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CLAIMING WORKING FROM HOME EXPENSES IT’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR! Under the long-standing usual method of claiming working from home expenses, taxpayers can claim a tax deduction of 52c per day in addition to some other expenses.

Due to the fact that many taxpayers have had to work from home for the first time as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the ATO have announced a temporary alternative short cut method in an attempt to make it easier to claim deductions for working from home.

Unfortunately, however, this alternative method is not as simple as it seems. Taxpayers now have a difficult choice to make in order to determine which method will result in the best tax outcome for them. And the choice of method to achieve the best outcome will vary depending on each taxpayer’s circumstances.

Long-standing existing method Under this method taxpayers can claim 52c per hour for the time worked at home to cover running expenses such as light, heating and cooling. In addition to this, claims are allowed for phone, internet and depreciation expenses etc.

New alternative temporary short cut method This involves claiming 80 cents per hour to cover all working from home expenses, and it is important to note that this method can only be used for the period 1st March 2020 to the 30th June 2020.

The advantages of using this method for this period are as follows.

- No requirement for taxpayers to have a separate or dedicated work from home area.

- Taxpayers are only required to keep a record of hours worked from home as evidence of claims.

The disadvantage with this method is that during this period, no separate claim can be made for other working from home expenses such as phone, internet and depreciation. In other words, the 80 cents per hour covers all deductible running expenses.

Summary So while a claim of 80 cents per hour sounds better than 52 cents per hour, this is not necessarily the case, as it could in fact result in a lower claim depending on the type and amount of working from home expenses a taxpayer wishes to claim as a tax deduction.

Given the difficult choice taxpayers must make this year, and that everyone’s circumstances are different, we suggest making an appointment with our office to ensure they receive the maximum home office deductions this year.

5G Council short-sighted blamed for shrivelling on key projects plant life.

By Matthew Evans

I am not usually critical of the City of Greater Bendigo Council (COGB). However, I am concerned about some of their key projects currently being considered.

My biggest concern is the lack of vision. It would seem that council has not looked forward decades down the track. It seems they can only see as far as October.

One project in particular the Bendigo city centre plan. This plan is designed to reduce the burden on the Bendigo CBD by reducing car traffic and promoting walking and bike riding around the city. The proposed GovHub and Law Courts are key to this plan.

There are several concerns with this proposal alone.

Council is banking on the theory that everyone will be able to be riding and walking around Bendigo’s CBD. Not only will this disadvantage those with mobility issues, there are a lack of carpark developments that would allow people to walk a reasonable distance.

Local businesses also provided direct feedback to the plan regarding the burden on electricity and water supplies. Where do we

get our water from? Where is it stored? Is it enough to sustain the current/ future population?

The other project is expanding the Bendigo Airport. I refer to comments made by COBG CEO Craig Niemann regarding seeking stimulus funds for key projects, including expanding the Bendigo Airport.

It is going to be extremely hard to expand the airport in its current location. They are bound by a road and will not touch a tree (now National Park next to it.)

You are going to need much more space for an increase in services and competition long term.

Do any of these plans adequately prepare us for the future? How will these plans support an estimated population of 200,000 in Bendigo by 2050? Some of COGB’s key projects do little-to-nothing towards preparing Bendigo and the surrounding areas for the future.

There is a great opportunity to develop Bendigo for the future, and it is going begging.

Sometimes you read an article and wonder what exactly was going through the authors head at the time of conception.

Recently the Central Western Daily Newspaper in Orange owned by the Australian Community Media Group ran one such article.

The banner on page 3 reported “Failing plant life in north Orange blamed on radio waves” The article then went on to discuss how a local resident Tiffany Baker was convinced radio waves from a nearby tower were responsible for missing branches and shrivelling leaves on plants within her garden.

Obviously the effects of 5G radio waves!

Despite any hard evidence, in fact contradictory to all

leading international health bodies the paper ran the story. Good one guys let’s give everyone something else to worry about during a global health pandemic.

This story only seems to get worse when you learn that there is no 5G network in Orange.

The icing on the cake is the papers own advertisement below “The news you trust to keep you connected.”

What next Martians invade Bendigo.

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Respiratory Clinic At Spring Gully Primary Health Now Open To The Public Bendigo and the surrounding central Victoria region are set to benefit from a GP-led Respiratory Clinic opened recently as part of the Australian Government’s $2.4 billion health package to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Government has committed to establishing up to 100 GP-led respiratory clinics around the country to assess patients with mild to moderate COVID-19-like symptoms.

Nationals’ Senator for Victoria, Senator Bridget McKenzie welcomed the opening of the Bendigo clinic located at Spring Gully Primary Health.

“While the coronavirus is not widespread across regional Australia, it’s important we have local doctors in our communities leading the local response and preparing in readiness should the virus continue to spread,” Senator McKenzie said.

“These respiratory clinics will be best placed to support people with fever, cough, sore throat, and other respiratory symptoms and avoiding the risk of infection in the communities.

“They will also help to reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments and other general practices.

“I encourage anyone in the community experiencing symptoms to call the clinic or go online to book an appointment.”

Regional Health Minister Mark Coulton MP said the Government is working with local GPs and Aspen Medical, which has significant

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health emergency management experience in Australia and overseas, to rollout the clinics.

“Rural and regional parts of the country deserve health care services of a comparable standard to that provided in our major metropolitan cities,” Minister Coulton said.

“The Government is focused on ensuring rural and regional communities are prepared to respond to this pandemic. That’s why we are putting in place a range of measures including additional practice incentives and the expansion of telehealth to enable the rural medical workforce to continue to care for rural people.”

The Government is investing $206.7 million to establish up to 100 respiratory clinics across Australia, including in rural and regional areas in each state and territory. To access a clinic, people can visit www.health.gov.au and use the online booking system.

Additionally, more than 160 fever clinics, jointly funded by the Commonwealth and State and Territory governments, are also in operation across Australia.

The Bendigo GP Respiratory Clinic is located at Spring Gully Primary Health, 126 Spring Gully Road, Spring Gully.

THE NEW WAY TO REMEMBER ON ANZAC DAY

By Brendan Reid

For more than a century, the custodian of ANAC Day has been the Returned and Services League – those RSL members who have served Australia in war, conflict and peace.

Governments, and to some extent local councils, have also had some say in how the people of Australia gather on the nation’s most sacred of commemorative occasions.

There has been rejection by the RSL at times of ideas and requests by descendants of veterans and exclusion or clipping of wings of participation in marches and ceremonies by younger generations.

Coronavirus social lockdown restrictions that curtailed those same annual acts of commemoration may have just reshaped how Australia as a nation in future remembers those who fell and the sacrifices made.

The neighbourhood commemorations in driveways and on streets around Bendigo, indeed HOW HAS COVID-19 Australia, this ANZAC Day IMPACTED OUR COMwere not driven or even lead MUNITY? COMPLETE A by governments, councils or SHORT SURVEY the RSLs. This was grassroots Australia at its best, The Greater Bendigo expressing a sometimesCOVID-19 Relief and Redormant appreciation for covery Committee, chaired

by Mayor Cr Margaret O’Ro- earlier generations.

On many Bendigo streets urke, has launched a comat 6am the Last Post was munity survey to measure sounded as residents in a residents’ views about the impact of COVID-19 locally. street, some still in pyjamas, stood in vigil with canThe quick 14-question dles flickering against the survey aims to capture data around local issues. To com- backdrop of the rising sun and paper blood red poppies plete the Greater Bendigo Relief and Recovery survey, made by children during the confines of home schooling visit https://www.surveyor footpath chalk drawings monkey.com/r/

etched as a “school recess” activity.

Formal Dawn services that had become a ritual of awakening for increasing numbers of Bendigo people over the past 20 years braving the normally crisp April morning standing at the Cenotaph in Charing Cross replaced by neighbours coming together, socially distanced of course.

While governments and RSLs had scrambled to continue some semblance of tradition with limited-attendance Dawn services, it was the Australian people who took a level of ownership never before seen.

And throughout the day while national television delved into their archives to re-show footage from ANZAC commemorations at home and abroad recorded in earlier years, a new generation was creating its own history by expression gratitude and appreciation

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Community News for deeds in World War One, World War Two and other conflicts.

The army of buglers was augmented with “sounding” of the Last Post on just about every musical instrument known to humankind, later in the morning I even heard Amazing Grace on bagpipes giving some extra inspiration in this time of

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Take care of some life admin by taking the time to prepare your Will.

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Online tour available now for new Bendigo Art Gallery exhibition Bessie Davidson & Sally Smart: Two artists and the Parisian avant-garde

Audiences can take an online tour of Bessie Davidson & Sally Smart: Two artists and the Parisian avant-garde, a new exhibition curated by Bendigo Art Gallery featuring over 50 impressionist paintings

by Australian artist Bessie Davidson, who forged a successful career in Paris early last century. Davidson’s paintings are shown alongside works by her greatniece, renowned Australian artist Sally Smart.

