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●●●●● Charter members to attend Thursday’s 30th anniversary meeting of the Rotary Club of Yea at the

Shire Hall were (from left) John Tainton, Graeme Broadbent, Ash Long, Daryl Callander, Les Hall, Adrian

Sier, Ric Long, Peter Hauser, Don Lawson and Gary Fitzgerald. Roy Fox, who with the late Reg Scott,

helped organise the club’s formation in 1986, is seated at front. Photo: Glenda Woods

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30 years ofRotary in Yea

●●●●● Jeannie Handsaker, President of the Rotary Club of Yea,

with guest speaker Steve Abbott, Manager Tourist Services,

Warrnambool City Council, at the club’s 30th Anniversary

Celebration at the Yea Shire Hall on Thursday.

●●●●● Exchange student Bruna Oliveira Da Rocha from Brazil with

Tracey Ukosich of Flowerdale at the Yea Rotary celebration.

LOGGING

PROTEST■■■■■ A protest group says logging is about

to start in the Toolangi State Forest, de-

spite the Andrews Labor State Govern-

ment announcing a reprieve for habitats

of the endangered Leadbeaters Possum.

The Deep Wilderness Adventure Soci-

ety says Vicforests intends to harvest tim-

ber in the Imperium and Utopia coupes

in the Toolangi State Forest, before pos-

sum surveys are completed.

Rally againsttimber harvesting in

Toolangi State Forest

VicForests is a State-owned business responsiblefor the sustainable harvest,regrowing and commercialsale of timber from publicforests on behalf of the Vic-torian Government.

The Deep WildernessAdventure Society says theGreens politician SamanthaDunn, MLC for EasternMetropolitan, believed shehad won a State Govern-ment reprieve that was tohave halted logging at theImperium coupe.

“However Vicforests in-tend to commence loggingbefore the official surveysare completed,” claims theSociety.

The group held a protestrally in the main street ofHealesville on Sunday after-noon (May 15), marchingback to the Shire of YarraRanges offices.

“Despite being taken offthe schedule for immediatelogging, both Imperiumand Utopia coupes are onVicforests Timber ReleasePlan , scheduled for loggingat a later date,” the Societysaid.

The Society claimed thatState Environment MinisterLisa Neville “has failed topublicly state that ‘Utopia’is safe from the Vicforestschainsaws.

- The Local Paper - Wednesday, March 23, 2016 www.LocalPaper.com.au

Local PeopleRotary Club of Yea

30th Anniversary Clebration

Photos by Ash Long

●●●●● Richard Lovett and David Anderson ●●●●● Jenny and Peter Beales

●●●●● Margie and Sam Wright ●●●●● Les Hall and Graeme Broadbent

●●●●● Robert Chaffe and Lynda Robinson ●●●●● Denise and Glenn Milliken

●●●●● Paul Kellett and Gary Pollard ●●●●● Eileen and David Freeman

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●●●●● Yea High School students, participating in the Great Victorian Bike Ride later this year, were waiters

for the 30-year anniversary dinner held by the Rotary Club of Yea last Thursday. From left: Sophie Danieli,

Grace Hamilton, Becky Hall, Hope Cater, Darcy Pell, Alex Huggins, Seth Perkins, Yasmin Penrose, Nicho-

las Charles, Ben Charles, Archie Jacobsen and Ruby O’Dwyer.

●●●●● Roy Fox with Gary Fitzgerald ●●●●● District Governor Richard Luke

Others includedDoug Zerbe and JohnSinclair, and the lateBill Hewitt and RegScott.

Jeannie Hand-saker offered a fasci-nating outlook as towhat Rotary mightlook like in the next 30years.

■ Rotary Club of YeaPresident JeannieHandsaker hosted apacked Yea Shire Hallon Thursday night tomark the 30th anniver-sary of the charter pre-sentation in 1986.

Past and presentmembers and theirpartners, and visitingRotarians, includingDistrict Governor Rich-ard Luke, were in at-tendance for the cele-bration.

Steve Abbott, Man-ager Tourist Services,Warrnambool CityCouncil, was guestspeaker.

Sergeant-at-ArmsRichard Forde calledthe dinner to order,with charter memberGary Fitzgerald pro-posing the majortoasts.

Jeannie Hand-saker outlined the pro-gress of the club, with23 members in 1986,and a record numberof 46 expected by June30 this year.

Hundreds of thou-sands of dollars havebeen raised over thethree decades for lo-cal organisations, aswell as worldwide Ro-tary projects.

Charter PresidentDaryl Callander, pro-posing a toast to Ro-tary International,spoke of his pride inwhat had beenachieved by the localclub in itrs 30 years.

He spoke of one ofthe first charitableprojects, giving to-wards Polio Plus.

District GovernorRichard Luke re-sponded that in thepast year there hadbeen less than 30 po-lio cases worldwide.

Special mentionwas made of RoyFox, 98, of Kanum-bra, one of the mem-bers of the RotaryClub of Alexandra,who assisted with theformation of the Ro-tary Club of Yea.

Letters to the Editor

Kerbs: huge costsSir,

Murrindindi Shire Council has advisedexcessive costs to these properties.

The quote for our 4 Saleyards St is nearly$17,000 for 41metres. How come?

It is hard to believe that these works couldcost anywhere near this much!

The condition of Smith St especially nearour property has become dangerous and isdisgraceful.

Obviously the costs are due to the Coun-cil paying the CEO $248,000 pa?

- Bruce and Heather Heath,

4 Saleyards St, Yea

POSITION VACANT:

Sacred Heart Primary School is seeking a person

with Certificate 3 in Child Care, or a person

willing to undertake Certificate 3 studies, to run

a Before & After School Care Program.

For further information please phone the school

Principal, Vicky Wissell

on 57972723 or email

[email protected]



Photos by Ash Long

●●●●● Citizen of the Year Paul Bannan, and David Anderson ●●●●● Ric Long and Gary Fitzgerald

●●●●● Neville Harris, Laurie Frogley and Viv Frogley ●●●●● Norm Berndt and Ian Lynch

●●●●● Jim Osborne and Rodney Ridd ●●●●● Cheryl and Robert O’Halloran

●●●●● President-elect John Bett, Annette Hexter and Daryl Callander ●●●●● Clare and John Sinclair

- The Local Paper - Wednesday, May 18, 2016 www.LocalPaper.com.au

Just BrieflyIn Our SchoolsYea High welcome

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Morning tea■ Kinglake reader Bev Johns reminds usthat a ‘Heavenly Cuppa’ awaits from 10.30amon Tuesday (May 24) as an Australia’s Big-gest Morning Tea fundraiser, with proceedsto the Cancer Council Victoria. A $5 admis-sion charge is requested.

Venue is the Kinglake West UnitingChurch, 1050 Main Rd, Kinglake West. Bevcan be contacted on 5786 566.

Tribute to Andrew

●●●●● Andrew Bott

■ Kinglake Football Netball Club will holdthe ‘Andrew Bott Memorial Game’ when itplays Powelltown, at the Kinglake MemorialReserve, on Saturday, June 4.

There will be three football games from10.15am, and four netball games from9.10am.

Casino performer James Leroy will be onstage in the clubrooms from 8.30pm that night.A cover charge/door charge of $20 applies.This includes finger food and a raffle ticket.

Andrew Bott died in September last year.He was well known in sporting circles inKinglake, Whittlesea and Wallan.

At Glenburn Hall■ Marilyn Thomson advises that a Morn-ing Tea will be held at Glenburn Hall on Tues-day (May 24) from 10am until 1pm. Entry feeis $5, and proceeds goes to fight breast can-cer.

A delicious morning tea, lucky door prizesand a craft stall are promised.

Letters to the EditorSir,

The Andrews Labor Government has de-scended into chaos as a result of the secretdeals made prior to the 2014 state electionand now Daniel Andrews has undermined hisown minister by cutting her out of the loop tomake further secret backroom deals with theUnited Firefighters Union.

The CFA Board, CEO, Chief and volun-teers have been ignored in their protestsagainst an EBA that hands control of the CFAto the UFU, and it is up to all volunteers andtheir communities to stop it.

The UFU is demanding a new enterpriseagreement for firefighters include a union runveto board, effectively handing control of theCFA to the union.

Victoria relies on volunteer firefighters toprotect them and their communities whenthey are at their most vulnerable.

A UFU takeover will affect the rights ofvolunteers and ultimately put at jeopardy CFAvolunteerism and the safety of Victorians.

Please join me and sign the petition atwww.handsoffthecfa.com.au to tell DanielAndrews hands off the CFA!

- Cindy McLeish MLA,

Shop 10, 38-40 Bell St, Yarra Glen

●●●●● Will and Jacqui Dalton (Burnett),

with their baby boy, Hamish Bryan

■ Yea High School’s welcomes are usuallyextended to students aged for Year 7 andabove. The School’s Newsletter has featureda photo of Will and Jacqui Dalton (Burnett)who arrived in time to be introduced for theSchool’s Athletics Carnival last month.■ Yea High School’s calendar is busy forthe remainder of May. On Friday (May 20),the Southern Ranges Round Robin event willbe staged. On Monday (May 23), the Unit 3Biology group will be on a GTAC excursion -to study Pathogens and Im-munology. OnTuesday (May 24) Unit 1 Biology studentshave a Healesville Sanctuary excursion withthe theme ‘Staying Alive’. Thursday nextweek (May 26) sees the Southern RangesCross Country. Friday, May 27 will see theYear 7 immunisations.

Whittlesea P.S.■ Whittlesea Primary School Yea 3 and 4students have an incursion tomorrow (Thurs.,May 20) with Visy representatives attending.

Inter-school sports see an away fixture withHazelglen College.■ Donations raised so far for the Jump RopeFor Heart event, on June 22, total $2216.There are just over five weeks to go.■ The Cross Country event for children inyears 3-6 was due to be held yesterday (Tues.,May 17) at Walkers Reserve Whittlesea.

Trivia Night soon■ Middle Kinglake Primary SAchool willbe holding a Trivia Night at 6.30pm for 7pmon Saturday, June 4 in the Multi-PurposeBuilding.

Tickets are $15 per person. There will bean alphabet theme, and participants are in-vited to select a letter for their table, and dressup. There will be games, silent auctions,prizes and fun trivia questions.

Curriculum Day■ Kinglake West Primary School had aCurriculum Day on Friday (May 13); studentswere not required to attend school.■ Kinglake Ranges Foundation have pro-vided the funding of more than $6000 for theconstruction of the shed that houses theschool’s mini-bus and bike trailer (donatedby the Lions Club of Kinglake).

Sizzles at Yea P.S.■ A Yea Primary School Sausage Sizzle wasdue to be held yesterday (Tues.) as we wentto press. Other sizzles have been planned forJune 7, 14 and 21.■ A pupil-free day is planned for Yea Pri-mary School on Monday, May 30 when teach-ers will be concentrating on report writing.

Olden Days■ Education Week will see Flowerdale Pri-mary School students celebrate with an OldenDays School Days event today (Wed.). Therewill be some eye-catching dress-ups.

Deb Ball on Fri.■ The Chaplaincy Committee at WhittleseaSecondary College is due to hold its Debu-tante Ball on Fruday (May 20). Students LukeRosier, Bellana Jenkins and Kobe Hayweresuccessful against Parade College in the sec-ond round of debating held at Loyola .

Local Politics

Interest climbs forYea protest rally

■ Interest is wide-spread for the June 3protest rally in Yea,where residents willcall for MurrindindiShire’s Mayor, Coun-cillors and CEO to re-sign, says formerMayor Lyn Gunter.

Mrs Gunter saysshe has had messagesof support from peopleall over the municipal-ity including Eildon,Alexandra, Kinglakeand Flowerdale.

Ratepayers willmeet in the High St.plantation between4pm-5pm on Friday,June 5, to demonstratetheir displeasure at themanagement ofMurrindindi ShireCouncil.

A petition headed‘New ManagementRequired’ is beingorganised, with copiesat many shops includ-ing Yea Newsagency.

Council to increase therates above CPI to 5.4per cent,” MrsGunter said.

“Our local StateMP Cindy McLeishhas the petition andwill table it at the nextsitting of Parliamenton Tuesday (May24).”

Mrs Gunter saysthe rally on June 3 willbe supported by Yeatraders.

Yea newsagentLynne Bailey says thatmost Yea traders haveagreed to close be-tween 4pm and 5pmon the day to show soli-darity against the man-agement of the Shireby the Mayor, theCouncillors, and ChiefExecutive OfficerMargaret Abbey.

E-mails of supportfrom people who can-not attend should go to:[email protected]

●●●●● Lyn Gunter

“A big thank you toall those who signedthe petition requestingthat the rates shouldnot be increasedabove CPI,” MrsGunter said.

“More than 1000residents signed the

petition and we cannow only hope ourvoices will be heard.

“A copy of the pe-tition was provided tothe Essential ServicesCommission whichwill make a decisionon the request by the

Oops! MHR claimslocal win, but cash

really went to Rowville

●●●●● Cathy McGowan, MHR for Indi

■ Federal ParliamentarianCathy McGowan (Indepen-dent, Indi) has claimed creditfor a $600,000 grant in Murr-indindi Shire, but the cashlooks like it went to a reservein Melbourne’s outer-east.

Former local residentMichael Pointer says that MsMcGowan sent out a newslet-ter claiming credit for a$600,000 grant that went to the‘Eildon Park Reserve Pavil-ion’.

“The incumbent Memberfor Indi is either incompetentor disingenuous,” Mr Pointersaid.

“I refer to the member’sApril 2016 Newsletter in whichshe announces that she was re-sponsible for the grant of$600,000 into the Shire ofMurrindindi for the “EildonPark Reserve Pavilion Up-grade”

“The Eildon Park ReservePavilion is not in the Shire ofMurrindindi and nowhere nearLake Eildon, and indeed hasnothing to do with the StateElectorate of Eildon.

“The Eildon Park ReservePavilion is in fact in EildonParade, ROWVILLE, a met-ropolitan suburb 27 kilometressouth-east of the MelbourneCBD situated in the FederalElectorate of Aston.

“The electorate of Indi isentitled to question MsMcGowan’s veracity, and won-der how many of the other so-

called facts presented in hernewsletters and other commu-nications are correct and reli-able,” Mr Pointer said.

The ‘Eildon Park ReservePavilion’ is shown in Federalpapers as actually being in theCity of Knox.

●●●●● An excerpt from Ms McGowan’s Newsletter




Photos by Ash Long

●●●●● Val Howard and Ann McCormack ●●●●● Janet and Terry Hubbard

●●●●● Peter and Val Hauser ●●●●● Jess Carpenter and Robyn Kirby

●●●●● Ken Maxfield, Greg Byers and Mick McCormack ●●●●● Sharon Fox and Marie Sier

●●●●● Charter members of the Rotary Club of Yea at last Thursday’s 30th anniversary celebration. From left: John Tainton, Graeme Broadbent, Ash Long, Daryl

Callander, Les Hall, Adrian Sier, Ric Long, Peter Hauser, Don Lawson and Gary Fitzgerald. Seated: Roy Fox of the Rotary Club of Alexandra.


Protest

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Citizens’

High St Plantation, Yea.

4pm-5pm. Friday, June 3.

Authorised by Lynne Bailey, 74 High St, Yea

Calling for resignations of

Murrindindi Shire Council

CEO, Mayor, Councillors

Yea shops will be closing

between 4pm-5pm on this day

to take a stand.

Your urgent action is required.

Support the rally and petition to request that

Administrators be appointed to our Shire.

Send a message loud and clear to the

State Government that we must be

included, consulted and be a part of the future of our Shire.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT LYN GUNTER ON 0417 535 566

OR LYN BAILEY ON 0429658569


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■ Wed, May 18. Partly cloudy. 8°-15°

■ Thu., May 19. Rain. 4°-15°

■ Fri., May 20. Partly cloudy. 6°-16°

LOCAL FORECAST - KINGLAKE

■ Wed, May 18. Partly cloudy. 10°-14°

■ Thu., May 19. Rain. 8°-13°

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Yea runners-up in 1900

Slipups■ Perce The Proof-reader points that were-named TerryHubbard as ‘Trevor’in a picture caption.Our apologies.

Our stuttering key-board also re-namedthe Flowerdale Hotelpublican as ‘Stebe’.Sorry, Steve.

Oh, and for therecord, Steve and VivPhelan started at theFlowerdale Hotel in2001.

Elections■ Our friends at theMountain Monthlynewsletter at King-lake were due to holdtheir annual generalmeeting last night(Tues.) at the King-lake Ranges Neigh-bourhood House.

Two Board mem-bers were due to retire.

On TV

WelcomeAlex.

■ The Local Paper isindebted to GrahamCoombs, newsagentat Alexandra News-agency, who will giveus free shelf space athis Grant St shop.

A few bundles ofThe Local Paper willbe transported fromYea to Alexandra eachWednesday morning,per courtesy of a Yeaworker.

We won’t be fillingThe Local Paper withAlex. news, but we dounderstand the de-mand for our coverageof Murrindindi ShireCouncil news.

■ Thanks to technol-ogy, Victoria Policeknows the identity ofthieves who stole awallet and electronicdevice from a carparked at Yea footytraining last week.

The not-so-brightculprits used the stolencredit card at a Yeaservice station, whichhas closed circuit tele-vision monitoring ev-ery transaction.\ As the coppersused to say: “expectan early arrest”.

Policeon track

■ Yea Police aretracking down the badguys who stole a mo-tor-cycle, and a car,earlier this month.

Their investiga-tions are also pro-ceeding speedily re-garding a theft at Sac-red Heart Parish,Yea.

Yappersin Euroa

■ Yea’s finest thespi-ans will present anenevening of fungiand food themedcomedy with dinnerthis Saturday (May 21)at the Euora Mill.

Cost is $25 for athree-course dinnerand show. Drinks fea-turing local wines atbar prices.

For more informa-tion and bookings goto strathbogierangesnatureview.wordpress.com

ShortShots

■ It’s only 22 Satur-days to the Murrin-dindi Shire Councilelections. Expectsome “I won’t bestanding” announce-ments in the interim.■ McEwen Lib can-didate Chris Jermynhas learnt the hardway about where topark his campaign car.

Memories of Peter

Sir,Some 14 years ago we moved to Yea from

inner Melbourne for a 'tree change'.Not being ‘locals’ and not knowing a soul,

it was not easy to break into the local commu-nity and make friends.

As such, we came to know many of theshopkeepers at the time because we wouldconverse with them when browsing or mak-ing a purchase.

But there was one Yea local who alwayshad the time for a "G'day" and a yarn.

I met this man at a clearing sale where wegot talking about the weather and the price ofcattle, as you do.

From then on whenever we came acrosseach other, whether it be down the street, atthe pub or at some sale, he always had timefor a chat.

I would always give him a honk of thehorn and a wave when driving into town, whichwas returned as invariably he would be sittingin his 'cat seat' on the verandah of his home inthe main street enjoying the sun's warmth andwatching the world go by..

Over the years I enjoyed our many chatsand his stories of Yea and its residents, butbeing a true gentleman he was not one to gos-sip or blow his own trumpet.

Recently I noticed a new front fence at myfriend's place but had not had many sightingsof him for some time; I wondered how hewas going.

It was therefore with some sadness on un-folding your May 4 edition of your paper onMay 7 that my friend's ruddy face smiled outat me from the front page under the heading"Death of Peter Ahern".

I had read of the death of a Peter Ahern inthe Yea Chronicle and wondered who that per-son was, as death notices were not usuallyaccompanied by a photo of the deceased.

(I had often thought wouldn't it be a goodidea to include a photograph of the deceasedperson because not being a 'local' I did notreadily know or associate a name with thefamiliar face of someone I knew in the town,and many such familiar faces on the streethad just disappeared).

I only knew my friend by the name he firstintroduced himself to me with a firm hand-shake all those years ago..."Peter".

And now, thanks to The Local Paper pub-lishing Peter Ahern's photograph I now knewthat my friend had died and that his full namewas Peter Ahern.

It is with regret that I could not attend hisfuneral, as by the time I'd found out, it hadalready taken place.

Rest in peace Peter.Thankyou so much for befriending this ‘not

a local’ all those years ago, and for your smil-ing, warm and ongoing friendship since thattime.

- Carmel O'Hehir

Yea

Letters to the Editor are welcomed.

Email to: [email protected]

Post to: PO Box 14, Yea, Vic 3717

●●●●● The late Peter Ahern featured

in our April 4 issue

Caveatmeeting

■ A get-together ofthe Highlands Spin-ning Club was heldlast week (Maqy 10)at the home of JanSporry , Caveat-Dropmore Rd, Caveat.

Need tobe quick

■ You have to be fastif you want to securea copy of The LocalPaper.

One Eildon readerdrives through YarraGlen to pick up theircopy at the localnewsagency.

Seen this week on Facebook

●●●●● Yea’s cricket team was runner-up in the 1900 Anglesey

County Cricket Association medal against Trawool. The press

clipping lists those in the photo as E. Giles (capt.), C. Begg,

H. Burns, E. Sandliands, J. McKinnon, R. Dean, Brooks, C.

Stevens, A. Devlon, Incoll, W. Lockie, J. Clarke (Hon. Sec.),

E. McGrath (Hon. Treasurer). Our thanks to the Yea and

District Historical Society for unearthing the press clipping.

The Local PaperWEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016

Phone: 5797 2656 or 1800 231 311. Fax: 1800 231 312. www.LocalPaper.com.au

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FREE‘The Local Paper’ (Trade Mark Pending)

is published by Yea Newspapers,a division of Local Media Pty Ltd

Local and Independent. Not associated with any other publication in this area.

LARGEST READERSHIP OF ANY LOCAL NEWSPAPER IN MURRINDINDI SHIRE

●●●●● From left: Hamish Antrobus, Will Joyce, Harry Dignam, Sacred Heart School

principal Vicky Wissell, Tander Fairchild, Andrew Foster and Jobe Dunne

●●●●● Described by many as “the perfect gentlemen”, the local community is mourn-

ing the passing of Peter Ahern of Yea and Kerrisdale, pictured in his role as the

cheery bus driver. Prayers will be recited at a service at 2pm Friday (May 6), at

Sacred Heart Church, before the cortege proceeds to the Yea Cemetery.

■ “I am a great believer in all teachers beinglifelong learners,” says Vicky Wissell, Princi-pal of Sacred Heart School, Yea.

“Teachers need to be continually upskillingand researching best practices in order to pro-vide high quality instruction for all children.”

Vicky made the comments as she celebratescompleting her studies, while working with thechildren in Grade Prep.

“Two years ago I completed my Masters inEducation which led me to undertake furtherPost Graduate studies in Early Literacy Inter-vention at Melbourne University.

“I recently completed this study writing an action research paper on teaching children with

Turn off TV: principal

reading difficulties to become successful read-ers.

