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TIMBER CUTS

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● Local jobs, including more than 15 at the Dindi Mill at Murrindindi, are set to be lost because of a decision by the Andrews Labor State Government.

Shadow Minister visits sawmillers in North-East

■ Nationals leader and ShadowAgriculture Minister Peter Walsh visited Ryan & McNulty’s sawmill in Benalla on Friday to discuss the uncertainty surrounding timber contracts for six Victorian mills.

The six mills, known at the G6, have written an open letter to Premier DanielAndrews seeking clarity on why his government cancelled contract extensions.

Euroa MLA Steph Ryan said Labor had gone back on its word by reducing timber supplies for Ryan and McNulty’s and other Victorian sawmills.

“The Premier must explain why he has pulled the pin on these timber supply contracts,” Ms Ryan said.

“The Victorian Government now owns the Heyfield mill in Gippsland and has secured its timber supply, but it has not renewed contracts for other competitor mills across the state,” Ms Ryan said.

MrWalsh said sawmills were major employers in regional towns and for the government to dishonour its agreement with them was unacceptable.

■ MORE than 100 local Murrindindi jobs connected with the timber industry are at risk because of a decision by the Andrews Labor State Government to cut allocations to mills in the north-east.

Six Victorian mills - including Dindi Sawmill at Murrindindi - say that the Victorian Government has reneged on their timber supply extensions.

Mill owners believe they may have to close as early as 2020, with mill jobs to be lost, as well as impact on surrounding towns.

The ‘G6’ group of mills say that jobs and investment will be hurt in Murrindindi, Yea, Yarra Glen, Healesville, Noojee, Neerim, Moe, Pakenham, Drouin, Narbethong, Mt Evelyn, Wesburn, Warburton, Bruthen, Lakes Entrance, Powelltown, Bairnsdale, Alexandra, Sarsfield and Shepparton.

The six affected ‘G6’ mills are Dindi Sawmill Pty Ltd of Murrindindi; Fenning Timbers Pty Ltd of Bairnsdale; Ryan & McNulty Pty Ltd of Benalla; A.G. Brown Sawmill Pty Ltd of Drouin West; Kelly’s Timber Pty Ltd of Wesburn; Powelltown Sawmills Pty Ltd of Powelltown.

Daniel Andrews Govt. axes future timber allocations The State Government has purchased the mill at Heyfield. The G6 claims the Government’s decision to dishonour timber supply agreement extensions sees the reallocation of logs back to the Heyfield mill, without Heyfield having to submit a competitive tender, “On behalf of our sawmill clients, their 200 employees and the 700 jobs down the line which they support, we just want to know what does our future hold and the futures of the families and communities that depend on our timber mills,” a G6 spokesman said.

“We just want to know what the Government is going to do to level-up the playing-field so that peoples’ futures are protected?”

The G6 came together because of its concerns about the negative impact government policy and actions are having on their businesses and the uncertainty this is creating for the workers and communities that they support. “"Urgent action is needed to tackle the free kicks, heads starts, special supply deals and government contracts that give the CFMEU backed Heyfield a huge competitive advantage”.

Premier doesn’t care about rural communities: MP

■ Eildon MLA, Cindy McLeish, says the Labor Government’s decision to cut timber allocations to local mills demonstrates that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews does not care about rural communities.

Ms McLeish said closure of the Dindi Mill would be felt by the local community.

“It would be a loss to the community if the mill closed,” Ms McLeish told The Local Paper.

“Jobs in country towns are hard to come by so families will be hit hard and a further sign that the Andrews Labor Government does not care about rural communities.

“I’ve been to the Dindi Mill and seen it in full operation.

“I’ve also talked to businesses who buy their wood.

“One said they buy it because they can be sure that they will get a quality product.

“The cost for businesses (builders, hardware etc) to source wood locally is lower than if they have to pay transportation cost for it to come several hours,” Ms McLeish said.

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School leaders recognised by Shire

■ Leaders from Alexandra schools were recognised at the Murrindindi Council meeting held on Tuesday last week (Apr. 24).

Mayor, Cr Charlie Bisset, congratulated all of the primary school leaders in Alexandra and acknowledged that as school leaders that they are also community leaders.

Council is willing to support them in their roles whenever required, she said.

The school leaders in attendance were: Alexandra Primary School ■ School Captains Ava Lowry and Hattie Langley, ■ School Vice Captains - Emma Whitehead and James Nicholson, ■ Sport Captains Jessie Patek, James Gilmore, Paige Light, Sarah Rowe, Dante Lopez and Emma Perry.

St Mary’s Catholic Primary School ■ School Captains Tom Meggitt and Felicity Conway, ■ Sports Captains Ben Weeks, Hollie Hadfield and Charlie Twitchett, ■ SRC Representative - Ruby Russell.

● Murrindindi Mayor Cr Charlie Bissett (seated, centre) welcomes Alexandra school leaders to the Council chambers at Alexandra at the monthly meeting held on Tuesday last week (Apr. 24).

Extreme Back Row (from left): Paige Light, Emma Perry, Sarah Rowe, Hattie Langley, Ava Lowry and Dante Lopez from Alexandra Primary School. Front Row (lfrom left): Ruby Russel, Felicity Conway, Tom Meggitt, Ben Weeks, Charlie Twitchett from St Mary's Catholic Primary School and James Gilmore, Emma Whitehead and James Nicholson from Alexandra Primary School.

Also in attendance (not pictured) were Jessie Patek from Alexandra Primary School and Hollie Hadfield from St Mary's Catholic Primary School.

News Briefs No questions posed

Anne Walton wins name competition

Apology given

■ The apology of Cr Eric Lording, unable to attend last week’s meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council at Alexandra on Tuesday (Apr. 24), was accepted by his colleagues after a motion was proposed by Cr Charlie Bisset and Jackie Ashe.

Cr Lording has been on a quick trip to China, where he attended a conference on enterprise.

Parliament sits

■ A one-day sitting of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council was scheduled for yesterday (Tues., May 1).

Both houses of State Parliament are due to sit on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week (May 8-10).

ANZAC in London

Service on Fri.

● Bev Drysdale ■ A service to celebrate the life of Bev Drysdale will be held at the Yea Recreation Reserve on Friday, (May 4) at 1pm followed by a burial at the Old Yea Cemetery.

Arrangements are in the hands of McCormack Funerals.

Fun Mudder

■ There were no questions posed in the public participation time at the Murrindindi Shire Council held last week (Tues., Apr. 24) at the Alexandra chambers.

No residents sought to use the Open Forum, and no petitions were presented.

● Mayor Cr Charlie Bissett with Anne Walton and Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay ■ Winner of Murrindindi Shire Council's competition to name its 're-use shops' was Anne Walton.

The 'Scrap Shack Alexandra' and the 'Scrap Shack Yea' officially opened their doors to the public last week.

Anne was presented with a certificate and $100 Council services voucher at the Council meeting in Alexandra on Tuesday last week.

The Scrap Shacks will be open during Resource Recovery Centre operating hours, which can be found at www.murrindindi. vic.gov.au

100 names offered

■ Murrindindi Council received more than 100 suggested names, from 51 people wishing to name the new re-use shops.

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

Among the 20 names shortlisted, ‘Good Pickings’, ‘Rediscovered’ and ‘Salvage Shed’ were favourites. There were multiple entries with the theme ‘Waste Not, Want Not’.

After some fiery debate between Councillors, the name decided upon was ‘Scrap Shack’ (see report, above).

The Scrap Shacks, located in Yea and Alexandra, provide an opportunity for residents to not only find treasures, but also start thinking about using consumables more sustainably and creatively.

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● Nic Bolto ■ Murrindindi Shire Council has given its support to the Fun Mudder twice-yearly event to be held at 140 Granite Park Place, Buxton in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, requested by Nic Bolto.

The Council took the unusual step of issuing a media release about its issue of a planning permit: “M u r r i n d i n d i Shire Councillors agreed unanimously to issue a Notice of Decision granting the Buxton Fun Mudder a planning permit for 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, allowing up to two events per year.

“A final permit will only be issued after a 21-day period has lapsed and the decision by Council is not appealed.

“The Buxton Fun Mudder is an outdoor obstacle course event, featuring a mud pit, climbing wall and rope crossing among other challenges.

“It was held for the first time in October 2017 at a private property in Buxton with a one-off planning permit.

“Each of the events will include a morning and afternoon session, and a maximum number of 115 participants per session has been stipulated in the Notice of Decision.”

■ Ghin Ghin resident DavidAnderson witnessed an ANZAC service in London last week.

David attended the the Westminster Abbey Commemorative Service which was grraced by the Royal presence of William, Duke of Cambridge, his brother Harry and his fiance, Meghan Markle.

Errors corrected

■ Murrindindi Shire Council is working to amend minor planning scheme anomalies.

Corrections are set to take place regarding zoning map matters at Acheron, Alexandra, Flowerdale, Kanumbra, Kinglake Central, Kinglake West, Marysville, Taggerty and Yea. Heritage overlay matters are to be addressed at Alexandra, Cheviot and Strath Creek.

Environmental Significance Overlay items are addressed at Kinglake Central and Kinglake West.

A Yea Development Plan Overlay item is also listed.

Firefoxes event

■ Murrindindi Shire Council made mention at last week’s meeting that it had supported Firefoxes Australia to develop a Murrindindi Women’s Forum.

Shire savings

■ Murrindindi Shire Council says it has achieved $116,127 in savcings from the 201718 capital works program: Kinglake Office and Library, $19,176 carpet replacement savings; Purchase of land no longer proceeding, $30,000; 13 Webster St, Alexandra, $9974 savings in demolition; Alexandra Visitors Information Centre, $4268 savings in carpet replacement; Kinglake Community Centre, $21,823 drainage works completed by others; Yea Pioneer Reserve, $2500 savings in floor works; Yea Office and Library, $388 savings in carpet renewal; and Eildon Boat Ramp, $28,000 fence repairs completed by others.

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Lotto Numbers: 5.12.16.29.31.33.

There could be some problems in your delivery or reception information but it should not interfere with your daily life too much. The person you least expect could surprise you with a revelation of their past interests.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.15.26.30.11.

If you have done your best in the past now is the time to reap the benefits. If you belong to the slower group of people you could have a chance to repair something you did wrong in the past. Some luck with a person born in May. GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.1.

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Keep your head cool and trust only those you know are trustworthy and will keep matters to themselves.A break would improve your state of mind. Your income seems set to increase either through luck or effort probably a bit of both.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 4.62.3.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.15.26.39.8.

Travel is indicated and certainly will recharge your batteries. Some could meet a romantic interest to bring more exciting times. Be more inclined to make love and not war this month.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 6.3.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.16.24.40.42.

You will feel happier in your domestic scene. Not the time to get over excited and make rash promises. Spend your money only on necessities; also make sure that all accounts are paid. Not wise to rely entirely on your own judgement, ask for advice.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

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Personal relationships could be troubling you, try to take things calmly with your partners. Don't blow things out of proportion and say things you don't really mean.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.3.

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A person close to you could be very lucky indeed and you could also benefit from their luck. Your ability to find things could come in handy very soon. Give help to someone who is in need.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3 Lotto Numbers: 5.12.26.42.39.8.

Someone could be asking you to do something for an organisation that you could find worthwhile looking for.

People may not come out in support of your action, but don't let that stop you carrying them out.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December20) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 8.6.2.1.

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A romantic situation could surprise you.Your travel plans could be altered to the extent that you might find yourself in the wrong place. People may be very irritating in their insistences that they are right, even though you could have the evidence to the contrary.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 1.3.6.9.

Lotto Numbers: 1.13.19.5.44.8. . Many new ideas will enrich your life and income from now on. Some decisions made during this period could become unstuck; however, joint plans should go ahead in hurry.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.5.

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Most will be meeting interesting new people and new experiences. Most will be able to achieve anything that they go after and money should be easier to come by.

Most will be more in the mood to party. Love relationships should be going well and move into something more permanent.A good time to clear the air and talk over family or emotional problems. Most will be on better terms with loved ones.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.25.29.37.9.

This period could start out as a rather trying one with lots of competition in career and home. keep your patience with family matters and avoid flying off the handle.

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Environment News

Green waste amnesty as restrictions lifted ■ With the end of the CFA Fire Danger Period for Murrindindi Shire, Council is keen for residents to remember the free green waste option as an environmentallyfriendly alternative to burningoff.

Murrindindi Shire Natural Environment and Climate Change Portfolio Councillor Rebecca Bowles said residents will be able to dispose of their green waste at any of the Shire's five Resource Recovery Centres free of charge during the amnesty period from Saturday (May 5) until Monday, May 21.

"If you prefer not to burn off but still have lots of green waste to dispose of, you can take advantage of the green waste amnesty by dropping your grass clippings, leaves, garden prunings, branches and tree trunks into any of Council's Resource Recovery Centres.

"Branches accepted free can be up to 30cm in diameter and 1.5 metres in length.

Materials that cannot be accepted or will incur a fee, include construction timber, large branches and tree trunks over 30cm in diameter or over 1.5 metres long.

"Fire restrictions will be re-

● Cr Bec Bowles moved on Tuesday, May 1, which means people on rural land will be able to burn off without a Council permit.

“People in township zones or built up areas will be allowed to burn-off dry vegetation from Saturday, May 5 until Monday, May 21.

"In residential areas, fires must be no larger than one metre in diameter and one metre in height and must not cause a nuisance to neighbouring properties.

“Outside the dates of the fire amnesty period, people in townships will still need a permit to burn off.

"While this is a convenient option for many, please keep

in mind if you do choose to burn off that your fire can become a nuisance to your neighbours - a good reason to choose the free green waste disposal option instead.

"If you do choose to burn off, we are asking everyone to show care toward their neighbours by not burning green wood or damp leaves as it causes excessive levels of smoke.

“While the amnesty provides an opportunity for people to clean-up, we do not want this to be at the expense of the comfort or convenience of others especially in towns and built up areas.

"Large volumes of smoke are also produced via illegal burning of materials such as sofas and tyres. Council will have Local Laws Officers on hand to respond to reports of nuisance fires," Cr Bowles said.

Further information regarding the fire and green waste amnesty is available from Council's website at www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au or by contacting Council on 5772 0333.

To prevent unnecessary emergency services response, you can notify VicFire of your planned burn by calling 1800 668 511.

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Cr speaks about renewable energy ■ Cr Bec Bowles spoke to last week’s Murrindindi Council meeting about her ‘Natural Environment and Climate Change’ portfolio: “Council is pleased to announce the Dindi Bulk Buy Scheme, one of our initiatives within the renewable energy sector,” Cr Bowles said.

“Council is partnering with Yarra Energy Foundation to deliver a community solar bulk buy program, taking the guess work out of installing solar panels.

“Council plans to run information sessions for local installers as well as seminars for the public in coming months.

“Murrindindi Climate Network (was) hosting a community energy workshop on April 28 at the RSL Hall in Alexandra.

“Wasp nests are being found and destroyed with volunteers across the Shire treating 80 nests,

Local People Saddle Tramps

■ The Marysville Saddle Tramps annual event will be held from Friday-Sunday (May 4-6) at Gallipoli Park, Marysville.

New riders and members are wlecome to participate in the Ralph Wait Memorial Ride.

Contact Louise, 0430 134 935. secretarymarysvillesaddletramps @hotmail.com

75 people attend ■ Some 75 people attended the Tony Houses program in Alexandra, as part of the Murrindindi libraries program of activities, Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay told last week’s Council meeting.

33 of those in Flowerdale by the Landcare group.

“Wasp numbers and nests are down significantly compared to last year, however curiously more nests are being discovered in houses compared to last seasons. Contact Council if further information is required. “:The collection site in Kinglake for firewood over two days last weekend had over 60 vehicles lining up for free firewood.

“I attended a Focus on Fauna workshop hosted by Upper Goulburn Landcare Network at the Strath Creek Hall on April 22covering foxes.

“It was heartening to see many government and community initiatives taking place – cats next hopefully.

“I also attend Mother Eden’s induction into St Luke’sAnglican Church.

“I travelled to Moria for the Speak Up campaign on the Murray Darling Basin Plan. “(I) had a computer link up with Municipal Association Victoria concerning the debate that is the recycling industry at present, nothing that we didn’t already know.

“Local meetings that I attended included Yea Pioneer Reserve, Yea Wetlands, Strath Creek Hall Committee and Australian Local Government Women’sAssociation.

“You know my pet topic - the environment and I am pleased that in this budget we will be offering free domestic green waste disposal at our Resource Recovery Centres all year round and we will also be rolling our Dindi Solar Bulk Program for our communities.

“Closer to home, in my Ward this budget will see upgrade works for our irrigation systems in the main street of Yea and very importantly see the upgrade of change room facilities at the Yea Recreation Reserve to encourage more females to participate in support activities,” Cr Bowles said.

Local Briefs Revised quote ■ Murrindindi Shire Council is accepting a revised tender from Darjelyn Constructions Pty Ltd for the revised lump sum price of $402,900, excluding GST, for the Yea and District Children’s Centre Stage One redevelopment.

Tai Chi at KLW ■ A Tai Chi Class with Gary Jackson continues over six weeks until May 28 from 11am-12 Noon Mondays at Hilltop Fitness, 33 Jorgensen Pde, Kinglake West.

Cost is $10. Contact: 0421 368 807.

At MAV conference ■ Craig Lloyd, Murrindindi Shire CEO, was in Melbourne on Thursday and Friday (Apr. 26-27) to attend a Municipal Association of Victoria conference that included discussion on the current State situation on recycling, waste management, cladding and a range of other issues.

Killingworth tower ■ Senator Bridget McKenzie, Minister for Regional Communications, and Cathy McGowan, MHR, were both at the Y Water Discovery Centre, Yea, last week to celebrate the activation of a new mobile phone base station at Killingworth.

The base station will deliver 21st century mobile coverage spanning the surrounding area, from Ghin Ghin, Molesworth, Homewood, Kerrisdale and parts of Limestone.

Senator McKenzie took credit: “I am thrilled to be delivering a new mobile base station in the community of Killingworth.

“It’s fantastic to see that residents and businesses in the surrounding region are now enjoying the benefits from this investment.

“This new base station will boost connectivity like never before, allowing people to stay in touch and access the services they need, when they need it.”

The Killingworth base station is one of three sites that have been switched on by the program in the Murrindindi Shire region, with another six on the way.

Networking time ■ Murrindindi Mayor Cr Charlie Bissetwas accompanied by Cr Bec Bowles and Cr Sandice McAulay to the Rural Council Victoria Forum in Melbourne, where Jaala Pullford, Minister for Regional Development, spoke. CEO Craig Lloyd accompanied the Councillors.

Matthew Guy, Leader of the Opposition, spoke about their policies for local government, leading up to the state election in November.

“This forum was a great opportunity to network with other Councillors, and also hear from some great speakers, with insight to local government in regional rural areas,” Cr Bisset told last week’s meeting of Council.

New Landcare group ■ A new Landcare Group is being formed.

It will meet from 4pm-5.30pm on Saturday, May 26 at the Whittlesea Tennis Club, 74 Laurel St, Whittlesea.

Time to comment

■ There is onlt time left to comment on proposed changes to Indi electorate under a Victorian electoral redistribution.

Those changes include the removal from the electorate of the eastern section of Moira Shire, including Tungamah.

A section of Strathbogie Shire, including Euroa and Violet Town would be included in the new Indi electorate.

Written objections must be lodged by 6pm on Friday (May 4).

Comments on objections can be lodged until 6pm on Friday, May 18 .

All objections and comments will appear at www.aec.gov.au A final determination will be published on Friday, July 13.

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‘Council spends $80,000 on legal fight’ ■ Murrindindi Shire Council has so far spent $80,000 on legal costs in its battles with Yea man,Jack Russell, he claims.

Mr Russell has two legal separate matters in progress against the Council and its former Chief Executive Officer Margaret Abbey.

One current legal matter is relating to a ban placed by Ms Abbey upon Mr Russell in April 2016, after he had a confrontation with a Yea Library staff member.

Mr Russell faced a charge of unlawful assault, at Seymour Magistrates’ Court. Magistrate Stella Stuthridge found the charge proven.

A conviction against Mr Russell was later removed by County Court Judge Mullaly at Wangaratta.

Mr Russell maintains that he did not assault Ms Tull. That matter is under further appeal.

Another current legal matter is a 12-month extension of the ban placed by Ms Abbey against Mr Russell in April 2017.

A further ban, this time for three years, was placed upon Mr Russell last month by Murrindindi Council’s new CEO Craig Lloyd.

Under the ban, Mr Russell is prohibited from attending on Council properties. He may not enter Shire buildings such as Council offices or libraries, may not attend Shire meetings, and is even prohibited from setting foot at the Alexandra or Yea Tips (Resource Recovery Centres).

Mr Russell says he will be aged 83 when the latest ban extension expires in 2021.

Mr Lloyd and Mr Russell met on April 16 this year at the Yea RSL building. Mr Lloyd also considered submissions from the Council’s Manager, Business Services, Andrew Bond.

According to a letter sent by Mr Lloyd to Mr Russell, supplied to The Local Paper by Mr Russell, his ‘licence’ to attend Council facilities has been further withdrawn from April 18, 2018 until April 18, 2021.

Under the ban, Mr Lloyd says that Mr Russell is not to enter: ■ Murrindindi Shire Offices at Perkins St and Webster St, Alexandra; ■ Yea Service Centre, The SemiCircle; ■ Kinglake District Service Centre, 19 Kinglake-Whittlesea Rd; ■ Alexandra Library, Grant St; ■ Yea Library, The Semi-Circle; ■ Kinglake Library, 19 KinglakeWhittlesea Rd; ■ The Mobile Library; ■ Council Chambers, Perkins St, Alexandra; ■ Council Chambers, The SemiCircle, Yea; ■ Yea Shire Hall, High St, Yea; ■ Alexandra Shire Hall, Grant St, Alexandra; ■ Thornton Memorial Hall, Taggerty-Thornton Rd, Thornton.

Further, Mr Lloyd says the ban extends to “other Council owned or managed facilities”: ■ Alexandra Depot, Shamrock St, Alexandra; ■ Yea Depot, North St, Yea; ■ Alexandra Resource Recovery Centre and Landfill, Mt Pleasant Rd, Alexandra; ■ Marysville Resource Recovery Centre, Sunds Rd, Marysville; ■ Eildon Resource Recovery Centre, Jerusalem Creek Rd, Eildon; ■ Eildon Community Resource Centre, High St, Eildon;

Mr Russell has provided a copy of that 17-page statement to The Local Paper, and consented to its contents being published.

Mr Bond said that over the past 3½ years, more than 900 pieces of Mr Russell’s correspondence had been received or responded to by Council..

Mr Bond recounts how Mr Russell was first prohibited in 2016 from entering the Yea Library during certain hours, after complaints were raised by staff and members of the public regarding Mr Russell’s behaviour towards children during ‘Story Time’ at the library.

Mr Bond said Mr Russell was charged with criminal assault and trespass in April 2016.

“Concerns regarding the behaviour of Mr Russell, particular(ly) towards Council staff members were noticed and raised from late 2014 and onwards,” Mr Bond said.

“These concerns were noted by a number of Council’s customer ● Yea resident Jack Russell has issued an official complaint against new CEO Craig Lloyd service staff across all of Council’s ■ Yea Resource Recovery Centre, Semi-Circle, Yea; and that Mr Russell had repeated offices and libraries, where Mr ■ Yea Showgrounds and Recre- inappropriate behaviour towards Russell was a frequent visitor and Ghin Ghin Rd, Yea; ■ Kinglake Resource Recovery ation Reserve, Snodgrass St, Yea;and Council staff. user of the services available.

Centre, Watsons Rd, Kinglake West; ■ Yea Wetlands, Goulburn Valley Mr Lloyd said that if Mr Russell “Initially, these concerns were ■ Alexandra Maternal and Child Hwy, Yea. wanted the ban reviewed, he could raised by staff members in an inforHealth Centre, Perkins St, AlexMr Lloyd said the ban included make a request, and must give rea- mal manner, and due to the age of andra; any location where a Council sons why the ban should be recon- Mr Russell, and concerns that were ■ Eildon Maternal and Child organised event is being held, includ- sidered, give recognition of inappro- held for his health and mental wellHealth Centre/Community Health ing but not limited to: priate behaviour, and commit to “be- being, were resolved without re■ Ordinary meetings of Council; Centre, High St, Eildon; having in a respectful and civil man- quirement for formal processes to ■ Flowerdale Maternal and Child ■ Special meetings of Council; ner to Council staff”. be followed.

Health Centre, Flowerdale Primary ■ Special Committees of Council “I will not consider, or reply to, “Generally, staff were encourSchool and Early Learning Centre, meetings, including Committees of requests from you to attend particu- aged to resolve any complaints reManagement and Advisory Commit- lar Council facilities or events un- garding service utilising normal pracYea-Whittlesea Rd; ■ Kinglake Maternal and Child tees; and less these criteria are addressed,” Mr tices, and on the whole any personal Health Centre, Kinglake Ranges ■ Public meetings organised by Lloyd wrote. complaints or interactions with Mr Children’s Centre, Extons Rd, Council directly.

Mr Lloyd said that Mr Russell’s Russell were able to be suitably In reply, Mr Russell immediately communications with Council managed by staff.

Kinglake; ■ Marysville Maternal and Child issued a ‘Conduct Complaint’ against needed to be in writing addressed to “Mr Russell’s behaviour was Health Centre, Marysville Primary Mr Lloyd. the CEO, or to a specific email ad- frequently reported by staff memSchool and Early Learning Centre, Mr Russell sent copies of his com- dress bers as unpredictable, and at time Falls Rd, Marysville; plaint to the Supreme Court which Matters requiring an urgent re- the language used towards staff and ■ Toolangi Maternal and Child is hearing his two Judicial Review/ sponse could be telephoned, and staff towards other members of the comHealth Centre, Healesville-Kinglake Appeal processes, part-heard. would determine the urgency. munity was of increasing concern.

Rd, Toolangi; Mr Russell has demanded that Mr “All Councillors and Council staff Mr Bond said there were 16 sepa■ Yea Maternal and Child Health Lloyd provide electronic records of have been advised of these arrange- rate incidents involving Mr Russell’s Centre, The Semi-Circle, Yea; the meeting that the men held at the ments. If they receive written com- behaviour from March 2015-March ■ Yea Saleyards, Flat Lead Lane, Yea RSL on April 16. munications from you, they will not 2016, where Hazard, Incident or InYea; Mr Russell says that he requires read those communications, but will jury Report forms were lodged.

■ Alexandra Swimming Pool, any Council records that give Mr instead forward them directly to me,” Mr Bond said incidents occurred Perkins St, Alexandra; Lloyd to act as a “decision maker” Mr Lloyd said. at Council offices in Alexandra, ■ Eildon Swimming Pool, High St, in a legal matter.

