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A special place in rebuilding nation THE first official air race in Australia flew from Serpentine in central Victoria to the Melbourne Town Hall on Friday 27 August 1920. The event was the joyous finale for the four aviators of the famous Australian Flying Corp - Matheson, McKenzie, Mustard and Treloar - with four mechanics, Bacon, Hankin, Hazlitt and Moss who had been traversing Victoria during August 1920 promoting the latest Commonwealth Government bond sale. The Second Peace Loan saw £25 million raised from Australian-based businesses and individuals. The money was used to service existing war effort loans, repatriate the warweary servicemen and women back into civilian life with hospitals, housing, retraining, employment, restructure of industry to peace time work, farming land acquisition to name but a few.

Residents of the rural district of East Loddon more than 100 years ago also raised enough funds to build a home in Melbourne for a limbless soldier. The 1920 race flew to St Kilda and around the Christ Church spire before heading to the General Post Office in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, and crossing the line at Melbourne Town Hall. A large crowd assembled at the “winning post”, Melbourne Town Hall, to see Treloar win in one hour 15 minutes and 17 seconds, and the second and third place-getters arriving two minutes later, only eight seconds apart. Their deeds gave the Second Peace Loan a flying start with more £300,000 raised within hours of the race finishing. By the September, Sir Joseph Cook told Parliament: “Due success of the second Commonwealth Peace Loan is now beyond doubt, and, though final figures cannot be given

at this stage, the information to hand enables me to make the unqualified statement that more than £25,000,000 will be secured, and the loan oversubscribed. “The amount actually in hand in the Commonwealth Bank up to mid-day today is £25,046,470, and our experience in the past indicates that the mails from country districts, which will reach the various State capitals during the next few days, will bring further substantial amounts, which, together with some large subscriptions, of which we have been notified, but which are not yet actually in hand, will bring the total up to substantially more than the £25,000,000 required.” The East Loddon community has never forgotten its role in Australia’s first air race and raising funds for the Second Peace Loan. The centenary plaque was unveiled in Serpentine’s in TJ Rudkins Reserve in 2020, affixed to the propeller monument unveiled on Australia Day 1986.

Thrill of flight AUSTRALIA’S first air flight was in 1910 but few in the East Loddon Shire had seen a plane off the ground when four intrepid and heroic pilots arrived at Serpentine for Australia’s first official air race. Their AVRO504Ks brought people from across the district travelling by horse and cart, some in motor vehicles themselves still a

Lt HW Treloar receives the air race cup from East Loddon president Cr Tonkin

THE 1920 WINNER: Lieutenant Harold William Treloar was one of the first members of the Australian Flying Corps formed in World War One. A fitter and turner before his enlistment, he sailed with the AFC to Mesopotamia (present day Iraq) aboard RMS Morea on 20 April 1915. His unit, the Mesopotamian Half-Flight, was the first AFC unit to see active service and eventually became part of Britain’s 30 Squadron Royal Flying Corps. Lt Treloar was captured and taken prisoner of war by Turkish soldiers near Baghdad and was released on 25 November 1918, one of four Australian Flying Corp survivors of the 1100km death march into Turkey. After the war, Lt Treloar became a motor mechanic and died in 1950.

Treloar in the cockpit during World War One.

novelty on rural roads, to see these contraptions of flight. They joined one race pilot, Capt Matheson, to watch up close mechanic Bacon checks the engine before the race to Melbourne (above). And dressed in their Sunday best, feet firmly on the ground, they marvelled as Capt McKenzie flew low and performed acrobatics barely metres from the ground at Serpentine (left).

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TIM THE REGION’S TOP YOUNG TRADIE TIM Heather continued a family tradition when he was named Bendigo TAFE Apprentice of the Year at last week’s Industry Excellence Awards. The young Murphys Creek tradie follows in this footsteps of his uncle Dean who won the same award more than 25 years ago and father Glen who was recognised as a top motor mechanic apprentice before returning to the family farm. Tim completed his engineering fabrication apprenticeship last year and immediately started his own business - Agri-Fab - that now takes him across the Loddon for on-site maintenance and repairs of farm machinery and equipment. “I enjoyed the course at TAFE and I guess I’ve found a niche providing services that farmers need. It was a busy time during harvest,” Tim said. “Having grown up on a local farm, I always had a passion for tinkering with farm machinery. I made sure I took advantage of every opportunity I had with Bendigo TAFE, I knuckled down and did everything as quickly and as efficiently as I could.” Tim was one of 17 apprentices who vied for the overall award.

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NEW BREAD LINES STAFF shortage challenges and new opportunities have seen one of the Loddon’s business success stories consolidate production to Bendigo.

The award-winning Bridgewater Bakehouse has also stopped wholesale supply across the Loddon as the region’s staff shortage keeps biting. Co-owner Theresa O’Toole said: “It’s been a struggle over

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the last 12 months to find bakers and even shop and distribution staff. And we’re still struggling for staff.” “We’ve had to focus on meeting the demand of people who buy in our stores ... Bridgewater is a destination for so many visitors too,” she said. And from next week, Bridgewater Bakehouse will take over

the Golden Bean, a drive-through coffee shop in Kangaroo Flat. “Last year, we tried to get permission from Loddon Shire to extend our Bridgewater premises but that was rejected because they say we are in a flood area,” she said. “Since opening the bakery here 10 years ago, we’ve kept growing as a business as Bridgewater grows as a town and a destination. “We’re still supporting Lod-

don communities and will keep supplying pies for football clubs again this season. We’re always here for our communities. “As a local business, we want all our local towns to flourish and prosper. But for now, we just can’t find the staff to continue a wholesale service to other wonderful businesses.” Supermarkets, cafes and butchers across the Loddon who had been stocking Bridgewater Bakehouse products have looked

just outside the region for their supplies with deliveries coming from Charlton, Maryborough and Maiden Gully. Meanwhile, Loddon Shire has confirmed a planning permit has been granted for a food and drink van to operate from the front yard of a Main Street, Bridgewater, house. The permit allows the van to trade between 6am and 3pm daily. Council said immediate neighbours were told of the permit application.

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that made one stop and think, ponder and pontificate, smirk and smile. We reckon one of the best is the cafe that has an A frame proclaiming in big letters that it has the best pies, in very small print at the bottom “Wendy says”.

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AME is spreading for the Treemendus Sign between Boort and Durham Ox. And the person behind the witty and insightful sayings has revealed himself. Bradley Haw is bringing wit and wisdom to travellers with the signs that first appeared just before Christmas on the “scarecrow tree”. Bradley has told OTF: “I put up a new Treemendous sign about once a week to bring a bit of joy to the community. I did a happy dance when I saw one of my signs in the Loddon Herald.” We reckon Bradley is doing one fantastic job putting a smile on people’s faces. In fact, we’re going to start charting his contributions to enriching local life with regular updates here in OTF of the ditties and sayings held aloft by the “scarecrow tree”.

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PEAKING of signs, isn’t it good to see clean and uncluttered shop windows around the Loddon now that the plethora of COVID compliance signs have disappeared. If there had been any more signs required, shop owners would have needed to hire billboards to get every message on display. Even among those many A4 placards on display for the last two years, some stores still found room (and time) to make a contribution to the display of sayings

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IG print and small print! Back in the days when newspaper pages were put together using the linotype process - hot metal typesetting system that cast blocks of metal type into the words and lines that were locked together on a page frame - OTF knew a nonnewspaper bloke who would always start his conversation with “Big Type” in reference to what’s the headline today. Linotype became one of the mainstay methods to set type, especially small-size body text, for newspapers, magazines, and posters from the late 19th century to the 1970s and 1980s, when it was largely replaced by phototypesetting and computer typesetting.

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HILE is is often wit and many puns in headlines, We looked around for a few that were more in the “You don’t say Sherlock” category and found these from the USofA: Cows lose their jobs as milk prices drop, State population to double by 2040, babies to blame, Most earthquake damage is caused by shaking, Federal agents raid gun shop and find weapons, Safety meeting ends in accident.

Group secretary Lyn Carter and Newbridge president Jenny Fryer at last week’s bi-annual conference.

Host branch success

NEWBRIDGE branch of Country Women’s Association hosted the central Victorian group bi-annual conference last Thursday. Local members welcomed other branch members from the group to Newbridge where the annual general meeting was also conducted. Newbridge member Julie Ramsay won a prize with her plate of

Lady Flo’s pumpkin scones and was part of the branch entry that was awarded the best posy of native flowers. Members from branches also displayed crocheted and knitted dish cloths. Re-elected for their second terms were Dallas Giles president, secretary Lyn Carter and treasurer Jenny Palmer.

Slowly through historic reserve SPEED limit signs have been placed at the entrance to historic Tarnagulla Recreation Reserve to improve safety in the precinct. Secretary Wendy Sutton said: “Our recreation ground has al-

ways been a place where children and families can play and enjoy time safely together.” “If you are traveling in the reserve please be aware of your speed and observe the 5kmh speed limit,” she said.