“I am currently working with individual chil-dren at my school to help accelerate their learn-ing in literacy.”

For parents who want to nurture early literacyskills in their preschool aged children, Vicky sug-gests they turn off the television, limit the timechildren access technology and get out the storybooks.

She says that educational research continuesto show that the more conversation a child haswith adults and the more they share storybooksand nursery ryhmes, the better the child’s abilityto learn to read when they begin school.

Death ofPeterAhern ●●●●● KINGLAKE’S noto-

rious winter fogs will

seriously disrupt the

smooth running of the

new NBN satellite ser-

vice, says local com-

munications enthusi-

ast Ashley Geelan.

Geelan, who operatesKinglake’s weather station anda local ‘ham radio’ service,says signals will be severelyblocked by the weather.

Geelan’s comments comeas the NBN this week wasscheduled to hold a public in-formation session at theKinglake Hotel on Mondaynight (May 2).

Similar sessions have also

‘Fogs willdisrupt

services’

●●●●● Ashley Geelan

been held at Steels Creek andPanton Hill.

“Fog, much like densesmoke-can block and/orchange the path of radio trans-missions on various frequen-cies,” said Geelan.

“So if, for example,Kinglake is offered a satelliteNBN service, how is that radiosignal going to make it throughthe fog.

“It won't. Simple as that,”Geelan told The Local Paper.

●●●●● Lynne Bailey

■ Yea newsagentLynne Bailey was onWIN-TV News onWednesday, havingher say about Gov-ernments going forthe tax grab on ciga-rettes, with packets upto $40 each.


Mayor’s ColumnCouncillor’s Comment

Cr John Walsh

Local News

‘We’re not here forpopularity’ - Mayor, CEO

●●●●● Murrindindi Shire CEO Margaret

Abbey and Mayor Cr Margaret Rae

■ M u r r i n d i n d iShire Council is in themidst of a public rela-tions disaster.

The Council wasfeatured on WIN-TVlast week in a particu-larly bad light.

The Shire is aboutto be discussed inState Parliamentwhen Eildon MLACindy McLeish tablesa petition with about1000 signatures.

There are press ar-ticles on an almostweekly schedule, de-tailing bungles andbig-spending.

One newspaper re-port carried 58 letterscalling for the Coun-cil to be sacked, andreplaced by adminis-trators.

A public rally isbeing scheduled forFriday, June 3 in Yea,when the resignationsof the CEO, Mayorand Councillors willbe demanded.

Shopkeepers inYea will close for anhour on that day todemonstrate their pro-test about the admin-istration of the munici-pality.

Is the Council go-ing to try to discusswith residents and ex-plain its position? It isnot likely.

The Local Paperthis week offeredCEO Margaret Ab-bey and Mayor CrMargaret Rae to com-municate with an-gered ratepayers.

The pair issued awritten statement:

“Decisions takenby Council are notmade on the basis ofpopularity or favour-able media coverage,but in the best longterm interests of theShire.

“It is understoodthat there will alwaysbe sections of thecommunity who donot like or agree withthese decisions aswell as others who un-derstand and supportthem.

“Residents andrate payers who areinterested in whatCouncil is doing andsaying are encouragedto look at Council'swebsite and other pub-lications in the Shire.

“As Councillorshold democratically-elected positions, thedemocratic processprovides a real oppor-tunity for the commu-nity to make decisionson its representationand are encouraged todo so on October 22.

■ Public toilets at KinglakeWest have been closed forclose to four weeks, butMurrindindi Shire Councilsays repair works are sched-uled to start this week.

“The Kinglake West Pub-lic toilets are closed as they arecurrently not operational due tovandalism and a series of theftsfrom the toilets, where pumpsand fittings were stolen fromthe service duct,” the Councilsaid.

“After the first theft, addi-tional locks were fitted to thedoor and the new pump and fit-tings were made more secure.

“Despite these measures,the replaced items were alsostolen a short time later.

“All replacement parts areon order and in the meantimeadditional security measuresare being investigated to try tostop further theft. Council plansto begin the required works onMonday, May 16,”.

Regarding the Yea PublicToilets, works are progressingas per previous communica-tion with The Local Paper andare due to be re-opened in midJune as advertised.”

After 4 week delay,‘works are underway’

●●●●● Murrindindi Council’s sign at the public toilets

Cr Margaret Rae■ I recently attended a Rural CouncilsVictoria Forum. These bi-annual forums en-able rural councils from across Victoria tocome together to share experiences and chal-lenges and work together for the future of ourcommunities.

Not surprisingly the main theme of thisparticular forum was sustainability. RuralCouncils Victoria has been undertaking ex-tensive work not only to identify the key is-sues, but also to help develop viable path-ways forward, so that rural councils can builda sustainable future.

From our perspective the work currentlybeing undertaken in this area and the relatedfindings come as no surprise. As is wellrecognised, the main challenges lie both inthe cost of current service provisions and thecost of operating, maintaining and renewingassets.

Different councils are taking different ap-proaches to dealing with these issues in thelight of the financial constraints being placedthrough the freezing of grant allocations, theintroduction of the rate capping policy, andthe constant cost shifting for many servicedelivery items without the requisite fundingbeing provided.

It was informative to hear councils talkabout significant lengths of road which theywould no longer be maintaining as sealed,about withdrawal of financial support fromlong standing commitments such as the SES,about providing only one council service cen-tre in a shire with double the geographic areaof ours, of the staff losses that accompanyservice reductions which in turn serve onlyto contribute to a higher unemployment ratein their local area and less spending power inthe local businesses.

These are the sorts of initiatives that wehave been working hard to avoid but this isgetting more difficult for us and for all ruralcouncils.

It is clear that there is a minimum level ofservice delivery that the community expects,that the community deserves and that shouldbe provided.

But it is equally clear that there is a di-chotomy between the services that councilsare mandated to deliver, often referred to as'core' services, and the services that the com-munity values - the discretionary servicessuch as home and community care, aged careand disability services, libraries, swimmingpools, parks and gardens, and many others.

Because there is often a lack of competi-tion and a lack of providers in rural areas,local government on many occasions be-comes the provider of last resort.

However, because this is essentially a de-fault position, it leads to an inconsistent levelof services provided across Victorian coun-cils.

This results in significantly increased costswhere adequate funding does not accompanythe service delivery and furthermore, this lackof funds is compounded by the limited abilityof rural councils to raise additional revenuefrom parking, developer contributions, etc. -a problem not experienced by metropolitancouncils.

While strategies that can and should beemployed going forward are being developedand implemented, an essential element oughtalso to be identifying a minimum set of ser-vices that meets community needs and ex-pectations together with adequate provisionof funding to enable these to be delivered.

Where there is a demonstrated need foradditional services that can be afforded andeffectively and efficiently delivered, thencouncils should determine these in consulta-tion with the community.

Increasing revenue by itself through ac-tions such as leasing facilities, charging ad-ditional levies and disposal of assets will notbe effective in the long term unless the flowof cost shifting is arrested, continuity of fund-ing is agreed and reliability is built into thesystem.

A few statistics always help understand-ing: of each dollar of tax collected in Austra-lia, this is initially allocated as 81¢ (Federal),16¢ (State) and 3¢ (Councils). However, withthat 3¢, councils look after 34 per cent of theassets, not to mention all the other servicesthey provide.

With a clearly understood framework forcore service delivery and funding, councilswould be better able to reduce expenditurethrough improved productivity and manage-ment strategies, through shared services andreporting models, targeted amalgamation ofservice provision, and outsourcing to achievecost savings where standards of service canbe maintained or improved.

All rural councils will be looking to work-ing more closely together in the future so thatall our communities can continue to receivethe services they have come to expect.

■ My last Councilor Commen t was a pleafor someone to put their hand up to take onthe job as the Councillor for Koriella Ward atthe election in October.

I listed a few criteria for the job that I feltshould be met. I even offered a coffee or twoas an incentive.

Clearly the incentive was not good enoughor the criteria were too tough because I havehad nil responses. Zip, nuttin', zero - drawn atotal blank.

Or maybe people just need a little moretime to clear the decks so they can jump inand make a whole-hearted commitment toserve the good folks that make up the "Headand the Heart" of the Shire.

Besides writing my article, I have raisedbeing a Councillor with many possible con-tenders in the Ward and I often get responsesalong the lines of "Why would you want to dothat? You can't win. It's like bashing yourhead against a brick wall."

I've also asked other Councillors aroundthe State "why did you stand for Council?"and the replies often start with "Well some-one has to do it ."

And this brings me to the petition that'sgoing around, to have Council replaced byan Administrator.

Because from my perspective the basicreason for being a Councillor is a belief indemocracy.

A belief that to be able to have a say in theway our lives are governed is important andfor the Shire to be successful requires workand energy.

And if you believe in a democratic pro-cess then you need to be prepared to supportit. If you don't think democracy is that impor-tant then leaving decision making to one out-side, appointed boss might suit you. But thenagain, it might not and then where do you go?

Democracy in local government requireselected representatives and thus "Someone'sgo to do it".

We need people who are willing to con-front problems and just as importantly are pre-pared to work on developing solutions.

But to be successful, democracy also re-quires everyone to be prepared to take timeand put in the effort to understand issues, topresent thought out solutions and to under-stand the impacts of various options.

Otherwise how can we be confident, thatwhen our representatives act on our wishes,we will achieve the result we want?

The coffee offer is still open to those thatwant to take on the challenge.

- Cr John Walsh

■ Demolition work has commenced at Yea’sGrand Central Hotel. Scaffolding waserected on Friday by Hedger Constructionsof Alexandra.

The historic hotel was destroyed by fire onAugust 31 last year.

According to the demolition permit, thehotel is owned by Ninkasi Brewing Company,of registered address Cairns, Queensland.

Directors of the company are AndrewSantarossa, Cairns, Qld; Grant Rogers,Christchurch, New Zealand; and AnthonySantarossa, Yea.

Yea News

Demolition permit

www.LocalPaper.com.au

Local People

They Say . . .

★That it not worth the trouble of denyingthe crime when local Police already

have the fingerprints. Are parents aware whattheir teens are doing at weekends and nights?

★That Yea High School has introduced anew policy for students’ Personal Elec-

tronic Devices. All PED’s will now be turnedoff and handed over to the teacher to be storedfor the lesson. They will be returned by theteacher at the end of each scheduled class.

★That the question is asked seriously: whatwould happen if a district newspaper sud-

denly lost its major distribution outlet? Theysay the possibility was canvassed last week.

★That one man’s neighbours are not back-ward in coming forward with their com-

plaints about his behaviour. Our news deskhas received a fax and several phone calls.

★That the Whittlesea ReconciliationGroup, in partnering with Whittlesea

Council, to take part in a program to com-memorate National Sorry Day on Thursdaynext week (May 26). The annual observance- involving Wurundjeri Elders, members ofthe Stolen Generations and the Mayor andCouncillors - will be held at 10am at TheGreat Hall, 25 Ferres Blvd, South Morang.

★That outer-northern suburbs gangs nowhave Yea on their hit list for weekend

burglaries.

★That AFL footballer Saverio Rocca wasspotted dining at Yea’s Royal Mail Hotel

at the weekend. We wonder whether he couldbe persuaded to make a guest appearance forYea after his knee surgery?

Local Briefs

NAPLAN tests■ Yea High School students in Year 7 and 9had NAPLAN testing last week. The nation-wide tests covered four areas – reading, writ-ing, language conventions (spelling, grammarand punctuation) and numeracy. The testswere administered over four days.

Local PeopleTarget shooting

■ Students with a current Junior FirearmsLicence have an opportunity to participate ina clay target shooting competition with MrWischer on Friday next week (May 27).

Works at Yarck■ The Yarck Streetscape rejuvenation worksre anticipated to be finished by the end ofJune, says a Murrindindi Shire news release.

“The popular Yarck Village Hub will seethe implementation of streetscape improve-ments including new pathways, improvedsignage, car parking, seating and landscap-ing,” said a Council spokesman.

“These works will greatly enhance con-nectivity, community access and public ame-nity,” the Council claims.

Next meeting■ The next meeting of the MurrindindiShire Council is scheduled to be held at 6pmon Wednesday, May 25, at the Council Cham-bers in Alexandra.

Info requests■ Murrindindi Council residents, wantinginformation on how their rates are being spent,could face a heafty bill if the Shire decides tocharge.

“All fees charged are in accordance withthe Freedom of Information (Access Charges)Regulations 2014 outlines that are set by theState Government , not by Council,” saysShire CEO Margaret Abbey.

“All current fees and charges are clearlylisted on Council's website, on Council's FOIapplication form and can be further validatedby checking the website of the Freedom ofInformation Commission of Victoria.

“Each written summary provides expla-nation of what charges have been applied andhow they have been calculated.”

On the other hand, information that Coun-cil executives DO want circulated, is releasedfree of charge in the form of media releases.

Council even pays some newspapers inthe form of advertisements to have informa-tion circulated on the subjects that it WANTSto be under scrutiny.

Fire inquiry■ The Victorian Parliament’s Environ-ment and Planning Committee has com-menced a public inquiry into the preparationand planning that is undertaken for fire sea-sons.

The inquiry is focusing on the work of theDepartment of Environment, Land, Waterand Planning, and its agencies, includingParks Victoria.

“We have comprehensive terms of refer-ence for this inquiry, covering many aspectsof bushfire readiness,” said Committee Chair,David Davis.

“Preventative burning is one of the impor-tant issues we are scrutinising,” Mr Davissaid.

“We will be examining how it is done, howeffective it is in keeping the community safe,what impacts it has on vegetation and threat-ened species, and other issues.”

The inquiry will also be considering theresources that are available to ensure ad-equate preparation for fire seasons.

“In a State that has been devastated bybushfires in the past, it is important to checkthat our processes and structures for dealingwith such emergencies are as effective andready as they can be,” Mr Davis said.

“We want to hear from the community onthese issues and to benefit from the experi-ence of people who understand the needs oftheir local areas in preparing for the fire sea-son.” Submissions to the inquiry are open untilJune 17.

Don’s trip to ChinaAward for Ghin Ghin bridge

●●●●● From left: Murrindindi Shire employees Caroline Lintott,

Isaac Poole, John Bradley (Civil Bridge & Wharf), John Canny,

Melissa Spinks and Blake Wall accept the award.

■ Murrindindi Shire Council's Infrastructure Assets Team wasthe recipient of the Institute of Public Works EngineeringAustralasia 2016 Award for Excellence for the construction of thenew Ghin Ghin bridge, north-west of Yea.

Preliminary works to replace the Ghin Ghin bridge, which wasbelieved to have been constructed in the 1950s, began in May lastyear.

The bridge was closed to traffic for a period of three weeks whilethe old, single-lane structure was demolished and the new double-lane bridge with a lifespan of over 100 years was erected.

Council's CEOMargaret Abbey said the team did a great job,engaging the community in the project, keeping the community wellinformed about closures and, in ensuring a quick build whichminimised the impact on local traffic.

"The project was recognised not only for the speed in which itwas completed but also for the bridge's innovative design, construc-tion and minimal future maintenance and renewal costs," Ms Abbeysaid.

■ Former Yea resi-dent Don Lawson hasbeen on a study trip toChina organised bythe City of Warrnam-bool.

The former Shireof Yea Councillor, andprominent cattle pro-ducer, was invited toparticipate in the jour-ney to Warrnam-bool’s sister city,Changchun, whichhas a population of 3.2million.

He visited beefproduction facilitieswhilst there.

PeoplePars

■ Deborah Schick-erling has joined theYea High School stafffor the remainder ofthe year.

Deborah is replac-ing Phoebe Morten-son in front of office,who has commencedmaternity leave

Thousands forinfo request

●●●●● Cr Margaret Rae

■ The Local Paperreported last week thatMurrindindi ShireCouncil Chief Exec-utive Officer Marga-ret Abbey wanted tocharge $623 when CrChris Healy wanteddocuments to help himin his work as a Coun-cillor.

The Local Paperhas been told that aYea resident has beenasked to pay somethousands of dollarsfor documents re-quested under Free-dom of Informationlegislation.

Councils, ofcourse, have the op-tion of releasing info-rmation without cost,as they do every weekin the form of mediareleases.

Ms Abbey refusedto confirm or deny thepropose dcost to theresident.

“It is not appropri-ate for Council tocomment on fees es-timated or charged toany individual basedon their FOI requestthat has been lodgedwith Council,” MsAbbey told The LocalPaper.

“Under the Free-dom Of InformationAct 1982, Council isrequired to advise allapplicants in writing ofthe estimated chargesand/or the finalcharges associatedwith each Freedom ofInformation Requestlodged with Council,”Ms Abbey said.

- The Local Paper - Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Scholarship effort■ Yea High School has been selected to par-ticipate in the effort-based scholarship pilotprogram.

The scholarship scheme rewards effortand improvement, for students going on to anapproved apprenticeship, TAFE or highereducation institution.

The pilot program will be implemented inschools by education consultants, Valad So-lutions, with support from the Departmentof Education and Training.

‘Fund our Future’■ The City of Whittlesea is encouragingresidents to sign a petition over funding tolocal government.

Ratepayers are being encouraged to signa ‘Fund Our Future’ petition.

“We were disappointed to see that no fund-ing was allocated towards the O'Herns Rd/Hume Fwy interchange in Epping,” said aCouncil spokesman, following the FederalGovernment.

“This comes after the Victorian StateGovernment recently allocated $40.7 mil-lion towards the project and submitted a de-tailed business case to the Federal Govern-ment,” said the spokesman.

“For more than 12 months the FederalGovernment has said it would consider theproject when it received a business case.

“This budget disappointment highlights theurgent need for a fund specifically for outergrowth areas like the City of Whittlesea.

“Now is the time to demand that both sidesof federal politics commit to a fund that willdeliver road projects to ease traffic conges-tion across the country.”

Lights switched on

●●●●● Bridge Inn Rd, Mernda

■ New pedestrian-operated signals alongBridge Inn Rd, just near Mernda VillagesDrive, are expected to be operating in thenext few weeks, says the City of Whittlesea.

We want your news■ Send it to [email protected]

●●●●● Don Lawson

$3 fox tail bounty■ Hughes Creek CatchmentCollaborative Landcare Groupwill Landcare group is holding afox hunting competition over themonth of June.

A bounty of $3 per tail will bepaid (maximum of 100 tails) andall participants will receive aniconic “fox on the run” beanie.

A presentation night will be

held in August. Tails need to besubmitted on or before July 2 toSimone on phone 5790 4146 orJanet Hagen on 5790 4268

Registration forms need to besubmitted prior to the competitionstart. Conditions apply.

For more information pleasecontact Simone:[email protected]

Pages From The PastNews From Our Boys

Gunner J.G. Yorston■ Exactly 100 years ago in 1916, the Yealocal press reported: “The following lettersfrom Gunner J. Gordon Yorston, who is onactive service abroad, have been handed tous by his father, Mr Yorston, of Highlands,for publication:

On Board,S S. Magdalena,March 26, 1916.

“I will scrape a few lines describing ourvoyage across the Mediterranean so far.

“We passed the south coast of Sardiniayesterday evening, so are now somewherebetween Sardinia and Marseilles.

“This is not a very big boat, 5,000 tons Ithink. There are 1,100 troops on board, soyou can imagine how we are packed.

“So far we have had a fair trip. I wrote anote and threw it over just as we were mov-ing off. A Tommy was going to post it.

“We moved off from Alexandra at 9o'clock on Tuesday morning, and hadn't beenout more than an hour before I was trying toheave up the anchor.

“I was sick as possible all that day, neverbothered about dinner or tea.

“The majority of the men were sick, Perc.included. There was a swell on, and this oldtub rolled as we got out of the harbour.

“That's what set us all going. I was rightas pie next morning as far as the sea sicknessgoes, but had neuralgia a treat all day, andpart of the night. E

“very precaution was taken against sub-marines. We always wear our life-belts, andare not allowed to wear leggings or putties,and have to leave our boots unlaced, so thatwe can pull them off before getting into thelife-boats.

“We have a boat parade every morningand afternoon, and fall in on our respectivelifeboats.

“On Thursday evening we got a bit of astart. A wireless was sent out for help from aboat ahead of us, and a cruiser signalled toour boat that a boat had been torpedoed.

“A double shift of firemen were put on onour boat, and also a double look-out.

“This old boat travelled for a while. Wepassed the boat that was hit that night.

“There were several other boats and cruis-ers around. We heard a rumour next day thatit wasn't a submarine but her engines or some-thing else went bung, and have never heardthe rights of it yet.

“(I have just been at church parade).On Friday morning we pulled up outside

Valetta harbour (Malta) for about 20 min-utes, and got orders there, and then off again.

“I would like to have gone off and had alook round Malta. Valetta is the chief town. Itlooks very pretty from the distance.

“I could see several camps outside thetown. They are mostly convalescent camps.There are three islands. Malta is the largest.Goza is one of the others.

“We only saw the south coast of Sardinia.I heard some of the men saying that we willarrive at Marseilles to-morrow morning.

“Have just had our Sunday dinner. We geta good dinner every day—roast beef, pota-toes, and either cabbage, peas or beans, withplum pudding every other day.

“But it is pretty solid. Had some for dinnerto-day, so that if we get rammed this after-noon we will all sink, as the pudding was thatheavy.

“For breakfast we get porridge — some-times sugar in it—more often none, and breadand butter:

“For tea we get bread, butter, and jam ev-ery second or third night. We have no drill onboard, as we haven't room for it.

“We only have a boat parade every morn-ing and afternoon. I have slept up on the deckevery night. It is too close down below, as allthe port-holes are closed, so it gets pretty stuffydown there:

“No lights are allowed on the decks afterdark, and all the port-hole windows are black-ened where the lights are, so that no lights arevisible.

“I suppose it will be sometime before weget any mail. I must ring off as we have to fallin.”


30 Years Ago:Murder alleged

■ Three people were charged with murderafter the body of a 23-year-old Kinglake man,Gregory Stephen Seddon, of EdenvaleCres., was discovered by his wife at 2.50amon Saturday, May 10, 1986.■ Stella Seddon, 24, of Edenvale Cres,Kinglake West, later pleaded guilty to mur-der, and was sentenced to a minimum 12years’ jail. Darrell John Weston , 21, ofShaftesbury Pde, Thornbury, also pleadedguilty to the murder, and was jailed for 16years. Another man, Wayne Charles Giew,28, of Gilbert Rd, West Preston, pjeadedguilty to manslaughter and .was jailed for fiveyears. Mr Justice Hampel said Seddon prom-ised Weston $10,000 to kill her husband,, whohad subjected her to violence and abuse.

Calling it a day■ “The familiar black voard was not in thefront window of E.S. Purcell & Co’s High St,Yea store this morning. But perhaps it shouldhave been,” we wrote in 1986.

