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Premier, 100 years ago ■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish has told State Parliament about former Victorian Premier, Sir Harry Lawson, who has descendants in the district.

“Sir Harry Lawson became Premier of Victoria 100 years ago last week, a position he held for six years, making him the longest serving Premier at the time,” Ms McLeish told the Legislative Assembly.

“I was pleased to join 170 others, mostly descendants, to celebrate this milestone and honour his memory in Castlemaine recently, the area where he lived and represented.

“Confident in his beliefs with a deep understanding of the morality of life, Sir Harry made his mark on the Parliament and Victoria.

“The Shrine of Remembrance was established as a symbolism of courage.

“He also understood the tourism benefits of the Great Ocean Road and oversaw its construction.

“On the flip side was the ‘police mutiny’, a strike he had to deal with,” Ms McLeish said.

Cotton’s Pinch

● Dot Jackson ■ Alexandra’s Dot Jackson enjoyed seeing The Local Paper’s 1960s photo of Cotton’s Pinch.

Dot says she remembers being an Alexandra High School student, six decades ago, visiting Yea High School for a sports event.

On the way home she was in the last of four buses at the Pinch.

The driver decided to take the daredevil shortcut, and ended in front of the other three buses.

Dot also remembers another shortcut between Yea and Molesworth, near Sheepwash Lagoon.

sembly of Victoria urges the Andrews Labor Governmentto instruct the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority to clean out the creek as a matter of urgency.”

Wendy’s theme

■ Neil Granter spoke against a proposal for a dwelling at Allandale Rd, Strath Creek, when the matter was discussed at the March 28 meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council.

Cr Margaret Rae moved, seconded by Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay, that Council issue a notice of decision for the construction and use of a single dwelling, subject to conditions.

Cr leaves room

■ Cr Leigh Dunscombe left the Murrindindi Shire chamber at Yea when it came time for his colleagues to discuss the Community Grants Program.

Under discussion were grants to Yea Bowling Club ($1000 granted), Firefoxes Australia ($2500 and waiving of some Council fees), Sacred Heart Yea ($2500), Yea Pottery Club ($3500) and Alexandra Primary SchoolArts Committee (application held awaiting further information).

Tower launch

■ The Killingworth mobile phone ‘black spot’ funded tower will be launched at the Y Water Discovery Centre, Yea, on Tuesday, April 24, Cr Jackie Ashe told last month’s meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council.

Wood at Kinglake

● Sir Harry Lawson Cr Lording has spaces. A ‘Low Miles’ asked for permission food philosophy to be absent from April means ingredients are 14-28. sourced in house from The King Parrot their kitchen gardens, Ward Councillor put own farmed Angus his request to the beef, locally sourced March 28 meeting. fresh water salmon and trout, berries, olive oil, poultry and more.

“Their sustainable ethos and involvement in the local community and tourism industry is a credit to this business event venue that has grown immensely since it commenced operation,” Cr Ashe said.

Eildon success

● Cr Jackie Ashe ■ Eildon Ward Councillor Jackie Ward welcomed Holmesglen Eildon representatives Enzo Spangher and Rozanne Lawton to the March 28 meeting of Murrindindi Shire.

“It is our pleasure to recognise Holmesglen at Eildon, which won silver at the 2017 QANTAS Australian TourismAwardsin the category of ‘Business Event Venues’,” Cr Ashe said.

“For those who don’t know Holmesglen at Eildon, it is a 660acre property with purpose built business event venue catering for conferences, functions and events.

“It truly reflects the beautiful natural sur■ Cr Eric Lording rounds with accomhas requested leave of modation for 150, flexabsence from Murrin- ible function rooms, dindi Shire Council boardrooms and wide range of entertaining

Leave of absence

News Briefs Spoke against

1297 sign petition

● Steph Ryan ■ A petition - with 1297 signatures - about the health of Whiteheads Creek has been presented to State Parliament by Steph Ryan, MLA for Euroa.

“The petition of residents of the Euroa electorate draws to the attention of the house the risk posed to residents of Seymour from the build-up of sediment, trees and debris in Whiteheads Creek.

“The petitioners therefore request that

● Wendy Lovell ■ Ivanhoe Grammar School, which has a campus at Mernda, has been promoting a theme of ‘This.Girl.Can’ alongside ‘This.Boy.Can’ and ‘Together.We. Can’.

Wendy Lovell, MLC, this week issued a media release, adopting the theme “This Girl Definitely Can in Northern Victoria”.

Women in Northern Victoria will be inspired to get active thanks to the powerful new campaign This Girl Can – Victoria launched by health promotion foundation VicHealth.

The campaign, which hits screens this week, is a local version of the world-renowned campaign by Sport England which inspired an incredible 3.9 million English women to ditch the couch and get active.

This Girl Can – Victoria aims to build upon this success and empower women across the state to get active and overcome feelings of judgement, fear and embarrassment which are stopping them from getting active.

The ad features everyday Victorian women – no airbrushed Instagram models – overcoming their fears and giving it a go, curves, jiggles, wrinkles and all. The women, from all across the state, get their sweat on in a range of activities from boxing, cycling and roller-derby to netball and Aussie

■ Murrindindi Council is inviting residents to lumber along to its wood give-away at the Kinglake Woodlot on April 22 and 29.

Council General Manager Infrastructure and Development Services, Stuart McConnell, said while residents will be able to choose what wood they want, it will be a case of first in, best dressed.

"There are truckloads of timber to choose from. It is fair to say it isn't generally the best type of wood for burning over a cold Kinglake Ranges winter, but it might help to bulk out residents' own supplies of firewood.

"The wood comes from fallen and damaged trees cleaned-up by various groups following the 2009 bushfires.

"That is why Council is now inviting the public to come along and grab this free wood.

"All wood will be cut onsite by Council operators and while they're happy to cut the wood to residents' preferred size, pieces can't be smaller than about a metre long.

"Council operators will load the wood, however if we think the piece is too heavy or might do damage to your vehicle, we won't load it. Please follow directions of our staff to ensure the safety of all during this activity."

"Please note that strapping the material down will be the responsibility of the individual. There won't be any tie-down materials available, so you will need to bring your own.”

The Kinglake Woodlot, next to 488 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd, will be open from 8am - 3pm on Sundays, April 22 and 29 weather permitting.

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At Strath Creek

■ Focus on Foxes highlights the devastation foxes cause to native wildlife and how foxes can best be controlled.

The session will be held from 10am to 2pm on Sunday, April 22 at Strath Creek Hall, Pioneer Reserve, Strath Creek.

Expert speakers include: ■ Kathy Himbeck, wildlife ecologist, will talk about her experience in monitoring and management of threatened species as well as feral animal control ■ Andy Murray will report on the Southern Ark Project, a research effort to reduce the impact of foxes, especially on endangered species such as the Southern Brown Bandicoot ■ Richard Francis, zoologist, will give a summary of various fox control techniques The session is ponsored by the King Parrot Catchment Fox Control Project and Strath Creek Landcare.

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Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 1-4-2-7 Lotto Numbers: 10-11-27-30-3339 Many changes coming up for some. Many will feel that they are not in control of situations. Business and pleasure don't always mix well. Best not to lend any money or possessions.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Purple Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 3-1-9-5 Lotto Numbers: 9-12-17-27-34-41 Don't overreact to situations, there is no need to be jealous or too possessive. Some may be offered job promotions that were available in the past. Some may have a lucky break in a lottery.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 3-1-7-2 Lotto Numbers: 7-13-14-29-35-42 This is a good period to take things easy and maybe go on holiday. Spend more time at home with loved ones.

There will be some romance coming your way.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Brown Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 3-1-2-5 Lotto Numbers: 7-13-14-21-34-42 Be very tactful with loved ones; they may be a bit unpredictable. Consult others when making decisions or otherwise people may assume that you are a bit on the "arrogant" side. Some financial luck may be coming your way.

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‘Scrap Shacks’ adopted by Cl. ■ Murrindimdi Council has received more than 100 suggested names from 51 people with titles for the new re-use shops.

One eager Eildon resident went so far as to put forward 17 suggestions.

The reuse shops are set to open on Tuesday April 24 at the Yea and Alexandra Resource Recovery Centres on a trial basis for a period of 12-18 months.

The Council has asked for the community's patience, particularly at peak times, as the trial progresses due to the expected popularity of the reuse shop.

The competition to come up with a name for the facilities ran from February 12 to March 15.

● Cr Eric Lording Murrindindi Shire residents were invited to submit their ideas with the promise of glory and a prize of $100 to spend on Council services.

Among the 20 names shortlisted, 'Good Pickings',

'Rediscovered' and 'Salvage Shed' were favourites.

Some suggestions were made by multiple people, with the theme "Waste Not, Want Not" appeared nine times in various guises.

After some fiery debate between Councillors, the name 'Scrap Shack' was declared the winner.

Cr Eric Lording said everybody was looking forward to the grand openings of the Scrap Shack Alexandra and the Scrap Shack Yea. "The Scrap Shacks provide a wonderful opportunity for residents to not only find treasures, but also start thinking about using consumables more sustainably and creatively," Cr Lording said.

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LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 3-1-7-4 Lotto Numbers: 2-12-13-27-35-43 Many will feel a lot happier with their situation in life.

Now is the time to make good some of the "broken" friendships and let bygones be bygones.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 3-1-5-7 Lotto Numbers: 1-3-17-25-34-45 A very good period for most. You will fee very much on top of the world and very satisfied with yourself. There may be some unexpected fortunes coming your way.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Rose Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 1-8-3-4 Lotto Numbers: 1-10-19-30-31-43 What you say around lovers could be misunderstood and bring a backlash, so be very careful and take care not to confide in gossips. In a gamble some could be a winner with a Virgo.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Crimson Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 6-1-5-4 Lotto Numbers: 6-15-24-32-33-41 The wiser will stick with whom or what they know.

People you meet on a casual basis could bring trouble.

Most will be acting impulsively and bring a negative person or situation into their lives.

SAGITTARIUS: (November23- December20) Lucky Colour: Purple Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 2-9-4-3 Lotto Numbers: 2-11-20-39-34-40 Most will have to tell friends and loved ones that they will not be ordered around. There could be a marriage or family extensions for many. There could be contracts to sign and a lucky punt. However don't overdo the celebrating.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 3-3-5-2 Lotto Numbers: 3-12-21-30-35-41 A loved one could be feeling a little left out of your life and you should let them know how committed you are.

Those born early in January should be in for unexpected good luck. Those that can not control their temper will miss out.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 1-8-4-4 Lotto Numbers: 1-3-11-21-28-37 In a career decision, make sure you know what you really want. Most will be more interested in loving rather than working and many could benefit through travel.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Silver Grey Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 2-1-5-7 Lotto Numbers: 7-14-21-22-28-35 You will have to control feelings of jealousy, or else you will spoil a good relationship. A close friend could show a side to them you didn't expect. More effort in a career venture to make it successful.

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Local Briefs Full closures

■ Parts of Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd were closed to all traffic at Christmas Hills on Saturday and Sunday nights (Apr. 7 and 8).

Traffic was diverted from Kangaroo Ground via Kinglake, and then southwards to Yarra Glen, by Vic Roads.

Dozen of social media comments included a complaint that local CFA brigades were not informed in advance of the closures.

Melba Hwy smash

■ Emergency units attended an accident on Melba Hwy, near Kingsmere Lane, south of Yea, at the weekend.

Three emergency services units attended: No persons trapped.Moderate injuries to several persons, not life-threatening,” said a report from Crime Watch Victoria.

Art 25 opens

■ Louise Barling and Garry Broderick will celebrate 25 years with an opening at Old Post Office Seymour from 11am to 4pm at 50 Emily St, Seymour.

The “Old Post Office Seymour Fine Art Gallery” was officially opened in April 1993

by Graeme Stoney MP. The restaurant in the same building opened earlier. Many of the artists exhibited at Kinglake and Eltham with Louise from the 1980s.

This exhibition showcases many of the award winning artist, many international acknowledged and exhibited, that have shown over the more than 25 years.

The exhibition will feature works by the following awarded artists: John Orlando Birt, Fiona Anderson, Paul Margocsy, Nadine Dudek, Janette Doyle, Agnes Szetey, Grace Paleg, Pat McKenzie, Craig Penny, Jane Pittard, Malcolm Beattie, Kate Jenvey, Ross Paterson, Sue Schreiber, Linda Weil, Ivana Pinaffo, Julie Stephens, Marina Villani, Amanda Hyatt, Lynette Orzlowski, Jim Van Geet, Helen Cottle, Richard Chamerski, Pamela Conder, Nelson and others.

The exhibition continues Thursday to Sunday from 11am and Wednesday to Saturday evenings from 6pm to the end of July. Entry is free at all times and browsing is welcome.

Projects begin

Local Legacy presentation to Bob ■ Melbourne Legacy Liaison Officer, Graeme Standish, presented the Group President Certificate to the out going President of Alexandra, Yea, Mansfield Legacy Group, Robert 'Bob' Benghamy of Alexandra, at Alexandra on Friday (Apr. 6).

The certificate recognises the past President for his period of service and leadership within Legacy on behalf of war widows and their children.

- Jeffrey Swain

Indi redistribution plans released ■ Federal MHR Cathy McGowan is encouraging peopleand organisations to have their say following the release of a report detailing the proposed redistribution of federal electoral divisions.

The report from the Australian Electoral Commission outlines changes to Indi including the removal from the electorate of the eastern section of Moira Shire, including Tungamah.

Included in the new Indi electorate would be a section of Strathbogie Shire, taking in Euroa and Violet Town.

“The proposed changes to Indi would mean almost all of the North East rail line is included in the electorate with the addition of Euroa,” Ms McGowan said.

“There are benefits in incorporating the whole of Moira Shire into the electorate of Murray, renamed as Nicholls.

“I encourage everyone with an interest in

● Cathy McGowan MHR these proposals to make a written submission to the Australian Electoral Commission at FedRedistribution-VIC@aec.gov.au by 6pm on Friday, May 4.

All objections will be published on the AEC’s website at www.aec.gov.au from Monday, May 7. Comments on objections can be lodged until 6pm on Friday, May 18 and will also be published on the AEC website from Monday, 21 May 21.

■ The Yea Children's Centre will soon turn the sod on its much-anticipated renovation project thanks to funding from the Victorian Government Children's Facilities Capital Program and Uniting Church.

Murrindindi Shire Council is managing the renovation project. The sod turn event is from 11am - 11.45am on Monday (April 16).

Alexandra and District Kindergarten will also be celebrating its newly-completed renovations on the same day at 12.30pm. These works were also funded by the Victorian Government Children's Facilities Capital Program.

State Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, will attend both events.

Murray Darling ■ Jan Beer of the Upper Goulburn River Catchment Authority has issued this statement: ““The MDB Plan is close to achieving its target recovery of 2,750GL (including the 605GL Sustainable Diversion Limits Adjustment Mechanism projects) meaning the amount of water available on average each year to the environment will be 21,850GL or 67 per cent of all total basin surface water inflows.

“The remaining 33 per cent (10,873GL) is the maximum finite surface water volume available for all human, urban, irrigation, agricultural and industrial use.”

Kings Park plan ■ Seymour’s Kings Park will undergo a major renewal if the Coalition elected to State government later this year.

Euroa MLA Steph Ryan made the $760,000 pledge in Seymour with Shadow Minister for Sport Danny O’Brien.

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● High St, from Shire Hall

● A Yea postcard by photographer Gilbert J. Ball. Circa 1920.

● Yea F Company detachment and women outside the Shire Hall. Circa 1895.

● Soldiers’ Memorial. Circa 1950.

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Rural News

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In Our Schools House Athletics

■ Yea High School students competed in the House Athletics Carnival on March 27.

Age group champions were: ■ 13 Year: Zoee Gregory and Dominik Ciantar ■ 14 Year: Holly Calder and Reece Hargreaves ■ 15 Year: Ruby O’Dwyer and Daniel Williams ■ 16 Year: Kira Bradley and Joshua Young ■ 17 Year: Bridget O’Dwyer and Jordan Harry ■ 20 Year: Emily Noonan and Jake Henderson

Friends Day ■ A Special Friends Day will be held at Alexandra Primary School from 9am12.30pm on Friday, April 27.

Students are invited to bring a special friend, such as Mums, Dads, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters and friends.

Brian in the chair ■ Brian D’Arcy will be in the chair as Acting Principal of Yea High School for two weeks when Term 2 commences on Monday (Apr. 16). Bruce Skewes will be on leave for the fortnight.

Drive-in movies ■ Eildon Primary School will hold a DriveIn Movie Night from 7pm on Saturday, April 28 at the oval. Admission of $30 per car applies. All children under 16 must have parental supervision. Titles to be exhibited are Son Of Bigfoot and Paddington 2.

Easter raffle ■ Alexandra Primary School Parents’ Group announced winners of the Easter Raffle as including members of the Light, Farkashazy and Synman families.

Dixons Creek PS ■ The ANZAC Day ceremony for Dixons Creek Primary School will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, April 24. The school will be closed on ANZAC Day (Wed., Apr. 25).

The school will be holding a ‘Crazy Hair’ Day on Wednesday next week (Apr. 18).

School Council ■ Alexandra Secondary College’s Council has met for the first time for 2018. Parent members are: Mandy Gesler (President), Steve Prothero (Vice President), Kerry McGahy, Andrew Walker, Alan Smith, Stu Coward, Bev Dick and Alison Rouget.

Breakfast Club ■ Flowerdale Primary School will see the return of Breakfast Club in Term 2.

A Parents and Friends Association meeting is being planned with 9am on Wednesday, April 18, set as a possible time and date.

Compassion shown ■ Pupils at Sacred Heart Parish School, Yea, donated money towards Caritas as part of Project Compassion, just before Easter.

On Manudy Thursday, students came together for an Easter Reflection. The children told the story of Jesus's final journey with the Stations of the Cross and celebrated the risen Jesus through song.

Safeminds at work ■ SAFEminds - Schools and Families Enhancing Minds - will hold a free session for parents to learn about early detection and support for young people.

The SAFEminds mental health training scheme is currently being introduced for schools and families across Victoria.

The local session will be held at 6.45pm for 7pm-9pm at the Orchard Road Community Centre, 121 Orchard Rd, Doreen.

Phone: 9404 8800.

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Regional News

MP: Bring forward Yan Yean Rd works ■ Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green has called on Roads Minisetr Luke Donnellan to bring forward road works on Yan Yean Rd. “My adjournment (question) is to the Minister for Roads and Road Safety, and the action I seek is that he bring forward the duplication of Bridge Inn Rd in Mernda and Doreen,” Ms Green told the Legislative Assembly.

“My community is incredibly grateful for the road projects already funded in the Yan Yean electorate, which include Yan Yean Road stages 1 and 2.

“Stage 1 to Kurrak Rd is underway now and stage 2 will take this road duplication to Doreen.

“As you know, Speaker, the Plenty Rd duplication is begin ning in your electorate but is funded all the way to Bridge Inn Rd in Mernda, so it is getting underway and delivering local jobs. This is in stark contrast to the Liberals who in four y16ears delivered not one metre of arterial road upgrade and not $1 for the upgrading of roads in the electorate of Yan Yean.

“It is not just roads that are being funded, as the minister at the table, the Minister for

● Danielle Green MLA for Yan Yean Public Transport, knows full well. “The magnificent Mernda rail project is going gangbusters, as is — MsAllan — Busting gangs!

