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ISSUE 1069 FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2018

Chasing a new goal IN October last year, Strathfieldsaye’s Vanessa Murray was starting to turn her mind towards her 49th birthday and the fun of a family Christmas.

“It’s a big time of the year for my extended family, and we were all looking forward to catching up at dad’s, but unfortunately that didn’t happen.” – See the full story on Page 7

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Court threat over Marong land grab

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NEIGHBOURS opposing the compulsory acquisition of part of a Marong family’s farm have vowed to take their fight all the way to the High Court, if the state government allows the City of Greater Bendigo to forcibly acquire the land.

Two of the Carter family’s neighbours say they will seek an injunction firstly in the Supreme Court, and the High Court if

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necessary, should planning minister Richard Wynne agree to the council’s request.

Councillors last month voted to apply for a public acquisition overlay, stating the parcel of land was the only land suitable for such a use in the municipality after an independent panel asked them to look again.

Revealing the group’s defence strategy, neighbour Adele Patterson, a lawyer for the Victorian Planning Authority, said the Bendigo council had done no work in the past two years to address the panel’s 2016 findings, which also rejected a move to compulsory acquisition.

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in the last two years is write to the Carters saying we want to buy your land and offer them money,” Ms Patterson said.

“There has been no further work as indicated in the panel report to investigate any other available land.

“This has been the biggest issue for the last 16 years.”

Asked what work had been done in the past 18 months to rule out alternative sites to the Marong land, City of Greater Bendigo chief executive Craig Niemann referred to studies completed in 2006 and 2009 that had been unable to identify any other large sites in single ownership on the fringes of Bendigo, relatively free from constraints, with transport connections and not close to residential areas. Continued Page 5

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THE Real Estate Institute of Australia believes this week’s federal budget contains no measures to specifically address housing supply and affordability.

REIA president Malcolm Gunning said while housing affordability was a centre piece of last year’s budget, there was nothing in this year’s budget that directly addressed the issue.

“It was however pleasing to see that the government recognises the important role that the current taxation arrangements for negative gearing and capital gains tax play in increasing supply, keeping rents affordable and easing the burden on social housing by leaving these unchanged,” he said.

Housing Industry Association senior economist Geordan Murray said home buyers and the housing industry would benefit from the steady path that the budget has plotted for the economy and for cities.

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A LOCAL fundraising campaign for the Bendigo Health Foundation is encouraging residents to Dine Out and enjoy a great meal while supporting the New Bendigo Hospital appeal.

The local campaign will see $1 from every meal sold on the day at participating businesses donated to the Bendigo Health Foundation and the appeal, with more than 20 local eateries are supporting the day, offering meals across breakfast, lunch and dinner to support the new campaign.

Bendigo Health Foundation acting director Amanda Lonergan said Dine Out Bendigo is a new initiative and a chance for people to support the businesses that are contributing to the appeal and raising money for our community who require care.

“Falling on the Friday before Mother’s Day, it’s a great opportunity to enjoy a meal out and support the Bendigo Health Foundation,” Ms Lonergan said.

“We would love to say a big thank you to the more than 20 Bendigo venues who have put their hand up to be involved in the inaugural Dine Out Bendigo and donate $1 from every meal sold this Friday to the New Bendigo Hospital Appeal.”

The appeal wants to raise $4 million to purchase state of the art equipment for the Bendigo hospital.

For more details about Dine Out and a full list of venues see the event’s Facebook page.

GOLD MINES: This iconic hotel will go to auction on Thursday. said. Mr Murray said the expansion of transport networks was crucial to the ongoing evolution of cities and regional centres.

MORE assistance is being provided for central Victorians wanting to buy their own home.

BuyAssist Australia, a subsidiary of the National Affordable Housing Consortium is bringing its affordable home buying support service to Bendigo and Ballarat.

The not for profit operator is working with the state government to help families and individuals access affordable home ownership.

NAHC managing director Mike Myers said the organisation’s goal was to help people overcome the barriers to home ownership.

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The program is open to first home buyers and also those who have been previous owners, as long as they do not currently own or part-own a home.

First home buyers will also qualify for the $20,000 regional first home owners’ grant and stamp duty concessions.

To register interest as a homebuyer, go to the BuyAssist website at www.buyassistaustralia.com.au BENDIGO’S iconic National Trust listed Gold Mines Hotel will go to auction next Thursday.

Agents McKean McGregor are due to place one of the city’s most unique and best loved watering holes under the hammer from 11am, Thursday, May 18.

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Medical win in budget

BENDIGO will take its place in the front line of training and retaining doctors in regional area thanks to a new medical training model announced and funded in the federal budget but concocted between the supporting universities.

But this week’s budget was criticised for failing to look after people on the lowest of incomes, who social services say often suffer poor health because of financial stress.

Workers earning more than $37,000 up to $90,000 will get a personal tax cut of up to $530 a year.

Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie said the measure would reach more than 59,500 taxpayers in the Bendigo region.

“This means more money in their pockets to help them and their

families with their cost of living,” Senator McKenzie said.

The National Retail Association hopes Australians will spend the extra in shops.

“The more money that ordinary Australians have in their back pocket, the more money they have to spend on items ranging from groceries to personal accessories and clothing,” NRA chief executive Dominique Lamb said.

But Anglicare Victoria and the Australian Council of Social Service have bemoaned that the Newstart allowance was not increased in this week’s budget, the latter calling the omission “shameful”.

Anglicare, which offers services in Bendigo, said the budget offered no extra funding to make housing more affordable.

The Business Council of Australia and the Australian Industry

Group, among others, have argued Newstart is insufficient to allow unemployed people to look for work.

There was better news for young students with the budget including $54 million over four years to change the threshold and assess-

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now be able to start their studies in Bendigo at La Trobe University before moving into post-graduate training with the University of Melbourne which has agreed to reallocate places from their city campus to Shepparton.

The more money that ordinary Australians have in their back pocket, the more money they have to spend

ment for parental income.

It means fewer students heading from regional areas to university will be cut off from youth allowance because their parents earn too much money.

The cut off for parent income will now be $160,000, up from $150,000, before students can no longer access youth allowance.

Of course, medical students will

The model was devised about two months ago by a taskforce led by former University of Melbourne dean of medicine, Jim Angus.

Instead of creating a standalone school of medicine, La Trobe University at Bendigo and Albury Wodonga will create a new three-year undergradutate Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Medical), 15 graduates of which will automatically move into

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the University of Melbourne Doctor of Medicine (Rural) postgraduate degree in Shepparton.

The qualification will produce rural generalist practitioners who are trained specifically to work in regional areas.

La Trobe had previously lobbied for funding for a stand alone undergraduate medical school.

“We have been pushing for a medical school for a very, very long time but the government was obviously not going to create any more commonwealth supported places for medical training,” La Trobe’s college of science, health and engineering pro vice-chancellor Rob Pike said.

“Now we have a way in which we can be part of the solution of producing more rural doctors.”

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Dog day raises cash to end cruelty THE countdown is on for RSPCA Victoria’s biggest fundraising event: Million Paws Walk.

More than 15,000 people will walk in Bendigo and at 15 other locations across Victoria on Sunday, May 20.

Money raised through entry fees, donations, online fundraising and merchandise will go toward RSPCA Victoria’s work to end cruelty to all animals.

RSPCA Victoria CEO Liz Walker said the

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animal welfare charity was aiming to raise $500,000.

“Million Paws Walk is a fun way to make a difference to animal welfare,” Dr Walker said.

“Whether you are a dog owner or a dog lover, head to Albert Park or one of the many regional Million Paws Walk events to join in this iconic event.”

“Each year, RSPCA Victoria cares for more than 20,000 animals, so every dollar raised

will make a big difference to supporting our programs, adoption, veterinary service and our inspectorate.”

The walk site will have a variety of entertainment for people and pooches alike.

There will be a chance to enter your dog in one of the popular pet dog competitions, and the opportunity to win prizes.

For more information, visit www.millionpawswalk.com.au

SOCIAL enterprise Nightingale Housing says it is looking to bring its development model to Bendigo and will hold an information night in the city in late May. The business has advertised that it is “actively on the hunt for sites in Bendigo” and “we’d love to hear from you about what opportunities you see in Bendigo”.

Nightingale builds cheaper housing by capping the profit at 15 per cent.

It also doesn’t spend money on marketing, real estate commissions or display suites and builds in sustainable features such as double glazing, insulation and solar panels.

The model also has a covenant that limits the owner to selling that property for the price paid plus the real estate growth in the area, according to Nightingale’s website.

The covenant is supposed to discourage flipping.

The purchaser is also asked for input in the design of the property to encourage them not to rent but to live in the residence.

The model has been used in housing developments primarily in Melbourne but Nightingale has also tested demand elsewhere in Australia.

Initial development requires investors.

The Bendigo Weekly contacted Nightingale and the organiser of the Bendigo information night, Austin Maynard Architects for comment.

A City of Greater Bendigo spokesperson said representatives from Nightingale had briefed councillors.

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Carters plead their case PAULINE Carter who with her Marong-based farming family are fighting to save part of their land from compulsory acquisition said it couldn’t hurt to talk to planning minister Richard Wynne before he made his decision.

City of Greater Bendigo councillors voted last month to apply to Mr Wynne for a public acquisition overlay over 311 hectares of the Carter’s land, which would set in motion the process of compulsory acquisition.

But the Carters have refused

Farming family visit planning minister to sell and four family members and supporters travelled to state parliament on Wednesday to plead their case to Mr Wynne.

They met with the minister for 15 minutes during which he told Mrs Carter and daughter Tamrie it would take up to six weeks for a decision.

“I can’t wait for it to be over,” Mrs Carter told the Bendigo Weekly yesterday.

“I waited to make sure he

could put a face to the name.

“It couldn’t hurt to go to Melbourne and I’m sure it didn’t.”

The council wants the Marong land to build a business park near Bendigo.

It has argued for more than a decade that the Carters’ land and is the most suitable, and has failed to find another location owned by a willing seller.

A spokesperson for Mr Wynne said the council had identified

“the Marong Business Park as a top priority for the city because it says it will create jobs and boost the local economy”.

“Planning for the park is a matter for the City of Greater Bendigo, but all proposed acquisitions are carefully considered and put through a stringent process.

“All proposals put to the minister for planning are considered on their merits.”

The spokesman said Mr Wynne’s meeting with the Carter family was a valuable opportunity to get their insights.

Mr Wynne has received the planning scheme amendment to apply the overlay and facilitate the forcible purchase of the land.

The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning will assess the amendment and consider the recommendations of an independent panel that in 2016 said the council should look around again for suitable land.

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grand plan: Penny Davies, Jim Evans and Wayne Gregson. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Group in bid for Bendigo musuem A PLAN to redevelop Bendigo’s historic law courts building as a major regional museum is gaining momentum.

Leaders of Bendigo’s heritage and history organisations have called on Bendigo to back the concept.

Plans to build new, fit-forpurpose law courts in Bendigo were advanced in last week’s state budget, and Court Services Victoria has also supported the move.

“We want Bendigo to start having a conversation about what happens to the Bendigo Law Courts,” Bendigo Heritage chairman Wayne Gregson said.

He and members of the Bendigo Historical Society believe its vacancy is a once-in-a-century

opportunity to the establish a regional museum.

“It fits in with the whole cultural precinct, the soldiers memorial hall just down the road, the Chinese Golden Dragon Museum nearby, the Post Office Gallery, it is on the edge of Rosalind Park and the theatre,” Mr Gregson said.

“We will turn it from a building that people would not usually want to be seen dead in to one that people will be flocking to.”

There had already been widespread consultation with other groups and sector leaders such as the National Trust, La Trobe University, the Dja Dja Wurrung Association.

But there had been no talks with CSV which manages the building.

“This is the start of the conversation today, we just wanted to make sure that we are considered strongly in whatever end use is decided,” Mr Gregson said.

City of Greater Bendigo mayor Margaret O’Rourke said the council was supportive of the idea of a museum being set up in some way, but it needed careful planning.

“The law courts building is not owned by the city,” she said.

“Is there other buildings that may be better suited to a museum? This should be considered.

“I understand there are many people in the community who would like to see a museum developed, including myself, but the right location and business model would be critical to its success.”

“The minister’s approval of the land rezoning (from farmland to comprehensive development) demonstrates the state government’s support of this site being the most suitable parcel of land,” Mr Niemann said.

He said further work the council undertook to justify the need for a public acquisition overlay “included making contact with the landowners again to attempt to negotiate a voluntary sale and further analysis to demonstrate that government intervention is required”.

Ms Patterson said the simplest solution to the 16-year mess was for the state government to give the Bendigo council funds to find another site for the business park, where there was a willing seller.

“The panel report was pretty clear that this is not the only available site,” she said.

A public acquisition overlay did not apply to the Marong land because the use was not for a public use, but a private industrial estate.

Her partner David Cordy, a barrister, said the council were handing planning minister Richard Wynne or his Liberal successor if there is a change of government in November, “a poisoned chalice” of an issue.

“Who will drink from it? he asked, adding that approval for compulsory acquisition threatened to set a precedent that would make it easier for councils throughout Victoria to compulsorily acquire land.

If the Bendigo council gets ultimate approval: “every landowner in Victoria is suddenly unsafe”, Mr Cordy said.

He said it would mean a council could compulsorily acquire land and then sell it to a private sector developer.

Mr Cordy based his analysis on the council’s stated plans that it “would seek to sell the balance of the

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(Marong) business park to a private party” after it had developed the first stage for an estimated $20 million.

Mr Niemann confirmed its plans to develop the first stage of the park, “however the model to complete the rest of the development has not yet been finalised and there are a number of options to consider”.

Ms Patterson and Mr Cordy also pointed to weaknesses in the council’s strategy.

Ms Patterson said because the application does not specifically name council as the developer, the Carters could sell that land to anyone and they would have carte blanche to do anything within the zoning.

That could include retail, commercial or industrial development.

The Carters could also negotiate a no development clause in the sale.