The black board signified the passing of alocal. We brought news that the Purcell fam-ily had decided to call it a day after 99 yearsat the 20 High St location.

A small line ad in The Age announced:“Yea - Freehold & Business. Licensed Gro-cery and General Store. Fascinating prop-erty with long family history and unique pre-sentation. Large cellar area, very interestinguses including outlet for Yarra Valley wines,tourist facility , local art and craft outlet. Price$120,000 plus SAV. Percy Henry andGalbraith.”

Councillor queried■ “Yea Shire President Cr Arnie Extondenies knowledge of an incident leading to areport being made to Yea Police about movedgravel on Yea-Whittlesea Rd,’ said our May13, 1986 report.

“At this month’s Council meeting, CrDavid Lawson asked Cr Exton if a reportmade to Yea Police Station was made onbehalf of Council: ‘Who did it and how wasit done?’”

“I don’t know,” said Cr Exton.Cr Exton said the Shire Engineer, Stanley

Kisler, was asked to contact Police aftergravel was moved on a curve on the outskirtsof the Yea township. Council was told that$1500 damage was done to the sealing ag-gregate.

New fire officers■ Gilbert Lawrance and Charles Baconwere made Lieutenants at the Yea Rural FireBrigade elections held 30 years ago in 1986.

Retiring officers re-elected were:■ Captain - Dougal Drysdale■ Lieutenant - David Mold, Molesworth■ Lieutenant - William Armstrong, GhinGhin■ Apparatus Officer - Harold Harper■ Comms. Officer - Neville Walker■ Deputy - Colin Egan■ Secretary - John Benston

10 goals for Dick■ Richard Ivey kicked 10 goals for Yea,28.25 (193) in its match against Murchison,6.13 (49), in 1986. Yea’s three sides aggre-gated 72.69 against Murch.’s 8.16, wrotefooty correspondent Tom Dignam.

100 Years Ago:News from 1916

■ Corporal C. Ball and Private P. Cutterwere in the town last week, the former beingon final leave. Allan Steuart left last week togo into camp . Private C. Waddell (wounded)has obtained his discharge.■ A very successful dance was held atHomewood last Wednesday evening, when23 couples tripped the light fantastic. Thedance was inaugurated for the purpose ofraising money for the local Red Cross Fund,and the total receipts amounted to £2 12s 6d.

Local News

Yea Chronicle ownersin hot water over‘anti-gay’ articles

●●●●● Bob Yeates: under fire for ‘anti-gay’ editorials

Photo: The Citizen

■ The owners of TheYea Chronicle are un-der fire by commen-tator Doug Pollard af-ter claims that anti-gayeditorials have beenpublished in a sisternewspaper.

Pollard last weeklabelled the editorialsas “cowardly, anony-mous and virulentlyanti-gay”.

He said that follow-ing the editorials, agay couple who hadmoved into theBairnsdale news-paper’s circulationarea had sufferedabuse and attacks.

Pollard said one ofthe gay people wasbashed in their ownhome, which had been‘egged’, forcing thecouple to install secu-rity cameras, whichwere funded by Vic-tims of Crime Assis-tance.

Pollard said theeditorials were pub-lished in the Bairns-dale Advertiser, one ofa number of newspa-pers controlled by theYeates and Mott fami-lies, in addition to theirinterests in Yea andAlexandra.

Both families arewell respected mediaoperators, and have ahistory of at least fourgenerations in Vic-torian newspapers.

Pollard says theBairnsdale Advertisereditorials first came tohis notice in February2013 which arguedagainst marriageequality, which it de-scribes as a “fiction.”

“To make homo-and hetero-sexualunions indistinguish-able (read, equal)makes no sense be-cause fundamentally,marriage has alwaysbeen about inequality,”the editorial said.

“Nothing in humanrelationships can bemore unequal than thecomplementary rolesof husband and wife,whether in the inti-macy of a spousalunion, the manage-ment of households orthe nurture of chil-dren.”

Pollard said: In thesame edition they alsoran an article aboutsome newcomers tothe town, a gaycouple, which has hadsevere consequences.

“The BairnsdaleAdvertiser is the onlynewspaper in town,

it isn’t the editor, LukeRobinson, and it isn’tthe owner, BobYeates.

“Apparently no-one at the paper –apart from Yeates – iseven allowed to knowwho it is.

“It is allegedlybrought to the editorialoffices with instruc-tions it is to be pub-lished unchanged. Andso it is.”

On Friday, DougPollard, continued hiscampaign with aninternet post atTheStirrer.com.au,headlined ‘Bairns-dale Money Machine’.

“Following yester-days post about theanti-G.A.Y. history ofthe Bairnsdale Adver-tiser, lots of peopleasked, is there anyway we can fightback?

“Appeals to thePress Council and thelocal Rotary failed:not surprising sincethe founder and Presi-dent-elect of SunriseRotary is … ownerand managing editorof the Bairnsdale Ad-vertiser, Bob Yeates.

“A local petitionfailed to have any ef-fect: in fact, the paperdenied they receivedmany of the com-plaints sent to them.

But yes, there is away,” Doug Pollardsaid. “Go after theirsources of income, in-cluding advertisers inthe paper and clientsof the family businessempire, which appearto include the Victo-rian Government.

“Make them awareof the hatred they aresubsidising. And askthem to stop,” Pollardsaid.

Pollard askedreaders to contact ad-vertisers in the Yeates-Mott newspapers.

Media groupacross 3 states

■ The Yeates-Mott families own a numberof media assets in three states:

VICTORIA■ The Yea Chronicle■ The Alexandra-Eildon Standard■ Whittlesea Review■ North Central Review (Kilmore, Wallan)■ Free Press (Romsey, Lancefield)■ Bairnsdale Advertiser■ East Gippsland News■ The Lakes Post (Lakes Entrance)■ Snowy River Mail (Orbost)■ East Gippsland Visitor Guide■ Great Alpine Road Touring Guide■ Lakes Coast Visitor Guide■ Radio 3NE (Wangaratta)*■ Edge FM 102.1 (Wangaratta) and93.3FM (Mount Beauty)*

TASMANIA■ Huon Valley News■ Kingborough Chronicle

NEW SOUTH WALES■ Radio 2QN (Deniliquin)*■ Edge FM 102.5(Deniliquin, Echuca andFinley)* * - Mott family interests

so, basically, youcross them at yourperil.

“Nevertheless ,some locals havebeen prepared to fightback,” Pollard said.

“An online petitionwas started by localbusiness womanJessee John, whichthe paper basically ig-nored.

“They shot backagain with an anti-transgender editorialin July 2013, and nowthey’re back for a thirdbite of the cherry witha strongly anti-pro-gressive and anti-G.A.Y editorial head-lined Assault on anation’s soul [sic], rail-ing against “whole-sale abortions, agita-tion for legal euthana-sia, rampant sexualsexual experimenta-tion, and the descrip-tion of traditional mar-riage as unfair and dis-criminatory.”

Doug Pollard saysthe editorial goes on totrash the Safe Schoolsprogram, which it de-scribes, with a fineDickensian word, as“impertinent”.

Pollard describesthe editorial writer:“He – I think I’m safein assuming it’s a he –hankers after a bygoneage in which menwere men, womenwere women, every-one went to church onSunday, and women inparticular livedcramped miserablelives, married to menthey couldn’t divorce,bearing child afterchild they didn’t wantand could scarcely af-ford to raise, and menlike him ruled theroost.

“But – and here’san interesting point –no-one knows who heis.

“As far as I’vebeen able to discover,

$10,320 for Ellimatta

What The Papers Say

No College funds■ The State Budget has delivered bad newsfor Seymour P-12 College, with no fundingallocated to the school for the second succes-sive year. The decision renders the schoolunable to complete stage two and three of theSeymour College regeneration project, a con-cept first conceived in 2007 and one thatfinalised its first stage in mid 2013., reportedjournalist Patrick Evans.

- Seymour Telegraph

Support for friends■ Benalla P-12 College senior students havecome together after a yoiung student MaximAvdyugin, 16, took his own life earlier thisyear. The lunchtime barbecue was attendedby students, teachers and Max’s family andfriends, and representatives of mental healthand related services in Benalla. Students dis-cussed the ways in which they could improvetheir own support network for each other.

- Benalla Ensign

Pigs to that■ A Wandin North farmer says she hasbeen run out of town after losing a long-run-ning battle to keep her free-range piggery.Happy Valley Free Range owner Jo Stritchlast week moved her last pig off the McKillopRd property after a Victorian Civil and Ad-ministrative Tribunal ruling found her 9hafarm was “intensive” and not allowed in thegreen wedge. Neighbours had expressed con-cern about the farm and its environmentalimpact as it evolved from a small-scale op-eration.

- Lilydale Leader

Ex-cop guilty■ Former Leading Sen-Constable GuyFelton, 46, of Eltham has pleaded guilty totwo assault charges committed against hiswife and teenage son. His estranged wifeclaimed the Police Association had financedFelton’s defence even after his resignationfrom Victoria Police in June last year. Feltonwill be sentenced on May 25.

- Diamond Valley Leader

Merton booth axed■ Merrijig and Merton polling day stationshave been abolished, being declared ‘under-achieving’. Australian Electoral Commissionspokesman Phil Diak said polling booths inremote areas that did not meet the thresholdhave been abolished.

- Mansfield Courier

Mayor awarded■ Strathbogie Shire Council Mayor ColleenFurlanetto has been awarded with the bestachievement award in human rights by theAustralian Human Rights Commission. CrFurlanetto received the award at the InspireAwards, an initiative of the Funds in Court,a division of the Supreme Court. She waspresented with the award by AHCR presidentProfessor Gillian Triggs.

- Euroa Gazette

Footy club funds■ Seymour Football Netball Club has re-ceived funding in the latest round of the Ath-lete Pathway Travel Grants Program. Mem-ber for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes, an-nounced that the club would share in morethan $12,000 in grants to country clubs andathletes, so that they can compete and par-ticipate without the burden of travel costs.

- North Central Review

Award for doctor■ Craigieburn resident and medical re-searcher at St Vincent’s Institute of MedicalResearch, Dr Urmi Dhagat, has been awardedthe Susan Alberti Medical ResearchFoundation’s Women in Research Award.

The award supports the work of an out-standing female scientist by ensuring theirresearch can continue while they are on ma-ternity leave.

- Whittlesea Review

What’s On

Austen Tayshus at F’dale■ Historic Flower-dale Estate will wel-come renowned Aus-tralian stand-up co-median 'AustenTayshus' on Saturday,June 11, as part of his30th Anniversary tour.

Denise Tyrrell,Event and ConferenceCo-ordinator atFlowerdale Estate,says 'Austen Tayshus'was born at Sydney'sfirst Comedy Store in1981.

By 1982, Austral-iana was releasedthrough Warner Mu-sic in June 1983.

It sold in excess of200,000 copies, wentdouble platinum andstill holds the recordfor the highest sellingAustralian single ever.

The ground break-ing Australiana wasan ARIA #1 single foreight weeks straight.

“'Austen Tayshus'became a householdname immediatelyand began touring ex-tensively throughoutAustralia and NewZealand,” Denise said

“Throughout the1980's Tayshus ap-peared with some ofthe biggest music acts

●●●●● Austen Tayshus

in Australia includingMental as Anything,Inxs, Cold Chisel,Midnight Oil, Un-canny X Men and Ri-chard Clapton.”

Flowerdale Estate,formerly known asFlowerdale Station,established by Scot-tish settlers in 1838, isa hidden gem seepedin history, Ms Tyrellsays.

“The immaculatehistoric homesteadnow owned by theNeville family oper-ates as a beautifulwedding and confer-

ence venue, as well asa relaxing weekendbed and breakfast re-treat.

“The estate'sonsite restaurant'Gracies', which con-sistently receives out-standing reviews,serves dinner on Fri-day and Saturday,lunch on Saturday aswell as their ever popu-lar high tea every Sun-day which attracts pa-trons from near andfar.

“Guests are en-couraged to explorethe homestead and

grounds during theirvisit, take a stroll bythe creek or enjoy agame of billiards afterdinner on the full sizetable

“'Austen Tayshus'guests will indulge ina three course 'winterwarmer' dinner freshlyprepared by theestate's three talentedchefs, while enjoyingan evening of laughterwith one of thecountry's most famouscomedians in and upclose and personalshow,” Ms Tyrell said.

“Dinner is in-cluded in the ticketprice and drinks areavailable at bar prices.

“Bookings are es-sential phone 57849280.

“Tickets are lim-ited for this night offine food, service, sur-roundings and com-edy at Flowerdale Es-tate,” Ms Tyrell said.

Council Watch

Council keeps things secret:even its new phone number

■ Murrindindi Shire Council is continuing itsreputation for keeping things secret.

As reported in The Local Paper, residents -even Councillors - are being charged hundreds(if not thousands) of dollars for Freedom of In-formation requests.

Councillors are meeting confidentially to dis-cuss matters that they do want the public to know.

The secrecy reached ridiculous proportionsthis month with Murrindindi Shire Councilchanging its telephone number at its Yea offices,without telling most residents.

The new number is 5736 0036, and becomeseffective from Saturday (May 21).

80 Years Ago

Kinglake News

■ Ellimatta Youth Inc atKinglake is to receive $10,320for:■ Water filtration system■ Emergency lighting instal-lation■ New doors with windowsand convex mirror fitted■ CCTV camera installationand security screens fitted■ New curtains and room di-viders

The funds are being pro-vided under Round Two of theFederal Government StrongerCommunities Program.

Federal politician CathyMcGowan established the IndiStronger Communities Pro-

gram Advisory Committee todeliver Round Two of the pro-gram.

“Community prioritiesguided the application pro-cess,” Ms McGowan said.

“Indi was allocated$150,000 in the Federal Bud-get for the SCP in 2015-16.

"This funding will allowEllimatta Youth Inc to carryout an upgrade of this impor-tant facility," Ms McGowansaid.

"A child safety review andcentre audit found a numberof areas in need of improve-ment to make the centre morecomfortable," she said.

"The upgrade will improvethe facility for young peopleand make the centre an evenbetter and safer environmentand space for them to hangout," Ms McGowan said.

"This will ensure programscontinue to run that engageyoung people and also increaseparticipation at the centre."

Ms McGowan thankedEllimatta Youth Inc and the lo-cal community for the contri-bution of $10,320 contributiontowards the project, which hasa total cost of $20,640. "Congratulations to theKinglake community for get-ting behind this project,"


An upgrade will take place on Friday (May20) when incoming calls will be diverted to theAlexandra office.

The only notice given by the Council, as atThe Local Paper’s editorial deadline, was a smallnotice in the other (smallest-circulating) news-paper, for which residents have to pay.

The majority of residents in the western halfof the municipality do not buy The Yea Chronicle,so have not be advised of the change.

Murrindindi Shire did not issue The LocalPaper with a press release about the change ofphone number, nor were there any details on thefront-page of the Council’s website, as at Mon-day morning.

PROMOTIONAL FEATURE

AT A GLANCE

WHAT: Austen

Tayshus concert

WHEN: Saturday,

June 11

WHERE: Flower-

dale Estate

BOOK: 5784 9280

Fire at Woodstock■ Two youths who were members of a partyof rabbiters at Wollert on Sunday, March 1,were fined at the Whittlesea Court on Tues-day, for having lit fires, thereby endangeringprperty.

‘Boiling Billy’The youths charged were Thomas Arthur

Turnbull and Richard Llewellyn Jones, bothof Collingwood.

Walter Newton, farmer, Woodstock, saidthat on the. afternoon of Sunday, March 1, hesaw a fire burning in Coulthard's paddock,in a large red gum tree.

He saw some young men there, includingdefendents. Branches were burning on theground in another .paddock, where the billywas being boiled by the same. party.

Witness said he was present when Con-stable Waldron ariived, and he heardTurnbull admit that he lit the fire.

William Mason, farmer, Woodstock, saidhe was told of the fire, after which he went tothe spot. He understood the youths weresmoking out a ferret. The fire could not beextinguished, and he sent for the police.

Constable P. C. Waldron, of Epping, saidthat on the Sunday in question he went toWoodstock, where a tree was on fire inCoulthard's paddock. Grass surrounded thefire, which would probably have done con-siderable damage had it got out of control.

Each youth was fined £2, with £1 costs.

Councillor fined■ A case extraordinary for its many heatedclashes between counsel and the Bench even-tuated at the Whittlesea Court on Tuesdaywhen a Whittlesea Shire councillor wascharged with assault. A cross summons wasdismissed.

One solicitor strongly objected to Cr J. G.Orgill, J.P., taking his seat on the bench, butCr Orgill decided to sit.

Leonard John Wheeler, Mernda , andEvan Owens , of Doreen, were the parties inthe case. Wheeler charged Owens with un-lawful assault, and Owens issued a cross sum-mons. Both pleaded not guilty.

Wheeler said he was a farmer residing atMernda. He was 19 years of age. On March21 he was at a dance at Doreen, and about11.15 he with others went across to Owen'sshop for some soft drink.

The party was in the shop for several min-utes, talking and laughing. When they had leftthe shop and were a short distance awayOwens came out and said, "Bill, just a minute."

Wheeler said. "Bill , I never paid for thosedrinks." Owens replied, " "That is why I amhere." Wheeler offered to pay, but Owens toldhim "to get into the shop and pay for them.Wheeler then said, 'Look, Evan do you thinkI would try to get away without paying forthem?

Wheeler then said I was struck on themouth, which bled freely. I then went into theshop and told Owens that he was not a man,as I could not defend myself at the mo-ment.

In the shop Owens said to me, "Get out,before you get hurt. The drinks are paid for."

Wheeler said he gave instructions to hissolicitor to issue a summons against Owensfor assault.

The chairman, announcing the verdict af-ter a retirement to enable the bench to con-sider evidence, said that Owens would be fined£1, in defalult three days imprisonment, andwould be ordered to pay £1/1/ costs. Thecharge against Wheeler would be dismissedwithout costs.

At Queenstown■ On Sunday, the Semco Ladies' cricketteam visited Quenstown for a social niatchagainst the local team, and the latter were thesubsequent victors.

Throughout the afternoon many spectatorswere presenrt and keen interest was displayedin the game.

The ladies were later entertained at theHut.

From Eltham and Whittlesea

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The children at Sacred Heart have an oppor-tunity to participate in many learning experi-ences.

Indonesian is taught at Sacred Heart alongwith specialist classes in Visual Arts, PE, Lit-erature, Dance, Music and Information Tech-nology.

A strong focus is placed on literacy, as webelieve that reading and writing are paramountto all learning.

The first two hours of every day are devotedto literacy across the school with the first 20minutes having a spelling focus.

Numeracy is also a major focus withNAPALN data over the past three years placingour children well above the National Standards.

Science is integrated through Literacy andNumeracy and the school offers Robotics as anenrichment program to older students.

Sacred Heart leads the way in our local areain the provision of technology with all childrenhaving access to Google Apps for Education.

As a Catholic school, the children are in-volved in local and global social justice issues.

They are actively involved in variousfundraising activities supporting those in need.

Sacred Heart has strong links with many com-munity groups, which enables the children towork with people outside the school commu-nity.

Our very active and generous Parents and

Friends committee provides tremendous sup-port to the school. Their fundraising efforts con-tribute to the rich programs offered to the chil-dren at Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart is a welcoming community withan emphasis on showing mercy to others. Thechildren are encouraged to look at life throughthe eyes of those less fortunate and to showempathy and compassion.

We strive to give our children a love of learn-ing within an environment that is safe, support-ive and welcoming to all.


Local Politics

ABC-TV probes Indi candidates McGowan, Mirabella■ The 7.30 program aired nationally on ABC-TV came to the Indi electorate on Monday nightto profile candidates Cathy McGowan (Ind.)and Sophie Mirabella (Lib.).

Here is a transcript of the segment:LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: The seat of

Indi in regional Victoria is the scene of somelegendary Australian facts like Ned Kelly's laststand and some beloved Australian fiction likeThe Man from Snowy River. In recent years,it's more the seat's politics that's become thestuff of legend. Independent Cathy McGowansnatched the seat at the last election from Lib-eral frontbench MP Sophie Mirabella, and thistime, Sophie Mirabella's trying to get it back.It's a fierce contest that's at times become per-sonal. Libbi Gorr spent time with both candi-dates on the campaign trail and in their homesand captured some unguarded moments.

LIBBI GORR, REPORTER: Two days be-fore the federal election was called, we spentthe day with the sitting Member for Indi, inde-pendent Cathy McGowan.

This is a beautiful house.family is.

CATHY MCGOWAN, MEMBER FORINDI: Thank you. Yeah, and this is the commu-nity where I was born and grew up, surroundedby my family and neighbours and people who'vebeen here for - you know, since white settle-ment, really.

LIBBI GORR: So you're establishment Indi?CATHY MCGOWAN: I've roots that go down

very deep, that's for sure.RUTH MCGOWAN, SISTER: Hello!LIBBI GORR: Hello.RUTH MCGOWAN: So I'm little sister Ruth.LIBBI GORR: Cathy's sister.RUTH MCGOWAN: Sister. And so is Mimi.MIMI, SISTER: Hi, Libbi.LIBBI GORR: Nice to meet you.CATHY MCGOWAN: My mum and I went

farm shopping when I was ready. So we lookedaround and she found this bit of land and said, "Ithink it's gonna work." So, she pushed me,pushed me. She unveiled the foundation stoneand then she died really shortly after that. But Ijust wanted to commemorate her spirit and herpush in getting me living here.

LIBBI GORR: The morning after the PrimeMinister called the election, Sophie Mirabella'sfamily too was in full campaign mode.

GREG MIRABELLA, HUSBAND: Now, ourhouse is a renovation work in progress. Sophie'sin the shower. We've got to be a little bit careful.And the kids are at the kitchen table. Pleasecome in.

LIBBI GORR: Good morning. Hello. I'mLibbi.

GREG MIRABELLA: Barbara.BARBARA, MOTHER: Mama.LIBBI GORR: Hello, Mama. Mama?

Sophie's Mama?GREG MIRABELLA: Yep, Sophie's Mama.LIBBI GORR: It's an amazing area. I mean,

it's got the most beautiful parts of Victoria in it.GREG MIRABELLA: It does, it does. It was

no hardship for me to come here.LIBBI GORR: Can you easily settle in or is

there an establishment?GREG MIRABELLA: I actually do have

family in the area and when some of the localsrealised that it was, you know ... (gives the

thumbs up signal)LIBBI GORR: Good morning.SOPHIE MIRABELLA, LIBERAL CANDI-

DATE FOR INDI: Hi. Good morning.LIBBI GORR: Day one.SOPHIE MIRABELLA: Mmm.LIBBI GORR: Are you ready?SOPHIE MIRABELLA: Mmm. (Laughs)

Ready or not.LIBBI GORR: Ready or not.The first thing to get ready was the school

lunches.SOPHIE MIRABELLA: She's got more of

the Greek savoury taste.LIBBI GORR: What sandwiches did you

get at school?SOPHIE MIRABELLA: They weren't that

exotic. I used to get Vegemite sandwiches 'causeMum worked at the Vegemite factory.