Ms Green — Busting gangs. The patronage records for the Plenty Valley bus network are also going really well.

“We could do so much more if the Federal Government did not starve Victoria of funds.

“We would be able to bring things forward and do a whole lot more that this community badly needs.

“Last weekend I was at the

Mernda festival on Schotters Rd, which is right alongside where the stabling yards and car park for the Mernda rail project are under construction at the moment, so people were able to see how much this project is moving along.

“What they would really like, and they were signing petitions at my stall for this, is for Bridge Inn Rd to be duplicated as well.

“Work is already occurring with the Mernda rail project and the projects on Plenty Rd and YanYean Rd, including the intersections with Bridge Inn Rd. “All that work can be done sequentially and be linked in with the rail project and the new cycling paths that are coming along.

“Also, much of Bridge Inn Rd is being constructed currently by developers, either housing developers or those around the Mernda town centre.

“It absolutely makes sense to bring forward the duplication of Bridge Inn Rd, and I urge the Minister for Roads and Road Safety to work with the Minister for Public Transport and other transport agencies to bring this important road forward,” Ms Green said.

3054 trees to be destroyed: petition ■ More than 3000 trees will be destroyed in the Yan Yean Rd roadworks, according to a petition tabled in State Parliament by Danielle Green MLA. “The petition of residents of Plenty and surrounding localities draws the attention of the house to our concerns that the planned VicRoads upgrade of Yan Yean Rd will be not be safe and accessible for the Plenty community, that it will not adequately reduce traffic congestion — and that it will cause unnecessary damage to our environment,” the petition said.

“We are concerned that: ■ The intersection of Yan Yean Rd with Browns Lane and Faneco Rd should be signalised, to allow right turns from and into the upgraded road by local traffic and emergency vehicles — and to provide an alternative to unsafe and disruptive rat-running through minor back streets.

■ The planned upgrade at the intersection with Diamond Creek Road will not sufficiently improve traffic flow at this vital bottleneck — aggravating rat-running problems as drivers continue to seek alternative routes through minor residential streets to avoid congestion in Yan Yean Rd. ■ The planned upgraded road will have long distances of median strips without breaks — 1150 metres between River Ave and the

Nillumbik council depot, for example. Provisions for U-turns and emergency vehicle movements should be made where safe and appropriate. All bus stops should be indented to improve safety; and should be close to places where pedestrians can cross the road safely.

■ The 3860 metres of upgraded road should provide more than seven places at which pedestrians can cross without having to climb over the crash barriers in the median strip.

■ The destruction of 3054 trees is excessive; many could be saved by using retaining walls and other measures. The planting of trees to offset losses should be done in Plenty rather than in other parts of our shire. Adequate provision should be made for the survival of fauna adversely affected by removal of vegetation and the seven planned detention basins should not be built until their environmental impacts have been properly considered.

“The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Assembly of Victoriaurges the Minister for Roads and Road Safety to properly investigate our concerns and act to ensure that the upgrade of Yan Yean Rd does sufficiently alleviate traffic congestion — and that it does not unnecessarily damage our environment or increase dangers and inconvenience to our community,” the petition said.

Council elected at Whittlesea PS ■ Membership of the School Council at Whittlesea Primary has been confirmed.

Josh Parks, Maria Martin, Fiona Gallenti, Sharon Caddy, Verena Smith, Pam Studwick, Rae Gittos and Ty Hoggins are joined byAnna Larkan and Jennifer Bowlen, with Lyle Winter appointed to another two year period and

Samantha McCormick he sole nominee for the vacant staff position.

The required three parent nominations were received and hence the School was able to proceed without the need for an election.

The first meeting for 2018 was held on Wednesday, March 21.

Local Briefs Boss to sign off ■ Dixons Creek Primary School Principal Sharon Walker is to retire at the end of the 2018. A new principal will be appointed to start on January 30, 2019.

Ms Walker has been principal since June 2003, seeing the school grow from around 22 students to a high of 104 students.

In a message to parents, Ms Walker said: “I often wish my children and grandchildren could have been educated in a school where the environment is so beautiful, amazing families with similar values, a staff that truly care about children’s lives and a group of children who are all of such excellent character.

“Yes, they go through periods of being unsettled with each other, as all groups of children do, but watching them at play is usually such a joy,” Ms Walker said.

Deanna in AFLW ■ Deanna Berry, who graduated in 2016 from Whittlesea Secondary College, received a premiership medal in the Women's AFL.

Info. session ■ Yea High School’s ‘Transition to High School’ information session for Year 7 2019 students will be held from 5pm-6.30pm on Monday, April 23 at the YHS Flexible Learning Space. The session will include presentation, tour, enrolment forms and learning expo.

Dental visit ■ The Flying Doctor Dental Service visit for Alexandra Secondary College students will take place on Tuesday, April 24.

School immunisations will take place on Thursday, April 26.

Hospital survey ■ Yea and District Memorial Hospital has offered an online survey for members of the public who have wanted to have input in the planning and prioritisation of services locally and more widely.

There has also been a ‘Have Your Say’ section about the Yea Hospital Clinical Services Plan.

Deb Night success

■ Alexandra Secondary College has congratulated the team who put together arrangements for last month’s Debutante Night.

Volunteers included: Sue-Anne Witnish, Paula Walker, Julie Puls, Alison Rouget, Karen Richards, Angelique Johnson, Deb McDonald and Nicky Bowe.

Council elected

■ The School Council at Dixons Creek Primary has been elected: Mark Hull, President; Jane Toop, Vice-President; Robvert Burpee, Treasurer; Hayley Bwden, Minute Secretary; Sharon Walker, Executive Officer; Meridie Jackson-Smith, Michelle Maffescioni, Kristine Crunden and Dave Ewan.

Blues visit West PS

■ Kinglake West Primary School senior students enjoyed a visit from Carlton Football Club players late last month.

The students heard about caring for their bodies including healthy food and exercise.

Pupils then enjoyed a Q and A session.

Easter Hat Parade

■ Students at Middle Kinglake Primary School enjoyed an Easter Hat Parade on the final day of Term One.

Meeting at Alex.

■ The next meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council will be held at Alexandra at 6pm on Tuesday, April 24 - the eve of ANZAC Day. Council meetings are normally held on Wednesdays.

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Local bushfires preceded Black Friday in 1939 ● First published on Friday, January 13, 1939 ■ “A bush fire started near the Rubicon Falls on Sunday, and efforts to check it were unsuccessful,” reported the Alexandra and Yea Standard in 1939. The report continued: Control work was continued on Monday, and on Tuesday morning additional men were sent out from the timber yards at Alexandra to assistthe firefighters.

In the afternoon the position was reported as very serious.

At 6pm workers were impressed by the particular silence which seemed to oppress the air, but it was not for long, as with lightning rapidity the flames increased in fury.

Earlier in the day women and children had been moved down from the forest, and at night time parties of them were taken to Thornton.

The persistent advance of the fire was due to the long spell of dry weather experienced in the forest, and none of the approved methods of fighting forest fires could stop the insatiable column of fire.

Dawn on Wednesday revealed a distressing picture - 12 men burned to death: The Victims Baden Johnston, Single. Lieut. of Alexandra troop of Light Horse.

Alfred Neason, Married.

Peter Murdoch, Single.

J. West, Married. Forestry officer.

James V. Cain, Single.

Joseph Cherry, Married.

T.A. Le Brun, Married.

Arthur Jeff. Wyatt, Single (from England).

Arch C. Payne, Married, family of 8. Son of Mr. G. Payne, Alexandra.

Lem. Sims, Single.

Viv. Argent, Single. From Yea. G. Brundrett, Single. ★ The remains of the first four were found early in the moring, and the other eight were located near No. 2 mill - 3 bodies were in a dug-out, 4 others were found about 20 yards up the hill, and one body by itself.

Mr Baden Johnston and Mr Neason, who the last members of a party that left No 3 mill, had a Pomeranian dog with them that they were bringing out.

Messrs Johnston and Neason not within half a mile of The Hut before they were apparently suffocated.

Their bodies were found on the tramline, one behind the other.

All the bodies were brought to the Alexandra Hospital. The morgue was too small, and portion of the infectious ward had to be used. ★ About 25 men, mainly from the timber works, etc. at Alexandra had to make a hasty retreart from No. 2 mill site and spent until the morning in the State Electricity Commission’s dam.

It was full when tey got in, but a leak developed in a pipe (due to intense heat), and it gradually emptied.

However, it served a dfinite purposed at a critical time. It was a nightmare experience for the man. ★ At Tin Hut Mr Collins’ store with post office attached, was destroyed together with two houses - Mr A. Dunn’s and Mr J. Hyatt’s. ★ All the men in the forest, as well as the wives and children of those who are married, lost everything. ★

270 Alexandra, Spring Creek volunteers respond to call for assistance

● From the Alexandra and Yea Standard. Jan. 13, 1939.

The eight mills employed about Constable Way remained in the town 230 men. The whole of the houses directing things generally. they were living in have been deThe secretary of the local Bush stroyed, with the exception of a few Fire Brigadfe, Mr Les Stillman, has houses at No. 4 and No. 5 mills. had a very strenuous time, as the ★ calls for assistance has been conAll of Clark and Pearce’s mills tinuous. were destroyed with the exception ★ of the one known as No. 4.

Funerals of Victims The mill known as Skinner’s is The funerals of the victims of the included in the list of those destroyed, bush fire at Rubicon will take place as well as those known as Barnewall today at Alexandra cemetery. The & Lee’s (No 6) and the Royston mill first cortege will leave Alexandra (Mr Cecil).

Hospital at 10.30 a.m. ★ The funerals will be separate, and Parties shelted in dug outs during the late Mr. Neason's will be the first. the fury of the fire. At No 6 mill there The last funeral, that of the late were 25 persons in one.

Mr. G. Brendrett, will be at 2 p.m. ★ The remains of the late Messrs.

Many of the men are suffering Baden Johnston, J. West, J. Cain, severely from the effects of the J. Cherry, Viv. Argent, P. Edwards, smoke and burns. and the Kerslake family will be in★ terred in other parts of the State.

Several bodies, one a woman and The Coroner, Mr. Tingate, yesone a child’s, were found lying at in- terday inspected parts of the Rubicon tervals along the Acheron Way early Forest. on Wednesday. ★ All the deadcame from Feigian’s Relief Measures mills, which they left at 6pm to beat The population of the town has the approaching flames to Marysville been added to-a considerable numbytraversing a rough bush track ber of men, women and children havwhich joined the Acheron Way. ing been forced to come in on acMr and Mrs K. Kerslake with count of the destruction of their their six year old daughter, Ruth and former homes.

Mrs Kerslake’s brother, Frank A representative of the State ReEdwards, formed the original party lief Committee visited Alexandra which left the mills by car. yesterday, and conferred with memOn the way they apparently bers of the Shire Council. picked up by three Greeks. They A mass meeting of men was held were overtaken by the flames. Five in front of the Shire Hall yesterday of the bodies were brought into morning, and a committee Alexandra. ap.pointed, which afterwards met at ★ the Library under the chairmanship Telephone communication with of the Rev. D. Blake.

Rubicon (The Hut) was restored on Accommodation has been arWednesday. ranged for St. John's Parish Hall has ★ been made available for the women Senior-constable Field and First and children, and the Presbyterian Constable Rawson have been out at Hall for the men. the fires all the week, while First The co-operation of the ladies of

the Alexandra district is sought, and donations of foodstuffs are asked for.

They can be left with the Rev. D. Blake, at St. John's Rectory.

Two truck loads of blankets, bedding, clothing and foodstuffs arrived from Melbourne yesterday, and were unpacked by a committee of women and men at the Shire Hall.

Two local ladies' committees have been formed - a food committee and a clothing committee. ★ Bush Fire Losses The exact losses of sheep have not yet been ascertained.

Many losses of horses were reported at Rubicon.

Helpers came from all over the place, including C.R.B. and S.E.C. men.

Young ladies assisted in the preparation of refreshments. ★ Disastrous Bush Fires The sizzling heat on Sunday was responsible for the spread of many bush fires in various parts of the State.

Towards evening reports were received from Taggerty that fires were burning at Taggerty about Messrs. Wightman's and Carter's in one direction and about midway between Taggerty and Buxton in the opposite direction.

Shortly after the evening church services started in Alexandra, word came through by telephone from Taggerty to the local police and the secretary of the Bush Fire Bri gade that assistance was required.

By nine o'clock 200 volunteers had left the town in motor cars and trucks, equipped with beaters, rakes, and knapsack pumps.

The fires were in no fixed spot.

They appeared in various parts of the district - Glendale, Taggerty, and right downConnelly's Creek towards Acheron, as well as at Rubicon and the forest at Narbethong.

A blazing furnace was in evidence, trees in the bush were ig nited and flames a hundred feet high were seen.

The heat was terrific, with burning embers falling everywhere.

Breaks were made, but with a strong wind blowing the efforts of the volunteers were marred to a certain extent.

At Glendale the home of the Farrer family, Utopia Park, was completely destroyed, as well as Mr. G. Dunne's residence in Glendale.

Mr. Gerald Farrer managed to save the motor car. Some stock perished, but the exact number will not be known for several days.

The heavy pall of smoke around the countryside made it difficult for firefighters to ascertain where the danger spots were.

On the Buxton side of Taggerty, a good save of Mr. Harrison's guest house was made.

Messrs. D. Bayne's and Cameron's residences were in the danger zone, as well as Mrs. Hepburn's,

and anything might have happened.

Fortunately, the fire - or fires, to be correct - did not get within about a quarter of a mile of the houses.

All Sunday night and Monday the fighters stuck to their task, but on Monday night it was stated that patrol work was only necessary to keep the fires under control (provided the wind did not come up) to fan the flames into another outbreak.

All day Sunday the light was dull, and the sun appeared to set an hour before its time. The smoke haze was so thick that the sun only partly penetrated it. Bits of debris from the fires were floating about on the air at nightime, causing irritation to the eyes.

On Tuesday afternoon the fire was burning in the vicinity of Connelly's Creek, and in the afternoon strenuous efforts were necessary to save Mr. Eric Cumming's house.

Towards evening it was thought that the situation generally was in hand for the night. Shortly after six p.m. the atmosphere changed, and with dramatic suddenness the fire broke out with increased fury.

It raced to the Acheron cutting.

The wind caused fiery pieces of debris to fly in various directions, and some fires were burning near Mr. Walter Turner's farm: further on in Mr. J. Hewitt's paddock; and down near the river in portion of the late Mr. J. Magee's property.

The fire in Mr. Hewitt's was speedily controlled, and after a brisk fight the one in Magee's was stopped.

At the Acheron Cutting the fire did not cross the road.

Back on Connelly's Creek sector Mr. Tom Wilmot's house was saved after a stiff fight.

When the alarm was given in Alexandra about 6.30 p.m. there was a wonderful response.

With Stillman's Garage as headquarters telephone messages were received and cars, loaded with volunteers, promptly sent to danger points.

There were a couple of small outbreaks at Taggerty, including one at Mr. Ellis's.

At Wilmot's, Mr N. Stillman found when making a forced retreat that be had a young wallaby hopping along at the side of his leg.

On Wednesday the fire blazed up occasionally, but was checked.

Thornton battled with fires from Sunday last.

Mr. W. Pindlay's property was visited by "the red demon," and in the vicinity of Rubicon "A" a lot of fire fighting took place.

By Wednesday the fire hadmoved to the back of Mr. A. Barnewall's, up towards Snobs Creek.

The response from Alexandra was very guatifying.. Every avail able car and man went out.

The Bush Fire Brigades did excellent work, and with the co operation of the public and the police, every matter received attention.

The womenfolk in preparing the provisions for the firefighters did a splendid job and deserve the highest praise.

Some of these ladies stopped up all Sunday night doing work in this direction.

About 200 volunteers went from Alexandra (including quite a number of Spring Creek and other parts of the district) on Sunday night.

Another 70 men went out on Monday morning.

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Shooters at ECDRA prize event

● An early start at 300 yards as the shooters from all over Victoria and Southern New South Wales made a start in the annual ECDRA Prize shoot.

The lazy flags give little hint of the vicious wind that confronted the shooters later in the day. Photo: Brian Houlihan ■ A record crowd of 13 shooters per target ECDRA Shooters: F standard B Grade next series of jobs that need to be done on man ship across the board cross section of contested the East Central District annual David Wallace in third place 159.4, Robert the common ground of the complex and aired shooting disciplines beginning with the Easter Monday Prize shoot.

Irving in fifth place 145.5, F Open Matt issues and concerns the members had raised. “Billy Sing” 5 shots from a cold barrel over What a day with three stages of 10 scor- Frazer in sixth place 164.8 and Terry Gee in A good meeting as it gave a solid founda- 300 yards from the prone position. ing shots per stage over 300, 500 and 600 seventh place 163.9, F Target Rifle Marty tion and priority for future works to maintain The “stalker” being 5 shots from a huntyards.

Kelly in 2nd place 159.2. the Complex as one of the best in North ing position over 240 yards again no sighters The new total electronic target system Captain Marty Kelly concluding remarks Central Victoria. Those members who got then finally the “houndsman” five shots was the foundation for success so much so after the presentation included congratulat- a chance to practice before the Dragon Die- standing at 100 yards in the “off hand” posithat the third stage at 600 yards was well ing all the attendees and in particular the sel Challenge were in F standard B Grade tion, no sighters. underway by 1.30pm. competitors for their cooperation throughout Brain Houlihan 20 shots 108.3, Richard The scores from the “stalker” and The principle range officer Graeme Kerr the day as it was the first time that all three Godden 20 shots 97.2 and Robert Irving 15 “Houdsman” count for the Dragon Diesel said that the full set of electronic targets was electronic targets had been used in compe- shots 63. F Open Norm Linehan 10 shots team challenge where the average score of critical for running the event on time and it tition and the first time that the prize shoot 45.1. F Target Rifle Marty Kelly 10 shots the contestants decide the result and the was the co-operation of the 39 shooters from involving 10 scoring shots had been con- 60.5.

“Target Shooters” team finished with an all over Victoria and southern New South ducted in three stages including 300 yards.

A good practice and everyone was look- average score of 29.2 and the “Hunters” Wales made the day run so smoothly.

For a number of years 300 yards had been ing forward to the Dragon Diesel Challenge an average score of 27.7 giving the “Target There was plenty of time to socialise and excluded from competitive shoots due to the as they put the final touches to the targets Shooters” the trophy by 1.5 points. catch up with friends over a cuppa. The difficulty of keeping the centre of the target and other equipment required for the DD One feature of the Dragon Diesel Chalweather came ‘good' with a beautiful sunny together with the very accurate shooting in- Challenge. lenge is the way the participants have imday, mild temperatures and a vicious south- volved these days the electronic system ★ proved their shooting skills where everyone erly wind that really challenged the shooters copes with this well.

Saturday April 7 was the day the East now expects a good score with a cold barand hopes of record scores were dashed as The presentations were completed in Central District Rifle Association and fel- rel, the shot for the hunter that is vital for the the Violet Town wind fishtailed down the good time for most shooters to return home low "target shooters" were looking forward humane dispatch of the hunted be it game range into the faces of the shooters. in daylight. to for some time, the Autumn Dragon Die- or vermin.

The main prize winners were: The busyness of the prize shoot ensured sel Challenge.

