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● Just 24 hours after the elation of the Herald Sun Tour at Kinglake, tragedy struck on Monday with the death of a 57-year-old Montmorency cyclist on the Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd.

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018

COMMON SENSE CEO

Russell goes to Supreme Court

● Craig Lloyd, Interim CEO of Murrindindi Shire Council

■ Newly-appointed Murrindindi Shire Interim CEO Craig Lloyd has introduced a fresh common sense approach to Council affairs.

He has been on a whirlwind tour of each of the Council wards, spending a day with each Councillor.

● Don and Anne McQueen at the opening night of Priscilla

Strath Creek couple on the ‘pink carpet’ ■ Don and Anne McQueen, former proprietors of the Hume and Hovell cricket ground at Strath Creek, were guests on the pink carpet at the opening night of Priscilla: Queen Of The Desert held last week at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne.

The couple are active members of the

Melbourne showbiz fraternity. A daughter, Marney, is currently appearing in a major role in Dream Lover at the Arts Centre, Melbourne, and had previously appeared in Priscilla.

Don McQueen is an active Rotary volunteer, and is a bush poetry event participant.

‘Cycle Dindi’ planning underway ■ Yea and Alexandra Rotarians will again combine to run the Cycle Dindi charity bicycle event along to Great Victorian Rail Trail on Saturday, April 7.

The event, in the middle of the school holidays, is a fundraiser for the ‘Young Men, Old Mountains’ program that helps youth by involv-

ing them in outdoor activities. Cycle Dindi centres on Yea township, with cycling encouraged from Trawool, Kerrisdale, Homewood, Yea. Molesworth, Cathkin, Yarck and Alexandra.

Participants receive lunch aty Cathkin, admission to ‘Nutfield’ working farm where devonshire tea is provided.

An active online user, Mr Lloyd has been joining many Murrindindi groups on social media, and personally following daily news developments across the municipality.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017

M’DINDI SHIRE CRITICISED BY VCAT Contamination worry at Yea site

Cat curfew backed by most residents

Photo: Mick Pacholli, Toorak Times ■ Some form of cat curfew is supported by 89 per cent of 237 repondents to a pet survey conducted by Murrindindi Shire Council.

The October 25 meeting of Council, held at Alexandra, was told that some common themes in the Domestic Animal Management Plan survey included 56 per cent or respondents wanted an overnight curfew compared to 37 per ecnt of respondents in favour of a permanent curfew.

“Cat curfews are beneficial to both native animals and to cat owners,” said a report written by a Council officer.

“Cats kept inside overnight (or permanently) are less susceptible to injury, fights with other animals and are less likely to predate upon small mammals and birds.

■ 91 per cent of respondents thought that off leash dog parks were a good idea.

“It is proposed that community input be sought to explore opportunities and arrangements for the introduction of dog parks.

■ 81per cent of respondents indicated that they support dogs being on leads except when in designated off lead areas.

“The survey has indicated a strong preference for cat curfews and the control of dogs in public.

“In the first instance, rather than introducing curfews or new dog controls, an education and awareness program is proposed as part of the Plan to reinforce expectations within the community about responsible dog and cat management.

“It is proposed to review the effectiveness of this approach by December 2019.

“Further engagement with communities about the need and arrangements for any additional measures, such as a local law, would be required before such measures were considered or implemented.

“It is noted that the number of dog attacks reported in public areas in Murrindindi Shire is quite low.”

Five written responses were received to the Plan.

The responses supported: ■ cat curfews ■ unfenced dog parks ■ restrictions regarding dangerous dogs, wandering dogs and restricted breed dogs ■ promoting registration where possible ■ more comprehensive de-sexing programs.

■ VICTORIAN Civil and Administrative Tribunal Senior Member John Bennett has set aside a Murrindindi Shire Council decision about a property in Station St, Yea. Mr Bennett said he did not support the Shire’s permit condition to upgrade Station St being managed on a site-by-site basis.

Mr Bennett was hearing an application by Sharing Pty Ltd and Loyano Pty Ltd, against Murrindindi Shire Council.

In his order, Mr Bennett amended the Shire’s planning permit, deleting two conditions, and rewording another.

The Tribunal was told that the property was formerly used by the Department of Lands and Survey for a depot, alongside a Public Works Depot.

A 51-year-old Victorian Railways survey plan was tabled by the Council. The 1966 plan indicated there was potential for contamination on the land, VCAT was advised.

In recent years, the property was used for the ‘Country Woman’ store and cafe associated

Concerns over site-by-site basis for road upgrade with Grant and Cindy Oppy. The business was started in 2011, and closed earlier this year.

Mr Bennett criticised permit conditions requiring the property owners to solely fund the upgrade and improve a section of Station St, Yea, outside the site.

“Whilst I do not disagree with the desire to upgrade and improve Station St, I do not support the way in which it is being managed on a site-by site basis,” Mr Bennett said.

“Not only is this inequitable because the three properties to the east have been developed for dwellings without any such requirement, but it is also not justified or necessary because of any off- site impacts caused by the two-lot subdivision.

“If Station Street needs to be upgraded then either it should be funded through general revenue or all landowners should contribute through a special charge or rate scheme or though the implementation of a Development Contributions Plan,” Mr Bennett said.

● 6 Station Street, Yea. Photo: Google

■ Murrindindi Shire Council was represented at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing by Melissa Crane, Senior Planning Officer.

The Station St property owners were represented by barrister Paul Chi-appi.

VicRoads - North Easter Region was represented by Ian ● Melissa Crane Ridgwell.

PHOTO: LOCAL VCAT Senior GOVERNMENT FOCUS Member John Bennett was told the former Lands Dept. Depot site might be contaminated from chemicals stored the site, decades ago.

Mr Bennett was told that future use of the Station St site might be a child care centre, pre-school centre or for primary school.

He suggested that prior to part of the property being employed for such sensitive use, that an environmental site assessment be submitted to the Council to its satisfaction.

He said the assessment would have to be prepared by a suitably qualified environmental professional or other person acceptable to Murrindindi Shire Council.

The Tribunal heard that Alpha Environmental prepared a site assessment after the issuing of a permit in June 2013.

“Nine bore holes were drilled and analysis undertaken for each bore. A total of 31 preliminary soil assessments were undertaken comprising 27 Primary Samples, one Trip Blank sample, one Rinsate Blank sample, 1 Field Duplicate and 1 Field Split,” Mr Bennett said.

“Five of the bores were on proposed Lot 2 whilst the others were for land to the west, beyond the review site.

“The land forming part of proposed Lot 1 was not assessed given it was already developed for a showroom building and it was understood by Alpha Environmental that the building was to remain on-site and not be redeveloped at that time.

“Alpha Environmental undertook screening to consider the site’s suitability for both low density residential and commercial development.

“The results indicate that that the soils onsite do not exceed the adopted health screen criteria for a low density residential land use.

“On that basis, Alpha Environmental is of the opinion that the site is suitable for residential and commercial/industrial land uses.

“Based on the limited historical information available and the advice of the Department of Environment Land Water & Planning, I consider that the review site would have been used for the storage of chemicals, and that the site therefore has the potential for medium contamination,” Mr Bennett said in his order.

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● John ‘Jack’ Russell, 80, of Yea ■ John ‘Jack’ Russell of Yea has filed Supreme Court action against retiring Murrindindi Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Margaret Abbey, and the Council.

Mr Russell has issued an ‘Originating Motion for Judicial Review’. He asks that an order, banning him from more than 40 Murrindindi Shire premises, be set aside.

He asks for “unfettered use” of all locations.

Mr Russell’s legal action was filed with the Supreme Court on January 2. He says he served the paperwork on Ms Abbey and the Council on January 3. Ms Abbey and the Council have a period of time to give notice should they wish to defend the action.

A Supreme Court Associate Judge may, as appropriate— ■ where the Associate Judge has authority to give the judgment sought by the plaintiff, hear and determine the application or refer it to another Associate Judge for hearing and determination; ■ by consent of the defendant, give the judgment; ■ refer the application to a Judge of the Court for hearing and determination; ■ place the proceeding in the list of cases for trial and give directions for the filing and service of affidavits or otherwise.

It is believed that Mr Russell’s legal action follows a ‘Concerns Notice’ in which he alleged he was defamed. ★ Murrindindi Shire Council last month received two questions from Yea resident Jack Russell, and from the Yea and District Progress Association.

The questions were not read “per section 109.3 of the Governance Local Laws No. 2”, according to the Minutes of the meeting held at the Yea chambers.

This was because “the submitters were not present at the meeting”, the Minutes explain.

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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.

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■ A funeral service to celebrate the life of Mervyn Graham Shaw was held atSt David’s Uniting Church, Terip-Ruffy, on Tuesday, January 23.

Mr Shaw, 69, was killed in a car accident at Cranbourne on January 10.

Recently of Eildon, formerly of Gobur, Merv had been a popular owner of the Yarck General Store and Post Office.

Yarck Rural Fire Brigade recognised his 55 years of volunteer service.

He leaves wife Jenni; step-children Elissa and Andy, Paul and Lisa; and grandchildren Noah,Amelie, Faith and Grace.

Merv was brother of Marjorie, Shirley, Leonie, Judith, Philip and Stephen.

Patricia Afflick

● Patricia Afflick ■ Burial at the Alexandra Cemetery yesterday (Tues.) followed a service at tyhe Joyce Chapel, Fawkner Memorial Park on Monday (Feb. 5) for Patricia Ann Afflick (nee McEvoy).

Mrs Afflick, 75, was wife of Ken (dec.), mother of Catherine and John, Paul and Karen, Michelle and Bill, Kenneth and Danielle, Grandma to Greg and Rebecca, Matthew and Sarah, Danielle and William and Great Grandma to Brodie, Joshua, Connor, Jorja and Jacoby.

■ A prominent community activist, and one-time Board member of the Seymour ■ The late Ms Con- ■ Louise Barling ad- Telegraph newspaper, stance Anne John- vises that the Old Post Dr Colin Blackwood son,of Tallarook, was Office Seymour has Officer died on Deaccorded the OAM been awarded an Aus- cember 31, aged 89. post-nominal in the tralian Good Food and A service to reAustralia Day Travel Guide Readers member the life of this Honours “for service Choice award.

Order of Australia reto people with breast cipient was held at cancer”.

Christ Church Anglican Church, Seymour, on January 8.

Dr Officer was actively involved in environment issues, and memorial donations were encouraged to be made to Birdlife Australia.

Many of his community activities extended across the ● Robert Chaffe North-East region in■ Prominent Alex- cluding Murrindindi.

He was son of andra community volErnest and Doris Ofunteer Robert Chaffe is on the mend after ficer, brother of John undergoing emer- and Mary Jean (all ● Marilyn gency surgery at Ben- dec); husband of MarMcQualter garet (dec), and later Photo: Herald Sun digo.

Marie; father to True to form, Rob ■ Previous WhittleClodagh, Jenny, Zara sea City Citizen of the was active in and Erina, grandfaJanuary,despite a setYear, Marilyn Mcther to Tom, Lucy, Qualter, was named back, including attend- Dorian, Beau, Alex, ing a session held by in the Australia Day the Rotary Club of Astrid, Felix and honours.

Harry; and great Mrs McQualter Alexandra. grandfather to Finnley. became an OAM Arrangements receipient for “service were in the hands of to the community of McCormack FunerWhittlesea”. als.

She has been active in local Rotary.

Tallarook Louise’s award OAM

Rob is on Whit’sea the mend award

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Elma ‘Rae’ Devine

Honour for Jean ■ Jean Lynette Hamilton was receipient of an OAM honour in the Australia Day celebrations “for service to the community of Longwood”.

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Farewell to Vivi

Cocktail night ■ YeaTigers Cricket Club is holding its annual Cocktail Night on the Goulburn from 7pm on Saturday, February 17.

The dinner event includesw drinks and live music. A bus will pick-up from Yea Bowls Club at 6.30pm. $110 per person.

Couple’s 45 years ■ Popular Yea couple Jan and Neil Beer celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in mid-January.

● Rotary Club of Yea exchange student Viviane (Vivi) Amaral de Souza returned to Brazil over the summer break. Ann Drysdale, Sandra Hanley and Julie Lynch were at Melbourne Airport to say farewell to this popular teenager.

● Elma ‘Rae’ Devine ■ A service celebrating the life of Elma ‘Rae’ Devine (nee Whitfield) was held at the Murrindindi Chapel, Alexandra,on Thursday (Jan. 11).

Mrs Devine passed away peacefully on January 4.

She was wife of Philip, mother of Christine, James and Douglas; grandmother of Nicole, Nynke, Andrew, Toni (dec. June 12, 2017), Jillian, Meaghan and Fiona; mother-in-law of Louise and Katrina.

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The Local Paper circulates every week in the municipalities of Murrindindi, as well as Mitchell, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Yarra Ranges … and beyond.

The What’s On guide is published weekly in The Local Paper, and at our website.

The web page is updated daily during our publication year (Feb.-Dec.)

Wed., Feb. 7 ■ 8am and 9am. Power Pals. Every day movement and mobility. $2 per session. At Yea Pioneer Reserve. Phone: Sandra, 5797 2756.

Thurs., Feb. 8 ■ 6.30pm for 7pm. Weekly Meeting.

Rotary Club of Yea. At Yea Golf Club.

Sat., Feb. 10 ■ 8am. Power Pals. Every day movement and mobility. $2 per session. At Yea Pioneer Reserve. Phone: Sandra, 5797 2756.

■ 12 Noon. Seymour District Cricket Association. C-Grade. Seymour Gold c Puckapunyal Nomads. Kilmore v Pyalong.

1pm. Seymour Maroon - Bye. Alexandra v Nagambie. Broadford Red v Broadford Black.

Puckapunyal Wanderers v Eastern Hill.

■ 12.30pm. Seymour District Cricket Association. B-Grade. Eastern Hill v Royals. Alexandra v Pyalong. Seymour v Kilmore.

Puckapunyal v Tallarook. Avenel v Yea Tigers. Broadford v Flowerdale.

■ 1pm. Seymour District Cricket Association. A-Grade. Nagambie v Broadford. Tallarook v Avenel. Yea Tigers v Kilmore.

■ 1pm. Central Bowls Division. Saturday Pennant. Division 1. Alexandra v Eildon. Broadford v Wallan. Seymour v Yea. Seymour VRI v Kilmore. Division 2.

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

Sun., Feb. 11 ■ 9.30am. Seymour District Cricket Association. Under 16. Eastern Hill v Broadford. Kilmore: Bye. Alexandra v Yea.

Mon., Feb. 12 ■ 3.30pm-4.30pm. Active Kids: Term 1 Swimming. Six-week program. $8 per session. At Yea Swimming Pool. Yea Community House, phone 5797 3030.

■ 6pm-7pm. Line Dancing with Patricia. One hour beginner to intermediate sessions. At St Luke’s Hall, Yea. Phone: Yea Community House, 5797 3070.

■ 7.30pm. Monthly Meeting YAPPERS (Yea Artistic Performers Presenting Entertainment for Rural Society.) $2 per person. At Yea Community House Lounge, The Semi-Circle, Yea. Phone: Deb, 0400 077 692.

Tues., Feb. 13 ■ 10am. Central Bowls Division. Midweek Pennant. Broadford v Yea. Kilmore v Alexandra. Seymour VRI v Seymour.

Wallan v Eildon.

Coming Soon: Sun., Feb. 25 ■ 12 Noon. Yea St Pat’s Race Club Meeting. Picinc race meeting. Fashions on the Field. Kids’ entertainment. Marquees and unbrellas. TAB and bookmakers. Musical bands. Catering barbecue and bar. At Yea Racecourse. General enquiries: Leonard Sheahan, 5797 8532.

To lodge a free What’s On notice, go to www.LocalPaper.com.au/ whatson.htm What’s On listings are published at the discretion of the Editor.

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CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Purple Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2-1-6-4 Lotto Numbers: 2-12-20-27-31-38 The right planetary aspects are favouring your love life.

Love and marriage is in the air; new contacts are indicated. Money should be easier to obtain than you think.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 3-7-6-6 Lotto Numbers: 7-16-25-29-37-40 Many will be falling in love, or chasing that special person that could fulfil their wildest romantic interests.

However, finance wise you will have to learn to curb your spending.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 7-7-2-1 Lotto Numbers: 7-14-15-27-35-42 Many surprises in your love life. You are not quite sure what to do, or whom to choose, there is no clear cut way.

If you use your creative abilities, you could stand to make some extra cash.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Brown Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 3-4-5-8 Lotto Numbers: 12-13-14-35-44-45 Don't let things slide financially, or you might as well light the BBQ with the money. After that you can let your hair down and have yourself a ball or two!

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 5-4-5-7 Lotto Numbers: 5-13-14-16-28-31 Telling it straight is what a Scorpio does best, except this time. Your info needs checking or it could trigger a monumental mess. Get the facts straight before shooting off your mouth, then keep a low profile. Keep any new plans for ventures on ice for the moment.

SAGITTARIUS: (November23- December20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 2-3-9-5 Lotto Numbers: 2-14-18-23-33-34 It is party time and for once you can afford to cut loose something more than hot air. Having a fling with someone shady could land you in hot water. Take time out to cheer up a friend who might be down in the dumps.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 4-3-5-8 Lotto Numbers: 4-12-14-26-29-30 Your little reserve could suddenly go up in smoke. Depression is the order of the day. You could feel deserted; may be your deodorant has gone sour. Getting a hot session between the sheets could give temporary relief, but you could regret the hasty act later on. Seems to be a shortage of cash and "how is your father" this period.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 6-2-9-3 Lotto Numbers: 6-11-18-21-26-35 This period will find you in first place and you finish by a nose! Brown-nosing that is! Well we all have to do that sometime or other, if the stakes are high enough. Eating humble pie now will lead you into a better position later.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 2-4-2-6 Lotto Numbers: 2-4-20-24-28-37 Neighbourhood hassles could evolve into a lousy situation and put you through a load of changes you are not ready for. You'll have either to take drastic action or find yourself another abode. You may have to step on a few toes; don't be shy about it.

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‘AM’ for ex-Yea GP ■ Former Yea general practitioner Dr Morton Rawlin was recognised as a member (AM) in the General Division in the Australia Day Honours.

