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Anna’s hats See story page 5 Thank You Fireys NATHALIA was awash with the colour red last Friday as the community its annual ‘Thank You Fireys’ event to honour the incredible job CFA volunteers do. See story page 10.

Fruit fl y tree removal program to commence MOI Shire Council will remove a large number idents and in line with council’s tree replacement Mayor Libro Mustica said QFF were a serious pest of ornamental fruit trees from nature strips, reserves program. in icting millions of dollars damage on horticulture and parks, primarily in Cobram, a er receiving fund- In addition, it is proposed to plant a further 80 Australia-wide, as well as a ecting production and ing via Agriculture Victoria’s Regional Action Plan trees currently missing from urban streets. trade opportunities locally. Grant 2019-2020. Agriculture Victoria (AgVic) has provided $80,000 “ e insect causes signi cant damage to fruit crops Strathy  e action is being taken as part of ongoing e orts to remove QFF host plants from nature strips across by ‘stinging’ the fruit and then infecting them with to eradicate Queensland fruit  y (QFF) from the Moira Shire.  is funding must be used, acqui ed larvae, and ornamental fruit trees, while unpalatable region. and reported by May 30, 2020, or it will be lost. to humans, are hosts for QFF,” Cr Mustica said. swims Councillors unanimously supported a motion Councillors also voted to re-allocate $123,000 “By being hosts for QFF they are supporting the brought at last week’s council meeting to proceed from the current (2019/20) budget, to fund the general population of fruit  ies which can then in- See story page 8 with the removal of the trees and replace them with replacement of removed and missing street trees to vade and damage commercial orchards. appropriate non-host trees, in consultation with res- suitable species. Continued page 2. Rotary 40th OFFICIAL OPENING Club of Friday, 6th March 8.30pm Proceeds to Light Numurkah ANNUAL local Rotary refreshments at Numurkah Town Hall charity projects. available. ART&CRAFT Wine and cheese tasting followed by supper. Proudly EXHIBITION Friday 6th March 7pm - 10pm Sunday 8th March 10am - 6pm supported Saturday 7th March 10am - 6pm Monday 9th March 10am - 4pm by: GO WHERE THE TRADIES GO 2 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 PETER COX & SONS FUNERALDIRECTORS New recycling costs uncertain Professional service tailored to your needs MOI Shire Council is adamant that we Locally owned & operated 24 hours - 7 days a week won’t be seeing new purple-lidded recycle bins on local kerbsides until 2024, but hasn’t con- Coming in 2024 ... Moira Shire will honour Funeral calls and information  rmed whether costs of delivering the new sys- existing waste contracts before introduction tem will be passed on to ratepayers when it does commence. of purple-lidded glass recycling bins. Cnr5862 Meiklejohn &3047 Quinn Streets Mayor Libro Mustica said the timing of the ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION roll-out would allow for current contracts to be honoured. Meals on Wheels Roster “At this stage, we understand the glass recycling bin, or purple-lid bin, will start being rolled out Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 in Moira Shire from 2024, as we will be honour- J. & M. Luci M. Caccianiga Lions Club of ing our existing kerbside contracts, so this is ob- 9/3 Numurkah J. Nolan Numurkah Sec V. Bunny viously a long-term project,” he said. 10/3 College It is possible that households across the state R. Kennett C. North R. & C. could ultimately pay more for their kerbside rub- 11/3 C. Boldt Hardham bish collection, with the Victorian Government W. Knight St Joseph’s Diverse doubling the land ll levy as it moves to slash the 12/3 Primary School Builders amount of waste sent to the tip. “If it’s not addressed through an increase it will materials, limiting the recyclability of both the J. Watson Rotary Club of C. & K. Cole e price rises are the latest development in the mean that we’re actually going to end up having glass and the other materials. 13/3 R. Wright Numurkah State Government’s plans to overhaul the waste Victoria as the dumping ground for other states,” “By collecting glass separately, we can make Coordinator – MHA Care Phone 5742 1111 and recycling sector, which has been hit hard by she said. sure more of it is e ectively recycled – with jars China’s decision to stop accepting contaminated Cr Mustica said council was looking forward and bo les transformed into multiple di erent material from Australia. to hearing more details following the Victorian products, including new roads and footpaths. e levy is not charged directly to household- Government’s announcement of $129 million “Separating glass will also reduce contamina- NumurkahLEADER ers for their weekly garbage collection, but by tip funding support to assist in the roll out of a four- tion in commingled recycling bins, and make operators and councils who then recoup those bin system across the state. sure that paper and plastics can be recovered costs by charging businesses and individuals “Ratepayers contribute more than $400,000 a e ectively.” Public holiday who use land ll. year in state land ll levies and that is expected to e government wants to divert 80% of waste It is possible the increased cost will eventual- increase substantially to fund this new initiative,” from land ll by 2030, with an interim target of advertising deadlines ly be passed on to householders in the form of Cr Mustica said. 72% by 2025, and believes raising the land ll higher charges. “So it is vital we divert as much waste as possi- levy will help to reduce the amount of rubbish Due to next Monday being e levy is set to rise from $66 a tonne to $126 ble from our one and only land ll site, not only sent to land ll. a public holiday, all copy for over three years. to extend the life of this site but to keep our levy e government’s waste management overhaul payments as low as possible.” includes some funding for waste-to-energy ac- display advertising should be e land ll levy goes into the Sustainability Fund, which is supposed to pay for improve- Cr Mustica welcomed the four-bin concept tivities where rubbish is burned to create elec- submitted no later than 12 ments to the waste management system and and said removing glass from commingled recy- tricity, but has placed a cap of 1 million tonnes noon on Friday, March 6 for more sustainable practices. cling bins was necessary. of material sent to waste-to-energy each year to “Glass can become a major contaminant as it ensure that materials were recycled  rst wherev- next Wednesday’s (March 11) Environment Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the increase was necessary to bring Victoria into breaks and glass fragments stick to other materi- er possible. edition. line with other states whose levies are much als, particularly in paper and cardboard,” he said. Victoria will also get a cash for cans and bo les higher. “It is very di cult to separate glass from other scheme as part of the initiative. The deadline for classifi ed advertising will remain 12 noon Tuesday, but early copy would be appreciated. Fruit fl y tree removal program to commence Continued om ont page. remove the QFF host plants from nature strips, starting in Cobram, the hub of our fruit industry, e Goulburn Murray Valley (GMV) region reserves and parks with this removal focussing and then progressing throughout the municipal- produces more than 455,000 tonnes of fruit and on locations closest to horticultural areas. ity as required. vegetables, which are susceptible to fruit  y, and Cr Mustica said council is very grateful for Ag- Agriculture Victoria’s Regional Action Plan generates $777million in annual regional pro- riculture Victoria’s support in mitigating fruit  y recognises fruit  y management is a shared re- duction plus $300million in export growth. in Moira Shire and in protecting its horticultural sponsibility. “In Moira Shire alone, horticulture contributes industry. e  ve-year state-wide action plan focuses on a vital $113million to our economy and council Council will consult directly with residents in three areas for strengthening fruit  y manage- is working closely with the GMV Regional Fruit the streets which are ear-marked for tree remov- ment: Find us on Fly Project (FF Project) to ensure the continued al regarding which replacement trees they would • State and regional coordination and collabo- growth of our horticulture industry.” like to see planted. ration e FF Project is a partnership between Ag- “Details will be sent shortly to those residents • Improved fruit  y management in commer- riculture Victoria, Fruit Growers Victoria, Co- and home owners regarding this consultation,” cial orchards and communities bram and District Fruit Growers Association, Cr Mustica said. • Improved access to intrastate, interstate and Lions International District 201V6 and Moira, “Residents may see council sta and contrac- international market access and trade opportu- & Campaspe, Shepparton, Strathbogie and Berri- tors removing trees in Cobram on both residen- nities Twitter gan shires. tial and rural roads in coming weeks. e action plan can be found on the Agricul- Agriculture Victoria has provided $80,000 to “ e work will continue over several months, ture Victoria website www.agriculture.vic.gov.au. NumurkahLEADER facebook.com/ Bales burn after rains NumurkahLeader/ FEBRUARY rains soaking hay bales, which re- merton brigades responding to a  re at a prop- Strathmerton and Yarroweyah brigades respond- main damp at their core and gradually heat up erty at Spences Road, Katunga, between North ed to a gas leak at O rey House, at the corner of @NumurkahLeader resulting in spontaneous combustion, is believed Road and Gunn Lane. Campbell and Punt Roads, Cobram, where a gas to be the cause of hay stack  res which account- ere were about 400 round bales of hay in the main had been ruptured. ed for two of the  ve incidents a ended by local stack, only around 100 of which could be saved; e brigades used a fog spray of water to dis- CFA brigades in the past week. the area around the 300 bales was made safe and perse the gas until the gas company arrived. Numurkah Leader is e  rst of the two incidents occurred at a the hay was le to burn. Meanwhile, Tuesday of this week got o to an bound by the Standards property on Lorenz’s Road,Katunga, between e hazardous intersection of Walshs Bridge early start for members of Numurkah, Wunghnu Sandmount and Berrys Roads, last Wednesday, Road and Shepparton/Barmah Road, Nathalia, of Practice of the and Katunga brigades, along with the Sheppar- Australian Press February 26, at six minutes past midnight. was the scene of a two vehicle collision at around Katunga, Numurkah, Naring and Strathmerton 8.30pm last Wednesday, resulting in at least one ton aerial pumper crew, when they were called to Council. If you believe respond to an alarm at GrainCorp Oilseeds on the Standards may have been breached, brigades were turned out to the  re in a stack of person being transported to hospital. you may approach the newspaper round bales, around 80 of which had caught  re. Nathalia and Kaarimba  re brigades were McDonald Street, Numurkah, at 2.30am. itself or contact the Council by email Workers on the farm used forks to shi unburnt called out to perform a wash-away of the scene. In the second such incident in recent months, ([email protected]) or by phone bales to prevent the spread of the  re, and those Police were also in a endance. a switch had burnt out in the main switch room, ([02] 9261 1930). For further information that had already caught  re were le to burn out. e past two Tuesdays have also been busy for se ing o the alarm. Wunghnu, Katunga and see www.presscouncil.org.au. e second, larger, incident occurred at 8.50am local brigades. Shepparton brigades were stopped enroute, and on Saturday, with Katunga, Naring and Strath- At 11.54pm on Tuesday, February 25, Cobram, an electrician was called to rectify the problem.

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88 Melville Street, Numurkah VIC 3636 Beverley James Dominique Heather Melinda Karen Sheryl Phone: 03 5862 1034 Hutchins Su on Cosgriff Kelly Sco Harper Ellio www.numurkahleader.net.au Editor Graphic Journalist Sales Admin Sports Sports Designer Journalist Photographer Published by Jinki Sixteen Pty. Ltd. and printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd printads@ design@ editorial@ sales@ printads@ sport@ Registered by Australia Post - Print Post publication no. 100002644 leader.net.au leader.net.au leader.net.au leader.net.au leader.net.au leader.net.au NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 3 Summer 2019/20 third warmest on

recordTHE summer of 2019/2020 is o cially over, and based on data dating back to 1910 the Bu- reau of Meteorology (BOM) has declared it to be among the three warmest on record for daytime temperatures for Australia. Both days and nights were warmer than average across most of the country, and record warm for areas of northern Australia and southern Western Australia. And despite good rain for some areas in Feb- ruary, summer rainfall was below average for the country as a whole, but particularly dry in west- ern New South Wales, south west Queensland and the Top End. Conversely conditions were we er than average along coastal areas of NSW and large parts of inland WA. Bureau climatologist Dr Andrew Watkins said this summer was a tale of two halves, and two main climate drivers. Caring ... Mary Rose Hookey still fi lls a caring role for husband Laurie, even though he now lives in Karinya. “At the start of summer, we saw both a very strong positive Indian Ocean Dipole and a near-record negative Southern Annular Mode, and that resulted in both the warmest and driest December on record, with signi cant  re weather NCN gets grant to care for local carers throughout many parts of the country,” Dr Wat- NCN Health has received a grant of $16,470 lives of many of our local residents, our health Mary Rose Hookey, who has been caring for kins said. from the Victorian Government to provide a se ing and the wider community.” husband Laurie since 2014, both at home and “In January we saw those two drivers return support program for local carers.  e project will aim to increase opportunities since he moved into Karinya, said that emo- to neutral levels, plus a very late arrival of the  e grant is part of $4 million to be spent over for local carers to come together, connect with tional support is vital for carers - especially northern monsoon which  nally brought tropical four years to support carers and make improve- each other in the local community and learn from those who know from experience what moisture to the continent. ments in carer conditions statewide. about available community supports, servic- you are going through. “As we o en see once the monsoon arrives in NCN Health will use the funding to deliver es and resources to support them to maintain “Being a carer for a loved one is a hard road to the north, some of that tropical moisture was a project across Numurkah, Nathalia and Co- their physical, emotional and mental health and travel but you have no choice but to travel it,” dragged south leading to some of the good recent bram. well-being. she said. rainfall over the country’s east. NCN Health Numurkah campus primary  e project will also look to support a dedi- “It can be especially hard if you’re thrown into “ e rainfall helped contain many of the long- health manager Robyn Sprunt said a main focus cated carer support worker to assist to build it suddenly, like I was, and experience a massive lived bush res in the east and helped ease drought of the project will be to support carers to come local relationships and strong community net- sudden change in your life.  ere are so many conditions in some locations. But many inland re- together to increase social connectedness in a works for carers. emotions like grief and worry that you experi- gions experienced only patchy rainfall and we still safe and supportive environment. “We will look to provide events across the ence and there are di erent stages to it. need to see sustained rainfall to relieve drought in “Caring for a loved one can be di cult. It can NCN Health catchment where carers can gain “Close friends can be supportive, but they many areas. be an isolating experience; especially in a rural knowledge about, and access supports and don’t understand what you’re going through “Although the extra moisture and cloud moder- area,” she said. services aiming to foster collaborative relation- the same way that someone else going through ated temperatures compared to the record warm “We want to recognise and acknowledge the ships between consumers, carers and our health it does, so having support from those peers is December, January and February will still rank incredibly important role that carers play in the service,” Ms Sprunt said. essential.” among the 10 warmest on record for the country as a whole.” Rotary art exhibition attracting excellent entries THE Rotary Club of Numurkah’s 40th annu- tion, in which works can be made in any medi- ment provided by Geo Austin. Mild outlook al art and cra exhibition has received excellent um, is Australiana. Always an audience favour- Following the o cial opening, the judges will entries in the art, photographic and cra sec- ite, this section is guaranteed to a ract a range announce the winners in the various sections, tions, ensuring another outstanding exhibition. of weird and wonderful entries. with their comments.  e evening concludes for autumn Regarded as one of the best art exhibitions  e magni cent quilt entries are also a peren- with supper. THE Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) au- in regional Victoria, entries have been received nial audience favourite which, along with the Visitors are invited to be a judge and cast their tumn outlook for Victoria predicts above average from local artists as well as artists throughout other cra sections, will be judged by Claire vote for the art or cra work of their choice March rainfall to be likely for most parts of the Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales Reid. for the People’s Choice Award.  is award has state except the far east, with above average rain- and Queensland, ensuring this year’s exhibition Claire is a textile teacher at Numurkah Sec- proved popular since its introduction, with fall likely in the west across the entire season. will again live up to its stellar reputation. ondary College and has worked in a wide vari- $100 awarded to the winning artist. Overnight temperatures are likely to be warmer  anks to the generous support of exhibitors, ety of textile mediums from pa ern and dress-  e exhibition will be open to the public from than average across the state, however there is no sponsors and the community, the exhibition making to lace making. 7pm on Friday, March 6, from 10am to 6pm on strong push towards warmer or cooler than aver- has raised over $274,000 for local charities In conjunction with the exhibition, the Ro- Saturday and Sunday March 7 and 8, and from age daytime temperatures for the autumn period. since it began in 1980. tary Club is ra ing a watercolour painting by 10am to 4pm on Monday, March 9. Whilst above average daytime and overnight  is year’s show features 20 awards with prize Dawn Macdonald - ‘Mo lecah’ valued at $525. Admission for opening night, which includes temperatures appear likely across most of Aus- money totalling $10,000. Rotary District Governor Brian Peters will of- supper, is $8 per person, whilst admission for tralia, there is no clear signal for daytime temper- Art judge Ben Winspear is an award winning  cially open the exhibition at 8.30pm on Friday the remaining days is $5 per person. Admission atures in the south. Melbourne based artist who works in oil, water- evening. price includes a copy of the catalogue of the Most of the country has a neutral rainfall out- colour and sculpture, as well as tutoring at the  e opening night will feature a wine and works on display. look for autumn, with no strong climate push Victorian Artists’ Society. cheese tasting courtesy of Monichino Wines Light refreshments will be available through- towards we er or drier than average conditions. Ben’s work runs the full spectrum from rep- and Locheilan Cheese, with musical entertain- out the weekend. March, however, may be we er than average in resentational through to abstraction, frequent- the south, and drier than average in parts of the ly combining both. He paints a wide range of north. subject ma er; anything that inspires him at the Last year’s best in show ... Former Rotary Club of Numurkah President Stephen BOM climatologist Dr Andrew Watkins said time, but his love for the Australian landscape is Mills and Independent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed with last it was important to understand that autumn is something that stands out. year’s best in show winner Bridge Over the Namoi painted by Kasey Sealy. historically a time of year when our main climate Ben will select the best in show entry plus a drivers can change from one state to another. runner-up, best in oil, watercolour, pastel, and “Typically, in autumn our main climate drivers regional artist, and Moira Arts & Culture Inc. are rese ing, which means they’re exerting less encouragement award for Moira Shire resi- in uence on our weather pa erns,” Dr Watkins dents. said.  ese awards are non-acquisitive and, as such, “ e low likelihood of widespread above or are available for purchase, or a sponsor’s acqui- below average rainfall is largely due to our sig- sition. A further 10 painting awards are spon- ni cant climate drivers – such as the El Niño– sored acquisitions with winners selected by the Southern Oscillation or the Indian Ocean Dipole sponsor. - being neutral. We’re not expecting these neutral  e major sponsor is Numurkah Home pa erns to change over the season.” Hardware, which provides the $2,000 painting “ is means we can expect our weather over the award. coming month or two to be driven by more local In the cra section, there are seven awards in- conditions, and that makes the seven-day forecast cluding best cra exhibit, as well as awards for an important tool for assessing upcoming rainfall.  bres, threads and beads, framed needlework, “By winter, we will have an even clearer indica- quilt, art quilt and cra award. tion if this will change, and hence what the weath-  is year, the theme of the novelty cra sec- er will look like for the rest of 2020.” 4 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Council votes to seek MPs help with corellas MOI Shire Council has voted to seek sup- structure - along the creek they have destroyed port from local members of parliament to ad- trees that won’t come back.” vocate on behalf of local communities for assis- Cr Kevin Bourke, who described the birds Help please ... Moira Shire councillors tance managing li le corella populations. as ‘these li le characters’, said they were very last week voted to seek support  e motion, which was brought by Cr John destructive and that their numbers and habits from local members of parliament in Beitzel and seconded by Cr Kevin Bourke, was were having a detrimental e ect on farmland, managing little corella populations. passed unanimously at council’s regular monthly infrastructure and private property alike. meeting last Wednesday. “I defy anyone who says that their numbers In response to a question from Cr Wendy Buck are not greater than before and they are just in regarding what outcome council was hoping for more concentrated groups,” he said. from MPs advocating on its behalf on the issue, “ ere are more of them than ever before, and given that li le corellas are a protected species, it’s too many.” Cr Peter Lawless noted that the li le corellas Cr Beitzel said that the aim was to get them tak- are causing issues right across Moira Shire, cit- en o the protected species list. ing complaints from farmers at Bundalong, and Cr Beitzel said that this is not a knee-jerk re- damage caused to the Tungamah recreation re- action. serve. “Numurkah has been  ghting this problem for  e minutes of the meeting state that, though probably eight to 10 years,” he said. council had recently provided  nancial support to help our communities manage li le corel- Independent MP for Shepparton District Su- “ ere is an absolutely massive number of to undertake a cull of corellas that were causing la populations would ideally include  nancial zanna Sheed visited Numurkah last month to these birds in and around Numurkah; they are damage to the recreation reserve at Numurkah, assistance, improved sharing of information, gain insight into the issue, and subsequently probably in plague proportion. this approach has not proven to be successful research to evaluate the success of various man- wrote to Minister for Energy, Environment and “ e damage they do to infrastructure is quite over the longer term. agement options and declaring li le corellas as Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, regarding the substantial, but the sad thing is, it’s not just infra-  e minutes state that support from the state unprotected wildlife in certain circumstances. problems li le corellas pose in the town. Victoria taking action to fi ght COVID-19 THE Victorian Government is taking action to ment to ensure the primary care sector has the “All of us can play our part when it comes to • Providing di erent models of care to reduce prepare Victoria’s health system for the contin- appropriate clinical knowledge, response and stopping the spread of this virus – please heed public exposure, such as telehealth. ued spread of COVID-19 - commonly referred capacity available to treat patients. the health warnings and avoid public places if  e easiest way to protect yourself and your to as corona virus. • Communicating with at-risk groups about you are in the at-risk groups,” she said. family from infection is to wash your hands reg- At present, there have been 33 con rmed cases preventive actions they can take to further re-  e government is also providing $6 million ularly and cover your mouth and nose with your of COVID-19 in Australia, including nine in Vic- duce transmission. to the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and elbow when coughing or sneezing. toria.  ere have now also been two con rmed • Preparing hospital surge management activ- Immunity, which is working with the Burnet In- If you’ve been in mainland China or Iran in the cases of human-to-human transmission of COV- ities to be ready for potential increased demand stitute and other experts to fast-track new treat- past 14 days or you’ve been in close contact with ID-19 in New South Wales. as COVID-19 spreads. ments and vaccines for COVID-19. someone who has COVID-19, you’re advised to Victoria’s chief health o cer briefed the cabi- A statement from the State Government said  e government statement said it is preparing net yesterday and con rmed that Victoria is well that, while COVID-19 has not been declared a to take additional targeted action if medical ex- stay at home, and avoid public places. prepared for dealing with COVID-19. pandemic, there is a high probability that the vi- perts advise it to do so, including: If you are returning from Italy or South Korea, To stop the spread of COVID-19, the Victorian rus will spread and impact more Victorians. • Ramping up public communication with and you work as a healthcare worker or as a res- Government is currently: Victorian Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos more information about preventing infection by idential aged care worker, you should not a end • Monitoring and investigating cases as they said Victoria’s health services, including our hos- COVID-19 and other disease control strategies. your regular work for 14 days. occur, identifying and sharing accurate informa- pitals and emergency services, have existing pan- • Increasing space in hospitals for urgent and If you fall into the risk groups and suspect you tion about the virus on a timely basis. demic arrangements in place, which are ready to critical care, and considering the delay of non-ur- may have COVID-19, call the dedicated hotline, • Working with the Commonwealth Govern- be activated if they are required. gent care or procedures, such as elective surgery. serviced by Nurse-On-Call, on 1800 675 398.