Winners of the individual competitions Target Rifle A Grade: David Black that many of the regulars from the ECDRA There was a determination to win back were: The Billy Sing ‘field Class’ won by (Shepparton/Nathalia)146.12, Target Rifle were working doing all the little jobs such as the perpetual team trophy from the “hunt- David Wallace (ECDRA) 28.1, Billy Sing B grade Blade Lacy ( Maryborough) 141.7, boiling the kettle etc a special thank you to ers". ‘precision rifle’Graeme Kerr (ECDRA)29.2.

Target Rifle C grade Brian McKenna (Moe them including Sue and Faith as they did not Needless to say the hunters were of an The stalker, David Wallace (ECDRA) 25 City) 137.8. F Standard A grade Alan Fuge see very much of the shoot itself. equally strong determination to keep the out of 25 second Peter Daldy (Target (Nagambie) 173.11, F Standard B Grade To make up for the loss of practice some team trophy. shooter) 22. Dragon Diesel Challenge indiMorrie Jackman (Shepparton/Nathalia) of the members had a shoot on Wednesday The day was perfect in every way even vidual Peter Daldy (Target shooter) 20 and 165.5, F Open Greg Warrian (Tumut Rifle after the annual Violet Town Shooting Com- that Violet Town wind was just a zephyr and second David Wallace (ECDRA) 16.

Club) 174.6; F Target Rifle Rolf Carpeggiani plex Governance meeting. kind to the shooters.

Gnarly Old War horse (SMLE 303) Wally ( Fitzroy/Caulfield) 170.11.

The governance meeting confirmed the The challenge is designed to test marks- Dergacz ‘hunter’.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Street talk comes to LA

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

Chappaquiddick Opens ■ It's been nearly 50 years since Ted Kennedy drove his car off a bridge in the tiny New England island of Chappaquiddick, in the process killing his female companion Mary Jo Kopechne and yet a number of pressing questions remain.

Was Kennedy drunk when he got behind the wheel? Was he having an affair with Mary Jo, one of the "Boiler Room Girls" who'd previously worked on his brother Bobby's presidential campaign?

How did Kennedy escape the submerged vehicle, and did he know at the time that Mary Jo might still be alive in the car, courtesy of a pocket of oxygen?

Why did he wait 10 hours before reporting the accident to authorities, and then recount stories littered with contradictions and inaccuracies?

And, moreover, did he ever truly feel regret over his actions? Chappaquiddick, John Curran's new film about the scandal, has few definitive answers.

On the one hand, that failure to satisfactorily solve the mystery of that fateful summer night renders Curran's latest something of an invariable disappointment.

Stitching together facts and speculation to provide something like a basic timeline of the disaster, the drama which first premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, and arrived in theatres last week feels like a hollow bit of conjecture.

Unsure of precisely what caused Kennedy to lose control of his car and subsequently act in the bizarre ways that he did, it proceeds forward in the same sort of haze that engulfs its protagonist in the hours and days immediately following the crash. I guess you have to make up your own mind.

Sam Newman hits WeHo

■ Two stars from the Channel 9 Footy Show arrived in West Hollywood for a series of interviews before going to Atlanta for the Master's Golf Tournament.

Shane Crawford took Sam Newman down to Muscle Beach at the Venice Beach boardwalk for a series of funny weightlifting exercises and Shane also interviewed Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, no relation to Alan Johnson, Managing Director of the Ramada Hotel and Suites where the boys stayed while they were here.

Shane’s new best mate ■ Shane Crawford's best new mate, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has opened up about his secret battle with his mental health after suffering from depression for decades.

The 45-year-old actor has become known as one of the biggest action heroes in showbiz, but has opened up for the first time about his inner struggles.

He confessed that the bouts of low mood started when he was living in poverty as a child and witnessed his mother, Ata, attempt suicide when he was just 15 years old.

Out and About

■ Out on a dinner date, Denzel Washington and his wife, Paulette Pearson were spotted at Primola on the Upper East Side in NYC. George and Amal Clooney were seen having a quiet and intimate dinner at Indochine in New York City.

Know when to fold ‘em

■ Kenny Rogers has been advised by a doctor to cancel the remaining performances of his 2018 farewell tour due to "a series of health challenges," a statement said.

Several of the singer's performances on "The Gambler's Last Deal" tour were cancelled recently, including a scheduled May 26 show at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in North Carolina.

Spielberg on top again ● Pictured at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites entrance is Sam Newman with Ramada General Manager, William Karpiak.

The King is back

■ A new television documentary about Elvis Presley takes advantage of the vast collection of footage, pictures, documents and music from his estate to give a behind-the-scenes look at the king of rock 'n' roll. "Elvis Presley: The Searcher," a two-part, three-hour documentary, will premiere April 14 on HBO. Director Thom Zimny, who worked on several Bruce Springsteen documentaries, had full access to Graceland's vault and made ample use of it to unearth little-seen footage.

David Crsoby solo

■ Cameron Crowe has signed on to produce BMG's documentary about David Crosby, the moustachioed one-third of the great, Crosby, Stills & Nash classic rock trio. A.J. Eaton will direct the film. "It's just such a compelling story," said Crowe. "David Crosby has been near the forefront of music and social change for the last four decades. Now 76, he's forging a new path by seeking out younger musicians and trying to make a mark in a world now so different from the generation he came to define in the '60s."

■ Andy Warhol has become such an icon that a photo of his medicine cabinet is expected to fetch at least $6,000 on April 10 at Sotheby's. The photo and another showing Warhol's wig, glasses and Longines watch was taken by David Gamble, who spent eight days shooting in Warhol's East 66th Street townhouse in 1987 before it was sold.

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■ Steven Spielberg's 'Ready Player One' opened to an estimated $53 million on Easter weekend, defying expectations to steal the No.1 spot in theaters.

The VR-fantasy flick, set in dystopian 2045 and peppered with 1980s pop culture references, follows one man's quest to find a digital Easter egg in the virtual world of the Oasis.

Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Lena Waithe, and Australian Ben Mendelsohn, the film is adapted from Ernest Cline's popular sci-fi novel of the same name. 'Ready Player One' had the advantage of a Thursday release, giving it a leg up over Tyler Perry's 'Acrimony,' which claimed second place with an estimated $17 million. Disney and Marvel's 'Black Panther,' which dominated theaters for five straight weeks, came in third in its seventh weekend with an estimated $11 million.

Steven Spielberg thinks action legend Indiana Jones is finally ready for the ultimate adventure to be played by a woman.

The director knows he would risk fan fury by casting an actress in the role made famous by Harrison Ford, 75, but he believes it is time the explorer took "a different form”.

‘420’ launch

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Travel destinations ■ Alaska is the most popular state for flying in the U.S. One of every 58 Alaskans is a registered pilot, and one out of 59 owns an airplane. Lake Hood in Anchorage is the largest and busiest seaplane base in the world, averaging 234 landings and take-offs per day.

Utah's Great Salt Lake is about four times saltier than any of the world's oceans. If a person boiled 1 quart of water from the saltiest part of the lake, a half-cup of salt would remain. It is so salty because as the ancient Lake Bonneville dried up, salt and other minerals were left behind. Because the shrinking lake had no stream out to sea, the salt deposits became concentrated in the lake.

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■ A flagship pot palace unofficially touted as the "Barneys of Weed" is set to open on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.

LA cannabis brand MedMen will launch a 10,000-squarefoot medical marijuana dispensary on, when else?

April 20. (For the uninitiated, "420" is code for lighting up.)

It will be located at 433 Fifth Ave., near Bryant Park.

Kept in the family ■ Kris Jenner is now guiding the careers of two of the rap world's hottest artists Kanye West and Travis Scott.

The Kardashian clan momager is behind her son-in-law West parting ways with his longtime manager Izvor "Izzy" Zivkovic, as well as Scott leaving his own management team.

Submarine turns 50 ■ The Beatles' Yellow Submarine will return to movie theatres across North America this summer to mark its 50th anniversary.

The film is set to start screening July 8, though a complete list of participating theatres has yet to be announced. Tickets and screening information will be available soon on the Yellow Submarine website.

- Gavin Wood

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Kinglake Hotel opened in 1895 ■ The first hotel on the site of today’s Kinglake Pub was built circa 1895, according to the Murrindindi Shire Heritage Study.

It started life as the Thomson family home Aurelia Villa in which they also ran a post office.

In 1907 Harry Thomson was granted a hotel licence and it was called the Kinglake Hotel.

Harry Thompson's son, Frank Harris Thomson, with his wife Annie née Power, took over the running of the hotel from his father in 1914.

The original building was destroyed during the 1926 bushfires.

Harry and his family first erected a tin shed until the larger three building complex of today was built from 1927 onwards.

Subsequent owners, Herb and Wilma Coller, took over the hotel in the 1960s and renamed it the National Park Hotel.

Originally part of the Eltham Shire, Kinglake (including Kinglake Central, Kinglake East and Kinglake West) were named after the British historian Alexander Kinglake(180991).

The name was chosen by John Lindsay Beale to honour the historian.

Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, Alexander Kinglake was called to the Bar in 1837.

Subsequently he devoted himself to politics, and wrote History of the War in the Crimea (1863-7) and Eothen (1844) in which he describes a journey made in 18343-5 through parts of the Ottoman Empire, the Holy Land and Egypt.

Beale, born in 1830, was the youngest son of MajorAnthony and Katherine Rose Beale, PaymasterGeneral for the East India Company on the island of St Helena.

The family sailed to Melbourne in 1839 and established a property on the Plenty River named St Helena after which the area of St Helena became known.

Beale first took up land in the Kinglake district in the County of Anglesey in 1873.

He was active in community affairs, was instrumental in the establishment of the school at Kinglake Central and is recognised as a pioneer of the district.

He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Kinglake district and was a member of the Eltham Shire Council from 1879-94, during which time he served two terms as Shire President.

Kinglake National Park, proclaimed in 1928, is one of Victoria's oldest national parks and the largest in the Melbourne area.

It includes forests, fern gullies, walking tracks and viewpoints.

The Kinglake area, which was part of the North Riding of the Eltham Shire, was annexed to the Shire of Yea in October 1972.

When Shire amalgamations were undertaken in 1994, Kinglake became part of the Murrindindi Shire.

Kinglake, Kinglake Central, Kinglake East and Kinglake West are located on the Great Dividing Range at an altitude of 1800 feet.

The original Kinglake Hotel building was destroyed during the 1926 bushfires.

Harry and his family first erected a tin shed until the larger three-part complex of today was built from 1927 onwards.

LICENSING CASES

KINGLAKE HOTEL RAIDED On Tuesday, Augustus Dundee O1iver, licensee of the Kinglake Hotel, was charged at the Whittlesea Court with having allowed persons other than bona fide travellers on his premises on a Sunday.

A further charge of having unlaw fully disposed of liquor on Sunday was also preferred.

Several men found on the premises also appeared.

Police Raid A member of the licensing branch of the police gave evidence that on Sunday, September 29, he in company with other police, visited the Kinglake Hotel.

When they entered they found several men on the premises, either drinking or holding glasses of ale.

The men, who were fined £1 each with 3/7 costs, were William Exton, Kinglake; Maurice Ryan, Kinglake; John Michael Flynn; Norman Arthur Lewis, Kinglake, and ,James Joseph Tooey, also of Kinglake.

Oliver was fined £2 on the disposal charge, while the remaining charge was withdrawn.

The harman was. in charge of the hotel at the time of the police visit.

- The Advertiser November 29, 1935

● Several people standing in front of the Kinglake Hotel, possibly early 1900s.

Photo: Yarra Plenty Regional Library Service The Heritage Study continues: “It retains the timber verandah posts “The National Park Hotel, built in in their original form.

1927, is a complex of three buildings “Originally, the main hotel buildon a corner site. ing and the restaurant building were “The main building, the hotel it- clad in strapped fibro sheeting, with self, is at the centre, with two build- a weatherboardlook pressed metal ings set back on either side of it. dado. Both were reclad in narrow “On the right-hand side is a former vertical cedar boards around 1960. accommodation building and on the “The third building housed hotel left is a restaurant building (Lawson's rooms. It is clad in the original Retreat). pressed metal dado with fibro-con“All three have gable-front with crete sheeting above. verandahs that wrap around across “The front gable is fibro-clad with the facades, and corrugated-iron the same Japanese-inspired vent in clad roofs. the gable. The east side elevation is “There is a mature cypress tree set under the verandah (with simple next to the main building, and other timber posts) and has a weatherboard mature exotic species around the dado below strapped fibro cladding, restaurant building. with multiple French doors into the ● Kinglake Hotel “The hotel building is dominated individual rooms. ad from 1927 by the very wide front gable. A rect“An unsympathetic flat-roofed In addition to the main bar and angular louvered vent in the gable brick extension was made to the right lounges, the new Kinglake Hotel had has a Japanese inspired frame. side of the hotel, at the front. It blocks a separate wing for the dining room “Double entrance doors are at the the view of the accommodation and kitchen and another for 10 guest centre of the facade, with banks of building behind it. bedrooms. multi-paned windows on either side.

“The hotel and restaurant buildIt became a popular place to stay “The verandah is supported on ings originally had similar cladding for weekends and holidays. simple timber posts with brick pier to the accommodation block, but Harry and Anne later sold the ho- bases - the piers were added c1960. were reclad in cedar boards c1960. tel and moved their house to the gen“The restaurant building, on the “There is a mature cypress in front eral store across the road. left-hand side, also has a broad front of the bottle shop, and mature deThe Collers took over the hotel in gable and Japanese-inspired gable ciduous trees in front of the restauthe 1960s. They regraded the front vent. rant.” car park to include steps up to the front door, and replaced the bottoms of the timber verandah columns of the main building with low brick piers.

They also began to use the name 'National Park Hotel' with a view to encouraging tourism.

In the 1980s the fibro cladding with a pressed metal dado of the main hotel and restaurant buildings was replaced with vertical cedar weatherboards.

The original cladding is still visible on the east elevation of the accommodation building.

The hotel has been the location of many gatherings and celebrations for the township and has hosted Christmas dinners, cricket club presentations, Fire Brigade meetings and other local social events.

It was the departure point for the 'King of the Mountain' potato race and the 'Mountain Man' competition was held in the back paddocks.

The Kinglake Park tennis team once used the sand court behind the kitchen and there was once a swimming pool on the site as well - both ● Kinglake Hotel, approx. 1950 of which are now gone.

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: THOR - RAGNAROK: Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Adventure.

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Anthony Hopkins, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Benedict Cumberbatch.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M .

Length: 130 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of an all-powerful new threat, his sister, the ruthless Hela.

Delightfully engaging and fun romp is a big leap up on the previous two Thor Marvel incarnations, "Thor" (2011) and "Thor: The Dark World" (2013)," opting for a more comedic approach, and it works a treat, especially as our beefcake hero Thor is more reflective in parts of "Inspector Clouseau" than super-hero saviour, which his heroic elements are kept very well intact during and between the laughs.

Laid-back and brimming with an '80s retro feel and the humour, as expected, along with the action, everything from the special effects to the music score is top shelf.

The stellar cast including Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/The Hulk), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Idris Elba (Heimdall), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Karl Urban (Skurge), Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Strange) and Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie are all at the top of their game and having great fun, but the stand-outs are Cate Blanchett as Hela, and Jeff Goldblum in an almost self-parody as The Grandmaster.

New Zealand Director Tamika Waititi, who gave us the delightful "Hunt For The Wilderpeople" in 2016, knows exactly what he wants and achieves in delivering a enthusiastically goofy, self mocking, outrageous and boldly entertaining super-hero spectacle which in any other form could have easily been the swan-song, but this much needed, welcome and inviting all-new fresh approach has now assured otherwise.

FILM: TULIP FEVER: Genre: Romance/Drama.

Cast: Alicia Vikander, Tom Hollander, Christoph Waltz, Dame Judi Dench, Zach Galifianakis.

Year: 2017.

Rating: PG. Length: 107 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: 17th Century romp set in Amsterdam, of an orphaned girl who is forcibly married to a wealthy merchant that saves her from poverty, and after her husband commissions a portrait, she begins a passionate affair with the painter, a struggling young artist, and the lovers risk everything by entering into the frenzied tulip bulb market, with the hope that the right bulb will make their fortune.

Director Justin Chadwick, whose previous credits include "The Other Boleyn Girl" (2008) and "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" (2013) has crafted an intriguing and entertaining romantic-drama with a stellar cast, all in top form, most notably Christoph Waltz as the unsuspecting and kindly husband, and Tom Hollander as the nearby doctor who offers his services in more ways than one.

Superbly crafted with excellent production design, costume design and period detail, the only minor flaws are the lack of explanation concerning the Tulip Fever Frenzy of the period and lacking spark, nonetheless, this is for most part a bawdy, funny, intriguing and poignant tale, even if the tulips begin to wilt by journey's end.

Written for the screen by Tom Stoppard, whose previous credits include Empire of the Sun, Brazil, Shakespeare in Love, and Deborah Moggach with credits such as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Pride & Prejudice, with all the hopping between the sheets of the husband and his wife, the painter and the wife, and the maid and her boyfriend, it would be more appropriate if this were titled "Bottoms Up!" or "Carry On Around The Tulips." A fun romp!

FILM: ERIC CLAPTON - LIFE IN 12 BARS: Genre: Music/Documentary.

Cast: Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Patti Boyd, BB King.

Year: 2017.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 135 Minutes.

Stars: **** Verdict: A uniquely gripping and revealing no-holds-barred wartsand-all look at the life and work of legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist Eric Clapton, told in his own words, and told by those who have known him best, including his surviving family, friends and relationships (including Patti Boyd), and other such greats as BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Winwood and George Harrison, to name a few.

With the exception of Eric Clapton, no on camera interview footage, purely audio, and filled with never-before-seen material including personal family images.

With powerful inspirations as Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and The Blues! the classic songs behind him such as Layla, Wonderful Tonight, White Room, Tears in Heaven, I Shot The Sheriff, Sunshine of Your Love. and the T.V. and movie soundtracks including Edge of Darkness and the Lethal Weapon series, there's much to relish.

Directed by Oscar winning Producer Lili Fini Zanuck (Driving Miss Daisy-1990), this is an honest, compelling, fascinating, unforgiving, poignant, thought provoking and overwhelmingly heartbreaking, this is a "must-see" - it's only problem being, at two-and-aquarter hours, it's not long enough.

Top 10 Lists

● A first-class cast excel in Sally Potter's potent comedy/ drama The Party, which opens in cinemas on April 12. broken over the disappearance of her father (Chris Pine) four years ■ (M). 71 minutes. Opens in se- ago. lected cinemasApril 12.

A renowned scientist, he and his A dysfunctional Britain is dis- wife(Gugu Mbatha-Raw) had raditilled within the walls of a well-fur- cal ideas about using the mind to nished house in Sally Potter's sharp perform multi-dimensional travel, comedy/drama, one that contains theories dismissed by their peers. a potent undercurrent throughout its Bullied at school, Meg's only brief but memorable running time. friend is her ultra-smart six yearKristin Scott Thomas plays old brother Charles Wallace (Deric Janet, who has organised a small McCabe), who isn't above speakparty with friends after being pro- ing his mind to his teachers. moted to the position of Shadow When someone by the name of Minister for Health.

Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon) While Jane alternates between arrives on the family's doorstep, an traditional and progressive gender introduction that will lead to the two roles, the party guests slowly lower youngsters meeting Mrs. Hughes their guards to reveal various se- (Mindy Kaling) and Mrs. Which crets and annoyances that will see (Oprah Winfrey), they will be taken the festivities spiral out of control. on an incredible journey across Writer/director Sally Potter (Or- time and space, in an attempt to see lando, The Tango Lesson, Ginger if their dad is still alive. & Rosa) is in top form here, and Coming across like a mixture of with a top-shelf cast that also in- Roald Dahl, Dr. Seuss, Labyrinth, cludes Patricia Clarkson, Timothy The NeverEnding Story and What Spall, Emily Mortimer, Bruno Dreams May Come, the film's epic, Ganz, Cherry Jones and Cillian fantastical elements are never conMurphy, ensures that this party is vincing, while its important meswell worth attending. sages of self-confidence and diverRATING - **** sity acceptance are unsubtle to say the least, making the whole endeavour at times feel like a self-help video.

■ (M). 109 minutes. Now streamRATING - ** ing on Netflix.

This ingenious thriller has quietly surfaced locally on Netflix, after a well-received theatrical run ■ Uprising (M). 111 minutes. Now in its home country of South Ko- showing in cinemas. rea.

After Guillermo del Toro's 2013 A family of four have moved into original proved to be tremendously a new house, confident the change entertaining, we now belatedly get will have a positive effect on their the sequel, but with the Oscar-winlives. ning director not onboard this time, However, not long after, the el- all the heart, imagination, and fun dest son Yoo-seok (Kim Mu-yeol) is unfortunately missing, leaving a is kidnapped, leaving the family hollow, by-the numbers effort that stunned and terrified, especially feels more akin to the terrible TransJin-seok (Ha-neul Kang), who suf- formers movies. fers from hypersensitivity.

Set10 years after the events of After Yoo-seok is returned 19 the first film, the story focuses on days later, unable to remember any- Jake Pentecost (John Boyega), who thing that has happened to him, Jin- is the son of the late Stacker (Idris seok begins to notice changes in Elba), who lead the rebellion against his sibling's behaviour, and it's a the kaiju years before. mystery he is determined to solve.

Now on the wrong side of the Writer/director Jang Hang-jun the disillusioned ex-soldier is offers up a cleverly constructed law, eventually caught when he has a tale, one that fans of the genre will have immense fun trying to figure run-in with fellow scavenger Amara (Cailee Spaeny). out.

Forced to re-join the Jaeger force RATING - **** as an instructor, a position that sees him lock horns with former colleague Nate Lambert (Scott Eastwood, son of Clint), Jake will have to become a team player and ■ (PG). 109 minutes. Now show- help destroy a new breed of Kaiju, who want to open the breach that ing in cinemas.

Despite sincere intentions, was closed off a decade earlier.

Pacific Rim was del Toro's lovDisney's big budget adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel is ing homage to Japanese monster almost a total misfire, crushed by a movies, with a look and design that clunky, heavy-handed approach was superb, but the sequel, directed that undercuts all the positive mes- by Steven S. DeKnight, is totally sages it tries to impart upon its devoid of that much-needed sense youthful audience. of purpose and conviction, and as The story centres on 13- year- such, is utterly redundant. old Meg Murry (Storm Reid), a RATING - ** once happy child who is still heart - Aaron Rourke

The Party

Forgotten

Pacific Rim

A Wrinkle In Time

APRIL 8-14 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. READY PLAYER ONE. 2. PETER RABBIT. 3. BLOCKERS. 4. LOVE, SIMON. 5. PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING. 6. A WRINKLE IN TIME. 7. BLACK PANTHER. 8. TOMB RAIDER. 9. THE DEATH OF STALIN. 10. RED SPARROW. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: APRIL 5: A QUIET PLACE, HAVE YOU SEEN THE LISTERS?, SHERLOCK GNOMES, WALKING OUT. APRIL 12: ISLE OF DOGS, RAMPAGE, THE PARTY, TRUTH OR DARE. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. STAR WARS: The Last Jedi [Action/Fantasy/Adventure/Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher].

2. COCO [Animated/Adventure/Music/Comedy/Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt].

3. PADDINGTON 2 [Family/Comedy/Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Grant].

4. THE DISASTER ARTIST [Biography/Comedy/James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen].

5. WONDER WHEEL [Comedy/Drama/Kate Winslet, Jim Belushi, Justin Timberlake].

6. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS [Mystery/Drama/Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz].

7. THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS [Biography/Comedy/Drama/Christopher Plummer].

8. FERDINAND [Animated/Adventure/Comedy/Raul Esparza].

9. JUSTICE LEAGUE [Action/Fantasy/Gal Gadot, Ben Affleck, Jason Momoa].

Also: SWEET VIRGINIA, ONLY THE BRAVE, TULIP FEVER, WONDER, DADDY'S HOME 2, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, JUNGLE, PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN, BLADE RUNNER 2049.

NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME [Drama/Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg].

DOWNSIZING [Comedy/Fantasy/Drama/ Matt Damon, Cristoph Waltz, Hong Chau].

ACTS OF VIOLENCE [Action/Drama/Bruce Willis, Cole Hauser, Ashton Holmes].

ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ [Crime/Drama/ Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell].

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE [Adventure/Fantasy/Dwayne Johnson].

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE 3D + Blu-Ray [Adventure/Fantasy/Dwayne Johnson].

JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE 4K [Adventure/Fantasy/Dwayne Johnson].

NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES ON DVD HIGHLIGHTS: TO SIR WITH LOVE + TO SIR WITH LOVE 2 [Drama/Sidney Poitier, Lulu, Judy Geeson].

AUDREY HEPBURN PACK: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, My Fair Lady.

NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC DVD HIGHLIGHTS: THE CORONATION. CITY OF GHOSTS. ATTACK ON TITAN: Season 2.

SAILOR MOON R: Season 2.

FAIRY TAIL ZERO: Complete Series.

VICE PRINCIPLES: Season 2.

CALL THE MIDWIFE: Series 7.

EARTH: One Amazing Day. THE GUARDIAN: Complete Collection.

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Are you passionate about health in your local community?

Apply now, to become a member of the Alexandra District Health • Provide input into the development of the Strategic Plan, CulConsumer Advisory Committee. tural Diversity Plan, annual Quality Account and consumer publications.

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■ Ivan Hutchinson described himself as the "definitive, reluctant TV star". Yet he worked in the entertainment industry and was popular as a musician, film critic, journalist, television host and musical director.

Ivan Joseph Hutchinson was born in Melbourne in 1928.

His father was an ANZAC who had been wounded in World War I and continued in the Army until his retirement in the late 1950s.

Ivan Hutchinson began studying piano at an early age. He grew up in Fitzroy and attended St Bridget's Primary School, St. Thomas's and completed his education at Parade College, East Melbourne.

Ivan developed an interest in jazz and began playing in bands at the Malvern Town Hall in his teenage years.

He married Grace O'Connor in 1953 and they raised four children.

In 1960 Ivan began working in television for HSV Channel 7 as a pianist with the station's orchestra in variety shows which included Sunnyside Up, The Bob Crosby Show and The Happy Show.

In those days the resident musical director was Jimmy Allen, who was married to ‘Panda’ Lisner.

In 1964 Ivan replaced Jimmy Allen as Musical Director at Channel 7. He worked on the afternoon variety series Time for Terry.

The show was compered by English come-

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Ivan Hutchinson

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

dian Terry O'Neill and regulars included Vi Greenhalf, Joe Hudson, Brian Naylor andOlivia Newton-John.

In 1971 Ivan teamed with Jim Murphy from Listener In to present Two on The Aisle.

The show came about as a result of discussions between Jim and Ivan and the program director Gordon French giving the ‘green light’ to the idea of two reviewers sitting in theatre seats and chatting about the latest films.

Two on the Aisle was only shown in Melbourne, it was popular and ran for three years.

Ivan was musical director for many years on various shows including The Penthouse Club. (everything stopped when the harness races began and they crossed to the Showgrounds).

● Ivan Hutchinson He also worked on arrangements and played on many successful recordings for Fable Records. He is actually one of the vocalists on the ‘VFL football anthems’ recordings performed by the Fable Singers and released in 1972.

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Ivan worked on albums with many artists but only recorded one album of his own - Honky Tonk Party Favourites in 1973.

When colour television began in 1975 he hosted Ivan's Midday Movie. Ivan was able to present some of the old Hollywood films in glorious technicolor to those who were lucky enough to have colour TV sets.

I was too poor at the time to buy a colour TV set, so we rented one and enjoyed this new miracle in our lounge room.

I can still remember the joy of seeing The Wizard of Oz in colour and it was the first time I had seen the film. Over the years Ivan interviewed many famous Hollywood stars.

I used to look forward to watching Ivan's Christmas Guide to the Movies where he talked about the upcoming Christmas films and what would be coming into the cinemas during the new year. Ivan played himself in the 1993 Australian comedy film Hercules Returns.

Sadly, Ivan Hutchinson passed away from cancer in 1995 at the age of 67. Jim Murphy described him as "an exceptional human being".

- Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on radio Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - on Remember When - Sundays at 9.10pm And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment Sundays at 12 Noon

Reindeers are a favourite with tourists ■ If you’re already shuddering at the prospects of winter just around the corner, spare a thought for the 500 folk who live in the tiny village of Oymyakon in Russian Siberia – in winter up there, the mercury drops to a teeth-chattering minus 50C or colder.

So cold that saliva in peoples’ mouths can freeze into needles that prick their lips, where car engines are left running outside owner’s homes all night so they won’t freeze and need to be thawed with a blow-torch to start next morning, and where school is cancelled only when the temperature falls below -55C. And where when somebody dies, a bonfire has to be lit over their potential burial-site to thaw the ground so that the grave-diggers can do their job.

Oymyakon is officially the coldest permanently-inhabited place on earth, with its coldest day ever a bodynumbing -67C … consider that by ● Reindeer that were hunted for their meat and fur in comparison, the inside of your refrigerator averages 4C and your freezer Oymyakon’s early history, are now a favourite with tourists and used in hunting-down good photo opportunities. a mere -20C. Visitors to Oymyakon are re1992 it’s only resident bought what was warded with complimentary “Pole of left – a convenience store and gas staCold” certificates from the town’s oftion, circa-1905 schoolhouse, a 1900’s ficial Guardian of the Cold … and last cabin and later era 3-bedroom home, January a brand new electronic thera parking lot, and a bank of Post Ofmometer installed in a public square fice boxes for “locals” scattered as a tourist attraction, shattered when through the surrounding mountains. the temperature dropped to -62C. Twenty years later in 2012 that The little 500-person village, that’s owner put the whole town to auction 6½-hours flying time from Moscow, again, two Vietnamese businessmen was founded next to a thermal spring this time bidding a successful $900,000 by reindeer herders who watered their against other hopefuls from an amazanimals there in the 1920s and 30s; ing 46 countries who all had one thing today it has a small but growing tourin mind: they wanted to own their own ism industry with attractions includtown. ing reindeer tracking, ice fishing, playThe Vietnamese duo spruced up the ing in the thermal springs … and exgeneral store, started importing Vietperiencing that bizarre winter cold. namese coffee, and not only created a And while winter days get a mere highly successful coffee-stop for Inthree hours of daylight, in summer terstate 80 drivers, but actually rethere’s 21 hours daily and temperanamed the town PhinDeli Town tures can reach a very warm 30C. Buford after their coffee’s brand. with David Ellis For more information drop their Today neither owner lives there, tourist office a line on This seeming conundrum is their one-man trading post being run contact@visityakutia.com Buford that sits 2400m high (8000 on their behalf and selling coffee, feet) in the mountains between snack and convenience items, and Laramie and Cheyenne in Wyoming, fuel to some 1000 motorists a day in and which in the late 1800s and early summer, and a hundred or so a day in ■ It has a population of one, has a 1900s was rail-company-owned with the cooler (read freezing) climes of State-erected sign leading into town a population of over 2000 during build- winter. to prove it, and officially it’s the small- ing of America’s first Transcontinen- ■ For information about wonderfully est town in America – yet it has a gen- tal Railway. picturesque Wyoming and its many eral store that can deal with crowds But when no new rail work was other must-visit attractions: reaching a thousand or more a day.

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OK. With John O’Keef e End of innings for Pete

■ After 47 years of broadcasting, Pete Graham has hung up his microphone following change of format on Macquarie’s Talking Lifestyle to an all sport station.

Pete is a living legend in the rock industry, and of recent date compered his six-hour Saturday Night Live, heard on stations coast to coast.

His program was a really entertaining show with interviews by newsmakers in the musical industry – his show is too good to be mothballed and hopefully Pete will be added to the on-air personalities of another network .

Philip’s days at the BBC

■ Much has been said about the 60th anniversary of legendary multimedia personality Philip Brady.

One fascinating story was his voice - over work for the BBC when holidaying in the UK. Philip had a connection with the BBC through his mother, who wrote quiz questions in Australia, and Philip delivered them to the London media.

Never backwards in coming forward and full of youthful bravado Phil made his talents known to the BBC and they engaged him on a casual basis as a booth announcer.

The pay helped as pocket money as Phil moved around the scenic highlights of the UK.

Eurogliders back in Melb.

■ Originally from Perth, the Eurogliders went on to become one of Australia’s hottest musical groups around the world.

The talents of Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch saw them chart ten Top 10 singles and albums, including entertaining 65 million people worldwide via MTV’s New Years Eve party recorded in NYC. Eurogliders are back in Melbourne on Saturday, July 16 at Memo Music Hall, bookings 9534 3556.

Beatles comeback

■ To coincide with the 50 th anniversary of the first release of the Beatles inspired Yellow Submarine, a remastered cinema version is to make a comeback .

Originally released in 1968 there is no date as to when the latest version will debut in Australia.

More on ball tampering

■ Just when you hoped the South African ball tampering affair was done and dusted, it appears we could be in for another bout of controversial media coverage.

Fuelling the rumour is David and Candice Warner’s flying visit to Melbourne. The visit is said to have been to plan for a tell-all interview for a weekend current affairs TV program.

The Warners have appointed a media negotiator – not the usual Max Markson - but someone closer to Nine Network.

Coinciding with the TV expose there’s a book, and all the PR blurb that goes with these international issues.

- John O’Keefe

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Burgundy region is diverse

Country Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

New from Destiny ■ Latrobe Valley band Destiny has another new single to add to itsvast collection of original compositions.

Lay Me Down is a beautiful duet sung by husband and wife team Thomas and Tessa Libreri and is sure to be well received by both country music radio and their ever increasing fan base.

The band will also be supporting Sri Lankan superstar Janaka who will tour Australia in September.

More details to follow.

The Don in Melb.

■ Australian music legend Don Walker will perform at the Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, on Friday (Apr. 13).

The former Cold Chisel band member is also releasing his new work, Catfish, plus his entire catalogue of recordings on vinyl.

Man in Black ■ Fans of the late Man In Black, Johnny Cash, will rejoice in the news that a new album Forever Words is being released.

Taken from Johnny's unknown poetry, lyrics and letters, the 16 songs have been set to music by an array of the biggest contemporary artists in music history, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson to name a few.

- Rob Foenander

■ France's Burgundy is obviously a large, diverse and highly picturesque, both for its natural and human-created features.

Its cuisine is legendary, and one of its major centre, Dijon, is home to probably the world's greatest mustard.

With this surfeit of beauty and culinary excellence it's hardly surprising that the district is a favourite one for tourists, including those on its famous river barges.

Winewise, Burgundy's fame rests on two grape varieties chardonnay and pinot noir.

Some of the vineyards are tiny limited at extreme to just a few hundred vines - and the wines they produce exist in a rare atmosphere of price and quality.

Wines such as … can fetch thousands of dollars a bottle on release from a great year.

Yet Burgundy can also produce remarkably good, quite modestly priced wines.

Just how good was driven home to me through a bottle of Francois Martenot Grand Pres Macon-Villages Chardonnay, from the south of the district.

Its softness and rich, complex, alluring flavours are simply outstanding and it's available in Australia for just $20 a bottle.

To me, how that exercise -including packaging and transport to the other side of the world - is at all possible simple demonstrates just how much really good wine the

● A glimpse of the Martenot growing area.

French are producing. The poor, old It was an unseasonally cool vin- flavour - redolent of tropical fruit, grapegrower must be feel that it's tage that shows in a pretty lean wine and crisp and refreshing. Would do hardly worth his toil, but I guess - but it's a wine with vibrant flavours a treat with quite spicy Thai dishes. that's how many Australian vine- that will go well with Asian-style WINE OF THE WEEK yard owners feel, too.

Francois Martenot Grand Pres duck.

WINE REVIEWS Madfish 2017 Gold Turtle Macon-Villages Chardonnay Madfish 2017 Pinot Noir ($18): Semillon Sauvignon Blanc ($25): ($20): A simply delightful dry white This wine comes from a couple of An exclusive deal with the Dan with lovely fruit as the hallmark. It vineyards in the isolated Great Murphy chain also guarantees a has the subtle flavours of ripe melon Southern area of Western Austraand the depth to demand food that lia, and the label is dominated by a lower price that the RRP. is relatively rich, such as creamygorgeous turtle illustration by Ab- Sauvignon blanc may be the junior sauced pasta with seafood. partner in the bland, but it heads the original artist Maxine Fumagali.

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The Yea Story: Part 39

Yea wins ‘Ideal Town’ competition From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks ■ While the investigations were proceeding, the Shire Council had a little problem of its own.

Its sanitary contractor, 30-yearold Reuben Fox had been detected selling nightsoil to a market garden within the town.

The Council immediately suspended Fox and decided to prosecute him.

But before the issue could come before the Courts, Fox was arrested for the murder of Josephine McLaughlan.

The preliminary hearing took place before Major Purcell, JP, and Fox was remanded to Melbourne, where the Coroner found that he had feloniously slain Mrs McLaughlin and sent him for trial.

Fox faced three different juries on the murder charge - in September, October and November.

The first two juries disagreed, and on such occasion Fox was ordered to stand a new trial.

On the third occasion, after prolonged legal argument on the nature of the circumstantial evidence, he was found not guilty and discharged.

Shortly afterward, Fox left the district, and the murder became one more of Victoria’s unsolved crimes.

With the excitement over, Yea settled back into its normal quiet way of life and carried on with its postwar building plans..

The foundation stone for the new Presbyterian Church was laid at the end of 1922 and local golfers successfully sought permission to form a golf club and play in Yea Park.

Mr A. Smith, who had experimented with the manufacture of cordials two years earlier, found his business expanding and sought enlarged premises (with a little pressure from the Health Commission).

The alterations to the Yea Shire Hall were completed, and Cr Quinlan laid the new foundation stone in the lobby over a casket containing a parchment listing of early councillors.

Major Purcell was invited to supply power for lighting the hall, but at the same time the Council asked the State Electricity Commission to connect Yea with a mains supply from the cables which were planned to run through the Murrindindi Valley.

However, the SEC replied there was no chance of supplying Yea for many years to come, and suggested that the Council enter into negotiations once more with the Dairy Company so that the whole town might be lit.

Although the township was progressing, conditions in the rural parts of the Shire were less rosy.

Poor seasons and low prices for primary produce had prevented the soldier settlement scheme from becoming firmly established, and the most ex-servicemen who had taken up land on the newly-subdivided estates found themselves heavily in arrears with their rates and with little chance of paying.

In 1924, the Hume and Hovell Centenary Committee called a publicm eeting to plan celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the discoverers of the Shire, and the Council subsequently spent £5 on a concrete horse trough and gave permission to erect the cairn which still stands in a cornerof the municipal gardens.

