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How about being a Police member in your local town VICTORIA Police have recently streamlined recruitment processes, creating a new opportunity for people wishing to become a country member in their hometown.

Above: Community work with the local St. Arnaud children.

Change of venue and town for St. Arnaud meeting of Council READERS are reminded that the next meeting of the Northern Grampians Shire Council which was due to have taken place in St. Arnaud will now be held at the Pleasant Creek Historic Precinct in Stawell.

The change is due to the NBN works in St. Arnaud.

The June meeting of the Council will be held in St. Arnaud instead of Stawell to compensate residents.

Beginning your police career in a regional community offers you a variety in choice of location.

The recruit employee placement program process is simple.

Prior to starting your 31 weeks of training at the Victoria Police Academy, you can preference your preferred work location from a list of selected regional police stations.

After completing training, you may be placed in that chosen special category location.

• You then must complete two years of

service at this location.

• After that two-year period, you can transfer to another position or express interest in a general duties position.

• This exempts you from a ballot transfer process.

• This placement and time-in-position form a condition of your employment with Victoria Police.

• After completing your time-in-position at the location you can choose to stay on.

Country locations you may be able to choose to work from include: • Ararat • Bairnsdale • Hamilton • Horsham • Kerang • Nhill • Mildura • Portland • Robinvale • Shepparton • Stawell • St Arnaud • Swan Hill • Warracknabeal

Above: Police were active and visible during the St. Arnaud floods.

Victoria Police has increased the number of members stationed at St. Arnaud, allowing for several opportunities for new members to join our team.

Officer in Charge St. Arnaud, Acting Senior Sergeant Tim Thomson said for those that have thought about becoming a police member, there has never been a better time to go for it.

“If you are unsure or don’t know where to start, we would be keen to help you with

advice and support to apply.”

To assist any local members of our community who have any questions about the application process or what life is like working as a country police member, St. Arnaud Police will be holding regular information sessions at various locations within our community.

The sessions will be informal and aim to provide opportunity for general discussion and advice.

Small Business Bus is Sizzling Sausage and funds raised for the CFA coming to St. Arnaud Above: A steady community turnout at the Rotary BBQ between the Town Hall and the Post Office.

A juicy BBQ run by the volunteers of the Rotary St. Arnaud was held recently to say thank you to the firies of the district for keeping us safe over the summer.

Opposite the supermarket and in front of the Town Hall was a great spot to catch the many

people in town on a Saturday morning.

A whopping $650.00 was raised by the volunteers as well as community donations.

The brigade says the funds will go towards the piping of the tanks at the St. Arnaud airport for planes to fill water for bushfire fighting.

Above: Rotary members (left to right) Dick Bray, Lori McKenny, Russell Steel, Luke Hanley, Tony Marland, Greg Fithall, present the cheque to CFA members Wayne Rourke, Simon Burge and Joey Darlington.

THE Victorian Government’s Small Business Bus is coming to St Arnaud on Monday 29th April.

It will be outside the Town Hall at 40 Napier Street from 10am to 4pm.

Member for Ripon Martha Haylett said that the Small Business Bus is a very practical way that the government can help people to get expert information and advice and all without leaving their local area.”

“I encourage local business owners, or those thinking about starting a business in St Arnaud, to take advantage of this great service.”

The Small Business Bus travels to locations across Victoria providing advice and support for small businesses in metro, regional and rural areas.

Business advisors from Monarch Institute can help you with one-on-one tailored advice to help you start, build, or transform your small business.

Confidential sessions are 45-minutes, free of charge and bookings are essential.

On board the Small Business Bus will be

business advisors to help people start or build their small business.

People can drop in to pick up information, h o w e v e r, anyone wanting a 45-minute consultation with a business advisor is encouraged to book via https://business.vic.go v.au/learning-andadvice/workshops-andsmall-business-bus.

Your business advisor can help you to identify a clear direction for your business, discuss key issues and priorities, and develop a business action plan to achieve your goals.

Editorial If only we could believe the spin Many press releases come across our desk at the North Central News and many (oh so many) come from the Victorian Government praising their own efforts in so many ways. But this one pricked our attention this week with praise that there is a ‘pipeline of skilled workers being built’.

The press release states that 30,000 Victorians have gained a Trade Paper since 2019, showing that they are qualified and job ready to build our growing state.

The government is over the moon that this pipeline of 30,000 tradies will solve our skilled worker shortage that Victoria is suffering at the moment.

The government is singing their own praises that these 30,000 will be able to build the new homes that are required and the major projects that we are in store for in the future.

Have we seen any of these 30,000 new tradies in this part of the state?

Looking closer at the wording of the press release it does not actually say that this 30,000 is an increase on the numbers of tradies that have successfully completed their training, but the spin certainly does.

If you can believe this, the Government is boosting the state’s skilled workforce by delivering Free TAFE courses in building, construction and other priority areas like early childhood education and mental healthcare.

Victorians can access more than 80 Free TAFE qualifications and short courses without the cost of tuition fees, even if they already hold a VET A qualification or degree. The free courses on offer align with the skills and jobs that are in high demand with many jobs in high demand across the construction sector.

F Further, new data shows that students commencing their Free TAFE courses in 2019 onwardsE when Free TAFE was introduced had a four year completion rate of 53.7%, which is 12.8% higher than the four-year national average for domestic university students in the same time period.

Wow. It makes you want to jump and sing – ‘hey ho the witch is dead, the wicked witch is dead’.

Just when we thought life was all doom and gloom, we get news that all is not lost. Except that out here in the Wimmera, we are not so sure, aren’t we still finding it difficult to get builders? Is it not a fact that St. Arnaud is currently experiencing a lack of builders with them either retiring or leavC ing the trade.

Q Building a house, therefore will require a large building company based outside the district, C rather than the builder that starts his own company.

With St. Arnaud and other areas of the state, so in need of new accommodation it is not good news.

We need builders and if we are forced to rely on builders from Bendigo or Ballarat then things do not look promising for country Victoria.

Perhaps it would be worth the government putting some time into promoting regional tradies to DSTAY in the regions and build the regions. We have long griped against the lack of accommodation in the regions, and in St. Arnaud in particular, however, if we can’t get the necessary tradies, most particularly the builders, how will we turn this around and what will be the consequences of this loss to regional towns.

North Central News is published weekly by Peter Marland, 3279 Charlton/St. Arnaud Road, Slaty Creek for NCNews Pty. Ltd., 18 Napier Street, St. Arnaud. A.C.N. 146 461 903. Printed by Western District Newspaper P/L, Camperdown Vic. Registered by Australia Post Publication No. VAC 4217 - Recommended and maximum selling price only.

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Action to help household budgets Dear Editor, Right now, I know there are so many local families struggling with the cost of living.

For many, just purchasing groceries, paying bills or sports memberships, or going out for dinner is hard.

But I want readers to know I have heard them loud and clear – and so has the State

Labor Government.

We want to do everything possible to ease the pressure on household budgets.

That’s why we’re delivering practical support, including free kinder for every three and four-year-old – saving families up to $2,500 for every child, every year.

We’ve also made TAFE courses, secondar y teaching degrees, and nursing and midwifery degrees free.

We’re helping cover the costs of school with our breakfast clubs,

support for uniforms, excursions, and books – as well as free dental care for kids through our Smile Squads.

We’ve made car rego free for apprentices – saving them up to $865 a year, and the cost of L and P plates are free too.

We’ve also introduced the Victorian Veterans Card – saving local veterans hundreds of dollars every year.

As the days get colder, locals with a concession card can also access our Energy Bill Relief Fund to cut the cost of electricity bills by $250.

Every bit adds up and I’m here to help if readers have more questions about other State Government dis1 800 652and 284 counts, rebates, F savings.

Martha Haylett Member for Ripon

Kara CWA Report KARA CWA has been meeting each month but this year we tried a January meeting with the view to perhaps having day meetings in the colder months of June and July.

Sally our craf t secretary, has kept us busy with interesting smaller crafts that we can finish in a night.

Januar y saw us making birthday cards which will be used when we visit the residents of Kara Court and Respect Aged Care facilities.

April saw us decoQld rate little notepads 4215 with paper flowers we had made.

Sally discussed 1 also 800 652 284 the syllabus for the 2025 Group Exhibition to be held at St. Arnaud on 2nd and 3rd May 2025 and hosted by the Marnoo Branch.

Members also discussed the resolutions for the upcoming State Conference to be held at the Melbourne Showgrounds Conference Centre on Ted Whillier 31st May and 1st June.

10131 We also voted on Peta Mandrakas the three Thanksgiving Fund nominations for 2025 and the winner will be announced at the State Conference.

Funds raised by all the branches across the State will be directed to the chosen cause.

A well-stocked trading table was well supported as well as our monthly competitions.

The roster for Meals on Wheels was organized for 13th to 17th May, as well as our birthday visits to the nursing homes.

Next month is our International night on May 23rd.

Members are asked to bring a plate of food depicting our Country of Study Romania.

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Did you hear the roar of motorcycles?

THE Vintage Motorcycle Club of Victoria was in St. Arnaud last Saturday 20th April, to visit Aaron Evans’ historic motorcycles collection.

They are made up of members from clubs all round the state, including the Bendigo Historic Motorcycles club and

the ‘God Squad’, amongst others.

They were staying at Llanelly, near Newbridge, for the weekend, and having

- Contributed lunch at the Logan pub. Their presence turned many heads, with members of the public having a look at the Harley Davidsons, Triumphs and other classic bikes, some with side cars.

Above: Motorcycles parked in Napier Street outside the Bible Museum last Saturday.

Left: Interested club members peruse the Aaron Evans’ historic motorcycles collection.

Stuart Mill CWA Film & Supper Fundraiser “THE BOYS IN THE BOAT” Fri 26 Apr @ 7.30 pm Tickets $17.00 pp at Ramjac, 49 Napier St. Ph. 5495 2929 or from Stuart Mill CWA Members Enquiries Ph. 0432 408 397

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Local girl graduates with a Health Science degree

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LUCY Gorrie, daughter of Grant Gorrie and Lindy Patching, has graduated on Thursday 18th April.

After studying for three years at Latrobe University in Bendigo Lucy gained her Bachelor of Health Science, majoring in public health.

She is currently working for East Wimmera Health Service as a casual whilst saving up to travel around parts of Europe.

Congratulations Lucy.

Left: Lucy Gorrie, recent graduate in Health Science.

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Planned burns season has taken off Above: This picture was taken of the Stuart Mill Chain Track burn which was delayed and commenced again recently. - Photo Barry Wiseman.