Associate Professor Rawlin was recognised “for significant service to the medical profession particularly through governance in the areas of general practice and medical education”.

Dr Rawlin is listed as a general practitioner at Lower Templestowe.

He became Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Sydney University, New South Wales.

In 2013, Dr Rawlin received the Rose-Hunt Award, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners’ moist prestigious honour.

He was recognised for his outstanding commitment to Australian general practice.

Dr Rawlin and wife Dr Kaye Atkinson were prominent in Yea health and community affairs from the early 1990s.

He has extensive experience in general practice medical education at all levels, including as a general practice supervisor and medical educator.

His past professional ap-

● Dr Morton Rawlin AM

pointments include Medical Director of Dianella Community Health, RACGP National Manager of Fellowship Programs and RACGP Director of Education.

Dr Rawlin has a long standing interest in competency assessment and training. His research and teaching interests are in standards and teaching in general practice, dermatology and mental health.

Also recognised in the Australia Day Honours was Johannes Chitty OAM of Doreen for “services to parachuting”.

● Flashback: From left, Dr Kaye Atkinson, the late Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop, Dr Morton Rawlin and Dr Martin Lowe at Yea Hospital Accident and Emergency Department re-opening, 1990-91. Photo: Ash Long

Fern is top citizen ■ Fern Hames was named Murrindindi Shire Citizen of the Year on Australia Day (Fri., Jan. 26).

Fern is a long time resident and long standing contributor in the community, having lived in Murrindindi Shire since the early 1980s.

Murrindindi Shire Council issued this media statement: Fern has been integral in the development and delivery of Alexandra Secondary College’s Mission X scientific research expedition program, which has been running for many years.

She has also been instrumental in programs aimed at saving populations of endangered species impacted by the fires, including the Leadbeaters possum.

This has included working with the local scouts and other community groups to assist with rehabilitation programs.

Fern is a founding member of the Jane Goodall Institute in Australia and has coordinated a number of activities sustainable ecology programs involving the local community.

Fern successfully gained a place in the Australian Rural Leadership program

Flowerdale man leaves $28 mil.

● Fern Hames, Citizen of the Year in 2011, which saw her travel to remote locations in Australia and India to support capacity building.

Fern has shared many of her learning experiences through local talks and collaborations.

In 2016 Fern was successful in gaining a place on the Homeward Bound expedition program, a ground breaking science lead● Pam Lawless ership initiative for ■ Pamela Lawless of women.

The inaugural pro- Kinglake is one of two gram culminated in Murrindindi Shire the largest ever fe- Senior Citizens of the male expedition to Year.

A Shire news reAntarctica, in Decemlease said: ber 2016.

Pamela Lawless

Pam’s contributions to the Kinglake Ranges community date back to the 1970s and 1980s when she supported the Middle Kinglake Primary School, the Kinglake Scout Group and the Kinglake Football Club.

A community ‘Thank-you’ day was held for Pam in 2014 to acknowledge her extraordinary efforts over many years.

In 2015 Pam was made a Life Member of the Kinglake CFA. Pam has also received the National Medal for 31 years of volunteer service to the Kinglake CFA, including seven years as an office-bearer and four of those as Secretary.

Pam has also been an active member of the Kinglake Trust Committee, the Kinglake Historical Society, Ellimatta Youth and the Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House.

■ Kate Chalmers was named Murrindindi Shire Young Citizen of theYearon Australia Day. Wayne Millerof Alexandra was named as one of two Senior Citizens of the Year.

● The late Peter Isaacson: owned property at Flowerdale ■ A fortune worth more than $28 million was left by the late Melbourne publisher Peter Isaacson when he died last year.

Isaacson, a former publisher of the Melbourne Observer, owned the ‘Bindaree’property on Whittlesea-Yea Rd, Flowerdale.

Isaacson, who was 96, had been a battle pilot in World War II, and had built up the largest independent publishing empire in Australia, including dozens of trade and local newspapers and magazines.

Isaacson’s declared personal estate included his Toorak home valued at $4M, artwork valued at $1.2M, loan accounts of $11.3M with his family trust, and shares and bank deposits of another $6M or so.

There were many small companies in the Peter Isaacson Publications stable which are understood to have vested in other trusts or family members.

Isaacson’s wife, Anne, died in 2016, after a marriage of 66 years.

Most of his estate was bequeathed to his surviving family, including sons Tony and Tim, their partners, children and also to his nephews and nieces; further specific bequests totalling nearly a million dollars were left to friends and old employees.

A feature of Isaacson’s Will was his wish for the disposal on his war medals and his library.

He directed that these items should first be offered to his family, but if they did not want them they should go to well regarded Australian institutions – the medals to the RAAF Museum at Point Cook or theAustralian War Memorial in Canberra, his aviation books to the Australian Defence Forces Academy, and his media library to the Faculty of Art, Design and Communicationsat RMIT University.

At the time of his death, Isaacson’s only vehicle was an older Volvo which he treasured and though he was famous for his flying daring – even flying a four-engined English bomber under Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1943 – no aircraft is listed among his assets.

Peter Stuart Isaacson was born in July 1920 in England to Jewish parents, but came to Australia as a child and started work at The Age in Melbourne aged 17.

After his stint with the Air Force during the war, he launched his first newspaper, the Elsternwick Advertiser, in 1947.

Staff who worked for him remember him as a tough and demanding boss, but with a generous nature and an impish sense of humour.

One Melbourne journalist, regarded by Isaacson as a bit proud and self-indulgent, received a request from Isaacson Publications for “a first person account of the male menopause”.

Although raised in a Jewish home, Isaacson was not a deeply religious man.

He directed that his body should be cremated, the ashes placed with those of his parents Arnold and Caroline and that a memorial service be conducted jointly by Rabbi John Levi and Uniting Church minister Dr Francis Macnab.

- From a correspondent

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■ The official death toll from the Black Saturday fires on this day, nine years ago, was 173 lives.

Many other lives were affected, and continue to be disrupted.

During the recovery and reconstruction period, to offer a hand to local businesses get back on their feet, we published The Phoenix weekly newspaper for 18 months.

It was a special purpose newspaper, in which free advertising - $1.3 million of it - was supplied to affected local businesses.

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Lawrie Hood and his Artworkz colleagues who produced the fourth edition of The Historic Times newspaper over the summer break.

The 48-page keepsake should be in the collections of all local people interested in our heritage.

Lawrie says the first three issues will be uploaded to the esplash website throughout 2018.

● Lawrie Hood with The Historic Times Photo: eSplash

Loss of fireman

■ Noel Motschall, former Panton Hill Fire Brigade Captain, died on Thursday (Feb. 1).

Noel joined the Brigade in 1960. Noel’s dedication and participation was significant.

He performed various Lieutenant roles but his most important role was as Captain of the Brigade from 1979 until 1983.

During this period he and the Brigade suffered through the Ash Wednesday fires when five members of the Brigade were lost.

Noel served the Brigade for 38 years.

Noel’s esteemed service to the CFA culminated with him being awarded a CFA Life Membership in 2015.

Darlingford, before flooding

Local Phone Numbers FIRE BRIGADES (fire only) ............ 000 Local Brigades ............................... 000 POLICE (emergencies only) ............ 000 Alexandra ................................ 5772 1040 Kinglake ............................... 5786 1333 Seymour ............................... 5735 0200 Whittlesea ............................ 9716 2102 7 9 7 26 30 Yea ....................................... 5 57 263 AMBULANCE .................................... 000 Alexandra Hospital ............. 5772 0900 Northern Hospital, Epping .. 8405 8000 Seymour Hospital ................ 5793 6100 Yea Hospital ........................... 5 7 36 0400 57 STATE EMERGENC Y SER VICE ......... 13 25 00 EMERGENCY SERVICE

Editor Ash Long first started newspaper work in 1969. He began writing for local newspapers in 1973. Over those 45 years he has kept extensive diaries and local photo files.

From Our Files - 30 Years Ago Wednesday, February 10, 1988

Water emergency

“For the cause that lacks assistance, ‘Gainst the wrongs that need resistance For the future in the distance, And the good that we can do”

● Fleur and Ash Long ■ It was 40th wedding anniversary time for your Editor and Mrs Long Shots on Saturday (Feb. 3).

We were married at St John’s Anglican Church, Epping, in 1978.

Over the four decades, our home addresses have included Murrindindi, Flowerdale and Yea. Fleur was a nurse for 10 years at Rosebank Extended Care Centre in Yea, and was active as a Brownie leader, Yea Water Tigers swim coach, and local sporting organisations.

Your scribe’s local community work include being a Charter Member, Past President and Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Yea; and with local Freemasonry.

Actually it’s ‘Yaw’

Editor’s Diary

● Colonel Lacy Yea ■ Our summer research saw us discover a newspaper reader’s letter from 1868, explaining the correct way to say ‘Yea’.

‘Antiquarian’ wrote to the Alexandra Times on June 23, 1868, saying: “You appear to be ill at ease about the origin of the name of our little township.

“For the sake of future anti quarians, you may make it known in your next issue that Captain Clarke, our former SurveyorGeneral, named the township after his friend Colonel Yea, who fell at Sebastopol, I think at the storming of the celebrated Redan, in England. The name is pronounced Yaw.”

Readers move on ■ Our files show that the circulation of The Yea Chroncile was 2975 copies, 30 years ago.

Fast forward to 2018, and the Victorian Country Press Association website states that the TwoMinute Silence now has a weekly circulation of just 524 copies.

This shows that 82 per cent of Chronicle readers have abandoned the Egg Timer in those decades.

Did you know?

■ The Know Your Council website, operated by the Andrews State Government, lists Woods Point as one of the localities within Murrindindi Shire. That will come as a surprise to the folk at Mansfield Shire.

Lodge meets ● Darlingford township in the 1920s, before it was flooded to make way for the Sugarloaf Reservoir/Eildon Dam. Photo: Alan Thorley, Yea and District Historical Pages

■ A talk will be given by officers of the Albert Edward Lodge when it meets at the Alexandra Masonic Temple on Thursday, February 15.

■ Yea reservoir emptied and more than one million litres of water was lost, when a major mains burst in the township in 1988.

A four-inch mains water pipe at the corner of Duke and A’Beckett Sts, Yea, burst, and the contents of the reservoir spilled through the break.

Local newspaper delivery man Peter Cook was first to spot the wash gushing.

Dairyman Ray Allen raised the alarm with Graeme Clements, who worked with Greg Clements and Alb. Penrose. June Clements broadcast a message through Yea’s residential streets from the CFA van driven by Col Egan. Water Board Secretary Graeme Bryant expressed appreciation to Yea’s population for its co-operation.

K’lake mines halt ■ Yea Shire Council effectively slowed controversial mining proposals in Kinglake and Pheasant Creek by mineral exploration firm, Ausminde Pty Ltd, in 198.

The company applied for four development leases from the Department of Industry, Technology and Resources for the Mt Robertson State Forest area.

The Council slowed the process with a request for further information from the company.

$85,000 at Alex.

■ The push for local saleyards was on, 30 years ago, and Alexandra Council committed $85,000 towards increasing the capacity of the local saleyards by half.

Alexandra decided to help fund the works by increasing its 60-cent per head fee to $2 each. It was calculated that 12,000-head through the year, at $2, would raise $24,000.

$20,000 on mill ■ Murrindindi timber mill operators, Marbut Gunnersen Industries Pty Ltd, wrote to say thank-you to Yea Council, after the Shire decided to spend $20,000 on improvements to the road leading to the sawmill. The money was allocated by the Road Construction Authority to improve the road used by the school bus.

Timber towns ■ In 2018, Murrindindi Shire Council is calling for the end of timber harvesting locally. In 1988, Yea Council voted to financially back the Timber Towns Association.

The move was initiated by Crs Ian Clark and Dougal Drysdale.

Rotary rejected ■ In February 1988, Yea Council rejected the offer of the Rotary Club of Yea to coordinate the helipad project.

“Council will, in fact, co-ordinate the project,” stated part of a resolution put forward by Crs Ian Macintyre and Ray Hutchinson.

3 at Alex. Court ■ Three men faced separate drug-related charges before Alexandra Court Magistrate Max Saunder. A former US Army officer pleaded guilty to possession of amphetamine substances; a truck driver was charged with having illegal drugs known as ‘briquettes’; an Alexandra man’s property was raided, and cannabis and ‘bongs’ seized.

The Alexandra man said the drugs had been purchased “at a hotel in Thornton” for $10. He was fined $400, $20 botanist’s costs, plus another $150 penalty.

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$17,775 for Yea

■ The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) has announced a grant of $17,775 to undertake Stage 1 of the Undercover Learning and Discovery project at the Y Water Discovery Centre.

Stage 1 involves the architectural design and construction of a roof over the Centre's rear deck to provide greater protection to students and adult groups participating in environmental and cultural learning programs.

Local architect, Ian Sichlau, together with structural engineer, Ric Stubbing, both donated their professional services, designing the new roof line to keep out inclement weather without diminishing the light, outlook and ambience from inside the Centre.

The work undertaken by Ian and Ric has meant the FRRR grant can be used to purchase the necessary materials and local contractors to build the roof.

The Centre's Executive Committee will now endeavour to seek State or Federal Government grants to fund Stage 2, the addition of a new $100,000 Environmental Learning Room to cater for school and tour groups.

Y Water Discovery Centre Chairman, David Anderson said "The FRRR grant is a great boost for the Centre and its focus on water.

“It will help us to better accommodate the 30,000 visitors and growing number of school groups who will visit the Centre in 2018.

“In doing so, it will help contribute to a wider recognition of Yea as a great tourist destination and place of interest," Mr Anderson said.

Funding stops

● Cr Bec Bowles ■ The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has suspended funding for Good Neighbourhood Funding for spraying on Crown land.

“This is extremely disappointing as it now puts the onus of weed control purely on the shoulders of Landcare groups and land managers,” said Cr Rebecca Bowles.

“Letters have been sent via Upper Goulburn Landcare Network to respective Ministers for both political persuasions. Council is in the process of writing a letter to the relevant department,” Cr Bowles told the December meeting of Council.

Preps start their year at Middle Kinglake Primary School

Garrie on TV

■ Middle Kinglake Primary School has welcomed its Prep students for 2018. Principal Meagan Callander has passed on this first-day photo from last week. ● Back row, from left: Jason Di Rico, Nick Draffin, Isabel Williams, Xavier Jones. Front row: Max Knight, Hannah Wilson, Charli Macek.

Photo: Meagan Callander ● Garrie Moore ■ Prominent former Yea identity Garrie Moore appeared tonight last week’s on ABC-TV’s The Back Road with Heather Ewart.

Garrie was a former Station Master at Yea, and also at Violet Town, which was the subject of this episode of The Back Road.

The full program is available for free viewing at the ABC’s iView website.

NBN visits

● Yea Rotarians Ken Maxfield (left) and David Anderson (right) travelled to North Balwyn last Thursday to hear a talk given by football identity Kevin Sheedy. Photo: Facebook

‘Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic’

■ Kinglake Councillor Leigh Dunscombe used the expression “fantastic” three times to express his complimentary opinion of Murrindindi Shire Council retiring Chief Executive Officer Margaret Abbey and her team.

“Our Council is in a very sound financial position in comparison to many other small rural councils around the country and that is due, in no small part, to the fantastic leadership of our Chief Executive Officer and her Executive Management Team,” Cr Dunscombe told the December 20 meeting of Council.

“As we all know, Margaret Abbey is leaving us and our new CEO Craig Lloyd will be joining us on January 8.

“He has some very big shoes to fill and I am sure that he will be eternally grateful for the fantastic legacy that Margaret is leaving both in terms of finances and the fantastic team of Council officers that she has built.

“Margaret will be sadly missed by us all and I am sure that I speak for everyone in wishing Margaret all the very best for the future and a heartfelt thanks from us all.”

Cr Dunscombe said: “With all the end of financial year reports and activities finalised, and now in the rear vision mirror, it is now time along with all the Council officers and staff to turn our focus back to the future.

“While much has been achieved in a very short period of time there is still a plethora of things to prepare for and plan.

“We need to be aware that we need to adopt our next budget at the end of

■ The NBN ‘roadshow’ will visit Kinglake, Marysville, Eildon and Marysville this month, says Indi MHR Cathy McGowan.

NBN wants to speak with residents about the rollout of the network and provide information about what householders and business owners should consider before they sign up to a plan with their phone or internet provider.

Tender let ■ Daniel Duna Constructions Pty Ltd has won a Murrindindi Shire Council contract for the lump sum price of $522,700 (excluding GST), for the Marysville and Triangle Arts and Culture – Internal Refurbishment

$40,800 grant

● Retiring CEO Margaret Abbey and Cr Leigh Dunscombe “The Audit Advisory Committee June. While that may seem to be a long time away we are all only too has met for the final time this year well aware of the extensive consider- and has set the audit priorities for next ation, consultation and planning that year which include: is involved in both the capital and op- ■ Waste Management erational budgets and the importance ■ Contract Management that our communities place in getting ■ Local Law Enforcement “These are all issues that have them right.

“As we all know, not everyone will been topics of discussion over the past agree with all of the decisions that we 12 months and I am sure will benefit make as Councillors in regard to the from a review.

“In closing I would like to once budgets and there is no doubt that we will face some unexpected challenges again thank Margaret Abbey, Michael Chesworth, Stuart McConnell and all and criticisms along the way.

“Despite this, I for one will take of the Council officers for all their efcomfort in the knowledge that every forts, guidance and support over the decision we take will be in the best year and a very big thank you to my interests of our communities and the fellow Councillors, a better group of future prosperity of our shire,” Cr people I could not have wished for,” Cr Dunscombe said.

Dunscombe said.

● Cr Sandice McAulay ■ Murrindindi Shire Council is receiving $40,800 funding to refurbish the Mobile Library Van. “The grant, available under the Victorian Government’s Living Libraries Infrastructure Program, was announced on December 14 by the Minister for Local Government, Marlene Kairouz,” said Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay.

“The grant will enable us to update the exterior of the van with a brand new look and also refit the internal reception area – all at no cost to our ratepayers.”

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Council Briefs Saleyard fees

■ New fees apply at Yea Saleyards this year.

