legislative Assembly.

Get big or get out: Ryan

■ Small scale farmers will be forced out of business if the Andrews Government proceeds with its plans to drastically increase regulation, says Euroa MLASteph Ryan.

Ms Ryan told Parliament last week that small producers were concerned that the changes to Victoria’s planning controls would make their businesses unviable.

Under the changes, small-scale pig and poultry farms will be subject to greater scrutiny and compliance costs than cattle feedlots, Ms Ryan said.

“If these changes go ahead, low-risk, small-scale agriculture will be destroyed,” Ms Ryan said.

“We have fantastic small producers like Yapunyah Meadow Grazed Chickens and McIvor Farm Foods which sell directly to the public through farmers’ markets in our region. These businesses pride themselves on the sustainable management of their land, including moving animals frequently, mobile housing and feed infrastructure and the year round maintenance of pastures.”

‘Going like the clappers’ ■ The sum of $7.4 million is being spent for an extra station at Hawkstowe on the Mernda rail line, Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green told State Parliament this wek. “ And isn’t that project going well; it is going like the clappers,” Ms Green said.

“There is $8.5 million from the growth areas infrastructure charge to purchase land for six new ambulance stations, including at Mernda.

“Mernda is getting a great benefit from the growth areas infrastructure charge, when the previous Minister for Planning, who actually represented the north — he was a member for Northern Metropolitan Region in the Council — sat on that GAIC money and he did nothing.

“The population of Mernda and Doreen — that same postcode — between 2011 and 2014 actually doubled.

“He did nothing on schools, on new ambulance stations, on police stations or on public transport — actually only cuts to public transport — and certainly spent not one dollar on roads.

● Danielle Green “I was with the Minister for Planning only last week — and with my great friend, my nextdoor neighbour, the member for Yuroke — when he released precinct structure plans for Donnybrook and Woodstock.

“These are old locality names that have existed for a very long time, but they are now going to be new suburbs.

“They are actually completely planned. The schedules show the community what is going to be delivered there and there is some certainty, unlike when those opposite were in government.

“These are old locality names that have existed for a very long time, but they are now

going to be new suburbs.

“They are actually completely planned. The schedules show the community what is going to be delivered there and there is some certainty, unlike when those opposite were in government.

“The community already has a train station at Donnybrook. It is a bit old and dilapidated, so in this year’s state budget we said that we would upgrade that.

“There is going to be a bit of GAIC money going into that as well.

“We are looking to the future with new train stations at Lockerbie and Beveridge, in between Donnybrook and Wallan.

“There will be schools delivered in a timely manner, and there is funding for roads. I am sure that we will see buses travelling along those roads, getting kids to school and to the train station, to work, to study.

“That is in complete contrast to what the member for Bulleen, the then Minister for Planning, did when Mernda and Doreen’s population was going troppo,” Ms Green said.

Local People Same sex marriage

■ Australia has voted Yes to same-sex marriage with 61.6 per cent per cent in favour and 38.4 per cent voting No. Indi voters said 63.1 Yes, 36.9 No. McEwen voters said 65.4 Yes, 34.6 No.

Tick for Marysville

■ Cindy McLeish, Eildon MLA, spoke in State Parliament last week about the success of the Marysville Jazz and Blues Festival.

“The recent Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend festival in its third year did not disappoint,” Ms McLeish told the Legislative Assembly.

“I, and a whole bunch of others, saw Russell Morris on the opening night, which was sensational.

“This could not have been a better start to this year’s festival, which featured 25 great acts over the Friday night and two-day weekend in October.

“The event has twice been voted Murrindindi’s best community event of the year.

“Events like this do not just happen, there is a lot of work from the ground up.

“This year’s President, Leigh Fraser, is to be congratulated for another great weekend.

“Leigh, of course, was ably assisted by a small, diligent and dedicated team of volunteers.

“The community of Marysville gets behind events like this with excellent levels of volunteering because they love their town and they want to showcase it,” Ms McLeish said.

Mark Heffernan

■ Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green last week paid tribute to the late Mark Heffernan.

“Just over a month ago on October 11 I lost a friend and mentor, Mark Heffernan — a giant bear of a man with the biggest of hearts,” Ms Green said.

“He was loved by his family, his colleagues and his many, many clients, of which I was just one.

“Mark began managing my and my first husband Michael Rizzo’s tax affairs as near as we can remember around 1989, even before our son Carlo was born.

“It may seem strange to many but I always look forward to tax time. He would greet me with a big bear hug and immediately make or collect me a cafe latte.

“Then we would launch into our annual catch-up and swap stories about our families, the world and just life.

“Importantly, he always made me laugh, especially when I invariably forgot to bring all my records.

“He would call me a week or two later and growl, ‘You won’t get a seat on a toilet, let alone that seat in Parliament if you don’t send me x, y or z paperwork’.

“He was devoted to his wife, Donna, and his children Simon, Claire, Madeline, Tim and Stephanie.

“I especially remember his excitement at son Simon representing Australia in wrestling, and his delight in reducing his work days to enjoy being a grandfather.

“I loved the stories of his early life, especially working his dad’s newsagency and driving people with disabilities at Turinga in Greensborough while he was at university.

“Mark’s brother Vin served in this place as the Liberal member for Ivanhoe, but Mark was a Labor man, the preferred accountant for many union members.

“He was so much more than my accountant. Mark, I will miss you so much. Thank you for being such a great friend,” Ms Green said.

Apply for grants

■ Indi MHR Cathy McGowan is encouraging community groups and local councils across North East Victoria to apply for grants to deliver economic and social benefits to their communities. The second round of the Building Better Regions Fund Community Stream is open for application with grants starting at $5000. Projects under $20,000 do not require matching funding.

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Farm shed for accommodation

■ Officers are set to recommend to tonight’s meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council that a planning permit application be refused to N. Bolto who wants to use a machinery shed for shared accommodation at Granite Park Place, Buxton.

The application is scheduled to go before tonight’s meeting to be held at Yea. “Issues raised by the application include risk to human life from bushfires and the expected impacts on the designated significant landscape,” says a report.

The issues could not be resolved with permit conditions, it is argued.

Paper quiz ■ Has the Communications Department at Nillumbik Shire Council been aware for the past two years of The Local Paper’s circulation in its areas including Diamond Creek, Eltham, Hurstbridge, Kangaroo Ground, Research, St Andrews and Wattle Glen?

Defamation?

■ Is it true that a local high-ranking official has been served with a Concerns Notice alleging that they defamed a person?

A Concerns Notice is issued by a person who claims to have been defamed, inviting the other party to make amends.

A recipient has 28 days to provide an offer to make amends.

This offer has to be in writing and easily identified as an offer to make amends, says Australian legal website Law Answers.

“It could come in the form of a written apology, a letter that states every defamatory statement is not true, a promise never to publish any more defamatory statements, a published correction, a retraction of the statements, or compensation.

“If an offer to make amends isn’t made within the 28-day period, proceedings can be initiated against the defamer,” the website says/

They said it ■ “As I rise I am very, very happy and sad that we are debating this bill.”

- Vicki Ward, Eltham MLA, about medically supervised injecting rooms.

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Official: Murrindindi Council is ‘on the nose’ ■ It’s all a bit sad. Murrindindi Shire Council has published it in black-andwhite in its own Annual Report.

The Council continues to slide in the view of local residents, according to official figures, first published at the Know Your Council website, run by the Victorian State Government.

Community satisfaction with Murrindindi Council decisions has dropped again, this time to just 42 per cent.

The statewide figure is 54 per cent.

The Council, arrogantly perhaps, suggests that its unpopularity may be just due to the rates increase issue.

Heaven forbid that it might accept responsibility for its own social awkwardness, and communications strategic disaster.

The absymal figures scored by the Murrindindi Shire Council, quite sadly, mean that 58 per cent of residents are dissatisfied with its performance.

The Council is regarded poorly by many others in local government circles too. Murrindindi has become somewhat of a laughing stock.

According to the State Government’s figures, Murrindindi resi-

dents give an 8.16 per cent success figure for ‘transparency’, also below the State average.

Murrindindi Council also fails on the ‘consultation and engagement’ rating, with a poor score of 45 per cent, below the state average of 55 per cent Murrindindi Council’s expenditure level per property assessment is $3231.61. The state average is $2948.33.

There is a simple answer to rebuilding the Council’s image with its residents.

The Council needs to start talking in a meaningful, weekly way, with ALL its residents.

Currently, the Council only pub-

lishes its major public communications through the old heritage paid-circulation newspapers.

They reach much less than 40 per cent of the local population.

The Standard newspaper is now down to 1548 sales. The Chronicle now languishes at 524 copies, according to the Victorian Country Press Association.

It should be a no-brainer. Non-communication equals resident dissatisfaction. Honest, regular, wide communication, on the other hand, breeds trust and approval.

Despite the Council statistics presented to Councillors, the strategy of new media using Facebook is reaching only a fraction of local residents.

Individual posts by the Council are sometimes lucky to score half-adozen likes.

Council claimed back in September that “2000 people” accessed its website over a seven-day period. The claim is a nice round figure, eh?

It would be revealing to know how many of these 2000 “people” were real and local, as opposed to computer robots and ‘spy-bots’ from around the planet.

Rooms to rent?

● Yea Shire Hall ■ Local Confidential hears that pressure is to be put on Murrindindi Shire Council for space in the Yea Shire Hall to be made available for an office and meeting space for the Yea and District Progress Association.

On most days when there is not an official function being held at the Shire Hall, the building is locked shut, remaining empty.

Christmas in Eltham

Facing up to Facebook facts ■ Murrindindi Shire Council’s ‘engagement’ with local residents via social media is not quite as rosy as some might portray.

Local Confidential took a look this week at the responses that Murrindindi Council’s Communications Department received to its recent posts on Facebook.

■ Post about Ride Victoria’s high Country. 2 likes (Naomi McNamara and another), 3 shares.

■ Post about Anglican Christ Church, Marysville. 6 likes (Cr Sandice McAulay and 5 others), 2 shares.

■ Post about What’s On around Murrindindi. 1 like (Yarra Valley Barrel Hire).

■ Post about Murrindindi Food and Wine. 4 likes (Y Water Discovery Centre and 3 others).

■ Post about Australia Day nominations. 6 likes (Y Water Discovery Centre, Yea Community House, Shire executive Stuart McConnell and 3 others).

■ Post about Fire Danger Period. 3 shares (2 by Cr Sandice McAulay, 1

by Strath Creek Community). One comment.

■ Post about Darren Gilbert Exhibition at Sedona Estate. 6 likes (1 by Sedona Estate, 1 by Yea Community House and 4 others).

■ Post about lost dog Bono returned to owner. 3 likes.

■ Post about Roadside Slashing Program. 3 likes, 1 share.

■ Post about National Recycling Week. 12 shares (1 by Cr Rhonda

● Murrindindi Shire Council is struggling to get public participation in its social media campaign. This Facebok post, about NBN coming to Yea, received just two ‘likes’.

Sanderson - Mayor of Mitchell Shire, ■ Post about Remembrance Day. 5 1 by Ashleigh Dunscombe, and 10 likes, 1 share (by Alexandra Newspapers).. others).

■ Post about Geocaching weekend ■ Post about Roadworks in Alexandra. 3 likes. at Alexandra. 26 likes, 12 shares.

■ Post about Lost Dog. 25 shares, 6 ■ Post about Kinglake West Public Toilets - Closed. One comment. comments.

■ Post about Yea’s NBN journey. 2 ■ Post about New CEO for Murrindindi Shire. 19 likes, 9 shares. likes.

■ Post about ‘eLearning Session’. 1 ■ Post about Kinglake West Fire like, 3 shares (2 by Cr Sandice Brigade fuel reduction. 1 like.

McAulay, and one other).

■ Post about Busy Week in MurrinA total of 827 people have liked dindi. 15 likes (1 by Y Water Discov- the Council’s Facebook page since it ery Centre, 1 by Yea Community commenced last year.

House, 1 by Shire executive Stuart The most popular posts in NovemMcConnell ad 12 others). ber have been about a lost dog, a new ■ Post about Northern Veteran Cy- Chief Executive Officer, and the cling Association. 2 likes. geocaching weekend.

● Vicki Ward ■ Eltham MLA Vicki Ward (Labor) is pushing for an announcement by the Local Government Minister, Natalie Hutchins (Labor). “ The action I seek is for the minister to bring Christmas to Eltham Central Park through the Growing Suburbs Fund,” Ms Ward said.

