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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019

YOUR TAXES AT WORK

This Week’s Question: Do people really need to know the answers to all the questions they ask?

Keep information you give out about you, your family and friends to a bare minimum. Be cautious filling in forms. Are all the questions relevant to the task at hand? If not then do not answer them or ask why they need to know.

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

We’re back, fresh, this Friday (Feb. 22) 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 a gathering of freinds, family or for a club? The team at Killingworth Hill Café & Whisky Bar will happily host your party Why not call us 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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Bottle shop open every day till late Country Club Hotel Yea: your stop on the road to anywhere Country Club Hotel 18 High St, Yea Phone 5797 2440

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

What’s Happening at The Middle Darts/Pool Competition As of Monday, February 11 we will be opening from 4pm.

We will be hosting the Yea Renegades in the Seymour District Darts Competition.

On the Alternate Mondays we will be hosting an

In House Pool Comp

If you wish to be a part of the Pool Comp just be here by 6.45pm to register. If you have any questions just pop into the Pub.

Dates for Darts/Pool for February & March 2019 Monday, February 11 - Yea Renegades Darts Monday, February 18 - In House Pool Comp Monday, February 25 - In House Pool Comp Monday, March 4 - Yea Renegades Darts Monday, March 18 - In House Pool Comp Mondcay, March 25 - In House Pool Comp

Meals will be available from 5.30pm We also have Boutique Hotel Style Accommodation available

BOOKINGS 5797 2513 www.grandcentralhotelyea.com.au

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Your New Dentist: Changing the face of dental care for good

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2019

DINDI.TV BEGINS At A Glance

Free local service

■ WHAT: Dindi.TV is a new local television station, which has a focus on the Murrindindi region, and North-East.

■ HOW: Go to the www.Dindi.TV website, using your computer (desktop, laptop, device or mobile phone). Go to the ‘Program Guide’ section, and click on the program of your choice ■ WHERE: You can view Dindi.TV anywhere you can access an internet signal. You can watch it in your home, office, or even whilst a passenger in a vehicle, if there is a good internet signal.

■ WHEN: Any time you like. You can view the latest Dindi Daily, past editions, or other specialist programs, on demand. All programs stay in the Dindi.TV archives, which are available free, and instantly, at the website.

■ ALSO: Dindi.TV is also available at LocalPaper.com.au

■ The new free local Dindi.TV service completes a career circle for Local Paper Editor Ash Long.

As well as the weekly local newspaper, the daily online news updates (www.Local Paper.com.au and Facebook), the Dindi.TV service offers a full media service on multiple platforms for local families.

The Local Paper is one of the most modern and innovative local news services in Australia.

“We deliver local news - free - via traditional ‘hard copy’ newsprint, digital versions via online, and now television,” Long said yesterday (Tues.)

Bonus features

● Opening titl;es from the new Dindi Daily show, starting tomorrow.

● Bruce Mansfield, Bert Newton and Ash Long on Good Morning Australia in 1997-99.

Long first studied TV production at La Trobe University in 1975-76. He was Producer for the University of Melbourne’s closed circuit television station.

Long worked part-time in the Publicity Department at GTV-9.

In addition to his newspaper and other media roles, Long became Producer of the nightly Mansfield’s Melbourne programs on Optus Local Vision and Channel 31 in 199799. He appeared weekly for several years with Bert Newton on Good Morning Australia. Long took the cameras to Fiji in 1997, and BBC Gloucestershire in 1999.

Other experience included nightly TV programs in Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide, as well as Night Owl Theatre in Melbourne.

“The 21st Century demands a fast, polished TV coverage of local news, and Dindi.TV fills that need,” Long said.

● Ash Long and Bruce Mansfield on the Mansfield’s Melbourne program on Optus Vision and Channel 31 in 1997-99.

■ DINDI.TV - the Murrindindi Murrindindi’s region’s own local television station - commences tomorrow own TV station (Thurs.). commences The free service is available to anyone throughout the Murrindindi Dindi.TV is a division of Local Television Shire, and beyond, via computer.

Australia, which is part of the Local Media Pty An early feature of Dindi.TV is the Dindi Daily TV program which is a 90-second digest of local news, sport and weather.

Each Dindi Daily includes the latest news, assembled by The Local Paper newsroom. Local sport and weather is also included.

Sunday morning’s programs include latest results from Saturday’s local sporting fixtures, including cricket and bowls in the summer, and football and netball in the winter.

Midweek episodes include local nostalgia features, in addition to the local news, sport and weather.

Viewers can watch the Dindi.TV programs ‘on demand’. This means the viewer does not have to be available at a set time to watch the program.

Programs are available to view, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at www.dindi.tv The programs are produced from a purposebuilt studio at The Local Paper offices.

More than two dozen test broadcasts were produced in late December and January. Each of those programs can be instantly replayed through the ‘Program Guide’ section of the Dindi.TV website.

Dindi.TV cameras were at the Yea Saleyards Blue Ribbon Sale, and at Australia Day celebrations at Yea, Alexandra, Marysville and Flowerdale.

People can watch Dindi.TV programs on their laptop computer, mobile phone or device. There is no charge to watch the program, although viewers’ usual internet charges apply.

Dindi.TV is not yet available on conventional televisions, unless the TV sets are linked to the internet.

Ltd group which publishes The Local Paper newspaper.

■ Dindi.TV is particularly handy for people with sight or hearing challenges.

■ For the hearing-impaired, the Dindi Daily program offers a closed-caption service, which offers sub-titles of the entire bulletin, as it goes to air. However, we have yet to train the caption service to correctly spell ‘Murrindindi’.

■ For the vision-impaired, and those who have difficulty with small print, the Dindi Daily program offers audio of the entire bulletin, as it goes to air.

Comedian Dave visits

● More than 40 people attended Yea Library's 'Tuesday Talk' event last week to hear one of Australia's most loved comedians, Dave O'Neil, talk about his book 'The Summer of 82'.

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Here’s where to grab your weekly copy ● ALEXANDRA. Foodworks. 102 Grant St. ● ALEXANDRA. Landmark Real Estate. 56 Grant St. ● ALEXANDRA. Murrindindi Shire Offices.

Perkins St. ● ALEXANDRA. Newsagency. 82-84 Grant St. ● ALEXANDRA. Simpsons Fuel. 25 Aitken St. ● ALEXANDRA. Totally Trout. 2/42 Downey St. ● BUXTON. Post Office. 2093 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. ● KINGLAKE. Bakehouse. 10 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGL AKE. Library. 19 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGLAKE. Pub. 28 WhittleseaKinglake Rd. ● KINGLAKE. United Petroleum. 2 Kinglake-Glenburn Rd. ● LAURIMAR. Newsagency. 8/95 Hazel Glen Dr. ● LILYDALE. Newsagency. 237 Main St. ● MANSFIELD. Foodworks. 119 High St. ● MERNDA VILLAGES. Post Office. 50 Mernda Village Dr. ● MARYSVILLE. Foodworks. 49 Darwin St. ● 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. Country Club Hotel. 18 High St ● YEA. Foodworks. 10 High St ● YEA. Giddy Goat Cafe. 94 High St. ● YEA. Grand Central Hotel. 64High St ● YEA. Last Chance Cafe. 17 High St ● YEA. Library. 15 The Semi-Circle ● 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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Special service at St Luke’s ■ A special service to remember the 10th anniversary of the 2009 Black Saturday fires was held at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea. Mother EdenElizabeth Nicholls said that a photo and music presentation of Black Saturday was played.

‘To Be A Volunteer’ was read by Kelly Roper.

Adele Anderson told a story of the people of Yea rallying to help those who had fled the fire breathing dragon that was devastating the countryside and towns.

Cr Bec Bowles spoke from a Council perspective of where the community is now.

A piece, Spark, by Cath Scott and John Mundy, was heard by the gathering A video by Lisa Rudd (daughter of Joan and Rod Canning) was played.

It portrayed some of the relief work done

by Yea at the time.

Ellen Bass presented The Thing Is. People were invited to write on a yellow cardboard gumtree, noting something that had arisen out of the fires over the past 10 years, and to hang it on the gumtree that was rising out of a blackened stump.

● The St Luke’s Black Saturday observance.

Photo by Adele Anderson

Kellock Fundraising Appeal

■ Members of Friends of Kellock In are invited to an Open Day from 2pm-4pm, on Sunday, March 3. If you are not a Friend and you feel excluded, you can always join the Friends, it only costs $ 5 per year per person.

We take the opportunity to say ‘welcome’ to Jo Ann Cavill who took over as Chief Executve Officer at Kellock Lodge last week.

Thank you to those who have already donated to provide Kellock with some reserves and to replace the payment we have to make to the Diocese to buy back Kellock Lodge, for this community.

Total for the Appeal continues to move up steadily; as follows: Cash in Hand ........................................................................ $300,000 Promises/Pledges over 2019-20 ............................................... $75,000 The Committee advises that there are many ways to make a donation: ■ Cash or cheque direct to Kellock Lodge ■ Direct deposit to Kellock`s Appeal Account BSB 063-628, Account number 10167775 Please send your Bank Receipt by email to: wecare@kellocklodge.com.au, so that we can send you a tax receipt.

Depending on your online banking system, you may also be able to set up a monthly Direct Deposit to take away some of the impact of an immediate donation in full. This has already been chosen as an option by one community member Credit card or PayPal. Visit our web page at www.kellocklodge.org.au/we-care-appeal The Appeal will continue into 2020, with events planned for 2019 and 2020. So, our plea is to ask this great community to keep contributing.

Leaflets are available from Kellock Lodge or Convenor Maurice Pawsey on 5772 2157.

Donations are tax deductible, can be made, that is, as a bequest or a donation to name a wing of Kellock, or a dining room or one of several courtyards.

We remind you of the Gala Ball to be held on Saturday, May 11 at the Alexandra Shire Hall. The event of the year - fundraising for the We Care Appeal. We will advise when and where tickets, at $80 per person, will be available in coming weeks . A Major Raffle will be held to be drawn on the night. The prize is a generous travel voucher for $1250 to be used as you wish. Tickets will be available soon in Grant St and at a Food Stall at Easter in Grant St .

There will also be a Wood Raffle in April and this may be a joint activity with the Football-Netball Club.

- Maurie Pawsey

Awards open

■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish is urging local residents to honour hard-working and dedicated health volunteers who enrich patients' lives through their compassion and generosity.

"Nominations have opened for the prestigious 2019 Minister for Health Volunteer Awards - now in their 11th year,” Ms McLeish said.

"The awards celebrate the achievements of our volunteers and their major contribution to patients in Victoria's public healthcare system ■ Outstanding achievement by a young volunteer ■ Outstanding lifetime achievement ■ Outstanding achievement by a volunteer: Better Care Victoria innovation award ■ Outstanding achievement by a volunteer: Supporting diversity ■ Outstanding achievement by a volunteer: Improving public healthcare ■ Outstanding achievement by a volunteer: Improving the patient experience

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Ticks & Crosses

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There was to be no power yester day (Tues.) at Middle Kinglake Pri mary School, but Aus net supplied a generator.

Are some Rubicon people thinking of enlisting a ‘professional’ agitator to help them with their fight?

Was former Murrindindi Shire Mayor Lyn Gunter left out - deliberately or otherwise - from one remembrance of the 2009 bushifres?

Only 7½ weeks to the first round of AFL Outer East football and netball. Alexandra, Kinglake, Thornton-Eildon and Yea will all participate in the re-named ‘AFL Outer East’ League.

● The Holts Rd Whittlesea fire Fire badly damaged a home on a steep, remote property at Holts Rd, Whittlesea on Sunday. CFA units attended from locations including Arthurs Creek-Strathewen, Doreen , Eltham, Kalkallo , Kinglake West , Mernda , Research , Wallan , Wandong , Wollert and Whittlesea.

Yea netballers are looking for an Under 11 coach. Coaches have been appointed for the U13 and U15 teams. Contact Sarah Cunningham.

A wannabe reporter has been boasting about a school work experience from 25 years ago, supposedly written by newsman Peter Xeni. Xeni denies writing the report. Xeni had left that particular company, 10 years earlier.

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The Local Paper’s Facebook group is growing fast. Over summer, the following people have joined: Bec Trezise, Yvonne Kringle, Michelle Flannagan, Rachekl Marie, Deb Barton, Jess Massingham, Robert Knight, Sarah Matthew, Julie Buist, Billy Najdovski, Bruce Walters, Zipsin Zollinger, Omotosho Emmanuel, Adrian Silvi, Dean Tonon, Mark Howard, Raelene Bartlett, Karen Lewis, Laura Warburton, JB John, Bethany Webster, Paul/ Pauline Manthorpe, Travis Gleeson, Chris Gleeson, Jason Mathieson, Chris Le Miere, Tanya Holden, Duncan Farr, Jacqui Rabel, Zoran Gorgievski, Meagan Curtis, Mel Tloh, Alexandra Parratt, Renate Randall, Trace Rasmussen, Jake Dempsey, Darren Ridd, Sasha Mercieca, Chris Price, Kevin Scott, Jamie Martin, Doug Halpin, Vic Morphy, Judd Thomas, Karyn Oliver, Karyn Luke, Bel Day, Monique Rosewall, Leah Jade, Matthew Cleary, Sandra Simmonds, Jan Radford, Paul Barlow, Graeme Clements, Carlie Underhill, Jo Payne, De Maskiell, Shaun Donahoo, Karen Morrison, Norman Riley and Shivaun Murphy.

Yea’s Jack Russell has submitted Freedom of Information requests to Murrindindi Shire Council for documents relating to the Yea Depot, purchase of Yea Saleyards land, facsia building works at the Council offices in Alexandra, centre parking spaces in Grant St, and Yea Swimming Pool issues. He has asked that any fees be waived because of ‘personal hardship’. His legal actons against the Council have so far cost it more than $80,000.

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Readers’ contributions to the ‘Ticks & Crosses’ column are welcomed.

Send your contribution to: editor@LocalPaper.com.au Contributions will be published at the sole discretion of the Editor.

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Local News

‘Something not kosher’ ■ Flowerdale man Sam Johnson says that there is “something not ‘kosher’ with Murrindindi Shire.

He was responding to comments from ratepayers about the Shire (The Local Paper, Feb. 6).

“Thanks for an opportunity to express my dissatisfaction with Murrindindi Shire,” Mr Johnson wrote.

“I moved to Flowerdale 2½ago, I am a retired builder but not a rich one due to two divorces.

“I purchased a block of land on Whittlesea - Yea Rd, built a modest home on it and moved in after Certificate of Occupancy obtained end of November 2017.

“I moved from Lyndhurst in City of Casey; rates there with pensioner rebate $1300, includes a green waste bin, street sweeper each 3-4 weeks, pruning of street trees and many other services.

“Here at Murrindindi, rates with rebate, $1828.

“It took 11 months to build the house, I paid every unimproved rate notice as I received them (no rubbish collection) after Certificate of Occupancy

■ Terry Redding advises of Open Mic sessions being held on Sundays at pubs in the region: ■ First Sunday of the month: Flowerdale Hotel, ■ Third Sunday of the month: Grand Central Hotel, Yea, ■ Fourth Sunday of the month: Kinglake Pub. Terry can be contacted on 0427 312 561.

Taped meetings ■ Proceedings of Murrindindi Shire Council meetings are expected to be recorded, starting from the February 27 meeting at the Alexandra chambers.

The audio recordings will be made available to the public through the Council wesbite. ● Murrindindi Shire offices at Alexandra full rates apply, charge me 10 per cent interest “I paid one of them and then until I pay it.

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Dan signs with Seagulls ■ Yea football Dan O’Dwyer has made the extended list at Williamstown in the VFL for the 2019 season.

“After three seasons playing excellent senior football at Yea, Dan will further his development at the Seagulls this year, with Heidelberg in the Northern Football League as his second club,” said a Club spokesman.

The Yea Football Netball Club has revealed the signing of Jay Eager for the 2019 season.

Jay is a powerful ruckman who has spent the past five seasons at Seymour in the Goulburn Valley Football League.

He is descrived as a fierce competitor and a strong target around the ground, Jay and his partner Victoria are receiving a warm welcome from Club members.

■ The first round on Saturday, April 13 sees Thornton-Eildon v Yarra Glen, Yea v Seville, Gembrook-Cockatoo v Kinglake, Powelltown v Yarra Junction. Alexandra has the bye.

Branch to close ■ ANZ Bank’s Eltham branch (950 Main Rd) will permanently close at 4pm, Thursday, March 28. Nearby branches are Greensborough, The Pines (Doncaster East) and Doncaster Shoppingtown.

Tennis courts ■ Alexandra Lawn Tennis Club will hold the official opening of the Hard Courts Resurfacing Project from 11am-12.30pm on Saturday (Feb. 23).

The project has been supported by the Victorian Government. For more information, contact Stuart Coller, Council's Co-Ordinator Recreation and Youth Development,on 5772 0333 or via email at scoller@ murrindindi.vic.gov.au

Alexandra fire ■ Alexandra’s ultralight, tanker and pumper turned out to a grass and scrub fire just outside the town, on the south side of the Goulburn River, on Sunday (Feb. 17).

Acheron, Thornton and Air crews were at the ready with the back-up.

100 at Toolangi

■ More than 100 people attended the Black Saturday Photographic Exhibition held last weekend at the Toolangi Castella District Community House.

The Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges donated the use and delivery of the art stands for the exhibition.

