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Roadside vegetation row ■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish is pushing for the State Government to maintain roadside vegetation in Murrindindi Shire.

Ms McLeish wrote to Jaala Pulford, Minister for Roads, in November after being contacted by concerned residents about the overgrown grass lining major roads during the summer season.

The Minister did not respond to these concerns for 10 weeks.

Ms McLeish said: "I was shocked to see the length of the grass, surrounding our main roads.

Worried residents reported grass so overgrown you could not see approaching vehicles.

"It was particularly bad on Maroondah Highway, Melba Highway and Healesville Kinglake Road.

"These roads are the gateway to our region.

It's an area we take pride in and it is upsetting to display this awful sight of weeds and overgrowth to tourists."

The Department of Transport is responsible for mowing maintenance along these roads, however not enough is being done to ensure grass lengths remain low.

"This was a critical time to ensure mowing was done regularly to prevent overgrowth from happening.

“It is dangerous to let grass grow unruly, especially during the height of summer fire season.

“The lack of visibility while driving is also incredibly dangerous.

"It's not good enough that the Minister waited 10 weeks to respond to this important concern.

The Minister and DoT need to regulate grass growth and increase mowing works."

"I encourage residents with concerns to contact me on 9730 1066 or DoT on 9655 6666 directly," Ms McLeish said.

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■ Further works are planned for the Maroondah Highway over the Black Spur which will involve a series of closures of the road.

The Spur is planned to be closed between 9:30am to 3:30pm on • Monday, March 16 to Thursday, March 19 and • Monday, March 23 to Thurs., March 26.

Stage two works: The Spur is planned to be closed again between 9:30am to 3:30pm on • Monday, April 20 to Thursday, April 23 • Monday, April 27 to Thursday, April 30 • Monday, May 4 to Thursday, May 7 and • Monday, May 11 to Thursday, May 14.

Details: see Local People section

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Busy holiday weekend

Expansion plans

■ The Expansion Feasibility Study for the Broadford State Motorcycle Sports Complex is due to be discussed at the meeting at 7pm on Monday (Mar. 16) of Mitchell Shire Council at Broadford.

Yering celebration

■ Evelyn MLA Bridget Vallence last week congratulated the Melbourne Gun Club in Yering for celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Yarra Valley Down the Line Championship.

“It was a pleasure to open the shoot, and I am happy to say I clean hit the target,” Ms Vallence told State Parliament.

“The MGC has been operating for over 55 years, providing a safe, challenging environment for participants to hone their craft and compete at the highest level.

“Indeed last weekend they hosted the trials for the upcoming Olympic Games, where shooting has been a sport for hundreds of years,” Ms Vallence said.

■ Editor notes: The modern Olympics started in 1896, 124 years ago. Shooting was one of the nine events at the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.

● Murrindindi Shire Deputy Mayor Cr Margaret Rae officiated at the opening of the Goulburn Valley Bookshop at Alexandra on Friday. She is pictured with John Walsh of UGFM Radio, which broadcast live from its Outside Broadcast Unit.

Photo: UGFM/Facebook

● Travers Gascoigne welcomed Puru Chhatre as the newest Master Mason in Victoria at Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge (Freemasons Victoria) which has extended its activities across the Whittlesea and Murrindindi municipalities, as well as Banyule and Nillumbik.

Special meeting

■ A special meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council will be held at 5.30pm today (Wed.) at the Alexandra chambers.

The Council's Community Local Law sets out how the community maintains peace, order and safety. It is currently under review.

The Draft Community Local Law was open for submission from November 28 to February 28. All submissions made to Council will be considered at the Special Meeting

$123,366 raised

■ Diamond Valley Relay for Life raised $123,366.46 or cancer research.

Eltham MLA Vicki Ward has acknowledged Montmorency Secondary College, teacher Kim Faulkner, Madi Downing, Bree Rushton and Emily Drysdale.

“Well done Connie D’Amore and her committee for organising such an amazing event. Thanks to the sponsors, including Bendigo Community Bank and the amazing Eddie Raphael. I also want to acknowledge the phenomenal contribution of Di’s Darlings and Team Kaybelle—and a special mention to Dumbledore’sArmy,” Ms Ward

■ Bridget Vallence, MLAfor Evelyn, whose electorate takes in much of the Yarra Valley, last week raised concerns in State Parliament about Corona Virus. “ I wish to bring to the attention of the house concerns around the significant impact on my community and local economy of the COVID-19 coronavirus situation,” Ms Vallence said.

“This has resulted in a significant hit to Yarra Valley tourism operators, with a slump in tourist visitors, particularly Chinese tourists.

“Also Yarra Valley growers and winemakers have suffered vastly lower sales demand from China, typically our largest export market for wine and fruit, and the effect is being felt by the industry.

“Certainly growers and tourism operators, and the locals that are employed in these businesses, have experienced an extremely challenging start to the year.

“Cancellations of tours into our region have impacted restaurants, accommodation venues, U-Pick and farm gate sales, lavender farms, the Yarra Valley Dairy, wineries and so on.

“These small and family businesses are feeling the pinch, and I have met with a number of them who have told me that business is down by around 50 to 70 per cent.

“I will keep working hard to ensure local businesses have access to information and will offer them support as they progress through these uncertain and challenging times,” Ms Vallence said.

Rail line debate

Men’s Shed open

■ The Eltham Men’s Shed is officially open. Eltham MLAVicki Ward told the Legislative Assembly last week that thanks to a $60,000 grant from the State Government, a lease of the former kindergarten at Wattletree Rd from Nillumbik council and the dogged fundraising efforts of the men, they now have a fantastic complex.

Thanks were expressed to the Rotary Club of Eltham, NHP Electrical and the Judge Book Residents Association.

MsWard recognisedAllan Field, Michael Englefield from Eltham Rotary; staff at Nillumbik—Jake Harts from building and engineering; Carl Apted, who provided engineering design services; Peter Thompson; and Jock McNiesh.

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■ Safety on the North East rail network has been raised in State Parliament by Euroa MLA Steph Ryan. :Ms Ryan: My question is to the Minister for Public Transport. V/Line trains between Seymour and Craigieburn have been operating on a double line block system since the 1890s.

So that travellers on this line can be assured that the minister has a personal understanding of how antiquated this signalling system is, will the minister explain right now how this system works?

Ms Horne (Williamstown—Minister for Ports and Freight, Minister for Public Transport): I thank the member for her question. Let me just say from the outset we take safety very seriously. That is why all the trains that run on our system actually do so under the safety regulator.

The way that the signalling works on that is with phone calls instead of bell codes.

Ms Ryan: On a point of order, Speaker, the phone system, the permission system, is what is currently operating. What I actually asked the minister was whether she could explain the double line block system.

The Speaker: Order! I am unable to rule on the point of order because I do not know how those systems work either, so you are asking the wrong person to have that debate.

Ms Ryan: Minister, this signalling system has not been working for two and a half years, and the manual for this system says that when broken, block instruments must be repaired as soon as possible. Why hasn’t this system been fixed and on what date will this signalling system be fixed?

Ms Horne: Let us be clear: the system that the member is referring to relied on Morse code. What we are doing on the Seymour line is now relying on a system that uses phone calls, which is the double block system that she is referring to. However, safety is a matter for the safety regulator. What we are doing is investing in a $27 million upgrade on the Seymour line, because that provides services.

Women’s Day

● Murrindindi Shire Council staff joined to celebrate International Women’s Day. From left: Daniel Williamson, Audrey Kyval, Melissa Spinks, Jamie Carns, Doug Smith, Bill Scott and David Lee. More photos on Page 11.

■ Jenny Kindred spoke of the journeys that she and late husband Bruce took in Zimbabwe when the World Day of Prayerservice was held at St Luke’sAnglican Church, Yea, on Friday (Mar. 6).

The service, observed internationally, was written this year by the women of Zimbabwe.

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Cleaning up across Dindi Our advertisers are making news.

● From left: Nerissa Carter, Grace Davis-Williams, Jamie Carns, Stuart Coller, Melissa Spinks, Louise Chapple and Daniel Williamson ■ Community members across Murrindindi Shire have dedicated their time over the past fortnight to take part in Clean Up Australia Day events.

There were 13 events in total taking been taken to one of place all the way from our local resource reStrath Creek, through covery centers for to Kinglake, Alex- free.

“The waste and litandra, Yea and ter collected from ■ Murrindindi Shire Council has appointed Taggerty.

Council's Infra- Clean Up Australia representatives to a number of committees and structure and Waste Day events is being organisations: Portfolio Councillor, tallied so keep an eye Eric Lording said out for the Clean Up ■ Audit and Risk Advisory Committee: Crs. Council wanted to say Australia annual Rub- L. Dunscombe, M. Rae, S. McAulay a thanksto all the vol- bish Report which will ■ Chief Executive Officer Performance Reunteers, community tell us how much rub- view Sub-Committee: All Councillors groups and schools bish was collected ■ Municipal Emergency Management Planthat took part this year. across Australia and ning Committee: Cr S McAulay “It's fantastic to see will provide insight into ■ Buxton Recreation Reserve Committee of such community spirit the types of rubbish Management: Cr S. McAulay alive and well in our that is most common,” ■ Eildon Alliance Boat Ramp Committee of Shire,” Cr Lording Cr Lording said.

Management: Cr J. Ashe www.cleanup. said.

■ Eildon Community Resource Centre Comorg.au “Clean Up Austramittee of Management: Cr J. Ashe lia Day is such a great ■ Gallipoli Park Precinct Committee of Maninitiative and it brings agement: Cr E. Lording so many people to■ Glenburn Community Centre Committee gether. of Management: Cr E. Lording “Let's all continue as a community, to ■ Yarra Ranges ■ Mount Pleasant Reserve Committee of band together and cre- Council is encourag- Management: in recess ate positive changes ing women to try ■ Strath Creek Reserves and Hall Committee for our local environ- something new and of Management: Cr R. Bowles get active, with events ■ Yea Pioneer Reserve Committee of Management.

“Even simple being held as part of ment: Cr R. Bowles changes will help re- VicHealth’s This Girl ■ Yea Saleyards Committee of Management: duce waste and make Can Week kicking off Cr R. Bowles, Cr E. Lording (alternate) March 23. a huge difference to on Monday, This Girl Can ■ Yea Showgrounds and Recreation Reserve our environment, such Week aims to encourCommittee of Management: Cr R. Bowles as carrying reusable age more women to ■ YeaWetlands Committee of Management: shopping bags, coffee give physical activity Cr R. Bowles cups and water bottles a go or return to exer■ Yea Cemetery Trust: All Councillors with you and refusing cise after a break.

■ Alexandra Racecourse and Recreation Reexcess packaging. serve Committee of Management: Cr M. Rae “Volunteering your ■ Alexandra Showgrounds and Recreation time, and talking to Reserve Committee of Management: Cr M. Rae friends and neighbors ■ Flowerdale Community Hall Reserve Comabout these issues can have a big impact.

■ Nillumbik Shire mittee Inc.: Cr E. Lording “'I think most Council has called on ■ Murrindindi Scenic Reserve Committee of people who live in our the Federal Govern- Management: Cr C. Bisset Shire would consider ment to honour the ■ Steavenson Falls Scenic Reserve Commitlittering and dumping grants process for the tee of Management: Cr C. Bisset rubbish to be unac- $500,000 Council ■ Central Ranges Local Learning and Emceptable. missed out on for the ployment Networkj (CRLLEN): Cr E. Lording “I am really proud new Greensborough ■ Flowerdale Community House: Cr Eric of where I live and I Hockey Club PavilLording, Manager Community Wellbeing won't take it for ion.

■ Goulburn Broken Greenhouse Alliance: Cr At last week’s granted.

R. Bowles, Co-Ordinator Environmental “Many of the vol- meeting of Nillumbik unteers at the clean-up Council, councillors Sustainability events reported that unanimously sup- ■ Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Rethey found lots of ported a motion to covery Local Government Forum: Cr R. dumped household write to the Prime Bowles, Cr J. Ashe (alternate) Scott ■ MunicipalAssociation of Victoria Delegate: rubbish on roadsides Minister and in the bush like Morrison and Federal Cr L. Dunscombe, Cr R. Bowles (alternate) bags of garbage, tex- Treasurer urging the ■ Municipal Association of Victoria - Plantiles and broken glass, Federal Government ning Committee: Cr M. Rae e-waste and drink con- to contribute funding ■ Rubicon Outdoor Centre School Council: for the project as part Cr C. Bisset tainers.

“A lot of these ma- of the upcoming May ■ Rural Councils Victoria: Cr L. Dunscombe.

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■ The forthcoming auction on Friday, March 20 of the old Thornton Primary School is creating great interest. Landmark Harcourts Alexandra will conduct the auction. Turn to our back page (Page 108) for more details.

■ This weekend (Sat.-Sun. Mar. 14-15) sees Oldies Collectables holding an onsite auction at 130 Gingles Rd, Humevale, just past the Whittlesea Golf Course. There are two restorers’ 2 Restorers EK Holdens with all the parts.

Shannon at Oldies isays there are collectables, garagenalia, enamel, tin and cast signs, oil racks, bottles and tins, running bard tins etc. Turn to Pages 74-75 for all the details.

■ Welcome top Charlie Aquilina and the team from Broadmix, who are now frontpage advertisers in the Mitchell Shire edition of The Local Paper. They cover a wide area. One of our teams spotted a Broadmix truck in its travels, near the Reedy Creek turn-off on the BroadfordFlowerdale Rd at the weekend.

■ A familiar name, Knight’s Septics, joins The Local Paper next week.

■ John Prinzi of GV Hoists and Cranes sees the sense of covering the widest possible area. In addition to his advertising in the Murrindindi area of The Local Paper, covering areas including Alexandra, Yea and Mansfield, John has also taken an every-week ad in the Mitchell Shire edition.

■ There s always big demand for frontpage advertising spots on The Local Paper. We have one vacancy coming soon in the Murrindindi edition. There is one spot left on the front cover of the Mitchell Shire edition. And budget-priced spots are now available on our Yarra Valley edition, covering areas includinbg Lilydale, Mount Evelyn, Seville, Woori Yallock, Launching Place, Yarra Junction, Wesburn, Millgrove, Warburton and Healesville.

■ Bonnie Cavanagh of the Broadford Football Netball Club reminds of the Swap Meet being held this Sunday (Mar. 15) at Broadford State Motorcycling Sports Complex, 260 Strath Creek Rd, Broadford. Once a year, Broadford becomes a sea of antiquities, embracing the saying that one man’s trash is another man's treasure. From old car parts, tyres, signs, arts, crafts, clothing, homemade bits and pieces, collectiables of varying sorts, old records to rare bottles, clothing, make-up, china, tea pots, mirrors and other odds and ends you would likely find after an archaeological dig or a day long adventure in your grandpa's shed. Free kids activities, food options, palm reading and more. Plus, for car enthusiasts, they will be having a mega car display on the race track. Enter at any time during the day, at entry cost price.

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Will there be a cat curfew announced soon in Murrindindi Shire. Council lors have been discussing the issue at informal meetings over past months.

Dixons Creek Primary School made wise use of time last weekend. Friday was a Curriculum Day, and Saturday-Sunday-Monday was the Labor Day holuday weekend. This gave a four-day break to families.

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Hartley Higgins and family have sold their interests in the Mountain Views Mail (Healesville) and Upper Yarra Mail (Yarra Junction) newspapers to Paul Thomas’s Pakenham-based Star News Group, with whom they have partnered over the past 17 years. They are both decent families, and The Local Paper wishes them well for the future.

● Gift for customers at Yea. Neil Beer sends in this photo of the sign: “Yea Newsagentcares. Free Dunny Wipe.” A witch’s hat is on top of unsold Sunday Herald Suns, for the convenience of local customers.

Reader Ray Dixon says: “Good to see Vic Roads upgrading regional roads. Super effort on the GV Hwy this week upgrading a long stretch from Seymour all the way to the Goulburn River bridge at Trawool. All done in three days.

Fantastic work.”

Scary numbers. Mansfield Highway Patrol officers intercepted 463 driv ers as part of t Operation Good Sport, targeting impaired drivers. The operation resulted in 11 defect notices, 78 infringement notices and two vehicle impounds. The infringement notices included exceed speed, unlicensed driving, unregistered, seatbelts and other passenger vehicle offences. One in 10 offending drivers also tested positive to driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs.

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● From left: Andrew Langley, Fiona Kay, Louise Chapple, Karen Girvan, Nerissa Carter, Laura Campbell, Chris Price, Jacqui Rabel, Cordelle Coller, Naomi McNamara, Imagen Ellis, Matt Thomas, Liz Klein, Stu Coller, Anna Paix and Nick Strongman.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council staff last week celebrated International Women's Day by coming together and joining in on the conversation around this year's hashtag #EachforEqual.

The team united to raise awareness about equality and how the community can actively continue to foster a gender equal workplace - and a gender equal world.

The Council team hosted an afternoon tea iat its Alexandra office, which many staff attended to show their support. It also promoted the key messages for IWD by getting staff ● Cr Margaret Rae (Deputy Mayor), Mayor Leigh involved in a quick photoshoot. Dunscombe, Cr Bec Bowles and Cr Sandice McAulay.

● Young women at Nillumbik.

Nillumbik Council has recognised some of the Shire’s most outstand ing young women at the inaugural Young Women Leaders Awards this week.

The evening was opened by Wurundjeri women’s dance group Djirri Djirri performing a Welcome to Country. Celebrated author Maxine Beneba Clarke and Eltham High School youth feminist collective The Violet Fems were guest speakers at the event.

“We’re aiming to encourage and inspire young women to feel empowered,” said Mayor Cr Karen Egan.

Libby Fisher was named Young Woman of the Year. Jhemma Hall received the Young Carer Award. Tara Frost received the Gender Equity Advocate Award. Eliza Stone was recognised for Excelling in Arts or Sports.

Feminist collective The Violet Fems was awarded Youth-Led Group of the Year.

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■ Murrindindi Councillors have voted unanimously to award a $216,208.17 tender toAnthony T Lindsay Pty Ltd for the construction of the Aitkin Crescent, Kinglake – sealing and associated works.

Shire quits quarry ■ Murrindindi Shire Council is quitting Drysdale’s Quarry at Yea. On the motion of Crs Bec Bowles and Eric Lording, Councillors voted unanimously to cancel the Lease and work authority given the substantial issues associated with progressing an expansion of the quarry operations.

The motion took into account the marginal market value of Council interest in the land for sale purposes, and Council’s ability to redeem the rehabilitation bond of $19,500.

The Council is signing a Deed of Surrender of the Drysdale¡¦s Pit Lease Agreement, and has authorised Craig Lloyd, the Chief Executive Officer to sign a Notice of Surrender of Work Authority.

Yarra Ranges review ■ The annual performance review of Yarra Ranges Council CEO Tammi Rose was undertaken last month. Those in attendance were Crs Jim Chgild, Mike Clarke, Len Cox, Tim Heenan, Richard Higgins, Fiona McAllisterand Tony Stevenson. Crs Noel Cliff and TerryAvery tendered apologies.

Easter Market ■ Thge Lions Club of Eildon Annual Easter Market will be held from 8am to 2pm on Saturday, April 11. Breakfasts and lunches will be served at the Walter Moore Park, opposite the shopping centre.

The CFA will have a trailer load of wood to raffle. There will be Easter Egg raffles, amusements, hand and wood crafts, jewellery, clothes, bric-a-brac, plants, wine tasting, food and drinks. Entry fee is $2.

Phone Kerry Linforth, Market CoOrdinator, 0414 328 742, for more details. eildon.eastermarket2020@gmail.com

Bear’s Castle Tours

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Local Briefs Aitken Cr tender

● From left: Shire CEO Craig Lloyd, Cr Sandice McAulay, Vito Albicini, Cr Margaret Rae, Craig Nisbet, Tara Carter, Claude Baxter, Ian McKaskill and Michael Chesworth.

McLeish on power outages ■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish has spoken in State Parliament about the unreliability of electricity supply locally.

“We have had terrible reliability and we have unacceptably high prices,” Ms McLeish told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday (Mar. 4).

“We have had constant outages and higher prices, as we have heard from the member for Gippsland South, who mentioned the wholesale electricity prices.

“In 2015 the average price, when Labor came into power, was $28.83, considerably lower than what it is now at $89.47 for 2020—a 200 per cent increase.

“But let us have a think about 2019, where it was up to about $110 as the average. So they are not doing well in terms of power pricing at all.

“In my electorate we have

● Cindy McLeish MLA had so many problems, more recently in Alexandra and Mansfield.

“Businesses and families have been hit seven or eight times with long power outages—power outages that they have been unable to work out the cause of.

“There has been very little from the distributor. I am pleased to say that the distributor did come onto local radio,

at my prompting, recently to talk through some of those issues so people did understand what was happening.

“Healesville and Warburton have experienced many, many hours of power outages.

“For businesses that rely on fresh produce—they might have dairy, they might have meat, they might have products in an oven and the oven goes off—that produce is lost.

“When you are a small business operator, this hits hard. You lose what you have got and you cannot run your shop.

“I know a lot of small businesses now have small generators which allow them to keep their refrigerators going.

“They have all been forced into buying generators because of the lack of reliability of power that we have in this state at the minute, but it means they do not lose as much product,”

■ Whittlesea Courthouse Association will conduct Bear’s Castle Tours at 10am and 2pm on Sunday, May 3. The castle is in a closed catchment of Yan Yean Reservoir, and access is granted only on special occasions.

Morning/afternoon teas will be conducted in the Caretakers’ Cottage. Adult tickets are $30. Phone: 0412 907 937. pte40164@bigpond.net.au

Trainers’ course

■ The AFL Outer East 2020 Trainers Course is back with this season’s seminar occurring at League Headquarters on Saturday, March 28 with Garry Bilson talking about, strapping and trainer responsibilities.

■ A revised Division 2 fixture has been released, and is published in this week’s issue.

Danger period ends ■ The Fire Danger Period ended at 1am yesterday (Tues., Mar. 10) in the Yarra Ranges, following an announcement from the Country Fire Authority.

Lifting of fire restrictions means that residents in bushland and rural areas of Yarra Ranges will be allowed to burn off excess vegetation, provided they meet the conditions for their area listed on the Yarra Ranges Council website. www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au

Photo exhibition ■ A photo exhibition celebrating local girls and women will be launched at an International Women's Day celebration today (Wed., Mar. 11) at the Great Hall at the Whittlesea Council Offices in South Morang.

Mayor Cr Emilia Lisa Sterjova said the day was an important celebration.

Celebrations begin at 10.30am. The exhibition continues until March 27.

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4000 at Strath Ck Rd centre ■ Crowds of up to 4000 people attend at the Strath Creek Rd, Broadford property known as the State Motorcycle Sports Complex, said a report tabled at a meeting of Mitchell Shire Council last night (Tues.).

The Community Questions and Hearings Meeting was told that various types of motorcycling, car activities and events are currently held at the Centre.

The complex is home to a number of motorcycling clubs and regularly attracts large competitor and spectator numbers, which can exceed 4000 people at any one event.

The Centre is a visitor attraction for Broadford and the wider region.

Mitchell Shire Council, Motorcycling Victoria and Regional Development Victoria have jointly funded the preparation of the feasibility study into the potential expansion of the Centre.

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● Allen Williams ■ Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate Allen Williams.

The 39-year-old is wanted for theft related matters and failing to appear in court.

Williams is known

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Close the Gap Day there will be several ‘stations’ located throughout ADH to give staff an opportunity to write a positive message or decorations on a hand to symbolise support for health equity for First Nations people.

Positive messages supporting health equity will be ‘planted’ in the garden at the front of ADH to create a Sea of Hands.

Risks on roads

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Police have released an image of Williams in the hope someone may have information on his current whereabouts.

Anyone who sights Williams is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crime stoppersvic.com.au

Three against ■ Three iobjections have been received about a proposal by T.M. Mitchell to develop seven dwellings at 36 Victoria St, Seymour.

The company and the objectors were in-

invited to attend last night’s (Tues.) meeting of Mitchell Shire Council at Broadford.

Monday date set ■ Fire restrictions for Nillumbik Shire will be lifted at 1am on Monday (Mar. 16).

Sea of Hands

■ Thursday next week (Mar. 19) will be National Close the Gap Day. Nikki Vanderwerf of Alexandra District Health tells us that a healthy morning tea will be held at 10.30am at the front of the Alexandra district Hospital, along with a ‘Sea of Hands’ In the lead up to

■ Cindy McLeish, MLA for Eildon, is concerned about overgrown roadside vegetation.

"I was shocked to see the length of the grass, surrounding our main roads. Worried residents reported grass so overgrown you could not see approaching vehicles.

"It was particularly bad on Maroondah Hwy, Melba Hwy and Healesville Kinglake Rd." Ms McLeish wrote to the Minister but there was no reply for 10 weeks.

M’ville meeting

■ A Community Planning event coming isa to be held at Marysville tomorrow (Thurs., Mar. 12) at the Marysville Community Centre.

Everyone is welcome to attend this event and RSVPs are essential.

For more information or to get involved in an action team for one or more of the priority projects, see www.murrindindi. com.au/community planning

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$2500 raised

■ Rotarians Anthony McCarthy (Strath Creek) and Roy Fox (Kanumbra) were on the front cover, 30 years ago, after 300 people attended a Rotary luncheon fundraiser at Murrindindi Station.

One of the projects was the helipad in Station St, Yea, across the road from the hospital.

Rotary President David Evans presented a weeping cherry tree to David Adams, a member oif the family that owned Murrindindi Station Estate.

Mortgage crisis

■ Local home buyers were in ‘mortgage crisis’ in 1990, according to Liberal candidate Fran Bailey. She said that average monthly loan repayments in McEwen had risen froim $417 in June 1986 to $692.

“Is it any wonder that so many mothers have been forced into the workforce?” said Mrs Bailey who was standing against Labor member Peter Cleeland in the Federal Elections.

Radio waves

■ New Goulburn Valley radio station SUNFM overcame legal battles. Deniliquin station 2QN walked away from its High Court appeal. SUN’s signal reached Yea, Benalla, Seymour, Echuca, Kyabram and Yarrawonga. Chairman Andrew Fairley said local AM station, 3SR, had enjoyed a monopoly since it went to air on January 5, 1931.

Where do they go?

■ “Where do visitors to Yea get tourist information when the Shire office is closed?” asked Glynne Bentley, “front-of-shop lady at the Yea General Store”.

Glynne said the visitors’ book at the store showed names from all over the country.

She called for a historical society to be formed. There was demand from tourists for historical information.

Stockman’s Cup

■ A ‘moderately-sized crowd’ attended the Strath Creek picnic sports. Horse events started with two rings, there was foot running events, and children’s novelty contests.

Other attractions included the Strath Creek Stockman’s Cup, private fire fighting unit competition, and tug-o’-war.

Window smashed

■ The plate glass window of Elders Pastoral, Yea, was smashed aftyer a stone was thrown from the Yea Council’s Kubota land mower.

“I don’t know how that thing got out from under it,” said Steve McElroy, Shire Manager - Operations.

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● Gilbert J. Ball was a photographer in Yea. He took this photo in High St, looking west, in 1933. Thanks to Alan Thorley of Yea and District Historical Pages.

■ The club championships for the Yea Water Rigers were held. Winner of the Noel Moore Trophy was Kristen Helmond. Mrs Ethel Moore presented the trophy.

The coach’s trophy was won by Erin Scott. The Tadpoles excelled. Congratulations were extended to Sam Dean, James Wright, Ryan Akers, Bradley Skiller, Michael Lynch, Brian Perosives, Jose Matteo, James long, Kate lynch, Kate Cooke, Katie Luckman, Sarah Martin, Rebecca Williamson, Suzanne Perosives, Claudia Matteo and Rachael Cook.

Fleur Long wrote that Lois Lawson presented Australian swimming caps from her son Rodney to James Wright and Ryan Akers.

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Dindi pushes tourism ■ Murrindindi Shire is involved in a number of tourism initiatives, Cr Jackie Ashe told the February 26 Council meeting.

Cr Ashe explained the Nothing to See Here rollout to promote tourism in the MitchellStrathbogie-Murrindindi region.

A Instameet link is to take place including social media influencers and traditional media Murrindindi is engaged to take part in the One Road TV series in partnership with those municipalities.

Cr Ashe said Council was working with the Rotary Club of Alexandra and Alexandra District Traders’Association to update Alexandra tourist info boards Council is on the verge of completing mountain bike

● Cr Jackie Ashe signage project with first signs will be unveiled this month.

The Lake Mountain ride day was expected to draw 1000+ attendees.

Discover Dindi had a stand at this event and Council supported through provision of mini-buses to assist with rider shuttles

Cr Ashe spoke of Council’s communications team under taking a further tourism ‘shoot’ to help promote tourism ssets Cr Ashe said that Council was developing a plan for presence at Melbourne Boat Show and establishing how local businesses can buy in to the exposure at the event Work is underway for Discover Dindi engagement through development of a quarterly newsletter to subscriber database A partnership is beuing finalised with Kinglake Business Network to implement visitor info stands at six tourism related businesses in the Kinglake Ranges Cr Ashe said that the Discover Dindi website content to include new walk and ride listings and trialling a new way to present these.

Climate change wars ■ Change is happening in regard to attitudes towards climate change, Cr Bec Bowles told last month’s meeting of Murrindindi Shire Council.

“I attended the Climate Summit at the Melbourne Town Hall, and the off shoot meeting with other councillors and council reps at RACV Melbourne,” Cr Bowles told the February 26 meeting.

“There was over 200 council representatives in the room from across Australia, which was very heartening to see, a few things to note: “Local governments are basically the grass roots of the three tiers of government and so our communities are impacted quite onerously by the change in the environment, whether that is damage to our infrastructure thru flash storms, which are on the increase, the downing of many of our trees which have occurred three times in January, which compromises council and so therefore the communities budget.

“I have always maintained that once big money is involved in the environment/climate wars then that is when you will see change.

“And change is happening, if councils don’t have climate change on their risk register then insurance want be happy and could quite easily not pay up.

“They have already in the past three months gone way beyond their budget with insurance claims, so their bottom line is hurting.

“We also have to inject climate change into our council wellbeing plans, which is a requirement from state.

“Also of note is the our interstate council partners do not have greenhouse alliances as we do in Victoria, and so were very keen to know how they worked and to bring them in particularly to NSW. “So whether you believe in climate change or not it is irrelevant from a council perspective as we have to look after our communities irrespective of individual thoughts,” Cr Bowles said.

Mayor disappointed with Aust. Day noms

■ Murrindindi Shire Mayor Cr Leigh Dunscombe says he is disappointed with the low number of nominations for the Council’s annual citizen of the year awards. “ I am disappointed with the number of nominations we received. I know that there are literally hundreds of people within our shire that give so much of themselves to our communities and can’t understand why they aren’t being nominated for these awards.”

Cr Dunscombe said he was pleased to catch up with Logan McKimmie to present her with her Australia Day Young Citizen of the Year award. Logan was unable to attend at Kinglake on Australia Day.

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Watch for wasps

■ European wasps will soon become more active. Murrindindi Shire Council wants to remind that all need to be proactive when it comes to controlling wasp numbers.

Council's Environment, Library Services and Information Technology Portfolio Councillor, Rebecca Bowles, said wasp numbers haven't been as high as last year, so far.

“It's important we don't have a false sense of security with wasps. February through to April are their most active months and we can expect them to be a nuisance to our community, Cr Bowles said.

“We believe there will be an influx of wasp infestations over the next couple of months so it's important to be on the lookout for nests.

Each one of us has a responsibility to destroy nests if we find one on our property.

“Given nests are usually in the ground and hard to identify, keep a lookout during the day for wasps flying around, as that is when they are usually leaving and re-entering the nest.

“Once you know where the nest is, try to avoid treatment until the evening. European wasps will be less active then and you'll be less likely to receive a nasty sting.

“Council will be responding quickly to reports of nests on Council-controlled land and buildings so please make sure you let us know if you think you have located a European wasp nest on Council property,” Cr Bowles said.

More information on European Wasps is available at www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au the website provides information on identifying European Wasps and their nests, and procedures on how to safely eradicate them.

People requiring further advice on how to deal with a wasp nest on their property or to report a nest on Council land can contact 5772 0333.

Toolangi speaks

● Cr Bec Bowles. File Photo.

Expo at Yea soon

■ The Dindi Sustainable Living Expo will be resented by Murrindindi Shire Council, from 9am-3pm on Saturday, April 18, at the Yea Railway Reserve.

Cr Rebecca Bowles said the Expo will be a family-friendly event that celebrates the natural environment and promotes sustainable rural living. Entry is free and many of the workshops and presentations will be held in indoor spaces

Craig appointed ■ Craig Nisbet has been appointed to Murrindindi Shire Council’s Audit and Risk Advisory Committee as an independent member.

The Council has formally thanked Michele Sheward for her six years as an independent member of the Committee.

Mr Nisbet has significant senior executive experience in leading and managing audit and risk management for several large corporations in the private sector.

He has also served as Chair and Independent Member of the South Gippsland Shire Council Audit Committee and Independent Member of the City of Glen Eira Council Audit Committee.

Mr Nisbet resides outside of Murrindindi Shire. The panel determined that Mr Nisbet would be a valuable contributor to the Committee.

■ Community members from Toolangi and Castella had their voices heard on February 27 when they came together at the C.J. Dennis Hall as part of a community led Community Planning Project.

Nearly 60 community members attended the evening and took part in shaping their future direction.

Eight projects were prioritised for inclusion: ■ Improved tennis courts - reinstating and developing tennis courts for community use, including site clean-up and drainage repair ■ Development of local mountain biking trails and jumps ■ Development of skate parks and other parks for young people ■ Supporting activation and community use of the Toolangi Forest Discovery Centre which includes liaising with the TFDC Committee and exploring all options ■ Advocating to improve local phone and internet services ■ Advocating for a hard rubbish service including investigation of alternative and viable options with business or community providers ■ Celebrating local history - Create a local Toolangi-Castella history collection and acknowledge and connect with indigenous groups about indigenous cultural heritage, both past and present ■ Increase the number of walking and horseriding trails - including improvements to the Tall Trees Trail and signage for all key sites and tracks Council's Community Planing Portfolio Councillor Sandice McAulay said it was great to hear that so many locals put their hand up to form action teams, which will help bring the eight priority projects to life.

“We invite community members to come along to a Community Planning meeting at 6pm on Monday, March 23, at the Toolangi Castella District Community House. This will be an opportunity for action teams to start working together and exploring how they can deliver each of the priority projects for their community.”