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CWA Kara Branch report on East Wimmera Autumn Conference THE East Wimmera Autumn Conference and Annual meeting was held - Contributed at Charlton and hosted by Cabbaritta on 10th April.

We were served a lovely morning tea on the beautifully decorated tables on our arrival at the Conference.

The conference which was originally set down for 1st March had to be postponed by the horrific weather conditions and fires in the Wimmera Area.

The State President of CWA, Mrs. Jenny Nola attended our conference before attending the Central Wimmera and East Wimmera Groups on the following two days.

Bronwyn Fisher, Vice President of Cabbaritta gave a warm welcome to Mrs. Nola, Group President Pam Brightwell and all members.

The Deputy Mayor of

the Buloke Shire, Mrs. Bronwyn Simpson, gave a short speech to members before officially declaring the meeting open.

A minute's silence was held for Past and current members who have passed away recently. Those being Muriel Reilly, Bev Turner, Sylvia Moerman, Bethal Pearse and Nell McDowell.

Group President Pam Brightwell from Bealiba gave her report on the Group activities for the past 12 months, saying she had enjoyed her time in office as Group President.

The state President then declared all positions vacant before Pam was elected for a further term.

Jenny Lovel will continue as her secretary.

Following a lovely lunch of cold meat and salads, fruit salad and ice-cream we continued with our Autumn Conference.

State President Mrs. Jenny Nola gave a report from Head Office.

She spoke about the upcoming State Conference, the Melbourne Show and other courses and activities being held by CWA branches and members.

Branch secretaries then read their branch reports with the Book of Honour going to Cabbaritta, who had a very busy year supporting both their local community and CWA activities with both monetary donations and

Above: (left to right) Cr. Bronwyn Simpson Buloke Shire, Jenny Nola State President, Pam Brighwell Group President, Jenny Lovel Group Secretary and Bronwyn Fisher Vice President of Cabbaritta in-kind help.

They also host craft days each month and have a junior branch with 15 members aged 612 who have learnt new skills passed on to them by senior members.

History of the St. Arnaud Fire Brigade

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In the fourth in the series on the St. Arnaud Fire Brigade we take up where we left off with the Fire Bells.

This is an excerpt from the History of the St. Arnaud Fire Brigade and Original Fire Station 1883 by E. Ebery and J. Cameron (1945).

Fire Bells The fire bell to summon the fire fighters was installed in the Market Square on August 29th between two forks of trees.

It was reported to be a great success.

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Mr. A.E. Walsh who was a fireman in the early part of this century, recalls that there was a fire bell in the corner of the High School grounds in the 1920s and 30s.

In those years there were many fires in the timber and hessian lined houses in the town, signaled by the High School bell.

Sirens L ater came the sirens.

There was a three chime steam siren on a brace at the L ord Nelson Mine.

Af ter the mine closed it was installed at Malcolms Flour Mill.

When the use of steam ceased there, the present siren was placed in the Fire Station at the corner of

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Above: (left to right) Ryan Bigmore, Leila Patton, Kynan Torney, Chase Zander.

Local Schools hold joint Diversity Dash amongst the school commun i t y a n d i n t e g r a t e ke y messages around cultural diversity, disability, gender equality, Koorie and LGBTIQ inclusion and the engagement of all students

ON the last day of term St. Arnaud Primary School and St. Arnaud Secondary College held a joint Diversity Dash.

The focus of the Diversity Dash is to celebrate diversity

no matter their background, gender or ability.

The event began with a smoking ceremony before students were divided into groups where they completed a range of activities on a

course around the Primary School grounds.

Whilst completing the course students were sprayed with colour by school staff, parents and community members.

Above: (left to right) Alistair G, Arlo F and Dominic.

Above: St. Arnaud Police members Tim (left) and Luke had a chance to behave like kids again.

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St. Arnaud 100 Years Ago: 18th – 24th April 1924 Easter

There were several large sporting events in town, which attracted lots of visitors, while some locals went to see the Stawell Gift.

Cold days over the Easter break, which began on Good Friday 18th April.

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Tennis tournament The annual Easter tennis tournament, which was held over four days took place on the following eight courts, King George Park [3], Church of England, St Patrick’s, Presbyterian, Methodist and High School.

The North Western Championship was won by former St. Arnaud resident Mr E Dixon, son of Mr H Dixon, forester for the Lands Department Winners of the competitions were Men’s Singles ‘A’ Division - R Walton, Men’s Singles ‘B’ Division - S Thomas, Men’s Doubles ‘A’ Division - Kenny Bros, Men’s Doubles ‘B’ Division - Lanfranchi and Cousins, Mixed Doubles Mr A James and Miss M Ferries, L adies Doubles Miss Augustine and Miss Manu.

Gun Club The St. Arnaud Gun Club held a £110 pigeon match on Easter Monday, which was attended by many shooters from all over Victoria.

Seven hundred birds were trapped for the day and proved to be fast and clever.

Mr J Fraser from Clunes won the special prize for the best consecutive run of first barrel kills.

Cricket Held over two days at King George Park, St. Arnaud v’s Metropolitan Colts, from the Victorian Junior Cricket Union.

St. Arnaud 225 beaten by visitors 235 with most runs for St. Arnaud by Roy Moore 56, E Glen 28 and for the visitors Woxell 40, Marsh 39.

Engagement Miss Dorothy Eleanor Taverner, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo

Taverner of Kerang and Mr Percival J Sayer, only son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Sayer of ‘Lyndlhurst’, McMahon St, St. Arnaud.

Deaths Peter and Stella Coyne’s daughter Ida May died on her 10th birthday, 21st April.

Her throat suddenly began swelling and she was rushed to the hospital but died soon after admission.

The Catholic School children marched in front of the coffin from the church to the cemetery where her classmates carried her to her last resting place.

Coffin bearers –Masters W Moore, T Breen, J Ward, S Travaglia, R McErlain, D Delahenty and Pallbearers bearers Misses A Moore, M Wilson, K Lamprell, L McErlain, W Kennedy and K Silva.

Mrs Hugh Hurren, of the St. Arnaud Post Office died at her sis-

ter’s residence in Clifton Hill and was brought home on the train.

Mrs Hurren, nee Francis Palmer, was age 27 years and left two children, age 3 and 1 year.

Visitors over Easter Former well-known St. Arnaud butcher, Julius Rigoll age 80 years, caught up with many friends over the holidays.

Another popular visitor who left St. Arnaud 25 years ago was Jack Stair whose grandfather was Rev J B Stair, C of E minister for 30 years, who died in 1898 age 84.

Local buys Racehorse Mick Murnane of Merbein has sold his racehorse ‘Bumble Bee’ to W Freeman of St. Arnaud.

This horse won a hack race at Wentworth over a year ago and since then has won

over hurdles as well as in handicaps.

Navarre news The Navarre Turf Club have accepted the tender of J M Whitley to erect a grand stand at the racecourse for £8-15-17.

Miss Katie Wilson has been appointed to the staff of the Navarre State School.

Ball at Kooreh A complimentary ball was held at the Kooreh Soldiers Memorial Hall and the ladies favourably commented on the kitchen recently erected by a working bee.

New business Mr W Stodden has opened business as a motor and carriage trimmer and upholsterer, in the front showroom of J M Olds Coachbuilder business in McMahon St.

Donald to enhance We Will Remember Them flood management with

THERE are eleven St. Arnaud and District men commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypes in Belgium, as they have no known

by Heather Pritchard grave.

They were all killed in October 1917 except for Hartley Edelsten killed 8th June 1917 and Frederick Watson 31st July 1917.

The following five men were killed on the same day 4th October – Ernest Baker, Rupert Knight, Angus Cameron, George Mills, and

Arthur Stewart, then on 12th Walter Undy, on 13th Arthur Hancock, on 14th Albert Hancock and on 19th Alexander Hodder.

Another four St. Arnaud men are buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium – killed in October 1917 on 8th William Harvey, on 12th Stanley Greenwood, on 24th Samuel Hines and on 27th September Horace Pickford.

This makes at least 12 St. Arnaud and District men killed in October 1917 in Belgium.

Notification of VNI West Field Surveys Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) is undertaking a program of geological field investigations in the VNI West project draft corridor.

The soil and rock sampling will further inform TCV’s understanding of the region’s geology and assist in route refinement across the broader draft corridor for the VNI West project. TCV will drill 27 boreholes in total, each around 100mm (10cm) in diameter and no more than 35m in depth.

Studies are scheduled to take place in Northern Grampians Shire until early May 2024.

The program of geotechnical field work will take place on public land and has been planned in consultation with relevant local authorities with all required permits in place. TCV does not anticipate major disruptions to local traffic or uncomfortable levels of noise while work is underway.

TCV’s contractors work in line with the Australian Drilling Industry Association’s guidelines and boreholes are remediated directly after each survey concludes.

Locations have been selected with consideration to accessibility and roadway safety. The route for the new transmission lines has not been finalised, and these surveys are not indicative of where project infrastructure, such as towers, will be located.

More information about field surveys can be found on the TCV website. Questions about any aspect of VNI West can be directed to TCV via the contact details below.

Field survey information: www.transmissionvictoria.com.au/about/planned-field-survey-activities Freecall: 1800 824 221 Email: enquiries@transmissionvictoria.com.au Website: transmissionvictoria.com.au

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Victorian Government funding BULOKE Shire Council is set to bolster its flood management capabilities with the support of Victorian Government funding.

The Donald Flood Protection Demountable Levee Project, made possible by the Victorian Government's Risk and Resilience Grants Program, will play a pivotal role in safeguarding residents from flooding and optimising the deployment of Council resources during emergency situations.

A key component of the project is the installation of a second demountable levee along the eastern side of the Richardson River on Camp Street.

This crucial infrastructure upgrade will provide added protection against flooding, particularly in vulnerable areas of the town.

Mayor Cr Alan Getley emphasised the importance of a second demountable levee in enhancing Donald's resilience against flooding.

"The installation of a second demountable levee to replace an earthen levee solution represents a significant step forward in our efforts to mitigate the risks posed by

flooding," said Mayor Getley.

"This infrastructure upgrade will not only protect our residents but also ensure that our community is better equipped to respond to flood emergencies efficiently. “ This is something Council and the community have long advocated for, and we thank the Victorian Government for their support" Council’s collaborative investment with the Victorian Government in the Donald Flood Protection Demountable Levee underscores its commitment to supporting local communities in their efforts to build resilience against natural disasters.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK He ain't afraid of hard work, he'll stand right next to it all day.

