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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018

ASC reunion

■ An Alexandra High School/Secondary College reunion will be held at the rotunda, Rotary Park, Alexandra, from 10am-4pm on Saturday, November 25. Contact5 Dot Jackson, 0438 300 573.

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■ Country Fire Authority Chief Officer Steve Warrington was at Eildon on Sunday (Oct. 14) for presentation of National and Service Medals to members.

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Tender Alexandra Shire Council Offices External Refurbishment Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the external refurbishment of the Alexandra Shire Council Offices, 28 Perkins Street, Alexandra.

Works required include replacement of cladding panels and painting.

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W’sea statement

■ Whittlesea Police Station will receive $2 million in upgrade works if the Liberal-Nationals coalition is voted next month,. Shadow Police Minister Edward O’Donohue announced on Monday (Oct. 15).

Crime has risen by 42 per cent in Whittlesea since the Andrews Labor Government was elected, Mr Donohue said. Common assault rates have risen by 37 per cent, and there has been a 44 per cent increase in home invasion.

“The Whittlesea community deserves to feel safe, yet under Daniel Andrews all they get are forgotten police stations and rising crime,” Mr Donohue said.

“The hard working men and women of Victoria Police deserve a modern, contemporary police station to enable them to perform their important work in keeping the local Whittlesea community safe.”

■ The Local Paper had hoped to publish photos from Sunday’s 150th anniversary of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea, but they were not to hand when this edition went to press.

Caption details ■ The Local Paper (Oct. 10) missed publishing a caption for a photo celebrating the success of the Webb and Newcomen families at the Royal Melbourne Show. From left were: Peter Falls, Jane Webb, Ricky Ferris, Ken Batt and Duncan Newcomen.

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formed and effective healthcare. Seymour Health was recognised for outstanding health service performance particularly in the areas of patient safety, responsiveness to community need and being proactive in supporting a healthy community.

Chris McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer of Seymour Health, said that the awards highlighted the important work being done at Seymour Health and the level of skill and dedication of staff.

“The Premier’s Small Health Service of the Year award reflects the hard work put in by all staff and the quality of care, treatment and commitment across the organisation as a whole,” Mr McDonnell said.

Annie Fletcher-Nicholls, Chair, Seymour Health was delighted with the award.

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

Enquiries and documentation must be lodged through the e-tendering portal.

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Latest News Jobe Dunne’s Tasmania success

■ The Local Paper office will be open only from 2pm-5pm this Friday (Oct. 19). p

● Jobe Dunne ■ Jobe Dunne, a Year 3 student at Sacred Heart School in Yea, was runner-up in the National Motocross Junior Championships.

Jobe competed in the 7-9 age group in Tasmania. He came a close second in his event and now holds the title of runner-up National Motocross Champion.

Prior to Tasmania, Jobe competed in three state events and gained the SouthAustralian state champion title.

Jobe rides a 65cc bike and is passionate about his riding. It was a proud and rewarding moment for his family seeing Jobe do so well in his event.

Keeping poultry

■ Steels Creek Landcare Group will conduct a Keeping Poultry session from 2pm-4pm this Saturday (Oct. 20).

There will be an informative session on keeping various poultry presented by Megg Millarof the Australasian Poultry magazine. Open to both Landcare members and non-members. Afternoon tea will be provided. steelscreeklandcare@gmail.com

Sey. Health wins

■ Seymour Health has been awarded Victoria’s highest award in healthcare by taking home the 2018 Premier’s Small Health Service of the Year as part of the Victorian Public HealthcareAwards.

The Premier's prestigious award for the most outstanding health service of the year recognises leadership and excellence in providing publicly funded healthcare for the Victorian community.

The award celebrates excellence, dedication and innovation in public health, health services and service initiatives that deliver in-

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

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/. Enquiries and documentation must be lodged through the e-tendering portal.

Documentation must be lodged by 3pm Friday, 2 November, 2018. Lodgment details are contained within the tender documentation.

● Sharon Walsh (Seymour Health Board Director), Jodie Fincham (Communications Manager, Seymour Health), Chris McDonnell (CEO, Seymour Health), Frank McGuire (Parliamentary Secretary Medical Research) and Terry Old (Seymour Health Board Director) receiving the 2018 Premier’s Small Health Service of the Year Award.

Coordinator Roads & Parks Maintenance Full Time Permanent Position - Band 8 Attractive salary package Murrindindi Shire Council is seeking a highly motivated and experienced person to lead its Roads, Parks and Gardens teams and implement a modern approach to delivering these services. The person will coordinate delivery of the roads and parks work programs, including planning of operational programs and minor capital works programs. As a key leader within the Community Assets unit, you will be part of a team that is creating a seamless approach to the provision, operation and maintenance of the infrastructure needed by our community. This will be delivered in line with the Council Plan, agreed service standards and legislative requirements, continuous improvement and a planned approach to asset management.

We want someone with strong people skills to promote a culture in which staff take pride in their work and are empowered to deliver for their community, while ensuring high levels of performance in occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability.

To be competitive in the selection process, please address the criteria listed in the position description, available at www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/jobs or by contacting Michelle Jack on 5772 0333.

Technical enquiries should be directed to John Canny on 5772 0392.

Applications should be addressed to the Manager Community Assets, John Canny.

You can submit your application and any accompanying attachments • online - you will receive an email notification confirming your submission or • by email to msc@murrindindi.vic.gov.au Applications close: Friday 2 November 2018 5pm

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● It is not often that The Local Paper gets to include photos of the Ruffy and Terip Trip CFA units: both both trucks were in Yea on Saturday.

Taryn Johnson and Todd Eddy were on the Terip truck. Marshall Williams, Darryl Williams and Todd Farrow were on the Ruffy tanker.

CATTLE PRICES ‘SOLID’ Citation for Yea Rotary

Meeting next week

■ The next meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council will be held at 6pm on Wednesday next week (Oct. 24) at the Alexandra council chambers. ● Agent Adam Mountjoy of Rodwells File Photo: by Ash Long

■ CATTLE prices at last Friday’s Yea Saleyards sale were described as “solid” by Rodwells agent Adam Mountjoy.

More than 2700 cattle were yarded, and steers made 290300 cents per kilogram. ● Rotarians Anne Reid, Marj Hamilton and Bernie Bott with the Citation.

■ Bernie Bott, the 2017-2018 Rotary Dis- ■ Making a difference in the community and trict 9790 Governor, attended theRotary Club across the globe by engaging Rotarians, youth of Yea's Thursday evening meeting, for a spe- and the general public in Rotary programs cial presentation to the Club.

■ Building awareness of Rotary in the comThe Club was one of only five in the Dis- munity trict to achieve a Rotary Citation from the The Yea Club remains active within the 2017-18 Rotary International President Ian local community and internationally, having Riseley. just donated $2000 for the purchase of two There are 64 clubs in the District, so this is Shelter boxes to provide emergency relief to quite an achievement for the Yea members. the area in Asia devasted by the tsunami.

The Citation was achieved by the club meetA happy Past President Marj Hamilton acing a number of goals in four different areas. cepted the Citation on behalf of all members ■ Recording volunteer hours of the Club. Past Assistant Governor, Anne ■ Strengthening the club by increasing mem- Reid, was also present for the announcement. bership (membership now 44 and growing) - Glenda Woods

“There were many examples there of young steers, 320-330 kilograms, equating to 330c/kg, which is a very solid result,” said Mr Mountjoy, quoted by Stock & Land newspaper.

Journalist Joely Mitchell reported Mr Mountjoy to say that heifers were similarly solid, but not as extreme as the steers.

“The majority were in that 240-260c/kg bracket, with the key lines of heifers up to 280c/ kg. Lighter heifers sold well too.”

There had been concerns that bids at last Friday’s sale might have been lighter.

With the increasing dry conditions, some farmers were thought to be planning earlierthan-normal selling of stock.

The chance of rainfall in the North Central District over the next four weeks is predicted to be low-medium, by the Elders forecast.

Attendance figures at Friday’s sale were described as one of the biggest since autumn.

Sale on Nov. 9

■ The next Yea Saleyards sale is scheduled for Melbourne Cup week: at 10.30am on Friday, November 9.

Blue Light Disco

■ The Kinglake Ranges Blue Light Disco will be held from 6pm-8pm this Friday (Oct. 19) at the Ellimatta Youth Space, KinglakeWhittlesea Rd, Kinglake.

Witness appeal

■ Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives are hoping to identify a witness following a fatal collision that claimed the life of a motorcyclist in Healesville this month.

It is believed a red Honda motorcycle was travelling south along Myers Creek Rd when it collided with a green Toyota Hilux travelling in the opposite direction about 10.40am on Saturday, October 6.

The rider, a 62-year-old Eltham man, died at the scene. The male driver of the vehicle, a 30-year-old Werribee man is assisting police with their enquiries. Four other occupants of the car were not injured.

Police have been told a red vehicle was seen by a cyclist driving behind the green Toyota prior to the collision.

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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.

4364 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ● MOLESWORTH. Store.4353 Goulburn Valley Hwy. ● NARBETHONG. Black Spur Inn. 436 Maroondah Hwy. ● PHEASANT CREEK. Flying Tarts. 888 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ● PHEASANT CREEK. Store. 884 Whittlesea-Kinglake Rd. ● RESEARCH. Post Office. 1544 Main Rd ● SEYMOUR. Newsagency. 66 Station St ● ST ANDREWS. Store. 10 Caledonia St. ● STRATH CREEK. Post Office. 8 Glover St. ● TAGGERTY. Store. 26 Taggerty-Thornton Rd. ● THORNTON. Store. 1365 TaggertyThornton Rd. ● TOOLANGI. Tavern. 1390 Myers Creek Rd. ● WATTLE GLEN. Peppers Paddock General Store. 13 Kangaroo GroundWattle Glen Rd. ● WHITTLESEA. Bowls Club. 101 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. Champions Supa IGA. 2/ 16 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. El-Azar Milk Bar. 13 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. Whittlesea H Hardware.

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McLeish backs Alex. Rebels

● Cindy McLeish MLA is backing a funded project for Alexandra. File Photo ■ An elected Liberal Nationals Government will provide $300,000 to help Alexandra Football Netball Club redevelop clubrooms at Alexandra Showgrounds and Recreation Reserve.

Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish made the announcement in Alexandra on Thursday (Oct. 11).

“The funding will go towards construction of a multi-purpose community facility in■ It has been identicluding social and fied that Murrindindi meeting room faciliShire has a high perties, kitchen, change centage of people who rooms and toilets,” Ms have not been able to McLeish said. afford food over a 12“The redevelopmonth period. ment will also include The Rivers and ● Yea rotarian Sandra Hanley and construction of approRanges Community exchange student Kimberley Bay were priate car parking and Leadership project pictured at the club meeting on Thursupgrades to storm-wahas created a website day, at which District Governor ter drainage. to inform the commuMalcolm Kerr visited. The night coin:”These new facilinity, and increase cided with Australian Rotary Health's ties will create a state awareness of what is 'Lift The lid' program in support of menof the art environment available for people tal health research. Members were enfor grassroots sport to who can't afford food, couraged to wear some kind of hat. ensure local sporting and offer possibilities clubs can keep up with “Cindy McLeish is be in conversation of community assistpopulation growth. fighting hard to make with author Elizabeth ing.

“A host of commu- sure her local clubs Kleinhenz, and they The four 'community groups including have the facilities they will discuss the latter’s nity' houses; CEACA the football, netball need so they can con- new book about activ- Alexandra, Kinglake and cricket clubs as tinue to play sport and ist Germaine Greer.

Neighborhood House, well as the Show So- engage with the comEltham Book- and Flowerdale and ciety are set to benefit munity.” shop’s publicity says Yea Community from having the new Ms McLeish said: the evening is about a Houses all have food facility.

“This proud club has “carefully researched available during their “The new building great plans for book not just about opening hours. has further potential to modernisation and the Germaine Greer but Murrindindi stabe used in emergency commitment will go a about the societies she tistics show that 14 per situations as part of a long way in assisting has shaped and cent of people in staging ground for fire the Rebels to turn their shocked over the de- Murrindindi have not services as was the dreams into reality. been able to afford cades. case in the 2009 “This funding will “This book in- food at some time over bushfires. improve the facilities cludes Germaine the lpast year.

“Plans for the rede- used by players and Greer's previously unThis is more than velopment are well visitors alike, and will published thoughts on state average of 5 per progressed with further help the club to cater starting to write The cent. funding being sought for an increased num- Female Eunuch, as The website also a from the community, ber of patrons, as well well as correspon- link to food2share. local and federal gov- as supporting their dence with luminaries org.au to show others ernment. members,” Ms Mc- such as Clive James, how they might be “Unlike Daniel Leish said.

Helen Garner and able to help people Andrews who has dewho are struggling.

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Ticks & Crosses

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Murrindindi Shire Council has a dilemma: who does it allow to be in funding announcement photographs? It is election time and Labor candidate Sally Brennan keeps on turning up with State MPs for photo opportunities. In the past week, she has been at Kinglake, Eildon, Alexandra, Marysville, Flowerdale and Yea. Council It shows the importance placed on getting one’s photo in the local paper. CEO and Councillors do not want to play favourites, and do not wish only to be seen with the Liberal incumbent, Cindy McLeish.

But where should the line be drawn, so photos are not seen to be a party political endorsement?

● Labor candidate Sally Brennan, with Marysville and Triangle Community Foundation President Tony Thompson, Jaala Pulford MLC and MTCF Exec. Officer Robyn Hill.

Ladies’ night is being held at the Yea Tigers’ Cricket Club from 5.30pm this Friday (Oct. 19). Local women are being invited to park their children elsewhere, and enjoy a glass of bubbles, the sun and some music.

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It is just outside The Local Paper’s circulation area, but last Saturday’s closure of the Warrandyte bridge caused traffic for local motorists from the Eltham-Research-Kangaroo Ground area, as well as regional traffic from the Kinglake and Murrindindi areas. Diversion routes took a lot of time, and a lot of petrol.

FILE PHOTO: ASH LONG

● Brad Watts and Alister Borrie Yea Football Netball Club President Brad Watts and Royal Mail Hotel owner Alister Borrie have announced that the major sponsorship arrangements between the Tigers and the pub will continue into 2019.

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The knock-off siren at the Dindi Mill will sound for the final time at 11am this Friday (Oct. 19). The staff will ge given a farewell barbecue to be hosted by mill owners Robin and Sue McKinnell. Eighteen local jobs have been lost by the State Government’s earlier-thanexpected withdrawal of timber harvesting licences. Despite the photo opportunity, it is doubtful whether any political candidates will be seen within coo-ee.

A district website is making huge claims about its readership. The inaccurate blogger neglects to declare that there is a 90.01 per cent bounce rate to his site. High bounce rates indicate the website is not doing a good job of attracting the continued interest of visitors. Visitors/ robots only quickly view single pages without looking at others .

Preparations are well underway for the first picnic meeting of the Alexandra Race Club on Saturday, October 27 (Cox Plate Day). Creswick Light Horse Re-enactment Troop will be special guests.

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Healy convicted: must pay $30,000 ■ Chris Healy, former Eildon Ward councillor, was convicted, fined $10,000, and ordered to pay $20,000 costs, at Shepparton Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday.

Magistrate John Murphy found five charges proven against Mr Healy.

The Local Government In spectorate alleged that Mr Healy attempted to gain an advantage by making improper use of information, acquired while a councillor, regarding Murrindindi Shire’s proposed rating strategy.

Mr Murphy said there are “very high standards set by the community for elected officials, in this case council, and such offences undermine the duties of councillors”.

The court heard that Mr Healy was privy to information on the potential tenderers for a rating strategy review, which he used on five occasions in 2012 to make written and oral submissions to council and a local trader and tourism representative group.

As a ratepayer of three commercial properties in Eildon, Mr Healy’s actions were undertaken to gain an advantage to improve his personal situation, it was alleged.

Mr Healy earlier faced court on July 18-19 and the case was part-heard with the remaining witnesses appearing on 10 October.

Staff from Murrindindi Shire Council gave evidence.

Shire CEO Craig Lloyd was present at the Court briefly to support his staff members.

Mr Healy contested the charges. he was self-represented.

Local Briefs Nillumbik Pet Expo

■ The annual Nillumbik Pet Expo is coming to Marngrook Oval in Diamond Creek from 10am-3.30pm this Sunday (Oct. 21).

Now in its 22nd year, the expo is one of Nillumbik Council’s largest and longest-running events.

With more than 30 stallholders attending this year, visitors will have the chance to meet rescue cats and dogs, have their pets’ microchips checked and updated for free, and shop for a huge range of grooming, bedding and other products.

$235m rail funds ■ Indi MHR Cathy McGowan has welcomed confirmation of $235 million in Commonwealth funding for the North East Rail Line.

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack was in Albury on Friday to announce the scope of works. Ms McGowan said action on trains and the North East rail line was the result of a strong partnership between community, advocacy groups and all levels of government.

Pupil-free day ■ Monday, November 5 is a Pupil Free Day at Yea Primary School; teachers will be working on end of year reports.

A transition day for Yea PS Year 6 students who are attendinbg Yea High School in 2019, will be held today (Wed.).

M’ville Jazz Festival

● Former councillor Chris Healy: convicted, fined $10,000, with $20,000 costs The Inspectorate began its David Wolf said: “It is imporinvestigation in March 2015 tant that any person who holds and charged Mr Healy in April or has held the office of coun2017 in relation to alleged mis- cillor not misuse information use of position under section they are privy to for personal 76D(1) of the Local Govern- gain. This finding supports the ment Act 1989. integrity expectations for the Chief Municipal Inspector office of councillor.”

Bird Count next week ■ The ‘Aussie Backyard Bird Count’ will take place locally next week.

Murrindindi Shire residents have been participating in the count for the past four years.

‘Citizen science’ is used to track bird numbers and species around the country.

Murrindindi Shire Deputy Mayor. Cr Sandice McAulay, has already signed up for this year’s count, which is on from Monday (Oct. 22) Sunday (Oct. 28).

Cr McAulay is encouraging everyone in the Shire to also register.

“Birds are a vital part of our environment for many reasons, including pest control, pollination and seed dispersal. And of course we just love having them around,” Cr McAulay said.

“The Bird Life ‘Aussie Backyard Bird Count’ is a really great way for us to gather valuable data on the birds in our environment.

“It’s also a good chance to just sit back and see the beauty all around us.

“As well as being a pleasant pastime, the results from this Bird Count are really important - they can inform parts of local, state and national environmental policy and promote conservation action for species in need.

“It’s really easy. All you have to do is go outside for 20 minutes and count how many birds you see and what type they are. It doesn’t matter if you’re a novice or an expert – you can just ‘look up’ those you don’t know on the free ‘Aussie Backyard Bird Count’ app or website,” Cr McAulay said.

■ The Marysville Jazz and Blues Festival will be held over the Fri.-Sun. (Oct. 19-21) weekend, with artists including The Black Sorrows (including Joe Camilleri) and Renee Geyer.

Performers include the Andy Layfield 3, Anita Harris and Friends, Bev Fraser, Ben Charnley Quartet, Big Band Frequency, Bluestone Assembly, Bo Jenkins, Blue Tango, Cecil B. Fardoulli, Charlie Bedford, Dandenong Ranges Hot Jazz Orchestra and Dean Haitani Band.

ELF reading day

■ Next Wednesday (Oct. 24) will see the entire Yea Primary School population desend on High St for ELF Reading Day. Students will wear book character costumes, and hear stories from local Yea High St identities.

Buxton review

■ Buxton Primary is undergoing a School Review this term. This means that a reviewer will meet with principal Andrew Bagnall and Schopol Council representative to discuss learning and growth over the past four years, and set some targets for learning for the next four years.

Handover Day

■ The Camp Jungai Handover Day at Rubicon will start at 12 Noon this Saturday (Oct. 20). Jungai has strong ties to nearby communities and a long-running relationship with local indigenous leaders who provide insight into the land and its first people.

F’dale fundraising

■ Flowerdale Primary School is looking forward to fundraising opportunities in Term 4: a sausage sizzle and drinks sale at the Yea Billycart Derby on Saturday November 3 (Cup weekend); and a cake stall and sausage sizzle at the polling booth for the upcoming State Elections on November 24.