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● Clare Crunden and Maja Taylor of Yarralicious of Seville.

● Jess Harns of Sprockets Free Range Eggs.

● Bohie Fearn, Tara Fearn and Hannah Coward.

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● Carol Glanville and Judi Meyer.

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What The Papers Say Burton era ends

■ After more than four decades of operation, clothing and giftware retailer Burtons Store Seymour will permanently shut its doors.

A dwindling customer base and ever-increasing costs forced owner Andrew Burton to make what he said was one of his toughest decisions.

With a store already in Euroa, Mr Burton’s parents Bruce and Marge established a catalogue business in Seymour, Yea and Alexandra in the early 1970s.

- Seymour Telegraph

Triathlon winner

■ Chum Creek resident Calvin Amos won the Geelong 70.3 Half Ironman at the Triathlon Australia Long Course National Championships.

Amos was the winner of the male 25-29 age group and finished as the fastest age group athlete. As well as being the only nonprofessional athlete to complete the event in under four hours Later this year the local triathlete will be representing Australia at the Half Ironman World Championships at Lake Taupo New Zealand.

- Mountain Views Mail

Senator turns sod

■ Representatives from several community groups and government bodies gathered at the construction site of the new dual-court stadium at Mansfield Secondary College to witness the turning of the first sod.

Mayor Marg Attley warmly welcomed all in attendance, explaining the significance of the event.

The honour of turning the sod was handed over to Senator Jane Hume, who made the funding announcement last year.

- Mansfield Courier

Standpipes closed

■ Euroa and Violet Town are a step closer to running out of water, with standpipes in both towns closed until further notice.

The closures are part of a new arrangement put in place by Goulburn Valley Water where local Euroa sporting grounds and parks will be watered with raw water, rather than using the limited supply of treated drinking water.

- Euroa Gazette

IOC conference

■ Kilmore physiotherapist Marg Perrott is joining the world’s leading sports science professionals in Monaco this month to present at the International Olympic Committee World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport.

Dr Perrott, practice director at Kilmore Physiotherapy Centre, recently completed her PhD and will be presenting a streamlined approach to assessing lumbopelvic stability through movement patterns to help prevent injury.

- North Central Review

Men’s health

■ Men’s mental health has a new home in Warrandyte.

Two years in the making, the Warrandyte Men’s Shed held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, January 15.

The Warrandyte Men’s Shed is the latest project by Chris ‘Chewy’ Padgham who has a history of advocating for male mental health.

In the past he has worked for the Victorian Red Cross Men’s Referral Service, MensLine Australia, Shire of Yarra Rangers Kids’ Service and he is currently Group Leader for Warrandyte Scouts.

- Warrandyte Diary

Pushed out

■ Watsonia commuters say they are being pushed out of their own spots due to others using the line due to rail works.

- Diamond Valley Leader

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Court Lists Seymour Magistrates’ Court - Criminal Case Listings Thursday, March 19 Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vs Defendant / Accused / Respondent. Information Division.

Victoria Police - Watson, A (31257) v Gann, Matthew Wayne. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Derrett, R (33398) v Mcleod, Andrew.

Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Alshramtah, Mohammed Hasim. Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Bova, L (31851) v Pardo, Frankie Victoria Police - Woosnam, J (31061)v Rogers, Rhys Gregory. Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Fabbo, D (42701) v Bourne, Daniel Mark.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Pezzimenti, P (32040) v Bartlett, James Ryan. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Pickering, R (28264) v Sandoval, Sergio Ivan. Heavy Vehicle Unit Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Collis, Peter. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Patterson, Stephen.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Blaschko, D (21098) v Harrison, Michael John. State Highway Patrol South East Victoria Police - Warren, M (41378) v Pieper-Waite, Joshua Brian. Socit-Mernda Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Nolan, Matthew.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Sowden, D (36568) v Fenton, Ian. UniPyalong Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Hand, Frank Walter.

Dtu-Seymour Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Nicolosi, Caine. DtuSeymour Victoria Police - Crossing, J (42422) v Meers, Kylie Anne.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Lutwyche, M (30270) v Harrison, Michael John. Highway Patrol-Yarra Ranges Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Mullen, Paula Beryl.

Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Hemsley, C (43658) v Goschnick, Dean.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Yates, C (42281) v Hawke, Winston.

Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Caldwell, M (37460) v Doyle, Mark. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Aiello, P (36973) v Nicolosi, Caine. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Alzeyadi, Mshari Fraj. Uni-Seymour Director Of Public Prosecutions - Simpson, E v Muster, Daniel Leslie. State Office Of Public Prosecutions Victoria Police - Mackey, A (42625) v Pejkovic, Braith.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Keevil, A (43714) v Swan, Jarratt Keith.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Betson, M (44767) v Nicolosi, Caine Ross.

Pcet-Seymour Community Corrections Centre - Faulkner, E v Doyle, Mark James. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - O'neill, J (40075) v Desira, Antony. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Crossing, J

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Further details of cases are available at www.magistratescourt.vic.gov.au The Local Paper shall in no event accept any liability for loss or damage suffered by any person or body due to information provided. The information is provided on the basis that persons accessing it undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content. No inference of a party’s guilt, innocence or liability should be made by publication of their name as a defendant. Court schedules may be changed at any time for any reason, including withdrawal of the action by the Plaintiff/Applicant. E&OE.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Mullett, K (39188) v Stoneham, Mark.

Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Konings, D (26750) v Blackaby-Rose, Jamie. Uni-Yea Community Corrections Centre - Amodio, O v Kirby, Luke. Seymour Community Correction Centre Victoria Police - Roylance, N (36663) v Drofenik, Vinko.

Socit-Seymour Victoria Police - Webster, B (41109) v Prakash, Simon. UniKilmore Community Corrections Centre - Amodio, O v Saunders, Christopher Wayne. Seymour Community Correction Centre Community Corrections Centre - Masunu, A v Nicolosi, Caine Ross. Community Corrections Centre Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Quinn, Bradley. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Friday, March 20 Victoria Police - Woolfe, R (34462) Morgan, Wade Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Grant, B (28598) v Murphy, Bernard Joseph. Ciu-Mitchell Victoria Police - Bortolotto, C (40740) v Hore, Andrew. UniKilmore Thursday, March 26 Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Hyatt, Renee. DtuSeymour Victoria Police - Round, P (38567) v Polkinghorne, Robert Allan. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Dokos, Sally. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Feben, T (38222) v Petronio, Jamie. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Kamali, V (42448) v Dewhirst, Nell. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Garbutt, E (35708) v Stone, Dale Crawford. Highway PatrolSeymour Victoria Police - Mahney, G (25802) v Loveday, Jack. Solo Unit Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Linder, Adolf. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Robinson, Aaron.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Walton, A (40916) v Mcqualter, Daniel James. Uni-Kilmore Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Waliss, Josephine.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Mohammadi, Mohammad Jawid. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v El Lakkis, Mahmoud

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Rustenburg, Danielle.Uni-Yea Victoria Police - Mapperson, J (44313)v Galea, Chantal.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Brown, J (42049) v Duscher, Andrew.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Coker, E (45039) v Wyatt, Nathan Robert. Pcet-Knox Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Hatfield, Ryan. DtuSeymour K13031726 Vi c t o r i a Police - Mackey, A (42625) Ginn, Hayden Joseph Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Betson, M (44767) v Barns, Shane. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Barclay, J (36190) v Grant, Mark. Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Hyde, J (38820) v Robinson, Aaron Operations Response Team Two Victoria Police - Dawson, C (35574) v Edwards, Nathaniel.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Izzard, B (41080) v Matteo, Nikita. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Robl, Aaron. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Rossetti, T (42521) v Griffiths, Lynda. CiuMitchell Victoria Police - Biderman, S (38335) v Garrett, Liam. UniBroadford Victoria Police - Aiello, P (36973) v Barns, Shane. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Malane, J (36750) v Ash, Jarryd Wayne.

Uni-Nagambie Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Willigenburg, Garth.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Burke, M (40361) v Gibson, Kate. UniYea Victoria Police - Kendall, H (41371) v Sims, Terry. UniMelbourne West Victoria Police - Whiteside, M (43500) v Leech, Dennis Ross. Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - HallPoulios, D (40888) v Titley, Eric. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Oraha, Y (42872) v Stinson, Suzanne.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Rhead, A (40227) v Rider, Danielle.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Wright, A (31459) v Quattrocchi, Taylah.

Highway Patrol-Seymour Victoria Police - Robinson, S (43940) v Stacy, Myla. PcetCastlemaine Victoria Police - HallPoulios, D (40888) v Davidson, Kathryn. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Chief Commissioner Of Police (00008) v Brooks, Duane. Office Of The Chief Commissioner Victoria Police - Fabbo, D (42701) v Phillips, David. UniSeymour Victoria Police - Voisey, A (41594) v Quattrocchi, Taylah.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Broadway, B (42074) v Courtney, Jason.

Uni-Seymour Victoria Police - Donohue, B (41483) v Delahunty, JesseLee. Uni-Wallan Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Myrteza, Enea. UniKilmore Victoria Police - Turner, J (34532) v Myrteza, Enea. UniKilmore To Page 100

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Combating ‘flu

■ With the advent of the second wave of the influenza epidemic, the Victorian Government has renewed the efforts which proved so successful in mitigating the effects of the first visitation.

Guided by experience gained earlier in the year, the authorities have provided a special organization to take. charge of the various activities connected with checking the outbreak.

At the head is Mr. John McWhae, M.L.C., who, in the absence of Mr. Bowser through ill health, is acting as Minister for Public Health.

Kilmore Hospital

■ A meeting of the Board of Management was held on Tuesday evening, the 9th March, at the Town Hall. Present: Messrs Crilley (vice-president, in chair), Minter, Proudfoot, Ryan and Dr Semple.: The minutes of previous. meeting were read and confirmed on motion of Messrs Minter and Ryan.

Senior club at Yea

■ The first annual meeting of the Yea Trades' Football Club was held at the Commercial hotel on Saturday night. Mr L.V. McPherson (president) occupied the chair.

It was then decided to disband the club in order to form a senior club, for which the following office-bearers were appointed ;President, Mr L.V. McPherson, vice presidents, Messrs R. McCracken, Dr. Campbell; A. James, H. Minniken, W.Tomkins, H.J. Lawson, H. Gracey and M. A. Byrne; hon. secretary, P. Cuthbertson; assistant secretary, J. P. Wilson; treasurer, Mr F. G. Smith; committee, Messrs McMillan, Lawson, Stephens sen,, Pheyer and C. McLeish; selection committee, Messrs McMillan, James and the captain; delegates, Messrs McPherson, C. McLeish, McMillan and Lawson (two to act).

Obituary

■ Knowing Major-General James Burston, who was born at Kilmore in 1856, in his youth the writer is amongst other old residents who deplore his demise, which took place at Hawthorn on Thursday last.

He was a gentleman possessed of many excellent qualities and, amongst many other prominent positions held, was Lord Mayor of Melbourne in 1908-9.

Sympathy with the bereaved widow, three sons and three daughters, is general amongst old friends in this district.

Pigs poisoned

■ Last week . two pigs were poisoned on the property of Mr J. Kennedy, of Ghin Ghin through eating poisoned apples which had been put aside for the purpose of poisoning rabbits,

Yarra Glen death

■ Great and deep sympathy is felt by all in the district for Mr. T. E. Borner and his family for the great loss they have suffered by the very sudden death of Mrs. Borner on the 1st inst., at their residence in Yarra Glen.

Mrs. Borner, who was as usual the previous day, was taken very suddenly ill at about 10 o'clock that night, and on Dr. Vogler being sent for, it was deemed necessary to have the advice of a second medical man also, but she slipped into unconsciousness, and passed away at about 10 o'clock on Monday.

Christmas Hills

■ It was all fire recently at Christmas Hills — sheets of flames, and a roaring, rushing sea of about ten or fifteen miles behind that again. On Monday, the 23rd of February, the S.O.S. was flashed down to the Glen ; for the fire was creeping very rapidly towards Mr. Stranahan's old house, commonly known as the "Goat Farm," and then "Windermere," the residence of Miss Treasure, was also in a perilous position.

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Week-long stand-off ■ Kinglake Friends of the Forest members say Week there has been a week-long stand-off between protesters and VicForests.

A lone tree-sitter was perched metres up in the ‘Leadbeaters Possum Special Protection Zone’ in ‘Zinger’ coupe, Toolangi.

The protester was waiting to face the machinery that would soon arrive to start bulldozing the logging access road.

An Aboriginal flag banner read “Stop Logging Country”.

“When the landscape scale 2009 fires roared through central Victoria, an area of old wet forest in Toolangi was spared. This rich ecosystem is home to tall trees, ancient tree ferns, threatened Greater Gliders and two critically endangered species: the Leadbeaters Possum (Victoria’s faunal emblem) and the Barred Galaxias fish,” said Rosemary Glaisher, for the group.

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VicForests recently announced the imminent logging of this coupe, assessed in 1977 by DELWP as “old growth” and not logged since, said the protesters.

“Old growth Mountain Ash forests contain more carbon per hectare than any other terrestrial forest so are seen as vital in the battle against climate change.

“The coupe is also opposite the much loved tourist attraction, the ‘Kalatha Giant’ Mountain Ash. The tree sitter was said to be part of the local emergency response. So was the crowd of concerned citizens, their cars parked in the Kalatha Giant carpark. They displayed hand-painted signs saying “Protect the Unburnt”, “Save Kalatha” and “Logging Habitat is Criminal”.

“During the day, officers from the Game Management Authority and police ar- rived.

“Locals were told to remove their cars from the carpark and forbidden to take the normal route back to Toolangi via the Tanglefoot Picnic Ground.

“Instead, they had to wend their way out via rough forestry tracks. No reason was given.

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In Our Schools Bikes at Dixons Ck

■ Students at Dixons Creek Primary School were permitted to take their bicycles to school last Wednesday (Mar. 4) to ride at recess and lunchtime. Scooters were not allowed as they damage the synthetic grass.

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Athletics Carnival

■ Alexandra secondary College has its Debutante Ball scheduled for Saturday, March 28 at Marysville.

The Parents and Friends Committee is requesting donations of food for supper.

Donations will need to be dropped off at the College on Friday, March 27, or at the hall in Marysville on Saturday, March 28.

■ The annual Athletics Carnival for Whittlesea Secondary College was scheduled for last Wednesday (Mar. 4).

Student Parent Teacher interviews have been set down for Wednesday next week (Mar. 18).

First aid training

■ Staff at St Mary’s Primary School Whittlesea were involved in a full day of first aid training on Monday last week (Mar. 2).

Emma Pendlebry, from Club Mandalay, helped coach the St Mary’s swimming squad as they prepared for the Division Swimming Competition.

Susan performed

■ Assumption College Kilmore Parents and Friends arranged a Parents Night Out on Wednesday last week (Mar. 4).

Susan O'Neill performed. She is a singer/ songwriter who has had top 10 debut on the official Irish charts with her collaboration with Mick Flannery.

Mystery readers

■ Seymour College has enlisted the assistance of ‘mystery readers’ to present stories to students.

Foundation students donned CFA helmets when Mr and Mrs Watson read the story Firetruck to the students. A CFA vehicle came to the College to assist with the experience.

Science classes

■ Yea Primary School Grade 3/4 students worked in teams to test the tensile strength of various materials, as part of their science learnings.

Grade 1/2 students used torches to investigate the transparency of various materials to decide which ones would be best to use as a brim on a sunhat.

Prep students investigated what happens to different materials when they get wet.

They discovered that crepe paper became transparent and plastic didn't change.

Landcare meets

■ Further works are planned for the Maroondah Highway over the Black Spur which will involve a series of closures of the road.

Fiona Simpson of VicRoads advises: "We are getting in touch to let you know of an upcoming program of tree removal on the Black Spur.

"Following a series of serious incidents, the Department of Transport engaged an independent arborist to asses trees on the Spur and this assessment identified 98 trees need to be removed, while a further 28 have been identified as needing to have large limbs pruned to maintain public safety.

"To remove these trees, we need to close the Spur intermittently during March, April and May. “We will need to monitor the progress of the works and advise the community if further stages of tree removal are required.

"In coming days we will be distributing [a] flyer to residents and businesses along the Spur and in Marysville, Narbethong and Healesville.

“We will also host two community open house events – to answer questions and provide information.

“We understand how important this road is to locals and visitors, and have developed a works program to keep the Spur open Friday – Sunday, in morning and afternoon peaks and during school holidays".

Stage one works: The Spur is planned to be closed between 9:30am to 3:30pm on ■ Monday, March 16 to Thursday, March 19 and ■ Monday, March 23 to Thurs., March 26.

Stage two works: The Spur is planned to be closed again between 9:30am to 3:30pm on ■ Monday, April 20 to Thursday, April 23 ■ Monday, April 27 to Thursday, April 30 ■ Monday, May 4 to Thursday, May 7 and ■ Monday, May 11 to Thursday, May 14.

VicRoads advise that the flyer provides information about environmental care, detours and the upcoming community sessions.

For more information, visit www.vicroads. vic.gov.au or call their hotline on 13 11 70.

For live traffic updates across the state, follow @VicTraffic on Facebook or Twitter.

Local CFA brigades will have response arrangements in place during the closures to deal with increased travel times.

Rail car park works begin

Eildon Book Fair

■ A Book Fair is being held this week at Eildon Primary School. There are hundreds of books from which to choose, and the books can make gifts for any child. The Fair helps pupils discover a love of books and ignite a passion for reading.

SRC at Alexandra

■ Alexandra Secondary College held its first Students’ Representative Council meeting for the year.

More than 40 members attended.

All members are charged with the role of seeking ideas from and listening to their peers and bringing this to SRC, to aid the continual improvement of the College. There are Year Level meetings every week and these are forums members to report back.

■ Home Creek Spring Creek Landcare Group is conducting an afternoon session on the value of trees.

The gathering will be held at the Fawcett Hall, Spring Creek Rd, at 3pm on Sunday, March 22.

Two speakers are : ■ Ken Deacon from the Rubicon Forest Protection Group on caring for the Upper Catchment and the implications of Victoria’s logging Industry demise.

■ John Woodley from Farm Forestry Services on planting trees for profit and pleasure. allison.spratt@bigpond.com

Insurance forum

■ A Bushfire Insurance Forum will be held at the Panton Hill Hall, 580 Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Rd, from 7pm-9pm on Thursday, March 26.

The evening’s Master of Ceremonies will be Malcolm Hackett, Chair of Valley Community Financial Services, which manages local Bendigo Bank branches.

Panel members will include Justin Leonard, Denis Nelthorpe, Rose Zozoulas and Renae Ahern.

This is an opportunity for rural and periurban landowners to gain advice from experts in relation to house and property insurance.

Eildon certificates

■ Eildon Fire Brigade last week presented Eildon Community Op Shop’s Faye Cremeen and Veronica Barhand with a Certificate of Appreciation for their ongoing support to the brigade and the community.

They generously donated the January takings from the Eildon Community Op Shop, which will go towards the replacement of the Forward Command Vehicle.

Yarra Glen PS Fair

■ Works are beginning to build up to 120 new and upgraded commuter car parks at Hurstbridge Station.

Successful builder, Ace Infrastructure, has started construction on the $2.8 million project.

The project is jointly funded, with the Federal Government’s contribution including a $395 million investment to increase carpark capacity across Melbourne.

Alan Tudge, Federal Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, said Hurstbridge was the first of 30 carpark upgrades in Melbourne that will strip up to 13,000 cars off the road.

Melissa Horne, Victorian Minister for Pub-

lic Transport, said the upgrade is part of the State Government’s work to build extra carparks at stations across Victoria.

The project will include new and upgraded car park spaces along Graysharps Rd west of Hurstbridge Station.

State Member for Yan Yean, Danielle Green, said the car park’s features will help more commuters get to the station and get on the train safely.

Other improvements coming on the Hurstbridge line include a new station at Greensborough and the duplication of three kilometres of track between Greensborough and Eltham, and 1.5 kilometres between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen.

■ The Yarra Glen Primary School Fair is being held from 10am-3pm on Sunday, March 22. Sponsors include Savoy Real Estate, Yarra Glen Bake House, Yarra Glen Automotive, Sign Point, Imagination Play and Yarra Glen Chamber of Commerce Inc.

Howe Scholarship

■ Seymour Performers Workshop says applications are now open for the Howe Family Scholarship, established to provide access to professional training in the performance arts for young people within the Mitchell Shire. https://spworkshop.org.au/hfs/

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■ The Local Paper is grateful to a network of volunteer contributors who regularly supply reports of local organisations.

(You too can join the team. Simply email your organisation’s news, and event details.

There is no charge. Send your report to editor@LocalPaper.com.au) Local contributors include: ■ Ann Argent, Central Bowls Division.

■ Stephen Baker, Seymour Railway Heritage Centre.

■ Julie Blyth, Y Water Discovery Centre.

■ Liz Bower, Nanna’s Makers Market.

■ Laura Caine, Kinglake Ranges Neighbourhood House.

■ Beth Caldow, Shepparton Festival.

■ Meagan Callander, Middle Kinglake Primary School.

■ Bonnie Cavanagh, Broadford Football Netball Club.

■ Viv Cavanagh, Yea Bowls Club.

■ Robert Chaffe, East Central District Rifle Association, and Rotary Club of Alexandra.

■ Gayle Cole, Kinglake Friends of the Forest.

■ Stuart Dale, Albert Edward Lodge, Alexandra Masonic Centre.

■ Paul Denham, Buxton CFA. ■ Holly Ditchfield, Eltham Jazz Festival.

■ Andrew Embling, Alexandra Truck Show.

■ Chrissy Eustace, Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges.

■ Patrick Evans, Yea Football Netball Club.

■ Hannah Graham, Green Wedge.

■ Sam Hicks, Fawcett Hall, Alexandra Indoor Pool.

■ Ryan Hurst, Kinglake Football Netball Club.

■ Alison Huth, YAPPERS, and Yea Arts.

■ Bev Johns, Kinglake.

■ Ross Malcolm, sports photographs.

■ Rhyll McCormack, Mountain Cattlemen.

■ Kelly McLeish, Yea CFA. ■ Shannon Mittrow, Alexandra SES. ■ Sara Murray, Alexandra Show.

■ Eden Elizabeth Nicholls, St Luke’s Anglican Church, Yea and Molesworth.

■ Alan Pell, Yea Golf Club.

■ Pam Petersen, Alexandra Christmas Tree Festival.

■ Brian Phillips, Yea Football Netball Club.

■ David Purcell, Healesville Amateur Race Club.

■ Peter Rice, UGFM - Radio Murrindindi.

■ Clinton Robinson, Kinglake Football Netball Club.

■ Sacred Heart Primary School, Yea. ■ Michaela Sargeant, Goulburn Valley Water.

■ Denis Smith, Yea St Pats Race Club.

■ Megan Smithwick, Whittlesea activities.

■ Ian Staff, Whittlesea Table Tennis, agricultural items.

■ Steels Creek Grapevine, newsletter.

■ Sarah Stevenson, Thornton Eildon District Football Netball Club.

■ Ray Steyger, Alexandra Football Netball Club.

■ Jeffrey Swain, Yea-Kinglake RSL, Alexandra-Mansfield-Yea Legacy.

■ Cat Thomas, Upper Goulburn Landcare Network.

■ Heidi Twining, Victoria Police.

■ Nikki Vanderwerf, Alexandra District Health.

■ Iris Vrzovski, Bollygum Community Market.

■ Ash Walsh, Yea Football Netball Club.

■ Caroline Weeks, Murrindindi Beanie and Fibre Festival.

■ Peter Weeks, Alexandra SES. ■ Glenda Woods, Rotary Club of Yea.

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King Parrot footy history discovered ■ The Purvis family has uncovered a century-old Minute Book that reveals history of the long-forgotten King Parrot Football Association.

The Minute Book, written in the hand of Hon. Secretary W.G. Purvis, commenced from the first days of the Association in May 1913.

A meeting was held with representatives from Homewood (W. Purvis, G. Forbes), Strath Creek (G. McLeish, S. Doherty), Kerrisdale and Yea. Mr C. Hillear presided.

Later, Mr D.L. Doolette was made President, and Mr Gordon Lang became VicePresident.

Mr Doolette had recently purchased the Kerrisdale Estate, started to make a large number of improvements, and had employed a big number of men.

Mr Doolette was described in a local press report as a keen racing man: “his stock of horses is very valuable”.

The first-ever game, between Kerrisdale and Homewood, was played at the Yea Recreation Reserve. (Strath Creek played Flowerdale at the ‘Dale.)

Horwood umpired the game, and spectators had to pay sixpence to gain admission.

The newspaper said: “At a meeting of the delegates of the Yea, Alexandra Association, on Monday. it was decided to play with three teams - Alexandra, Thornton, and Yarck. Yea Club was "passed out”.”

A Yea newspaper clipping from July 1913 notes: “A meeting of delegates to the King Parrot Creek Football Association was held in the Homewood Hall last evening.

“Mr Stanley presided and all the Clubs were represented. Messrs Davoren and Dinner were present on behalf of the Yea Club and asked to be allowed to join the Association.

“After over an hour's discussion, it was unanimously agreed to admit Yea, and a fresh draw was made.

“Six applications for the position of umpires were received, and W. McLeish of Yea, and R.A.Ross of Broadford were selected; the secretary'of the Association to appoint a third if necessary “Owing to the short notice of Yea's admission to the Association, it has been found impossible to call a meeting of the Club to pick a team, etc, but all players are requested to meet at The Chronicle Office on Saturday at 12 30 to go by drag to Strath Creek.

“It has also been found necessary to change the colors. The Trades' Club has come to the rescue, and will lend their uniforms for Saturday's match. Players are requested to be be punctual.”

Soon, however, times were not good for the Kerrisdale club: they had to forfeit a match against Flowerdale, and were fined £1/1/-.

The July meeting saw Kerrisdale being asked to resign from the Association.

The resignation was handed in on the same night and Kerrisdale players were given permission to transfer with the other clubs in the Association.

But the troubles did not stop there. The meeting moved that the Yea Football Club’s Dave Curtain be severly reprimanded for his conduct in the Yea-Homewood match.

Strath Creek’s protest against Yea was upheld.

Association officials ruled that players must register with their nearest clubs.

The team colours were described as: ■ Flowerdale, red and black, ■ Homewood, blue and white, ■ Strath Creek, red stockings, blue jerseys, white trousers, ■ Kerrisdale, red and white, ■ Yea, black and gold, or yellow and black.

The first season’s fixture was: ■ June 14. Kerrisdale v Homewood, Flowerdale v Strath Creek, Yea - Bye. ■ June 21. Strath Creek v Yea, Homewood v Flowerdale, Kerrisdale - Bye. ■ June 28. Yea v Homewood, Flowerdale v Kerrisdale. Strath Creek - bye.

■ July 5. Homewood 9.13 (67) d Strath Creek

● Barry Purvis with the recently discovered King Parrot Football Minute book.

■ July 12. Flowerdale 5.12 (42) were de- for a conviction, “but wiser counsel prevailed” feated by Yea 6.4 (40).

Parnett refused to sign the document.

■ July 19. Homewood 4.10 (34) d Flowerdale Strath Creek was asked to forfeit the match 1.7 (13). and the matter was “referred to the League” ■ July 26. Homewood v Strath Creek, Yea v Two players were reprimanded for using “fou Flowerdale. language” in the same match.

The final was set down for August 9.

The Association’s financial statements for R. Ross and W. McLeish carried out the 1913 showed receipts totalling £3/0/6, with umpiring assignments in that first season, al- £1/11/0 in hand after expenses. though sometimes there was debate and split It was agreed that Homewood be allowed votes about which matches each should con- to use these funds to buy a pennant flag. duct.

May 1914 saw the first meeting of the

By Final time in August 1913, umpire Association for that year held at the KerrisMcLeish submitted his resignation. dale Station.

Ross was prposed a payment of five shilA vote to disband the Association for 1914 lings for expenses to attend Association was lost 4-3. The competition now comprised meetings regarding umpiring, however the three clubs: Flowerdale, Strath Creek and motion was overturned.

Homewood.

Hand-writing is often hard to make out, howMatches were fixed with six contests in the ever the team lists include some familiar first round from June 13-July 18, three games names. (Apologies for those names which could from July 25-August 8. not be deciphered.)_ A meeting held at the hotel at Flowerdale Amongst the Yea list are surnames includ- n August 1914 heard protests from Strath ing Johnson, Steuart, Redwood, Frazer, Creek (upheld) and Flowerdale (held over fo Coles, Willis, Gow, Lacey, McCormack, “further evidence”.

Simmons, Curtain, Edwards, Sheppard, The ‘Dale protests were later dismissed Drysdale, Oliver, Clark, McLeish, Phayer, “unanimously”.

Kidd, Jameson, Forbes, Stephens, One of the final entries in the Minute Book George, Burke, Hickingbotham, Petch, recorded that the Semi-Final was to be played Borrie, O’Connor, Nicholls, Carter and at Homewood.

Murray.

Final registrations for players at Flowerdale included: Stewart, Bates, Warnock, Moore, Doherty, Bainbridge, Hatty, Grant, Hall, Kaye, Embling, Collins, ■ Homewood won the 1913 flag of the Carver, Franklin, Peel, Yorston, Coonan, King Parrot Creek Football AssociaMcFarland, Forbes, Grant, Gilligan, tion.

Higgins, Cunningham and Parker.

Homewood played Yea on the RecreThe Homewood list comprised McCarthy, ation Ground.

Purvis, Johnson, Drysdale, Stanley, “A good number of spectators put in an Williamson, Hamilton, Slavin, Francis, appearance of a good game, but they were Bett, Johnston, Woodhouse, Borrie, sadly disappointed, as the locals only Oliver, Redmond, Edwards, Ball, Gilbert, falttered their supporters during the first 10 Weekes, Quinlan, Davies, Bell, Gardiner minutes, after which Homewood was the and Kennedy. only team in the hunt.

Strath Creek players included Neil, “The visitors were minus Davern, Green, Doherty, Reid, Forbes, McLeish, Johnston, Drysdale (2) ad Bett while Smith, Walters, Bruce, McPharland, McLeish was absent from Yea. Shirley Keays, Sutter, Morrison, Lowe, Plummer, captained the visitors, and Stewart the Lane, Hillear, Hay, Peel, Musgrave, Hatty, locals.

Borlean, Hoskins, Weekes, Smedley, Homewood 4.3 (27) d Yea 0.7 (7).

Baird, Hamilton, Brace, Wentworth, Finn Press correspondent ‘Goal Post’ wrote: and White.

“Homewood were best served by Shirley, Mr A. Doherty chaired the meeting held Purvis (2), Francis, Quinlan, Kennedy on July 18, 1913 at the ‘Glenfern Hotel, and McCann, in fact all played well and Flowerdale’. deserve their win, and ‘Goal Post’ takes Yea player Coles was disqualified for “two this opportunity of congratulating them on Saturdays” for foul play. securing the first premiership under the new There was argument about a goal umpire’s Association. decision in the Strath Creek-Flowerdale “Yea’s best were Kean, McConville, match but the Association’s representatives Wentworth and stewart, but the team voted to affirm the official’s call. on the whole appeared to lose heart.

“Vernon, a league umpire, controlled Strath Creek player Parnett was asked the game, and his decisions gave general to sign an affadavit confirming that he lived in satisfaction. Albert Franklin officiated as the area. boundary uimpire.”

A press report says McLeish fought hard

Homewood won the first flag

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Horses help family violence victims ■ Gabrielle Williams, State Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, has visited Yea to see the Horses Assisting You program in action and hear first-hand from those who have benefited from equine therapy.

Delivered by Nexus Primary Health, Primary Care Connect and Family Care, equine therapy is a relatively new form of psychological treatment in which clients spend time in a paddock in the presence of a horse.

The horse helps relax participants and encourages them to work through past trauma and help them begin to feel safe once again – taking psychology sessions out of the office and into the paddock.

The HAY program is shown to decrease symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress and has helped clients understand safety boundaries, identify emotions and reconnect after the trauma of family violence.

The State Government has invested more than $1 million in funding for family violence therapeutic services, including dedicated Aboriginal services, in the Goulburn region – an increase of more than 220 per cent.

The Royal Commission into Family Vio-

● Gabrielle Williams, Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence

lence highlighted the need for therapeutic interventions that are tailored to the diverse identities and experiences of Victorians, and the importance of strengthening the delivery of therapeutic services that focus on the needs of children and young people.

The state-wide funding follows the completion of 26 demonstration projects to trial new ways of providing intensive therapeutic support to Victorians experiencing or recovering from family violence.

“This program is all about helping young people recover from family violence in a safe and supportive environment – using equine therapy to reduce their symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress,” Ms Williams said.

“Spending time with these animals can have a calming effect, helping people who have suffered trauma build trust and overcome their fears.”

“Horses Assisting You has shown to be a great success, which is why we’re investing in more therapeutic services like this and ensuring these programs are available to all Victorians across the state,” Ms Williams told The Local Paper.

Waiting for deer strategy ■ Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish says she is exasperated at the lack of response and action taken by the State Government to release the deer management strategy, now a year overdue.

Ms McLeish put a question to the Minister for Agriculture in August last year, wanting answers to the flailing deer management strategy release date, after residents expressed growing concerns about escalating deer numbers and the damage they are causing.

"It has taken six months to receive a response from the Minister,” Ms McLeish told The Local Paper.

“It will take another six months for the government to release the strategy management report. I “t will then take another six months to put plans into action and see results. This is beyond ridiculous."

The Minister reported the final deer management strategy won't be released until later this year.

I have complaints constantly from locals who are fed up with their crops, vineyards and gardens being destroyed.

“Even worse, is reports of illegal hunting.

Residents can hear gun shots close by, spot light torches being shone into their homes and often find headless carcasses left by the road,"

● Barry Howlett of the Australian Deer Association.

Ms McLeish said.

Something needs to be done and should have been done over six months ago."

The deer management strategy has been in the works since 2018 and are no closer to announcing solutions to the deer crisis, Ms McLeish claims.

Barry Howlett, Executive Officer of the Australian Deer Association, says, "Increasing deer numbers in Victoria are impacting agriculture and biodiversity in the region.

"We need a well-considered plan that takes into consideration the views of everyone in the community.

The Australian Deer Association website says: “We have actively participated in the process of developing the strategy. We have appreciated from the outset that the strategy would fail if it was purely aimed at appeasing hunters, just as it would fail if it aimed simply to appease any other sectional interest.”