One-off Arts and Culture plus Community Strengthening Grant applications – closing soon

Don’t miss your opportunity to apply for a Community Strengthening Minor Grant (up to $5,000) or a one-off Arts and Culture Grant (up to $10,000). If you require If you need funding for an event or to improve assistance completing facilities or services or you have an arts project your application give you would like to pursue, then these grants are us a call. for you. If you require access to For more details on how to apply, go to our a computer, libraries across the shire have website. computers available Applications close 5pm Friday 13 March for public use.

Phone NRS Email 5871 9222 133 677 [email protected] Numurkahleader, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 5 Respect the forest this firewood season THE autumn 2020 firewood collection “When collecting, people must stay with- season officially started in north east Victo- in collection limits, which are a maximum ria on Sunday, and closes on Tuesday, June of two cubic metres per person per day, and 30. a maximum of 16 cubic metres per house- Hume Forest Fire Management Victoria’s hold per year. (FFMVic) Deputy Chief Fire Officer Aaron “The felling of trees for firewood is strictly Kennedy said staff had been working across prohibited and our authorised officers will the region to ensure firewood could be col- be patrolling parks, forests and reserves to lected from designated areas on public land ensure people are doing the right thing,” Mr when the season started. Kennedy said. “Due to recent bushfires in north east Chief Conservation Regulator Kate Victoria, there will be some changes to fire- Gavens said the Department of Environ- wood availability, and we’re working on a ment, Land, Water and Planning takes a plan to make firewood available to the com- zero-tolerance approach to illegal firewood munity in other areas,” he said. collection, given the negative impacts it “Information and updates, including in- has on forest health, wildlife habitat, public teractive maps showing designated collec- safety and the sustainability of firewood re- tion areas, are available at www.ffm.vic.gov. sources that local communities rely on. au/firewood, or you can call 136 186 to find If there is a fire danger risk, the firewood out more. collection season may be shortened. “Many of the firewood collection areas Firewood collection areas near planned near Walwa and Nariel Valley that were burns may close for public safety. open last spring are fire impacted and are To check where burns are happening go not yet available for collection. to www.ffm.vic.gov.au/firewood or call 136 “Areas unaffected by fire that are suitable 186. for collection have been identified and will Under the Forest Act 1958, people who be available by viewing the online maps, collect firewood outside designated col- Hanging up the hats ... Anna Newham has enjoyed being a hat-maker, but is glad to move and we’re also working to make further lection areas or season, or take more than on. firewood available in other areas as soon as the maximum allowable amounts, can face possible. fines of up to $8,261, or a maximum penal- “We want to remind the public that fire- ty of one-year imprisonment or both, if the wood can only be taken from designated matter proceeded to court. Anna hangs up her hats collection areas in state forests or parks For any further information on firewood during approved times and for personal use collection or to report illegal or suspicious NUMURKAH crafter Anna Newham has lambswool slippers that she had been making for only and cannot be sold. These designated behaviour in public land areas, please con- made her last woolly hat, and she’s not one bit a decade. areas are put in place to protect sites of cul- tact the Department of Environment, Land, sad about it. “They loved the hats, which were very popular tural and environmental significance. Water and Planning on 136 186. For the past 30 years, Anna has been knitting with tourists, and told me to ditch the slippers and felting pure wool hats and supplying them to and concentrate on the hats, so I did.” stores across Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia However, after three decades, Anna has decid- and New South Wales under the name of ‘That’s ed enough is enough and called time on the ven- Woolley Ewe’. ture in mid-February. Anna - who had a couple of friends help with “I have a couple of dozen that are knitted but the knitting - said she has lost count of how many of the hats she has produced over the years, but need to be finished off with felting and details, knows it must be in the thousands. but that’s not going to take much,” she said. “Normally I would be working on them all the “I feel really free not having the pressure of We are planning for time,” she said. working on the hats all the time to fill orders and “I have worked on other things over the years as it’s a wonderful feeling. well, but the hats were very time-consuming and “I’ve got time to work on other things now. I Numurkah’s future! it was quite demanding.” loved quilting, and I always had to squeeze that Anna got into the hat business when she sold in around the hats but now I have all the time in a few to a shop that stocked her Aussie Tots the world for it.”

Friends of Molochio Twinning Group – Expressions of Interest NUMURKAH COMMUNITY Expressions of Interest are being sought for community representatives on the Friends of Molochio Twinning Group. PLANNING SURVEY We would love to find out what you think about living, This ‘friends of’ group will establish a cultural, educational working and playing in Numurkah, and what could and social exchange with the municipality of Molochio, Italy make it even better! and Moira Shire Council and will be responsible for fulfilling Please complete the Numurkah Community Planning Survey online at: the undertakings of the exchange contained in the twinning https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NumComPlan agreement. Or pick up and return your copy at: Survey closes Have Numurkah Home Timber & Hardware Friday 6 This twinning agreement is an opportunity to reinforce and your Ritchies IGA March formalise the relationship between the two municipalities. say! Numurkah Senior Citizens Club Numurkah Library Numurkah Visitor Information Centre/Numurkah For more information or to request an information pack, please Community Learning Centre

contact our friendly Customer Service team. For more information, please contact the Community Development Team at Moira Shire Council on (03) 5871 9222 133 677 [email protected] [email protected] or 5871 9222. www.moira.vic.gov.au 6 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Tractor Designer brand with a little extra AFTER years in the business, Sharon Taylor from Numurkah’s Louis Hamon Amcal Phar- drivers macy knows a good cosmetic buy when she sees it, and she’s seeing it every day on the shelves at work. wanted Seeing the wide range of Designer Brands products now available at the pharmacy is a for fi re source of pride for Sharon, who has been work- ing on the ge ing the brand in for over a year. “Designer Brands is such a great product on so recovery many levels, it is a real asset to be able to stock it,” she said. WITH the  re threat eased in the Up- A look into the brand’s details makes it easy to per Murray,  re a ected dairy farmers are agree with Sharon. turning their a ention to the dual tasks of repairing the damage and keeping the Designer Brands is 100% vegan, not tested on business running. animals, most of its products retail for less than Lachlan Barnes from Murray Dairy and $20 each and come with extra features, and it Alpine Valleys Dairy Inc. said that the or- has great customer incentives. ganisation is currently receiving a lot of Sharon uses the products herself, and is hard calls and messages from people keen to pressed to choose a favourite. help dairy farmers impacted by the recent “I’m wearing the lipstick and nail polish right Upper Murray  res. now and they’re both so good,” she said. “When we ask what would really make a “All of their products tick a number of di er- di erence in the recovery, we keep hearing ent boxes and these two are great examples of that just having somebody with experi- that. ence to sit on a tractor would be really wel- “ e lipsticks are just beautiful; they’re come,” Mr Barnes said. long-lasting and moisturising so they’re a pleas- “If yourself or somebody you know - ure to wear.  e nail polishes are sensational as recently retired farmers spring to mind well.  e range of colours is great and they’re - would have the time and inclination, non-chip so I know they’ll keep looking good we can put you in touch directly with  re until I’m ready for a change. a ected farmers to see if you can make “ en you look at the eyebrow kits and they something work.” contain absolutely everything you need - in- Mr Barnes said that dairy farmers from cluding stencils. You just buy the one product at other regions are making generous o ers a reasonable price.” of labour and skills, cow parking etc., and  e list goes on and on - lip-plumping treat- just want to make sure they can be linked ments, mascaras with  bre extension elements Excellent range ... Louis Hamon Amcal Pharmacy’s Sharon Taylor and Jayna Lee are excited that make your lashes look longer, mineral foun- in a coordinated way. to be able to offer the Designer Brands range to customers. “We are collating these o ers so when dations and quality men’s and women’s fragranc- access is opened up we can work with the es for just $10 each. get to choose one of two make-up removal prod- customers keep their receipts for any purchase a ected farmers to make e cient use of It’s easy to see why Sharon is excited, and it’s ucts for free - and that’s on top of a launch pro- they make in the meantime, we’ll honour those these o ers,” he said. no stretch to imagine that customers - new and motion of a free gi with purchase while stocks If you are interested in helping out with old - will be fairly excited too. last. with stamps when the cards arrive. the  re recovery e ort, please contact La- “One of the great things about Designer Brands “ ey also have a loyalty card where you get a “You can’t really go wrong buying Designer chlan Barnes at Murray Dairy on 0438 is that they’re always good value, but they also stamp every time you make a purchase and every 092 352 to express an interest. always have great promotions as well. time your card is full you get a free product. Brands. I’m so pleased to be able to o er it here “At the moment, if you buy three products you “We’re waiting for the cards to come in, but if in Numurkah.”

Get ‘the look’ for less on Melville Street SAVVY beauty shoppers know that you don’t necessarily have to spend big bucks to look your best. By shopping the sales, and knowing which brands provide great value, you can look as red-carpet-ready as any Hollywood star at a fraction of the cost. With great cosmetic sales on, right here in Numurkah, right now, and a new top-quality budget range just launched in town, there has never been a be er time to refresh your make-up bag.

Buy one get one free New Inexpensive DB F Revlon Lipstick Designer Brands in store now O Amcal Pharmacy Numurkah Starting 4th - 18th March Make-up and fragrances 3R2 Come in and try the new Free lip conditioner and CANDID GLOW RANGE eyeliner show bag with any 3 Facials for the price of 2 purchase while stocks last. Was $267.00 now $178.00 100% vegan & cruelty free products not tested on animals 2 for 1 Basic Pedicure $58.50 . Full set of Classic Lashes $80.00 23 Melville Street Numurkah VIC 3636 Your Health 80 Melville Street, Ph. 5862 1874 M:0424 639 487 Phone 03 5862 1633 Care Professionals Numurkah NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 7 Goodstart Early Learning Numurkah OOPS! Our recent photo feature showing this year’s Numurkah and district kinder kids had one vital omission - the 2020 Numurkah Goodstart Early Learning kinder class. Here they are in all their glory; how could we have forgo en about these gorgeous li le faces?

