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ISSUE 1071 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018

Stars hit the heights Girton Grammar students took to the air this week during the school’s preproduction of Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure, which they will perform at the Ulumbarra Theatre in June. The students, who portray the Darling siblings Wendy, John and Michael along with Peter Pan, rehearsed this week in the school’s Black Box theatre in preparation for the show opening on June 14.

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A FORMER City of Greater Bendigo mayor has taken aim at the council’s revenue raising measures, calling for a review of parking and a discounted waste charge for frugal seniors who create very little rubbish. Peter Cox was mayor in 2014, succeeded the next year by Rod Fyffe and then voted out of office in the 2016 election. Before leaving, Mr Cox called for the council to reduce its staff costs as a matter of urgency. In his submission to the coun-

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cil’s 2018-19 draft budget, he lamented that employment expenses still accounted for 35 per cent of the budget. Mr Cox also suggested there was unnecessary cost gouging in CBD parking fees to which councillors and some council staff might be oblivious because they had access to free parking. “Since leaving council this has hit home harder with me as I now

have to pay about $3.40 for each visit I make to the Bendigo CBD,” he said in his submission. Mr Cox calculated parking was raising three times more than it cost, $4.6 million compared to $1.6m. “As council has a policy that ensures the CBD is a strong and vibrant centre, it seems that one policy contradicts the other,” he said. “The purpose of parking fees is to move vehicles on once they have

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not fully using the waste pick up service to have to pay the full charge including the $25 increase for recyclables collection. Seniors on a pension were paying the same amount in waste charges as a family of four earning $200,000, Mr Cox said. Rather than act to mitigate the rising costs of recycling, councillors merely passed the costs on to ratepayers. And they had failed to sell the savings that would come from halving waste collection by moving to a fortnightly pick up. Continued Page 7

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Historic home for sale ONE of Bendigo’s premier historic homes is on the market. Newington, on Barnard Street in Bendigo, has been listed by Barry Plant Bendigo and boasts enviable history, charm and convenience. The property was built in the late 1860s by stonemason, James Brierly, who is best known for building Bendigo’s oldest building, Specimen Cottage. Alterations carried out in the late 1890s are believed to be the work of feted local architect, William Beebe, including the beautiful cast-iron trimmed front façade. With recent updates, the building now has a number of modern conveniences including automated smart home technology, programmable hydronic floor and skirting board heating and top of the range appliances. However, the focus has been to ensure the property is stylish and efficient without disrupting the historical features and the stately charm of the original design, which includes stained glass windows, original Baltic pine floors and cast iron verandah posts. Barry Plant Bendigo director Bill Williams said Newington is testament to the stunning architecture of old Bendigo. “Whoever is fortunate enough to secure this building is purchasing a priceless piece of local history,” he said. The property will be sold via tender ending Tuesday, June 12.

NEWINGTON: A testament to the stunning architecture of old Bendigo. THE state government says it will end the discrimination against tenants with pets as part of its unprecedented reforms to make renting fair for all Victorians. Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford joined Chris Brown this week to back a national campaign to make it easier for people to rent a house and own a pet. As part of its rental fairness reforms, the government will give every tenant the right to own a pet – with landlords only able to refuse in specific circumstances, which it says will not only make Victoria a better place for pets to live, but also give more people the ability to have their own lives enriched by owning a pet. Ms Pulford also launched the Better for Pets Campaign. The campaign is based on research from La Trobe University

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that shows that although Victorians want the best for their pets, many struggle to provide the right care without evidence-based guidance. For example, many pet owners don’t know dogs bark because they feel ignored, that cats don’t like sharing their food, or that rabbits prefer their homes to be three hops long. Minister Pulford said no one should have to choose between the pet they love and a place to live. “About two thirds of Victorian households have pets. This campaign will help all of those families provide a better life for their furry or feathered friend,” she said. WITH one in two Australians considering overseas property investment, an independent research house has warned of the hazards

of overseas property investment. Chief executive officer of riskwiseproperty.com.au, Doron Peleg issued the warning following research by an international money transfers group that revealed half of all Aussies would consider investing in property overseas if it was cheaper than in Australia. “While it may seem like a good idea at the time, investing overseas is quite a perilous exercise mainly because, unless you know the place or have family living in the country, you don’t know the local market, especially from a demand perspective,” Mr Peleg said. “It’s only the local people who know if an area is really popular and has high demand or vice versa.” Secondly, he said Australia was, in general, highly regulated with many controls in place, including when it came to valuations, to protect buyers, which might not be the case in other countries. “Also, if you buy a property here you know, or at least you should know, what its fair market value should be but overseas you don’t. You don’t know the banks and you don’t know the valuators,” Mr Peleg said. “Even here there are blacklisted areas where lenders require more deposit and they will also tell you if it is high risk. “Overseas you won’t know this, or the supply and demand, or demographics of the area.”

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PROPOSED new powers allowing the local government minister to suspend individual councillors could have seen some of the City of Greater Bendigo’s last term of councillors ousted. The council called for the measure in its original submission to the review of the Local Government Act, legislation that local government minister Marlene Kairouz introduced into parliament this week. In 2016, Bendigo councillors discussed and approved the

inclusion of the measure in its submission, but it was not accepted unanimously. At the time, councillors Helen Leach and Peter Cox spoke against giving the state minister the power. Bendigo councillors came under the spotlight that year due to a number of Code of Conduct review panels addressing breaches of the code. Under the Local Government Act 1989, the minister has the power to sack an entire council and not individual councillors. The inclusion of the power in

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on the needs of their circumstances,” Ms Kairouz said. “Mayors and councillors who behave badly will be gone for a year – the days of them acting with

impunity are over. “We want councils focussed on the long term and these changes will help them do exactly that.” VLGA chief executive Kathryn Arndt said the business of local government was increasingly complex. “Elected representatives at any level of government must act with integrity and show leadership in good governance,” Ms Arndt said. “Having been elected by the local community it is vital that councillors serve in the interests of their community and make transparent and accountable decisions.”