The draft strategy requires a partnership between all levels of Government, traditional owners, conservation and community groups, Landcare, water authorities, Catchment Management Authorities, the deer farming industry, the commercial deer harvest industry, the broader community and deer hunters and their hunting organisations.

Maxwell calls out State Govt.

■ Tania Maxwell , Northern Victoria MLC, has called out the State Government on its comments about performance of rail on the North East corridor.

Melissa Horne, Minister for Public Transport, responding to Ms Maxwell’s question last year, wrote: “There has been a significant improvement in performance on the North East corridor due to additional investment by the Victorian Government.”

Ms Maxwell had expressed concern for the continued safety of passengers and staff as a result of accidents, near misses and derailments and suggested the Government should consider putting all rail services on hold until safety can be fully guaranteed.

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● Tania Maxwell, Northern Vic. MLC

Ms Maxwell said that she conceded that halting rail services will be a massive inconvenience to passengers, but that the Federal and State governments could no longer ‘paper over’ neglect of the line and without immediate intervention it was only a matter of time before another accident and more fatalities.

The Government said it would provide Ms Maxwell with a written response, which she hopes will include evidence of genuine collaboration with the ARTC and Federal Government to resolve the rail issues that have plagued the line for a decade.

“Rail issues in the north east have plagued our region for a decade and its time the political hand-balling stopped,” said Ms Maxwell.

“I will continue to ask questions and hold the government to account until there is sufficient investment to bring the line up to the standard afforded to other regions.

“Our region is fed up with the constant inconvenience and poor performance, year after year, and it is jeopardising the safety of workers and passengers,” Ms Maxwell said.

Local Briefs VCAT decision

■ The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has affirmed a Whittlesea City Council decision to refuse a planning permit sought by Peter Baltovski to construct a dwelling on land yet to be restructured. The property is alongside Fifth Avenue and the Sunnyside Drive road reserve at Eden Park. It is described by VCAT Senior Member Geoffrey Code as an “old and inappropriate subdivision”, - austlii.edu.au

W’sea social tennis

■ Whittlesea Tennis Club is offering social tennis every Thursday night from 7.30pm onwards. No experience is required and everyone is welcome. Members have free entry, and non-members pay $5. This is a great opportunity to try your hand at tennis, learn from others and enjoy some fitness and fun.

- Megan Smithwick

Northern Pride

■ The Northern Pride Netball Association isoffering a school holiday netball clinic from 10am-1pm on Tuesday, April 7, at Mernda Central College (indoors) for children aged 7 to 12 years. All skill levels are welcome. $20 per person, BYO snack and drink. contact@npna.com.au - Megan Smithwick

Tolls on NE Link

■ Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas last week foreshadowed tolls on North East Link.

“The bill will facilitate tolling on the North East Link and it will establish the necessary toll enforcement regime. The government is introducing a new structure where a state tolling corporation will be responsible for fixing and collecting toll revenues for the North East Link.

“This provides the state with flexibility to financially benefit from the toll revenue and accommodate a range of potential toll revenue monetisation strategies should the state wish to realise value this way in the future.

“The legislation is required to establish the STC as a statutory corporation and to confer the relevant tolling powers and responsibilities.”

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Fires fundraiser

■ Warm, sunny conditions greeted a field of 70 golfers on Sunday, March 1 for the Bushfire Relief Fundraiser held at Marysville Community Golf and Bowls Club. Players from Commonwealth, National, Woodlands, Ringwood, Rosebud Country Club, Mandalay, Healesville R ACV, Gardner’s Run, Eildon, Alexandra, Yering, Warburton, Beacon Hills, Long Island, Seymour, Strathbogie and Euroa golf clubs joined local members for a shotgun start of a stableford round.

Overall winner for the day was Dylan Jack (24) from Alexandra with 45 points.

Men’s winner was Adam Littlejohn (19) with 42 points and the ladies winner was Mim Page (22) with 35 points.

- Marysville Triangle News

Grants open soon

■ Marysville and Triangle Community Foundation is announcing that its 2020 grants program opens on March 16.

This year, unlike previous grant rounds offered by the Foundation, the grant round will be open for a period of nine weeks, closing on May 18. Grant applications are submitted through www.marysvilletriangle foundation.org.au The program was established with the vision of building a legacy for a vibrant, healthy and resilient future across the communities of Murrindindi Shire. Recent grants have gone to Taggerty, Flowerdale and Marysville.

- Marysville Triangle News

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What’s On: local events this week WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 2nd Wednesday ■ 12 Noon-3.30pm. Unfinished Objects (UFOs). Work on your PHD (Projects Half Done). Bring your colouring, knitting, painting and more. At Yea Pioneer Reserve. Phone: Yea Community House, 5797 3070.

■ 4pm-8pm. Information Session.

Nillumbik Shire Council Draft Economic Strategy. At Hurstbridge Hub, 50 Graysharps Rd, Hurstbridge.

■ 7pm-8pm. 1st Kinglake Cubs (7-11 years). At Kinglake Memorial Reserve.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 2nd Thursday ■ 9.30am-12 Noon. Introduction to Computers. $95/$85. Whittlesea Community House. Phone: 9716 3361.

■ 4pm-8pm. Information Session.

Nillumbik Shire Council Draft Economic Strategy. At St Andrews Community Centre, 35 Caledonia St, St Andrews.

■ 6pm. Marysville Community Planning Meeting. At Marysville Community Centre.

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 2nd Friday ■ 10am-3pm. Whittleseamers. Variety of craft including patchwork, embroideries, crochet, knitting. Hall behind Christ Church, Whittlesea. Phone: Jenny, 9716 0079.

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 2nd Saturday ■ 10.30am. Celebrating the Seasons Part 2. Whittlesea Community Garden, Laurel St, Whittlesea. Phone: 9716 3361.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 15 3rd Sunday ■ Agricultural Chemical Uer Permit, with 1080 Endorsement. Tw-day course for effective pest plant and animal control. Cost: $30 for Landcare members, $75 for nonLandcare members. At Taggerty Community Hub. Phone: Cat Thomas, 0418 655 474.

Email: uglandcare@ugln.net ■ 7am. Broadford Swap Meet. Once a year, Broadford becomes a sea of antiquities, embracing the ye ole' saying that one mans trash is another man's treasure. From old car parts, tyres, signs, arts, crafts, clothing, homemade bits and pieces, collectibles of varying sorts, old records to rare bottles, clothing, make-up, china, tea pots, mirrors and other odds and ends you would likely find after an archaeological dig or a day long adventure in your grandpa's shed. Free kids activities, food options, palm reading and more. Plus, for all you car enthusiasts, we will be having a mega car display on the race track! Enter at any time during the day, at entry cost price.

With a brand new bigger and better venue, the 2020 Broadford Swap Meet promises to be another great event. With over 180 sites pre booked there is no better time than now to book in or plan a visit!

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■ 5.30pm-7pm. Guided group meditation sessions. Instruction, discussion, meditation, practice. Led by Archie and Cynthia. $7 per session. At Yea Butter Factory, 13 Rattray St, Yea. Phone: 5797 3070.

■ 6pm. Whittlesea City Council. Special meeting to adopt the 2020-21 budget initiatives (closed confidential initiatives). At Council Chamber, Council offices, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang.

■ 7pm. Mitchell Shire Council ordinary meeting. At Council Chamber, 113 High St, Broadford.

■ 5.30pm-7pm. Guided group meditation sessions. Instruction, discussion, meditation, practice. Led by Archie and Cynthia. $7 per session. At Yea Butter Factory, 13 Rattray St, Yea. Phone: 5797 3070.

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 3rd Tuesday ■ St Patrick’s Day ■ 10am-12 Noon. Glenburn Craft Club.

Craft devotees practise all forms of craft. $2 per session. At Old School Hall, Melba Hwy, Glenburn. Phone: Maureen, 5797 8495.

■ 10am-12 Noon. Bringing Up Great Kids. 6-Week Program. At Orchard Road Community and Early Living Centre, 121 Orchard Rd, Doreen. Phone: 9404 8865.

■ 10.30am-12.3-pm. The Nanna's Group. Doing things for charity. At Bridge Inn Hotel, Mernda. Phone: Julie Sutherland, 9714 8307.

■ 11am-2pm. Learn To Sew. $120/$100.

Includes materials. Whittlesea Community House.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 3rd Wednesday ■ 12 Noon-3.30pm. Unfinished Objects (UFOs). Work on your PHD (Projects Half Done). Bring your colouring, knitting, painting and more. At Yea Pioneer Reserve. Phone: Yea Community House, 5797 3070.

■ 7pm-8pm. 1st Kinglake Cubs (7-11 years). At Kinglake Memorial Reserve.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 3rd Thursday ■ 9.30am-12 Noon. Introduction to Computers. $95/$85. Whittlesea Community House. Phone: 9716 3361.

■ 7pm-9pm. Thermo-Boost Session. At Yea Community House. Phone: Alison, 0401 500 293.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 3rd Friday

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 4th Tuesday

■ 10am-12 Noon. Glenburn Craft Club.

Craft devotees practise all forms of craft. $2 per session. At Old School Hall, Melba Hwy, Glenburn. Phone: Maureen, 5797 8495.

■ 10am-12 Noon. Bringing Up Great Kids. 6-Week Program. At Orchard Road Community and Early Living Centre, 121 Orchard Rd, Doreen. Phone: 9404 8865.

■ 10.30am-12.30pm. The Nanna's Group. Doing things for charity. At Bridge Inn Hotel, Mernda. Phone: Julie Sutherland, 9714 8307.

■ 11am-2pm. Learn To Sew. $120/$100.

Includes materials. Whittlesea Community House.

■ 7pm. Nillumbik Shire Council meeting.

At Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Civic Drive, Greensborough.

■ 7pm. Yarra Ranges Shire Council. At Lilydale Senior Citizens Centre, 7 Hardy St, Lilydale.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 4th Wednesday

■ 10am-11.30am. Women of the World at Whittlesea. At Whittlesea Community Activity Centre. Phone: 9716 0543.

■ 12 Noon-3.30pm. Unfinished Objects (UFOs). Work on your PHD (Projects Half Done). Bring your colouring, knitting, painting and more. At Yea Pioneer Reserve. Phone: Yea Community House, 5797 3070.

■ 6pm. Murrindindi Shire Council meeting. At Yea. ■ 7pm-8pm. 1st Kinglake Cubs (7-11 years). At Kinglake Memorial Reserve.

THURSDAY, MARCH 26 4th Thursday

■ 9am-4pm. Standard Mental Health First Aid. $250/$230. Whittlesea Community House.

■ 9.30am-12 Noon. Introduction to Computers. $95/$85. Whittlesea Community House. Phone: 9716 3361.

FRIDAY, MARCH 27 4th Friday

■ 6.45am. Depart Mill Park for 5-Day Trip to the High Country. (7am South Morang, 7.15am Mernda, 7.30am Whittlesea). Whittlesea Combined Pensioners. $989 per person twin share. Phone: Nella, 0433 114 960.

■ 10am-3pm. Whittleseamers. Variety of craft including patchwork, embroideries, crochet, knitting. Hall behind Christ Church, Whittlesea. Phone: Jenny, 9716 0079.

■ 9am-4pm. Standard Mental Health First Aid. $250/$230. Whittlesea Community House.

■ 10am-3pm. Whittleseamers. Variety of craft including patchwork, embroideries, crochet, knitting. Hall behind Christ Church, Whittlesea. Phone: Jenny, 9716 0079.

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 3rd Saturday

SUNDAY, MARCH 29 5th Sunday

■ 9.30am-12.30pm. Microwave Pots and Mini Garden Workshop. $65 per person. At Yea Community House. Phone: 5797 3070. Email: info@yeahouse.org.au

■ Long table luncheon. At Toorourrong Reservoir Park. Phone: 0427 510 092.

SUNDAY, MARCH 22 4th Sunday ■ 11am-4pm. Kinglake Country Fair. Includes Kinglake Produce and Artisan Market, hosted by the Rotary Club of Kinglake Ranges.

At Kinglake West Reserve, Recreation Rd, Kinglake West. (Parking: 1029 WhittleseaKinglake Rd, Kinglake West.)

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■ 5.30pm-7pm. Guided group meditation sessions. Instruction, discussion, meditation, practice. Led by Archie and Cynthia. $7 per session. At Yea Butter Factory, 13 Rattray St, Yea. Phone: 5797 3070.

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DiamondValley News

Better bushfire relief required Valley Latest Cleaning Up

■ Danielle Green, Yan Yean MLA, spoke in State Parliament last week about local Clean Up Australia activities: “On Sunday I was privileged to host again the annual Clean Up Australia Day at Laurimar Wetlands. We have been doing this for more than a decade. Thank you to local families, including the Doreen Scouts, Girl Guides and Cubs as well as representatives from the Yan Yean Youth Advisory Council and Young Labor, who turned up to help clean up, fix up and conserve these great wetlands in Laurimar.

“It was the largest turnout, and it saw the least amount of rubbish collected in over a decade, which means the Doreen community are caring for their neighbourhood every day of the year.

“The Diamond Creek Clean Up Australia Day event held its first clean-up, and it was huge in numbers and supported by all community groups in Diamond Creek: the men’s shed, Rotary, Lions, the CFA, Parkrun, Scouts, many more sporting clubs and more, all pulled together by our fabulous traders association,” Ms Green said.

Kangaroo killings ■ Greg Johnson on behalf of Friends of Nillumbik asked Council if it would seek a more active role in kangaroo management and the illegal use of firearms last July.

“Council reported the matter immediately to DELWP. They advised they were aware that Wildlife Victoria volunteers had euthanised the kangaroos due to sickness.”

■ Better co-ordination of bushfire relief is needed, Banyule-based Parliamentarian, Anthony Carbines, toldState Parliament last week.

Mr Carbines, MLA for Ivanhoe, said: “Neighbourhood houses are the heart and soul of local communities—the go-to people connecting residents to services and support,” Mr Carbines told the Legislative Assembly.

“My thanks to Evelyn and the Buchan Neighbourhood House team, plus Nico and the staff at Bruthen and District Neighbourhood House for meeting the Speaker and me last week so we could better understand their work in response to bushfire-affected communities in Gippsland and the support they are providing.

“A key takeaway, which I have flagged with the Premier and responsible ministers, is the need to better co-ordinate and help generous community service organisations and the general public focus their generosity where it is needed most and on priority items.

“Community halls in Gippsland are packed to the gunwales with more cans of chickpeas than they really need and a pallet of anchovies even - perhaps not meeting real community needs.

“Local businesses perhaps cannot sell items because everyone in town has got about 30 toothbrushes, and that affects local economies and local businesses.

“What we need to be making sure of is how to develop community shopping lists so we can direct community generosity and prioritise where people want it to be driven.

“We need to manage the challenge of the public service and that generosity that people desire to provide communities in bushfire-affected areas.

“There will be other disasters, and what we also want to make sure of is, as winter approaches, how we deal with the increasing demand that is going to come in those communities in the coming months”

● Anthony Carbines, Ivanhoe MLA

Who is who?

■ Nillumbik residentAnthony Collum asked Mayor Cr Karen Egan which Councillors were being described when she reportedly described the Council as ‘two blues, two reds and three basically in the middle’.

Cr Egan replied: “I actually addressed the panel as an individual Councillor, not on behalf of Council. I specifically stated my view on the matter and I have nothing further to add, except that it was in relation to development.”

Time to halt illegal motorbikes Mitchell Matters Primary Care

Tallarook tale

■ The future re-building of the Tallarook Hall has been recognised in State Parliament by Euroa MLA Steph Ryan. “ It is absolutely delightful to see that Tallarook hall is about to be rebuilt after being destroyed by fire, and I congratulate that community,” Ms Ryan said.

SRHC Explorer

■ Seymour Railway Heritage Centre is hosting its Gippsland Explorer train on Saturday, April 18. The rain will be hauled by former Victorian Railways locomotives. www.srhc.org.au

■ Yan Yean MP Danielle Green last week told State Parliament that use of the word ‘buggered” was offensive.

“On a point of order, Acting Speaker, I raised at the beginning of this [Matter of Public Interest] with the Speaker the offensive use of the word buggered,” Ms Green said.

“It should not be used in this place because of its reference to the now-defunct crime of buggery, which is completely hostile and offensive to the gay community.

“I would ask that it should stop being used by the member for Sandringham, the pottymouthed member for Ripon and any other Liberal that thinks it is appropriate to use that term.

“I take offence at being identified as having raised a frivolous point of order. I have two sons: one gay, one straight.

“The use of the term buggered is completely offensive to me and my family. I would say: do not cast aspersions on me and say that I raised a frivolous point of order. It was not frivolous. It is heartfelt by me,” Ms Green said.

Vacant place

Mitchell Shire News

■ Euroa MLA Steph Ryan has spoken in State Parliament about Primary Care Partnerships.

“This month the primary care partnerships celebrate their 20th anniversary. The Andrews government has refused to fund the PCPs beyond June 20 this year despite the very important role that they play in our communities both in improving health and wellbeing and in avoiding unnecessary hospital presentations and admissions,” Ms Ryan said.

“Bec and her team at the Lower Hume PCP are doing great work to improve access to mental health services across the southern end of my electorate, particularly in Mitchell.

“Their service is vitally important, and I urge the government to provide ongoing funding for them,” Ms Ryan said.

Regional Briefs Offensive words

● Allen Hall, Steph Ryan, David Moran and Robert Jensen ■ Wandong residents are calling on the State has been taken to address their concerns,” Ms Government to appropriately manage the im- Ryan said. pact illegal recreational motorbike riding is hav“Dirt bikes being ridden in Affleck St and ing on the local community.

Dry Creek Rd in Wandong create significant Euroa MLA Steph Ryan joined local resi- noise for nearby residents with some arriving as dent Robert Jensen to officially launch the peti- early as 8am. tion, which urges to government to work with “Residents have asked council to work with Mitchell Shire Council to minimise the envi- Victoria Police to enforce a 50-60kmh sign to ronmental destruction of dirt bikes frequenting deter regular bike users frequenting the area Affleck St and Dry Creek Rd. however, these changes would mean substanMs Ryan said the petition comes in response tial infrastructure improvements to comply with to the government’s failure to resolve the VicRoads’ requirements.” community’s concerns, leaving nearby land“Instead of suggesting long term improveholders completely frustrated. ments, the Minister has deflected the issue back “For several years, residents living near the to local council even though her own departMt Disappointment State Forest have lobbied ment holds jurisdiction of the Mount Disappointboth local and state governments to address the ment State Forest.” ongoing environmental destruction caused by ■ Copies of the petition can be posted by phonillegal dirt bikes in the area however, no action ing Ms Ryan’s office on 5762 1600.

■ A selection has taken place following the resignation of Mary Wooldridge from the Victorian Legislative Council.

“Dr Matthew Bach has been duly chosen to hold the vacant place,” State Parliament was advised by Colin Brooks, Speaker.

Question to Cl.

■ Nillumbik resident Bill Lord had a question for the Council at its February meeting: “ Given that at last election Federal Labor offered Nillumbik Council $4m should they win the election to complete the Diamond Creek Regional Trail, why is Council now only asking for a grant from the State Government for a grant to now finish the trail, but not the Liberal Federal Government?

The Council responded: “The advocacy document endorsed by Council at the February 2020 Future Nillumbik meeting is an open request for funding to all political parties and all levels of government.”

Elevation College

■ Ros Spence, MLA for Yuroke, has spoken of the opening of the new Elevation Secondary College in Craigieburn , with a welcome to the inaugural 140 students, as well as their parents, teachers and school staff.

“Elevation Secondary is the second of six new schools that will open across this term of government in the Yuroke electorate,” Ms Spence said.

“Importantly, it is the first supported inclusion secondary school in the Yuroke electorate, catering to a diverse range of students of all abilities.

“I joined the Premier for a further visit and it was great to see how well the students and staff are settling in. We had the opportunity to tour the school’s state-of-the-art facilities, which include a learning community, an administrative building, hard courts and a specialist subject building.

“There is also plenty of space for Elevation Secondary to grow in the years to come, with future plans including a performing arts and physical education space.

“Congratulations to the Elevation Secondary school community on a great start to the school year. I wish all students, staff and families all the very best for an exciting school year ahead,” Ms Spence said.

Wallan rail crash

■ Parliamentarian Danielle Green last week told the Legislative Assembly that she would like to make special mention of the first responders who worked onsite at the Wallan train derailment.

“I witnessed firsthand how professional, methodical and compassionate they were.

Thank you to police, paramedics, firefighters, SES, the Salvation Army and fast food staff at Wallan Southbound who worked seamlessly to support passengers and rail staff. My condolences go out to the loved ones of the deceased rail workers,” Ms Green said.

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Regional Briefs Expert member

■ The City of Whittlesea is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified independent person with local government expertise to be a member of Council’s CEO Employment Matters Advisory Committee.

CEMAC is an Advisory Committee charged with assisting Council in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities in managing the performance of the Chief Executive Officer.

Further details about how to lodge an Expression of Interest can be found on Council’s website www.whittlesea.vic.gov.au Enquiries and EOIs, in strict confidence, can be directed to Michael Tonta, Manager Governance by email cemac@ whittlesea.vic.gov.au or phone 9217 2207.

Expressions of interest will be accepted only via email and close 2pm on Monday (March 16).

Kaufland latest ■ The German supermarket giant Kaufland had wanted to set up in High St, Epping.

Whittlesea Council was against the idea, but the State Government wanted to support the development.

Now that Kaufland has announced that it has abandoned plans for the Epping store, the Council is asking the State Government to reverse planning permissions that it gave.

$26 mil. project ■ The $26 million redevelopment of the Mill Park Leisure Centre is nearing completion, last week’s Whittlesea City Council meeting was advised.

"The centre represents a significant capital investment for Council and the return of a highly valued community facility,” said a report to Councillors.

“A membership pre-sales campaign prior to the re-opening is crucial to meet the projected membership targets and ensure the centre’s on-going financial viability.”

Tourism agreement ■ Yarra Ranges Council was due last night (Tues.) to consider partnering agreements relating to tourism.

A 12-month extension of the agreement to hJune 30, 2021, of Yarra Valley Tourism was recommended. Thisx would increase the funding agreement by 2.5 per cent to $489,016.

Lilydale proposal

■ Last night's meeting of Yarra Ranges Shire Council was due to hear a proposal by applicant Mr S. Toghyani to construct four dwellings and create a four-lot subdivision at 26 Albert Hill Rd, Lilydale.

Owner of the property, currently with a single dwelling, is Mr S. Azari.

Contract details ■ Appointment of a debt collection firm was due to be considered by Yarra Ranges Shire Council last night (Tues.). Results of the Council’s decision were unknown when The Local Paper went to press.

A recommendation was being made that Credit Solutions Pty Ltd win a contract for an initial period of two years commencing April 22, 2020, at an agreed schedule of rates, kept confidential for commercial reasons.

Plans considered

■ Yarra Ranges Shire Council endorsement of the Yarra Junction Recreation Reserve Master Plan was due to be decided by Councillors, meeting last night (Tues.) at Lilydale.

■ Documents for the Seville Recreation Reserve Master Plan and Montrose Recreation Reserve Master Plan are likely to be released for community consultation.

$1.9m for pavilion?

■ Proposals are underway for Yarra Ranges Shire to spend $1.9 million on the Mount Evelyn Pavilion Redevelopment from two sources.

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Countback to replace Ricky ■ A countback of votes cast 3½-years ago will decide the replacement for ex-Mayor Ricky Kirkham on Whittlesea City Council.

An extraordinary vacancy has occurred in North Ward within due to Mr Kirkham’sresignation on February 17.

Returning Officer Katrina Collins, of the Victorian Electoral Commission, says the vacancy will be filled through a countback of the vacating councillor's votes from the October 2016 general election.

Only candidates who were unsuccessful at the general election, and remain eligible, can be included.

The countback will take place at 10.30 am on Wednesday, March 25, in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, 25 Ferres Boulevard, South Morang.

Interested parties may attend and observe the countback.

The result will be published online at vec.vic.gov.au following the countback.

Plenty Paragraphs Sunday Festival

● Ricky Kirkham. Photo: Ash Long

Awards for Whittlesea

■ An easy-to-access web portal which is helping councils be more environmentally sustainable has won the City of Whittlesea an award at the 2020 LGProAwards for Excellence.

Known as the Supply Chain Sustainability School Local Government Portal, it is a joint pilot program in partnership with the cities of Port Phillip and Wyndham, the Support Chain Sustainability School and EY ECO-Buy. The free portal helps councils and their suppliers to reduce their environmental impacts, achieve sustainability targets and be more efficient.

The City of Whittlesea also won the Institute of Public Administration Australia Leading Employer award for its four-year People

Plan at the Leadership in the Public Sector Awards last month.

The plan set the direction for how the organisation needed to grow, change and improve across five key areas (culture, leadership, capability, enabling organisation and wellbeing) to ensure it could meet the challenges ahead and deliver on the community's Whittlesea 2040 vision.

Council's building and planning team were also named finalists in the Service Delivery Initiative category at the LGPro Awards for Excellence. The team was recognised for its Priority Development Assessment Process and Fast Lane Planning Assessment Process which aims to streamline the planning process.

■ The City of Whittlesea Community Festival will be held at the Whittlesea Public Gardens, Lalor, from 11am-5pmon Sunday (Mar. 15). Location is 157 Barry Rd, Lalor.

Theme this year is Our Backyard, which will celebrate the gatherings, games and gardens that are part of life in both private backyards and community parks.

With the development of apartments and denser living, the traditional image of the Australian backyard is changing.

‘Our Backyard’ will celebrate the many cultures that make up the community and the different ways we use and look after our recreational, social and restful spaces.

There will be food, live music, dance, art, free kid’s activities, backyard games, roving entertainers, chillout area and rides.

A free bus will run to and from Thomastown station, via Pacific Epping.

Apps for kinder

■ Kindergarten applications for 2022 in Whittlesea municipality opened on March 1. To be eligible your child must turn 4 by April 30 in the year of attendance.

If your child was born between January and April, you can choose which year to enrol your child - the year they are eligible or the year after.

You can apply online or download an application form and email, fax, mail it or drop it off during business hours to the council offices in South Morang.

A parent web portal is now available for you to view and modify your child's kindergarten application.

Yarra Ranges Shire News

Bridge needed at McMahons Ck ■ The need for a new pedestrian bridge at McMahons Creek, just south of the iconic Reefton Hotel, was raised in State Parliament last week by Cindy McLeish, MLA for Eildon.

“The local community want to see this project prioritised for funding,” Ms McLeish told the Legislative Assembly.

“In 2017 the bridge was demolished by VicRoads, citing safety concerns and risk to pedestrians. It has never been replaced.

“This has left the community divided. They are certainly not divided on the issue of the reinstatement of the bridge, but they are now physically divided from each other by a river with no bridge.

“To get from one side to the other pedestrians or cyclists need to venture onto Woods Point Road. This involves walking around a blind corner in an 80-kilometre-an-hour zone, and this is simply not acceptable.

“Woods Point Road is really busy, all the more so with the considerable work being done to upgrade the Upper Yarra dam.

“I am pleased that the Minister for Water is at the table because she will be able to confirm to the Minister for Roads the increased busyness of this section of road.

“The number of truck movements per day along this road has increased dramatically—an extra two trucks per hour for 18 months or so, significantly increasing the risk to locals.

“The minister needs to recognise, understand and respect the needs of small communities.

“Connectedness is so important. It should be easy for children and adults to move around safely.

“The pedestrian bridge allowed this to happen. The small communities of McMahons Creek and Reefton have rallied to continue to push for the bridge to be replaced.

“They have formed the Reefton and McMahons CreekAction Group. I am so impressed by this group. They are so organised and very focused on a number of community

Up Hill, Down Dale Fun run praise

● Reefton Hotel. projects, and this is one of their key priorities.

“They meet regularly, and I have been to a number of their meetings. Now, some 15 months or so ago in this place I called for the immediate reinstatement of the bridge.

“The community have written to the Department of Transport and to the minister requesting meetings and pleading for the bridge to be replaced. They believe the government is failing to keep their community safe.

“The Yarra Ranges Shire Council as recently as last week and local councillor Jim Child continue to be supportive.

“They have moved a motion again to write to the Department of Transport and to the relevant ministers. Now, this should not be the case, because this is a safety matter.

“There had been costs bandied around—that it could be $2 million, which is absolutely outrageous because there seems to be no understanding of how this figure has been arrived at, with costs actually “being closer to $200 000.

“I think that is a lot more reasonable. It is something that should be done and needs to be done, and it needs to be done with some urgency,” Ms McLeish said.

■ Last month’s Warburton Up and Running fun run committee and volunteers have been praised in State Parliament by local MLA, Cindy McLeish.

“It is always good to see both local runners and others coming some distance to compete in the events,” Ms McLeish informed the Lower House.

“I was delighted to enter a team in the teams event, and although Barry was the only winner from my team, we all had a bit of fun.

“It is not easy to put on an event like this year on year. I commend the efforts put into organising, promoting, securing sponsorship and making it all happen on the day.

“Again, Bendigo Bank was one of the main sponsors; 2020 is a special year for the bank as it was on February 25, 2000 that they opened their first community bank branch in Warburton.

“Eight years later they opened a second branch in Yarra Junction and really established themselves as a key bank in the Upper Yarra. Like so many other areas in regional Victoria, Warburton was indirectly impacted by the bushfires.

“Numbers at the Warburton tourist information centre indicated January 2020 numbers were 1500 less than January of the previous three years. This has had a real impact on local economies.

“There are some very exciting projects in the Yarra Valley at the moment, all of which are relying on support from the state government. The Warburton mountain bike destination, the next stage of the Yarra Valley trail and the historic Yarra Valley Railway can help shape tourism and secure local economies into the future”

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Arkfest at Lilydale

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020

■ Ark Theatre reprised their exciting Arkfest Festival last weekend with writers invited nationally to submit plays of 10 minutes' duration, and these were assessed anonymously by a selection panel.

Theatre groups and ensembles could also register to be eligible to perform plays from the selected shortlist of approximately 60 original plays.

Produced by Paula Armstrong, 24 plays were performed in heats, culminating in the Finals where 10 plays were judged for Best Script, Best Production, People's Choice Best Production, Best Director, Actor, Actress and Best Promotional Marketing.

- Cheryl Threadgold

● Prize winners in the Arkfest held in Lilydale. (Front row, from left): Kathryn Brown, Liz Matthews (Best Female Actor),Emma Barber (Best Production), Jacqui Cooke, Louise Woodward (Best Director), Hope Cunningham (Adjudicators' Award).

Second Row: Nicola Ritchie, Greg Burgess, Maddison Duncan, Steve Saul, Andrew Tomazos (Best Actor), Alaine Beek (Best Script) and Elle Parkinson.

Photos: Malcolm Threadgold

● From left: Arkfest team members Ann O'Connor, Rosemary Cullinan, Paula Armstrong and Peter Jones.

● From left: Robyn Kelly, Rowan Francis (MC), Tony Bird and Cheryl Threadgold.

Stella Prize

■ The Stella Prize 2020 shortlist features writers of "tremendous courage", big names alongside emerging stars.

See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill (Black Inc.) Diving Into Glass by Caro Llewellyn (Penguin Random House) There Was Still Love by Favel Parrett (Hachette Australia) Here Until August by Josephine Rowe (Black Inc.) The Yield by Tara June Winch (Penguin Random House) The Weekend by Charlotte Wood (Allen & Unwin) - Cheryl Threadgold

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Bevy of Blokes and their Ladies ■ Following their debut concert at St Oswald’s in December last year, Julie Houghton and Friends return on Sunday, March 22 for a musical journey entitled A Bevy of Blokes … and their Ladies, at St Oswald's, Glen Iris.

The music will embrace the best of popular opera, music theatre, Gilbert and Sullivan and a little poetry. The focus will be on the beauty of the male voice, but the concert will also showcase some female vocals.

The featured artists will include parlour favourites such as Adam Miller (baritone), Christian Smith (baritone), and Doug Kelly (tenor) as well as Karen Van Spall (mezzo-soprano), Piera Dennerstein (soprano) and Julie Houghton (contralto).

All will be supported by piano soloist and accompanist Coady Green, with Julie Houghton as the compere, storyteller and lover of poetry.

Concert Co-ordinator at St Oswald’s, Peter Johnson, remarks: “This concert will build on the great following that Julie Houghton and Friends established through their Christmas concert at the end of 2019.

“The audience loved the variety of music and the different voices. This coming concert will again feature popular music from opera to G&S and the diversity of vocal talents of Julie Houghton and Friends which will appeal to a wide audience.”

Date: March 22 at 2.30pm Venue: St Oswald's Anglican Church, 100 High Street, Glen Iris

Equality spotlight

■ A cancer survivor, a firefighter, a councillor and a police constable. A CEO, a footballer, a club president, a climate activist and a school principal.

Nine Colac women gathered this week to recognise and celebrate International Women’s Day, highlighting the theme Each for Equal.

ColacArea Health chief Fiona Brew, cancer survivor Pippa Zappelli, Colac Otway Shire councillor Kate Hanson, Colac West Primary School principalEmma Lamb, CFA volunteer Lorin Fisk, Colac police Constable Jemma Thornton, Colac West Rotary Club president Lyn Crook, star footballer Darcy Moloney and climate activist Jamie Rodgers reflected on the day and what it meant to them.

- Colac Herald

Pandemic fears

● Christian Smith Tickets price: Adult $30, Concession $25, Students $10.

Available through Judy Johnson 9807 7647 or https://www.trybooking.com/BIIJV All proceeds from this and other concerts go to Kids Hope, Anglicare, indigenous communities and other community groups

Marysville Music Weekend ■ The Marysville Jazz and Blues Weekend is to be re-branded as the Marysville Music Weekend.

The festival has become an popular event with locals, Melbourne day trippers and interstate guests.

First artists to be announced include headline acts Pierce Brothers and Guitar Showdown featuring legendary guitarists, GeoffAchison and Jimi Hocking together onstage.

Many more acts will be announced over the next few months as venues around town fill with three days of performances.

Presented by Lions of Marysville and District Inc , Marysville Music Weekend will feature the jazz and blues that regulars have come to love, as well as so much more: contemporary folk, roots, country, and everything in between when it touches down October 16-18.

Bill Bate, Festival Director, says of the rebrand, “We’re excited for a new direction in the new decade for our beloved music weekend.