Kinder kids ... Back: (From left) Hunter O’Dwyer, Seth Willmott-Setford, Thea Atkinson, Parker Patching, Thomas Kauter. Front: Kindergarten teacher Takarlya Fraser, Benji Dunstone, Tobias Sands, Lealand Alexander, Ruby Clark. Vic transport infrastructure getting greener VICTORIA will soon be home to some of Aus- ing innovation in sustainable materials. natives for major projects will drive lower-cost and M80 Ring Road. tralia’s most sustainable infrastructure, with the  e program will incorporate recycled and re- infrastructure by reducing reliance on raw ma-  e Labor Government is also reusing ma- State Government’s introduction of a program used materials that meet existing standards for terials. terials created by its own projects, with 14,000 to boost the use of recycled and reused materials road and rail projects – with recycled aggregates, Work is already under way with current con- tonnes of soil excavated from the Metro Tunnel in construction projects. glass, plastic, timber, steel, ballast, crushed con- struction partners to ensure more recycled con- site in Parkville now being used in pavement lay- With over 100 major road and rail projects ei- crete, crushed brick, crumb rubber, reclaimed tent is being used on major projects, in addition ers on roads in Point Cook.  is material weighs ther under way or in the planning stages across asphalt pavement and organics taking prece- to the new Recycled First requirements. as much as 226 E-class Melbourne trams and the state, the introduction of the Recycled First dence over brand new materials.  e M80 Ring Road, Monash Freeway and would otherwise have gone to land ll. program represents an opportunity to drive Companies interested in delivering major South Gippsland Highway upgrades will use Almost 56 million tyres are discarded nation- signi cant change in the reuse of construction transport infrastructure projects will be required more than 20,000 tonnes of recycled materials, ally every year, but just 10 per cent are recy- waste material. to demonstrate how they will prioritise recycled and 190 million glass bo les will be used in sur- cled. Researchers have started trialling the use Recycled First will build new requirements and reused materials while maintaining compli- faces on the $1.8 billion western roads upgrade. of crumbed tyre rubber on busy metropolitan into future projects under the Major Transport ance and quality standards. Recycled demolition material was also used to roads, with the asphalt to be tested on a kilo- Infrastructure Authority, bringing a uniform ap- Coupled with Victoria’s extractive resources build extra lanes along 24 kilometres of the Tul- metre and a half section of East Boundary Road proach to the use of recycled products and driv- strategy, using new high-quality recycled alter- lamarine Freeway as well as the Monash Freeway in Bentleigh East.

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Apply for funding to invest in on-farm drought preparedness and resilience, pasture management and recovery and farm Scholarships - 2021 business planning. Closing early March 2020 Contact ruralfi nance.com.au or 1800 260 425 to fi nd out more and to apply. For more information on available drought support visit agriculture.vic.gov.au/dryseasons or call 136 186. www.gvgs.vic.edu.au

Authorised by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne 8 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Wombats rule the pool at Strathy IT’S a short walk from Strathmerton Primary School to the public pool next door, but it provid- ed ample time for students to psych themselves Something for everyone ... Junior up ahead of the school-wide swimming carnival students had a ball in the noodle last week. races. Coming on the back of two weeks of swimming lessons, the carnival provided an opportunity for students to display their skills in a range of events. With everything from freestyle races to novelty events like boogie board and noodle races on the This week in 1920 ... schedule, there was something for every age and skill level. To celebrate the State Library of Victoria’s No ma er how they performed in the pool, stu- digitising of the war years editions of the Numurkah dents were nothing if not passionate as they dis- Leader, each week we will include the news of the week, 100 years ago. played their house colours and roared their house chants poolside to encourage other competitors. To view these editions online go to trove.nla.gov. au/ndp/del/title/591. At the end of a day of spirited, but good-natured, competition, the house known as the Wombats Irrigation Meeting. By advertisement in another emerged victorious, followed by the Turtles, with column Iandholders and others interested in endeavor- the Emus and Koalas tying for third. ing to secure an extension of the Eastern Goulburn irri- Whilst the Wombats ruled the team stakes, the gation scheme to the Kaarimba, Mundoona and other girls dominated individually, with both the win- districts will be held in the Kaarimba Hall on Monday ner and runner-up - Ella Wood and Amy Wya night of next week, 8th March at 8 o’clock. At this meet- - of the mixed freestyle champion event being ing much useful information, it is stated, Will be given. female. Mr J. Findlay will lay before those in attendance a map However, win, runner-up or draw, a great day drawn by Mr Dickinson, the engineer to the Shire of was had by all. Numurkah, in which is shown the districts capable of being watered from the Eastern Goulburn channel. There are some who say that the contour of the land is such that water could not be got on to it, but Mr Dickin- son’s levels disprove this, so that the main question to be considered will be the advisability of agitating for the ex- pansion of the scheme to embrace the districts referred to. The question is a most important one to the district, and it is hoped by the conveners that there will be a thor- oughly representative attendance of district landholders at the meeting.

A TRIP TO “OLD BERRIGAN.” A N.S.W. CLEARING SALE When Messrs R. Kilpatrick and F.H. Tuthill gener- ously extended us an invitation to accompany them to the clearing sale at “Old Berrigan,” in order to “see how a clearing sale is conducted in N.S.W.” we hesitated not a moment, but graciously agreed to lend our presence to the occasion. We were not conscious of the thought, but the knowledge that at a sale “over the river” a few days before 216 gallons of beer were dispensed, as well as a huge quantity of tea and ordinary cold water (though why tea and water should be provided we know not), may have affected our sub-conscious selves and made us the more ready to make the trip. Anyhow we went. The occasion was the clearance of the plant, etc., in con- nection with the “Old Berrigan” station, -the sale being conducted by Messrs Kilpatrick. McLellan & Co. and Messrs H. H. Haines and Co. The time fixed for the departure was seven a.m., which meant an early rise, and incidentally provided material for an article on the Proud wombats ... Wombats house captains Herc Hunter and Ella benefits and joys of early rising, which we may traverse at Girls rule ... Freestyle champion Ella Wood (at left) and runner up Wood happily display the winners shield with house teacher Rachel some future time. There were five cars ready for the trip, Amy Wyatt. Olson. but owing to the non-arrival of some of those who had booked seats, one car went without its full complement, though the car we were in was kept back until 7.45. At Mr Tuthill’s invitation we took a seat, alongside him in one of the firm’s Oaklands (for which car, and for the 2020 duck hunting Ford, they are agents) and a start was made. Half of On the road we picked up Messrs Henry Berry and Tom Walsh, and called on Mr Bob Adams, who, how- season arrangements ever, was unable to make the trip. Mr Jack Rockliff com- retirees pleted our little party. No stop was made on the trip, which is an evidence of the sobriety of the crowd. We skirted Strathmerton and announced ran straight through Cobram, where we had pointed out THE Victorian Government has announced half an hour before sunrise and must stop half struggling to us again the wonderful influence a little drop of water arrangements for the 2020 duck hunting sea- an hour a er sunset. has on the sandy land, there. This house was pointed out son, including changes to the season length,  e arrangements for the 2020 duck season to us as having changed hands at £800, a small orange opening weekend start times and the daily are based on analysis of habitat and waterbird fi nancially grove being the greatest, factor in determining what is a bag limit. surveys conducted across eastern Australia high price for Cobram township properties. That house,  e Game Management Authority (GMA), and other data relating to game duck abun- ALMOST 40% of recent Australian retirees are standing in an acre and a quarter, was shown us as hav- which provided its advice on the 2020 duck dance, habitat distribution and climate. struggling  nancially, a new survey reveals. ing been sold for a good round sum, the fruit from the hunting season to the State Government prior  e GMA and partner agencies, including  e survey commissioned by Industry Super garden (it is scarcely large enough to term an orchard) to the height of the summer bush res in Vic- Victoria Police, will be patrolling both public Australia also shows that instead of kicking their bringing the owner in £150 a year a fine return for the toria, said the restricted season is a necessary lands and private properties to ensure compli- feet up, more than a quarter of the recently retired money put into the place. response to the prolonged dry conditions that ance with hunting, animal welfare and public had to go back to work - many to keep the lights on. Further on and over half a mile from the river, was have led to low duck numbers and reduced safety laws. It also reveals that retirement was thrust upon al- shown land that had changed hands at £20 an acre. By habitat. As in previous years, the GMA will contin- most 45% of workers, meaning the more they can  e GMA has subsequently advised the this time we were through the township of Cobram, ue to monitor conditions in the lead up to, put towards their savings during their working life but as we flashed past we saw the bright little bowling government that the bush res have had a the be er prepared they’ll be when it ends. minimal direct impact on current duck pop- and during, the season. Where warranted,  irty-eight percent of the 734 people surveyed green, and in the Court-house park a huge flagpole, 85 wetlands may be closed to hunting to protect feet some inches high, that has been erected as a rather ulations and habitat. reported either they were living on a very tight novel memorial to district soldiers. The Oaklands took  e 2020 season will start at 8am on Satur- concentrations of rare threatened species. budget with only enough for essentials, or that us in good style across the wind-swept plains to Berrig- day, May 2, and will last  ve weeks, closing 30 Seven of the eight species of game duck can they were not making ends meet - a spike of 8% an, which town we reached in an hour and three-quar- minutes a er sunset on Monday, June 8. be hunted during 2020; paci c black duck, from a similar 2010 research report. ters good travelling considering the “stops” we had Hunters will be restricted to three game mountain duck, chestnut teal, grey teal, pink- In 2019, 20% of retirees said their golden years enroute (not, as we have pointed out, at any of the town- ducks per day throughout the season, with eared duck, wood duck and hardhead. were not as comfortable as they expected. ships, in case readers should commence asking ques- the hunting of blue-winged shoveler prohib- Hunters must immediately retrieve all And the gender pay gap persists in super – with tions). Running right through Berrigan, a haze of dust ited for the entire season. downed game ducks and salvage at least the the average pre-retiree woman ($190,000) having told us that on that day “all roads led to Old Berrigan, but During the opening weekend, hunting can breast meat of harvested ducks. just more than half the balance of men ($340,000), the traffic was all horsedrawn, and we had no difficulty start at 8am on both days and must cease by Details of the 2020 duck season, including this gender inequality can partly be a ributed to in “passing everything on the road,” and getting into the 30 minutes a er sunset. any wetland closures, will be regularly updat- women spending on average 12 years less in full- clearer atmosphere. For the rest of the season, hunting can start ed on the GMA website www.gma.vic.gov.au. time work. NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 9 Katunga blasts colour for Jake TUNGA recreation reserve was a major lo- cation in Jake O’Hara’s day to day life. He was a member of the rec reserve commi ee, captain of the seniors footy team and Auskick coach and coordinator. So it’s not di cult to imagine that, on Sunday, he was smiling down at the antics going on at his second home, and perhaps feeling a li le humble that, ultimately, it was all inspired by him.  e rec reserve was a scene of joyful shenani- gans as around 300 people from the wider Katun- ga community gathered to raise community awareness and funds to ba le Cruetzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) - a rare degenerative brain disease from which Jake died in 2014. Katunga FNC secretary Rachael Howden de- scribed Jake as a great community man. “Everybody around here knew and loved him,” she said. “He was always the  rst to put his hand up to help with anything.  e rec reserve was a place that he was really commi ed to, and he saw it as a place for the entire community - for all ages - so I think he would have been really pleased and hon- oured to see everyone here having so much fun.” Participants took part in either a 2km or 5km run, ge ing blasted with water and powdered dyes along the way before an all-in colour blast on the oval. It was a true whole-of-community event, sup- ported by the Katunga recreation reserve com- mi ee of management, the Katunga cricket and tennis clubs, Katunga and Strathmerton  re bri- Not taking it lying down ... Jake O’Hara’s widow Colleen O’Hara with Sydney CJD Support Group network representatives Suzanne and gades and a range of local businesses and individ- Tara helping bring some colour in the darkness. uals.  e event raised approximately $3,000 for CJD, which will be donated to the Sydney-based CJD Support Group Network, which had three repre- sentatives at Sunday’s event. CJD is a disease which occurs totally by chance, and with no screening test or cure available. All current treatment is purely supportive and based on reducing pain and discomfort.  e CJD Support Group Network puts all funds donated to it towards researching a cure and sup- porting patients and their families, with no donat- ed money used for wages or administration. Jake’s widow Colleen a ended the event, along with their son Lachy, Jake’s parents, and his broth- ers and their families, and said she was blown away by the a endance. “It was so amazing, and Andrea Kelly and Bruce Richardson did such a great job organising it.  e representatives from the CJD network were amazed by the turn out and by what an incredibly supportive community we have here in Katunga,” she said. Colleen said it was the kind of event Jake would Big turn out ... Around 300 people have loved. gathered at Katunga rec reserve on “He would have been right in the thick of it and Sunday to have fun and raise money. everyone in his vicinity would have been ge ing absolutely blasted with colour.”

Having a ball ... Lily Few might not Can’t outrun the colour ... Bridie know much about CJD, but she knows Kelly and Ruby Sprunt lead the a fun day out when she has one. pack as they run the colour gauntlet. 10 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020

All in it together ... CFA volunteer Scott Adams lined up with members of the Nathalia community for a slap up lunch in honour of the Nathalia brigade. Nathalia district thanks its fi reys NATHALIA was awash with the colour red “It helps them develop skills such as planning, ank You Fireys day were the red balloons that out, but some of the smaller towns have a fairly last Friday as the community came together to team work and communication, but there is have been synonymous with the event in previ- limited fund raising capacity, so it is great to have hold its sixth annual ‘ ank You Fireys’ event to much more to it than that,” he said. ous years. them work with us and spread the money and honour the incredible job CFA volunteers do, “One of the major drives behind Advance is In recognition of the environmental damage help them get some more money out there.” and raise money for much needed equipment. connecting the students with community and they cause, balloons had been replaced with a Nathalia CFA volunteer Sco Admas, who acts is year’s event was the biggest ever, as the having them learn, through doing, that paying it much more sustainable option - again, with a as the brigade’s liaison to the ank You Fireys ank You Fireys day commi ee collaborated forward has bene ts beyond the obvious. fund raising angle. Day commi ee told the Leader the brigade was with communities right across Nathalia district “ ey’ve done a really good job.” Technically, the balloons were still there, but grateful for the e orts of the commi ee and the to raise money for Barmah, Picola, Kotupna, For a small donation, participants could run they had been covered in paper and glue to cre- support from the community. the gauntlet of  re hoses and coloured powder “ e event is a major fund raiser for us and Strathmerton and Waaia CFA brigades, as well ate paper mâché art works which are being auc- whilst contending with a range of obstacles and tioned to bene t the cause. without it we just wouldn’t be able to raise the as Nathalia. tasks to complete along the way. funds we need for vital equipment and ameni- Whilst the hub of thank you  reys day was, as Schools, preschools, community members Year nine student Tianey Curtis said that or- and local artists have taken on the challenge to ties,” he said. always, the sausage sizzle held in Apex Park from ganising the event was hard work, but worth it. “ e commi ee does a great job and a lot of 10am, the tentacles of the event stretched much decorate balloons, with the results on exhibition “ ere was a lot involved, and it was harder to at the G INstore until this Friday, March 6. local businesses get behind them with sponsor- further. organise than I thought it would be, but it’s been ship to put the event on so they can just focus on School students from kindergarteners right e auction is by a silent bidding process, with so much fun and it’s good to be raising money money raised from the sale of each art work go- raising money. through to year 12s got in on the action with ‘col- for the community,” she said. “It just gets bigger and be er every year and the our runs’ held at Nathalia Preschool, Nathalia ing to the brigade that has been nominated by ank you  reys day commi ee member the work’s creators. e higher the bid, the high- whole brigade loves it and loves being part of it. Primary School and Nathalia Secondary College Leanne Pell said Tianey’s comments proved that “It’s great to see the whole community ge ing across ursday and Friday. er the donation to a brigade. ge ing the schools involved in the event had Although the  nal  gure of funds raised by behind us. We had a lot of fun spraying the kids Unlike most colour runs however, there was been successful. with water at the colour runs this year, and the only one type of coloured powder being thrown thank you  reys 2020 won’t be known until a er “We wanted the young people to get involved, the auction is complete, funds raised on Friday kids had a ball too.” around - red. Sco said the money from this year’s event will Nathalia Secondary College’s colour run was not just to increase the amount of money we already exceed $3,000. raised, but also to help them see the bene ts of Leanne Pell said the commi ee is ecstatic. go towards building an amenities block at the organised by year nine students as part of the  re station. ‘Advance’ community service course. pu ing into their community and volunteering “It’s such a great result - not just for Nathalia, their time and energy, because that’s what keeps but for the other towns involved as well,” she Bids on the paper mâché balloons can be Chris Barnard, one of the teachers of the made by contacting the G INstore, or texting course, said organising a community event had small communities going,” she said. said. “All of the brigades in the area help each other Leanne Pell on 0428 662 387, or Andrea Su on many bene ts for students. Conspicuous by their absence from this year’s on 0407 329 255.

Unique auction items ... Work placement student Alysha Poar admires the paper mâché balloons made by a range of artists on display at the GRAINstore for bidding on.

