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Welcome to the first edition of the Bendigo Monthly. The Bendigo Monthly is a publication dedicated to Bendigo and the Goldfield’s region. Being totally independent we aim to provide an unbias and informative news service for all. Thus I would encourage anyone who wishes to contribute information be it a local coomunity event or letter to the Editor to do so you contributions will be well received and utilised. This month’s edition features local news, events, local gig guide, gardening, sport, trade and services guide plus much more. This and future editions can be read free on line via ISSUU. If you know of any news going on around town or would like to share some news from your community club or group, please email the details and photos to media@bendigomonthly.net

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NEWS The 2020 City of Greater Bendigo Citizen of the Year The 2020 City of Greater Bendigo Citizen of the Year is Anne Prime and the Young Citizen of the Year is Harley Hayes. Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke said Anne and Harley had been recognised for their leadership and commitment to the Greater Bendigo community. “Anne is a passionate volunteer with the Riding for the Disabled Association of Australia (RDA) and has been involved in that organisation for 24 years,” Cr O’Rourke said. “She is also secretary of the Mandurang South Recreation Reserve Committee and a member of the Mandurang CFA. She has been involved in securing grants and new infrastructure for RDA Bendigo and for the recreation reserve. “Harley is a leader in his chosen field of occupational therapy and is a dedicated mentor to other students.

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Their actions demonstrate what being part of a community is all about. “Congratulations to Anne and Harley, thank you for your contribution to our community and best wishes for the next 12 months as you serve as ambassadors for Greater Bendigo.” About Anne Prime Anne is a dedicated volunteer at Riding for the Disabled Bendigo. For the last 24 years she has worked tirelessly to organise and provide outstanding programs and

facilities for young people and adults with disabilities. Anne is also secretary of the Mandurang South recreation Reserve Committee, helping to secure solar panels for the pavilion and instigating significant improvements to the facilities. Anne is also a member of Mandurang CFA. Through her leadership with RDA, Anne organised the construction of an equipment shed at Bendigo Showgrounds and extra equipment for horses and riders. With changes in infrastructure at the showgrounds, Anne organised a new home for RDA Bendigo at Mandurang South Recreation Reserve with the construction of a new shed, storage containers, yards and tank.

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READERS FORUM Letters To The Editor Gov Hub For many months, the City of Greater Bendigo has pig-headedly insulted the people of Bendigo with obstinate refusal to consult the community on the proposed dud GovHub, let alone provide a single compelling reason to virtually gift the Lyttleton Terrace offices and land to the State Government. Demolition is to start in April, according to CEO Craig Niemann, yet there is still no firm decision of council to commit to an action that will be seen as a betrayal of this city and a sell-out to government. Both Mr Niemann and the majority of councillors continue to express contemptable glee that Bendigo is getting a rust-bucket version of the GovHub concept that had Mr Niemann as coarchitect. Using councils’ own jobs formula Ballarat will be more than 1 BILLION dollars better off than Bendigo over the first ten years as an economic boost to the local economy No wonder Ballarat, where the GovHub is fully funded by government and on LIFT YOUR GAME City of Greater Bendigo needs to lift its game advocating for the city. It’s time for some real fortitude in demanding Bendigo is treated better in 2020. No more debacles, smoke and mirrors or kowtowing to the State Government in the New Year. Be aggressive in representing our best interests in lobbying for reinstatement of a double train line all the way to Melbourne to remedy the utter vandalism of infrastructure inflicted by an early incarnati-

government land, is booming with 4200 new jobs while the number of jobs in Bendigo has contracted by 1200 on the State

Concerned Resident The article in the Bendigo Advertiser (28 December) on less jobs now in Bendigo and so-called government

“And in today’s lesson we’ll concentrate on the most effective way to con your parents into letting you use the car.” Government’s own figures. Premier Andrews says it is not a competition. He and his government have made it that way with council obediently doing as it is told by Spring Street. Council and government are betraying our city today and for the future and the cost will be high. Is that why council wants to beat the rate cap? M. Turner Bendigo

investment in the city requires a degree of correction and clarification to avoid any risk of misinformation to readers. Firstly, the $630 million new Bendigo hospital was constructed with money allocated by the previous Victorian government and was only opened by the current government since Premier Andrews was elected. Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan actually backed a less-resour-

on of a government with local MP Jacinta Allan as a senior minister. If Ms Allan can pour money in Ballarat and Bendigo for better rail infrastructure, why not Bendigo? We’ve been waiting two decades for her fast trains to run the tracks and still no improvement. Council should also be demanding action on our cramped educational facilities. More than a decade ago it was Ms Allan who closed five secondary schools to build four and said the job was right. Not so now!

And for the really big step forward in advocacy, Bendigo Council should stand up to Ms Allan and the Government saying Bendigo has been served a dud under the GovHub scheme and withdraw from any further involvement until there is a better deal, without any cost today or tomorrow to ratepayers. The community has not been consulted on this financially unsound GovHub that council should never have entertained. Stand up, be firm and let’s not settle for second-best in

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ced (and cheaper priced) version. The article also references a $90 million GovHub. However, the Andrews Government has only committed $16 million to the project, Bendigo council is likely to commit just as much, before it then commences paying commercial rent for 40 years on land we the people of Bendigo used to own. And as far as 100 jobs being promised by the Andrews Government for GovHub, only 55 have been confirmed compared to a whopping 600 promised in Ballarat. We must not be fooled by the sugar-coated spoils council and government is trying to hand out. Beneath the sweetness is a bitter pill for Bendigo. A. Stevens Eaglehawk

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Bendigo Creek, Combustible Tinder Box Z . Carey ACT Correspondent

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ur graziers and farmers in the Huntley region are frustrated, angry and quite understandably frightened. For the past 2 decades, both local and State Government have been very well informed in regards to the hazards lurking in Bendigo Creek. This highly combustible tinder box can only be attributed to a lack of proper management and maintenance by a plethora of government bodies. The constant hand-balling of responsibilities, the wearisome juggling of inaction and lack of accountability between all parties has led us to the point where our creek has become an extreme environmental hazard. This January 4, a fire started as a result of a tree falling on a power line. It took livelihoods and 140 hectares of land. Thankfully, the fire was contained. Thankfully, the wind was blowing in our favour that day. As always in government, there was cricket-clapping at the end of near disaster. The governing bodies didn’t care. They were not looking for approval. They weren’t looking for anything. It wasn’t their job to find a solution. The man I spoke to yester-