Active start for the new stadium A WEEKEND of sport and family activities will introduce the community to the $23.65 million Bendigo Stadium. The new showcourt complex will be used for the first time tonight as the Bendigo Braves play Sandringham in a round eight South East Australian Basketball League fixture. A VIP event will be held on Saturday night, before a free family fun day on Sunday showcasing the show court and redeveloped entrance and netball courts areas. The showcourt seats 4000 patrons at capacity and will also feature a jumbotron hanging from the roof of the centre court. The jumbotron was installed this week ahead of Friday night’s opening event. A national gymnastics event has already been held in the arena, but tonight will be the first time the full capacity of the showcourt has been utilised. The reconfigured stadium now features 10 indoor basketball courts and 12 netball courts in the outdoor area, as well as more car parking and a new entrance hall. New bar, kiosk and corporate hospitality facilities have also been installed, while administration offices have been updated. Mayor Margaret O’Rourke said the stadium was the biggest within regional Victoria and would benefit users at the elite and community levels. “From grass roots through to elite sport, major concerts, expos and conferences, Bendigo Stadium will be a one-stop-shop for sport and events in the region,” Cr O’Rourke said. “More than 10,000 people pass through the stadium to play sport each week. The expanded facilities will be able to accommodate more people and at more reasonable hours, so as to encourage them to live active and healthy lifestyles.” On Sunday the stadium will host a family day from 10am to 3pm, with Braves players running clinics, netball and volleyball activities, food trucks, live music and more. Tonight’s SEABL matches begin at 6pm with the unbeaten Braves women playing the Sabres women. Tickets for the match are available via Ticketek for $5. – Joel Peterson

More than 240 students from Epsom primary school participated in the climax of the annual Heart Foundation Jump Rope. Jump Rope for Heart is a fundraising and physical activity program. Physical education teacher Stephanie Fitzpatrick said the students raised more than $6400. “While the school has been growing, this is still a huge increase in donations,” Ms Fitzpatrick says. Tuesday’s event was held at the Epsom Village Green, supported by teachers and parents. And while skipping ropes were all the go, so were other activities which encouraged general fitness. The foundation encourages children to keep fit and healthy, while collecting sponsors to support their activities. Since it began in 1983, more than 90 per cent of all Australian schools, and over eight million children, have participated in Jump Rope for Heart. Each year the program encourages more than 280,000 school students from over 1400 schools around Australia up and skipping. Children learn physical activities like rope-jumping to help improve their strength, gain confidence, build stamina and extend their physical abilities in other activities. The fundraising aspect also aims to teach school students to be community minded and compassionate.

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Writers on the way Poet, actor, advocate for children in care, and one of the UK’s most sought-after public speakers, Lemn Sissay, will be one of the international guests at Bendigo Writers Festival, August 10-12. This week, as the City of Manchester marked the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the nightclub that killed 22 people, Sissay delivered his Let there be peace poem at the Manchester Together – With One Voice concert.

His stirring words, simple and strong, summed up the hope felt by the crowd, that solidarity will defeat violence. In Bendigo, Sissay will talk about big words at the Text Marks the Spot schools program, and he will also visit the Shepparton campus of La Trobe University. One of the festival highlights will be his performance of his one-act play, Something Dark, about his own discovery of his heritage

and the long battle to find the truth. Counting Down 100 Bendigo Writers Festival is counting down the days until this year’s three-day event – in books. Starting 100 days out, the festival has announced a book each day, each title revealing one of the guests. It’s a sneak peak of what’s in store on the program, which will be announced on June 6, and printed in the

Bendigo Weekly on June 22. So far, books include Kate Forsyth’s Beauty in Thorns, Michael Brissenden’s The List and Pam Ahern’s Cooking with Kindness. Crime novels, history books, picture books, poetry and novels: the list has a huge range for all kinds of readers. Next week’s Bendigo Weekly will include an exclusive preview of the highlights from Bendigo Writers Festival, August 10-12.

Call for safety action CALLS for improvements to the Sedgwick-Mandurang Road are continuing, with residents and road users raising concerns about the safety of the thoroughfare. Farmer Noel Storey has lived in Sedgwick for nearly all his life and says the road is busier than ever. Not only with motorists, but the road is also a popular cycling route. The dangers of the road were tragically highlighted by the death of professional cyclist Jason Lowndes in December when he was struck by a car while riding.

It might be 2022 before they do anything But Mr Storey, a fifth-generation farmer in the area, says he and other residents had raised concerns well before that. “We’ve been at council before that and been to Jacinta Allan the local member. Who knows, it might be 2022 before they do anything,” he said. “It’s 6.4 kilometres between Mandurang and the Sedgwick school and it’s an absolute death trap.” Mr Storey has driven more than four million kilometres in his work as a bus driver and is just one of a host of road users calling for improvements in the area. Those calls have been answered in part by council, which has secured about $400,000 in funding from the federal govern-

ment’s blackspot program. That will go toward improved signage, road realignment, shoulder sealing and guard fence on the stretch either side of Storeys Road. But council estimates that a further $1.8m could be needed to complete the safety works it would like to see for the road. “We’ll continue to push for more funding to get more work done along that stretch of road,” engineering manager Brett Martini said. “That particular spot near Storeys Road is prone to single car incidents where vehicles run off the road which is why we applied for that area.” Mr Martini said the road presented a number of challenges, including a narrow road reserve, parts of the road sitting outside of the road reserve in a “mistake of history”. “There are a number of challenges in terms of development along there, including the road reserve not being very wide and needing to find a balance between preserving native vegetation and ensuring the safety of road users,” he said. Mr Martini said that council had held discussions with representatives from the cycling community as well as motorists to inform its applications. VicRoads will also work with the council to ensure the safety of the road. “We encourage drivers and cyclists to share the road, drive to conditions and respect each other to improve safety for all road users,” VicRoads’ Brian Westley said. “We will continue to work closely with City of Greater Bendigo to find the balance between mobility, community needs and safety.” – Joel Peterson

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Bye to the bag By Sharon kemp

MORE than just single-use plastic bags are targeted to be banned in Victoria by the end of the year. The Victorian government has committed to banning lightweight plastic bags by 2019 and residents will get a taste of that new scenario in a month’s time when Australia’s two biggest supermarket retailers start charging for them. But activist groups are pleading with the state government to also ban heavier shopping bags and all plastic bags marked degradable, biodegradable and compostable which studies of bag bans in other states have shown households are more likely to buy as bin liners. Boomerang Alliance recently visited Bendigo on a central Victorian campaign to create a container deposit scheme that pays refunds people for their plastic. Victorian campaigner Annett Finger said the least confusing scenario was banning all plastic bags. The Boomerang Alliance points to two other reasons in

retiring from the store: Frank Webb is leaving Bush’s. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Into the fourth quarter General manager of Bush’s Produce Store, Frank Webb, reckons he’s about to start the fourth quarter of his life. “You start with childhood, there’s marriage and children, work, and then retirement, that’s where I’m at,” Mr Webb said. After 22 years at Bush’s, Mr Webb is looking forward to having a rest. Before he started work at Bush’s, Mr Webb worked with the railways. He resigned from there after working his way up to the position of stationmaster at Elsternwick. “I’ve worked from the age of 17 to 63,” he said. “I’m looking forward

to working on my garden and doing repairs to the house. “But I’ve always been addicted to renovating motor bikes.” Recreation may await him, but leaving Bush’s is also going to be hard for Frank. One of the aspects of the work he particularly enjoys is customer service. “There’s a constant stream of people through here every day and I know most of the customers by name,” he said. “I really love the challenged of finding products for them that might not be easily available. “And I also enjoy the large, complex orders that came in from places like

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3From Page 1 “Council knew of China’s impending decision to decline receiving all recyclables 12 months ago yet little action has been taken to cut costs but instead to only pass it on to ratepayers,” he said. “It costs over $1m a year for a single pick up of a kerbside bin throughout greater Bendigo yet when council had the opportunity to have a fortnightly pick up of waste, it has repeatedly failed to display leadership in selling the savings incorporated in such a policy. “In its recent waste survey

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people were given the option of a weekly or fortnightly pick up with no explanations. “Of course people are going to choose the weekly pick up.” Mr Cox said the council needed to promote its bigger recycling bin to prevent contamination of waste with recyclables. While she welcomed his submission, mayor Margaret O’Rourke defended the council’s waste charges saying rising costs were a challenge for all councils. “The rises reflect the cost of providing the service; council does not make a profit from waste

services,” Cr O’Rourke said. She said ratepayers who held eligible pensioner concession cards could access a state government-funded concession on their rates and charges and the council offered payment options for people experiencing hardship. Cr O’Rourke did not address parking revenue. Comments on the draft budget were submitted by 18 ratepayers, many of whom also addressed councillors at a budget hearing on Wednesday. Councillors will vote on the final budget in June.

