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Over 34 years, the Alexandra community has built up Kellock Lodge to care for the district’s elderly. $14 million has been raised by local people. Now, a Bishop from 150 kms away - wants to seize control of the land and the cash. It’s not going to happen without a fair dinkum fight.

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HANDS OFF KELLOCK LODGE ■ PROMINENT Alexandra citizens are lending their voices in the fight against Bishop John Parkes’s bid to seize control of the Kellock Lodge aged care centre.

Former Alexandra Secondary College Principal Frank Devries has challenged local Board members to explain their public silence.

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“As a proud member of the Alexandra community I, alongside more than 370 others, attended the public meeting last Friday to become more fully informed about the proposed merger of Kellock Lodge with St John’sAged Care facility in Wangaratta,” Mr Devries said.

“For the record, I have been a director of Darlingford Upper Goulburn Nursing Home for the past five years and, since my arrival in Alexandra to take up the position of Principal at Alexandra Secondary College, have served on a variety of community organisations, including the Football and Netball Club, the Rotary Club, the Truck Show committee as secretary for five years, ehe Dame Pattie Menzies Board and the Golf Club to mention a few.

“I mention this only to establish my deep and ongoing commitment to our local community and am aghast at the proposed merger of one of our proud community assets in Kellock Lodge with St John’s Village in Wangaratta.

“At the public meeting I was not surprised but quite disappointed that not one of the four current board members who co-signed the Bishop of Wangaratta’s letter, which was printed in last week’s newspapers, had the courage to attend this meeting.

“I would like to have heard their reasoning for what appears to me like a betrayal of our community to serve what appears to me to be a financial rescue of St John’s.

“Where were you? Robbing Peter to pay Paul?

“We are all aware that all of the physical improvements to the land bequeathed to the Anglican Church have been paid for by members of our community, many millions over time since the planning and establishment of Kellock Lodge.

“Decorated community members of high standing, in particular Maurie Pawsey OAM and

Leading citizens stand up to Anglican Bishop

● Frank Devries John Sharwood OAM, have devoted significant parts of their lives to the continued success of Kellock.

“I am dismayed that their devotion and hard work may be undermined by this unethical and morally corrupt proposal outlined in the Bishop’s letter.

“I would also suggest that there is a clear conflict of interest in Graeme Brown’s support of this proposal for he is a minister of the Anglican Church.

“The community outrage to this proposal is growing strongly and to borrow a phrase, “Hell hath no fury like a community scorned!”

“I can only hope that this contentious issue can be resolved to everyone’s satisfaction for there can only be losers if this proposal goes ahead as outlined by the bishop,” Mr Devries said.

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Local directors stand up to the Bishop Sir, This letter from three of the eight directors of Kellock Lodge is to outline why we will not support the merging of Kellock Lodge with St John’s Village Wangaratta and why its administration should remain locally controlled.

The three directors signed below felt that they were supporting the majority view of the Alexandra community in resisting the amalgamation.

We were overwhelmed by the support shown for this view by the outstanding attendance by the community at last Friday’s public meeting of June 22.

Since its original construction as a 29 bed low-care residence for the aged in 1984, Kellock Lodge has been successfully established, managed and grown by the Kellock Lodge Board, its staff, Council financial support and the Alexandra and wider philanthropic community.

There have been many changes in operational requirements and standards over the years and changes will continue into the future.

Kellock Lodge has embraced these changes, and has expanded and upgraded the Lodge to a 50 bed residential care facility with 14 independent living units.

Kellock Lodge does not owe one cent to anyone and has $9 million in the bank. $5 million is Kellock’s own money and the remainder comprises bonds and life time lease payments that are paid back to residents when they leave the facility.

Not one cent has been provided by the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta towards Kellock Lodge other than to hold the title to the land and act as the Approved Provider under Commonwealth legislation.

It should be noted that Bishop Parkes, as a director of Kellock Lodge, has rarely attended Board meetings during his time on the board nor sent a proxy to act on his behalf.

Perhaps this reflects the confidence he has had in the Board with its quite outstanding performance over many years.

Accreditation is a process that every aged care facility undergoes on a scheduled basis.

Much has been said by Bishop Parkes about Kellock Lodge having not met seven of its accreditation criteria during an unscheduled inspection earlier this year.

The majority of these non-compliances related to the documentation around quality procedures and the non-compliances had not led to any threat to resident safety or care at that time.

A recent scheduled reaccreditation inspection was conducted one week ago.

We have every reason to expect that full accreditation will continue into the future.

Bishop Parkes ordered a review of Kellock Lodge’s complete operations, without any consultation with the Kellock Lodge Board, when he received advice of the seven non-compliances.

However, it should also be noted that prior to the intervention by the Bishop, Kellock Lodge had already identified issues that might potentially affect reaccreditation and had employed an additional senior staff member well experienced in accreditation to assist with accreditation documentation issues.

We must acknowledge the effort of all staff in achieving accreditation and also note the assistance of those consultants who were part of the review team who were experienced in accreditation.

Accreditation is not an end in itself but assists in driving quality improvements in the way Kellock Lodge operates into the future through its continuous improvement program.

The consulting team’s broad review and resulting full report on Kellock Lodge’s governance and financial health has been paid for by Kellock Lodge, but the Kellock Board has been denied access to this report.

Most members of staff and the Board were interviewed and the review costs are expected to amount to hundreds and thousands of dollars.

We do not know why Bishop Parkes and the Trustees will not share this report, paid for by Kellock Lodge, with the Kellock Lodge Board.

However, given the successful resolution of the accreditation documentation issues, the strong financial position of Kellock Lodge and the community’s demonstrated support for maintaining the current management arrangements, there is no reasonable or defendable rationale to support the merging of Kellock Lodge with St

Send to: editor@LocalPaper.com.au John’s in Wangaratta. This whole fiasco reflects raw opportunism, unwarranted haste and pressure, and complete lack of understanding of the Alexandra community.

It lacks compassion not only for the residents of Kellock Lodge and their families, but also for the community of Alexandra who have worked so hard and paid for Kellock Lodge over many years.

There is a strong possibility that if Kellock Lodge is merged into a new legal entity with St John’s, this may lead to its sale.

This possibility is demonstrated bytwo failed previous attempts by the Bishop to sell St John’s Village, and a sale would be a soul destroying blow to the Alexandra community.

Any merger would see an asset built up by the community of Alexandra pass to an unknown entity with no necessary connection to Alexandra At the special meeting of the Board referred to by the Bishop in his open letter there was no quorum. This means the meeting was not valid.

Any motion to merge with St John’s Wangaratta that was passed at that meeting is completely invalid.

To even contemplate transferring control to Wangaratta would be a dereliction of duty on behalf of the directors under corporations law if “due diligence” by both parties was not carried out.

The confidential report commissioned by the Bishop and trustees has not been provided to the board .

Furthermore the Kellock Lodge board is not aware of any report in relation to St John’s Village.

In these circumstances the three signatories to this letter believe that a decision in relation to any merger cannot be properly made in the absence of due diligence disclosures.

The Bishop and his supporters have failed to articulate any sound reason for the merger.

Why the undue haste in trying to elicit a decision re the merger with St John’s?

Why is Bishop Parkes still referring to the issue of unmet criteria when Kellock Lodge is fully accredited?

In conclusion, we would like to thank the Murrindindi Shire Council and particularly its CEO Mr Craig Lloyd and the wonderful Shire staff for the efficient and professional management of the hall, the attendees and the program on the day of the public meeting. Well done.

- John Sharwood OAM, Chairman of Kellock Lodge Board; Mike Manning.

Treasurer of Kellock Lodge Board; Rod Sloan, Board Director

Life governor appalled by move Sir, As a former member of the Board of Kellock Lodge now proudly a life governor, I am appalled at the situation which now occurs with the Bishop of Wangaratta proposing to take over Kellock Lodge and join with St John's Retirement Village at Wangaratta.

During my 15-year term on the Board, Kellock has always been a role model in the running of aged care facilities, always in a very sound well managed financial position, still keeping up with updating the facility to the wonderful building it is now.

It is well documented that St John's is not in a good financial position even though Bishop John Parkes disputes this.

There has been earlier moves to take over but has been soundly voted against by the board.

Now, to my amazement, the bishop has made his move again and several members of the Kellock board have voted with him.

There are five names on the letter which was issued by the bishop last week. Three of the members represent the church and have not been voted on the board, one of these is the bishop

himself - is there a conflict there?

The other two members were elected to the board. The bishop himself has decided to vote on the amalgamation and has, to my knowledge, never voted at a meeting before.

He has certainly not attended one of our local Annual General Meetings.

The two members who aren't connected to the church aren't fully committed to the town, the residents and the staff and all that it means to the community.

They should therefore resign their position on the board.

The church has at no time ever given financial support to Kellock.

The bishop, in his letter to the public meeting, raised the matter of Kellock being non-compliant, that the matter was quickly attended to and was soon made compliant again with praise the way the bishop put it.

It could be thought that the care was not up to standard. Not so. I understand that the non-compliance was in the main to do with paperwork in relation to the matters .

I am extremely proud to have been involved in Kellock. I have the highest regard for Donna Walsh, the CEO, in the way she administered Kellock Lodge.

She has the utmost respect from me and the board. Certainly she is highly regarded in aged care industry in Victoria in general.

All the staff have my respect in the way they work together and give such wonderful care to the residents.

The support at the public meeting for Kellock was overwhelming and we must all keep united in the quest to keep the management and control of Kellock Lodge in Alexandra.

- Bev Dunn, Alexandra

Bishop moves in to seize asset

Sir, The collection plates at Bishop Parkes’ network of Wangaratta Diocese churches must be ‘slim pickings’ these days.

Why else would he suddenly show interest in the Alexandra asset, Kellock Lodge, and try to seize it, against the will of the public?

It is a bit like you loaning your home to a friend, to come back to find a real estate agent’s ‘for sale’ sign out the front of the house.

There is a breathtaking arrogance about the Bishop’s behaviour. He is only one of eight directors of Kellock Lodge, and has gone about issuing statements behind the back of the local Chairman, John Sharwood.

Parson Parkes will not release reports, funded by Kellock Lodge, to its Directors.Vulgar manners by the ‘Right Reverend’.

Does the Bishop live in times past? Gone are the days when a purple-clothed clergyman might be automatically seen with utmost respect and authority.

Today, a Bishop is simply regarded by most people as a Regional Manager (often dressed up in quaint ancient vestments) for a Church, that has many serious behavioural questions of its own to answer.

Bishop Parkes is doing untold damage to any reputation that the Anglican Church might have had remaining in Murrindindi Shire.

In Alexandra, the recent Census showed there were just 18.5 per cent of the population who labelled themselves as Anglicans.

Across the state, only 9 per cent of the population now see themselves as part of the Bishop’s denomination. The Melbourne Anglican Archbishop appears impotent to stop Bishop Parkes’ grab for Kellock Lodge.

People of Alexandra are right in fighting this cynical attempt to seize a prized community asset.

- ‘Pro Bono Publico’ (Name and address supplied, but withheld at the author’s request).

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Public rejects Bishop’s plans for Kellock Lodge

● Alexandra Shire Hall was packed on Friday for a meeting which voted to reject Bishop Parkes’s plans to merge Kellock Lodge with St John’s Village

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Church risks alienating Murrindindi community ■ The Anglican Church - and its Wangaratta-based Bishop John Parkes - appear likely to put a permanent stain on their standing in Alexandra and the northeast, if they persist in trying to force through a merger of the local Kellock Lodge with another of its aged care facilities, 151 kilometres away at Wangaratta.

Bishop Parkes did not attend the public town meeting in Alexandra on Friday.

But 378 concerned local people did attend. They voted unanimously (with one dissenting vote) to reject any moves to shift control of Kellock Lodge to a new company based at Wangaratta, controlled by the Bishop and his colleagues.

Kellock Lodge is an aged care facility that was built by the people of Alexandra and district in the 1980s.

Local people gifted the land. Local people donated the funds to build it. Local people have worked in the op shop that has given $2 million over the years to Kellock Lodge.

Local volunteers - including Rotary and Lions have given thousands of hours over the decades to make Kellock Lodge a success. Kellock Lodge has about $6 million in the kitty.

Bishop Parkes has been in charge of the troubled St John's Village at Wangaratta where 10 elderly people died last year after an influenza outbreak. Accreditation inspectors pointed to a number of areas where St John's failed standards.

Under Bishop Parkes's leadership, St John's Village has had serious financial troubles, according to opponents of the merger.

The critics say there is a financial black-hole of up to $40 million at Wangaratta. The Bishop disputes this.

He says he is prepared to guide any member of the community through an analysis of the accounts. The Local Paper does not hold the Bishop's promise in high regard; he has failed to return our phone call

from more than a week ago.

Speaker after speaker at the public meeting repeated the message that the Anglican Church had not put a single cent into Kellock Lodge during its stewardship of the facility.

The property and facility was put in the name of the church because locals thought it would be in safe hands.

The meeting was told that Bishop Parkes had tried to sell St John's Village on two recent occasions: first to Benetas, then to MECWA. Both sales fell over.

The merger opponents believe that Kellock Lodge would soon be sold, if the merger was allowed to proceed. The locals say Kellock Lodge could bring a price of up to $15 million.

The Bishop's handling of the matter, in this newspaper's opinion, has been woeful.

He and some directors issued a public statement earlier this week, without the prior knowledge of Kellock Lodge's chairman, John Sharwood OAM. Churches were once built on etiquette, and due process as cornerstones. This seems quite extraordinary manners.

So we have a Bishop who doesn't return calls, did not attend the public meeting, and - to date - has ignored an entire town's wishes regarding the future of its own aged care facility.

The Bishop has the power to dismiss the Kellock Lodge board. The Anglican Archibishop of Melbourne, Philip Freier, did not want to intervene in the matter, the meeting was told.

Speakers at the meeting were highly critical of the Bishop, Archbishop and the Church.

In the era where churches wonder why they have lost standing, attendances and power, it is easy to conclude that they may have lost their way.

Their focus on money is desperately sad.

Lord, have mercy.

- Ash Long, Editor

● Craig Lloyd, Murrindindi Shire CEO, was Chairman for Friday’s public meeting at Alexandra Shire Hall ■ The Alexandra public sent a clear Murrindindi Shire Chief Execumessage to the Anglican Church on tive Officer Craig Lloyd, as ChairFriday - ‘hands off Kellock Lodge’. man of the meeting, read a stateAbout 380 people attended a pub- ment from the Bishop.

The statement is reproduced in lic meeting at Alexandra Shire Hall, and voted to communicate to Angli- full in this week’s Local Paper. can Bishop John Parkes: A copy of the statement was also ■ “That this public meeting of the forwarded late Friday to this newsAlexandra community rejects any paper by public relations consultant, moves to shift the control and man- Ingrid Svendsen of Grounded agement of Kellock Lodge and its Communications, on behalf of the assets out of Alexandra into a new Wangaratta Anglican Diocese. company based at Wangaratta.

Kellock Lodge Director Mike ■ “That this public meeting requests Manning criticised Anglican Archthe Kellock Board to investigate bishop Philip Freier for not becomwhether any avenues exist for the ing involved. transfer of land to an appropriate Barney Zwartz, Communications Adviser for the Anglican Diocommunity based entity.”

The public meeting was called cese of Melbourne, said: “"The Anafter Bishop Parkes and some of the glicanArchbishop of Melbourne, Dr Kellock Lodge directors foreshad- Philip Freier, has offered to bring owed a merger with the Anglican the parties together if they were Church’s St John’s Village at agreed to invite his involvement, but has no role in the governance or deWangaratta.

Bishop Parkes did not attend cision-making about the future of Friday’s public meeting.

Kellock Lodge."

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● Some of the speakers at Friday’s public meeting. From left: Maurie Pawsey, Larry Fallon, Mike Manning, John Sharwood and Bill Rollason.

Clear message to Church officials ■ The public meeting on Friday attended by about 380 people showed “Alexandra in strength”, said former Kellock Lodge chairman Maurie Pawsey.

Mr Pawsey said current Kellock Lodge Board members had been under an embargo, and had been unable to speak in public about the merger with St John’s Village, proposed by Bishop John Parkes.

He said Bishop Parkes had had three attempts to merge the Alexandra and Wangaratta aged care facilities. The Board was divided on the issue.

Currently voting for the merger were five of the eight members of the Board: Bishop Parkes, churchman Graeme Brown, pharmacist Ian Davis, Ann Hunter and Heather McLaren.

“We do not know what the Bishop’s next move might be,” Mr Pawsey said.

Mr Pawsey said that a merger could not occur legally without a ‘due process’ analysis being undertaken.

The Bishop seemed to have a timing imperative of the merger taking place by June 30, so that combined financials could be reported for this accounting year, he said.

Mr Pawsey said there was a legal question of whether the Kellock Lodge asset could be “given away”.

There were questions in commercial law, questions about potential conflicts of interest, and the matter under Corporations Law of personal liability of Directors.

Mr Pawsey said that the published financial statements of St John’s Village, Wangaratta, showed $40 million of liabilities, not all due immediately.

● It was ‘standing room only’ at the Alexandra Shire Hall for Friday’s public meeting about the future of Kellock Lodge.

Mr Pawsey said the statements showed that St John’s Village Wangaratta had $3 million in cash.

■ If the Anglican Diocese forces He said their auditors had exa takeover of Kellock Lodge, then pressed caution over the past four sells the facility, a Federal Govyears over St John’s Village to trade ernment grant of $1.2 million ■ A meeting of the Kellock Lodge Board was atas a going concern. would have to be paid back, tempted on Saturday morning.

“Who would want to merge with Maurie Pawsey told the public an entity on the verge of insolThree members – Rod Sloan John Sharwood meeting on Friday. vency?” Mr Pawsey asked. and Mike Manning – were present, so a quorum There were great advantages of of six was not achieved.

Kellock Lodge having a board with There were apologies from the Bishop (in his local members.

■ Internet platforms such as letter from Friday) and verbal apologies from Mr Pawsey said the Bishop had Facebook have been alight with Heather McLaren and Ann Hunter.

There were no written to the Opportunity Shop comments about Kellock Lodge. apologies from Ian Davis or Graeme Brown. (which has raised close to $2 million One Alexandra woman A Kellock Lodge source said that four Board over 34 years) to ask if it would supsummed up her feelings about the members did not attend the public meeting on port Kellock Lodge under a new Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta Friday: Bishop John Parkes, Graeme Brown, management structure. and their Bishop: Heather McLaren and Ian Davis.

“In every aspect it seems they ● Continued on Page 13 need us more than we need them.”

Lack of quorum for Saturday Board meeting

Cash refund

Social media

Major donors ■ Alexandra businessman Larry Fallon told how sawmiller Doug Gould donated $250,000 towards Kellock Lodge in its early days.