day was looking for a solution. Our fellow community members, forced to watch in terror as the fire approached them deserve a solution. The Indigenous Dua Dua owners who entrusted their ownership of land to local and State government are entitled to the fulfilment of promised solutions. We have all been grossly disappointed and betrayed. The “Re-imagining Bendigo Creek” project appears to have become so politicised that we are left with little more than the inactive imaginings of an ineffective State and local government. Both local and State government bodies are well informed about the combination of drought, extreme temperatures and overgrowth of highly flammable vegetation. These elements present ideal conditions for subterranean fire - as if power lines and lightning strikes are not threat enough. The vegetation that has infested the creek and it’s surrounds has created impenetrable layers of peat, providing a perfect nest for subterranean fire events. Added to this concern is a recent quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species

conducted by the CSIRO. This research supported rankings based on expert opinion and identified particular undergrowth species as high risk. Amongst species identified in this study, all flourish in our creek. The idea that it’s good for the environment to restrict graziers and farmers in creek vegetation management is taken as received wisdom. This however is graphically far from truth. Up until 2008, graziers in the region were able to graze stock alongside the creek bed. Blackberries, undergrowth and invasive foreign vegetation were kept at a minimal level, with unimpeded access to the creek maintained. Lobbying by various environmental groups raised concerns about possible creek erosion caused by the footfall of stock. The direct consequence of Parks decision to prohibit this grazing is indisputable. Areas of the creek are now so overgrown and eroded by the intrusion of introduced species, they are inaccessible, especially to emergency responders. Native species, imperative for land integrity and long term land viability have been significantly eradicated due to unwinnable

competition. Allowed to grow instead is the invasive Peppercorn Tree. This tree is described growing as a ‘tree in a shrubland’ capable of shading out all native vegetation and there is suggestion that it could turn scrublands into savannahs. Fruit and leaves cause poisoning or death in poultry, pigs and calves. Additionally, these trees attract bats and fruit flies as well as causing major erosion to all soil types. Sour Sob has been allowed to flourish in symbiotic growth with these trees. With little fodder due to drought, hungry stock, such as sheep released just after being shorn, are let out to graze in a growth of Sour Sob. They tend to gorge on the plant often with fatal results, as has been found in South Australia recently. These species are listed as a very serious threat to one or more vegetation formations in Victoria by Geoff Carr in Environmental Weed Invasions in Victoria: conservation & management implications (1992), yet here they thrive. Gorse has become rampant and uncontrollable in vast areas, yet our farmers face heavy fines if it is not re-

moved from their properties. This is an unconscionable battle that is only working to raise revenue and does not assist in the reduction of the primary growth source, thus the constant spreading of this scourge from the Creek. Vic government has stated that spiny rush is a serious environmental weed and declared noxious weed for Victoria. How then, has this level of infestation been allowed to pass? Impenetrable thickets of spiny rush and Chilean Needle Grass have been allowed to infest the Creek bed and beyond. This dangerously restricts the movement of animals, machinery, residents and importantly fire fighting vehicles. To the horror of residents, all of these declared noxious species have reached plague proportions, particularly in the upper bounds of the “waterway”. Residents invited government entities to view, first hand, the hazards they face on a daily basis. The officials came, they sweated profusely through the Chilean Needle Grass and stated “Oh well, there’s a helicopter and plenty of water”. On the day of this

consultation our only fire fighting helicopter was deployed to Gippsland and I know that my water tank at home was empty. Bendigo has given in. Our feasibly maintained, non hazardous creek environment is pretty much dead. Government has allowed scientifically proven, highly flammable, non-native undergrowth to abound, along with a canopy of equally flammable and poisonous vegetation that has now become a threatening plague. Government began to show some initiative in clearing large trees in areas. There was no whooping or cheering. Council’s clearing achieved little more than the creation of another hazard altogether. Where trees were cleared, huge wind rows have been left in their place. These gargantuan woodpiles present yet another combustible hazard and vermin attractant. Just who is responsible for their removal is impossible to ascertain. This is not good enough. Of course it’s not good enough. It’s not supposed to be. It is time for accountability. It is time for council and government to step up and •Continued page 10

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READERS FORUM Letters To The Editor Happy new year to the readers of the new Bendigo Monthly newspaper. The City of Greater Bendigo would like to wish all residents the very best for 2020 and congratulate the team behind this new publication. It is important that our community has many ways of accessing local news and other important information. As your readers may be aware, 2020 and the decade to come marks a new era in development for Bendigo’s city centre. In the coming years the Victorian Government will invest more than $300M across four major projects – the new Bendigo GovHub, Law Courts, Bendigo TAFE expansion and new Bendigo Fire Station. These projects represent exciting economic development opportunities for our city and region. This year we can expect construction to begin on the Bendigo GovHub, to be built on the site of the current Council offices on Lyttleton Terrace. The new building will house 1,000 Local and State government staff and help to revitalise the northern-end of the city centre. That’s more people being active in the city centre as they go about their daily activities. The project will create approximately 100 jobs during construction and the government has promised to create 100 new public sector

jobs, of which 55 people have already been appointed and working in these roles. Council agreed to participate in the GovHub after it commissioned two independent financial reports that considered seven different development options. The option to sell the Lyttleton Terrace site and for the City of Greater Bendigo to become a tenant in the building was considered the most financially viable option. About 200 City staff are in the process of moving to the Fountain Court building (on the corner of Pall Mall and Mitchell Street), where they will work from while the GovHub is being built. However all customer enquiries should continue to be directed to the Hopetoun Street office. There are other GovHubs being constructed in Morwell, in the La Trobe Valley, and in Ballarat. The projects are not comparable, as this is the only project that includes Local Government. The GovHub model places the customer at the centre of the experience. Essentially it will be a one-stop-shop for accessing a range of government services and departments. All publicly available information, including the Council report considered at the February 2019 Council meeting and Frequently Asked Questions, are available on the City’s website. Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke City of Greater Bendigo

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Central Victorians will have improved access to pioneering health treatments thanks to a new Clinical Trial Research Support Service (CTRSS) established at Bendigo Health. The service is one of five across the state funded through $600,000 from the State Government and is designed to enhance regional Victorians’ access to clinical trials and support medical research. Bendigo Health Director of Research and Innovation Dr Angela Crombie said regional patients deserved equitable access to innovative treatments or trials. “New trials or medications can save lives. It’s important that the Central Victorian community has an opportunity to be part of that,” she said. “The investment builds on the good work already underway at the hospital in areas like Intensive Care and the Cancer Centre.” Dr Crombie said since 2010, Bendigo Health’s research

activity had increased by more than 200 percent. “The CTRSS will help us develop trials in other areas like geriatrics and paediatrics, meaning all Central Victorians, regardless of age, can access new treatments,” she said. “Clinical trials and research can also influence longer-term care. Our Hospital Admission Risk Program,

9 In 2018-19, Bendigo Health had 99 research projects including clinical trials, compared to 26 in 2010-11. The CTRSS is a specialist pilot service that assists with the central coordination of clinical trials within a hospital.