LIBBI GORR: And while Sophie's mumworked hard to support her family, ...

BARBARA: And me worries because mydaughter. Working, working and working.

LIBBI GORR: Working, working, working.Where did you get that from? Where did youget that ... ?

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: No idea.LIBBI GORR: McGowan too proffers fam-

ily as her main driver.CATHY MCGOWAN: I come from a large

family, but I'm in the middle. Like, I never wasthe eldest kid. I was always - had to work thefamily up and down, so that's my modus oper-andi.

LIBBI GORR: This morning, SophieMirabella is facing a new test. (Reading fromnewspaper) "Mirabella's chances of being re-turned to office amid strong backing for inde-pendent Cathy McGowan and a clumsy begin-ning to Ms Mirabella's campaign." Where didthat come from?

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: I'd rather not say.(Laughs) Let others be concerned aboutinternecine affairs. I'll focus on Indi. Quitefrankly, it doesn't really matter what people inCollins Street say.

LIBBI GORR: Cathy McGowan says shewants to take the power from the parties andgive it to the people.

CATHY MCGOWAN: Traditionally the par-ties say, "If you vote for us, we can do this." Sowhat I'm saying and what the community abso-lutely gets is you don't need the member of Par-liament to do it. Sure, you need me to set it up,but it's much more powerful if you actually tellthe story and explain to government what theconsequences of this are.

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: I had a commit-ment for a $10 million allocation to theWangaratta Hospital, that if elected, I was go-ing to announce the week after the election. Youknow that.

That is $10 million that Wangaratta hasn'thad because Cathy got elected. The question ...

LIBBI GORR: With this comment, SophieMirabella misplayed her hand.

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: I was saying I havea proven track record of getting funding that isdifficult to get.

LIBBI GORR: Well it didn't come out likethat though, did it?

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: No, it didn't.LIBBI GORR: Sophie Mirabella questions

how sitting outside government, independentscan get their way.

CATHY MCGOWAN: Well, depends onwhat their way means. So, do I go in and disre-spect people? No. Am I naive about it? Not atall. Am I really clear and focused on what agood outcome is? Yes. Do I do things that I don'tthink are right in myself? No. Do I stay clear tomy own moral values? Absolutely. Yes.

LIBBI GORR: While it's all systems go atMcGowan HQ, it's not a happy day at CampMirabella.

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: It's a bit of an ironyconsidering my family nearly starved becauseof the German occupation during the SecondWorld War, but nevertheless, let's be positiveand go forward.

GREG MIRABELLA: Our second date washere in Wangaratta and within half an hour,Sophie had a text message from someone say-ing, "Have a look on this particular news blog."And there was an item describing how Sophiewas seen in the supermarket with supposedly

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Council BriefsVolunteers invited

■ Murrindindi Council is looking to recognisevolunteers in the Shire ... but you have to be inAlexandra if you want to attend the celebration.

The Council posted a notice on its websiteon Monday (May 16), celebrating VolunteersWeek:

“We'd like to acknowledge and give thanksto the wonderful volunteers in our community,”the Council says.

“Volunteers are invited to enjoy a perfor-mance by Summer Rain. Feel free to bringalong a friend.”

The performance begins at 1.30pm on Tues-day, May 31, at the Alexandra RSL Hall.Devonshire tea follows.

Bookings are essential. Phone 5772 0365 byMay 26 to book your place.

Payment of rates■ Murrindindi Council posted a notice at itswebsite on Monday (May 16) about payment ofrates: “Ratepayers are advised that the FourthInstalment of the 2015-16 period is due and pay-able by May 31

“Credit card payments are accepted at allCouncil offices and from a secure section onCouncil’s website (visit Payments page).

“Credit card payments will incur a bank mer-chant fee of 0.75 per cent.

“If you are unable to pay your rates by thedue date, please contact Council’s Rates De-partment on 5772 0333 to discuss paymentoptions.”

Library cancellation■ A mobile library cancellation this Saturday(May 21) was announced this week at theCouncil’s website:

“Murrindindi Shire Council wishes to ad-vise that it has had to cancel its service to Eildonon Saturday, May 21, to allow for a mechanicalupgrade to the Mobile library.

“Council apologises for any inconveniencethis might cause.

“All other library branches remain open onthat day and the Mobile Library will resumenormal services on Tuesday, May 24.

“If you have any questions about the clo-sure, please call 5772 0333.”

Plan consultation■ The Goulburn Valley Waste and ResourceRecovery Group (GVWRRG) is seeking inputon its draft GV implementation plan until June 10.

All regional Waste and Resource RecoveryGroups in the state are currently preparing re-gional implementation plans.

These plans research and set-out the requiredwaste and resource recovery infrastructure re-quirements for the region for the next 10 years.

You can read more about the draft GV imple-mentation plan at the Council’s website. Youcan also learn more about how to get involvedand about the Open House events being heldthroughout the region.

Once finalised, the GV implementation planwill inform the State infrastructure plan.GVWRRG is a Victorian government agencythat has representation from local councilsthrough its board.

Local Politics

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her new boyfriend and what kind of jerk mustthis guy be? And that was my rude introductionto no, there is no privacy.

LIBBI GORR: But also your rude introduc-tion into what people think of Sophie.

GREG MIRABELLA: Well, some people. Imean, that's the left, isn't it?

LIBBI GORR: Is it?GREG MIRABELLA: I think so.LIBBI GORR: Mirabella has certainly at-

tracted more than her fair share of invective.How do you cope with being portrayed as a

bitch? Do you feel you are portrayed as a bitch?SOPHIE MIRABELLA: I think those sorts

of labels say more about my detractors and op-ponents than about me.

GREG MIRABELLA: Well lately they'vebeen calling her the Queen of Mean, haven'tthey? I think that's the common one.

LIBBI GORR: How do you feel about her?GREG MIRABELLA: How do I - what, as a ... ?

LIBBI GORR: How do you feel about Sophie?GREG MIRABELLA: I love her dearly. Love

her dearly. She is - as a person, I think anyonewho knows her well would say, whether theydon't like her or not, she's incredibly loyal. Ex-traordinarily loyal.

GREG MIRABELLA: I love her dearly. Loveher dearly. She is - as a person, I think anyonewho knows her well would say, whether theydon't like her or not, she's incredibly loyal. Ex-traordinarily loyal.

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: A strong woman inpolitics and a strong woman on the conservativeside is not what those who oppose the conserva-tive side of politics want to see, obviously.

LIBBI GORR: And the people that don't likeSophie on a personal level that join your cam-paign?

CATHY MCGOWAN: (Shrugs) (Shrugsagain) Yeah. and people who don't like me, ofwhich there's many.

LIBBI GORR: Who? Name one.

CATHY MCGOWAN: So - so, that's how itis. People make emotional decisions aboutpeople and that's just the game, isn't it?

RUTH MCGOWAN: Cathy was the one inthe family that didn't have kids, so she had time.But also she has got a deep passion for her niecesand nephews and their friends and for youngpeople. As a community, we've got her back. Asa family, we've got her back.

LIBBI GORR: What's your role with her?RUTH MCGOWAN: To love her and nur-

ture her and look after her.LIBBI GORR: It's as simple as that?RUTH MCGOWAN: Yes.LIBBI GORR: And so the stage is set for the

2016 battle of Indi.SOPHIE MIRABELLA: I am passionate

about really doing the very best for this areawhere my children are growing up here, wheremy family is.

LIBBI GORR: What if you lose? What willyou do?

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: Oh, look, I'll sort itout. I can't tell you because I haven't had thatdiscussion with my dear husband yet.

LIBBI GORR: It's got to be on the horizon.You've got to have a Plan B.

SOPHIE MIRABELLA: Um, we'll - we'll talkabout that later.

LIBBI GORR: You've committed your lifeto community. No children.

CATHY MCGOWAN: Yeah.LIBBI GORR: Is that - is that ... ?CATHY MCGOWAN: I wouldn't say I've

committed my life to community. I don't thinkI've committed my life.

LIBBI GORR: No?CATHY MCGOWAN: No. No, that's too big

a thing. No, I haven't committed my life.LIBBI GORR: What are you doing, lending

it?CATHY MCGOWAN: I'm living it.LIBBI GORR: You're living it.CATHY MCGOWAN: Yeah. I'm being.


Local Football and Netball

Excellent victory for Yea Under 12s■ The Tigers hosted Heathcote on Sunday inconditions perfect for footy.

Our boys were keen to put in a good showingdespite ‘Highlanders’ Oliver Wischer and WillClarke being unavailable.

Yea started the better of the two teams, witha new look half-back line comprising ChayneKlinge, Riley Slevin and Austen Ross lookingsolid when tested early in the game.

¼ time: Yea 2.2 (14) to Heathcote 0.0 (0)Yea continued their good form in the second

term. Noah ‘Big Red’ Hildebrand was feedingthe footy down our on-ballers throats and Reece‘Stokesy’ Hargreaves rediscovered form fromseason 2015 to help put the tigers in a strongposition at half time.

½ time: Yea 4.2 (26) to Heathcote 0.1 (1)Heathcote challenged our boys in the third

term, however running machines RileyFrankcombe and Hayden Marks were dam-aging and the Tigers soon regained control ofthe game with help from Luke Kelderman whowas in everything.

¾ time : Yea 5. 2 (32) to Heathcote 1. 3 (9)The Tigers continued to play great footy in

the final term. Teammates bobbed up from ev-erywhere to celebrate good times after old mateJake Crockett topped off a great individual gameby kicking the goal of the century late in thematch.Final scores: Yea 8.4 (52)d Heathcote 1.4 (10)

Goalkickers: Hayden Marks 4, RileyFrankcombe, Jack Harrison, Reece Hargreavesand Jake Crockett.

Best players: Luke Kelderman, NoahHildebrand, Hayden Marks, Riley Slevin, RileyFrankcombe, Jake Crockett, Chayne Klinge,Reece Hargreaves, Tobias Philpott, LachlanDonnelley, Jackson Gretch, Jack Harrison,Austen Ross, Monty Lawson and others.

Awards: Noah Hildebrand, Luke Kelderman,Jake Crockett and Lachie Donnelley.

Water boy James Slevin fulfilled his dutiesadmirably.

Local Sport

Junior Netball reportsYEA UNDER 16

Q1. Yea started off strong this quarter. Yea'sattackers presented well at every centre passbringing the ball down nicely to the shooters.

Yea's defence was strong all qtr which keptHeathcote/Puckarook to one goal. Yea 20,Heathcote/Puckarook 1

Q2. Yea kept up their strong play in all ar-eas Hannah and Caitlyn played well in thewings resulting in many turn overs. Yea 40,Heathcote/Puckarook 2

Q3. Sophie D moved into C and ran thecourt well. Teagan and Sophie S both re-bounded well under the ring. Heathcote/Puckarook's defence was a lot tighter thisquarter making our goalers work harder forthe ball. Yea 54, Heathcote/Puckarook 3

Q4. This quarter saw Becky and Bridgetmove into the shooting positions and both shotwell. All girls played to a high standard allgame.

Final Score: Yea 73 def Heathcote/Puckarook 3

Awards: Royal Mail Hotel - SarahArmstrong, Tiger Bucks - Sophie Danielli

★★★★★UNDER 14. DIVISION 1.

Q1. A beautiful sunny day for the netball,Yea came on the court confident and positive.Pressure along the court, fast passes and quickintercepts kept Yea in the lead. Yea 9,

Heathcote/Puckarook 0Q2. Team work in the goals between Abbyand Maggie was strong this quarter, especiallyMaggie's performance, her goals were smoothand precise. Yea 21, Heathcote/Puckarook 1

Q3. This quarter Heathcote/Puckarookcame on court with fire keeping Yea on theirtoes and making them work hard for goals. Afew changes in positions gave some of the

players an opportunity for something new. Yea26, Heathcote/Puckarook 3

Q4. Defence this qtr was tight and with alot of pressure. Ruby had a go at GA doingwell and moving confidently in the goal ring.

Team work with the girls this whole gamewas impressive and they enjoyed their timeon the court. Thanks to Kim for coaching.

Final Score: Yea 38 def Heathcote/Puckarook 5. Awards: Royal Mail Hotel -Melody Ross, Tiger Bucks: Melina

★★★★★UNDER 14. DIVISION 2

Q1. Euroa were gracious to come down toYea for the Div. 2 girls to have a game. With abeautiful sunny morning the girls started witha quick goal by Mel in GS, there was somegreat passing skills by Sarah and Holly keep-ing the game exciting. Cassie used her heightto pass well over the team. Yea 4, Euroa 8.

Q2. With Melina strong in WD and Shanaein GD made it difficult for Euroa. A strongstart for our girls with the score creeping up, alot of thinking about who to pass to. Mel doinga fantastic job together with Cassie shootingsome great goals. Yea 10, Euroa 13.

Q3. Well done to Jess defending off Euroa'sfirst attempt keeping a steady pace. Mel doingsome tricky passes a fast qtr with plenty ofaction to keep the game on fire. Sarah alwaysavailable catching great pass's to keep thegame on fire. Yea 14, Euroa 18.

Q4. Desperate to catch up, it was a fastquarter again with great defending by Melina.All in all a fantastic game to watch with highjumps and great passes. Unfortunately thegame slipped away from us.

Final Score: Yea 17 def by Euroa 27Awards: Royal Mail Hotel - Holly Granter,Tiger Bucks: Cassie Wilmore

Under 12 Netball■ Q1. It was a great first goal by Arianne tostart the game, lots of eye contact to keep theball going constantly. Matilda was hot on hertoes together with Grace, with some great call-ing out from Bridie Hayes and Jordan. Yea3, Heathcote/Puckarook 1

Q2. Madie in GK did a great job keepingthe ball away, Bridie in GS and Ashleigh inWA made a fantastic show of team work pass-ing between them. Calling out between play-ers was keeping it shared, bringing the ballmostly down Yea's end of the court. Jordanin GD did some great high leaps for the ball.Yea 3, Heathcote/Puckarook 2

Q3. Bridie Hayes shot a great goal for thisquarter and Jordyn in GD did a great job ofleaping. Team spirit had lifted with Grace inC keeping a close eye on the ball. An excitingqaurter to watch. Yea 6, Heathcote/Puckarook4

Q4. With the last quarter upon us, momen-tum had slowed a little but they still tried theirhardest as a team. Matilda ran her heart outtogether with Ashleigh desperate to get thelast few goals to get a win. Arianne, Graceand Bridie Hayes teamed up for a draw butgot twop extra goals for their first win. Anexciting game played.

Final score: Yea 8 def Heathcote/Puckarook 7

Awards: Royal Mail Hotel - MatildaArchibald, Tiger Bucks: Bride Hayes

Local BriefsIndi battle on TV

■ Libbi Gorr brought the nationalbroadcaster’s cameras to the local Indi elec-torate, with Monday’s 7.30 program (May16) featuring interviews with incumbentCathy McGowan and Liberal challengerSophie Mirabella.

A transcript of the interview appears onPages 18-19, courtesy of ABC-TV.


Letters to the EditorCommon sense

Sir,Congratulations and many thanks for once

again providing the people of Yea and sur-rounding districts with local news and events.

For many of us locals that were born inthe town or the district it is great to be able tohave a return to the days when the YeaChronicle provided us with just about everysnippet of local news.

How well we remember the great TomDignam and his brother Ed who made surewe got all the news as it happened and notforgetting the detailed local sports news andresults.

For all the excellent local news that yourLocal Paper now provides it remains verysad to see what has happened to our localShire Council, once again our memory takesus back to a successful Yea Shire Councilthat employed some 30-odd outdoor workersand administration was carried out by a com-petent and well respected Shire Secretarywith his staff of around eight who managedeverything within our Shire.

I can recall the odd person being upset bya council decision or a very minor rate risebut things were managed so well that therewas never the need for ratepayers to be lodg-ing a petition to sack the councillors and theCEO.

As I recall our councillors were true localbusiness people who had the ratepayers andthe community needs in mind at all times,these people much like the office staff weren’tRhodes Scholars or Rocket Scientists but theywere very well educated in respect and com-mon sense, something that seems to havedisappeared today.

- Graeme Clements, Yea

Local BriefsLunch at Glenburn■ The Local Paper understands that IndiLiberal candidate Sophie Mirabella was at aluncheon at Glenburn on Sunday (May 15).

We understand that local Eildon MLACindy McLeish was also in attendance at theLiberal Party function.

Scam alert■ Police are warning the community of ascam where the caller claims to be fromCraigieburn Police Station and makes de-mands for money.

Members of the public have contactedPolice stating they received a call from thenumber 9303 4433, which is the CraigieburnPolice Station.

The calls are threatening in nature and thecaller demands a sum of money from thevictim as well as their location.

The caller tells the victim that they areunder investigation by Craigieburn Police onbehalf of the ATO and if they make paymentimmediately the matter will be resolved.

The calls are not from the CraigieburnPolice Station or any law enforcementagency.

There has been no breach of police phonelines and investigators believe the offendersare using programs that allow for a chosennumber to be displayed when calling victims.

Reports of the calls have been receivedfrom a number of locations across the stateand are not limited to the Hume area or north-ern suburbs.

If you receive a call, Police ask that you donot pay the money and report the matter toyour local Police station.

The scam follows a similar series offraudulent calls over the past month wherethe caller claimed to be from CollingwoodPolice Station.

Anyone with further information about thescam is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crimereport at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

High achievers■ Community members who know a localhigh achiever are encouraged to submit anomination as part of the Victorian RegionalAchievement and Community Awards.

Local Faces and Places

●●●●● Mick Wearne and grandson Jordan Moran, 3½

●●●●● James Marasco and Peter Tull at the Yea netball

●●●●● Cam Evans, Safari Kiss (2½) and Peter Kiss ●●●●● Deb Schickerling addresses Yea D-Grade netballers

●●●●● Kim Slavin, Wing Attack, in Saturday’s netball

Saturday morning in Yea

●●●●● Alison and Bruce Steuart promote the Alex. Truck Show ●●●●● Yea Reserves take to the field at the Rec. on Saturday


The Yea Story: Part 13

The Muddy Creek Aborigines

upon the ground. The tomahawk, awaddie, or a boomerang are usuallycarried by the men’ sometimes theyhave a spear and a shield with aninstrument or piece of wood cut in apeculiar manner for propelling thespear with greater force.

“Their, in general, well-mouldedforms are enveloped in a blanket,kangaroo or possum rug, whichsome of them wear very gracefully.

“The hair of the head, which nevergrows very longt, is commonly wellannointed with grease, or some oilysubstance, and happens to hang inringlets ... their walk is usually verystately, and in general they are ani-mated and always ready to smile andlaugh.

“They appear to covet a braceletof tin around the head, which showsconspiculously on the forehead, andsometimes they have a feather ris-ing on the top of the head.

“Their height is seldom muchabove five feet. They appear to havea retentive memory, and are activeand strong.

“The women carry about withthem a bag or two suspended fromtheir shoulders, and hanging at theirback, containing their small articlesfor which they find they had constantuse’ their weapon of defence appearsto be a long wand, or stick, which nodoubt they can handle with dexteritywhen its services may be required.

“I have seen them face a strange

dog and keep him at bay, with thewand raised ready to strike.

“They are invariably attended bya considerable number of half-strayed mongrel dogs, of which theyappear to be particularly foun; thechildren, or piccaninies, caress andplay with them.

“There is great beauty in the well-moulded limbs and forms of theyoung native, and as they often havethe right arm and shoulder bare withthe blanket folded around their bod-ies, there is a rude elegance in theirappearance which is far more pleas-ing to the eye than the fitted suit ofthe European.

“Although the wandering habit ofthe native Australians will greatlytend to retard their enthusiasm, theyare not disinclined to work when re-muneration, in the shape of a pieceof money, is offered them; the re-ward, however, should never begiven until the work is completed - acustom which is usually prevalentin every country, I believe.”

Later, Cotton was to remark that- unlike the Murray River Aborigi-nes, who wefre proving very trouble-some, and killing the settlers’ cattle- the Goulburn River natives wereinoffensive, just after he had takenover Doogallook from the Camp-bells, Cotton was visited by a partyfrom the local tribe.

●●●●● John Batman’s treaty with aborigines at the Merri Creek in

Melbourne in 1835, as portrayed in John Wesley Burtt’s oil on can-

vas in 1875. Source: La Trobe Picture Collection

From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks

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■ A few of the animals cost himas much as £30, but the averageprice was £15.

Le Souef engaged two men tohelp him drove the horses back toMelbourne where he found thegold diggers from Bendigoclamouring for anything that wouldstand on four feet.

Several of his best animals hesold for as high as £70, and the re-mainder from £45 to £50.

In Melbourne, Le Souef foundCharles Ryan and his family, whohad shifted to town for a fewmonths.

They had brought Caroline Cot-ton with them, but Le Souef wasalarmed to find her very ill, with abad cold on her chest.

“It made me very miserablewhen I heard of it,” he later re-called, “and although we were notto have been married for nearly ayear, I now urged that our marriageshould take place at once so that Icould take her with me on my re-turn to Sydney on my way toNangatta, as I knew the change toa warmer climate would do hermore good than doctors and medi-cine.

“My arguments at last prevailedand it was arranged that we wereto be married in a week or two inthe hpouse the Ryans were livingin at St Kilda, as my intended wastoo ill to go to church, and the wed-ding breakfast was to be in theSnodgrass house, for Mr PeterSnodgrass and his wife also hadcome to town for a visit.”

Herbert Le Soluef’s account ofhis wedding and honeymoon isworth including here, for it illus-trates graphically the incredibleprices that were being charged inMelbourne at the height of thegold-fever:

“Our marriage took place onAugust 11, 1853, but in conse-quence of my darling’s illness nonewere present excepting mt dearfriend Chris Ogilvie, who acted asbest man, Charles and MarianRyan, and Peter and AgnesSnodgrass.

“After the ceremony andbreajfast were over, we drove toHeidelberg in a carriage and pairto a cottage where I had arrangedto engage furnished rooms.

“To show the price one had topay in those golden days, I maystate that for the old carriage andpair to take us from St Kilda toHeidelberg - under two hours drive- I had to pay £10, and for two smallrooms and board and attendance Ipaid £14 a week.

“For my horse, which was

Herbert Le Souef, engaged

to marry Caroline Cotton,

went to Sydney to buy

horses. He was guided

by Colonel Snodgrass

turned out in a small paddock ad-joining the cottage, I paid £1 pernight.”

After their honeymoon, the LeSouefs stayed for a time in Sydneybefore moving to Nangatta Station,about 40 miles from Twofold Bay,near Merimbula.