“If you contact them by telephone, Kinglake and Yea, and at Council Eildon; Mr Russell argues that both Ms they are authorised to remind you of meetings in Alexandra, Yarck and ■ Marysville Swimming Pool, Falls Abbey and Mr Lloyd were required these arrangements and to terminate Kinglake West.

Rd, Marysville; to have, but did not have, specific the telephone conversation.

After the ban was notified to Mr ■ Yea Swimming Pool, High St, Council resolutions to place the bans, “I will not, under any circum- Russell in April 2016, Council adYea; and ban extensions, as they have stances, tolerate, or respond to, com- vised local police stations at Alex■ Kinglake Community Centre, done. munications which are abusive or andra, Yea and Kinglake.

Extons Rd, Kinglake; He says if there are no Council contain offensive language, irrespecMr Bond said that in the initial ■ Y Water Centre, Cnr Hood and resolutions regarding the bans, then tive of who they are addressed to,” 12 months of the ban, there were 19 High Sts, Yea; both Ms Abbey and Mr Lloyd have Mr Lloyd said. recorded incidents where Mr Russell ■ Yea Community House, inclu- acted outside their scope of Mr Russell has applied to the Su- contacted Council officers or atsive of the Yea Kindergarten, The authorisation and therefore their de- preme Court that he be granted ac- tended Council premises “in breach Semi-Circle, Yea. cisions are invalid. cess to Council files, which he says of the terms and conditions speciMr Lloyd said that Mr Russell Mr Russell has asked for proof total 550 pages of internal emails. fied by Council’s CEO”. was not permitted to enter Council that Council owns the properties from He says these emails are about him, Over the year, “a total of 103 Committee of Management facili- which he has been banned. and there is a ‘personal history’ file. items of correspondence were reties to attend a Council or CommitMr Russell argues that Mr Lloyd Associate Justice Ierodiaconou ceived, in which at least 39 contee of Management meeting at: was not impartial, and that a state- last month recorded that Ms Abbey tained inappropriate references or ■ Buxton Recreation Reserve, ment provided by Mr Bond was not and the Council no longer pursued abusive language towards CouncilMareeba Ave, Buxton; provided to him ahead of the April their earlier application that the Ju- lors or Council officers”.

■ Buxton Hall, Maroondah Hwy, 16 meeting. dicial Review be summarily disIn the 2017-18 period, according Buxton; Mr Russell argues that he has missed. to Mr Bond, Mr Russell failed to ■ Marysville Community Centre, been denied natural justice. He says Application has been made that comply with the terms and condiFalls Rd, Marysville; Mr Lloyd refused to enter into me- Ms Abbey be removed as a defen- tions of the ban on May 24, June 2, ■ Flowerdale Community House, diation, and “terminated any oppor- dant in the proceedings brought by June 16, June 27, July 21, August Silver Creek Rd, Flowerdale; tunity to properly bring an unbiased Mr Russell.

22, September 8, October 25, No■ Glenburn Community Centre, and impartial review, and (was) a ★ vember 17, November 21, NovemMelba Hwy, Glenburn; misue of power in public office”.

Andrew Bond, Murrindindi ber 22, January 3 and February 22.

■ Strath Creek Reserve and Hall, Mr Russell says he is issuing a Council’s Manager, Business SerThere were 132 items of correFerguson St, Strath Creek; Summons against Mr Lloyd. vices, provided a statement for Shire spondence, with 50 containing inap■ Yea Pioneer Reserve, inclusive of Mr Lloyd said Mr Russell’s CEO Craig Lloyd to assess, last propriate references or abusive lanthe Yea Community Shed, The behaviour had been unacceptable, month. guage, Mr Bond said.

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Shire CEO’s statement on Jack Russell ban ■ Murrindindi Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Craig Lloyd made this statement to The Local Paper: I can confirm I have put in place a ban on Mr Jack Russell attending Council facilities, events and meetings for a period of three years.

This follows my review of the ban put in place against Mr Russell by my predecessor Ms Margaret Abbey, which was about to expire.

As Council's new CEO, I felt it important to review independently what had transpired since that ban was extended in April 2017.

I asked a member of my senior staff to compile a record of Mr Russell's contact with Council over the last year.

In my view, this record provided a compelling case to reinstate and in fact extend the revocation of Mr Russell's licence to access Council's facilities.

On a number of occasions Mr Russell has chosen to deliberately ignore the ban put in place.

It is also a matter of public record that Mr Russell was found guilty of common assault and trespass by the Seymour Magistrates’ Court following his behaviour at a Council facility in 2016.

This finding was upheld by the Wangaratta County Court in August last year after Mr Russell appealed the outcome.

There is also an active Personal Safety Intervention Order obtained against him by the member of staff he assaulted.

That Mr Russell continues to deny the assault took place gives me particular cause for concern.

I have a duty of care and legislated responsibility to protect my staff and don't apologise for taking steps to do so.

I also have a duty to ensure Council offices and libraries are safe places for our community to visit and enjoy.

As the CEO of Murrindindi Shire Council, I am empowered to make decisions relating to the use of Council offices and facilities.

I will simply not tolerate bullying, harassing, threatening and violent behaviour by anyone toward my staff nor to the general public who are using Council-owned or managed facilities.

Mr Russell can still communicate with Council and he has been given advice on how to do this, including for any urgent matters.

I am unable to comment on matters currently before a Victorian Court.

- Craig Lloyd

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Local News

Middle Kinglake’s ANZAC salute ■ Middle Kinglake Primary School held its annual ANZAC Service on Tuesday, April 24.

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

Students from Grade 5 and 6 lead the ceremony, reading speeches about ANZAC Day. MC’s for the ceremony were Leila and Paige.

Speeches included information about local soldiers who attended Middle Kinglake Primary

before World War 1 and Whittlesea RSLmember Fred Parry. A highlight of the ceremony was a special school song, Lest we forget, sung by the Middle Kinglake students.

RSL members and guests were invited to lay a single flower (poppy) as a personal gesture of remembrance at the closing of the service. It is always an honour hosting the service for these special guests.

- Di Wilkinson, Grade 5/6 teacher

● The whole school performs the special song, Lest We Forget

■ Kinglake Ward Councillor Leigh Dunscombe had praise for Murrindindi Shire CEO Craig Lloyd at last week’s Council meeting: “As any new CEO worth their salt would do, Craig has been busy analysing and assessing the situation, and not one to procrastinate has hit the ground running,” Cr Dunscombe said.

“Responding to Councillor’s commitment to better serve our communities, Craig has very quickly identified some areas that could do with improvement and initiated Council’s brand new Customer First project.

“As if all the stars are aligning, the timing of our new computer systems upgrade and the implementation of this new project could not have been better.

“Initially, this project will focus on establishing improved management of requests from customers but will expand across the entire organisation.

“A summary of many other projects, activities and achievements that Council has been undertaking over the past three months are contained in the Council Plan quarterly report January - March 2018.

“I would encourage everyone to have a look over the report to get a bit more of an idea of exactly what it is that Council does.

“Much of what Council does is often location specific or behind the scenes and as such would not be obvious to everyone.

“This report is designed and prepared to bridge that gap. The preparation of these quarterly reports is just one of the ‘business as usual’ aspects of Council officer responsibilities and in themselves represent a major undertaking.

“These have been prepared in conjunction with all the other, ‘not so normal’ activities of the past three months and I would like to thank and congratulate all the Council officers for their dedication and commitment on a job well done,” Cr Dunscombe said.

Local News ● Lilly, Leila and Paige give a local Middle Kinglake angle to the ANZAC story

Letter to the Editor To the people of Yea and Kinglake districts, thank you for your generous support during our recent RSLANZAC Appeal 2018.

There are still a small number of donations to come in but so far Kinglake has contributed over $1785 and Yea over $3660 to the fund raising which is exclusively for support to local veterans.

Thank you also to the many who helped make ANZAC Day 2018 a dignified and respectful community commemoration: the shire staff who presented the gardens at the Cenotaph in superb condition, the local police, ambulance and CFA volunteers who participated and protected us in the background; this paper for help with publicity; Mother Eden-Elizabeth Nicholls; the magnificent young ADF and NZDF members from Watsonia and Puckapunyal; the Yea and High Country Pipes and Drums and their solo piper and bugler; Bruce and Jenny Kindred; the Yea Memorial Rifles; the Yea Scout Group and the Yea High School students who acted as Wreath and Flag Orderlies.

We acknowledge and thank all the many, wonderful volunteers whose generous donation of their time and their work behind the scenes enables the RSL to host these important commemorative ceremonies on behalf of our community.

To the Yea locals and the many visitors who joined us in Yea for the day, thank you one and all.

- Jeffrey Swain, President, Yea-Kinglake RSL

Council News Praise for CEO

● Middle Kinglake Primary School students Jess, Dylan and Mikayla

‘Sometimes running a budget deficit ... can also be a sign of sound financial management’

■ Murrindindi Council’s budget plans were discussed last week by Cr Leigh Dunsconbe, with the release of the quarterly financial reports.

“These include the four standard statements, Comprehensive Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Capital Works,” Cr Dunscombe told the meeting “Again, a major undertaking to prepare and a credit to the finance department. T “Traditionally the one that attracts the most interest and attention with our communities and the media is the budget update.

“It is quite often the source of contention and consternation and taken out of context can be a major source of confusion within our communities.

“This quarter’s budget update is a perfect example of how a lack of context can cause confusion and blur the lines between the perception of ‘good’ and ‘bad’.

“It is generally accepted by the general public that a surplus is good, and a deficit is bad.

“Strictly speaking, that is not always correct, or indeed a measure of sound financial management.

“Sometimes running a budget deficit can not only be a good thing, but it can also be a sign of sound financial management and a catalyst for prosperity.

“It is vital that the budget be considered in context with all the other financial statements and the overall financial position of the organisation to form and accurate assessment of what is good or bad,” Cr Dunscombe said.

No report by Eric ● Middle Kinglake students Chloe and Zoe attended the Whittlesea service

■ Cr Eric Lording did not lodge a report for his Infrastructure and Waste Portfolio this month.

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■ The betting service provided from otehr courses at Yea Picnic Races was to be assisted by an on-course computer, we reported 30 years ago.

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● The late Laurie Dyson ■ First, please let Long Shots declare an interest. As a young teenager, all those years ago, Long Shots had a deep interest in buses.

Part of this involved hanging around the Dysons depot, collecting timetables and riding the Whittlesea-Humevale-Kinglake bus.

Laurie Dyson took over the Plenty Rd bus service in 1952 with four buses. Route 46A started at Regent Railway Station, and made its way northwards through the then-rural area of Bundoora.

Special weekend services to Larundel and Janefield boosted passenger traffic.

Over the next 65 years four generations of the Dyson family have worked and reinvested to create a business with top facilities and vehicles.

The Andrews Labor State Government now wants to acquire Dyson’s assets at the end of the next contract period, essentially dismantling 65 years of one family's work.

“The unions don't want this. We don't want this. Our employees don't want this. The customers don't want this,” says one Dyson family member.

The Government is citing improved customer service and greater ability to increase bus services for this decision.

The State Government is reminiscent of the dying days of the Kennett Government in 1999.

It is trying to crash through with last-minute deals relating to the Country Fire Authority, buses, and the timber industry.

The State Election is only six months away: Saturday, November 24. It is going to be a busy 29 weeks.

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■ Fitness Success Management has brought its ‘Yea Fitness’sessions to a halt.

with Ash Long, Editor Previous winner, Victoria’s best local reporter

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The Croydon-based company says it has searched for the past six months for a suitable replacement to take over the Yea sessions.

Be careful

■ The old saying “Be careful what you wish for” is never more true than this week in Murrindindi.

The local Council last year adopted the ‘Central Highlands Statement’ that called for an end to timber harvesting throughout the municipality.

More than 100 local people (families) derive their income from the timber industry locally.

Not just mill employees, but the people who provide supplies and transport, and the fuel needed to keep the industry ticking.

There is a proud timber industry history going back more than a centrury.

The State Government has put the skids under all these jobs by reneging from timber supply agreements. The closures could happen as early as 2020. It is a potential local disaster.

Murrindindi Council could face the challenge of trying to find employment solutions for these 100 families.

Disaster at Harvey’s Gully Bridge

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Death of Erica Allen ■ Yea was a town in shock in May 1988 following a Tatura road accident involving Ray and Erica Allen of A’Beckett St. Mrs Allen was killed instantly in the collision. Mr Allen suffered severe injuries including internal bleeding, punctured lung, broken rubs, broken arm and broken pelvis.

Debut for nine ■ The Yea Sacred Heart Parish held its debutante ball in May 1988, with the group including MLA Pat McNamara, MC Anthony McCarthy, Garth Grundy, Gemma Owen, Matthew Finch, Carmel O’Dwyer, Shane Madden, Christine Hauser, John Slavin, Felicity Muller, David Jansen,Allison Barrot, Darren Moore, Kristen Helmond, David Clark, Simone Mullaly, Geoff Clark, Louise Bramich, Sebastian Gallenti and Andra Helmond. Attending them were Belinda Hilder and Jose Matteo.

Helipad campaign ■ As part of the ongoing campaign to secure a helipad in Yea, the newspaper penned an open letter to State Police and Emergency Services Minister, Steve Crabb.

“Will you please talk with who ever it is who you have to talk with, and come back with news that you’ve arranged our helipad.”

Doctor, doctor ■ The Long Shots column apologised to local doctors, Basser and Rafter, for making a visit to a Kingsbury clinic whilst in Melbourne.

The Editor was seen at the clinic run by Doctor Geoffrey Walter Edelsten, after a wait in a surgery that included a grand piano, large screen TV and a clinic VIP card that entitled the bearer to discounts on diet food and that “let’s you in before other patients if they don’t have a card.

Colin in cyclone ■ Thirty years ago, we reported on Yea man Colin McLeish being caught in Cyclone Herbie, near Carnarvon.

Colin, talking by phone to his parents, said his van had 2-3 inches of dust within four hours. He described the cyclone as “very frightening”.

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■ Rotary members gathered at Le Beret Restaurant to farewell former Beaufort Manor proprietors Ray and Alison Watson, leaving for Queensland.

Kinglake petition ● The train disaster at Harvey’s Gully, near Molesworth, on September 25, 1911, in which 16 passengers were injured. Photo shows the railway recovery train raising one of the carriages which left the tracks.

Photo: Alan Thorley, Yea and District Historical Pages

■ Kinglake residents in the Shire of Eltham were signing a petition to join the Shire of Yea in 1988. The request by voters was addressed to the Minister for Local Government, Jim Simmonds.

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■ A plan to create 74 extra parking spaces at Epping railway station has been labelled a “joke” by commuters.

The State Government announced that it would provide $60 million in the next budget to build more than 2000 new parking spaces at “key stations across Melbourne”.

Craigieburn (745), Sandown Park (545) and Belgrave (470) stations were the big winners but the South Morang line was left with crumbs.

- Whittlesea Leader

Choping block

■ Two precious reserves are expected to be saved from the chopping block despite Nillumbik mayor Peter Clarke mincing his words during a stoush with Victorian Premier DanielAndrews.

The shock announcement was made during a fiery press conference at the Frank St reserve where the premier spruiked two funding packages — $30 million for Pick your Project and to reinstate the Growing Suburbs Fund with $50 million.

Cr Clarke had been sinking the boot into the State Government about slashing the fund in half, to $25 million, in last year’s budget, and threatened to sell 17 reserves in the municipality to fund local projects.

- Diamond Valley Leader

St Mary’s Open Day

■ St Mary’s College Seymour is a Prep Year 10 Catholic Co-educational College and with enrolments now open for 2019, the principal Peter Kelly invites families of all prospective Year 7s to an Open Day on Tuesday, May 8.

The Open Day theme, Windows into Learning, will provide opportunities for families seeking a Catholic secondary education to meet the principal and other school leaders, followed by a tour of the college capturing a day in the life of St Mary’s. To your interest in visiting on Open Day, contact the College, phone 5792 2611.

- Seymour Telegraph

Tobacco raid ■ Just a month after Mansfield police raided a shop on Erril St, seizing over 27kg of tobacco and more than 20,000 illegal cigarettes, the same proprietors have been charged again.

Following a series of large scale illegal tobacco raids across the state in March, Mansfield police enacted a search on the local shop last month, uncovering thousands of dollars’ worth of the illegal ‘chop chop’.

Two peoplewere charged at the time – a 45-year-old female from Mansfield and a 23year-old man from Craigieburn.

Both were charged with the indictable offence of dealing proceeds of crime, along with several other charges.

They were then bailed to the Mansfield Magistrates’ Court for a future hearing.

- Mansfield Courier

Not forgotten ■ Not long after 7am on the morning of February 7, 1969, residents of Violet Town going about their morning routine barely took notice as the Southern Aurora, direct from Sydney, raced through the town on its way to Melbourne.

Arthur McMillan was one of those who noticed the train flash by on his way to collect his morning paper, noting that he thought the train was running late.

“Seconds later,” Mr McMillan told The Herald at the time, he “heard a series of noises and noticed a black pall of smoke rising some half a mile down the line.”

Mr McMillan, like so many residents of Violet Town, stopped what he was doing immediately, and raced to the scene. What they found there was nothing short of horrific.

The Southern Aurora, Australia’s most luxurious passenger service, had collided head on with a goods train at top speed, launching six of the Aurora’s 12 cars into the air. The toll was revealed to be nine dead, and over 50 badly injured.

- Euroa Gazette

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Tuesday, May 3 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victorian Electoral Commission - Victorian Electoral Commission v Tunks, Raquel Ann. Melbourne Victorian Electoral Commission - Victorian Electoral Commission v Wilkshire, Luke Andrew. Melbourne Victorian Electoral Commission - Victorian Electoral Commission v Tunks, Luke Nathan. Melbourne Victorian Electoral Commission - Victorian Electoral Commission v Tucker, Timothy Thomas. Melbourne Victorian Electoral Commission - Victorian Electoral Commission v Marsh, Christie Lee. Melbourne Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Fisher, Jordan. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Holcombe, S (39769) v Mason, Josephine.

Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Ulu, Suat. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Lock, M (42446) v Blainey, Rebel. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Rogers, M (40077) v Downey, Julie. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Magdalani, R (42501) v Pantiano, Sebastian. Uni-Moonee Ponds Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Hall, Peter. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Mercier, E (39428) v Wright, James. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Porter, I (33403) v Henderson, Kihrya.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Milne, David Wayne. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Mizzi, J (30000) v Murphy, Tyler. State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Douglas-Smith, Evan. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Mizzi, Daniel Andrew. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Beckhurst, Tiara.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Rae, H (41019) v Shackleton, Billy.

Uni-Chelsea Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Wyatt, Leslie. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Matthews, William Hugh. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Lucas, Colin. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Hore, Andrew William. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Dingle, Joshua. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Brennan, Jackson Tyler. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Al Najefee, Mahdi.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Stoneman, Mark.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Parnis, Michelle.

80 Years Ago Contents of Court Lists are intended for information purposes only. The lists are extracted from Court Lists, as supplied to the public, by the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria, often one week prior to publication date; for current Court lists, please contact the Court. Further details of cases are available at www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au The Local Paper shall in no event accept any liability for loss or damage suffered by any person or body due to information provided. The information is provided on the basis that persons accessing it undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content. No inference of a party’s guilt, innocence or liability should be made by publication of their name as a defendant. Court schedules may be changed at any time for any reason, including withdrawal of the action by the Plaintiff/Applicant. E&OE.

Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Stone, Luke Anthony. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Gacevski, D (40470) v Pantiano, Sebastian. Uni-Moonee Ponds Victoria Police - Smith, D (35423) v Matthews, Dwayne Braddley. Uni-Benalla Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Bye, Craig. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Reid, S (40052) v Smith, Robert. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Donohue, B (41483) v Meilak, Kurt. UniWallan Victoria Police - Page, T (42834) v Reid, Aaron. Uni-Mill Park Victoria Police - Jackson, A (41009) v Moutsias, Konstantinos. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Binns Saxby, M (38713) v Stanley, William. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Wilkie, Gerald Luke.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Amrich, Margaret.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Simmons, Jordan.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Webb, Justin Thomas. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Economou, Michael.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Matthews, Dwayne Bradley. State Hwy PatrolNorth Victoria Police - Gunton, T (41349) v Pantiano, Sebastian.

Uni-Moonee Ponds Community Corrections Centre - Cochrane, S v Shackleton, Billy. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Palombi, L (40404) v Murray, Jessica. UniKeilor Downs Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Miskovic, Goran.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Hitchens, F (36544) v Matthews, Dwyane. Uni-Richmond Victoria Police - Thornton, B (40922) v Blainey, Rebel.

Uni-Warrnambool Victoria Police - Bramley, L (40930) v Popple, Rebecca.

Uni-Heidelberg Victoria Police - Price, K (41084) v Matthews, Dwayne .Uni-Benalla Victoria Police - Ellis, J (40810) v Royale, Jacqueline.

Uni-Kilmore.

Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Spadafora, Robert. Highway Patrol-Wallan Victoria Police - Swiergon, C (37334) v Amrich, Margaret Anne. Highway PatrolFawkner Community Corrections Centre - Peacock, T v Draper, Darcy James. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Carden, S (34092) v Courtney, Stephen.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Carr, C

(30225) v Blainey, Rebel. UniPort Fairy Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Biddle, Geoffrey.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - HarperAdams, D (39902) v Browne, Jacqueline. Uni-Geelong Victoria Police - Smycz, P (37883) v Amrich, Margaret.

Uni-Mount Waverley Victoria Police Fairweather, R (24890) v Engellenner, Justin. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Grelis, L (37769) v Henderson, Kihrya.

Uni-St. Kilda Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Henderson, Kihrya.

Uni-Seymour Community Corrections Centre - Cochrane, S v Shackleton, Billy. Community Corrections Centre Friday, May 4 Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Burn, Timothy. Office Of The Chief Commissioner.

Mansfield Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, May 9 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Pelling, N (35235) v Madsen, Aaron. UniMansfield Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Connell, Matthew.

Uni-Marysville Wednesday, May 16 Victoria Police - Field, A (34736) v Guilfoyle, Jacob.

Uni-Alexandra Australian Bureau Of Statistics - Thomas, S v L o n g hurst, Stuart. Australian Bureau Of Statistics Victoria Police - Dowell, C (24892) v Khan, Md Ashraf.

Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police - Crawford, G (37574) v Purcell, Branden John. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Crawford, G (37574) v Files, Billy. UniMansfield Victoria Police - Watkins, R (33441) vSheahan, Luke Michael. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Dunsford, A (28464) v Kociancic, Billy.

Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police - Reynolds, J (31151) v Gilfoyle, Jacob Daniel. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Lee, J (31468) v Brunt, Shane William. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Dunsford, A (28464) v Dikmans, Jonathon. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police - Watkins, R (33441) v Lawson, Sarah. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Watkins, R (33441) v Purcell, Mathew Robert. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Crawford, G (37574) v Noble, Lachlan.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Thompson, I (32126)v Mccrae, Daniel.

Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Leach, N (38967) v Christie, Taylor Jade.

Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Reed, R (30544) v Kent, Elisa Anne.

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From Our 1938 Files

72 at Yarck GC ■ Yarck Golf Club office-bearers: President, Mr. H. S. Smith ; Vice Presidents, Messrs J. Blakeney, F.Almond and H. Stride; Hon. Sec. and Treasurer, Mr. Ewen McPherson ; General Commiltree, Messrs. H. S. Smith, J. Blakeney, I. Almond, H. Stride, E. McPherson, D. G. McPherson and A. Cullis.

Captain, Mr. D.G. McPherson.

The club anticipates a big increase in membership this year, the total number of members last year, including Associates, being 72.

The links will be closed to-morrow to enable the course to be prepared for the opening day on May 14th.

Alex. v Alex. 2 ■ Scores at end of second day's play (Saturday last) : ALEXANDRA-Ist Innings.

R. Stillman, lbw, b Briggs ......................... 17 T. Mitchell, c War.', b Stevenson .............. 9 A. Docking, b Andrews ........................... 86 E. Brown, c Waring, b Steven' ...................11 F. Jennings, c and b Archer ....................... 41 J. Wylie, b Earnshaw ................................ 59 N. Gilbert, st. Waring, b Earn.' ..................10 C. Kilpatrick, b Stevenson ....................... 16 R. McDonald, c and b McDonald .............. 8 E. Docking, b Stevenson ............................ 2 C. Armstrong, not out .................................. 1 Sundries .................................................... 20 Total ................................................... ... 280 Bowling - Jas. Stevenson 4/65, C. Earnshaw 3/76, R. Briggs 1/33, S. McLachlan 0/33, J. Andrews 1/23, C. Archer 1/24, ALEXANDRA No,2-lst In'gs.

C. Waring, c Still,'n, b A. Dock. ................ 22 lack Stevenson, b McDonald .................... 11 K. Bell, b Armstrong ................................ 13 C. Archer, b McDonald ............................ 53 Jim Stevenson, b McDonald .................... 34 J. Andrews, b Armstrong ............................ 0 S. McLachlan, b Armstrong ....................... 0 R. Briggs, b Armstrong ............................... 4 C. Earnshaw, c Dock', b McDon' ............... 6 B. Morris, b McDonald .............................. 1 R. Andrews, not out ................................... 5 Sundries ..................................................... 8 Total ... .................................................... 157 Bowling - F;. Brown 0/44, R. McDonald 5/ 30, A. Docking 1/13, C.Armstrong -/-12, J. Wylie 0/20.

Play will be resuttmed to-morrow.

Humevale notes ■ Mrs. Adams, sen., of Hume Vale, celebrated her 81st birthday on April 30, when a number of relatives gathered for the occasion. A birthday cake decorated with 81 candles was made in her honor.

Miss M. Parker, who will be married at the Presbyterian Church, Whittlesea, on Saturday, was entertained by the ladies of Hume Vale at an afternoon tea party.

On their behalf, Cr. R. E. Dawson presented Miss Parker with a beautiful clock for her future home.

Alex. Anglican Ball ■ There was an attendance of 250 dancers at the annual Anglican ball, which was held in the Shire Hall on Friday night last, and it passed off very enjoyably.

As is usual when a ball is held on a Friday night, an early start is never pos.sible, and it was about 9 o'clock be fore the hall was set rolling merrily along by the orchestra. The Merrymakers provided excellent music.

This band consisted entirely of ladies, and they played bright tuneful music throughout.

At Kinglake ■ An After Care ball arranged by the Junior Red Cross and organised by the secretary, Jean Bryden, was held in the Kinglake hall on Saturday night last.

The attendance was good. and tlie Clover Band provided the music gratuitously. The receiptswere £10/5/, and expenses, includinig 10/ for the hall, amounted to £1/5,: leaving.anett balance of '£ 9 for After Care.

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ANZAC Day commemorations in towns across Murrindindi Shire.

