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GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL 64 HIGH STREET, YEA. PHONE 5797 2513

Craig and Mary purchased the Grand Central Hotel in order to bring back the pub to its true country essence - quality food, friendly service and welcoming atmosphere.

MUSIC AT THE MIDDLE We are having Live Music return to the Middle Pub. We have already got these dates booked in:

They have transformed the old drive-in bottle shop to Mumma Molly’s Cafe which is all about home style cooking

Mumma Molly’s Cafe The Bistro offers great food at affordable prices, especially if you take advantage of the weekly special nights.

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Nillumbik is Australia’s happiest shire ■ Nillumbik is officially the happiest Shire in Australia.

Findings from a landmark national research project by Queensland's Bond University found Nillumbik residents have the highest overall quality of life in Australia.

Not only are Nillumbik people the happiest and most content 61,000-plus people in the country, but Victoria-wide we have the highest quality of life; are the second ‘smartest’ shire and

rank seventh for the highest number of couples.

In short, Nillumbik people happy, well-off, educated and loved-up.

The findings come as no surprise to Mayor Karen Egan, who says Nillumbik residents have long known the Shire is the best place to live in the country.

“We’ve always aimed to be recognised on a global platform as the most liveable Shire in Australia. This is just another step towards achieving this goal,” Cr Egan said.

“Nillumbik is unique in that it combines the best of the natural environment with the best that suburban culture and arts can offer.

“Our Shire is characterised by lush, green open spaces, sports fields and active hiking and cycling trails along with a medley of wineries and boutique restaurants just a stone’s throw from Melbourne’s CBD. “Nillumbik has one of the highest life expectancy rates in Victoria. In a nutshell, we’re going to be around for a long time, so we aim to make the most of it,” Cr Egan said.

The university’s Happiness Project analysed Census and other publicly available data to measure 540 Australian municipalities across nine key categories affecting quality of life incorporating housing affordability, education,

community, jobs, wealth, accessibility, work-life balance, health and safety. Each life area was scored out of 10.

Other Victorian areas hot on Nillumbik’s heels to be the top local government areas in Australia, were the Shire of Boroondara (including the suburbs of Balwyn, Camberwell, Canterbury, Hawthorn and Kew), followed by the Surf Coast Shire (Torquay and much of the Great Ocean Road).

On a state level, Nillumbik Shire takes out top place with the highest overall quality of life, and second place in the top ten smartest LGA’s.

It also ranks as seventh in Victoria for the highest number of couples.

The university’s research proved education was the key to contentment.

Statistics from the Nillumbik Health and Wellbeing Profile 2016 show 36 per cent of residents aged 25-34 and nearly 32 per cent of those aged 35-54 had a bachelor or higher degree.

More Nillumbik men have jobs in trades and as managers than the average for males in metropolitan Melbourne.

A higher percentage of Nillumbik women are employed in the professional, clerical and community fields compared to females in metropolitan Melbourne.

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● There were many entries in the cattle section of the Yea Show.

Grant Street Defect Rectification Works Murrindindi Shire Council wishes to advise that contractors will be completing defect rectification works in Grant Street, Alexandra on Sunday 2 December 2018 (weather permitting).

These works include resealing of the carpark areas between Downey Street and Nihil Street on Grant Street.

Works will be undertaken between 9am and 12pm. There will be limited access and reduced speed limits on and around Grant Street for the duration. We request the public use the parking available behind Foodworks and in Bakers Lane.

Every effort will be made to keep disruptions to a minimum.

Council would like to thank the community for their patience during these works.

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Should you have any concerns or queries, please contact Council's Capital Works Project Delivery Unit on 5772 3333.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018

$80 MIL. YEA ESTATE Tallarook link

Friday statement might be pivotal

■ Richard Shelly, who describes his hometown as Tallarook, was installed as Master of the Admiral Collingwood Lodge at Ivalda Masonic Centre, Darebin on Saturday (Nov. 24). He became the 150th leader of the Lodge.A banquet followed the installation. ● Richard Shelly

C’mas tree alert

■ CFA District 12 has issued for those families preparing to use a real Christmas pine tree in their homes: “Make sure you use low voltage, low heat lighting and never leave lights on when your asleep or not home.”

Merger ahead ■ Amerger between the Yea Race Club and the Yea St Pat’s Race Club is probable next year, YRC President Denis Smith has told Racing.Com’s Off The Bit TV program. He reflected on how 2000-2500 people were attending events at Yea, and how the November 17 meeting “was the best meeting in a long time”. He said Yea was attracting almost double the betting of Healesville, even though that club had almost double the attendances.

Narbethong vote ■ Proposals for a billboard at 2 Anderson Lane, Narbethong, have seen a petition delivered by Vicky Pigdon to Murrindindi Shire Council. The document, signed by 237 people, is due to be presented to tonight’s Council meeting at Yea. It argues that a billboard takes Narbethong to become like any suburb, and goes against why tourists come to visit the area or why people live there.

Christmas party ■ The Buxton Community Christmas Party will be held at the Buxton Recreation Reserve from 4pm-8pm on Saturday, December 8. There will be a bouncing castle and other children’s activities, and Santa is scheduled to visit on the fire truck.

Acheron permit ■ Robert Christopher is due to apply to tonight’s Murrindindi Council meeting for a planning permit for 3625 Maroondah Hwy, Acheron, to include a function centre and a business identification sign. Two objections have been received. Noise, amenity and traffic impacts concern the objectors.

● A development worth up to $80 million, near Ewing Wynd (pictured), may be defeated at tonight’s Murrindindi Shire Council meeting. Photo: realestate.com.au

■ YEA property owner Bill Anderson anticipates that his proposal to develop minimum two-hectare blocks south of the township, will be defeated at the Murrindindi Shire Council meeting tonight (Wed.).

Mr Anderson says the Ewing Wynd development, about five kilometres south of Yea, has the potential to be a $60 million-$80 million project, with annual rates of up to $400,000 payable to the Shire.

MrAnderson does not discount the possibility of the project being argued at the Supreme Court, if his proposal is voted against at the Council meeting to be held in Yea at 6pm.

MrAnderson says that Alexandra’s Cr Margaret Rae and Yea’s Cr Bec Bowles seem to be opposed to his application to change the rural living zone property to minimum lot sizes of two hectares.

Murrindindi Shire Council planning officers have tabled their opposition to the proposal, and took the unusual step of issuing an official Council media release last Friday (Nov. 23) preempting tonight’s decision by Councillors.

Under the legal ‘Winky Pop’ precedent, it is expected that when considering matters that might adversely affect a person’s rights and interests, Councillors will bring an open mind to those matters, free from bias and open to persuasion.

“Council decisions can run the risk of being overturned if a court finds that a Councillor involved in the relevant decision had prejudged the matter, and was not open to persuasion at the time of determining the matter as decision maker,” according to Kott Gunning, lawyers.

The timing of the issue of the Council media release, five days prior to the Shire decision, might render it liable for review, especially given that MrAnderson’s planners are yet to address

Council to snub 2-hectares option, $400,000 rates? the local Council meeting. A representative of Hansen Partnership Pty Ltd, engaged by Mr Anderson, is likely to apply to speak for several minutes at tonight’s Council meeting.

MrAnderson is seeking Council’s support for a planning scheme amendment to modify the schedule to the Rural Living Zone on the land, on the western side of the Melba Hwy. Mr Anderson argues that many of the other Rural Living Zone areas around the Yea township, such as at Racecourse Rd and Killingworth, have minimum two-hectare sizes.

The minimum lot size for Ewing Wynd is four hectares, with an average lot size of six hectares.

“This lot size does not meet market demand for rural living land in and around Yea, which is generally for smaller lots of two hectares,” says David Barnes, Managing Director of Hansen Partnership.

“MrAnderson is committed to developing a high quality, environmentally responsive rural living subdivision on his land.

“To do he is seeking the flexibility to consider lots down to a size of two hecatres on parts of the land.

“Hansen Partnership is a town planning, urban design and landscape architectural consultancy.

“We have extensive experiense working throughout rural Victoria, as well as in Murrindindi Shire.

“We believe that the Ewing Wynd property represents a unique opportunity in the Murrindindi Shire, close to Yea, to realise a high quality, fully integrated, master planned rural living community, in an attractive environmental setting,” Mr Barnes said.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council’s decision to send out a media statement at 12.02pm last Friday (Nov. 23), about a decision yet to be taken by Councillors, may prove to be pivotal.

The officially released statement was sent by email last Friday, five days ahead of a Council decision due tonight (Wed.).

In the press statement, the Council seeks to gain publicity in the region’s newspapers, arguing the case that a proposal by Yea developer Bill Anderson should not be supported.

“Council officers are recommending that the proposal not be supported as the land is not connected with the existing Yea Township area,” the media release opines.

“If the proposal was to be approved, applications could be made in future for subdivisions which would allow for a greater number of lots on this land,” says the unsigned statement.

“Officers are concerned that an increase in population at Ewing Wynd would put further pressure on providing the necessary service infrastructure that future communities are likely to expect.

“There are also concerns about the impact that further lots will have on productive farming in the area.

“The focus of the Murrindindi Planning Scheme is to encourage future growth within and around our township areas where there is existing access to infrastructure such as footpaths, schools and parks for growing populations.

“This proposal was considered in 2014 when the previous Council reviewed the future growth and development of Yea township and environs in the Yea Structure Plan,” the media release says.

Murrindindi Shire Council will tonight (Wed.) consider the request to amend the Murrindindi Planning Scheme.

“The request seeks to change the planning provisions currently applying to more than 240 hectares of land which is in the Rural Living Zone approximately 5km south of the Yea Township (the land west of the Melba Highway, on Ewing Wynd), says the release.

The Hansen Partnership, in a letter published in the Council’s agenda for tonight’s meeting, disagrees.

“A subvision based on a minimum lot size of four hectares and an average of six hectares, would not in our opinion result in the best outcome for this property, or for the wider community of Yea,” sayd David Barnes of the Hansen Partnership.

“We believe that the flexibility to consider lot sizes down to two hectares will result in the best outcome for this property.”

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Perkins St. ● ALEXANDRA. Newsagency. 82-84 Grant St. ● ALEXANDRA. Simpsons Fuel. 25 Aitken St. ● ALEXANDRA. Totally Trout. 2/42 Downey St. ● BUXTON. Post Office. 2187 Maroondah Hwy. ● DIAMOND CREEK. Newsagency. 62A Main Hurstbridge Rd. ● DOREEN. General Store. 920 Yan Yean Rd. ● EILDON. Foodworks. 18 Main St. ● ELTHAM. Newsagency. 2/963 Main Rd. ● FLOWERDALE. Community House. 36 Silver Creek Rd. ● FLOWERDALE. Hazeldene Store. 6 Curlings Rd. ● FLOWERDALE. Hotel. 3325 WhittleseaYea Rd ● GLENBURN. United Petroleum. 3883 Melba Hwy. ● HEALESVILLE. Newsagency. 195 Maroondah Hwy. ● HURSTBRIDGE. Newsagency 800 Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd. ● KANGAROO GROUND. General Store.

280 Eltham-Yarra Glen Rd. ● KINGL AKE. Bakehouse. 10 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGL AKE. Foodworks. 12 Main St. ● 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.

2420 Plenty Rd. ● WHITTLESEA. Newsagency. 45 Church St. ● WHITTLESEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 29 Beech St. ● YARCK. Hotel. Maroondah Hwy. ● YARCK. Store. 6595 Maroondah Hwy ● YARRA GLEN. IGA. 1/38 Bell St. ● YARRA GLEN. Newsagency. 32 Bell St. ● YEA. Amble Inn Cafe. 24 High St ● YEA. Bakery. 44 High St. ● YEA. BP. 31 High St ● YEA. Last Chance Cafe. 17 High St ● YEA. Country Woman. 6 Station St. ● YEA. Foodworks. 10 High St ● YEA. Library. 15 The Semi-Circle ● YEA. Manna Fest. 94 High St. ● YEA. Marmalades. 20 High St ● YEA. Mint and Jam. 46 High St ● YEA. Newsagency. 74 High St ● YEA. Peppercorn Hotel. 21 Station St. ● YEA. Provender Bakery. 56 High St ● YEA. Rendezvous. 10 High St ● YEA. Royal Mail Hotel. 88 High St. ● YEA. Take-Away. 68 High St

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Eildon’s ‘Hall of Fame’ win

● Holmesglen at Eildon winners at the RACV Victorian Tourism Awards on Thursday, from left: Glenn Davies, Sue Haggis, Rozanne Lawton, Corey Dewhurst, Meg Robinson and Iva Naiteitei.

■ Winning an award three years in a row meant that Holmesglen at Eildon this week entered the Victorian Tourism Awards ‘Hall of Fame’.

Formula 1 2018 Rolex Australian Grand Prix, Holmesglen at Eildon, Auswalk, Cave Hill Creek, Royal Mail Hotel Dunkeld and Worn Gundidj at Tower Hill, all claimed Hall of Fame status after winning gold in the same category.

Other local businesses which were finalists and winners included Sedona Estate, Yea Peppercorn Hotel, and the Alexandra Hotel.

The Victoria Tourism Industry Council presented the awards for the fourth year, in partnership with Visit Victoria.

There were winners across 30 categories for their outstanding contributions to the industry.

Top award for Country Club Hotel

● Kelly Petering of Peppercorn Hotel, Yea: Silver Award

● John and Heather Drysdale of Yea’s Country Club Hote with sponsor Eddy Kazmarek from United Refrigeration ■ The Country Hotel Yea won the from entries from regional and Australian Hotels Association hos- metropolitan areas the Country Club pitality award for the best re-devel- Hotel, Yea was named the est reoped hotel in Victoria for 2018. developed hotel in the state.

The presentations took place last It was a massive achievement week at Crown Palladium. for John and Heather Drysdale, The Country Club Hotel fea- who have taken the hotel from what tured as a finalist in three catego- was a burnt out wreck after fire in ries: August 2015, to he modern facility ■ Best casual dining of today.

■ Best outdoor experience John and Heather have been ■ Best re-developed hotel, publicans for the past 25 years in Victoria.

Mansfield, Melbourne and now Having done well to be a finalist Yea.

Volunteer queries CFA $150,000 spend ■ Flowerdale CFA volunteer Trudy Goudge is questioning the Authority’s $150,000 sponsorship of Rugby Victoria, when local brigades are struggling to pay for minor items such as postage stamps and printing ink.

Metropolitan press has reported on the “bizarre’ CFA spending to become a major partner in the women’s rugby competition.

Ms Goudge said whilst the Authority was spending cash on sports sponsorship, local members had to fund items like a first aid kit.

Ms Goudge said the $150,000 in the Authority’s budget could be better spent on items such as volunteer training.

“We don’t need to be kicked in the face,” said Ms Goudge, whose brigade was at the centre of the Black Saturday fires, just 10 years ago.

She said the CFA allows $600 yearly to run the station. Ms Goudge says she believes the Marysville and Kinglake were in similar positions regarding funding.

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Ticks & Crosses

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Flowerdale residents were surprised - but generally pleased - to see a presence of elite Police near a local residence. Locals say there has been some disturbing behaviour in the area, including allegations of shots fired at one property.

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There is likely to be a halt to proceedings to the Murrindindi Shire Council tonight (Wed.) at Yea, to acknowledge the achivements of the Yea Saleyards Committee of Management.

● Denis Smith and ‘Dr Turf’ (John Rothfield) on Off The Bit. Yea Race Club misses out on commission on some betting, because au thorities have yet to include wagers submitted by mobile phone. Club President Denis Smith made the comments on the Off The Bit TV program on the racing.com website.

Denis Smith appeared alongside racing identities including Dr Turf (John Rothfield). He spoke of the possible imending merger between the YRC and the St Pat’s Club. He laughed that Yea, a town of 1200 people, had four pubs and two race clubs: “We’re not going to merge the pubs!”

As long-time President of the Club, Denis told the TV program that he woke up one morning and realised there were three issues that were most important to manage: “dust, drunks and dunnies”. He claimed that Yea township had the most used public facilities (toilets) in country Victoria.

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● Sandra Hanley braves the cold to man the gate at Yea on Friday.

Friday’s freezing and wet weather meant a change of arrangements at a number of local venues. The Friday Night Carnival preceding the Yea Show was moved to the Tennis Club rooms. The weekend’s Kinglake Ranges Tennis Club working bee was postponed until December 8. Eltham College cancelled its Twilight Market on Friday. And pools at Alexandra, Eildon, Marysville andYea were shut because of the cold weather.

Whittlesea Football-Netball Club is to have a Superrules team in the AFL Masters League in 2019.

Some 25 players have already confirmed their participation. Superules is "Footy for Fun" and is as much about spending time with your mates as winning a football game.

When you gotta go ... you will have to go elsewhere. Murrindindi Shire Council is this week conducting essential maintenance at the Kinglake public toilets, opposite the pub. The works continue until Friday until (Nov. 3).Aim your enquiries to the Coucnil’s Project Delivery Unit on 5772 0333.

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McLeish, MLA, re-elected ■ Liberal candidate Cindy McLeish defied the statewide trend and kept her 3 per cent margin to re-win the Eildon seat in State Parliament, at last Saturday’s Victorian election.

Premier Dan Andrews led a decisive victory, gaining seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Danielle Green (Labor)will be returned as Yan Yean’s MLA; Steph Ryan (Nationals) was successful in her re-election campaign; and Bridget Vallence (Liberals) looks likely to succeed Christine Fyffe as local member.

Ms McLeish performed solidly across the electorate.

The Victorian Electoral Commission, in figures released on Monday morning, said that 30,699 formal votes were cast, with an additional 1674 informal votes (5.17 per cent).

The VEC said the 32,373 votes represents 72.13 per cent of the total enrolment as at the close of the rolls.

Across the Eildon electorate, primary first preference votes were: McLeish, 15,160 (49.38 per cent); Brennan, 10,902 (35.51 per cent); Deacon, 12986 (9.73 per cent); and Dunscombe, 1651 (5.38 per cent).

The two-candidate preferred vote was: McLeish, 16320 (53.16 per cent); and Brennan, 14,378 (46.84 p.c.).

Piries-Goughs Bay, Taggerty, Thornton, Tolmie, Toolangi, Woori Yallock, Yarck, Yarra Glen and Yea. Ms Brennan won the Flowerdale tally (134-100), her home town Gladysdale, Kinglake, Launching Place, St Andrews, Warburton, Warburton East, Wesburn and Yarra Junction.

Ms Brennan said: “Not the result I wanted but a stunning night for Labor in Victoria.

“I am so proud of us and of what Labor is achieving in Victoria.

“The politics of division and fear have no place in our great state or in our communities.

“The people of Victoria have voted for a fair and positive future, in huge numbers, across the state. Today is a wonderful day,” Ms Brennan said.

Independent Michelle ● Cindy McLeish, Dunscombe’s scored her highMLA for Eildon Ms McLeish won each of est votes at home town the following booths, based on Kinglake (135), Mansfield first primary first preference (114), Kinglake West (95), votes: Alexandra, Arthurs Alexandra (76), and Yarra Creek, Badger Creek, Bonnie Glen (59).