“The new name boasts a more diverse offering of music and events. Rest assured there will still be our exciting list of artists, in the same great venues, all set in the beautiful surrounds of Marysville.

Tickets are now on sale from www.marysvillemusicweekend.com Artist applications are now open on the website, and professional musical artists working in Blues, Jazz, Country, Folk and Roots are encouraged to express their interest to perform.

Applications will close April 17.

Across Victoria

■ Fear of a coronavirus pandemic appears to have come to Wangaratta despite no cases of the virus reported in regional Victoria.

The Wangaratta Chronicle understands some supermarket shelves were totally cleared of toilet paper yesterday morning among other non-perishable items, which came after Woolworths and Coles released statements limiting toilet paper packs to a purchase limit of four packs per transaction both in store and online.

Northeast Health Wangaratta chief executive officer Tim Griffiths said the hospital has put a pandemic plan in place and would continue to work closely with government authorities.

- Wangaratta Chronicle

Tram on track

■ The Terang Returned and Services League tram restoration project team has begun to realise plans for the installation’s exterior, with a new shelter now in place.

After arriving at the Terang RSL hall in June, RSL members and volunteers have been busy getting the old W871 tram ready for use as an interactive museum, with plans now under way to refurbish the exterior.

RSL president Steve Bloxham said the team – consisting of Les Morgan, Terry Fidge, Don Bowden, Gary McKenzie, Roger Primmer, Leo Sergeant and John Fletcher – hoped the installation would be completed in about two years.

- Terang Express

Time to recover

■ After a horrific three months with around 900,000 hectares directly impacted by bushfire, East Gippsland is in recovery mode with all fires now contained.

Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Lisa Neville, was in East Gippsland with CFA chief officer, Steve Warrington, and Victoria’s first commissioner with Fire Rescue Victoria , Ken Block.

- Bairnsdale Advertiser

Carbon goal

■ The scale of the challenge facing the City of Ballarat to hit a target of carbon neutrality by 2025 has come under the spotlight.

One senior council officer has said electric vehicles were still "not financially viable" while another document suggests the municipality will only be able to cut landfill carbon emissions to 30 per cent below 2015 levels by the time the target date arrives.

Deputy mayor Cr Belinda Coates, one of the main advocates behind the carbon neutrality plan, said the target remained the same.

- Ballarat Courier

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Confidential Veritas Melbourne

Talk is cheap, gossip is priceless

A critical eye to matters in the media, television, radio and the arts

Get well Lucy

■ Light FM (89.9) breakfast show co-host Lucy Holmes after serious surgery at the weekend, in which she lost one-fifth of her blood. Lucy has been treated for endometriosis, and the medical crew found a growth the size of a mango. It was scary for the surgeon and her team.

Lucy shared with social media friends that whilst high on morphine after the surgery, she rdered a large seal-shaped pillow on eBay. Lucy has received thousands of ‘get well’ messages on Facebook.

Community radio

■ Ralph Knight is missed on 3CR’s Swing And Sway and Steam Radio programs.

■ Why does Ian Douglas (Easterly Winds, Radio Eastern, 6.30pm Fridays) find it necessary to recite his personal biography, twice in every program?

■ For how long will Dennis Scanlan’s Front Page show (9am-11am Wednesdays-Fridays) appear in the program guide of Geelong community station 94.7 Pulse?

Radio jobs

■ A Breakfast Presenter is wanted for Melbourne’s Joy 94.9 FM .

■ An Assistant Content Director/Announcer position is being advertised 3HA/MIXX FM at Hamilton.

■ Assistant Content Director is required at 89.9 Light FM Melbourne.

A good word for ...

■ Greta Bradman is the best ... but so too are Vanessa Hughes, Tamara-Anna Cislowska and Stéphanie Kabanyana Kanyandekwe. They are amongst the team of young, intelligent women who create a pleasure of listing to ABC Classic FM. Their phrasing and pacing are excellent. Some older presenters could learn a thing or two from these talented presenters.

Olympics on SEN

■ Greg Newman’s Jocks Journal confirms that Seven West Media and Crocmedia have announced that the SEN Radio network of metro commercial AM stations will carry the Tokyo OlympicGames later this year.

The group’s 1116 SEN and 1629 SEN SA are among the stations that will carry almost three weeks of action during the Olympic Games, supported by a dedicated Olympic channel on 1377 SEN+ and the SEN app.

The commentary of Seven’s key sports broadcasters including Bruce McAvaney (athletics), Basil Zempilas (swimming) and many others will be heard across the radio airwaves.

Pooch Perfect

■ Seven Studios has sold Pooch Perfect to BBC, reports tvtonight.com.au BBC One has commissioned the dog contest with actress Sheridan Smith (Cilla, Mrs. Biggs, Cleaning Up) as host.

Seven Studios UK will produce the show, with Damon Pattison as Executive Producer.

It’s special

■ Seven Sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney was honoured with the Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award t the Quill Awards on Friday.

McAvaney thanked his Seven Networ colleagues for their support throughout his extraordinary career to date.

“It’s a huge honour and a bit daunting when you see who has come before you,” he said, as quoted by the TV Tonight website.

Fishlace Jones Masterclass

■ Crowded presents Fishlace Jones Masterclasser from March 30 - April 5 at Crowded in the Vaults: The White Vault.

"My name is Peter Ostrum, child star of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and I say Theatre is dead. But Australia's best-known unknown actor, Fishlace Jones, is shaking things up like never before".

Masterclasser is a dive into the deceptive currency of the modern masterclass - in an acting world now brimming with 'experts'. How can you spot the quality from the Sharknado?

Fishlace aims to provide an insight into the otherwise unknown world of an actor's training, and behind the curtain to discover what might metaphorically be called 'The Chocolate Factory'.

Venue: Crowded in the Vaults: The White Vault Dates: March 30 -April 5 Time: 6.50pm / 5.50pm (Sun) Bookings: https://www.comedyfestival.com. au/2020/shows/fishlace-jones-masterclasser

Observations Melb. Garden Show

■ More than 900 floral, landscape and garden exhibitors will transform the grounds of Carlton Gardens and the Royal Exhibition Building between March 25 and 29 Visitors will immerse their senses in a remarkable Show Garden precinct designed by previous ‘Best in Show’ winners, as well as balcony garden displays, a huge floral paradise in the Great Hall of Flowers, street art and life-size sculptures, daily Thai Chi and yoga lessons for kids, High Tea sessions, a flourishing Flower Market, Kokedamaworkshops, and the ultimate Gardens by Twilight experience until 9pm on Friday, March 27.

Dates: Wednesday-Sunday, March 25-29 Times: Open 9am – 5pm daily Gardens by Twilight – Friday, March 27 until 9pm Venue: Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Melbourne Tickets: www.melbflowershow.com.au

The Hitmen

● Fishlace Jones

Great art at Benalla Sofless: Compendium Presented by Wall to Wall Festival in collaboration with Benalla Art Gallery and The Social Crew.

Sofless: Compendium is survey of nearly two decades of work from one of the mostwatched contemporary street artists of his generation.

From initial sketches to fully realised works, tags to sponsored commissions, the exhibition showcases the life and art of Brisbane artist, Sofless.

Exhibition closes April 12. ★ The Mountain's Quiet Heart - Phillip Edwards The Mountain's Quiet Heart is an artist's tribute to the majestic landscape of Mount Buffalo, east of Benalla.

Through watercolour and mixed media, Phillip Edwards translates the visceral experience of exploring the mountain at different seasons, taking viewers on a journey across the show blanketed plateau and gullies, following the streams and lake, exploring the landscape dotted with rock formations, wildflowers, scrub and thick bush, and looking across

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a region either shrouded by mist or basking in glorious sunshine.

Exhibition closes April 12. ★ On the Up celebrates Benalla Art Gallery's participation in Creative Victoria's Regional Digitisation Road Show.

Works featured are all able to be viewed through the new Benalla Art Gallery website and are an indication of the impressive breadth and quality of the Collection.

BenallaArt Gallery Botanical Gardens Bridge St, Benalla

Chapel off Chapel Urban Eyes - Pamela Reid In the belief that anybody can be creative, artist/photographer Pamela Reid invited people of Stonnington to paint, unstructured, no rules' art.

While they painted, Pamela captured the community photographically.

These wonderful outcomes comprise the Urban Eyes exhibition, proving that everyone

is, indeed, an artist. Exhibition closes March 16.

Chapel Off Chapel 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran

Maroondah Gallery Call for Entries: 26th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition The MayoralArt Exhibition is a fund raiser for the Croydon Branch of the Marrow Donor Institute and is supported by the Maroondah City Council and the Ringwood East/ Heathmont Community Bendigo Bank.

Theme for the 26th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition is Light and Shadow.

Artists are encouraged to explore light and shade. Chiaroscuro and reflections in their artwork. Artworks of all mediums are eligible to enter including photography, sculpture drawing, painting, printmaking and ceramics. Entries close 5pm Monday March 30. Ring 1300 88 22 33.

Maroondah Gallery 32 Greenwood Ave. Ringwood

Going Down: The Truth Guru Throw in a vindictive ex-assistant, Susan, ■ How do you come back from an existential played by Vivian Nguyen, and an audience held crisis?

The Truru – the truth guru – is a life coach, captive in a book tour from hell.

Directed by Amy May Dunn, Going Down motivational speaker, entrepreneur, spirit guide and author, and is back from ‘the second-lowest is a satirical look at new age spirituality.

Ranik demonstrates the heart of steel in a point’ in her life with a new book.

With a heavy nod to the notorious guru of velvet glove needed to pull off this all-too-comwellness, Belle Gibson, the audience is witness mon modern rebirth.

There are plenty of comic one-liners throughto another twist in the Truru’s ‘inspiring journey from pathological liar to international spiri- out and funny play on words.

Some tightening up would add some extra tual superstar’.

Public shaming is a prerequisite for a rebooted layers.

More laughs could have been teased out with career as an influencer, it seems.

“This book is for people who want to rise like the toxic relationship between assistant Susan a phoenix from the ashes- this book saved my and her ex-employer.

There were also some fun inclusions of video life and it will save yours,” she says.

Written and performed by Trudi Ranik, the infomercials, however, these were sometimes Truru embarks on shameless self-promotion. hard to hear.

Going Down was performed at The Butter“ I said ‘yes’ to the universe, yes, I am not fly Club . - Review by Kathryn Keeble perfect and yes, I can get a book out of this.’

■ Six hopeful job interviewees arrive for a group interview.

The interview process, however, turns out to be more than they’d bargained for.

The stakes are high – deadly, in fact.

Skilfully written by Mish Wittrup, The Hitmen is a decidedly black comedy.

Director Blake Barnard has incited some great performances from the cast.

Dressed in an eye-catching hot pink suit, Cazz Bainbridge commands the stage and is perfect as Gwen, CEO of KOC – Killers on Command – Australia’s largest professional agency of contract killers and highlycredentialled assassins.

The guiding principle of the business, founded by her great grandfather, is that human beings need vengeance: “it’s not murder, it’s survival of the fittest”.

Each interviewee reveals their story as one by one they are eliminated in a twist on a Mexican standoff.

Michael Argus is more than believable as a gormless wannabe who has unwittingly landed a job interview with an unexpected outcome.

Harry Borland and Eidann Glover play psychopathic lovers intent on removing the opposition.

In particular, Eidann Glover’s comic facial expressions make her character come alive onstage.

A try-hard former assassin (Will McDonald), a sociopathic gamer (Raymond Martini) and a silent-but-deadly henchman (Tim Lancaster) make up the ensemble.

One small gripe, Sophie Petridis is given the thankless task of delivering an expository monologue about why her character has ended up in the room.

This scene needs a little editing as it is too long and tends to slow down the action.

That said, this show is an intelligent black comedy that is both cleverly plotted and very funny.

Performance Details: Until March 14 Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland St., St Kilda Bookings: www.theatreworks.org.au or 9534 4879 - Review by Kathryn Keeble

The Listies

■ Kidult comedy duo The Listies returns to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark, from March 28 - April 12 at The Malthouse.

Hamlet, Prince of Skidmark is promoted as "a very cheeky, very clever, utterly irreverent riff on Hamlet”.

The Listies return to the Fest with a brandnew Badaption of the Bard. This is Shakespeare Listies style - ninjas, ghosts, swords, dinosaurs and zombies.

Performance Details: March 28 - April 12 Venue: Malthouse Theatre Tickets: comedyfestival.com.au - Cheryl Threadgold ● 3AW Remember When co-host Philip Brady is about to host a tour to Norway. One of the guests is Jill Mansfield, widow of radio partner Bruce.

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The Arts Undertow Q&A

■ Undertow by debut director and writer Miranda Nation is a rare treat for many reasons. It has a distinctly Australian location – Geelong - set against a backdrop of Australian Rules Football, and is a uniquely female story, with a female tour de force behind it including cinematographer Bonnie Elliott.

Boldly depicting the potency of pregnancy, loss and abortion, Undertow blurs the lines of postnatal depression, psychosis, obsession and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Nudity and sex feature more as a necessity than anything gratuitous, the latter to challenge male aggression and the toxic culture in the Australian sports scene.

It’s a privilege to see a film like this in the cinema but even more so to watch alongside its creator and star, Nation and Laura Gordon (Claire) and then get to ask them questions.

Facilitator and executive producer John Molloy highlighted, among many things, the exceptional use of sound in the film - the subtle use of breath and water, and the music coscored by Golden Globe winner, Lisa Gerrard, Hames Orr and Raul Sanchez.

Nation delighted in working with the cast, in spite of Gordon’s frequent questions about her character, but confirmed Gordon portrayed Claire exactly like she imagined while still bringing her own sense to it.

Many of Gordon’s scenes were solo and she recollected a very symbiotic and yet fierce and committed shooting journey with the amazing Elliot.

Nation explained her interest in the female experience of the body, and how it can betray a woman. This flowed on to the other key trauma in the film - Angie’s experience of toxic male culture.

On a lighter note, the film was shot in 24 days, they only had one week of rehearsals and Gordon (Claire) and Olivia DeJong (Angie) hardly met before shooting began.

There was much to take from and question about Undertow. Read Cheryl Threadgold’s review in our February 26 edition.

Now screening in Australian cinemas.

- Review by Beth Klein

Wukkas

● Tara Leigh Dowler (Cousin Tara) in Wukkas.

■ Cousin Tara (Best Cabaret Nominee 2020 and Spirit of the Fringe Winner 2019 - Fringe at the Edge of the World) and aka Tara Leigh Dowler presents Wukkas from March 25 April 5 at The Rattlesnake Saloon, Carlton.

This musical comedy cabaret is said to be "filled with hysterical original songs and mad witch energy" and is the third full-length show from Tara Leigh Dowler.

Cousin Tara is a worry-wart of the worst variety and for her whole life has been told to take it easy.

Dowler says about Wukkas: “This show is for the anxious bugs like me who want to mend an aching world .”

Dowler’s work as a songwriter and performer have earned her multiple accolades, including a Lyrebird Award and an Empire Records Songwriting Award.

Performance Dates: March 25 - April 5 (no performance Monday) at 7.15pm Venue: The Rattlesnake Saloon, 140-146 Lygon St., Carlton Cost: $20-$25 Tickets: https://www.comedyfestival.com. au/ 2020/shows/cousin-tara-wukkas

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150th anniversary of Vic. Artists Society

● Victorian Artists Society at 430 Albert St, East Melbourne.

■ The 150th anniversary celebrations of the The historic art studio has also been restored.

Victorian Artists Society coincides with the This was the first part of the building constructed completion of a major $2.5 million heritage res- in 1875 where artists including Arthur Streeton, toration of the Heritage Victoria National Trust Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin and Walter listed building over the past four years by the Withers as young men painted and whose works Society under the guidance of its current Presi- today form a major part of Australia’s art coldent, Eileen Mackley. lection in national galleries.

Ms Mackley said the major renovation inMany of the most famous works hanging in volved restoring the building to protect its heri- Australia’s national galleries today were purtage values and required the upgrade of all ser- chased from exhibitions held at the Society’s vices including the installation of a lift for dis- galleries in Albert St, East Melbourne. abled visitors, lighting and kitchen facilities.

The completion of the heritage restoration A highlight of the renovation was restoring has placed the Victorian Artists Society in a pothe historic arches in the upstairs Hammond sition to provide a major centre for art education Gallery exposing the leadlight windows and en- and galleries for practicing artists wanting to abling access to the balcony that overlooks learn painting, drawing and sculpture for the next Albert St from where Dame Nellie Melba sang 100 years. to large crowds of admirers below.

- Ron Smith

Healing Garden at Heide Healing Garden: Heide will open its new Healing Garden in 2020. Inspired by Heide founder Sunday Reed's profound love for her garden and designed by the Heide gardening team in collaboration with award-winning landscape architects Openworks, the Healing Garden daws on the curative qualities of plants and the natural environment to provide a place for relaxation, joy an rejuvenation for all visitors.

Photo 2020 - Agnieszka Polska Heide Museum of Modern Art presents the Australian premiere of Agnieszka Polska's work during the inaugural Photo 2020.

Polska is an innovative Polish artist who investigates society's shared experiences if environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.

Exhibition opens March 21 and closes June 14.

Remember Me - Joy Hester is an ambitious survey of the oeuvre of remarkable modernist artist Joy Hester, who produced some of the most distinctive and intriguing imagery to emerge in Australia during the 1940s and 195o0s.

The exhibition offers new insight into

Hester's practice and traces her trajectory from her formative works and her responses to World War II to her compelling psychological portraits and later series of faces and lovers.

Exhibition opens March 21 and closes Juned 14.

Heide Museum of Modern Art 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen

Linden Nw Art

■ Pseudonym - a solo exhibition by Dean Golja This photographic project is an elegy to a fallen street - based sex-worker and the suburb of St Kilda. These photographs re-visit moments and places, presenting a portrait of an invisible subject whose absence helps us experience a life once lived. This series of images is based on accounts, experiences and locations frequented by an individual that remains nameless.

These ordinary and commonplace scenes come from an inner, psychological perspective. As there is always someone present, urging to be seen. Exhibition opens April 2.

Linden New Art, 26 Acland St, St Kilda - Peter Kemp

What’s On Romeo and Juliet

■ Fresh Theatre for Social Change presents Bard in the Backyard - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet from March 20 - April 5 in Civic Place, Ringwood.

Directed by Shaz Mullens and produced

by Jordan Stack, FreshTheatre Company's Romeo and Juliet is a site-specific performance in the unique and intimate Backyard arts space. Promoted as organic theatre, it draws from the buildings and spaces that it inhabits, while enhancing and celebrating local identity.

Fresh Theatre’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, reflects contemporary youth culture and encourages transformative dialogue around experiences of family, keeping in mind that Shakespeare’s plays were written for the communities they were in.

Fresh Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet has been developed with this in mind and aims to reflect and effect the community of Maroondah, in which it is performed.

This includes from nuanced direction, raw and authentic fight scenes to original sound design by electro-pop artist, MYAMI. The vocally driven scene interludes are original works written and developed specifically for this production by MYAMI and Melbourne producer, Adam Ball.

This production promises to be a modern take on the classic play, and director Shaz Mullens's cast will re-imagine the streets of Verona and fuse this timeless narrative with contemporary culture and the local community.

Fight choreography is by Jordan Stack and live music will be featured throughout the production..

Fresh Theatre for Social Change is a not for profit applied theatre company working primarily with young people in crisis, their families and theatre in education. Founded in 2001, Fresh has four youth theatres throughout Victoria, providing long-term support for young people in difficult life circumstances.

Fresh Theatre is promoted as using the medium of theatre to 'encourage the strong, give support to the timid, remind the indifferent and warn the oppressor', Performance Dates: March 20 - 22, March 27 - 29, April 3 - 5 at 8pm. Venue: The Backyard, Civic Pl., Ringwood. Bookings: http:// www.freshtheatre.org/box-office Duration: 90 Minutes. Suitable 11+ years.

China Took My Kidney

■ After 10 years living in Shanghai, China, Andy Curtain's comedy career on the mainland shut down completely.

Facing a ban on stand-up comedy, Andy decided the tyranny of the oppressive regime was a little too much and moved to the political safe haven of ... Hong Kong.

His debut solo show China Took My Kidney traces the circuitous journey of one lazy man's fight against the least important of human rights violations, against a backdrop of Orwellian control and horrors.

China Took My Kidney can be seen from April 6 - 18 at The Croft Institute as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Andy had a bumper 2019 touring Asia with Jim Gaffigan, Jim Jefferies, and worked with Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Daniel Sloss and Iliza Shlesinger.

He stars in the online Mamahuhu series and hosts the Stuck In The Middle' podcast.

He also founded the Kung Fu Komedy Club in Shanghai which was instrumental in launching the now massive industry of Chinese-language standup.

The club was subsequently shut down by the Chinese government, and Andy moved to Hong Kong to launch a new club amid citywide protests and the coronavirus pandemic.

Performance Dates: April 6 – 18, not Sundays or Easter Monday Time: 6pm Cost: $20 - $25 Venue: The Croft Institute Tickets: https://bit.ly/2QItrqN - Cheryl Threadgold

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Local Theatre with Cheryl Threadgold and team BOMBASTIC JOE

Comedy Festival: Groovyman

● Jon Walpole , Oli Robertson and Ed Richards present Bombastic Joe. ■ The Bombastic Joe trio are back for their third Melbourne International Comedy Festival, ready to get their greasy mitts on yet another set of unwary audiences (in their words) from March 30 - April 5 at Campari House.

Performance Dates: March 30 - April 5 at 7.15pm Venue: Camperi House, Hardware Lane, Melbourne.

Cost: $20/$17 Tickets: https://www.comedyfestival.com. au/2020/shows/bombastic-joe

WELL BLESS ■ WellBless is being presented at Theatre Works from March 18 - 28 at 7.30pm (no show Monday, and at 5pm on Sunday.

Written by Debra Thomas (Patrick White Playwright's Award, The Man’s Bitch, Feminazi) and Ella Roth Barton (The Dressmaker, Ride Like a Girl, Winchester) and directed by Kellie Tori (Either Side of Everything, Everyman), Well Bless will be performed by Ella Roth Barton, Debra Thomas, Jessica Hackett, Joseph Lai, Andrea Mendez and Lauren Steiner.

Wellness guru, Juniper, is hosting a conference with her fitness-obsessed sister, Ava. With sold-out sessions offering everything from clean eating, Polga (yoga-styled pole dancing), vaginal steaming and crystal healing, and millions of Instagram followers flocking to see them, the sisters look set to take their brand WellBless – wellness when you are #blessed – to entirely new heights.

But when Instafamous cancer-patient Maha – who has rejected traditional treatments to follow Juniper's wellness program – dies onsite, Juniper's empire looks set to unravel.

With the discovery of Maha's body meaning the end of their incoming millions, the sisters work together with their panel of ‘experts’ to concoct a story about Maha's complicity in her own death by choosing the path of chemotherapy and filling her body with 'toxins'.

With journalist Mindy Flores asking all the questions Juniper should be asking about her own program, the sisters must work quickly to hide the truth.

A dark, satirical comedy, WellBless examines the parasitic world of wellness, a trillion dollar industry that preys on vulnerable women.

Performance Details: March 18–28 (no shows Mondays). 90 minutes. 7:30pm (5pm Sunday).

All tickets $20.

Venue: Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda.

Bookings: https://theatreworkspremier.eventfinda.com.au/2020/wellbless/ melbourne/st-kilda-east/tickets

MILDURA ARTS CENTRE Wonderful Moments - Chris Fraser: Special moments and memories. Whether it be enjoying flowers in the garden or swimming in the ocean. These varied works are largely a celebration of nature - its beauty and intrigue. Exhibition closesSunday May 3.

Mungo - Susan Wald My language is paint. I speak through the medium of paint and ink, pencil, acrylic and pastel. This is a language I am always learning, a language of challenge and a language pf love. Exhibition closes Sunday May 3.

● Scott Popovic (Piano Man), Cassia Webster (Bonita DeGoGo), Jenn Stirk (Polly Esther), Ian Nash-Gilchrist (Groovyman), Nick Addison (The Boy Funkster), Ian Rooney (Captain Antennille) and Stacey Carmichael (Lotta Love) with Ed Dolista (The Hustler) in Groovyman at The Butterfly Club.

■ Comic Genius Productions presents a rogue’s gallery of supervillains including The Groovyman from April 6 - 12 at 5.30pm at The Hustler, Polly Esther and the Piano Man from Butterfly Club as part of the Melbourne Inter- destroying FunkyTown?

With classic disco sung live, and promoted national Comedy Festival.

Featuring classic hits songs from Gloria as having movie-quality costumes and cutting Gaynor, Captain and Tennille, Earth, Wind edge special effects (for 1978) Groovyman is and Fire, KC and the Sunshine Band and Chic, said to inspire belief that a man can jive!

Performance Dates: April 6 - 12 at 5.30pm Groovyman is a family-friendly comedy that Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, mashes up the decade that taste forgot with suMelbourne perhero movies and puts them live on stage.

Tickets: $26-$35 Can Groovyman, his sidekick The Boy Bookings: thebutterflyclub.com Funkster and ace reporter Bonita De GoGo stop

Latest shows, auditions SHOWS

SHOWS

■ The 1812 Theatre: On Golden Pond (by Earnest Thompson) Until March 14, The Lowe Auditorium, The 1812 Theatre, Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Chris Procter. Bookings: www.1812theatre.com.au ■ The Mount Players: Switzerland (by Joanna Murray Smith) Until March 15 at The Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon.

Director: Lee Cook. Bookings: www.themountplayers.com ■ Beaumaris Theatre: They Came from Mars and Landed Outside the Farndale Avenue Church Until March 14 at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director: Robyn Morris. Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au ■ Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company: The Full Monty (by Simon Beaufoy) Until March 21 at the Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Katie-Jane Amey. Bookings: lilyatc.com ■ Skin of Our Teeth Productions: My Brilliant Career (by Stella Miles Franklin, adapted

by Christine Davey) March 14 - 22 at Waurns Pond Hall, 225 Waurn Ponds Drive, Waurn Ponds, Geelong.

Bookings: www.trybooking.com/BGVOH ■ Warrandyte Theatre Company: Calendar Girls (by Tim Firth) March 20 - April 4 at Mechanics' Institute Hall, Warrandyte. Director: Susan Rundle. Bookings: https:// w w w. t r y b o o k i n g . c o m / b o o k / event?eid=568183& ■ Essendon Theatre Company: Psycho Beach Party (Charles Busch) March 26 - April 4 at the Bradshaw St. Community Hall, Bradshaw St., West Essendon. Director: Christopher Hill.

Bookings: www.essendontheatrecompany. com.au ■ The Hartwell Players: Women Playing Hamlet (William Missouri Downs) March 26 April 4 atAshwood High School Performing Arts Centre, Vannam Drive,Ashwood. Director: Jodi

Sanders. Bookings: http://www.trybooking.com/ BHJSJ ■ Ark Theatre: One Hundred (by Diene Petterle, Neil Monoghan and Christopher Heimann) March 27 - April 5 at Lilydale Heights Performing Arts Centre, Lilydale. Director: Lucy Morris.

Bookings: www.arktheatremelbourne.com ■ Off the Leash Theatre: Rabbit Hole (by David Lindsay-Abair) March 27 - April 4 at Algie Hall, 213 Main Neerim Rd., Neerim South and Drouin Secondary College, Main South Rd., Drouin. Director: Annette O'Shea. Bo9okings: www.offtheleashtheatre.com.au ■ Frankston Theatre Group: The History Boys (by Alan Bennett) March 27 - April 5 at Mt Eliza Community Centre, Canadian Bay Road, Mt Eliza. Director: Sarah Jeffs/ Bookings: https:/ /www.trybooking.com/BHHTP or 0437 117 881

AUDITIONS ■ Frankston Theatre Group: Are You Being Served? March 23 and 24 at 7.00pm at The Shed, Cnr Overport and Somerset Rds., Frankston. Director: Robert Lister. Enquiries: https://www.trybooking.com/BIPWW or call 0439939120 or email dcridsdale@gmail.com ■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Ladies in Retirement (Edward Percy & Reginald Denham) March 30 at 7.30pm at the Guide Hall, Glebe Avenue, Cheltenham. Director: Martin Gibbs.

Enquiries: 0411.645.003 & mandcgibbs@tpg.com.au ■ Essendon Theatre Company: Rumors (by Neil Simon) March 31 from 7.30pm and April 5 from 1.30pm at the Bradshaw St Community Hall, West Essendon.Director: Dawn Hinrichsen. Audition enquiries: Bookings essential for audition time via director Dawn Hinrichsen on 0416 073 649 or dawnhinrichsen@hotmail.com

1980s DEPRESSION THE MUSICAL

● Jacinta Gregory in 1980s Depression the Musical ■ Jacinta Gregory presents 1980s Depression the Musical from April 6-12 at 10pm at The Butterfly Club.

Musical comedienne Jacinta is obsessed with all things 80s - Cyndi Lauper, Dirty Dancing, the Berlin Wall. When her depression hits she escapes into her idealised version of the 1980s.

Jacinta's show will fill an hour of songs about love, the state of the world and John Hughes.

A Sydneybased singer-songwriter, Jacinta jokes about her mental state. She has performed in Adelaide, Perth and Sydney as part of fringe festivals, co-wrote the sell-out show Holt! The Musical! , is a RAW Comedysemifinalist and Cranston Cup grand finalist.

Performance Details: April 6 - 12 at 10pm Venue: The Butterfly Club Bookings: https://www.comedyfestival. com.au/2020/shows/1980s-depression-themusical

WRECKED BUT READY ■ Irish comedian Jason Byrne is heading back to Australia with his new show, Wrecked But Ready, his first show here since 2018.

Wrecked But Ready can be seen March 26 - April 19 at The Forum Downstairs.

After 23 consecutive years Jason Byrne is wrecked ... but he is as ever ready (which is a battery, but he’s more Duracell than Eveready).

The past year, in particular, has been extremely testing for the wrecked Jason.

From a marriage breakdown to several existential crises, Byrne takes audiences along on a mayhemic journey in the aim to find chaotic, inner peace.

Performance details: March 26 - April 19 Venue:The Forum Downstairs Bookings: jasonbyrne.ie

STREETCAR NAMED HOT TIN MENAGERIE

■ The folks from Improv Theatre Sydney are improvising a play from scratch for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, performing between April 6 and 12 at the Butterfly Club at 5.30pm.

A Streetcar Named Hot Tin Menagerie is a completely improvised play inspired by the works of Tennessee Williams.

After a sold-out run at the Sydney Fringe the show is making its Comedy Festival debut, and every night the cast, with just a few suggestions from the audience, will improvise a 60-minute play in the style of the playwright famous for such works as A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

The improv. team says that one might think improvisers just ‘figure it out on the night’ but crafting takes "a lot of work." Creating a show faithful to a particular style demands the artists take the work as seriously as actors working on a scripted piece; mastering the dialect, dramatic beats and narrative tropes.

The show aims to please both thespians and comedy fans alike, striking a neat balance between big laughs and Southern drama.

Performance Details: April 6 - 12 at 5.30pm Venue: The Butterfly Club Tickets: Melbourne International Comedy Festival website - Cheryl Threadgold

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LA West Coast to Oz East Coast

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

Out and About

Leisure Expo Downunder

Fined $17.5 million

■ A delegation of West Hollywood Council members and business leaders are planning to invade the east coast of Australia, showcasing all the benefits that West Hollywood has to offer.

This initiative is the brain child of Ramada Hotel and Suites Managing Director, Alan Johnson.

Alan, with his General Manager, Bill Karpiak, liaise with city leaders to come down to Australia and tell the travel industry how good West Hollywood is for a holiday destination.

There are many similarities between West Hollywood, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

When I am in West Hollywood I am always promoting the beautiful features of Australia's most liveable city, Melbourne; and when I am in Melbourne I am always telling people that they should always make a stop in West Hollywood.

Wine, dine in WeHo ■ Dust off that favorite dinner jacket. Zip up that pretty dress.

Head out for a romantic night, starting with five-star food from globally recognised chefs.

Cecconi's Nothing says romance like an Italian meal at Cecconi's.

They'll be offering their all-day menu alongside made-fortwo specials. Order the heart-shaped ricotta ravioli, scallops with whipped potatoes and shareable chocolate lava cake.

8764 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood 310-432-2000 Gracias Madre Cheers to a romantic night out with Gracias Madre's signature "So Fresh So Clean" cocktail or the "Elegance" cocktail

by Vincent Couche. On the Valentine's food menu, choose from Smoked Bok Choy Salad, Taquero Mucho Tacos, and for dessert, Chocolate Pound Cake.

8905 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood 323-978-2170 Taste on Melrose Surprise your loved one with a "Taste of Romance," a 4 course prix fix menu that features Fanny Bay Oysters, "Heart Beet" Salad, Lobster Ravioli and Passion Fruit Cheesecake.

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80% fear ostracism

■ More than eight in 10 people working in culture and the arts feel those with "controversial opinions" risk professional ostracism. The Freedom of Expression survey commissioned by Arts Professional magazine found in its research of 500 professionals that more than 80 per cent thought that "workers in the arts and cultural sector who share controversial opinions risk being professionally ostracized". This has resulted in arts sector workers self-censoring around colleagues or bosses if their views are considered "politically incorrect" or express support for Brexit, even thought a majority of the voting public backed it.

Non-liberal-progressive views on sex, religion, and sexuality were also considered forbidden. Responses were anonymous.

One said in the survey: "Our arts, culture, and indeed education sectors are supposed to be fearlessly free-thinking and open to a wide range of challenging views. However, they are now dominated by a monolithic politically correct class (mostly of privileged white middle-class people, by the way), who impose their intolerant views across those sectors. "This is driving people who disagree away, risks increasing support for the very things this culturally dominant class professes to stand against, and is slowly destroying our society and culture from the inside."

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

■ John Stumpf, the former Wells Fargo CEO, was fined $17.5 million by regulators over the bank's fake account scandal. He's also banned from working in the bank industry.

■ 23andMe is laying off 14 per cent of its staff (about 100 people) because of declining sales of its DNA tests.

■ The New York City Council voted to require stores and restaurants to accept cash in addition to credit and debit cards.

■ Google did an experiment with M&Ms at their headquarters and found that when they put the candy in containers instead of out in the open, people ate three million fewer pieces within one month's time. ● Pictured at the travel function to promote the 'Down Under Tour': organizer Alan Johnson and Bill Karpiak, Ramda General Manager.