● The Yea ‘Ideal Town’ Fountain, after the town’s 1928 win.

It also donated a supply of blue- duction of a special movie film de- Ideal Town award, TheWeekly Times stone pitchers to brick in a spring on picting the attractions of the district. sent a reporter to the town to write a Cotton’s Pinch and erect a tablet at Cr Gordon presented a copy of special four-page article, spread over the spot where the explorers had the film to the Council, stating it was two successive issues, to see how it crossed, and there were duly carted to remain the property of the Shire was living up to its reputation.

In the flowery journalism of the out to the site. for all time.

However, before the stones could There is no trace of the film to- period he wrote: “Yea is as picturesque as a theatbe cemented into position they mys- day, which is unfortunate, for it would teriously disappeared; one story says undoubtedly be a cocument of rical scene painter’s setting of an Italian opera, lacking only a castellated that they were removed by drivers fascintaing historical interest. who had difficulty negotiating the Even if its whereabouts could be ruin on the horizon of its enveloping steep Pinch and who found that they located it is doubtful whether it could hills, as verdant at this season of the made ideal wheel chocks for their be projected, for the cellulose-based year (July) as those of the historic vehicles. film stock of the period had a limited green hills of Tyrol.

“Or it may be likened to a picture The spring still exists on the old life, and even stored in sealed conroute over the Pinch, but as it lacks tainers under ideal conditions would from the pages of Toyland, with its any markings few people today soon have become too brittle to red-roofed homes, clustering on slopes rising from the township nestknow where to find it. handle without great care.

As Major Purcell’s electricity Yea’s most glorious moment ling at their base, and overlooking plant was linked in output, and as came at the beginning of 1928 when the dark green pine plantations and demands for power were steadily it won the title of Victoria’s Ideal yellow gravelled streets intersecting growing, the Council took the plunge Town in its grade, in a statewide com- the business quarters.

“To the artist it makes strong apin 1925 and borrowed £6000 to carry petition sponsored by the Sun News peal; to the sportsman it is attractive; out a comprehensive scheme.

Pictorial.

It took over the Water Trusts’s The judges described it as com- to the harassed businessman a menengine, shed and plant for £1100, and ing closest to perfect compliance tal sedative; and to all and sundry a entered into an arrangement to sup- with the “mingled requirements of pleasant change from the crude exply power for pumping water for graceful town planning and civic actions of city life, and a restful stop£350 a year. beauty, within the limit of size and ping place on the jazzing highway of poor speeded-up humanity.”

A site for the power house was population”.

The Weekly Times’ description of selected at the Council’s depot on Yea’s Progress Association had the Quadrangle, and a new oil en- worked long hours and with great ‘yellow gravelled streets’ was not gine was bought for £1211. imagination preparing the town for completely accurate.

Nearly a year before the Poles, wires, street lights, insula- the competition, and as part of the tors and various other sundries cost prize they were invited to reporter’s visit, the Council had exrather more than had been expected, Melbourne, as guests of The Sun, perimentally sealed a small stretch and the Electric Light Committee for dinner at a leading hotel, followed of High Street with bitumen, plus a had to borrow another £500 to com- by seats at the theatreto see a pro- further stretch on the town’s outskirts plete the scheme. duction of Sigmund Romberg’s The on the Yea-Glenburn road.

Done at a cost of £478, this exHowever, by the end of August Student Prince.

1926, all was in readiness, and a The actual prize money was very periment had proved so successful special celebration was held to mark properly spent in further beautifying that plans were put in hand to seal the turning on of the power. the town, including the erection of a some of the remainder of High Street the following year.

One year later, the Committee granite fountain.

Proud at the increasing attention was so proud at the part it had played Stocks of trees - currajongs and in bringing electricity to Yea that it tristania conferta - were ordered being paid to the town in the metropresented the Council with a large from a Macedon nursery and planted politan Press, Yea decided to co-opframed photograph of itself which in the streets and metal tree guards erate in The Herald’s LearnTo Swim was officially unveiled by the Shire purchased and installed to protect campaign, with special attention being paid to the needs of children.

President amid a spate of congratu- them from rabbits and dogs.

A public drive for funds raised latory speech making.

Residents were so proud of their (Not to be outdone, the Water new trees that they vied for the £150 toward a children’s swimming Trust followed this up with a photo- honour of being allowed to ‘adopt’ pool and it was decided to abandon graph of its members eight weeks them - each household making itself the town’s existing swimming pool later.) responsible for one tree and water- near Miller Street because of polluIn the mid 1920s, Yea made an- ing and cultivating it until it became tion from the Dairy Factory and conveniences on the railway station. other determined effort to attract thoroughly established.

In 1939, the Shire Hall had antourists.

In spite of this, 24 of the trees died At the beginning of 1926, theShire within 18 months, but not through the other face-lift. The Shire’s EngiPresident, Cr Harry Gordon, out- lack of care; several severe frosts neer, Mr A.J. Gourlay, whom it lined plans to publicise the Shire. were responsible, and the Council shared with Alexandra in a joint Addressing the Council, he men- covered the remainder with hessian money-saving operation, had prepared plans for replastering the Hall’s tioned that among publicity mea- shelters during the winter months. sures undertaken had been the proTwo years after Yea won the facade, and at the same time decided

to remove the ornamental balustrading from the parapet.

He gave as his reasons that it would be expensive to repair and maintain properly, and added that, as was “making the new design much plainer, this balustrade would hardly be in keeping”.

There are still those however, who feel that, with the removal of this typically Victorian decoration, the Hall lost a little of its earlier charm.

Other alterations to the Hall, undertaken shortly afterward, included the rebuilding ‘the biograph cabin’ to make it large enough to house the equipment needed to screen the ‘new talkies’.

Other planned improvements, both to the Hall and the township, had to be shelved however - including an ambitious plan put forward by the Progress Association to provide Yea with a ‘modern aerodrome’.

This scheme was whittled down until it finished up as a modest suggestion that the racecourse should be declared a “proper landingground for aeroplanes”.

The year was 1930, and the world-wide depression was just beginning to be felt.

The volume of defaulting ratepayers was mounting alarmingly, and the manager of the Commercial Bank was becoming concerned over the Shire’s finances.

The Council had just been forced to spend £540 on a new fire station, yielding to public pressure and the threat that without it the town’s brigade would go out of existence.

This unexpected expenditure, plus the alterations to the Shire Hall had pushed the Shire’s bank account beyond the limits of the overdraft.

When it asked for accommodation for a further £1500, the Council was firmly told by the Commercial Bank that it must live within its means.

The crisis have been averted if some £2300 in outstanding rates had been collected, but farmers were without funds, and soldier settlers expecially were in a sorry plight.

Part of the drift in the Shire’s finances since World War I was undoubtedly due to heavy flood damage which occurred every winter.

Repairs made in summer were washed away when the rains returned, and sometimes it seemed that the bridges and culverts not destroyed by floods survived only long enough to perish in the next wave of bush fires.

In October 1930 the secretary reported that subsidised works for the Country Roads Board exceeded in cost the entire yearly revenue of the Shire.

Even while the Council was meeting to consider its ravaged finances, a severe cloudburst occurred, with over one inch of rain falling in less than an hour.

With the exception of the North Riding, which had been devastated by flooding the previous winter, the Shire was deluged; approaches to bridges were scoured away everywhere, and roads in the Cheviot and Limestone areas disappeared altogether.

For more than a week almost every road south of the Goulburn River was blocked by trees which had fallen when soil around their roots was washed away. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.

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Local History

Frederick Hurst, pioneer of Hurstbridge ■ “A link with early day history of the Hurstbridge district was severed yesterday, when Mr. Frederick George Hurst passed peacefully away at midday,” reported The Advertiser on June 10, 1927.

The report continued: The deceased had been ailing for some time and the end was not altogether unexpected, especially in view of the fact that he had reached the age of 86 years.

He leaves a widow and two daughters to mourn their loss.

Frederick George Hurst was born in Dorsetshire, England, in August 1840, being the son of Robert and Frances Facey Hurst.

In 1855 he landed in Sydney from the sailing ship John and Lucy, after a voyage occupying six months.

There he was engaged in picking and marketing oranges for Captain Masters.

Twelve months later he joined his parents and family, who were farming at Lancefield. Victoria.

In 1859 they came to "Allwood" cattle station, now Hurstbridge, on the Diamond Creek.

This property, 20 miles in extent, had been taken up in 1838 by Mr. C. Haley under lease from the New South Wales Government, and the homestead portion has only recently been brought under the operation of the Transfer of Land Act under Victorian administration.

The district at the time of Hurst's arrival was heavily timbered and very wild, bullocks, riding and driving being the chief means of transport.

Aborigines were numerous and used to hold. corrobories on the ground where Hurstbridge railway station now stands.

Wild horses, wild cattle and kanga roos wandered in herds among the forest on the hills and valleys.

Deceased and other members of the family were engaged in mustering cattle for Mr. Haley, who paid 7/ per head to get the cattle in, brand and deliver to Lancefield.

After three years' work they mustered over 3000 head, then purchased

Burke The Bushranger From The Argus, June 11, 1924

● Frederick George Hurst Photo: Eltham District Historical Society the run and started sheep and dairy was shot at the homestead by farming, under great difficulty, ow- Bourke, the bush ranger. ing to the ravages of wild dogs.

Bourke called and had breakfast, As the pests were numerous and then - he demanded the best saddlecaused great loss it was found nec- horse on the station. essary to build yards on several parts Henry refused.to comply and was of the run and keep shepherds to yard immediately covered by Bourke's the stock every night. six chambered revolver.

George Hurst and his brother A struggle followed, Henry reHenry did a good deal of "packing", ceiving .three shots in his body, which provisions to the diggings for the min- caused his death a few hours later. ers in the early days.

A burying ground (on the banks of They had great difficulty in cut- the creek between the present bridge ting tracks through the mountains, in and the railway station) was granted one instance being able to proceed .to the Hurst family. The public subonly one mile working all day through scribed and erected a headstone to the dense undergrowth.

Henry Hurst's memory, as well as In October, 1866, Henry Hurst fencing the burial grourid.

● The cairn at Hurstbridge names a number of members of the Hurst family.

■ Eighty-three years ago, in a tiny Dorset village, Frederick George Hurst, an early settler of Victoria, was born.

He came to Victoria as a boy, and his people were among the earliest settlers in the district which embraces the town now known as Hurstbridge.

Twelve years ago it was decided that the new station which had been built with the coming of the railway to portion ofDiamond Creek (Victoria) should be called Hurstbridge, in honour of Mr Hurst whose property adjoined the old bridge there.

Interesting reminiscences were given by Mr. Hurst in an interview yesterday. He was aged 14 years, he said, when, with his parents and seven of his sisters and brothers, he arrived at Sydney in in 1855 in a sailing ship called John and Lucy.

His father, Robert Hurst, a botanist, with his family subsequently removed to Melbourne, where they occupied one of the few houses then erected on what was then called Collingwood Flat.

In 1856 Mr. Robert Hurst accepted an invita tion from his eldest son, Henry (who had come to Australia in 1852, to add to his knowledge of land surveying) to join him at Lancefield.

There Henry was employed by Mr. Cornelius Haley, owner of a cattle station known as Alwood Nursery. On this property, which extended from Hurst bridge (or Diamond Creek, as it was then known) to the Dividing Range, several thousand head of cattle had become wild.

Henry Hurst undertook to muster them at 10/- a head. "The journey from Collingwood to Lancefield, " said Mr. Hurst, "was made in bullock drays and took three days."

So difficult proved the task of mustering that it was seven years before the last of Haley's cattle had been im pounded.

On the morning of October 4, 1866, bebetween 9 o'clock and 10 o'clock, Miss Ellen Hurst, a sister of Mr. Hurst , was preparing a meal in the kitchen of the Alwood homestead, when a well-dressed man walked in, and curtly demanded breakfast.

Although he was a stranger to the young woman, he was told that he could have a meal if he chose to wait for it. He sat down. Chancing to pass at the back of the seated man Miss Hurst saw two revolvers protruding from his belt.

Becoming aprehensive that he was a bush ranger, she quietly left the room without arousing his suspicions. Her brother, Henry, whom she met outside the door refused to beleive that the stranger was a bushranger, maintaining that he was a trooper who had a warrant for the arrest of three runaway sailors who were working on the station.

To allay his sister's fears he took his double-barrelled gun under his arm as he entered the room. When inside the room he placed the gun in a corner. Resenting questions, the stranger drew a revolver on Henry declaring himself to be Burke the bushranger.

Henry seized his gun, but in a hand to hand struggle was mortally wounded. Burke, was, however, captured, and subsequently executed for the murder of Henry Hurst.

"We buried my brother on Government land," continued Mr. Hurst.

"The neighbouring farmers and prospectors collected £50, with which they purchased six acres of land at Hurstbridge—land there was then £1 an acre—and also bought a headstone for the grave. My father fenced the land with a four rail fence and planted it with pine trees. It has been the burying ground for our family—my mother, father, brothers, and sisters lie there—I am the only one left."

Mr. Hurst said that his brother Henry had found gold on the station a fortnight before he died. The wheel of his bullock dray turned over some yellow stones which contained a rich percentage of the pre cious metal.

Convinced that he had disc overed the cap of a rich reef, he covered up the ground. On arriving at the home stead he showed his people a hatful of nuggets. He did not say on what part of the station his discovery had been made.

When he was killed all knowledge of the gold was buried with him, and it has never been found. Mr Hurst purchased the station about 50 years ago.

In the course of his long life Mr. Hurst has followed among other occupations those of butcher, hotel licensee, storekeeper, farmer, and prospector. He was more than 70 years of age when he built the house in which he and his wife are now living at Carrum.

Sixty-four years ago he carted fruit from Diamond Creek to Melbourne with a team of two bullocks and a horse. The journey took all day. Mr Hurst was not very succesful in his gold ventures, except when, for a few days, he washed off 1½ ounces of gold daily.

That was in the Dividing Ranges, near Kinglake, where at the same time, a man named Grimshaw one day washed off 3oz. of gold from one dish of dirt. In the course of one of his gold ventures Mr. Hurst said that he lived with seven other men in the hollow of a huge gumtree in the ranges. Four feet from the ground this tree had an inner diameter of 15ft.

When the war broke out Mr. and Mrs. Hurst were in England on a holiday tour. Three days before the declaration of war they had been in Ostend and nine days previously in France.

While in England they visited Mr. Hurst's birthplace, where during his long absence "not a fowlhouse had been built."

Mr. Hurst has been married for nearly 52 years and had a family of three daughters, of whom two are still living. Mr. Hurst was present when Hurstbridge was recently declared a town.

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Local Media’s 50 Years. Part 3.

Beitzel’s ‘Footy Week’ and Sunday papers

50 YEARS

Local Media Pty Ltd, publisher of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper, traces its origins to September 1969. Our 50-year anniversary will be held in September 2019. Over the 18 months from March 2018, we present a series of feature articles looking at our history over the past half-century.

■ Part One of this series examined Local Media’s boss Ash Long’s start in September 1969 when Gordon Barton founded the Melbourne Sunday Observer newspaper.

Part Two looked at his work for Dern Langlands’s Regal Press, then publisher of Postscript Weekender and All Sport Weekly.

Barton published his last Observer in March 1971, after accumulating $1½-million in losses.

Circulation had fallen to an alltime low of 80,000 copies, from a high of 120,000 copies.

(Another publisher, Maxwell Newton, commenced publishing the differently-named Melbourne Observer two weeks later, but that story will be told in another chapter.)

But Barton’s IPEC Transport group continued in the publishing business from its Fishermans Bend headquarters in Melbourne.

Barton had started the Sunday Review newspaper in October, 1970, and the Long family was involved in its distribution to independent milk bars across Melbourne.

Each week, the Longs also handled some of the interstate freight of the Review via Essendon Aerodrome (for Tasmanian sales), and the newly opened Tullamarine ‘Jetport’ (for other states and PapuaNew Guinea).

Ash Long was still at secondary school during the day, and working on newspapers at night. His father, Jim Long, had a job as an accountant during the day.

Experience widened as other publishers wanted to use the distribution network to sell their newspapers.

Sporting identity Harry Beitzel published Footy Week during the winter Victorian Football League season, originally using Spotless Dry Cleaners, then Caltex Service Stations for his distribution network.

Each Saturday night, the Long family would go to Stockland Press at North Melbourne, and deliver Footy Week copies across the suburbs.

Beitzel changed the title of his paper to Sunday Sport, and then Sunday News. The venture lasted only 26 issues, and lost more than $200,000.

Beitzel had previously been involved with preparing the sports section for Maxwell Newton’s Observer, but the association had collapsed amid acrimony.

This was still an era of all VFL matches being played on Saturday

show hosted by Harry Beitzel. Many creditors were left unpaid after the 26-week run of Sunday News.

Fairly early in its short life, Beitzel sacked the Nation Review distributors from distributing Sunday News.

Beitzel’s newspaper did not come up to the standard set by Newton’s Melbourne Observer.

Priced at 12 cents, the mono (black-and-white) newspaper included reports by Maureen Gilchrist, Colin Talbot, Michael Cahill.

Michael Foulkes, Basil Silcove, Peter Janson and a soccer writer ‘Martin Aston’.

In edition number two, Harry Beitzel appealed for newsboys aged over 12: “I can personally assure all parents, and the boys themselves, that they will be given an honest deal and will be helping to build a decent family newspaper for Melbourne.”

Beitzel’s distribution arragements ● Harry Beitzel during his days as a Victorian Football League umpire meant poor retail sales, and advertising revenue was meagre. afternoons, and trots (harness racFooty Week, Sunday Sport and ing) being staged at the Melbourne Sunday News were pioneers of VFL Showgrounds on a Saturday night. media.

Harry Beitzel’s contribution Henry John Beitzel was born on was recognised with his entry into April 6, 1927, coming to prominence the Australian Football League’s umpiring 182 VFL matches between hall of fame in 2006.

1948–1960.

In October 1994, Beitzel was senAfter an operation on his achilles tenced to 18 months jail, with a minitendon, Beitzel regained fitness and mum of eight months to be served, intended to continue umpiring, but after pleading guilty to obtaining fiinstead took up a role in the media nancial advantage by deception over for the 1961 season. matters related to his work for a lotHe joined radio station 3KZ as a tery organisation. replacement for Jack Mueller.

He served his sentence initially Beitzel later covered football for at Pentridge Prison and then at the 3AW, 3AK and the ABC radio staopen, minimum-security Morwell tions, as well as writing for the HerRiver Prison Farm. ald Sun, Truth, The Sunday TeleBeitzel strenuously denied that he graph and The Australian. had ever intentionally committed a His early work on television was crime. on the ABC, pioneering broadcastIn the early 2000s, Local Media ing with innovations included the inboss Ash Long, as Melbourne Obtroduction of statistics during broadserver Editor-Publisher, contacted casts of matches, as well as comHarry Beitzel, who agreed to proprehensive previews and reviews of vide a weekly football column at no games, a format which is still popucharge. lar.

The page continued for some He drew inspiration from watchyears. Beitzel was ill since 2014, afing the 1966 All-Ireland Senior Footter losing sight in one eye and sufball Championship Final on televifering a fall, he also had heart probsion, and in 1967 sent an Australian lems. side – ‘The Galahs’ – to play the He died on August 13, 2017, game against an Irish side. aged 90.

