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Numurkah’s newest Aussies ...Teruko Smith, Srisoi Praphasiri, Runsip Morris, Amy Paisley, Glen Gamble, Edith Gamble and William Gamble were all excited to take the pledge of citizenship. See story page 6. New Aussies add Community generosity strength to Moira Shire See story page 5 Cause of water issues a mystery and residents have ly, one reason for the delay in fresh smelling and in the next week - people will experience the ef- had two very simple questions about their water tasting water coming out of local taps is the recent fects of the treatment we’ve been doing here. the past couple of weeks - what is causing it to rain. As for question number one, despite extensive smell and taste funny, and when will it go back to “When people turn on the tap in Numurkah analysis of the water at the storage and treatment normal? or Wunghnu, the water comes from the stor- plant, there is no way to be completely sure about To answer the second question first, hopeful- age tanks and towers in those places, which is what caused the issue. ly, by the time you are reading this the taste and pumped from the storage facility for bulk use by GVW manager of water quality Mark Putman smell of our water should be back to normal. residents,” he said. said the incident could have been triggered by any Water (GVW) first received a “Because of the recent rain, people have been number of things. report of an unpleasant taste and smell to local using less water for things like gardening so those “There has obviously been some environmental water on January 8, and reports have continued reserves have been sitting there a bit longer and change that has triggered this, but we haven’t been Ross from customers over the past two weeks. the water from the plant is taking a bit longer to able to pinpoint what it might be,” he said. As of last Friday, the water at the treatment get through the system. “We test for what we call an MIB GEOSMIN plant, as sampled by yours truly, smelled and tast- “We’ve definitely improved the quality, but it release, which would explain the variation in taste awarded ed fine - if a little on the chlorinated side. will take a little bit of time to get through to peo- and smell, but there hasn’t been any detected. GVW processing water quality specialist Steve ple’s taps. Newham told the Leader that, somewhat ironical- “When those reserves are used up - some time Continued page 4 See story page 9

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Stanyer 7/2 Mitchell Coordinator – MHA Care Phone 5742 1111 COME AND SEE US FOR ALL YOUR Busy week for local brigades LOCAL CFA brigades have been kept busy sponded to a report of a bonfire, one kilometre body was injured. over the past week, with eight call outs. west of the railway crossing at Pump Bend Track, At 10.10am the following day, Tuesday, Jan- Two of the calls were particularly concerning . uary 21, Numurkah brigade responded to an given they occurred last Wednesday, January 22, The fire turned out to be a legal camp fire, alarm at Numurkah District Health Service, which was a day of total fire ban. which are permitted on the Victorian side of the which was triggered by cooking in the Karinya The first of those came at 3.20pm, and saw river, as long as it is not a day of total fire ban. activities room. PRINTING Katunga, Numurkah, Waaia and Yarroweyah Camp fires are not allowed in NSW on any day At 4.05pm that afternoon, Yarroweyah brigade CALENDARS brigades responding to a grass fire at Katunga/ during the fire danger period. was called to perform a wash away at the corner Picola Road, Katunga, between the GV Highway At 4.55am on Monday, January 20, bri- of the Goulburn Valley and Murray Valley High- and Shinnucks Road. gade was called to perform a wash away after a ways, Yarroweyah. POSTERS UP TO A1 Fortunately, it was small fire alongside an ir- car and a utility collided on /Nathalia A fuel cap on a truck had not been tightened, rigation channel beside a ploughed paddock Road, Numurkah, between Labuan and Gor- and a small amount of diesel spilled as the vehi- which stopped the fire from spreading. The fire dons Roads. cle left the road house. The fire brigade was not PROMOTIONAL burnt about 120 x 20 metres. Police attended the scene, and fortunately no- required. At 8.30 that night, Numurkah, Katunga, Wunghnu, and Waaia brigades PRODUCTS were called to a grass and scrub fire on the east side of the creek behind the poultry shed at Nu- murkah showgrounds. FLYERS Strong winds had blown a tree against power lines, causing a spark that started the fire, burn- BUSINESS CARDS ing around 100 square metres of grass and leaf litter under the trees. At 1.25am on Friday, Wunghnu and Sheppar- MENUS ton brigades were turned out to support Tallyga- roopna at a grass and scrub fire at Aldinga Drive, Bunbartha. VOUCHERS The fire was a vehicle that had been torched; also burning about 200 square metres grass and scrub. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES On Saturday afternoon, at 3.10pm, Numurkah brigade was called to assist Nathalia at a struc- Fire at the showgrounds ture on Robertson Street, between Katamatite/ ... A tree falling onto a power Small numbers of anything Nathalia Road and Manifold Street, where solar line caused a spark that panels were observed to be smoking. Numurkah ignited grass and leaf litter. Ph. 5862 1034 was stopped enroute. NumurkahLEADER 88 Melville St, Numurkah At 8.55pm that night, Yarroweyah brigade re- Find us on POLICE BEAT Bad behaviour all round RECENT weeks have seen police across the shed at a property on the GV Highway overnight Other recent crimes within Numurkah town- district kept busy, with a range of illegal behav- on January 24, and the theft of a grey 2007 Toy- ship include the theft of a Waeco car fridge and facebook.com/ iour on display. ota from a property at Allerts Road overnight on power tools from the rear of a ute parked in Vic- A brazen thief was busy last Thursday, January Sunday. toria St overnight on January 21, and windows Numurkah NumurkahLeader/ LEADER 23, starting the day by stealing a Nissan Patrol The Landcruiser’s registration is 1DR 8GQ. being smashed at the Masonic Lodge between @NumurkahLeader and trailer from a property on Butts Rd, Katun- Routine patrolling by Numurkah police on January 18 and 22. ga, while the owner was inside eating breakfast. Sunday night netted a high-range drink driver, Meanwhile in Nathalia, storage containers The ehiclev was located in Wunghnu a short after police observed a ute being driven errati- have been targeted in two separate incidents. Numurkah Leader is time later. cally at around 11pm. Some time between January 3 and 23 a con- bound by the Standards The same thief is believed to also be linked to An evidenciary breath test of the male driver verted storage container on Stewarts Bridge of Practice of the a theft from motor vehicle outside a business on recorded a reading of 0.244, with officers dis- Road was broken into, and towels, blankets and Australian Press Tyack Street, Numurkah. covering that the man was also driving on an a camping chair were stolen. Council. If you believe The vehicle was waiting to be serviced when expired licence. Two locked storage containers on a remote the Standards may have been breached, the window was smashed and the contents rum- The man’s vehicle was impounded, with a re- property on Church Road also had their you may approach the newspaper maged through. The offender was seen driving a covery cost of $1,240, and his licence was imme- locks removed and were entered and searched itself or contact the Council by email black CRV. diately suspended for 12 months. The driver will between January 17 and 24. ([email protected]) or by phone The Butts Road theft was one of a number of be summonsed to appear before a magistrate on A Sunshine farm gate was stolen from a Katun- ([02] 9261 1930). For further information recent vehicle thefts from Katunga, including charges of erratic driving, drink driving and un- ga-Picola Rd property between January 17 and see www.presscouncil.org.au. the theft of an Arctic Cat 700 ATV from a locked licensed driving at a later date. 21. Several of these types of gates have been sto- len across the district in the past 18 months.

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Clean sweep ... Lauren Carlisle, Nicole Wells, Jenna Simpson and Deb Fowler from Numurkah Community Learning Centre swept the board thanks to their passion and effort.