Bendigo Art Gallery Director, Jessica Bridgfoot said the gallery was pleased to be able to present a virtual tours of the exhibition while the gallery remains closed as a response to the global Covid-19 crisis.

“The Bessie Davidson/ Sally Smart exhibition had been planned for well over eighteen months, and over the course of a lifetime for Sally, who had also travelled to Paris on the Bendigo Art

Gallery Goodsir scholarship retracing Davidson’s life and work. This is a once in a life time pairing of two exceptional artists and it is devastating for Sally Smart and for the Gallery to not have this exhibition seen,” Jessica said.

Interviews with Sally Smart, curator Tansy Curtin and exhibition essays are also online, together with an excerpt from a new specially commissioned filmed work, where Smart draws on Bessie Davidson’s relationship with artist Margaret Preston.

Ross Taylor’s Field Notes, a suite of ambitious new works referencing local sites and the domestic, natural and built environments of Central Victoria, was also recently installed at the gallery, and an online tour will also soon be available on the Bendigo Art Gallery website.

“Throughout this hiatus, we will continue to use our social media and direct email to draw people’s attention to our current exhibitions, which also allows us to engage with our audiences on a one-on-one basis, much like we do when people visit the gallery,” Jessica said.

“We hope that people continue to ask us questions and comment on the work through these channels.

This is important for the

Bendigomonthly.net don. Many artists returned to Australia bringing their matured artistic style to an Australian audience. Davidson was one of the few who chose to remain in Europe, firmly establishing herself within the vibrant artistic milieu of Paris’s Montparnasse. Over the course of her career, Davidson received many accolades and awards including being made a

empowered this renowned Australian artist to follow her own artistic ambitions.

Bendigo Art Gallery brings together more than 50 works that highlight Davidson’s ‘modern French impressionist’ style of painting – with light filled domestic interiors, landscapes and women at leisure. In addition, the gallery has invited Sally Smart to create a new body of work responding to and developing upon the cultural legacy of Davidson as a pioneering female South Australian artist – firmly placing the work of this ground-breaking artist back into the story of Australian art history.

Ross Taylor: Field Notes Field notes presents an ambitious new body of work

by Central Victorian artist Ross Taylor. Exploring the landscape, history, people and architecture of Central audience, but it is also vitally chevalier of the Legion of Victoria and the forces that Honour – the highest award have shaped it through time, important for the team, who are invigorated by how conferred by the French Taylor’s drawing-led practice government. audiences respond to our considers the evocations and Whilst Davidson’s work has resonances of interior and programs and exhibitions.” been largely overlooked in Bessie Davidson was one exterior spaces through careAustralia, stories of Bessie of a cohort of female South fully composed images. MoAustralian artists who, at the Davidson’s life as an artist tifs both sacred and banal; of turn of the nineteenth centu- living in Paris were a frethe ancient and the everyday quent part of conversations ry, sought to expand their are woven and spliced into in artist Sally Smart’s childlives and artistic careers by layered and colour-drenched hood home in rural South travelling to the renowned drawings. Vignettes of daily Australia. Bessie was Sally’s life are presented alongside cultural centres of Europe, most notably Paris and Lon- great aunt – her legacy moments recalled through

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memory, chance and the overabundance of visual media in contemporary life that competes for our attention.

Through a dedication to the medium of drawing and the interrogation of colour and spatial relationships, Taylor’s works read like an expanded notebook; an assemblage of visual ‘field notes’ in which a new – and often playful – chronicle of Central Victoria’s cultural landscape is offered.

LOCAL BUSINESSES ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER FOR FREE WEBINARS The City of Greater Bendigo in partnership with Be. Bendigo is hosting a series of free webinars to provide valuable information and resources to help businesses through the changing environment as a result of COVID-19.

•Anna Doughan from Robertson Hyetts Solicitors and Conveyancers will host: Talking COVID-19 Navigating tenancy issues and contract law on Tuesday May 12 at 12 noon (topic to be confirmed) •Joe Ciancio from Maxsum Consulting will host: Talking COVID-19 – Navigating information technology and cyber safety on Tuesday May 19 at 12 noon

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PepperGreen Farm Still providing fresh, seasonal produce for local residents Located at 44 Thunder Street North Bendigo, PepperGreen Farm is a social enterprise division of Access Australia Group (AAG), a not-for-profit organisation that supports people through targeted education, employment, social inclusion and social enterprises, it is also the location of the original Chinese Market Garden site from Bendigo’s gold rush era. AAG have developed the site into a tourist, education and employment precinct, providing tourist attractions and experiences to visitors and the community, including school and community workshops and programs on environmental practices, horticulture and biodiversity. Striving for environmentally responsible practices which provide beneficial land care management and sustainable horticultural initiatives, PepperGreen Farm provides information and learnings through programs, workshops, market events and numerous educational opportunities, which provide solutions and alternative methods to address environmental and horticulture issues such as waste reduction, composting techniques, therapeutic gardening and biodiversity learnings which are able to be applied in the community and home setting.

The Farm provides a local option for fresh produce which is herbicide and pesticide free and picked straight from the garden for purchase with a range of seasonal produce available.

Ingredients in the Farm Kitchen meals and treats include produce grown at the Farm and visitors can enjoy their meal and snacks out in the garden space or on our heritage Café Tram.

The retail space has pure honey from bees hives on site, relishes and condiments made from Farm produce

for purchase.

Following the Ground to Plate ethos which is the cycle of food from seedlings through to consumption, information is shared to educate the community of how nutritious food can be grown, including how to build up soil nutrients and fertilise plants, worm farms, the propagation of seedlings, pest control, watering options and land care management. Being a social enterprise PepperGreen Farm is run by staff, volunteers and supported employees, providing not only jobs for people with disability, but also improving their physical health through exercise and activity which also assists

with improved cognitive and perceptual abilities including planning, sequencing and memory. The mental health of not just the supported employees, participants, volunteers and students at the Farm is improved, but also community members through a sense of belonging, meaning and achievement and the acquisition of new skills that can enhance prospects of meaningful, healthier lifestyles.

PepperGreen Farm is free entry and allows visitors to see the daily activities such as garden cultivation, harvesting of produce and the Employment Enterprises Division staff carrying out daily service provision to the community including car washing services, craft making, recycled furniture production and much more.

AAG’s Access Skills Training division run courses at the Farm to enhance student experience and also offer a

range of horticulture and land care management courses and certificates.

New projects recently commenced at the Farm will see increased learning and further educational opportunities with the Bee Educated project and the Permaculture Poultry Play Pen initiatives. These projects address environmental issues and what the community can do at home to make a difference. The Bee Educated project will

include a range of resources, workshops and displays which explore the habitat issues the bee species are facing and how to provide suitable habits in your home garden for bees to thrive.

The Permaculture Poultry Play Pen project explores the benefits of having chickens at home and techniques for reaching the full potential they offer such as pest control and composting, including the assistance in the production of BioChar.

Although PepperGreen Farm is currently closed to the public during this time, staff have continued to maintain and tend to the site. As fresh produce is ready for harvesting, bags of mixed produce are available for purchase, this allows for PepperGreen Farm to provide the community with fresh seasonal produce that is picked fresh on the day of pick up, notifications are posted to Facebook @ Accessaustraliagroup when they are on offer. Once daily operations resume, PepperGreen Farm will continue providing the existing range of services and experiences and continue with new initiatives and projects which further enhance our positive impact on the community and environment.

Q & A with Robertson Hyetts Trent McGregor Wills & Estate Planning Lawyer

Q. Are you still open for business?

Yes, and we’re seeing a surge in enquiries via our website and by telephone about Wills and Powers of Attorney. I think a lot of people are taking the opportunity to work through their ‘boring but important’ list for peace of mind.

Q. What changes have you implemented as a result of social distancing requirements?

We’re doing everything we can to help keep the community safe and healthy, as well as complying with all current Directives, so we’re meeting via teleconference or telephone where possible.

It’s currently permissible for people to leave their homes to obtain legal advice, so we have set up a signing area in our foyer with single use pens, and this area is carefully cleaned before and after each appointment. There’s also been plenty of home visits where documents have been signed on a front porch, or over the fence, or even through an open door or window.

Q. What happens to a document if it’s not witnessed properly?

Powers of Attorney and Appointments of Medical Treatment Decision Maker are generally invalid if signed incorrectly.

An incorrectly signed Will (called an ‘informal Will’) might still be valid. However, the executors almost always incur extra expense because the Court requires an explanation as to why the requirements for signing a Will weren’t followed, usually via an affidavit from a witness. It can be expensive, and there’s no guarantee that the Court will grant probate of an informal Will.

Q. What is probate?

‘Probate’ is the executor ‘proving’ that the Will is valid, and obtaining the Court’s permission to distribute the assets.

Q. Can you make a Will via video?

Theoretically, yes! However, it would be expensive to satisfy the Court that the video recording should be treated as a last Will.

We do not recommend it. A very recent case in the Victorian Supreme Court dealt with this exact issue, and the Court decided (after hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal costs) that the video recording was not a valid Will.