OVERNIGHT VISITOR NUMBERS INCREASE BY NEARLY 20 PER CENT

The latest data from Tourism Research Australia shows overnight visitor numbers for the Bendigo Loddon Region grew by 19.5 per cent in the last year. The statistics are for the year ending September 2019. The Bendigo Loddon region includes the City of Greater Bendigo, Central Goldfields Shire, Mt Alexander Shire and the Loddon Shire. Highlights include: Domestic 1.3M overnight visitors. 19.5% growth on the previous year and 92% growth over the past 10 years 2.6M visitor nights. 2.4% growth on the previous year and 89% growth over the past 10 years 3.2M day trip visitors. 7.1% growth on the previous year The support service can and 42% growth over the help increase access to clini- past 10 years cal trials by identifying local International investigators, participants 27,200 overnight visitors. and sponsored trials. 13% growth over previous year and 7.7% growth annuImages courtesy ally over the past five years Bendigo Health 57,400 day trip visitors. 5.6% • Pictured Left - Angela growth over previous year Crombie and 3.1% growth annually • Pictured above Bendigo over the past five years Health surgical team at City of Greater Bendigo work. Tourism and Major Events

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Manager Terry Karamaloudis said the figures were positive news for the tourism industry “It’s really pleasing to see the number of overnight visits increasing in domestic and international - we have been working with our local industry to entice people to stay for one night or longer,” Mr Karamaloudis said. “Over the past 10 years we have been working hard to attract and market our major cultural and sporting events and exclusive Bendigo Art Gallery exhibitions “More recently we have also been working with our industry to develop and promote food, wine and other cultural experiences. “It’s encouraging to see people staying longer in Greater Bendigo and that we are able to offer enough activities and experiences to make it a truly worthwhile visit.” Before Tourism get to carried away it might be nice to quantify how many of these people stayed in town for medical procedures - Editor

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GARDENING with Sue Phillips It’s been a while since I’ve written a column as many of you will know, so it’s great to be back, giving advice and a few tips about gardening in our ever changing climate. Not only weather climate but news papers as well! I look forward to a long relationship with the Bendigo Monthly. The last couple of months have been quite challenging in the garden, a little bit of good rain here and there helps the spirit soar with expectation of good rain coming soon. The last downpour at my house was 25ml and as I write this more is expected in the next few days and the temperature is cooling back for the next week as well, BUT we still have February to get through. If you haven’t already,

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soil when preparing the bed and make sure that you keep the water up to your plants consistently. Plant herbs now, parsley, basil, dill, thyme, lemongrass, sages, rosemary, mints, spearmint, chocolate, basil and peppermint or maybe some ginger if you have a bit of space. These are just a few suggestions there are plenty of others to choose from. They are great for garden beds or pots. Flowers for now nasturtiums, marigolds, vinca, salvia, portulaca, lobelia, alyssum, verbena, celosia and the ever faithful petunia. They can all be planted in the garden or mix them up in pots and hanging baskets for a wonderful hit up to the stem of the plant of colour. as this can cause rotting of Roses will need a bit of a the stem. clean up now. Give them In the vegetable patch I would use something organ- a light prune back, spray for black spot, mildew and ic that will break down and improve your soil, as veggies aphid, there is one product are big feeders and the more that will do the lot, just ask your nursery person. Give organic material in the soil them a light feed in a couple the better your plants will of weeks to bring on the perform. Feeding of plants at this time next flowering for Autumn. Only a few weeks and we of year should be kept to a will be saying goodbye to minimum as this will make summer and returning to, I them put on new growth and, with the first really hot hope, some nice warm days and cooler evenings, can’t day that new growth will burn to a frizzle, best to wait wait! Until then keep up with your watering (at night until early Autumn (only a or early morning if you can) few weeks away, YAY)! There is plenty of time to get and begin planning for the next (and best) wonderful summer veggies in. Here in season. Bendigo the weather stays warm enough until April to I’m grateful to say to you all get the vegetables to grow, so once more, really another three months HAPPY GARDENING! of good growing time. Lettuce, spinach, silverbeet, beetroot, carrots, chili, peppers/capsicums , zucchini and kale or try something different like Asian veg like Bok & Pak Choi. A lot of people will have ripening tomatoes now, some will have black marks on the base of the fruit, this is called blossom end rot, caused by inconsistent watering and/or a calcium deficiency in the soil. Unfortunately you cannot change the outcome now but for next season whack some dolomite lime in the that moisture around your plants, shrubs and trees. Try not to put the mulch right

Chives

There’s nothing like fresh home grown herbs to add flavour, colour and pizazz to your cooking. Chives are a great perennial herb to have on hand throughout the year. During the warmer months they add a mild onion flavour to salads, bruschetta and dips and during the cooler months they’re delicious in dishes like sun dried tomato & chive potato mash, quiche, pasta and pumpkin & chive soup. They also add a dash of bright green and their pretty purple beeattracting flowers are also edible.

Yates® Chives can be sown from spring through to autumn in cool and temperate areas (all year round in warm climates) and will grow into a 20 – 30 cm tall clump of fine, dark green leaves. The seed can be sown 5 mm direct where the plants are to grow, in a sunny or partly shaded garden bed or pot. Seed takes up to 21 days to germinate, so be patient and keep the soil or potting mix moist. To promote lots of fragrant and tasty chive foliage, feed regularly with Yates Thrive® Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food, which is rich in nitrogen to promote leafy green growth. You can start harvesting individual leaves after around 8 weeks. Continuous picking will help promote fresh new growth. Design tip: chives can be grown as a decorative (and edible) garden border

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taste of award-winning rosé, sparkling wines, white wines and full-bodied reds. “Where possible, the food is all regionally produced,” Mr Vine said. Festival-goers can join a wine and food masterclass with in the celebration with local On Saturday 4th April, local hospitality heavyweights Bendigo’s winemakers will be winemakers. Finn Vedelsby and Kathie “The festival will have some- Bolitho, for a journey across celebrating the end of harvest thing for everyone – Bendigo the region with wine and food with the Strategem Bendigo region wine, regional food Winemakers Festival. pairing. stalls and live music from The Rosalind Park in the centre Lawn games and plenty of of Bendigo will once again be Deans and The Funk Junkies,” competitions will round out transformed into the city’s big- Mr Vine said. the perfect day. gest alfresco wine garden with “The festival is a great oppor- “We encourage people to tunity for people to come to local Bendigo wine, regional bring their picnic rug and find one place and try the wines of a spot on the grass to enjoy food stalls and live music. the region from 18 wineries. Bendigo Winegrowers the wines and the relaxing “With more than 60 different park setting of Rosalind Park. Association President Wes wines to try, people can get a Vine invites everyone to join “This year people also have

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the option to purchase a VIP marquee for their group with a guaranteed private area to take in the festival atmosphere in style,” Mr Vine said. Tasting tickets are $45 when prebooked from www.bendigotourism.com and include entry, a souvenir wine glass and wine tastings. The festival in Rosalind Park commences at 11am and concludes at 4pm.