Numurkah community honours and celebrates NUMURKAH’S official annual celebration munity to let you know that it appreciates your ty garden and meeting place using sustainable where people aren’t struggling, and when we of Australia Day was a well attended event efforts,” she said. methods.” were given one we ran with it. once again, with hundreds gathering in New- Rosemary, a former aged care nurse, said that Nicole Wells told the Leader that the project “It’s really lovely to be recognised for that, and man Square on Sunday morning to celebrate her work in the Numurkah community started had grown from a simple desire - feeding the we feel really humble and grateful to receive everything that is great about our country and with volunteering at Pioneers Lodge and grew community. these awards.” community. from there. “The More4Moira research showed that our The community house and garden house Emcee Lou Hamon bid everyone a warm wel- “Through my work I’ve always had a real empa- community has trouble with filling some really warming event, held in October last year, created come, including local Moira Shire councillors Cr thy for older people and I wanted to maintain a basic needs, such as allowing people access to an opportunity for all residents to come togeth- Marie Martin and Cr John Beitzel. healthy food, so we thought ‘let’s plant a garden, connection with them. er socially and make connections which have the After the raising of the Australian flag, Numur- “Then I saw that the development committee we can do that for free’,” she said. kah Town Band led all assembled in the singing was looking for new members and when I saw “The really wonderful thing is that in doing capacity to develop. of the national anthem. what they were trying to do I thought it seemed that, the people who have joined in have also The event was attended by district residents Mr Hamon then observed that Australia Day like something I could contribute to. gained connection, meaning and purpose and aged zero to 90, and contributed to the commu- nity by providing an inclusive, healthy safe space gives us all a chance reflect on what we have “The Red Cross is an organisation I’ve always everyone needs those things even if they already had a high regard for, so I decided to get involved have plenty of food.” for anyone in the community to participate in achieved, and what we can be proud of in our whatever capacity they feel appropriate. great nation. with them as well. Nicole said she and her colleagues have been so “I’ve really just seen things and thought ‘oh busy over the past year putting in the back-break- People who attended the event were able to “It’s the day for us to re-commit to making Aus- see the assistance available and find out how to tralia an even better place for the future,” he said. well, I think I can do that’ and then got involved.” ing work that building such a resource demands, Prior to the presentation of the Citizen of the that it has been easy to over look exactly what access it. “This is the story of Australia – the story of an As for NCLC - which delivers a range of cours- extraordinary nation. The story begins 60,000 Year award it was all about the Numurkah Com- they have achieved. munity Learning Centre (NCLC), with the or- “I was standing on the back verandah the other es and services - receiving the organisation of the years ago, and new chapters are written every year award, Ms Fowler described it as excellent. day.” ganisation receiving the awards for Community day looking over the garden at how everything was flourishing after the rain and I had a flash- “It’s awesome because it’s a great chance for “We celebrate our nation, its achievements and Organisation of the Year, the Numurkah and back to how it was before with all of the bindii people to hear about us and what we do,” she most of all, its people. We’re all part of the story.” District Art, Culture or Environment Project of and rubbish and dirt, and the transformation said. Pre-empting the presentation of the official the Year and Community Event of the Year for its really hit me. “We put a lot of passion and effort into provid- awards, Numurkah Town Band, which has al- community house and garden house warming. “We just wanted a space where we could do ing a genuinely valuable service for the commu- ways supported the Australia Day ceremony, as The last two awards relate to the rejuvenation something to create a community environment nity, and to be recognised for that is wonderful.” it does many other community events and func- of the Murray Avenue community house which tions, was acknowledged for its outstanding con- had previously been significantly underused. tribution to the community. In less than one year the house and garden has Numurkah and district Citizen of the Year for been transformed from an eyesore into a com- 2020 was awarded to Rosemary Kennett. munity space which has a free pantry to provide Since moving to Numurkah in 2002 Rosemary food, and goods such as hygiene products, clean- has worked tirelessly for a wide range of organi- ing products, schoolbooks, pencils and toys. sations, and as a member of the local Red Cross Thegarden provides fresh produce for no cost Society, where she has served as both secretary and there is a book exchange and a free social and president, she has played a vital role in sup- group for parents who need support. It provides porting the community during the Numurkah volunteer opportunities for people who have a floods, Wunghnu fires and Koonoomoo torna- community interest and allows for social con- do. nections for people who may be marginalised. Rosemary has been a member of Numurkah NCLC manager Deb Fowler told the Leader District Development Committee since 2008, that the community house was a credit to the has delivered meals on wheels for 13 years, is passion and hard work of Lauren Carlisle, Nicole current vice president of Numurkah Historical Wells and Jenna Simpson. Society and takes part in many local committees “The girls have done an amazing job with the Citizen of the year ... by being a community representative. community house and garden, and I’m thrilled Rosemary Kennett works that they’ve received this recognition, because it Rosemary told the Leader that, although she for the benefit of the doesn’t take part in community work for recog- is extremely well deserved,” she said. nition, it was nice to be recognised through the “They are all young mums who have given so community in a range of award. much of their time, energy and skills to turn the different organisations. “It is nice to be recognised and for the com- community house into a wonderful communi- WHAT’S ON AT NUMURKAH GOLF AND BOWLS CLUB Morning Melodies SUNDAY NIGHT Numurkah WEDNESDAY 5TH FEBRUARY AT 11AM ROAST BUFFET Golf & Bowls Club Inc. $16 PP INCLUDES TWO PAUL COURSE LUNCH AND SHOW LINES $25 INCLUDES DESSERT phone 5862 3445 BOOKINGS RECOMMENDED 4 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Driver hits pole andTHE Goulburn runs Valley Highway between Wunghnu and Numurkah was closed for much of the day yesterday, af- ter a tree hit a power pole be- tween Sharps and Sampsons Roads at around 4.30am. The driver of the black Hold- en Captiva fled the scene after the impact, which left the power pole leaning over the highway’s north bound lane. The road remained closed for hours as the scene was cleared and Powercor re- moved and replaced the dam- aged pole. Crime scene detectives ex- amined the badly damaged vehicle in an effort to identify the driver. Done a runner ... The driver fled the scene after the early morning impact. Cause of Numurkah water issues a mystery Continued from page 1. us, so we can work to fix it.” quality,” Steve said. ”Some people will notice a change in the taste “The hot and dry weather conditions are con- One thing GVW is sure isn’t to blame, is the “We always work to make the water the best at just six milligrams per litre, where for others ducive to the growth of blue green algae (BGA), smoke from the ongoing bushfires. it can possibly be within the treatment process, it’ll be up to 30 milligrams. They are tasting the and we have detected the presence of a type of “We haven’t had any ash in the air which would and if we were ever concerned that the water was same water, they just experience it in different BGA that is known to produce this type of effect, be the thing that might cause contamination,” unsafe, we’d notify the government and send out ways according to their sensitivity.” but it is in very low amounts so we can’t categori- Mark said. As for the story going around that GVW had the appropriate messages to customers.” cally say that is the cause.” “If that was going to be an issue, we would get purchased water from another area to add to its With the first two questions answered, there is a warning from up-stream water providers be- storage at the local plant, and that may have con- Mr Newham told the Leader that, far from a third worth asking: why has the smell and taste cause they would experience that before we did, tributed to the issue? being upset by the complaints they’ve received of the water been ‘off’ in some parts of town, but and if that happened they would let us know.” Not true. about the issue, they appreciate customers let- not in others? Both men were quick to assure us that, al- “We purchase our water exclusively from Goul- ting them know there’s a problem. The answer is - it hasn’t. though the taste and smell of the water may have burn Murray Water from the Goulburn Murray “We do conduct both automatic online testing “The water all comes from the same source, been less than ideal in recent weeks, at no stage Irrigation District,” Steve said. and manual testing of the water and they didn’t and is exactly the same wherever you pour it; has the purity of the water been compromised. “Our water has always come from the Hume pick anything up because levels of whatever is some people are just more sensitive to variations “We’ve been testing the water constantly, and Dam, from where it is released into the Murray causing it are so low - which has made it more in it. at no time has there been any toxins present,” River before being stored in Yarrawonga weir challenging to rectify as well. “Changes in the taste of water can be detected Mark said. and then pumped into channel number six “We’re grateful to customers for reporting it to at nanograms, but that’s very rare,” Mark said. “We would never take chances with the water where we take it from, just north of Numurkah.” Community Update

New safety laws – register your Free new pet registrations – Road asset inspections swimming pool or spa now last chance underway These are the last days for ‘no fee’ animal registrations for the The State Government has introduced new safety laws surrounding your We are starting the annual condition assessment audit swimming pool or spa. month of January 2020. of our road infrastructure assets. This means anyone wishing to register a NEW animal (those not These laws have been introduced with a focus on children’s safety. been registered before with Moira Shire Council) can do so free of You might have already seen a camera-equipped car This new registration applies to all pools and spas capable of containing charge, but you must act now before the offer ends. on the road or a tricycle on the footpath. water to a depth greater than 300mm and includes relocatable or You will then pay the renewal from 10 April 2020, as normal. temporary pools and spas. Assets being inspected include road surfaces, road This is a mandatory registration with owners of existing swimming pools pavements, roadside kerbing, footpaths, safety barriers and spas needing to register with council by 1 June 2020 or within 30 and guide post markers. days after completion if their pool or spa is under construction. The cameras are focussed on the road or footpath and Go to our website for more information. the information gained will enable better management of these important community assets.

Lump sum rate payments – due 15 February For residents paying their rates in a lump sum, this payment is due on 15 February. If you have registered with eNotice, the rate statement is now ready to view, and if you chose to receive your statement by post, these will appear in letterboxes over the next few days. Please call our friendly Customer Service team if you would like more information.

Phone Email Customer Service Call us on 5871 9222 [email protected] Centres 44 Station Street, NRS Mail 100 Belmore Street, Yarrawonga To report service issues and emergencies 133 677 PO Box 578, Cobram VIC 3643 after hours call (03) 5871 9222. Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 5

From Numurkah High School to greatness ... Ray Shuey receives the Senior Victorian of the Year 2020 award from Governor of the Honourable Linda Dessau.