Regional Gallery

● Cr Sandice McAulay, Deputy Mayor

■ Nillumbik Shire Council is investigating the feasibility of establishing a regional art gallery. 'Summits' are to be held at the Eltham Community and Reception Centre (7pm9pm, Thurs., Oct. 18) and Hurstbridge Community Hub (7pm-9pm, Wed., Oct. 24).

Mayor Cr Peter Clarke is encouraging as many residents as possible to participate.

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■ Sacred Heart Primary School, Yea, will present its Yea Spring Carnival dinner dance at the Yea Shire Hall on Saturday, October 27.

Tickets are available at $40 per person from the School, or phone 5797 2723.

Grand Master visits

■ Victoria’s top Freemason, Keith Murray, will be in Alexandra on Saturday (Oct. 20) for the installation of Shane Wheatland as Master of the Albert Edward Lodge.

The installation, and investiture of officers will take place from 6pm at the Alexandra Masonic Centre, in Nihil St. The ancient cer● Keith Murray emony will be followed by a banquet, to which the ‘ladies of the Lodge’ have been invited.

Lodge members meet on the thiord Thursday of the month. A rehearsal for Saturday’s bug event was due to have been held last night (Tues.).

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■ Naturopath-nutritionist Rebecca Grant and colleagues are setting up a pop-up shop at 54 High St, Yea (formerly Yea Real Estate) in the weeks prior to Christmas.

Rebecca will still operate her Sprout health practice at Shop 8, 10 High St.

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■ Murrindindi Shire only has one pokies outlet (at the Rubicon Hotel, Thornton), but that does not mean that the area has fewer problem gamblers.

Julie Le Sueur, from Primary Care Connect, was at Yea for Saturday’s Murrindindi Women’s Health Expom, run by Firefoxes.

Julie says there are many other forms of gambling such as TAB, and online, which still create havoc for many.

Back from FNQ ■ Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival principal Brad Quilliam has been in Far North Queensland, as a drought relief volunteer.

Brad was working in an area, about eight hours’ drive to the west of Cairns.

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Contest for seats

■ Ian Clark of Glenburn, and Betty Wood of ‘Narangi’, Murrindindi, announced their intentions to compete for the vacant seat on Yea Council, when Cr Steve Fleming was removed from office.

Pat was leader

■ Yea’s local MLA, Pat McNamara, became the leader of the National Party in Victoria, following the end of the 18-year term of leader Peter Ross-Edwards. Mr McNamara, then 39, was the MLA for Benalla, having taken over from Tom Trewin.

Murray’s bid

■ Local veterinarian Murray Grant purchased the former Jim Date Toyota site in High St, Yea, for about $152,500 when it was auctioned by real estate agent Doug Knight in 1988.

Lawrie won $50

■ Molesworth man Lawrie Hood won $50 in a newspaper promotion run by The Weekly Times in October 1988.

Ray talks on trip

■ Ray Cooper, popular Molesworth identity, related his experiences of a trip to Canada, at local service clubs. In Toronto, he had met Bob Aldous, formerly of Alexandra.

Ray’s trip was organised by the William Adams caterpillar and machinery firm.

J’sP appointed

■ James Anthony Date and Gordon John Handsaker were appointed Justices of the Peace, in an announcement by the Deputy Governor Laurence A. Fisher.

Matanya effect ■ After the Black Saturday fires in 2009, Kinglake woman Karen Ostenried’s horse picked up on the anxiety of her owner.

The horse’s responses started a journey where Karen learned about Equine Assisted Learning, where the animals are used to develop skills in humans.

“You can’t fool the teacher,” Karen says.

Karen is attracting individual and teams to an effective system, based on a Canadian practice, where horses give feedback to people.

The Matanya Effect can help with communications, better listening, problem solving. No horse skills are required, and there is no riding.

Karen is assisted by partner Bernie Svoboda.

The pair are based at Deviation Rd. Phone: 0408 861 645. www.TheMatanyaEffect.com.au

■ Chanbces of a multi-million dollar development of the Murrindindi Mill were fading in 1988, said director Thorry Gunnersen in Yea. Some 240 new jobs were planned for the mill, but the operators were frustrated in their bid to gain extended licences to harvest D-grade timber.

Gallery opens

■ Yea man Rod Canning opened his Shearing Shed gallery at Killingworth Rd. The gallery displayed “superior artwork and pieces of locally produced craft”. ● Yea historian Alan Thorley has a puzzle this week: what was Homewood’s Irene Gwynne doing with a lamb in Collins St, Melbourne, in this Weekly Times report in August 1936.

It looks as though it might be a teaser for the Royal Melbourne Show the following month. Irene married Walter William Lindner in 1937, and they farmed at Pheasant Creek until 1960, when they moved to Seymour.

No to subdivision

■ Whittlesea Council said it did not want Dieldrin-affected land at Kinglake West to be subdivided in a way that would breach its planning scheme./

Historical photos

■ Grand Central Hotel publican Andrew Kemp unveiled 17 photo enlargements featuring historical Yea scenes.

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Spring Valley upgrade

ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 3-1-6-9 Lotto Numbers: 12-23-25-34-37-41 A secret romance may thrill you however in the light of day you might decide not to continue. Helping others may bring less financial benefits than you expected.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Russet Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 5-1-4-7 Lotto Numbers: 1-4-9-18-29-35 A family member may need special attention which could put a strain on your relationship with a loved one. Unexpected events could turn out surprisingly well for you.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 2-1-4-1 Lotto Numbers: 10-21-23-30-37-40 Don't expect miracles over the next few months. However, you may need to look into your domestic affairs more closely and an opportunity could arise to establish rapport on most issues.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Black Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 3-1-6-4 Lotto Numbers: 5-11-14-22-31-33 This period could be either very romantic or very creative - however don't antagonize your loved ones.A very dear friend could come up with some very helpful advice for a change; take it.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 4-7-1-3 Lotto Numbers: 2-15-26-32-33-44 Changing your work pattern could help your creative flow and also it's a good time to promote your ideas to someone who is in a position to help further your interests.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 2-2-6-8 Lotto Numbers: 4-9-20-28-33-35 Push towards property or house gains, as there is a good chance that you could be getting married or starting families.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Beige Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 3-1-6-2 Lotto Numbers: 3-9-17-27-32-36 Family and friends will be there for you and a loved one could bring welcomed news. Social activities will be very rewarding.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Purple Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 5-7-1-4 Lotto Numbers: 8-14-25-30-40-42 Don't let your pride or ego make a solution to a work or family problem take longer than necessary to be solved.

There will soon be a big improvement in your finances.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December20) Lucky Colour: Aqua Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 7-1-6-5 Lotto Numbers: 9-11-21-23-34-36 Be very cautious around people you don't know. Luck is on your side. There is a link between you and a secret romance and it is wiser not to tell anyone at the moment.

● From left: Julian Laucius, Janette Kamar, Ric Stubbings, Shire CEO Craig Lloyd, Flowerdale Sports Club President Rein Kamar, Rob Daines, Jaclyn Symes MLC, Cr Eric Lording and Labor candidate Sally Brennan.

■ The Victorian Government ment have also committed and girls will be encouraged to last week announced it would $10,000 in funding and a fur- participate in active sport and provide $165,920 in grant fund- ther $2960 of in-kind voluntary recreation.

"The Spring Valley Recreing to support the upgrade of support to the project,"Cr Lordation Reserve is a hub for sothe Spring Valley Recreation ing said.

"I must also recognise the cial and recreational engageReserve facilities at Flowergenerous donation of $40,000 ment in Flowerdale, and its role dale.

Jaclyn Symes, MLC for from the Marysville Triangle in offering a sense of place and Northern Victoria, announced Community Foundation to community to the locals cannot be underestimated. that Murrindindi Shire the project.

"The project will see the re“Council will be managing Council's bid, on behalf of the Flowerdale Sporting Club development of the Reserve's the works on behalf of the Committee of Management, change room facilities to offer Flowerdale Sporting Club and for a community sports infra- users improved accessibility we can't wait to see the finished structure fund grant, had been and enable women and girls to product," Cr Lording said. use the facilities with more prisuccessful.

Cr Eric Lording said it was vacy.

“It will also include an upgreat news for the Flowerdale ■ Local initiatives that community and a “big win” for grade to the insulation and venbuild on ongoing Nillumbik future participation in sport and tilation of the building in line with environmental standards.

Shire Council projects are recreation in Flowerdale.

"Between the Cricket and among those to receive a He said that Council had State Government Pick My been happy to contribute Tennis Club's members and Project grant. $30,000 to the project, includ- casual participants, there are more than 190 active users of The winning community ing $5000 in in-kind support. projects are: "This fantastic outcome Flowerdale's Spring Valley ■ Eltham North Advencouldn't have been achieved Recreation Reserve.

“If you include all the soture Playground Commuwithout the vision and determinity Landscaping Project nation of the Flowerdale Sport- cial participants in bowls and ■ Upgrading a narrow part ing Club Committee of Man- informal recreation pursuits, of the Diamond Creek agement, which has been this number is closer to 250.

“So you can see why this is Trail, and scoping and designing these such an important investment.

■ Plenty Gorge Park works for some time. mountain bike trail program “The Flowerdale Sporting We're also hopeful that with upClub Committee of Manage- graded facilities, more women

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CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 6-1-5-9 Lotto Numbers: 20-25-26-38-41-45 Your romantic interests could be taking up too much of your time and your work is suffering. Joint financial affairs should prosper and for most a lucky financial upswing is indicated.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Navy Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 1-7-3-4 Lotto Numbers: 18-22-31-37-42-43 A delay in a career expectation could dampen your spirits - however, things will start to happen very soon. A long time romance could be headed for the altar.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Aqua Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 5-1-4-8 Lotto Numbers: 2-10-26-33-36-40 A visitor could bring unexpected news. Property transactions should bring profits. Don't expect to be able to please everyone over the next few weeks.

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● Celebrating the funding announcement for the ‘Moving Murrindindi’ community car share program in Yea on Thursday were (from left) Cr Eric Lording, Mayor Cr Charlie Bisset, Jaclyn Symes MLC, Shire CEO Craig Lloyd, and Labor candidate for Eildon Sally Brennan.

Letters to the Editor Response to Shire Sir, Response to Open Letter from Murrindindi Councillors regarding Mental Health In talking to people in Murrindindi, I hear all the time that mental health services are hard to access.

There are no acute mental health services locally.

There are no crisis mental health services locally.

There are some support and counselling agencies like Wellways and Salvation Army that outreach into Murrindindi and some community health services funded by the State Government, who respond to the needs of people with anxiety and depression.

I was delighted when the Andrews Labor Government invested $705m in mental health services in the 2018-19 budget.

It is vital that Murrindindi benefits from this massive investment in mental health, and I am working hard with Minister Martin Foley to ensure that the unique needs of many Murrindindi communities are met.

I'm also working to ensure that these services work effectively with the people they are there to support.

This means quality services that are locally based, easily accessed, and ongoing.

I remember how shattering it was when in 2014 the Liberal government cut funding to vital, locally based support services, and replaced them with an appointment with a stranger at a service outside the community.

This effectively cut many people needing support and care out of managing their own mental health, and into crisis management involving hospital emergencies and psych wards.

I will fight hard for a mental health system that supports people properly, and that never takes us back to those days.

I will work hard to ensure that the people in Murrindindi can access the services they need.

What matters to me is that people can receive the support and treatment they need when they need it, close to home.

In my experience, people who live with mental health issues know what support they need in order to manage and GP's play a big role supporting them.

What's important to me is that they can receive this help and support quickly, and we certainly have work to do in addressing the alignment of regions, particularly mental health and acute care.

My priority is ensuring the best healthcare and services are available for Murrindindi.

The Labor government has made it clear that quality healthcare is not negotiable: it should be available to everyone, it should be close to home, and it must be fast and free.

We know that people in rural areas have worse health outcomes, so we need constant and expert monitoring of regional health outcomes to ensure appropriate delivery of services.

I'll continue to advocate for improvements where they're needed, and work with health services to ensure we're getting the very best health outcomes for our communities now and into the future.

First up, I will advocate for increased mental health funding in Murrindindi.

I think mental health is the biggest health issue facing our communities.

That's why I was so proud in May when the Labor government announced unprecedented investment in mental health.

If we can get people the support they need, when they need it most, it goes a long way to preventing some of the worst consequences of a mental health crisis.

Labor is funding intensive community mental health services and making more rehab beds available in regional hospitals.

These are great programs and if elected I'll advocate as part of the Labor government to ensure they support the communities in Murrindindi.

I want to see Murrindindi benefit from this extraordinary investment, and I'm working hard to make sure it happens.

- Sally Brennan, Labor candidate for Eildon, PO Box 6, Yarra Junction

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Road closure

■ Perkins St in Alexandrawill be closed between Grant St and Webster St on Sunday (Oct. 21) from 7.30am until 11.30am for the purpose of supporting the Akademos Car Rally.

Vehicle access at this time will be restricted to authorised and emergency vehicles only.

Enquires in relation to this road closure can be directed to the Council’s Community Safety Unit on 5772 0333.

Local Sport Rifle Challenge

■ The East Central District Rifle Association hosted the 2018 Spring Dragon Diesel challenge and the final result went down to the last shooter on the last stage “The Novelty” before the final result was known.

The hunters took the team trophy from the Target shooters by the smallest possible margin 0.5 points. The day was so special with good clear light, a pleasant temperature and that Violet Town wind was on the best behaviour.

The target shooters made up of shooters from the Victorian Rifle Association and the Australian Clay Target Association won the trophy in Autumn and were determined to hold the Dragon Diesel Spring Challenge.

It was not to be so, with the hunters from the Australian Deer Association just as determined to win. The Dragon Diesel Challenge is designed to give each group an experience of the others’ sport. The day began with five shots from a cold barrel off hand at 100 yd at a full sized Sambar deer silhouette, these shots were not scored until the five shot sequence had been fired.

This is just how it would be if the shooters were out hunting, a test of their preparedness and ability. Sights must be properly zeroed and the shooter must know his firearm.

The individual winner was Dakin ( from the hunters) with a brilliant 25 out of 30. The second stage is a deliberate shoot over 220yd at the same target but shooting from any position, a situation more familiar to the target shooter who’s regular shoots start at 300 yards.

Jessy (Hunters team) took the prize with 27 out of 30 three points better than anyone else. The Target shooters headed back to the third stage scratching their heads as they could see the trophy slipping out of their hands.

There were a few smiles from the ACTA members as this stage was 10 clay targets in a conventional Down the Line event from the 16 m mark with 3 points for a hit on the 1st barrel, 2 points for the second and a possible score of 60.

Iain from the ADA took first prize with 30 points after a shoot of from Tony also from the Target shooters. The day rapped up with a novelty event that took most of the shooters back to the days they first were allowed to fire a gun.

They all used an antique single shot 12 gauge gun shooting Down the line from 16 yards and the competitor stayed in the competition until they missed. Brendan (Target shooter) held firm and was a clear winner.

Those of us who can recall our first shots out of a single barrelled 12 g shotgun could only wince at the thought of the heavy recoil and the bruised shoulder. It seems that some of the competitors did suffer but regardless everyone voted this event the fun comp of the day. After the burnt powder dust had cleared the number crunchers determined that the average score of the Hunters was just 0.5 points better than the target shooters.

The 2018 Spring Dragon Diesel Challenges went to the Hunters. The other prizes awarded were; first, the grand aggregate of the three stages was awarded to Iain (Target Shooter) with 69 points with Wayne from the hunters second with 68 points. The aggregate winner for the rifle events went to Doug with a score of 48. Dakin won the 100 yard offhand. Sarah won the ladies trophy with an aggregate of 19 points.

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Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Fisher, Jordan. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Fisher, Jordan. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Roylance, N (36663) v Edmonds, Hayley Katherine. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Peile, A (37909) v Inzitari, Michael Pasqual. State Highway Patrol South East Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Biamis, Helen. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Bell, Brodie. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Young, Aaron. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Law, Jimmy. CiuMitchell DEDJTR - Krumins, L v Tieman, Peter Anthony. Dept Eco Dev, Jobs, Trans & Resources Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Abbatangelo, Jye. Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Lovett, Jake. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Hopkins-Talty, Matthew Ross. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) Nicholson, Terrence Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Manning, Scott Adrian. Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Sanderson, L (41694) v Moore, Vivian.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Jones, Jonathan.

Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Tait, W (37033) v Taylor, Christopher John. Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Mcnally, Travis. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Kolbe, L (38867) v Gueli, Marites. UniWallan Victoria Police - Holcombe, S (39769) v Henson, Scott. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Mills, K (33260) v Foster, Grantley. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Smith, Troy. CiuMitchell Victoria Police Arrowsmith, D (39890) v Jessup, Francis. Uni-Euroa Victoria Police - Courtney, A (40389) v Kidman, Simon Matthew. Ciu-Manningham Victoria Police - Mills, A (38503) v Pateman, Brian Lindsay. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Bester, Clarence Edgar. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Eaton, S (30260) v Fitzgibbon, Edward Raymond. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Pearce, M (40490) v Chamberlain, Paul.

Uni-Heidelberg Victoria Police - HallPoulios, D (40888) v Greenaway, Brendan. UniWallan Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Greenaway, Brendan Thomas. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Stiles, Jack. Office Of The

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Chief Commissioner Strathbogie Shire Council Ross, K v Live Property Holdings P/L. Strathbogie Shire Council Strathbogie Shire Council Ross, K v Live Property Holdings P/L. Strathbogie Shire Council Victoria Police - Sharma, S (37790) v Brown, Jason. UniWallan Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Selvaggio, Paul. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Barras, W (33870) v Birney, Judy Anne.

State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police - Bending, S (39833) v Taylor, Adam. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Fabbo, D (42701) v Jones, Jonathan. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Scott, Jay. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Love, Robert James.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Bortolotto, C (40740) v Smith, Troy. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Chamberlain, Paul.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Nuon, Sokar. CiuCasey Victoria Police - Bortolotto, C (40740) v Thomson, Wesley.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Llewellyn, Shane.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Lampkin, B (33527) v Licciardi, Santos.

Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Love, Robert. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Thomas, S (40419) v Kelly, Isabella Grace. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Smith, Troy. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Myrteza, Enea. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Harrison, Crystal Lillian. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Reynolds, J (31151)v Kelly, Matthew.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Sanderson, L (41694) v Gutterson, Brendon.Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Warren, M (41378) v Smith, Troy. Mitchell Family Violence Investigat Victoria Police - Edwards, P (42776) v Sutherland, Jake Michael. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Porter, I (33403) v Smith, Troy Alan.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Page, T (42834) v Love, Robert. UniMill Park Victoria Police - Williams, G (37972) v Shepherd, Kelvin .Uni-Craigieburn Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Morritt, Chantelle.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Lock, M (42446) v Robl, Khoner. UniSeymour

Traffic Camera Office Traffic Camera Office v Mc Cardel, Samuel L. Melbourne Victoria Police - Schubert, M (40066) v Cooper, Matthew.

Uni-Bendigo Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Wallace, Dennis.

Ciu-Mitchell Community Corrections Centre - Cottingham, C v Cooper, Matthew. Community Corrections Centre Community Corrections Centre - Ridgway, D v Wallace, Denis. Seymour Community Correction Centre Friday, October 26 Victoria Police - Nankervis, A (32254) v Mclaren, John Charles. Uni-Robinvale MansfieldMagistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Wednesday, October 24 Victoria Police - Stevens, M (34763) v Kamba, Stuart. UniMansfield Victoria Police - Morewood, M (24183) v Harrison, Michael John. State Highway Patrol South East Victoria Police - Cameron, R (30078) v Zerbato, Kristy Jane. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Woodstock, S (39399) v Donnelly, Morgan.

Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Swan, P (39871) v Vo, Davidson. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Mclachlan, M (29272) vCations, James David. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Mcdonald, G (40664) v Canavan, Christopher Joseph. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Mcdonald, G (40664).An, Chunsong. Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Mcdonald, G (40664) v Xue, Gaofeng.

Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Mcdonald, G (40664) v Evangelou, Evangelos. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Parker, H (39579) v Rowe, Anthony Mark. Uni-Eildon Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Gilchrist, Benjamin Bruce. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Leach, N (38967) v Radunovic, Marijan.

Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Mannix, M (27107) v Flynn, Brendan Vincent. Uni-Eildon Victoria Police - Glenk, S (36444) v Baiocco, Troy Anthony. Highway PatrolMaroondah Victoria Police - Sharma, S (37790) v Crawford, Benjamin.

Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Jackson, Biame. UniMarysville Victoria Police - Gipp, I (31043) v Curtin, Jesse. UniMansfield Victoria Police - Edwards, S (38389) v Ward, Steven. State Highway Patrol South East Victoria Police - Blackall, J (39856) v Watt, Wendy. UniMansfield Australian Bureau Of Statistics - Thomas, S v Longhurst, Stuart. Australian Bureau Of Statistics Victoria Police - Nolan, M (31536) v Borse, Henri Jacques. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Mclachlan, M (29272) v Dawson, Leigh James. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Blackall, J (39856) v Watt, Wendy. UniMansfield.

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From Our 1938 Files

W’sea badminton

■ Badminton has become very popular, and it has already been found that one team is not enough to provide for the players. Steps are being taken to form a second team. During the past week W hittlesea was visited by Lower Plenty (on Tuesday week), Kinglake (on Thursday week), and Diamond Creek (on Monday night) Whittlesea defeated Lower Plenty by 6 sets to 4, defeated Kinglake, but lost to Diamond Creek.

At Molesworth

■ Last weekend a bivouac of the Alexandra and Yea troops was held at Molesworth, where an interesting programme of work, wnich included camouflage and concealement, was carried out. This work is of vital importance in modern warfare owing to observation from the air as well as land forces, and implies knowledge of what is likely to attract an observer's attention and of the steps to be taken to avoid catching his eye, and was of special interest to the students.

The instructors were the Adjutant, Lieut.

Morgan, and the R.S.M., W.O. Rooney. The C.O., Lieut. Col. Barrie, and the Squadron Leader, Capt. Ross, were among those present.

Move to Cathkin

■ The marriage of Mr. Charles McLeod of Alexandra, to Miss N. Self, of Brunswick, was celebrated at the Church of England.

Brunswick on September 10. Mr. and Mrs. McLeod are residing at Cathkin.

Mech.’s Institute

■ Mr. G. Allchin, who is leaving for Drouin, has resigned as president of the Whittlesea Mechanics' Institute committee. Mr. C. McDonald, the vice-president, will act as president until the election in February.

Ball at Alex.

■ Indications for a big attendance at this function, which is to be held at the Shire hall as above, are al1 ready In evidence. representa tives from various parts of the dis trict have expressed their intention of being present. The programme will commence at 8.30 p.m., and it is the intention of the committee to keep proceedings going rapidly until 3 a.m. Admission charges are:-Double ticket 7/6, Gents. 5/6, Ladles 3/.

During the night a waltzing competition will be held, also a barndance and varsovienna contest (the last dance being for persons over 40 years of age).

Panton Hill RSL

■ The Panton Hill Returned Soldiers' Club October meeting was held on Thursday evening, October 6, when soldiers' wives were invited to be present to co-operate with the Diggers in making arrangements for the Club's Annual Ball which will be held on Cup Eve (October 31).

The question of giving a prize for the belle of the ball, and the method of judging caused considerable argument. and a motion carried to the effect that a prize be given, and that the judging be done by an outside committee of three to be appointed by the executive on the night of the ball showed a lack of confidence in the impartiadity of ex-soldiers to select a pretty, well-dressed young lady as belle of the ball without favouritism.

L. Plenty crash

■ At midnight on Thursday a double seated touring car travelling towards Melbourne got out of control in front of Mrs. C. Barnett's house, left the road, tore through two panels of fancing, and finished right side up half way down to the creek. The occupant Mr. Felix Craig, of 38 Darling street, South Y arra, suffered abrasions. While in a dazed condition, he walked into the creek. On recovering, he went to Mrs. Barnett's house where he received attention and a cup of tea.

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News Briefs Tour moves

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There is a Healesville to Healesville leg, a Yarra Glen-Moe section, and a major focus on Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula.

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They are suited to a child from 2 to 5 years of age.

The child simply sits astride the balance bike and "walks" while steering with the handlebars.

It effectively allows them to learn balance without having to learn to pedal at the same time. It cuts the learning "gradient" down. They are also called pre bikes or first bikes.

Balance bikes are becoming increasingly popular, as it is so much easier to learn to ride. Learning to ride can be achieved at their own pace. A less confident child can “walk� it around for as long as they like, then

when ready, they can gradually lift their feet and scoot along until they are ready to simply push off and just roll along.

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Around Murrindindi Photos: Ash Long

● Bruce Duncan, Joan Donoghue and Peter Hudson at the Cheviot Tunnel for the John Wallis Foundation walk from Yarck to Yea

● Graeme Layton, Ann Enright, Peter Wilson and Roy Burns at the Cheviot Tunnel, bound for Yea, at Saturday’s Wallis Foundation walk.

● Ann Hunter and Jo Cavill at the Murrindindi Women’s Health Expo

● Cr Sandice McAulay and Sara Murray at the Yea Shire Hall

● Melissa McHugh and Moira McHugh at the Foggy Mountain Festival

● Elizabeth Kiss, Jason Ryland, Laura kingwill and Paul Lostia, at a fundraising stall for the Kinglake Ranges Children’s Centre

● Brad Quilliam and Jessica Ryan at the Bluegrass Music Festival

● Montgomery Church perform at the Foggy Mountain Festival marquee

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MURRINDINDI, YARRA VALLEY, DIAMOND VALLEY, PLENTY VALLEY

Bluegrass Festival success

● Steve Hornby brought his double bass music to the Foggy Mountain Bluegrass Festival at Kinglake last weekend.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

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

Out and About

Record for North Melbourne

■ What an exciting Grand Final of AFL football. Many expats and I watched the game live here in Los Angeles.

It was thrilling to the end. I was at former program director of 3AW in the eighties, Terry Smith's house in the Valley, which was decked out in black-and-white with horns and whistles to be blown when Collingwood scored a goal or behind.

It was a great atmosphere until the last two minutes of the game when the horns and whistles stopped.

West Coast is a strong team all over the ground and they have won the flag in 1992, 1994, 2006 and now 2018.

North Melbourne Football Club has a lot to do with their success. West Coast coach Adam Simpson played 306 games for North Melbourne and was at the club for 14 years.

Backline coach is Daniel Pratt who played 116 games for North Melbourne.

What a record for North Melbourne with the sixth premiership in 10 years won by former North Melbourne players.

Alastair Clarkson, four premierships for Hawthorn; John Longmire, one premiership for Sydney Swans; and now Adam Simpson ,one premiership for West Coast Eagles.

Celine says farewell ■ Celine Dion is saying au revoir to her longtime tenure at Caesars Palace.

After eight years at The Colosseum, the 50-year-old songstress will end her residency in 2019.

Dion first took the Las Vegas stage in 2011 and is currently set to perform through to January 20.

VW pulling out ● "All the Presidents Men": Lloyd Holyoak, Allen Aylett, Alan Johnson and Albert Mantello.

Pink’s: best in California ■ Many Angelenos consider the chili cheese dog at Pink's Hot Dogs on La Brea Avenue the best around, and now it's official.

People magazine named the chili cheese dog the best in California, which has the hot dog stand's owner tickled pink.

The honour was the latest in a long list of accolades bestowed upon Pink's, world famous for its hot dogs, many of which are named after the celebrities who frequent the stand.

They include the Emeril Legasse Bam Dog, a nine-inch stretch dog with mustard, onions, cheese, jalapeños, bacon and coleslaw and the Martha Stewart Dog, a 9-inch stretch dog with relish, onions, bacon, chopped tomatoes, sauerkraut and sour cream.

Autographed photographs of the celebrities who frequent the stand adorn the walls in the dining room. Famous guests often wait in line with eager diners from around the world who flock to the stand for their favorites.

Pink's Hot Dogs has scored another honour, the intersection of Melrose and La Brea Avenue will be designated Pink's Square.

The Los Angeles City Council approved the designation in late March and the logistics are being worked out. Plans call for the crosswalks to be painted pink.

Richard Pink said the People magazine honour expands the stand's legacy and he expects it will inspire more people to eat there when visiting Los Angeles.

Hot dog fans outside of Los Angeles can also enjoy Pink's Hot Dogs, as the company has franchises in Las Vegas, Miami, New York and Ohio, as well as the Philippines.

Pink opened Madison, Wisconsin last week, where a Pink's Hot Dogs was opened at a water park.

"I am so proud to be among such an illustrious group of the best hot dogs throughout the United States," Richard Pink added. "We were very honoured."

Rights for Nicole, Studios ■ Amazon Studios has acquired the rights to Meg Wolitzer's novel, The Female Persuasion, with Nicole Kidman producing.

Kidman will produce the film adaptation through her Blossom Films production banner, which recently signed a first-look deal with Amazon. Lynda Obst and Per Saari will also produce, with This Is Us showrunners Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger attached as screenwriters and executive producers.

The Female Persuasion will be a topical film, as it follows a college student named Greer Kadetsky who is groped by a serial abuser at a party and speaks out, only for her university to not take action. It will be the second film by Wolitzer to be adapted into a feature film, following the Glenn Close/Jonathan Pryce drama The Wife, which was released by Sony Pictures Classics last month.

The deal also comes amidst a period of major change for Amazon Studios, as Julie Rapoport was also promoted Wednesday by studio head Jennifer Salke to co-head of the film division, with particular aim on developing films with mass appeal as opposed to the studio's previous focus on arthouse films like Manchester By The Sea and The Big Sick.

■ In a significant symbolic blow to the Iranian regime, the Volkswagen Group, the world's biggest selling car manufacturer last year has reportedly agreed to end almost all of its operations in Iran, in line with the restoration of US sanctions on Tehran.

The news was disclosed by US Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, who since taking up his Berlin posting in May he presented his credentials on the same day President Trump announced the US was exiting the Iran nuclear deal has been encouraging the host government to isolate Iran and urging German companies to stop doing business there.

"Volkswagen has told us they will comply with US sanctions on Iran," Bloomberg quoted Grenell as saying.

"We are pleased with this decision because Iran diverts its economic resources away from its people to spread violence and instability across the globe."

Parks drying out

GavinWood

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

■ America's national parks are warming up and drying out faster than any other US landscapes, a new study has found.

The report, published in the journal Environmental Research Letters, is the first to examine rainfall and temperatures in all 417 US. national parks.

It found that, without a substantial reduction of greenhousegas emissions, national parks will become hotter and more drought-ridden in the decades to come.

"US National parks protect some of the most irreplaceable ecosystems in the world," the study states, adding that reductions in industrial emissions could "substantially reduce the magnitude" of expected effects.

The study found that, between 1885 and 2010, national parks warmed by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit twice the US. rate while annual rainfall declined by 12 percent, four times the rate of the US overall.

Students’ safe space

● Howie Mandel

Founder doing nicely ■ Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has a new lady friend. We hear the tech guru, whose net worth is estimated to be $5.9 billion, is dating Sports Illustrated stunner Raven Lyn Corneil. One could ask the question: Is he happy?

Afraid to tell jokes ■ Howie Mandel is pissed about the state of stand-up comedy and he's blaming political correctness for its demise. We got the comedian and America's Got Talent judge leaving Craig's in West Hollywood, and he launched into a tirade about why comedy sucks now for comedians.

Howie harkened back to legends like Richard Pryor who were revered for pushing the envelope but said anyone who tries that today runs the risk of destroying their whole career. It's gotten so bad; Howie says he's actually afraid to crack jokes in public.

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■ The University of Maryland at College Park announced a new diversity support group to create a "safe space" for white students to discuss their feelings about "interactions with racial and ethnic minorities."

The support group, called White Awake, will help white students who may "sometimes feel uncomfortable and confused before, during, or after interactions with racial and ethnic minorities.

This group offers a safe space for White students to explore their experiences, questions, reactions, and feelings," the description explains.

"Members will support and share feedback with each other as they learn more about themselves and how they can fit into a diverse world."

Come and visit us

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

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

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

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

Please contact: Jennifer at info@ramadaweho.com Happy Holidays, Gavin Wood

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Murrindindi Women’s Health Expo

● Firefoxes Event Organiser Sara Murray with Michelle Duncombe

● Rebecca Grant from Sprout Wellness

● Max Harman, Graphic Harvester at the Women’s Health Expo

● Karen Ostenried and Bernie Svodboda from The Matanya Effect

● The Nexus Health team: (from left) Nikki Simos, Anita Gottwalt, Genna Vlitas, Suzanne Miller and Kiram Sidhu

● Jenny Renshaw-Jones, and Diana Falla from Intimo

● Val Benchik (associate) and Helen Taylor from Holistic Alignment

● Julie Le Sueur and Lauren Barker from Primary Care Connect

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: TEA WITH THE DAMES [aka: Nothing Like A Dame]: Genr e: Documentary.

Cast: Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Eileen Atkins, Dame Joan Plowright, Dame Judi Dench.

Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 84 Minutes.

Stars **** Review: Dames Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith have let the cameras in on a friendship that goes back nearly six decades, as the four acting greats discuss their careers and reminisce about their humble beginnings in the theatre.

Funny, poignant and delightfully engaging BBC feature documentary from beginning to end with four of Britain's acting legends is like being a fly on the wall, or table, as they discuss their theatrical and cinema careers in detail, the highs and lows, along with personal issues, opinions and a slew of anecdotes.

From director Roger Michell, whose previous credits iclude "Notting Hill" (1999), "The Mother" (2003) with Daniel Craig, "My Cousin Rachel" (2017) with Rachel Weisz, "Hyde Park On Hudson" (2012) with Bill Murray, and "Venus" (2006) with Peter O'Toole, among others, has captured a treat for theatre and movie lovers of all generations. Highly recommended!

FILM: ADRIFT: Genr e: Adventure/Drama.

Cast: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas.

Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 96 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: A true story of survival, as a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as the two avid sailors face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.

Fact or fiction, stories on the big screen of survival at sea are plentiful, and this addition, among a sea of floundering cinematic water-logged debris, is one of the most gripping and well made efforts on the topic, excelling in all levels and overcoming any predictability by surviving on the human emotion throughout the journey convincingly, elements severely lacking in the other more recent true life sea adventure with Colin Firth as Donald Crowhurst in "The Mercy" (2018).

With far more on offer than what appears on the surface, Shailene Woodley gives a searing and captivating performance as Tami Oldham, as she battles all the elements that nature can bestow, as well as her inner emotions that range from poignant to gut wrenchingly real, a blood-sweat-and-tears performance of extraordinary physicality as it is psychologically or spiritually, aided by a convincing and effective performance by Sam Claflin as her partner, but this belongs to Woodley.

Tight, lean and beautifully filmed by nine time Oscar nominee and three time Oscar winning cinematographer Robert Richardson (Hugo, The Aviator, JFK), not without its flaws, most notably the flashbacks, this is an impressively realized work, a thrilling, taut and superbly crafted addition to a genre of ordinary people thrust into and extraordinary life and death situation, that thankfully nearly all of us will experience from the comfort of home, and will remain about as close as we ever want to get.

FILM: SICARIO - DAY OF THE SOLDADO: Genr e: Action/Crime/Drama.

Cast: Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Keener, Matthew Modine.

Year: 2017.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 122 Minutes.

Stars: **** Verdict: The drug war on the US-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border, and to fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) reteams with the mercurial assassin Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) to kidnap the daughter of a Mexican Drug Lord and turn the cartel's against each other, but things soon go awry.

The second part of a planned trilogy, this follow-up to writer Taylor Sheridan and director Denis Villeneuve's powerful and nerve-shattering 2015 action-thriller has been well worth the wait, a daringly dynamic, blisteringly gritty, caustically dark and intensely unsettling journey that grips like a vice and slowly uncoils with a boiling and scorching energy ready to unleash at every turn without notice.

Stars Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro command every frame with forceful, brooding and aggressive tightness and tension, and supported unfailingly by Catharine Keener, Matthew Modine as the Secretary of Defence, and most notably, a stellar performance by Isabela Moner as Isabela Reyes, the kidnapped daughter of a Mexican Drug Lord.

With bristling cinematography by Dariusz Wolski, replacing Roger Deakins, and superbly paced, Director Stefano Sollima retains for the most part much of his predecessor's charm and dynamics, including the hair-raising score by the late Johann Johannsson, this time by his long time protégée Hildur Guonadottir, with equally commanding and powerful effect, and like "Jaws" (1975), translating music into 'a demonic character and menacing threat' on its own chilling terms.

Thrilling, unforgiving, intelligent, atmospheric, menacing, smart, eerily timely and ambiguously thought-provoking, this is a superbly crafted, pulse-pounding political thriller that will grip you from the first frame to the last, and have you clenching your nails and teeth in demand for the third and final instalment immediately after the credits are over.

Footnote: SICARIO: Spanish to English means "hitman," often used to describe the hitmen associated with the Mexican drug cartels, and SOLDADO is a Soldier Who Fights for a Cause.

- James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews A Star Is Born ■ (M). 135 minutes. Opens in cinemas October 18.

With four official versions, not to mention a myriad of imitations, already out there, the latest incarnation of A Star Is Born hits our screens, and while proving to be moderately entertaining, it cannot fully overcome the corn and formula of an oft-filmed scenario that has inevitably become shopworn cliche.

Bradley Cooper stars as Jackson Maine, a famous rock star who has been on top for a number of years.

Still bringing in the crowds, Maine has numbed his very public life through alcohol and drugs, and his tinnitus condition is getting worse and worse.

Into his blurred world comes Ally (Lady Gaga), an aspiring singer he happens to see performing at a drag bar.

Sparks fly, and before she knows it, Ally is touring with Jackson, and attracting a fanbase of her own.

As his career appears to be spiralling downward, Ally's is soaring skyward, and their romance will encounter a number of highs and lows.

Cooper makes quite a capable directorial debut (he also co-produced, co-wrote, and contributed additional music), and one has to admire him taking on a project that could have easily fallen on its face.

Inspired by not only the earlier versions, but also films such as The Rose, The Last Waltz and The Idolmaker, Cooper is confident in the vision he wants to project, but sadly the cliches inherent in the material begin to undercut his efforts, especially in the second half, and some of the storytelling is rather haphazard (the sudden introduction of Dave Chappelle's character is noticeably jarring).

Aiding Cooper immeasurably is the brilliant Matthew Libatique (regular cinematographer of Darren Aronofsky), who imbues the film with a gorgeous mix of grit and glitter.

Cooper the actor is fine, and convinces during the concert scenes.

Lady Gaga, while offering a pleasingly natural performance, never commands the screen, and isn't able to give Ally the necessary nuance and texture to make her journey truly compelling.

It's also a part that is hardly a stretch for the notoriously outrageous artist.

The supporting cast end up being more interesting than the leads, especially the wonderful Sam Elliott (who easily steals the film with the limited time allocated to him) as Jackson's older brother Bobby, Andrew Dice Clay as Ally's celeb-obsessed but supportive father (along with his close-knit group of friends), and Dave Chappelle as an old childhood friend of Jackson's.

A Star Is Born will be embraced by audiences who love an old-fashioned, unabashed soapie tearjerker (along with fans of Lady Gaga), but others may begin to tune out

once the cliches start to take over and the artifice completely kicks in.

However, I will look forward to see what Bradley Cooper does next behind the camera.

RATING - ***

Bad Times At The El Royale ■ (MA). 140 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.

Aping Quentin Tarantino to a staggering degree, this bloated exercise in pop culture is nothing more than a weak facsimile, taking a feeble screenplay and stretching it out beyond all acceptable proportions.

Set at the end of the 1960s, the story alternates between several characters, all of whom have arrived at a rundown hotel called the El Royale for various reasons.

As the night goes on, these lost, tortured souls will confront one another, as slivers of their past are gradually revealed.

Writer/director Drew Goddard, who helmed the disappointing Cabin In The Woods, again misses the mark here, wanting to tell an absorbing, profound tale, but fails to inject his script with strong, colourful characters, sharp dialogue, and substantial plot threads.

He then makes these inadequacies all the more obvious by ludicrously protracting nearly every scene, highlighting its hollow nature even more (if this was a classic RKO film, it would have run 90 minutes at most).