Photos: from Facebook pages of local organisations

Marysville

● Mernda and The Ridgeway Campus students of Ivanhoe Grammar School joined to salute the 72 ex-pupils who died in World War II.

● The solemn service at Marysville. Photo: Buxton CFA.

Kinglake

Yea

● School leaders Cooper and Lauren lay a wreath at the Yea cenotaph.

Photo: Sacred Heart School, Yea.

Alexandra

● Hundreds attended at Leckie Park, Alexandra. Photo: Peter Rice.

● Middle Kinglake Primary School was well represented at the Kinglake Dawn Service held at St Peter’s. Photo: Middle Kinglake PS

Eildon

● A crowd gathered at Eildon for the local ANZAC Day service. Photo: Eildon CFA.

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ANZAC Day commemorations in towns across Murrindindi Shire.

Photos: from Facebook pages of local organisations

Eildon

● Yea Primary School students Ben, Bethany and Aaron lay a floral tribute at the Cenotaph. Photo: Yea Primary School.

Marysville

● Eildon CFA Captain Nicki Lund led the ANZAC Day parade on her Friesian Stallion Agamemnon. Photo: Eildon CFA

Ruffy

● ANZAC Day parade at Marysville. Photo: Buxton CFA

Alexandra

● The 11am service at Alexandra. Photo: Craig Lloyd, Murrindindi Shire.

Doreen

● Dawn service at Doreen. Photo: Doreen CFA.

● Murrindindi Shire Mayor, Cr Charlie Bisset, with John Hanton and Angelique the donkey from Amelia Rise Donkeys, as Simpson and his donkey.

Photo: Murrindindi Shire Council

Whittlesea

● St Mary’s students at the Whittlesea march. Photo: St Mary’s, W’sea.

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The Yea Story: Part 43

Homestead ruined in 1969 fires From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks ■ Modern technology and science may have changed farming methods over the years, but against such natural calamities there is still little defence, as had been borne out on two occasions in recent years.

It was on Wednesday, January 9 that the 1969 bushfires swept sown on Yea in the most devastating conflagration in the history of the Shire.

The Commonwealth Day fire of 1900 may have been more extensive, but it burnt largely in bushland, even though some stock, pastures and buildings were destroyed and the town itself was threatened.

The 1939 firews, which wiped out half the State and claimed nearly 80 lives, affected Yea only partially, being confined to the Glenburn/Limestone/Taggerty area.

But the January 1969 holocaust was a major disaster, officially proclaimed as such and bringing the State’s emergency services into operation..

In the aftermath, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Rohan Delacombe, visited the local Red Cross centre where local women had toiled magnificently, with a message of sympathy from the Queen, By this time the fires were brought under control and extinguished, more than 350 square miles, extending into Alexandra Shire and threatening the township there, had been burn out and the stench of charred stock carcases hung heavy over the land.

Thirty years to the day after the terrible 1939 bushfires, while the Press was still recalling the toll of that disaster, two fires broke out at Yea. The first alarm was sounded at 9.30am on the Wednesday, heralding an outbreak at Larnoo in the Ghin Ghin area, which, fanned by strong north-easterly winds speedily grew to major dimensions.

Five units from Yea and Homewood raced to the scene, but the blaze was already out of control and roaring through properties affected to Larnoo with terrifying speed.

A third fire unit, from Flowerdale, also answered the first call, but was diverted at Junction Hill where a second outbreak, also to grow to disastrous proportions, suddenly appeared.

The Ghin Ghin fire leaped the Goulburn River and roared eastward on two fronts - one toward Killingworth, wher appalling damage was wrought, and the other along the Yea River, sweeping into the very streets of the township.

With 60 minutes of the initial outbreak, it had destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs J. Buckland, menaced many other houses, and burnt out the slaughteryards of Mr K. Tobias, incinerating 25 pigs.

The flames roared through portions of Beaumonto, and eventually were held on this portion of the front, on the road below the racecourse.

At this stage, Yea was enveloped iun an ominous pall of thick smoke, and many shops were closed as firefighters flocked to the western and northern outskirts of the town.

An arm of the fire reached out to Snodgrass St, threatening the houses of Messrs G. Drysdale, W. Peiper, George Johnson,A.E. Bennetts and F. Coppo, but a strongly manned firebreak protected the rear of High St itself.

● Ruins of Killingworth homestead. Photo: John T. Collins Across the Yea River the fire was rapidly as poles burned through and an ominous red ball scarely visible completely out of control, Killing- fell, and about 4.,30pm all power through the pall of black smoke - the worth being a sea of flame. failed throughout the entire Yea dis- winds changed to the south and it was By now, a general alarm had gone trict. from this direction that a new threat out and fire units poured into the At Yea, the water supply was came to the township.

Shire from more than 30 brigades, maintained by bringing a petrol driven The original fire which had burned including Seymour, Avenel, pump into operation, and colunteers out Killingworth had by now passed Moorooduc, Beaconsfield, Hastings, working on a shoft system kept the far beyond the Shire’s ewastern Yarra Glen, Healesville, Sylvan, cooling system going for the next 30 boundaries, eventually threatening Montrose, Mooroolbark, Lilydale, hours, thus enabling reservoir pres- the township of Alexandra and Sassafras, Kaloaram, Lima South, sure to be maintained. spreading past Thornton, and on to Wangaratta North, Shepparton, At Molesworth however, a grader parts of Rubicon and Taggerty.

Springvale, Morwell and cutting a fire break fouled the main, But after firefighters had spent a Dandenong. and residents had to face the fire weary night mopping up around Yea, From Puckapunyal, the Army without a pressurised water supply. the Ti Tree Creek fire, which had sent two complete units, plus three The clames came roaring into already reached Glenmore, roared tankers, three bulldozers and much Molesworth along the road and the northward in formidable strength on heavy equipment with a team of 50 railway line, demolising the historic the Thursday morning. men.

Ridd homestead of Lorna Doone, The Shire’s graders and Army With the State’s disaster plan but missing Christ Church Anglican bulldozers were rushed to the southbrought into operation, headquarters church. ern outskirts of the town and began were set up in the big pavilion on the With Lorna Doone in flames, the the urgent task of cutting breaks Recreation Reserve and manned by township was evacuated, women around Constitution Hill. the Country Fire Authority and Red and children being sent to the townResidents of Smith, Moyle and Cross. ship of Bonnie Doon. other nearby streets were prepared Seven direct telephone lines The augmented Molesworth bri- for evacuation. were connected and the CFA com- gade stayed behind to battle the fires One grader and one bulldozer munications van was placed on the and after a hectic struggle saved the were still working when the flames arena to maintain radio links. buildings in the town. came sweeping over the crest of Part of the pavilion was turned But close by, houses and sheds Constitution Hill, having come ibn into a first aid post, with stretchers went up in the conflagration and stock from the east of Deepdene, and set out to handle accident cases and continued to perish. through the McLeish, Colin Anderallow weary fire fighters to rest and Meanwhile, the southern arm of son, Purcell and Quinlan properties. have their eyes and feet bathed. the fire raged on unchecked, causHowever, the 30-feet wide break Police came from Broadford, ing considerable devastation in the manned by a desperate army of fightSeymour and Benalla, and worked vicinity of the Tunnel. ers, held and the eastern arm of the with local officers and a mounted Jumping the Limestone road fire was halted at Cemetery Lane (a team from Melbourne under the di- above the railway crossing, it burned funeral which was in progress had to rection of Inspector Howlett, from into the property of Mr G. Tull and be temporarily postponed).

Seymour. encircled the house of Mr Colin Tull, The western arm proved more It was to this headquarters that and here a garage and car exploded difficult, the flames actually reachreports came in revealing the full in the heat. ing the school pine plantation, where extent of the devastations.

The Limestone Hall and the a concentrated counter atrtack by Historic Killingworth home- Cheviot Presbyterian Church were the weary firefighters eventually stead, part of which was more than completely destroyed and livestock won the day.

120 years old, was completely de- losses in this area were especially As the stunned people of the Shire stroyed and thousands of head of heavy. mopped up and assessed their losses stock were perishing in the flames While this great fire was sweep- during the following week, the full as farmers, volunteers and firemen ing across the countryside to the east scale of the disaster became apparcut fences and tried to drive them to of Yea, the second outbreak, which ent. safety. had occurred independently about The total area burnt out (includEast at Yea, the fire crossed the 10am on Foxhaven, Junction Hill, ing land in adjacent shires) was 350 highway near the home of Mr C. moved down inaccessible gullies and square miles.

McGregor. threatened more properties and In Yea Shire itself, 13 homes, plus The southern arm of the fire swept homes. a further five unoccupied houses, toward Limestone, which had been In mid afternoon, an SOS call were known to have been destroyed. stripped of manpower to fight else- went out for more men to be rushed Other property losses included where, while the northern arm on to the Ti Tree Creek area, where spot one hall and one church, 11 garages, both sides of the river, roared on- fires began to break out from blaz- and more than 100 haysheds, ward toward the hills behind Yarck. ing debris carried by a 70-mph north- cowsheds and implement sheds.

As the main fire raced over westerly gale.

There was one fatality. Mr Cotton’s Pinch through the McCorOne of these was near Devlin’s Charles Campbell, aged about 90, mack, Jeffery and other properties, Bridge and another near being found dead at his home at Molesworth faced evacuation.

Cavanagh’s Hill.

Scrubby Creek, aboveMolesworth.

Telephone lines were failing That evening, as the sun set Sheep killed or subsequently

destroyed totalled about 21,000; cattle, 550; horses, 16; pigs, 34.

Countless tractors and much other valuable machinery, plus household effects were lost.

In addition, hundreds of miles of fencing were destroyed, and the railway line beyond Yea was temporarily closed because of burnt bridges in the Tunnel area.

The Shire’s engineering staff made a survey that disclosed the extent of damage to roads and bridges.

Some 70 miles of roads were affected, being closed for varying periods by fallen and smouldering trees.

Fourteen bridges and four culverts were destroyed, and a further four bridges damaged.

Replacements and repairs were estimated at almost £30,000.

But the financial losses suffered by private householders and farmers proved impossible to assess.

Four years after the fires, in the early hours of the morning of February 21, 1973, six inches of rain fell in and around Yea township, causing street flooding on an unprecedented scale.

This rain followed falls of 141 points over the preceding 48 hours, and residents woke to find the whole of the western end of High St, under two feet of water, with much of the surrounding countryside a muddy inland sea.

To the east, the Yea River rose three feet in 15 minutes, covering the Park by midday, and leaving the flat knoll of the caravan area just visible above the waters.

A valuable herd of Braford cattle belonging to the nearly Howquadale Stud was tapped in this area, known as the Yea Common, and eventually rescued by a police team operating from power boats who rounded them up and swam them to safety.

For a period, Yea was completely cut off, every main road and highway leading out of town being blocked by water and debris somewhere along its route.

The flood at the western end of the town subsided within a matter of hours, but while it was at its height substantial damage was caused to business premises.

Water entered a number of shops and stores, including Handsaker’s Newsagency, Pollock’s Pharamcy, Laurie’s Cafe, the Foodland Store, and G. Pollard’s Pharmacy (where the glass front door was smashed by a wave apparently caused by a passing transport).

Carpets and stock suffered much water damage.

The cellar of the Grand Central Hotel was flooded, and the Fire Brigade was called upon to pump out the water.

Some damage to carpets was also caused in the modern Shire Offices.

Outside the town, great havoc was caused to bridges, culverts and roads, where extensive washaways occurred.

The probable bill for repairs and restorations was put at close to $80,000, and when private houses were added the total came to more than $100,000.

Even so, the damage was greater further down the Goulburn Valley at Seymour, where houses were carried away and a woman was drowned. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.

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■ Alexandra SES performed a rescue at Mt Sugarloaf on the Cathedral Range, east of Buxton on Saturday afternoon, where a female hikerwho was walking with a group of friends fell six metres onto rocks and broke her leg.

The Ambulance crew from Alexandra was assisted by volunteers from Marysville and Alexandra SES who climbed up to the incident on the access trail.

The HEMS Ambulance helicopter attended on scene around 5pm and the injured woman was winched from the scene and transported to a Melbourne hospital around 5.30pm.

Castella accident

■ Three emergency units attended a truck accident at Melba Hwy, Castella, on Monday. The driver was trapped for a short time, reports say.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

New Aussie restaurant in LA

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

Hollywood News

Neil Perry opens in WeHo

■ International Aussie chef Neil Perry of Rockpool and Spice Temple fame is about to open a new restaurant in West Hollywood near Melrose Avenue.

Perry has designed new menus for the QANTAS Dreamliner 787-9, which will be flying routes, Brisbane, Los Angeles to New York. Melbourne, Perth to London.

The first Qantas 787-9 was named ‘Great Southern Land’.

Walk of Fame star ■ Steve Irwin has been posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

According to a statement by the Walk of Fame committee, the star is in recognition of Steve's outstanding contribution to the entertainment industry through his wildlife documentaries.

In addition to the widespread popularity of Steve's wildlife documentary television series The Crocodile Hunter, he was a regular guest on a number of American talk shows prior to his death at Batt Reef in 2006.

Steve most notably appeared on Jay Leno's late night talk show nine times over an 11-year period.

"I am beyond excited to share with you all that we have just received the news that Dad will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” said daughter Bindi.

“Dad changed the world by reaching out to people through their television screens to bring them on the adventure of a lifetime.

“To have his name on a Hollywood Star means the world as we carry on his important work," Bindi said.

"This is incredibly special and will ensure that Steve's message of wildlife conservation is remembered," Steve's wife, Terri said.

Russell Crowe wrote a letter of recommendation to the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the overlords who determine which stars deserve a spot on the coveted walk.

That's why a lot of celebrities often receive a spot that's long overdue the bureaucratic process requires a formal letter of recommendation from a third party.

The spot is on Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Iguana Vintage Clothing Shop.

● celebrating all things Australian to the world is Ramada Plaza Hotel's Managing Director Alan Johnson.

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Wrestler’s final bell

■ Bruno Sammartino, an Italian immigrant who was heavyweight champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation for a record 11 years in the 1960s and '70s, long before the federation admitted that its matches were scripted and largely choreographed entertainment shows, has died at 82.

His death was announced on the website of the organisation known as World Wrestling Entertainment, a successor of the World Wide Wrestling Federation. No other details were immediately provided.

Come, stay at Ramada

■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming over for a holiday then I have got a special deal for you.

We would love to see you at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood.

I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Melbourne Observer and The Local Paper.

Please mention 'Melbourne Observer' when you book and you will receive the 'Special Rate of the Day'.

Please contact: Joanna at info@ramadaweho.com - Gavin Wood

■ A single bat can eat more than 600 bugs in one hour, which is like a person eating 20 pizzas a night.

■ Guinea pigs are not pigs but, rather, rodents. They are also not from Guinea; they originated in the Andes.

■ On July 3, 1776, John Adams wrote his wife, Abigail, that he thought fireworks should be used to celebrate America's independence from England. Americans have been celebrating their independence with fireworks ever since.

At the Movies ■ The sci-fi action flick Rampage dominated North American theaters this last weekend, opening to $34.5 million to knock A Quiet Place out of the No. 1 spot.

Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, and Malin Ackerman, Rampage follows a primatologist's desperate quest to stop genetically mutated animals from destroying Chicago.

A Quiet Place, the directorial debut of The Office star John Krasinski, stayed strong in its second weekend with $32.9 million, taking second place in theatres. Third place went to Truth or Dare, a supernatural thriller starring Tyler Posey and Lucy Hale that raked in $19 million in its debut weekend.

Film Director dies

H’wood divorce is tough

■ Beyond the joint statement announcing his split from Anna Faris in December, Chris Pratt has remained quiet … until now.

"Divorce sucks," the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star told Entertainment Weekly.

"But at the end of the day, we've got a great kid who's got two parents who love him very much.

“And we're finding a way to navigate this while still remaining friends and still being kind to one another.

"It's not ideal, but yeah, I think both of us are actually probably doing better."

■ Claire Danes' family is getting a little bigger. The Homeland star announced on Sirius XM's Howard Stern Show that she and husband Hugh Dancy are expecting their second child together. I am pregnant. I'm seriously preggo," Danes shared. "I'm deep into my second trimester." She didn't disclose whether she was having a girl or a boy.

■ Olivia Munn has moved on following her split from Aaron Rodgers. The actress, 37, has been dating Spanish actor Álex González for about three months.

■ Word is starting to make its way down the ultra-high-end real estate gossip grapevine that Hard Rock Café co-founder Peter Morton reached an agreement to sell his spectacular oceanfront front spread on Malibu's Carbon Beach to an unknown buyer for a mind melting and record shattering $110 million.

■ Actor Will Ferrell was taken to the hospital last week following a crash in Aliso Viejo, Calif., according to the California Highway Patrol. Ferrell was a passenger in an SUV that was sideswiped and flipped over on the northbound I-5 at 10:55 p.m. Video footage from the scene showed Ferrell talking on a cell phone while being loaded into an ambulance.

The actor was not seriously hurt, his representative said. Ferrell was one of three passengers in the chauffeur-driven SUV, which was returning from a Funny or Die event in San Diego.

Ferrell appeared as Ron Burgundy from Anchorman.

● Olivia Munn

TV host still in touch ■ Hoda Kotb reveals in a new Hollywood Reporter cover story that she still keeps in touch with disgraced former Today host Matt Lauer, even after he was given the boot for sexually harassing staffers.

"We keep in touch with him. I mean, look, this is one of those complex situations," Kotb said in her profile as part of a "35 Most Powerful People in New York Media" list.

"I've known him since I started working at NBC (in 1998).

When I was sick with breast cancer, he was the first to call. He helps and helped in ways that you know, he was incredible in that way. There is that Matt and then there's the Matt that the accusers speak of.”

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■ Oscar-winning film director Milos Forman passed away in Connecticut at the age of 86, his wife told Czech media.

Forman, a Czech native who forged a prolific film career after emigrating to the U.S. in the late 1960s, had suffered a short illness prior to his death.

Known for his subversive edge, Forman won international acclaim for his 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which won five Oscars.

His 1984 film Amadeus, which was filmed in his home country of Czechoslovakia, earned eight Oscars.

He went on to claim yet another Oscar for The People vs.

Larry Flynt in 1996 and later served as a professor of film at Columbia University's School of the Arts.

Album for Eric Clapton ■ Eric Clapton will complement the upcoming home release of the revealing documentary Life in 12 Bars with a massive soundtrack featuring five unreleased songs.

The Life in 12 Bars soundtrack - which features songs from all of the Clapton-affiliated bands and solo work as well as tracks by the Beatles, Muddy Waters and Aretha Franklin - arrives June 8 on CD and digitally, while a 4-LP version will hit shelves on July 20 .

- Gavin Wood

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: COCO: Voices: Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Alana Ubach, Renee Victor.

Genre: Animated/Adventure/Comedy/Drama.

Year: 2017.

Rating: PG. Length: 105 Minutes.

Stars: ****½ Verdict: Despite his family's baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, and desperate to prove his talent, the young Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful "Land of the Dead," and along the way, he meets an assortment of charming and not so charming characters as he journey's to unlock the real story behind his family history.

This 2018 "Best Animated Feature" Oscar and Golden Globe winner from Disney-Pixar is such a beautiful, high spirited, magical and startling richly woven tapestry of family roots and the importance of family that no matter what words I chose to sing its praises they seem somewhat futile, with this yet another benchmark in animation from the extraordinary Disney-Pixar stable.

Driven by an intelligent screenplay by writer and co-director Adrian Molina, sensitive care and handling by co-director Lee Unkrich, breathtaking and highly imaginative animation, richly defined characters, pacing, and music score (with Oscar winning song "Remember Me"), this is a laugh-out-loud, dark, warm, embracing, toe-tapping, macabre, wildly imaginative and ultimately unforgettable animated masterpiece for both children and adults that will resonate for generations to come!

FILM: JUNGLE: Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama/True Story.

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 115 Minutes.

Stars: *** Summary: Israeli backpacker, Yossi Ghinsberg, meets an Austrian geologist (circa 1981) in Bolivia, and captivated by his stories of lost tribes, uncharted adventures and even gold, he decides to join him, and accompanied by friends, Kevin, an American photographer, and Marcus, a Swiss teacher, they journey deep into the impenetrable Amazonian jungle.

However, the inhospitable jungle separates the inexperienced team, and before long, Yossi will find himself stranded in the depths of a nightmarish environment crawling with formidable and tireless adversaries, fighting to survive.

Flawed but for the most part a taut and gripping tale of survival against the force of nature an all the brutally hostile elements it can bestow.

There's nothing new here, reflective of such man-against-the-elements films as "The Grey" (2011) with Liam Neeson, "The Edge" (1997) with Anthony Hopkins, "Cast-Away" (2000) with Tom Hanks, Nicolas Roeg's "Walkabout" (1971) and John Boorman's "Hell In The Pacific" (1968), "Deliverance" (1972) and "The Emerald Forest" (1985), to name just a few.

Beautifully filmed in Bolivia and Queensland by Stefan Duscio and effectively directed by Greg McLean (Wolf Creek/2005, Rogue/2007), the film falls too solidly into cliché at points, however, once the going gets tough, it is the extraordinary conviction and subsequent compelling performance by Daniel Radcliffe, who looks like he genuinely suffered for his art every step of the way.

"Jungle" does have a lot to offer, it is an extraordinary true story, and this is a compelling and well made story best observed and experienced from the comfort of your couch.

FILM: FERDINAND: Genre: Animated/Comedy/Adventure.

Cast: John Cena, David Tennant, Bobby Cannavale, Kate McKinnon.

Year: 2017.

Rating: PG. Length: 106 Minutes.

Stars: *** Verdict: Young Ferdinand is anything but a Spanish Fighting Bull, a pacifistic creature that prefers to spend his life smelling flowers than chasing red cloths in the bull ring, however, before long he is taken to a fighting stadium, and determined to get back to his family, he rallies together a misfit team in order to earn back his freedom.

Delightfully engaging animated-adventure yarn from Blue Sky Studios and director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age, Rio) and based on the 1930s book "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson, which was turned into the 1938 Oscar winning animated short film "Ferdinand the Bull" by Walt Disney Studios.

For older generations, it may take some time to adjust to the fact that they're watching an animated children's movie in which a blood sport is the backdrop to the story, however, it should be well lauded with the anti-bullfighting stance it takes.

Though some liberties have been taken in relation to the original book, there are a slew of new and engaging characters (if not too many), most notably Kate McKinnon gets most the laughs as a goofy goat, Lupe, David Tennant as a shaggy Scottish bull, Angus, and a trio of hedgehogs and Austrian horses, among others.

Not without its flaws or hiccups along the way, this is definitely one of the better animated-adventures in cinemas this year, and even though the "simplicity" and "ease" of original Oscar winning short film is missing, it still remains heartwarming and compassionate tale with enough charm and wit to make it a fun-filled experience for the whole family.

Footnote: because of its apparent anti-war stance, the 1936 book was banned by General Franco in Spain and in Germany Adolph Hitler ordered it burned.

Rourke’s Reviews Avengers: Infinity War

and Regg discover can transport items to and from parallel worlds, to travel to one of these worlds ■ (M). 149 minutes. Now show- where similar versions of theming in cinemas, including IMAX selves exist.

Events will see Jane bringing and 3D. Celebrating 10 years of bring- Matt back from this alternate exing its ever-increasing superhero istence, but soon comes to the universe to the big screen, Marvel realisation that this version of her Studios go mega-huge with Aveng- husband is very different to the one ers : Infinity War, the first of a two- she knew and loved.

Writers John V. Soto and part story which reportedly has a Michael White don't seem to be combined budget of around one bilaware of the potential in the scelion dollars.

Starting two years after Captain nario they have set up, where they America : Civil War, this tale con- could have explored the psychologicentrates on villain Thanos (Josh cal effects of positive and negative Brolin), who is after six infinity environments on everyday citizens, stones (mentioned in other Marvel potently looking at a world on the movies), which would give him ul- brink of collapse.

Instead the two indulge in a stantimate power and the ability to destroy everyone and everything if he dard, maniac-on-the-loose formula, and this predictable plot can barely wishes.

Almost every superhero we've sustain its feature length running seen in previous entries are on time.

Not helping is Soto's routine, unboard to try and stop him, as the fate of the universe and every be- imaginative direction, a gallery of ing that resides in it, is in their below-par performances, and an ending which is utterly illogical, hands.

Avengers : Infinity War is, to put breaking the writers' own rules.

For a far better locally made time it mildly, overblown, with too many travel tale, then please watch Hugh characters and sub-plots crammed Sullivan's delightfully inventive into one film, and unfortunately many of them barely get a chance The Infinite Man (2014).

Other terrific efforts include to register, especially Chadwick Shane Carruth's Primer (2004), the Boseman, whose Black Panther ingenious Spanish film Timecrimes proved to be a Marvel highlight (2007), and the recent Korean earlier this year.

Directors Anthony and Joe thriller A Day. RATING - ** Russo (Captain America : The Winter Soldier and Civil War) confidently execute a number of largescale action set-pieces, but the nonstop barrage of action and effects starts to become wearisome after ■ (MA). 140 minutes. Now availa while. able on Blu-Ray and DVD. Please make sure you stay Director Takashi Miike is in fine through the end credits. form with this chaotic, ultra-violent epic, based on a famous manga RATING - **½ and anime series.

The journey begins with Manji (Takuya Kimura), a disgraced ■ (M). 90 minutes. Opens in se- samurai who has been given the gift lected cinemas May 3. (or curse) of immortality, and which The Stepfather meets Jet Li's sees him roaming the lands for the The One for this competently made next fifty years.

Australian sci-fi/thriller, which is Manji is hired by teenage Rin never able to attain complete (Hana Sugisaki), who wants reviewer interest, and lets a poten- venge on the notorious gang who tially intriguing premise go to waste. murdered her father and abducted Particle physicist Jane Chan- her mother.

Setting off on their quest, Manji dler (Jacqueline McKenzie), along with her loyal assistant Regg (Ben starts to sense an opportunity at reMortley), have been working on the demption, that is if he can protect possibilities of teleportation for five Rin from the constant stream of opponents who cross their path. years.

Screenwriter Tetsuya Oishi When the company financing the project threaten to pull the plug, (Death Note) crams a lot into its Jane is afraid that all this research weighty 140 minutes, which Miike (13 Assassins, The Mole Song will go down the drain.

Her home life is stable and films) brings to life with his usual happy, with understanding husband style and bravado.

The large cast all acquit themMatt (Myles Pollard), and teenage children Jake (Ryan Panizza) and selves well, whether their roles are Samantha (Shannon Berry), while large or small.

While not for the squeamish, Jane's good-natured sister Ruth Blade Of The Immortal is a highly (Hayley McElhinney) also provides entertaining blast of anarchic enoccasional assistance. ergy from one of the world's leadWhen Matt is tragically killed ing auteurs. in a road accident, Jane uses the RATING - **** teleportation devices, which she - Aaron Rourke

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■ It is amazing that a Hollywood actor who only made three films in his lifetime could become such a cult figure - most teenagers of the modern generation are aware of James Dean who died 63 years ago.