“Eltham Central Park is an important local sport and community facility, being the home of the Eltham Football Club, Eltham Junior Football Club and Eltham Cricket Club as well as Nillumbik University of the ThirdAge (U3A), among others.

“For over five years these clubs have worked very, very hard to lobby for improvements to their pavilion and oval.

“The away rooms are disgusting, with leaking ceilings, feral bathrooms and possum refuse.

“The social room is too small, as is the canteen. New toilets and change rooms are also needed, especially for the growing number of girls playing football and the emerging women’s team.

“I ask the minister to look favourably on this application and invest in Eltham Central Park to bring Christmas to my community,” Ms Ward said.

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Middle Kinglake PS salutes ● Yea-Kinglake RSL President Jeffrey Swain

■ Middle Kinglake Primary School held its annual Remembrance Service on Friday November 10.

Invited guests included Whittlesea and Yea RSL members and guests from the wider community.

Students from Grade 4, 5 and 6 lead the ceremony, reading speeches about why we commemorate Remembrance Day. MC’s for the ceremony were School Captains April Darkin and Samuel Gambin.

A highlight of the ceremony was a special Remembrance song, Lest We Forget, sung by the Middle Kinglake students.

RSL members and guests were invited to lay a single flower (poppies) as a personal gesture of remembrance at the closing of the service.

- Di Wilkinson

● Wreath laying by Middle Kinglake Primary School students

● Samuel Gambin and April Darkin, Masters of Ceremonies

● RSL members from Whittlesea and Yea-Kinglake at the service

● The ‘Remembrance Group’ at Middle Kinglake

● Students offer speeches on the theme of ‘Lest We Forget’

● Part of the Remembrance Day gathering at Middle Kinglake

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Australian Theatre Company gala

■ Hi everyone, from my suite at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites comes this week's news.

Out and About ■ John Lithgow dining solo at Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill in Brooklyn.

■ Bruce Springsteen at the Clam on Hudson Street in NYC Hip-hop group Migos dining in the Andy Warhol Room of the Jue- Lan Club in NYC. ■ Jimmy Buffett and Lin-Manuel Miranda who both have Broadway shows running in Chicago spent the day together on Saturday. They were first seen at the matinee of Hamilton, causing a stir as they took their seats. And then, in spite of snow, arrived together in Hawaiian shirts at the evening performance of Escape to Margaritaville, a spy said. They both slipped backstage at the end of the performance, and then thrilled the crowd with an impromptu performance of Margaritaville.

■ Former New York Knicks star and US Sen. Bill Bradley at Carmine's on the Upper West Side in NYC. ■ Colin Firth, Whoopi Goldberg, Baz Luhrmann, Anna Wintour and daughter Bee Shaffer backstage with Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa after seeing Springsteen on Broadway in NYC. ■ Singer Janet Jackson and her brother Randy Jackson have visited their childhood home in Gary, Indiana, and talked with local high school students.

Supporting the arts

■ Aussie actors, directors and producers come together to support the arts in Los Angeles.

The Australian Theatre Company (ATC) held its annual gala at the Montalban Theatre and on the rooftop in Hollywood.

The ATC Gala is the largest event of the year to assist young Australians in the education program for the International Ambassadors Scholarship Showcase, ATRC Annual Reading Series and Main Stage Productions.

Food at McDonalds ■ McDonald's has sold well over 100 billion hamburgers.

McDonald's serves up more than 30 million chickens in Great Britain alone every year.

Of this total, 60 per cent of the chicken is important frozen from Brazil, 9 per cent comes from Thailand, and 30 per cent from Holland. Just 1 per cent of the McDonald's chicken in Great Britain comes from Great Britain.

In the United States alone, people eat over one billion pounds of beef at McDonald's in a year, which is 5½ million head of cattle.

McDonald's Corporation sells more than one billion cups of coffee each year around the world. It sells 500 million cups in the US alone.

McDonald's opens a new restaurant every four hours.

McDonald's serves about nine million pounds of fries globally-per day.

McDonald's Corporation is the largest owner of retail property in the world. The company earns most of its profits not from selling food, but by collecting rent.

The smallest McDonald's restaurant is only 492 square feet. It is in Tokyo, Japan.

The largest McDonald's restaurant is over 28,000 square feet and is located in Beijing.

Dylan’s guitar sold ● Pictured at the ATC Gala: one of the major sponsors, Alan Johnson, Managing Director, Ramada Plaza Hotel; with legendary Australian actress, well known for Muriel's Wedding, Jeanie Drynan; and Ramada General Manager, Bill Karpiak.

Sitting in traffic

■ Last year, traffic congestion cost each US driver $1400 on average, for a total of nearly $300 billion, according to Inrix's latest annual scorecard. The cost reflects wasted fuel, decreased productivity and lost time, which might include longer delivery times or missed meetings. The biggest losers are the most congested cities. Los Angeles drivers spent an average of 104 hours in rush-hour traffic jams last year costing drivers $2408 on average for a combined total of $9.7 billion, according to Inrix. New York City drivers sat in traffic for fewer hours but at greater expense, idling in congestion for 89 hours costing drivers $2,533 on average for a combined total of $16.9 billion. Averages for individual drivers are about the same now as they were a decade ago, according to the work of Tim Lomax, a research engineer at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute who has helped prepare previous Inrix congestion reports. But total delays and costs have increased because more commuters are on the road and congestion has spread beyond the morning and evening rush hours. About 40% of delays in 2014 occurred in off-peak hours

The Golden Globes

■ The group behind the Golden Globe awards says its Miss Golden Globe honouree will now be known as the Golden Globe Ambassador. Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Meher Tatna says the move was made in order to help expand the role to help recognise the association's philanthropic efforts throughout the year. The honouree is traditionally the child of a celebrity. This year's Golden Globe Ambassador is Simone Garcia Johnson, the daughter of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and his ex-wife, producer Dany Garcia.

USA heavy ■ The obesity epidemic in the US. has reached a record high nearly 40 percent of adults and about 20 percent of adolescents are obese, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control.

In total, about 70 per cent of Americans are either obese or overweight.

"It's difficult to be optimistic at this point," said Frank Hu, a doctor at the Harvard School of Public Health.

"The trend of obesity has been steadily increasing in both children and adults despite many public health efforts to improve nutrition and physical activity."

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Do you binge watch?

■ According to a survey of 37,000 Netflix subscribers across 22 countries, 67 per cent of viewers download and watch their shows on the move.

Some of the viewing habits might catch you by surprise: 37 percent admitted to watching at work, 22 per cent said they'd cried while streaming in public, and 12 percent admitted to Netflixing in public bathrooms.

With 109 million-plus Netflix subscribers worldwide that would mean nearly 13 million people have made it a habit of binge watching and flushing.

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Naughty Johnny Depp

■ Johnny Depp must really want Disney to dump him from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. He's starring in an X-rated Marilyn Manson music video that features an orgy and a threeway romp. In this video, Johnny is no Lone Ranger. This should pretty much preclude Depp's continuing with Disney in family films - or even Willy Wonka or Alice in Wonderland films.

■ A guitar played by Bob Dylan at notable concerts in 1970s has sold at auction for nearly $400,000.

Heritage Auctions in Dallas says a buyer requesting anonymity paid $396,500 Saturday for the singer-songwriter's 1963 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar.

The company says Dylan played the guitar through his set at George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh in New York City in 1971 and during his Rolling Thunder Revue tour from October 1975 to May 1976.

Larry Cragg, who was Dylan's guitar repairman, sold the guitar. The original 1977 purchase receipt, which was included in the offering, shows Cragg bought the guitar from Dylan for $500.

● Janet Jackson

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Spring celebration at Yea Picnic Races

● Chris Tupper and Virginia Mackrell

● Luke Robinson and Hollie Johnston

● Nick Gildee and Ebondy Edge

● Tanya Large, Katie Brogan and Janine Morahan

● Lucy McEWan, Amy Weir and Abbey Dovile

● Debbie Bryant and Nina Farrugia

● Yea Primary: Rebecca Klinge, Debbie George and Jason Dalziel-Sharpe

● Yea Racing Club President Denis Smith and sponsor Andrew Seamer

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES: Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama.

Cast: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 140 Minutes.

Stars: **** Verdict: Following on from 2014s "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless rogue Colonel. After suffering tragic losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own quest to avenge his kind, which finally brings them face to face as Caesar and the Colonel face each other in a battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

This third in the reboot of the "Planet of the Apes" series that began with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" in 2011 and continued with "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), this is a top notch, intelligent and thrilling journey compelled to startling heights by the eye-popping technical wizardry which brings it to absolute life.

Sharing several similarities to the fifth film in the original series, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973), but not a direct remake of that film, this is a dark, brooding, exciting, compelling, humorous and poignant revolutionary tale, made all the believable by the extraordinary motion capture performance by Andy Serkis as Caesar (give the man an Oscar, PLEASE!), along with a solid performance by Woody Harrelson as the Colonel, channelling Colonel Kurtz from "Apocalypse Now" - there's even a further nod to the Francis Ford Coppola classic with "Ape-Ocalypse Now" scrawled on a tunnel wall.

A highly worthy and pivotal addition to a landmark trilogy, so far.

Very highly recommended!

FILM: HAMPSTEAD: Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama.

Cast: Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Simon Callow.

Year: 2017.

Rating: PG. Length: 102 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: Inspired by true events, an American widow finds unexpected love with a man living in the wild on Hampstead Heath near London, and together they take on developers who want him evicted and destroy his home.

Delightfully modest and engaging romantic-comedy-drama succeeds thanks to a simple, respectful and whimsically bright and brisk screenplay (by Robert Festinger), along with the charm and sprightly magical chemistry and spark between screen veterans Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson, both in top form.

Beautifully filmed and paced, director Joel Hopkins avoids heavy handedness and cliché for the most part resulting in an experience likened to a nice afternoon in the country with cool breeze on a hot day, along with a nice cup of tea, and a few scones to match.

Highly recommended!

FILM: EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING: Genre: Romantic-Drama.

Cast: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 96 Minutes.

Stars: *** Verdict: The story of a young 18 year old girl who suffers from Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, or SCID, a rare disease that has causes her to be confined indoors with her filtered air, her whole life basically books, her Doctor mother, TV, the Internet, Carla (her nurse) and an Astronaut.

But one day, she sees a new neighbour, a young boy, from her window, and they get to know each other through emails, and eventually fall in love, which triggers an adventure that could be a matter of life or death.

Starring Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson and Anika Noni Rose, and based on the book by Nicola Yoon, director Stella Meghie avoids the pitfalls of the more sugar coated teen romances to craft an intimate and mostly engaging coming-of-age portrait of seclusion, fantasy, humour and romance through affliction with more than satisfying results, scoring a bullseye for the teen girl demographics.

Beautifully photographed and nicely executed in a seamlessly straightforward fashion, stars Amandla Stenberg as the stricken Maddy, Nick Robinson as the boy next door, Olly, and Anika Noni Rose as her mother, are irresistibly infectious and all give convincing and respectfully nuanced performances in this romantic-drama that could have all too easily fallen into cliché.

Rourke’s Reviews: Justice League

● Roll Call - Superheroes unite in Justice League, the latest comic book extravaganza to hit our screens ■ (M). 121 minutes. Now show- as The Flash, even though some of ing in cinemas everywhere. the comedic material given to him Those suffering from superhero is strained and forced. fatigue better prepare yourselves, Justice League is a mess, unas a mere three weeks after Thor even in tone, and lacking a driving, Ragnarok, we now get Justice exciting narrative, and outside of League, the long-in-production diehard superhero fans, there is little teaming of several DC crime fight- to interest general audiences other ers, but this expensive outing deliv- than pointless sound and fury. ers nothing we haven't seen in the RATING - ** seemingly never-ending stream of comic book movies that have preceded it.

Metropolis is still getting over the death of Superman, and as that beacon of truth and justice has been This year's Festival runs from Notaken from them, chaos and crime vember 23 to December 3 at ACMI, and offers up a typically starts to proliferate.

Lois Lane (Amy Adams) has fascinating ble nd of drama, thriller, and comlost her journalistic spark, while Martha Kent (Diane Lane) loses edy. The opening night film is the blockbuster hit Mumon : The Land her farm to the bank.

Batman (Ben Affleck) tries to Of Stealth (directed by Yoshihiro maintain the peace in neighbouring Nakamura and starring Satoshi Gotham City, but soon senses that Ohno from the mega-huge group something evil is coming when he Arashi), which has required three encounters a bug-like creature, separate screenings due to imwhich leaves behind a rather cryp- mense popularity, all of which are sold out; the closing film is Raditic clue.