The strong cast try (Lewis Pullman is the spitting image of his father, Bill), but are continually defeated by Goddard's needless selfindulgence.

Watch Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill instead (or even James Mangold's Identity).

RATING - **

The Soul Mate ■ (M). 97 minutes. Now showing at selected cinemas.

Compact and good-natured, this small-scale South Korean comedy/drama offers mild entertainment, but never really makes memorable use of its amusing premise. Jang-soo (Ma Dongseok) is a judo instructor who doesn't like helping others, except for his young daughter who needs a heart transplant. Tae-jin (Kim Youngkwang) is a dedicated policeman who inadvertently locks horns with Jang-soo, mistakingly accusing him of being a people smuggler.

When Tae-jin is attacked by gangsters over an incriminating memory card, his physical body lies in a coma, while his spirit roams the hospital corridors, and again he bumps into Jang-soo, who is the only one who can see him. Teaming up, the pair try to defeat the criminal crew before they can hurt those close to them. The story is kept simple, and after a shaky start, the film does get better as it goes along.

The cast acquit themselves nicely, but the script and direction remain undistinguished, keeping this nothing more than an agreeable time-filler.

RATING - **½

Top 10 Lists OCTOBER 14 -20 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. VENOM. 2. SMALLFOOT. 3. JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN. 4. THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS. 5. LADIES IN BLACK. 6. CHRISTOPHER ROBIN. 7. NIGHT SCHOOL. 8. A SIMPLE FAVOUR. 9. CRAZY RICH ASIANS. 10. PAW PATROL MIGHTY PUPS: THE MOVIE. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: OCTOBER 11: BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE, FIRST MAN, IN LIKE FLYNN, ONE LESS GOD, THE GARDENER, THE SOUL-MATE, WAJIB - THE WEDDING INVITATION. OCTOBER 18: 1%, A STAR IS BORN, DONBASS, WESTWOOD: PUNK, ICON, ACTIVIST. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. SICARIO - DAY OF THE SOLDADO [Action/Crime/Drama/Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro].

2. SOLO: A Star Wars Story [Action/ Fantasy/Adventure/Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson].

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8. ADRIFT [Drama/Adventure/Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas].

9. HEREDITARY [Drama/Mystery/Horror/ Gabriel Byrne, Toni Collette].

Also: THE BOOKSHOP, SPINNING MAN, TAG, DEADPOOL 2, TULLY, DISOBEDIENCE, CARGO, IDEAL HOME, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, GRINGO. NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: TEA WITH THE DAMES [Documentary/Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Joan Plowright, Eileen Atkins].

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: Summer Vacation [Animated/Family/Adventure/ Comedy].

BACK TO BURGUNDY [Comedy/drama/ Anna Girardot, Francois Civil.

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DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: John Carpenter's CHRISTINE 4K + BluRay [Horror/Thriller/Keith Gordon].

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NEW RELEASE TELEVISION, DOCUMENTARY AND MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS: MATLOCK: Complete Series.

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF MELBOURNE: Season 4.

RIVERDALE: Season 2.

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

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

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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.

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History

Kinglake was named after author Chapter 1 Over The Border ■ At Semlin I still was encompassed by the scenes and the sounds of familiar life; the din of a busy world still vexed and cheered me; the unveiled faces of women still shone in the light of day. Yet, whenever I chose to look southward, I saw the Ottoman’s fortress — austere, and darkly impending high over the vale of the Danube — historic Belgrade.

I had come, as it were, to the end of this wheel-going Europe, and now my eyes would see the splendour and havoc of the East.

The two frontier towns are less than a cannon-shot distant, and yet their people hold no communion. The Hungarian on the north, and the Turk and Servian on the southern side of the Save are as much asunder as though there were fifty broad provinces that lay in the path between them. Of the men that bustled around me in the streets of Semlin there was not, perhaps, one who had ever gone down to look upon the stranger race dwelling under the walls of that opposite castle. It is the plague, and the dread of the plague, that divide the one people from the other. All coming and going stands forbidden by the terrors of the yellow flag. If you dare to break the laws of the quarantine, you will be tried with military haste; the court will scream out your sentence to you from a tribunal some fifty yards off; the priest, instead of gently whispering to you the sweet hopes of religion, will console you at duelling distance; and after that you will find yourself carefully shot, and carelessly buried in the ground of the lazaretto.

When all was in order for our departure we walked down to the precincts of the quarantine establishment, and here awaited us a “compromised” 1 officer of the Austrian Government, who lives in a state of perpetual excommunication. The boats, with their “compromised” rowers, were also in readiness.

After coming in contact with any creature or thing belonging to the Ottoman Empire it would be impossible for us to return to the Austrian territory without undergoing an imprisonment of fourteen days in the odious lazaretto. We felt, therefore, that before we committed ourselves it was important to take care that none of the arrangements necessary for the journey had been forgotten; and in our anxiety to avoid such a misfortune, we managed the work of departure from Semlin with nearly as much solemnity as if we had been departing this life. Some obliging persons, from whom we had received civilities during our short stay in the place, came down to say their farewell at the river’s side; and now, as we stood with them at the distance of three or four yards from the “compromised” officer, they asked if we were perfectly certain that we had wound up all our affairs in Christendom, and whether we had no parting requests to make. We repeated the caution to our servants, and took anxious thought lest by any possibility we might be cut off from some cherished object of affection:— were they quite sure that nothing had been forgotten — that there was no fragrant dressing-case with its goldcompelling letters of credit from which we might be parting for ever?

— No; all our treasures lay safely stowed in the boat, and we were

● Alexander William Kinglake.

Portrait by Harriet M. Haviland (1863) ready to follow them to the ends of that they were Turks of the proud old the earth. Now, therefore, we shook school, and had not yet forgotten the hands with our Semlin friends, who fierce, careless bearing of their once immediately retreated for three or victorious race. four paces, so as to leave us in the Though the province of Servia gencentre of a space between them and erally has obtained a kind of indethe “compromised” officer. The lat- pendence, yet Belgrade, as being a ter then advanced, and asking once place of strength on the frontier, is more if we had done with the civilised still garrisoned by Turkish troops world, held forth his hand. I met it under the command of a Pasha. with mine, and there was an end to Whether the fellows who now surChristendom for many a day to rounded us were soldiers, or peaceful inhabitants, I did not understand: come.

We soon neared the southern bank they wore the old Turkish costume; of the river, but no sounds came down vests and jackets of many and brilfrom the blank walls above, and there liant colours, divided from the loose was no living thing that we could yet petticoat-trousers by heavy volumes see, except one great hovering bird of shawl, so thickly folded around of the vulture race, flying low, and their waists as to give the meagre intent, and wheeling round and round wearers something of the dignity of true corpulence. This cincture enover the pest-accursed city.

But presently there issued from the closed a whole bundle of weapons; postern a group of human beings — no man bore less than one brace of beings with immortal souls, and pos- immensely long pistols, and a sibly some reasoning faculties; but yataghan (or cutlass), with a dagger to me the grand point was this, that or two of various shapes and sizes; they had real, substantial, and incon- most of these arms were inlaid with trovertible turbans. They made for silver, and highly burnished, so that the point towards which we were they contrasted shiningly with the steering, and when at last I sprang decayed grandeur of the garments upon the shore, I heard, and saw to which they were attached (this myself now first surrounded by men carefulness of his arms is a point of of Asiatic blood. I have since ridden honour with the Osmanlee, who through the land of the Osmanlees, never allows his bright yataghan to from the Servian border to the Golden suffer from his own adversity); then Horn — from the Gulf of Satalieh to the long drooping mustachios, and the tomb of Achilles; but never have the ample folds of the once white I seen such ultra-Turkish looking fel- turbans, that lowered over the pierclows as those who received me on ing eyes, and the haggard features the banks of the Save. They were of the men, gave them an air of men in the humblest order of life, gloomy pride, and that appearance having come to meet our boat in the of trying to be disdainful under diffihope of earning something by carry- culties, which I have since seen so ing our luggage up to the city; but often in those of the Ottoman people poor though they were, it was plain who live, and remember old times;

they seemed as if they were thinking that they would have been more usefully, more honourably, and more piously employed in cutting our throats than in carrying our portmanteaus.

The faithful Steel (Methley’s Yorkshire servant) stood aghast for a moment at the sight of his master’s luggage upon the shoulders of these warlike porters, and when at last we began to move up he could scarcely avoid turning round to cast one affectionate look towards Christendom, but quickly again he marched on with steps of a man, not frightened exactly, but sternly prepared for death, or the Koran, or even for plural wives.

The Moslem quarter of a city is lonely and desolate. You go up and down, and on over shelving and hillocky paths through the narrow lanes walled in by blank, windowless dwellings; you come out upon an open space strewed with the black ruins that some late fire has left; you pass by a mountain of castaway things, the rubbish of centuries, and on it you see numbers of big, wolflike dogs lying torpid under the sun, with limbs outstretched to the full, as if they were dead; storks, or cranes, sitting fearless upon the low roofs, look gravely down upon you; the still air that you breathe is loaded with the scent of citron, and pomegranate rinds scorched by the sun, or (as you approach the bazaar) with the dry, dead perfume of strange spices.

You long for some signs of life, and tread the ground more heavily, as though you would wake the sleepers with the heel of your boot; but the foot falls noiseless upon the crumbling soil of an Eastern city, and silence follows you still. Again and again you meet turbans, and faces of men, but they have nothing for you — no welcome — no wonder — no wrath — no scorn — they look upon you as we do upon a December’s fall of snow — as a “seasonable,” unaccountable, uncomfortable work of God, that may have been sent for some good purpose, to be revealed hereafter.

Some people had come down to meet us with an invitation from the Pasha, and we wound our way up to the castle. At the gates there were groups of soldiers, some smoking, and some lying flat like corpses upon the cool stones. We went through courts, ascended steps, passed along a corridor, and walked into an airy, whitewashed room, with an European clock at one end of it, and Moostapha Pasha at the other; the fine, old, bearded potentate looked very like Jove — like Jove, too, in the midst of his clouds, for the silvery fumes of the narghile 2 hung lightly circling round him.

The Pasha received us with the smooth, kind, gentle manner that belongs to well-bred Osmanlees; then he lightly clapped his hands, and instantly the sound filled all the lower end of the room with slaves; a syllable dropped from his lips which bowed all heads, and conjured away the attendants like ghosts (their coming and their going was thus swift and quiet, because their feet were bare, and they passed through no door, but only by the yielding folds of a purder). Soon the coffee-bearers appeared, every man carrying separately his tiny cup in a small metal stand; and presently to each of us there came a pipe-bearer, who

first rested the bowl of the tchibouque at a measured distance on the floor, and then, on this axis, wheeled round the long cheery stick, and gracefully presented it on half-bended knee; already the well-kindled fire was glowing secure in the bowl, and so, when I pressed the amber up to mine, there was no coyness to conquer; the willing fume came up, and answered my slightest sigh, and followed softly every breath inspired, till it touched me with some faint sense and understanding of Asiatic contentment.

Asiatic contentment! Yet scarcely, perhaps, one hour before I had been wanting my bill, and ringing for waiters, in a shrill and busy hotel.

In the Ottoman dominions there is scarcely any hereditary influence except that which belongs to the family of the Sultan, and wealth, too, is a highly volatile blessing, not easily transmitted to the descendant of the owner. From these causes it results that the people standing in the place of nobles and gentry are official personages, and though many (indeed the greater number) of these potentates are humbly born and bred, you will seldom, I think, find them wanting in that polished smoothness of manner, and those well-undulating tones which belong to the best Osmanlees. The truth is, that most of the men in authority have risen from their humble station by the arts of the courtier, and they preserve in their high estate those gentle powers of fascination to which they owe their success. Yet unless you can contrive to learn a little of the language, you will be rather bored by your visits of ceremony; the intervention of the interpreter, or dragoman as he is called, is fatal to the spirit of conversation. I think I should mislead you if I were to attempt to give the substance of any particular conversation with Orientals. A traveller may write and say that “the Pasha of Soand-so was particularly interested in the vast progress which has been made in the application of steam, and appeared to understand the structure of our machinery — that he remarked upon the gigantic results of our manufacturing industry — showed that he possessed considerable knowledge of our Indian affairs, and of the constitution of the Company, and expressed a lively admiration of the many sterling qualities for which the people of England are distinguished.” But the heap of commonplaces thus quietly attributed to the Pasha will have been founded perhaps on some such talking as this:Pasha. — The Englishman is welcome; most blessed among hours is this, the hour of his coming.

Dragoman (to the traveller). — The Pasha pays you his compliments.

Traveller. — Give him my best compliments in return, and say I’m delighted to have the honour of seeing him.

Dragoman (to the Pasha). — His lordship, this Englishman, Lord of London, Scorner of Ireland, Suppressor of France, has quitted his governments, and left his enemies to breathe for a moment, and has crossed the broad waters in strict disguise, with a small but eternally faithful retinue of followers, in order that he might look upon the bright countenance of the Pasha among Pashas — the Pasha of the everlasting Pashalik of Karagholookoldour.

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■ Alan Rowe was born in Richmond in 1918 and spent his life in showbusiness as an actor, comedian, comedy impressionist, entertainer, and ventriloquist.

In 1939 he enlisted in the army and worked in the area of pay and supplies during the war years.

In 1944 he was appearing on 3UZ in a comedy show Chins Up with Roy Lyons.

This led to regular spots on radio variety productions such as The Shell Show and The Real McCoys.

Alan did a sketch with the famous English singer and film star George Formby.

In 1948 he starred in his own show Streamline, broadcast on 3DB. Alan wrote and performed the comedy sketches for the show.

The cast included Penny Lucas, Roy Lyons, Laurie Wilson, George Bellmaine and The Tune Twisters.

In 1949 Alan worked on the original television test demonstrations from the Melbourne Town Hall.

In 1951 he went to England to try his luck and performed in many famous English theatres including The Windmill Theatre in Soho.

In 1954 he toured with the famous comedy team of Laurel and Hardy in a show titled Birds of a Feather.

Around this time Alan created the character of ‘Kimbo the Koala’ and developed his ventriloquist act.

He married Jean Vaughan in England and

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the couple sailed for Australia in 1957. Television was just beginning and Alan became a regular performer on the children's shows.

He worked on the Tarax Show on Channel 9 with Happy Hammond and was cast in the annual pantomime shows with performers such as Joff Allen, Ron Blaskett, Patti McGrath and Frank Rich.

Alan's dramatic career in television began with an appearance on Consider Your Verdict.

Over the years he acted in Crawford's productions, appearing in shows such as Homicide, Ryan, Division 4, The Sullivans and Matlock Police.

He played the ongoing character of ‘Albert James’ in the series Prisoner and had a role in

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the feature film Dimboola. He is remembered for his Coles & Garrard television commercia where he played the optician who uttered the catch phrase "Your glasses won't be a moment Mrs Jones".

Alan was a keen railway enthusiast and he released two albums of train sounds which he performed himself.

He wrote plays and monologues which were sold through various outlets including Will Andre in the city.

I first met Alan Rowe through 96.5FM and he was a regular guest on That's Entertainment We always looked forward to his appearances Alan Rowe passed away in 1997 and I was glad that I made the visit to Geelong Hospital to say a final goodbye to a dear friend. Alan and Jean had two boys, Victor and Derek and two grandchildren Daniel and Sarah. Alan Rowe brought the gift of laughter into our lives.

Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - on Nightline Thursdays at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon

This is the world’s biggest building OK. With John O’Keefe ‘Quarters’ on crutches

● Steve Quartermain ■ Steve Quartermain is on crutche s following a recent op on his knee caused by years of wear and tear chasing footballs and ambulances as a young reporter.

Life is as busy as ever for Steve as he is doing a deal of work for 3AW filling-in when Ross Stevenson went on a week’s holiday.

Hay Maker at Hay-mer Hall

■ When you are building the biggest passenger aeroplanes in the world, you need the biggest building in the world in terms of sheer volume, to build your aeroplanes in.

Which is how the Boeing Corporation came to build a factory in Everett City in America’s Washington State that has an extraordinary 40ha of floor space, which is six hectares bigger than all of Disneyland, and roughly the same size as 59 football fields.

And all-up has 13,000,000 cubic metres of space under one roof that’s some 30m high.

Since 1968 Boeing has built over five-thousand wide-bodied aeroplanes in its Everett factory, 1546 of them its signature 747 Jumbo, 1116 the 767, plus 1560 777s, and 716 of its 787s.

And with orders for a mind-boggling 1280 more wide-bodied jets already on the books and others coming in daily, it’s little wonder that Boeing’s factory, warehouses, company and visitor parking, and other

● Biggest building by volume in the world – Boeing’s aircraft factory at Everett in America’s Washington State has a floor area that at 40ha is around the same size as 59 football fields. cafeterias that serve 25,000 meals a day, a day-care centre for children of Boeing’s staff, a shopping centre with cinema, its own fire department, and even a Boeing museum open to the public.

And a mind-blowing 1-million light bulbs and fluorescent tubes to keep the inside of the factory lit as bright as daylight.

Daily 4.5 hour visitor tours by trolley include the aircraft assembly line, the paint shop where it takes seven days to paint a Boeing 747 using 454 litres of paint, and even a look inside with David Ellis the amazing pilot flight simulator.

Some 150,000 people a year do outdoor requirements, total-up to an these tours, that currently cost around amazing 415 hectares.

As well, with 30,000 staff working A$130 per person.

- David Ellis seven days a week, it has 20 separate

Struth

■ Men At Work’s Colin Hay will morph from Classic Rock to Classical when he makes his Melbourne Theatre Company debut in Shakespeare’s The Twelth Night. Debut is April 23 at Hamer Hall.

Lonnie is true performer

■ I had the pleasure of attending a nostalgic concert by the King of Rockability , Lonnie Lee. This man is a marvel – he’s aged 78 and still going strong to packed houses all around Australia.

Starting as a impersonator of Johnny Ray, he changed to rockabilly and was awarded five gold records, plus he won the Golden Mic Award in 1961 for Australia’s Most Popular Recording Star. His voice, diction and easy going manner make s his act a roll golden oldie.

Cricket microphone gesture

■ Test cricket will be broadcast on Foxtel this season with legendary player Adam Gilchrist at the helm. A nice gesture of Nine was to have the microphone that Richie Benaud broadcast over 40 tests while skipper at Nine’s broadcast team, presented to Gilchrist.

Home Alone star returns

■ After years and years of no Sshow, the one time boy actor Macauley Culkin bobbed up as category presenter at the 2018 American Music Awards.

Not a stray whisker in sight, he looked healthy but we’re not sure about being wealthy and wise . His only comment to reporters was “I’m fine, thank you”.

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By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Carter’s win

■ Kinglake husband and wife team, Carter and Carter, have won the Australian Independent Group/Duo of TheYear Award at the 2018 Mildura Country Music Festival for their single, Better Day. David and Merelyn are now preparing for their songwriting workshop to be held at the Cheeky Fox retreat, Kinglake, commencing Friday, November 2. www.carter-carter.com

Man Out Of Time

■ Australian music legend Broderick Smith has released his first album in 10 years.

Melbourne fans can catch him at the Skylark Room, Upwey, on Friday, November 9, or the Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote, Friday, November 16.

The album Man Out Of Time and its song list plus tracks from his extensive catalogue of Aussie classics are sure to be showcased at his concerts. It comes on the back of his recent first book release of the same title. www.brodericksmith.com

Honky Tonkin ■ The Rooks Return bar in Fitzroy gives music lovers a treat of Western Swing and Country music on Thursday nights.

A number of different acts take to the stage from 8.30pm till late offering a mix of covers and original material at 201 Brunswick St, Fitzroy.

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Banging on about Tyrrells ■ I can just imagine a mythical letter to one of my editors: "Do you mind telling your wine writer to stop banging on about Tyrrells? They're just another winery after all."

And I can equally imagine my defence.

Firstly, they're not just another winery.

They're one of Australia's oldest family-owned wineries and there have only been four people all of them Tyrrells, of course - at the helm since the business was founded by Edward Tyrrell when he took up a selection of land in the Hunter Valley in 1858.

Then came the legendary Edward 'Dan' Tyrrell, who made his first wine at age 18 and conducted his last vintage, aged 88, in 1959, just before he suffered a coronary and died.

