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Murrindindi Shire Council Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset and CEO Craig Lloyd will speak at the event, as will Triangle Arts Group President Lisa Nolte and Marysville Cultural Communities Inc representative Bob McNamara. Senator Bridget McKenzie, Cathy McGowan MHR and Cindy McLeish will be in attendance.

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He received many positive comments by highly regarded cattlemen. He will be on show Beef Week January 27, 2019, and semen will be for sale. ● Local cattle producers, Philip and Jane Webb, and Duncan and Sue Newcomen, have earned Show success.

Be Part of Something New Following the appointment of our new CEO and with a community-focused Council, we are ready to take the Murrindindi Shire Council in a new direction and you have the opportunity to join us on this journey. Our future focus is on community engagement, collaborative leadership, the empowerment of staff and innovative service delivery. These new opportunities include:

Duncan and Sue Newcomen, Tambo River Charolais carried on from their Adelaide Royal success where they had Reserve Junior Bull and Reserve Senior Bull with Reserve Junior Bull at Melbourne Royal.

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■ All political parties must publicly commit to a policy for a significant reduction in deer numbers in Victoria, and to reduce the impacts an exploding population of deer are having on habitats and communities, says the Victorian National Parks Association.

Deer numbers have increased dramatically in recnet years, with around one million deer of half a dozen different breeds now rampant across the state.

They are seriously affecting Victoria’s finest natural areas rom the high country to rainforest gullies.

Deer are now invading farms and communities in great numbers, even reaching Melbourne’s outer suburbs, and increasingly affecting road safety.

Deer are a real problem on local roads including Yea-Whittlesea Rd.

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2018/19 Gravel Road Resheeting Program Murrindindi Shire Council invites suitably qualified contractors to tender for the 2018/19 Gravel Road Resheeting Program.

Works required include roofing and roof plumbing repairs, timber joinery repairs and painting.

The project involves ripping and reshaping of gravel roads, as well as the introduction and compaction of additional material in the Homewood, Kerrisdale, Killingworth, Limestone and Yea localities.

Further information, including the specification and tender documents, can be downloaded from Council's e-tendering portal www.tendersearch.com.au/ murrindindi/.

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Documentation must be lodged by 3pm Wednesday, 7 November, 2018. Lodgment details are contained within the tender documentation.

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School Crossing Supervisor - Alexandra Casual - $31.78 p/ h Council is seeking the services of two crossing supervisors in Alexandra at the Webster and Downey Street school crossings. Successful applicants will be required to ensure the safety of children and pedestrians crossing the road on their way to and from school. If you enjoy the outdoors and interacting with the public this role might be for you.

Hours for crossing supervisors are generally Monday to Friday from 8.15am - 9.15am and 3.00pm- 3.45pm, during school terms only.

Successful applicants will be provided with the required training and a spiffy uniform.

Appointment is subject to a Working with Children check clearance.

We require a letter from applicants stating why they should be considered for the positions.

These should be marked 'Confidential' and addressed to the Coordinator Community Safety.

Further information about the position can be obtained online at our website www.murrindindi.vic.au or by calling the Community Safety Unit on (03) 5772 0333.

You can submit your application and any accompanying attachments • online - you will receive an email notification confirming your submission • by email to msc@murrindindi.vic.gov.au • or post them to Murrindindi Shire Council, PO Box 138, Alexandra 3714.

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OPEN LETTER FROM MAYOR, COUNCILLORS Challenge to State Election candidates

■ WITH JUST 6½-weeks to the State Election, Murrindindi Shire Councillors and officers have joined unanimously to pressure election candidates on important local mental health issues.

“As we head towards the Victorian State Election in November, Murrindindi Shire Councillors and Chief Executive Officer call on all political parties standing for election to urgently fix the significant gaps in mental health services for our community,” says a letter from Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset.

“There are two main issues we need to resolve quickly: Inadequate Mental Health Services “Council continues to hear from our community about significant issues in the provision of appropriate mental health services and support in Murrindindi Shire.

“The few services that are provided by the State Government to our community are not easily accessible and are not able to meet the growing demand.

■ The basic services available to support community members and their families are often based outside our Shire, with limited time spent in communities directly. Accessing specialist mental health services requires significant travel which disadvantages an already vulnerable group and can prevent effective support.

■ Services are under resourced and with the competing needs of growth corridors and regional centres, Murrindindi Shire residents are experiencing significant inequities in mental health service access.

■ Recent increased funding to improve mental health services in Victoria has not addressed the issues in our Shire, it seems to have been focused on regional cities and peri urban growth corridors.

■ We hear far too often of community members being turned away from local hospitals in their time of greatest need. Despite their good intentions and best efforts, service providers in our Shire do not have the resources to be able to respond to our community's mental

● Back row, from left: Cr Rebecca Bowles, Cr Leigh Dunscombe, Cr Eric Lording, Cr Jackie Ashe, Cr Margaret Rae. Front row, from left: Deputy Mayor Cr Sandice McAulay, Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset. health needs.

“Some provisions to allow access to serBureaucratic Boundaries vices outside our region was provided in the preventing access aftermath of the 2009 Bushfires, however Our communities are repeatedly frustrated these no longer exist. by the bureaucratic geographic boundaries “Many promises have been made to adwhich further limit their access to mental health dress this issue for our community and yet the and other health services. situation remains unresolved.

For example, a community member in the “It is simply not acceptable to let our Kinglake Ranges needing acute or inpatient community's health needs be impacted by admental health services cannot access the ser- ministrative boundaries. vices available in neighbouring Whittlesea just “With a number of our communities close 15 minutes away, which is serviced by a bus to the urban fringes of Melbourne, allowing route. access in the regions that match their preferred Current restrictions mean that this person is path of travel makes sense and will signifirequired to travel to either Seymour, or more cantly improve service choice and access. likely Shepparton some two hours away.

ACall to Action!

There are no direct public transport services “Wednesday October 10 is World Mental between the Kinglake Ranges (or anywhere in Health Day. In the run-up to the Victorian State Murrindindi Shire) and Shepparton, with the election on November 24, Murrindindi Shire ● Former local policeman Mick Public Transport Victoria website showing the Council calls on all parties to commit now to Cummins is fronting a campaign to fastest public transport connection being via take direct action to address these issues critiget some change into the way poMelbourne and taking 5.5 hours. cal to the wellbeing of our community.” lice, paramedics and firefighters “This issue is not new and has been raised Signed, (first responders) are treated when a number of times at Regional Partnership Mayor, CEO they lodge a claim for a mental forums and with State Government over the and Councillors health injury. Details inside. past 10 years. of Murrindindi Shire

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280 Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd. ● KINGL AKE. Bakehouse. 10 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGL AKE. Library. 19 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGL AKE. Pub. 28 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGL AKE. United Petroleum. 2 Kinglake-Glenburn Rd. ● LAURIMAR. Newsagency. 8/95 Hazel Glen Dr. ● LILYDALE. Newsagency. 237 Main St. ● MANSFIELD. Foodworks. 119 High St. ● MERNDA VILL AGES. Post Office. 50 Mernda Village Dr. ● MARYSVILLE. Foodworks. 49 Darwin St. ● MOLESWORTH. Hungry Horse Hotel.

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Health emergency in Yea

● Ambulance and Police officers attend to an unwell motorist in Yea. ■ An unwell male motorist, towing a boat, had the presence of mind to pull over into a Yea parking bay on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 6).

Local Police and Ambulance officers were quickly on the scene to assist the man.

Ambulance workers used heart monitoring equipment, and prepared an injection for the sick man.

Billy cart derby

■ Preparations are well underway for the 2018 Annual MAD Billy Cart Derby to be held on the Melbourne Cup weekend in Yea. The rally, accompanied by family fun day event, will be centred around Lyons St and the Yea Railway Park.

A Railway Market will be held on the day from 9am-2pm.

Attractions include food and drinks, family and kids’ shows, clowns and magicians, a car display, live entertainment, trophies and giveaways. www.madbilly. com.au

● John Leary, Chaplain at Yea Primary School and Alexandra Secondary College, was in Yea this week to promote the Annual MAD Billy Cart Derby to be held on Sat., Nov. 3. is due to assume ac- West Reserve (near tive commend of the Kinglake West Hall) Yea team in early De- on Sunday, October cember.

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■ A new Police SerThe display will be geant has been apopen from 1pm, the pointed at Yea. opening ceremony will be at 2pm, and Currently on leave afternoon tea will be entitlements, the newly The Fun Mudder served from 3pm. gazetted officer-in- ■ event, aimed at 10-18All present and year-olds (and their former residents, and parents/carers), will interested people are be held at 10am and welcome to attend.

1pm on Sunday, OctoThe display will inber 21 at Mt Cathe- clude details of the dral, 140 Granite Park area’s pioneer famiPlace, Buxton. lies, gold, timber, There are 18 pun- farming, schools, halls ishing course ele- and churches, sport ments. and entertainment. theretreat.org.au Special feature displays will docus on World War I 100th anniversary tribute, and bushfire stories.

Kinglake Histori■ Courses for First Aid and Anaphylaxis cal Society works in Training are being conjunction with the held at CEACA (Con- Kinglake Ranges tinuing Education N e i g h b o u r h o o d and Arts Centre of House.

Alexandra). ● Lindsay Baker presented MurrinThe courses are dindi Shire CEO Craig Lloyd with a being held regularly certificate of appreciation, about the for accredited trainCouncil leader was guest speaker last ing. week at the Rotary Club of Alexandra.

Contact Leigh ■ CEACA, at 38A Craig gave a brief rundown of his Munro, 0429 391 773. Downey St, Alexpast employment. He was a bobby in andra, is Centrelink London, worked for Rural Ambulance agency, open MonVictoria and the Bushfire Commisdays 9am-4pm, and sion. He worked at the Bendigo City Wednesdays, 9am-12 Council.

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It was a case of unfortunate luck for State Minister for Regional Development, Jaala Pulford, on her way to Kinglake on Thursday for a funding announcement. Her Government car copped a tyre blow-out on the HeidelbergKinglake Rd, between St Andrews and Mittons Bridge. Fast tyre-replacement work by her driver made sure that Ms Pulford, accompanied by Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green, was not too far behind the launch time.

‘20 new jobs at Eildon’

● Ash Long and Wayne Motton Local Paper publisher Ash Long was recognised on Thursday for 40 years membership of Freemasons Victoria. The charitable fraternity of 8000 Victorian men give more than $2 million annually to needy organisations and schools across the state.

Long was presented with a 40-year jewel

by Wayne Motton, acting Master of the Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge.

● At Eildon (from left): Cr Jackie Ashe, Council executive Stuart McConnell, Cr Sandice McAulay, Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset, Eildon businessman Mike Dalmau, Labor candidate Sally Brennan, Cr Eric Lording, State Government minister Jaala Pulford, Goulburn Regional Partnership Chair David McKenzie and Council CEO Craig Lloyd.

■ Twenty new jobs will be created in Eildon’s houseboat manufacturing industry, claims the Labor State Government.

Jaala Pulford, State Minister for Regional Development, was at Eildon on Friday (Oct. 5) to announce $500,000 funding.

A Government news release, just seven ■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish (Lib.) says weeks before the State Election on November that it has taken the Andrews Government 24, said: more than two years to respond to her call in “At the edge of Eildon’s township is a growJune 2016 for powerlines to be put undering industry of houseboat manufacturing unable ground at the entrance to the houseboat buildto meet its full potential due to the cost and difing industry. ficulty of transporting the boats between the Eildon industrial estate and Lake Eildon Marina.

“Currently, getting newly made or refurbished houseboats to Marina requires a prime mover and a custom designed trailer, and is a challenging and costly exercise due to the transport route and the boat launching arrangements.

“The ‘Launching the Floating City’ project will make transport easier and safer, enabling the houseboat manufacturing industry to grow.

“The project will move a section of overhead powerlines underground, strategically remove some trees along Sugarloaf Rd and the marina driveway, widen a section of Sugarloaf Rd and the sealed driveway to the launching ● Ms McLeish’s request in State ramp, adjust bends on the route to reduce the Parliament for funds at Eildon was turning angle and widen road shoulders. in Hansard on June 21, 2016.

“The project will also construct an inspection area and wash-bay to accommodate minor “My adjournment matter is for the Minishouseboat maintenance and mandatory houseter for Regional Development in the other boat inspections. place, and the action I seek is for the minis“This project is critical to the expansion of ter to support the Lake Eildon houseboat the region’s manufacturing sector as it responds industry by providing the appropraite level to growing demand for houseboats, including of funding to ensure that the powerlines the new generation three-storey houseboats. across the road at the entrance to the house“In peak season, houseboats accommodate boat building area are undergrounded and around 5000 people, who come to Lake Eildon that the roads are also tended to,” Ms Mcto enjoy the area and spend money in the local Leish told the Legislative Assembly on June businesses.

21, 2016.

“The Labor Government is supporting this “There is currently an application to Reproject through its Regional Jobs and Infragional Development Victoria to fund this structure Fund, which invests in initiatives that project, and that is tacked onto the back of a make regional Victoria a better place to live, Goulburn-Murray Waterproject to improve work, do business and visit.” and link the sewerage system between Ms Pulford said: “Lake Eildon is the state’s Jerusalem Creek and Eildon. premier location for houseboating, and we’re “That is certainly a very valuable project removing the barriers holding this vital local inas well, but I am really keen for the housedustry back.” boat industry not to miss out on the funding “This investment will deliver a safe, convethat it requires. nient, reliable and cost-effective means of trans“We have boatbuilders and renovators, porting houseboats from their manufacturing marine mechanics, painters, electricians, base to the Lake Eildon Marina. plumbers, boat owners, marina operators “Houseboating is a booming tourist industry there are four marinas there - salesmen, for Lake Eildon and the Andrews Labor Govrestauyrants and shops that service the area ernment is proud to play our part launching the as part of this industry. floating city that is our magnificent Lake Eildon.”

“I am very familiar with the industry. I Jaclyn Symes, MLC for Northern Victoria, have visted on a number of occasions, as I said: “The number one concern for the industry did again last month, and each time I am has been appropriate access to ramps and haulreminded of what a significant contributor age for houseboats – we’re fixing that and givto the local economy the houseboat sector ing more people the opportunity to experience is. It is also a significant employer. the very best of Lake Eildon.”

“Lake Eildon itself has great potential, Murrindindi Shire Mayor, Cr Charlie Bisset way more than is currently realised. It is said this investment will enable the houseboat also a very popular recreational boating desindustry to further capitalise on local, national tination,” Ms McLeish told the Legislative and global opportunities in this niche manufacAssembly on June 21, 2016. turing field.

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Applications for the 2019 Kinglake Country Fair are now open. Market stall operators, food vendors, community groups or local businesses wanting to have a display, are being urged to apply. The fair will be located “at a more suitable location”, say organisers. www.kinglakecountryfair.org.au The Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival is on this weekend. One of the main organisers, Brad Quilliam, was unable to be present at last week’s surprise announcement of a $10,000 grant by the State Government to kick along the growing Festival.

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Murrindindi Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset is back on duty after a short period of leave during the school holidays. Her travels took her to Central Australia and the Oodnadatta Track with her young family. Cr Bisset was at launch events in Kinglake and Eildon last week, and next week heads to Canberra with Dindi Shire CEO Craig Lloyd to lobby politicans for funding.

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Some Yea business operators say they received no advance notice for electricity shutdowns last week.

Some businesses had to revert to doing transactions with old-fashioned cash, because they had no power for electronic transactions.

Goulburn-Murray Water says it welcomes the release of the Ombudsman’s report regarding allegations of improper conduct by two officers at the water corporation. Former Managing Director Patrick Lennon "demonstrated a lack of restraint and accountability, said the report. "It's up to $60,000 of public money that has ultimately been misused," said State Water Minister Lisa Neville.

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Whittlesea Football Club has appointed Blair Harvey as senior coach for 2019. ‘Stinga ‘ was longest serving captain at Heidelberg, playing in five premiership teams. He was in NFNL ‘team of the year’ four times, c aptain of that team three times, won two best-and-fairest awards, was runner-up on five occasions, and played 383 games Readers’ contributions to the ‘Ticks & Crosses’ column are welcomed.

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‘We asked for this back in 2016’ - Cindy McLeish

7% rise in local jobs, says Mayor ■ “Eildon has a local labour force of 280 people and this project is forecast to create 20 more jobs, which means an increase of seven per cent,” Murrindindi Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset said at Friday’s announcement at Eildon.

Cr Bisset said this $½-million investment will enable the houseboat industry to further capitalise on local, national and global opportunities in this niche manufacturing field.

"Every day, we see local houseboat manufacturing businesses innovating and achieving great things, but the value of this industry has a much wider impact as well," Cr Bisset said.

"One of the benefits is the local employment the industry brings to the town.

"The other clear benefit is for tourism.

The average houseboat accommodates eight people, which means that the floating population of Lake Eildon at peak times can be as many as 5000 people.

“The tourism value to Eildon and the Shire is really significant, particularly as we look to the future and make plans for our economic and social sustainability and progress.

"This generous grant from the Victorian Government of $500,000 in addition to the funding from Goulburn Murray Water of $175,000 will have a far reaching impact.

“And it wouldn't have come to fruition if it wasn't for Lake Eildon Houseboat Industry Association's commitment and vision for their industry - they have demonstrated this by putting $25,000 into the project themselves.

“And of course, Council was thrilled to support the project with $50,000 via our Business and Tourism Innovation Grants Program.

"So to the Victorian Government, we would like to say thank you. Thank you for believing in this industry and this town as much as we do and for this important investment in its future," Cr Bisset said.

Local Briefs Rail Trail project

■ Upper Goulburn Landcare Network has completed important habitat restoration works and hold ommunity engagement activities along the rail trail from Kerrisdale to Alexandra and to Merton.

The trail provides an important ecological function allowing species to move between patches of remnant bushland, waterways and state forest.

Space adventure

■ Author Marie Alafaci will tell the story of Zelda and her great big adventure in space. at an Eltham Bookshop storytme event at 11am on Monday October 15 at the shop, 970 Main Rd, Eltham. This is a free event, but please book.

Bishop to visit

■ Bishop John Parkes of Wangaratta will visit St Luke’sAnglican Church, Yea, this Sunday (Oct. 15) for the 150th anniversary celebrations. A luncheon in the Parish Hall will follow the morning service.

Working Bee

■ The 2018 Annual Flower Show is coming on Saturday, November 3, and the Steels Creek Community Centre is holding a brief working bee before the market at 9am on Saturday, October 27. Tasks involve weeding, pruning, brush cutting, re-oiling the picnic tables, and a general tidy up.