John Sharwood said the thenShire of Alexandra contributed $150,000 to the original appeal.

Little support

● Part of the 380-strong crowd at the public meeting held on Friday at the Alexandra Shire Hall.

■ The Anglican Church’s Wangaratta Diocese had given “very little support” to Kellock Lodge, is Chairman John Sharwood told Friday’s meeting.

Maurie Pawsey was more direct about the contribution from the church. “Absolutely nothing.

Not a single cent.”

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Bishop John Parkes has his say ■ Bishop John Parkes, of the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta, did not attend the public meeting at Alexandra on Friday (June 22).

Murrindindi Shire Council Chief Executive Officer, Craig Lloyd, in his role as meeting Chairman, read the Bishop’s letter.

(Written copies were also circulated to those present at the meetng.)

“My apologies that I am not able to join you this morning to represent the Trustees,” Bishop Parkes wrote.

“Unfortunately, this meeting coincides with Synod 2018. This is one of the most important events on the Diocese’s annual calendar, involving all local parishes, and something that I need to be part of as Bishop.

“The Trustees of the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta (the Approved Provider for Kellock Lodge under the aged care legislation) hope that this written statement provides additional information that goes some way to addressing your concerns.

“This public meeting underlines how loved and valued Kellock Lodge is as a community institution.

“It is because of this, and because the Trustees want to ensure a sustainable future for Kellock Lodge, that we have in recent months undertaken a searching examination of the home’s governance, management, finances and operations.

“In doing this, we are motivated only by strengthening the capacity of Kellock Lodge to provide high quality and contemporary care for seniors and frail elderly into the future.

Why Have The Trustees Acted?

“Enhancing the health, wellbeing and lifestyle of the residents of Kellock Lodge has always been, and will always be, the primary focus of the Trustees and myself, as it should be for all directors who govern Kellock Lodge now and in the future.

“While Kellock Lodge is a wonderful institution with a proud history, you will be aware that in recent years it has faced increasing and serious challenges.

“Recently these include being found non-compliant with seven critical expected outcomes under the Federal Government’s aged care quality framework.

“These were not minor things – they included: • clinical care; • medication management; • nutrition and hydration; • specialised nursing care needs; • mobility and dexterity; • continuous improvement; and • information systems.

“The aged care clinical consultants engaged by the Trustees to support Kellock Lodge continue to work with staff to embed the changes made to date in these critical areas and also address other areas of improvement identified by the consultants. Work on improving the delivery of care is ongoing.

“These and other governance, leadership and management issues were serious enough to compel the Trustees, as the approved provider, to seek a range of expert advice about better meeting the needs of the elderly who rely on Kellock Lodge for care.

What Is Being Recommended?

“One of the key recommenda-

● Bishop John Parkes. Photo courtesy: Border Mail tions of the governance and tinue. I would personally encourage organisational review that we com- Mr Larry Fallon to nominate for any missioned was the creation of a new new board. Mr Fallon and his famgovernance structure for both of the ily, like the Kellocks and many famiDiocese’s aged care homes; a new lies of Alexandra and surrounds, the professional board with specialist local Council, Commonwealth Govaged care and health care expertise ernment and community groups to oversee both homes. have given generously to establish “The Trustees support this rec- and support Kellock Lodge. ommendation because we believe “Along with a future focus, such that with strengthened governance a powerful link to the heritage of and operational resources, Kellock Kellock Lodge as part of the proLodge and St John’s Village will be posed new board could only be posiwell placed to meet the challenges tive. of providing quality care in an in- What Is The Situation creasingly complex and competitive With St John’s aged care industry.

Village’s Financial “The Trustees have commended this recommendation to members of Position? the two incorporated associations, “I would like to directly address Kellock Lodge Alexandra Inc and what I know is an important concern St John’s Village Inc, who must ap- for many of you. prove the formation of a single legal “You will have heard strident entity and governance structure. claims that St John’s Village is fi“The members will consider the nancially troubled and that these prorecommendation to form a single in- posed governance reforms are in fact corporated association and single about seizing Kellock Lodge’s asboard of directors to govern the two sets. homes in coming weeks.

“This is not true. I am very sorry “But it is important to emphasise that some reporting on this issue has what would not change under a new caused unfounded worry in the comboard structure: munity.

• The Trustees of the Anglican Dio“I am deeply concerned at the secese of Wangaratta would remain lective quoting of the St John’s Vilthe approved provider under the lage financial statements by some aged care legislation. individuals and how St John’s • The security of tenure, bonds and Village’s financial position has been fees of aged care residents and in- misrepresented. dependent living unit owners would “I have offered to go through the not change, as their agreements accounts of St John’s Village with would remain. any member of the community who • Staff entitlements and employ- has a concern. ment conditions would remain un“It is very difficult, if not imposchanged under the existing staff En- sible, to explain the intricacies of an terprise Agreement. aged care organisation’s balance • The capacity for community in- sheet in a forum such as this but I volvement would not change. The will try. need for the work of our valued vol“The simple explanation begins unteers and supporters would con- with why aged care organisations

have significant liabilities on their balance sheets. This is because of refundable accommodation deposits.

“Residents or their families pay an aged care home a refundable accommodation deposit (what you may know as bonds).

“The home holds this on behalf of the resident. The refundable accommodation deposit is repaid when a resident departs care.

“Refundable accommodation deposits appear on an organisation’s balance sheet as a liability.

“Accountants classify liabilities as either current (falling due in the next 12 months, and therefore appearing as a negative in that year’s annual results) or non-current (due later than 12 months).

“Most aged care organisations split refundable accommodation deposits between current and noncurrent liabilities, reflecting the fact that only a portion of residents will leave care in the following year and require their deposit returned.

“When it’s done this way it means that in the annual accounts, only some, not all, of the bonds appear as a liability for that year.

“St John’s Village has classified all of its bonds as current liabilities, hence the large liability figure for the current year.

“It is important to note that if Kellock Lodge did its accounts the same way as St John’s Village its accounts would show liabilities exceeding assets, in other words it would appear insolvent which is clearly not the case.

“The accounts more than demonstrate St John’s Village’s underlying sound position.

“The auditors do note the accounting treatment of refundable accommodation deposits but were happy to verify St John’s Village as a going concern “Every year aged care organisations must lodge their financial statements with the Commonwealth Department of Health and Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission.

“These regulators have not raised any concerns in relation to St John’s Village’s finances.

“I repeat the public assurance that I have already given that the Trustees do not want or need to take the assets of Kellock Lodge for the benefit of St John’s Village.

“The Trustees do believe that action must be taken to ensure both homes are delivering high quality and contemporary clinical care, that both homes have a new business and service model for the future and that both homes are able to thrive in the increasingly complex and competitive aged care industry.

The Coming Weeks and the Future

“It is important that community discussion about Kellock Lodge does not only focus on the financials.

“Our core business, our reason for being, is caring for the seniors and frail elderly of our community and it is only right that care received is of a high quality and delivered in line with our values.

“It saddens me deeply to say that recent events at Kellock Lodge show that this has not always been the case.

“Our staff have worked tirelessly to effect change at the operational level with our aged care consultants.

“The aged care consultants engaged by the Trustees will continue to work with Kellock Lodge for several months to embed change in the seven Outcomes previously unmet and in others areas identified by the consultants.

“There remain areas for improvement in care delivery.

“The Trustees strongly encourage anyone who has a concern about the finances or any other aspect of this proposal to make contact.

“Over the coming weeks I will be meeting with Murrindindi Shire Council, business leaders and others in the community to answer their questions.

“The Trustees strongly believe that this proposal is in the long-term best interests of Kellock Lodge’s residents and staff.

“We hope that once people have had an opportunity to learn more that they will feel optimism, not fear, for current and future residents, their partners, carers and families and the future of Kellock Lodge.”

● St John’s Anglican Church, Alexandra.

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● Eildon ALP candidate Sally Brennan with Danny Hogan at the meeting.

● Shire CEO Craig Lloyd, Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset and Maurie Pawsey.

Public has its say on Kellock Lodge ● Continued from Page 11 ■ Mr Pawsey suggested that the Bishop was trying to rush through the merger prior to June 30 this year, so that combined financial reports could give a better picture for St John’s Village, Wangaratta.

“Can we stop this at the deathknock?” he asked.

“The only way to stop him is to embarrass. Send a message to the Bishop, tell him what you think,” Mr Pawsey urged the public. ★ Prominent Alexandra businessman Larry Fallon addressed Friday’s public meeting. He said he was nervous - and angry. “(Kellock Lodge) was a jewel for our town - and still is,” he said.

He spoke of the late Gerry Walsh, and his own history of involvement with Kellock Lodge over the decades.

Mr Fallon spoke of the initial fund-raising of $750,000 to build individual living units, and the generosity of Alexandra people in backing that appeal.

“That is the guts of what we’re here about today.

“It will go to Wangaratta, it will get dissolved. They’ll sell it, don’t worry.”

Mr Fallon had applied to again become a Board member of Kellock Lodge but his appointment as a voting member had been delayed by the Bishop because of a technicality with the paperwork.

Mr Fallon said that when the six accreditation problems first surfaced, his response was that they be addressed straight away.

Mr Fallon said that a proposal had been presented to the Bishop for the Alexandra to buy back the facility.

The Bishop said he would look at the proposal, but no-one had heard back from the churchman.

SOURCES OF FUNDING OVER THE YEARS FOR KELLOCK LODGE ● The capital cost of establishing Kellock Lodge, to 2014, had been around $14 million.

Those funds had been generated as follows: Shire Council ................................. $150,000 Federal Government .................... $2,079,000 Public appeals (three) ................. $1,177,000 Local organisations (Op Shop, Rotary, etc.) ............... $500,000 Kellock Lodge management (while maintaining bonds) .... $10,303,000 Mr Fallon said he had consulted a Queen’s Counsel, who replied that the Bishop had considerable power.

“I want us to purchase back Kellock Lodge back ourselves and run it ourselves,” Mr Fallon said. ★ Michael Manning said the first that many people were aware of the Bishop’s plans to merge Kellock Lodge with St John’s Village, Wangaratta, was when a letter was read at the Sunday service at St John’s Anglican Church, Alexandra.

Bishop Parkes wanted to establish a new entity into which the assets and control of both Alexandra and Wangaratta centres would be put.

It was not the view supported by all Kellock Lodge Board members.

Mr Manning said that the Bishop was a barrister, not an accountant.

“There is a material uncertainly.”

St John’s Village had current liabilities of $10 million, and $6.4

million in the bank, Mr Manning said.

This comprised $7 million in pay-outs in the current year, and a further $3 million in individual units bonds.

He described this financial position as “the thin edge”.

Mr Manning warned that the financial figures at St John’s Village were a “red flag” to any merger.

He said consultants had been paid $3 million by the Anglican Diocese, yet a sale of the St John’s Village had failed. Potential buyers had been Benetas and MECWA Care.

He said the Kellock Lodge situation should be about “love and care”.

Mr Manning said that under the leadership of the Bishop, St John’s Village Wangaratta had a “serious management failure” where 12 of the 44 ‘outcomes’ had failed the accreditation process.

“It is an absolute disgrace .... it is his organisation.

“Yes, he is going to sell it.”

The money from any sale of

● Cr Margaret Rae with Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay at the meeting.

Kellock Lodge would go straight into Diocese coffers, Mr Manning said.

He said that in Tasmania, church assets had been sold to fund settlements in cases of abuse by priests.

“The Church is going to sell to cover their own backsides.”

Mr Manning said that the Bishop’s plan to merge Kellock Lodge with the centre at Wangaratta was without impact studies for staff, residents or the Alexandra community.

“The heart and soul is being ripped out of it.” ★ Kellock Lodge Chairman John Sharwood said the facility should remain local.

Kellock Lodge is a fantastic facility, of which all were “greatly proud”.

There had been “wonderful” help over the years from organisations including the Op Shop, Rotary and Lions.

Kellock Lodge had the community behind it. The Shire Council was behind the local facility. The matter was now at the “crossroads”, he said.

“Unless we can change their thinking, we are going to be in deep trouble,” Mr Sharwood said. ★ Members of the public - Bob Scott of Alexandra, John Scott of Taggerty, Jim Kinniborough and Chris Peterson - raised questions at the meeting. ★ Former Kellock Lodge Board member Bill Rollason said there was a “wonderful opportunity” for the people of Alexandra to send a message to the Bishop that they would not be bullied.

The two motions were put. Both votes were unanimous of the 380 people present (with the exception of one vote).

Local funds

■ The Opportunity Shop has provided regular monthly recurrent funding to Kellock Lodge, with a probable total of an additional $1.3 million over 30 years.

There has been no funding from the Anglican Diocese, either capital or recurrent.

Media links

■ Opponents of any Kellock Lodge merger have used contact with major media to further their case.

The Wangaratta Chronicle has published ongoing reports about the health and financial problems at St John’s Village.

The opponents have sent briefing documents to ABC 774 moring presenter John Faine.

Email campaign

■ Opponents of the Kellock Lodge-St John’s Village merger plan have suggested that the general public communicate with: Archbishop’s Office ■ archbishopsoffice@ melbourneanglican.org.au Phone: 9653 4204 Bishop’s Office ■ bishop@wangarattaanglican. org.au Phone: 5721 3484 Rector, St John’s, Alex.

■ sjanglican@virtual.net.au Cindy McLeish, MLA ■ cindy.mcleish@parliament. vic.gov.au Cathy McGowan, MHR ■ cathy.mcgowan.mp@aph. gov.au

● Part of the crowd that assembled at the Alexandra Shire Hall.

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Church seeks $560,000

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■ Yea 3.5 (23) was defeated by UpweyTecoma 5.8 (38) in girls’football on Sunday.

“Although it was a loss, the girls played good hard footy. With a few players down due to illness, we played with 17 players until Ruby O'Dwyer came off in the third quarter injured,” said a club spokesman.

“They went hard at it all day against a side with five on the bench. Well done girls; great job by all. Thanks to Arienne Holdsworth-Rose for helping us out. You were a gun out there and kicked a brilliant goal.”

Rock Up at Alex.

■ A ‘Ladies Only’ night was held at the Alexandra Stadium last night (Tues.) by the Alexandra and District Basketball Association. The special night was held to try to involve more women in the sport.

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Local Briefs Yea Girls’ football

Y. Valley Wine Show

● St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea. Photo: Ferguson and Urie (Wordpress) ■ St Luke’s, Yea, has been a place of welcome, ministry told that the total cost of restoand outreach in the wider comration of the 150-year-old Anmunity for generations to come. glican Church will be “We have partnered with the $560,000.

National of Australia ■ On December 14, 1866, (Victoria)Trust An appeal has commenced and have engaged a 13-year-old boy named to raise the funds to restore the church architect Edmund George Taylor ac- renowned building at the corner of cidentally shot and killed Lovell Chen, who have wide Pelissier and Lyons Sts. experience (with) church buildhimself on the road to Yea. Appeal Co-Ordinator John “He was on the dray with ing restoration.

Anderson, and Parish Priest “Their report reveals that St a gun in his hand, when by Mother Eden, have written to some means or other it went Luke’s is suffereing from sigfriends of the church in the atoff, and he contents were nificant stress and damage to tempt to raise $600,000. lodged in his chest, causing its plasterwork and stained “The current population of almost instantaneous death. glass windows, damp incurYea is 1587 (2016 Census),” a “His companions did not sions, roof issues and some flyer states. observe the gun go off, but structural concerns due to ag“For those who are not in a only heard the report, and ing. position to make a large dona“The total cost of thbe ressaw the deceased fall off the tion at any one time, we are toration is approximately dray. looking for ... 200 people to “He exclaimed, ‘Oh, $560,000. pledge $500 a year for six “A copy of the Lovell Chen Lord, I am shot,” and never years.” report is available at St Luke’s spoke afterwards …’.”

Other combinations of doIt can only be assumed for viewing at the chruch and nations over six years are that his father, George Henry on the website. listed.

It is easy to be overwhelmed Taylor, a solicitor from Up“Some might like to take the per Hawthorn near by the enormity of this project romantic option of donating Melbourne, had commis- however St Luke’s is already $150 a year for six years. sioned Ferguson & Urie to moving forward.

“This annual donation rep“This year, we have been create the memorial stained resents a dollar for each year able to restore the two windows glass window to his son. of the church’s life.”

The window was erected at a cost of $30,000.

MrAnderson and Mother “The Ferguson & Urie winin St Luke’s Anglican Eden say that all donations are Church in Yea. Whether the dow dated 1868 is one of the tax deductible through the NaYea Church was considered earliest church stained gl;ass tional Trust (Vic.). symbolic as the place to windopws in Victoria.

“St Luke’s Anglican “The Brooks, Robinson & erect the window is not Church has stood at the crossknown, but it’s the destina- Co. window was installed in the roads of Yea’s local commu1950s. tion his son never reached. nity for 150 years.

“The work was done by The date the window was “As the eldest continually actually created and erected Honeysuckle’s Stained Glass used chruch building in Yea, St in St Luke’s is not known. in Bendigo.

Luke’s has ministered to “Now we are looking to the The Anglican Church of St people through the ravages of Luke at Yea was not con- next priority - the roof - which two World Wars, other wars, structed until 1869 and so it will stabilise the structure of the bushfires and floods. is likely that the window was building and protect it from fur“It has seen countless wedone of the first to be erected ther water damage. dings, baptisms and funerals. in the church and is also the “Lovell Chen estimate this “Many families in the Yea window you see immedi- work will cost around $160,000 district have had association ately on entering the church. subject to conditions revealed with St Luke’s for many genThe central symbol in the after the removal of the curerations, the church has been window is an intricately de- rent tin roof. an integral part of their family signed blue cross, sur“St Luke’s Parish is aplife in sadness and joy. rounded by the verse from pealing for financial assistance “St Luke’s has been az Ecclesiastes 12:7. to restore and maintain our hisplace of peace, prayer and "The dust shall return to toric church,” said MrAnderbeauty enjoyed by congregathe earth as it was and be son and Mother Eden. spirit up to God who gave ■ Payment details are: Nations, visitors and the wider it." tional Trust of Australia community for generations.

The memorial text at the (Victoria) External Appeals “It is open every day for all bottom of the window reads: Accounts. BSB: 033 000. Acwho seek a place of quiet ref"In Memoriam - Edmund count Number 937419. uge in the heart of Yea. George Taylor - Died DeRefernbec: St Luke’s, Yea. “The challenge facing us, cember 14, 1866." stlukesyea.com is to ensure St Luke’s remains

History of window

■ The Langton’sYarra Valley Wine Show is a dedicated regional wine show which strives to support the local wine industry.

Over recent years, the show has gained a reputation as one of Australia’s benchmark regional wine shows.