He was followed by his nephew Murray Tyrrell, the 'Mouth of the Hunter', and famous for declaring every vintage the best of all time.

When Murray died in 2000 he was succeeded by his son Bruce, who is at the helm now. Three of Bruce's children - Jane, John and Christopher - wait in the wings, though given the family history of longevity they still have a while to wait.

Secondly, I'll do a deal with the mythical letter-writer. I'll stop banging on about Tyrrells when they stop producing some of the country's most outstanding varietal, regional wines.

● Bruce Tyrrell: fourth in a line-up to head the family company.

The latest to reach this desk are started in stainless steel, but was being paired with a fine, grilled, five distinctive Hunter wines, des- finished in French oak, some of it medium-rare steak.

WINE OF THE WEEK ignated as comprising part of the new. It's a lean sort of chardonnay, Tyrrells 2013 HVD Semillon 'Single-Vineyard' range. belonging in the distinctly stonefruit As young wines, they're not part of the flavour spectrum. It has ($35): The Hunter Valley Distillstraight-forward and easy-to-drink. many years of cellaring in front of ery or 'Sign-Post' block first planted They're wines meant for cellaring it. If you must drink it now, do so in 1908 and holding what Murray and to engender conversation and with a full-flavoured chicken or fish Tyrrell thought to be some of the valley's top semillon. debate. dish.

To me it's the fullest-bodied, I certainly had several lengthy Tyrrells 2016 Old Hut Shiraz discussions with myself as a tasted ($40): The vineyard was planted in most rounded of the three semillons the quintet - mainly regarding which 2003 with cuttings from old shiraz in the range - the others are the of three semillons I would include grown in a nearby Tyrrells vineyard Belford and Stevens from the same here for review. dating to 1879. It's a fruit-driven red vintage - and, right now the easiest WINE REVIEWS that, like the best Hunter shiraz, is to drink. Try it with a simple dish of Tyrrells 2016 Belford medium-bodied rather than robust char-grilled white-fleshed fish.

- John Rozentals Chardonnay ($40): Fermentation in a Barossa sense. It will revel in

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History From Page 54 Traveller (to his dragoman). — What on earth have you been saying about London? The Pasha will be taking me for a mere cockney. Have not I told you ALWAYS to say that I am from a branch of the family of Mudcombe Park, and that I am to be a magistrate for the county of Bedfordshire, only I’ve not qualified, and that I should have been a deputylieutenant if it had not been for the extraordinary conduct of Lord Mountpromise, and that I was a candidate for Goldborough at the last election, and that I should have won easy if my committee had not been bought. I wish to Heaven that if you DO say anything about me, you’d tell the simple truth.

Dragoman [is silent].

Pasha. — What says the friendly Lord of London? is there aught that I can grant him within the Pashalik of Karagholookoldour?

Dragoman (growing, sulky and literal). — This friendly Englishman — this branch of Mudcombe — this head-purveyor of Goldborough — this possible policeman of Bedfordshire, is recounting his achievements, and the number of his titles.

Pasha. — The end of his honours is more distant than the ends of the earth, and the catalogue of his glorious deeds is brighter than the firmament of heaven!

Dragoman (to the traveller). — The Pasha congratulates your Excellency.

Traveller. — About Goldborough?

The deuce he does! — but I want to get at his views in relation to the present state of the Ottoman Empire.

Tell him the Houses of Parliament have met, and that there has been a speech from the throne, pledging England to preserve the integrity of the Sultan’s dominions.

Dragoman (to the Pasha). — This branch of Mudcombe, this possible policeman of Bedfordshire, informs your Highness that in England the talking houses have met, and that the integrity of the Sultan’s dominions has been assured for ever and ever by a speech from the velvet chair.

Pasha. — Wonderful chair! Wonderful houses! — whirr! whirr! all by wheels! — whiz! whiz! all by steam!

— wonderful chair! wonderful houses! wonderful people! — whirr! whirr! all by wheels! — whiz! whiz! all by steam!

Traveller (to the dragoman). — What does the Pasha mean by that whizzing? he does not mean to say, does he, that our Government will ever abandon their pledges to the Sultan?

Dragoman. — No, your Excellency; but he says the English talk by wheels, and by steam.

Traveller. — That’s an exaggeration; but say that the English really have carried machinery to great perfection; tell the Pasha (he’ll be struck with that) that whenever we have any disturbances to put down, even at two or three hundred miles from London, we can send troops by the thousand to the scene of action in a few hours.

Dragoman (recovering his temper and freedom of speech). — His Excellency, this Lord of Mudcombe, observes to your Highness, that whenever the Irish, or the French, or the Indians rebel against the English, whole armies of soldiers, and brigades of artillery, are dropped into a mighty chasm called Euston Square, and in the biting of a cartridge they arise up again in Manchester, or Dublin, or Paris, or Delhi, and utterly exterminate the enemies of England from the face of the earth.

Pasha. — I know it — I know all — the particulars have been faithfully related to me, and my mind comprehends locomotives. The armies ofC

Pasha. — Wonderful chair! Wonderful houses! — whirr! whirr! all by wheels! — whiz! whiz! all by steam!

— wonderful chair! wonderful houses! wonderful people! — whirr! whirr! all by wheels! — whiz! whiz! all by steam!

Traveller (to the dragoman). — What does the Pasha mean by that whizzing? he does not mean to say, does he, that our Government will ever abandon their pledges to the Sultan?

Dragoman. — No, your Excellency; but he says the English talk by wheels, and by steam.

Traveller. — That’s an exaggeration; but say that the English really have carried machinery to great perfection; tell the Pasha (he’ll be struck with that) that whenever we have any disturbances to put down, even at two or three hundred miles from London, we can send troops by the thousand to the scene of action in a few hours.

Dragoman (recovering his temper and freedom of speech). — His Excellency, this Lord of Mudcombe, observes to your Highness, that whenever the Irish, or the French, or the Indians rebel against the English, whole armies of soldiers, and brigades of artillery, are dropped into a mighty chasm called Euston Square, and in the biting of a cartridge they arise up again in Manchester, or Dublin, or Paris, or Delhi, and utterly exterminate the enemies of England from the face of the earth.

Pasha. — I know it — I know all — the particulars have been faithfully related to me, and my mind comprehends locomotives. The armies of the English ride upon the vapours of boiling caldrons, and their horses are flaming coals! — whirr! whirr! all by wheels! — whiz! whiz! all by steam!

Traveller (to his dragoman). — I wish to have the opinion of an unprejudiced Ottoman gentleman as to the prospects of our English commerce and manufactures; just ask the Pasha to give me his views on the subject.

Pasha (after having received the communication of the dragoman). — The ships of the English swarm like flies; their printed calicoes cover the whole earth; and by the side of their swords the blades of Damascus are blades of grass. All India is but an item in the ledger-books of the merchants, whose lumber-rooms are filled with ancient thrones! — whirr! whirr! all by wheels! — whiz! whiz! all by steam.

Dragoman. — The Pasha compliments the cutlery of England, and also the East India Company.

Traveller. — The Pasha’s right about the cutlery (I tried my scimitar with the common officers’ swords belonging to our fellows at Malta, and they cut it like the leaf of a novel). Well (to the dragoman), tell the Pasha I am exceedingly gratified to find that he entertains such a high opinion of our manufacturing energy, but I should like him to know, though, that we have got something in England besides that. These foreigners are always fancying that we have nothing but ships, and railways, and East India Companies; do just tell the Pasha that our rural districts deserve his attention, and that even within the last two hundred years there has been an evident improvement in the culture of the turnip, and if he does not take any interest about that, at all events you can explain that we have our virtues in the country — that we are a truth-telling people, and, like the Osmanlees, are faithful in the

performance of our promises. Oh! and, by-the-bye, whilst you are about it, you may as well just say at the end that the British yeoman is still, thank God! the British yeoman.

Pasha (after hearing the dragoman).

— It is true, it is true:— through all Feringhistan the English are foremost and best; for the Russians are drilled swine, and the Germans are sleeping babes, and the Italians are the servants of songs, and the French are the sons of newspapers, and the Greeks they are weavers of lies, but the English and the Osmanlees are brothers together in righteousness; for the Osmanlees believe in one only God, and cleave to the Koran, and destroy idols, so do the English worship one God, and abominate graven images, and tell the truth, and believe in a book, and though they drink the juice of the grape, yet to say that they worship their prophet as God, or to say that they are eaters of pork, these are lies — lies born of Greeks, and nursed by Jews!

Dragoman. — The Pasha compliments the English.

Traveller (rising). — Well, I’ve had enough of this. Tell the Pasha I am greatly obliged to him for his hospitality, and still more for his kindness in furnishing me with horses, and say that now I must be off. are the sons of newspapers, and the Greeks they are weavers of lies, but the English and the Osmanlees are brothers together in righteousness; for the Osmanlees believe in one only God, and cleave to the Koran, and destroy idols, so do the English worship one God, and abominate graven images, and tell the truth, and believe in a book, and though they drink the juice of the grape, yet to say that they worship their prophet as God, or to say that they are eaters of pork, these are lies — lies born of Greeks, and nursed by Jews!

Dragoman. — The Pasha compliments the English.

Traveller (rising). — Well, I’ve had enough of this. Tell the Pasha I am greatly obliged to him for his hospitality, and still more for his kindness in furnishing me with horses, and say that now I must be off.

Pasha (after hearing the dragoman, and standing up on his divan).3 — Proud are the sires, and blessed are the dams of the horses that shall carry his Excellency to the end of his prosperous journey. May the saddle beneath him glide down to the gates of the happy city, like a boat swimming on the third river of Paradise. May he sleep the sleep of a child, when his friends are around him; and the while that his enemies are abroad, may his eyes flame red through the darkness — more red than the eyes of ten tigers! Farewell!

Dragoman. — The Pasha wishes your Excellency a pleasant journey.

So ends the visit.

1 A “compromised” person is one who has been in contact with people or things supposed to be capable of conveying infection. As a general rule the whole Ottoman Empire lies constantly under this terrible ban. The “yellow flag” is the ensign of the quarantine establishment.

2 The narghile is a water-pipe upon the plan of the hookah, but more gracefully fashioned; the smoke is drawn by a very long flexible tube, that winds its snake-like way from the vase to the lips of the beatified smoker.

3 That is, if he stands up at all. Oriental etiquette would not warrant his rising, unless his visitor were supposed to be at least his equal in point of rank and station.

Chapter II Turkish Travelling In two or three hours our party was ready; the servants, the Tatar, the mounted Suridgees, and the baggage-horses, altogether made up a strong cavalcade. The accomplished Mysseri, of whom you have heard me speak so often, and who served me so faithfully throughout my Oriental journeys, acted as our interpreter, and was, in fact, the brain of our corps. The Tatar, you know, is a government courier properly employed in carrying despatches, but also sent with travellers to speed them on their way, and answer with his head for their safety. The man whose head was thus pledged for our precious lives was a glorious-looking fellow, with the regular and handsome cast of countenance which is now characteristic of the Ottoman race. 4 His features displayed a good deal of serene pride, self-respect, fortitude, a kind of ingenuous sensuality, and something of instinctive wisdom, without any sharpness of intellect. He had been a Janissary (as I afterwards found), and kept up the odd strut of his old corps, which used to affright the Christians in former times — that rolling gait so comically pompous, that a close imitation of it, even in the broadest farce, would be looked upon as a very rough over-acting of the character.

It is occasioned in part by dress and accoutrements. The weighty bundle of weapons carried upon the chest throws back the body so as to give it a wonderful portliness, and moreover, the immense masses of clothes that swathe his limbs force the wearer in walking to swing himself heavily round from left to right, and from right to left. In truth, this great edifice of woollen, and cotton, and silk, and silver, and brass, and steel is not at all fitted for moving on foot; it cannot even walk without frightfully discomposing its fair proportions; and as to running — our Tatar ran ONCE (it was in order to pick up a partridge that Methley had winged with a pistol-shot), and really the attempt was one of the funniest misdirections of human energy that wondering man ever saw. But put him in his stirrups, and then is the Tatar himself again: there he lives at his pleasure, reposing in the tranquillity of that true home (the home of his ancestors) which the saddle seems to afford him, and drawing from his pipe the calm pleasures of his “own fireside,” or else dashing sudden over the earth, as though for a moment he felt the mouth of a Turcoman steed, and saw his own Scythian plains lying boundless and open before him.

It was not till his subordinates had nearly completed their preparations for their march that our Tatar, “commanding the forces,” arrived; he came sleek and fresh from the bath (for so is the custom of the Ottomans when they start upon a journey), and was carefully accoutred at every point. From his thigh to his throat he was loaded with arms and other implements of a campaigning life.

There is no scarcity of water along the whole road from Belgrade to Stamboul, but the habits of our Tatar were formed by his ancestors and not by himself, so he took good care to see that his leathern water-flask was amply charged and properly strapped to the saddle, along with his blessed tchibouque. And now at last he has cursed the Suridgees in all proper figures of speech, and is ready for a ride of a thousand miles; but before he comforts his soul in the marble baths of Stamboul he will be another and a lesser man; his sense of responsibility, his too strict abstemiousness, and his restless en-

ergy, disdainful of sleep, will have worn him down to a fraction of the sleek Moostapha that now leads out our party from the gates of Belgrade.

The Suridgees are the men employed to lead the baggage-horses.

They are most of them gipsies. Their lot is a sad one: they are the last of the human race, and all the sins of their superiors (including the horses) can safely be visited on them. But the wretched look often more picturesque than their betters; and though all the world despise these poor Suridgees, their tawny skins and their grisly beards will gain them honourable standing in the foreground of a landscape. We had a couple of these fellows with us, each leading a baggage-horse, to the tail of which last another baggage-horse was attached. There was a world of trouble in persuading the stiff angular portmanteaus of Europe to adapt themselves to their new condition and sit quietly on pack-saddles, but all was right at last, and it gladdened my eyes to see our little troop file off through the winding lanes of the city, and show down brightly in the plain beneath. The one of our party that seemed to be most out of keeping with the rest of the scene was Methley’s Yorkshire servant, who always rode doggedly on in his pantry jacket, looking out for “gentlemen’s seats.”

Methley and I had English saddles, but I think we should have done just as well (I should certainly have seen more of the country) if we had adopted saddles like that of our Tatar, who towered so loftily over the scraggy little beast that carried him.

In taking thought for the East, whilst in England, I had made one capital hit which you must not forget — I had brought with me a pair of common spurs. These were a great comfort to me throughout my horseback travels, by keeping up the cheerfulness of the many unhappy nags that I had to bestride; the angle of the Oriental stirrup is a very poor substitute for spurs.

The Ottoman horseman, raised by his saddle to a great height above the humble level of the back that he bestrides, and using an awfully sharp bit, is able to lift the crest of his nag, and force him into a strangely fast shuffling walk, the orthodox pace for the journey. My comrade and I, using English saddles, could not easily keep our beasts up to this peculiar amble; besides, we thought it a bore to be FOLLOWED by our attendants for a thousand miles, and we generally, therefore, did duty as the rearguard of our “grand army”; we used to walk our horses till the party in front had got into the distance, and then retrieve the lost ground by a gallop.

We had ridden on for some two or three hours; the stir and bustle of our commencing journey had ceased, the liveliness of our little troop had worn off with the declining day, and the night closed in as we entered the great Servian forest. Through this our road was to last for more than a hundred miles. Endless, and endless now on either side, the tall oaks closed in their ranks and stood gloomily lowering over us, as grim as an army of giants with a thousand years’ pay in arrear. One strived with listening ear to catch some tidings of that forest world within — some stirring of beasts, some night-bird’s scream, but all was quite hushed, except the voice of the cicalas that peopled every bough, and filled the depths of the forest through and through, with one same hum everlasting — more stifling than very silence.

To Be Continued

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Timber industry started in bark hut era ■ The saws at Dindi Mill will be switched off at 11am this friday (Oct. 19).

Eighteen workers will have a small barbecue hosted by Dindi Mill owners Robin and Sue McKinnell, and the timber industry will go silent ion the Murrindindi Valley.

Politicians and Council representatives have been eerily silent about the loss of 18 jobs, and the virtual end of an industry that has been an integral part of the wider Murrindindi community since the 1800s.

The Victorian Government, now an owner of the timber mill at Heyfield, have made payments towards the redundancies at the Dindi Mill.

The Local Paper understands that the Government’s offer was for the workers to take the redundancy payments now, or the offer would be taken ‘off the table’.

The Murrindindi Heritage Study, prepared in 2011, said: “Timber extraction, sawmilling and forestry have been, and remain, important industries in the study area.

“Economically, a significant part of the community relied upon this industry during the late 19th and the first half of the 20th century.

“However, the importance of the vast timber resources in the district to earlier settlers and miners must not be forgotten or underestimated.

“Exploitation of the timber resources within the present study area has a longer history than just the sawlog industry and covers a range of timber uses other than saw logging.

“To the squatter-pastoralists who entered the district from the mid1830s and to the selectors who took up blocks in the study area a generation or two later, the forests were a mixed blessing as they were hard work to clear even though they provided useful resources.

“To the gold miners, the timber resources of the study area were a commodity essential to the profitability of their industry.

“More recently, with the growing importance of ecology and tourism, natural and commercial values have been contested within the forests of the study area.

“This has led to increased protection of remaining old-growth trees and industrial exploitation of plantation timber – the study area‘s plantations can be seen from space “Timber resources were exploited by different groups over time “Return on a squatter‘s investment depended directly upon the area available for grazing stock. Thick forest fringing the riparian flats and foothills represented wasted land where stock might become lost.

“Before the Order in Council of 1847 that allowed lengthy leaseholds of Crown Lands and the possibility of pre-emptive right purchase of a homestead section, the squatters had no security of tenure over the land they held on grazing licence.

“Worse still, a squatter, if ejected

by Government from the Public Lands, could make no claim for compensation in respect of improvements made to the land.

“As a consequence, early squatters camped in the roughest of huts.

They made do with often ramshackle, temporary woolsheds and outbuildings.

“Also, squatters maintained only a minimum of fencing; perhaps just enough to keep animals away from a vegetable garden and provide yard-

● Tarcombe. Photo: La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria ing for horses and stock. Otherwise, terial are evident. The image of became impossible when the rough sheep were watched by shepherds Tarcombe shows buildings con- roads were wet.

More importantly, the Wombat and yarded at night within moveable structed from vertical timber slabs Forest (between Geelong and hurdles. and roofed with bark.

“Cattle were allowed to roam but “Many dead trees are evident – Ballarat) remained in production and were mustered regularly by the sta- possibly due to bark-stripping. This mills there were more competitive, tion stockmen. image, in Hobby Title is identified being closer to the principal market, “As a result of this, in the country as a photograph of Tarcombe head the mining centres of Ballarat and Bendigo. of the study area, impermanent ar- station during the 1873 shearing.

“When the timber reserves of the chitecture in the squatting style was “The woolshed is in the backbased on those resources offered by ground, behind what may be much Wombat Forest became exhausted, harvesting of the mountain ash, pepthe forest that required the least pos- earlier huts and outbuildings. sible investment in money and ef“J. Gillison in his history, Colo- permint, blue gum, stringybark and fort. nial doctor and his town, cites a use- messmate to the south and south-east “These were saplings and bark ful eyewitness description of early of Yea began in earnest.

“By then, the railway had reached which were consumed in huge quan- bark, pole, log and earth buildings in Healesville, Yarra Glen and tities. the township of Mansfield.

“Bark was used in sheets for roofs “The techniques used for con- Warburton via the Yarra Valley, also and walls, supported and retained by struction at Mansfield would cer- Whittlesea via the Plenty and a earth-fast posts cut from saplings or tainly also apply to early buildings larger area of the forest became accessible from the southern slopes of young trees. within the present study area.

“Liberally plastered with mud, “It is clear that these crude ver- the Dividing Range.

“Construction of light tramways bark was also used to line fireplaces nacular building methods continued and chimneys with the pole framing to be used in the district for a long solved the problem of transporting sawn product to the railway from on the outside. time.

“Because bark shrank a great “In his reminiscences, local tim- mills located deep in the forest close deal as it dried, it could not be fas- ber milling identity Midgley Ogden , to stands of timber. The tramways, tened by nailing. recalls the use of large quantities of often with wooden rails, were oper“When used for roofing, poles bark in construction of huts to house ated by horse teams, steam-powered were placed over the bark both to workers on the first Eildon Dam winches, gravity and later with small retain it and to keep it flat. project, early in the 20th century. steam locomotives.