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COVID fines waived in ‘common sense win’

THREE Loddon businesses have won their battle against fines for alleged non-compliance with COVID regulations. Wedderburn Fish and Chips, Wedderburn Produce and Garden and Boort’s George Tallis Hardware last Friday received letters from the State Government waiving the $1800 fines. The Government backdown has been hailed a victory for common sense and local small businesses burdened with changing compliance complexities for two years. The fines were issued during a blitz over more than three months by State Government authorised officers on local businesses. While the Government said only 33 inspections were made in between October and December, a number of businesses said they had received multiple visits. Wedderburn Fish and Chip’s Jenny Round said: “I appealed because the so-called breaches were just nit-picking over a line not completed to their satisfaction in our COVIDSafe plan.” “I was prepared to go all the way in fighting the fine,” she said. “But at least some common sense has prevailed and the

Local business are fined. Loddon Herald December 9 2021

fine waived and replaced with a warning. “Small business should have been helped not hounded as what we had to do kept changing so often.” George Tallis said: “I’m glad we don’t have to pay the fine.” “We will certainly be more

careful,” he said after notification the fine had been waived. One of the compliance breaches alleged against Mr Tallis was that not all required signage had been properly displayed when authorised officers inspected his business. Murray Plains MP Peter Walsh,

Golden weekend as detectorists arrive EARLYBIRDS have arrived at Wedderburn’s Hard Hill ahead of the the town’s Jambouree. The gold detectorists and panners are also among those taking up temporary residence at the town’s caravan park. Jambouree organiser Karen Fazzani said there had been strong interest for the event’s return from COVID postponements. “There’s been a lot of interest. There are already people camping at Hard Hill and also at the caravan park. “People are glad to be back and able to attend events like our Jambouree.” The COVID-safe event will also incorporate the town garage sale on Saturday. Minelab Senior Detector token hunt

will start on Saturday and Sunday from 8am with competitors chasing the first prize of a Minelab GPX 6000 detector valued $7999. Saturday afternoon activities will include the senior goldpanning knockout with juniors trying their luck on Sunday. Karen said Saturday night’s entertainment would be live music for the first time in some years. “Chris DeAraugo will entertain the many people expected in town for the Jambouree weekend,” she said. Saturday also sees town garage sales and a country market as part of Wedderburn’s long weekend activities welcoming people to town.

said he was delighted to hear the COVID fines – which he described as some of the most pathetic and vindictive in Victorian jurisprudence – were being waived. Mr Walsh said the whole concept of targeting small country towns with big city jackboots had been a travesty. “I went into bat for several people across my electorate and I would like to think that helped them, but with this government of secrecy; deceit and amazing backflips you simply never know what the next act is going to be,” he said. “Regional Victoria went along with all the rules, from the irrelevant to the outrageous. “But we did the hard yards and our reward was to have the Premier’s Rottweilers spread across regional communities and attack anyone they could find who had not kept up with the ever-changing regulations. “I’d love to say this government has finally shown some sense, but I am pretty certain this seemingly decent decision was the work of party pollsters; not the Premier showing a single shred of compassion,” Mr Walsh said.

IN BRIEF Algae alert A BLUE-GREEN algae alert remains for Laanecoorie, Goulburn-Murray Water said yesterday. GMW water quality coordinator Bianca Atley said the reservoir would not be closed to the public and visitors could still sightsee and enjoy other activities that did not involve direct contact with the water. “If people are near the water or on a boat, they should take care to avoid direct contact with the water,” she said. It is the first report of high-level blue-green algae at Laanecoorie in four years.

Vintage starts VINEYARDS across the Loddon are starting to move into vintage harvest. For Newbridge Wines, the harvest has started on the vineyard’s first-ever picking of Fiano grapes, a white Italian variety that is grown primarily in the Campania region of southern Italy and on the island of Sicily.

Numbers lower AFTER several doubledigit days, the Loddon’s daily numbers of reported COVID-19 cases have fallen throughout the week. Four new cases were added for local communities on Tuesday with the number of active cases 44.

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Corinne Fenton with students at Bridgewater Primary School this week. LH PHOTO

Students experience joy of writing and reading AWARD-WINNING children’s author Corinne Fenton arrived at Bridgewater Primary School on Monday with a new exciting story hot off the press for eager young readers. Corinne’s picture story books have been a staple in the school’s classroom, students following the adventures of her animal characters as well as learning about Australian history. On Monday, those eager eyes and ears heard about Subbie, the story of 1992 Melbourne Cup winner Subzero and his best

mate Graham Salisbury. “Writing, I can’t stop, it’s a joy, it’s a pleasure to write and share with the kids,” Corinne said. “The stories are true, a society history, and if they are not written they will be forgotten.” Corinne was a avid poetry reader and writer as a child and when her own children started school, she at first embarked on a career as a secretary learning shorthand. “But then I did a workshop in creative writing and haven’t stopped since.” Corinne’s other books have in-

cluded Queenie: One Elephant’s Story, The Dog on the Tuckerbox and Bob the Railway Dog. “It’s been fantastic to actually be with the children today after the last two years of online zoom sessions,” she said. For two hours, Corinne captivated the students with her stories, showing how the books were written and illustrated and even using shorthand. Just as Corinne fell in love with writing books, her time at Bridgewater showed the students have a love of reading.

Mr Grimley (second left) in Wedderburn for talks on child and aged care.

Step on up on child, aged care facilities: MP’s call

STATE and Federal Governments had to support establishment of child and aged care facilities in the Loddon, said Western Victoria Region MP Stuart Grimley. Mr Grimley last week met with members of Wedderburn Lions Club and the town’s working committee to establish an early learning centre and daycare in the town. The Lions club has long advocated for an aged care facility and has financial pledges towards a centre. “The local community is clearly passionate about where they live,” Mr Grimley said. “They love their hometown and couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. But they are being let down by a lack of services.

“Just because people live in rural and regional Victoria, doesn’t mean they should be missing out on vital services. “The council can only do so much to support current and new services in the shire. There must be support from state and federal government, to get these services off the ground and running. “You can only imagine the uproar if a metropolitan council didn’t have a childcare service. It shouldn’t be any different in Wedderburn. We always hear of government support to get new parents back into the workforce. This is just not possible if there isn’t a dedicated childcare service nearby. “The community has my support to help get these vital services to town,” he said.

Three are off to Youth Parliament

THREE Loddon students are part of the North Central LLEN team for Victoria’s Youth Parliament this year. They are Zen Joyner (Inglewood), Mia Braun (Pyramid Hill) and Jake Murphy (Wedderburn). Also in the region’s team are Noah Slater (Donald), Tyler Riley and Lillian Pritchard (Charlton). The team held its first meeting last week to discuss drafting a Bill, be trained

in Parliamentary protocol and presenting the Bill to the rest of young cohort that forms the Youth Parliament. Members are discussing issues that of local and state importance, analysing both bills released by the State government and issues discussed with others from the community. Youth Parliament, an initiative of the YMCA, will meet in Melbourne in the midyear school break.

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Hundreds at ‘sale of a century’

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MORE THAN 400 people attended Friday’s clearing sale at Fiery Flat, bidders anxious to get their hands on pieces of history. James Nevins, of auctioneers FP Nevins and Co, said the large crowd and strong bidding had made for an outstanding sale for the Curnick family. A select group of bidders waited to the final lots for old cars and trucks. A 1928 Buick was sold to a Loddon restorer for $3400 while two Vanguards went for $500 and $400, an Austin for $600 and a McCormick tractor fetched $2300. Mr Nevins said a Furphy water tank sold for $2600, an old petrol bowser $2700 and gates for up to $900. A local collector netted a bid lot of rabbit traps for $700. Old signs also attracted spirited bidding - a Castrol round emblem $420, telegraph office signs $105 and a Ronaldson Tippett engine plate $250.

Part of the crowd at Friday’s auction.

Auction a double dose of family nostalgia WHILE the Curnick family was seeing tools, implements, machinery and cars accumulated through the generations go to new owners on Friday, there was also nostalgia for descendants of Edward Kennedy. They gathered for a family reunion and returned to the property first farmed by Edward Kennedy who bought 320 acres for £1 an acre in 1895 under the Victorian Land Settlement Act. Kennedy went on to acquire other adjoining properties for a total holding of 1000 acres, raise 10 children who were all sent

to boarding school before later selling the property to the Curnicks. “We’re here for nostalgia and curiosity,” said Peter Newton, whose mother was Edward’s daughter Ada. “Many of us have not been here for years and this is probably the last time we will get to see the old property.” Among items they brought to the auction reunion were copies of newspaper advertisements for the original property sale in 1895 and family photographs, including Edward in suit overseeing his farm.

Peter Curnick with the Kennedys. LH PHOTOS

Quarterly reports provide insights into Council activities At its February meeting, Council noted and reaffirmed its commitment to the Victorian Local Government Women’s Charter. The Charter, which Council adopted in 2019, recognises the need for increased women’s participation in key decision-making forums in the community and in democratic governance. The February meeting also saw Council adopt the Bridges and Major Culverts Asset Management Plan as well as the Stormwater Drainage Asset Management Plan. The Bridges and Major Culverts Asset Management Plan outlines key elements involved in managing Council’s bridges and major culverts, which are an important part of Council’s road network. The Stormwater Drainage Asset Management Plan, the first for Loddon Shire Council, outlines key elements involved in managing stormwater runoff in Council’s urban areas.

Both plans combine management, financial, engineering and technical practices to outline a framework that ensures the level of service required by the community is provided at the lowest long-term cost and within the limits of Council’s fiscal constraints.

applications were assessed and issued within the 60-day timeframe. This is around 22 per cent above the rural council average of 69.9 per cent.

A number of quarterly reports were also presented at the February meeting. These included Public Health, Local Laws and Planning Compliance, Road Management Plan defect rectification compliance, Strategic Planning, Statutory Planning Permit activity and Building Services.

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These quarterly reports provide insights into activities of these particular areas of Council. Of note, is the processing of planning permits by Council in the 60-day timeframe required under the Planning and Environment Act 1987. During the second quarter of the 2021-2022 financial year, 92 per cent of all Loddon Shire Planning Permit

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Attention all Loddon community based organisations! Is there a project you want to do, but need help with funding? The Loddon Shire Council Community Grants Program is open from 1 March and closes on 1 May 2022. The program provides grants of up to $10,000 to support local community based organisation for projects that provide community benefit to the Loddon Shire. For the application guidelines and details on how to apply: https://www.loddon.vic. gov.au/For-residents/Community-support/ Council-grants

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Leaders start new program LODDON’S Cindy Gould and Andrea Boudville are part of the 2022 Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program. Andrea is a member of Dingee Bush Nursing Centre board and Cindy is health promotion and community engagement officer with Inglewood and District Health service. Cindy has been named the Loddon Shire scholarship recipient for this year’s program. LEAD Loddon Murray chair Colleen Condliffe said at the program launch: “With recovery from the impacts of the pandemic an ongoing challenge, we know that community-led activities will be crucial to engaging communities in the changed world we will emerge into. By developing leaders

of community, we know we are giving communities across our region a better chance to re-engage and reset for a better future”. Among speakers at the launch was 2021 graduate Suzi Birthisel, of Inglewood. She said: “Participating in the program has really stretched me. It’s made me question and think. I’ve learned new things and cemented the learnings by putting them into practice frequently. “I’ve honed strengths and addressed weaknesses. I’ve connected with a wonderful group of individuals who are equally passionate about their communities. I feel fortunate: I’ve made lifelong friendships.” The program continues until November.

Colleen Condliffe, Cr Wendy Murphy, Cindy Gould and Loddon Shire’s Amy Holmes at the program launch.

Fine cotton: Gaye’s state success GAYE Sim’s crochet has built up a notable reputation over four decades.