“They have got a council that hasn’t considered the financial implications of a public acquisition overlay,” she said.

“By spending millions to get this land without any services and any costings on services, just shows the cart has been before the horse the whole way along.”

Mr Niemann said the high level of investment required and rate of return on investments meant a private developer was not likely to take up the project.

“It is also unlikely the state and federal governments would allocate funding to a private entity to develop a business park,” he said.

Ms Patterson and Mr Cordy have talked to both the major political parties and have asked for a statement of intention.

“What we want is a statement, we don’t want Richard Wynne to just put it on the back burner until after the election,” Mr Cordy said.

“He could put it off but it has been going on for 16 years, it is just a really bad planning decision, that has got legs.”

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3From Page 1 Vanessa spent the next two months in and out of medical clinics, and feeling like she had lost control of her life.

“I felt a lump in my left breast and, with a family history of breast cancer, went straight into Breast Screen. I had found a lump once before, which turned out just to be a cyst, so I wasn’t too concerned,” she said.

“A week after the mammogram I met with the specialist at Breast Screen. She told me the lump was a cyst but that she’d seen something else on the mammogram and wanted to check it out.

“I had it biopsied and again was told to come back in another week. That’s when I had a bad feeling.”

After being told she had breast cancer, Vanessa met with a surgeon, who was still positive about the diagnosis.

“She wasn’t too concerned, but she suggested I go for an MRI to make sure there was nothing else going on,” she said.

“The MRI showed more cancer; this time on the other side, so it was off for yet another biopsy.

“From finding the first lump to the full diagnosis was only weeks, but it felt like years. I was waiting for a different result each week, and each week the news was getting worse.”

As anyone who has been given a cancer diagnosis knows, what comes after the initial news is usually a blur.

“Overwhelming doesn’t go close to describing the emotion,” Vanessa said.

“There was a feeling of not having any control and waiting for the next test result to inform the future. You try to live your normal life, but nothing is normal.

“I didn’t know the medical system, the role of the various medical specialists or all the ter-

A TWO-metre high statue of Saint Francis of Assisi will be unveiled at the Great Stupa Peace Park today.

Diocese of Sandhurst’s Bishop Leslie Tomlinson, and the spiritual director of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition and international Buddhist organisation, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, will jointly unveil the statue, the first of many symbols of faith to be represented in the 2000 square metre Peace Park, located at Myers Flat.

Other installations will include an Ik onkar from the Sikh Community of Victoria, a spectacular mosaic and meditation cave from the Islamic Council of Victoria, a large Hindu deity Hindu Community of Victoria and a statue from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Great Stupa is also in conversation with the local Aboriginal community about a symbol of indigenous faith.

Organisers hope that other faiths will also be represented in the Peace Park, and say the vast majority of visitors to the Great Stupa have been encouraged by

group effort: Krista England, Sonia Robinson, Tammy Herne, Britt Gregory, Cass Davis, Vanessa Murray, Anthony Radford, Rhonda Leed, Raychell Dress and Sally Pitson. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN minology. It was a lot of new information to process during an emotional time.

“Initially, you tell yourself that there is a list of things that have to happen, and you just have to do them. Then it hits you. Cancer is a thing that can kill you.“ Successful surgery has resulted in a positive prognosis for Vanessa, and a renewed vigour for life. But it’s the support from family, friends and work colleagues at the North Central Catchment Management Authority (CMA) that she will never forget.

“The whole period was horrible,” an emotional Vanessa said, “but I never felt like I was on my own.

“I was always a grateful person anyway, but knowing I have such amazing support deepened my relationship with each and every person, including my husband Mark, who is my rock.

“I was so fortunate to have such a fantastic medical team and an encouraging workplace, which gave me the room to return to work at my own pace. It also made it possible to get a bit of normality back into my days.

“If someone you know or love is going through cancer or struggling with another aspect of their

lives, then let them know you are there. Never underestimate the importance of providing them with emotional support, but take your cue from them about what they might need and when.

“Even simple text messages letting them know you are thinking of them can make a big difference. They may not have the energy to contact you, but they know you care, they really do, and they are grateful.”

Vanessa’s advice to women of all ages is simple – “no matter how busy you are, please make your health a priority. If in doubt, get it checked out.”

“The earlier you catch it, the better. I’m living proof of that,” she said.

Vanessa will read the tribute at Sunday’s Mother’s Day Classic, and is leading the Bendigo event’s fundraising tally.

“We have a very enthusiastic team here at the CMA who are all giving up their breakfasts in bed, or giving up making them, to help raise money and raise awareness,” she said.

“The Classic has given me a goal and is a great way I can give something back to the wonderful people who have helped me.

“It has built up into a fun, positive and healing experience.”

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this demonstration of interfaith respect and harmony.

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in June 2007, he indicated one of the Stupa’s goals should be to encourage interfaith dialogue and study.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has also given support and guidance in the Stupa’s efforts to support interfaith activities.

The establishment of the Peace Park at the main entrance to the Great Stupa is seen as an exceptional presentation of interfaith harmony and respect that is expected to attract international attention and acclaim.

The Saint Francis statue will be illuminated as part of the Illumin8 festival, a celebration of peace and harmony to be held at The Great Stupa on May 19 and 20.

The festival, which in 2018 aligns with the arrival of the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace at the Great Stupa, features a unique light spectacular combined with multicultural performances, and more than 12,000 visitors are expected to attend the event.

Land to be developed THE Melbourne-based company which sold the Rocklea Homemaker Centre has submitted plan to develop the 7.5 hectares of land behind the Kangaroo Flat centre.

Property group Phileo Australia wants to build 48 industrial lots, each with a warehouse and car parking space.

According to the City of Greater Bendigo agenda, the land would have to be rezoned from general residential to industrial.

Council officers have recommended an application to rezone the land

to go ahead. Phileo’s 2017 annual report listed the latest independent valuation of the land, zoned residential, at $870,000.

The company’s annual report also stated it sold the Rocklea centre for $35m in 2016, proceeds from which paid off debt on the development and added to Phileo working capital.

Next Wednesday night, councillors will also consider an update on the Integrated Tranport and Land Use Strategy, the Greater Bendigo Municipal Early Years Plan and the Greater Bendigo Reconciliation Plan.

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Tweaking the nugget CHICKEN nuggets get a bad rap but the some Bendigo restaurateurs say parents would riot if they did not have what has become a go-to meal for children on their menu.

As momentum builds for healthier menus for young eaters, it seems there is still a place for chicken nuggets as a convenience food so that parents can enjoy meal out without worrying about choices for picky kids.

But Bendigo Health director healthy communities Andy Sloane advises to make nuggets the last item on the menu.

Ms Sloane and Bendigo Weekly journalist Sharon Kemp visited some of Bendigo’s eateries.

There is a campaign under way that calls for the death of the chicken nugget, which sounds harsh until you see, and hear, that the nugget is routinely the only meal on a child’s menu for which nothing is house-made.

Talking to Bendigo chefs and managers, that it is still not the reason it remains on menus for kids.

Most of the restaurants that had nuggets as a menu item would prefer it was not there, but they say parents would be upset if nuggets weren’t an option.

In saying that, such is the cringe factor surrounding chicken nuggets these days, none of the restaurants that offered “the nug” would agree to talk on the record.

Those who deliberately stayed away from the frozen-to-fryer food in the category of the nugget say they want to offer something different to children.

Schnitz Bendigo franchisee Rony Argente said the chain worked to offer meals from quality cuts of chicken, breaded and cooked in the restaurant

with sides including salads.

He said the chain was also increasing a healthier choice of drinks for kids.

It was a deliberate marketing choice that emphasised house-made food.

Some restaurants over time have gained a loyal dining clientele whose children know what to expect from their menu.

For Taylor Sloan, owner of pizza bar JoJoes, the absence of a deep fryer means options are already healthier and include pasta and design your own pizzas for kids.

But he was flexible and would pre-

We are open to be flexible pare a different choice for a child if he was asked.

“We are open to be the flexible if someone asks,” Mr Sloan said.

“If it is a healthy choice, then even better.”

The consensus among restaurateurs is that parents are not often asking for healthier choices for their children, even though all of the eight we talked to said they would happily accommodate them.

For healthier options and to challenge young tastebuds, parents could also consider dining at restaurants offering international cuisines.

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deals which includes a drink which is often a soft drink.

Children usually eat what their parents order and there is not a chicken nugget in sight.

Ms Sloane said social economic advantage can play a part in what children eat when they are dining out with parents.

Dinner eaten for the food experience is likely to be in a restaurant which is a little more expensive and in which parents want to share the experience with their children.

She is careful not to dismiss as inferior those restaurants which serve nuggets, instead saying that the pester power of children which leads parents to ask for the convenience food, can be very persuasive.

Ms Sloane asks what if parents used the persuasion to lead a consumer-led appetite for healthier options for their children.

“It is for a whole community issue what we feed our children,” she said.

“The nuggets are just a way to put the issue on the agenda.”

Ms Sloane understands the convenience of nuggets, their one-bite size and the taste appeal for children.

She said she also understood parents gave in to their children and ordered the food they wanted to get a better dining experience for themselves.

But a few tweaks on the menu could give parents something to think about.

If you have to offer them, put chicken nuggets last on the menu, and meal deals should include water as a listed option and health desserts.

Ms Sloane also challenges parents to ask for healthy options for children because restaurants listen to customers, she said, otherwise nuggets would not be on the menu in the first place.

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tackles #Metoo Talking Justice returns to Bendigo for Law Week 2018.

In light of the #MeToo movement, we ask if concerns about due process and the presumption of innocence are valid, and how do we balance the rights of an accused with the need to create a safe environment for women to share their stories?

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More fresh and frozen foods are on their way to Bendigo to support struggling families following new state government funding.

An additional $132,000 will be provided to Foodbank Victoria over the next four years to support chilled, fresh and frozen food deliveries to services like Bendigo Foodshare.

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The service is expected to start in the next fortnight.

Foodbank distributes about 400,000 kilograms of food to Bendigo Foodshare and its 13 charity partners in central Victoria each year – equating to more than 700,000 meals.

Foodbank is supported by the state government, as well as donors and corporations who provide funding and access to excess food from retailers, manufacturers and farmers

for distribution to more than 470 locally-run, not-for-profit organisations around Victoria.

These local organisations provide food to people and families in need through programs such as community pantries, cooked lunch and dinner programs, as well as emergency food hampers.

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NORTH Central Catchment Management Authority chairperson Julie Miller Markoff has announced the reappointment of Brad Drust as chief executive officer.

Mr Drust was appointed to the role in 2015, and his new contract will take him through to 2023.

Ms Miller Markoff said the organisation’s board was pleased to make the announcement after a tough and robust recruitment process.

“With Brad’s first term expiring in mid-May, we undertook the usual practice of testing the market,” she said.

“We had a broad group of candidates, and we were impressed with the calibre and diversity of our shortlist.

“Brad was a standout, with his strong leadership and ability to bring out the best in people.”

Mr Drust joined the North Central CMA in 2003 and was a key member of the executive team from 2007 to 2015 before taking on the top job.

“This year marks Brad’s 15th year with us, and he embodies everything the North Central CMA is about,” Ms Miller Markoff said.

“Every day I am impressed with our staff and their ability to work closely with our communities right across the catchment, to create natural resource management partnerships and programs that deliver lasting change.

“Brad has been at the centre of that culture for the past three years, and a big part of it for 15 years.

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Bendigo council will hold a naming celebration this Saturday to mark the Bendigo Aquatic Centre being re-named the Faith Leech Aquatic Centre.

Faith Leech won gold in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay and bronze in the 100m freestyle at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.

Mayor Margaret O’Rourke said she was thrilled the pool was being re-named in honour of Faith.

“Faith is Bendigo’s original golden girl. While we have seen many local sports stars go on to achieve highly at world sporting competitions, she is our only Olympic gold medallist,” Cr O’Rourke said.

A large-scale mural and new signage will be unveiled on Saturday as part of the celebration.

Marist Brass is presenting Pathways in Music in Bendigo, on Sunday, May 20.

The concert will feature the Marist Brass Band as well as showcasing the Marist Academy of Brass learning groups with special guests, Bendigo Youth Brass.

This concert will highlight the range of opportunities offered by Marist Brass to learn music.

Fresh from competing at the National Band Championships Marist Brass will be conducted

by Colin Wellard and will perform a range of entertaining music highlighting the bands versatility.

The event is on at the Engine Room on View Street, and starts at 2pm.

The Blues Tram having gone monthly from the start of this year has opened up opportunities for more artists and more punters to be able to enjoy the unique offering provided by the partnership between Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival and Bendigo Tramways.

The next tram rolls this Saturday afternoon and features two well-travelled artists – the soulful Jo Jo Smith, who last year celebrated 50 years of performing live, and Doc White, about whom it’s said “plays country blues like the devil”.

The tram departs Central Deborah Gold Mine at 2pm and tickets are $35, available from Bendigo Visitor Centre on 1800 813 513 or online via Bendigo Tourism’s website.

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FEDERAL BUDGET 2018

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NOT HAPPY: Federal MP for Bendigo, Labor’s Lisa Chesters.

Chesters attacks budget LABOR will back the per- proposing cuts to residensonal income tax measures tial aged care,” she said. contained in the federal “I’m very concerned budget, that begin in July that these funding cuts will and stand to save low and put pressure on central Vicmiddle-income workers up torian services and could to $530 a year. force some to close.

But Bendigo MP Lisa “After five years of the Chesters said the saving Liberals – health care costs was not enough to help low more, housing costs more, income households make education costs more and ends meet. energy costs more.

She said cutting the en“Every budget is about ergy supplement would cost choices. Yet again, Turnbull pensioners $14 a fortnight. has chosen the top end of Without the funding town – and he is making promised in the initial central Victorians pay for Gonski scheme, Bendigo it.” schools would miss out on The budget included $16 million next financial cuts to business tax which year. the & Coalition is arguing will FUNERALS Ms Chesters said fund- equate to economic growth PRE - PAID FUNERALS ing for 14,000 new in- and more jobs. home aged care packages Workers earning less over four years was paid than $90,000 a year stand for in the budget by cut- to save up to $530 a year in ting funding for residential a personal tax cut. aged care.