From here, Herbert Le Soef andone of the Atkins Brothers (Will-iam and Edward), who had a sta-tion near the Ryan property atKilleen, made the overland trip fromNagatta to Yea, mostly through bushcountry, taking 13 days to cover theroute.

Shortly afterward, he and Will-iam Atrkins joined SherbourneSheppard in partnership of Tally-garoopna Station, also on theGoulburn, about 40 miles fromKilleen.

Herbert and Caroline Le Souefhad five sons and five daughtersand most of them seemed their in-herit their grandfather JohnCotton’s love of nature.

Of the sons, W.J. Dudley LeSouef became Director of the Mel-bourne Zoo, and wrote severalbooks dealing with Australian birdsand animals.

Ernest Albert Le Souef estab-lished the Zoological Gardens atSouth Perth, Western Australia;Albert Sherbourne Le Souef be-came Director of Taronga ParkZoo, Sydney.

A daughter, Mrs Elllis Brown,ebcame one of Australia’s most dis-tinguished flower painters, and hercollection was acquired by theCommonwealth.

Before Albert Le Souef movedto Sydney he was director of theAcclimatisation Society in Mel-bourne, and it was from him thatthe Yea Shire Council obtained troutto stock local streams and rivers.

Following a request from theShire Secretary in October 182, hedespatched 400 brown trout by railfor stocking King Parrot Creek, theYea River and its tributaries.

The Council of the day sent hima letter “thanking Mr A. Le Soueffor the very great trouble he tookupon a public holiday and very im-portant race meeting in re-catch-ing the trout after the first train wasaccidently missed”.

Later, rather than go to thetrouble and expense of returning theempty fish cans, the Council de-cided to pay him 21s instead, butwhen more trout were required ayear or two later he demanded thecans first, so the Council’s attemptat economy misfired.

However, Albert Le Souef re-mained a good friend of Yea Shire,and over the next few years sup-plied trout on various occasions, andoffered much helpful advice con-cerning both the stocking ofstreams and the placing of orna-mental trees in the township.

Le Souefs make their mark

■ The Yaung-Illam-Baluk tribe ofAborigines whom Hume and Hovellfound living at the junction of theMuddy Creek and the GoulburnRiver were never very numerous.

When young Peter Snodgrassarrived on the scene he estimatedtheir number at probably 500-600, butdiseases introduced by the settlers,including tuberculosis, small-poxand a type of influenza against whichthey had no natural resistance,wrought a heavy toll.

In his letter to La Trobe, alreadymentioned, Snodgrass related thatthe Aborigines were generally scat-tered about in small tribes in variousparts on the riovers and creeks, al-though they occasionally collectedtogether in large numbers.

“At first, they killed several of themen employed by the squatters,”wrote Snodgrass, “and some of thesheep and cattle; but by usingconcillatory measures they graduallybecame well-disposed towards thewhite inhabitants.

“From the statements of the na-tives themselves, they seem to havebenn much more numerous somefew years before before our arrivalamong them, but they suffered se-verely from the small-pox ... fromtheir first acquaintance with the whitepopulation, their numbers have di-minished from disease, and othercauses, until there are perhapsscarcely one-fifth of the numberabove stated.”

That great naturalist and sympa-thetic observer, John Cotton, mademany notes about the Aborigines,who greatly fascinated him.

In one of his early letters to hisbrother, William, he described howthe Aborigines created their crudehuts:

“The first process in the creationof their temporary shelters from theweather is to strip bark from the treesaround in slabs of five, six or sevenfeet by two, or thereabouts.

“These slabs are supported by across-rail elevated by the height ofabout four feet from the ground bymeans of props at each end; branchesthickly leaved are then collected, andformed into a semi-circle larger orsmaller, according to the size of thefamily that is to inhabit it.

“A fire is lighted in the centre,around which the family seat them-selves, or lie, usually with their backsto the fire.

“A kettle, a tin can, a pannican ortwo are seen about, and the spears,bags and other property are close athand, sometimes suspended or rest-ing against a low branch.

“The facility with which the menmount the trees for the purpose ofcutting down the branches which areto surround their bark shed or weatherscreen is surprising.

“With a tomahawk a notch is cutin the bark two or three feet from theground, suficiently large to aford asupport for the great toe, by whichthey raise themselves, and cut an-other notch or two until within reachof the lower branches; a few chopswith the tomawahak are heard,which is followed by the crash of thefalling branch.

“The descent of the Black is ac-complished with equal ease and pre-cision.

“There is no false step, no swing-ing or pumping, and the body appearsas firmly supported in the tree as

●●●●● Molesworth, east of Yea

●●●●● The earliest, and certainly one of the most intriguing, nine-

teenth-century Australian photographs in the National Gallery

of Victoria’s collection is a daguerreotype of three Victorian

Aborigines taken by Douglas T. Kilburn in 1847. This daguerreo-

type, which is part of a series of at least five, is the first known

photograph of this state’s Aborigines and the earliest extant

photograph taken in Australia of indigenous people.


The Yea Story: Part 14

Last Aboriginal tribes of Yea valley

■ “When they first heard that MrCampbell was about to leave, theyshed tears. In the evening I visitedtheir mia-mia or sleeping-place, withMr Green the dairy overseer and MrCampbell, and was much pleased athearing two or three of the young girlssing an hallelujah hymn, which theydid remarkably well, and other songswhich they had been taught to themby one of the preachers.

“In the morning, I got two of thelubras, or married women, to weeda portion of the garden for a piece ofbread and handful of radishes.”

On another occasion, Cottonnoted that, unlike the settlers furthernorth, he had not been annoyed bythe Blacks - indeed he had not seenmore than half a dozen at a time dur-ing his first few months in the bush:

“Two women have been con-stantly about, however, but they areperfectly inoffensive. The girls havefurnished them with gowns and otherpaeaphernalia, which becomesrather worse for wear, but I prefertheir appearance by far in their ownopossum skins, which are more ap-propriate to their mode of life thentheir long garments which encum-ber the lower limbs.”

In March 1844, Doogallook wasvisited by a couple of small tribe ofAborigines, who set up camp for afortnight in the immediate vicinty ofCotton’s living-hut.

Cotton found them perfectly in-nocuous for a little troublesome, ashe could not set foot outside his dooror go to his store-shed to drawpovisions without being pestered bythe blacks for tobacco or food.

“To scrape acquaintance withthem,” Cotton told his brother, “atfirst I gave them a fig or two of to-bacco, but they soon found some-thing was expected in return, and webartered cabbages, carrots, rice,sugar, etc., for opossum skins, squir-rel skins (the black flying squirrel),waddies, shields, boomerangs, etc.

“They never fail to thank you foranything that you may give them, andappear generally willing to do any-thing for you that may be in theirpower, particularly if you promisethem a small remuneration in the wayof something to eat.”

A few days earlier, Cotton ex-changed a short and a pair of trou-sers for several skins and a spearfrom an intelligent young man of theDevil’s River tribe.

The Aborigine immediatelychanged into his new clothes behindsome bushes, and also donned a cab-bage-tree hut; his new garb lookedso ludicrous that Cotton dissolvedinto gales of laughter.

One of the tribes encamped atDoogallook decided to put on acorroboree, which was described indetail by Cotton:

“It is performed in the rudest man-ner imaginable. The lubras orwomen and children are seated in adense circle and beat second timewith their right hands on their foldedopossum skins, which sounds some-thing like a muffled drum, for theyall strike together with great preci-sion.

“A singer, one of the men, standsby the musicians beating time withtwo sticks, which if well selected

give out a sound something ap-proaching that of a triangle.

“A large fire is lighted before theperformers, who presently issuefrom behind a tree or other shelter,one or two a time, assume a positionlike a spread eagle, and shake theirbones with rapid motion, beating timewith two sticks.

“Their bodies are painted withpipe clay, and their ankles and feetenveloped in hands of leafy twigs; agirdle is about the waist.

“They shuffle about from placeto place, exhibit their spread-eagleperformance, and after a time allcollect together behind the singer,increasing the time of the beat untilthey finish with one loud, simulta-neous beat, and retire with quickmotion; at others the beats are var-ied and they retire with slow move-ment.

“I was amused for two hours withthis exhibition ... it is now com-menced still sometime after sunset.At the conclusion of the performancesome of them came up to me andasked for tobacco, which I promisedto give them the next morning.

“I distributed about half a dozenfigs amongsth dancers. Most of themen, although of short stature, areremarkably well formed, and theirappearance enveloped in their opos-

sum rugs, which are a light and hand-some covering, is very picturesqueand appropriate in the primitive for-est of Australia.

“Many of the heads remind meof those which are so worthily ad-mired in Raphael’s pictures, al-though the features are certainly notso fine.

“The women too, have generallyfine moulded limbs, and with theiropossum rugs , bags and buckets andlong sticks are appropriate objects inthe Australian landscape.

“I cannot but think that the free-dom which their limbs have in theirloose robes and the facility withwhich they cast them off must bemore congenial to human nature thanthe tailored cloth and vestments ofEuropeans.

“We can scarcely walk some-times on the dry, slippery grass asthe shoe can have no purchase, andwhen I go to bathe I often wish that Ihad merely a loose robe to cast off.”

Probably other early settlers alongthe Goulburn witnessed similarcorroborees, but John Cotton’svivid and detailed description of thedance appears to be the only writtenrecord which has been preserved.

The Aborigines seem to haveliked John Cotton for they were fre-quent visitors to Doogallook in the1840s, and occasionally they wereinvited into his house (even thoughhe once mentioned privately that hefound their smell somewhat dis-agreeable).

One English-speaking Aborigineknown to Cotton as ‘Mr Hamilton’was fascinated by portraits ofCotton’s brother, William,. and hiswife, which hung in the homestead.

Every time he visited Doogallook,‘Mr Hamilton’ woul study the por-traits and them point to them saying:“That one your brother. That onelubra belong to your brother.”

He would then ask Cotton forpencil and paper and would squatdown and draw figures of Aborigi-nes fighting or dancing.

“Mr Hamilton speaks Englishremarkably well,” commented Cot-ton, ‘and assumes the manners of agentleman.

“His lubra, with several others,was here at the same time. I em-ployed some of them in weeding thegarden, cleaning up and burningsome chips and litter, etc., and re-munerated them with a sugar-bag,

and a kind of soup made of thistles, afew old cabbage leaves, lettuce, rad-ishes, and such like, with a spring ofrhyme and mist, a few potatoes anda little flour.

“They enjoyed this mess exceed-ingly. They had about 30 dogs withthem, which, as they camped at ashort distance from the house, werea great nuisance.”

Elsewhere in the district, anddown the Murrindindi Valley, theAborigines roamed over their erst-while hunting-grounds for 20 or 30years after the coming of the whitemen.

Some of the younger men occa-sionally worked for brief spells onthe various stations, and their lubraswere sometimes employed weedingin the garden and doing other simplemenial tasks about the homesteads,but none of them stayed in the samelocality very long.

About 1856, two Aboriginesknown as Johnny Webster andJohnny Miller were employed for atime bringing the district’s first mailsfrom Broadford on an old marecalled Black Bess.

When the King Parrot Creek wasin flood, they would lead their horsesin precarious fashion over a big treethat had fallen across the stream nearKerrisdale homestead.

There being no mail deliveries,the two Blacks would leave the let-ters and parcels at J.D. Webster’sstation, Beaumonto (originally partof Doogallook, about two mileswestof Yea township), and there themail would remain, sometimes forweeks at a time until the settlers

called in to pick it up.The late Mr Daniel McLeish, son

of Daniel, Sen., who arrived in PortPhillip in 1848, in later life recalledone notorious Aborigine in the dis-trict called lockit, who had been ar-rested for killing a white man atBroadford.

While being taken to Sydney toanswer for his crime, Lockit jumpedfrom the ship in Hobson’s Bay andswam ashore, subsequently makinghis way up from Melbourne to Yea.

An obliging blacksmith whom hemet in the bush filed the irons fromhis wrists and ankles.

Daniel McLeish rememberedthat, as a boy, other Aborigines whowere still living around Yea used towarn him: “You no go near that fella;him wild blackfella, kill um whiteman.”

By 1870, the remnants of whatwere never very numerous trives hadeither quitted the district or died out.

The last survivor is beleived tohave been a lubra named Peggy, whowas befriended and looked after byMrs Alexander Miller, widow of theowner of the two Murrindindi sta-tions.

After the properties fell into thehands of the land companies, MrsMiller shifted with her daughter toAlexandra, taking Peggy with them.

Cared for by Mrs Miller, the oldlubra lived at ‘The Mount’,Alexandra, until she died, and withher passing the Aboriginal tribes ofthe Yea Valley became exinct.

●●●●● John Cotton observed a corroboree. File Photo

●●●●● Part of ‘Doogallook’, Yea.

From The Story of Yea

by Harvey Blanks

● ● ● ● ● To be continued next

week in The Local Paper.

Yea pioneer John Cotton

writes about the

Muddy Creek aborigines

●●●●● Daniel McLeish,

1851-1940


Local Briefs

Toilets action■ The Yea-Whittlesea Rd public toilets,along the Whittlesea Courthouse at theChurch St corner, are closed for 10 days forrepairs and renovations.

(By comparison, the Murrindindi Shiretoilets at Kinglake West have been closed forclose to a month.)

In Whittlesea, alternative public toilets areavailable at the Lime St-Church St corner,Walker Reserve and the Showgrounds.

NBN on the way■ Murrindindi Shire residents could soongain access to the National Broadband Net-work.

The roll-out of the NBN is expected to be-gin shortly and be completed within 18months.

The NBN will use three different tech-nologies of deliver:■ fibre to the node (FTTN),■ fixed wireless and■ satellite systems.

The method used will be determined bylocation.

The local NBN roll-out begins withAlexandra and Yea during the first quarter of2016.

Kinglake, Kinglake West and PheasantCreek are due for completion by December.Up to 2500 homes and businesses are ex-pected to be connected by March 2017.

FTTN involves the NBN being connectedto a local street 'exchange box' then using theexisting copper network to connect to the pre-mises.

Fixed wirless uses a radio tower to send asignal to a number of premises. An antennaand NBN connection box will then need to beinstalled on the premises.

Satellite will also be used in some areas,using a space satellite and satellite receivingdish at the premises.

Most of the local area will use either fixedwireless or satellite NBN services.

Those with fixed-line telephones “willneed a backup battery system installed dur-ing installation at the local level,” accordingto Marcus Swinburne of Telstra CountryWide.

He states that current fixed-line telephonesusing the copper telephone network continueto work during power outages.

Those wishing to keep their fixed-line tele-phone “will need to ensure a battery backupis installed at their home ... should they needto use it during a power outage,” said MrSwinburne. “Let your retailer know that yourequire a battery backup system.”

A further meeting for residents of Pheas-ant Creek and Kinglake West will be held atthe Kinglake Mechanics Institute today(Wed., May 18) from 4pm-7pm.

- Ashley Geelan

Wild dog bounty■ Shooters Fishers and Famers Partymember for Northern Victoria, Daniel YoungMLC is calling for the return of the wild dogbounty.

The Seymour-based politician says theVictorian Government has acknowledgedthat hunting plays an important role in sup-porting feral animal management

“The State recently committed to ongoingfunding for the fox bounty, for a further fouryears at $10 a fox,” Mr Young said.

“In 2014-15, more than 100,000 scalpswere claimed.

Due to the similarities in the both predatoractivities, Mr Young is the state once againto reconsider its scrapping of the dog bountyin June last year.

Paper’s golden age■ Yea and District Historical Society volun-teer Alan Thorley has listed three periodswhen he says The Yea Chronicle had its“golden age”. He lists the periods when thenewspaper was under the proprietorship ofElizabeth Jane Goodwin Thorley (1930s),Tom (and Ed) Dignam (1936-1984), and AshLong (1984-1993).

Alan Thorley remarks that all three pub-lishers lived locally during their terms.

Court Lists

Wednesday, June 1Rogash, Kurt v Dept Of Eco-

nomic DevelopmentVictoria Police v Attenborough,

Lori Elise. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Reiter, KarlAitken. Uni-Jamieson

Victoria Police v MunchowDaniel. Solo Unit

Victoria Police v Pullin, JoshuaPhillip. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Perrin, Lois.Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v McmahonBrennan Joel. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Allan, LeslieRose. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Ling, Krista-Lee. Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v ChristianiLuke Sebastian. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v McfadzeanJason Douglas. Uni-Marysville

Victoria Police v Clarke,Jonathan James. Uni-Marysville

Victoria Police v McdonaldAlex. Ciu-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Stafford,Lance Thomas. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v MclachlanLeo. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Perrin, LoisMary. Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v MillerMichael John. Ciu-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Turner, BarryUni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Grech, Silvio.Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Turner, BarryAllen. Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v LetchfordAdam James. Ciu-Hume

Victoria Police v Feather, An-drew Jason. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Perrin, Lois.Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Mcphail,Shane Robert. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Aldous,Michael John. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Aldous, Brit-tany Christine. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Brown, DannyCiu-Benalla

Friday, June 3Victoria Police v Riley

Maddison. Ciu-AlexandraVictoria Police v Riley, James.

Ciu-AlexandraWednesday, June 15

Victoria Police v Ray, JamesWilliam. Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Hadlow, An-thony David. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Scott, KellDrew. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Gallin, Con.Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Peterson, Brett.Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Foots, Dean.Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Foots, DeanThomas. Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Foots, DeanThomas. Uni-Mansfield

Civil Case ListingsWednesday, May 25

Panthera Finance Pty Ltd vStevens, Kaylene

I. & M. Simpson & Son Pty. Ltdv Taylor, Michael

Wednesday, June 8Mansfield Shire Council v

Homann, Scott KingsleyWednesday, June 22

Anthony R Williams & MartinR Hunt v Ettridge, Bradley

Mcleod, Max v Searle, JacobMansfield Shire Council v

Konyn, Danny JohnWednesday, July 6

P.T. Tomkinson & AssociatesPty. Ltd.v Penny, Ross Mervyn

Damian. Uni-YeaVictoria Police v Stoneman,

Mark. Echo TaskforceVictoria Police v Brown, Adam.

Uni-SeymourVictoria Police v Taylor, Stuart.

Uni-BroadmeadowsVictoria Police v Ginn, Hayden

Joseph. Highway Patrol-Wanga-ratta

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark Francis. Uni-Eltham

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark. Uni-Kilmore

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark Francis. Uni-Kilmore

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark. Family Violence-Shepparton

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark Frances. Uni-Kilmore

Victoria Police v Ritchie, Carl.Dtu-Seymour

Victoria Police v Clegg, Ricky.Uni-Wallan

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark. Uni-Wallan

Transport Accident Commis-sion v Noy, Matthew John. Trans-port Accident Commission

Victoria Police v Laming, Jef-frey Peter. Socit-Seymour

Victoria Police v Carpenter,Benjamin. Uni-Yea

Victoria Police v Ballantyne,Justin Andrew. Uni-Knox

Victoria Police v Mallia, An-drew. Office Of The Chief Com-missioner

Community Corrections Centrev Stoneman, Mark Francis.Seymour Community CorrectionCentre

Victoria Police v Clegg, RickyJames. Wallan

Victoria Police v Johnson, RyanCiu-Darebin.

Community Corrections Centrev Johnson, Ryan. Community Cor-rections Centre

Victoria Police v Bain, Steven.Dtu-Seymour

Victoria Police v Henderson,Dylan. Victoria Police Executive

Friday, May 20Victoria Police v Stoove, Mark

John. Chief Commissioner's OfficeVictoria Police v Nesbitt, An-

thony. Uni-BroadfordVictoria Police v Nesbitt, An-

thony Peter. Uni-SeymourVictoria Police v Brandi, Brett.

Uni-SeymourVictoria Police v Tennet, Arthur.

Crime Scene Services-MitchellVictoria Police v Reid, Aaron.

Uni-AlexandraVictoria Police v Coyle, Sharnie.

Uni-AlexandraVictoria Police v Gazzara,

Kane. Crime Scene Services-Mitchell

Victoria Police v Di Stefano,Alexander Rocco. Uni-Seymour

Community Corrections Centrev Distefano, Alexander Rocco.Community Corrections Centre

Victoria Police v Yelverton,Amber. Victoria Police Executive

Friday, May 27Victoria Police v Keioskie,

Stephen John. Uni-SeymourCivil Case ListingsTuesday, May 24

Lion Finance Pty Ltd v Dunn,David Robert

Mitchell Shire Council vCatipovski, Trajce

Tuesday, May 31Shire Of Strathbogie v Neven,

Joanne VeronicaTuesday, June 14

Mavrikis, Con v Contour Car-pentry Pty Ltd

Mitchell Shire Council v Wilson,Jason Glen

Mitchell Shire Council vMccarthy, Barbara Elizabeth

Mitchell Shire Council vVentresca, Samantha

Mitchell Shire Council v Turner,Matthew John

Mansfield Magistrates’ Court -Criminal Case Listings

Plaintiff / Informant / Applicant vsDefendant / Accused / Respondent.Information Division.

Wednesday, May 18Victoria Police v Frederick,

Michael Eugene. Uni-AlexandraVictoria Police v Bray, David.

Highway Patrol-MansfieldVictoria Police v Mcleod, Ben-

jamin James. Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Van Winden,

Chris. Uni-MansfieldVictoria Police v Hutt, Alasdair

David. Uni-MarysvilleVictoria Police v Brown, Michelle

Lee. Highway Patrol-MansfieldVictoria Police v Allen, Thomas

Anthony. Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Mason, Tess.

Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Brandl, Mark

Andrew. Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Gason-

Harrison, Dhuarem Garfield. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Moffat, Shaun.Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Mcleod, Ben-jamin James. Uni-Euroa

Victoria Police v Mcleod, Ben-jamin James. Uni-Mansfield

Shire Of Mansfield v Flutey,Stephen. Shire Of Mansfield

Victoria Police v Elliot, Amy Lee.Uni-Eildon

Victoria Police v Seaton, Alistair.Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Tran, Huy. Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Reilly, Peter.Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Mcleod,Benajamin James. Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v White, AlastairJames. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Rattenbury,Scott Jon. Highway Patrol-Mans-field.

DEDJTR v Turner, NicholasAndrew. Dept Eco Dev, Jobs, Trans& Resources

Victoria Police v Rogers, Marc.Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Mcleod, Ben-jamin James. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Longhurst,Stewart. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Smith, DanielPeter. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Riddell, DavidJohn. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Longhurst,Stuart. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Eildon ResortPty Ltd. Uni-Marysville

Victoria Police v Longhurst,Stewart. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Longhurst,Stuart Jeffrey. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Keating, Tho-mas. Uni-Eildon

Victoria Police v Turczyn,Michael. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Longhurst,Stuart. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Mcinnes,Joanne. Uni-Alexandra

Victoria Police v Van Der Ende,Liam Francis. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Mclachlan, PetaMansfield

Victoria Police v Halsall, Rachel.Uni-Mansfield

Victoria Police v Arnold, JamesMichael. Uni-Lilydale

Victoria Police v Lovick, ScottWade. Office Of The Chief Com-missioner

Victoria Police v Seuntjens,Adam Lawrence. Highway Patrol-Mansfield

Thursday, May 19Victoria Police v Harrison, Craig

Andrew. Uni-Mansfield

Seymour Magistrates’ Court -Criminal Case Listings

Plaintiff / Informant / Applicantvs Defendant / Accused / Respon-dent. Information Division.