James Byron Dean was born in Marion, Indiana, on February 8, 1931. His mother died when James was nine and his father sent him to live with his aunt and uncle on a farm in Fairmount, Indiana.

After finishing High School he studied drama at the University of California, Los Angeles.

James decided to become a professional actor and was cast in several uncredited films.

His first speaking role was in the Martin and Lewis comedy Sailor Beware.

James moved to New York and played several roles in television productions. He studied at the famous Lee Strasberg acting school.

When director Elia Kazan was casting the film East of Eden. James was suggested for the lead role of Cal Trask.

Elia was looking for a young ‘Marlon Brando’ type of actor but soon realised during the audition that James Dean had his own unique acting style.

He won the role and filming began in 1954.

James ad-libbed his lines in some scenes which gave added realism and he created some great impromptu moments in the film through his creative genius.

Sadly, this was the only one of his films that

Whatever Happened To ...

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he lived to see. He immediately started work on his next film Rebel Without a Cause and costarred with Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo.

This film was very popular with teenagers and as I was a teenager at that time I wanted to be just like James Dean.

He played an angry misunderstood character and once again gave a brilliant performance.

His interests included acting, bull fighting and car racing.

In 1955 he started work on his final film Giant and starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and former child star Jane Withers.

In a radio interview with Jane Withers I discussed her memories of James Dean.

Jane told me he was a "loner" and he would

● James Dean visit her house to enjoy the family life atmosphere with her children and husband. She read passages from the Bible with him and they had great discussions about religion.

She used to wash his clothes and the last time Jane saw James she said she had a premonition she would never see him again.

Jane began to cry during the interview and I was deeply moved for her. Jane still has one of his shirts that she was washing for him at the time of his death. Jane Withers is a beautiful person.

On September 30, 1955, James Dean and his mechanic Rolf Wütherich were driving in a brand new Porsche 550 Spyder on their way to Salinas for a sports car race. They involved in a head on collision at dusk at the junction of Route 41 and Route 46.

James was pulled from the sports car wreckage but Rolf had been thrown clear. There were no safety belts in those days. Both men were raced to a hospital in the same ambulance. James Dean was pronounced dead upon arrival.

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A series of photographs have emerged over the years taken on the day James Dean died There is one of him filling the sports car with petrol at a service station. He was booked for speeding two hours before the accident but a the time of the crash it was determined he was not speeding and was not under the influence of alcohol.

Shortly before he died James filmed a road safety community television spot. At the end of the segment instead of saying the line, "The life you save may be your own" he ad-libbed, "Take it easy driving, the life you might save might be mine".

James Dean is buried in Fairmount, Indiana, near his uncle's farm where he grew up.

Ironically Rolf Wütherich died in a car crash in 1981 at the age of 53.

He had suffered mental health issues as a result of the accident 26 years earlier. James Dean received a posthumous Academy Award nomination for BestActor in a Leading Role for his performance in East of Eden. After his untimely death he became a Hollywood cult legend.

Kevin Trask 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

You can own your own slice of Lords ■ ■ In an historic turn of events, a new consortium is preparing to offer to the public worldwide, shares in a slice of Lords, the home of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in England, traditional Home of Cricket, host to more than 2000 Test Matches and official guardian of the laws of the widely loved game.

For UK£500 (A$915) buyers will receive one blockchain-backed ownership share in the strip of underground tunnels 200m long and 38m wide situated at the Nursery End of Lords' ground in London, one of the original parcels acquired more than 200 years ago by the cricket club's ancestors.

Lords retains a 119-year lease on the top 18 inches of land above the tunnels.

Launched in London last week, the project could make tens of thousands of people around the globe partowners of cricket's iconic ground.

For UK£500 (A$915) buyers will receive one ownership share in Lords land situated at the Nursery End of the ground in St John's Wood, London, one of the original parcels acquired more than 200 years ago by the cricket club's ancestors.

The shares will be issued as Lord's Tokens printed by the Royal Mint and will be listed on the London Block Exchange - a market for online cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin enabling investors to buy and sell.

The concept has received the blessing of some of cricket's most prominent figures including former England captain, David Gower OBE, ex-Test cricketers Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd, Allan Lamb and Chris Cowdrey and CEO of South Australian Cricket and former Australian State cricketer Keith Bradshaw who was the first ever non-British MCC Secretary and Chief Executive between 2006 and 2011.

"Some of my fondest memories are from playing in this ground, so I'm delighted that people from across the world will be able to join me and purchase their own piece of this historic and iconic ground," says Gower who leads the New Commonwealth consortium.

Lords has had an unbroken connection to the history of cricket, with its property having been linked to the game since the 1700s, including in

security innovation that, while revolutionising safety and operations in finance and industry elsewhere in the world, has not yet overtaken the upper echelons of London real estate.

The New Commonwealth Lords Fund will be managed by a fully authorised Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) who will be responsible for the on-going risk management and portfolio management of the fund in line with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).

The manager has a wealth of experience in the real estate space having operated as AIFM for a number of REITS, IPO's and standalone funds with more than $2bln under management.

● David Gower

For UK£500 (A$915) buyers will receive one ownership share in Lords land situated at the Nursery End of the ground in St John's Wood, London, 1868 when Aboriginal cricketers became the first Australian team to play there.

In modern times it hosted the first Prudential World Cup Final in 1975 when West Indies trounced Australia, India's 2014 Test win against England after a 28 year drought at Lords, and the first Benson and Hedges Cup Final when Leicestershire beat Yorkshire.

New Commonwealth's plan to facilitate common ownership of iconic assets such as Lords, is revolutionary for the London real estate industry because it bucks the system whereby only wealthy speculators or rich property firms can invest in London's most exclusive property assets.

Under the shareholding arrangement everyone can be part of the capital's most lucrative market.

This unique business model is underpinned by blockchain technology, the next generation operations and

■ New Commonwealth is also kickstarting another revolution as the staid, privileged world of London City real estate is introduced to common wealth ownership of other high value landmark properties.

In addition to Lord's, New Commonwealth also offers a fashion related investment in the heart of one of most exclusive addresses in the world.

Investors will be given a unique opportunity to invest in the heart of Mayfair through an ownership interest in the 'Céline building' set among some of the most valuable real estate in the world.

The property at 103 Mount Street, Mayfair, London is situated opposite the iconic Connaught Hotel.

In this project, rental returns will be generated from rents received from Celine and other tenants and distributed to investors after operating expenses.

It is a unique offer which for the first time ever, allows ordinary people from across the world to buy a part of the home of one of the original iconic luxury brands, Céline.

Coveted by fashion lovers from across the globe and sported by celebrities such as Miranda Kerr, Beyonce and Amal Clooney, Céline is a byword for desirability and everyone now has the opportunity to own part of the brand's Mayfair home for just £500.

For more information please go to https://newcommonwealth.com

OK. With John O’Keefe ABBA special

■ In a joint venture ABC/NBC are behind a special tribute show on ABBA. The production will feature digitised versions of the group top songs since 1979, and will include one new performance by original cast. Sounds sensational. Watch for screening date.

Smoke signals for Aldi

■ Grocery chain Aldi got rapped over the knuckles for a TV commercial featuring a film clip of Kath and Kim having a chardy with a fag in the other hand..

The ad police jumped upon Aldi for encouraging smoking. Naughty Kath and Kim got off with a warning and agreed to be ‘ noice’ in future .

SBS special for Patti

■ The life and times of show biz favourite Patti Newton will feature in an SBS edition of Who do you think you are?

The program goes to air on June 5, check guides for confirmation and exact time.

Here’s an idea for Ten. Now that Ita Buttrose has resigned from Studio 10 why not appoint Patti Newton to fill the vacant position.

Patti could beam in live from Melbourne to overcome the Sydney centric flavour of Studio 10. Patti is a great gal pal of Denise Drysdale and the chemistry would be most entertaining.

WIN, WIN situation

■ A junior lawyer has been accused of stealing $ 10.9 million from regional TV station WIN. Money was allegedly spent gambling on sports events with Sportsbet.

Junior lawyer was living on a salary of $120,000 during his spending spree, and now days lives with his parents as courts sort out if any money can be recovered.

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Another classic from Tyrrells

Country Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Seb on a roll

■ Sebastian Keighley, 19, is making his mark in the local music scene. After learning guitar at a young age Seb has now added singing to his show and has been impressing audiences at regular venues and festivals at which he performs. With musical influences including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and others the young singer and songwriter is sure to make a name for himself.

Billy inducted

■ Frankston musician Billy Detmer has been inducted into the Frankston Music Festival Hall of Fame.

The prestigious award is in recognition of Billy's tireless contribution toward music on the Peninsula and his own successful career.

May at the Vale

■ Pascoe Vale RSL country music line up for May includes the following: Fri 4. The Moonee Valley Drifters with Tom Forsell.

Fri 11. The Palace Gypsies. Fri 18. The Dalton Gang. Fri 25. Rodger Delfos and The Beatriders

Drew at the Ranch

■ Aussie country music star Drew McAlister will perform at the Power Ranch in Trafalgar on May 19 with support from Dale Gannon.

Tickets (limited to 200 only) through The Power Ranch or at Just Western in Pakenham.

- Rob Foenander

■ JOHN ROZENTALS remembers a great tasting experience over a glass of Tyrrells red.

I'm an unashamed fan of Tyrrells. While they've long been sourcing grapes, juice and wine Australia-wide, Bruce Tyrrell - and before him his late father Murray has always been a great champion of the Hunter Valley, and his family has kept some of the Hunter's most fabled vineyards.

Some of the finest wine-tasting experiences of my life have come within the confines of the winery's tasting room in Broke Road, where the staff seem more capable than most of separating those just interested in a glass of port from those who might buy a case or two of fabled Private Bin. Both classes of customer are equally well cared for, with the latter group quietly being led to the private tasting room out the back.

An occasion that I'll never forget came a couple of years ago, when I was privileged to spend an hour or two tasting wine with Bruce in the even more private room beyond that.

We mainly sipped on white wines that day - they are what Tyrrells is best known for - but one wine that really pricked my attention was a glass of Stevens Vineyard Shiraz, made from grapes grown just up the hill, in the shadows of the landmark Brokenback Range.

I don't recall the vintage, but the

● Tyrrells Stevens Vineyard overlooking the family's Old Hillside block Try it with good lamb. Some sublime medium-bodied flavours of fruit from the stonefruit spectrum, will stay with me forever. some nutty lees-derived complex- grilled chops will do the job nicely.

WINE OF THE WEEK I had the pleasure during the ity and just a hint of time in oak.

Tyrrells 2016 Single-Vineyard week to taste the 2016 vintage of This is a fine bistro dry white to this great Australian dry red and, have with a bowl of white-sauced Stevens Shiraz ($50): This is a classic Hunter red from the foothills of as can be gleaned from my tasting pasta. notes today, was again mightily Xanadu 2015 Exmoor the Brokenback range. Like all of impressed.

Cabernet Sauvignon ($18): The the greatest wines from the region, TASTING NOTES wine also contains touches of it's medium-bodied rather than beXanadu 2017 Exmoor cabernet franc and merlot, but the ing a Barossa-style blockbuster and Chardonnay ($18): This primary flavours lie in the leafiness suits food enormously well. It should chardonnay from Western and blackberry nuances gained be reserved for the best steak you Australia's Margaret River is a from cabernet sauvignon. It's can afford after shelling out the $50 asking price. fruit-driven wine showing lashings brightly favoured and delicious.

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Deck-Doc

Local company chosen as best in the world

For many years Deck-Doc has been supplying retailers throughout Australia with their premium range of timber and decking oils.

For the past three years, Deck-Doc has been predominantly selling their products online to service the whole of Australia as well as international customers.

Deck-Doc was recently chosen over other companies to supply their oils to an international company and is in the process of sealing an agency agreement for exclusive distribution and selling rights in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Deck-Doc timber oil is environmentally friendly and the business has been manufacturing unique, lanolin-based timber oil in Geelong for 15 years.

The formula was developed by Robert Hylands to preserve the natural oils and tannins in the timber.

The timbers oils and tannins determine the colour of the timber.

If the tannins dry out, the timber will lose its own natural colour.

The formula is made up of many different plant oils, waxes and lanolin and designed to stay soft and pliable when absorbed into the surface layers of the timber, therefore will not solidify and form a hard membrane of the surface.

It will move with the timber during all weather conditions preventing water absorption and drying out of the tannins.

Mr Hylands first developed the timber oil when he noticed there was nothing on the market that preserved the timber and protected the timber’s natural colour.

Before his time at Deck-Doc, he gained experience when he owned a factory making hand carved, handpainted wooden decoy ducks for duck hunters.

The timber used for the ducks had to maintain its natural colour and stay on the water without absorbing moisture.

After extensive research, he found lanolin (wool grease) gave excellent water repellency as well as UV protection.

Mr Hylands developed lanolin-based timber protection oil and found the water-repellent protection and preservative way far superior and says lanolin is “Nature’s natural UV protection”.

Lanolin comes from the wool of sheep and is extracted from the fleece.

It is a substance that waterproofs, insulates, and protects sheep from the cold, wind, rain and harmful CV sun rays.

Deck-Doc uses the best merino wool to extract lanolin.

Throughout history ancient mariners such as the Vikings used lanolin to protect, waterproof and preserve the wooden boards on their ships.

Many of the ships were away from their home bases for many years and their ships were subjected to wild storms at sea.

They survived thanks to the protection of Lanolin.

Deck-Doc invites all to visit their showroom in Moolap for free advice in a number of important issues concerning timber care.

There is a large selection of timber types that have been exposed to severe weather conditions, enabling people to understand the importance of choosing a suitable timber type. for the right application.

Also know what happens to the different types of decking stains and coatings, how they weather, and the maintenance required.

The friendly staff have useful hints for anyone preparing to build a new deck.

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DRYSDALE, Beverley Lynne.

A service to celebrate the life of Bev will be held at the Yea Recreation Reserve on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 1pm followed by a burial at the Old Yea Cemetery.

At its Ordinary Meeting on Tuesday 24 April 2018 the Murrindindi Shire Council resolved that the draft Annual Budget 2018/ 19 (incorporating the Strategic Resource Plan) be placed on public exhibition in accordance with the Local Government Act 1989, and submissions from the public be received and considered by Council before the Annual Budget is adopted in its final form.

The draft Annual Budget relates to the financial year commencing 1 July 2018 and ending 30 June 2019.

Copies of the document will be available for inspection from 1 May - 1 June 2018 at Council Offices located at: • Alexandra Office, 28 Perkins Street, Alexandra • Yea Office, The Semi Circle, Yea • Kinglake Office, 19 Kinglake-Whittlesea Road, Kinglake And additionally at: • Eildon Resource Centre, Main Street, Eildon • Marysville Lake Mountain Visitor Information Centre, 5 Murchison Street, Marysville Electronic copies will also be available on Council's website at www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au Submission Process Submissions from the community regarding the draft Annual Budget 2018/19 are strongly encouraged.

Any person wanting to make a submission on the draft Council Plan (incorporating the Strategic Resource Plan) need to do so before 12pm on 1 June 2018. Submissions will be identified in a public report.

Submissions can be sent via email to governance@murrindindi.vic.gov.au, hand delivered to a Council office or posted to the Manager Business Services, Murrindindi Shire Council, PO Box 138, Alexandra, VIC 3714 Council will meet at 6pm on Wednesday 13 June 2018 at the Council Chamber in Alexandra to consider any written submissions. Submitters will be invited to attend and speak to their submission if they wish.

Following consideration of submissions, Council will then meet for the adoption of the Annual Budget at the Ordinary Meeting of Council scheduled for 6pm on Wednesday 27 June 2018 at the Council Chamber at Alexandra.

If you have any enquiries regarding the submission process, please contact the Manager Business Services via governance@murrindindi.vic.gov.au or phone 03 5772 0333.

FOR SALE ADJUSTABLE two shelf book shelf, more can be added. White, 90cm high, 60cm wide. 29cm deep. EC. $20. Buxton. 0419 134 162.

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PUBLIC NOTICES HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY HALL - CLEARANCE SALE We wish to advise that the planned Clearance Sale for May 20 has been postponed until Spring.

New date to be advised.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Judy Cameron YEA CWA Meetings. 4th Thursday. 1.30pm Yea RSL Hall. Phone 0400 424 888 New members welcome YEA-KINGLAKE RSL Meets monthly on last Friday.

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STOP PRESS Cardinal faces charges Cardinal George Pell will face trial on multiple charges of historic sexual abuse, Magistrate Belinda Wallington hasw ruled. She committed Cardinal Pell to stand trial in a higher court, but dismissed some charges.

First Aid Training Free First Aid training for volunteers will be provided at a one-day course from 9am-4pm on Saturday, May 19, at Greenbrook Community House, 40 McFarlane Cres, Epping. Phone Emma Bennett, 0437 345 475.

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Murrindindi Shire Council is advertising in a Romsey newspaper that it will be conducting sessions about Instagram, at Kinglake on May 15, and at Marysville on May 16.

Footy future?

With the State Government’s proposed reneging of native timber harvesting quotas, Powelltown will be one of the areas hardest hit. It raises the question of the impact on the local team in the Yarra Ranges League.

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150 Years of Local Press

Timber industry helped attract railway ■ For more than a century, the Murrindindi area has been home to an active timber industry.

The Andrews State Government has announced plans to close timber industry activities locally, resulting in the loss of dozens of local jobs in Murrindindi Shire.

It has been stated that more than 100 Murrindindi families derive an income from the industry.

Murrindindi Council last year adopted the ‘Central Highlands Statement’ which called on the State Government to bring a close to the local timber industry.

In 1906, the Alexandra press reported on progress of the local railway, and how it would assist the timber industry: With regard to the opening up of the timber industry, it will be observed from the references of Mr. H. Mackay's (Chief Inspector of Forests) evidence, that there is a great future before our forest for generations to come.

Great credit, as well as the warmest thanks of the community, are due to Messrs. Clark, Kidd and Co., for their enterprise and the splendid display of faith in the railway extension project.

Wehope and firmly believe that this company will reap a rich reward, for we are well informed that, with the excellent quality of the timber they are about to cut, a sound home and foreign market is open for all the timber that can be supplied..

The rapidity with which this big undertaking has been matured will be understood when we say that less than nine months ago Mr. W. J. Muntz, C E., secretary and engineer of the shire, was commissioned to find a means of ascending and de scending the Rubicon mountain, which rises, almost perpendicularly, to a height of some .2000ft. above the ad joining flats.

Within the last. six months a successful survey fora tram route, with good grades and curves, has been completed by this gentleman, and the tram line got under way, which is now nearing completion.

The sensational experience of Messrs. Leckie and Muntz in these mountains, some time back, will be fresh in the niemory of our readers, when, after discovering the now well-known Rubicon Falls, they spent the night extricating themselves from the then untrodden tangled wilds of the forest.

The falls are now easily accessible, from Alexandra, to tourists, and the scenery is of such magnificence that the district must speedily become, a .popular resort for visitors.

We cannot let the occasion pass without expressing due praise of the masterly. manner in which Councillor J. W. Leckie, when president of the shire, worked up arid presented the case to the Railway Committee.

We feel that much of, the success is due to his persistent and executive ability.

In going through the report we find that almost all his figures have been accepted as correct by the Committee after most searching inquiry, and the fact that there was virtually no exaggeration of the financial prospects of the scheme, must have carried much weight with the Committee.

Mr. Muntz's valuable work in connection with the curtailment of the cost of the line, was in a was in a great measure the crux of the prob-

cent hills. The total population to be benefited by the proposed extension was set down by the Railway officers at 2000.

A coach runs daily between Alexandra road and Alexandrawith passengers and mails.

DESCRIPTION OFCOUNTRY; PRODUCTION;CARTAGE 3. The Goulburn River comes down from Darlingford, on the east side of Alexandra, and after passing close to the village of Thornton, runs on the south side of Alexandra.

Bordering on the river in that stretch of 20 miles or so are rich alluvial flats, and there is also a fair area of fertile land near Taggerty, on the Acheron River, which is a tributary of the Goulburn.

The officers of the Traffic Branch of the Railway Department, who spent several days in the district, estimated the area of rich river ● D3 369, Alexandra. Photo: Lance Adams and creek flats at 19,010 acres. lem. Councillors informally ex- business-like report there is little route at £34,330, that price being It was stated by the local residents based on a wage of 6s. a day, and that the alluvial flats would be largely pressed their appreciation of his ser- likeli-hood of much delay.

On Tuesday last, a special meet- using serviceable second hand rails. devoted to the cultivation of potatoex, vices, and no doubt more will be ing of the Alexandra Shire Council heard of it later on.

Recently Mr. W. J. Muntz, engi- onions, peas, oats, etc., if the railThe reduction in the estimated was held to consider the report of the neer of the Shire of Alexandra, who way were .extended into Alexcost of the line by various engineers Railway Standing Committee on the had had experience in railway con- andra. in the last few years affords interest- extension of the, railway from Alex- struction, placed before the CommitYields of from 5 to 8 tons of potaandra-road to Alexandra. ing reading. tee plans and detailed estimates in- toes, and up to 45 bushels of oats The President, Councillor Scale, dicating that if a slight alteration was In 1890, the estimated cost was 10 bags of peas per acre were £62,963; in 1891, it was considered on introducing the report, said that made in the route suggested by Mr. and said to have been obtained. possible ta build it for £36,000 ; in he had convened a special meeting Rennick, the proposed extension They attributed so little cultiva1899, it was further reduced £34,330, to deal with it, so that no time should could be built for £25,000, with a being visible at the time the Comthis estimate being based on a mini be lost. minimum wage of 7s. a day, if sec- tion mittee drove along the river valley He then read the report, which ond hand rails were used. mum wage of 6s, per day. the heavy cost of cartage over the The shire council wisely, in their was as follows: These plans and estimates were to Eglinton Range to the existing railLENGTHAND COSTOF recent efforts to get the line through, submitted by the Committee to Mr. way terminus at Alexandra road, RAILWAY. gave Mr. Muntz an opportunity of Kernot, Acting Engineer.-in-Chief of 1. A short branch line starts from the Victorian Railways, who, after which, they said, deterred farners displaying his ability in the matter, with the result that lie estimated the the Tallarook to Mansfield railway inspecting the locality, reported that putting in larger crops of potatoes, line could be built right into the town at Cathkin and runs eastwards, ter- by utilising part of the. existing road onions, maize, etc.

The grade of that road is 1 foot for £25,000, and his plans and fig- minating in a paddock at Alexandra- cutting through the Eglinton Range ures were subjected to the closest road, a little over four miles from to which the local council raised no in 76 feet for a length of 5 chains scrutiny of the Engineer-in Chief, Alexandra. objection and by putting in one curve and 1 foot in 10 feet for 28 chains, There is no doubt that this branch of 10 chains radius; the extension and as these grades adjoin each other who practically agrees with Mr. Muntz, as in his evidence he says line would have been continued east- could be completed for £25,864, in- it makes it a continuous pull of nearly the line can be constructed for wards to that township, at the time cluding £1,371 spent on surveys and- half-a-mile up a very steoep rise,. the railway was constructed, had it plans in previous years, which would Evidence was given that the cost "slightly under £25,000."

This latest reduction in the esti- not then been thought that the line have to be charged to the line although of cartage from Alexandra over the mated cost of the line, which un- could not be extended to Alexandra some of them had now been dis- metalled road to the Alexandra-road doubtedly would not have been without building an expensive tunnel carded as useless. station was 6s. per ton. board of by the Committeeoo had it through tf:Eglinton Range.

It was also stated by local resiMr. Kernot added that the estiThe township of Alexandra is situ- mate was basedon a wage of 7s. a dents that the land towards the foot not been for Mr. Muntz's evidence, has had the effect of reducing the ated a short distance beyond the foot day and provided for the use of new of the hills, bordering on the rich alannual interest by some £400, which of the range, near the flats bordering 60lb. steel rails. luvial flats, was suitable for cropsum, we may reasonably presume, on the Goulburn River. ping, while the hills were used for If serviceable second-hand rails, It was estimated in 1890 by the became available the cost of the ex- grazing. would at least have had to be added to the guarantee (£500) now asked. Railway Department that the exten- tension would be reducedrl to slightly INCREASED POPULATION Somo misapprehension seems to sion from Alexandra-road to under £25,000.

4. The Committee believes that exist as to tihe area that will be called Alexandra, which would be four the extension of the railway to The length of this line would be 4 upon to supply any possible short- miles 9 chains in length, with a rul- miles 28 chains, with a ruling gradi- Alexandra will lead to an increase age up to £500, which, we may say, ing grade of 1 in 40, would cost ent of 1 in 40. in the area under cultivation, but ceris a very unlikely contingency judg- £62,963. tainly not to the extent anticipated He proposed that the terminus of The first Parliamentary Standing ing by the SAFE figures of the Comby those who urged the construction the railway should be on thelocal Committee on Railways, after takmittee themselves. of the line. racecourse about 60 chains from the The report recommnnds that the ing evidence in 1891regarding the business centre of Alexandra.

The holders of the rich lands adBoard of Land and Works shall fix proposed extension, was satisfied joining the Upper Goulburn River To carry the line into the heart of the area, and leaves it entirely to the that the railway could be carriid into the township would cost £2,000 ad- will doubtless find, as has been the shire council as to how it shall raise Alexandra for a sum much less than ditional. case in other fertile district which that estimated by the Department, the money from that area. have railway facilities, that it is betThe locomotive, carriages, guards There can be no doubt that the and recommended that Parliament ter to depend on the fairly regular van and train staff running on the Board, will only in clude such lands authorise the building of the line at a associated with dairying and as are not already served by a rail- cost not exceeding £36,000, condi- existing line to Alexandra-roadcould income fattening stock than on the uncerbe used to work the proposed extenway and will be benefitted by the tionally on the land required for the railway being handed over to the sion, but the officers of the Traffic tainty of prices obtained for potanew line.

Branch of the Department reported toes, onions, oats, maize. etc., which In any case, the probability of the Government free of charge.

This recommendation, however, that three additional trucks, estimated are more subject to fluctuating marguarantee being called up is very was not given effect to. In 1899, Mr. to cost £369, would be required for kets. remote.

In this view the Committee is We are glad to note that tihe Alex- F. Rennick, who was at that time the timber traffic, which the line supported by the officers of the Railwould be the means of developing. andra Shire Council fall in with the Engineer-in-Chief of the Victorian way Department, who reported that POPULATION. conditions of the recommendation, Railways, reported that the cost of 2. Alexandra is the principal town " the dairying industry has been antd have appointed a strong depu- the suggested extension might be tation, under the leadershipof the the largely reduced by slightly deviating in the Alexandra Shire. It has a popu- steadily increasing in the Alexandra President of the Shire (Councillor the route of the railway so as to take lation of about 600, but the railway, district, and it is not considered likely James Scale), to interview the Pre- advantage of a gap in the Eglinton in addition to meeting their require- that any material increase in the outmier and urge the early construction Range and avoid the necessity of ments, would serve a number of farm- put of grain and root crops will be tunnelling through the hill. ers and grazers in the valley of the caused by the construction of the of the line.