Anonymous (Tradie’s quotes)

Charlton 100 Years Ago: 19th April 1924

by Charlton Golden Grains Museum

Successful Sports Ve r y s u c c e s s f u l were the Coonooer Bridge Sports.

The attendance was a capital one, and the various events provided keen interest.

Some results: Open Hack Race – Starlight 1; Mystery 2. Betting: 6 to 4 on winner. Wood Chop – C. Wright. Foot Race – W. Kennedy.

Glenloth In view of the fact that their fellow-resident of the district, Mr Tom Bish, had met with an accident which resulted in a compound fracture of the leg, his neighbors showed the true Australian spirit by at once forming a working bee in his interests.

Some fallowed a lot of new country on his property, while others cleared land for the plough, and about 50 acres are now ready for the drill.

The ladies of the district did their part by providing lunch.

When he met with the accident, Mr Bish was driving a low horse trolley with a load of posts.

It appears that one of the logs in front fell off, and frightened the animal, which made away.

Mr Bish was thrown out and it is surmised that a wheel of the trolley must have passed over his leg.

He is now in a private hospital at Charlton.

With bat and ball The Granite boys journeyed to Teddywaddy and they were on the one hand strengthened through the inclusion of Fred Lynas, but on the other hand weakened by the absence of Frank Pink, who is the genial secretary of the club.

Teddywaddy won the toss, and, batting first, were soon in difficulties.

The visitors had no difficulty in passing the home score of 73, and won with 3 wickets down.

The Teddywaddy ladies kindly provided the af ternoon tea, which was deeply appreciated by all.

Charlton conquered

Brass Band finances

Fo r t h e s e c o n d time this season Granite Flat defeated Charlton.

At home Granite Flat put on a very useful score of 121, towards which J. McEwen contributed 22, S. Gilbert 17, C. Pink 18, W. McEwen jun. 31 not out, H. Bish 12 and W. Adams 14. Coote and Cassell were the most successful bowlers.

Granite’s score proved beyond the powers of Charlton to pass, although L. A. Wilkinson gave them a good start, the captain scoring 27.

The visiting tail, however, wagged vigorously, and where the earlier batsmen, with the one exception, had failed to stay, they batted usefully.

Especially fine was the last wicket stand between Tippett and R. Curnow, who put on 21.

Scores: Granite 121, Charlton 82.

An excellent afternoon tea was provided by the Granite Flat ladies.

At the annual meeting of the Brass Band a deficit of £51 for the 12 months was announced.

The people of Charlton had received more music from the Band than at any previous period.

There was a need to establish an instrument fund.

It was an ambition to build a Band Rotunda and that would solve the difficulty of where the band was to play.

An assured income of £150 a year was required.

Apart from the bandmaster’s salary, there were such things as repairs to instruments, new music to be got etc.

If every young fellow set aside the small sum of 3d or 6d a week from cigarette money, and every young woman denied herself some little trifle, it would be a practical help, and a stimulus to the band.

To their Bandmaster, Mr F. Grinham, the President paid a high tribute.

Above: Above: East Charlton Hotel

East Charlton Hotel Mrs A. M. McAuliffe begs to notify the public of Charlton and District that she has taken

over the management of the East CharltonHotel.

Patrons, old and new, will find that every effort will be made to maintain the excellent standing of this House; and that Attention and Civility

will continue to be the Motto.

Best brands of liquor stocked. Ample accommodation.

Excellent stabling.

(Information from East Charlton Tribune)

Kitchen tea The residents of Ye u n g r o o n and District assembled in large numbers at the Hall when a Kitchen Tea was tendered to Miss Gill.

There was a handsome array of presents.

An excellent programme was rendered.

On behalf of the district generally Mr Parry expressed their appreciation of Miss Gill and the esteem in which she is held, and conveyed all good wishes for her future welfare.

Mr Bennett spoke f o r t h e Pa t r i o t i c League; and Mr J. Bartlett for the Sunday-School workers.

Mr Les Parry, president of the Ye u n g r o o n Te n n i s Club, presented Miss Gill with a silver rose bowl and cake fork.

Mr Harold Gill responded on behalf of his sister for the kitchen tea gifts.

A vote of thanks to the performers was heartily carried.

A splendid supper, provided by the ladies of the district was greatly enjoyed.

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Above: From the very young to the old, farmers gathered outside the Charlton hall to protest against the VNI Interconnector transmission lines.

Farmers bring their tractors to town again FARMERS have once again brought their machinery to town… this time to Charlton where last week the Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) held an information session for the community.

Glenden Watts, a prominent farmer in the fight against the VNI West

Interconnector Transmission lines, says on his Facebook page that all that these farmers want is to farm the land in which they have paid for, worked on and what has been passed on down through generations, all whilst feeding the very people who are now trying to ruin it.

Glenden continues to say that VNI

west is the tip of the iceberg….you might not be affected now….but you will when 70% of our agricultural land has been destroyed by renewable energy and Australia can no longer produce food to feed its self.

It was a massive effort to those who brought machinery.

Above: It took all sizes to protest Below: Messages like this pointed out their views.

Successful clearing sale with all listed items sold on day Above: The successful clearing sale in Gre Gre South was well attended.

A clearing sale was held last week that developed into a high octane day with scrap metal buyers active and bidding enthusiastically for many items.

The collectables such as oil cans and bottles through to vintage farming tools created plenty of interest.

The North Central News LARGE PRINT DIRECTORY is now getting closer

Auctioneer Matt Taylor from Horsham Elders did a great job and kept the crowd entertained.

The 1979 Holden HZ Premier created a lot of interest and passed the reserve with ease and will find a new home in Gippsland.

Vendors Carol and Terry Gifford were very happy with the overall result.

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Ever ything sold that was listed by the vendors, however, two outside entries were passed in, not meeting reserve but are still available if anyone wishes to negotiate.

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Email: petercrp@iinet.net.au

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Carol and the family were extremely thankful for the support of Elders St Arnaud and the large amount of work undertaken to prepare for the sale day and execute on day.

In The Paddock

CSIRO report sows seeds for Australia’s farming future AUSTRALIA must act now to accelerate agricultural innovation to achieve productive, resilient and sustainable farming systems by 2050, according to a new report released by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. While Australian farming, including forestry and fisheries, has seen several years of high yield as of early 2024, some key challenges threaten ongoing prosperity.

The challenges already impacting farming systems include climate change, emissions reduction needs, supply chain disruptions, workforce access, changing consumer preferences, maintaining market access, and long innovation timelines.

In response, through consultation and codesign with over 100 industry stakeholders, CSIRO has delivered the Ag2050 Scenarios Report.

The report explores a range of significant trends, risks, opportunities and actions needed to support Australian farming sys-

tems into the future and presents four future pathways for the sector.

Dr Katherine Wynn, CSIRO Futures’ Agriculture and Food Lead, said the report underscored the critical need for proactive measures, and should serve as a call to action for the agricultural sector.

"The decline in farm profitability over the last two decades is a stark warning sign, with projections indicating decline by up to 50 per cent in some areas by 2050," Dr Wynn said.

"However, our research offers an optimistic outlook, and indicates Australia can achieve productive, sustainable and resilient farming systems if we act now to facilitate longterm transformative change in agricultural innovation.”

Week ending Thursday 18 April 2024

The four evidencebased future scenarios, paint a picture of what Australian farming systems could look like by 2050 and include: 1.

Regional Ag capitals – a consolidated and technologically advanced sector, thriving and prioritising food and fibre security.

2.

Landscape stewardship – a forward-thinking sector embracing new opportunities and novel technologies, allowing the environment to flourish.

3.

Climate survival – a sector focused on climate adaptation and incremental changes allowing it to survive.

4.

S y s t e m decline – a sector failing to address growing challenges and at a tipping point.

“The four scenarios are designed to prompt collaborative conversations among industry, researchers, and other stakeholders to envision, deliberate, and plan strategic actions for the future of

— By Glendon Hancock

THE Australian wool market has recorded an overall positive movement this week, for the first series since the beginning of March (Week 36), with the series again heavily influenced by currency movement.

Of interest this week, the annual International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) Congress was held in Adelaide.

The IWTO Congress is “the annual gathering of the entire wool industry, connecting farm and fashion and attracting the most influential players within the global wool and textile industry”.

The national offering fell by 6,468 bales, with 43,680 bales available to the trade.

This smaller offering has pushed the year-on-year total below last season for the first time since September.

There have been 7,614 fewer bales put through the auction system compared to the previous season.

The market was driven by solid increases in the merino fleece types.

This was reflected in the Micron Price Guides (MPGs) across the country, which rose by between 8 and 53 cents, the largest rises were felt in the North and West, as these centres were yet to realise the gains recorded in the stand-alone Melbourne sale of last week.

With positive movements also recorded in the skirting, crossbred and oddment sectors the AWEX Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) added 16 cents for the series, closing at 1,158 cents.

As mentioned earlier, a weaker Australian dollar (the AUD lost 0.98 cents since the close of the previous series) meant when viewed in US dollar terms, the EMI closed marginally lower.

The EMI fell by 1 US

National Offering Centre North South West Total

Week 41 41 41

Days Offering 16, 17 April 9,574 16, 17 April 24,587 16, 17 April 9,519 43,680

Future Offerings Week

42

23, 24 April

Source - AWEX

44,356

cent for the week, closing at 743 cents.

The higher prices on offer were welcomed by most sellers, resulting in just 3.4% of the national offering being passed in.

This was the lowest passed in rate for the season.

Next week’s offering is of a similar size.

There are currently 44,356 bales on offer in Sydney, Melbourne and Fremantle.

Melbourne 1135L +16 16.5 1828n +48 17 1717 +27 17.5 1632 +25 18 1542 +20 18.5 1479 +23 19 1438 +20 19.5 1397 +8 20 1364 +12 21 1322 +16 22 1309 +19 23 24 25 26 28 362 +10 30 335 +13 32 300 +8 MC 766n +4 Ind.

farming we aspire to achieve,” Dr Wynn said.

Dr Rose Roche, CSIRO’s Ag2050 Lead, highlighted the work CSIRO is doing to support the agricultural sector through its Ag2050 program.

“We're actively collaborating with industry and stakeholders to tailor these scenarios to local and regional contexts and work out what specific technologies and innovations are required,” explained Dr Roche.

“Our goal is to make cutting-edge scientific solutions accessible to our stakeholders to help them achieve their desired future.”

