Phone 5862 1034 – Fax 5862 2668 – Email - Editorial: [email protected] - Advertising: [email protected] – Registered by Australia Post – Publication No. VA 1548 established 1895 LEADER NumurkahWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2020 $1.30 INSIDE Show day at the Lodge Anna’s been busy See story page 7

A cuppa with Adrian

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NANCY Rettalick was thrilled to win in the ‘best pot plant’ category when Pioneers Lodge held its own Numurkah Show Day last Wednesday. See story page 3.

Katunga woman pleads not guilty to 12 charges THE Katunga woman charged a er a fatal car nano-grams of cannabis per millilitre of blood when photos taken by the Leader at the time show wet crash at Wunghnu last year has pleaded not guilty to she was tested almost two hours a er the accident. roads only - no hail. Victoria Police collision recon- all charges and will now stand trial. In his initial report, Victorian Forensic Institute of struction expert Detective Sergeant Robert William Amberly Jane Hendy admi ed to responding po- Medicine forensic physician, Dr Sanjeev Gaya, said Hay told the court that the weather did play a role in lice at the scene that she had been smoking cannabis the amount of cannabis in Ms Hendy’s system was the accident, but did “not concede the hail was pres- two hours prior to the accident which killed two pas- “capable of” causing impairment to the control she ent at the time of the collision”. sengers, and seriously injured another, on Septem- had over her vehicle. Dr Gaya has since corrected Ms Hendy has now been ordered by Magistrate ber 6 last year. himself in a subsequent report to say it “would” im- Gorgeous Despite this, Ms Hendy has pleaded not guilty to pair her driving. Stephen Ballek to stand trial at Shepparton County 12 charges, including two counts of culpable driving Dr Gaya conceded he got the wording wrong. Court. gardens of a vehicle causing death, and driving a motor vehi- “ e choice of word or how I phrased it gave the Magistrate Ballek said, “I am satis ed there is evi- cle under the in uence of a drug to such an extent opinion that she would not be impaired.  e second dence of a su cient rate to support a conviction on that she was incapable of having proper control of report was to articulate, in a be er manner, what I the charges”. See story pages 4 & 5 the vehicle. intended to say in the  rst report”. Ms Hendy has been released on bail until her trial, A toxicology report revealed Ms Hendy had 22 It was hailing around the time of the accident, but which will begin before a jury on November 26. www.numurkahleader.net.au 2 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 PETER COX & SONS FUNERALDIRECTORS Professional service tailored to your needs Locally owned & operated 24 hours - 7 days a week Are you pleased that Vic Funeral calls and information

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Cost,for one Christmas $50.00 voucher to be redeemed in your business. Numurkah Love our Lifestyle has paid for the fi ve week Two charged with meth at Wunghnu advertising campaign. A 30 YEAR-OLD man and a 23 year-old wom- sional Tasking Unit and the Victoria Police Dog ceeds of crime, and the man has been charged It’s not too late… an are facing charges a er a quantity of methyl- Squad executed a search warrant at the property with dealing with the proceeds of crime. amphetamine and a signi cant amount of cash last Wednesday, October 21 and seized the drugs Both have bailed on their own undertaking to Phone Heather Kelly at the were found during a police search on a home at and cash. Numurkah Leader offi ce Wunghnu.  e woman has been charged with possessing appear at Shepparton Magistrates Court on De- 5862 1034 Members from Cobram CIU, Wangara a Divi- a drug of dependence and dealing with the pro- cember 2, 2020. Voucher winners are listed each week in the classifi eds for 5 weeks. Great publicity for your business! Burn off s get away from farmers THE past week has been a busy Waaia brigade was called to assist Barmah Road, Bunbartha, between enroute. one for local brigades, with ve Nathalia at a grass re at Horners Jacaranda Nook and Zeerust Road.  en, at 9.45pm that night, turn-outs, which included a end- Road, Nathalia, between Mur- On arrival, Tallygaroopna noted Wunghnu re brigade and Numur- Numurkah Leader is ance at two burn-o s which got ray Valley Highway and Pomfrets the re was only small and Wungh- kah SES responded to a motor ve- bound by the Standards away from farmers and spread. Road.  e farmer was burning o nu would not be required. hicle accident on the Goulburn Val- of Practice of the  e rst incident occurred at the bank of an old dry dam that was Numurkah, Strathmerton, Co- ley Highway, near Gillespies Road. Australian Press Shinnucks Road, between Fuzzards overgrown with grass, and the re bram and Yarroweyah brigades re- A car heading north hit the guard Council. If you believe and Centre Roads, at 2.55pm last burnt into the dam.  e re bri- sponded to a report of a shed re rail and  ipped over; the driver, the Standards may have been breached, Tuesday. gades extinguished the re and the at Numurkah Road, Strathmerton, who was the vehicle’s only occu- you may approach the newspaper  e farmer was burning some farmer was asked to get some water between Pinnucks and Reynold- pant, walked away from the car and itself or contact the Council by email stumps and the re burnt into some into the dam, to ll the cracks with sons Roads, at 8.55pm on Saturday. was taken to hospital by ambulance ([email protected]) or by phone grass, burning about one acre.  e water, to prevent any  are ups. When Strathmerton arrived they to be checked over. Police and ([02] 9261 1930). For further information farmer had the re out when Nu- At 8.05pm on Friday, Wunghnu discovered that a farmer was burn- Country Auto were also involved in see www.presscouncil.org.au. murkah and Katunga arrived. was turned out to assist Tallyga- ing o , and the shed was not on re. the cleanup; it was about 1.5 hours  e following day, at 3.15pm, roopna at a tree re at Shepparton/ All other re brigades were stopped before the highway was cleared.

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Crafty ... Staff member Julie Jenkins Floral winner ... Lorna Bouchier was a worthy mans the craft entries section in the indoor winner of ‘best floral arrangement’. pavilion.

Clowning around ... Staff members Adele McMaster and Colleen Doncon were happy to help provide all the fun of the fair.

Cruising by in style ... Terry Brennan proudly captains a vintage car in one of the highlights On parade ... Bernie Curtis astride a vintage tractor in the grand parade. of the day.