Aftermath ... Being the fi rst through Nathalia Secondary College’s colour run course didn’t mean that year 12 students Jayden Boxall and Bailey Fordham got off easy. NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 11 Letters to the Editor

businesses want purpose built facilities in a www.epilepsy.org.au. Your support helps to Rezoning is not an high pro le site with B double highway access. ensure people living with epilepsy can lead op-  ey are generally not looking for in ll sites on timal lives. anomaly local roads. Purple day for Carol Ireland  at’s why we are seeking submissions on Chief Executive O cer Ritchie Road and why the council is support- I THOUGHT it might be helpful if some fur- epilepsy Epilepsy Action Australia ther information was known to your readers in ing the Cobram Village proposal. relation to 34 Ritchie Road Cobram. If we want the town to progress, we will need MARCH is epilepsy awareness month and Firstly, lets clear up a few discrepancies in the to create the development opportunities that Purple Day is coming up once again on March le er to the editor last week. business is looking for, that’s what councils do. 26. Support for vaping Mark Henderson  ere has not been a previous a empt to re-  is year, Epilepsy Action Australia, the larg- IN JANUARY, the Royal Australian College zone the land to Commercial 1 as suggested Chief Executive O cer Moira Shire Council est provider of services for people living with of General Practitioners ( CGP) announced by the author.  ere was an application for a epilepsy in Australia, is advocating for greater their support for vaping nicotine as a qui ing caravan park which was refused on the basis recognition that epilepsy does not look the aid for smokers. that it did not align with the Cobram strategy Can the plan same for everyone, meaning that the 250,000  is endorsement is a game-changer for plan, which has been earmarked for this site for Australians living with the condition experi- smokers wanting to quit, and vaping is a wel- many years as a potential future business park. IT breaks my heart and fries my brain, the ence it di erently. come tool for GPs and other health profes-  is potential was con rmed in the more re- complete devastation and destruction I have People may be surprised to know epilepsy cent Major Towns strategy report and the latest sionals, especially in regional Australia where seen in the Murray Darling Basin. occurs on a spectrum, like autism.  ere are smoking rates are highest. independent planning report which is now on My great-grandfather se led near Cobram actually about 40 di erent types of epilepsy Under the new guidelines, GPs and other exhibition. Victoria in 1876. He and all the other se lers syndromes and seizures, which vary in severity It’s not correct to say that councils normal- health professionals can recommend vaping for worked extremely hard to forge out a future for and frequency from person to person. ly rely on owners to apply for rezonings. Our them and their families. smokers who have failed to quit smoking with recent four towns strategy and the work of the Seizures range from a momentary pause and the available treatments when patients raise the  en came the advent of irrigation and our staring into space to full body convulsions. In VPA in Yarrawonga, which we also have on ex- region exploded in development.  at devel- subject with their doctor or health profession- hibition, has the council on the front foot of some cases epilepsy is genetic, but it can also opment is being destroyed by minorities and ill al. future zonings. be acquired by things such as head injury, in- Vaping is now the most popular and most With commercial and residential develop- experienced bureaucrats and politicians. fection or stroke, and it can occur at any point Mick Keelty has just held a round of meetings e ective qui ing aid globally and has helped ment around this site, it’s no surprise that the in a person’s life. millions of smokers quit the deadly addiction. current farming zone needs a review, it’s clearly and we all said, “Not another bloody meeting”. While epilepsy is more common than Parkin- Yet we  lled the room it was held in and lis- It is legal to vape nicotine in Australia if a pa- not viable farm land. son’s, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy tient has a nicotine prescription from a medical  e author is correct that Cobram has an tened, and this time we at least did not get fed combined, it is widely misunderstood and can outright lies. Mick gives us a glimmer of hope, practitioner. ample supply of appropriately zoned land for signi cantly impact a person’s life.  is endorsement will ultimately save lives, as residential, retail, commercial and industrial but it is only a glimmer.  at is why Purple Day is so important - to Since the basin plan was incepted I reckon smokers who switch to vaping have substantial development, but unfortunately many owners the lies to truths we have been told is – lies increase community awareness and raise vital improvements in both respiratory and cardio- of that land either can’t or won’t develop it. 5,000,122, truths two. funds to improve services.  is Purple Day, we vascular health and a dramatically reduced risk Certainly the council’s a empts to buy and I could go on and on about the destruction to are aiming to raise $250,000 - one dollar for of cancer. develop industrial land in Cobram have been farms, towns and the environment but it has all every person diagnosed with epilepsy in Aus- I encourage any smoker wanting to kick the met with land prices almost double the true been well documented. tralia. habit to talk to their GP or health care profes- market value, making development  nancially We are extremely poorly represented in our We are incredibly excited that, for the very sional to  nd out more about vaping as a quit  rst time, the Sydney Opera House will light unviable, so it’s not surprising that the town is regions by the two main political parties and smoking aid. not growing as we would like it to. up purple for Epilepsy Action Australia on that is showing at the polling booths. We need March 26 to promote epilepsy awareness! Conjoint Associate Professor Colin Mendel- It’s also not correct to say that Cobram does sohn (UNSW) to keep that change rolling on. On behalf of all Australians living with epilep- not have businesses wanting to move and ex- Foundation Chairman and Board Member Onward we  ght,  ght with all our might. sy, thank you in advance for supporting Epilep- pand here. We’ve just sold our last block at the CAN THE PLAN Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Associ- council’s industrial estate. sy Action Australia this Purple Day. Peter Gilmour ation (ATH ) What we know from recent enquiries is that COB M To  nd out how to get involved, please visit

Compulsory holocaust education for Victorian students ALL years nine and 10 students in Victorian government schools Holocaust to ensure it can never be repeated and to educate the the lessons of the holocaust and schools play their part in revers- will be taught about the holocaust from this year, to tackle rising community on the damage caused by anti-Semitism, racism and ing the growth in anti-Semitism evident in our community. anti-Semitism, racism and prejudice in our schools and broader prejudice.” Minister for Multicultural A airs Richard Wynne said that tack- society. “ is is about using this terrible historical event to talk to stu- ling racism and prejudice in schools is everyone’s responsibility. Minister for Education James Merlino last week directed the De- dents and educate them about the broader issues of racism and “It’s our diversity that makes Victoria what we are, and that is partment of Education and Training to ensure all government sec- prejudice in our society.” why we need to ensure our students understand the damage rac- ondary schools are teaching the holocaust and addressing broader While the holocaust is in the current Victorian curriculum, it is ism and discrimination can cause,” he said. issues of racism and prejudice. not taught in all schools. Other related initiatives include increasing funding to Courage Mr Merlino said it concerns him that, if asked, most kids today  e Victorian Government will work with Gandel Philanthro- to Care, the establishment of a dedicated ethnic or religious vili- wouldn’t be able to explain what the holocaust was. py and the Jewish Holocaust Centre to develop resources for the  cation hotline for schools, students and parents, and the estab- “Anti-Semitism is on the rise around the globe and sadly we are Victorian curriculum context, based on adaptations of existing lishment of new student advisory group to look at what more we Yad Vashem teaching resources and lesson plans produced by the not immune in our own Victorian community,” he said. can do to make sure our schools are inclusive communities where “It is vital that each generation understands the horror of the World Holocaust Memorial Centre in Jerusalem.  ese steps are being taken to ensure Victorian students learn diversity is valued. NUMURKAH LEADER

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PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC PUBLIC FUNERAL DIRECTORS DEATHS NOTICES NOTICES NOTICES NOTICES NOTICES World Day NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION NOTICE OF DEVINE — Kevin. BY BUYER - BY BUYER — INTENTION TO Peter Cox & Sons Kevin was a past of Prayer INTENTION TO INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A member of the Picola Praying for APPLY FOR THE APPLY FOR THE LICENCE TO Funeral Directors P/L Bowling Club. He is PERMANENT PERMANENT CONSTRUCT Cnr Meiklejohn and Quinn Sts., Numurkah remembered fondly Zimbabwe TRANSFER OF TRANSFER OF WORKS (BORE) Friday 6th March NumurkahLEADER CARING, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, and will be sadly A LICENCE TO / TAKE AND USE 10am A LICENCE TO missed. TAKE AND USE LICENCE FOR TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS Uniting Church TAKE AND USE Loving thoughts to In Memoriam GROUND WATER GROUNDWATER A LICENSABLE Quinn St Numurkah GMW Reference Phone 5862 3047 Bev and the family GMW Reference PURPOSE The Board and all Everyone is welcome 03 5862 1034 BPTWE0006-20 24 hours – 7 days a week BPTWE0004-20 We, Rhonda and GMW Reference members of the We, Madigan Fresh Philip Gundrill of BGW0108-20 Picola Bowling Club. Produce Pty Ltd of 352 Lorenz Rd, We, V.B.A. Farming BEGOOD SURPRISED NEWS! Spences Rd Katunga STRATHMERTON Pty. Ltd. of 240 Vic 3640. Refer VIC 3641. Refer to Hawkers Rd, Yalca TUTTLES FUNERAL TheMYSTERY Chef is ITALIANstaying to March 2020 to Vic Roads Map Vic Roads Map 22 J9 Vic 3637. Refer to — FUNERAL SERVICES — DIRECTORS LUNCHTIME DISHES 34 H9 Intend to intend to make Vic Roads Map 22 F9 SatWinery & Sunday open until Wednesday March 15 to Sunday make application to application to intend to make Phone 1300 858 333 $20 Per Dish permanently transfer permanently transfer application to Caring 24 hour service entitlement to our entitlement to our Goulburn-Murray EnjoyMONICHINO a bottle of quality WINERY Book a pla er for two. existing Licence existing Licence Water for a Licence Inc. Binger & Tuttle, Limbrick & Tuttle, wine or aSunday wine tasting. gourmet pizzas to Take & Use to Take & Use to Construct Works Numurkah Funeral Services Talk to the sta about other food and wine Groundwater and Groundwater and (Bore), and if Ph: 5864 6452 for bookings increase the licensed E:[email protected] increase the licensed successful: volume from 51ML/ volume from 285ML/ This is our notice Winery open [email protected] to 4pm 10am to 4pm. Year to 600ML/Year. 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PETER K KE advertising deadlines as Volume 9264 No. 098848 Plan type permanent basis. is to be held on Folio 387, Lot No. LP; Volume 9001 The application is Due to next Monday being 2, Plan No. 124949, Folio 313 Lot No. 2 for one bore to be Tuesday, 10th March 2020 at 7.30pm Plan Type LP, Crown in the meeting room, Multi-Purpose Building, a public holiday, all copy for Plan No. 098848 Plan constructed to a Allotment 215, type LP. proposed depth of Showgrounds, Tunnock Road, Numurkah FOR SALE display advertising should be Section S, Parish Any person able 200 metres. NEW MEMBERS ALWAYS WELCOME submitted no later than 12 Stratherton. to demonstrate The water will be Any person able that their interests HAIER 175 ltr noon on Friday, March 6 for used for the purpose to demonstrate will be affected by of Irrigation. upright freezer. next Wednesday’s (March 11) that their interests the transfer of the Never used. Won in will be affected by To be constructed NUMURKAH GOLF edition. Licence including and used on land/s raffl e. $320 ono. the issuing of this any intended OWLS LUB NC described as: & B C I . Ph: 0417 350 286. Licence including groundwater use, is ______The deadline for classifi ed any intended invited to make a Volume 10054 Folio groundwater use, is formal submission 534, Lot No. 3 Plan NOTICE OF ANNUAL advertising will remain 12 invited to make a setting out the No. 312283V, Plan FOUR (4) burner gas noon Tuesday, but early formal submission nature of the impact Type PS, Parish GENERAL MEETING barbecue with hood (via post, email or within 14 days of Yalca. The Annual General Meeting of the Numurkah and cover. Good copy would be appreciated. condition. $125.00. fax) setting out the receipt of this written Any person able Golf & Bowls Club Inc A.I.A0007469P will be nature of the impact Ph: 03 5743 3100. notifi cation. to demonstrate held in the members area of the club on Monday, within 14 days of To make a that their interests ______receipt of this written submission, please will be affected by 30th March, 2020 at 7.30pm. TENDERS notifi cation. read the information the issuing of this AGENDA To make a available to download Licence including submission, please from https://www.g- any intended • To confi rm the minutes of the last annual GARAGE read the information mwater.com.au/ groundwater use, is general meeting held in 2019. SALES available to download customer-services/ invited to make a • To receive and consider the Presidents report from www.g-mwater. forms (or contact written submission com.au/customer- GMW to arrange for for the year ended December 31st, 2019. services/forms refer (via post, email or 96 Saxton St a copy to be posted to fax) setting out the • To receive and consider the audited Statement to No. 4 (or contact you). of Comprehensive Income and Statement Numurkah GMW to arrange for Submissions must nature of the impact within 14 days of of Financial Position for the year ended Sat 7th March a copy to be posted be lodged in writing 7.30am to 12 midday C051/19 receipt of this written December 31st, 2019. to you). Submissions using the template ______must be lodged in available by either notifi cation. Late • Appoint an auditor for the fi nancial year ended Road Widening and submissions will not writing using the mail or email to December 31st, 2020. Intersection Works – template available Customer Support be considered. Campbell Road, Cobram by either mail or Coordinator, To make a • Vote on a nomination for life membership. 363 Fowlers email to Customer Licensing submission, please C055/19 All committee positions will be declared vacant. Road, Support Coordinator, Administration, PO read the information Construction of a Landfill Licensing Box 165, TATURA available to download President x 1, Vice President x 1, Treasurer Strathmerton Cell (Cell 9) Administration, PO VIC 3616 or email from www.g-mwater. x 1, Committee x 3, except for an automatic House & Shed Box 165, TATURA licensingadmin@g- com.au/customer- seat for immediate past President if required. Yard Sale C063/19 VIC 3616 or email mwater.com.au. services/forms refer Nominations must be in the hands of the Sat 7th & Sun 8th Detailed Design of the licensingadmin@g- ______to No. 4 (or contact Manager by no later than 5.00pm Monday, 30 March mwater.com.au. Yarrawonga Sports Precinct GMW to arrange for March, 2020. 8.00 am to 2.30 pm ______(No early birds) a copy to be posted Any member contemplating nomination must Tenders closing 4pm Wednesday to you). Submissions Lots and lots of tools, 25 March 2020 must be lodged in undertake a government probity check by bric-a-brac, collect- ADVERTISING the Offi ce of Gaming Regulation and should Specification documents can be obtained by DEADLINES writing using the ables, books. visiting www.moira.vic.gov.au/our-council/tenders template available contact the manager to discuss the Board Worth a look Charter Document. All submissions are to be lodged electronically. by either mail or More details and Classifi ed Line Ads: email to Customer photos in local BSS Late, hard copy, e-mailed or facsimile 12 noon Tuesday Grant Duffy ACCM MAICD submissions will not be accepted. Lowest or any Support Coordinator, Manager sites tender not necessarily accepted. 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SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT Local Dairy Farm hand required for rotary dairy farm in Numurkah area. Milking duties and TEACHING POSITION general farm work. Experienced only 0.5 Position (2-3 days per week) Local people would be most appropriate. An opportunity to join the Moira team and develop St Mary of the Angels Secondary College is currently For details and to submit references and seeking a suitably qualified individual/s with the ability your career with an innovative leader committed to resumes please contact 5782 1419. to teach in the following areas: delivering excellent services. • Maths 7-12 People Senior Administration • Science 7-12 Officer • PE 7-12 Type: Permanent Full Time St Mary of the Angels Nathalia is a Catholic Co-educational for Salary: $64,804.67 per annum + Cleaner Secondary College that is committed to exploring and embracing the Franciscan values of inclusivity, social justice and 9.5% Superannuation right relationship with creation. Location: Cobram, Victoria BARWO HOMESTEAD We are a College that offers a variety of educational pathways NATHALIA inclusive of a comprehensive senior school program and Local For further information about the above position, differentiated approach to our pedagogy. Our learning culture visit moira.elmotalent.com.au/careers/Moira/jobs. 9am to 3.30pm 4 days per week focuses on collaborative practice, professional learning teams A good rapport with the elderly is and the use of data to enhance the learning opportunities for Moira Shire Council is an Equal Opportunity our students. St Mary of the Angels Secondary College is also a Employer offering flexible work arrangements for essential. member of the Nathalia Learning Community. employees in a family-friendly work place. Jobs A Police Record check must be Moira promotes a workplace that actively seeks to provided by successful applicant Applications should include: include, welcome and value the contributions of • A cover letter Further details from: • Response to the Key Selection Criteria all people and encourages people with a disability, • Curriculum Vitae, including three professional referees. Aboriginal Australians, young people and people Mrs. Lynda Walker Phone: 5866 from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply. 2574 Key Selection Criteria and Role Description can be obtained from : www.smotanathalia.catholic.edu.au/about/employment Don’t waste Applications to be emailed to: HONORARY SECRETARY [email protected] your money BUSINESS NUMURKAH AGRICULTURAL AND Application closing date: Wednesday 18th March, 2020 NOTICES PASTORAL SOCIETY INC. St Mary of the Angels community promotes the safety, advertising The Numurkah Agricultural and Pastoral wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Society has a vacancy for an Honorary Secretary to be the Event Manager for the regionally when Annual Numurkah Show which is held in NumurkahLEADER October each year. The Numurkah Show is you want the longest running Community Event in Numurkah with our 133rd Show to be held Sport Scribes on October 21st 2020. local people NCN Health has the following The position entails some or all of the Long weekend following – vacancies: to fill your deadlines • attendance at monthly meetings, Aged Care Funding preparation of minutes and agendas for these meetings, Instrument (ACFI) vacancies. Long weekends cause • preparation and typing of appropriate Coordinator many problems for letters pertaining to general business, • dealing with In and Out correspondence, Numurkah and Cobram the staff here at the • organisation of all entertainment, Campuses Leader, in particular in • keeping of all records, Government regulations and Shire directives, 0.3 EFT – Part Time Permanent Call us coping with the many • attendance at various other meetings contributed sports and workshops throughout the year, Medical Receptionist about your • any other appropriate duties which articles that we receive. Cobram Campus come up from time to time and the Casual advertising answering of phone queries throughout Therefore, we ask sport the year. Perioperative Nurse/ needs today. scribes to get their • publicity. • successful person must be computer Day Procedure Nurse reports in as early as literate. Numurkah and Cobram possible for next week’s • there is an honorarium awarded to the position Campuses edition, preferably over This is an interesting, varied and responsible 0.4 EFT – Part Time Fixed Term to the weekend. position which is satisfying and rewarding. 13/04/2021 The present secretary will be available to Visit our website for further assist the Secretary until the end of the year. Although the Leader information including position descriptions, contact details, closing Further information from Sue Aldridge, on office will be closed dates and the application process. 5862 1391 or Beverly Patrick on 5862 3515. Monday, staff will be www.cobramdistricthealth.org.au working behind closed doors at various times 2019 NUMURKAH AND DISTRICT over the weekend and LOCAL PHONEBOOK New to the area? If you’ve moved here recently, you won’t be listed in the Ph. 5862 1034 would appreciate your Numurkah DISTRICT HEALTHPrimary & Community SERVICE Health: Aged Care: Palliative Care • Karinya District Nursing Mental Health • Numurkah Pioneers Community Health Memorial Lodge Xray Ultrasound Dental (private practice) Acute, Urgent Care and Theatre Numurkah Local Phone Book but if you let us know, we can “Improving health and wellbeing in our local community” 2 Katamatite Road, Numurkah Ph. www.ndhs.org.au03 5862 0555 [email protected] early contributions. [email protected] make sure you’re in this year’s edition