Poor condition

■ Murrindindi Shire Council's Community Assets team will be removing the Skate/BMX ramp at the Walter Moore Reserve in Eildon after it was found to be in poor condition.

Council will consult with the community on the play and recreational needs in Eildon in the coming month, says Director Assets and Development, Stuart McConnell

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● Kinglake’s Main Rd shopping area, pictured on Saturday afternoon.

■ Last Thursday, a group of Murrindindi Council officials, and some State Government people, gathered ■ The Local Paper excitedly on the this week has availgrassed area outside able cricket results the Shire offices. from the Seymour As will happen District Cricket Assoagain in the 6½-weeks ciation and Diamond before the State ElecValley Cricket Assotion on November 24, ciation. promises were made It would appear about $1 million cash that teams might not to be spent on the be being fielded by Kinglake streetscape.

Flowerdale this season.

No-one doubts for a Kinglake will be minute the sincerity of theNorthern Metro Fthe politicians or the Grade Northern Council crew in wantShield, with first ing to boost trade in the match on Sat., Oct. 20.

Mountain shopping strip. with Ash Long, Editor There has to be a Previous winner, Victoria’s best local reporter lot of petrol, many pizzas, thousands of sandMost senior newsman in the local area. wiches, sold by local Now in his 50th year of local newspapers.

Kinglake traders to ■ The Eildon Action justify the $1 millionBig Fish Challenge is “For the cause that lacks assistance, plus being provided for being held on Satur‘Gainst the wrongs that need resistance streetscaping by the day-Sunday, October For the future in the distance, Government and 20 and 21.

And the good that we can do” Council.

There will be a The elephant-incompetition for YelPhone: 5797 2656, 1800 231 311 the-room was not low Belly, Trout, Red Web: w ww.L ocalPaper.c om.au mentioned. Kinglake’s Fin, Carp and Cod, at Email: editor@LocalP aper. com.au Foodworks superLake Eildon and the Personal Web: www.Long.c om.au market has closed reEildon Pondage. cently, and the buildRegistration is help them with their ing is empty. available on the day The business made ongoing recovery. from. 6am. RegistraAfter the fires, Herald Sun headlines tion forms are availmany locals comin 2012, when it was able in advance from revealed that the busi- plained that it was fine ■ Saturday’s stun- Eildon Hardware. A ness, after 2½-years, to see money being ning Spring weather goodies bag will be was still awaiting in- spent on playgrounds saw a big crowd at- provided with every surance funds after the and footpaths, yet the tend the Yea Railway paid registration.

2009 Black Saturday necessary help was Market, which inFrom 4pm Saturnot being adequately cluded the Blessing of day, there will be a fires.

Long Shots ponders provided to people the Animals. carnival feeling with Long Shots hears band, food, market whether some of the who wanted to rebuild speculation that the and more. $1 million spending their homes. euphoria, might be Ten years on, there December market Adults, $20; junior better placed with are still many deep might be in twilight (under 16), $10; and cash pay-outs to local problems that need to hours, if plans come family (two adults, together. business owners to be addressed. three children), $50.

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Twilight market

St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea

■ Top Australian newsman Don Brown opened the new Yea newspaper office in 1988. A social day was held at the offices, located between Elders and Dalgetys in High St. The offices were the third in the newspaper’s history. The first was in Station St, with a move to High St in the early 1900s.

Slow signs needed ■ Cr Lyn Gunter said that signs were needed at Flowerdale that warned YeaWhittlesea Rd motorists that there was also slow-moving local traffic. She said there had been a number of accidents in the area.

Bicentenary Show

■ A special Yea Show was to be held in November 1988, with an Australian Bicentenary theme, said YeaAP&H Secretary Elain White.

Famous horseman Bill Roycroft had consented to open the Show. He had an Olympic gold medal at a three-day event at Rome in 1960.

A’bishop visits

■ The Most Rev. David Penman, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, preached at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, 30 years ago to celebrate the 120th anniversary. The newspaper remarked that the actual opening of the church took place in July 1868.

$1700 raised

■ A mystery auction at Le Beret French Restaurant, Yea, raised $1700 for Yea High School funds. Auctioneer Ian Padgham for local firm, Outcry Pty Ltd, who himself was auctioned to sit in his shop’s front window for an hour, wearing underwear with bra.

Stefan ordained

■ Yea Scots Presbyterian pastor, the rev.

Stefan Slucki, was to be ordained at a special services. He was ‘called’ by the congregation for a three-year period. His original appointment was for a 12-month period.

By-election called

■ A by-election for Yea Council was to be called, 30 years ago, after Cr Steve Fleming was removed from office. Two likely candidates were Kinglake farmer Jim McMahon and Glenburn grazier Ian Clark.

Yea CWA jubilee

■ The Yea branch of the Country Women’s Association was to hold 50th anniversary celebrations with an event at the Yea Shire Hall. An active group of more than 50 ladies had gathered in November 1938 to form ther organisation.

Pennant teams

■ Yea bowls pennant teams in 1988 were: C.Cook, G. Pollard, M. Muller K. Hoare, J. Christie, T. Meade B. Quinlan, A. Penrose, B. Nicholson A. Hoare, R. Scott, D. Moore Captain: T. Meade Emerg.: G. Bett, P. Quinlan, L. Bebb, P. West.

Local Phone Numbers FIRE BRIGADES (fire only) ............ 000 Local Brigades ............................... 000 POLICE (emergencies only) ............ 000 Alexandra ................................ 5772 1040 Kinglake ............................... 5786 1333 Seymour ............................... 5735 0200 Whittlesea ............................ 9716 2102 7 9 7 26 30 Yea ....................................... 5 57 263 AMBULANCE .................................... 000 Alexandra Hospital ............. 5772 0900 Northern Hospital, Epping .. 8405 8000 Seymour Hospital ................ 5793 6100 Yea Hospital ........................... 5 736 0400 STATE EMERGENC Y SER VICE ......... 13 25 00 EMERGENCY

Jim loses seat

● St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea. Circa 1912.

Photo courtesy: Alan Thorley, Yea and District Historical Pages.

■ Glenburn-based OParliamentarian Jim Plowman lost his Cabninet seat in a revamp

by Liberal leader Jeff Kennett.

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Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: Cherry Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 5-1-3-2 Lotto Numbers: 1-3-9-21-25-30 Not the time to be in the public gaze - better to wait for a while before you burst into fame. You should be full of energy and ready for some new changes in your career matters.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Emerald Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4-7-1-8 Lotto Numbers: 10-20-21-28-3339 You might need to make an extra effort to get everything done during this period. There are lots of complications in your relationships and your patience will be pushed to the limit.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Pale Pink Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3-5-5-3 Lotto Numbers: 8-11-26-31-37-42 You should be able to gain on some of your efforts in the past. Rest might be in short supply so do not overdo the celebrating - you could be needing all your energy very soon.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Aqua Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 8-5-7-2 Lotto Numbers: 9-16-28-33-38-41 Very busy time and more than enough of work around but you could make things too hard for yourself if you do not regulate your hours.A surprise in your personal relationships is now showing.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 7-1-5-2 Lotto Numbers: 19-25-31-37-4042 This is a good time to tackle all your personal problems so do sit down with loved ones and friends and sort it all out. Finances might bring a passing problem but nothing serious.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Lemon Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 2-6-4-9 Lotto Numbers: 18-28-31-35-3740 Your should be feeling much better and getting ready for new challenges coming up very soon .There could be some pressure from loved ones but your priorities will be right.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Steel Grey Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 9-1-4-3 Lotto Numbers: 10-24-27-28-3238 Tread very carefully on unfamiliar ground - there could be some problems on the way and you might not have all the facts. Finances are about to take a turn for the better.

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Should Kinglake West and Pheasant Creek be renamed?

■ Murrindindi Shire Council is putting a renewed emphasis on the ‘Kinglake Ranges’.

The Council believes this will ensure the area is meeting the changing needs of local communities, and for a thriving and prosperous future for the Ranges.

Craig Lloyd, Murrindindi Shire Council Chief Executive Office, said he was keen to advance the work which began a few years back.

"Locals will recall the work done in 2015 to put in place a Kinglake Flowerdale Toolangi Plan,” Mr Lloyd said.

“One of the recommendations made by the independent panel and community members in this Plan was to look at the identity and status of Kinglake West and Pheasant Creek.

"We think the time to revisit this question is now. We want to ask the community its views about whether these locality names are the right names, or whether there might be better alternatives.

"To this end, we will shortly put out a survey to those who live in Kinglake West and Pheasant Creek to ask their opinions.

● Directional sign on Whittlesea-Yea Rd. File Photo "We are keen to see what and Pheasant Creek. the community thinks about "Some of the boundaries this. don't seem to make a lot of “It might be that community sense as they are currently members want their townships drawn - some boundaries run to keep their current names. along roads, which means “They might want the town- people on one side of the road ship to be formally known as live in one township and people 'Kinglake West-Pheasant living opposite live in another.

Creek'.

“Locality boundaries do not “Or they might want to see necessarily reflect the existing a complete name change that township names. they think better reflects the "The community will hear local identity of the area. more from us about this shortly.

"Regardless of the naming In the meantime, if you have outcome, we also plan to look any thoughts about this issue, at the question of township please get in touch with Counboundaries in Kinglake West cil on 5772 0333.”

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Know someone outstanding?

■ Have you thought about nominating them for an Australia Day Award?

Nominations are open in the following categories: ■ Murrindindi Shire Citizen of the Year ■ Murrindindi Shire Young Citizen of the Year ■ Murrindindi Shire Senior Citizen of the Year These awards provide all Murrindindi Shire residents with the opportunity to pay tribute to our outstanding local achievers.

Download a nomination form from www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/australiaday, pick up an application form from any Council Office or phone Council on 5772 0333.

Nominations close at 5pm on Friday, November 16.

Tuesday Talk Sustainable Living with Dora Berenji Dora has been living sustainably in a handbuilt, off-grid mud brick house near Daylesford for more than 25 years.

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Park consultation Rotary Park Playground and Skate/BMX Park Consultation Murrindindi Shire Council is designing a master plan for the redevelopment of the Rotary Park Playground and Skate/BMX Park in Alexandra, as part of its renewal program and we need your help!

Council is keen to find out what the community wanted these spaces to look like, to assist in designing the master plan.

Once the master plan is complete Council will seek additional funding to implement the design, if required.

How can you have your say?

By completing a short survey at www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/rotaryparkor bring your kids along and have a chat with Council officers at the Rotary Park Playground on the following dates: ■ Wednesday, October 17: 3pm – 4.30 pm ■ Saturday, October 20: 2 pm – 4pm ■ Tuesday, October 23: 3pm – 4.30 pm ■ Sunday, October 28: 9am – 11am ■ Wednesday, October 31: 2pm – 4pm If you would like further information, contact Murrindindi Shire Council’s Recreation and Youth team on 5772 0333.

Local Briefs Healesville fatality ● Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset, Danielle Green MLA, Jaala Pulford MLC, Labor candidate Sally Brennan and Murrindindi CEO Craig Lloyd ■ The sum of $1 million will be spent on main entry points to town and enhancements to Kinglake’s main street, following an announce- visitor facilities. ment by Jaala Pulford, Minister for Regional “The project includes the sealing of Aitken Development on Thursday (Oct. 4).

Cres. and the car park, an upgrade of Glenburn A $750,000 grant for the retail precinct will Rd and Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd intersection, come from from the Andrews Labor Govern- renewal of shared pedestrian pathways, imment, and Murrindindi Shire Council has com- proved street lighting, landscaping, additional mitted to spend a further $250,000. tourist signage, new public toilets, bike parking The Council hopes to get the $¼-million fund- furniture and provision for parking electric veing from the Federal Government. hicles: “A concept plan for the project was comMs Pulford said the works will improve eco- pleted in 2015 and the funding includes the nomic and community confidence in the area, completion of detailed design as well as an upwhich is still rebuilding following the 2009 dated community information session. bushfires.

Ms Pulford said: “These improvements will A Government news release says the project give people even more reason to stop and spend will deliver much needed improvements for traf- money locally – which is fantastic for the comfic and pedestrians, with upgrades to the three munity.”

■ Police are investigating a fatal collision in Healesville on Saturday morning (Oct. 6).

It is believed a motorbike was travelling south along Myers Creek Rd when it collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction about 10.40am.

The rider died at the scene. The male driver of the car is assisting police with their enquiries. Four other occupants of the car were not injured. The investigation remains ongoing.

Funds available ■ Indi MHR Cathy McGowan is encouraging organisations to apply to round three of the $200 million Building Better Regions Fund. "This funding helps to support major projects in regional areas and boost community options in country towns," Ms McGowan said.

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What The Papers Say Ugly underpass

■ Seymour’s ugly railway underpass will soon be no longer, with the concrete eyesore set to get a major makeover after the project Art Attack on Seymour’s Concrete Canvas was declared a winner in the Victorian Government’s Pick My Project competition.

Art Attack will see some eyecatching street art and wellplaced lighting adorn the walls of what is currently a dilapidated mess.

A surprise $152,840 grant announcement was made by politicians.

- Seymour Telegraph

Wine pitch

■ A $2 million marketing campaign to attract more international visitors to Victoria’s wine regions is set to start.

The Wine Victoria initiative received funding from the Federal Government’s $50 millionExport and Regional Wine Support Package, and another $1 million through Agriculture Victoria and wine sector partners.

Wine Victoria executive officer Rachael Sweeney said the campaign would use the state’s five pillar wine regions, including the Yarra Valley Culinary Tourism Destination.

- Mountain Views Mail

Music at Ruffy

■ Dr Hernadez will present an clectic collection of musical styles - TexMex, Afrobeat, film music, Ska, Funky and Cuban - at the Ruffy Store on Saturday (Oct. 13). Small plates served at 6pm, show starts at 8pm.

Drinks at bar prices. Tickets are $30 & $25 (conc.) Bookings essential. Contact Christine 0419 561 386.

- Granite News

Part cancelled

■ Around 40 local business and community leaders joined Member for Yan Yean, Danielle Green, and the Treasurer, Tim Pallas at a business lunch that focussed on issues and achievements in Melbourne’s north.

While presentations to the treasurer were planned to be delivered by Cr Lawrie Cox and Whittlesea CEO Simon Overland and the mayors of the other councils represented – the opening section of the program ran over and these had to be cancelled.

- Whittlesea Review

Plenty to like

■ Plenty is one of the nation’s top property price performers.

The suburb, 20km northeast of Melbourne’s CBD, has shot into the national top 10 list of suburbs for house price growth.

New data from CoreLogic reveals Plenty’s median house price soared 39.3 per cent to $1.365 million in the 12 months to August.

- Diamond Valley Leader

Fast sailor

■ A talented young Warrandyte sailor has taken on the world at the Spanish sailing championships.

Orlando Yen has sailed since he was four years old and is a familiar face at the local sailing club on Sugarloaf Reservoir, where he helps out coaching newer sailors.

He regularly competes in regattas in Victoria and interstate and his passion and skill has earned him trophies in many of these events.

Orlando is now 13 and has spent thousands of hours sailing his O’pen Bic ski as fast as he can.

- Warrandyte Diary

Tarmac Rally

■ The ‘Great Tarmac Rally’will require the closure of the Marysville-Woods Point Road and WarburtonWoods Point Road between Marysville and Reefton from 8am to 5pm on Saturday (Oct. 13). Vehicle access along this road will only be given to authorised and emergency personnel during these times.

- Marysville Triangle News

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, October 18 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Infringement - Victoria Police Infringement v Holt, Timothy.

Melbourne Victoria Police - Rogers, M (40077) v Clark, Jack. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Persic, P (33147) v Stratton, Corey Graham. Solo Unit Victoria Police - Bortolotto, C (40740) v Mann, Jessica.

Uni-Kilmore Vic Roads - Taylor, K v Wellington, Paul T. Vic Roads Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Warne, Zoe. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Gunn, D (37184) v Mcmahon, Brennan.

Uni-Brunswick Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Cooper, Suzanne Lorinda. Ciu-Casey Victoria Police - Barras, W (33870) v Jamieson, Dean Colin. State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police - Bortolotto, C (40740) v Mahoney, Barbara. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Bending, S (39833) v Roycroft, Joshua.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Dowell, C (24892) v Wang, Ching. Traffic Camera Office Victoria Police - Kolbe, L (38867) v Adams, Stephen Frank. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Hunter, S (33941) v Martin, Ashley.

Victoria Police - Weedon, D (43502) v Montalto, Michael.

Pcet-Eltham Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Mcnally, Travis. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Malane, J (36750) v Law, Jimmy Alfred.

Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Costa, C (28340) v Bridges, Peter. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Malane, J (36750) v Phelan, Rachelle Lee. Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Baker, Z (38758) v Mannella, Robert.

Solo Unit Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Armstrong, Nina. Highway Patrol-Wallan Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Spadafora, Robert.Highway Patrol-Wallan Strathbogie Shire Council Ross, K v Wallis, Ken Joseph.

Strathbogie Shire Council Victoria Police - Crossley, M (25717) v Clark, Jack. CiuShepparton Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Nettleton, Jaqueline.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Mcfarlane, A (39495) v White, Michael.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Harris, Bradley. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Penrith, Sheeneey.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Baker, N (36147) v Cooper, Matthew.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Zerbe, Andrew. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Martin, Ashley. Highway Patrol-Seymour

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Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Dodemaide, Kevin John. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Tee, Hong Fei. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v White, Sharon. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Munnings, Dwayne. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Clark, Jack. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Rogers, M (40077) v Humphrey, Brett.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Spadafora, Robert. Highway Patrol-Wallan Victoria Police - Hutton, Z (42443) v Hall, Neil Russell.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Young, Bradley. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Sharma, S (37790) v Humphrey, Brett.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Colenso, Ricky.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Brown, T (29986) v Wardley, Brian Geoffrey. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Ryan, Tegan. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Hall, Neil. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Hall, Neil. DtuSeymour Victoria Police - Nankervis, A (32254) v Ash, Robert. UniRobinvale Victoria Police - Lyons, P (38823) v Ryan, Tegan. UniWallan Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008)v Hansen, Steven Mark. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Hall, Neil Russell.

Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Telfer, J (38560) v Stewart, Ann. UniHeidelberg Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Tee, Hong. Highway Patrol-Wallan Victoria Police - Telfer, J (38560) v Bond, Jason. UniHeidelberg Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Nevill, Daniel John. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Unknown - Enright, C v Tweedie, Joel

Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Miles, Shane Gary. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Jordan, Rodney Douglas. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Stapleton, Benjamin Adamson.