Well turned out ... Pat Pocknee took out the ‘best dressed The greatest showman ... Len Clarke wears his ‘best Jelly happy ... Betty Major was thrilled to be the winner of lady of the show’ competition. dressed man of the show’ sash proudly. the ‘guess the jelly beans’ competition. The show goes on at the Lodge WHILST most of us were lament- as fairy floss, donuts and ice cream ticular, who have done flower arrang- murkah show committee. to make it a great day for the residents, ing the lack of the annual Numurkah cones, to a boxed picnic lunch in a ing in local churches for many years, Staff also joined in by providing and they loved it,” she said. show last Wednesday, Pioneers Lodge marquee on the lawn, a petting zoo, a or have skills in other areas, and enter- photos of their gardens for a ‘have a Community involvement was also residents were enjoying an event that guess the number of jelly beans in the ing the show is something they always look at my nook’ exhibition, creating essential to make one of the highlights was almost as good as the big day itself. jar and best dressed man and lady at look forward to and we didn’t want entries for a ‘single cut flower’ compe- of the day possible - the grand parade. With Numurkah show day making the show competitions, there was tru- them to miss out this year,” she said. tition and vying for the title of ‘Miss Vintage cars and machinery, along up one of the most popular and an- ly something for everyone. “The Numurkah Garden Club pro- Show Girl’. with emergency service vehicles, pa- ticipated days on the Lodge’s annual One of the most popular attractions vided us with some lovely flowers for Ms Sutton said the day would not have raded past the Lodge to the delight of calendar, the facility’s lifestyle team was the indoor pavilions, which host- the flower arranging, and many of the been the success it was without the sup- residents who had a front row seat. decided that if residents couldn’t go ed traditional show competitions in- residents have pot plants in their spac- port of the Numurkah community. “It was such a wonderful opportuni- to the show this year, then the show cluding flower arranging, art, craft, es that they take great pride in, so we “We had showbags filled with items ty for the residents and staff to come would just have to come to them. decorated biscuits and pot plants. had a category for those as well.” donated by local businesses and or- together and enjoy the fresh air and And the Lodge’s dedicated staff ex- Lodge diversional therapist Chris Residents enjoyed touring the pavil- ganisations, the show committee pro- sunshine,” Ms Sutton said. celled themselves, providing a day Sutton said submitting entries in ions and casting their votes for those vided entry cards, winners certificates “Some of them even said it was even that had almost everything. those categories was an annual activi- they considered best in show, with the and ribbons, and staff came in on their better than the real show, but I know From morning and afternoon teas ty for many Lodge residents. awarded entries being honoured with days off to help with the day and join we’re all looking forward to getting that included show day treats such “We have a number of ladies, in par- prize certificates provided by the Nu- in the fun. Everybody came together back to the showgrounds next year.” 4 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Tranquillity ... The water- fall in the fernery provides an air of tranquillity.

Rustic, but lush ... The Fords’ back garden, which has plenty of character as well as comfort, was the perfect spot for a secret garden gig earlier this year.

GardensPHILOSOPHER Francis Bacon called gar- three parts; and whilst the frontnot and back have whole new dimensionopen, to their home. items. but blooming nonetheless dening the purest of human pleasures, and see- strong similarities, neither of them prepare you “We weren’t really using this outside area much “We’ve just  nished redoing it out here,” Adri- ing some of the results created by local garden- for what you  nd in between. before, but since we’ve turned it into a fernery, an said. ers, it’s di cult to disagree with him.  e Fords’ enclosed fernery is a lush haven on we use it all the time,” she said. “We used to have the garden beds bordered If the world hadn’t been turned upside down even the ho est of days, and with it’s established “It’s really beautiful out here in the summer, with old sleepers, but they needed replacing so this year, this weekend would have given locals greenery and man-made waterfall, it couldn’t be especially with the waterfall.” we thought we’d use metal edging instead.  at the opportunity to tour some of Numurkah’s more soothing if it tried. It’s no wonder the fam- Whilst the Fords’ fernery may be the created a bit of an excuse for a redesign, and  nest gardens, opened to the public as part of ily spends so much time out there. show-stopper, their front and back gardens are we’ve created a circular driveway and pathways the Rotary Club of Numurkah’s inaugural open Adrian said that, since the fernery was estab- also something special. and put in all new plantings. We just need to wait garden weekend. lished 17 years ago, it has required very li le  e front garden, which has recently been the for the lawn to grow, and it’s all done.” Alas, like so many other things in 2020, that maintenance. subject of an 18 month ‘renovation’ project, is a  e back garden also displays Adrian’s love of wasn’t to be, but, on your behalf, the Leader re- “ e plants have grown really well and pre y showcase for Adrian’s love of engineering.  e machinery, but it is more established, though it cently took a sneak peak at two of the six gardens much take care of themselves,” he said. garden beds feature a range of carefully placed has also been the subject of a rebuild in recent involved in the scheme, and let me tell you, they “Maintenance is really just a ma er of giving it machinery items including pumps and old carts, years, as it was completely submerged in the are rippers. abit of a tidy up from time to time.” with benches made out of old railway sleepers 2012  oods. Adrian and Karen Ford’s garden tells a story in Karen said that the fernery has provided a providing a spot to sit and ponder the unusual “It’s taken a while to re-establish it, but we’re

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Hand made hill ... Rebecca moved hun- Hardy and colourful ... Rebecca’s dreds of wheelbarrows of earth from the dug garden proves that plants don’t out dam to create her raised garden beds. have to be delicate to be beautiful.

Gardens not open, but reallyblooming happy with how it’s come up,” Adrian said. tually think they’re weird, because they can’tnonetheless see dirt and planting over 500 plants. result. e back garden features garden beds that con- what I’m thinking,” he said. “It was just a bare paddock next to the house “I’m so happy with it, and I’m always collecting tain items including a full, rusted, old truck that Meanwhile, Karen is more than happy to let where water used to pool, so we dug out a dam li le garden ornaments to put in there to add to Adrian found in NSW. e beds serve as a bor- Adrian bring the pictures in his mind into reality, and used the soil to create mounded garden the picture.” der for an ampitheatre type lawn, which proved knowing the results will bring them both a lot of beds,” Rebecca said. “It has been hard work, but I get a lot of sat- the perfect location for one of the ‘secret garden’ enjoyment. “I just chose plants that had colour, if possible, isfaction out of it and I think gardening keeps gigs at the start of this year. “I take a walk around the whole garden every and were frost resistant and take full sun and the mind healthy, and I’m always thinking about Tucked in the corner of the back garden is an morning and just drink it all in,” she said. thrive in the clay-like soil.” what I’m going to do next.” open shed displaying more classic tools and ma- “It’s so beautiful, and so peaceful.” Whilst the garden has thrived, some of the Rebecca said she was excited to have been in- chines, with an adjacent seating area complete Meanwhile, on Lorenz Road just north of original plants are now gone. vited to be part of the open garden weekend, and with  re pit. town, is a very di erent, but no less beautiful, “I ended up pulling out the ground cover was looking forward to sharing the space with Whilst some would wonder how Adrian, who type of garden, which has been lovingly built plants because they were just a hiding place for others. is the chief designer and planner of the family’s from scratch by Rebecca Handford. snakes,” she said. “I love it when people come to the garden, so garden projects, is able to envision such unusual Over the past two and a half years, Rebecca ough it’s been hard, o en back-breaking, I was disappointed the open garden wasn’t hap- spaces, he wonders how others can’t. has turned a quarter acre paddock into a haven work, Rebecca, who also has a thriving rose gar- pening, but I know the garden will be even be er “When I explain my ideas to other people, I ac- of colour, by shi ing countless wheelbarrows of den at the back of her house, is thrilled with the when they come next year.”