Key dates for submissions: Entries Close: Friday, July 13 Exhibit Delivery: Monday, July 30 to Friday, August 10 Judging: Tuesday, August 28 – Thursday, August 30 Trophy Dinner: Thursday, September 13 - Steels Creek Grapevine

Eltham book launch

■ Trevor Hay, of Montmorency, saw his book launched by by Dr David Hay, former President, Shire of Diamond Valley, at the Eltham Bookshop last Sunday (June 24).

Trevor Hay's novels include A Dream of Red Dragonflies and Letters from a Floating Life published by Australian Scholarly Publishing.

Leaders recognised ■ Community achievements by school leaders at Eildon and Marysville Primary Schools will be recognised by Councillors at the Murrindindi Shire to be held at 6pm tonight (Wed.) at the Council Chamber at Alexandra.

Saturday’s football ■ Round 10 of the AFL Yarra Ranges 2018 competition takes place this Saturday (June 30). Division w matches are: Kinglake v Thornton-Eildon, Powelltown v Yarra Junction, Seville v Gembrook-Cockatoo and Yea v Alexandra. Yarra Glen has the bye.

Division 1 matches are: Emerald v Healesville, Warburton-Millgrove v Woori Yallock, Olinda-Ferny Creek v Monbulk, Upwey-Tecoma v Belgrave and Wandin v Mount Evelyn.

NFNL fixtures ■ Northern Football Netball League matches for Round 10 (Sat., June 30) are scheduled as follows: Division 1. Hurstbridge v Bundoora.

Montmorency v Greensborough. North Heidelberg v Northcote Park. Heidelberg v Macleod. Whittlesea v West PrestonLakeside.

Division 2. Diamond Creek v Thomastown. Epping v Lower Plenty. Banyule v Eltham. Fitzroy Stars v Watsonia.

Division 3. Reservoir v Kilmore. Lalor v Heidelberg West. Laurimar v Mernda.

South Morang v St Mary’s. Panton Hill: Bye. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Weather forecast Yea and Alexandra forecasts: Today (Wed.): Cloudy. 3°-12° Thurs.: Mostly cloudy. 4°-12° Fri.: Cloudy. 2°-9° Sat.: Partly cloudy. 1°-10° Sun.: Partly cloudy. 1°-11°

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Old fashioned ideas ■ Long Shots obviously comes from ancient times. An era where churches distributed wealth to the poor, rather than the reverse.

This week we have a story of the Anglican Church trying to seize an asset and millions of dollars of cash from an Alexandra community facility.

This issue is dominated by the story of the Anglican Bishop of Wangaratta, John Parkes, trying to wrestle control of Kellock Lodge residential aged care centre.

Bishop Parkes has a track record of trying to sell a retirement /aged care centre ... sales fell over for the St John’s Village, Wangaratta, to Benetas and MECWA Care.

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Long Shots

Attempt to sell

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

Most senior newsman in the local area.

Now in his 49th year of local newspapers.

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■ Last Friday saw a public meeting at Alexandra attended by 378 ident at Kellock people, according to Lodge’s independent Murrindindi Council living units. He told Friday’s public meetCEO Craig Lloyd.

A number of ing that 100 families Kellock Lodge resi- were affected by the dents come from out- Bishop’s move to side the Alexandra merge Kellock Lodge the Wangaratta township, including with homes. the Yea district.

Mr Scott, formerly With a solitary dis- a quality consenter, 377 voted to sultant, control said the inform the Bishop of Bishop’s move was their objection to his an arrogant decision; move to merge the clergyman had not Kellock Lodge with St talked or engaged with John’s Village, 151 the residents. kilometres away at He said the Wang-aratta.

Kellock Lodge Board Is the Bishop a should be comprised person who is likely to of members of the listen to the people of community, not memAlexandra and bers of the church.

Murrindindi?

Mr Scott recommended that an element of the Rotary Four Way Test - ‘Is it ■ Bob Scott is a res- fair to all concerned?’

Effects

good senses of the Bishop.

should be applied to the Kellock Lodge matter.

Fighting fund

■ Another local man, John Scott of Taggert, suggested that a fighting committee be formed, with a fighting fund raised.

He said an injunction could slow the process.

Larry Fallon said that he had consulted a QC who said an injunction could cost $100,000, and that if the case was lost, a further $100,000 in paying the other side’s costs, was possible.

The lawyer suggested that, instead, the public appeal to

■ Jim Kinniburgh of Alexandra, a former Vice-Chairman of Kellock Lodge, told the meeting that the Bishop had twice previously tried to sell St John’s Village at W angaratta.

He said the Bishop relied on the advice of consultants.

The Bishop was said to have replied, when asked about staffing of a merged ability, that if an Alexandra resident fell, a mobile phone photo of the resident could be sent to a Wangaratta staffer for attention.

‘Big stick’ ■ Chris Peterson asked for the meeting to be given a historical context, so that it could understand why the church had such a “big stick” in the control of Kellock Lodge.

Maurie Pawsey said that in 1984, the donation of the land by the Kellock family was given to the church, because it was thought the church would be a safe custodian of the community asset.

Local links ■ Mike Manning said that Kellock Lodge currently deals the businesses of Alexandra.

If ownership went elsewhere, there would be economic and social outcomes.

Paddy celebrates her 92nd birthday

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From Our Files - 30 Years Ago June 1988

Kinglake’s computer ■ The linking of Kinglake’s bookmobile via computer to the Yarra Plenty Regional Library made front-page headlines, 30 years ago.

The links, by telephone connections at nine bookmbile stops, were at Whittlesea, Mill Park Stables, Mernda, Kinglake, Epping, Bundoora, Diamond Creek, Hurstbridge and Panton Hill.

Yea helipad visit ■ State Transport Minister Jim Kennan was due to travel to Yea to inspect the local helipad site. The visit was organised by Whittlesea MLA Max McDonald.

There was local pressure for the Stateowned land opposite Yea Hospital to be used for the helicopter landing area. Lions, Rotary and Police representatives were invited to the visit.

Reggie arrivces ■ A 30-month old North American Hereford bull, FA Reggie 4OU, arrived at thye Lowanna Hereford Stud, Flowerdale.

Stud manager Les Lawson said the bull had excellent markings and 100 per cent pigmentation in both eyes.

Sunbeam cars ■ The late John Yorston was accompanied by his family from Yea to Shepparton for the Sunbeam and Talbot Owners Club meeting at Shepparton.

Some 37 vehicles - including Talbots, Alpines, Rapiers and Tigers - drove in convoy through the Shepparton township.

Driver on charges ■ A man was to face 22 charges after a Queen’s Birthday weekend accident at Cottons Pinch where one died and nine were ijured.

The man was charged with recklessly causing injury, negligently causing injury, recklessly placing a person in danger of death, careless driving, driving under the influence, and exceeding the prescribed concentration of alcohol.

Rounders match ■ Kinglake West Primary School 26 defeated Mernda 23 in the A-team Grand Final of the Tourourrong District School Sports Association.

St Mary’s Whittlesea won the A-grade netball grand final, 19-12.

Howard was WM ■ Yea man Howard William Purcell was installed as Worshipful Master of the Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge on July 7, 1988.

The ceremony was conducted by John Connell.

Newsman unwell ■ Yea newsman Tom Dignam was taken to hospital at three-quarter time of the YeaAvenel football match.

“It was thought that Tom had suffered a heart attack, but he proved them incorrect.

He was oiut of hospiatl on Monday morning and seen at the newspaper office on Monday afternoon,” we wrote in 198.

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1968 reunion ● Former Yea resident Paddy Bamford celebrated her 92nd birthday at the weekend. She is pictured with son Rupert at Ravenswood, Qld.

■ Michael Williams wrote a letter to the newspaper in appreciation of Don McLeish’s planning of a 1968 team reunion.

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■ Police are investigating the theft of gas bottles and two hot water units from the Yea Saleyards between June 6-7.

Dindi burglary ■ Unknown offenders forced entry over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend to a shed on the Murrindindi Rd at Murrindindi. Thieves stole tools including two chainsaws and a white Toyota Hilux utility. The stolen vehicle has since been recovered by detectives from Alexandra.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

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

Out and About

Studio 10 interviews

■ Studio 10 ss the morning talk show on Network 10. Sarah Harris, Joe Hildebrand, Denise Drysdale, Denise Scott and Angela Bishop front the show between 8.30am and 12 Noon weekdays.

Craig Bennett is the showbiz presenter and this month he was in West Hollywood interviewing stars at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites.

Seen at the Ramada doing "hair and make up" for the interviews were Charles Shaughnessy who played ‘Mr. Maxwell Sheffield’in the Nanny, Michael Cole from Mod Squad and singer, dancer and television host Miss Paula Abdul.

Zuckerberg under pressure

Walt Disney Concert Hall ■ Each year, the LA Phil presents over 250 concerts at its two globally renowned venues: Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl.

Both locations are iconic parts of the Southern California landscape tributes to the region's rich cultural history and Los Angeles' enduring commitment to fostering artistic excellence.

Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel continues to ensure that Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl maintain preeminence among elite music venues worldwide, upholding a tradition maintained by his distinguished predecessors at the LA Phil.

Architecturally innovative and acoustically magnificent, these spaces welcome hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

Self-guided audio tours and guided tours of Walt Disney Concert Hall are offered by the Music Centre most days.

All tours are an hour long and begin in the Grand Avenue Lobby of Walt Disney Concert Hall.

For your Insiders' Tour, please meet in the Grand Avenue lobby. Look for the sign, which reads "LA Phil Insiders' Tour Begins Here."

● Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza, Alan Johnson, and Craig Bennett shared an outrageous photo together in the Ramada media room in between interviews.

Brando wins the bedroom ■ Elvis Presley may have been The King onstage, but compared to Marlon Brando, the rock legend was a peasant between the sheets, says Rita Moreno.

"Brando slayed me good 'cause he was the king of everything. Eeeeeeverything," Moreno, 86 said last week.

"He was the king of movies and he was really one of the most sexual men on Earth.

“It was one of those very tempestuous love affairs. It lasted eight years, on and off, on and off, on and off."

The West Side Story star admitted that she'd wanted to marry Brando, but that he wouldn't have it but she kept going to bed with him regardless and was heartbroken when she realised he was still sleeping with other people.

3 top spots at a glance Beverly Hills: Playground of the rich and famous, Beverly Hills is home to some of California's most opulent homes, hotels and personalities. Visitors flock to the Hills to experience world class shopping, fine dining and of course stargazing. Don't forget to visit Rodeo Drive.

West Hollywood: WeHo is a trendy area known for its high-energy nightlife. The Sunset Strip features the Chateau Marmont, a swanky celebrity hideaway plus comedy clubs and live music venues like the legendary Whiskey a Go Go. Santa Monica Blvd is home to a number of bars, dance clubs and shops. The Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites on Santa Monica Blvd, is entertainment central.

Hollywood: A symbol of the entertainment business, Hollywood beckons tourists with landmarks like TCL Chinese Theatre and the star studded Walk of Fame.

Highlights include Paramount Pictures, The Hollywood Bowl, the Dolby theatre (home of the Oscars) and so much more.

Plunging US birth rate ■ The US fertility rate plunged to its lowest point in four decades last year while birth rates also declined for almost all women under 40.

Both the birth rate that is the number of births per thousand women and the fertility rate a lifetime average forecast fell in 2017, according to new figures from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

Donna Strobino of John Hopkins University said the change came down to women delaying having a baby for the benefit of their professional lives.

"Women are becoming more educated, they are in the workforce, they are pursuing their careers," said Strobino.

"And in the absence of policies that really help women who are working to really take some time off post-partum, you are probably going to see a continuation of this delay."

While births decreased among younger women in the US last year, the rate rose in women aged between 40 and 44, the statistics reveal.

■ Facebook has been under pressure for its failure to remove violence, nudity, hate speech and other inflammatory content from its site.

Government officials, activists and academics have long pushed the social network to disclose more about how it deals with such posts.

Now, Facebook is pulling back the curtain on its efforts.

The Silicon Valley company has published numbers for the first time detailing how much and what type of content it takes down from the social network.

In an 86-page report, Facebook revealed that it deleted 865.8 million posts in the first quarter of 2018, the vast majority of which were spam, with a minority of posts related to nudity, graphic violence, hate speech and terrorism.

Facebook also said it removed 583 million fake accounts in the same period, or the equivalent of 3 to 4 percent of its monthly users.

No more love for Brooke

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

Legendary store closes ■ In just a few years, the Ameoba Music store on Sunset Boulevard might be nothing more than a memory.

New planning documents released describe in more detail what developer GPI Properties plans to build on the site: a glassy, 28-storey tower with 232 residential units and 7000 square feet of commercial space along the ground level. Ten of the units will be for very low-income tenants.

Amoeba would be demolished to make way for the new tower.

Amoeba tweeted that they planned to stay for the duration of their lease, which was "several years" long.

They also said they planned to find a new storefront in Hollywood.

The new documents suggest that it could all move pretty fast.

The developer's plan is for the project is to begin with demolition in mid-2019 and to complete the building in 2021.

Amoeba's commitment to "staying in Hollywood" could potentially mean that they will move to a new location in the borough following the end of their lease, which is "several years" away.

Currently, however, such speculation is merely wishful thinking.

Amoeba Music's current space at 6400 Sunset Boulevard was sold to GPI Properties in October 2015 for $34 Million.

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■ Brooke Burke isn't giving future romance much thought after splitting from longtime husband David Charvet.

"Will I ever date again? I don't know if I'll ever go on a date. I've just squashed every possibility."

Burke filed for divorce in April, citing irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split. They had legally separated in late January.

Mel’s 10-year return trip ■ Ari Emanuel took a hard-line stance against and fired his then-WME client Mel Gibson after the actor's 2006 arrest following an alcohol-fueled, anti-Semitic and sexist tirade.

Now, more than a decade later, sources say that the Endeavor CEO has been advocating for Gibson in recent deals.

First, Gibson personally apologised to Emanuel some months back, says an insider.

More importantly, Emanuel's prized client Mark Wahlberg bonded with Gibson during the making of Paramount's holiday comedy Daddy's Home 2, in which he starred as Wahlberg's father.

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■ 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 Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood

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The Whittlesea Story: Part 12

Rise and decline of Merriang Courtesy of the City of Whittlesea.

From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

■ In the land sales of June 10, 1840, most of the Parish of Merriang was sold, the largest buyers being William Murray, William Lithgow and John Robinson.

The central portion astride the Merri Creek was reserved for late rdevelopment and here a village crew, to be called Merriang, after the Parish.

On the same date the Parish of Kalkallo was also auctioned by the Crown, and virtually all of Kalkallo plus an adjoining portion of Merriang was purchased by John Hunter Patterson.

Patterson from Tasmania, had earlier established Green Hills Station in much the same area.

Settlement was possible, but purchase was beyond his financial resources.

A chance meeting in the street with William Kirby newly arrived in the country, provided a partial solution.

“The next evening my father was invited by Mr J. Hunter Patterson to dine with him. Mr Patterson had bought some Government land at auction just before we arrived, and that evening my father bought 1640 acres of it from Mr Patterson and, in a couple of days, the loaded bullock dray started for the new purchase.

“This land was about 25 miles from Melbourne near the head of the Merri Creek which was considered then a long way up the bush.

“My father named the new place ‘Fausley’ after Fausley Park in Northampton-shire.”

Kirby set up a system of tenant farms, where the narrow lands ploughed by oxen are still visible especially around the ruins of the homestead.

Ewen and Isabelle McDonald (nee McBain) from Aberdeen set up a similar venture around the Bald Hill, calling it the Bald Hill Estate.

Initially the area was divided between cultivation and pastoral activities.

“Andrew and Margaret Beveridge (nee Spratt) from Dunfermline, Scotland, after six years north of Wallan, came to Mercer Vale in 1845, opening an inn, ‘The Hunter’s Tryste’, and leasing the unsold portion of the Parish of Merriang.

The Kirbys and Beveridges adjoined, and James Kirby takes up the story: “In the year 1845 or ‘46 my father arranged with a Mr Beveridge that he should let two of his sons join my brother Edmund and myself in starting out to look for new country.

“It was arranged that M r Beveridge was to give his two sons 350 head of cattle, and my father was to give us a like number making 700 in all.

“We obtained two bullock teams and drays, loaded the latter with 12 months supply of rations, slops, tools, cooking utensils, guns, pistols, etc.

“We had three bullock drivers, two men as rough carpenters for building huts etc and a man cook.”

The party formed Tyntynder Station near Swan Hill. Andrew Beveridge was speared by the blacks and the Kirby boys returned home.

As a souvenir James found a spear with 22 jags on it.

“I took this piece home to my

● Springvale sheep station, Merriang, possibly 1880. Photo: Fred Kruger. father’s place and it was kept as a September 15, 1856, in a stone build- Richard Brodie’s remaining investmemento until it was burned with the ing across the road from Strang’s ments in Merriang. home on Black Thursday.” store.

On this land, on a hill dominating Although the area was devasJohn Grant, master, in a letter, the area, he proceeded to erect a tated by fire, the settlers were un- speaks of “32 children on the books, suitable residence named daunted. Kirby began rebuilding, this 19 scholars per day. There is every ‘Braemore’. time in stone, and the first school likelihood of a considerable increase “Bluestone and slate-roofed, was recorded on May 2, 1857, by in the course of time, an immense ample and gracious rooms with a Inspector Childers. number of very young children spreading verandah on three sides, Mr Hackett’s School near the about. the fourth a hollow courtyard facing Merri Creek was described as: “There are a great number of the bush to the rear, and for the pro“A new slab 20 x 15 well built. adults of both sexes not included in tection of the house and its inmates, New floor or door but with fireplace. the lists who are desirous of attend- a miniature fort or guardhouse with Cost £7. Mr Benjamin Hackett the ing a night school who are devoid of narrow openings.” master built the school by permis- education.”

Sherwin’s presence was immesion of the tenant Mr Cummins.

Unfortunately the tenure of the diately felt; he headed a committee “Has lately been teaching at a building was on a weekly basis only which again applied to the Commisfarmer’s place for £25 a year. 27 and although the school grew suffi- sioner for National Education for names on list, 10 girls and 17 boys. ciently to warrant a sewing mistress, “such annual sum as they may conCharges are reading 10/ a quarter, when Mr Grant’s cheque for his sal- sider sufficient to support a teacher”. higher subjects 13/.” ary was dishonoured in March, 1858, The school began without guarBy 1853 the rush of people to the he left. antee on February 20, 1860, in a stone goldfields would be using, among Then it was discovcered he had building, 27 feet by 14 feet, (presumothers, the unmade track through used the rest in lieu of wages to pay ably Strang’s former store) provided Merriang - early sketches show it his debts for food. rent free by Chandler, but the project as ‘Main road to Kilmore’ or ‘Sydney MrA. Hewitt took over for some lasted a bare eight months.