It doesn’t take long ■ While Harvey Weinstein is headed to jail, his ex-wife Georgina Chapman is finding solace in the arms of Oscar winner Adrien Brody.

Rumors popped up last autumn that Chapman, 43, and Brody, 46, were dating, and a source close to Chapman confirmed they're still together.

While the designer and the movie star had met and socialized previously, sparks apparently flew when they were both invited to Puerto Rico for the launch of model Helena Christensen's swimwear line last April, held at the swanky Dorado Beach Ritz-Carlton Reserve, joining guests including Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy, Malin Akermanand Jack Donnelly.

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Exciting breakthrough

by Israeli scientists ■ Israeli scientists are reportedly only a few weeks away from having developed the first vaccine to combat the coronavirus, which originated in China, and could have the vaccine available 90 days after that.

"Congratulations to MIGAL (The Galilee Research Institute) on this exciting breakthrough, "Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis said, according to The Jerusalem Post.

"I am confident there will be further rapid progress, enabling us to provide a needed response to the grave global COVID-19 threat," Akunis said, referring to the disease caused by the novel corona virus.

A team of scientists at MIGAL had been working for years on a vaccine against an infectious bronchitis virus (IBV).

"Our basic concept was to develop the technology and not specifically a vaccine for this kind or that kind of virus," said Dr. Chen Katz, MIGAL's biotechnology group leader.

"The scientific framework for the vaccine is based on a new protein expression vector, which forms and secretes a chimeric soluble protein that delivers the viral antigen into mucosal tissues by self-activated endocytosis, causing the body to form antibodies against the virus.

“Let's call it pure luck," Katz said.

"We decided to choose coronavirus as a model for our system just as a proof of concept for our technology.

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■ Having some extra height at a young age may do more than just help out on the basketball court.

A new study finds that men who are taller than average in early adulthood also enjoy a lowered risk of developing dementia later in life.

Previous research has shown that height may be a risk factor for dementia, but the studies weren't able to account for genetic, environmental, and other early-life factors that may influence one's height and or risk of developing dementia.

"We wanted to see if body height in young men is associated with diagnosis of dementia, while exploring whether intelligence test scores, educational level, and underlying environmental and genetic factors shared by brothers explain the relationship," says lead author Terese Sara Jørgensen, an assistant professor in the University of Copenhagen's Department of Public Health.

Jørgensen and her team analyaed data from 666,333 Danish men born between 1939 and 1959.

This cohort included 70,608 brothers and 7,388 twins. They found that 10,599 men from the sample developed dementia as they aged.

Homeless problem ■ The homelessness problem is getting out of hand and increasing the risk of danger, a steakhouse owner in Austin, Texas, said.

"Our biggest thing is this isn't safe for anybody, and that includes the homeless population," Vince Young Steakhouse's Executive Chef Phillip Brown.

He shared photos that he took of a large cardboard box behind his restaurant where people had set up camp: While there are now more police in the area, Brown said, "They can't be everywhere all the time."

On January 25, Austin Police arrested a homeless woman who reportedly confessed to stabbing five women in the famous Sixth Street area of the city.

Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said when an officer approached one of the women, she was "lying on the ground in a pool of blood." "The witnesses described seeing the suspect, after passing their group take a swing, hitting at the victim, hitting the victim and the victim falling to the ground," he stated.

For Brown, problems regarding the homeless issue escalated a year and a half ago when an alleged homeless man began knocking tables over on the restaurant's patio, then hit him in the head.

At the hospital, the chef received 13 stitches.

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■ There were two major dancing teams in Hollywood films - Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and then Marge and Gower Champion.

Marge and Gower appeared in MGM musical films during the 1950s.

Marge was born, Marjorie Celeste Belcher, in Los Angeles, California, in 1919. She began dancing and teaching at an early age.

In 1935 Marge was hired by the Walt Disney Studios to be a live action model for Snow White in the animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

In later years Marge also became a model for The Blue Fairy in Pinocchio and the Dancing Hippo in Fantasia.

In 1937 Marge married Art Babbitt from the Disney Studios but the marriage only lasted for three years.

Gower Champion was born in 1919 and worked as a dancer on Broadway prior to World War II in which he served as a member of the US Coast Guard.

After the war he resumed his career and met Marge, who became his dancing partner.

They married in 1947 and became popular through their marvelous performances in the MGM remake of Showboat in 1951.

Their song, Life upon the Wicked Stage, was a standout in the film. This led to other roles as a singing dance team in films such as Mr Music, Jupiter's Darling and Three for the Show.

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By Kevin Trask of 3AW and 96.5 Inner FM They played the lead roles in Give a Girl a Break and co-starred with Debbie Reynolds.

MGM had plans to use Marge and Gower in remakes of the old Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers RKO films.

This only happened once when Roberta was remade under the title of Lovely to Look At. They starred in their own television series The Marge and Gower Champion Show in 1957.

They had two children together but sadly, their son Blake was killed in a car crash at the age of 25.

Gower became a very successful Broadway director and won eight Tony Awards in his career.

Marge had good character roles in films such

● Marge Champion

as The Swimmer with Burt Lancaster, and The Party with Peter Sellers. Marge continued to work on Broadway after her marriage to Gower ended in 1973. Four years later she married the director Boris Segal. In 2001 Marge starred in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies and sang four songs in the production at the Belasco Theatre on Broadway.

Sadly, Gower Champion passed away on the opening night of a stage production on Broadway in 1980. Gower had choreographed 42nd Street and after numerous curtain calls the producer David Merrick announced to the cast and audience the sad news that Gower had died that afternoon.

Marge Champion was a member of the nominating committee for the Tony Awards on Broadway from 1991-98 judging all the shows. These days Marge Champion is 98 and lives in New York.

Will we ever see this type of singing and dancing team in films in the future? Who knows - my guess is probably not.

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Brown Bros invests in Tassie vineyards ■ What's going to happen to alreadywarm-to-hot wine areas as the temperature climbs?

I guess the answer depends on how well they are already placed touristically.

Well developed wine-and-tourism areas like the Hunter and Barossa Valleys shouldn't have too much to worry about; they'll just develop in other tourism directions.

It's the areas without strong second strings that I worry about.

And anyone who thinks climatechange won't affect grapegrowing and winemaking should have gone along to the Mercure Sydney, just about right next to the city's Central Station, and listened to Andrew Harris.

He spoke at length about why his company, long-established Victorianbased grapegrower and winemaker Brown Bros, had invested so heavily in buying Tasmanian vineyards.

"It's all about the climate heating up," he said, explaining why Brown Bros had recently purchased the Tamar Ridge, Devils Cornerand Pirie operations in the relatively cool Tamar Valley.

Tasting these wines, accompanied by excellent dishes specifically prepared by Platform 818's Executive Chef Simon Harrison certainly had guests talking about the effect of climate on grapes.

Yes, it was certainly worth spending some time chatting to Andrew and tasting the food and wine, just to get a glimpse into the company's thinking about viticulture.

Not that that's the end of the hotel's matching of food with drinks.

On March 27, for example, the Mercure Sydney's Platform 818 restaurant will serve up a four-course degusation menu to accompany a range of beers produced just up the road by Sydney Brewery.

Guests will taste different beer styles and understand the different qualities of beer; understand how to match beer and food; and understand the ingredients and brewing process that makes a great beer.

All while eating a spread including kingfish ceviche (served with shaved eschallots, cucumber and avocado mousse) and lamb two-ways (lamb tomahawk or five-hour-cooked lamb shoulder, both served with vegetable crisps and iceberg salad).

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Trip to Oberon

■ A two-hour drive west from Sydney begins with winding through the Blue Mountains and descending into a countryside that includes the local-government areas of Bathurst, Orange, Cowra, Parkes, Oberon, Blayney, Cabonne, Forbes, Lachlan and Weddin that host a variety of events.

Oberon's The Field to Forest Festival, for instance, features foraging and food events from April 1-30 .

Highlights include wild mushroom foraging tours with Detour Adventures, workshops and pine-forest lunches with Diego Bonetto, a newly launched wine trail and producer events at The Long Arm Farm café and Jenolan Caves. www.visitoberon.com

Stay and Save

■ Metro Hotel Perth is offering a 'Seasonal Stay and Save' package priced from $89 per night, a saving of up to 30 per cent.

The offer includes complimentary wi-fi and car parking, plus 25 per cent discount on dinner in Red Bill Restaurant.

As a Metro web exclusive, there is a complimentary drink per guest at Red Bill Bar and an extended check

■ Receiving personal attention is an important factor for seniors when choosing a holiday.

Toursgallery has created a series of escorted tours, designed especially for mature-age people seeking a personalised travel experience away from the crowds.

Small groups can gain access to off-the-beaten-track places that are often more attractive and meaningful than the commonly known ones.

Japanese itineraries, for instance, are relaxing, with accommodation in spa resorts, top quality western hotels and traditional ryokans.

Phone 1300 307 317 or visit www.toursgallery.com

Tailor-made holidays ■ Guests who book an Abercrombie and Kent tailor-made or private journey to Japan, China, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia or Laos, worth $10,000 or more, can enjoy a complimentary last evening's accommodation on the tour operator.

The cultured traveller will also discover age-old secrets, remarkable landscapes and fascinating experiences.

These regions are both ancient and strikingly modern, filled with diverse cultures and natural delights, places that constantly invite visitors to dig a little deeper.

Visitors will go beyond the usual tourist haunts to find incredible riches and contrasts: from Japan's neon cities, dynamic pop trends, delicate cherry blossoms and serene traditions; Beijing's world-historical power and maze of humble hutong precincts; to the kaleidoscopic colours, cultures and cuisines of South-East Asia. www.abercrombiekent.com.au

● Brendan Donohue ■ After 30 years reporting the news Brendan Donohue has quit Seven.

For the past decade, or more, Brendan has held the mantle of Seven’s state political roundsman.

Unlikely his resignation has anything to do with the razor gang trying to make Seven’s financials look more respectable. He’s far too good to smell the roses in retirement, I expect him to bob up as Chief of Staff to a state politician. In addition to Donohue, another four members of Seven News have also resigned recently for greener pastures.

Blackers in hospital

■ John Blackman has been unfortunately back in hospital at the Alfred for some further facial and dental work. JB left this message ‘I love youse all – see you on the other side ‘ (with apologies to Jeff Fenech)”.

In his absence his website www.blackman.com is in limbo and will be back once Blackers is tip top.

Weekend Warrior

■ Of a weekend you often hear the News on 3AW being presented by veteran newsreader Ron Burke.

Although officially retired, Ron is on the reserve bench when other newshounds are unavailable. Ron was a late starter in radio, taking his first job in radio at the age of 35 in the two person radio station in Charters Towers, then to 3BA, onto 3UL and finally to 3AW until his official retirement, which happened to be on a Friday.

By the following Tuesday, 3AW were on the phone asking Ron to help fill in freelance, and that’s how it’s been ever since. He has experienced AW’s ups and downs and his latest catchcry is “this is Ron Burke with the Nine News”.

Daughter like Mum

■ Visiting Australia for the first time is Lisa Simone, daughter of iconic jazz vocalist Nina Simone. Lisa’s voice has been described with a “deep velvet voice , lush and powerful – just like her mother”. Lisa will perform in one concert in Melbourne accompanied by theAll-Star Big Band. Sure to be a great night at Hamer Hall, March 29.

Life without Judge Judy

■ After 25 seasons Judge Judy has announced this year will be her last.

Host Judy Sheindin has decided to star in a new show called Judy Justice and that’s all we know. From the new name the chances are it’s going to be pretty similar to the original . Along the journey Sheindin has collected $ 47 million and was watched by nine million viewers worldwide per day.

- John O’Keefe

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Movies, DVDs with Jim Sherlock, Aaron Rourke What’s Hot and What’s Not in Blu-Rays and DVDs FILM: DOCTOR SLEEP: Genre: Mystery/Horror.

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Jacob Tremblay, Bruce Greenwood.

Year: 2019.

Rating: MA15+ Length: Theatrical Version: 151 Minutes.

Director's Cut: 180 Minutes.

Stars: Theatrical Version: *** Director's Cut: **** Review: Decades following the events of "The Shining," a now-adult Danny Torrance meets a young girl with similar powers and he tries to protect her, and as a cult known as "The True Knot," who prey on children with the power of "The Shining," and the dark and sinister secrets of The Overlook Hotel await his return.

Based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Stephen King, which is a sequel to his 1977 blockbuster novel "The Shining," this is a blending of the book and a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1980 psychological horror classic "The Shining", and is an extremely well made entity that succeeds in satisfying both Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick fans.

Still fighting his childhood past and demons with his telepathic power of "Shining," the recently homeless, unemployed and boozing PTSD suffering Danny Torrance, is now working as an orderly in a hospice where he earns the nickname "Doctor Sleep," star Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance is effective throughout as the final showdown at long derelict Overlook Hotel and its inhabitants, as are Kyleigh Curran as Abra, the young girl with "Shining" powers, veteran Bruce Greenwood in a unique sequence as AA Head, Dr. John, but most notably a scene stealing Rebecca Ferguson (The Greatest Showman) as the sinister cult leader "Rose the Hat," desperate for the powers that Danny Torrance and the young girl hold.

Along with the haunting and spine-tingling music score lifted from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," writer-director Mike Flanagan has created a menacing, spooky and atmospheric adaptation of both its source novel and sequel to a milestone of cinema in the horror genre.

It is important to note that Mike Flanagan's "Director's Cut," that clocks in at three hours in length, nearly 30 minutes longer than the theatrical version, is a major improvement that cuts far deeper into the characters, story, streamlined pacing and overall psychological fear (see star rating), and both versions are available to purchase.

Just like revisiting old friends and places from the distant past, there's new as well as an abundance of familiar characters, including iconic elements and nicely placed Easter Eggs from Kubrick's film, and as its strength relies on an evenly balanced blend of both its mournfully horrifying literary and cinematic legacies, this is a nicely orchestrated gothic odyssey that newcomers as well as long time King and Kubrick fans will relish.

FILM: KNIVES OUT: Genre: Comedy/crime/Drama.

Cast: Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Frank Oz, M. Emmet W alsh.

Year: 2019.

Rating: M. Length: 130 Minutes.

Stars: **** Review: When a renowned crime novelist is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, an inquisitive and debonair Detective is mysteriously enlisted to investigate the dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, as he sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind the untimely death.

A delightfully delicious and darkly wicked contemporary all-starcast whodunit mystery-comedy-thriller is an impeccably crafted treat, a supremely entertaining experience that stimulates the senses, grips the imagination and tickles the funny bone all brought vividly to life by an avalanche of wonderfully quirky characters, something the great Agatha Christie would have been proud to have on her resume.

Driven by a hugely intelligent screenplay by Rian Johnson filled with an abundance of skulduggery, mayhem, savage wit and more crackling and devilish twists and turns than a Melways road book, the entire jaw-dropping cast chew up the scenery with devilish delight, most notably a scene stealing performance by Daniel Craig as the mysterious, debonair and inquisitive detective on the case, all aided by supremely elegant set design and production design.

Without giving away any plot-spoilers, writer-director Rian Johnson, whose previous credits the time-travel thriller "Looper" (2012) and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017), has pulled out an exemplary hattrick that now breaths with new life and fresh blood into a progressively well-worn genre, an intricately woven ensemble tapestry and virtuoso achievement that bristles with scintillating and bewitching charm from the opening frame to the last. Unmissable!

Rourke’s Reviews Women in Film ■ With International Women's Day having been celebrated on Sunday, March 8, it makes it a wonderful opportunity to watch movies directed by women, and there are so many to choose from, no matter what all the Award ceremonies tell you.

From trailblazers like Ida Lupino (The Bigamist), Park Namok (The Widow) and Agnes Varda (Cleo From 5 To 7), to current directors such as Greta Gerwig (Little Women), Agnieszka Smoczynska (The Lure), Chloe Zhao (The Rider) and Atsuko Hirayanagi (Oh Lucy!), there is a wealth of talent out there, regularly delivering some of the best films of the year.

While the Academy seem ready to dismiss them, audiences are not, craving stories from a multitude of viewpoints, including gender.

With too many films to mention, I'll review a couple, then list what is really the tip of the iceberg, all of which people should try and track down and watch, as sadly too many of these gems are going under the radar.

Queen & Slim (MA). Director Melina Matsoukas. Opens in cinemas March 12. **** Potent, provocative film that brilliantly subverts the Bonnie and Clyde mythos, following the story of two African Americans who are revered and reviled by the public (depending on skin colour), after they are forced to go on the run after killing a police officer.

Grounded by two superb performances by Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Widows) and Jodie TurnerSmith (The Neon Demon), this look at a needlessly divided, often hateful world is crafted with skill, energy and care by writer Lena Waithe and debutant director Melina Matsoukas.

Dogfight (1991). Director Nancy Savoca. ***** One of the most overlooked films in cinema history, this magnificently moving drama looks at human nature in a way that shifts between the horrific and the beautiful with astonishing ease. Stars Lili Taylor and River Phoenix. Savoca also directed the excellent True Love (1989).

Madonna (2015). Director Shin Su-won. ****½ Harrowing drama about a nurse who attempts to trace the history of a prostitute, who lies brain dead in the exclusive hospital she has just started at. A truly gruelling account of a woman trying to survive in a toxic, patriarchal society. Splendid performances, especially by Kwon So-hyun, help make this a gripping, heartbreaking experience.

Shin also directed Pluto (2012) and Glass Garden (2017).

Near Dark (1987). Director Kathryn Bigelow. ****• Unique take on the vampire legend is directed with style and force

by Bigelow (who won an Oscar for The Hurt Locker in 2010), who balances character interplay with scenes of impactful, graphic violence.

A great cast includes Lance Henrikson, Bill Paxtonand Jenette Goldstein. Written by Eric Red (The Hitcher). Bigelow's body of work includes The Loveless, Strange Days, Point Break and Zero Dark Thirty.

Sweet Bean (An) (2015). Director - Naomi Kawase. **** Delicate, affecting drama centring on an elderly woman (the late, great Kirin Kiki), who convinces a failing dorayaki baker to hire her.

Kawase beautifully observes each character, and their longing to connect, find purpose, and heal hidden wounds.

Kawase also directed The Mourning Forest (2007), Radiance (2017) and Vision (2018).

Others to see.

Daisies (1966 - Vera Chytilova); Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975 Chantal Akerman); Titus (1999 Julie Taymor); Wanda (1970 - Barbara Loden); Leave No Trace(2018 - Debra Granik); My Brilliant Career (1979 - GillianArmstrong); A Girl At My Door (2014 - July Jung); The World Of Us (2016 - Yoon Gaeun); Salaam Bombay! (1988 Mira Nair); Dear Etranger (2017 Yukiko Mishima); Close-Knit (2017 - Naoko Ogigami); The Light Shines Only There (2014 - Mipo O); The Long Excuse (2016 - Miwa Nishikawa); Red Road (2006 - AndreaArnold); Orlando (1992 - Sally Potter); American Psycho (2000 Mary Harron); High Life (2019 Claire Denis); You Were Never Really Here (2018 - Lynne Ramsay); The Savages (2007 - Tamara Jenkins); Sakuran (2007 - Mika Ninagawa); Crush And Blush (2008 - Lee Kyoung-mi); End Note (2011 - Mami Sunada); Meek's Cutoff (2010 - Kelly Reichardt); Treeless Mountain (2008 - Kim Soyong); A Brand New Life (2009 Ounie Lecomte); The Piano (1993 - Jane Campion); My Life Without Me (2003 - Isabel Coixet); Revenge (2017 - Coralie Fargeat); On Body And Soul (2017 - Ildiko Enyedi); A Silent Voice (2016 - Naoko Yamada); Fast TimesAt Ridgemont High (1982 - Amy Heckerling); Big (1988 - Penny Marshall); Very Ordinary Couple (2013 - Roh Deok); Kakera : A Piece Of Our Life (2010 - Momoko Ando).

- Aaron Rourke

Top 10 Lists MARCH 8-14 THE AUSTRALIAN BOX OFFICE TOP TEN: 1. THE INVISIBLE MAN. 2. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG. 3. MISS FISHER AND THE CRYPT OF TEARS. 4. BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN).

5. THE CALL OF THE WILD. 6. EMMA. 7. 1917.

8. PARASITE. 9. BAD BOYS FOR LIFE. 10. FANTASY ISLAND. NEW RELEASES AND COMING SOON TO CINEMAS AROUND AUSTRALIA: MARCH 5: CITIZEN K, DARK WATERS, DOWNHILL, ESCAPE AND EVASION, HONEYLAND, THE BIG TRIP, THE WAY BACK. MARCH 12: BLOODSHOT, HAPPY NEW YEAR-COLIN BURSTEAD, I STILL BELIEVE, IN FABRIC, MILITARY WIVES, MY HERO ACADEMIA: HEROES RISING, QUEEN AND SLIM, THE LEGEND OF BARON TO'A. THE DVD AND BLU-RAY TOP RENTALS & SALES: 1. FROZEN II [Animated/Adventure/ Voices: Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff].

2. FORD v FERRARI [Biography/Sport/ Drama/Matt Damon, Christian Bale].

3. 21 BRIDGES [Action/Crime/Drama/ Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, J.K. Simmons].

4. DOCTOR SLEEP [Horror/Fantasy/Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Bruce Greenwood].

5. FISHERMAN'S FRIEND [Comedy/Music/ Drama/Daniel Mays, David Hayman].

6. JOKER [Crime/Thriller/Drama/Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro].

7. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT [Comedy/ Drama/Music/Viveik Kalra, David Hayman, Rob Brydon].

8. TERMINATOR: DARK FATE [Sci-Fi/ Action/Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis].

9. SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK [Mystery/Horror/Zoe Colletti, Austin Abrams].

NEW HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK: CHARLIE'S ANGELS [Action/Adventure/ Comedy/Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Elizabeth Banks].

KNIVES OUT [Crime/Comedy/Mystery/ Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ana de Armas].

MRS. LOWRY & SON [Biography/Drama/ Timothy Spall, Vanessa Redgrave].

OFFICIAL SECRETS [Biography/Drama/ Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes].

THE DEAD DON'T DIE [Horror/Comedy/Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton].

THE QUEEN'S CORGI [Animated/Comedy/ Adventure].

DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY NEW & RE-RELEASE CLASSIC MOVIES HIGHLIGHTS: RED HEAT 4K-UHD+Blu-Ray [Action/ Crime/Comedy/Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi].

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Crossroads

By Rob Foenander info@countrycrossroads com.au

Wild Dreamers

■ Lisa Mio and the Wild Dreamers will once again bring to life the songs of Linda Ronstadt.

The Frankston Bowls Club will host the event on Sunday (Mar. 15).

This is a great opportunity to bring the whole family to enjoy a live band and show, with great food and classic music during the school holidays, says their media promo.

Bookings at Trybookings.comood Frieal.

Boomers gig

■ Popular Melbourne band Boomers Jukebox is set to rock the Clayton Bowls Club on Sunday (Mar. 15), from 2.30pm - 5.30pm With a coloured note entry fee, the 50s 60s 70s rock n roll plus country music show will be a fundraiser for the Very Special Kids organisation.

More info on 9544 9929.

Justin, Wayne

■ Music lovers are being promised a great show when Justin Standley and Wayne Horsburgh perform together at the Morwell Club on Sunday, March 22.

Both artists have been playing to packed halls and clubs around the country with sellout shows frequently occurring.

Tickets and more info: contact Elaine 0408 392 278.

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New face for Aussie wine marketing ■ John Rozentals looks at a different approach to labelling and selling Australian wine.

The name Jonathon Hesketh may well be a relatively new one to many Australian winedrinkers, but the name of his father, Robert Hesketh, will almost certainly be known fairly well to Australian wine-industry old timers such as this scribe.

Robert variously helped pioneer Australian winemaking technology in France, promoted and sold Australian wines around the globe in the 1990s, shaped wine industry politics in the 1980s as the founding chairman of the Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation, and was responsible for seemingly countless other tasks.

Anyway, Jonathon is the brains behind Hesketh Wines, one of the country's newest wine ventures, and Robert is its chairman.

Hesketh Wines, through the release of its Subregional Treasures range, is one of the few Australian wineries to make use of the country's unique sud-districts in its labelling and marketing.

Most of you will have heard of Watervale - a town and region within the Clare Valley and famous for its delicate and floral rieslings but how many of you have heard of Lobethal in the Adelaide Hills, or Ebenezer in the Barossa Valley?

Hesketh Wines has put together a young, yet highly experienced, winemaking team consisting of

Andrew Hardy, Keeda Zilm - who wrote about recently in connection with South Australian riesling master John Vickery - and James Lienert.

WINE REVIEWS Hesketh Wines 2018 Watervale Clare Valley Riesling ($20): Acrisp, dry, elegant South Australian riesling from a famous region for the variety.

Look for limey, floral notes and the ability to match perfectly with a plate of fresh oysters or a perfectly

Crossword Solution No 3 T H R A S H E D GR EM L I N S DWE L L I NG MON UME N T N I OCHRE E G URN R D O O A C R AW RAD I A TOR PRE TOR I A ORDA I NED HERA L DRY C I L S I L L M N SN I P E N I RA Y S L I E H A I R DO N OR I F I C E R WR E S T L E D A S C E N D M E M I GH T E S T OK YO S E WE E D S R O ON T AR I O Y A S P EC T E L A T E S T N HA Z ARDS E L NUMB ED E HE ADOF F I ENDE AR Z U E S K I MOS R A B A B A V R RUD E R I L UR I D L Y I G U I P R GNOCCH I E M N L E E HARNE S S ED T I L ER I H CORG I GA T ECRA SH Y E N O SCOT I ND I ANA OT I S A R R O DOM I C I L E OR I G I N I R NA P L E S EMB A LMER R O H I M N N SN I DE R F O E N R N P I ERC I NG SURG I CA L NA I V E T E A BRE A S T A L OE A S T N S N URE A R O A T R U L T RE A T ED R E A RM P I A NO MOU L T S A L U T E S U G ME L E E R MRS N P I E B E X I S T R X I MP A L E U S A Y SO HEDGE NOS E S M HUBCA P B I N O D S R O N T O E A N T E R E MM A A L MANNED I EM I R S T AM I NA SHAM O N I NE T Y I RS PCA I R H C D T T D PRODS M E I MACHU R A S TON I SH AC I DRA I N T L L AMA I R E H P HNOM T W R E H V O C MAMB A S I E S T A U T I F F T ADPO L E GOA L L AMB L E S N W ROS Y C US SR A A SHE T H I F I L L ANK ARA L RE A LM MAN I C UNDER S ROAD I E E R S T Y L E C E T A E EON I OCE AN M T PREM I S E MECCA M I L ER GHANA USHERED O L N MARE U R E S A R B D I SC O E R M I S S I ONS S T R I K ERS T E ACA K E P L A Y SUP S S U L B T N T HRE E L T I I R D A T U TOR I A L E N O U G H U W M Y R I A D WO O DW I N D A I E T T R I M ON T HEGO C L E F N E L E R E CORD E R S A S S E S T R MOR S E R E S P R A Y E D N R I A G C PR I MA T E O R I L D Y I MP AR T S R A L I B I N G N I GH T G MANAGED A T HO L I ER F CAG I E S T E L E A V EN M B A S P I RED N A B I DED N A S T RA Y T N EWSMA N S N RA B A T U R HE T UP R R RE BU T O L MERGE S I RAGT I ME E PRANCE S E S ANE L Y U O Q MAMA G F S ARAH C H V E A L R D O GRANU L E S MA I N T A I N P I CKMEUP MA V ER I CK G L A RE F N E OT T ER E R S EC N C E YODE L L ED L EG I RONS DE F ROS T S DECAN T ED

● Jonathon Hesketh grilled piece of bream. Or drink on its lonesome as an aperitif.

Hesketh Wines 2019 Lobethal Adelaide Hills Chardonnay ($30): In a world of opulent richness, restraint is the key here.

Taste characters include fruit flavours at the nectarine end of the spectrum and the butterscotch effect gained by clever winemaking and prolonged maturation on yeast lees (essentially dead yeast cells).

Match with richly sauced white meats.

WINE OF THE WEEK Hesketh Wines 201y Ebenezer Barossa Valley Shiraz ($30): A gorgeous red made from that most lipsmacking of red varieties. Revel in the velvety dark fruit favours, soft tannins and excellent oak and enjoy with rich stews made with mushrooms and root vegetables.

Or take to a pizzeria and drink over a well made, wood-fired disc of dough decorated with plenty of red meats.

- John Rozentals

Observations

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THE T OP 5 C OMMENT S HEARD TOP COMMENT OMMENTS AT A SENIORS VERSION OF ‘BA CHEL OR’.

‘BACHEL CHELOR’.

5.“Next time you kiss me, put your teeth in.”

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You took your bra off too fast.”

3.“What a kisser. I’m going to call you ‘Hoover’.”

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Bleak House - by Charles Dickens

"Pardon me for saying what is so obvious, but I wouldn't have it hastily supposed," with the least turn of his eyes towards Sir Leicester, "that I am ashamed of my mother's position here, or wanting in all just respect for Chesney Wold and the family. I certainly may have desired—I certainly have desired, Lady Dedlock—that my mother should retire after so many years and end her days with me. But as I have found that to sever this strong bond would be to break her heart, I have long abandoned that idea."

Sir Leicester very magnificent again at the notion of Mrs. Rouncewell being spirited off from her natural home to end her days with an ironmaster.

"I have been," proceeds the visitor in a modest, clear way, "an apprentice and a workman. I have lived on workman's wages, years and years, and beyond a certain point have had to educate myself. My wife was a foreman's daughter, and plainly brought up. We have three daughters besides this son of whom I have spoken, and being fortunately able to give them greater advantages than we have had ourselves, we have educated them well, very well. It has been one of our great cares and pleasures to make them worthy of any station."

A little boastfulness in his fatherly tone here, as if he added in his heart, "even of the Chesney Wold station." Not a little more magnificence, therefore, on the part of Sir Leicester.

"All this is so frequent, Lady Dedlock, where I live, and among the class to which I belong, that what would be generally called unequal marriages are not of such rare occurrence with us as elsewhere. A son will sometimes make it known to his father that he has fallen in love, say, with a young woman in the factory. The father, who once worked in a factory himself, will be a little disappointed at first very possibly.

It may be that he had other views for his son.

However, the chances are that having ascertained the young woman to be of unblemished character, he will say to his son, 'I must be quite sure you are in earnest here. This is a serious matter for both of you. Therefore I shall have this girl educated for two years,' or it may be, 'I shall place this girl at the same school with your sisters for such a time, during which you will give me your word and honour to see her only so often. If at the expiration of that time, when she has so far profited by her advantages as that you may be upon a fair equality, you are both in the same mind, I will do my part to make you happy.'

I know of several cases such as I describe, my Lady, and I think they indicate to me my own course now."

Sir Leicester's magnificence explodes. Calmly, but terribly.

"Mr. Rouncewell," says Sir Leicester with his right hand in the breast of his blue coat, the attitude of state in which he is painted in the gallery, "do you draw a parallel between Chesney Wold and a—" Here he resists a disposition to choke, "a factory?"

"I need not reply, Sir Leicester, that the two places are very different; but for the purposes of this case, I think a parallel may be justly drawn between them."

Sir Leicester directs his majestic glance down one side of the long drawing-room and up the other before he can believe that he is awake.

"Are you aware, sir, that this young woman whom my Lady—my Lady—has placed near her person was brought up at the village school outside the gates?"

"Sir Leicester, I am quite aware of it. A very good school it is, and handsomely supported by this family."

"Then, Mr. Rouncewell," returns Sir Leicester, "the application of what you have said is, to me, incomprehensible."

"Will it be more comprehensible, Sir Leicester, if I say," the ironmaster is reddening a little, "that I do not regard the village school as teaching everything desirable to be known by my son's wife?"

From the village school of Chesney Wold, intact as it is this minute, to the whole framework of society; from the whole framework of society, to the aforesaid framework receiving tremen-

Charles Dickens dous cracks in consequence of people (ironmasters, lead-mistresses, and what not) not minding their catechism, and getting out of the station unto which they are called—necessarily and for ever, according to Sir Leicester's rapid logic, the first station in which they happen to find themselves; and from that, to their educating other people out of THEIR stations, and so obliterating the landmarks, and opening the floodgates, and all the rest of it; this is the swift progress of the Dedlock mind.

"My Lady, I beg your pardon. Permit me, for one moment!" She has given a faint indication of intending to speak. "Mr. Rouncewell, our views of duty, and our views of station, and our views of education, and our views of—in short, ALL our views—are so diametrically opposed, that to prolong this discussion must be repellent to your feelings and repellent to my own. This young woman is honoured with my Lady's notice and favour. If she wishes to withdraw herself from that notice and favour or if she chooses to place herself under the influence of any one who may in his peculiar opinions—you will allow me to say, in his peculiar opinions, though I readily admit that he is not accountable for them to me—who may, in his peculiar opinions, withdraw her from that notice and favour, she is at any time at liberty to do so. We are obliged to you for the plainness with which you have spoken. It will have no effect of itself, one way or other, on the young woman's position here. Beyond this, we can make no terms; and here we beg—if you will be so good—to leave the subject."

The visitor pauses a moment to give my Lady an opportunity, but she says nothing. He then rises and replies, "Sir Leicester and

Lady Dedlock, allow me to thank you for your attention and only to observe that I shall very seriously recommend my son to conquer his present inclinations. Good night!"

"Mr. Rouncewell," says Sir Leicester with all the nature of a gentleman shining in him, "it is late, and the roads are dark. I hope your time is not so precious but that you will allow my Lady and myself to offer you the hospitality of Chesney Wold, for to-night at least."

"I hope so," adds my Lady.

"I am much obliged to you, but I have to travel all night in order to reach a distant part of the country punctually at an appointed time in the morning."

Therewith the ironmaster takes his departure, Sir Leicester ringing the bell and my Lady rising as he leaves the room.

When my Lady goes to her boudoir, she sits down thoughtfully by the fire, and inattentive to the Ghost's Walk, looks at Rosa, writing in an inner room. Presently my Lady calls her.

"Come to me, child. Tell me the truth. Are you in love?"

"Oh! My Lady!"

My Lady, looking at the downcast and blushing face, says smiling, "Who is it? Is it Mrs. Rouncewell's grandson?"

"Yes, if you please, my Lady. But I don't know that I am in love with him—yet."

"Yet, you silly little thing! Do you know that he loves YOU, yet?"

"I think he likes me a little, my Lady." And Rosa bursts into tears.