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Waaia 12 0 5 0 7 0 36 0.89 Total ...... 71 R Verhoeven c T Green b M Grumley ...... 8 KATUNGA def BAROOGA Cricket CP/ST Bs 12 0 5 0 6 1 36 0.89 Overs 30.0 M O’Dwyer c M Grumley b J Whitlock...... 35 Toss won by Barooga, batted fi rst CRICKET SHEPPARTON Euroa 12 0 5 0 7 0 36 0.79 FOW: 9 (d linton) 29 (S Kearney) 33 (J Purdey) 38 (HL R Dawson c T Green b M Grumley ...... 0 1ST INNINGS - BAROOGA Two day game - Day two Karramomus 12 0 2 0 9 1 18 0.55 Reynolds) 48 (S Hayes) 48 (G Singh) 52 (S Uppal) 66 H McDonald c T Green b F Grumley ...... 9 R Lavery c m doyle b DC Baker ...... 13 A GRADE Tatura 12 0 0 1 10 1 9 0.45 (JA Vaivers) 71 (A Giffi n) 71 (J Dainton) R Dobson b T Green ...... 12 L Sutton c m doyle b T Miles ...... 0 NUMURKAH def TATURA 2ND INNINGS - NUMURKAH M Ward c N Byrne b A Young ...... 5 N Gossayn run out ...... 5 Toss won by Numurkah, batted fi rst THIS WEEKEND: QUALIFYING FINALS Extras (nb 0, w 2, b 0, lb 4) ...... 6 L Roberts not out ...... 3 J O’Dwyer lbw b A Cook ...... 48 1ST INNINGS - NUMURKAH 8/232 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Total ...... 5/41 T Stephens c & b M Grumley ...... 1 CW Cheong c T Miles b B Tweed ...... 3 IST INNINGS - TATURA Numurkah v Nagambie, at Numurkah Overs 17.0 N Wallace not out ...... 0 N Gash b B Tweed ...... 0 R Singh c W Arnel b M Cline ...... 2 Mooroopna v Northerners at Mooroopna Bowling: S Uppal 7.0 2 2 7; A Saini 6.0 1 2 17; S Extras (nb 5, w 4, b 5, lb 0) ...... 14 D Cheong b S McAllister ...... 0 C Goesch c B Whitford b S McAllister ...... 6 D Miller run out ...... 2 Kyabram v Katandra at Kyabram Hayes 2.0 1 0 6; JA Vaivers 2.0 0 1 7. Total ...... 8/89 W Pyke c T Braybon b M Cline ...... 0 Overs 34.1 K Rattray-Robert c B Tweed b S McAllister ...... 2 R Bray b T Miles ...... 1 M Archer c SE Downie b M Grandell ...... 25 B GRADE LADDER P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS % FOW: 8 (N Hughes) 13 (R Verhoeven) 14 (R Dawson) C Davies c ? b T Braybon ...... 0 TATURA def NUMURKAH Murchison 12 2 8 0 2 0 74 1.63 59 (H McDonald) 63 (M O’Dwyer) 79 (R Dobson) 81 S Poole not out ...... 5 J Armstrong c M Eckard b M Cline ...... 0 Toss won by Tatura, batted fi rst Numurkah 12 1 8 1 2 0 67 1.28 (M Ward) 87 (T Stephens) Extras (nb 1, w 8, b 3, lb 2) ...... 14 B Armstrong c M Eckard b M Cline ...... 37 1ST INNINGS - TATURA 174 Toolamba 12 2 6 0 4 0 62 1.58 Bowling: A Young 7.0 1 1 14; OB Warburton 7.0 4 Total ...... 98 S McAllister c ? b M Cline...... 5 1ST INNINGS - NUMURKAH RESUMED 5/60 Mpna Blue 12 1 7 0 4 0 58 1.31 1 11; M Grumley 5.0 1 3 12; C Mellington 3.0 1 0 Overs 37.0 B Archer not out ...... 24 B Smith b S Martin ...... 48 Nagambie 12 0 6 1 5 0 45 1.60 13; M McDonald 2.0 0 0 13; W Jackson 1.0 0 0 9; FOW: 2 (L Sutton) 14 (R Lavery) 30 (N Gossayn) H Murdoch c M Eckard b M Grandell ...... 12 RL Lacuin c P Watt b J Collett ...... 6 Tatura 11 0 5 1 4 1 45 0.70 F Grumley 2.0 0 1 2; J Whitlock 4.0 2 1 5; T Green 34 (CW Cheong) 34 (N Gash) 35 (D Cheong) 50 (C Goesch) 56 (K Rattray-Robert) 62 (R Bray) 98 (J Z Langlands c ? b M Grandell ...... 5 M Martin c S Martin b J Collett ...... 11 Shepp United 12 0 6 0 6 0 42 1.00 3.1 1 1 5. Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 2, lb 1) ...... 3 T Woods c ? b C Dealy ...... 1 O’Dwyer) Karramomus 12 0 5 1 5 1 39 0.82 Bowling: T Miles 8.0 0 2 21; DC Baker 8.0 5 1 9; B Total ...... 115 S Dawson c ? b J Collett ...... 10 Mpna White 12 0 3 1 7 1 27 0.77 Overs 61.3 MURRAY VALLEY Tweed 8.0 1 2 21; S McAllister 8.0 1 3 19; N Thorp B O’Dwyer c ? b J Collett ...... 0 Euroa 11 0 1 0 9 1 18 0.45 Bowling: M Cline 13.0 4 5 17; T Braybon 12.0 5 1 PREMIER DIVISION 2.0 0 0 16; A Cook 1.0 0 1 0; B Whitford 2.0 0 0 7. B Roberts not out ...... 4 Pine Lodge 12 0 1 1 8 2 15 0.58 12; M Grandell 19.3 4 3 55; M Eckard 17.0 6 0 28. Extras (nb 3, w 6, b 9, lb 6) ...... 24 2 day game - Day two 1ST INNINGS - KATUNGA NATHALIA def COBRAM-YARROWEYAH B Tweed c ? b S Poole ...... 5 Total ...... 139 THIS WEEKEND: QUALIFYING FINALS KATANDRA def KARRAMOMUS Overs 44.0 UNITED N Thorp c ? b CW Cheong ...... 2 Toss won by Karramomus, batted fi rst FOW: 19 (S Spicer) 41 (D Cox) 42 (J Pruden) 42 (D SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Toss won by Cobram-Yarroweyah United, batted fi rst D Henderson c ? b R Bray ...... 38 1ST INNINGS - KARRAMOMUS 79 Ebborn) 54 (RL Lacuin) 76 (M Martin) 82 (T Woods) Murchison v Tatura at Murchison 1ST INNINGS - COBRAM-YARROWEYAH UNITED 70 A Cook c ? b L Sutton ...... 7 1ST INNINGS - KATANDRA RESUMED 6/137 98 (S Dawson) 102 (B O’Dwyer) 139 (B Smith) Numurkah v Nagambie at Numurkah F1ST INNINGS - NATHALIA RESUMED 4/188 M Doyle not out ...... 31 B Clurey lbw b A Heslin ...... 10 Bowling: S Martin 6.0 0 2 25; C Dealy 10.0 1 1 42; J Toolamba v Mooroopna Blue at Toolamba L Evans b T Poole ...... 22 J Rankin c ? b K Rattray-Robert ...... 5 B Black run out (L Sibley) ...... 6 Collett 17.0 7 5 26; W Russell 8.0 3 2 22; G Walker L Quinn c K Johnstone b L Benn ...... 7 B Whitford not out ...... 1 S Richardson c S Turner b A Heslin...... 2 4.0 1 0 9. UNDER 16 A Harding c K Andrew b J Andrew ...... 4 Extras (nb 5, w 5, b 0, lb 1) ...... 11 A Riordan st T Guppy b S Turner ...... 35 2ND INNINGS - TATURA GRAND FINAL BT Ross retired not out ...... 65 Total ...... 5/100 L Patel c T Guppy b C Keady ...... 79 W Russell c D Ebborn b B Roberts ...... 0 NUMURKAH def PINE LODGE TP Nihill b L Benn ...... 21 Overs 27.0 H Sirett b L Sibley...... 2 N Watt not out ...... 27 Toss won by Numurkah, batted fi rst A Congues c D Ashcroft b L Adams ...... 74 FOW: 9 (B Tweed) 24 (N Thorp) 54 (D Henderson) 56 J McKinnon c T Guppy b S Green ...... 21 S Martin b B Smith ...... 0 1ST INNINGS - NUMURKAH C Harding c L Benn b K Andrew ...... 1 (A Cook) 89 (J Rankin) NJ Hickey not out...... 45 C Dealy c T Woods b B Smith ...... 7 D Ebborn c L Ludeman b A Saini ...... 12 S Boyd b J Andrew ...... 8 Bowling: S Poole 4.0 0 1 18; R Lavery 5.0 2 0 6; CW C Hickford st T Guppy b S Turner ...... 11 XA Hutchison c RL Lacuin b B Smith ...... 0 C Morris lbw b L Ludeman ...... 12 P Carroll run out (K Andrew) ...... 13 Cheong 3.0 1 1 14; C Goesch 3.0 0 0 14; R Bray 3.0 S Dickson not out ...... 0 G Ballis c ? b B Smith ...... 12 B Smith lbw b T Phillips ...... 10 B Summerville st D Ashcroft b J Andrew ...... 28 0 1 23; L Sutton 2.0 0 1 4; N Gossayn 4.0 1 0 15; K Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 5, lb 3) ...... 9 J Collett not out ...... 0 H Verhoeven b L Ludeman ...... 0 A Jorgensen c K Andrew b t poole...... 18 Rattray-Robert 2.0 0 1 2; N Gash 0.1 0 0 1. Total ...... 8/220 (dec) Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0) ...... 0 D Craven b A Saini ...... 2 H Congues not out ...... 0 Overs 50.4 Total ...... 5/46 B Roberts c LM Trevaskis b JD Nugent...... 5 Extras (nb 3, w 0, b 10, lb 2) ...... 15 LADDER P W D L PTS % FOW: 15 (B Clurey) 17 (S Richardson) 19 (B Black) 89 Overs 12.0 K O’ Dwyer b A Saini ...... 5 Total ...... 276 Deniliquin Rhinos 14 10 2 2 72 1.76 (A Riordan) 104 (H Sirett) 137 (J McKinnon) 185 (L Bowling: B Roberts 4.0 1 1 14; B Smith 6.0 2 4 18; M C Sessions c ? b JA Vaivers ...... 0 Overs 62.3 Finley 15 10 1 4 63 1.39 Patel) 220 (C Hickford) Martin 2.0 0 0 14. DC Baker b JA Vaivers ...... 4 FOW: 17 (L Quinn) 38 (L Evans) 44 (A Harding) 91 Katamatite 14 9 1 4 63 1.06 Bowling: J Ibbotson 11.0 2 0 44; A Heslin 12.0 3 2 C Beer b D Linton ...... 1 (TP Nihill) 201 (C Harding) 212 (A Congues) 217 (S Katunga 14 7 2 5 54 1.25 39; TX Kelly 2.0 1 0 7; L Keady 2.0 0 0 19; L Sibley KARRAMOMUS lt KATANDRA T Hughes not out ...... 0 Boyd) 251 (B Summerville) 276 (A Jorgensen) 276 Cobram 14 6 1 7 45 0.82 7.0 1 1 24; S Turner 11.4 1 2 48; S Green 2.0 1 1 13; Toss won by Karramomus, batted fi rst Extras (nb 1, w 7, b 7, lb 2) ...... 17 (P Carroll) Berrigan 15 6 2 7 42 1.26 C Keady 3.0 0 1 18. 1ST INNINGS - KARRAMOMUS 178 Total ...... 68 Bowling: L Benn 17.3 8 2 40; K Andrew 7.0 1 1 23; Barooga 14 4 1 9 33 0.81 2ND INNINGS - KARRAMOMUS 1ST INNINGS - KATANDRA RESUMED 0/7 Overs 27.3 J Andrew 12.0 2 3 65; t poole 6.0 0 2 28; M Watson Tocumwal 14 3 2 9 30 0.65 J Ibbotson b C Hickford ...... 4 A Nicholls c N Laffy b C Michel ...... 83 FOW: 17 (D Ebborn) 41 (C Morris) 41 (H Verhoeven) 1.0 0 0 9; L Adams 12.0 0 1 57; B Andrew 4.0 1 0 11; Nathalia 14 3 0 11 24 0.61 T Guppy c S Richardson b H Sirett ...... 4 C Simpson c CN Delahey b T Murray ...... 15 41 (B Smith) 52 (D Craven) 60 (K O’ Dwyer) 61 (B T Lewis 3.0 0 0 31. S Green c S Dickson b S Richardson ...... 14 M Black lbw b T Murray ...... 3 Roberts) 66 (DC Baker) 67 (C Sessions) 68 (C Beer) 2ND INNINGS - COBRAM-YARROWEYAH UNITED M McGrath c A Riordan b C Hickford ...... 2 RJ Ireland not out ...... 110 Bowling: A Saini 7.0 2 3 14; JD Nugent 7.0 0 1 28; L A Latessa c P Carroll b A Quinn ...... 67 Murray Bowls TX Kelly b JM Wright ...... 11 RW Shannon c Z Groombridge b T Murray ...... 20 Ludeman 4.0 3 2 4; T Phillips 4.0 1 1 14; JA Vaivers D Ashcroft c B Summerville b P Carroll ...... 2 FRIDAY PENNANT M Mandaradoni lbw b S Dickson ...... 13 RJ Trewin b J Mandaradoni ...... 11 3.0 2 2 1; D Linton 2.2 2 1 0. J Andrew c A Jorgensen b P Carroll ...... 61 Division one S Turner b S Dickson ...... 14 Extras (nb 4, w 10, b 8, lb 0) ...... 22 1ST INNINGS - PINE LODGE L Benn c B Summerville b L Quinn ...... 18 Grand fi nal: Numurkah Golf 74 defeated Barooga N Jones c NJ Hickey b JM Wright ...... 1 Total ...... 5/264 LM Trevaskis c K O’ Dwyer b B Smith ...... 0 L Adams c S Boyd b L Quinn ...... 0 Sports 59. C Keady c B Black b C Hickford ...... 3 Overs 76.2 JD Nugent c B Roberts b H Verhoeven...... 19 K Andrew st A Congues b P Carroll ...... 0 L. Isted 37 d C. Wigg 13; R. Hodgkin 17 lt K. Ralph 21; L Sibley c NJ Hickey b JM Wright ...... 6 FOW: 58 (C Simpson) 80 (M Black) 175 (A Nicholls) HL Reynolds c K O’ Dwyer b H Verhoeven ...... 1 M Watson not out ...... 5 L. Houlihan 20 lt S. Dean 25.. A Heslin not out ...... 0 230 (RW Shannon) 264 (RJ Trewin) D Linton c H Verhoeven b DC Baker ...... 4 B Andrew not out ...... 0 Division two Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 1, lb 3) ...... 4 Bowling: J Kerr 17.0 5 0 45; C Michel 17.0 2 1 56; B L Ludeman c K O’ Dwyer b B Roberts ...... 9 Extras (nb 1, w 3, b 2, lb 1) ...... 7 Grand fi nal: Picola 76 defeated Barooga Sports 53. Total ...... 10/76 Jones 6.0 1 0 27; J Mandaradoni 3.2 1 1 4; Z Groom- T Phillips c D Craven b B Smith ...... 8 Total ...... 6/160 J. Berger 23 d L. Ewing 9; S. Jamison 32 d D. Nye 23; Overs 40.4 bridge 6.0 1 0 27; K Hardy 6.0 0 0 38; T Murray 21.0 J Dainton not out ...... 4 Overs 55.0 M. Dwyer 21 drew P. Nichols 21. FOW: 6 (J Ibbotson) 14 (T Guppy) 16 (M McGrath) 7 3 59. A Giffi n c K O’ Dwyer b B Smith ...... 1 FOW: 4 (D Ashcroft) 102 (A Latessa) 131 (L Benn) 36 (S Green) 36 (TX Kelly) 64 (M Mandaradoni) 67 A Saini lbw b H Verhoeven ...... 0 131 (L Adams) 147 (K Andrew) 156 (J Andrew) (S Turner) 69 (N Jones) 76 (C Keady) 76 (L Sibley) LADDER P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS % MG Lowe c & b H Verhoeven ...... 0 Bowling: C Harding 5.0 2 0 8; P Carroll 6.0 3 3 9; TP Bowling: C Hickford 2.4 2 3 14; H Sirett 1.0 0 1 19; Shepp United 13 1 9 1 2 0 70 1.63 JA Vaivers lbw b B Roberts ...... 0 Nihill 5.0 2 0 6; A Harding 6.0 3 0 12; A Congues 4.0 Tennis JM Wright 6.0 4 3 25; S Richardson 8.0 3 1 7; S Dick- Kyabram 13 0 11 1 1 0 69 1.84 Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 1, lb 1) ...... 3 1 0 6; B Summerville 6.0 1 0 22; S Boyd 4.0 1 0 15; H GM1 P W L RGD PTS son 5.0 2 2 5; A Riordan 3.0 2 0 2. Katandra 13 0 11 0 2 0 66 1.38 Total ...... 49 Congues 5.0 0 0 20; A Quinn 4.0 0 1 30; A Jorgensen Numurkah Warriors 15 11 3 58.23 138 Mooroopna 13 1 8 0 4 0 58 1.43 Overs 27.2 6.0 1 0 20; L Quinn 4.0 2 2 9. Shepparton Hornets 16 9 6 53.46 123 WAAIA lt SHEPPARTON UNITED FOW: 7 (LM Trevaskis) 16 (HL Reynolds) 23 (JD Nu- Shepparton Lakers 16 9 5 51.32 118 Toss won by Waaia, bowled fi rst Numurkah 13 1 6 0 6 0 46 1.37 gent) 26 (d linton) 44 (T Phillips) 44 (L Ludeman) 45 KATAMATITE lt COBRAM Shepparton Bulls 15 6 8 49.31 91 1ST INNINGS - SHEPPARTON UNITED 8/204 Undera 13 0 7 2 4 0 45 1.05 Northerners 13 0 7 0 5 1 42 1.11 (A Giffi n) 48 (A Saini) 48 (MG Lowe) 49 (JA Vaivers) Toss won by Katamatite, bowled fi rst Rich River Rebels 15 5 8 46.48 86 1ST INNINGS - WAAIA RESUMED 0/13 Bowling: B Smith 6.0 3 3 8; B Roberts 6.2 1 2 14; H 1ST INNINGS - COBRAM 9/202 BG Carey c K Armstrong b D Vidler...... 50 Tatura 13 0 7 0 6 0 42 0.98 Echuca/Rochester 15 2 12 40.28 46 Verhoeven 6.0 4 4 7; DC Baker 4.0 3 1 6; D Ebborn 1ST INNINGS - KATAMATITE RESUMED 2/48 GM2 P W L RGD PTS S Trower c D Vidler b R Bari ...... 16 Karramomus 13 0 6 0 7 0 36 0.95 3.0 2 0 4; C Morris 2.0 0 0 8. A Erickson b A Decicco ...... 2 S Moore b T Yaqoobi ...... 5 Pine Lodge 13 1 4 0 8 0 34 0.87 Shepparton Lions 14 13 0 62.09 175 JO Van Zuyden c T Baden b A Decicco ...... 2 Nathalia 15 10 4 56.77 164 J Cleeland c R Menhenett b D Vidler ...... 52 Old Students 13 0 3 0 8 2 18 0.55 UNDER 14 JM Tierney c MB Artavilla b J FRANKEL ...... 10 Shepparton Saints 15 11 3 55.88 155 MJ Cleeland b D Vidler ...... 2 Euroa 13 0 2 0 11 0 12 0.73 GRAND FINAL S Dorsey run out ...... 33 D Atkins c XD Brown b S Nash ...... 47 CP/St Bs 13 0 2 0 11 0 12 0.67 SHEPPARTON UNITED lt NUMURKAH B Beaton b A Decicco ...... 0 Numurkah Raiders 14 9 5 55.39 137.5 M Stuart b S Nash ...... 5 Waaia 13 0 2 0 10 1 12 0.47 Toss won by Shepparton United, batted fi rst A Saunders c MB Artavilla b L Hyde ...... 44 Shepparton Giants 15 7 6 53.34 132.5 J Trower c C Rendina b S Nash ...... 5 1ST INNINGS - SHEPPARTON UNITED J Magowan c & b L Hyde ...... 14 Shepparton Pelicans (Open) 13 6 6 51.04 119.5 SC Carey c L Menhenett b S Nash ...... 2 THIS WEEKEND: QUALIFYING FINALS T Green c R Verhoeven b M Ward ...... 26 T Casha c J Beasley b W Van Zyl ...... 33 Mooroopna Jets (Open) 12 4 7 45.01 95 L Henderson st K Armstrong b C Vidanapathirana 7 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY A Young lbw b H McDonald ...... 4 T Irvine c N Sneddon b T Baden ...... 24 Yarrawonga 14 4 8 43.4 84.5 C Walpole not out ...... 0 Shepparton United v Undera at Princess Park M McDonald c R Verhoeven b M O’Dwyer ...... 0 S Pool lbw b T Baden ...... 1 Cobram Crocs 14 3 10 45.91 81 Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 3, lb 0) ...... 4 Kyabram v Numurkah at Mooroopna OB Warburton c H McDonald b M O’Dwyer ...... 1 B Beaton not out ...... 0 Stanhope/Mooroopna 15 3 11 42.61 77 Total ...... 195 N Byrne c R Verhoeven b M O’Dwyer ...... 0 Extras (nb 7, w 3, b 9, lb 5) ...... 24 Kialla Park (Open) 13 1 11 35.39 65 Overs 90.1 Katandra v Mooroopna at Katandra M Grumley c R Dobson b T Stephens ...... 19 Total ...... 187 GM3 EAST P W L RGD PTS FOW: 31 (S Trower) 63 (S Moore) 91 (BG Carey) W Jackson c L Roberts b J Bell ...... 6 Overs 60.4 101 (MJ Cleeland) 144 (J Cleeland) 176 (M Stuart) C GRADE Nathalia 16 13 2 59.77 54 C Mellington c M O’Dwyer b M Ward ...... 