Thursday, May 19Victoria Police v Munn, Chris-

topher Paul. Uni-KilmoreVictoria Police v Dole, Anthony

Philip. Highway Patrol-SeymourVictoria Police v Dole, Anthony

Philip. Highway Patrol-SeymourVictoria Police v O'connell,

Stephen James. Uni-WallanVictoria Police v Veal, Kyle

Martin. Uni-KilmoreVictoria Police v Clegg,

Ricky.Ciu-MitchellVictoria Police v Clegg, Ricky.

Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Velicki, Shane.

Uni-KilmoreVictoria Police v Leverton,

Wayne. Uni-KilmoreVictoria Police v Mathieson,

Brett. Ciu-TransitMitchell Shire Council v Ellard,

Gail Robyn. Mitchell Shire CouncilVictoria Police v King, Justin

Peter. Uni-KilmoreVictoria Police v Dixon, Brent.

Uni-SeymourVictoria Police v Ramsay, Joel.

Highway Patrol-WallanVictoria Police v Camilleri,

Alfred. Uni-NagambieVictoria Police v Adams, Cecily.

Traffic Camera OfficeVictoria Police v Barrat, Leigh

James. Uni-KilmoreVictoria Police v Zintilis, Zenos.

Uni-NagambieVictoria Police v Craig, Wayne.

Uni-SeymourVictoria Police v Craig, Wayne.


Uni-SeymourVictoria Police v Monk, Shane

Ian. Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Mcintosh,

Wayne Christopher. Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Zintilis, Zenos.

Uni-NagambieVictoria Police v Zintilis, Zenos.

Uni-NagambieVictoria Police v Skinner, Kelly.


Ciu-MitchellVictoria Police v Clegg, Ricky.

Ciu-MitchellVictoria Police v Edwards,

Dylan. Highway Patrol-SeymourVictoria Police v Murray,

Michelle. Uni-NagambieVictoria Police v Knox, Hayden.

Uni-BroadfordVictoria Police v Oliver, Gary

Douglas. Uni-KilmoreVictoria Police v Knox, Hayden

John. Dtu-SeymourVictoria Police v Zintilis, Zenos.

Uni-SeymourVictoria Police v Devine, Jamie

Gerard. Highway Patrol-SeymourTraffic Camera Office v Daniel

Duna Constructions Pty Ltd.Melbourne

Victoria Police v Ginn, HaydenJoseph. Ciu-Hume

Victoria Police v Ajder, Darko.Uni-Wallan

Victoria Police v Edwards,Dylan. Sid Administrative Support

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark. Uni-Kilmore

Victoria Police v Curran, Den-nis. Heavy Vehicle Unit

Victoria Police v Brown, AdamWilliam. Ciu-Hume

Victoria Police v Campbell,Nicholas. Uni-Cobram

Victoria Police v Brown, AdamWilliam. Uni-Seymour

Victoria Police v Johnson, RyanJames. Uni-Wallan

Victoria Police v Stoneman,Mark Francis. Uni-Kilmore

Victoria Police v Brown, Adam.Socit-Epping

Victoria Police v Lindsay, Joel


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■ Seniors. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Yea 28.17 (185) d Yarra Junction 10.15(75).Gembrook Cockatoo 19.14 (128) dThornton Eildon 6.2 (38). Powelltown 9.20 (74)d Seville 8.14 (62). Yarra Glen 20.13 (133) dAlexandra 11.11 (77). Kinglake - Bye. Ladder.1. Yarra Glen, 195.56, 20. 2. Yea, 152.40, 16. 3.Seville, 131.67, 12. 4. Gembrook Cockatoo,117.54, 12. 5. Kinglake, 94.17, 12. 6. Yarra Junc-tion, 72.01, 12. 7. Powell-town, 100.92, 8. 8.Alexandra, 86.43, 8. 9. Thornton Eildon, 30.57,0. (Bye - May 21). Round 6. Fixture. Saturday,May 28. Alexandra v Yea. Powelltown vGembrook Cockatoo. Thornton Eildon vKinglake. Yarra Junction v Seville. Yarra Glen- Bye.■ Reserves. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Yarra Junction 8.5 (53) d Yea 5.11 (41).Gembrook Cockatoo 10.16 (76) d ThorntonEildon 1.3 (9). Seville 9.23 (77) d Powelltown6.1 (37). Yarra Glen 13.12 (90) d Alexandra 5.5(35). Kinglake - Bye. Ladder. 1.GembrookCockatoo, 279.46, 20. 2. Yarra Glen, 340.58,16. 3. Alexandra, 132.18, 16. 4. Seville, 100.00,12. 5. Kinglake, 78.20, 12. 6. Yarra Junction,75.79, 12. 7. Yea, 82.55, 4. 8. Powelltown, 56.59.4. 9. Thornton-Eildon, 43.14, 4.

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■ A-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Yarra Junction 35 d Yea 28. Yarra Glen 45 dAlexandra 24. Seville 45 d Powelltown 11.Kinglake - Bye. Thornton-Eildon - Bye. (Bye -May 21). Round 6. Fixture. Saturday, May 28.Alexandra v Yea. Powelltown v GembrookCockatoo. Thornton Eildon v Kinglake. YarraGlen - Bye. Yarra Junction v Seville.■ B-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Yea 52 d Yarra Junction 24. Yarra Glen 41 dAlexandra 29. Seville 37 d Powelltown 28.Kinglake - Bye. Thornton Eildon - Bye.■ C-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Yea 52 d Yarra Junction 24. Yarra Glen 41 dAlexandra 29. Seville 37 d Powelltown 26.Kinglake - Bye. Thornton Eildon - Bye.■ D-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Yea 31 d Yarra Junction 6. Gembrok Cocka-too 34 d Thornton Euildon 6. Yarra Glen 24 dAlexandra 14. Seville 22 drew with Powelltown22. Kinglake - Bye.


■ Seniors. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Wandin 26.22 (178) d Belgrave 8.8 (56).Healesville 10.13 (73) d Mt Evelyn 8.13 (61).Olinda Ferny Creek 21.21 (147) d Emerald 9.4(58). Upwey Tecoma 14.12 (96) d Monbulkj10.23 (83). Woori Yallock 12.18 (90) dWarburton Millgrove 3.6 (24). Ladder. 1. OlindaFerny Creek, 227.95, 20. 2. Woori Yallock,221.15, 20. 3. Upwey Tecoma, 135.77, 16. 4.Wandin, 145.37, 12. 5. Healesville, 85.47, 12. 6.Monbulk, 112.99, 8. 7. Mt Evelyn, 78.90, 8. 8.Warburton Millgrove, 70.18, 4. 9. Emerald,50.96, 0. 10. Belgrave, 43,20, 0. (Bye - May 21).Round 6. Fixture. Saturday, May 28. Emeraldv Healesville. Monbulk v Warburton Millgrove.Mt Evelyn v Belgrave. Olinda Ferny Creek vWoori Yallock.■ Reserves. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Wandin 25.11 (161) d Belgrave 3.4 (22). MtEvelyn 10.8 (68) d Healesville 8.6 (54). OlindaFerny Creek 10.10 (70) d Emerald 3.8 (26).Upwey Tecoma 13.9 (87) d Monbulk 5.11 (41).Warburton Millgrove 13.8 (86) d Woori Yallock6.3 (39). Ladder. 1. Olinda Ferny Creek, 296.32,20. 2. Wandin, 232.32, 16. 3. Belgrave, 153.38,14. 4. Upwey Tecoma, 145.81, 12. 5. Mt Evelyn113.21, 12. 6. Warburton Millgrove, 72.35, 10.7. Healesville, 107.45, 8. 8. Emerald, 74.58, 4.9. Monbulk, 38.40, 4. 10. Woori Yallock, 26.49,0.■ Under 18s. Round 5. Results. Saturday,May 14. Warburton Millgrove 13.5 (83)Monbulk Seville 6.8 (44). Upwey Tecoma


Upwey Tecoma 11.21 (87) d Woori YallockPowelltown 9.3 (57). Mt Evelyn 25.13 (31) dKinglake 5.1 (31). Emerald 21.12 (138) d YarraGlen 3.3 (21). Wandin - Bye. Ladder. 1. UpweyTecoma, 260.40, 20. 2. Wandin, 248.41, 20. 3.Mt Evelyn, 435.00, 16. 4. Emerald, 147.00, 12.5. Yarra Glen, 116.22, 12. 6. Warburton Mill-grove, 81.38, 12. 7. Woori Yallock Powelltown,48.66, 4. 8. Monbulk Seville, 33.81, 4. 9.Kinglake, 29.97, 0. (Bye - May 21). Round 6.Fixture. Saturday, May 28. Monbulk Seville vKinglake. Mt Evelyn v Yarra Glen. Wandin vUpwey Tecoma. Woori Yallock Powelltown vWarburton Millgrove. Emerald - Bye.■ Veterans. Round 2. Results. Sunday, May8. Mount Evelyn 13.10 (8) d Croydon North 2.6(18). Emerlad 7.9 (51) d Woori Yallock 7.4 (46).Wandin 184 d Marysville 6. Ladder. 1. MountEvelyn, 442.22, 8. 2. Wandin, 365.79, 4. 3.Croydon North, 211.11, 4. 4. Emerald, 48.11, 4.5. Woori Yallock, 45.06, 0. 6. Marysville, 9.52,0. 7. Chirnside Park, 0.00, 0. Round 3. Fixture.Saturday, May 21. Mount Evelyn v Emerald.Croydon North v Wandin. Woori Yallock vMarysville.

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■ A-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Wandin 67 d Belgrave 46. Mount Evelyn 51d Healesville 36. Olinda Ferny Creek 83 d Em-erald 21. Upwey Tecoma 45 d Monbulk Hawks41. Warburton Millgrove 45 d Woori Yallock 33.(Bye - May 21). Round 6. Fixture. Saturday,May 28. Emerald v Healesville. MonbulkHawks v Warburton Millgrove. Mount Evelyn vBelgrave. Olinda Ferny Creek v Woori Yallock.Wandin v Upwey Tecoma.■ B-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Wandin 70 d Belgrave 32. Mount Evelyn 58d Healesville 28. Olinda Ferny Creek 58 d Em-erald 49. Upwey Tecoma 43 d Monbulk Hawks34. Warburton Millgrove 38 d Woori Yallock 34.■ C-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Wandin 40 d Belgrave 17. Mount Evelyn 28d Healesville 25. Olinda Ferny Creek 50 d Em-erald 20. Monbulk Hawks 27 d Upwey Tecoma18. Warburton Millgrove 21 d Woori Yallock 20.■ D-Grade. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Wandin 29 d Belgrave 16. Mount Evelyn 24d Healesville 12. Olinda Ferny Creek 35 d Em-erald 18. Upwey Tecoma 32 d Monbulk Hawks12. Warburton Millgrove 22 d Woori Yallock 15.■ 17 And Under. Round 5. Results. Saturday,May 14. Warburton Millgrove 52 d Powelltown3. Kinglake 29 d Mount Evelyn 25. Wandin 52 dOlinda Ferny Creek 10. Yarra Junction - Bye.Healesville - Bye. (Bye - May 21). Round 6.Fixture. Saturday, May 28. Yarra Junction vWarburton Millgrove. Mount Evelyn vHealesville. Wandin v Powelltown. Olinda FernyCreek - Bye. Kinglake - Bye.

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■ Seniors. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Northcote Park 12.15 (87) d Lower Plenty13.7 (85). Heidelberg 21.14 (140) d Eltham 4.8(32). West Preston Lakeside 13.11 (89) dBundoora 12.4 (76). Macleod 20.15 (135) dMontmorency 12.13 (85). Greensborough 12.11(83) d Whittlesea 8.12 (60). Ladder. 1. Heidel-berg, 233.69, 24. 2. Greensborough, 143.8, 16.3. Macleod, 125.15, 16. 4. Bundoora, 119.21,16. 5. West Preston Lakeside, 97.07, 12. 6.Eltham, 82.84, 12. 7. Northcote Park, 70.84, 12.8. Montmorency, 97.36, 8. 9. Lower Plenty,53.40, 4. 10. Whittlesea, 80.90, 0. (Bye - May21). Round 7. Fixture. Saturday, May 28.Macleod v Whittlesea. Greensborough v WestPreston Lakeside. Lower Plenty v Eltham. Heid-elberg v Montmorency. Bundoora v NorthcotePark.■ Reserves. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Northcote Park 17.20 (122) d Lower Plenty5.2 (32). Eltham 13.9 (87) d Heidelberg 5.6 (36).Bundoora 8.9 (57) d West Preston Lakeside


7.6 (48). Montmorency 9.10 (64) d Macleod 8.8(56). Greensborough 19.13 (127) d Whittlesea5.9 (39). Ladder. 1. Greensborough, 198.08, 22.2. Bundoora, 144.11, 20. 3. Eltham, 131.63, 18.4. Heidelberg, 124.73, 12. 5. Northcote Park,123.92, 12. 6. West Preston Lakeside, 94.32,12. 7. Macleod, 87.32, 12. 8. Lower Plenty,63.62, 8. 9. Montmorency, 59.65, 4. 10. Whittle-sea, 54.09, 0.■ Under 19. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Northcote Park 14.15 (9) d Lower Plenty 3.6(24). Bundoora 16.10 (106) d West PrestonLakeszide 5.5 (35). Montmorency 21.13 (139)d Macleod 7.9 (51). Greensborough 18.18 (126)d Whittlesea 7.5 (47). Eltham - Bye. Ladder. 1.Greensborough, 174.39, 20. 2. Bundoora,165.16, 18. 3. Eltham, 182.20, 16. 4. Mont-morency, 119.68, 16. 5. Northcote Park, 125.00,8. 6. Lower Plenty, 84.47, 8. 7. Whittlesea, 53.56,6. 8. Macleod, 56.80, 4. 9. West PrestonLakeside, 48.45, 0.


■ Seniors. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Lalor 13.16 (94) d Panton Hill 11.9 (75).Hurstbridge 11.15 (81) d Thomastown 6.10 (46).North Heidelberg 23.13 (151) d Fitzroy Stars10.12 (72). Diamond Creek - Bye. Ladder. 1.Hurstbridge, 167.70, 20. 2. Diamond Creek,127.78, 12. 3. North Heidelberg, 100.71, 12. 4.Fitzroy Stars, 96.67, 8. 5. Lalor, 8.24, 8. 6.Thomastown, 82.42, 8. 9. Panton Hill, 66.20, 4.(Bye - May 21). Round 7. Fixture. Saturday,May 28. Panton Hill v Thomastown. Lalor vNorth Heidelberg. Fitzroy Stars v DiamondCreek. Hirstbridge - Bye.■ Reserves. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Panton Hill 5.19 (49) d Lalor 5.14 (44).Thomastown 8.16 (64) d Hurstbridge 8.8 (56).North Heidelebreg 15.21 (111) d Fitzroy Stars6.8 (44). Diamond Creek - Bye. Ladder. 1. Dia-mond Creek, 204.43, 16. 2. Hurstbridge, 187.40,16. 3. Thomastown, 136.54, 16. 4. North Heid-elberg, 131.29, 12. 5. Lalor, 63.09, 4. 6. FitzroyStars, 55.09, 4. 7. Panton Hill, 37.70, 4.■ Under 19. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Hurstbridge 15.11 (101) d St Mary’s 12.7(79). Epping 9.9 (63) d Kilmore 8.8 (56). SouthMorang 11.14 (80) d Mernda 7.7 (49). Ladder.1. Banyule, 168.87, 24. 2. Diamond Creek,360.56, 20. 3. South Morang, 155.81, 16. 4. StMary’s, 133.54, 12. 5. Hurstbridge, 112.12, 12.6. Epping, 108.11, 12. 7. Mernda, 99.77, 12. 8.North Heidelberg, 52.00, 8. 9. Kilmore, 69.65,4. 10. Panton Hill, 14.77, 0.


■ Seniors. Round 7. Results. Saturday, May14. Banyule 19.14 (128) d Heidelberg West 7.7(49). South Morang 22.21 (153) d Kilmore 6.6(42). Epping 13.11 (89) d Mernda 4.7 (31).Watsonia 17.10 (112) d St Mary’s 9.15 (69).Ladder. 1. St Mary’s, 146.51, 24. 2. Epping,193.72, 20. 3. Mernda, 139.92, 20. 4. SouthMorang, 135.47, 16. 5. Watsonia, 109.56, 16. 6.Banyule, 139.48, 12. 7. Kilmore, 44.26, 4. 8.Heidelberg West, 25.12, 0. (Bye - May 21).Round 8. Fixture. Saturday, May 28. Watsoniav Heidelberg West. Epping v St Mary’s. Kilmorev Mernda. Banyule v South Morang.■ Reserves. Round 7. Results. Saturday, May14. Banyule 21.13 (139) d Heidelberg West 6.5(41). South Morang 33.19 (217) d Kilmore 1.2(8). Epping 13.6 (84) d Mernda 4.9 (33). StMary’s 13.6 (84) d Watsonia 7.8 (50). Ladder.1. South Morang, 369.20, 28. 2. St Mary’s,254.61, 20. 3. Mernda, 135.75, 20. 4. Banyule,241.74, 18. 5. Epping, 232.11, 18. 6. Watsonia,51.26, 4. 7. Heidelberg West, 22.8, 4. 8. Kil-more, 10.33, 0.

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■ Section 1. Results. Friday, May 6. North

Heidelberg 1 59 d Northcote Park 40. FitzroyStars 56 d Bundoora 1 50. Diamond Creek 1 52d West Preston Lakeside 1 37. Greensborough 1- Bye. Ladder. 1. Diamond Creek, 135.95, 83.332. Fitzroy Stars 1, 126.73, 80.00. 3. North Heidel-berg, 102.79, 60.00. 4. Greensborough 1, 101.2960.00. 5. West Preston Lakeside 1, 98.31, 60.006. Bundoora, 76.47, 0.00. 7. Northcote Park68.01, 0.00. Fixture. Friday, May 20. WestPreston Lakeside 1 v Fitzroy Stars 1. Bundoora1 v Northcote Park. North Heidelberg 1 vGreensborough 1. Diamond Creek - Bye.■ Section 2. Results. Friday, May 6. Heat 1 32d St Mary’s 1 27. Whittlesea 1 27 d Eltham 16Diamond Creek 29 d Bundoora 17. South Morang1 24 d Watsonia 1 16. Ladder. 1. Heat, 145.9333. 2. Whittlesea 1, 135.56, 83.33. 3. St Mary’s1, 133.33, 83.33. 4. Diamond Creek, 115.9783.33. 5. South Morang 1, 120.90, 58.33. 6Watsonia 1, 98.51, 50.00. 7. Bundoora 2, 88.8341.67. 8. Eltham, 65.92, 0.00. Fixture. FridayMay 20. South Morang 1 v Bundoora 2Whittlesea 1 v St Mary’s 1. Diamond Creek 2 vHeat 1. Eltham v Watsonia 1.■ Section 3. Results. Friday, May 6. Ivanhoe45 d Whittlesea 36. Diamond Creek 3 26 d NorthHeidelberg 19. Greensborough 2 31 d Mernda 129. Ladder. 1. Mernda 1, 149.64, 83.33. 2Ivanhoe, 135.00, 66.67. 3. Whittlesea 2, 111.0550.00. 4. Greensborough 2, 100.00, 50.00. 5Diamond Creek 3, 101.23, 33.33. 6. North Heid-elberg, 80.98, 33.33. Fixture. Friday, May 20Whittlesea 2 v North Heidelberg 2Greensborough 2 v Ivanhoe. Diamond Creek 3v Mernda 1.■ Section 4. Results. Friday, May 6. Thomas-town 1 20 d Greensborough 15. Fitzroy Stars 236 d Lalor 1 24. Hurstbridge 1 33 d DiamondCreek 30. Watsonia 2 25 d Bundoora 3 15. Heat2 - Bye. Ladder. 1. Watsonia 2, 157.01, 83.33. 2Fitzroy Stars, 124.32, 83.33. 3. Hurstbridge 1155.37, 75.00. 4. Thomastown 1, 112.04, 70.005. Heat 2, 92.74, 50.00. 6. Lalor 1, 89.71, 41.677. Greensborough 3, 63.57, 20.00. 8. Bundoora85.39, 16.67. 9. Diamond Creek 4, 53.96, 0.00Fixture. Friday, May 20. Diamond Creek 4 vLalor 1. Bundoora 3 d Hurstbridge 1. FitzroyStars 2 v Thomastown 1. Greensborough 3 vHeat 2. Watsonia 2 - Bye.■ Section 5. Results. Friday, May 13Greensborough 4 21 d St Mary’s 2 19. Epping 123 d Thomastown 2 19. Kilmore 1 33 d Watsonia3 22. Macleod 34 d Whittlesea 3 26. Ladder. 1Kilmore, 128.30, 85.71. 2. Watsonia 3, 128.0785.71. 3. Macleod, 88.33, 58.33. 4. Epping 1106.11, 57.14. 5. Greensborough 4, 92.57, 42.866. St Mary’s 2, 102.82, 33.33. 7. Thomastown 290.34, 28.57. 8. Whittlesea 3, 56.50, 0.00. Fix-ture. Friday, May 20. St Mary’s 2 v Epping 1Thomas-town 2 v Macleod. Whittlesea 3 vKilmore 1. Watsonia 3 v Greensborough 4.■ Section 6. Results. Friday, May 13. WestPreston Lakeside 2 36 d Bundoora 4 14Hurstbridge 2 23 drew with Whittlesea 4 23. Heat3 28 d West Ivanhoe 1 16. Whittlesea 5 37 dSouth Morang 2. Nort Heidelberg 33 d Mernda2 22. Ladder. 1. Heat 3, 164.39, 100.00. 2Whittlesea 5, 142.86, 83.33. 3. North Heidel-berg 3, 129.14, 66.67. 4. Mernda 2, 93.89, 41.675. Whittlesea 4, 92.19, 35.71. 6. Hurstbridge 289.06, 35.71. 7. West Preston Lakeside 2, 82.5833.33. 8. Bundoora 4, 66.82, 28.07. 9. WestIvanhoe 1, 81.17, 14.29.10. South Morang 258.43, 14.29. Fixture. Friday, May 20. NorthHeidelberg 3 v Hurstbridge 2. Heat 3 v SouthMorang 2. Whittlesea 5 v Mernda 2. Whittlesea4 v West Preston Lakeside 2. Bundoora 4 v WestIvanhoe 1.■ Section 7. Results. Friday, May 13Whittlesea 6 33 d Watsionia 4 17. North Heid-elberg 4 33 d Montmorency 1 20. St Martins 28d Greensborough 5 23. Fitzroy Stars 3 34 dThomastown 28. Ladder. 1. North Heidelberg194.31, 85.71. 2. Whittlesea 6, 129.34, 71.43. 3Thomastown 3, 114.21, 64.29. 4. Fitzroy Stars3, 111.00, 57.14. 5. Montmorency 1, 109.9350.00. 6. St Martins, 95.02, 50.00. 7. Watsonia 498.02, 42.86. 8. Greensborough, 86.84, 28.57