Office Of The Chief Commissioner.

Victoria Police - Costa, C (28340) v Colenso, Ricky. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Humphrey, Brett.

Ciu-Mitchell Community Corrections Centre - Macdougall, M v Hall, Neil. Community Corrections Centre Unknown - Johns, R v Clark, Jack. Shepparton Community Corrections Centre - Sievewright, B v Colenso, Ricky Keith. Community Corrections Centre Friday, October 19 Victoria Police - Zanatta, R (43206) v Swan, Jarratt Keith.

Uni-Melbourne West Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Hampson, J v Dominguez-Smith, AnneMarie. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty ToAnimals Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Hampson, J v Dominguez-Smith, AnneMarie. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty ToAnimals Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Hampson, J v Lucas, Candice Lucas. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Hambridge, G v Coy, Robyn Maree. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Kirby, David. DtuSeymour Victoria Police - Williams, G (37972) v Swan, Jarrett. UniCraigieburn Victoria Police - Round, P (38567) v Swan, Jarratt Keith.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Faderson, Raymond John. Ciu-Casey Victoria Police - Evans, J (37455) v Wollard, Connor Victoria Police - Evans, J (37455) v Wollard, Connor Victoria Police - Sharma, S (37790) v Humphrey, Brett.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Wineberg, M (39202) v Wollard, Connor.

Ciu-Ararat Victoria Police - Greatorex, F (40933) v Swan, Jarratt. UniRingwood Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Deery, Ron Thomas. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Pongho, A (34932) v Swan, Jarratt. CiuManningham Victoria Police - Uren, A (32457) v Swan, Jarratt Keith.

Uni-Avondale Heights Community Corrections Centre - Macdougall, M v Swan, Jarratt. Community Corrections Centre Mitchell Shire Council Ward, M v Lucas, Candice Marie. Mitchell Shire Council Victoria Police - Jackson, A (41009) v Nelson, Iesha. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Swan, Jarratt Keith.

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Alex. Military Ball

■ The Military ball was held last Friday night in the Shire hall, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The attendance this year was not as large as usual. Earl's Court orchestra provided excellent music, and kept proceedings moving throughout.

The stage was decorated with tree ferns, with a machine gun in the front. A splendid supper was in evidence and was served promptly by the ladies in charge.

Visiting and local members attended the ball and thereby added a real military effect to it. Mr. C. F. Binns carried out the secretarial arrangements of the ball; Lieut. B. P. Johnston being chairman of the committee.

Athletic success

■ Charles Smith, son of the head teacher of the Yan Yean School, won the under 15 championship at the Northcote High school sports. He won the 100 yards race, the high jump, the broad jump, and came second in the 220 yards, and 3rd in the hurdles event.

St Mark’s Guild

■ St. Mark's Guild (Hurstbridge) held their annual fair on Saturday last. October 8. Mrs. Quilliam expressed her great pleasure in having been asked to' open the fair, and wished the ladies every success.

The stalls, which were well stocked with many useful articles, were well patronised.

Those in charge were: Fancy stall - Mrs. Sharpe and Miss Lewis and Miss Hawklns.

Sweets stall - .Mesdames Jones and R. Collings; Produce stall - Mesdames Cragg and W. Smith and Miss Potter; Cake stall Mesdames Smyth and J White; Girls' Guild stall - Misses G. Scott Elliott and the Guild girls; Afternoon tea - Mrs. Crngg. Miss Duff and Mr Lewis.

Various competitions resulted as follows.

Box of chocolates, Mrs. Horton; Baby doll, Mrs. F. Smyth; Doll in blue, Miss Potter; Doll presented by Mrs. Welham, Miss G. Scott; Basket of fruit, Mr. Johnson.

The dance at night was very enjoyable, and was well patronised. Financial results for the day were most satisfactory, £34 being realised from the Guild's efforts.

Picture Night Saturday Night at (Alex.) Shire Hall.

Alice Brady and Guy Kibbee, two of filmdom's best-known funsters, are teamed in Joy of Living, the new Jerome Kern composed musical comedy with Irene Dunne and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in the principal roles.

The two mirth-makers portray Miss Dunne's selfish and hypocritical parents who spend her money faster than she can earn it, and the conflict of the story revolves around their "sponging" on their daughter, and on Fairbanks' efforts to make her seek an independent life.

Queenstown Dance

■ The Queenstown Cricket Club will hold another of their enjoyable dances at the Queenstown Hall on the night of Saturday, October 25.

Hospital Ball

■ The annual Hospital ball was held in the Taggerty Hall on Wednesday, October 5, and passed off very enjoy ably.

The attendance was not as arge as usual, due to the fact that the ball had been postponed from the previous week, owing to unforeseen circumstances, with the result that there were too many dance functions within a few days of one another.

The Mansfield orchestra supplied splendid music, and the ladies provided an excellent supper.

Mrs. J. J. Gorman was in her usual position as hon. organiser, and Mrs. Melville was president of the ball committee.

Mr. D. Harkess, in a short speech, returned thanks on behalf of the Hospital, and apologised for the unavoidable absence of the President.

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Local Paragraphs Search and rescue

■ Six Kinglake SES members attended an Urban Search and Rescue course last weeken d to learn and be assessed on searching for lightly trapped casualties in collapsed buildings.

Cherry Festival train

■ Seymour Railway Heritage Centre is organising a special diesel-haul heritage train tour to Bacchus Marsh for the annual Strawberry and Cherry Festival on Saturday, November 17.

There will be an opportunity for fruit picking, the chance to buy locally grown produce, Strawberry and Cherry themed menus, horse and carriage rides, a cherry pip spitting competition, heritage arts and crafts and more.

The festival has more than 200 market stalls featuring, gifts, novelties, food and much more in the Main Street of the central shopping area, which is closed off to road traffic.

It's a short walk to the festival, or you can ride the free shuttle bus from Bacchus Marsh Railway station.

At a small additional cost a special dining experience will be on offer in the original 1937 Spirit of Progress Dining Carriage.

The heritage train will be hauled by blue and gold heritage locomotives - the 65-yearold B74 and 52-year-old X31, with 100+ year old wooden compartment carriages and 80 year old steel compartment carriages.

For further details visit www.srhc.org.au or phone 0477 707 411.

Collingwood forever

■ Arthur ‘Percy’ Gibb was the name of Elaine White’s grandfather who played in the 1910 VFL Grand Final between Collingwood 9.7 (61) and Carlton 6.11 (47).

Gibb kicked the match-winning goal in the final quarter. ‘Follower’ in The Age wrote: “Towards the finish he was one of the best men on the ground.”

Elaine has a beautiful mantle clock passed down through the family, with an inscription plate from Collingwood, on the occasion of Mr Gibb’s marriage.

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Letters to the Editor

Support for Paul Bannan Sir, The Yea-Kinglake RSL Sub-Branch confirms receiving advice that the Yea Memorial Rifles is now unable to support the planned Remembrance Day Commemoration in Yea on Sunday, November 11.

2018.

The absence of simulated battle noise from cannons and rifles ceasing at 11am to mark the Centenary of the Armistice in 1918, and of the Firing Party from the Commemoration, is an unfortunate outcome.

However, we respect the decision to withdraw.

I wish to thank Paul Bannan and all those members of Yea Memorial Rifles who have contributed their support over the years.

You have added colour, dignity and a visual connection to past events to our community ANZACDay and Remembrance Day Commemorations.

The traditional Remembrance Day Commemoration will still be held at the Yea Cenotaph on Sunday, November 11, commencing at 11am with two minutes of silence.

We encourage all in the community to attend and mark the Centenary of the 1918 Armistice which ended hostilities in WWI. :”We would like the whole town to end the period of silence as they did in 1918, by making as much noise as pos sible; ring the bells, toot the horns and reflect on the overwhelming joy and relief when

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the guns fell silent.

Jeffrey Swain, President, Yea-Kinglake RSL

Thank you Sir, It was with deep regret and concern that I read of Mr Paul Bannan no longer participating in the ANZACDay Service at Yea and other sites throughout Murrindindi.

I was away when the announcement was made in The Local Paper, hence the belated reply.

Paul and his Yea and District Memorial Rifles team have made the ANZAC Day Service in Yea, and at other ceremonies throughout our district, into a very moving and special day.

Who could ever forget the poignant Dawn Service at St Peter's Memorial Church in Kinglake after the 2009 fires?

Hundreds turned out in the pre-dawn chill on the grounds of the ruined memorial church, surrounded by a blackened landscape from Hell.

The lights of Melbourne were clearly visible from the site with all the trees gone and the parade drill and rifle salute from Paul and his volunteer riflemen, all dressed in uniforms representing all Australia's conflicts, was the final dramatic touch to a ceremony that brought many people to tears.

Who could ever forget the Centenary of ANZAC Ceremony at the Yea Cenotaph

when Paul Bannan organised a parade which included Simpson and his Donkey, War Nurses in authentic uniforms of Australia's conflicts, the parade of vintage military vehicles carrying our own returned men, the lone horse carrying the Rifle in Reverse as a salute to the Memory to Fallen Comrades, the March from the Yea RSL Hall led by Yea and District Memorial Rifles in vintage uniforms; the Field of Poppies and White Crosses and, of course, all the pomp and ceremony associated with Paul and the Riflemen which added so much colour and meaning to our ANZAC Remembrance.

And there have been so many other ceremonies for Anzac Day, Remembrance Day and Australia Day, not as dramatic as these two but still significant and admired by all attendees - and done by Paul and his riflemen as volunteers..

As a community we are going to be missing something very special and significant all because of some narrowminded people. Paul is also a wonderful community volunteer in many other ways as well; and I for one, have appreciated your wonderful contributions to our community every ANZAC Day, but remember you have a million friends out there who support you, so don't let a small few cloud your judgement.

We wish you well in all you undertake.

- Elaine White, Yea

■ Yea Hospital and Rosebank Auxiliary is holding a Morning Coffee fundraiser on at 10am on Monday (Oct. 15) at the home of Judy Hard, 9 Raglan St, Yea. There will be a trading table and lucky door prize. RSVP to Ruth, 5797 3057

For 8-12 year olds ■ Children aged 8-12 years, and their families, teachers and librarians are invited by Eltham Bookshop to celebrate Brimstone, Book One of Kelly Gardiner's new historical/time travel series, Firewatcher Chronicles.

The event will take place at 2.30pm on Friday, October 27 at the Rosanna Fire Station Community House, 232 Lower Plenty Rd, Rosanna. This is a free event, but please RSVP: elthambookshop@bigpond.com

Red tape cut

■ A proposal to deregulate the taxidermied deer industry to encourage more hunting is but a small step for effective management of the growing deer population, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Member for Northern Victoria, Daniel Young, said.

“Since taking office nearly four years ago, we have been calling for the Government to cut the red tape associated with taxidermied deer and scrap the $588 licensing fee imposed on taxidermists.

“It has never made sense that we were the only state to charge such a fee whilst no licence is needed to process other introduced species like foxes, goats, camels or donkeys,” Mr Young said.

Nature tourism

■ An elected Liberal Government will provide $200,000 for a feasibility study into the construction a new world-class hiking track from Eildon to Healesville.

Building on the popularity of nature based tourism across the state, the proposed Highlands Track will present hikers with a sixday, 115km walking trail via Marysville.

Local People

Ferny Leaf Dentist to open in Yea ■ Nilu Gunawickrama is opening Fern Leaf Dental at 31B High St, Yea, next week.

To begin, Nilu will offer all general dental services, by appointment, three days a week: ■ Tuesdays, 3pm7pm; ■ Thursdays, 9.30am-5pm; ■ Saturdays, 9.30am-5pm.

Nilu will offer general dental services including check-ups, X-rays, scalings, fillings, root canal treatment, dentures, crown and bridge, cgildren’s dentistry, extractions, and minor oral surgery (such as wisdom teeth and impacted widsom teeth).

Nilu is known to many Murrindindi people through her previous work in the Seymour and Bundoora areas.

Originally from Sri Lanka where she undertook her original studies and training, Nilu completed her qualifying examination and postgraduate work at the University of Melbourne.

She excelled at her studies, winning a scholarship, and then completing her Bachelor of Dental Sciences, with further Post-Graduate work, gaining a Graduate Certificate of Clinical Dentistry, also at the University of Melbourne.

Nilu went further with her studies, completing a Masters of Public Health, at Deakin University.

She also successfully completed

oral health throughout the region. She is looking forward to co-operating with local schools, in promoting dental health to younger children and teenagers.

Nilu says it is important for good oral hygiene habits to be started in local children.

She identifies the excess consumption of sweets, carbonated drinks, fruit juice and cordials as contributing to dental problems such as decayed teeth.

She said it is important that parents educate their children about the need to watch sugar intake, and to provide dietary advice to their children.

Instead of soft drinks, she recommends fruits and cereals as important elements in the diets of local children.

Nilu says that gum problems lead to the loss of teeth in those vital early years. ● Nilu and huisband Yoga Gunawickrama in Yea this week Some children are not in the habit her Australian Dental Councilexam- 31B High St premises, in the same of brushing their teeth at least twice inations, before taking on work at building block as BP Endeavour, near a day - morning and night. She reBallarat Heath back in 2010.

The Crescent corner.

Nilu expanded her dental practice Fern Tree Dental will accept all vealed that some children do not work in Queensland, then later at health insurance, all child dental ben- even own toothbrushes.

Regular brushing, and good diet, Albury-Wodonga in the public health efit schemes, and Victorian Emerwill prevent most decay. She has system. gency Dental vouchers.

She had worked at Seymour Nilu’s work has seen her work encountered some children who Health, and at Bundoora in private closely with the elderly, especially have not brushed their teeth for practice. pensioners, as well as specialising weeks.

Nilu says that good dental habits New equipment - including X-ray in children’s dental health. facilities - has been installed at the Nilu looks forward to bettering will produce a nice smile, which can

be important in a healthy lifestyle.

If there are dental problems, people can lose teeth, which may mean other dietary challenges because people cannot chew property.

This can lead to weight issues and other medical problems.

Nilu says that gum problems can produce indirect problems such as cardio-vascular conditions.

A good proportion of patients have regular check-ups as part of their routine, however, some people only consult a dentist if they have a problem or are in pain.

Fern Tree Dental can assist in all these circumstances and provide friendly, non-judgemental treatments ... especially for people who have not visited a dentist in years.

Importantly, Fern Tree Dental can offer prompt and affordable services with people with dentures.

Nilu says it is imperative for people with dentures to clean them regularly to avoid infections. Dirty debtures can create unwanted health problems for their owners.

Nilu can assist with repairs and refitting. Some people have not had attention to their dentures for many years. Gums have changed, and life can become significantly better for those with loose ‘plates’.

■ Fern Tree Dental, 31B High St, Yea. Phone 0430 09 2260 to make an appointment.

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For your Will to be legally enforceable you must be over the age of 18 and of sound mind to make the Will.

The Will must be signed by you and witnessed by at least two natural people who are not beneficiaries of your Will.

You must have 'testamentary capacity' at the date of your signing of the Will.

The test for Testamentary capacity requires you to understand the nature; purpose; and effect of your Will.

Under the common law of ademption, a specific gift to a beneficiary fails if it is no longer in the estate at the time of the will-maker's death.

Paul Pattison of Will and Testament Makers Pty Ltd says there are special times for you to prepare or change your Will: ■ To avoid being intestate - without a Will ■ To distribute estate to loved ones and to have wishes respected ■ Beneficiary name change ■ Bankruptcy of a beneficiary ■ Child adopted ■ Child born ■ Defacto relationship ■ Diagnosed with terminal ill health ■ Divorce ■ Grandchild born ■ Grandchild adopted ■ Following your 18th birthday ■ Inheritance ■ Marriage or remarrying ■ Mind changes about the provisions in your Will ■ Name change ■ New business ventures ■ New domestic partner ■ Separation ■ Significant change in assets ■ Sole Director ■ Step children into the family ■ Undergoing surgery ■ Significant Beneficiary dies ■ Changes in increased wealth ■ Changing relationships with family members ■ Executor/s dies or becomes unavailable ★ What happens if you die without a will?

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Under this Act where you leave a partner and have children and grandchildren to that partner the surviving partner is entitled to the whole of your

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Paul has also acted as a Chartered Accountant; Certified Practising Accountant (Fellow); an Official Liquidator of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Federal Court of Australia; a Registered Liquidator; a Registered Trustee in Bankruptcy and Registered Auditor.

These qualifications have given Paul a sound knowledge of personal and business dealings and property issues.

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It is currently at $451,909 using a formula indexed to CPI. The statutory legacy is adjusted by the Minister (Victorian Government) annually.

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Bless ’em all, the long and the tall and the short

● Above: Mother Eden-Elizabeth Nicholls of St Luke’s Anglican Church at the Yea Railway Market, with Coral Ondarchie and Targa.

Service for animals at Yea Railway Park ■ There was an excellent crowd in sunny conditions at the Yea Railway Market on Saturday (Oct. 6) for the Blessing of the Animals conucted by Mother Eden, parish Priest of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea. There was a variety of owners and their pets for the service of blessing ... with only a small number of disagreements between some of the animals.

There was a special remembrance of St Francis of Assisi, a Christian who had a special love for all creatures.

Mother Eden welcomed all to the Railway Park, and the crowd included a contingent from the Great Dane Owners.

There were responses to the ‘Everything That Draws Breath’ psalm by Bruce Prewer.

Saturday’s service included a Bible reading from Genesis, prayers and intentions, the sprinkling of Holy Water to bless all the animals.

A certificate of blessing was available for each of the pets to attend the annual service. ● At left: Rebecca Rose with Soren, one of the great danes at the ‘Blessing of the Animals’ conducted by the Rev. Eden-Elizabeth Nicholls of St Luke’s Anglican Church at the Yea Railway Market on Saturday.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

Birthday of International Hotelier

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

Alan Johnson celebrates

■ It was a huge day in West Hollywood as we celebrated Alan Johnson's birthday. Alan is your typical hotelier and always serves the guests first and makes sure they are comfortable in the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites.

This time we got to celebrate all of what Alan Johnson has brought to West Hollywood. The many hospitality awards that he has received, indicates that Alan is on top of his game.

Most of his loyal and trusted Ramada staff, many have been with him for over 35 years, all got to celebrate with him.

To wrap up the birthday celebrations it was on to the Palm Restaurant in Beverly Hills where Alan was special guest with all his corporate and personal friends.

It was a long day of celebrating and to say thank you for a job well done.

Alan is pictured at the Palm Restaurant in Beverly Hills some with some of his closest friends in Los Angeles.