VICTORIAN Civil and Administrative Tribunal last week dismissed an appeal against Loddon Shire’s refusal to allow greyhound breeding and boarding kennels at Newbridge. Jamie and Catherine Kelly had taken council to VCAT over the 2020 rejection of an application for certificate of compliance. The Kellys had claimed preexisting use of the Newbridge property for breeding, boarding and training of greyhounds. They told VCAT the land had been previously used for the purposes. In her ruling, VCAT member Dalia Cook said: “There is insufficient evidence before me to confirm the existing use rights claimed during any continuous 15-year period.” “I find that the use was not operational from January 26, 2018, to May 20, 2020, being a critical time period for continuous use. “Even if the existing use right had been demonstrated for a 15-year period at some point in time, it would have been lost by cessation of use for more than two years since.” Use of the land for animal keeping of more than two animals was a discretionary use subject to a planning permit and the Kellys wish to restart this use on the land, that option may be available to them, VCAT ruled.

Her work has long been admired and revered at the annual Boort Agricultural Show and at Northern District finals. And in results just announced, her skills have been further recognised, taking out first place in the Royal Melbourne Show state final. Gaye’s winning doily was intricately worked with fine cotton and it is clear to see why it caught the judge’s eye. Gaye, along with her friend Alison Saunders taught themselves to crochet when they were 17 using books for instruction. Since then, Gaye has crocheted hundreds of pieces including baby shawls for each of her children and grandchildren which have become family heirlooms. Gaye said she liked to think that “when the kids wrap themselves in their blankets it will be a cuddle from Nanny”. Her favourite piece has been a dress made on size 14 needles and containing 36 crocheted pieces. Gaye describes embarking on this dress as a “moment of madness” but this is an amazingly complex and intricate labour of love. She has also worked tirelessly to ensure her work is providing hope and comfort for others. She is currently working on two projects. She is crocheting outfits for stillborn babies and also tiny suits for premature babies. These are high quality and thoughtful garments which no doubt bring the recipients great solace.

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Also, many years ago, she made hundreds of beanies to be sent to Ukraine, which no doubt might still be in use today as that country once again faces hardship. Gaye said she was shocked and thrilled to win such a prestigious state prize and she is already finalising her work for the 2022 Boort - SUSAN GOULD Show in October.

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Gaye Sim proudly holds her trophy for winning the Victorian Agricultural Society’s state crochet final for her intricate doily (left).

LODDON police are part of the state-wide Operation Tightness throughout March. Their focus is on drivers using mobile phones, seatbelt offences, drink and drug driving and enforcing the 100kmh limit on rural roads.

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Martha Haylett in Loddon for meetings this week. LH PHOTO

Jobs, growth in shire focus of candidate

MORE jobs, mental health and youth services and better roads across the Loddon will be the focus of Labor’s candidate for Ripon, Martha Haylett. Ms Haylett made her first official visit to the shire on Monday. She met with Loddon Mayor Dan Straub and CEO Lincoln Fitzgerald. “I will be focused on making sure the voices of rural Victorians are heard loudly by decision makers,” said Ms Haylett who was pre-selected last December to contest the marginal seat in this year’s state election. “Many towns across the Loddon Shire are experiencing growing pains with more people wanting to call our communities home. “If elected, I will be focused on ensuring the communities across the shire can develop and prosper with improved community services and amenities, secure job opportunities, and transport connections. “In my professional life, I’ve worked hard to deliver affordable housing, employment support and better transport for thousands of people in country Victoria. I want to bring that same experience and energy to serving our community.” Ms Haylett said the Government had delivered much for Loddon communities.

“Labor delivered the School Breakfast and Doctors in Schools Programs for local kids, upgraded the Wedderburn police station, rejuvenated the High Street, brought more paramedics to Inglewood, and upgraded the Inglewood Primary School. “Labor also revitalised the Bridgewater foreshore and delivered the South West Loddon Pipeline project that has brought reliable stock and domestic water supply to thousands of local homes. “But the job’s not done yet and there’s more to do.” The former advisor to Premier Daniel Andrews said: “I am standing for Labor because I believe that locals across the Loddon Shire and Ripon electorate deserve real representation. Someone who will fight for great public schools and hospitals, affordable housing, local roads and secure jobs”. “And I am standing for Labor because I believe in building a fairer future – for everyone. And because I know only Labor can deliver a recovery that works for all of us,” she said. Ripon was retained by Louise Staley for the Liberal Party at the 2018 election by an ultra-thin margin. A redistribution of boundaries has made Ripon a notional Labor seat by 2.8 per cent.

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NEW staff at Inglewood and District Health Service include occupational therapist Emily Hole, senior physiotherapist Alex Culvenor and senior occupational therapist Emma Woodman who have been welcomed by CEO Dallas Coghill. LH PHOTO

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LODDON organisations who own or house an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) have been urged to register the life-saving unit locations with Ambulance Victoria. Loddon Shire said on Monday there

were an estimated 15,000 defibrillators not registered in Victoria. It wants schools, businesses, community organisations and sporting clubs, to register their device online with Ambulance Victoria.

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HISTORIC ENGINE SOCIETY OPEN DAY

Wendy James, Jordan Kosiak and Kirsten Burgoyne.

Colours of a family day THE focus on this year’s Boort Trotting Club races was definitely on family. With lots of fun activities for the kids with Kelly Sports providing games out the back, to Nanna Lavender Rose creating colourful faces with her face painting and Fashions on the Field categories for junior girls and boys, there was plenty to keep the kids well entertained throughout the day. Kirsten Graham did a great job of hosting the luncheon and drawing the many raffles throughout the day. The first race was won by Team Teal driver Monique Burnett. Organized by patron Duncan McPherson, Team Teal was created after Duncan’s wife died of ovarian cancer in 2010. Having initially been misdiagnosed by several doctors, Lynette, who was a nurse, ended up diagnosing herself before succumbing 15 months later. During this time she began organising fundraising efforts for ovarian cancer research. There is no actual diagnostic test for ovarian cancer, it is only diagnosed by signs and symptoms, so Duncan has made it his mission to increase awareness of what they are. He came up with the idea for drivers in the harness racing world to wear teal coloured pants in races. For every first place a “Team Teal” driver wins, $400 gets donated to ovarian cancer organization ANZGOG. At the Boort races this year, Team Teal drivers won in races 1 and 7, raising $800 for ovarian cancer awareness while also being great ambassadors talking about the issue to their fellow drivers, friends and their families. Once the luncheon was over and the races were well underway, the hotly contested Fashions on the Field contestants took to the catwalk that was set up trackside near the presentation area. The Junior Girl of the day was won by Tawny Belle Drysdale from Mansfield whose similarly

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A large crowd attended Sunday’s Wedderburn Historial Engine and Machinery Society open day. LH PHOTO

BOORT CUPS MEETING glamorously-attired mum Louy was also an entrant in the Lady of the Day and the milliner’s competitions. Strutting his way to take the Junior Boy of the Day prize was Spartan Nordennen from Wedderburn. The Boort Home Hardware Gentleman of the Day division prize went to John Star. Taking out both the Milliner’s Delight and Lady of the Day prize was Katheryn Jones. Her pearl and straw detailed hat by Millinery by Mel was matched with a summery flowing floral princess style dress with puff sleeves by Australian designer Talulah. She accessorised her outfit with a pair of blush pink leather demi-gloves and a simple blush pink leather clutch purse and large pearl and diamante drop earrings from Asos. Kathryn said it was her love of pearls that made her fall in love with the hat when she bought it online over a year ago. Making the trip from Creswick gave her a chance to finally show off the hat that she had not had a chance to wear yet due to so many Covid restrictions on events. “I’m just so happy to be finally exiting COVID!” she said. “The weather was terrible in Creswick this morning, so we came out here for the sunshine and for the family fun day as my son loves Kelly Sports and I think it’s great that this whole event is free!” Along with a hamper of goodies and a satin sash for her efforts, Kathryn was ecstatic to find she had also won a $500 prize thanks to sponsor Hazel Whitmore of Whitmore Bus Lines. “It’s such a great family fun day out for all of us and it cost us nothing to be here so this is just a bonus!”

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Auction brings top land price A 642-ACRE farm at Richmond Plains, near Wedderburn, has been sold to a local buyer for $4500 an acre. Stewarts in School Road was auctioned by FP Nevins and Co, of Inglewood. The property has six dams and features a soil mixture containing black selfmulching red loam and Yeungroom loam. The price paid for the property is one of the highest ever for land in the area and near recent prices paid for properties further south in the Loddon.

Pen prize 20 years in waiting MERINO breeder Erroll Hay says winning the pen-of-three ram prize at the Loddon Valley Field Day has been “a real honour”. The Kamarooka Park Poll Merino Stud principal said he was still overwhelmed with the achievement, a fortnight after the successful field day at Serpentine that included on-property displays. One of those displays was at Erroll’s property where 200 ewes were viewed by field day visitors who came from across

Victoria. “I’ve been trying to win the pen-of-three for 20 years,” he said. “It’s a very difficult prize to win. “It’s a real honour as you are up against some of the best studs in Victoria,” Erroll said. “The challenge is to have three very even sheep for body and wool.” Erroll selected three rams from the same sire to achieve his first win in the prize and turn the placings from last year when

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Kedleston Park claimed a sixth title. Erroll said he had been using the sire in recent years and “producing some very good stuff”. This week Erroll has been in the shearing shed and among fleeces being cut are those from sisters of the winning pen-ofthree rams. He said the highly-pregnant scanned-in lambs had been shearing some magnificent wool. Last December, Kamarooka Park purchased an outstand-

ing ram privately from the renowned Collinsville Merino Stud, South Australia. “We artificially inseminated 200 ewes (in November) and 170 (December). All these ewes were inseminated with semen from four outstanding sires that we believe will have an enormous impact on our Merinos.” Kamarooka Park holds an annual ram sale with regular buyers from across the region including Pyramid Hill and Tarnagulla.