He estimated the cost of the now Upper Goulburn and on the adja- proposed line."

We think with so practical and

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150 Years of Local Press

Masons, Odd Fellows have met since 1869 ■ Alexandra’s Masonic Lodge is about to celebrate its 150th anniversary.

The Murrindindi Heritage Study, compiled in 2011, says the first Masonic Lodge was formed at Alexandra in 1869. Originally members met at the Shire Hall.

The township of Alexandra began as a mining camp. Gold was discovered in 1866 and 1867 and the settlement sprang up nearby.

The settlement was first known as the Red Gate Diggings, named after a gate in a fence south of the Ultima Thule Creek - one of the boundaries of the Mount Pleasant A and B pastoral runs.

Part of Grant St runs close to the site that followed the original miners' track through the gate in the fence between the Mount Pleasant and Eglinton Runs and on to the diggings further afield.

It was also called McKenzie's Diggings, after Donald McKenzie, the squatter of Mount Pleasant 'A' pastoral run.

In 1867 the District Surveyor, John Downey, intended to call the town Eglinton, after the nearby pastoral run, but instead it was named in honour of 'The Rose of Denmark', PrincessAlexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julie (1844-1925), wife of Albert, Prince of Wales.

Freemasonry was brought to Victoria in 1840, and was a powerful and influential force in local society, particularly through a number of Lord Mayors and Victorian Governors, who were prominent Masons.

While Freemasonry has a strong element of secret ritual and mutual support amongst its all male membership, it also focuses on community service.

The existing building, the Albert Edward Lodge No. 59, was constructed in 1913 by Worshipful Master and local builder A H Kidd, at a cost of £800 which included the land.

The interior features Honour boards of the Lodge's previous Worshipful Masters and Lodge members.

Membership numbers have fluctuated over time. During the construction of the Eildon Weir in 1956, membership reached 200.

Local workers, including American personnel working for Utah Constructions, swelled the membership numbers during this time.

The Alexandra Masonic Hall, Albert Edward Lodge No 59, consists of two distinct sections: the front brick building and a timber hall behind.

The red brick section is nearly a cube in proportions, articulated by two rendered pilasters, a cornice and a small triangular pediment on the facade (with the date '1913').

On the frieze below are the words 'Masonic Hall'.

Each of the three bays between the pilasters has a large, circular window with a rendered architrave and undersized keystone.

The windows are high set, and under the central one is a square rendered area with the Masonic symbols of the compass and square.

The south side of the brick section (facing Nihil Street) is similar, with two render pilasters, a central circular window and a rendered cornice.

A rather incongruous roof is visible behind a parapet: it is gabled with a piggybacked gabled louvered ventilator on the ridge.

● The Alexandra Masnic Temple pictured in 2011. Photo: Murrindindi Heritage Study There is a corbelled red-brick Mentions of Manchester Unity Lodges in Alexandra chimney visible at the rear of the brick Lodge had been made in The Alexhave a history extending section. This section has no visible andra Times as early as 1869. more than 150 years. entrances.

An advertisement was published "District Officers," proposed by in the June 4 edition, for a concert The weatherboard rear section of the lodge has a gabled roof, running Bro. W. C. Docking and responded and ball in aid of the Lodge’s ‘Inciparallel to Nihil St, clad in corrugated to by District Grand Master, Deputy dental Fund’.

Dist. Grand Master, and Grand Mas iron, with exposed rafter ends.

The event was to be held at the It has small high-set box windows ter (Ovens and Murray), also Past Corner Hotel at 8pm on Monday resting on curved brackets. The hall District Grand Master Lilburne. evening, June 14. Tickets were to cost "The Visitors," proposed by Bro. 2s 6d. is entered via a door, which has a simple open porch, near the junction S. Hewitt, and responded to by SisThe notice was signed by C. Bosse ter Hardingham and Bro. R. C. ‘PG, MC’, and Henry Kannegiesser, with the brick hall.

There are three large metal ven- Tratford (Yea).

'PG, Hon. Sec.’ "The Artists," proposed by Bro. tilators on the north slope of the roof.

The Times reported on the event The use of the building for Ma- L. Ware, replied to by Mr. F. in its June 18 issue: sonic purposes in reflected in design Connelly.

On Monday evening last a grand "The Chairman and Ladies," pro- concert and ball were given at the aspects that are typical of Masonic temples such as the small high-set posed by Bro. Malley and replied to Corner Hotel, under the patronage windows in both sections (which pre- by Bro. Richardson and Mrs. W. Bell. of M.U.I.O.O.F. in aid of the Inci"The Press," proposed by Bro. dental Fund. vent outsiders from seeing into the buildings and reflect the secretive Dayman and acknowledged by Mr. Mr Whitelaw, who delivered the aspect of Masonic tradition), and the S. Hewitt. opening address, stated that although During the evening songs were ren he did not belong to the order of Odd incorporation of Masonic symbols on dered by Messrs. F. Connelly, G. Tay Fellows still he knew a little about the facade.

There is a timber and wire mesh lor an B. Dundas. secret societies.

Miss Alice Hoop gave an exhibifence surrounding the brick section In Masonry he was a P.M., which of the hall, which replaced the origi- tion of tap dancing, as well as danc- meant top sawyer. Masons and Odd ing the Highland Fling. nal picket fence Fellows used a great many letters of Mr. Dundas gave a pianoforte re- the 'alphabet' in a mysterious way, Historically, Albert Edward Masonic Lodge No 59 was one of the cital. Bro. R.C. Tratford (Yea), gave such as G.M., P.G M., &c. earliest institutions of mutual-support two humorous recitations. They were This was all for the purpose of in Alexandra, formed in 1869, and well received. keeping their wives and sisters in the The 3SR Friendship Club had dark, He would reveal a few secrets this building of 1913 demonstrates the strength of the Masonic movement charge of the catering arrangements of these societies for the information in Victoria in the early 20th century. for the function. The array of food of those wives who were kept up late stuffs, as well as the nicely decorat at night waiting for their husbands ★ There have been a number of ed tables, lent a tone of brightness to who would come home looking very other mutual support lodges in the the occasion. innocent, as if they had been doing During the course of the speeches something of great importance.

Alexandra-Yea districts over the references were made to the splenyears.

There were three degrees in maA 1947 press report gave details did work done for the Mount Pleas- sonry. When a man was made a of a reunion of the Manchester Unity ant Lodge by the secretary (Bro. mason he had an apron put on him Sands). lodge: and then he was old to shut his eyes An appeal for better attendances and open his mouth, whereupon he About 60 persons attended a re nion at the Oddfellows' Hall on Sat at Lodge meetings was forcibly had a large spoonful of brimstone urday night last. Bro. G. Richardson, made by various speakers. and treacle put into his mouth and The district officers who made the was told that was to purify the blood N.G., presided.

Yea Lodge was represented, and visit to Alexandra were:-District and prepare him for the next and Sister. Hardingham (Junior Lodge Grand Master, Bro. F. S.. Malley; more important degree. representative) accompanied the dis- Deputy District Grand Master, Bro. In the second degree the apron R. E. Evendon; Past District Grand was placed behind, and then he had trict officers.

Proceedings commenced with the Master, Bro. D. Lilburne. Bro. Mc to swallow a mixture of salt, senna, Loyal toast, after which a sumptu- Cartney, District Grand Master of and castor oil. It was very amusing Ovens and Murray district, also to see the faces they made on such ous repast was partaken of. made the trip.

Toast List. occasions, but the third degree was The Grand Master (Bro. Rees) the trying event.

The following toast list was honcame over from Benalla, his home oured: The apron (masons can do noth"Grand Master and Board of Direc town. ing without an apron) in this degree The evening was a most enjoy- was placed on the head and then the tors," proposed by the chairman and responded to by Grand Master Rees able one. brand is applied, It made ones blood ★ and Director R. E. Dayman. run cold to think of the cruelty they

practiced on each other on such occasions.

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

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

Amongst other emblems of the order might be seen the open hand with a heart in it.

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

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

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

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

The Mount Pleasant Lodge was progressing favorably, and he trusted that the funds would be considerably enlarged by that evening's entertainment.

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

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

The Chairman then introduced Mr J. B,.Morris who sung with much feeling Brother's fainting at the door, assisted in the chorus by Mrs Morris, Mr Kay, and Master Walter.

A ballad, No one to love, was given by Miss Raeuber and elicited a round of applause.

Master Walterfollowed with Far, far upon the sea, which he rendered with good taste, receiving the applause of the audience on its conclusion.

A comic song by Mr H. M. Taylor was well received. What are the wild waves saving byMrs Morris and Mr Branch was rendered very smoothly.

Mr Kannegiesser followed with a song, The red, white, and blue.

The home I've made for thee, given by Miss Briggs, was a decided improvement on any of that lady's previous performances, and the audience showed their appreciation of her efforts by awarding a due mead of praise.

A comic reading by Mr Downing, and a selection from Shakespere, by Mr Franks, brought the first part of the program to a close.

After a short interval a second series of songs, duets, readings, &c., were given but it would be useless to particularise, as all succeeded in pleasing the assembled.

Great praise is due to the stewards for the agreeable manner in which the arrangements were carried out, nor must we overlook the services of Mrs Morris, who by her finished style of accompanying the several singers contributed in no small degree to the success of the entertainment.

After the room had spirit for several hours, and all departed well pleased with their evening's enjoyment.

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The Whittlesea Story: Part 5

Merriang, Darebin Shires formed Courtesy of the City of Whittlesea.

From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

■ The petitions from Kilmore and Kalkallo in September 1851 continued: “No part of this sum (£2000) has hitherto been expended on the worst part of that road namely the portion lying between the town and Rocky Water Holes (Kalkallo) the whole of which is in a most deplorable condition.”

The Central Roads Board from its inception in 1853 channelled mich of its available funds to the Sydney Road.

The first contracts were for a ford at Malcolm’s Creek, and the stockpiling of hundreds of yards of road metal along the road..

In 1845 after one or two lesser works, a contract for making six miles of road north of Somerton was let to W.H. Pettitt for £4900 on the condition that he comployed 500 men within four days and 800 men by the following week.

Apparently he fulfilled the conditions, for his contract was extended in October to make the remaining hald mile to Kalkallo.

Two months later the toll house and gates were erected at Kilochere (Mt Ridley Road), and tolls began in 1855.

The following year the road north to Beveridge was under construction.

The contract for making and maintaining the 4.5 miles of road was let to James Bevan at the then enormous price of £20,640 indicative of the difficult nature of the area, rocky in some sections, swampy in others.

In 1856 the bridge over the Rocky Water Holes in Kalkallo was erected and contracts in the area, thereafter, were for maintenance only.

With the Sydney Road receiving so much attention it is not surprising that the formation of the local roads board was so long delayed.

The difficulty of choosing the ‘seat of Government’ could have caused a further delay.

From the inaugural meeting at W.H. Budd’s Strangways Hotel at Wallan Wallan on August 12, 1863, the records of the Donnybrook and Wallan DRB reflect the conflict of interest between the two major centres of the Board’s area, culminating in the building of the Board office at Beveridge as a compromise.

Initially, two representatives from each of the four Parishes concerned (Kalkallo, Merriang, Wallan Wallan and Darraweit Guim) were elected, and meetings alternated between the Court House at Donnybrook and the School House at Wallan Wallan.

But with the appointment of D.R. McGregor as Secretary and later as Surveyor (or Engineer) it was felt he was competent to design a structure for the Board’s use.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey advised that one rood of land was reserved in Beveridge for such a building in Janaury, 1865; plans were laid immediately and tenders called.

The only tender, was from Brown and Company for £265 10s. This was refused and fresh tenders callked.

Again Brown and Company were the only tenderers, this time aqt £265.

A building committee consulted James Kenny, an architect, on the

● Whittlesea-Kinglake Road, Kinglake West, near Tommy’s Hut. Photo: Yarra Plenty Regional Library Accordingly Captain Aneas matter. His estimate of £435 assured Bridges wrote asking for a shorter Mackintosh McPherson JP of Brown Company of the contract and title to cut down clerical work. by the end of the year the building A motion that the title be ‘Shire of Morang was elected Chairman, and was complete.

Beveridge’ was lost on the Horatio Cooper, treasurer of a Committee fo the Plenty Road.

A handsome bluestone building Chairman’s casting vote.

The Committee interviewed the with unusual octagonal chimney, it A special meeting of the Board was certainly the first building on October 16, 1871, agreed to the Lietenant-Governor requesting the erected by a Roads Board within or name ‘Merriang’ for the new Shire spending of £1000 on the road in quesadjacent to the Shire of Whittlesea. and the Commissioner was advised tion.

The following year a small conIn this building the records were accordingly. tract was advertised for improvement well kept and preserved anf have of a portion with ‘Plans and Specifisurvived in toto, and this informacations at Duff’s Pilgrim Inn tion is taken from the Minute Book ■ The fertile Plenty Valley with its Morang’. of the Board.

In December, however, the Road In October, 1867, D.R. McGregor unfailing water supply was rapidly Committee was recognised and the designed a bridge over the Merri taken up by settlers.

Creek at Donnybrook but first speciThe surveyors of this new district Superintendent of Roads and fications were beyond the Baord’s were instructed to give priority to the Bridges was instructed that: “a depufunds, so the width was reduced to river and its lands with provision for tation composed of certain owners and occupiers of land on the Plenty 16 feet and fresh tenders were called. a line of road to service the area.

This time Hughes and Jones The first comment on this road Road which lately waited upon the were awarded the bridge contract at comes from Alexander McLean Lieutenant-General praying that a £549 17s and Duncan Cameron the Hunter who stayed overnight with sum of money might be set apart for contract the contract for the ap- his cousin Campbell Hunter, farm- the making of the Plenty Road from proaches at £326 1s 3d. ing then above where Whittlesea the Merri Creek and onwards.

“His Excellency was pleased to To conform with the new bridge, now stands. opened in 1868, the ford over the Writing to his mother in Scotland, allocate the sum of £2000 for that Rocky Water Holes nearer Sydney Alex Hunter describes the journey purpose.

“Mr Horatio Cooper having Road was pitched for 60-feet and next day (August 24, 1843) to Melapproaches ,metalled. bourne: “Rode into town this morn- kindly consented to act as Treasurer, With this achieved, the other ing, up to my hocks all the way, never I would request of you to furnish him with the necessary forms and vouchBoards (Whittlesea, Woodstock saw such a road.” and Broadmeadows), concerned Even by 1852 matters were little ers for the proper disbursement of with this road, which was named Yan better, William Howitt relates the this sum.”

The Central Roads Boardof 1853 Yean Road in 18698, were invited to story of a day’s journey from found the Plenty Road Committee a press on with its construction, but all Janefield to Morang: were too penurious to join.

“October 28, 1852. This day’s useful medium to expend funds on Large trees in the three townships journey was the most terrible that we construction of the road.

Sums of £500 were allocated on date from 1868, the Board having had yet had. No sooner were we out been advised by Dr von Mueller in of a bog than we were bouncing over several occasions in 1853 and 1854, the matter of suitable varieties. these round great stones, which hard until the Board had prepared for The formation of a Shire with other as iron protruded from the earth as larger contracts.

In June 1854 a tender of £590 was DRBs was under discssion as early thick as plums in a pudding. as 1864 when Whittlesea, Wood“Mile after mile we bumped along let “for making portion near stock, Donnybrook and Wallan over these horrible stones, two of us Heffernan’s Inn” (Glenvale), but Wallan DRBs met at Merriang Ho- holding each a horse and the third mostly the lower reaches of the road particularly near the Darebin Creek tel to discuss amalgamation. driving.”

On April 26, 1870, Woodstock On September 11, 1848, the were favoured and by the end of the and Donnybrook and Wallan Plenty Road was gazetted: “Pro- year a contract of £2255 was let to Wallan DRBs met, and as the Boards posed line of road from ... the re- Hartley and Sykes to build a bridge were favourably inclined, a public serve north of allotment 38 Parish of over the Darebin Creek.

In 1854 the first tolls appeared at meeting was called for June 4, at Jika Jika to North East of Parish of Woodstock when Epping DRB was Merriang”, (in other words from Janefield (adjacent to the Plough Inn) and at Northcote. invited also, but the meeting was in- Northcote to Glenvale).

The following year the first conconclusive and the plan dropped.

The enterprise of the residents of Again, in November, amalgam- Warringal (Heidelberg) in tracts for maintenance were let to ation with Whittlesea DRB was dis- organising the financing and build- Pettit and Seethers at £820, from cussed without result. ing of a road from Melbourne Merri Creek to Darebin Creek, and At a January 1871 meeting of the prompted the Plenty settlers to hold £3079 for the remainder of the road Donnybrook and Wallan Wallan a public meeting on September 26, to Glenvale.

During 1857 Barber’s Creek was DRB, the Chairman, F.R. Godfrey 1851.

JP was authorised to take steps to Mr D.C. Macarthur, Chairman bridged and a particularly bad secconvert the District to a Shire. of the Warringal Road Trust, was tion near the Plough Inn constructed On hearintg this the Assistant invited to chair the meeting and ad- for £6069.

In 1858, with talk of formation of Commissioner of Roads and vise on procedure.

Plenty Road

roads boards in the air, the Inspector-General of Roads issued a report to the Board.

That much remained to be done is reflected by his recommendation that a vote of £10,000 be spent on the road.

The Roads Boards mentioned were the Greensborough and the Upper Plenty Roads Districts which had the common boundary for sveeral miles along the Plenty Road and the Plenty River.

The proposed Greensborough Road District covered roughly the area later administered by the Shire of Diamond Valley.

The proposed Upper Plenty Road District extended from Preston to above Glenvale, along narrow section confined by the Plenty River to the east and the road districts of Epping and Woodstock to the west.

This meant that all of the Parish of Linton (later named Humevale and Arthur’s Creek), were excluded, even parts of Whittlesea township suffered a similar fate.

Letters of protest were received by the authorities from Henry Gibbs JP of Glenvale and Robert Bennett MLA, protesting that the proposal would not solve the road problems of Yan Yean and Glenvale and attempts to initiate a board failed.

The line of the Yea Road from Whittlesea was surveyed and gazetted in 1860. It traversed much of Thomas Wills’ holding and Henry Gibbs wrote asking for time for the road to be found before declaring it open.

This was granted in April, and by October, David and William Johnson had the fencing contract at 6s 7d per rod.

Meanwhile, travel on the road was still hazardous.

Alexander Brock wrote to the Department of Roads and Bridges in June 1859 requesting “that the collection of Tolls at Darebin Creek Gate be suspended, the present condition of the road being so bad”.

The Department agreed and ordered “Collection to be suspended for three months or until such time as contract recently entered into has been completed”.

On June 30, 1862, “31 householders and landholders of Morang” submitted a petition for a more workable road district, stating among other things “that the district as present constituted extends for a distance of 21 miles north to south including loaclities so antagonistic in interest that two attempts to establish a board for the district have failed”.

The boundaries of the Upper Plenty or Morang Road District, proclaimed on September 1, 1862, were still the Woodstock and Epping Road Districts to the west, and the Plenty River largely to the east, but the northern boundary had receded from Glenvale to the Woodstock Road west from the Yan Yean.

The southern portion included Preston from High Street to the Darebin Creek south to Dundas Street, Thornbury, and Mont Park.

The the acceptance of this proposal, the northern boundary of the Greensborough Road District was redefined to extend north to the Chapel Road-Mason’s Road line, and a new district, Whittlesea Road District, was proclaimed on December 1, 1862. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.

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Sports Briefs Yarra Ranges squad

■ Yea players Adrian McCarthy, Chris Graham and Ashley Walsh are in the AFL Yarra Ranges squad that will play theSEFNL on Saturday, May 19 at Beaconsfield.

Training is being held at Upwey tonight (Wed., May 2) and May 9, with further sessions at Yarra Glen on May 15 and 17.

Interleague netball

■ AFL Yarra Ranges has announced its 2018 17 and Under and Open Netball coaches for this year’s Interleague and Association Championships.

The 17andUnders will be coached by Latoya Wards. Open will be coached Kaitlyn Black.

Warmer Tigers

■ Wignells Of Melbourne,heating and cooling specialists, are providing a new wood heater for the Yea Football-Netball Club pavilion.

Wignells have sponsored the Club for a number of years, thanks mainly to the work of club treasurer David Stares who has secured this generous donation.

■ Micheal Waghorn from Polished Perfection Windows has been thanked by Yea FNC for cleaning flors and windows in the Netball Rooms, and appreciation has also been expressed to Katherine Briggs Johnson for cleaning the bathrooms.

S#!T Kit at K’lake

■ Kinglake Football Netball Club is holding a S#!T Kit function on Saturday night, May 12. The social function involves attendeeswearing the best of their worst clothing.

■ Kinglake resumes its 2018 season launch after its Round 2 bye last Saturday. Lakers are at home to Gembrook-Cockatoo.

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This weekend’s matches -ville v Olinda-Ferny Creek.

Monbulk Hawks v Emerald.

Woori Yallock v Wandin.

Mount Evelyn v UpweyTecoma.

■ Seniors. Round 3. Satur- ■ C-Grade. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 2.10pm. Kinglake day, May 5. 10.50am. Healesv Gembrook-Cockatoo. ville v Olinda-Ferny Creek.

Powelltown v Alexandra. Belgrave v WarburtonYarra Junction v Yea. Millgrove. Monbulk Hawks v Thornton-Eildon: Bye. Sun- Emerald. Woori Yallock v day, May 6. 2.10pm. Seville v Emerald. Mount Evelyn v Yarra Glen.

Upwey-Tecoma.

■ Reserves. Round 3. Satur- ■ D-Grade. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 12.05pm. day, May 5. 10am. Heales-ville Kinglake v Gembrook- Cocka- v Olinda-Ferny Creek. too. Powelltown v Alexandra. Belgrave v WarburtonYarra Junction v Yea. Millgrove. Monbulk Hawks v Thornton-Eildon: Bye. Sun- Emerald. Woori Yallock v day, May 6. 12.05pm. Seville Emerald. Mount Evelyn v v Yarra Glen.

Olinda-Ferny Creek 2.

AFL YARRA RANGES DIV. 2 FOOTBALL

AFL YARRA RANGES DIV. 2 NETBALL

■ A-Grade. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 1.15pm. Kinglake v Gembrook-Cockatoo. Yarra Junction v Yea. Powelltown v Alexandra. Thornton-Eildon: Bye. Seville v Yarra Glen.

■ B-Grade. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 11.55am. Kinglake v Gembrook-Cockatoo. Yarra Junction v Yea. Powelltown v Alexandra. Thornton-Eildon: Bye. Seville v Yarra Glen.

■ C-Grade. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 10.50am. Kinglake v Gembrook-Cockatoo.

Yarra Junction v Yea. Powelltown v Alexandra.

Thornton-Eildon: Bye. Seville v Yarra Glen.

■ D-Grade. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 10am. Kinglake v Gembrook-Cockatoo.

Gembrook-Cockatoo (according to the AFL Yarra Ranges website) v Yarra Junction.

Powelltown v Alexandra.

Yarra Glen: Bye.

AFL YARRA RANGES DIV. 1 FOOTBALL

■ Seniors. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 2.10pm. Belgrave v Warburton-Millgrove.

Healesville v Olinda-Ferny Creek. Monbulk v Emerald.

Mount Evelyn v UpweyTecoma. Woori Yallock v Wandin.

■ Reserves. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 12.05pm. Belgrave v Warburton-Millgrove.

Healesville v Olinda-Ferny Creek. Monbulk v Emerald.

Mount Evelyn v UpweyTecoma. Woori Yallock v Wandin.

■ Under 18. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 10.15am.

Healesville v GembrookCockatoo. Monbulk v Emerald. Mount Evelyn v UpweyTecoma. Warburton-Millgrove v Alexandra. Woori Yallock v Wandin.

AFL YARRA RANGES DIV. 2 NETBALL

AFL YARRA RANGES VETERANS FOOTBALL

■ Round 3. Saturday, May 12. 4.45pm. Mount Evelyn v Healesville. Sunday, May 13.

2.30pm. Croydon North v Marysville. Gembrook-Cockatoo v Emerald.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1

■ Seniors. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 2.10pm. Northcote Park v West Preston-Lakeside.

Macleod v Montmorency.

Greensborough v North Heidelberg. Whittlesea v Hurstbridge. Bundoora v Heidelberg.

■ Seniors. Round 3. Saturday, May 5. 11.55am. Northcote Park v West PrestonLakeside. Macleod v Montmorency. Greensborough v North Heidelberg. Whittlesea v Hurstbridge. Bundoora v Heidelberg.

■ Under 19. Round 4. Saturday, May 5. Not available.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 2

■ Seniors. Round 4. Saturday, May 5. 2.10pm. Watsonia v Eltham. Lower Plenty v Diamond Creek. Banyule v Thomastown. Fitzroy Stars v Epping.

■ Reserves. Round 4. Saturday, May 5. 12.05pm.

Watsonia v Eltham. Lower Plenty v Diamond Creek.

Banyule v Thomastown.

Fitzroy Stars v Epping.

■ Under 19. Round 4. Saturday, May 5. Not available.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 3

■ Seniors. Round 5. Saturday, May 5. 2.10pm. Heidel■ A-Grade. Round 3. Satur- berg West v Reservoir. Kilmore day, May 5. 1.15pm. Heales- v Laurimar. Mernda v Lalor. ville v Olinda-Ferny Creek. Panton Hill v St Mary’s. South Belgrave v Warburton- Morang: Bye. Millgrove. Monbulk Hawks v ■ Seniors. Round 5. SaturEmerald. Woori Yallock v day, May 5. 2.10pm. HeidelEmerald. Mount Evelyn v berg West v Reservoir. Kilmore v Laurimar. Mernda v Lalor.

Upwey-Tecoma.

■ B-Grade. Round 3. Satur- Panton Hill v St Mary’s. South day, May 5. 11.55am. Heales- Morang: Bye.

SDJFNL FOOTBALL

■ Under 16. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. 12.15pm.

Wandong v Seymour. 1.30pm.

Broadford v Tabilk. St Mary’s v Alexandra. Euroa: Bye. ■ Under 14. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. 12.15pm. Broadford v Tabilk. St Mary’s v Alexandra. Yea v Euroa.

■ Under 12. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. 11am. Broadford v Tabilk. St Mary’s v Alexandra. Wandong v Seymour. Yea v Euroa.

■ Under 10. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. 10am. Broadford v Tabilk. St Mary’s v Alexandra. Wandong v Seymour. Yea v Euroa.