Bringing Wonder Woman (Gal ance, from talented film-maker Gadot) on board, the duo decide to Naomi Kawase (The Mourning start recruiting other superheroes, Forest, An).

Other high profile films that are especially after Wonder Woman's home turf, Paradise Island, is at- screening are Kiseki : Sobito Of tacked by the violent, powerful That Day, A Beautiful Star, Survival Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds), who Family, Before We Vanish, Over The is after the three unity stones, which Fence, and ReLife.

As usual, there will be a number will make him unstoppable.

Recruited for the League are of actors and film-makers in-perThe Flash (Ezra Miller),Aquaman son participating in always fasci(Jason Mamoa) and Cyborg (Ray nating Q & A's.

The following films I have seen, Fisher), whose distinctive abilities will hopefully help defeat this in- and all come highly recommended; they are - Her Love Boils Bathwater timidating foe.

Justice League is helmed by (***** - drama), if you only make Zack Snyder, who battered our it to one movie at this year's linesenses and tested our patience with up, this is the one to see; In This misfires such as Sucker Punch and Corner Of The World (**** WWII animated drama); CloseWatchmen.

The whole endeavour is like a Knit (**** - transgender drama); two-hour first act, with an endless AntiPorno (**** - erotic/surreal stream of exposition, character drama); Traces Of Sin (**** posing, and heavy-handed state- drama/thriller); Rage (**** - mystery/drama); Midnight Diner 2 ments.

The villain is dull and generic, (**** - drama/comedy).

For more information, please and the action scenes are filmed and edited in that typically incoher- visit japanesefilmfestival.net, ent manner that has sadly become www.acmi.net.au, or call ACMI on the norm in so many films of this 8663 2200 after 10am.

Like previous years, I hope type.

Affleck seems completely dis- people will give these films a interested; Gadot is as wooden as chance, where movie-goers can she was in Wonder Woman; Fisher enjoy stories in which people come fails to register as Cyborg; Mamoa first, and those small, seemingly offers swagger but little else; while incidental moments that effect evHinds, Adams, Lane and Nielsen ery one of us are lovingly crafted to create an emotionally satisfying are given nothing to do.

Only Miller offers any real energy experience. - Aaron Rourke

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NOVEMBER 19-25.

THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. 2. THOR: RAGNAROK. 3. BAD MOMS 2.

4. JIGSAW. 5. MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE. 6. BLADE RUNNER 2049.

7. CONOR MCGREGOR: NOTORIOUS. 8. LOVING VINCENT. 9. THREE SUMMERS. 10. DETROIT. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: NOVEMBER 16: BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, BORG VS. MCENROE, JUSTICE LEAGUE, LUCKY, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER. NOVEMBER 23: BETTER WATCH OUT, DADDY'S HOME 2, GOODBYE CHRISTOPER ROBIN, THE BUTTERFLY TREE, THE TEACHER, TULIP FEVER. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. ATOMIC BLONDE [Action/Mystery/Thriller/ Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman].

2. WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES [Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure/Woody Harrelson].

3. THE CIRCLE [Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller/Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton].

4. PARIS CAN WAIT [Romance/Comedy/ Drama/Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin].

5. CARS 3 [Animated/Comedy/Adventure/ Owen Wilson, Chris Cooper].

6. ANNABELLE: CREATION [Mystery/Horror/ Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto].

7. BABY DRIVER [Action/Crime/Comedy/ Drama/Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx].

8. THE BIG SICK [Romance/Comedy/Drama/ Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano, Holly Hunter].

9. THE BEGUILED [Drama/Thriller/Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning].

Also: AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER, THE WALL, THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES, WONDER WOMAN, MY COUSIN RACHEL, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST NIGHT, IT COMES AT NIGHT, DETOUR, CHURCHILL, A QUIET PASSION. NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON DVD THIS WEEK: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS [Sci-Fi/Action/Clive Owen].

LOGAN LUCKY [Comedy/Crime/Drama/ Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Adam Driver].

HAMPSTEAD [Comedy/Drama/Romance/ Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson].

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING [Drama/Romance/Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson].

JAWBONE [Drama/Johnny Harris].

A GHOST STORY [Drama/Romance/Fantasy/ Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara].

KEDI: The Cats of Istanbul [Documentary].

NEW RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS ON BLU-RAY THIS WEEK: VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS [Sci-Fi/Action/Clive Owen].

LOGAN LUCKY [Comedy/Crime/Drama/ Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Adam Driver].

EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING [Drama/Romance/Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson].

SUSPIRIA [Horror/Jessica Harper].

FARGO: Season 3.

NEW & RE-RELEASE AND CLASSIC MOVIES DVD HIGHLIGHTS: THE RAT PACK Collection [Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr.].

SUSPIRIA [Horror/Jessica Harper].

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: POLICE RESCUE: The Complete Series.

FARGO: Season 3.

MICHAEL JACKSON COLLECTION. KEDI: The Cats of Istanbul [Documentary].

Mickey Spillane: THE NEW MIKE HAMMER Series.

LEGION: Season 1.

REGULAR SHOW: Season 8.

78/52 [Documentary].

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■ Marty Rhone has had an amazing career as a singer-songwriter, actor, manager and I am sure Marty is well remembered by our readers.

Karel Lawrence van Rhoon was born in Soerabaja, East Java, Dutch East Indies (later named, Surabaya Indonesia) in 1948.

His mother was a singer and actress and his father was a pianist.

The couple married and returned to Indonesia before coming back to Australia in 1950 where they had another two children.

Karel was taught piano by his father but preferred to be a singer.

In his teenage years the family had settled in Sydney and Karel sang on several television shows before forming his own band.

During 1966 he was signed to Spin Records and started working professionally as Marty Rhone. His early songs included Nature Boy, I Want You Back Again, Green Mansions and She's Coming Home.

In 1966 Marty Rhone and The Soul Agents supported the Rolling Stones on their Australian tour.

They also performed on The P.J. Proby Show at the Sydney Stadium with Wayne Fontana, Eden Kane and The Bee Gees.

In 1970 Marty was conscripted for National Service and during his service was a member of the the Royal Military College Band, Duntroon.

In 1972 Marty was cast in the original Australian stage production of Godspell.

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Marty Rhone

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

He was a guest star in television shows such as Number 96 and The Class of 75.

Marty signed with M7 Records and went to number one on the singles chart with Denim and Lace. This was followed with another hit song A Mean Pair of Jeans.

At the height of his success in 1976 Marty married Rosa Merola and they have two sons, Luke and Mathew.

In 1978 Marty went to London and starred opposite Yul Brynner and Virginia McKenna in the West End production of The King and I. Apart for his show business career Marty has been involved in many boxing event promotions. I saw Marty several years ago in theAustralian production of The King and I where he

● Marty Rhone Photo: Linda Wake-Garza played‘The Kralahome’ opposite Lisa McCune and Lou Diamond Phillips. Marty has just released a new song titled Graceland On The Line to mark the forty years since the passing of Elvis

Presley.

He has completed filming the new feature film The Comet Kids and will start work on The Nullabor in 2018.

Marty has also recently been a guest star in television shows such as The Doctor Blake Mysteries and Wentworth. He has just returned from the US where he has recorded a new album of country songs.

He has also taken on his first dramatic stage role, in the production of Lost 5 (written by Daniel Keene), which will run from November 22 December 3 during the Poppy Seed Theatre Festival at the Irene Mitchell Theatre in St Martin's Lane, South Yarra.

The production tackles homelessness through five different monologues and gives voice to those often overlooked in society. Marty performs one of the monologues.

After 60 years in the business Marty shows no signs of slowing down -and a good thing too.

Marty Rhone will be the special studio guest during That's Entertainment on 96.5FM at 12 Noon on Sunday, December 10.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW Mike Till Midnight - Saturday, 8.10pm The Time Tunnel - on Remember When, - Sunday, 9.10pm And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment Sundays at 12 Noon

Now that’s a bill: A$9.5 billion ■ Ten years ago when it flew into Sydney at the end of the world’s firstever commercial flight by it’s biggestever aircraft, an Airbus A380 “superjumbo,” it was almost carnival atmosphere at the city’s Kingsford Smith Airport.

A band belted out welcoming numbers, media crews grabbed any passengers happy to talk about their experiences on the historic flight of this newest giant of the skies, and those 471 passengers in turn readily showed off framed Certificates of Flight to prove they’d done it... having bid online for a seat, with proceeds going to charity.

The A380, operated by Singapore Airlines, had flown 7½ hours from the Lion City, and was hailed on arrival in Sydney as “the largest, quietest, greenest, most fuel-efficient per passenger” aircraft that had ever flown – and capable of carrying more passengers on its two full-length decks than any other commercial aircraft before it.

The date was October 25 2007, and now that historic aircraft has made something of history again – as the first superjumbo to be taken out of service and shunted off for a hopeful sale second-hand, or a worse-case scenario of being stripped down for spare parts and scrap.

And after just 10 years of flying, compared with fifteen to twenty five years for most passenger aircraft, as Singapore Airlines had this one on a ten-year lease that’s now expired, and which it did not renew because it wants to lease newer, latest-model A380s.

With the cleverly-orchestrated tail registration number F-WWOW, that first plane in 2007 was just the third A380 to be built and the first to carry passengers, numbers 1 and 2 being test aircraft that never saw commercial service.

And since that first one, maker Airbus Industrie has received more than 300 orders and delivered 217 of the A380s, with Middle Eastern airline Emirates the biggest customer with some 100 already in the air, another forty-six on order and indicating that it could be interested in a further twenty-odd on top of that – with the lot worth a cool AU$9.5-billion.

Emirates carry on average 489 passengers on ultra-long-range flights,

Struth

made with real lemons?

■ Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

■ Why in the United States do they sterilise the needles to be used for lethal injections of prisoners on Death Row? ■ And what we thought was the best of all: Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic, called rush hour?

OK. With John O’Keefe

Low ceilings

with David Ellis and 517 on its A380’s long-range flights.

Dirty dozen

■ A local over-the-fence newspaper in the UK invited readers to share with others just what were the things they most-often mused over, and the answers they came up with proved somewhat interesting.

Here are a neat dozen of them: ■ Why do supermarkets that have pharmacies make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions, while healthy people buy their cigarettes at the front?

■ Why do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a Diet Coke?

■ Why do banks leave vault doors open in the view of customers, but chain pens for those customers’ use to the counters?

■ Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways, and fill our garages with junk?

■ Why does the sun lighten our hair, but darken our skin?

■ Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

■ Why is 'abbreviated' such a long word?

Why is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?

■ Why are so many store-bought lemon juices made with artificial flavouring, while washing-up liquid is

■ Pilots flying in and out of America’s northern-most city of Utqiagvik at the top of Alaska and beyond the Arctic Circle, are used to be being warned by air traffic controllers on the ground of “low ceilings” – aviation-speak for low cloud and poor visibility.

But they got warning late last month of a different kind of “low sealing” when controllers were forced to close the airport to landings and take-offs… because of a 200kg seal that had clambered out of the ocean adjacent to the airport, and flopped in the middle of Utqiagvik’s runway for an impromptu Autumn sunbake.

Airport foreman Scott Babcock came upon the seal in a warm patch of sunlight on the runway that was being cleared of snow from an earlier fall.

After he radioed air traffic controllers they closed the runway, and had specialist wildlife officers come with snow-blowers to “coax” the seal onto a sled, which they then towed off to the open sea.

Utqiagvik was previously known as Barrow and is home to one of the northern-most communities in the world.

Its airport is officially named the Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport after the famed American aviator Post who was the first person to fly solo around the world, and his friend Rogers, a popular American actor, humourist and author.

Sadly both died in 1935 when their small float plane stalled and plunged back into a lagoon they were taking off from 25km south of Barrow, after they’d become disoriented and landed on the lagoon to seek directions from locals to the Arctic outpost.

- David Ellis

● Boy George

Great cause to support

■ The 10th anniversary concert in aid of the Sacred Heart Mission, St Kilda, features a fantastic line-up of artists.

The concert will be held on Tuesday, November 28 at the Palais, St Kilda. Some of the headliners include John Paul Young, Courtney Barnett, Leo Sayer, James Reyne and dozens of others.

It should be a blast, so be there. Tickets from $79.

Swinging Seventies

■ Our very own celebs Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce are stars in a new film Swinging Safari which looks back at the decadent days of summer in the seventies when wife swapping, sunburn, careless parenting and unsupervised acts were the norm .

Others in the Aussie cast include Asher Keddie and Julian McMahon. It promises to bring back memories of summer holidays well spent.