Baw Baw thanks

● Dan O’Dwyer. Photo: Rob Clements

Senator pokes fun at fat

■ The Baw Baw Shire Council recorded a minute of appreciation to CFA Division 12 crews who donated their time to be a strike force in the recent Gippsland fires.

The brigades mentioned included Yea, Strath-Reedy Creek, Kilmore, Diamond Creek, Research and Alex-andra.

Wreath laid

■ Panton Hill CFA volunteers laid a wreath on Sunday (Feb. 17) in special memory of their crew of five who dought the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983, and never returned.

OPINION ■ Senator Bridget McKenzie, Victorian rep in the Upper House for this area, was caught out last week.

She deliberately posed in front of an obesity poster, cradled her gut, puffed out her cheeks - and then tried to explain it away as “how my stomach felt after scrambled eggs reacted with yogurt”.

That’ is, of course, bunkum.

The Senator issued a public apology: “The issue of obesity is a matter I take very seriously and would never triavisie (sic) it- or to add in any way to stigmatisation.”

Online commentator Luke Hilakari was more direct: “I call bullshit. (Senator) McKenzie should just admit that she was poking fun at obese people.”

Local Briefs Open jam sessions

McGowan votes

■ Indi MHR Cathy McGowan welcomed the news that the remaining refugee children and their families are being removed from Nauru. “Compassion and mercy needs to be maintained for those seeking asylum.”

Author at event

■ Author Graeme Simsion will be at the Craft Kitchen and Bar, 70 Commercial Place, Eltham, from 6.30pm-8.30pm on Wednesday, February 27 to promote The Rosie Result, latest in his best sellers.

Jazz Festival

● Senator Bridget McKenzie

■ The Eltham Jazz Food and Wine Festival will be held this weekend (Sat.-Sun., Feb. 23-24).

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Yea misses 150th anniversary ■ The Yea district has missed on marking the 150th anniversary of the formation of the District Roads Board on February 1, 1869.

There were great celebrations for the same anniversary for neighbouring district Alexandra in 2017-18.

Yea has a second chance to celebrate its heritage: the first meeting of the Roads Board did not happen until April, 1869.

Perhaps the Murrindindi Council and yea and District Historical Society could re-enact the first night, which was held at the old Yea Court House.

Chase is on

● John Bett ■ Yea and District Historical Society President John Bett is doing his best to raise $300,000 to buy Carter’s Milk Bar to use as a museum.

So far, $80,000 has been raised. The total needs to be gathered by mid-April, just two months away.

But some associated with the Society are limiting the public appeal, with some reports lodged with only one local newspaper.

The Local Paper (3675 copies) has seven times the readership of The Yea Chronicle (524 copies).

So long St Pat’s ■ The Yea St Pat’s Race Club will hold its final meeting ever this Sunday (Feb. 24).

Publicity elsewhere says the Club’s history goes back to the 1950’s.

There are plenty who remember the St Pat’s Gymkhana events, with the late Tom Dignam and Clyde Tratford being Secretaries.

2009 memory

● Colonel Lacy Walter Giles Yea

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■ Limestone CFA identity Jan Beer is quoted at the CFA website about the Black Saturday fires: “My husband Neil was Group Officer of Region 12, they were very prepared.

“The HQ in Yea was all set-up ready to go.

“Many people’s partners were out on the fires, we didn’t know what was going on.

“That was the hardest part; people didn’t know what was going on.

“It would not of mattered that day how many people or how many vehicles you had.

“There was nothing you could do to contain those fires given the extreme conditions.

“If it happened again, I don’t think you could contain it given the conditions,” Mrs Beer said.

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Yea High School Aths Team 1961

Editor Ash Long first started newspaper work in 1969. He began writing for local newspapers in 1973. Over those 46 years he has kept extensive diaries and local photo files.

From Our Files - 30 Years Ago Wednesday, February 22, 1989

Drugs blame game

■ Over-18s were blamed for passing packaged liquor over the fence to their younger mates at a disco held at at the Yea Swimming Pool in 1989.

“A number of local teenagers openly admitted smoking cannabis whilst the disco was being staged,” said our front-page report, 30 years ago.

The newspaper urged for blame not to be heaped on Police, the Yea Apex Club organisers, Swimming Pool Committee ...

“The one ingredient that was lacking on Friday night was adequate parenting”.

Town Crier for sale

■ Town Crier Pty Ltd, a company associated with Cheryl Kerr, advertised the Whittlesea monthly publication for sale, 30 years ago. Kinglake man Ray Oliver, who traded as Ink Tin Press, and formerly Highland Press of Kinglake, was printer.

Runaway steer

■ “A runaway steer escaped from the (Yea Saleyards) and ran loose along Saleyards and Smith Sts, near the Yea Water Towe, acoss the major Melba Hwy, near Agosta’s property, through the Broadbent homestead, to be caught later at the Yea Cemetery.”

Farm Trail Day

■ Rosemary Tabak, Co-Ordinator of the Yarra Glen-Yea Valley Trail, advertised an event that some open days at farms not generally open to the public.

Aim of the event was to “promote farm tourism, educate city people about country life, give country people a greater awareness of the produce around them, and to lead to the development of on-farm marketing systems”.

School to open

■ The Head of the Ivanhoe Grammar School - Mernda campus, Ian Rule, advertised that the 65-hectare property was due to open in February 1990.

Talk about ridings

■ Former Yea Shire Councillor, Ian Clark, was guewst speaker at the Kinglake Residents’Association meeting. He spoke on ridings in the Shire of Yea. The meeting also heard about the practicalities of sewerage in the Kinglake district.

Tandy store opens

■ Gerald and Anne O’Brien advertised the Grand Opening of their Tandy Electronics store in Grant St, Alexandra.

Helipad agitation

■ Local MLA, Pat McNamara, wrote to State Transport Minister, Jim Keenan, to enquire on the progress of the Yea Helipad land. :As more than three months have elapsed it would be appreciated if you could advise me what this stage this matter has reached.”

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 7 36 0400 57 STATE EMERGENC Y SER VICE ......... 13 25 00 EMERGENCY SERVICE

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Saleyards row

● Yea High School 1961 Athletics Team. (Back row, from lef): M. Williams, P. Corbett, G. Patterson, B. McCarthy D. Guttridge and L. Finch. (Centre row): T. Patterson, D. Symonds, C. Smyth, P. Christie (c.), M. Tonks, N. Aldous, W. Fenner.

(Front row): L. Hazelman, H. Cummins, C. Seeger, P. Hodson, N. McCallum.

Photo: Alan Thorley, Yea and District Historical Pages

■ Yea Council CEO Peter Mangan said that local agents failed to pre-book the Councilowned Saleyards, after Elders and Rodwells complained that the yards and roads had not been watered. Council staff took their directions for watering from the saleyards booking register. “Obviously, Elders failed to book it,” Mr Mangan said.

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‘Not all is as it seems’

ARIES: (March 21-April 20) Lucky Colour: Cream Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 9.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 9.12.23.36.34.45.

Lots of long distance communication either by mail or phone and more work in your normal working environment also. It would be a good idea to look into your expenditure just now.

TAURUS: (April 21- May 20) Lucky Colour: Peach Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.3.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.24.40.26.33.

People are talking about you and you could find yourself in a middle of a public problem. What you do now and how you react will have long lasting effects on your future in your career.

GEMINI: (May 21- June 21) Lucky Colour: Yellow Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 9.6.5.3.

Lotto Numbers: 9.15.26.35.36.3.

Problems in your love affairs could be affecting your working life.Also, try not to let people upset you unnecessarily. Possibility of collecting the proceeds of work done earlier.

CANCER: (June 22- July 22) Lucky Colour: Blue Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.25.29.8.4 Improvements in all aspects of your life including health matters. Energy levels should be higher and more interest in new ideas and a possibility of increased income also.

LEO: (July 23-August 22) Lucky Colour: Violet Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.7.12.26.35.36.

Not a good time to let anyone talk you out of your own ideas- just push your own plans and you will succeed.

Plenty to do socially and more interest in your personality will keep you in the minds of people.

VIRGO: (August 23- September 23) Lucky Colour: Orange Lucky Day: Sunday Racing Numbers: 3.6.9.5.

Lotto Numbers: 9.5.12.24.45.40.

Keep a tight rein on your purse strings and keep your ideas of bargains small. You could suddenly come in contact with people you have not seen for many years.

LIBRA: (September 24- October 23) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Tuesday Racing Numbers: 8.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 8.12.26.35.40.22.

Refuse to clean up after others or your health could suffer.

You could find your workload a lot heavier than usual and you will need to be self assertive.

SCORPIO: (October 24- November 22) Lucky Colour: Mauve Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 5.2.3.1.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.23.32.20.3 Plenty of travel is indicated and you should be able to talk your way in and out of any sticky situations.

SAGITTARIUS: (November23- December20) Lucky Colour: Green Lucky Day: Saturday Racing Numbers: 5.6.2.1.

Lotto Numbers: 5.12.45.40.9.7.

Go to the experts for any advice that you need otherwise anything you do of your own accord could blow up in your face. You may have to listen to the whims of others to get through the next few weeks without any problems.

CAPRICORN: (December 21- January 19) Lucky Colour: Dark Blue Lucky Day: Wednesday Racing Numbers: 1.3.2.5.

Lotto Numbers: 1.12.15.26.36.37.

Home and family could be a nice and peaceful time and romantically you will have nothing to complain about.

Long distance visitors will arrive unexpectedly on your doorstep.

■ St John’s Ambulance is running a halfday‘Kids First’ Course as part of Murrindindi Council’s Maternal Health and Child Parent Education sessions.

Registration cost is $50 per person and includes a certificate of completion and 128page First Aid for Babies and Children book.

The course will run at: ■ CEACAAlexandra, 9am to 1pm on Saturday, March 30, ■ Kinglake Ranges Neighborhood House, 9am to 1pm Saturday, April 6.

Bookings essential, phone 0427 368 584

Drainage quote

● Flowerdale resident Steve Joblin says ‘not all is as it seems’ with a Men’s Shed gift of a trailer to the Uniting Church Emergency Fencing Team. Pictured: Last week’s report in The Local Paper.

■ Former Murrindindi Shire Citizen of the Year, Steve Joblin, says that “not all is as it seems” at the Flowerdale Men’s Shed.

His comments came after last week’s Local Paper coverage of the donation of a trailer to the Uniting Church Emergency Fencing Team from Benalla.

“Just letting you know in reference to the Flowerdale Men’s Shed article last week, that not all is as it seems,” Mr Joblin said in an email to The Local Paper.

“The information the Shed spokesman supplied is largely incorrect.

“The Shed has damaged its reputation with other Flowerdale community groups and the Shed venue is now used only by Shed members.

“They may claim a good membership base, but as someone living in the same street as the Shed, use of the facility has not really improved over six years.

“Many pay membership because they support the concept of Men’s Sheds in terms of men’s mental health.

“The Shed committee had the trailer ready for use at the end of 2016 and immediately the local Landcare Group put a proposal to the Shed to get the trailer managed and doing what it was intended for.

“The Shed failed to reply and the two unconstitutional committee members proposed selling the unit.

“Most of 2017/18 the Shed committee corresponded with me changing the rules of access to the unit at every opportunity to prevent the unit being used in the community.

“There was also a residual of $300 in the trailer grant that was intended to register and insure the trailer.

“I note from the photograph in your paper that the trailer was carted away on another trailer which prompts the question – what did the Shed do with the remaining grant money?”

Mr Joblin sais he had written in November last year to the Men’s Shed, in his role as Secretary of Flowerdale Landcare.

“We have people in our Flowerdalecommunity who are in need of assistance to fix/relace fences that were damaged in the 2009 fires,” Mr Joblin wrote.

“In some cases these people did not have enough insurance to complete the repair work; in other cases people were so involved in assisting the community, they did not focus on their own needs; in other cases, boundary fences were the first priority and adjoining landholders did not contribute their share, leaving land

olders short of finance and unable to fix internal divisional fences.

“Flowerdale Landcare Inc. have long recognised the need and previously sought a memorandum of understanding with Flowerdale Men's Shed Inc., to put the Australia Post Our Neighbourhood Foundation fencing trailer held by the Shed to use.

“For some reason, correspondence from Flowerdale Landcare Inc., was never acknowledged or replied to.

“The Shed may have noted that Flowerdale Landcare Inc., as custodians of a Quikspray trailer have effectively managed this asset on behalf of the community to include at least 28 beneficiaries last season alone.

“The Shed may wish to receive the original correspondence regarding the fencing trailer again for consideration for the benefit of the Flowerdale community,” Mr Joblin wrote.

He requested that Flowerdale Landcare Inc., pick up the fencing trailer for an initial two-week block last November.

He also asked if Shed members might volunteer a few hours to work alongside Landcare volunteers to assist landholders in need.

$1mil. donated by Masons

AQUARIUS: (January 20- February 19) Lucky Colour: Silver Lucky Day: Thursday Racing Numbers: 4.6.5.2.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.35.5.1. may luck can come through real estate dealings. Your social life could be rather hectic and you may want some time to yourself but make sure you tell loved ones that you love them or they may feel neglected.

PISCES: (February 20- March 20) Lucky Colour: Red Lucky Day: Monday Racing Numbers: 4.6.8.9.

Lotto Numbers: 4.12.26.39.8.33.

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Local Briefs Kids First

● Freemasons Victoria Grand Master Keith Murray spoke at Kinglake Primary School on February 7.

Photo: Freemasons Victoria

■ More than $1 million has been donated to the bushfire region over the past decade by Freemasons Victoria.

The fraternity’s Grand Master, Keith Murray, was at Kinglake Primary School on February 7 - the 10th anniversary of the Black Saturday fires.

Mr Murray was accompanied by Myles King, Chairman of the Freemasons Foundation Victoria.

“Freemasons raised $1million to assist in rebuilding communities and helping families.

Part of this money was used in assisting various schools,” Mr Murray said.

“Kinglake Primary School was completely destroyed.When the new school was built a library was fitted out and supplied with books, and a scholarship for four Grade 6 pupils was established, which has continued for ten years .

“The large turnout of families all commented on the very positive impression this visible act of kindness over a number of years has helped their community recover ,” Mr Murray said.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council is requesting quotation for drainage works at William St Alexandra.

Suitably qualified contractors are being sought to perform drainage renewal works along William and Johnston Sts, Alexandra.

Specification and tender documents are available from www.tendersearch.com.au/ murrindindi/ All documentation must be lodged by 3pm Friday, March 15.

Pauline to speak ■ Pauline Roberts will speak on Meandering through the Maritime, at the tuesday Talks session to be held at the Yea Library at 11am on Tuesday, March 12.

“It’s a weird experience to travel half a world away from home (to east coast Canada) and have people thank you for coming to visit their part of the world. It's novel, but it does reinforce how polite and friendly Canadians are,” says publicity issued by the Library.

“Discover the amazing history of the Canadian Maritime provinces and the resilient people who inhabited these shores over the centuries. The coastal and autumnal scenery is pretty spectacular too.”

Letter to the Editor Time for Kinglake to split from Dindi Sir, I refer to the ‘Special Feature, ‘Has Council Lifted Its Game?’(Local Paper, Feb. 6), and to all those that took the time to contribute, good luck to all of you.

Forget Council-run so-called public surveys, as never get to see the actual submissions provided, only the quasi-Council summaries, and what an abuse and an insult to the contributors and all other interested parties.

The time is rife for Kinglake residents and right across the range, to section for severance and tell the Council to support the needs of this very close community.

The independent press is the factor that was previously lacking but just watch the swell of support that will come of this factual reporting.

Council could not organise a knees-up at a knock shop and get it right let alone run any campaign for pub,ic awareness of this magnitude and ground swell of criticism and censure of Council.

There is a good record of part-amalgamation and of severance, and much to be learnt from similar campaigns such as KnoxCroydon, Sherbrooke, Ferntree Gully etc (or be absorbed).

With the best promotion with the local press, and past Councillors’ possible impact; create a community self-awareness group, such as a formal Progress Association to represent all those behind the recent petition to Councillors as a single contact point and the change will happen, and you can ‘bet on it’.

Do not be distracted with Council’s selfpromoting verbiage, stick with the facts, and the imbalance that currently ex ists, and you will have good ground for effective change on severance.

- Jack Russell, Secretariat, Yea and District Residents and Ratepayers, c/- Francis St, Yea

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What The Papers Say Magpies visit

■ Broadford Primary School students got a real thrill when seven Collingwood Football Club players ran a clinic in Broadford.

Players Jamie Elliott, Jaidyn Stephenson, Lynden Dunn, Ben Crocker, Brayden Maynard, Steele Sidebottomand Jordan De Goey took children through a set of skill sessions that included tackling, learning to handball and practising kicking goals.

- Seymour Telegraph

Couple winched

■ A Geelong couple who became lost overnight near Whitfield, were winched to safety by the Police AirWing.

Located by helicopter and winched out separately before being taken to the Mansfield District Hospital for treatment, the couple were none the worse for their ideal.

Sergeant Domenica Hunkin, from Wangaratta police, said the couple went for an evening walk and became lost.

“Because they had mobile reception they were able to contact 000 and give their coordinates, but we were unable to get to their location that night,” Sgt Hunkin said.

- Mansfield Courier

Closing the gap

■ In 2008 the ‘Closing the Gap’ initiative was launched to bridge the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in the areas of health, education and employment.