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Melbourne Cup Advertising Deadlines Due to our office closing early next Tuesday for the Melbourne Cup, all copy for display advertising for next week’s Leader (November 4) should be submitted no later than 4PM MONDAY. Classified line ads will be accepted until 5PM MONDAY. Kickstart grant ... St Francis’ School students excited to be back at school, with brand new facilities on the way. Riley Sanders, Aiden Botterill, Matt Knight (Principal), (front) Celeste Sanders, (front) Caitlin Murray, Charlotte Whyte, Patrick Ryan. St Francis welcomes government grants ST Francis’ School in Nathalia will receive $1,206,000 in government funding to kick start major redevelopments on the school’s facilities and learning spaces. It’s part of a state-wide project announced by Member for Northern Victoria, Mark Gepp MP, which also includes St Anne’s College in Kialla, Sacred Heart School in Tatura and over 50 oth- er Catholic and independent schools across the state. The three schools in the Shepparton district will receive over $7,000,000 in funding between them. The projects will begin within the next six months, and St Francis’ School principal Matt Knight expects to be settled in to the new facili- ties within 12 months. “The developments will be well and truly fin- ished and functional by this time next year,” Mr Knight said. In addition to the $1,206,000 that St Francis has been granted, Mr Knight says the school itself is contributing $160,000 - which comes from a loan from a Catholic education organisation - to the project, which will include a community kitch- en, contemporary learning spaces, meeting areas, community event spaces and resources. The exciting upgrades will add to $450,000 renovations already done on previously outdat- ed staff admin areas, which was paid for by the school itself, after raising the funds over the past decade. The school is excited by the opportunity to take a more hands-on approach to learning where pos- sible with the new facilities. Mr Knight says these developments have been a long time coming, and is thrilled that the project is finally taking shape. “It’s fantastic news,” he said. With unemployment numbers hitting record highs in Victoria, as a result of the pandemic, the projects have been prioritised, and will hap- pen much sooner than previously planned, in an attempt to help the Victorian economy begin to bounce back. “We promised to upgrade and build new non-government schools - we’re keeping that promise and fast-tracking funding for projects to drive our economic recovery,” said Minister for Education James Merlino. Mr Merlino also stressed the government’s commitment to investing in kids’ education, re- gardless of where they get it. “Every child - no matter where they live or go to school - deserves the best facilities. That’s why we’re supporting government, Catholic and inde- pendent schools with record investment to give our kids the best education.” It’s estimated the Non-Government Schools Capital Fund will create close to 800 jobs in con- struction. “This investment is vital to Victoria’s econom- ic recovery and creating jobs in the Education State,” Mr Gepp said. “These local projects will help give students and staff the best possible facilities to learn and thrive.” Numurkahleader, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 — 7

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Our valued team of Community Care Workers provide a range of high-quality services and support to frail, aged and younger clients and their carer's, both within their homes Prodigious quilter ... Anna Newham put her lockdown hours to good use by creating 17 and in the community. Every staff member contributes to the development and growth quilts from scrap material. of MHA Care and endeavours to encourage and actively support individuals to continue to live in their community. As we continue to experience growth and demand for our Home Care services, across the Moira Shire, we are regularly seeking Community Care Workers who can demonstrate Anna’s busy lockdown high professional skills and the ability to enable MHA Care to meet the growth in demand for our services. If you would like to be a part of our valued team of Community Care Workers please send your resume with a covering letter to; [email protected] or a work of art call into our offi ce at 22 Orr Street, Yarrawonga for more information. ANNA Newham is one of those people who able to quilt uninterrupted,” she said. is so productive that, without intending to, she “I was surprised by how many I was able to get makes the rest of us look lazy. done, but I suppose I was working on them for When the COVID lockdown started, Anna 12 hours some days.” thought she might use the time to finish her Anna hopes that her creations can inspire other half-finished quilt, and, just for the fun of it, use people to not see lack of money or sewing skills some of the scraps of fabric she had lying around as a barrier to trying their hand at quilting. to see how many more quilts she could make. “I do use some aspects of traditional designs, It turns out, the answer to that question is 17. but just put my own bent on them,” she said. That’s right, using scraps of fabric from what “I just ignore the rules of quilting really - I don’t she describes as a ‘small mountain’, plus old shirts, dresses, doona covers and pillow slips (al- match seams or anything like that, I just throw though she did have to buy two metres of black them together.” fabric), Anna has created almost 20 quilts over Anna said that if her quilts look polished, then the past few months. that is down to the skills of Marg Andrew, who 22 Orr Street (PO Box 376) Yarrawonga VIC 3730 Anna said it was nice to have the time to really machine quilted most of the designs. get stuck into the project. “She makes them look good,” she said. Ph: (03) 5742 1111 • Fax: (03) 5743 2533 “One of the benefits of the lockdown was that Anna’s collection of quilts created during the I didn’t have anywhere I needed to be, and there lockdown will be on display at Numurkah Com- mhacare.org.au were no knocks on the door; it was nice just to be munity learning centre next week. 8 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Authorised by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 — 9 Victoria’s new COVID-normal VICTORIA breathes a sigh of relief this morning. Premier Daniel Andrews announced on Monday that a number of restrictions would be eased as of 11.59pm last night.  e ‘ring of steel’ was not one of those restrictions li ed, so anyone travelling to regional Victoria from metro Mel- bourne will still need a working permit or a valid reason to do so, but that too will be li ed on November 8, provided the number of new cases remains low.  e 25-kilometre radius for travel will also be axed on November 8, meaning people living in the Shepparton district are free to travel to any part of the state without needing a valid reason. It’s welcome news for Numurkah and surrounding areas, which has seen li le-to-no tourism in the area for months now. It comes as the state recorded consecutive days of zero new cases for the  rst time since March, with the 14-day rolling average of new cases for regional Victoria now down to 0.2, and the number of mystery cases stable at zero.  e metro announcements on Monday follow signi cant regional announcements from Sunday, which also come into e ect as of today. Indoor gyms are today open with a limited density at one person per eight square metres, and a total maximum of 20 people. Indoor pools are also now open for a maximum of 20 people and indoor sport will begin for kids 18 and under. Lifesaving device ... Senior Ambulance Victoria Regional Victoria will also welcome the opening of food team manager for Numurkah, Craig Beamish, and courts, live music as part of outdoor hospitality, school Strathmerton Bakery staff Heather McCoy, Ray Kelly graduations, and religious gatherings of up to 20 people and Briony Scott are glad that the AED is now in place. indoors, and 50 outdoors. Shepparton is now also in alignment with the rest of re- gional Victoria, a er a small cluster scare two weeks ago. Cafes, bars and restaurants have been open at limited capacity for over a month in regional Victoria, and Mel- bourne will now  nally follow suit as it moves towards its COVID-normal. Under third step restrictions, Melbourne hospitality can have 50 people outdoors and 20 people in- doors, with strict record keeping and COVID safe plans to Save a life at Strathy ST THMERTON residents and visitors those who do not, and for every minute that be e ectively used by anybody. apply. now have an extra layer of health protec- goes by without CPR or de brillation, the “Any reduction in delay between a person’s  e goal is to have metro Melbourne aligned with region- tion, with an Automatic De brillator De- chance of survival drops by 10%. collapse, and de brillation, is a good thing, al Victoria as closely as possible by November 8. vice (AED) now accessible to the public 24 Senior Ambulance Victoria team manag- and can potentially have a huge impact on Other restrictions eased in Melbourne as of today include hours a day. er for Numurkah, Craig Beamish, said that their chances of survival.” allowing outdoor contact sport for under 18s, outdoor  e device, located next to the front door they were thrilled that an AED was now ac- Ray Kelly, who runs the bakery with his non-contact sport for adults, outdoor PT and  tness class- cessible to the public in and around Strath- wife Glenda, said having the device outside of the Strathmerton Bakery, can be used to es with up to 10 people and outdoor pools can increase to merton. gave him peace of mind. a capacity of 50. deliver a shock to cardiac arrest patients to “In an area like this, there is the potential “Especially at times like Easter and Christ- Libraries and community venues will also be open for return their heart to a normal rhythm. for delay in an ambulance reaching someone mas when we have a lot of people stopping outdoor events, and the capacity for weddings and funerals Bystanders are the critical  rst link in the su ering a cardiac arrest, so it’s fantastic to in town, it will be good to know that it’s will increase to 10 and 20, respectively. chain of survival, as patients who receive have this resource available,” he said. there in case anything happens,” he said. Face coverings will remain mandatory and people will bystander CPR or de brillation are twice as “ e AED is fully automated, and it actual- “Hopefully, we’ll never need it, but I’m still be encouraged to work from home if possible. NUMURKAH LEADER likely to be discharged alive from hospital as ly instructs users on how to apply it, so it can thankful that it’s there in case we do.”