Trent McGregor is an experienced Wills & Estates lawyer with Robertson Hyetts Solicitors.

Do you have a question for the solicitors at Robertson Hyetts?

Please submit it to media@bendigomonthly.net

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Do you know who Access Australia are?

Access Employment Services match the right job seeker to the right employer Access Skills Training offer a range of short courses, certificate and diplomas PepperGreen Farm Catering offer pre-made meals and all of your catering needs PepperGreen Farm a thriving tourist, education and employment precinct Access Employment Enterprises creating supported employment opportunities while providing services to the community Access Creative Studios offer NDIS programs tailored to your individual needs

Call Access Australia Group on 5445 9800 or visit our website www.aag.org.au Facebook@Accessaustraliagroup to find out more

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Concerned resident As a new resident of Bendigo (Jan 2020) having moved from NSW I was astounded by the short sighted , narrow minded, nonsensical and utterly ridiculous proposal by Bendigo Council to sell the council building to the state Gov and then pay rent for the next 40 years after which time they are left with NOTHING! The long term cost of this decision is not worth a few ‘promised’ jobs that may or may not come from the Govhub. What astounds me more though is the fact that Ballarat have a Govhub at NO COST to the rate payers or council!

How can the current crop of local councillors think this is a good idea! Once this is done it cannot be undone and those existing councillors will no longer be in their positions after the next election....the building in question belongs to the rate payers....not this current crop of ill advised so called representatives ....it is not theirs to sell!

I worry now that with social distancing and other restrictions in place due to Corona Virus there is no opportunity to gather in front of council chambers and protest this crazy decision. I wonder if there is enough indignation out there to take up the fight and stop this plundering of a substantial rate payer asset.

Ian Dodd (Epsom)

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Have Your Say Letters To the Editor owned school. This oval is not owned by the ratepayers yet they are paying for it.

The Council have already spent four million on a private school oval, Surely we have a right to vote on this issue. Seems strange that the Council can find millions to spend on ovals yet this city does not have a museum.

Surely this should come to the top of the list. There are many very small towns in this state with excellent museums. Bendigo has many excellent old buildings which could be made suitable for a museum.

P. Bennett. Bendigo.

service facilities, and looking at the footprint of the TAFE, Courts development and the GovHub, some of the open space currently enjoyed by CBD attendees will be reduced, not to mention little increase in parking spaces, if at all, and it will become more difficult to access, as time goes by!

There is a proposal to build a Hotel in the CBD, with allegedly 100 rooms, but no provision for parking! I would like to remind the developers that a major plus for any accommodation is secure, on-site, off-street parking!

“could I have some privacy, please, Alice?

It’s my golf pro,”

CBD PLANNING

We are starting to see the commencement of some of the proposed developpromised in our fair Bendigo Needs ment city, which if we take a step back, and look at what has a Museum been already developed, eg Bendigo Health, we need to Dear Sir Madam, wonder is the bigger picture I read with interest the being considered? articles and letters in the Most of our streets are as April edition of the Bendigo Monthly regarding they have been for many years, with no opportunity the Govhub. One comment the Mayor said that the rate- to widen, no real opportunity to increase parking payers have had the or open space without opportunity to respond removing current buildings, to the govhub idea. I have and we have a substantial never had an opportunity increase in population, with to part take in the surveys estimated growth likely to which have been done by nearly double within 30 to the Council on this matter or any other. I would like to 40 years.

The Bendigo GovHub, suggest that any important decisions which the Council proposed to have initially 1000 people working in that intend to make in the next building, the new Bendigo 12 months should be sent out with the rates each year. Law Courts, being a Headquarter Court which will The ratepayers can then vote yes or no to each of the provide for additional staff, not to mention those people items on the referendum. I seeking specialist Court am fully aware the Council would find many of their de- services who currently have cisions would not agree with to travel to Melbourne, and the ratepayers. One example the re-development of TAFE and potential increase in of this certainly would be the Govhub. I cannot beliee students and instructors attending there! the Council can find seven All this development million dollars to spend on requires space, access, and another oval at a privately

I know there is a plan for additional parking in the future, but how much congestion will occur before this additional parking is provided? And is it enough?

And in relation to open space, a redevelopment of Bendigo TAFE in 2018 resulted allegedly in an “enhanced civic place of the city” which has just been removed to provide room for the latest TAFE re-development. Is that totally lost, partially lost, or will it be re-established when the re-development is completed? Looking at the proposed footprint of that redevelopment, it is gone!

I hope I am wrong, but I sense a future of congestion and lack of open space in the CBD, similar to what Melbourne experiences, and looking at the current proposed development in Melbourne to address that congestion, it is too little, too late!

Hopefully, not too late for Bendigo!

Ian Ellis Ascot

Vote No To Gov Hub I was extremely pleased with your article on the govhub.

It goes to show how the Mayor, Councillors, CEO and some staff of the Greater

City of Bendigo are trying to pull the wool over the eyes of ratepayers and citizens of Bendigo .

How can these people make a decision to sell the council offices without consultation with the citizens and ratepayers.

I read the comments by former Mayors and councillors and the references to the relevant sections of the Local Government - 1989 section 189 by Colin Burns, and believe that from what he quotes highly illegal procedures were used.

If this is the case there is a very good call for administration to be called for immediately.

Why should the council officers be sold and leased back when the ratepayers are the owners of the buildings.

I also note that there is no guarantee that the Victorian Government would sell the buildings off to a third party.

I vote NO! to any move to proceed with the Govhub.

Graeme Monaghan Bendigo KANGAROO FLAT SOLDIERS MEMORIAL PROJECT COMPLETED A joint, $180,000 Anzac Centenary project between the City of Greater Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat RSL and the Victorian Government Victoria Remembers Grant Program to acknowledge and protect local military heritage for the future is now complete in Kangaroo Flat.

Kangaroo Flat RSL President Craig Chilver said when the Soldiers Memorial was first built many of the existing names on the historic monument were added through a subscription process which has meant that names of some of the area’s service personnel have not been added to the honour roll.

“There are many reasons why some families did not take out a subscription, maybe they couldn’t afford it at the time, or they moved away before the memorial was constructed,” Mr Chilver said.

“Whatever the reason the addition of the new Anzac Centenary Wall will redress this historical inaccuracy and at the same time, preserve and enhance what is already a significant historic memorial space on Kangaroo Flat’s major streetscape.

“The combination of the new and old has made this memorial space accurate and relevant for all The entire project was undertaken using local contractors.

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More Ex Councillors Speak Out! N.Nicholas

Last edition (April) we bought you an expose of ex Mayors and Councillors views on the intended Gov Hub development our current Mayor and CEO seem so desperate to see go ahead.

Council’s stance has always been when asked that they did consult the community regards this project and it is something that will benefit Bendigo. This is a view contrary to what we have unearthed. In fact if you read last edition some ex Councillors have stopped just short of saying this is an outright lie. A shared facility with other Government Departments also seems to have never been on the original agenda, another point which the current Council will argue is false.

The Bendigo Monthly has been privy to a mountain of correspondence between Council and ratepayers. Are ratepayers, questions being answered directly and informatively? The short answer is no. Council seems to be choosing to skirt around the real questions and shape their reply with generalised statements. The solution is simple if Council did consult the community as they state they should be able to provide sufficient documentation to back their claim.

Surely Council ran community polls, numerous public meetings and advertised the project across the region and all this should be on file. A simple solution, if it’s true? and one which would silence the projects opposition.

Council would do well to remember this is not their money they are spending it is ultimately the ratepayers who want nothing more than their drains serviced,

parks cleaned, streets maintained and rubbish collected.

Not more parking metres and a gastronomy hub (I take it that won’t be going ahead now).

The pro Gov Hub camp will argue that this development will create jobs. I have no doubt it will, but local jobs?

Surely the winning contractor will have the final say in who they engage as their workforce. Does any local company have the ability to build such a project, on time and on budget?

Personally my thoughts are the State Government and Council might want to rethink every penny they have available to them in the public purse in light of recent events. Monies would be better spent enabling local business owners to get back on their feet. I noticed the Council’s Covid response on TV which seemed to be more a political advertisement for the current Mayor.

How much did this cost?

With all the coverage and information being disseminated by Federal / State Government bodies and media outlets globally is such an advert even required?

Possibly a better invest would be an extended moratorium on rates or for business’s a rate reduction, now that would be worth advertising.

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Doug Harrison ex Councillor Rural City of Marong (1986 – 92) I read with interest former Councillor comments, so I add mine.

Pg.7 north Huntly to the new Ravenswood roundabout via Marong. A problem that has existed for over 50 years, and is getting worse as Huntly grows. And then there’s the industrial park --- its in the too hard basket.

Surely a ring road integrated with an industrial park would be sound planning and thinking, right now!

Council has tried various approaches, but it has not provided strong leadership by making the vital and necessary future planning decisions and thus EK CRE /L HE lop. P T UP eve $$ rty D e p o Pr

The only reason I have seen for the new central “Hub” is to compete with Ballarat, and that appears Council (Officers et al ?) and other people leading Councillors on crazy pathway. The people of Bendigo have very little idea about Ballarat’s advances and planning in conjunction with the State Government, and Bendigo people think the proposed HUB is a pipe dream of little use to Bendigo ratepayers.