The 2019 report, tabled in Parliament on February 14 by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, shows marginal progress in some areas but in school attendance, unemployment and literacy and numeracy progress is almost non-existent.

- Mountain Views Mail

Group returns

■ The Buxton Bush Playgroup is back again for term one 2019.The first session for the year saw an enthusiastic group of seven families - including nine children - arrive at Buxton Primary School for some fun on the morning of Thursday , January 31.

New faces along with regular attendees were ready to start having adventures in the outdoors The familiarity of the two-hour gathering was particularly evident for children and parents who were involved last year.

They were often seen initiating exploration and were clearly at ease with the routines of coming together for songs, snacks and story time. The simple structure of the session also allowed parents and children to make exciting discoveries in the beautiful setting of Buxton Primary School.

- Triangle News

Caveat service

■ Last Saturday a great get together was held at the Caveat Church with about 70 people turning up from Alexandra, Yea and Melbourne as well as a few locals.

Rosary was held at the grotto and then finished inside the church as the most welcome rain dampened everyone standing outside. Mass was then conducted by Fr Roland with a local girl from Yea leading the singing with a very distinctive voice. She was assisted by a young man on a guitar. Lunch was held after mass and a great spread was available with everyone bringing many plates of food.

Lots of people were amazed at the condition of the church with Landcare members and locals being commended on the works and the care being taken to preserve this icon of the district. Some people involved in the actual building of the church were present and many of their children, now grown adults, also turned up for this enjoyable revisit into history. Stories were told of the past as many who attended were small children in the early photos of the church. Speeches were made and much appreciation was given to the McAlpin family for donating the land upon which this church was built. The day was finished by the ringing of the bell which was said to be heard a kilometre away.

- Granite News

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, February 28 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Newbould, Chris.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Grant, B (28598) v Smith, Mark David.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Charles, Sean. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Bennett, N (36915) v Nikolic, Paul. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Glen, Raymond. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Biderman, S (38335) v Hunt, Simeon. UniBroadford Victoria Police - De Bruyckere, M (33701) v Hooke, Barry.

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Uni-Epping Victoria Police - Shipley, M (43566) v Atkin, Keiran. UniFawkner Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Kelly, Brandon. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Brazier, Scott. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Sanderson, L (41694) v Bowcott, Robert Matthew. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Dixon, S (30331) v Kemp, Mitchell.

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Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Nuon, Sokar. CiuCasey Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Clark, Jack. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Davidge, K (37856) v Stephens, Daryl Andrew. Ciu-Casey Victoria Police - Boxall, T (39656) v Short, Luke. Uni-

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Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Mcfarlane, A (39495) v Jarvie, Michael.

Highway Patrol-Fawkner Victoria Police - Ellis, J (40810) v Densworth, Kurt.

Uni-Kilmore Community Corrections Centre - Davidson, A v Bau, Michael. Community Corrections Centre Community Corrections Centre - Wyatt, J v Gazzara, Katlin James. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Field, Shannon. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Unknown - Johns, R v Clark, Jack. Shepparton Community Corrections Centre - Zagami, M v Parnis, Michelle. Community Corrections Centre Police - Costa, C (28340) v Ferguson, Tiffany. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Ferguson, Tiffany Elizabeth. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Ferguson, Tiffany Elizabeth. Highway PatrolSeymour Friday, March 1 Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Byriell, Geoffrey.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Hepworth-Joyce, Douglas. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Schipano, Pasquale .Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Jackson, A (41009) v Potter, Anita. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Jackson, A (41009) v Roddy, Grant Allan.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Gleeson, D (22146) v Van De Ven, Devin.

Socit-Seymour Victoria Police - Gleeson, D (22146) v Taylor, Wendy Alice.

Socit-Seymour Victoria Police - Taylor, A (34197) v Mazzarella, Con. Socit-Seymour Victoria Police - Fabbo, D v Jones, Jonathan. Seymour Community Corrections Centre - Peacock, T v Jones, Jonathon. Seymour Victoria Police - Ellis, T (39973) v Chilcott, Cameron.

Highway PatrolGreensborough Mansfield Wednesday, February 27 Victoria Police - Weaver, G (42117) v Savidge-Wakefield, Lee Aron. Uni-Epping Victoria Police - Reynolds, J (31151) v Grapsas, Konstantinos. Uni-Alexandra Victoria Police - Mcdonald, G (40664) v Lockley, Katherine Suzanne. Highway PatrolMansfield Victoria Police - Magnay, E (42352) v Saggers, Nathan John. Uni-Mansfield Victoria Police - Leach, N (38967) v Belleville, Corey.

Highway Patrol-Mansfield Victoria Police - Walsh, M (38049) v Papadopoulos, Katrina Anne. Uni-Marysville Victoria Police - Carroll, T (35729) v Dearing, Daniel James. Ciu-Benalla Victoria Police - Ross, M (22821) v Dyson, Ben Michael. Uni-Mansfield DEDJTR - Godleman, A v Dearing, Daniel Dept Eco Dev, Jobs, Trans & Resources

From Our 1939 Files

Saleyards sale

■ The Mernda Saleyards which have been conducted for many years by Adamson Strettle, will be sold by auction on Wednesday.

It is understood that the sales will be carried on as usual but definite informnation will be given next week.

Yarrambat personals

■ The many district friends of Mrs. T. J. Grogan are happy that she is very much improved after her recent illness. Mrs. Grogan is one of Yarrambat's most highly respected citizens.

Miss Elsie Rose is spending a few days at home from Werribee.

Pleasure is felt in the fact that Mr. Bill Edwards, who was badly hurt in a car accident, is doing well; and that Mr. Tom Craig, also knocked down by a car, is not in grave danger.

Light Horse

■ On Tuesday morning 33 members of the Alexandra troop of the 20th Light Horse left by train for Broadmeadows, where they will go into camp for 12 days.

This is the biggest contingent that has left Alexandra for many years.

The O.C. of the Troop, Lieut. Les. Burchall, expressed his appreciation of the support given by local patrons of the Troop, as eleven horses were loaned to members for use at camp. Dr. I. H. Cowling is on the camp medical staff.

Strathewen

■ As a result of the fires having badly scorched the orchard, the trees in Mr. Murdie's place are coming out in bloom.

This is regarded as a last effort on the part of the trees, as they are damaged beyond recovery.

Special meeting

■ A special meeting of the Whittlesea Council will beheld on Monday to consider applications for the position of shire secretary and engineer. An advertisement states that from February 27 the official office of the shire will be at Epping. Workmen are already engaged in preparing the old Shire Hall at Epping for the occupation by the council staff.

At Hurstbridge

■ Not much business. was transacted at the monthly meeting of the Hurstbridge Progress Association of last week.

It was explained that nothing. further could be done about a water supply until the deputation has visited the Minister for Public Works.

It was decided to give a Knapsack spray to, the Hurstbridge Bush Fire Brigade.

Bushfire fund

■ At a meeting of the Eltham Shire Bush Fire Relief Fund committee in the Elthain Hall last night, the appeal was closed with the splendid total of £202/12/2.

Alex. Dairy

■ At the February meeting of the directors it was reported that pro duction for January, 1939, showed a decline of 37 p.c. on December, 1938, which considering the season compares favorably for the corres ponding month last year, when a decline of 3.1 p.c. was registered.

Butterfat payments at the rate of 1/2½ per lb. for fortnight ended 15/1/39 and 1/2¼d for the balance of the month accounted for £1928 4/3 for the month. Payments for January 1938 were 1/0¾ and 1/1¼ d. per lb. respectively.

District tennis

■ Last Saturday Alexandra 1 defeated Yea Golds, 54 to 26.Alexandra 2 d. Yea Blues, 48 to 38,Thornton d. Taggerty by five games.

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This is a stunning Melbourne aerial view showing the historical development of the 1880's era. It is a beautiful reminder of our wonderful past and development.

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■ Christ Church in Marysville is now open every day from 10am to 3pm for private prayer or reflection.

At Kinglake West ■ AlbertoVale from the Australian Quoll Conservancy is on a brief visit from North Queensland and has agreed to give a presentation on the Spotted-tailed Quoll at 7.30pm tomorrow (Thurs.) in the Uniting Church Hallat Kinglake West.

M’ville Trail Ride

■ The Black Saturday Commemoration Trail Ride will be held by Marysville Saddletramps on Saturday, March 9. For more details, contact Louise, 0430 134 935.

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Stateside with Gavin Wood in West Hollywood

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

Out and About

Academy fever hits

Spray tan bed for Pres.

■ Finally, after much hype and all the discussion about not having a host the 91st Academy Awards are about to be given out.

So many stellar performances and such incredible production which will be acknowledged at the Dolby Theatre in the centre of Hollywood.

During the ceremony, the Academy Awards will have 24 categories. The ceremony will be televised in the United States by American Broadcasting Company, produced by Donna Gigliotti and Glenn Weiss, with Weiss also serving as director.

It is set to be the first ceremony in three decades, since the 61st Academy Awards in 1989, to be conducted with no host.

Millions of television viewers will be glued to the broadcast from all over the world. It is the biggest awards show on the planet.

■ The biggest mystery in Washington, second only to how the Mueller probe will end, is how President Donald Trump manages to maintain his bright fluorescent orange glow regardless of the season. Officially, the White House line is that Trump gets his glow from "good genes". That goes with all the other lies that come out of the White House.

Taco to the Moon ■ Americans eat over 4.5 billion tacos per year. That's enough to stretch 490,000 miles, which is to the moon and back.

Cure for Cancer

Michael’s daughter unwell ■ Paris Jackson, daughter of the late Michael Jackson, has reportedly checked in to a treatment facility for her emotional health.

The 20-year-old actress decided "to take some time off to reboot, realign and prioritize her physical and emotional health”, after a busy year of work that took her around the globe, according to a report.

"She checked herself into a treatment facility to aid in her wellness plan," a source reportedly said.

It is not the first time Jackson's emotional health made the news. In 2017, Jackson opened up about a time when she had been cutting herself and attempted suicide.

● Holding one of the Oscars at a special Awards function is the General Manager of Ramada Plaza Hotel and Suites, William Karpiak and Managing Director of the Ramada, Alan Johnson.

Never unarmed ■ Conservative actor James Woods took to Twitter to explain the life-changing experience that ensured he would never again travel without a firearm.

Woods recalls how he once feared for his life when an armed robber on the subway put a gun to his head: "I was robbed at gunpoint in a New York subway in my twenties. When a stranger puts a loaded gun to your head, you feel certain your life is over at that moment. Don't even discuss it, if it hasn't happened to you. I have never traveloled unarmed since that day."

Suing for $68 million

■ A team of Israeli scientists claim they will likely develop a cure for cancer in the next year, The Jerusalem Post reported. The new treatment is being developed by Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies under the leadership of CEO Dr. Ilan Morad, according to the report.

"We believe we will offer in a year's time a complete cure for cancer," said Dan Aridor, chairman of the company's board. "Our cancer cure will be effective from day one, will last a duration of a few weeks and will have no or minimal side-effects at a much lower cost than most other treatments on the market." The treatment, called MuTaTo, will use a combination of cancer-targeting peptides and a toxin that will specifically kill cancer cells.

The treatment will eventually be personalised and a specific cocktail of the drugs will be given to patients based on their type of cancer, Morad told the newspaper.

Abandoning friends

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■ Woody Allen says Amazon Studios got cold feet, and backed out of a movie deal all over the old molestation allegations about him and his stepdaughter and now he wants major payback.

Woody filed a lawsuit against the studio for at least $68 million. In the suit, he says Amazon was all in, as of Auust. 2017, to distribute his movie, A Rainy Day in New York, starring Selena Gomez and Timothee Chalamet.

The movie was shot, edited and ready for release but according to the suit, Amazon backed out in June 2018.

Woody says he demanded an explanation, and the studio would only say it was due "renewed allegations" and Woody's "controversial comments”.

He says Amazon never spelled it out for him, but Woody thinks it's related to a "25-year-old, baseless allegation" he had molested he and Mia Farrow's adopted daughter, Dylan.

Woody is suing Amazon for breach of contract and damages.

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Ricki’s new love

● Woody Allen

■ Ricki Lake has fallen in love nearly two years after losing her ex-husband, Christian Evans, to suicide.

"I found love again, "Lake shared at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.

"My husband, who passed from mental illness and suicide, it'll be two years ago on February 11.

“And I just recently found a brilliant new love."

Lake has been dating Jeff Scult, who founded the fashion brand One Golden Thread.

They've even shared a few snaps together on social media.

Last week, she posted a selfie with her new beau gentleman saying, "This is what happy looks like."

No end in sight for debts ■ The average millennial (aged 18 to 34) had about $32,000 in personal debt, excluding home mortgages, last year, according to Northwestern Mutual's 2018 Planning & Progress Study.

That debt can feel both crushing and endless.

Just over 60 percent of millennials (classified here as those aged 18-37) with debt don't know when, or if, they'll ever be able to pay off what they owe, according to a newCreditCards.com report.

That includes roughly 42 percent of millennials who don't know when they'll be able to wipe out their debt, and almost 20 percent of those who expect to die in debt.

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■ Children have become such screen addicts they are abandoning their friends and hobbies; a major report warns today.

Researchers found under-fives spend an hour and 16 minutes a day online. Their screen time rises to four hours and 16 minutes when gaming and television are included.

Youngsters aged 12 to 15 average nearly three hours a day on the web plus two more hours watching TV. The study said YouTube was 'a near permanent feature' of many young lives, and seven in 10 of those aged 12 to 15 took smartphones to bed. It concluded: “Children were watching people on YouTube pursuing hobbies that they did not do themselves or had recently given up offline.”

A growing number of parents admitted to researchers that they had lost control of their children's online habits.

US food allergies ■ The number of adults who think they have a food allergy is almost double the figure who actually have one, research has revealed. While the study was conducted in the US, experts say a similar situation is also seen in other countries, including the UK. The researchers found that many people with an allergy do not have a prescription for potentially life-saving medication, while others might be avoiding foods unnecessarily.

The study suggests almost 11 per cent of adults in the US have a food allergy, equating to more than 26 million people.

About 12 million of these are estimated to have developed the allergy as an adult, highlighting that allergies do not only begin in childhood.

Come and visit us

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

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

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

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

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

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The Whittlesea Story: Part 24

Pioneering days of local schools Courtesy of the City of Whittlesea.

From ‘The Plenty’

by J.W. Payne, 1975.

■ Michael G. Edwards, head teacher (Wollert) from 1941-59, sponsored several organisations.

The Wollert Young Farmers Club, which began at the School in 1946, evolved into the Woodstock Young Farmers, a more senior and extremely active body.

The Wollert Mothers Club was inaugurated in 1954 with Mrs George Drapwer, president, Mrs Ray Hay, secretary and Mrs Jenkins, treasurer.

With electricity connected in the same year, electronic aids were added to school equipment from fund raising efforts of the Mothers’ Club.

The Wollert Youth Club celebrated its 21st birtdya in 1971. Begun by Geoffrey Gordon Howell and Edward Pittaway, it met once weekly in the Wayside House.

A trampoline, vaulting horse, mats, etc. were acquired, but basically it was the friendlt atmosphere ghenerasted that preserved the ethos of the club.

Post Second World War years brought changes such as the division of Coonan’s Estate and ‘Summerhill’ for soldier settlement, electricity, sealed roads, better communications and the withdrawal of land from dairy farming to grazing as absentee ownership became more common.

Subdivision, and then a quarry, jopined the stone walls and leaning red gums, when on March 27, 1972, Apex Quarries began operations.

Designed by quarry manager Ralph Michelin, the $2 million complex of crushers, screens and quarry had a capacity from 5000-6000 tons per day.

Employing 40 men it was the largest industry to operate in the district and encompassed the old Scultz farm.

The Schultz family maintained an interest in mining- gold at Diamond Creek and elsewhere.

But the ‘togetherness’ continued.

Funds were found to build a Memorial Hall adjacent to the Methodist Church.

The Fire Brigade, captained by Ken Batten, was well equipped, with a radio base operated by Edward Pittaway and his wife Vera (née Cliff), who owned the store and maintained the service expected of Pittaways.

The school grew with new class rooms added in 1970, but the old ways largely continued to prevail. There was still time to regard people as individuals.

Darebin Creek, Epping

■ Until 1853, the land surrounding the village resrve in the Parish of Wollert had been used for pastoral purposes.

The land south and west of the reserve was purchased in 1839 by Sydney investors John Hosking and Terry Hughes; the Wollert pastoral run of John Pike JP and later, Charles Campbell, extended over the remainder of the Parish.

The village reserve was referred to as Darebin Creek and no details of its occupancy are extant.

Hoddle’s north-south line formed the western boundary of the reserve, and anticipating that this would re-

● St John’s Anglican Church, Epping. Photo: Australian Christian Church Histories. main the principal road, David Bow- Cooper Street after Horatio Cooper struction of the Chruch walls were man opened the Darebin Creek of ‘Norris Bank’ whose house stood called by Alfred Kursteiner, a city Hotel across the road from the south- just south of the Norris Bank State architect, in January 1865 and a sepawestern extremity of the village re- School. rate tender for the roof in the followserve in 1844.

It is notable that in the formation ing year.

A bishop by Bishop Gould is re- of the local Roads Board in 1854 it The centenary of the Church was corded in 1849, and Catholic ser- took the name of ‘Epping’ since, at celebrated on June 25, 1966, but no vices commenced thereafter in the that time, Epping was the only offi- details of the first service are availhome of Alexander McKillop were cially named village north of the able. conducted by priests from St Francis Merri Creek.