The Ag2050 Scenarios Report is the first phase of CSIRO’s Ag2050 program, a disruptive multi-year initiative aimed at identifying interventions, innovations, and support necessary for a productive, resilient, and sustainable future for Australian agriculture.

Six months on and live sheep report still secret FEDERAL Government are still keeping farmers in the dark, six months after receiving an Independent Panel Report into the consequences of phasing out the live sheep export trade.

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud said the Federal Government should be ashamed for refusing to release details of the 230-page report due to Cabinetin-Confidence.

Mr Littleproud said farmers deserved transparency, after a $5.6 million live sheep export phase out panel travelled around We s t e r n Australia but failed to properly consult with the industry.

“I am incredibly disappointed that Labor sees fit to remain secretive about phasing out the live sheep export trade,” Mr Littleproud said.

“This week marks six months since the report was handed down.

“If Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is so confident in his decision to phase out t h e i n d u s t r y, w h y w o n’ t h e r e l e a s e details of the report?

“Labor is destroying the livelihoods of more than 3000 people who work in the trade and an industry worth $85 million.

“Minister Watt didn’t have the courage to travel with the panel and look farmers in the eye himself to say he was stopping the trade – now he doesn’t even have the courage to release the report. “ We n o w k n o w

Minister Watt made decisions without being given proper modelling or details into the impact of banning live sheep exports and without evidence.

“This is an industry that has already lost confidence, with sheep prices plummeting, which is affecting the mental wellbeing of WA farmers.

“Farmers are broken over this decision – it is also having an enormous emotional impact on thousands of people.

“If Minister Watt is so confident in his decision and the science behind it, details about the Independent Panel Report must be released.

“A future Coalition government with The Nationals will ensure the live sheep export trade is saved.

“Unlike Labor, The Nationals support Australian farmers and their exports” David Littleproud said.

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Mentor program helping to cultivate futures in farming YOUNG farmers in western Victoria are being encouraged to register for Agriculture Victoria’s ‘Cultivating Futures in Farming’ Mentor Program. Agriculture Recovery Officer Tanya Dobrijevic said the free program will provide young farmers in grains or mixed farming enterprises with the tools and resources to enhance their farm business management.

“Participants will improve their skills and knowledge to better prepare for and manage risk, adapt to change and strengthen their farm businesses.

“Past participants have benefitted from the clarification of business goals and drawing focus to the roadblocks to achieving these goals,” Ms Dobrijevic said.

The program, delivered in partnership with Pinion Advisory, will provide mentoring on a variety of topics including: risk management, opportunity identification, people management, leasing and share farming and natural resource management.

“For anyone thinking about joining the course, we are holding

a webinar to provide an overview of the program and topics that will be covered, plus a chance to meet the facilitators.”

The introductory webinar will be held on Thursday 16th May from 12 pm.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3TbaNYT For more information or to register your expression of interest to join the course, visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/supportand-resources/networks/young-farmers/c ultivating-futures-infarming Please note there are limited places available.

For more information, contact Tanya Dobrijevic on 0429 353 649 or email tanya.dobrijevic@agriculture.vic.gov.au

LISTINGS WANTED Residential, Rural, Commercial & Leasing See your local

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WHATS ON

St. Arnaud RSL Sub-Branch Inc.

ANZAC Day Thursday 25th April 2024 Dawn Service @ 6.00 am Front of the St. Arnaud Town Hall

Wreath Laying @10.30 am at the Cenotaph, Napier Street.

Followed by the March down Napier Street to Liberty Hall

ANZAC Ceremony @ 11.00am [Liberty Hall]

All Welcome RSL Sub-branch Secretary, John Beggs 0417 448 929

For all your Colour or Black & White Printing

North Central News

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Phone: (03) 5495 1055; E: petercrp@iinet.net.au

TO ADVERTISE PH: 5495 1055

MEETINGS

Slaty Creek Fire Brigade

AGM Meeting

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Mother’s Day

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11.00am

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BBQ to follow Apologies to Captain or Secretary

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EMPLOYMENT Job Opportunities

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Phone: (03) 5495 1055

Further information available at: https://ewhs.org.au/careers

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This Saturday, April 27 9AM - 1PM

Change to Council Meeting Location The 6 May 2024 Council Meeting scheduled to be held in the Perry Room, St Arnaud Town Hall, will now be held at 12.30pm in the Council Chamber, Pleasant Creek Historic Precinct Stawell. The change of location is due to NBN works being carried out in St Arnaud at this time.

This will be swapped with the 3 June Council Meeting, which was scheduled to be held in the Council Chamber, Pleasant Creek Historic Precinct Stawell. This meeting will now be held at 12.30pm in the Perry Room, St Arnaud Town Hall.

Both meetings will be livestreamed to council’s YouTube Channel. A link to view the meetings online will be available on council’s website at www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/Council/Council-Meetings.

BRENT McALISTER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AT YOUR SERVICE

COVID Updates and Developments Victorian Stats

Nicola Kirk Physiotherapist Over 17 years experience Open Mon to Fri 63 Napier Street, ST. ARNAUD

0400 451 432 or 5495 1108

Top of the Town Beauty Salon For all your Hair and Beauty NEEDS

Ph: 5495 1306 ~ OPEN ~ Monday to Friday Colours, Perms, Unisex Cuts, Waxing, Teeth Whitening, Brow Wax & Tinting, Tanning etc..

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The number of hospitalizations in Victoria has increased this week with the increased number of 116 reported up from the 95 reported last.

Also the number of deaths has increased with 80 deaths for the 28 day total.

Wastewater measures verify these in-

IN MEMORIAM BRASSINGTON (Fyffe) - Heather Kaye 19.8.1957 - 25.4.2014 A loving daughter.

Forever remembered by Mum and Dad.

CHURCH NOTICES ANGLICAN PARISH OF ST. ARNAUD Christ Church Old Cathedral Friday 26th April 9.30am Morning Prayer St. Arnaud 9.30am Every Sunday Eucharist Bealiba 8am 2nd/4th Sunday All Welcome Rev. Peter Downes Enquiries phone: Phone: 0412 957 383

DISTRICT CATHOLIC CHURCHES East Wimmera Parish

DEATH CUMMINGS - Kelvin 20.04.2024 Adelaide, S.A. Ex RAAF Husband of Jan, Father of Vicky and Mark.

Brother of Leslie, Rene (Torney) Dec’d, Eileen (Meyer) Dec’d, Wynston, Meryll (Douglas) Dec’d.

Respected Uncle of Cheryl, Dianne, Lynette and Karlene.

Rest Peacefully Kel. TURNER - Bev The gates of heaven have opened wide, For a special lady to step inside.

No words we write could ever say, How empty and sad we feel today.

But in our hearts you will stay, Loved and remembered every day.

Norma and Pat.

BIRCHIP

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creased numbers with viral loads analysed in both metropolitan and regional wastewater samples.

Research shows vaccination saved lives A new research study suggests the COVID-19 vaccine campaign prevented 17,760 deaths among NSW residents aged 50 years and over.

The study used computer modelling to predict the death toll if there had been zero vaccination before the 2021 Omicron wave.

The paper on the NSW data shows that the rapid rush of vaccination before the Omicron variant began to spread was advantageous for Australians and that when we opened up that Omi cron was as the circulating virus much less legal than Delta.

The paper stressed that Omicron, in an un-

vaccinated population, would have had a massive death toll.

An expert was quoted by the ABC as saying that “in future pandemics, we hope that vaccines will be good at both stopping you dying and stopping you transmitting the virus – as this would reduce the health loss even more."

Long COVID hope Long COVID sufferers have been given some encouraging news from an Australian study that noted “significant improvements” in participants.

The new Australian study of long COVID patients has found that their immune abnormalities largely resolved within two years of infection, providing hope that long COVID can resolve with time.

CHURCH NOTICES

ST. ARNAUD CHURCH OF CHRIST

ST. ARNAUD UNITING CHURCH Sunday 28th April NO SERVICE IN ST. ARNAUD STUART MILL 10am Peter Welch Followed by Morning Tea. PARISH OFFICE Chris & Rob Batters Pastorial Co-ordinators Enquiries 5495 6223

Cnr. Queens Ave & Alma St. Looking to Jesus Thurs. 25th April 10.30 a.m.

Faith Group Sun. 28th April 10.30 a.m.: Worship & Communion Speaker: Sharon Douglas Enquiries: Brian Eccles Ph: 5495 2267

Live Stream in BANYENA - No Mass CHARLTON

Sunday April 28th 10.30pm

Sunday April 28th 10.30am Live Stream in ST. ARNAUD

Sunday April 28th 8.30am

Saturday April 27th 7.00pm Mass Parish Coordinator: Noeline Hogan 0476 617 976

ST. ARNAUD SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB PRESENTS

JAMIE NIELSON JAMIE IS THE UNCLE OF COUNTRY & WESTERN ENTERTAINER KINTA

Monday 6th May - 1.00pm in the rooms at Market Street ADMISSION $10.00 Includes: Afternoon Tea & a free ticket in the Jag The Joker Jackpot of $25 Many raffles - $1 per ticket Hope to see you there!

A performance by the Dynamic District Dance Studio and a film starring Academy Award winner Olivia Coleman will set The Rex up for entertainment variety this coming weekend.

Movie – Junior Showcase “Junior Showcase” is the title of the dance studio’s Sunday 28th April midday show, providing an opportunity for introducing their young members in a world of performance in a theatrical setting.

We encourage all our Rex patrons to come along and support these youngsters as they share their enthusiasm for dance in what promises to be a treat for all.

With participants hailing from across this region, this is the perfect time to embrace dance in its various forms, have your Sunday brightened by the dancers of the future, and appreciate the talent on show! (See details below).

Movie – Wicked Little Letters British actor Olivia Coleman brings depth to the role of “Edith Swann” - a real person who wrote awful letters to herself and tried to frame her neighbour Rose for them.

Based on a strangerthan-fiction true story, "Wicked Little Letters" follows two neighbours: deeply-conservative local Edith Swan

(Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).

When Edith and fellow residents start to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime.

The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues.

However, as the town's women, led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan), begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss and Rose might not be the culprit after all.

With a strong supporting cast including Timothy Spall, Gemma Jones and Eileen Atkins, the strength of the film is the storytelling of a very simple plot.

Set in the 1920’s there’s a lovely feeling of era, captured through the sets, locations and costumes.

As one reviewer said “it’s broad comedy about an amusing bit of history.

It irreverently mocks manners, rectitude, racism, the Keystone Kops, pompous prosecutors, politicians and tabloid journalism.”