Road’. months, but by May 26, 1859, the In October of the same year, Rev. But it was obvious to the plan- school was closed.

Ian Hollis, sponsored by the Society ners that no substantial town would By this time John Chandler had for the Propagation of Christian be built on the reserved land. built his Merriang Hotel featuring a Knowledge, arrived on what was virAccordingly, the area was sold ballroom as well as a bar. tually a missionary task. during 1853 reserving 180 acres It stood immediately to the north Taking over the spiritual needs of astride the road and Merri Creek as of the entrance to Merri Park wrere the community and teaching at what a water reserve for stock use. a lone hawthorn now grows from the had become a Church of England John Robertson added the land old cellars.

Denominational School, he was to adjoining his previous purchases and Chandler had also re-purchased receive £50 a year in salary if he Roderick McKenzie and Charles Strang’s land together with the store collected a like amount from his McDougall bought lots of 320 acres for £460 on February 2, 1859. charges. This was an impossible task. each.

Three weeks later, John Davies When Schoolmaster Stephen The largest purchaser was Rich- rented an acre of land from John Skinner arrived on February 11, ard Brodie, an original settler, un- Slater between Strang’s old store 1861, Hollis, his wife and four childer licence, on the Deep Creek. and the water reserve and opened dren were virtually destitute, and His station, ‘Kongagaderra’m his own store. from his own meagre salary, Skinhaving been resumed, he purchased The Misses Tristram com- ner dinated £5 to their support. most of the northern half (1500 acres) menced the Post Office inb 1856 and Stephen Skinner, MRCP, has left plus an isolated block (No 1 of Sec- the village name of Merriang started behind diaries which have been intion VIII) of 283 acres. about this time. valuable in tracing the evolution of Within a few months John ChanA coach service began from Mel- the neighbourhood at its zenith and dler had bought the latter from him bourne in 1858 terminating at the decline. and divided his purchase with three Merriang Hotel; at first it ran every An educated man, his diaries others. second day, and later daily. record in precise language his hopes, John Slater took the northern This service continued until 1885, fears, and the traumas when he sucportion bounded by the Merri Creek despite the opening of the North- cumbed to alcohol. to the west, the water reserve to the Eastern Railway in 1872.

His difficulties began in England north, and the road to the east.

In 1858 John Sherwin returned when his wife Hannah (nee A small triangular section of eight to the area. John had earlier taken Nicholls) died, leaving him with four acres east of the road went to Will- up a station east of Whittlesea, and children. iam Nelson and William Strang took was later noted in a lease on thne Victoria and its gold appeared a another small section facing the road ‘Werruby Riber’. solution, but one child died on the south of Slater and opened a store.

In 1857, he journeyed to Europe voyage, another virtually on the The availability of these smaller and married Mary Ann Hernon in wharf on arrival, and Skinner himareas with firm titles accelerated the Switzerland. self was confined for several weeks growth of amenities to the burgeonThe newly marr ied couple chose to the Migrant Hospital, of canvas ing population. their household goods with care, and with a mud floor.

A National School began on John, on their return purchased His only son died a lingering

death, from tuberculosis, and the surving child, Agnes, came with him to Merriang.

She married ‘Sandy’ (Alexander) McDonald, son of Ewen and Isabella McDonald of Bald Hill estate; they raised a family of four daughters and a son.

The diaries, which are manna to the researcher, were made available by their descendants, the Congram family.

The Plenty and Merri Valleys are regarded as the granaries if Melbourne, and the production of grain employed a large number of workers.

Sheep and cattle required fewer men, and when Sherwin began buying land, the population dwindled.

Kirby, in financial difficulties, lost control of ‘Fausley’to Andrew Tobin who sold to Sherwin on August 14, 1862.

In January 1863 McKenzie and Alexander Grant sold, followed a month later by McDougall.

Sherwin was a pastoralist, not a farmer.

Skinner commented on June 20, 1865: “The attendance has formerly been as scanty but then it arose from the indifference of parents which might be overcome by calling or sending, now it arises from the positive scarcity of children.

“So many are removed from the neighbourhood lately that if all were to attend, they would scarcely furnish the required average.

“Seven have left school to go with parents up the country. In short, poor Merriang is becoming more and more a mere sheep-run.”

Statistics support him. The Blue Books of the period record the Woodstock district declining in population from 700 in 1863 to 525 in 1867.

“February 7, 1859. Merriang will soon be one large sheep walk and the few remaining inhabitants little superior to the aborigines without church or school and already a community of thieves and drunkards,” said Skinner in his diaries.

“What can be expected but vice and profligacy in their most disgusting forms.”

On the visit of Bishop Perry to ‘Braemore’ on February 26, 1966; Skinner writes: “About 9am yesterday, Mr Sherwin sent to inform there would by service by the Bishop at Braemore at 10. We went about 10.30, helped Mr Sherwin in responses. Bishop gave us a long lifeless service and inanimate discourse.”

The clergyman involved in scandal, occupies his diary entry for June 14, 1866: “People never seem tired of spreading all kinds of eveil reports about poor McJennett. The last novelty in this line is that in reading the funeral service over a poor woman he was near falling into the grave through drunkedness and at the same time a bottle of spirits was found in one pocket and corkscrew in the other.

“Threats of complaining to the Bishop or not, if he will quietly resign his appointment at Whittlesea.

“Everyone seems to believe the charge but it seems too gross to be true,” Skinner wrote. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: L ADY BIRD: Genre: Comedy/Drama.

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Timothy Chalamet.

Year: 2017.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 94 Minutes.

Stars: **** Summary: Set in 2002, the story of Christine "Lady Bird" MacPherson, a high school senior from the "wrong side of the tracks," an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl who comes of age as she longs for adventure, sophistication and opportunity, but finds none of that in her small American town and Catholic high school.

Writer-director Greta Gerwig has created a delightfully engaging and compelling coming-of-age comedy-drama thanks to a sparking and intelligent screenplay, compelled by a well deserved Oscar nominated performance by Saoirse Ronan as the rebellious heroine, and most notably, Laurie Metcalf (also in an Oscar nominated performance) as the tormented mother and Tracy Letts as the sympathetic father.

For coming-of-age comedy/drama this is as good as it gets, a touching and sincere journey filled with intelligence, emotion perception, honesty, laugh out loud humour and heart-breaking reality, a fitting, respectful and ultimately touching tribute to adolescence and growing up to embrace.

2018 Oscar Nominations include Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Directing and Best Screenplay.

FILM: WINCHESTER-The House That Ghosts Built: Genre: Biography/Fantasy/Horror.

Cast: Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook, Jason Clarke, Finn Scicluna-O'Prey.

Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 99 Minutes.

Stars: **½ Summary: Inspired by true events. On an isolated stretch of land 50 miles outside of San Francisco sits the most haunted house in the world built by firearms heiress Sarah W inchester, widowed to William Winchester.

Constructed in an incessant twenty -four hour a day, seven day a week mania for decades, it stands seven stories tall and contains hundreds of rooms, to the outsider it looks like a monstrous monument to a disturbed woman's madness, a building, a prison, an asylum for hundreds of vengeful ghosts, and the most terrifying among them have a score to settle with the Winchesters.

Fascinating and intriguing things-that-go-bump-in-the-night haunted house ghost story fright-fest unfortunately fails to convince, hold interest or scare, doing little more than stranding a good cast and cinemagoers in a gothic labyrinth of tiresome jumpy schlock that delivers more dreadful than dread.

Filmed in Melbourne and California, the presence of Helen Mirren as the obsessive Sarah Winchester is the only plausibility or plus factor, and the supporting cast that includes Australians Sarah Snook as her niece and Jason Clarke as the psychiatrist sent to check her mental state, they are padding in this fictionalized story to hang your hat on.

A genuinely interesting story, and what should have been far more evocative, thought-provoking and entertaining, Co-writers and directors Michael and Peter Spierig (Undead/2003, Daybreakers/2009, Predestination/2014) fail in originality and the respectability of a genre in cinema that has been a highly regarded and inspirational formula since the beginning of film.

The ant-gun stance point is prolific, but as far as ghosts stories go, the "Ghosts With The Most" on the screen are The Haunting (1963), Poltergeist, The Orphanage, The Shining, The Innocents, The Uninvited (1944) and The Others, to name a few.

FILM: 2:22: Genre: Thriller.

Cast: Teresa Palmer, Michael Huisman, John Waters, Sam Reid.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 98 Minutes.

Stars: ** Summary: A New York man's life (Dylan) is derailed when a strange pattern of events repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending at precisely 2:22 pm, and when he meets Sarah, the two feel inexplicably linked, and they discover uncanny similarities with their current predicament and a double murder committed a generation ago, and with a grim fate looming, he must solve the mystery of 2:22.

What begins immediately, but only momentarily, with a fascinating and enticing "Twilight Zone" alternate reality/time loop premise all too soon falls into an almost incomprehensible mind-numbing predictability, banality, cliché and disbelief on every level .... did anyone read the script before they committed to this?

Stars Michael Huisman and Australian actress Teresa Palmer as the confused and time-tormented destiny bound love-birds both look puzzled throughout, and they're not the only ones, and along with Australian supporting cast including Sam Reid, Remy Hii, Maeve Dermody, John Waters and Kerry Armstrong, they give little more than an unconvincing effort at trying to avoid Australian accents.

It would be time well spent if Australian director and producer Paul Currie and Aussie screenwriters Todd Stein and Nathan Parker could go back in time for a second chance at this disappointing effort.

Australian financed (by Screen Australia), with a primarily entire (and solid) Australian Cast and Crew, filmed entirely in New York and void of any uniquely Australian, faces excepted, this would have served better and received much more respect had it been filmed here ... as one reviewer states: "Why a bunch of Australian actors (speaking in US accents) in an Australian funded movie would shoot a story based in New York is totally beyond me."

As far as the plot goes, The Final Countdown, Groundhog Day, Edge of Tomorrow, Déjà Vu, Donnie Darko, Back to the Future (series), The Terminator (series), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Time After Time and Somewhere in Time, are all time much better spent.

And as far as time spent watching this movie, I want it back!

Rourke’s Reviews Instructions Not Included

■ (2013) (M). 122 minutes. Available on DVD. With the French remake hitting cinemas this week, now is the time to catch up with the source material that inspired it, and given how much of a misfire the reboot is, that could be a good thing, even though the original is incredibly uneven and overlong.

Mexican superstar Eugenio Derbez plays Valentin, a renowned womaniser from Acapulco who is scared of anything to do with commitment.

One morning, Julie (Jessica Lindsey), a past conquest who Valentin doesn't remember, turns up on his doorstep, handing him a baby she says is his, before taking off.

Not wanting the responsibility, Valentin ventures to the L.A. hotel where Julie is supposed to work.

While she's no longer there, he does meet film producer Frank (Daniel Raymont), who takes Valentin on as a stuntman.

The good paycheck allows the would-be-father to stay in L.A. and raise his daughter Maggie (Loreto Peralta), who is now seven yearsold.

But to cushion the blow of how he ended up with her, he creates a fantasy identity for Julie, and this make-believe world distorts Maggie's perception of reality.

When Julie arrives back on the scene, wanting to attain full custody of Maggie, Valentin truly realises just how much Maggie means to him.

Meshing the tone and spirit of Three Men & A Cradle (1985) and Life Is Beautiful (1997), star/cowriter/director Derbez (who will soon be seen in the remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn comedy Overboard) takes a simple, if improbable, story and needlessly extends it, protracting what could have been a breezy, entertaining 92 minute comedy/drama into a 122 minute slog.

This unnecessary padding makes its manipulative elements in the second-half seem particularly heavy-handed, and one of the main character's pivotal decisions seems cruel and unwarranted given the circumstances (its view of women too isn't exactly flattering).

But when the movie does click, the chemistry between father and daughter is undeniable (Peralta is a definite scene-stealer), providing a genuine sweetness and charm that frustratingly, due to the film's excessive running time, dissipates one too many times.

The set-up has the feeling of French farce about it, so it's not surprising that it was eventually remade in that country.

RATING - ***

Two Is A Family

■ (M). 117 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas June 28.

This remake of the 2013 Mexican hit has certainly taken its time to reach our shores, since its re-

lease in French cinemas in 2016, and when one sees how lead-footed and unfocused Two Is A Family is, one can see why.

The basic premise remains the same, with Samuel (Omar Sy) discovering in the most surprising of ways that he is a father, with the baby unceremoniously dumped with him by one-night stand Kristin (Clemence Poesy).

Chasing her to London, he becomes a stuntman, hired by gay film producer Bernie (Antoine Bertrand), and as such is able to offer Gloria, now seven, a comfortable, happy lifestyle.

Kristin suddenly arrives back on the scene, and a custody battle for Gloria ensues.

The original film, Instructions Not Included (2013), may have been flawed, but at least Eugenio Derbez laid down the various details professionally, allowing all the character arcs to effectively play out.

On the other hand, co-writer/director Hugo Gelin (Just Like Brothers) trips over the story every step of the way, making the highly implausible material appear even more artificial and incredulous (this version is similarly overlong).

Sy, who hit the big time after his impressive turn in the 2011 blockbuster The Intouchables, seems unable to bring this irresponsible character to convincing life, and is missing that vibrant charisma which brought him to audiences' attention in the first place.

RATING - *½

Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom

■ (M). 128 minutes. Now showing in cinemas, including IMAX 3D. With a scenario that can't help but provide more-of-the-same, this mega-successful franchise continues to thrive at the box-office, and while this latest entry doesn't stray from that formula, it does prove to be unexpectedly entertaining for most of its journey.

The story begins when a volcano threatens the island where Jurassic World is located, so a plan is quickly organised to rescue the dinosaurs before everything is destroyed.

Not everyone wants the creatures to survive, with Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum, in what amounts to a glorified cameo) bringing up the topic of natural selection.

Ailing billionaire Benjamin Lockwood (James Cromwell),who worked alongside John Hammond on the original Jurassic Park, has other ideas, and with the help of young business partner Eli Mills (Rafe Spall), sends a party to the island, which includes needed experts Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) and Owen Grady (Chris Pratt).

Of course, nothing goes to plan.

Screenwriters Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) borrow from a whole slew of films.

RATING - *** - Aaron Rourke

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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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■ When Graham Kennedy's In Melbourne Tonight began on GTV Channel 9 in 1957 some wonderful local performers were introduced to the Melbourne television audience.

Elaine McKenna was born in Melbourne in 1937 and had two sisters and a brother.

Elaine was working as a receptionist when she auditioned for Channel 9.

I can still remember the night Graham introduced Elaine McKenna to the viewers. There was this beautiful young 19-year-old singer, who had a marvellous personality, walking through the curtains arm in arm with Graham as he said, "I would like to introduce you to Miss Elaine McKenna."

Elaine became a favourite and sang on the show for four years.

She also appeared as ‘The Girl Next Door’ in the children's program, The Tarax Show.

Gerry Gee and Ron Blaskett would talk to Elaine over the fence about topical events that were of interest to the young viewers.

When Hugh O'Brien, the star of the popular television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, did his cowboy show at the Princess Theatre in 1960, Elaine McKenna was selected to be the singer.

At this time she was performing in night nlubs, balls and dance venues. Elaine did a lot of work for charity.

Elaine also worked on the BP Super Show with Ken Delo and Jonathan Daly.

Whatever Happened To ...

Elaine McKenna

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

She won a Logie Award in 1961 for Best National Singer for her work on The Tarax Show.

At that stage the program was hosted by Geoff Corke. It was edited and shown as the King Corky Show in Sydney.

She released five songs on the W& G label with ArthurYoung's Orchestra and that recording is now a collector's item.

In 1961 Elaine went to America to try her luck, and Patti McGrath took over the role as "The Girl Next Door' on The Tarax Show.

Elaine appeared as a singer on many of the top American television shows including The Bob Newhart Show and Art Linkletter's House Party.

Tim Evans met Elaine at a private swim-

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ming-pool in Houston. "I was the only one in swimming when he arrived," Elaine later recalled "I had no make-up on, and he wasn't a bit impressed. Simpatico!"

"I looked like a 16-yea- old, but that night he heard me sing at the club. Little by little we discovered we were 'simpatico.' " Tim Evans came to Australia to appear on In Melbourne Tonight with a folk singing group The Wanderers Three.

Tim and Elaine married in Texas in 1963 and the following year Philip Brady visited their home in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 1967 Elaine was back in Australia awaiting the birth of the first of her three children.

Her sister Julie McKenna was a popular singer also.

Tim Evans had a good career in Australia himself, hosting television shows such as Almost Anything Goes and acting roles in Bluey and Tandarra.

Sadly, Elaine McKenna passed away in 1992 at the age of 54.

Tim Evans also passed away several years ago.

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

Going down the lava tubes at Undarra

■ Slam, bang, bif, pow! I awake to unfamiliar sounds and cautiously pull up the blind.

Oh, it's just two kangaroos having a 'friendly' stand-up fight just outside my window.

There's nothing unusual about that at Undara, four hours or so by road from Cairns or Townsville.

I'm rapidly discovering that very few things are considered unusual at Undara.

The wildlife, the vegetation, the lava tubes and the railway carriage accommodation would all be considered very different elsewhere but here they are part of the amazing Undara Experience (www.undara.com.au ) It takes a while to sort out the Undara Experience.

The whole package consists of accommodation, meals and facilities, tours and activities.

You can cherry-pick bits and pieces but you will find that more is always better because this experience is very special.

For accommodation, we choose the beautifully restored 100- year-old railway carriages.

The rooms contain a comfortable double bed, old railway seats ceiling fans, and a bathroom.

The carriages are unique, comfortable and romantic. We love them.

Other options are the permanent swag tents, some of which have their own kitchen, the caravan park and camp ground, and self-contained airconditioned Pioneers Huts.

We watch the sunset while enjoying sparkling wine and cheese and then are taken to the entrance of a lava tube at dusk to see pythons and tree snakes capturing a meal of micro bats as they emerge from the darkness in their thousands.

Dinner at night is at the Iron Pot Bistro.

The a-la-carte menu has beef, Georgetown sausages, chicken, fish, and vegetarian noodle stir fry dishes.

Meals are large, delicious and filling..

After dinner, we relax around the campfire, enjoy the brilliant starry sky then wander back through the Australian bush to our railway carriage 'home' for a good night's sleep.

It's morning. There are wallabies, wallaroos, parrots, kookaburras, currawongs and magpies all happily

OK. With John O’Keefe Bauer balances the books

■ Just as well Bauer Media has branches overseas so they can sell off assets to balance screw ups in other outposts.

Whilst nobody is saying anything , Bauer has sold off 13 of their US magazines titles, some of which could help pay for the libel bill Bauer has racked up in Australia over Rebel Wilson.

