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issue 30 | autumn 2013

mIners dIg deep

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Bush kinder

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Relationship Banking – of our customers Bendigo Bank launches Relationship Banking Relationship Banking is simply a new and easy way of doing banking at Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. It’s a partnership between Bendigo Bank and Bendigo Community Telco, with Relationship Bankers delivering quality outcomes to meet customers’ financial and lifestyle goals. Relationship Bankers make it easier for customers to access the complete range of banking products and services by providing one dedicated point of contact at the bank. They help customers do their banking and manage their finances. “This new service is simply an extension of the great customer service that the Bendigo is known for,” explains Rob Dupuy, Head of Strategic Partner Management at the bank. “It’s very different to private banking, in that Relationship Banking is for everyone. “Our Relationship Banker can come to you and help develop tailored solutions for your unique financial needs and aspirations. They take the headache out of banking.” Mr Dupuy said. Local Bendigo resident, Justin Bice, has been appointed to the role of Relationship Banker. In the five years he’s been with Bendigo Bank, Justin’s held a variety of roles across in four states. Justin says he’s looking forward to this next phase of his career. “I’m really proud to be working as part of the Relationship Banking team”, he said. Having been a member of the senior football team at South Bendigo Football Club for a number of years, Justin appreciates the value of community – not just in creating social outcomes, but also at a broader community level and looks forward to the impact his new role will have in this sense. “Bendigo Bank currently contributes over one million dollars to the local area. Being part of the Relationship Banking team means I’ll now be able to put even more back into the local community by investing in my new role.” Relationship Banking is here to stay. Both Bendigo Bank and Bendigo Community Telco are committed to ensuring this style of service delivers quality outcomes for customers and the local community. Should you wish to talk to a Relationship Banker, please contact Justin on 0439 564 505.

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Partnering for the success and communities According to Chief Executive Officer, Phil Lazenby, Bendigo Community Telco was born out of the highly successful Bendigo Bank Community Bank model. “Our Chairman, Rob Hunt, came up with both concepts,” Mr Lazenby explained. “From day one we’ve always been more than just a Telco. Yes, we have a full range of products which can be tailored to suit our customers’ needs. But part of our charter is to really understand our customers’ businesses. “Our business customers tell us that their two greatest worries are understanding the complicated world of IT and banking. So when Bendigo Bank came to speak to us about the idea of Relationship Banking, it made perfect sense to us,” Mr Lazenby said. Both companies have many synergies, and like the bank, Bendigo Community Telco contributes a lot to our local community. Bendigo Community Telco supports many local initiatives, including the Rotary Club of Bendigo Community Carols, Bendigo for Homeless Youth, Lead On and seven Community Enterprise initiatives. “We are very pleased to be able to refer Justin to our customers as this terrific idea can save them time, help them meet their business and personal goals and simplify their financial needs,” said National Business Development Manager, Phil Downing.

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all about us

Paul Murphy Contributor - At Work Consulting Do you have a creative bone in your body? How do you express your creativity? My team management wheel profile includes the creatorinnovator zone, so yes. I did a major backyard makeover last year and it satisfied my creative urges for about five months, and replaced most gym action as well. Great projects at work bring out the creativity in me. I enjoy photography. I also took singing lessons last year and am now back into it after an extended leave of absence. I get very creative in that arena and it can be scary to witness. How will you be spending Easter? Easter is a superb time to enjoy family, friends and Bendigo, so I’ll be combining them. Hanging out with whichever wonderful family and friends I can, making the most of downtown Bendigo, eating chocolate, and camping in the backyard. What is your favourite type of chocolate? I only have eyes for Lindt. Any type (except chili which is better in a curry). Lindt Easter eggs are great but the chocolate-air ratio is a bit low, so preferably just give me a slab of it.

Cassie Byers Contributor – Speech Pathologist at St John of God Bendigo Hospital Do you have a creative bone in your body? How do you express your creativity? It’s always nice to get a little bit of right brain activity happening with creativity. Being in the medical field, generally speaking our left brains are in full swing problem solving most of the day. The best way for me to get creative is to switch on some music and dance away to whatever I feel in the music. How will you be spending Easter? I will be spending Easter with my family in Bendigo. I’m lucky enough to have four very cute nieces and nephews who I can share the experience of the parade with. I’m sure an Easter egg hunt is always in order for kids and adults alike. What is your favourite type of chocolate? Definitely Roses chocolates. I always have to check the box to work my way through from favourite to least favourite. In my house it’s always the poor Turkish delight that is left lonely in the box.

Robert Scott Contributor – Teaching department manager, hair, beauty and hospitality Bendigo TAFE Do you have a creative bone in your body? How do you express your creativity? I am not what you would call a handyman. I am good at knocking things down, but struggle to drive a nail straight. But I love to cook. Being a qualified chef, my creativity lays in the preparation and presentation of food. I love to see people enjoy what I love to create. How will you be spending Easter? By relaxing. I will enjoy a long bike ride or two. I may read a book, more than likely it will be a cook book. I intend to revisit a Marco Pierre-White book I have. Years ago, I worked in London as a young commis and Marco was at the height of his powers and very popular. He is in the news a bit lately so I think I will take a trip down memory lane. I will more than likely also eat way too much and complain a lot. What is your favorite type of Chocolate? The darker the better! A good Belgium coverture always hits the spot. Good chocolate needs to be high in cocoa butter; around 70 per cent is a good starting point. You can go higher if you are addicted. But remember, chocolate this good has a slight bitter taste and because of it richness you don’t need a lot. ■ 8 | Bendigo Magazine - Issue 30

editor Andrea Coates production editor Steve Kendall style editor Katarina McNeill creative director Dustin Schilling graphic designer Samantha Allen style co-ordinator Rhylee Elliott marketing and advertising Lyn Chapman on 0414 393 538 or lyn@bendigomagazine.com writers Ben Cameron, Erin Delahunty, Curt Dupriez, Vicki Harrington, Sarah Harris, Geoff Hocking, John Holton, Colin King, Ash McAuliffe, Hayley Plant, Mary Pomfret, Raelee Tuckerman, Steve Kendall, Megan Spencer, Tania Ryan and Tanya McDermott contributors Tim Baxter, Bryan Coghlan, Kylie Freer, Ashley Raeburn, Justin McPhail and Chris DeAraugo photography Terri Basten, David Field, Andrew Perryman, Vicki Harrington, Sally Stoel and Rebecca Gray print manager Nigel Quirk distribution co-ordinator Bendigo Distribution Services GROUP EDITOR Anthony Radford publisher Bendigo Publishing

Phone (03) 5444 5868 Fax (03) 5444 4313 PO Box 324 Bendigo VIC 3552 172 McIvor Road, Bendigo VIC 3550 This magazine is printed using vegetable based inks on an elemental chlorine free paper. Sourced using sustainable forestry practices and manufactured using the ISO 14001 environmental management systems. This magazine is printed in Australia under ISO 14001 Environmental Certifications. This magazine is printed on FSC certified stock. FSC certification ensures traceability and verification of well managed forest timber, from mill to printer to you. Bendigo Magazine takes all care but accepts no responsibility for unsolicited materials. Bendigo Magazine holds copyright to all content unless otherwise stated. ISSN 1833-1289. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication, the publishers accept no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions or resultant consequences including any loss or damage arising from reliance on information in this publication. The views expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the editor or the publisher.

editor’s letter

I’m really happy Easter falls a little earlier in the calendar this year. It is such a gorgeous time of year in Bendigo and March will hopefully provide weather that is just that little bit warmer than usual. One of my favourite days of the year is Easter Sunday where my family ritual is to head along to the wine and food festival in Castlemaine. Music, gourmet food and great company is usually accompanied by stunning weather (and a few too many local wine tastings). Easter provides the perfect excuse to indulge in a little too much chocolate. Did you know we have a chocolatier here in Bendigo who is busy creating delicacies for us all to enjoy this Easter? You can see her decadent creations on page 97. Easter in Bendigo is also filled with fun things to do with the kids while they are on school holidays. The Discovery Centre Bendigo is hosting an exhibition called Whodunit – an exciting murder mystery that appeals to the detective in everyone. Check out page 76 for more information. Children are a recurring theme in this autumn issue of Bendigo Magazine. We discovered Bush Kinder on page 56. This innovative pilot program developed by the Spring Gully Kindergarten community encourages children and their families to experience nature in all seasons, imaginatively, safely and without artificial props. The bush setting provides opportunities for fingers, sticks and bark to become drawing implements, puddles become paint and pine needles and gum-nuts may turn into a cake. Also giving youngsters the know-how in our local area is a community service designed for young people, by young people called YO Bendigo. You can see on page 85 how this talented young group work together to engage the community. I must admit that I shed a tear when reading the story of Mark, Dean and their beautiful little daughter Neena on page 64 (who also appear on our front cover) – Neena’s journey to this life is quite extraordinary and her doting fathers share their story of surrogacy in India and the birth of their precious baby girl. We meet a special set of twins on page 50, and while they certainly aren’t children anymore – they are 90 years young – Stan and Wally’s mother was told not to bother taking them home from the hospital after they were born weighing only 2.5lb apiece. They share their story of how a fierce love from their mum and a pantry full of condensed milk would see them pull through. This May we see the music festival Groovin the Moo return to the Prince of Wales Showgrounds and it has sold out once again. Our autumn edition also coincides with Mother’s Day – and we have the perfect gift guide of locally sourced products (see page 116) to ensure your mum knows just how special she is. Enjoy the autumn edition of Bendigo Magazine along with the change of season. May I suggest if you get a chance – visit the Valley of Liquid Ambers in Heathcote. The vivid shades of copper, yellow and red leaves falling from the magnificent trees, really is what autumn in our region is all about. Breathtaking.

ANDREA COATES Editor

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issue 30 | autumn 2013

mIners dIg deep

gold

rugby strIkes

Bush kinder

On the cover

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easter Fare

sweet indulgence

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The front cover of our autumn edition of Bendigo Magazine celebrates love and the extraordinary journey local couple Mark and Dean embarked on for their beautiful daughter Neena. The couple live on five acres in Mandurang just outside of Bendigo and this image was taken on their property by photographer David Field.

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64 FRom india... with love

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Fashion & Beauty 115 116 121 131 136 145

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Arts & Entertainment 80 For art’s sake 94 B.Entertained 181 Tech head

House & Garden 162 Home solutions

Business 168 New business 171 Quiz the experts

People 41 48 52 50 71 93 111 188

The graduate My favourite things A worthy cause Two’s company Local person Why Bendigo? A day in the life of Big boys toys

Food & Wine 97 101 102 105 107

Home grown A nice drop A good brew From the foodie Chef’s choice

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We love to hear your thoughts and feelings about Bendigo Magazine – as it is YOUR magazine. Please drop us a line, via post, email, our website, Facebook or Twitter and tell us what you love or what you think should be included. Hi Andrea, I just wanted to say thank you for the article on Bizness Babes in the beautiful new edition of the Bendigo Magazine. A great photo and very nicely written. Let’s hope it provides the impetus for the community to further support a Small Business Development Program in Bendigo next year. All the best to you and your families for the festive season. Regards, Vickie Birkinshaw, Bizness Babes

Dear Andrea Thank you so much for the new business article in the new edition of your mag. Also for the great ad in there. Fingers crossed I get some business. I spoke with one of my main suppliers about the shopping idea I had and they said they will put the morning/ afternoon tea on when I bring the clients in. I love how people work together and produce great results…… people like you. With kind regards, Jill Bruinier, Essential Interiors

@freer_k great article in the @ BendigoMagazine, it’s nice to see you are half human Super Mum! @bridegall Bridget Gallagher I spy Frankie O’s Flower Emporium in the new @BendigoMagazine! Loving the summer issue… grab a copy on Saturday! : ) @PetitPixel Petit Pixel @BendigoMagazine Well done Andrea another fantastic edition – loved the article on page 198 – might have to get one of those @BendigoMazda @LocalPhonebook1 The Local Phonebook

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post! Loving that everyone can see how gorgeous my grand daughter is in the new edition. Scarlotte Riley. Beautiful bubba. Kylie Borgelt

Hi Lyn, Just wanted to let you both know the ad is fantastic promoting our styling sessions. Two sessions were booked yesterday from the magazine.

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BENDIGO EASTER FESTIVAL March 29– 31 Kicking off on Good Friday with Hazeldene’s Family Day, the 2013 Bendigo Easter Festival promises to be filled with fun and entertainment for the whole family. There will be Easter egg hunts, on-stage entertainment, markets, Bendigo Bank’s Kidzone, dance, drums, Lion Teams, torchlight processions and fireworks. The festival concludes with Sun Loong making his annual appearance in the Gala Parade. www.bendigoeasterfestival.org.au Venue: Bendigo CBD

autumn antics Looking for something to do as the leaves fall? Check out the line-up of events and festivals we have coming up in Bendigo over the autumn months. JAMIE OLIVER’S MINISTRY OF FOOD February 18 – March 28 Jamie’s Ministry of Food Australia is in Bendigo and provides a practical solution to the problems of obesity and diet-related disease by teaching people to start cooking for themselves and equipping them with some simple skills and knowledge. Join the team for a basic cooking course where every week you will learn to cook simple, healthy and tasty meals using fresh ingredients. Jamie’s hints, tips and shortcuts will be shared with those attending. The course is open to everyone over the age of 12 who wants to learn the basics of cooking and having fun in the kitchen.

STRATEGEM BENDIGO WINEMAKERS FESTIVAL March 31 The annual Srategem Bendigo Winemakers Festival is held on Easter Sunday of each year. Meet the winemakers of the region, sample the best Bendigo wines and enjoy live music in the tranquil garden setting of the Caslemaine Botanical Gardens. This even has become a favourite for wine enthusiasts. With more than 20 wineries represented, in many cases by the winemakers themselves, this is a great chance to hear about the latest vintage first hand. Venue: Castlemaine Botanical Gardens www.bendigowine.org.au

Venue: Long Gully Recreation Reserve For full course details and enrolment requirements visit www.jamiesministryoffood.com

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GROOVIN THE MOO May 4 Once again Groovin the Moo is coming to Bendigo and 2013 is set to be bigger and better than ever. For more information on the event line up, visit the Groovin the Moo website www.gtm.net.au Venue: Bendigo Showgrounds ■

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEBRUARY 9 – APRIL 1

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MARCH 22 – JUNE 16

APRIL 21

Her Majesty’s Territories: stereographic views of Australian sceneries.

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival Events: Bendigo.

Mapping great change: the landscape of central Victoria.

ACO² Vic Tour.

Bendigo Art Gallery

Bendigo CBD. www.melbournefoodandwine. com.au

Bendigo Post Office.

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FEBRUARY 18 – MARCH 28 Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food. Long Gully Recreation Reserve. www.jamieoliver.com/jamiesministry-of-food-australia

FEBRUARY 27 – JULY 14 Who Dunnit? Murder at Menagerie Park. Discovery Science & Technology Centre. www.discovery.asn.au

MARCH 7 – 10 Bendigo International Madison. Bendigo CBD. www.madison.org.au

MARCH 13 – 24 Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival. Canterbury Gardens, Eaglehawk. www.dahlia.bendigo.net.au

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MARCH 15 Strathfieldsaye Primary School Twilight Fair.

MAY 4

MARCH 24

Bendigo Showgrounds.

Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk (SPAN) Dai Gum San Contact: Alannah McGregor on 0408 541 082

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MARCH 28

The Capital Theatre Bendigo.

Nan’s Birthday

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Starbar Bendigo www.moshtix.com.au

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MARCH 30 – 31

Golden Mile Race Day.

Bendigo Easter Festival.

Bendigo Jockey Club.

Bendigo CBD.

www.bendigo.countryracing. com.au

www.bendigoeasterfestival. org.au

MARCH 22 – 24

APRIL 13

United Nations Youth Australia- Victorian Conference 2013.

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www.bendigoartgallery.com.au

Strathfieldsaye. www.strathps.vic.edu.au

Brew Guitar Duo.

The Capital Theatre Bendigo.

‘Holy Goat’ goat’s cheese workshop. The dispensary enoteca

Bendigo CBD.

www.thedispensary.com

www.unyouth.org.au/vic/ conference

APRIL 14 – JULY 28 Shadowlife. Bendigo Art Gallery. www.bendigoartgallery.com.au

Groovin the Moo. www.gtm.net.au

MAY 7 R&J. The Capital Theatre Bendigo. www.thecapital.com.au

MAY 17 The Ring. Wagner. Animated. The Capital Theatre Bendigo. www.thecapital.com.au

MAY 25 Festival of Light. Bendigo CBD. www.bendigotourism.com ■

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autumn action From outdoor group fitness and beach getaways to new display homes, furniture stores and property development – it’s an action-packed autumn for Bendigo business. Khong For more than 35 years, the Khong family has been providing both locals and tourists of Bendigo the highest quality, freshly cooked and prepared Chinese and Thai food. Hosts Alan and Jeannie Khong, alongside children Marcus and Chelsea, take great pride in the attentive service, restaurant decor and heart and soul that is put into every freshly-cooked dish at Khong restaurant.

Virtually There Virtual Assistant is a broad term used to describe a range of service providers in the freelance marketplace. Virtual administrators, business support administrators, virtual business managers, administrative consultants and a variety of other titles across the globe, the specific services provided by VAs are many and varied from simple data entry to management and everything in between. Bendigo’s Virtually There has been in operation for eight years. Owner Kerryn Sonnet said: “I will love your business the way you do. I am passionate about alleviating stress, offering solutions, and giving clients the freedom to grow their business.” Clients only pay for the services they need – there’s no down time, no leave entitlements – just someone for you to depend on. Virtually There is a specialist in the implementation and ongoing support of various cloud Customer Relationship Management platforms. Virtually There’s general services include sales admin, project management, research, proofreading and editing, tender preparation and complaint management. Contact Kerryn Sonnet to discuss support for your business on 0410 544 481, kerryn@virtuallythere.com.au or visit www.virtuallythere.com.au for more information.

Alan, who is also the head chef, explains the “additional effort that is put into each and every dish at Khong is what creates the exceptional food.” Alan’s personal favourite dish created at Khong is the duck and plum sauce. “What makes the duck so incredibly tender is the technique of cooking the duck twice. It is firstly placed in a pot of stock and poached before being covered in a light batter and deeply lightly fried,” explained Alan. Jeannie is the face of Khong and greats her guests with a stunning smile and bubbly personality ensuring customers always feel welcome. Jeanie explained that the numberone combination would be the most popular dish on the menu at Khong. “The dish consists of meat, seafood and vegetables all wrapped in an egg and served on a sizzle plate. Closely followed by the steak and Mongolian sauce and the honey chicken.” Khong restaurant offers “all you can eat” for lunch Monday to Friday for $13 and for dinner Monday to Sunday nights (excluding Friday and Saturday night) for $18. Each “all you can eat” dish is freshly prepared and brought to your table as you order. An al-acarte menu is also available. The restaurant is open for lunch Monday to Friday and for dinner seven days a week. Khong is at 200 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5442 5088.

Step into life Are you looking for a non intimidating, friendly and supportive way to enjoy fitness – all while training outdoors? Then Step into Life Bendigo under the guidance of professionally trained and certified fitness professional Mick Talbot is your answer. Whether your goal is weight loss, strength and conditioning, flexibility or general fitness – Step into Life Bendigo is your solution. “You will be exercising outdoors in and around the magnificent Lake Weeroona, in the fresh air with a group of supportive and motivated members. You will meet new people, make new friendships and feel fantastic,” Mick said. Having lived in Bendigo all his life, Mick is passionate about working to keep you motivated, keep you involved, have some fun and most importantly – help you achieve your goals. Why not take advantage of Step into Life Bendigo’s free trial session and come along to see for yourself what training outdoors in a friendly group environment is all about. Step into Life is located at Weeroona Oval, Bendigo and Mick can be contacted on 0458 498 292.

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Birchgrove Property On display

Developing residential estates in regional Victoria, the origins of Birchgrove Property were established in Bendigo more than 35 years ago with catalyst developments in both Strathdale and Strathfieldsaye. This commitment to servicing the growth of Bendigo has continued strongly over time with the current developments marketed by Birchgrove Property including Rubicon Rise, Marong Links and Evergreen Links.

Reuben Beazley Builder is constantly exciting us with his individually-designed homes and award-winning business practices. His new display home, The Monaco, in Junortoun will take your breath away. The modern retro-inspired design has a mixture of textures that change the way you think of your finishes, and a conversation pit built into the floor will get you talking. Let’s not forget to mention the plush master bedroom, ensuite and dressing room (ladies this one is for you). Reuben Beazley Builder is a forward-thinking company using Facebook to create a virtual journal of a real-time build and an interactive web page.

In the past 12 months, Birchgrove Property has moved into a stunning new office at 45 Edwards Road, Strathdale. The team at Birchgrove Property are proud of the contribution they have made to the living environments and neighbourhoods of this vibrant city and look forward to sharing their ongoing commitment to the continued growth of Bendigo in the future.

Reuben also gives a unique building experience by offering a personalised building designer, colour consultant and attentive local trades and services. The Monaco will be open for display until the end of May or by appointment. Contact: Reuben Beazley Builder: 0418 544 367, info@rbbuilder.com.au or like them on Facebook.

Front Beach Torquay Perfectly situated opposite Torquay’s renowned family and dog-friendly beach – Front Beach Torquay beach houses include three fully self-contained two-bedroom beach houses with spacious rooms and a true beach essence. Torquay is only 15 minutes from Geelong and is the gateway to The Great Ocean Road. Whale watching, windsurfing, swimming, surfing, fishing, golfing, shopping, wineries, joy flights, skydiving and horse riding are all at your fingertips. The beach houses are steps away from playgrounds, fishing spots, shopping and restaurants making it the ideal beach escape for your family and friends. To enquire about accommodation at Front Beach Torquay phone 0408 395 312 or email info@frontbeachtorquay.com.

Visit the website at www.birchgrove. com.au, call (03) 5442 6464 or drop in and visit the bright and modern new office at 45 Edwards Road, Strathdale.

Catholic College Bendigo In a joyful celebration of community, 340 new Year 7 students walked sideby-side with the Year 12 students as they entered an overflowing Sacred Heart Cathedral for Opening Mass. The procession symbolises the first and final years of the six-year journey at Catholic College Bendigo. Confident transition into these significant years of schooling allows students to strive for excellence with the support of their community – their house, fellow students, staff and families. Having attended orientation in December, Year 7 students arrive for their first day knowing which house they belong to. Their housegroup is the basis of the welcoming, supportive environment for our students. Having completed a Headstart program at the end of last year, the Year 12 students arrive well prepared for the learning challenges of their final year at school. A special time is the Year 12 retreat when students have three days to reflect on their journey so far, their goals for their final year and to strengthen their friendships. In a short first term there’s been a lot of work to get through, but the importance of being together as a community is never forgotten.

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New home for Jimmy Jimmy Possum has moved to a new location – 31 View Street Bendigo, just near the Bendigo Art Gallery. All the gorgeous Jimmy furniture you know and love will be available in the new showroom, including this gorgeous Willi occasional chair. Made by Jimmy Possum, in Bendigo, this solid hardwood frame is fabulous quality, of course. Upholstered in a magnificent peacock velvet, this occasional chair is super stylish and extremely comfortable. The fabric of the Willi chair comes in a variety of colours – all spectacular and can also have a myriad of other fabrics and leathers to suit your liking. Why not stop by the new location at 31 View Street Bendigo and have a chat to the friendly Jimmy Possum staff and browse the range, or you can contact the Bendigo store on (03) 5442 0022. ■

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Step straight off the train at Clarkefield into the stunning surround sound of a line-up including Mick Thomas and the Roving Commission, Sal Kimber, The Toot Toot Toots, Charles Jenkins and the Zhivagos, The Stetson Family, San Gras and the Dead River Deeps with local acts Paper Jane, Brother Johnstone, Jarrod Shaw and Sarah Wilkinson. First five people to email lincoln@ clarkefieldmusicfestival.com with their postal address get a free pass to the Clarkefield Music Festival. Sunday March 17 Time: Noon to 9.30pm For more information www.clarkefieldmusicfestival.com

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The All Seasons Bendigo is regional Victoria’s foremost conference, event and accommodation venue and offers everything you would expect from an accredited four-star quality hotel. The All Seasons has an established reputation for delivering a high level of professional, personalised, service based on more than 25 years of experience and customer satisfaction. To celebrate Mother’s Day this year, the wonderful team at the All Seasons Bendigo is giving away to one of our lucky readers a deluxe accommodation for two including breakfast, a special Mother’s Day buffet lunch for two as well as flowers, champagne and chocolates to ensure your mum is completely spoilt. To go into the draw to win this incredible prize from the All Seasons Bendigo, email comps@ bendigomagazine.com before April 29, 2013 for your chance to win.