And why the rush to centralise all services, local government and State Government in one central HUB. Parking has been a perennial problem in Bendigo’s CBD, so how is the HUB going to

help that.

Then Vic Roads, Department of Agriculture and other services are well located now, and create no parking and traffic problems.

Imagine Vic Road in this HUB ? What a potential mess.

Then there are the potential future planning and legal problem already mentioned by others.

Why is this HUB proposal a priority over other things [see above] which would and should provide better amenities for our ratepayers. The idea of a HUB needs to be put on a back-burner or left to a future Council and times.

Get real, ex Cr Doug Harrison

Residents urged to take care burning off

Re-imagining Bendigo Creek!

It is abundently apparent that the present council office is able to be easily enlarged and updated and these updates would be sufficient for the immediate needs of a fast growing greater Bendigo.

In the late ‘80’s and early ‘90s amalgamation was all the rage. I was opposed then, but as we are now expanding quickly, I see one Greater Bendigo Council as advantageous.

But; - Things such as waste management and the relocation of the tip at Eaglehawk (it has about 2 years available space): so what then ??

What about a ring road to get through truck traffic out of the centre of Bendigo,

make them a reality. It has not made the hard decisions now, and if we, that is Bendigo, is to advance into a major inland city, we will continue with ad hoc planning, with bad results.

Councils are democratic bodies, but Councillors cannot hide behind this veil otherwise what use and leadership do they provide ? Make your decisions, Councillors, and not be led by officers who do not represent the community like you are meant to do.

Every time a major decision is not made, makes everything compound into the future.

Now that fire restrictions have been lifted CFA has urged residents in the state’s North West to take extreme care when burning off.

CFA - Mr Peter Taylor Operations Manager District 20 would like to remind residents to register their burn-off and check the local conditions on the day.

“Even if you have registered your burn, conditions can change quickly and fires can get out of control within minutes in hot and windy conditions,” Mr Taylor said.

CFA Operations Manager said that although the Fire Danger Period has now been lifted in the District, residents should be aware of weather conditions along with council bylaws.

“We’re also reminding people to always register their burn-offs, so we can prevent brigades unnecessarily being called out to a private burn,” Mr Taylor said.

Keep your burn-off safe and legal:

•Check with you local council to ensure you are not going to breach of any bylaw’s •Always register your burn with CFA on 1800 668 511 •Check and monitor weather conditions – do not burn when then wind exceeds 15kmph •Notify your neighbours who adjoin the area being planned to burn 2 hrs prior to ignition •Have a three metre fire break, free from flammable materials around the burn • Have sufficient, people, equipment and water to stop the burn getting out of control •Never leave a burn-off unattended – stay for its entire duration •If your burn-off gets out of control, call ‘000’ immediately For more information about burning off, go to cfa.vic.gov.au/burnoff

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MAKING THE MOST OF REMOTE LEARNING Much is being said about the benefits and challenges of remote learning from home. Still, one thing experts agree on is that, just as face-to-face teaching is not a one size fits all experience, we cannot make sweeping generalisations about remote learning for every child.

At Girton Grammar School, there is a clear message for both staff and students to do their best in unfamiliar circumstances, and to appreciate that they are very well placed to withstand the disruptions that the Coronavirus may cause to normal school life.

With an optimistic approach and extensive preparation in the lead up to remote learning, the School has experienced a positive transition to the new learning environment, adjusting teaching methods along the way as new insights are gained.

Student survey results show that overall, Girton students have adapted well to their new style of learning and student responses are overwhelmingly positive, with many messages of gratitude for teachers. The natural resilience and optimism of young people can be easily underestimated.

Teachers everywhere would prefer to be face-to-face with students, and the following reflections from a range of Girton teachers provides some insight into the ‘new normal’ for teachers working from home.

In the lead up to remote teaching, Senior School Assistant Head of House and English, History and Physical Education teacher, Mr Clint Whitsed, had reservations about teaching online, primarily because of the students’ capacity to contact him for guidance and feedback.

“Like so many, having my wife and three children working and studying from home was going to be challenging enough, let alone trying to respond to up to 100 students on some days.

“However, delivering the curriculum and assisting students has been pleasingly achievable.

“There are several ways to deliver feedback, that is timely and meaningful.

I have certainly learnt to appreciate the precision of language.

“The patience and support of parents, plus the teamwork of Girton staff is allowing us to cope well through an approach of collaboration

and encouragement,” Mr Whitsed said.

Mr Whitsed believes that despite being in unfamiliar territory, his students remain focused and determined.

“It is gratifying to see the level of student commitment and their desire to achieve success and engage in this new type of learning.

“I feel confident that we are doing more than just enduring; that we are striving,” he said.

Girton’s Director of Teaching and Learning, and Senior School teacher of Sociology, Mr Patrick Chin-Dahler, said that the opportunity to teach purely online has been both positive and enlightening, encouraging teachers to consider their value in the classroom carefully as well as how they convey information to students.

“Teaching online has made me think carefully about the nature of feedback, and I have pushed students to work more independently and changed the structure of my lesson to shape students’ learning.

“In this sense, technology is used to support education, rather than driving how we educate.

“Remote teaching has forced me to adapt my cur-

• Photo - Patrick Chin Dahler

riculum and classroom style to a new method of delivery.

I have probably learnt more about teaching and learning in the past six weeks than I had in the past six months,” Mr Chin-Dahler said.

At the other end of the

via ZOOM, to children who listen, respond, participate enthusiastically and complete the work.

“Not only have they mastered this new platform for teaching and learning, so have I. It was equally as dif-

school, Girton Preparatory teacher, Mrs Josie Beks, says that teaching young children remotely is a slow-growth exercise.

“Day one of remote learning looks very different from today.

ficult for them as it was for me, but we have all adapted and achieved success.

“The full credit here, however, goes to the amazing parents and families who are supporting the children through these unusual and

“We have gone from students vanishing mid-Zoom to having very productive sessions.

“I can now deliver a full half-hour Literacy session,

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the experience of remote teaching as one of surprising connectedness, as students and teachers work together.

“The saying, we are all in this together, rings true with our current situation.

“The online platforms we are using are providing my cohort of Year 4 students with a great opportunity to access knowledge, seek clarification and, most importantly, maintain wellbeing and connectedness,” Mr Flanagan said.

The experience of teaching remotely is providing teachers with an opportunity to embrace the technology that has historically been viewed as a threat to the classroom.

“Pedagogically speaking remote learning is providing so many new teaching experiences that one could not get in any professional development or University.

“Through strict Zoom protocols, we are completing our normal, Numeracy, Spelling and Literacy and we have time for many laughs along the way,” Mr Flanagan said.

The reflection from many Girton teachers is that in challenging times, we often see adaptation and progress and many students are growing their independence and organisational skills, academic and otherwise.

Some students thrive on having more control over their learning, and there are many examples of students

surprising their parents with a level of engagement and enthusiasm that was not expected in this unfamiliar learning environment.

Many teaching principles remain unchanged; for example, the differing attention spans for various age groups, and Girton teachers are translating these principles into their online instruction to good effect.

The most cited benefit gained during the remote learning period, however, is bigger than teaching or learning alone. As we adjust to our new lives, a growing appreciation of the importance of human connection challenging times,” Mrs Beks is the most universally accepted gain, according to said. both Girton teachers and In Year 4 at Girton, Mr students.

Paul Flanagan, Classroom teacher and Head of EmoCentre Right Photo - Girton Teacher,Paul tional Intelligence, describes Flanangan Bottom Right Photo - Girton Teacher Clint Whitsed

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Puzzles Pg.9

Low cost ways for staying warm this Winter

By Rachel Weaver

Just the thought of winter can bring chills to my bones!

Like many people, I really feel the cold and seemingly more so as I get older.

I love winter, don’t get me wrong. It’s just getting harder to stay warm.

So with my aim to beat the freeze and embrace the cooler months, I have learnt some simple but effective ways to keep warm and lower my energy costs.

Whether you are a home-owner or renter, there is a lot you can do yourself to help make your home more cosy.

Top low cost tips to beat the chill: Keep the heat in your home. Draught proofing is an affordable and effective way of keeping the warm air in and the cold air out.

To locate draughts around your home, look, listen and feel for gaps and air moving under and around external doors, windows, vents, skirting boards and architraves etc. Seal the gaps using door and window seals, door snakes, caulking around architraves and skirting boards etc.* A favourite product of mine is Raven - they have a great range of door and weather strips and seals for

most situations. Just make sure you measure the gaps you need to fill before you go off to your local hardware. (Average cost: less than $100).

Up to 40% of a home’s heating energy can be lost through windows, so use your curtains, blinds and shutters if you have them, particularly at night. If you don’t have curtains you may be able to source some cheap fabric and make your own.

Thicker fabric is preferable.

(Average cost: varies).