SDJFNL NETBALL

■ 15 and Under. Round 4.

Sunday, May 6. 1.05pm. St Mary's v Alexandra. Yea v Euroa. Wandong v Seymour.

Tabilk: Bye. ■ 13 and Under. Round 4.

Sunday, May 6. 12 Noon.

Broadford v Tabilk.St Mary’s v Alexandra. Yea v Euroa.

Seymour: Bye. ■ 13 and Under. Round 4.

Sunday, May 6. 11an.

Broadford v Tabilk.St Mary’s v Alexandra. Yea v Euroa.

Seymour: Bye.

DAND. RANGES JUNIOR FOOTBALL

■ Under 16. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. Not Available.

■ Under 14 Blue. Round 4.

Sunday, May 6. NotAvailable.

■ Under 14 Green. Round 4.

Sunday, May 6. NotAvailable.

■ Under 12. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. 12 Noon. Emerald v Monbulk. GembrookCockatoo v Upwey-Tecoma.

Olinda-Ferny Creek v Belgrave. Wandin v Mt Evelyn. Wesburn v Healesville.

Yarra Glen v Woori Yallock.

■ Under 11. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. Not Available.

■ Under 10. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. Not Available.

■ Under 9. Round 4. Sunday, May 6. Not Available.

GOULBURN VALLEY LEAGUE

■ Seniors. Round 5. Saturday, May 5. 2pm. Mansfield v Tatura. Rochester v Seymour.

Mooroopna v Benalla. Shepparton Swans v Kyabram.

Echuca v Euroa.

■ Reserves. Round 5. Saturday, May 5. 12 Noon.

Mansfield v Tatura. Rochester v Seymour. Mooroopna v Benalla. Shepparton Swans v Kyabram. Echuca v Euroa.

■ Under 18. Round 5. Saturday, May 5. 10am. Mansfield v Tatura. Rochester v Seymour. Mooroopna v Benalla. Shepparton Swans v Kyabram. Echuca v Euroa. ● Northern Football Netball League has yet to release full fixtures for the remainder of the 2018 season for its junior fotball and netball.

Grandstander Riddell this week

■ Seniors. Round 4. Saturday, May 5. 2pm.

Lancefield v Wallan. Riddell v Melton Centrals. Romsey v Woodend-Hesket. Rupertswood v Diggers Rest. Rockbank v Broadford.

7pm. Sunbury Kangaroos v Macedon.

■ Reserves games are at 12 Noon. It is a 5pm start for the Sunbury Kangaroos v Macedon match.

■ Under 19.5. 9.20am. Wallan v Broadford.

10am. Riddell v Melton Centrals. Romsey v Woodend-Hesket. Rupertswood v Diggers Rest. 3pm. Sunbury Kangaroos v Macedon.

KDFL fixtures ■ Seniors. Round 5. Saturday, May 5.

2.05pm. Ardmona v Nagambie. Avenel v Tallyagroopna. Dookie United v Stanhope.

Longwood v Girgarre. Merrigum v Murchison-Toolamba. Rushworth v Lancaster. Violet Town v Undera.

■ Reserves matches start at 12.05pm.

■ Under 18. 10.15am. Avenel v Tallyagroopna. Longwood v Girgarre.

Merrigum v Murch-ison-Toolamba. Rushworth v Lancaster.

Women’s footy

■ NFNL Women’s Division 1. Round 5.

Sunday, May 6. 2.20pm. VU Western Spurs v Darebin. 3pm. Diamond Creek Veterans v Keilor. Whitehorse v Bendigo.

■ NFNL Women’s Division 2. Round 5.

Sunday, May 6. 1pm. VU Western Spurs v Darebin. 3pm. West Preston-Lakeside v La Trobe University. Laurimar v Montmorency.

South Morang: Bye. ■ NFNL Women’s Division 3. Round 5.

Sunday, May 6. 11.30am. VU Western Spurs v St Mary’s. 3pm. Eltham v Bundoora.

Mernda v La Trobe University. Greensborough: Bye.

League future

■ The possibility of Murrindindi’s football and netball teams becoming part of a reformed ‘northern’ league has certainly provoked discussion amonst supporters.

The Alexandra, Kinglake, ThorntonEildon and Yea sides might potentially be joined by teams such as Bonnie Doon, Broadford, Kilmore, Longwood and Violet Town from 2020.

AFL Yarra Ranges League is looking to identify the best possible long-term competition structures for the region.

The review sees the League identifying and investigating all possible options.

At the southern end of the League, discussions are being held informally with SEFNL teams. It is believed that several clubs wish to transfer to the AFL Yarra Ranges as early as 2019.

Some of the issues being examined are the Under 18s competition, the sustainability of the ‘northern’ clubs, and netball.

Rebels on radio

■ Coverage of last Saturday’s Pride Cup match between Yarra Glen and Alexandra included radio match descriptions on Yarra Valley FM, and the Melbourne gay-lesbian station JOY 949.

A twilight seniors’ match was scheduled for 4pm. Part of the hoopla surrounding the football and netball was children’s face painting, a Proud2Play sports clinic, and visits by current and former players of the St Kilda Football Club.

AFL this week

■ Round 7 AFL competition sees: Friday, May 4 Geelong Cats vs. GWS Giants (GS) (N) Saturday, May 5 Western Bulldogs vs. Gold Coast SUNS (MARS), Essendon vs. Hawthorn (MCG), West Coast Eagles vs. Port Adelaide (OS) (T), Sydney Swans vs. North Melbourne (SCG) (N),Adelaide Crows vs. Carlton (AO) (N) Sunday, May 6 Richmond vs. Fremantle (MCG), St Kilda vs. Melbourne (ES), Brisbane Lions vs.

Collingwood (G) (T)

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Melbourne Observer - Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - Page 63

Yea Junior Football-Netball Photos: Ian Porter

● Yea Under 12: Noah Harry and Jaxson Allen-Tainton

● Yea Under 12: Zack Papadopoulous

● Yea Under 12: Sam Gregory

● Yea Under 12. From left: Lucas Jannke, Rustin Marks, Stephen Clue

● Yea Under 10: Eli Gregory

● Yea Under 10: Sophie Butterworth

● Yea Under 10: Edison Waghorn

● Ella Noble, Hope Kelderman, Eli Gregory and Chevy Klinge

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AFL YARRA RANGES DIVISION 2 SCOREBOARD SENIORS

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, April 28.

Gembrook-Cockatoo 11.10 (76) d Yarra Junction 10.14 (74). Seville 22.28 (160) d Powelltown 4.0 (24). Yea 29.13 (187) dThornton-Eildon 7.3 (45). Yarra Glen 17.11 (113) d Alexandra 4.6 (3). Kinglake: Bye. ■ Ladder. 1. Kinglake, 438.71, 8. 2. Yarra Glen, 376.67, 8. 3. Seville, 287.16, 8. 4. Yea, 269.81, 8. 5. Yarra Junction, 142.36, 4. 6. Gembrook-Cockatoo, 70.93, 4. 7. Alexandra, 42.92, 0. 8. Powelltown, 31.62, 0. 9. Thornton-Eildon, 23.53, 0.

RESERVES

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, April 28. Yarra Junction 10.7 (121) d Gembrook-Cockatoo 7.4 (46). Seville 18.23 (131) d Powelltown 3.1 (19).

Yarra Glen 11.9 (75) d Alexandra 8.5 (53). Yea 20.19 (139) d Thornton-Eildon 2.0 (12).

Kinglake: Bye. ■ Ladder. 1. Kinglake, 946.15, 8. 2. Yea, 47.08, 8. 3. Yarra Junction, 360.94, 8. 4. Yarra Glen, 141.51, 8. 5. Seville, 241.10, 4. 6. GembrookCockatoo, 60.26, 4. 7. Alexandra, 53.94, 0. 8.

Powelltown, 15.35, 0. 9. Thornton-Eildon, 9.54, 0.

AFL YARRA RANGES DIVISION 1 SCOREBOARD SENIORS

■ Results. Round 2. Wednesday, April 25.

Healesville 19.21 (135) d Warburton-Millgrove 8.13 (61). Saturday, April 28. Olinda-Ferny Creek 27.17 (179) d Belgrave 8.5 (53). UpweyTecoma 13.5 (83) d Woori Yallock 10.14 (74).

Wandin 20.16 (136) d Monbulk 10.10 (70). Mount Evelyn 9.8 (62) d Emerald 8.9 (57).

■ Ladder. 1. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 295.60, 8.

2. Upwey-Tecoma, 170.31, 8. 3. Wandin, 156.55, 8. 4. Woori Yallock, 168.66, 4. 5. Healesville, 125.14, 4. 6. Emerald, 114.74, 4. 7. Mount Evelyn, 86.96, 4. 8. Monbulk, 47.79, 0. 9.

Warburton-Millgrove, 39.02, 0. 10. Belgrave, 34.08, 0.

RESERVES

■ Results. Round 2. Wednesday, April 25.

Warburton-Millgrove 10.8 (68) d Healesville 7.9 (51). Saturday, April 28. Olinda-Ferny Creek 15.8 (98) d Belgrave 4.12 (36). Upwey-Tecoma 16.8 (104) d Woori Yallock 2.1 (13). Monbulk 9.4 (58) d Wandin 8.9 (57). Emerald 9.13 (67) d Mount Evelyn 6.5 (41).

■ Ladder. 1. Upwey-Tecoma, 428.21, 8. 2.

Olinda-Ferny Creek, 295.45, 8. 3. WarburtonMillgrove, 163.73, 8. 4. Emerald, 161.25, 8. 5.

Wandin, 123.42, 4. 6. Monbulk, 57.14, 4. 7.

Healesville, 69.23, 0. 8. Mount Evelyn, 63.95, 0. 9. Belgrave, 38.51, 0. 10. Woori Yallock, 31.53, 0.

UNDER 18

■ Results. Round 2. Wednesday, April 25.

Healesville 14.14 (98) d Warburton-Millgrove 5.4 (34). Saturday, April 28. Gembrook-Cockatoo 26.12 (168) d Alexandra 2.3 (15). Woori Yallock 8.7 (55) d Upwey-Tecoma 6.16 (52).

Monbulk 12.5 (77) d Wandin 4.9 (33). Mount Evelyn 16.17 (113) d Emerald 5.7 (37).

■ Ladder. 1.Gembrook-Cockatoo, 862.50, 8.

2. Healesville, 405.17, 8. 3. Mount Evelyn, 349.32, 8. 4. Woori Yallock, 110.99, 8. 5. UpweyTecoma, 257.50, 4. 6. Monbulk, 119.44, 4. 7.

Warburton-Millgrove, 50.69, 0. 8. Wandin, 31.51, 0. 9. Emerald, 24.40, 0. 10. Alexandra, 12.42, 0.

AFL YARRA RANGES NETBALL SCOREBOARD ■ Division 2. A-Grade. Results. Round 2. Saturday, April 28. Seville 53 d Powelltown 16.

Yea 99 d Thornton-Eildon 6. Yarra Junction 54

AFL YARRA RANGES NETBALL SCOREBOARD d Gembrook-Cockatoo 31. Kinglake: Bye. Yarra Glen 55 d Alexandra 37.

■ Division 2. B-Grade. Results. Round 2. Saturday, April 28. Seville 61 d Powelltown 44.

Yea 94 d Thornton-Eildon 0. Gembrook-Cockatoo 33 drew with Yarra Junction 33. Alexandra 49 d Yarra Glen 32. Kinglake: Bye. ■ Division 2. C-Grade. Results. Round 2. Saturday, April 28. Seville 41 d Powelltown 31.

Yea: Bye. Gembrook-Cockatoo 36 d Yarra Junction 9. Alexandra 39 d Yarra Glen 16. Kinglake: Bye. ■ Division 2. D-Grade. Results. Round 2. Saturday, April 28. Kinglake 40 d Powelltown 9.

Yea: Bye. Gembrook-Cockatoo 37 d Yarra Junction 5. Yarra Glen 21 drew with Alexandra 21.

■ Division 1. A-Grade. Results. Round 2.

Wednesday, April 25. Warburton-Millgrove 51 d Healesville 26. Saturday, April 28. OlindaFerny Creek 71 d Belgrave 48. Woori Yallock 62 d Upwey-Tecoma 23. Wandin 56 de Monbulk Hawks 50. Mount Evelyn 41 d Emerald 38.

■ Division 1. B-Grade. Results. Round 2.

Wednesday, April 25. Warburton-Millgrove 37 drew with Healesville 37. Saturday, April 28.

Olinda-Ferny Creek 63 d Belgrave 50. Woori Yallock 47 d Upwey-Tecoma 18. Wandin 64 d Monbulk Hawks 43. Mount Evelyn 55 d Emerald 29.

■ Division 1. C-Grade. Results. Round 2.

Wednesday, April 25. Healesville 35 d Warburton-Millgrove 20. Saturday, April 28.

Olinda-Ferny Creek 58 d Belgrave 19. Woori Yallock 48 d Upwey-Tecoma 26. Wandin 47 d Monbulk Hawks 43. Mount Evelyn 26 d Emerald 24.

■ Division 1. D-Grade. Results. Round 2.

Wednesday, April 25. Warburton-Millgrove 31 d Healesville 28. Saturday, April 28. Woori Yallock 24 d Olinda Ferny Creek 2 22. OlindaFerny Creek 34 d Belgrave 32. Wandinb 36 d Monbulk Hawks 10. Mount Evelyn 34 d Emerald 18.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD DIVISION 1

■ Seniors. Results. Round 3. Saturday, April 28. Macleod 15.13 (103) d Hurstbridge 4.16 (40).

West Preston-Lakeside 19.10 (124) d North Heidelberg 12.10 (82). Heidelberg 10.6 (66) d Greensborough 7.13 (55). Northcote Park 9.17 (71) d Whittlesea 7.17 (69). Montmorency 23.9 (167) d Bundoora 8.13 (61).

■ Ladder. 1. Macleod, 163.21, 8. 2. West Preston-Lakeside, 155.92, 8. 3. Greensborough, 133.51, 8. 4. Heidelberg, 106.59, 8. 5. Northcote Park, 90.24, 8. 6. Montmorency, 108.94, 4. 7.

Bundoora, 97.19, 4. 8. North Heidelberg, 79.25, 4. 9. Whittlesea, 65.89, 4. 10. Hurstbridge, 59.08, 0.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 3. Saturday, April 28. Hurstbridge 14.16 (100) d Macleod 11.6 (72).

West Preston-Lakeside 21.4 (130) d North Heidelberg 14.8 (92). Greensborough 14. 10 (94).

Whittlesea 20.19 (139) d Northcote Park 3.2 (20).

Montmorency 12.8 (80) d Bundoora 11.12 (78).

■ Ladder. 1. Whittlesea, 329.63, 12. 2.

Greensborough, 151.82, 8. 3. Hurstbridge, 117.01, 8. 4. Bundoora, 113.58, 8. 5. West Preston-Lakeside, 111.11, 8. 6. Montmorency, 98.31, 8. 7. Heidelberg, 90.48, 4. 8. Macleod, 69.14, 4. 9. North Heidelberg, 67.67, 0. 10.

Northcote Park, 39.53, 0.

■ Under 19. Results. Round 3. Saturday, April 28. Greensborough 11.13 (79) d Diamond Creek 4.5 (29). Macleod 13.15 (93) d West PrestonLakeside 10.7 (67). Eltham 12.8 (80) d Heidelberg 2.7 (19). Northcote Park 12.12 (90) d Whittlesea 11.4 (70). Montmorency 13.10 (88) d Bundora 9.6 (60).

■ Ladder. 1. Greensborough, 194.90, 12. 2.

Eltham, 174.31, 8. 3. Montmorency, 137.23, 8.

4. Northcote Park, 113.85, 8. 5. Diamond Creek,

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NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

27. Bundoora 4 25 d St Mary’s 3 14. Montmorency 31 d Epping 2 13. Whittlesea 1 30 d West Ivanhoe 2 27. Watsonia 3 32 d Heat 2 12 Keon Park 1 43 d Northcote Park 3 28.

■ Section 8. Results. Round 4. Friday, Apri DIVISION 2 27. Reservoir 1 28 d Watsonia 4 25. Heidelberg ■ Seniors. Results. Round 3. Saturday, April West 1 40 d Fitzroy Stars 3 24. Greensborough 4 28. Diamond Creek 19.19 (133) d Watsonia 7.8 34 d Thomastown 3 27. North Heidelberg 5 31 d (50). Eltham 19.12 (126) d Thomastown 9.9 (63). South Morang 4 25. Kilmore 2: Bye. Epping 10.8 (68) d Banyule 9.12 (66). Lower ■ Section 9. Results. Round 4. Friday, Apri Plenty 21.20 (146) d Fitzroy Stars 5.6 (36).

27. Hurstbridge 2 41 d Heat 3 21. Bundoora 5 31 ■ Ladder. 1. Eltham, 183.56, 16. 2. Lower d Montmorency 2 23. Northcote Park 4 33 d Plenty, 236.84, 12. 3. Diamond Creek, 168.77, West Ivanhoe 3 16.

12. 4. Banyule, 128.22, 4. 5. Thomastown, ■ Section 10. Results. Round 4. Friday, April 101.16, 4. 6. Epping, 58.09, 4. 7. Watsonia, 42.58, 27. Watsonia 5 35 d Hurstbridge 3 16. Bundoora 0. 8. Fitzroy Stars, 32.12, 0.

6 24 d Lower Plenty 1 22. Thomastown 4 28 d ■ Reserves. Results. Round 3. Saturday,April Mernda 1 20. West Ivanhoe 4 38 d Whittlesea 2 28. Diamond Creek 12.12 (84) d Watsonia 6.8 37. Kilmore 3: Bye. (44). Eltham 16.10 (106) d Thomastown 5.6 (36). ■ Section 11. Results. Round 4. Friday, April Banyule 10.10 (70) d Epping 6.6 (42). Lower 27. Mernda 2 29 d Bundoora 7 7.Laurimar 3 25 Plenty 25.12 (162) d Fitzroy Stars 5.2 (32). drew with Reservoir 2 25. Thomastown 5 24 d ■ Ladder. 1. Eltham, 244.59, 16. 2. Lower Heidelberg West 2 20. Keon Park 2: Bye. Plenty, 275.24, 12. 3. Diamond Creek, 232.14, 12. 4. Thomastown, 97.94, 4. 5. Watsonia, 68.97, GOULBURN VALLEY 4. 6. Banyule, 68.51, 4. 7. Epping, 33.92, 0. 8.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE Fitzroy Stars, 24.78, 0.

■ Under 19. Results. Round 4. Saturday, April SCOREBOARD 28. Mill Park 111 d Panton Hill 14. Eltham 9.7 (61) d South Morang 6.8 (44). Banyule 15.7 (97) ■ Seniors. Results. Round 4. Saturday, April d Mernda 7.10 (52). Lower Plenty 28.18 (186) d 28. Shepparton United 13.13 (91) d Shepparton North Heidelberg 2.1 (13).

Swans 5.16 (66). Benalla 9.15 (69) d Euroa 5.11 ■ Ladder. 1. Mill Park, 283.16, 12. 2. Lower (41). Kyabram 16.12 (108) d Echuca 4.13 (37).

Plenty, 249.08, 12. 3. Diamond Creek, 232.14, Mansfield 14.14 (98) d Mooroopna 3.11 (29).

12. 4. Thomastown, 97.94, 4. 5. Watsonia, 68.97, Tatura 7.11 (53) d Tatura 5.9 (39). Sunday, April 4. 6. Banyule, 68.51, 4. 7. Epping, 33.92, 0. 8. 29. Seymour v Shepparton.

Fitzroy Stars, 24.78, 0.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 4. Saturday, Apri DIVISION 3 28. Shepparton Swans 23.11 (149) d Shepparton ■ Seniors. Results. Round 4. Saturday, April Swans 1.3 (9). Euroa 14.18 (102) d Benalla 4.5 28. South Morang 13.21 (9) d Reservoir 7.5 (47). (29). Kyabram 15.8 (98) d Echuca 6.4 (40).

Mernda 10.18 (78) d Heidelberg West 10.8 (68). Mansfield 15.21 (111) d Mooroopna 2.3 (15).

Kilmore 11.10 (76) d Lalor 7.13 (55). St Mary’s Tatura 10.8 (68) d Rochester 1.6 (12). Sunday April 29. Seymour v Shepparton.

12.9 (81) d Laurimar 9.8 (62).

■ Ladder. 1. St Mary’s, 194.53, 16. 2. South ■ Under 18. Results. Round 4. Saturday, Apri Morang, 213.07, 12. 3. Mernda, 158.94, 12. 4. 28. Shepparton United 8.6 (54) d Shepparton Kilmore, 108.71, 12. 5. Panton Hill, 126.98, 8. 6. Swans 6.10 (46). Benalla 11.5 (71) d Euroa 8.4 Lalor, 52.75, 4. 7. Laurimar, 63.64, 0. 8. Reser- (52). Kyabram 8.15 (63) d Echuca 3.5 (23).

Mooroopna 12.9 (81) d Mansfield 3.2 (20). voir, 51.52, 0. 9. Heidelberg West, 46.09, 0.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 4. Saturday,April Tatura 11.8 (74) d Rochester 9.12 (66). Sunday 28. Reservoir 11.4 (70) d South Morang 7.5 (47). April 29. Seymour v Shepparton.

Heidelberg West 18.15 (123) d Mernda 9.5 (59).

Kilmore 13.9 (87) d Lalor 6.12 (48). St Mary’s KYABRAM DISTRICT 18.21 (129) d Laurimar 7.9 (51). Panton Hill: FOOTBALL LEAGUE Bye. ■ Ladder. 1. St Mary’s, 568.00, 16. 2. ReserSCOREBOARD voir, 120.44, 12. 3. Heidelberg West, 91.64, 8. 4.

Mernda, 80.29, 8. 5. Kilmore, 58.46, 8. 6. South ■ Seniors. Results. Round 4. Saturday, April Morang, 107.80, 4. 7. Laurimar, 90.91, 4. 8. 28. Girgarre 15.8 (98) d Avenel 9.3 (57).

Lancaster 23.18 (156) d Longwood 5.10 (40).

Panton Hill, 68.80, 4. 9. Lalor, 42.27, 0.

Merrigum 9.16 (70) d Dookie United 9.9 (63) d NETBALL Murchison-Toolamba 20.12 (132) d Rushworth ■ Section 1. Results. Round 4. Friday, April 6.8 (44). Stanhope 13.13 (91) d Nagamabie 6.11 27. South Morang 1 51 d Greensborough 1 41. (47). Tallyagroopna 17.21 (123) d Violet Town Diamond Creek 1 78 d North Heidelberg 1 45. 3.10 (28). Undera 54 d Ardmona 7.

Heidelberg 1 59 d Fitzroy Stars 1 47.

■ Ladder. 1. Lancaster, 310.17, 16. 2. Tally■ Section 2. Results. Round 4. Friday, April garoopna, 229.32, 16. 3. Merrigum, 151.12, 16.

27. Ivanhoe 1 40 d Greensborough 2 27. 4. Stanhope, 208.29, 12. 5. Girgarre, 193.91, 12.

Laurimar 1 30 d St Mary’s 1 27. Diamond Creek 6. Murchison-Toolamba, 105.49, 8. 7. Dookie 2 27 d Northcote Park 1 15. Heidelberg 2: Bye. United, 132.97, 4. 8. Avenel, 103.85, 4. 9.

■ Section 3. Results. Round 4. Friday, April Longwood, 62.71, 4. 10. Nagambie, 61.57, 4.

27. Heat 1 38 d Diamond Creek 3 25. 11. Violet Town, 59.75, 4. 12. Rushworth, 40.09 Thomastown 1 30 d Heidelberg 3 23. Watsonia 0. 13. Undera, 31.19, 0. 14. Ardmona, 3.35, 0.

1 32 d North Heidelberg 2 26. Bundoora 1 36 d ■ Reserves. Results. Round 4. Saturday, Apri Greensborough 3 31.

■ Section 4. Results. Round 4. Friday, April 28. Girgarre 16.11 (107) d Avenel 3.2 (20).

27. Craigieburn 1 36 d Kilmore 1 20. Ivanhoe 2 Lancaster 18.20 (128) d Longwood 1.3 (9).

32 d Diamond Creek 4 22. Heidelberg 4 37 d Dookie United 9.10 (64) d Merrigum 8.4 (52).

Murchison-Toolamba 20.11 (131) d Rushworth Bundoora 2 29. North Heidelberg 3: Bye. ■ Section 5. Results. Round 4. Friday, April 1.3 (9). Stanhope 8.14 (63) d Nagambie 5.5 (35).

27. St Mary’s 25 d Macleod 1 17. Craigieburn 2 Tallygaroopna 23.23 (161) d Violet Town 3.1 24 d Thomastown 2. Diamond Creek 5 30 d (19). Undera 10.15 (75) d Ardmona 0.1 (1).

Northcote Park 2 25. Watsonia 2 29 d Epping 1 ■ Ladder. 1. Murchison-Tolamba, 1083.33, 16.

19. North Heidelberg 4 30 d Hurstbridge 1 26. 2. Lancaster, 604.76, 16. 3. Stanhope, 314.89, 16. 4. Girgarre, 431.58, 12. 5. Merrigum, 356.00, West Ivanhoe 1 38 d South Morang 2 31.

■ Section 6. Results. Round 4. Friday, April 12. 6. Dookie United, 203.82, 8. 7.

27. Bundoora 3 37 d Heidelberg 5 13. Macleod Tallygaroopna, 140.69, 8. 8. Nagambie, 98.05, 2 25 d South Morang 3 24. Fitzroy Stars 31 d 8. 9. Undera, 82.21, 4. 10. Rushworth, 37.42, 4.

Craigieburn 3 27.

11. Avenel, 31.57, 0. 12. Violet Town, 14.11 , 0 ■ Section 7. Results. Round 4. Friday, April 13. Longwood, 11.38, 0. 14. Ardmona, 0.47, 0.

81.03, 8. 6. St Mary’s, 109.09, 4. 7. Whittlesea, 97.19, 4. 8. Macleod, 94.96, 4. 9. Bundoora, 89.44, 4. 10. Heidelberg, 51.53, 4. 11. West Preston-Lakeside, 66.79, 0.

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■ Under 18. Results. Round 4. Saturday, April 28. Avenel 16.16 (112) d Girgarre 4.2 (26).

Lancaster 27.18 (180) d Longwood 5.4 (34).

Murchison-Toolamba 16.20 (116) d Rushworth 6.9 (45). Undera 71 d Ardmona 43.

■ Ladder. 1. Lancaster, 926.00, 12. 2.

Murchison-Tolamba, 601.89, 12. 3. Stanhope, 283.64, 12. 4. Rushworth, 208.81, 8. 5. Avenel, 70.07, 8. 6. Merrigum, 108.8, 4. 7. Girgarre, 53.51, 4. 8. Tallygaroopna, 64.41, 0. 9. Undera, 32.48, 0. 10. Ardmona, 13.95, 0. 11. Longwood, 9.32, 0.