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Sleep tight The team at Polkadot Kids & Friends are excited to announce the arrival of the Sleeptight Sheet. Created to prevent your child from becoming entangled in their bedding and awakening due to being cold and uncomfortable, the Sleeptight Sheet keeps all bedding in place to ensure your child feels secure and safe. For more information please visit www. pkandf.com.au. To celebrate the arrival, Polkadot Kids & Friends will be giving away three sets of the Sleeptight Sheet of which our lucky winner can select their preferred size and colour. To enter email comps@bendigomagazine.com before May 20, 2013.

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The artist’s studio is no mere space. The creative engine-room may also be their greatest work in progress. Writer: Sarah Harris - Photographer: David Field

Craig MacDonald, Garage Art Foundry Craig MacDonald’s Elphinstone foundry tells the story of a life lived in art that no curator could ever hope to capture. It’s an ever-changing exhibition of the artist and his making, from wax-spattered walls to the furnace, the creative process cast and patinated. “The creative energy in this space is not the kiln, not the furnace. That is just the process,” the master founder and winner of the prestigious Montalto sculpture prize reveals. “The real nerve centre of the place is the wax room. It is where I think, where everything starts. And it’s also the messiest place in the joint.” Here in his Garage Art Foundry, a gravity-defying whorl of womanhood titled She Spins is taking shape after several giddying years in the artistic gyre. “I don’t know where 50 per cent of ideas come from,” the sculptor admits. “The idea just grows on you. The good ones stick and the silly ones fall away. There are some ideas I have been thinking about for several years that I want to do. They generally end up happening. In the meantime there are lots of little journeys you go on.” Trips to Melbourne, for example, literally yielded a replica of a telecommunications tower. “This is one standing on a hill just near

Sunbury,” he says of the small-scale mast. “I always look for it. Sometimes when the light hits it, it is stunning. As a sculptural form the work is already done for you. No one will ever buy this, but I love it.” MacDonald, a “painter by nature”, began working seriously in bronze as a means to finance life as an artist. After receiving a grant to work for a time in the foundry, the New Zealand-born artist went back to his job in a freezing works with an idea burning. “I thought, with the foundry I can make stuff for other people and do my own work as well. You can’t do that as a painter. The whole sculpture thing kind of came out of left field. “Consequently, I’m not a slave to the material, but it is such a great way to make a permanent thing and you can do it with such artistry not many other materials can compete with. There really is no other metal like bronze. There is a light to it. The metal has a reflective quality. It has a warmth to it then, as it oxidises. The greens and the blacks are just microns thick and the copper glows through. So depending on how you treat it, the copper will shine through the patina. It really has an energy all of its own.” email: garageartfoundry@hotmail.com or phone 0409 704 432

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Kate Blackwood, Tony Kean Jewellery “Most jewellers have really, really small workspaces, so we are lucky to have such a large workshop,” Kate Blackwood, proprietor of Tony Kean Jewellery, says. “It is pretty much my ideal workshop. I like the fact you have all these different tools and each one is unique and special and has a different job. You sit at your workbench every day and there is always something different to do. We normally have the radio going and when we are getting really busy and trying to get a lot of work done we always have opera on. That’s how you can tell when we are really busy. “Every aspect of the trade is interesting. You have to know a little bit about chemistry and a little bit about maths and, obviously, design and art. It’s a nice mix and for me it works well. “Because everything we work with is so small, everything needs a specific place so you don’t lose track of anything. It is quite important to have quite a clean workspace as we work with things that are so tiny and valuable. I never, ever want to experience having to tell someone something of theirs has gone missing. “I do like working with pure gold and 18 carat gold because the metal tends to do exactly what you tell it to do, but when we’re working with silver there is a little bit more flexibility because it’s not as expensive. I got an email yesterday telling me gold is $1632 an ounce. When I first started it was a quarter of that price. It has changed how we work with gold and how much we work in gold. “Often I get inspiration from people who come into the shop and want things made. They have an idea and I work it up. Sometimes I will spring an idea from someone else’s and just get straight into it. Other times I sit down and do sketches. You sort of have to construct things inside your head and make sure it is going to work. You have to have your mind set on what you are working on to begin with to be able to accommodate it. Each metal is so different you have to appreciate each one. “We do a lot of recycling of old jewellery into new jewellery. We have had some interesting pieces come through the shop. A lady brought in a piece of fossilised shell that had actually turned into an opal. It was a perfectly formed shell about the size of a 50-cent piece and it was solid opal. I have never seen anything like it before. We polished that up for her and put it into a pure gold mount and put some diamonds around it, so that was pretty special. “I am very lucky in what I do. Jewellery usually has to do with love and there is a nice feeling about that.” www.tonykeanjewellery.com or phone (03) 5441 8870

Often I get inspiration from people who come into the shop and want things made. They have an idea and I work it up.

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Heidi and Dale, Studio Antic Just past the chook enclosure on the way to the children’s play area is the large shed where Dale Stephens and Heidi Stoll combine their fine arts and interior design skills in what is truly a family business. Daughters Lulu, 6, and Tully, 3, are encouraged – and even Gimli and Blankie the chickens occasionally allowed – to range free through the space that has been the creative hub of Studio Antic since the couple moved from Melbourne to Castlemaine. “Part of the reason we moved here and did this was so we could work together at home with kids around and have that continuity of care and work,” Dale explains. “We are pretty internal. We don’t look out at what is happening in the world that much. We just sort of do our own thing.” “It’s definitely not trendy,” Heidi laughs in agreement. The needs of a growing family have inspired a flexible, organic business able to respond to a internet order for notecards from the hallowed English porcelain company Wedgwood one day, or to restock children’s T-shirts designs for Bendigo’s The Square market the next. The couple use their art and design skills across a range of furniture, household goods, fabric, wrapping paper, greeting cards, notebooks and T-shirts. The Studio Antic way of designing is a highly distilled aesthetic based on the stark, unforgiving contrasts of screen printing. “We endeavour to design with simplicity, perhaps as an antithesis to the complexity and busy nature of contemporary life,” Heidi says. 32 | Bendigo Magazine - Issue 30

”It would be easier and simpler to print our designs commercially, but this would remove the hand-made from production, which is important to us.” Inspiration might come from the lines of their daughters’ drawings, an image in a magazine, a childhood memory or book, the garden, a swatch of fabric, a glimpse of a child and parent silhouetted in the distance, shadows, paper cut-outs, a colour or watching the kids. “What we find more important than the inspiration is the process of creation that follows,” Dale says, “the serpentine path of creativity which can have little obvious direction. The initial design brief sits like a fence corralling the design. We usually have a number of ideas in different stages of design. “We design and print all our products in our studio because we like to provide a level of care and artistic control with the lowest environmental impact. Our cards are all either 40 per cent or 70 per cent recycled and all envelopes are 100 per cent recycled, and to minimise wastage we sell our bleed off-cuts and seconds in packs for people to use in their own creative interests.” The couple values the creative freedom and independence and being able to create what pleases them. “Our life and business feed each other and we are motivated by the anticipation of seeing our next idea realised,” Heidi says. “We love living a life that is full of creativity and self expression.” www.studioantic.com.au phone: (03) 5470 6815

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My making is based in a philosophy really that runs across my whole life.

Jan Mayhead, madnessmiv & many more things “We bought the place about eight years ago as I needed studio space because I have always been a practising artist,” Jan Mayhead explains of her West Bendigo home. “It was an old-fashioned supermarket called Gills General Provisions Store. The family operated it up until the 1980s and I think they opened it up in about 1910. Long story short, I live in a shop so, of course, I had to open it up as a business,” Jan laughs. madnessmiv – named for Jan’s three daughters – Madeline, Vanessa and Mivvy – was almost too successful. “Because I also work as a teacher at Eaglehawk Secondary College, trying to run the shop as well became an incredible strain,” she says. “So now, what I do is workshop groups of things and then go and seek a market for them. At this stage my main outlet is the Bendigo Art Gallery, but I’ve just purchased a 1970s caravan with a lovely bright blue annexe and my intention is to restore it and use it as a pop-up shop. The idea is I can do a unit of work and take it on the road and sell them, then come back and do something else. “I really do get bored which is why I could never make to order. I enjoy a challenge and once it becomes too easy I lose interest. That’s one of

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the reasons I love making from 1950s patterns because the amount of technical information they offer is very minimal and they assume you know what you are doing. The way things are cut is such that you have this beautiful flat fabric and you can turn it into a three-dimensional shape which lives and breathes with the wearer and I really enjoy that. “I think when I got the job at Eaglehawk Secondary as a textiles teacher rather than an arts teacher that’s when I realised I had a genre that I was really, really comfortable with and I really loved. “My making is based in a philosophy really that runs across my whole life. From all the food we grow in our little quarter-acre which gets eaten, frozen or preserved, to the furniture in the house, everything is old, upcycled, recycled or made by my husband, Malcolm, or me. It has become the truest form. People give me things. I take them, I re-use them and I turn them into desirable objects.” So, from beautiful rag rugs made from recycled T-shirts to classic ‘50s silhouettes inspired by Grace and Audrey, the challenge is not so much the aesthetic, but understanding the process so you can deconstruct a pair of old Levis into a bolero jacket or see bedside lamp shade as a little dress with beautiful embellishments. It’s about life into dreams. Email: mayhead.jan.j@edumail.vic.gov.au phone: 0407 930 183 ■

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PIECES OF PARIS Follow Petit Pixel as she wanders the streets of her hometown, Bendigo, photographing and writing about the people, places and food she finds along the way. You can read more on her blog www.petitpixeldesign.com Three years ago I had a chance to spend a few days in Paris during autumn, one of my favourite times of the year in any city. Leaves crunching beneath boots; branches beginning to bare; leaving the afternoon chill at the door of a café; sitting by the window with a coffee in hand, watching trench coats and umbrellas pass me by. If I went looking for pieces of Paris in Bendigo, what would I find? Passing by Mon Coeur at dusk is one of my favourite places to start. Their constantly reinvented window displays look especially stunning at this time of day, projecting a soft inviting glow on the pavement. I wish I lived nearby so I could walk by more often, as a drive-by glance does not do them justice. When a store cares this much about how they look on the outside, you just know the interior will be equally beautiful. I love how the layout includes different rooms with different looks, perfect for wandering without really running into anyone...made for exploring on a Saturday afternoon. Check and see if they have the jewellery that comes with little scrolls of French poetry, as they are just gorgeous. There is much to love, so much so that I have to ration my visits accordingly. One of the best things about Mon Coeur is that while they sell actual original Parisian finds, they also stock many other items that complement the authentic look and feel without being overtly French. This means a wider range of pieces (and prices) to choose from, which can easily blend into your personal style. So, if you’re looking for an actual antique French door; or some lovely stationery and stamps; scarves for soft layering or an oversized armchair to curl up in, make sure you stop by. Now, we can’t talk Paris without discussing macaroons; tasty little bites of meringue sandwiched either side of flavoured fillings; slightly crunchy on the outside; chewy beneath the surface and soft in the centre. When you’ve had a traditional macaroon, you are hooked, and deservedly so. They have been riding a wave of popularity on the foodie scene in the past few years and as such are now more easily available. There are some suggestions that they may be pushed aside by the next big thing, but I hope they are here to stay as they are one of my favourite little sugar hits. You can find them made in-house at Masons of Bendigo, Café Essence and sometimes The Dispensary. The Subtle Eye and Favourite

Flavours also have a good range to choose from. But keep an eye out at your favourite café; you are more than likely to find them nestled in the cake cabinet. Speaking of macaroons, if you are in the Kyneton area you must stop in to Monsieur Pierre and sample their selection… traditionally made and just gorgeous. They have an amazing range of other delicious choices, including cheeses, and one of the best croque-monsieurs (like a cross between mustard influenced French toast and a cheese/ham toastie) I’ve had outside of Paris. But, if you’re wanting to put together a cheese platter locally, be sure to check out the selections at Bendigo Wholefoods and Edwards Greengrocer and Deli. Now, to complete my research I had to visit Bouchon, Bendigo’s own French restaurant tucked away on High Street just past the fountain. In the car on the way, I was psyching myself up for ordering snails as my entrée. I’ve never had them before, and I wanted to be able to tell you I had a fully rounded French dining experience. I even Googled “how to eat a snail” so as not to repeat that restaurant scene in the movie Pretty Woman. But, when it came time to order, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I chickened out. Seeing the crème brûlée on the dessert menu was my downfall. I told myself that this would also count as part of the traditional experience, and let’s face it, sugar is more my forte, oui? So if escargot are your thing, be my guest, but switching to a dessert choice was 100 per cent worth it for me. Everyone knows the crisp caramelised top layer of a brûlée is the most important part, and this was amazing for the maximised crackability factor. Bouchon has a focus on sourcing locally, our meals were delicious, and our waiter enthusiastically discussed both the menu and Carlton’s 2013 prospects with Luke…a friendly relaxed dining experience. So, if you’re craving a baguette for your bicycle basket, stop by The Good Loaf. Then take a detour via Bendigo Hat Shop for a cosy beret and finish with a coffee in hand, perusing the local produce at the Bendigo Community Farmers’ Market. There are pieces of Paris right on our doorstep. You will find more information and photos about the places mentioned on my blog at www.petitpixeldesign.com/bendigomag Design resources with thanks to One Little Bird Designs. ■ Issue 30 - Bendigo Magazine | 45

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This book was given to me as a gift from a client I have done some decorating work for. It’s about great family houses and how the owners’ home-transformation dreams have come true. I’m lost without my iPhone. I use it all the time to communicate with family, friends and clients. I’m always taking photographs of things I think a client or friend may like, then I can simply email or MMS the image to them.

I wear 24 Faubourg eau delicate by Hermes. I went to their flagship store in Paris last year and was blown away by the beauty and elegance of this fragrance. I’ve been wearing this scent for a number of years and like that not everyone wears it. I purchased this necklace from The Meadow in View Street and it is made by a guy who sells at the Rose Street, Brunswick market. It’s an old knife handle. It’s a great conversation starter. I would say at least three strangers come up to me and ask about it every time I wear it. I often use this magnifying glass when I’m reading to ensure I don’t miss any fine details, and this goes for all aspects of my life. It’s all in the details and ensuring I pay attention to those small details ensures a better result for my clients. Thanks to Jools for Jim for Jill’s hair, Mitchell Street Florist for providing the hydrangeas and Tait Decorative Iron for the stunning chair Jill is seated in. ■

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two lives, condensed When Wally and Stan Phillips were born in 1922 weighing a scant 2.5lb (1134g) apiece, their mother was told not to bother taking them home. No one counted on the fierce love of a country woman with a pantry full of condensed milk. Writer: Sarah Harris - Photographer: David Field

Stan: My parents had two sets of twins. The first set of twins died shortly after birth. They were boys, too. Then we came along and we weren’t doing so well, either. When mum wanted to take us home from Pyramid Hill Hospital the doctors said: “You know you won’t rear them.” Mum said: “Well, I left the first set of twins up here and they died, so I am going to take these home and give it my best shot.” We had terrible trouble keeping the tucker down. There was an old matron who lived next door and she said: “Feed ‘em on condensed milk. That’s very easily digested.” So that’s what mum did. I can remember when we were about six or eight dad bought a Model A Ford. We went for a ride in the new car up to Pyramid Hill and were driving past the hospital when mum said: “Let’s call in here and show them the twins I wasn’t going to rear.” When I first left school I got a job up at Gunbower on a dairy farm up there. I was up there about six months and then I came home to help dad on the farm until 1942 when we were called up in the draft. I wound up in Darwin about a week before the big bombing raid. We were digging trenches or something in our camp a few miles out of Darwin. I remember we heard this droning, humming noise. We looked

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up and there was dozens and dozens of aeroplanes. They were heading for Darwin and we thought it must be the Yanks. Then a couple of minutes later we heard the “Boom! Boom!” and saw the smoke rising and woke up to the fact it was the Japs. It was up in Darwin I met a chap called Ron Hamley. When I came out of the army in February ‘43 to help dad get the harvest off, Ron said: “You’ve got to go and see my parents and tell them how I’m getting on up here”. They lived at Dingee, so when I came home I went up there to meet the family

including Ron’s sister Melva, who everyone called Tot. We had a drought in ‘43 and it turned out dad had no harvest at all, so Mr Hamley got me to help him with his clover harvest. Of course I finished up marrying Tot. We will have been married 65 years next year. We’ve got four children, three boys and a girl. We’ve got 13 grandchildren including two sets of twins – all girls and 14 great grandchildren. And I still love condensed milk.

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ABOVE: Stan and Wally when they were young boys. picked every second man out of the 38th. The men either side of me are still up there. They ended up on the Kokoda Trail and never came home. We went up to the islands about a year after the 39th – they sent us into Bougainville to push the Japs out. We were outnumbered by about 15 to one. We would have got a terrible hiding, but the bomb saved us. I eventually come home and all the girls in my area were all taken or married so I was a lone cocky. There were a couple of us lads who decided at the end of harvest we would go on a trip together, so we had an eight-day bus tour to Adelaide. On that last afternoon we were at the Grosvenor Hotel and I saw a nice girl sitting on a piano stool. That’s how I met my Lil.

Wally: Don’t get me started on condensed milk. I’m not meant to touch it because I have diabetes, but I wish I could. When I was in the army I used to go down to the canteen of a night and I’d get a tin of condensed milk and put a hole each side of the top with me bayonet and I’d down the whole lot. It can’t have done us too much harm. Very few twins both make old age. Before poor old mum died she said: “after what I learned from rearing you boys, I know I could have

saved the first two. Instead they just put them in a shoe box and let them die.”

We went for a walk and I asked if she would write to me. Trouble was I had no education and could barely write my own name. She was such a brilliant girl and it took a while before I plucked up the courage to write back. We wrote for about 12 months. Then dear old mum died and Lil had a big goitre operation done by Weary Dunlop and after that we decided to get married.

I went into the army on November 5, ‘41 just as I turned 19. It was supposed to be for six months, but after about six weeks the Japanese come in. I didn’t get home from the army until halfway through ‘46 – they kept me back because I wasn’t married.

She was such a wonderful person. We didn’t have children because of how the goitre operation affected the hormones, but we were very happy. She loved the farm, but then she got very sick because the goitre came back and we came off the farm to get treatment.

I didn’t mind the army. I was in the 38th Battalion. They picked the 39th Battalion to go up to New Guinea first. To bring the 39th up to full strength they lined us up and

I lost her in 1996 and I still miss her every day. That’s one thing life has taught me – just how short it is. I don’t know where the 90 years have gone – they have just flown by. ■

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Being in a developed community such as Bendigo, we can start to take the little things for granted. Imagine if you had to travel 300 kilometres for something as simple as a petrol station. Writer: Hayley Plant

That was one of the many cultural diversities the Bendigo Technical Education College students experienced on their annual Northern Territory trip. This out-of-body, out-of-Bendigo experience was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for 12 students attending BTEC, where they worked and experienced life in an Indigenous community for two weeks, as a part of VCAL studies. Students were challenged to be involved by helping the Lajamanau school, socialising with the community, sleeping in swags, and, most horrifying of all, surviving without phones for two weeks. The dedication from students towards the trip was enormous, not merely beginning when they landed at Darwin airport, but months before. Students were busy with planning and fundraising, to reach their target of $15,000. Fundraisers varied from sausage sizzles to trivia nights, getting everyone in the community involved; meaning the target was quickly achieved. Support from the Bendigo community was vital and admirable, with local businesses and clubs quickly jumping on board by contributing goods towards raffles and donations towards expenses. Through the dedication of the team and enormous involvement in Bendigo, it meant no one was left behind. The trip’s purpose was to provide six days for students to help in the Lajamanu community, while experiencing a different culture. Students agreed, though, the sights and people in the Northern Territory were unquestionably amazing, the cultural diversity was undeniable. The cultural obstacles were challenging for every member of the team and differences became clear on arrival.

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The Lajamanu community’s language is Walapari, and English is only a second language. In addition to the language barrier, the community of Lajamanu is very isolated and has limited services. The importance of clean water, good living conditions and access to services were highlighted to all students when looking at life from a different perspective. They were shocked the Lajamanu community is hundreds of kilometres from basic support such as a hospital. However, despite the cultural clashes, the community was welcoming and hospitable to the group. Students were able to go on walks and chat with different people and learn about a different way of life. One of the students said she found it amazing that “people in the community have little understanding of the value of money”. The trip itself was set up so the students’ study could be incorporated with the experience. One of the students, Harleigh, who is studying Carpentry, was able to use his skills to help the community by building a rebound wall in the basketball shelter. That meant students can now practice their basketball skills at the local school. Another BTEC student, Bec, who is studying

Engineering, was able to use her skills in fabricating to help the community. She helped to build a steel rack for the engineering shed. Students were able to clean, garden, help out in the classrooms, and teach reading in the library. Once the six days in the community were over, students were able to explore sights such as Edith Falls, Kakadu and Darwin. After all the hard work that was put in, students enjoyed a crocodile cruise, Mindil markets, the wharf precinct and the deck-chair cinema. Although the trip was for study, the students agreed it was an amazing trip and many have plans to return. The students believe that their entire outlook on Aboriginal communities and other cultures in general has changed. After having two very successful trips to the Lajamanu community, BTEC is proud to have a robust relationship with school and community and look forward to having some of their own visit Bendigo in 2013. This opportunity for students at BTEC is an opportunity to break comfort zones, change stereotypes, embrace new cultures, and also create beautiful memories that will last and teach each student for a lifetime. ■

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background in environmental education, casually asked her “have you ever heard of bush kinder?” Jenny began researching and interest soon spread in the kindergarten community. Meetings of interested parties in coffee shops led to a visit to a bush kinder in the Darebin Parklands. “We came away oozing with enthusiasm and passion to pursue this for our children,” Jenny said. “It has been a great journey and we are

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micro environments lies beneath. Our play grows from what this environment presents, and we nurture their learning just as we would in the traditional setting. “The environment is enveloping in a very peaceful way. It draws you in.” There are no buildings at bush kinder unless you count a tent housing a portable toilet. A tarpaulin is located in a shady spot where snacks and filled water bottles are stored. Raincoats are supplied for rainy days. “The bush setting provides opportunities for fingers, sticks and bark to become drawing implements, puddles become paint and pine needles, gumnuts and grasses may turn into a cake,” Jenny said. “The shelter of a bush for a cubby, an undulating surface to navigate, logs to balance on or perhaps wondering how to lever a log to another location. Problem solving abounds as the children work through issues that arise in play.” Much has been written in recent years lamenting the lack of outdoor play opportunities for children in Australia and western countries. “This project reflects the current conversation in the community many parents are having around children’s lack of involvement with their natural environment compared with indoor play,” Lydia said. “We keep being told that children are engaging more in indoor pursuits …bush kinder is about them assessing risk. It helps them learn at a younger age what their limits are rather than taking inappropriate risks at an older age. “Children won’t look after what they don’t know and if you can engage them in just finding out about our local bush lands they will hopefully, in the future, look after it or have a role in caring for it. “The idea of bush kinder is more than just being outside. It creates a unique experience for the children supported by skilled adult intervention.”