Murrindindi Shire Council has approved the new scale of charges: ■ A $2 increase to existing yard fees, to include the weighing of all cattle, commencing January 1, resulting in the following updated fee schedule: ■ Cattle, $12 per head, inclusive GST ■ Cow and Calf, $13 per unit, inclusive GST ■ Bulls, $17 per head, inclusive GST A minimum call out fee of $250 is to be charged for scalehouse operations outside of scheduled sale days, or $5 per head, whichever the greater.

The Yea Saleyards Committee of Management organises and facilitates approximately 20 store cattle sales per year at the Yea Saleyards, selling approximately 27,000 animals and generating a turnover of approximately $1.5 million for the livestock sector.

Individual cattle sales vary in numbers from 1200 head, up to 3500 head.

Towing depot OK

■ Murrindindi Shire Council has granted permission for the construction of a towing depot office and caretaker's dwelling at 635 Maroondah Hwy. Applicant H.E. Moss asked for a permit for the development, as well as the erection of advertising signage, at the December meeting of Council.

Damien Bass spoke in support of the application.

Lease approved

■ Telstra and Murrindindi Shire Council have signed a lease document for Yea Spur Rd land at Flowerdale

Code Red days

■ Murrindindi Shire Council has discussed its policies for ‘Code Red’ fire danger days.

“Alexandra and Yea are the only areas in the Shire not considered bushfire prone there may be a greater propensity for people enacting their fire plans on Code Red Days to relocate to these towns,” noted a report to Councillors.

“Where possible, Council’s recreational services such as swimming pools and library services will be maintained in these towns.

“The Policy also requires that a number of non-essential Council services in locations outside Yea and Alexandra will be suspended on Code Red Days, given the need for travel to, or through, higher risk bushfire prone areas by staff and the public to deliver or access these services.

“These include Maternal Child and Health Services (Toolangi, Kinglake, Eildon, Marysville and Flowerdale), Swimming Pools in Eildon and Marysville and all mobile library services.

“The Policy also indicates that Council’s outdoor infrastructure operations will be suspended, with staff on stand-by arrangements to respond to any emergencies arising,” the report said.

Recovery options

■ The Goulburn Valley Waste Resource Recovery Group is working with Murrindindi Shire to commission a review of Council’s needs and options for resource recovery centres now and into the future, Cr Eric Lording told his colleagues.

CFA meeting

■ A meeting is proposed for next month to discuss the idea of a new fire shed at the Peppin Point-Maintongoon Park areas of Bonnie Doon.

Activist Tom Condon says the shed would be a satellite station of the Bonnie Doon brigade.

He says the proposal could mean the difference between an hour wait and a 15-minute wait for a fire truck.

“The Shire is not interested in any further public facilities in Bonnie Doon area,” says Mr Condon. Much of the area is within the Mansfield Shire.

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Business, tourism grants from Shire ■ Murrindindi Shire Council is establishing a Business and Tourism Innovation Grants program – to grow investment and jobs, from new and existing businesses, in the Shire.

The new Business and Tourism Innovation Grants policy was adopted at the Council meeting in Yea on Wednesday, January 24.

A Shire news release says: Murrindindi Shire Council’s Mayor Charlie Bisset, said the grants will also support tourism events and attract visitation to Murrindindi Shire.

“When Council ran its ‘Have your Say’ campaign, our community told us very clearly it wanted more focus on economic development, including tourism and events,” Cr Bisset said.

“Since then, Council has been exploring ways to promote investment in our community – not only in dollars, but also in people through employment.

“We wanted to make available funds to help to start new businesses, help grow existing

● Cr Charlie Bisset, Murrindindi Mayor businesses and support sustainable events that grow tourism and celebrate our diverse communities. “:Providing this grants program for businesses and events is one way we can deliver on this and invest in the future of our communities.

“These grants recognise the contribution our local busi-

nesses make to creating employment and our community’s prosperity as a whole.

“The grants also recognise that our businesses often have great ideas, that are innovative, but might need a hand to get going,” Cr Bisset said.

First round of funding will open in the next few weeks.

Businesses and event organisers will be able to access five streams of funding, from accessing business support services, all the way to a maximum grant of up to $50,000 for projects which will increase jobs and investment in Murrindindi Shire.

The model also includes a new stream of funding to support tourism events that increase visitation to the Shire.

“The community can expect to hear more about this great initiative over the next couple weeks – so stay tuned, we will have information on our website, on Facebook and through email to those on our mailing list,” Cr Bisset said.

■ To be included on Murrindindi Shire’s business newsletter list, contact 5772 0333.

Fruit fly meeting scheduled for Yea ■ Murrindindi Shire Council is hosting a public information night for residents and landowners to discuss Queensland Fruit Fly and the serious threat it poses not only to local horticultural industries but also to the average backyard gardener.

Council's Natural Environment and Climate Change Portfolio Councillor Rebecca Bowles said the meeting is being held at 5.30pm on Thursday, February 22 at the Yea Shire Hall.

Council is urging local growers of all sizes and backyard fruit and vegie growers to attend.

"We've had reports of QFF being found in our back yards at Alexandra already," Cr Bowles said.

"We're encouraging our Shire's communities to learn how to identify and deal with these pests as soon as possible for several reasons.

"Firstly, it means we need to be proactive in protecting our own back yard harvest and secondly, we're reducing fly numbers in our townships and supporting Statewide efforts to control QFF, which poses a significant risk to Victoria's $2.4-billion horticulture industry.

"We're also keen to set up some community monitoring in our Shire to provide better information about QFF movement," Cr Bowles said.

"As with many of our pests, management is most effective when everyone gets involved by coordinating our efforts across our communities, we have the best chance of being successful."

Three QFF experts will be attending and will be available to answer questions: ■ Cathy Mansfield, Agriculture Victoria's Statewide Fruit Fly Program Co-Ordinator -

● Sue McNair Cathy is a trained entomologist and has worked in horticulture for more than 25 years.

■ Megan Hill , Agriculture Victoria's Senior Project Officer - Megan is involved in community groups, social research and works on the Victorian Fruit Fly team.

■ Bronwyn Koll, Agribusiness Yarra Valley's Queensland Fruit Fly Co-Ordinator Yarra Valley - Bronwyn grew up on an orchard, has extensive knowledge of Fruit Fly, and is currently running a community awareness and education campaign in the Yarra Valley.

■ For more information go to Council's website www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/ queenslandfruitfly , or contact Council's Environmental Officer Sue McNair on 5772 0702.

● Northern Victoria MLC Wendy Lovell is welcoming the latest round of VicHealth Active Club Grants funding. She is encouraging local sporting clubs and organisations to apply for grants to increase participation in sport locally.

Ms Lovell said that as a VicHealth board member she was proud the organisation's Active Club Grants program has enabled sports clubs in Northern Victoria to deliver new opportunities for locals to get active.

News Briefs Photo exhibition

■ An historic photographic exhibition is planned to be held at the Alexandra Shire Hall on Saturday, March 10, as part of the Labor Day Holiday long weekend.

This follows on from the Alexandra 150th Celebrations. Organisers promise hundredes of fresh historic photos this year.

Lookout for Ben

● Benjamin Pedlar ■ Police have been appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Rubicon teenager Benjamin Pedlar.

The 15-year-old was last seen leaving a Morwell address without telling anyone about 10.30pm on Monday, January 29.

Police have concerns for Benjamin’s welfare due to his age and his disappearance is out of character.

Benjamin is described as being about 180cm tall, with a slim build, brown eyes, olive skin and brown shoulder-length hair.

He was last seen wearing a blue jacket, blue jeans, white runners and a black cap.

Anyone who sights Benjamin is urged to contact Morwell Police Station on 5131 5000.

Volunteer grants ■ Country Fire Authority brigades have the opportunity to apply for funding to attract and retain volunteers.

The Enhancing Volunteerism Grants Program is offering grants to individual brigades with no minimum or maximum amount, and grants to groups of at least 10 brigades of up to $250,000.

Member for Euroa, Steph Ryan, is encouraging all local brigades to consider making an application.

“This grants stream is obviously an effort to boost membership numbers, with many brigades telling me recruiting volunteers has become more difficult in the toxic environment created by the Andrews Government.

“This is an opportunity for local brigades to use the program as a chance to give something back to loyal volunteers,” Ms Ryan said.

Applications must demonstrate that what is funded will strengthen operational capacity, promote health, safety and wellbeing, and build partnership and collaboration.

Funding can help cover items such as marquees, tables, chairs and fridges, medium rigid licence training for members or events to thank volunteers and local community members for support.

Rifles in doubt ■ The possibility of government changes to regulations relating to permits for military reenactments may mean the end of activities at the Kinglake Dawn Service and the Yea ANZAC Day commemoration.

There has been a suggestion by consultants that a three-month processing period, a $430 fee per application, and more involved paperwork, will be required.

The Yea and District Volunteer Memorial Rifles currently provide free militaria remembrances and firing parties for ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day. The proposed changes would make it impossible for the volunteers.

Redgate News ■ The future of the Redgate News newsletter at Alexandra is uncertain as the hunt continues for volunteers to take on its production.

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Rotary Club of Yea Art Show Opening Night Photos: Ash Long

● Thérèse McGregor and Cindy McLeish MLA

● Art Show Chairman John Sinclair and Charter President Daryl Callander

● Will de Castella, David Ngo and Philip Clancy

● Art Show judge Julian Bruere with Rotary President Marj Hamilton

● David Anderson, Master of Ceremonies

● Yea Rotarians Charles Rattray and Ian Lynch

● Anne Reid and Sharon Fox

● Richard Forde and Frank Hargrave

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What The Papers Say Aust. Day awards

■ Two Healesville residents who have dedicated decades to wildlife and the environment, and a Gruyere CFA volunteer whose life and leadership was celebrated last year, have been recognised with Yarra Ranges Council Australia Day awards.

Bob Anderson, a founding member, past president and life member of Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater is Yarra Ranges Citizen of the Year.

Peter Hannaford who started the Judith Eardley Save Wildlife Association and its unique and hugely successful fundraising second-hand shop in Healesville has been named Environmentalist of the Year.

A posthumous award, the Ian De La Rue Award for Community Leadership, will be accepted by the Bigham family on behalf of Gruyere CFA and community worker Don Bigham. Don passed away in 2017.

- Mountain Views Mail

Ancona anger

■ What should have been a cheerful occasion in Ancona last week was overshadowed as residents expressed their displeasure at the official launch of the Ancona mobile phone tower at the Ancona Town Hall.

There was strong frustration and bewilderment over the mobile phone tower being placed at the bottom of a valley, rendering it less effective than it otherwise could have been.

As a result, not all Ancona residents have mobile phone reception.

- Mansfield Courier

Lions leaders

■ The Lions have picked their leadership team for season 2018 and coach Nick Jewell is glad there will be experience at each end of the ground.

Jason Cole, who has played 121 games and kicked 94 goals for the Lions — as well as representing Goulburn Valley League and Vic Country — will captain the side in 2018.

Ben Clifton, who represented Goulburn Valley League in 2016 and 2017, and Dylan Scopel, who has played 121 games for the Lions since debuting in 2009, have been selected as co-vice captains.

- Seymour Telegraph

Paper truck crash

■ On Tuesday morning last about 3am Mr G. Sheppard of Tallarook, driver of the paper truck carrying Melbourne papers between the city and Albury, was forced to leave the road near the Top Motel and ran into a tree.

He was taken to Benalla Hospital suffering from extensive facial injuries, severe bruising and a fractured elbow and foot. He was allowed to leave hospital at the weekend to return to his home.

- Benalla Ensign

Basketball journey

■ The under 14 teams at Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club and Bulleen Boomers are off to the JuniorNBAWorld Championships.

- Diamond Valley Leader

Shops to expand

■ The multi-million-dollar expansion of Chirnside Park Shopping Centre will go ahead after winning approval from Yarra Ranges Council.

The two-storey redevelopment proposal lodged by GPT Group, who own the centre, includes 30 new stores, a second food court, open-air gardens, office space, medical centre, child care, playground, community space and a three-level carpark.

- Lilydale Leader

Councils combine

■ Hume and Whittlesea councils have united to lobby the State Government to build “desperately” needed road upgrades in Melbourne’s north.

- Whittlesea Leader

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, February 8 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Binns Saxby, M (38713) v Licari, Emmanuel Shane. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Coates, R (23978) v Brearley, Madeline May. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Emond, J (26939) v Celms, Anthony.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Donohue, B (41483) v Hore, Andrew. UniWallan Victoria Police - Whitfield, C (42745) v Sidebottom, Robert Leslie. Pcet-Box Hill Victoria Police - Binns Saxby, M (38713) v Kourtessis, Lerotheos. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Davey, F (34875) v Urquahart, Madeline. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Chung, Aaron. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Mayo, Zachariah Lei. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Phong-savan, Sirideth. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Clark, P (38823) v Hassan, Robert. UniWallan Victoria Police - Roberts, E (41347) v Chum, Vuthy. UniMelbourne North Victoria Police - Engel, M (21896) v Jasionek, Matthew.

Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police - Ellis, J (40810) v Threlfall, Bree. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Minhas, A (40000) v Malazuk, Stephen.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Clark, P (38823) v Ryan, Tegan. UniWallan Victoria Police - Grant, B (28598) v Hyatt, Andrew Darren. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Schipano, Pasquale.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Bushby, Emma. Highway Patrol-Wallan Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Thomas, Mathew.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Round, P (38567) v Gardner, Timothy.

Uni-Seymour Traffic Camera Office Traffic Camera Office v Dowd, Mitchell. Melbourne Victoria Police - Ebert, W (27609) v Morgan, Ben. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Hore, Andrew. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Hore, Andrew. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Porter, I (33403) v Hore, Andrew. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Paine, Darren. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Paine, Kayd. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Engel, M (21896) v Howatson, Justin.

Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police - Williams, G (37972) v Jones, Jonathan.

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Victoria Police - Gunton, T (41349) v Pantiano, Sebastian.

Uni-Moonee Ponds Victoria Police - Arrowsmith, D (39890) v Grass, Belinda.

Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Chung, Aaron. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Dunlop, Calib Wayne. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Houguet, B (40313) v Bontalik, Brett Dieter.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Binns Saxby, M (38713) v Lunn, Rohan Ashley. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Toll Enforcement - Victoria Police Toll Enforcement v Howden, Robin. Melbourne Victoria Police - Hitchens, F (36544) v Matthews, Dwyane. Uni-Richmond Victoria Police - Tait, W (37033) v West, Diezal John.

Uni-Nagambie Australian Taxation Office - Costa, P v Mcalpin, Benjamin Archibald. Australian Taxation Office Australian Taxation Office - Costa, P v Mcalpin, Benjamin Archibald. Australian Taxation Office Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Wittmer, Raymond.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Kolbe, L (38867) v Cresswell, Leigh Ann. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Nelson, Iesha Caterina. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Price, K (41084) v Matthews, Dwayne.

Uni-Benalla Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Hore, Andrew. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Phillips, G (33179) v Tormey, Anthony Leigh. Highway Patrol-Baw Baw Victoria Police - Shortt, T (40203) v Revell, Shayne. UniSeymour Community Corrections Centre - Ridgway, D v Hore, Andrew. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Bullock, C (29286) v Shannon, Raymond.

Highway Patrol-Yarra Ranges Victoria Police - Houguet, B (40313) v Hore, Andrew. UniWallan Victoria Police - Baker, N (36147) v Hore, Andrew. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Headspeath, D (38309) v Tormey, Anthony. Uni-Warragul Victoria Police - Ellis, J (40810) v Hore, Andrew. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Baker, N (36147) v Sexton, Danielle.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Hore, Andrew. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Barclay, S (36780) v Hore, Andrew. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Barclay, J (36190) v Hore, Andrew. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A

Hore, Andrew William. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Nelson, J (39122) v Licari, Emanuel.

Uni-Wangaratta Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Leech, Brian Ross.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Wallace, Tristem. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Community Corrections Centre - Ridgway, D v Hore, Andrew William. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Falcone, Vivienne. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Earl, Damien. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Licari, Emmanual, Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (18457) v Stutchbury, Christopher Andrew. Victoria Police Executive Community Corrections Centre - Peacock, T v Hyatt, Andrew. Seymour Community Correction Centre Friday, February 9 Victoria Police - Kochhar, J (41002) v Illingworth, Frances.

Ciu-Moreland Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Fitzell, Keith. UniBroadford Mitchell Shire Council Anselmo, B v Hopkins, Simon.

Mitchell Shire Council Victoria Police - Gleeson, D (22146) v Metzke, Robert.

Socit-Seymour Victoria Police - Curry, R (40565) v Dib, Eddie. UniWhittlesea Community Corrections Centre - Cochrane, S v Fitzell, Keith Harold. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Barclay, J (36190) v Petrovski, Anthony Stefan. Highway PatrolSeymour Mansfield Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, February 13 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Green, M v Elias, Stacey. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty ToAnimals Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Green, M v Elias, Stacey. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty ToAnimals Victoria Police - Moser, A (32525) v Ullah, Zabih. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Goodison, Lesley C. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Dwight, K (26884) v Reynolds, Harley.

Uni-Woods Point Victoria Police - Watkins, R (33441) v Elbadaoui, Ahmed.

Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Moser, A (32525) v Denniss, Luke Michael. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Moser, A (32525) v Mcmaster, Chloe Cheyanne. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Crawford, G (37574) v Lloyd-Williams, Gerard Anthony. UniMansfield Turn To Page 51

80 Years Ago From Our 1938 Files

Alex. footpaths ■ Roots of trees penetrating footpaths in Grant Street are vecry dangero us and will cause a serious accident it not attended to.

Already there has been narrow escapes from injury to pcdestrians,.

Partnership change ■ Mr. Henry Ryan, of Ryan Bros, butchers, has sold his interest to his brother, Mr. Jas. Ryan of Hurst bridge. Mr. Jas. Ryan will spend most of his time at the Greensborough shop, though he will continue to live at Hurstbridge. The Hurstbrldge shop will be continued.

Thornton crash ■ A remarkable escape from injury was experienced by Mr. R. Savage, of Eildon Weir, on Saturday evening. When approaching the small bridge below the Thornton Hall the steering of the car he was driving failed.

Swerving, the car came in contact with the side of the bridge. The hand rail of the bridge pierced the windscreen, carried away the driving wheel and emerged through the hood of the car. The car then turned over into the dry creek bed and came to rest on its side. Neither Mr. Savage or other occupants of the car suffered even minor injury, while the car itself was not seriously damaged.