If you have a fireplace you no longer use, make sure you close the damper (look for a chain or a lever/handle just inside or beside the chimney). If you can feel a draught, chances are you don’t have a damper. In this case, consider installing an inflatable chimney balloon yourself, or place a tight fitting screen in front of the chimney. (Average cost: $30).

Zone off rooms that are not in use so you only heat the areas that you frequently occupy. It’s an obvious one, but often overlooked. (No cost).

Cover floors with rugs. I even put rugs over carpet, particularly when there is

no floor insulation. (Average cost: varies).

Dress for the weather.

Hawaiian shirts have their place and all, but perhaps are better left in the wardrobe for now! (No cost). *A word of caution, houses with certain types of internal gas appliances require ventilation to remove the combustion products from the home and operate safely.

In this case, fixed ventilation openings required for flueless and open flued gas heaters must not be blocked.

Visit the website below for more advice.

And finally, remember that in Victoria, gas heaters should be serviced at least every 2 years. While it’s important to stay warm this winter, we also want you to stay safe.

For more winter warming and energy saving ideas, visit the Victorian Goverment’s website at sustainability. vic.gov.au or phone them on 1300 363 744 anywhere in Victoria for the cost of a local call.

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Firearms CITY RELEASES DRAFT COMMUNITY BUILDINGS In the Spotlight POLICY FOR COMMENT The City of Greater development of the draft Bendigo has released a policy. again

By David Lindsay

There is a series of postcards showing the landing at Gallipoli and these are highly prized by collectors. But it was always thought that it would have been highly unlikely that a photographer would have been on the beach filming the landing of the troops while under fire from the

Turkish military.

Also the initial landings were at dawn and there would not have been enough light for action photos.

It transpired that there were no photographs of the troops in action, and no footage of them landing.

The sole Australian war correspondent Charles Bean landed at about 9.30am and took some photos. So how is it that this series of action shots of the landings exist on postcards?

Australians at home in 1915 were keen to see any news of the overseas fighting, and so two different film companies shot re-enactments of the Gallipoli landings within weeks of the event.

The theatre company JC Williamson filmed over 1,000 men storming ashore at Obelisk Bay in Sydney Harbour, with assistance from the military authorities, and the postcard shown is probably a still from that movie. Australasian Films

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had already restaged their own Gallipoli landings at Tamarama beach, just south of Bondi, also with official Letter to the Editor support. Many of the soldiers in that film were from a training camp at Liverpool, Dear Editor In reply to a letter from Ms west of Sydney.

Kate Bossence published in The two films were shown the other Bendigo simultaneously at theatres newspaper on April 2. around the country to big I find it disturbing to read such an illogical and lacking in fact composition.

What has Covid-19 or as many call it “the Wuhan Flu “ got to do with the legal , responsible use of sporting firearms ?

Ms Bossence claims it will result in “people losing their lives at the business end of firearms”. audiences.

This is pure emotional The postcards serve as a reminder of this event in our supposition with no basis in fact. To claim that a 2 shot history.

In the early 1960’s the Shell shotgun with a range of 40 petrol company brought out metres is a weapon of mass destruction and along with several series of educationcross bows ( where did that al cards, to be given away come from ?) are ultimately to their petrol customers. lethal weapons would The cards could be put in perhaps indicate that Ms attractive albums and most Bossence has watched a few children of the era begged their parents to stop at Shell too many Rambo films.

If as Ms Bossence claims, stations so that they could legitimate, tested and add to their collections.

The series included subjects licenced sporting firearms like birds, transport, fish and owners will be the cause of more domestic violence and butterflies and the descripanimal cruelty than the tions of the subjects on the virus, it seems strange backs of the cards meant that she then says primary that many children also learned a lot about Australia. producers and farmers are The cards are still common entitled to possess firearms.

Is there some inherited today because it is believed gene that makes an that when the promotions accountant, pilot or were over the remaining plumber more dangerous to cards were simply given their family or community away. The card shown is than a man or woman who from the Shells, Fish and works the land ?

Coral series.

I think not.

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draft Community Buildings Policy for public comment.

The draft policy outlines the principles and decision-making framework the City proposes to apply to the future planning, design, resourcing, management and use of community buildings.

Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke said community buildings make important contributions to Greater Bendigo’s liveability and are generally recognised as places where the community can gather to participate in a range of wellbeing, social and life-long learning activities and programs.

“Greater Bendigo has approximately 1000 existing community buildings. Halls and pavilions at recreation reserves make up the majority of those however they also include the likes of libraries and early years centres,” Cr O’Rourke said.

“There are currently a range of ownership and management arrangements in place for the existing community buildings.

Examples of other organisations that currently own and manage community buildings include the of Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and the Department of Education and Training.

“Eleven community members from both rural and urban areas of Greater Bendigo, representing people of all age groups were appointed following a public expression of interest process to support the

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“Through many conversations spanning a six month period, the eleven community members helped the City to understand some of the challenges and opportunities linked to community buildings, as well as what approaches to future community building planning, design, resourcing, management and use would best respond to community needs in a fair and equitable way.

“Community buildings come in many different forms and are used in a diverse range of ways for a diverse range of needs, so I hope many people and organisations will take up the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft policy.

“Once finalised and adopted, the policy will guide how the City will work with our community and other organisations with the goal of ensuring Greater Bendigo has an equitable network of welcoming and inclusive community buildings by 2036.

“The policy will also provide the basis for the development of a Community Hubs Strategy, to guide the future planning of Greater Bendigo’s community buildings in more detail.”

The draft policy is available to view online at https:// www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/ communitybuildingspolicy Feedback on the Draft Policy should be provided to communitypartnerships@ Bendigo.vic.gov.au by 5pm on Friday May 29, 2020.

Independent inquiry needed into Victoria’s largest COVID-19 cluster The Liberal Nationals are demanding the Andrews Labor Government launch an independent inquiry into how it has handled the state’s largest COVID-19 cluster at Cedar Meats.

The State Government failed to act for about three weeks after the first positive result, with workers not told and the Premier and Health Minister keeping the name of the business secret.

This organisation made a significant donation to the Labor Party just before the election that made Daniel Andrews Premier.

If the Government is to protect the safety of the community, Victorians deserve to understand exactly what happened to prevent this from happening again.

The Government refused to act when the first case was known and has sat back while this scandal continues to deepen.

“For three weeks after the first Cedar Meats employee was confirmed as infected, there are now questions whether the government failed to properly follow up and trace.

“Employees and others were kept in the dark. Now 49 cases have been traced to Cedar Meats.

“Public confidence and public health demand a full independent inquiry into this mess.”

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COVID-19: Resumption of elite and community sport

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Cabinet of the resumption of sport and recreation in Australia is a great step forward. “However, we must all continue to play our part to

By Steph Ryan keep ourselves, our families, and our communities safe We have a unique from spread of COVID-19.” opportunity to transform Minister for Youth and the way we travel in regional Sport Richard Colbeck said Victoria. the announcement signalled Nationals Senator for But we only have one chance an important step as AusVictoria Bridget McKenzie to get it right. tralia, slowly and resolutely, welcomes measures for the An airport rail link has been emerges from the pandemic. resumption of organised on the cards for decades.

“The National Cabinet sport and recreation across Just 84.7 per cent of Successive governments decisions map out a careful Australia, saying grassroots services ran on time – far have put forward the idea, and sensible road ahead for sport was crucial the mental below the 92 per cent but only in the past two the safe resumption of sports and physical wellbeing of rupunctuality target. years has it become a and recreation in Australia, ” ral and regional communiAnd the number of reality.

Minister Colbeck said.

My read of the 27 April council supported attracties. Senator McKenzie said Two years ago, the Federal scheduled services that “Both the National article, “Bendigo Council tions viable. a set of National Principles actually ran was just 89.4 per along with the Australian Liberal Nationals Principles and the drafting wish list to The REMPLAN chart in Framework recognise the turbocharge ailing economy” the article showed COVID- Government kick started the cent – the lowest in four Institute of Sport’s, years. project with a $5 billion key role sport and recreleaves me gobsmacked.

19’s appalling effect on Framework for The airport rail link is the shot in the arm. ation plays in the Australian Council CEO Craig Niecertain industry sectors Rebooting Sport in a type of project that’s an It was the move that was community and the many mann claimed, “Council revenue and staff. Odd that COVID-19 Environment, health, economic, social and has spent the better part sectors that are little affected needed to get a commitment once-in-a-lifetime will be used to guide the opportunity to benefit all of staged return of activity as from the Victorian cultural benefits it provides.” of the pandemic in crisis were not shown, like public Victoria.

The National Principles mode and trying to gauge administration (council and Government and a efforts to stop the spread of Access to fast, reliable make clear how sporting and how badly communities government) which has staff promise from both the State the virus continue. public transport is top of recreational activities can have been hit. Now, though, “working behind the scenes”. and the Commonwealth to “Sport brings people the shopping list for any pro- together and improves the work together to transform only happen where it is moving into relief and Maybe the CEO meant the spective new resident, Victoria’s rail network. stringent, public and recovery mode”. Has he been council’s relief was permahealth of individuals and particularly those looking to communities and I A final decision on the personal health measures in self-hibernation? nent council staff, unlike live in one community and preferred route is expected are observed and required It’s like if he is writing a small business people, have support the National work in another. three-act play. Council in had no pay cuts or jobs lost. in coming weeks.