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Victorian government is using to underpin the design of its bag ban says retailers are asking for a consistent approach to plastic bags across Australia, but as a late mover on the ban, Victoria is already dealing with differing models with Queensland about to enact the most the stringent. Feedback to the discussion paper itself is behind schedule. Dr Finger said the volume of submissions had delayed the release of feedback. “This is testament to Victorians jumping on board and being ready to do this and they want the ban to be properly done,” she said. The supermarket chains with the most floorspace in Bendigo, Woolworths and Coles, will be a test for consumers starting from late June. Both will begin charging for their single-use plastic bags from then. “We’ve been really encouraged by the positive feedback we’ve received from customers in the stores that went singleuse plastic bag free in April,” a Woolworths spokesperson said.

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New GPs for Bendigo Bendigo Community Health Services has welcomed six new doctors this year. The new doctors have joined our bulk-billing medical practices at Bendigo Central and Eaglehawk. Two of the doctors will work one-on-one with students across the region through a new GP In Schools Program. Bendigo Community Health Services director of primary health care services Graem Kelly said the new doctors would

greatly improve access for people wanting to see a doctor in Bendigo. “There has been plenty of speculation about the availability of GPs in the region, so it’s fantastic to see so many new faces at our medical practices,” Mr Kelly said. “If you need a doctor we encourage you to give us a call on 5448 1600 or visit www.bchs.com.au where you can now see available appointment times and book them at anytime from anywhere you have online access.”

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She also found there was nothing inside the house that would warrant applying conservation controls. As well as deciding the boundaries of the overlay, the panel is also considering whether to apply controls to conserve the interior of the house. Mr Knox was commis-

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themion Consultancies, said 5m of front garden was all that was required to protect the Nanga Gnulle house because this marked the border between public and private gardens. A 5m curtilage at the front falls on the other side of a brick path, and also where the kerb starts on existing subdivision plans but Ms Riddett said she had not considered the plans when she formed her view.

Spencer and Jacquie Anderson representing the Green family. Mr Briggs recommended the overlay include more of the landscape features at the front, including a gully and water course. “The house is representative and locally influential of our developing conception and aspirations for suburban homes and our identification with them,” he said. The mud brick house was built with members of the family contributing labour. “Nanga Gnulle is a milestone in residential development, not only of a particular architectural style but also in the pattern of procurement of the family home, particularly the do-it-yourself movement that has achieved major proportions in the media and in the national psyche, for both buildings and garden,” Mr Briggs said. The panel will report its findings to the City of Greater Bendigo.

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THE umpire of a battle over one of Bendigo’s most significant houses has heard the property owners would rather not deal with, but do not contest, the heritage value of the home. Jing Ying Pty Ltd, which bought the Strathdale property Nanga Gnulle in 2014, this week told an independent panel it only wants to reserve five metres in front of the Alistair Knox-designed house amid the subdivision it plans to build to fill the 1.9 hectares of land. The Green family, who sold the property after decades of running it as a wedding venue, wants up to 24m reserved in front, including some of the garden which is deemed to have no heritage significance. Such a ruling would force Jing Ying back to the drawing board to reconfigure its subdivision plans. The developer has al-

ready given up one lot on plans to make way for the conservation of the Nanga Gnulle house. “They don’t really want it, but they accept it,” property lawyer Nick Sissons said on behalf of the developer. Jing Ying’s expert witness, Robyn Riddett of Melbourne-based An-

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Tins have been rattling and hundreds of sausages sizzled during on-going, fund-raising for the Bendigo Foodshare Million Meals campaign. With a target of $67,000, Bendigo Foodshare has already raised just over $27,000. Manager of Bendigo Foodshare Steven Coles said that this is over 40 per cent of their set target. While volunteers have enlisted the support of Bunnings Epsom, Bendigo Toyota, and the Bendigo Bank when hosting barbecues, the May focus for campaigning will be the sale of their cookbooks. The cookbook features easy

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and simple meals and is priced at $20. It is available online at bendigofoodshare.org.au, the City of Greater Bendigo offices, Bendigo Bank branches and many other participating Bendigo businesses. If you want to help, or find out more contact Mr Coles 0402 007 718.

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BABY GUERILLA IN THE LANE A NEW mural by renowned street artist Baby Guerilla is being installed in the Bath Lane precinct. Baby Guerilla’s concept will see a floating, suited office worker hand painted on to a wall in Laity Lane (between Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates and Karma Kameleon). The artist will be on site for two weeks creating the work. The City of Greater Bendigo and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have jointly commissioned the work. Council’s Maree Tonkin said it was fantastic to have such a unique piece in Bendigo. “We are so pleased to be able to commission Baby Guerilla for a work here in Bendigo,” Ms Tonkin said. “The work was selected following a competitive commissioning process, which was open for Victorian-based street artists. Baby Guerilla’s artworks often appear to suspend or defy gravity and aim to provoke a sense that anything is possible. We think it will be a great addition to the Bath Lane precinct.”

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ALL IS REVEALED: The Jade Buddha in place at the Great Stupa of Universal Peace. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Mission accomplished ORGANISERS of the buddhist festival celebrating this year’s homecoming of the Jade Buddha to Bendigo estimate more than 10,000 people visited over three days. The Illumin8 festival happens every year at the Great Stupa of Universal Peace under construction at Myers Flat. This year, however, a four-

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The event and festival were live streamed for people who could not travel, although many international visitors made the trip to central Victoria. “(The Jade Buddha) has been a long time coming home and it is so emotional for my wife and I to actually be there from the day it was raw boulder, to the way it has been transformed and all the

time and hardship we had to get the design, to raise the money to buy the boulder then all the difficulties of taking it all around the world,” Mr Green said. “But all these things have been so worth it because so many people around the world have been inspired by this Buddha and now the mission is accomplished.”

Nutting out the solutions LET’S Nut it Out is the name of the latest workshop that has been created by the Make a Change Team. Team member Karen Corr says the program is for people who are fundamentally interested in community change. Ms Corr describes their target as people who are interested in social, health and wellbeing, environmental and community challenges.