Greens candidate Ken DeaDoon, Buxton, Dixons Creek, Eildon, Glenburn, Heales- con performed strongest, nuville, Healesville Central, merically, at Healesville CenHoddles Creek, Jamieson, tral (291), Mansfield (171), St Kangaroo Ground, Kinglake Andrews (148), Warburton West, Mansfield, Marysville, (148), Yarra Glen (144), BadMerrijig, Merton, Millgrove, ger Creek (143), Healesville Narbethong, Panton Hill, (141), and Alexandra (121).

PRIMARY FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES Alexandra Arthurs Creek Badger Creek Bonnie Doon Buxton Dixons Creek Eildon Flowerdale Gladysdale Glenburn Healesville Healesville Central Hoddles Creek Jamieson Kangaroo Ground Kinglake Kinglake West Launching Place Mansfield Marysville Merrijig Merton Millgrove Narbethong Panton Hill Piries-Goughs Bay StAndrews Taggerty Thornton Tolmie Toolangi Warburton Warburton East Wesburn Woori Yallock Yarck Yarra Glen Yarra Junction Yea Ordinary Votes Total

Brennan Dunscombe 482 76 96 6 400 64 112 18 95 16 79 8 159 40 134 29 171 10 56 7 401 46 783 94 113 11 90 5 256 23 244 135 237 95 300 22 634 114 87 13 73 16 31 6 267 22 23 9 258 37 35 5 294 38 61 13 54 7 73 14 67 9 252 24 203 16 266 27 526 50 57 15 479 59 311 26 248 42 8507 1267

Deacon McLeish Inform. Total 121 27 143 18 39 33 41 21 27 10 140 291 23 7 104 61 48 41 171 20 40 5 46 6 76 10 148 11 14 20 36 148 40 95 99 14 144 65 65 2468

758 181 475 245 121 153 290 100 166 136 458 843 115 141 308 232 239 249 1384 141 181 82 142 69 271 140 168 146 130 119 123 135 126 202 554 201 772 267 665 11228

81 14 62 28 12 10 31 13 16 9 63 123 18 15 18 35 26 49 128 12 14 11 38 10 34 14 27 16 7 10 11 25 20 39 79 15 88 49 48 1318

1518 324 1144 421 283 283 561 297 390 218 1108 2134 280 258 709 707 645 661 2431 273 324 135 515 117 676 204 675 247 212 236 246 584 405 629 1308 302 1542 718 1068 24788

Postal Votes 943 173 184 2215 176 3691 Early Votes 1452 211 334 1717 180 3894 Marked As Voted Votes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Provisional Votes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Absent Votes 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 10902 1651 2986 15160 1674 32373 Source: Victorian Electorial Commission, as at Monday morning (Nov. 26)

Local Briefs Service at F’dale

■ A Flowerdale working group, organising the 10th Anniversary of Black Saturday in February, says it will be a reflective service.

Poetryabout individuals’ experience will be framed after the service.

Plans for Fawcett ■ A two-lot subdivision is planned by T. & C. Development Services Pty Ltd at 450 Stoney Creek Rd, Fawcett on farming land.

Plans to split the 103.5 hectare property may be refused at tonight’s Murrindindi Council meeting, after officers suggested that a permit not be allowed. “(It) has potential to create amenity and land use conflict with other land holdings in the general area,” says a report to Councillors.

Memberships OK

■ Murrindindi Shire Council will tonight hear a recommendation to endorse the memberships of ‘Section 86’ Committees of Management: ■ Buxton Recreation Reserve: Peter Denham, Elizabeth McDowall ■ Eildon Alliance Boat Ramp: Bill Peters, Lenny Timmins ■ Yea Saleyards: Tom Oliver ■ Yea Showgrounds and Recreation Reserve: David Stares, Ross Shaw, Brad Watts, Andrew Chisholm, Elaine White ■ Yea Wetlands: Amanda Hard, Ron Litjens, Glenda Woods, Judy Watts

Officers honoured ■ Diamond Creek Police Station was the venue on Thursday (Nov. 22) to remember fallen police officers Stephen Henry and Les Townsend.

Senior Constable Les Townsend and Senior Constable Stephen Edward Henrywere both just 26 years old when they passed away as part of the Traffic Operations Group in 1980 and 1982 respectively whilst they were on duty.

Tenders decision ■ The Murrindindi Shire Council meeting tonight (Wed.) at Yea is scheduled to be closed to the public briefly so that tenders can be discussed for footpath and kerb renewal, and gravel roads re-sheeting.

Alex, Yea combine

■ Alexandra Secondary College and Yea High School leaders attended the “Halogen National Young Leaders Day” at the Melbourne Convention Centre.

They listened to inspirational speakers including Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones, and General Manager of the Cotton On Foundation, Tim Diamond.

Singers at Market ■ The Yea Primary School Singing Group will be performing at Yea Railway Market at 10.30am on Saturday (Dec. 1).c Singers will meet at the Goods Shed at 10.15am .

Interim C’tee ■ Kinglake Junior Football Club has elected an interim committee comprising: President - Sarah Matthews; Vice- President - Luke Thomas; Secretary - Paul Ray; Treasurer - Penelope Forde; Auskick Coordinator/ Sponorship - Stacey Crowther.

Cinderella at Hall ■ The Yea Primary School musical, Cinderella, If the shoe fits will be performed at 7pm Wednesday, December 19 at the Yea Shire Hall. Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, December 4. Tickets will be $16 for adults and $12 for students/concession.

WSC band plays ■ The Junior School Band will play at the Performing Arts Evening at Whittlesea Secondary College tonight (Wed.).

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● Gayle Cole ■ Gayle Cole, representative of the Nillumbik Friends of The Great Forest, tells of the Fairy And The Goblin talk to take place at Library at 7pm-8.30pm on Tuesday, December 11.

Guest speaker Ken Kwak will tell the story of Leadbeater’s ‘Fairy’ Possum, and one of Australia’s rarest insects, the Goblin Flea.

Ken grew up in Panton Hill, and is a biologist with a research focus on parasites and conservation biology.

Second part of the talk will discuss the conservation basis of the Great Forest National Park proposal, which includes Mount Disappointment and Kinglake.

Girls entertained ■ For Yea girls - Alicia and Nadine Batty, Kristin McAsey and Debbie Agnew - were part of a group of 43 children who entertained a large crowd at Alexandra shire Hall.

The Alexandra Modern Dancers , aged between four and 16, held the concert. Carla Mills won a scholarship for 12 months’ tuition.

Trade exhibits ● District favourites Carmel and Anthony McCarthy were pictured at the Yea Show. Anthony, 89, and Carmel are well known for lifetimes of community involvements.

Long Shots

Asbestos claim

■ One of the questions at last week’s candidates’ night held at Ellimatta, Kinglake, included the claim that there were a number of asbestos problems at some local schools in the Eildon electorate.

N’hood Watch ■ The Yea unit of Neighbourhood Watch wonders whether it has ongoing

purpose. The NHW Yea group has been sitting inactive. Survey results.

Newsletter recipients felt it was just another piece of advertising with information usually covered through one or both of the local papers.

Meetings did not attract more than seven people. Security information sessions only attracted two people.

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Wishes for Norm ■ In our electionday travels, we caught up with Norm Berndt at the Flowerdale booth.

Norm, a former Rotary Club of Yea President, recently celebrated his 90th birthday.

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■ There was a focus on trade exhibits at the 1988 Yea Show. Exhibitors included Geoff Osborn of Glenburn with Hobbs Hoists; Flowerdale Winery; Steve McAlpin of Highlands with lambswool products; craftsman Clive Bullen; honey producer Geoff McLure; Catherine and Charles Rattray from Flowerdale Sprout Farm; the Skinner family from Flowerdale with soap and natural products; Daryl Callander with the Yea Cattle Crush; and Andy Kay from Vectron Industries.

More pressing ■ Yea Shire Chief Executive Officer Peter Mangan said the Council had a lot more pressing problems than an examination of ridings, which Cr Don Lawson had set.

Writer’s opinion ■ Yea-based writer Helen Elliott won few local friends with her commentary in The Age: “As to the excludes, I’m wary of farmers, myself. They seem to like their sleep.

They often seem to have problems with general conversation too - neither the weather, nor the price of sheep, particularly appeal to me, unless, of course, one has a farmers’ fun party. You know, pitchforks, hay, drizabones, and those funny hats It could be amusing - for a few minutes. But I’d hestitate to recommend it.”

Hay washes away

■ ‘Olivedale’ farmer Ron Drysdale saw hit cut hay washed away by heavy rains. He video-taped the hay being picked up on the Goulburn flats by the waters of the heavy downpour. The wash-away affected a fouracre block, and another 10-acre paddock. A similar incident had occurred in the 1950s.

Bernie was coach ■ Bernie McCarthy was appointed Yea’s senior non-playing coach for the 1989 season. He started his career with Yea in 1960, and played about 480 senior games over 26 years. His last game was with Euroa in 1985.

Alex Hayes died ■ Former Yea businessman Alex Hayes died in November 1988, after stays at alexandra Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital.

The widower had lost his wife Mollie in a car accident. He was father to Bill, Ted, Minnette and Margaret

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

Electoral roll ● High St, Yea, looking west, about 1949.

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■ Top entries in the Yea Shire were Garlick (26), Exton (24), McLeish (23), Aldous (22), Wilson (22), Drysdale (21), Smith (19), Clark (17), Coonan (17), Johnson (16), Moore (16), Muller (16), Baynes (15), McKenzie (15), McCarthy (14)

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State Election 2018 Photos: Ash Long

● Derek Anderwson and John Browning at Kinglake West.

● Bill Price and David Wakefield at Flowerdale Primary School.

● Trudy Goudge and Terry Pollett at the Flowerdale Primary School booth.

● Bec Cassar and Polly Kiernan at Kinglake West.

● Mignon Turpin, Jenn Martin and Natalie Browne at Kinglake Primary School.

● Gary McMillan at the Thornton Hall polling booth.

● At the yea shire Hall, from left: John Bett, Sara Murray, Alan Griffiths, Ken Deacon and Chad Griffiths.

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● Matthew Clarke and Medith Rowan at the Yarck Hall polling booth.

State Election Photos: Ash Long

● Greg Sword and Geoff Sharrock at the Taggerty Hall.

● David Legge, Jill Sanguinetti, Mike Dalmau and Geoff Hall at the Alexandra Secondary College voting centre.

■ Cindy McLeish defied the statewide trend The Victorian Electoral Commission said volunteers also handed out Labor now-to-vote As at Saturday night, there were 32,373 toagainst the Liberals-Nationals coalition inl ast on Saturday night (Nov. 24) that the total en- cards. tal votes cast in the electorate, with 3894 early Saturday’s Victorian elections. rolment for the Eildon seat this year was A Dunscombe campaign worker said that votes (12 per cent), and 3691 postal votes (11.4 Premier Daniel Andrews’s team was con- 44,881.

13 of the 39 polling booths in Eildon were cov- per cent). Absent Votes had not been included vincingly returned to government for another Some 30,699 votes were cast, as at Satur- ered on Election Day by team members. in Saturday night figures. four-year term, gaining seats in the Lower day night, with 1674 (5.17 per cent of the total As at late Saturday night, on a two-candiThe busiest voting centres were (in order): House. votes) being informal. This took the total votes date preferred vote basis, Ms McLeish had Mansfield (2431), Healesville Central (2134), Final voting figures are still being assembled to 32,373, representing 72.13 per cent of the 16,320 votes, and Ms Brennan had 14,378.

Yarra glen (1542), Alexandra (1518), Woori for the Upper House. total enrolment as at the close of rolls.

Only 1942 such votes separated the two Yallock (1318), Badger Creek (1144), Ms McLeish was cautious about claiming Saturday’s stormy, wet weather is expected major candidates.

Healesville (1108), Yea (1068), Yarra Junction victory on Saturday night. to have played a role in comparatively small Ms Brennan’s campaign was interrupted (718), Kangaroo Ground (709), Kinglake “It is not over to it’s over but it is looking voter turn-out. by illness, where bronchitis prevented her from (707), Panton Hill (676), St Andrews (675), favourable,” she told The Weekly Times.

Early voting played an important part in speaking on a number of days.

Launching Place (661), Kinglake West (645), “It is tight and you don’t take anything for this year’s State Election.

Ms Brennan failed to appear at a candi- Wesburn (629), Eildon (561), Millgrove (515), granted.”

In the first preference votes, counted by dates’ meeting at Mansfield, as well as other Bonnie Doon (421), Warburton East (405), She added the statewide swing against the late Saturday night, Cindy McLeish (Liberal) meetings at Alexandra and Kinglake.

Gladysdale (390), Arthurs Creek (324), Liberals was “extremely disappointing”. won with 15,160, followed by Sally Brennan She lacked office back-up, handling many Merrijig (324), Yarck (302), Flowerdale (297), Ms McLeish worked in her recent term, (Labor) with 10,902, then Ken Deacon (Aus- media releases personally, or delegating them Warburton(284), Buxton (283), Dixons Creek and was a consistent performer in the lead-up tralian Greens) with 2986; and Michelle to the office of Jaclyn Symes MLC, which did (283), Hoodles Creek (280), Marysville (273), to the election.

Dunscombe (Independent) with 1651. not work to maximum potential.

Jamieson (258), Taggerty (247), Toolangi She managed to keep most of her 3.8 per Although listed as an independent, and havFor example, Ms McLeish was the only (246), Tolmie (236), Glenburn (218), cent margin, whilst statewide the conserva- ing no preferences on her how-to-vote card, a Lower House candidate to publish advertise- Thornton (212), Piries-Goughs Bay (204), tives lost 14 more seats to Labor. number of Ms Dunscombe’s polling booth ments in The Local Paper. Advertising pays.

Merton (135), Narbethong (117)

● At the C.J. Dennis Memorial Hall, Toolangi: from left, Barry Goding, Murray Maxwell and Gayle Cole

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■ The Local Paper’s cartoonist Matt BissettJohnson has won the prestigious Stanley Awsard.

Matt was at the Cartoonists Association convention in Canberra, and took the Stanley Award for Animator Cartoonist 2018, for his animation Mysterical Planet.

Matt is pleased and excited with his second Stanley Award. His first was in 2015.

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■ Fugitive Taskforce members continue to search for registered sex offender Christopher Empey, 46. The search commenced on Friday (Nov. 23) after after a GPS bracelet, required to be worn by Empey was located in the Baddiginnie area.

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Balance Bikes from Ivanhoe Cycles Balance Bikes (also called training bikes) are pedalless bikes designed to provide fun and exercise and to teach the basic skills of steering, balance and co-ordination.

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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MONGOOSE LILGOOSE WNR BOYS BALANCE BIKE 12 INCH $179 The Mongoose Lilgoose Balance bike is not only one of the cutest designs we've seen on a training bike.

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Your Stars with Kerry Kulkens ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3.4.5.6.

Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,43,6, Some frustrating times ahead when you are not sure if you are going or coming. Other peoples moods seem to affect your plans. Also keep a clear head and be determined.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,5, Lotto Numbers: 6,8,3,42,23,31, You could be having problems in convincing people that you really are interested in something. Travel plans should be well in the pipeline if not yours then someone close.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 8,9,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 8,2,13,34,45,22, You could be very lucky with someone born under the sign of Aries. Good period for real estate and property matters. Keep an eye out for something special in the fashion business.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 7,8,9,4, Lotto Numbers: 7,8,12,23,34,45, Someone born under your sign could be very lucky this period. Also love life should blossom and many could meet the love of their lives. Business and career should go well.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Pink Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 7,8,4,3, Lotto Numbers: 5,7,12,23,34,41, Could be reunions with people ho have been away fro a long time. Some news from far away could make you feel like travel. Love life improvements could help you to overcome something.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 8,9,3,4, Lotto Numbers: 1,14,23,34,45,11, You could become involved in something completely new and interesting. Financial improvements and more chances of earning money and helping out someone at the same time.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 8,9,1,4, Lotto Numbers: 6,8,23,34,44,12 You could be the one to help someone in trouble and this could be very helpful for you too. Better vibes in your love life and an increase in your financial returns coming up.

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Yea Hospital report: more services locally ■ Yea and District Memorial Hospital will look to work with other providers to add and increase access to more services locally Board Chairman Ian Marshman announced that following consultation with the community, its Clinical Services Plan was now complete.

He said the plan reflected the wish of the community to have more health services delivered locally.

The Plan is now being used by the Board to inform a major update of the Hospital’s Strategic Plan expected to be available for consultation in the first part of 2019.

The five-year plan identifies the goal of strengthening the hospital’s role as a Health Hub - delivering, brokering and advocating for locals needing health care.

Using various arrangements, such as engagement with metropolitan hospitals and collaboration with regional partners, the hospital aims to improve access to services with a renewed focus on early years and health promotion.

Mr Marshman said the plan could be summed up as “continuing to do what is already being done – but working with other providers to add and increase access to more services locally”.

He said that aged and resi

● Ian Marsham ential aged care services would continue to be strengthened but more was being done to improve access to other models of care including chronic disease management, telehealth and transitional care as well as exploring new models of care becoming available through the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

“The plan reflects the fact that our local area is ageing, and public transport is limited,” Mr Marshman said.

“Many in our community increasingly will not be able to drive long distances to access health services that are not available in Yea. “For that reason, the hospi-

al must respond and attempt, within our resources, to improve access to as many of those services that we can, including home-based support and outreach services to locations across the Shire.

“Other areas that have been recognised as being in high demand are child and adult mental health support and drug and alcohol services.

“Working with other providers, we will be investigating how we can improve access to these services within our region.

“Aged care services will be continue to be a core component of what we provide.

“We will seek to enhance services by strengthening the links with other providers, increasing consumer knowledge, and improving accessibility of services, including access to specialists.

Mr Marshman said a new direction in the Clinical Services Plan will be to engage with other services to strengthen child and family health services.

“The local demographic is changing, with more young families settling in the immediate region. We need to provide appropriate health services for them locally, if we are to support this trend.” www.yeahospital. org.au

Award to Flowerdale Hotel

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 7,8,1,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,6,23,35,34,4, A time when silence is golden and too much loose talk will get you into trouble. People are not really interested in your opinions during this period. Someone special could attract our attention.

SAGITTARIUS: (November 23- December20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 6,8,3,2, Lotto Numbers: 2,7,13,35,41,11, Over emotionalising will not help you in your endeavours. Do not let anyone talk you into anything.

Your best bet is to stay with the safe family environment as much as possible.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 6,3,4,5 Lotto Numbers: 1,5,23,34,41,22, Thinking of the past will not help you best to concentrate on the future. Your domestic situation should be much happier and some could be starting a family. You could be interested in self improvement of some kind.

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Fawn Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 7,9,3,1, Lotto Numbers: 1,15,23,34,35,44, Thjis period will be a busy one in all aspects- social invitations should be accepted now. Some happy surprises in store.You could be of great help to someone in trouble.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Friday Racing Numbers: 1,5,2,3, Lotto Numbers: 1,5,23,21,29,33, A very lucky period in money matters and also a period of opportunities in career matters. But you have to curb that spendthrift feeling or you could find yourself in a predicament.