Lydia said children using pine cones for group activities was an example of children using natural materials to support their own learning. Outdoor education consultant Lisa McDermid has been providing advice and support in getting the program up and running. Lisa laments many early childhoods are filled with “fencing, manicured yards of lawn, technology, and playgrounds of plastic and metal.” “Structure and time are less significant at bush kinder and children are free to play, to get lost in their own world,” she said. Bush kinder encourages children to use their own intuition and curiosity and play is selfdirected. “Time to observe around them. Time to sit on the ground. Time to look through the leaf litter under logs,” Lisa said. “They might look around at tree trunks for scratchings and markings, for animal scats, observe the clouds, look at and scrunch up or compare leaves, dig or play with mud, find sticks and build a shelter or make a cubby, look at the understory flowers, climb trees, or problem-solve a dry creek bed crossing, from sitting as a little group on a fallen grey box tree trunk and pretending they are riding an elephant or a train carriage. “For the children I think the benefits are farreaching. Many of the gains of education in the outdoors occur because of the removal of the everyday tools and educational structures that exist.” Jenny agrees. “The true delight comes through watching children actively participating in learning, socially, emotionally, cognitively, as their wellbeing and identity emerge into confident, able and capable members of our community of peers,” she said. Please direct enquires to Jenny Prince at spring.gully.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au ■

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The proposed structure’s organic form will resemble a three-storey high body of a serpent wrapped around the existing traditional Golden Dragon Museum building. Even the pattern of wheel-of-life symbols on its glowing metallic skin appears scale-like. Designer Bruno Mendes of Woods Bagot architects describes the contrasting buildings as complementary yin-yang elements. He points out that the extension is equally authentic by way of feng-shui principles enveloped in the concept. Anita Jack, general manager of the museum, explained. “We saw this as the perfect opportunity to be quite inspirational and very cutting edge. The idea was to basically make the building

itself a tourist attraction. “Even though what’s inside will obviously draw tourists to the region, we wanted to make the building something that tourists want to come and see.” The building is assured of becoming a landmark within a landmark. Since the design was announced in 2011, it has featured in an array of Australian and international architectural publications. The precinct had already taken a bold step to modernism when the forecourt was transformed into a major events space in 2010. Its giant stylised lotus flower and other symbolic Chinese elements made it an instant Bendigo icon.

The former Bridge Street thoroughfare has also been re-named Dai Gum San. The new address is the old moniker Chinese miners adopted for Bendigo – Big Gold Mountain. After the discovery of gold in Australia and California, Bendigo and San Francisco shared the honour of having the two greatest Chinese communities outside China. In Bendigo, Bridge Street became a hub for its Chinese population. During the latter 19th century and well into the 20th century, the precinct was an exotic and aromatic quarter, alive with grocers, butchers, tea merchants, herbalists and eating houses, as well as forbidden gambling rooms and opium dens. Even the Bo Leong secret society existed in Bendigo.

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Apprehensions among the wider community would have been allayed somewhat when the Easter Fair became an annual event. Chinese locals began participating in the annual procession with traditional costumes and regalia. They soon became its most popular attraction. The original spectacle featured Chinese “accoutrements of war, colourful costumes, banners and flags.” Dragons debuted in 1892. Firstly Loong, the world’s oldest Imperial Dragon. Loong was succeeded in 1970 by Sun Loong, the world’s longest Imperial Dragon. Chinese culture and contribution to Bendigo community and charities blossom to this day. On the other hand, Bridge Street Chinatown steadily but inexorably declined. Its decay culminated in the 1960s and 1970s when council demolished most of the buildings. The precinct had become “blank windows, boarded up shop fronts”, with “crazy verandas leaning on each other for support”. Anita is quick to point out that this was not altogether a bad thing. ”If the council hadn’t demolished the buildings and built a carpark, then it wouldn’t have made way for the museum. So, even though something bad happened, 20 years later the museum was built.” Glimpses of the original Bridge Street Chinatown are on display at the museum. Plans for a museum presenting the history of Chinese people in Bendigo were afoot before the last Chinatown shop fell to the wrecker’s ball in 1976. However, the initial museum concept was part of Dai Gum San Village project that Bendigo Trust wanted to build elsewhere in Bendigo. That the grand tourist scheme did not come to fruition may have saved Bridge Street Chinatown from becoming a mere brass plaque in a carpark. This was the obvious site when the Bendigo Chinese Association planned its own stand-

alone museum instead. It was the 1980s and only the association’s rooms and the symbolic Pomelo tree attested to Bridge Street’s true provenance.

was realised with the John St Alban bequest, received in March 2001, of stunning porcelain urns, jade carvings and imperial furniture.

The museum opened in 1991 and the precinct’s identity has never been more patent. It has since become the hub of Chinese cultural activity in Australia.

Timelessly traditional Chinese gardens, the ornamental gateway and Kuan Yin Temple were added in 1996. The unique gift shop and restaurant are also unmissable.

The museum’s centrepiece is the two Loong dragons and other Easter procession regalia. It also portrays the decadence of ancient China with the most impressive collection of Chinese artefacts in Australia. A prophecy that, “as its reputation grows it will benefit from gifts of objects of art and bequests,”

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Although the museum extension is dependent on funding, Anita is confident it will happen in the near future. “It will complete the cultural centre of Bendigo and allow us to present exhibition events. It is the last part of the puzzle.” ■

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From India … with love To most parents, the story of the birth of their child is unique. This one is also inspirational. Writer: Erin Delahunty - Photographer: David Field Many think Neena Shannon’s journey to this life is extraordinary. But to her doting fathers, Bendigo residents Dean Shannon and Mark Orlandi, she’s just their little girl; the most special girl in the world. Neena was born in New Delhi, India in June last year – via IVF using Dean’s sperm, an anonymous Indian egg donor and a second-time commercial surrogate, herself a mother of two. Until a recent change to Indian law banned the practice, the country had been a popular destination for foreign gay couples wanting to legally have children, even though it is an ultra-conservative country. Fittingly, though, Neena’s story begins in Dean and Mark’s home in Mandurang. It was March, 2011 and Dean and Mark had retired to the couch after a hard day at work. A documentary about foreign gay couples using surrogacy to have children in India came on TV. And they watched, transfixed. By the end of the program, the realisation that they – an openly gay couple living just outside Bendigo – could be parents was real; very real; for the first time in their lives. Dean, 42, who previously worked in social housing but is now a stayat-home dad, said both he and Mark, 43, always wanted kids. “Independently, we had both always wanted to have children. It’s something we discussed early on in our relationship, but obviously, it was never a realistic option. It’s just something I know I consciously pushed to the back of my mind,” Dean said.

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Independently, we had both always wanted to have children.

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When, at the age of 32, Mark, who grew up in far north Queensland, “finally” came out to his conservative Italian Catholic farming family, he clearly remembers his mother saying he’d have “a very lonely life”. “And she was right; back then, being gay meant kids were simply not an option. But it made me sad.” Dean and Mark met in 2006. “We are proof that opposites attract,” laughed Mark, who works in tourism at the City of Greater Bendigo. “Dean’s a black and white person, practical, calm. I’m, well, more European, more emotional, more out there. But it just worked, straight away,” he said. Dean, who was raised in a small town outside Echuca, was living in Bendigo at the time, but moved to Melbourne to be with Mark. After several years living together in Melbourne and building a house together in Footscray, the couple sold up and made the big tree change. “We wanted the dream; the big block, to be ‘off the grid’ so to speak, to have a sustainable lifestyle, kangaroos in the front paddock. We wanted that Italian way of life; with fruit, nut and olive trees, a veggie patch, fresh herbs and space for our substitute children, dogs Badger and Dusty. The whole thing,” Dean said. And they found it on five acres at Mandurang. The “parenthood conversation” continued as they began work transforming the barren block. “Then, when we saw the show it just went ‘bam’; we can do this, it’s reality. We thought we would make good parents,” Dean said. After talking to a lot of couples, both straight and gay, about their experiences of surrogacy in India, the journey began in earnest. The most important task was finding a reputable agency. “It was extremely important to us that we screened lots of agencies to ensure we found the best. The health and care of the surrogate was absolutely paramount,” Dean said. “The ‘thinking and deciding’ part was the tough and long bit, but once we’d committed to doing it, it all happened really quickly. From the day we decided, it was six weeks and we were in India, for my part of the deal,” Dean said.

The ‘thinking and deciding’ part was the tough and long bit, but once we’d committed to doing it, it all happened really quickly.

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That was October, 2011, when Mark and Dean surprised many in their lives with the news they’d begun the process – and mountains of endless paperwork and legal back-and-forwarding – to have a child in India. Dean was to be the biological father and an anonymous egg donor would be found by the agency they employed; along with a surrogate, which Dean and Mark selected from a number of profiles.

child, the wait and worrying, began.

“We felt it was right to tell our parents, direct families and close friends before we headed off to India for Dean to start the IVF process. If we didn’t tell them, when would we tell them? After the IVF procedure, once the baby was born? It seemed the right thing to do,” Mark said. The reactions were mixed, but accepting.

“We foolishly turned to Dr Google and worried ourselves sick. It was made worse, of course, because we were on the other side of the world and everything was entirely out of our hands,” Mark said.

The couple flew to New Delhi, staying six days. “On the day we got the news the IVF procedure was successful, we bought a silk rug, and it’s in our home now. It was important to us to have something from India to signify that momentous occasion, that we will pass onto Neena one day,” Dean said. Then, like every other couple which has ever waited on the birth of a

“It really was a rollercoaster, as cliche as that sounds. There were a few scares at the beginning with bleeding etc and then we found out the surrogate had placenta praevia, where the placenta grows in the lowest part of the uterus, covering the opening to the cervix. It can be really bad news,” Dean said.

At 20 weeks, the results of a triple marker test, which screens for neural tube defects, sent Mark and Dean into a spin. “Our world was turned upside, how could anything be wrong with our baby? It was the most awful week of our life,” said Dean. Additional tests gave the baby the all-clear and the couple went back to “normal, everyday garden-variety worrying”. With a baby due to be born on July 14, 2012, Mark and Dean began the process of picking names. The conditions of commercial

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surrogacy forbade parents from finding out the sex of their child, so one afternoon, Mark and Dean sat down with a laptop each and scrolled through the same website, but separately, looking for Indian-inspired boys’ and girls’ names which acknowledged an Indian heritage in an Australian context. Looking through girls’ names, both men wrote down their choices, then shared them. They’d both only picked one; Neena. It was fate. With a boys’ name also picked out, all they had to do now was wait ... and worry, of course. On the afternoon of June 6, the phone rang in Mandurang. After some complications, the surrogate had been rushed to theatre and a baby – a girl – was delivered via emergency Caesarean section, about six weeks early. She weighed 2.413 kilograms and was 46cms long; a dot of a thing. “I was home on my own, Mark was working at a tourism event at Federation Square in Melbourne,” Dean said. “After I took the call, I was running around the house like a mad man, bawling my eyes out. I tried desperately to get onto Mark, ringing and ringing and ringing his mobile, but he had it switched off in his

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pocket. I was running on high emotion, I wasn’t making any sense, but I did manage to call Federation Square and somehow got through to a security guard, who I convinced to go and find Mark, among the crowds of people.” “I was completely baffled as to why this security guard was holding a phone out towards to me, but when I heard Dean say she’s here, she’s here, I lost it, too,” said Mark, close to tears. Within 24 hours, the new parents were on a plane, with two huge bags stuffed full of tiny baby clothes – and one between them, as well as five folders bulging with paperwork. “It was the longest 16 hours of our lives,” said Dean. After an initial administrative hiccup – where Neena’s last name was registered as Dean’s middle name – Dean and Mark met Neena. “Her big beautiful eyes were open and we immediately knew Neena was the right name, because it means “pretty eyes” in Hindi. It was the most amazing moment of our lives,” Mark said. Suffering from breathing difficulties and other complications, Neena was hooked up

Feature to a number of machines. “It was initially confronting to see her like that, but we just saw this tiny, perfect little girl. And all we could think about was how can we make this perfect thing safe in this world? That protection mode kicked in right away,” Dean said. After staying in different hospitals for10 days, Dean and Mark got to take Neena home – to a serviced apartment attached to a Western shopping mall in New Delhi, at least. “It sounds very odd and foreign, but for us, those six days in the apartment, just the three of us, was the beginning of our life together,” Dean said. “We pretty much just stared at her for six days straight,” Mark said. And did paperwork. There were DNA tests, passports, citizenship documents, exit visas. The list goes on. But at the end of it all, Neena was theirs. An Aussie. And ready to go home. The new family touched down on June 24. And their new life began. Dean as “daddy” and Mark as “papa” “I know it sounds cheesy, but we never realised such a love existed. She’s quite simply the best thing that’s ever happened to us. We sit here some nights and think ‘what did we ever do without her?’ It’s 10 times more wonderful than we thought and most importantly, it just feels right. It’s like it’s meant to be. She’s the most special girl in the world,” Mark said. When asked what they want for their little girl, Dean reaches over and squeezes Mark hand, and says “the perfect life”. “We want her to be safe, secure, happy, to be able to follow whatever it is she wants in this life.” he said. “Whatever it is, we’ll always support her, always. I spent 32 years hiding, I don’t want that for my daughter,” Mark said. The couple plans to take Neena back to India when she is older, so she can connect with her Indian heritage. “Yeah, she’s got two gay dads, she’s half-Indian and she was born via surrogacy, but we don’t want Neena to ever be treated any differently. We want her to be judged by the content of her character, just like we want to be judged for the people and parents we are, not defined by our sexual preference,” Dean said. ■

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family Jewels “I feel family are the most important part of my life. They are solid rock and fun, and it is a delight to have them in my life,” says City of Greater Bendigo mayor Lisa Ruffell. Writer: Mary Pomfret - Photographer: David Field

people to pursue individual goals as well as to “create a dream together”.

has spent time in Africa, where she has sponsored children.

She met husband Martin on a blind date, but knew he was “a soul-mate and that I could spend the rest of my life with him”.

Highlighting the deep love she has for her family, Lisa said: “My parents were the guide that one needs as a child to follow your dreams”.

“If I had all the money and the power, no one should be starving or homeless in the world,” she said.

“We were very young,” Lisa said, but she admits that she had been brought up to be independent from a young age.

“As a child I was shown love and values, which I have shared with my own children and hopefully they will show theirs.

Recalling her April wedding day as being unusually hot, Lisa reminisces with a smile that her husband, who she says had long hair in those days, wore a chocolate brown velvet suit with flared pants. She wore a long lace gown and a full veil.

“You can’t always have it your way…you have to compromise.

Originally from Melbourne, Lisa Ruffell came to live in Bendigo in 1981, the first year of her marriage. She was 17 years old.

“I’ve still got my head-piece,” she said. They have been married for more than 30 years and have three children. “When I’ve mentored young people, I’ve always said it doesn’t matter how old you are, you’ve got to understand that you both are individuals with your own ideas and you do a lot of things differently,” Lisa said. “But when you come together as one, it doesn’t mean that you lose your own identity. You’ve still got to have that because that’s what brought you together. You create your own togetherness and you take that journey. “But you still never forget who you are and what you stand for.” Lisa considers that even “if you’re soul mates and good friends” it’s important to retain your own individuality. Mutual respect, trust and compromise are vital for good relationships and enables

“No-one’s perfect… and at the end of the day we come into this world with nothing and we leave it with nothing.” Lisa was the only daughter in her family and has three brothers. Her family was very much a traditional family, Lisa recalled. “Sunday was always Sunday roast, “ she said. The family then grew as she and her brothers married and had children of their own. “It got up to 30 or 40 of us,” she said. “And we’d always be fighting over the roast potatoes. It was pretty good.” Now that her mother has passed away, the tradition of cooking Sunday lunch has passed down to her. No longer is it Lisa and her family travelling to Melbourne, but rather everyone coming to her house for roast. “It’s family getting together, it’s the best time. You can’t beat having family and just laughing. And now we’ve become grandparents, it’s even more special.” Travel is another of Lisa’s passions, and she

“I love Africa,”said Lisa, who has also spent time in Sri Lanka, Fiji and India. Lisa likes to do things locally, too. She loves the Bendigo Botanical Gardens and recalls spending time there with her children when they were younger. “It doesn’t cost much to take your children out to experience things,” she said. Lisa recalls taking her children to the Whipstick with a bag of sausages, tomato sauce, a loaf of bread and a bottle of cordial, “just to breathe the fresh air and run”. “I love Easter,” she said, waxing lyrical about the Easter Parade in Bendigo. “It represents family and being together.” Lisa is proud she became a grandmother at aged 49. And now has two, just in time for her 50th birthday. Getting older is no problem for Lisa. “I don’t feel any different,” she said. Her own mother worked up until the age of 79, just a month before she died. “She was a traditional old nurse and a workalcoholic. They named a ward after her.” It seems that for Lisa, family is the underpinning strength in her life. She even has tattoos to prove it – roses and rosemary on her foot, in her parent’s memory and the words “mum and dad” on her shoulder. ■

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Whatever happened to slide nights? When we were young we often visited relatives in Geelong. In fact, we often swapped houses with one particular family in the summer. We went for a beachside holiday while they enjoyed burnt-out and bleached-brown Bendigo in January. Writer and illustrator: Geoff Hocking Slide Night Recollection #1: Where we smelt the sea air, their noses tickled to the crackle of dry eucalyptus leaves. I always felt we had the better side of the bargain, but they seemed to enjoy their few weeks in the country. I guess you can get sick of the seaside. They lived in a new house, ours was a post-war weatherboard. They had polished boards, a crazy stone fireplace, fitted, conical wall lamps of turned-brushed aluminium and a see-through kitchen with doors painted avocado and plum which featured a built-in gas stove. They must have sweated in our place with its wood-fired Lux and its companion hot-water system that had its little tank on the roof attached to the kitchen chimney. And so to slide nights. At times our families visited and stayed together, not swapping, but both families in the one house at the same time. Mum’s cousin was a member of a local photographic society. He had a 35mm single-reflex camera, and spent his weekends wandering all over the Bellarine Peninsula, snapping artistic shots of rocks and waves, of seedpods and architectural details and the occasional shot of the family at play. I always felt a shiver of excitement when we visited them and our cousin would ask if “we would like to see some slides?” The screen was pulled out of its long box, the projector stand placed in the middle of the loungeroom floor and the lights dimmed — ready for the slide show. We sat glued to the screen, as each image flashed before our eyes, each change signalled by a resounding whirr and click. We were transported into a

world of close-up and detail, seeing things we would otherwise pass by, examining our environment anew – our eyes wide open, almost opened for the very first time. Recollection #2: As we grew older, into our teens, we joined our father at “Men’s Teas”. These were gatherings of men, and their sons, at Sunday evening teas. Held in the local church hall, these teas brought men together in an informal social setting (I guess Men’s Sheds do the same job today). Well, after these teas, which usually consisted of party pies, sausage rolls, and plates of biscuits and cheese followed by tea and lamingtons, or a few sponge cakes and Swiss rolls, someone usually gave a talk, and the talk was usually accompanied by a slide presentation. If any of the men had gone on holiday, to the Gold Coast, or maybe overseas to Tasmania or New Zealand (some of them even left the southern hemisphere), they brought back 35mm projectable images to both entertain and enlighten us. I loved these shows. We saw glowing on the shining screen the sights of London, glorious Paris and classical Rome. We roamed the Apple Isle, marvelled at the mud-pools of Rotarua, and the kiwifeather cloaked image of “guide Rangi”. We travelled the world, transported by the transparencies, all from the dubious comfort of rows of bentwood chairs. Recollection #3: When travelling on our “Grand Tour”, some two generations ago, my wife and I would post the completed films of our travels for processing to Kodak, from all over old Europe: from Barcelona, Lisbon, Thessaloniki, Mykonos, Vienna,

Amsterdam or wherever else we may be, but always addressed for delivery to a parent’s address in Bendigo. Our family could have their own illuminated-tour of Europe but rarely had any idea where, or what, they were looking at, except when one of us was in the shot, at least they knew who we were. On earlier excursions abroad we narrated cassette tapes to accompany our slides and posted them back home. Our parents could plug us into the cassette player and listen as we described the slides one by one. We even made a little clicking sound to indicate the point at which slides should be changed. Our parents could hear our one-sided conversation and watch a slide show of us as we wandered all over the globe: one rugged up to the earlobes in the foggy streets of London Town; another in bathers and snorkel about to go exploring the warm, shallow waters off the isle of Corfu; both of us sitting at our custommade portable dining table, attached to the open door of the Kombi, as we watched the sun try and dip below the horizon on a balmy, golden Copenhagen night. To communicate with our families from the other side of the world I think we may have invented an early version of Facebook, or Skype, but it was the petrol-driven analogue version that had a download-speed dictated by Australia Post. We found one of those old cassettes the other day, now all we have to do is find the slides. I know where the projector is, and the screen, and my computer knows how to make the clicking sound. Oh! I forgot the projector does that for you. Whirr, click.Turn off the television, dim the lights — are you seated comfortably—the show is about to begin’. ■

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Whodunit? Murder Mystery at Menagerie Park Ever fancied yourself as a super sleuth or a Sherlock Holmes? Do you know the meaning of the word ballistic? Do you know what a wentzscope is? Writer: Mary Pomfret From February 27 to July 21, Bendigo’s Discovery Science and Technology Centre is hosting Whodunit? Murder Mystery at Menagerie Park, an exciting hands-on, minds-on exhibition that appeals to the detective in everyone. A rare baby white rhino is missing, a murder has taken place and suspicions are running high. Using a variety of forensic science techniques, your family can conduct a virtual autopsy, examine maggots – yes, maggots – use DNA profiling and unravel the puzzle to solve the crime. People just love a mystery. Everybody wants to be a detective. Having all the elements of a real murder mystery – a body, a break-in, some fingerprints, an eye-witness report – this is a major crime to solve. This unique and engaging exhibition involves visitors in various forensic science techniques to solve the crime. Using a crime scenario, Whodunit? provides visitors with insights into the puzzle-like process forensic scientists work through, sifting and piecing evidence together to build a case for the prosecution. Whodunit? demonstrates the role forensic science plays in solving crime. “The exhibition is not just about entertaining children but it is also

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about educating them about the amazing world of science,” Bendigo Trust Sales and Marketing manager Evonne Oxenham said. “Discovery’s mission is to inspire scientific curiosity and we believe this exhibition will really get children of all ages excited about science and the role it plays in our daily lives.” Whodunit? is also an educational opportunity for school groups. Many of the exhibits and themes link with outcomes from science, technology, mathematics and society and environment fields. A range of resource material is available for teachers. On arrival, visitors will be issued with a crime file which sets the scene, gives suspect profiles together with a suspect grid and investigator notes for recording clues. As visitors make their way through the exhibition there will be an extortion note, a suspicious telephone call and identikit procedures, not to mention maggot matching, animalpoo analysis and other crime solving activities. Did you know that no two people have the same fingerprints, not even twins? Visitors are able to take their own fingerprints and study the four major types of fingerprints. If you’re game, you can take the DNA challenge, or even test your ability to recall events – known in the sleuthing trade as “witness recall”.

“In addition, there will be a special Dark Matter Planetarium Show and specifically-designed lab workshops for the primary school groups visiting the centre,” Ms Oxenham said. “We’ve also partnered with La Trobe University to offer secondary students the opportunity to do laboratory workshops at La Trobe University, thereby combining a hands-on science experience with the opportunity to see what university education is all about and hopefully inspiring these students to consider studying towards a career in a science-related field.” And as if this wasn’t enough, families can take part in the Bendigo Murder Mystery which will take you around the city in search of crucial clues. A murder, the discovery of bones and a missing stash of gold from the Goldrush era has the whole town buzzing with curiosity. Who murdered the tram driver and why? Just where is the gold buried and what was the murder weapon? “While wandering around looking for clues, families will enjoy quality time together in Bendigo’s mild autumn weather,” Ms Oxenham said. Ms Oxenham reflects that Bendigo’s family-friendly atmosphere today makes it hard to believe that during the Goldrush era, it was an altogether different place. “As well as an arts and culture destination, Bendigo is also familyfriendly destination and has a lot to offer families. This exhibition is an opportunity to showcase Bendigo’s family-friendly atmosphere,” she said. “We often hear visitors express surprise at the activities we have here for families. And every day people tell us that they never knew that there was so much to do in Bendigo. “Following Easter, a program of events will be launched to coincide with the exhibition and could include murder mystery evenings, family fun nights and an interesting series of talks looking at the many fascinating aspects of crime scene investigation.” Cost: Child under 5: Free. Child 5 – 15: $14. Concession: $15. Adult: $17.50. ■

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Fired with a passion The work and patience in crafting the perfect result in clay is well worth the effort, especially if the artist is Su Hanna. Photographer: David Field Writer: Steve Kendall It is always a joy to meet someone who has a passion. Su Hanna has a passion and a connection with the country she lives in. Her work is with clay, but there is a whole lot more than just material. Su uses two wood-fired kilns for her work, each adds its mark to the clays. The kilns were hand-built by Su with some help from a band of like-minded artists and form an impressive sight in a shed on her sprawling Strathfieldsaye property. The kilns appear to have a life of their own, being made from components of dismantled kilns dating back a hundred years or more. A firing is a labour of love, taking four days to complete. “It’s a major industry,” Su said of the process. “We fire perhaps three times a year, but are always looking for wood and raw materials. “I have a groundhog type woodkiln, and for many years I only used plantation pine waste.