The program content includes inspiring talks, peer to peer learning, defining project challenges, access to mentors covering skills such as marketing, finance and business management. And most importantly nutting out solutions. “The day will allow people to learn skills, gain new information and focus on advancing their projects, big and small,” she said.

“Local experts are generously providing their time and wisdom to assist participants.” The cost to participate is $55, early bird tickets are available at $45 if before the end of today. To register for the daylong workshop go to the Let’s Nut it Out facebook or blog page. Wednesday, June 6, 9am to 4pm, La Trobe University Bendigo Campus.

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Underpass of colour FOR someone who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ride a bike that often, artist Chantal Lyons has a profound empathy for cyclists and the roads and paths we ride. Her recently completed work on the Back Creek bridge underpass, tucked away under the intersection of Mundy and Havlin Streets, is part street art, part psychedelic overload, and it is playful and captivating. More importantly, it takes what was a cavernously dingy part of Bendigoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expanding bike path network and transforms it into something that is a destination in its own right. This is not the first of Chantalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pieces of large scale, bikerelated art; visitors to Chancery Lane will be familiar with her work, painted as part of the commission she won in early 2017. Bike Bendigo requested images that presented Bendigo, and the Chancery Lane precinct, as an attractive destination for cyclists.

What is the percentage of Burials v Cremation? It is estimated that about 65% of Funerals in Victoria are Cremations, in Bendigo the Figure is less than that in the vicinity of 55%.

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Project Underpass delivered by Bike Bendigo in partnership with the Nacho Station artist collective gave Chantal more scope to build a series of images that reflect her own philosophies. Perhaps ironically, Chantal acknowledges that the best way to appreciate the underpass murals is to climb off your bike, and begin by spend a few minutes reading her artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement. The work is based on observations she makes about the subterranean connections of fungi, which in turn become an analogy for the interconnectedness of humanity. There is poignancy in her words and in the huge, billowing shapes, repeated along the 15odd metres of the walls, pillars and ceiling of the underpass. Huge eyes follow you as walk, and the mushrooms seem to explode around you. It is a little disconcerting to be so immersed in Chantalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s images, which are metres high.

In a similar way, there is nothing subtle about Chantalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of colour, and it is easy to pause for a few minutes to breathe in her vibrancy and enthusiasm as you ride or walk along the underpass that has taken her months to reimagine and repurpose. One of the most powerful observations Chantal makes about her work is that art has the capacity to make public spaces safer. One of the central tenets of street art is respect for other artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work. So Chantalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings are a kind of protective barrier against crude tags. Those of us who have ridden or walked the painted underpass stop to inspect, observe and reflect on what we see; sometimes, we are drawn into conversations with complete strangers. At the very least, we nod and smile, because this is no longer just a space we use to get to another, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a better place.

Chantalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings, in all their colourful explosion, disarm us just enough to encourage us to connect with each other, which is clearly one of the purposes of her work. There are plans for other underpasses along the Back Creek Trail to become blank canvases for public art, and several murals are already under way. Although Chantalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murals have more to say about the relationships between people and communities than about cycling, hers is still art that changes all of us who use the bike path. The more we encounter it, the more we believe that we are worthy of it, and worthy of the creative generosity of the artist that makes it. A city that is brave enough to transform functional infrastructure into something so celebratory is a city that knows how good the world can really be; it is a city that believes in itself. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Emily Bibby

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Finalists drawn for art prize ELMORE artist Andrew Southall is among the 50 finalists in the 2018 Paul Guest Prize for Drawing. Judge Roger Butler, eminent National Gallery of Australia curator, has selected the 50 works from a pool of more than 350 entrants, which will be displayed in the fifth instalment of this popular exhibition, opening on June 30 at Bendigo Art Gallery. The Paul Guest Prize is a biennial event highlighting contemporary drawing practice in Australia. Initiated in 2010 by former Family Court Judge and arts patron, the Honourable Paul Guest QC, the prize encourages artists from across Australia to engage with the important medium of drawing and to create challenging and unique art works. “Interest in the prize continues to grow, and this year we’ve had a record number of entrants,” Bendigo Art Gallery. director of Karen Quinlan said. “We’re also thrilled to welcome back Roger Butler, now head of Australian prints, posters and illustrated books at the National Gallery of Australia, who was the inaugural Paul Guest Prize judge.” The winner of the prize will be announced at the opening.

Topp of the ballet scene By DIANNE DEMPSEY

IT’S a long way to the top if you want to choreograph for the Australian Ballet, but Bendigo-born dreamer Alice Topp always loved ballet and for her, the hard yards of daily practice and then separation from her family to study in Melbourne, were worth the effort. Topp, 33, says she’s extremely privileged and excited to live an amazing life with the people of the Australia Ballet who she considers to be a family of loving friends. That’s not to say she doesn’t always take with her, whether she’s in New York or Paris, the legacy of a wonderful childhood in Bendigo. “It doesn’t matter where I am, I always think of myself as basically a Bendigo girl, a country girl,” she said. Her parents Lorraine and Graeme Topp were always supportive of their talented daughter. “Dad was a teacher at Eaglehawk Secondary College and mum worked in retail,” Topp said. “Dancing demands incredibly long hours, we do 180 shows a year, but I try to catch up with mum and dad on a day off or on a Sunday when the Demons are playing. “But it’s usually during my annual holidays at Christmas when I can come home and relax.” HIGH POINT: Alice Topp. Photo: BILL CONROY The trajectory of Topp’s career took her ria College of the Arts and then from the Maude Stuart Ballet Academy and Anne Maree full time classical training at BalDancers in Bendigo to the Victo- let Theatre of Victoria.

2018 Victorian Seniors Festival

Event expressions of interest now open The City of Greater Bendigo is calling for expressions of interest from organisations and community groups interested in holding an event as part of the City’s Victorian Seniors Festival, from October 7 to 14, 2018. The Victorian Seniors Festival aims to recognise and celebrate the valuable contribution of older people to our community.

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Events in line with this year’s theme ‘Get social’ are encouraged. Events and activities can include promoting positive and active ageing, hosting open days, entertainment, exhibitions, learning new skills, wellbeing, or exercise activities. If you think your organisation could host a great event for seniors, we want to hear from you.

NEW DIRECTION: Alice Topp is working on a fresh project. Photo: KATE LONGLEY After two years with Royal New Zealand Ballet, Topp joined The Australian Ballet in 2007 and has danced in a wide range of classical and contemporary repertoire. Topp choreographed her first mainstage work Little Atlas to great acclaim in The Australian Ballet’s 2016 Symphony in C program. Her current work, which is still in development, Aurum is based on the Japanese concept that broken objects are not something to hide but are repaired with gold. After requesting his permission, Topp is basing Aurum on the music of the Italian pianist and

composer Ludovico Einaudi. Discussing the art of choreography, Topp said she collaborates with her fellow dancers to turn her concepts and ideas into an art form. She calls it “creating on bodies”. “I really enjoy the pleasure of our time working together in the studio,” she said. Aurum will premiere in The Australian Ballet’s upcoming contemporary program Verve at the Arts Centre Melbourne, State Theatre with Orchestra Victoria, June 21-30.