SHEEP MARKET THERE were a few more numbers offered ahead of next week’s public holiday with 13,000 lambs and 5000 sheep yarded at Bendigo on Monday. Lamb quality was very mixed with fewer hard fed export and trade lambs on offer against more grass finished types that were varied for fat cover and finish. One supermarket order was still absent and all other buyers attended but operated below capacity and the tone of the market was very flat and selective. The very best export and trade lambs sold at similar money to a week ago but only in limited numbers. Most lambs were $5 to $12/head cheaper with secondary trade weights the hardest hit this week. Local store buyers did step-in and purchase some trade lambs that displayed frame but lacked finish. There was one sale of heavy export lambs at $280/head the balance of the 30kg cwt plus crossbreds sold from $230 to $265/head at an estimated 700c to 725c/kg cwt. Bidding for heavy lambs 26-30kg cwt again had some flat spots for pens falling between export and trade orders at $189 to $222/head. Trade lambs 22-24kg cwt sold from $178 to $205/head with plainer and lighter domestic lambs mostly between $160 to $175/head. All these weight categories recorded a price spread of about 685c to 800c/ kg with the bulk of sales falling between 730c to 760c/kg cwt. There was only rare sales of very neat shorn domestic lambs at 800c/kg. Store lambs were cheaper particularly those in the 18-22kg cwt range at $130 to $177/ head. The few lines of Merino lambs were cheaper costing processors less than 700c/kg cwt. The sheep sale was very erratic. Ongoing competition from two export-

ers kept values for heavy mutton similar to dearer than a week ago at $180 to $219/ head for big crossbred or woolly Merino ewes. After this the market broke-up and was difficult to follow at times. Sheep with frame and reasonable fat cover mostly $130 to $175/head in a cheaper result with better quality light sheep $70 to $120/head. The majority of mutton sales were estimated between 500c to 580c/kg cwt. CROSSBRED LAMBS B & J Tuohey Serpentine (46) $280, Forres P/L Barham (154) $265, R & H Last Fiery Flat (54) $263, RE & SL Pedersen Kamarooka (80) $255, R & D Last Fiery Flat (67) $254, SN &DA Collins Bridgewater North (9) $253, RJ & DM Johnson F/T Boort (30) $250, DW & RJ Martin Durham Ox (54) $240, AA Jensen & Son Raywood (141) $237, GJ & GM Bremner Quambatook (35) $235, A & C Branson (Colbinabbin) (72) $234, Mirnee Partnership Hunter (118) $233, PA & CA Parks Deniliquin (67) $228, Elliott Farms P/L Diggora (83) $226, JK & A Tuohey Myola (40) $224, MI Hall Wychitella (78) $224, Peter F Schlitz Quambatook (56) $216, AB & KB Broom Neereman (71) $214, CA & TR Borger Colbinabbin (80) $211, GK & TA Turnbull Bridgewater (150) $206, A Rodgers Longlea (20) $204, MJ Williams Drummartin (72) $199, B & E Kerlin Corop (107) $198, KF & BA Cail Raywood (23) $198, G & W Collins Fentons Creek (46) $194, PD Reynolds Pyramid Hill (134) $184.

CROSSBRED EWES Kobyboyn F/T Highlands (28) $210, PT & KF Howard Goornong (42) $200, D O’Donoghue Kamarooka Nth (32) $200, PA & CA Parks Deniliquin (84) $185.

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FEATURES OPINION | QUIZ

Positive pool outcome on council’s agenda By Cr DAN STRAUB

1. Which train station is Australia’s oldest? 2. Which three continents lie on the Tropic of Capricorn? 3. In which city would you find a bronze statue of Charlie Chaplin? 4. Who was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest? 5. Which animal is featured in the beginning of an MGM film? 6. Zn is the chemical symbol of which element? 7. What does an archer fish shoot its prey with? 8. Which animals appear on the Australian Coat of Arms? 9. What is the best-selling book series of the 21st Century? 10. How many keys are there on a standard piano? 11. Regarding the human body, what does ACL stand for? 12. And in which part of the body would you find the ACL? 13. What is the currency of Denmark? 14. In which year did the Beatles split up? 15. What colours are the five Olympic Rings? 16. Who created the Australian soap opera Neighbours? 17. Which liquids make up the cocktail ‘Screwdriver’? 18. Zero degrees Celsius is what number in Fahrenheit? 19. How many elements are there on the periodic table? 20. Tony Stark is the alter ego of which superhero? ANSWERS

I WOULD like to start by mentioning what a great job our recently appointed Loddon Shire CEO, Lincoln Fitzgerald is doing. Lincoln has proven to be a great asset to the Shire in his role as CEO and has implemented a positive change within the organisation. Over the recent summer months, summer sport has once again proven to be a great way of bringing people together, to enjoy not just the sport, but also a great day out connecting with community. After a prolonged period of uncertainty with the COVID lockdowns, people were excited and more than willing to get out and about and participate in community events, which is a promising sign, helping to re-establish the great close knit community atmosphere within local areas. Loddon Shire local public pools have been a hot topic. Loddon Shire Council, along with councillors have been working tirelessly towards some positive community outcomes whilst mediating with the management provider, being Belgravia Leisure. Issues arose from a lack of lifeguard staff in the area, which is not exclusive to Loddon, surrounding country and rural city shires have also been impacted by staff shortages as have other industries, due to prolonged lock down periods and uncertainty. Summer has come to an end, however, there is still a number of days left until the pool season closes, I encourage community members to make the most of the remainder of the season. It’s been a busy summer for CFA volunteers throughout the shire with several fires threatening agriculture and other infrastructure caused from storm activity, machinery and also haystack fires. CFA volunteers are valued members of our community along with the greater volunteer network. Volunteers in the community are key players in identifying localised issues. Volunteer groups such as progress, hall committees, CWA and men’s shed groups and many more, all have a key role to play in the future viability of council infrastructure and the future of local communities. Our local Loddon farmers have come off a booming hay and grain harvest season. Things are looking promising after a wet summer, which has assisted in pre-

PERSPECTIVE paring the ground and soil for the sowing season ahead. Sheep and cattle prices have remained strong in the current market. This has meant a promising outlook for our farming business’s to reap the returns for the ever increasing input costs around producing, food, fodder, grain and fibre. Road conditions continue to be a concern for motorists and the transport sector. In a survey conducted mid last year, which identified road condition satisfaction, Loddon’s local roads scored quite highly with regard to road condition satisfaction. The downfall continues to lie with Regional Roads Victoria road network, which navigate throughout the Shire and continue to pose a safety issue for our motorist. More monetary contribution is needed from the State Government and Regional Roads Victoria in order to bring our country road network up to a satisfactory standard.

More is needed from the State Government to bring our country road network up to a satisfactory standard Housing availability throughout the Loddon Shire continues to pose a challenge, this includes prospective new residents and the retainment of current residents, along with the next generations wanting to live here in the Loddon shire. Council will continue working on future plans to create alternative options to deal with the burden of housing availability. Councillors will continue to advocate on the community’s behalf on this matter. It’s been great to see local people moving around throughout the shire. At a time of increased activity on our roads and through our towns, we need to keep safety in mind and not become reliant on our first emergency responders. First responders such as the Dingee Bush Nursing Centre Remote Area Nurses, CRT Ambulance Victoria and volunteer

CERT teams are critical services in the country areas and play a significant role and are recognised for their efforts in providing much needed medical assistance to our communities in times of need. I was pleased to see the re-opening of the men’s shed in Pyramid Hill. Men’s Shed organisations are key for men to communicate with each other and play a much needed role in men’s mental health. It’s great to see a group of inclusive members that continue to assist in promoting positive men’s identity and camaraderie. Out of necessity, innovation appears to prevail in most industries. Industries throughout Loddon have continued to grow and thrive. Loddon being a great location for the development of many successful and innovative industries, bringing with it future employment growth. The ease of prolonged COVID restrictions have seen many Loddon businesses opening again to full capacity. Businesses re opening their doors and getting back into full swing have meant that the wider population across Victoria can once again participate within their communities, having the freedom to move and take part in society, shop, socialise and engage, which is a great positive for the community in general. At this point in time, with both federal and state elections looming, Council has been preparing our prospectus to put forward to candidates and sitting MPs. Key issues that community and council have identified as priorities will feature in this document, to benefit the wider Loddon community. As we head toward the cooler months, there are some great tourism opportunities being brought forward to the Loddon Shire, one of them being the beginning of the annual duck hunting season, which begins mid-March. This event brings with it a great economic opportunity, not only for the Loddon Shire but also other surrounding rural towns across Northern Victoria. There is a great positive feel in the community at present, I very much enjoy travelling the shire meeting enthusiastic community members and look forward to the coming year of 2022.

* Cr Straub is Loddon Shire mayor and Terrick Ward councillor

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Saviour and villain

Ken Arnold begins a series exploring the path of the Loddon River

Bet Bet Creek

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The river rises down around Bullarto, not too distant from where the Coliban river rises. It flows through the Wombat forest on past the village of Glenlyon there not being anything of significance until just north of Glenlyon where the stream passes over the tessellated pavement (volcanic lava flow) before the water cascades for about 15 metres. To visit the Loddon Falls you need to take Holcombe road, turn left into the dry weather only Sewells road. Park at the gate and then walk along the track until you come to a sign. You then walk down hill to the cliff face from where you can see the waterfall and the hexagonal basalt columns. Care must be taken as there are no safety barriers. Further downstream there is Dyers Falls scenic reserve, this being off the continuation of Holcombe road and Swords road. This reserve is very difficult to access, the rock formation not being so spectacular. The river next flows mostly through bushlands until it gets to Glenluce where one can find a mineral water spring, off the Drummond - Vaughan road. Whilst the track is narrow and often full of pot holes a visit can be rewarding just to look at the rock formations. A walk upstream, along Dry Diggings track towards the old Central Springs picnic ground, from the Vaughan Springs picnic ground will reward you with a spectacular view from the cliff top. Once again care is needed. At Vaughan Springs there is a concrete embankment across the river, built around 1930, that makes a popular swimming hole, a gas barbecue tables etc and a massive slide for the young at heart. If you have never been to Vaughan Springs do yourself a favour and go take a geek. Make sure you check out the old closed off Tarilta road bridge. The river then flows down under Kemps Bridge into a gully lined with poplar trees. These make a picturesque sight at Autumn if you care to drive up the gravel road to the lookout tower in Havelock street, Guildford. There is little to see until one gets to the Cairn Curran reservoir, construction starting in 1946, costing £1,231,000, the wall to be 2200 feet, 104 feet above the river bed. The wall was completed in 1956. Here you will find a nice picnic ground. The flooding of this weir necessitated

Dyer’s Falls

the realignment of the Midland Highway and the Maryborough-Castlemaine railway line where Joyces Creek enters the catchment area. At the low level Hamilton’s crossing on the Baringhup West-Eastville road, you will see the remains of the old road bridge and if you are lucky a platypus or two. This crossing is a popular camping area however there are no facilities. The Back Eddington road crossing consists of three low-level bridges thus it is often refered to as Three Bridges. The remains of the old bridge can be seen. A little upstream from the BendigoMaryborough road bridge, built in 1929 to replace the old bridge in McCoy Street,

Eddington, the Tullaroop Creek merges with the river whilst a short distance downstream you will find the remains of a nice old bridge over the Bet Bet Creek on what was once the Carisbrook to Tarnagulla road, it becoming a casualty when the Laanecoorie weir was filled. Incidentally 1053 acres of land was purchased so that the Laanecoorie weir could be built - cost around £65,000, also recorded as £85,568 plus £48,308 spent to purchase the land. Work started in the later 1880s but the on going floods caused problems.