“Since the mills have closed I have started exploring native blackwattle, cypress and pine that has escaped from plantations and grows wild.” The firing work is a fine art in itself, with the stacking of the pots and positioning of the wood as important as the artworks themselves. The wood is in contact with the work so ash flow and salt from the wood make their own mark on the finished product. Su tells a story with her pots, and such is the skill of the artist you can see the story in the glaze and clay. Weather and environment provides the basis for a lot of her work, with the 2009 bushfires featuring for their impact alone. “Each pot is a story of place,” Su said. “I like to live with them for a while before I sell them, too.” Inevitably perhaps, breakages in the kiln are common. “I have had my disasters,” Su said. “You can’t think of anything as precious. “There is a lot of trial and error, but there is always something very good.” The pots may not be functional, but they are beautiful. “Colour is what I aim for,” Su said. “With different clays and glazes the kiln and I are achieving beautiful Australian colours that I am very happy with.” Su said her pots tell an Australian story, and even with her nearly 20 years as a wood firer admits she is still learning. “The vessels I make are mostlty nontraditional. Slab and thrown forms that tell stories of drought, fire and rain and its effect on the land where I live,” Su said. “This is an area rich in natural materials, but I am only beginning to really appreciate this.” It’s a lifestyle of patience and hard work, and the results can be stunning. Some of Su Hanna’s work will be on display from March 13 at the Living Arts Space at the old Post Office, in Bendigo. Studio open by appointment. Email suhanna@bigpond. com or phone (03) 5439 3883. ■ Issue 30 - Bendigo Magazine | 79

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Perfect Match Graphic design, it’s all around us, everywhere we look in this contemporary world. But what is it? Writer: Megan Spencer - Photographer: David Field

Art or commerce? Advertising or communication? Business or recreation?

illustration,“ starts Leah.

Or, all of the above!

“It really depends on the brief from the client… but we don’t call ourselves artists,” Leah finishes.

I ask Bendigo graphic designers Leah Hartley and Dale Harris to explain, when I interview them at their Bendigo business, Studio Ink, which they began in 2009. They, too, struggle to answer, even though they spend hours coming up with concepts, designs and the best way to communicate a client’s business through the medium. It’s not that they don’t know. Practically speaking, putting graphic design into words – a visual medium – is paradoxical. It’s a complex melange that combines a particular set of elements and structures. “It’s somewhere in the middle,” laughs Dale after he and Leah look at each other, searching for a succinct answer. “It depends on the type of project you’re working on.” “On some projects we get to do full-on 80 | Bendigo Magazine - Issue 30

“CD covers are good for that,“ nods Dale.

While graphic design might be elusive to define – the “coolest’”way to earn a buck these days – for small-a artists like Dale and Leah, it’s not hard to do. Self-effacing yet 100 per cent serious about design, anyone who’s ever spent time with them – be they clients, friends or those in the Bendigo arts community – know they’re not self-conscious about their vocation (not like their “way cool” cousins in the Melbourne industry). While very good at what they do, with eyecatching logo designs a speciality, this talented pair are humble. “It’s primary function is to communicate messages in an instant,” decides Leah. “We don’t really work on advertising jobs,” adds Dale.

“We don’t persuade people to ‘buy stuff’. Our work more communicates the benefit of something… we create a shorthand to the product, using the visual medium. “We help build brands, so what we do is part of an overall package. We try and make an image that will hold a place in your mind.” Now we’re getting somewhere… To underline the point, Studio Ink logos keep getting picked up for prestigious design publications. At the time of writing, a record 33 of their logos were included in Logo Design 3’ (Zeixs, Germany). That makes ‘a baker’s dozen’ so far. While Bendigo-bred and based – the business partners met in 2001, completing BAs in Visual Arts at La Trobe University – Studio Ink has blipped the radar of a number of overseas clients, as far afield as Estonia. “When we first started we had more international clients than locals,” Dale remembers.

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“We were asked to design the artwork for a guy’s trade show stall in Estonia. That was pretty crazy,” adds Leah. “We also did the artwork for Jock Talk, a sports social media network in San Diego,” says Dale. “The guy found us on the net. He liked our previous work and got in touch.” He saves the best story for last. “The weirdest business meeting we had was on stage at Rod Laver Arena with Green Day’s guitar technician about his guitar amp business, after the concert. “We didn’t get to meet the band but the concert was great,” laughs Dale. And yes, they got the gig. Studio Ink has worked with many notable local clients, including The Public Inn/ Re-public, Brewhouse Coffee Roasters, The Woodhouse, Bendigo Bank, Bendigo Sustainability Group and Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival, of which it’s a sponsor. “We work with a lot of people starting businesses. We like to come in early and establish all aspects of the brand,” says Dale. “The logo, the look and feel – to deliverables like stationery, brochures, websites,” he says, relishing the developmental side of their work.

collection of vinyl toys, while Dale’s thing for fonts keeps his mind, um, busy. Having designed 36 in a previous role, it’s not uncommon for him to go to a music festival (or into Target), and see t-shirts with words written in his fonts emblazoned upon them. When work allows - or “with a push from Dale,” laughs Leah, they reach into the art world. Both have exhibited their distinctive, exotic digital designs and illustrations in Bendigo (Bob’s Boutique, Hudson’s Hub, El Gordo), and online. But the demands of running a full-time business can take its toll on artistic aspirations. “Sometimes it’s hard to keep working at night when you’ve been on a computer all day,” Leah says, “But it’s good to have a show and be committed to it”. Their biggest goals? “To produce work we’re really happy with,” starts Leah. “To be self-employed,” adds Dale. “To not have 20 staff,” Leah pings back, “and, to be able to do work we’re passionate about”.■

Having worked together before they started Studio Ink, Leah says they really enjoy creative control and one-on-one contact with clients. “Sometimes that can be missing in other businesses, but we see it as really important.” Both are inspired by “pop and lowbrow art” says Leah, who boasts a borderline-obsessive

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Queen Street It may have a new name and new logo but OPSM in Queen Street have been looking after the eyes of their Bendigo customers for 21 years. Having started as Budget Eyewear in 1992 the store grew into one of the most successful stores in the Budget Eyewear group winning store of the year in 2004 and 2009. The team is no stranger to success after winning the Bendigo Business Excellence Awards in the retail category in 2002 and being a nominated finalist on two other occasions. The team look to continue this success as an independent franchinse of OPSM. Currently employing six optometrists - you will notice many familiar faces, including owner Ross Chiappazzo who has been an optometrist with the business since itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening in 1992 and Peter Robinson who joined the team in 1997. Working alongside Ross and Peter are optometrists Aileen Smith, Patrick McMillan, Luke Burns and Tuyen Nguyen. The team at OPSM Bendigo know that good vision makes life easier, and that different solutions are required for different days. Shayne Hyatt (store manager) and his retail team of Hailey Drew, Kristy Willis, Andrew Campbell, Sarah Thompson and Rachel Matheson pride themselves on looking after their customers. They care about building long-term relationships that go beyond a transaction and care about the people behind the eyes. The conversion to OPSM has also seen an increased product range and the store now stock optical frame brands such as Prada, Burberry, Versace, Oroton, Dolce and Gabbanna, Rayban, Police, Oakley, Vogue, Coach and many more in house brands. The range of sunglasses has also broadened with brands such as Prada, Oroton, Vogue, Rayban, Oakley, Bolle, Police, Revo and Bill Bass.

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Giving youngsters the YO how A key brief for YO Bendigo was giving youngsters what they wanted. The answer was an online portal where they could express themselves in a medium they understood. Writer: Steve Kendall - Photographer: David Field

YO Bendigo is a community service designed for young people by young people. Youngsters aged 12 to 25 were asked to suggest and use a service which will ultimately lead to them fulfilling a career dream. Mim Grundy is Greater Bendigo council’s youth engagement officer charged with holding this together, and helping the team members along the way. “I have a passion for young people,” she said. “I came into it via an interesting career path. I was involved with National Green Corps Jobs which was run by the Commonwealth Employment Service. “It got me off the dole and ultimately I became a supervisor and into horticulture. I was a horticulturalist for 10 years.” Mim found her success at working with youngsters in this role, and then worked for Dandenong council. “I was planning a move to Bendigo with my partner who is from the area, and the role came up,” she said. “My job was to deliver what young people wanted, after all it is totally driven by the YO Bendigo team.” When Mim began the role there were eight members of the media team. That number has since doubled, but there is always room for more. “I used facebook as a recruitment tool, it is the way to contact those likely to be interested.” This year the group will be running workshops on photography, journalism and creative writing, multimedia and graphic design. Team members have had a taste of the publishing world by having stories, artwork and reviews in Bendigo Magazine’s sister publication the Bendigo Weekly. The work has also been posted online. Youth Online Bendigo, to give the group its full title, was conceived in 2008 and was a recommendation to come out of the council’s Youth Development Strategy. The internet, and particularly a youth website, was decided as the best track to take. “Online is a massive part of communication for Yo Bendigo,” Mim said. “It really is the medium the team uses.” The youth portal provides information on all of the services, programs and activities offered to the community by the council and community. Hop on to www.yobendigo.com.au to find out if this could be your first step on a whole new outlook, or even a career.

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to do screen writing.

Ella is in France as Bendigo Magazine goes to print, but she took time out before leaving to share her Yo Bendigo experience.

“Sometimes I watch TV and work out the structure, but mostly I just watch to enjoy.”

The 16 year old was drawn to Yo Bendigo when she first moved to the city.

The path to TV is notoriously tough, but Ella is working out how to achieve it.

“I really excited to get involved in more things as I used to live in Castlemaine where there were fewer opportunities,” Ella said.

“I have to approach a lot of people. Through VCA I will meet guest speakers and those in the industry and hopefully make a lot of contacts.

“There was a writing group, but it wasn’t as active. I decided to give Yo Bendigo a try.” One year on and Ella is aiming for a writing or reporting career, but also is drawn to TV and film. “Yo Bendigo was something to get my experience up, and working with a team, she said. “I wanted to be published and work up a bit of a portfolio. “We used to be published in the Bendigo Miner, and now the Bendigo Weekly publishes our work in print and online.” Yo Bendigo’s website is the hub of activity and all stories and articles of interest are posted there. Ella said she refers people to the site if they need to see examples of her work. As far the screen writing path, Ella has checked out the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne.

“You have to come up with an idea and be really out there.” Ella said her Rotary exchange trip will add to her life experience and give her the confidence to make it in the TV industry. “I am going to be in France for a year, about half an hour north of Paris. I will be going to school and living with four families, and learning the language of course.” Rotary sets up the support network for the scheme, which runs each year. “We have a student from Hungary, and they really become like part of the family,” Ella said. “My parents are worried they will miss me, though.” Ella’s is not putting her career aspirations on hold while she’s away. “I’m going to be a foreign correspondent for Yo Bendigo,” she said. “My schooling will be streamed towards literature and art, too.”

“The VCA needs you to present something you have already made, or show an idea,” Ella said.

Ella said the trip will give her a new perspective on the world.

“My mum did the same course, and focused on directing. But I want

Bon voyage.

“It will make me more tolerant, I’m sure,” she said.

Sometimes I watch TV and work out the structure, but mostly I just watch to enjoy.

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THE WRITE STUFF, CAROLYNN ROBERTS The call of publishing brought Carolynn to Yo Bendigo, a creative writer has to have an outlet.

Given the chance I’d like to be writing for newspapers in a couple of years while continuing my journalism course at the same time.

Yo Bendigo used a mixed media approach to contact their target, and netted 19-year-old Carolynn with a poster. “It offered the chance to get into writing,” she said. “I had been writing for the Loop before joining Yo. Carolynn decided writing as a life path when she was 15. “I was in high school, and steered my schooling that way. But my university degree is in IT.” While the link is not obvious, Carolynn said an IT degree is not a barrier to a career in writing. “I know a professional writer who did the same course as me,” she said. In the ever-changing world of publishing, information technology is the news gathering resource of the present and the future. Once Carolynn has finished her degree she aims to study journalism and gain work experience in the industry as her writing to date has been creative and not involved interviewing people. “It’s a little bit scary at first I guess, but I’ll get used to it,” she said. “I’d be happy to work in newspapers, magazines, TV or radio.” Carolynn hopes Yo Bendigo will give her the edge on finding her way into the workforce. “Given the chance, I’d like to be writing for newspapers in a couple of years while continuing my journalism course at the same time,” she said. This comes across as a realistic aspiration for someone with the drive, and Yo Bendigo is helping steer her in the right direction. “They’re teaching us to take good photographs as well, and also teaching us not to go overboard in our writing. “Jane Edwards of ABC Open has been in to see us and given us tips. “It’s interesting to see how my writing has been edited, too. That’s something I guess you have to accept in journalism.” Carolynn said her writing is a creative outlet that improves her wellbeing. Yo Bendigo’s Mim Budge provides a guiding role too, with a touch of inspiration. “Mim said she looks forward to reading my articles,” Carolynn said. “Which gives me and added interest to do well.” Carolynn will be continuing her push into writing by following advice from another guest speaker at Yo Bendigo. “He said we really had to promote ourselves because the positions are sought-after. We have to make ourselves known to those who can publish our work. “Putting ourselves in Bendigo Magazine could help, too,” she said with a smile. Issue 30 - Bendigo Magazine | 89

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Tom Winspear has designs on designing This 23 year old is supplementing life working at a store, but aims to be a full time graphic designer. “I want it to be my main job, not one I do in my spare time,” he said. Tom did his course at La Trobe University Bendigo and is keen to stay in the area, but does not rule out the big smoke. “I have decided I have to go by the job rather than the location,” he said. “I have friends and family in Melbourne so it would not be too much of a leap.” However, Tom has gained inspiration from Bendigo-based designer Chris Kennett who has forged a successful career in the freelance world. “I really enjoy what he does, and he takes it seriously,” Tom said. “I aim to have that sort of role in the future. “It inspires me to think that this field would allow me to stay in Bendigo and be able to do what I want.” Tom said he stumbled across Yo Bendigo on the internet. “I had spent a year not working after uni and I came across Yo Bendigo by luck really,” he said. “I joined up and am in the midst of getting to know people.

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“There is quite a variety and I can learn all aspects of what’s expected in the industry.” Tom has done quite a bit of freelance work, but has yet to fall into a lucrative job. “I have done a bit of volunteer designing, but obviously I would prefer it to be revenue raising,” he said. Despite all of the technology to hand, Tom still relies on pencil for some of his work. “I tend to draw something out by hand, and then scan it in. Then I can add to it and enhance it,” he said. “The uni course taught us the need for variety. Some people will specialise in typography and the balance to make it look right. “That kind of design is mainly used for ads and promotions, but it has its place.” Tom said he preferred to have a free hand in design, but accepted that to pay the bills he may have to lower his aspirations, for a while at least. “If I have to do a bit of other work in the industry, that’s fine. “But ultimately I’d like to live off my earnings as a designer doing what I like best.” It’s a realistic dream to have, and Yo Bendigo may be just what’s needed for that extra step up the design ladder. ■

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Labor of love With a large number of Victorians heading to Maroochydore to live and holiday, we have an aspiring MP who has done the journey in reverse. Writer: Steve Kendall Photographer: Andrew Perryman Lisa Chesters is now a resident of Flora Hill and seems genuine in her pursuit of true community.

for the Federal seat of Bendigo, as she was working in Melbourne and Bendigo.

“There is still a sense of community.”

“I like bush walking and gardening, and I love the way Castlemaine is just down the road,” she said.

Things are so much to her liking, she’s almost speechless in her hurry to talk about it all.

“Reading is the way I can escape from work.”

“I am an active person and like to walk, and the foodie culture is amazing,” she said.

Lisa is from a Labor family and has carried on the tradition through uni and work for a union, and is a passionate “political person”.

“It’s a fantastic place to live,” she said.

“But we are close to outstanding countryside.” Lisa was a resident of Kyneton when she was first pre-selected as the Labor candidate

“If I am elected it will be an honour and a challenge to try to help those who can’t pay their bills.” Lisa worked as a cleaner and in catering during her universuty days, and was witness to the cuts to university funding in 1999 and sees this as a good base for a political life. “Being a politician would be a hard job,” she said. “But I have the passion and the strength to do it.”

“I remember the excitement of the election in 1993,” she said.

At 32, Lisa is on the younger side of politics, but does not see it as a hindrance.

“It’s inspired me to be involved.

“Why should it be?” she said. ■

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John’s road to discovery John Lingard isn’t being overly parochial when he says coming back to Bendigo has been one of the best moves of his life. Writer:Ben Cameron

Since packing in a city job in August, a return to the country has allowed 24-year-old John Lingard’s considerable talents to flourish, as he faces one of the biggest tests of his soulful skills so far: a Grand Final berth in the Telstra Road to Discovery competition in January. While the rewards are huge if he wins – a trip to Nashville, face-time with some of Australian music’s biggest names and $14,000 – Lingard is already feeling like a masive winner. ‘‘I’ve stopped looking at it as a competition now and more of an opportunity to prove to myself I can do this thing called being a ‘singer/songwriter’,’’ he says. ‘‘It (the final) has given me a huge boost of confidence which I had lost before coming to Bendigo.’’ Lingard says his media and sales job in Blackburn had been choking his potential. ‘‘I realised I was... not following my dream as much as I should have been,’’ he says. ‘‘It ended up consuming everything in me, it took ages for me to realise I just needed to take a risk and change. ‘‘So, no matter what happens, it has already been the right decision (coming back). The music scene is so vibrant here and is the perfect place to reinvigorate my passion again. It never left, but for a couple of years there it got a little cloudy.’’ Born in the coastal town of Bognor Regis in Nottingham, Lingard and his family made their way to Bendigo on the cusp of his teenage years. Then a reclusive character, Lingard admits the hardest years came at

enjoy it and I skipped a lot of it,’’ he says. ‘‘I used to listen to (John) Mayer all the time, he was a big role model for me, and still is. Bootleg recordings, everything I could get my hands on, that’s the great thing about music, it can be your best friend.’’ Deciding to have a serious crack at music himself in his early 20s, Lingard would emulate his hero’s songwriting style of always keeping it raw and real. ‘‘All my lyrics are drawn from past experiences,’’ he says. ‘‘I feel I write better when writing from experience, or writing about someone, because then it flows of the tip of the tongue. Constructing a fictional song always sounds so forced when I try and write them. That’s the last thing a song should sound like.’’ As music brought Lingard further out of his shell, the lyric-worthy experiences emerged. While some where forgettable, others, like finding himself in Molly Meldrum’s bathroom, were ‘‘kick ass’’. ‘‘Without sounding incredibly seedy I was with my mate at a pub and met him, we chatted and he lived around the corner so he invited us around to his house for a couple more drinks,’’ Lingard recalls. ‘‘His house was, of course, amazing, filled with a lot of Egyptian bits and pieces. I felt like I was in a badly themed TGI Fridays. ‘‘There was smoke everywhere, he had left his food on the stove cooking while he was at the pub. It was burnt to a crisp, that was embarrassing for him.

Bendigo Senior Secondary College, and he would often turn to music for solace, and eventually expression.

‘‘I remember taking selfies in his gold Egyptian bathroom and sending them to friends.’’

‘‘I was an introvert in high school, going through a lot of personal struggles. I didn’t

Then there was receiving a $10.10 cheque aftera dud gig.

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‘‘There was a terrible booking agency that organised the event (with Damien Leith), they only gave us a certain amount for each person we managed to bring to the event,’’ he says. ‘‘Considering it was in the middle of nowhere... we didn’t get a lot of people there.’’ Supporting the legendary Don Walker in front of a handful of people was another learning curve. ‘ “It definitely opened my eyes to how difficult this industry is,’’ he says. ‘‘He’s been playing for years and has written all these brilliant world-renowned songs and yet he can be playing in a venue meant for hundreds of people to only 20. I felt for him.’’ While the measly cheque and Molly’s mobile number command a quirky pride of place in the Lingard household, he’s been busy creating far less tangible reminders of experience with new EP ‘‘Can’t see the forest through the trees’’. ‘‘It’s a collection of songs that to me were trying to explain the bigger picture of a moment or era in my life,’’ he says. ‘‘It’s a bit of a selfish personal meaning to me. It’s my understanding of where I am at in my life and the realisation of where I have been in life and love.’’ While the big cheques aren’t rolling in just yet, Lingard is content being in a creative headspace. ‘‘I wish I had done it sooner,’’ he says of his return to Bendigo. ‘‘One of the best bits of advice anyone has ever given me is that if you create a backup plan, you’ll most likely fall back on it. So just do what you need and want to do and do it wholeheartedly.’’ ■

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A rap for seth You can say what you will about Seth Sentry’s music, just don’t play it when he’s around. Writer: Ben Cameron

The 30-year-old hip hop star from Coburg with a taste for waitresses is the obsessive type, which makes enjoying the fruits of his labor nigh on impossible.

on 11 long years in the hospitality trade.

‘‘I don’t listen to my own music,’’ Sentry says. ‘‘I hate it.

‘‘It’s kind of taken over my life a little bit,’’ Sentry says of his music. ‘‘I’m still adjusting to this being my job at the moment... I was at the end of my tether with hospitality (laughs).

‘‘Sometimes my mates, when we’re having beers, they’ll put on one of my songs and I can’t relax until it’s finished.

‘‘Rap to me still feels like a hobby. It’s my fulltime job, but it’s something I enjoy doing, so I’ll keep approaching it in the same way.

‘‘Because I am obsessive about things and very analytical, I listen to things so much in the creative process, by the time the song’s done I’m done with it, it’s everybody else’s.

‘‘I’ve never been somebody who wants to be famous, I don’t want to be rich, I don’t have that in me where I have to stay on my grind and do bigger and better things every time, I just genuinely enjoy doing it. I guess that will come across in the sound.’’

‘‘But I think that’s pretty common, I don’t think there’s many musicians around who think ‘I wanna listen to some music, I might listen to my own’, that seems weird to me.’’ So when breakthrough track The Waitress Song eventually broke through on radio, Sentry had better things to do. ‘‘I was in a car with my girlfriend at the time, we were in a shopping centre car park about to get some groceries,’’ Sentry recalls. ‘‘I heard the opening notes and I actually listened to about five or 10 seconds of it and went ‘OK cool, let’s go get shopping’, I didn’t want to listen to it for some reason. ‘‘I don’t know what it was, man, it kind of freaked me out or something.’’ On the back of recent hits Float Away (‘‘It’s about me being vague, I’ve just got a tendency to completely vague out when people are talking to me, it’s a well known fact’’) and Dear Science (an ode to hoverboards) Sentry has been spinning a full time buck from his talents, closing the door

Sentry first got a taste for rap through his dad’s love for Ice T, growing up in a musically isolated Sorrento. ‘‘It was kind of hard growing up as the internet wasn’t a big thing and we didn’t have much access to it (hip hop), there weren’t many music shops, it just came in dribs and drabs,’’ he says. ‘‘Whenever something did come to our local CD shop, whenever we got something like Wu Tang Clan it was mind-blowing and eyeopening for me. ‘‘I remember I bought Michael Jackson’s Dangerous on CD and it was one of the first CDs I bought. On the drive back to the city with that, I just stared at it and read every single word on the sleeve.