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True Vision – a heart-warming film about strength and inspiration for parents of children with vision loss. You are invited to an exclusive pre-screening of True Vision. Follow Diana and Robert’s journey from their baby Alfie’s diagnosis of a vision condition, to meeting and being inspired by Jessica Gallagher, a Paralympic champion and motivational speaker who has an eye condition called cone dystrophy. “it’s about not being defined by a label, and letting Alfie choose his own furture.” Diana Fisk. · Fun activities for children during the film and discussion · Enjoy a BBQ and meet other families Sunday 16th February 2020 Vision Australia, 454 Glenferrie Rd, Kooyong Vic Time: 10.30am to 2.00pm. Bookings are essential as places are limited. To book, register online at www.visionaustralia.org/form/true-vision-screening-event. For queries, please email childrenyouthandfamilies@visionaustralia.org

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Unleash your inner Scot at SDO2020

Bendigo will turn out the tartan when thousands of people from across Australia join the local community’s Scottish spectacular in Rosalind Park on Saturday 29 February – Scots Day Out 2020. Clan chiefs will march along alongside pipe bands and medieval swordsman down View Street as one of Australia’s major celebrations of traditional and contemporary Scottish cultures makes its eighth appearance in Bendigo. This year’s celebrations have

added significance for Scots and people who just simply love bagpipes, tartan, whisky, haggis and shortbread. Visit Scotland has designated 2020 as the Year of Scotland in Australia. And Bendigo will be playing its part with folk music groups, family entertainment and games adding to the five hours of free fun in the centre of Bendigo. Making sure visitors have a warm welcome and locals are superb hosts will be the 2020

SDO chieftain, Bendigo actor Scott Middleton. A star of last year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scott will don kilt and lead the fun that also includes special competitions judging shortbread and the Scottish liqueur Athol Brose. The SDO celebrations will have a special opening with the Australian premiere of highlights from the Edinburgh Short Film Festival at the Engine Room on Friday 28 February at 7.30pm.

FEBRUARY 2020 The creative partnership between ESFF and SDO is in its fifth year and will feature comedy, drama, animation and documentary shorts that took Edinburgh by storm in 2019. Throughout the celebrations, tartan will be everywhere and the sound of the bagpipes never far away. It’s also a good chance to show pride in Bendigo by wearing the official Bendigo tartan with ties, scarves and more available from the Visitor Information Centre. The contemporary tartan has captures Bendigo’s golden past and our high hopes for the future. More information: www.scotsdayout.com

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Your local Market is one of the best places to support local businesses.

under cover, and spread over 3 hectares, there is literally something for everyone. The market is run by the Bendigo Agricultural Show Society and is one of the longest running markets in Central Victoria. “There are over 200,000 people shopping at the market each year,” according to the Show Society’s Executive Officer, Ian Furze, “and with free parking for over 1500 cars and free entry to the market, we have a lot to offer locals and tourists.” Additional stall holders are always welcome too. As the market area in the Showgrounds is so large, there is an unlimited number of sites that can be utilised. “Indoor Whatever you are looking have cooked, crafted, grown sites require pre booking, however outdoor sites are for, fresh fruit & vegetables, and sewn all manner of readily available to anyone homemade cakes & pastries, wonderful creations. that turns up”, said Mr Furze. new clothes for the kids, a Held every Sunday at the The Showgrounds Market new bag & fashion accessory Prince of Wales Showis open from 8.30am – or just a quick snack, the grounds in Holmes Road, local market will have it, Bendigo, except on Sheep & 2.00pm For more information: grown and made by locals. Wool Show, Bendigo Show The Showgrounds Sunday & Swap Meet weekends, the bendigoshow.org.au/market Market in Bendigo is a great Showgrounds Market is one or search the Bendigo Showexample of the vast range of the largest weekly markets grounds Market on Facebook. If you haven’t of products available to buy in country Victoria. With directly from the people that 200+ sites including 130 sites been its well worth a visit.

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FEBRUARY 2020 in time. Original furnishings adorn the house spanning two generations of occupancy. The stories of this remarkable family are preserved through their letters, diaries, photograph albums and personal belongings. In addition to their own eclectic art and craft work, the walls of Buda include works by notable Australian women artists such as Margaret Preston, Eveline Syme and Ursula Ridley Walker. Amidst 1.2 hectares of delightful heritage garden there is a comprehensive plant nursery to browse through and ample room for a picnic and a stroll. You can even visit the website and book a gourmet picnic hamper to be waiting for you on arrival. All gourmet hampers feature fresh seasonal produce (low food miles) and are self contained, with picnic rug, thermos’ and fine china. There are vegetarian options for each basket and dietary requirements can be catered for upon request. They also feature special Buda recipes direct from the diaries of the Leviny women. Visitors are welcome at Buda all year round from Wednesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 5pm, and on Sundays and most public holidays from 10am to 5pm. Groups are welcome at any time by prior appointment with guided tours available. Buda’s gift shop also provides a lovely range of Buda merchandise and handcrafted items for sale. Visit budacastlemaine.org for more information.

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS KATE MILLER -HEIDKE

“Indie-pop for adults…smart, challenging and mature pop music” - Rolling Stone Kate Miller-Heidke is an award-winning singer-songwriter who traverses the worlds of indie-pop, folk and opera. She is the only artist in history to perform at the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Eurovision Song Contest, and Coachella. She has released four studio albums including O Vertigo! which debuted at number 4 on the Australian album charts, Nightflight, which reached number 2, and Curiouser, which reached double platinum sales and spawned the multi-platinum hits ‘Last Day On Earth’, which also reached number 2 on the charts, and ‘Caught In The Crowd’, which won the Grand Prize in the International Songwriting Competition. With her collaborator Keir Nuttall, she has written the music and lyrics to Muriel’s Wedding: The Musical, which premiered at the Sydney Theatre Company and is playing a return season in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane throughout 2019. It won five Helpmann Awards, including Best Original Score. After competing at ‘Eurovision - Australia Decides’ in February 2019, she was unanimously chosen by both the jury and public votes to become Australia’s representative at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Her heartfelt performance and the out-of-this world staging of song ‘Zero Gravity’ won her first place in the semi-final and a top ten placing at the Eurovision Grand Final in May 2019.