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NCLC was formerly just a tenant of part of the part of the space, which was known as the Numurkah Visitor Information Cen- tre and administered by Moira Shire. This week in 1920 ... Following an expression of interest pro- To celebrate the State Library of Victoria’s cess, NCLC successfully negotiated taking digitising of the war years editions of the Numurkah on management of the space, the entirety Leader, each week we will include the news of the of which will be used as a location for com- week, 100 years ago. munity activities. To view these editions online go to trove.nla.gov. NCLC manager Deb Fowler told the au/ndp/del/title/591. Leader they were delighted by the possibil- The Numurkah Show ities the space o ers. An Unprecedented Success “With us already running the community Record Number of Entries house, it made sense for us to take on this Public Attendance a Record Also space as well, and there are so many things HUNTING EVENTS A FEATURE we will be able to o er the community,” she INTERESTING TROTTING PERFORMANCES said. SPORTING EVENTS POPULAR “With lockdown conditions easing, and WEATHER CONDITIONS IDEAL all Victorians being able to travel statewide THE MANAGEMENT EVOKES HIGH PRAISE in coming weeks, the timing is terri c.” THE SOCIETY ON A HIGH WAVE OF Whilst the space will no longer be an o - POPULARITY cial Visitor Information Centre, it will still ANTICIPATED PROFIT £300. be a visitor information point, providing The 37th annual show of the Numurkah Agricultural brochures and information about Moira Society was most successfully conducted on Thursday Shire. last. Ms Fowler said, though there are still The weather was ideal, and the attendance constituted things to be worked through and plans to a record for the society. Nearly 600 members’ tickets had be made, it is great to be able to make plans been sold, and it was plaintly evident that the society has at last with some amount of certainty. reached a high place in public estimation. The number “At the very least, it’s great to be able to of entries was far in excess of previous years. The con- welcome our volunteers back and start dition of the live stock reflected the general prosperity pu ing together a roster and making being experienced throughout the district, and in the great majority of classes competition was exceedingly some plans.  ere are some exciting times Excited to be a hub for the community ... NCLC staff and volunteers are excited to be back and keen. The sporting events were watched with much ahead,” she said. making plans for the former town hall space. interest. A feature of the exhibition was the very fine display of hunting, and the wonderfully big entry in ed- ucational sections commanded considerable attention. The manner in which the exhibition was managed was again the theme of highly favorable comment, visitors Father McCarthy joins his brethren from distant parts regarding the conduct of the show as something in the nature of a revelation. THE power of the local paper is The officers and committee-men generally were on on full display in St John’s parish the alert to promote the comfort and pleasure of the so- house, with a photo of Fr James ciety’s patrons, and it can be said without exaggeration McCarthy now  nally hanging in that Thursday’s show was the most successful, inter- the new photo gallery of the former esting, and pleasurable that has ever been conducted St Michael’s presbytery alongside by the society. The ladies conducted the luncheon and his brethren. afternoon tea booth, and their efforts were highly ap- When church volunteers Dor- preciated by the general public, large numbers availing othy Farrant and Tricia Newman themselves of the excellent repasts provided. embarked on a mission to create The crowd was a most orderly one a remark that a photo gallery of all the parish scarcely needs to be made, for a Numurkah district priests of St John’s since it opened crowd is never otherwise. in 1887, there was one photo they The police on duty Constables DeLaRue, Nelson, just couldn’t  nd; Fr McCarthy. and Parker had an easy time, and not once were they  e ladies had to content them- called upon to suppress any undue breach of good man- selves with  lling Fr McCarthy’s ners. place on the wall with a list of his The Numurkah Town Band, under Mr Hickey, made personal history and achievements things merry from the grandstand, the musical pro- at the parish - which were many - gramme provided being greatly enjoyed. until an article about the gallery ap- peared in the September 30 edition THE STATE ELECTIONS of the Leader. LIEUT.-COLONEL BOURCHIER RETURNED Kevin Hansen told the Leader As a result of the polling for the Goulburn Valley seat that, as soon as he saw the article, in the State Assembly, Lieut.-Colonel Murray Bourchier he knew he could right that wrong. is entitled to add still more letters to his name those of “We have a lot of old family mem- M.L.A. To many the defeat of the retiring member, Mr .J orabilia, and I knew we had at least D. Mitchell came as a surprise, but those of his support- one old photo with Fr McCarthy in ers who had studied the position were always apprehen- it, so I went looking,” he said. sive that Mr Mitchell’s fine record in the House for the Tricia Newman told the Leader past six years would not of itself be sufficient to secure she couldn’t quite believe it when a majority for him against the many interests that were she received a call from Kevin the behind the newly-elected member. Mr Mitchell had, so day a er the article appeared, say- far as this district was concerned, practically no organisa- ing that he had found a photo. tion at work, whilst the Farmers’ Union worked might “We were delighted, it was such a and main for the return of their candidate. The result great surprise,” she said. provides another illustration of the value of organising. Dorothy Farrant said the  nd was The contest between the two candidates was fought in all the more incredible as they had Home at last ... Dorothy Farrant and Tricia Newman are pleased to have fi nally been able to add Fr a most gentlemanly way: neither uttered a word detri- gone to great lengths to  nd a pho- McCarthy’s portrait to the gallery of St John’s parish priests. mental to the other right through the campaign. It seems to the  rst time around. “We had done everything we “It was a photo of my father’s 1927, Fr McCarthy was the parish’s was a serious ma er for a parish a pity that a man who has rendered such yeoman service con rmation group from 1908 at longest serving priest, and over- priest, so he wasn’t inclined to to the district as Mr Mitchell has done during the past six could think of,” she said. “We even contacted the state li- the old Strathmerton church and saw both the construction of the smile.” years should have been relegated to private life, and even Fr McCarthy was at the end, but current church, which opened free Kevin said that he is pleased to those who voted against him will sincerely regret that brary, and they had one photo with four priests in it but there was no his face was very small in the pho- from debt on June 22, 1902, as well have been able to provide the miss- party interests made his sacrifice necessary. The new to.  e Leader did a brilliant job as the original St Joseph’s school, ing piece of the puzzle. member for the Goulburn Valley has had a highly dis- way of telling which one was Fr Mc- Carthy. It was amazing that Kevin to blow it up the way they did and which also opened free from debt, “I’m really glad that somebody tinguished military career, and his election as the repre- make it so clear.” in 1919. has made the e ort to record some sentative for the district will add honor to the electorate. was able to come up with the photo so quickly.’ It was particularly satisfying for Mrs Newman said that although of the parish’s history and create Lieut. Colonel Bourchier in the soul of honour, and the ladies to be able to add the Fr McCarthy appears quite stern in a visual record of the priests who having elected him to the House, the electors may with Kevin said he was impressed that the Leader was able to create such framed photo of Fr McCarthy to the photo, history records him as have served there,” he said. equanimity leave their interests in his hands. the gallery, as he arguably made the being very popular and well-liked. “I’m happy to have been able to The total votes polled were: Bourchier, 2878: a good portrait of the priest from a photo that was so old and small. greatest impact on the parish. “Apparently he was a very nice help just a li le bit with that.” Mitchell, 2818: majority for Bourchier, 60. Serving at St John’s from 1896 to man, but I suppose a con rmation NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 — 11 A CUPPA WITH DOM Full name: Adrian Malcolm Connolly doing; if he didn’t develop it, then someone else Age: 55 would, and we wouldn’t have a clue what they Marital status: Married to Janine with two were doing. adult children I also admire Robert Zubrin, who is another Schools a ended: Lindenow Primary School, Mars Project fellow, but he’s more just an engi- Lockwood Primary School, Axedale Primary neer and scientist, whereas Elon Musk is an en- School, Kangaroo Flat Technical School. gineer, plus he’s a man in a suit, so he’s able to Summer or winter? Summer move in both worlds. Henry Ford was another Beach or mountains? Both, as long as it’s not one who was able to do that, and look at the near a city; I don’t like the city, there are too strides that he made. many people. I prefer the rest of the animal king-  at combination of engineering and entrepre- dom to human beings. neurship is a powerful one, there are plenty of Oscar the Grouch or Cookie Monster? A engineers that don’t have that extra element that bit of both. Cookie Monster gets to eat what he allows them to push things further. You’ve got to wants, and Oscar gets to say what he wants, and be careful though, because some entrepreneurs doesn’t worry about o ending people. will just walk all over you, and they’re the ones Crunchie or Violet Crumble? Cadbury I don’t like.  e ones that inspire you to follow Crunchie. them because they help everyone along the way Elvis or  e Beatles? Neither. I like the Eagles to get where they’re going, and they’re not just and Skyhooks. stepping on people to get to the top, they’re the AC/DC or INXS? AC/DC ones I admire. Favourite colour? Blue What