Science (‘‘Boy did I celebrate’’), fans must be downloading his music in healthy numbers. Sentry is not sold on the idea of cherry picking music, however. ‘‘I dunno how I feel about that (music downloads), if it becomes so easy to get then it becomes easy to forget at the same time,’’ he says. ‘‘Everybody’s in such a hurry to hear that one single or one song they heard on the radio.’’ Like songs about secret crushes on cafe staff, Sentry says he’s going to stick to his hometruth style of songwriting. ‘‘I don’t really know how to write any other way,’’ he said. ‘‘Even sometimes where I think I’ve written a creative story, with fictional characters, it always comes back to ‘I think that’s kind of about my life’. ‘‘I never plan it (songwriting) out too much, I just write the songs I want to hear at any given time. Whatever I feel, I do.’’ Alongside solo contemporaries like Pez, Illy and Mantra, Sentry is happy to be playing his part in a genre that is becoming iconic in Australia.

‘‘It was a big deal, you know. It definitely feels more disposable these days.’’

‘‘It’s (Aussie hip hop) in a great place. We’re lucky, people have embraced, it’s a genre that still has a strong Australian identity,’’ he says. ‘‘Back in the day it was Aussie pub rock was the real Aussie sound, but I feel like Aussie hip hop has got that (now).’’

After a Big Day Out appearance in Melbourne and hitting number 26 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown with Dear

Seth Sentry will play at Groovin the Moo Bendigo on May 4. For more information visit www.gtm.net.au ■

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Indulge Chocolatier and owner and manager of Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates, Hayley Tibbett says there are two and a half kilograms of chocolate in her 45-centimetre tall Easter bunny. Who would be game to take the first bite? Writer: Mary Pomfret Photographer: David Field More than your average chocolate or coffee shop, Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates specialises in hand-made artisan chocolates, using regional products to complement the finest Callebaut Belgian Chocolate. “A multi-sensory retail and café experience is what you can expect at Indulge Fine Chocolates,” Hayley said. Soft jazz music playing in the background, the warm browns and oranges of the décor and the delicious aroma of coffee and chocolate all are indeed a delight and feast for the senses. Located at the Bendigo Bank Centre, Hayley and her staff produce and craft a unique range of fine quality handmade chocolates as well as homemade ice cream, gelato, cheesecakes and muffins. “We pride ourselves catering for coeliac, dairy-free, vegan and diabetic customers,” Hayley said. “Gift boxes and chocolate hampers are available for every occasion, season or reason.

liqueurs, champagne crèmes and red chilli infused chocolate, as well as strawberry and dark jaffa frogs, are but a few of these enticing treats. Skill, knowledge and efficient equipment are vital in the production of a high-quality product. Hayley explained that couverture chocolate needs to be tempered. “Once chocolate is tempered it can then be moulded. Tempering is a process that changes the crystals and gives the chocolate smooth texture, glass-like sheen and the snap when you bite it,” Hayley said. “I like to think that there is no pressure for people when selecting from our chocolates. People are free to buy just one chocolate to have with coffee if they wish.” And what a difficult choice that would be. “And there are known health benefits in eating good-quality chocolate,” Hayley said. “Peanut butter cups are a personal favourite, but it’s hard to beat a good piece of quality dark chocolate. “Our hot chocolate is also a speciality.

“We use only the finest Callebaut chocolate.”

“We use melted Belgian chocolate in our hot chocolate.”

It is difficult not to be tempted by the chocolates displayed like jewels in the glass cabinets. Dark chocolate with a metallic gold-glazed finish, mint crèmes, chocolate

Born in Swan Hill, chocolatier and maker and seller of chocolates, Hayley grew up on the Gold Coast and in Melbourne before meeting and then marrying her husband,

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home grown Bill, a boy from Eaglehawk. She has lived in Bendigo for more than 25 years now. Hayley’s business day begins at her business at 5.45am. She finishes work at 5.30pm, stops in to see her mother and father and then three nights a week she will head off to gym. Hayley is a great believer in physical fitness. Even after working a 12-hour day she still finds the energy to go to group fitness classes. Could this be the secret of her slim figure despite the fact that she confesses to eating some chocolate each day? However, she pointed out that she has it relaxing in the evening with a cup of Earl Grey tea. She’s usually in bed at 9.30pm most nights. “I live by my diary. I’m a relatively organised person. I’m a Virgo. I like to know exactly where I am and how things are going to run.” Does Hayley ever just chill out? Well maybe on Sundays. “Sundays I’ll do a couple of meals for during the week,” she said. “Sundays are my day off. After I’ve been to gym I’ll read the papers and drink coffee. It’s our family day and I would never give that up. “We generally just stay in and have family time together on Sundays. It’s important to us. “Everything is timing.” Her daughter commutes to Melbourne three RIGHT: The finished chocolates BOTTOM RIGHT: Chocolates in the making BOTTOM: Chocolatier Hayley Tibbett

days a week and her son plays cricket so the family is on an organised schedule. Organisation is the key to Hayley’s family life as well as her business, she said. And what drew her to chocolate? “I’ve always loved chocolate and food is something my family’s always done,” she said. Hayley’s interest in making chocolates was stirred by a friend who had a chocolate shop overseas, an interest that soon became a passion. Recently, Indulge also won an award for energy efficiency. Air conditioning is most important for the chocolate products, Hayley said. Hayley said she was delighted to be awarded a Bendigo Business Excellence award in 2012 for the retail business of the year after being a finalist in previous years. “Customer service and passion for what you do is so important in business,” she said. ■ 98 | Bendigo Magazine - Issue 30

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The Times Are a-Changin’ The classic song title from Bob Dylan sits quite aptly with the wine world at the moment. Ash Raeburn - Wine Guy - Photographer: David Field

ASH RAEBURN – WINE GUY

Glenwillow, Nebbiolo D’Yandoit 2009. Bendigo. Retail $25 Another family operated vineyard, located in Yandoit, which is between Castlemaine and Daylesford. Peter and Cheryl Fyffe developed the vineyard in 1999 and along with awardwinning winemaker Greg Dedman have been producing excellent examples of regional shiraz and cabernet and an equally delightful barbera. Stay tuned for a release of a sparkling shiraz as well. Often quite a difficult grape to produce, Nebbiolo, when done well, is truly a beautiful wine – simple when the Italian’s refer to Barolo as the King of Wines. Strawberry and redcurrant aromas lead into a soft, delicate palate. Elegant red fruit flavours are complemented by underlying floral and spice hints. A lighterstyle wine that drinks especially well with slow braised duck or wild mushroom risotto.

Quite literally, wine drinkers now have access to wine at their fingertips, choosing from a staggering range of varieties available from regions and countries that would have been quite unheard of only 15 years ago. Winemakers are having to adapt and create their own unique niche in the market to survive and our own regions – Bendigo and Heathcote are thriving with this challenge. Many are now producing different varietals with the four below all perfect for the beautiful autumn weather in Bendigo.

Harcourt Valley, Limited Release Grenache, Shiraz, Mouvedre (GSM) 2011. Bendigo. Retail $25 This family-operated vineyard in Harcourt is certainly booming. Quinn Livingstone (winemaker), along with brother Kye and mother Barb are certainly moving with the times. Along with a classic range of wines, the team is now also producing craft beer and a delicious ginger beer as well. The newly-renovated cellar door is well worth a visit with regular food events. The art of blending different varietals has been around for many years and from as difficult vintage, Quinn has worked wonders with this GSM. Showing a light ruby colour, it delivers soft red berry aromas with just a hint of savoury spice. Delicate on the palate with red cherry and raspberry flavours along with a touch of white pepper and fine, dry tannins, it lingers nicely. A perfect accompaniment to a Sunday barbecue.

Pondalowie, Tempranillo 2010.

Foster e Rocco, Sangiovese 2010.

Heathcote. Retail $25

Heathcote. Retail $32

Husband and wife team Dominic and Krystina Morris have certainly helped bring Bendigo to prominence in the wine scene. Producing a fantastic range of wines under the Pondalowie label including a magnificent sparkling shiraz, they also make wines under the Pinga label, featuring different blended varietals. Having spent numerous vintages in Portugal, Dominic is also well equipped to produce their own vintage fortified which is brilliant for the cooler nights.

With many years working in all aspects of the hospitality industry, it was inevitable that long-time friends Adam Foster and Lincoln Riley would end up producing wine, and fine wine it is. Working on producing food-friendly wines that they would like to drink themselves is certainly paying dividends. It is also worthwhile tracking down some of Adam’s delicious salami as well.

Dominic and Krystina’s third Tempranillo from Heathcote is produced in a more easy-drinking style but don’t let this take away from the quality. Fresh, ripe blood plums and cherries on the nose, the initial palate abounds with flavours of juicy red cherry and black fruit, leading into some cherry cola and spice characteristics. The grippy yet balanced tannins help lead you to a match chorizo and potato croquettes.

This classical representation of Sangiovese shows dry, earthy aromas mixed with red cherry and spice. Quite dry and savoury on the palate with flavours red cherry and cranberries combining nicely with the finely grained tannins. The careful use of oak helps deliver a lengthy, dry finish. Also well worth checking out their Nuovo – an unoaked version of Sangiovese. All wines mentioned above are available at Wine Bank on View. 45 View Street, Bendigo. (03) 5444 4655. Bring in this article and receive a 10 per cent discount on any of the wines reviewed above. ■

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a good brew

THE LAST SIGH OF SUMMER It’s time to dust off some specialty Belgian and French-inspired beers for drinking at dusk. Writer: Justin McPhail - Photographer: David Field Historically, Belgian beers take their inspiration from neighbours France, and were brewed as low-alcohol alternatives to water, which wasn’t safe to drink. Over time, Trappist beers became the norm, starting with dark and sweet brown ales and eventually becoming the higher percentage

Orval More a work of art than a beer. From the bottle to the delicate balance of brash citrus and spice mix on the palate, the subtle use of the wild yeast strain Brettanomyces (think: funk, Bootsy Collins slapping the bass), the late dry hopping only adding to this aroma. It’s subtle, with little punches of flavour thrown in. Like any great artwork, it has light and shade – a beautiful contrast. Such a unique beer matches perfectly with washed rind cheese (try Epoisses, the king of cheeses). Frequently available at The Dispensary Enoteca. Try it (and if trying it at the source, be mindful they only open two days each year).

beers we see today. Some of the world’s best beer styles (some of my favourites) are brewed in Belgium by Trappist monks. The aim of the production of these beers was to support the operation of the monastery and any social programs outside.

Mountain Goat – IPA (India Pale Ale) Though not a Belgian ale, this beer is perfect for the autumn months. Hidden beneath its calm exterior is Australia’s best IPA. It could be polarising given how many IPAs we are seeing on the market, but I base my judgement on the following: it’s simple, it’s cheap, it’s accessible to people new to the style, and, most importantly, it’s available nationally. The beer was initially only on limited release, but due to overwhelming feedback it was made part of the permanent range. The flavours are spoton, with fresh grapefruit and pineapple fruity galaxy hop aroma, clean and crisp malt palate and perfect carbonation. One to be enjoyed with seafood or my favourite: pulled pork rolls with sriracha chilli sauce. Find the sauce at Bendigo Wholefoods, the beer at major liquor outlets and various Bendigo craft beer venues.

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Moo Brew – Belgo Another fantastic-looking bottle of beer. Much better looking than the maroon or green labels so often seen around. For a hard-earned thirst you need a Tasmanian brewed American/Belgian hybrid beer. It is one of the few Australian Belgian styles available and it’s actually an American Pale Ale (think big malt, pungent hops), using a Belgian yeast strain to get that distinct aroma and initial tart flavour. It is quite balanced; tart at the front, dry at the back. Don’t be afraid of the overwhelming influences represented in the beer, it’s very drinkable. Available at the Wine Bank on View, which has a good range of craft beers.

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Cantillon – Grand Cru Bruocsella Another Belgian style, this time completely different to what beer would usually be regarded as – Lambic. A beer that takes a good three years to mature, it uses spontaneous fermentation, often aged in oak and blended with other vintage. The result? A tart and sour beer. The most common example you may have experience is a Kriek, a cherry sour. Sours are a unique style and so hard to get right, but this brewery has been getting it right for more than 100 years, with the family line still intact. This version is an unblended brew from 2008. It’s four years old and has aromas of sweet apples and honey, flavour notes include peach blossom, stone fruits and vanilla oak. It is not available in Bendigo, but versions of the style are often on Tim Baxter’s list at The Dispensary Enoteca. Ask Tim for his recommendation. Share it with friends, oysters and appreciation of just how good beer can be. ■

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from the foodie

Blessed are The Cheese Makers Sing hallelujah for Holy Goat cheese. Writer: Tim Baxter - Photographer: David Field

My wife and I have led fortuitous lives. We have travelled widely, lived in amazing cities, working in varying careers and industries and have seen and met many interesting people. I once sat next to Paloma Picasso during mass at Notre Dame in Paris. My wife conversed with The Dalai Lama and claimed it to be “breathtakingly spiritual”. She also saw Jeff Buckley live and cried at the sheer beauty of his voice. I spent an hour discussing 60s British Pop over coffee with famous Beatles photographer Robert Freeman. He suggested I looked like Billy Bunter (which sadly, I kind of do). We have one of his most famous photographs hanging on a hallway wall at home. I’m one of the very few lucky fans that got to see Nirvana play live over 20 years ago during their only Australian tour. Courtney Love once got changed in my office…whilst I was still sitting at my desk. And I may have been known to have one too many sherbets with the Sex Pistols on their Filthy Lucre tour at Revolver sometime around 3am. Will Studd is Australia’s most renowned importer, educator and expert on cheese. Will personally inscribed his stellar book “Cheese Slices” with kind words to my eldest daughter, which I still look at from time-to-time as it sits on display at The Dispensary Enoteca. He once told me he believed Holy Goat to be the only “world class” cheese producers in the country. And this leads me to perhaps one of the most exciting and unique experiences I’ve had. Spending a morning, very recently, in heat soaked mid-January, at the Holy Goat

organic farm in Sutton Grange. You would think that after going 10 rounds in a bar with The Sex Pistols I’d find a relaxed chat with two dedicated, passionate and extremely affable cheese makers a walk in the park…but it wasn’t. My reverence and complete infatuation with their ability to take a primary ingredient and turn it into something unequalled in this country literally got the better of me. I was sweating bullets as I drove there; nervous energy rippling through my veins like a Sid Vicious speedball. For these are not just any old cheese makers. Oh no, Carla and Ann Marie make unquestionably the finest cheese ever produced in Australia, and my favourite by quite some distance. They farm an ancient patch of land, littered with perennial deeprooted native Australian grasses, and on their property, just 25 kilometres south of Bendigo in Sutton Grange, they farm organically and allow their herd of 150 goats to wander their massive acreage at their own pace. These free-range goats are incredibly playful, friendly and inquisitive; they eat the food that nature and the land provide them and clearly lead happy, long and fulfilled lives. Unlike virtually every other cheese maker in the country, Holy Goat milk their goats and make cheese every day. Seven days a week. 365 days a year. Yep, even on Christmas Day. They believe one of the secrets to their brilliant cheese is that they only ever use daily fresh milk. What impresses me most about their dedication to their craft is that they are totally uninterested in expanding their empire

by making more cheese and expanding markets (they currently have demand way in excess of supply). They simply believe that the only way to continue to make cheese to the quality they are is to continue to devote the same amount of thought, work, effort, love and care to their animals, farm, staff and techniques. It is rare, indeed, in this age of commercialism and overt capitalism, to find two such warm and giving women, with a product the entire country and export markets are crying out for… and they are only interested in maintaining their size and increasing their dedication to quality. Generous and aspirational farmers. In the restaurant we use their spectacular Baby La Luna, both as a table cheese, and in a dish we designed specifically for the cheese. We crumb the 50g cheese with za’atar, fry it for a molten luxurious consistency and serve it on a vibrant, colorful and fresh bed of watermelon, pistachio and basil. Such is the brilliance and quality of the cheese I think the dish surpasses the Greek classic from which it takes its inspiration. Their cheese is made in small quantities and it rarely makes its way out of Victoria, such is the parochial and overwhelming demand for it in our state. Bendigo – we are truly very lucky, for Holy Goat exists on our doorstep. They feature once a month at The Bendigo Community Farmer’s Market and my good mate Daz Murphy at Bendigo Wholefoods in Lyttleton Terrace also stocks them regularly. There is no better Australian cheese. Try some today. ■

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Simon’s spiral to success Simon Lock is head chef and owner of Borchelli Ristorante, located in the heart of the Arts Precinct – View Street, Bendigo. Photographer: David Field For Simon, it all started at Spaghetti Spiral upstairs in Killian’s Walk in 1982, 31 years ago this March. Having parents own two Chinese restaurants in Bendigo before opening an Italian-inspired restaurant to fill a niche in the market, it is no surprise that Simon, who didn’t quite see “eye to eye with school”, began working as an apprentice in the restaurant at age 15. “The first year of my apprenticeship I spent at the sink, washing the dishes of up to 100 diners,” Simon said. Simon met his wife, Sharon, in Bendigo. “She was a door girl at Kristie’s disco, which is where the Borough Club is now. The two of us shifted to Melbourne to further my experience and my career as a chef.” After a short stint in Melbourne, the couple returned to Bendigo and were in a position at the age of 22 to buy both a house and set up their first cafe in Bendigo. It was called Cafe Petite in Allans Walk. This cafe was sold and another set up in the exact same building as his parents’ restaurant Spaghetti Spiral – fittingly named Cafe Spiral. It was here that Simon and Sharon had a wonderful time and formed networks with businesses and CBD workers which would prove to be invaluable in future years. The couple went on to have three children and decided once again to pack up and relocate to Melbourne. “The main aim of moving back to Melbourne was to further my skills. I returned to Lygon Street as head chef of Borsari’s Restaurant,” Simon said.

“It was the time of my life. I was cooking and socialising with scores of celebrities including Steffi Graf, Michael Schumacher and AFL personalities.” As the kids approached secondary school age, Sharon suggested a move back to Bendigo. “There really is no better place to raise a family,” Simon said Simon quickly secured a job as the head chef of the National Hotel in Bendigo, before buying the historic Goldmines Hotel. Simon and Sharon then noticed a shift towards CBD dining in Bendigo. Feeling a strong connection to Italian cuisine and with no Italian restaurant in Bendigo at the time, in December of 2006, Simon and Sharon opened the doors to Borchelli Ristorante. Specialising in modern and traditional Italian food, Simon would spend between 60 and 70 hours behind the stove cooking for his guests. He has only recently reduced his hours to spend time working on a novel he is writing “A memoir, 30 years behind the stoves.” Simon shares with us a recipe that is incredibly popular on the Borchelli Ristorante menu.

Spinach and ricotta crepes:

To make the crepes:

Serves four

In a large bowl, add half of the sifted flour and milk with the egg. Whisk vigorously until no lumps, then add the rest of the flour, milk and a pinch of salt. Make sure there are no lumps add herbs and set aside for 10 minutes.

(A few alterations have been made to make this easier for you at home by simply warming the crepes and roasted pumpkin in the microwave) Ingredients: Crepe mix: • 100g sifted plain flour • One 60g egg • 220ml of skinny milk • Pinch of salt • Four leaves of basil chiffonade • Small amount of flat leaf parsley. Ricotta mix: • 300g fresh ricotta • Pinch of nutmeg • Pinch of salt • 10g grated parmesan • One 60g egg • 50g baby spinach. • 140g roasted diced butternut pumpkin • A pinch of curry powder • Handful of pepita seeds, add curry and seeds into a pan and dry cook for one minute. Lift seeds out of curry and set aside. • 16 pieces of shaved pumpkin skin, deep fried until golden brown. • 100g of butter • 16 small sage leaves.

While the mix is sitting, place the fresh ricotta into another bowl, add pinch of nutmeg, salt, parmesan, egg and blanched chopped spinach mix well. Cooking crepes: Use a non-stick fry pan, add a little oil and rub it around the base. Scoop the crepe mix with a 60ml ladle into a heated fry pan coating the pan to the sides. Cook until dry then flip, cook for another 10 seconds, place onto a plate and cool to room temp. Then place individual crepes on the bench. Roll side closest to you, layer a 2cm dowel of ricotta mix evenly to the edges of the crepe. Take the end of the crepe and roll tightly until its a log. Refrigerate this for an hour. To plate up: Place the rolled crepes and diced pumpkin on a plate in the microwave on high and warm for four minutes (time may vary depending on microwave) place the crepes onto a chopping board and cut into quarters. Place each serving of crepe, with the cylinder standing upright. Sprinkle the roasted pumpkin in the middle, with pepita seeds. Place butter and sage in a fry pan on high heat, stir continually until brown and frothy, ladle evenly over the four plates, garnish the crepes with the fried pumpkin skin, and serve. ■ Issue 30 - Bendigo Magazine | 107

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Quest for the best Having worked her way through the ranks to become property manager at Quest Apartments Bendigo Central, bubbly mother and wife, Lisa Renato strives to provide the best for both her customers and her family – and she does it with pride. Lisa shares with us a typical day in her busy world. Photographer: David Field 3am. If luck isn’t quite on my side, I may get an early wake-up call from a guest who has locked themselves out of Quest Apartments, or someone requiring a room for the night. But that is okay, it’s all part of the job and we live on the property which means I’m only a short stroll away to solve any problems. 7am. Is when my day gets under way. My husband, Nino, is usually on “daddy duty” of a morning which allows me to get into the office nice and early. It gives me an opportunity to familiarise myself with everything that has happened since I left the night before . 9am. Sophia, my gorgeous three-year-old normally wanders over ready for me to drive her to kinder for the day. She insists I be the one to drive her, and I’m more than happy to oblige. 9.30am. Once back in the office I’ll usually do a full walk around the property just to ensure everything is in order. I’ll note any maintenance issues and talk to house keeping staff. 10.30am. Around this time I usually meet with the front office supervisor, who happens to be my husband, Nino. We talk about the accommodation market, rates and room availabilities over the coming months, as well as up-coming events that are going to be happening in Bendigo to ensure we are prepared. 11am. I catch up with my executive house keeper, Suzi. We discuss things such as room maintenance and ensuring all rooms reach the high standard of Quest Apartments. Noon. I now familiarise myself with the Quest reporting platform. With these reports I am able to see how we are travelling with occupancy and if we are meeting our budgets. I look at forward bookings and ensure we fill the rooms as much as possible over the coming months. 1pm. I have lunch with either David (the franchisee) or Trudi (the Business Development executive). We usually visit one of our charge-back restaurant partners such as Masons of Bendigo. Our guests can eat at such venues and fix up their bill when checking out of Quest Apartments all in the one transaction. Over lunch we would discuss potential marketing opportunities, discuss any new corporate clients that we have secured and discuss potential networking events. 2pm. By this time of the day I’ll usually jump

behind the reception desk to give the team some assistance. I help guests check in, answer questions, provide recommendations on where to go for dinner – and you’ll even catch me carrying our guests’ luggage up the stairs to their rooms.

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3pm. The remainder of the afternoon can be spent many ways. More often than not, we have just held a conference in a u– shape for 30 people and need to prepare the conference room for a theatre-style conference for 40 people that evening. All of this has to be done really quickly to ensure we are organised and ready to go. 4pm. I’ll usually duck away to 121 personal training for some “me time”. I’m a full-time working mum, and this is an opportunity to do something for myself and invest in my health and sanity, I guess you could say. I feel so amazing afterwards and it gives me the energy to continue on with the evening. 5pm. By this time I walk through the door to be greeted by Sophia who insists on sitting down to a cup of tea in her bedroom. I adore and cherish spending this quality time with Sophia and will do so for the next couple of hours. As we are so busy, it is extremely important to Nino and I to spend hands-on, quality time with our daughter. Whether that be cooking with her, a walk to the park or making mud pies – this time is valued. After dinner it’s a bath and bedtime for Sophia. 7pm. I’ve just become a board member of Women’s Health Loddon Mallee and tonight we have a board meeting. Our responsibilities are to govern the service for women’s health in our area which includes free pap testing and counselling, numerous resources on health and women issues as well family planning and dealing with violence. Being new to Bendigo I’m enjoying being involved with this organisation. I love being able to help people and I find this role extremely fulfilling.