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Section 7. Fixture. Friday, May 20.Thomastown 3 v Watsonia 4. St Martins vFitzroy Stars 3. North Heidelberg 4 v Greens-borough 5. Whittlesea 6 v Montmorency 1.■ Section 8. Results. Friday, May 13. Watsonia5 26 d Epping 2 25. St Mary’s 3 26 d West Ivan-hoe 2 22. South Morang 3 29 d Kilmore 2 16.Ladder. 1. Epping 2, 160.61, 85.71. 2. Watsonia5, 141.48, 85.71. 3. West Ivanhoe 2, 117.69,57.14. 4. South Morang 3, 88.08, 42.86. 5. StMary’s 3, 72.10, 28.57. 6. Kilmore 2, 58.76,14.29. Fixture. Friday, May 20. Kilmore 2 vWest Ivanhoe 2. South Morang 3 v Epping 2.Watsonia 5 v St Mary’s 3.■ Section 9. Results. Friday, May 13. Heat 422 drew with Hurstbridge 3 22. Bundoora 5 dLalor 2 35. Fitzroy Stars 18 d Keon Park 14.Thomastown 4 - Bye. Ladder. 1. Fitzroy Stars4, 152.00, 85.71. 2. Heat 4, 155.46, 78.53. 3.Bundoora 5, 89.31, 50.00. 4. Lalor 2, 99.00, 42.86.5. Keon Park, 77.27, 28.57. 6. Thomastown 4,64.93, 16.67. 7. Hurstbridge 3, 49.12, 8.33. Fix-ture. Friday, May 20. Keon P:ark v Bundoora5. Lalor 2 v Thomastown 4. Hurstbridge 3 dFitzroy Stars 4. Heat 4 - Bye.■ Section 10. Results. Friday, May 13. Heidel-berg West 39 d Kilmore 3. Thomastown 5 14 dKilmore 4 11. Bundoora 6 23 d Montmorency 221. Fitzroy Stars 5 26 d Mernda 3 14. Ladder. 1.Bundoora 6, 98.00, 78.57. 2. Montmorency 2,95.52, 50.00. 3. Fitzroy Stars, 99.32, 42.86. 4.Heidelberg West, 103.29, 61.67. 5. Kilmore 5,72.93, 28.57. 6. Thomastown 5, 71.93, 28.57. 7.Kilmore 4, 81.48, 16.67. 8. Mernda 3, 48.91,14.29. Fixture. Friday, May 20. Kilmore 4 vHeidelberg West. Mernda 3 d Bundoora 6. Mont-morency 2 v Thomastown 5. Kilmore 3 v FitzroyStars 5.

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■ Under 18 Girls. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Darebin 14.12 (96) d Hurstbridge 1.2(8). Epping 12.12 (84) d Greensborough 3.1 (19).Montmorency 29.23 (197) d Wallan 2.1 (13).South Morang 14.14 (98) d Mill, Park 2.2 (14).■ Under 17. Round 6. Results. Sunday, May15. Greensborough 7.11 (53) d Yarrambat 8.4(52). Eppingf 13.10 (8) d Whittlesea 3.5 (23).Montmorency v Diamond Creek. Research 13.7(85) d Wallan 11.9 (75). Eltham 14.9 (93) d MillPark 9.12 (66).■ Under 16 Blue. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Greensborough 11.14 (80) d Eltham10.5 (65). West Preston Lakesiode 11.14 (80) dWallan 4.3 (27). South Morang 24.14 (158) dMill Park 0.1 (1). Laurimar Black 7.11 (53) dMontmorency 6.12 (48).■ Under 16 Red. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Laurimar Teal 14.13 (97) d Eltham 8.7(55). Research 10.5 (65) d Hurstbridge 7.6 (48).Whittlesea 25.17 (167) d South Morang 1.2 (8).Mill Park - Bye.■ Under 16 Girls. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Greensborough 7.8 (50) d Research1.3 (9). Diamond Creek Womens 12.14 (86) dLaurimar 0.2 (2). Montmorency 9.12 (66) dWhittlesea 1.2 (8). West Preston Lakeside 1.2(8) d Eltham 0.0 (0). Yarrambat 6.8 (44) dWallan 2.2 (14).■ Under 15 Blue. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. West Preston Lakeside 20.11 (131) dEltham 8.9 (57). Montmorency 13.8 (86) dGreensborough 11.13 (79). South Morang 21.18(144) d Mill Park 5.3 (33). Mernda - Bye.■ Under 15 Red. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Yarrambat 12.11 (83) d Epping 8.11(59). Diamond Creek 15.9 (99) d South Morang4.6 (30). Research 6.11 (47) d Wallan 3.8 (26).Whittlesea 11.9 (75) d Northcote 3.2 (20).■ Under 14 Blue. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Research 23.26 (164) d Greensborough3.0 (18). South Morang 13.11 (89) d WestPreston Lakeside 7.10 (52). Eltham 13.6 (84) dMill Park 11.10 (76).■ Under 14 Red. Round 6. Results. Sunday,

May 15. Laurimar 9.16 (70) d Hurstbridge 7.5(47). Diamond Creek 17.11 (113) d Mernda 5.10(40). Bundoora Park 10.15 (75) d Yarrambat 8.8(56).■ Under 14 Green. Round 6. Results. Sun-day, May 15. Montmorency 16.11 (107) d Res-ervoir 3.2 (02). Thomastown 15.13 (103) dEltham 4.4 (28). Wallan 22.24 (156) d SouthMorang 2.3 (15).■ Under 14 Girls Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. South Morang 10.18 (78) d Greens-borough 1.0 (6). Research 8.11 (59) d Wallan1.6 (12). West Preston Lakeside 9.18 (72) dEltham 0.0 (0). Montmorency 6.14 (50) dYarrambat 0.0 (0). Diamond Creek Womens -Bye.■ Under 13 Blue. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. South Morang 27.18 (180) d Eltham0.0 (0). Yarrambat 19.11 (125) d Greensborough2.3 (15). Montmorency 13.6 (84) d Mernda 1.2(8).■ Under 13 Red. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Bundoora Park 6.8 (44) d Research 3.6(24). Laurimar 12.5 (77) d Hurstbridge 3.5 (23).Whittlesea 9.4 (58) d Mill Park 3.3 (21). Dia-mond Creek v Epping.■ Under 13 Green. Round 6. Results. Sun-day, May 15. West Preston Lakeside 14.7 (91) dKinglake 3.2 (20). Wallan 13.14 (92) d PantonHill 1.0 (6). South Morang 15.3 (93) d KeonPark 0.0 (0). Northcote v Montmorency.■ Under 12 Blue. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. South Morang 7.11 (53) d Montmorency4.6 (30). Eltham 9.9 (63) d Diamond Creek 4.6(30). Laurimar 9.10 (64) d Mernda 3.1 (19).■ Under 14 Red. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Greensborough 8.7 (55) d South Morang2.6 (18). Whittlesea 7.7 (49) d West PrestonLakeside 4.4 (28). Northcote Blue 12./3 (75) dYarrambat 6.6 (42). Wallan 2.2 (14) d Mill Park2.0 (12). Research - Bye.■ Under 12 Green. Round 6. Results. Sun-day, May 15. Northcote Gold 7.3 (45) d Epping4.11 (35). Hurstbridge 8.9 (57) d Whittlesea 5.3(33). Reservoir 12.5 (7) d Thomastown 6.2 (38).West Ivanhoe 5.12 (42) d Bundoora Park 4.1(25).■ Under 12 Girls. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Eltham 5.2 (32) d Whittlesea 1.1 (7).Diamond Creek Womens 8.2 (50) d Mont-morency 1.2 (8).■ Under 11 Blue. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. Yarrambat 7.14 (56) d Eltham Black7.4 (46). Laurimar Black v Montmorency.Epping 7.1 (43) d Eltham Red 4.4 (28).■ Under 11 Red. Round 6. Results. Sunday,May 15. South Morang Blue 9.8 (62) d DimaondCreek 2.1 (13). South Morang Gold 7.13 (55) dNorthcote Blue 2.8 (20). Bundoora Park 7.7 (49)d Research 3.7 (25). Montmorency 8.9 (57) dWallan 6.3 (39).■ Under 11 Green. Round 6. Results. Sun-day, May 15. Whittlsea 6.4 (40) d West PrestonLakeside 4.5 (29). Laurimar Teal 8.5 (53) dNorthjcote Gold 3.1 (19). Mill Park 5.12 (42) dMernda 6.3 (39).■ Under 11 Silver4. Round 6. Results. Sun-day, May 15. Kinglake 8.7 (55) d Panton Hill1.2 (8). Greensborough19.4 (118) d Yarrambat1.0 (6). Lalor 4.2 (26) d Keon Park 0.0 (0).

NORTHERN F.L.JUNIOR RESULTS

SEYMOUR DISTRICTJUNIOR FOOTBALL

■ Under 16. Round 6. Results. Sunday, May15. Tabilk 7.6 (48) d Seymour 3.7 (25). Euroa13.12 (90) d Broadford 3.5 (23). St Mary’s 32.15(207) d Alexandra 0.2 (2). Yea - Bye. Ladder. 1.St Mary’s, 1643.26, 24. 2. Euroa, 486.49, 24. 3.Tabilk, 102.87, 16. 4. Alexandra, 66.58, 12. 5.Broadford, 56.84, 8. 6. Seymour, 34.64, 8. 7.Yea, 5.04, 4. Round 7. Fixture. Sunday, May29. Alexandra v Tabilk. Seymour v Yea. Euroav St Mary’s. Broadford - Bye.■ Under 16. Round 6. Results. Sunday, May15. Seymour 7.10 (52) d Tabilk 7.4 (46). Euroa5.13 (43) d Broadford 5.3 (33). St Mary’s 13.9

(87) d Alexandra 8.7 (55). Yea 13.9 (87) dHeathcote 1.2 (8). Ladder. 1. Euroa, 257.36,24. 2. Broadford, 220.47, 20. 3. Yea, 164.20, 16.4. St Mary’s, 152.20, 16. 5. Heathcote, 88.82,12. 6. Alexandra, 66.97, 4. 7. Seymour, 46.23, 4.8. Tabilk, 32.46, 0. Round 7. Fixture. Sunday,May 29. Alexandra v Tabilk. Heathcote vBroadford. Seymour v Yea. Euroa v St Mary’s.■ Under 12. Round 6. Results. Sunday, May15. Tabilk 11.12 (78) d Seymour 3.2 (20). Euroa11.8 (74) d Broadford 5.4 (34). St Mary’s 7.4(46) d Alexandra 1.4 (10). Yea 8.4 (52) d Heath-cote 1.4 (10). Ladder. 1. St Mary’s, 731.11, 24.2. Euroa, 670.13, 24. 3. Broadford, 156.63, 16.4. Alexandra, 109.91, 12. 5. Tabilk, 79.04, 8. 6.Heathcote, 25.59, 8. 7. Yea, 40.45, 4. 8. Seymour,15.26, 0. Round 7. Fixture. Sunday, May 15.Alexandra v Tabilk. Heathcote v Broadford.Seymour v Yea. Euroa v St Mary’s.

SEYMOUR DISTRICTJUNIOR FOOTBALL

SEYMOUR DISTRICTJUNIOR NETBALL

■ Under 16. Round 6. Results. Sunday, May15. Euroa - Bye. Alexandra 35 d St Mary’s 26.Tabilk - Bye. Yea 73 d Heathcote/Puckarook 3.(Bye - May 22). Round 7. Fixture. Sunday, May29. Heathcote/Puckarok - Bye. Alexandra vTabilk. Euroa v St Mary’s. Yea - Bye.■ Under 14. Division 1. Round 6. Results. Sun-day, May 15. Euroa - Bye. St Mary’s 40 dAlexandra 20. Seymour 24 d Tabilk 10. Yea 38d Heathcote/Puckarook 5. (Bye - May 22).Round 7. Fixture. Sunday, May 29. Heathcote/Puckarook - Bye. Alexandra v Tabilk. Euroa vSt Mary’s. Yea v Seymour.■ Under 14. Division 2. Round 6. Results. Sun-day, May 15. St Mary’s 26 d Alexandra 15. Euroa27 d Yea 17. (Bye - May 22). Round 7. Fixture.Sunday, May 29. Alexandra - Bye. Euroa v StMary’s. Yea - Bye.■ Under 12. Round 6. Results. Sunday, May15. Euroa - Bye. St Mary’s 12 d Alexandra 6.Seymour 17 d Tabilk 13. Yea 8 d Heathcote/Puckarook 7. (Bye - May 22). Round 7. Fix-ture. Sunday, May 29.

GOULBURN VALLEY F.L.RESULTS

■ Seniors. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Seymour 12.11 (83) d Shepparton Swans10.7 (67). Kyabram 19.8 (122) d Benalla 8.12(60). Rochester 16.6 (102) d Mansfield 6.13 (49).Mooroopna 15.12 (102) d Mooroopna 13.8 (86).Shepparton 11.8 (74) d Tatura 5.19 (49).Shepparton United 14.4 (88) d Echuca 12.8 (80).Ladder. 1. Kyabram, 232.26, 24. 2. Rochyester,164.08, 20. 3. Benalla, 128.84, 16. 4. Shepp-arton Swans, 120.97, 16. 5. Echuca, 123.65, 12.6. Euroa, 113.96, 12. 7. Shepparton, 93.26, 12.8. Seymour, 89.48, 12. 9. Shepparton United,81.79, 12. 10. Tautura, 79.75, 8. 11. Mansfield,53.40, 8. 12. Mooroopna, 51.94, 0. Round 7.Saturday, May 28. Benalla v Euroa. Sheppartonv Seymour. Rochester v Tatura.Mooroopna vMansfield. Shepparton Swans v SheppartonUnited. Echuca v Kyabram.■ Reserves. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Seymour 15.10 (100) d Shepparton Swans4.9 (33). Kyabram 7.10 (52) d Benalla 5.10 (40).Mansfield 14.13 (97) d Rochester 5.3 (33). Mo-roopna 10.10 (70) d Euroa 4.8 (32). Shepparton9.5 (59) d Tatura 3.9 (27). Echuca 11.7 (73) dShepparton United 6.5 (41). Ladder. 1. Echuca,171.79, 24. 2. Mansfield, 314.07, 20. 3. Kyabram,283.33, 20. 4. Mooroopna, 69.53, 16. 5. Roches-ter, 145.28, 14. 6. Shepparton United, 138.97,14. 7. Seymour, 120.24, 14. 8. Benalla, 112.80,14. 9. Tatura, 58.24, 8. 10. Shepparton Swans,55.48, 4. 11. Shepparton, 44.83, 4. 12. Euroa,27.49, 0.■ Under 18s. Round 6. Results. Saturday,May 14. Seymour 11.8 (74) d Shepparton Swans2.8 (20). Kyabram 10.7 (67) d Benalla 2.5 (17).Mansfield 12.12 (84) d Rochester 6.3 (39).Euroa 12.9 (81) d Mooroopna 1.6 (12).Shepparton United 14.11 (95) d Echuca 6.2 (38).

GOULBURN VALLEY F.L.NETBALL RESULTS

■ A-Grade. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Seymour 33 d Shepparton Swans 29.Shepparton 72 d Tatura 19. Mooroopna 56 dEuroa 30. Echuca 45 d Shepparton United 40.Benalla 46 d Kyabram 25. Mansfield 43 d Roch-ester 25.■ B-Grade. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Seymour 33 d Shepparton Swans 29.Shepparton 72 d Tatura 19. Mooroopna 56 dEuroa 30. Echuca 45 d Shepparton United 40.Benalla 46 d Kyabram 25. Mansfield 43 d Roch-ester 25.■ B Reserve. Round 6. Results. Saturday, May14. Sheparton Swans 43 d Seymour 39.Shepparton 60 d Tatura 12. Mooroopna 68 dEuroa 14. Shepparton United 44 d Echuca 35.Kyabram 58 d Benalla 17. Mansfield 35 d Roch-ester 29.■ 17 And Under. Round 6. Results. Saturday,May 14. Seymour 33 d Shepparton Swans 29.Shepparton 72 d Tatura 19. Mooroopna 56 dEuroa 30. Echuca 45 d Shepparton United 40.Benalla 46 d Kyabram 25. Mansfield 43 d Roch-ester 25.

RIDDELL DISTRICTF.L. RESULTS

■ Seniors. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Riddell 18.14 (122) d Melton Centrals 8.11(59). Woodend-Hasket 11.10 (76) d SunburyKangaroos 9.12 (66). Wallan 72 d Lancefield66. Broadford 24.13 (157) d Romsey 9.9 (63).Macedon 20.13 (133) d Rockbank 4.2 (26). Dig-gers Rest 13.9 (87) d Rupertswood 7.10 (52).Ladder. 1. Diggers Rest, 168.87, 20. 2. Macedon,168.22, 20. 3. Lancefield, 155.92, 12. 4. Riddell,155.13, 12. 5. Wallan, 150.39, 12. 6. SunburyKangaroos, 137.58, 12. 7. Woodend-Hasket,114.17, 8. 8. Rupertswood, 107.01, 8. 9. Braod-ford, 83.91, 4. 10. Melton Centrals, 77.09, 4. 11.Romsey, 53.19, 4. 12. Rockbank, 15.8, 0. (Bye -May 22). Round 6. Fixture. Sunday, May 29.Diggers Rest v Melton Centrals. Sunbury Kan-garoos v Rockbank. Lancefield v Broadford.Ridell v Woodend-Hesket. Romsey v Ruperts-wood. Macedon v Wallan.■ Reserves. Round 5. Results. Saturday, May14. Melton Centrals 10.6 (66) d Ruddell 5.4 (34).Sunbury Kangaroos 14.10 (94) d Wodend-Hesjet10.5 (65). Wallan 10.13 (73) d Lancefield 7.5(47). Broadford 12.7 (79) d Romsey 7.8 (50).Macedon 21.20 (146) d Rockbank 0.0 (0). Dig-gers Rest 12.9 (81) d Rupertswood 7.12 (54).Ladder. 1. Diggers Rest, 794.74, 20. 2. Macedon,425.81, 20. 3. Sunbury Kangaroos, 304.76, 20.4. Wallan, 166.52, 12. 5. Melton Centrals, 147.91,12. 6. Woodend-Hesket, 148.11, 8. 7. Ruperts-wood, 76.88, 8. 8. Broadford, 50.61, 8. 9. Lance-field, 44.18, 4. 10. Riddell, 54.92, 4. 11. Romsey,47.66, 4. 12. Rockbank, 4.01, 0.■ Under 18.5. Round 5. Results. Saturday,May 14. Melton Centrals v Riddell. Woodend-Hesket 16.8 (104) d Sunbury Kangaroos 5.9 (39).Wallan v Lancefield. Broadford 10.17 (77) dRomsey 0.5 (5). Macedon 17.20 (122) dRockbank 1.4 (10). Rupertswood 17.13 (115) dDiggers Rest 4.6 (30).

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALLLEAGUE. ROUND 4

■ Seniors. Round 8. Friday, May 13. GeelongCats 13.20 (98) d Adelaide Crows 11.6 (72).Saturday, May 14. North Melbourne 10.14 (74)d Essendon 8.12 (60). Hawthorn 17.14 (116) dFremantle 11.9 (75). GWS Giants 22.17 (149) dGold Coast Suns 9.4 (58). Collingwood 20.23(143) d Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65). Richmond14.17 (101) d Sydney Swans 15.10 (100). Sun-day, May 15. Carlton 14.9 (93) d Port Adelaide13. (91). Western Bulldogs 17.12 (114) dMelbourne 12.10 (82). West Coast Eagl;es 20.12(132) d St Kilda 3.11 (29).


Local Football and Netball

Tigers flog Yarra Junction by 110 pointsSeniors: Yea 28.17 (185) defeated

Yarra Junction 10.15 (75)Yea has secured second place on the ladder

and sits a game clear of their nearest rivals aftera resounding 110-point win against Yarra Junc-tion at the Recreation Reserve.

With Seville, Kinglake, Gembrook Cocka-too, Powelltown and Yarra Junction all lockedon 12 points, only undefeated Yarra Glen arebetter placed at this point in the year with fivewins from five attempts.

The visitors took it up to the Tigers early anddespite trailing by 21 points at the first change,appeared to be in the match.

However, Yea responded with their most im-pressive quarter of the season, slamming on aremarkable 13 goals to effectively end the gamebefore half-time.

The third term was a disappointing affair asthe Eagles controlled the play and actuallyoutscored the home side before the yellow-and-black sprang into action in the final stanza, boot-ing seven goals from 14 scoring shots to run outconvincing winners.

Superb accuracy in front of goal early in thematch and excellent execution by foot off halfback were both noticeable features for the Ti-gers, as was the pressure across the ground withYea recording 77 tackles.

Brad Cunningham played his best game ofthe season in a dynamic display that included astack of contested possessions and three goals,while Harrison Jarvie booted two in anotherfine performance.

James Marasco was a tower of strength inthe ruck and pushed forward to add three ma-jors of his own; Ash Hobbs led all comers withsix majors and several score assists; and RobbieWilson continued his great start to the year withfour goals.

Daniel Evans and Riley Aldous offered plentyof run from half-back, Kieran Spagnolo wassolid in defence, and Dan O'Dwyer and HaydenSaville also chipped in with three apiece.

Jimmy Ivill copped a heavy knock to thehead during a tackle but is expected to be avail-able for the Tigers next game.

Yea will have the chance to recuperate withthe interleague bye this Saturday before theytravel to Alexandra the following week.

★Reserves: Yea 5.11 (41) defeated

by Yarra Junction 8.5 (53)In what has become a common theme this

year, Yea has just fallen short of running downtheir opposition, overcoming a poor start to loseby 12 points to reigning premier Yarra Junc-tion.

After a poor opening term that saw them trailby three goals at the first change, the Tigersfailed to register a major in the second quarterand the match seemed destined for a comfort-able Eagles victory.