Incidentally, this bridge is in a very bad state of repair but we learn it is about to be rebuilt after 70 years of service. The bridge across the Goulburn at Thornton is no less ready for renewal. The side rails of this bridge offer but little resistance even to a pedestrian. Such an accident as that at the hall occurring on the Goulburn bridge could not possibly culminate in the same fortunate manner as was experienced by Mr. Savage and the much needed repair of this bridge would at least help to minimise the possibility of such a fatality.

Yarra Glen Show ■ Tenders are invited by the Yarra Glen Show committee in an advertisement in this issue for the publican's booth, refreshment, ice-cream and soft drinks booth at the annual show on March 19.

Kinglake spuds ■ Potato prices increased further during the week, and they are now at a price which shows a good margin of profit The Kinglake crops are looking particularly well, and digging should soon be in full swing. Mr. N. A. Davies is already digging a paddock of No. 1 Carmens, which show an exceptionally good sample. This is believed to be the first crop dug in the district.

St Andrews ■ Although the attendance at the. dance held at the Queenstown Hall last week to aid the hall funds was not so well attended as was expected, those present had a most enjoyable time. The hall had been beautifully decorated by Mesdames Rickaby, Young, and Rouch, and Miss Mabel Muller. The music by Mr. Jack Brown's band was exceptionally good and the supper was excellent. Another dance to aid the hall funds will be held on Easter Saturday night.

Motor hill climb ■ A large number of district residents attended the Light Car Club's hill climb at Christmas Hills, and were thrilled by the way in which the cars sped up the steep winding hill. The fastest cars struck the steep pinch at 70 miles per hour, and skidded alarmingly around the corners, throwing up great clouds of dust. None of the drivers however, came to grief Sev eral attempts were made to beat J. A. Day's record for the hill, but none were successful. The best time for the day was put up by Mr. G. M. Joshua in a car new to Australia, the Fraser-Nash.

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New CEO’s leadership style Planning underway for Molesworth Easter Bazaar ■ Planning is well underway for the Molesworth Easter Bazaar & Clearing Sale to be held on the Saturday of the Easter Weekend (March 31).

There ill be a later starting time of 10 am as daylight saving time will still apply.

Vendors will have the opportunity to have a preferred or same site, provided that they contact convenor Les Ridd by February 15.

After that date, site bookings will be allocated in booking order.

All bookings can be made by mobile, home phone or by email A site booking fee of $25 is charged, payable on booking, and before a site is allocated.

Direct deposit 063 628 10022189 Molesworth Easter Bazaar It is important that a list of sale items to be advertised be sent as soon as possible, and a full list with any reserved prices at least two weeks prior to the sale on A4 size copy paper or email.

No electrical goods will be sold without a qualified electricians’ tag, Maximum number of sale items (or collection of) per 5m x 10m site is 30. tall space will be allocated around the oval perimeter at $30 for 7.5m long and $25 for 5m long site.

Thanks to Easter Bazaar and State Government, the Molesworth Hall has been renovated.

The Community Craft and Local produce will be held there.

The event is fully food catered for by the local community and Yea Rotary members.

The sum of $17,000 was donated to local and district amenities and charities last year from the Easter Bazaar and Clearing Sale account.

● Les Ridd, Convenor

● Craig Lloyd, incoming Chief Executive Officer at Murrindindi Shire Council

■ Craig Lloyd, officially described as ‘Interim Chief Executive Officer’ of the Murrindindi Shire Council, has wasted no time in asserting a friendly leadership style.

Mr Lloyd moved home to Alexandra early last month, and his two young children have started school and playgroup locally.

Mr Lloyd was a Director at the City of Greater Bendigo, and has credentials including a Masters of Business Administration.

In his first month, he has been on a whirlwind tour of the municipality, spending a day with each of the seven Councillors in their wards.

Mr Lloyd has been keen to meet local people. He has also met many of the Murrindindi Shire staff, a team which is now about 150.

He has been seen at local events including the Australia Day celebrations at Kinglake, and the Herald Sun Tour races last weekend at Marysville and Kinglake.

Similarly, he has been active in social media activities involving Murrindindi, and has been signing up as a friend on a number of locally based groups on Facebook and Instagram.

Mr Lloyd is keen to promote further economic development in the Shire.

The Local Paper understands that Mr Lloyd has been keen to guide Shire staff into resolving a planning issue at Yea, that risked being the subject of a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing on Monday (Feb. 12).

Developers John Sparks and Ian Patience have previously been to VCAT, winning a case against the Council regarding land which included the former CountryWoman site in Station St. The developers have had a similar planning proposal for the Elders and adjoining site in Station St, and wanted to avoid a costly Tribunal hearing, having already accumulated thousands of dollars in costs.

The Local Paper understands that whilst being careful to preserve the integrity of the planning process, Mr Lloyd has shown leadership, guiding Council staff to try and find a solution that will avoid a Tribunal hearing next week.

Mr Lloyd is officially the ‘interim’ CEO until the last week of June, when CEO Margaret Abbey is due to formally retire from local government.

The Local Paper understands that Ms Abbey has been ill since late last year.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

West Hollywood meetsVictoria

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

Billions back to the US

WeHo-Melb. connection

n It's not every day that international film director Rod Hardy and international hotelier Alan Johnson find themselves back in their hometown of Melbourne together.

The two gentlemen spend most of the year at their respective West Hollywood offices.

Alan Johnson is Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood. and Rod Hardy could be anywhere in the world directing movies.

Here they are lunching at the Botanical Hotel in South Yarra.

Goodbye Matt Lauer

● Alan Johnson and Rod Hardy

■ All Matt Lauer-linked talent is being axed at Today in the wake of the disgraced anchor's departure, including his favourite producer and contributors possibly including chef Giada De Laurentiis.

While trumpeting that Katie Couric is returning to NBC to co-host the Olympics opening, the network quietly announced that Lauer's top producer, Don Nash, "has decided to step away from his executive producer role at Today" after nearly 30 years at the show.

Amazon expands

Radio at its silliest

■ Hugh Wilson, who created the CBS comedy WKRP In Cincinnati and directed the raucous hit film Police Academy in 1984, died at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia.

He was 74. Hill & Wood Funeral Services of Charlottesville announced the death. No cause was given.

House of Horrors

■ The 13 siblings imprisoned by their parents in a California "horror house" were given just one meal a day and only allowed to shower twice a year, according to a horrific new report.

A law enforcement source told NBC that rooms in the fourbedroom house were found soaked with urine.

The news comes as investigators try to obtain statements from the adult children, who are being treated in Corona Regional Medical Centre while doctors are treating their underage siblings at a separate facility.

Their parents, David and Louise Turpin, were arrested after their 17-year-old daughter escaped the house where three children were later found shackled to furniture and alerted police they were being held against their will.

The couple faces nine counts of torture and 10 counts of child endangerment. The victims' ages range from 2 to 29, but investigators say they all look much younger, likely from stunted growth due to malnourishment.

GavinWood

From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd

■ Amazon said that it had whittled the list of possible homes for its second headquarters to 20, including centres of technology like Boston and some surprise locations like Columbus, Ohio. The full list of finalists leans toward locations in the Midwest and South and on the East Coast, and away from the tech-saturated hubs of the West Coast. Many of the finalists, including Dallas, Denver, Raleigh and Washington, were considered shoo-ins from the moment Amazon announced the search, largely because of the attributes that the company said it was seeking for its second home. Those criteria included a metropolitan area with a population of greater than one million and the ability to attract and keep strong technical talent. More unexpected was Amazon's selection of locations not typically thought of as tech centers, such as Columbus, Indianapolis, Miami and Nashville. Los Angeles was the sole city from the West Coast to make the cut. Just as surprising was Amazon's rejection of applications from Detroit, Phoenix and San Diego. Although it received bids from regions in Mexico, Amazon narrowed its finalists to just American locations and one city in Canada: Toronto.

Weinstein wound up ■ While disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is reportedly running low on cash, his former company has managed to keep paying its employees in the wake of the scandal that rocked the company. Final details are being hammered out in a sale of the Weinstein Co. that is expected to be announced soon. The film firm's being bought by a group led by Maria Contreras-Sweet, whose offer reportedly includes renaming the company and installing a women-led board.

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Out and About

■ Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus enjoyed S.Y. Kitchen in Santa Ynez. Jon Hamm stopped by Trois Familia.

Music Producer Jerry Moss sat with Richard Donner at Mr. Chow. Ty Burrell checked out Eataly in Century City. Jaclyn Smith had dinner at Farmstop.

Arianna Huffington shared the room with Howard Kurtzman for dinner at Toscana in Brentwood. Patrick Wachsberger and Rob Reiner also were in, separately.

Charo had lunch at Il Fornaio in Beverly Hills. Riley Keough was at Deliah. Larry Flynt enjoyed dinner at Lawry's in Beverly Hills.

Kristen Stewart checked in at Mary Coffee. Zoey Deutch lunched with family at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Adam Levine helped celebrate Chloe Bridges' birthday at Cleo Third Street in LA. It wasn't easy to command the spotlight at Stella McCartney's starry fall 2018 fashion show in Los Angeles, but new couple Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson turned many heads.

While Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Quincy Jones, Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson held court at Tuesday's event in Hollywood, the Coldplay front man was seen massaging the Fifty Shades Darker star's neck as they took in performances by Leon Bridges, Grimes, St. Vincent and Beck.

Meanwhile, Sir Paul jumped onstage to sing Beatles songs Helter Skelter and I Saw Her Standing There with a cover band as the crowd went wild.

■ Apple, which had long deferred paying taxes on its foreign earnings and had become synonymous with hoarding money overseas, unveiled plans that would bring back the vast majority of the $252 billion in cash that it held abroad and said it would make a sizable investment in the United States. With the moves, Apple took advantage of the new tax code that President Trump signed into law.

A provision allows for a one-time repatriation of corporate cash held abroad at a lower tax rate than what would have been paid under the previous tax plan. Apple, which has 94 per cent of its total cash of $269 billion outside the United States, said it would make a one-time tax payment of $38 billion on the repatriated cash. For years, Apple had said it would not bring its foreign earnings back to the United States until the corporate tax code changed, because such a move would be too costly. Now Apple's bet to hold back on paying such taxes is reaping rewards under the Trump administration.

■ Britney Spears has reportedly signed a deal for a new Las Vegas residency in 2019 just weeks after completing her last run in the city. The 36-year-old pop star is said to be returning to the stage for a new residency at Las Vegas' Park Theatre, inside the Monte Carlo resort, shortly after Lady Gaga completes her residency there.

John Fogerty says he's annoyed that Taraji P. Henson's new film, Proud Mary, borrows from his popular song's name without his involvement. Fogerty does not own the rights to his infamous song. In a statement, he says "it irks me when people seek to capitalise on the popularity of my music" for their own financial gain. Henson plays a hit woman in Proud Mary. Its trailer uses Tina Turner's version of Fogerty's 1969 song. ● Matt Lauer

Nightstick to the knee ■ Tonya Harding's comeback tour just took a nightstick to the knee over her own greed and denial.

The disgraced figure skater was dumped by her own publicist/agent for demanding that journalists pay fines if they dare ask about the kneecapping Nancy Kerrigan suffered ahead of the 1994 Winter Olympics.

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150 Years of Local Press

Thousands of miners, gold plentiful ● First published in 1922 as ‘The Early Days’ by A.F.D. ■ In 1865 the only noticeable object within sight of what is now Alexandra was the red gate in the dividing fence between Johnson's and McKenzie's runs.

The fence ran close to the U.T. Creek, and the gate was right opposite where the main road bridge now is.

This is one of the many roads, or rather tracks, from Melbourne to the Junction, or Jamieson as it came to be called.

These all branched off from the old Sydney road, with which the north-east railway is now practically identical.

One branched off at Whittlesea, passing over the Plenty Mountains, past Tommy's Hut and down the King Parrot Creek to the Goulburn, junctioning with the road from Broadford, then up past Muddy Creek, now Yea, Cathkin,Thornton, and Darlingford (on the Big River), to Jamieson.

Other roads branched off at Longwood, Benalla, and Wangaratta. All finally converging through Hell's Gate at the Howqua, seven miles or so from Jamieson.

The nearest house to the Red gate was Jim Fenton's slab and bark hut on Johnson's Creek (Eglington), and, in the other direction, Mount Pleasant station (Donald McKenzie, owner).

The nearest store was at Yea. The nearest gold mining was at Upper Thornton, where Ben Jones had a pub.

There were no farmers, selectors, or others than the squatters, who each had 640 acres preemptive right.

From Jamieson up, Ten Mile, Gaffney's Creek, Woods Point and Matlock, B.B., Jordan, and Jericho were in full swing.

On the Big River every creck and gully and bar was being worked:Sailor Bill's, Enoch's Point, and Lucks All (Warner's Creek).

There were thousands of miners and gold was plentiful.

One Sunday morning in the latter part of 1866 two of Donald McKenzie's shepherds (Sandy Don and Alec McGregor) started from Mt. Pleasant for Jim Fenton's, where it was generally possible to obtain liquid refreshment.

A bullock dray had gone down McKenzie's pinch over night, and as Sandy a nd McGregor walked up they came to a boulder of quartz that had been crushed by a wheel, and there was the gold sticking al over it.

Rich; well it must have been 40 ozs. to the ton.

They put some of it in the bag and continued towards Fenton's. Near the road was a surveyor's camp, and they took the samples there.

The surveyor, John Downey, agreed to back them, and the first claim was pegged out on McKenzie's Pinch close to Mount Pleasant station, on the east side of the dividing spur.

It was called the Eglington and in a day or two a rush set in.

The following week Charlie Jones, on tramp from "the Point" (Woods Point was generally referred to as "The Point") asked young Downey for a job.

He got three days work and on the Sunday went prospectinig over the spur towards Red gate and peg ged out the "Lucky."

First gold ■ “The first gold was won from reef quartz and crusher stampers, with alluvial puddlers from surrounding creeks and valleys to 1879, when returns diminished.

“Trial shafts and tunnels were everywhere, with anthills of tents and slab huts. The Luckie Mine, from Jan.-March 1867, crushed 103 tons for 1731 oz gold (17 oz to ton) and produced 7905 oz for 12 months.

“Alluvial gold returns were only 310 oz for that period, but increased over quartz from 1870.

“Many miners and traders moved from other fields, auguring a prosperous future for the district.”

- Source: Alexandra and District" (2006)

by Brian Lloyd

● Thought to be a head frame on one of the mines on the Luckie line of reef at Mount Pleasant, perhaps in the 1880s. Photo: Hans Schonekas, courtesy of Alexandra Historical Society.

Among the miners there was On the Monday morning young from the grass roots down to 120 ft. £20,000 a month, and together with Downey went to Jamieson to regis- deep lead. There was still good gold a good return from alluvial made quite a number of "forty-niners," or Californian miners, as well as a ter, and, at Charn 's request regis- in the deep ground, but it was spread things fairly hum.

There was no six o'clock or eleven sprinkling of professional men from tered the Lucky for Jones, Downey over the whole flat and did not pay. re fused to take a share as that would No payable reef was ever struck o'clock closing those days. Every pub everywhere; also a few aristocratic have meant backing Jones. at Gobur. Among those who lost had a dance hall, and they danced wasters whose names are best forWell, in a week or so, a one- heavily over the deep ground was six nights a week. There was no lack gotten.

In the bars and streets there was eighth share was worth £10,000. At Sloan, of Sloan s Punt Inn, Moles- of ladies.

A goodly number of dance girls at night hundreds of men, plenty of four feet worth, and Adam Bunney, store were there, who re ceived regular them full of liquor. from the grass the reef was four feet keeper and publican, of Gobur.

Fighting was freely in dulged in; wide and glittering with gold like a So much for how Alexandra salaries and had no other duties than jeweller's shop. started. At first it was "Red Gate"; to dance and look pretty, all of which the top notcher was Tom Waite, a 10-stone man, and one Dan Creed The big rush was on! Right here afterwards it was named after the they did most successfully.

Ninety per cent. of them were very was the champion wrestler. it may be noted that the Eglington, then Princess of Wales.

You could stroll up and down on first The first building was of stringy respectable, and much more claim pegged, and adjacent claims bark and saplings - Dick Vining's scrumptious than the ordinary flap- Saturday night from fight to fight and never paid the cost. boarding house and house of enter- per of to-day, besides being modestly back your fancy. attired.

One remarkable circumstance The Lucky line and others paid tainment.

No drunken man, or person that was the total absence of lethal weapbig dividends.

Lots of hotels started up like mushIn fact the various claimis from rooms in a night, com mencing near had misconducted in public, would ons.

It was just bare fists, with plenty the Eglington to the U.T. Creek the creek and spreading along both be tolerated in a dance room.

Nevertheless etiquette required to see fair play. turned out, in abouit 7 years, some sides of the road up towards the that at the conclusion of each dance Since those days the writer has 320,000 ozs. of gold, worth £4 2s 6d Lucky. an oz.

Cooper and Perkins, Hames and the gentleman should offer his part- knocked about Australia from MelThe Eglington was abandoned at Ashby, W. Cummings, Morris (Cor- ner some refreshment; and so did bourne to Sydney, and from Syd160 ft deep. The reef or leader was ner Hotel), Pat O'Donnell, Kirwin etiquette require that the lady should ney to Broken Hill and back, and still showing, but sometimes half an of the Shamrock, Mount. Pleasant accept something, generally rasp- from Sydney to Thursday Island inch thick,.and at others one eighth Hotel (afterwards kept by Peg-leg berry, lemonade, ginger wine, or and back, and has been present at more than one function under the of an inch or just discernible.

Cook, who was much liked), theNew some thing quite harmless.

Should a lady get into the way of auspices of an aristocratic order, The ground was very hard and York and London (Charlie Jones and sinking by contract was worth £8 a family, of the Lucky), and the taking something intoxicating she whereat there was more intoxica tion foot. Of course very little of such ore Montezuma, kept by old Jack Levy, quickly earned a sobriquet, as for and unmanly behaviour calculated as there was reached the owners. uncle of the Thompson's, of sport- instance, Port Wine Mary, Gin-fizz to give offence to decent womanLizzie, or something equally unpleas- hood than ever occurred in 66 or '67.