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9pm. It’s time for a strong cup of earl grey tea. During this quiet time I’m able to ask Nino how his day was. Although we work together we are often doing different things and may not cross paths during the day. 10.30pm. I would normally go to sleep and get ready to start another busy day, with the hope I don’t get a 3am phone call from a guest who has locked themselves out, however, there is always a chance it will be Sophia with the 3am wake up call. ■

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The salon now has more of an industrial feel with a stunning black ceiling, wood work, lighting and decor which provides a larger salon space. Clients, family and friends attended to enjoy some champagne and were treated to a Youngblood makeup demonstration. The team at Jacs Salon would like to thank Brian Fitzpatrick Builders, Stahl Electrical, Nick Isaacs Painter and Decorator and Budget Beauty Supplies for making the gorgeous renovation possible.

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in Spirulina, for what anyone would wish was longer, you can immediately feel the nutrients soaking in with a slight sensation. This is followed by a fantastic massage, leaving my whole body feeling relaxed, stress free and ready to take on the world. The facial treatment is specifically targeted for those aged 25 to 45 who would like to see the last of their fine lines and ageing signs. Encapsulated menthol in the mask used intensely tones, tightens and brightens, meaning your skins is visibly smoothed and recharged. This gives you a radiant glow outwards, to pair with your inner relaxation. The amazing difference after the treatment is undeniable; and your old skincare habits will be a thing of the past. Not only are results instantly detectable, but you are given the peace of mind that there are no extra unnatural ingredients that we know little about. Your skin feels redefined and visibly younger, not only moments after the treatment but in the days that follow. ■

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Good on ya mum Mother’s Day is an opportunity to show mum just how special she is – gifts for the budgetconscious to those who would like to indulge are available to buy locally. Photographer: David Field

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Gifts for mum under $50 1. Busy mother’s organiser $24.95 from Nest Egg (Strath Village) 2. Adorne zip top clutch $49 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) 3. Recipes Passed Down $39.95 from Organise My… (Bath Lane) 4. Jardin Gris watering can $34.95 from from Provincial Home Living (Lyttleton Terrace) 5. Pandora sterling silver ring $49 from Stearns Showcase Jewellers (Killians Walk) 6. Cards from $4.95 from Organise My… (Bath Lane) 7. Coin bracelet $39 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) 8. Mother’s Day chocolate bouquet $29.95 from Indulge Chocolates (Fountain Court) 9. Valerie Raspberry cushion $39.95 from Provincial Home Living (Lyttleton Terrace) 10. Whitney Howard Designs necklace and pendants POA from Organise My… (Bath Lane) 11. All About my Mother book $19.95 from Nest Egg (Strath Village)

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Gifts for mum over $50 1. Glasshouse Fragrances triple strength fragrance diffuser $54.95 from Oliver Birch (Bath Lane) 2. 18ct yellow gold love pod ring with diamonds $2839 from Stearns Showcase Jewellers (Killians Walk) 3. Gift voucher from Refresh Day Spa POA (Garsed Street) 4. Mothers Day hamper, starting from $50 from Brewhouse Coffee Roasters (Hargreaves Street) 5. Pandora sterling silver bracelet $89, with charms $340 from Stearns Showcase Jewellers (Killians Walk) 6. Aveda stress-fix body lotion $49.95, soaking salts $59.95 and concentrate $39.95 from Silk Day Spa (McIvor Road) 7. Pandora birthstone ring $59 from Stearns Showcase Jewellers (Killians Walk) 8. House of Harlow jordana smoke sunglasses $150 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) 9. Pandora icon watch $419 from Stearns Showcase Jewellers (Killians Walk) 10. Laptop travel bag $264 from Organise Myâ&#x20AC;Ś (Bath Lane) 11. Picnic basket $69.95 Provincial Home Living (Lyttleton Terrace)

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Autumn Treats from The Otis Foundation This Autumn, the Otis Foundation has partnered with Indulge Chocolates to bring chocolate lovers something special.

Introducing our special Easter gift- an Otis coffee mug filled with delicious milk, white and dark chocolate eggs (for a limited time only). Indulge Chocolates will also donate 10% of sales from their ‘Otis bunnies’ sold before Easter, to the Otis Foundation. Call in and see our range at Bendigo Bank Centre, Shop 2, Bath Lane Bendigo or order online at www.otisfoundation.org.au

Have you seen the fantastic new merchandise range available at Otis? Purchasing a gift from our range is a great way to support families living with breast cancer. Call into Bath Lane or go to www.otisfoundation.org.au to view the entire range.

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Emma wears Manning Cartell loaded with music dress $549, Adorne long envelope clutch $49, coin bracelet $39 and Skin unicorn neutral patent heels $179.95 all from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane)

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Emma wears Spicysugar moss green dress $59.95 with Ajoy black dress $26.95 and black ring $12.95 from Minc Fashion (Strath Village)

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Emma wears long honeycomb stitch cardigan $119.95, wool blend fine knit tunic top $69.95 and baroque corduroy pants $99.95 from Brown Sugar (Killians Walk). Necklace stylistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own.

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Emma wears dalia baroque paisley dress $119.95, black biker jacket $99.95 and ladder sequin scarf $24.95 from Portmans (Bendigo Marketplace) and Beige boot $79.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace)

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Emma wears point dress with baroque trim $119.95 and boucle gold thread jacket $159.95 from Brown Sugar (Killians Walk)

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Emma wears Blacky Dress spot print jacket $189 and Blacky Dress tailored spot print skirt $110 and Natâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Sui trim shoe in black $239 from Euro Collections (Mitchell Street) Necklace stylists own.

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Emma wears lou lou viscose voile top $59.95, open metallic knit $59.95, studded anorak $99.95, brocade 5 pocket pant $79.95, necklace $34.95 from Portmans (Bendigo Marketplace) and taupe boot $79.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace) Model: Emma Photographer: David Field Stylist: Rhylee Elliott Hair: Vibe Hair Lounge Makeup: Ella Bache Location: One Tree Hill Regional Park

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Business Looking professional for work when pregnant can be difficult – this expectant mum dresses for success – and comfort Robyn wears Bec & Bridge ‘Midi’ Dress $160, Wish ‘Proxy’ Blazer $159, Adorne Zip Clutch $49, Adorne Pendent Necklace $39 and House of Harlow ‘Jordanna’ Sunglasses $159 all from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane), ‘Irista’ Heel $69.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace).

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Robyn wears Justine Davis Jersey Maxi $270, Stylestalker ‘Freelove’ Blazer $189.95, Adorne Metal Necklace $39, Adorne Lady Purse $59 and House of Harlow ‘Cary’ Sunglasses $159 all from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane) ‘Irista’ Heel $69.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace).

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Robyn wears seamless reverse slip $29.95 from Portmans (Bendigo Marketplace), Heather stripe Top $59.95 and short pearl cluster necklace $34.95 from Jacqui E (Bendigo Marketplace), â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Josieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; black shoe $69.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace), Futura red bag $57 from Bags on Williamson (Williamson Street)

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Robyn wears summer beach pant $79.95, tonal floral tee $59.95, ‘Pop of Colour’ crop blazer $99.95 all from Portmans (Bendigo Marketplace). ‘Josie’ shoe $69.95 from Novo (Bendigo Marketplace), Kardashian Kollection black handbag $129.95 from Bags on Williamson (Williamson Street) and gold rustic necklace stylist’s own.

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Happy Birthday Quest Quest Bendigo Central celebrated it’s first birthday recently with a night of wine and cheese tasting. Guests celebrated with staff and friends a wonderful and successful first year in business. Quest Bendigo Central is a purpose-built, serviced apartment accommodation provider, presenting 60 stylish and contemporary studio, one, two and three bedroom serviced apartments within walking distance to the Bendigo CBD. Quest Bendigo Central is located 228 McCrae Street Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5410 1300. ■

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Emily wears ‘Autumn Fairy from Cinderella’ handmade tutu and handmade headdress courtesy of Cairo James (Bendigo Senior Secondary School), and nude point ballet shoes (model’s own).

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Emily wears Minty Meets Munt ‘Metallica’ top $89, Cameo ‘The National’ skirt $159.95, Low Luv black ring $119 all available from The Styling Bird (Bath Lane) and black point ballet shoes with ribbons (model’s own).

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Emily wears Seafolly ‘Shimmer Seps’ bikini top $99.95 from Folly & Jane (Bath Lane), Black feather shoulder shrug (model’s own), ‘Menthe Pastel leather brief’, ‘Dem Deutschen Volke pin tucked organza maxi’ both courtesy of Jacinta Hampton and nude point ballet shoes (model’s own).

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Emily wears Keepsake ‘Kiss The Sun’ top $109 from Mona Lisa (Bath Lane), black half tutu courtesy of Carmel Amelia School of Dance and black point ballet shoes (model’s own).

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Emily wears ‘Scarlet bodysuit’ and ‘Carmen Slip’ courtesy of Jacinta Hampton, black point ballet shoes (model’s own).

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Emily wears Jozette ‘Joni’ leotard $69.95 from Block (Melbourne) and Cameo ‘Revolution’ knit $189.95 from The Styling Bird (Bath Lane).

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Emily wears Ellis & Dewey top $59.95 and Plat copper chain necklace both from The Laboratory (Bath Lane) and Nancy Ganz ‘Body Core’ high waisted brief $59.95 from Myer (Hargreaves Mall). Nude point ballet shoes (model’s own).

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Emily wears Miss Shop La De Da black dress $79.95 and Miss Shop belt $24.95 both from Myer (Hargreaves Mall). Nude point ballet shoes (modelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own).

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puppy love Feathers, fur, or scales? What is your preference? I’m a traditional girl. No scaly, slimy, creepy crawlies for me, although I am partial to hermit crabs. Writer: Kylie Freer - Photographer: David Field I prefer four legs, fur, loyalty and fun, which leaves me with dogs. Cats aren’t overly loyal, although I respect their sense of independence. Mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs are still, by-and-large, rodents. The proof of that statement came when my cousin’s rabbit kitten became lost in a cupboard and was found trimming her recently purchased wedding dress! Luckily, she is petite and it hadn’t been hemmed, so, despite the cursing, there wasn’t any rabbit stew. The rabbit still gets into hideaway spaces, but he’s generally lured there by a stolen carrot on the other end of her three-year-old old son. Many childhood memories involve a pet or two, whether it be unconditional love, fun or mischief. My children love their labrador puppy, but for a while there we weren’t sure if he was going to make it through the puppy stage. Like all labradors and puppies in general, he chews and explores, explores and chews! At eight weeks old he discovered slippers, runners, toys and cardboard boxes. Like a typical toddler, everything went in his mouth. We found having a new puppy was great for getting the kids to pick up after themselves. It was also great for getting the kids outside and making sure they dug only in the sandpit. But it was also wonderful to feel

the sand between your toes, so my little boy took off his socks and shoes and the puppy ate and swallowed a sock.

jump up or mouth us, nor my seven-year-old old daughter, but he will do it to my fouryear-old.

Thank goodness it was a small sock and a large puppy, although it did make for an embarrassing story at puppy school the following week.

Then again, they are almost the same size and spend just as much time on the ground as each other. Trying to teach a four-year-old old boy to be the leader and not just the playmate is as challenging as getting him to eat anything leafy and green.

Puppy school was a whole other story. Classmates included a trembling chihuahua, an enigmatic miniature sausage dog, a sleepy King Charles and a few others, but basically, teeny tiny handbag dogs. Then there was the unco-ordinated, boisterous labrador. At least his litter-mate was there, too. The other pups would play quietly and then curl up on their owner’s laps. The labs would squirm, impatiently waiting their turn and then they would demonstrate how the big boys and girls play with no consideration of size, strength or noise. At least he could sit, drop, crawl and stay (a little), but I did feel like the bewildered parent of the impulsive rough kid with the non-existent attention span. I’d go home after puppy training and think I’d never had this much trouble with other dogs, but then I realised, I’d never had children. Children seem to have the capacity to undo anything that has been done, with the exception of their own shoelaces. Training isn’t about the puppy; it’s about the children (and the adults). Our puppy won’t

Pets give so much and we can’t underestimate the lessons that are learned along the way. My daughter is now less timid around dogs and is learning how to interact more confidently. She loves training her puppy, feeding him, checking his water and brushing him. She understands the need for single word instructions, but my son on the other hand, still does not. After an argument in the sandpit over a shovel where he tried to reason with the puppy like a friend at day care;“that is my spade, give it back. You go and get the yellow one,” he commented that, “looking after animals is harder than looking after children.” While I’m not so sure about that, at least my son realised we have a responsibility to keep our pets safe, happy, healthy and loved. So, as long as the washing stays on the line and our vegetable garden stays intact, then all will be rosy and I’ll even forgive our puppy for his love of strawberries. ■

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Leadership – fact or fiction? That one word that seems to have many different connotations or meanings, subject to who you are, where you are and what stage of life you’re at. Writer: Chris DeAraugo Photographer: Andrew Perryman Recently, I spoke with a group of university students and the topic they wanted to discuss was that of leadership. I learnt a lot from the chat and there may be something in here for you as well. The topic or ideal of leadership is a fascinating one and the more I think about it, the more interesting it becomes. Recalling the discussion with the students, it was apparent their collective view of what leadership is, was based around the traditional (and naïve) convention that it is the position, not the person that signifies leadership. This is the same as the dumb notion that a manager is automatically a leader. As an example we discussed the idea that the Prime Minister must be a leader because they are the political head of the country. It was fun questioning this. “Would we agree that the current Prime Minister (or indeed the Leader of the Opposition) would qualify as a leader and possess many of the traits and qualities a good leader would usually be associated with?” This led to identifying what some of those traits and qualities would include and what people would like to associate with or see in a leader. What was interesting was how quickly the key words formed the expectations and understanding of what this group would want from a leader.

The key words were honesty, trust and consistency. It was agreed a good leader would also have a strong sense of purpose and provide clarity of direction for people to follow and embrace. This could be seen has “having a vision for the future” but most people agreed a leader needs to provide the confidence that they know where they are going and, importantly, why. And without getting political, it was interesting to watch this group of young people assess our current national leadership to this list of qualities and traits. There was a high level of disappointment as they assessed them against the three key words. And note it was disappointment not dissatisfaction. I think we want our leaders to be of a certain standard. Have you ever considered your definition of leadership? Stop reading for a moment and Google “definitions of leadership”. You’ll be amazed at just how many people have an opinion on the topic and have had a crack at defining what leadership is. And you may well end up more confused than when you started. And as an aside, isn’t it great that “Google” is now a verb. Back to the topic, I’m convinced of a few things around this idea of leadership. For one, I believe leadership is also a verb. It is about doing and actions. And it is about why and how things are done and their

impacts on people or events that ultimately determine the quality of the leadership. It’s always a shock for younger people entering the workforce when they eventually work out that their manager may or may not be a leader. I was very fortunate in my early working days to be surrounded by some exceptional people of quality who you could trust, were consistent and honest and provided clarity of role and purpose to follow. I’ve since seen others not as lucky. When you consider the amount of major businesses in Australia that have gone into liquidation and closed in the past 18 months and forced thousands of people into unemployment, I sometimes wonder what role lack of good leadership may have played with some of them. I’m sure there was plenty of management but was there enough leadership to make sure the business was still relevant and providing value to customers? And to finish on leadership, the quote that, in my opinion, best sums up what is good leadership comes from an old Chinese philosopher Lao-Tzu who said “a leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him. But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, people will say ‘we did it ourselves’.” ■

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Baby Boot Camp Here’s a newsflash: sometimes men say and do stupid things and more often than not the resulting consequences have not been thoroughly considered. Writer: Ash McAuliffe - Photographer: David Field Among the people I work with, there are four women pregnant with their first child and three guys whose wives have recently had their first. Aside from wondering what’s in the water here at work, a few troubling trends have emerged and, as you can probably guess, it has to do with the things that us men have said and/or done and it’s generally because we aren’t prepared. As a new dad myself, I thought it would have been handy to have a little guide to help prepare me, so I have put one together for all of you dads-to-be out there. The observation among the new dads I have spoken to is that the mums seem to be able to deal with the required tasks and sleep deprivation better than us. It may just be they don’t whine about it as much as we do, but like any physical endurance event, it pays to train. Here’s what I recommend the guys do for a month before the due date to get a little more prepared for that moment when your life changes for ever, kind of like a Baby Boot Camp. For this training you will need: • A bag of fresh cow-pats (the fresher the better). • Some curdled cream in a squirty sauce bottle. • A medium sized octopus. • An MP3 player with headphones and prerecorded screaming loaded up. • And an eye-dropper full of boiling water. The training program is as follows: 1. Set your alarm to go off every two hours.

2. When the alarm goes off, nudge your wife. 3. After she punches you in the face, get up. 4. Put the headphones on, max the volume and hit play. 5. Grab the octopus and head to the change table. 6. With one hand try to dress the octopus, throw a cow-pat at yourself with the other hand. 7. Get the eye dropper and put a few drips of boiling water on the softest part of your wrist. 8. Walk up and down the hallway holding the octopus while singing. 9. Squirt the curdled cream over your shoulder, then squirt a bit more on your face. 10. Then get back into bed because the alarm will go off again in 10 minutes. If you have any plans to acquire new golf clubs, a new watch, a new bike or any such thing, get it done before the baby comes along. Chances are this will be the last time you have any disposable income of any sort. If you’re the kind of guy who asks permission for such purchases, do it while she’s asleep. Before bubs arrives, it pays to enjoy some of the simple things in life, which are hard to identify because you probably take them for granted. Going out to lunch or dinner will never be as easy as it is now, so do it now and do it often. Once the little bundle of joy comes along, a trip to the café will resemble an overseas excursion with the preparation time and the amount of luggage required.

Read a newspaper in peace for the last time in your life. I buy the Saturday Age every Saturday, but since little Ben arrived, I may get to read a few pages on Sunday night. One of the most annoying things you will experience prior to the birth is how many people will inform you that your life will never be the same. Thanks for the tip Captain Obvious. They’re very correct though (which is why it’s so annoying) so here’s a few traps for young players that should be avoided… specifically, stupid things not to say: 1. There will be a time when you come home to a messy house and your wife is asleep on the couch. Unless you are planning to start World War 9, don’t say “what have you been doing all day?” 2.“What’s for dinner?” is another seemingly innocent sentence that may cost you half of your assets and a trip to the emergency room to have a random object removed from a random orifice. 3. “I’m just meeting the boys at the pub…” is best finished off with “….ha ha ha I was only joking, I have vacuuming to do!” 4. Under no circumstances should you buy your wife a treadmill or any form of exercise equipment or gym membership. I’ll cover my backside here by disclaiming that this is not an exhaustive list of warnings, and men seem to innovate in the field of “stupid-things-to-say-to-your-girl”, so I provide no warranty that you will not be intentionally injured by your spouse before, during or after the birth of your first child. ■

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Tahleah was out celebrating with friends when Josh approached her on the dance floor and offered to buy her a drink. He then decided to impress Tahleah with some of his famous dance moves and after performing his signature move, “the worm”, Josh was promptly escorted and ejected from the venue. “Something made me follow him outside” Tahleah explained. And it was then the couple exchanged numbers and their life together began. Almost two years later on Christmas morning, when the couple awoke, Josh rolled over and retrieved a small box from his beside table and spoke the words “Tahleah Eve Mary Dillon, will you marry me?” Tahleah said the timing couldn’t have been more perfect. “We were able to share the news with our families during Christmas lunch that day.”

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The wedding ceremony was held on Saturday, October 27, 2012 on the most gorgeous spring day in Rosalind Park. The ceremony was very family-oriented with several family members and friends performing readings. The reception was held at the All Seasons Conservatory, where guests were treated to canapes and champagne on arrival as well as entertainment from a live band. The bridal table was set in the centre of the room so the newly married couple could be surrounded by their family and friends. The couple also opted for a candy buffet as opposed to serving dessert at the table, as well as personalised chocolate bars which added to the uniqueness of the day for guests. Tahleah’s wedding dress was a gorgeous antique white gown with a sweetheart neckline by bridal designer Florenza. The gown was fitted around the bodice and dropped softly from the hips with a small train.

“Our wedding day was fantastic, everything I had always wished for” Tahleah said. “My favourite moment was seeing the look on Josh’s face as I walked down the aisle towards him. I hadn’t seen him for the entire week leading to the wedding which made it all the more special.” After the wedding the couple enjoyed a short honeymoon to Torquay which was both romantic and relaxing, and are planning an extended honey to Fiji in March, with thanks to their beautiful family and friends who contributed to their honeymoon registry. Advice to future brides? “Start planning early”, Tahleah explained. “Josh and I started planning our wedding as soon as we became engaged, which meant we had the entire week before the wedding to relax, knowing that everything was organised. ■

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Shaun and Haylee were introduced by a mutual friend three years ago. Haylee’s first impression of Shaun was “he seemed lovely but was a little shy at first”. After getting to know each other at several more social gatherings, Haylee quickly realised how much fun Shaun was to be around, not to mention his crazy dance moves. It wasn’t long before the couple fell in love. Shaun planned the proposal very well, according to Haylee. “He organised to take me to Hepburn Springs near Daylesford for the weekend. Everyone was telling me that he was going to propose, but he convinced me he would never do it on a trip like this because it would be so predictable.” After checking the car for a ring (just in case), Haylee didn’t discover anything so she quickly removed the idea from her head. The couple arrived at their beautiful cabin and walked up to the main house onto a beautiful deck that overlooked a truly stunning view. “Shaun seemed a little uneasy so the thought of a proposal popped back into my head,”

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Haylee explained. The couple then took a drive to the Convent Gallery in Daylesford which is one of Haylee’s favourite places. They walked through the beautiful garden right up to the top to a breathtaking view. “Shaun was walking behind me and as I was pointing something out to him, he tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around to find him on his knee holding a small box in his hands. I’ll never forget the smile he had on his face. I thought he was joking and told him to get up. And he responded with: “Let me try this again,” Haylee will you marry me,’ and of course I said ‘yes’.” The wedding day was made even more special with the couple’s three children all having important roles on the day. Son Connor walked Haylee down the aisle. “It was a very proud moment for me,” Haylee said. The couple’s daughters, Sophie and Bella, were both flower girls and led Connor and Haylee down the aisle. Haylee’s wedding gown was a mermaid cut

and outshone the original dress that Haylee had already bought. “As soon as I saw this particular dress, I just had to have it. The moment I put the gown on, I knew it was the one and it was meant for me. The amazing Bron McQueen of Bendigo Bridal undertook all of the fittings and alterations to ensure the perfect fit.” The wedding was held in Torquay. The reception venue was decorated with hanging jars and tea-light candles and rustic flower arrangements. The couple provided old photo frames for their guests to use as props for photographs. Haylee’s great uncle, Gordon Traill, catered for the evening and her great cousin, Melanie Traill, was the wedding photographer. “It was great to be able to have family members so involved in our special day,” Haylee said. “Overall, it was so special to have our children, family and close friends by our side on our wedding day. There was so much laughter and fun. It was exactly how we wanted it and we wouldn’t change a thing.” ■

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Autumn has arrived and over this period there are some things we need to consider to keep our pets safe and happy. Writer: Kellie Anset PBSc - Passionate Vetcare I’ve heard that dogs should not eat chocolate. Can they eat a small amount of chocolate without any effect? There have been many dogs that have decided to raid the Easter hunt and beaten the kids to the chocolate eggs. If a large dog eats a small amount then they may not show any signs of an issue or they may end up with an upset belly and some diarrhoea. The more a dog eats, the more likely they will show further signs with vomiting, muscle tremors and convulsions being the more serious signs, and death being the worst outcome. To get an idea of what amount can kill a dog, a small dog such as a chihuahua or maltese/shih tzu will not survive if they eat a 250gm block of dark chocolate. The best course of treatment is to ring your vet to make an appointment to induce vomiting. If time has lapsed and signs are present, hospitalisation may be required. As the weather cools down, I tend to walk my dog less and last year she put on a lot of weight. How can I stop the weight from building up and actually enable her to lose some weight? Obesity in our pets is a common issue with more than 20 per cent of dogs being classed

as obese. Obese pets have high blood pressure, are exercise intolerant, tire easily and can suffer breathing difficulties. They are prone to heart problems and may contract other diseases such as diabetes. Preventing the initial weight increase is the best way to keep your dog happy and healthy. The majority of the time, obesity is from taking in more calories than it is expending. Some of the common causes of too many calories include: • Not adjusting food intake to an animal’s energy requirements, for example after desexing. • Providing food and assuming the dog will regulate its own intake. • Ignoring the caloric value of treats and snacks – you may be surprised how the little treats from you, the sandwiches from the kids and the leftovers from the neighbour all add up. • In households with more than one pet, you often have one animal helping itself to more than its fair share of food. • Lack of exercise. • Differences between breeds – some breeds such as labradors and beagles are renowned garbage guts and will go to great lengths to raid the bin or table scraps.