RIDDELL DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

■ Seniors. Results. Round 3. Saturday, April 28. Rupertswood 16.12 (108) d Macedon 8.9 (57). Romsey 13.11 (89) Melton Centrals 10.5 (65). Diggers Rest 85 d Riddell 67. WoodendHesket 31.16 (202) d Rockbank 5.4 (34). Wallan 11.8 (74) d Sunbury Kangaroos 10.9 (69).

Lancefield 21.18 (144) d Broadford 6.5 (41).

■ Ladder. 1. Woodend-Hesket, 305.80, 12. 2.

Rupertswood, 260.56, 12. 3. Wallan, 166.15, 12.

4. Macedon, 134.50, 8. 5. Diggers Rest, 1371.43, 4. 6. Sunbury Kangaroos, 148.13, 4. 7. Melton Centrals, 122.22, 4. 8. Lancefield, 61.64, 4. 9.

Romsey, 56.95, 4. 10. Riddell, 86.34, 0. 11.

Broadford, 16.01, 0. 12. Rockbank, 11.87, 0.

■ Reserves. Results. Round 3. Saturday, April 28. Rupertswood 15.6 (96) d Macedon 1.4 (10).

Melton Centrals 8.7 (55) d Romsey 7.12 (54).

Diggers Rest 95 d Riddell 38. Woodend-Hesket 15.19 (109) d Rockbank 3.2 (20). Wallan 2120 (146) d Sunbury Kangaroos 2.4 (16). Lancefield 12.8 (80) d Broadford 5.10 (40).

■ Ladder. 1. Wallan, 524.68, 12. 2. Rupertswood, 459.68, 12. 3. Woodend-Hesket, 452.63, 12. 4. Melton Centrals, 149.07, 8. 5. Diggers Rest, 1000.00, 4. 6. Riddell, 156.52, 4. 7.

Macedon, 81.70, 4. 8. Sunbury Kangaroos, 64.78, 4. 9. Lancefield, 37.63, 4. 10. Romsey, 60.00, 0. 11. Rockbank, 10.59, 0. 12. Broadford, 9.79, 0.

■ Under 19.5. Results. Round 3. Saturday, April 28. Rupertswood 15.8 (8) d Macedon 3.3 (21). Broadford 12.7 (79) d Woodend-Hasket 5.5 (35). Melton Centrals 8.7 (55) d Romsey 3.6 (24). Riddell 131 d Diggers Rest 46. Wallan 18.12 (120) d Sunbury Kangaroos 2.5 (17).

■ Ladder. 1. Ruperstwood, 1102.50, 12. 2.

Wallan, 478.57, 12. 3. Woodend-Hesket, 151.56, 8. 4. Broadford, 113.42, 8. 5. Diggers Rest, 67.33, 4. 6. Macedon, 60.00, 4. 7. Melton Centrals, 56.83, 4. 8. Riddell, 58.90, 0. 9. Romsey, 17.63, 0. 10. Sunbury Kangaroos, 11.55, 0.

YEA V THORNTON-EILDON SCOREBOARD SENIORS

YEA ........................... 5.3, 15.5, 22.9, 29.13 (187) THORNTON-EIL. ........... 0.1, 4.1, 5.2, 7.3 (45) Yea. Goalkickers: M. Curcio 10, C. Graham 10, L. Beattie 2, H. Jarvie, A. Walsh, J. Bamblett, C. Evans, N. Baettie, P. Evans, R. Timmins. Best: B. Curcio, C. Graham, R. Aldous, H. Jarvie, T. Kirkham, L. Beattie. Team List: C. Graham, M. Curcio, L. Baettie, H. Jarvie, A. Walsh, R. Timmins, C. Evans, P. Evans, N. Beattie, S. Bamblett, T. Kirkham, R. Aldous, J. Carroll, D. O’Dwyer, A. McSpeerin, M. Pitman, J. Sandells, K. McKenzie, X. O’Dwyer, C. Ryan, J. Ryan, H. Wilton, D. Evans.

Thornton-Eildon. Goalkickers: . D. Creed 2, J. Creighton 2, T. Phelps, J. Hehir, B. Haden. Best: J. Scotland, T. Bail, J. Hehir, B. Davis, B. Haden, B. Herridge. Team List: D. Creed, J. Ceighton, B. Haden, J. Hehir, T. Phelps, B. Herridge, B. Davis, T. Bail, J. Scotland, G. Day, B. Azzopardi, J. Skerritt, J. Dickson, M. Gower, J. Strachan, M. Herridge, B. Lowerson, J. Ward, L. Stewart, J. Parker, L. Thomas, J. Sloane.

YEA V THORNTON-EILDON SCOREBOARD RESERVES YEA ........................... 3.4, 8.8, 10.17, 20.19 (139) THORNTON-EIL. .............. 0.0,.0, 1.0, 2.0 (12) Yea. Goalkickers: A. Buterworth 7, J. Mahon 3, J. Garlick 3, E. Daines 2, I. Porter, B. Wilsmore, M. Moore, J. Aldous, B. Clements. Best: J. Garlick, J. Mahon, B. Clements, A. Chisholm, E. Daines, A. Butterworth. Team List: A, Butter-worth, J. Mahon, J. Garlick, E. Daines, B. Clements, J. Aldous, R. Wilsmore, M. Moore, I. Porter, A. Chisholm, D. Pell, X. Jolly, B. Middleton, T. Lang, L. White, D. Jannke, K. McKenzie, C. Ryan, T. O’Dwyer, C. Nash, T. McMahon, J. Gilbert, N. Charles, Z. Harry, N. Harry.

Thornton-Eildon. Goalkickers: R. Vijdani, P. Sporton. Best: L. De Jong, R. Vijdani, R. Pezzamenti, J. Ward, S. Weston. Team List: R. Vijdani, P. Sporton, S. Weston, J. Ward, R. Pezzimenti, D. Allan, L. De Jong, M. Herridge, B. Clarke, J. Scanlan, J. Lewis, S. Walton, D. Draper, C. Ronalds, L. Ronalds, A. Sporton, T. Greenem, B. McComb, J. Dundas.

A-GRADE NETBALL YEA .............................................. 30, 50, 75, 99 THORNTON-EIL. ............................. 0, 3, 4, 6 Yea. Goals: Melissa Martinov 70, Rachael Hickey 29. Best: Melisssa Martinov, Chelsea Spagnolo, Ruby O’Dwyer. Team List: (GS, GA) Rachael Hickey, (GS, GA) Melissa Martinov, (WA) Chelsea Spagnolo, (C) Sophie Watts, (WD) Roby O’Dywer, (GD, GK) Megan Leatham, (GD, GK) Sarah Armstrong, (NS, WA, C) Samantha Coppinger.

Thornton-Eildon. Goals: Rose Kealy 4, Jayde Thomas 2. Best: Jessica Slapp, Brodie Tyacke, Tayla Sturges. Team List: (GS) Brodie Tyacke,(GA) Rose Kealy, (WA, WD) Elley Morrison, (C, WA) Tayla Sturges, (WA, C, WD) Jayde Thomas, (GD, GK) Jessica Slapp, (GD, GK) Heather Mason, (NS, GD, GK) Liana Clark.

B-GRADE NETBALL YEA ............................................. 29, 55, 77, 94 THORNTON-EIL. Yea. Goals: Meg Sundblom 54, Cindy Hayes 24, Tarra Gregory 16. Best: Tara Gregory, Meg Sundblom, Kate Elliott. Team List: (GS) Meg Sundblom, (GS, GA) Cindy Hayes, (WA, WD) Regina Bell, (WA, C) Kate Elliott, (GD, GK) Cindy Newcomen, (WD, GK) Lauren Cronk, (NS, GA, C) Tara Gregory.

Thornton-Eildon. Team List: (GS) Kayla Best, (C) Samantha Martens, (WD) Jen Fletcher, (GD) Maggie Rigby, (GK) Melanie Gourlay.

YARRA GLEN V ALEXANDRA SCOREBOARD

YARRA GLEN V ALEXANDRA SCOREBOARD

Howard 3, L. Coulson, M. Donald. Best: D. Barker, J. Donald, L. Coulson, L. Coulson 2, Z. Capuano, D. Howard, L. Vanderstandt. Team List: D. Barker, D. Howard, L. Coulson, M. Donald, L. Vanderstandt, Z. Capuano, J. Donald, D. Galbraith, D. Grant, A. Beath, J. Keedle, G. Ely, D. Fenech, A. Bryans, L. Pinder, L. Crawford, K. Braun, S. Duncan, T. Evans, J. Exton, A. Whelan, D. Whelan.

Alexandra. Goalkickers: L. Platt 2, P. Matuschka 2, S. Hill, J. Hamill, E. Hamill, S. Graham. Best: M. Whitburn, L. Platt, C. Jack, P. Matuschka, M. Church, A. Daly. Team List: P. Matuschka, L. Platt, S. Graham, J. Hamill, S. Hill, E. Hamill, A. Daly, M. Church, C. Jack, M. Whitbourn, T. Sanders, J. Matuschka, A. Westworth, T. Dodemaide, M. McDonald, R. Marsh, J. Kidd, W. Ingram, P. Brooks.

Yarra Glen. Goals: Molly Duncan 8, Kim Christian 7, Jodie Wilson 1. Best: Jacinda Fraser, Jacqueline Gardner. Team List: (GS) Chantelle Farley, (GA) Molly Duncan, (WA) Jacinda Fraser, (C) Jacqueline Gardner, (WD) Madelaine Dale, (GD) Melissa Greig, (GK) Jodie Wilson, (NS) Kim Christian, (NS) Jacinda Marlow.

UNDER 18

G’BROOK-COCK. .. 8.3, 11.7, 18.11, 26.12 (168) ALEXANDRA .................. 0.1, 0.1, 1.2, 2.3 (15) Gembrook-Cockatoo. Goalkickers: F. Trott 5, M. Watson 4, S. Gibson 3, D. South 3, J. Firrito 2, J. Keen 2, L. Ramage, Z. Loewe, K. Wood, J. Tilly, C. Black, M. Can Schilt, M. Frazetto. Best: F. Trott, J. Tilly, M. Frazzetto, L. Ramage, B. Diprose, M. Watson. Team List: F. Trott, M. Watson, S. Gibson, D. South, J. Firrito, J. Keen, L. Ramage, M. Frazzetto, J. Tilly, C. Black, Z. Loewe, K. Wood, M. Van Schilt, B. Diprose, K. Capp, J. Burchill, H. Snoxell, L. McCulloch, J. Hudson, B. Downey, L. Hocking, J. Keen.

Alexandra. Goalkickers: F. McCarthy, T. Pedlar.

Best: J. Keath, T. Pedlar, A. McDonald, D. McFadzean, B. Thomas, J. Southam. Team List: T. Pedlar, F. McCarthy, J. Southam, B. Thomas, D. McFadzean, A. NcDonald, J. Keathm W. Ellis, D. Kaempkes, H. Gilmore, N. Stewart, J. Laurie-Rhodes, H. Twining, H. Dunsford, D. Ray, J. Sims, W. Woolford.

A-GRADE NETBALL

YARRA GLEN ............................. 13, 22, 36, 55 ALEXANDRA ................................ 7, 15, 24, 37 Yarra Glen. Goals: El;ise Tanzen 30, Nicole Moate 25. Best: Nicole Moate, Meaghan Cowan, Prue Purday. Team List: (GS) Meaghan Cowan, (GA) Nicole Moate, (WA) Prue Purdey, (C) Chelsea Birchall, (WD) Elise Tanzen, (GD) Stacey Gilder, (GK) Edana Lacey, (NS) Kali Fraser.

Alexandra. Goals: Lauren Steyger 19, Ellie Hedger 18. Best: Caitlin Haggis, Olivia Twining, Ellie Hedger, Team List: (GS) Lauren Steyger, (GA) Ellie Hedger, (WA) Bethany Cairns, (C) Caitlin Haggis (C), Olivia Twining (WD), (GD) Chelsea Skerritt, (GK) Hana Duldig, (NS) Louise Chapple, (NS) Kirby Welch, (NS) Rebecca Wallis.

D-GRADE NETBALL

YARRAGLEN .............................. 4, 12, 17, 21 ALEXANDRA ................................. 3, 8, 17, 21 Yarra Glen. Goals. Katherine James 10, Holly Moors 6, Samantha Chetcuti 5. Best: Morgan Bazzocco, Leesa Lowery. Team List: (GS) Morgan Bazzocco, (GA) Jenivieve Williams, (WA) Katherine James, (C) Leesa Lowery, (WD) Michelle Young, (GD) Samantha Chetcuti, (GK) Charlotte Adam, (NS) Molly Keyhoe, (NS) Holly Moors.

Alexandra. Goals: Jorja Gesler 9, Kate Mullins 4, Kim Webber-Lally 3, Jaymie Elward 2. Best: Jorja Gesler, Cassandra Red. Team List: (GS) Jorja Gesler, (GA) Jaymie Elward, (WA) Sarah Haggis, (C) Chelsea Callander, (WD) Ebonni Carlton, (GD) Jess Gorman, (GK) Cecilia Ladd, (NS) Taite Ritchie, (NS) Sienna Wakefield-Dick, (NS) Jim Webber-Laly, (NS) Kate Mullins, (NS) Cassandra Read.

KINGLAKE V POWELLTOWN SCOREBOARD D-GRADE NETBALL

KINGLAKE ............................... 12, 22, 30. 40 POWELLTOWN ................................ 2, 3, 7, 9 Kinglake. Goals: Jacquilynn Pascoe 33, Danielle Moore 5, Errin White 2. Best: Errin White, Jacquilynn Pascoe, Brianna Draper.

Team List: Jacquilynn Pascoe, Danielle Moore, Sarah Jensen, Errin White, Brianna Draper, Stephanie Nechodiuk, Amanda Pascoe, Jayde Stoneman.

WHITTLESEA V NORTHCOTE PARK SCOREBOARD SENIORS

ALEXANDRA ............................... 11, 20, 33, 49 YARRA GLEN .............................. 10, 20, 23, 32 Alexandra. Goals: Shona Gesler 26, Rebecca Wallis 23. Best: Rebecca Wallis, Shona Gesler, Loren Hedger. Team List: (GS) Shona Gesler, (GA) Rebecca Wallis, (WA) Jayde Cairns, (C) Katherine Quinsea, (WD) Kelly Clever, (GD) Kirby Welch, (GK) Loren Hedger, (NS) Kathryn Yeldman.

Yarra Glen. Goals: Shannae Melis 21, Jessie McIlraith 7, Ellen Brown 4. Best: Allison Carter, Ellen Brown, Chelsea Burton. Team List: (GS) Jessie McIlraith, (GA) Melissa Bock, (WA) Allison Carter, (C) Elise Hill, (WD), Shannae Melis, (GD) Ellen Brown, (GK) Chelsea Burton, (NS) Lauren Bell.

N’COTE PARK ......... 3.2, 4.11, 5.15, 7.17 (59) WHITTLESEA ........... 3.2, 3.7, 6.13, 9.17 (71) Northcote Park. Goals: P. Dorago 2, J. Mills 2, A. Close 2, T. Fallon, B. McLennan, C. Simpson.

Best: P. Dirago, N. Carter, T. Old, C. Simpson, B. McLennan, T. Fallon. Team List: P. Dirago, J. Mills, A. Close, T. Fallon, B. McLennan, C. Simpson, T. Old, N. Carter, N. Svarc, N. McNiece, B. Davies, J. Violato, R. Fandrich, J. Perry, J. Donaldson, M. Amad, B.Augustus, K. Thomas, T. Jackson, M. Naidrett, L. Svarc, B. Barnes-Webb.

Whittlesea. Goals: C. Bland 2, X. Dimasi, M. Brennan, M. Coen, J. Daniel, M. Atta. Best: M. Brennan, X. Dimasi, R. Dyson, M. Coen, J. Daniel, B. Robinson. Team List: C. Bland, J. Daniel, M. Coen, X. Dimasi, M. Brennan, M. Atta, B. Robinson, R. Dyson, J. Murphy, M. Taplin, B. Briffa, C. Horman, T. Behan, J. Dyson, L. Deards, P. Higgins, M. Andrews, N. Andrews, B. Avola, J. Russell, S. Dempsey, T. Falls.

ALEXANDRA .............................. 12, 22, 31, 39 YARRA GLEN ............................... 5, 11, 14, 16 Alexandra. Goals: Brooke Pearce 17, Mandy Gesler 13, Rachel Manthorpe 9. Best: Brooke Pearce, Kirsty Brook. Team List: (GS) Mandy Gesler, (GA) Rachel Manthorpe, (WA) Michelle Jack, (C) Kylie Cairns, (WD), Kelsey Purcell, (GD) Kirsty Brook, (GK) Laura Westwood, (NS) RESERVES YARRA GLEN ................ 1.4, 5.7, 9.7, 11.9 (75) Brooke Pearce, (NS) Madison Richards, (NS), ALEXANDRA ................... 2.1, 2.4, 5.4, 8.5 (53) Sarah Mooney, (NS), Joanne Steel, (NS) ShanYarra Glen. Goalkickers: D. Barker 6, D. non Whittaker-Prendeville.

WHITTLESEA ...... 5.3, 7.6, 9.14, 20.19 (139) N’COTE PARK ................ 1.1, 2.2, 2.2, 3.2 (20) Whittlesea. Goals. C. Prestopino 5, B. Toll 3, N. Lacey 3, J. Page 2, E. Gorski 2, N. Lacey, J. Brennan, J. Taylor, B. Toll, J. Page, C. Prestopino. Team List: C. Prestopino, B. Toll, N. Lacey, J. Page, E. Gorski, J. Brennan, T. Parkinson, N. Byatt, N. Pupillo, R. Cater, J. Taylor, B. Byrne, J. Robinson, N. Fellows, N. Stefanile, J. Ormerod, B. Burgess, C. Leslie, L. Hughes, J. Bateman, C. Bell, C. Taplin, J. Eid.

YARRA GLEN V ALEXANDRA SCOREBOARD SENIORS YARRA GLEN .......... 9.4, 9.7, 15.9, 17.11 (113) ALEXANDRA .................... 0.1, 1.4, 4.4, 4.6 (30) Yarra Glen. Goalkickers. R. McDermott 6, D. Hurley 3, L. Telford 3, A. Hocking 3, J. Clare, R. Gurney. Best: D. Hurley, R. McDermott, L. Telford, N. Parlby, B. Binion, R. Smith. Team List: R. McDermott, L. Telford, D. Hurley, A. Hocking, R. Gurney, J. Clare, R. Smith, B. Binion, N. Parlby, R. D’Argent, A. Moate, C. Moate, C. Oreen, A. Smith, J. Marks, W. Kristelly, C. Tait, J. Symes, J. Schille, B. Ashton, T. Russell.

Alexandra. Goalkickers: S. Steiner 2, B. Norris 2. Best: S. Heveren, W. Goonan, L. Ragg, C. Heaslip, D. Roper, B. Cooper. Team List: B. Borris, S. Steiner, B. Cooper, D. Roper, C. Heaslip, L. Ragg, W. Goonan, S. Heveren, M. Combs, N. Dundas, J. Goonan, T. Halligan, B. Woollard, S. Woollard, J. Noy, M. Steiner, S. Kidd, C. McKay, J. Brereton, N. Stewart, N. Waugh.

B-GRADE NETBALL

C-GRADE NETBALL

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NORTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY SCOREBOARD

Northcote Park. Goals: A. Punshon 2, M. Dimov. Best: M. George, H. Reid, A. Punshon, J. Whelan, J. Waldron, M. Dimov. Team List: A. Punshon, M. Dimov, J. Waldron, J. Whelan, H. Reid, M. George, S. McKenzie-Eyers, C. Chilcott, R. Botoulas, D. Zonta, R. Elasmar, J. Grgic, A. Baker, D. Chilcott, L. Waldron, C., Hall, S. Aanensen, A. Phlorides, J. Murray, M. Brown, D. Brown, J. Hess.

112). d Whitehorse 0.1 (1). VU Western Spurs v Diamond Creek Womens.

(26). Mill Park 12.7 (79) d Mernda 2.1 (13).

Kilmore 5.5 (35) d Diamond Creek 1.10 (16).

Northcote 9.8 (62) d Montmorency 7.4 (46).

Laurimar Green 17.4 (106) d Fitzroy Stars 7.6 (48). Whittlesea 8.9 (57) d Eltham Black 2.4 (16). Yarrambat 13.9 (87) d Greensborough 2.5 (17). Laurimar Blue 4.7 (31) d South Morang Blue 2.4 (16). Epping 7.5 (47) d Hurstbridge 0.4 (4). Wallan 15.9 (99) d Eltham Red 1.0 (6).

UNDER 19

N’COTE PARK .......... 2.4, 5.5, 11.10, 13.12 (90) WHITTLESEA .............. 31., 6.1, 9.3, 11.4 (70) Northcote Park. Goals: A. Moleta 2, D. Copsey 2, A. De Sando 2, M. El-Achkar 2, A. Mercuri, L. McErlain, R. El-Rafei, A. Ahmad, A. Pjokos.

Best: L. McErlain, A. De Sando, A. Ahmad, N. Viotto, A. Mercuri, R. El-Rafei. Team List: A. De Sando, D. Copsey, A. Moleta, M. El-Achkar, R. El-Rafei, A. Mercuri, A. Ahmad, L. McErlain, A. Phokos, N. Viotto, C. Oxley, J. Torcasio, C. Faubel, L. Merrett, G. Panagidis, C. Zapantis, M. Perazzola, E. Wilson, M. Vaiano, C. Fakhri, N. Zonta, C. Stella, Y. Egan, C. Konieczny.

Whittlesea. Goals: D. Smith 4, K. Snith 2, D. Paolino 2, B. Goodwin, T. Holmberg, M. Holmberg. Best: D. Smith, D. Tennant, R. Johnson, B. Watson, K. Smith, B. Caldrow. Team List: D. Smith, K. Smith, D. Paolino, T. Holmberg, M. Holmberg, B. Goodwin, B. Caldrow, B. Watson, R. Johnson, D. Tennant, B. Rowan, L. Briant, M. Leslie, C. Fitzgerald, K. Burns, A. Hybinett, H. Bland, C. Tinsley, C,.

Newport, L. Webb, L. Coco, L. Tyrrell, T. Bland.

SEYMOUR DISTRICT JUNIOR LEAGUE SCOREBOARD UNDER 16

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29.

Seymour 12.3 (75) d St Mary’s 2.5 (17). Broadford 11.14 (80) d Euroa 7.5 (47). Tabilk 10.13 (73) d Alexandra 3.1 (19). Yea: Bye. ■ Ladder. 1. Broadford, 562.00, 12. 2.

Seymour, 168.35, 8. 3. Euroa, 156.08, 8. 4.

Tabilk, 119.73, 8. 5. St Mary’s, 80.50, 4. 6.

Alexandra, 48.41, 4. 7. Wandong, 14.80, 4.

UNDER 14

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. St Mary’s 19.13 (127) d Seymour 0.0 (0). Euroa 10.11 (71) d Broadford 4.1 (25). Tabilk 10.15 (75) d Alexandra 5.5 (35).

■ Ladder. 1. St Mary’s, 1326.09, 12. 2. Euroa, 227.84, 8. 3. Broadford, 210.03, 8. 4. Rabiulk, 73.17, 8. 5. Seymour, 44.38, 4. 6. Alexabdra, 18.89, 4. 7. Yea, 14.29, 4.

UNDER 12

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. St Mary’s 7.3 (45) d Seymour 6.3 (39). Euroa 22.12 (144) d Broadford 0.0 (0). Tabilk 4.8 (32) d Alexandra 3.5 (23). Wandong v Yea.

15 & UNDER NETBALL

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. St Mary’s 50 d Seymour 19. Tabilk 37 d Alexandra 28. Yea 54 d Wandong 7. Euroa: Bye.

13 & UNDER NETBALL

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Euroa 32 d Broadford 6. Seymour 23 d St Mary’s 8.

Tabilk 20 d Alexandra 8. Yea: Bye.

11 & UNDER NETBALL

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29.

Broadford 10 d Euroa 9. Seymour 12 drew with St Mary’s 12. Alexandra 11 d Tabilk 2. Yea: Bye.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUNDAY SCOREBOARD WOMEN’S DIV. 1

■ Results. Round 4. Sunday, April 29. Bendigo 5.10 (40) d Keilor 4.2 (26). Darebin 15.22

WOMEN’S DIV. 2

■ Results. Round 4. Sunday, April 29. Montmorency 8 d Darebin 4. West Preston-Lakeside 6.7 (43) d VU Western Spurs 1.2 (8). La Trobe University 4.9 (33) d South Morang 3.3 (21).

WOMEN’S DIV. 3

■ Results. Round 4. Sunday, April 29. VU Western Spurs 2.3 (15) d Greensborough 2.2 (14). Eltham 6.14 (50) d La Trobe University 0.0 (0). Bundoora 77 d Mernda 1.

UNDER 18 GIRLS

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Eltham 6.3 (39) d Laurimar 3.3 (21). Diamond Creek Womens 9.10 (64) d Research 1.1 (7). Darebin Falcons 12.10 (82) d Wallan-Kilmore 1.3 (9).

Montmorency 17.4 (106) d Yarrambat 0.1 (1).

Whittlesea: Bye.

UNDER 17

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Diamond Creek 21.24 (150) d Kilmore-Wallan 3.1 (19). Montmorency 15.7 (97) d Mill Park 9.15 (69). Greensborough v Rangers. Whittlesea 13.9 (87) d Mernda 6.2 (38). South Morang 15.11 (101) d West Preston-Lakeside 4.8 (32).

UNDER 16

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Mill Park v Laurimar. Mernda v Kilmore. Eltham 16.15 (111) d Yarrambat 6.4 (40). Montmorency 16.8 (104) d Bundoora Park Thunderbolts 8.4 (52). West Preston-Lakeside 16.9 (105) d Greensborough 6.10 (46). Diamond Creek 17.10 (112) d Research 9.3 (57).

UNDER 16 GIRLS

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Boro Bolts v Northcote. Diamond Creek Womens red 3.5 (23) d Panton Hill 2.3 (15). Research 17.23 (125) d Darebin Falcons 0.2 (2). Diamond Creek Womens Blue 8.1 (49) d Montmorency 3.3 (21).

Yarrambat 13.10 (88) d Wallan 2.0 (12). South Morang 6.7 (43) d West Preston-Lakeside 19.

Kilmore 4.9 (33) d Eltham 3.1 (19).

UNDER 15

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29.