“The forest to the south and “Bark was lashed to the roof ridge “Ogden noted the many dead and using strips of rawhide. The method dying trees on the hillsides‘ that re- south-east of Yea and to the north of Toolangi was criss-crossed with timused to collect bark for buildings was sulted from bark gathering. to cut through the bark of a suitable “The 1847 Wastelands Act gave ber tramways and dotted with sawtree using an axe or tomahawk and squatters more security and encour- mills up until 1939 when many were then to loosen it by hammering. aged the building of more permanent relocated because of the devastation of the January 1939 fires.

“The bark could then be peeled structures.

“The railway station at Cheviot, from the tree in a continuous sheet “Murrindindi Station is an exlimited in size only by the height and ample and was built in 1848, just one on the Alexandra side of Yea was diameter of the trunk. year after the passing of the 1847 Act. the main timber siding and the ter“Removal of the bark in this way “The small mill operated by John minus of the two major tramway obviously killed the tree.

Tremayne at Yea during the late routes to the south of Yea that fol“It is possible to gain an impres- 1870s, which produced sawn timber lowed Limestone Creek and the sion of the havoc wrought by bark for local consumption only, was typi- Murrindindi River.

“Some timber workers had their collecting from a letter written by cal of the early form of this industry.

Foster Fyans, in his role of Crown “At that time, the market for mill families living close to centres such Land Commissioner, to Governor product was limited by poor roads, as Yea, Cheviot, Healesville and Gipps in 1844: high transport costs and the season- Toolangi.

“However, during the working “I beg leave again to state that ality imposed by dry weather operaweek, the forestry workers lived in the destruction of trees by barking to tion. cover huts and sheds is so great that “The commercial potential of the rough camps near the mills and the in a short time little of the valuable Murrindindi forest had long been logging coupes.

“Others took their families with timber will be left. In most parts of appreciated, however. the District it is scarce, and in many “Occupying a vast area, it made them into the bush, but all relied on parts where there were fine forests up a large part of what had been the tramways for transport, supplies there are few good trees left. called the Victoria Forest, an unin- and communication with the wider “One wool shed lately erected, terrupted growth of tall and valuable world.

“The timber tramways were vino less than 500 trees have been trees stretching from Wandong to tal networks of transport in the barked and destroyed. In two years Baw Baw. this must be done over again.”

“While the railway arrived at Yea Kinglake area as the line terminated “Of course, Fyans was writing in 1883, bringing the possibilities of at Whittlesea, allowing two-way about the Western District of distant markets to the district, the in- transport of people and goods from Victoria which did not have the for- dustry took some time to become es- Kinglake to the Whittlesea area.

“The potato crop was also transest resources of the study area. tablished.

“Nonetheless, both the scale of “First, the difficulty remained of ported on the timber tramways destruction that alarmed Fyans and carting sawn timber from the mills around Kinglake..

“Peter Davies’ doctoral research the short lifespan of the building ma- to the railway, an undertaking that

presents a comprehensive picture of what life was like for workers and their families in the isolation of the great forests.

“The growth in importance of the forest industry led to a greater emphasis on management of the resource, culminating in the founding of the State Forests Department under the 1907 Forests Act, followed by the Forests Commission in 1918.

“At this time, seven mills were working in the Toolangi region, sending product out via the railway at Yarra Glen.

“Although labour shortages during World War I temporarily slowed the pace of forest exploitation, the industry peaked again during the 1920s when more then 2.5 million super feet of sawn timber was sent down the tramways to Cheviot; seven mills were operating within the former Shire of Yea and sawmills boomed in Marysville.

“Labour requirements of the industry resulted in wage payments in the tens of thousands of pounds, which contributed significantly to the economy of the region.

“Not all areas were well served with transport. Despite much lobbying for a railway to link Healesville to Narbethong, to improve access to the ash forests between Healesville and Mount Dom Dom, the line did not eventuate.

“Due to the onset of the Great Depression, most building activity ceased after December 1930. Consequently, there were no new orders for timber and the industry stagnated until around 1935.

“By this time, good all-weather roads and motor trucks had extended their reach into the forests, which allowed output to rise to meet renewed demand.

“The bushfires of January 1939 had a catastrophic effect upon the timber industry generally and caused tragic loss of life among the forestry workers and their families.

“Many of the mills, together with their houses and plant, were destroyed and much valuable timber was burned.

“Following a Royal Commission inquiry into the fires, the State Forests Department and Forests Commission staff were amalgamated under a new Forests Act 1939, with greater responsibilities for fire protection.

“Under the Act, new policy dictated that mills would not be rebuilt in the forest. Instead, the processing would be done near the towns and sawlogs would be transported from the forests to the mills near town.

“This new approach radically changed the way that many mill workers lived and, at the same time, changed the landscape within many of the townships in the study area.

“Sawmilling became a more stable and technologically innovative industry as the mills no longer needed to be located close to the changing sources of the sawlogs.

“A major effort was made to salvage as much timber as possible from the mountain ash trees killed by the 1939 fires. Consequently, the study area‘s timber industry boomed during World War II when growing demand for pulp logs was required to feed the paper industry.

Under the management of the Commission‘s Niagaroon District headquarters at Taggerty, which also controlled forestry at Marysville, Eildon and Alexandra, some of the world‘s tallest and best quality mountain ash was harvested at that time.

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Moves for rail to Toolangi, Glenburn ■ Proposals for a railway to Toolangi and Glenburn, witha branch line to Kinglake, were canvassed in the late 1800s.

The Age, in December 1898, reported: “A deputation representing the Yea and Eltham shires, introduced by Mr. E. H. Cameron, M.L.A., waited upon the Minister of Railways on Wednesday, and mooted an extension of railway between Yarra Glen and Toolangi, a distance of a littleover 11 miles, “Mr. Balfour, M.L.C., and Mr. Mc'Kenzie, M.L.A., accompanied the deputation, and supported the request that an officer should he sent to inspect the country with the view of reporting to the Railway Standing Committee.

“The construction of the line was advocated on the grounds ttht a very extensive forest of the finest hardwood timber would be tapped; that the districts of Kinglake and Glenburn would be served, and many thousands of acres of good agricultural land opened up; and that a narrow gauge line, which could be built for less than £2,000 a mile, would be a reimunerative undertaking.

“Messrs J. Quinlan (president of Yea shire), P. de Castella, H. Rintel, and G. Knott spoke on behalf of the deputation.

“The Minister, in reply, said he had visited the district, and had been very favourably impressed with its timber resources. Ths land also was well adapted for agriculture, but from what he could ascertain at the time of his visit, the population was by no means such as was likely to make the proposed railway remunerative.

“He could promise, however, that during the Parliamentary recess he would send up an officer, and if his report was of an encouraging nature he (the Minister) would have much pleasure in sending it on to the Railways Standing Connmittee for consideration.

“The matter of gradients might be a difficulty, the rise in some parts being very steep, and if a line were eventually constructed, it would almost certainly have to be on the narrow gauge system.”

The Healesville Guardian and Yarra Glen Guardian, on September 29, 1899, reported: “An estimate for the construction of the railway from Yarra Glen to Toolangi has at last been prepared by the Department, but as the Minister considers it too high, the matter has been referred back to the officers for a reduced estimate, on the completion of which the line will be introduced to the House.

“No doubt the Kinglake residents will now bestir themselves in the right direction, as their only chance of obtaining railway communication is via Toolangi.

“A deputation of interested sawmillers will shortly wait on the Minister to further urge the speedy construction of the line.”

A month later, on October 20, the Guardian reported: “A meeting of the Yea River Railway League took place .at Toolangi House last Saturday, and in spite of the bad weather prevailing was well attended.

“A long discussion. on the want of funds necessary for future agitation took place, and it was decided to make a levy of 10s. per member.

“The prospect of a branch line to Kinglake was also discussed, and

● A narrow gauge railway, similar to Puffing Billy, was proposed to run to Toolangi.

Photo: Aussie Destination Tours an unanimous decision was arrived Saturday afternoon next, when some Healesville, and that the Minister at on the subject. Other routine busi- important business is to be dis- would favor it. ness was transacted, and the meet- cussed.”

“Now that the railway league have ing closed.”

On May 4, 1900, the Guardian thought it advisable to have The November 14 Guardian said: noted:"A meeting of the Yea River Healesville included in the probable “A meeting of the Yea River Rail- Railway League was held here on places from which the line should way League was held' here on Satur- Saturday last, a fair num ber of mem- start, our public men should wake day last, at which there was a large bers being present. themselves up to the necessities of attendance, and Mr. D. Underwood “It was decided to invite the Min- the occasion, and assist the league in occupied the chair. isters of Railways and Lands, with question, in placing before the Min“After a long discussion, in which certain nembers of Parliament, to ister the advantages to be gained by many took part, the threatened rup- pay a visit to the forest, the date for taking the line from this town. ture was healed and peace once which to be left in the hands of Mr. “Amongst the expenditure schedmore reigned in all its glory.

McKenzie, M.L.A. uled for railways we notice. that.

“The treasurer having tendered “The subject of the starting point £2000 is set down for station imhis resignation, Mr. A. Rose was for the proposed line was discussed, provements. at Healesville. elected to the vacancy, and it was but no thing definite was done, it “This looks as if the, new station decided to make a call of 10s. per being the general feeling that noth- building will be constructed in the member. ing should yet be decided on in the near future.”

“Assistance from Kinglake is matter.

The December 14, 1900 issue of shortly expected, as their only hope “Several accounts were passed The Guardian reported: of obtaining railway communication for payment, and after other business “A deputation from the Yea River is via Toolangi. of a routine character had been put Railway League will wait on the “Up to the present they have in- through, a vote of thanks to the chair- (Minster) for the purpose of urging deed been harking up the wrong tree, man, Mr. J. Downie, closed the meet- upon him the advisability of construct but now that they have had their eyes ing.” ing a line of railway to Toolangi from opened I suppose they will acknowOn October 2, the Guardian said: some existing line. ledge their mistake of long ago.

“At a meeting of the Yea River Rail“The league in question have “A large amount of correspon- way League, held here on Saturday been working indefatigably for some dence was read, and a vote of thanks last, it was decided to ask the Minis- years to secure rail way communite rminated the meeting.” ter, through Mr. McKenzie, M.P., to cation to the district named, but have One year later, in the Spring of include Healesville in the places to not met with the success their labours 1900, the Guardian was publishing be suggested to the Standing Com- deserve. a similar report: mittee front which this line should “In view of the approaching depu“Railway matters is about the only commence. tation to the Minister, delegates from subject spoken of now, and since the “With that place to start from it is the league propose visiting Healesprospect of this line being con- considered that the department would ville, on a date yet to be fixed, for the structed has somewhat brightened, strongly support the construction of purpose of putting. the claims of this even the croakers are beginning to a broad gauge line.” line before t he residents, with the admit that there is a chance of railIn the same week, the Guardian object of eliciting support in favor of way communication soon being es- wrote: “A question that should 'en- its construction. tablished between this place and an gage the attention of the public men “It is proposed to make an attempt existing line. of Healesville and district is the one to have the line constructed from “For where the starting point shall of railway communication to the Healesville, if a suitable grade can be is the question that the Minister Toolangi district. be procured, which has been stated will ask the House to refer to the “The people in that locality have is probable, and the residents of this Standing Committee, and I have no for a number of years past been agi- town should do all in their power todoubt but what that will be a vexed tating for. railway commnunication. help the settlers in the Toolangi disquestion to settle. with, existing lines. trict to secure the much-needed boon “Were the Healesville people to “Some time since we advocated of railway communicatidn. interest themselves (if they are ca- the line starting from Healesville but “It has been stated that the conpable of such an effort), I believe the local business people would not struction of the line from Healesville they. could make their township the move in the matter in fact those agi- would take a lot of tourists and othstarting point, for it is said that a good tating for the line were against ers that now take a sojourn.here up gradient can be got all the way, and Healesville beiig the starting point, the new line to Toolangi, and thus the department would back them up. and the matter was allowed to drop result in a loss to Healesville.

“But apart from the claims of this out of sight for a while.

“We think not, but on the other line, a great effort will be made to “Now, however, the Yea River hand consider the line would be a bring it from the other side so as to Railway League (which has been great benefit to our township, as by serve Kinglake, where an agitation working hard to secure the line) has the opening up of that country it would has been going on for some time; decided. to ask the Minister, though be the means of adding to the busiand as many here are indifferent as their representa tive, Mr. Mc Kenzie, ness of. Healesville, which at the to where it comes from, M.L.A., to include HealesviIle in the present has only a very limited “I would advise your people to places to be suggested to the Rail- amount of trade. bestir themselves if they think the way Standing Committee from “The Toolangi trade, very little terminus is worth having. which this line should start. of which at present finds its way to “A meeting of the railway league “It is considered that a good gra- Healesville, would all be brought here is to be held at Toolangi House on dient can be got for the line from by the construction of the line, and

would more than ,compenate for any loss that may be sustained by visitors going up the new line who, would otherwise take, their holiday in Healesville.

“We. hope that when the delegates visit Healesville they will meet with the success they so earnestly desire.”

On January 2, 1901, the Guardian newspaper recorded: “A large deputation form the Yea River Railway League, accompanied by Mr. Knox M.L.C., and Messrs. McKenzie, Maloney, Prendergast and Findley, Ms.L.A., waited on the Minister of Railways on Thursday last to bring the matter of the projected line to Toolangi under his notice.

“Mr. McKenzie introduced the deputation, in his usual able manner and was folowed by Mr. Rintel, the secretary of the league, who gave the Minister a large amount of information on the subject and reminded him of the promises made by the two former Ministers of Railways. Messrs. Rowe, Underwood and others. followed, and then Messrs. Maloney and Findley informed the Minister of what they had seen in the district,. and announced; their intention of strongly supporting the line “When before the House, the Minister, in reply, thanked the depu tation for the information given to him, and, while not giving any definite promise, assured those prebent that were the facts as stated correct he would certainly bring the matter. before the House at its next session. and ask that body to refer the line to the Standing Committee, and in the meantime he would pay a visit to the district and make himself acquainted with all the facts.

“Thanks were accorded to the Minister and the deputation withdrew.”

Little was then heard of the Toolangi railway.

In 1903, there was a railway strike, and the Guardian told of alternative arrangements being made, particularly in regard to mail deliveries: “A three days a week coach has been arranged for the Healesville district, coaches to run on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from the G.P.O. at 6 a.m., serving the following places: Blackburn, Tarrawarra, Warburton,Tunstall,Healesville, Matlock, Mitcham,Marysville, Launching Place, Ringwood, Narbethong, Beenak, Croydon.

Alexandra, Seville, Mooroolbark, Jamieson, Woori Yallock, Lillydale, Mansfield, Wandin South, Coldstream, Gaffney's Ck, Yarra Junction, Yering, Kevington, Taggerty, Yarra Glen, Ten Mile, Acheron, Kinglake, Brixton, Fern Tree Gully, Steel's Ck,Wood's Point.

“The return journeys to Melbourne will be made on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

“When the first coach from Marysville arrived in Bourke Street with a load of passengers and mails it was received with loud cheers by a crowd of spectators.”

On May 14, 1908, an advertisement appeared in The Yea Chronicle inviting the original members of the Yea River Railway League to meet at the Yea Shire Hall with the purpose of amalgamating the Yea and Toolangi Leagues.

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Horse died at 1882 Yea first official race meeting ■ The Yea Racing Club dates back to 1882, according to reports in the Seymour Express newspaper.

“From report elsewhere, it will be perceived that a proper racing club has been formed at Yea,” said the January 13 issue.

“We trust that other towns in the district may go and do likewise, for without the assistance of a well conducted club it is morally impossible to get up good races in any locality.

“If such clubs were properly organised throughout the colony, there would be no earthly necessity to have to visit Flemington in order to see a good race.

“While on the subject we would again direct intending subscribers to the necessity of handing their money to the treasurer of the Seymour Racing Club.

“No matter what opinions they may hold to the contrary, it is impossible to get up races without the necessary funds.”

The meeting of the Yea Racing Club was held at the Yea Shire Hall at 8pm on Saturday, January 7, Mr Cairns presiding.

“The chairman briefly explained the nature of the proceedings, after which Mr E. Smith moved that a racing club be formed and that annual subscription be one pound. Seconded by Mr Qninlan, and carried.

“Mr Condon moved that following gentlemen be appointed members of the club, with power to add to their number:- Messrs Quinlan, Sanders, Cairns, Merry, McLeish, Purcell, Tristan, Kelly, Cahill, E. Smith, J. Doherty, Fox, Condon and C. Underwood. Seconded by Mr Smith, and carried.

“Mr Condon moved that committee be formed as follows : — Messrs : Merry, Cahill, Quinlau, Cairns, Purcell, Tristan, Sanders, Kelly, Condon, McLeish, Smith and Fox. Seconded by Mr Quinlan and carried.

“MrTristan moved that Mr Kelly be appointed hon. secretary, Seconded by Mr Quinlan and carried.

“Mr Smith moved that Mr Fox be appointed treasurer. Seconded by Mr Sanders and carried.

“Mr Condon moved that cheques passed by committee be countersigned by three members and secretary. Seconded by Mr Quinlan, and carried.

“Mr Cairns moved that Mr Quinlan be appointed President.

Seconded by Mr Purcell and carried.

“Mr Condon moved that races be held on March 24. Seconded by Mr Smith, and carried.

“After the transaction of some more business of a routine character, the committee adjourned until 4th prox.”

The March 24 Express published the fields for that day’s races: Yea Handicap. st. Ib. Springfield ................................. 9 4 Mountain Rose ........................... 9 0 Paul Pry .................................... 8 10 Zephyr ........................................ 8 3 Jeanette ........................................7 6 Kunumbra ................................ 7 2 Nell Gwynne .............................. 7 0 Elisly ......................................... 6 10 Handicap Hurdle Race st. lb.

White -Hart ................................11 9 Rainford .....................................11 0 Paddy Crutch ........................... 10 11 Jeanette .................................... 10 2

● In 2018, the first Yea Race Club meeting for the season will be on November 17.

The annual lethargy was reported Kunumbra ..................................10 2 Kunumbra struck one of the hurdles Eric .......................................... 9 12 and came down which completely in the February 1, 1884, edition of the Seymour Express: Evening Star................................ 9 7 put him out of the race.

“Whiteheart then made the run“Our local sportsmen, seem to be Irishman...................................... 9 5 Birdswing ................................... 8 10 ning, and after a good run home with in a state of coma.. It is. now Febru“The horses are very fairly handi- Paddy Crutch won by about a length. ary, and still there ia not a word about capped, so that for the first event Kunumbra died from the effects of getting up. the annual race, meeting. there will doubtedlessly be a close tlie injuries received whilst jumping “The business people take so little run between the three tirst named. one of the hurdles in this event, which interest in the matter that outsiders The Hurdle; race ought to fall to ei- is a heavy loss to Mr McLeish, its who have always gone heart and owner. ther White Hart or Rainford. hsnd into the thing, state that they “Stockman had a walk over for will no longer support the Yea races.”

“Had fences been substituted for hurdles, the old veteran Paddy the £10 Selling Race and was afterBut the April 25 issue declared: Crutch would probably be in it: but wards sold for £15 10s.

“The annual meeting of the Yea Rac“Jeanette won the Consolation ing Club takes place on next Thursunder present circumstances his Stakes after an easy race with day.” charm is but a poor one.”

The March 31 Express had the Springfield “There was a good muster “The following are the results : present; and the turf being in excelresults of the first official meeting: “The above races were held on — lent order a. fair day’s. sport was MAIDEN PLATE Friday last, and notwithstanding the enjoyed. excessive heat, were largely at- Minnie ............................................ 1 Following are the results:Ramford .......................................... 2 tended.

Two-Year Old Stakes, “The course, which has under- Alice .............................................. 3 of 7 sovs., 1 mile HANDICAP gone considerable improvements, Ada ................................................ 1 since last year's meeting — a sad- Zephyr ............................................ 1 Falcon ............................................ 2 dling paddock, and fence on both Jeanette .......................................... 2 Alma ............................................. 3 sides of the 'straight' having been Springfield ..................................... 3 Four started; Ada being the only £5 SELLING RACE constructed — was in very good orone placed by the judge.