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Educators needed

■ If you are good with children and have considered a career in the child care sector, Murrindindi Council couldhave a job for you!

Murrindindi Family Day Care has an opportunity for a person to become a quality child care educator.

If you live in either Yea, Marysville or Alexandra, please call Council’s team on 5772 0362 or 0407 509 531.

Holiday services ■ Murrindindi Shire Council that its Christmas and New Year operating hours will be as follows: Alexandra Office Friday, December 14. 9am-1pm Monday, December 24. 9am-3pm Tuesday, December 25-January 1.

Closed.

Wednesday, January 2. Normal hours resume. ★ Kinglake and Yea Offices/Libraries.

Friday, December 14. 9am – 12.30pm.

Monday, December 24. 9am-3pm.

Tuesday, December 25-Tuesday, January 1. Closed.

Wednesday, January 2. Normal hours resume. ★ Alexandra Library Friday, December 14. 9.30am-1pm.

Monday, December 24 - Tuesday, January 1. Closed.

Wednesday, January 2. Normal hours resume. ★ Mobile Library & Customer Service Van Tuesday, December 25 - Tuesday, January 1. Closed.

Wednesday, January 2. Normal hours resume. ★ Swimming Pools Tuesday, December 25. Closed.

For opening times go to www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/swimmingpools ★ Maternal and Child Health Centres Monday, December 24. 9am-3pm.

Tuesday, December 25-Tuesday, January 1. Closed.

Wednesday, Jnauary 2. Normal hours resume. ★ Aged and Disability Services Essential Aged and Disability services will continue to operate over the Christmas and New Year period. During this time, staff can be contacted on 5772 0365 between 9am and 3.30pm (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day).

Instalment due

● The coveted Nikakis Award has been presented to Steve and Viv Phelan, owner-operators of the Flowerdale Hotel. The award, established in 1997 in memory of Nick Nikakis, recognises those whose “sustained performance and commitment serve as an inspiration to all in the industry”. Pictured, from left, are: Paddy O'Sullivan, CEO Australian Hotels Association Victoria; Mrs Nikakis, Steve Phelan and Viv Phelan; Dave Canny, President of AHA Vic.

Snake bite session on Dec. 4 ■ A session about snake bites will be held at Alexandra District Health at 5pm on Tuesday December 4. Entry is by gold coin donation.

The program will include education on the types of venomous snakes common in thisarea, snake behaviour and identification, managing and avoiding snakes, snake bite first aid and will also include an interactive demonstration with snake handler Raymond Hoser.

The session will cover the processes used by health and emergency services for the treat-

ment of a snake bite. Alexandra District Health and Ambulance Victoria are working together on a number of programs to provide community based education.

ADH CEO Debbie Rogers said: "ADH is excited to partner with Ambulance Victoria to provide this informative education session to the community, ADH is keen to continue to provide education to the community to keep people up to date with information regarding both general health and first aid education".

■ Murrindindi Shire ratepyers Ratepayers are advised that the second instalment of the 2018-19 period is due and payable by November 30.

Payments can be made online from credit/ debit carsd from a secure section on Council’s website at www.murrindindi. vic.gov.au/payments All payment made by credit card will incur a bank merchant fee of 0.75%.

Payments are also accepted by Bpay or in person at all Council offices.

Ratepayers are reminded if they changed theirr residential or postal address to contact Council in writing of any change by email at msc@murrindindi.vic.gov.au or by mail at PO Box 138, Alexandra , 3714.

If ratepayers have not received their second instalment notice, please contact Council’s Rates Unit on 5772 0333.

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THINGS THINGS TO TO DO, PLACES TO GO, GO, FEATURES FEATURES

MURRINDINDI, YARRA VALLEY, DIAMOND VALLEY, PLENTY VALLEY

Murrindindi Sausage Sizzles

● Fiona and Mark Portman at Kinglake West Primary School.

● Glenn Varley, Laura Jennings and Zach Honey of Kinglake West CFA

● Emily Sutton and Erica Connell at Kinglake Primary School.

● Heather Hawke and Nicole Sevenich at Kinglake West.

● Breanna Zala, Paul Zala and Sean Graham at Flowerdale.

● Dot Jackson and Mike Dalmau at Alexandra Secondary College.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

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

Out and About

Inspiration to everyone

469 killed so far

■ It was 12 months ago when Managing Director of the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites in West Hollywood, Alan Johnson, and his General Manager, William Karpiak, received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Hospitality Award from the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce at the 34th Annual Creative Business Awards.

This year they salute the General Manager of the Sunset Marquis, Rod Gruendyke, making 75 years of hospitality between the two properties in West Hollywood.

Mr. Gruendyke is being celebrated with the 2018 Legacy Award. All three gentlemen have been true friends and also an inspiration to everyone in the hospitality industry.

Breaking Bad big screen ■ Breaking Bad may have had its finale in 2013, but Variety has confirmed that series creator Vince Gilligan is working on a new film with ties to the beloved series.

Gilligan is working on a two-hour film, though whether it's destined for multiplexes or television is unclear.

Details are sparse, with no information on what shape the movie would take a prequel like Better Call Saul or something else or whether any of Breaking Bad's stars will return.

The Albuquerque Journal includes a logline stating the film "tracks the escape of a kidnapped man and his quest for freedom”.

● Pictured at the 35th Annual Creative Business Awards are Ramada General Manager, William Karpiak, with Legacy Award winner, Rod Gruendyke and Ramada Managing Director, Alan Johnson.

Lady Gaga gives back ■ Lady Gaga is putting her heart and soul into helping people driven from their homes by the California wildfires and she delivered an emotional speech to evacuees.

Gaga, who herself was forced to flee her Malibu home, showed up Sunday evening at a Red Cross shelter at Pacific Palisades High School, and told the displaced crowd, "I extend my love ...

I know we do not know each other, but I love you. This is an emergency, but you are not alone."

She encouraged everyone to take advantage of mental health counselors on the premises, and to "share your stories and talk to each other during this time."

Gaga's home has reportedly survived the flames, so far, but it's obvious the danger of the Woolsey fire is taking an emotional toll.

She spent about 90 minutes at the shelter. She took photos, handed out gift cards, and even sang to a 98-year-old woman who'd been evacuated.

As Gaga put it, "Let's keep the faith, together."

There's no doubt her time and words were greatly appreciated, and effective in lifting spirits.

Americans oppose guns ■ A recent survey shows that a strong majority of Americans, 57 per cent, oppose banning semi-automatic guns, specifically semiautomatic rifles that the media often label "assault rifles." A semiautomatic rifle (or pistol) is a gun that fires one bullet each time the trigger is pulled.

In the poll, Gallup asked, "Are you for or against a law which would make it illegal to manufacture, sell or possess semi-automatic guns, known as assault rifles?"

Forty percent said they were "for" a ban and 57 per cent said they were "against" a ban.

Charge card fraud ■ Employees of the US. Department of Housing and Urban Development, armed with government charge cards, made "at least 950" "unauthorised, unsupported, or ineligible purchases" in fiscal 2017, according to a report by the department's inspector general.

These included a $400 charge at "an adult entertainment gentlemen's club" and a $282 "unauthorized ATM withdrawal" followed by an $849 "unauthorised charge" at a Las Vegas casino hotel.

"Housing and Urban Development's travel cards were used for unauthorisd, unsupported, or ineligible purchases in at least 950 instances totaling more than $95,000," said the Inspector General's report.

The Inspector General estimated the overall number of unauthorised, unsupported and ineligible purchases by examining a selected sampling of actual purchases.

Bill Gates’s new project ■ Bill Gates believes the world needs better toilets. Specifically, toilets that improve hygiene and don't have to connect to sewerage systems at all and can break down human waste into fertiliser.

Mr Gates held the Reinvented Toilet Expo in Beijing, a chance for companies to showcase their takes on the simple bathroom fixture.

Companies showed toilets that could separate urine from other waste for more efficient treatment, that recycled water for hand washing and that sported solar roofs.

It's no laughing matter. About 4.5 billion people more than half the world's population lives without access to safe sanitation.

Globally, Mr Gates told attendees, unsafe sanitation costs an estimated $223 billion a year in the form of higher health costs and lost productivity and wages.

■ Over a recent weekend, 43 people were shot in Chicago and five of the victims died, making it one of the most violent weekends in the Windy City this year.

Since the beginning of the year, 2530 people have been shot in Chicago, according to the shooting and homicide data maintained by the Chicago Tribune.

Further data, collected by the Chicago Sun-Times, shows there have been 469 homicides in Chicago so far this year, 408 of those deaths resulted from shootings. Stabbing caused another 30 homicides and another 31 deaths were caused by "another type" of violence.

Despite these crimes, a new poll shows that nearly half (45 per cent) of Chicagoans say gun violence is "not a problem."

Fifty-one percent say it is "a problem”.

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1000 jobs cut by Govt.

■ Only around one-third of a police officer's time is spent actually enforcing criminal law; most of the work of a police officer involves peacekeeping, order maintenance, and problem solving.

American law enforcement agents only solve around 21per cent of all reported crime.

Although law enforcement agencies were organized in England in the 13th century, the first modern police officers operated in London starting in 1829.

American police officers are organised locally, whereas police forces in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America are nationally organised.

The United States has roughly 18,000 separate law enforcement agencies, all of which operate largely independent of each other.

In the American colonies, law enforcement initially took the form of "the watch”, a group of adult males that patrolled cities on the lookout for fires and crimes.

Originally, all male citizens of a city were expected to take their turn as watchmen, but gradually it became a paid professional position.

During the early years of America, many southern states created "slave patrols" meant to prevent slave revolts and catch runaways.

The Charleston slave patrol employed around 100 officers far more officers than any northern police force of the time.

Have a chat with Jennifer

■ If you are considering a move to Los Angeles or just coming ■ The number of people employed by the federal government 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 declined by 1000 in September, according to data released by Suites, 8585 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood. the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

I have secured a terrific holiday deal for readers of the Since President Donald Trump took office, federal employMelbourne Observer and The Local Paper. ment has declined by 16,000.

Please mention 'Melbourne Observer' when you book and you In December 2016, the month before Trump's inauguration, there were 2,810,000 people employed by the federal govern- will receive the 'Special Rate of the Day'.

Please contact: Jennifer at info@ramadaweho.com ment, according to the BLS data.

Happy Holidays,

By August 2018, that had declined by 15,000 to 2,795,000. In September, it declined another 1,000 to 2,794,000.

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Kinglake Ranges Art Show success ■ An impressive collection of paintings, photography, taxtiles, wood, glass and pottery was on exhibition at the Kinglake Ranges Art Show held last weekend at the Kinglake Community Centre. Organised by Kinglake Ranges Arts and the Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges, the Art Show was officially opened on Friday night, and continued on Saturday and Sunday.

On display were works by Adam Zampelis, Melanie Neurmann, Hiroko Wyatt, Rae Beers, Alexandra Leti, Caroline Lewallen, Suzi Duncan, Barbara Hauser, Margot Ling, Kate Bills, Joanne Coleman, Rose Chandler, Beryl Clarke, Chris King, Karitha Frith, Jai Frith, Kade Frith, Brigitte Haldemann, Rob Hayley, Gary Male/Peter Toyne, Greg Irvin, Sharyn O’Malley, Jennifer Spencer, Sue Bray, Cathie Berry, Dorothy Collins, Jo McCarthy, Keeley McCarthy, Michelle Bolmat, Brooke Leech, Anna Leech, Silvana DiBattista, Tanya Draper, Noelene Jardine, Joanne Junor, Kerrie Gerlach, Cheryl Phillips, JenniferVigo, Bob Eustace, Chrissy Eustace, Julie van den Eynden, Lorraine Casey, Christine Eaton, Chris Anderson, Helen Newton, Liane Dawson, Lynda Robinson, Emily Eaton, Shane Rumney, Melissa Hughes, Kym Grundy, Kylie Neilsen, Vicki Lacey, Deborah Keating, Michael Taylor, Nicolas Farrugia, Chris Anderson, Ilze Cant, Kinglake Primary and Strathewen Primary.

Judges were Linda MacAulay, Peter Boyne and Julian Bruere.

Thanks were extended to Murrindindi Shire Council, Whittlesea Bowls Club, Bendigo Bank, Kinross Farm, Garden Path Gallery, Integrity Real Estate, Kinglake Posr Office, Kinglake Forest Adventures, Mountain Monthly, Mt Slide Vineyrads, Stone the Crows Festival, The Art Shop Bayswaterand Yarra Valley Berry Growers Co-Operative.

● Chrissy Eustace with Barbara Hauser’s best-in-show ‘Boys’

● Lorraine Casey with her prize-winning work.

● Judy Wynne and Denise Doerner at the Kinglake Ranges Art Show.

● Steve Guest with his second prize-winning work. Photo: Facebook.

● Chris Anderson’s ‘Ella Wedge Tail Eagle’.

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: MISSION IMPOS SIBLE - FALLOUT: Genre: Action/Adventure/Thriller.

Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg.

Year: 2018.

Rating: M. Length: 147 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Verdict: IMF spy-master Ethan Hunt and his team, along with a number of familiar allies, race against time after a mission goes wrong to prevent a nuclear threat via an old nemesis.

This sixth film in the Tom Cruise "Mission Impossible" series is an unrelenting succession of action sequences interrupted by interludes of dialogue to try and makes sense, or explain, the plot, but make no mistake, even though it may be a routine day at the office for our IMF team, this is no artless, tiresome, auto-piloted snore-fest ... but a fun, crackling, playful and escapist ride!

Loaded with the usual formulaic spy elements that may be all too familiar with older audiences or fans of the long running genre, and even though each previous instalment of the long running franchise has delivered its fare share excitement, spark, thrills, laughs and intrigue, this is by far the most stimulating and rewarding in the series to date.

Move over Jason Bourne, Bruce W illis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, to name a few, like dating a jackhammer, Tom Cruise is right up there front and centre, running, jumping, shooting and punching his way through buildings, planes, cars, motor-bikes, helicopters and mountain tops with some of the most hair-raising stunts a main star has ever executed on screen before, and he now has the bruises and scars to prove it.

Supported by a solid supporting cast that includes Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Sean Harris and Vanessa Kirby, with its off -centre invention, wild energy and comic-book-action formula, this is a slick, high-speed assembly line of chases, jokes, action and thrills this is a Mission Impossible to ignore!

FILM: SUBMERGENCE: Cast: Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy, Alexander Siddig.

Genre: Drama/Romance/Thriller.

Year: 2017.

Rating: M. Length: 112 Minutes.

Stars: *** Verdict: In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters, while thousands of miles away in the Greenland Sea, Professor Danielle Flinders prepares to dive in a submersible to the ocean floor, and in their individual confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance.

"P aris Texas" (1984), "Wings of Desire" (1987), and "Faraway, So Close" (1993) director Wim Wenders has created a lush and grandiose romantic-drama so deeply rooted in symbolism and geopolitical realism, it sadly flounders in its own underwhelming execution, devoid of genuine character sentimentality and believability in the set up of character development.

James McAvoy as the captive MI6 agent and Alicia Vikander as the deep sea Marine Biologist in search of the secrets of the deep to save the future of the planet, both give strong enough performances, but both efforts are lost in their own uniquely muddled and claustrophobic paradox, Technically, this is astonishingly beautiful to look at, with jaw-dropping sea and landscape cinematography, and aided with a highly effective music score by Fernando Velazquez (The Orphanage, A Monster Calls).

At times thrilling, chilling, unforgiving, haunting and poignant, but for the most part uneven, self indulgent, surreal, stranded and unfulfilling, but this can be said of most of the work by Wim Wenders, and those familiar with his work will know what you expect is not always what you get, and here is no exception, with this an uneasy melding a James Bond thriller and art-house sensibilities.

FILM: THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS: Genre: Action/Crime/Comedy.

Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph, Michael McDonald.

Year: 2018.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 91 Minutes. Stars: Stars: ** Review: A murder mystery set in a world where humans and puppets co-exist, but puppets are viewed as second-class citizens, and when the puppet cast of an '80s children's TV show begins to get murdered one by one, a former puppet cop, who has since become a private eye, and his ex-human partner, take on the case.

Muppets puppet-master head Brian Henson, son of Muppets creator Jim Henson, who helmed "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992), "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996), has created a bawdy blend of Carl Reiner's "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (1982) and "Fatal Instinct" (1993), Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis' "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988) and Peter Jackson's "Meet The Feebles" (1989), "Ted" (2010), "Ted 2" (2015), however, even though this ribald homage to the private detective/filmnoir genre gets off to a genuinely funny and offensively wicked start, it soon falls tiresome cliché and flat repetition.

From the moment of her introduction, Melissa McCarthy as Detective Connie Edwards ambles her way along with seemingly stale and disinterested effect, and you can't help but feel that most of her dialogue was totally ad-libbed in numerous attempts along the way, however, one saving grace on screen is the devilish pairing of Maya Rudolph as secretary Bubbles and disgraced puppet police detective and now hard-boiled Private Investigator, Phil Philips, who re-teams with his former partner (Melissa McCarthy) to solve the mystery of the murders.

From snorting sugar, animal puppet porn, racism, Sam Peckinpah style puppet violence and gratuitous puppet sex, from "Basic Instinct" to untold classic FilmNoir and Police Thrillers, nothing is sacred in this attempt to try and offend and entertain adults simultaneously, and even though through history bawdy puppet humour and violence (Punch N' Judy) has been a well established staple of entertainment, this attempt, right to the behind-the-scenes out-takes during the end credits, feels like a poor and disappointing reflection of Monty Python, Mel Brooks and National Lampoon who excelled in offensively entertaining humor in their heyday.

This foul-mouthed well-worn-genre-parody piece shows too much strain and aging creaks too soon in the formula from which it never recovers, most notably in trying to reach its relatively short 91minute running time, including credits, nonetheless, for the younger generation and those unfamiliar with the above aforementioned films or the genre may find some fruitless glimmer of hope to grip and therefore in the process no doubt create a small cult following.

- James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews Lean On Pete

■ (M). 122 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas November 29.

British film-maker Andrew Haigh follows up the terrific 45 Years with a film set on US. soil, an unexpectedly expansive tale that examines so much more than its simple 'boy and his horse' premise may suggest.

Charlie Plummer plays Charley, a 15-year-old who is living hand-to-mouth with his single father Ray (Travis Fimmel).

The teenager comes across Del (Steve Buscemi), a horse trainer who offers him a job at his stables, and here he befriends the more even-tempered Bonnie (Chloe Sevigny).

A series of events will see Charlie embark on a journey of self-discovery with a horse named Lean On Pete.

Haigh carefully develops his gallery of characters, which the entire cast bring to life beautifully, while also examining the state of particular communities in the US in stark fashion.

RATING - ****

find her inner strength and determination to have a life of her own.