The No. 2 Lucky paid hand- ing fame.

There,was sergeant of police somely down to 200 ft. The shaft was He afterwards kept “The Hay- ant.

Such cases were rare, but other (McCormack) and two or three confinally sunk to near 400 ft. market" in Melbourne.

In the sink the reef was from three There were a host of ‘shanties' and pleasanter ones were common, stables; they did not interfere with to four foot wide, white as milk, and more or less reputable. Stores and as Pretty Cocky (a famous beauty at the drinking; gambling or fighting, which was gener ally indulged in by not a colour of gold in it. shops filled the spaces, and ther was the New York and London), The Meantime the gullies on each side not a vacant lot on either side of the Black Angel, Pretty Nelly, Sweet the younger men.

Ellen, &c., &c.

Other crime was remarkably of the reef were rich in alluvial. road for over half a mile from All drinks were 1s, so the custom rare; in fact, conspicuous by its abOn the north side -the lead went the creek. right to the U.T Creek, but on the The storekeepers in cluded Tom of refreshing was for the good of "the sence.

- A.F.D. south, or "Mysterious'" side, the lead Hall, Cronin Bros., Peterkin. and house." was lost half way to the creek. half a dozen others.

It is there yet somewhere, perBoulter and Perkins had the haps under the tail end of Baker's 20 butcher''s shop opposite the corner acre block, which was the first se- hotel. Boulter went away to northlection on the goldfield that was ern rushes and eventually died on the granted (about 1876). road from the coast to the Roper For a considerable distance up the River rush.

U.T. Creek good alluvial gold was Harker joined Perkins; then got, smooth, shooty; and some fair- Harry Perkins sold out and went to ish nuggets.

Thorn ton and made a splash, built Just. under Mount Prospect on the Thornton hotel, and went in for Johnson's Creek was a good patch agriculture heavily; but came a "cropof alluvial, about 40 ft. deep and per." spread over several acres. It was just Sableburg had 15 head of stamps a basin. No reefs were ever found going on the creek, a hundred yards near it. up from the gate.

Further on in the. same direction, Then there were 10 head of but on Spring Creek. was Durham stamps at The Mysterious and 15 Gully. Good, alluvial gold; but no reef head on the Prospecting claim. ever found.

It was the sweetest music imagThen Godfrey's Creek (or- inable. Those batteries in full swing ● Ad for the Royal Mail Hotel, Alexandra. Times, 1868.

Gobur, as it was afterwards 'named), meant the distribution of some

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: BAD MOMS 2: Genre: Comedy.

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Wildly outrageous and raunchy follow-up the last years sleeper hit "Bad Moms" is filled with an unexpected cavalcade of hardcore laughs, and even though our over-stressed moms delve into some over-thetop hi-jinks and debauchery, its heart remains firmly in place.

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Ben Stiller gives a solid, even touching, performance, at times, in this mid-life-crisis of fears and failure father & son journey, and even though it has a poignant and soulful core, the heavy-handed direction (by Mike White) sends it all too quickly spiralling into drollness and dread, from which it never fully recovers.

The honesty of his fears and failures are commendable, however, it is difficult to grasp them, or feel compassion for him, coming from a such a beautiful middle-class home with a beautiful and understanding wife, and a healthy, ambitious and talented young son.

Co-produced by Brad Pitt and his Plan-B Entertainment, rewarding performances come Austin Abrams as the young son and Jenna Fischer as the Mother/Wife, Michael Sheen as a successful and wealthy friend, and Shazi Raja and Luisa Lee as two school musicians.

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Welcome to 2018

● Paddington 2: superb sequel ■ Here we are, back again to inFerdinand (PG). 108 minutes. dulge in what the coming year has *** to offer movie wise.

Though far from the best aniWith the Oscar nominations mated film around, this mildly ennow announced, attention is fo- dearing effort is better than excused on what was recognised and pected, but falls into safe formula what was overlooked. too many times.

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■ Samuel Joel ‘Zero’ Mostel was born in Brooklyn in 1915 and he was the seventh child from a Jewish family.

In his teenage years his father wanted him to be a Rabbi but young Sam wanted to be an artist.

When he graduated from college the story goes that his yearbook noted: "A future Rembrandt ... or perhaps a comedian?"

He was teaching art when he married Clara Sverd in 1939. It was apparently not a harmonious marriage as Sam was rarely home and spent most of his time working on his paintings, teaching and socialising with his artistic friends.

He sort of drifted into show business after auditioning as a comedian at the downtown nightclub Cafe Society in late 1941.

The owner hired Sam after Pearl Harbour to give his customers a few laughs at a difficult time.

It was Ivan Black, the club's press agent, who gave Sam the nickname Zero, explaining, "Here's a guy who's starting from nothing."

In 1942 Zero gave up art and concentrated on a career in show business. He was so popular at the nightclub they increased his fee and Zero began to make comedic appearances on radio shows.

He made his Broadway debut in a play titled Keep Em Laughing and then Top Notchers.

He played the part of ‘The Swami’ in the MGM musical Du Barry Was A Lady in 1943.

Whatever Happened To ...

Zero Mostel

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

Zero and Clara were divorced in 1943 and he married Kathryn Harkin in 1944 -they had two sons Josh and Tobias.

Zero served in the Army during World War II and came under scrutiny as it was alleged he was a member of the Communist Party.

He hosted several television shows during the late 1940s. Director Eliza Kazan cast him in the film Panic In The Streets in which he starred with Richard Widmark and Jack Palance.

In 1952 Zero was blacklisted after appearing in front of the the House Un - American Activities Committee.

He won the respect of his colleagues as he would not co-operate and name people.

His career was revived in 1957 and he re-

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● Zero Mostel turned to the stage. In 1960 Zero was hit by a bus when he was returning from rehearsals for a Broadway play.

He refused to consent to the amputation of his left leg and he suffered with the injury for the rest of his life.

Zero returned to the stage later that year and won the Tony Award for his performance in the play Rhinoceros.

He originally did not want to play ‘Pseudolus’ in the Sondheim musical A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To the Forum but he agreed after pressure from his wife and his agent.

The show won many Tony Awards including Best Actor for Zero. He starred in the film version which has become a classic over the years.

In 1964 Zero created the role of ‘Tevye’ the milkman in the original stage musical Fiddler On The Roof and won his third Tony Award.

He was not cast in the film version but in 1968 he made a film that was to become a comedy masterpiece.

Mel Brooks could not talk Zero into playing ‘Max Bialystock’ in the film The Producers and begged Zero to show the script to his wife.

Kathryn talked him into it and he was brilliant in the role.

I watched it recently and I laughed from the beginning to the end. Zero and his co-star Gene Wilder became lifelong friends.

Zero was trying to lose weight and went on a diet. He collapsed and was taken to hospital where it was expected that he would recover without any problem. He lost consciousness and the doctors were unable to revive him. He passed away from an aortic aneurysm on the September 8, 1977 at the age of 62.

Just before he died Zero was a guest on The Muppet Show and commented on the creator Jim Henson: "He has the best possible actors.

If you have a disagreement with them, you can always use them to wash your car."

Sadly, the episode aired after his death and Zero never saw it. What a shame, I thought Zero Mostel was a comic genius.

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

Hard decisions over town’s odd name ■ The unusually-named – some may say, unfortunately-named – town of Dildo on the shores of Trinity Bay in Canada’s Newfoundland province, has resisted numerous attempts over the centuries, including as recently as the 1990s, to re-name itself.

And as far as the majority of the 1200 folk remaining there from onetime thriving fishing and whaling industries are concerned, they’ll continue to oppose any change.

Because as well as its history, they’re enjoying the benefits of a nicely growing little tourism industry, as more-and-more visitors discover their quiet little retreat to snap pictures of anything with the moniker Dildo on it, and to join flourishing whale-watching cruises (primarily through midJune to mid-August) on Dildo’s picturesque little harbour.

Plus spend-up nicely in the few local stores, cafés and souvenir shops.

Just how Dildo got its unusual name is unclear, some locals saying that it was after a Spanish explorer who spent time in the area several centuries ago, while others speculate it came after the discovery in the 1700s on the site of the now-town, of an antiquated test-tube used by early mariners and known as a “dildo glass.”

The town’s 400-year reliance on fishing, whaling and seal-hunting began to die with tough competition on international markets and a Canadawide moratorium on whale-catching in 1972, so Dildo turned to its tourist appeal – including creating a colourful Dildo Days Festival every July with a harbour boat parade and evening fireworks.

And the town, 60 kilometres west of the provincial capital of St Johns, won an award in 2001 as one of the 10 prettiest small towns in Canada, with descriptors in various publications ranging from “really beautiful,” to a more bizarre “bleakly pretty.”

■ When Royal Caribbean Line’s gargantuan new Symphony of the Seas slips out of the yard in which she is being built in France this April, and heads to Barcelona for her first season of sailing the Western Mediterranean, there’ll be enough food and drinks go aboard during just one week’s cruising to slake the hunger and thirst of many a small town.

OK. With John O’Keefe What were they thinking?

■ Producers of a TV spot for Barilla Pasta had blockbuster ideas in mind when they featured Swiss tennis champ Roger Federer learning to cook Italian pasta. So far, so good, but why Greek music as the backing track?

The spot was on heavy rotation during the Aussie Open on Seven.

While on the subject of the great Fed, we hope someone in Team Federer remembered to organise return of the Baby Grand Piano Roger had delivered to his digs while in Melbourne for the Aussie Open.

Piano is a requirement in the Federer camp so his nine-year-old twin daughters can keep up to date with their piano lessons

Way back when

■ Rewind your mind to the eighties when the TV show Murphy Brown was a weekly 'must see' . Well, there is a new version of same show in the pipeline and again starring Candice Bergman.

The new Network 10 series is due to be screened in September in the States. In its heyday the original Murphy Brown won a swag of top gongs.

Ins and Outs

● Dildo harbour and township. that seats just 16 for very special occasions, to others seating diners by the score. Plus there’ll be nearly 2200 crew who will need to be fed and watered around the clock as well.

So it is little wonder her shopping list for that first sailing, and all subsequent weekly sailings in the Mediterranean, and then from October in the Caribbean, is as gargantuan as the ship herself.

Because it includes 8900kg of chicken, 8300 kilos of beef, 3200 of fish, 5400 portions of lobster tails and 10,000 hot dog frankfurters, 6700kg of potatoes, 4000 of tomatoes, 48,000 eggs, 20,000-plus kilos of fruit and vegetables, enough ice cream to fill 21,000 cones, and 860kg of coffee.

And for those with a thirst, 33,000 bottles and cans of beer, 17,000 of soft drinks, over 2000 bottles of spirits, and with David Ellis 6100 bottles of wine – all for just one Because as the world’s largest- week of holidaymaking.

All these numbers, together with ever passenger ship, Symphony of the Seas will scale-in at over 230,000 10,300 rolls of toilet paper, will be kept tonnes and carry up to 6870 passen- topped-up for every weekly sailing in the Mediterranean and Caribbeanafgers.

And all those will need to be fed ter that inaugural week – with ages three times daily, as well as with any- and nationalities of guests monitored time snacks around the clock, in some to ensure all cultures and dietary needs twenty dining venues ranging from one are catered for.

Struth

■ It has only been little over a month or more since our last edition but there has been a constant change in the media landscape, particularly in radio and TV. At Seven they have put out the ‘Welcome’mat for Homer Simpson and James Brayshaw. James has cut all ties with Nine, and the one time co-host of The Footy Show will call AFL footy on Seven.

'Jimbo' is mates with Lewis Martin , chief of Seven, Melbourne and has moved into a bachelor pad owned by Craig Hutchison, boss of Crocmedia, now running SEN. Another big name sports commentator on the move is Brad McEwan is a fill-in host on 3AW when Jon Anderson is on hols.

A little bit country

■ Triple M has started a new digital radio station committed to playing contemporary country music by Aussie and overseas artists. Mix the country music with classic rock, greatest hits and you have the vibe. Leigh Kernaghan is on board to present The Range , 6am-8am every Sunday.

Only prob I see is the new station is only accessible on digital, online and the Triple M app.

Craig McLachlan sues ■ Craig has gone for the big legal guns in his case of defamation against the ABC and Fairfax.

McLachlan has engaged Stuart Littlemore as his QC. Littlemore is no stranger to the world of tv as he was once a presenter of hard hitting business programs on the ABC. The legal paperwork is piling up on someone's desk at the ABC as former PM, Kevin Rudd is to issue proceedings after disclosure of contents of the files found in a Canberra disposal store.

- John O’Keefe

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Country Crossroads

Sauvignon Blanc breaks Marlborough mould

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Shania to tour ■ Country superstar Shania Twain will tour Australia in November and December.

It will be her first tour back here since 1999 and she will play Rod LaverArena on December 11.Good Friday Appeal.

Davidson Brothers ■ Victorian Bluegrass brothers Lachlan and Hamish Davidson took out two honours at the January Golden Guitar Awards in Tamworth, NSW. Instrumental of the Year and Bluegrass Recording of the Year belonged to the boys and adds to an already impressive list of career achievements.

Boomers Jukebox ■ Rock n Roll favourites and country gems make up the track list on the new CD by Melbourne band Boomers Jukebox.

The 50s and 60s classics are played the way you remember them says their CD bio.

More info: phone Robin, 9711 1118.

Karise in Melb.

■ The 2012 winner of Channel 9’s The Voice, Karise Eden, will perform at 7.30pm this Friday February 9, at the Memo Music Hall, St Kilda.

Supporting Karise on the show will be Bonnie Anderson, a past winner on Australia's Got Talent.

- Rob Foenander

■ John Rozentals discovers a sauvignon blanc that breaks the Marlborough mould No other wine seems to ride such a precarious bow wave of success on the Australian market as does sauvignon blanc from the Marlborough region, at the northeastern end of the South Island.

It's fairly easy to see why it overtook chardonnay as Australia's single-biggest wine three or four years ago.

Drinkers are confident with it.

They stick there nose into a glass and know straight away what they're got, just from the unmistakable herbaceous, tropical-fruit aroma, which some have rather ungraciously likened to cats' pee.

Much of the wine seems to come from overcropped vineyards and lacks the palate structure to satisfy the second-glass test for many drinkers, including this one. Let alone a third-glass test.

A few vintages ago, Nautilus Estate winemaker, Clive Jones, determined to do something about the situation, making a 2015 The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc, a wine styled more like a chardonnay would be and very dependent on barrel-fermentation and maturation on yeast lees.

Personally, I applauded the attempt, but thought that Jones had gotten off at Redfern. He just hadn't quite gone through with the job and left me wondering what might have been.

● Clive Jones With the 2016 vintage he re- broken the mould of Marlborough peated the exercise, this time, I sauvignon and presenting a much needed new face to the variety think, doing it properly.

His 2016 The Paper Nautilus is one which will see it beyond the the real deal (see tasting notes be- cult, but possibly ephemeral, follow) and I reckon joins the ranks of lowing it now has.

The name, incidentally, comes Cloudy Bay's Te Koko in having

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from an octopus-like cephalopod also known as an argonaut, which isn't really a nautilus at all.

The female builds a papery nautilus-like shell to live in while her eggs hatch.

The Paper Nautilus 2016 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ($35): a gloriously complex dry white, showing an unmistakable sauvignon-blanc edge to the aroma but having so much more as well and particularly pleasing depth on the palate.

I like the nuttiness on the aroma, which I presume comes from maturation on yeast lees.

Jones suggests matching with oysters dressed with chilli and lime.

I'm not disagreeing. Yum! Nautilus 2017 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ($28): Loads of passionfruit here and good palate weight from use of fully ripe, judiciously cropped grapes.

Just a tad (about 2 per cent) of the fruit was given the Paper Nautilus treatment and fermented on barrel. If you're going to drink Marlborough savvy, I'd certainly recommend this.

Twin Islands 2017 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ($18): Much more in the conventional Marlborough savvy style and more towards its usual pricepoint - but at least it seems to be made from genuinely ripe fruit. No real complexity, but citrusy and pungent, with a racy finish. www.nautilusestate.com

Observations

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Mike McColl Jones

Top 5

THE T OP 5 C OMMENT S HEARD TOP COMMENT OMMENTS DURING THE FIRST WEEK IN THE JUNGLE. 5. “My agent needs SpecSavers. I asked to be on MKR” 4.“While I was eating the anus, I couldn’t stop thinking of Ossie Ostrich”.

3.“She really is a Bimbo. She reckons She just saw Skippy”.

2.“Hey, who left a dummy behind.

1.“I hear they’re renaming the show ‘I’m a Dickhead, get me out of here”.

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● Des Creed and Doug Lawson

● Jean Scott, Ilma Bett and Malcolm Bett

● Dougal Drysdale and Ron Drysdale.

In the background: Garry Cecil, Allan Cassell, Ian Walker

● Jack Mahon and Colin Anderson

● Agents welcome all to the 1989 Yea January cattle sale

● Brendan Sier and Pat Quinlan

● Peter Hauser

● Adrian Evans and Bruce Nicholson

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The Yea Story: Part 30

‘See the Conquering Hero comes’ From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks ■ Indicative of Yea’s civic pride in its soldier-sons were the official farewells and welcomes home in which the whole district took part.

Typical of these, perhaps, were the functions staged in the connection with Lieutenant (as he was then) F.G. Purcell’s departure, and subsequent return as a major.

The Yea Chronicle of April 26, 1900, devoted several colourful columns to describing his departure.

Learning that Lieutenant Purcell was returning to Yea from camp to make his farewells, the Council hastily arranged a social evening in the Shire Hall, attended by some 130 guests, and a description of its program casts an interesting sidelight on entertainment in those unsophisticated days before cinemka, radio or television.

The Chronicle recorded that: “Miss Annie Quinlan contributed a number of exquisite piano overtures and Miss Daley was likewise heard to advantage in a couple of numbers on the violin.

“Some were rendered by Misses Drysdale (Box Hill) and Kate Quinlan, Mrs Gill and Miss Jeffrey, all of which were much enjoyed by an appreciative audience.

“Card tables were placed in the several corners of the hall, and the rounds of hearty laughter and thumping of the board were indicative of the satisfaction in which apparent defeats were turned into successes and victories into defeats.