Is this Lady Dedlock standing beside the village beauty, smoothing her dark hair with that motherly touch, and watching her with eyes so full of musing interest? Aye, indeed it is!

"Listen to me, child. You are young and true, and I believe you are attached to me."

"Indeed I am, my Lady. Indeed there is nothing in the world I wouldn't do to show how much."

"And I don't think you would wish to leave me just yet, Rosa, even for a lover?"

"No, my Lady! Oh, no!" Rosa looks up for the first time, quite frightened at the thought.

"Confide in me, my child. Don't fear me. I wish you to be happy, and will make you so—if I can make anybody happy on this earth."

Rosa, with fresh tears, kneels at her feet and kisses her hand. My Lady takes the hand with which she has caught it, and standing with her eyes fixed on the fire, puts it about and about between her own two hands, and gradually lets it fall. Seeing her so absorbed, Rosa softly withdraws; but still my Lady's eyes are on the fire.

In search of what? Of any hand that is no more, of any hand that never was, of any touch that might have magically changed her life? Or does she listen to the Ghost's Walk and think what step does it most resemble? A man's? A woman's? The pattering of a little child's feet, ever coming on—on—on? Some melancholy influence is upon her, or why should so proud a lady close the doors and sit alone upon the hearth so desolate?

Volumnia is away next day, and all the cousins are scattered before dinner. Not a cousin of the batch but is amazed to hear from Sir Leicester at breakfast-time of the obliteration of landmarks, and opening of floodgates, and cracking of the framework of society, manifested through Mrs. Rouncewell's son. Not a cousin of the batch but is really indignant, and connects it with the feebleness of William Buffy when in office, and really does feel deprived of a stake in the country—or the pension list—or something—by fraud and wrong. As to Volumnia, she is handed down the great staircase by Sir Leicester, as eloquent upon the theme as if there were a general rising in the north of England to obtain her rouge-pot and pearl necklace. And thus, with a clatter of maids and valets—for it is one appurtenance of their cousinship that however difficult they may find it to keep themselves, they MUST keep maids and valets—the cousins disperse to the four winds of heaven; and the one wintry wind that blows to-day shakes a shower from the trees near the deserted house, as if all the cousins had been changed into leaves.

Chapter 28 The Ironmaster Sir Leicester Dedlock has got the better, for the time being, of the family gout and is once more, in a literal no less than in a figurative point of view, upon his legs. He is at his place in Lincolnshire; but the waters are out again on the low-lying grounds, and the cold and damp steal into Chesney Wold, though well defended, and eke into Sir Leicester's bones. The blazing fires of faggot and coal—Dedlock timber and antediluvian forest—that blaze upon the broad wide hearths and wink in the twilight on the frowning woods, sullen to see how trees are sacrificed, do not exclude the enemy. The hot-water pipes that trail themselves all over the house, the cushioned doors and windows, and the screens and curtains fail to supply the fires' deficiencies and to satisfy Sir Leicester's need. Hence the fashionable intelligence proclaims one morning to the listening earth that Lady Dedlock is expected shortly to return to town for a few weeks.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. Indeed great men have often more than their fair share of poor relations, inasmuch as very red blood of the superior quality, like inferior blood unlawfully shed, WILL cry aloud and WILL be heard. Sir Leicester's cousins, in the remotest degree, are so many murders in the respect that they "will out." Among whom there are cousins who are so poor that one might almost dare to think it would have been the happier for them never to have been plated links upon the Dedlock chain of gold, but to have been made of common iron at first and done base service.

To Be Continued Next Week

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Yea, Alexandra do battle for 1912 flag ■ The rivalry between Yea and Alexandra will have more chapters written this season when the Tigers go up against the Rebels in the AFL Outer East Division 2 comp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The teams were represented as follows:-

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

Photo : Alan Thorley.

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Scrum play was indulged in.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

by Stewart, McLeish and Francis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Yea were Premiers after a great and glorious battle.

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

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

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

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

be penalised in a safe position. Alex.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Is Bright was as tricky as ever.

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

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

Stillman.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Special Report

North-East deserves link: MP ■ Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green came out swinging for the NorthEast’s right to have its own freeway link, when State Parliament sat last week.

“I take great pleasure in joining the debate on the Project Development and Construction Management Amendment Bill 2020 and to come immediately after the voice of innercity privilege, who purports to be an expert on public transport coming from that transport impoverished area of Prahran,” said Ms Green.

“Give me a break! How dare he come in here and say that the North East Link is not necessary to the economic and transport future of the community that I represent, the hardworking families, students and older people in the north-eastern suburbs.

“We absolutely have a right to projects like the North East Link.

We will not be told by those sitting in the cheap seats in the inner city, who will never actually have the privilege of being in government and getting anything done, who just want to pontificate and give lessons to everyone else and say that the system is crumbling.

“Well, he has not taken notice of any of the announcements that we have made about the record numbers of trains and of trams that have been ordered for our network.

“I think he was even saying—it was not even clear—that he supported the outer suburban rail network.

“It is not within the 10-kilometre bamboo curtain. Well, it is not the bamboo curtain, is it. What is it?”

Mr Hamer: “The tofu curtain.”

Ms Green: The tofu curtain—or the quinoa curtain. I should say I like eating tofu and quinoa, but I am not about telling other people how to live their lives and criticising their way of life.

“I know you, Acting Speaker Ward, are also representing the north-eastern suburbs, and we are absolutely on board with the North East Link and especially the tunnel option, which is going to preserve an enormous amount of our environment.

“I just do not know where to start when you come after something like that tosh we have just heard from the member for Prahran. ‘We should only invest in public transport’.

“How does he think we get goods and services around the place? Does he seriously not understand how we get goods and services around the place?

“In the bill we are talking about the land next door to the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market.

“I am absolutely certain if the Greens political party were in government, you would have never moved it from Footscray.

“You would have never freed up the capacity of that land and freed up access and grown the port. He would not even understand that the location of that market not only has been a great jobs driver for the northern suburbs, but it has actually taken thousands of trucks off the ringroad because 75 to 80 per cent of the freight that is destined for the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market comes down the Hume Highway.

“Before it used to come down the Hume, around the Western Ring Road and into Footscray, and it took forever to get in and out, and that meant it took precious road space

● Danielle Green, MLA for Yan Yean from other trucks heading towards Fruit and Vegetable Market relocathe port and other workers trying to tion project, which I mentioned; the go about their business.

Biosciences Research Centre “It has been amazing. To have a project; and the Melbourne Showwholesale fruit, veggie and flower grounds redevelopment project. market in Epping has been a game “The machinery of government changer for the north, and it has changes have created some anomamade it easier for the producers and lies, which has meant that some of the majority—the 75 to 80 per the projects and assets within the cent—of freight that comes down to Department of Jobs, Precincts and Hume.

Regions’s budget responsibility and “In this bill, because the previous policy responsibility have incorrectly member for Thomastown, Peter been sitting in the Department of Batchelor, thought ahead and got a Transport. very large parcel of land there, there “The member for Prahran may is now a parcel of land next door to not be aware, but members on the the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable government side of the house and Market that is ripe for develop- this rather large wedge here in bay ment—ripe for industrial develop- 13 that are members of the government. ment know that the Department of “We are always wanting more Transport has an awful lot of work jobs in the north. on its plate.

“The CEO of Mitchell shire, “The administrative change prowhen he was the CEO of Whittlesea posed in the bill before the house will council, put through a planning con- lighten the load of the Secretary of trol—an aspiration, actually, not a the Department of Transport so that planning control—that for every new the Department of Transport can house that was built in the City of focus on what it is doing best: delivWhittlesea there would be one new ering the Metro Tunnel, doing the job. planning for the airport rail link and “Well, developing that land in- all the improvements that are hapvolves another 50 per cent again. I pening in regional services. do not have the figure right in front “As you and I know, Acting of me, but it is a massive parcel of Speaker, there is the Hurstbridge land that was purchased by the state line stage 2. We have seen great pergovernment. formance in stage 1, so stage 2 is “We thought into the future. I being planned as we speak. know that the Minister for Priority “I had a memory come up on Precincts will oversee the develop- Facebook the other day, and it was ment of that well, along with other the Premier and I, the member for areas like Fishermans Bend and Mill Park and the now Minister for some other priority sites.

Transport Infrastructure on the “The act has stood the construc- greenfield site of Mernda rail. It has tion industry in good stead in that it been running for about 18 months. has been the mechanism that has “Four years ago it was a comseen significant projects being de- plete greenfield site. Literally it was livered under this act, which have about last week four years ago when included Federation Square; the we did the announcement onsite.

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium “Now it is just part of the transproject, mostly known as AAMI port furniture servicing the Yan Yean Park, especially for those of us who electorate. like going to see some rugby or other “We are also seeing the work that sports; stages 1 and 2 of the is occurring. I mentioned the regional Melbourne Park redevelopment rail project. I commend the regional project; the Melbourne Sports and rail authority for what they are doing Aquatic Centre project; the at Wallan and at Donnybrook staMelbourne Convention Centre de- tion. velopment and its various stages; the “While I am mentioning Wallan, Melbourne exhibition centre expan- this is the first opportunity I have had sion project; the Sidney Myer Music to speak since that horrific derailBowl refurbishment; the Wholesale ment at Wallan.

“The Minister for Public Transport has just walked into the house, and I know that the workers onsite really valued the fact that she came and spoke to them firsthand.

“She went up to Seymour and saw the drivers. We heard when we passed the industrial manslaughter laws that it is really horrific to have someone die alongside you at work, whether it is for the families or the workers.

“I think it was really important to see that politics were put aside and that the Deputy Prime Minister was there with the Minister for Public Transport, mayor David Lowe and the member for Euroa, all showing our support collectively for that tragedy.

“With those words, I commend the bill to the house, and I condemn the member for Prahran, the innercity voice of privilege,” Ms Green said. ★ Danny Pearson, MLA for Essendon, followed with comments in the Legislative Assembly debate: “It gives me great joy and privilege to be able to rise today to speak on the Project Development and Construction Management Amendment Bill 2020.

“At the very start of the member for Yan Yean’s contribution I was disorderly and I was unruly, as you well know, Acting Speaker Ward, because I interjected and I said to the member for Yan Yean that she should teach the member for Prahran a lesson,” Mr Pearson said.

“Now the member for Yan Yean is a much fairer and better person than me because she avoided that.

“But I think the member for Yan Yean could have shown the member for Prahran how you actually, as a local member, identify a project, champion that project and see that project being delivered, and that is precisely what the member for Yan Yean has done.

“The member for Yan Yean very early on indicated and identified the need for heavy rail to be extended to her electorate, to Mernda, and she was a tireless advocate for that project.

“Through her patience and her advocacy she has delivered a fantastic outcome for her community. She was amply rewarded at the last election because of her advocacy and because she delivered for her community probably the single biggest investment in public transport that that community had ever seen and, dare I say, probably ever will see.

“For the member for Prahran to come in here and from the cheap seats sledge us, sledge this government, a government which has invested more in public transport than any other previous government, Labor or Liberal, is a bit rich.

“The bill before the house is a fairly straightforward bill. It seeks to address the machinery of government changes which became required with the dissolution of the former Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources and reallocates those responsibilities to the priority precincts portfolio in the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, as well as allocating responsibilities to Transport forVictoria.

“Why I make this comment about the investment that is being made is because when Henry Bolte became the Premier of Victoria in 1955 he did not increase in real terms the bud-

get for public transport in Victoria: the nominal figure stayed throughout those years.

“When Hamer became Premier in 1972 he had his vision for the loop.

He pushed and pushed hard in the Bolte cabinet for that project, but he could not get any support from Bolte for that.

“But when he became Premier he used that position to try to push for, and succeeded in, developing the Melbourne city loop.

“Bear in mind that from 1970 to 2000 public transport patronage tracked with population growth roughly.

“It was growing at around 3 per cent per annum, so broadly speaking the system was not under any great strain or stress.

“Population was growing at a fairly steady rate and public transport usage grew at a fairly steady rate.

“The introduction of the GST in mid-2000 coincided with a petrol price shock, and straightaway people started to use public transport.

“Like most people, I think when they used public transport they realised that it was a very good service, it was a very efficient service, and as a consequence of that we saw rapid public transport patronage growth throughout the first 10 to 15 years of this century.

“I think the figure for that first decade was around about 9 per cent compound growth. “ I think the figure is 72, so when the cumulative numbers of growth hit 72, you effectively double the size from where you were previously.

“Running up against that of course has been massive population growth as we look to replace the baby boomers, as they retire, with a skilled workforce.

“We are making these sorts of machinery of government changes to give effect to the need for Transport for Victoria and the priority precincts portfolio to get on and deliver these really important projects.

“The member for Prahran asked—honestly I would get more sense out of my four-year-old son than that bloke, seriously—why we cannot just run more trains. Really?

As if we have not thought of that.

“I mean, how stupid is this bloke? The loop is clogged and it is congested. You cannot shove any more trains down the loop; it is as simple as that. You have got to unclog the loop.

“I have not been here for that long, but I have listened to the Leader of the House talk about the importance of unclogging the loop in various answers to questions without notice, in various ministers statements and in comments on the adjournment debate.

“You would think that if you had listened to answers provided by the minister you would appreciate the fact that we have to build the metro because the loop is clogged.

“You cannot put any more trains in there because it is clogged. It is a pretty simple proposition, and I would have thought that if you were representing a seat like Prahran, and if you actually use public transport—I catch the train to work regularly— I do not reckon this bloke catches a train regularly at all. You would reckon that you might realise that you cannot put anything more into the system. It is like a pipe. If the pipe is full of water, you cannot put

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‘Mental as Everything’ in Yea

■ Yea Rotary, the Yea Hospital and the Grace Bennett Centre are stepping up to support the arts in Yea. These organisations are joining with Regional Arts Victoria, Creative Vic, Yea Arts Inc and UnderThe Microscope to bring the best medicine.

Damon Smith and Adam Coad are presenting Mental As Everything.

They are two of the group who presented Sun Rising at the Yea Shire Hall last year.

Mental As Everything is an original cabaret show by Melbournebased writer, musician and performer, Damon Smith.

His personal day-to-day experiences with a diagnosis of both obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and bipolar disorder have helped Damon develop a transparency regarding his dealings with these two, widely-misguided disorders.

As a singer-songwriter, Damon has created a show that blends comedy and music alongside an honest and thought-provoking, researched narrative.

In this two-man cabaret show, Damon and his musical cohort, Adam Coad, will take the audience on a funny, but often awkward journey inside their own heads with hilarious onstage buffoonery and songs pertaining to mental illness.

Mental As Everything features original songs by Damon and Adam who have both experienced living with multiple mental illnesses.

Smith says: "Mental As Everything endeavours to breakdown the stigma attached to mental health with onstage buffoonery and some very personal moments when it comes to explaining these often-misunderstood disorders."

● Damon Smith and Adam Coad will appear in Mental As Everything.

Damon is described as absurdly hi- zine https://www.facebook.com/ larious, musically brilliant and refresh"Mental As Everything is fun, yeaartscarnivale/ ingly honest with his mission to cre- powerful and totally immersive. Don't or web page: yeaartsinc.wordpress. ate awareness and speak his truth miss it,” said Stage Whispers. com about living with OCD and bipolar disThe performance will be at the Yea Mental illness is common. One in order.

Shire Hall on Friday, March 20, from five (20 per cent) Australians aged "This show is a healing journey for 7pm.

16-85 experience a mental illness in the performers on stage and for those For tickets, at $35 each, call Barb any year. seated in the audience; an important on 0411 433 702 or book at the Yea The most common mental illwork for our times," said Scenestr.

Community Bendigo Bank. nesses are depressive, anxiety and "With its wonderful balance of muSeats are limited. You can grab a substance use disorder. These three sic, truth, and a message to share, season ticket for $120, which includes types of mental illnesses often occur Mental as Everything is simply nec- a season-ticket-holder only mid-year- in combination., says the Australian essary viewing," said Tulpa maga- exclusive event.

Bureau of Statistics.

Every day, at least six Australians die from suicide and a further thirty people will attempt to take their own life.

Almost half (45 per cent) of all Australians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, says the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Each individual in this community has some degree of contact with people struggling to live with mental illness whether it be depression, anxiety, low self esteem, suicide, attempted suicide, post traumatic stress syndrome, bipolar disorder, substance abuse - to list but a few. Someone you know could be dealing with it temporarily, chronically or permanently, or, indeed, caring for someone with mental illness.

They say: "It takes a village to bring up a man", it also takes a community to support someone with a mental illness or who is caring for someone with a mental illness (supporting the carer).

In a semi-rural environment such as Yea, mental illness is in its many forms affecting different ages: children, particularly adolescents, mothers, fathers, professionals and retirees.

Sometimes you see it, sometimes you don't. It used to be looked on as a taboo subject - one talked about only behind closed doors.

That has all changed recently and the government and community is beginning to realise its effect and act to support those suffering under its grasp.

Another adage tells us that "laughter is the best medicine".

- Alison Huth

McEwen MP speaks of Aussie woes

■ McEwen MHR Rob Mitchell spoke in Federal Parliament this month about Australia’s woes.

“We see, every single day, that businesses can't function because of this government's failure to deliver a proper National Broadband Network,” Mr Mitchell said.

“We were leading the world in these things. We were a country that could be proud of what we were doing.

But, under this government, we have seen Australia's rankings in many, many different categories fail and fall backwards, because this is a government that is not interested in working for the Australian people; it's only working for itself.

“As we sit here today and listen to government members carry on like pork chops, we know that there are billions of dollars of taxpayers' money being deliberately rorted.

“These programs have been corrupted by a government that has no integrity and no Australian values. It's all about its own self. Its own survival is far more paramount than what it does for the country.

“That's why we have a government that is seeing emissions rise. We have minister after minister after minister after minister being investigated because of rorting and because of their actions that are outside of what should happen.

“If we want to talk about the integrity in parliament and in democracy we can't look at this lot opposite, because there is none-it is a total vacuum of integrity and decency.

have to wake up and face what they've got-a government that does not care about what they're doing.

“Each and every single day, kids go to school and as they sit there they're looking at classrooms that need repairing-stuff that needs to be done.

“As I said, we're watching kids fall backwards. And what does the education minister do? Nothing. And this is an education minister that thinks that Africa is a country! Let's remember that. That's our starting point.

“We see a government that has continually done nothing but allow the extremists in their parties to control.

“We see a government that is run by the backbench of the National Party more than it is run by the frontbench of the Liberal Party. We see that each and every day.

“This is a government that has failed Australians on each and every level.

“What it is doing is really dragging us backwards-this country of ours that is so great and has delivered so much across the world. And what do we get?

“We get a government that has no faith in its people, no faith in the country's ability, and is too busy focusing on itself.

“The more and more we look at this the worse and worse it gets. There is not a member on that side who could actually stand up and say they've got the integrity to do their job properly, because they haven't, or they would be standing up each and every day and saying, 'You know what? As a parent, a grandparent, an aunt, an uncle, a friend, you'd be doing every

thing you could to do the best for your kids and your grandkids. But this government doesn't.' You only have to listen to the rhetoric.

“They focus on the now. They're not interested in the future. They're not interested in building wealth.

“They're not interested in building a greater society. They're only interested in building their own egos. And Australians are paying for it.

“We have seen the carry-on over Holden deciding to close. Well, we knew that was going to happen. Of course that was going to happen, because this government ripped the guts out of it.

“They went to an election saying, 'We're going to destroy the auto industry.' Well, that's one thing they started that they actually completed!

And now we do not have anAustralian manufacturer of motor vehicles.

Everything has to be imported.

“However, the one thing that they will continue to do, day in, day out, without fear or favour, is to make sure that they feather their own nests above everyone else's.

“Australians are paying every day because of the incompetence of this government. And the sooner it ends, the sooner the nightmare's finished, the better off we will be as a nation.

“We will see better health care. We will see better climate policies. We will see better employment. We will get a government that actually wants to help Australians-as I said, to stand up for them, not stand on them. That is the difference between this side of the House and that side of the House.

“We are not focusing on our own

importance like they are; we're focusing on the nation's importance, and that's the difference.

“We're not running a government where, each and every day, you just don't know what's going to happen. Are we going to have the member for New England have another hissy fit, do another weird little video and come out and start attacking the Deputy Prime Minister? We don't know.

“We don't know what the member for Dickson is sitting there doing, day in, day out, plotting away; we just know that he's not sitting there quietly.

It's time that this government focused“That's just a simple thing-a protection racket of stupidity that runs in this government. Australians deserve a lot better than the pathetic excuse we've got running the government benches at this time.

“The ACCC found the electricity prices are now 20 per cent higher under the coalition in 2019 than they were under Labor. Under Labor, electricity prices were hovering at around $1,200; now they’re in excess of $1,500 per family.

“Spending billions on defence: the government is claiming about $90 billion over the next 30 years to build ships and submarines. But what we found last week was that the company building the ships has said they’re not going to meet the 90 per cent local content rule that we were promised and instead try and meet 60 per cent, which they still refuse to put into contracts. Whatever happened to the country that designed and built and manufactured and sold and exported goods and inventions all around the

world? Australia can achieve great things. Two men, Mark Lidwill and Edgar Booth, both invented the electronic pacemaker in the twenties.

Nowadays, over three million people have it worldwide.

“The famous Hills hoist, the most iconic Australian invention, was created by Lance Hill for his wife in 1945 when their backyard became too small for their clothes line.

“The ute was an Aussie invention, dating back to 1932 when a farmer requested FordAustralia to make a two-in-one car-truck—we know what happened to the automotive industry under this government.

“Lewis Bandt took that two-door Ford V8 Coupe and grafted the highsided open utility to what we know as the ute today.

“Another great Aussie invention was of course the electric drill. Arthur Arnot developed the 75 kilo electric drill, powered by a DC electric motor, to drill through rock and coal.

“The dual-flush toilet was developed by Australian Bruce Thompson as a way of saving water. It’s estimated that around 32,000 litres of water are saved each year by Aussie households. “ Of course the black box flight recorder was invented by Australian scientist David Warren in the 1950s.

In modern times, the black box is installed in every commercial flight around the world.

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Visit to local goldfields, 1868 ■ What were the local goldfields like in the rush of the 1860s?

The local newspaper, The Alexandra Times, which first published that year, published a report in its November 17, which paints a picture of the Godfrey’s Creek diggings, later known as Gobur: “At the first glance this place gives some faint. idea of.the rushes of the good old days when gold vas plentiful, and,theo diggar rolling in rude affluence, unknown in-these latter times,” the ‘special reporter’ wrote.

“There is the same characteristic indifference as to appearances, and an absence of the appliances for personal, comfort, as of old, in the buildings, but rather more of each than is pleasant to the casual visitor.

“Indeed there may be said to be evinced by the denizens of Godfrey's a.generally, felt. desire to excel in the ugliness of the business premises which now constitute the township.

“The interminable array of dull brown stringybark edifices, supported on frameworks of stripped saplings, without lining or any other attempt at ornamentation, which contrasts strongly with the well-laid pine floors prepared for the mazy dance, suggest the idea that this village is entirely devoted to Terpsichorian pursuits, and, that the staple of the place is the waltzand quadrille.

“Such, however, is not the case.

There is a large well-distributed, and varied assortment of all kinds of liquors on sale; and of the thirty or forty buildings of all sizes and shapes, there are few indeed in which there are not a least a few bottles of grog at the disposal of the public.at the rate of six-pence per nobbler.

“These are a few tolerably wellstocked, general stores, and a drapery establishment lately opened by Mr Badger, a,bagatelle table, and open air bowling saloon;. a post-office is to be opened shortly; and it the place goes ahead as it should, the ordinary adjuncts of civilized life, viz. a police camp, court house, and lockup, will inevitably follow.

“By the way, I was informnd by a residtent, in a tone very much akin'to triumphant satisfactory that on Saturday last there had been no less, than fifteen fights before noon.

“Where fights are numerous there must be grog afloat, and where grog is abundantly indulged.in there must be money afloat, ergo Godfrey's must necessarily be flourishing.

“Some traders have displayed in their stores that heartless prohibitory placard "No Tick for Drink”; but inasfar that good resolution embodied in this simple sentence.l s not adhered to, but has. gone to form another paving stone in that, place which is macadamised with such. like materials.

“The shallow alluvial deposit. is by no means exhausted in Godfrey's Creek, but the.gold is patchy. and while some are making good wages, many are not clearing tucker without surfacing occasionally in the books of benevolent storekeepers.

“One project, however, has been imitated, which if carried out courageously, may change he entire aspect of matters at Godfrey's, viz, the prospecting for deep leads of golds in the flat.

“Eight working and eight con tributing shareholders are now, sinking a prospecting shalft ; each individual working shareholder has his own contributing mate, to look to for

● Sketch of Victorian goldfields, circa 1850s, by artist John Black Henderson. his week's wages. This system only in its infancy in mining matters, cannot be fools, for experience apseems to work well. It is like the and that it is likely to become a more pears to have no effect on them. game of pool - red upon yellow, green important gold producing district than “They follow one rush after anupon blue, Dick upon Harry, and Tom it has been even in its palmiest days. other only to find out that they have upon Mike tor 25 shilings per week“The Franklin Gold Mining had a wild goose chase, and that it and the work goes steadily on. Suc- Company, Gooley's Creek, washed would have been better if they had cess. to .you my lads! up 218 oz, not 118 oz, as in former stayed where they were instead of “I sincerely hope you will strike report, for last crushing. running about the country at great loss something. good, or drive into a fine “Hunt's claim, Gaffney's' of time, labor, and expense. pay able lead of rough gold.

“We do not wish to throw any Creek:- The last crushing of 144 oz “The reefs are looking up. In has been paid in dividends of 7s 6d. doubt on the genuineness of the reO'Brien's. reef (Fountain Prospect- This claim maintains the good name ports that have reached us from ing Claim), at a depth of thirty feet it has done for years.

Whroo. good payable quartz was struck, the “We only wish that all that has “Kent and Sussex Prospecting reef being about eighteen inches Claim had a trial crushing of four been reported of the place may be thick, consisting of compact lami- tons, which yielded 1oz. 7dwt. per perfectly true, and that this last rush nated, blue quartz with gold well in ton. Part of the stuff treated was may prove one of the most important the solid. that has taken place in Victoria, but mullock.

“Michael Hunt, formerly of your “Already over 400 shares in the we do think that until something more staff, has discovered a reef west of U. T. Creek Alluvial G. M. C. have is known of the place, it is scarcely Pennington's lease, the stone is of been actually subscribed for. prudent to rush off as hundreds have much the same character as that in “The formation of the company done lately from this and surroundO'Brien's claim. is therefore a success. It is antici- ing districts, leaving behind them fair “I had almost forgotten to men- pated that the shares will be at a pre- and reasonable prospects of success. tion the irrepressible Raphael is mium in a few days. The secretary, “The reefs of Alexandra, Spring erecting an auction mart, and ntends Mr Branch is instructed to collect Creek, Godfrey's, Maindample, and to knock everything down that comes the first call of 10s per share.” other places have only been within his reach.

“It is in contemplation to re-ar- scratched on the surface, and for the “A few other buildings are in range, if not brenk up, the Chinese amount of labor and capital bestowed course of erection.” on them, have given results equal to Camps on the gold fields.

Mr Hunt wrote a letter to the edi“This has been rendered neces- any other part of Victoria. tor of the Alexandra Times, describ- sary for the suppression of the im“The expenditure of a little capiing the report as a “chapter of blun- morality and Sabbath desecration tal for machinery on the Homeward ders” “so far at least his representa- prevalent in these en campments, Bound, Luckie, and Mysterious tion of the claim in which I am inter- not only on the part of the Chinese, reefs, would at once give profitable ested is concerned. Whoever his in- but as much so on the part of Euro- employment to six or seven hundred formant may be, or however jealous peans who frequent them on the Sab- men. he might feel as regards the pros- bath day.”

“The U. T. flat which is known to pects of my claim, I can safely say be highly auriferous is now about to ★ that it is not situated west of The leading article of the be fairly pros pected, and if attended Pennington’s lease, but south.”

Alexandra Times on December 3, with success will at once open up a Mr Hunt issued a challenge to 1868, said: field for at least a thousand miners.

Mr O’Brien and his miner peers.

“Godfrey's Creek is daily produc“A new rush has the same effect ★ on a mine for an artillery charge has ing nuggets of considerable size and On November 27, the Times upon an old war horse, which is said new reefs from which trial crushings broke the news: “The Brilliant Reef, on such occasions to prick up his have yielded one to ten ounces per one of the newest discoveries at ears, cock his tail, and scamper off ton.

Godfrey's Creek, looks well.

“In Spring Creek, the Brian Boru, not knowing exactly where, snorting “A trial crushing is now being car- as if he had something to do.

Eldorado, and many other reefs are ried in bags to the mill at Alexandra.

“As soon as the news from giving good results.

The yield is ex pected to be good.” Whroo reached this place, miners “The extent of our reefs and allu★ shouldered their swags, some of vial deposits is almost unlimited.

The Hope Gold Mining Com- them not even delaying to settle their Why then the panic about Whroo? pany, Wood's Point, has given the baker's or butcher's bill, and away “Those who are now hurrying off splendid yield of 1008 ounces for the they went. may have to repeat the oft told tale, last fortnight's crushing.

“Even some of our steady busi- "What fools we were to leave the old “This shows that the old claims nessmen are getting fidgety lest they spot" on the Point have got vitality in them should be too late in starting.

“Within the last few hours we have yet, and that they are far from being “It has been often said that " ex- been informed that in the shaft at worked out, in fact, it is now the pre- perience teaches fools wisdom."

Godfrey's Creek, put down 10½ feet, vailing opinion that Wood's Point is “According to this rule miners washdirt is at present being taken out

that gives one ounce to the load, with two feet of washdirt and ground still dipping, also that a nugget weighting 64 oz 15 dwt has been obtained near the same locality.

“The ground from the township for two miles down the creek has been pegged out and most of it registered.

“Whilst most persons are crying lo here, and lo there, as to the best locality to settle in, we say, let those in our district remain where they are till they know of something better.” ★ The same issue said: “Considerable excitement was created last night in our township by the arrival from Godfrey's Creek of a nugget weighing 64 oz 16 dwt 3 gr of solid gold, which was placed in the Commercial Bank.

“The fortunate finder is a man named Charlie Edwards, a Woodspointer.” ★ The Age’s correspondent at Yea (Dec. 4, 1868) said: “Owing to attractions elsewhere, Pennington, Godfrey's Creek, has beon rather dull for some few days, many of the spare hands making tracks for Rushworth, but those who remained true to their old love have received stimulus to renewed exertions, when it came to be known that the prospectors of the deep gronund on the Working Miners' claim had bottomed at 97 feet, with a fair prospect of half a pennyweight to the bucket.

“All those acquainted with the locality appear to be very sangnine of success.

“The drive at present extends 35 feet in the direction of the main range, with a dip in the bed-rock.

“The Brilliant Reef, three miles due east of the township, discovered but a little while ago by Manly and Co., is turning out some remarkably rich stone.

“Out of five loads 37 ouncesof retorted gold were obtained at the first crushing. Commencing gold near the surface, the stone improves as the shaft deepens.

“No. 3 south and Nos. 1, 2 and 3 north on tho same line look uncommonly well.

“Several other reefsf have boon oponed, but until a machine is on tho creek much progress cannot be made, as it is too far to be sending trial crushings a distance of ten or fifteen miles to the nearest engine.

“Certainly there is Cockerel's one-horse machine, but, owing to some mishaps with the machinery, its utility has not been properly tried so far, a, fact greatly to be regretted, as some such inexpensive instrument is just what is wanted to develop the actual value of any quartz submitted to its action without the heavy investments of steam boilers and all the other paraphernalia of a steam engine.

“There is nothing new in alluvial matters except the flattering prospects of the deep load as already mentioned. A party of miners have commenced operations at Higinbotham, their object being to turn the Murrundindi Creek, and from the great amount of confidence which the public place in the creek as a payable investment, therecan hardly be a doubt in saying that this is likely to prove one of tho best speculations yet started in this district. The company is styled the Cosmopolitan Company.”

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‘As graceful as a drunken woman could reasonably be expected’ ■ Police were increasingly needed on the Godfrey’s Creek gold diggings, according to an Alexandra Times report on December 10, 1868: “To say that "it is not all gold that glitters," is merely repeating a fact which most persons have found out for themselves from painful experience; but although experience may be looked upon as a very good master, it cannot be denied that in very many instances his teachings have been neglected and forgotten the moment some other glittering bait has been held out to lure aside the unwary,” The Times said.

“This, although true in a general sense, is more particularly so in reference to mining speculations and miners.

“The real thorough paced miner is a nomadic animal, who is never satisfied with doing well, but always wishing to do better, onging for something fresh, no matter what, and the distance being great, the difficulties and dangers which beset the way many, only tend to whet his appetite for some new adventure.

“That the inducements to run off to Whroo have been great, must be admitted, but I think it would have dis played more wisdom on the part of some who have gone had they first stayed to inquire what sort of place it was likely to turn out.

“Here, at Godfrev's, there is no scarcity of water, and quite as large an ex tent of ground as at Whroo, in fact, there are miles on miles of ground which have never been touched by the pick of the prospector.

“The deep lead is another guarantee of the certain stability of Godfrey's, while the reefs which have been already found will compare in richness with any in the district “Looking at the prospects of this place as a whole, I mast say they look bright. I am glad to see that the Alexandrians are push ing ahead the prospecting of the U. T. Flat, and there is, not the slightest doubt as to the ultimate success which will attend the speculation.

“Had the storekeepers and business men of Alexandra been as liberal as those of Godfrey's Creek the flat would have been prospected long ago, and I venture to affirm, would have induced a greater rush than either Godfrey's or Whroo. However, better late than never.

“What an intolerable nuisance those fellows in blue and white are becoming. It is positively a shame, and may not be readily believed, but I can vouch for the correctness of that which I am about to state, namely, that while at Godfrey's vulgar fellows are allowed to strut about in a half drunken state, gentlemen are not allowed to indulge in those innocent amusements which serve to dispel ennui, without being interfered with, domineered over, and their sport spoilt by the before mentioned gentry, privileged to wear Her Majesty's blue.

“As a case in point. The other day a few gentlemen hit upon a happy and somewhat novel plan of wiling away a little time.

“This consisted in persuading one of the fair, and I will candidly admit, frail ladies of the Creek to treat them to a little specimen of the Can Can style of dancing, and of course, being gentlemen, and just to please their refined tastes, she came out strong (i. e. in a state of nudity).