Putting her money where her mouth is ... Katamatite Community Action Group secretary June Wood and CFA captain John Parnell accept a cheque from Member for Northern Vic- Former Numurkah student toria Tania Maxwell. among the greats WHEN the best Australia has to offer gathered the Victorian road toll. Community rallies in Canberra on the weekend for the national Following his retirement in 2003, Ray conduct- Australia Day awards, a former Numurkah High ed reviews for Vicroads and Victoria Police, as School (NHS) student was among their number. well as co-ordinating the police response to the around Katamatite Ray Shuey was honoured as Senior Victorian of Bushfires Royal Commission and completing a THE despair that followed the discovery that by Katamatite Community Action Group the Year last week, and, as such, was one of the PhD in international road safety. Katamatite’s CFA station had been burgled on (KCAG), along with some donations, totalled nominees for Senior Australian of the Year 2020. Ray has contributed to World Health Organi- new years eve has been blown away by the gen- $6,389.95, and the presentation of a giant Ray attended NHS in 1959 and 1960, catching sation good practice publications and authored erosity with which the community has respond- cheque for that amount was one of the high- the bus from Cobram each day, as, at that time, many road safety publications, and regularly ed. lights of the town’s Australia Day ceremony on Cobram did not offer schooling beyond year consults on road safety and operational safety in Donations have flowed in to the CFA unit, a Sunday. eight. Australia and worldwide. community raffle has garnered a huge response, That came on the back of a presentation of a Ray, whose family left the district when his fa- “I was honoured and humbled to even be nom- and one politician has even donated $1,000 out $1,000 cheque by Member for Northern Victo- ther, a police officer in Cobram, was transferred inated,” he said. of her own pocket. ria Tania Maxwell MP to Mr Parnell at the Kata- to Kyabram in 1961, remembers his days as a Nu- “All of the nominees, in all of the 32 catego- Equipment worth several thousand dollars matite CFA station last Friday. murkah student fondly. ries, are people who are working on different was stolen in the break-in and Katamatite CFA Ms Maxwell, who has been a volunteer mem- “I made a lot of good friends and I played crick- issues that they are passionate about, and each captain John Parnell was resigned to the fact ber of the Wangaratta South CFA brigade for et and competed in athletics for the school. They is supportive of making a better community for that the brigade would have to take money from the past decade, said that, after hearing what were good days,” he said. everyone. its expansion fund - which is still a long way off the Katamatite brigade lost in the burglary, she “In those days, there weren’t a lot of choices for “The opportunity to meet them all, and dis- its $100,000 target - to pay for security measures wanted to support them. secondary education so you were in with doc- cuss what they are doing, was wonderful. It was to discourage a repeat of the incident. “As a CFA member I know how difficult it is to tor’s kids, and minister’s kids and farmer’s kids a great learning experience, and very rewarding Katamatite CFA captain John Parnell said that raise money, especially if you’re in a small com- and it was great.” just to be there.” now, however, it seems the brigade may actually munity like Katamatite. It’s obviously a very Ray became a nominee for the Australia Day Ray has zero disappointment at not being be able to not only replace the stolen equipment generous community, but it has so many local awards due to his work as a road safety cam- named Senior Australian of the Year, telling the and install security, but also top-up the expan- causes and groups to support - you can only do paigner. Leader that the fact you are having a go is far sion fund. so much,” she said. Ray followed his father into policing, and over more important than anything else. “We’ve had so many donations, and some of “My experience with the CFA is that it’s one 41 years in the service he worked his way up to “It’s a bit like running a race at the school ath- them have been specifically for security, but big family; we support each other, and that’s the position of Assistant Commissioner for Traf- letics - the fact that you are out there competing others have just said to use as we need to,” he why I’m here today.” fic and Operations. is much more important than whether or not said. Volunteer brigades are currently required to With road safety partners, Ray developed ini- you get a ribbon. “We’ve got CFA insurance which will cover contribute $1 for every $2 of funding from the tiatives to increase enforcement and education “It doesn’t matter where you come from, it’s some of the replacement costs of the equip- State Government, and Ms Maxwell recently programs – resulting in a massive reduction in where you’re going that counts.” ment, and with the quotes we’ve had for securi- called on the government to review this require- ty, I’m pretty confident we can cover that as well ment. now, with some left over. “The general public would not expect police “It’s still really disappointing to have been bro- to provide their own tasers or divvy vans or for ken into, and to know that there are people who paramedics to pay for their own ambulances,” HELP TO SHAPE HEALTHCARE will do that, but the generosity of people has re- she said. ally put that in perspective. “Forcing volunteer brigades to fund raise for “The support from the community has been their own fire trucks and equipment compro- outstanding, and I’m pretty overwhelmed by mises the safety of our regions and places an IN YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY the whole thing to be honest.” enormous burden on volunteers and on com- The proceeds from the raffle, which was run munities, who often struggle already.” • Are you interested in health and wellbeing? • Would you like to represent the community on local health issues? Generosity ... CFA captain John • Do you have ideas or experience that can improve health services? Parnell accepts a cheque from Katamatite Community Action Group secretary June Wood at COMMUNITY LIAISON COMMITTEE Sunday’s Australia Day ceremony. NOW INVITING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR MEMBERSHIP NCN Health - Numurkah is committed to community involvement in improving the health service. Expressions of interest are now being invited for community members to join the Community Liaison Committee. The Committee provides consumer, carer and community views on health and wellbeing issues to assist NDHS to improve services and enhance community participation and communication. Everyone is welcome to apply to join this group. The group represents the whole community, including a variety of age groups, backgrounds, special needs and interests. Meetings are held every two months. To apply, please contact Sheridan Davies on (03) 5862 0422 or email [email protected]. Expressions of Interest close on Wednesday 12 February 2020 at 5.00pm 6 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Welcome to Australia ... Moira Shire’s newest Australian citizens with mayor Libro Mustica. New Aussies citizens come from afar to add strength to Moira Shire MOIRA Shire welcomed 27 new Australian eigner is well and truly eclipsed by the 27 years For others, such as Srisoi Praphasiri, who came “Our new citizens have already become inte- citizens to the fold on Australia Day, hailing from of the Gamble family from Katunga - by way of to Australia from Thailand 11 years ago, the story gral members of our local towns and are active countries of origin as diverse as Japan, Brazil, Northern Ireland. is slightly more complicated. members of sporting organisations and commu- UK, Scotland, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Matriarch Edith, who received citizenship on “At first I really missed Thailand but now I love nity groups. Australia so much and I feel Australian, so it was Rico, Thailand, India, Iraq and Mauritius. Sunday alongside husband William and son “Through our Australian citizenship we all Among them were some faces so familiar to important for me to take the pledge of citizen- Glen, said it was something they had always in- ship and really become Australian,” she said. share a commitment to values including mutu- Numurkah district locals that many would be tended to do, time just got away from them. Mayor Libro Mustica officiated the ceremony al respect, equality, freedom of speech and reli- surprised to learn they weren’t already natural- William confirmed this. and said he was proud to induct the new citizens gion, the rule of law and democracy. ised Aussies. “When you’re on a dairy farm there is always so who reside in towns throughout the shire. “Our citizenship means we all belong to the Teruko Smith, a nurse for many years at Nu- much work to do that the days go by so quickly “Those communities are now strengthened by Australian family and we can all enjoy the re- murkah District Health Service, is one example, and all of a sudden it’s been years and then be- the commitment shown by this group,” Cr Mus- sponsibilities and privileges of living in this but even her nine and a half years as a local for- fore you know it it’s been decades,” he said. tica said. country and having a say in its future.” Recycle the unrecyclable We are planning for in Numurkah now CAN toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes be Oral care - including toothpaste tubes (all ex- recycled? How about CDs and DVDs and their cess removed) and caps, toothbrushes and floss Numurkah’s future! cases? Pens? Permanent markers? containers. Not only is the answer to all of the above - and In this program, another initiative of Terracycle more - a resounding yes, but they can now be de- (in partnership with Colgate), tubes and brush- posited for recycling right here in Numurkah at es are separated by composition, shredded and no cost. melted into hard plastic that can be remoulded to As part of Moira Shire’s ongoing efforts to di- make recycled products. Electronic toothbrush- vert waste from landfill, a special recycling sta- es and parts are not included in this program. tion is now located in the foyer of the Numurkah Pens and markers - includes permanent mark- Visitor Information Centre to accept a range of ers, caps and mechanical pencils. items that many of us previously believed to be In another Terracycle initiative, the collected unrecyclable. waste is mechanically and/or manually sepa- Moira Shire General Manager Community Sal- rated into metals, fibres and plastics. Metals are Free ly Rice said the has already had several drop offs melted to be recycled and the plastics undergo since it was put in place last Wednesday. extrusion and palletisation to be moulded into community “The Cobram and Yarrawonga recycling sta- new recycled plastic products. event tions were the first to be rolled out and have been Wooden pencils, paint or paint brushes are not NUMURKAH Have well utilised with regular positive feedback,” she accepted. said. Household batteries including cordless power your “A similar station was delivered to Nathalia on tools COMMUNITY BBQ say! Friday and is currently in the Heritage A risk to our health and environment when dis- Centre.” posed of inappropriately, batteries contain valua- Come along to the launch of the Numurkah “Each station will be emptied every two to four ble metals that can be recovered when recycled. weeks and community members are taking full Through the detox your home program, batter- Community Planning Survey, find out about advantage of all recycling options offered.” ies are sorted by chemistry type. community planning in Numurkah, and enjoy a So what can be left at the stations and what be- They rea sent to the respective recyclers in Aus- comes of it? tralia and overseas where materials and resourc- free BBQ dinner! CD’s, DVD’s, video and cassettes including es such as cadmium, manganese, cobalt, lithium, covers - as well as records, Blu Ray discs, floppy nickel, silver oxide and zinc are recovered. disks, memory sticks, external hard drives and Small e-waste items - including phones, tablets, Friday 7 February at 6pm even eight track tapes. cameras and GPSs and their cords. Newman Square A initiative of recycling organisation Terracy- The way these items are processed can vary be- cle, media waste is mechanically and/or manual- tween recyclers, but in general mercury, plastics, Cnr Melville & Quinn St, Numurkah ly separated into metals and plastics. The metals printed circuit boards, ferrous metals and alu- are melted to be recycled and the plastics under- minium are separated for reuse. Activities for the kids, snow cones and popcorn available. go extrusion and palletisation to be molded into If it can’t fit in the slot it will need to be taken to Hot drinks available for purchase from Coffee by Emma. new recycled plastic products. your nearest transfer station.

For more information, please contact the Community Numurkah Development team at Moira Shire Council on FindLEADER on [email protected] or 5871 9222. Catch up on all the latest local news: facebook.com/NumurkahLeader/ @NumurkahLeader Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 7

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MHA Care’s Planned Activity Groups provides eligible participants with the opportunity to participate in meaningful social activities which draw upon their personal strengths, build capacity, encourage independence and keep them connected to their communities. Our groups are run in Yarrawonga, Cobram and Nathalia/Numurkah. Our experienced staff and dedicated volunteers provide a positive and supported environment that supports our clients to actively participate in social and community activities while meeting their individual needs and prolonging their ability to continue to enjoy independent community living. If you would like to fi nd out more about our Planned Activity Groups visit our website www.mhacare. org.au. PAG activities include: Excursions and shopping trips to local towns in Moira and surrounds; • Visits to local tourist attractions in Moira and surrounds; Hard work pays off ... Numurkah Self-contained Apartments manager Ian McKenzie is • Swimming and Hydrotherapy; thrilled that his team’s efforts are recognised by guests. • Arts and Craft; • Group lunch outings Apartments win best award THERE’S no better way to find a quality ser- “The house is extremely well appointed and vice than by word of mouth, and in this digital clean. The breakfast provisions were above ex- Volunteer News: age we live in, there is no greater word of mouth pectations.” than online reviews. Numurkah Self-contained Apartments man- Our strong team of 450 volunteers continue You’d have to say then, that Numurkah ager Ian McKenzie said the five person team Self-contained Apartments is definitely winning to make a signifi cant impact in their local that manages and maintains the apartments was communities across the Moira Shire in at the word of mouth game, having recently been thrilled to win the award. awarded a Booking.com guest review award for our Meals On Wheels, Foodshare and “It’s what the guests think that matters and we Yarrawonga Community Opportunity Shop the second year running. work hard to provide a modern, relaxing home Given that they’ve only been receiving guests Programs supporting their local community away from home experience,” he said. for two years, that makes them two for two. members to have a better way of life. The complex has two three-bedroom apart- “We’ve put a lot of thought into what makes a ments, The Saxton and The Meiklejohn, both of comfortable and enjoyable stay for people, and we are constantly making improvements to make If you would like to join our valued team of which routinely attract guest ratings of eight out volunteers please call Lorraine Northeast, guests’ stays even better. of 10 or above. Volunteer Coordinator on 5742 1111 or call Whilst some reviews are of the one-word varie- “We are really pleased to see that consistently into our offi ce in Orr Street, Yarrawonga ty, those words, such as ‘superb’ and ‘exceptional’ reflected in the reviews. and ask to speak to Lorraine. We currently leave little to the imagination. “We do have a lot of repeat business and when have Volunteering opportunities in our Our Yarrawonga Meals on Wheels Other reviews paint a slightly more fulsome people choose to come back again and again, that Meals on Wheels Program and Yarrawonga Volunteers receiving their 5 years of picture of what future guests can expect, such as: says as much as anything else.” Community Opportunity Shop. Service Recognition Awards. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITES Does this belong to you? Our Community Care Workers provide a range of high-quality services and NUMURKAH police are seeking the own- kah on January 19. support to frail, aged and disabled clients and their carer’s, both within ers of a couple of items currently being held at Thesecond item is a mountain bike which their homes and in the community. Every staff member contributes to the the Numurkah police station. was found on Grey St, Numurkah on January development and growth of MHA Care and endeavours to encourage and One of the items is an electrical multimeter, 11, and handed in to the police station. actively support individuals to continue to live in their community. which was handed into the station after being If these items belong to you, you can claim found on the GV Highway outside of Numur- them from the police station by providing As we are experiencing continued growth and demand in our Home Care proof of ownership. services, we are seeking Community Care Workers with Cert III Individual Support and Home Care Workers (no Qualifi cation required) to help our Letter to the Editor clients with general cleaning tasks. We also want you to be able to work within our guidelines to ensure the best care diagnosis and treatment of heart disease. for our clients, checking on them and Who are you wearing That’s why, this February, we invite Austral- ians to get involved with Wear Red Day for their independence. If you are interested red for this Valentine’s someone close to their heart to help keep fam- in performing this important and ilies together for longer. Whether it’s a family valuable work, please visit our website. Day? member, wife, husband, or that special friend For more details visit www.mhacare.org. who means the world to them, or in memory au or send your resume with a covering of someone they loved who sadly passed away SHOCKINGLY, heart disease kills one Aus- letter to; [email protected] or call into tralian every 29 minutes, that’s 50 people every due to heart disease. single day. Given that it is the biggest cause of Getting in involved is as simple as wearing our offi ce in Orr Street, Yarrawonga for Australian deaths, it would be impossible for red and donating to Heart Research Australia more information. almost every Australian to not be impacted in during the month of February. some way. To find out more please visit www.heartre- The simple fact is that research saves lives. search.com.au/wrd. Heart Research Australia aims to reduce the On behalf of the thousands of Australians 22 Orr Street (PO Box 376) Yarrawonga VIC 3730 devastating impact heart disease has on fami- impacted by heart disease every year, thank lies and the community by supporting world- you for your support. Ph: (03) 5742 1111 • Fax: (03) 5743 2533 class and emerging researchers to conduct Nicci Dent ground-breaking research into the prevention, CEO, Heart Research Australia mhacare.org.au 8 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020

This week in 1920 ... To celebrate the State Library of Victoria’s digitising of the war years editions of the Numurkah Leader, each week we will include the news of the week, 100 years ago. To view these editions online go to trove.nla.gov. au/ndp/del/title/591. Councillor Garonne.—His being the only nomina- tion for the Moira Riding seat (rendered vacant by the resignation of Cr. McLean), Mr S. Garonne has been elected a member of the Numurkah Shire Council.