Bendigo Hospital Project Community Forum Notice Bendigo Hospital Project: Community Forum regarding the Bendigo Hospital Helipad & Carpark Dear resident, We would like to invite you to join us at a Community Forum about the new Bendigo Hospital Helipad and Multi-deck Carpark. Testing of services to the helipad is due to commence and at the completion of the Stage 2 works of the Bendigo Hospital Project, the Helipad and carpak will be completed and operational. Representatives from Bendigo Health and Exemplar Health, including Lendlease Building, will be presenting to the community at this forum. Details are as follows: Date: Time: Location:

Wednesday 30th May, 2018 5:30-6:30pm Main Auditorium, Monash Rural Health School Entry via Mercy Street, Bendigo

Stage Two of the project will be completed in mid 2018 and will feature a two-level link bridge over Arnold Street, a helipad, a multi-deck 707 vehicle carpark, 15 short-stay accommodation units, a conference facility and significant infrastructure and landscaping upgrades. To keep up-to-date with the Bendigo Hospital Project please visit www.bendigohospitalproject.org.au

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Construction activity on the site is restricted by planning permits and, unless otherwise approved, generally occurs from 7am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, and 7am to 3.30pm, Saturdays. Our work is permitted to take place until 7pm weekdays and 5pm on Saturdays.

• Email seniorsfestival2018@bendigo.vic.gov.au • Post details to Katherine deBattista, City of Greater Bendigo, PO Box 733, Bendigo 3552 or phone the City on 5434 6195. Expressions of interest close on June 25, 2018.

How to contact the project If you have any questions over the course of the project you can contact us via the following; Phone: 1300 624 246 Email: newhospital@bendigohealth.org.au

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HEATHCOTE born, Bendigo based, folk artist Mariah McCarthy is back playing on her home patch. Since living and performing in Melbourne with her old band Deer Prudence for a time, McCarthy has returned to her neck of the woods as a solo artist and is focussing all her energy on launching her own career with gusto. After kicking off 2018 with the release of the title track to her forthcoming EP Counting Sheep, and revealing its follow up single Hail Mary last month, the budding talent is now ready to share her debut. McCarthy marries feelings of here and there; comfort and ache; dream and reality on the EP’s title track Counting Sheep. It’s an ode to awakening remote desire and accessing the lucid brightness within our dream selves. McCarthy plays the Taproom, Castlemaine on Sunday, May 27 from 5pm to 7pm with free entry, and on Saturday, June 2 the Old Church on the Hill, Bendigo with Sarah Wilkinson and Jayden Dunne. Tickets: $10 on the door. ON SONG: Mariah McCarthy.

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review THE Fire Pit Chris Ould Titan Books £7.99 IN Aarhus, Denmark, kriminalassistent Thomas Friis is perplexed. In a quiet agricultural community a woman has been stabbed to death in her bedroom, her 13-yearold daughter left alive but naked and unconscious, heavily drugged with an unidentifiable substance. A thousand kilometres to the north-west, in the Faroe Islands detective Hjalti Hentze is investigating a pair of unexplained but possibly related incidents on his home turf. A skull has been partially excavated in the shelter of a drystone

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sheep-pen on the site of a former commune abandoned more than 40 years earlier when its idealistic young residents quit the Faroes to return to Europe. It seems someone has attempted to dig up the bones – but who, and why? And now the owner of the land, an elderly alcoholic loner known to have been suffering from terminal cancer, has apparently hanged himself in the living room of his roughand-ready farmhouse. Did Boas Justesen begin to unearth the remains before committing suicide? If so, was his effort to reveal the skeleton an indication of his involve-

ment in its burial – an admission of guilt? While Hentze focuses on ferreting out a possible link between the two bodies, his unofficial police offsider, British-Faroese DI Jan Renyá, is occupied with an intensely personal research project of his own. Reyná is looking into the circumstances of his mother Lýdia’s death in Copenhagen in the 1980s. Delving into his family background he locates clues that point towards an almost-unimaginable web of deceit stretching from the Faroes to mainland Denmark and encompassing a string of mysterious disappearanc-

es in both places. This third instalment in Ould’s Faroes trilogy picks up neatly only days after the climax of its predecessor, Blood Strand, and expands on the series’ original cast through the introduction or fleshing out of several more fascinatingly flawed and relatable characters. – Rosalea Ryan

THERE were a relatively small number of French nationals who had ventured to the Victorian gold rush, some of the familiar local family names included W Dexter, JB Loridan, M Bladier and a name still to be found in the Bendigo district is that of L’Huillier. Other lesser known French nationals included one time digger AO Tabuteau, teacher M Ferriere, J Porlongeon, store keeper J Felix, PM Meyer, puddler Chodet, engineer JP Condray, alluvial digger P Le Breton, linguist M Lissignol, labourer Alex Pohl, LE Parfitt, wood-cutter F Friskei, Jean Le Coaster the first French national to be naturalised by Police Magistrate Lachlan MacLachlan. Alluvial digger Joseph De Galle was seeking permission to work a piece of ground on the Mount Korong Road (Eaglehawk Road), while Samuel Le Maitre found himself in trouble with the law, an inquest was held on the body of a 19-year-old alluvial digger named Jacob Barth who had recently arrived in 1872 with his wife from Ballarat. Pierre Borhuu was duly convicted for the murder of a Mrs Smith at Break O’Day, he was executed at the Castlemaine Goal in May 1873. Remy Felix (Felix) L’Huillier was a little different to the others mentioned, he bringing his young family to the colony of Victoria essentially as a political refugee. Felix L’Huillier as a young adult tended to wear his heart on his sleeve, and expressed his opinions at that time rather openly. Openly expressing one’s opinion against the prevailing rulers was not the done thing. This was how he had decided for his and the family’s sake to escape from France and make their way to England to seek refuge. Parents of Felix were Jean Baptiste L’Huillier, a farrier, and Catherine nee Bougards, she coming from a merchant family. Jean Baptiste aspired that his

son Felix would become an artisan tradesman, always honest, hardworking and a non contentious line to follow. Catherine however, desired that her son should acquire knowledge and become familiar with bookwork. Remy Felix L’Huillier was born October 1, 1822 at the home of his maternal grandparents who lived in a neighbouring town in the eastern part of France. There was considerable upheaval within the governing of French society through the Bourbon king. Many citizens were keen to see the overthrow of the Bourbon regime, even in the small town of Xirocourt where Felix was being brought up. He witnessed the maimed soldiers who had returned from various conflicts in which the French nation had been involved. When Felix reached 12 years-ofage his father arranged for him to be taken on by an acquaintance as a stonemason with the possibility of becoming an apprentice. The stonemason apprenticeship did not eventuate, possibly through the influence of his mother. Felix was then sent to the city of Nancy to be under the roof of his uncle Gustave and aunt Marie Duparty and received there formal education through a gentleman named Jaques who would be his tutor. The Duparty’s home was one of comfort, theirs was almost opulent compared to where he had grown up at Xirocourt. When Jaques was satisfied with the progress of his charge arrangements were made for him to be taken to Paris, there becoming a bookkeeper apprentice to an artist, Pierre Louis De Laval. Here was a lad from a small country town Xirocourt heading for the excitement, sophistication and cultural life of the capital. 1838 was when Felix began a four-year apprenticeship, living and working in the grand house of the De Lavals with their servants.