“Dancing was also indugled in at intervals, and in every way all present vied with one another in making the entertainment as enjoyable as possible to Lieutenant Purcell and the members of his family present.

“At 10.30 o’clock as adjournment was made to the Council chambers, where the large table of our city fathers were found laden with a delightful supper, appropriately decorated in red, white and blue - for the artistic arrangement of which much praise is due to the Misses Quinlan.”

When Lieutenant Purcell left by train the following morning, 500 residents gathered at the Railway Station.

Children from the local school led a procession down the main streetm, headed by the Union Jack, singing

● Prominent Yea military man, Frederick G. Purcell sons such as Rule Britannica and The Shire President, Cr John Soldiers Of The Queen, whike rge Quinlan, other councillors, the Fire adults present (‘not being so well Brigade and the Brass Band then versed in the words’, noted the moved in procession to the Shire Chronicle) contented themselves Hall, which was draped in flags, with with round upon round of hearty yards of red, white and ble bunting cheers. streaming from its tower.

Lieutenant Purcell was carried On the steps of the hall, Cr Quinshoulder-high to his carriage, and the lan presented the Major with an illutrain moved slowly off to a storm of minated address of welcome cheering, with a fusillade of fog sig- (‘signed by the presents and some nals exploding under its wheels for councillors, with room left for the the first hundred yards or so. names of others, unavoidably absent There were similar scenes when but who sent letters of apology’), and Major Purcell returned from South after many speeches the whole official party adjourned to the CommerAfrica in September 1902.

Several hundred people gathered cial Hotel as guests of Cr Quinlan to on the railway platform to meet the drink the hero’s health “in bumpers morning train from Melbourne, and of wine”.

It must have been quite a party, the Chronicle breathlessly reported for the Chronicle reported that bethat: “as the hour for arrival drew nigh tween speeches and singing around a wave-thrill of excitement perme- the piano, songs and recitations were ated the air. When the semaphore fell introduced.

“Mr Redpath contributing in good and the engine stole slowly around the curve and drew up to the plat- style True Till Death, while Councilform, the Yea Brass Band burst into lor McAlpin ably voiced The Death strains of See The Conquering Hero of Nelson and Pardon, The Son Of Comes! and amid a salvo of cheers Reprieve was spiritedly recited by Mr Elliot.” the carriage came to a standstill.

The report ends with the quaint statements that “The health of our host, Mr Quinlan, fell to Mr Tyrer, who in an exhaustivce speech did his devoir.”

Even that did not conclude the rejoicings. The following night a social was held in the Shire Hall, specially decorated for the occasion with “patriotic flags and standards of many nationalities skilfully displayed around the walls and front of the gallery, the impression conveyed on entering the building being gay, bright and animated, the stage, furnished as a drawing room, looked natural, inviting and draped with good taste, producing a feeling of thorough home charm and obliterating all suspicion of garish publicity”.

In spite of dust swirling all day long “in chocolate clouds”, noted the Chronicle, over 100 guests attended at the hall, and the interior, “although hot, offered some relief from the dirt on suspension outside” Shortly after 10pm, “Major ● A Yea newspaper report on presentations made to Purcell was conducted to the stage Lieut. Putcell, published on April 26, 1900. and President Quinlan, entering

from the wings, came forward, in his hands a morocco case containing a caluable and very handsome gold watch”, which he then presented.

The Chronicle thoughtfully added that the watch has been selected from the stock of Mr C. Begg, of High Street, one of its advertisers who carried a splendid stock of brooches, bangles, pendants, ladies’ chains, rings and pins, of a quality and price unsurpassed anywhere.

Major Purcell’s homecoming may have been a little larger and more elaborate than most, but these were stirring times in Yea, and every native son of the Shire was given a royal welcome upon his return.

A few months earlier, when the bulk of the Fifth Contingent returned from South Africa, local organisations vied with each other for the honour of welcoming any Shire resident.

Corporal Charles Ridd of Molesworth was tendered a ‘complimentary smoke night by members of the LOL, attended by almost every member of the Lodge, their families, and many friends from both Molesworth and Yea. Corporal Ridd was presented with “a handsome gold emblem, suitably inscribed”, which (the Chronicle once more carefully noted) has been obtained from Mr C. Begg, the jeweller.

Corporal J. Drysdale also was honoured with a complimentary smoke night, his function being organised by members of the Manchester Unity IOF. The Grand Master, Bro. D. Marshall, presented him with “a handsome gold Maltese Cross, suitably”.

This time, the Chronicle made no mention of its source, so presumably it was not obtained locally.

Privates Clark and Saqmson, who with Corporal Ridd, had been members of the Cathkin detachment of the Mounted Rifles serving in South Africa, were similarly honoured by the Yea Rifle Club - and Mr C. Begg provided the engraved golden souvenirs.

Private parties were held all over the Shire for several weeks, and the Chronicle reproted that “the convivial gatherings broke up only as daylight stained the day, and those who enjoyed the festivities returned with reluctance to go about their several daily chores”.

But the scenes of greatest enthusiasm were reserved for the celebrations which marked the arrival of a telegram from the Governor-General, announcing that peace had been declared.

“This was suuicient to throoughly enthuse the whole town,” said the Chronicle.

“The welcome news spread with the rapidity of wildfire, and within a few minutes all flags were mastheaded, the bells of the churches and school set merrily ringing, and engine whistles blown with persistency and piercingness ... up and down the streets small kots of people discussed the glad tidings, and as newcomers arrived on the scene these animated clumps were constantly added to.

“From thebalcony of the Caledonian Hotel, where a number of enthusiastic spirits had gathered, rifles were discharged with increasing regularity, and with a volume of dound so overwhelming that their temporary cessation had to be re-

● King Edward VII quested in order that the evidence taken at the Court of Petty Sessions might be considered audible.

“Crackers of all sizes and descriptions fizzed, squibbed and exploded on every side, and general vocations were only pursued intermittently and under protest.

“At two o’clock all business places closed, and an impromptu procession of about 250 children bearing banners, marshalled by their teachers fittingly bedecked with patriotic colours, and headed by the Yea Brass Band, started from the school house and paraded the town.”

After marching through all the principal streets, the children massed in front of the Shire Hall to sing patriotic songs and to listen to the band playing martial selections.

Then they entered the hall, and while adults gathered in the gallery, a thanksgiving address was delivered by Councillor Quinlan, who was supported by the local clergy, the Rev. B. Leck and the Rev. D. Milne.

The people then dispersed, “each child, on passing through the door, receiving a double handful of lolies out of three tins which had been kindly provided by Mr Quinlan, Mr Purcell and Mr Olney”.

That evening, a torchlight proicession was arranged, starting from the Shire Hall. It was led by the Yea Brass Band, followed by the Fire Brigade, a cab crowded with ex-servicemen, members of the Mounted Rifles on horseback and a large cro wd of civilians.

After parading the town, the proceedings finished opposite the Shire Hall, with fusillades of rifle shots fired into the night sky and prolonged cheering.

With those peace celebartions, Yea said goodbye to the Victorian era.

That same week, a public meeting was held in the hall to consider a local demonstration to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra; but feeling showed a drift away from processions and street celebrations.

Perhaps Yea thought it had a surfeit of adult parties and balls in recent weeks, for it decided to hold a “feast for the children” at midday in the Shire Hall, followed by a sports program on the Recreation Reserve, with a children;s concert in the evening.

By the end of the year, with all celebrations over and the last of its heroes welcomed home, Yea stowed away its bunting and its flags and turned its face firmly toward the new century. ● Part 31 is on Page 51 of this week’s issue

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The Yea Story: Part 31

Yea welcomes the 20th Century From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks ■ As the 19th century drew to a close, the Shire’s pioneering days were already fading into history, adn when the 1900s dawned Yea had already acquired the settled appearance of a typical small country town, although the natural advantages of its site made its perhaps, more attractive than many.

In spite of the fact that it still suffered from drainage problems in winter, and great clouds of brown dust swirled about its unsealed streets in summer, improvements were steadily being made.

The Water Trust had installed fire plugs at strategic points throughout the township and drinking water was laid on to several fountains and to a horse trough in a central position, while - in a wiser decision than it could have forseen - the Council bought several hundred feet of canvas and rubber hoses to protect the town from fire.

The century opened with a momentous national event, the federation of the separate colonies to form the newCommonwealth of Australia.

To mark the occasions a committee of townspeople organised a ‘Grand Pic-Nic’ on the Recreation Reserve with an elaborate and expensive program of sports entertainments and tableaux, with special attention paid to the school-children.

But that was a hot, dry summer and bushfires swept much of the State.

Before Yea’s celebrations were properly under way a small fire sprang up not far outside the town and within minutes reached alarming proportions.

Fanned by rising gales, the fire swept down in a vast encircling movement.

Vivid recollections of the holocaust were retained by one of Yea’s oldset residents, Mrs Olive Jones, who at the age of 86 in 1972, recalled the ensuing pandemonium.

As flames roared toward the township and the sky blacked out with smoke, she said, the ‘Grand Pic-Nic’ was hastily abandoned.

Food and drinks were left untouched as everybody took to their horses and buggies and streamed toward the outskirts to fight the flames.

The Fire Brigade brought their newly-acquired hoses into action as teams of beaters with shovels and bags strove to hold the boundaries of the town.

But it was a close fought battle.

The flames roared through the cemetery, destroying old wooden grave markers, cracking tombstones, and threatening houses on the hill.

A band of schoolboys used wet bags to save a house on the outskirts, owned by Mr Daniel McLeish, while the men struggled to hold the flames to the north and the west and burning embers showered down over the streets.

By nightfall on Commonwealth Day, Yea was completely ringede by fire; but the town itself was saved.

In the following weeks, reports of damage and destruction came in from all over the Shire.

Nearly four-fifths of the culverts had been destroyed or so badly burned that they were impassable to traffic, and a number of bridges had been totally destroyed.

Others, however, had been saved

vase on her desk. But there came the day when she had to reprimand the lad for a misdemanour, and he tearfully told her, “I won’t risk my life for you, then, any more!”

Investigation of this curious threat revealed that the boy used to get other lads to lower him down a dangerous disued mine shaft, half filled with icy water, and there, toes dug into crumbling ledhes, he would gather the ferns that grew in profusion in the cold twilght zone 30 feet below the surface.

Billy was always poorly dressed with bare feet, and in winter would come to school on wet days waring a peaked hessian sugar bag over his head and thin shoulders. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper. by the valiant efforts of local residents, who nevertheless expected to be recompensed for their efforts and successfully claimed varying amounts from 10s to £5, according to the value of the structure concerned.

The effect on the Shire’s limited finances was quite shattering, but the Government helped by granting a special £1 for £1 subsidy to replace and repair the damaged bridges and culverts.

Before the shock of the fires had been fully absorbed, a further momentous event occurred.

Queen Victoria died after the longest reign in British history, and the whole town went into loyal mourning; the country was now a Commonwealth and the people had a new national identity, but it would still take time before they regarded themselves as other then British.

Public buildings and business premises were draped in black bunting, flags flown at halfmast for a week, and the school children were issued with black armbands to wear.

Mrs Jones, born Olive Davey in 1886, had other memories of the turn of the century.

She recalled that the old school in Station Street, next to the premises of Mr Lee Gow, was later bought by the Presbyterian Chirch and used as a manse.

Shifted to 16 Miller Street, it was then occupied in the 1970s by Mrs A. McLure, and was considered to perhaps be the oldest house in the township.

Mrs Jones also remembered when the Yea Chronicle was published from premises two doors down from Lee Gow’s shop in Station Street; as a girl, she was fascinated by the fact that the name of the paper, carefully lettered over the doorway, was mis-spelled Cronicle, and it remained that way for many years (perhaps the signwriter came to Yea at only rare intervals).

The owner and publisher, Mr P. Galvin, later sold out and lfet Victoria, being presented with a memorial address by the Shire Council in appreciation of his “thoughtful and kindly reporting”.

At the western end of High Street, an imposing two-storey red brick house with ornamental iron balconies, Beaufort House, was built before the turn of the century bu the retired licensee of the Caledonian Hotel, Mr J.C. Sanders.

The Caledonian, recalls Mrs Jones, was generally known as the Red Lion, for it usually flew from its balcony flagstaff a large yellow banner with a red lion rampant in its

centre. The same emblem, taken from the Scottish coat of arms, was also painted on one side wall.

Mr Sanders’ daughter, Minnie, who later became Mrs Waddell, helped form the Yea Orchestral Society, and the orchestra, some 20strong, used to practise at Beaufort House.

Minus its balconies and renamed Beaufort Manor, the house enjoyed a spell as a restaurant and take away food establishment.

The iron balconies were torn down after World War II and used to reinforce concrete during theconstruction of the Yea and District Memorial Hospital.

Another old building in the township which has seen a variety of uses over the years is Pollard’s clothing factory in Station Street.

One of Yea’s few secondary industries in the 1970s, providing employment for local women, it was previously the Salvation Army Hall, and before that the Temperance Hall.

Similarly, the old Commercial Bank building, next to the Shire Hall in High Street, became a cafe, and comparison with early photographs of the town reveals that its facade retains its original shape.

The well known jeweller’s shop of Mr C.M. Begg could be recognised as 1973’s children’s wear store run

by Mrs Baynes. Many other old buildings however, have vanished.

Mrs Jones particurly regretted the passing of the old Post Office, which stood on the site of the Commercial Bank.

She remembered it as a “beautiful building with three glass doors”. and with a fine old loquat tree outside, beneath which carpets of yellow fruit used to lie.

As historical records of the Shire mention only peopleand families who were prominent in its affairs, or who were landholders and established businessmen, it is easy to overlookthe “small people”, the labourers and employees who were born in and around Yea, grew up , lived their lives in humble obscurity, and eventually were buried in small plots on the quiet hill above the town.

Yet they too, played their parts, however minor, in developingt the district, and where tales of their uneventful lives still exist they are worth recording.

Mrs Jones supplied two valuable vignettes: a boy called Billy Seal, son of a poor family of German Extraction, used to attend the Yea State School where he brought his teacher (Mrs Jones’ mother, Mary Ann Daley), beautiful bunches of rare ferns each week, to be placed in a

● Fires surrounded Yea as 1901 dawned.

Source: January 3, 1901

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150 Years of Local Press

John Whitelaw was first publisher

● John Whitelaw Photo: Alexandra Fire Brigade ■ The year 1868 - 150 years ago saw the start of the Alexandra Times newspaper.

The newspaper was first published twice-weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) by John Whitelaw from June 2, 1868.

First copies were described as “for circulation in Wood's Point, Ghin Ghin, Yea, Maindample, Mansfield, Doon, Merton, Jamieson, Lauraville, &c.”

(A string of small villages appeared in the Gaffneys Creek valley, and these were subsequently amalgamated and collectively named Lauraville by the Government Surveyor in honour of his wife, Laura.)

In its first editorial the Alexandra Times newspaper committed to "representing the commercial and mining interests of the district".

The newspaper’s motto was veritas vincit omnia, truth conquers all.

Issues of the Times for May 1869September 1869 had the subtitle: Godfrey Creek and Yea Advertiser.

Whitelaw was born in 1819, and was almost 50 years of age when he began the Alexandra Times. During his career, he was also a teacher and an auctioneer.

(Whitelaw lived to age 80, passing away on September 19, 1899. He was buried at Sorell Cemetery, Tasmania.)

Whitelaw was an Alexandra Shire President in 1873 and 1874, with him holding a Councillor’s position from 1873-1879.

The Alexandra Shire Presidents ebook published last year by Murrindindi Shire Council notes: “John was born in 1819, son of George Whitelaw of Kelvin Grove, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

“He migrated to Australia around 1840, possibly disembarking in Sydney as records show he was a teacher of over 60 pupils at Dunmore, NSW, in 1838 and married Elizabeth (Eliza) Simpson on July 16, 1842 at Hopewell, NSW. “By the early 1850s he was operating as a auctioneer in Bourke Street, Melbourne (opposite the General Post Office).

“He moved to the Woods Point district during the Gold Rush there and established the Woods Point Times and Mountaineer newspaper as well as being elected the Mayor of Woods Point in 1867.

“Around 1868 as the Woods Point Gold Rush subsided, he moved to Alexandra where in June of the same year he established Alex-

● First issue of andra's first newspaper, The Alexandra Times.

“In 1874 he appeared as one of 21 men displayed on an Alexandra Fire Brigade poster and in June 1877 he sold the Alexandra Times to J.H McColl who renamed it the Alexandra Standard.

“John then returned to Melbourne where he purchased and ran the Carlton Cigarette - a Labor Party political publication - until financial ruin.

“He then conducted agency work in Melbourne before returning to Alexandra with his wife.

“He went on to serve in the Shire for many years.

“In 1897, with declining health, he moved to Tasmania to live with his daughter Mrs McRae. “At this time it is believed that he was the oldest serving Justice of the Peace in the Colony.

“His health subsequently improved in Tasmania and he lived until September 19, 1899.

“He was described as a large jovial and jolly fellow who was a great story teller and always wore a top hat (stove-pipe bell topper).

“He carried a walking stick in his later years, which was replaced with a large umbrella when raining.

“In 1922 local identity Mr A.P. Downey described John Whitelaw as ‘a Scholar and a Gentleman’ in an article in the Alexandra Standard titled The Early Days.’

The Alexandra Times on Tuesday, June 2, 1868.

The Mountaineer newspaper was any earlier publication, despite the first published on July 4, 1864; the assertions of a Mansfield Historical Woods Point Times followed in Janu- Society review of newspapers in 1984.” ary 1865.

Kirkpatrick continues: “Adam Rod Kirkpatrick, writing in The Bold Type: A History of Victoria’s Burgess, who had been proprietor of Country Newspapers, notes that the the Wood’s point Leader, shifted his two publications amalgamted on press to Mansfield when he closed May 27, 1865; competing with the his mining-town paper.

“He launched the Mansfield CouWood’s Point Leader from October rier on July 3, 1867, aiming to win 6, 1865.

“These mountain papers faced subscriptions and advertising from peculiar difficulties: the Mount- ‘Mansfield, Alexandra, Benalla, aineer’s editor wrote of ‘ascending Jamieson, Wood’s Point, Longand descending hills at an angle of wood, Merton, Doon, Matlock, something like 45 degrees, panting, Lauraville, &c.”