Myer’s (Bendigo) at Numurkah—Commencing with Numurkah on Thursday, February 5th, and Friday, February 6th, Myer’s (Bendigo) will open their great country campaign for 1920; once every month right throughout the year Myer’s will send a representative to visit Numurkah, and despite the splendid success achieved during past visits, it is Myer’s ambition to do even greater business with their country customers in and around Numurkah. Myer’s representative will bring hundreds of pounds’ worth of carefully chosen drapery, Winning contributors ... Mayor Libro Mustica with Katamatite Australia Day award winners and members of the community action group. covering everything necessary for men’s, ladies’ and chil- dren’s wear, and it naturally follows that residents cannot do better than make a visit to Myer’s Numurkah show- room, at the Shamrock Hotel, at which place Myer’s will show during their stay there. Myer’s representative is also an expert in taking measurements for ladies’ costumes and men’s suits. KatamatiteKATAMATITE is well known for its com- shire is so very proud of thecelebrates people and groups Community Organisation of the Year was munity spirit, and it was on show once again that do so much for their communities. awarded to the Katamatite Cricket Club, in rec- Scripture Instruction.— The ministers of the town on Sunday, with over 50 locals gathering in the Citizen of the Year was presented to Michael ognition of the way in which it has grown and held a meeting at Mr Calder’s residence on Thursday morning sunshine for the town’s official Austral- Coates, who also took out the honour for the strengthened in the last few years. last, the Rev J. A. Lee sending a message to say that af- ia Day celebration. whole of Moira Shire last week, who used his The club was acknowledged for the fact that ter his contemplated trip to Tasmania he would fall in With Moira Shire councillor Gary Cleveland speech to hail the contributions of all volunteers it fields three junior and three senior teams - an with arrangements made for the imparting of religious emceeing the event, and mayor Libro Mustica in across the nation. extraordinary achievement for a town of roughly instruction during the year. It was decided in the mean- attendance, the Katamatite community celebrat- Michael observed, quite rightly, that without 400 residents - as well as its junior development time to include the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades in one sec- ed the Australian spirit, and recognised individ- the efforts of those who willingly gave of their culture and its contribution to the social life tion, which for the first 14 weeks will be under the care of uals and groups who had exemplified it at a local time, skills and knowledge, towns across Austral- of the community through hosting a range of the Rev Mr Peake, and to combine the 6th, 7th and 8th level in the past 12 months. ia, just like Katamatite, would be a poorer place. events. grades under the instruction of the Rev. Mr Vian. The After a delicious barbecue breakfast provided Marjorie Mansell, born and bred in the town, One of those events, the Pink Ribbon Break- ministers will exchange places at the end of each term, by the Lions Club, and following the national received a certificate of appreciation for her con- fast, was awarded Community Event of the Year, and the course will begin on February 4th, from 9.15 anthem, Cr Mustica officially opened the event, tribution to community life, with Cr Cleveland which was a huge social success in addition to to 9.45 a.m. It is hoped that the parents will avail them- praising the Katamatite community as a great ex- observing that, as part of the Katamatite Com- raising $836 for breast cancer research. selves to the full of this regular setting aside on the part of ample of the achievements made across Austral- munity Social Foundation committee, of which The occasion also provided the perfect oppor- the clergy a weekly portion of their time in the interests ia at a grass-roots level, and the strong sense of she has been president for over a decade, Mar- tunity to draw the winners of the raffle which has of the children. community that defines us as a nation. jorie had helped raise over $100,000 for Katama- been run by the Katamatite Community Action Local bush poet Des Ginnane then entertained tite groups and causes. Group (KCAG) in recent weeks to raise money I note that the councillors of the Numurkah Shire got the crowd with an animated rendition of Banjo Marjorie kept her speech short and sweet, sim- for the local CFA brigade in the wake of the new a little lead over the Fisheries and Game department by Paterson’s tale of one proud man’s folly - Mulga ply saying “I do it because I want to do it.” years eve break-in at the fire station. offering 6d per head for cormorants. The department, Bill’s Bicycle. Marjorie later reiterated this to the Leader. The smiles on the faces of all winners were big according to recent advices, now offers 4d per head. Then it was time to honour a number of locals “I’m thrilled to be recognised by the town, but and bright, but none could eclipse that of CFA whose outstanding contribution helps makes I don’t do things in the community because I’m captain John Parnell when he was presented with I note our (Western Riding} thistle inspector reports Katamatite a great place to live. looking for recognition. Helping your communi- the proceeds from the raffle - and many other do- he has visited the roads of the shire and declares them Presenting the awards, Cr Mustica said that the ty is just what you should do in life isn’t it?” nations - a cheque for $6,389.95. free from noxious weeds. I am informed that there are a good many patches of noxious weeds not destroyed on the roads. And while writing, I admit that the officer has a pretty tough job for which possibly he is not as things are too highly remunerated.

There was a very representative gathering of ratepay- ers at the Slate-school, on Friday to nominate a candidate for the seat rendered vacant by the retirement of Cr. M. D. McLean in the Moira Riding. Cr. Jas Ross was voted to the chair.

Mr John Collins nominated Mr S. Garonne. He said he was sure would be acceptable to a great majority of the ratepayers. Mr Collins, who had been pressed to stand said he had no desire for the seat, but he wanted to see somebody in who could do justice to the position. Mr Jas. Davis seconded the nomination. There being no further nomination the chairman declared Mr Garonne as the selected candidate. Ex-Councillor O’Hanlon said he had been asked to stand by a number of old friends, but he would retire in favor of Mr Garonne. Mr Garonne briefly thanked the ratepayers for their confidence in him. Cr. M. D. McLean complimented Mr Garonne on his unan- imous selection. He would find very little money to spend and plenty of works.

Mr H. M. Muntz has been appointed deputy coroner for the Nathalia district in the stead of Mr F. H. Furze, who has removed to N.S.W.

One of the first residents of the Kotupna district has passed away in the person of the late Mr Barnard Hagan, at the ripe age of 85 years. Bush poet ... Des Ginane entertained the Citizen of the year ... Michael Coates In the spirit ... Young Max Erickson was fly- crowd with his rendition of Mulga Bill’s Bicycle. failed volunteers in his acceptance speech. ing the flag for Australia Day fun. Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 9 Nathalia goes big for Australia Day NATHALIA is a town that can al- Community Event of the Year award a major community contribution by ways draw a crowd for a celebration, was the 100 Years of Secondary bringing back/ bringing the com- and Sunday’s Australia Day awards Schooling in Nathalia celebration. munity together. ceremony was certainly no exception A weekend long event that coin- The 2020 winner of the Commu- It soon became standing room only, cided with the Nathalia show, the nity Organisation of the Year award as hundreds gathered at the town’s centenary celebration took a com- was Nathalia Little Athletics, which recreation reserve for an evening bar- mittee of 10 people approximately attracts members from Barmah, becue followed by the opportunity to two years to put together. The com- Katunga, Nathalia, Numurkah, honour the people, organisations and mittee was made up of ex-students , Picola and Waaia, events that had been shining lights from Nathalia Secondary School, giving kids from right across the dis- of the community over the past 12 with an age range up to 85 years-old, trict the opportunity to take part in months. plus two serving Nathalia Second- athletics and learn new skills. Taking out the honour of citizen of ary College principals. The club has enjoyed huge growth the year was Ross Smith. The event included a display at the since it formed in 1992, and now Ross is not only a stalwart of the Nathalia show, a dinner attended has 110 members, making it com- Rotary Club of Nathalia, having been by over 200 people and a reunion parable to clubs from much bigger a member for 39 years and serving as of past and present students at the towns such as , Bendigo, president three times, he is also treas- school, which was attended by over Albury and Wangaratta. urer of the Barmah Heart to Heart 300 people. Over the last three years alone, House , a driving force in running the Committee secretary and treasur- membership has increased by 50%. Citizens of the year ... Nathalia citizen of the year Ross Smith and young annual Ian Murphy Perpetual Trophy er Cheryl McKenzie, who attended The honour of Arts, Culture and/ citizen of the year Taline Morgan. student debates and Rotary Art Show, Nathalia High School in the 1960s, or Environment Project of the among many other contributions to said it was an honour to be nomi- Year was this year bestowed on the the local community. nated for the Moira Shire Australia Nathalia Wildflower group for the Ross, who was runner-up for the Day awards and to win the Nathalia development of the Nathalia Botan- award in 2011, described the honour award. ical Walk. as ‘all good’. “It’s lovely that people think the A working group comprised of “When I was nominated I told the event was worthy of that type of rec- Nathalia Wildflower Group mem- organisers that surely they could find ognition,” she said. bers and a representative from NA- someone more worthy than me, but “It was a huge job putting the re- DDCO worked with over 30 other they went ahead with it anyway. I was union together, but well worth it. It people and groups to create an ac- quite chuffed to win though,” he said. was wonderful to see so many peo- cessible walk that allows local peo- “I do get a certain amount of satis- ple make the effort and return to ple to experience the bush and learn faction from doing community work town for the celebrations.” about the local flora, right in the and the community is very support- The celebration/reunion provided middle of the town. ive of me in my business so I think it’s only right that I give back.” Best event in a century ... 100 Years of Secondary Schooling in Nathalia’s young citizen of the year Nathalia committee members Helen Ginnivan, Jock Crane, Kaye Crane, for 2020 is 17 year-old Taline Morgan. Ross Smith, Cheryl McKenzie, Sue Lowe, David McKenzie and Cameron Nathalia Secondary College year 11 Lancaster. student Taline, who is also engaged in Community Services studies at TAFE, is an avid photographer and loves taking pictures of sunsets, sun- rises and nature. Taline participated in the World’s Greatest Shave and raised $600 pri- or to cutting her hair, and this year she and her sister participated in a walk for premature and sick babies, raising money to help researchers. Taline told the Leader that she didn’t expect to win young citizen of the year, but it felt ‘pretty good’. “I just enjoy being part of the com- munity and making a contribution and helping people out,” she said. Blooming great contribution ... Nathalia Botanical Walk committee Proving you’re never too old to put members Phillipa Schapper, Joan Harding, Lyn Loger, Ann Christy, Judy A big club in a small town ... Nathalia Little Athletics club organisers on a goodNUMURKAH party, the winner of theLEADER Ormond and Linden Lancaster. Anthony Oliver, Peter Hansen, Sarah Hansen.