Swinging Safari will debut around Australia in mid-January.

ARIA awards

■ Geelong singer Missy Higgins has been awarded yet another gong in the annual ARIAAwards.

This time it's for a song she wrote and sang called Don't Tell, as featured in the film Torchlight.

Missy Higgins has now chalked up nine ARIAAwards in total.

‘You’re boring, goodbye’

■ The radio interview between Boy George and Fran Kelly on ABC started off so peacefully. Things started to get strained as Fran persisted in talking about Boy George's past, annoying him to the point that he politely said 'you're boring' goodbye ', and promptly hung up. End of interview.

Self-promoter Taylor Swift

■ Taylor Swift is one cool dude when it comes to self promotion. Last week she popped into her local Target store in Nashville, Tennessee to buy a copy of her last release Reputation.

Prior to her visit she made sure her visit was out there by posting on social media. No prizes for guessing the store was jam packed with fans.

- John O’Keefe

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Country Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Barn concert

■ Kinglake's Carter & Carter will present their last barn concert for 2017 at their farm.

Plus, they' re throwing in some home made treats, a chance to meet and feed the farm animals and the music of Golden Guitar winner Darren Coggan and multi-award winner Tim Farren.

Their Hilltop property promises to deliver an afternoon of great country entertainment and something for all the family on Sunday, December 10 at 2pm.

Bookings 0416 075 638Good Friday Appeal.

Ron sings Cat

■ Rosebud artist Ron Vincent offers a trip down memory lane when he brings to life the songs of Cat Stevens's unsurpassed musical career. Ron's folk-influenced melodic tunes strike a chord with audiences. Plus, his heartfelt expression set the scene for an intimate musical journey says the show promo. Saturday November 25 at Rosebud Memorial Hall. Show starts 8pm. www.trybooking.com/315433

Clyde Caols

■ Local singers Kerrigan LaBrooy and Derrick J headline a host of other artists who will take to the stage for the Clyde Carols by candlelight on December 2.

Free entry, free entertainment, free kids’ amusements, free giveaways and even some free food is being offered to the large family crowd expected. At Hillcrest Christian College Oval, 500 Soldiers Rd, Clyde Northfrom 5.30pm-9pm.

- Rob Foennader

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Top Shiraz from Victorian Grampians ■ JOHN ROZENTALS revels in a range of top shiraz from Victoria's Grampians.

It has happened before, but it's been a long time since I tasted a range of nearly a dozen wines and scored each of them at 18-plus out of 20.

The last time was when John Duval was still chief winemaker for Penfolds and he was showing off some Granges and other ultra-premium reds.

His description still rings with me today: "Pretty useful lot, aren't they?". Yes, John, pretty useful.

The next time didn't happen till a couple of weeks ago, when I was a guest at the Seriously Shiraz Festival in western Victoria's profoundly beautiful Grampians region.

And yes, it is serious shiraz country. The variety veritably thrives there, producing great red wines by the bucket, not necessarily Barossa-style monsters but big, elegant wines that match food and pair happily with hearty casseroles and the best of barbecued steaks.

They are great reds that complement food rather than trying to dominate it.

The specific occasion occurred in a back office at Grampians Estate, whose on-site vineyard had previously been part of the Seppelts Great Western empire and then part of the Garden Gully enterprise run by a consortium led by Warren Randall and Brian Fletcher, a

overall assessment that it was a stunning line-up of shiraz wouldn't have.

WINE REVIEWS Mount Langi Ghiran 2015 Cliff Edge Shiraz ($30): The late Trevor Mast certainly got it right when he selected his vineyard site.

It's one of the world's most spectacular and also produces some of its greatest shiraz.

Spicy, peppery flavours and dark berries just leap out of the glass.

Visit www.langi.com.au Bests 2015 Bin No 1 Shiraz ($25): From one of the district's oldest vineyards - one which dates back to the mid-1800s, comes this fabulous red wine.

Shows plenty of the district's hallmark pepperiness and also the refined medium palate weight which makes it such a great match for ● Sarah Guthrie produces some great wines in Victoria's foods such as soring lamb.

Grampians, really serious shiraz country.

Visit www.bestswines.com couple of Seppelts' top that horrific bushfire year when the WINE OF entire crop was lost from the winemakers at the time.

THE WEEK Sarah Guthrie, who runs the Thermopylae vineyard and a range Grampians Estate 2014 Ruthventure these days in partnership of Victorian wineries donated fruit erford Sparkling Shiraz ($35): with her husband Tom, had lined to breach the gap.

And all were exceptionally fine This style of sparkling full-bodied up eight vintages of their premium Streeton Shiraz, made most years wines, with even the oldest still dry red is one of Australia's unique from the best fruit from the original showing plenty of life and the young- contributions to the world of Garden Gully vineyard and their est, from the 2015 vintage, brim- winemaking and remains an absolute joy to drink. ming with potential. home vineyard, Thermopylae.

It's probably best known as the For the record, my top score The wines, named after Sir wine to have with Christmas lunch Arthur Streeton, whose famous went to the 2003 Streeton, a simply Land of the Golden Fleece paint- delightful aged red, with the 2005 but goes well with just about anying of a local landmark, the Major Streeton and 2006 Friends in close thing, especially rollicking, rowdy conversation.

Mitchell Plateau, graces the label, pursuit.

Visit www.grampiansestate.

But that was on that particular stretched back to 2003.

All were Streetons, except for morning. It may well have changed com.au - John Rozentals the 2006 Friends Shiraz, made in slightly the next day, though the

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Pages From The Past Flashback to 1986: Success for Yea

● John Tainton and Doug Smith with Alexandra Race Club President John O’Brien ■ Killingworth trainer John Tainton’s chesnut mare Dancer Val “flew home for a brilliant first in the maiden handicap” at Alexandra, we reported in our February 26 issue in 1986 - 30 years ago.

The mare recorded a time of 56.2 seconds to complete the 1000-metre circuit.

“It was the first horse that John Tainton had trained to come home a winner.”

$3000 theft in Yea

Local History

Pictorial memories of Kinglake

● Howgate family’s picnic at Kinglake

● On the road to Kinglake, early 1900s

■ “Expensive two-way radio equipment and tools were stolen from Gorman’s Transport depot, off Recreation Ave, Yea,” we reported in 1986.

“Police say an offender broke into the White ‘Road Boss’ truck cabin to steel the ‘electrophone’ two-way radio and tools estimated total more than $1000.”

Yea Police on alert

■ “Yea policemen Sgt Ray Sheather and Sen. Const. PeterAbrahams were place on alert yesterday to set ip a roadblock if necessary at the Goulburn Valley Hwy-King Parrot Creek Rd intersection,” we reported in 1986.

“This was after Major Crime Squad detectives had a shoot-out with a man in a panel van near Kalkallo. The man shot two police one in the shoulder, the other in the body before driving the van away.

“Police have been on the look-out for ‘Mad Max’, alias Max Cook, for close to a year.”

● Kinglake West Post Office

● Kinglake Post Office

People Pars

■ Yea “young ladies” Kelly Bacon and Leigh Handsaker won 12-month exchanges to America through the Youth For Understanding organisation.

■ A stray dog had been found at Flowerdale Cellars, the Shire Ranger Franc Coppo reported to Councillors.

■ Parishioners at Scots Presbyterian Church, Yea, had their hopes high for Max Van Dyke, the Glenburn man who suffered burns when a car exploded in a fireball at a Mountain festivity. MrVan Dyke was in the intensive care ward of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

100 Years Ago: Harvest Festival

■ “Harvest festival services will be held in the Church of England at Yea on Sunday morning and evening, and at Murrindindi in the afternoon at 3 o'clock,” it was reported 100 years ago, on March 2, 1916.

“At the evening seryice the choir will render the anthem The Earth is Full of Thy Riches, Miss Ruby Ramsden being the soloist.”

● Countryside around Kinglake, circa 1920

● Picnic at Kinglake, circa 1900-1910

Honour boards

■ “Next Saturday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, the public unveiling of of the first two of the Honour Boards to be erected by the Shire Council will take place in the Yea Shire hall.

“Cr J. Quinlan, who holds the distinction of being the oldest councillor, he having been in the council for about 40 years, is to be asked to perform the ceremony of unveiling.

“The boards have been placed on each side of the stage, in front of the proscenium, so that at all times they will be in full view of those who visit the hall. They are made of blackwood, and a the design is a very pretty one. The lettering is the work of our local artist, Mr R Sambrook.”

● Kinglake State School, c1900

● Kinglake Hotel, circa 1900

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Local Events

Preparations underway for Yea Show ■ Yea Agricultural, Pastoral and Horticultural Association has issued its schedule for the 102nd Show to be held on Saturday, November 25, with a Friday night carnival preceding.

The Executive of the Show Society comprises: ■ Matthew Noonan, President, ■ Greg Garlick, Senior Vice-President, ■ Duncan Newcomen, Junior VicePresident, ■ Peter Roberts, Treasurer, ■ Rodney Ridd, Secretary.

Committee members include: Christine Young, Janet Hubbard, Viv Cavanagh, Peter Tull, Elaine White, Pauline Roberts, Sara Sundblom, Judy Hard, Myrna Patterson, Kaye Baynes, David Ralph, Kerry Tull and Kimm Noonan.

The Life Members’roll of the Yea AP&H includes Lola Anderson, S. Burch, Wendy Hiscock, Margaret Mahon, Kath McCracken, Kimm Noonan, Di Quick, J. Smith, Elaine White, Judy White, Pauline Roberts, Myrna Patterson, Ross Armstrong, John Bett, Greg Garlick, David Anderson (announcer), Duncan Newcomen and Peter Tull.

Russell Collins serves as the Association’s auditor.

Sponsors include: Agricultural Services, T. and J. Hubbard, Norma Tobias, Ann Anstey, Misty Valley Florist, Elaine White and family, Sara Sundblom, Don Knight, Yarra Glen Stockfeeds, Glendaloch Farms, Landmark Yea, Your Wardrobe, Amanda Hard (Muddle Puddle), Koala Country Orchards Yarck, Yea Camera Club, Shirley Burch, Lawrance Family, Yea Service Centre, R.A. Cassell Pty Ltd, Jack and Margaret Mahon, Yea CWA, R. and V. Cavanagh, Marmalade’s Yea, Yea Pharmacy, Aldous Family, Kath McCracken, NICE, Russell Collins CPA, Rob and Thérèse McGregor, Yea Garden Club, Jill Russell, Cindy McLeish MLA, Yea Meat Supply, Glentannar, McIntosh Family, Yea Motel, Garden Centre Yea, D.A. Robinson, Yea Newsagency, Yea and District Community Bank, Reddropps Foodworks Yea, North

By North East magazine, G.C. Garlick, Peter and Derrys Euston, Rotary Club of Yea, Garlick Family, Blackberry Lane Designs, Rocky Lamattina and Sons, G. Jones, Rodwells Yea, Yea RSL, Goulburn Valley Nurseries, Pauline and Peter Roberts, Grand Caledonian Hotel, Royal Mail Hotel, Jim and Pat McAleese, Yea and District Towing, Murrindindi Shire Council, Stan and Helen Cummins, Elaine Padget, The Provender Bakehouse, Dindi Ag, P. and J. Heath, Ward McKenzie Pty Ltd, Elders, Country Club Hotel, Ingrid Knight, Rodney Ridd, Margaret Findley, Yea Veterinary Hospital,AAAWoolbuyers Pty Ltd, Glynn Hall Pastoral, Glenlocky Kelpies, Neil Beer, Andy Jameson, Ridley Products, Fabrics ‘n’ More, Spotlight, Cr Bec Bowles, GV Caravan Services, Fenner Dunlop Australia and Yea Poultry Club.

One of the highlights of this year’s Yea Show is the VAS Ltd Rural Ambassador quest.

Aim is to highlight the talent, creativity and ingenuity of young rural Victorians and in doing so to encourage entrants to be role models across local communities.

The Rural Ambassador quest

● Cattle judging at last year’s Yea Show. Photos: Ash Long aims to encourage and reward enthusiastic, skilful and industrious young people, living or having an involvement in rural environments.

Murrindindi Shire Council is providing sponsorship for this event, with the aim that entrants will develop strong communication and leadership qualities.

The section aims to enable applicants to gain greater proficiency in their chosen field and also to develop stature and reputation in that chosen field.

A certificate will be provided to winners at local shows, with the Yea Rural Ambassador to receive a sash, $100, and a $50 gift voucher from Yea Pharmacy.

VAS Rural Ambassador entrants must be aged between 20 and 30 as at May 1.