NEXT WEEK: PART TWO

Cairn Curran

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MOST of us probably take the Loddon River for granted as we pass through the area in which this paper is distributed. Today, we will start to take a quick trip down the Loddon River, the second longest river in Victoria, flowing from the Great Dividing Range in the south to the Little Murray river in the north. In all the river is joined by 19 minor tributaries, it descends 567 metres (1860 feet) over its 392 (244 miles) course. The following major creeks all flow into the Loddon River: Middleton, Fryers, Tarilta, Campbells, Jim Crow, Muckleford, Mia Mia, Sandy, Joyces, Boundary Gully, Tullaroop, Bet Bet, Jones’s, Bradford, Back (at Newbridge), Bul a bul, Hope, Sangus, Pyramid, Barr, whilst there are two important anabranches - Serpentine and Kinypanial creeks. There are a number of other smaller creeks and gullies that run into the river during wet times. The river is or could be crossed by the Daylesford-Malmsbury road at Glenlyon; Walls lane, Swords road, the DrummondVaughan road crosses the river at two locations, Hopkins lane. The next crossing was the Tarilta road bridge (now closed) thus now a shallow ford, Kemps Bridge road, the Midland Highway at Guildford, the Maryborough - Castlemaine railway line, Punt (now Barkla) road and the Pyrenees Highway in Newstead, what is now Cairn Curran reservoir wall, Baringhup road, Hamilton’s crossing, a popular camping spot on the Baringhup West - Eastville road, Pickerings lane, Rumbolds road, Back Eddington Road and Bendigo-Maryborough road at Eddington. There was Janevale bridge, a reinforced concrete girder bridge built in 1911, at Laanecoorie, the Wimmera highway at Newbridge, Willies road (an old Cobb & Co. crossing place), Calder Highway, Bridgewater, the Eaglehawk-Inglewood railway line, Bridgewater-Serpentine road, Lagoona road, Borung-Hurstwood road, unnamed, Majors Line road, Ellerslie Road, Boort-Pyramid road, Boort-Yando road, Canary Island-Leaghur road. And further north, Redgum road, Appin South road, Hewitt-Wren Road and Wood lane, Old Kerang road, Murray Valley highway at Kerang, the Yungera, Bendigo-Swan Hill) railway line, Weir road, O’Donoghues Bridge road, Baulch road and finally Benjeroop-Lake Charm road.

In all, the Loddon River is joined by 19 minor tributaries plus creeks and gullies

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RUDKINS Patricia “Pat” Passed away peacefully at Mirrdong Aged Care on March 2, 2022. Aged 88 years. Dearly loved Wife of Tom (dec.). Devoted Mother to Shane, Kerry and Lionel Baber, Susan and Peter Lakeman. Adored Nan of Nathan, Jayden, Teagan (dec.) and Mikeely. Loved Daughter of Bill and Alice Tripcony and Sister of Dawn and Graham (all dec.). Forever in our hearts.

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Margaret Rose Perryman late of 819 Borung-Hurstwood Road, Borung, VIC, 3518, Farmer, deceased. CREDITORS, next of kin, and others having claims in respect of the will of the above-named deceased, who died on 13 June 2021 are required by the executors, Andrew Joseph Perryman and Barbara Maree Round, c/- the undermentioned solicitor, to send particulars of their claims to them by the 17 May 2022 after which date the executors may convey or distribute the assets, having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice. MCL LEGAL 78 Napier Street St Arnaud VIC 3478

RUDKINS Patricia “Pat” A Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the life of Mrs Patricia “Pat” Rudkins will be held at the Napier Park Chapel, 420 Napier Street, Bendigo on FRIDAY (March 11) at 1:00 pm.

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SPORTS of different balls were using the weekend as warm-ups for what is ahead. Suwattana Chulakathappa (above) was practising at Boort Croquet Club for this month’s major tournament while Jack Nevins (right) was part of Inglewood’s pre-season match before the Loddon Valley Football League season. LH PHOTOS

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Upset books berth NEWBRIDGE has pulled off the season upset downing top side Lockwood to book a Marong tennis grand final berth. After sweating on final round results to make the semis, Newbridge moved into a higher gear on Saturday. The power of Newbridge’s woman in both A and B sections, was too great for Lockwood, taking all six sets. Newbridge’s A men also claimed two of the three sets. In the other semi, Harcourt advances to the grand final after play against Wilsons Reef was abandoned by rain. Harcourt was up 40 games when the decision was made. The grand final will be played on March 19. Lockwood 7-80 lost to Newbridge 11-91 A LADIES: D. Wells T. Miller lost to A. Sherlock E. Jenkin 4-6. D. Wells R. Coutts lost to A. Sherlock K. Graham 4-6. T. Miller R. Coutts lost to E. Jenkin K. Graham 5-6. B LADIES: L. Knight A. Wells lost to S. Wallace A Broom 5-6. K. Mannix C. Shevlin lost to S. Wallace T. Hicks 3-6. L. Knight C. Shevlin lost to A. Broom T. Hicks 2-6. A MEN: L. Nixon A. Doyle d M. Johnson D. Graham 6-4. L. Nixon J. Coutts d M. Johnson S. Atkins 6-5. A. Doyle J. Coutts d D. Graham S. Atkins 6-5 B MEN: R. Wells A. McLean d A. Broom J. Sutherland 6-2. C. Scoble M. Harvey lost to A. Broom D. White 3-6. T. Jensen M. Curnow lost to J. Sutherland D. White 3-6. MIXED: D. Wells J. Coutts lost to M. Johnson A. Sherlock 5-6.. T. Miller A. Doyle d S. Atkins K. Graham 6-4. R. Coutts R. Wells lost to D. Graham E. Jenkins 3-6. L. Knight A. McLean lost to A. Broom A Broom 1-6. K. Mannix C. Scoble d J. Sutherland S. Wallace 6-2. A. Wells T. Jensen d D. White T. Hicks 6-3.

Round of leadfrog BOORT tennis had its last hit out before the start of the finals. Leaghur are the team to beat, going through the season undefeated, while Mysia leapfrogged Barraport with a win over them on Saturday. Marmal haven’t quite hit their straps yet, but come finals the slate is wiped clean and anything can happen. Results. Leaghur 107 d Marmal 74. Mysia 114 d Barraport 59. Final Ladder: Leaghur 24, Mysia 12, Barraport 8, Marmal 4. Finals format: Semi-finals 1 v 4. 2 v 3 on March 19. Winners play in the grand final on March 26. Meanwhile, the club has also started receiving entries for its Easter tournament.

Hes Under Wraps just gets home in the 2022 Boort Pacing Cup on Sunday.

Wrap off: Home by a whisker YOUNG reinsman Jordan Leedham had one of the most thrilling victories of his career at Boort on Sunday. Leedham drove Hes Under Wraps with maturity to snag the premier Neil Beattie Pacing Cup over 2250 metres by a mere short half head. Long Forest trainer Andy Gath’s ex-Kiwi 5Y0 Terror To Love-Diamond Dancer gelding was driven hard to lead from the pole. Andy Gath was fresh from a winning double at Melton on Saturday night, both driven by his wife Kate Gath. Hes Under Wraps, which raced a little erratically at times, just the distance from Naracoorte visitor Stratofortress (one/two) which raced three wide from the bell after starting inside the second line. Imnopumpkin (one/three from outside the front line) was third 2.4 metres away. Raced by former Herald-Sun journalist Neale Donnelley and longtime associate John Morahan, Hes Under Wraps returned a mile rate of 1-59.9 only .6 of a second outside both Perspective (2019) and Anothermasterpiece’s (2021) track record. Short-priced favourite One Too Many was fourth. Sunday’s Boort meeting was the first of the Victoria Harness Racing Club’s bonus meetings for the season which will be held at all clubs throughout the year. The Peter Walsh Trotters Cup was a rough result for punters after 8Y0 Bad Boy Truscott-Left One Eye Out gelding Garshaway saluted the judge at tote odds of $66.80 when making only his 44th race appearance. Garshaway, who hadn’t won since July 2018 when trained by Graeme McDermott put up a strong performance to take out the cup. Now trained at Byrneside by Laura Crossland and driven by partner Damian Wilson, Garshaway stepped cleanly from barrier three to settle on the back of Show Me The Moolah which began fast from outside the front line.

After a perfect passage, Garshaway angled into the clear on the home turn and did best to prevail by a neck over Show Me The Moolah, with 20 metre backmarker Travel Bug (one/one) third 6.1 metres back after switching to the sprint lane on turning. The mile rate of 2-07.6 was well outside Well Defined’s 2-03.1 set last year. It was Garshaway’s first success since July 2018. The TAB trifecta paying a massive $9468.40 part of which was a jackpot of $834.85. The Team Teal Lady Drivers Pace over 1900 metres saw Kilmore trainer Rita Burnett and daughter Monique successful with 6Y0 Modern Art-Apple Sorbet mare Feisty Phoebe. Settling one/one from gate three, Feisty Phoebe after easing one/one approaching the home turn raced clear over the concluding stages to register a 4.2 metre margin over the leader and favourite Cracked Pepper. Go Joe (one/two) was third 2.1 metres away. The mile rate 2-02.5. Millionaire NSW owners Emilio & Mary Rosati’s 4Y0 Peak-Lady J gelding Patriot Stride was successful in the Robert Coutts Tribute Trotters Handicap over 2250 metres. Trained at Lemnos by Russell Jack and driven by Leigh Sutton, Patriot Stride was given plenty of time to find his rhythm from 20 metres as Surprise To Me (barrier two) led. Racing parked for the last half, Patriot Stride took care of the leader before the home turn with Floating Mountain after trailing for the last lap giving chase. Despite