10 Bowling: A Decicco 19.0 5 3 43; T Baden 10.0 1 2 37; 182 (J Trower) 184 (SC Carey) 188 (D Atkins) 195 (L NUMURKAH def PINE LODGE Tatura Chargers (D) 15 10 4 53.86 42 S Dickins not out...... 5 W Van Zyl 11.4 4 1 27; H Hyde 1.0 0 0 12; J FRANKEL Henderson) Toss won by Pine Lodge, batted fi rst Numurkah Penguins (D) 16 7 8 47.54 30 J Whitlock c L Roberts b H McDonald ...... 5 5.0 2 1 9; J Beasley 6.0 1 0 21; L Hyde 8.0 2 2 25. Bowling: C Vidanapathirana 11.1 3 1 28; S Nash 10.0 1ST INNINGS - PINE LODGE 58 Cobram Cobras (D) 16 6 9 48.79 26 F Grumley lbw b H McDonald ...... 0 0 4 29; T Yaqoobi 9.0 4 1 8; D Vidler 20.0 4 3 63; R 1ST INNINGS - NUMURKAH 92 Kyabram (D) 16 6 9 47.77 26 Extras (nb 4, w 7, b 0, lb 1) ...... 12 Bari 33.0 13 1 56; L Menhenett 1.0 0 0 1; C Rendina 2ND INNINGS - PINE LODGE Shepparton Coyotes 15 2 12 42.18 10 Total ...... 88 5.0 3 0 5; A Tonks 1.0 0 0 2. D Linton c ? b H Verhoeven ...... 8 DIVISION ONE GM3 OPEN P W L RGD PTS Overs 32.5 One day game HL Reynolds c ? b S Boswell ...... 17 Tongala (D) 16 12 2 58.43 52 S Kearney c ? b H Verhoeven ...... 6 FOW: 15 (A Young) 31 (M McDonald) 35 (T Green) TOCUMWAL def NATHALIA LADDER P W2 W1 D L1 L2 PTS % Dhurringile 16 10 5 51.97 42 J Purdey b H Verhoeven ...... 0 36 (N Byrne) 37 (OB Warburton) 62 (W Jackson) 71 Toss won by Nathalia, batted fi rst Numurkah 12 0 10 0 2 0 66 1.87 G Singh c ? b R Dawson ...... 4 (M Grumley) 77 (C Mellington) 88 (J Whitlock) 88 1ST INNINGS - NATHALIA Kyabram Kamikaze 15 9 5 61.99 38 Mooroopna 12 2 6 0 4 0 62 1.45 S Hayes c ? b R Dawson ...... 5 (F Grumley) Extras (nb 4, w 7, b 2, lb 6) ...... 19 Kyabram Redbacks (D) 15 9 5 53.06 38 Kyabram 12 0 9 0 3 0 60 1.31 S Uppal lbw b S Boswell ...... 1 Bowling: R Dawson 4.0 0 0 21; H McDonald 4.5 0 Total ...... 89 Kialla Park 16 9 6 52.61 38 Katandra 12 1 7 0 4 0 58 1.45 JA Vaivers lbw b S Boswell ...... 11 3 8; M O’Dwyer 5.0 2 3 3; M Ward 6.0 2 2 16; N Overs 30.4 Numurkah Ravens (D) 16 7 8 52.62 30 Northerners 12 0 8 0 4 0 54 1.28 J Dainton c ? b J Verhoeven ...... 9 Hughes 3.0 1 0 11; L Roberts 3.0 1 0 6; T Stephens 1ST INNINGS - TOCUMWAL Kyabram Bombers 15 7 7 48.92 30 Nagambie 12 0 6 1 5 0 45 1.07 A Saini not out ...... 2 3.0 0 1 6; J Bell 2.0 0 1 10; R Verhoeven 2.0 0 0 6. Extras (nb 0, w 5, b 0, lb 0) ...... 5 Mooroopna 15 5 9 44.69 22 Shepp United 12 0 6 0 6 0 42 0.92 A Giffi n b S Boswell ...... 0 1ST INNINGS - NUMURKAH Total ...... 7/91 Nathalia (D) 16 4 10 44.9 20 Old Students 12 0 5 0 7 0 36 0.95 Extras (nb 3, w 4, b 1, lb 0) ...... 8 N Hughes b OB Warburton ...... 2 Overs 28.2 Tatura (D) 16 0 15 31.06 2 Trophies and Engraving NumurkahLEADER Ph. 5862 1304 • 88 Melville St, Numurkah Numurkahleader, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 15 Elation and heartbreak for Wunghnu by “Davo” on to dominate the contest, with all WUNGHNU’S division three side three rinks getting up on the day. produced its best performance of the Rob “Robbo” Robison (s), Russell season when it crushed Jerilderie by Burkitt, Paul Richardson and Jack Rig- 45 shots in the Murray Bowls Divi- oni took on the previously undefeated sion grand final on Saturday. Unfor- rink skipped by Col Bryce. Robbo and tunately the club’s division one side his men were up for the task, getting suffered its second grand final loss in home 23-21. a row when it went down to Barooga Ivan Newby (s), Mark “Pud” Shel- Sports by 12 shots. ton, Peter Graham and Jim Brown The Numurkah Bowls Club played produced the biggest rink win, defeat- host for both grand finals and had its ing Terry Chaplin’s rink 38-13. Pud greens in tip top condition. Shelton had a day out, playing every The division three team went into shot in the book and showing that he the grand final with confidence, hav- has a big future in the sport. ing been the only side to defeat peren- Les Clarke (s), Ian “Boots” Gray, nial finalist Jerilderie in the home and Damian “Damo” Hommes and Dean away season. The Magpies not only Graham also had a big win, defeating got off to a good start, but continued Lucy Gurciullo’s rink 29-11. Les has proved to be a terrific addition to the Magpies’ pennant ranks, as has first year bowler Dean Graham who, like Pud and Damo, will be future inclu- sions in the division one side. The win sees Wunghnu promoted to division two next season, ensuring that the Magpies will have sides in the top two pennant grades for the first Elation ... (From left): Damien Hommes, Les Clark, Paul Richardson, Ian Gray, Jack Rigoni, Leo Shannon, time in the club’s history. Dean Graham, Peter Graham, Mark Shelton, Rob Robison, Ivan Newby, Jim Brown, Russell Burkitt. Promotion also results in the club hav- ing to field a fourth rink in division two. again the standout, playing to a high stand- Graeme King and Allan Jones suffered fact that it has made it to the grand fi- But with Wunghnu being one of the ard throughout the match. their first loss of the season, going nal four times in five seasons for two few clubs in the MBD that is growing in Barry Cosgrove (s), Doug Larkin, down 17-22 to Ray Emerson’s quartet. premierships. members, finding or attracting the extra Rob Rodda and Lynton Stephens got Despite the loss, Doggy and his Strong leadership from club pres- players should not be a problem. off to a poor start and found them- men should be extremely proud of ident Doug Larkin, vice-president In division one, Barooga Sports got selves 17 shots down after 14 ends. To their season as a whole. The recruit- Graeme King, the committee and a off to a good start and led by 10 shots their credit, they came home with a ment of Ray Hill from Shepparton number of dedicated members has after the completion of just 12 ends wet sail to lose narrowly 27-29. Park paid dividends for the Magpies also been pivotal to the club’s rise in and were never headed. Russell Smith (s), John McKenzie, Peter this season, with his skill and experi- recent years. With a good number of Heartbreak ... Todd Davies Andrew Henderson (s), Nick Davies, Revell and Darryl O’Connor had a ding ence proving to be a real asset for the promising players coming up through was again a standout player for Todd Davies and Wendy Coles led for dong battle against Peter Ware’s rink. The club. the ranks and a happy and inclusive Wunghnu’s division one side, but much of the day but gave up two multiple lead changed a number of times before Whilst losing two division one environment within the club, the couldn’t get the Magpies over the counts in the closing ends to go down 20- Ware’s rink closed it out 23-19. grand finals in a row is a bitter pill to Magpies should remain a force in line. 21 to Geoff Mitchell’s rink. Todd was once Trevor “Doggy” Hosie (s), Ray Hill, swallow, the team can take heart in the coming seasons. A premiership Bring on the finals AFTER two losses on the trot, the Nu- murkah Lawn Tennis Club’s GM2 Raid- in hand ers cemented their spot in the top four AFTER finishing the season trina Glover raced out of the with an emphatic win over Yarrawonga on top of the ladder, with only blocks to take an 8-1 lead after in the last game of the regular season on one defeat, Numurkah Golf four ends, however Barooga Saturday, taking victory 9/73 to 2/41. Club’s division one midweek came back over the next four Newly awarded club MVP Caitlyn pennant bowlers came home ends to lead 9-8. Price secured another three sets and with a hard fought victory After that, Barooga led all three votes, winning her singles 6-3, dou- over Barooga at Cobram last match and won 25-20 but, as bles with Jodie Small 8-5 and mixed dou- Friday. was the same with Robyn’s bles with Col Mackay 8-2. Linda Isted’s rink of Joe rink, a solid finish to stay in Conditions were perfect for Jodie to Luci, Jenny Sutcliffe and touch meant a great victory flourish, and she also was a three-set win- Butch Browning were the he- overall. ner. roes of the day in the 74-59 In a nice touch to end the Col Mackay was welcomed back into win, easily covering the small day, Golf member Marie the side in style, with an impressive day losses on the other two rinks Shannon had been selected from him also. He won 8-6 with Elliott to take out the Murray Bowls to do the medal presentations Small, 8-2 with Andrew Storer, and 8-2 Division final. this year, and was certainly with Caitlyn. The Golfers only lost one proud to get to present them to The Raiders face Nathalia in an elimina- game for the season, going her club mates. tion final in two week’s time at Cobram. down to Cobram early in the Numurkah Golf will now go PENGUINS STRUGGLE season. Wins over Barooga in on to represent Murray in the GM3 – Nathalia 11 sets 95 games de- both encounters during the CGM midweek pennant finals feated Numurkah Penguins 2 sets 38 games season had them quietly con- on Tuesday, March 31, at a ven- What an honour ... Caitlyn Price won her three sets on Saturday afternoon, fident of victory. ue still to be decided. There was only pride on the line at It is the side’s first midweek Picola took out the division Nathalia when the Numurkah Penguins and was awarded as the club’s most valuable player on Saturday night. division one premiership win two final, defeating Barooga took on Nathalia, as the result had no lost to Numurkah Ravens 4 sets 61 They finished the year as minor since 2011, when Golf won Sports 76-53, with two rink bearing on the overall ladder due to both games. premiers, and begin their finals campaign both divisions one and two. wins and a draw. Nathalia and Numurkah already having Although our Ravens missed the finals, in Cobram on March 14 against Shep- Linda’s rink lost just nine Golf’s Maree Luci repre- secured their spots. they finished the season in the best possi- parton Hornets, playing for a spot in the ends for the game, and had a sented the CGM region at Nathalia took victory 11/95 to the Pen- ble style, taking home the chocolates by grand final. resounding 37-13 win, with Mulgrave on Sunday and, guins’ 2/38. one single game, 4/61 to 3/60. MVP AWARDS amazing bowling being dis- although giving her all, was It was a struggle for the Penguins, only The Ravens were on the right side of The club celebrated the end of season played for the large crowd. defeated by her Footscray op- managing to win two sets for the day. two tiebreakers. Cathy Brown and Ella with its presentation night at the Sham- Robyn Hodgkin, Ian Hock- ponent. Billi Fasano and Emma Schmedje Sprunt won 8-7, then Ella backed up to rock Hotel on Saturday night. ing, Jan Niven and Yvonne Second round club 21 up claimed a strong 8-6 win in the number win 8-7 with Nathan Page. Along with the naming of MVP awar- Clark started slowly, although results saw Maree Luci defeat one ladies doubles, while James Kam had Nath and his old man Deiter Page nar- dees, there was a great turn out and plen- leading 6-4 after six ends, but Moira Blake, Katrina Glov- a nice 6-3 win in his singles over Aaron rowly missed out on continuing their ty of laughs. did not win another end until er defeat Linda Isted, while Booth. Kris Walker and Col Stone almost winning form together, losing in a tie- Caitlyn Price polled the most votes out the 12th. They then collected Helen Pickersgill defeated got a third set for the Penguins, narrowly breaker. of all four teams to be named club MVP themselves and bowled a very Yvonne Clark and Kaye Hock- losing a tiebreaker 8-7. It was a strong finish to the year for the for the 2019/20 season. The Penguins head back to Nathalia Ravens, and club members are hoping Naturally, Caitlyn also won the Raid- solid four final ends, finally ing defeated Jenny Connolly. on Saturday week to face Cobram in an going down 17-21. The emis finals will see Ma- this result inspires them for next year. ers’ awards, with 29 votes. Helene Stew- elimination final. WARRIORS MINOR PREMIERS ard polled 19 votes for the Warriors, Lou Loris Houlihan, Des Stag- ree take on Katrina, while RAVENS FINISH SEASON IN gard, Lyn Browning and Ka- Helen will play Kaye Hocking. The GM1 Warriors enjoyed maximum Shannon recorded 21 votes for the Pen- STYLE points and a weekend off, thanks to a for- guins, and the Ravens’ Cathy Brown had GM3 OPEN – Nathalia 3 sets 60 games feit from their opponents. the most points for her team, with 17. 16 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Golfby “The Shankster” andgirls Nola Dalton won the ball on 18. points toget win division two, followed ‘friendly’ A ‘FRIENDLY’ is normally asso- Helen Pickersgill put together a by what will no doubt be a very sur- ciated with the game of soccer, but terrific round on Saturday, to win the prised group of women when they the Numurkah women golfers de- day’s stableford competition with a learn that they won a ball with 12 cided it was an apt name to call last great score of 39 points. points. Yes, 12 points earned Jen- Wednesday’s event, when more than Helen has picked up a few chick ny Connolly, Shirley Moon, Chris 20 women from Yarrawonga headed run wins over the summer but is into Shannon and Gayle Smith a ball over here to join in the day’s compe- golf full swing, now that the bowls each. tition. season is over, and will no doubt Bev Hutchins held a commanding Such was the success of the day, have quite a few more wins before lead in the chick run points trophy that it has been mooted to become her handicap catches up with her. when last I mentioned the stand- an annual event, alternating between Runner-up was Jeanette Adams, ings, six weeks ago, but a recent run the two clubs. with 36 points, and these two were of bad form means she now holds a More than 40 women from both the only ones to play at least to their very slender lead of two points from clubs, and one visitor from Riverside handicaps. Merren Carr. in Melbourne, took to the course to Julie Daniel finished third, winning Bev has accumulated 35 points, play a stableford round and, as prob- a countback from Margot McGrath, helped along with a good attend- ably should happen, the locals han- with 34 points, and the last of the ance record, ahead of Merren on 33 dled their own course best, winning balls went to Norma Cullum and points, both having played 17 of 18 both grades. Tracey Clouston, both with 32 rounds. Julie Daniel had a real day out, and points. Gayle Smith is in third place with couldn’t keep the smile off her face Margot McGrath played a terrific 32 points, followed by Nola Dalton all day, coming in with a fantastic shot to the seventh green to knock 31 and Jeanette Adams 30. score of 44 stableford points to win off Julie Daniel, who knocked off Today’s golf will be a stroke round, division one, while Di Davies wasn’t Tracey Clouston, to win nearest the in a deviation from what’s in the old far behind, finishing with 42 points pin. syllabus, which was scheduled to to win division two. Julie Daniel won the ball on the be a monthly medal. The monthly Both women won by big margins, fourth, Bev Hutchins was a one hit medal in the old book has been re- Julie by five points from Yarrawonga’s wonder, getting on the 15th, and scheduled to March 18 in the new Linda Lidgerwood, and Di with six Rosemary Rutledge was closest on program, which will be out shortly. shots to spare from Helen Pickersgill. the 18th. This Saturday and Monday will see Down the line prizes went to San- There were few good scores in last