A remake of the 2009 Argentinian film, screenwriters Polly Mann and Oren Moverman, and director Mac Turtletaub, concentrate on the characters with care and affection, and both MacDonald and Khan are superb.

RATING - ***½

Creed II

■ (M). 130 minutes. Opens in cinemas November 29.

After Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther) successfully re-energised the Rocky franchise with Creed, the sequel is an unfortunate step backwards, and his talents are sorely missed for this overly formulaic mash-up of previous Rocky films.

Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) is back, and is now heavyweight champion of the world.

When Ivan Drago (Dolph ■ (MA). 111 minutes. Opens in Lundgren, who is the best thing in the film), the man who killed Adoselected cinemas November 29.

A striking mix of comedy and nis' dad Apollo in the ring 30 years social commentary, this impressive ago, demands that Adonis take on debut feature by writer/director his monstrous son Viktor (Florian Boots Riley deserves to be sought Munteanu), Creed Jr. feels he has out during its limited theatrical sea- to accept the challenge, despite son, as it offers many pleasures for strong objections from mentor those wanting something more than Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).

Adonis' relationship with Bianca the typical multiplex blockbuster.

Cassius 'Cash' Green (a terrific (Tessa Thompson) also goes to the Lakeith Stanfield) doesn't know next level.

Though slickly produced, this where he fits in life, and is struggling to make ends meet, but all feels more like a continuation of this changes when he starts work Rocky rather than the developing at telemarketer firm RegalView, story of Adonis, with co-writer where he soon climbs the corpo- Stallone making Balboa as much a rate ladder, but at a deep personal central character as his young protege, draining the individual fire cost.

Riley lands his blows against cor- Coogler brought to the first Creed.

There are story elements that are porate cruelty and societal ignorance will considerable skill, and noticeably borrowed from Rocky 2, an excellent cast, which also in- 3 and 4, largely pushing aside the cludes Tessa Thompson, Steven main reason why audiences are Yeun, Danny Glover and Armie here; to see the expanding world of Adonis Creed.

Hammer, all deliver fine work.

RATING - ** RATING - ****

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Puzzle

■ (M). 103 minutes. Opens in selected cinemas November 29.

Despite the fact it follows a very predictable path, this story of a suppressed wife who finds her sense of self-worth unexpectedly proves to be a quiet delight.

Kelly MacDonald shines as Agnes, a wife and mother of two who spends all her time looking after husband Louie (David Denman) and sons Gabe (Austin Abrams) and Ziggy (Bubba Weiler).

When a friend gives her a 1000 piece puzzle for her birthday, Agnes discovers she can put it together very quickly.

This leads to a partnership with Robert (Irrfan Khan), a puzzle professional who talks Agnes into entering a national competition.

This of course leads Agnes to

The Grinch

■ (G). 86 minutes. Opens in cinemas November 29.

With Christmas fast approaching, all the festive-themed family movies are beginning to rear their familiar heads, and one of the major ones is The Grinch, another attempt by Hollywood to adapt Dr. Seuss' perennial favourite to the screen, but it feels more like a calculated cash-grab rather than a genuinely heartfelt endeavour.

Benedict Cumberbatch tries to inject the empty vessel with some life, but the poor screenplay defeats him.

Crass and lazily 'hip', this feels more like a combination of Dickens' A Christmas Carol and Aardman's Wallace & Gromit.

Max the dog and a small goat steal the film.

RATING - **

Top 10 Lists NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 2 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1..FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD. 2. BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. 3. A STAR IS BORN. 4. BURN THE STAGE: THE MOVIE. 5. THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB. 6. THE OLD MAN & THE GUN. 7. BOY ERASED. 8. GOOSEBUMPS: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN. 9. HALLOWEEN. 10. VENOM. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: NOVEMBER 22: I USED TO BE NORMAL, ROBIN HOOD, STRANGE COLOURS, THE CHILDREN ACT, THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS, WIDOWS. NOVEMBER 29: CREED II, LEAN ON PETE, NORMANDY NUDE, THE GRINCH, THE KING AND I: FROM THE LONDON PALLADIUM. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP [Action/ Fantasy/Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly].

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■ The beautiful Peggy Ryan was born in 1924 and came from a theatrical family.

Her film debut was aged five in a Technicolor Vitaphone short, The Wedding Of Jack And Jill in 1929 where Peggy played Jill.

In 1937 she made her first feature film, Top Of The Town for Universal Studios.

Peggy appeared in an uncredited role as a hungry child in John Ford's The Grapes Of Wrath.

In 1940 Peggy was cast as a dancer in the Broadway revue, Meet The People.

Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland had a successful series of films for MGM Studios and Universal were looking for a similar young singing and dancing team.

When Peggy was cast opposite Donald O'Connor in the musical What's Cooking; the public loved them. They were immediately signed to a long term contract.

The problem was that it was 1942 and America was at war. Donald was 16 and going to be drafted when he turned 18.

The studio went into production made twelve films with the team and released them at regular intervals till the end of the war.

On the silver screen Peggy remained 16 up to 1945.

In a radio interview Peggy told me they were paid about $100 a week whilst the studio was making millions.

Peggy also appeared with Bud Abbott and

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Peggy Ryan

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM Lou Costello in Here Come the Co-Eds. In that film Lou Costello and Peggy Ryansing Lets Play House and this was the first and last time that Lou sang in a film.

She made many television appearances in variety shows such as The Milton Berle Show.

Some readers may remember Peggy Ryan when she appeared here in Melbourne as a support act for Johnny Ray in the mid fifties.

Her dancing partner was her husband at that time Ray McDonald.

Ray accidentally died after choking on food in a hotel room in 1959. He was great dancer and appeared in MGM films such as Babes On Broadway.

In 1968 Peggy began her role as Steve

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McGarrett's secretary, Jenny Sherman, in the television series Hawaii Five -O. The role lasted for eight years and Peggy lived in Hawaii at that time.

In later years she returned to America and settled in Las Vegas where she began giving dancing lessons for seniors.

Peggy continued to teach tap dancing in Las Vegas up to her passing in October 2004 at the age of 80.

She was married three times, had three children and six grandchildren.

During her career Peggy Ryan made 60 films.

In her lifetime she kept in contact with Donald O'Connor and they remained firm friends.

What great joy they brought to the world during WWII at a time when people needed light, bright entertainment.

Watch out for their films on television and DVD. Kevin Trask Kevin can be heard on 3AW The Time Tunnel - on Nightline Thursdays at 10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens.

Mike Till Midnight - Saturday nights at 9pm with Mike Brady and Chris Ryan.

And on 96.5 FM That's Entertainment - Sundays at 12 Noon for two hours.

No wonder this Christmas tree glows OK. With John O’Keefe Buddy Boy

● Buddy Franklin ■ Footy fans hoping to see Buddy Franklin return to Melbourne are wishful thinkers. Buddy has sold his Melbourne two-storey home in Donvale for $1.415 million.

It looks like he has firmly settled in Sydney.

Meanwhile Buddy made a cool $ 551,500 on the sale. His Dad was living in the Donvale home prior to sale with one large upstairs room converted into a shrine to Buddy, filled with hundreds of memorabilia items of the footy champ.

All Together Now

■ I finally got stuck into some overdue homework and watched for the first time All Together Now. I wish I’d given it a miss.

The show reminded me of a talent quest at one of those beer barns –poor concept, over performing audience, only saving grace was some of the artists showed a glimmer of promise. Presenter Julia Zemiro was way below her best. Thankfully the final episode screened on Sunday. ● The Presidential White House National Christmas Tree.

■ When you’re starting to string the quently being brought in every Christlights around the Christmas tree this mas over the ensuing years. And when year, give a thought to those who do it was decided to give the White House the job on the National Christmas its very own permanent Christmas Tree outside theAmerican Presidentree in 1973, that first one unexpecttial White House in Washington DC. edly died just five years later, and was Because that Tree is some 15 replaced with the current Colorado metres tall and lit with no fewer than Blue Spruce planted in 1978.

81,000 blue, green and red static lights The Tree is encircled every Christinterspersed with white twinkling ones, mas with a vast toy train set whose that takes a crew of five a whole 10 nine little trains run around on some days to install.

300 metres of tracks, with all this in The tradition of the National turn surrounded by 56 other smaller Christmas Tree goes back to 1923 Christmas trees representing every when then-President Calvin Coolidge American state and territory, and decohad a Balsam Fir brought in from a rated with handmade ornaments repnearby forest, and erected and illumiresentative of an aspect of each of nated on what is known as the White those states and territories.

House Ellipse, a 21 hectare public The National Christmas Tree’s park adjacent to the Presidential resi81,000 lights are turned on from dence.

4.30pm to midnight every night from Some 2500 electrical bulbs were late November until early January. used on that first National Christmas washington.org with David Ellis Tree, with cut-down fir trees subse- David Ellis

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Joanna headed for Melb.

■ My favourite train traveller is coming to Melbourne next March. She is none other than the beautiful Joanna Lumley. I hope she has a Myki ticket and been warned about the aggressive army of ticket enforcers. Joanna will be performing one live show in Melbourne, March 9. The show is called Blue Planet 11 complete with full musical accompliment. Check internet for tickets.

Suzi The Poet

■ Suzi Quattro is due back in Oz for her annual summer tour. During February and March she will include some of her poems amongst the heavy rock. Poems are titled Through My Eyes and will be about personal feelings and events . Gigs are in Bendigo and Wodonga. Tickets at the usual.

Concert from Hell

■ All hell has been raised following a concert held at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, featuring headliner Snoop Dog. Angry patrons swamped Facebook and talkback radio with complaints about sound quality, lack of toilets, use of drugs, crowding and on it went. Almost all demanded refunds.

Concert was promoted by Frontier Touring and Fox FM. From reports we read it was lucky serious injury was avoided amongst the 51,000 crowd.

- John O’Keefe

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Special welcome to customers from Alexandra and Yea

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Killingworth Hill Cafe & Whisky Bar 36 Killingworth Rd, Killingworth (Yea) Open 11am-8pm Friday-Sunday

The café and whisky bar wil be open each day from 11am between Wednesday December 26 and Sunday January 13 Today’s Menu Charcuterie Boards: Your choice of a meat platter, cheese platter, terrine platter or fish platter all accompanied with fresh home grown and made produce, for example, vegetables, gluten free pesto’s, chutneys, nuts, etc,

Fresh Gourmet Pizzas Fresh Homemade Pies Dessert: As per display cabinet Teas/Coffee: Assortment of Herbal Teas and classic Teas & Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte Mug Short/Long Black or Plunger Coffee

Don’t forget our Famous Devonshire Tea We strive for excellence, we do not rest until our best is better We guarantee our products 100%.

If unsatisfactory, please advise staff who will replace or refund immediately

Are you arranging your staff Christmas party or a get-together before the big day? The team at Killingworth Hill Café & Whisky Bar will happily host your party Why not call Chris to discuss your requirements and make a booking?

Killingworth Hill Cafe & Whisky Bar Phone: 0455 266 888 www.killingworthhill.com.au

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The Yenckens group are a family owned business that can cater to a broad range of your hardware needs Our stores carry a huge range of products from timber to steel, electrical to plumbing and automotive, housewares, camping, paint and garden supplies. We have everything you need, including the kitchen sink!

If we don’t stock, we will sure try to find it No job is to big or small with the helpful advice and friendly service from our staff

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Deck-Doc

Local company chosen as best in the world

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

They survived thanks to the protection of Lanolin.

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

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

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

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

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Good solid reds from Two Hands

Country Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Sandie sings Dolly

■ Popular Melbourne singer and entertainer Sandie Dodd will perform her Dolly show at Frankston Arts Centre on Dec. 15.

Featuring the Dolly show band , the twohour concert captures the warmth, fun and talent of the enigmatic superstar that is Dolly Parton. Also included will be some comedy skits, stories and instrumentals. Tickets: $37 at the Arts Centre. Doors open 7.30pm.Goo

Swift nominated

■ Melbourne singer songwriter Andrew Swift has been nominated for four 2019 Golden Guitar finalist awards which form part of the January Tamworth Country Music Festival.

The nominations stem from his highly acclaimed album, Call Out For The Cavalry, and has the Alt Country/Americana rising star being shortlisted in the Alt CountryAlbum of the Year, New Talent of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Vocal Collaboration of the Year for his latest single, Fire and Ice, featuring multi-award-winning artist, Catherine Britt.

Babba at Memo

■ The world’s most exciting and musically accurate tribute band to ABBA will perform at the Memo in St Kilda on Friday (Nov. 30) at 8.40pm.A trip back to the 70s with a show full of humour, great costumes, Swedish accents and fun-filled dance floor action awaits nostaglic fans of the super group. Plus, spine tingling harmonies and a band that will rock your socks off, BABBA promises it all.

■ I don't normally trust what I regard as contrived packaging - things such as illustrations of people kissing or fancy names such as 'Gnarly Dudes Shiraz'.

It normally covers up winemaking errors and I usually get the feeling that the wine is incapable of standing up for itself.

But I approached Two Hands' Picture Series with greater confidence than usual - firstly because I knew that the grapegrowing/ winemaking team was an impeccable one; secondly because I knew that the PR person involved, Pippa Merrett, came with exemplary credentials from Yalumba and wouldn't get involved with anything that even hinted of being dodgy.

Two Hands was created very nearly 20 years ago, following a conversation - presumably well lubricated - between Michael Twelftree and Richard Mintz at a friend's engagement party.

They knew that they had access to some of the best shiraz in the Barossa Valley - that is, in Australia - and they wanted to show the world just how good these wines could be.

International success of the wines was almost immediate, due no doubt in large measure to Michael Twelftree's passion for his craft: "I have walked every vineyard, made every picking decision and tasted every individual barrel of each wine we've ever produced."

In 2003 Two Hands found a per-

● Michael Twelftree: absolutely passionate about his craft. manent home, when Michael spotWINE REVIEWS mark tobacco-leaf and herbaceous ted a run-down, uninhabited cottage Two Hands 2017 Angel's Share flavours. But predominantly, it's in the Barossa's Western Ranges. McLaren Vale Shiraz ($27): The about red currants, overlaid by a Kraehe House became the spiciness of the wine is obvious, but pleasantly balanced dose of new operation's cellar door, and was I'm not sure about pinning it down French oak. followed a year later by a state-of- as tightly as the winemaker's notes WINE OF THE WEEK the-art small-batch winery. when they say it has 'an intriguing Two Hands 2017 Gnarly Dudes These days, the sources of fruit overlay of Moroccan spice temple'. Barossa Valley Shiraz ($27): Rehave expanded beyond shiraz and Anyway, it's a lovely red with strained winemaking has limited beyond the Barossa, and the part- loads of berry flavours and mouth- this red to medium-to-full-bodied nership is between Michael drying chalky tannins. Like all the rather than showing off the full-bodTwelftree and Colorado native Tim wines tasted here, it's one with a ied power the district is quite caHower, who bought his own love of long and bright future. pable of. The tannins are obviously wine and the Barossa to the busiTwo Hands 2017 Sexy Beast there but are perfectly matched by ness.

McLaren Vale Cabernet outstanding flavour highlighted by And yes, there's still plenty of Sauvignon ($27): The tannins are dark fruits such as black cherries evidence that the passion for great brisk, as they should be with a and blackberries. The taste of dark wine still burns, despite the appar- young cabernet, and there's cer- chocolate also plays a prominent ent marketing frivolity. tainly evidence of the variety's hall- role.

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■ Steph Ryan has defied the ballot box rout of the Coalition by not just retaining the seat of Euroa but slightly lifting her vote.

At 10pm Saturday she had polled 19,089 votes, 61.6 per cent of votes counted, while her closest rival Labor’s Fiona DeppelerMorton had managed just 27.48 per cent.

On a two candidate preferred vote Ms Ryan received 66.17 per cent of the vote.

But it was hard for the Nationals deputy leader to celebrate as she watched the Coalition get demolished across the state.

- Seymour Telegraph

Yenckens land

■ Mansfield Shire Council staff and councillors met with community members at a special meeting of council to discuss the sale of Lot 2002 Kitchen Street, currently used by Yenckens as a steel yard.

Discussion of the sale of council land has led to some vigorous meetings in the past, with many residents opposing such sales.

The meeting , however, had a different tone - of 90 submissions received by council, 84 were in support of the sale of the land and only six were opposed.

The overwhelming belief expressed at the meeting was that the land should be sold to Yenckens.

Of the nine community members who spoke at the meeting, eight spoke in favour of the sale, with seven of the eight being owners or employees of Yenckens.

The tenure of their submissions was that since council had not renewed Yenckens’ lease on the land, they should sell the land to Yenckens to save the business from closure.

- Mansfield Courier

Manager/Editor

■ The North Central Review/Whittlesea Review is advertising an opportubnity for the dual role of General Manager/Editor. The appointee will be responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the business along with management of all staff. The appointee will manage a small team of journalists who write general news and sport for their papers.

- North Central Review

Narrow escape

■ Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked a fire that tore through three Plenty businesses on the weekend, as staff described their narrow escape from the blaze.

More than 60 firefighters worked into the night as a fire ravaged three Plenty businesses last Saturday afternoon.

And while the fire is believed to have started in a dental surgery on Diamond Creek Rd before tearing through two other businesses in the same building, investigators still haven’t pinpointed a cause.

- Diamond Valley Leader

Santa at Y. Glen

■ The Yarra Glen Community Carols by Candlelight will be held at the McKenzie reserve on Sunday, December 16, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm.

Organising committee member, Sally Marshall said, “The Yarra Glen carols have been a feature for more than 20 years and last year around 1500 people enjoyed the night. This year the music comes from 10 local performers, with the main band from Life Ministry Church and the dancing from Yarra Valley Ballet.”

There will be performances from Yarra Glen Primary School, Yarra Glen Preschool, Anthony Gerace, FLAXXON, Kaitlyn Thomas, Mia Papazis and Molly Elmer and Haylee.

- Mountain Views Mail

Thieves shamed

■ Desperate shop owners across the Yarra Ranges are posting video footage and images of shoplifters on social media to protect their businesses from crippling financial losses.

CCTV stills of thieves stealing from shops are plastered on “shame boards” in stores.

- Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, December6 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Engel, M (21896) v Wilson, Brian Jeffrey. Ciu-Alexandra Victoria Police - Webb, N (34159) v North, Timothy. UniSunbury Victoria Police - Watson, A (31257) v Patterson, Scott Douglas. Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - O'neill, J (40075) v Lowe, Thomas. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Wright, B (36938) v Patterson, Scott. UniNagambie Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Davies, Matthew.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Motschall, Timothy Daniel. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Kamara, Mohamed Mustapha. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Jackson, A (41009) v Young,Aaron. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Bicanic, Peter. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Hogan, Richard.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Hill, Donald. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Motschall, Timothy Daniel. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Humphris, Lachlan Raymond. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Reynolds, J (31151)v Bebbington, Martin. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Grice, George. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Shamri, Mohammad. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Chalmers, Nicholas.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Tucker, Jennifer.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Holcombe, S (39769) v Young, Aaron. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Duncan, Holly. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Stephens, S (40205) v Selim, Christine.

Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Fairweather, Michael. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Dixon, S (30331) v Harris, Kalina. State Hwy Patrol-North Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Young,Aaron. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Riches, A (39249) v Collett, Andrew.

Socit-Ballarat Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Velicki, Shane. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Courtney, Jason.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Crass, Jessica. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Sharpe, Andrew. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Hill, Katrina Maree.

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

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Victoria Police - Alexander, J (38787)v Shanahan, Daniel.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Meloury, Kevin. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Browne, Lucia. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Courtney, A (40389) v Kidman, Simon Matthew. Ciu-Manningham Victoria Police - Gleeson, D (22146) v Densworth, Robert John. Socit-Seymour Victoria Police - Holcombe, S (39769) v Rusic, Hamish.

Uni-Broadford Victoria Police - Jackson, A (41009) v Morgan, Wade. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Weedon, D (43502) v Wilson, Blake Leslie.

Uni-Fawkner Victoria Police - Bortolotto, C (40740) v Newey, Shae. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Sharma, S (37790) v Cappelli, Bradley.

Fraud And Extortion Squad Victoria Police - Sharma, S (37790) v Meers, Jodie. Fraud And Extortion Squad Victoria Police - Wells, B (37438) v Metzke, Robert.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Nuon, Sokar. CiuCasey Victoria Police - Allison, J (42290) v Newlands, Jason Douglas. Dru-Ballarat Victoria Police - Thornton, A (41692) v Roberts, Bianca.

Uni-Seymour Community Corrections Centre - Bright, A v Meers, Jodie. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Beasley, Jodie Elizabeth. Ciu-Casey Victoria Police - Woolfe, R (34462) v Garner, Daryl. Sexual Crime Squad Victoria Police - Lock, M (42446) v Robl, Khoner. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Sibillin, D (31691) v Berry, Andrew William. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Fraser, P (35913) v Strinavic, Joesph James. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Hart, Nicholas John. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Community Corrections Centre - Enright, Cv Strinavic, Josip. Seymour Community

Correction Centre Victoria Police - Stephens, S v Hall, Neil. Seymour Victoria Police - Costa, C v Colenso, Ricky. Seymour Community Corrections Centre - Macdougall, M v Curic, Mathew Bryan. Community Corrections Centre Community Corrections Centre - Macdougall, M v Daly, Aaron. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Wallace, Dennis.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Fidler, T (41595) v Wallace, Dennis.

Ciu-Mitchell Community Corrections Centre - Sievewright, B v Colenso, Ricky. Reservoir Community Corrections Centre - Masunu, A v Meloury, Kevin. Community Corrections Centre Community Corrections Centre - Ridgway, D v Wallace, Denis. Seymour Community Correction Centre Thursday, Decembner 7 Victoria Police - Maynard, E (38468) v Anderson, Paul Dallas. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Fisher, Jordan. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Batten, S (38514) v Fisher, Jordan. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Holcombe, S (39769) v Fisher, Jordan. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Prestage, M (29240) v James, Aaron Benjamin. Dtu-Wangaratta Victoria Police - Prestage, M (29240) v James, Aaron Benjamin. Dtu-Wangaratta Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Hampson, J v Dominguez-Smith, AnneMarie. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Hampson, J v Dominguez-Smith, AnneMarie. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Hambridge, G v Coy, Robyn Maree. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals Victoria Police - Rourke, M (41690) v James, Aaron. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Kacew, T (39982) v Harkness, Zenaan.

Uni-Ringwood Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Calleja, L v Healy, Heather. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals - Calleja, L v Healy, Heather. Royal Soc. Prevention Cruelty To Animals Victoria Police - Bolitho, J (29424) v Mallahie, Ahmed.

Highway Patrol-Fawkner Community Corrections Centre - Macdougall, M v Swan, Jarratt. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Mallahie, Ahmed.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Burn, Timothy. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Roberts, P (32777) v Mcclure, Malcolm .

Uni-Kinglake Victoria Police - Sartori, D (35479) v Harkness, Zenaan.

State Highway Patrol South East Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Harkness, Zenaan.

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From Our 1918 Files

At Yea Shire Hall

■ In the evening the Yea Amateur Dramatic Society gave a performance in the Shire hall, the piece staged being the 3-act farce What Happened to Him. The hall was packed, many having to witness the performance through the open doors and windows, as it was impossible to find seating or standing room inside the hall.

The door takings amounted to over £30, which is a record for the hall at the low charge of admission.

Alex. picnic

■ Arrangements are well advanced for the holding of the Children's Picnic Sports, on Wednesday next, to celebrate the victory of the Allies.

It has been arranged that the children will meet at the State School at 10.15 a.m., and then march to Puckey's corner in Grant Street where the band will probably assemble and play through the main street,

Larceny charge

■ On Show day, Constable Thorburn arrested a young man named Thomas Watson, on the (Yea) Showground. on a charge of larceny trom the person of John Taylor.

Accused was lodged in the lock-up, and later on he was remanded to the following Thursday, when he .will appear before Mr Rogers, P.M. His companion is known, and his early arrest is expected.

The Pictures

■ Saturday night's programme will include The Blind Adventure, a seventy-five minute excursion into "the land of excitement."

Soldier home

■ Private J. Stephens was given a public welcome home by the townspeople on Wednesday (yesterday) morning, after seeing active service at the front for close on four years.

The arrangements were made by the recently appointed Welcome Home Committee. A large crowd of people assembled at the local railway station, and cheers were given as the train pulled up at the platform, which were renewed as the returned soldier stepped from the railway carriage, the first one to greet him being his mother, the crowd meanwhile standing respectfully aloof while the meeting took place, many of whom were visibly affected.

Peace at Tallarook

■ Celebrations to commemorate the signing of the armistice that brought to a close the great war which has been waging for the past four years, were held in Tallarook on Tuesday, 12th inst. Bells were rung and the buildings were bedecked with flags and colors of the Allies. Everybody entered into the spirit of the move ment and worked untiringly to make the day as successful as possible. In fact it was a day that will not be readily forgotten by the residents of the district.

Returned Soldiers

■ A well attended meeting of the Returned Soldiers of Seymour and district was held at Commercial House on Thursday evening last for the purpose of forming a branch of the above association.

A num ber were unable to attend owing to being engaged on night duty on the railways.

The Rabbit Pest

■ The district rabbit inspector had a batch of land-holders before the Court on Monday last, for not taking sufficient precautions to destroy rabbits on their properties.

Mr J. Rodgers, P M., presided.

T. Chadwick, Kobyboyn, was the first to be called. He declared that the inspector was not speaking the truth when he stated that he (de fendant) had made no effort to comply with the Act.

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Local People

● David Anderson was announcer at the Yea Show.

● Vicki White and Sue Newcomen

● Blake Kirley and Vicky Carbis.

● Judy Watts at the Upper Goulburn Landcare Network stand.

● Greg Garlick and Ross Coad

● The Ironbark Clydesdale team in the Grand Parade.

● John Boulton with Best Bird in Show.

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● Pjhil Pond and Matt Kells at the Yea CFA stand at the Yea Show.

● Birthday pair: Judd Hargreaves, 5, and Jill Hargreaves, 30.

● Twisty The Clown (Dan Stewart)

● Hugh Freeman, Melissa Freeman, Bernie Teasdale, Ryan O’Connor, David Elford of O’Connor Farm Machinery, Shepparton

● Ewan Tait and Stuart McLeish in the Wool Pavilion

● Lynette Johnson with Lynbarry Spike, Champion Bull.

● Jaime Bosper with Webb Nobleman.

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Hoogies of Yarra Glen 9-15 Bell St, Yarra Glen 3775 Phone: (03) 9730 1611. Fax: (03) 9730 1737

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DEATHS SINCL AIR. Rilla Margaret Maclean 19.03.1951 – 17.11.2018 Beloved wife of John (Jake) Coyne and mother of Timothy and Phoebe.

Free from pain and suffering.

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PUBLIC NOTICES YEA-KINGLAKE RSL Meets monthly on last Friday.

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GARAGE SALE. 8am-2pm Saturday, Dec. 1 and 9am-1pm Sun., Dec. 2. 300 McLeish’s Rd, Yea. Tables,chairs, garden furniture, kitchenware, glasses, beds, computer desk, boxes of plumbing, camping gear, various household items, other items.

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Kinglake was named after author ■ The brave woman was not to be moved by terrors of this kind, and bidding farewell to the tribe which had honoured and protected her, she turned her horse’s head and rode straight away from them, without friend or follower. Hours had elapsed, and for some time she had been alone in the centre of the round horizon, when her quick eye perceived some horsemen in the distance. The party came nearer and nearer; soon it was plain that they were making towards her, and presently some hundreds of Bedouins, fully armed, galloped up to her, ferociously shouting, and apparently intending to take her life at the instant with their pointed spears. Her face at the time was covered with the yashmak, according to Eastern usage, but at the moment when the foremost of the horsemen had all but reached her with their spears, she stood up in her stirrups, withdrew the yashmak that veiled the terrors of her countenance, waved her arm slowly and disdainfully, and cried out with a loud voice “Avaunt!” 18 The horsemen recoiled from her glance, but not in terror. The threatening yells of the assailants were suddenly changed for loud shouts of joy and admiration at the bravery of the stately Englishwoman, and festive gunshots were fired on all sides around her honoured head. The truth was, that the party belonged to the tribe with which she had allied herself, and that the threatened attack as well as the pretended apprehension of an engagement had been contrived for the mere purpose of testing her courage.

The day ended in a great feast prepared to do honour to the heroine, and from that time her power over the minds of the people grew rapidly. Lady Hester related this story with great spirit, and I recollect that she put up her yashmak for a moment in order to give me a better idea of the effect which she produced by suddenly revealing the awfulness of her countenance.

With respect to her then present mode of life, Lady Hester informed me, that for her sin she had subjected herself during many years to severe penance, and that her self-denial had not been without its reward. “Vain and false,” said she, “is all the pretended knowledge of the Europeans — their doctors will tell you that the drinking of milk gives yellowness to the complexion; milk is my only food, and you see if my face be not white.” Her abstinence from food intellectual was carried as far as her physical fasting. She never, she said, looked upon a book or a newspaper, but trusted alone to the stars for her sublime knowledge; she usually passed the nights in communing with these heavenly teachers, and lay at rest during the daytime. She spoke with great contempt of the frivolity and benighted ignorance of the modern Europeans, and mentioned in proof of this, that they were not only untaught in astrology, but were unacquainted with the common and every-day phenomena produced by magic art. She spoke as if she would make me understand that all sorcerous spells were completely at her command, but that the exercise of such powers would be derogatory to her high rank in the heavenly kingdom. She said that the spell by which the face of an absent person is thrown upon a mirror was within the reach of the humblest and most contempt-

● Alexander William Kinglake.

Portrait by Harriet M. Haviland (1863) ible magicians, but that the practice earth would become available to of such-like arts was unholy as well those who had true knowledge. as vulgar.

Speaking of Ibrahim Pasha, Lady We spoke of the bending twig by Hester said that he was a bold, bad which, it is said, precious metals may man, and was possessed of some of be discovered. In relation to this, the those common and wicked magical prophetess told me a story rather arts upon which she looked down against herself, and inconsistent with with so much contempt. She said, for the notion of her being perfect in her instance, that Ibrahim’s life was science; but I think that she men- charmed against balls and steel, and tioned the facts as having happened that after a battle he loosened the folds before the time at which she attained of his shawl and shook out the bulto the great spiritual authority which lets like dust. she now arrogated. She told me that It seems that the St. Simonians once vast treasures were known to exist made overtures to Lady Hester. She in a situation which she mentioned, told me that the Pere Enfantin (the if I rightly remember, as being near chief of the sect) had sent her a serSuez; that Napoleon, profanely vice of plate, but that she had debrave, thrust his arm into the cave clined to receive it. She delivered a containing the coveted gold, and that prediction as to the probability of the instantly his flesh became palsied, St. Simonians finding the “mystic but the youthful hero (for she said he mother,” and this she did in a way was great in his generation) was not which would amuse you. Unfortuto be thus daunted; he fell back char- nately I am not at liberty to mention acteristically upon his brazen re- this part of the woman’s prophecies; sources, and ordered up his artillery; why, I cannot tell, but so it is, that she but man could not strive with demons, bound me to eternal secrecy. and Napoleon was foiled. In after Lady Hester told me that since her years came Ibrahim Pasha, with residence at Djoun she had been atheavy guns, and wicked spells to tacked by a terrible illness, which boot, but the infernal guardians of rendered her for a long time perthe treasure were too strong for him. fectly helpless; all her attendants fled, It was after this that Lady Hester and left her to perish. Whilst she lay passed by the spot, and she de- thus alone, and quite unable to rise, scribed with animated gesture the robbers came and carried away her force and energy with which the di- property. 19 She told me that they vining twig had suddenly leaped in actually unroofed a great part of the her hands. She ordered excavations, building, and employed engines with and no demons opposed her enter- pulleys, for the purpose of hoisting prise; the vast chest in which the trea- out such of her valuables as were sure had been deposited was at length too bulky to pass through doors. It discovered, but lo and behold, it was would seem that before this catasfull of pebbles! She said, however, trophe Lady Hester had been rich in that the times were approaching in the possession of Eastern luxuries; which the hidden treasures of the for she told me, that when the chiefs

of the Ottoman force took refuge with her after the fall of Acre, they brought their wives also in great numbers. To all of these Lady Hester, as she said, presented magnificent dresses; but her generosity occasioned strife only instead of gratitude, for every woman who fancied her present less splendid than that of another with equal or less pretension, became absolutely furious: all these audacious guests had now been got rid of, but the Albanian soldiers, who had taken refuge with Lady Hester at the same time, still remained under her protection.

In truth, this half-ruined convent, guarded by the proud heart of an English gentlewoman, was the only spot throughout all Syria and Palestine in which the will of Mehemet Ali and his fierce lieutenant was not the law. More than once had the Pasha of Egypt commanded that Ibrahim should have the Albanians delivered up to him, but this white woman of the mountain (grown classical not by books, but by very pride) answered only with a disdainful invitation to “come and take them.”

Whether it was that Ibrahim was acted upon by any superstitious dread of interfering with the prophetess (a notion not at all incompatible with his character as an able Oriental commander), or that he feared the ridicule of putting himself in collision with a gentlewoman, he certainly never ventured to attack the sanctuary, and so long as the Chatham’s granddaughter breathed a breath of life there was always this one hillock, and that too in the midst of a most populous district, which stood out, and kept its freedom.

Mehemet Ali used to say, I am told, that the Englishwoman had given him more trouble than all the insurgent people of Syria and Palestine.

The prophetess announced to me that we were upon the eve of a stupendous convulsion, which would destroy the then recognised value of all property upon earth; and declaring that those only who should be in the East at the time of the great change could hope for greatness in the new life that was now close at hand, she advised me, whilst there was yet time, to dispose of my property in poor frail England, and gain a station in Asia. She told me that, after leaving her, I should go into Egypt, but that in a little while I should return into Syria. I secretly smiled at this last prophecy as a “bad shot,” for I had fully determined after visiting the Pyramids to take ship from Alexandria for Greece. But men struggle vainly in the meshes of their destiny. The unbelieved Cassandra was right after all; the plague came, and the necessity of avoiding the quarantine, to which I should have been subjected if I had sailed from Alexandria, forced me to alter my route. I went down into Egypt, and stayed there for a time, and then crossed the desert once more, and came back to the mountains of the Lebanon, exactly as the prophetess had foretold.

Lady Hester talked to me long and earnestly on the subject of religion, announcing that the Messiah was yet to come. She strived to impress me with the vanity and the falseness of all European creeds, as well as with a sense of her own spiritual greatness: throughout her conversation upon these high topics she carefully insinuated, without actually assert-

ing, her heavenly rank.

Amongst other much more marvellous powers, the lady claimed to have one which most women, I fancy, possess namely, that of reading men’s characters in their faces.

She examined the line of my features very attentively, and told me the result, which, however, I mean to keep hidden.

One favoured subject of discourse was that of “race,” upon which she was very diffuse, and yet rather mysterious. She set great value upon the ancient French 20 (not Norman blood, for that she vilified), but did not at all appreciate that which we call in this country “an old family.”

She had a vast idea of the Cornish miners on account of their race, and said, if she chose, she could give me the means of rousing them to the most tremendous enthusiasm.

Such are the topics on which the lady mainly conversed, but very often she would descend to more worldly chat, and then she was no longer the prophetess, but the sort of woman that you sometimes see, I am told, in London drawing-rooms — cool, decisive in manner, unsparing of enemies, full of audacious fun, and saying the downright things that the sheepish society around her is afraid to utter. I am told that Lady Hester was in her youth a capital mimic, and she showed me that not all the queenly dulness to which she had condemned herself, not all her fasting and solitude, had destroyed this terrible power. The first whom she crucified in my presence was poor Lord Byron. She had seen him, it appeared, I know not where, soon after his arrival in the East, and was vastly amused at his little affectations. He had picked up a few sentences of the Romantic, with which he affected to give orders to his Greek servant. I can’t tell whether Lady Hester’s mimicry of the bard was at all close, but it was amusing; she attributed to him a curiously coxcombical lisp.

Another person whose style of speaking the lady took off very amusingly was one who would scarcely object to suffer by the side of Lord Byron — I mean Lamartine, who had visited her in the course of his travels. The peculiarity which attracted her ridicule was an over-refinement of manner: according to my lady’s imitation of Lamartine (I have never seen him myself), he had none of the violent grimace of his countrymen, and not even their usual way of talking, but rather bore himself mincingly, like the humbler sort of English dandy. 21 Lady Hester seems to have heartily despised everything approaching to exquisiteness. She told me, by-thebye (and her opinion upon that subject is worth having), that a downright manner, amounting even to brusqueness, is more effective than any other with the Oriental; and that amongst the English of all ranks and all classes there is no man so attractive to the Orientals, no man who can negotiate with them half so effectively, as a good, honest, openhearted, and positive naval officer of the old school. I have told you, I think, that Lady Hester could deal fiercely with those she hated. One man above all others (he is now uprooted from society, and cast away for ever) she blasted with her wrath. ● Continued on next page

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History From Previous Page You would have thought that in the scornfulness of her nature she must have sprung upon her foe with more of fierceness than of skill; but this was not so, for with all the force and vehemence of her invective she displayed a sober, patient, and minute attention to the details of vituperation, which contributed to its success a thousand times more than mere violence.

During the hours that this sort of conversation, or rather discourse, was going on our tchibouques were from time to time replenished, and the lady as well as I continued to smoke with little or no intermission till the interview ended. I think that the fragrant fumes of the latakiah must have helped to keep me on my good behaviour as a patient disciple of the prophetess.

It was not till after midnight that my visit for the evening came to an end.

When I quitted my seat the lady rose and stood up in the same formal attitude (almost that of a soldier in a state of “attention”) which she had assumed at my entrance; at the same time she let go the drapery which she had held over her lap whilst sitting and allowed it to fall to the ground.