type of kid were you? Favourite song? Petrol head Fly by Peter De- I was always an outdoor kid. I didn’t play much nahy sport, because I wasn’t good at ball-handling Favourite TV show? skills, but I loved tennis, and I used to  y model  e Dr Blake Mysteries. I’ve always liked mys- airplanes. teries. When I was growing up, I really liked I had a morning paper run, and an evening pa- James Bond - not because of the girls, but be- per run, and I also worked at the gun club as a cause of the tech stu . I always liked Maxwell trapper. I always wanted to be doing something. Smart as well, although he wasn’t very good at When you were a kid, what did you want to the tech without 99 to help him. I always liked be when you grew up? tech stu and action-packed stu . I like to wind I always wanted to be a farmer. I was born in down without having to worry about reality, I Bendigo, where most of my family live. Dad was can just switch o and enjoy a bit of stupidity. a baker and my parents bought a bakery and I’m not interested in romance or drama; I just corner shop in Gippsland. We used to get shut- want something I can veg out to and not have to tled o to family in Bendigo during the school think about. holidays and I would work with my uncle on his Favourite movie? farm. I just loved working, and whenever I was at  e Terminator movies. I like Star Trek too my aunty and uncle’s farm I was always working because it gives you a bit of a Utopian view of with my uncle. the future, and you can imagine that things aren’t I decided to stay there, and I went to school going to be too bad. with my cousins, and I learned to shear while I Favourite book? was at school. I don’t read all that much, and I don’t read I did a farming apprenticeship with my uncle, much  ction. I’ve read a bit of Dean Koontz and then I moved to Jerilderie to work there. I met Wilbur Smith, but Wilbur Smith can get a bit Janine there and we moved to Pine Lodge and boring, because his characters can do everything. started dairying. I did my AI certi cate, then we When I read it’s usually history or technical moved to Strathmerton to work on a farm, then books. At the moment I’m reading Microso went share farming with a 50% share, then got Access books, and doing a bit of programming. my own farm. What football team do you support? North I liked the animal husbandry side of farming. Melbourne, but I haven’t really followed them Cropping wasn’t really for me, because si ing on I asked myself what I had been good at school, didn’t want to do anything at all, and I really had much since I  nished high school.  ings like a tractor got boring a er  ve minutes. and what I’d enjoyed, and the answer was maths to focus on my study and push myself right into whether you preferred Holden or Ford, and When you were 25 everything changed when and science.  at’s what I enjoyed, and I was it to come through that. what football team you followed were consid- you had an accident on the farm didn’t it? never any good at English. I think the water situation would probably have ered really important in high school, but I hav- Yeah, I broke my neck. I decided I could either do computer science driven me out of farming over time anyway, so I en’t bothered about it much since. I was backing the tractor up with a round hay or accounting, and I thought accounting would would probably have ended up retraining even- If you could have one talent what would you bale hay on the forks at the front. It was really be more practical around here at the time, and to tually, and I would have still gone into account- choose? boggy, and I was trying to miss a bog hole but the start with, that was right. In hindsight, with how ing or computer programming. I’d really like to I’d like to be able to tell jokes; my delivery is back wheel slipped in it and the tractor lurched things have developed, I would probably have go into computer programming, but at the age hopeless. When I did my farm apprenticeship sideways and the hay roll came o the forks and been be er o choosing computer science. of 55 I’m too old. there was a fella who used to tell lots of jokes came down on me.  at’s an incredibly logical and calm ap- I like solving problems, which is one of the and he’d have people howling with laughter. I’d As I ducked, the steering wheel hit me in the proach to have taken in those circumstances; things I like about being an accountant. I like try and tell the same jokes, and they wouldn’t be neck and the hay roll hit me in the shoulder. I is that indicative of how you are as a person? helping people grow their businesses and solve funny at all. I told Janine a joke the other day that managed to shrug it o , and I tried to turn the Yes, I’m very logical and I like to deal with facts, their taxation problems. I like a challenge, and I’d seen Kevin Hart tell and it was really funny, tractor o but I couldn’t.  e bale had landed and I like to be looking ahead and have a plan. I’m reasonably happy being an accountant, and I but Janine didn’t laugh at all when I told it. on the thro le lever and pushed it to full, and  at’s why I don’t like politicians, because they enjoy the business side of it. I’d like to be able to If you could have one superpower what it was still in reverse, so it kept going backwards talk so much BS. I’d like to see the whole lot grow niche areas like agriculture and construc- would you choose? and had created a bit of a trench and backed into purged out and start again, because I think the tion. I’d like to have Wolverine’s power of healing his a tree stump, so it was revving away with tyres current crop are especially bad. You’re a pre y sharp bloke; do you think own injuries.  at’s the only power I’d really like; spinning in reverse for the whole time I was How long a er your accident did you start re- the wheelchair obscures that for people? I wouldn’t want his knives that come out of his trapped. training? Yes, a lot of people seem to just assume that hands, but I wish I could heal my own in juries so My head was only a foot or so away from the About 12 months. I was in the Austin hospital you’re mentally disabled and that really annoys I could get out of this bloody chair. I’m terribly back wheel, which was spinning, but I managed for eight months, and then another two months me. Young people are actually be er at accepting frustrated being stuck in it. to ram myself up against the guard. It started to in Numurkah while I waited for our house to be it and seeing past it. I’d really like to be able to do ordinary things, smoke, and I thought ‘oh great, barbecue’. When built. You’re very interested in new technology, like cook and do jobs outside. I’ve never liked they found me, my head was all black from the When I was at the Austin Hospital the dean and you admire Elon Musk; how do you feel being limited. fumes. from Deakin Uni came and saw me and gave me about arti cial intelligence? Do you make lists? Yes, always have. I stick I could feel my energy just draining straight out two options of subjects I could do, so I chose I’m excited about it, but scared of it at the same them on the fridge and tick things o them, or of me. I thought I’d be dead in 20 minutes, but business management. time.  e implication of it, of machines that have add to them. Sometimes they grow quicker than that thought didn’t really worry me. I passed that quite well, but my lack of skills consciousness and can learn and think for them- they shrink, so you need a timeline to make sure I was trapped for  ve and a half hours, and I in English did hold me up at uni, because of all selves and make decisions but have no emotions, you feel like you’re ge ing things done, and then was conscious the whole time, so I had plenty of the essays you have to write. My writing skills is pre y scary. it’s satisfying. Tonight I’ll write a list of three or time to think. weren’t up to par, so I did a quick VCE English I’m very curious by nature, and I think it would four things I want to get done tomorrow. I might I knew I’d busted my spine, but I could still feel course at GOTAFE and the teacher went crook be interesting to be cryogenically frozen and de- not get them done, because other stu can easily parts of my body, so I thought I would maybe be at me saying that I was trying to shove into six frosted every 20 or 30 years to see what humani- happen and get in the way, but I like to try and able to get my hands going. I didn’t know how months what I should have done in six years. As ty was up to and what we had achieved and how have a plan. much capacity I’d have, but I was positive that a secondary school student I was just too lazy we were living. Who do you admire? I could have some function. I knew my farming in that area because I just wasn’t interested in it, I don’t think it would take very long, though, Elon Musk, because he gets things done and career was stu ed, and I’d have to sell the farm, and I didn’t do much homework. before you wouldn’t recognise what you were he’s moving forward and doing things that most but I thought I’d be able to move on. I enjoyed uni to a certain degree, but it was seeing, because your knowledge and under- people want, but our governments are too use- I had a young family; we had two children, and di cult because I wasn’t used to studying, and standing of the world would be so outdated. less to do. He’s always thinking ahead and seeing we’d lost our second child six months before my I was doing it by correspondence to begin with. What one issue do you feel humankind what he can do next. He’s up front, and he’s not accident. 1990 was not a good year for the Con- Doug McKeown suggested I defer uni and do a needs to resolve to ensure a positive future? saying everything’s safe, but he is le ing us know nollys. I knew I had to come up with a plan for one year course at TAFE which would give me a Renewable energy. We need more investment what he’s doing.  e technology that’s being de- how to support my family moving forward, so broader overview of the whole business, so I did. in the infrastructure for that. We need more so- veloped right now is potentially very dangerous, that’s what I did while I was waiting for help to  at was when I experienced my  rst bout lar, and I’d like to see windmills all over Austral- but at least with Elon Musk we know what he’s come. of depression, which was really crushing. I just ia, because the wind is always blowing. 12 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 NumurkahLEADER