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Troy Cassar-Daley has released 10 studio albums over the course of his thirty years of making music. He comes from a long line of storytellers and shares his musicianship with so many artists across different styles of music. His passion to pen stories about this land and what lies at the heart of it has been a driving force in his career. Troy’s natural authenticity is the bloodline of his music that endears him to his ever-growing number of fans from every walk of life. Troy has been awarded numerous accolades including 37 Golden Guitars, 4 ARIAs, 2 APRA Country Song of the Year awards, 9 Deadlys (Australian Indigenous Artist Awards), 4 CMAA Entertainer of the Year awards plus 2 NIMAs (National Indigenous Music Awards). In 2017 Troy was honoured as the 50th inductee into the prestigious Australasian Roll Of Renown. He has had numerous gold and platinum albums and achieved a staggering 32 Number 1 chart singles. His songs have been the soundtrack to the everyday triumphs, struggles and good times for Australians from our small towns to the big cities.

ARCHIE ROACH

“Through his music, and as a role model, Archie triumphed against the odds, going on to achieve national and international status as a talented story-teller and musician. He tells the stories that motivate a nation, and did so at a time when no-one was listening” - Deadly Awards Archie Roach is one of Australia’s most beloved and respected artists with a voice and sensibility that represents this country’s most important songline. No one has lived as many lives as Archie Roach – from stolen child, teenage alcoholic, seeker, lover, father, musical and lyrical genius, to social advocate and First Nations leader. Roach voices the joy, pain and hope he found on his path through song to become the legendary singer-songwriter and storyteller that he is today – beloved and respected by fans worldwide. In 2013, Jen Cloher, Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer came together in the spirit of collaboration and experimentation to release an all-too-brief 3-track EP. They took their music deep into the heart of the country, playing more than 40 shows across every state and territory, as well as festival performances at Byron Bay Bluesfest and Queenscliff Music Festival. That project, named Dyson Stringer Cloher, was a moment in time that showed extraordinary promise. In the intervening six years each of these artists pursued solo careers – releasing a combined 6 studio albums, winning multiple awards and touring globally – but the flipside was that their band became a fond memory and a series of tantalising unanswered questions. What would happen if they wrote a full album together? What could these incredible musicians achieve if they dedicated more time to this project? In 2019 the band is back together and we have our answer. Dyson Stringer Cloher’s self titled debut album was released through Milk! Records in October - warm, heartfelt and real.

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SOMETHING FOR KATE

BERNARD FANNING

Bernard Fanning has accumulated one of the most celebrated and distinct songbooks on the Australian rock spectrum. A multi–award winning and platinum selling artist with a solo career spanning 10-plus years, Fanning has firmly cemented his position as one of Australia’s finest songwriters and lyricists. From the country folk-tinged charm of his multi-platinum debut solo album Tea and Sympathy to the rock grooves and horn breaks of its follow up Departures and the exquisitely crafted Civil Dusk / Brutal Dawn, a 2-part album series released across 2016 and 2017. Civil Dusk/Brutal Dawn was recorded at the stunning La Cueva Studios, the new custom built studio Fanning created in NSW’s Byron Bay with long-time producer and friend Nick DiDia (Powderfinger, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine). Recording with DiDia finished up over Easter 2016 and March 2017, and the result is some of Fanning’s finest work: themes of decisions and consequence are characterised by a sense of warmth, space and the earthy feel of acoustic guitar, piano, strings and violin

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Bendigo’s Banksy

21 ” My primary artistic focus is the combination of color, geometric ab straction & figuration. Inspired by art of the 1950’s & 1960 ’s I want my paintings to exude love & happiness that are color-filled & playful. I often find myself smil ing when I p ‘Art’ makes m aint; e happy! I w ant to share feeling with this others by dis playing something w hich often ap pears immediately familiar or n ostalgic but is in fact , unique & co ntemporary.” Chris Duffy

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Chris Duffy founder of HAHO Art now calls Bendigo home. Born In Australia but raised in England for the major component of his early childhood Chris’ s art adorns both continents. Possibly more famous in his adopted England than here his work adorns many Bendigo landmarks. Cafe Hoo Ga, Chancery Lane and the gates of Bendigo Pop Art Gallery on Bull Strret are just a few of the places you will see his work exhibited currently. Most recently he is one of the driving forces behind the Wonderland exhibition at the Bendigo Visitors Centre. His fan base includes world celebrities such as Dame Edna. Chris’s work is also

available for purchase at the Bendigo Pop Art Gallery. Upcoming events: Solo Show at Bush Gatherings Gallery Violet Town Vic Star Cinema Eaglehawk conic Aussie movie stars mural Dave Bowie in the outback, Lets Dance Festival Carinda NSW Wall to Wall Festival 2020 Benalla Vic

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Learn the Didgeridoo

A new group has formed in Bendigo to promote the use of the Didgeridoo, a uniquely Australian indigenous musical instrument. The group is called the Janandi Didgeridoo Group. “Janandi” means “Walking Together” in the indigenous Wakka Wakka language (QLD). Males of all ages and from all walks of life are welcome to attend and learn to play the Didgeridoo. The sessions are free of charge, and all materials supplied. For further details (dates, time, location) , please contact Paul Chapman on 0408-540-385.

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Bendigo Camera House is part of Australia’s largest specialty camera and photographic retail group.

Film photography is back!! We stock a great range of 35mm, 110 and 120 films This after school open-stuand can even supply large dio is all about making format 4x5” and larger sheet materials and knowledge film and process it right available to support kids here in Bendigo. We can explore their ideas artistieven handle your 35mm Pro cally. The 2020 curriculum B&W & Colour Slide film. activities will revolve around Instant print cameras are arts related events/exhibialso popular again with the tions which will provide a Instax and Polaroid range in Owners, Matt &Maree platform for Cre8 kids to ar- Hourigan have been in demand. We stock a range of tistically participate directly control for over 6 years and film to suit your old Polaroid with the wider community. cameras, so why not dust in that time have totally Cre8 is facilitated by, Isabelle refurbished the retail space, off your old unit and give it Dupre, who works as a a try! adding new camera display registered multi-modal art areas, upgraded the compre- Hand in hand with resurtherapist, life drawing teach- hensive framing display and gence of 35mm film photoger and visual artist. These expanded the photographic raphy is a growing demand classes are an initiative of accessories range to enhance for film cameras. Bendigo Bendigo Artists Inc. (BAI) Camera House is a licenced our specialty status. The Avenue Studios is home Stocking all the major phosecondhand dealer and now to a diverse range of studio stocks a great range of pretographic brands, Bendigo artists. loved 35mm film cameras Camera House is your one and lenses. stop shop for all your phoThe Camera equipment tographic equipment and landscape is forever changaccessories, photo printing, ing with new models appearbe it posters or canvas and ing regularly. At Bendigo picture framing requireCamera House we pride ments. Our specialist staff ourselves on keeping abreast can assist in reproducing those old family photos from of the developing trends slides, prints or negatives as and with the Camera House well as photo restoration and groups buying power being custom framing needs. And second to none, you can be assured of receiving the best if you need a passport or deal available. We will also ID photo there is no better price match against Austraplace to go with the photographing infants and young lian retails stores. Customer service is the children our specialty. hallmark of any successPhoto printing is our ful business and Bendigo specialty. We use archival Camera House is focussed quality papers and canvas on just that! We are proud media and state of the art of our customer satisfaction printers from Nortisu and HP. Need a photo from your ratings on both Google and phone or iPad, no problem. Facebook and continue to strive for even better results. Our “app free” kiosks allow So whether it’s your first instant printing from your camera or an upgrade, a phone, memory cards or USB. Ordering prints online better lens for those action shots or reproducing your or in store is simple with our passionate staff ready to old family photos or some wall art, help. BAI kids art and creativity classes