Jackey ............................................ 1 der.

Yea Shire Handicap, HURDLERACE :The first race, the Maiden Plate of 20 sovs., 1½ miles brought out 4 starters, Ramford, a White Heart ................................... 1 Croft’s Gladiator 1 metropolitan horse, being most fan- Paddy Crutch ................................. 2 Coonan’s Minnie............................ ............................2 Evening Star .................................. 3 cied.

Hughes's Barrister ......................... 3 £10 SELLING RACE “A very good start was effected, Selling Race, A walk-over for Stockman. the lot getting away well together, of 15 sovs., 1 mile CONSOLATION STAKES but after the first three quarters of a mile, Minnie, went to the front, and Jeanette ........................................... 1 Condon's Banathaea ...................... 1 Springfield ..................................... 2 Coonan's Minnie ............................ 2 won comfortably.

Caims's Tommy ............................ 3 ★ “Five horses faced the starter for Seven started.

By March 1883, things were not the Tea Handicap, Quinlan's Handicap Hurdles, Springfield coming to the post first looking good for the Yea Racing of 12sovs., 2 miles favorite, owing to his having won the Club, according to the Seymour ExPeter ............................................... 1 Alexandra Handicap the Friday pre- press correspondent in Yea. “The Yea Racing Club appear to Gladiator ........................................ 2 vious, with three pounds extra weight.

“However, on a start being made be defunct I fear that we will pro- Tramby .......................................... 3 Clown also started, but fell first Zephyr, a rather nice looking grey crastinate as usual, and have the round mare, jumped to the front, Spring- races run knee deep in mud.

Railway Stakes, “The sooner something definite is field, and Jeanette close up. of 10 sovs., 1 mile “After travelling the first mile done the better, if we are going to Fox’s New Warrior ....................... 1 Jeanette replaced Zephyr, but the have any races at all.”

However, an April 19 meeting Ryan's Madge ................................ 2 grey mare again shot out and gained first place, which she maintained to was soon arranged. The weights for Hughes's Barrister ......................... 3 Everything passed off in a. most the finish, beating Jeanette by a the first principal events were puborderly manner, notwithstanding a length, Springfield being a bad third. lished in the April 13, 1883, issue: Yea Shire Handicap. goodly number of Melbourne“Mr J. Quinlan's Jakey won the st. lb. sharper; Thimble riggers, magamen, £5 selling race.

“For the Hurdle Race seven Incognito .................................... 9 4 doodle-em-bucks were all well rephorses came to the post; Paddy Springfield (late Stranger resented , but Fitzgerald kept a late Springfield) ..................... 9 6 watchful eye, and they didn’t ply too Crutch and Whiteheart being the Gladiator (late Norman) ............ 8 10 big a trade. favorites.

“After all getting away well at the Mary Martin ... ..................... ... 7 10 ★ start, Irishman unfortunately came Banathea .....................................7 5 Express correspondent ‘Malua’ to grief at the first hurdle throwing Tommy ........................................ 7 6 offered his tips for the 1885 annual Handicap Hurdle Race his rider Snodgrass, who luckily esmeetin g in the April 17 edition: st. lb. caped without injury.

“The Yea annual meeting takes “Paddy Crutch led them over the Springfield (late Stranger place this evening, and, should it late Springfield) .................. 11 4 prove fine, there will be a large gathnext hurdle, with Kunumbra and Gladiator (late Norman) ......... 10 12 ering to witness the various events.

Evening Star close up.

“When making the second mile, New Chum .............................. 10 10 “The readers of the Express will,

as a matter of course, expect my usual tip. My opinion is (here is onlv one horse in the Handicap, and that one is Misfortune (late Trump).

“How this horse came so be ' thrown ' in at 7st 4bs is a mystery.

“New Warrior I consider the worst used animal in it.

“Bertie has nothing to complain of. Gladiator will run close up, and so will Stormbird.

“With a start I shall plump for Misfortune, and in his absence will place them : Reprieve 1, Bertie 2, NewWarrior 3.

“For the Hurdles there are eight nominations, and on paper I like Sweetmeat, Gladiator, Peter. and Defiance best.

“Stormbird has a habit of running off, but for this I should plump for him, as he is a glutton over two miles and jumps like a deer.

“Misfortune I do not care for over the Yea course. Lone Hand is a straight goer, hut not fast. Camden and Sweetmeat are in the same stable; think the latter the best horse.

“Peter will run very close up, as he won this race last year with exactly the same weight up.

“Defiance at 9st 2lbs is thrown in.

My verdict shall be: — Defiance 1, Sweetmeat 2, Peter or Gladiator 3.” “ The Yea Annual Races came off on Friday last The day was extrenely fine , the attendance large, and the racing first-class,” noted the April 24 edition in 1885.

“The following are the results: — district maiden plate — Of £8.

E. Smith's Maude .......................... 1 T, Condon's Nardoo ...................... 2 L. L Smith's Sawdust ................... 3 “Mr Cookson's Sophia also ran.

On the word being given, Sophia rushed to the front, where Maud and Nardoo joined her. Going round the far turn the latter horse almost came down, and spoilt whatever chance he may have had. Sophia led the remainder of the distance, and won easily. Sawdust ran last all the way.

A protest was entered against the winner as not being a district horse, which being allowed, Sophia was disqualified, and the horse placed as above.

Yea Shiee Handicap. — Of £20.

X. Darcy's Gladiator, 8st 2bs........ 1 T. Tomkin's Misfortune, 7st 41b ... 2 H Wood's Bertie, 8st 51b ................3 “New Warrior, 8st, and Reprieve, 6st 21bs, also started, Misfortune being the favourite. After one breakaway, the horses were despatched to a wretched start, Gladiator getting away lengths in front of everything, and New Warrior last to move. Gladiator maintained his advantage for the first mile.

“After passing the stand New Warriorand Misfortune closed with the leader, Bertie and Reprieve also moving forward.

“Coming down the hill Gladiator and Misfortune came away from their field and ran locked together to the turn, where the boy on Misfortune 'got all abroad,' and Mr Tomkins' horse suffered defeat by half- a-Iength, Bertie coming next.

“Had a horseman been on Misfortune, he would most undoubtedly have won.”

St Andrew, New Warrior and Gold Top were the first three in the Railway Stakes, of £10.

There was a good finish' between Warrior and Gold, “the spectators cheering lustily as the horse eturned to the weighing enclosure,.”

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SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS A-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Eastern Hill 64 def Yea Tigers 41. Kilmore 6/ 187(cc) W Dundon 4/45 L Irving 2/31 def by Tallarook 3/188(cc) J Smith-Williams 81* L Irving 34* L Watts 27 M Itter 25. Avenel 9/170(cc) K Duncan 105 T Shell 4/26 JP Bradshaw 2/19 def Broadford 9/166 BG Hobba 39 T Shell 34 C Berry 33* S Donovan 2/22.

■ Fixture. Round 3. Saturday, October 20.

Avenel v Eastern Hill. Yea Tigers v Tallarook.

Broadford v Kilmore.

B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Broadford 6/130 JC Martin 36* B Tempest 3/22 def Avenel 118 A Dowling 41 AB Brennan 3/23.

Tallarook 5/186(cc) L Marshall 68* L Mitchell 57 B Buttler 3/21 def Kilmore 173 C Partridge 58 M Davern 50 S Watts 3/38 S Herring 2/21 A Howard 2/22 J Bruce 2/23. Yea Tigers 9/33 def

by Pyalong 5/217(cc). Alexandra 5/182 B Cooper 55* S Parker 52* S Whitehead 44 J Frankel 2/42 L Drummond 2/45 def Seymour 105 J Purcell 3/10 M Miller 3/23. Royals 2/76 S Lewin 31 def Eastern Hill 74 T Orgill 5/16.

■ Fixture. Round 3. Saturday, October 20.

Eastern Hill v Avenel. Kilmore v Broadford.

Tallarook v Yea Tigers. Seymour v Royals.

Pyalong v Alexandra.

C-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Eastern Hill 9/58(cc) def by Kilmore 2/68(cc) R Cook 36*. Puckapunyal Nomads 85 S Hansen 4/16 d chegwidden 3/25 P Brooks 2/27 def by Puckapunyal Wanderers 8/92 J Marshall 3/15 T Wildin 2/18. Broadford Black 9/188(cc) C Stute 41 J Hall 34* def Alexandra 139 LS Withers 3/ 20 C Ball 2/17 J Hall 2/29 R Guinelly 2/30.

Pyalong 5/241(cc) R Nolan 3/20 def Broadford Red 5/188(cc) MG Moran 86 AK Neilson 60*.

Seymour 1/32 def Royals 28 MC Woldhuis 4/15 C Kemp 3/1 S Bruce 3/12.

■ Fixture. Round 3. Saturday, October 20.

Alexandra v Pyalong. Broadford Red v Royals.

Puckapunyal Wanderers v Broadford Black.

Kilmore v Puckapunyal Nomads. Seymour v Eastern Hill.

UNDER 16

■ Results. Round 1. Sunday, October 14.

Kilmore 7/229(cc) CA Dennehy 50* B Gandolfo 33 J Squire 30 L Zipsin 2/16 F Ryan 2/26 D Ciantar 2/31 def Yea Tigers 76 H Jannke 26 S Partridge 3/13 P McDonald 2/1. Broadford: Bye. Alexandra v Eastern Hill: scores not to hand.

■ Fixture. Round 2. Sunday, October 21.

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

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 def North Eltham Wanderers 189 R O'Donnell 31 N McGovern 30 G Rigg 4/25 D Falcke 2/57 Macleod Park. Plenty 88 K Peters 30 NJ Austin 4/13 CM Salm 3/15 B Lewis 2/24 def by Riverside 185 S Money 39 E Smale 32 S Gibbs 26 K Peters 5/49 D Cocking 3/44. Montmorency 118 TM Barnett 39* N Sharma 5/30 SS Taggar 2/6 def by Bundoora 8/139 MB Kodamullage 56 N Weerakkody 4/44 R Siede 2/8 TK Groom 2/47.

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 def Epping 249 A Bennett 86 T Emmins 35 T Hughes 35 J Curtis 5/55 D Fernando 3/62. Rosanna 110 L Campitelli 4/17 DA Campbell 3/25 def by Diamond Creek 9/323(cc) DA Campbell 119 TN McLean 116 C Dean 33 S Dunbar 4/55 S Shelton 3/69.

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS MONEY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 1. Saturdays, October 6 and 13. Bundoora United 5/138 T Sanjeewa 36* M Ross 27 K Pisano 26 H Castle 2/34 T Stoneham 2/52 def 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 (inc hat-trick) BP Campbell 2/29 def by Old Paradians 8/150(cc) UW Hewa Wellalage 62* JD Berthet 39 A Ward 2/7 MK McAuley 2/44. Lalor Stars 4/209 W Dow 74* J Steele 55* S Kemp 47 M Hogg 3/71 def Eltham 8/206(cc) M Chrimes 74 MA Hayse 2/23 J Steele 2/26 R Mittica 2/42 JW Scott 2/43.

Greensborough 206 T Wellington 66 PT Gaynor 43 MJ Hannan 2/30 SG Clapton 2/39 JA Hannan 2/42 def by 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 def Lower Plenty 139 B Wright 69* C Kostakis 3/28 H Frazer 3/28 A Fotinopoulos 2/35 J Ridewood 2/43.

MASH SHIELD

■ Results. Round 1. Saturdays, October 6 and 13. Thomastown United 9/170(cc) N Brown 46 J Groom 36 S Wijegunarathne 29 R Bonnici 3/28 M Jones 2/45 J Bellam 2/45 tied S o u t h Morang 170 DG Watson 40 SJ Bathman 30 S Karunakaran 3/23 J D'Avoine 2/46. Whittlesea 192 C Baker 80 RS Mendis 28 H Hicks 27 def Thomastown 139 RJ Pratt 3/13 H Hicks 3/16 NA Heaney 2/26. Laurimar 7/128(cc) AJ Nicholls 34* R Ford 2/17 J Mill 2/20 def by Panton Hill 4/129 G Motschall 42 A McCrabb 30. Research Eltham Collegians 151 SJ Malone 37 P Zumbo 29* B Davies 27 tied Hurstbridge 8/151(cc) M Berry 65 SJ Malone 2/12 SR Velagala 2/24.

B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Rosanna 103 R O'Sullivan 26 S McKay 3/10 S Thompson 3/20 ZJ Davies 2/12 def by Mernda 4/106 G Sivapalan 47. Riverside 4/233(cc) BT Money 81 BC Money 78 M Doyle 31* X Youngman 25 M Elzink 2/42 def Diamond Creek 8/147(cc) M Elzink 31 DR Taylor 26 M Doyle 2/3 J Ramsay 2/30 D Rowley 2/34. Montmorency 9/215(cc) D Leahy 56 D Compton 32 A Crick 31 K White 3/51 T Picton 2/25 def by Macleod 5/ 218(cc) D Ahmed 83 S Lumsden 51* J Scarmozzino 46. Epping 70 def by Bundoora 3/ 71

C-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Bundoora United 108 B Grindal 5/4 P Hannah 2/33 def by Heidelberg 5/167(cc) B Grindal 43 L Biggs 43 J Gedye 33 G Watson 25* G Logeswaran 2/17 S Solar 2/29. North Eltham Wanderers 5/185(cc) LJ Gibb 67 N Anderson 46* T Beers 27 A Perera 2/33 def by M i l l Park 1/186 G Stewart 83* J Jhala 76. Old Paradians 5/188(cc) UJ Ranasinghe 52 CP Muir 45* N Silva 34 J Bubis 31 def Eltham 7/174 R White 43* L Wilson 35 B O'Loughlin 27 S McEntee 27 MP Cocks 3/45. Lalor Stars 6/153 C MacDonald 32 A Jordanidis 27 R Scott 25* W Carpenter 2/28 6/153 C MacDonald 32 A Jordanidis 27 R Scott 25* W Carpenter 2/28 def Plenty 8/148(cc) GI Regan 52 P Alexopoulos 27 A Jordanidis 3/34 R Scott 2/40 8/148(cc) GI Regan 52 P Alexopoulos 27 A Jordanidis 3/34 R Scott 2/40.

D-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Hurstbridge 70 S Lamb 4/11 H Klaster 3/11 def

by Research Eltham Collegians 3/106 S Lamb 41* DJ Hardy 28 E Dixon 2/22. Greensborough 8/134 D Cunningham 100* B Sims 3/11 W Addison 2/9 AC Horner 2/24 def Lower Plenty 8/119(cc) T Smith 39 SN Ali 36 D Cunningham 3/21 TR McNamara 3/21 T Brook 2/14. Banyule 4/228(cc) JK Aleksandrov 101 JW Arandt 83 HW De Vos 2/28 def North Eltham Wanderers

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION RESULTS

6/97(cc) LA Willoughby 2/15. Lower Eltham 4/158 W Ali 2/25 def Riverside 6/156(cc) R Gleeson 64 H Ellks 34 N Ellks 26.

Neilson 33* A Middleton 2/73 def Greensborough 6/181(cc) C Scully 44* C Voce 42 CJ Merrett 3/27 C Boland 2/21

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Mernda 6/161(cc) G Greenough 58 DB McAuley 42 A Craze 2/27 def Montmorency 6/158(cc) J Bunn 42 C Snelson 39 R Marnell 2/ 22 A Mitris 2/58. Panton Hill 8/142(cc) S Tung 39* A Barber 3/27 H Foster 2/15 JD Hodgskiss 2/19 def by Laurimar 5/230(cc) AC Dickson 92* J McAleer 35 S Millar 34 M Tung 2/23.

Thomastown 9/117(cc) H Awais 46 PJ Barnes 3/18 JC Mahar 3/25 def by Banyule 3/118 RA Malcolm 27 DA Kennedy 25. Riverside 8/ 186(cc) TG Money 54 J Dhillon 37 H Oruc 2/34 SJ Moore 2/35 def by Thomastown United 6/ 188 G Patterson 78 D Mitchell 35* R Russell 2/ 8.

■ Results. Friday, October 12. Lower Plenty: Bye. Eltham/Dennis 4/133(cc) L Kirkright 46 I Shaikh 35 def Mernda 8/121 CG Turner 3/16 W Duncan 2/24. Epping 6/93(cc) TA Mane 35 F Kafi 28* J Singh 3/11 def by Mill Park 6/98 A Guerra 32 S Kumar 3/10. Lower Eltham 2/ 119(cc) B Crick 30* J Hansen 27 O Hargreaves 25* def Montmorency 6/58 J Clark 3/4 E Pendlebury 2/14.

E-GRADE

F1-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Macleod 8/141(cc) J Marris 35* S Weber-Byrne 27 DJ Bubis 3/27 def by Old Paradians 7/ 142(dec) NM McGinty 38* T Ciarlo 4/44 J Marris 2/27. Diamond Creek 3/176(cc) LK Sewell 65 R Putto 57* I Rutt Acc 25 def Rosanna 8/75 JM Stephen 2/7 NA Ireland 2/12 C Sexton 2/14. South Morang 6/110(cc) S Sharma 35 A Stone 3/22 L Seccombe 2/19 def Heidelberg 5/108 S Hoyne 32. Bundoora 6/131(cc) R Caracella 32 P Scott 27 D Knight 2/17 C Hodges 2/19 def by Eltham 9/140(cc) D Knight 50 B Luker 46* D Brennan 2/5 AJ White 2/28 V Siwas 2/31

F2-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Mill Park 7/141(cc) P Silva 4/42 def by Lalor Stars 4/143 T Jones 51 L Marshall 35. North Eltham Wanderers 45 D Collis 3/7 P Andrews 3/20 AAndrews 2/4 def by Lower Eltham 3/56.

Rosanna 3/136 BJ Ellis 76* def Lower Plenty 5/ 123(cc) S Nayef 46 JJ McCaig 2/32. Riverside 7/170(cc) J Miles 64 M Newell 29 def by Whittlesea 5/172 C Melville 3/25 C Bragg 2/22.

F3-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Old Paradians 7/121(cc) RB Landers 32 J Owens-Draper 4/8 def by Mernda 4/122 R Gething 53* GT Hill 2/46. Thomastown United 7/132(cc) N Tsimiklis 45* G Steinmann 35* MP Trainor 3/23 R McCormick 2/27 def by Diamond Creek 4/140(cc) J Boland 61* S Russell 50 n basanisi 2/29. Plenty 9/118(cc) C Alexopoulos 28 ZT Johns 26 Y Herbha 3/24 I Jinadasa 2/23 L McMurray 2/27 B Sharkey 2/ 27 def byBundoora United 7/124 C Marchingo 37* Y Herbha 34 S Cullen 3/15 N Osborne 2/ 12. Epping 7/113 G Rakhlin 25 BA Oliver 2/11 LG Russell 2/16 def Banyule 8/112(cc) BA Oliver 39 R Gunn 3/25 T Fletcher 2/15.

G1-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Laurimar 148 MM Bonadio 32 D Palladino 29 K Lawry 3/29 C Cameron 2/17 SR Jones 2/25 def Lalor Stars 3/140(cc) C Darmody 69 D Vasilev 33*. Thomastown 130 S McKinley 36 BM Thomas 28 O Willis 2/6 E Zumbo 2/8 D Wilcox 2/20 def byResearch Eltham Collegians 4/136 D Robertson 41 A Cooper 38* N Manoharon 3/16. Montmorency 4/96 P Davies 35* JC Cram 3/18 def Macleod 9/86(cc) B Rowe 28 W Norton 4/9 K Williams 3/23. South Morang 8/96 FK Parker 3/11 PN Jory 3/14 def by Diamond Creek 6/183(cc) LA Shallard 90 D Luke 4/28.

G2-GRADE

■ Results. Round 2. Saturday, October 13.