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Medal winner ... Helen Schmedje had Bowlers end one to win a countback last Wednesday to win the day’s monthly medal season, start another round. NUMUR H Golf bowlers held their season Helen Pickersgill makes up the remainder of opening day on Friday, with all players very en- the commi ee. Joe Luci will again be the greens thusiastic and keen for another successful year. liaison o cer.  e Golfers also took the opportunity to do  e ladies’ match and tournament commi ee their presentations for the 2019/20 season, will consist of Helen Pickersgill, Kaye Hocking which had been on hold due to Coronavirus and Maree Luci, while Lindsay Browning and and strict limitations on numbers gathering. Ian Hocking make up the men’s commi ee. Pennant commences on Friday, November 6 Loris Houlihan is the club’s Murray Bowls Di- and 7 and Numurkah Golf will have teams in both vision delegate. divisions one and two in Friday pennant and divi-  e Golfers also have a big presence on the sions one and three in Saturday Pennant. Murray Bowls Division commi ee, with Joe  e bowlers’ annual meeting was held on Oc- Luci taking on the role as president, Jack Dell tober 13, which saw John Pickersgill take over secretary, and treasurer Jenny Sutcli e. Yvonne from Butch Browning as bowls manager. Clark is also on the commi ee and Maree Luci John’s assistant will be Jan Niven, while Jack is the Bowlslink administrator. Dell is again secretary, assisted by Yvonne Geo Sutcli e and Loris Houlihan are also on Clark, and Jenny Sutcli e will be the treasurer. the selection commi ee.