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AUSSIE artists Sara Storer and Sunny Cowgirls have much in common, including the fact they are coming to Bendigo. It is their love of Australia and the many characters who inhabit it that has been the inspiration for many of the songs they have written and recorded. Although Sara, Celeste and Sophie have collaborated in the past, they have never toured together, something that will be rectified when they hit the road again for the Love and Land Tour taking in Bendigo on Friday, July 6. All three of the girls live in the country – Sophie calls the fertile plains of Gunnedah home, younger sister Celeste has recently made the trek back west to childhood stomping ground WA and Sara with her husband and brood of four boys, recently moved

SISTERS IN HARMONY: The Sunny Cowgirls. from Darwin to the NSW border city of Albury. “We took our name from Sunninghill, our family farm at Dunkeld, near the Grampians,” Celeste said. “The bush has always had an irresistible pull.” They cut their musical teeth performing at

Friday, May 25 Messy Church: St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, 26 Myers St. 4.30pm – 6.30pm. Theme is David, the Good Shepherd and Goliath. Fun, fellowship and food. Details: 5441 3100. Sidewalk Astronomy: 7pm. Discovery Science and Technology Centre. 7 Railway Place. $2. Details: 5447 7690.

Saturday, May 26 Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland, 8pm – 11pm, St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Myers St. Homemade supper, lucky door, raffle. Entry $8. Details: 5443 5380. Dance: Spring Gully Hall, 8pm – midnight. Music by Carmel Phelan. Good program. Prizes and raffle. Home cooked supper. $9. All welcome. Details: 5444 2953. Dance: Rockin’ 50s Rock n Roll Club featuring Itchy Fingers plus The Phantom DJ. BYO drinks and nibbles. Light supper provided. Tickets $18 prepaid, $20 at door. Strathdale Community Centre, Crook St. www.rockn50sbendigo.com Details: 0438 895 380 Garage Sale: By the Bendigo Maubisse Friendship Committee. 9am – 1pm at Bendigo Harness Racing Club, Lords Raceway, McIvor Road, Junortoun. Stall site $20. Bookings: 0417 237 142.

Sunday, May 27 The Trinity: Holy Trinity Anglican Church celebrate with Siegfried Franke, Catholic Organist, St Paul’s Cathedral. 2pm grand organ recital. Tickets $20/$15 concession at the door. 4.30pm Choral Evensong with the choir of Christ Church, Castlemaine.

Monday, May 28 Womin-Dji-Ka and BabaKiueria film screening: To mark National Reconciliation Week, Bendigo Library is honoured to be welcomed back to Country by Elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. A smoking ceremony and screening of BabaKiueria will follow. All welcome. 4pm, Bendigo Library.

Thursday, May 31 Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling St, Eaglehawk. 8pm – 11pm. $5. Details: 5442 1815. Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society: Meeting at 7.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, Church St, Kangaroo Flat. Speaker: Merle Houlden. Details: 0414 819 986.

rodeos and agricultural shows across the length and breadth of WA, before slinging their swags into the back of a Holden ute and setting out for Tamworth. “We picked up work as rousabouts and farm hands across the Nullarbor,” Celeste said.

The trip was immortalised in their debut 2005 single Rousy’s Life. Since then the sisters have gone on to receive multiple Golden Guitar nominations and perform on virtually all of Australia’s major country music festivals and other events across Australia. Sara is the Female Artist of the Year, and the winner of 21 Golden Guitars and has a platinum and three gold albums to her credit. She capped of her return to live touring and festival appearances in 2016 with an ARIA for her album, Silos. “I like to capture the essence of Australian life - its characters and distinctive landscape,” she said. Sara Storer and the Sunny Cowgirls play the Capital Theatre on Friday, July 6 at 8pm. Telephone 5434 6100.

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ter of the population are 55 and over but they make up a mere 16 per cent of the total workforce. As a result of her most significant report before retirement: Willing to Work, Former Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan said she was “enraged at the unfairness” that perfectly capable people in their 50s or younger are constantly being told they are “a bit long in the tooth for this job”. The quandary swings

TO be eligible for the age pension, you must be 65 years or older, regardless of whether you’re male or female. From July 1, 2017, the qualifying age increased to 65 years and six months. The qualifying age will now increase by six months every two years, to 67 years by July 1, 2023. Clearly the federal government is concerned about the rising cost of age pensions and the commensurate pressure on health systems. In short the Baby Boomers are becoming too expensive for the shrinking workforce to fund through taxes. OK that means people in their 60s will have to stay in that saddle for quite a while longer despite incipient arthritis, metal-hips and why don’t we throw in haemorrhoids as well. The government tells us we are living longer, so according to their calculations an extended qualification period for the pension is justified. But – and there is a resounding but in this argument. The older you are the less attractive you become to employers. Roughly a quar-

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struggle to walk to the train station. The other factor here is the nature of the work with which you are involved. Pity the tradie who is still on the tools in their 50s and 60s. By that stage of life they are lucky if their bodies aren’t broken after years of hard physical labour. A desk jockey on the other hand can remain mentally dextrous for far longer. OK, now we look at the people trying to get a job in

BENDIGO Art Gallery is giving Victorian children the opportunity to celebrate creative expression as part of Education Week this week. Education Week runs until Saturday and this year’s theme is celebrating the arts. Education officer Margot Feast said the Bendigo Art Gallery provided a unique opportunity for regional students to engage with both historical and contemporary Australian art. “The new histories workshops will help students develop their critical and creative thinking skills and understanding of the influences and motivations behind art works,” Ms Feast said. “Bendigo Art Gallery hosts regular workshops for students and schools throughout the year, as well as events and workshops for art teachers across the region. “We also run family programs aimed at engaging young children with family fun days, gallery giggles events and stroller tours of the gallery happening throughout the year.” Ms Feast said Bendigo Art Gallery is open and accessible to people of all ages. “We work hard to make our exhibitions meaningful and inspiring for students of all ages throughout the year,” she said.