Laurimar 92 P Parashar 57* def by Lower Eltham 83 T Regan 30 M Liversidge 3/7 S Whitehead 3/8 D Williams 2/12. Lower Plenty def by Laurimar Cricket Club Teal. Riverside 5/ 176 N Mouchaileh 37 G Watson 37* R Parsons 29 A Mane 2/15 def Epping 6/157(cc) S Boppidi 71 D Pratap 26 A Poloniato 2/11. Diamond Creek 4/309(cc) S Mangin 106 F Pizzichetta 84 B

UNDER 18

UNDER 16 BLUE

■ Results. Friday, October 12. Montmorency 4/122(cc) B Binion 37 A Crick 35 def Laurimar 5/84(cc) B Athinis 31 T Carpenter 30* A Crick 2/6. Research Eltham Collegians 6/123 J Klaster 47 DH Fernando 2/16 def by Epping 1/127 S Dhiman 55* A Ahilaeswaran 46. Bundoora United 4/109(cc) A Joshi 29 J Drohan 27 def Mernda 1/104(cc) A Chopra 50*. Plenty 8/83(cc) ML Vassallo 2/4 H Downes 2/7 C Pilatti 2/25 def by Diamond Creek 1/112(cc) J Boland 38* JM Stephen 33*

UNDER 14 BLUE

■ Results. Friday, October 12. Riverside 5/ 72(cc) def by Epping 4/88(cc) N Gleeson 2/8.

Research Eltham Collegians 6/114 A Toffolo 43* T Gannon 2/3 M Pantalone 2/11 def by Banyule 8/124 JT Perugini 26 A Toffolo 3/6. Laurimar 3/ 128(cc) J McLaughlan 33* def Mernda 6/ 127(cc) M Bainbridge 42* RT De Alwis 42* T Peebles 2/13

UNDER 12 BLUE

■ Results. Friday, October 12. Riverside 4/ 62(cc) def by Research Eltham Collegians 6/ 112(cc) M Bohan 2/9. Lower Eltham 4/53(cc) def by Montmorency 2/90(cc) J Lynch 2/5.

Banyule 7/119 JR Lee 44* def Epping 4/109 RJ McMurray 2/8 J Kapsalis 2/19. Heidelberg 6/48 def by Laurimar 4/105(cc).

CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD MIDWEEK

■ Results. Friday, October 12. Eildon 65, 14 d Kilmore 56, 2. Eildon: Sharon Hall, 19, 0.

Rodney McGowan, 26, 2. Lenonado Di Bella, 20, 2. Match Total, 65, 4. Side Points, 10. Totals, 65, 14. Kilmore: Matthew Grindlay, 30, 2. Joan Grindlay, 16, 0. Kevin Mayberry, 10, 0. Totals: 56, 2.Seymour 88, 16 d Broadford 55,0.

Seymour: Dale Sellick, 24, 2. Ian Eichfuss, 31, 2. Dianne Staples, 33, 2. Match Total: 88, 6.

Side Points: 10. Totals: 88, 16. Broadford: Ian Mumford, 17, 0. Denise Hogan, 21, 0. Pamela Duerkop, 17, 0. Totals: 55, 0. Seymour VRI 110, 16 d Alexandra 30, 0. Seymour VRI: Mario Furletti, 23, 2. William Dawe, 42, 2. Greg Jones, 45, 2. Match Tota: 110, 6. Side Points, 10. Totals: 110, 16. Alexandra: Team 1, 7, 0. Team 2, 5, 0. Team 3, 8, 0. Totals: 30, 0. Wallan 68, 14 d Yea 54, 2. Wallan: Brian Smethurst, 30, 2. Barry Lingham, 22, 2. Peter Glass, 16, 0. Match Total, 68, 4. Side Points: 10. Yea: Joy Marshall, 14, 0.

Justin Branch, 20, 0. Denis Marshall, 20, 2. Totals: 54, 2.

SATURDAY: DIVISION 1

■ Results. Saturday, October 13. Kilmore 74, 12 d Seymour 66, 4. Kilmore: Kevin Mayberry, 19, 0. William Hanna, 19, 0. John Reimann, 36, 2. Match Total: 74, 2. Side Points, 10. Totals: 74, 12. Seymour: Dennis Klein, 29, 2. Dale Sellick, 21, 2. Jeff Rhue, 16, 0. Totals: 66, 4. Seymour VRI, 84, 14 d Wallan 56, 2. Seymour VRI: Colin Marsh 18, 0. Luke Spargo, 31, 2. Greg Jones, 35, 2. Match Total: 84, 4. Side Points, 10. Totals, 84, 14. Wallan: Graham Edmonds, 22, 2. Brian Smethurst, 17, 0. Paul Newll, 17, 0. Totals: 56, 2.

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CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD

SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD

Alexandra 83, 15 d Yea 66, 1. Alexandra: Team 1, 23, 1. Team 2, 32, 2. Team 3, 28, 2. Match Total, 83, 5. Side Points, 10. Totals, 83, 15. Yea: Justin Branch 23, 1. Denis Marshall 26, 0. Joy Marshall, 17, 0. Totals: 66,1.

Total ............................................................. 9/33 Overs ........................................................... 45.0 ★ Alexandra def Seymour Venue: Leckie Park Alexandra won First Innings Toss won by Alexandra.

Batted first: Alexandra 1st Innings- Alexandra S. Whitehead, c B. Point6on, b L. Singh ........ 44 J. Kidd, c L,. Singh, b J. Frankel .................... 5 J. Purcell, b J. Frankel ................................... 12 S. Parker, not out ............................................ 52 +D.L. Malcolm, b L. Drummond ................... 6 D. Crane, c D. Andferson, b L. Drummond ... 0 *B. Cooper, not out ........................................ 55 J. Williamson, dnb J. Ladd, dnb J. Leary, dnb M. Miller, dnb Extras (nb 0, w 6, b 0, lb 2) ............................. 8 Total ......................................................... 5/182 Overs .......................................................... 45.0 FOW: 14 (J. Kidd), 41 (J. Purcell), 75 (S. Whitehead), 87 (D. Malcolm), 95 (D. Crane).

Bowling: J. Frankel 9.0-1-2-42, D. Anderson 4.01-0-20, I. Singh 9.0-3-1-28, H. Gawne 4.0-0-08, B. Boddington 9.0-1-0-25, L. Drummond 8.02-2-45, S. Van Duinen 2.0-0-0-12.

1st Innings - Seymour B. Pointon, c J. Purcell, b B. Cooper .............. 11 S. Van Duinen, c?, b J. Leary ........................ 6 B. Gordon, c S Parker, b J. Ladd .................. 14 L. Drummond, c J Purcell, b J Kidd .............. 22 J. Brown, b M. Miller .................................... 18 +P. German, c & b M. Miller .......................... 2 *D. Murphy, c J. Williamson, b J. Purcell ..... 18 J. Frankel, c D.L. Malcolm, b M. Miller ......... 0 L. Singh, c B. Cooper, b J. Purcell ................. 3 H. Gawne, b J. Purcell .................................... 2 D. Anderson, not out ....................................... 0 B. Boddington, dnb Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 2, lb 4) ............................. 9 Total ............................................................ 105 Overs .......................................................... 34.2 FOW: 7 (S. Van Duinen), 33 (B. Gordon), 39 (B. Pointon), 74 (L. Drummond), 80 (P. German), 86 (J. Brown), 86 (J. Frankel), 99 (L. Singh), 103 (D. Murphy), 105 (H. Gawne) Bowling: M. Miller 9.0-2-3-23, J. Leary 6.0-11-14, B. Cooper 4.0-0-1-12, J. Ladd 6.0-1-1-24, J. Kidd 7.0-2-1-16, J. Purcell 2.2 -0-3-10.

SATURDAY: DIVISION 2

■ Results. Saturday, October 13. Kilmore 74, 12 d Seymour 66, 4. Broadford: Bye.Alexandra 102, 14 d Yea 52, 2. Alexandra: David McCrae, 37, 2. Ann Argent, 18, 0. Kenneth Ackerman, 47, 2. Match Total: 102, 4. Side Points: 10, Totals: 102, 14. Yea: Team 1, 17, 0. Team 2: 21, 2.

Team 3: 14, 0. Totals: 52, 2. Kilmore 81, 16 d Seymour 45, 0. Kilmore: David taffe, 19, 2.

Douglas Haynes, 34,c 2. Matthew Grindlay, 28, 2. Match Total, 81, 6. Side Points, 10. Totals: 81, 16. Seymour: Dorothy Malin, 18, 0. Lois tomkins, 11, 0. Greg Quillinan, 16, 0. Totals: 45, 0. Seymour VRI 783, 16 d Wallan 43, 0.

Seymour VRI: Peter Stevens, 25, 2. Ian Cashill, 25, 2. Daniel Noonan, 33, 2. Match Total: 83, 6.

Side Points: 10. Totals: 83, 16. Wllan: John Coustley, 12, 0. Peggy Bell, 13, 0. Paul Delnegro, 18, 0. Totals: 43, 0.

SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD A-GRADE Eastern Hill def Yea Tigers Venue: Kings Park Reserve Umpire: Bradley Hough Eastern Hill won First Innings Toss won by Yea Tigers Batted first: Eastern Hill 1st Innings - Eastern Hill B. Speechley. b ................................................ 0 A. Simclair, lbw ............................................. 13 D.G. O’Sullivan, c? ......................................... 0 *D. Bergowicz, c? .......................................... 8 O. Bryant, c? .................................................. 14 B.G. Bryant, c? ................................................ 2 H. Sherwood, lbw ........................................... 0 T. Peacock, b .................................................. 0 +K.J. Grant, c? ............................................... 0 D. Bergowicz, c? .......................................... 20 F.J. Lewis, not out ........................................... 1 Extras (nb 1, w 2, b 0, lb 3) ............................. 6 Total ................................................................ 64 Overs .......................................................... 35.2 Bowling: A. Chisholm 9.0-3-1-16, C.A. Malcolm 7.0-2-2-10, M. Steiner 5.2-0-1-10, C. Armstrong 9.0-3-5-12, B. Tarran 5.0-0-1-13.

1st Innings - Yea Tigers M. Steiner, c J.K. Grant, b. D. Bergowicz ..... 3 *B. Tarran, not out ......................................... 16 C. Armstriong, c. B. Speechley, b. D. Bergowicz ......................................... 0 C.A. Malcolm, c D. Bergowicz, b F.J. Lewis .. 0 D. Pell, c B. Speechley, b F.J. Lewis ............. 7 M. Waghorn, c D. Bergowicz, b B.G. Bryant . 4 +R. Akers, c A. Sinclair, b B.G. Bryant .......... 0 A. Chisholm, c D. Bergowicz, b H. Sherwood ........................................... 3 A. Butterworth, c T. Peacock, b H. Shearwood .......................................... 0 A. Cook, run out ............................................. 0 W. Dalton, c?, b H. Sherwood ........................ 1 Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 4, lb 0) ............................. 7 Total ............................................................... 41 Overs .......................................................... 20.0 Bowling: F.J. Lewis 5.0-1-2-10, D. Bergowicz 4.0-0-2-14, B.G. Bryant 6.0-2-2-9, H. Sherwood 5.0-4-3-4.

B-GRADE

Yea Tigers def by Pyalong Venue: Yea Recreation Reserve Yea Tigers lost First Innings 1st Innings - Pyalong Extras (nb 5, w 29, b 2, lb 3) ......................... 39 Total ................................................... 5/217 (cc) Overs .......................................................... 11.4 1st Innings - Yea Extras (nb 2, 2 3, b 5, lb 1) ............................. 11

C-GRADE

Broadford Black v Alexandra Venue: Broadford Secondary College Broadford Black won First Innings Toss won by Broadford Black Batted first: Broadford Black 1st Innings - Broadford Black *+C. Stute, b ................................................... 41 L.S. Withers, b ............................................... 19 M.A. Bourne, c? ............................................. 11 D.J. Saunders, c? ........................................... 13 B. Thomas, c? ................................................ 24 D. Raynor, c? .................................................. 0 D. Hussey, st? ................................................. 5 C. Ball, st? ....................................................... 0 R. Guinelly, not out ........................................ 12 J. Hibbens, b ................................................... 5 J. Hall, not out ................................................ 34 H.R. Austin, dnb Extras (nb 4, w 6, b 14, lb 0) ......................... 24 Total .................................................... 9/188 (cc) Overs .......................................................... 40.0 FOW: 57 (L.S. Withers), 83 (M.A. Bourne), 127 (B. Thomas), 127 (D. Raynor), 132 (D. Hussey), 134 (D.J. Saunders), 135 (C. Ball), 140 (J. Hibbens).

1st Innings - Alexandra Extras (nb 5, w 7, b 0, lb 2) ........................... 14 Total ............................................................ 139 Overs .......................................................... 35.3 Bowling: J. Hibbens 8.0-2-0-14, H.R. Austin 7.32-1-15, J. Hall 6.0-0-2-29, P. Guinelly 6.0-0-230, C. Ball 2.0-0-2-17, B. Thomas 2.0-0-0-12,

YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB REPORTS A-GRADE

■ Saturday saw Yea travel to Seymour to take on Eastern Hill in their A-Grade clash.

Eastern Hill took to the batting crease first, but it was Yea doing all the damage early on reducing the hosts to 3/4 within the first few overs, with Corey Malcolm taking two of those wickets.

However, it was the introduction of Cam Armstrong to the attack that really put the Tigers on top, with an outstanding spell of 5/12 from 9 overs to shred through the Eastern Hill middle order and move the score to 8/38.

Some late order hitting scraped the score up to 64 before they were dismissed. With a small total on the board, Eastern Hill knew that early wickets were vital, and that is exactly what they got.

Yea was quickly reduced to 3/3 and never truly recovered, suffering from some poor shot selection in the face of disciplined bowling.

Opener Ben Tarran was the only batsman to make any meaningful contribution, batting through the innings for 16 n.o., as Yea was bowled out for a dismal 41, losing by 23 runs.

Next weekend Yea will host Tallarook, and will be out to make amends for a sub-standard performance last weekend.

- Andrew Chisholm

B-GRADE

■ Last Saturday Yea took on the reigning premiers Pyalong. Pyalong won the toss and decided to bat first.

Riley Aldous opened the bowling and was terrific from the start, bowling with great pace and accuracy throughout his 7 overs.

Riley was well supported by Dylan Jannke and Benny Holman. Holman bowled 9 overs straight and it was very hard for Pyalong to score.

Highlight of the day definitely goes to Derek Troy-West who took an absolute one handed screamer at second slip.

Unfortunately Yea dropped five catches in the field which led to Pyalong compiling a total of 215.

Unfortunately for the second week in a row the batting line up failed, getting dismissed for a team total of 33.

Hopefully the boys bounce back next week.

Go Tiges.

- Ben Broadway

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT Second Round of Championships Some 23 men contested the second round of Yea Golf Club Championships with the final round coming this Saturday (Oct. 2o).

Winner of the day and right in the hunt for AGrade was Gary Pollard (13) with a fine 78 off the stick nett 65.

Second with nett 69 was Jeff Moss (15) and third was Peter Keast (26) with nett 70. Fourth was Bill Dredge (22) with nett 71 and fifth on CB was Michael Spagnolo (7) from Peter Johnston (16) on nett 73.

NTP on the 11th was Jeff Moss; Putting was again won by Martin Lowe on CB from Gary Pollard with 25 putts. The Club Award went to Jonathon Fisher.

Into the third and final round sees Rick Wills (6) on 157, with Michael Spagnolo together with Gary Pollard (13) on 160 in A-Grade. B-Grade sees Jeff Moss (15) 175 ahead of both Greg Clements (15) and Martin Lowe (15) with 180.

C-Grade sees Bill Dredge (23) on 184 from Sam Wright (21) on 190 with equal third Peter Keast (26) and Malcolm Bett (21) on 191.

4BBB After the course received 12 mm of rain on Tuesday, ground conditions were excellent but a South westerly made scoring into the breeze difficult.

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT

Eight pairs contested the 4 Ball Best Ball event with Gary (13) and Martin (15) winning with 44 points. Second were Jeff Aurisch (18) and Bill Dredge (22) with 43 points. Individual winner in a CB from Gary was Ken Whitfort (7) with 36 points. Ken also won NTP on the 11th and David Ngo won the Club Award.

- Alan Pell Ladies Championships halfway First two rounds of the Championships have been completed both on beautiful sunny days although today quite windy making things a little bit more challenging.

A-Grade leader Laraine Callander, B Grade Vicki Clements and Margie Wright leading CGrade but as we know that could change quickly.

Daily winners Round 1 Miranda Gill nett 71 with Di Elliott runner up on count back from Margie Wright both on 72. Round 2 Vicki Clements led the way on 72 with Laraine Callander runner -p on 73.

Capitan Vicky Butler got the NTP just to celebrate. Happy Birthday Vicky, hope your got your feet up and celebrating. Next week we will have a break as it is the Isobel Bett Tournament on Thursday (Oct. 18) hoping to see lots of ladies playing.

This year our very own Norma Tobias is sponsoring the event. Big thank you to Norma.

- Karen Sangster

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

● From Page 18 Daniel won the junior prize also with 19 points. Sue was the runner up prize for ladies with 16 points. Graeme won the 303 class rifle with a score of 54.

The 2018 Spring Dragon Diesel Challenge was enjoyed by all, with Rosco taking charge of the venison provided by Richie for lunch and was also responsible for cooking to perfection the delicious venison hamburgers prepared by Andy and Richie.

The trophy list grew with this match with a superb trophy crafted from a Red Gum Burl by John. There was still plenty for the 30 competitors to eat at afternoon tea when the trophies were presented, as time was taken to knowledge the generous sponsorship from Dragon Diesel, Joe Balls Canvas, Mansfield Hunting and Fishing and the support from the ECDRA, the Euroa Clay Target Club and the ADA (Upper Goulburn Branch).

Dragon Diesel, the major sponsor, asked tha the event be structured so everyone had a fair go and that the day would be a lot of fun as the skills of the competitors were challenged and the safe and responsible use of firearms was strongly promoted.

Yes. the major sponsor agreed that the day had exceeded his requirements and everyone headed home with a smile on their face, a grea respect for Richie as the provider of the superb venison for lunch and to the organisers who arranged/ ran a very successful day.

ECDRA members please note that next week shooting will be at Bendigo for the Champions of Champions and the Champion Victorian Team.

We are fielding competitors in both events and after Marty Kelly’s recent success in the Australian Long Range Championships, our hopes are high for his every success in the champion of Champions in F Class T/R. Members are also reminded of the Annua Dinner at Yarck on Thursday October 24 6pmfor 6.30 pm, and the GVDRA annual Pennant presentation dinner in Mooroopna on Friday, November 9.

As the 2018 season draws to a busy end there is still regular shooting at the Violet Town range please consult the calendar on the web site ecdra.com.au, new shooters are most welcome

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DINDI SAWMILL THANK YOU Closing Friday, October 19 TIMBER FOR SALE Limited Stocks & Lengths Phone For Appointment

5797 8349 Myles Road, Murrindindi Vic 3717 Fax: 5797 8499

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Alexandra

Eildon

SOLD

Eildon

SOLD

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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.

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Delightful Holiday Home:• Renovated timber home with polished timber floors throughout.

• Renovated Kitchen and spacious lounge with split system.

• There are 2 double bedrooms and office or bunk room.

• Great undercover outdoor entertaining area, carport & lockup shed. $265,000

Eildon

'Mistletoe Lodge' • Large Family home with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms on 7 acers • Huge undercover deck to take in the views • Fully enclosed shed with concrete floor and power • Additional accommodation/ rumpus room with bathroom. $620,000 - $680,000

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Lifestyle living with Majestic views Nestled on 20acres at the base of Mt Cathedral is this delightful home. Impressive views of the Black range and rural vistas offer the feeling of space and tranquillity. The home offers 3 bedrooms, master with ensuite, home office and large open plan living taking in the gorgeous views. Well appointed kitchen with breaky bar.

Undercover outdoor BBQ area and lovely wide verandah to enjoy magnificent sunsets. There is a double carport and fully lock-up barn. Abundant water supply with 2 dams and 2 large rainwater tanks. The land is partially cleared with plenty of usable spaces and the balance is natural bush. $620,000 - $680,000

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

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

Blue Range Backdrop :• 3 Bedroom timber home with wood heater • Re –stumped, new bathroom, re-wired • New carpet and freshly painted throughout • Sold furnished. $198,000

70-72 Grant St

UNDER OFFER

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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

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