Smedge takes medal by “ e Shanskter” Balls went to Nola Dalton bye in the virtual pennant THE weather gods threw up with 75, Bev Hutchins, 77, competition this week, but vastly di erent conditions for Sue Herlihy, Pauline Davies still joined in to go out and the two Numurkah Golf Club and Bev McIntosh, all with 78. play with Blue on Sunday and women’s competitions played Tracey Clouston had the Monday. in the past week: a glorious best division one scratch score As it turned out, Blue had a spring day last Wednesday, of 83 shots, while Kath Hep- very tough job ahead of it, and and a cold, cloudy day, with worth won a countback for su ered another 3-2 loss to blustery winds on Saturday. the best scratch score in divi- Tocumwal Suns. Wednesday’s competition sion two, with 106 shots. Two of Blue’s pairs had terrif- was the October month-  ere was only a small  eld ic scores, Julie Daniel/Merren ly medal, which saw Helen of women out on Saturday, Carr and Margot McGrath/ Schmedje and Lauris Ashton with too many seemingly tak- Sue Pla fuss both  nishing make the most of the perfect ing notice of the heavy rains with 43 points and having conditions, to come in with forecast, which disappeared wins, but the Tocumwal side  ne 73 ne s. a er a few morning showers.  nished with four scores in Top knock ... Graham Tyack was in winning form last week. Helen won the countback,  e scores re ected the day’s the 40s - 43, 42, 41 and 41 - to win division one, and the conditions, with 32 stableford and a 39 to take victory. medal, relegating Lauris to points the best returned. Mer- Today’s golf will be a sta- second place. ren Carr won the countback bleford round, followed by a  e division two scores wer- from Gayle Smith and, due to fourball multiplier on Satur- en’t quite so good, Liz Dell the small numbers, that’s where day, and a stroke round next UnbeatableG H A M Tyack was the only three game result they were hopingform for last Wednesday, go- winning with 76 ne , followed the day’s prizes  nished. Wednesday for the November winner at Numurkah Croquet Club’s golf cro- ing down to Mooroopna 5-1. by Norma Crowe with 77. Numurkah Pink had the monthly medal. quet competition last Tuesday,  nishing with Tricia Newman and Chris Sharp were the an impressive score of 3/26. only winners, combining well again to win their  is was not Graham’s only win for the week, doubles. Final scores saw Mooroopna 5/81 to he also broke his handicap playing pennant on Numurkah 1/56.  ursday and is now playing o nine. Numurkah is playing at home today against Bill wins fi rst up after a break Glenys Londey, Rhonda Geddes and Kevin Rich River. by “Rufus T. Fire y” ears for later losing the said voucher in the car Hansen were equal runners-up on Tuesday, all  e derby between Numurkah’s Blues and SMOOTH swinging Bill Green added to his park. Lucky for him, eagle-eyed club pro Antho-  nishing with 2/22. Whites last  ursday unfortunately ended with gol ng achievements by winning A grade in last ny Sanders spo ed the voucher on the ground A massive seven successful jump shots were  ursday’s stableford event at Numurkah Golf on his way to his car prior to driving home. no points being scored for either team, due to played, with Glenys and Ian Londey account- Club. Mal Smith picked up the tin of boiled lollies ing for  ve of them. Glenys had three, Ian two, errors on the score sheet. Bill had just returned to competition a er sev- for coming in last with a measly total of 25 Kevin Hansen one and Sheryl Green one. On the day, Blue won the match 8/76 to eral weeks’ enforced lay-o due to minor cos- points. Sheryl keeps racking up  rsts, and, as well as White’s 4/59. Joan T. Hansen and Graham metic surgery. Playing o a handicap of 12, Bill Players whose score earned them a club ball were: scoring the jump, she was the only player to get Tyack played a very good match, winning their outpointed Graeme “Doggy” Sprunt, 40 points Ma Cline 38, Alan Dalton, Steve Jones, Pete Malins a hoop-in-one. singles, then played together to win the doubles. to 39. all 37, John Bauerle and Ron Smith 35. Club members were very pleased to welcome Blue has slipped to third on the ladder with B grade was won by Bruce Collins, who de- Visitors and guests are cordially invited to join back some regulars, who returned to play for White still in sixth place. feated octogenarian Geo Partington in a us this coming  ursday, but you need a tee-o the  rst time since restrictions began back in Tomorrow White will be playing at home count-back, with 38 points apiece. time. Call club professional Anthony Sanders March. against Rich River Kangas, and on Friday Blue Not only did Bruce win a $40 voucher for his on 5862 3445 or see the website at: www.ngbc.  e association pennant team didn’t get the will travel to Echuca to play Echuca/Moama. e orts, he also picked up the Mickey Mouse com.au. Shane shines on grand fi nal day by “Archie Bunker” Runner-up in B grade was Jack Storer and Sam Robertson, all with too. It was lucky for him that it was again”. Perhaps, Dave, it just isn’t ON what was a tough day, weath- Hepworth with a score of 38 points. 36 points, while David and Nick a stableford round, and he was then that lucky. er-wise, scoring on the Numurkah Barry “ e Coach” Pruden must Ludington took home the last of the able to pick up and proceed to the The other nomination for golf course was surprisingly good in have listened to his own advice on balls, with 35 points. next hole. the ears went to Hughie Gunn, a stableford round on Saturday. Saturday, taking out A grade, with  ere were a few nominations for But when you’re having a bad who was guilty of hitting “The One golfer handled the weather a score of 38 points, even a er the the ears this week, but Dave Scanlan day, sometimes it can be a very Coach’s” ball, finished with just conditions be er then anyone else, distraction of discovering that one of was a clear winner. bad day, and Dave was also hav- 23 points, and then misplaced his Shane Falla having the best score his playing partners had hit his ball. Dave teed up on the  rst tee with a ing a little trouble with his putter. phone. of the day, with 40 points, to win B Garry Hosie  nished runner-up to brand new ball, which he proceeded After he walked off the 16th This Saturday’s golf will be a grade. Shane is enjoying being back Barry with 36 points. to dunk in the dam. He then walked green where he had again failed fourball multiplier. Consistency in Numurkah and is enjoying his Balls down the line went to Na- up and dropped another ball behind to score, he said, “Well at least is the key to finding a partner for golf, as his score shows. than Hicks, Chris O’Dwyer, Andrew the dam, and dunked it in the dam, I found my lucky putter cover this game.` NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, October 28, 2020 — 15 Local Sporting Legends Chasing the sun to chase the cherry Continued om page 16 Being away from home is no issue - e man charged with steering the he’s used to that. Loves it, in fact. Not club to a third successive premiership being able to play - or do much at all has been coaching for nearly a quarter - is. New coach... Michael of his life. He coached his  rst com- So lock-down has been tough on Eckard brings a high petitive team at just 19. Having al- Ecky, but he’s just made the best of a standard of professionalism ready ticked o his level one coaching bad situation. to the cricket club. quali cation, he now has his sights set “It was pre y hard because I’m so on ge ing his level two. used to playing season a er season He says he does it because he loves it. a er season, so actually not doing an- “It’s an interest of mine so I’ve al- ything was a real shock. Luckily I had ways wanted to do it, and that’s why golf. I’m someone who believes what Numurkah said to me ‘are you inter- will be, will be, and you’ve just got to ested in coaching?’ and I said ‘yeah I’ll make the most of it. take it on’. I coached the under 12s in “We started a Numurkah Cricket my  rst year here, then had a year o Club golf tournament, so we played from coaching to try to focus on my against each other and there were a own game. But now I see the oppor- lot of people who started playing golf tunities where we can go further and because of it. We didn’t play for any hopefully try to bring some more pro- prize, but we had semi- nals and  nals fessionalism to the club.” as well. We had about 20 people in the It’s a recurring theme with him; pro- group, so we stuck together through fessionalism. It was drilled into him lock-down. It’s a pre y close group, at the academy, and now he’s drilling that’s what I like about it. it into the Numurkah boys. But as a “ ere are positives to come out of playing coach, it’s a  ne line that he the break. We appreciate free time a walks. He knows there’s a time for the lot more now. I like going to the pub  re and brimstone of coaching, and a and socialising with the people here time for the infectious, relaxed charac- and we couldn’t do that for a while, ter that he is o - eld. and we couldn’t play golf in groups He says leading from the front on- as well – so you appreciate the li le  eld is the easy part. things a lot more now.” “To  t in with your club, that’s the Life in lock-down has taken its toll biggest stress. When I go out to bat on everyone in Victoria, but the cur- on- eld, I just do what I do and don’t rent plight Ecky shares with the rest of have to think about anything but bat- regional Victoria and Australia more ting, but I reckon it’s more about  t- broadly pales in comparison to that of ting in with your club and your town his family, back home. o - eld, that’s the more stressful part.” Racial tensions in South Africa are at Woods says Ecky has no issues  t- boiling point, and while con ict has al- ting in as just one of the boys. ways shrouded his home country, Ecky “He’s always been just one of the fears it’s worse than ever right now. lads. Everyone likes him. But this year, He opened up on his fears for the as he’s now coach, he knows how to country he loves most. split being one of the boys o - eld, “ ere’s a lot of white farmers get- and being more of a leader on- eld ting killed for nothing by black people and at training. But de nitely when it right now. It’s pre y tough seeing that comes to mixing in with all the guys, happening in your home country. e whether it’s the 15-year-old kids, or biggest fear I have is my parents and blokes in their 40s, we can all relate to my grandparents. It would be nice to him,” Woods said. get them over here at some stage in Ecky loves coaching every bit as much the future, but Mum and Dad are still as he loves travel, and he has no plans to working over there. stop either any time soon. He’ll do both “In school we would have racial until he physically can’t any more.  ghts, but it was way di erent to what “I’m only 25 now, so for me, I just it is now. People are ge ing killed, just think you’ve got to enjoy life. I’ve had because of the colour of their skin. so many people tell me that I’ve got to ere’s a lot of discrimination towards start looking for a di erent job but I white people and towards black peo- just tell them to worry about them- ple as well. ere’s never going to be a selves because I’m enjoying life and happy medium, I don’t think. I’m enjoying coaching. I would love to “It’s the best country in the world, take coaching as far as possible.” but it’s just being run by bad people. it’s like a hotspot. Despite all the issues it’s ba ling there again. As the summer of cricket in Numur- Take the pandemic for example. ey “It was the same in the Apartheid; at the moment, South Africa will al- He does however, have aspirations kah approaches, Ecky would normally went from 15,000 to 5,000 cases a day, it was just run by bad people. I don’t ways be his favourite place on earth. of playing in the Caribbean, India, Sri be fresh from a summer in the UK. and they eased restrictions from level agree with any of it. ey call it the He’s still always proud to take friends Lanka and New Zealand. Because  ve But due to COVID-19, he’s now been three to two, whereas over here, we rainbow nation, but it’s not a rainbow. home to show them the beauty of its countries already just isn’t enough for in Australia for over 12 months. have three cases pop up in Shepp and It’s not nice.” nature, but he won’t be playing cricket Numurkah’s coach.