the running of the Hoax Doubles for the dra McGuinness (Ywga) and Nola Thursday’s nine hole chick run, but women over the two days, also with sep- Dalton with 36 points, Anne Quinn two players in the last group of the arate stroke rounds on both days. (Ywga) and Jeanette Adams with day did manage to play well, Jenny Next Wednesday will be the wom- 35, and the last ball went to Helen Ludington and Margot McGrath en’s opening day, a stableford round Schmedje for her 34 points. winning division one with 19 and 18 with the players making up the cap- Visitor Alison Ballantyne won points, respectively. tain’s and president’s teams for a fun nearest the pin on the seventh hole, Yvonne Cleary finished with 15 challenge. Could do no wrong ... Julie Daniel was in top form last Wednesday. Dalts gives vets the finger ALAN Dalton showed that a few from Lockington, and Ian Clarke, Lasini and Lindsay Tatterson. Shawn blows weeks off golf with a sore finger Kialla, were announced as winner A nominal challenge, including didn’t do his game any harm, when and runner-up on 31 points. the four holes bordering the Honey- he ventured out on Monday for the Nearest the pin on the 11th hole, suckle Creek, hole numbers 10, 11, GV Veteran Golfers’ Association’s set at about 111 metres, was Joel 16 and 17, was won by Roden Brady monthly outing, at Kialla. Watson, Rich River, in A grade; with an aggregate of 11 stableford field away Dalts won A grade on a countback Howard Teasdale, Parkland in B points. from Hill Top golfer Ray Coleman, grade and Tony Lasini, Parkland, A special highlight of the day was by “Phoenix” Runner-up in A grade, with a very with a fine score of 36 stableford best in C grade. the presentation of a framed certif- SATURDAY saw an outstanding good score of 39 points, was Graeme points. The ball run down included John icate of appreciation to Jim Rae for field of 72 men take on Royal Numur- ‘Doggy’ Sprunt. Doggy is rarely short A full field of 121 veteran golfers Bray, Neville Larson, John McHale, his outstanding service to GVVGA kah in a stableford golf event. of a word and he lets all and sundry enjoyed Monday’s mild weather, Gary Bow, Tom McConchie, Pe- in many leadership roles since join- The oursec has had her way the past know of his game, however this time but a challenging wind helped to ter Oddy, Rolf Weber, Shane Pol- ing in about 1992. couple of weeks, but with so many his partners had to eat his words as he keep the scores down. lock, John Fuller, Ron Wilkinson, The association’s next syllabus players attacking her, she lowered her backed it up with a great round. B grade winner was Ray Gourlay, Ron Nicholls, Kevin Humbert, event will be a 4BBB at Kyabram skirts this time around. Tom Roberts took home a massive Kialla, with 35 points, from Ron Jack Peacock, Tony Papallo, Leo Parkland, on Monday, March 16, None better in taming her was Shawn five balls for his 39 points, and Peter Dixon, Lockington, on 32 points. Hartup, Brian Johnson, Les Hall, 9.30am assembly, 10am tee, which Boswell, who compiled a winning Stonehouse took home three for his The announcement of the winning Keith Dougherty, Denis Prosser, has been added in to replace the one score of 41 points to register the best 38. Pete has been in the golfing wil- scores in C grade lit up the eyes of Ian Campbell, Tom Martin, Clyde lost to the club in January this year. score of the day and take out B grade derness of late but seems to be finding a number of players as their pros- Hammond, Bill Waite, Robert Golfers should also note that the honours. form for the hoax triples this week. pect of winning a down-the line ball Frame, Brian Reiners, Bill Holyman, Euroa meeting on March 30, now You cannot place a score like that Jack Thomas survived a countback greatly improved. Des Pentreath, Bruce Whebell, Rex Howell, Tony has a later assembly time of 9.30am. without the putter behaving and ram- on 37 to finish in seventh place ahead ming them in with authority. I am told of Matty Ebborn. Jack Hepworth and he had little trouble out there and just visitor Matthew Alston both finished put on an all round fine display of golf. with 36 points, followed by the ever re- To highlight how he distanced him- liable, Billy ‘Boring’ Green, Roy Peter- self from the rest of the field, Billy son and Steve Wilson, with 35 points, Padgett was the next best placing, run- and taking home the last ball of the day ner-up with 35 points. Bill is starting to was Bob ‘Komodo’ I’Anson, with 34 hit his straps lately, although a recent points. Back to the future trip away saw him humbled a little. Nearest the pin on the fourth was by “Rufus T. Firefly” Visitor Shane Falla earned the Mickey Mouse ears However, the practice paid off and he Ronnie Smith, Chris Coutts was the VETERAN golfer Geoff Partington last Thursday for hitting a fellow player’s ball and generally playing compiled enough to have a very handy best on the seventh, Peter Stonehouse returned a sense of normality back to mid week golf ‘cartoon golf,’ according to his father. round indeed. landed closest on the 15th, and Billy when he topped the winners list at Numurkah Golf Pete Malins won a ball from Mike Duffet for put- Taking out A grade with a great score Green popped up again on the 18th to Club. ting his second shot on the second hole within 3cm of 40 points was Sam Robertson. Sam record the best on that one. Geoff’s score of 40 stableford points was the first of the of the pin, while Andrew McKeown’s accurate can bomb it out there and when he is The Mickey Mouse ears went to one time in over a month and a half that the day’s winner tee shot on the fourth hole won him a ball courtesy straight, the course has no defences of the many visitors on the course for had achieved a score of 40 or better. Ian Hannaford of the GMCU. at all. But power goes nowhere if you the day who, for some reason, thought was runner up with an excellent score of 38 and gen- Dennis Kite picked up the sweep money of the 39 don’t have a short game to match and the event had a shotgun start and eral scoring reverted to a higher average than that strong field for being nearest the pin on the seventh Sam dazzled his playing partners with walked all the way to the fourth hole. experienced recently. hole and Mick Ebborn won a ball from Roy and Den- precision irons and a master’s touch Not sure why the fourth, though? Players whose scores earned themselves a pro ball nis for being the most accurate on the 14th. with the putter. The time has now come for the talk were: Neil Hutchins and Graham Montgomery 37, Congratulations to Peter Blake for landing on the Playing off a handicap of only six, this to stop and let your golf speak for itself, Ray Falla, Steve Piggott and Peter Blake 36, Mi- 15th green and making Graham Sprunt pay out a was a sub 80 round which cannot be in the annual Des Cockayne Memorial chael Eckhard 35, Mark Hegarty, Alf Patman and sponsored ball two weeks in a row. Peter Malins denied. It has been a great month for Hoax Triples this weekend. All the best Sam Robertson 34, Bill Green, Michael Ebborn and ‘topped and tailed’ his round by taking the Pruden Sam who, with a young family, usually to the players taking on this gruelling Bruce Collins 32. Carpentry sponsored ball for nearest the pin on the heads straight home. With his old man three day tournament. Bill Padgett also returned to his habits of yore and 18th hole. Leigh taking home his winnings, the There is a stableford round being came in at the tail of the field with the lowest score of Visitors and guests are cordially invited to join the question has to be asked, “Does Sam played at Numurkah on Saturday for 25 points, thereby earning himself the dreaded tin of competition this Thursday. Assemble in the clu- actually see the fruits of his labours?”. those not involved in the triples. boiled lollies. brooms at 8.30am for a 9 o’clock hit-off. Numurkahleader, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 17 Numurkah under 10 Bombers fall just short finish season well WAAIA came agonis- NUMURKAH’S under 10 cricketers played ingly close to claiming its their last match of the season against Pine sixth win of the season, Lodge and fielded first. falling nine runs short of They did extremely well in the field, restrict- victory in its Haisman ing the opposition to 13/117 off its 20 overs. Shield A grade cricket Charlie McDonald starred with ball, taking match against Sheppar- 4/10, and he was well supported by Seb Gar- ner 2/6 and Xavier Prior, Callan O’Dwyer ton United on Saturday. and Mathilda Trimble all claimed one wicket Resuming at 0/13, each. Brayden Carey and Sam In reply, the young Blues batted very well Trower proceed to put on with Xavier Prior and Callan O’Dwyer both a further 18 runs before top scoring with 12 and Charlie McDonald Trower was out for 16. scoring 10. The Bombers were able Other players to score some runs were Tyler to put together a couple Burkitt (7), Lenny Gledhill (5), Xavier Hall of small partnerships and (4) and Mathilda Trimble and Angus Parkin- when Brayden Carey was son both made one run each. out for a terrific 50, the score was 3/91. Mitch Cleeland joined Ewan Congues his brother Jordy at the crease, and together took the score to 101 before sweeps up junior Mitch was out for two. Damian Atkins, together awards with Cleeland, took on the opposing bowlers EWAN Congues topped off his fantastic cricket and the pair were looking season for Nathalia under 14s taking out five good until Cleeland was awards in the Murray Valley Cricket Associa- out for a well compiled tion’s junior league presentation ceremony. Ewan claimed the best and fairest award with 17 52. votes, most valuable player with 46.9 points, bat- With the score at 5/144 ting average 189 runs @ 94.5, batting aggregate 189 and Atkins batting runs, and bowling average nine wickets @ 3.78. well, Waaia was still in Not to be outdone, Katunga’s Nathan Simpson the game, however the won the bowling aggregate with 13 wickets. Bombers’ tail didn’t wag, and they lost their last five wickets for 19 runs, bowled out for 195. Along with Carey, Clee- land and Trower, Damian Glenn Atkins was the only other batsman to reach double shoots 100 figures, with a superb 47. THE top scorers for the night at Nu- The Bombers’ season murkah Small Bore Club’s competition is now over, finishing a last Thursday were Emma Ryan in 20 me- credible ninth, a game tre benchrest, Colin Saxton at 50 metre and a half outside of fi- benchrest, and Glenn Braybon in 50 me- nals contention. Defence … Brayden Carey defends well on his way to an even 50 runs. tre prone. Glenn actually posted a terrific score of 100.7 on his second card. Match scores were as follows: 20 metre benchrest: E. Ryan 97.1 97.3 194.4, D. Bradshaw 93.1 92.1 185.2. 50 metre benchrest: C. Saxton 190.4, G. Miles 187.6, J. Matys 187.3, L. Cook 178.3, R. Cook 168.0. 50 metre prone: G. Braybon 94.2 100.7 194.9, T. Braybon 95.3 98.3 193.6,T. KatungaKATUNGA has finished fourth on the Mur- terrific 38. intobowlers, finals with Anthony Russell finishing with Braybon 97.4 96.2 193.6, L. Braybon ray Valley Cricket Association’s division one A further two wickets fell, however Mitch 3/15, Robbie Harris 2/14, Jordan Baker 2/22 94.3 96.6 190.9, R. Hill 97.5 92.1 189.6, cricket ladder after accounting for Barooga by Doyle saw his team safely across the line, fin- and Tony Harris, Kevin Vandengoor and Spen- S. Rosemeier 92.0 95.3 187.3, B. Sned- five wickets on Saturday. ishing 31 not out in Katunga’s overall score of cer Small all claiming one wicket apiece. don 91.2 94.2 185.4, H. O’Brien 92.1 Bowling first, the Swans never allowed Barooga 5/100. In reply, Katunga started poorly losing its first 92.0 184.1,D. Cook 88.3 92.0 180.3, A. into the game, claiming wickets at regular inter- Katunga will now play Deniliquin Rhinos in four wickets for 10 runs. Gibbon 92.1 87.0 179.1,G. Miles 90.2 vals to bowl them out for 98 off 37 overs. this Saturday’s semi final. Ayden Youd and Tony Harris steadied the ship 87.2 177.4, J. Cook 84.2 87.2 171.4. Shaun McAllister was the best of the bowlers DIVISION TWO with a 50 run partnership, taking the score to There will be shooting as usual this taking, 3/19. He was well supported by Toby The Swans took on Cobram in their semi final Thursday night. Miles and Brad Tweed, who both finished with clash and were defeated by 16 runs at Strath- 60 before Harris was out for 15. figures of 2/21, Adam Cook 1/0, and Dylan merton on Saturday. Youd, who had opened the batting, was still in Baker 1/9. Bowling first, Katunga was able to bowl the op- and batting beautifully, however his compan- In reply, Brad Tweed was out early with the position out for 109 off 31 overs. ions were unable to hold up the other end and score on nine. Nick Thorp followed shortly af- Wickets fell regularly and, at one stage, Cobram wickets continued to fall around him. ter and Katunga was 2/24. were 8/78, however it was able to add a further Youd was the last man out, bowled for a superb NumurkahLEADER A steadying third wicket partnership of 30 was 31 runs for the final two wickets. 52, chasing the required runs for victory, Ka- broken when Daniel Henderson was out for a Wickets were evenly spread across the Katunga tunga falling short and bowled out for 93. Sport Scribes Long weekend Nathalia finishes season on a high deadlines NATHALIA has finished its Murray Valley The opposition knuckled down and put on a DIVISION TWO Long weekends cause many cricket season with a resounding 206 run win 98 run partnership before Ash Quinn finally Nathalia played top of the table Jerilderie in problems for the staff here at the over Cobram-Yarroweyah United on Saturday. snared the second wicket. its semi final clash on Saturday, going down by Leader, in particular in coping Resuming at 4/188 and already having sur- Wickets then began to fall at regular intervals, six wickets in a match that was closer than ex- passed the opposition’s score, the Purples con- however Nathalia was unable to attain the out- with the many contributed sports pected. articles that we receive. tinued to bat, finally succumbing to be all out right win, running out of overs, Cobram finish- Winning the toss and batting first, Nathalia Therefore, we ask sport scribes for 276. ing its second innings at 6/160. reached 7/117 off its allocated 35 overs. Archie Congues played a superb knock, top Phil Carroll was the major wicket taker, finish- In the field, the Purples started brilliantly, Ben to get their reports in as early as scoring with 74, closely followed by Brodie ing with 3/9, well supported by Luke Quinn Horrocks claiming the first two wickets with possible for next week’s edition, Ross, who retired not out 65. 