But while Labor will “It’s just outrageous that pass the measure, Ms Chesthe Liberal government is ters said it barely lived up to

the rise in household costs.

“We know middle class and working class people are struggling with the cost of living – this is overdue relief, but it doesn’t make up for Turnbull’s cost of living increases and cuts to penalty rates,” she said.

The freeze on the Medicare rebate will be lifted this year, but Ms Chesters said the freeze continued on the rebate for specialists.

“People in Bendigo are particularly vulnerable to the government’s Medicare attacks, with up to 40 per cent of respondents saying they are delaying or avoiding seeing the doctor because of the spiralling cost,” she said.

“The budget also accelerates the privatisation of the Department of Human Services and Centrelink by cutting 1280 jobs and this could include direct job losses in Bendigo.”

A KEY local government body has described the federal budget as a missed opportunity for better funding of local roads.

Australian Local Government Association president David O’Loughlin welcomed commitments to key programs such as financial assistance grants and the Roads to Recovery program to continue at current levels, but said he was disappointed the budget failed to strengthen its freight measures by failing to address first and last mile connectivity issues.

“The government’s strong focus on upgrading key freight routes reflects the need to unlock the productive potential of our arterial networks,” Mr O’Loughlin said.

“But we know almost every freight journey starts and ends on a road built, owned and maintained by local government, and with the freight task set to double by 2020, the nation can’t afford to have a substandard local road network and we can’t afford to upgrade it on our own.

“We need a complementary commitment to invest in first and last mile projects for the freight industry to fully realise gains across the arterial road network. Higher productivity vehicles need to be able to operate straight out of the farm or factory gate, not just on the highway.”

Bridge renewal and black spot programs and the Building Better Regions and Safer

MISSING OUT: ALGA says more needs to be spent on roads.

Communities Fund have all won ongoing funding in the budget, while the government has allocated $29.7 million to deliver up to 500 local community sporting infrastructure grants of up to $500,000 to improve facilities.

Cr O’Loughlin said a stronger partnership between the Commonwealth and local government can go a long way towards decreasing the existing inequality across Australian regions and delivering positive outcomes for Australian communities.

“The government has committed itself to address-

ing productivity and growth issues but their reduction in investment at the local level flowing from the recent freeze on indexation of financial assistance grants has not been remedied in this budget and needs to be addressed,” Mr O’Loughlin said.

“The government, and the opposition, will have the opportunity to do this at the forthcoming election “It is important that local government’s priorities are addressed to advance the growth potential of both country and metropolitan regions.”

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Clean sweep for water

COLIBAN Water will undertake water mains cleaning in parts of the Bendigo and Castlemaine supply networks over the next two months.

Chief operating officer Neville Pearce said the routine water mains cleaning program was important to ensure customers continue to receive safe drinking water that meets the Australian drinking water guidelines.

“The works will use a technique called air scouring that removes the natural build-up of sediment that occurs in water mains and, if not removed, can cause discolouration,” Mr Pearce said.

Air scouring involves sending a mixture of compressed air and water into the mains via a hydrant and out through another hydrant.

“We’ll be cleaning more than 235 kilometres of water main over approximately seven weeks which will help protect the integrity of the water supply networks,” Mr Pearce said.

The works will also help maintain disinfection levels after other cleaning works in the Bendigo water supply network were completed earlier this year.

“We use a combination of cleaning techniques to ensure our customers continue to receive safe drinking water,” Mr Pearce said.

The water mains cleaning program for the Castlemaine network commenced yesterday in Fryerstown and Newstead and then move to Maldon, Harcourt,

Guildford, Elphinstone and Taradale.

Works will be carried out in Strathfieldsaye, Maiden Gully and Marong when the Castlemaine works have been completed, and will result in some minor interruptions to customers’ water supply.

“We are notifying customers of the interruption times prior to the start of the works. Each affected property will be notified in the lead up to the works so they can store sufficient water for their needs and turn off the stop tap at their water meter during the works,” Mr Pearce said.

“We understand how an interruption to service can impact on customers, so where possible we have taken into consideration the businesses and properties affected to schedule works at the most convenient time.

“Our crews will be working with schools and in some of the commercial areas we will be working overnight or during weekends.”

Customers may notice Coliban Water crews and contractors using fire hydrants to flush water through the system.

“This process is an important part of the works and is carried out according to our environmental management guidelines to ensure there is no adverse impact on the environment,” Mr Pearce said.

Further water mains cleaning works are planned for parts of the Castlemaine network towards the end of 2018.

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Stickfighter fights for support

GAME ON: Stickfighter James Plowright hopes to compete in Hawaii. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN JAMES Plowright is preparing to compete for a third world championship in the sport of Eskrima stick fighting, this time in Hawaii.

But competing in a sport that is far from the mainstream means Mr Plowright needs sponsorship to fulfill his dreams to win for third time.

Eskrima stick fighting is a Filipino martial art, and one that is growing worldwide.

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“This is fantastic to see because it shows that everybody is promoting the sport in a positive manner, which allows growth and development,” he said.

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Back for its second year in Bendigo, the Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival is showcasing an exciting range of Indigenous films from across Australia. Join us as we celebrate National Reconciliation Week 2018 and enjoy films created by, starring and telling stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Sunday May 27 Putuparri and the Rainmakers (pictured) Monday May 28 BabaKiueria

Wednesday May 30 After The Apology Thursday May 31 Zach’s Ceremony

Welcome to Jaara Country and other Dja Dja Wurrung Films

Friday June 1 Aboriginal Warrior Night: Jandamarra’s War & Yagan

Tuesday May 29 Westwind: Djalu’s Legacy

Saturday June 2 Star Stories of the Dreaming

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All week Black Screen - a series of short films For full details on the range of events and other local film screenings, visit www.bendigo.vic.gov. au/events

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Bank happy over survey results BENDIGO Bank has continued its run of maintaining the highest level of customer satisfaction according to the latest Roy Morgan Research consumer banking satisfaction ratings.

Managing director Mike Hirst said it was pleasing to note the bank has had the highest level of customer satisfaction through every one of the last 12 months of surveys, when compared to the top 10 largest banks (based on number of customers), and said the research was a valuable reflection of how customers were feeling about the bank.

The satisfaction level is being rated by our customers “The significance of these reports cannot be underestimated. They are important because the satisfaction level is being rated by our customers,” he said.

Mr Hirst said the ratings were relevant given recent public discussion about poor conduct in financial services and the dent that has put in the public confidence in the banking system.

“Our staff embrace our customer and community values and have a culture of always trying to do the right thing by our customers, which goes to the core of our vision of being Australia’s most customer-connected bank,” Mr Hirst said.

“We actively encourage and monitor feedback from customers through our customer help centre and the mortgage help centre so that we can continue to improve and meet their needs.”

bright future: Long Gully Community Centre’s Kevin Gunn and Brian Day. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Power to the people New solar panels are being installed on a series of council owned buildings thanks to a partnership between the City of Greater Bendigo and community groups who use the facilities.

The council has begun installing 51.5 kilowatts of solar panels on Strathdale Community Centre, Long Gully Community Centre, California Gully Mechanics Institute and Canterbury Park Pavilion.

These solar installations are being funded by $50,000 from the federal Community Solar Program.

Council’s Bernie O’Sullivan said the

solar panels would result in real savings for the community.

“These new solar panels are expected to create more than 55,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year and create savings of approximately $14,000 a year in electricity costs,” Mr O’Sullivan said.

The solar panels are also expected to reduce greenhouse gases by 72 tonnes a year.

“Community groups pay the utility bills associated with these four facilities, so the solar panels will mean reduced costs for those clubs,” Mr O’Sullivan said.

“We were very pleased when the club representatives approached us and we have assisted by applying for funding and getting the panels installed.”

Last year the council installed 180 kilowatts of solar panels on the Eaglehawk Recycling Centre, Annie Galvin and Helen Jessen Early Learning Centres and the Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve Pavilion.

Another 50 kilowatts of solar panels will soon be installed at the Bendigo Aquatic Centre, funded by the council, giving a total of 281.5 kilowatts of solar installations in the past 12 months.

Backing for mothers a group that helps mums meet other mums in their area for friendship and support celebrated its first birthday this week.

Mama Tribe was founded by two lonely mums who felt isolated after the birth of their children.

In just 24 hours after launching, Mama Tribe went viral. A year later, the group has spread to over 50 locations, 30,000 mums and almost 100 volunteer ambassadors.

The Bendigo group met on Wednesday for a picnic.

In Victoria almost 4000 women have joined the community group.

“So many mums experience loneliness and isolation. Connecting face to face with other mums

who are going through the same experiences as you is so important to your wellbeing as a mum,” Mama Tribe founder Nikki McCahon said.

“Getting out of the house, grabbing a coffee and having a chat can make a really big difference to your day and give some much needed adult interaction.”

Research indicates that many new mums feel very lonely in the year after their baby is born, with a majority of them saying they miss their old social life and that they feel cut off from normal life.

Mums also report feeling surprised and even confused by thiesefeelings.

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Adding new life to the creek

WHEN people think of the Bendigo Creek, many think of it as a smelly drain that becomes mildly interesting only after a downpour of rain.

A project launched recently between La Trobe University and council aims to change that perception and reinforce the creek’s standing.

The City Studio project sees students from La Trobe working with council to “reimagine the Bendigo Creek”.

“The City Studio program has been really successful in Vancouver and North America, so we are going to bring that to Bendigo. It’s the first time it’s been outside North America,” La Trobe’s Marcus Morse said.

“What we’ll be doing is running a project be-

tween La Trobe and the City of Greater Bendigo with around 20 students looking at community engagement and getting people in to find creative ideas around the Bendigo Creek.

“It’s about trying to think about some ideas or possibilities for particular places along the creek and they may only be there for half a day or a day, but just to see how they are received.”

La Trobe student Hayley Davis is one of the many who will be working on the project.

She said the creek is a significant part of her community, her son rides to school using the path, and as a public health student would be exploring the active transport possibilities it can provide.

“I couldn’t believe the statistics that 17 schools back on to directly or are very close to the creek,” she said.

“An amazing percentage of residents live within 500 metres of the creek. Our population when you look at it as a heat map just lives by the creek, even though sometimes we don’t all love it we still live by it.

“It was something you can’t ignore. I walk along it, my son rides to school along the tracks, and the possibilities for active travel and pretty significant.

“We had talked about little sections, but a project that takes into account everything from one end to the other is pretty exciting given how many stakeholders are located along it.”

hats off: Fiona Baverstock with one of the costumes. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Meet the women of Empire If you love history and costumes, the current exhibition at Dudley House will be extremely enticing.

Women of the Empire: The Homecoming, tells the stories of Australian, New Zealand and Empire women at the close, and after the end of World War I. Exhibition curators Fiona and Keith Baverstock have researched biographies of fascinating women of the era and sourced costumes they

would typically wear.

Each costume is accompanied by the intriguing story: welcome to the life of a suffragette, nurse or munitions worker.

One particular biography is of Dr Elsie Jean Dalyell (1881-1948) a pathologist who was instrumental in reducing the number of amputations when she worked overseas post-war.

Dr Dalyell would intercede on behalf of sol-

diers whose limbs were gangrenous by analysing the source of an infection.

“The dark, blue woollen costume and hat would have suited her beautifully when she went onto work in Macquarie Street, Sydney, or in postwar Vienna,” Mrs Baverstock said.

The exhibition will be held at Dudley House in View Street until May 13, with half price entry of $5 on Mother’s Day.

exchange: Anne Maree Rodgers and Bruce Winzar.

Learning a different role Victory Christian College principal Anne Maree Rodgers spent a day at Bendigo Health as part of the Executive Director/ CEO for a Day program.

She worked with executive director information services Bruce Winzar.

The day was organised by Goldfields Local Learning and Employment Network.

Ms Rodgers’ visit was reciprocal, as last year Mr Winzar took part in the program at VCC.

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Remembering the fallen

THERE are many rituals for remembering those we have lost.

The annual Ride of Silence is how our cycling community remembers and seeks respect from other road users.

As parents of four children it was a natural expectation that our home was full of noise as the family went about its business as families do.

Yet whenever a child was absent from home a distinct difference was evident.

There was the silence of the missing child in the midst of the noise being made.

You could liken this silence to an orchestra that is missing the drummer with the deep rhythmic beat of the bass or the flautist with a sound like a singing bird in the early morning.

The silence in taking a child from the family or a musical instrument out of an orchestra is evidence that something is missing that made our family, or the orchestra complete.

The Ride of Silence has a similar impact as we ride silently along the road.

We are surrounded by the noise of the world: the traffic that flows past, the birds that sing, the toot of a horn, or the “doof doof” music of the P plate driver.

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PAUSE TO REMEMBER: This year’s Ride of Silence will remember Bendigo rider Jason Lowndes. Photo: DION JELBART our cycling community and their silence is deafening and wrenches at the heart.

A recent fatality of a young cyclist is foremost in our minds.

There is a void left that reminds us we’ll no longer have the joy of hearing his “G’day mates”or his “Howdy blokes”.

We’ll no longer have his friendly greetings, his encouragement beside us as we push into the head winds.

His absence has left a mighty void.

But he is not the only one we miss.

There are often other members of the cycling community who have

been injured as a result of a road accident between the bike and another road user.

These missing members also leave a silence.

But at least we have hope that they will return and fill the void their leave of absence creates.

The Ride of Silence is in its 16th year.

This year on May 19 we have cause to remember many injured cyclists.

Sadly, this is the third time we, as a community of cyclists, have had cause to remember the death of a member of our cycling community as a result of road trauma.

The Ride of Silence is an international event that makes a nonpolitical, non-biased statement to everyone who uses the road.

As cyclists we have an overwhelming desire to share the road safely with other road users.

We want to acknowledge that we respect other users.

We hope that we, and our space on the road, are respected in turn.