Fly me to the Moon, Elon ■ Elon Musk's SpaceX sells passenger seats on proposed moon trip to Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa who will be the first private passenger to fly around the moon on SpaceX's Big Falcon Rocket.

Maezawa, who founded online retailers Start Today and Zozotown and, is one of Japan's richest citizens, purchased all passenger seats on the flight.

He said he intends to give the other seats to "six to eight artists from around the world," who will then create works inspired by the journey upon their return.

SpaceX did not disclose how much Maezawa will pay for the voyage other than that the amount is "significant," and that he has, so far, made a down payment.

Maezawa's trip still depends on whether or not the vessel, which will be funded in part by his payments, is completed.

Musk also said it will stand 387 feet tall, with front actuator fins and three back wings that will also serve as functional landing pads.

SpaceX is currently working on a prototype in a temporary facility located at the port of Los Angeles. Musk said that the total development cost of the rocket is expected to be around $5 billion.

● Left to right: International movie director Rod Hardy, birthday boy Alan Johnson, international freight forwarder Mike Pattinson, Gavin Wood and Global Wine Chairman Peter Whitfield.

Out and About Americans love pizza

Small Emmy audience

■ Final ratings are in for the Primetime Emmy Awards. The NBC special's 2.4 rating and 10.172 million total viewers officially makes the show the lowest-rated and least-watched Emmys of all-time.

But hey, a couple got engaged on the show.

Last year's show drew 11.38 million total viewers to CBS, which means the decline from 2017 to 2018 was 10.6 percent.

The Stephen Colbert-hosted version received a 2.5 rating in the key adults 18-49 demographic.

Both of those prior-year stats were all-time lows at the time, though the overall audience count technically marked a tie with 2016. They've both since been eclipsed (in the wrong direction) now.

‘Fear’ breaks records

■ Fear, Bob Woodward's inside look at the Trump White House, has broken its publisher's record for first-week sales, Simon and Schuster has announced.

The publishing house said that Fear sold more copies in ebooks, audio books, and print copies in its first week, which was the top mark in its 94-year history. Simon and Schuster didn't disclose its previous seven-day record holder.

"There is only one word to describe the sales of Fear and that word is huge," Jonathan Karp, president and publisher of Simon & Schuster, said in a statement.

"What's especially gratifying is the appreciation readers and reviewers have for the integrity and importance of Bob Woodward's reporting."

The book's content is taken from hundreds of hours of interviews with aides, first-hand participants and witnesses conducted on "deep background," as well as from meeting notes, personal diaries and government documents. President Trump himself did not sit down for an interview with Woodward.

Fear portrayed Trump as a disorganized and unprepared commander-in-chief with the president's cabinet members often

GavinWood

From my Suite at the Ramada Plaza Complex on Santa Monica Blvd crambling to control his worst impulses. White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is described as frequently losing his temper, telling colleagues that the president is "unhinged," Woodward wrote. "He's an idiot. It's pointless to try to convince him of anything. He's gone off the rails," Kelly said in one small meeting, according to Woodward. "We're in Crazy Town. I don't even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I've ever had."

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■ Americans eat approximately 350 slices of pizza per second.

■ The word "pizza" means, "pie" in Italian.

■ While pizza in some form has been baked since antiquity, the first "official" pizzeria opened in Naples around 1830.

■ Samuel Morse, an American most famous for inventing the telegraph, noted that pizza was a "nauseating cake" that looked like "a piece of bread that had been taken reeking out of the sewer."

■ In America, annual pizza sales exceed $28 billion a year.

■ More than three billion pizzas are sold every year in the United States alone.

■ Pizza is the second-leading source of calories in the diet of American children, second behind grain desserts, such as cookies and other carb-heavy treats.

■ More than five billion pizzas are sold each year worldwide.

■ Halloween unseated Super Bowl Sunday as the biggest pizza day of the year.

■ Thanksgiving is the day Americans eat the least amount of pizza.

Roseanne killed by pills ■ Roseanne Barr says her character will be dead when ABC's Roseanne spinoff The Conners debuts later this year.

After Barr was abruptly fired by ABC over a racist tweet earlier this year, it had previously been unclear how the show's once-titular character's absence would be explained.

ABC still has made no formal announcements about the show's plans but Barr now says she knows how it will play out.

"Oh ya, they killed her. They have her die of an opioid overdose," Barr said in an interview with YouTuber Brandon Straka over the weekend.

Barr's on-screen husband, John Goodman, previously said that Roseanne would likely be killed off the show, but revealed no details.

When asked last month about his own character's future on the spinoff, Goodman said things were still "unknown."

"I guess he'll be mopey and sad because his wife's dead," he suggested at the time.

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Sunny Spring day at Yea Railway Market

● Jenny and David Wareham with Kelly McLeish at the Yea Railway Market.

● Railway Market President Jacqueline Butterworth

● Cathy Erdman provided face painting at the Yea Railway Market

● Janet Hubbard with Mother Eden at the Yea Railway Park

● Keith Ondarchie, President of the Great Danes Association

● Kirsten Sands and Denise Holusa at the Peppercorn Hotel stand

● Still Groovin’: Terry Redding, Neil Lemmon, John Lee

● Magician Craig Charkisky

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

Cast: Shane Jacobson, Clayton Jacobson, Kim Gyngell, Lynette Curran, Sarah Snook.

Year: 2018.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 93 Minutes (Approx).

Stars: ***½ Summary: Household family tale of two brothers' who plan the perfect murder, but before long things begin to go pear-shaped.

Directed by Clayton Jacobson and starring Shane and Clayton Jacobson, this is a delightfully delicious, effectively engrossing and devilishly pitch-black comedy thriller that is obviously inspired by Hitchcock and the Coen Bros, and it deserves to rank alongside some of them.

Obviously filmed on a small budget and set almost entirely on a rural Victoria property, this all works well in its non-complicated favour in creating a fiendishly funny, superbly unsettling, deliriously thrilling and frighteningly real little gem as the slowly unfolding battle of bumbling wits, self-doubts, tension and insecurities spiral into nightmarish reality.

From a screenplay by Jaime Browne, with additional material from Chris Pahlow, director and co-editor Clayton Jacobson keeps look, feel and pacing well balanced throughout, right down to The Coen Brothers/Carter Burwell Fargo/Blood Simpleesque finely veiled and highly effective music score.

With a strong sense and feel of late 1970s and early 1980s cinema, the cast all shine in their respective roles, Clayton Jacobson as the deceptively determined brother and partner in-crime, Kim Gyngell as the stepfather, Lynette Curran as the Mother and Sarah Snook.

However, the big surprise is Shane Jacobson with a tour-de-force performances that delivers with a biting wit and ultimately searing intensity, turning something uniquely quirky and darkly comic, into a menacing and thought provoking nail-biter, and in doing so, compels him to the ranks of a dramatic screen talent.

FILM: MY FRIEND DAHMER: Genre: Biography/Drama/Thriller.

Cast: Ross Lynch, Zac Brown, Anne Heche, Vincent Kartheiser.

Year: 2017.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 107 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Summary: Adapted from the graphic novel by John Backderf, this details his high school acquaintance with the future serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, a teenage who is introverted with a dysfunctional home life, and odd to others who are amused by his weird hobbies and the attention-seeking stunts he pulls in the classroom, but the young Dahmer is already deep into developing obsessions that would result in some of the most shocking crimes on record.

A uniquely disturbing and fascinating character study, this is an unglamorous portrayal of a damaged soul that lays out the foundations and the warning signs of horrors to come with repressing and haunting results.

Ross Lynch gives a piercing performance as the seemingly transfixed teenager trying to come to terms with those angst years and through the turmoil of a stressful home life, but the balance is tipped with a performance that radiates an edge of an underlying and disquieting discomfort beyond those of normal youthful confusion and uncertainty, aided by a fine supporting cast in stellar form, most notably Anne Heche as the fatalistic Mother.

Most notably from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960) to "The Boston Strangler" (1968), then Terrence Malick's "Badlands" (1973), Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974), "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), and David Fincher's "Seven" (1995), to name but a few, the cinematic cultural obsession with serial killers continues, and unlike the aforementioned films, this is unique that it does not feature any murders.

However, you are not let off the hook lightly, director Marc Meyers carefully and methodically plants the seeds in all the right places at the right moments, ultimately creating a disturbing, sad, unsettling, thought provoking, unforgiving and chilling psychological shocker that lingers uneasily in the mind long after it's over.

Meanwhile, other serial killer biopics on the way include Zac Efron as Ted Bundy in a big-screen thriller, and Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming Charles Manson all-starcast epic "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood."

FILM: SOLO - A Star Wars Story: Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy.

Cast: Alden Ehrenreich, Donald Glover, Joonas Suotamo, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Paul Bettany.

Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 135 Minutes.

Stars: *** Summary: We journey to a galaxy far, far away on an all-new adventure with young Han Solo, determined to become the best pilot in the universe, and along the way through a series of escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, he meets his future co-pilot and side-kick Chewbacca, encounters gambler Lando Calrissian, and introduced to the Millennium Falcon, and the course is set for some of "Star Wars" saga's most beloved characters.

"Stars Wars" adventure delivers what you would expect from the franchise, plenty of action, top class CGI effects and pyrotechnics and unending thrills, but the real "gem moments" along this journey are the smaller moments of discovering Solo's background, how Han he got his name, the meeting of Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian for the first time, and boarding the iconic Millennium Falcon for the first time.

Though difficult at first to distance Harrison Ford from his iconic role and presence as Han Solo, Alden Ehrenreich does a stellar job and before too long is easy to accept, however, the dominating scene stealers are Donald Glover as smuggler and gambler, Lando Calrissian, Woody Harrelson as rogue criminal and Han Solo mentor, Tobias Beckett, Chewbacca, and last but not least, the Millennium Falcon itself, very much a major character on its own.

The remaining key-cast includes "Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke as Han's childhood friend and love interest, Thandie Newton and Paul Bettany as the unforgiving crime-lord, all in good form, and all aided with a rousing music score by John Powell, utilizing Han Solo theme and original Star Wars music by John Williams, Not reaching the dizzying heights of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," "SOLO: A Star Wars Story" is excessively dark, atmospherically bleak, foreboding, and sadly, not all that original or inspiring, but nonetheless, is a crackling, frenetically paced, swashbuckling pedal to the metal sci-fi spectacle with humour, engaging characters, quirky creatures and a touch of spine tingling iconography that "Star Wars" and SciFi fans will relish with repeated viewings.

Rourke’s Reviews First Man ■ (M). 141 minutes. Opens in cinemas October 11, including IMAX. Though saddled with an ending that everyone knows, this mildly entertaining drama offers up some impressive set-pieces, but fails to generate much in the way of dramatic impact or character insight, as we are kept at arm's length from one of the most important events of the twentieth century.

Based on the novel by James R. Hansen, the film covers the years from 1961 to 1969, and the efforts

by NASA to put a man on the moon, but focuses specifically on Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling).

As obstacles, mishaps, and tragedies befall the program, Armstrong continues to believe that they will make that giant step for mankind.

First Man is at its best when its feet are off the ground, with visceral, utterly believable recreations of what these people must have experienced. These scenes are undeniably well-staged and executed.

Unfortunately, on the ground it is a different matter, with a gallery of sketchy, underwritten characters and a main protagonist whose head we never truly get inside of.

Gosling offers lots of long, serious stares, but isn't able to effectively convey Armstrong's fears, beliefs, and dreams.

Director Damien Chazelle (La La Land) appears openly influenced by film-makers such as Stanley Kubrick, Ridley Scott, Philip Kaufman, Clint Eastwood, and Robert Altman, but despite genuinely sincere efforts, doesn't quite manage to make this intermittently immersive film soar.

For superior viewing of similar subject matter, please watch The Right Stuff (1983) and Countdown (1968).

RATING - ***

Hold The Dark ■ (MA). 125 minutes. Now streaming on Netflix.

The latest film from Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin, Green Room) is a hypnotic, brilliantly crafted mix of expansive beauty and unsettling darkness, and once again shows that this gifted film-maker is quietly becoming one of the best directors working today.

Set in a small, remote Alaskan village, the story begins when Medora (Riley Keough) contacts wolf expert Russell Core (Jeffrey Wright) to come and hunt down the wolf that has taken three children from different families.

Darkened by events that have occurred in his own life, Russell agrees to carry out the task, but it isn't long before he realises that all is not as it seems, and has to contend with townsfolk who are attached to the land and its various inhabitants in particular ways.

Highly symbolic and allegorical, Hold The Dark is a film that requires much attention and patience, but for those who do will be richly rewarded, right through to its ambiguous final scene.

Stunningly photographed on incredible locations, and filled with intensely committed perfor-

mances, Saulnier's most ambitious film to date (imagine if Kiyoshi Kurosawa directed Wolfen) deserves to find an audience who want something more than loud, cheap thrills.

RATING - ****½

The Great Battle ■ (MA). 136 mins. Now showing at selected cinemas.

Lavishly mounted and full of excitingly staged battle scenes, this highly-charged version of a legendary true story offers full-blooded, old-fashioned entertainment, even if it is structured in familiar fashion.

Set in the year 645 AD, we see the extraordinary courage shown by five thousand Korean soldiers, headed by Commander Yang (Zo In-sung), who kept the invading Chinese Tang army at bay for nearly three months, using methods that continually thwarted the brutal Emperor Li (Park Sungwoong) and his soldiers, which totalled almost five-hundred thousand.

Production values are outstanding, and the elaborate CGI effects are largely convincing. The cast all acquit themselves well, and director Kim Kwang-sik (who helmed the utterly charming My Dear Desperado) makes sure the characters are never overwhelmed by the large-scale mayhem.

Certainly reminiscent of other acclaimed films such as The Floating Castle, Bang Rajan, and Musa The Warrior. Try and catch this on the big screen before it disappears.

RATING - ****

Venom ■ (M). 112 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.

Another week, another superhero film, and Venom, the latest comic book adaptation to hit our screens, is easily one of the worst.

Tom Hardy stars as reporter Eddie Brock, who gets the story of a lifetime when he encounters billionaire businessman Carlton Drake (a miscast Riz Ahmed), who is carrying out illegal human experiments, attempting to fuse people with aggressive alien organisms he has harvested from outer space.

One such organism, known as Venom, successfully invades Eddie's body, allowing the bemused San Francisco local to perform some very inhuman moves, and pushes him to try and stop Drake and his creatures from destroying the world as we know it.

Venom is a complete mess, poorly scripted, and directed without much focus or flair by Ruben Fleischer, who doesn't seem to know if he wants to make a lighter Marvel adventure, or create something much darker and violent.

The talented cast all appear to be slumming here, more interested in the money than the material, which borrows from numerous sources, most notably the manga/ anime series Parasyte and Tokyo Ghoul. Make sure you stay through the end credits.

RATING-*½

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3. BROTHER'S NEST [Comedy/Drama/ Shane Jacobson, Clayton Jacobson].

4. SHOW DOGS [Comedy/Family/ Adventure].

5. MY FRIEND DAHMER [Drama/Ross Lynch, Anne Heche].

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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.

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■ Joyce Randolph is the only surviving cast member of the classic situation comedy television series The Honeymooners.

These days we enjoy watching it on cable television and it was compulsory viewing in the early days of television in Melbourne.

The series starred Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows as Ralph and Alice Kramden, with support from Art Carney and Joyce Randolph as Ed and Trixie Norton.

It was in production between 1952 and 1957.

Joyce Randolph was born in 1925 in Michigan. She moved to New York in 1943 and appeared in Broadway shows and television roles.

In 1951 she appeared in Jackie Gleason's variety show Cavalcade of Stars in which The Honeymooners was a short weekly sketch.

When the concept was extended to become a series of 30-minute episodes, Joyce landed the ongoing role of ‘Trixie’.

Joyce told me that she was delighted to see the series was still popular after all these years.

Recently, the whole series of 39 episodes were re-run on a New York television station and Joyce said they were fun to watch.

When I asked about her memories of the show she told me at times it was difficult, because Jackie Gleason did not like to rehearse.

Jackie always said "Comedy is not funny if it is over-rehearsed."

Another factor was that the show was broadcast live, in front of a live audience at the Adelphi

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Theatre in New York City and there was no room for error. The episodes were simultaneously filmed with great visual quality and they stand up well even today.

In 1984 the "lost episodes" were found. Apparently, these were four episodes from the original Jackie Gleason Show series and are now included in the classic 39.

Joyce said that Jackie had rented an air conditioned room, at great expense, especially to preserve the films and that is where they were discovered.

Joyce mentioned that the late Art Carney was very shy and quiet. He was not like his character ‘Ed Norton’ at all, but a very funny man all the same.

● Joyce Randolph Joyce married Richard Lincoln Charles durJoyce still lives in New York and the rumour ing the series and in 1960 gave birth to their son goes that she can often be found at Sardi's ResRandolph. taurant where Joyce will happily sign autographs Richard passed away in 1997. for fans of The Honeymooners.

In 1993 Joyce Randolph was named Woman - Kevin Trask of the Year to mark her marvellous service and Kevin can be heard on 3AW dedication to the United Service Organisation The Time Tunnel - on Remember When which provides morale, welfare and recreational Sundays at 9.10pm with Philip Brady activities to American men and women in uniand Simon Owens form.

And on 96.5 FM In 2006 Joyce had a cameo role in the film That's Entertainment - Sundays Everything's Jake a dog walker. at 12 Noon

Bowral’s blooming Tulip Time OK. With John O’Keefe Keith Urban to host ARIAs

● Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban ■ Keith Urban has been chosen to host the 32 nd Aria Awards onNovember 28 . As part of the rock royalty Keith will be accompanied by his ‘Missus’, Nicole Kidman .

It has a decade since Keith attended the Arias, so a good time should be had by all.

Bubblegum trio

■ You may remember Hanson as those three brothers singing bubblegum music with MMM Bop as their biggest hit worldwide. Time has passed and the boys have matured into men. They’re on their way to Australia for a national tour complete with their own orchestra. Their Melbourne gig is scheduled for February 27

● Visitors came from not only across NSW, the ACT, Victoria and Queensland, but even internationally, including from India, China and Korea.

■ Are we all getting older and so have lands Annual Food and Wine Festicollectively more time to go off and val held at the same time. smell the flowers?

According to Steve Rosa, Manager Or are we just becoming more inof local tourism body Destination terested in the flowers in not just our Southern Highlands, those 48,000 own gardens, but those in public visitors were not only the most ever places often hundreds – even thoufor Tulip Time, they were a whopsands – of kilometres away with their ping 14,000 more than for Tulip Time increasingly exquisite and imaginative 2017. creations on annual display?