The next morning after breakfast I was visited by my lady’s secretary — the only European, except the doctor, whom she retained in her household. This secretary, like the doctor, was Italian, but he preserved more signs of European dress and European pretensions than his medical fellow-slave. He spoke little or no English, though he wrote it pretty well, having been formerly employed in a mercantile house connected with England. The poor fellow was in an unhappy state of mind.

In order to make you understand the extent of his spiritual anxieties, I ought to have told you that the doctor 22 (who had sunk into the complete Asiatic, and had condescended accordingly to the performance of even menial services) had adopted the common faith of all the neighbouring people, and had become a firm and happy believer in the divine power of his mistress. Not so the secretary. When I had strolled with him to a distance from the building, which rendered him safe from being overheard by human ears, he told me in a hollow voice, trembling with emotion, that there were times at which he doubted the divinity of “miledi.” I said nothing to encourage the poor fellow in that frightful state of scepticism which, if indulged, might end in positive infidelity. I found that her ladyship had rather arbitrarily abridged the amusements of her secretary, forbidding him from shooting small birds on the mountain-side. This oppression had arouses in him a spirit of inquiry that might end fatally, perhaps for himself, perhaps for the “religion of the place.”

The secretary told me that his mistress was greatly disliked by the surrounding people, whom she oppressed by her exactions, and the truth of this statement was borne out by the way in which my lady spoke to me of her neighbours. But in Eastern countries hate and veneration are very commonly felt for the same object, and the general belief in the superhuman power of this wonderful white lady, her resolute and imperious character, and above all, perhaps, her fierce Albanians (not backward to obey an order for the sacking of a village), inspired sincere respect amongst the surrounding inhabitants. Now the being “respected” amongst Orientals is not an empty or merely honorary distinc-

tion, but carries with it a clear right to take your neighbour’s corn, his cattle, his eggs, and his honey, and almost anything that is his, except his wives.

This law was acted upon by the princess of Djoun, and her establishment was supplied by contributions apportioned amongst the nearest of the villages.

I understood that the Albanians (restrained, I suppose, by the dread of being delivered up to Ibrahim) had not given any very troublesome proofs of their unruly natures. The secretary told me that their rations, including a small allowance of coffee and tobacco, were served out to them with tolerable regularity.

I asked the secretary how Lady Hester was off for horses, and said that I would take a look at the stable.

The man did not raise any opposition to my proposal, and affected no mystery about the matter, but said that the only two steeds which then belonged to her ladyship were of a very humble sort. This answer, and a storm of rain then beginning to descend, prevented me at the time from undertaking my journey to the stable, which was at some distance from the part of the building in which I was quartered, and I don’t know that I ever thought of the matter afterwards until my return to England, when I saw Lamartine’s eye-witnessing account of the horse saddled by the hands of his Maker!

When I returned to my apartment (which, as my hostess told me, was the only one in the whole building that kept out the rain) her ladyship sent to say that she would be glad to receive me again. I was rather surprised at this, for I had understood that she reposed during the day, and it was now little later than noon. “Really,” said she, when I had taken my seat and my pipe, “we were together for hours last night, and still I have heard nothing at all of my old friends; now DO tell me something of your dear mother and her sister; I never knew your father — it was after I left Burton Pynsent that your mother married.” I began to make slow answer, but my questioner soon went off again to topics more sublime, so that this second interview, which lasted two or three hours, was occupied by the same sort of varied discourse as that which I have been describing.

In the course of the afternoon the captain of an English man-of-war arrived at Djoun, and her ladyship determined to receive him for the same reason as that which had induced her to allow my visit, namely, an early intimacy with his family. I and the new visitor, who was a pleasant, amusing person, dined together, and we were afterwards invited to the presence of my lady, with whom we sat smoking and talking till midnight. The conversation turned chiefly, I think, upon magical science.

I had determined to be off at an early hour the next morning, and so at the end of this interview I bade my lady farewell. With her parting words she once more advised me to abandon Europe and seek my reward in the East, and she urged me too to give the like counsels to my father, and tell him that “SHE HAD SAID IT.” Lady Hester’s unholy claim to supremacy in the spiritual kingdom was, no doubt, the suggestion of fierce and inordinate pride most perilously akin to madness, but I am quite sure that the mind of the woman was too strong to be thoroughly overcome by even this potent feeling. I plainly saw that she was not an unhesitating follower of her own system, and I even fancied that I could distinguish the brief moments during which she contrived to believe in herself, from

those long and less happy intervals in which her own reason was too strong for her.

As for the lady’s faith in astrology and magic science, you are not for a moment to suppose that this implied any aberration of intellect. She believed these things in common with those around her, for she seldom spoke to anybody except crazy old dervishes, who received her alms, and fostered her extravagancies, and even when (as on the occasion of my visit) she was brought into contact with a person entertaining different notions, she still remained uncontradicted. This entourage and the habit of fasting from books and newspapers were quite enough to make her a facile recipient of any marvellous story.

I think that in England we are scarcely sufficiently conscious of the great debt we owe to the wise and watchful press which presides over the formation of our opinions, and which brings about this splendid result, namely, that in matters of belief the humblest of us are lifted up to the level of the most sagacious, so that really a simple cornet in the Blues is no more likely to entertain a foolish belief about ghosts or witchcraft, or any other supernatural topic, than the Lord High Chancellor or the Leader of the House of Commons. How different is the intellectual regime of Eastern countries! In Syria and Palestine and Egypt you might as well dispute the efficacy of grass or grain as of magic. There is no controversy about the matter. The effect of this, the unanimous belief of an ignorant people upon the mind of a stranger, is extremely curious, and well worth noticing. A man coming freshly from Europe is at first proof against the nonsense with which he is assailed, but often it happens that after a little while the social atmosphere in which he lives will begin to infect him, and if he has been unaccustomed to the cunning of fence by which Reason prepares the means of guarding herself against fallacy, he will yield himself at last to the faith of those around him, and this he will do by sympathy, it would seem, rather than from conviction. I have been much interested in observing that the mere “practical man,” however skilful and shrewd in his own way, has not the kind of power that will enable him to resist the gradual impression made upon his mind by the common opinion of those whom he sees and hears from day to day. Even amongst the English (whose good sense and sound religious knowledge would be likely to guard them from error) I have known the calculating merchant, the inquisitive traveller, and the post-captain, with his bright, wakeful eye of command — I have known all these surrender themselves to the REALLY magic-like influence of other people’s minds. Their language at first is that they are “staggered,” leading you by that expression to suppose that they had been witnesses to some phenomenon, which it was very difficult to account for otherwise than by supernatural causes; but when I have questioned further, I have always found that these “staggering” wonders were not even specious enough to be looked upon as good “tricks.” A man in England who gained his whole livelihood as a conjurer would soon be starved to death if he could perform no better miracles than those which are wrought with so much effect in Syria and Egypt; SOMETIMES, no doubt, a magician will make a good hit (Sir John once said a “good thing”), but all such successes range, of course, under the head of mere “tentative miracles,” as distinguished by the strong-brained Paley.

Chapter IX The Sanctuary I crossed the plain of Esdraelon and entered amongst the hills of beautiful Galilee. It was at sunset that my path brought me sharply round into the gorge of a little valley, and close upon a grey mass of dwellings that lay happily nestled in the lap of the mountain. There was one only shining point still touched with the light of the sun, who had set for all besides; a brave sign this to “holy” Shereef and the rest of my Moslem men, for the one glittering summit was the head of a minaret, and the rest of the seeming village that had veiled itself so meekly under the shades of evening was Christian Nazareth!

Within the precincts of the Latin convent in which I was quartered there stands the great Catholic church which encloses the sanctuary, the dwelling of the blessed Virgin. 23 This is a grotto of about ten feet either way, forming a little chapel or recess, to which you descend by steps. It is decorated with splendour.

On the left hand a column of granite hangs from the top of the grotto to within a few feet of the ground; immediately beneath it is another column of the same size, which rises from the ground as if to meet the one above; but between this and the suspended pillar there is an interval of more than a foot; these fragments once formed a single column, against which the angel leant when he spoke and told to Mary the mystery of her awful blessedness. Hard by, near the altar, the holy Virgin was kneeling.

I had been journeying (cheerily indeed, for the voices of my followers were ever within my hearing, but yet), as it were, in solitude, for I had no comrade to whet the edge of my reason, or wake me from my noonday dreams. I was left all alone to be taught and swayed by the beautiful circumstances of Palestine travelling — by the clime, and the land, and the name of the land, with all its mighty import; by the glittering freshness of the sward, and the abounding masses of flowers that furnished my sumptuous pathway; by the bracing and fragrant air that seemed to poise me in my saddle, and to lift me along as a planet appointed to glide through space.

And the end of my journey was Nazareth, the home of the blessed Virgin! In the first dawn of my manhood the old painters of Italy had taught me their dangerous worship of the beauty that is more than mortal, but those images all seemed shadowy now, and floated before me so dimly, the one overcasting the other, that they left me no one sweet idol on which I could look and look again and say, “Maria mia!” Yet they left me more than an idol; they left me (for to them I am wont to trace it) a faint apprehension of beauty not compassed with lines and shadows; they touched me (forgive, proud Marie of Anjou!) — they touched me with a faith in loveliness transcending mortal shapes.

I came to Nazareth, and was led from the convent to the sanctuary.

Long fasting will sometimes heat my brain and draw me away out of the world — will disturb my judgment, confuse my notions of right and wrong, and weaken my power of choosing the right: I had fasted perhaps too long, for I was fevered with the zeal of an insane devotion to the heavenly queen of Christendom. But I knew the feebleness of this gentle malady, and knew how easily my watchful reason, if ever so slightly provoked, would drag me back to life. Let there but come one chilling breath of the outer world, and all this

loving piety would cower and fly before the sound of my own bitter laugh. And so as I went I trod tenderly, not looking to the right nor to the left, but bending my eyes to the ground.

The attending friar served me well; he led me down quietly and all but silently to the Virgin’s home. The mystic air was so burnt with the consuming flames of the altar, and so laden with incense, that my chest laboured strongly, and heaved with luscious pain. There — there with beating heart the Virgin knelt and listened. I strived to grasp and hold with my riveted eyes some one of the feigned Madonnas, but of all the heaven-lit faces imagined by men there was none that would abide with me in this the very sanctuary. Impatient of vacancy, I grew madly strong against Nature, and if by some awful spell, some impious rite, I could — Oh most sweet Religion, that bid me fear God, and be pious, and yet not cease from loving! Religion and gracious custom commanded me that I fall down loyally and kiss the rock that blessed Mary pressed. With a half consciousness, with the semblance of a thrilling hope that I was plunging deep, deep into my first knowledge of some most holy mystery, or of some new rapturous and daring sin, I knelt, and bowed down my face till I met the smooth rock with my lips. One moment — one moment my heart, or some old pagan demon within me, woke up, and fiercely bounded; my bosom was lifted, and swung, as though I had touched her warm robe. One moment, one more, and then the fever had left me. I rose from my knees. I felt hopelessly sane. The mere world reappeared. My good old monk was there, dangling his key with listless patience, and as he guided me from the church, and talked of the refectory and the coming repast, I listened to his words with some attention and pleasure.

23 The Greek Church does not recognise this as the true sanctuary, and many Protestants look upon all the traditions by which it is attempted to ascertain the holy places of Palestine as utterly fabulous. For myself, I do not mean either to affirm or deny the correctness of the opinion which has fixed upon this as the true site, but merely to mention it as a belief entertained without question by my brethren of the Latin Church, whose guest I was at the time. It would be a great aggravation of the trouble of writing about these matters if I were to stop in the midst of every sentence for the purpose of saying “so called” or “so it is said,” and would besides sound very ungraciously: yet I am anxious to be literally true in all I write. Now, thus it is that I mean to get over my difficulty. Whenever in this great bundle of papers or book (if book it is to be) you see any words about matters of religion which would seem to involve the assertion of my own opinion, you are to understand me just as if one or other of the qualifying phrases above mentioned had been actually inserted in every sentence. My general direction for you to construe me thus will render all that I write as strictly and actually true as if I had every time lugged in a formal declaration of the fact that I was merely expressing the notions of other people.

Chapter X The Monks of Palestine To Be Continued Next Issue

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Victoria Cross winner schooled at Alex.

■ The name Maygar is honoured at Ruffy and Terip Terip. The Ruffy Recreation Reserve oval is named after the Boer War soldier’s family.

Lieutenant Leslie Maygar was educated at a number of locations including Alexandra.

He farmed at Euroa, and his memory is honoured with the Maygar’s Hill winery at Longwood.

In November 1901, Lieutenant Leslie Maygar, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Victoria Cross saw action at Geelhoutboom, Natal.

Maygar was the sixth and last Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Boer War. Leslie Cecil Maygar (1868-1917), soldier and grazier, was born on May 27, 1868 at Dean station, Kilmore, seventh child of Edwin Willis Maygar, grazier, and his wife Helen, née Grimshaw, both from Bristol, England. He was named Edgar Leslie Cecil Willis Walker Maygar.

His father's family were originally political refugees from Hungary.

Leslie was educated at Alexandra and Kilmore State schools and privately.

He was nearly 6 ft (183 cm), and had brown hair and later a Kitchener moustache.

He, his father and three brothers owned Strathearn station, Euroa.

A very fine horseman, Maygar enlisted in the Victorian Mounted Rifles in March 1891.

At the start of the South African War he was not accepted among the first volunteers, owing to a decayed tooth, but went with the 5th (Mounted Rifles) Contingent, arriving in Cape Town in March 1901.

For 12 months the contingent was constantly in action, north of Middelburg, East Transvaal, then at Rhenoster Kop, Klippan, Kornfontein and Drivelfontein.

It was transferred to Natal in August. At Geelhoutboom, on November 23, Lieutenant Maygar was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing a fellow Victorian whose horse had been shot.

With the enemy only 200 yards (183 m) away Maygar dismounted, put the man on his own horse, told him to gallop for the British lines, and ran back under heavy fire.

His V.C. was presented by Lord Kitchener.

Before returning home in March 1902 he was also mentioned in dispatches.

Resuming work as a grazier at Euroa, Maygar also served as a lieutenant in the 8th (later 16th) Light Horse, V.M.R., and was promoted captain in 1905.

He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force soon after World WarI broke out, lowering his age by four years.

On August 20, 1914 he was appointed a captain in the 4th Light Horse Regiment and sailed for Egypt in October.

On Gallipoli, with the dismounted light horse, he was promoted major.

On October 17, 1915 he was given temporary command of the 8th L.H.R., both rank of lieutenant-colonel and command being confirmed in December.

During the evacuation of Gallipoli Maygar, left in command of 40 men, was instructed to hold the trenches, at all costs, till 2.30 a.m.

He wrote: 'I had my usual good luck to be given command of the last party to pull out of the trenches, the

● Lieutenant Leslie Maygar, VC. Photo: Aust. War Memorial post of honour for the 3rd L.H. Bri- to Spring Creek, in the main Road to Boundary section, receives notagade'.

Maygar led his regiment through- tion in the Alexandra Shire Council out its service in Sinai and Palestine capital works budget published in The until his death and was a much-ad- Standard on April 19, 1886.

Worshipful Master Maygar, a mired leader.

During the 2nd battle of Gaza, on member of the Albert Edward MaApril 19, 1917, the 8th was in a most sonic Lodge is listed as one of the exposed sector and suffering heavy gathering of Freemasons paying last respects to Henry Keene on Good casualties.

Maygar rode about the battlefield Friday 1889.

In that year, Maygar and Sons all day on his grey charger and 'in every crisis stirred the spirit of his wrote, again drawing Yea council's regiment by his example in the fir- attention to the necessity ot clearing portion of road between Hayes and ing line'.

Sir Henry Gullett records that Penny's, parish of Ruffy; for £12.

In 1890, in a report about the Maygar was 'always very bold in his personal leadership' and writes of Yarck Presbyterian Church, the April 19: 'It was a day when true lead- Standard noted that “Miss Maygar ers recognised that their men needed sang The Reaper and Flowers in inspiration, and Maygar gave it in acceptble manner”.

The Maygar name was to the fore the finest manner'.

He was awarded the Distin- when The Standard reported on Febguished Service Order in June 1917, ruary 20, 1891: “Mr F. Popple's and was thrice mentioned in dis- homestead, "FairView," situated on the Yea road, was burnt to the ground patches in 1916-18.

When Brigadier General J. R. on Friday night last.

“It is only a few weeks ago that Royston was invalided home, Colonel Maygar acted as brigadier gen- Mr Popple and family removed from eral in command of the 3rd Light "Fair View" to another residence near theAlexandra road station, leaving Horse Brigade.

Late on the day of the battle of the former in charge of a Chinaman, Beersheba, October 31, 1917, a who slept in the house.

“Unfortunately, business and German aeroplane, using bombs and machine-guns, hit Maygar whose other matters had only per mitted of their removing a few articles of furarm was shattered.

The grey bolted into the darkness niture and apparel from the old resiand was found later by 8th Regiment dence, and at the time of the fire the troopers but Maygar was not with house was almost in the same state as when Mr Popple and his family him.

'He was picked up during the night lived in it. The piano even was not by other troops … and, having lost removed, and it and all other contoo much blood, died the next day at tents were utterly destroyed.

“How the fire origi noted is a Karm'.

L. C. Maygar, 'Elsie' as he was mystery. Mr Maygar, who lives opaffectionately known, was 'a true posite, was awoke from sleep by hearing some person shouting in pefighting commander'. culiar accents, and in rushing to his ★ One of the first local references front gate beheld the Chinaman in to the Maygarsy in the Alexandra the middle of the road per forming a area was in the appointment of a fam- war dance after the manner of Dr ily member as a guardian of St Carver's Sioux warriors.

“Looking across to Mr Popple's John’s Church of England in Januhouse he saw a flame in one of the ary 1886.

Gravelling works from Maygar’s bed rooms, and returned to his own

room to put on some apparel. Quick as he was, before he could get across the road, the house was enveloped in flames, and he at once saw that any effort to save so much as a single stick would be utterly useless.

“In a few minutes the building was burnt to the ground. Mr Popple is covered by an insurance in the Commercial Insurance Companyto the extent of £400.

“The Chinaman in charge of the house had "planted" £23 in the mattress on which he slept, all of which he lost.”

On September 3, 1897, the Alexandra Standard reported: “We regrethaving to record the untimely death of Private Horace Maygar, of the F Co. Victorian. Mounted Rifles, and who for some years past had resided with his parents at Ruffy.

“On Thursday while travelling in the bush. he was struck on the head by a falling tree and killed instantaneously. Deceased was well known in the Alexandra shire, and for some time was a member of the Alexandra detachment of Mounted rifles, during which period his conduct and interest in the regiment won for him the respect anid esteem of the officer commanding his detachment and his colleagues in the ranks.

“We re gret the death of so good a soldier, and tender our sympathies to his bereaved parents and relatives, which we feelisure will be shared by the deceased's late companions in arms.”

In the August 23, 1900 Yea Chronicle it was noted: “In the last issue of the Government Gazette, it is announced that Sergeant Leslie Cecil Maygar of the F. Companyof Mounted Rifles has been appointed to the rank of Lieutenant on probation.”