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BenIN school yards across Australia reels this week, kids to reel it in andin it was really a heavy as I draggedMurray it in monster will be sharing stories of what they did on the hol- in the net, but we didn’t realise how big it was until idays, and Numurkah’s Ben Arho has an absolute it was in the boat. It was just huge. ripper to contribute to the conversation. “My older son and his little boy were watching At the tender age of 12, Ben recently joined a club from the bank and we were all jumping around and every fisherman longs to be a member of - the one yelling and screaming. It was an incredible moment.” metre club. Asked to rate how jealous he was on a scale of one Fishing with his dad Peter at Tongalong beach to 10, Peter, whose largest ever catch was a 70cm near Bearii on January 19, Ben reeled in an incredi- Murray cod caught in the same spot, doesn’t hesi- ble 120cm Murray cod. tate. Ben could find only one word to sum up the expe- “Four hundred,” he said. rience - amazing. “I’ve told him he’s not allowed to come fishing any “Dad said it’s the kind of thing fishermen dream more.” about catching their whole lives, so I just couldn’t Neither Peter nor Ben know how much the epic believe I’d caught it,” he said. fish weighs as, not wanting to injure it before they “I caught a 75cm one at in November last year and I thought that was big, but this was just released it back into the river, they didn’t weigh it. enormous.” And that fact provides a measure of comfort to Pe- Peter told the Leader he was in just as much dis- ter, as well as other fisherman. belief as Ben. The beast is back out there. “I’ve seen people catch fish over a metre before, but I’ve never dragged one into a boat I’ve been in,” What a monster ... Ben Arho’s 120cm catch he said. was so big the 12 year-old struggled to hold it “We knew it was a big one because Ben struggled for a photo.