Junior Ambassadors can enter before 12 Noon on Show Day. Judging will take place at 2pm.

Stud Cattle

■ Head Steward: D. Newcomen.

Stewards: G. Barker, K. Tull, C. Coad. Closing date for entries: Monday, November 20.

The Heifer Challenge will take place at 6.30pm on Friday, November 24. Classes: ■ Heifer, under 14 months ■ Heifer, 14-18 months ■ Heifer, 19-24 months General classes will commence at 9am on Saturday, November 25: ■ Bull, 19 months and under ■ Bull, 20 months and over ■ Heifer, 13 months and under ■ Heifer, 14 months and under 17 ■ Cow, 24 months and over

Show Day timetable

■ 7.30am. Yard Dog Trial.

■ 9am. Fleece exhibits in fleece pavilion. CWA School’s section under the grandstand. Art, Craft and Needlework and Photography in main pavilion. Cookery, Eggs and Home Brew in netball clubrooms.

■ 10am. Judging of decorated bikes and the pet show - at the netball courts. Judging commences for poultry and fairy goats. Horticultural pavilion will open when judging has been completed.

■ 12 Noon. Judging of Rural Ambassador and Junior Ambassador events.

■ 12.30pm. Yea Skipping Team display. Yea Line Dancing, Yea Dance demo.

■ 1pm. Judging of the Yea Teen and Junior Citizen. Miss and Master Tiny Tot awards.

■ 1.45pm. Horse arenda will conclude with Off The Track and Fancy Dress competitions.

■ 2.15pm. Grand Parade on the oval.

Awards will be given for Champion Bull in each Breed, and Champion Female in each breed.

The Inter-Breed Competition has classes: ■ Best group of beef cattle, both sexes to be represented ■ Pair of bulls, two years and under at date of show ■ Pair of heifers, two years and under at date of show.

Awards will be given for Supreme Champion Bull of the show, and Supreme Champion Female of the show.

There are sections are Stud Cattle - Young Judges, and Stud Cattle Junior Parader.

Hoof and Hook

■ Head Stewards are Peter Tull and Gary Fitzgerald. Members of the Rotary Club of Yea will act as stewards.

Transport from farm to show-

showgrounds, and then to abattoir is being provided by local transport operators Malcolm White, Gordon Buckland, Andrew Arthur, Trevor Nash and Tom Oliver.

The carcase competition sees 2 per cent of the sale price going to the Rotary Club of Yea. There are sections for domestic trade and heavy domestic.

Dairy Goats

■ Head Steward: Emily Noonan.

Steward: Kimm Koonan.

There are sections for Overall Best Udder, Champion and Reserve Doe, Champion and Reserve Goatling, Champion and Reserve Doe Kid, with special prizes for Saanen, Toggenburg, British Alpine, Anglo Nubian, Australian Melaan and Australian Brown.

Poultry

■ Head Steward: Greg Garlick.

● Saturday Show events will be preceded by a Carnival on Friday night, November 24

Stewards: Jaryed Garlick, Kaiden Garlick, Michael Holmes, John Hunt and Graeme Jones.

There are 140 class sections listed in the Schedule including Standard, Bantam, Hardfeather, Softfeather, Waterfowl, Juvenile, and a number of sashes and trophies to be awarded.

Horses

■ The horses schedule can be viewed at the Yea AP&H Association website: www.yeashow.org.au

Fleeces

■ Head Steward: David McKenzie.

Steward: Ewan Tair.

Fleeces must be in the hand sof stewards by 7pm, Thursday, November 23. Judging will take place on Friday, November 24.

Horticulture ■ Head Steward: Judy Hard. Stewards: M. Patterson, J. Heath, V. Butler, N. Yorston.

There are many sections including Best Rose, Best Exhibit (other than rose), Best Lilium, Best Exhibit in Fruit and Vegetables, cut flowers and flowering shrubs and trees, container grown plants, floral art, and a junior section.

Pavilion

■ Home Brew. Steward: Sara Sundblom.

■ Eggs. Stewards: S. Sundblom, B. Guttridge.

■ Cookery and Preserves. Head Steward: Sara Sundblom. Stewards: B. Guttridge, G. Garlick, Noelene Ryan. This includes the quest for the best rick fruit cake.

■ Art, Craft and Needlework. Head Steward: Pauline Roberts. Stewards: Elaine Padget, Christine Young, Jenni Mitchell, Ann Anstey, Anne Freeman, June Beecham, Brian Beecham, Glenice Hughes and Jacque Garlick.

■ Photography. Stewards: Pauline Roberts, Ann Anstey and Yea Camera Club.

■ CWA Schools Section. Steward: Kaye Baynes.

■ Decorated Bikes. Steward: Viv Gregory.

■ Pet Show. Steward: Viv Gregory.

Prizes will be awarded for best kept dog and puppy, best mannered dog, dog with waggliest tail, best kept goat, best kept unsual pet and other categories.

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Interview with Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay

■ Murrindindi Shire Councillors are a year into their roles, and in a weekly series supplied by the Council each will reflect on their own experiences and insights into being a Councillor.

Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay reflects on her role one year on.

■ What do you enjoy most about your role as a Councillor?

First and foremost I love working with likeminded people (both from within the Council and the wider community) who just want to get on with the job of advocating for our wonderful vibrant Shire.

There are so many enthusiastic and positive community members who work tirelessly to get events (of a huge variety) happening as well as maintain so many wonderful built and natural assets in the Shire.

Secondly I am so proud to be in a role that enables me to be directly accessible to the individual residents in my ward, who just want to ask a question and are not sure who to ask.

I often respond that I don't know myself but in the process of finding out this increases my own knowledge. This is after all why I stood for Council - to work directly with the residents.

■ What surprised you most about your role as Councillor? Or has your view of the role of Councillor changed much in the last year?

I am constantly surprised by the number of community members that want to work collaboratively with the Council to strengthen our communities both as volunteers and as members of various organisations.

I believe that there is a strong connection between the community and the Council but we (that is Council) still have a lot of work to do to ensure that the community understands the full capacity as well as the limitations of Council.

● Cr Sandice McAulay

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This is going to be best achieved by keeping the two way conversation going.

■ What have you learnt about the Shire that you didn't know before?

Phew - I am still learning new things!

Seriously though, as a very small business operator in the Shire, I was aware of much of what we as a Shire have to offer visitors and residents.

But since being on Council, I am in awe of what amazing assets we have all within an hour or so of Melbourne.

I think we are all very wise people in Murrindindi Shire because we have chosen to live in one of the most amazing parts of Victoria.

■ What three words best describe the Shire, having had a year in the job with the current Council (and explain why)?

Volunteerism - again I acknowledge the valuable contribution that volunteers make to our Shire. We depend so much on the volunteers that run so many of our events such as the Marysville Jazz and Blues (I know another plug for Marysville!). As well as the incredible dedication that so many people have, that enables our emergency service response to be as successful as it is.

Beautiful - it is no secret that I often describe Murrindindi Shire as the jewel in Victoria's crown - actually, I normally say that the Cathedral Ward is the jewel in Murrindindi's crown, but you know I love the whole Shire equally! The Shire is so full of beautiful natural assets that people travel from wide and far to visit.

Diversity - we have so many natural assets and can offer such a variety of activities that range from snow activities in winter to water activities in summer. We have lakes and mountains as well as sporting opportunities. We also offer locally grown and produced wine and food.

If that isn't enough, we are also able offer arts and culture opportunities. The list goes on!

■ What have you learnt from the Council Plan community engagement process?

Having said above that I believe that diversity is a word that describes the Shire, I believe that one of the strongest messages that came out of the engagement process is the cohesiveness of the views of the community members.

We all want to work to strengthen our communities. We want to have a say in what happens in our Shire and we all want to engage in an ongoing discussion about the Shire and its management.

■ Have your motivations for the next three years as a Councillor changed? What are they?

Not at all - if anything I am more determined to celebrate and continue to develop the strengths of our communities.

I want to maintain the great conversation between the Council (including the valuable staff members) and community that we are participating in.

As councillors and staff we are all focusing on customer service - that to me means listening not just talking!

I want to remain accessible to community members particularly in the Cathedral Ward - I want to strengthen connections in Narbethong and Granton and that is going to be my aim for this year.

I welcome anyone, particularly in those communities, to contact me - I look forward to invitations to any community gatherings where we can have an informal chat.

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The Yea Story: Part 26

Railway, more roads, built to Yea From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks ■ 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.

But even this was not good enough for the Shires - a second monster deputation, as the local press called it, visited Melbourne one month later and demanded a firm date “with no further argument”.

The minister promised a definite reply with six months, insiting that the survey be first completed.

Determined to be helpful, Yea then appointed its dog officer, Mr F. Roberts, to interview all landholders along the projected rail route to find out what compensation they would require for the land they would lose.

This action alarmed some of the landholders, especially as a new valuation for rates had just been completed; they appeared to fear that increased valuation of their properties was adevice to offset a loss of rates caused by alienation of part of their land for the railway.

One ratepayer, Mr John B. Cahill, felt so strongly on the matter that he attended a Council meeting in person, and on being allowed to address the councillors read them a long and heartfelt poem he had written on the subject.

Unfortunately, his verse has not been preserved.

The minister took nine months to make his decision on the line. On May 6, 1882, the Council received a letter from the local member, Mr Hunt, MLA, advising that the Tallarok/Yea railway line would be the next to be taken in hand.

A few weeks later, the minister asked for, and received, permission to use any roads in the Shire, which might be needed for the route of the permanent way.

Shortly afterward, construction of the long awaited railway began, the contract price being £97,368.

Construction of the line presented many difficulties because of the nature of the country through which the route passed.

For the first 10 miles from Tallarok, it had to be cut into the base of exceedingly steep hills (‘mountains’, the Argus called them), with the waters of the Goulburn so close that in many places a stone could be dropped from carriage windows into the river below.

There were 23 bridges over 23¾ miles of track, and innumerable cuttings from which a total of 459,000 cubic yards of stone and gravel had to be removed.

From two cuttings alone some 60,000 yards had to be shifted. More than 1000 men were employed by the contractors, Messrs C.G. and T.F. Miller, who set up their headquarters in a small valley on the banks of the King Parrot Creek.

There, a small, if impermanent, township grew up, but gangs of navvies and their families also formed several small canvas towns along the route.

At each of these camps were to be found the indispensable sly grog shanty, general stores, butchers and

● A road Cotton’s Pinch, pictured in the 1950s-60s, was built in the 1880s bakers, and canvas covered restau- that he should grant the same priviHe offered to transport it to the rants where cheap but very good leges to country railway travellers Council at £3 per acre, plus 30s commeals were supplied to the workers as existed on Melbourne’s subur- pensation, and this offer was acand their families. ban lines. cepted, the land being declared a The line was constructed in the “For it must be patent to all”, public highway. quickest time on record, but after it stated the letter rather A contract for the cutting of was handed over to the Government ungrammatically, “that the charges Cotton’s Pinch and the builkding of by the contractors it was found nec- made upon country lines is out of all the new road, was accordingly let to essary to add an additional four proportion to the fairs (sic) for travel- John Vaughan for £886. inches of top ballast to the perma- ling upon suburban lines.

Relations between Merry and the nent way, plus extra fishbolts and ties “For instance, a return ticket to Council deteriorated somewhat thought desirable as a safety factor Brighton and back to Melbourne when the contractor removed a fence caused by the unusually winding First Class (16 miles) costs 1s, while along the new route, forcing Merry and, at times, steep nature of the the charge for the same distance to take sheep from the paddock conroute. upon any country line was be 2s 6d, cerned and employ a shepherd, John This brought the total cost of the and of course Second Class to pro- Edwards, for 41 days to keep them railway to £150,000 - well over the portion. from straying. original budget which had been set “Further, there are monthly and He demanded £10 compensatio at a mere £70,000 - and caused some other tockets issued upon suburban from the Council, but after four delay in officially opening the line lines that reduce the charges to far months’ wrangling had to be satisfor business. less than the above, while the subur- fied with £7.

However, by October 1883, all ban lines pay the smallest percentThe second major project, which was in readiness, and the president age of the whole. proceeded simultaneously with the and two councillors waited upon the “For these and other reasons cutting of Cotton’s Pinch, was an Minister of Railways to ask that it be country lines ought to be favourably alteration to the Shire Hall costing formally opened for traffic. considered - and we are also of the just under £1000.