It makes you wonder why American Media Incorporated has purchased the titles considering news stands in the States have experienced a 20 per cent drop in sales over past 12 months.

Elvis’s drummer dies

■ The name 'DJ' Fontana may not roll off the tongue like Elvis Presley, but 'DJ' was the first drummer in the King's band.

He was on board when Elvis recorded Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Treat Me Nice and All Shook Up. Sad to report 'DJ' passed awa , aged 87.

TV Shark bait

■ With so much money up for grabs it's only reasonable to assume TV program Shark Tank - on Ten - comes in for its fair share of scrutiny and due diligence by the producers.

Right now a big question mark hangs over a case where entreprenurial Shark Andrew Banks offered a record $2.5 million as seed money to a company with “substantial contracts” to make pods for coffee machines.

Soon after shaking on the deal, on air the problem hit the fan.

Industry spokespeople clubbed together claiming the original pitch was false and misleading.

Andrew Banks claims his due diligence is ongoing and his investment is far from being watertight.

Shark Tank has come in for its own sense of drama with certain panel members - the Sharks - having to step down because of their own financial problems.

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● Train carriage accommodation We enter one of these depressions going about the business of eating. I and are surrounded by life. guess it is time for our breakfast.

The dry savannah has given way Cereal, fruit, sausages, baked beans, eggs, sautéed vegetables, ba- to lush vegetation.

Dozens of butterflies flit around our con and a variety of juices make for a heads. We are in a different world. great breakfast.

We toast bread over the coals of The huge entrance to a lava tube is the fire and spread it with honey and straight ahead.

Entering the tube is a wonderful jam. Why do I eat so much more when experience. We come face to face in a setting like this?

It's 8am and we gather for the Arch- with 190,000 years of history. Timber way Explorer tour. Lava tubes are the walkways lead deep into the darkness. result of volcanic lava flowing down Our Savannah Guide gives us envidepressions. Eventually the surface ronmental, geological and historical cooled and formed a crust but under- information on the region.

- Len Rutledge neath the lava continued to flow.

■ Remember when we used to race to the wireless, listen intently to radio serials of an evening?

Those were the days before TV and other electronic gadgets ruled our lives. Serials are now a thing of the past, apart from 3AW's overnight program.

They're a regular segment in the wee small hours.

Immediatly after the tragic death of comedian Eurydice Dixon in Carlton, 3AW pulled its serial from future air play because it featured explicit material portraying male violence against women.

Even at the early hours station phones went into meltdown with protesters complaining.

Angry is happy

■ Still great secrecy as to who will be the headline act at the AFL Grand Final. Maybe it's time to recycle former presenters.

We do know rocker Angry Anderson and Rose Tattoo are booked to fly from Europe to Jolimont. Angry last appeared doing wheelies at the AFL GF in 1991. He is booked to appear at the Corner Hotel in Richmond same weekend as the Big Dance.

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Coral Browne Story Writer and director Maureen Sherlock pays tribute to Australian-born performer Coral Browne in Coral Browne: This F***ing Lady, being presented at fortyfivedownstairs from July 10 – 22.

Coral left Australia as a 21-year-old in the 1930s and forged a career first in the West End and later as a classical actor with The Old Vic and The National.

Her many screen performances include Auntie Mame (as Vera Charles) The Killing of Sister George (as Mercy Croft), Dennis Potter's Dreamchild (as Alice Hargreaves) and Alan Bennett's An Englishman Abroad in which she played herself touring to Moscow with Hamlet and encountering the British spy Guy Burgess.

This performance earned her a BAFTA award for Best Actress.

Coral is said to have been well known for her bawdy wit, glamour, liberated attitude to sex, a string of famous lovers – including Paul Robeson and Maurice Chevalier - and her late-life marriage to horrormovie icon Vincent Price.

In the Melbourne premiere of this onewoman play, Genevieve Mooy (The Dish, Frontline) brings Coral Browne to life and puts her back in the spotlight.

Maureen Sherlock has previously written popular comedy shows Alzheimer’s the Musical: A Night to Remember and Ada and Elsie: Wacko-the –Diddle-oh!

Performance Details: July 10 – 22 (Preview July 10, Opening Night July 11) Time: Tues – Sat 7.30pm, Sun 5pm Venue: fortyfivedownstairs, 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne Duration: 70 minutes Tickets: $30 - $40 Bookings: 9662 9966 fortyfive downstairs.com - Cheryl Threadgold

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Tyrrells: going strong after 160 years John Rozentals considers the story of Tyrrells, one of Australia's oldest family-owned wine businesses.

"160 years of family business is an amazing thing," said Chris Tyrrell.

"We are lucky enough to make wine from vines planted by our great-great-grandfather in a time when they had no electricity or any of the luxuries we have today. It is an honour to work with these wonderful assets."

He's quite right, of course, and the whole family should be immensely proud of that achievement.

What Chris didn't mention was that the 160 years have been achieved with so few people in charge of the ship.

Current head is fourth-generation Bruce Tyrrell. His great uncle Dan completed his last vintage in 1959, aged 88.

The fifth generation, represented by Bruce's son Chris, might have to wait a few years yet before taking the reins.

There certainly have been some memorable milestones in the Tyrrells story, including the launch in 1963 of their iconic Vat 1 Hunter Semillon, now one of Australia's most awarded white wines, and being the first Australian winery, in 1973, to mature chardonnay in French oak and enter it into a wine show - a controversial step indeed.

● Bruce Tyrrell: currently in charge of the family ship.

WINE OF THE WEEK WINE REVIEWS taking it along to match a meaty Tyrrells 2016 Rufus Stone D'Arenberg 2014 The Sticks & pizza.

D'Arenberg 2014 Derelict Vine- Heathcote Shiraz ($25): The Stones ($29): A blend of 37 per cent tempranillo, 36 per cent grenache, yard Grenache ($29): The Tyrrell family have put just about much effort into the central Vic25 per cent souzao, and a smidge Osbornes helped save grenache as torian area of Heathcote as the have when its very future in McLaren of tinta cao. into their beloved Hunter Valley.

Vale was threatened, and just as I had a handle on all of these well, as this superb dry red shows.

Well, that might be stretching 'alternative' varieties but souzao It's an absolute ripper and I con- things a bit, but they certainly have sent me to Google. It's a dense, fess to loving it madly. Warm, full, given the area a fair bit of support deeply coloured Portuguese vari- generous, rich, soft are all terms that and it's paying off very nicely after ety, which may go a long way to come readily to mind. Drink with more than 20 years. This is grea explaining this wine, which is big, the heartiest of winter stews and plummy Australian shiraz just waiting for a juicy medium-rare steak. full-flavoured and aridly dry. I'd be you'll be well sated.

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Vandal alert ■ Police at Yea are seeking the community's assistance to identify a vehicle which caused damage to the grass area and numerous trees between Oliver St and the Yea Skate Park on Friday night (June 22).

Police received a report just after 11 pm that the vehicle was doing wheelies on the grass.

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Butter Factory bid ■ R.A. Litjens’ planning application for the former Yea Butter Factory in Rattray St, Yea, is due to go before Murrindindi Shire Council tonight (Wed.) at Alexandra.

The application seeks redevelopment of the land “for the purpose of a place of assembly, buildings and works within a heritage overlay and a reduction in car parking requirements”.

The application seeks to use the property for theatre productions, wellness classes, community events, conferences, functions, exhibitions and concerts.

The brick building was constructed in 1903, and butter manufacturing closed in 1993.

The building has since been used as a dwelling and as a restaurant.

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Alexandra Primary School Arts Committee for applied for $4800.

Yea Water Tigers Amateur Swimming Club is seeking $4218.

Fawcett Mechanics Institute Reserve Committee of Management has asked for $1750.

Yea Wetlands Committee of Management has requested funding of $4340.

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Budget preview ■ Murrindindi Shire Councillors may make a last-minute inclusion of $30,000 in the 2018-19 budget for the Flowerdale Sports Club in its drive to upgrade the Spring Vallet Recreation Reserve.

Recycling charge ■ The recycling charge of Murrindindi Shire residents is likely to rise by $21 per bin, if a Budget change is adopted by Councillors tonight.

Council’s cost increases related to recycling total $133,620, following the renegotiation of the contract.

The Council has been able to negotiate the continuation of its recycling program with its contractor into the next year. Costs have risen substantially.

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Free information sessions about the National Disability Insurance Scheme and federal government's National Aged Care Reform, will be held across Murrindindi Shire, including: • Alexandra - 3 July from 2-4pm at the Alexandra RSL • Marysville - 5 July from 2-4pm at the Vibe Hotel Marysville • Yea - 10 July from 6-8pm at the Yea Shire Chambers • Kinglake - 10 July from 2-4pm at the Kinglake Community Centre For more information or to RSVP, phone Murrindindi Shire Council on 5772 0333.

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Council News Tourism advance ■ Murrindindi Shire Council endorsed the signing of a revised Memorandum of Understanding with Goulburn River Valley Tourism, at its Special Meeting on June 13.

Goulburn River Valley Tourism is a regional tourism body jointly representing Murrindindi Shire Council, Greater Shepparton City Council, Mitchell Shire Council and Strathbogie Shire Council.

Established in 2011, the organisation continues to provide region-wide tourism, marketing and development services to its member councils in order to promote visitation numbers and value.

Murrindindi Shire Council Economic Development Portfolio Councillor Jackie Ashe said this collaboration with GRVT represents an important alignment with the neighbouring councils with whom visitor attractions ar shared.

"In our Shire, the tourism industry is worth around $130 million to the local economy,” Cr Ashe said.

“Every year, we see about 989,000 visitors, who stay some 560,000 nights all together, and spend $132 each per night on average.

“And, that's not to mention the fact the local tourism sector employs 449 people more than ten percent of all employment in Murrindindi Shire.

"Knowing all that, it's easy to see why keeping on top of tourism opportunities and challenges is a priority for Council, and GRVT is a key player in achieving our tourism goals.

"The MoU between Murrindindi Shire Council and GRVT for the July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019 period was originally considered on February 28 this year, however some minor amendments, applying to all member councils, required further endorsement.

"Murrindindi Shire Council was pleased to sign the new MoU with Goulburn River Valley Tourism, and we're looking forward to working together in the year ahead," Cr Ashe said.

To find out more about tourism in Murrindindi Shire Council see www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/tourism - Contributed

Tree risk policy ■ Trees are serious business at Murrindindi Shire Council, says Natural Environment and Climate Change Portfolio Councillor Rebecca Bowles.

"We spend some $50,000 every year carrying out proactive and emergency tree inspections and works to protect the people and property of Murrindindi Shire from falling limbs or collapsing trees," Cr Bowles said.

"In December 2017, we adopted a formal tree risk management policy in response to a Victorian Coroner investigation into a death at another Council's recreation area.

“The Coroner made recommendations about improving approaches to managing the risk presented by trees.

"While we have always been proactive and strategic about monitoring public hazards from trees, this policy gives us an even more rigorous structure to inspect and report on tree risks around the Shire.

"Our new system has designated areas and criteria for a proactive inspection cycle.

Trees within these specified areas are allocated into an inspection cycle and assessed based on a series of criteria including likelihood of failure, likelihood of impact and consequences.

Likelihood of Failure classifications rank how likely a tree, or part of a tree, is to cause damage or suffer total failure within the time until the next designated inspection.

“Each tree also has a Likelihood of Impact classification which is assessed by estimating the amount of time people spend in the vicinity of the tree, or section of the tree, at risk of failure.

“The third classification looks at the Consequences of that tree or section of tree failing and calculates the extent, severity and value of damage that would be caused.”

For more information about managing vegetation or to make a customer request about a tree, see www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au or phone 5772 0333.

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Middle Kinglake PS pupils’ fiction work

Local Briefs Grazing fees ■ The Weekly Times last Wednesday (June 20) published a comparison of roadside grazing charges.

Murrindindi Shire does not charge for a roadside grazing permit, but costs varied elsewhere: Mitchell, $10; Strathbogie, $40; Mansfield, $92.

Five municipalities have fees that now exceed $100 - including Ganawarra ($100), East Gippsland ($110) , Mount Alexander ($150), and Moorabool ($189).

Friday sale ■ Yea Saleyards will host the ‘End of Financial Year Feature Female Cattle Sale’ this week (Friday, June 29) at the Yea Selling Complex.

Rodwells, Landmark and Elders will combine to present the sale.

F’dale fundraiser

● Robert Verhagen and Ander Louis worked with Middle Kinglake Primary School students last week to create a local anthology book of historical fiction.

■ You might recognise some of the characters in Middle Kinglake Primary School's upcoming Launch Pad anthology book, featuring 20 short historical fiction pieces by MKPS students.

Students worked with local historical fiction author Rob Verhagen (author of Murder at the Mountain Rush), and Launch Pad Writer's Club host Ander Louis (author of The Liberation of Sundrian City), to create their own works of historical fiction based in the Kinglake Ranges.

The students learned a lot about the importance of a story's "setting" - the time and place in which a story takes place - and had fun researching Kinglake's interesting past.

Local historian Deidre Hawkins presented information to the students and they also used her publication of Kinglake's history (Kinglake: A collected history of the Kinglake District 1861-2011), to ● Robert Verhagen with Middle Kinglake Primary help with their research.

School students Jasmine, Charlotte and Tahlia Many characters are based on the pioneers of Kinglake and the jobs that these people did from the mid 1800-1900s.

Encouraged by Launch Pad to be creative, many students have added a comical element to their stories, some a sci-fi take, while others imagined a day in the life of their character.

This has resulted in a diverse range of stories with flare and exciting narratives drawing on their own imagination as well as times when Kinglake had no roads, just horse and carts for transport; farmers grew potatoes and berries; local mailmen set up post offices in their homes; and many people sought their fortune in the goldfields between St Andrews and Kinglake.

Rob and Ander will be hosting the book launch party in Term 4 along with the young authors.

Parents, family, and friends will be invited to attend and celebrate the achievements of the students. ● Writer Ander Louis with MKPS student Leila.

- Dianne Wilkinson-Hill

■ A fundraiser is being held at Flowerdale Community Hall on Saturday, July 7, for Shane Bryant, a young local man who has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and Frontal Lobal Dementia.

Shane, 44, has a partner who has given up employment to give him full-time care.

The 6pm function will have a $15 per person entry fee, and attendees are asked to bring gold coins for games, trivia, auctions, and a big $5 raffle. There will be live music, spit roast and snags.

Bookings can be made on 0407 801 367.

- Alison McDonald

Rotary in Epping

■ Rotary Club of Epping is a relatively newly established club and is looking for community input and assistance with the proposal of ideas for the club to focus on when putting together their strategic plan for the next threefive years.

Rotary International traditionally has six areas of focus: ■ Economic and community development.

■ Basic education and literacy ■ Peace and conflict prevention/resolution.

■ Disease prevention and treatment.

■ Water and sanitation.

■ Maternal and child health..

To establish this club firmly within its own community, Rotary is looking for people to come to a meeting on Wednesday, July 4, to hear about what Rotary does and what Rotary can do for the community.

The communication needs to happen both ways, Rotary needs to hear your thoughts on what you would like to see happen..

Rotary's motto is Service Above Self and the areas of service within a club are: Community, Youth, International, Club, Foundation.

To register your interest in attending this meeting, please call by July 3: Anne Reid 0408 852 904 or email epping@ rotary9790,org.au - Anne Reid

Local statistics ■ There are 13,993 people living in Murrindindi Shire. There are 4,114 local jobs, the average house price is $270,000 and the median weekly household income is $1095.

Murrindindi Shire Council Community Services Portfolio Councillor Sandice McAulay said there's a lot to know about Murrindindi Shire.

"If you're interested in finding out more about who we are and what we do, our statistics website is a great place to start," Cr McAulay said.

"Council provides this amazing source information, with data on our population, our workforce and industry, our social trends, our housing market and much more for free to the public.

Perhaps you want to do some market research for your business?

Jump onto www.statistics.murrindindi. vic.gov.au and see what you can find out," Cr McAulay said.

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4 different legal cases over diggings murder ■ Kinglake was known as the Mountain Rush in its earliest days.

In 1862, local brewery proprietor Edmund Cuckson was murdered, and Peter Peterson was charged.

The Age, on July 1, 1862, reported: “A man named Peter Peterson has been arrested by the Whittlesea police, at the new Mountain Rush, on the charge of having murdered Edward Cuckson, the proprietor of the Wild Dog Brewery, who was found lying dead by tlie roadside to the Mountain Rush, upwards of a month since.

“Peterson's arrest took place in consequence of certain statements, of a somewhat loose character, made by him to tho person with whom he has for the last week or two been working as mate.

“Detectives Walsh and Williams, having received some information with regard to Peterson, were at the time, either on the road up to the Mountain Rush, or about to start for it, with the view of inquiring into the circumstances.

“It is possible, therefore, that the arrest of Peterson may, in the end, prove to have been somewhat premature.” ★ On July 17, just over two weeks later, Town Talk had another name in the spotlight: “Thomas Wilson, a seafaring man, wns brought before the City Court, yesterday, on suspicion of being the murderer of Mr. Edmund Cuckson, at Queenstown.

“The prisoner was arrested at Newcastle, to which place he had proceeded in the ship Palmerston as astownwav.

“The evidence agnainst him at present is very slight, but he hass been remanded until Fridny, in order that further inquiries may be made.”

The Age, of the same day, had more to say: “Thomas Wilson, alias James Baker, was brought up on remand from Sydney, charged with the wilful murder of Edmund Cuckson, at the Mountain rush, near Queenstown, on or about the 23rd of May last.

“Detective Walsh, who had charge of the prisoner, stated that he was arrested on the 3rd July, immediately consequent on his leaving the Maitland gaol, where he had just previously suffered a month's imprisonment for secreting himself on board of a vessel trading from Melbourne to Newcastle.

“On this latter charge of being a ' stowaway,' he was arrested at Newcastle on the 5th of June, and tried at the Newcastle Police Court, where the depositions now produced were taken.

“At the Maitland Police Court he was charged with the more serious offence, on the ground of information received from the detective office, Mel bourne, and depositions (also produced) were taken.

“The prisoner was then remanded to Sydney, en route for this colony.

“Detective Walsh stated that the prisoner answered very exactly the description given by Haines of the man seen by him near the spot where the murder was committed, and just prior to it, and he applied for his remand to Queenstown, at or near which place all the witnesses in the case were to be found.

● Cobb and Co coaches were used to travel to the Caledonia diggings near Queenstown. Photo: oddhistory.com.au arrested on a charge of breaking into ment, and the man asked the dis“The Bench, after examining the a jeweller's sthop, in Rockhampton, tance to Smyth's, Whittlesea, and ‘The presiding depositions taken at Newcastle and and carrying off a large quantity of other places.