So why not make it an outing, and go along

History rules with the Boys in Boat at St. Arnaud Cinema

Live Stream out to churches without Mass DONALD

Mass WYCHEPROOF

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Birthday wishes to: April 28th April 24th Josh Hicks Peta Burge Paul Grech Snr Erin Forster Amanda Grech-Gale Aleisha Tannock April 29th Holly Pickthall Debbie Hancock April 25th John Needs Elise McIntyre Oscar James Eloise Green April 30th April 26th Toni Amos Jasmine Patching Tracey Arbuckle April 27th Brittany-Renae Tannock Hamish Darby Ben Holt Russell Marland Melanie Snow Michaella Summerhayes

THIS movie is based on a true story, which came to light through a connection to one of the central characters, Joe Rantz.

Set in America in the 1930s, this story depicts a group of strong, hard-working young men picked for a rowing team to come up against experienced athletes.

The “Boys” as they were called were backrunners, because they were inexperienced, and had never trained in rowing, nor competed in team sports.

But, they were strong; they worked hard manually, and they were mentally tough through the individual adversities in their lives.

It was during the height of the Great Depression, that the rowing team at University of Washington got thrust into the spotlight as they competed for gold at the 1936

- Contributed Olympics - presided over by Hitler in Berlin.

The “Boys” were up against Germany’s best; their elite and prestigious rowing team.

Directed by George Clooney, the movie has an excellent musical score by Alexander Desplat which matches the story’s mood and inspirational theme.

Outstanding performances by Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Hadley Robinson, Luke Slattery.

This movie will screen as a fundraiser for Stuart Mill CWA on Friday 26th April at 7.30 pm.

Tickets cost $17.00 which includes a delightful supper.

- Contributed and enjoy this unique and original movie!

“Junior Showcase” Dynamic District Dance Studio Sunday 28th April at 12 noon.

Tickets at the door: $15 Adults and $10 Children “Wicked Little Letters” (MA15+ 100 mins) screens: Saturday 27th April at 8pm, Sunday 28th April at 2pm and Tuesday 30th April at 8pm.

St. Arnuad 60 Years Ago: April 1964 - by Heather Pritchard

Engagements Rhonda Ward and Maurice Walker.

Barbara Forster and Samuel Wolfenden.

Weddings Ann McKenny and Joseph Secombe.

Kathleen Webb and John Dunleo.

Silver Wedding Anniversary Cr George Hunt and Mrs Elsie Hunt nee Wood.

Ruby Wedding Anniversary Mr and Mr A J Raeburn

Births Betty and Jeff Duke, a daughter Kerryn Janelle.

Judith and Ross Hines, a son Paul Richard.

Pat and Colin Wall, a son Peter Colin.

Yvonne and John Nevill, a daughter Lisa Gaye.

Marcia and Kelvin Perry, a daughter Susan Jane.

Winnie and Norman Battersby, a son Peter Frank.

Dot and John Young, a son Michael John.

Don and Betty Bone, nee Michael, a son David Albert.

Mr and Mrs Terry Lysaght, a daughter Paula Maree.

Bev and Peter Mewkill, a son

21st Birthdays Gail Cullen George Lilley.

and

Deaths Joseph Goode age 57.

Donald McLennan age 85.

Angelo Travaglia age 88.

NORTH CENTRAL NEWS, WEDNESDAY APRIL 24th 2024 - Page 11

Natte Bealiba vs Lexton footy Natte Bealiba Football provided a strong opposition against Lexton, coming away with wins most of the day.

- Contributed 11s The 11’s played a good team game to win by a couple of goals with captains Jimmy Ross and Charlie Jardine leading from the front.

Braxton Bunstma and Anders Smith were also best players.

Results were 41-18 Under 17s Under 17s had a great win.

Results ending in 70-5.

Goalkickers were Liam Forster 5, Tate Williams 2, Ethan Ross 2 and Quinton Cane 1.

Best: Liam Forster, Tate Williams Sam Ross, Benji Featherston, Miller Bartlett and Jayden Brydon Results were 70-5

Reserves Lexton got the jump on the Reserves in the first quarter which proved to be the difference.

It was a good effort for the last 3 quarters in a physical contest.

Better players were Jordan Mortlock, Coby Polinelli, Evan Weir, Dean Graco, Chris McCormack and all the under 17s were awesome again.

Results were 17-49 Seniors Senior footballers had a gutsy 37 point win, holding a lead for most of the day.

Best were Bailey Jacobs, Aaron Hayes, Jye Mortlock, Josh Ross and Brady Templeton.

Results were 68 - 31

It’s win, win, win for Natte Bealiba Netball NATTE Bealiba Netball was successful across the board, with wins in every grade.

11s 11s had another great win by the girls against Lexton, 24-4.

There were lots of promising signs with them adapting well to positional changes.

Awards today went to: Olivia Jardine for an accurate day in goals and strong driving / Scarlett Palmer for tight defence and numerous turnovers and Sadie Buntsma for feeding well into the goalies.

Results were 24-4 13s The positive power from the 13s and Under girls on court helped cement their first win 28-4, each player stepped up to their position and took on coaches feedback to play a solid game.

Awards went to Edie

Mortlock for great leadership and consistent attacks on the ball, Sienna Maffescioni for a strong game in defence and Annika Ross for great movement in the goals.

Results were 28-4 15s The Under 15 girls had a tight tussle against a strong Lexton side, with the momentum swinging from team to team in the first half.

The girls came out firing with a strong forth quarter performance showing great transition through the court, beautiful passages of play, amazing defensive pressure and the goalies capitalised at the post.

Awarding the girls with the win 23-17.

Awards went to

- Contributed Chelsea Ross, Milla Boyes, Charlotte Liddicoat and Arna Tatchell.

Results were 23-17 17 and Under The girls had a close game defeating Lexton 23 to 20.

A great game by all with great teamwork!

They played an amazing defensive game with pressure all the way down the court.

The girls showed their skills with their strong passes and intercepts throughout the game.

Awards went to Reannen Tobin and Alyssa Prime for their pressure and intercepts in defence and ability to read the play.

Results were 23-20 C Grade C grade knew they had their work cut out

for them against an always strong Lexton side.

The girls started a little slower than last week but after a few positional changes they found their groove creating some beautiful passages of play down the court.

The girls pulled away each quarter with excellent shooting by the dynamic duo of Amanda Parkinson and Elle Dellavedova who were both awarded this week.

We welcomed back Sharelle Martin to the court and we can’t wait to watch her go from strength to strength as she settles back in.

A great win 38-23.

B grade A close game for the B girls.

With a few players out, the girls stepped up and ran away with a three goal win at the final whistle.

Defenders Toni Bucknall and Anna Mortlock were strong in defence, while Zali Mortlock and Lavinia Martin had a great game in goals.

Awards went to Ally Barker, Toni Bucknall and Lavinia Martin.

Natte defeated Lexton 26-23 A grade A great team effort from the girls against a tough Lexton.

Defenders Naomi Medlyn, Ellie Martin, Maddie Farrell and Alex Williams worked hard all day, creating many turnovers.

Shannae Mills and Ella Tranter were dominant through the midcourt, providing Emma Ryan and Polly Douglas many opportunities to score.

Awards went to Naomi Medlyn, Ella Tranter and Polly Douglas.

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Saturday golf at St. Arnaud Golf Club ON Saturday 18 golfers enjoyed beautiful sunshine - Contributed in a stableford event.

Winner in the mens was John Goode on a count back from Scott Wright on 41 points and Lyn Freeman in the ladies with 38 points.

Hayden Heyme and Jenny Lanyon filled the minor placings.

Nearest the pin on the 6th was Scott Wright, on the 8th was Scott Wright and Alison Fahey, on the 10th was Hayden Heyme and the 18th was Mr and Mrs Lanyon.

A new award has been introduced this season for the golfer of the year.

Early good performances from John Goode, Hayden Heyme, Lyn Freeman and Scott Wright see them taking a lead from the rest of the field.

Thursday being ANZAC Day means Old farts golf will commence at 2 o’clock.

This 9 hole event is open to anyone who is interested.

Young, old, male or female are all welcome.

Next week we need names for the singles Knockout and the 4 ball knockout, so please get your teams sorted.

Charlton Bowls Championships resume CHARLTON Bowling Club Championships were on the back of the list with State Events and Club Tournaments happening, in January, we set dates to play not to interfere with other events and tournaments that some members were also - Contributed playing in.

March 3rd the Mens 100 UP Handicap started with 14 starters; The eventual Winner was Ken North defeating Dale (Duck) McCallum 100/87.

March 23rd the Mens 21 UP Handicap was scheduled with 18 members, the Winner was Dale (Duck) McCallum defeating Wayne Keenan 21/8.

Dale gets his name on the Shield and a Gift Sponsored by the

Above: Dale (Duck) McCallum winner of the 21 up Handicap.

Above: Carmel Fitzpatrick (left) winner and Anne Kenny runner up in Charlton’s ladies golf.

It's not winter golf yet!

ELEVEN players hit off on Wednesday 17th April with the dust of the front end loader on the hilly six showing new pathways, that will be super - Contributed once we finally get rain.

Scores were good with 3 playing 12 holes won

by Janice who reintroduced Mary Headon to the course. (Welcome back).

Carmel Fitzpatrick was again the winner with 38 points, showing strong contention for pennant selection in a couple of weeks time, R/U Anne Kenny with 37 points.

NTP's 7th and 14th Eily Rosewall.

Bealiba Hall Indoor Carpet bowls - Contributed

ST. ARNAUD R.S.L. Indoor Bias Bowls Club held a wonderful social afternoon on Tuesday.

Bowling was very competitive with teams from St. Arnaud, Wedderburn, Avoca and Bealiba.

Malcolm Campbell was the skip of the runners up team going down by two points to the team led by skip Heather Cooper.

As usual, a beautiful afternoon tea followed the presentations and many comments of how nice it was to be able to mix with bowlers from other clubs.

Back in Bealiba this week it was pairs night again.

Kitty was left where it rolled and as usual that made for some interesting bowling.

Shot of the night went to birthday boy David Price, nudging out two of the opposing bowls to settle his right next to kitty balancing precariously on the very edge of the mat.

Congratulations to the winning pair of Lyle Streeter and Gary McClelland on their perfect score of three wins, just edging out Malcolm Campbell and Shirley Coburn with two wins.

Supper followed and the raffle was won by Shirley Coburn.

Carmody Family.