That metre really does matter to us all.

Never will the fallen members of our community of cyclists and their families be forgotten.

Looking forward to seeing you on the road soon God willing.

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Off on an Indian adventure CARINA Griffin is one of 29 young adventurers from Girton Grammar School fundraising for a four-week trip to India.

The group will undertake projects to support local communities.

Carina and her peers will travel to India as part of a World Challenge expedition, leaving on June 23.

The students are expected to raise their own funds to support their trip and will be responsible for planning their own itinerary, arranging their accommodation and managing a group budget.

Carina, aged 14, is the youngest member of her group and expects that the trip will be life changing.

“Coming from a small town, Castlemaine, I am looking forward to branching out from what I already know. I cannot wait to interact with

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people from another culture and to share my own culture,” she said.

“For me, this trip will be about strengthening my own skills and helping others. Although I am young, I know that experiences change people and I want to take every opportunity to shape that future in a way that is positive and productive.

“India is a place I have always wanted to visit, from the bustling cities, to the unique and diverse wildlife, to the striking isolation of its beautiful mountains and diverse religions, it seems like a place completely saturated with culture and beauty.”

Carina’s group will be tackling the Rantham Pass in the Himalayas, a challenging nine day hike.

They will then undertake essential building projects as

identified by an organisation for girls’ education in Rajasthan, which the group will support during their visit.

“One of my close friends, Sophia Ginis, also from Castlemaine, is in my expedition group and we’re both especially looking forward to our community project, she’s also been fundraising really hard,” she said.

The students have already attended a training weekend that included hiking, camping and team building activities.

In the Easter Holidays, Carina and Sophia walked and unicycled the Goldfields Track to raise money for her group’s Community Project in Rajasthan.

The money raised will go directly to the school they are working at in India and donations can still be made at: www. gofundme.com

WHAT’S ON IN BENDIGO Friday, May 11 Blumes Fashions: White Hills Bowls Club morning tea, 10am start, Blumes fashions 10.30am. Lucky door and raffle prizes. Entry $5, visitors welcome.

Saturday, May 12 Dance: Spring Gully Hall, 8pm – midnight. Music by Family Rhythm dance band. Good program. Prizes and raffle. Home-cooked supper. $9. Details: 5444 2953.

Monday, May 14 I think my grandma had two husbands: starting family history research. Celebrating the Australian Heritage Festival. 10am – 11am, Bendigo Library.

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Tuesday, May 15 Community legal education: Wills and Powers of Attorney (Law Week). Free legal advice assisting you to understand and assert your rights, and access relevant support. 2pm – 3pm, Kangaroo Flat Library.

Bendigo’s first land sales: Join historian James Lerk for a look at the first land sales in Bendigo and the legacy of the research left by Ralph Birrell.

5.30pm – 6.30pm, Bendigo Library. Bookings www. goldfieldslibraries.com Community legal education: Wills and Powers of Attorney (Law Week). Free legal advice assisting you to understand and assert your rights, and access relevant support. 5.30pm – 6.30pm, Bendigo Library.

Wednesday, May 16 Biggest Morning Tea: 9.30am at Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church.Speaker: Pam Doherty from the Special Care Baby Unit at Northern Hospital. Also displayed will be items made by the church’s Wednesday Craft Group. $2, proceeds to Cancer Council Victoria.

Biggest Morning Tea: Hosted by Two Sisters Catering at Silks Room Bendigo Jockey Club. 10.30am – noon. Cost $25 donation. Stalls selling goodies and treats available. Contact 0404 084 148 to book.

Comedy Writing Workshop: with Danielle Walker.

7pm, followed by Open Mic Comedy at 8.30pm. Free.

The Metro and Puggs Irish Bar, 224 Hargreaves St.

Thursday, May 17 Bendigo Spinners, Weavers and Handcraft Group: Meet on the first and third Thursday of every month at the Chum Street Uniting Church, Golden Square, 10am – 3pm. Bring your projects or get help to start one. Visitors and new members welcome. Details: 0427 032 187.

Tiaras and Top Hats: Celebrate the Royal Wedding.

Old Time Dance, Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling St. Eaglehawk. 8pm – 11pm. $5. Details: 5442 1815.

Film: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Fundraising event at the Star Cinema Eaglehawk.

To support the FSHD Global Research Foundation.

Doors open 6pm, finger food provided. Film screened from 7pm. Reservations, Star Cinema 5446 2025.

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STAR CHANCE: Jacob Pugh, Liam Wilson and Sam Dolan in The Places You’ll Go. Photo: PAULINE MILLS

Calling young performers THEATRECRAFT Youth Unlimited is looking for a tribe of young performers and directors to immerse themselves for a week in an intensive theatre challenge.

The company is looking for as many as 30 performers aged 13 to 21 years, and six directors to learn, rehearse and perform scripts written by young Victorian writers, all in a week.

Starting from July 1, cast and crew will rehearse during the day at The Engine Room in the Bendigo and stay overnight at Koolamurt Park Scout Camp in Spring Gully until July 9.

They will present work for audiences on July 7 and 8 in three performances.

Project coordinator Joanne Watt said the theatre company had completed two seasons of performances in Gippsland after starting in Melbourne. “The Victorian Drama League Inc started the youth extension programs in 2008 in Melbourne, but quickly realised the people who would benefit most from an intensive approach were regional Victorian youth,� Ms Watts said. “We now have this Bendigo-based presentation... using the same new scripts from summer interpreted afresh by different directors to give an all new production. “This is our first foray into central Victoria. “Registrations are now open for performers, and we’d love to hear from some local performing arts leaders, involved in community, education or private sector work to be part of the creative team where they will have opportunity to autonomously direct selected scenes from the suite in the immersion setting.�

Young performers are invited from all over the state to register.

If you are a theatre director in community theatre or aged 18 to 21 with an interest in directing, there is the opportunity to work in a leadership team led by Andrew Davies.

A younger less experienced person may also be mentored through this program.

The project has funding from the Regional Arts Fund which has subsidised the cost of participation to $450 per person.

All enquires can be made to Joanne Watt on 0408 366 481 or email summerschool@ theatrecraft.org.au

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Leunig shares craft

TIRED of always giving flowers and chocolates to your Mum on Mother’s Day? Looking for something you can enjoy together?

Then take her along to see Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet at the Capital this Mother’s Day at 3pm.

Leunig’s commentary on political, cultural and emotional life spans more than 40 years and has often explored the idea of an innocent and sacred personal world.

The fragile ecosystem of human nature and its relationship to the wider natural world is a related and recurrent theme.

His newspaper work appears regularly in the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.

He describes his approach as regressive, humorous, messy, mystical, primal and vaudevillian, producing work which is open to many interpretations and has been widely adapted in education, music, theatre, psychotherapy and spiritual life.

ART CLASS: Michael Leunig is in Bendigo this weekend.

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Double bill with Lucie and Yearlings LUCIE Thorne and The Yearlings bring an intimate double-bill concert to central Bendigo this month.

Thorne has earned her place as one of Australia’s most striking contemporary songsmiths.

With 11 releases to her name – including her latest LP Everything Sings Tonight – and a prodigious touring schedule, Thorne continues to carve out an extraordinary creative career.

South Australian sweethearts The Yearlings make music that

exudes raw beauty, honesty, intimacy and passion, and have built a reputation for their evocative songwriting, keen harmonies and mesmerising live performances.

With Parkinson’s signature guitar tones and Chalklen’s hypnotic prose, The Yearlings deliver tunes with a confidence that carries an addictive fragility.

Lucie Thorne and The Yearlings play the Old Church on the Hill, 36 Russell Street, Quarry Hill on Friday, May 25 at 7pm.

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Head north to meet the phantom ECHUCA-Moama Theatre Company is set to stage its biggest production yet – The Phantom of the Opera.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical will be a major drawcard for the region; drawing a talent pool from across north central Victoria and expected to attract thousands of theatre lovers.

The cast of 47, from as far as Bendigo, Shepparton, Kialla, Kyabram, Tongala, Katandra, Katunga and Gunbower as well as Echuca-Moama, has been busy rehearsing over the past three months in the hopes of creating something magical.

Co-directors John Wright and Mark Thomson said they were looking forward to creating a truly regional engagement in what would be a ‘‘very special, inclusive and iconic musical event’’.

“I think the biggest advantage we’ve got and the benefit we’re getting is fantastic engagement from the cast,” Mr Wright said.

“They all want individually and collectively to make it fabulous. That sort of commitment is going to make it worth it, so I’m delighted.”

Mr Wright said he had not seen this level of drive in a show before.

A duplicate proscenium arch and opera viewing boxes will be created to make the theatre look like an 1800s opera house.

“I think audiences are going to love it,” Mr Wright said.

“The whole ambience of the French opera theatre is going to be re-created.”

To book theatre packages, phone 1800 804 446 or visit www.echucamoama.com The show will open at the Paramount on May 25 and will continue until June 9.

Tickets are available at the Paramount.

Groovin the day away

SINGER Vera Blue was in fine voice at Groovin the Moo last weekend as fans came from near and far to take part in the annual event.

Police say showgoers behaved well, with very few incidents to report. It was music, music, music, and fun, fun fun, just as an outdoor music event should be. – See more of JIM MARSHALL’s photographs at www.bendigoweekly.com.au

Talking Justice during Law Week TALKING Justice is returning to Bendigo on Thursday for Law Week 2018.

In light of the #MeToo movement, the event will ask if concerns about due process and the presumption of innocence are valid, and how do we balance the rights of an accused with the need to create a safe environment for women to share their stories?

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The event features writer and social commentator Van Badham.

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Since 1985, Make-A-Wish has granted over 8,500 life changing wishes throughout Australia and are currently granting over 500 wishes per year yet many more applications are received.

During the month of May, Bendigo diners can help. Throughout the month, The Bendigo Club is taking part in ‘Wish Dish’, an initiative of Make-A-Wish Australia where venues and patrons help raise money for the 2000 really sick kids and teens who need the healing power of a wish.

The Bendigo Club will be donating 50 cents from every main meal sold straight to Make-A-Wish Australia along with the proceeds from various raffles & draws throughout the month.

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A change of culture Thank you for the editorial under the title “Peace at all costs” (Bendigo Weekly, April 27). You rightly emphasise “… how important sustainable peace really is.

The enormous wasteful cost of war in human lives lost and scarred, in misspent resources and the destruction of the earth, is beyond description.

It is not enough however, to wistfully hope for peace and a better solution to human conflict and aggression.

Peace does not just happen.

Peace requires deep conviction, commitment and a change of culture.

War is in our mindset as a nation as the way to address conflict and aggression. But aggression begets aggression. Violence generates violence. How foolish to imagine that fighting an aggressor will result in sustainable peace.

It seems to me, politicians send our youth to conflicts around the world for political reasons.

If political leaders were as committed to finding peaceful solutions, to solve the injustices at the root cause of conflict, to listen to grievances, to seek a fair and just world for everyone, sustainable peace may have some prospect.

Our society is structured for war under the guise of defence. We are committed to the manufacture of weapons of destruction and their sale around the globe. Our defence budget is sacrosanct. We are arming ourselves – for war?

Our memorials and symbols of nationhood which we venerate so solemnly are to do with war and we don’t flinch at enormous expenditure to extend and build more.

Of course we must honour the sacrifice of young men and women who have given their lives in military service.

They have paid an enormous price for our warlikeness.

But perhaps a change of culture could begin with equal emphasis and veneration paid to those who work for peace and justice and the wellbeing of the poor and weakest in the world.

Our children trained to deal creatively with conflict and to honour peace-makers may begin a cultural change as they come to adulthood.

David U’Ren, Jackass Flat

Industrial v productive land?

The proposed Industrial Park on the Carter’s land at Marong certain-

ly poses a serious dilemma for the City of Greater Bendigo council and now the Victorian government.

But rarely has the importance of the potential of this productive agricultural land rated a mention in the media.

Sure, the Carter’s property is not true prime agricultural land, but it is versatile land which could regularly produce productive crops and pastures for stock.

Surely there is less productive land available for the industrial park close to a highway and rail transport links?

As an ex-soil conservationist, I have on several occasions brought to council’s attention the urgent need to draw a very solid line around Bendigo’s urban area, to ensure the long-term protection of cropland, so vital for Bendigo’s and Australia’s future if we are to help feed a hungry world.

This means that such a line should pass just to the immediate west of Marong in an arc west of the Shelbourne forest towards Baringhup.

This line should then extend north to Raywood, then east past the northern boundary of the Whipstick Forest towards Elmore and south to take in the productive Campaspe valley lands to Lake Eppalock.

To the east and south of Lake Eppalock land suitable for regular cropping is very limited.

I have also drawn council’s attention for the urgent need to strictly limit subdivision of our productive, versatile croplands.

If our townsfolk seek “alternative lifestyle” cum “hobby farm” blocks, there is much choice available on our sedimentary-sandstone and granitic landscapes south of Bendigo or in nearby municipalities.

David H Elvery, Flora Hill

Mall a disaster The Bendigo mall is slowly dying, after all they many years of spending money on improving it; it has been a disaster.

Open courtyard subject to the climate, toilets in the open, stupid murals, kids playground, a bus shelter on the wrong side, a public seat no one sits on, bus stops right outside traders’ shops, unruly behaviour is commonplace, parking meters all around the mall – no wonder business is closing down because people generally won’t shop in an uncomfortable environment.

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ample of not having any of these restrictions.

This may be pie in the sky stuff and cost-restrictive but free up all parking around the mall precinct, cover in the courtyard area, place food stalls down the middle with plenty of seating and air conditioning (a comfortable place to shop).

As far as the buses are concerned close off Hargreaves Street from Mitchell Street to Edward Street to traffic and have a bus terminal strip down the middle with very little disruption to local business.

Otherwise just open Hargreaves Mall to traffic again with bus stops spread out around it, not jammed on top of each other.

T Marsh, Kangaroo Flat

A great asset The recent opening of the BBG Garden for the Future is a wonderful achievement by the City of Greater Bendigo, providing a great asset to the region and its rapidly expanding population.