racing rough, Patriot Stride scored by a neck over Floating Mountain in a rate of 2-06.2. Jack Of The Green after trailing the leader was third 5.9 metres back. Lexton owner/trainer Ashleigh Herbertson and reinsman son James snared the Alabar Vicbred Platinum Maiden Pace over 1900 metres with Exclusive Dancer, a 4Y0 gelded son of Bettors Delight and Pole Dancer in 2-02.6, leading throughout from gate two in defeating Star Pupil which trailed by 5.8 metres. It’s a Good Feeling was third 1.1 metres away after racing exposed from gate two on the second line. Eight-year-old McArdle-Sheezalittlebeauty gelding Clem McArdle trained by Trish McVeigh at Milloo and raced by the McVeigh family were bonus winners after taking the Patrick O’Dwyer Tribute/VHRC Pace over 1900 metres. Starting solo on the second line, Clem McArdle (Jack Laugher) at start 88 enjoyed a cosy one/one passage trailing Pirates Of Zanzibar (gate three) as Star Shine led from gate two. Easing three wide on the final bend, Clem McArdle drew clear over the concluding stages to score by 3 metres from a game Pirates Of Zanzibar. Miss Tyler was third 3.1 metres back after trailing the winner all the way. The mile rate 2-00.3. Veteran Hamilton trainer Jim Barker combined with daughter Jackie to land a rather large plunge in the D W (Bill) Foley TributePace when 8Y0 Rocknroll Hanover-Best Of Wine gelding Dancin With Elvis backed in from an opening quote of $41.00 fixed odds to $13,00 greeted the judge. Settling three back in the moving line, Dancin With Elvis was set alight with a rush two laps out to cross the leader Happyaslarry and despite being challenged in earnest at the bell by a number of runners, defied them all to score by a half neck from Alistair Lavros (three wide last lap from three poles), with Beach Time (one/one – three wide at bell) third 8.8 metres back. The mile rate 2-03.1. - WITH LEN BAKER

Peter’s night VICTORIA Hotel Pyramid Hill darts was won by Rob Peter on Monday night. Playing were Cathy Brodie, Hafyq Nasharuddin, Leigh Manton, Janine Worth, Charmain Worth, Jesse Jones, Bernie Smith, Trevor Walters, Steve Roberts, Annie Gibson, Tammy Peter and Rob Peter.

Peter Walsh (centre) presents the Trotting Cup.

Neil Beattie (right) with Hes Under Wraps after the race.

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Pairs competition

WEDDERBURN Bowling Club held its mid-week tournament on Friday with 16 teams. Three games of two bowls were played with a female skip in each team. The team from St Arnaud Country Club were winners skippered by Amanda Marlon. Korong Vale’s Joan Murnane (s), Judy Matthews, Yvonne Cashen and Dot Gibson were runners-up (pictured).

CALIVIL Bowling Club held its 2x4x2 pairs competition on Sunday. There were only two pairs with three wins with the winners decided on points. The Inglewood combination of Vicky Tierney and Lindsay Kelly won from Lockington pair Russell Shawcross and Alan Kauffman. Elmore, Rochester, Lockington Community Bank sponsored the day.

Let’s do the same again this week

DINGEE will meet Marong for a second week running when Bendigo bowls finals start on Saturday. Skips will be hoping their rinks at least replicate the 22-shot win achieved last weekend in the final game of the Division 5 home and away season, It was Dingee’s best win of the season over Marong and has the team hoping to advance in the finals, meeting on Saturday at Kangaroo Flat. The final starts at 1.30pm. Dingee finished the home and away season third, Marong fourth. Kangaroo Flat and Eaglehawk clash in the other semi-final being played at White Hills. Dingee’s midweek Division 4 side went down by 12 shots in Monday’s semi-final against Bendigo VRI. The late good form for Inglewood Division 1 continued on with a good win over White Hills. This ensured this team finished the season in sixth position – a good finish considering a lower result was looming a couple of weeks ago. The final score being Inglewood 76 shots (16 points) to White Hills 48 shots (0 points). The best performed rink and winners of the Cousin Jack’s Bakehouse/Jackie McLean award was Helen Leach, Robert Day, Shirley Sloan and David Vanston. Division 5 fell at one of the last hurdles by going down to Castlemaine in an upset loss. The final score being Inglewood 31 shots (0 points) to Castlemaine 53 shots (14 points). This team are very experienced and we are confident they

Calivil president Graham Maxted with the winning Inglewood pair.

Dingee’s Megan Grieves (left) and John Hellsten enjoyed victory over Marong in Saturday’s Division 5 game. LH PHOTOS will pick themselves up and put in some good performances in the finals starting this week. The clubs wishes them well. In Division 1 weekend pennant Inglewood came up against an Eaglehawk team who are well in the hunt for a premiership this season. The result was better than it looks with three rinks having chances of winning but just fell short in the end with two rinks losing by three shots and one by three shots. The final scores were Inglewood 68 shots (0 points) to Eaglehawk 95 shots (18 points). With the makeup of Pennant Bowls in Division 1 uncertain for

next season Inglewood is looking to finish the season off well this week against Golden Square to advance its credentials. The Division 5 team finished their season on Saturday and fought on gamely against a strong Campbells Creek team. Unfortunately, things didn’t go well for this team over the season and they finished last in their division with relegation looming. Inglewood was short of players all season and can’t thank the ladies enough, some being in their senior years, for filling in to ensure this team was fielded every week. No matter what happens eve-

ryone will get a game of bowls next season and look forward to the next challenge with some recruitment if possible. The final score being Inglewood 66 shots (four points) to Campbells Creek 83 shots (14 points). The Café 3517 award for the best performed rink, for this week, goes to the rink of David Whitehead, Helen Leech, Chris Ward and Greg Sommers. The club is holding a function after the last game on Saturday, and would love to see as many people as possible there to reminisce and look forward with ideas for next season.

Frank’s super veteran day SERPENTINE bowler Frank Maher last week received his super veterans’ badge at Bendigo Playing Area’s annual veterans’ day. The badge is for bowlers who have reached their 80th birthday. He was one of six recipients of the badge this year. And Frank celebrated in style by skippering the event’s winning team that also included Peter Collier and Ray Anderson.

REGION BOWLS RESULTS BENDIGO - Division 1: Inglewood lost to Eaglehawk 68-95. D Garrett B McClymont G Jackson M McLean (s) lost to Eaglehawk 19-21. S McLean M Roberts C Kelly L Kelly (s) lost to Eaglehawk 17-20. M Chamberlain D Wilson I Chamberlain W Roberts (s) lost to Eaglehawk 17-34. B Jackson G Wilson J Nevins R Day (s) lost to Eaglehawk 15-20. Division 3: South Bendigo d Serpentine 111-54. South Bendigo d S Rollinson F Maher S Rudkins B Gladman (s) 19-21. South Bendigo d K Canfield R Hasty D Walker D Anset (s) 30-15. South Bendigo d B Catto B Tuohey J Stuart A Bish (s) 33-10. South Bendigo d W Gladman G Addlem B Long R Gladman (s) 29-8.

Inglewood Primary School is participating in the four-week Bowls Australia Rookie Rollers program at the Inglewood Bowling Club. The program started last week and is being run by Bowls Australia representatives John and Maree Emerson

Division 5: Dingee d Marong 95-73. K Pollock J Hellsten M Grieves F Grieves (s) lost to Marong 19-29. G Clarke G Devanny L Demeo B Lawry (s) d Marong 18-14. A Hay T Kavanagh B West N Lister (s) d Marong 32-9. S Cail R Thompson D Demeo C Koch (s) d Marong 26-21. Campbells Creek d Inglewood 83-66. Campbells Creek lost to A Noonan T Birth-

isel A Ellerton A Harrison (s) 19-20. Campbells Creek d E Patterson P Kelly P Lyndon I Bradley (s) 18-15. Campbells Creek lost to G Sommers C Ward H leech D Whitehead (s) 19-21. Campbells Creek d R White B Moffat C McEwan D Rowe (s) 27-10. Calivil lost to Eaglehawk 55-78. I Mansbridge H Miles N Dennis W Miles (s) lost to Eaglehawk 18-21. H Gronow G Lourie J Pickles L Gronow (s) lost to Eaglehawk 1120. B Meighan S Hope A Dennis A Leech (s) lost to Eaglehawk 9-26. K Richards R Lourie G Ray G Maxted (s) d Eaglehawk 17-11. Ladder: Kangaroo Flat 191, Eaglehawk 190, Dingee 128, Marong 116, Campbells Creek 112, Calivil 97, Castlemaine 95, Inglewood 79. Division 6: Bridgewater lost to Strathfieldsaye 55-109. B Bahada I Clutton R Brown B Oughtred (s) lost to Strathfieldsaye 7-34. P Gath D Wilson P Short N Saunders (s) d Strathfieldsaye 17-16. D Grant F Shea J Fagan R Broadbent (s) lost to Strathfieldsaye 15-33. G Catto C Brooshooft B McNaught A Harrison (s) lost to Strathfieldsaye 16-26.

MIdweek - Division 4 semi-final: Dingee lost to Bendigo VRI 58-66. K Pollock V Sproull F Grieves M Grieves (s) lost to Bendigo VRI 19-27. N Thomas P Plant B West S Cail (s) lost to Bendigo VRI 23-26. D Demeo S Lawry O Demeo L Demeo (s) d Bendigo VRI 16-13. Division 5 semi-final: Inglewood d Castlemaine 37-29. J Roberts Z Dowling A Harrison P Kelly (s) d Castlemaine 20-12. E Patterson P McEwan D Whitehead C McEwan (s) drew Castlemaine 17-17. NORTH CENTRAL - Midweek grand final: Wycheproof lost to Boort 61-71. C Rayes S McKenna L Milburn J Grylls (s) lost to P Gould L Gardner G Gardner T Moresi (s) 18-29. E Taylor R Tierney P Gardner H Grylls (s) lost to G Tweddle M Nelson T Noles K Depiazza (s) 19-25. A Coatsworth A Wallace A Jones D Groves (s) d L Cameron P Baker J Maxted L Maxted (s) 24-17.

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Powlett’s premier play

PREMIERS: Powlett players celebrate and (inset) association president Robert Senior presents the trophy to Tim Johns.