Maitland, found that the prisoner magistrate, Mr. jewellery; and whilst he was in the “Mr. Nicholas: Could you idenhad made certain statements which gaol Detective Willliams who has a tify the man? went to show that he had run away Alderman Wragge, habit of "looking back" fancied from “Witness: I think I could. from a vessel in Melbourne, and had Trafford's appearance he had dis“Mr. Nicholas: Is the prisoner in at the time of the murder been staythen discharged covered the murderer of Mr. the dock the man? ing with several persons in the prisoner, so Cuckson.

“Witness :I do not think he is; he Sandridge, for the examination of “The circumstances were laid Iooks rather too old. whom he professed himself anxious far as the charge before the Commissioner, and he “Prisoner: You would know my to be remanded to Melbourne. ordered the case to be investigated voice.

“They thought it, therefore, unof murder was “Trafford was accordingly “Witness: I do not. reasonable that he should be reconcerned’ brought before the City Bench yes“Janet Williams, wife of John manded to Queenstown, and ordered terday morning, and charged with the Williams, living at 71 Gore street, him to be remanded to Friday, with the view of then pro ducing the per- tween 4 o'clock on the previous Fri- murder. Mr. Superintendent Nicho- Fitzroy. was then called. On enter sons with whom he said he had re- day afternoon and 10 o'clock on the las prosecuted on behalf of the the box she looked steadily at the Crown; and Mr. Read defended the prisoner for nearly five minutes besided at Sandridge.”

Saturday morning. fore she took her eyes otf him. ★ “Mr. Cuckson left the Mountain prisoner.

“Only two witnesses were exam“The prisoner appeared to be A third name came into the pic- Rush riding on a bay pony, which ture in the next year. was described as having a little white ined, And their evidence is as fol- very uneasy, and exhibited that restlessness for which he is remarkable.

The Age, on December 22, 1863, about the hind feet, a small switch lows: “Senior-constable Charles Jesse, “He changed his position in evreported: tail, and the. brand of "H6" on the “John Lawrence was remanded off shoulder, and arrived at the Big stationed at Sale, said that he was ery posible way during the five minstationed at Queenstown in 1852 and utes the witness was looking at him, for eight days, ou these two charges. Hill on Friday afternoon.

“The first offence was commit“He was there observed by a man remembered the 24th of May in that and when she took her eyes off he drew along breath and appeared to ted on the property of one George named Havnes, who soon after he year. “he received information that a be relieved.

Elliott, from whose house he is al- had passed the spot -where the mur“Mr. Nicolas: Is the prisoner the leged to have stolen watches, dered man was, heard the report of a man named Edmund Cuckson, a brewer, living in Wild Dog gully, man? brooches, &e. gun or pistol.

“Witness (with considerable “The second crime, according to “He pursued his way to a place Queenstown, had been murdered at the Gazette, was committed on near Queenstown, and on returning the Big Hill, on the road to the Moun- doubt): I really can't say. I think-“Mr Reid: You say be Edmund Cuckson, of the Wild Dog the following morning found the body tain rush.

“Witness went to the place, and is not the man.

Brewery, near Queenstown, at the of Cuckson lying close to where he “Witness: I do not say so, Sir. Big Hill, Mountain Rush road. had seen him alive on the previous found the body lying on the ground with a gunshot wound in the neck.

“Mr. Nicholas: Can you identify “Lawrence is detained on suspi- day.

“An inquest was held on the body, him. cion of being concerned in this man's “He had been shot just above the “Witiness: Well, I cannot posideath.” right collar bone, and the wound took and a verdict of murder was returned against some person or per- tively.

On January 5, 1864, The Age a downward direction.

“Mr. Nicholas here remarked to said: “There was, therefore, no doubt sons unknown.

“Witness returned from the Bench, that as the two principal “A second charge against the pris- to his having been murdered. oner of murdering one Edmund “When Mr. Cuckson left the Melbourne to Quenstown on the witnesses were unable to identify the Cuckson, at the Caledonian dig- Mountain Rush, he had the pony 23rd May. He met a man riding a prisoner, the case could not be progings, in June, 1862, was withdrawn, with him described above, a saddle horse beyond Williams' old public ceeded with.

“The presiding magistrate, Mr. as the detective in charge of the case and bridle, a pair of plated spurs, a house, near St. Andrews between 9 Alderman Wragge, then discharged said that the principal witness had railway rug, and it was supposed and 10 o'clock at night.

“The night was very dark, and the prisoner, so far as the charge of failed to identify him as the perpe- about £15 in notes and cash, which trator of the crime.” he had collected at Mountain Rush. witness could only say that the rider murder was concerned, but of course ★ “Two dogs accompanied him: one had come loose coat or cloak on. He he is still retained in custody on the The Herald report (Dec. 29, 1865) returned home in the night, but the was not on the same track as wit- other charges. ness, but was on a higher road.

“When the prisoner heard this de- ‘Curious Charge of Murder’ - re- other was missing.

“John Haines, a packer, residing cision, he addressed the Bench, comproduced in newspapers including “All the property, with the excepthe Geelong Advertiser and Kilmore tion of the pony, was recovered. The at Marysville, said that in 1862 he plaining vehemently of being kept Free Press, spoke of a fourth man, saddle, bridle, etc., were found on lived at Smyth's Gully at the in Melbourne by the authorities, inwho faced Court on a charge relat- the Saturday behind a heap of stones Caledonia, about six miles from the stead of being sent to Queensland, and charging the police with coning to Cuckson’s murder. on the Northcote road, and kept by Big Hill, on the Mountain Rush.

“In May, 1862, he earned his liv- spiracy against him.

“It may perhaps be in the recol- the detective police, who made great “As we have before remarked lection of some of our readers, that exertions, but without success, in ing by packing goods, and knew on Sunday, the 25th May, 1862, in- endeavouring to discover the mur- Cuckson. He remembered the 23rd it would be manifestly unsafe to send formation was received in Mel- derer, who, it is supposed had shot May, 1862; he was at the Mountain the prisoner to Rockhampton in bourne of a cold-blooded murder, his victim while he was lighting his Rush diggings, but returned to his charge of one officer, for he swears, home in Smyth's Gully, going along that as he knows he will have no fuperpetrated at a place called the Big pipe at a camp fire. ture chance, his case being desperHill, Mountain Rush road.

“After a considerable time the the Mountain Rush road.

“He left the diggings about 4 ate, no one shall ever take him to “The victim was a man named affair was allowed to drop. Within Edmond Cuckson, of the Wild Dog the last few weeks, however, one of o'clock, and when he got to the Big Queensland, as he will make a desBrewery, near Queenstown, a place the most desperate rascals who ever Hill he met a man camped on the perate attempt to jump with his cusabout 34 miles from Melbourne, and figured as a contrilbutor to crime in Big Hill, who said "good evening, todian into the sea.

“He only wishes Detective Willnot far from Eltham.

Victoria, named William Roberts, mate."

“Wittness returned the compli- iams may be the man.”

“The murder was committed be- alias Trafford, alias Wrench, was

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Yea, Alexandra do battle for 1912 flag ■ The 130-year-old rivalry between Yea and Alexandra will have another chapter written this Saturday (June 30) when the Tigers host the Rebels at the Yea Recreation Reserve.

Yea newspaper correspondent ‘Half-Back’ had a crack at Alexandra Standard scribe ‘Rover’when the Yea ‘blue-and-whites’ won the 1912 premiership.

“As predicted in our last issue, the final play off for the YeaAlexandra Association Premiership, between Yea and Alexandra and played on Saturday, was the record game of the season,” said the 1912 press report.

“Not only was it a fine exhibition of football, but from the ring of the first quarter to the final bell, the play was fast and exciting, and particularly in the last quarter when Alexandra reduced their deficiency from 20 points to 3, and it was generally admitted that the bell saved the blue and whites.

“Yea invariably has the ill luck to lose some of their best men towards the end of a season, and this year was no exception.

“A few weeks ago, George Franklin, an invaluable member of the team left for New South Wales, and he was followed by Harry Tyrer, who during this season, proved himself a sterling player.

“The absence of these two men was keenly felt in the semi at final at Alexandra on the previous Saturday, but bad luck continued to dog the team.

“On Saturday, it was found that Jack Sheppard had not returned from Melbourne, “The match committee was worried, but decided to make the best of a bad job. Mick Bolger was practically the only man available and he was included in the 18.

“On the other hand Alexandra had their strongest team in the field, Hubbard being the only absentee, but he was well substituted.

“The special from Alexandra was crowded with supporters of the red and blacks, and local supporters turned up in full force.

“The gate receipts amounted to £21 12s, and this is an indication of the large crowd that assembled to to witness the game.

“Notwithstanding the heavy rain of the previous week, the playing ground was in first class order, and this, coupled with a good ball, made gn all round improveinent in the play.

“Tullock, a league umpire controlled the match, and he gave entire satisfaction. He was strict, and kept down with firmness any semblance of rough.play.

“This fact was freely admitted by members of both teams.

“The teams were represented as follows:-

LOCAL FOOTY HISTORY ● Yea’s 1935 side against Seymour. Back row, from left: W. Purcell, T. Dignam, L. McLure, M. Campbell (Vice-Capt.), R. Phillips, J. Parker, L. Morgan, G. Loughan. Centre row: H. Purcell, G. Wilson, A. Rogers, F. Vining, W. James, E. Dignam (19th man), J. Christie. Front row: R. McLeish, C. Rogers (Capt.), B. Stephens, D. McCarthy.

Photo : Alan Thorley.

“From the bounce, it was evident that a fast game was probable. Yea took charge and like chain lightning, the ball was sent down with a series of ground kicks, and a cheer rose, as Jack Quinlan drew first flood with a major.

“This feat occupied only 30 seconds. It looked as though Yea was going to repeat the dose.

“With a free to Alex Purvis, the ball was passed to near goal, and another point was added to the board for Yea. “Alexandra discovered that their "dewdrop" was likely to develop into a "Goulburn" so furious was Yea's onslaught.

“They rushed the ball along the grandstand wing, Toi marked and booted to a handy position.

“Yea had a free given against them and as a result Alexandra secured a goal.

“It was a treat to see the work Curtain, with his dashing runs, and Bob. Johnson (who by the way was pitted against the supposed invincible Portingale) “Yea's ruck battled down along wing a penalty against Yea put Stillman charge of the ball which was rushed up and down.

“Scrum play was indulged in.

Walton secured and added another minor to the visitor's board.

“Yea retaliated, and rushing down Redmondwith a good mark, registered Yea's second goal.

“Yea had the advantage and beat their opponents in all departments of the game. Curtain with a dash took the ball safely through a strong defence.

“Alexandra replied unsuccessfully for McLeish was prepared, and with his characteristic dash, took oval out of danger.

“With open play the blue and whites soon had the ball within striking distance, and Alex Purvis raised one flag.

“Shirley out of the ruck, followed with a second point. The play was now concentrated around Alexandra's goal.

“A few minutes before time, Redmond marked near goal, and with his usual certainty, sent up the two flags.

“At quarter time the scores wereYea-3 goals 4 behinds Alexandra-1 goal 2 behinds “Alexandra opened the attack in the second quarter, and with a few minutes had six points to their credit, notwi:hstanding the good fight put up

by Stewart, McLeish and Francis.

“Yea took up bounce. Bolger secured and to Redmond, who with one of the finest kicks of the day, landed the ball between the posts.

“A good deal of fast but open play ensued, and from a free Kent scored a minor.

“Yea was marking well and this stood to their stead. Dean, Purvis, Franklin and Shirley put in some splendid play.

“The visitors rescued several times, but they were invariably baulked by McLeish in goal, “Taken up centre Curtain passed to Redmond who with a splendid high mark, again had the supporters dancing with delight, by raising the double.

“Alexandra rallied, and rushing down Nicholas scored a major, making the scores at half-time Yea-5 goals 4 behinds Alexandra-3 goals 4 behinds “After the half time adjournment the contest was renewed with increased activity.

“Alexandra opened with a minor, but the blue and whites were equal to the rush.

“Quinlan put up a point, and Butler from a good long kick repeated the performance.

“Exciting play continued around goal, despite the efforts of the visitors to relieve.

“Alexandra eventually got away, but Stewart stopped and sent to wing, where Quinlan secured and added another point.

“From kickoff Alexandra got a free and sent well up a near goal, where scrum play was the order.

“Butler relieved the tension by a smart stop in goal. Exciting play followed out of which Redmond snapped another point. At the three quarter time the board showedYea-6 goals 7 behinds Alexandra-3 goals 5 behinds “With this substantial lead, the Premiership looked a dead certainty for Yea, but as soon as the quarter opened it was seen that the local boys were tiring.

“It had been a strenuous struggle, and lack of training was plainly in evidence.

“Alexandra on the other hand, were comparatively fresh, and simply took charge of the game.

“Yea made gallant efforts to save the laurels, but they were run to a standstill.

“In fact, Curtain appeared to be the only man left with any go in him.

“Alexandra put up point after point, with good concerted play.

“Once or twice Yea secured, but the relief wais only temporary.

“After a hard battle they secured a minor. Alexandra charged the citadel with dogged determination, and Yea's chances were fast fading away. “‘Time’ was fast approaching and Yea knew it. One goal was wanted to. make Alexandra Premiers.

“The blue and whites put up one last determined stand.

“Spectators crowded around the timekeepers. Would the bell neverring. Only three points the differ ence.

“Excitement ran high, Supporters yelled "ring the bell, time's so up" but the faces of the time-keepers were impassive.

“At last, the bell clanged, there was a sigh of relief, not only by the onlookers, but by the contestants.

“Yea were Premiers after a great and glorious battle.

“The final scores readYea-6 goals 8 behinds Alexandra-5 goals 11 behinds ★ “While several members of the team showed out prominently as stars, they all did their duty, and are deserving of all the praise supporters can give them.

“Yea's ruck - Butler, Drysdale and Alex. Purvis - was never changed. This is too much to ask any man to do, but they stuck to their task manfully, though at the finish they a were run to a standstill.

“Jack Redmond, this year, entered the arena of senior football for the first time. That he was too young and too light, was an opinion freely expressed, but he has proved him self one of the most valuable members of the team. On Saturday he was a hero. His goal kicking was a treat to see. He was not "fed' but took his chance for the ball and invariably got it. His record of five goals out of six is something to be proud of.

"What's the matter with Portingale to-day" a r and b supporter was heard to say. Secretary Kerins quickly answered the question "Be cause he has a better man minding him". And this was a fact. "Porty" wasn't in it with Bob Johnson, who beat his man every time with clean, clever play, “The rack men are deserving of a line. They battled right through, fighting the game of their lives. “‘Smiler’ Butler did give away a few free kicks, but took good care to

be penalised in a safe position. Alex.

Purvis and Drysdale were always in the thick of it, and doing splendid work.

“Francis, Hickingbotham and Dean were often conspicuous and helped on to victory.

“Jacky Quinlan is a much improved player this season, and in the final he shone out.

“Gunnie McLeish, though left on the back line every time, put in more splendid saves, and was always to the rescue when the citadel was in danger.

“Dave Curtain has played with the blue and whites several times this season, but never did he play such a game as in the final. No doubt he has had something up his sleeve, but on Saturday he was out for larks and his daring rushes fairly staggered Alexandra.

“Bob. Stewart, skipper, besides controlling the game well, and endeavoring to keep his men in their places, played a good all round game. He was heartily congratulated after the match, “Will Shirley on the forward line, did yeoman service for his side, as did also Jack Purvis.

“Mick Jameson, the "fleet foot" - put in some good runs, but gave away several frees. He is to be excused. It was an exciting game “Mick Bolger was not in form, but his weight very often came in handy.

“Wandin was in his usual form, and taking his usual risks. He is one of the players deserving of special mention. George Franklin was greatly missed.

“Is Bright was as tricky as ever.

One minute he would be seen grovelling on the ground amongst the feet of half a dozen players; the next, he I would emerge triumphant with the ball.

“Alexandra's best warriors were Gow, Johison Bros, Arnot, Portingale, Toi, Kilpatrick.

Stillman.

“Two goals given to Alexandra by a goal umpire Williams were decidedly questionable.-But nuff sed.

“Redmond's goal from a place kick was one of the star performances of the day. In this he was assisted by Butler who kept all hands off while the ball went whirling between the posts.

“Pooor old 'Rover’ in the Standard last week rejoiced over Alexandra's victory on the previous Saturday: and went so far as to describe his favorites as champions for 1912; that the big waves have ceased to roll in for Yea; and many other forecasts.

“Poor silly "Rover" you reckoned without your host, and I feel sorry for you in your humiliation.

"Do unto others as you would they should do unto you." It is a great pity this was not more practiced than preached.

“I hope a small boy in the Alexandra team will cut this par out and hang it up for future reference.

“Talk of the Yea Boys winding up their Victory with a smoke night, at which the Wales' cup will be presented.

“Much growling over the charge at the gate for the. final. The Yea Club had nothing to do with this arrangement, which I think is an unjust one. Blame the delegates.”

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AFL YARRA RANGES DIVISION 2 SCOREBOARD SENIORS

■ Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23.

Alexandra 15.14 (104) d Kinglake 15.11 (101).

Gembrook-Cockatoo 9.14 (68) d Powelltown 8.10 (58). Seville 43.17 (275) d Thornton-Eildon 1.3 (9). Yea: Bye ■ Ladder. 1. Seville, 267.38, 32. 2. Yarra Glen, 176.49, 32. 3. Yarra Junction, 189.23, 28. 4.

Gembrook-Cockatoo, 106.53, 24. 5. Yea, 117.35, 20. 6. Alexandra, 117.10, 20. 7. Powelltown, 78.22, 12. 8. Kinglake, 73.33, 8. 9. ThorntonEildon, 10.15, 4.

RESERVES

■ Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23.

Alexandra 14.11 (95) d Kinglake 2.4 (16).

Gembrook-Cockatoo 18.11 (119) d Powelltown 9.6 (60). Seville 16.14 (110) d Thornton-Eildon 2.0 (12). Yarra Junction 11.13 (79) d Yarra Glen 5.10 (40). Yea: Bye. ■ Ladder. 1. Yarra Junction, 298.19, 30. 2.

Yarra Glen, 175.89, 28. 3. Yea, 164.93, 28. 4.

Gembrook-Cockatoo, 138.44, 24. 5. Alexandra, 125.44, 20. 6. Seville, 159.95, 18. 7. Kinglake, 49.68, 12. 8. Powelltown, 40.28, 12. 9. ThorntonEildon, 13.47, 8.

NETBALL

■ A-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Powelltown 77 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 19.

Seville: Bye. Yarra Junction 59 d Yarra Glen 50. Kinglake 63 d Alexandra 41. Yea: Bye. ■ B-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Powelltown 49 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 28.