This outstanding first phase of the 2009 Master Plan for a contemporary extension to the Bendigo Botanic Gardens at White Hills, is a credit to all those involved.

Although it has been a long time coming, the Friends of Bendigo Botanic Gardens members appreciate all the work that has gone into achieving this outcome.

From 1991 when the council first acquired the land over Hamelin

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Street for a botanic gardens extension there have been various proposals drawn up.

These included the Gerner Master Plan 1993; TBA Landscape Study 1998; Lee Andrews Heritage Study and Strategy 2007 and the CoGB Draft Master Plan in 2009.

In 2012 council appointed a development officer and funding sources were sought for the first phase of the master plan (the Garden for the Future) to be implemented.

A design was selected, plans put on display, drainage and water supply issues resolved before ground works finally began in 2017.

A special thanks go to the three regular BBG garden staff members, who put in so many extra hours, and other gardeners from the parks and open space team who worked with them to accomplish all the planting and other works in time for the opening (the unsung heroes doing the hard work on the ground).

Judy Milner, Friends of Bendigo Botanic Gardens

A waste of your money What’s the connection between waste disposal and council waste?

The answer according to a major metropolitan newspaper editorial is: “Local councils often excel at finding foolish ways to fritter away vast sums of ratepayers’ money.

Time and again, local government leaders allow costly non-core ideas and crusades that deliver no tangible ben-

efit for residents to steal resources away from basic council functions.

Yet faced with budget pressures as a recycling crisis grips Australia, the first impulse of local bureaucrats is not to trim spending on such indulgences and follies.

Instead, councils across Victoria are resorting to slugging ratepayers with exorbitant charges to cover the unexpected increase in waste disposal costs” (Herald Sun, May 1).

I could not put it more succinctly.

The City of Greater Bendigo recycling charge will increase by $25 per property (council budget p2).

With near 49,000 assessments (budget p30) council will slug ratepayers near $1.2 million extra rather than “trim spending”.

Readers will know which “costly non-core ideas and crusades that deliver no tangible benefit for residents” could be trimmed by council.

Residents use their own money more wisely than council.

So, it is unacceptable that ratepayers, particularly the less well-off, should be asked to shoulder the burden of extra costs when savings can be made.

I hope mayor Margaret O’Rourke, guided by council CEO Craig Niemann, will recommend to councillors to drop the $25 increase, find $1.2m of savings, and amend the budget accordingly.

Michael McKenzie, Bendigo

A Girton Open Day could change your child’s life forever. It’s a terrific opportunity for you to see students from Prep to Year 12 enjoying their exceptional learning journey.

On Friday May 18, visit Girton on a normal school day.

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Winners and losers

THERE’S an inherent conflict in the business of politics, perhaps never better demonstrated than at budget time each and every year of the political cycle.

Politicians who seek to do what’s good for the country run the risk of losing support from voters who have become accustomed to the “what’s in it for me” syndrome, if they dare to seek to do their job properly and make difficult decisions when they need to be made.

Over-promise though, and we continue to pay forward those tough decisions that will one day need to be made, and the accompanying changes that need to be implemented for the good of our nation.

One of the problems politics in this country has long had is the relative ease with which elected representatives can act with a measured dose of reckless abandonment and splurge away with the intention of winning the next election, whenever that might be.

The federal government will probably earn itself about a six out

Editorial Comment of 10 for this week’s effort, but the budget is, as always, riddled with paradoxes that can never be satisfactorily explained.

One of the budget’s main ingredients is the bevy of tax cuts that will be available to Australian workers, sitting alongside very generous cuts to company tax that will impact upon future budgets, all at a time when our nation’s growing pains demand we spend more on infrastructure and services than ever before.

Many Australians would rather see their smallish tax cut instead allocated towards better services and better resourcing of important government agencies.

The coalition has made promises to deliver tax cuts across a number of years well in the future, but there’s no guarantee the coalition will be in office to oversee the

delivery of something the party is already busy campaigning on.

The Australian Tax Office has pledged to crack down on expenses claimed by ordinary mums and dads, but surely there are bigger fish to also fry?

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken a beating in this year’s budget, but we should expect more from ASIC than ever before, especially given what has been uncovered in the banking industry Royal Commission.

And, as a nation, we have left behind those Australians saddled to the woefully inadequate Newstart allowance.

It’s far easier said than done to dismiss calls for a long overdue increase to this most basic allowance and instead suggest those on Newstart simply go out and get a job.

It’s also cruel, insensitive and ultimately disrespectful. Stronger than expected government revenues should be shared more equitably.

That’s the Australian thing to do.

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By SENATOR BRIDGET McKENZIE

Rural Health Minister and Deputy Nationals Leader THE 2018-19 Federal Budget provides lots of good news for the Bendigo region, for taxpayers, small businesses and senior Australians.

I am proud of the strong but responsible budget measures for this region, including a variety of tax reforms, including the Low and Middle Income Tax Offset of up to $530 per annum.

More than 59,500 taxpayers in the Bendigo region stand to benefit from the low and middle income tax relief; this means more money to help you and your family with the costs of living.

I am particularly pleased that the coalition government will also extend the $20,000 instant asset write off initiative to help small local businesses afford much needed equipment with-

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Already more than 1000 businesses across Bendigo have benefitted from the Asset Write Off Initiative, this number is now going to grow which is fantastic for regions such as Bendigo.

In rural health, the $550 million Stronger Rural Health Strategy will provide contemporary

tors, after graduation, can stay working in the regions and enter new streamlined and expanded general practice specialist training programs including rural generalist training.

Youth Allowance has been made easier with the Parental Income Test being raised to $160,000 for regional and rural families making it more affordable

I am proud of the strong but responsible budget measures for this region health care and put 3000 more highly qualified doctors and another 3000 nurses and hundreds additional allied health professionals into the regions over the next 10 years.

Through the $95m investment in the Murray Darling Medical Schools Network, medical students will be able to undertake most of their education in rural areas.

End to end training will mean that young doc-

for kids form the country to move away from home to undertake tertiary studies.

Our new child care system will come into place on July 2 and will benefit more than 5000 local families.

On top of this we have continued the funding for the 15 hours of quality early learning ensuring more than 2500 preschool kids across Bendigo get the best start to their education de-

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Many local sporting organisations have told me of the urgent need for upgraded facilities to meet the increasing needs of their players and supporters.

I cannot understand why the member for Bendigo claims it’s an unfair budget; it’s anything but and has already been applauded by groups across the community.

I look forward to helping implement this budget which provides so much for country communities and I am sure that residents in Bendigo, Heathcote, Kyneton and throughout the electorate will share my delight that this government is standing up for regional Australians.

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OME of the more interesting trees from Lansell’s Fortuna garden that were written about last week, follow on in this week’s Weekly. Of the described trees they are the most mature of any that can be found in other private gardens in Victoria.

Travelling along the Chum Street side of the Fortuna grounds, the Silver Poplar (Populus alba) can be readily seen. This poplar is native to both the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco and can be found all over Europe right through to Asia.

The tree grows to a height of about 25 metres having a smooth whitish trunk marked with dark diamond shaped spots, its leaves are dark green on one side and silver on the other.

Apart from seeds it spreads by suckers and for this reason it is avoided by home gardeners.

The Norfolk Island Pine or Arancaria heterophylla is native to Norfolk Island and New Caledonia. Occasionally this tree is referred to as the Star Pine or the triangle tree, because of its symmetry.

This is another tree that became quite popular in the 19th century for planting along beachfronts, thus forming an impressive sight.

A welcome avenue along the drive into the Fortuna grounds is a smaller tree or shrub Photinia robusta. This is a rapid growing evergreen, its young leaves in spring are red in colour, whenever it is trimmed, irrespective of the time of the year, new shoots will be red, this has become a popular plant for tall hedges.

The Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub tropical tree, originating from South America. Jacarandas have also been used as street trees in various parts of Australia.

Grafton NSW has a festival in honour of the Jacaranda. Beautiful blue flowers adorn the tree from early summer and its delicate fern like leaves are attractive foliage, the tree will grow to about 10 metres.

Having finely serrated edged leaves the Euonymus euphoria is a large shrub or small tree which originates from Europe. The tree will grow to a height of about six metres, in the spring time the reddish coloured small flowers are in clusters providing a most delightful display.

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Once the landscape of the grounds was to the shape that Lansell had desired other space had to be used to deposit this detritus.

The Fortuna battery kept producing hundreds of thousands of tonnes of additional tailings, these were then run from the battery using flumes across Chum Street, creating a vast heap near where the now Day Surgery is located almost and as far away as Booth Street.

In the 1990s the large battery tailings heap at Chum Street was carted away and reprocessed by Bendigo Gold Associates.

During the sand removal I spotted long sections of wooden red gum flumes which had become buried when the sands were permitted to be built up higher and higher as there

was a lot of quartz crushed from Lansell’s 222 Mine, treated at the Fortuna Battery.

When the sand dried out and the wind blew from a southerly direction, this sand began to inundate to a depth of one and a half metres the narrow track or road that was Chum Street.

The smaller particles of sand were blown by the wind and caused great discomfort to the Lansell family and their servants.

In an attempt to place a barrier between the loose sand and Fortuna, a row of Schinus molle or pepper trees were planted.

Called a pepper tree, because of the size of the seeds, which are at first green and later turn pink, their size of a real pepper corn, the tree originates from South America. The Schinus molle is a very adaptive tree growing in almost any climate and soil condition.

ACHEL Childs has never had a particularly stable homelife.

First there is a turbulent period during which her parents argue loudly and often, resulting in the eventual disappearance of her only male role model when Rachel is barely old enough to stand up.

Then her mother – the unmarried author of a book on marriage, the famously imposing Elizabeth Childs PhD – having seized sole control of the household, dominates and manipulates Rachel throughout her childhood and teens.

The turmoil of her upbringing in Massachussets ends abruptly when Elizabeth is killed in a traffic incident one night during Rachel’s third year of college.

Putting the disappointment of a fruitless attempt to locate her absent father behind her, Rachel goes on to establish a successful career in journalism and, against the odds, settle into a contented relationship with a fellow TV broadcaster.

The apparent happiness is destined to be short-lived, however.

An on-air panic attack during a live cross from Haiti in the horrifying aftermath of Hurricane Tomas in 2010 has Rachel fired, then gripped by crippling anxiety that eventually leads her to become a 30-something recluse incapable of leaving her apartment.

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Preacher:

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN EXPLORATION LICENCE Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 - Section 15(5) Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2013 Regulation 20(1) and Schedule 8 1. Name and address of applicant(s) CGM (WA) Pty Ltd Level 2, 1292 Hay Street, WEST PERTH WA 6005 2. Contact details of applicant for map and other information requests Tanya Cole, Authorised Agent (as employee of Australian Mining & Exploration Title Services) Phone: (08) 89411911 Mobile: 0491411900 Email: vic@amets.com. au 3. Details of the application Application Number: EL006737 Locality of the land to which the application relates: The southern part of the application is located about 16 kilometres to the west of Bendigo, and extends in a northerly direction towards Durham Ox, then in a southwesterly direction for about 33 kilometres towards Wedderburn, including areas near Wychitella, Borung, Jarklin, Bears Lagoon, Serpentine, Bridgewater On Loddon, Derby, Leichardt and Shelbourne East, as shown on the map below.

Approximate area of application: 781 Km2 Date of application: 27th April 2018 Outline of the proposed program of work: Exploration for gold mineralisation, including review of historical data, field reconnaissance, geophysical ground gravity survey, exploration drilling if significant targets are defined.

Additional geophysical surveys may be warranted.

On-ground activities will only be undertaken after consultation and agreement with affected landowners and/or occupiers. The broader community will be kept informed of activities via information memoranda and/ or public meetings as deemed necessary through initial consultations with identified community members. The work proposed is considered to be low impact exploration, with minimal (if any) impact to the community or environment.

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(Section 24, Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990).

A person who objects must a) put the objection in writing; and b) include the grounds on which it is made; and c) send it to the Manager, Earth Resources Tenements, Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, GPO Box 2392, MELBOURNE VIC 3001 within 21 days after the latest date on which the application was advertised.

All objections received are available to be inspected free of charge at the Earth Resources Information Centre, Level 15, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000.

Enquiries can be made by writing to the Manager, Earth Resources Tenements at the above address.

5. Other statutory requirements Subject to other statutory requirements being satisfied, an exploration licence, if granted, entitles the holder of the licence to explore and search for minerals in the relevant land, but does not entitle the holder to undertake mining.

Further information regarding the statutory requirements that must be complied with prior to work being undertaken on a licence, including landowner and occupier consent requirements, is available on the department’s Internet site at: http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/earthresources/information-for-community-and-landholders/ mining-and-extractives

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Grocery distribution: Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Tues ght for thou and Thurs. 5441 4747.

Bendigo Family & Financial Services Inc: Myers Street, Bendigo. Ph: 5441 5277. Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm.

Long Gully Community House: Humboldt Dve. 5442 1165. Wed mornings (bread only).

Food Support 3556: Eaglehawk Community House, 19 Bright St. Ph: 5446 8322. Mon and Thurs, 9am2pm (school terms).

Foodcare 3556: Eaglehawk Uniting Church, cnr Peg Leg Rd/Kirkwood St, Thurs 1pm–3pm. Gold coin donation. Ph 0403 698 715.

Giving and Living Op Shop: Shed 3, 75 Beischer St, East Bendigo. Mon–Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Ph: 5444 2882.

St Vincent de Paul: 16 Hopetoun St, Bendigo. 5443 5688. Mon/Tues/Thurs and Fri, 10am–1.30pm.

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Kangaroo Flat: Cnr. Church and Camp sts. 5443 5458.

Tues and Fri 10am–1pm.

Victory Foodbank: 110 Garsed St. Bendigo. Ph: 5443 5998. Tues 10am–12pm.

Community Meals and Soup Kitchens: Bendigo Community Health Soup Kitchen: The Arcade, 165-171 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Ph: 5448 1600. Thurs, 4pm-4.45pm.