Instead, Yea responded with gusto and addedtwo goals from five scoring shots to keep them-selves in contention heading into the last termbefore outplaying Yarra Junction again in thefinal quarter but failing to capitalise in front ofgoal.

In the end, it was the Eagles’ composure that

Yea’s footy squads■ Seniors: Andrew Chisholm, Andrew Hill,Ashley Hobbs, Brad Cunningham, CameronRyan, Daniel Evans, Daniel O'Dwyer, Ed-ward Neilson, Guy Morphet, Haedyn Saville,Harrison Jarvie, James Flynn, James Ivill,James Marasco, James Ryan, JaryedGarlick, Julian Mahon, Kieran Spagnolo,Matthew Ivill, Patrick Evans, Peter Kiss,Riley Aldous, Robert Wilson, Ryan Sargeant,Thomas Butterworth, Xavier O'Dwyer.■ Reserves: Aidan McSpeerin, AndrewButterworth, Brendan Bullen, Callum Stares,Cameron Ryan, Charlton Jenkins, Dean Clue,Don Ali, Douglas Aldous, Hayden Witton,Indiana Kaak, Jarrad Gilbert, Jaryed Garlick,Lachlan Beattie, Lachlan White, LindenYoung, Marcus Mackrell, Rhett Marsh, Rob-ert Hawke, Ryan Akers, Ted Cunningham,Thomas O'Dwyer, Tim Hayes, Timothy Fin-ger, Travis Hearn, Trent McMahon,Zacharias Butler

SCOREBOARDSENIORS

YEA ................... 6.5, 19.7, 21.10, 28.17 (185)YARRA JUNC. ....... 3.2, 5.5, 8.11, 10.15 (75)Yea. Goalkickers. A. Hobbs 6, R. Wilson 4,B. Cunningham 3, J. Marasco 3, D. O''Dwyer3, H. Saville 3, H. Jarvie 2, P. Kiss, R. Aldous,M. Ivill, T. Butterworth. Best Players: B.Cunningham, J. Marasco, A. Hobbs, H.Jarvie, R. Wilson, H. Saville.Yarra Junction. Goalkickers. C. Spaulding4, T. Hancock 3, A. Ward, J. Craig, A. DajlanBest Players: T. Hancock, S. Williams, C.Spaulding, M. Duke, C. Long, E. Wadsworth

★Yea’s leading Seniors goalkickers this sea-son (so far): A. Hobbs, 18. R. Wilson, 15. B.Cunningham, 9. D. O'Dwyer, 9. P. Kiss, 9. J.Marasco, 8. H. Saville, 7. H. Jarvie, 7.

got them over the line, taking their chances tohit the scoreboard when it mattered, while incontrast the Tigers couldn't quite wrestle backthe ascendancy.

Brendan Bullen was outstanding in defenceand a number of cameo efforts in the midfield,as was Aiden McSpeerin, arguably the Reservesmost consistent performer this season.

Lachie White added two majors, includingone snap that dribbled more than 20 metres be-fore rolling through.

Charlie Jenkins battled hard all day, Tim Fin-ger threw himself into every contest and CamRyan was featured prominently on the ball.

Despite a 1-4 record, Yea are not playing poorfootball by any means, with this loss the third byunder a couple of kicks.

With several senior players set to return afterthe bye, things just might start to click with afew changes to the team.

The Tigers will enjoy the week off this weekas interleague takes place before taking on ri-vals Alexandra away from home.

Yea Netball

B-GRADEIt was another consistent four quarter perfor-

mance from the B Grade side to continue theirwinning run. After a close first five minutes, Yeawere able to gradually tick the scoreboard overin their favour and put a big enough differencein the margin to keep Yarra Junction fromthreatening their lead.

Loz, Bridget and Brooke were fantastic indefence, Loz picking off balls on the circles edge,and Bridget and Brooke forcing missed goalsand rebounding at 100 per cent.

Cindy and Nikki played hard attacking netballto the top of Yea's goal circle and their feeds intothe ring were spot on all game.

Reg made great position in the goal ring andwhen forced out of the ring, her drives back tothe post were rewarded with the feed from theouter circle.

Sophie and Emma both entered the game inthe second quarter and made a positive impactwith their fresh and fit legs, especially in de-fence as a great support to Brooke and Loz whoallowed YJ only five goals for the second quar-ter. Yea's half time lead was a match-winning18 goals.

YJ continued to be competitive after half-time and made Yea work hard for every ball andevery goal but the Tigers just kept to their owngame and were 28 goal victors.

Everyone played a great game but by farBrooke Lloyd played her best game and wasBOC at GK. Well done Chooka.

Yea 52 def Yarra Junction 24Goals: A Akers 30, C Hayes 22Best: C Newcomen, B O'Dwyer, B LloydAward: Brooke Lloyd

★C GRADE

In a whole team performance, C-Gradeposted a solid win over Yarra Junction.

This team has taken a few games to findtheir feet but with the side starting to settle intotheir positions they have shown that they can bea top side.

It wasn't until the second quarter that Yea wasable to put its foot down and push the margin outof Yarra Junction’s reach.

They were able to achieve this through ex-cellent defensive pressure all over the court. Deband Mia were impressive in GD/GK but theirwork was made easier at times with great inter-cepts from Em Aldous and Rachel before theball could reach the defensive circle.

With a 12-goal half-time lead, Yea’s attackgrew stronger through great work from Em Wattsand Molly. Both girls worked the goal third wellwith Kate who was the play maker, providingthe space for Jess to hold and make great posi-tion in the goal ring.

Jess's accuracy was at its best on Saturdayand her confidence is growing week by week,especially with the experience of Kate along-side her.

Nineteen was the magic number for the Ti-gers on Saturday, with two consistent 19-goalhalves to run out easy winners by 19 goals. Welldone girls.

Yea 38 def Yarra Junction 19Goals: J. Armstrong 26, K. Elliott 12Best: J Armstrong, E Aldous, D SchickerlingAward: Emily Aldous

★D GRADE

D-Grade’s winning run continued in excel-lent style with an impressive win over YarraJunction.

What made the win more impressive wasthat it was done without Jude and Jordan Wattswho have been among their side's best playersevery week.

Coach Deb Schickerling was able to givesome new faces a run this week, a team of 10all playing a part in the win.

The victory was certainly set up with a whop-ping 17-1 goal first term, Sarah and Alicia hav-ing a field day under the goal ring.

In her first game of netball, Leisa Peters wasexcellent at GK, combining and using Kim'sdirection to make a real impact.

With such a big lead, Deb was able to thenrotate players for the remainder of the game.This didn't have a massive impact on the scoreline but it certainly provided players with vitalcourt experience.

A GRADEYea suffered its first loss of the season but

walked off the courts with their heads held highand with the spectators’ respect after a hardfought game.

The Tigers lost Lauren Hearn last week toinjury and with Nikki Watts sunning herself inFiji, it was a different line up to the previousthree weeks.

The first quarter proved the difference in theend as Yea slowly adapted to their side's changesand also I'm sure the step-up in their opponent'sability compared to the past three weeks.

They were competitive but Yarra Junctiontook hold of their slower start and put a 7-goaldifference on the board at the first break.

Yea never backed down from that point on-wards, matching their opponents in every posi-tion, fighting for every ball and really adjustingto the parts of play that were letting them downin the first quarter.

They went level-pegging with YJ until halftime and knew they were in the contest.

In the second half, Megan and Meg contin-ued their great defence in a combination that isgetting stronger each week as they get to knoweach others game more.

YJ never received an easy ball under thepost and were pressured over every shot, onlyshooting 10 for the half.

Yea was able to decrease the margin to five afew times in the second half but Yarra Junctionwere good enough to hold them off and win byseven goals, the margin they won the first quar-ter with.

As mentioned, the defenders were excep-tional but they were well supported by a hardworking midcourt led by Jac Graham whomade a great return to the team.

Chelsea and Sarah had a tough job all day inthe goal ring but neither girl ever dropped theirhead and worked hard for every goal they got -well done girls.

Yarra Junction 35 def Yea 28Goals: S .Armstrong 16, C. Spagnolo 12Best: M. Leatham, J. Graham, M. SundblomAward: Megan Leatham

With the experience of Nicole, Kakka andMichelle rotating through the midcourt, new play-ers Nadine and Rebecca were able to fit com-fortably into their roles.

Molly had a good hit out at GS and she willcontinue to improve as the season progresses.

The Tigers sit in second place, undefeatedbut behind Yarra Glen on percentage.

Yea 31 def Yarra Junction 6Goals: A . O'Connor 19, S. Lobley 12Best: A. O'Connor, L. Peters, K. SlavinAward: Leisa Peters

No footy, netball■ AFL Yarra Ranges League - which in-cludes football and netball teams from Yeaand Kinglake - is having a bye this Saturday(May 21). Round 6 competition will be playedon Saturday, May 28.

Seymour District Junior Football League(and Netball) also takes a break, resuming onSunday, May 29.

A similar bye applies for the NorthernFootball League, in which Whittlesea par-ticipates. There are no senior matches onSaturday (May 21). Round 7 is scheduled forSaturday, May 28.

Most goals kicked?■ Grandstander was chatting with Yea Foot-ball Club legend David Aldous prior to theTigers’ big-kicking effort against Yarra Junc-tion last Saturday at the Rec.

We were talking about the report from 30years ago in The Local Paper that lists DickIvey as kicking 10 goals in that 1986 match.

Aldous says his own best was 16 goals ina match against South Belgrave, thanks tofeeds from Adrian Sier.

What was the best-ever goalkicking effortfor Yea Football Club?

Yea Golf Club

Grandstander

■ Congratulations to Adrianne Anglin, VickiClements and Di Elliot for being the winningteam at Thursday’s Yea Bowl.

No doubt their recent overseas practice of54 holes in New Zealand worked a treat.■ Michael Spagnolo has done it again towin Wednesday’s Men’s Competition with ahandy 30 points on CB from Peter Johnstone(2nd) and Alan Pell also on 30 points.

Peter also won NTP on the second. BillDredge was the club award winner

Good to see that Captain Gary Pollardhas returned from New Zealand and has an-nounced that Wednesday’s golf will start at8.30am.

Money available■ Sporting clubs can now apply to the 2017-18 round of the $100 million CommunitySports Infrastructure Fund.

“This fund provides a range of grants de-signed to help local sports club throughout theregion to update grounds and facilities,” saidStephanie Ryan, MLA for Euroa

“The previous round of the fund providedmore than $14 million across Victoria, with120 projects receiving vital funds to revitalisecricket pitches, install female friendly changerooms, improve sports courts, build new sportsfields and develop better pools.”

“The new round sees the continuation ofthe $10 million for female facilities which al-lows clubs through their local council, to ap-ply for up to $100,000 to build or upgradechange rooms.


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Whittlesea Council

monthly meeting. At

Council Chambers,

25 Ferres Blvd, South

Morang

WHAT’S ON

Every Wednesday

10am-12 Noon. Yea

Pottery Studio.

Phone: 0408 401

458.

Every Wednesday

6.30pm for 7pm. Ro-

tary Club of Alexandra.

At Alexandra Golf

Club, Gordon St,

Alexandra.

Every Wednesday

6.30pm for 7pm. Ro-

tary Club of Kinglake

Ranges. At Rosewood

Cottage, 101 Whittle-

sea-Kinglake Rd,

Kinglake. Phone:

5786 2005 for cater-

ing only.

Every Wednesday

6.30pm for 7pm. Ro-

tary Club of Alexandra.

At Alexandra Golf

Club, Gordon St,

Alexandra.

Wed., May 18(3rd Wed.)

WHAT’S ON

Every Friday

8pm-10pm. Bingo. At

Yea Bowls Club. Ph:

5797 2770.

Mon., June 13

Queen’s Birthday Holi-

day. Public holiday.

Tues., June 216pm. City of Whittle-

sea Council special

meeting. To consider

proposed budget for

2016-17. At Coun-

cil Chambers, 25

Ferres Blvd, South

Morang

Tues., June 286.30pm. City of

Whittlesea Council

monthly meeting. At

Council Chambers,


Morang

Tues., July 19

6.30pm. City of

Whittlesea Council

monthly meeting. At

Council Chambers,


Morang

Tues., Aug. 96.30pm. City of

Whittlesea Council

monthly meeting. At

Council Chambers,


Morang

Tues., Aug. 306.30pm. City of

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monthly meeting. At

Council Chambers,


Morang

Tues., Sep. 206.30pm. City of

Whittlesea Council

monthly meeting. At

Council Chambers,


Morang

Every Thursday

9am-3pm. Yea Men’s

Shed. Every Tues. and

Thurs. Phone: 5780

1459.

Every Thursday

6.30pm. Rotary Club of

Eltham. At The Com-

mon, 26 Commercial

Place, Eltham. Con-

tact: Ann Lynch,

0419 008 759.

Every Thursday

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Golf Club, Racecourse

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Fri., May 20(3rd Fri.)

Sun., May 15(3rd Sun.)

Every Sunday

9.15am. Eucharist. St

Luke’s Memorial An-

glican Church, Yea.

Lyons St, Yea. Phone:

5792 2281.

Every Sunday

8.30am. Communion.

St Peter’s Memorial

Anglican Church,

Kinglake. Cnr Bald

Spur Rd and King-

lake-Whittlesea Rd.,

Kinglake. Phone: Rev.

Stephen Holmes,

9716 2042.

Every Sunday

9am. Sunday Service.

Scots Presbyterian

Church, Yea. Station

St, Yea. Phone: Val

Borrie, Secretary.

5792 2286.

Every Sunday

8.30am. Service. St

Mary’s Catholic Par-

ish, Kinglake. Phone:

Fr Martin Ashe, Par-

ish Priest, 9717

6482.

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Thu., May 19(3rd Thu.)

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●●●●● FLOWERDALE. Hotel. 3325 Yea-

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Ph: 5797 8312

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12 Main Rd. Ph: 5786 1555

●●●●● KINGLAKE. Pub. 28 Whittlesea

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High St. 5797 3222

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Yea. The Parade, Yea.

Phone Fr Longinus

Onyechesi: 5772

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monthly meeting.

Statutory meetiong to

swear in new Council-

lors and elect Mayor.

At Council Cham-

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South Morang

Tues., Nov. 1

7pm. City of

Whittlesea Council

monthly meeting.

Statutory meetiong to

swear in new Council-

lors and elect Mayor.

At Council Cham-

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South Morang

Melbourne Cup Day.

Public Holiday. First

Tuesday in November.

Friday, May 20

3rd Friday

MURRINDINDI

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fencing & building needs

Call Will

Mob: 0432 991 992

Ph: 03 5797 2235

EXCAVATIONSAll general earthworks and

excavations. Free quotes -

dams, houseand

shed sites,

farm tracks

dr iveways,

t rees ,

fence lines

and scrub

c lear ing .

Wide range

of machines

avai lab le.

Give us a go

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AH 5796 9129

FENCING

All general farm fencing, cattle yards, sheep yards,

vineyards, on site welding and oxy work.

Tree plantation ripping.

5 hydraulic post drivers and pneumatic drivers.

HAY CONTRACTING: Mowing, raking, round

and square bales, cartage, loading, unloading.

GRASS SLASHING: 4 extra heavy duty slashers.

GENERAL FREIGHT: Hay, timber, wool,

steel, grapes, machinery

GLEN (HORACE) McMASTER

5797 2921. Mobile 0417 529 809

HAIR AND BEAUTYStudio Chic

0413 687 703

8 William Hovell

Way, Yea

Specialising in

colors, cuts, hair

up, makeup,

waxing and more!

With over 10 years

of experience I will

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HEALTH SERVICES

HEALESVILLE: SERVING THE YARRA VALLEY

Aurrum employs 110 local staff

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Call 5962 6628. Email: [email protected]

27 Smith St, Healesville. www.aurrum.com.au

GARDEN & PROPERTY SERVICES

Parker’s Garden and

Property Services

Call Neil, 0419 777 157

All aspects of gardening and mowing

• Handyman service

• Painting

For a no obligation free quote

email: [email protected]

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HEATING

HEATING AND COOLING

COMPUTERS GALLERY

ELECTRICAL


PUBLICNOTICES

LEGAL SERVICES

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‘Riverview’

1560 Goulburn Valley Hwy,

Alexandra

Phone 5773 2298

Fax 5773 2294

BARRISTER &SOLICITOR

KITCHENS

SPECIALISING IN ALL FACETS OF CABINETRY

• Kitchens Latest range of fittings,

• Vanities finishes and design for all

• Laundr ie s domestic and commercial

• Wardrobes projects

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Visit our showroom to view a wide range

of samples and trial our display kitchen

42 Aitken St, Alexandra

Ph: 5772 1000

Fax: 5772 1088

[email protected]

AW Cabinets

PLUMBER

PLUMBER

Simon Young 0429 052 166

Give me a try, I won’t let you down!

I am a local guy who has lived in the area for more than

34 years and have 20 years’ plumbing experience. I pride

myself in quality workmanship and reliability.

• All areas of plumbing

• New Homes

• Renovations

• Roofing and Gutter

• Septic tanks

• Free quotes

• Drainage

• Hot water installation

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• Maintenance and repairs

• Water tanks and pumps

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TOWING, PANELS, CUSTOMS

TOWING AND TRANSPORT

CAR ADVERTISERS. Private vendors of motor

vehicles must include in their ad:

● Cash price of motor car,

● If car is registered, registration number,

● If unregistered, the engine number.

The Local Paper

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6.30am. Jump Start. With Dallas Daniel. 9am.

Let’s Go Country. With Brian Sillett. 12 Noon.

Ray’s Music Mix. With Ray Mathieson. 5pm.

The Bright Side. With Penny Paxman. 7pm.

The Message. With Big Jim Eagles and Marga-

ret McLaughlin. 10pm. Community Radio Net-

work.

WEDNESDAY



6.30am. Brekky with Weeksy. Peter Weeks.

9am. Community Health (1st Thurs.). Library

Hour (2nd and 4th Thurs.). Interviews and New

Music (3rd Thurs.). 10am. Men ‘n’ Paws. With

Julee Hosking. 12.30pm. Vision Australia. 1pm.

LBS Country Hour. With Marg Seeber. 2pm.

Anything Goes. With Paul Duncan. 4pm. The

Limbo Rock Show. With Ian Hewitt. 6pm. Aus-

tralian Made. With Pam Young (Kinglake Stu-

dio). 8pm. Something Borrowed New and Blue.

With Larry Kelly. 10pm. Community Radio Net-

work

THURSDAY

88.9FM. Yea-Highlands transmitter

94.5FM. Kinglake Ranges transmitter

98.9FM. Flowerdale-Hazeldene transmitter

Upper Goulburn Community Radio Programs

All UGFM programs are subject to change

Upper Goulburn Community Radio

Phone: 5772 2722

E-Mail: [email protected]

● Upper Goulburn Community Radio is al-

ways looking for new presenters and pro-

gram ideas.

● Why not become a member and support

your local station - download an application

form at the station’s website.

FRIDAYNews, sport and weather on the hour.


6.30am. The Rock Shop Brekky Show. With Big

Jim Eagles. 9am. Seeds. With Sarah Southam.

10am. The Chix. With Sheree and Silvia. 12

Noon. The Cruel Music Show. With Dingoman.

4pm. Starting The Weekend. With Michael

Mawson. 7pm. UGFM Sport. With Peter Weeks

and Gerald O’Brien. 9pm. The Batman and Robin

Show. With Peter Weeks. 12 Midnight. BBC

World News. 12.06am. Amprap Air It Charts.

1am. Community Radio Network.

SATURDAYNews, sport and weather on the hour.

6.30am. Good Morning Murrindindi. With Mike

Dalmau. 10am. Best Of The Best. With Frank

and Thea Arendse. 1pm. Sounds of the Upper

Goulburn. With Ray Mathieson or Pam Young.

3pm. Country Collection. With Peter Rice and

Ian Hewitt. 5pm. High Country. With Chris

Deutscher. 8pm. Saturday Night Live. With

David Lydford. 10pm. New Release Show. 11pm.

Home Brew. 12 Midnight. BBC News. 12.06am.

The National Rock And Blues Show. With Ray

Jennings. 3am. Community Radio Network.

SUNDAYNews, sport and weather on the hour.

7am. Country Folk Around Australia. With

Declan. 10am. Fairly Folk. With Larry Kelly,

Jim Whitten, Peter Weeks, Margaret

McLachlan. 1pm. The Polly Waffle Show. With

Rita Guenzel. 4pm. Campfire Country. With Brian

Sillett. 7pm. All That Jazz. With Peter Guest.

10pm. The Conversation. 12 Midnight. BBC World

News. 12.06am. Community Radio Network.

MONDAYNews, sport and weather on the hour.


7am. Walk The Line. With Michael Ray and

John Coffey. 9am. Video Killed The Radio Stars.

With Ian Hewitt and the Dame Pattie Menzies

Centre team. 12 Noon. Lunch. With Mishel

Stastra. 2pm. The Ditzy Chix. With Sheree Scott.

4pm. That Music. With Graeme Tyers. 6pm.

The Jam Sessions. Live from Alexandra Sec-

ondary College (every 2nd week, during term).

7pm. The Nick and O’Bie Show. With Nick Klein

and Gerald O’Brien. 9pm. The Blues Bus. With

Keith Rogers. 10pm. Off The Record. With Brian

Wise. 11pm. Stormy Monday. With Austin

Harrison. 12 Midnight. BBC World News.

12 06am Community Radio Network

TUESDAYNews, sport and weather on the hour.


6.30am. Country Brekky. With Peter Rice. 9am.

The Rock Shop. With Big Jim Eagles. 11am.

Ripper Rita. With Rita Guenzel. 12 Noon. Ech-

oes Of The Valley. With Gypsy Rose. 2pm. Pi-

lots Of The Airwaves. With Naomi and the

Dame Patties Menzies Centre team. 4pm.

Celtic Journey. With Brendan Dalton. 6pm.

Crank It. With Ritchie Frew. 8pm. After Work.

With Bryan Slader. 10pm. Community Radio

Network.

NURSERY

BUXTON NURSERY

Pick your autumn colours

2600 Maroondah Hwy, Buxton

Phone: 5774 7345

[email protected]

www.buxtonnursery.com

PAINTING

WHAT A CRACKER

PAINTING SERVICE

20 years

experience

✔✔✔✔✔ Obligation free quotes

✔✔✔✔✔ All painting work

BILL MOORE

0408 320 918

PLUMBING

PAINTERS

Trade Painter

Alexandra, Yea and

surrounding areas.

All exterior and interior painting

Competitive rates

WINDOW CLEANING

WATER BORING

WATER BORINGNo water, no charge

after free site inspection.

Phone Des Murray

0428 518 159

PLUMBERS

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the local paper. may 18, 2016

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