Cabinet’s resolution that the standards met.

It will help businesses to The Framework for “crisis mode”, then, “Relief, Hopefully Council and Mr Done right, all of our state resumption of sport and attract new workers and put recreation activity - at any will benefit – including Rebooting Sport in a and recovery mode”; more Niemann will now do what new opportunities on the Bendigo. like snooze mode. Why has the real people of Bendigo level - must not compromise COVID-19 Environment table for those This means dedicated new was developed by the AIS it taken more than 8 weeks have been forced to do: cut the health of those looking to expand to other participants or their wider after extensive consultation for the CEO to make a their cloth to suit the devas- track between Sunshine and parts of regional Victoria or community,” Senator the Melbourne CBD which with sports organisations. statement? tating situation. Diligently will separate V/Line services to Melbourne.

It guides the staged reCraig now wants to turwork on no rate increase; McKenzie said.

Done right, the airport and airport trains from the sumption of sport and bocharge with old priority provide fee and charges “It is not just those ‘stopping all stations’ metro rail link will set us up for a recreation at high projects that previously relief; certainly, free CBD partaking in sport but so bright future. performance, community, bombed with state and parking; and stop the outra- services. many volunteers right across As the Transport InfraTo use existing track – a and individual levels. federal governments, like: geously expensive GovHub regional Australia enjoy the structure Minister, Bendigo experience and camaraderie cheaper option that Daniel The National Cabinet also Golden Dragon Museum costing ratepayers’ tens of agreed to establish a specialand expanding the millions in additional rental Andrews appears to favour – MP Jacinta Allan has the being involved in a local will condemn country train future of Bendigo and ist COVID-19 Sports and Bendigo Airport. How will of over the next 40 years. club brings. passengers to the slow train regional Victoria in her Health Committee. these fancy projects help our It is about time council “The resumption process hands. recovery? Council has learnt understood it has miniscule for generations. will be subject to current The committee will be The airport rail link is a Under Andrews’ plan, nothing. It’s a joke. influence on business. It local circumstances and chaired by Commonwealth project for the future.

These projects are depentakes our money and spends there will be limited to no under the direction of Deputy Chief Medical dent on tourism, the indus- it. Council should be seeking capacity to grow services as We will have one relevant public health Officer Professor Paul Kelly opportunity to get it right. the population of our state try sector that got whacked ways to attract high valauthorities. “We can expect and will include relevant A dedicated line out to the some variation because first, and will sadly take ue-add industries, not tasties continues to grow. sports medicine and health airport won’t just benefit And it will push V/Line’s years to recover. Small busi- with fanciful chardonnay to of local factors including experts from the AIS, sports, people who are travelling to COVID-19 and public performance further into ness and tourism contribute wash it down. and governments to monitor Tullamarine. It will the red. greatly to our economy, but Residents and small health capacities. and support the resumption In February, Bendigo trains transform the future of the facts are ratepayers wear business need real council “I am a firm believer in process. It will report to the Bendigo and regional the burden of subsidies of up support now, not tokenism. recorded their lowest the power of sport and the Australian Health Protection punctuality since June 2018. Victoria. to 10 million dollars to keep Max Turner Bendigo endorsement by the National Principal Committee

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NEW LOCAL ACTIVITIES TO BETTER SUPPORT CARERS Carers living in Bendigo will have more opportunities to be healthy, active and well thanks to a $1 million package of grants from the Andrews Labor Government.

Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan and Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards today announced that local community organisations will receive the following grants as part of the package to improve the health and wellbeing of carers.

• $17,073.00 for Loddon Campaspe Sports Assembly Incorporated to conduct a scoping exercise to identify local carers residing in the region and connecting to support and respite.

• $17,991.00 for Interchange

Loddon Mallee Region Inc for a program for siblings of children with disability to obtain peer support and education within a recreational context.

• $11,000 for CSS Walking and Wellbeing Group as continued funding to expand and strengthen current weekly yoga sessions for carers of school aged children for improved health and wellbeing.

• $19,059.34 for City of Greater Bendigo to provide a series of workshops for carers of all ages, backgrounds and cultures to participate and share their stories.

Across the state 94 community organisations and groups are receiving grants to support carers to be physically and mentally

healthy, socially active and better connected with other carers, support programs and resources.

The new Supporting Carers Locally Grants Program will focus on support for carers in regional areas, as well as under-recognised groups such as young carers.

More than 736,600 Victorian carers give their time and effort to look after a family member or friend who needs them. It can be difficult for carers to access the services they need to look after themselves and make sure they’re supported in their care role.

The Labor Government is investing almost $50 million to help carers with extra respite, transport concessions and grants to support

local initiatives.

Supporting the health and wellbeing of carers is a key priority of the Victorian carer strategy 2018–22 – the first whole-of-government strategy recognising carers.

Quote attributable to Member for Bendigo East Jacinta

Allan MP “We’re very proud to fund these fantastic local support groups and initiatives to help make sure carers get the support they need and have asked for.”

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The Class of Clough The cold chill of the frosty morning was teeth chattering. A big burst of heat roared when the briquette and wood log hit the smouldering coals from the night before. The hot poker that doubled as a toaster fork stirred it up.

The tiny kitchen was a warm spot for the kids getting ready for school. Young Alby’s job was to get the wood ready in the morning for his dad to help kick start the day. The same for the evening baths where the 5 kids would alternate in and out to keep the water hot for the next one. In bed at night, hot water bottles under the feet in the middle of winter was a must.

Frank and Muriel Clough and their young family lived in Dowding Street, Cal Gully. It had been Frank’s childhood home as well.

Alby Clough has great memories of growing up with his brothers Tommy and Bob and sisters Betty and Joyce. He was born just before Christmas in December 1936, the middle Clough child. No toys for Christmas in the 30’s and 40’s just clothes and necessities.

Weekends as a child were spent on the sandheaps and amongst the peppercorn trees that dominated the area on Eaglehawk Road where Fitzpatrick’s Hardware is now and the new McDonalds has been built. Locals will remember the Stafford Ellinson factory that employed many men and women occupying that land also. Nights were spent huddled around the Transistor Radio tuned in to ‘Martins Corner’ a popular family show at the time.

Later it was listening to the exploits of Keith Miller and Neil Harvey playing test match cricket. “If you spoke whilst the radio was on Dad would turn it off. He didn’t put up with any rot!”

Bon fire nights were a highlight with ’ penny bangers and tom thumbs ‘ providing a lot of entertainment throughout the year. The neighbourhood boys ,thanks to Kevin

• Alby Clough - California Gilly P.S.1942

conductors in between the loops of Eaglehawk , Cal Gully , and Long Gully when heading to Bendigo to go to the movies on the weekends.

This was tough for Alby and his brothers as dad worked at the Tram depot and such conduct was frowned upon.

Life was much different.

It was not uncommon for children to call their father “Sir” around this time. The Clough household was fairly strict like most others.

Three generations of the Clough Family had attended the Bell Topper Hill Primary School in Cal Gully. Neighbourhoods were awash with kids playing in the street using whatever they could as a footy, or cricket bat and ball to entertain themselves particularly on those long hot summer afternoons.

The girls would be inside learning how to knit or sew.

Not a lot of sport for them, mostly indoor stuff where they could be out of harms way.

Frank had served in the Second World War and so the kids helped mum to keep the family afloat. Alby remembers the day it was announced that the War had ended. He was only 9 years old and had a simple view of things “We all cheered

Gully from about the age of 10. The ground was just over the hill a bit and we used to jump on the back of Old Albert Finney’s truck and get a ride to the games. We travelled as far as Strathfieldsaye I remember in the early days.”

A modest Alby continues “I never reached any great heights as a player but me and a few mates from the local church, Jackie Snell and Geoff Trevorah fell in love with the game.”

Cal Gully Cricket Club was part of the Matting competition back then, it was social , nobody wore whites.

They were soon to get a turf wicket and enter the main Bendigo Turf Association.

They picked up the turf in a truck and laid the main centre wicket and some practice wickets. “We ripped up the concrete in the middle of the ground and away we went. We got accepted into the B grade competition and although we were the easy beats for a while, we had great fun and soon were able to recruit a few players and improve.”

“We became more professional when we got into the turf comp and secured Bobby Boxshall as coach.

Bob came across from Eaglehawk and he was the start of the club getting fair dinkum. He was a good player Bob and really paved the way. “ Most people will also remember Bob Boxshall as a driving instructor for many

the lightning fast bowler Graeme Byrne. We got a lot of these boys from the workshops where I worked and it was great fun when I look back.”

Alby used to open the batting but wasn’t blessed with a huge array of shots by his own admission. He was ”more of a poker and prodder.”