Bendigo Baptist Community Care Breakfast: Life Essentials, Mad Cow Cafe, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo.

5441 4747. Tues 7.45am.

Cafe 153 Community Breakfast: The Salvation Army Bendigo Worship Centre, 65-71 Mundy St, Bendigo (Gate 1). Sundays 8.45am-9.45am.

Eaglehawk Community House: 19 Bright St, Eaglehawk. 5446 8322. Tues 12 noon and 6pm.

Kangaroo Flat Community Meals: Rotary Gateway Park, High St, Kangaroo Flat, Wed 5.30pm-6.30pm.

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Jess Purton. B.Bus Administration and Bookkeeping Consultant Are you a sole trader, small business or just starting out? Do you need help with your administration or Bookkeeping? I can help....

MYOB, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable and payable, payroll, BAS and IAS, Super, Debt recovery

GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N

SEPTIC TANK SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS Supplied and installed PIC LICENCED

0418 508 993

Licenced drainer 31741

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PHONE: 0415 832 734 OR 0475 086 721

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BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

Bobcat & Tipper Hire

20+ years exp.

on call computer maintenance • Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal

DOORS

Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336

DOORS DOORS DOORS LOCKS LOCKS LOCKS

WhiteHat Computers Bendigo

Bendigo’s Specialist Door & Lock Fitting Service

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Android/iOS device Encryption & Secure VPN Setups. l Home/Business WiFi Network Security Audits. l Facebook & Other Virus/Malware Removal. l All PC/Mac Repairs & Troubleshooting. l Remote Access Software Configurations. l Your Home or Our Office. l $45 per hour / No Call-Out fee for Greater Bgo area l Pensioner & Primary Producer Discounts!

Call Richard

0417 502 709 Any Door Any Lock Anywhere

Contact (03) 5446 2480 or Mobile 0400 406 958 Email: support@whitehatcomputers.net

ADVERTISING RATES

Request a Services Offered Rates Flyer Email: EMAIL: classifieds@ bendigopublishing .com

Bendigo Weekly

Domestic Schools Commercial Business Owner Builders Builders

ELECTRIC MOTORS

Bendigo

Pumps& Motors Electric

SALES • SERVICE • REPAIRS

PHONE BRUCE

bendigopumps@gmail.com

0427 319 923

PUBLISHING 38,200 COPIES EVERY FRIDAY

Friday, May 11, 2018 — Bendigo Weekly

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Services Offered ELECTRICIANS

HANDYMAN SERVICES

HEATING YOU HEA R TIN SPE CIAL G ISTS !

Old Fashioned Values & Integrity

FREE* 5 point Safety check Valued at $150

(First time customers only)

On Time Guarantee - Same day service available Phone Ben on 0408 10 59 59 or Book online at www.stanalec.com.au

greyarmybendigo@bigpond.com

GREG SMITH ELECTRICIAN

0439 464 086

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman 0418 507 709RECA/H 5448 3333 7821 FENCING / GATES TRADITIONAL POST & RAIL FENCING Specialising in Gateways & Garden Features

PH TREVOR 0429 434 646

GARDEN SERVICES

MOWING & GARDENING

Call David/Bronwyn

Trade qualified Home and garden maintenance Any odd jobs inside and outt

0418 754 952

stephen.clegg@bigpond.com m Prompt, friendly and reliable

Your local on-time Plumber

• Paving - all types • Brickwork • Retaining Walls - all types • Brick Edging

Paul 0429 462 057 Over 25 years of trade qualified experience

GARDEN SERVICES

• Carpentry • Tiling • Painting • Plastering • Pergolas • Decks

CALL PETER 0409 422 271 Email: bhmpeter@hotmail.com

• Whipper Snipping • Large Area Mowing

Mitchell’s Mowing & Property Services

• Whole Yard Tidy Ups • Weeding • Tree Trimming • Rubbish Removal

MITCHELL LANDRY

0419 238 485

• Gutter Cleaning • Free Charity Donation

Registered Bld Practitioner DBP 2954 Over 30 years experience

Renovations, Home Maintenance Alterations, Outdoor Living Areas

Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

LANDSCAPING

Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging

Ph 0418 510 412

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

Bendigo Mowing & Maintenance

R&M HOME SERVICES

TRIPPA’S T RIPPA’S P PAINTING AINTING SERVICE S ERVICE

Local People, Great Service l

Mowing & Gardening Trimming & Pruning

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Rubbish Removal

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Landscaping, Design & Refurbishment Handyman all-round services, Lawn and Garden, Retaining walls and Garden beds.

Decks, Unblocking of pipes, guƩers, and drains. Rubbish Removal & Bin hire.

Tenant clean ups Ph Ray 0487 939 730 or Max 0413 074 910

Email: bendigomowing@gmail.com Web: Bendigomowingmaintenance.com

Craig Wells 0421 279 000

GARDEN SERVICES

• Removal of hard rubbish and garden waste • Rental clean ups/clean outs • Weeding and weed spraying • Trimming and pruning • Fallen timber and chainsaw work • Delivery and spreading of mulch, stone etc.

• Little Tipper/Drive - Hire

BendigoWeekly 38, 200 newspapers ay published ever y Frid Each week, 38,200 copies of the Bendigo Weekly are distributed, free of charge, to homes and businesses throughout Bendigo and the surrounding region.

More than double that of any other paper in our market.

PH 5440 2514 37-39 View Street Bendigo

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting

544 33 999 4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

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Lic#100122

PLUMBERS

JLC PLUMBING & GAS

HEATER SERVICES

CARBON MONOXIDE TESTING

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License No. 32710

A friendly, reliable, local plumbing team fully qualified in all aspects of plumbing

PH: 0418 822 911

NDIS, Workcover & TAC Registered

Pick Ups

www.dunstoneplumbing.com.au office@dunstonebros.com.au

Pty. Ltd.

PAVING & LANDSCAPING

by Phil Carman

• Mowing

Ph 5446 1535

LANDSCAPING

Specialising in Landscape construction NO JOB TOO SMALL

• Air Conditoning Service & Repairs • Gas fitting & General Plumbing • Hot water - Gas, Elec & solar • Drains installed/cleared/repaired • Roof, gutter, d.p. & gutter guard Don’t put up with drips! • Taps, toilets, showers, sinks & more Use a licensed plumber • Quality professional workmanship FREE QUOTES guaranteed Lic No 37932

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• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

•Hedges Trimmed & Shaped • Pruning of Roses, shrubs & Fruit Trees • Garden Maintenance 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE Ph 0429 002 678

PLUMBERS

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HOME MAINTENANCE

4 Sea Seasons Garden Care

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

LANDSCAPING

ABN 66185474148

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(Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)

James - 0421 618 356 Dave - 0408 122 244

Stuart Merkel stuartabroad1@live.com.au

HANDYMAN SERVICES

MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE

We service and repair all brands, all sizes, all types of heating, cooling and refrigeration E: vicstatehvac@gmail.com Check out our Facebook specials

CALL 13 11 98

ARE YOU RENOVATING? Suitable for • Renovations • Parties/Weddings • Sporting events and many more

• Commercial & Domestic • Service • Repairs • Maintenance • Installations

• Handymen • Cleaning • Builder • Floors • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Plumbers • Decking • Electricians • Ramps • Tiling • Pruning • Tree Lopping • Sheds & Pergolas • Lawns & Gardens • Small concreting jobs • Dingo machinery work

MOBILE BATHROOMS

Jason Charles 0448 324 126

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

Lic No: 50975

GENERAL PLUMBING & MAINTENANCE GAS FITTING AND SERVICING HOT WATER SERVICE BLOCKED DRAINS RENOVATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS 24 HOUR SERVICE ROOFING & GUTTERING

SPOUT CLEANING

SPOUT CLEANING

CV Industrial Vacuum Services Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned

Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429 * Fully Insured

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For Sale

Services Offered TREE SERVICES

Bendigo Weekly

· Tree Removal & Pruning · Green Waste & Stump Removal · Tower/Chipper/Bobcat /Tipper · Over 15 Years Experience · We Travel Anywhere · Free Quotes · Fully Insured

Bendigo’s most read newspaper

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

AQUARIUM 4 foot in cabinet, all acces inc, spares, shipwreck pumps etc see working $500 ono Ph 5439 7498

MUST SELL THIS WEEKEND

KEV'S KINDLING BENDIGO

MUST SELL THIS WEEKEND

5kg bags for $8 Pensioner discount Ph 0422 073 512 or 5448 4841

AU Ford ignition coil.

Brand new in box, $66 Ph 0427 180 362

For Best Price Phone Jack Direct

classifieds@ bendigopublishing .com

BOSCH Orbital Sander Cost $129 Sell $30 as new Ph 0408 590 830

COUCH Three Seater L shaped $99 Ph 5439 3607

0409 289 700 5428 9312

PH 5440 2514

BROWNBUILT 4 shelf unit 1800 H x 940 W x 300 D $70 Ph 5442 5552

DEEP Fryer, home use, as new $30 0402 403 569

AAA TREE LOPPING • Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service

BABIES bath, white, as new $10 Ph 0428 353 921 BASSINET with Stand, hooded, accessories, as new $70 Ph 0428 353 921

TREE SERVICES BUFFET and Hutch, timber with lead light doors, VGC $300 Ph 0407 856 989

Quality tree and Stump Removal

Tree Maintenance • Stump Mulching Hire Travel Tower • Tree Pruning and Stump Grinding • Tip Truck & Woodchipper Hire • Free Quotes (no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)

David Smith 0427 506 160 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com

CANE dolls pram, Steel chassis & wheels $50 Ph 0409 431 383 CARGO blind, Forrester $50 Phone 5442 6437 CAR Stands x2 Car Ramps x2 $30 the lot Ph 0408 590 830 CHILDS Sz 6 Wild Country Jeparah, w/proof jacket $15 Ph 0427 477 583

GARAGE SALE ADS Advertise your Garage Sale from just

STANDARD SIZE GARAGE SALE AD: Up to 7 lines, including 2 bold address lines, for $25 Additional lines $3.25 each.

Deadline: 2pm Thursday for next day edition

$25

Ph 0400 118 838 COMPUTER chair, black, swivel roller base, high back $50 0487 733 579

DISABILITY AID, mobility walker chair EC $45 Ph 0412 925 098 Full size electric Wheelchair, Dual Controls, $565 Ph 0408 571 794

DISABILITY AIDS GO Electric Wheelchair, VGC, Fold up, Fully portable, $650 Ph 0408 571 794

DISABILITY AIDS Shoprider 889 Electric Scooter, Multi Speed, Fully serviced, VGC, $1500 Ph 0408 571 794

Conditions apply. For private use only.

GOT SOMETHING TO SELL?

LocalClassifieds *

ADVERTISE FOR 4 WEEKS FROM $28 Categories included: Autos, Boats, Car Parts, Caravans & Trailers, Commercial Vehicles, For Sale, Four Wheel Drives, Livestock, Machinery, Motorbikes & Wrecking.

* All adverts must be pre-paid. For $28 you get 5 lines ONE ITEM ONLY per advert. Advert will run for four consecutive weeks. Sale price must be included. Alteration to PRICE ONLY. Not included in the offer are business adverts., rental hire etc., for the purpose of ongoing profit, or Real Estate Listings. The publisher reserves the right to decline any booking for the purpose of continuing gain.

FIREWOOD

Quality Dry Grey & Yellow Box Delivered local $150/m Ph 0448 186 691

FOR SALE

Phone, Fax, email or bring in this coupon with $28*, or $33* with photo.

1300 558 385 classifieds@bendigopublishing.com Post: PO Box 324 Bendigo 3552 In Person: 37-39 View St Bendigo Fax: 5441 4416

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY PLEASE USE SPACES BETWEEN WORDS NO WORD BREAKS (HYPHENATED WORDS) AT END OF EACH LINE

FIREWOOD

Top quality Split Dry 4M Special - $550 del. Or $150 Per/M Ph 0437 120 009

FIREWOOD

$100 per cubic metre.

Good quality Grey box Pick up only.

Ph 0437 576 762.

Cash:

Cheque:

Visa:

Mastercard:

Credit card number - (minimum credit card purchase $10)

NAME: ................................................ ............................................................

ADDRESS: .......................................... ...........................................................

Expiry:

CVV

TOTAL $:

SIGNATURE:..........................................................................

PH.: ...................................................

Can deliver Ph 0400 118 838

To advertise in this section please call 1300 558 385

catparksaustralia.com

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

HAY

MUST SELL THIS WEEKEND

Oaten rolls, net wrapped.

Excellent Quality from $55 Axedale. 0428 590 023 HEATER outdoor upright patio, $50 Phone 5442 6437

HUTCH French Provincial, 2170 W x 2000 H, 5 doors top & bottom, + 3 drawers. Excellent Cond. $995 Ph 5443 3227 IBOSA E-bike, electric scooter, new batteries, VGC, 40km range, 48V power pack, $500 Ph 0409 259 018

KINGPILLOWTOP MATTRESS $300 Brand new, 10 year warranty.

Chriopractic.

Can deliver Ph 0400 118 838

LADIES boots, high heels, GC, 3 pairs $10 Ph 5447 0053 LARGE collection of antique style guilt picture frames suitable for mirrors or oil paintings in good cond Ph 0447 213 340 LAWNMOWER 4str, easy starter, EC, Moving Sale $50 Ph 0412 925 098 LP Records, 70 approx, $50 Ph 0409 175 052

JUKI Sewing Machines

& Overlockers - Bendigo Sewing Machine Service, 11 Adam St 5442 9705

MINERS Couch Restored $1150 PH 5447 7205

KELSO Wheelbarrow H/D Metal Tub E/C $30 Ph 0408 590 830

MOUNT/Bike 26", 15 spd, 2 bike carrier GC $100 ono Ph 0432 176 648

s Apply

Condition

Brand new pillowtop mattress with base. 10 year warranty. not $2000, sell $600.