And they came from not only Whatever, the folk of the Southacross NSW and by coach from as far ern Highlands of NSW, based on picafield as Melbourne, Brisbane and turesque Bowral, Mittagong and Moss Queensland’s Sunshine Coast … but, Vale, and a dozen or so enchanting Mr Rosa said, some even came from surrounding villages and hamlets just as far off as India, China and Korea 1.5hrs south of Sydney, certainly knew as part of visits to Australia. how to play the game with their 58th And he says the Southern HighAnnual Tulip Time Festival over the lands are hoping for bigger numbers recent Labour Day Long Weekend. next year, with Tulip Time from SepFor not only did they entice some tember 24 to October 7 2019.

14,500 visitors to their Long WeekFor more information about the end Tulip Time based on Bowral’s with David Ellis Southern Highlands including Tulip famed Corbett Gardens with its kaleidoscopic 75,000 tulips and 15,000 Tulip Time, and to see more than Time 2019 and the Food and Wine annuals, but an all-time record 48,000 40,000 other tulips planted across the Festival 2019, go to www.southernhighlands.com.au garden buffs came to enjoy these Highlands.

- David Ellis blooms over the fortnight embracing And to enjoy the Southern High-

Struth

Brotherly love

■ In those knockabout days in Belfast two youngsters went onto to become hall raisers in the rock business.

Eldest retained his family name of Johnny Swan, and younger bro became Jimmy Barnes. Both are kept active in gigs around Australia and Jimmy is currently high profile with his autobiog of those early days in Belfast.

A war of words has broken out between the boys- more over facts in Jimmy’s version – nothing more than a disagreement - after all they’re brothers who don’t harbour a grudge for two long. Sure to be settled over a pint, or two of Guinness.

Kylie revives Locomotion

■ To celebrate Music Day in London a number of artists have put their voices to deliver platform announcements to railway commuters.

Our Kylie was a natural selection for her cover version of Loco-motion, launched in 1988. Announcements will invite platform passengers to dance, shuffle while waiting for people to alight the train. The Poms love our Kylie.

Casting call for antiques

■ A Sydney film production company has put out a casting call for contestants to appear on a new TV program. The oncept is to rock up with a antique of any description.

An estimated asking price is worked out and producers go searching for another party prepared to stump up the asking price. If you have a few antiques gathering dust then look up Essential Media on Google.

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Tilarni’s new show

■ Melbourne singer Tilarni Senn has a new show, Celebrating Whitney Houston.

It's described as a powerful night of thrilling ballads, pumped up dance music and visuals of one of the greatest songstress divas of all time. Furthermore, a live sevenpiece band and dancers will create a real life concert experience with the awesome enticing and captivating voice of Tilarni.

Melbourne audiences can see the show at 8pm on November 17 at Chapel on Chapel. Tickets from $25 - $37.50 at chapeloffchapel.comood Friday Appeal.

Farmers’ aid

■ Springtime Harvest Farmers Aid promises a day of fun and activities for the whole family on Sunday, October 28 at the Altona Sports Club from 10am onwards. A host of well known performers have provided there services free of charge for a concert commencing from 3pm - 6pm: Col Perkins, Elvis Joe Piastrino, Christina Morgan, Sandie Dodd, Sean Luke Spiteri, Adrian MJ Hogg, Ben Price, Cee Jay Jones, Tony Pantano and Michael Zammit will entertain. Ticket info tel. 9398 2283

Spectacular

■ Following on from the great success of three previous shows, the Country Music Spectacular is returning to the Mulgrave Country Club on Thursday, October 25, commencing 8pm. This year the trio of Col Perkins, Sandie Dodd and Norm Price will focus more on the main characters of John Denver, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton and include new songs to previous shows.

Tickets at the club.

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Impressive bottles from Bremerton ■ John Rozentals enjoys some impressive bottles from Bremerton, in South Australia's Langhorne Creek district.

Rebecca Willson officially bears the title of winemaker at Langehorne Creek's Bremerton Wines, while her sister Lucy Willson wears the tag of marketing manager, but I reckon that the pair have a pretty equal say in most of the winery decisions.

They certainly share a sense of fun amid the otherwise serious, hard-working rigours of vintage time.

That much can be seen from the accompanying image, which shows the pair of them enjoying a liedown in a vat of fermenting red grapes.

As the song goes, "girls just want to have fun".

But as can be seen from the winemaking results, there's a very serious side to their efforts as well.

Bremerton turns out a highly impressive, mostly incredibly modestly priced range of wines.

Rebecca and Lucy have just released the latest versions of their charming Silhouette and Signature ranges which retail for $17 and $22 respectively.

And you guessed who gets to be the signatory. Yes, it's the sister with the winemaker's title.

WINE REVIEWS Bremerton 2018 Mollie & Merle Verdelho ($17): The name of this dry white honours the Willson

Crossword Solution No 20

● Rebecca and Lucy Willson … or is it Lucy and Rebecca?

WINE OF THE WEEK sisters' two grandmothers. Most name from the Scottish border Robert Stein 2018 Half-Dry Australian verdelho is grown ei- town that was the ancestral home Riesling ($35): I'd developing a sether in the Swan Valley or a conti- of the Willson family. nent away in the Hunter Valley, but Bremerton's vineyards are lo- rious liking for this slightly sweeter has been part of the Langhorne cated at Langhorne Creek, not that style of riesling. The touch of reCreek viticultural scene for more far east of McLaren Vale, home to sidual sugar in this Mudgee white acts as a beautiful foil for the high than a century and a half.

The wine is fresh, crisp and what some heroic red reds indeed. I acidity that the wine carries and I call racy. It would be a lovely wine reckon, though, especially from a creates a sense of balance tha to wash down half a dozen fresh food perspective, that reds such as most palates will find agreeable Beneath all that is a powerfu oysters. And keep some aside for a this are more elegant than the Vale's.

Sure, it's richly laden with burst of lovely citrus flavour. I'm main course of grilled white-fleshed spiciness and dark fruits and is cer- tempted to discard a food recomfish.

Bremerton 2016 Selkirk Shiraz tainly full-bodied but it also shows mendation and use the wine as an aperitif. ($22): This robust dry red takes its marked restraint.

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Mental Health Week

Help needed for first responders ■ Mick Cummins had a long career with Victoria Police, with postings at local stations including Alexandra, Yea and Mansfield.

In 2018, he is working to bring some change into the way police, paramedics and firefighters (first responders) are treated when they lodge a claim for a mental health injury.

Mick is heavily involved in a peer support program for those that are struggling.

“The current system is designed to defeat you when you are at your absolute lowest,” Mick told The Local Paper.

“For those that become unwell years after they have left policing you are basically pushing shit up hill.

“I am not talking about financial compensation, just the basics of getting treatment, getting better for yourself and your family and work “Research shows early intervention gives an unwell person a greater chance of getting better, delay it and the chances decrease.”

Mick, like many emergency service workers, was also vitally involved in community projects. He was involved in Rotary International Exchange projects.

“The current system of supporting first responders who need help for mental health injuries is failing frontline veterans who serve the community, Mick said.

“When help is needed the system discourages first responders from seeking help.

“The insurance company will do anything to delay and deny claims so their bottom financial line is not impacted.

“If you are a veteran who has left an emergency service then the ability to lodge a work cover claim becomes more difficult.

“The system makes unwell people worse. The insurance companies and in particular the Victoria Police Insurance company, Gallagher Bassett, can direct you to see multiple psychiatrists.

“On each occasion you tell your story to justify the request for assistance, it is nothing to do with getting better.

“If you have been separated from your service organisation then the claim process is even harder.

“The current system has been criticised by an Ombudsman’s report but any change has been minor with nothing legislated.

“The Canadians over the past four years, province by province, have introduced a presumptive legislation component that means any claim for PTSD is accepted without argument and the treatment commences immediately.

“It is centred on the wellness of the claimant, not protecting insurance company dollars.

“It would be fantastic for state politicians protect first responders on a bi-partisan approach that had the legislation introduced immediately.

“Any of the treatments become cost neutral when early intervention gets workers back to work.”

Mick says that legislation change is needed because: ■ Current system is counterproductive to getting better ■ Current system takes too long before treatment acknowledgement is accepted and recovery begins ■ Current system can have the claimant telling their story numer-

● Today: Barb and Mick Cummins

Canada finds answers

● Mick Cummins, aged 19, joined Victoria Police in December 1976.

● ‘Presumptive’ legislation has been introduced in Tasmania.

■ Mick Cummins says that Canada has introduced legislation to give rights to emergency workers who face mental health challenges. “(It) means any claim for PTSD is accepted without argument and the treatment commences immediately, Mick says.

■ Treatment is commenced immediately ■ Chances of recovery back to work greatly increase ■ Claimant has confidence in the system that is geared towards recovery ■ Claimant has a decreased potential for self -harm ■ Self -medication is not the preferred option ■ The family unit will potentially stay stronger ■ Workmates have confidence in a system that they see working and may in-turn seek treatment with confidence ■ The workplace has a more satisfied and committed work force, less sick days/less complaints ous times to psychologists/psychiatrists that are not interested in starting the recovery process just establishing the bona-fides of the claim ■ Current system impacts on claimant's self-worth and respect as he is continually defending the claim rather than be treated.

■ Current system can lead to selfmedicating with alcohol prescription and no prescription drugs ■ Current system significantly raises the risk of self- harm suicide ideations ■ Current system increases the potential for family breakdown and violence within the home ■ Current system can have a significant impact on rational decision making regarding finances ■ Current system causes unwell people not to seek treatment due to the barriers faced ■ Current system can cause loss of job satisfaction resulting in sub-standard work/complaints ■ Current system enables payments to opinions for hire and surveillance companies to make an unwell person worse off.

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Local People

● Danielle Green MLA and Jaala Pulford MLC

Kinglake Funding Announcement Photos: Ash Long

● Murrindindi Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset, Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green, Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford, Eildon candidate Salley Brennan and Murrindindi Shire CEO Craig Lloyd

● Kinglake business people and organisation representatives were invited to the announcement last Thursday.

● Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset announces the Council funding component

● Michelle French acknowledges the $10,000 Bluegrass Festival grant

● Local people gathered on the grounds outside the Kinglake Library and Council Offices for last week’s announcement

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The Whittlesea Story: Part 23

‘Children slow, of heavy intellect’ Courtesy of the City of Whittlesea.

From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

■ The Wesleyan Church purchased the south-west corner of this lot, naming as trustees John Horner (builder of ‘Fenwick’, Yan Yean), Richard Tyler, Samuel Mitchell and Thomas Harmer of Preston, James Reid and Joseph Lobb of Linton (Arthur’s Creek),Andrew Cunningham of Whittlesea, and George Williams of Heidelberg.

Apparently unable to develop the site, they allowed the Church of England authorities to erect upon it a Denominational School, No 216, known variously as Darebin Creek, Epping and Wollert.

James Martin commenced the school on March 18, 1853, with 32 on the roll and an average attendance of 18.

The school stood just north of the Wollert Methodist Church and was ercetd at a cost of £405, partly by subscription but mostly by government grant.

Robert Henry who was school Correspondent for many years, and W.F. Cleeland gave £10 cash and others who gave £5 included Richard Scale, John Dunkly, John McKimmie, Henry Miller, Sydney Smith and John Graham.

Teachers came and went until October 1, 1855, when Thomas Dignan began and remained until his death in 1873.

He, and Stephen Skinner who occupied a similar role in Merriang, were firm friends and frequently exchanged visits, thinking nothing of walking the eight miles that separated them.

In September, 1857, Dignan added to his duties by becoming the first Postmaster for Epping till W. Mitchell took over the following year.

Presumably the Post Office site would change to the Epping township.

The more substantial homes were built about this time. John Hunter built the residence on the north side of the Bridge Inn Lane east of the Darebin Creek, Henry Miller the two storeyed one of the hilltop further east for one of his ones, and, on the lane bearing his name, John Mason erected his home and sheds of bluestone.

Unfortunately, the school was of less durable material and by March 1873 Dignan wrote to H. Venables, Esq., the Secretary of the Education Department drawing attention to the grave deficiencies in accommodation, 72 pupils in a building 26½feet by 15 feet, and ‘of such a frail nature that there is danger of its being overturned by a strong wind’.

A Church of England School on a Wesleyan site rented on a monthly basis by the Education Department had little chance of repair.

A new site was indicated, and the first chosen and purchased from James Lewis had a 2½-chain frontage to Boundary Road opposite the south end of Bodycoat’s Lane.

A petition was presented to the Minister for Education to change the site and more familiar names appear.

Inspector Robert Craig presented a report on alternate sites with a useful map of the district schools.

Four possible sites were noted for Wollert. The first was the site of the school, the second a little further

● A Model T Ford truck was purchased by Wollert storekeeper E.C. Pittaway north where the Shell depot was loHaving sold one parcel of land, ion them, and let them off this time cated, the third the site purchased Allan Cameron was persuaded to as they are all three deserving charfrom Lewis and the foruth ‘On Mr sell other small parcels. ity.”

Schultz’s land’.

In 1875, Joseph Bodycoat bought On the prosecution of Maggie site one had a further appeal; the for £25 the corner site of five acres Coonan and Charles Humphries for note reads ‘Nearly opposite school which stood the Wollert store. truancy, Newton writes on May 6, with one acre of ground and four The following year he sold the five 1893: “The little girl Coonan has a rooms W.B. Cottage properly ofAllan acres to William Bodycoat, his fa- long and dreary road to travel and Cameron. price £130’. ther. for £225, presumably having Humphries was really suffering with Negotiations with Allan Cameron built a house on it in the interior. his eyes ... as the schoolmaster can began. E. Colbert of Richmond surThe following year James Lewis testify.” veyed the area, but because the title bought 10 acres west of Bodycoat’s In favour of paying for education, was in England 12 months elapsed purchase and in 1877 Dorothy Fox Newton wrote to the Secretary of the before anything further could be purchased an acre in the south-east Education Department on Septemdone. corner, directly across the road from ber 4, 1894: The Chairman of the Board of what must have been the newly “I hope you will soon see the erHealth of the Shire of Darebin, erected Methodist Church. ror of your ways and make them pay George D. McCormack wrote: The village school, post office, for their schooling or if you are going “when a high wind is blowing it church and hotel (the Harvest Home to make a nursery of it, why not inhas been found necessary to release Hotel appears to have opened about troduce toys, and then the Mother the children from school to avoid the this time) centred on the Epping would have less to do and it would danger of the building being blown Road-Craigieburn Lane cross- be giving impetus to local producupon them, and the same is now only roads. tion.” supported by saplings placed against As diaries and letters are not With Newton’s death in 1899, the outer walls. The school has an available, the only information on C.H. Schultz, and on occasions J. average daily attendance of from 70 district progress comes from the let- Tulloch, took his place until minutes to 100 pupils”. ter book of the Board of Advice No cease in 1902.

On transmission of the title a dif- 132 for the school district of Darebin Wollert as a postal address beference of £5 in claims by the De- from 1876 to 1902. gan on September 1, 1876. From partment and Allan Cameron, deThis locally elected body had them until 1895, R. Smith was postlayed matters. funds for small repairs to schools, master at £6 per annum.

In exasperation Mr Schultz guar- granted permission for school cloBy 1916, the Post Office had anteed the balance. A fortnight later sures for repairs, epidemics, etc., shifted to ‘Inverlochy’, the old tenders were called for a new school prosecuted truancy and generally Cameron home, with John Cameron to be of timber or stone. acted as watchdog for the local as postmaster.

Ten were received but because ratepayers.

Surveying records of the Shire of the architect was not satisfied fresh However, not every truancy case Epping include a rate book covertenders were called, for stone only. was prosecuted. John Wilson writes ing the period 1900 to 1902.

The successful tenderers were on August 11, 1879: This indicated that the Estate of Corben and Stuart of ‘Rose Cot“The depressing effect of the sea- Charles Campbell still had considtage’, Faraday Street, Carlton, price son on the dairy farmers who pre- erable land adjacent to the Merri £398 7s. dominate in this district are simply Creek, leased by John S. Morgan, a Mr Joseph Willmott began in the ruinous and against which they dairyman, south of Epping. new school, Wollert School No 1861, struggle silently.

The old schoolmaster’s residence on March 1, 1977. The following “To harass them now with these was occupied by Eliza Hayes and year, night classes were held for par- petty prosecutions would seem as if her daughter who taught Sunday ents as well as children, but the ven- the law had conspired with the sea- School for many years, as a memoture was shortlived as few pupils at- sons to crush them.” rial in the adjoining Church testifies. tended after the first month.

“The good ol’ days.” Joseph NewJames McCarthy had a dual role Wit the formation of the Wood- ton, proprietor of the Epping Hotel as blacksmith at Wollert and Woodstock District Roads Board in 1858, who, while strongly critical of teach- stock, and also as manager for the the main road was surveyed north to ers and the free education system Melbourne Chilled Butter Co., who Woodstock and beyond. generally, was eager to protect chil- operated a creamery where the The route chosen did not agree dren from punishment as his letter of Wollert tennis courts were estabwith the access roads of the Medland March 8, 1893, indicates: lished.

Estate, and land was acquired from “We find that Jordan’s family The Pearson family, formerly of John Tydeman, William Dods and were in destitute circumstances, he Eden Park, purchased the house at Donald McPherson. out of work, and his wife just con- the south-west corner of the Wollert With angular intersection, odd fined with a dead baby, and the little cross roads, and opened a small portions of land resulted. One such girl, Vivian, was minfing a baby for store. is currently owned by Mr Arthur her food.

In 1913, Edward Charles Yann, north from Summerhill Road.

“Denis is a very feeble old man Pittaway and his wife (née HathLand value, with the building of the boy his only attendant. The girl, away) arrived in Australia on the SS the road, increased from £4 to £10 Gully, was really ill and not able to Wandilla. per acre. attend, so we think the Board cautIt was a leisurely voyage of 42

days from Plymouth to Melbourne with an average speed of about 12 knots.

Mrs Pittaway kept a modest diary with memories of a vanished era.

Leaving Plymouth: “Peace was maintained by thev fact that close astern lay one of those huge grey monsters whose power and influence is felt all over the civilised world wherever British subjects are found.”.

And again at 12.30am on December 28, 1913, at Fremantle: “just finished coaling which has been going on all day on both sides of the boat”.

The Pittaways purchased the store from Pearsons and before long his industry and his astute brain had made it a thriving business.

E.C. Pittaway, from USA, was a ‘hustler’, nowhere more evident than on his Indian motorbike, which was the fastest thing on wheels in the neighbourhood at that time.