A Grand Banquet (the Shire’s strongest opinion that the matter The major part of the contract was favourite form of celebration) was ought to be urged upon the new Rail- let to Thomas Carison of Alexandra, planned, and among the guests in- way Board of Management as early and American who migrated from vited were the Cabinet, three mem- as possible”.

New York in 1856 to try his hand at bers each from the Legislative AsThis letter was reprinted in circu- mining, and who, after a spell in New sembly and Legislative Council, the lar form at the Shire’s expense and Zealand, was appointed manager of Mayor of Melbourne and delega- circulated to all other country shires the Junction Tribune Mine at Alextions from bordering shires. and roads boards, while copies were andra.

(The invitation to Broadford also sent to the daily papers. But the Originally a carpenter and buildShire Council included a footnote Government remained unmoved. ing contractor, he designed and built requesting that it pay half the cost of While the railway line was still most of the principal buildings in repairing roads east of King Parrot being built, the Council had two other Alexandra and the surrounding disCreek). major projects under way. tricts in the 1870s and 1880s.

Tickets for the banquet were sold Increasing road traffic to the east Carison was twice president at at one guinea each, and those for the of Yea made it urgently necessary to Alexandra Shire Council and, with celebratory ball which followed form a proper road over Cotton’s another councillor, Peter Dunn, repwere priced at 7s 6d single and 10s Pinch between the township and resented his Shire on the joint com6d double.

Molesworth, and as the cost of a mittee set up in 1883 to define the The secretary was instructed to cutting appeared to be beyong the boundary between Yea and buy extra forms (some with bcaks) Shire’s financial capoacity Govern- Alexandra Shires. for the occasion, and £12 10s was ment assistance was sought.

Yea’s representatives were Cr spent on grubbing stumps and clearThe Public Works Department John Quinland and William Smith. ing Station St (as Upper Muddy offered a subsidy of £200, provided Relations between Yea and AlexCreek Rd was re-named). the Council spent £400 of its own, andra Councils were always good, Finally the great day arrived. The and although this was believed to be and as well as agreeing on the boundfirst train steamed into the township inadequate the Shire engineer was aries the committee also decided to to the accompaniments of loud instructed to give the Cotton’s Pinch co-operate and share the expense cheers and music by a brass band, survey precedence over all other of putting the roads and bridges and Yea at last had its direct rail com- work. around Molesworth into order. munication with the outside world.

By April 1882, the survey was proIn 1883, the Band of Hope, or Yea However, satisfactyion with the ceeding through Mr William Merry’s Temperance Regiment as it somenew line was short-lived. Fares property of Balham Hall (originally times called itself, applied for a quarcharged to passengers were vari- Edward Cotton’s run). ter acre black on land in Station ously described as “damnable” and Merry had been one of the Street on part of the old school site, “penal”.

AShire’s first councillors in 1873 and expressing its desire to build a hall Within six weeks of the line be- president for two terms and was sym- there. ing opened the Council wrote a pathetic to the request that part of his For some reason the Council obstrong letter to the Minister urging land should be severed for the road. jected, but relented a month later

upon receipt of a letter from the Band of Hope’s solicitors.

Permission to build a hall was granted by a slim majority; the application on the Council being led, not surprisingly perhaps, ny Cr J.C. Sanders who was publican of the Caledonian Hotel.

At the same meeting, the Council decided to apply to the Lands Department to have land reserved on The Semicircle near the Courthouse as a site for future public buildings.

At some time during 1883, the commissioner of police seems to have decided that Yea was sufficiently law abiding no longer to need two policemen, so one of them, Constable Griffin, was transferred elsewhere.

Almost immediately there was a mysterious burglary at one of the stores in High St, causing much consternation among local residents.

Details have been lost, but it seems that suspicion fell upon various innocent townspeople until the blacksmith, Mr John Borrie, noticed something strange in the behaviour of a Chinese named Wong Ah Kum who had arrived in Yea by Cobb & Co coach on the day preceding the burglary, and reported the matter to the policeman.

Wong was arrested and confessed, admitting he had come to Yea for the sole purpose of robbing a store, and had never previously been in the town.

Forwarding Mr Boriie’s name to the chief secretary for commendation, the Council noted that “without his capture ‘tis sure innocent people would have suffered”.

The entryin the Council minute books concludes with the moralistic quotation: “For back wounding calumny the whitest virtue strikes”.

The Council felt justified in asking the Chief Secretary immediately to return Constable Griffin to his duties, as one policeman was clearly inadequate to afford protection to the storekeepers and residents of Yea. The Chief Secretary later sent a letter of commendation plus £5 reward to Mr Borrie for his part in catching the burglar, but refused the Council’s request for the restoration of its second policeman, giving his opinion that the need for two constables has cased with the completion of the railway line to Yea, and the subsequent withdrawal from the district of the “rough labouring element”.

By 1882, disatisfaction of residents over the lack of a medical man in Yea reached a climax.

For several years, individual ratepayers had been writing letters asking the Council to appoint a permanent medical officer for the town, but now, following a serious outbreak of diptheria and scarlet fever, several deputations waited on the Council to press their views.

If the Council had been unable to induce a doctor to live permanently in the town, it was not for the want of trying.

Ever since Yea became a Shire, it had been willing to guarantee a minimum income for any qualified man willing to reside in the town, but doctors apparently thought the population too small to warrant permanent residence, and the town had to be content with occasional weekly visit from Seymour or Alexandra. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.

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YEA RACE CLUB PICNIC MEETING RESULTS

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD

CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD

■ Race 1. Whanregarwen Pastoral Maiden Plate. 1600m. Prizes: $3500. 1. My Running Mate, J: Courtney Pace, T: Kelvin Southey. SP: $1.30. 2. Moorabool, J: Dani Walker, T. Stephen Cooper. $3.10.3. Super Job, J: Nathan Newton, T: Tania Madden. $6.50.

■ Race 2. Brighton Icebergers Maiden Plate.

1300m. Prizes: $3500. 1. Don’t Forget Tony, J: Caitlin King, T: Christopher Diplock. SP: $2.70.

2. Lochend Emmarose, J: Mr G. Selcombe, T: Troy and John Kilower. $10. 3. Erodude, J: Dani Walker, T: Debra Nardino. $4.20. 4. Little Dink, J: Dylan Dean, T: Jody Thompson. $2.30. 5. Moss and Me, J: Sophie Logan, T: Neil Robb, $1.50.

6. Rapid City, J: Toby Lake, T: Steven Lake. $15.

■ Race 3. CHT Architects and Pindari Trophy Race (2) Handicap. 1300m. Prizes: $3800.

1. Magnyte, J: Maddison Morris, T: Troy and John Kilgower. $3.40. 2. C’mon Honey, J: Courtney Pace, T: Keith Rawiller. $1.95. 3. Earthling, J: Dylan Dean, T: Don Dwyer. $8. 4. Firespark, J: Rob Kirkpatrick, T: Michael Binney. $5.50. 5. Secret Place, J: Anita Bell, T: Dick Dale. $15. 6. Playboy Spike, J: Caitlin King, T: Neil Robb. $12. 8. She’s A Bee, J: Nathan Newton, T: Tania Maddox. $16.

■ Race 4. Caledonian Hotel Open Trophy Race Handicap. 1300m. Prizes: $4000. 1. Dehughes, J: Maxwell Keenan, T: Alan Keenan. $3.30. 2.

With Attitude, J: Courtney Pace, T: Paul Kramer. $3.50. 3. The Sands, J: Reece Goodwin, T: Barry Goodwin. $2.35. 4. Mr Speaker, J: Dani Walker, T: Robert Linnell, $12. 5. Frisky No More, J: Toby Lake, T: Anthony Barber. $10.

■ Race 5. Caledonian Hotel Open Trophy Race Handicap. 1300m. Prizes: $4000. 1. Family Pride, J: Rob Kirkpatrick, T: Shelley Kirkpatrick. $8.50. 2. It Could Be You, J: Dani Walker, T: Gordon Strang. $5. 3. Quatre Bell, J: Reece Goodwin, T: Allan Fitzgerald. $2.80. 4. Yalta, J: Sophie Logan, T: Dona McQueen. $6. 5.

Defiable, J: Anita Bell, T: Stephen Field. $12. 6.

Santegic, J: Nathan Newton, T: Robert Linnell. $14. 7. Becerikli, J: Mr G. Secombe, T: Troy and John Kilgower. $13.

■ Race 6. Inverugie Pastoral and Always Contracting Trophy Race (3) Handicap. 1600m.

Prizes: $3800. 1. Up And Downs, J: Dani Walker, T: Darren Stumpo. $9. 2. Tortured Poet, J: Reece Goodwin, T: Julie Crosbie. $3.60. 3. Bern For You, J: Mr G. Secombe, T: Troy and John Kilgower. $5. 4. Rum Ranger, J: Courtney Pace, T: Rita Burnett. $2. 5. Run Adam, J: Sophie Logan, T: Dick Dale. $16. 6. Teebox, J: Anita Bell, T: Robert Hardy. $11. 7. Carlsen. J: Caitlin King, T: Neil Robb. $13. 8. Charles Filo, J: Toby Lake, T: Don Dwyer. $9. 9. Campin, J: Dylan Dean, T: Don Dwyer. $13.

E&OE

Riley 35* BA Avola 3/41 J Eid 2/17 RS Mendis 2/20 v Whittlesea. Panton Hill v Hurstbridge 8/121 R Ford 3/25 J Mill 2/23. Thomastown 1/ 6 v Thomastown United 183 RS Dosanjh 54 J Lalios 49 AJ Miggiani 35 L Andrews 4/27 A Sood 3/64. Greensborough v Laurimar Cricket Club 4/98.

Panton Hill 8/115(cc) R Hogg 62 S Tung 27 D Mishra 2/2 T Kunelius 2/20 N Sharma 2/21. Mill Park Cricket Club 92 L Liyanage 36 AAsdagi 3/7 L Shepherd 2/0def by Research Eltham Collegians160 J Klaster 36 V Sivasubramaniyam 2/15 D Pungor 2/16. Whittlesea Cricket Club 9/186 C Avola 52* R Gaylard 33 JD Taylor 27* JT Perugini 2/18 R Cates 2/20 def Banyule 91 MR Russell 4/9.

Judith Murfin 21, 0. Trevor Stanyer 12, 0. Totals: 49,0. Seymour 90, 16 d Alexandra 39, 0.

Seymour. Dale Sellick 39, 2. Donald Lawton 26, 2. Dennis Klein 25, 2. Match Total: 90, 6.

Side Points 10. Totals: 90, 126. Alexandra.

Terence Livy 10, 0. Robert Benghamy 13, 0.

Margaret Legge 16, 0. Totals: 39,0. Wallan 83, 16 d Broadford 48, 0. Wallan. Barry Lingham 25, 2. Brian Smethurst 36, 2. Denis Marshall 22, 2. Match Total: 83, 6. Side Points: 10. Totals: 83, 16. Broadford. Jim Hinchcliffe 17, 0. Robert Chapman 10, 0. Ian mumford 21, 0. Totals: 48, 0. Seymour VRI 71, 14 d Eildon 62, 2. Seymour VRI. Grge Jones 18 ,0. Willaim Dawe 31, 2.

Joseoph Purcell 22, 2. Match Total: 71, 4. Side Points: 10. Totals: 71, 4. Eildon. Rodney McGowan 23, 2. Steve Matcham 19, 0.

Lenonado Di-Bella 20, 0. Totals: 62, 2.

■ Ladder. 1. Seymour VRI, 146. 18, 62. 2.

Kilmore, 127.9, 60. 3. Seymour, 117.24, 46. 4.

Eildon, 96.21, 44. 5. Alexandra, 92.82, 41. 6.

Wallan, 110.39, 38. 7. Broadford, 79.03, 22. 8.

Yea, 57.87, 7.

■ Fixture. Round 6. Tuesday, November 28.

Alexandra v Kilmore. Eildon v Wallan. Seymour v Seymour VRI. Yea v Broadford.

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD BARCLAY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Riverside 3/100 D Hoyne 46 v Old Paradians. Diamond Creek 3/85 TN McLean 47* v Rosanna. Montmorency 4/81 J Lever 2/ 13 M Murphy 2/13 v Epping. Lower Eltham v Bundoora 6/117 SS Taggar 32 N Sharma 32 L Burgoyne 2/12. North Eltham Wanderers v Macleod 4/169 T Wise 51 R Wise 47* RJ Boddy 39 TL Baker 2/46.

B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Epping 1/38 v Diamond Creek 76. Bundoora v Riverside 4/150 S Ganlath 3/34. Macleod v Montmorency. Mernda 5/260 C Perrin 110 SJ Solyom 73 RJ Pratt 29* BJ Giarrusso 3/71 v Bundoora United.