A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors Free Quotes to suit your budget Call Jim 0429 866 630

FREE *

MULCH & SOIL

Manure, composted soils & straw mixed in. Straw, Pea Straw & Lucern avail in small & big sq bales. & R/bales. Pick up Bgo or can deliver Bgo. Ph 0427 304 600

MUSHROOM COMPOST

$50 per metre. Minimum 5 metres. Free delivery to Bendigo area.

Phone 0400 855 626.

NAIL Polish, O.P.I Mauve & light pink, $10 ea ONO Ph 0437 567 073

NEW mens workwear Navy pants, Sz 92R, $15 Ph 0484 694 720

WELDER, with rods, visor, etc. EC, $70 Ph 0402 403 569

PORTACOT childcare, Excellent cond $40 Phone 0437 852 649

QUEEN Bedroom Suite, Wood, with mattress and bedside tables included, $390 Ph 0418 126 748

MUST SELL THIS WEEKEND

Cat Enclosures

*

PAYMENT

KING PILLOWTOP BED $600

HAY & STRAW Rolls & Little Squares.

Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291

FOR SALE

NEW mens L/S Cotton shirt Orange/Navy, Size M, $10 0484 694 720

GATES solid steel. 1795 H, 885 W, $50 pair Ph 0413 243 274

HONDA assorted mowers and parts, wipper snippers, chainsaws, hedgers, huge bulk lot $600 ono. Ph 0413 243 274

1300 558 385

MUST SELL THIS WEEKEND

FREE double bed and base, on castors Ph 0412 925 098

DONALDS wire strainer, GC $50 Ph 0498 142 686

classifieds@bendigopublishing.com *

FORKLIFT conveyancer, 3 Ton, Petrol motor.

Repairs needed. As is $1200 Ph 5468 7478 or 0429 687 478

DOG Kennel 1.1m/sq .5m high, timber, tin roof, $35 Ono 0413 243 274

FIREWOOD

Can deliver.

Ph 0400 118 838

FISH tank, bottom storage, misc. fish play equip. $80 0487 733 579

DISABILITY AIDS

Grey box, $140 per C/M, Delivered Bendigo.

Ph 0427 304 600

Brand new pillowtop, 10yr warranty.

Not $1000. Sell $300 ONO

FIREWOOD, top quality box, spilt dry, delivered Bendigo $120.00 per cubic metre Ph 0497 942 582

Single Electric bed and Mattress with covers, VGC $150 Ph 0408 571 794

DVD Player, Philips, Silver, w/remote $10 Phone 0484 694 720

KING MATTRESS $300

Redgum firewood $140p/m Pick Up Plus deliveries Ph 0427 353 939

Brand new double chiropractic mattress Full Warranty. Can deliver

FILING cabinet with 4 drawers, $70 Ph 5442 5552

2 BOLD LINES FOR ADDRESS and up to 5 regular lines for date, time and further details.

FIREWOOD

CHIRO DOUBLE MATTRESS $150

DISABILITY AIDS

SMITHS

For Sale

FOR SALE

38, 200 copies published every Friday

www.juddstreesolutions.com.au

Bendigo Weekly — Friday, May 11, 2018

QUEEN LATEX PILLOWTOP MATTRESS $400

(Not $1500) Brand new chiropractic, 15yr warranty

Can deliver Ph 0400 118 838

RETRO phone table GC $5 Ph 5447 0053

RUGS

•Modern •Traditional •Shaggy •Kids Play Mats Bendigo Sewing Machine Service, 11 Adam St Ph 5442 9705

SAXON push mower, brand new $30 Ph 5447 7407

SIEVED TOP SOIL

With Manure $35 per/m delivered local 3m minimum. 6m & 10m avail. Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846

SKYLIGHT System, 600mm, new, $100 Phone 0437 852 649

SNOW jumpsuit blue S10 padded/water proof $15 Ph 5447 0053

SUNBEAM electric juicer, new, w/books, was $150 Sell $35 0402 403 569

TABLE 840 W, 700 H, 1.675 L, $25 Ph 0413 243 274

WATER TANKS AND DRUMS

3300 lt $690. 5500 lt $890. 2000 lt $495 2500 lt Slimline $790.

Drums 200lt $25.

www.ebsary.com.au 161 McIvor Rd Ph 5443 6740

FOR SALE AD Items valued $100 and under advertise FREE* for two weeks - maximum three lines Deadline: 5pm Wednesday for publication Friday

1300 558 385

Friday, May 11, 2018 — Bendigo Weekly

For Sale

FOR SALE

TOP range golf set as new, MacGregor V Foyle Drivers, full set of irons, new grip lock bag, 2 stainless steel buggys with newmatic tyres, all acc and wet gear, new golf balls provided $350 Ph 5446 7600

TOP SOIL Lawn soil $35 p/m Garden Soil $45 p/m, includes local delivery 4, 6 and 10m avail.

Garden rocks also avail.

Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770

WANTED TO BUY OLD woodworking carpenters tools, planes and books etc for collector/user Ph 0418 510 727.

TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221 DECEASED Estate Shed lots Ph 5446 8754 or 0457 433 745 WANTED to Buy second hand trailers Ph 5446 8754 or 0457 433 745

GARAGE SALES

TRUNDLE bed, single, $60 Ph 5442 4810 TV 43" LG brand, Owners manual, used for 3 mths, purchased 18/11/17 for $995 Sell for $600 Phone 5442 1138 TV Corner Cupboard $99 Ph 5439 3607

UMBRELLA, rect deluxe alum. 2.7 x 4.8m & stand $80 Ph 0409 175 052 WAECO cool box, TC-21Fl, hot/cold, $40 Ph 0409 175 052 WASHING Machine Fisher & Paykel $100 working in VGC Ph 5442 5105 WATERPROOF pants & jacket, XL, Ralsport. $30 Ph 0437 852 649 WHEELCHAIR, Excellent condition, 12 months old. $200 Ph 5442 4810 WORM farm, $50 0498 142 686

56 ORLANDO ST EAGLEHAWK Sat & Sun 8am - 4pm, Outdoor stuff, fishing, camping, toys, and bikes

AUTO

1973 Beetle, unreg, mech sound, good tyres, red with white trim, some extras, needs body work, renovators delight vin no 132753574 $2250 ono Ph 0428 369 944 2002 Toyota Hiace van, auto, registered, $5500 Ph 0429 502 729 (XHU822)

NISSAN Navara 2000 Dual Cab, column auto, drives well, as is $1799 (QMP962) Ph 0401 915 906

ALFA Romeo 33 Sedan, 1984, boxer 4cyl 1.5, $500 Ph 0409 511 095 (Vin ZAR905A2005079332)

HOLDEN Cruze Sedan, White, 2011 Auto, Air /Con, tinted windows, alloys, 77,017kms, full service history, (YDX064) EC $8900 Ph 0434 566 300

TOYOTA Corolla 1998, Twin Cam EFI, Auto, Reg Dec 18, 173,000kms, Near RWC (PIY682) $2100 ono Ph 0407 048 852

AUTO

VACC PRE PURCHASE INSPECTIONS ROADWORTHY CERTIFICATES

DIESEL TERRITORY

Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

New tyres, Tow bar, F/rear park sensors, bluetooth, etc. $15,990 Drive away (ZUF165)

VT Calais, auto, green, registered (PKS529) 258,000ks, GC, $2800 neg, Ph 0410 550 827 after 3pm

ROANOAK MOTORS Ph 0409 439 188 Lmct 1306

FREE REMOVAL 85 OLD VIOLET ST IRONBARK Sat 8am - 12pm, Moving Interstate. Garden/Garage items, furniture, art, household goods, baby gate and Porta cot

To advertise in this section please call

WANTED TO BUY

1300 558 385

OLD bottles with town names or company names, Soda Syphons, Ginger beers, Marble, Milk bottles Etc. Single items or boxed lots. Cash Paid. Ph 0452 264 661

AUTO

AUTO

Ph

BASKET ball ring, on stand, and also ARTIFICIAL lawn pieces/off cuts. Ph 0427 418 613

www.bendigoweekly.com.au

of all unwanted cars and car shells. No wheels, no worries. Call or Text: 0484 932 195 HOLDEN 1979 HZ Panel Van, 202 engine, white, 12 months reg, 1ER-4ER Fair cond $5500 ONO Phone 0488 359 252 HOLDEN Jackeroo 1994, 400,000kms, runs okay, CB Radio, b/bar, electric brakes, mag wheels (RGM470) $1500 Ph 0478 608 129

LIVESTOCK CHIHUAHUAS 1M, 1F Vacc, Micro, Wormed, $1000ea Ph 5468 7417 or 0458 543 528. M/C 81848656, 81853892 DORPERS 4 x Wethers $90 ea, 1 Ram $200 Pick up only. Ph: 0417 163 442 after hours

NISSAN 350Z, one lady owner, six speed man, immaculate, $17,500 first genuine 350z enthusiast will buy this car (GVT777) Ph 0429 145 395

TOYOTA RAV4 GXL auto, 68,000k, Local car, One owner. First Reg 6/2015.

Loads of extras, Balance of new warranty, Serv.

Books. $23,950 neg.

Phone 0427 777 133

Ronnie Lop Eared Rabbit

Female Desexed, 7 years Hi there, my name is Jemima and I’d love to be your best friend. I’ll make a fantastic companion cat for someone looking for snuggles! I would love to find a home with someone who is around a lot. I have a short, easycare coat. I would suit a home with secondary school-aged kids.

Domestic Short Hair

THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.

5441 2209 PIPER LANE, EAST BENDIGO

MON-SAT 10AM-4PM, SUN & PUB HOLS 10AM-12PM WWW.RSPCAVIC.ORG.AU

24 HOURS

RE S

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SERVICING MECHANICAL REPAIRS LPG SERVICING

Advertise Here 1300 558 385

TIMING BELTS Affordable timing belt replacements 25 years qualified experience Mobile Mechanic PH 0400 290 789

VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT

Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

MECHANICS

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

Australian

caravan Wholesalers Pty Ltd

D! DUCE

E ICES Ronth only R P L AL This m Hurry!

COMPLETE CAR CARE l Mechanical Repairs & Service l Auto electrical l Air Conditioning l Pensioner discounts

Ph Keith 5443 3304 l 0417 537 497 9a Adam st, Quarry Hill

WRECKING

FREE REMOVAL OF UNWANTED VEHICLES Brand New 2018

Brand New 2018

14’ Flexi Drone Full Off-Road

19’6 Villa Veronika III Luxury

$51,900

$49,990 Specialising In: • Holdens • Commodores • Fords • Light Commercials BA, BF and Ford Territory Reconditioned Ignition Switch and Column Assembly’s

Flexi Triple Bunk Off-Road

Brand New 2018 Chiru Camper

$55,000

$16,900

Brand New 2018

Call 5446 1384 or 5446 1820 Wayne on 0413 774 717 LMCT 10992 Kayne on 0459 652 963 Address: 222 Upper Rd, Eaglehawk, 3556

WRECKING

BendigoWeekly Bendigo’s most read newspaper Wrecking all Makes & Models We buy any car or ute Come see your local strippers LMCT 10769

ADVERTISE YOUR CAR FOR 4 WEEKS FROM $28

OR $33 WITH A PHOTO *

Cnr Murphy St & Jewell Crt Bendigo • 5441 1088 wheelzplus.com.au

MOTOR CAR TRADER REGULATIONS 1998

The penalty for failure to comply with these regulations is a $1,000 fine.

Injured or orphaned animals including kangaroos,

TRAILER 6x4 $385 Ph 0401 915 906

MECHANICS

Sp ec ia lis ts in Cl as sic & Cu sto m Ca rs & Ho t Ro ds

reported to Wildlife Rescue

A Non-Profit Volunteer Service W.R.E.S. inc

DINGO camper trailer, inc annex, Q/Bed, and many camp access inc stove, tables lamp etc, sep gazebo $2900 Ph 0422 039 826 or 0413 170 291

MECHANICS

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possums, birds, lizards and snakes should be

Statewide Wildlife Rescue Emergency Service

We buy and consign Repairs & servicing Bendigo Caravan Centre 164 Midland Hwy EPSOM Ph 5448 4800

PH 5440 2514 37-39 View Street Bendigo

Regulations require that from June , 1998 both licensed motor car traders and persons other than licensed motor car traders, must include the following information when advertising a motor car sale.

1.)

The cash price of the motor car 2.)

Whichever of the following is applicable: a.) if the motor car is registered, the registration number b.) if the car is unregistered, the engine number of the vehicle; or the chassis number; or the vehicle identification number; or the registration number (if any) last assigned to the vehicle; or if none of those numbers are reasonably ascertainable, any other number by which the vehicle may be identified. a licensed motor car trader must also state in their advertisements their LMCT no. and the details of any periodical payments applicable.

0427 301 401

JAYCO 21ft Heritage, full ensuite, w/machine, new battery and m/wave, d /bed, lounge. 260-909 $34,000 Ph 0429 588 377 or 0427 154 644

1300 558 385

ROADWORTHY CERTIFICATES FOR CARS & MOTORBIKES Jemima

CARAVANS WANTED

38, 200 newspapers ay published ever y Frid

BENDIGO ROADWORTHY CENTRE

LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT?

Due to our high numbers of cats and kittens still coming in we would love to ask if anyone is able to help with the donation of cat and kitten wet food to our shelter.

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CARAVANS & TRAILERS

To advertise in this section please call

ADOPT-A-PET TY

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

0401 252 512 SUBARU Impreza RX 2001. Well maintained.

Regularly serviced. 5 spd manual, 266,886kms.

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Ray aims for a turn at the top HE has already emerged as a star in the SEABL, but Bendigo Braves import Ray Turner is hoping to further his basketball journey.

A former star at Texas A&M University, Turner made the move to Bendigo after previously playing for Willeton in Western Australia as well as in Queensland and overseas.

Turner has spent most of his time in Australia though, saying he loves the culture and the competitiveness of the leagues.

And while his primary focus for now is a title with Bendigo, he is aiming to emulate the leap of teammate Jeremy Kendle and crack the NBL ranks..