● Gold mining in Victoria in the 1800s. Photo source: Bob Padula.

“She really danced as gracefully shepherding. There is quite a large Alexandra was considered one of the as a drunken woman could reason- town here. Imagine 3,000 people most promising goldfields in Victoria, ably be expected to dance, and things walking up and down the principal and we intend to look into the cause were going jolly, when these would street, in three feet of dust, all look- or causes which have led to the be guardians of the public morals ing like blackfellows, and you have change that has come o'er the spirit stepped in, putting a damper on the a pretty correct idea of the outward of our dream.

“In the first place, the rush at gay and festive scene, by walking appearance of the place. off with the cause of their nnocent “Water is selling at 2d, per bucket, Godfrey's Creek, twelve miles off, mirth. and is likely to be much dearer ere drew away a considerable portion of “But even worse, would you be- long. our population, and many of our busilieve it, poor Sally (not the good old “People are crowding in, build- ness men established branch places English Sally, of our alley) has been ings being rapidly erected, and ev- of business there. placed in durance vile, for the short erything busy, but I fear there is an “The husband or wife took charge space of six months. of the branch establishment. In a few evil day coming.

“Now, if this sort of thing is to go “We have been informed by a weeks the drain made on our popuon, I wonder what the country will gentleman who has been over to lation was severely felt, but come to.

Healesville that a new reef has been Godfrey's was so near, and looked “I certainly shall leave it and look found about three miles behind Bell's upon as a branch of Alexandra, and out for some other place where Bob- Public House, near Steel's Creek, on the greater portion of gold found and bies are not allowed, and J.P's. are the Yarra track, and that some good money spent in the place found its an unknown institution. alluvial ground has been found in the way to our township.

“Indignity of indignities, some same locality.

“The new rush at Whroo or addle-brained boars have actually “There is a large number of min- Spring Creek has had a most had the effrontry to assert that the ers already on the ground. From 40 injurous effect, as it has not only promoters of this little scene should tons of stone crushed from the De- drawn off our surplus popula- tion but have been horse whipped. fined G. M. C., a yield of 13oz of miners in good employment, and “Well, there is no accounting for smelted gold has been obtained.” even business men in good circumtastes, but I sincerely hope it may be stances have been carried away with ★ a long time before Godfrey's is again “Many valuable nuggets have the over whelming stream of poputroubled with such gentlemen been unearthed at Godfrey's Creek lation which has set in and is carry(heaven save the mark) as those who during the last few weeks,” reported ing everything before it to this newso thoroughly disgraced themselves The Age (Dec. 11, 1868). est of Eldorados. on their last visit.”

“Another and more seriouss “In Nuggety Gully, on Wednes★ day last, at a depth of 9 feet, a nug- cause of the present depression arises The same issue told of success get of 64 oz 16 dwt was obtained by from the sluggish manner in which on the Godfrey’s Creek diggings: Charlcs Edwards and mate, and our reefs are being worked.

“The 64 oz nugget, found in from time to time several others from “Nearly all the claims along the Godfrey's Creek and sold to the one to fourteen ounces.

Luckie, Mysterious, and Homeward Commercial Bank last week, has “The general average of the Bound are at a standstill for want of been smelted, and produced 59 oz claims, without counting nuggets, is shareholders in not getting proper of gold. machinery to work their claims, in 1 oz to the load.

“The Commercial Bank of “The extent of the alluvial found which they have the clearest possible course have a right to do what they so rich is contained in about three- evidence of the payable nature of the think proper with their nugget; but quarters of a mile. ground from the splendid results and surely as this is by far the largest “In two or three weeks tho Lord dividends that have already been nugget that has been found in the dis- Nelson crushing machine will be re- obtained. trict, there was nothing unreasonable moved to Godfrey's Creek.

“The claims we refer to have been in expecting that it would have been “Since my last, another reef has worked to the water level, and now exhibited in Melbourne for a short yielded 3 oz to the ton, and the ma- require the assistance of machinery time, if it were only to show that the chine is anxiously looked for,” noted to carry them on profitably; but from district of Alexandra is not behind the press correspondent. the want of unanimity and plan or other parts of the colony in its yield system, this company won't join with ★ of good sized nuggets.”

“Alexandra is at present passing that.

The edition had more mining through one of those dull seasons “A wants more than B will give, news: “A correspondent at Whroo which seem peculiar to all newly and there the matter rests. On these writes to us as follows:-" I do not discovered goldfields,” said The claims alone three or four hundred think much of the place; 19-20th of Alexandra Times (Dec. 17, 1868). men could be employed with great the miners are shepherding.

“The fever excitement attending advantage.

“I have three mates, two of us a new discovery must have its run, “The ground has been proved ; work in a shaft which so far is a duf- and then the reaction sets in. the gold is there, but nothing can be fer, but we are now driving and two “About nine months ago done until some one possessed of

sufficient energy will draw the shareholders together and get them to adopt a united plan of action, by introduc ing a powerful steam engine which will be able not only to pump the ground dry but also crush for all these claims.

“Such an undertaking would not only give employment to hundreds of miners, but develop thousands of ounces of gold which would speedily find its way into the pockets of the shareholders, most of whom are local men, and thereby instil fresh, life into our district.

“The U. T. Flat is place of which every body says there must be gold there. At the head of the U. T. a large quantity of heavy alluvial gold has been found. The Luckie, Mysterious, Homeward Bound, and numerous other reefs, pass through the flat, from which it may be safely inferred that there is a deep lead in it.

“Yet with this staring us in the face, only one abortive attempt has been made to sink a shaft which was put down 75 feet and then abandoned. The extent of this ground alone would give employment to several thousands of miners, presuming it contains a deep lead which no one doubts.

“The Galatea, an established rich reef, has also been brought to a standstill owing to the complicated law proceedings connected with it.

These and many other matters have caused a temporary dull ness in mining, and business operations, which is being severely felt, but there can be no difficulty in foreseeing that a change must necessarily be brought about and that ere many months have passed over there will be a renewal of our former prosperity.

“The most casual observer must perceive that our numerous reefs, and the extent of our known alluvial deposits, combined with the splendid grazing and agricultural district with which we are surrounded, must bring prosperity, the elements of which are so profusely scattered over so large an area around us.

“The prospecting of the U. T. Flat is in good hands already. There are sufficient funds in hand for testing the ground; tenders have been accepted, and the work will he proceeded with at once, and if successful an immediate change for the better will be produced by opening up a new field for thousands of miners.

“Negotiations are about being complete for placing powerful machinery on the Luckie, Mysterious, and Homeward Bound line of reefs.

“This will at once send capital afloat amongst us. The deep lead lately discovered at Godfrey's promises to be of great importance as the creek is nine miles long and the lead is likely to extend all along its course. This will benefit the district generally.

“The Morning Star Alluvial Company, at Thornton, is confidently expected to prove a success.

This will cause the Goulburn for forty miles to be worked on the same prin ciple. The reefs from which gold trial crushings have been obtained are almost without number.

“In the face of such facts what occasion is there for alarm about the future of Alexandra !

“We confidently affirm that in no part of Victoria are there to be found so many elements of prosperity as that which surrounds our town-ship.

“Only exercise a little patience, perseverance, and energy, and all will be right before many months.”

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AFL Outer East 2020 season fixtures Division 2 Round 1 - Saturday, April 18 Yarra Glen v Kinglake Broadford v Yea Yarra Junction v Powelltown Alexandra v Warburton-Millgrove Round 2 - Saturday, April 25 ANZAC Round Kinglake v Powelltown Alexandra v Yea Broadford v Yarra Glen Warburton-Millgrove v Yarra Junction Round 3 - Saturday, May 2 Love The Game Round Powelltown v Warburton-Millgrove Yarra Junction v Broadford Yea v Yarra Glen Kinglake v Alexandra Round 4 - Saturday, May 9 Pride Cup Yarra Glen v Powelltown Yarra Junction v Kinglake Yea v Warburton-Millgrove Broadford v Alexandra Round 5 - Saturday, May 16 Kinglake v Broadford Warburton-Millgrove v Yarra Glen Powelltown v Yea Alexandra v Yarra Junction Round 6 - Saturday, May 23 Powelltown vAlexandra Yarra Glen v Yarra Junction Saturday, May 30 Yea v Kinglake Warburton-Millgrove v Broadford Round 7 - Saturday, June 6 Alexandra v Yarra Glen Broadford v Powelltown Kinglake v Warburton-Millgrove Yarra Junction v Yea Round 8 - Saturday, June 13 Kinglake v Yarra Glen Yea v Broadford Powelltown v Yarra Junction Warburton-Millgrove v Alexandra Round 9- Saturday, June 20 Powelltown v Kinglake Yea v Alexandra Yarra Glen v Broadford Yarra Junction v Warburton-Millgrove Round 10 - Saturday, June 27 Warburton-Millgrove v Powelltown Broadford v Yarra junction Yarra Glen v Yea Alexandra v Kinglake Round 11 - Saturday, July 4 Powelltown v Yarra Glen Kinglake v Yarra Junction Warburton-Millgrove v Yea Alexandra v Broadford Round 12 - Saturday, July 11 Indigenous Round Broadford v Kinglake Yarra Glen v Warburton-Millgrove Yea v Powelltown Yarra Junction v Alexandra Round 13 - Saturday, July 18 Towards Zero Round Yarra Junction v Yarra Glen Kinglake v Yea Broadford v Warburton-Millgrove Saturday, July 25 Alexandra v Powelltown Round 14 - Saturday, August 1 Yarra Glen v Alexandra Powelltown v Broadford Warburton-Millgrove v Kinglake Yea v Yarra Junction

● Yea’s A-Grade netball premiership team.

Round 17 - Saturday, August 15 Round 15 - Saturday, August 8 Round 7 - Saturday, May 30 Seville v Monbulk Yea v Broadford Berwick Springs v Monbulk Healesville v Yarra Junction v Powelltown Emerald v Healesville Gembrook-Cockatoo Warburton-Millgrove v Seville v Officer Belgrave v Officer Alexandra Mount Evelyn v Belgrave Mount Evelyn v Berwick Springs Yea v Kinglake Gembrook-Cockatoo: Bye Emerald: Bye Round 16 - Saturday, August 15 Round 8 - Saturday, June 13 Round 18 - Saturday, August 22 Powelltown v Monbulk v Seville Emerald v Officer Warburton-Millgrove Gembrook-Cockatoo v Healesville Gembrook-Cockatoo v Alexandra v Yea Officer v Belgrave Belgrave Broadford v Yarra Glen Berwick Springs v Mount Evelyn Seville v Healesville Kinglake v Yarra Junction Emerald: Bye Monbulk v Mount Evelyn ★ Berwick Springs: Bye Round 9 - Saturday, June 20 Saturday, August 22 ★ Officer v Emerald Qualifying/Elimination Finals Sunday, August 30 Belgrave v Gembrook-Cockatoo ★ Qualifying/Elimination Finals Healesville v Seville Saturday, August 29 ★ Mount Evelyn v Monbulk Semi-Finals Sunday, September 6 Berwick Springs: Bye ★ Semi-Finals Round 10 - Saturday, June 27 Saturday, September 5 ★ Healesville v Monbulk Preliminary Final Sunday, September 13 Emerald v Seville ★ Preliminary Final Berwick Springs v Belgrave ★ Saturday, September 12 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Officer Sunday, September 20 Grand Final Mount Evelyn: Bye Grand Final Round 11 - Saturday, July 4 Round 1 - Saturday, April 18 Gembrook-Cockatoo v Emerald Monbulk v Healesville Seville v Mount Evelyn Seville v Emerald Berwick Springs v Healesville Belgrave v Berwick Springs Round 4 - Good Friday, Officer v Monbulk Officer v Gembrook-Cockatoo April 10 Belgrave: Bye Doveton v Narre Warren Mount Evelyn: Bye Round 12 - Saturday, July 11 Cranbourne v Beaconsfield Round 2 - Saturday, April 25 Belgrave v Seville Round 1 - Saturday, April 18 ANZAC Round Emerald v Berwick Springs Narre Warren v Berwick Emerald v Gembrook-Cockatoo Mount Evelyn v Healesville Wandin v Woori Yallock Mount Evelyn v Seville Monbulk v Gembrook-Cockatoo Upwey Tecoma v Cranbourne Healesville v Berwick Springs Officer: Bye Pakenham v Beaconsfield Monbulk v Officer Round 13 - Saturday, July 18 Olinda Ferny Creek v Doveton Belgrave: Bye Round 2 - Saturday, April 25 Towards Zero Round 3 - Saturday, May 2 ANZAC Round Healesville v Belgrave Seville v Belgrave Beaconsfield v Narre Warren Officer v Mount Evelyn Berwick Springs v Emerald Wandin v Upwey-Tecoma Monbulk v Emerald Healesville v Mount Evelyn Doveton v Berwick Gembrook-Cockatoo v Gembrook-Cockatoo v Monbulk Pakenham v Olinda-Ferny Creek Berwick Springs Woori Yallock v Cranbourne Officer: Bye Seville: Bye Round 3 - Saturday, May 2 Round 4 - Saturday, May 9 Round 14 Saturday, July 25 Olinda-Ferny Creek v Wandin Belgrave v Healesville Belgrave v Monbulk Berwick v Beaconsfield Mount Evelyn v Officer Narre Warren v Upwey-Tecoma Berwick Springs v Officer Emerald v Monbulk Cranbourne v Pakenham Seville v Gembrook-Cockatoo Berwick Springs v Woori Yallock v Doveton Mount Evelyn v Emerald Gembrook-Cockatoo Round 4 - Saturday, May 9 Healesville: Bye Seville; Bye Pakenham v Wandin Round 15 - Saturday, August 1 Round 5 - Saturday, May 16 Upwey-Tecoma v Woori Yallock Emerald v Belgrave Monbulk v Belgrave Olinda-Ferny Creek v Berwick Officer v Healesville Officer v Berwick Springs Round 5 - Saturday, May 16 Berwick Springs v Seville Gembrook-Cockatoo v Seville Pakenham v Upwey-Tecoma Mont Evelyn v Beaconsfield v Doveton Emerald v Mount Evelyn Berwick v Cranbourne Gembrook-Cockatoo Healesville: Bye Woori Yallock v Olinda-Ferny Ck Monbulk: Bye Round 6 - Saturday, May 23 Narre Warren v Wandin Round 16 - Saturday, August 8 Belgrave v Emerald Round 6 - Saturday, May 23 Monbulk v Berwick Springs Healesville v Officer Narre Warren v Pakenham Healesville v Emerald Seville v Berwick Springs Doveton v Wandin Officer v Seville Gembrook-Cockatoo v Cranbourne v Olinda-Ferny Creek Mount Evelyn Belgrave v Mount Evelyn Berwick v Woori Yallock Monbulk: Bye Gembrook-Cockatoo: Bye Upwey-Tecoma v Beaconsfield

Division 1

Premier Division

Round 7 - Saturday, May 30 Doveton v Pakenham Wandin v Cranbourne Berwick v Upwey-Tecoma Olinda-Ferny Creek v Narre Warren Beaconsfield v Woori Yallock Round 8 - Saturday, June 13 Pakenham v Berwick Wandin v Beaconsfield Cranbourne v Doveton Woori Yallock v Narre Warren Upwey-Tecoma v Olinda-Ferny Creek Round 9 - Saturday, June 20 Woori Yallock v Pakenham Wandin v Berwick Beaconsfield v Olinda-Ferny Ck Narre Warren v Cranbourne Doveton v Upwey-Tecoma Round 10 - Saturday, June 27 Berwick v Narre Warren Woori Yallock v Wandin Cranbourne v Upwey-Tecoma Beaconsfield v Pakenham Doveton v Olinda-Ferny Creek Round 11 - Saturday, July 4 Narre Warren v Beaconsfield Upwey-Tecoma v Wandin Berwick v Doveton Olinda-Ferny Creek v Pakenham Cranbourne v Woori Yallock Round 12 - Saturday, July 11 Wandin v Olinda-Ferny Creek Beaconsfield v Berwick Upwey-Tecoma v Narre Warren Pakenham v Cranbourne Doveton v Woori Yallock Round 13 - Saturday, July 18 Towards Zero Wandin v Pakenham Woori Yallock v Upwey-Tecoma Berwick v Olinda-Ferny Creek Narre Warren v Doveton Beaconsfield v Cranbourne Round 14 - Saturday, July 25 Split Round Upwey-Tecoma v Pakenham Doveton v Beaconsfield Saturday, August 1 Cranbourne v Berwick Olinda-Ferny Creek v Cranbourne Wandin v Narre Warren Round 15 - Saturday, August 8 Pakenham v Narre Warren Wandin v Doveton Olinda-Ferny Creek v Cranbourne Woori Yallock v Berwick Beaconsfield v Upwey-Tecoma Round 16 - Saturday, August 15 Pakenham v Doveton Cranbourne v Wandin Upwey-Tecoma v Berwick Narre Warren v Olinda-Ferny Ck Woori Yallock v Beaconsfield Round 17 - Saturday, August 22 Berwick v Pakenham Beaconsfield v Wandin Doveton v Cranbourne Narre Warren v Woori Yallock Olinda-Ferny Creek v Upwey-Tecoma Round 18 - Saturday, August 29 Pakenham v Woori Yallock Berwick v Wandin Olinda-Ferny Creek v Beaconsfield Cranbourne v Narre Warren Upwey-Tecoma v Doveton Saturday, September 5 Qualifying/Elimination Finals ★ Saturday, September 12 Semi-Finals ★ Saturday, September 19 Preliminary Final ★ Friday, September 25 Grand Final

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All Star Mile ready to fire

■ The world's richest 1600 metres (a mile) has certainly caused some controversy since it commenced with top Tasmanian mare, Mystic Journey, winning in good style in the inaugural event at Flemington last year.

It was then decided that the All Star Mile would be spread among the four major tracks, Flemington, Caulfield, Moonee Valley and Sandown.

It's Caulfield's turn come this Saturday (Mar. 14) with a good field of milers to face the starter.

Australia's best three-year old, Alligator Blood, is attempting to win his 11th race from his 12 starts when he goes around as a $2.80 favourite.

He was absolutely brilliant in winning the Australian Guineas for three-year olds, blowing away the opposition including crack New Zealander, Catalyst, who was gone at the 300 metre mark of the Guineas, but there was an excuse.

After checking, Catalyst as found to be sore in all four legs during an examination in Ballarat.

His owner, Dick Karreman, said that the gelding would return to New Zealand to be spelled.

Another casualty from the Australian Guineas was Alabama Express, after succumbing to a virus.

Another runner from the Australian Guineas, Soul Patch, suffered a tendon injury after running third.

On the second line of betting for the All Star Mile is the good, New Zealand mare, Melody Belle, who is a prolific Group One winner.

Kolding, a classic winner, was disappointing when unplaced at Caulfield back on February 22 in the Futurity Stakes, behind Streets of Avalon.

Before then, he won the Epsom Handicap in great fashion, and the Golden Eagle, and will be better suited over the 1600 metre trip of the All Star Mile.

Kolding's rider in the Futurity, Glen Boss, said he was disappointed with the run, but said you will see a different horse over the 1600 journey.

Dalasan hasn't been at his best on wet tracks, but I feel he is a little below the best three-year olds.

Super Seth is a good three-year old, and was narrowly beaten by Streets of Avalon in the Futurity after appearing to have every chance, but he has gone astray and will most likely miss.

But as mentioned, Alligator Blood's run in the Australian Guineas at Flemington was superb, running Black Caviar time for the last 200 metres, when he sprinted away from the opposition.

Summing up the, All Star Mile, it is hard to see anything beating, Alligator Blood, but one thing concerns me.

He has been up since May last year, and this is his 12th start in that time, but he is all class with a heart as big as Texas.

You can't leave out Melody Belle and Kolding, both very gallopers.

It will be a ripper race at the Heath this Saturday, you better be there.

In the All Star, the five runners confirmed as the five wild card runners are Fierce Impact, Black Heart Bart, Western Australian young

ers, especially international visitors to our major racetrack, because of the space that would be provided for parking, plenty of it.

An ideal situation, where you could also have a look around one of the world's best race courses. There is plenty of room for entertainment for the children at the spacious Flemington racetrack.

Then there is the thought of those paying to see the Racing Museum, the money would go back direct to racing.

I was fortunate enough to work for a period with the Racing Museum, when it was at Federation Square, but the industry spent a fortune in rent and other expenses.

I worked there as a Turf Guide, and in the end it was battle to get horse lovers to Federation Square to enjoy the limited articles we had on show.

Racing Victoria spent a fortune on a number of things, and I have spoken to a number of racegoers about the situation and a number agree with me.

As a member of the Victorian and Austra● Top New Zealand mare, Melody Belle. Racing Photos lian Racing Media, and a paid up member of all Fierce Impact will represent News Corp, and, Metropolitan Clubs, I say let us have a think Streets of Avalon will run for the TAB. about it. even take up a petition from racegoers; Superstorm has been partnered with Neds. I think you will find a number of them will agree Fifty Stars is with Southern Cross Stereo, if with me. Let's roll the dice and give a go, or a he goes around. bit of think music.

Ted Ryan

Racing revamp

■ News that following a $17 million refurbishment of the Australian Sports Museum at the MCG, it will feature an updated view on the horse racing industry, but I for one feel that it is in the wrong place.

Many race lovers feel like me, that the Australian Racing Museum should have been built at Flemington, where there is a ton of space for everything, and it is the one for our Sport of Kings.

I feel it would attract families, and many oth-

Racing reminders

■ Only a couple of weeks away, we have two big attractions to whet the appetite of Racegoers and Golfers.

On March 23, it will be the Annual National Jockey Trust and Woodlands Golf Club, to be held at the Golf Club on Monday March 23. A great number of jockeys who are keen golfers will play, with stars like Damien Oliver, Dwayne Dunn and his sonDylan, Nash and Brad Rawiller, Simon Marshall, and many more participating.

Looking for a Professional to run the show? ster Superstorm, Futurity Stakes winner Streets of Avalon, and Fifty Stars, but he may be kept for the Australian Cup. At present Black Heart has been paired with the Melbourne Racing Club.

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Young gun wins at Echuca

■ Echuca was the venue for Tuesday trots action and Marong based trainer Shaun McNaulty was victorious with 4Y0 Auckland Reactor-Respected gelding Gobsmacked in the 1755 metre Moama Bowling Club Pace.

Driven by Burrumbeet young gun James Herbertson, Gobsmacked began swiftly from the pole to lead and after being rated to perfection, defied all challengers to record a 4.4 metre margin in advance of Celerina which trailed using the sprint lane to no avail, with Ajay Breezy Rose third 8.5 metres back after racing wide from the bell. The mile rate 1-56.7.

■ Astute Charlton trainer Greg Norman took advantage of a concession for Heathcote's Shannon O'Sullivan to land the Support Ovarion Cance Foundation Pace over 2160 metres with The Deal, a 5Y0 American Ideal-Tamara Hall gelding raced by Adelaide's Cormack family.

Flying out from gate three, The Deal led throughout, greeting the judge by 1.3 metres over a game Dallas Franco which raced exposed refusing to give in. Fantasy Beach (three back the markers) used the sprint lane for third finishing 5.3 metres away. The mile rate 2-00.7.

■ In-form Euroa reinsman Cameron Maggs piloted Kialla trainer Dave Farrar's 8Y0 Grinfromeartoear-Our Pocket Princess gelding Hayjoshandco to victory in the Easter Sunday Trots @ Echuca Pace over 1755 metres.

Given a sweet passage from inside the second line trailing the poleline leader Cracked Pepper, Hayjoshandco finished best along the sprint lane to register a half head margin over the pacemaker returning a mile rate of 2-00.9.

Surfsup was third 4.6 metres back after racing in the open.

■ Bendigo duo Kate Hargreaves (trainer) and partner Alex Ashwood (driver) snared the 2130 metre Dorrie Schmedje Trotters Handicap with 30 metre backmarker Well Defined in a mile rate of 2-04.

After stepping cleanly, Well Defined a 5Y0 gelded son of Majestic Son and Focus On Me gradually made ground to tack on to the field as roughie Illawong Red began best from the pole to lead.

Still last at the bell, Well Defined sprinted brilliantly three wide in the last lap to lead on turning and score by 3.9 metres from Aldebaran Poppy (one/one) which galloped on straightening, with Illawong Red holding down third 28.2 metres back.

Success at Valley

■ Yarra Valley raced the day before and Lance Justice was successful with smart ex-Kiwi 5Y0 Bettors Delight-Sacajawea gelding Jean Luc in the Eastern Generator Hire Pace over 2150 metres paying huge odds of $18.50.

In a race where both Jean Luc (gate six) and Bulletproof Boy(gate seven) looked head and shoulders above their rivals, Jean Luc settled last on the markers, with Bulletproof Boy at the tail of the field as heavily backed favourite and track specialist Divine Diva led from the pole.

Producing a lightning burst of speed hitting the back straight on the final occasion, Bulletproof Boy ($5.70) joined the leader on the home turn and raced clear shortly after whereas Jean Luc after trying to follow him home was being wound up to give chase.

Although wide on the final bend, Jean Luc finished with an electrifying burst of speed to blouse him by a nose returning a mile rate of 157.1. Gilty Hanover which trailed the pacemaker was third 3.8 metres back after extricating away from the inside in the straight.

■ Parwan trainer/driver Craig Demmler's Pet Rock-Art Shadow 4Y0 stallion Rock On Shadow was a tough winner of the 1650 metre Yarra Valley Toyota Pace.

Despite racing uncovered from gate four, Rock On Shadow made a desperate last stride lunge to prevail by a nose over the leader Barranjoey, with Rocks Roy third 1.9 metres away in third place after trailing the front runner and using the sprint lane. The mile rate 1-56.7.

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with Len Baker Six year old Heart Space-Telford Eldeejay gelding Puffa Man first up for Mitchell Park trainer Kelvin Barker was most impressive in taking the Signature Clean 4 You Pace over 2200 metres.

Driven by Chris Alford, Puffa Man ($3.20) justified the heavy support for him and after being eased to the rear from gate two on the second line, was set alight racing for the bell to cross the leader and stablemate My Cousin Lenny (gate four).

Despite racing greenly approaching the final bend, Puffa Man kicked right away on straightening to score by a commanding 18.1 metre margin from first starter Surrealist (three back the markers) returning a mile rate of 1-59.4. Miss Chianti was third 1.4 metres back after a midfield in the moving line trip. Puffa Man had scored at Globe Derby Park on January 4.

■ Six-year-old Muscles Yankee-Flass Teena gelding Flash Boy trained by Andrew but driven

by Bendigo’s Neil McCallum greeted the judge in the Colac Probus Trotters Mobile over 2200 metres, recording his first success since August 2018 at Horsham.

Given a cosy trip from the pole trailing Icycle which led from outside the front line, McCallum angled Flash Boy away from the markers to trail Beefour Bacardi (one/one) into the straight and finished best to gain the day by 1.7 metres, with Myrtle Vale 1.9 metre away in third place after trailing the pair home following an early break. The mile rate 2-02.3.

To Tabcorp Park

■ Last Thursday's Kilmore night meeting was transferred to Tabcorp Park Melton following torrential rain all through the night on Wednesday.

It was an interesting meeting with many local winners successful, however the biggest winner on the night belonged to the many members of the Cranbourne Club 21 Ltd Syndicate managed by David Scott, after their Andover Hall-Starcus filly Naked Ambition greeted the judge in the Club 3Y0 Trotters Mobile over 2240 metres.

Trained by ex-New Zealander Dylan Stratford on track at Cranbourne, Naked Ambition starting outside the front line wasn't pushed out and after making the first turn very wide to avoid some gallopers, was eased to settle four back along the markers as polemarker Van Sank led for Chris Alford.

Moving to be three back when Sky Eagle ahead of her shifted away from marker line with a circuit to travel to occupy the moving line one/ one, driver Scott Ewen remained on the inside until straightening when he angled around the weakening Venkman which had been trailing the leader.

Switching down to the sprint lane shortly after, Naked Ambition ran home stylishly to record an untouched 2.2 metre margin over the pacemaker in what was the "drive of the night", with Sky Eagle (three wide home turn) third 2.5 metres away. The mile rate on the rain track 201.7.

■ Bolinda's Brent Lilley recorded a double at the meeting, taking the Claire Weston Photogra■ Ballarat trots on Wednesday belonged to phy Claiming Pace over 2240 metres with The Tarpeena (SA) owner/trainer Andrew Clarke Sparrow Hawk and The Bendigo Club Maiden who finished the night with a double.

Trotters Mobile over the same trip with Kyvalley

Double at Ballarat

Catwalk, both driven by Chris Alford. The Sparrow Hawk (Gotta Go Cullen-Starling) finished strongly from near last to blitz his rivals by 6.9 metres in 1-57.7 from Villareal which raced in the open for the last half of the journey.

Boltnmach (three back the markers) was third 6.6 metres away. Kyvalley Catwalk (Lucky Chucky-Missgoodytwoshoes) spent most of the race buried three back along three markers, but when extricated to be four wide approaching the final bend, ran home late to prevail by a head from the leader Nickys Son which trotted very roughly approaching the finish, with perennial placegetter Lion Heart (three wide last lap) third 1.3 metres away. The mile rate 2-04.9.

Head

■ Romsey trainer/driver Chris Svanosio snared the 2240 metre Kilmore Men's Shed Pace with 5Y0 Shadow Play-Quick Method mare Emijay.

Despite racing uncovered, Emijay outstayed her rivals to register a strong head margin over Double O Heaven (one/one) which trailed her.

Nats A Christian was 1.5 metres back in third place after trailing the leader Save The Game and using the sprint lane. The mile rate 1-59.5.

■ Monegeetta's David Miles chalked up another during the program when Bettors DelightPainball filly The Pantheist landed the 2240 metre Jet Roofing 3Y0 Pace in 1-57.4. Driven

by James Herbertson, The Pantheist was taken back from gate five to settle four back in the running line giving the leader Atlantas a tidy start approaching the home turn before running home at 100 miles an hour to score a runaway 3.8 metre margin over Cuzin Lyndal along the sprint lane after trailing Atlantas who was third 1.7 metres back.

■ Georgina Coram's exciting home bred and raced 5Y0 Majestic Son-Annika gelding Lunchwitharthur trained and driven by Euroa's Cameron Maggs made it two from two this time in by narrowly taking the 2240 metre J & A Mazzetti Trotters Handicap.

Stepping safely from 10 metres, Lunchwitharthur was given plenty of time to balance, settling at the tail of the main body of the field as Iona Spider was able to cross polemarker Girls Go First.

Latching to the back of Scallywag Sam for a three wide trail home in the last lap, Lunchwitharthur when taken to the centre of the track on turning was nursed to the wire to score by a half head only in a thrilling finish from Scallywag Sam in a 2-03.4 mile rate.

Iona Spider held down third 19.6 metres away.

It was a great night for Georgie as she is also a shareholder in Naked Ambition.

Queen of Mildura

■ Harness Racing "Hall Of Famer" Kerryn Manning was certainly the Queen Of Mildura at last Friday's night's fixture, winning four races on the 11 event card including the feature event - the $10,000 Cavallaro Italian Cup over 1790 metres with 7Y0 Major In Art-Bonton Lady gelding Stroke Of Luck.

Starting solo on the second line, Stroke Of Luck raced by Merv Butterworth under the banner of Butterworth Racing started solo on the second line and was soon travelling one/one after Penny Snatcher (gate two) and Augustus Jack (gate three) engaged in a war as the start was effected with Augustus Jack eventually winning out.

Sent forward three wide in the final circuit, Stroke Of Luck joined Augustus Jack prior to the home turn gaining the upper hand shortly after. Appearing likely to score halfway up the running, Stroke Of Luck had to pull out all reserves to hold off Midura's home town hero Murranji Track by a head in a brilliant rate of 155.8 which was 1.6 seconds outside Beachstar's 1-54.2 set in 2016.

Augustus Jack held down third 10.1 metres back. Kerryn's other winners were - Bettor B Nice, Bettor Romance (on protest) and Major Assassin.

Good for the girls

■ It was a good night for the girls as Bendigo's Michelle Phillips chalked up a treble, guiding

Sulky Snippets This Week

■ Wednesday - Geelong, Thursday Maryborough/Kilmore, Friday - Melton/ Shepparton, Saturday - Melton, Sunday Charlton (Cup), Monday - Cranbourne, Tuesday - Mildura.

Horses to follow

■ Bulletproof Boy, Hook Eye Joh, Maxines Delight, Joanna, Somedaylady, Morrisons Dream, Byalla Boy, Another Sparky.

Sirbenjaminbutton, Dungeon Dragon and Call Me Tom to victory in their respective races.

On the sick list

■ Bacchus Marsh trainer Philip Chircop will be off the scene for a considerable time after breaking his foot in a nasty accident last Sunday week. Phil is now convalescing at home.

Marong trainer Danny Curran is also recovering in hospital from a horrendous track accident and will be away from the track for a lengthy time and veteran Melton horseman Graeme Lang is also hospitalised after suffering a stroke last week.

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Sport

Finals in Diamond Valley cricket SDCA Scoreboard C-GRADE SEYMOUR V PUCKA. WANDERERS Venue: Chittick Park Umpires: Mark White, Craig White Result: SeymourWon First Innings Toss won by: Puckapunyal Wanderers Batted first: Seymour 1st Innings - Seymour J. Voogt, c J. Mott, b T. Mott .................... 26 C. Kirby, c J. Mott, b S. Hansen ............... 10 *D. Francis, c S. Mott, b T. Tandy ............. 2 R. Kirby, b T. Tandy .................................. 41 +D. Russo, c M. Nipperess b T. Tandy .... 29 M.C., Woldhuis, c J. Mottm b T. Tandy .... 12 S. Ilyanage. not out ..................................... 0 S. Bruce, dnb M.R. Cullina, dnb T. Corboy, dnb R. Keenan, dnb P. Milton, dnb Extras (nb 1, w 14, b 2, lb 1) ..................... 18 Total ................................................ 6/138 (cc) Overs ..................................................... 40.0 FOW: 41 (C. Kirby), 42 (J. Voogt), 60 (D. France), 122 (D. Russo), 138 (M.C. Woldhuls), 138 (R. Kirby).

Bowling: R. Britten 8.0-2-0-15, J. Mott 8.0-10-26, T. Mott 8.0-1-1-32, S. Hansen 8.0-1-128, T. Tandy 8.0-1-4-34.