Beitzel followed this up the next ★ year with the Australian Football There were a number of other World Tour, a six-match series with publications introduced to the Sungames played against Irish teams day Review (later The Review, later in Ireland, the UK and United States.

Nation Review) distribution network.

The 1968 Galahs also played exIn January, 1972, Phillip Frazer hibition matches of Australian Rules introduced a fortnightly Australian throughout the tour, including a game edition of Rolling Stone. in Bucharest, Romania.

Later, on alternate fortnights, ● Harry Beitzel’s Sunday News lasted only 26 weeks Beitzel had started Footy Week counter-culture broadsheet The Digfrom about 1965. day night edition of The Herald, and The final edition of the newspa- ger began. Run by a collective, some Geoff Slattery’s The Stats Revo- the Saturday night edition of the per using the Footy Week name was of its members were Bruce lution acknowledges Beitzel and his Sporting Globe.

20 pages “published by Harry Beitzel Hanford, Helen Garner, Ponch business partner Ray Young as pioBeitzel recognised Melbourne & Associates Pty Ltd, P.R. Consult- Hawkes, Colin Talbot and Garrie neering the use of match statistics people’s insatiable appetite for all ants, 183 Clarendon St, South Hutchinson. Terry Cleary looked The Victorian edition of Footy things sport.

Melbourne, phone 699 1033. after the business side.

Week was like the around-thegrounds He had announced in the July 18, Writers included Tom Lahiff, Frazer, born in Melbourne, had coverage that Beitzel and his col- 1971, edition of Footy Week that his Arthur Oliver, Roy Wright, Doug been an Editor at the Monash Unileagues pioneered on Melbourne newspaper would carry a new name Bigelow, Jack Currie, Jonathon Isle; versity student newspaper, Lot’s radio. and identity the following week. with soccer coverage from Len Wife, and was a founder of the teen Not long after their ‘partnership’ “Now called Sunday Sport, it is a Stone; racing by ‘Peeping Pete’ pop newspaper, Go-Set commenced in March 1971, New- bigger and better paper, combining (Harry Beitzel’s brother, Vic), Frank It was published weekly until ton and Beitzel fell out. all the Footy Week features with a O’Brien; greyhounds with Peter 1974, introducing Australia's first With the help of Sir Frank host of other information, pictures Pearson; and trotting with Peter national pop record charts and feaPacker’sAustralian Consolidated and highlights.”

Wharton. turing many notable contributors inPress, the Observer was delivered to Beitzel announced a new turf secMuch of the typesetting was com- cluding Tony Schauble and Ian newsagency sub-agents for the first tion with “furlong and finish pictures pleted by Shirley Forbes on an IBM ‘Molly Meldrum.

Some other publications distribtime. of each Melbourne race, all the de- golfball machine. Long later worked Until that time the sub-agents had tails of Saturday night’s Show- with Shirley on the Farrago news- uted by the Long family through the only sold Sydney Sunday papers, grounds trotting with bell-lap and paper at the University of Melbourne Review network were Lumiere, Labor 72, and Rats (by Piotr Olszewtrucked overnight from New South finish pictures of each event”. in 1975-77.

Wales to Victoria.

The new Sunday Sport included Advertisements appeared for ra- ski, also known as J.J. McRoach). It The local Melbourne weekend a guide for Monday’s country trot- dio stations 3UZ, 3XY (Jack Dyer) was a fast and liberal education in newspaper diet included the Satur- ting. and 3KZ; and the ABV-2 football publishing.

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The Whittlesea Story: Part 1

George Shrewin settled in Whittlesea Courtesy of the City of Whittlesea.

From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

■ The first known description of land which became the Shire of Whittlesea appears in the journal of Captain W.H. Hovell.

Hovell and the noted bushman, Hamilton Hume, were the first explorers to travel overland from Sydney to the shores of Port Phillip Bay. The journal relates their first unsuccessful attempt to cross the Dividing Range and their retreat to a point close to where Kilmore now stands; they named the unattainable height Mt Disappointment.

Resolved to try once again, the party took a more southerly route and found a pass through the hills.

The journal for December 14, 1824, reads in part: “Having passed through the first plan ... myself and Mr Hume ascended a high but single hill, in front from which we saw a very gratifying sight.

“This was a very extensive plain extending from west to south-east for several miles with patches of forest which appear to separate one plain from another.

“But the whole appeared in front, say south, to be level but in parts in the plains some hills arose of a conical shape, with only here and there a few trees upon the,, and all of the soil of the best quality.

“Mr Hume named this plain Bland’s Plain in compliment to my friend Dr Bland of Sydney.

“The range which Mr Hume and myself were upon on the 9th instant was on our left, and was seen to continue south as far as the ye could reach.”

Pressures which contributed to the settlement of the Port Phillip District, as the area became known, were fear of French colonisation, and shortage of unclaimed land in New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land.

The former produced two official statements, both equally successful; one was just inside Port Phillip in 1803 and the other on the swampy eastern shore of Westernport in 1826.

The land shortage is illustrated by reports that “In 1824 stations had been formed near Yass about 180 miles from Sydney in the direction of Port Phillip”.

Similarly in Van Diemen’s Land, the grazing pressures were increasing. Each settler who bought money and goods to the Colony was entitled to a land grant; and with unpaid convict labour, the land suitable for grazing and cultivation was rapidly developed.

“Van Diemen’s Land ... by 1828 possessed more sheep and exported more wool than the whole the mainland.”

John Batman, a small landholder in Van Diemen’s Land had dreams of a larger holding across Bass Strait, dreams which Hume and Hovell’s journey stimulated.

W.G. Sams in a letter to James Bonwick tells of an evening spent with Batman.

“It was then that I first heard of Port Phillip spoken of as a desirable place for settlement; Batman telling me that when he was in Sydney he had heard from a schoolfellow, Hamilton Hume, who with Captain

Hovell had explored the neighbourhood of Port Phillip, that the country there was of the finest description and that this information had dwelt in his mind and made him ever anxious to verify the truth or otherwise of the report.

“It then occurred to me to suggest the formation of a Company in order that the expense incidental to exploration should be light when borne by a member.”

The suggestion bore fruit: Batman elsited men of substance to form the Port Phillip Association.

Included were William George Sams, sheriff of Launceston; Charles Swanston, manager of the Derwent Bank; Thomas Bannister, private secretary to Governor George Arthur; James Simpson, Police Magsitrate; Joseph Tice Gellibrand, Attorney-General; John and William Robertson of Hobart, merchants’ John Helder Wedge, surveyor; John Sinclair, superintendent of the Engineers Depot, Launceston; Henry Arthur, nephew of Governor Arthur; John Thomas Collicott, J.P., merchant of Hobart; Anthony Cotterill, Superintendent of Roads and Bridges; Michael Connolly, managing clerk for J.H. Wedge; and George Mercer of Edinburgh, late of the East India Company, signed an association agreement on June 29, 1835.

The agreement, amongst many matters, apportioned costs and profits, appointed managers for shifting livestock and barred liquor from the proposed settlement.

Armed with cocuments prepared

by Gellibrand, Batman sailed in the Rebecca in May, `1835, explored the hinterland of Port Phillip and signed his treaties with Jagajaga and other Aboriginal elders on June 6, 1835.

The treaties, more accurately titled Deeds of Feoffment, ceded to the Port Phillip Association 100,000 acres near Geelong and 500,000 acres to the north and west of what later became Melbourne, in exchange for goods to the value of £320 and annual grants of at least £200.

From the outset the Deeds of Feoffment failed to impress the authorities; even some of the Port Phillip Association members had doubts; Simpson wrote on June 19 that Gellibrand’s deeds were the subject of joking on the island (Van Diemen’s Land) and again four months later, admitted he had offered

● Whittlesea in the early days Swanston his share for £300 without success.

Richard Bourke, now Governor of New South Wales, rejected the signed Deed of Feoffment, issued a proclamation forbidding settlement and conferred the matters to the Colonial Secretary in London, a time consuming operation.

During this, the Association members proceeded; others, John Pascoe Fawkner, George Evans, George Brodie, spurred on by their example, followed suit and settlement of the Port Phillip District by Europeans began. ★ Port Phillip! A land where a newcomer could acquire a kingdom for a few pounds and the honour of being among the first on the spot.

Into this new district poured men, equipment and livestock, despite the strictures of Governor Bourke and perils of travel overland or by sea.

Bourke scowled in Sydney, Governor Arthur smiled benevolently from Hobart, even offering to provide administration.

Bourke reacted vigorously; the territory was his cobcern and the settlers were nothing but illegal squatters.

Then on sober reflection he recognised that settlement was a fait accompli, established securely against the French and he sent Lonsdale to exhibit the authority of Sydney.

Gellibrand, with John Robertson, followed Batman’s example and explored the Port Phillip Association’s purchase, and in Gellibrand’s diary of the journey he recorded on February 12, 1836: “We then continued our course about eight miles over fine feedling land and came upon a rapid stream of water flowing, like all the other ivers, from the North to the South.

“We called this river the River Plenty as it is the only stream except the Barwun deserving the name of River.”

Prior to the 1853 surveys of township reserves in this area, localities were unnamed and loosely referred to by salient features.

The area which later became the Shire of Whittlesea took its name from the river discovered by Gellibarnd’s party, Plenty District, or more frequently ‘The Plenty’.

In loaction, imagine a giant sprawled over Melbourne, his head,

Mt Disappointment, his shoulders, the hills of the Dividing Range, his feet the islands in Bass Strait; the Shire of Whittlesea becomes his chest, with Port Phillip his ventral section.

The land tilts from the 2000-feet of Mt Disappointmenyt down to the 300-400 foot contour. The dominant middle feature is the Plenty River, which, with its tributaries, the Barber’sand Darebin Creeks,drains what in 1975 was the central area of the Shire.

The newcomers to this land found a fertile region. In the northern portion beneath Mt Disappointment are areas of deep loam washed from the limitinh gills, while the eastern section is intersected by hills and gullies densely covered with timber.

To the west are Hovell’s ‘hills of conical shape’, volcanoes which had filled the valleys with lava, metamorphosed to a plain of deep soil dotted with mossy rocks and leaning red gums.

Two Port Phillip Association members took up their portion within what became the Shire of Whittlesea. John Sinclair settled south of present-day Kalkallo and Henry Arthur established himself on the creek now bearing his name, a holding maintained until 1848, when the common scourge of bankruptcy drove him elsewhere.

Remarkably there were few disputes between the Port Phillip Association members and the other settlers.

Land enough for all lay before them and the problems of stocking and management loomed larger than tenure or title.

John Huntre Patterson came early, ignoring the Port Phillip Association’s claim to the area.

“In November 1836 I shipped six cargoes of sheep from Van Diemen’s Land for Port Phillip and landed myself early in December at Williamstown, and finding the country almost totally unoccupied.

“I took up the Greenhill Station about 25 miles north.”

Another recorder of the area in 1836 was George Russell who relates that: “On the following day we rode over a wooded country, well grassed, about the district of Kilmore, at the time quite unoccupied by anyone.

“In the evening we got to a station occupied by a Mr George Brodie

on the Deep Creek where we remained for the night.

“On the third day we rode over an open tract of country to the eastward of Mr Brodie’s place, it was at that time called Mercer’s Vale.

“A portion of this country was afterwards occupied by M r Archibald Thom from Tasmania and other settlers.”

By 1837 settlement of the Plenty Valley had begun;George Sherwin pushed up tyhe valley to erect his hut beside the Plenty River, on what is now the Whittlesea township reserve.

His brother, John, followed shortly after taking up 10,000 acres east of his brother’s station, an area known as the Sherwin Ranges.

A pastoral life was new to him; he had been a supercargo on vessels trading between Sydney and South America.

It is noted that not all settlers had a rural background, but they were men of substance, accustomed to management.

North of George Sherwin’s station, Campbell Hunter farmed the bogs and swamps he called ‘West Lowlands’.

His cousin, Alex (Alexander McLean Hunter), writing to his mother on July 19, 1842, mentions him: “Cam is farming on the Plenty about 30 miles from town, he is putting in about 25 or 30 acres of oats for hay, a fair crop is 2 tons per acre the average price £9 per ton, he also has a few acres of potatoes put in and carries on a dairy.”

North of West Lowlands, Kirk and Harlin took up a holding they called ‘Glenvale’.

James Bowie Kirk later operated a horse bazaar in Bourke Street and was associated with the early coaches.

His partner, Dr John Harlin, was more closely connected with the district.

The Seymour Telegraph of October 20, 1909, reported: “Mr Patrick Darcy came here as a boy, a native, he being born at ‘Glenvale’ the property of Messrs Kirk and Harlin.

“He still recollectes Mr Harlin who used to treat all the sick of the district and one of his great cures was honey.

The first honey he saw was at Mr Harlin’s Strawberry garden.”

South of George Sherwin’s station, Dr William Ronald took up a small holding called ‘Virtue Hall’.

His neighbour to the west of the Plenty River was Captain John Harrison of ‘Bendemere’.

Captain Harrison’s son H.C.A. Harrison recorded the overland journey and settlement of ‘The Plenty’.

“Towards the end of 1837 we joined ‘the overlanders’. The journey lasted about three months something like modern caravanning: the camp fires the starry nights, except for the continual watch for attacks by the natives.

“A wonderful invasion of a new land extending over about four years, to the bewinderment of the native population.

“What a varied collection of flock-masters was there, most of them men of good education and possessing a fair amount of capital, all brave, sturdy, self reliant and resourceful.” ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.

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Alexandra’s proud premiership record ■ TheAlexandra Football Club is proud of its premiership record, which has been faithfully reported in the local press.

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1911

■ Alexandra – Yea F.A. As team with the most premiership points (32) Alex. were declared Premiers. Yea 24, Thornton 18 and Yarck 14 were the other three teams in the competition that season.

1923

■ At Eildon. (A.Y.F.A.) Alex. 2.1 – 7.8 – 8.13 – 9.13.67. def Thornton 1.7 – 1.7 – 3.13 – 3.14.32. Best: A.Dobson, E.Johnson, W.Waters, R.Payne. Others Caldwell (Capt) F.O’Brien, Mansfield, Robinson, Rackham T. and V. Collery, McEllister, J.Waters, O.Johnson, McPhail, H.George, F.Kilpatrick, T.Warne.

1925

■ At Alexandra.Alex 3.5 - 4.7 - 4.12 - 4.18 def. Thornton 2.0 - 3.4 - 4.8 4.8. Dobson, B.O'Brien, J.Waters Mansfield, George, R.Hall, W.Waters, W.Parsons, Blakeney, Nicholson, Robinson, Payne, Lee, T.Barton, Collery, Kidd, Kilpatrick, E andV Johnson and Wines. Only three teams inc. Eildon Weir competed.

1921

■ (Waranga Nth East F.A.) at Broadford Alexandra 6.1 – 8.5 – 10.9 – 15.12.102 defeated Nagambie 1.3 – 5.7 – 6.11 – 8.12.60. Ernie .Mawhinney (capt), H.Fitzroy, F.Keppel, J.Blain, R.Davis, J. and B. Findlay R.Robb, J.Craven, F.Hull, E.Milro y, J.Tossol, E.Johnson, L. and F. Culhane, S.Everon, C.Fox, E.Popple and E.Stillman.

1939

■ (Mansfield- Alexandra F.A.) at Alexandra. Alex. 5.1 – 11.6 – 14.10 – 22.18.150. def. Mt.Battery 1.2 – 2.5 – 6.7 – 7.9.51. C.Archer (6) W.Wearne(5) J.Pollock and V.Hewitt (3) L.McGorlick and H.N..Payne (2) and R.Popple were the goal-kickers who along with K.and L. Stillman, M.Portingale, K.Gerdes, C.Kilpatrick, G.Carter, J.Garland L.Hickmott, J.Hewitt, R.Puckey, C.McIntosh and E.Docking.

1952

■ (WNEFL) at Euroa: Alexandra 4.1 – 6.8 – 9.12 – 10.13.73. def.

Mansfield 2.0 – 5.2 – 6.2 – 10.7.67.

J.Cotter (cc), L.Stillman (vc), J.Bradley, M.Hall, A.Jane, S.Perry, M.Darveniza, G.Duggan. R.Cummings, J.Cummings, J.Butler, N.Miller, A.Hewitt, J.Boote, A.Wilson, R.Stillman, T.Scheffer, B.Robinson, P.Dobbings and R.Harkins… Goals: Bradley 4.

L.Stillman, Duggan 2. Miller, Jane Hall. Best: Bradley, J.Cummings, Cotter, Robinson, Hall, L.Stillman.

1956

■ (WNEFL) at Yea: Alexandra 1.1 – 3.3 – 8.4 – 10.4.64. def.

Seymour 3.3 – 6.5 – 7.7 – 9.7.61.

F.Waters, I. Alexander(cc), J.Boote.

J.Coates, R.Cummings, J.Hewitt.

T.Timms, K.Waters, K.Creed.

A.Hewitt, K.Payne, P.Dobbings, .M.Stephens, J.Bradley, F.Guy. J.Elward, A.Hall, A.Jane (VC) L.Nicholson , G.Argent. Goals: Bradley Payne 3. A.Hewitt 2.Jane

● Alexandra Football Club. 1988. Courtesy: Alexandra FNC website. marking being of high standard with L.Stillman but Hill and Franklin Alexandra having a slight edge all forced play out of bounds. Tarrant ■ (GVFL) at Dookie: Alex. 5.7 – 9.8 day in pace and defensive play. marking and kicking well, repulsed ■ (WNEFL) at Yea: Alexandra – 14.12 – 20.13.133. def. Mansfield The game was played in fine spirit Alexandra three times but Bradley 2.1 – 4.1 – 6.9 – 8.11.59. def. 5.0 – 8.5 – 12.8 – 19.12.126. except for incidents when star play- chipped in to mark and sent a “daisy Seymour 1.2 – 4.4 – 6.7 – 8.10.58. C.Malcolm, J.Harrow, R.Parsons, ers in J.Bradley and W.Reardon cutter” to Miller whose accurate kick F.Waters, I.Alexander, N.Stace. S.Carney, D.Tossol, D.O’Brien, (M’field) received unwarranted at- raised both flags to give Alexandra R.Sutherland, R.Cummings, M.Green, D.Gunn, B.Halligan, tention. a handy lead of 13 points as the siM.Parsons. N.Dundas, E.Jackson, L.Schachner, G.Steiner (cc), The Play. Umpire Stephens was ren G.Argent. J.Stephens. R.Fox, A.Easton. W.Haggis, A.Walker, in charge and Cotter, Alexandra’s sounded.

J.Cameron. J.Findlay, A.Evans, S.Ward, S.Ferrier, B.Miljkovic, skipper winning the toss, chose the Alex.4.1 to M’field 2.0.

L.Elward, A.Coller, R.Elward, M.Johnson, H.Fallon, B.Kidd, town end.

A feature of the quarter was Lyn F.Guy. N.Kerr, B.Armstrong. Goals: W.Gale. Goals: Steiner, Walker 4.

Alexandra turned on the most bril- Stillman’s dominance of L.Elward, Evans 3 Guy, Stephens. Johnson, Easton 3. Schachner 2. liant start I can recall in senior foot- Alexandra’s forward line for the first Best: Argent Cummings, Gunn, Kidd, Ward, Haggis. Best: ball- three goals straight in seven 10 minutes and the Tarrant’s sterSutherland, L.Elward, Fox, Gunn, Steiner, Johnson, Easton, minutes. ling defence for the Blues.