The Ladies 21 UP and 100 UP were not played as proposed dates and more dates did not suit the members to get together at the same time.

As last season our Pairs Triples and Fours Championships are ALL IN (All Members are on the list to play unless you cross off your name).

Championship Pairs started on April 7th with 8 Pairs put together by the Match Committee

Above: Ken North winner of the 100 Up Handicap.

Above: Triples winners (left to right): Greg Barnard, Eily Rosewall and Wayne Keenan. from the names still on the list.

The winners were Bernard Catherine and Wayne Keenan defeating Eily Rosewall and Gary Bateson 13/9.

April 13th saw the start of the Championship Triples with 18 names or 6 Triples willing to play, this meant a couple of byes to even up the draw, after playing two hard games, the players were tired and decided to finish on Monday April 15th.

The winner being Greg Barnard, Eily Rosewall and Wayne Keenan defeating Zac Irwin, Doug Finlay, and

Above: Winners of the Pairs Wayne Keenan (left) and Bernard Catherine Doug Gretgrix in a close game 12/11.

The final event being the Championship Fours will be played

Saturday April 20th with teams to be made up from the twenty names still on the list to play.

St. Arnaud Indoor Bowls Tuesday 9th April 2 Winning their first game by two points, playing a draw in the second game and winning the third game by one point was the team of Malcolm Campbell (S), Aline Deanshaw and Marie Craddock.

They won with a total of 36 points.

Tuesday 16th April The St. Arnaud Club hosted an Invitation Bowls Afternoon that was well attended by Bowlers visiting from other clubs being Avoca, Bealiba, Charlton and Wedderburn.

Combining with St. Arnaud this gave us 29 bowlers.

All bowlers were randomly mixed to make up five teams of four bowlers and three teams of three bowlers.

After all games were played and score cards checked, President Dot Baldwin announced and made the presentations.

First Award was to the Triers being L eoni McL ean (S) (Wedderburn), Maria Hills (St. Arnaud) and K aye Smith (St. Arnaud).

Runners Up with 37 points were Malcolm Campbell (S) (Avoca), Betty Mazucco (St. Arnaud), Len Cowin (Wedderburn) and

- Contributed David Beaty (Charlton).

The winners for the day with 39 points were Heather Cooper (S) (Bealiba), Margaret Bentley (Wedderburn), Pam Rivett (Avoca) and Brenda Beggs (St. Arnaud).

A pleasant and enjoyable afternoon of bowling concluded with a well earned af ternoon tea and plenty of chatter.

Above: Winners (left to right) Brenda Beggs (St. Arnaud), Pam Rivett (Avoca), Margaret Bentley (Wedderburn), and Heather Cooper (S) (Bealiba).

Right: Runners-up (left to right) Malcolm Campbell (S) (Wedderburn), Betty Mazucco (St.Arnaud), David Beaty (Charlton) and Len Cowin (Wedderburn).

ONE headline on the “Trots.com” site this week quoted former Tasmanian trainer Samantha Gangell as saying she hoped her pacer “I’m Eugene” would be a show stopper in the Warragul Cup on Sunday.

How right she was, unable to lead, the winner of its last 3 starts was caught back on the pegs pulling hard until it choked down with a lap and a half to go.

As is the “norm” these days the race was called off with no rerun

Oh No Eugene

Inside running

by Archie

quality of “Hectorjayjay”, “San Carlo” and “Nike Franco” with an “up to 55” front but there should be a full field of pacers racing competitively and hopefully ending the “snooze fests” of recent times.

Swan Hill’s meeting on Thursday was called off after a car accident early in the day cut off the power supplies to the town.

Hopefully the Club is granted another date to run a rescheduled meeting.

There were no local

winners last week but the Moolerr pacer “James Garner” ran a nice second at juicy odds ($31) at Ballarat on Friday night after the Tormey stable had slipped over the border earlier in the day to race at the Riverina Paceway at Wagga.

Their best result was a second with “Katunga Express”.

Stawell race tomorrow, ANZAC Day and Bendigo on Friday.

which was unfortunate for the trainers that had come from as far away as Ecklin South and Charlton for the final.

With the lowering of the rating for the event and the programming of six qualifying heats at Cranbourne and Ballarat the Cup was being hailed as being the flagship of the new programming regime then oops a great idea that didn’t get the acclaim it deserved.

Certainly there won’t be winners the

NORTH CENTRAL NEWS, WEDNESDAY APRIL 24th 2024 - Page 13

Magpies do enough against the Navies in round 2 ON a great night for football, the Round 2 match of North Central Football played between the Boort Magpies and Charlton’s Navies, started on dusk and finished with Boort Park’s lights fully illuminating the ground.

Boort entering their second match of the season, no doubt encouraged by last week’s promising showing against title holders and this year’s premiership fancy Sea Lake-Nandaly Tigers.

Charlton kicking off their season under new coach Mitch Collins, looking to build on last year’s finish to their season.

Both teams have a number of new faces from their respective

2023 line-ups, Boort noticeably bolstered by the signing of classy midfield presence Jhye Baddely-Kelly giving captain Jarrod Fitzpatrick space of his own, the addition of the Coleman brothers, Malachai, Jacob and Ethan, along with James Byrne and the returning Will Perryman together with first gamer Alex Chamberlain saw a number of regular 2023 Senior players plying

the trade in the ‘Magoos’ – most notably Frasier Holland and Harry Weaver.

For Charlton, coach Mitch Collins slotted seamlessly into the midfield and showed he will provide plenty of drive for the Navies this season leading from the front, recent recruit Tyler Fehsler will provide a ruck presence the Navies have lacked since the departure of 2019 Feeny Medalist Mitch Gleeson, Bailey Kemp and K ade Blow returned after missing 2023 through travel and illness respectively, Joe Tormey returns to his

home town, and great to see Tom Finlay back on the park after missing a season and a half of footy after rupturing his ACL in 2022.

It was Charlton who drew first blood once the contest got underway, Charlton young gun Nick Thompson, available for selection while the Bendigo Pioneers have the bye in the Coates Talent League, from his post at Centre-Half Back to put the first major on the board on Charlton’s first foray forward of centre, getting the Navies supporters in attendance up and about, after Boort had

missed a couple of opportunities, the ball living in the Magpies forward half for the first couple of minutes.

The remainder of the opening quarter saw both teams testing each other out, attack on the ball was strong from both teams, for the Navies Tom Finlay, Sam Woods and Collins finding plenty of the pill, while for the Magpies, BaddelyKelly, Fitzpatrick, Wade Broadstock and Natnael McLaren were in everything.

Weight of numbers proving decisive for the home side as the first quarter played out, get-

North-Central Football Roundup Goldacres Seniors

3.2 4.4 6.6 12.9 (81) SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.3 2.5 7.7 9.11 (65) Goals for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Wade Donnan 2, Billy McInnes 2, Jackson McMahon 2, Max Cahoon, Thomas Cox, Bryce Delmenico, Lachy McClelland, Tyson McKenzie, Ryan O’Sullivan.

For Wedderburn: Tom Campbell 3, Anthony Zelencich 2, Oscar Holt, Darcy Jackson, Michael Zelencich.

Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Luke Martin, Thomas Cox, Jackson McMahon, Charlie Cox, Wade Donnan.

For Wedderburn: Danny Benaim, Jayden Jones, Tom Metherell, Jackson McEwan, Samuel Lockhart, Darcy Jackson.

5.1 8.5 12.10 16.10 (106) WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT . . . . . . . .

ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.3 6.3 6.3 8.8 (56) Goals for Wycheproof-Narraport: Corey Jones 5, Joshua Grabowski 3, Nicholas Grabowski 3, Joel Turner 2, Jack Marlais, Kristian McNicol, Wayne Mitrovic.

For St Arnaud: Jake Male 3, Torin Petrie 2, Mitch Birthisel, Mitch Egan, Zac Phillips.

Best for Wycheproof-Narraport: Boe Bish, Joshua Grabowski, Joel Turner, Nicholas Grabowski, Steven Kennedy, Maysen Murgov.

For St Arnaud: Zac Phillips, Ryan Lempa, Bailey Durward, Bailey Nicholas, Scott Driscoll, Daniel Gifford.

BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.2 4.6 10.10 15.12 (102) DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.1 3.2 3.2 4.4 (28) Goals for Birchip-Watchem: Ben Edwards 8, Meyrick Buchanan, Ty Colbert, Lachy Foott, Sean Hogan, Stefan Pye, Darcy Reid, Joseph Reid.

For Donald: Harry Forrest, Blake Grant, George Morgan, Josh Potter.

Best for Birchip-Watchem: Ben Edwards, Hamish Hosking, Stefan Pye, Dale Hinkley, Joseph Reid, Meyrick Buchanan.

For Donald: Todd Stevenson, Andrew Browne, Dale Kerr, Ryley Barrack, Hayden Geddes, Daniel Pearce.

BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.4 3.5 9.6 12.9 (81) CHARLTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 2.2 4.3 5.6 (36) Goals for Boort: Ethan Coleman 5, James Keeble 2, Will Perryman 2, Alex Chamberlain, Jacob Coleman, Natnael McLaren.

For Charlton: Kris Clifford 2, Ben Lanyon, Jesse Taylor, Nick Thompson.

Best for Boort: Jhye Baddeley-Kelly, Ethan Coleman, Wade Broadstock, Jack Smith, Matt Austin.

For Charlton: Rhyen Woods, Jed Thompson, Sam Woods, Tyler Bruns, Nick Thompson, Tyler Fehsler.

BYE: Nullawil.

Haeusler’s Reserves

SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.1 12.3 16.5 21.7 (133) WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.4 1.4 1.8 1.8 (14) Goals for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Billy Poulton 9, Harry Harcourt 4, Cooper Allan 3, Tom Considine 2, Joel Clohesy, Jordan Humphrey.

For Wedderburn: Andrew Roberts.

Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Billy Poulton, Isaac Durie, Cooper Allan, Harry Harcourt, Chase Tait.

For Wedderburn: Robert Tonkin, Chris Hargreaves, Junior Miller, Andrew Roberts, Jacob Piccoli, Levi Sims.

WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT . . . . . . . .

4.2 7.8 10.11 13.14 (92) ST ARNAUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.3 1.3 2.3 3.4 (22) Goals for Wycheproof-Narraport: Kaleb Kennedy 3, Thomas Trewin 3, Jackson Keane 2, Locke Coles, Danny Harrison, Rowan Jones, Sam Lewis, Joel Pardella.

For St Arnaud: Colin Campbell, Daniel Needs, Michael Stones.