Seville 64 d Thornton-Eildon 11. Yarra Glen 45 d Yarra Junction 40. Alexandra 70 d Kinglake 45. Yea: Bye. ■ C-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Powelltown 31 d Gembrook-Cockatoo 23.

Seville 75 d Thornton-Eildon 6. Yarra Glen 21 d Yarra Junction 9. Alexandra 34 d Kinglake 32.

Yea: Bye. ■ D-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Gembrook-Cockatoo 22 d Powelltown 18.

Yarra Glen 29 d Yarra Junction 6. Yea: Bye. Alexandra 40 d Kinglake 12.

AFL YARRA RANGES DIVISION 1 SCOREBOARD SENIORS

■ Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23.

Wandin 10.7 (67) d Emerald 6.18 (54).

Healesville 10.17 (77) d Upwey-Tecoma 6.4 (40).

Monbulk 13.18 (96) d Belgrave 7.6 (48). OlindaFerny Creek 19.21 (135) d Warburton-Millgrove 3.7 (25). Woori Yallock 19.18 (132) d Mount Evelyn 6.8 (44).

■ Ladder. 1. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 172.20, 24.

2. Woori Yallock, 146.96, 24. 3. Upwey-Tecoma, 143.24, 24. 4. Wandin, 131.61, 24. 5. Healesville, 119.12, 24. 6. Mount Evelyn, 108.89, 20. 7.

Monbulk, 98.85, 20. 8. Emerald, 96.65, 12. 9.

Belgrave, 45.88, 4. 10. Warburton-Millgrove, 44.74, 4.

RESERVES

■ Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23.

Wandin 6.8 (44) d Emerald 5.10 (40). UpweyTecoma 13.14 (92) d Healesville 0.1 (1).

Monbulk 8.11 (59) d Belgrave 5.12 (42). OlindaFerny Creek 15.10 (100) d Warburton-Millgrove 4.3 (`27). Mount Evelyn 15.12 (102) d Woori Yallock 1.7 (13).

■ Ladder. 1. Olinda-Ferny Creek, 248.05, 32.

2. Upwey-Tecoma, 204.03, 32. 3. Wandin, 180.47, 28. 4. Monbulk, 111.95, 20. 5. Emerald, 97.75, 20. 6. Mount Evelyn, 130.02, 16. 7. Belgrave, 83.87, 12. 8. Warburton-Millgrove, 66.50, 8. 9. Healesville, 44.20, 4. 10. Woori Yallock, 28.74, 4.

UNDER 18

■ Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23.

Gembrook-Cockatoo 14.13 (97) d WarburtonMillgrove 1.5 (11). Monbulk 9.13 (67) d

AFL YARRA RANGES DIVISION 1 SCOREBOARD Emerald 3.0 (18). Healesville 15.12 (102) d Upwey-Tecoma 3.4 (22). Mount Evelyn 9.9 (63) de Woori Yallock 8.6 (42).

■ Ladder. 1. Mount Evelyn, 294.12, 36. 2.

Gembrook-Cockatoo, 265.45, 28. 3. Healesville, 207.82, 28. 4. Woori Yallock, 117.55, 20. 5.

Upwey-Tecoma, 116.57, 20. 6. Monbulk, 89.91, 20. 7. Wandin, 66.21, 8. 8. Emerald, 45.66, 8. 9.

Alexandra, 27.45, 8. 10. Warburton-Millgrove, 47.44, 4.

NETBALL

■ A-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Belgrave 63 d Monbulk Hawks 25.

Healesville 38 d Upwey-Tecoma 37. Woori Yallock 67 v Mount Evelyn 26. Olinda-Ferny Creek 81 d Warburton-Millgrove 20. Wandin 75 d Emerald 33.

■ B-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Belgrave 42 d Monbulk Hawks 41. UpweyTecoma 50 d Healesville 34. Woori Yallock 48 d Mount Evelyn 22. Olinda-Ferny Creek 46 d Warburton-Millgrove 36. Wandin 76 d Emerald 25.

■ C-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Monbulk Hawks 41 d Belgrave 39.

Healesville 34 d Upwey-Tecoma 22. Woori Yallock 40 d Mount Evelyn 28. Olinda-Ferny Creek 67 d Warburton-Millgrove 23. Wandin 57 d Emerald 15.

■ D-Grade Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Monbulk Hawks 18 d Belgrave 16. OlindaFerny Creek 2 20 d Healesville 19. Woori Yallock 26 d Mount Evelyn 24. Olinda-Ferny Creek 35 d Warburton-Millgrovce 31. Wandin 37 d Emerald 14.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD DIVISION 1

■ Seniors Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Northcote Park 22.8 (140) d Heidelberg 10.14 (74). Greensborough 14.10 (94) d Hurstbridge 11.11 (77). Macleod 14.8 (92) d West PrestonLakeside 11.8 (74). North Heidelberg 17.10 (112) d Whittlesea 10.6 (66). Bundoora 18.7 (115) d Montmorency 7.11 (53).

■ Ladder. 1. Macleod, 154.10, 32. 2.

Northcote Park, 106.58, 24. 3. West PrestonLakeside, 138.90, 20. 4. Greensborough, 119.24, 20. 5. Montmorency, 119.24, 20. 5. Montmorency, 108.39, 20. 6. Heidelberg, 94.71, 20.

7. Bundoora, 97.00, 16. 8. North Heidelberg, 96.23, 16. 9. Hurstbridge, 76.64, 8. 10. Whittlesea, 52.78, 4.

■ Reserves Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Heidelberg 17.10 (112) d Northcote Park 10.7 (67). Hurstbridge 6.9 (45) d Greensborough 5.10 (40). West Preston-Lakeside 8.14 (62) d Macleod 4.10 (34). Whittlesea 9.14 (68) d North Heidelberg 9.8 (62). Bundoora 10.13 (73) d Montmorency 6.8 (44).

■ Ladder. 1. West Preston-Lakeside, 164.20, 32. 2. Greensborough, 166.84, 24. 3. Whittlesea, 137.63, 24. 4. Montmorency, 119.73, 24. 5.

Heidelberg, 119.63, 24.6. Bundoora, 91.01, 16.

7. Hurstbridge, 87.07, 16. 8. Macleod, 82.51, 12. 9. North Heidelberg, 76.41, 8. 10. Northcote Park, 40.00, 0.

■ Under 19 Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Northcote Park 10.11 (71) d Diamond Creek 5.13 (43). Macleod 13.16 (94) d Greensborough 9.16 (70). Eltham 20.15 (135) d West Preston Lakeside 1.3 (9). St Mary’s 13.8 (86) d Whittlesea 11.12 (78). Bundoora 9.5 (59) d Montmorency 8.10 (58).

■ Ladder. 1. Montmorency, 142,32, 28. 2.

Macleod, 140.23, 28. 3. Northcote Park, 123.16.

4. Eltham, 118.,75, 24. 5. St Mary’s, 122.25, 20.

6. Greensborough, 108.71, 20. 7. Bundoora, 121.37, 16. 8. Diamond Creek, 84.89, 12. 9.

Whittlesea, 70.28, 8. 10. West Preston-Lakeside,

NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD DIVISION 2

■ Seniors Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Eltham 24.10 (154) d Watsonia 9.7 (61).

Thomastown 17.16 (118) d Epping 13.4 (82).

Diamond Creek 13.12 (90) d Lower Plenty 1.3 (81). Banyule 20.11 (131) d Fitzroy Stars 7.11 (53).

■ Ladder. 1. Eltham, 195.14, 40. 2. Lower Plenty, 148.21, 28. 3. Diamond Creek, 124.52, 24. 4. Thomastown, 123.48, 20. 5. Banyule, 115.43, 20. 6. Epping, 84.43, 12. 7. Fitzroy Stars, 48.00, 4. 8. Watsonia, 49.43, 0.

■ Reserves Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Eltham 15.15 (105) d Watsonia 1.5 (11).

Thomastown v Epping. Diamond Creek 8.13 (61) d Lower Plenty 8.11 (59). Banyul;e 23.12 (150) d Fitzroy Stars 8.8 (56).

■ Ladder. 1. Eltham, 297.95, 36. 2. Lower Plenty, 219.41, 28. 3. Diamond Creek, 154.53, 28. 4. Thomastown, 94.46, 16. 5. Watsonia, 73.12, 16. 6. Banyule, 76.22, 8. 7. Epping, 67.57, 8. 8. Fitzroy Stars, 32.08, 4.

■ Under 19 Results. Round 9. Saturday, June 23. Heidelberg 17.21 (123) d Eltham 0.5 (5).

Banyule 18.9 (117) d South Morang 5.5 (35).

Lower Plenty 22.17 (149) d North Heidelberg 3.2 (20). Mernda 9.10 (64) d Panton Hill 4.7 (31).

■ Ladder. 1. Lower Plenty, 429.63, 32. 2.

Mernda, 325.15, 28. 3. Banyule, 198.99. 4. Mill Park, 89.93, 24. 5. Heidelberg, 160.06, 20. 6.

Eltham, 33.78, 12. 7. North Heidelberg, 26.81, 8. 8. South Morang, 41.24, 8. 9. Panton Hill, 36.92, 4.

NORTHERN FOOTBALL NETBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

■ Section 7 Results. Round 11. Friday, June 22. Heat 2 41 d Heidelberg 5 29. Montmorency 1 42 d Northcote Park 3 18. Heidelberg West 1 23 d South Morang 3 14. Watsonia 3 30 d Bundoora 4 7. West Ivanhoe 2 41 d Whittlesea 1 31.

■ Section 8 Results. Round 11. Friday, June 22. Reservoir 1 26 d Epping 2 25. Greensborough 4 41 d North Heidelberg 5 19. Thomastown 4 27 d Fitzroy Stars 3 24. Kilmore 2 37 d South Morang 4 21. Watsonia 4 42 d St Mary’s 3 22.

■ Section 9 Results. Round 11. Friday, June 22. Northcote Park 4 28 d Bundoora 5 24. West Ivanhoe 3 25 d Hurstbridge 2 23. Whittlesea 2 24 d Montmorency 2 20.

■ Section 10 Results. Round 11. Friday, June 22. Lower Plenty 1 20 d Laurimar 3 19. Reservoir 2 49 d West Ivanhoe 4 22. Thomastown 4 27 d Bundoora 6 23. Kilmore 3 32 d Watsonia 5 29. Mernda 1 25 d Heat 3 18.

■ Section 11 Results. Round 11. Friday, June 22. Hurstbridge 3 28 d Keon Park 2 10. Thomastown 5 20 d Bundoora 7 9. Mernda 2 24 d Heidelberg West 2 17.

GOULBURN VALLEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE SCOREBOARD

■ Seniors Results. Round 11. Saturday, June 23. Shepparton 21.14 (140) d Mooroopna 7.6 (48). Benalla 14.14 (98) d Tatura 9.9 (63).

Kyabram 19.12 (126) d Shepparton United 9.4 (58). Rochester 20.19 (139) d Shepparton Swans DIVISION 3 3.4 (22). Echuca 17.7 (109) d Mansfield 5.3 ■ Seniors Results. Round 9. Saturday, June (33). Euroa v Seymour.

23. South Morang 13.17 (95) d Kilmore 9.5 (59). ■ Reserves Results. Round 11. Saturday, June Laurimar 14.10 (94) d Panton Hill 11.13 (79). 23. Shepparton 17.12 (114) d Mooroopna 6.2 Mernda 11.13 (79) d Heidelberg West 4.11 (35). (38). Tatura 8.9 (57) d Benalla 5.11 (41).

Kyabram 26.13 (169) d Shepparton United 2.1 St Mary’s 15.13 (103) d Lalor 6.9 (45).

■ Ladder. 1. St Marys, 195.45, 32. 2. Mernda, (13). Rochester 20.13 (133) d Shepparton 120.25, 28. 3. South Morang, 156,70, 24. 4. Swansd 3.2 (20). Echuca 11.11 (77) d Mansfield Panton Hill, 150.00, 24. 5. Laurimar, 114.47, 9.2 (56). Euroa v Seymour.

20. 6. Heidelberg West, 79.78, 16. 7. Kilmore, ■ Under 18 Results. Round 11. Saturday, 82.63, 12. 8. Lalor, 42.42, 4. 9. Reservoir, 42.77, June 23. Shepparton 12.11 (83) d Mooroopna 8.2 (50). Benalla 11.12 (78) d Tatura 9.2 (56).

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■ Reserves Results. Round 9. Saturday, June Shepparton United 8.11 (69) d Kyabram 6.2 (38).

23. South Morang 11.13 (79) d Kilmore 10.6 Rochester 9.9 (63) d Shepparton Swans 6.12 (66). Laurimar 14.13 (97) d Panton Hill 10.8 (48). Echuca 20.23 (143) d Mansfield 2.2 (14).

(68). Heidelberg West 9.5 (59) d Mernda 4.10 Euroa v Seymour.

(34). St Mary’s 26.16 (172) d Lalor 4.7 (31).

■ Ladder. 1. St Marys, 566.95, 36. 2. HeidelEAST CENTRAL DISTRICT berg West, 122.28, 28. 3. Laurimar, 102.20, 24.

RIFLE ASSOCIAION 4. Reservoir, 91.82, 20. 5. Mernda, 82.28, 16. 6.

South Morang, 92.94, 12. 7. Panton Hill, 72.32, REPORT 12. 8. Kilmore, 55.69, 8. 9. Lalor, 42.03, 4.

■ The East Central District Rifle Association NETBALL Club shoot postponed from last Saturday due to ■ Section 1 Results. Round 10. Friday, June severe weather was contested on Wednesday 22. South Morang 39 d Heidelberg 1 36. and it proved to be special day.

Greensborough 1 63 d North Heidelberg 1 52.

Rosco Davis and Neal Hambridge posted conDiamond Creek 1: Bye. secutive 60’s and Marty Kelly just the one 60 to ■ Section 2 Results. Round 10. Friday, June count then there was a rash of 59’s one being 22. Heidelberg 2 35 d Greensborough 2 Rosco and therefore he finished the day drop31.Fitzroy Stars 1 d Laurimar 1. Diamond Creek ping only one point with 179.13 out of 180.

2 40 d Ivanhoe 1 24. St Mary’;s 1 27 d Northcote The day was bright in more ways than one Park 1 26. and the clear light helped with sighting while ■ Section 3 Results. Round 10. Friday, June that Violet Town wind cropped up at the wrong 22. Thomastown 1 35 d North Heidelberg 2 28. time yet again.

Heidelberg 3 45 d Diamond Creek 3 26.

The corrected scores for the club championCraigieburn 1 31 d Heat 1 21. Bundoora 1 32 d ship for the day were Rosco Davis 274.03, Neal Watsonia 1 30.

Hambridge 268.03, Brian Houlihan 258.06, ■ Section 4 Results. Round 10. Friday, June Marty Kelly 258.02 and Geoff James 218.07.

22. Watsonia 2 29 d Heidelberg 4 26. St Mary’s A close battle and it was good to see Brian 45 d Bundoora 2 28. Diamond Creek 4 30 d on-song with two 59s and a 55. The club chamGreensborough 3 26. Ivanhoe 2 24 drew with pionship running totals place Neal Hambridge North Heidelberg 2 24. in top position with 641.03 points followed by ■ Section 5 Results. Round 11. Friday, June Marty Kelly 630.02, Brian Houlihan 478.06, 22. Epping 1 26 d Thomastown 2 19. Macleod 1 Geoff James 283.07, Rosco Davis 274.03, Rich33 d North Heidelberg 4 25. Diamond Creek 5 ard Godden 204.00, David Wallace 174.00, 43 d West Ivanhoe 1 28. Craigieburn 3 34 d Terry Gee 172.00,Geoff James 168.00 andNorm Northcote Park 2 20.

Linehan 168.00.

■ Section 6 Results. Round 11. Friday, June It looked as if all was set for a great day on 22. Hurstbridge 1 31 d South Morang 2 29. Fitzroy Saturday for the third round of the winter short Stars 2 35 d Keon Park 1 30. Laurimar 2 30 d range pennant the McAuliffe Shield to be conCraigieburn 3 27. Bundoora 3 44 d Macleod 2 tested against Nagambie on the ECDRA home 19.

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The weather was forecast to be dull and overcast so the Clubs agreed top make an early start to avoid late afternoon finishes in the “dark” and at least starting the trip home in daylight.

The shoot got underway at 10.30am and it was soon very clear that the match was on with both teams posting two 60s and the ECDRA just ahead with two 59s against Nagambie's one. It was also clear that the Violet Town wind was not far away puffing up unexpectedly too many times.

It was if the shots were on a sting across the range with first one shooter and then the other two shooting at the same time came up with the same shot placement out of their group.

Needless to say the wind coaches were on the job and Geoff James 60+ years of experience were called upon to try and get the adjustments right.

Even Geoff was seen scratching his head and muttering nasty things about “that wind”.

It was great to welcome back Matt Frazer and Chai Somlong who’s work schedule has clashed with their shooting program ( we hope this has been sorted) and to see Vaughan Murphy, Terry Gee and Des Colter make the long trip up to the shoot.

The shoot was well over by 3.30pm with plenty of time for a cuppa and a chat before heading home.

The conversation was focused on the wind and its effect on the shoot while "the numbers" men tried to work out who won the match as adjustments were made for class, grade and handicap.

The reason why there was such a wait was clear when the scores were finalised with Nagambie winners 799 out of 800 to ECDRA 797 out of 800 a win by two points.

Off-rifle Neal Hambridge posted the top score for ECDRA with 178.21 out of 180 and Joe Melbourne top scored for Nagambie with 178.15 out of 180.

The rest of the scores for the ECDRA were: Neal Hambridge 178.21, Terry Gee 177.13, Des Coulter 176.15, Vaughan Murphy 176.12, Rosco Davis 174.12, Matt Frazer 172.10, Brian Houlihan 170.10, Marty Kelly 167.9, Geoff James 166.6 and Chai Somlong 162.10.

The one thing that was certain everybody had a great time despite the dull cold conditions and the early start / finish was appreciated by all.

The consistent team effort by our ECDRA shooters was not quite enough on the day and there is a commitment to really get a handle on that Violet Town wind and get that 800 points next time.

It was also good to see Nagambie come through with a full team and some outstanding scores as their new members get into the swing of team shooting.

Ken Newnham, one of the long standing members of Nagambie while talking to Rob Chaffe (who had made his first visit to the range this year) said that it is quite some time since both of them contested the Nagambie Christmas shoot on the Old Nagambie range in 1964 and it is great to see the strong interest in the sport from the younger members.

If you would like to try this challenging sport please check out the ECDRA web site at www.ecdra.com or the YouTube clip found at East Central District Rifle Association.

Check the calendar to find out when shooting will suit you and drop in, you will be most welcome.

- Robert Chaffe

few key players not being able to play which put us on the back foot.