Alexander.

Halligan, Green, O'Brien.

At the bounce, Bradley took Doolan sent to K. Hamilton and Hall’s knock-out and sent to Lyn his long kick singled. Robinson was Stillman who goaled beautifully 20 doing a great job against a danger■ (WNEFL) at Seymour: ■ (CGFNL) at Dookie: Alexandra seconds after the start. ous opponent in Hamilton.

Alexandra 2.1 – 4.7 – 6.10 – 9.10.64. 1.2 – 5.2 – 10.5 – 12.9.81. defeated After Tarrant and Leehane, for Cotter took over the kicking-in def. Avenel 3.7 – 5.7 – 5.11 – 6.12.48. Yea 3.3 – 4.9 – 7.10 – 8.14.62. J Krijt, the Blues and Jane and Perry for the for the Saints, and he was sending D.Hedger, M.Parsons, N.Stace, S.Carney, D.O’Brien, J.Tossol, Saints held nice marks, the ball 60 yards out with each kick.

R.Cummings, A.Evans, W.Morse, G.Steiner (cc), R.Miljkovic, Darveniza with a 40 yard dash, Mansfield, showing great deterGeo.Argent, J.Cameron, A.Parsons, C.Gesler, M.Sleep, M.Green, passed to L.Stillman and once more mination had lifted their game and R.Arbuthnott, R.Fox, N Dundas, C.Jack, C.Schachner, L.Jenkins, the vice-captain kicked truly for a when W.Reardon from a free in front J.Findlay, I.Alexander (cc), F.Guy, M.Johnson, D.Austin, W.Haggis, second major for Alexandra. goaled and Leehane after receiving A.Coller, R Elward, L.Elward, J.Masters, P.Griffiths, D.Cooper, The aerial work of both sides was from Patterson raised both flags, it D.Payne, B.Flint. Goals: Fox 4. D.Home, A.Cumming, A.Walker. out-standing and after Leehane and was level pegging 4.1 each.

Alexander 2 Dundas, L.Elward, Goals: Jenkins 3. Walker, Austin, Bradley had pulled down two beauHonors across the centre were Coller. Best: A.Evans (Trophy) Fox, Haggis, Steiner 2. Sleep. Best: ties Jane, roving well sent to Duggan even as A.Hewitt and Butler for Coller, Cameron,Argent,Alexander, Johnson (Award) Carney, Walker, who led out like a shot, marked and Alexandra and King and Arnold for M.Parsons, Hedger, Stace.

Jenkins, Sleep, Cumming, Griffith. kicked Alexandra’s third.

Mansfield flashed into the play with Eighteen points to nil. pacy ootball.

Alexandra’s strong start had beBradley was proving a handful ■ (YVMDFL) at Healesville: ■ (YVMDFL) at Woori Yall: Alex. wildered the Blues, but with Tarrant for Doolan. Alexandra’s fault of inAlexandra 11.3 – 20.9 – 28.16 – 4.2 – 7.3 – 12.5 – 13.8.86. def. now settling down to his true forms accurate kicking in front of goal was 34.20.224. def.Powelltown 3.3 – 7.9 Thornton E 2.1 – 8.6 – 9.8 – 10.12.72 the steadied. creeping into their play, as Duggan – 8.9 – 9.10.64. R.Cann, J.Mahoney, M.Bretherton (cc), L.Collard, Mansfield forced play forward (twice) Boote, Hall and Wilson R.Hewitt, P.Norris, G.Hortin, D.Conheady, K.Davis, C.Geddes, through Arnold who showed great missed reasonable chances for miS.Walker, P.Jones, S.Pollard(2) , M.Hill, C.Jack, J.Kidd, S.Kidd, pace, but Perry and R.Cummings nors only.

R.Taylor (1), H.Dundas (4), R.May J.Krijt, B.Loughlan, R.Maatman, held the Blues out.

W.Reardon was being shadowed Leehane showed his undoubted by Darveniza but he was still a power (1), P.McKenzie(2), G.McDonald(cc S.McKeon, T.McKinlay, C.Mullins, 5 ,R.Britt (8), B.Halligan (3), Paul B.Norris, A.O’Shea, A.Oakley, class by marking from Tarrant and for the Blues.

He combined with J.Reardon to Coonan, K.Dundas (1), R.Dundas N.Oakley, S.Rowan, L.Ware. Goals: making good position to kick a 60 (6), P.Bradley (1), K.Boote. (Goals Norris 4. Hill, A.Oakley, Rowan 2. yard goal for the Blues’ first score. send to Hamilton. A doubtful mark Butler caught Arnold in posses- gave him the chance to find Leehane in brackets) Best: G.McDonald (won Bretherton, S.Kidd, N.Oakley .

Melbourne F.C.trophy) McKenzie, Best: Hill, S.Kidd, McKinnon, sion and sent to Wilson for and the Mansfield skipper raised their fifth goal with a long drop kick.

R.Dundas Pollard , Taylor, Britt Bretherton, Mullins, Rowan,Norris, Alexandra’s first single.

O'Shea.

Twice W.Reardon with heady Mansfield had hit the front and Halligan. ★ play made the lose man in the for- Alexandra’s good lead had been liqward pocket. Dolling shot a clever uidated. With pacy roving around the pass to him for Mansfield’s second pack, Wilson was in the forefront of ■ (TFL) at Benalla:Alex. 3.4 – 3.8 – 8.13 – 15.16.106. def. Shepp. East ■ The contemporary press report of major, but he missed the big sticks the next attack as he hand-balled to 1952 premiership read: from point blank range with his next Bradley and his long kick put 6.4 – 9.6 – 9.8 – 10.10.70. A.Sore, Alexandra’s In perfect conditions the oval try.

Alexandra five point up 5.6 to 5.1.

G.Hortin, P.Norris, A.Gunn, at Euroa a perfect picture,with Alexandra Alexandra backs were playWithin two minutes the same J.Wallace, K.Hegarty, P.Jones, and Mansfield met to decide the win- ingThe their close football and the scorplayer received a lovely pass from P.McKenzie, W.Cookson, L.Munro, ner of this year’s flag. ing slackened as both defences the effective J.Cummings and with D.Home, J.Tossol (cc), The gate was a record £470 and settled down. the forwards covered Bradley made S.McDonald, T.White, B.Hortin, Jim Bradley, Alf Wilson and Wally Miller and Hall were winning in yards and his long kick put G.Radford, P.Tossol, S.Edwards, Nash (Euroa) were given a great the ruck but Mansfield’s control of 40 Alexandra’s sixth goal on the board, D.Adaway, A.Walker. Goals: White cheer on receiving their respective the air was testing the Saints. this goal was a real highlight.

4. B.Hortin, Cookson, Walker 2. trophies.

Ron Cummings sent to Jack Umpire Stephens was very seJ.Tossol, P.Tossol, Wallace, Munro, In a close and interesting game Cummings giving a repetition of his vere on “kicking out on “purpose” McDonald. Best: Wallace, J.Tossol, Alexandra ran out winners by six class positional game of the second Franklin was penalized, Duggan Munro, G.Hortin, P.Tossol, points. The football was the best of semi-final. just missing with an angle shot.

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Alexandra’s 1952 flag ● From Page 00 50 ■ Tarrant, with beautiful marking and a 70 yard dash upfield took Mansfield right into attack but Boote and Darveniza were in the way.

Jane marked in the centre against three opponents and sent to Bradley, a long way out as the half-time bell rang. He had his shot but it fell short and at the big interval Alexandra were 12 points up. 6.8 to 5.2.

Bradley had given Alexandra an outstanding quarter. Mansfield resumed brightly as J.Reardon and Arnold combined to enable Millett to score Mansfield’s next goal. It was nip and tuck with the high marking and long kicking delighting the large crowd as play swung between the respective half-back lines.

J.Cummings was using the open spaces to advantage and twice sent Alexandra forward, for Jane to single and Duggan to kick a beauty for Alexandra’s seventh goal.

Alexandra’s pace was finding Mansfield out and as they employed more vigorous tactics the frees were going against them. Hall, with strong play helped Wilson to find Bradley, whose beautiful kicking – a feature all day – raised both flags for the Saints, and they had gone to a handy lead of 19 points.

It was all Alexandra as L.Stillman with heady play outwitted Tarrant twice to add singles. A little fire crept into the game as Mansfield tried to stop Alexandra’s run and when J.Leehane marked in the teeth of goal he the ball taken away for an infringement, palming an opponent’s face.

Jane goaled and Alexandra led 9.11 to 6.2. Umpire Stephens who had done a good job was a little difficult to follow as he deprived Jane and W.Reardon of what appeared to be definite marks.

As the Alexandra backs, not giving an inch, repulsed attacks started

by Doolan and Arnold, Bradley was floored unnecessarily. Wilson in his concern for his team-mate dropped out of the play and Alexandra had only 16 men in action as Mansfield attacked determinedly.

Leehane sent them right in but Scheffer and Miller cleared two attacks as the siren sounded for three quarter time with Alex leading 9.12 to 6.2.

Alexandra’s lead was 28 points and they had played a great quarter. L.Stillman had taken a major part in Alexandra’s improved forward work. Walker had gone off for Mansfield, replaced by Jewell and Dobbings had taken the place of Perry, injured ankle.

Mansfield started off with great determination to bridge the gap and it was Alexandra’s backmen who were having a torrid time. Keating sent to Leehane but Cotter marked safely in goal. Reardon was foolishly interfered with after disposal and Hamilton took the penalty kick for Mansfield’s seventh goal.

It was Hamilton’s first a tribute to the fine job done by Robinson.

Wilson from Hall looked a good move for the Saints but Edwards cleared dashingly to take the ball right around the wing to give Jewell a chance but Robinson cleared again.

In a nasty incident W.Reardon was floored. From the penalty Millett just missed and then Leehane’s shot drifted away for another single 9.12 to 7.5. Cotter was using clever tactics as Bradley took W. Reardon to one flank then Cotter sent the ball great distances to Hall keeping Mansfield in the bad pocket.

Hall marked well but Alexandra was tiring and giving away unnecessary frees as Mansfield finished on. Three times in succession Cotter marked to keep them out but when Reardon marked in the teeth of goal from Meehan Mansfield’s eighth goal was registered and the difference was 13 points.

Cotter saved again, and with J.Stillman giving a great quarter, Mansfield were held off. Alexandra settled down after a torrid 15 minutes and a lucky bounce allowed Bradley’s long kick to find Hall who coolly goaled to make the Saints 10.12 to 8.5.

J.Cummings and Leehane both marked clearly but a bounce each time was the decision. Millett singled for the Blues. Butler with good position play received from L.Stillman to single for Alexandra.

J.Reardon to W.Reardon to Patterson and his long kick sailed through for Mansfield’s ninth major and Mansfield were throwing everything into a desperate finish. Dolling’s long shot hit the post at this critical stage and Bradley marked Cotter’s clearing kick with time-on to play.

Leehane marked from Tarrant and the final siren rang out as Jewell marked and kicked Mansfield’s tenth goal but Alexandra had won the game by six points 10.13.73 to 10.7.67.

Jack Cotter has proved to be a most capable coach. His ability to impart his wide knowledge of the game, the respect and discipline he has gained from the team, have been features of the seasons efforts.

His last quarter was a superb effort, one which thrilled all lovers of football. B.Robinson and T.Scheffer did their job well to make this line a very strong one.

R.Cummings, although favoring a leg, played grandly against a worthy opponent in Leehane and Stan Perry (‘till injured) and J.Stillman were very safe all day.

Our centre line more than broke even with A.Hewitt and J.Butler using the wings to advantage.

J.Bradley shared the umpires vote with J. Cummings,“both giving great exhibitions in the finals.

L.Stillman (best and fairest in our last premiership team 1939) played his best game of the year, winning out against one of Mansfield’s top notchers Tarrant.

N.Miller got over his finals jitters and with J.Boote and M.Darveniza gave great assistance to A (Mick) Hall to enable Alexandra to win in the ruck. Hall ran himself to a standstill with a great exhibition of tireless rockwork.

G.Duggan converted his opportunities well against a strong defence. Alf Wilson and Alan Jane showed the benefit of fitness by using their pace to keep Alexandra’s ruck work mobile and worried the opposition all day.

All of Alexandra’s players carried out Cotter’s instructions and gave a display that proved them to be worthy holders of the premiership flag.

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Local Sport

First rounds of footy, netball AFL YARRA RANGES: DIV. 2 FOOTBALL

■ Seniors. Saturday, April 21.

2.10pm. Alexandra v Yea. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Seville.

Thornton-Eildon v Kinglake. Yarra Junction v Powelltown. Yarra Glen: Bye. ■ Reserves. Saturday, April 21.

12.05pm. Alexandra v Yea. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Seville.

Thornton-Eildon v Kinglake. Yarra Junction v Powelltown. Yarra Glen: Bye.

AFL YARRA RANGES: DIV. 1 FOOTBALL

■ Seniors. Saturday, April 21.

2.10pm. Belgrave v UpweyTecoma. Healesville v Emerald.

Monbulk v Olinda-Ferny Creek.

Woori Yallock v WarburtonMillgrove. Mount Evelyn v Wandin.

■ Reserves. Saturday, April 21.

12.05pm. Belgrave v UpweyTecoma. Healesville v Emerald.

Monbulk v Olinda-Ferny Creek.

Woori Yallock v WarburtonMillgrove. Mount Evelyn v Wandin.

NFNL DIV. 1 FOOTBALL

■ Seniors. Saturday, April 14.

2.10pm. Northcote Park v Bundoora. Hurstbridge v West Preston-Lakeside. Greensborough v Montmorency. North Heidelberg v Macleod. Whittlesea v Heidelberg.

■ Reserves. Saturday, April 14.

11.55am. Hurstbridge v West Preston-Lakeside. Northcote Park v Bundoora. Greensborough v Montmorency. North Heidelberg v Macleod. Whittlesea v Heidelberg.

■ Under 19. Saturday, April 14.

9.40am. Northcote Park v Bundoora. Diamond Creek v West Preston-Lakeside. Eltham v St Marys. Greensborough v Montmorency. Whittlesea v Heidelberg.

NFNL DIV. 2 FOOTBALL

■ Seniors. Saturday, April 14.

2.10pm. Epping v Diamond Creek.

Thomastown v Fitzroy Stars.

Banyule v Eltham. 4.10pm.

Watsonia v Lower Plenty.

■ Reserves. Saturday, April 14.

11.55am. Epping v Diamond Creek. Thomastown v Fitzroy Stars. Banyule v Eltham. 1.55pm.

Watsonia v Lower Plenty.

■ Under 19. Saturday, April 14.

Not to hand.

NFNL DIV. 3 FOOTBALL

■ Seniors. Round 2. Saturday, April 14. 2.10pm. Kilmore v Reservoir. Lalor v St Mary’s. Laurimar v Panton Hill.South Morang v Mernda.

■ Reserves. Round 2. Saturday, April 14. 11.55am. Diamond Creek v Fitzroy Stars. Eltham v Epping.

Lower Plenty v Thomastown.

Banyule v Watsonia.

NFNL WOMEN’S DIVISION 1

■ Round 2. Sunday, April 15.

3pm. Diamond Creek v Bendigo.

Pascoe Vale v Darebin Falcons.

Keilor v VU Western Spurs.

Whitehorse: Bye.

NFNL WOMEN’S DIVISION 2

■ Round 2. Sunday, April 15.

3pm. Laurimar v West PrestonLakeside. South Morang v Darebin Falcons. Montmorency v VU Western Spurs. LaTrobe University: Bye.

NFNL WOMEN’S DIVISION 3

■ Round 2. Sunday, April 15.

3pm. Mernda v Greensborough. St Mary’s v Eltham. Bundoora v VU Western Spurs. La Trobe University: Bye.

SDJFNL FOOTBALL

■ Under 16. Sunday, April 15.

1.30pm. Seymour v Tabilk.

Wandong v Alexandra. Euroa v St Mary’s. Broadford: Bye. ■ Under 14. Sunday, April 15.

12.15pm. Seymour v Tabilk. Euroa v St Marys. Yea v Broadford.

Alexandra: Bye. ■ Under 12. Sunday, April 15.

11am. Seymour v Tabilk. Wandong v Alexandra. Euroa v St Mary’s.

Yea v Broadford.

■ Under 10. Sunday, April 15.

10am. Seymour v Tabilk. Wandong v Alexandra. Euroa v St Mary’s.

Yea v Broadford.

SDJFNL NETBALL

■ 15 and Under. Sunday,April 15.

1,05pm. Euroa v St Mary’s.

Seymour v Tabilk. Wandong v Alexandra. Yea: Bye. ■ 13 and Under. Sunday,April 15.

12 Noon. Euroa v St Mary’s.

Seymour v Tabilk. Yea v Broadford. Alexandra: Bye. ■ 11 and Under. Sunday,April 15.

11am. Euroa v St Mary’s. Seymour v Tabilk. Yea v Broadford.

Alexandra: Bye.

AFL YARRA RANGES: JUNIOR FOOTBALL

■ Under 12. Sunday, April 15.

Emerald v Healesville. GembrookCockatoo v Belgrave. Monbulk v Mt Evelyn. Upwey-Tecoma v Seville. Wandin v Wesburn. Yarra Glen v Olinda-Ferny Creek. Woori Yallock: Bye. ■ Under 10. Sunday, April 15.

Emerald v Healesville. GembrookCockatoo v Belgrave. Monbulk v Mt Evelyn. Upwey-Tecoma v Seville. Wandin v Wesburn. Yarra Glen v Olinda-Ferny Creek. Woori Yallock: Bye.

GOULBURN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE

■ Seniors. Round 2. Saturday, April 14. 2pm. Shepparton United v Benalla. Seymour v Echuca.

Mansfield v Shepparton. Rochester v Mooroopna. Tatura v Shepparton Swans. 7pm. Kyabram v Euroa.

■ Reserves. Round 2. Saturday, April 14. 12 Noon. Shepparton United v Benalla. Seymour v Echuca. Mansfield v Shepparton.

Rochester v Mooroopna. Tatura v Shepparton Swans. 5pm. Kyabram v Euroa.

■ Reserves. Round 2. Saturday, April 14. 10am. Shepparton United v Benalla. Seymour v Echuca.

Mansfield v Shepparton. Rochester v Mooroopna. Tatura v Shepparton Swans. 3pm. Kyabram v Euroa.

Grandstander Coaches’ course ■ The final AFL Yarra Ranges Youth and Junior coaches course before the 2018 season will be held on Monday (Apr. 16), 6.30pm-9.45pm at Upwey Tecoma Football Netball Club, Chosen Ave, Upwey This is for coaches who have recently or about to obtain their Foundation Coaching accreditation.

Contact: Danny Ryan, 0417 337 886.

First 2018 victory ■ Eltham scored the first win of the 2018 season, with a 59-point triumph over Diamond Creek in front of a huge Good Friday (Mar. 30) crowd at Eltham Central Park.

Eltham 17.19 (121) d Diamond Creek 9.8 (62).

Glen juniors on list ■ Yarra Glen Under 10 players have been included in the AFL Yarra Ranges Junior Development Squad: Hunter Grenfell, Christian Hammond and Gabriel Hammond.

Under 12 ‘Thunder’ nominees are Brody Hull, Billy McBride, Robbie Wood and Bailey Mason.