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Bendigo’s first Panoramic PHOTOGRAPHER NICHOLAS CAIRE (1837-1918) This photograph (above) was taken in Sandhurst in the mid 1870s some thirty years before commercially produced panoramic cameras were available, so how is this possible? Nicholas Caire was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands in 1837 and was working in Adelaide as a photographer around 1870 before moving to Talbot in country Victoria. During the mid 1870s he produced a series of photographs of Bendigo which was later

published a book titled ‘Views of Bendigo’ he also produced many first generation prints of the series many of those prints still exist in photo collections throughout this country. Caire like many of Bendigo’s earliest photographers mainly Fox and Batchelder were interested in city street scapes but Caire could also step back and see a bigger picture. To do this he found a number of locations that towered over the city where he photographed Bendigo’s first panoramic photos. These photos were then displayed side by side to give

a panoramic view. Modern technology Adobe Photoshop - allows us the opportunity to distort, retouch and blend these images into one photograph. The image above was taken from St. Pauls Cathedral tower in Myers Street in the mid 1870s and then 140 years later remastered in Photoshop by Studio Ben-dingo. At present the three combined images are roughly 1x2 metres at high resolution and this was only part of Caire’s original panoramic. There are images to the left and right (pictured)

that can be added unfortunately quality prints of those images have yet to be found. This particular series taken

from St. Pauls is also only one of many vantage points where Caire produced his panoramic’s other locations

include the roof of the Capital theatre (pictured far right), Camp Hill Tower and others. Again to achieve the

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photographs desired results of the other panoramicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the sourcing of quality first generation prints is the key to unveil images of Bendigo that have never been seen, there is no doubt this is what Caire had intended as panoramic photograhy as it is now known was not possible at this time. The original photographs would have been Wet plate Glass negatives meaning the plates would have to had been prepared on location. Caire never had a Bendigo studio he was an associate of Thomas Chuck in Williamson Street. In 1876 he purchased Chuckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studio in Melbourne. Caire made a comfortable living out of photography and by the 1880 with the development of dry plate negatives specialised in outdoor photography from his South Yarra studio. Dry plate meant you could pre-

pare your plates in a studio. He was particularly interested in the Alpine areas of eastern Victoria and helped open up the snow fields (Mt. Buffalo) with panoramic views that were used by the Victorian Government to promote tourism. During the first WW Caire destroyed a majority of his glass plate negatives because of a glass shortage. He recycled some of the glass to frame prints. When X-ray photography came to Australia he donated his services to the Melbourne General Hospital, free of charge, one day a week.

Below All prints have a printed discriptions of the photograph on the back of the mounted print

No 23. Sandhurst City Market (above) No 26. View of Charing Cross, Sandhurst (left) No 3. Sandhurst North Part, taken from a top the Masonic Hall (below)

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Historical site destined for Demolition As a past member of the COGB Heritage Advisory Committee I have often been involved in attempting to preserve and protect Bendigoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and heritage. Normally such battles involved developers and land owners with various interpretation of progress. It now seems a new enemy has risen from the ruins - high speed motor vehicles driven by young male hoons.

On Sunday, 29 September 2019 at around 2 p.m. a recklessly driven speeding vehicle lost control on the Chapel/Bridge Streets bend, within seconds it took out a number of posts, then narrowly missed a lamp post as it raced along a normally busy Bridge Street footpath. The car then took out four reinforced steel poles in the Mulqueen family carpark, a steel and timber fence, a double brick wall, four wooden posts supporting a veranda and then crashed through a double brick wall

into an art studio where it still had enough force to move paintings and furniture seven metres from impact. Surprisingly no one was killed or injured and although the damage was extensive it was repairable and builders had been employed to reconstruct the art studio commencing on Monday 6 January 2020. However in the early hours of 6 January another recklessly driven speeding vehicle lost control on the Chapel/Bridge Streets

bend, - this time a stolen vehicle - narrowly missing two very large trees at the front of the art studio before it smashed through the front facade which is now totally destroyed. It seems that the costs involved in repairing the two damaged areas far exceed the monitory worth of the entire structure and

given its recent history it would be ludicrous to repair unless the Bendigo council erect bollards or speed rails around the entire bend and Vic Roads reduce the speed limit or add speed humps on the bend. It would be such a pity to lose this historical site. it seems the two structures 27-

29 Bridge Street were owned by the Cohn brothers in the 1860s and housed the British Queen hotel. Later it became part of Sayer Brothers Undertakers - 23-29 bridge Street.

Other past hotels and locations on Bridge Street Bridge Street was a hub of activity in the early days. The many hotels that adorned the street may give you an indication of just how busy this street was. Here is a list of some of them (remembering the street numbers have changed

directions a number of times over the years and some were renamed). Australian Hotel, (North crn of Bridge & Arnold Sts), Bakers Arms Hotel, Bath Hotel, B-B Hotel (90 Bridge St.), Bendigo Hotel (286 Bridge St), Bourkes Hotel, Bridge

Hotel (246 Bridge St), British Queen Hotel (212 Bridge St -pictured 1860s), Fire Brigade Hotel (crn Bridge & Farmers Lane, pictured,

1876), Glenricketts Arms (164 Bridge St), Globe Hotel (246, Bridge St), Hibernia Hotel (246 Bridge St), Johnsons Hotel (142 Bridge St), Leinster Hotel (104 Bridge St), Lennieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hotel (North

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• The first known instance of anyone playing golf with a flying disc occurred in Bladworth, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1926.