Our discipline wasn’t there as well in the first quarter which allowed Alex to slam on five goals and keep us to 0.

The next quarter we managed to move the ball forward a bit better but accuracy wasn’t there, kicking the three points Alex again went on to kick four taking a nine-goal lead at halftime.

At the break we discussed what we needed to do and really knuckled down and our third quarter was much improved kicking a goal and not allowing Alex to score as heavily as previous quarters keeping them to a one-goal third term.

Our fourth was improved as we’ll kicking another goal but still allowing Alex to kick four.

Our better players for the day were Brett Robinson, David Hayne and Layne Hendrie.

Cam Caine also played well and kicked our only two goals.

Alexandra 14.11 (95) d Kinglake 2.4. (16) SENIORS Our first quarter was a slow start. Unlike our previous two games were we had won the first quarters we allowed Alex to kick four goals to our two which was not ideal.

The second quarter however we really came out to play with Alex not being able to stop our run and we kicked six goals to theeir two playing some impressive footy and also taking back the lead at main break.

In the third our attack was there once again kicking five goals again but we let ourselves down allowing Alex to kick seven goals to take back the lead by two points heading into the last.

The last quarter was a hard contest for both teams only kicking the two goals each but that was enough for the rebels to get over the line by three points, a disappointing result for our boys but full credit to Alex.

Josh Nixon had a day out in a best on ground performance kicking seven, and Mason McAllister and Jayden Butterworth keep up there good form.

JAMIE CHALMERS 200TH GAME Next weekend we celebrate Jamie’s 200th game at home on Saturday against Thornton.

Jamie has given his all to the football club in this time and is well respected by all his team mates and supporters and we ask everyone to get the game to help celebrate this very special occasion for our club.

Congratulations Jamie.

- Ryan Hurst

KINGLAKE FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT KINGLAKEVSALEXANDRA RESERVES The day didn’t start of as we planned with a

● Jamie Chalmers Photo: Carolyn Groves

THORNTON EILDON FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT

THORNTON EILDON FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT

● Auskick enjoyed by the Thornton-Eildon younger group ■ Thornton Eildon Football and Netball Club circle, thanks to Captain Heather Feather and travelled over the hill this week to the Seville VC Tay Tay in the midcourt.

Football Netball Club for two games of senior We matched pace until half-time, when men’s football and two games of senior women’s Seville's well-polished stamina and game plays netball. began to get the better of us.

Next weekend will see Thornton travel on The Thornton B Grade side should be proud top the hill to Kinglake Football Club for round of themselves, Seville brought a tough game 10. and we brought the pressure to the boil once Our Shinboner Women’s Football team will again. be home at 1pm this coming weekend. Free gate Looking back, this team has come so far this entry, all welcome to come support our women’s season and we can't wait to see what the comteam. Club usual training continues each Tues- ing weeks bring. Thornton 11, Seville 64. day/ Thursday evenings, any questions or enquiC-GRADE ries our club president Dave Stirling 0413 795 C-Grade were faced with Seville's pace and 283 can assist. experience, however once again brought their Well done to the Thornton-EildonAuskickers A game to the court.

Trademark Thornton defence was strong team of parents and kids. In particular thanks to Ben Stewart for the work commitment and dedi- this week, with Jen picking up players all over cation taking on organisation along with his fam- the court and Mel and Lucy heading up the opily, giving the children a great time and positive posing goal ring.

Initiative and instinct was shown in some of experience.

An important annual match of ‘ Kids v Par- our newer players, using their learnt skills and ents’ was held and by all reports the parents applying them on court in attack.

Goals were shot by Kayla, Paige and Lucy, snuck in for the win. Well done to all for making this happen each week and getting out enjoying but the Jayne Train came to station and put a smile on all of our faces. our community.

We look forward to seeing what the C-Grade SENIORS Seville had a win over Kinglake the previous team brings to the table next weekend.

Thornton 6, Seville 75. week in the senior’s football and sitting second - Jess Slapp on the ladder, so realistically it was anticipated it was going to be a hard day in the office this week.

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL The Boners’ trek to Seville on Saturday was NETBALL CLUB made with hopes of starting to build on something coming into the second half of the season.

REPORT Knowing it was going to the a tough game, with a couple of players also out showed patches SATURDAY of positive play but it was really few and far ■ The AFL Yarra Ranges League Round 9 of between with Seville piling on the goals whenever the Boners needed the re-focus. It is ex- the 2018 season last Saturday saw the Rebels ceptional to see the lads finishing the game with return to Rebel Park and host Kinglake for two still a positive attitude and dedication to improve games of football and four games of netball on each week for the second half of the season. a fine but cold winters day.

The ground was in good condition and a good There has been full credit internally and externally of the club, giving the guys out on the crowd which included many past Premiership field full credit fighting out the full 120 minutes players from 2008 were in attendance.

UNDER 18 during both senior and reserves matches.

The Under 18s were also at Rebel Park and Hang in there lads, a lot is happening off the hosted Monbulk who were short of players but field to set up for 2019. Go Boners.

Best: A. Phelps D. Creed J. Scotland J. in the spirit of the game, coaches sorted their players to ensure "a level playing field" and a Dickson R. Andrews J. Parker couple of Alex players wore the Monbulk jumpThornton 1.3 (9) def by Seville 43.17 (275) ers each quarter and all players got a game, the RESERVES The Reserves came out firing against sixth visitors doing the better with a couple of goals place Seville, who have had the two wins this each quarter to take the win 9.13 (67) to 1.6 season, sitting well percentage wise just out of (12).

Awards: Bundalaguah Engineering award the top five. Seville outclassed the Boners and Daniel McFadzean, Hadfield Contractors award came out the winners.

Best: B. Arnott B. Azzopardi D. Batty G. - Ben Thomas, Alexandra Tyrepower award Tom Rouget, RPT Plastering award - Jacob Blackburne B. Clark A. Comeford Thornton 2. 0 (12) def by Seville 16. 14 (110) Bourke, DMK Taxation award - Ben Jack, - Sarah Stevenson Alexandra Apparel award - Willem Woolford.

RESERVES WOMEN’S NETBALL The Reserves took to the field with their usual B-GRADE Thornton B Grade side held their own for number of changes and welcomed Tom the first half of the game in the way we know Dodemaide, Rhett Marsh, Brent McDonald, Chris Mullins, Aaron Westworth and veterans how - defence.

We kept immense pressure on Seville B grade David Bourke and Jarrod Williamson into the and as such got multiple intercepts and even team to challenge seventh placed Kinglake.

Alexandra began to the hill end and with scored the first goal of the game.

Goal after goal followed throughout the game Captain Jedd Hamill marking well soon took thanks to our shooters Rosie and Brodie, with the lead in the game.

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YEA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT

In a very scrappy first half Alexandra went to a big lead at the main break through multiple goals to Westworth against his old side, Brent McDonald and Williamson.

The defence led by Paul Brooks and James Kidd were well on top keeping the visitors goalless.

The game as a spectacle did not improve after the break and only the skills of Brent McDonald, Michael Miller and Daniel Roper stood out as each side added only a single goal.

With the game well in their keeping Alex extended the margin by four goals to one as they were able to apply some teamwork and won comfortably 14.11 (95) to 2.4 (16).

Awards: Caltex $25 fuel card - Daniel Roper, Alex Sportspower $20 award - Brent McDonald, Grant St Grocer $20 meal - Aaron Westworth, JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Will Ingram.

SENIORS The Seniors football side began to the "grandstand that used to be there" end but the visitors were first to goal at the hill end although Nick Waugh and Brayden Norris soon combined to even up the scoreboard.

Jacob Brereton marked in the pocket and passed selflessly to Norris for Alexandra's second goal before Kinglake kicked a second goal from the angle before another mark on the lead and an accurate long kick gave Norris his and the team's third goal.

Waugh and Brandan Kapakoulakis were winning plenty of the ball around the ground and Stephen Steiner was giving great drive.

Joe Daniel, also quite good above his head, kicked Alexandra's fourth goal as the home side were double the visitors score at the first change.

The score line soon changed as Kinglake kicked their third and fourth goals quickly in the second quarter to give Alex something to think about.

Norris, receiving plenty of attention goaled from a free but Scott Heveren limped off with what seemed a serious hamstring injury and Alex had to reshuffle their defence.

Norris marked just forward of the scoreboard and covered the distance easily and accurately and repeated the task a few minutes later but the accuracy was not quite as good.

The Alex defenders all flew and Kinglake made them pay for their mistake, the contest in the ruck was good with Jake Steyger and Brereton doing well for Alex but Kinglake goaled after a period of negative play with many ballups and went to a 10-point lead at the half-time break with late second quarter goals.

Despite instructions from coach Sam Kidd at the break the Lakers kicked a third quarter goal within 30 seconds of the restart.

In a high scoring quarter, firstly Kinglake went to a five-goal lead and looked likely to throw a spanner in the later celebrations but then Alexandra came back with seven goals from seven different players to take a two-point lead into the last quarter.

Ben Woollard and Matt Steiner combined early for a goal, Chris McKay who had had a good game goaled between two individual behinds to extend Alexandra's lead but the visitors came back with a goal to Nixon who had caused the Alex defence problems all game and reduced the margin to single figures.

A Kinglake behind and a seventh goal to Nixon reduced the margin to one solitary behind.

Pat Ferguson pulled from the reserves team at half-time to fulfill a late withdrawal, took two saving marks and sentAlex back into attack but only behinds resulted as Alexandra was able to hang on till the final siren 15.14 (104) to 15.11 (101). Alex had to come back from a 30-point deficit during the third quarter and whilst this was rewarding some over use of the ball and skill errors need to be corrected to trouble the top teams. Awards: Alex Standard $50 fuel card - Lee Ragg, Grant St Grocer $20 meal - Joe Daniel, JAMMM Catering $20 meal - Jack Goonan.

NETBALLAWARDS Caltex $25 fuel card award: Ebonnie Twining; A-Grade lost 41 - 63: JAMM Catering $20 meal - Olivia Twining, Grant St Grocer $20 meal - Hana Duldig; B-Grade won 70 - 45: JAMM Catering $20 meal - Kirby Welch, Grant St Grocer $20 meal - Bec Wallis; C-Grade won 34 - 32: JAMM Catering $20 meal - Rachael Manthorpe, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Kirsty Brook; D-Grade won 40 - 12: JAMM Catering $20 meal - Jorja Gesler, Essence Coffee Lounge $10 meal - Sarah Haggis. ★ An evening chatting to members of Alexandra's 2008 Seniors, Reserves and B Grade netball Premiership players was enjoyed along with a good crowd of normal supporters who packed the Clubrooms to hear from coaches Michael Bretherton, Steven Hedger and Maggie Hamill.

Some players travelled great distances from Byron Bay, Holbrook and Horsham as well as Nat Clark who played seniors at Donald in the afternoon and then drove four hours to attend this most pleasing function.

Thank you to Lina and Wayne of Walina Catering for providing a great meal and it was terrific to see members of the "Fab Five" Adam, Colin Dom and Nat along with Ben Loughlin, Steve McKeon and Neil Oakley.

The camaraderie was great and there were some harsh but humorous critiques of team mates in the Grand Final replay later in the evening. A great night was had by all and thank you to our coaches for organizing the event. ★ 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 Jack Goonan, Scott Hill, Daniel Crane, Julie Steyger and Jake Steyger.

The Holmesglen @ Eildon Jackpot was successfully located by Jack and he wins the $200 so the Jackpot will re-start and will be worth $200 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 the Rebels travel to Yea for the start of the second half of the season for Seniors and Reserves football and four games of netball whilst the Under 18s travel to Upwey for their match.

The AFNC Ball is on Saturday night at Holmesglen @ Eildon, starting at 7pm, cost of $60 for two course meal and live band, bus is $10 leaving the Club rooms at 6.30 pm so speak to Emma Kidd and Kate Mullins to book a ticket and or the bus.

The two Clubs have also agreed to start the football games half an hour earlier, the Reserves at 11.30 am and the Seniors at 1.30 pm but the netball games remain at normal times. At the conclusion of games at Yea on Saturday, the Hedger Ivey Cup will also be presented.

Under 12s Football Alexandra 6.8 (44) defeated Tabilk 3.5 (23) Essence Coffee Lounge award Shaun Sutcliffe; Reddrops Foodworks award Casey Collett; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Luke Wal; Provender Country Bakehouse award Noah Campbell; Goulburn River Trout award Tom Meggitt; Hadfield Contractors award Cooper Kidd; Coach's award Joseph Mills.

Under 14s Football Alexandra 0.2 (2) defeated by Tabilk 9.13 (67) Essence Coffee Lounge award Jesse King; Reddrops Foodworks award Dylan Bevan; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Liam Sproles; Provender Country Bakehouse award Beau Scott; Armstrong Family award Jack Newman; Coach's award Bradley Irvine.

Under 16s Football Alexandra 5.3 (33) defeated by Tabilk 14.12 (96) Essence Coffee Lounge award Lachlan Jeffery; Reddrops Foodworks award Kobe Gogoll;Alexandra Bakery and Café award Jackson Harding; Provender Country Bakehouse award Caleb Harding; Parsons Family award James Geldart; Bundalaguah Engineering award Jackson Harris; Coach's award Bailey Goschnick.

Under11s Netball Alexandra 13 defeated Tabilk 8 Reddrops Foodworks award Mikaela Lyttle; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Rose Hurrey;Alexandra Quality Meats award Maya Cobb.

Under 13s Netball Alexandra 9 defeated by Tabilk 21 Reddrops Foodworks award Mikaela Krijt; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Jordan Woehl; Alexandra Physiotherapy award Kalan Lyttle.

Under 15s Netball Alexandra 30 defeated by Tabilk 49 Reddrops Foodworks award Riley Thomas; Alexandra Bakery and Café award Jorja Gesler; Goulburn River Trout award Jamie Baird.

A big thank you to the above award sponsors for their continued support of our junior footballers and netballers in 2018.

Next Sunday we are at Rebel Park again and host St Marys in four games of football and three games of netball.

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

UNDER 12 The Tigers hosted the Wandong Warriors for Round 10.

The sun was out and so was the cold wind but that didn’t deter the eager Tigers who were looking for another win this round.

With quite a few players away and no bench this week, the team played a solid game with multiple scoring opportunities throughout every quarter.

Special mention to Tom White who played his first U12s game for the season and came away with an award.

Final Scores: Yea 5.9 (39) def Wandong 1.5 (11) Goalkickers: Riley Frankcombe, Cooper Holdsworth-Rose.

Awards: Country Club award – Tom White, Tiger Bucks – Zack Papadopoulos, Royal Mail Hotel award – Declan Ingham.

- Sam Porter UNDER 14 No Game.

SUNDAY

■ The Alexandra Football-Netball Club junior teams returned to Rebel Park and hosted Tabilk last Sunday for round 10 of the SDJFNL season in four games of football and three games of netball.

YEA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB REPORT JUNIOR FOOTBALL UNDER 10 The sun came out to join us for a great day of footy, six kids were out, so we had 24 young fit players ready to take the field.

We had great team spirit with beautiful passages of play that left Wandong wondering what they had encountered.

This Friday after training we have our annual Foodworks Pie night, where we can discuss tactics and let our hair down and enjoy time with players, coaches and families, it is an enjoyable night so lets see all our U10's Tigers there.

Next weekend we hit the road to take on the Euroa Magpies, it will be a tough battle but all kids have improved there skill level since last time we meet.

Awards: Country Club award – Max Papadopoulos, Tiger Bucks – Ella Noble and Eddie Waghorn, Royal Mail Hotel award – Ebony Ockwell.

- Liz Bastion

JUNIOR NETBALL

UNDER 15 Captain Zahlie Nitschke Q1. Yea started the game strong in defence therefore allowing Abby and Olivia scoring the first two goals of the quarter. We saw some great centre play by Zahlie, Grace and Sarah with direct passes and strong foot work. Jordyn gained many intercepts in her defensive role and Shanae jumped high in GK resulting in turnovers for Yea. Yea 12 - Wandong 3 Q2. With changes made we saw Maggie on in WA, Jordyn off and Zahlie into GD. We witnessed some beautiful fluent play by the girls, resulting from clear communication and making space from their opponents. Defence was tight with girls staying on their players throughout the quarter. Yea 34 -Wandong 11 Q3. Grace was off and Jordyn back into GD at the start of third quarter. The Yea girls were clearly stronger in this match up, even though they were up against some physically challenging situations. Very proud of the girls as they at all times kept their composure. Some potential Wandong goals were stopped by Jordyn and Shanae in defence due to their pressure and presence on court. Yea 44 - Wandong 13 Q4. Yea's constant pressure left Wandong frustrated and flustered. They had some strong players putting in a great contest for the ball however Yea just too strong in both attack and defence. Wandong kept scoreless this quarter due to the hard work of the girls. Thank you Cindy Hayes for umpiring.

Final score: Yea 57 def Wandong 13 Awards: Country Club - Zahlie Nitschke .

Your Wardrobe - Abby Christie . Tiger Bucks Sarah Garlick.

- Georgie Wells

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT

■ Exciting times afoot for the Lady golfing team at Royal Yea. On Wednesday, June 13, we held our prestigious Margaret Samblebee event.

Margaret was a member of Yea from 1989 until 1996 holding the important position of handicap manager.

In memory of their mother her family donates a beautiful brooch each year.

The winner this year who already has a brooch is Adrianne Anglin 35 pts with Vicki Clements hot on her heals with a 33.

Congratulations Adrianne. As we are only to receive a brooch once Adrianne's name will go on the plaque along with previous winners.

On Thursday, June 14, Team Adrianne Anglin, Di Elliott and Karen Sangster headed off to Avenel to play the wet sand scrapes. What a hard day at the office scores were low everyone had struggled but once again we came home the winners..

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● Yea Under 12 awards: Country Club award – Tom White, Tiger Bucks – Zack Papadopoulos, Royal Mail Hotel award – Declan Ingham.

● Yea Under 10 awards: Ella Noble, Eddie Waghorn, Max Papadopoulos, Ebony Ockwell

Yea lady golfers win

● Under 10: Sienna Porter

● Adrianne Anglin and and Vicki Clements winning the Marg Samblebee event.

From Page 75 We won the Avenel Mabel Vering Silver Sal- round of the Silver spoon Miranda Gill was ver. We have decided as we have run out of the victorious this round with a 72 nett. and Karen places beginning with A, best move onto an- Sangster runner up with a 73. other letter and see if we can not come home The last round of the Mona McLeod 36-hole again victorious. stroke event was also completed and Karen We are more than pleased to have achieved Sangster won this with a 143nett over the two what we have managed so far. rounds.

On Wednesday, June 20, we had the third - Karen Sangster

● Under 10: Max Papadopoulos

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