He was also the most obliging; whatever was needed he would obtain, and his trade outgrew his sidecar, requiring the purchase of a Model T Ford truck, in which he was very much more sedate in his progress along the roads.

Possibly this suited the district better as Inspector Sexton commented on the pupils at the school: “The district is an outer suburban dairying one and the children in consequence are slow and of heavy intellect.”

By 1925, E.C. Pittaway had converted the old school house into a store with the brick front later evident.

In 1928 he erected the first stage of ‘Wayside House’ to provide a venue for local social occasions.

Success encouraged him to enl;arghe, but when it become too well known a weekly invasion of trouble makers from the suburbs reluctantly forced him to restrict its use to occasions where he could be sure of an evening without disruption.

One night of the yhear was still evident in the 1970s at Wayside House with the ‘breakup’ of the Wollert State School, attended by Father Christmas and the district as a body.

Later, E.C. Pittaway moved to Queensland, leaving the business in the capable hands of his son and daughter, Edward and Winnie.

In 1930, Dennis Dominic Tuttle have the newly formed Wollert Tennis Club the right to build tennis courts on his land.

The Club continued with two courts instead of one, and five teams instead of one.

Much credit goes to Lancelot (Lannie) Greer and the Pittaway brothers, Norman and Edward, who by example, encouragement and efficient administration, maintained district interest in the Club.

Minutes of the School Committee reveal the integration of the School with the community.

In 1933, permission was granted to Edward Cotchin to instruct young people at dancing classes on Friday evenings in the School.

In 1942 monthly social evenings were held, the proceeds of which were to be divided between the local War Effort and Schools Patriotic War Relief Fund. ● To be continued next week in The Local Paper.

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Kinglake was named after author Introduction - Continued ■ I write these lines as I sit in the hall of the largest hotel in New York, a newly arrived stranger, somewhat dazed by the bustle and the glare.

The whole establishment is on a greater scale than anything else in the world—except its own bills.

Everything is made of gold and marble, including, I fancy, the food— at least this hypothesis plausibly reconciles the quality and texture of the viands with the value the vendors seem to attach to them.

Enormous lifts shoot their living freights up into spheres unseen, or engulf them in abysmal chasms.

All round people are ringing electric bells, telephoning, telegraphing, stenographing, polygraphing, and generally communicating their ideas about money to their fellow-creatures by any means rather than the voice which God put in the larynx for the purpose of quiet conversation.

On one side an operatic concert is being performed, on the other porters and luggage jostle a brilliant throng of fashionably dressed people.

It is as if someone had given an evening party at a railway station.

“Whirr! whirr! all by wheels! whizz! whizz! all by steam!” and electricity, as the immortal Pasha of Karagholookoldour would have said.

Now my mind (like the Pasha’s) comprehends locomotives, and I am an enthusiast for progress, but amidst all the whizz and whirr and ringing of electric bells, my memory turns somewhat regretfully to a hotel where I resided not long ago in the “Exalted Country”—that fine old Stamboul’s jargon is so much more soothing to the tongue than the strange abbreviations and initials they use over here—which was certainly more interesting, and not, I think, more uncomfortable than this Transatlantic Caravanserai.

Perhaps I shall write an introduction congenial to the Shade of Kinglake (if indeed the Shades are interested in new editions of their works) if instead of instituting a comparison between the Levant of today and of 1834, I recount a journey to the town of Karakeui in the year of grace 1898, and describe the local hotel.

Let not the reader in pursuit of that “sound learning” which Kinglake kept at arm’s length rashly identify Karakeui with the first town he finds on the map bearing that name. The Turk has not a great variety of local designations.

When possible he adopts one from some other language, treating it with the scant courtesy which longwinded, infidel polysyllables deserve e.g. Edirné, Fílibé, for Adrianople and Phílippopoli); but when forced to have recourse to his own invention he calls most places Karakeui (or Blacktown), except those which are dubbed Oldtown, Newtown, or Whitetown.

“It has been justly said that the East begins on the other side of Vienna, but, out of deference to the susceptibilities of the Magyars, who consider themselves in the van of civilisation, the Orient Express affects to be extremely European during its transit through Hungary.

It bustles and shakes, and is very uncomfortable. In Servia it is more at its ease, though it still makes a

● Alexander William Kinglake.

Portrait by Harriet M. Haviland (1863) retence of thinking that time is rigour. This is due partly to the fears money by only stopping ten minutes of the Palace, and partly, I think, to a at every station. In Bulgaria it sense of humour.

It is an excellent joke to apply a ceases to imitate Western ways, and becomes frankly Oriental, reposing parody of European rules to Eurofor half an hour at spots where there peans in the name of sanitary science: to keep a set of fussy business are no passengers and no traffic.

The part of the journey which lies people waiting a few days because on Turkish territory follows a singu- they have come from a country larly tortuous and corkscrew course, which has not imposed quarantine on across a perfectly level plain which another country where there has presents no obvious engineering dif- been a doubtful case of cholera, or to detain a ship with a valuable cargo ficulties.

The Porte confided the construc- while embassies and merchants tion of this line to an eminent Israel- scream that thousands of pounds are ite at a remuneration of so much for being lost daily.

On the present occasion we are every kilometre built.

The eminent Israelite was told we must wait a day under instraightway possessed by the spirit spection, to see if we develop the of his ancestors, and made a large symptoms of any terrible malady, and fortune by laying the rails along a are accordingly lodged in damp little road as lengthy and complicated as wooden huts on a muddy plain, that selected by Moses when he spent where we are certainly likely to fall forty years in traversing a distance ill even if hale and hearty on arrivwhich anyone else can accomplish ing.

Turkish soldiers prevent us from in a few days.

“On arriving in Turkey we are at crossing an imaginary line and cononce seized by the representatives taminating the surrounding desert.

The quarantine doctor, however, of the Board of Health. After all, times have indeed changed since explains to me that he has a peculiar respect for my character, sanitary Eothen was written.

Instead of being put in quarantine and general, and would like to take a

by Europe, Turkey now puts Europe walk with me outside the limits of the establish ment. He has a remarkin quarantine.

It is true that good Moslems still able pedigree. His father was a Bohold that men’s souls leave their bod- hemian monk who found convent ies when God calls them, and count life too narrow for his taste, and acit impious to suppose that neglect or cordingly embraced Islam.

Once within the true fold he made precaution can hasten or delay the up for lost time by marrying as many Divine summons.

But though the Porte are not dis- wives as his new liberty allowed, and posed to amend the sanitary condi- this is one of the results.

He confides to me that his one tion of Mecca, they enforce quarantine regulations all round ambition is to wear decorations, and Constantinople with fanatical that in return for his civilities strang-

ers of distinction have procured for him the orders of their respective countries.

The Siamese Minister, who recently passed through, made him a Commander of the Order of the White Elephant. Could I not obtain for him the Order of the Garter?

Doubtless I possess it myself.

With blushing mendacity I lead him to believe that I do, but explain that the distinction is only given to Englishmen and not to foreigners.

I see that he does not believe me, and meditates revenge. Before we leave the quarantine station we have to be disinfected.

The doctor attaches a garden hose to a reservoir filled with a fetid and corrosive fluid. The victims are led up one by one by the military authorities as if to execution, and the jet is turned upon them, causing their garments to burst out into leprous spots.

I see by the doctor’s eye that he means to make me pay for my unfriendliness in the matter of the decoration, and therefore, casting scruple to the winds, I assure him that if he will only treat me gently he shall have the Fourth Class of the Garter.

He is at once all civility and consideration, and when I am led up in front of his infernal machine, directs an odoriferous douche to the right and left, leaving me unwetted in the middle.

“Truly the way into Turkey is beset with as many difficulties as the road to paradise. After the quarantine comes the Custom House. The entry of most things is absolutely prohibited, and those which do enter pay a high duty.

Books are treated with incredible severity. No work is allowed to pass the frontier which hints that the Turks were ever defeated, or that the Ottoman Government or the Mohammedan religion have any imperfections.

Turkish officials having found by experience that very little European literature comes up to their high standard, simply confiscate as “seditious” every publication which mentions Turkey or the Mohammedan East.

Eothen, even without the present highly seditious preface, is placed on the index, as are also Shakespeare, Byron, Dante, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Baedeker, and Murray.

In practice, of course, certain familiar argumenta ad hominem modify this Draconian system, but even the golden key sometimes fails to open the door.

The officials watch one another, and know that they are much more likely to obtain a Turkish decoration by confiscating some infamous historian who is not ashamed to say that the Turks were once driven out of Hungary than they are to receive the Garter for letting his calumnies in.

But there is an end to all troubles, even on the Turkish frontier, and at last we are allowed to proceed to Karakeui, where I ultimately alight at the hotel.

“Karakeui lies on a plateau, under a range of snowy mountains which glitter with strange distinctness in the pure translucent air.

“A forest of minarets bears testimony to the piety of the place. It is the sacred month of Ramazan, and at sunset they will be festooned with lights and blaze like columns of fire,

while in the mosque below myriads of little oil lamps will shed their soft glow on the bowing crowds, the plashing fountains, and the names of saints and prophets blazoned on the walls in green and red.

In the streets is a motley throng of men and animals. Strings of camels and pack-horses, dogs, sheep, and turkeys are mixed up with the human crowd.

Bulgarians and Servians quarrel in the bazaar, and denounce one another to the Turks.

They each claim exclusive rights over the only Christian Church, and the Governor, to end the dispute, has shut it up altogether.

A few Greeks are occupied in making large fortunes, and are ready to expatiate on the Hellenic Idea, and to explain how, from a certain peculiar point of view, the late war may be regarded as a victory for Greece.

Albanians, armed with many weapons, and with moustaches as long as their own rifles, swagger through the crowd which respectfully makes way for them.

“The hotel is kept by an Armenian, who left his native village on account of what are beautifully termed the “events” which occurred there.

“Having been inspired by these occurrences with a wholesome respect for the followers of the Prophet, he is a little apt to recoup himself at the expense of his co-religionists; but the local Ottoman authorities, to whose care I am duly recommended as being “one of those who wish well to the Sublime Government,” have sternly informed him that I am not to be fleeced.

(I wonder if the Governor of New York would address a similar warning to the proprietor of this hotel.)

The establishment is constructed in the form of a quadrangle. The central space is a quagmire, wherein are embedded, and, so to speak, held as hostages for payment, the vehicles in which the travellers have arrived.

The ground floor of the surrounding buildings is devoted to stabling.

Outside the first floor, and above the aforesaid quagmire, runs a gallery, from which open a number of cells, bare and whitewashed, devoid of all furniture, but, contrary to what might be expected, scrupulously clean.

A marble bath is not, as in New York, attached to each apartment, but in response to a suitable shout a boy brings a brass jug and basin, pours water over your hands and wipes them on an embroidered towel.

There is no table and no bed.

When you are disposed to sleep, a pile of rugs is spread on the floor.

If you want to write, you naturally sit on your heels and hold your paper in your hand—an attitude which, at least in the case of Europeans, tends to restrain exuberance and keep literary composition within due limits.

At meal times a little table like a high stool is brought in.

The guests squat round it on their heels, and eat with their fingers out of a large saucer set on a broad tin tray.

Turkish dinners consist of a quantity of dishes, generally at least seven or eight, and sometimes as many as twenty; but each is only Continued onPage Next Page ● Turn To 77

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History From Previous Page rapidly removed. At first it looks somewhat mysterious when people apparently wrap up some pieces of string in brown paper and eat the parcel with avidity.

But the string is cheese drawn out like very attenuated vermicelli, and the brown paper sheets of very thin bread which serve as a tablecloth and napkin as well as for food.

During Ramazan no Moslem may eat, drink, or smoke between sunrise and sunset.

The latter phenomenon is announced by a cannon, and some minutes before the gun fires a hungry crowd is gathered round the table waiting for the blessed sound.

Then follows half an hour of rapid, silent nutrition, for Turks do not talk at table.

Afterwards, an hour or more of prayer; and then the earlier part of the night, until at least twelve or one, is devoted to visiting or attending the puppet show called Karagyöz. [xxxi] Half an hour before dawn people go round the town beating drums, and the faithful hurriedly take a last meal before the morning cannon announces the dawn.

“My neighbour in the room on the right is a spy appointed by the Imperial Government to watch over my doings. He is a charming companion, and I fancy has a very pretty talent for the composition of imaginative literature.

My only regret is that I have never seen the daily reports which he draws up on my conduct. They are, I believe, replete with incident, and are excellent specimens of a new and interesting variety of fiction.

The room on my left is occupied by the Christian Vice-Governor of the Province, who was appointed some months ago under immense pressure from the Powers, met by such resistance on the part of the Porte that one might have supposed his nomination was a deadly blow to the Turkish Empire.

It is a wise plan of the Porte’s never to make the most trivial concession without opposing a resistance, which is often successful, and always seems to enhance the importance of the point in dispute.

But the concession once made, means are soon discovered to deprive it of all its value, and the positions of victors and vanquished in the game prove to be reversed.

In the present case the Christian Vice-Governor found that none of his co-religionists were disposed to let him lodgings; and the local authorities, with a tender solicitude for his welfare, represented to him that there was a strong feeling against him in the town, and that he would be much more comfortable in the hotel; predicting (like Kinglake’s prophet, Damoor) that if he went out into the streets, or meddled in the administration, he would arouse that excitable sentiment known as Mussulman religious feeling.

Like the Jews of Safet, the Christian Vice-Governor thought that the predictions of such practical men were not to be disregarded, and takes his ease in his inn with as good a grace as he can muster.

Another interesting occupant of the hotel is the Turkish inspector of Reforms. To rightly understand the duties of this functionary it must be remembered that the Turkish Government is divided into two parts, which have no connection with one another: firstly, the real Government, which is hard to comprehend, but of which one gets a dim idea by observation on the spot; and secondly, the show Government, intended to im-

press Europe, and having as chief practical result the enrichment of telegraphic agencies.

Two common manifestations of the show Government are circulars to the Powers, and commissions despatched to the Provinces to rectify abuses.

The present Commissioner has come to inspect reforms, and from the official language used respecting him it may be supposed that his mission is to tend and water the new institutions which are springing up like a luxuriant vegetation in a favourable climate, but at the same time to exercise a fatherly control, prevent the country from rushing into downright republicanism, and not permit the Christians to positively oppress their weaker Mohammedan brethren.

He is a very affable man, with a broad, smiling face, and an amiable rotundity of person which causes his gorgeous uniform to burst its buttons and gape at critical points.

He pays me long visits for the purpose of political discussion, being, as he calls it, tout à fait dans les idées libérales, and in order that this outpouring of radical views may not be interrupted, he brings a soldier to mount guard over the door.

No tortures could make me disclose the Commissioner’s confidences.

I will merely observe that the long fasts of Ramazan are irksome to an enlightened mind, and that liberal theologians hold that a mixture of brandy and champagne does not fall under the Prophet’s ban, inasmuch as it cannot accurately be described as either wine or spirits.

Very different is the room at the end of the passage. No guard is needed here.

The door stands proudly open, and all the world may see that no crumb of bread or drop of water enters from sunrise to sunset.

In the middle of a low sofa sits, cross-legged, a Hodja, clad in striped silk. He is no ordinary country parson, but a noted preacher invited to tour in the provinces during Ramazan, and hold what in other countries would be called revival meetings. His thin nervous face shows that he is not a real Turk.

Probably he is of Arab extraction, and in any case he burns with a Semitic indignation against those who “ascribe companions to God.” Round him sit in a solemn circle the notables of the town,—stout, devout men of the churchwarden order, who, to judge from the heavy sighs and puffs which they occasionally emit, do not share the Hodja’s fierce joy in trampling on the desires of the flesh.

To-morrow he will preach in the Great Mosque with a sword in his hand, in token that the building was once a Christian Church and has been won from the infidel.

I tell the Commissioner for Reforms that I think this dangerous and injudicious.

He explains that the whole point of the ceremony lies in the fact that the sword is sheathed, as a token that religious discord is at an end, and that an era of mutual love and toleration has commenced.

But when I think of that nervous, fanatical face, the green garments, the ample turban, the amulets and the sword, I cannot help suspecting that it is better to be a Christian traveller than a Christian resident at Karakeui.

Preface to the First Edition Addressed by the“Author to One of His Friends When you first entertained the idea of travelling in the East you asked me to send you an outline of the tour which I had made, in order that you might the better be able to choose a route for yourself.

In answer to this request I gave you a large French map, on which the course of my journeys had been carefully marked; but I did not conceal from myself that this was rather a dry mode for a man to adopt when he wished to impart the results of his experience to a dear and intimate friend.

Now, long before the period of your planning an Oriental tour I had intended to write some account of my Eastern travels.

I had, indeed, begun the task, and had failed; I had begun it a second time, and failing again, had abandoned my attempt with a sensation of utter distaste.

I was unable to speak out, and chiefly, I think, for this reason, that I knew not to whom I was speaking.

It might be you, or perhaps our Lady of Bitterness, [xxxv] who would read my story, or it might be some member of the Royal Statistical Society, and how on earth was I to write in a way that would do for all three?

Well, your request for a sketch of my tour suggested to me the idea of complying with your wish by a revival of my twice-abandoned attempt.

I tried; and the pleasure and confidence which I felt in speaking to you soon made my task so easy, and even amusing, that after a while (though not in time for your tour) I completed the scrawl from which this book was originally printed.

The very feeling, however, which enabled me to write thus freely, prevented me from robing my thoughts in that grave and decorous style which I should have maintained if I had professed to lecture the public.

Whilst I feigned to myself that you, and you only, were listening, I could not by any possibility speak very solemnly.

Heaven forbid that I should talk to my own genial friend as though he were a great and enlightened community, or any other respectable aggregate!

Yet I well understood that the mere fact of my professing to speak to you rather than to the public generally could not perfectly excuse me for printing a narrative too roughly worded, and accordingly, in revising the proof-sheets, I have struck out those phrases which seemed to be less fit for a published volume than for intimate conversation.

It is hardly to be expected, however, that correction of this kind should be perfectly complete, or that the almost boisterous tone in which many parts of the book were originally written should be thoroughly subdued.

I venture, there “fore, to ask, that the familiarity of language still possibly apparent in the work may be laid to the account of our delightful intimacy, rather than to any presumptuous motive.

I feel, as you know, much too timidly, too distantly, and too respectfully toward the public to be capable of seeking to put myself on terms of easy fellowship with strange and casual readers.

It is right to forewarn people (and I have tried to do this as well as I can, by my studiously unpromising

title-page) [xxxvii] that the book is quite superficial in its character.