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levels. The shortage of natural pastures means tions for those in need. The scaling back of cur- water cannot be transferable, tradable or able to Forget the Plan politics that agistment and depleted fodder reserves rent environmental watering programs to make be carried over for future use. It is only availa- EXTRAORDINARY times require extraor- will place further pressure upon the ability to water available for grain and fodder production ble for immediate productive use. dinary measures, this is what confronts vast provide cost-effective and adequate relief to is in the best interests of all Australians, but The ommonwealthC Government is the larg- areas of drought, and fire, ravaged regional those livestock and dairy producers severe- most importantly, those in need of assistance. est owner of water in Australia and it is incum- Australia. ly affected by the recent fires. This is the time There is still a current “window of oppor- bent upon it to use that water in the national Now more than ever we demand and expect when we all wish to assist and expect our gov- tunity” available to enable irrigators to plant interest. decisions that transcend political and ideolog- ernments to reciprocate. some late summer forage crops, water existing Currently it is obvious to most Australians as ical divisions. As this is occurring, thousands of acres of ef- pasture and hay crops and pre-irrigate in the to where the national interest lies. As the Com- Thefull extent of the physical, emotional and ficient irrigated agricultural land lie idle while autumn for winter cereal production. We can monwealth Government asked the states to en- economic costs will take months, if not years to we continue to release environmental water turn large areas of unproductive land and infra- able them to call up the military to assist with become fully accountable. But there are some into the Southern Ocean. The politics of the structure into a valuable component of the res- the bushfire relief process, it is equally impor- immediate actions that can be taken to assist preceding sentence are both contentious and toration process in order to assist those in need. tant that the state governments ask the Com- those in need with regards to preservation of controversial, but we are dealing with a nation- I am cognisant of many of the issues associat- monwealth to make water available to assist the commercial livestock, the dairy industry and al state of disaster across every state. This is not ed with making this water available but do not nation in the preservation and rebuilding of those farmers struggling to protect their future about the politics of the Basin Plan, this is in believe that this should be an impediment to the national herd, flock and dairy production. and their livestock. the national interest. the implementation of the proposal. Food security ranks alongside the protection of The current drought (all of NSW is now I am sure that all state governments compre- There is one important matter that I would human life and property. drought-declared) has depleted grain produc- hend the magnitude of the problem and wish stipulate be non-negotiable to the provision Harold Clapham tion and fodder production to dangerously-low to provide genuine leadership and deliver solu- of this water and that is, “use it or lose it”. This Deniliquin Summer SPORT scoreboard R Singh lbw...... 5 Lewis) 24 (J Carr) 32 (D Fichera) 46 (D Earl) 73 (D TATURA v WAAIA MURRAY VALLEY CRICKET ASSOCIATION Cricket D Miller c ...... 0 Walton) 74 (T Janke) 78 (N Mann) Toss won by Waaia, batted first TWO DAY GAME - DAY ONE CRICKET SHEPPARTON W Pyke c ...... 0 Bowling: B Roberts 5.0 3 0 9; S Lewis 7.0 3 0 11; RL 1ST INNINGS - WAAIA PREMIER DIVISION Two day game M Archer lbw...... 11 Lacuin 20.0 7 3 28; M Martin 8.0 6 4 5 (inc hat-trick); A Hatch c, b J Connors...... 10 KATAMATITE v A GRADE C Davies b...... 2 S Dawson 2.0 1 0 1; S Spicer 6.4 0 3 19. M Sunny c, b J Connors...... 14 Toss won by Katamatite, bowled first OLD STUDENTS v NUMURKAH J Armstrong c ...... 11 1ST INNINGS - NUMURKAH K Tatt c, b J Connors...... 94 1ST INNINGS - BAROOGA Toss won by Old Students, bowled first G Walker c ...... 2 M Price b J Carr...... 8 D Wilson lbw b J Kealey...... 11 Extras (nb 5, w 0, b 0, lb 4)...... 9 1ST INNINGS - NUMURKAH B Armstrong b...... 2 S Spicer c D Delia b XM Lewis...... 9 D Booth c, b P Watt...... 34 Total...... 177 D Grandell lbw b N Breslin...... 34 S McAllister st ...... 9 K Jackson c, b T Janke...... 39 M Stuart c, b P Watt...... 4 Overs 76.2 J Smith lbw b G Sabri...... 6 H Murdoch c ...... 0 D Ebborn c, b J Carr...... 10 C Walpole b W Russell...... 21 Bowling: JM Tierney 16.0 6 2 44; A Saunders 14.0 3 W Arnel c G Saracino b K Jones...... 5 B Archer not out...... 8 A Cline c J Carr b D Delia...... 28 H Hixon b Z Langlands...... 1 2 41; S Dorsey 23.2 8 5 45; B Beaton 13.0 7 1 21; T L Gledhill c F Odell b K Jones...... 47 Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0)...... 0 S Dawson not out...... 22 K Allen c, b Z Langlands...... 0 Irvine 9.0 2 0 22. J Lau b C McCabe...... 18 Total...... 50 B Roberts lbw b T Janke...... 7 R Trimby run out...... 10 1ST INNINGS - KATAMATITE M Eckard c G Sabri b N Breslin...... 26 Overs 44.0 S Lewis c D Earl b D Fichera...... 13 AJ Brooks not out...... 0 A Erickson not out...... 1 SE Downie not out...... 65 Bowling: MJ Cleeland 9.0 5 1 10; J Trower 21.0 15 Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 7, lb 1)...... 9 Extras (nb 4, w 0, b 0, lb 0)...... 4 JO Van Zuyden not out...... 1 T Braybon c G Sabri b N Breslin...... 1 8 12; L Henderson 12.0 6 0 20; J Cleeland 2.0 1 1 8. Total...... 7/144 Total...... 203 Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 0, lb 1)...... 2 B Smith c B Crouch b N Breslin...... 2 Overs 31.0 Overs 45.4 Total...... 0/4 M Cline c F Odell b N Breslin...... 9 1ST INNINGS - WAAIA FOW: 18 (M Price) 18 (S Spicer) 46 (D Ebborn) 92 (A Bowling: J Connors 9.0 1 3 28; Z Langlands 10.0 1 2 Overs 4.0 M Grandell not out...... 0 S Trower c, b S McAllister...... 38 Cline) 102 (K Jackson) 116 (B Roberts) 144 (S Lewis) 37; S Martin 4.0 0 0 21; L Worm 5.0 0 0 19; J Kealey Extras (nb 0, w 1, b 5, lb 5)...... 11 S Moore c, b M Archer...... 8 Bowling: XM Lewis 5.0 0 1 29; J Carr 7.0 0 2 28; N 9.0 0 1 52; P Watt 6.0 0 2 31; W Russell 3.0 0 1 15. Total...... 9/224 (cc) A Ciavarella c, b M Archer...... 2 Mann 2.0 0 0 22; T Janke 5.0 0 2 23; D Delia 4.0 1 1 1ST INNINGS - TATURA Tennis Overs 80.0 BG Carey c, b S McAllister...... 8 11; D Fichera 4.0 2 1 12; B Kumar 4.0 1 0 11. R Forster c K Tatt b M Stuart...... 30 NUMURKAH OPEN TOURNAMENT FOW: 16 (J Smith) 35 (W Arnel) 52 (D Grandell) 105 J Cleeland lbw b S McAllister...... 9 L Worm not out...... 53 Saturday 25th January (J Lau) 136 (L Gledhill) 167 (M Eckard) 171 (T Bray- MJ Cleeland c, b M Archer...... 4 PINE LODGE v KATANDRA W Russell c M Sunny b M Stuart...... 0 Open singles: bon) 181 (B Smith) 224 (M Cline) D Atkins lbw b S McAllister...... 3 Toss won byKatandra, batted first XA Hutchison b R Trimby...... 5 Men’s A grade: winner: Nick Fenaughty; runner-up: Bowling: C McCabe 16.0 4 1 35; G Sabri 13.1 3 1 JD Johnson lbw b M Archer...... 4 1ST INNINGS - KATANDRA C Dealy not out...... 2 Harley McCarthy 40; K Jones 13.0 5 2 27; N Breslin 26.5 3 5 67; L J Trower not out...... 2 J McKinnon c H Cann b T Waters...... 22 Extras (nb 1, w 1, b 6, lb 3)...... 11 Men’s B grade: winner: Rhys Cason; runner-up: Liam Callegari 11.0 2 0 45. L Henderson not out...... 3 M Black c Z Clark-Lines b S Hayes...... 32 Total...... 3/101 Williams Extras (nb 1, w 6, b 5, lb 1)...... 13 T Wilson b S Hayes...... 4 Overs 31.0 Women’s A grade: winner: Helene Steward; run- KATANDRA v NAGAMBIE Total...... 8/94 C Simpson c & b R Kearney...... 28 FOW: 75 (R Forster) 75 (W Russell) 86 (XA Hutchi- ner-up: Isabella Crossman Toss won by Nagambie, batted first Overs 33.0 NJ Hickey lbw b R Kearney...... 11 son) Women’s B grade: winner; Nicola Brown; runner-up: 1ST INNINGS - NAGAMBIE FOW: 27 (S Moore) 35 (A Ciavarella) 48 (BG Carey) S Dickson b R Kearney...... 10 Bowling: A Hatch 4.0 1 0 12; M Stuart 6.0 1 2 26; R Clara Lukies JR Auld b JM Wright...... 17 64 (J Cleeland) 77 (MJ Cleeland) 79 (S Trower) 84 (D K Rosevear st LM Trevaskis b R Kearney...... 2 Trimby 5.0 2 1 14; C Walpole 6.0 1 0 21; H Hixon 9.0 M Martin c JG Wright b JM Wright...... 35 Atkins) 85 (JD Johnson) A Nicholls not out...... 13 5 0 16; M Sunny 1.0 0 0 3. Open mixed doubles: LD Nolan c JG Wright b C Hickford...... 19 Bowling: J Armstrong 7.0 1 0 25; B Archer 2.0 0 0 RJ Hopkins lbw b R Kearney...... 9 A grade: winners: Andrew and Isabella Crossman; Z Winter-Irving lbw b JM Wright...... 6 5; M Archer 14.0 4 4 30; S McAllister 10.0 1 4 28. N Minogue c W Batey b D Singh...... 15 C GRADE runners-up: Aaron and Lisa Niglia MC Nolan c L Patel b A Riordan...... 1 DP Shelley c S Hayes b R Kearney...... 0 TATURA v NUMURKAH B. grade: winners: Angus and Cathy Brown; run- B Biggs run out (JM Wright)...... 29 Extras (nb 1, w 0, b 8, lb 1)...... 10 Toss won by Tatura, batted first ners-up: Anthony and Di Wilson T Muir lbw b JM Wright...... 2 B GRADE Total...... 156 1ST INNINGS - TATURA C grade mixed: winners: Dave and Kris Walker; run- J Sanderson st JG Wright b JM Wright...... 40 NUMURKAH v OLD STUDENTS Overs 72.2 P Mahoney not out...... 67 ners-up: Rod Brown and Melissa Eddy R Misiti lbw b JM Wright...... 11 Toss won by Old Students, batted first FOW: 29 (J McKinnon) 42 (T Wilson) 82 (M Black) DL Archer c, b D Roberts...... 13 Sunday 26th January J Moore c L Patel b A Riordan...... 11 1ST INNINGS - OLD STUDENTS 104 (NJ Hickey) 105 (C Simpson) 109 (K Rosevear) K Walker c & b D Roberts...... 1 A grade men’s doubles: winners: Nick Fenaughty N Fothergill not out...... 10 D Delia c, b RL Lacuin...... 4 124 (S Dickson) 140 (RJ Hopkins) 155 (N Minogue) G Ballis run out (S Morris)...... 8 and Helene Steward; runner-up: John and Chandler Extras (nb 1, w 2, b 0, lb 1)...... 4 T MacLaughlin b M Martin...... 0 156 (DP Shelley) B Andonoudis c S Boswell b D Cox...... 0 Zahra Total...... 185 D Earl b RL Lacuin...... 13 Bowling: S Hayes 15.0 3 2 41; T Waters 10.0 2 1 17; L Nash c J Verhoeven b D Cox...... 2 B grade men’s doubles: winners: Col Mackay and Overs 79.3 N Mann c & b S Spicer...... 20 JD Nugent 6.0 2 0 8; W Batey 5.0 0 0 11; D Singh J Collett c J Verhoeven b S Boswell...... 0 Liam Williams; runners-up Michael and Will Clurey FOW: 54 (M Martin) 61 (JR Auld) 77 (Z Winter-Irving) CT Walton c S Dawson b M Martin...... 13 20.0 9 1 27; R Kearney 16.2 6 6 43. D Maher b S Boswell...... 0 C grade men’s doubles: winners: Anthony Wilson 78 (MC Nolan) 81 (LD Nolan) 101 (T Muir) 120 (B XM Lewis c, b M Martin...... 0 1ST INNINGS - PINE LODGE T Morritt c S Boswell b D Roberts...... 19 and Hudson Storer; runners-up: Josh Carrol and Biggs) 144 (R Misiti) 165 (J Moore) 185 (J Sander- T Janke c, b S Spicer...... 2 H Cann not out...... 12 T Maher lbw b D Roberts...... 8 Damien Poole son) J Carr c A Cline b RL Lacuin...... 9 LM Trevaskis c & b S Dickson...... 5 J Danaher c S Morris b ...... 2 A grade women’s doubles: winners: Leanne Moore Bowling: C Hickford 16.0 9 1 20; H Sirett 11.0 2 0 28; D Fichera c & b M Martin...... 2 T Waters not out...... 0 Extras (nb 0, w 3, b 6, lb 4)...... 13 and Michelle Winchcombe RW Shannon 12.0 2 0 35; A Riordan 13.0 4 2 23; JM D Walton lbw b S Spicer...... 10 Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 0, lb 0)...... 0 Total...... 133 B grade women’s doubles: winners: Kris Walker and Wright 21.3 2 6 64; L Patel 6.0 1 0 14. B Kumar not out...... 0 Total...... 1/17 Overs 78.0 Catherine Church; runners-up: Di Wilson and Corrina Extras (nb 0, w 0, b 4, lb 1)...... 5 Overs 4.0 Bowling: D Cox 12.0 3 2 26; S Boswell 16.0 6 2 21; McLeod WAAIA v TATURA Total...... 78 FOW: 11 (LM Trevaskis) H Verhoeven 7.0 1 0 15; B O’Dwyer 11.0 6 0 11; D C grade women’s doubles: winners: Hannah O’Brien Toss won by Tatura, batted first Overs 48.4 Bowling: S Dickson 2.0 0 1 6; C Simpson 1.0 0 0 5; Roberts 12.0 8 4 6; R Dawson 4.0 0 0 15; J Verho- and Rhiann Eddy; runners-up: Katie Mills and Lynda 1ST INNINGS - TATURA FOW: 24 (T MacLaughlin) 24 (CT Walton) 24 (XM NJ Hickey 1.0 0 0 6. even 12.0 6 0 23; 4.0 2 1 6 0 0. Ashcroft 12 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Pauline and Gayle best of the bunch by “The Shankster” Di’s score could have been at least PAULINE Davies and Gayle Smith one point better had she not picked took out the major prizes in the Nu- up on the fifth hole, believing that murkah women’s golf competition last she had run out of shots, and for this, Wednesday, on a day when not one Norma Cullum had a jester’s hat firm- golfer managed to play to her handi- ly plonked on her head. Di’s entry was cap. number 38 for the day, put the pair Pauline started off a little scratchy, took this to be her handicap, rather but two birdies on the front nine gave than the 40 that was printed in the her score a bit of a boost, and she man- handicap box on the scorecard. aged to come in with a credible 34 And the reason for the jester’s hat, points to win division one. is that Captain Ronnie had run out Gayle has been playing the nine hole of mouse ears by the time this misde- chick runs for most of the summer, but meanour had been revealed. ventured out for 18 holes on Wednes- Bev Hutchins, Karen Harper and day. Despite being a bundle of nerves, Jenny Ludington played with Liz Dell, she soon settled down to play some who only played 15 holes due to her very nice golf, that included not one back giving out, but Liz still finished 10 on her card, and took out division with the best score of the four of them. two with 32 points. So there were three sets of ears. In fact, both of the top two in divi- But the real corker saw the Minnie sion two were players who normally Mouse ears on Helen Schmedje’s head. spend their summers on the bowling Her group had a bit of a lengthy dis- greens, not the golf fairways, Helen cussion about a rule on the fourth tee. Pickersgill coming in second to Gayle When the discussion was finished, with 31 points. someone said, “Well, have we all hit?”, In another coincidence, both run- and with a chorus of agreement, they ners-up for the day were named Helen, headed off down towards the green. Helen Schmedje scoring 32 points to But Smedge couldn’t remember finish behind Pauline. where she had hit her ball. Actually, Balls went to Tracey Clouston and she hadn’t hit it at all, it was still in her Nola Dalton with 32 points, and an- pocket. other bowler, making it a clean sweep So back to the tee she walked, while for the bowlers, Robyn Hodgkin tak- another member of the group got out ing the last of the balls with 31 points. of the road IN HER CART. Smedge Pauline won nearest the pin on the would have been far less out of breath seventh hole with a great shot that back on the tee if someone had thought netted her one of her birdies, and Nola to offer her a ride. Thus, Captain Ron- Dalton birdied the 18th after playing nie declared there would be no ears the best shot to that green for the day. for the men, and planted the Mickey The weather wasn’t that hot on Sat- Mouse ears on Robyn Hodgkin. urday, but Di Davies put in a scorch- After more rain overnight on er, coming in with a terrific 44 points, Wednesday, there was only a small even though she and her playing part- field of women out for Thursday’s nine ner had her playing off a handicap two hole chick run, all nine players heading shots less than she should have. But out during the afternoon. more of that later! Julie Hannaford finished with the Di put a bit of a dampener on Tracey best score of the day, with 37 nett, and Clouston’s birthday celebrations, rele- Kath Hepworth was runner-up with gating the club champ to second place 39 nett. Jeanette Adams won nearest after her morning round amassed her the pin on the seventh hole. 38 points. Today’s golf was scheduled to be Helen Pickersgill added another win a stableford round, but has been to her week’s golf with 36 points, fin- changed to a two person ambrose ishing ahead of Julie Daniel and Helen event, as the GolfLink system will be Schmedje on 35 points, while the last down while new changes to the hand- of the balls went to Julie Hannaford icapping system will be implemented. and Nola Dalton with 31 points. Saturday will be a Numurkah Lead- Only one nearest the pin was won by er/R. & K. Smith monthly medal the ladies, Julie Daniel getting onto the round, followed by dinner in the club 18th green, although the girls were a bistro for anyone who wants to join little put out by the fact that the men in, and next Wednesday will also be a had picked up the markers on the sev- monthly medal round. enth before most of the women had Tomorrow’s chick run will be a sta- even played the hole. bleford round. Could’ve been more ... Di Davies won Saturday’s golf with a terrific score. Josh by narrowest of margins Dirty dozen fight the elements by “Rufus T. Firefly” itor to play to his handicap and thus pin on the seventh hole, while Bruce by “Archie Bunker” lucky that he was in B grade, ONLY 12 hardy souls braved the won the day’s event, with his 36 points Collins was closest on the 18th, win- THERE were some terrific coming in with 41 points to only drizzly rain and sodden conditions just pipping Ian Hannaford on 35. ning a ball courtesy of fellow chippie rounds of golf played at Nu- head the list of the down the line underfoot to compete in last Thurs- Other players who received pro balls Barry Pruden. murkah on Saturday, and it is ball winners. day’s mid-week stableford competi- for their score were: Adam Farrell 34, Local weather guru David Bethel a shame when a player finishes Following behind were Paul tion at Numurkah Golf Club. Bruce Collins and Steve Piggott 33, from website ‘Wunghnu weather.com’ with a great score and then loses Collins, Jacob Hodgkin and All players had to rely on ‘shank’s Bob I’ Anson 32, and Alan Newby 30. has promised Rufus that next Thurs- a countback. Dave Gilmour, with 39 points, pony’ as golf carts were banned in an Rob Sutton won the tin of boiled lol- day should be a ‘cracking’ day for golf. But that’s what happened on and the last of the balls went to effort to prevent damage to the course lies for coming in with the day’s low- If you would like to join us, assem- Saturday, when both Josh Smith David Hanvey and Garry Hosie that is hosting several prestigious est score of 22 points. ble at the clubhouse at 8.30am for 9 and Andy McKeown both fin- with 36. events over the next month. Mark Hegarty won the $12 players’ o’clock hit off. Visitors and guests are ished with 42 points. Playing an Michael Eckard won nearest Roy Peterson was the only compet- sweep money for being nearest to the most welcome. early morning round, Josh had the pin on the fourth hole, Dave the better back nine, and thus Gilmour played a beauty to the won the B grade voucher, before seventh to win the ball and the fronting up to open the batting eagle’s nest, Bruce Collins was for Numurkah in its Crick- closest on the 15th, and “The et Shepparton A grade game Green Machine” Glen “Bubba” against Old Students. Thompson had the best shot to Graeme “Doggie” Sprunt the 18th. Small bore back on target joined his sister on the winners’ There were no Mickey Mouse list, taking A grade honours with ears handed out to the men this IT seems a long time since Christmas, 175.2 out of 200 in 50 metre benchrest, 50 metre benchrest: G. Miles 175.2. 41 points. While he can be a bit week, as the women took every but Numurkah Small Bore Club mem- and Lindsay Braybon scored 193.8 to fin- 50 metre prone: L. Braybon 97.4 96.4 hit and miss with his golf game, pair Captain Ronnie could find. bers have only just resumed competition ish on top in the 50 metre prone event. 193.8, T. Braybon 97.5 95.1 192.6, S. it was certainly a ‘Dog of a day’ This Saturday’s golf will be a after the holiday break. SCORES Rosemeier 95.2 94.1 189.4, D. Cook for him on Saturday. Mawsons Concrete monthly There was a good turn out for the first 20 metre benchrest: C. Saxton 97.2 92.0 94.1 186.1, A. Gibbon 90.1 93.2 Matt Ebborn finished run- medal, with dinner in the club week’s shooting last Thursday. Col Sax- 99.3 196.5, L. Cook 96.0 99.0 195.0. 183.3, K. Kallasmae 80.0 83.0 163.0, ner-up in A grade with 38 points. bistro afterwards, to which all ton top scored in 20 metre benchrest with 20 metre prone: G. Braybon 99.4 94.3 G. Miles 78.0 83.2 161.2. Young Josh Hanvey was un- are welcome. 196.5, Glenn Braybon headed 20 metre 193.7, J. Matys 88.2 91.2 179.4, J. Mat- There will be shooting as usual this prone with 193.7, Glen Miles scored ys 86.0 84.0 170.0. Thursday night. Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 13 Nick and Helene reign supreme by “I. B. Hadditt” CONDITIONS were absolutely perfect for the Numurkah Lawn Ten- nis Club’s 89th Australia Day tourna- ment which was conducted last week- end and attracted over 120 entries from the Goulburn Valley region and also . Club champions and Warriors team- mates Nick Fenaughty and Helene Steward won their respective open singles titles on Saturday, in brilliant displays of tennis from both players. Fenaughty and Steward are consid- ered tennis royalty in this part of the world and, unlike a certain Sussex couple you may have read about re- cently, this pair show no signs of giv- ing up their titles easily. The 26 year-old Fenaughty claimed his sixth open when he outlasted another Warriors colleague, Harley McCarthy, 8-5, in an enthralling final which tested the stamina of both play- ers. Fenaughty at one stage was 3-5 down and had to dig really deep to se- cure the victory, in a match that was chock full of long rallies and brilliant shots. In the women’s draw, Steward de- feated the extremely talented 12 year- old Isabella Crossman 6-3 in the final. Like the men’s final this was also a cracking encounter, with a lot of the games going to deuce, and Steward had to really pull out all stops to over- come the Rich River youngster. Not resting on their laurels, Stew- ard and Fenaughty then joined forces Number six ... Nick Fenaughty and took on all comers in the men’s A on his way to another grade doubles on Sunday, which they Numurkah open tournament duly won, defeating the Melbourne fa- victory on Saturday. ther and son combination of John and Chandler Zahra 8-4 in a very good and entertaining set. when she joined forces with her fa- and Michelle Winchcombe taking and Corrina McLeod. The runners-up prize went to Mel- Back to Saturday’s card, and another ther Andrew to take the A grade title out the A grade ladies’ event. The C grade ladies’ doubles saw up bourne visitors and uni friends of local saluted in the B grade men’s final, from the mother and son combina- The men’s B grade saw some close and coming Numurkah junior Han- Tom Walker, Josh Carroll and Dami- when Rhys Cason got the better of tion of Aaron and Lisa Niglia. contests all day, but the eventual nah O’Brien join forces with Morooo- en Poole. ’s Liam Williams, posting Ravens player Cathy Brown joined winners were local Col “McTavish” pna’s Melissa Eddy for a solid win, All players, both local and those a 6-3 victory, with both lads playing forces with her nephew Angus to Mackay and Tungamah’s Liam Wil- with Katie Mills and Lynda Ashcroft visiting, commented on the excellent some quality shots. hoist the B grade mixed trophy from liams, who won all four of their sets filling the runners-up position. state of the courts, which is a credit The ladies’ B grade singles went to regular and popular visitors Antho- in convincing style. The men’s C grade award went to the to curator Geoff Sutcliffe’s hard work Mooroopna’s Nicola Brown, who ny and Di Wilson from Nathalia. Runners-up were the Shepparton David and Goliath pairing of Numur- and dedication to the cause. outlasted local Clara Lukies in a best The family oriented theme contin- father and son duo of Michael and kah junior Hudson “Mouse” Storer of three sets final. ued in the C grade mixed when the Will Clurey, who also played some and Nathalia’s Anthony Wilson, with Next week sees the resumption of The Saturday twilight mixed saw a husband and wife duo of David and great tennis during the day. this unlikely duo not putting a foot home and away matches in the GM- good field of entries while the play- Kris Walker edged out Rod Brown The ladies’ B grade saw another lo- wrong all day. LTA, which sees all the local teams ers were entertained by LBDJ, who and Melissa Eddy from Mooroopna. cal pair victorious, as club president I believe Hudson was very pleased away. The Warriors will be taking on spun tunes for the duration of the Sunday saw the staging of the Catherine Church and Kris Walker with his Australia Day themed esky, the Shepp Bulls, the Penguins will be matches. men’s and ladies’ doubles, and a went one better than last year, win- and it was back to back wins in this squabbling with the Kyabram Bomb- Isabella Crossman gained some good field turned out to try their ning the title on a count back from event for the feisty youngster who ers, as will Ravens, while the Raiders consolation for her singles loss luck, with Echuca’s Leanne Moore regular Nathalia visitors Di Wilson won last year with Lochie O’Brien. have the bye. Magpies swoop on Numurkah tournament WUNGHNU bowlers dominated the Numurkah Bowls Club’s J. D. Galt Me- morial Triples tournament, which was played at the club on Sunday. With no pennant games on the week- end, due to the Australia Day long weekend, the focus at Numurkah Town turned to the 40th running of this event, which is sponsored by the Galt family in memory of Dave Galt, a long time member of the club. Wunghnu bowlers Barry Cosgrove and Nick Davies teamed up with Nu- murkah Golf’s Joe Luci to win the event, ahead of runners-up Trevor Ho- sie, Graeme King and Russell Smith. Numurkah bowler Alan Rogers played with Brian and Joy Howard from Essen- don Bowls Club to take third place. The ownT club will host the Central Murray Goulburn Region Challenge this Sunday, comprising two teams from Goulburn Valley Bowls Division, one from Central, and one from Murray Bowls, in a round robin format. Each division will have both men’s and women’s teams, consisting of 12 players each. From this, a Central Murray Goul- burn Region side will be selected to play against other regions, in the state Triple the fun ... Runners-up Graeme King, Russell Smith and Trevor Hosie with Galt family representative Jennifer Sprunt, winners Barry Cosgrove, event later in the year. Nick Davies and Joe Luci, and Numurkah Bowls Club president Terry Brennan. 14 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Murray Valley is cream of the crop MURRAY Valley Crick- et Association won the Bendigo Country Week division one competition, held last week in Bendigo, winning the final against Gisborne and District Cricket Association by 130 runs. Murray Valley never lost a match, playing four round robin matches, winning three of them and drawing one. They won against Goul- burn Murray Cricket in round one last Monday by six wickets, Wangaratta and District Cricket As- sociation by four wickets in round two and 87 runs in round three against Grassmere Cricket Asso- ciation. The oundr four match against Emu Valley Crick- et Association was called a draw, due to rain. The final, played at Queen Elizabeth Oval last Friday, showed what a disciplined all round side Murray Valley had. Batting first, MVCA scored 7/295 off its allo- cated 50 overs, with Wian van Zyl starring with the bat, scoring a magnificent 125 off 105 deliveries. But Murray Valley was just as powerful in the field, restricting Gisborne and District Cricket Asso- ciation to 165 runs all out. Sam Dorsey was the pick of the bowlers, claiming five of the last six wickets to fall, returning figures Two out of three ... Murray Valley Cricket Association won its second Bendigo Country Week title in three years last week. Standing: Brodie Ross, James Tierney, of 5/31 in a magnificent Sam Dorsey, Dylan Rotherham, Brad Todd, Luke Quinn, Mick Cleary. bowling display. On knee: Wian Van Zyl, Andrew Hogan, Adam Decicco, Kieran Andrew, Saran Kalsi. Sitting: Riley Gow, Jonty Tubb.