Yarrambat 10.9 (69) d Laurimar 8.8 (56). Wallan 18.21 (129) d Mill Park 4.6 (30). Montmorency 14.17 (101) d Whittlesea 3.5 (23). West PrestonLakesode 8.8 (56)d Kilmore 6.14 (50). South Morang 17.11 (113) d Mernda 7.5 (47).

Greensborough 9.17 (71) d Bundoora Park Thunderbolts 5.4 (34). Hurstbridge v Diamond Creek.

Research 10.8 (68) d Eltham 3.11 (29).

UNDER 14

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Research 10.8 (68) d Diamond Creek 6.8 (42).

Whittlesea Blue 11.9 (75) d Bundoora Park Thunderbolts 4.7 (31). Whittlesea Gold 16.2 (98) d West Preston-Lakeside 7.4 (46). South Morang Blue 11.11 (77) d Montmorency 4.3 (27).

Thomastown 4.8 (32) d Keon Park 4.0 (24).

Yarrambat 16.12 (108) d Greensborough 4.1 (25). Eltham 11.2 (68) d Laurimar 3.2 (20).

Northcote 3.13 (31) d Kinglake 4.5 (29). Wallan 12.6 (78) d Mernda 4.3 (27). Reservoir 6.12 (48) d South Morang Gold 5.,3 (33). Mill Park 10.9 (69) d Kilmore 1.2 (8).

UNDER 14 GIRLS

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Darebin Falcons 10.9 (69) d Eltham Red 0.3 (3).

Whittlesea 12.14 (86) d Bundoora Park Thunderbolts 0.2 (2). Wallan 8.9 (57) d South Morang 6.7 (43). Laurimar 4.3 (27) d Diamond Creek Women’s Red 3.2 (20). Yarrambat 5.4 (34) d Montmorency Black 2.6 (18). Diamond Creek Women’s Blue 7.5 (47) d Kilmore 5.2 (32).

Eltham Black 10.3 (63) d Green Searchers 2.3 (15). Northcote 5.10 (40) d Montmorency White 0.0 (0).

UNDER 13

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. West Preston-Lakeside 15.11 (101) d South Morang

UNDER 12

■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29.

Bundoora Park Thunderbolts 18.6 (114) d Laurimar Green 0.2 (2). West Preston-Lakeside 4.6 (30) d Diamond Creek 0.4 (4). Mernda 2.4 (16) d South Morang 2.3 (15). Montmorency 8.10 (58) d Laurimar Blue 1.5 (11). Mill Park v Northcote Gold. Thomastown 6.8 (44) d Keon Park 2.2 (14). Greensborough v Kilmore.

Hurstbridge v West Ivanhoe Roosters. Eltham Black 7.14 (56) d Yarrambat 5.5 (35). Whittlesea 6.3 (39) d Kilmore 3.6 (24). Epping 11.5 (71) d Northcote Blue 5.2 (32). Research 15.4 (94) d Montmorency White 2.1 (13). Eltham Red 14.9 (93) d Wallan 2.2 (14).

YEA WOMEN’S FOOTBALL SUNDAY SCOREBOARD UNDER 16

YEA .................................................... 13.6 (84) BELGRAVE ........................................... 0.2 (2)

YEA FOOTBALL REPORT SENIORS

Yea 29.13 (187) defeated Thornton Eildon 7.3 (45) Yea has won a second consecutive game and maintained its great start to the 2018 season, dominating against Thornton-Eildon to run out 142-point victors.

The Tigers were away quickly when recruit Michael Curcio, playing his first game in the yellow-and-black, marked and goaled in the early stages of the opening quarter.

The hosts added another four majors to hold a decisive 32-point buffer at the first change.

The game opened up even more in the second term, with the visitors’ four goals paling in UNDER 12 GIRLS comparison to the 10 majors piled on Yea, which ■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. saw Curcio and Chris Graham with bags beWhittlesea 2.12 (24) d Montmorency 0.0 (0). fore half-time.

Darebin Falcons 25 d Hurstbridge 6. Yarrambat A seven-goal-to-one third term quickly reas8.3 (51) d South Morang 0.0 (0). Diamond Creek serted the Tigers’ dominance and this theme Women’s 18. (80) d Northcote 2.0 (12). Re- continued for the remainder of the match, with search 5.2 (32) d Eltham 3.3 (21). Laurimar 5.3 consistency across the four quarters a highlight (33) d Wallan 1.1 (7). of the win.

Curcio and Graham finished with a remarkUNDER 11 able 10 goals apiece, taking full advantage of ■ Results. Round 3. Sunday, April 29. Reservoir 13.5 (83) d Epping 0.8 (8). Northcote 6.2 some very slick ball movement from teammates (38) d Research 4.7 (31). Bundoora Park Thun- up the ground and finishing brilliantly in front of derbolts 13.12 (90) d Fitzroy Stars 1.1 (7). Mont- the big sticks.

Riley Aldous was influential everywhere he morency Black 10.7 (67) d Eltham Black 1.1 (7). Diamond Creek 3.8 (26) d Wallan Black 2.2 went for the second week in a row, Harrison (14). Eltham Red 5.9 (39) d South Morang 4.4 Jarvie was in everything and Lachie Beattie pro(28). Whittlesea 10.6 (66) d Mill Park 2.0 (12). vided great run and constantly drove the ball Mernda Red 5.9 (39) d Kilmore 3.4 (22). inside 50, while Travis Kirkham was rock solid Laurimar 3.7 (25) d West Preston-Lakeside 0.2 across half-back.

Yea made a conscious effort to switch the (2). Montmorency White 10.8 (68) d West Ivanhoe Roosters 0.0 (0). Mernda Blue 27 d ball at every opportunity and moved the ball Wallan White 19. Yarrambat 5.6 (36) d Eltham quickly to dangerous positions, while pressure on the Boners was also a feature, Panthers 2.10 (22).

The Tigers will travel to Yarra Junction to take on the Eagles on Saturday.

KINGLAKE Goalkickers: M. Curcio 10, C. Graham 10, JUNIOR FOOTBALL L. Beattie 2, H. Jarvie, A. Walsh, S. Bamblett , C. Evans, N. Beattie, P. Evans, R. Timmins SUNDAY SCOREBOARD Best Players: M. Curcio, C. Graham, R. Aldous, H. Jarvie, T. Kirkham, L. Beattie UNDER 14 NORTHCOTE ................. 0.2, 0.4, 1.9, 3.13 (31) KINGLAKE ....................... 1.2, 3.4, 4.5, 4.5 (29) Northcote. Goalkickers: A. Rider. I.Sim, B. Hayes. Best: I. Sim, A. Abdula, S. Sullivan, F. Andrew-Frazer, H. Short, R. Dugan. Team List: I. Sim, B. Hayes, A. Rider, R. Dugan, H. Short, F. Andrew-Frazer, S. Sullivan, A. Abdula, P. Sciavarrello, S. Everett, J. Knower, B. Wallace, D. Lucas, S. Beech, M. Chick, R. Wyss, D. Shackleton, S. Dite, H. Constable, C. Hardwick, R. El-Diab.

Kinglake. Team List: C. McAllister, H. Caine, J. Eaton, C. Shenholds, L. Berns, W. Duck, A. McErlain, K. Drew, S. Knight, A. Will Forde, A. Forde, J. Hildebrand, W. Leadbeater, T. McErlain, K. Pfeiffer, J. Sutton, L. Martin, J. Lowry, J. Hitchman.

RESERVES

Yea 20.19 (139) defeated Thornton-Eildon 2.0 (12) Yea sits second on the ladder following a superb performance at home, easily accounting for Thornton-Eildon by 127 points.

Despite coming in warm favourites, the Tigers started a tad slow and the first 10 minutes of the match were tight, albeit played predominately in Yea's front half, before a late flurry of goals left the visitors 22 points behind at the first break.

The Boners got on the board in the second term with their first major, but the Tigers were in full control, yet the three-quarter-time margin of 71 points could have been greater had it not been for inaccuracy (10.17).

The last quarter certainly rectified this, with UNDER 12 WHITTLESEA .................. 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 6.3 (39) Yea taking full advantage of the beautiful condiKINGLAKE ....................... 0.2, 1.3, 2.6, 3.6 (24) tions, slamming on 10 goals and holding their Whittlesea. Team List: B. Justice, H. Caffyn, opposition scoreless to take some serious moM. Volkanovski, C. Grech, H. Caine, C. mentum into next week.

Andrew Butterworth played virtually of last Lawrenson, H. Scowcroft, C. Prout, H. Partington, R. Edwards, J. Owen, L. Robbins, year as a defender but has reinvented himself H. Hempenstall, O. Dwyer, I. Justice, B. Walsh, as a forward to great effort, so much so that he currently leads the reserves league goalkicking Rhys Luscombe, T. Blackwopod, Z. Burns.

Kinglake. Team List: T. Bastin, L. Messimeris, following a haul of seven.

Jaryed Garlick was outstanding, racking up T. Tebbutt, G. Mee, J. Collins, C. Barbver, H. Cook, C. Leadbeater, E. Wunderlich, J. Bolt, N. possessions at will and slotting three majors, Patton, C. Jensen, A. Lowry, L. Darkin, F. Brad Clements (one goal) was dominant in the Kliakos, C. Gottwalt, A. Cook, C. Ray, K. Owens, ruck once again and Julian Mahon also booted

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YEA FOOTBALL REPORT

YEA NETBALL REPORT

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT

In his first game of the season, Andrew Chisholm was excellent until he was sidelined by a hamstring injury.

The Tigers will be looking to keep their undefeated streak going when they meet Yarra Junction this week.

Goalkickers: A. Butterworth 7, J. Mahon 3, J. Garlick 3, E. Daines 2, I. Porter, B. Wilsmore, M. Moore, J. Aldous, B. Clements.

Best Players: J. Garlick, J. Mahon, B. Clements, A. Chisholm, E. Daines, A. Butterworth.

- Patrick Evans

BGRADE Yea 94 def Thornton Eildon 0 Goals: M. Sundblom 54, C. Hayes 24, T. Gregory 16.

Best: T. Gregory, M. Sundblom, K. Elliott.

the second term, Yarra Glen was much faster and used the ball better to add three goals to only three behinds by Alex.

Max Church worked hard in the ruck against bigger opponents and Aaron Westworth was strong around the packs.

Facing a 19 point deficit which ballooned out to 25 points early in the third quarter the Rebels came back with goals to Platt and Jedd Hamill to cut the lead to a more manageable margin.

The home side then steadied and ran the ball the length of the ground on occasions as the game opened up to again give them a big lead at the last change.

Alex again narrowed the margin with three consecutive goals to Platt, Shaun Graham playing his first game for some time and Shane Hill to get to within a single figure margin but Yarra Glen again steadied and the last two goals of the game gave them the win 11.9 (75) to 8.5 (53).

Best players included Michael Whitbourn, Lachlan Platt (2 goals), Corey Jack, Max Church, James Kidd and Aaron Westworth.

Awards: Caltex $25 fuel card - Michael Whitbourn, Alex Sportspower $20 award Lachlan Platt, Grant St Grocer $20 meal - Corey Jack, Corner Hotel $20 meal - Max Church, Corner Hotel 5 pots - Aaron Daly.

Clubrooms side. Heveren and Conor Heaslip continued to turn many attacks as the moon shone brightly, Matt Steiner had a chance but he was offline as Alexandra to their credit fought the game right out but must find a way to convert more forward entries to get on the winning list, losing 4.6 (30) to Yarra Glen 17.11 (113).

Best players included Scott Heveren who played a near perfect back man's game and was easily Alexandra's best, Will Goonan was also good in defense marking strongly when needed, Jacob Brereton leapt high and won many ruck contests whilst Steve Steiner, Ben Cooper and Daniel Roper led the tackling pressure.

Awards: Alex Standard $50 fuel card - Scott Heveren, Grant St Grocer $20 meal - Will Goonan, Corner Hotel $20 meal - Lee Ragg, Corner Hotel 5 pots - Conor Heaslip.

NETBALLAWARDS: Caltex $25 fuel card award: Caitlan Haggis; A-Grade lost 37 - 55: Corner Hotel $20 meal Ellie Hedger, Grant St Grocer $20 Meal - Louise Chapple; B-Grade won 49 - 32: Corner Hotel $20 meal - Kelly Ragg, Grant St Grocer $20 meal Jayde Cairns; C-Grade won 39 - 16: Corner Hotel $20 meal - Maddie Richards, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Shannon Prendeville; D-Grade drew 21 - 21: Corner Hotel $20 meal - Jorja Gesler, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Kim Webber-Lally. ★ Last Thursday's Rebel Raffles were sponsored by Holmesglen @ Eildon and Mt. Pleasant Hotel, Reddrops Foodworks / Houseboat Sales Lake Eildon, Eildon Bakery / Outdoor Education Group, Alexandra Quality Meats / AFNC canteen Yea Chinese Restaurant / Bailey Funerals and were won by Tom Dodemaide, Ryan Carter, Sharon Hedger, Scott Hill and Dawn Jack.

The Holmesglen @ Eildon Jackpot did not go off and will be worth $400 this week so come along and buy some tickets at $1 each but you need to be at the Club rooms at 8pm for the draw.

Do not forget to order your Club merchandise - polo shirts, warm up shirts @ $40, hoodies, vests @ $70, Club stubby holders @ $7, travel mugs @ $15, peaked caps and beanies @ $25, bumper stickers are free.

The Alexandra History Book is also in stock, available at the Alexandra Newsagents @ $25.

Thursday night dinners have two sittings, for juniors and then seniors after their respective training with main course and sweets - adults $15 and kids $10, everyone is welcome.

This coming Saturday we travel to Powelltown for two games of football and four games of netball and the Under 18s also travel to Powelltown for their match against Warburton Millgrove.

The awards are back at the Corner Hotel.

YEA UNDER 15 NETBALL REPORT Yea v Wandong Captain Abby Christie Yea made their way down to Wandong to play their only game of the year in Wandong's indoor stadium.

The court made it a challenge for the girls as it was very slippery and they couldn't play to their full potential.

Maggie and Abby paired up in the first quarter and put 23 goals on the board.

Olivia came onto as shooter from the second quarter and worked well with Abby and Maggie throughout the remainder of the game.

Grace and Zahlie worked well throughout centre court and Sarah, Shanae and were our defenders throughout the game and they made it very hard for Wandong to score. Sarah showed some great footwork and moves.

Wandong are an inexperienced team and it showed in the end with the final score, well done Yea. Yea 54 def Wandong 7 Awards.: TB - Grace Cunningham; Country Club - Zahlie Nitchke; Your Wardrobe - Olivia Johnson - Sarah Cunningham

YEA NETBALL REPORT ■ With Thornton only able to field TWO sides this season, our C- and D-Grade girls had the week off.

To keep up their fitness and to build on their team play, these girls had an intra club hit out earlier in the morning and then stayed on to support A- and B-Grade. Thanks to Sarah Cunningham and Kim Slavin for umpiring this game.

Thornton, under league ruling, must enter in the A- and B-Grade competition and they would be first to admit that they are not at this level.

To their credit both of their sides displayed a great attitude, encouraged each other endlessly, were very friendly to play against and never gave up.

We wish them all the best for the rest of the season and hope that they can continue to improve and enjoy their netball.

It goes without saying that both Yea sides scored comprehensive victories over Thornton on Saturday, posting massive scores themselves and limiting Thornton to few goals.

Both Yea sides showed discipline, team work, fabulous sportsmanship and worked on all areas that coach Mel requested of them.

The games provided opportunities for players in lower grades to step up to the higher grade and all acquitted themselves admirably.

Next weekend we travel to Yarra Junction who always provide tough competition. Good luck Tigers.

AGRADE Yea 99 def Thornton Eildon 6 Goals: M. Martinov 70, R. Hickey 29 Best: M. Martinov, C. Spagnolo, R. O'Dwyer

YEA NETBALL REPORT UNDER 10

■ What a ripper day for footy at Wandong, the ground was picture perfect in amongst the hills, the wind was gusty at times with an icy hit about it.

Yea fielded a competitive 28 kids with the opposition only having 16 in total. All Tigers had a turn on playing on the opposition side in good team spirit.

After working hard at training on Friday night with the coaches Yea had the Zone- forwards, centres and backs down pat, and all did a terrific job at manning up on their player.

The supporters of this team have witnessed a huge improvement over the last couple of weeks and it is fantastic to see.

Next weekend sees us at home again, against the mighty Euroa Magpies who are always a tough opposition.

Awards: Hope Kelderman and Ella Noble – Tiger Bucks, Chevy Klinge and Country Club award and Eli Gregory – Royal Mail Hotel award.

UNDER 12

■ Round 3 saw the Tigers head to Wandong for their first away game for the season.

The sun was out, the winds were strong and the competition was fierce.

The Warriors showed they were hungry for the ball from the first bounce and took the lead early on.

The boys fought back in the fourth quarter, working on tackling and defence but the Warriors took the win in front of their home crowd.

Goalkickers: Riley Frankcombe, Zack Papadopoulos, Jaxson Tainton-Allen Final Scores: Wandong 6.12 (48) def. Yea 3.7 (25) Awards : Country Club award – Rustin Marks, Royal Mail Hotel award – Lucas Jannke and Tiger Bucks – Stephen Clue.

■ Bye.

UNDER 14

- Deb Schickerling

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT SATURDAY

■ The AFL Yarra Ranges League Round 2 of the 2018 season saw the Rebels senior football and netball travel to Yarra Glen for their matches as part of the Pride Cup whilst the Under 18s team travelled to Gembrook Cockatoo for their match.

Awards: Bundalaguah Engineering award Jake Keath, Hadfield Contractors award - Tyson Pedlar, Alexandra Tyrepower award - Aaron McDonald, RPT Plastering award - Daniel McFadzean, DMK Taxation award - Ben Thomas, Alexandra Apparel award - James Southam.

RESERVES

The Reserves team again with a patched-up side of only 19 players started the game against Yarra Glen quite well, Lachlan Platt involved in many passages of play as was Michael Whitbourn and Alex took a lead of three points into the first break against the 2017 Grand Finalists.

Despite the efforts of Corey Jack and James Kidd in defence the home side had the better of

SENIORS

The Seniors ran out in warm sunny conditions and a big crowd was present for the Gay Pride game now an annual fixture.

Alex had to make three changes to the side beaten by Yea the previous week and included Jack Goonan, Tom Halliganand Ben Woollard to replace the injured Brandon Kapakoulakis, Daniel Rouget and Jake Steyger.

Yarra Glen kicked to the Healesville road end and kicked the first score, a behind but an inaccurate kick in resulted in the home side's first goal.

Another Alex turn-over and a free kick reversed, cost the maximum points as Yarra Glen were well on top.

Alex was making many mistakes and the confident home side capitalised before Alex went forward and Ben Cooper earned a free but Alexandra's first score was only a behind.

Yarra Glen's goals seemed to come easy as they piled on nine for the quarter, the last coming after the siren.

Alex changed their game after the break and in a remarkable turnaround, won the second quarter keeping Yarra Glen goalless.

Scott Heveren was at his dashing best in defense marking strongly, punching when needed and taking on the opposition.

He was well backed up by the Goonan brothers but despite the efforts of Jacob Brereton, Ben Cooper and Steve Steiner Alex could not capitalise when the ball went forward with the only goal of the quarter coming to Steiner who marked in the goal square.

Alex attacked early in the third quarter and Matt Steiner found Brayden Norris with a clever pass for a much needed goal.

Yarra Glen then got their game going again in the third quarter and even a miss-kick found a goal kicking target.

Alex was competing well and Steven Steiner goaled from the pocket at the river end.

Both sides were hard at the ball and tackling strongly, making it hard to break from the many ball-ups that eventuated.

Alex missed infrequent opportunities and Yarra Glen made them pay at the other end.

An injury to Jack Goonan handicapped the defence who were under constant pressure as the home side moved the ball quickly into attack.

Steve Steiner intercepted and Norris goaled from close in but 'The Glen' had now stretched the lead out past 10 goals at the last change.

Alex had plenty of the ball early in the last quarter but as had happened many times during the game, Alexandra kicks into the forward area seemed to find an opponent on his own who switched the ball and attacked down the

SUNDAY

■ The Alexandra Football-Netball Club junior teams travelled to Avenel last Sunday for Round 3 of the SDJFNL season and played Tabilk in four games of football and thee games of netball.

Under 12s Football Alexandra 3.5 (23) defeated by Tabilk 4.7 (31) Essence Coffee Lounge award Luke Wal; Reddrops Foodworks award Noah Campbell; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Mitchell Coutts; Provender Country Bakehouse award Callan Howell; Goulburn River Trout award Riley Kirkpatrick; Hadfield Contractors award Shaun Sutcliffe; Coach's award Zach Wright.

Under 14s Football Alexandra 5.5 (35) defeated by Tabilk 10.14 (74) Essence Coffee Lounge award Jesse King; Reddrops Foodworks award Coby Scott; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Nathan

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Blake Lewindon;Armstrong Family award Cooper Kidd; Coach's award Beau Scott.

Under 16s Football Alexandra 3.1 (19) defeated by Tabilk 10.13 (73) Essence Coffee Lounge award Cameron Smith; Reddrops Foodworks award Jordan Ferrier; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Brodie Humphries; Provender Country Bakehouse award Jacob Bourke; Parsons Family award Luke Downes; Bundalaguah Engineering award Jackson Harding; Smith Family award James Southam; Coach's award Kobe Gogoll. ★ Under 11s Netball Alexandra 11 defeated Tabilk 2 Reddrops Foodworks award Rose Hurrey; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Chloe Wales; Alexandra Quality Meats award Maya Cobb.

Under 13s Netball Alexandra 8 defeated by Tabilk 20 Reddrops Foodworks award Annie Howell; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Tahlee Christie;Alexandra Physiotherapy award Lilly Bossonnet.

Under 15s Netball Alexandra 28 defeated by Tabilk 37 Reddrops Foodworks award Hannah Armstrong; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Maddy Hill; Goulburn River Trout award Bindi Andreou. ★ A very big thank you to the above award sponsors for their continued support of our junior footballers and netballers in 2018.

Next Sunday we travel to Kings Park in Seymour to take on St Marysin four games of football and three games of netball so we look forward to a big day of junior sport.

The following weekend we return to Rebel Park and host Seymour.

If anyone can assist with the canteen on home games during the season please speak to Ros Smith to go on the roster. Also, junior dinners are available in the Club rooms straight after training each Thursday.

- Ray Steyger

EAST CENTRAL SISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

■ The East Central District Rifle Association began its 2018 pennant season with a loss in the McAuliffe Shield to Karramomus last Saturday at their Violet Town range.

The day was just about perfect with bright clear light, no dust, no rain and yes there was the Violet Town wind.

The ECDRA shooters were very confident that their recent practice sessions had helped the wind coaches better read the conditions.

Geoff James ,our senior coach, needed all his 60 odd years of experience to best judge the impact of the wind on the score.

It was also the first shoot where Gavin Dundas was not available to assist.

The shoot did prove to be a great learning event for both shooters and coaches and back at the club house over a cuppa it was agreed that it was these conditions that gives the sport its unique challenges.

This year there is a new pennant the “Avenel Trophy” that will combine both the short range pennant 500 and 600 yards and the long range pennant 800 to 1000 yards where the various classes of shooting are combined using a special indexing system.

It will be fun to see how it runs and it will be a chance to dust off an old Trophy donated by the Tehan family that used to be shot by teams from a similar area in the 60s.

Back to the McAuliffe Shield pennant on Saturday. The match started slowly with only one possible by Richard Wall from Karramomus, being shot by either team for the first 500 yards.

● The first stage - 500yards at Violet Town. Note the puzzled looks of the shooters and coach on the mound as they try to work out what the wind is doing to their scores. Photo by Brian Houlihan.

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The second stage at 500 yards showed a marked improvement in scores but it was only Karramomus who could come up with possibles.

By stage three the tables had turned with Marty Kelly from ECDRA shooting the only possible.

The recovery was too late and the Karramomus five shooter team won the match with 895 points to the ECDRA’s 878 points. A close match.

However the tables were turned for the Avenel Trophy where the ECDRA took the points 1272.9 to Karramomus’s 1250.5.

The difference in numbers is due to the indexing system and both results are subject to final approval by the offical scorer.

Top scorer for Karramomus was Richard Wall with a Target Rifle off-rifle score of 159.7 and top score for the ECDRA was Graeme Kerr with an off-rifle F class score of 174.3.

The Off-Rifle Results for the ECDRA shooters were: F Class; Graeme Kerr 58.2,57, 59.1 =174.3 Marty Kelly 54.3,58.3, 60.5 = 172.11,David Wallace 57.3,57.5,56.3 170.11, Rodger King 55.1, 57.4, 58.1 = 170.6, Geoff James 58.4, 55.3, 55.2 =168.9, Rosco Davis

56.1,57.3, 55.2 = 168.6, Des Coulter 55.1, 58.4, 54.2 =167.7, Neil Hambridge 57.1, 56.1, 53.4 166.6, Robert Irving 53.3,54.4, 50 = 157.7 and Brian Houlihan 46,52.2, 53.1 = 151.3.

Off-Rifle Target Rifle : Andrew Braden 39.2, 41.2, 39.1=119.5. It was a big day with all three Hex System electronic targets being used for the first time, the consensus of opinion was that the three targets had worked very well.

Next week shooting will be at Violet Town starting at 1pm, new shooters are most welcome, all shooters should check the calendar on the ECDRA web site - ECDRA.com.au - for any last minute changes.

- Robert Chaffe ★ ■ Local East Central District Rifle Association’s Marty Kelly took first place in F Class Target Rifle A grade and Terry Gee took out second place in F Class Open A-Grade at the ANZAC Day Prize shoot at Bacchus Marsh.

The two by 15 shot shoots over 800 yards is both a test of concentration and endurance.

The Bacchus Marsh range is located near the top of a hill and is exposed to weather from all fronts.

ANZAC Day proved to be fine and the wind was gentle with few surprises for those who were totally focused but for those who dropped their guard trouble was not far away.

Marty got off to a brilliant start with an 88.9 and first place on stage one. Terry started a little slower with a 86.6 and fifth place.

With the pressure building as the second stage, again at 800 yards, got underway under deteriorating conditions our local Marksmen were totally focused and Marty shot 84.6 and second place while Terry shot 85.3 and second place.

A great stage result and now all eyes turned to the aggregate prizes. Marty Kelly took first place in F class Target Rifle A grade with 172.15 while Terry Gee took second place in F Class Open A grade with 171.9.

A fantastic result with both building on their recent success at the Victorian Queen’s Prize shoot. It was just the lead in that Terry needed as he heads off to the South Australian Queen’s in the beginning of May. We wish you well Terry and Marty may your good scores carry onto the pennant shoots.

- Robert Chaffe

● On top of the world, Marty Kelly Left 1st F Class Target Rifle A Grade and Terry Gee 2nd F Class Open A grade, at Bacchus Marsh ANZAC Day Prize Shoot. Photo: Robert Chaffe

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