Quarry hill Golf ClubThe home of Bendigo Disc Golf The course is now installed and ready for play this is a fantastic course with amazing views over Bendigo . The game is played using a flying disc which players throw at a target in this case a basket , it’s played using rules similar to golf. The course is available for social use , use by schools and ideal for a corporate event . Competition events will follow in time , Discs will be available for hire , players can use UDisc to keep score and access a map of the course layout which we promise is interesting ,

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Pioneers pre season The Bendigo in full swing International Madison Reporter: Burnsy

The Latrobe University Bendigo Pioneers enter the 2020 season with high expectations after a successful 2019 program. The football program is entering its 27th season in the NAB TAC Cup for Under 18 footballers. Talent Manager Steve Sharp heads up a staff of 6 and a volunteer workforce of over 60 people across the north western region including Mildura , Swan Hill, Moama and Greater Bendigo. “ At the moment we have over 300 participants training for positions in our Under 16 boys and Under 18’s boys and girls squads. Four young players were drafted last year which was great reward for those young guys.” Brodie Kemp to Carlton with pick 17 Thomson Dow to Richmond with pick 21

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Victoria is a must have for any discerning angler. While other lures seemingly offer a superior finish in a Nick Atyeo range of hues that would put Lures come in as many Jackson Pollock to shame shapes and sizes, as the the humble Stump Jumper fishermen or women who accounts for more than its frequent tackle stores. fair share of action for both However, one lure has experienced and novice arguably tempted more fish anglers alike. over the decades and is often This was reinforced with overlooked in favour of a recent trip to Windamere more colorful and expensive Dam in central-west NSW offerings. in search of the lake’s famed The adeptly named Stump- golden perch, where a numJumper – no not the plough, ber 2 StumpJumper proved but the lure with intermore effective than any changeable bibs in a range other lure. of sizes to target any species The bumble-bee coloured found throughout central lure was found discarded

this year include Damian Truslove as Coaching Director, David Meade will continue in his role as Head of Football Operations , Cherie O’Neill as Women’s coaching Director and Jake Jennings will head up the High Performance Department. Volunteer roles include team managers , doctors , physiotherapists , statisticians, social media, marketing and events , canteen operations and player welfare. Here’s the best of luck to the Latrobe University Bendigo Pioneers for season 2020. Gossip around the traps is that four young players are slugging it out over the pre season to try and earn a spot on a VFL list for 2020. My spies say Ben Worme , (Geelong) , Riley Ironside ( Collingwood) and Riley Wilson and James Schiska ( Essendon) . Good luck boys.

The Bendigo International Madison Australia’s largest cycling and athletic event, will start this year with a Friday Night Madison Prelude. on a rocky bank on our first The classy International Madison field will take to afternoon, and was put to the track for a 60 lap specgood use for the remainder tacular to open the carnival of the week where it conon Friday March 6th at the stantly out-fished any other Tom Flood Sports Centre. lure we had between us. This included a range of the Riders will sprint every 5 universally acclaimed Jackall laps to gain points. The pace will be furious as all riders Squirrels, Mask Vibes and seek to gain an advantage TN lipless crankbaits. over their competition. And less than a month The Bendigo International later my fishing companion Madison Prelude promises trolled up his biggest cod to to be a great opener to the date (76 centimetre) on the weekend of events. same size StumpJumper at Saturday and Sunday Eildon, where I even trolled promise to deliver top up a 46cm brown trout on athletes and great events in an identical sized lure. both cycling and athletics. The 200 lap BMW sponNow, that’s versatility. sored Madison on Sunday

evening again has a worldclass field. Europeans and our top Australian cyclists will race off for the prestige of winning this most sought after title. Fourteen Teams will take to the track and hand sling change with each other gain supremacy in this very tactical and demanding event. Over thirty sprints throughout the race ensure that there is never a dull moment and with competitors, reaching speeds of over 60km/h it promises to be spectacular as always. The Women’s Madison has been a most exciting race over the past few years. Many women now having great experience in the Madison event and this year’s race promises to be a fiercely contested event. Ten teams

will contest the 80 lap race. The premiere running events the Gold & Opal 400, Black Pearl Women’s 400 and the men’s and women’s Bendigo Thousand 120m Gifts are always spectacular events to watch in the atmosphere of Sunday’s large crowd. The Gold & Opal Club for event sponsors will be in full swing and is one of many functions offered over the weekend. The weekend’s events will conclude with a spectacular Fireworks Display conducted by Bendigo Fireworks. For further information regarding events and ticketing over the Madison Weekend, March 6-8, please go to

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Are you over 50? Come along and join a group of like-minded people, you will find the group friendly and happy. Who are we? What are some of the things we do? Bendigo and District National Seniors What is National Seniors? We are a branch of National Seniors Australia, a group formed in 1976. It is not-for profit, membership based community organisation which has the following major objectives: • Provide economic and social benefits for person aged 50 and over. • Represent members’ concerns to government at all levels. • Make grants, and provide service and advice to charitable

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institutions assisting persons over the age of 50 years. It is now the largest membership based organisation of the type in Australia, with a membership of approximately 250,000. National Seniors has offices in every State and 147 branches across the country. Should you decide to attend the Bendigo Branch meeting you will find the group to be a very friendly and happy group. What are some of the things we do! Every month we have: • A coffee morning. • A meeting, that involves a small amount of house-keeping, interesting topic based discussion, tea/coffee. • Dine-out, at various venues. • A monthly newsletter known as the ‘Banter’ distributed free. Organised day trips occur at various times throughout the year. For further information please contact Ken or Jeanette on (03) 5443 9726. Neighbourhood and Community houses are great places where people can access services and programs such as language classes, computer tutoring, health and wellbeing activities, like skills lessons, and self-help groups. People from all walks of life are welcome to attend. They are a safe and welcoming place to volunteer and contribute. One of the best ways to stay active and involved in your community is by getting together with like-minded people in

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activities and events. “The Community House I attend has a very welcoming environment. I enjoy volunteering there in various capacities, and have met lots of interesting new people.” Tony Ford - Bendigo Victoria has more than 400 neighbourhood and community houses across the state and almost 200,000 Victorians visit one each week. We are lucky to have six centres within the City of Greater Bendigo: Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub 155 Crook Street, Strathdale, Phone: 5441 2515; Eaglehawk Community House 19 Bright Street, Eaglehawk, Phone: 5446 8322; Heathcote Community House 55 Hospital Street, Heathcote, Phone: 5431 0930; Kangaroo Flat Community House 21 Woolcock Avenue, Kangaroo Flat, Phone: 5447 9687; Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre 52-54 Derwent Drive, Long Gully, Phone: 5442 1165; Marong Neighbourhood House 39 High Street, Marong, Phone: 5435 2486. Tony says: “there are plenty of different activities that you can get involved in, depending on your interests. Or, you can try something completely new and see how you like it. I have been regularly attending the house for nearly a year now, and I always look forward to my visits.” Neighbourhood houses offer an inclusive approach whilst ensuring opportunities are created for individuals and groups to enrich their lives through connections they might not otherwise make.