C-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Eltham v Mill Park 5/123 JW Sharples 2/ 28. North Eltham Wanderers 6/84 J McNamara 38 J Gammino 2/7 A Jordanidis 2/9 v L a l o r Stars. Old Paradians v Lower Eltham 4/96 J Mitchell 28 K Whitcher 25* T Zamparo 2/26.

Heidelberg tied Rosanna 7/108.

D-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Plenty Power v Riverside 7/135 C Martin 30 AAmenta 28. Research Eltham Collegians 2/ 87 C Perrett 51* v Banyule. Hurstbridge 64 C Cotsopoulos 5/25 A Shah 3/16 v Lower Plenty 0/ 5. Thomastown United 0/9 v Greensborough 138 J Keratianos 6/29 P Moore 2/28.

E-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Riverside 7/108 v Laurimar Cricket Club.

Montmorency 4/75 v North Eltham Wanderers. Mernda 0/10 v South Morang 116 T Harvey 31 C Cannata 30. Thomastown v Panton Hill 9/ 152(cc) Y Raj 4/18 N Narender 3/24 S Taqvi 2/ 16.

UNDER 18

■ Results. Round 4. Fridays, November 1017. Lalor Stars: Bye. Research Eltham Collegians 1/148(dec) D Poole 59 B Timewell 52* B Davies 35* def South Morang 7/90(cc) J Smith 3/6 and 23 E Zumbo 3/12 B Timewell 2/3 B Davies 2/6. North Eltham Wanderers 8/169(cc) R O'Donnell 51* L Agnew ACC 3/32 N Kirkwood 2/42 def Eltham 8/95(cc) L RushtonMcCoach 53* R O'Donnell 2/3 J Ramsay 2/11.

Banyule/Heidelberg 147 K Asdagi 3/26 P Andrews 2/16 K Whitcher 2/19 JT Felton 2/26 v Lower Eltham 4/138(cc) S Mortell 67 NC Aitken 2/14.

UNDER 16 BLUE

■ Results. Round 4. Fridays, November 1017. Diamond Creek 6/142(cc) W Brennan 51* A Jarram 28 J Rickards 2/9 def Montmorency 6/ 97(cc) A Jarram 2/6 KB Carr 2/15. Lower Eltham 5/111 def Mernda 85 R Marnell 30 L Carey 3/7. Hurstbridge 1/122(dec) J Lemire 101* def Research Eltham Collegians 34 L Homewood 2/2 T Cuthbert 2/10 R Holzer 2/15 and 128 E Dixon 3/17 J Lemire 2/2 N Breaden 2/11. Banyule Cricket Club 129 L Bopitiya 45 DD Mills 31 R Gleeson 5/17 def by Riverside Cricket Club 137 R Gleeson 46 DD Mills 3/16 MF Patamia 3/26 M Supershad 2/12.

UNDER 16 TEAL

MONEY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 4. Fridays, November 1017. Lower Plenty 78 MW Hughes 27 LJ Chilcott 25 S Kumar 2/7 Y Gurbaz 2/11 E Kunelius 2/15 and 4/45(cc) Y Gurbaz 2/11def by Epping Cricket Club 4/170(dec) T Peirce 68 S Kumar 57* W Addison 3/5. Lalor Stars Cricket Club 4/189(cc) R Smith 49 RB Landers 42 CG Turner 36 RJ Cotterill 2/17 def Montmorency 91 J Annett 2/6 J Howard 2/12 T Gioskos 2/15.

Laurimar Cricket Club 106 M Taylor 25 L Ross-Smith 4/7 J Potenza 2/10 J Grant 2/12 def

by Rosanna Cricket Club 9/164(cc) BJ Ellis 66 S Bakos 62 M Taylor 2/17 LJ Heaney 2/23.

MASH SHIELD

■ Results. Round 4. Fridays, November 1017. Montmorency 9/199 B Binion 52* M Siede 46 W Buckingham 3/14 B Hunter 2/24 def Riverside 6/131(cc) B Neave 26. Epping 154 N Xavier 31* D Mishra 28 KR Marasco 3/12 R Hogg 2/1 S Tung 2/4 L Homewood 2/16 def

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Lower Plenty vResearch Eltham Collegians 8/94 DS Wijemanna 5/18 NM Rowe 3/ 28. Lalor Stars 1/6 v Eltham 146 P Higgins 4/ 44 J Bloom 3/39 R Scott 2/38. Bundoora United v Mernda 6/96 MK McAuley 51* SC Barnett 5/18. Mill Park v Plenty Power 9/166 K Peters 48 G Zull 31 M McMaster 3/27 AJ Mills 3/41 T Stoneham 2/18. Banyule v Heidelberg 2/146 J Whitcher 75* P Cashen 54*.

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. South Morang 9/128 SJ Bathman 37 B

UNDER 14 BLUE

UNDER 12 BLUE

■ Results. Round 4. Fridays, November 1017. Riverside 80 MJ Jones 2/11 JR Lee 2/12 def

by Banyule 6/181(cc) JI Heaney 27* LR HobsonNicholls 25*. Montmorency 7/200 W Panozzo 25 def Diamond Creek 6/114(cc) H Francis 2/4 I Pote 2/9. Research Eltham Collegians 35 B Knight 2/7 H Wenn 2/7 def by North Eltham Wanderers Cricket Club 51 J Shepherd 4/8 E Buchan 2/1. Hurstbridge 5/110(cc) R Desai 2/ 5 def Epping 107 P Londhe 34.

F1-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Macleod v Eltham 4/146 J McEntee 55 JC Kammerhofer 50* S Tarlok 2/19 N Kovac 2/ 23. Old Paradians v Banyule 6/157 T George 3/23. Whittlesea 9/112 C Wills 2/4 AJ White 2/ 14 M Brennan 2/14 v Bundoora. Rosanna 7/ 158 v Heidelberg

F2-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Lower Plenty 5/107 JA Nice 53 M Willis 35* v North Eltham Wanderers. Diamond Creek 2 v Riverside 3/151 KB Carr 2/9. Lalor Stars 1/1 v Diamond Creek 1 203 G Milner 135 S Cini 3/9 S Hayse 2/32 E Baade 2/38. Lower Eltham 7/127 V Narasimhan 3/24 A Sacco 2/ 17 v Mill Park

F3-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Bundoora United 5/217 M Busse 62 LJ Capicchiano 58* S Goel 32* B Gaff 29 A Sekhon 2/26 D Robertson 2/78 v Plenty. Old Paradians 2/7 v Mernda 74 JR Di Giuseppe 6/19.

Thomastown United v Epping 212 J Lalios 6/ 56 T O'Rourke 2/59 J Brown 2/70. Rosanna v Thomastown 5/144 P Richardson 52*

G1-GRADE

■ Results. Round 4. Saturdays, November 1825. Diamond Creek v Research Eltham Collegians 145 F McColgan 40 S Mangin 4/17 JP Merrett 4/26. Bundoora United v Lower Plenty.

Macleod v Lalor Stars 4/143 SR Jones 33* J Abbas 28* J Vasilev 27 M Atmaca 25 J Marris 2/32. Banyule 3/108 v Montmorency.

CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD SATURDAY

■ There were no Division 1 or Division 2 matches fixtured on Saturday, November 18.

DIVISION 1

■ Fixture. Round 6. Saturday, November 25.

Eildon v Alexandra. Kilmore v Seymour VRI. Wallan v Broadford. Yea v Seymour.

■ Ladder. 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, 17. 7. Yea, 60.16, 19. 8. Seymour VRI, 82.77, 13.

DIVISION 2

■ Fixture. Round 6. Saturday, November 25.

Alexandra v Kilmore. Seymour v Broadford.

Wallan v Seymour VRI. ■ Ladder. 1. Kimore, 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, 93.86, 28.

MIDWEEK PENNANT

■ Results. Round 5. Tuesday, November 14.

Kilmore 95, 16 d Yea 49, 0. Kilmore. Philip Skehan 27, 2. Trevor Young 29, 2. Kebin Mayberry 39, 2. Match Total: 95, 6. Side Points, 10. Totals: 95, 16. Yea. Leif Elenius 16, 0.

BOWLS VICTORIA SCOREBOARD MIDWEEK PENNANT WOMEN’S ONLY

■ Results. Section 1. Round 5. Tuesday, November 14. Preston/Reservoir (1) 63, 14 d Yarraville/Foots-cray (2) 57, 2. Whittlesea (1) 57, 12 d Doncaster (1) 55, 4. Altona (1) 68, 14 d Lalor (1) 46, 2. Montmorency (3) 55, 14 d Montmorency (2) 54, 2.

DIVISION 1

■ Results. Section 1. Round 5. Tuesday, November 14. Eltham (1) 72, 14 d Deer Park (1) 42, 2. Melton (1) 85, 16 d Altona (2) 37, 0.

Whittlesea (2) 54, 16 d Essendon (1) 41, 0. Hoppers (1) 74, 16 d Point Cook Village (1) 42, 0.

Bundoora RSL (1) 78, 16 d Rosanna (1) 40, 0.

■ Results. Section 2. Round 5. Tuesday, November 14. Hurstbridge (1) 91, 16 d Eltham (2) 28, 0. Montmorency (4) 57, 14 d Doncaster (2) 47, 2. Mooroolbark (1) 71, 14 de Donvale (1) 44, 2. Croydon (1) 69, 16 d Chirnside Park (1) 47, 0. Heathmont (1) 81, 14 d Lilydale (1) 51,2 .

DIVISION 2

■ Results. Section 2. Round 7. Tuesday, November 14. East Ivanhoe (1) 62, 14 d Craigieburn (1) 57, 2. Glenroy (1) 72, 16 d Lalor (2) 45, 0.

Whittlesea (3) 56, 14 d Broadmeadows (1) 50, 2. Kingsbury (1) 61, 16 d Ivanhoe (1) 43, 0.

Sunbury (2) 61, 12 d Strathmore (1) 58, 4.

■ Results. Section 3. Round 7. Tuesday, November 14. City of Heidelberg (1) 72, 14 d Motmorency (5) 45, 2. Diamond Creek (1) 55, 14 d Yarra Glen (1) 48, 2. Rosanna (2) 68, 16 d Ivanhoe (2) 51, 0. Heidelberg Golf (1) 64, 7 d Darebin City (1) 64, 9. Fitzroy Victoria (1) 15, 16 d Greythorn (1) 0, 0.

DIVISION 4

■ Results. Section 3. Round 7. Tuesday, November 14. East Ivanhoe (2) 66, 14 d Alphingtton (1) 49, 2. Fairfield (1) 72,14 d North Balwyn (4) 53, 2. Whittlesea (4) 68, 14 d Rosanna (3) 52, 2.

Fitzroy Victoria (2) 75, 16 d Eltham (4) 32, 0.

Heidelberg Golf (2) 51, 14 d Montmorency (7) 48, 2.

■ Results. Section 4. Round 7. Tuesday, November 14. Blackburn North (1) 72, 14 d Heatherdale (2) 48, 2. Lilydale (4) 47, 14 d Ringwood (3) 45, 2. Mitcham (2) 66, 16 d Whittlesea (5) 47, 0. Mooroolbark (5) 70, 16 d Bayswater (2) 51, 0. Healesville (2) 60, 14 d Yarra Junction (1) 56, 2.

DIVISION 5

■ Results. Section 3. Round 7. Tuesday, November 14. Doncaster (4) 66, 12 d Montmorency (8) 52, 4. Donvale (6) 66, 14 d City of Heidelberg (2) 47, 2. Bundoora RSL (3) 80, 14 d

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YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB REPORT

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Bundoora RSL (4) 57, 2. Greensborough (2) 70, 14 d Hurstbridge (2) 53, 2. Donvale (5): Bye.

G. Loraine, c B. Broadway, b M. Waghorn ... 4 *D. Bergowicz, lbw ....................................... 30 M. Brown, lbw ................................................ 1 M. Collard, c P. O’Dwyer, b L. Beattie ......... 19 B. Grenfell, b .................................................. 4 +K.J. Grant, c A. Cook, b L. Beattie .............. 0 H. Sherwood, not out ...................................... 10 S. Hanley, not out ............................................ 0 F.J. Lewis, dnb Extras (nb 3, w 7, b 2, lb 1) ............................ 13 Total .......................................................... 8/114 Overs ......................................................... 32.0 FOW: 28 (B. Speechley), 41 (B. Cox), 43 (G. Loraine), 59 (M. Brown), 95 (D. Bergowicz), 101 (B. Grenfell), 103 (M. Collard), 104 (K.J. Grant)

■ B-Grade went up against a fancied Eastern Hill team. Eastern Hill, having come down from A-Grade for this season were always going to be a tough task but the Tigers were ready.