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CHASING THE SUN TO CHASE THE CHERRY

“I said to my Dad at the time, ‘as soon as I turn 18 I want to go overseas to play cricket’. ”

MOST cricketers will tell you that to play cricket.’ I couldn’t do it straight was brought up in where high perfor- the time and you always take that on the wrong way?’, because you can see playing a season overseas is a once a er school - I had a girlfriend,” he mance is not the goal, but the expecta- the chin, but sometimes it’ll come some people thinking ‘why did you in a lifetime opportunity, but for the laughed. tion, and with so many players  ght- o and you’ll be a hero. I did get a lit- just say that to me?’. new coach of Numurkah Youth Club “But the opportunity to go to the ing for so few positions, Ecky learned tle bit of a spray once from ‘Flipper’ “In my  rst year out of school, if I Cricket Club, Michael Eckard, it’s one academy was a lot be er at the time to either perform, or be demoted, be- (captain Liam Gledhill) when we was talking to someone from another that he gets twice annually. anyway.” cause the academy took no prisoners. played against Waaia. I le the ball country in English, I would just reply ‘Ecky’, as he’s known, grew up in A er he’d established himself in the “Back home, we have seven teams and it was just a straight one so I got with ‘okay’ nearly 300 times in a con- Potchefstroom, South Africa, but has UK, Numurkah was his next target. and we all push to be playing in pre- bowled without even playing a shot,” versation, because that’s all I really played in England, Scotland, Wales “I sent Numurkah an email, sent mier league. We have two teams in he laughed. knew what to say and how to respond. and Australia. In fact, Ecky plays crick- them my CV, then [club secretary] the premier league, the  rsts and the As a person, Ecky is a laid-back char- “Before I le school I wouldn’t say I et overseas exclusively now. He hasn’t Tyson Woods came back to me and seconds, and everyone pushes for it. If acter who doesn’t stress about much was capable of having a good conver- played a single game in his home said ‘we’re interested.’ you don’t score runs, you’re out. Over - if anything. But he has a switch that sation with someone in English. It was country since 2015, and doesn’t plan “ e  rst year didn’t work because here you get a chance, and another he  icks when he puts on the whites, really bad. And I was really self-con- on doing so ever again. of visa issues, but Woodsy knows a lot chance, and another chance. So it’s and as coach, he has his players under scious about it too. Because what they At 19, Eckard le the under 21s of people and they were able to sort just more intense.” no illusions. learn you… or what they taught you Northerns Cricket Academy in South me out and get me over here to play.” It’s a level of dedication and profes- “I set a training standard and it’s – see; there I go again,” he laughed. Africa to play for his university club, Since then, Ecky has embraced the sionalism the likes of which Woods either you train like that, or you just “See what I mean. Anyway, you’re and that’s the last time he ever played Numurkah community so much so says he hasn’t seen before in a player leave. You can never please everyone; just really trying not to say the wrong cricket in his home country. that he could see himself living here of Ecky’s age. if you keep 8/10 people happy, you’re thing when you know you’re not per- From there he moved abroad to permanently. “He brings a professional standard doing well,” he said. fectly  uent with the language yet. Wales to play in the Shropshire Pre- “I de nitely consider Australia like to the club from his earlier playing “If I see something I’m not happy But now I just don’t care – if I say the mier League, before  nding his way another home. Australia is the one days which rubs o on other players. with, I’ll just tell them ‘listen mate, wrong thing you can just laugh at me, to Kelso Cricket Club in Scotland, country I would go to in future to It’s very good for the young players that’s not on’. You get in, you do the I don’t mind.” and then Neston Cricket Club in Eng- live,” he said. coming through. I’ve never met a job, and you go home. If you put the  e boys at the club all know when land, just south of Liverpool. As if that Notwithstanding his love for Nu- player at his age that strives so hard to e ort in, you can have shorter training Ecky really is angry, because he’ll weren’t already enough, Ecky has also murkah and Australia, it’s a di erent get everything out of himself like he sessions at a higher intensity and you swear in Afrikaans so that no one been chasing summers for the past world out here to what he’s used to does,” Woods said. know you’ve done well and we can go knows what he’s said.  ey have start- three years, going back and forth from back home. Experiencing the regi- Ecky is a ba ing all rounder who home feeling successful.” ed to catch on to him though, and now the UK to Numurkah to play the game mented discipline and structure of the bats in the middle order and bowls But consider for a second that the some of the players actually know a he loves. 24/7 cricket academy in South Africa  rst or second change. He’s a creative new coach of this all-conquering Nu- couple of words. Ecky was just 22 when he  rst played has armed the all-rounder with pro- player with the bat who shies away at murkah side - which has won the past Ecky will o en sparingly use Eng- for Numurkah, but had his heart set on fessionalism and drive far beyond his nothing, constantly asking questions two premierships - can’t even com- lish words while speaking to his Af- coming to Australia long before that. 25 years. of the bowler with inventive shots to municate with his players in his native rikaans-speaking parents over the He came to Australia at 14 to visit “In the morning you wake up, you go manipulate the  eld. His courageous tongue. Ecky has, of course, learned phone, just so that none of his Aussie family who live in Sydney, and while to the gym, then you go straight to the dare at the crease is matched only by his English his whole life, but neverthe- friends surrounding him think he’s he was here, the cricket tragic in him ground and you do  elding and bowl- con dent aggression. He can take the less it’s a daily challenge he is con- speaking behind their backs. jumped at the opportunity to  ll in ing. You go have lunch and then you game away from an opposition in a short scious of. You won’t  nd many younger coach- for his cousin’s team. From then on, go back to ba ing in the a ernoon. space of time, and does so - regularly. “Sometimes it’s hard for me not to es than Ecky, but that’s not to say Nu- he knew. And then you have club training a er “ ere’s no in-between with me; if I say the wrong things, because my  rst murkah YCCC isn’t in experienced “I said to my Dad at the time, ‘as that,” he said of the academy. want to play a shot I’ll de nitely play language is Afrikaans. Sometimes I hands. soon as I turn 18 I want to go overseas It’s an intense environment that he it. It might be the wrong decision at think to myself, ‘did I just say that in Continued page 15