2/9, and Ash Quinn 1/30. preferably over the weekend. Other players to reach double figures were DIVISION ONE only five runs on the board. Brayden Summerville 28, Liam Evans 22, Tom Nathalia lost its final game of the season against Lloyd Buchanan snared the third wicket with Although the Leader office will Nihill 21, Adam Jorgensen 18, and Phil Carroll Tocumwal, in what has been a tough season for the score on 44 and Paul Harvie chipped in be closed Monday, staff will be 13. the division one cricketers by three wickets. with his first wicket one run later and Jerilderie working behind closed doors at Nathalia had a chance of an outright victory Winning the toss and batting first, Nathalia was found itself 4/45. various times over the weekend and sent Cobram into bat again, with Phil Car- all out for 89 off 30.4 overs. The opposition then steadied and took the and would appreciate your early roll making an early breakthrough with the In reply, Tocumwal reached 91, for the loss of score to 121 without losing any further wickets, contributions. score on four. seven wickets. surpassing Nathalia’s total in the 33rd over. 18 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 CLINE SNARES FIVE IN BLUES’ COMMANDING PERFORMANCE. IN the last game of the Haisman Shield Tatura then put on 36 runs before regular season, Numurkah’s Ma Cline Mitch Grandell struck with his  rst took his  rst  ve wicket haul of the wicket of the day and the lower order season,  nishing with the imposing  g- batsmen dug in to try and bring some ures of 5/17 o 13 overs in his team’s respectability to the score. convincing 117 run win over Tatura on Cline however, put an end to that, cap- Saturday. turing another two wickets in quick Defending their previous week’s total succession to have Tatura 8/74. of 232, Numurkah opened the bowl- Grandell claimed the last two wickets ing with Cline and Tim Braybon and to fall and Tatura was eventually dis- things began well for the Blues when a missed for 115 a er 61 overs, the win Ma Price throw secured the  rst wick- et with a run out with the score on four. ensuring Numurkah  nished top of the Cline (2) and Braybon (1) then began table at the end of the regular season. their rampage on the hapless Tatura Ma Cline starred with the ball with batsmen, taking three wickets in 10 de- 5/17, well supported by Mitch Gran- liveries to have the Bulldogs wobbling dell with 3/55 o 19.3 overs and Tim at 4/8. Braybon 1/12.  ree runs later, Cline captured his Numurkah will now play sixth placed Killer looks … third wicket and Tatura was reeling at Nagambie in their qualifying  nal clash Mitch Grandell to be held at Numurkah this coming 5/11 with  ve of its top six batsmen not means business ge ing past two runs. Saturday. on his way to three wickets. Blues twos secure fi nals berth DESPITE losing its  nal match of the regular Timely ton for Ireland season, Numurkah has managed to secure   h  Y Ireland has ensured he is in good ba ing Katandra’s E grade cricketers played Pine place on the Clyde Young Shield B grade cricket nick going into  nals, with a magni cent un- Lodge in their  nal game of the regular season ladder and earn a qualifying  nal clash against beaten century against Karramomus on Satur- and lost by six wickets in a high scoring close Kyabram. day, remaining 110 not out in a team winning encounter. Chasing 175 for victory, the Blues resumed their score of 5/264.  e Eagles’ won the toss and ba ed  rst, losing innings at 5/60, requiring a further 115 to chase Resuming at 0/7, Andrew Nicholls and Clay their  rst wicket when the score was on 27. down Tatura’s total. Simpson put on a 58 run partnership before A further two wickets fell for 40 runs and Ka-  e Blues began steadily with Bailey Smith and Simpson fell for 15. tandra was 3/67. Myles Martin at the crease, and together they Mitch Black joined Nicholls at the crease and Rex Wardle and Ma Koutroubas ba ed sol- moved the total to 76 before Martin was out for contributed three runs in their 22 run partner- idly for the fourth wicket and put on 72 before 11. Tyson Woods (1) followed soon a er, and ship. Wardle was out for a well compiled 55. the Blues were 7/82. Ray Ireland then joined Nicholls and together Timmy Trewin joined Koutroubas at the crease Smith was joined by Sean Dawson at the crease the pair put on a match winning 95 run part- and together they took the score to 4/196 o and they took the score to 98 before Dawson was nership before Nicholls was out for a superb 83 their allo ed 40 overs. out for 10. with the score on 175. Koutroubas remained 63 not out and was well A last wicket partnership of 37 between Smith With four runs required for victory, Ryleigh supported by Rex Wardle 55, Finn Walters 26, and Bailey Roberts brought a li le respectability Shannon joined Ireland at the crease and they Nathan White 17, and Timmy Trewin 12 not out to the score, however when Smith was out for a easily surpassed the target, adding another 55 Katandra started well in the  eld, claiming an terri c knock of 48, Numurkah had only man- runs before Shannon was out for 20. early wicket, however, was unable to take mul- aged to reach 139. Rob Trewin joined Ireland and together took tiple wickets to place the pressure on the bats-  e Blues were back in the  eld for 12 overs and the score to 264 before Trewin was out for 11. men. ripped through the Tatura innings taking 5/46. Ireland’s innings of 110 was his highest score of Pine Lodge was able to reach its target with two  e two Baileys, Smith and Roberts, opened the the season and included 19 boundaries. overs remaining, scoring 4/199. a ack, Roberts capturing the  rst wicket with his  e win sees Katandra  nish third on the Clyde Dillon Shelley, Timmy Trewin, Billy Holmes second ball. It wasn’t long before Smith had his Young Shield B grade ladder and they will now and Tom Je rey all claimed one wicket apiece. turn, taking the next four wickets,  nishing with take on Mooroopna, which  nished fourth, in Katandra retained top spot on the ladder and 4/18, and Roberts 1/14. their qualifying  nal match to be held at Katan- will now play Murchison in their semi  nal to Numurkah plays Kyabram this Saturday in their dra Recreation Reserve this coming Saturday. be held at Katandra West Primary School this qualifying  nal clash to be held at Mooroopna E G DE Saturday. Recreation Reserve. C G DE Leading by 34 runs a er the  rst innings, the Blues searched for an outright win against Pine Lodge and maximum points, which they Pancakes on menu at croquet achieved with  ve wickets remaining. NUMUR H golf croquet players not only players enjoyed the high standard of competi- Pine Lodge commenced its second innings fac- enjoyed their croquet last Tuesday, but also a tive croquet. ing up to some terri c bowling from opening Good form … Shawn Boswell in action on delicious morning tea of pancakes in recogni-  e draw for week one was Koalas v Jackals, pair Hamish Lambert and Hunter Verhoeven. his way to match fi gures of 6/21. tion of Pancake Tuesday. and Dingoes v Impalas. Verhoeven struck early with the score on nine It was another very close  nish at the end of Jackals had a good morning, winning all the and then took the next two wickets to have Pine was out for eight. the morning’s play, with four players all having doubles and the last singles, scoring 4/38 to 2/ Lodge at 3/33. Shawn Boswell soon followed for  ve, and then three wins. 27. Koalas’ only wins were in the singles, Kevin Shawn Boswell captured his  rst, and soon a er the loss of Dave Roberts and Kade O’Dwyer Joan I. Hansen and Graham Tyack  nished on Hansen defeating wife Joan 7/4, and Laurus Riley Dawson was brought on and had imme- both for one, saw the Blues reeling at 4/18. top as equal winners, which was another  rst Hinchcli e, a er a great ba le with Phil Be s, diate impact, taking two wickets, to have Pine Reeve Verhoeven and Hamish Lambert put on for this season, scoring 3/21/-12.  nally winning 7/6. Lodge in trouble at 6/48. a good partnership of 20, before Verhoeven was David Geddes and Ian Londey, also with Dingoes were impressive against the Impalas, Shawn Boswell continued to wreak havoc, taking dismissed for nine. three wins, had a close  nish for runner-up, only losing one singles and winning the match with David taking the honours, 3/21/-14 to 5/38 to Impalas’ 1/25. Dingoes players Joan T. three more wickets, and Pine Lodge was bowled  is brought older brother Hunter to the crease, out for 71. Ian’s 3/21/-16. Hansen and David Geddes both had good wins Boswell continued his great form with the ball, and he along with Lambert saw the Blues reach Four hoops-in-one were scored, two by in their three games. snaring 4/18. Hunter Verhoeven 3/19, Riley 5/41, enough to claim outright victory and claim Laurus Hinchcli e and one each by Faye Mill-  e ladder a er the  rst week is Dingoes, Dawson 2/9, and Jason Verhoeven 1/4 were the second spot on the Jim McGregor Shield C grade er and Ian Londey. Gordon Brown, Graham Jackals, Koalas and Impalas. other wicket takers. ladder. Tyack and the in-form Ian Londey all scored a Entries for the club championships need to  e Blues had 37 runs to chase for outright victo- Numurkah will now meet Nagambie in their jump shot. be in with GC captain Rhonda and AC cap- ry, and Shawn Boswell and Steve Morris opened qualifying  nal clash to be played at Numurkah, Numurkah’s golf croquet intra-club pennant tain Lea this week.  e championships will be the ba ing and had a solid start before Morris this Saturday. got underway last  ursday morning, and all played in mid-March. NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 — 19 NUMUR H’S under 16 and under 14 cricket teams both doubled up on their one day premierships by tak- ing out the two day premiership against Pine Lodge and Shepparton United respectively at Vibert Reserve on Sunday, in a perfect ending to the season. NUMURKAH JUNIORS SNARE  e Blues’ under 16s have not lost a match all season and were determined to take the double. Numurkah won the toss and decided to bat  rst, with openers Dusty Ebborn and Callum Morris making a steady start, ge ing to 17 before Ebborn was dismissed DOUBLE PREMIERSHIP for 12. Bailey Smith joined Morris at the crease and put on 24 for the second wicket before Morris was out for 12. With the score 2/41, Pine Lodge tightened the screws and picked up two quick wickets with no further addi- tion to the score. Dylan Craven was next to go with the score 5/52 and, when Kade O’Dwyer was dismissed eight runs later, the tail capitulated, losing the last four wickets for seven runs. Numurkah was all out for 68 o 27.3 overs in what was their worse score for the season.  e Blues would have been disappointed with their bat- ting display going into the lunch break. “I just went in at the lunch break and asked them if any- one could give me one good reason why they couldn’t win, and they couldn’t, so they just came out and got the job done,” coach Chris O’Dwyer said. Bailey Smith and Bailey Roberts opened the bowling, and both were  red up, keeping it tight when Smith struck for his  rst wicket with the score on seven. A bowling change saw immediate impact, with Hunter Verhoeven coming on and claim two quick wickets and Dylan Baker one, and the opposition had limped to 4/26. Pine Lodge se led and took the score to 44 before the return of Smith got the much needed breakthrough. Coach pleasers … Under 16 premiership side: Back row: Nash Siermans, Jamieson Moore, Dylan Craven, Clayton Beer, Tommy At 5/44 and only requiring a further 25 runs for victory, Hughes. the young Blues could sni victory and ramped up their Middle: Dusty Ebborn, Connor Sessions, Kade O’Dwyer, Chris O’Dwyer (coach), Dylan Baker, Bailey Smith, Bailey Roberts. pressure. Front: Callum Morris, Hunter Verhoeven. Roberts and Smith both took another wicket each and the opposition was 7/45. Verhoeven returned for an- other bowling stint and immediately reaped the rewards with another two quick wickets to his name. Roberts claimed the last, and his second wicket, to end the game with the score on 49, a 19 run victory to the Blues. Hunter Verhoeven received the player of the match award for his bowling  gures of 4/7 o six overs. Other wicket takers for the Blues included Bailey Smith 3/8, Bailey Roberts 2/14 and Dylan Baker 1/6. Coach O’Dwyer became quite emotional a er the game. “I’ve been coaching this team for probably 10 or 11 years now, and we’ve lost seven or eight of these, so to We won … Players and supporters pour onto the ground after the under 14s’ win.  nally get one is just amazing,” O’Dwyer said. “Both sides didn’t bat well, but both sides bowled really well.” “ e boys have gone above and beyond. You o en see them down at the nets having a bat. “ is hasn’t come cheaply for them, it’s been a lot of hard work, so they really deserve it and should be very proud of themselves.” UNDER 14 A er winning the one day premiership, the under 14 cricketers were also looking to double up and achieved their goal, winning by two wickets against Shepparton Brothers … Bailey Roberts, Lucas Roberts, United. Riley Dawson, Kyren Dawson, Hunter Verho- Numurkah lost the toss and  elded  rst. Riley Dawson even, Reeve Verhoeven, Tom Hughes, Nick Masterclass … Hunter Verhoeven in and Harry McDonald opened the bowling and looked Ready ... Connor Sessions gets bat on ball. Hughes. to strike early, however the opposition ba ed well until action. Harry McDonald broke through when the score was on 15. Shepparton United steadied and put on another 16 runs before Mitch O’Dwyer struck with his  rst wicket.  e opposition was looking good at 2/31, however O’Dwyer soon put an end to that running rampant alongside Ma Ward and tore through the top order with ease, claiming the next three wickets for six runs. Shepparton United quickly found itself 5/37, however regrouped and had piled on another 25 runs before Jake Bell got the vital wicket to end the growing partnership. Tyler Stephens claimed his  rst wicket with the score on 71 and Harry McDonald and Ma Ward cleaned up the tail to have Shepparton United all out for 88. Major wicket takers for the Blues were Mitch O’Dwyer 3/3, Harry McDonald 3/8, Ma Ward 2/16, and Tyler Stephens and Jake Bell both claimed a wicket apiece. In reply, Numurkah openers Nick Hughes and Reeve Verhoeven put on eight before Hughes was dismissed. He was soon followed by Verhoeven and Riley Dawson and Numurkah had slumped to 3/14. Mitch O’Dwyer and Harry McDonald set about sta- bilising their side and ba ed beautifully together, put- ting on a 45 run partnership before McDonald was dis- missed for nine. O’Dwyer fell four runs later for a superb 35, and Nu- murkah was 5/63 with Riley Dobson and Ma Ward at the crease. Together they put on 16 runs before Dobson fell for 12.  e opposition didn’t make it easy and claimed anoth- er two wickets to have the Blues 8/87. Lucas Roberts hit the winning two runs required and the players and supporters rushed on to the ground to congratulate the batsmen. Premiership glory … Under 14 premiership team Back Row: Daniel Hughes (coach), Nathan Wallace, Riley Dobson, Lucas Roberts, Player of the match was Mitch O’Dwyer for his all- Tyler Stephens, Jake Bell, Harry McDonald. round performance of 3/3 and 35 runs. Front Row: Riley Dawson, Matt Ward, Mitch O’Dwyer, Reeve Verhoeven, Nick Hughes, Kyren Dawson. 20 — NumurkahLEADER, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 NumurkahLEADER

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