“I’d irritate the bowlers as I had very little technique and could have done with some coaching on how to bat. It was bowling that I really enjoyed. When we got Max as coach it lifted us and I enjoyed some success with the ball. I had a couple of good seasons but largely we put our best fieldsman on the fence and set the trap.

Eventually we would snag one. Sometimes it was a costly strategy.” He actually won a league bowling average at a very economical rate of 6 despite his insistence he bowled donkey drops.

His time at Cal Gully was especially rewarding because he got to play with his sons Robert and Jack.

“Playing with Rob and Jack was a real thrill. Robert was the keeper in the 72 flag and Jack came along later and developed into a good cricketer. We did get to play an A grade game together which was great. When Jack first started the poor little fella, we had him running form fine leg to fine leg to protect him from the ball. It would take him 3 goes to throw it back to the keeper.

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really started. Old Doug was pretty strict and you needed to look like a footballer at the very least. Socks up, shine your boots etc. He was a good early role model for us boys. We had some great players at the Burra in those days in the thirds.

Fred Tupper, Merv Bull, Big Goldsmith and Dave Trewarne. The club actually won all three grades in the 1953 season .

I struggled in the seniors and had a year out at Provincial under George Ennor, but eventually joined the umpires. I was a central umpire for 9 years from 5867. I really enjoyed it. It was much different to playing .

To touch the ball all you had to do was blow the whistle and say….Give it here boys! ” “Bruce Reid’s dad Jim was the original coach of the umps back then. Some of the better umpires included Fred Price, Aub Bolitho, Lou Frank, Frankie Kirk, Tosha Theiss, Carl Blaufaus and Dave Trewarne had a go as well. The extra few bob we earned also helped with a young family.”

Alby has always been known for his dry sense of humour.

“The single umpire days were tough. I nearly didn’t get out alive over at Bealiba one night. I had to walk through the players change 2nd row, 2nd from left rooms to get to our little space. The game was crucial Institute in School Street because the loser took the around this time and the season’s wooden spoon. mothers would play cards Yarrawalla lost and they in the adjacent room . Upon weren’t very happy with my finishing they would enter performance. They knocked the hall to keep an eye on the ball from my hand when the youngsters .

I was walking through. I was He got married at 18 to trapped in the umpires room Elaine Radford who was with an angry mob outside from Eaglehawk Road threatening to throttle me. in Long Gully near the Finally the big full forward Manchester Arms and they stood up on the bench and soon had 3 kids of their convinced the lynch mob to own. Robert born in 1955, let me go. I’m pretty sure I Rhonda in 57 and young gave the big bloke the 3 votes Jack in 62. that day.!!”

Like all kids Alby found his It was at this time that love of sport at school and • Alby Clough - California Gilly Cricket Premiers 71-72 - Front Row 2nd from right Eaglehawk came knocking playing with his neighyears in Bendigo and also a He would have been less on Alby’s door to coach the bourhood mates. Kick to big name in baseball in the than 10 at the time.

Under 18’s. George Illsley kick on the road down by It’s a shame the club fell was coaching the seniors Waterman’s Woodyard next district.

“Later we got Maxy Watts away in the end. Plenty of and he asked Alby to have a to Reggie Smith’s place, and good people tried to keep it go at the thirds. “They hadn’t cricket in the summer. Sport as coach from Eaglehawk.

He really got us firing. We going, the Neilsen’s the Kir- won a game for a while and played an integral part in by’s, and Tuddy. Paul Moller he thought that I may have the boys lives but only Alby became successful on the field winning the 1972 flag and Peter McCrae also spent been able to help. “ enjoyed what cricket had but also upgrading the fatime there.”

It was a good move because to offer. Bobby was more the Borough boys lifted the interested in fire brigade and cilities. We had built the old If summer meant cricket, weatherboard shed ourselves winter meant footy. premiership cup twice in footy and Tommy got into many years before.” Alby “I was always keen to do Alby’s five years as coach, the boxing. For the record was made a Life Member at well at footy but in the end I winning the 1971 and 1972 Bob Clough is a member Cal Gully Cricket Club in was just too slow once I got grand finals. of Eaglehawk’s Team of the recognition of the work he into the seniors. After Fred “We had some great kids Century in the back pocket and Tom the Amateur Light performed around the club. Scholes got me a game with coming up from Digger “Names from that era Sandhurst and big Dave Wrights under 16 side so it Heavyweight Champion of included Ronny Hammer, Trewarne ran through me. was a good time to inherit Victoria at one stage.

Dinger Bell was a big hitter, I soon got to Eaglehawk all that good work.”

Cricket was Alby’s big love.

Howard Lewis, Clem Kirby where old Doug Stevenson Son Robert was a part of “I loved my cricket and , Kevin Daykin and then was coaching the thirds. those teams and remembers being a bigger kid for my later Teddy Tuddenham and The thirds had only just being a youngster sitting age I was filling in for Cal

because we got half a day off school!”

“I left school at 13 because I had a job to go to. I wasn’t much chop at school so to get a delivery job with Bendigo Motor Spares was great for me and great for the family as money was tight.

I did the deliveries on my bike. Motor Cars were few and far between back then. “ School leaving age back then was actually 14 but somehow the enterprising young Albert was able to take the job.

Grenfell ,would use the old man’s butchers cart to collect At 15, Alby applied for and got an apprenticeship the scrub to build their at the Railway Workshops bonnies. as a blacksmith. It was to Cal Gully looked much be his only fulltime job. He different in the 1940’s and supplemented this with odd 1950’s. The trams bounced up and down the main road jobs like picking tomatoes and cleaning here and there all day with an energy that was typical of people forging before and after work. He on after long periods of war retired from that same job at and depression. Kids would age 56 in 1992.

The Cal Gully Dance was hop on and off the rear held in the Mechanics bumper trying to evade the

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McNamara, Merv Hynes, Brian Grinton, and Graham Eeles.

Matty Kalz was the bravest footballer I ever saw and Rob ‘Bunny’ Wallace improved the most during his Under 18’s days.”

The club asked him to coach the seconds in 1974 and he

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• Alby Clough - Coach mid front row Eaglehawk undr 18’s Premiers

White Brothers ‘Bernie, Robert and John’, Ian ‘Abdul’ Sayer, Garry Addlem and Geoff Poyser are just some of the names Alby remembers. John Ledwidge soon returned to the club and they entered a strong era. Many football people will tell you, its sometimes the hard years that steel you and make you hungry for the good years. Eaglehawk are enjoying some good years now and are a perennial finalist.

Strong friendships were formed with Paul Firth the club secretary, Moe Evely, Mac Elvey, Brucey Straughan , the trainer and Benny Hartland the team manager.

Alby was now into his 40’s

great teams. “ Some of the kids came in from Raywood to play.

Back then the footy coach was a platform where you could have a positive impact on kids lives and to this day many of those players still revere the name of Alby Clough. Checking back on the old photos you will see names like Rod Ashman, Des English, Darby Munro, Gary Evans, Murray Rankin, Russell King, Barry Hayes as well as David Snell and Donald Scott from the early days.

“Obviously Ashy and Des went on to become stars with Carlton but there was a hell of a lot of good players in those teams. Robbie Hunt of Bendigo Bank fame was a really good player, Graeme Snell, the king boys Peter and Russell, Tony and Dennis Lobb, Des Trewella, Peter Lockett, Gerry Teasdale, Billy Gooding, Graham

and had just moved into a house opposite the Bendigo East Bowling Club in Lansell Street. He had already played

reluctantly agreed but he found it much tougher. Two years later and he was in charge of the seniors. The club had great faith in Alby.

Again his modesty shines through. “I was a bit of a stop gap for them I think.

We were struggling and they looked to me to keep them going for a few years so they could get back on track.”

This is a familiar tale in country footy and certainly in the 70’s.

“Looking back on it I gave it my best but it was a very tough job. The players and committee men made it all worthwhile back then. It was hard work but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Alan Bruiser Williams won the Best and Fairest both years and if he wasn’t the best player in the league back then I don’t know who was.”

Hugo Waldamanies, Max Taylor, Gary Evans, the

carpet bowls as a kid. Soon he was rolling them down in pennant for East after being nominated for membership

by Arthur Eaton.

Starting in C grade Alby soon became quite the player and has gone on to become one of the greatest names Bendigo Bowls has ever produced.

“Graeme Seddon was my first skipper and was a great help in the early days. Back then you got coached before they would let you play in the pennant. You had to learn the skills of the game and the etiquette. We wore our blazers to the game and our attire was immaculate.”

His resume includes many tournament victories, district regional and state

“I suppose I’m lucky to have been around long enough to have played with and against so many good players . Tommy Spence, Alan Lockett , Stan Brain from Castlemaine, Don Sherman from South, Mel Boyd, and later Phil Godkin are the ones that spring to mind. Bobby Liddle and I played a lot together when we first started and we are great mates. ” “Once I got the belief I was right. I remember Tommy Barri thrashing me one day .

But I just continued to practise and practise . The results soon came. I was pitted against Ken Thomas from Castlemaine in a big match.