It was published twice weekly. puffing and blowing like a broken“The Wood’s Point Times and winded old horse; searching for information on the summits of our high- Mountaineer responded tothe ‘large est ranges, creeping into tunnels 200- share of vulgar abuse’ it copped in 300-feet long, and struggling through the first issue of the Courier. “’We, and our readers,’ says the almost impenetrable scrub.”

The Wood’s Point Leader machin- Mountaineer, ‘have been too long ery was moved to Mansfield in early accustomed to the misrepresentations 1867 to start that town’s first news- and unfounded calumnies from that quarter to be in any way influenced paper.

Similarly, the Mountaineer’s plant by all the venom he can put forth.’

“In the Mountaineer’s judgment, was transferred to Alexandra in the Leader died because ‘Wood’s 1868.

The Mansfield Courier cel- Point and surrounding districts had ebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017. become tired of it and would no Kirkpatrick notes: “There have longer subscribe.

“And now that it is has been rebeen two Mansfield Couriers, but the Courier of today cannot claim to be moved about 80 miles from us, the a descendant of the first Courier, al- editor would make us believe that ‘distance lends enhancement to to the though it was doing that in 1984.

“In fact, it is stretching a long his- view’.

“The Courier survived only until torical bow to suggest even that today’s Courier is descended from about April 1869, and a later Mans-

field newspapper proprietor said it had been “a signal failure’ and had warned othersby its ‘untimely fate’.

With The Alexandra Times founded in 1868, the same year saw the Benalla Ensign proprietor John Liston seeking to dredge up Mansfield news and advertisements, and then launching the Mansfield Independent and Mining, Agricultural, Pastoral and Commercial Advertiser on June 5, 1869.

There was a series of “the most scurrilous and insulting articles” about Shire Secretary Hageman, renowned for his quietness and peaceful nature.

Hageman armed himself with a whip and administered a severe beating to the Independent’s local agent and sub-editor H.R. Tilt.

John George Goodall launched the Mansfield Guardian and NorthEast District Advertiser in February 1871, continuing under various owners until February 1885, when Edwin James Welch bought the business, closed it, and launched the Mansfield Coureier with which is incorporated the Mansfield Guardian and Delatite Free Press.

At Alexandra, John James McColl took over the newspaper business in 1877.

Frank Whitcombe, writing in The Weekly Times in 1930, said that McColl was not in possession of practical knowledge of the business, and had to depend of others for the success, or otherwise of his new venture.

In 1880 Samuel Allardyce, owner of Riversdale Station, became proprietor, and later sold to J.A. Gordon, who for many years occupied the position of Shire Secretary.

On his death, the paper was taken over by Thomas A. Fox, who launched out as a municiapl reformer.

In May 1920, the paper was acquired by Joseph T. Guthridge, who served his apprenticeship with Sydney Gullett of the Lancefield Mercury.

The Gullett family was prominent in the newspaper world. Henry Gullett was editor of the Sydney Morning Herald; Philip Gullett was a well-known Melbourne journalist and afterwards edited papers at Hamilton and Ballarat.

Sidney Gullett, prior to taking over the Lancefield paper, had been connected with the press at Tatura and Woodend.

During J.J.H. McColl’s ownership of the Standard in 1878, there resided in Alexandra a Presbyterian minister, McDougall by name, who had a brother, a compositor at Maryborough, who was induced to accept the position of editor-manager, wrote Whitcombe.

He brought with him tow journeymen compositors, Bill Dickson and Same Rowe.

“This arrangement lasted only a few months, and McDougall and Rowe packed their carpet bags, and the concern was carried on by Bill Dickson, Martin Donovan and Bob Little, who incidentally, in addition to his role of printer’s devil, was employed to run the rabbit to the Corner Hotel, then kept by Alf and Charlie Hamea, assisted by Stanley McFonald, who measured out the beer for the subscribers and other visitors congreagted at the Standard on publishing night,” Whitcombe remembered.

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150 Years of Local Press

Planning for Lodge started in 1868 Tongue in cheek remarks

● The original 1868 advertisement calling for the formation of a Masonic Lodge at Alexandra.

Source: Alexandra Times, June 2, 1868 ■ The Albert Edward Lodge in Alexandra will this year celebrate the 150th year of its original formation meetings in 1868.

An advertisement was placed in the first issue of the Alexandra Times on June 2, 1868, calling for “all free and accepted Masons in and around Alexandra to meet at the office of Brother M. Raphael ... to consider the practicality of forming a lodge”.

Maurice Raphael was an “auctioneer, land and hotel broker” who conducted offices at Grant St, Alexandra.

Some say the ‘Albert Edward Lodge’ was formed on August 20, 1868. Brother William Downingwas the founding Master.

He was also appointed to the newly created position of clerk and rate-collector for the Alexandra Roads District in the same year.

The Alexandra Times newspaper notes the consecration of the Lodge took place on July 23, 1869.

Earlier in 1869, a letter was sent to the Alexandra Road Board from J.P. Bainbridge “requesting the use of the Board room for Masonic purposes”.

First meetings of the Lodge were said to be held at the Corner Hotel.

Alexandra Times publisher John Whitelaw, in 1869, compared the works of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Masonic Lodge.

“Amongst other emblems of the order might be seen the open hand with a heart in it,” Whitelaw told a concert held at the Corner Hotel.

“This meant that Odd Fellows had an open hand for each other, and a heart to feel and sympathise for a brother in distress.

“If an Odd Fellow becomes sick he is supported and provided with medical attendance.

“When he dies all funeral expenses are paid for by the lodge, and the widow and orphan children have a certain allowance given them.

“Such an institution as this commends itself to the support and best wishes of all.

“The Mount Pleasant Lodge (MUIOOF) was progressing favourably, and he trusted that the funds would be considerably enlarged by that evening's entertainment.

“As to those ladies and gentlemen who had kindly consented to take part in the concert, most of them had already established for themselves a high reputation as amateurs.

“He trusted that the audience would: " Be to their virtues very kind, And to their faults a little blind."

“On Friday night last the important ceremony of opening a Masons' Lodge in Alexandra took place,” The Times noted on July 30, 1869.

“In addition to the brethren of the immediate district, there were visitors from Melbourne, Jamieson, and Doon.

“The Lodge was held in the Council Chambers, and was opened

by Past Master Goulding, who, with the assistance of Past Masters Rapiport, Motherwell, Morris, and Whitelaw, duly installed the Worshipful Master elect, Brother Downing, according to ancient custom.

“After the ceremony of installation had been completed, six new members were proposed.

“The ordinary and special business having been disposed of, the Lodge was closed in due form and with solemn prayer.

“After the duties of the Lodge, the brethren assembled at Brother Morris's, and sat down about 11 o'clock p.m. to the installation ban quet.

“To say that the table groaned with luxuries, would convey but a faint idea of the artistic taste of the decorations and the excellent quality of the good things provided in such profusion.

“Mr Morris evidently was determined to place himself A1 in the matter of getting up a supper.

“Twenty-two Masons took their seats at the table, and as the order is very exclusive, no strangers were admitted.

“After supper followed the usual masonic toasts, accompanied with masonic honors,” the Times noted.

On August 6, 1869, the newspaper recorded: “The Masonic Lodge of Alexandra has now been fully established, and promises to be come an important institution.

“The furniture and regalia have been provided. Amongst other matters, we notice that Brother M. Raphael has presented the Lodge with a handsomely bound illustrated Bible, with the following golden inscription on the cover :— "Presented to the Albert Alfred Lodge (sic) of Alexandraby Brother Maurice Raphael."

At the end of 1870 the Lodge was indeed an important part of the Aleandra district, causing one Council meeting to be cancelled, due to a Masonic Ball being held at the offices.

“Crs. Peterkin, Perkins, and Whiting, (agreed) that there should be no Council meeting, on account of the Masonic Ball,” said the December 30, 1870, issue.

● The Alexandra Masonic Temple at Nihil St. “The brethren of the Albert Ed- judgment and dignity becoming the ward Lodge of Freemasons held their important position. It was one of the annual meeting on Friday evening leading features of masonry to enlast,” said the July 7, 1871 issue of courage and reward merit amongst The Times, “ for the election of of- the brethren; and on him had deficers for the ensuing year, when the volved the pleasant duty of presentfollowing gentlemen were duly in- ing this token of regard and esteem from the members of the lodge. stalled in office :— “The speaker here presented a “J. P. Bainbridge, W.M.; G. Paxin, S.W. ; Philip Salmon, J.W. ; very handsome Past master's gold J. Peterkin, S.D.; A. East, J.D.; F. jewel set, on green, enamelled with Kayser, I.G.; Thomas Hall, secre- tle words, "Albert Edward Lodge, tary ; Maurice Raphael, Treasurer. Alexandra" in a circle, and engraved “After the business of the lodge on the back- "Presented to Joseph was disposed of, the brethren as- Proctor Bainbridge, Esq., by the sembled at Brother J. B. Morris's Albert Edward Lod ge, No. 1291, Corner Hotel, where a sumptuous 1873."

“There was also an illuminated banquet was provided, a description of which we cannot better convey address on parchment presented, of than by quoting the words of one of which the following is a copy : "To J. P. Bainbridge, J.P.-Dear the speakers on the occa sion, who Sir and Brother,-We cannot allow said that—" Not only had the bush to retire from the office of Worand the garden been robbed of their you shipful Master of this Lodge without rarest shrubs and flowers to adorn expressing sincere and heartfelt the table, but almost every kingdom thanks for our the able, efficient, and in Europe had contributed wines and highly satisfactory in which fruits—port, amontillado, cham- you have performedmanner the onerous dupagne, nuts, almonds, figs, every- ties devolving upon you. thing in short that the heart of man “The progress and success of the could wish for was there, and in abun- Albert Edward MasonicLodge 1291, dance. during the past two years, are mainly “Even the Pyramids of Egypt attributable to the zeal and earnestwere represented by two large ness which have charactetised your cakes, which had a strong resem- attention as Worshipful Master. blance to the original Pyramids, but “We respectfully beg your accepwere not quite so large. tance of the accompanying P. M. “The large porcelain vans on the jewel as a token and remembrance table had been dug either from the of our sincere regard and, esteem. ruins of Herculaneum or King “We are. dear Sir and Brother, Solomon's Temple. yours fraternally,-Peter Milroy, “Evcrything that nature and art W.M.; J. Peterkin, G.W.; William could produce in Alexandra had been Baker, T.W.; Maurice Raphael, gathered together to do honor to the Treasurer; F. Wheeler, Secretary; J. occasion."

Whitalaw, P.M. “The evening was spent in a very “Brother J. P. Banbridge felt jolly manner, according to the ancient highly gratified by the very handcustom of Masons, reported the some present given to him. He conAlexandra Times. sidered Masonry had done much The 1873 installation of the wor- good in Alexandra. Every good mashipful Master,and the appointment son must be a good man. He was of officers of the Albert Edward happy in having had the opportunity Lodge, took place last night at the of assisting the Order by beinig the “lodge room” in the Town Hall, re- Master of the Lodge, and it was ported The Times. much pleasure to find that he had “There was a more than ordinary given satisfaction to tie brethren durgathering of the brethren, the new ing his tenure of office.

“The handsome jewel and testiW.M, Brother Milroy having been duly installed and placed in the chair. monial he had just received he val“The officers were invested with ued, highly, and he would carefully their insignia of office with appropri- preserve them, as long as le was able ate charges to be faithful to the du- to keep any earthly treasure.

“The brethren, after their. duties ties of their office, after the.ordinary business of the lodge had been dies of the lodge were over, were called off for refresh- ment. The stewards posed of.

“Past Master Whitelaw said he of the lodge had provided a fine banhad a most gratifying duty to perform. quet for the occasion. Over 20 memBrother Bainbridge, as the humble bers of thi lodge sat down and spent representative of King Solomon, had a very pleasant evening. We are preoccupied the chair of that lodge for a vented from giving a f ull report, period of two years, and had during owing to the secret nature of the prothat time, governed the lodge with a ceedings,” the Times said.

● John Whitelaw Photo: Alexandra Fire Brigade ■ The first publisher of the Alexandra Times newspaper, John Whitelaw, had his tongue firmly in his cheek when he was compere of a grand concert and a ball held at the Corner Hotel by the Manchester Unity IOOF in June 1869.

Mr Whitelaw, who delivered the opening address, stated that although he did not belong to the order of Odd Fellows still he knew a little about secret societies.

In Masonry he was a P.M., which meant top sawyer. Masons and Odd Fellows used a great many letters of the 'alphabet' in a mysterious way, such as G.M., P.G M., &c.

This was all for the purpose of keeping their wives and sisters in the dark, He would reveal a few secrets of these societies for the information of those wives who were kept up late at night waiting for their husbands who would come home looking very innocent, as if they had been doing something of great importance.

There were three degrees in masonry. When a man was made a mason he had an apron put on him and then he was told to shut his eyes and open his mouth whereupon he had a large spoonful of brimstone and treacle put into his mouth and was told that was to purify the blood and prepare him for the next and more important degree.

In the second degree the apron was placed behind, and then he had to swallow a mixture of salt, senna, and castor oil.

It was very amusing to see the faces they made on such occasions, but the third degree was the trying event.

The apron (masons can do nothing without an apron) in this degree was placed on the head and then the brand is applied.

It made one’s blood run cold to think of the cruelty they practised on each other on such occasions.

He had heard of unfortunate masons catching their death of cold in consequence of the curiosity of their wives about that branding.

The Odd Fellows, he supposed, were not much better than the Masons, but it was his duty to briefly allude to their good points.

- Alexandra Times June 18, 1869

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EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

■ International superstar Esteban Chaves adds his name to the honour roll of Australia’s oldest stage race, taking out the 65th edition of the famous Herald Sun Tour Colombian sensation Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott) won the 2018 Herald Sun Tour on Sunday, joining the likes of Chris Froome, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Simon Gerrans and Russell Mockridge on the illustrious honour roll of Australia’s oldest stage race.

Resplendent in the Herald Sun yellow jersey following his stunning solo victory on Saturday, Chaves – who finished second at the 2016 Giro d’Italia – was untroubled throughout the 152.1-kilometre stage four around Kinglake.

His 11th placing was enough to secure the overall win on a brilliant Victorian summer day, finishing 41 seconds ahead of his nearest nonteam-mate challenger. Sam Crome (Bennelong SwissWellness) took line honours in the bunch sprint, edging Cameron Meyer (MitcheltonScott) and Portuguese national champion Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) to secure the stage win.

“It was a tough day,” admitted Chaves after winning the yellow jersey. “This was the last chance for everyone. We raced from the beginning until the end.

“Congratulations to everyone – the level of racing here in Australia is just unbelievable.”

With Chaves’ team-mates Meyer and Damien Howson (both past winners) rounding out the general classification top three, MitcheltonScott have swept the overall podium for the first time in Herald Sun Tour history.

“It is a really nice feeling to win here at our home race,” said Chaves. “The team did really well – thanks so much to all the guys for all they did for the general classification. One, two, three – it’s unbelievable. This is a great start to the season.”

Stage 4 Results 1. Sam Crome (Bennelong SwissWellness) 2. Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-Scott) 3. Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) Herald Sun General Classification 1. Esteban Chaves (Mitchelton-Scott) 2. Cameron Meyer (Mitchelton-SCOTT) (+26) 3. Damien Howson (Mitchelton-SCOTT) (+39) After an explosive first lap which saw groups splinter all over the road, a nine rider breakaway established a modest lead.

The star-studded group included Danish national champion Mads Pedersen (TrekSegafredo), Australian climber Nathan Earle (Israel Cycling Academy), former Herald Sun Tour winner Calvin Watson (Aqua Blue Sport) and U23 national champion Cyrus Monk (Drapac EF Cycling).

A sterling effort from IsoWhey Sports King of the Mountain jersey wearer Brad Evans and his mobius BridgeLane colleague Angus Lyons saw the duo bridge the gap, with the enlarged breakaway then building their lead towards the two minute mark.

Numbers in the front group oscillated throughout the day, before Pedersen launched a daring solo attack with just over one lap remaining.

He was soon joined by compatriot Lasse Norman Hansen, an Olympic gold medallist on the track, along with Australians Monk and Dylan Sunderland (Bennelong SwissWellness).

Pedersen then attacked again with less than 10 kilometres to go, followed by Monk in a desperate attempt to stay away from the onrushing peloton.

But their combined efforts would prove insufficient, a large chase group driven by Mitchelton-Scott ensuring the race came back together with seven kilometres remaining.

A flurry of attacks came next, meaning it would only be a select group of riders left in the peloton to contest the stage finish.

“I’m just over the moon,” said Crome, who won the bunch sprint with a late surge. “I wasn’t sure how I was feeling going into that last lap.

Once we hit the final climb I saw MitcheltonScott control it. I thought that was going to play

Standard B grade: Richard Godden 47, 54.1 53.1, 39 = 191.2, Geoff James 53.1, 56.2, 52.2 = 161.5, Brian Houlihan 57.6, 58.2 = 115.8 and Robert Irving 52, 50 = 102. F Target Rifle: Marty Kelly 60.7, 60.6 = 120.13 and F Standard A grade: Graeme Kerr 57.5, 57.4 = 114.9.

Next week shooting will be at Violet Town and shooters should check the calendar on the website for details or ring one of the contac persons for details. The website can be found by typing ECDRA into your search engine.

New shooters are most welcome and farmers needing to zero their pest elimination firearms are also welcome to use the 100m range and chronograph to ensure that every sho counts.

- Robert Chaffe ● Esteban Chaves wins at Kinglake. Photo: Herald Sun Tour

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“I just backed myself to win from the small group – sometimes you have to ride with faith.”

Bendigo local Crome was cheered into the finishing straight by his parents, who came down for the day to watch their son compete against some of the best riders in the world.

“When I came out into the home stretch and stepped on it, I did not know whether I would get around Cam [Meyer],” he admitted.

“But I did! This is my first Herald Sun Tour.

The race used to come through Bendigo when I was a child, so I am ecstatic to get a win. I came here wanting to ride general classification, but lost time in the cross winds on stage one. I fought back yesterday and now to get a stage win just tops it off.”

It was an emotional victory, as he dedicated the win to fellow local pro-rider Jason Lowndes who tragically passed away in a training accident recently.