1st Innings - Puckapunyal Wanderers T. Tandy, lbw b R. Kirby ............................. 9 *S. Mott, lbw b S. Ilyanage ....................... 35 R. Deeble, c D. Russo, b S. Bruce ............. 8 A. Ridgeway, c M.R. Culina, b S. Bruce .. 19 J. MNott, c C. Kirby, b S. Bruce ................. 1 M. Nipperess, lbw S. Bruce ....................... 3 R. Britten, c M.C. Woldhuis, b S. Bruce .... 0 S. Bowden, not out ..................................... 15 A. Cross, c & b R. Kirby ............................ 14 S. Harrop, not out ........................................ 4 T. Mott, dnb +N. Bell, dnb Extras (nb 2, w 9, b 2, lb 5) ........................ 18 Total ................................................. 8/126 (cc) Overs ...................................................... 40.0 FOW: 50 (T. Tandy), 57 (S. Mott), 71 (R. Deeble), 73 (J. Mott), 92 (M. Nipperess), 92 (R. Britten), 93 (A. Ridgeway), 120 (A. Cross).

Bowling: M.R. Culina 4.0-0-0-16, C. Kirby 4.0-0-0-15, S. Ilyanage 8.0-4-1-15, R. Kirby 5.0-0-2-23, M.C. Woldhuis 7.,0-3-0-19, J. Voogt 5.0-0-0-21, S. Bruce 7.0-1-5-10.

PYALONG V ALEXANDRA

Venue: Pyalong Recreation Reserve Umpire: Jake Sutherland Result: Pyalong Won First Innings Toss won by: Pyalong Batted first: Pyalong 1st Innings - Pyalong B.J. Moffatt, c J. Southern, b J.J. Ferrier .... 5 M. Ryan, b T. Orgill .................................... 3 C. Wittig, b J.J. Ferrier ................................ 0 *J. Ruddick, not out .................................... 54 D. Adams, lbw b T. Orgill ........................... 0 J. Ryan, lbw b T. Orgill ................................ 6 +M. Wittig, b T. Ward ................................ 0 M. Edwards, b T. Orgill ............................... 3 J. Cadman, c B. Waixel, b D. Crane ......... 24 A.J. Hiscock, not out ................................... 1 J. Delaney, dnb M.V. Zoch, dnb Extras (nb 4, w 5, b 6, lb 2) ........................ 17 Total ............................................... 8/113 (cc) Overs ...................................................... 40.0 1st Innings - Alexandra D. Waixel, c ? ............................................ 12 T. Orgill, b ................................................... 0 B. Waixel, lbw ............................................ 3 D. Crane, c ? ............................................ 13 T. Polson, b ................................................. 1 J. Southam, run out .................................... 14 W. Ellis, b ................................................. 20 T. Ward, not out .......................................... 6 J.J. Ferrier, b ............................................... 4 J. Synman, dnb Extras (nb 8, w 4, b 0, lb 1) ........................ 13 Total .......................................................... 90 Overs ..................................................... 37.1

■ Diamond Valley Cricket Association finals were played over the Labor Day Weekend.

Collegians 1/96 C Cunningham 40 W Jessop 28*

Diamond Creek 155 J Adams 52 DA Campbell 25 D Fernando 4/28 J Curtis 2/12 LA Costa 2/69 def Lower Eltham 91 IN Dombagaha Pathirage 25 L Campitelli 5/16 DR Gilbert 3/25 Heidelberg 9/147 P Cashen 53 B Nihill 27 J Henkel 4/20 J Lever 2/29 M Murphy 2/39 def Epping 146 NJ Gardiner 58 D Nandana 4/ 28 C Gogerly 2/33 Z Pett 2/34 J Ridewood 2/35

South Morang 0/66 S Thavaraj 40*def Mont morency 63 S Suresh 4/8 L Xavier 4/16 Laurimar Black 139 BA Oliver 8/29 def by Diamond Creek 2 7/206(cc) S Mangin 101* C Pilatti 56 D Jenkins 4/56 M Stoneham 2/24

BARCLAY SHIELD

MONEY SHIELD

Lalor Stars 190 A Manoilovski 44 S Kemp 36 A Amos 25 A Hamilton 4/37 MK McAuley 2/43 def Bundoora United 125 N Curtin 28* JW Scott 4/36 P Higgins 2/57 Banyule 194 BL O'Connor Snr 50 NP Murray 47 JE Smith 27 G Turner 4/49 L Wilson 3/52 N Gavillucci 2/15 v Eltham 166 L Mash 70 G Turner 29* JA Hannan 4/41 BL O'Connor Snr 2/19 NP Murray 2/34

MASH SHIELD

Bundoora Park 6/344(cc) J Bennett 107 R Miller 69* T Herath 58 R Nikeshala 46 KJ Doddato 25 SJ Solyom 2/50 J Sandford 2/75 def Thomastown United 9/187(cc) RS Dosanjh 77 J Lalios 48 DA Fox 3/49 S Parmar 2/42 Laurimar 1/149 AN Williams 85* J Zerella 56 v Hurstbridge 147 S Wijesiri 70 L Richardson 4/17 N Woods 2/31 S Mitchell 2/32 C Marienfeld 2/46

B-GRADE

Epping 4/127 T Peirce 38 D Fitzpatrick 32 S Reid 25* def Heidelberg 126 J Gedye 47 A Fletcher 5/14 K Lawry 3/17 Rosanna 115 DC Marsh 28 R Scott 5/37 C MacDonald 3/5 C Higgins 2/13 def Lalor Stars 96 P Taylor 26 A Khanna 3/12 M Crispe 3/34 PE Bourke 2/6

C-GRADE

Banyule 166 DA Campbell 51 AS Clapton 45 C Mackay 4/17 BA Horkings 3/45 def N o r t h Eltham Wanderers 90 MS Leropoulos 29* SG Clapton 5/15 JC Mahar 3/56 Bundoora United 8/141 RM Slattery 46 R Singh 25* JW Sharples 3/29 M Reeves 3/56 def Eltham 140 KL Davidson 60 R Singh 3/31 BJ Giarrusso 2/17 RM Gaylard 2/22

D-GRADE

Research Eltham Collegians 173 J Ward 72 J Fitzpatrick 39 L Burgoyne 6/45 N Frayne 3/36 def by Lower Eltham 200 S Mortell 53 O Irvine 6/54 A Turner 2/53 Banyule 146 JK Aleksandrov 63 GD Bennett 29 CD Drake 3/47 R Gleeson 2/20 D Mills 2/21 N Hoobin 2/28 def Riverside 110 CM Ataryniw 4/22 JA Neilson 4/30 CWAsbury 2/37

E-GRADE

Thomastown 192 L Alberti 113 J Cugnetto 47 T O'Rourke 5/64 P Moore 3/26 def Thomastown United 178 S Bhatnager 3/42 J Tuapa 2/28 Bundoora Park 174 S Miller 43 J Wilcox 30 G Websdale 4/17 A Ward 2/24 P Holzer Acc 2/ 41 v Hurstbridge 10/74 J Martorana 4/11 B Healy 2/17 TM Welithota 2/23

F1-GRADE

Diamond Creek 7/128 A McCormick 50* A Jarram 26 J Money 4/32 def Riverside 124 A Merrifield 30 C Skiba 27 AJarram 4/9 NJ FarrenPrice 2/22 LK Sewell 2/35 South Morang 122 B Nehra 31 B Van Driel 4/46 A Mangrolia 2/11 G Tsilemanis 2/15 def Mill Park 108 J Jhala 40 B Nehra 5/19 V Nain 2/ 25

F2-GRADE

Lalor Stars 3/85 L Miranda 39 A Brennan 38* JB O'Connor 2/27 def Lower Plenty 82 MI Godinho 3/5 J Hayse 3/24 Banyule 181 MP Delaney 45 JT Perugini 40 TE Hope 27 M Newell 4/25 B Xerri 2/31 J Devine 2/39 def byRiverside 6/186 M Amenta 57 M Newell 36* TG Money 31 ZJ Brown 2/21 AM Arandt 2/49

F3-GRADE

Epping 2/81 G Stevanov 49* def Diamond Creek 75 N Talevski 4/23 MJ Fitzpatrick 4/27 S Fitzpatrick 2/1 Bundoora United 95 M Busse 28* B Jones 5/ 23 S Mitchell 3/18 def by Research Eltham

G1-GRADE

UNDER 18 BLUE

Bundoora United 165 T Cuthbert 45 JJ Rudge 32 J Lemire 31 JD Turner 26 KB Carr 4/10 def Diamond Creek 100 AA Elward 33 R Caracella 3/16 M Zealley 2/13 Mernda 6/168(cc) R Marnell 44 J Baker 34* ZJ Davies 26 S Miller 2/17 def Bundoora Park 9/155(cc) J Culph 64 ZJ Davies 3/41 R Smith 2/22 L Taylor 2/34

UNDER 16 BLUE

Montmorency 7/147(cc) R Edwards 46 JA Coley 25 L Dench 3/27 def by Rosanna 5/ 148(dec) L Dench 45* A Goswami 26 Epping 150 A Arora 3/16 S Culhane 3/32 A Joshi 2/26 def by Bundoora United 2/152 I Dhanoa 71* J Bhan 50

UNDER 16 TEAL

Lower Plenty/Lower Eltham 4/148 J Regan 68* def Riverside 4/140(cc) J Atkinson 53* B Neave 26 E Campbell 26* A Cole 2/12 AJ Campbell 2/26 Hurstbridge/Panton Hill 2/100 B Lovett 50* def Macleod 99 J Worsfield-Tanner 3/5 A Ward 3/16 S Tung 2/11

UNDER 14 BLUE

Epping 5/148 A Sharma 53* R Ranganathan 2/27 def North Eltham Wanderers 137 R Tennekoon 34 O Greenhill 26 A Khabarwal 3/ 15 P Londhe 2/5 Banyule 7/214(cc) BL O'Connor 77* WD Waters 37 NJ Bowler 34 T Pascoe 3/12 J Taylor 2/30 def Hurstbridge 9/123(cc) N Nihill 37* BL O'Connor 3/0 NJ Aston 2/16

UNDER 12 BLUE

Epping 168 U Jagia 27* R Kharoud 26 Z Haddon 3/21 M Cleary 2/22 def Montmorency 113 D Keating 28* C Mandhan 3/15 A Ehtsham 2/9 Banyule 91 ZJ Holmes 2/12 def by Plenty 2/93 J Callegari 29*

Local Sport Yea Tigers v Broadford A-Grade report ■ Yea hosted Broadford in a cut-throat semi- final over the weekend.

Yea won the toss and elected to bowl.

Broadford looked settled early before Steiner dismissed Hobba caught at backward square.

This started a small run for Yea taking early wickets seeing Broadford 4/38.

Mills strode to the wicket in a attacking fashion but adventually holing out to long on for 33. A late 22 from Shell was handy.

Early after tea Yea had bowled Broadford out for 132. Best of the bowlers was Mark Steiner with 5/39 and Daniel Evans with 3/ 33.

Yea had a hour to bat late Saturday which saw Evans out early at the end of days play Yea were 1/21.

Sunday approached with Yea needing 112 to make back to back Grand Finals. Malcolm and Armstrong were batting well before Armstrong was caught in close. Most of Yea’s batsman got starts with small partnerships handy. The difference being Damon Malcolm who batted nearly the entire innings making a hard working 49. Yea passed Broadford late on Sunday afternoon.

Broadford toiled hard all day with Bradshaw having the best figures of 2/22.

Yea will play Tallarook at Tallarook in the Grand Final next weekend. We’d love to see amany faces across there to support the boys. Go the Tigers!

Ryan Akers

Grandstander ‘Had another go’ ■ This week’s issue includes a feature page about the King Parrot Creek Football Association in 1913, where Homewood won the premiership.

But that’s not the end of the story. A September 1913 press report adds this: “Alhough the King Parrot Creek premiership was won by Homewood a fortnight ago, both teams seemed anxious to have another "go," and a match was accordingly arranged for last Saturday.

“There was a large crowd of supporters of both teams present. and keen interest was manifested in the exciting contest.

“While Homewood had their crack team, Yea were rushing wildly about trying to discover a seventeenth and eighteenth man, but without siiccess. The Homewood boys were approached and asked if they would allow Yea to play an unregistered player and while the majority of their men were willing, two or three insisted on the rule being adhered to.

“The game started with 16 playing for the locals but notwithstanding that handicap, and the absence of four of their best players, gave the visitors a hot time.

“Eventually Vickery and Kidd stripped for Yea; and considerably strengthened the team.

The game throughout was keenly contested. although Yea's play was superior, aiid it is hard to believe they were beaten for the Premiership.

“In the 3rd quarter Homewood’s play improved, and their opponents were hard pressed.

“Yea, however, maintained its small lead, and won by six points, the final scores beingYea 2 gls,15 bhds Homewood 3 gls 3 bhds “As the scores indicate. Yea’s goal kicking was very poor, as compared with Homewood.

“For the victors Kean, Curtain, Sheppard. Redmond, McLeish played good football. In fact the whole of the team played well together and with good system, and this won for them the game.

“Dave Curtain, owing to the illneseof Captain Stewart skippered the team.

“Good old Bob, however, was not idle as from the boundary line. he kept the men in their places, and gave good advice.

“For Homewood Kennnedy, Davern, Gardner and A Parvis, Shirley, and Johnson stood out con.spicuously with brilliant play.

“Bain, a league umpire kept the game well in hand, all his decisions being very fair.

“In the evening at Redpath’s Homewood entertain.ed Yea at dinner. In table decorations, the colours of both clubs were conspicuous. The health of the winning team was proposed by Mr M. Coonan, and supported by other members of the team.

“Mr Dan O'Connor (President) replied on behalf of the Yea Club, and the toast was drunk with enthusiasm.”

Div. 2 previews ■ The release of the AFL Outer East Division 2 fixture has seen an increase in enthusiasm for the 2020 season starting next month.

The Herald Sun daily newspaper has joined in. The tabloid published an AFLOE report last week quoting Yarra Junction coach Richard Brown saying that the Eagles have “reruited with some extra depth as it sets about ensuring there will be no repeat of last year’s grand final wipe out”.

Coaching courses ■ AFL Outer East will hold the next Coaching Course, a junior start-up meeting, at Lilydale Lakeside Conference Centreat 7pm8.30pm on Tuesday, March 24.

To register for any workshops coaches must have obtained their Coach’s Accreditation at CoachAFL.

April 4 set down ■ Saturday, April 4 is the date set down for the first round of Under 19 matches in the NFNL comp. Some 21 sides will compete.

The League has just released the fixtures for the season. Grading will take place in the first four rounds.

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SEYMOUR DISTRICT CRICKET ASSOCIATION SCORES AT A GLANCE A-GRADE

■ Results. Tallarook 9/217 (cc) L Irving 52 L Watts 43 WJ Dundon 38 J Buttler 5/44 S Topham 2/31 CA Dennehy 2/36 v Kilmore 10/99 (cc) BJ Dennehy 46 WJ Dundon 5/17 Yea Tigers 6/133 DL Malcolm 49 JP Bradshaw 2/22 J Connell 2/46 def Broadford 132 EW Mills 33 M Steiner 5/39 D Evans 3/ 33

B-GRADE

■ Results. Pyalong 4/110 J Pryor 39 D Sowden 28* J Hesse 4/16 def Avenel 106 S Donovan 47 N Farrell-Ryan 5/15 J Pryor 4/27 Alexandra 8/142(cc) MG Moran 3/14 AD Withers 2/27 def by Broadford 6/143 C Stute 85 M Mirabella 27* J Ladd 2/15 J Geldart 2/ 30

C-GRADE

■ Results. Pyalong 8/113(cc) J Ruddick 54* T Orgill 4/14 JJ Ferrier 2/4 def Alexandra 90 J Ruddick 2/7 C Wittig 2/8 J Delaney 2/8 MI Edwards 2/20 Seymour 6/138(cc) R Kirby 41 D Russo 29 J Voogt 26 T Tandy 4/34 d e f P u c k a punyal Wanderers 8/126(cc) S Mott 35 S Bruce 5/10 R Kirby 2/23

Local Sport Yea Golf Club ■ Nine men’s pairs were drawn together for the Irish Stableford Round on Wednesday.

This involves the best score of two players recorded for each of the first nine holes, followed by both players scores for the last nine holes.

Winners with 62 points were Michael Sheather (43) and Martin Lowe (16) from second Jeff Aurisch (16) and Ken Whitfort (8) with 60 points.

Individual Winner was Michael Sheather with 41 points from second Ken Whitfort with 40. Ken was also NTP on the 2nd and the Club Award was duly won by Brian Simmons and David Ngo. Our winner Michael has persevered and shown some improvement over his time at Yea. Everyone was delighted to see him win his first event. ★ Cool Man Kev Leads the Barry Moore Saturday saw the first of two rounds of Stableford for the Barry Moore Trophy at Yea. Winner with 34 points was Kevin Coghlan (19) from Greg Clements (16) on 33. Third on CB was Sam Wright (22) from Wayne Rowe (12) with 32. All of these leaders were part of the Cobden Tourists the previous week. Our greens aren’t as fast as Cobden.

Nearest the pin on the 2nd was Bill Dredge and the birdie hole the 14th was conquered by both Matt Madden and Greg Clements, much to the delight of their playing partners.

Mal Bett won the Club Award on CB from John Tanner.

This Saturday sees the final round of the Murrindindi Masters at Alexandra. There will be no competition at Yea on the weekend.

- Alan Pell

● Michael Sheather

Sport

Yea v Tallarook in SDCA Grand Final ■ Yellow-and-black streamers and balloons were erected at Yea Recreation Reserve to support the Tigers in the SDCA A-Grade Semi-Final against Broadford last Saturday and Sunday (Mar. 7-8).

Yea Tigers 6/133 defeated Broadford 132.

Yea and Tallarook play for the A-Grade honours this weekend (Sat., Mar. 14-15), with play starting at 1pm on both days at Tallarook.

B-GRADE ALEXANDRA V BROADFORD

A-GRADE YEA V BROADFORD

Yea Tigers def Broadford Venue: Yea Recreation Reserve Umpire: Wayne Tarran Result: Yea Tigers Won First Innings Toss won by: Yea Tigers Batted first: Broadford 1st Innings - Broadford M.J. Collier, b E. Evans ................................. 18 B.G. Hobbns, c M. Waghorn, b M. Steiner ..... 5 B. Hickey, c R. Akers, b M. Steiner ................ 3 +L. Collier, b D. Evans ................................... 8 E.W. Mills, c A. Chisholm, b W. Dalton ....... 33 J.P. Bradshaw, b C. Armstrong ....................... 3 A.A. Gleeson. b D. Evans .............................. 7 *G. Hobba, c D.L. Malcolm, b M. Steiner ...... 8 T. Shell, c R. Akers, b M. Steiner ................. 22 J. Connell, not out ........................................... 7 L.W. McKenzie, c D. Evans, b M. Steiner .... 6 Extras (nb 2, w 1, b 3, lb 6) ............................ 12 Total ............................................................ 132 Overs ......................................................... 60.2 FOW: 15 (B.G. Hobba), 23 (B. Hickey), 37 (L. Collier), 38 (M.J. Collier), 47 (J.P. Bradshaw), 80 (E.W Mills), 82 (A.A. Gleeson), 111 (G. Hobbs), 124 (T. Shell), 132 (L.W. McKenzie).

Bowling (O-M-W-R): M. Steiner 16.2-3-5-39, A. Chisholm 14.0-4-0-25, C. Armstrong 12.0-61-12, D. Evans 14.0-3-3-33, W. Dalton 4.0-1-114.

1st Innings - Yea Tigers +D.L. Malcolm, c L. Collier, b J. Connell .... 49 D.Evans, c B.G. Hobbs, b B. Hickey ............ 10 C. Armstrong, c B.G. Hobba, b J. Connell ..... 16 *M. Steiner, c B.G. Hobba, b J.P. Bradshaw .. 5 +R. Akers, c L. Colliuer, b L.W. McKenzie .. 15 D. Pell, lbw b J.P. Bradshaw .......................... 7 C. Piggott, not out ........................................... 18 A. Butterworth, not out .................................... 0 W. Dalton, dnb A. Chisholm, dnb M. Waghorn, dnb Extras (nb 5, w 3, b 2, lb 3) ............................ 13 Total ......................................................... 6/133 Overs ........................................................... 74.0 FOW: 15 (D. Evans), 50 (C. Armstrong), 65 (M. Steiner), 84 (R. Akers), 103 (D. Pell), 127 (D.L. Malcolm) Bowling: J. Connell 24.0-8-2-48, J.P. Bradshaw 14.0-4-2-22, B. Hickey 25.0-8-1-44, L.W. McKenzie 5.0-2-1-9, B.G. Hobba 6.0-2-0-7.

A-GRADE TALLAROOK V KILMORE

Venue: Tallarook Recreation Reserve Umpire: Robert Burke Toss won by: Tallarook Batted first: Tallarook 1st Innings - Tallarook B. Cooney, c A.R. Lovick, b J. Buttler ........... 15 M. Itter, c M. Rose, b J. Buttler ..................... 23 J. Smith-Williams, c S. Tentham, b J. Buttler ................................................... 1 *L. Watts, st M. Rose, b S. Topham ............. 43 L. Irving, b C.A. Dennehy ............................ 52 +C. Muir, c & b S. Topham ............................ 3 F. Fisher, b C.A. Dennehy ............................,. 0 W.J. Dundon, c M. Rose, b J. Buttler ............ 38 K. Winnell, c C.A. Dennehy, b J. Buttler ...... 10 C.J. Schulz, not out ........................................ 23 J. Flint, not out ................................................ 0 Extras (nb 6, w 0, b 7, lb 2) ............................ 9 Total ................................................... 9/217 (cc) Overs ......................................................... 80.0 FOW: 24 (B. Cooney), 28 (J. Smith-Williams), 45 (M. Itter), 129 (L. Watts), 143 (C. Muir), 143 (L. Irving), 144 (D. Fisher), 193 (W.J. Dundon), 202 (K. Winnell).

Bowling: J. Buttler 24.0-7-5-44, B. Dawson 4.00-0-13, B. Buttler 17.0-0-0-46, C.A. Dennehy 12.0-4-2-36, B.J. Dennehy 7.0-1-0-20, A.R. Lovick 4.0-0-0-18, S. Topham 12.0-5-2-31.

1st Innings- Kilmore K,. Craddock, c C. Muir, b L. Irving .............. 1

● Mitch Collier, Broadford’s opening batsman at Yea Rec. Reserve C.A. Dennehy, dnb J. Buttler, b W.J. Dundon ................................ 0 B. Buttler, dnb J. Walton, c ? b L. Watts ................................ 9 B.D. Treezise, dnb M. Rose, c K. Winnell, b W.J. Dundon .......... 9 B.J. Dennehy, lbw b M. Itter ......................... 46 M. Davern, c L. Irving, b W.J. Dundon .......... 0 A.R. Lovick, b W.J. Dundon ........................... 4 S. Topham, not out ......................................... 19 B. Dawson, not out ......................................... 4 Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 2, lb 4) ............................ 6 Total ................................................... 10/99 (cc) Overs ......................................................... 58.0 FOW: 1 (K. Craddock), 1 (J. Buttler), 15 (J. Walton), 59 (M. Rose), 59 (M. Davern), 75 (A.R. Lovick), 75 (B.J. Dennehy).

Bowling: W.J. Dundon 20.0-8-5-17, L. Irving 11.0-6-1-11, L. Watts 6.0-23-1-21, C.J. Schuylz 7.0-1-0-13, K. Winnell 1.0-1-0-0. M. Itter 7.0-11-23.

B-GRADE PYALONG V AVENEL

Venue: Kilmore Cricket Ground Umpire: Shannon Jackson Result: Pyalong Won First Innings Toss won by: Avenel Batted first: Avenel 1st Innings -Avenel D. Lowis, b M.J. Wittins ............................... 12 N. Hart, b N. Farrell-Ryan ............................. 0 B.M. Clark, lbw b N. Farrell-Ryan ................ 8 S. Donovan, c & b J. Pryor ........................... 47 J. Hessem c D. Sowden, b J. Pryor .............. 10 W. Wheeler, c P.J. Campbell, b J., Pryor ....... 3 C. Bassell, b N. Farrell-Ryan ........................ 12 C. Thomson, c P.J. Campbell, b J. Pryor ....... 8 B. Tempest, lbw b N. Farrell-Ryan ............... 0 T. Long, b N. Farrell-Ryan .............................. 0 J. Kanters, not out ........................................... 2 J., Black, dnb Extras (nb 3, w 1, b 0, lb 0) ............................ 4 Total ............................................................ 106 Overs .......................................................... 34.2 FOW: 6 (N. Hart), 12 (D. Lowis), 26 (B.M. Clark), 72 (J. Hesse), 77 (W. Wheeler), 84 (S. Donovan), 94 (C. Bassett), 103 (B. Tempest), 104 (C. Thomson), 106 (T. Long).

Bowling: M.J. Wilkins 5.0-1-1-20, N. FarrellRyan 7.2-2-5-15, D.J. Zoch 5.0-2-0-16, M.T. Pratt 6.0-1-0-12, J.P. Ryan 5.0-1-0-16, J. Pryor 6.0-1-4-27.

1st Innings - Pyalong S. Walsh, b J. Hesse ...................................... 12 J. Pryor, c J. Kanters, b J. Hesse .................. 39 P.J. Campbell, st C. Thomson, b J. Hesse .... 10 R. Parkinson, lbw b J. Hesse ........................... 0 J.P. Ryan, dnb G. Thomson, not out ....................................... 16 D. Sowden, not out ......................................... 28 N. Farrell-Ryan, dnb M.J. Wilkins, dnb M.T. Pratt, dnb D.J. Zoch, dnb S. Delaney, dnb Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 1, lb 1) ............................. 5 Total .......................................................... 4/110 Overs ......................................................... 32.3 FOW: 29 (S. Walsh), 56 (P.J. Campbell), 56 (R. Parkinson), 67 (J. Pryor).

Bowling: C, Bassett 4.3-2-0-19, J. Kanters 4.01-0-9, B.M. Clark 4.0-1`-0-19, J. Hesse 9.0-2-416, W. Wheeler 8.0-0-0-28, S. Donovan 1.0-00-12,D. Lowis 2.0-0-0-5.

Venue: Leckie Park Umpire: Keegan Grant Result: Alexandra Lost First Innings Toss won by Alexabndra Batted first: Alexandra 1st Innings - Broadford C. Shute, b ...................................................... 85 T. Hanson, c ? ................................................ 2 J.C. Martin, b .................................................. 4 M.G. Moran, b ................................................. 0 *+P.D. Withers, c ? ........................................ 8 M.W. Irving, b ................................................. 0 M. Miorabella, not out ................................... 27 J. Jones, not out .............................................. 11 A.D. Withers, bnb J. Hibbens, dnb H.R. Austin, dnb J. Meek, dnb Extras (nb 0, w 2, b 1, lb 3) ............................. 6 Total .......................................................... 6/143 Overs ......................................................... 44.0 FOW: 9 (T. Hanson), 18 (J.C. Martin), 32 (M.G. Moiran), 95 (P.D. Withers), 100 (M.W. Irving), 104 (C. Stute).

Bowling: J. Leary 9.0-4-1-30, J. Geldart 9.0-22-30, J. Kidd 7.0-0-0-26, N. Stewart 3.0-0-0-17, J. Ladd 8.0-1-2-15, J. Fishlock 8.0-1-1-21.

1st Innings - Alexandra J. Reynolds, c J. Jones, b J. Meek ................. 12 J. Bourke, b M.G. Moran ............................... 18 S. Parker, c & b A.D. Withers ..................... 18 S. Whitehead, b M.G. Moran ......................... 5 J. Kidd, c J. Hibbens, b M.G. Moran ............ 18 N. Stewart, c & b A.D. Withers ..................... 7 J. Fishlock, c H.R. Austin, b J.C. Martin ....... 23 J. Williamson, b J. Hibbens ............................ 3 J. Leary, not out ............................................. 13 J. Ladd, not out ............................................. 15 J. Geldart, dnb W. Ellis, dnb Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 4, lb 3) ........................... 10 Total .................................................. 8/142 (cc) Overs ......................................................... 45.0 FOW: 17 (J. Kidd), 32 (J. Reynolds), 35 (J. Bourke), 43 (S. Whitehead), 80 (N. Stewart), 103 (S. Parker), 110 (J. Fishlock), 112 (J. Williamson).

Bowling: J. Hibbens 9.0-2-1-33, H.R. Austin 5.01-0-11, J. Meek 5.0-1-1-17, M.G. Moran 9.0-33-14, A.D. Withers 9.0-1-2-27, J. Jones 5.0-0-016, J.C. Martin 3.0-0-1-17.

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Investigators were told a 49-year-old Windermere Park man from NSW struck an embankment and was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

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Trades & Services Directory TERMITE CONTROL

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Thonrton

Alexandra

‘Historic Thornton Primary School’ Unique opportunity to re-develop the old Thornton Primary School. Excellent proximity to the Goulburn River in the township of Thornton offering 2 titles of flat usable land just under 2 acres. Original classroom weatherboard building, shelter shed and toilet block. Magnificent ancient Oak Trees Endless possibilities with this rare offering.

Alexandra

OPEN FOR INSPECTION: 11AM- 11.30AM SAT. MAR. 14

Walking distance to everything:• Neat & Tidy 3 bedroom 1 bathroom brick home • Situated on 656sqm land with views of Alexandra hills • Secure rear yard with Large shed & Double garage.

• Short stroll to shops & schools. $450,000

Light and Bright first home:• 3 bedroom weather board home on approx.

800sqm • Living area with Open fire place, free standing wood heater and split system • Superb back yard with in ground pool and undercover BBQ area $375,000

Private Custom Built Family Home:• 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom custom built home on 1142sqm • North facing living area with floor to ceiling windows • Under cover BBQ area, huge 21mx 12m shed with concrete floor • 2 street frontages, wood heater and double garage $490,000

Maintongoon

Elevated land with views A lovely elevated parcel of land awaiting your dream home (STCA) with breathtaking views over Yea township and mountains beyond. A slight fall on the 732 m2 block with Mains power and services at your doorstep, located on the popular East Street due its easy walk into High Street and its fantastic views. $180,000

Yea: 8 Pelissier St

Leafy Parcel of Land only 1 min. walk to High St This land parcel is blessed with the best of local topography and views - a gentle sloping block that homes a stunning mature indigenous gum, fully fenced with established garden around the fence line. A selection of building sites will take full advantage of the stunning rural, sunset views. With the title now released and the generous nature of this allotment, building your dream home (STCA) with plenty of room for a huge shed is ready and waiting for you. Almost half an acre of land with Town services available all within walking distance to Shopping precinct, schools & services and located only 25 minutes to Seymour train and 30 km to Melbourne.

The Rural lifestyle awaits you. $250,000

Yea: 24 Prospect Rise

Large & Lovely - Land for sale in Yea Township This estate is in the heart of the Yea Township. It offers spectacular rural views of the breathtaking Ranges surrounding Yea with a rich historical background, abundant wildlife, easy water access to lakes, rivers and a friendly country town atmosphere. Having a huge 773m2 to build your dream home on (STCA) is now even more attractive, offering a refreshing change from the hustle and bustle of busy suburbia and the stresses of everyday life. Conveniently situated just a short walk from the High Street with shops, cafes, hotels & restaurants plus schools, childcare & medical services available. 111km north east of Melbourne CBD. $149,500 - $164,000

Immaculate Family Home: • 4 bedroom family home with ensuite, home office and formal lounge • Open plan living area, Kitchen with walk in pantry • Outdoor undercover deck with built in BBQ • Designated theatre room, ducted heated & double garage $520,000

Alexandra

NEW PRICE

Views for Miles:• Delightful weekender nestled on appx 10AC 4Ha • 2 bedroom cottage with spectacular views of Lake Eildon • Central wood heater, open plan living & timber floors • Large outdoor deck to enjoy the views $410,000

Wonderful Private Family Home:• 3 bedroom plus a study, ensuite and walk in robe to master • 2 living areas, split system & floor heating through out • Outdoor undercover area, delightful backyard • Well located in the picturesque Myrtle Street $439,000

Landmark Harcourts Alexandra 56 Grant Street, Alexandra I 5772 3444

Director/ Sales Specialist- Belinda Hocking 0418 115 574 Sales Specialist- Jody Murphy 0422 184 231 Yea: 19 East St

OPEN FOR INSPECTION: 11.45AM- 12.15PM SAT. MAR. 14

NEW

AUCTION: FRIDAY, MARCH 20– 12 NOON OPEN FOR INSPECTION: 12 NOON- 12.30PM SAT. MAR. 14

Alexandra

Alexandra

Yea: 26 Smith St

Yea: 33 Carey Rd

Elevated Land with stunning countryside views Imagine yourself with a prime piece of land with stunning rural views with the potential to build your own dream home to suit all your needs. The street is elevated and close to High street Yea, where you do indeed get amazing countryside views. This is a residential block but has a feel of wide open spaces due to the outlook. The location is minutes from schools, Churches, Doctors, café, restaurants, highway, the shopping precinct all while being secluded and on a no through road/local traffic, out of the bustling main streets. This is an amazing opportunity to get into the ever growing property market. First home buyers may be eligible for a government grant.

If design is not your thing and you prefer a package, you're covered there as well. $195,000

Lifestyle Rural Land ready to build (STCA) on 8 acres Located only 4 minutes to the heart of Yea Township is this absolutely stunning parcel of fertile land with softly undulating hills and tranquil views over Killingworth and the Highland ranges beyond.

8 acres approx. with good fencing, a grand double gated entrance way, power available plus an ideal flat building site to take advantage of uninterrupted views of 280 degrees to enjoy sun up & sun down.

Only a short walk to High Street Yea with amenities such as schools, childcare, medical service and world class eateries. $498,000

Yea: 8 and 10 Roycroft Way

Stunning Rural Views With beautiful rural views, good fencing to 3 sides and Titles released don't miss the boat with this opportunity!

This is truly a stunning property. The allotments are just over 1 acre of softly undulating land with some scattered tress, good fertile soil, Town water, NBN, underground power & services available, ready to build your dream home in this prestigious estate.

These newly created lots are both on offer NOW - either individually or as a double block.

Lot 2 (10 Roycroft Way - 4373 sq m - $265,000 Lot 3 (8 Roycroft Way) - 4075 sq m - $265,000

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