Eagles’ game in the balance KATANDRA’S Clyde Young Shield B grade cricketers will need to work hard in the field JeddKATANDRA is in a strong position openers bucklingpicks down and taking their The home side found itselfup in a great well supported six by Andrew Riordan next week against Pine Lodge at Lemnos, after being bowled going into day two of its Haisman time to set a good foundation. position, having fifth placed Nagambie 2/35 and Corey Hickford 1/20. out for 156 on Saturday. Shield A grade cricket match against Jedd Wright broke through when the at 6/101 and into its tail. “It’s always a good batting wicket at Katandra won the toss and Nagambie, with Jedd Wright picking score was on 54, and from there Ka- However, the opposition’s tail wagged, and Katandra and we would back our- batted on what looked to be up six wickets in a terrific bowling dis- tandra was able to gain a little momen- the remaining four wickets fell for 84 runs, selves to get 185 on our home deck, so a tough batting track but felt play at Katandra on Saturday. tum, claiming the next five wickets for Nagambie all out for 185 in the 80th over. will be confident next week when we runs on the board would be Losing the toss and fielding first, the day 47 runs, including the key wickets of Best of the bowlers were Jedd Wright are tasked with chasing them down,” key to success. got off to a slow start with the Nagambie the Nolan brothers. with figures of 6/64 off 21.3 overs, Katandra coach, Ben Clurey said, Josh McMillan and Mitch Black opened the batting, with both making good starts, however neither went on to make the big score that the Eagles were looking for. McKinnon was the first to go for 22, with the score on 29, No jump shots allowed followed shortly thereafter by IT’S hard to do a sport much to the dismay of a Talon Wilson. report these days without number of the more profi- Clay Simpson joined Black at making references to the cient “jumpers”, who were the crease and took the score extremes in the weather required to make a big to 82 before Black was out for and this week is no excep- change to their tactics to a well compiled 32. tion. accommodate the change. When Simpson was out for After heavy rainfall of Joan I. Hansen was the 28, Katandra found itself approximately 50ml last only three game winner 5/105 with the tail left to bat, Sunday and Monday, the for the day, scoring three losing the last five wickets for courts were mostly under wins/21 hoops. David 55 runs, and was all out for water but, thanks to the 156 off 72.2 overs. Geddes was runner-up sterling efforts of green- with 2/20, just ahead of Katandra bowled four fiery keeper Geoff Sutcliffe, overs before the end of the Numurkah croquet play- Marg Brown’s score of day’s play, and Scott Dick- ers were still able to get in 2/19. son provided a positive start, their game of golf croquet Lois Lowe scored the claiming a wicket before day’s on Tuesday morning. only hoop-in -one. end to have Pine Lodge 1/17. No-one complained Australia Day was the “We have a pretty strong about the damp courts, morning’s theme, with bowling outfit this round, so though, with Numurkah plenty of Aussie flags on are confident of coming out having its best fall of rain display and a traditional on the weekend and being for over a year. sausage sizzle for lunch, able to defend that score,” Ka- The only concession organised as usual by the tandra coach, Ben Clurey said. made for the wet courts club’s ever efficient cater- was banning jump shots, ing officer Joan T. Hansen. True Aussie style ... Numurkah golf croquet players enjoying their early Australia Day barbecue. Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 — 15 Numurkah juniors one day premiers NUMURKAH’S under 14 cricket- ers capped off a great one day cricket season, taking out the final by seven wickets against Shepparton United at Deakin Reserve on Monday. Numurkah lost the toss and was sent into the field. The boys started well with opening bowler Riley Dawson claiming the first wicket with the score on seven. Good tight bowling saw the oppo- sition lose another two wickets and the score was 3/24. Shep United settled and put on a fourth wicket partnership of 33 before Nathan Wallace struck with two quick wickets. Wickets then fell steadily and Unit- ed was 8/73, before some late order hitting saw it climb to 93 all out. Wicket takers for the Blues were Reeve Verhoeven 2/8, Harry Mc- Donald 2/12, Nathan Wallace 2/13, Nick Hughes 1/0, Mitch O’Dwyer 1/12 and Riley Dawson 1/17. The Blues started positively in reply, with openers Reeve Verhoeven and Nick Hughes scoring 27 off six overs before Verhoeven retired on 18. Mitch O’Dwyer joined Hughes at the crease and both batted well be- fore Hughes retired on six. Riley Dawson came to the crease and played some classy shots before he too, retired with a score of 16. Harry McDonald joined O’Dwyer at the crease and both batted well, before retiring with scores of 13 and 10 respectively. The first wicket fell with the score on 66, and another two quick wick- ets saw the team 3/80. Tyler Stephens, six not out, and Jake Bell, six not out, saw the team over Winners are grinners … Numurkah’s victorious under 14 cricket team. Back row (from left): Riley Dobson, Matt Ward, Lucas Roberts, Harry Mc- the line in what was a magnificent Donald, Tyler Stephens, Riley Dawson, Daniel Hughes (coach). win for the young Blues. Front: Jack Bell, Nick Hughes, Mitchell O’Dwyer, Reeve Verhoeven (capt.), Kyran Dawson and Nathan Wallace.