Batting first Yea made a good start with Nathan Beattie and Michael Waghorn batting very well. Nathan fell just before drinks but Yea were in a good shape.

After drinks things started to turn for the Tigers with regular wickets falling. Waghorn was eventually dismissed going for one too many big shots. Yea's innings finished bowled out for 110.

Lachie Beattie was bowling quick again and Waghorn showed he is handy with the ball in hand as well as the bat.

Eastern Hill continued to forge partnerships but once Dallas Bergowicz was dismissed LBW there was a switch in momentum.

Yea took three quick wickets and the game was back on. Eastern Hill managed to get one more partnership together and it turned out to be the difference making the runs 8 wickets down.

Next weekend the boys take on ladder leaders Alexandra.

■ A-Grade was unfortunately washed out, meaning they split the points with Avenel. This leaves Yea second on the ladder just half a game of top spot heading into their match against Kilmore next week.

- Andrew Butterworth

been its secretary. Back in the 1970s and 1980s the Euroa team was one of the strongest in the Upper Goulburn District, winning many of the summer competitions and pennants against Gobur, Merton, Eildon and Yea Rifle Clubs.

In the winter Euroa teamed up with the Violet Town Rifle Club to compete in there Parker Cup and McAuliffe Shield pennants.

When the Upper Goulburn District was converted to the East Central District Rifle Association and the new freeway wiped out the Euroa Rifle Range, Ian, Neil Broughton and Tim Berry formed the nucleus of the Euroa Rifle Club and shooting continued regularly.

When Tim Berry moved away with work Ian and Neil joined up with the other members of the ECDRA to compete in the Parker Cup and McAuliffe Shield.

The closure of the Euroa Rifle range made the Easter Monday Prize Shoot that Ian had masterminded for years moved to Merton and then to the new rifle range at Violet Town.

Ian kept things simple and it was like a death in the family when he gave up his Omark rifle for an Angel, the change was good and Ian's scores showed continuous improvement.

Ian had been well schooled by Bill Berry (one of Euroa Rifle Club’s finest members and coach) and was a master of wind judging so it was a privilege to have him as your coach as he squeezed one or two extra points into the score book on difficult days.

Being the taxi driver on more times than I care to remember, collecting Neil and Ian and transporting them to the pennant shoots Ian was always ready with his leather shooting bag, a very old straight draw telescope (you can see the mirage more clearly with these) factory ammunition and the very basic central sight.

Keep it simple and just shoot straight. That could well be a summery of Ian's life as he was always ready to lend a hand and when need he would roll up with his tray truck with its canvas cover full of all the hand tools anyone could want.

No fancy battery-powered stuff, just good quality tools that were always fit for purpose and razor sharp.

In keeping with Ian’s attention to detail and the need to have rifles zeroed he made a very generous donation to the ECDRA to allow the construction of a 100m zero range with doubles as a first class .22 rifle range.

This range has been accredited by Victoria Police and this year will see the first “competition” for trophies shot on the range.

It is very sad that Ian will not see the final stages of the range in a action.

What about that Angel rifle? It lives on with an ECDRA member who is doing it justice with some outstanding scores and very good groups.

Thank you old mate for the help you have given to so many over so many years.

You are a role model for shooters everywhere with your strong principles, close attention to detail and keeping things simple and fit for purpose.

You will also be remembered for one little thing, the way you placed a swipe of Molly Bullet grease into the crook of your little finger and every shot fired required just the most gentle of rubs of bullet grease.

It also accounts for the very black cloth that was always in your leather shooting bag, the one you wiped your hands on before heading off to ensure that the stove was burning brightly and the kettle singing ready for a nice hot cuppa.

Goodbye old friend you will live in our hearts fr hearts for ever.

The local fishing spots will miss your regular visits, let’s hope the next generation cares for them just as you did.

- Robert Chaffe

6-A-SIDE

■ Results. Section 3. Round 7. Tuesday, November 14. Greensborough (3) 36, 12 d Montmorency (9) 35, 2. Greythorn (2) 49, 12 d Donvale (7) 25, 2. Yarra Valley CC (2) 45, 14 d Rosanna (4) 34, 0. Eltham (5) 15, 14 d City of Heidelberg (3) 0, 0. Diamond Creek (2) 15, 14 d North Balwyn (5) 0, 0.

NORTHERN METRO SAULT SHIELD SCOREBOARD

■ Results. Round 7. Saturdays, November 1825. Bundoora Park 3rd XI v Preston Druids 3rd XI 6/111. Holy Trinity 3rd XI v Preston Baseballers 3rd XI. North Brunswick/ Rosebank 4th XI 3/159 v Preston Footballers 2nd XI. Kinglake 25 and 0/2 v Strathewen 2nd XI 3/147(dec).

KINGLAKE V STRATHEWEN

Venue: Kinglake Memorial Reserve Umpire: Joseph Darmenia Result: Match in progress Toss won by: Strathewen 2nd XI Batted first: Kinglake 1st Innings - Kinglake Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0) .............................. 0 Total ............................................................... 25 1st Innings - Strathewen 2nd XI Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0) .............................. 0 Total .................................................... 3/146 (dec) 2nd Innings - Kinglake Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0) .............................. 0 Total ............................................................. 0/2

SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD A-GRADE

■ Results. Round 6. Saturday, November 18.

Nagambie 57 J Buttler 6/17 RJ McLeod 2/15 def by Kilmore 7/161(cc) D Tassone 85 J Sanderson 2/22. Tallarook 152 L Irving 68 X Youngman 37 N Woods 3/32 JP Bradshaw 2/27 def by Broadford 4/153 A Wood 100* JP Bradshaw 29*. ★

YEA TIGERS V AVENEL Washed out. ★

B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 6. Saturday, November 18.

Eastern Hill 8/114 D Bergowicz 30 def Yea Tigers 110 H Sherwood 4/21 D Bergowicz 3/16 B Grenfell 2/22. Kilmore 167 D Clemm 26 def by Puckapunyal 8/172(cc) N McDonald 2/17 C McLeod 2/27 H Phillips 2/29. Avenel v Flowerdale. Broadford def Royals. Pyalong 3/ 165 MD Robertson 88* JJ Meade 53* d Tallarook 6/164(cc) JJ Meade 2/31. Alexandra 3/82 S Whitehead 35* H Gawne 2/26 def Seymour 10/77 B Cooper 5/14 J Ladd 2/8. ★

EASTERN HILL V YEA

Venue: Kings Park Main Oval Result: Eastern Hill won First Innings Toss won by: Eastern Hill Batted first: Yea Tigers 1st Innings - Yea Tigers Extras (nb 1, 2 5, b 5,m lb 0) ......................... 11 Total ............................................................ 110 Overs .......................................................... 43.0 Bowling: H. Sharwood 9.0-2-4-21, F.J. Lewis 9.0-1-0-20, B. Greenfell 9.0-0-2-22, S. Hanley 9.0-2-1-26, D. Bergowicz 7.0-1-3-16.

1st Innings - Eastern Hill B. Cox, lbw b M. Waghorn ........................... 23

ALEXANDRA V SEYMOUR

Venue: Leckie Park Toss won by: Alexandra Batted first: Seymour 1st Innings - Seymour S. Van Duinen, c J. Laurie-Rhodes b B. Cooper ................................................ 0 G. Hattingh, c S. Whitehead, b J. Leary ........ 0 J.R. Noonan, c K. Jidd, b B. Cooper .............. 6 *M.C. Woldhuis, c J. Purcell, b B. Cooper ..... 6 B. Gordon, b. J. Ladd .................................... 21 B. Pointon, lbw b C. Friswell ........................ 18 L. Drummond, c J. Purcell, b J. Ladd ............. 1 +B. Page, c J. King, b B. Cooper .................... 1 H. Gawne, b J. Purcell ..................................,. 8 J. Pollock, c J. Pu8rcell, b B. Cooper ............ 13 B. Boddington, not out .................................... 5 Extras (nb 1, w 6, b 1, lb 2) ............................ 10 Total ........................................................... 10/77 Overs ......................................................... 32.2 FOW: 0 (G. Hattingh), 5 (S. Van Duinen), 11 (J.R. Noonan), 17 (M.C. Woldhuis), 53 (B. Pointon), 59 (B. Gordon), 69 (B. Page), 69 (H. Gawne), 77 (J. Pollock).

Bowling: B. Cooper 7.2-1-15-14, J. Leary 6.01-1-19, J. Kidd 3.0-1-0-6, D. McFadzean 4.0-00-10, C. Friswell 5.0-0-1-16, J. Ladd 4.0-2-2-8, J. Purcell 3.0-2-1-1.

1st Innings - Alexandra S. Whitehead, not out .................................... 35 C. Friswell, c B. Page, b B. Boddington ........ 12 J. Purcell, c B. Pointon, b H. Gawne .............. 18 J. Kidd, lbw b H. Gawne ................................ 0 *B. Cooper, not out ........................................ 16 J. Williamson, dnb J. Leary, dnb +B. Thomas, dnb D. McFadzean, dnb J. Ladd, dnb J. Laurie-Rhodes, dnb Extras (nb 0, w2 0, b 0, lb 1) ........................... 1 Total .......................................................... 3/82 Overs ........................................................... 19.2 Bowling: B. Boddington 6.0-1-1-12, J. Pollock 2.0-0-0-7, H. Gawne 6.0-0-2-26, S. Van Duinen 4.0-1-0-20, B. Pointon 1.2-0-0-16.

C-GRADE

■ Results. Round 6. Saturday, November 18.

Royals v Puckapunyal Wanderers. Eastern Hill 3/170 DJ Clarke 44 L Wyatt 44* M Hall 37 P Speechley 26 def Seymour Maroon. 6/158(cc) D Cook 2/11. Puckapunyal Nomads 96 T Altmann 37 def by Kilmore 6/143(cc) J Potts 2/ 19. Broadford Black 133 B Thomas 56 J Ruddick 3/17 PW Ryan 2/8 J Delaney 2/14 Ma Ruddick 2/29 v Pyalong 0/79 D Wittig 30 C Mason 3/3 T Bradshaw 2/10 BJ Smith 2/22.

Seymour Gold 7/100(cc) J Brown 25 T Ritchie 2/15 def by Nagambie 3/105 B Taylor-Lloyd 47.

Alexandra v Broadford Red.

UNDER 16

■ Results. Round 5. Sunday, November 19.

Broadford v Kilmore. Yea Tigers: Bye. Alexandra 9/60 def by Eastern Hill. 4/135(cc) J Geldart 2/24.

UNDER 14

■ Results. Round 5. Saturday, November 18.

Eastern Hill: Bye. Nagambie 89 J Moore 52 def

by Broadford 8/96. Avenel 4/128(cc) def Kilmore

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT ■ With the Yea Races on Saturday Yea's male golfers took to the course on Sunday. The course was refreshed from the overnight rain and the greens were certainly slow as the weather and races had prevented them from being cut.

There were some good scores however and John Tanner led the way with an excellent 40 points to win from birthday boy Jonathan Fisher on 39. Jonathan was also NTP on the 14th.

Rob O'Halloran didn't make the 10am starting time but still managed to win chooklotto. Neil Peterson, fresh from a three-week holiday to Byron Bay won the club award.

On Wednesday the men took a strong early lead in the gender challenge and lead the score 84 points to 40. Ken Whitfort was the start performer with a great round of 75 off the stick for a nett 68. He took the honours on countback from Ivor Brayley and Peter Williams with 69 was third. Miranda Gill was the ladies best with 69 from Cheryl Roberts on 71.

- Gary Pollard

ROBERT CHAFFE’S RIFLE NOTES ■ The precision long range target rifle shooting sport lost one its very special members when on Saturday night , Ian Williams passed away.

I have know Ian for 53 years and it has only been in the past three years he has not been able to partake in his favourite sport of long range target shooting due to a debilitating and progressively more disabling illness.

Ian was well known across the state almost as well his faithful dark green early model VW Beetle.

Ian was a man of strong Christian principles, meaning he did not shoot on Sundays. This is somewhat sad as he did not feature in the Victorian State Queen’s Prize winners because the final of this prestigious event was shot on Sunday.

He did feature in many of the lead up Syme Competition and has the badges to prove he was a strong competitor.

Ian’s love was his own club Euroa and for all of the 53 years I have known him he has

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