Evans’ work in the breakaway was not enough for him to retain the IsoWhey Sports polka dot jersey, with the New Zealander dropped on the second King of the Mountain point and Earle shooting into the climbing classification lead. Later in the afternoon, Earle’s second placing on the penultimate climb secured the jersey for the Tasmanian.

New South Welshman Sunderland placed 15th to win the Visit Victoria – Summer of Cycling U23 white jersey. Sunderland’s Bennelong team-mate Steele von Hoff continued his strong summer form, winning the Gatorade sprinter’s green jersey. Pedersen was awarded the Bicycle Beer red jersey for the day following his aggressive work in the breakaway.

Sunday’s stage concluded the Herald Sun Tour for another year. The 2018 race began for the first time in its history with a UCI-sanctioned female race, the inaugural Women’s Herald Sun Tour.

Following a women’s road stage in Healesville and an individual time trial for both genders in the heart of Melbourne, the men’s race headed from Colac to Warrnambool in the stage one, won by Danish star Norman Hansen.

The race then headed inland towards the iconic Mount Buninyong for stage two. Another Dane, national champion Pedersen, took the sprint finish while Norman Hansen remained in yellow. Stage three was the queen stage, the longest day in recent Herald Sun Tour history.

Chaves attacked solo on the base of the final, 20-kilometre climb to take the stage win and move into yellow, a lead he would not relinquish the following day during stage four.

weather allowing shooting on Wednesday (Jan. 31) and on Saturday (Feb. 4).

Mild the weather might have been but that Violet Town wind did not go on a holiday.

Wednesday it really turned it on with 70kmh gusts making things most uncomfortable followed by a difficult puffy wind on Saturday.

The conditions are just a challenge to the precision shooters as they know if they are to have half a chance at the big matches you have to be able to deal with all sorts of conditions.

Rosco Davis seemed to oblivious of the conditions as he shot a 40.5mm high vertical ten shot group at 600 yards, in the midst of the most blustery conditions.

This level of precision was deemed the realm of the very elite shooters and an aspirational goal for club level shooting but this week we have seen it achieved by one of our own members. A fantastic effort Rosco.

Rosco still struggled with the wind (along with everyone else) as it pushed the projectiles across the target but he has set a new standard of what is possible in the F standard class and how close attention to detail combined with good, but not expensive, equipment makes extraordinary performances possible.

A significant benefit of the Hex System electronic targets is that such detailed analysis is possible and there is a permanent record of every shot fired.

On Saturday it was Marty Kelly’s turn to step up as he shot 120.13 made up of 60.7 and 60.6 at 500 yards, just 0.7 off a perfect score.

It seems that sharing of experience and knowledge gained from the expert analysis of the results from the electronic target system is paying off across the board.

Yes, everyone had their own battle with the conditions and their own application to shooting small groups and they seem to be winning with groups shrinking each week and the shooter error shots are still present however losses are now only one or two points the most.

The Dragon Diesel challenge is not far off now so we are are in good shape with our shooting skills and are confident of regaining the Challenge Team trophy.

With the Challenge, the following prize shoot on Easter Monday and the pennant season there is some work that needs to be complete on the range as cooler conditions allow.

It is vital that the range is maintained in a condition that matches the great shooting.

ECDRA members should be prepared for some working bees mixed up with solid shooting practice days.

The results from this weeks shoots were: Wednesday January 31 over 600 yards, Target Rifle: Peter Daldy 47.4, 50.3 = 97.7. F Standard: Rosco Davis, 52.1,57.3 =109.04, Brian Houlihan 52.1, 54 106.1 and Robert Irving 47, 48.2 = 95.2. F Target Rifle: Marty Kelly 56.4,52.1,59.4 = 166.9.

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT ■ The East Central District Rifle Association Inc shooters had a bonus this week with mild

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT

Men in front in Gender Challenge ■ The annual summer gender challenge continued at Yea Golf Club last Wednesday.

The day's event was stroke and Peter Johnston with nett 70 gained the points for the men from women's captain Vicky Butler who also had a nett 70. Russ Wealands was runner up in the men's with a 72 and Rob O'Halloran and Graeme Bryant had 73. Di Holdsworth with nett 75 was 2nd for the women and Laraine Callander was a further shot back. The men now lead the challenge 268 points to 196 with the month of February to go. ★ Big Day at the Masters The second round of the Foodworks Murrindindi Masters was played at Yea on Saturday on a perfect summer's day. A large field of 102 players took part with 82 men and 20 women.

The mini Masters for the women was won

by Bev Bellman from Marysville with a very good round of 38 points. Bev was winner on a countback from Mim Page, also from Marysville, who was the A grade winner. Helen Findlay, Alexandra was in second place with 37 points. Jenny Arms, Marysville was the B Grade winner with 36 points on a countback from Yea's Christine Simmons.

In the men's section, Yea's Rick Wills had the round of the day to win the mini Masters with a good score of 42 from from his 9 handicap.

In A grade Yew-Ming Kuan, Marysville, had 39 points to win from Shane McGorlick Alexandra on 38. John Tanner, Yea won the B grade section with 38 points from fellow Yea member, Terry Chaplin on 37.

In C Grade Rob Kidd, Alexandra was the winner with 39 points fromn Maurie Frogley Eildon on 38.

Nearest the pins were won by Steve Krueger Russell Haack, Adam Littlejohn and Margaret Blair.

The trophies were presented by veteran Alexandra member, Norm Reddrop, representing the Reddrop family who run the Foodworks stores in the Shire of Murrindindi.

When thanking the Reddrop family for their continued support of the event, Yea Captain, Gary Pollard noted that in the nine years of the even the four clubs have benefitted by around $100,000 from this tournament. It has certainly become a major feature of golf in Murrindind Shire.

- Gary Pollard

YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB REPORT

A-Grade ■ Last weekend's A-grade matchup saw Yea play host to fifth placed Kilmore in the first day of a two-day fixture.

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From Page 50 The visitors won the toss and elected to bat, however it was Yea who had the better of the opening exchanges. Some disciplined and tight bowling from the Tigers saw Kilmore reduced to 5/29 with Corey Malcolm claiming two early wickets, while there was one apiece for Clements, Tarran and Chisholm.

From here Kilmore launched a fightback on the back of some gritty batting to dig themselves out of a hole. After a couple of decent partnerships, they were able to lift themselves up to a very competitive total of 148. Ben Tarran finished as the best of the bowlers with 3/28 off 22 overs, while Malcolm claimed 3/41 in an impressive display. Yea had an uncomfortable 25minute session to bat for before the closure of play for the day. Unfortunately for Yea opener Darcy Pell was out LBW, before Tarran and Malcolm safely saw off the remaining overs to finish 1/10 at the end of play.

- Andrew Chisholm B-Grade B-Grade travelled out to face local rival Flowerdale at their home ground. The Tigers batted first and after early wickets fell looked in trouble at 3 for 33. Enter David Pelosi who joined opening batsman Michael Waghorn at the crease, the pair batted beautifully putting on a partnership of 120 in under 30 overs. Pelosi departed on 50, but Waghorn kept going eventually getting caught on 73 in the 41st over. Some late hitting from brad watts (35*) powered the Tigers to a great score of 210. Ruby O'Dywer picked up the prized wicket of Flowerdale captain Reece Emmins in the first over. Tim Page and Brock Graham batted well for Flowerdale but when Graham fell to Will Dalton Flowerdale hopes went with him. Dalton bowled very well with figures of 3/20 off 9 and also had a run out to his name. Flowerdale continued to lose wickets regularly. Andrew Butterworth (2/20) hit his lines leaving Brad Watts to clean up the tail.

Flowerdale were bowled out for 100. It was the Tigers first win after Christmas, so everyone was in high spirits after the game. Yea next week travel to Avenel and hope to make it two wins in two weeks.

Milo cricket for the youngsters was back this Friday, and it was great to again have more than 30 kids in attendance and enjoying their cricket.

The club would like to extend a massive thankyou to Michael Waghorn of Polished Perfection Windows for sponsoring the barbecue meaning all the kids got a free sausage, much appreciated.

- Andrew Butterworth

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AFL Yarra Ranges 2018 fixtures Division 1 Round 1 Saturday, April 21 Belgrave v Upwey-Tecoma Monbulk v Olinda-Ferny Creek Healesville v Emerald Woori Yallock v Warb.-Millgrove Sunday, April 22 Mt Evelyn v Wandin Round 2 Wednesday, April 25 Healesville v Warb.-Millgrove Saturday, April 28 Olinda-Ferny Creek v Belgrave Upwey-Tecoma v Woori Yallock Wandin v Monbulk Emerald v Mt Evelyn Round 3 Saturday, May 5 Healesville v Olinda-Ferny Creek Belgrave v Warb.-Millgrove Monbulk v Emerald Woori Yallock v Wandin Mt Evelyn v Upwey-Tecoma Round 4 Saturday, May 12 Wandin v Healesville Upwey-Tecoma v Olinda-Ferny Ck Monbulk v Warburton-Millgrove Mt Evelyn v Belgrave Emerald v Woori Yallock Saturday, May 19 Interleague v South East FNL Round 5 Saturday, May 26 Upwey-Tecoma v Warb.-Millgrove Wandin v Belgrave Olinda-Ferny Creek v Emerald Woori Yallock v Monbulk Mt Evelyn v Healesville Round 6 Saturday, June 2 Belgrave v Emerald Watb-Millgrove v Mt Evelyn Olinda-Ferny Creek v Wandin Monbulk v Upwey-Tecoma Twilight: Healesville v W. Yallock

Round 10 Saturday, June 30 Upwey-Tecoma v Belgrave Olinda-Ferny Creek v Monbulk Emerald v Healesville Warb.-Millgrove v Woori Yallock Wandin v Mt Evelyn Round 11 Saturday, July 7 Warb.-Millgrove v Healesville Belgrave v Olinda-Ferny Creek Woori Yallock v Upwey-Tecoma Monbulk v Wandin Mt Evelyn v Emerald Saturday, July 14 Vic Country v VAFA Round 12 Saturday, July 21 Olinda-Ferny Creek v Healesville Warburton-Millgrove v Belgrave Emerald v Monbulk Wandin v Woori Yallock Upwey-Tecoma v Mt Evelyn Round 13 Saturday, July 28 Healesville v Wandin Olinda-Ferny Ck v Upwey-Tecoma Warburton-Millgrove v Monbulk Belgrave v Mt Evelyn Woori Yallock v Emerald Round 14 Saturday, August 4 Warb.-Millgrove v Upwey-Tecoma Belgrave v Wandin Emerald v Olinda-Ferny Creek Monbulk v Woori Yallock Healesville v Mt Evelyn Round 15 Saturday, August 11 Emerald v Belgrave Mt Evelyn v Warburton-Millgrove Wandin v Olinda-Ferny Creek Upwey-Tecoma v Monbulk Woori Yallock v Healesville

Round 7 Saturday, June 9 Healesville v Belgrave Woori Yallock v Olinda-Ferny Ck Mt Evelyn v Monbulk Emerald v Upwey-Tecoma Wandin v Warburton-Millgrove

Round 16 Saturday, August 18 Belgrave v Healesville Olinda-Ferny Ck v Woori Yallock Monbulk v Mt Evelyn Upwey-Tecoma v Emerald Warburton-Millgrove v Wandin

Round 8 Saturday, June 16 Belgrave v Woori Yallock Upwey-Tecoma v Wandin Monbulk v Healesville Warburton-Millgrove v Emerald Olinda-Ferny Creek v Mt Evelyn

Round 17 Saturday, August 25 Woori Yallock v Belgrave Wandin v Upwey-Tecoma Healesville v Monbulk Emerald v Warburton-Millgrove Mt Evelyn v Olinda-Ferny Creek

Round 9 Saturday, June 23 Healesville v Upwey-Tecoma Woori Yallock v Mt Evelyn Monbulk v Belgrave Warb.-Millgrove v Olinda-Ferny Ck Emerald v Wandin

Round 18 Saturday, September 1 Wandin v Emerald Upwey-Tecoma v Healesville Mt Evelyn v Woori Yallock Belgrave v Monbulk Olinda-Ferny Ck v Warb.-Millgrove

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Local games at a glance

Apr. 21: Yea (home) Apr. 28: Yarra Glen (away) May 5: Powelltown (away) May 12: Bye May 19: Interleague May 26: Seville (away) Jun. 2: Thornton-Eildon (home) Jun. 9: G’brook-Cockatoo (home) Jun. 16: Yarra Junc. (away) Jun. 23: Kinglake (home) Jun. 30: Yea (away) Jul. 7: Yarra Glen (home) Jul. 14: Powelltown (home) Jul. 21: Bye Jul. 29: Seville (home) Aug. 4: Thornton-Eildon (away) Aug. 11: G’brook-Cockatoo (away) Aug. 18: Yarra Junc. (home) Aug. 25: Kinglake (away)

Division 2 Round 1 Saturday, April 21 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Seville Thornton-Eildon v Kinglake Yarra Junction v Powelltown Alexandra v Yea Yarra Glen: Bye

Round 10 Saturday, June 30 Seville v Gembrook-Cockatoo Kinglake v Thornton-Eildon Poweeltown v Yarra Junction Yea v Alexandra Yarra Glen: Bye

Round 2 Saturday, April 28 Seville v Powelltown Yarra Glen v Alexandra Yea v Thornton-Eildon Gembrook-Cockatoo v Yarra Junc.

Kinglake: Bye

Round 11 Saturday, July 7 Powelltown v Seville Alexandra v Yarra Glen Thornton-Eildon v Yea Yarra Junc. v G’brook-Cockatoo Kinglake: Bye

Round 3 Saturday, May 5 Kinglake v Gembrook-Cockatoo Yarra Junction v Yea Powelltown v Alexandra Sunday, May 6 Seville v Yarra Glen Thornton-Eildon: Bye Round 4 Saturday, May 12 Kinglake v Yarra Junction Yea v Seville Thornton-Eildon v Powelltown Yarra Glen v Gembrook-Cockatoo Alexandra: Bye Saturday, May 19 Interleague v South East NFL

Apr. 21: Thornton-Eildon (away) Apr. 28: Bye May 5: G’brook-Cockatoo (home) May 12: Yarra Junc. (home) May 19: Interleague May 26: Yea (away) Jun. 2: Powelltown (away) Jun. 9: Yarra Glen (home) Jun. 16: Seville (home) Jun. 23: Alexandra (away) Jun. 30: Thornton-Eildon (home) Jul. 7: Bye Jul. 14: G’brook-Cockatoo (away) Jul. 21: Yarra Junc. (away) Jul. 28: Yea (home) Aug. 4: Powelltown (home) Aug. 11: Yarra Glen (home) Aug. 18: Seville (away) Aug. 25: Alexandra (home)

Apr. 21: Alexandra (away) Apr. 28: Thornton-Eildon (home) May 5: Yarra Junc. (away) May 12: Seville (home) May 19: Interleague May 26: Kinglake (home) Jun. 2: Yarra Glen (away) Jun. 9: Powelltown (home) Jun. 16: G’brook-Cockatoo (away) Jun. 23: Bye Jun. 30: Alexandra (home) Jul. 7: Thornton-Eildon (away) Jul. 14: Yarra Junc. (home) Jul. 21: Seville (away) Jul. 28: Kinglake (away) Aug. 4: Yarra Glen (home) Aug. 11: Powelltown (away) Aug. 18: G’brook-Cockatoo (home) Aug. 25: Bye

Round 5 Saturday, May 26 G’brook-Cockatoo Thornton-Eildon Powelltown V Yarra Glen Seville v Alexandra Yea v Kinglake Yarra Junction: Bye Round 6 Saturday, June 2 Alexandra v Thornton-Eildon Powelltown v Kinglake Yarra Junction v Seville Yarra Glen v Yea Gembrook-Cockatoo: Bye Round 7 Saturday, June 9 Alexandra v Gembrook-Cockatoo Thornton-Eildon v Yarra Junction Kinglake v Yarra Glen Yea v Powelltown Seville: Bye Round 8 Saturday, June 16 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Yea Kinglake v Seville Yarra Junction v Alexandra Thornton-Eildon v Yarra Glen Powelltown - Bye Round 9 Saturday, June 23 Powelltown v G’brook-Cockatoo Seville v Thornton-Eildon Yarra Glen v Yarra Junction Alexandra v Kinglake Yea: Bye

Round 12 Saturday, July 14 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Kinglake Yea v Yarra Junction Alexandra v Powelltown Yarra Glen v Seville Thornton-Eildon: Bye Round 13 Saturday, July 21 Yarra Junction v Kinglake Seville v Yea Powelltown v Thornton-Eildon Gembrook-Cockatoo v Yarra Glen Alexandra: Bye Round 14 Saturday, July 28 Thornton-Eil. v G’brook-Cockatoo Yarra Glen v Powelltown Alexandra v Seville Kinglake v Yea Yarra Junction: Bye Round 15 Saturday, August 4 Thornton-Eildon v Alexandra Kinglake v Powelltown Seville v Yarra Junction Yea v Yarra Glen Gembrook-Cockatoo: Bye Round 16 Saturday, August 11 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Alexandra Yarra Junction v Thornton-Eildon Yarra Glen v Kinglake Powelltown v Yae Seville: Bye Round 17 Saturday, August 18 Yea v GFembrook-Cockatoo Seville v Kinglake Alexandra v Yarra Junction Yarra Glen v Thornton-Eildon Powelltown: Bye Round 18 Saturday, August 25 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Powelltown Thornton-Eildon v Seville Yarra Junction v Yarra Glen Kinglake v Alexandra Yea: Bye

AFL Yarra Ranges Division 2 Finals ■ Qualifying and Elimination Finals Sunday, September 2 ■ Semi-Finals Sunday, September 9 ■ Preliminary Finals Sunday, September 16 ■ Grand Finals Sunday, September 23

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11.30am-4pm Monday, February 12 Commercial Hotel, Mansfield • Drinks at bar prices

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Housekeeper Required Sensess, the new owners and Management of Woodlands Rainforest Retreat are currently seeking a lead housekeeper on a casual basis for our luxurious accommodation in Narbethong. You will need an enthusiastic and professional approach with good organisation and time management skills. Exceptional attention to detail is essential and you will need to be flexible with availability over a seven-day roster.

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Eildon

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