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AN EPIC grand final has seen Powlett take the Inglewood tennis association flag by just 19 games over Fentons Creek. Tie-breaks were crucial in many of the sets as the two leading association teams battled for honours last Saturday. The decider was to be played at Inglewood but heavy rain Friday made courts there unplayable and the match was moved to Wedderburn. Men’s set honours were shared with Powlett gaining an edge of three games. Two sets went down to the wire. Powlett had a slightly greater advantage in the ladies’ sets - 5-3 - but again Fentons Creek was proving dogged and its players were not about to relinquish the title won last season. Heading into the mixed, Powlett was 12 games up and the epic battle played out its final chapter of the season. Serves were broken in all but one set as Fentons Creek fought out the grand final until the last ball. In the mixed sets, seven games separated the teams and Powlett had claimed the flag, Fentons Creek this season having to be content with finishing runnersup in one of the association’s memorable grand finals. Association president Robert Senior congratulated both teams and presented the premiership trophy to Powlett’s Tim Johns. Senior said the match had been of a high standard and extremely competitive. He also thanked the other association clubs - Korong Vale,

Loddon Eagles and Wedderburn Junction - for being part of the 2021-2022 season. Powlett 13-163 d Fentons Creek 11-144

MEN: B Issac L Lamprell lost to P Turnbull S Lockhart 7-8, T Johns B Leech lost to L Lockhart A Brett 3-8, S Leech A Lock lost to R Holt J Hayes 6-8, H Lock M Livingston defeated S Turnbull M Postle 8-4, B Issac T Johns defeated P Turnbull L Lockhart 8-7, L Lamprell B Leech lost to S Lockhart A Brett 5-8, S Leech H Lock defeated R Holt S Turnbull 8-3, A Lock M Livingston defeated J Hayes M Postle 8-4. LADIES: A Leech S Maher defeated M Lowry G Lockhart 8-5, H Martin D Way-

man defeated J Millie G Bird 8-4, D Wayman A Dean lost to V Bainbridge G Fry 6-8, B Livingston C Ugle lost to K Bainbridge P Van Hueman 3-8, A Leech H Martin defeated M Lowry J Millie 8-4, S Maher D Wayman defeated G Lockhart G Bird 8-1, D Wayman B Livingston defeated V Bainbridge K Bainbridge 8-5, A Dean C Ugle lost to G Fry P Van Hueman 5-8. MIXED: B Issac A Leech defeated P Turnbull M Lowry 8-1, T Johns S Maher defeated S Lockhart G Lockhart d 8-6, B Leech D Wayman lost to J Millie L Lockhart 5-8, L Lamprell H Martin lost to A Brett G Bird 7-8, S Leech A Dean defeated R Holt V Bainbridge 8-7, H Lock D Wayman defeated J Hayes G Fry 8-5, A Lock B Livingston lost to S Turnbull P Van Hueman 7-8, M Livingston C Ugle lost to M Postle K Bainbridge 5-8.

North sends favourites south

Victors in the Loddon Valley association grand final Calivil North were all smiles after staging the upset win. RIGHT: Mincha West captain Jeannie Wagner congratulates Calivil North’s Michelle Balic. LH PHOTOS

GRAND final specialists Calivil North pulled off the season upset in winning Saturday’s Loddon Valley tennis association flag. Mincha West had gone into the final as favourite. And after Friday’s rain, the match had been rescheduled from Calivil to the Pyramid Hill courts. But Mincha West was unable to gain an edge at home. Calivil North did the damage in the ladies’ sets, winning by a convincing 19 games. Captain Michelle Balic had her players in dynamic form and when their scores were added to the men’s five-point advantage, only a supreme fightback in the mixed could keep Mincha West’s hopes alive. That’s exactly what happened. with veterans like Vaughan Herrick giving inspiration to the team’s younger members. However, Mincha West was unable to bridge the gap with the games score being tied in the mixed sets and its hopes of a flag dashed.

LODDON VALLEY Michelle Balic Jess O’Brien 1-7, Zoe Stewart Chelsea Mann lost to Michelle Balic & Lynley Strachan 0-7, Emily Prout Chelsea Mann d Jess O’Brien d Lynley Strachan 7-1,Jeannie Wagner Trista Wagner lost to Christie Rogers Oscar Balic 3-7, Jeannie Wagner & Chris Mann lost to Christie Rogers & Gemma Maxted 0-7, Trista Wagner Chris Mann lost to Oscar Balic & Gemma Maxted 6-7. MIXED: Brodie Wagner Zoe Stewart lost to Caleb Smith Michelle Balic 2-7, David Mann Emily Prout lost to Ross Maxted Christie Rogers 4-7, Colin Mann Trista Wagner lost to Lloyd Maxted Lynley Strachan 1-7, Donny Stewart Chelsea Mann d Jarad Smith Jess O’Brien 7-5, Vaughan Herrick Chris Mann d Daniel Rogers Oscar Balic 7-2, James Ritchie Meg Stewart d Leon Strachan Gemma Maxted 7-0. Mincha West emergencies: Tim Wagner, Peter Gorgon, Claire Pickles Calivil North emergencies: Kyndalin Smith, Kyen Maxted, Bailey Pickersgill, Tom Smith.

Mincha West 74 lost to Calivil 98 MEN: David Mann Colin Mann lost to Ross Maxted Lloyd Maxted 2-7, David Mann Donny Stewart lost to Ross Maxted Caleb Smith 3-7, Colin Mann Donny Stewart lost to Lloyd Maxted Caleb Smith 4-7, James Ritchie Vaughan Herrick d Daniel Rogers Jarad Smith 7-3, James Ritchie Brodie Wagner d Daniel RogersLeon Strachan 7-3, Vaughan Herrick Brodie Wagner lost to Jarad Smith & Leon Strachan 6-7. LADIES: Zoe Stewart Emily Prout lost to

Oscar Balic

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SPORT STATISTICS BATTING Phil Scholes (Arnold) ......... 535 55.44 Matthew Giri (Arnold) .......... 499 62.38 Tom McKinley (Bridgewater) ...423 47.00 Jarrod Hodoras (Boort-Yando) ... 329 36.56 Ryan Metelmann (Arnold) .... 322 40.25 Cameron Dale (Arnold) ....... 265 33.13 Pat Murphy (Bridgewater) ... 257 32.13 Braydon Welsh (Kingower) . 232 38.67 Matthew Rowe (Kingower) . 222 22.20 Jayden Leach (Kingower) ... 201 25.13 Fergus Bear (Boort-Yando) . 197 21.89 Luke Holt (Wedderburn) ..... 195 24.38 Kyle Simpson (Kingower) ... 187 20.78

Washout keeps ‘record’ after torrid stint in field A WASHOUT on the eve of Upper Loddon cricket senior finals has kept Boort-Yando’s undefeated run intact. That record since mid-January was likely to have fallen against Arnold on Saturday. The Redbacks belted a strong 237 in their innings with openers Matt Giri and Phil Scholes belting balls around the ground. The home side was already on 172 before Gould and Slatter combined to dismiss Giri for 122 but Scholes kept cool as Mason, Cam Dale and Metelmann made their way to the crease only to be dismissed lightly. A rain band swept through the area and the match was abandoned at afternoon tea. Wedderburn, despite the return of key opening bowler Adam Postle and a stellar effort with bat and ball by Cam Steel, were overtaken by Kingower, the difference just seven runs. Steel top-scored with 29 and then claimed three wickets in his three overs with the ball. Nick Leech was the best of Kingower’s bowlers.

BOWLING Cameron Dale (Arnold) ................. 19 Lachlan deJong (Kingower) ........... 16 Adam Postle (Wedderburn) ........... 15 Nick Leach (Arnold) ........................ 15 Kevin Bloom (Bridgewater) ............ 14 Ben Power (Arnold) ........................ 14

FIELDING Jayden Leach (Kingower) ................ 8 Cameron Dale (Arnold) .................... 7 Will Holt (Wedderburn) ...................... 6 Jarrod Hodoras (Boort-Yando) ...... 6 Tim McKinley (Bridgewater) ............ 6 Alex Cockerell (Boort-Yando) .......... 5 Jack Vinnicombe (Kingower) ........... 6 Blake Pickles (Kingower) ................. 6

LADDER Arnold ............................................. 51 Kingower ........................................ 45 Boort-Yando ................................... 30 Wedderburn ..................................... 30 Bridgewater ..................................... 24 Semi finals Arnold v Wedderburn Kingower v Boort-Yando

Cam Steel in-form for Wedderburn on Saturday. LH PHOTO

Bowling: B Minogue 7.0-0-0-38, D Crilly 7.0-1-0-35, A Cockerell 3.0-0-0-46, F Bear 7.0-0-1-44, A Knight 3.0-0-0-25, B Slatter 7.0-0-2-42, W Gould 1.0-0-0-3. MATCH ABANDONED

Wedderburn lost to Kingower Wedderburn B Holt b N Leach ...................................... 5 W Holt c J Leach b N Leach .................... 4 C Steel b J Leach ................................... 29 L Holt c J Vinnicombe b BC Pickles ...... 25 S Giorlando c BC Pickles b T Nunn ...... 15 S Carroll st L McNeil ................................ 4 M Lockhart not out .................................. 8 N Holt c T Nunn b K Simpson ................. 7 A Postle not out ....................................... 7 Extras ...................................................... 7 Total ................................... 7/111 (cc) Bowling: N Leach 7.0-2-2-16, K Simpson 7.0-1-1-19, J Leach 4.0-0-1-7, L DeJong 3.0-1-0-22, BC Pickles 7.0-1-2-20, T Nunn 2.0-0-1-5, J Vinnicombe 3.0-0-0-10, B Wilson 2.0-0-0-8.

Kingower

Arnold

M Rowe c C Steel b A Postle ................. 17 J Leach c S Carroll b A Postle ............... 27 K Simpson b J Vander-Wetering ........... 10 N Leach c & b W Holt ............................ 34 W Deason c L Holt b C Steel ................... 8 J Vinnicombe c W Holt b C Steel ............ 0 BC Pickles not out ................................... 4 T Nunn c W Holt b C Steel ...................... 0 L DeJong not out ..................................... 3 Extras .................................................... 15 Total ................................... 7/118 (cc)

MW Giri c W Gould b B Slatter ............ 122 P Scholes not out .................................. 81 D Mason c D Crilly b F Bear .................... 0 C Dale c L Slatter b W Gould ................ 19

Bowling: A Postle 7.0-1-1-18, W Holt 7.01-1-28, L Holt 3.0-0-0-12, S Carroll 7.0-21-20, J Vander-Wetering 7.0-2-1-19, N Holt 2.0-1-0-3, C Steel 2.0-1-3-9.