The Presbyterian Church was Church Melbourne.

Significantly though, it lacked the opened on October 21, 1867, accordA private school initiated by John facilities or importance to be ‘the seat ing to an inscription on a stone above Rogers became Catholic Denom- of government; until 17 years later. the church door. inational School No 238 in 1852, in William Roberston and James John Holmes began, and presuma 20 ft by 8 ft wooden building loaned ably built the Epping Hotel in 1955. Aitken were the Trustees, and the by a parishioner.

Added to but altered little, it stood on building is said to have cost £400 but In the following year (1853) a the north-west corner of Wedge and again, other details are missing. wooden Catholic Denominational High Street.

The first Anglican service noted School was erected for £250 and a It was used as a hotel until 1918. in Epping was held in September year later the master’s residence was In that year Thomas Brophy who 1863. added.

The Anglican community, also owned both the Epping Hotel and The School was visited by In- the Victoria Hotel nearby, surren- unhappy with their site beside the spector Geary in 1857 who de- dered the licence of the Epping Ho- Darebin Creek, applied for an alterscribed the building as being “in a tel and sold the building to Frederick native, and the present site of ‘2 acres fair state of repair”.

Shallard; William Taggart con- of land for Church of England purThe teacher, Thomas Rawlings, verted it to a fruitshop and cafe and poses’ was gazetted on May 5, 1868. earned his highest praise as “thor- Shallard’s son, also Frederick From the Melbourne Church oughly competent and zealously de- Shallard, continued the business dis- News of 1868: “The Hon. J.P. Bear, voted to his duties”. pensing milk shakes across the old MLC, has consented to lay the founThe Inspector continued: “This bar counter. dation stoneof the proposed church is the only school I have yet visited District postal service began at at Epping, to be called St John’s, where extra hours of instruction are Wollert on August 1, 1857. The first next Wednesday, the 4th November given, and Saturdays are devoted to Epping Post Office was operated by at 3 o’clock ... the religious part of education like other weekdays”.

Miss E.M. George for a short while the ceremony will be conducted by Rawlings, after retirement, appar- in 1863 but the site is unknown. the Very Rev. The Dean assisted by ently resided in the township; the Sometime in the early 1860s the cl;ergy of the town and suburbs.

School Committee of 1867 for Excelsior (Victoria) Hotel was built; “A procession will be formed at Epping No 238 lists ‘Thomas the records show that in 1865, the the old school house and proceed to Rawlings, gentleman’, 200 yards licensee was declared insolvent. the site of the proposed church. from the school site.

“It is to be regretted that the church Again the original structure largely In 1853, Surveyor Robert Mason remained, encased in a more sophis- has lost a valued trustee and warm bestowed the name of Epping to the ticated shell with large additions. supporter, and the district a true friend newly surveyed village reserve.

The period between 1864 and by the death of the late John Sherwin, The principal feature of his sur- 1874 saw the erection of the remain- MLC. vey was the re-location of the main ing buildings of note within the town“We are glad however, to anroad to take a crooked line through ship. nounce to announce that Henry the centre of the township, thereby All denominations were unhappy Henty, Esq. has accepted the trustisolating the original hotel. with their Church sites in Campbell eeship thus rendered vacant.”

He set aside 17 acres for a cem- Street.

An account of the opening came etery and recreatiobn reserve, and The Presbyterians who were the from the Church of England Mesfour acres for the village market first to move, applied for a new site senger: (later the Epping Pound).

“Epping: This is a scattered viland were allocated two acres west In the south-east portion sites of High Street. lage about 14 miles from Melbourne, were allocated for use by the AngliThe land was gazetted on Febru- in a purely agricultural district. A can, Catholic and Presbyetrain ary 27, 1865. handsome stone church was opened Church authorities.

The Catholic organisation moved on July 25 by theDean of Melbourne, Street names were chosen mainly one block west; Bishop Goold laid Very Rev. H.B. McCartney. to recall pioneer settlers: Coulstock the foundation stone of St Peter’s “The congregations both mornStreet recalls George Coulstock, Church on November 5, 1865. ing and evening were very large. builderof the flour mill at Janefield; “A meeting to celebrate the event Accounts of the ceremony refer Campbell Street after the previous to a Mass held in a marquee on the was held on the evening of Thursland holder; Wedge Street after site day, 27th, when there must have been theWedge family who held land north Details of the building of the at least 350 persons present. of Boundary Road at Wollert; and Church are few - tenders for con“The Dean was in the chair. The

meeting was addressed by the chairman, the Rev. H. Herlitz of the Lutheran Church ... and Messrs Weir,Armstrong, Perry and Gilman ... The Church ... has been built chiefly through the instrumentality of Mr Weir.

“A large amount of aid was given in cartage and other kinds of labour by those in the district who had already contributed as much in sums as they felt they could afford.”

The land south of the Church of England site was temporarily reserved as a site for offices of the Epping DRB on April 27, 1867.

But by the time Thomas Mitchell had completed the building therein in 1871, it bore the title Shire Hall, becoming the offices of the Shire of Darebin till 1894, and the Shire of Epping from 1894-1915.

It was vacant from 1915-39, and since then, with alterations and additions it had been the offices of the Shire of Whittlesea.

Permanent reservations of the site was ordered onAugust 28, 1876.

The five acres of vacant land to the north of the Church of England site was gazetted for State School purposes on November 21, 1873.

A departmental memo of May 13, 1874, marked ‘Very Urgent’, directed the calling of tenders for a 50 feet by 20 feet stone building to take the place of No 238 which has apparently deteriorated badly.

The successful tenderers were Corben and Stuart (they later built the school at Wollert) on a quote of £619 12s, and the school No 1477, was opened on December 1, 1874.

Anticipating the selection of a master for the proposed school, the neighbouring residents of German descent petitioned the Minister for Education to appoint MrVestris, a teacher competent in both German and English stating their reasons that: “Our children will average fully one-third of the whole number that is likely to visit the school in question.

“We are anxious that our children besides having an English education should also receive instruction in the German language as an extra subject.”

Their petition went unheeded; the first teacher appointed was Michael Connell who succeeded in having his wife appointed sewing mistress and his son a pupil teacher.

Problems confronting him apart from lack of school residence - “I am paying an exorbitant rent” were four footed; “The township is infested with goats which over-run the school grounds damaging the doors and making the porches and out-offices in a most filthy condition.”

Later he urged the building of the residence for school production: “From the isolated position of the school it is nightly at the mercy of any unprincipled persons who many desire either from malice or mischief to damage the premises or properties.”

Corben and Stuart were also the successful tenderers for the school residence completed a week before Christmas 1877. The site was low lying, it flooded in winter and became dusty in summer. ● To be continued in The Local Paper.

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: AMERICAN ANIMALS: Genre: Crime/Drama.

Cast: Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, Ann Dowd.

Year: 2018.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 116 Minutes.

Stars: ***½ Review: Crime drama of four bright and well-off college students in Kentucky in 2003 who plot to steal some rare books from their university's Special Collections Library in a misguided quest for personal glory.

Bravura filmmaking is at the heart of this stylish, slick and hugely entertaining heist romp based on a true story in that it delivers quite unlike anything before in the heist genre, and that the film is seamlessly interspersed throughout with interviews with the actual foursome who attempted the bizarre heist, with great effect.

In what has to be one of the most impressive and memorable big screen directorial debuts in recent memory, writer-director Bart Layton has effortlessly injected with a virtuoso flair a nail-biting excitement with an originality that the genre has lacked for too long.

Aided by superb performances, most notably Evan Peters (X-Men, American Horror Story) as the primary and rebellious instigator with a life with no meaning in this real life comedy of errors, superb cinematography by Ole Bratt Birkeland (The Crown), seamless pacing and standout soundtrack, this is a freshly invigorating, tautly wound, richly defined and wholly satisfying experience that proves for the spectator anyway, that crime does pay.

FILM: CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy.

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings (Pooh/Tigger).

Year: 2018.

Rating: PG. Length: 104 Minutes.

Stars: **½ Review: The story of adult Christopher Robin, who is now focused on his new life, work, and family, when suddenly he meets his old friend Winnie the Pooh, who returns to his childhood past to help him return to the Hundred Acre Wood, help find Pooh's lost friends, rediscover the joys of life.

Almost a direct follow up to 2017s "Goodbye Christopher Robin," but not officially, this new "Winnie The Pooh" adventure through the eyes of Christopher Robin is a light-hearted adventure, however, isn't quite sure which demographics it is trying to aim at, and in the process, loses too much of the charm, sweetness and focus of A.A. Milne's beloved character, creating confusion and wearing out their welcome along the way.

Nonetheless, there is just enough here for adults and children to enjoy in parts, and though not overly suited or memorable in the role, Ewan McGregor does give a manageably performance as Christopher Robin, however, it is the character of Pooh that will resonate with audiences, most notably older adults, who may remember the original 1960s and 1970s voice of Pooh by the unforgettable Sterling Holloway, voiced here by Jim Cummings with startling and eerie refection.

This animated live-action adventure is (fractured) at times funny, chaotic, heavy-handed, enlightening, sombre and poignant throughout, director Marc Forster, whose previous credits include "Finding Neverland" (2004), "Quantum of Solace" (2008) and "World War Z" (2013), has created another Pooh adventure that will divide audiences, and serve also as a fleeting reminder on how everything we loved about A.A. Milne's beloved character that has graced our screens before, only better, most memorably in Disney's "The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh" (1977) .... Also available on DVD. FILM: THE NUN (aka: The NUNjuring): Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller.

Cast: Bonnie Aarons, Taissa Farmiga, Jonny Coyne, Demian Bichir.

Year: 2018.

Rating: MA15+ Length: 96 Minutes.

Rating: ** Review: Set in 1952, when a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a dark past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate, and together they uncover an unholy secret, as they confront a malevolent force in the form demonic nun (that first terrorized audiences in 'The Conjuring 2,') and the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.

A prequel to "The Conjuring 2," this fright-fest has absolutely nothing new here in relation to plot or originality, a formulaic, by-thebook pot-boiler almost completely constructed on cliché from so many other well established horror outings from beginning to end, you can almost pick them off as the story ambles along.

You name it, it's in the somewhere, from Hammer Horror to influences that include "The Exorcist" (1973), "The Omen" (1976), "Damien: Omen II" (1978), "Omen III: The Final Conflict" (1981), "The Wicker Man" (1973), "The Changeling" (1980), "The Evil Dead" (1981), "The Amityville Horror" (1979), John Carpenter's "Prince of Darkness" (1987), and so on.

From the isolated location with its creaking doors, candle lit corridors, locked rooms, a creepy near-by cemetery, and an evil Nun running amuck, all the Hollywood horror cook book of cliché of things that go bump in the night is in there.

- James Sherlock

Rourke’s Reviews Alita: Battle Angel

■ (M). 122 minutes. Now showing in cinemas.

James Cameron's labour of love project, which has been in gestation for two decades, finally makes it to the big screen, but due to his commitment to the Avatar sequels, has handed over the reigns to cult film-maker Robert Rodriguez (Sin City), and while the film definitely has Cameron's technological razzle-dazzle, there is unfortunately little underneath the shiny surface.

Cyber-doctor Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) finds a deactivated cyborg in the metal trash that is discarded from the cloud city of Zalem, and rebuilds her into Alita (Rosa Salazar), who cannot remember her origins.

As increasing conflict comes her way, Alita remembers fragments of her past, which puts both her and her friends in harms way from the powers that be.

Based on the nine-volume manga Gunnm by Yukito Kishiro, the screenplay packs four volumes into two hours, never giving characters room to breath or grow, and every time someone opens their mouth, it is nothing but clunky, longwinded exposition.

Kishiro's layered writing is stripped away and simplified, making engrossing material nothing more than a series of large-scale action set-pieces, which remind one of other films (A.I., Rollerball, Elysium, Hardware, Robocop, The Long Kiss Goodnight).

There is a two-part anime which serves the manga better.

RATING - **

The Wandering Earth

■ (M). 125 minutes. Now showing in selected cinemas.

China make their first serious, big budget foray into sci-fi cinema, and while it does follow a set formula laid down by Hollywood, the end result is surprisingly entertaining, and the normally patriotic bent that blanket their blockbusters is thankfully dialled down.

Based on the best-selling collection of short stories by award-winning author Cixin Liu, the story details how Earth will be destroyed by a slowly dying sun, which will eventually expand and engulf our planet.

A mammoth project is put in motion, where 10,000 'Earth Engines', located around the globe, will push the planet away from the sun and towards another, safer galaxy.

An international crew are sent to a space station, which will guide Earth through various obstructions and dangers.

This monumental journey is seen through the eyes of various people, who have had to adapt to the inhospitable weather conditions that ravage the planet.

Making $304 million in its first six days of release in Chinese cinemas, this is an enormous film in

every sense of the word, and its hefty budget can be seen on the big screen, with some undoubtably eyepopping imagery.

The characters are somewhat cardboard creations, but the cast ensure they remain reasonably likeable. There are certainly similarities to numerous Hollywood ventures (2001, Interstellar, Outland, Battlestar Galactica, Armageddon), but The Wandering Earth manages to deliver the goods, and for those who are curious, make sure you see it on the biggest screen possible.

RATING - ***½

Burn The Stage ■ (PG). 83 minutes. Now streaming on Youtube Premium.

One of the most popular groups in the world, K-Pop sensation BTS have built up a massive following after debuting in 2013 (I remember when their first single, No More Dream, premiered on SBS PopAsia), and now the first of two concert movies (the other is BTS World Tour : Love Yourself In Seoul) is now available to stream.

Unlike Love Yourself, Burn The Stage concentrates more on what happens behind the scenes (during their 2017 The Wings World Tour, which included Australia), and it is an enlightening and affecting look at these young but immensely talented performers, who execute each concert with meticulous precision, travelling from one country to another in a non-stop manner that is clearly exhausting.

It is all knowingly well-crafted (much like the 2016 documentary Big Bang Made : The Movie), but the camaraderie between each member is unmistakable and seems genuine.

If you've never listened to (or heard of) BTS, this engaging documentary is a perfect introduction.

RATING - ****

Border ■ (MA). 110 minutes. Now showing in selected cinemas.

Based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who authored Let The Right One In (which was superbly adapted into a feature film in 2008), Border is a strange concoction indeed, again using fantastical elements to deconstruct and subvert social mores and beliefs, while centring on a relationship between two lonely, misunderstood outcasts. Eva Melander is terrific as Tina, a disfigured woman who works as a customs officer, able to detect offenders merely by smell. Feeling ostracised due to society's outlook on what is deemed normal, her life is turned upside when she meets Vore (Eero Milonoff), who appears to have similar abilities, and seems to know more about Tina's origins than he initially lets on. Writer/director Ali Abbasi, whose under-rated 2016 film debut Shelley also dealt with family and loneliness, taps into Lindqvist's surreal but affecting spirit extremely well, and delivers one of the most unique on-screen romances you will ever see.

RATING - ****

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■ Bernice Lum was born in 1915 in Adelaide.

Her father was a Chinese doctor and her mother was of English and German ancestry. Bernice was the eldest of three children.

The family moved to Melbourne and settled in St Kilda in 1923. Bernice was popular at school and musically gifted. When she graduated from PLC began acting in radio plays.

The young actress appeared on 3XY, 3AK and 3KZ in plays such as One Man's Family and The Lone Hand.

She married Jim Terry who played ‘Ginger’ in stage shows (based on the character ‘Ginger Meggs’) and Jim also worked in radio. In 1946 their daughter Sharon was born.

One of Bernice's great memories was walking along Little Collins Street in the city street with Freddie Parsons, the famous comedy writer.

Freddie spotted Roy Rene Mo approaching and whispered to Bernice that he was going to stir Mo up.

Mo hated talking about other performers so when Freddie complimented a singer in Mo's show at the Tivoli, Mo came in ‘hook, line and sinker, spluttering out a derogatory remark.

A popular radio show on 3AW was Under The Dryer in which Bernice appeared in the late 1940s.

In 1950 Bernice took over the children's radio session from Florence Cheers on 3KZ and teamed with Norman Swain.

She was ‘Cousin Binny’ and from that time

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Binny Lum

By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM

onwards she became known as Binny Lum. Binny worked at many radio stations in Melbourne on various programs. In 1957 she was invited to host the television programme at Thursday at One on Channel Nine.

Binny also did commercials on In Melbourne Tonight. One night a mischievous Graham Kennedy substituted fruit salts for the milk product that Binny was advertising and the glass fizzed everywhere.

Binny became well known for her radio interviews with the visiting celebrities. Some of her interview guests included, Fred Astaire, Danny Kaye, Vivien Bullwinkle, The Beatles, Betty Hutton and Nelson Eddy.

In the early 1960s Binny Lum was appear-

● Binny Lum with The Beatles ing on Time for Terry at Channel Seven with 3AK. What a wonderful career she had in radio Terry O'Neill, Ian Turpie and Pat Carroll.

Binny travelled the world to record interviews and television. As a boy, I loved listening to and made many friends. In 1970 she was seen ‘Cousin Binny’ on 3KZ. Kevin Trask on Channel Seven in the morning program, Kevin can be heard on 3AW Woman's World with Vi Greenhalf and Jon The Time Tunnel - on Nightline - ThursSidney.

Jim Terry and Binny were divorced in the days at 10.10pm with Philip Brady and Simon Owens.

1950s.