Best for Wycheproof-Narraport: Danny Harrison, Daniel Murray, Thomas Keane, Sam Lewis, Joel Pardella, Kaleb Kennedy.

For St Arnaud: Rodney Kirk, Simon Elliott, Colin Campbell, Luke Ezard, Carl Leach, Ryan Bigmore.

BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3 4.10 8.12 12.13 (85) DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.1 2. 1 2. 1 3. 2 (20) Goals for Birchip-Watchem: Callum Goode 3, Sam Milne 3, Austin Dean 2, Bailey Baxter, Connor Lee, Alexander Noonan, Brady Paley.

For Donald: Bayley Burke 2, Joshua Hollis 1.

Best for Birchip-Watchem: Austin Dean, Ryan Taylor, Riley Hogan, Bodie Colbert, Alexander Noonan For Donald: Eddie Landwehr, George Morgan, Jake Burke, Joshua Smulders, Jack Landwehr, Dion Hawkes.

BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.1 4.3 6.4 8.8 (56) CHARLTON: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 4.3 6.3 6.4 (40) Goals for Boort: Elias Lanyon 3, Patrick O’Rourke 2, Frasier Holland, Chris O’Rourke, Harry Weaver.

For Charlton: Joseph McGrath 5, Anthony Judd.

Best for Boort: Harry Weaver, Frasier Holland, Chris O’Rourke, Fraser Millar, Elias Lanyon, Jack Dowling.

For Charlton: Deek Roberts, Jackson Zagame, Billy Sexton, Joseph McGrath, Elliott Fitzpatrick, Anthony Judd.

Community Bank Charlton & District Under-17s BOORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 7.6 12.6 15.11 (101) CHARLTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.0 0.1 2.2 3. 2 (20) Best for Boort: Brodie Arnold, Max Beattie, Riley Wagner, Jake O’Flaherty, Jackson Bird.

For Charlton: Jye Roberts, Michael Olive, Ethan Soulsby, Sebastian Zagame, Isaac Bourke, Murphy Fitzpatrick.

SEA LAKE-NANDALY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.4 15.8 15.9 16.9 (105) WEDDERBURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.0 0.0 4.1 9.3 (57) Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Brayden Allan, Tye Griffiths, Cruz O’Sullivan, Joss Tait, Cooper Symes, Dylan Cook.

For Wedderburn: Tyson Blair, Oliver Huismann, Deacon Tansley, Aaron Thomas.

BIRCHIP-WATCHEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 5.6 DONALD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 1.2 Best for Birchip-Watchem: Not entered in Play HQ or supplied.

For Donald: Not entered in Play HQ or supplied.

8.8 3.4

10.9 3.5

Next Round

Round 3, Saturday, April 27 — Charlton v. Wedderburn St Arnaud v. Birchip-Watchem Bye: Boort

Sea Lake-Nandaly v. Wycheproof-Narraport Donald v. Nullawil

(69) (23)

Uniting Church Under-14s

SEA LAKE-NANDALY 10.2 (62) d. WEDDERBURN 4.3 (27).

Best for Sea Lake-Nandaly: Henry Cox, Riley Allan, Harry Wight, Milton Bailey, Judd O’Sullivan, Kaiden Wight.

For Wedderburn: Blaz Cramp, Trai Clarke, Nate Turnbull, Archie Polkinghorne, William Huismann.

ST ARNAUD 9.9 (63) d. WYCHEPROOF-NARRAPORT 0.2 (2).

Best for St Arnaud: Finn Green, Duncan Kirk, Charlie Kirk, Archer Reyne, Sami Weir, Declan Kay. For Wycheproof-Narraport: Morgan Beattie, Kiarah Browne, Desmond Polzin, Finbar Polzin, Logan Pollington.

DONALD 15.17 (107) d. BIRCHIP-WATCHEM 0.1 (1).

Best for Donald: Not entered in Play HQ or supplied.

For Birchip-Watchem: Not entered in Play HQ or supplied.

BOORT 9.9 (63) d. CHARLTON 0.1 (1).

Best for Boort: Harry Clapp, Cooper Gould, Connor McNally, Matthew Soumelidis, Mase Young.

For Charlton: Murphy Fitzpatrick, Mitchell Boyle, Isaac Roberts, James Fitzpatrick, Jordan Chamberlain, Liam Monaghan.

Positions of Teams Goldacres North-Central Seniors Teams Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

P 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2

Teams Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

P 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

Pts 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 0 0

% 187.50 139.86 161.34 116.20 102.58 70.81 77.78 44.44 40.34

W 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

For 210 200 192 165 159 114 84 36 94

Ag 112 143 119 142 155 161 108 81 233

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

For 99 111 174 122 108 102 76 40 39

Ag 81 23 57 78 131 150 115 56 180

Haeuslers Reserves Pts 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0

% 122.22 482.61 305.26 156.41 82.44 68.00 66.09 71.43 21.67

W 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

Community Bank Charlton and District U17s Teams Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

P 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1

Teams Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . .

P 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

Pts 8 8 4 4 0 0 0 0

W 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Uniting Church U14s

Voting for round 2:

Pts 8 8 4 4 4 4 0 0 0

W 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

Tooleybuc Sporting Club Presidents’ Award

Sea Lake-Nandaly: L. Martin 3, T. Cox 2, J. McMahon 1.

Wedderburn: D. Benaim 3, J. Jones 2, T. Metheral 1.

Wycheproof-Narraport: J. Kenny 3, J. Grabowski 2, C. Jones 1.

St Arnaud: Z. Phillips 3, H. Durward 2, B. Durward 1.

Birchip-Watchem: B. Edwards 3, H. Hosking 2, S. Pye 1.

Donald: D. Kerr 3, A. Brown 2, T. Stephenson 1.

Boort: Not Provided Charlton: Not Provided

Saturday’s Leading Goal Kickers Seniors Reserves

Ben Edwards (Bir.-Watchem) 8 . . . . . .

Joshua Jenkins (SLNT)) - . . . . . . . . . .

Corey Jones (WNFC) 5 . . . . . . . . . . .

Anthony Zelencich (W’burn) 2 . . . . . . .

Trent Grant (Donald) ...........

Ethan Coleman (Boort) 5 . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom Campbell (Wedd) 3 . . . . . . . . . . .

Torin Petrie (St Arnaud) 2 . . . . . . . . . .

15 8 8 6 6 6 5 5

Billy Poulton (SLNT) 9 ...........

Adam Thomson (Nullawil) - . . . . . . . . .

Chris Hargreaves (Wedd) - . . . . . . . . .

Joseph McGrath (Charlton) 5 . . . . . . .

Harry Harcourt (SLNT) 4 . . . . . . . . . . .

Bayley Burke (Donald) 1 . . . . . . . . . . .

Jake Hayes (Wedd) 4 ...........

Tom Considine (SLNT) 2 . . . . . . . . . . .

13 10 5 5 4 4 4 3

CHS Broadbent Club Championship

(Senior win 10 pts., Reserves 6, Under-17s 4, Under-14s 2) Sea Lake-Nandaly . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birchip-Watchem . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Boort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wedderburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wycheproof-Narraport . . . . . . . . .

Nullawil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

St Arnaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Snr. 10 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 0

Res. 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 0

U-17 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

U-14 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0

Ttl. 38 36 28 20 18 16 6 6 0

ting on the board with their first through Ethan Coleman some 15 minutes into the game, followed by his second minutes later to give Boort the advantage heading into quarter time.

Boort 2.4.16 to Charlton 1.1.7.

With the evening air beginning to descend, ball handling was not easy as both teams adapted to the conditions.

As a result, scoring in the second quarter proved difficult for both sides, the ball bouncing between the 50m arcs as neither side was able to gain any real ascendancy, both backlines holding firm as the midfield battle continued.

The new ruck combinations for both teams locked in an intriguing struggle, Magpies Jim Wilson and James Byrne trying to get the better of Tyler Fehsler and Ben Lanyon of Charlton.

Fehsler possibly the pick of the bunch, utilizing a surprisingly good leap despite his hulking frame and his follow up clearing a path for the Navy onballers to follow.

Nick and Jed Thompson in key defensive posts for Charlton on top of opponents James Keeble and Will Perryman.

It was veteran Navy Kris Clifford who sold some candy on his way to putting the visitors second of the night through the big sticks, before Keeble finally found some space marking deep in attack before playing on to reestablish the Magpies 9 point buffer as the teams made their way to the sheds for half time.

Both sides adding one goal one behind for the quarter.

As play resumed for the second half, Boort streamed for ward, Fitzpatrick strolling away from the opening bounce, but on the rebound it was the Navies who struck the opening blow of the oft termed premiership quarter, Clifford snapping from deep within the pocket to bring the visitors back within a kick.

Boort then kicked two in a row to re-establish their lead, the second of which was brilliant goal kicked out of mid air by Ethan Coleman – his third, the Navies responded via Ben Lanyon shortly after to keep the

- Contributed Navies in touch.

Charlton searching for more, made the decisive move of swinging Nick Thompson forward, given the forward threat Thompson provided as a 16 year old last season, onlookers would have welcomed the move, however it proved the opposite, seemingly destablising the Navies defence and allowing the Boort forwards space they had not had earlier in the game.

The Magpies lifting their defensive pressure, the Navies becoming fumbly as a result and Boort finishing the quarter full of running, piling on four unanswered goals and taking what would be a match winning lead into three quarter time.

Boort 9.6.60 to Charlton 4.3.27.

Charlton coach Mitch Collins, obviously disappointed with what had transpired in the critical third term, implored his side to be better – to stick their tackles and be sure with their ball control.

In response, Charlton’s players managed to balance up the game again as the contest reverted to more like the opening half, both teams working hard to get the ball into their for ward halves of the ground.

Matt Austin and Keiren Wilson holding firm down back for the home side, while Jed Thompson and Pat Soulsby were doing the same down the other end for the Navies.

Not reaching any great heights as a spectacle during the last quarter, Boort possibly aided by having a game already under their belt this season were a little more polished than the Navies, adding a further three goals in the last quarter, holding the Navies to a solitary goal and stretching the margin out to 45 points.

Ethan Coleman the star up forward for the Magpies, kicking five and ultimately proving the difference between the two sides.

Final score Boort 12.9.81 to Charlton 5.6.36 Boort best: Jhye Baddely-Kelly, Ethan Coleman, Wade Broadstock, Jack Smith, Matt Austin Charlton best: Rhyen Woods, Mitch Collins, Jed Thompson, Sam Woods, Tyler Bruns, Nick Thompson, Tyler Fehsler

St. Arnaud U17’s football report PLAYING away this week in Wycheproof raised its own dilemmas before - Contributed the start.