All sorts of reasons are given for disregarding older workers then from people in their 60s wanting to retire but being forced to stay in the workforce in order to qualify for a pension; to people in their late 40s and 50s who are struggling to find a job because they are already deemed to be too old. So let’s have a look at what this means in reality. For the older people, your ability to stay in employment really does depend on the luck of your genome and level of fitness. Many a 65-year-old can cycle to Kyneton while a 50-year-old neighbour may

their 50s. They may have had to be absent from the workforce for a number of reasons and getting back in will be confronting on several accounts. All sorts of reasons are given for disregarding older workers such as being IT illiterate or unable to take direction from younger people, but the main reason for ignoring mature workers is good old-fashioned, gardenvariety prejudice. As the late, great, John Lennon sang, “nobody loves you when you’re old and grey”.

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Cruelty in live export We have recently seen yet another revelation of appalling cruelty in the export of animals for slaughter, with more than 2000 sheep dying hideous deaths from heat stress and lack of access to food and water. Year after year we have seen shocking evidence of cruelty in the live export trade, always revealed by brave investigators, particularly those supported by Animals Australia. These occurrences are never revealed by the meat industry or the government; both bodies apparently are incapable of ensuring humane treatment of these unlucky animals. The only way to ensure acceptable treatment of animals to be slaughtered for meat is to set up abattoirs and processing procedures in Australia to produce meat for export. As well as ensuring humane treatment of animals this would provide jobs for Australians. The justifications provided for live export include religious requirements and the lack of coolstore facilities in some countries. Religious inspection of killing procedures can be accommodated. Australian foreign aid, severely curtailed by recent federal governments, could easily be directed to customer countries to help set up coolstore facilities to assist with a chilled meat trade. It is time for the government to ban live export for slaughter and to replace it with an appropriate industry in Australia. Pat Horan, Bendigo

Council’s waste Recent letters in the Bendigo Weekly into the shortcomings of the City of Greater Bendigo’s grab for an extra $1.25 million for recycling waste charges sounds very similar to Wodonga. The ombudsman report into the City of Wodonga slugging ratepayers for its controversial waste management levy was an eye-opener. The council had charged ratepayers an additional $25 million since its inception in 2002. The state premier Daniel Andrews made this comment: “The ombudsman’s report makes it plain that monies where charged not only for waste management purposes, but for other purposes to get around rate-capping.” I hope our councillors have read this report. There is a possibility for a rate-

payers’ class action to recover their costs. It appears the damning ombudsman’s report is the biggest controversy Wodonga has faced since the infamous CEO and former mayor‘s cut and paste report on a ratepayer funded South Korea trip they took in 2014. Which raises Greater Bendigo questions – where is our mayor and CEO China and New Zealand trip reports, and what real benefit did Bendigo ratepayers get from these ratepayer funded trips? The Dunedin New Zealand trip was 15 weeks ago and still no public report to council. It’s not good enough. Was it a waste of ratepayers’ monies and a wasted trip? Bill Collier, Golden Square

Celebrating acts of good This week (National Volunteer Week, May 21–27, 2018) we’re saying a huge thank you to the people who take action and make our country a happier place. Volunteering happens in all kinds of ways. Like the simple act of sharing a social media post about supporting newly-arrived migrants which, when thousands of others share, can have a huge impact. Other kinds of volunteering require a bigger commitment, like driving elderly isolated people to regular medical appointments and social outings, and can have a profound effect on the lives of individuals. At Australian Red Cross, volunteers are a lot like our engine room; they support communities when natural disasters hit, make daily phone calls to isolated people, greet customers to our op shops, donate blood, and fundraise for us. This week we’re celebrating not just our volunteers in Victoria, but everyone who takes action to make our society stronger, more connected and supportive. Thank you for your generosity and making Victoria and Australia a better place. Find out more about volunteering at redcross.org.au/volunteer Wenda Donaldson, Director, Red Cross in Victoria

Nationalise gas fields The sudden promotion of the socalled Monash Coalition Lobby Group’s proposal for extending the life of coal-powered electric generation is disturbing. Surely a better alternative for

Energy Safe Victoria has issued a Safety Alert for Pyrox Heritage or Vulcan Heritage gas space heaters. These heaters can be easily identified by the Pyrox or Vulcan branding and a ‘Heritage’ marking on the front, lower left-hand corner. When used in certain conditions, particularly in homes with poor ventilation and when bathroom exhaust fans or kitchen rangehoods are used at the same time, these heaters can spill dangerous levels of carbon monoxide.

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south eastern Australia’s future electricity would be a mix of alternative energy sources (solar, wind and seawave power and the like), backed by a large natural gas power station for base load insurance, to ensure continuity of integrated supply. Why not encourage Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia to combine, hopefully with the federal government, to purchase (ie nationalise) the remaining and diminishing Bass Strait, Gippsland and Otway natural gas reserves for our longer-term use? It is understood gas power has a lower carbon footprint than coal. David H Elvery, Bendigo

Not acceptable So much for mandatory sentencing for assaults on police, ambulance or other emergency workers. Either the magistrates or judges don’t know the law or they ignore it. Either way it’s simply not acceptable. Under this state government there is no law, no order, no safety for the public or those who serve us so well. Helen Leach, Bendigo

Politics of envy Next time you see someone with a nice car, house or coat you like, instead of going green take a moment

to consider how hard they may have worked and how much they sacrificed in order to save, or how much they put at risk to be able to afford that possession – because these things are not so obvious. Consider this next time you vote at an election. We are the most egalitarian nation in the world. Envy and the resentment it produces only harm those who choose to react this way – instead of being responsible for their own lives and taking steps to improve themselves. Tony Dewhurst, Kangaroo Flat

Volunteers making a difference With National Volunteer Week under way, I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight the power of volunteering. As president of the Bendigo Evening VIEW Club, I’ve seen first hand how volunteering a small amount of time can have a huge positive impact. Throughout the year, VIEW (which stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women), a nationwide women’s organisation, is focused on helping disadvantaged young Australians succeed in their education by supporting the children’s education charity, The Smith Family. Last year VIEW Clubs collectively raised more than $1 million

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and volunteered over 50,000 hours of time for the charity. In Bendigo, our club sponsors eight young students under The Smith Family’s Learning for Life scholarship program, provides additional general funds to The Smith Family, assists with the breakfast club at a local primary school and offers assistance to our local Smith Family representative when requested. It’s truly heartening to see that it can take just a small amount of our time to help these children succeed at school – and for thousands of disadvantaged children, that little bit of time makes all the difference. In the last year, The Smith Family’s work has reached more than 151,000 disadvantaged children and family members in 94 communities across Australia. While this is to be commended, there is much more work to do. With 1.1 million young Australians living below the poverty line, these young people need our support more than ever so they can escape a lifetime of poverty. If you’re interested in finding out more about VIEW, please do get in touch and together we can make a lasting positive difference in our community. For more information go to view.org.au. Cheryl Scully, President, Bendigo Evening VIEW Club