Brendan at K’lake ■ Chef Brendan Matthews is in charge of the Thursday night meals at Kinglake Football Netball Club.

■ The season launch and jumper presentation for the Lakers takes place from 6pm this Friday (Apr. 13) at the Kinglake Pub.

Tigers sponsors ■ Amongst the sponsors at Yea Football Netball Club are Larnoo Agricultural, ABD Group and the Royal Mail Hotel, with other local supporters including Elders Yea, Tercombe Herefords and Charolais, Foodworks and Tomma. The season launch was held last Saturday (Apr. 7) at the Royal Mail Hotel.

Yea exciting times ■ Ash Walsh is backat the Yea Tigers, as Senior Coach. Ash was a junior player with Yea before heading to Seymour to further his development. He will be assisted by AJ McCarthy Mark Beattie and Brian Darcy.

AJ will be a playing assistant.

Melissa Martinov is Yea’s Senior Netball Coach. Mel has a strong family connection to Yea, and is an experienced netballer at higher levels.

Gabby Duncan has been weclomed back and Sam Coppinger will be an exciting recruit for the Yea netballers.

Riddell Round 2 ■ Three games remain to be played this Saturday (Apr. 14) in the Riddell District Football League. The 2pm Seniors matches are: Melton Centrals v Rockbank, Broadford v Wallan, with a 7pm match between Romsey v Diggers Rest.

Reserves matches are timed for 12 Noon, with the exception of 5pm for the Redbacks v Burras contest. The Under 19.5 matches are scheduled for 10am and 3pm respectively.

Saturday April 7 saw the Riddell v Macedon and Sunbury Kangaroos v Rupertswood matches. Sunday, April 8 saw the Lancefield v Woodend-Hesket fixture.

KDNFL fixtures ■ Seniors matches start at 2.05pm; Reserves games begin at 12.05pm; and the Under 18 bounce takes at 10.15am in the Kyabram District Football Netball League this Saturday (Apr. 14).

Matches are scheduled: Girgarre v Ardmona, Lancaster v Violet Town, Merrigum v Longwood, MurchisonToolamba v Avenel, Tallygaroopna v Stanhope, Undera v Nagambie, Rushworth: Bye.

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AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS

GOULBURN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS

■ Round 3. Results. Friday, April 6.

Collingwood 16.4 (100) d Carlton 11.10 (76).

Saturday, April 7. Port Adelaide 14.13 (97) d Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92). Melbourne 18.15 (123) d North Melbourne 13.8 (86). Fremantle 13.18 (96) d Gold Coast Suns 10.8 (68). Sydney Swans 16.7 (103) d GWS Giamnts 12.15 (87). Adelaide Crows 15.14 (104) d St Kilda 7.13 (55). Sunday, April 8. Richmond 15.12 (102) d Hawthorn 13.11 (89). Western Bulldogs 14.20 (104) d Essendon 12.11 (83). West Coast Eagles 14.11 (95) d Geelong 11.14 (80).

■ Ladder. 1. Port Adelaide, 135.0, 12. 2. GWS, 135.2, 8. 3. Adelaide, 130.9, 8. 4. Melbourne, 123.4, 8. 5. West Coast Eagles, 114.0, 8. 6. Gold Coast, 110.9, 8. 7. Sydney, 108.2, 8. 8. Hawthorn, 107.7, 8. 9. Richmond, 101.0, 8. 10.

Fremantle, 97.8, 8. 11. North Melbourne, 99.6, 4. 12. Geelong, 95.8, 4. 13. Essendon, 91.6, 4.

14. Collingwood, 90.4, 4. 15. St Kilda, 73.0, 4.

16. Western Bulldogs, 66.8, 4. 17. Brisbane Lions, 81.6, 0. 18. Carlton, 73.9, 0.

■ Round 4. Fixture. Friday, April 13. Adelaide Crows vs. Collingwood (AO) (N). Saturday, April 14. GWS Giants vs. Fremantle (UNSW).

Richmond vs. Brisbane Lions (MCG). Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney Swans (ES) (T). North Melbourne vs. Carlton (BA) (N). West Coast Eagles vs. Gold Coast SUNS (OS) (N). Sunday, April 15. Essendon vs. Port Adelaide (ES).

Hawthorn vs. Melbourne (MCG). Geelong Cats vs. St Kilda (GS) (T)

4. 6. Rochester, 108.00, 4. 7. Euroiaq, 103.70, 4.

8. Shepparton, 86.44, 0. 9. Tatura, 40.91, 0. 10.

Mooroopna, 32.97, 0. 11. Benalla, 21.43, 0. 12.

Mansfield, 18.42, 0.

GOULBURN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS SENIORS

■ Round 1. Seniors. Results. Friday, Marchj 30. Shepparton 13.19 (97) d Shepparton United 6.7 (43). Saturday, March 31. Echuca 13.13 (91) d Tatura 12.12 (84). Saturday, April 7.

Benalla 17.16 (118) d Seymour 10.7 (67).

Shepparton 21.11 (137) d Rochester 11.10 (76).

Euroa 10.16 (76) d Shepparton United 7.5 (47).

Mansfield 26.22 (178) d Shepparton Swans 6.11 (47). Kyabram 22.21 (153) d Mooroopna 6.4 (40).

■ Ladder. 1. Shepparton, 196.64, 8. 2.

Kyabram, 382.50, 4. 3. Mansfield, 378.72, 4. 4.

Benalla, 176.12, 4. 5. Euroa, 161.70, 4. 6.

Echuca, `108.33, 4. 7. Tatura, 92.31, 0. 8.

Seymour, 56.78, 0. 9. Rochester, 55.47, 0. 10.

Shepparton United, 52.02, 0. 11. Shepparton Swans, 26.40, 0. 12. Mooroopna, 26.14, 0.

RESERVES

■ Round 1. Seniors. Results. Friday, March 30. Shepparton 11.10 (76) d Shepparton United 7.7 (49). Saturday, March 31. Echuca 10.7 (47) d Tatura 4.8 (32). Saturday, April 7. Seymour 7.8 (50) d Benalla 7.6 (48). Shepparton 11.14 (80) d Rochester 4.7 (30). Euroa 24.17 (161) d Shepparton United 2.2 (14). Mansfield 21.16 (142) d Shepparton Swans 3.1 (19). Kyabram 25.16 (166) d Mooroopna 1.3 (9).

■ Ladder. 1. Shepparton, 195.00, 8. 2.

Kyabram, 1844.44, 4. 3. Euroa, 1150.00, 4. 4.

Mansfield, 747.37, 4. 5. Echuca, 209.38, 4. 6.

Seymour, 104.17, 4. 7. Benalla, 96.00, 0. 8.

Tatura, 47.76, 0. 9. Rochester, 37.50, 0. 10.

Shepparton United, 26.58, 0. 11. Shepparton Swans, 13.38, 0. 12. Mooroopna, 5.42, 0.

UNDER 18

■ Round 1. Seniors. Results. Friday, March 30. Shepparton United 8.16 (64) d Shepparton 8.4 (52). Saturday, March 31. Echuca 12.16 (88) d Tatura 5.6 (36). Seymour 14.14 (98) d Benalla 3.3 (21). Rochester 7.12 (54) d Shepparton 7.8 (50). Euroa 8.8 (56) d Shepparton United 8.6 (54). Shepparton Swans 16.18 (114) d Mansfield 3.3 (21). Kyabram 13.13 (91) d Mooroopna 4.6 (30).

■ Ladder. 1. Shepparton Swans, 542.86, 4. 2.

Seymour, 466.67, 4. 3. Kyabram, 303.33, 4. 4.

Echuca, 244.44, 4. 5. Shepparton United, 109.26,

RIDDELL DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS ■ Round 1. Seniors. Results. Saturday, April 7. Riddell 11.12 (78) d Macedon 12.7 (79). Reserves. Riddell 19.12 (126) d Macedon 6.1 (37).

Other games to be played Saturday (Apr. 14).

NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE RESULTS DIVISION 2

■ Results. Seniors. Round 1. Friday, March 30. Eltham 17.19 (121) d Diamond Creek 9.8 (62). Reserves. Friday, March 30. Eltham 13.16 (94) d Diamond Creek 9.6 (60). Under 19. Saturday, April 7. Eltham 14.18 (012) d North Heidelberg 6.4 (40). Banyule 23.12 (150) d South Morang 2.4 (16). Mernda 17.27 (129) d Panton Hill 5.8 (38). Mill Park 9.14 (68) d Lower Plenty 5.7 (37).

■ Ladder. Under 19. 1. Banyule, 937.50, 4. 2.

Mernda, 339.47, 4. 3. Eltham, 255.0, 4. 4. Mill Park, 183.78, 4. 5. Lower Plenty, 54.41, 0. 6.

North Heidelberg, 39.22, 0. 7. Panton Hill, 29.46, 0. 8. South Morang, 10.67, 0.

DIVISION 3

■ Results. Seniors. Round 1. Saturday, April 7. Lalor 11.13 (79) d Reservoir 7.10 (52). Kilmore 7.19 (61) d South Morang 8.10 (58).

Mernda 22.10 (142) d Panton Hill 8.11 (59). St Mary’s 16.15 (111) d Heidelberg West 5.7 (37).

Laurimar: Bye. ■ Ladder. Seniors. 1. St Mary’s, 300.00, 4. 2.

Mernda, 240.68, 4. 3. Lalor, 151.92, 4. 4.

Kilmore, 105.17, 4. 5. South Morang, 95.08, 0.

6. Reservoir, 65.82, 0. 7. Panton Hill, 41.55, 0. 8.

Heidelberg West, 33.33, 0. 9. Laurimar, 0.00, 0.

■ Results. Reserves Round 1. Saturday, April 7. Reservoir 10.9 (69) d Lalor 10.7 (67). Kilmore 9.12 (66) d South Morang 10.5 (65). Panton Hill 11.7 (73) d Mernda 7.3 (45). St Mary’s 22.17 (149) d Heidelberg West 4.5 (29). Laurimar: Bye. ■ Ladder. Reserves. 1. St Mary’s, 513.79, 4. 2.

Panton Hill, 162.22, 4. 3. Reservoir, 102.99, 4.

4. Kilmore, 101.54, 4. 5. South Morang, 98.48, 0. 6. Lalor, 97.10, 0. 7. Mernda, 61.64, 0. 8, Heidelberg West, 19.66, 0. 9. Laurimar, 0.00, 0.

NETBALL: SECTION 1

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. North Heidelberg 1 53 d Heidelberg 1 32. South Morang 1 51 d Fitzroy Stars 1 34. Greensborough 1 64 d Northcote Park 1 25.

SECTION 2

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Greensborough 33 d Laurimar 1 32. St Mary’s 1 31 d Bundoora 1 25. Heidelberg 2 33 d Ivanhoe 1 28.

SECTION 3

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. North Heidelberg 2 35 d Greensborough 3 29. Watsonia 1 27 d Bundoora 2 18. Heat 1 31 d Heidelberg 3 27.

SECTION 4

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Heidelberg 4 34 d North Heidelberg 3 30. Thomastown 1 30 d Craigieburn 1 15. Kilmore 1 32 d Ivanhoe 2 20. Diamond Creek 4 35 d Northcote Park 2.

SECTION 5

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. St Mary’s 2 26 d Craigieburn 2 24. South Morang 2 27 d Diamond Creek 5 23. Watsonia 2 30 d Hurstbridge 1 22. North Heidelberg 4 24 d Epping 1 19. Macleod 1 d Fitzroy Stars 2 19.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE RESULTS SECTION 6

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALLNETBALL CLUB REPORT

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Northcote Park 3 36 d West Ivanhoe 2 31. Watsonia 3 18 d Epping 2 12. St Mary’s 3 34 d Heat 2 21. Montmorency 1 40 d South Morang 4 14. Whittlesea 1 38 d Bundoora 4.

day, April 22. This coming Thursday we will have junior jumper presentation for the Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 football teams whilst the Under 10 footballers will have their jumper presentation on Friday night.

Also, this coming Thursday the ladies committee will serve meals for junior and senior training.

All 2017 players are invited to re-register through the SportsTG system for football and the VNA system for netball.

- Ray Steyger

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Watsonia 4 28 d Hurstbridge 2 13. Greensborough 4 27 d Kilmore 2 15. North Heidelberg 5 25 d Fitzroy Stars 3 24. West Ivanhoe 3 18 d Bundoora 5 14.

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Macleod 2 28 d Laurimar 2 22. Thomastown 2 29 d Craigieburn 3 26. West Ivanhoe 1 35 d Bundoora 3 23. Heidelberg 5 25 d South Morang 3 25.

SECTION 7

SECTION 8

SECTION 9

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Heat 3 37 d Northcote Park 4 26. Heat 3 37 d Northcote Park 4 26. Reservoir 1 26 d Heidelberg West 1 21. Keon Park 1 36 d Montmorency 2 18.

Bundoora 6: Bye.

SECTION 10

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Thomastown 4 25 d Keon Park 2 9. Kilmore 3 18 v Watsonia 5 18. Whittlesea 2 34 d Mernda 1 12.

SECTION 11

■ Results. Round 1. Friday, April 6. Lower Plenty 1 24 d Laurimar 3 15. West Ivanhoe 4 42 d Bundoora 7 18. Reservoir 2 26 d Thomastown 5 13. Heidelberg West 2: Bye.

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALLNETBALL CLUB REPORT ■ The 2018 season for the AFL Yarra Ranges Football-Netball League will kick off on Saturday, April 21.

Alexandra will commence with a home game hosting Yea; with the Rebels travelling to Yarra Glen in Round 2 for the annual Pride Game on Saturday, April 28; before travelling to Powelltown in Round 3 on Saturday, May 5.

Alexandra's football pre-season continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays for all open age and under 18 players at 6pm at Rebel Park with training for all open age netball players at 6pm on Thursdays at Rebel Park.

The Club and coaches are pleased to welcome all past players, football and netball, and anyone that would like to come along and join in, everyone is very welcome. Any enquiries: please contact Ray Steyger on 5772 2627.

Alexandra's Under 18s travelled to Healesville last Saturday for a practice match whilst the open age footballers and netballers had an intra-club hit out at Rebel Park.

The Club also had a working bee cutting and splitting firewood last Sunday and thank you to everyone that turned up and worked hard.

The AFL Yarra Ranges Football League is seeking boundary umpires for the upcoming 2018 football season.

In 2017, the League provided central, boundary and goal umpires for all senior football games with central umpires for reserve and under 18 football games.

In 2018, in addition to their previous appointments, the League will also be providing boundary umpires for all reserves football games. If anyone is interested in boundary umpiring please contact Ray Steyger on 5772 2627 for more information.

Everyone has this coming weekend off but there is a working bee at the netball precinct on Saturday and another working bee cutting and splitting firewood on Sunday so if anyone is available to assist please contact Ray Steyger.

In junior football and netball, the 2018 season for the Seymour District Junior Football/ Netball League kicks off this Sunday (Apr. 15) and Alexandra travels to Wandong; returning to Rebel Park in Round 2 to host Euroa on Sun-

From Page 19 Houndsman and Dragon Diesel Ladies Challenge, Courtney Britland (hunter) 21, second Rod Jones (hunter) 20.

Junior Dragon Diesel Challenge individual was won by Abby Jones (hunter) with a very fine 20 In the Houndsman ‘off hand’ 100 yard event.

The day was voted as a great success by everyone and the exchange of recipes for game dishes again filled much of the conversation over the tea breaks and lunch, as the real secret is in the way the food is prepared.

We can be assured of this continuing at the next Dragon Diesel Challenge, the exchange of game sausages and salami was a real hit and we can but wait to see if they match the improvement in marksmanship.

Just another reason why the Dragon Diesel is now a firm fixture on the shooting calendar, many thanks to the ECDRA hosts and the 240 volt power supply was much appreciated by those looking for a cuppa throughout the day.

Thanks to our major sponsor Dragon Diesel who ensure this event continues. Too much fun to miss, the next challenge is in late Spring.

- Robert Chaffe

● Competitors’ view of the range from 500 yards; note the very comfortable and clean artificial turf a hint of the viciousness of the wind to come can be seen in the flag to the left as it is collapsing from a gust of wind. The computer displays the location of the shots on the target and the score to within fractions of a millimetre. Photo: R. Chaffe.

Back To School function at Yea ■ Yea Football Netball Club invites you to their Back 2 School Night on Saturday, April 28 in the club rooms, starting at 7pm.

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“Games will be played so there will be no one falling asleep in the classroom,” according to organisers.

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Date: April 28 Time:7pm Venue: Yea Club Rooms Tickets: $20 per person

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CONCRETING

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HEALTH SOLUTIONS GET

YOUR

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Tree plantation ripping.

5 hydraulic post drivers and pneumatic drivers.

HAY CONTRACTING: Mowing, raking, round and square bales, cartage, loading, unloading.

GRASS SL ASHING: 4 extra heavy duty slashers.

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Taggerty

3329 Maroondah Hwy

Eildon

Taylor Bay

SOLD

SOLD

Build your dream holiday home:• Ideal building block with Lake views • Block measuring 1.2Ac (4989m2) • Level house site available with Power • Direst access to deep water ideal for boating $390,000

Country lifestyle on 30 acres:• Light and bright 3 bedroom brick home plus studio • Magnificent views, wonderful garden with fruit trees • Ample sundry sheds and Lock-up colorbond shed • Water bore, 3 dams and 7 tanks $625,000

THIS SATURDAY

Eildon

Developers Take Note! :• Rare opportunity to purchase 7.65Acres 3.1HA • Council approved 30 lot sub-division in the township of Eildon • Current plans and planning permits available • Flat allotments ranging from 626 sqm to 1778 sqm $460,000

Alexandra

Re-develop – golden opportunity!

• Centrally located, 2 titles, Nearly 2 Ac (9533m2) • All services available on the property • General residential zoning, ideal sub-division • House currently rented for $170 PW $415,000

Sales Specialists I Belinda Hocking 0418 115 574 Sales and Property Services I Jessica Bates 0437 533 236 Property Management I Sarah Brockhus 0457 537 222

Alexandra

Alexandra

NEW

NEW

Immaculate new unit:• 2 double bedroom with built-in robes • Large lock-up remote garage with internal access • Central heating and cooling, emergency alarm • Private rear garden and undercover patio $259,000

Delightful Unit • 2 Bedrooms with built-in robes • Single carport/garage with enclosed yard • Neat and tidy kitchen & Split System • Currently leased until January 2019 $220,000

Landmark Harcourts Alexandra 56 Grant Street, Alexandra I 5772 3444

Yea

Acreage so close to town with river frontage Yes, fantastic opportunity to secure approx. 136 acres located within a 2 minutes drive of the township of Yea. Whether your requirements are farming, lifestyle or developing do not miss this opportunity.

The land, set on 5 separate abutting titles is flat to undulating with a hidden valley and Yea River frontage. The property has a set of cattle yards, is fully fenced and internal fencing is to the titles thus creating separate paddocks.

Water is not an issue with good dams and Yea River frontage.

Power is critically sited on the land to accommodate each title if required. There is excellent building sites (stca), either hidden or with great views and with some pasture improvement and foresight this could be a wonderful addition to a farm portfolio or your ideal lifestyle property. A further 23 acres is also available for discussion.

FOR SALE - $595,000 Sharon Butcher 0402 113 927 I sharon.butcher@landmark.com.au landmarkharcourts.com.au

Landmark Harcourts Yea 52 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799