Jesse jags eight, tears through Tatura Tatt falls just short of century WAAIA’S Kane Tatt fell six runs short of a century, when he was out for 94 in his side’s total of 203 all out against Tatura in their Clyde Young Shield B grade crick- et match on Saturday. After day one, the match hangs in the balance, as Tat- ura, in reply is 3/101 with another day’s play to come. Playing at Tatura, Waaia won the toss and batted, starting well to be 2/36 off 10 overs. The visitors were soon 5/117 after David Booth was out for a terrific 29, with Tatt being the backbone of the innings on 46 not out. Tatt continued to bat well, but was running out of part- ners, when he was finally out for a superb knock of 94. Corey Walpole was also in the runs with a well made 21. In reply, Tatura’s openers got off to a great start when Matt Stuart struck twice, Heart breaker ... Jesse Trower tore through Tatura’s batting line-up on Saturday, with an eight wicket haul. with the score on 75. WAAIA’S Jesse Trower tore the hearts field, the Bombers were off to a magnif- From there it was a procession, with ful partnerships. Ryan Trimby followed up out of Tatura’s batting line up, claiming icent start with Mitch Cleeland claim- Trower claiming the next four wickets The Bombers surpassed the opposi- with his first wicket to have eight wickets in a magnificent bowling ing the first wicket. to have Tatura 9/37 off 37 overs. tion’s score for the loss of three wickets, the opposition 3/86, how- display in their Haisman Shield A grade Trower claimed the next two wickets Jordy Cleeland claimed the final however continued to lose wickets at ever at day’s end, Tatura was cricket match on Saturday. and the opposition found itself in trou- wicket to have Tatura all out for 50. regular intervals. 3/101. Trower’s figures of 8/12 off 21 overs ble at 3/6 off 10 overs. In reply, Waaia started well, with Sam When Sam Trower was dismissed for a With 80 overs still remain- included 15 maidens as he tore through With the bowlers locked in on line Trower and Seb Moore at the crease, well compiled 38, Waaia stood at 6/79. ing, the Bomber bowlers Tatura’s batting line up, bowled out for and length, Tatura struggled to score losing Moore with the score on 27. At the end of the day’s play, Waaia was will need to strike early next a paltry 50 off 44 overs. and Trower picked off another two From there, Waaia also struggled with 8/94, 44 runs in front, with another week Losing the toss and being sent in to scalps to have the visitors 5/20. the bat, unable to put on any meaning- day’s play in hand. 16 — Numurkahleader, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 NumurkahLEADER

MartinA TREMENDOUS effort by before Dusty was dismissed takes for a hat trick Numurkah’s B grade cricketers 10. This brought veteran Andrew saw the team bounce in fine style Cline to the crease and he and back after last week’s disappoint- Jackson combined well to take ment, with a terrific team bowl- the Blues past the Old Students’ ing performance, highlighted by total, until Cline was dismissed stalwart Myles Martin’s hat-trick. for 28, and the Blues were 4/92. Coming on second change, After losing Jackson for a well Martin’s hat trick was as easy as made 39, Sean Dawson (22 not one, two, three, as he took the out) combined with Bailey Rob- first three Old Students wickets erts (7) and Sam Lewis (13) to to fall off the first three balls of finish the day’s play at 7/144 off his opening over. 31 overs. Numurkah hosted Old Stu- The Blues have a 66 run lead dents at home in their Clyde going in to next week, and have Young shield match and, after already secured a first innings losing the toss, were sent in to win. field. C GRADE Bailey Roberts and Sam Lewis C grade travelled to Frank opened the bowling and bowled Howley Oval to take on Tatura well, but couldn’t find the break- in their Jim McGregor Shield through. cricket match and, after losing With the opposition’s score on the toss, the Blues were sent in 24, captain Sean Dawson made to field. a double bowling change and Dylan Cox and Shawn Boswell brought on Reydan Lacuin and opened the bowling and bowled Myles Martin, and this proved a very tightly, having Tatura 0/9 master-stroke when Martin col- off 10 overs. lected his hat-trick with his first A first wicket partnership of three balls. 35 came to an end when veter- When Lacuin struck soon after, an Dave Roberts picked up two Old Students had collapsed and quick wickets, to have Tatura at were in big trouble at 4/24. 2/37. Two more wickets, one each to Dylan Cox and Shawn Boswell Lacuin and Martin, saw Students were brought back on and tore at 6/46. through the middle order, which Leg spinner Sam Spicer cap- saw Tatura lose 5/10, and be in tured the last three wickets to see deep trouble at 7/67. Old students bowled out for 78. Tatura’s lower order was able Best of the bowlers were Mar- to grind out some more runs, tin 4/5 off eight overs, Lacuin before Dave Roberts added a 3/28 off 20 verso and Spicer further two more wickets to his 3/19 off 6.4 overs. tally, and Cal Morris picked up The Blues had 31 overs to bat a wicket, to have Tatura bowled out for the rest of the day, and out for 133 after 78 overs. openers Matt Price and Sam Dave Roberts starred with the Spicer got the team off to a sol- ball, with terrific figures of 4/6 id start before both fell with the off 12 overs, well supported by score at 18. Shawn Boswell 2/21 off 16 overs, Young guns Kody Jackson and Dylan Cox 2/26 off 12 overs, and As easy as ... Myles Martin got his bowling spell off to a great start, taking a hat-trick with his first three balls of the day Dusty Ebborn put on 28 runs Cal Morris 1/6 off four overs. on Saturday. Downie does it again NUMURKAH’S Shaun Downie Smith was given out LBW for six. compiled 34 runs. player in its history to do so. ship with debutante Bailey Smith has once again batted his side into Will Arnel joined Grandell, and to- Jahlan Lau came to the crease with Shaun Downie came to the crease (2), before combining with Matt a winning position with a superb gether they added 19 before he was Gledhill and the two veterans dug and, alongside Eckard, took the total Cline (9) to put on a superb 43 run knock of 65 not out off only 66 balls caught for five. deep for a hard fought partnership of to 167 after 68 overs, before Eckard partnership for the eighth wicket, against Old Students in their Hais- At 2/35 off 17 overs, it was tough 53 runs, before Lau was bowled for was caught for 26. lifted the Blues to 9/224 off their -al man Shield A grade cricket match going for the Blues, with variable 18, and the Blues were 4/105. With 12 overs and four wickets on Saturday. bounce in the wicket and a slow out- Michael Eckard and Gledhill took remaining, the Blues set their sights lotted 80 overs. Playing at Congupna, the Blues field. the score to 136, until Gledhill was on attaining 200, and this is where The ameg will continue at Congup- lost the toss and were sent into bat. Liam Gledhill joined Grandell dismissed for a gutsy 47 runs. Gle- Downie showed his class. na this Saturday when the Blues will Dylan Grandell and Josh Smith at the crease and put on 17 before dhill’s knock brought up 6,000 A A 14 run partnership with Tim be hopeful of restricting Old Stu- opened, and put on 16 runs before Grandell was out LBW for a well grade runs for NYCCC, the first Braybon (1), and a 10 run partner- dents to less than 224 runs.

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