Arnold drew with Boort-Yando

THIS WEEK

R Metelmann c & b B Slatter ................... 8 C Anderson not out ................................. 0 Extras ...................................................... 9 Total ................................... 4/237 (cc)

Big hitters power Boort into final BOORT-YANDO and Arnold will contest the Upper Loddon junior cricket Grand Final on Saturday at Bridgewater. This follows the two semi-finals where Boort-Yando comprehensively defeated a somewhat depleted Bridgewater, while Arnold had to work harder to shake off Kingower. The Bridgewater bowlers copped a bit of a hammering after Boort-Yando won the toss and batted. Fraser Holland, Alex Cockerell and Tom Potter all completed 50s with Brodie Arnold contributing thirty three in Boort-Yando’s final total of 5-270. These four batsmen between them hit 15 boundaries as well as hitting 11 over the fence. Bridgewater did well to send down 47 overs during this onslaught with Nate Harrison being the most economical while Blake Smyth was able to pick up his first wicket in junior cricket. In reply, the Bridgewater innings never really got going and they were dismissed for 38. Toby Naughton top scored with 18 while Jacob Mulquiny and Tom Potter took two wickets for Boort-Yando. Potter after taking four catches last week again found himself in the right spot to take three this week. Arnold batted first on the damp surface in the other semi against Kingower.

By MICHAEL ROSE Gabe Nevins and Jaspa Wendels gave Arnold a 51- run opening partnership before Wendels was dismissed for 14. Nevins was the aggressor but he was run out shortly after for 44. Flynn Lock and Campbell Hancock then enjoyed a 55-run stand to put Arnold in a sound position. Hancock who waited for the right ball to hit finished with a score of 38. Arnold’s total at stumps stood at 6-132 off 51 overs. Ryder Smith with two wickets took the bowling honours while the Kingower fielding was good with three run outs being effected with another couple of near misses. Kingower lost an early wicket on Sunday however Tyler Murphy, Leah McCoy and Jackson Luckman all batted well to give Arnold some anxious moments. Murphy top scored with 32 with Luckman making 26. The innings fell away at the end with the last four wickets falling on the final total of 88. Hancock, Kale Hewett and Mitchell Whitton did most of the damage taking two wickets each while Hewett also finished the day with three catches. Boort-Yando will be contesting their third grand final in a row while Arnold will be making

Alex Cockerell on his way to top scoring for Boort-Yando in the semi-final. LH PHOTO their first appearance since they last won the flag in 2016-17. Immediately following the game the winners will be presented with the Les and Margaret Miller Premiership Shield. The Inglewood and Districts Community Bank player of the year, batting and bowling awards will also be presented.

Arnold d Kingower Arnold G. Nevins run out ( E. McCoy ) .............. 44 J. Wendels lbw b R. Murphy ................. 14 C. Hancock c R. Murphy b R. Smith ..... 38 F. Lock run out ( T. Murphy) ................... 11 S. Hewett b R. Smith ............................... 0 K. Hewett run out (R. Murphy) ................. 4 M. Whitton not out ................................... 2 M. Pickering not out ................................ 3 Extras .................................................... 16 Total .......................................... 6/132 Bowling T. Murphy 10-1-0-29, I. JohnsonMcCloud 10-2-0-34, R. Murphy 9-3-1-11, J. Luckman !0-1-0-20, E. McCoy 7-3-0-15, R. Smith 5-1-2-8.

Kingower T. Murphy b C. Hancock ........................ 32 E. McCoy b J. Wendels ........................... 0 L. McCoy b F. Lock ................................ 15 J. Luckman b C. Hancock ..................... 26 R. Murphy c J. Wendels b K. Hewett ...... 5 I. Johnson-McCloud run out (S. Hewett) . 0 R. Smith c M. Pickering b K. Hewett ....... 0 M. Lonza c K. Hewett b G. Nevins .......... 2 C. Soulsby not out ................................... 0 X. Wilson c K. Hewett b M. Whitton ........ 0 R. Leach c K. Hewett b M. Whitton ......... 0 Extras ...................................................... 8 Total ............................................... 88 Bowling G. Nevins 9-3-1-26, J. Wendels 8-4-1-5, F. Lock 10-5-1-15, C. Hancock 9-52-16, M. Pickering 6-0-0-18, K. Hewett 7-42-7, M. Whitton 1.2-0-2-0

Boort-Yando d Bridgewater Boort-Yando F. Holland retired ..................................... 52 A. Cockerell retired ................................ 54 W. Toose lbw b K. Lister .......................... 2 J. Mulquiny b S. Lister ............................. 6 T. Potter retired ...................................... 53 B. Arnold c E. Simm b H. Daldy ............ 33 L. Hall run out (E. Simm) .......................... 5 J. Potter c T. Naughton b B. Smyth ......... 1

S. Toose not out .................................... 11 J. Hird not out .......................................... 7 Extras .................................................... 46 Total ...........................................5/270 Bowling T. Naughton 10-0-0-30, K. Lister 10-1-1-66, D. Stringer 4-0-0-32, L. Lonsdale 5-0-0-23, N. Harrison 5-0-0-17, S. Lister 4-0-1-33, B. Smyth 3-1-1-11, H. Kilby 4-00-28, E. Simm 2-0-1-18.

Bridgewater T. Naughton b T. Potter .......................... 18 K. Lister b A. Cockerell ............................ 8 L. Lonsdale b T. Potter ............................ 2 H. Daldy c T. Potter b l. Hall .................... 0 S. Lister c W. Toose b B. Arnold .............. 0 B. Smyth b J. Mulquiny ........................... 0 D. Stringer c T. Potter b S. Toose ............ 4 E. Simm c T. Potter b J. Mulquiny ............ 1 N. Harrison b J. Hird ................................ 1 H. Kilby not out ........................................ 0 Extras ...................................................... 4 Total ................................................ 38 Bowling T. Potter 5-2-2-8, A. Cockerell 6-31-8, W. Toose 3-1-0-13, L. Hall 2-1-1-1, J. Mulquiny 3-1-2-3, B. Arnold 2-0-1-3, S. Toose 1-0-1-1, J. Hird .3-0-1-0.

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Thursday March 10, 2022

MOMENT OF TRUTH By CHRIS EARL

THE MOMENT of truth has arrived for Upper Loddon cricket flag aspirants. Semi-finals start Saturday with most interest in the clash between Kingower and BoortYando. Kingower has had moments sitting atop the ladder but only a fortnight ago played a thrilling draw against its semi-final oppo-

The real flag race starts on Saturday

nent. Boort-Yando staved off defeat with a single on the last ball of the match. And courtesy of last Saturday’s rain abandoned match, BoortYando goes into finals undefeated since mid-January, ironically last losing to Kingower.

But it’s a vastly different side two months later with firstseason captain Jarrod Hodoras saying players now have a belief they can win. Boort-Yando could have won the encounter a fortnight ago but for some fumbles in the field and

loose bowling late in the innings that was punished by Kingower. This Saturday, it will be a clash of solid and steady Kingower versus an aspirational BoortYando. The other final is between Arnold and Wedderburn. Arnold Redbacks were firing on all cylinders before the Christmas break, then had more than a few mis-steps only to sound ominous warnings in recent weeks. Matt Giri and Phil Scholes have

hit super form with the bat. If Arnold bowlers can again find the dominant spark, Wedderburn could be in trouble early. However, Band has the benefit of opening bowler Adam Postle back on deck. If fellow opener Will Holt can match effort with result, the Wedderburn will be working overtime to make another grand final. Wedderburn will also need to remove Scholes and Giri early to have a realistic show.

POWLETT’S PREMIER ACTION POWLETT has claimed the Inglewood Tennis Association premiership as players in sporting competitions across the Loddon tackle the business end of their season. Debra Wayman was one of the Powlett players who prevailed over Fenton’s Creek in Saturday’s grand final played at Wedderburn. Elsewhere, Calivil North caused an upset in Loddon Valley tennis while Boort-Yando and Arnold secured their spots in this Saturday’s Upper Loddon junior cricket grand final being played at Bridgewater. WEEKEND SCOREBOARDS, PHOTOS - INSIDE LH PHOTO

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Planes from all ages for all ages THRILLS in the sky and on the ground will see aviation enthusiasts mingling with locals and visitors from across Australia when Serpentine finally celebrates the first official air racing starting from the town.

Serpentine Air Race cup to mark the occasion. Throughout the day spectators will be treated to heart-stopping aerobatic displays and historical warbirds roaring across the Serpentine Airfield skies.

The event had been scheduled for two years ago, but just as international travel was grounded by COVID, so too was the Serpentine Air Race.

Showcasing vintage aircrafts and vehicles, historic displays and street food, the aerial event promises to unite locals, history buffs and aircraft enthusiasts

Thanks to the amazing local committee, members of the East Loddon Historical Society, sponsors and a supportive community, the air show is on!

Aerial entertainment and displays throughout the day include feats by the Royal Air Force Roulettes and the historic RAAF airplanes of 100 Squadron.

A re-enactment by Tiger Moths of that first air race will be over a 70-mile courses from Serpentine, over Boort and Mitiamo and landing back in Serpentine an hour or so later, the winner receiving the 2022

Paul Bennet Airshows stable of airplanes includes the Wolf Pitt, Grumman Avenger, Wirraway and Trojan which he intends to bring to Serpentine - the Wolf Pitts Pro a rare and unique

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plane made for aerobatics. Paul Bennet Air Shows will thrill crowds with aerobatic stunts and there will be static display of historic and modern airplanes. East Loddon Historical Society is bringing together the local communities to host a family orientated commemorative celebration Wings of Peace 1920-2020 Centenary Celebration. The society will have a special display of the race’s history, including the cup won by Lt HW Treloar more the a century ago and presented to him two months later by East Loddon Shire President Cr Tonkin. Confirmation of the cup making a special appearance outside its home at RAAF Museum, Point Cook, has been a source

of joy for the historical society after two years of negotiations. And the society will be supporting the work of Bendigo Legacy from funds raised from the day, honouring the service of East Loddon men and women over more than a century in service to their country for freedom and democracy. East Loddon Historical Society is encouraging patrons to purchase tickets online. There are many patrons who are still holding tickets purchased for the postponed 2020 Serpentine Air Race, these tickets will still be valid to enter the event site on Sunday March 20 2022. Visit serpentineairace.com.au for bookings and information.

Program 9:00am Gates Open 10:45am Australian Flag Flyover 11:00am Air Race Starts 11:30am Airshow Display 12:00pm Return of Tiger Moth Competitors 1:00pm Airshow Continues 2:00pm Air Race Presentation 5:00pm End of Airshow

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