Strathdale Senior Citizens Club rooms is attached to the Strathdale Community Hall and was built specifically for senior members to have their own room and was officially opened by then Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1984. Strathdale Senior Citizens Club provide a relaxed environment where people can enjoy the company of others. Members of the Strathdale Senior Citizens Club invite those over 55 years to meet a very active and friendly mix of men and woman, who each week play Indoor Bias Bowls, Cards at the Club Building. Other activities that often occur are concerts and trips and they hold Monthly Luncheon Days on the last Thursday of every month, the 2 course lunch cost being only $5.00. Come along to the Club where everyone is more than welcome to in and meet the members and enjoy a tea or coffee and biscuits and make new friends. Fees are $6.00 annually and daily activities are $2.00. For further information contact President Elaine Herbert on 0428 428 942

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Living Well Bendigo village is situated in Kangaroo Flat with a lovely outlook to a bush setting, but very close to shopping centres. The complex was designed to meet the need for high quality and affordable accommodation for independent mature people. Fresh food is prepared onsite and caters for home style tasty meals. All of their 75 villa units are modern and very comfortable. Boasting several communal facilities which consist of substantial landscaped grounds and Community areas, including dining rooms and sitting areas. Each unit is able to accommodate two people. Unit’s feature a separate bedroom, bathroom, living area with kitchenette, enclosed private rear garden with small shed and clothesline.

NO ENTRANCE FEES • NO MASSIVE EXIT FEES Welcome to Living Well@Bendigo, an affordable rental retirement community for independent seniors. Residents enjoy no expensive up front fees, only a fully refundable bond, no hidden costs, just one fortnightly rental fee and no exit fees. At Living Well they’ll provide the lifestyle you deserve – secure, private and accessible – in a warm community environment set amongst attractive landscaped gardens. The villa unit’s open plan styles enables ease of movement with no steps, which allows access for walking frames and wheelchairs. Every villa unit has a private courtyard with a shed and is perfect for creating a private outdoor area. Covered walk ways provide all-weather, level access to the activity centre and dining room. The benefits At Living Well include your own furnished villa unit in landscaped surrounds -alternatively you may bring your own furniture. Enjoy a Continental breakfast and freshly prepared lunch and dinner daily with the added security of on-site managers, on call seven days a week and regular visits from podiatrists and hairdressers. Short and long term rental packages available and the freedom to bring your pet – small pets are welcome on initial entry. You’ll also enjoy free hot water and the complimentary use of laundry facilities, fresh bed linen and towels weekly, onsite car parking and a men’s shed. Our Manager: Our Managers: Ann Wood Paul & Michelle MacFarlane

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Fitments in each unit are as follows: Electrical goods – microwave oven, kettle, toaster and small fridge. • Air conditioning – inverter type, reverse cycle split level A/C unit provided. • Security screen doors provided • Furniture – fully furnished to suit occupants (your own furniture may also be accommodated) • Bathroom – designed to allow wheelchair access. • Quality linen – provided and laundered each week as needed. • Window furnishings are fitted. • Washing machines – individual personal washing machines can be accommodated. • Communal laundry is also available for use without charge to the resident. Additional Benefits: Some of the benefits of Living Well at Bendigo include: • Unique, quality, spacious and affordable rental accommodation • Guaranteed fresh food prepared daily for all meals. • Wheelchair access to all villa units and bathrooms. • Social club. • Free hot water. • Community facilities. • On-site car parking. • Level site secure environment • Experienced on-site manager. • On site services available from podiatrists, hairdressers and pharmacy. • Affordable, refundable deposit on entry. • No exit fees. • Weekly laundry service for bed linen and towels included. • Air conditioned throughout the entire complex. • New Men’s Shed now available for r esidents to enjoy. More details call the team : 03 5454 2800 or email info@livingwellatbendigo.com.au

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Aged care done differently We all know that life is better when it’s shared with loved ones and social interaction can make a big difference to our health and wellbeing. This becomes more apparent as we get older and may have more free time to spend with those we care about most. According to Professor Michael Nilsson, Director of the Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, our brains are wired for social interaction, so we unconsciously yearn connection. So, what can we do to ensure we’re staying socially active in our senior years? In Bendigo, many retirees have found that living in a vibrant community with like-minded people has been beneficial for their health and wellbeing and this is especially true at Aveo Freedom Aged Care Bendigo. Residents get together every week for activities, outings on the bus and you can always find

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made and new experiences are had. You can choose to be as busy or private as you like with the range of activities and facilities available. Plus, friends and family are welcome to visit anytime.

live on your own timetable with a kitchen, bathroom and laundry all within your private home. Situated in the heart of Kennington, Aveo Freedom Aged Care Bendigo is

of your day-to-day needs. The Kennington Reservoir is also just a stone’s throw away where you can enjoy a relaxing stroll, go fishing or feed the ducks from the water’s edge.

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Everything about Aveo Freedom Aged Care Bendigo is designed exclusively around meeting your physical, emotional and social needs. Every level of personal and nursing care, from low to high, dementia and palliative, is available to you. The community wouldn’t be complete without the team of dedicated and caring staff, from the Carers, Lifestyle Coordinators, Cooks, Maintenance staff and Gardeners to the Registered Nurse Community Manager who is always available to have a chat. They all play a big part of your every day and they feel much more like family then staff. If you’d like to experience life at Aveo Freedom Aged Care Bendigo for yourself, pop in to chat to one of the lovely staff today or call us on 5445 9400 to book a tour.

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ORDER NOW AT ALL GOOD BOOKSTORES Refreshing different, highly inventive, witty and moving, ENTER THE AARDVARK is an absolute original. A budding politician’s career is put in jeopardy when he receives a large stuffed aardvark in the post. Brilliant and funny, a biting satire about politics, love, and taxidermy for fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen and Joshua Ferris. ‘It’s a long time since I have enjoyed a novel so much. Fresh, witty and smart it also has a heart. What more could you want? And who would have thought that you could become emotionally attached to a stuffed aardvark?’ From Australia’s most exciting and original crime writer comes another electrifying thriller, set in Los Angeles, introducing a new – and decidedly unconventional – team of ’detectives’. A convicted killer. A gifted thief. A vicious crime boss. A disillusioned cop. Together, they’re a missing girl’s only hope. What comes instead is a plea for help. ’Perfectly paced, super addictive crime fiction.’ Herald Sun ‘Candice Fox’s writing is inventive, thrilling and totally addictive.’ James Patterson ‘The queen of the creepily compulsive thriller.’ WHO ‘A master of the genre . . . grisly, original and exhilarating.’ The Saturday Paper The story of the astonishing voyage of Captain James Cook and the Endeavour, to mark the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook’s claim to sovereignty. In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook’s ’discovery’ of Australia. Captain Cook’s Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the euphoria of discovering new lands. Drawing from his previous book, Sea of Dangers, in Captain Cook’s Epic Voyage Professor Geoffrey Blainey takes readers once again on a vivid journey through history, challenging accepted views and the intersection of myth, science and exploration. The founders of the popular blog Your Zen Mama share their experiences and tips on becoming a mother – while trying to stay Zen! – in this practical and beautiful book. Being Zen(ish) is what we call it – and it’s the ish that we endorse!

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