Before starting any kind of diet or lifestyle change with your dog, it is advisable to have the pet have a thorough medical examination. To help your dog lose weight: • The whole family must follow the same rules. • Cut out all snacking or substitute with healthy treats. • Reduce caloric intake – your vet will calculate the weight loss that should be achieved and provide you with a calorie-controlled diet. • Our Royal Canin prescription diet food provides bulk to give the feeling of fullness, with reduced calories but all the vitamins and minerals that are required. The prescription diet also contains glucosamine and chondroitin to help with arthritis. • Increase meal frequency. • Exercise is a crucial part of any weight loss regime. Once an obese pet loses the weight we then need to keep the weight off. Passionate Vetcare sells the Royal Canin Weight Control diet that will then help prevent the weight building up again. But it is up to you as owners to follow some of the above points to help your dog lead a long and healthy life. ■ Issue 30 - Bendigo Magazine | 167

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Ese Consulting There have been some exciting new changes happening at ESE Bendigo including new faces and a new website.

taking care of business The Bendigo business community is thriving with many new, fresh faces opening their doors. Why not stop by, say hello and show your support.

Karen Nickson has joined the ESE Consulting team as senior consultant/ office co-ordinator. Karen holds a degree in Management majoring in Human Resource Management and is also a qualified workplace trainer and assessor. WIth a background in staff leadership, mentoring and development, Karen brings a wealth of experience to the ESE Consulting team who work hard to match the right people with the right roles, throughout regional Victoria. Catering to both large and small businesses’ recruitment needs, ESE Consulting delivers results with a truly personalised approach – the advantage being that they are small enough to focus on a client’s real needs, but large enough to succeed in the most demanding of assignments. 2013 also sees the launch of an informative and interactive new website so you can keep even more up to date with news, featured candidates and special promotions. Why not jump online and browse by visiting www. eseconsulting.com.au. You can also like ESE Consulting on Facebook. The team are located at 108 Mollison Street Bendigo and can be contacted on (03) 5442 6676

Join the club If you are looking for good food, great service and excellent coffee The Coffee Club Bendigo is the place for you. The Coffee Club provides a welcoming, relaxed meeting place that is casual yet sophisticated, stylish yet affordable – all in the heart of Bendigo. The Coffee Club Bendigo is located on the corner of Edward and Queen Streets and can be contacted on (03) 5444 1234. ■

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Sleep tight Polkadot Kids and Friends is thrilled to announce the arrival of the Sleeptight Sheet. Created to prevent your child from becoming entangled in their bedding and awakening due to being cold and uncomfortable – the Sleeptight Sheet keeps all bedding in place and makes your child feel secure and safe, allowing mum and dad to experience a peaceful night’s sleep also. For more information and to order a Sleeptight Sheet, visit www.pkandf.com. au. While browsing the website you can also join the Polkadot Kids and Friends Club to receive special offers and updates.

Organise My... Consulting Store Located in Bath Lane Bendigo, Organise My… is a concept store to help customers organise different areas of their life. Products are available to help organise your travel needs, stationery requirements, storage, inspirational ideas, environmentally safe cleaning, natural body care and candles, or simply your gift giving, where their beautiful wrapping is part all part of the service. Organise My… is excited to extend their services to those who to want to organise their space either in home or office. Workshops based on the bestselling books by MaryAnne Bennie, the principals of “Paper Flow” and “From Stuffed to Sorted” will cover some tried and tested systems and have you organised in no time. For those of you who are a little more time challenged, Organise My… have an AAPO accredited organising service available. If you need help to de-clutter rooms, your office, or your shed, Organise My… can hep. Organise My... is an environmentally conscious company that values local resources and will support relationships with like minded businesses and are a reference point for companies and tradespeople that complement the services offered. The new home of this exciting venture is just across the road from the existing store at 7 Bath Lane Bendigo.

Executive Virtual Associate Having more than 22 years’ experience in administration and banking, Sam Spence has now established a virtual assistance business to support businesses to get on top of their administration needs. A Virtual Assistant works from a different location to the actual business he or she supports, but can still complete many different tasks and projects to help keep businesses on track. A VA can do a wide variety of jobs, it really depends on the needs of the business. At Executive Virtual Associate, they specialise in tasks to build relationships with your clients, social media and administration support at every level. “For example, we can create, collate and send newsletters for your business, perhaps survey your customers for areas of improvement, set up your social media, or prepare reports for your upcoming presentations. That is just a very small sample of some of the things we can do at Executive Virtual Associate,” Sam said. When you partner with a VA, you will save on staffing costs, and office consumables, without compromising on quality. Another benefit of working with a VA is the vast network he or she is associated with, allowing business owners to connect with other specialist support providers. For more information on the services available from Executive Virtual Associate, contact Sam Spence on 0400 569 657 or visit www.executivevirtualassociate.com.au.

For consultation and bookings, the welcoming team will be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10am – 2pm and at other times by appointment. Organise My… can be contacted on (03) 5443 8008 or visit the website www.organisemy.com.au

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FBT – Fringe benefits tax Accounting is full of acronyms, CGT, GST, ITAA just to name a few. It is easy to tune out when these are being thrown around because there are just so many of them. Writer: Dennis Barnett – AFS Business Service Manager and FBT Specialist FBT, or Fringe Benefits Tax, is a topic that every business should have a basic understanding of as you can incur significant penalties if it is ignored. FBT was introduced in 1986 to prevent businesses providing perks to employees as a business tax deduction. FBT is one of the most complex areas within the taxation regime due to the number of variables and the diverse range of expenses that are subject to FBT. As a result of the tax’s complexities, some common errors frequently occur. The main FBT problem areas include: Motor vehicles, meal entertainment and expense payments. Motor Vehicles Employers who provide a vehicle to an employee who then uses it for private purposes will generally be subject to FBT. Recent statistics show that an ATO review of this area found 70 per cent of those reviewed failed their compliance requirements, resulting in an average adjustment of $25,000. But it’s not all doom and gloom. There are some basic steps a business can take to minimise and even

eliminate any potential FBT liability relating to motor vehicles. Maintaining a logbook for each vehicle is the simplest approach to examining and reducing any potential FBT liability. Meal entertainment Almost every business will incur meal entertainment expenditure. Whether it is the annual Christmas party, business dinners at restaurants or food and drink provided at corporate sporting days, these activities can be subject to FBT.

For example, if the business pays your phone bill and your phone is used for both private and work related purposes then this can be caught in the FBT regime. Private expenses such as phones, rent, electricity and insurance should be kept separate from business activities and paid for by the individual themselves. FBT has been designed to catch all these types of transactions and more. On top of all this there are many other intricacies to FBT; minor benefit exemptions and exempt benefits are just two that may apply. The considerations required to ensure that you comply with the FBT regime are many and varied. For any questions or further information, please contact one of our professional accountants at AFS & Associates who will be able to assist. ■

What this means is that all expenses your business incurs in relation to meals provided to employees is required to be considered for FBT. Some expenses, such as employee amenities and light refreshments provided on the employer’s premises, are not subject to FBT. Therefore, you should record clearly what each expense is in relation to, ensuring there is sufficient information available when reviewing your FBT obligations. Expense payments Many small business owners will often have private expenses paid for by their business.

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Tummy Tuck Abdominoplasty, or tummy-tuck surgery, can be life changing for many women. This is a reconstructive and restorative procedure that has many unexpected benefits. Writer: Richard W Dickinson Most women are overjoyed with the miracle of having babies and a family. This is a hectic time with many new responsibilities and little ‘you’ time. It is a time of personal sacrifice that can produce significant changes to a new motherly body. Women today are keen to restore themselves to their former slimmer shape. They will exercise, lose weight but often experience frustration in the limitations of their endeavour. Often tummies can look worse, a wrinkled pot, especially after large weight loss. What is going on? What can I do about this? The first step is to get sensitive, empathetic and professional advice. Consider discussing this with a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. What will I learn? Here are some little known facts. Pregnancy or carrying excessive weight produces irreversible changes to the tummy muscle area. Although we mostly see loose skin

and excess fat, this is not the key problem. Widening or a gap forming between the tummy muscles is essential to make room for your baby. With each baby this gets a bit worse, with less chance for recovery. It is this muscle gap that is the key to your changes. Exercise will not fix this, muscle toning is helpful, but your pot tummy or bulge will often persist. This weakness may improve a little in the first year but muscle gap reconstruction is the only way to fully restore this gap. This will restore your shape and just as important your functions. The muscle gap hampers your back strength, bowel and bladder control. Back support requires excellent tummy strength and core tone. All respond well to this repair. What are these fat areas I cant seem to lose? These discrete fat bulges are hormonal fat

generated by pregnancy hormones. Fat specialists know this fat wont burn with exercise or diet. It is in a different spot to fat that burns, not all fat is the same. This is where spot liposuction can permanently help. How do I find out more? Visit a GP or obstetrician, discuss this and ask for a referral. A specialist will listen to all concerns and explain any individual needs. Time, with a number of visits are required to have a complete and thorough assessment, treatment preparation and full understanding. It is essential to be close to an ideal weight before surgery. Safety in this endeavour is a prime concern. Only surgery close to home will provide the important after care you need. To find out more by contacting Bendigo Plastic Surgery, located at Bendigo Day Surgery. ■

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new year – new resolutions While the most common resolutions are around health and weight loss, many are also about improving finances and growing wealth for the future. Writer: Darren Eldridge – NAB Bendigo branch manager Undoubtedly, the easiest way to improve wealth is to win Tattslotto - but unfortunately we can’t all be that lucky. Growing your wealth takes planning, strategy, good advice and hard work. Questions that are often asked of bankers are “How can I use the equity in my home?”; “Can I use my equity to buy an investment property?”; and

soon as possible. However, if looking to grow wealth, using equity can really assist to achieve the goals. Anyone looking to buy an investment property will either need cash funds or available equity to contribute to the purchase.

“How do I know how much equity I have?”

If the focus previously has been on debt reduction, much of the surplus cash may have gone into paying off loans.

Offering some insight into unlocking equity and the ways of doing it can be a benefit in the short and long term.

Such a strategy may have left minimal cash savings, but there will be a great opportunity to use the equity gained.

For many, a home is their biggest asset. People focus on reducing their home loan and also benefit from property prices growing. Both of these factors drive up the equity in the home. To work out the equity in your home, subtract your loan amount from the current property value and the difference is the equity.

The equity that has built up in the current property can be used to structure new lending for the purchase of a new investment property.

For example, if a property is worth $250,000 and the loan is for $150,000, the equity is $100,000. This is an excellent position to be in, and a large number of people in this position are keen to pay off their loan as

Borrowing to invest can benefit in a number of ways including improving tax position, the current financial position and long term financial security. It may provide a number of items that can act as tax deductions, and may result in negative gearing – hence, prior to entering into any arrangement, advice is always to seek the input of a banker, accountant or financial adviser.

These people are skilled in this area and will be able to provide the relevant information for each personal situation and how accessing equity may benefit. NAB is well represented in Bendigo with a team of skilled bankers in branches in Central Bendigo, Strath Village and Eaglehawk who would love to meet to discuss the ways they can help access equity and invest for the future. Any advice in this document has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of this, before acting on this advice you should consider whether it is appropriate to your objectives, financial situation and needs”; and “You should obtain a Product Disclosure Statement relating to the product and consider the statement before making any decision about whether to acquire the product”.■

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Making work a laugh I’m often asked what is the secret to workplace happiness. Recent research says that it could be as simple as having a laugh. Writer: Paul Murphy – At Work Consulting Running the results together from a few recent surveys sheds some light. First, a large 2012 global workforce survey showed only one third of workers are highly engaged. Meanwhile, another 2012 survey reports only half of Australia’s 11.5 million employees believe they are in the right line of work. The other half want to change jobs. Again, another study found that only just over half of employees are satisfied with their manager. And finally, a survey found that the ability to laugh with a manager was the single most effective trait when fostering good relationships between staff and bosses. One in four employees said a sense of humour was their most valued trait in a boss, followed by trust and patience, fairness, open communication and honesty. Humorous bosses were more important to female employees, with four in 10 men preferring a funny boss compared to 60 per cent of women. The important point is that overall quality of the work experience for most people depends on how well they get on with their managers. Likewise, trust in senior leadership, exciting projects and

the chance to develop in their career, and support in managing stressors on the job are all vital. What can managers do? Traits which are widely regarded as being positive to a working relationship such as respect, trust and open communication still go a long way to a productive environment, and managers need to build these capabilities. But it now seems many workers also want to share a joke with a superior. This may part of be a generational shift. What it does is to encourage a culture of openness in the workplace and help remove formal barriers. We might soon start seeing courses in how to be a funny boss. However, the boss who jokes around too much, could well risk damaging not only theirs, but also their employee’s performance. You need to get the balance right. Other key things a workplace should look at are enabling workers with the right set of tools, resources and support, and creating workplaces that are energising to work in by promoting physical, emotional and social well-being. And staff?

Staff themselves can do a couple of things if they want to change their experience at work, and only one of these involves leaving. Brett was bored and unfulfilled in his role in the graphics department of a large business. His performance was suffering and his manager was starting to push him harder. He set about re-designing his career. He explored career websites, talked to people and ultimately realised his interest in web design could become a fulltime work focus. Because his qualifications and experience were under par in this area, he took an online course, in his own time, and then started channeling into the social media section of his own organisation. When a vacancy came up there for a newly-created position, he was best placed because he knew the organisation, was now freshly committed to his work, and also had the skills his business needed. Career move accomplished ■

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The captain of cook Bendigo TAFE is focusing on training the next wave of culinary giants.Traditional apprenticeship training is being offered, as well as full-time culinary course. Profile: Robert Scott - Teaching department manager, hair, beauty and hospitality Bendigo TAFE 1. Tell us a bit about your hospitality background

art, understand the fundamentals and gain the skills – then break all the rules.

Being the son of a baker, cooking is in the blood, or DNA at least. Growing up in the small country town of Koroit, I hated working in the bakehouse with dad during school holidays – it was like drawing teeth. “How unfair” I would think to myself. Mind you, those thoughts of persecution soon evaporated when, after school, I could call into the shop with my mates and help myself to whatever was on offer. Gee, I was popular. It wasn’t until I finished high school and headed for the big smoke in Melbourne and got a part time job in a restaurant, I realised that a career in the VFL wasn’t quite going to happen and that maybe cooking would be something I could do. The rest, as they say, is history. Cooking has taken me all around the world. It has given me the opportunity to be self-employed, but ultimately, I have been able to do something I love.

Cooking needs to come from the heart. I am a firm believer in that you never have culinary failures, you just created new dishes. Always use the best available ingredients. You are what you eat. Try to use seasonal produce, and the more local, the better.

2. What’s the secret to being a good cook? Be passionate and be brave. Like all things in life, there is a wrong way and a right way to do things. Learn the right way, master the

3. How do you choose the right knife for the job? Hold it. If it feels good, then it is right for you. When using a knife, you hold it with the same grip as if you were shaking hands with someone. Using this technique, pick up various brands and styles and choose the one that feels right for you. Personally, I prefer a heavier knife. Luckily these days there are a myriad of styles and brands available. But remember, you get what you pay for. And, yes, there are different knives for different jobs and they have creative names. A cook’s knife is usually large and used for the tough jobs. A paring knife is your small delicate knife used for the delicate jobs. There are boning and filleting knives as well – the list goes on and on.

4. Does the quality of your cookware really matter? Quite often we buy equipment on its looks. A bit like me; the good looks don’t last forever. So don’t be swayed by the shining magazine pictures. Remember, you are going to use this stuff and its appearance will change. Ask yourself; is it made from quality materials? Is it up to the task? At home, I use the same cookware that is used in commercial kitchens. A saucepan that is used on the stovetop is also able to be placed in an oven. If I need to buy equipment I do so from a catering supplier. 5. What about TAFE? Now that I have progressed to the educational side of this industry, it is wonderful to be able to help pass on knowledge and hopefully some of the passion I have for this industry. ■

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super idea It pays to take an interest in your superannuation. Chances are it will form an important part of your retirement income. Put your super in one place and reap the rewards. Writer: Ash McAuliffe* – Hillross Bendigo If you are one of the many Australians with more than one super account, did you know that the simple step of consolidating these could make a big difference to your retirement savings? It’s actually quite common for anyone who has changed jobs to have more than one super account. You might even think one day you’ll get around to consolidating these into one fund. Then before you know it you’re receiving numerous super statements and administration fees. There are some real benefits to consolidating your super into one fund: • Save money – paying just one set of fees and charges could put more money in your super savings each year. With one fund, you pay one set of fees instead of several. • Save time – consolidating makes managing super easier. One fund means one set of paperwork to keep track of, and more time for other important things. • Maximise your investment – Having money in one fund could mean you are better placed to manage your super’s investment strategy and asset allocation.

• Save on insurance premiums – you may be paying for insurance that you cannot claim on. It’s important to do some research before deciding whether or not to consolidate super funds. A good place to start is by contacting your funds and finding out what their current benefits are, and what will happen if you transfer money to another fund. You should also check if you’ll be charged transfer, withdrawal or exit fees. Thoroughly researching your funds will allow you to compare the fees and investment options available in your funds and help you decide which fund to consolidate into. You may also want to consider all the fees that could be changed when consolidating. Armed with this information, those individuals with numerous funds will be in a better position to decide whether it’s best for them to transfer or not. The process might seem daunting, but some superannuation funds make consolidating or “rolling over” super into one fund very easy. Alternatively, you could seek the advice of a financial planner to help consolidate

your super into the most appropriate super product. They will most likely provide additional advice on things such as insurance within superannuation and super-boosting strategies such as salary sacrifice, government co-contributions and spouse contributions. In any case, bringing together your superannuation accounts today really could add a substantial amount of money to your super savings for tomorrow. It’s a simple, yet effective superannuation strategy which can help ensure that you will have enough money to enjoy retirement. *Ash McAuliffe is an Authorised Representative of Hillross Financial Services Pty Ltd, ABN 77 003 323, AFS Licence No. 232705. McAuliffe Wealth Management Pty Ltd ABN 60 160 808 962 is a Corporate Authorised Representative of Hillross Financial Services Pty Ltd, ABN 77 003 323, AFS Licence No. 232705. Any advice given is general only and has not taken into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of this, before acting on any advice, you should consult a financial planner to consider how appropriate the advice is to your objectives, financial situation and needs. ■

From Bendigo to Tuscany WHAT’S YOUR IDEA OF FINANCIAL FREEDOM? For many, Financial Freedom means discovering a little vineyard in the Tuscan hills. If you’d like to bring your own vision of Financial Freedom to life, talk to us today. Ash McAuliffe. MBA M. Comm (FP) 90 Queen Street, Bendigo VIC 3550 (03) 5444 4366 bendigo.hillross.com.au

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chiropractic care From how old your child should be when they begin receiving chiropractic care, to how to determine how many times you should visit your chiropractor. Writer: Dr Deanne Esposito – Chiropractor 1. How old should my child be when they begin receiving chiropractic care? Optimally, chiropractic care begun at pre-conception and during pregnancy will assist in supporting the health and wellbeing of the mother and enhances the development of the baby in utero. Having the mother’s pelvis and lower spine aligned correctly gives the baby plenty of room to move and grow in the uterus as well as optimising nerve flow to the developing baby. Adequate room in utero promotes an ideal position for the baby. Research has shown ensuring your pelvis and spine are aligned may contribute to a more straightforward labour, with less pain and trauma for mother and child (1). Another study commented on the significant reduction of labour time for those women who had chiropractic care throughout their pregnancy (1). Newborn babies can have their spine and nervous system checked very soon after birth, often only being a few minutes old. More and more parents understand the

importance of having their child’s spine and nervous system checked. The nervous system is the master controller of your body. Every cell, muscle, organ and tissue is under the control of the nervous system. If there is interference to the vital flow of information from the brain to the body this leads to dysfunction in the body and as a result part of health may be lost. There are very gentle, safe and effective chiropractic techniques for checking newborns through to the elderly. 2. Do you have criteria to determine how many visits I will need? Yes. In our office we conduct an initial assessment which includes a series of tests that we then use to measure a client’s improvement. We continually monitor and recheck these tests throughout care to determine your nervous system is improving as expected. Everyone is different depending on the amount of stress (poor posture, falls and accidents, chemicals/toxins and mental/emotional) they have experienced in their lifetime.

3. What type of health problems can chiropractic treatment assist with and/or cure? Our focus is not on treating or curing disease, our focus is ensuring the nervous system is functioning without any interference, thus allowing the body to function optimally. We are providing the body with what it needs for health and as a result often symptoms will dissipate. Our body is amazing and we are born to be healthy, we just need to remove the nerve interference so as the body can function optimally as it is designed. (1) “Well Adjusted Babies”, Dr Jennifer Barham-Floreani, pg. 173. ■

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quiz the expertS

How do i encourage a love of books? Parents often read a book to their child – there are so many hidden treasures in the pages for language development. Writer: Cassie Byres – Speech Pathologist , St John of God Many parents wonder if their child’s speech and language is developing normally and what to do to support a child’s communication development can cause anxiety. Play is a terrific way to foster language development, and the beautiful stories brought to life in books are also beneficial. Sometimes books may play a small part in a child’s development until they reach reading age. However, a child’s earliest experience with books and stories is closely linked to early language and literacy (reading and writing), with development beginning in the first three years of life.

language so accompany picture books with naming of objects, sound effects or nursery rhymes (babies will respond to the ‘sing song’ in your voice).

Top ways to share books:

3. Choose books with photos of a child or a family doing familiar things like playing or sleeping.

Infants (0 - 18 months) 1. Share books with simple large pictures with bright colours. 2. Choose stiff, chunky cardboard books (just in case it ends up in the mouth!) 3. Plastic/vinyl books are great for bath time.

Toddlers (18 months - three years) 1. This is a time when children are developing the social aspects of language. Books about routines such as Goodnight, Daddy, and relationships such as I love you, Mummy are great. 2. Choose books with just a few words on each page with simple rhymes and predictable text.

4. Animal books of all sizes and shapes give lots of modelling for describing words such as big, furry, sharp. Preschoolers

4. Children will begin to identify with ‘self’ and this is a great time for books with photos of them and family, or a mirror book.

1. Children may begin to become more interested in the words on the page. As the words are read, trace under them with a finger so they can be followed.

5. Children are having their first experience with

2. Rhyming books – Encourage children to

finish the sentence. Let them get creative so long as the word rhymes. 3. Letter/alphabet books – Use these books to develop sound-letter associations such as “the letter t goes ‘tee’”. This will prepare children for school as they move to sounding-out words. 4. This is a good time to grab the going-topreschool/school book off the shelf to expose children to the vocabulary they’ll be exposed to in these new environments. 5. Story retell – Take it in turns to tell the story. Make sharing books a part of every day and have fun – this is an important ingredient for learning to read. If there are worries about a child’s speech or language, perhaps seek help from a speech pathologist. At St John of God the speech pathologist provides assessment and therapy for all areas of a child’s communication. They work with parents to develop a plan that is as individual as each child. ■

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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Cogho is on the couch with newly-appointed coach of the Bendigo Gold Football Club, Aussie Jones. He was quick on the footy field, but can he keep up with the questions. Cogho: Aussie, was it all about footy growing up?