And on 96.5 FM In 1977 Binny married long time friend Geoff That's Entertainment - Sundays Charter who also had a wonderful radio career at 12 Noon. and at that time worked with 3MP. www.innerfm.org.au In 1984 Binny began a new radio show on

Museum’s ‘best ever’ Tasmanian Tiger OK. With John O’Keefe Fitzy’s new look

● Peter FitzSimons ■ Former rugby champion, now noted historian, turned TV commentator Peter FitzSimons has ditched his bandana for appearances on ABC’s The Drum.

We are not sure if it was the ABC which said ‘no more looking like a gypsy” ... and voila there he was looking normal with a receeding hairline.

Maybe his wife Lisa Wilkinson had a say in his new look.

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● THIS “best ever” Tasmanian Tiger pelt has just been acquired by the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, after being discovered in New Zealand where it had been owned from 1923 by a family of avid fauna collectors.

■ The National Museum of Austrawhile on rare display in a New Zealand lia in Canberra says it has acquired taxidermist and canoe hire business. one of the best-ever pelts of a TasmaEarly European settlers in Tasmanian Tiger – officially known as a thynia hunted thylacines that attacked lacine – following its discovery just their livestock, and in 1888 the State recently after nearly 100 years with a Government paid a bounty of £1 for family of keen fauna collectors in New every one of the stripe-backed TasZealand. manian Tigers that was caught.

And as a result of an extensive The introduction of hunting dogs by evaluation process, the Museum paid wild animal hunters and traders, $250,000 for the pelt, half of that becoupled with the foreign diseases these dogs brought with them, resulted ing a grant from the National Cultural Heritage Account. in large thylacine losses, with the last The Museum’s Head Curator, Dr known Tasmanian Tiger dying in Hobart’s Beaumaris Zoo on DecemMartha Sear, said the “extraordinary” ber 7, 1936. specimen was considered one of the The species was declared officially best-preserved thylacine pelts in exextinct by the Tasmanian government istence, having been acquired by avid 50 years later, in 1986.

New Zealand collector, Archibald The “extraordinarily good” TasmaRobertson in 1923. nian Tiger pelt just acquired fromNew It had been passed down to Mr Zealand by the National Museum, Robertson’s only daughter, Janet will go on display at the Museum in Withers upon his death in 1970, and with David Ellis Canberra.

- David Ellis came to the attention of experts in 2017

Struth

■ Local podcasts are reporting how the introduction of the Late News on Seven has caused a flurry of internal emails.

Reporters are not happy as the rosters for the Late News impinge on their personal space. Management has a different view and winging emails will have little effect.

Election in the air

■ Triple M is gearing up with additional political coverage by signing David Spears of Sky News for regular commentary on happenings in Canberra.

Go Show Gold

■ It’s on again, the Go Show reunion of local stars of the seventies will rock on at the Palais, on May 4.

How’s this for a rockin’ good line-up? Normie Rowe, Johnny Young, Ronnie Burns, Colleen Hewett, Lucky Star, Marty Rhone, Rob EG, Issy Dye, The Vibrants and The Groove.

No excuses, be there, all the stars are in great voice .

Mother and son

■ Suzi Quatro is wowing audiences throughout Australia and is soon to start a further leg of her Oz tour.

The tour is of special appeal as Suzi will launch her latest album, No Control , on March 31. It includes new songs jointly created by Suzi and her musician son, Richard.

- John O’Keefe

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Linton Blues ■ Blues lovers can enjoy an afternoon of great music from some of Australia's finest blues players and singers.

The Railway Hotel in Linton provides the venue and backline leaving just the artist to bring along their own instrument.

Sunday, March 3 features multi-award winners Steve Platter and Marion Turner as special guests. All are welcome at the Linton Blues Jam, first Sunday of every month, 3pm-6pm, hosted by Glenn Suckling.od Friday

Glenn returns ■ Master singer-guitarist, writer and sound healer Glenn Brace will return home to Mt Eliza in March.

Glenn will be facilitating a number of projects he has been studying, recording and performing in recent years both interstate and overseas. His guitar prowess has seen him work with the likes of Glenn Shorrock and Brian Cadd plus time spent in Art Garfunkel's band. His future work will include sound sessions at Angel Yoga, teaching and live music gigs.

Country at Newport ■ The next Country Comes to Town showcase is on Saturday, May 4, at the Newport Bowls Club, commencing 5pm. Featured artists will include Allan Caswell, The Weeping Willows, Rattlincane and the Prairie Oysters. Tickets are $20 at Trybooking.

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Applause for Murrumbateman cellar-door ■ The new tasting room at Shaw Wines, near Murrumbateman and in the Canberra Wine Region, is open - and from pictorial evidence a grand structure it is too.

I only caught a glimpse of it one evening a while back when it was in very much its embryonic stages and I was heading to the winery restaurant to have dinner with Graeme Shaw's wife Ann and his daughter Tanya.

Graeme was in China selling wine but I quickly caught on to his vision.

Not that the place really needed a new tasting room. The previous one was grand enough, but Ann and Tanya … and son Michael … have come to let Graeme do as he pleases.

They've learnt from experience that he will have his own way, and that he'll construct something twice as grand as necessary … and something that will outlast them all.

The building has been, according to the vineyard's website, designed to take full advantage of its superb rural aspect and vineyard views … and to provide an memorable tasting experience for customers.

"Our new building provides an enhanced level of wine experience, doing away with the traditional squeezing everyone in at the one bar, and instead providing customers their own space to taste the wines in their own time," Graeme notes.

● The new tasting room at Shaw Wines: a vision splendid from Graeme Shaw.

"A separate tasting room allows rated French oak is a feature of this been named after Jan for private group bookings and a first-release chardonnay under Gartelmann's mother. It's an earlylounge area for those who just wish Angullong's Fossil Hill label. The drinking style and a more than useto sit down with a glass of wine and fruit comes from about 800 metres ful alternative for fans of sauvignon a cheese plate to while away the above sea level, well above the blanc day."

600-metre limit for the Orange-reWINE OF THE WEEK There are charging stations for gion appellation. The wine is comShaw Vineyard Estate 2018 electric vehicles and the gallery plex and fruity, with the flavour Riesling ($30): This a classic coolstocks an exclusive range of hand- mainly from the white-stonefruit area dry riesling with crunchy greenpainted Italian ceramics from a spectrum. apple and limey flavours. The wine small town in Umbria.

Gartelmann 2018 Jessica has a touch of botrytis complexity And I can assure readers that Hunter River Verdelho ($22): but it is primarily its fresh the wines are excellent. Visit Verdelho originally hails from Por- minerality that I love. It forms a www.shawwines.com.au tugal but has long been quite at magic combination with a plate of WINE REVIEWS home in the Hunter. freshly shucked oysters, but please Angullong 2017 Fossil Hill This is a light, fresh, totally take if easy with that squeeze of Chardonnay ($26): Smartly inte unoaked style of dry white and has lemon.

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Early days of the Whittlesea-Yea Road ■ The Melbourne Punch (Mar. 16, 1865) had a novel way of reporting on the agitation to complete the road between Whittlesea and Yea. “TheMinister of Roads and Railways granted an interview a few days since to a deputation from the inhabitants of "Yea.", the magazine said.

“In the argument about a road to this place, the deputation, as a matter of course, took the affirmative side, and the Minister told them that he could not say Nay to Yea.” Reports in The Age, The Argus, Leader, Australasian and The Herald earlier in the week said: “A deputation from the inhabitants of Yea, introduced by Messrs Sands and Sherwin, on Thursday, waited upon the Commissioner of Roads and Bridges, for the purpose of asking that a sum of £2000 be placed on the estimates, to defray the cost of clearing some eight or nine miles of the road between Whittlesea and Yea. “It was pointed out that the repairs asked for, if carried out, would shorten the road to Wood's Peint by some twenty five miles.

“Mr Sullivan promised to send an officer, to inspect the locality; and, in the event of his reporting favorably, to see .what could be done in the matter.”

The area was expanding. The Argus noted that week: “Messrs.

Goldsbrough and Co. report having effected the sale of the Glenburn Station, near Yea, together with 6156 sheep, and 640 acres purchased land, to Mr. H M. Garrard, for the sum of £6,796 sterling, usual terms.”

James Bevan & Co. advertised his ‘Telegraph Line’ of coaches “between Melbourne, Yea and Darlingford on Monday,s, Wednesdays and Fridays “passing through Kilmore at 12 Noon” then Broadford, King Parrot, Yea, Stone’s, Connolly’s, Atiken’s, Nolan’s and Darlingford, Big River.

“Passengers luggage at their own risk; 14lb only allowed to each “No responsibility for parcels above the value of £5, tunless declared at the time of booking, and paid for accordingly,” said the advertisement in the Kilmore Free Press.

One of the local weddings of the times, noted in The Argus, was: “HAMILTON—DENHAM.—On the 29th ult., at St. Kilda, by the Rev. Charles Moir, M.A., John Bannerman Hamilton, Esq., of Dorgalooh, Yea, to Anne Eliza, second daughter of the late J. Amos Denham, Esq., and niece of RearAdmiral Denham.”

There were reports of wealth from the Yea region. The Free Press noted (Apr. 13, 1865): “We are given to understand that the Providence Company at Yea struck the reef at a depth of about seventy or eighty feet below the level of the old workings.

“The reef is looking very well, and some very good stone has been taken from it. There is a large quantity of stone awaiting crush ng.”

Increased activity of the Whittlesea-Yea route was evident from a report in The Australasian on June 17, 1865: “A public meeting has been held at Darlingford to promote the formation of a company to run coaches from Melbourne to Wood's Point, via Whittlesea, Yea, and Darlingford.”

George Clark, who offered his address as ‘Goulburn River’, wrote

due at Jamieson at 1 p.m. During the winter months the mails will be due at 3 p.m. The mails will be despatched from Jamieson at a sufficiently early hour to admit their reaching Longwood in time for despatch per night mail to Melbourne.

■ To and from Jamieson and Matlock by way of Gaffney's Creek and Wood's Point, three days a week. The mails will be despatched from Jamieson immediately on arrival of the Melbourne mails at that place; they will bo due at Matlock at 9 a.m. during the summer months, and at 10.30 a.m. during the winter months. The despatch from Matlock for Jamieson will be 11 a.m.

■ To and from Preston and Glenvale, by way of Bundoora, Janefield, Morang, and Whittlesea, six days a week ; and to and from Bundoora and Diamond Creek, by way of Greensborough, three days a week.

■ To and from Jamieson and Darlingford, three days a week.

■ To and from Gaffney's Creek and Lauraville (Enoch's Point), three days a week. ● A modern day photo of the Whittlesea-Yea Road at Humevale (the original route).

“The next accommodation house McDonald was within a fow feet of ■ To and from Broadford and Yea, a letter to the editor of The Age, which was published on September is at Dry Creek, a distance of five McLeod at the time that the explo- by way of Reedy Creek and King 6, 1865. It was published under the miles, kept by Mr Jones, from here sion took place, but he escaped un- Parrot Creek, three days a week.

By May 1866, J.F. Sullivan, of headline: ‘Another New Route to the to the junction of the Big River, ten touched." the Roads and Bridges Office, was The Leader (Sept. 30, 1865) had miles, the new road from Tommy's Jordan.” advertising in The Age for tenders to “Sir, — I feel it a duty to lay be- Hut to the Steavenson, on the Yarra carried an advertisement seeking construct a bridge and approaches fore the public a saving of forty-seven track, has only been open about three tenders for the conveyance of mails and other roads at Flowerdale, on the during 1866. miles (travelled by me to town) by a weeks.

Whittlesea-Yea Road.

“Every tender must be. accom“There have been two drays new track, cut and cleared by Mr This 1866 use of the area name Underwood and his son, through a through without any difficulty. I also panied by a bank eposit receipt for a of Flowerdale will interest some lorough and thickly timbered country. met three bullock drays and two sum equal to twenty per cent, of the cal historians, who believed that the “In conjunction with the teams of pack horses, loaded, from amount for which the tenderer is name only came into popular use Goulburn and Big River, the Whittlesea to the above-named willing to undertake the service; the later. money to be lodged to the credit of Steavenson and Wood's Point dray place.

Mr Sullivan also called for ten“I should not be surprised to see the Deputy Postmaster-General, and track, I can assure the public, is the for constructing culverts and shortest by twenty eight miles and Cobb's coach-and-four going direct to be absolutely forfeited to the Gov- ders other works near Yea on the superior to any track cut through that through to the junction of the Big River ernment in case the person whose ‘Molesworth-Yea Road’. tender may be accepted shall fail to in one day. district.

Another tender was sought to “The road from Tommy's hut to complete, within ten days of the date construct “The new track, on leaving the a bridge (with approaches) Steavenson, is a good road, the first the Steavenson, planned and cleared of notice being given of the accep- over the Big River, at Darlingford accomodation place is on the by Mr Underwood, must have cost tance of his tender, the usual bond on the ‘Yea-to-Jamieson road’. Yet and contract to the satisfaction of the another was ‘over the Jamieson on Acheron River, eight miles from the upwards of two hundred pounds.

“I write this for the benefit of the Government.”

Steavenson, occupied by Mr Bishop. to Wood’s Point”.

Some of the mail runs were: road “At this river there is a substan- public, but especially for those who The Crown Land’s Office advertial bridge. After travelling four miles ought to feel an interest in the devel- ■ “To and from Melbourne and tisement in The Argus (May 23, Wood's Point, by way of Eltham, 1866) showed that land at ‘Kinglake’ I came to the only range, which takes opment of the river resources.

“Of the distance through which I Kangaroo Ground, Yarra Flats, was being advertised “on the road a gentle rise of about a mile.

“On the top of this range is a level have travelled I walked the whole Healesville, Marysville, and from Whittlesea to Yea, at Tommy’s journey of four miles, and it then way, and my two horses, though car- Matlock, three days a week; and to Hut, on the King and Sugarloaf rying a weight of over two hundred and from Kangaroo Ground and St. Creeks” at the upset price of £1 per descends with a gentle slope.

“I then crossed the New Chum each of bullock hides, arrived quite Andrew's three days a week. The acre.Allotments 1A-12B ranged Creek over a good ford; five miles fresh, there being plenty of good mails will bo despatched from from 56 acres to 268 acres.

Melbourne on Tuesdays, Thursfrom this is Mr McFarlane's station, grass throughout the journey.”

The contract for Yea and The traffic created by the mining days, and Saturdays, at Five p.m. Jamieson road, construct ing bridge where I camped for the night. and will have to be delivered at and approaches over the Big River “After a short journey of two industry was considerable. “"A serious accident, by an ex- Wood'sPoint on Thursdays, Satur- at Darlingford, for £1009. 1s. 10d, miles, I reached Mr Underwood's homestead, where I gained informa- plosion of powder, took placo in the days, and Mondays, at Eight a.m. was awarded to Greenlaw and Dunrobin tunnel, at Tea-tree Creek, The return mails will be despatched Purves. tion as to my further course.

“On leaving here I crossed sev- near Yea, by which," noted the from Wood's Point on Mondays, The Molesworth to Yea-road eral small creeks with good bridges, Kilmore Examiner in December Wednesdays, and Saturdays, at Six. contract, constructing culverts and p.m., and will have to be delivered other works, £630 14s, went to Drystill I reached Tommy's hut, a dis- 1865.

"Mr. Hugh McLeod is very se- at the General Post Office on dale and Ellingworth. tance of about eighteen miles.

“There I came on the M'Clares verely injured, barely escaping a vio- Wednesdays, Fridays, and Mondays, The Whittlesea and Yea-road, road, eight miles from Whittlesea lent and sudden death. The accident at Six a.m. constructing bridge and other road ■ To and from Melbourne and works at Flowerdale, amounted to and twenty-four miles from oc curred last week.

“Whilst Mr. McLeod was de pos- Beechworth, by way of £383 10s. Drysdale and Ellingworth Melbourne ; it is one of the best roads in the colony, but I would not advise iting a charge of powder in the bore, Campbellfield, Somerton, Donny- also won this job. drays to proceed by this route from it from some unaccountable canse brook, Beveridge, Wallan-wallan, The Kilmore Free Press (Oct. 25, Melbourne to the Goulburn or the exploded, discharging its full forco Kilmore, Broadford, Tallarook, 1866) noted another local works Big River, as the junction road of the against Mr. McLeod's left arm, face, Seymour, Avenel, Longwood, project: “We are glad to see that tenand neck - the wholo of the upper Euroa, Violet town, Benalla, ders are called (by the 8th proximo) Acheron River is not finished.

“Here you leave Underwood's portion of his body being more or loss Winton, Wangaratta, and Tarra- for the construction of a bridge over wingee, six days a week; also, the the King Parrot Creek,.on the road track, cross the Acheron River by a injured.

“Unfortunately, there happened to conveyance of a mail from to Yea. bridge now being built by Messrs Hewlett and Son, to Mr Rogers' sta- be an open keg at hand, containing Melbourne to Kilmore, six times; “The bridge is much. wanted, as tion, distant four miles from there, about twelve pounds of powder, week. the bad crossing impeded the traffic six miles to the Robinson River by which also ex ploded, and must have ■ To and from Longwood and on that road materially.” enveloped the unfor unate sufferer Jamieson,. by way of Merton and the upper ford.

The Whittlesea Road District “Then keep to the right hand in flames and the suffocating smoke Mansfield, six days a week.