I have endeavoured to discard from it all valuable matter derived from the works of others, and it appears to me that my efforts in this direction have been attended with great success.

I believe I may truly acknowledge that from all details of geographical discovery, or antiquarian research—from all display of “sound learning and religious knowledge”— from all historical and scientific illustrations—from all useful statistics—from all political disquisitions—and from all good moral reflections, the volume is thoroughly free.

My excuse for the book is its truth. You and I know a man fond of hazarding elaborate jokes, who, whenever a story of his happens not to go down as wit, will evade the awkwardness of the failure by bravely maintaining that all he has said is pure fact.

I can honestly take this decent though humble mode of escape. My narrative is not merely righteously exact in matters of fact (where fact is in question), but it is true in this larger sense—it conveys, not those impressions which ought to have been produced upon any “well-constituted mind,” but those which were really and truly received at the time of his rambles by a headstrong and not very amiable traveller, whose prejudices in favour of other people’s notions were then exceedingly slight.

As I have felt, so I have written; and the result is, that there will often be found in my narrative a jarring discord between the associations properly belonging to interesting sites, and the tone in which I speak of them.

This seemingly perverse mode of treating the subject is forced upon me by my plan of adhering to sentimental truth, and really does not result from any impertinent wish to tease or trifle with readers.

I ought, for instance, to have felt as strongly in Judæa as in Galilee, but it was not so in fact.

The religious sentiment (born in solitude) which had heated my brain in the sanctuary of Nazareth was rudely chilled at the foot of Zion by disenchanting scenes, and this change is accordingly disclosed by the perfectly worldly tone in which I speak of Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

My notion of dwelling precisely upon those matters which happened to interest me, and upon none other, would of course be intolerable in a regular book of travels.

If I had been passing through countries not previously explored, it would have been sadly perverse to withhold careful descriptions of admirable objects merely because my own feelings of interest in them may have happened to flag; but where the countries which one visits have been thoroughly and ably described, and even artistically illustrated by others, one is fully at liberty to say as little (though not quite so much) as one chooses.

Now a traveller is a creature not always looking at sights; he remembers (how often!) the happy land of his birth; he has, too, his moments of humble enthusiasm about fire and food, about shade and drink; and if he gives to these feelings anything like the prominence which really belonged to them at the time of his travelling, he will not seem a very good teacher.

Once having determined to write the sheer truth concerning the things which chiefly have interested him, he must, and he will, sing a sadly

long strain about self; he will talk for whole pages together about his bivouac fire, and ruin the ruins of Baalbec with eight or ten cold lines.

But it seems to me that this egotism of a traveller, however incessant, however shameless and obtrusive, must still convey some true ideas of the country through which he has passed.

His very selfishness, his habit of referring the whole external world to his own sensations, compels him, as it were, in his writings to observe the laws of perspective;—he tells you of objects, not as he knows them to be, but as they seemed to him.

The people and the things that most concern him personally, however mean and insignificant, take large proportions in his picture, because they stand so near to him.

He shows you his dragoman, and the gaunt features of his Arabs—his tent, his kneeling camels, his baggage strewed upon the sand; but the proper wonders of the land—the cities, the mighty ruins and monuments of bygone ages, he throws back faintly in the distance.

It is thus that he felt, and thus he strives to repeat the scenes of the Elder World. You may listen to him for ever without learning much in the way of statistics; but, perhaps, if you bear with him long enough, you may find yourself slowly and faintly impressed with the realities of Eastern travel.

My scheme of refusing to dwell upon matters which failed to interest my own feelings has been departed from in one instance— namely, in my detail of the late Lady Hester Stanhope’s conversation on supernatural topics.

The truth is, that I have been much questioned on this subject, and I thought that my best plan would be to write down at once all that I could ever have to say concerning the personage whose career has excited so much curiosity amongst Englishwomen.

The result is, that my account of the lady goes to a length which is not justified either by the importance of the subject, or by the extent to which it interested the narrator.

You will see that I constantly speak of “my People,” “my Party,” “my Arabs,” and so on, using terms which might possibly seem to imply that I moved about with a pompous retinue. This of course was not the case. I travelled with the simplicity proper to my station, as one of the industrious class, who was not flying from his country because of ennui, but was strengthening his will, and tempering the metal of his nature, for that life of toil and conflict in which he is now engaged.

But an Englishman journeying in the East must necessarily have with him dragomen capable of interpreting the Oriental languages; the absence of wheeled carriages obliges him to use several beasts of burthen for his baggage, as well as for himself and his attendants; the owners of the horses, or camels, with their slaves or servants, fall in as part of his train; and altogether, the cavalcade becomes rather numerous, without, however, occasioning any proportionate increase of expense.

When a traveller speaks of all these followers in mass, he calls them his “people,” or his “troop,” or his “party,” without intending to make you believe that he is therefore a Sovereign Prince.“You will see that I sometimes follow the custom of the Scots in describing my fellow-countrymen by the names of their paternal homes.“Of course all these explanations are meant for casual readers. To you, without one syllable of excuse or deprecation, and in all the confidence of a friendship that never yet was clouded, I give the long-promised volume, and add but this one “Goodbye!” for I dare not stand greeting you here.

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SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS A-GRADE

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Kilmore 127 S Topham 35 BJ Dennehy 30 K Duncan 4/26 M Lawrence 3/24 H Jones 2/20 def by Avenel 9/181(cc) K Duncan 59 M Jones 36 D Lowis 31 S Topham 2/9 C McLeod 2/22 BJ Dennehy 2/37. Broadford 152 PD Withers 32 MJ Collier 31 A Wood 29 M Steiner 3/38 CA Malcolm 2/23 C Armstrong 2/35 def by Yea Tigers 7/227(cc) C Armstrong 107 M Waghorn 38* LW McKenzie 2/27 N Woods 2/44. Tallarook 9/122(cc) J Smith-Williams 32 FJ Lewis 3/20 BG Bryant 3/25 D Bergowicz 2/29 def by Eastern Hill 4/123 A Sinclair 31 B Speechley 30 M Whiteman 2/27.

■ Fixture. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Avenel v Broadford. Eastern Hill v Yea Tigers.

Kilmore v Tallarook.

B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Royals 6/139 T Orgill 40 L Marshall 3/6 def Tallarook 8/132(cc) L Marshall 46 C Durkin 26 T Orgill 3/23 J Lewin 2/28. Avenel 131 A Smith 63* B Tempest 28 D McPhail 4/19 B Buttler 3/ 24 def Kilmore 68 C Leighton 6/14 A Dowling 3/0. Pyalong 8/229(cc) T Shell 4/53 JC Martin 2/25 def Broadford 113 T Shell 55. Seymour 6/ 302(cc) S Van Duinen 107 B Gordon 105 W Dalton 2/59 def Yea Tigers 69 J Franel 3/31 L Drummond 2/10 L Singh 2/12. Alexandra 7/211 S Whitehead 106 J Kidd 28 J Bourke 25* M Hall 4/14 def Eastern Hill 85 J Kidd 2/9 J Ladd 2/15 J Purcell 2/23.

■ Fixture. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Broadford v Avenel. Tallarook v Kilmore. Yea Tigers v Pyalong. Alexandra v Seymour. Royals v Eastern Hill.

C-GRADE

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Kilmore 56 CA Dennehy 37 def by Pyalong 4/ 58(cc) CA Dennehy 2/12. Puckapunyal Wanderers 3/89 def Royals 85 T Martin 28, D chegwidden 5/26. Puckapunyal Nomads 0/0 def Eastern Hill 0/0. Broadford Red 84 J Hibbens 4/17 BJ Kersten 4/33 def by Broadford Black. 9/173(cc) MA Elbourne 70* J Hibbens 28 BW Walsh 25 B Thomas 3/24 M Dunbar 2/ 12 T Woods 2/16. Alexandra 8/119(cc) D Crane 58 D Fountain 3/4 def by Seymour 1/126 J Culina 67* J Voogt 43*.

■ Fixture. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Broadford Black v Alexandra. Seymour v Royals. Pyalong v Broadford Red. Eastern Hill v Kilmore. Puckapunyal Nomads v Puckapunyal Wanderers.

UNDER 16

■ Fixture. Round 1. Sunday, October 14.

Kilmore v Yea Tigers. Broadford: Bye. Alexandra v Eastern Hill.

NORTHERN METRO CRICKET ASSOCIATION FIXTURE F-GRADE NORTH

■ Fixture. Round 1. Saturday, October 20.

Lalor Warriors 2nd XI v Preston YCW District 3rd XI, at Lalor. Strathewen 3rd XI v Kinglake, at Kinglake. Rivergum 4th XI v Reservoir Mayston 2nd XI, at Sycamore Reserve

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS BARCLAY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 1. Saturdays, October 6 and 13. Macleod 9/314(cc) R Wise 88 RM Johnson 64 JN Swainger 45 DK O'Leary 33 CJ O'Leary 4/45 TL Baker 2/46 LS Anderson 2/76 v North Eltham Wanderers. Plenty v Riverside 185 S Money 39 E Smale 32 S Gibbs 26 K

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS

TM Barnett 39* N Sharma 5/30 SS Taggar 2/6 v Bundoora 4/41 N Weerakkody 2/16 TK Groom 2/17. Lower Eltham 263 MJ Stanley 63 D Fernando 51 A Hone 40 LA Costa 33 J Curtis 27 BJ McKeown 3/66 M Murphy 2/43 v Epping. Rosanna v Diamond Creek 9/323(cc) DA Campbell 119 TN McLean 116 C Dean 33 S Dunbar 4/55 S Shelton 3/69.

256(cc) JW Arandt 112 JK Aleksandrov 108* def Hurstbridge 8/130 N Dixon 69* A MolinaroLawrence 36 LA Willoughby 3/32.

Banyule v Epping, at Beverley Road Reserve (Burkitt Oval (East)). Heidelberg v Laurimar, at Heidelberg Park.

MONEY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 1. Saturdays, October 6 and 13. Bundoora United 2/50 M Ross 27 v Mill Park 137 L Castle 30 T Stoneham 26 T Johnston 3/15 M Zealley 2/14. Mernda 145 D Earp 39 MK McAuley 31* UW Hewa Wellalage 6/9 BP Campbell 2/29 v Old Paradians 5/68 MK McAuley 2/19. Lalor Stars v Eltham 8/206(cc) M Chrimes 74 MA Hayse 2/23 J Steele 2/26 R Mittica 2/42 JW Scott 2/43.

Greensborough v Banyule 9/386(cc) NP Murray 115 BL Neilson 57 AS Clapton 56 J Samad 51 DA Campbell 26 C Cotsopoulos 3/40 LM Bowden 2/62 B Adamson 2/92. Heidelberg 6/292(cc) B Nihill 104 H Frazer 56 J Whitcher 35* J Henkel 3/70 NM Rowe 2/52 v Lower Plenty.

MASH SHIELD

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Hurstbridge 2/119 S Wijesiri 45* N Blackwood 28* def South Morang 116 DG Watson 33 C Jayaweera 4/37 M Berry 3/19. Whittlesea 9/ 123(cc) def by Panton Hill 5/124. Thomastown 107 SJ Malone 4/22 NA Hardy 2/19 J Sassella 2/20 J Turner 2/30 def by Research Eltham Collegians 1/112(cc) SJ Malone 53* D Lander 44*.

Laurimar 6/204(cc) DA Roberts 71 J Zerella 59 RJ Boddy 31 S Wijegunarathne 2/26 N Brown 2/52 def Thomastown United 110 J Sandford 28 S Wijegunarathne 27 C Marienfeld 5/19 J Carruthers 2/23.

B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Riverside 9/212(cc) M Doyle 74 X Youngman 55 L Snelson 3/27 def by Montmorency 5/ 221(cc) D Leahy 71 AC Scanlon 55 DA Barnett 35 J Cooper 31* D Mills 2/38. Diamond Creek 1/118 DT Wells 42* M Elzink 37* A Brown 28 def Macleod 117 M Bosso 39 B Rodda 28 M Keenan 4/22 DT Wells 4/24. Epping 151 A Fletcher 43 SC Trowbridge 37 S McKay 2/21 S Thompson 2/26 R Corrigan 2/26 A Chopra 2/26 J Dhaliwal 2/26 def Mernda 9/145 S McKay 39 P Ratnakumar 3/20 B Gallagher 2/39. Bundoora 6/124 J Moller 27 J Wolczko 3/39 C Douglas 2/ 18 def Rosanna 119 H Smith 33 J Wolczko 30 M Fullelove 4/6 C Leckstrom 2/9.

C-GRADE

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Bundoora United 4/128 C Gunn 30 C Zealley 28* RM Slattery 27 MP Cocks 2/17 def Old Paradians 125 UJ Ranasingha 46 AT Jackson 43 C Gunn 3/21 C Sharkey 3/33 G Logeswaran 2/26. Mill Park 96 G Stewart 53 J Abbas 3/15 C Higgins 2/7 P Taylor 2/12 A Jordanidis 2/17 def

by Lalor Stars 2/99 A Abbas 51 A Hipkiss 26.

North Eltham Wanderers 6/128 N Anderson 37 D Naidoo 36 def Plenty 5/119(cc) J King 34 L Mallia 34 L Burge 25* T Centorino 2/29.

Eltham 9/120(cc) S Oakley 31 R White 29* C Gogerly 2/14 P Hannah 2/20 D Gattuso 2/23 def Heidelberg 118 J Gedye 47 R Hall 3/20 R White 2/15 N Gavillucci 2/20 S McEntee 2/25. Eltham Central Park

D-GRADE

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Lower Plenty 2/64 G Arnott 35* JA Reid 2/12 def North Eltham Wanderers 56 J Kulikowski 3/9AC Horner 3/9 B Sims 2/22. Research Eltham Collegians 5/149 J Fitzpatrick 38* C Perrett 37* B Willis 29 J Mitchell 2/20 J Whitcher 2/35 def Lower Eltham 7/146(cc) R Whitcher 38 N Lambert 33 S Lamb 3/20 S Mitchell 2/18.

Greensborough 8/129(cc) JL Marenos 44 J Hristovski 30 A Amenta 3/19 J Money 3/28 def

by Riverside 9/132 R Gleeson 43 B Jurkovic 34 C Davies 3/17 M Crawford 3/32. Banyule 3/

E-GRADE

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Panton Hill 9/149 S Tung 50 NC Aitken 3/23 SJ Veal 2/22 def by Banyule 6/280(cc) JG McIntyre 81* DA Kennedy 72 DL Rodda 71 CB O'Connor 2/43. Laurimar 2/235(cc) J McAleer 112* AC Dickson 48 PA Deveny 47* def Thomastown United 7/120(cc) H Oruc 40 A Barber 3/21 A Mahajan 2/23. Riverside 6/175(cc) M Newell 63* M Amenta 30 W Ali 29 AL Davies 3/21 def

by Mernda 3/179 R Virtue 77 DB McAuley 51 G Greenough 25. Montmorency 7/305(cc) S Stewart 117 J Bunn 59 C Snelson 55 H Awais 2/ 33 SK Rattray-Wood 2/72 def Thomastown 97 SK Rattray-Wood 30 JH Andrew 4/21 C Snelson 3/7.

F1-GRADE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Saturday, October 13.

Macleod v Old Paradians, Winsor Reserve. Diamond Creek v Rosanna, at Coventry Oval. South Morang v Heidelberg, at Mill Park Lakes Recreation Reserve (Oval #2 East). Bundoora v Eltham, at Yulong Reserve (#1 West)

F2-GRADE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Saturday, October 13.

Mill Park v Lalor Stars, at Redleap Reserve.

North Eltham Wanderers v Lower Eltham, at Hurstbridge East. Rosanna vLower Plenty, at Banyule Flats Reserve (Oval #2 North). Riverside v Whittlesea, at Anthony Beale Reserve (#1 Oval ( East)).

F3-GRADE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Saturday, October 13.

Old Paradians v Mernda, at J.M. Wright Oval (Parade College). Thomastown United v Diamond Creek, at Thomastown East Reserve (Oval #2 South). Plenty v Bundoora United, at Diamond Hills Estate Reserve. Epping v Banyule, at Epping Recreation Reserve (Oval #2 West)

G1-GRADE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Saturday, October 13.

Laurimar v Lalor Stars, at Laurimar Town Park (Oval #1 West). Thomastown v Research Eltham Collegians, at Main Street Reserve (Oval 2 West). Montmorency v Macleod, at Simms Road Reserve. South Morang v Diamond Creek, at Mill Park Secondary College.

G2-GRADE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Saturday, October 13.

Laurimar v Lower Eltham, at Doreen Recreation Reserve. Lower Plenty v Laurimar Cricket Club Teal, at Lower Plenty Oval. Riverside v Epping, at Greensborough Park. Diamond Creek v Greensborough, at Campbell Street Reserve.

UNDER 18

■ Fixture. Round 1. Friday, October 12. Lower Plenty: Bye. Eltham/Dennis v Mernda, at Eltham Central Park. Epping v Mill Park, at Epping Recreation Reserve (Oval #1 East).

Lower Eltham v Montmorency, at Eltham Lower Park (Oval 2 - South)

UNDER 16 BLUE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Friday, October 12. Montmorency v Laurimar, at Montmorency Park (Montmorency Oval (North)). Research Eltham Collegians v Epping, at Eltham College (Eltham College - Oval #1). Bundoora United v Mernda, at N.J Telfer Reserve. Banyule/Lower Plenty v Diamond Creek.

UNDER 14 BLUE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Friday, October 12. Riverside v Epping, at Whatmough Park (Oval #1 East). Research Eltham Collegians v Banyule, at Research Park. Laurimar Cricket Club v Mernda, at Laurimar Town Park (Oval #2 East)

UNDER 12 BLUE

■ Fixture. Round 1. Friday, October 12. Riverside v Research Eltham Collegians, at Greensborough Park. Lower Eltham vM o n t morency, at Eltham Lower Park (Oval 1 - North).

YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB REPORT A-GRADE

■ A-Grade travelled over to Broadford to take on the reigning premier. After losing the toss Yea got sent in to bat. A quickfire start saw Yea progressively making runs at will but losing the odd wicket along the way. After 10 overs Yea were 3/58.

A steady partnership between Cam Armstrong and Corey Malcolm (23) of 88 set the tone for the innings. Armstrong was scintillating hitting Broadford to all parts of the ground on his way to magnificent 107. Late hitting from Michael Waghorn (38no) saw the total climb to 7/227 off 45 overs.

Broadford starting the run chase well before first game Marc Steiner had last years premier batsman Ash Wood out caught behind. This started a mini collapse for last years premiers which saw them 3/47.