Cogho: How big is your job to make Bendigo Gold competitive?

Aussie: Definitely not, I gave the game away as a 12 year old and again at age 15, thinking I was better at cricket than I actually was. I made the right call to return to the great game.

Aussie: It is as big as job as any other VFL coach. We have different priorities and goals and my full time efforts will be focused solely on developing our young group. We will not waiver in our belief and positive direction

Cogho: Who is your biggest supporter in your career?

Cogho: Tell me the first thing that pops into your head with the following:

Aussie: There have been many over a long period. I still rate two coaches, Wayne Goodes who gave me my first senior opportunity at Beaconsfield, and Stan Alves as the two most influential. In terms of support, without my wife, Kate, and her commitment to the move to Bendigo I would be in all sorts.

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Cogho: You played for St Kilda in a few finals, tell us about your highlights Aussie: A lot of games all roll into one memory, except for the 1997 Grand Final. We lost but it is still a highlight of my career and life. As a typical Australian kid, growing up to stand on the MCG Grand Final day is a memory I will never forget.

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tech head

ipad mini Half the weight of the regular iPad, the iPad Mini still packs as much punch – all while fitting snuggly in the palm of your hand (and your handbag). The team at Telstra Bendigo were kind enough to drop an iPad Mini into the Bendigo Magazine office for a week for us to test run. There has been great debate between staff members in the market on whether to buy the iPad 4 or the iPad Mini. What’s the big difference, other than its size? Obviously a strong selling point to the iPad Mini is the ease of stowing away in female staff members’ handbags. The 7.2mm Mini slides in effortlessly to even the smallest of handbags and is so thin, and weighs so little, a girl on the run can still fit in essentials such as lip gloss, a hair brush, a wallet, mobile phone and other things that shall remain nameless. So, let’s get technical on this svelte beauty. As with virtually all Apple devices the iPad Mini has once again combined sleek, seamless edges with a stunning brushed metal back – weighing in at only 306grams. The iPad mini dons the same large touchscreen as its older brother, the same front-facing camera above it and the same home button below. The iPad Mini’s power-providing lightning connector (as debuted on the iPhone 5) is hidden discretely at the base of the device and the audio connector is situated at the top of the tablet. The cameras, sensor, home button, headphone jack, mic and side buttons are all in the same location as the iPad 2, 3, and 4. The iPad Mini comes pre-installed with the

latest version of iOS 6 which is no different on the iPad Mini than it is on the iPad. Now, the iPad Mini doesn’t currently have a retina display, which will no doubt come along in good time – however the sleek design and easy usability of the device outweighs this difference to the traditional iPad. Other major features of note with the iPad Mini include support for the 4G mobile broadband networks of Telstra (using the 1800Mhz spectrum band) and dual-band Wi-Fi support. The battery included with the iPad mini is a 16.3 watt-hour model, and its main camera is a five megapixel model supporting 1080p HD video recording. The front-facing camera, for video conferencing, supports 720p HD video and is a 1.2 megapixel model. The iPad Mini comes in three storage sizes – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB – and in two models, one supporting 3G/4G mobile broadband and one only supporting Wi-Fi network access. The iPad Mini also comes with a myriad of built-in apps ready to use straight out of the box. You can map out your next adventure, take photos, ask Siri where the closest restaurant is, watch a webcast or movie, read a book or magazine, check your email, send text messages or use FaceTime. You also have access to more than 300,000 apps from the famous Apple App Store.

During the week the week we were able to call the iPad Mini our own, the device was put to good use. Taking it home to read an e-book at night, it was much easier to hold for an extended period of time than the iPad and the smaller screen wasn’t a problem at all for reading. It was almost impossible to hold the tablet without one of our fingers touching the screen, so Apple has developed “resting thumb recognition” to avoid any accidents. This worked well when reading an eBook, you can turn the page with one thumb while the tablet ignored the other. We were also able to take the Mini out on location to a fashion shoot we were conducting for the next issue of the magazine. It was so useful to take a photo of a particular outfit, document the individual items and their prices and email it back to the desktop computer at the office. Job done on the spot. We also had some little office visitors this week and they nestled comfortably in the corner of our office and watched Bananas in Pyjamas episodes on You Tube. Besides the catchy theme song – we didn’t even know the kids were in the room. Sometimes less is more, and the iPad Mini has proven that theory to us. Decision made? You betcha! Visit your local Telstra Store for pricing and further information on the iPad Mini. ■

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travelogue

Guatever goes in Guatemala Sipping Pina Coladas on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico is the perfect way to start a six-country tour of Central America. Writer and photographer: Vicki Harrington The entire trip of 30 days was jam-packed with culture, colour and chaos before winding up in San Jose, Costa Rica. First stop after the beach resorts was Tulum, Mexico, where an ancient Mayan temple sits on a rocky outcrop beside the beach. The powdery white sand and azure blue ocean beckons after a hot day exploring the ruins.

from what Mitch left behind – which explains the broad spectrum of colours and mishmash architectural style.

Our accommodation was also beachside and we slept in little thatched beach huts with the sound of the waves lapping the beach just metres away.

We were plied with offers of $10 lobster meals at every corner and soon found the favoured cocktail is rum punch or its close relative, the panty ripper. Both are made with a mix of white rum and a watery dilution of tropical or pineapple-flavoured powdered concentrate topped up with ice; not the most exotic drink but made by the bucketful, there was ample supply to meet the demand.

Border crossings are unique in this part of the world and our Mexican to Belize crossing rates as one of the most interesting. Some unofficial border patrolmen attempted to charge extra pesos for collecting our passports and were not happy when we refused to pay so we bid them adios and hurried across the border to Belize, the land of reggae music and rum punch.

The laid-back locals sport dreadlocks or multi-colored crochet hats and cargo shorts or board shorts several sizes too big, and while English is the official language, it can be tricky to decipher. We were continually asked “Wheredagooinmon?” A simple question but strung together as one word, it sounded very un-English and every sentence ended in the obligatory “mon”.

From Belize City, we took a water taxi to Caye Caulker, a tiny island with a slow atmosphere 35 kilometres off the coast. There are no cars, just golf buggies or bikes, no big glitzy resorts, just rustic timber dwellings with rooms to let.

We spent a day aboard the “Ragga Queen” sailing over the Belize Barrier Reef with the sun roasting our backs while we snorkeled with nurse sharks and hundreds of other brightly colored fish. The return trip under sail into the glowing sunset with a bucket of rum punch and reggae music pumping in the background was, juzperfikmon.

The island, a mere eight kilometres long by one kilometre wide, was almost wiped out by hurricane Mitch in 1998 and the presentday buildings look like they were recycled

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Heading inland, we drove to San Ignacio. Nestled between forested hills and gushing

rivers, San Ignacio is home to the eerie Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, a Mayan sacrificial burial chamber. Discovered in 1986, the cave contains artifacts and 14 skeletal remains with one intact and covered in limestone crystals known as the Crystal Maiden. Entering the cave involves a long jungle walk before wading and swimming through water up to 1.5 metres deep and climbing over huge rocks and broken stalagmites to reach the chamber 600 metres underground. A long bus trip and an uneventful border crossing landed us in Flores, Guatemala. Flores, situated on the shores of Lake Peten Itza, is a cute little holiday village full of narrow cobblestone streets with gaily painted houses located a short drive from the famous Tikal Mayan ruins. We arrived at the Tikal site in time for the 6am opening to beat the other gringos (foreign tourists), the heat and the daily monsoonal downpour. It is Guatever goes in Guatemala, with practically no health and safety regulations to deter gringos from scaling the ancient Tikal pyramids via high stone steps or very steep ladders. Nor were there protective rails or intruding warning signs at the top to spoil the spectacular views over the jungle canopy with more emerging ruins. Through cattle ranch and cowpoke country,

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we arrived at Rio Dulce, a river running from Lake Izabal to the Caribbean Sea at Livingstone. A safe haven for big fancy yachts during hurricane season, the river is dotted with moorings and unique floating resorts. Our rooms at Tortugal mooring resembled a birdcage built over the water at the end of a jetty. Nestled in the mangroves and built on three levels, it had only wire mesh for walls and a thatched roof with wide eaves overhead, but it did provide adequate shelter from the violent monsoonal thunderstorms that first night. We ventured up the Rio Dulce to soak in an amazing hot springs complete with hot waterfall and down to Livingstone on the Caribbean coast where the Garifuna community descends from black African slaves. We endured another long day of bus hopping before arriving in the old colonial city of Antigua, possibly the most beautiful city in the country. The UNESCO World Heritage listed site features Spanish Baroque influenced architecture, narrow cobblestone streets, a charming Parque Centrale and the muchphotographed Santa Catalina Arch with Agua volcano in the background. From Antigua we headed for Panajachel in the Guatemalan highlands and our first chicken bus experience. These infamous behemoths of transportation

are retired North American school buses flamboyantly painted, with poor suspension, no air conditioning and shortened legroom after the addition of extra seats. Patience is mandatory as timetables are non-existent; the bus leaves when it is full. Like a party on wheels with honking horns, smoking brakes and passengers hanging on for dear life at every corner, chicken buses are a great way to get up close and personal with the locals as you squash four-to-a-seat, often with a small child pressed under your armpit or a rooster contained in a milk crate on your neighbour’s lap. Baggage racks have been sacrificed for standing passenger handrails so big backpacks do not fit inside unless you attempt to balance it on your knees. The best option is to hoist it onto the roof rack and pray your belongings survive the ordeal. By the time we stopped at the Chichicastenango market, the lack of personal space, fresh air and hairpin corners taken at breakneck speed left some of our group looking a bit green. The renown Chichi market is a colourful mess of characters selling textiles, pottery, flowers, handcrafts, condiments, pigs, chickens and machetes among the food stalls all centered around the 400 year-old church of Santo Tomas. Next stop was Panajachel on the shores of beautiful Lake Atitlan, a huge, blue lake with many small villages clinging to its shores and ringed by three volcanoes, San Pedro,

Atitlan and Toliman. We stayed with a local family in the neighboring village of San Jorge and despite their lack of English and our limited Spanish, we enjoyed real home-style hospitality including a village feast in our honour. After returning to Antigua for a rest day, it was time for a much-anticipated hike up the nearby Pacaya volcano. We began climbing with local guides Fernando and Jose, about 3.30pm to ensure we arrived at the lava field in time for sunset when the lava glows brightest. Horsemen who were keen to sell us a ride up the mountain for about $10 followed us up the steep 2.8 kilometre track. These horse whisperers concentrated on the un-roadworthy-looking hikers at the back of the group with their steeds practically breathing down our necks. In soft, persuasive tones the horsemen continually offered “el cabollo taxis” and a few minutes later, “You will not make it, take taxi now” until they figured their services were not required. The final part of the climb above the tree level required clambering over hardened lava to the top where the lava was a glowing river of rocks slowly moving down the steep slope. We had to constantly move to prevent the soles of our joggers sticking or melting to the warm rocks before making our descent by torchlight, exhausted but exhilarated at nature’s amazing display. The rest of the trip is another story for another day. ■

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sporting extreme

Fighting the good fight Central Victoria may be traditional AFL territory, but it’s also home to a sporting club giving locals the chance to get in touch with an alternative code of football… Writer: Raelee Tuckerman - Photographer: David Field As their name suggests, the Bendigo Fighting Miners are ever ready to engage in a scrimmage – and not just on the rugby union pitch. They head into the 2013 season as Victoria’s reigning country grade champions, but there’s another tough tussle occurring off the field, as the club tries to score wider public support. “This is the Aussie Rules heartland and we are a foreign sport here,” conceded club president Alan Wilkinson, a 253-game former player, premiership coach and life member. “But I like to be the educator and tell people there is a rugby side here and explain the game.” Bendigo has, in fact, been home to a rugby union team for more than four decades, since founding fathers Alan Newton, Ian Dyett and other “rugby heads” convened a meeting at the Tysons Reef Hotel in 1970. The Fighting Miners are now one of the state’s most successful regional clubs, with 12 premierships to their name and an honour board boasting international players and links to Australian Wallabies.

The late Dr Doug Ross, brother of former Wallaby Bill Ross, is the club’s games record holder with 309 appearances. Glen Roff, father of Wallaby Joe, also played here, as did Tongan Test caps Afu Uasi and Tvuita Asi and Norwegian representative Chistia Branum. In its early days, most members were newcomers to Central Victoria with strong rugby backgrounds. “Eventually we had a few more Bendigonians come in,” Alan said. “I wouldn’t say there’s a high percentage of locals even now, but we certainly have our fair share, especially in our junior ranks where there are a lot of Bendigo kids playing.” The introduction of an under-16 team in 2011 and an under-18 squad last year has been the highlight of Alan’s association with the Fighting Miners.

Bendigo. “We went 40 years without a junior team and now we have two – and we hope to see both of those going forward for a very long time. Well, forever.” For the uninitiated, rugby union is a fullcontact game where players score tries by grounding the ball behind the goal line, and conversions, penalty and drop goals by kicking the ball over the crossbar between the uprights. It differs from rugby league in that there is no limit on the number of tackles teams can apply, there is more contested possession via scrums, rucks and mauls, and play resumes with the high-lifting set play known as the line-out when the ball goes into touch. Just as Bendigo is home to a variety of cultural communities, its rugby union club sports an equally exotic mix.

“Those two underage sides are by far my biggest pride and joy,” he said.

“In any one year, we would have members from six to 10 different countries around the world, plus those from different states of Australia,” Alan said.

“At the first under-16 home game, we had to borrow shirts because ours didn’t arrive in time, so they didn’t play in our colours but it was still a great day to have kids representing

“One thing I am extremely proud of is our multiculturalism and our club’s ability to provide a home for a diverse range of people. We give them a sense of

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sporting extreme belonging and a home.” For a family that has made an indelible mark on the Fighting Miners, look no further than the Tuitupous, who arrived in Bendigo in the mid-1990s from Tonga. Last season, Elson Tuitupou became the third family member to win the Dyett Medal for the best and fairest player, following older brother and senior captain Jesse (2010 and 2011) and dad Isilele (1997). Elson also took out the Players’ Player of the Year trophy and his twin, Lyndon, was named Most Improved. Alan himself emigrated from the UK at three, and was introduced to rugby by his dad, David, who had played for England as a schoolboy. “I only wish I had inherited a little bit of his talent,” he laughed, recalling how his father didn’t understand Aussie Rules so helped start competitive soccer in Bendigo as well as playing for, coaching and helping administer the local rugby union side. “He took me along when I was a wee lad of about nine or 10 and I’ve been there ever since.” Alan, now 49, was recently presented with the Victorian Rugby Union Administrator of the Year award for his services to the Bendigo club. While humbled, he said his work is far from done. “It would be marvellous if we could get more recognition. We are always the poor cousin to AFL. I know we always will be but it would be nice to be the rich cousin for a little while. “But I think the future is going to be very bright and time will help evolve this club. “We’ve been around for 40 years. Maybe in 80 years, everyone might know about the Fighting Miners. It’s an uphill battle, but we are here to fight it.” The Bendigo Fighting Miners are based at the Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve. Their season kicks off in April. For details, go to www.bendigofm.rugbynet.com.au or contact Alan on 0409 769 848. ■

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is don. Is great. If you’re exceptionally blessed in life, every so often you’ll cross paths with someone truly intriguing, one of those rare people who sit just a little left of centre, but not so far off the tangent to be considered extreme. Writer: Tanya McDermott - Photographer: David Field I’m talking about an individual who is eccentric in an endearing way and infectiously passionate, yet practical in their outlook.

I ever meet who really did run away from home as a young child to join the circus.

would “undertake in a heartbeat” should the necessary financial support be forthcoming.

And then there’s Don Ozolins.

They are the characters who tell fanciful tales of past adventures, think big and make you believe that anything is possible.

The 57-year-old is a larger-than-life one-time lay-preacher-turned-military-soldier who, in his “golden years”, just wants to make the world a better place.

In the meantime however, Don is drawing attention to his quest via a truly mind-boggling Toyota Landcruiser 4WD, purpose-built right here in Bendigo to undertake the epic trek, but equally adept at creating curiosity.

In my 40 years, I have had two such experiences. The first was in Europe in April, 2005. Vivienne was an English tour guide with an infectious, enveloping warmth and the most incredible library of stories. She will, in all probability, be the only person

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At the heart of his commitment is a grandiose plan to travel the globe promoting a message of peace. It’s a throwback to his youth when he harboured a desire to work as a South American missionary, and a tour of duty he

There’s a wonderful contradiction in the fact that a man who wants us all to live for the moment, look out for one another and appreciate simplicity spent 18 months and $250,000 developing a one-of-a-kind vehicle with enough gadgets and technology to

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facilitate his long-term survival in the most remote of locations. But as Don, who would never be comfortable sitting inside a stereotypical box, explained, the project evolved out of personal challenge rather than the expected ego-driven mid-life crisis. An accident while working as a guide for remote safari expeditions very nearly cost him a leg and could easily have claimed his life. At one stage he was given a mere 30 per cent chance of survival and while his recovery astounded the medical profession, the severe vascular damage to his leg will almost certainly reduce his life expectancy. “This is the third vehicle I’ve made and while I was building it I said if I don’t have much time with the injuries I’ve sustained, I will make the most remarkable four wheel drive I’ve ever attempted in my life,” Don recalled. “And I did it, and everyone who sees it says it’s just beyond belief,” he said proudly. When Don began work on the 4.6 litre diesel 4WD, purchased new in March, 2010, he had a vision of what he wanted to achieve, but his plan evolved and expanded over time. “I started off with basics, then I realised I was working on something that could be extraordinary.

recording capability, and an extreme multimedia sound system featuring speakers hand-made in France.

it, and that gives me an incredible vehicle – literally – to stand on and express my thoughts on how the world should be.”

“I love sound. I love music, I love orchestral music, I like jazz, I like chill-out music.

Don is fulfilled, but not precious, about his “baby”, driving it to his job each day with Chris Richards’ MyJet Aviation and MyJet Limo and taking it off-road on exploration and gold prospecting trips at weekends.

“I said to them when we build this car, whatever I do, I want good, clean, top-end sound so that when I have all my windows down at 110km/h, all I hear is beautiful music. And they delivered.” Don’s interest in gadgetry was sparked by his stepfather, a chartered electronics engineer who built Australia’s first microwave links for radio and television in the 1960s. “He left an incredible legacy of technology, it’s what I was brought up with as a child and I love tinkering around with it. “Much of the equipment and the labels in the vehicle are duplicates of images that are etched in my brain from when I was young. “The vehicle is an expression of who I am. I’m one for detail, I’m one for something with a point of difference,” Don said. “It’s a compilation of my thoughts and as complicated and remarkable as it might be, it brings people together to talk about it. “They see it, and they want to know about

“It’s a nice synergy. The vehicle fits in beautifully with all the high tech equipment at MyJet’s Bendigo Airport hangar.” He is also kept busy with guest speaking engagements and holds tight to his dream of one day travelling the world to talk to the planet’s leaders and secure their signature on a United Nations Peace Charter. To facilitate the quest, he has forwarded correspondence to cult UK motoring program “Top Gear” and American actor George Clooney who is renowned for his worldwide humanitarian work. “It’s been a pipe dream for about five years. The reality is closer now than it was five years ago, but it may never happen,” he conceded. “I just think people should stop believing those who dictate them and manipulate them, and start believing in kindness and humanity.” ■

“There are so many things we did that have never been done before because I wanted it to be unique. We sourced products from France, Germany, America, Australia, Japan and England,” he said. “The Raymarine E90 Series Radar is very special but I’m proud of the entire project – the lights, the sound system, the tracking systems, the suspension and the way it rides on the dirt roads is phenomenal. “Every part of the inside of the vehicle is covered with wires and cabling. There’s not one area where you can put additional cabling, there is no more room,” he revealed. In total, the vehicle’s specifications cover 13 pages of a specially-written Operation Manual and include satellite GPS tracking, solar power, an advanced HID/LED lighting system, front and rear cameras with

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gran coupe BMW’s new 6 Series Gran Coupe is many things, but it is no shrinking violet. Not by a very long mark. Writer: Curt Dupriez

It joins a long list of exotic premium cars – Jaguar’s XJ, Aston Martin’s Rapide, Porsche’s Panamera, Maserati’s Quattroporte and Mercedes-Benz’s trend-setting CLS to name a few – in adopting the new cool in automotive styling: the four-door coupe. And, boy, is out to make a statement in the presence of some seriously attentiongrabbing machinery. Essentially, BMW took its flagship 6 Series two-door coupe, stretched it (by 113mm if you’re counting), added another two doors and created an ultra-premium, sport-infused mega-car capable of carrying four adults with generous roominess and high-brow luxury. And while sceptics might suggest that

BMW’s own 5 Series sedan already did a good job of fulfilling this role, the 6GC simply takes everything up a notch. Or three. It passes the ‘Gee, look at that!’ 50-metre test partly because, at a little of five metres long and 1.9 metres wide, it takes up a lot of real estate. But it’s a rich and complex design that’s equally stunning the closer you inspect it, right down to finer details, where that’s the techy dual-Xenon headlights or the neat Gran Coupe logo embossed under the glass in rear quarter windows. The interior is more flamboyant than the exterior, with a finish and choice of materials are absolute five-star; a sea of doublestitched leather, frosted alloy surfaces and even touches of ceramic in a design

full of flowing curves. It feels rich and is rich, leaving more normal German luxury cars, even in BMW’s own stable, feeling a bit ho-hum. Even the innovative seating arrangement, which BMW calls ‘4+1’ and allows a fifth adult room in the rear for short trips, brings with a sense of difference and celebration. There are currently two versions on offer. The entry level – if you could possible call it that – is the 640i, which, at $184,800, is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre six cylinder engine good for 235kW and 450Nm. That might seem modest, especially compared with more affordable Aussie cars, and yet the numbers don’t translate how sweet, smooth, flexible and energetic this engine really is.

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BMW makes some of the world’s finest sixes, and right here is the proof. And it’ll get one and three-quarter tonnes of Teutonic luxury to the highway speed limit in just 5.4 seconds while returning a quite incredible average fuel consumption best of 7.7 litres per 100 kilometres. Lobbing in at a cool $238,800 is the 650i version, which packs a twin-turbocharged 4.4-litre V8. The extra $54k brings with it much more formidable engine outputs and performance, with 330kW and a whopping 650Nm available under the right foot. Back, like the 640i, by an eight-speed – yes, that’s right, eight forward ratios – it scorched towards the horizon, and the speed limit, in just 4.6 seconds. Presumably with Ryde of the Valkyries blasting from its top-end Bang & Olufsen Surround Sound audio system. And yet there’s nothing overly brutal or savage about the 6GC. Instead, it’s much more the iron fist in a velvet glove experience, both for the driver and passengers. The isolation the cabin has from any adverse conditions of weather and noise outside the car is pretty much the finest BMW produces, as is the ‘comfort’ setting of its adjustable drive modes when it comes to smoothing out Australia’s worst bitumen underneath its fat rubber footprint. Regardless of whether you prefer the six- or

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eight-cylinder models, either would be a listtopper when choosing to blast long distances across a sunburnt country. Or when popping down to the corner store for milk. The amount of electronically controlled technology whizzing about underneath – including functions such as rear-wheel steering and brake energy regeneration – would make Stephen Hawking’s head spin, but all of it feels to enhance, rather than detract from, the driving experience. The stuff you do tend to notice more easily is the high levels of equipment and long list of niceties that comes at the top end of the BMW tree and helps to create the marque’s grandest of grand touring vehicles. Such bells and whistles include a full-colour, jet fighterlike head-up display, parking assist with Surround View and Active Cruise Control to name just a few. Still a little too tame for you? BMW is preparing a version graced with its famed ‘M’ performance badge, called the M6 Gran Coupe. It’ll be powered by the same twinturbocharged V8 engine as fitted to its M5 sedan and M6 two-door hero cars, good for an incredible 412kW and 680Nm. Plus other rocketship equipment to help propel BMW’s four-door king from zero to 100km/h in just 4.2 seconds. Wow. ■

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