Clerk, Thomas Thompson, adverDuring the time the summer ar- tised (Nov. 6, 1866) for tenders for sideling for two miles, which brings at the extremity of the tunnel, which rangements are in force on the 46 chains and 55 links of the you on to the Yea and Big River-road is over 300ft. long. “ Another man, named Kenneth Beechworth-road, the mails will be Whittlesea and Yea Main Road. at the River Goulburn.

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Local History

Life on Muddy Creek, 150 years ago ■ The Yea Roads District was declared on February 1, 1869 - some 150 years ago this month.

The local Roads Board had its first meeting in the Yea Court House in April 1869.

The Yea River was still known as Muddy Creek in most circles at that time.

The Kilmore Free Press had published a report around this time about the area and the chase for gold.

“Rumors are rife of a rush to Muddy Creek; several parties. are out prospecting but it is not yet known with what result,” said the September 4, 1871 newspaper article.

“Building has almost entirely stopped, with the exception of a few small cottages for our lucky miners, the township. having altogether overgrown the requirements of the place.

“A new bridge is.now in course of erection, being much needed.

“There is much scope for the operations of the Society for Cruelty to. Animals here, as the- horses and bullocks employed in the necessary transport of goods are frequently bogged in consequence of the disgraceful condition of the roads, and often beaten most unmercifully by their drivers.

“It is not advisable to encourage any new comers here at present, but if they must come, it is best to go by the steamer; the overland route occupying quite 10 days, unless they may be of the same way of thinking as the Highlander who complained of the professional dentist who charged half a guinea for pulling out a tooth in an instant,, whereas he. stated he once visited a blacksmith who performed the same operation,.and was dragged round the smithy for half an hour and only charged, sixpence.”

Earlier, on July 14, 1870, the Free Press reported on a local Board meeting: “At a meeting of the Yea Road Board held on. Tuesday, June 24, the members present were Messrs Grant (chairman), Ker, M'Leish, Doyle and Smith.

“There was not much business before the Board.

“A sum of £19 was paid to Kummer and Co for the erection of the Muddy Creek bridge, between the Glenmore and Island stations.

“A letter from Mr Glover was ordered to be acknowledged, and the clerk was instructed to inform him that he would receive due notice of the day appointed to hear appeals against valuation.

“Fourteen days extension of time were granted to Mr Watt to enable him to complete his contract.

“It was decided that a sum not exceeding £4 should be expended in procuringa rope for placing across the Goulburn at the ferry near the junction of the Muddy Creek.

“The clerk was instructed to give notice to G. McKenzie that an application for a road through his property had been made by Mr Ker, and the Board would hear any objections he had thereto.

“The Dog Officer, M r Brackenbury, was dismissed for neglect of duty: “Tenders were ordered to be called for the construction of a culvert and approaches on the Yea road, opposite McCristal's section.

“Ac counts, amounting altogether to £52 6s Sd, were passed for payment, and the meeting rose.”

● The township of Yea, looking east. 1865.

On October 20, 1870, the Free vast inundation, resulting in the de“Crossing a flush culvert, the Press reported on a sad death at struction of two lives, those of Mr scene of a previous similar disaster, Muddy Creek: “It is our duty this Vickers, landlord of the Lamb Inn, the horses jibbed the force of the week to record a melancholy death Elizabeth street, Melbourne, and a current whirled the buggy round, and by drowning - the victim being a Mr Greenwood, an old resident of over it went into the foaming water young man, about 18 years of age, the township. beneath named Maurice Fahey O'Neill, well “The two unfortunate men, “The loss of property forms also known in Kilmore, where he also had a heavy item in the consequences of Vickers and Greenwood were the good wishes of those with whom the calamitous visitation, and but for drowned. he came in contact.

“The other occupants of the buggy the opportune assistance rendered to “From what we can learn it ap- the Rev Mr Cameron, Presbyterian saved themselves, with great pears that about three weeks ago the minister of Seymour, and his do- difficulty by swimm ing to an adjoinyoung man left the Merton Rush, mestic, both of whom were precipi- ing bank about seven miles from Godfrey's tated into the stream by the founder“Greenwood disappeared withCreek, where he had been mining ing of their boat when escaping from the buggy, and was not seen to rise for some time, with a view of joining the rev gentleman's submerged resi- again. his relatives at Kilmore, but the next dence, the loss of their lives would “Once only was Vickers obthing heard of him was that his body, have been added to the list of disas- served above the surface, and then in an advanced stage of decomposi- ters. he appeared to be holding tightly to tion, was found at the middle bridge, “During. the night of Tuesday rain the reins; his immediately disappearabout half a mile from Yea, on the fell heavily and continued during the ance thereafter suggests the probabilMuddy Creek, in a standing posi- greater part of Wednesday, when the ity that he was rendered insensible tion against a tree, with arms out rapid rise of the water warned all by a kick from one cf the struggling stretched, and partly out of the wa- persons who had the means of leav- horees. ter, on the 11th instant.

“In less than tive minutes all that ing Seymour to do so without delay.

“A letter and prayerbook, bear“Several commercial travellers could be seen was the hoofs of the ing his name, found on the body left staying at the Royal Hotel took the drowned horses just above the surno doubt as to identification, and the hint, and departed, though not until face. matter having been reported to the the water had, risen so high as to ren“As was expected, the great inpolice, an in quest was held and a der pilotage necessary. flux of water into the Goulburn from verdict of "Found Drowned" was “During the whole of Wednesday the Big River, the Jamieson, Ochre, returned. night the rain continued, and on Devil's River. Muddy Creek, the “In connection with this matter we Thursday morning the aspect of af- Sugar Loaf, and Sunday Creek, are led to the belief that the police fairs was so alarming that it was caused the flood to rise so rapidly as were not as active as should be deemed necessary to at once remove on Saturday morning to render the expected in tracing the relatives of the inhabitants of the low lying dwell- removal of the families from the hothe unfortunate young man. tel to the high land on the other side ing to a place of security.

“The sad occurrence was duly “In the course of the day no fewer of the river imperative, and notwithreported at the Kilmore police sta- than eighty persons availed them- standing the rain which had contintion, and certain particulars supplied selves of the services of the Messrs ued to fall in torrents all through tbe which left no doubt as to the young Guilds, who, assisted by several of previous night, their removal was man's relatives being resident here, their fellow townsmen, conveyed effected without accident, the resibut they took no action, and the body them in boats to the Royal Hotel, dents in the immediate neighborhood was interred before the friends were where they were most hospitably pro- rendering every hospit able assiseven made aware of the unfortunate vided for by Mr and Mrs Guild. tance to the unfrtunates. occurrence; “It was on the return of the large “Early in the morning a telegram “Deceased was particularly so- was received from Benalla, an- boat from one of the trips across the ber well-behaved young man and nouncing the destruction of its bridge, river that the perilous position of Mr most of his earnings we are informed and conseqluent impossibility of for- Cameron was observed by Mr went towards the support of a large warding. the mail.

Guild, who at once took steps for his family.”

“Soon alter the receipt of this tele- rescue (the boat in Mr Guild's Bad floods hit the region in No- gram a buggy and pair of horses was charge being too large to approach) vember 1870, and the Kilmore Free driven up to the Royal Hotel, by Mr by hastening back and despatching Press noted “the great influx of wa- Vickers, who announced his inten- a smaller one, which was immediter into the Goulburn from the Big tion to proceed on to Melbourne. ately manned by volunteers, who diRiver, the Jamieson, Ochre, Devil's “He was advised of the danger vesting themrselves ot all superfluRiver, Muddy Creek, the Sugar he would incur if without a guide; but ous clothing, manfully pulled away, Loaf, and Sunday Creek, caused the relying upon his per sonal knowledge reaching the tree to which the reverflood to rise”. of the road, insisted upon proceed- end gentleman and his servant clung, The flood hit nearby Seymour ing. In less.than five minutes from just in time to save one of them at badly: the time of leaving the hotel he, to- least from a watery grave, Mr “A correspondent writing to the gether with Greenwood, who with Cameron afterwards declaring that Argus, states, "This week Seymour two other persons occupied the he could not have held out much has again become the scene of a buggy, were lost. longer,” the newspaper said.

They were tough times. In late December 1870, the Victoria Government Gazette declared: “Murrindindi East Run, on the Muddy Creek, andGlenburnie Run, on the Running Creek, are declared Quarantine districts tunder the "Scab Act, 1870."

The distances that had to be traversed by government officials were extraordinary.

The Gazette (July 11, 1878) spoke of the appointment of Mr Richard Fennelly, of Sydney-street, Kilmore, as Mining Surveyor for “for the Kilmore Division of the Sandhurst Mining District, and for part of the Goulburn Division of the Beechworth Mining District hereunder described, viz:- Commencing at the source of the McIvor or Patterson's Creek; thence by a line north-easterly to the junction of Hughes' Creek and the River Goulburn; thence southerly by the river Goulburn to its junction with the Muddy Creek; thence southwesterly by the Muddy Creek to its junction with the Murrundindi Creek; thence by the Murrundindi Creek to its source; thence by a line southerly passing over Mount Despair and along the summit of the Black Range to the Great Dividing Range; thence north westerly by that range to the most western source of Mollison's Creek; thence north-westerly and north easterly by the range forming the western watershed of Mollison's and Sandy Creeks to the source of the McIvor or Pattereon's Creek to the commencing point aforesaid.”

On February 11, 1865, The Age had reported on the bid for a major road through Yea: “The hon. Commissioner of Roads and Bridges yesterday received a deputation, introduced by Mr Snodgrass, M.L.A., and Mr Sands, M.L.A., from the inhabitants of the Goulburn Valley, including the townships and districts of Darlingford, Yea, Kilmore, Reedy Creek and Jamieson.

“The deputation presented several very numerously signed memorials from the inhabitants of the above districts. The memorialists recommended to the immediate attention of the hon. Commissioner the road recently surveyed via the valley of the Goulburn, Yea and Darlingford, to the Jamieson and Upper Goulburn, and the surrounding gold-fields, for the following reasons, namely, that it is the shortest route, being nearly fifty miles shorter than the present coach road via Longwood; that it is the best route; that scarcely any public money has ever been expended in improving this line of road ; that a small expenditure in the summer season would make the road available for heavy traffic all the year ; the opening of the proposed road would render available an immense quantity of rich agricultural land, the sale of which would amply compensate for the proposed expenditure -notwithstanding the amouuts of money expended on the other roads to tho Jamieson and Upper Goulburn gold-fields, the traffic has frequently been stopped in the winter, and that, by opening up this road, the cost of carriage of goods to the abovenamod places would be reduced nearly onehalf. For these, and other reasons, the memorialists urged that immediate steps should be taken to improve the line of road and mako it fit for winter traffic.”

This item was first published August 23, 2017

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Local History

Yea’s 150 years of local government ■ The 150th anniversary of the founding of the Yea Roads Board (in 1869) will be celebrated in 2019.

In 1969, the Shire Council of Yea authorised the publication of Yea: A Century of Local Government, printed by Jim Lowden of Kilmore.

It read: The Yea Shire today covers some 528 square miles and is bounded by the Shires of Seymour and Goulburn to the north, Alexandra to the east, Healesville, Eltham and Whittlesea to the south and Broadford to the west.

Its main roads are the Goulburn Valley Highway entering the Shire at Kerrisdale and proceeding through the town across the Yea Riverland leaving the Shire at Molesworth.

A northern secondary road known as the Highlands-Dropmore-Molesworth Road, striking the Hin Ghin Seymour Road at Kobyboyn cutting and junctioning into the Goulburn Valley Highway at Molesworth.

A southerly secondary roads leaves at the Goulburn Valley Highway at Kerrisdale and proceeds along the bank of the King Parrot Creek on the east side, except at the Strath Creek diversion where it crosses and later comes back to the east bank.

It merges in turn and later runs in the Yea-Whittlesea Road at Peterson’s P.O., which proceeds directly from Yea over Junction Hill, and leaves the Shire at Kinglake West (Tommy’s Hut).

Branching off from the Whittlesea Road is the Kinglake Road which forms the Shire boundary until Pheasant Creek and rejoins the Shire at the new Yarra Glen-Yea Road in the Mt Slide region.

Proceeding north along the YeaYarra Glen-Glenburn Road, the Break O’Day Road leaves off in a north-westerly direction from the Glenburn Hotel to Flowerdale.

Further on a road junction leads off easterly to Woodbourne, from Devlin’s Bridge and proceeds north along the Murrindindi Creek, through Murrindindi and rejoins at the Yea River.

Cobb and Co. had opened up a new route through the area.

Most of the early settlers had either been English or Scotch, but now with the mining era came a number of Irish people in the search of gold.

Of the number that found the elusive colour, they generally selected a small parcel of land.

The income from such farms not being fully sufficient caused them to either take work at the mines, contract work or day labour on the larger holdings in the district.

The Roads Board era

● The Yea bowling green area was said to be one of the camping sites of local aborigines To the north of the township, we The tribe, in common with the and they were forced to sell, take in have the Killingworth Road taking other Goulburn River tribes, spokes a partner, or mortgage their property off from the township across the the Thagunwortung tongue. to a land company.

Providence Bridge, forming a jagged They lived close to the river and To make matters worse diseases eclipse and rejoining the Highway no doubt lived off its produce. One suchas foot rot, scab and even caabove Cotton’s Pinch. of their camping sites was located tarrh were taking a heavy toll throughIt must however not be forgotten of what is now the Bowling Green out the district, and it is little wonder that a great portion of the south-east- area. that we see a number of the larger In the early 1850s a few of the properties falling into the hands of ern portion of the Shire consists of remaining blacks worked as shep- the land companies.

State Forest.

The Goulburn River meanders herds on the nearby stations, they The Yea township was laid out in along the southern boundaries of the being of a friendly disposition.

1855 by Thomas Pinniger, who was Parishes of Ghin Ghin, Switzerland However, smallpox and other later to hold the post of Surveyorand Molesworth, whilst the Yea River European diseas took their toll and General for Victoria. forms the easterly boundary of the they rapidly became extinct.

Legend has it that Yea was Parishes of Yea and Billian, and In November, 1824, the currency named after a famous Colonel in the joins the Goulburn at the Ghin Ghin lad Hume and the man with the cur- Crimean War, but history has proved Bridge, some four miles to the north rency, Hovell, and their party unkind to him, and nothing remains of the town. crossed over Cotton’s Pinch and today of his glorious deeds. forded the river near the present The first land sale was charactownship of Yea. teristically held at Kilmore on JanuSettlement of the area ewas not ary 21, 1856, when 17 lots were sold expedited until Major Mitchell had to three successful bidders. journeyed through the area in 1836 These being Daniel McLeish, ■ Long before the explorers in- and had eloquently penned out glow- who purchased 11 lots; Robert truded into the area, the Waring- ing accounts of the area.

Hazelwood, four lots; and Robert illam-baluk tribe of blacks roamed It was no doubt these accounts Cockerell, two lots. along the banks of the picturesque which encouraged a gropup, later to Much of the early business hisMuddy Creek, now more appropri- be known as the ‘Goulburn Mob’, tory involves the McLeish family. ately named the Yea River. to overland from Sydney.

The blocks which had been purThe ‘Mob’ was led by Peter chased by Daniel at the sale, were Snodgrass, who sqautted on situated from the Police Station corDoogalook, consisted of Messrs. ner to the present day State Savings Hughes, who selected land on Bank.

Hughes’ Creek in the Kobyboyn The money was rumoured to have area; Farquhar McKenzie, who was come from a successful mining venagent for one C. Hutton, took up ture which he had conducted in Flowerdale; Murdock, who in asso- Bendigo in 1851. ciation with J.H. Canpbell, remained The opening of the Ti-Tree digat Ghin Ghin; Roderick Murchison, gings in 1859 led to much greater Kerrisdale, and Colonel White on the progress, stores were needed to supSunday Creek. ply the diggings with meat, bread, Shortly after a number of lease- etc. holds were excised from the Soon mines like the PerseDoogalook run, these being: Killing- verance, Welcome and Band of Hope worth, to Airey, and W.L. Ker; and lower down the Ti-Tree came Murrindindi to Fletcher and Cock- the Dunrobin and Enniskillen, were burn; Murrindinda to Duncan to become household words.

McLeish; Muddy Creek A to L.T.D. Later came the diggings at Ghin Kilburn; Muddy Creek B to Bam- Ghin; this placed the township in the blett and later Beaumonto to J.D. centre of operations and then even Webster. closer came the most prosperous Meanwhile, we find Habbies mine, the Providence.

Howe taken up by Geo. Taylor; The Providence was supposed to Ballam Hill (Cotton’s Pinch area) have been discovered by two shearby Edward Cotton; Dropmore by ers cutting across country on the way J.H. Webster; Switzerland by to Killingworth, it being a Sunday, Donaldson and Urquhart; and Glen- they regarded it as an act of ‘Proviburn by David and Henry Hardie. dence’.

These and the aboveruns form The township was also asked to what is now the greater part of the cater for the through traffic which Yea Shire. was bound for the newly opened digThe boom period was short-lived gings at Alexandra and Jamieson, in Victoria, and the financial crash the track through Marysville, not came in 1841. having yet been opened.

Many of the squatters faced ruin Four hotels were in operation and ● Major Thomas Mitchell

Early settlement

■ It is not surprising that with so much activity in the district that the Government saw fit to proclaim Yea a Road District, of some 700 square miles, on February 1, 1869.