A small partnership between Hickey and Collier had Broadford back on track before Armstrong had Collier caught at backward square on the stroke of drinks.

The imposing total of 227 was always going to be hard to chase down. Eventually Broadford were bowled out for 152. Marc Steiner was pick of the bowlers with 3/39. Other wicket takers for Yea were Cam Armstrong and Corey Malcolm with two a piece.

A great start to the season for A-Grade.

B-GRADE

■ Yea B-Grade were always in for a tough match against Seymour with only 10 players available.

Seymour won the toss and elected to bat, opening bowlers Will Dalton and Dylan Jannke toiled hard without much success.

Debutants for the club Derek Troy-West and Jason Gaffee dried up the scoring with young Hayden Jannke performing well.

Pick of the bowlers were Will Dalton and Hayden Jannke.

Yea were always against it chasing 300 and unfortunately were never in the match being bowled out for 69.

A special mention to the players we had fill in on the day.

- Ryan Akers

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT

First Round of Championships Saturday, October 6 ■ Some 23 men contested the first round of Yea Golf Club Championships. The day was a stroke event with putting. Winner of the day was Bill Dredge (23) with a nett 68 on CB from Alan Pell (14). Third on CB was Gary Pollard (13) with a nett 69 from Peter Keast (26) and Rick Wills (6) was fifth with nett 70.

NTP on the second was John Tanner and he also won the Club Award. Martin Lowe won the putting with 27 putts on CB from four others.

Michael Spagnolo won the stubbie holder in Chooklotto and Peter Williams the chook.

Leaders after the first round in A-Grade are Rick Wills 76, Michael Spagnolo 80, Gary Pollard 82 and Alan Pell 82.

In B-Grade, Greg Clements is on 87, Martin Lowe 88 and Rob O’Halloran 90.

In C Grade, Bill Dredge is on 91, Sam Wright and Malcom Bett on 94 and Peter Keast on 95.

Broadford Lads Join Us Midweek Wednesday (Oct. 3) saw seven men from Broadford come to Royal Yea GC for midweek

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YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB PRESENTATIONS

Their course was cored on Tuesday and many of their group were sore and aching from sanding greens the day before.

Winner of the 17 Men field was local Michael Spagnolo (7) with 37 points on CB from Gerry Hanson (9) from Broadford with Gary Pollard (13) third also on 37.

Fourth on 36 points and CB was Jim Doyle (23) of Broadford from Greg Hanson and Peter Winnell also from Broadford. Graeme Bryant won NTP on the second and Carl Maffei took out the Club Award.

- Alan Pell

the year and presented a cheque to the Club, then received a gift of appreciation.

The Barry "Sprague" Thompson Clubman award sponsored by Alexandra Motorcycles was presented to Scott Ferrier and the Andrew Whitling Volunteer Award sponsored by the Whitling Family was presented to Michael Purcell.

Roger Welch and Mikaela Smith presented the trainers’ awards to Jack and Will Goonan, Ray Steyger presented the President's award to Emma Kidd and Kate Mullins, and the David Welch Memorial Award was presented to Hugh and Elizabeth Kidd.

Alexandra Football/Netball Club Life Memberships were presented to Paul Brooks and Sam Kidd in recognition of over 15 years of their respective service to the Club and 300 senior / reserve games at the Club.

The coaches each presented their respective awards in each grade of football and netball with trainers Mikaela Smith and Roger Welch also acknowledged for their work and commitment during the year and a big thank you to all the trophy sponsors for their support of the Club.

The Player Auction winners were announced with John Westwood's team gathering the most points followed closely by Sue Haggis's team which came second.

Congratulations and thank you to Kate Mullins for organising the Auction event and ongoing collection of data during the season.

Thank you to Rozanne, Corey and the staff at Holmesglen at Eildon for their hospitality and also thank you to everyone for attending to make it a great and memorable event.

SENIORS Best and Fairest. Sponsored by Alan Jane.

Brayden Norris.

Memorial trophy. R/Up Best/Fairest. Sponsored by Koala Cherries. Steve Steiner.

Most Determined. Sponsored by Vita Nova Fitness.Lee Ragg.

Most Consistent. Sponsored by Peter / Anne Norris. Michael Coombs.

Most Improved. Sponsored by Vic Forests.

Conor Heaslip.

Best 1st Year. Sponsored by Raymond Hewit.t Joe Daniel.

Memorial Trophy. Leading Goalkicker Sponsored by Darren Ritchie. Brayden Norris (74 goals) Coaches' trophy . Sponsored by Sam Kidd.

Chris McKay. RESERVES Best and Fairest. Sponsored by Lyn Stillman Corey Jack.

Memorial trophy. R/Up Best/Fairest. Sponsored by Koala Cherries. Lachlan Platt.

Most Determined. Sponsored by Vita Nova Fitness. James Kidd.

Most Consistent. Sponsored by Anita / Greg Rennie. Chase Pearce.

Most Improved. Sponsored by Vic Forests.

Mitch McDonald.

Best 1st year player. Sponsored by Laurie / Lois Ritchie. Todd Eddy.

Leading Goalkicker. Sponsored by Rodwells.

Jedd Hamill (23 goals) Coach's trophy. Sponsored by Scott Whitehead. Daniel Roper.

UNDER 18s Best and Fairest . Sponsored by Bundalaguah Engineering. Nathan Stewart.

R/Up Best/Fairest. Sponsored by Koala Cherries. Tom Rouget.

Most Determined. Sponsored by Vita Nova Fitness. Daniel McFadzean Most Consistent. Sponsored by Ernie Hadfield. Ben Thomas.

Most Improved. Sponsored by Vic Forests.

Willem Wooford.

Best 1st year player. Sponsored by Matt Ellis.

David Ray. Leading Goalkicker. Sponsored by Alex Service Centre. Nathan Stewart (16 goals) Coach's trophy. Sponsored by Scott Ferrier.

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT ■ The East Central District RifleAssociation’s shoot this week was at Violet Town where Neal Hambridge and Roger King were successful in winning the VRA Medal with Graeme Kerr taking the spoon.

The VRA medal is contested over one 500 and one 600 yard range shot on the same day with no coaching permitted.

Both Roger and Neal were in good form and were determined to win the air VRA Medal.. A shooter may only win a VRA medal once and is usually a hot prize contested by newer shooters while the VRA spoon is awarded to the top score on the day for the shooter who has already won the VRA medal.

Shooting was not easy despite the beautiful spring day as that Violet Town Wind kept teasing the shooters huffing and puffing without warning and the shooters found keeping the shots in the centre of the target a major challenge.

The day was unusual in that shooters only got close to 60 and the the top range score the day was Rosco Davis with a 59.3.

Wednesday’s shoot was a solid day of practice at 500 yards again under almost ideal conditions with that wind doing its best yet again to frustrate the shooters.

It was good to see that Peter Daldy and Neal Hambridge both managed to shoot the possible score in their class. The off -ifle results were: T-Rifle Peter Daldy 47.2 50.6,50.6 =147.10; FStd - A David Wallace 59.4, 59.5 = 118.9; F-Std - B 1 Robert Irving 58.2, 57.3 = 115.5, 2 Visitor Brett 57.2, 53.1 = 110.3, 3 Ross Davis 54.1, 55.2 = 105.3, 4 Rodger King 57.5; F-Open - A Neal Hambridge 60.6, 59.5, 59.3 =175.14; F-TR - A David Wallace 26.

Shooters are reminded that next week is the Spring Dragon Diesel Challenge and based on the Autumn Dragon Diesel Challenge it will be a fun day of shooting with the hunters and the target shooters contesting the Dragon Diesel team Challenge.

The following week is the State Champions of Champions and State Team Championships at the Welford Range in Bendigo the ECDRA will contest both and it is hoped that there will be enough shooters available to contest both the Standard and F Open five shooter team competition.

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB PRESENTATIONS ■ Last Saturday, a large and enthusiastic crowd of 165 people gathered at Holmesglen at Eildon for the Club's Senior Presentation Night, everyone enjoying a three-course meal, awards, slide show and hospitality.

Certificates of Service were presented in recognition of the following player milestones: 100 games - Ben Cooper, Justin Leary, Daniel Roper, Matthew Steiner; 150 games - Lee Ragg; 200 games - Kate Mullins; 300 games - Paul Brooks and Sam Kidd.

President of the Ladies Committee, Kath Hedger, also thanked all of her helpers during

● Alexandra A-Grade Netball Best and Fairest: Lauren Steyger Photo: Alexandra Rebels

ALEXANDRA FOOTBALL NETBALL CLUB PRESENTATIONS A-GRADE NETBALL Best & Fairest. Sponsored by Casey Munro.

Lauren Steyger.

Memorial Trophy. R/U Best/Fairest. Sponsored by Koala Cherries. Ellie Hedger.

Most Determined. Sponsored by Vita Nova Fitness. Bec Wallis.

Coach's Trophy. Sponsored by Michelle Jack.

Hana Dulgig.

B-GRADE Best & Fairest. Sponsored by Kevin Hedger.

Emma Kidd.

Memorial Trophy. R/U Best/Fairest. Sponsored by Koala Cherries. Kirby Welch.

Most Consistent. Sponsored by E-Tec Electrical. Shona Gesler.

Most Determined. Sponsored by Vita Nova Fitness. Kelly Ragg.

Coach's Trophy. Sponsored by Michelle Jack.

Jayde Cairns.

C-GRADE Best & Fairest. Sponsored by Alex Service Centre. Kirsty Brook.

R/U Best/Fairest. Sponsored by Koala Cherries. Brooke Pearce.

Best Utility. Sponsored by E-Tec Electrical.

Rachel Manthorpe.

Most Determined. Sponsored by Vita Nova Fitness. Shannon Prendeville.

Coach's Trophy. Sponsored by Maggie Hamill. Mandy Gesler.

D-GRADE Best & Fairest. Sponsored by Bev Dick. Jorja Gesler.

R/U Best/Fairest. Sponsored by Koala Cherries. Kate Mullins.

Most Improved. Sponsored by E-Tec Electrical. Kim Webber-Lally.

Most Determined . Sponsored by Vita Nova Fitness. Ebonni Carlton.

Coaches' Trophy . Sponsored by Jo Steel.

Cassandra Read.

- Ray Steyger

CENTRAL DISTRICT BOWLS RESULTS DIVISION 1

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Alexandra 81, 16 d Seymour 51, 0. Alexandra: Greg Gilmore 27, 2; Alan Boyd, 24, 2; Robert Benghamy, 30, 2; Match Total, 81, 6; Side Points, 10; Totals 81, 16. Seymour: Dennis Klein, 17, 0; Dale Sellick, 18, 0; Jeff Rhue, 126 0; Totals: 51, 0. Kilmore 70, 14 d Eildon 59, 2.

Kilmore: William Hanna, 15, 0; Kevin Mayberry, 29, 2; John Reimann, 26, 2; Match Total, 70, 4; Side Points, 10; Totals: 70, 14. Eildon: Steve Matcham, 19, 2; Rodney McGowan, 24 0; Steven Hall, 16, 0; Totals: 59, 2. Seymour VRI 89, 14 d Yea 56, 2. Seymour VRI: Luke Spargo, 28, 2; Geoff Neal, 22,0; Daniel Noonan 39, 2; Match Total, 89, 4; Side Points, 10; Totals, 89, 14. Yea: Joy Marshall, 15, 0; Denis Marshall, 25, 2; Justin Branch, 16, 0. Totals: 56, 2. Wallan 75, 12 d Broadford 72, 4. Wallan: Brian Smethurst, 20, 0. Paul Warren, 21, 0; Paul Newell, 34, 2; Match Total: 75, 2. Side Points: 10. Totals: 75, 12. Broadford: Rovbert Chapman, 25,2; Denise Hogan, 24, 2; Jim Hinchcliffe, 23, 0. Totals: 72, 4.

DIVISION 2

■ Results. Round 1. Saturday, October 6.

Kilmore: Bye. Seymour 117, 16 d Alexandra 39, 0. Seymour: Dorothy Malin 27, 2. Eliot Jarman 47, 2. Greg Quillinan 43, 2. Match Total: 117, 6. Side Points: 10. Totals: 117, 16 Alexandra: Ann Argent, 19, 0. Kenneth Ackerman, 10, 90. Terence Livy, 10, 0. Totals: 39, 0. Wallan 85, 16 d Broadford 57, 0. Wallan: Mark Elms, 24, 2. John Coustley 27, 2. Peggy Bell, 34, 2. Match Total: 85, 56. Side Points: 10 Totals: 85, 16. Broadford: John Brien 20, 0 William Blackburn 15, 0. Goeff Kirby 22, 0 Totals: 57, 0. Seymour VRI 108, 16 d Yea 45, 0.

Seymour VRI: Robert Hockley 36, 2. Ian Cashill 42, 2. Mario Furletti 30, 2. Match Total: 108, 6 Side Points: 10. Totals: 108, 16. Yea: Shirley Garlick 14, 0. Reg Staggard 12, 0. *, 19, 0. Totals: 45,0.

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Alexandra

Alexandra

UNDER CONTRACT

AUCTION: S AT 2 7TH OCT SA 27TH OCT,, 11AM ON SITE

Cute When size counts :Timber home comprising of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and 2 living areas. Currently rented at $215 Per week on a month x month lease. Great tenant who is happy to stay on. House is separately metered so ideal for dual residency. Double carport, close to main shopping precinct. $255,000

A TOUCH OF YESTERYEAR:This beautiful home circa.1890 is set amongst nearly 2/3 acre of established gardens in the centre of Alexandra.

Lovely kitchen with ceasarstone benchtops and quality appliances. Three split systems and Coonara woodheater ensure year round comfort. Four generous bedrooms, Master with French doors onto front verandah.

Three bedrooms fitted with wardrobes. Spacious family bathroom with double vanity. Fourth bedroom in a separate guest wing with own bathroom. Ample parking with triple carport, tool shed/workshop and a large shed with concrete floor.

Alexandra

SOLD

Majestic views on ½ acre!

Outstanding family entertainer with beautiful views from nearly every room. This home offers a welcoming spacious entry hall, formal dining and sunken lounge with open fire place, Light and bright family living room and an amazing kitchen. 3 Bedrooms all with lovely views and built-in robes, huge master bedroom with impressive ensuite with spa. A 6m x 4.5m home office/ study could lend itself to a teenagers retreat. Superb outdoor entertaining area to soak up the wonderful views of the rolling hills, double lock-up garage / workshop and double carport. Brick paved driveway, fruit trees and mature landscaped gardens. $645,000 - $695,000

Alexandra

Alexandra

NEW

NEW

First home buyers/investors!

Great place to start your property portfolio with this tidy timber home. There are 3 bedrooms, 2 with built-in robes, master with 2 walk-in robes (space for an ensuite!) Open plan timber kitchen and family room, separate lounge with bay window. Double lock up colorbond shed and neat and tidy back garden $318,000

Immaculate Lifestyle Living!

• Delightful family home with 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Open plan living with floor heating on under 8 Acres • 3 Phase power shed with concrete floor • Remote double garage & lovely mature trees $695,000

Landmark Harcourts Alexandra 56 Grant Street, Alexandra I 5772 3444

Sales Specialist I Belinda Hocking 0418 115 574 Property Management I Sarah Brockhus 0457 537 222 Alexandra

Charm and Character on 10 Acres:• 3 bedrooms plus home office • 2 living areas, lovely timber kitchen • 3 paddocks, water bore, dam • Tree lined drive, impressive views $619,000

70-72 Grant St

UNDER OFFER

Yea

16 Francis St

UNDER OFFER Landmark Harcourts Yea 52 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799

Prime investment in picturesque Alexandra • Landmark double fronted freehold for sale • Long lease with 2 quality tenants, excellent rent return, • First time offered in over 20 years • Extensive improvements on the property Price by negotiation: $780,000-$850,000. Call Kerryn Rishworth – 04 1234 6169

Yea

80 Lawrance Place

• 3 Kings Size B/rooms with robes • Stunning open plan living/dining/ kitchen • Oak floors • Generous undercover entertainment deck • 2 minutes walk to High street Yea $480,000

Yea

1061 Limestone Road

SOLD

Ranch Style home with stunning views on 12 acres This beautiful, large, modern ranch style home is nestled into a softly sloping hillside overlooking, arguably the best countryside views I have seen. In the desirable community of Yea, you are just a few minutes' drive into High street and within minutes of everything Yea has to offer. Some of the many features of this home include: • Open plan kitchen, dining & family room • 2nd living & formal dining room that leads out to a shaded Alfresco area • Custom kitchen with walk in pantry, excellent storage, quality appliances including 900 mm gas cooktop & electric fan forced oven & Miele Dishwasher • 3 large sized bedrooms with great views to wake up to plus a huge study, Master suite with dressing room, walk in shower to ensuite • Ducted heating system with zoning function • 2 x split heating / cooling systems plus a slow combustion fire • Double glazed windows to all windows & glass doors Price by Negotiation $780,000 - $840,000

A Mediterranean Oasis in Yea What more could you wish for? This spectacular Spanish style home with an all year round summer feel will delight the most discerning of home makers. Outdoor living is a focus - Set on approx. 42 plus acres of private land with Limestone creek flowing at the boundary and featuring a magnificent pond that can be overlooked from your gazebo or the huge alfresco entertaining area along with a fun games/ party room your days will be filled with memory making moments.The entrance foyer will take your breath away with beautiful stained glass filling the walls with colour. Space and light abound with open plan living providing a central hub for family to gather and also a separate sitting room for a quiet retreat upstairs. There are 3 QS BR on the ground floor as well as a study that could be used as a 4th bedroom plus a large parents retreat upstairs with Master bedroom, sitting area and ensuite. The house itself needs freshening up by someone with the flare to see through the dated fittings & cob webs. Off the magnificent Spanish court yard is a large games / party room with powder room & wet bar / kitchenette that could also be used as a 2nd dwelling with excellent B & B or home based business potential.The property has 5 paddocks with a permanent creek Price by Negotiation $780,000 - $820,000

Real Estate Estate Sales Sales Professional Professional –– Kerryn Kerryn Rishworth Rishworth 0412 0412 346 346 169.

169. kerryn.r@landmarkharcourts.com.au kerryn.r@landmarkharcourts.com.au Real Property Management Management –– Sharon Butcher Butcher 0402 0402 113 113 927 927 Property Sharon Contact Landmark Landmark Yea Yea for for all all of of your Stock, Merchandise, Insurance & Financial Services 5979 2799 Contact

Landmark Harcourts Yea 52 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799