Ruffy notes in the Yea paper (Dec. 20, 1900) recorded: “Corporal McAlpin was banqueted at the Ruffy Hotel on Saturday night. Lieutenant Maygar occupied the chair.

“There was a fine spread in Mrs. Hobart's best style and everyone enjoyed the evening's proceed ings.”

The Alexandra Standard commented (Feb. 14, 1902): “Lieutenant Maygar is the pluckiest and beat subaltern officer that has ever left Victoria. He is not afraid of anything, and never gets his men into a hole.”

“The above-are.the words of an officer of high rank in the Fifth.

“Lieutenant Maygar is the first Victorian officer to be recommended for the Vic toria Cross: Upon this occasion he displayed great bravery and, gallantry in saving a detached post from a serious disaster.

“During a hot engagement he galloped out under a heavy fire, and ordered the post, which was being out flanked, to retire. During the retirement a private's horse was shot under him.

“Lieutenant Maygar dismounted, placed the disabled man upon his horse, and jumped on behind him.

But very soon the lieutenant saw that the horse was unable to carry both, owing to the boggy nature of, the ground.

“He dismounted and told the private to gallop for his life, while he himself proceeded on foot.

“Both escaped. All this took place under a hail of bullets,” the Standard reported.

“He knows how to lead his men into action and how to lead them out.”

Victoria Cross

● Local soldier Leslie Maygar won the VC ■ The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system.

It is awarded for gallantry "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces. It may be awarded posthumously.

It was previously awarded to Commonwealth countries, most of which have established their own honours systems and no longer recommend British honours.

It may be awarded to a person of any military rank in any service and to civilians under military command although no civilian has received the award since 1879.

Since the first awards were presented by Queen Victoria in 1857, two thirds of all awards have been personally presented by the British monarch. These investitures are usually held at Buckingham Palace.

The VC was introduced on January 29, 1856, by Queen Victoria to honour acts of valour during the Crimean War. Since then, the medal has been awarded 1358 times to 1355 individual recipients.

Only 15 medals, 11 to members of the British Army, and four to the Australian Army, have been awarded since the Second World War. The traditional explanation of the source of the metal from which the medals are struck is that it derives from Russian cannon captured at the Siege of Sevastopol.

However, research has suggested another origin for the material. Historian John Glanfield has established that the metal for most of the medals made since December 1914 came from two Chinese cannon, and that there is no evidence of Russian origin.

Owing to its rarity, the VC is highly prized. A number of public and private collections are devoted to the Victoria Cross.

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Molesworth Church 120th anniversary ■ Christ Church Anglican Church, Molesworth, will celebrate its 120th anniversary next year.

The “new Church of England will be opened by His Lordship, the Bishop of Melbourne, assisted by the Rev. J.T. Baglin and Yea Choir, on Thursday, April 27, inst., at 7pm.

Collection in aid of the Building Fund. Visitors cordially invited,” said an advertisement in the Yea newspaper on April 20, 1899.

The opening was reported in the May 4, 1899, issue: “Never since the beginning of time have so many people of importance from Yea met in that picturesque and peaceful little hamlet nestling among the hills, as assembled in Molesworth last Thursday evening, to assist by their presence and sympathy at the opening of the new Church of England that has just been completed there.

“Indeed, it was a sweet and pleasant surprise to the residents of thathospitable centre, and highly appreciated as such.

The fact of His Lordship the Bishop of Melbourne opening the church, to say nothing of the promise of a cup of afternoon tea and a bun, was quite sufficient inducement to account for the large number of visitors who came from all points of the compass, anid byall manner of ways and means.

“Mr. D. Tyrer of Ti-Tree had the distinguished honor of driving the Bishop from Yea, as had the Bishop the no less distinguished honor of being driven by Mr. Tyrer.

“They in company with the greater number of visitors arrived about 5 o'clock and were entertained by the ladies of the congregation.

“The Bishop officiated at the opening ceremony, assisted by Rev. A. A. Rowed of St. John's, Alexandra, and Rev. J. T. Baglin, St. Luke's, Yea. “Almost the full strength of the Yea choir were present, and aided by Molesworth choir and accompanied

by Miss Eastwood, the Yea organist, rendered the musical portion of the service in an efficient and praiseworthy manner.

The text chosen by the Bishop was taken from chapter 24, St. Luke, begilniing at the 18th verse, and an eloquent sermon, couched in simple but effective language, was delivered in an impressive manner, and listened to in rapt attention by the crowded congregation.

The collection taken up amounted to the handsome sum of £5 6s.

“It is estimated that from 150 to 170 people were present, which did not overcrowd the building, which is 34 feet by 18 f eet, with a chancel 7 feet by 7 and an extensive porch.

“The church furnishings have been donated by Rev. J. T. Baglin ; communion table cover, Mr. D. Johnston ; communion table, Mrs. Geo. Coles (Yea); christening font, and a handsome text "Sing, rejoice and give thanks" by our esteemed well-wisher, Mr. Jas Taite (Yea), Mesdames Smith, Carson, Wright and McCann and Miss Ridd provided and dispensed afternoon tea, and after the service, coffee, in the school, which was evidently appreciated by those visitors who had any distance to drive on the return journey.

“The ladies connected with the church are now preparing for their

● Christ Church Anglican Church, Molesworth, opened in April 1899.

News of a further acquisition came in the Mar 1, 1900, issue: “Through the instrumentality of.Mr. Jas. Taite, of Yea, a set of beautifully bound service books, consisting of a Bible and Prayer Book, have been obtained for Christ Church, Molesworth, free of charge, from London, from the Society for Promoting Christian' Knowledge.

“Mr. Taite ever evinces a keen interest in the welfare of this Church.”

Towards the end of the second year, a report (Dec. 7, 1900) recorded: “The annual tea meeting and concert in connection with Christ Church, Molesworth, was held last evening, and proved highly successful.

“The concert was an excellently good one, all present being highly pleased.”

The following week saw the Alexandra Standard publish its report: “A large gathering was attracted to the concert given in the Molesworth goods shed last night week in aid of the funds of Christ Church, Molesworth.

“The programme was a large and varied one, while the artistes who assisted the energetic secretary, Mr. McCann, came from Yea,Yarck, and Alexandra and gave a really first● Advertisement: April 20, 1899. class performance, which aroused the enthusiasm of the audience, and tea meeting and concert in the goods "Sing, rejoice and give thanks." shed orThursday 18th May, which It was noted: Messrs. D. Johnson, afforded all present intense pleasure.

“The proceeds amounted to about give severy promise of being up to C. W. Ridd, J. Johnson and H. the usual high standard attained at McCann have been appointed guard- £20. As is the invariable practise with Molesworth. ians to Christ Church, Molesworth. our Molesworth friends on such oc“It is satisfactory to note that the On September 28, 1899, the local casions, the wants of the visitors acoustic (pronounced akois or' akoos press reported: “Furnishings of the were well looked after by Mrs. according to fancy) properties.of the interior of Christ Church, Moles- McCann and the ladies assisting her, hos pitality being dispensed with a new building are excellent,” said the worth, are almost complete. local newspaper’s account.

“A new draping and curtain has liberality characteristic of the resiThe May 11 Chronicle noted its been made by Miss Ridd; a pulpit dents of the locality.

“Every praise is due Mr. McCann error: cushion and frontispiece by Miss for the eflicient manner in which he “Owing to erroneous punctuation Roberts; an organ has been purarranged the concert and the the latter portion of report on the chased; new coir matting laid down had successful to which he brought opening of Christ Church might pos- the aisle, and a raised floor put in the it, while to issue the ladies and others.who sibly be misconstrued. chancel by Mr. J. Carson. so tastefully decorated the building “It should have read thus :-The “When the communion rails are thanks are due.” furnishings of the' church were do- erected and sun blinds obtained, evTraditions began. The Yea newsnated by the following:-Rev. J. T. erything necessary will have been paper, on March 6, 1902, reported: Baglin, coirmmunion table cover; Dr. got and the church compare favor“The annual Harvest ThanksJohnston, communion table; Mrs. ably with any of similar style in any giving Service was held in Christ Geo. Coles (Yea), christening font; part of the universe,” the local news- Church, Molesworth, on Sunday of Mr. Jas. Taite (Yea), handsome text, paper stated. last week.

“The church was nicely decorated for the occasion with seasonable fruits, vegetables, and cereal by the ladiees of the congregation assisted by a lady visitor from Yea. “The Rev.R. Leck M.A., conducted the service.

“On Monday of last week the annual meeting of the congregation of Christ Church, Molesworth, was held, the Rev. R. Leck presiding.

Messrs: Ridd, Johnson, and McCann were elected Guardians for the ensuing year. “ The proceeds from the sale of the fruit and vegetables from the Thanks giving Service to be sent in to the Alexandra Hospital.”

In era well before the motor car, a visit by the Bishop, in September 1902, set an impressive pace: “The Right Rev. Lord Bishop of Wangaratta, proposes to pay his first episcopal visit to the Yea district next week, arriving on Wednesday evening. He will preach at St. Paul's Church, Kanumbra, on Thursday afternoon, at 3.30, and at a conversazione at Yarck on the same evening, the people of the district surrounding that township will be afforded an opportunity of making his acquaintance.

“On Friday, 19th, his Lordship will preach at St. John's Church Spring Valley, at 2 o'clock, and in the State School, Glenburn, at 8 o'clock on the same evening. :”On Sunday 21st, the Bishop will preach at St. Luke's Church, Yea morning and evening, and at Christ Church, Molesworth, in the afternoon.”

On December 19, 1903, a news report commented: “Archdeacon Wilcox, of Wangaratta, preached an eloquent and expressive sermon at Christ Church, Molesworth on Sunday last, and, at the conclusion of his sermon, made many kindly references to the late Mrs. Carson, a one-time worker and helper in this church.

“At the conclusion of the service the Dead March was impressively played by the organist, Mr. Catamore, of Alexandra.”

Another Thanksgiving Service 1904 - was described by The Standard thus: “On Sunday afternoon last the annual harvest festival service was held in Christ Church, Molesworth, the Rev. R. Leock, M.A., vicar, officiating.

“The choir from St. Luke's, Yea, rendered hymns and anthems appropriate to the occasion. Messrs.

Osborne and Du Ve were the soloists, while Miss Daley pre sided at the organ.

“The church was tastefully decorated by the ladies of the congregation, and greatly admired by the increased attendance.”

On May 19, 1904, a printed note said: “On Wednesday evening a concert and dramatic entertainment will be held in the Public Hall, Molesworth, and as will be seed: by advertisement elsewhere a number of the leading ladies of Yea, Alexandra, and the Molesworth districts have promised to assist as, well as the Yea Amateur Dramatic Club and the Molesworth School children.

“The proceeds are in aid of Christ Church, Molesworth:? The concerts held at Molesworth are usually very enjoyable and invariably attract a large.number of visitors from far and near, and as all the details are in the capable hands of Mr H. McCann, as Hon. Secretary, nothing further need be said.”

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SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD A-GRADE SDCAA-Grade One Day Final Tallarook def by Yea Tigers At Tallarook Recreation Reserve Result: Tallarook lost First Innings.

Toss won by: Yea Tigers Batted first: Tallarook 1st Innings - Tallarook L. Marshall, b A. Chisholm ............................. 2 M. Itter, lbw b A. Chisholm ............................. 0 J. Smith-Williams, lbw b C.A. Malcolm ....... 44 *L. Irving, c B. Tarran, b M. Steiner ............. 13 D. Fisher, c C. Armstrong, b M. Steiner ......... 2 +C. Muir, c A. Chisholm, b L. Smith .............. 5 K. Minter, c N. Beattie, b C. Armstrong ........ 35 B. Coyle, not out ............................................ 24 W. Dundon, b C. Armstrong ............................ 7 A. Dundon, lbw b C. Armstrong ...................... 1 K. Winnell, c & b C.A. Malcolm ................... 0 Extras (nb 3, w 2, b 1, lb 9) ............................. 15 Total .............................................................. 148 Overs ............................................................ 44.2 FOW: 3 (M. Itter), 4 (L. Marshall), 22 (L. Irving), 34 (D. Fisher), 46 (C. Muir), 87 (J. SmithWilliams), 136 (K. Minter), 145 (W. Dundon), 147 (A. Dundon), 148 (K. Winnell).

Bowling: M. Steiner 9.0-1-2-24, A. Chisholm 9.0-3-2-19, L. Smith 9.0-1-1-40, C.A. Malcolm 8.2-1-2-29, C. Armstrong 9.0-1-3-26.

1st Innings - Yea M. Steiner, run out ......................................... 39 *B. Tarran, not out ......................................... 55 N. Beattie, dnb C. Armstrong, c D. Fisher, b A. Dundon ........ 45 A. Chisholm, dnb D. Pell, not out ................................................. 0 C.A. Malcolm, dnb L. Smith, dnb +R. Akers, dnb A. Butterworth, dnb M. Waghorn, dnb Extras (nb 2, w2 6, b 5, lb 0) .......................... 13 Total .......................................................... 2/152 Overs ......................................................... 38.4 FOW: 60 (M. Steiner), 148 (C. Armstrong) Bowling: W. Dundon 9.0-3-0-20, L. Irving 5.42-0-12, M. Itter 3.0-0-0-16, A. Dundon 7.0-1-129, K. Winnell 9.0-2-0-32, J. Smith-Williams 3.0-0-0-19, D. Fisher 2.0-0-0-19.

A-GRADE REPORT

■ Yea ventured to Tallarook to play the host in the SDCA one-day final.

After winning the toss and electing to bowl Yea had Tallarook on the back foot straight away with Andrew Chisholm striking in his first over trapping Mitch Itter in front for no score.

Yea progressively took wickets having Tallarook 6/87 at one stage before a steady partnership between Minter and Coyle saw the the score rise to 135 before Minter was outdone by Armstrong who had him caught at long off.

Yea bowled great lines to the tail end claim the last 4 wicket for 13 runs.Tallarook all out for 148.

Best figures were Cam Armstrong with 3/ 26, with Steiner, Malcolm and Chisholm taking 2 each.

Yea started their run chase slowly before Steiner got a hold of the Tallarook attack taking 14 off the 11th over having Yea 0/32.

This was the catalyst with things to come with Steiner and Tarran having Yea 0/60 before Steiner was run out for 39.

In came Armstrong and from ball one he was aggressive, hitting the Tallarook attack to all parts of the ground.

Tarran was solid at the other end and never looked like going out on his way to a stellar 55 not out.

Armstrong was edventually out for 45. Yea passed Tallarook’s score in the 38th over only two wickets down.

Well done Yea Tigers on a comprehensive win in the one-day final. Go Tigers.

- Ryan Akers

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD E-GRADE

■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. Laurimar 4/35 RJ Cotterill 3/ 7 v Montmorency 171 T Maxfield 25 J Kendall 3/13 H Foster 3/38. Thomastown United 0/2 v Banyule 195 JD Bowler 63 SM Pinner 32 DD Mills 27 P Perera 3/22 P Moore 3/69 N Singh 2/ 32 S Mitreski 2/38. Mernda 8/188 D Stott 40 G Greenough 31 A Greenough 27 S Sivagnanasundram 25 SM Fitzgerald 3/24 L O'Connor 2/ 32 v Panton Hill. Riverside vThomastown.

F1-GRADE

● Yea Tigers Cricket Club. A-Grade winners from Sunday’s match, back row, from left: Darcy Pell, Marc Steiner, Ryan Akers, Andrew Chisholm, Corey Malcolm, Andrew Butterworth, Luck Smith. Front row: Michael Waghorn, Nathan Beattie, Ben Tarren, Cam Armstrong.

Photo: Ross Malcolm

SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 8. Saturday, November 24.

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

C-GRADE

■ Results. Round 8. Saturday, November 24.

Broadford Black 5/105 MA Elbourne 37* KJ Redenbach 27 T Mott 2/22 def Puckapunyal Nomads 102 B Gibson 44 DJ Redenbach 3/11 BJ Kersten 2/11. Puckapunyal Wanderers 8/96 T Tandy 29 drew Alexandra 9/96(cc) D Chegwidden 2/20 M Maynard 2/24. Eastern Hill 8/ 131(cc) def Broadford Red 8/128 (cc). Kilmore drew Seymour. Royals drewPyalong.

UNDER 16

■ Results. Round 7. Sunday, November 25.

Kilmore v Yea Tigers. Broadford v Eastern Hill.

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD MONEY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. Lower Plenty 3/156 J Henkel 48* B Wright 42 v Mernda 126 S McKay 37* G Sivapalan 27 HP Jenkins 6/39 NM Rowe 3/46.

Lalor Stars v Heidelberg 189 B Nihill 57 FW Stewart 35 LJ Balcombe 30 A Hall 6/44 JW Scott 2/44. Bundoora United 104 M Ross 35 C Zealley 33 C Davies 4/38 C Cotsopoulos 3/27 D Cunningham 2/21 v Greensborough 3/51 S Solar 2/10. Banyule 3/110(dec) JK Aleksandrov 43 NP Murray 29* T Stoneham 2/35 v Mill Park 102 S Kalumpriya 52 L Castle 31 MJ Hannan 6/16 SG Clapton 3/24 and 3/16 MJ Hannan 2/7. Old Paradians v Eltham 8/203(cc) M Minney 78 S Sceney 36 A Lamont 33 UW Hewa Wellalage 3/25.

MASH SHIELD

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. Thomastown v South Morang.

■ Results. Round 6. Saturday, November 24. Research Eltham Collegians v Laurimar. Panton Kilmore White v Alexandra. Eastern Hill v Hill v Hurstbridge. Whittlesea v Thomastown Avenel. Broadford 6/97(cc) D Meek 30* E Clark United.

2/10 T Manuel 2/11 def Kilmore Blue 4/95(cc) S B-GRADE Mahajan 32*.

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 UNDER 12: STAGE 1 and December 1. Macleod vMontmorency.

■ Results. Round 4. Friday, November 23. Mernda 169 D Mercuri 31 R Corrigan 26 BJ Avenel: Bye. Kilmore v Broadford. Eastern Hill Ellis 3/26 MR Jackson 3/39 C Douglas 2/19 MW v Yea Tigers.

Jackson 2/24 v Rosanna. Diamond Creek v Riverside. Bundoora 5/88 C Dunning 39* AFletcher UNDER 12: STAGE 2 ■ Results. Round 4. Friday, November 23. 3/29 v Epping 100 S Kearney 33 D Fisher 5/22 Kilmore White v Kilmore Blue. Alexandra v Yea M Fullelove 4/32.

C-GRADE Tigers. Tallarook vSeymour Maroon.

■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, November 24 DIAMOND VALLEY and December 1. Plenty 1/20 v Lalor Stars 179 Abbas 40 C MacDonald 39 J Gammino 37 T CRICKET ASSOCIATION JJones 27 C McEvoy 2/6 N Pyers 2/28 S Cullen SCOREBOARD 2/29 W Carpenter 2/57. Mill Park 114 M Kumara 46 D Yakupiti 33 R O'Donnell 3/17 CJ O'Leary 3/24 C Lyall 3/24 v North Eltham Wanderers 2/ BARCLAY SHIELD L O'Donnell 37*. Heidelberg vBundoora ■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 62 United.