It was not however until April 21 that an inaugural meeting was held in the Court House, then the only public building.

The members present were George Sutherland McBeth Grant, William Leyden Ker, Daniel McLeish, John O’Dea, John Sloan and James Daniel Webster.

Daniel McLeish occupied the chair pro-tem for the first business to be transacted - the election of a chairman.

“Proposed by Geo. S.M. Grant and seconded by Mr John O’Dea that Mr John Sloan be appointed Chairman of the Board and carried.

Whereupon the latter took his seat as Chairman.”

Samuel A. Wall, who was the town solicitor, Registrar of Births and Deaths and formerly the unofficial Post Master, was appointed Clerk and Collector of the Board at a salary of £100.

The first general business was to discuss repairs to the numerous bridges throughout the District, which ranged from Government built to the falling of a tree across a creek.

Meetings were to be held weekly on Saturday at 2pm, which was to prove unsatisfactory as later events were to prove.

The new Board’s borrowing power was not overlooked, however, and this first meeting resolved that the Board communicate with the Union Bank at Alexandra “for the purpose of borrowingf £200 for preliminary expenses and other contingencies”.

The next meeting saw a Dog Officer appointed who “for compensation would receive half the fees and half the fines and bear the expense of prosecution”.

John Brakenbury was subsequently appointed to the post.

A public works committe was appointed to investigate the works required throughout the “roadless” district.

Other premises were required and it was found that a room was available at the Commercial Hotel.

Office hours were later fixed at 11am to 3pm on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

In May an Engineer, R.W.S. Greig, was appointed, his first tasks being to inspect a site for a punt over the Goulburn River at Ghin Ghin and a suitable site for a bridge over the backwater of the Muddy Creek.

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Local History ● From FromPage Page16 73 Three months after the formation of the Board a rate of 1/3d in the pound was struck.

The Board looked around to spend the sum raised, viz. £480, to the best advantage.

A Government subsidy matching this amount at approximately two to one was also available.

A punt was finally purchased for the Ghin Ghin crossing and the Engineer was instructed to “view the streets and water courses within the Township of Yea”.

In the middle of 1870 the Board, and later the Council, started its unrelentless campaign to have the railway line extended to Yea. This time the Board was writing to Alexandra to see if they would support an apporach, for a portion of “the surplus of the Railway loan” for the purpose of making a “cheap railway or tramway up the Goulburn”.

At this point it definitely can be said that the Board never acted in the best interests of the community.

Persons that notified that their roads or bridges were in disrepair generally received prompt action to have the matter remedied. Day labour was engaged on all such work.

Alexandra and Yea showed more than a considerable degree of cooperation in matters of public interest.

Alexandra in turn were pressing Yea for co-operation in having the Telegraph extended from Seymour to Alexandra via Yea and the possibility of having a daily mail service implemented.

With heavy rains, resulting in widespread flooding ,the Board was investigating a more practical route to Melbourne except via Strath Creek.

It was finally resolved the Tallarok route would be the most practical and the Board then set about to make it passable by asking persons to remove fencing, buildings, etc., from the roadway, the track having not been clearly defined.

Plans for a proposed bridge over the King Parrot Creek on the Tallarook Road were submitted to the Commissioner of Roads and Bridges.

In order to have the matter given preference, Broadford were informed to carry out repairs on their portion of the “road” in order to have it declared a main road.

Included in the estimates for

● Yea, looking east, with the Royal Mail Hotel in the middle of the photo. 1865.

1870-71, £100 were alloted to the Clerk, Mr Wilson, for wilful Whilst 1871 was a stormy year as On the works side, C.G. Miller’s Tallarook Road and £300 was allo- ommission on the part to carry out far as the meetings were concerned, tender for £1600 to erect a bridge cated to the King Parrot Creek certain resolutions passed by this the Board accomplished such valu- over the King Parrot Creek was acBoard.”

Bridge. able work. cepted on a motion passed on the “That Peter McFarlane Esq. be A few items from a single meet- casting vote of the Chairman, the A reduced rate of 1/- in the pound was struck throught the district, but appointed to this Board at £1 per ing indicate this point.The Board contract for such was completed in in view of the more than normal quan- week” was lost. asked the Seymour Council, who July.

“That Mr Wall be appointed tem- was responsible for a large part of tity of letters received with reference Meanwhile, Broadford was into road repairs required, it is doubtful porary Clerk and that Mr Wilson be the Tallarook Road, to collabortae dignant about having the Yeawhether the Board had made a wise requested to hand the books to him with them to obtain a grant of £2000 Tallarook Road proclaimed a main decision, especially in the light of the for examination before the next meet- to cut “sidings between Tallarook road, which would have involvede it ing of this Board.” following motion. and Yea” and assured them that in considerable expense and little Whereas the Chairman (John “there would be a large increase in benefit would be derived from such “That the Engineer be empowered to put all cuttings, culverts and Cairns) undertook to act (as a depu- the traffic to the railway from the costly works which would have to bridges and approaches within the tation to the Commissioner of Roads upper Goulburn district”. be incurred. district in a proper state of repair and and Bridges) without aid or concurIt was further resolved that “the A letter to the Commissioner of employ day labour for that purpose.” rence of these Gentlemen appointed Engineer be requested to mark out Roads and Bridges expresses No doubt this would be an as colleagues, or without even hav- the main road between High Street, explicity the Yea Board’s plight.

Engineer’s dream but it would also ing consulted these Gentlemen. The Yea, and King Parrot Creek, by blaz“We have received a threatening be a Treasurer’s dilemma, regard- Board is therefore of the opinion that ing trees and to give notice to all per- letter from the Broadford Board to such conduct, is unwarranted, dam- sons to remove all obstructions on the effect that they will prevent us ing the Board’s rising overdraft.

Requisitions ofthe Council bear ageable to the interests of the Dis- said road”. building the bridge at the Junction A visit of an inspector to the Ghin of the King Parrot Creek, a tender intertest from time to time such as trict, and likely to reflect ridicule authorised purchases for “the use of upon the Board.”

Ghin Post Office and a subsequent for the building of which we have “That upon any member using report put the office in danger of accepted and the work commenced the Engineer” four picks and half-adozen handles and 28 pounds of white language towards any other mem- closing. The Board decided to get and urging upon him the necessity of and one gallon of oil “for painting ber calculated to provoke a breach up a petition opposing such a move granting of portion of the Broadford of the peace or capable of being ap- and the Secretary was asked to cir- District previously applied for.” the Ghin Ghin ferry boat”.

The year 1871 appears to have plied offensively, the Clerk shall upon culate same.

Another letter a week later to the been a heated year as far as Board the request of any members, write Generally, the Secretary was al- Seymour Shire disclosed the Broadmeetings were concerned - below down the same and the expressions lowed a fee, say two guineas, and he ford Board’s tactics “with regard to are a few passages quoted verbatim shall be rquested to be withdrawn or would be expected to circulate it the opening of the road to Tallarook from the Minute Book.“The Board a satisfactory apology to be made, throughout the district. and resisting the action of the Broadis willing to receive any objections and also for any insulting or offenPlans for the King Parrot Creek ford Road Board in their attempt to or information in reference to works sive conduct, gesture, manner or Bridge had been submitted to the close the road”. either in progress or completed, they action..

Commissioner of Roads and A later ruling that the Yea Board The motion, which was lost, Bridges for his approval, but an un- becomes responsible for action that will not acknowledge letters couched in rude language and therefore refuse meant however, that there were at due delay resulted in his receiving a may be taken against Mr Miller the to entertain Mr W’s letter now read. least two persons in favour of such letter from the Board couched in the contractor, by the Broadford Board, “That this Board ensures the action being taken. following terms “complaining of the caused it to seek the support of its seemingly unjustifiable delay in not neighbour, Alexandra. giving us the necessary authority to The impending crisis of the Board, build the bridge at the King Parrot caused motion of Leopold G. and telling him if we do not forthwith Downeythe as Engineer, Secretary and obtain it, we will obliged in self-de- Collector be rescinded for the five fence to build a temporary bridge at reasons to follows: our own cost and that is a loss which ■ No money available after the ought not be perpetrated upon us.”

Parrot Creek Bridge is paid With the north-eastern line King for. stretching Sydneywards the Board ■ With no money to spend the Shire “urged” the Commissioner of Roads will not require the services of an and Railways to establish a station Engineer. at Tallarook “... as this is the closest ■ The Board is unjust to its point to Yea”.

A series of projects on a number ratepayers paying Mr Downey £250 of roads throughout the District, when the job could be done for £150. completed in half-mile sections, and ■ Mr Downey’s tender for the posithe surveying of the road from the tion not being the lowest, it was an Ghin Ghin ford showed that the insult, by his appointment, to the lowBoard made a considerable effort to est tenderers who applied. put most of the roads in service ■ He hacing paid insufficient attention to the King Parrot Creek Bridge throughout the District.

The year 1871 works program project.

The Board’s bankers were also came to a close with the letting of tenders for the erection of a bridge asked to accommodate an overdraft over the King Parrot Creek on the for £800, which was subsequently granted.

Tallarook Road.

An option to purchase Sloan’s The new year saw the Board calling for “Counsel opinion” as to Punt for £500 at the site of tghe fuwhether Board meetings should be ture Molesworth Bridge was to be held at 11am or 6pm, a point which considered in the estimates for the had caused much discussion almost next year.

To Be Continued ● Large cutting on railway works between Broadford and Tallarook since the Board’s inception.

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ALEXANDRA FOOTBALLNETBALL CLUB REPORT

NORTHERN METRO MANION SHIELD SCOREBOARD

THORNTON-EILDON FOOTBALLNETBALL CLUB REPORT

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT

■ In 2019, we will see the newly named AFL Outer East Football-Netball League unveil three divisions - Premier, Division 1 and Division 2 with Alexandra, Thornton-Eildon and Yea remaining together in an unchanged Division 2.

The previous Division 1 has been split into two grades as a result of the addition of Beaconsfield, Berwick, Cranbourne, Doveton, Narre Warren, Officer and Pakenham from the previous South East League.

Division 2 commences on Saturday, April 13, and Alexandra has the bye, the League having a general bye the following week for Easter.

Alexandra hosts Thornton-Eildon at Rebel Park for Round 2 on Saturday, April 27 before travelling to Gembrook-Cockatoo in Round 3 on Saturday, May 4.

The Alexandra Football-Netball Club has previously announced the appointment of the following coaches for the 2019 season with Sam Kidd re-appointed as senior coach assisted by Luke Heard and Nick Wal. Scott Whitehead has also been re-appointed as Reserves coach assisted by Jason Krijt, and Scott Ferrier is re-appointed as Under 18s coach.

In netball, Lucy Wallis will coach A- and BGrades, Michelle Jack will coach C-Grade and Karen Richards will coach D-Grade. Information re practice games will be confirmed in coming weeks.

Alexandra's football pre-season continues for all open-age players at 6pm on Mondays and Wednesdays at Rebel Park.

Pre-season training for all open age netball players continues at 6 pm on Thursdays at Rebel Park. The Club and coaches are pleased to welcome all past players, football and netball, and anyone that would like to come along and join in, everyone is very welcome. Any enquiries please contact Ray Steyger on 5772 2627.

In Junior Football, the Club has re-appointed John Tossol to coach the Under 16s, Stuart Coller to coach the Under 12s assisted by Brad Howell, with the Under 10s to be coached by Dan Crane.

The Under 14s football coach is to be confirmed.

In Junior Netball, the Club has appointed Mandy Gesler to coach the Under 15s, Penny Van Lierop to coach the Under 13s, and the Under 11s netball coach is to be confirmed.

All 2018 players are invited to re-register for 2019 through the SportsTG system for football and the VNA system for netball.

The Seymour District Junior FootballNetball League met recently and the following matters were decided: ■ Season start will be Round 1 on Sunday, April 7, which is the start of school holidays; ■ Round 2 will be Sunday, April 14, which is the middle weekend of the school holidays; ■ The following round is a general bye for the Easter weekend; ■ Season resumes with Round 3 on Sunday, April 28; ■ Football interleague is Sunday, May 19 with a round of netball matches to be played; ■ Netball interleague is Sunday, May 26, with a round of football matches to be played; ■ Final home and away matches in Round 14 to be played on Sunday, July 28.

AFL Goulburn Murray organised an AFL Club visit to Alexandra yesterday (Tues., Feb. 19) with about 7-10 Hawthorn footballers visiting Rebel Parkto conduct sessions with the district primary schools and after lunch visiting Alexandra Secondary College.

- Ray Steyger

W Downes 2/44 def by Rivergum 4th XI 5/176 P Ellis 62* A Thompson 26 TB Stonehouse 3/ 12. Preston YCW District 3rd XI v Reservoir Mayston 2nd XI.

It is highly commendable and this is a strong trait our club shows time and time again since it first ever opened the doors. The Shinboners spirit is well and truely alive at Thornton.

We welcome whole heartedly Deb and Ed who will be filling our stomachs every Thursday. All partners, children, friends, family and community members plus especially new players and supporters for meals, social activities and networking is warmly welcomed.

This is your community club and our door is always opened to all. Every Friday we are holding Friday sippers so again all welcome.

Auskick will be returning for all girls and boys in 2019 with more details to follow so keep an eye out.

For further club information or inquiries please feel free to contact president Dave Stirling, 0413 795 283.

Netball training: Thursday, Feb 28. Sandra, 0402 303 206.

Football every Thursday at club and Tuesdays down town (contact Dave).

Women’s Football every Tuesday and Thursday. Tash, 0430 119 420.

Women’s football open day/rego day, March 16t, at 10am at club.

Any general enquiries to Sarah Stevenson 0438 171084 or Chantelle 0448863955.

We really are looking forward to this year and encourage people not be be shy, we love new people involved and enjoy as little or as much time at your community club.

- Sarah Stevenson

ping and changing constantly. As part of the forward plan Secretary Dave Wallace also used the shoot to refine the possible permanent sites to locate the main computer that controls and records the material from the E Targets.

Also for the first time the full shoot was viewable live from anywhere in the world with President Robert Chaffe reporting that it was a privilege to be able to join the shoot by the use of the world wide web from Alexandra .

This same feature allows people with their mobile devices to log on when on the range so that at any time , anywhere the progress of the people shooting can be followed in comfort of the Club house or their aicondtitioned car. David tested the range control location at both 500 and 600 yards and the results were very good with minimal issues with the scorer and shooter computers on the shooting mound.

New shooters Glen and Paul were quickly on target and Paul managed a good 59.4 to complete his shoot while Glen began to explore the various sight adjustments necessary to keep the shots in the maximum scoring zone. It was also good to see Tim and Ted having a go and enjoying the challenge of the sport.

Roger King had his first shoot for the year and his 57.5 and 57.2 showed that he is well on target and very consistent with his scores.

The final results from the 500 yard shoo were: F-Std - A David Wallace 56.2; F-Std - B Rodger King 57.5,57.2 = 114.7, Geoff James 5.2, 48.1 = 103.3, Ted 48.1, 43.1= 91.2, 4 Richard Godden 47.1, 48.3 = 95.4, Glenn Chisholm 47.1, 48 = 95.1, Tim 49; F-Open Neal Hambridge 57.2, 58.5, 57.6, 58.4 = 230.18, Paul Watkins 55.1, 53.4 = 114.5.

The Club house shade was most welcome and the “cuppa” was trumped by a long cold glass of water, the conversation was focused on how to read the conditions and the relation of the mirage to the wind strength and direction.

A great start to 2019 and the warm up for the Dragon Diesel Challenge that is only a few weeks away. Shooters are encouraged to check the web site “ecdra.org.au” for shoot details and to pu the Dragon Diesel challenge in their diary it is a fun day and a great opportunity to start the spor of precision long range target shooting.

- Robert Chaffe

NORTHERN METRO MANION SHIELD SCOREBOARD ■ Results. Round 9. Saturdays, February 9 and 16. Lalor Warriors 2nd XI: Bye. Kinglake 147 J Edwards 55 J Gaffee 32 J Magnone 5/23

SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD A-GRADE

■ Results. Round 13. Saturdays, February 16 and 23. Yea Tigers 9/228(cc) C Armstrong 90 M Steiner 62 L Watts 4/55 W Dundon 3/24 v Tallarook. Avenel 214 K Duncan 38 D Lowis 34 H Wheeler 31 H Jones 30 T Burke 29 v Eastern Hill. Broadford 2/46 v Kilmore 176 M Davern 73 AR Lovick 37 B Hickey 5/49 N Woods 2/28 J Connell 2/44

B-GRADE

■ Results. Round 17. Saturday, February 16.

Kilmore v Avenel. Alexandra 9/185(cc) S Parker 68 DL Malcolm 31 def Pyalong 147 J Leary 4/ 18 J Purcell 2/32. Tallarook v Broadford.

Seymour v Eastern Hill. Royals 3/119 DJ Edwards 34 T Martin 30* def Yea Tigers 110 B Grenfell 3/13 T Orgill 2/20 D Francis 2/21.

THORNTON-EILDON FOOTBALLNETBALL CLUB REPORT ■ It’s a new year and it goes with out saying Thornton-Eildon Football and Netball Club has hit the ground running.

With a difficult season completed in 2018 on the sports grounds, much off season ground work continues to take place to build a health solid club for future generations to come.

Speaking of future generations, during the off season our club has welcomed its newest, smallest future little Shinboners: Kora (Alesha and Chewy), Nellie (Kristy and Digger), and Jesse (Alyce and Zac) to the squads. Congratulations to all families from Thornton-Eildon.