With the amalgamation of Wycheproof Narraport and Nullawil next season, the low numbers in the U17’s from both sides have merged a year early.

Also, the Covid breeding season at the localised Debutant Balls gave us a small pool of kids to choose from for both teams.

So, we lined up against the aptly named Dumosa Demons after giving them 3 players.

We played with 15 each on the ground which was quite the spectacle in regard to it turning into a fitness and skills test for both sides.

The open flow on effect was magnified due to the low numbers and turnovers were exceptionally costly for either side.

George, Fraser, and Harrison all met challenges against teammates and com-

petitively can hold their heads high as the mix with the Dumosa Demons held it to the Saints well until half time.

Better players for the half in the scribe’s opinion were Fraser, George, Ryan, Tommy.

Af ter the main break we subbed the boys out from the first half and Talan, Hamish tripped over into the demon jumper giving support.

Tired legs from the decongested game was a factor in the last quarter but there were plenty of highlights to take in, the physical pressure asserted from the two Batters boys continuously held up their opponents and the ground speed showed by Archie was blistering to keep his opponents in check, Ryan up for ward kicked some impressive goals, Kynan was a very smooth link up man through the

ground and may have kicked one from what looked like 70 out, George applied his physical presence in both jumpers, Hamish, Tom, Harrison, Talan, Sean all played well and linked up off half back, rolling ruck changes created a spirited centre with regular changes through the centre also.

Goal kickers were Jack 2, Ryan 2, Chase 1, Aidan 1, Kynan 1, Harrison 1, Rylan 1.

A good hit out, this week we come up against the Birchip Watchem Bulls, from looking at the scores over the last few weeks we will have a strong contest, but confidence is key.

So whether they are called the Dumosa Demons, Tittybong Taipan’s or Calder Cats next year, there is a genuine excitement to see what will happen with the league next year

Saints vs Wyche Under 14s THE Under 14’s had their first win for the season against the Wycheproof- Contributed Narraport Demons.

The Saints started the game strongly with first half goals to Finn Green (2), Duncan Kirk, Archer Reyne (2), and Isaac Johns.

With much of the play being in the Saints’ attacking half of the ground, the t e a m w o r ke d w e l l together to extend their lead in the second half.

Duncan Kirk displayed clean attacking skills and he was unstoppable in the forward line with a further 2 goals in the third quarter.

Charlie Baldwin and Ned Ezard both

showed determination when attacking the ball, with Ned also hitting the scoreboard in the third.

Wycheproof put in a gallant effort in the final term, but it wasn’t enough to stop the determined Saints.

Over all it was a fantastic team effort, with an increased display of confidence and determination.

In the rooms after the game the team sang the song with gusto!

Final scores: St Arnaud 9.9 (62) Wycheproof-Narraport 0.2 (2)

Goals: Duncan Kirk – 3, Archer Reyne – 2, Finn Green – 2, Isaac Johns – 1, Ned Ezard - 1 Awards: Banavie Merinos – Finn Green Coaches Award – Sami Weir Uniting Church – Duncan Kirk Park View Bakery – Charlie Kirk Canteen – Archer Reyne Sonya’s Hair Director’s – Declan Kay Croplands – Xavier Taylor MCL Legal play of the Day – Sam Greenaway

Charlton v Boort netball results - Contributed

14 & Under A Charlton 4 def by Boort 21 Stacy’s Dental Best: Erin Blair, Nutrien Ag & Bendigo Bank Coaches: Marley McGurk, L adies Auxiliary Coaches: Rosie Fitzpatrick

17 & Under A Charlton 29 def Boort 17 Bendigo Bank Best: Sarah Blair, Heenan’s Newsagency Coaches: Isabel S o u l s b y, Ladies Auxiliary Coaches: Anika Holmes-Brown, Holmes-Brown Floor and Wi n d o w Coverings “Have a Crack”: Taylah Giles

C Grade Charlton 14 def by Boort 81 East Charlton Hotel Best: Zoe Carney,

Charlton Caravan Park: Emily Wright

B Grade Charlton 36 def by Boort 55 JS Plumbing Best: Alinta Marshall, Signwise Solutions

Coaches: Lily Campbell

A Grade Charlton 26 def by Boort 42 Walsh Motors Best: Kirsty McKenzie, Teys Charlton Feedlot Coaches: Claudia Lee

Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Round 2 Seniors Trentham 23.7 (145) d. Marybor’gh Giants 10.9 (60) Talbot 13.11 (89) d. Avoca 7.12 (54) Dunolly 17.6 (108) d. Navarre 7.6 (48) Natte Bealiba 10.8 (68) d. Lexton 4.7 (31) Maldon 8.5 (53) d Carisbrook 9.8 (62) Newstead 9.6 (80) lost to Harcourt 19.8 (122) Campbells Creek bye

Reserves Trentham 10.15 (75) Marybor’gh Giants 6.8 (44) Talbot 17.13 (115) Avoca 4.3 (27) Dunolly 14.3 (97) Navarre 3.2 (20) Natte Bealiba 2.5 (17) Lexton 7.7 (49) Maldon 15.12 (102) Newstead 5.4 (34) Harcourt 12.11 (83) Carisbrook 5.8 (38) Campbells Creek bye

Above: Saints’ senior defender Daniel Gifford clears the ball out of the back pocket.

Above: Demons’ Rick Allan in hot pursuit of Saints’’ Mitch Birthisel in the senior’s game on Saturday.

Saints Footy report • From page 16.

Tickets are still available for Saturday night’s show, and you can get a hold of yours, from the Newsagents, from the Sporting Club, from the Bar in the sheep Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, or by following the QR code in windows throughout the street, and on the back page of this paper.

Last week it was a significantly improved performance from the Seniors, where the score line most definitely did not represent the competitiveness of the game.

Some costly skill errors and disposal inefficiencies at bad times saw the Demons run away to an 8 goal win.

Awards: Zac Phillips (Driscoll Douglas East Rural Real Estate), Ryan Lempa (Douglas Hire), Bailey Dur ward (Country Kitchen), Royal Hotel (Bailey Nicholas), and Scott Driscoll (St. Arnaud Physiotherapy Centre)

with a solid win.

This was a much more competitive game than the scoreboard suggested, massive credit should also go to WNFC for the work they’ve put in.

Awards: (Banavie Merinos) Finn Green, (Uniting Church) Duncan Kirk, (Park View Bakery) Charlie Kirk, (Canteen) Archer Reyne, (Coaches Award) Sami Weir, (Sonya’s Hair Directors) Declan Kay, (Croplands) Xavier Taylor, (MCL Legal) Sam Greenaway.

https://www.trybooking.com/CQSEV or at the St. Arnaud Sporting Club, or on Saturday, the Sheep Pavilion Bar. • Next Sunday (5/5) we have our “Goods and Wood” auction, keep your eyes glued to Saints social media,

and North Central News for the listings.

• Round 5 is the “ALL SAINTS DAY ” & “PINK SPORTS DAY”.

Stay tuned for more information on this, on Saints social media, and in upcoming editions of the North Central News

Saints’ Social News • The Sportsman’s Night is coming up THIS SATURDAY NIGHT with Josh Caddy and Will Chambers.

Tickets are available at the following link

Reserves The reserves fought hard, and will continue to improve as fitness and training attendance does.

Awards: Rod Kirk, Luke Ezard (North West Ag), Colin Campbell (Farmers Arms), Carl L each (Sporting Club), and Simon Elliott (Physio Biz)

Under 17s The under 17s had a scratch match hit out with a combined side from Wyche-Narraport and Nullawil.

Credit must go to all those who put the work in to make sure this game happened, it is what is best for football.

Under 14s The Under 14s hit back after the disappointing round 1 result

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Wilf gets the gold

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THE Masters Swimming Australia Long Course State Championships took place at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Albert Park on last Sunday.

• Cont. on page 15.

Among the remarkable competitors was Ararat’s own Wilfred Dickeson.

The former Richmond footballer has in recent years rekindled his passion for swimming, and as he nears 81 he’s still winning.

Competing in the 80-84 age bracket, Wilf ’s determination secured gold medals in both the 50m freestyle and backstroke events.

His outstanding times of 46.13 seconds in the freestyle and 1:07:42 in the back-

THIS Saturday, the Saints are set the unenviable challenge of being the Matador for the rampaging Bulls.

Birchip/Watchem were the “OG’s” of the ‘Mallee Rampage’ that we are currently in the midst of, and despite not having a whole lot of silverware to show for it, have been up and about for quite a long time now.

It’s a challenge not

Above: Wilfred Dickeson shows off his gold medals.

by Ellen Anderson stroke surpassed even (the Ararat his own personal best Advocate) from the previous year, where he triumphed with a time of 51 seconds in the freestyle.

Wilf credits his success to his rigorous training regimen, emphasising the crucial role played by the Ararat Rural City Council in keeping the outdoor pool open to the public until just days before the competition.

"That allowed me to train up until last Friday which was great," he said.

He dedicated countless early mornings to training, hitting the

pool at 7am daily in preparation for the championship.

Reflecting on his achievements, Wilf remains determined to defy expectations and continue improving.

"You don't expect to get older and swim faster, but I'm going to try, I'm going to continue," he said.

Wilf's dedication and spirit serve as a testament to the power of passion and perseverance at any age.

Wilfred was born in St. Arnaud and did his schooling here.

St. Arnaud Football Club GOODS AND SERVICES

WOOD AND AG. AUCTION Sunday, 5th May @ 9am @ Driscoll Ag - St. Arnaud 5938 Sunraysia Hwy, St. Arnaud

BBQ breakfast and coffee FOLLOWED BY AUCTION

too many have been able to handle over recent times, but a task that Scott Driscoll’s men are certainly going to jump right in to, and have a crack.

They won’t be without help, as this Saturday, the Saints

welcome a couple of very recognisable faces to Lord Nelson Park.

Firstly, Josh Caddy is a 174 game AFL p l a y e r, w h o ’ s h a d stints with Gold Coast, Geelong, and Richmond.

He’s a 2x Premiership Player with the Tigers.

Will Chambers is a 226 game NRL player,

- Contributed mostly for the Melbourne Storm (218 games) where he was in 2019 made a Life Member. He played Origin on 13 occasions, and represented Australia 7 times.

We are sure these two will look quite good in the Red White and Blue!