2/145 L Kirkright 51* T and December 1. Montmorency 9/153 D Leahy McEnteeEltham 45* v Old Paradians.

38 TK Groom 29 D Fernando 5/35 J Scully 2/32 D-GRADE v Lower Eltham. Riverside 122 S Money 37 A Villani 28 JA Ramsey 4/12 L Campitelli 2/20 ■ Results. Round 6. Saturdays, November 24 DA Campbell 2/21 M Keenan 2/22 v Diamond and December 1. North Eltham Wanderers v Creek. Epping v Bundoora 138 N Sharma 57 A Riverside. Research Eltham Collegians 130 E Hodge 38 R Tinsley 7/44 J Lever 2/27. Rosanna Zumbo 58* KD Pike 5/27 v Lower Plenty 4/36 v Macleod 6/125 R Wise 46 D Ahmed 28 N NA Hardy 2/4 B Jones 2/13. Lower Eltham v Pietsch 3/30. North Eltham Wanderers 8/188 D Banyule. Greensborough 0/20 v Hurstbridge 228 Forster 98 M Johnson 2/31 D Cocking 2/37 C N Dixon 64 MW Taylor 38 G Connell 27 S Joynson 25* T Folvig 7/67 M Vilchez 2/41.

Barclay 2/39 K Peters 2/69 v Plenty.

UNDER 14

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. South Morang drew Bundoora.

Eltham 261 J McEntee 93 JC Kammerhofer 81 SE Jones 35 H Woodhouse 3/20 L Seccombe 2/47 v Heidelberg /15. Macleod 76 J Scarmozzino 31 NA Ireland 5/17 LK Sewell 2/ 12 v Diamond Creek 2/199 G Milner 71 M MacDonald 59* I Rutt Acc 44*. Old Paradians 0/8 v Rosanna 117 P Jones 35 AP Cooray 3/21 N James 2/24.

F2-GRADE

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. Mill Park v Whittlesea. Lalor Stars v Riverside. Lower Plenty 1/22 v North Eltham Wanderers 171 S Tennekoon 37 LM Sirianni 3/22 D Arrowsmith 2/18. Lower Eltham 2/61 J Jackson 2/17 v Rosanna.

F3-GRADE

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. Bundoora United v Banyule.

Diamond Creek v Mernda. Thomastown United 97 J Keratianos 28 GT Hill 6/29 NJ Sergi 2/30 v Old Paradians 1/16. Epping 2/13 v Plenty 119 R Koegler 44 B Cameron 32 AJ Xavier 6/35 N Muir 3/37.

G1-GRADE

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. South Morang 68 D Palladino 4/8 C Head 3/7 DS Crain 2/11 v Laurimar 1/43.

Macleod 28 R Young 3/4 O Willis 3/6 S Horn 2/ 5 J Sassella 2/12 and 2/2 R Young 2/0 v Research Eltham Collegians 7/183(dec) J Sassella 100* C Bosso 2/36. Diamond Creek v Lalor Stars. Montmorency 6/468(cc) D Snelson 179 C Snelson 160* R Edwards 27 DA Barnett 25 M Schlenzka 2/79 A Singh 2/82 v Thomastown.

G2-GRADE

■ Results. Round 5. Saturdays, November 24 and December 1. Laurimar Teal 3/97 v Lower Eltham 118 S Goel 28*. Lower Plenty 108 B Eastaway 3/24 M Stoneham 2/12 v Laurimar Black. Greensborough 55 S Dhiman 2/3 v Epping 4/83(cc) T Hayden 3/11. Riverside v Diamond Creek.

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT LADIES

■ Alas, the Ladies golfing season is over for another year but not without exciting times and victory.

Off to the last tournament at Hidden Valley, it was the last chance for the player of the year points up for grabs.

The weather was not what you call a pleasant day somewhat cold and wet at times but the competition would go on regardless.

Adrianne Anglin was leading the score board going into the last leg by two points but this day anything could change with a couple of ladies hot on her heals.

Adrianne, smelling the sweet taste of victory, did not let us down. Pressure didn’t phase her and like a true trooper calmly rocked in securing another three points more than enough to secure top position.

Not only did she win Player of the Year but did it well 27 points with Glenda Woods and Gail Leigh both on 22 next in line.

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CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD

A top job we are very proud of you here at Royal Yea. Congratulations Adrianne.

Victory for the day wasn’t finished yet young Margie Wright hot off won the C-Grade championships, and continued her fine form to take out C-Grade .Congratulations Margie.

C-Grade will soon be a thing of the past. Well done Yea. Watch this space, next season anything could happen. Until then everyone have a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year and we will continue on with the gender challenge until next season. Happy Golfing everyone.

A reminder to all both members and nonmembers of $5 - nine-hole golf this Friday at 5pm.

- Karen Sangster

38, 2. Dorothy Malin 35, 2. Greg Quillinan 28, 0. Match Total 101, 4. Side Points 10. Totals 101, 14. Yea: Team 1 9, 0. Team 2 16, 0. Team 3: 29, 2. Totals 54, 2. Seymour VRI 103, 16 d Alexandra 51, 0. Seymour VRI: Ian Cashill 32, 2. Morfeno Puppa 36, 2. Paul Rolfe 35, 2. Match Total 103, 6. Side Points 10. Totals 103, 16.

Alexandra: Terence Livy 17, 0. Leonard Garlick 14, 0. Ann Argent 20, 0. Totals 51,0.

Kellock Lodge Fundraising Campaign off to great start

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

■ Despite the elections there was a strong turn out at the Violet Town Shooting Complex on Saturday for the East Central District Rifle Association’s shoot at 600 yards.

As the shooters made their way to the Complex it was a grey day yet the light was clear and the targets were easily seen through the sights, mirage was absent.

Well, almost absent, as the shooters gathered it seemed just the day to tackle a long range.

How wrong were we as the cold southerly wind that had the fire going on Friday night sprang up and began its tricks.

This time the air varied as some of the very cold wind was dry and light and at other times it was moist and heavy.

The heavy wind significantly slows the bullet as it pushes through the air to the target while the “light weight” wind coming from exactly the same direction and with the same intensity allows the bullet to travel easier and therefore quicker to the target.

What a job it proved just to stay on the target let alone keep the shots in the middle.

Neal Hambridge took out the top range score for the day with a 57.6. Six of Neal's shots were in the very centre of the target a beautiful group, slightly low by about quaretr of a minute and it was his sixth shot that flew out into the four zone driven mostly by that VT wind.

Just when you think you have the wind under control, whack and out you go.

Marty Kelly was "Mr Consistency" with 55.2 at both stages he shot, consistency is one of the pathways to success and the ECDRA teams have proven that over the past 10 years as they have won pennant after pennant and the practice on Saturday will put them in good stead for next years Pennants, the Queens Prize shoot and the Victorian State teams match.

Glen, a visitor who wanted to have a go, was

● Yea Golf Club: Adrianne Anglin receives congratulation from second-placed Glenda Woods.

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

n luck as he got to shoot three ranges and there was sufficient time for the experienced shooters to guide him through the shoot.

Six hundred yards is not an easy range on the modern ICFA targets and Glen did very well for a first timer. We hope to see Glen back on the range soon under conditions that were not quite as testing.

Over a cuppa at the end of the shoot in the Club House the conversation was focused on "That Wind" and how to read it, so the consensus was for all members to share their experience both on the local range and on other ranges around the state to build up a data base of characteristics of the ranges we shoot on to help old and new shooters keep their shots in the centre.

Notable across the board was the absence of wild vertical shots and extraordinary vertical stringing of groups.

This is evidence of the shooters working very hard to keep their rifle dead still as they take their shots. Well done everyone.

The scores for the day were: F-Std 1 Robert Irving 51.4, 50.2 = 101.6, 2 Brian Houlihan 50.1, 51.1 = 101.2, 3 Rosco Davis51.2, 50 = 101.2, 4 Glen 51.1, 44, 33 = 128.1, 5 David Wallace 50.2, F-Open 1 Neal Hambridge 53.2,57.6, 51.3 = 161.11, 2 Graeme Kerr 53.2, 46.1 = 99.3; F-

TR 1 Marty Kelly 55.2,55.2 =110.2, 2 David Wallace 54.1.

Shooting next week will be at Nagambie and Rosedale as the ECDRA members accept the invitation to the Nagambie Christmas Shoot and some have chosen to attend the Rosedale long range shoot.

The main prizes for the Rosedale shoot is a ham, the ECDRA have a record of always coming away from this shoot with at least one ham, let's hope that this is the case this year.

Things can change so please monitor the web site at “www.ecdra.org.au” - the calendar section for any new information about shoots.

- Robert Chaffe

CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD SAT. DIVISION 1

■ Broadford 74, 13 d Kilmore 71, 3. Broadford: Robert Chapman 22, 1. Denise Hogan 19, 0. Jim Hinchcliffe 33, 2. Match Total 74, 3. Side Points 10. Totals 74, 13. Kilmore: William Hanna 22, 1. John Reimann 35, 2. Kevin Mayberry 14, 0. Total: 71, 3. Seymour VRI 119, 16 d Alexandra 42, 0. Seymour VRI: Greg Jones 22, 2. Luke Spargo 42, 2. Daniel Noonan 55, 2.

Match Total 119, 6. Side Points 10. Totals 119, 16. Alexandra: Robert Benghamy 17,0. Greg Gilmore 17, 0. Ken Argent 8, 0. Totals: 42, 0.

Wallan 74, 14 d Eildon 69, 2. Wallan: Graham Edmons 22, 0. Brian Smethurst 27, 2. Paul Newell 25, 2. Match Total 74, 4. Side Points 10.

Totals 74, 14. Eildon: Steven Hall 25, 2.

Lenonado Di-Bella 23, 0. Steve Matcham 21, 0.

Totals: 69, 2. Seymour 79, 14 d Yea 71, 2.

Seymour: Donald Lawton 17, 0. Stephen Ellis 34, 2. Jeff Rhue 28, 2. Match Total: 79, 4. Side Points: 10. Totals 79, 14. Yea: Justin Branch 28, 2. Denis Marshall 20, 0. Rowland Branch 23, 0.

Totals 71, 2.

SAT. DIVISION 2

● New shooter Glen shot under the instruction of Marty Kelly, from 600 yards, at East Central District Rifle Association.

■ Kilmore 101, 16 d Broadford 52, 0. Kilmore: William Jarrett 29, 2. Peter Wood 39, 2. David Taffe 33, 2. Match Total 101, 6. Side Points 10.

Totals 101, 16. Broadford: Trevor Gravell 17, 0.

John Fitzgerald 15, 0. John Brien 20, 0. Totals: 52, 0. Seymour 101, 14 d Yea 54, 2. Jim Stephen

■ The Fundraising campaign for Kellock Lodge has moved into a new stage this week.

A mail-out to Alexandra and district through Australia Post, started from Monday (Nov. 26).

The envelope will carry a printed message: KELLOCK LODGE IMPORTANT INFORMATION Many people have been asking when they will have an opportunity to contribute to the Appeal. Here is your chance.

Do not throw the envelope away. Open it, read the Open Letter and the Leaflet, which explains the background to the Appeal and the conflict with the Diocese of Wangaratta.

This will give you the opportunity to read the information look at the table headed We need your help to raise $500,000 Then look to see where you fit in that table and the make up your mind how much you should give.

Note that your donation is Tax Deductible, that you can give through your will and there may also be the ability to name a Wing at Kellock Lodge.

The leaflet will also tell you how to go about making your donation.

The Fundraising Committee, with a number of helpers, had several working bees during the week, enveloping the material for the mail out, which totalled 2155 envelopes in Alexandra and district.

Last Saturday (Nov. 24) the Appeal received a major boost as Marie Evans, Treasurer, and Lorraine Murdoch of the Alexandra Opportunity Shop handed over a cheque for $ 50,000 to Maurie Pawsey, Convenor of the Appeal.

This amazing group of ladies, since 1984 has given a regular monthly contribution and capital contributions as needed, a total nearing $2 million.

In addition, we will receive this week a solicitor`s letter confirming a $50,000 Bequest from an Estate. This will take the total of the Appeal to around $130,000.

Organisers will keep the public informed of the total the Appeal has reached each week.

If you have any questions, particularly if you wish to donate over three years, please ring CEO Donna Walsh on 5770 2100 or Maurie Pawsey on 5772 2157. An approved visitors can call, if you wish.

The process of transferring the Provider Licence from the Diocese of Wangaratta to the community will take some time yet, but is under way.

Events planned for early in 2019 include the Gala Ball on April 13 and a Major Garden Party - date to be announced.

Convenor Maurie Pawsey, 5772 2157; Secretary Frank Devries, 0400 587 630; Larry Fallon, Jan Fallon, Wayne Miller, Dianne Cameron, John Sharwood, Howard Paix, Bill Rollason, Veronica Hendrickson, Ian and Helen Gibb, Anne Sharrock and Yvonne Millar.

- Maurie Pawsey

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6 Green St, Alexandra

8 Green St, Alexandra

AUCTION: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21. 11AM. MORTGAGEE IN POSSESSION.

Great project to finish building this incomplete 3 bedrooms plus study, 2 bathroom brick home. To be sold 'as is' on 763 sqm of land (approx.)

Open for Inspection 1st Dec 10 - 10.30am

4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms requires finishing off inside to be sold as is on 800 sq m of land. Great opportunity for the astute investor.

Open for Inspection 1st Dec 10am - 10.30am

Woodfield

Alexandra

NEW PRICE

SOLD

Build a bush hideaway on 200acres:• Views of Lake Eildon • Hill country. Mostly treed, lovely valley • All weather track around property • Very private location, power/ ph available $365,000

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Alexandra

NEW

Wonderful Family Lifestyle!

Nestled on over ½ acre of usable land (2346 sq m) this beautiful home is well designed Offering 4 double bedrooms, huge master bedroom with parents retreat area, full ensuite and large walk-in robe. Home office/ study, or a fifth bedroom, taking in the view and a separate formal sitting room. Kitchen with butler´s pantry, spacious family room with adjacent rumpus, central evaporative cooling, zoned central floor heating and three split systems throughout. Remote double lock up garage, landscaped backyard and an alfresco area. $580,000 - $620,000

Eildon

NEW PRICE

20 acres in town!

Design your dream home on this amazing 20acres.

This block offers views of Mt Cathedral and lovely rural vistas only minutes from the shops. This outstanding parcel of land has U.T. Creek Frontage, dam and seasonal creek frontage. There is a large color bond shed with wood heater, concrete floor, water tanks and power via generator. Rare opportunity to purchase 20acres of land on the edge of the Alexandra township. Under 2 hours from Melbourne. $298,000

Opportunity Knocks!

Build your dream holiday home with a nest egg for the future with this ¾ acre (2923 sqm) of residential land. Potential to sub-divide with power, sewerage and town water services available. Views over the Lake Eildon Pondage and just a short stroll to shopping village. $235,000

283 Frog Ponds Road, Yea

10 Kingsmere Lane, Yea The romance of another era. Here is a magnificent Homestead amid tranquil gardens on acreage with direct River access. A rare opportunity to secure a charming Historic Property in Country Victoria.

Beyond the elegant façade dressed in weatherboard and wrapped in wide timber-posted verandas, this enchanting residence has been beautifully reimagined for modern family living and entertaining. Focused around extensive living and dining spaces, flowing to a vast covered deck and leafy garden that hosts original stables, coach house, 2 bay milking shed & shearing shed with accommodation attached, there is also an original sleep out with ensuite. From its peaceful leafy setting, between Limestone road & Murrindindi Road, Yea, only 5 minutes' drive into Yea Township, offering award winning Restaurants, wine bars, Killingworth whisky bar, cafes and close to Victoria's Snow Fields, Lake Eildon and Yarra Valley winery regions spectacular Mediterranean style home with an all year round summer feel will delight the most discerning of home makers.

PRICE- $1.35M - $1.45M

11 William Hovell Way, Yea

NEW LISTING

Lifestyle Living with Magnificent Views:Positioned on nearly 3 acres of park-like land, room for a pony or alpaca or 2. Dual road frontage an added bonus. There are magnificent views from nearly every room in the house. Open plan living design opening out large undercover deck & Lovely central kitchen and family bathroom. Year round comfort with split system and combustion wood heater. Huge enclosed area under house, Superb lock-up shed 8m x 12m x3m high with concrete floor and power.

The property has town water, 12,000litre rain water tanks. $475,000

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

SOLD (above asking price)

Eildon

SOLD IN 1 WEEK (above asking price)

• Charming cottage, well equipped with a slow combustion fire place, country kitchen & separate queen sized bedroom • French doors opening out to a shaded veranda • Wood and garden shed, undercover picnic & BDQ area • 20 x 10 m workshop that offers great storage • Set on approx. 64 acres softly undulating lush, rested pastures • Excellent fencing & gate that form laneway systems to 5 paddocks, all with large dams & river pumping • Steel cattle yards & ramps plus a large 5 bays hay/machinery shed • Surrounded by farming land & all within a few minutes to Yea PRICED $790,000 - $860,000

5485 Melba Highway, Yea This fantastic home is situated only a few minutes walk to Yea’s High street and private and public schools. Built in the exciting new growth estate that is Yea Springs and with a huge backyard that has driveway access, lovely rural views, town mains water & sewer & NBN available.

An immaculate 3 bedroom brick home, Master with ens & walk in robe, 2 living areas with the family room opening out onto a huge alfresco entertainment area, open plan kitchen/dinning, internal access via your double remote control lock up garage and a 2nd driveway that will accommodate all your extra vehicles/ boats or caravan. At this price this property will not last.

PRICED $485,000 - $530,000

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If a country property on 22 acres is your ideal with a huge work / machinery shed and a 3 bedroom home with a large studio / games room attached, with stunning views across the Murrindindi ranges and just a few minutes into Yea Township or 45 minutes to Lilydale then this property is ready & waiting for you.

The home has good bones with a family friendly floor plan, good size country kitchen, 3 queen sized bedrooms with BIR and central bathroom. The kitchen is a delightful country style that has plenty of cupboard space, dishwasher & walk in pantry as well as a convectional 900mm stove, oven. The living room is large with a lovely mantle framing a slow combustion fireplace. Attached to the main house is a rumpus room or games room.

The single garage has been converted into a 4th bedroom or could become a studio or workshop / office for any home based business.

Encompassing 9 Hectares (approx) of land with good fencing & well proportioned paddocks, including enclosures for the likes of chickens, ducks & goats.

The property is located within the shire of Murrindindi, with the local high and primary school bus stopping at the front gate for pick and drop-off. It is approx. 1 1/2 hour drive from Melbourne. Currently tenanted on a short term lease, tenant is happy to sign a long term for any Investor or simply make this your own.

PRICED- $590,000 - $640,000

Landmark Harcourts Yea 52 High Street, Yea I 5797 2799