He was a fine player and I thought I would be lucky to get to ten. But I hung in

• Alby Clough - Umpiring hid first local football match in 1958 at Provincial.

premierships, singles victories in the Champion of Champions in a career that exceeds 500 pennant games for East and still rising.

Never considered good enough to represent Bendigo in the early days he happened to win his club singles championship then the champion of champions 86/87, earning him an invite to a televised event on BTV 6 Ballarat the next year. He was a no name at the start of the tournament but he progressed through and won the event eventually forcing his way into the Bendigo rep side as a result.

Alby was into his mid 50’s by now when sadness struck with the passing of Elaine .

She was only 54. “Its never easy losing someone so special.”

Alby carried on and the bowls really took up much of his time, upon retirement from the Workshops in 92.

Alby soon became a fixture and ran the bar at the Bowls Club for 30 years . Understandably he is a life member After a bit of prompting ;

there and slowly I was able to get on top and win the match. After that I was a different player. I thought I could do well against the best players after that. ” If Alby had a bad day on a Saturday you could bet he would be first one there Sunday morning to iron out the kinks. This had rubbed off on many players over the years including sons Jack and later Robert who have both become fine players. Both have played in premierships with Alby in the A Grade, with Jack also winning the league singles champion award. That is the story within the story. A father getting to spend time with his boys.

The Clough family are tightknit. Daughter Rhonda may have missed out on the footy, cricket and bowls but she is still ‘Dads little girl!’

Betty and Joyce went from being pushed in their prams around the local streets by their older brothers so they would sleep at night , to forging strong nursing careers and having their own

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families. Life was tougher for the girls growing up in that era and much different now.

When prompted to look back on some of the innovations he has witnessed over the years , Alby thinks for a bit and offers the advent of the TV, the Refrigerator and the Indoor Telephone.

His grin is infectious as the boy born in 1936 begins to remember; “Getting all these things in the house was unreal when I look back. You used to have to go down the street to make a phone call in those days and get through to the operator. To have a phone in the house took a lot of getting used to. The Television, gee what the hell was that! You would never have dreamed of something so magnificent. It changed everything. Same for the fridge. We really take for granted the humble fridge. I remember the ‘Cool Guardy Safe ‘then we went to the ice chest then finally the good old ‘Kelvinator’ Refridgerator .

Alby did remarry to Adele who sadly passed away recently. He cared for her for many years as her health declined. Alby has had to deal with a lot and does so in a dignified manner. His modesty and calm nature is testament to overcoming many challenges.

An upbringing in the shadow of the war , where the little things were important. When you chopped wood for the stove and to boil the kettle, when you cooked toast with a steel fork and shared the bath water with your brothers.

From the sandhills, peppercorns and woodyards of Cal Gully , the back of old Albert Finney’s truck, the hallowed turf of Canterbury Park and the QEO , to the bowling greens of Bendigo East, and beyond, Albert Clough has seen it all, heard it all , lived it all and done it all.

All with a smile on his face and a yarn for his mates.

I think he would describe himself as “no better or no worse than anyone else.” A more humble man you will never meet.

This is the class of the man.

The class of the boy who left school at 13 to help his mum and dad. Everyone has a story . I hope you enjoyed reading the story of Alby Clough as much as I enjoyed writing it. At 84 its not over yet. He may not have been big in the classroom at Bell Topper Hill but he is all class.

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Uniting Bendigo Emergency Relief Centres: Bendigo, 25 Forest St. Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10am -12.15pm & 1.30pm - 3.45pm.

Kangaroo Flat: Cnr Church & Camp St’s.Tues & Fri 10am - 1pm. 5443 5458.

Victory Foodbank: 110 Garsed St Bendigo. Mon - Fri, 10am -12pm 5443 5998. .

CLEANING

DON’S CARPET

& TILE CLEANING CARPET, UPHOLSTERY, MATTRESSES, FLEA TREATMENT, TILE & GROUT, CONCRETE, SLATE STRIP & SEAL, DECKING STRIP & COAT, POOL AREAS NO POWER REQUIRED

Phone 0428 443 808 CLEANING YARDS & PRUNING

WHOLEYARD

Clean Ups 0427 142 111

•General labouring /General cleaning •Hard rubbish/ Green waste removal •Trimming and pruning •Fallen timber & chainsaw work •Pick up/ spread of mulch, stone etc.

•Small tip truck hire

ELECTRICAL

DUE TO CURRENT COVID-19 VIRUS SOME ORGANISATIONS MAY NOT BE OPENING THEIR DOORS AS PER NORMAL PLEASE CALL FIRST TO CHECK AHEAD. CLEANING

We bring the

Bling back to your blinds

• Ultrasonic Blind Cleaning • Drapes, Curtains, Pelmets, Swags & Tails • Upholstery Cleaning (Fabric & Leather) • Blind Repairs • Leather Protection • Light Diffuser Cleaning • Ceiling Fan Cleaning • Air Conditioner and Heater Vent Cleaning • Chemical Free Cleaning • Dust Mite & Allergy Prevention • Residential & Commercial • Blind/Curtain Exit Cleans

Call Rod 0439 132 021

Email: denfieldblinds@gmail.com

www.denfieldcurtaincleaning.com.au

Ken McDonald’s

Cleaning Services

Phone: (03) 5442 7474 Mobile: 0417 399 801 39 Sydenham Avenue, Bendigo, Victoria 3550

Wonder Women Window Cleaning /Spring CleaningL B EXCELLENT services, great rates.

Ph Simone 0430 349 332

TO ADVERTISE PH: 03 5448 4339

CIVIL CELEBRANT Lainie Aiello Civil Celebrant J.P Let me help you celebrate the most important events in your life.

P:0411126509 www.lainieaiello.com

GREG SMITH ELECTRICIAN

Tired of waiting for a tradesman?

0418 507 709 REC 29130

May2020

Bendigomonthly.net

Commercial ade Canopy

Trades & Classifieds Pg.23

Mist Spray PLUMBING Irrigator

HIRE & SALES

all pests, weather and weeds.

PHONE REPAIRS

inbuilt high volume sprays

meable Mesh allows light, air and rain in.

Micro Climate

Amazing growth rates under canopy

Self Watering

wicking reservoirs keep your plants alive

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One Foot Soil Depth Deep growing medium

Stands or trolleys

HOME MAINTENANCE

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Optional Wheels

Give true waist height - no more bending or knee work

VEGEPODS Overflow hole Prevents flooding soil

TV TUNING

TV Tuning from $40

• Servicing Bendigo & Surrounds • Aerials & additional aerial points • Satellite & Computer Setups • Digital/Smart TV’s • Home Theatre, Wall Mount • DVD Recorders & Foxtel • Installed & explained

5447 7823 or 0431 609 423

The very best in complimentary health care for your back • Gentle anti

• One on one, professional treatments

Samantha Hamilton Dip. Bowen Therapy

We d e s i g n websites

• Sciatica, back, neck & shoulder pain problems • Whiplash • Scoliosis

Portable unit 3.6x2.7M $6000 Ph 0407 364 008

• Private and confidential • Trusted health care practioner

WANTED TO BUY

PAINTING/RENDERING

Old bottles, Town or Company names - Ginger Beers, Marble Bottles, Milk Bottles, Demijohns etc.

Single items or Boxed Lots.

Cash Paid Ph 0452 264 661

WANTED TO BUY

CREATING YOUR VISION

We buy Deceased Estates, Shed Cleanouts, or downsizing. Box Lots or the Whole Lot. Cash Paid on day. Ph 0452 264 661

M: 0417 479 491

info@rendersolutions.com.au www.rendersolutions.com.au

WANTED TO BUY

PAINTING

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YEARS QUALIFIED EXPERIENCE CEMENT & ACRYLIC RENDERING SOLID PLASTER & HERITAGE RESTORATION FREE QUOTES ONSITE & OFF PLANS VENETIAN POLISHED PLASTERING PAINTING SERVICES MUD BRICK RESTORATION LIGHT WEIGHT FOAM CLADDING SYSTEM RETAILER & INSTALLER SERVICING CENTRAL VICTORIA

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Wa n t To G o Viral!

FOR SALE

Samantha Hamilton inflammatory, Bowen Therapy & remedial treatment Pain Relief Specialist.

• Lymphatic drainage Phone: 0448 531 056 • Back pain during 22 Michelle Drive, Maiden Gully pregnancy Fully insured and registered.

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BM3090

Phone Ron on

MASSAGE

Looking to buy deceased estates, old toys, movie posters and anything old Individual items or the whole lot. Cash paid call 0450 341 313 Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm Lic. Sec Dealer.

Starting prices as low as $500 Let your business be SEEN by people at home.

Includes domain name and 12 months hosting.

Ph 0447 199 396 Bendigo Based GARDENING

Weeding - will hand weed Garden’s / Beds Service $30 per hour.

Phone: The Original Jim 0431 304 727

BOOK NOW FOR THE JUNE EDITION SUBMISSIONS NO LATER THAN MAY 30th