We are extremely pleased to welcome many new families and club members for season 2019 as we are fielding two men’s football sides, three netball sides in the newly formed and revamped AFL Outer East Football and Netball League.

We will also for the second season be fielding a open women’s side in the Eastern Region Women’s League.

The season officially will commence April 13 with Thornton hosting Yarra Glen at home.

The Women’s Football side will begin a week earlier on April 6 however with the new influx of teams the draw won’t officially be out until a round robin will be played prior to April 6.

We would warmly like to welcome Darryn Learmont as head men’s football coach. Darryn brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the top job setting some realistic goals that are short term based extending into the next three years.

We have also reappointed Sandra Kimmel as head netball coach, with a list as long as your arm of experience we are really looking forwards to re-build our netball sides coming into 2019 season.

Sandra has expressed her enthusiasm and professionalism with her community based attitude.

Brodie Arnott has been appointed seconds coach for this season which will mix up and share work loads, and we are looking forwards to seeing our seconds characters take the field this season.

Several other appointments have been made formally within the club organisational structure with future announcements to come.

Considering the hard year the club carried the previous season, the vibe at pre-season trainings continues to build which really goes to show the resilience of the Shinboners and the support all members have for each other.

EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT RIFLE ASSOCIATION REPORT ■ The East Central District Rifle Association Inc shooters have been busy this week with shoots at Violet Town on Wednesday and Saturday, and at Tumut (NSW) on Saturday and Sunday.

It was Marty Kelly who made the trip into the mountains of Tumut where the Saturday shoot was over 900 yards and Sunday’s shoot was over 1000 yards and he said that the high country range was very different, the winds blew down the hills.

The 70 shooters on the Sunday 1000 yard shoot kept the three manual target going flat out and they were still shooting when Marty was almost halfway home.

His score were for 900 yds 58.2,56.2 =114.2 and for the 1000 yds 59.4, 52 = 111.4 The full results from the Tumut will have to wait until next week.

Shooting at Violet Town was pleasant where the shooters made the best use of the cooler mornings and the lower UV intensity before Noon.

Wednesday’s shoot at 500 yards proved to be quite a challenge for the newer shooters as not only did the Violet Town wind make an unwelcome appearance the mirage, that heat haze we see in the air on a hot day, did not seem to give the wind indication that is usually present.

Even so, some good scores were posted with Captain Neal Hambridge shooting the only 60 for the two days and this was 60.8 only 0.2 off a perfect score.

A great job and his results were very good with the average of his last six stages being over 58.

Peter Daldy from Karramomus shot target rifle and could not crack 50, he posted two 49’s being 49.4 and 49.6, an indication how difficult the mirage was on Wednesday.

The results from Wednesday’s shoot were: T-Rifle, Peter Daldy 49.5,48.4, 49.5 =146.15; FStd - B Richard Godden 48, 48.1, 53.1 = 149.2, Robert Irving 54.2, 53.1 = 107.3: F-Open Neal Hambridge 55.5,58.2, 53.3, 59.3, 60.8 = 285.21; F-TR Marty Kelly 54, 59.3 113.08 Saturdays shoot involved similar conditions to Wednesday with the Violet Town Wind chop-

YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT

■ Local pharmacist David Ngo was the absolute standout player on Wednesday, February 6 February’s Stableford round of the Gender Challenge.

David only took up golf 12 months ago, has had and applied several golf lessons and playing off the maximum handicap of 36 carded his career best score of 43 points.

All members, men and ladies were really thrilled for David and saw it as just reward for the dedication and application he has shown to improve his game.

David’s new challenge now is to lower tha handicap.

- Russ Wealands ■ Sue Aurisch (37) with 48 Stableford points won the Ladies overall mini masters a Marysville on Saturday.

It was a fantastic result by Sue as Marysville received constant rain for several hours throughout the round.

Yea had 18 players at the event and all others struggled in the wet conditions. The only other winner was Greg Clements who won half a dozen coronas in the raffle.

- Alan Pel ■ Some 22 golfers played Wednesday morning with cooler weather making the round very enjoyable.

The event was stroke and putting, with Dr.Martin Lowe (15) excelling with a nett 68.

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YEA GOLF CLUB REPORT

YEA TIGERS UNDER 16 REPORT

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD

YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB REPORT: FEB. 16

From Previous Page Miranda Gill won the putting with 25 putts on CB from Michael Spagnolo. First for the Ladies was Karen Sangster (27) with a nett 72.

Second for the Men was Jeff Aurisch (16) 71 from third Bob Glenister (10) with 72. Second for the Ladies was Margie Wright (31) 74. Ivor Brayley won the Club Award. NTP on the 11th was Alan Pell. The team average was won by the Men with 75.5 to the Ladies 76.5. Gender Points went 40 – 2 to the Men. Totals are Men 270 to the Ladies 150.

A reminder to all players that if you start a competitive round but have to withdraw you should still pay the competition fee.

It has always been a Yea tradition that match fees are collected after the round. It would be a pity if this had to change.

- Alan Pell ■ Saturday saw the playoff of the 2018 Monthly Medalists at Royal Yea GC. With a great field of 26 players, it was Wayne Rowe (11) who took out both the Gold and Monthly Medal Awards with a nett 70.

Runnerup for the February Monthly Medal was Brad Clements (9) on CB from Jeff Aurisch (16) with a nett 71. Fourth was Peter Johnston (15) with 72. Bill Dredge was NTP on the 14th and Alan Pell won the putting on a CB from Greg Clements with 26 putts.

John Phillips won the Club Award on CB from John Tanner. Peter Johnston won the Chook and Peter Williams the stubbie holder in Chooklotto.

Presented on Saturday with their individual yearly trophies were 2018 winners – Michael Spagnolo (NJ Murray), Rick Wills (Barry Moore), Greg Clements (AH Smith) and Jeff Aurisch (54 Hole Event).

These winners, plus Wayne Rowe as Gold Medalist, will be recorded as Board Events but each player keeps these trophies, made by local golf member John Tanner, until the event this year.

- Alan Pell

■ Yea Under 16 team which includes several players from Alexandra, finished off their season with a great win against Broadford on Sunday.

Broadford won the toss and batted. They scored 10/141 runs in 26.1 overs. wickets fell regularly with Yea's bowlers in James Geldart 2/9 from 5 overs, Hayden Jennke 1/27 from three overs, Forrest Ryan 2/33 from five overs, Leo Halford Molin 2/18 off two overs and Dom Ciantar 2/2 off 1.1 over able to dismiss Broadford before the compulsory 35 overs.

In reply Yea opened with Jacob Bourke 10 and Hayden Jennke 30 who got the side off to a good stsrt.

James Geldart at no.4 batted solidly and together with Ruby O'Dwyer put a 83 run partnership to go from 3/55 to 4/138.

Ruby was eventually out for 38 and James soon after for 40. Jordan Ferrier 10no and Forrest Ryan 0no were able to finish the game in 20 overs.with Yea 4/157..

Ruby O'Dwyer and Abby Christie head for Canberra this week for the National Under 15 Girls Championship representing Vic Country.

- Alan Pell

3/58 LA Costa 2/15. Epping 6/162(cc) A Bennett 32 T Hughes 31 J Lever 28* S Shelton 2/22 def

by Rosanna 6/163 H Almatrah 47 S Dunbar 37.

Macleod 7/139 R Wise 64* DK O'Leary 47* D Rowley 3/15 A Villani 2/64 def Riverside 9/ 136(cc) E Smale 25 DK O'Leary 4/35 R Wise 3/51. Bundoora 8/199(cc) A Hodge 71 MB Kodamullage 46 C Barclay 5/32 M Johnson 2/9 def Plenty 136 SS Taggar 6/32 N Sharma 2/10.

Yea won the toss and elected to bat first, bu it was the visitors who made the early running with Tallarook claiming their first wicket with the score on 9.

Yea lost two further wickets to be sitting at 3 38, with their innings teetering. With a steadying partnership needed Cam Armstrong and Marc Steiner came together and put on a commanding stand, putting Yea well in control by adding 112 for the fourth wicket.

Armstrong accumulated his runs smartly while Steiner played with power at the other end, before he was dismissed for 62.

Armstrong, however, pushed on, batting for best part of 70 overs, before being caught for a 90. Yea lost a series of wickets cheaply, before the 10th wicket pair of Will Dalton and James Clavarino put on 20 , to see Yea bat out their 80 overs and finish on a total of 9/228.

With a big score on the board Yea will look to press home their advantage next week when they bowl.

The club would like to thank Dindi Ag for again sponsoring the barbecue at Friday's Under 12's and Woolworths Blast.

- Andrew Chisholm

YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB REPORT: FEB. 9 A-GRADE

■ Saturday saw Yea travel back to Broadford for the second week of their two-day clash.

A poor fielding performance the previous week had left Yea with a target of 254 to chase down.

Things started brightly enough for the Tigers, despite the loss of an early wicket Michael Waghorn and Cam Armstrong were able to forge a strong second wicket partnership, pushing the score along to 1/76 at around three runs per over.

Waghorn departed for a well-made 23, but Armstrong pushed on taking the score to 133 before he was dismissed for 78.

From here Yea lost a cluster of wickets, with only Corey Malcolm able to spend any real time in the middle through this period, with Yea falling to 7/154 and in deep trouble.

At this point Andrew Butterworth joined Malcolm at the crease, and the pair put on an excellent counterattacking partnership of 43 to give Yea hope.

However, after Butterworth was out for 17 the final few wickets fell in quick succession, including Malcolm for a gritty 32, to leave Yea all out for 204.

While it was an admirable effort with the bat this week, the Tigers were left to rue their dropped catches in the field the previous week, which ultimately cost them the game.

Next week sees Yea away again, this time traveling to Seymour to take on Eastern Hill in another two-day game.

- Andrew Chisholm

CENTRAL BOWLS DIVISION SCOREBOARD MIDWEEK PENNANT

■ Results. Semi-Finals. Tuesday, February 12.

Seymour VRI 72, 14 d Eildon 66, 2. Eildon: Wiloliam Dare 22, 2.Daniel Noonan 21, 0. Joseph Purcell 29, 2. Match Total 72, 4. Side Points 10. Totals: 72, 14. Eildon: Steve Matcham 16, 0.

Rodney McGowan 25, 2. Sharon Hall 25, 0.

Totals 66, 2. Kilmore 75, 16 d Alexandra 59, 0.

Kilmore: Philip Skehan 21, 2. Joan Grindlay 31, 2. Kevin Mayberry 23, 2. Match Total 75, 6.

Side Pointsx 10. Totals 75, 16. Alexandra: Margaret Legge 18, 0. Terence Livy 22, 0. Robert Benghamy 19, 0. Totals 59, 0.

SAT. DIVISION 1

■ Results. Semi-Finals. Saturday, February 16. Kilmore 95, 16 d Eildon 61, 0. Kilmore: Noelle Mayberry 29, 2.John Reimann 32, 2.William Hanna 34, 2. Match Total 95, 6. Side Points 10, Totals: 95, 16. Eildon: Team 1 21, 0. Team 2 24, 0. Team 3 16, 0. Totals 61, 0. Seymour VRI 77, 14 d Wallan 68, 2. Seymour VRI: Team 1 27, 2. Team 2 36, 2. Team 3 14, 0. Match Total 77, 4. Side Points 10. Totals 77, 14. Walloan: Paul Warren 18, 0. Graham Edmonds 18, 0. Paul Newell 32, 2. Totals 68, 2.

SAT. DIVISION 2

■ Results. Semi-Finals. Saturday, February 16. Wallan 83, 16 d Seymour 63, 0. Wallan: Team 1 30, 2. Team 2 23, 2. Team 3 30, 2.

Match Total 83, 6. Side Points 10. Totals: 83, 16.

Seymour: Team 1 21, 0. Team 2 21, 0. Team 3 21, 0. Totals 63, 0. Seymour VRI 79, 16 d Kilmore 47, 0. Seymour VRI: Team 1 28, 2.

Team 2 26, 2. Team 3 25, 2. Match Total 79, 6.

Side Points 10. Totals 79, 16. Kilmore: David Taffe 17, 0. Peter Wood 16, 0. Kenneth Campbell 14, 0. Totals 47, 0.

DIAMOND VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCOREBOARD BARCLAY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 10. Saturdays, February 9 and 16. Montmorency 6/270(dec) R Shaman 147* M O'Brien 61 LS Anderson 2/55 TL Baker 2/90 def North Eltham Wanderers 251 TL Baker 48 T Beers 37 JC Young 33 J Crook 32 D Forster 25 N Weerakkody 3/65 M O'Brien 2/35 R Shaman 2/47 . Lower Eltham 133 J Curtis 55 M Keenan 3/15 R Tolley 3/35 def by Diamond Creek 155 A Brown 40 DR Taylor 27 JA Ramsey 27 R Raghavan 3/50 L Burgoyne

MONEY SHIELD

■ Results. Round 10. Saturdays, February 9 and 16. Mill Park 6/234 H Castle 65 S Kalumpriya 40 AC McLaughlin 32 ME Komen 2/32 def Mernda 232 JJ Nixon 96 DB McAuley 55 D Earp 25 L Castle 5/59 M McMaster 2/30.

Bundoora United 7/108 M Ross 36* N Rukshitha 36 J Kulikowski 4/26 J Henkel 2/23 def Lower Plenty 104 D Fielding 35 L Solar 4/21 R Lee 3/ 24. Heidelberg 178 LJ Balcombe 45 P Cashen 33 B Nihill 25 M Harding 4/55 UW Hewa Wellalage 2/32 def Old Paradians 163 H Samarasinghe 60 UJ Ranasinghe 28 A Fotinopoulos 3/41 J Ridewood 3/65 J Whitcher 2/30. Banyule 7/165 NP Murray 50 MJ Hannan 31* HE Tyler 28 P Higgins 3/52 JW Scott 2/54 def Lalor Stars 161 J Steele 56* A Manoilovski 31 S Kemp 26 JA Hannan 4/40 SP Mooney 2/30 MJ Hannan 2/46. Greensborough 185 JD Perichon 45 T Vilchez 32 LB Waldron 5/57 G Turner 2/29 M Hogg 2/35 def by Eltham 7/ 304(cc) G Turner 160* M Chrimes 80 D Cunningham 4/69 T Wellington 2/43.

MASH SHIELD

■ Results. Round 10. Saturdays, February 9 and 16. South Morang 5/76(dec) KS Heckmann 43 S Apostola 2/28 def Thomastown United 74 T Harvey 4/7 M Jones 2/8 and 5/168 J Lalios 57 SJ Solyom 35* J Hoar 2/26 KS Heckmann 2/46.

Hurstbridge 214 M Berry 56 K Edussooriya 43 D Salvatico 41* L McLellan 27 B Timewell 3/ 11 SJ Malone 3/36 C Blewett 2/30 J Sassella 2/ 54 def Research Eltham Collegians 195 J Sassella 62 P Zumbo 28 N Blackwood 4/78 C Jayaweera 3/46 D Sadowy 2/30. Thomastown 4/124 SS Kethbevilage 50* Ma Butera 29* L Alberti 28 RS Mendis 2/25 BA Avola 2/48 def Whittlesea 121 C Baker 36 L Fellows 5/15 SS Kethbevilage 4/23. Panton Hill 157 def by Laurimar 227 RJ Boddy 51 AJ Nicholls 44 MR Peters 34 AN Williams 34 J Barton 3/33.

YEA TIGERS CRICKET CLUB REPORT: FEB. 16 A-GRADE

■ This weekend saw Yea host Tallarook in the first week of the final home and away match for the season.

Yea won the toss and elected to bat first, but it was the visitors who made the early running, with Tallarook claiming their first wicket with the score on 9.

Yea lost two further wickets to be sitting at 3/ 38, with their innings teetering. With a steadying partnership needed Cam Armstrong and Marc Steiner came together and put on a commanding stand, putting Yea well in control by adding 112 for the fourth wicket.

Armstrong accumulated his runs smartly, while Steiner played with power at the other end, before he was dismissed for 62.

Armstrong, however, pushed on, batting for best part of 70 overs, before being caught for a 90. Yea lost a series of wickets cheaply, before the 10th wicket pair of Will Dalton and James Clavarino put on 20 , to see Yea bat out their 80 overs and finish on a total of 9/228.

With a big score on the board Yea will look to press home their advantage next week when they bowl.

The club would like to thank Dindi Ag for again sponsoring the barbecue at Friday's Under 12's and Woolworths Blast.

- Andrew Chisholm

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Low Cost Lifestyle Ranch On 42 Acres (Approx) A ranch style home set on 42 acres overlooking spectacular views of the Goulburn Valley & it's granite formations. Wake up to singing Kookaburras and a vast array of native wildlife. A creek that runs 12 months of the year, 3 dams with yabbies and fish stocked. Low cost living with tariff fed solar power on a premium rate, Slow combustion wood heater (plenty of timber), slow combustion stove that boosts the vac tube solar hot water system with electric boost that is not needed. What bills???

WIFI enabled reverse cycle air con for a comfort that can be turned on remotely through the NBN internet.Have your chickens, sheep, cows. There are raised veggie garden for that healthy lifestyle plus an abundance of established fruit trees. 3 large bedrooms with built in robes, master bedroom has direct access into the central bathroom. sep kitchen with bay window, L shape living /dinning & verandas to both the East & West to view sunrise sunset. $560,000

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