“Coming here was a bit about playing somewhere else in Australia so I guess everyone gets to see what I can do, and also pushing for those NBL opportunities,” he told the Weekly.

“I love it here in Australia so the NBL is definitely on my mind to try and make that step up one day.”

That process may be made easier by the fact Turner is well on his way to attaining permanent residency in Australia.

He has completed most of the paperwork, and his application now resides with the relevant

authorities.

“I’ve done all the tests, I’ve just got to get that final part ticked off,” he said.

Although Kendle used Bendigo as a step to his own NBL stint with Brisbane and Sydney, Turner said he hasn’t sought a great deal of advice from his Braves teammate given how different their situations are.

With the Braves, Turner has reprised a role that Damian Johnson starred in during the Braves’ 2016

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His form has been as impressive as his attitude. He is second in the league in scoring (25.3 points per game) and rebounds (12.7).

Turner was also the SEABL player of the week in round four after a dominant weekend in a pair of wins over Mount Gambier and Hobart.

Even as the Braves faltered for the first time last weekend, losing to the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence lineup before beating Canberra, Turner averaged 31

I’m really enjoying it here and I think that’s a big reason for how I’m playing

championship-winning season, as an athletic big man able to defend both frontcourt and perimeter players.

His addition gives coach Ben Harvey the ability to play both big and small lineups, shifting Turner to either the forward or centre spots depending on personnel.

“I feel like I’m more of a fourman, I’ve played more of that in my career but I’m comfortable playing the five as well,” he said. ”Obviously with the players we have there is an opportunity for me to do both and I think that works well so I’m happy with that.”

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points, nine boards and 3.5 blocks for the weekend.

“I’m really enjoying it here and I think that’s a big reason for how I’m playing,” he said.

“Coach and all the guys have been great helping me to fit in and the way we play suits my strengths so it’s been great.”

The Braves play Melbourne Tigers this weekend before returning home to face Sandringham in the opening game in the new Bendigo stadium on May 25.

Tickets for that match are $5 and are available through Ticketek.

Whittle, Tessari in the Spirit THE backcourt of the Bendigo Spirit is continuing to take shape, with the club adding two signings in recent days to solidify its guard rotation.

After landing point guard Nat Hurst, the club also signed the versatile Marena Whittle last week and this week confirmed that Kara Tessari would stay with the club next season.

Tessari is coming off a standout under-20 campaign with Victoria Country and her best game at SEABL level, scoring 31 points in a win against Albury a fortnight ago.

Whittle comes to the club from Townsville, where she signed last year but did not play due to injury.

Importantly, she can play at both the guard and forward positions.

The 24-year-old is playing SEABL with Nunawading and is averaging 21.7 points per game and shooting 42 per cent from three-point territory.

She’ll add scoring punch to a Spirit back-

court that desperately needed it last season, as well as some valuable outside shooting,” coach Simon Pritchard said.

“Marena spent a week with us in Bendigo and demonstrated that she is totally ready to have an impact at WNBL level,” he said.

“Her experience in Townsville will certainly contribute to her readiness, and we thank Townsville for giving her the chance to learn from a championship program, even though she was injured.

“What I love is her willingness to take feedback and transfer that directly onto the floor.”

Tessari will work with Hurst to continue her development as a point guard prospect for the future.

The 19-year-old has impressed Pritchard over the past two seasons on the roster.

“She has earned her spot on the team through her commitment to development and improvement of her skills and

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RETURN: Kara Tessari will be back in Spirit colours. knowledge of WNBL basketball,” he said.

“Key to that was the decision to represent Bendigo with the Lady Braves. A couple of weeks ago she shot the house down, scoring 31 points

against Albury.

“We look forward to her being mentored by our new point guard Nat Hurst. Kara and Nat will work closely together to accelerate Kara’s learning.”

BRAVE STAND: Bendigo’s uniforms don’t feature the Lady Braves moniker.

A worthwhile change IF you’re an eagle-eyed reader, you may have noticed a slight change among these pages in recent weeks.

For years, the Bendigo Braves and Lady Braves have been known as such, the two sides that represent the club in the SEABL. The club is the Bendigo Braves, the juniors are known as the junior Braves and the singlets still say Braves, not the Lady Braves.

So come the start of this season, it was a Braves player who posed the question: Why not just call the team the Braves women?

Have a common name for both teams, with the obvious distinction of which of the men’s and women’s competitions they play in being their difference.

The Weekly will henceforth be referring to the Lady Braves as the Braves women’s team, and the Bendigo Advertiser has done the same.

Why? The players themselves asked for it. And, why not?

The Bendigo Basketball Association could make the change quite easily. Albeit not until after the current season.

The teams use a common logo, and the only time the name is actually noted is on the scoresheet.

The recent rise of AFLW has seen clubs stick to their monicker for their women’s teams. Carlton is the Blues, the Western Bulldogs named accordingly and Adelaide doesn’t field the Lady Crows.

There are no Dandenong Lady Rangers in the WNBL, or Melbourne Lady Tigers in SEABL. Ballarat went as far as to call their two sides completely different things – the Miners for the men, the Rush for the associa-

tion’s women’s lineup.

Given Bendigo’s logo is clearly the image of a man, that would make even more sense.

Similar to Canberra and Sydney Uni, could we have a “Spirit academy” side playing in SEABL? The argument against that is one of preserving history, which is understandable. But when your logo and your mascot are clearly male, it doesn’t scream out that the women’s program is being put to centre stage.

The club could do even more to push the cause of the women’s team.

Every time there is a double-header, the men play in the late game. No matter who they are playing, and their ladder position.

Even when that matchup comes against a club with a strong women’s program and a weaker men’s team, the men play at 8pm in the primetime matchup.

Why? Anyone who has been to a Braves game recently would know that the crowds aren’t exactly immense, certainly not enough to justify it as a huge loss of revenue.

Surely the women’s program would benefit from some main game exposure, and the young players from playing in front of the bigger crowd.

You might wonder why it matters. It’s just a name. But it’s more than that, it’s a chance to move the whole women’s program into the spotlight.

It’s easier. It makes sense. The players want it, I’m sure there’s some fans that do as well.

BBA, the ball’s in your court.

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A talented all-rounder

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SPORT has always been a bit of a balancing act for Zane Keighran.

Whether it’s at the crease or on the football field he has long excelled as a junior, and in the past years extended that to senior ranks.

He has represented Australia for cricket and pulled on the colours of the Bendigo Football Netball League in under-18 ranks.

This season, his cricket stepped up as he made more than 400 runs for Golden Square in BDCA A-grade, just months after playing an important role for Golden Square in BFNL senior finals as a 16-year-old.

But when he had to make a call on which one to pursue, Keighran chose football, and the early indications are it’s looking like a smart move.

“I’ve set out what I want to do and achieve, and set some goals in order to get there,” he said.

“I think sacrificing cricket for now is something I have to do for now to achieve my goals at the end of the year.”

Not only does he have the lofty

hopes of the AFL draft at the end of the year, but as a year 12 student it’s also his final year of school.

Like many of his teammates he is juggling those commitments.

“Especially when cricket was red-hot it was pretty tough but I’m getting used to it. It’s definitely pretty busy,” he said.

He plays his cricket and football much the same, aggressively, with equal doses of flare and skill.

Coach Bernie Haberman had him kick out in senior finals for Square last year, a job usually reserved for the team’s most reliable and skilful players.

And for the Dogs in cricket he opened the batting, again a strong mark of his on-field temperament and ability.

“I think playing with Square last year was very valuable. I was a bit undersized but you learn a lot smart wise in how to cope against big bodies,” he said.

“The finals series was definitely something I’ll keep close to me going forward.

“Bernie was big on me taking the kick ins last year, knowing I had the coach and the leadership group’s confi-

week while drawn to play Kyneton, but did manage to allow its A-grade stars such as Maddy Stewart to play through lower grade matches.

The Dogs are one of the main contenders to Sandhurst’s dominance, and posted strong results against them last year.

The Dogs and Dragons drew in round nine, before Sandhurst beat Gisborne in round 18 5239.

The Dogs match up well against Sandhurst, with Stewart taking the challenge of stopping star Sandhurst goal attack Heather Oliver in past meetings.

Gisborne’s midcourt of Holly Doricic, Melinda Luke and Tiana Newman can also hold its own against the Dragons’ combination that includes BFNL interleague representatives Meg Williams, and Brooke Bolton.

The main question surrounds

whether the Gisborne shooters can do enough to get their side to a confidence-boosting victory.

In other A-grade matches, Golden Square will aim to stop South Bendigo from getting its first win of the season while Maryborough plays eighthplaced Strathfieldsaye.

Kyneton will host Eaglehawk in other grades of football and netball while Castlemaine plays Kangaroo Flat.

A key difference for the Hawks this season is a deep midfield that is in red-hot form, including Doug Thomas, Harry Whittle and Luke and Ryan Semmel.

Ryan Hon, Chris Ford and Nick Knight have all been important as forwards for the Grasshoppers, while recruit Elliott Bowen has added plenty of class to Colbo’s engine room.

As has Mitch Bright, who was a former vice-captain at Goulburn Valley league club Rochester and was named Colbo’s best player last weekend.

The sides, a combined 9-0 this season, will meet at MJ Morgan Oval at Colbinabbin on Saturday from 2.15pm.

The A-grade netball matchup between the two teams will be a clash of second versus fourth, with the hosts entering the game with the higher position on the table.

MINERS SUFFER LOSS THE Bendigo Fighting Miners will be hoping to bounce back with a win in their next game in Victorian Rugby Championship action.

The Miners went down to Shepparton last weekend 2312.

This Saturday the team is drawn to host Puckapunyal, which is yet to field a side this season having forfeited its opening three games.

The club’s round five matchup is an away fixture against Maroondah.

LVFNL PREPARES FOR INTERLEAGUE RETURN

Hawks flying in HDFL LADDER leaders Huntly will travel to Colbinabbin for a blockbuster Heathcote District Football League clash on Saturday afternoon.

Both sides head into the clash undefeated and coming off impressive victories, Huntly smashing Heathcote and Colbinabbin narrowly defeating Mount Pleasant.

Huntly has beaten a strong North Bendigo side in its winning run, and the clash with Colbinabbin begins a tough four-week stretch either side of the interleague bye in which they also play Leitchville Gunbower and Mount Pleasant.

Key forward Chris Gleeson hit form in the win over the Saints with eight goals, while Josh Evans has kicked at least four goals in three of Huntly’s four games this season.

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dence in me was huge.”

Recruiters have shown interest in the 17-year-old, who is a classy ball user in defence and through the midfield.

He is continuing to work on his fitness, which he says will allow him to play more midfield time.

“I see half back flank as one of my best spots, I think I can play midfield but I do need to work on the fitness to be able to run the game out there,” he said.

“I’m pretty happy to play anywhere but the more strings to your bow that you have the better it’ll be.”

The Pioneers return to action this weekend against Calder on Saturday.

Dragons, Dogs meet in netball showdown TWO of the Bendigo Football Netball League’s top netball sides will go head to head on Saturday when Sandhurst hosts Gisborne at the QEO. The Dragons top the table after five rounds, yet to lose a match heading into this weekend.

Gisborne meanwhile has lost just the one, to the similarlyfancied Eaglehawk by 15 goals in round three.

Gisborne had the bye last

JUGGLING ACT: Zane Keighran. Photo:

TOUGH: North Bendigo and Mount Pleasant have had mixed starts to the season.

In other games, reigning premier Leitchville Gunbower hosts Mount Pleasant, Elmore plays

Lockington Bamawm United and Heathcote faces White Hills while North Bendigo has the bye.

ANTHONY Dennis has named his senior squad for the Loddon Valley Football Netball League’s return to interleague action next weekend.

The Calivil United coach has been put in charge of guiding the side as it plays interleague for the first time since 2015.

The side includes four of Dennis’ Redlegs teammates, including star ruckman Chris Down.

Bridgewater has seven players named in the squad which trained on Wednesday, while Bears Lagoon-Serpentine had six players named.

The LVFNL will play Golden Rivers at the QEO next weekend.

The team will have a final training session at the ground next Thursday night in preparation for the clash.

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Shaking the Blues

By JOEL PETERSON

STRATHDALE and Eaglehawk will battle for early season bragging rights on Sunday when the Bendigo Amateur Soccer League’s two top teams meet at Truscott Reserve.

Eaglehawk is the competition’s reigning champion but it has been the unbeaten Blues who have taken the ascendancy in the early part of the 2018 campaign.

Impressively, Strathdale also sits atop the division two and youth tables, while the Blues are sixth in the women’s championship.

The Blues have had the easier run of the two sides through the opening weeks of the season, playing no side higher than Spring Gully United in sixth having beaten the bottom two teams.

While Eaglehawk is also undefeated, a 2-2 draw with Shepparton United in the opening round sees them two points adrift of the Blues in second. Even without championship winning duo Jan Kerr and Andre Latt, the Hawks have had enough depth to seamlessly cover the losses and again emerge as a force in the competition.

They recorded a 3-1 win over last placed Golden City last week, in a sure sign that the BASL is a far more even competition in 2017.

While there were regular beatings by doubledigit margins last year, the second season of the combined Bendigo and Goulburn valley competition has seen a much more competitive start.

The biggest victory by any side so far is seven goals, undoubtedly convincing but far from the regularly huge margins of last season.

Captain Brent Hamblin and former coach Greg Thomas lead the way for the Hawks having combined for five goals in the early stages, while the dangerous Riley Hayton remains a scoring threat. Working in the Blues’ favour may be the fact that they were one of only two teams to beat the Hawks at home last year, registering a 2-0 win in round 16.

Other games see Epsom hosting Tatura, Moama-Echuca against Shepparton United, Sheparton travel to Golden City and Colts United playing Spring Gully United.

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Turner making an impact with Braves BENDIGO Braves coach Ben Harvey had high hopes for Ray Turner and through six games he hasn’t been disappointed.

The American forward has had a standout start to the SEABL season, playing a key role in guiding the Braves to a 5-1 record.

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