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THE City of Greater Bendigo will tick of the completion of another big project this weekend, when it celebrates the official opening of the extended new-look Bendigo Stadium. The completion of the $23.65 million project may well signal the end of a major redevelopment project, but it also ushers in a new era for the stadium, which has forever been transformed from a local sporting mecca to a venue now truly capable of hosting the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best events and competitions. Fittingly, the venueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening will be marked by a weekend dedicated to community celebrations, as many locals get their first chance to step inside and have a look for themselves at what has been created at the stadium. Incorporating three multi-purpose courts with retractable seating capable of extending to create a 4000-seat show court arena, sup-

Editorial Comment ported by the additional investment in many other areas of the stadium complex, these works provide the venue with the facilities and standards both it and the community deserves. The investment in new netball facilities is the biggest ever in greater Bendigo. All this adds up to a venue that now needs to deliver on the vote of confidence invested in it by the community and the state and local government sectors. Expectations of a new standard in entertainment and performances travelling to Bendigo were raised when Ulumbarra opened its doors to the community a few years back,

and now shift to include even more concerts and sporting events. Council will already be looking ahead to August when the $31m Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre is due to open at Kangaroo Flat, the next big ticket item set to become the next jewel in the crown for Bendigo. As the biggest single infrastructure project undertaken by council, the complex should add more substance to the organisationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision for Bendigo to be Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most liveable regional city. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no point in taxpayers paying for infrastructure that is this good, and this accessible, if the community does not use it or support it, and with report after report highlighting the overall unhealthy nature of too many people in our community, we hope more will be tempted to pay a visit to either, or both these quality facilities, when the opportunity to do so arises.

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Ride away from the danger Like thousands of other local residents, I enjoy riding my bike on the roads that criss-cross our region, but I must also admit, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ride anywhere near as much as a lot of others. As cyclists, we can choose to ride on the road in any direction from our great city â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it just so happens a lot of us choose to ride towards Sedgwick. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an opportunistic pastime that we are privileged to enjoy, but the reality that cycling carries an element of risk cannot be ignored. And that reality is that is likely to be more risky riding on a busy road than it is riding on a quieter one. And until the road is improved to a standard that offers more safety, maybe riding somewhere else is not a bad thing to do. As cyclists, we can divert from the busier Sedgwick Road for a considerable amount of the distance and pedal via

South Mandurang and along Springs Road, and because this road is normally the domain of locals only, it should be a lot quieter, and the scenery is just as good, if not better than the alternative. For its part, rather than reduce the speed limit, council needs to improve

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bendigo is no more cycling friendly than a lot of other placesâ&#x20AC;? the road so that it can be shared safely, and at its optimum, by all users. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take some time, and a lot of money. Meanwhile, motorists need to pay more attention to the conditions of the road, drive accordingly and obey the laws that apply at all times. As a cyclist, I will do whatever I can to mitigate the risk to my personal safety when I ride on the road, and for me, that means avoiding roads that

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are too busy, whenever and wherever I can. Reducing the speed limit on the road to Sedgwick and Sutton Grange could serve to further inflame tensions between motorists and cyclists, and could even be counterproductive; we are trying to treat the symptoms but

not the actual cause. In the past couple of weeks, I have had one group of mates tell me they came across a lone rider being unduly harassed on the side of the road by a motorist in a manner that bordered on common assault, and another friend tells me his wife was told to get off the road in no uncertain terms last weekend while she was out riding her horse. As a cyclist, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve copped this sort of abuse more than enough times,

and it has never been warranted or deserved. These sorts of unsavoury incidents are all too common, and they highlight the lack of respect, empathy and understanding that exists in our community, and the abhorrent lack of understanding of the basic road rules that apply to all road users. Bendigo professes to be a cycling friendly community, Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first in fact, but saying something is always easier than doing it. The reality is, Bendigo is no more cycling friendly than a lot of other places, and there are plenty of riders who will tell you it is anything but. I accept that it is far easier said than done, but as a community, if we are indeed to be more â&#x20AC;&#x153;cycling friendlyâ&#x20AC;?, we all need to work out ways to better co-exist, and to respect the rights of others to share the road. twitter@peterkennedy23 pk@bendigopublishing.com

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Remembrance Parks REMEMBRANCE Parks – Central Victoria is dedicated to the respectful remembrance of deceased family members and loved ones. Until recently the public generally accepted that when someone died they would most likely be buried in the local Remembrance Park. That is not the case anymore. Today in country regions about 55 per cent of those who die choose to be cremated as opposed to 45 per cent who choose to be buried. Catholics can now choose to be cremated but cremations are forbidden by religions such as orthodox Jews, Muslims and other religions. Cremation is the normal method for religions such as Sikhs, Hindus, Parsees and Buddhists. While memorials pay respect to the departed they are really for the living. They contribute positively to the grieving process;

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Thunder rolling in NFLW By JOEL PETERSON

UNBEATEN and atop the table after six rounds, Bendigo Thunder coach Luis AlvarezHarris hasn’t got too much to worry about. But he is ensuring his side remains focussed despite a dominant start to the NFLW season. Alvarez-Harris has taken the reins of the team and guided them to a 5-0 start despite a drastically different side to the premiership-winning team of last year. Among the inclusions have been ace netballers Carly Ladson and Olivia Mcevoy into the side’s midfield, while AFLW-listed players Tiahna Cochrane and Isabella Ayre have also been solid late additions. “We‘ve been a bit up and down but part of that is getting a few new players into the mix,” Alvarez-Harris said. “With some of the players new to the sport it does take a while to get them up to speed, but we couldn’t ask more of them in terms of the way they’ve applied themselves.” He came to the club by

GOOD START: Luis Alvarez-Harris. way of a connection with Thunder player Yaz Colley and said he has enjoyed the role immensely. “The girls have been terrific, the whole club has been really welcoming and professional in their approach,” he said. The Thunder takes on second-placed Keilor this weekend in a top-of-the-table clash at Weeroona Oval. The club will have both its seniors and reserves sides playing, with the Thunder’s reserves team drawn to play

second-placed Strathfieldsaye in the Central Victorian Women’s Football League from 1.15pm. The club will also be paying respects to indigenous culture as it hosts its indigenous round fixture. “I think that’s one thing the club does well and we showed on Anzac Day is that we get behind these important causes well,” AlvarezHarris said. “I think the whole club is looking forward to having both sides playing, with the

reserves and then the seniors it makes it feel like more of a normal footy set up. “The girls really like supporting one another so it’s important to make sure we enjoy these days when we get them.” Alvarez-Harris said they won’t be taking Keilor lightly, having beaten them by 14 points in their previous match up. “They’re a very strong side, they had players who performed really well at interleague level last weekend from all reports, especially the Wright sisters (Sarah and Gemma),” he said. “Last time we probably weren’t at our best, but we managed to scrap away and get a win. I’d say our side will look pretty different on Sunday to what it did in the first game. “Hopefully this week is the game that we put together that really solid four-quarter performance and can come away with another good win but we know we’ll be in for a fight.” The Thunder takes on Keilor at 3pm on Sunday at Weeroona Oval.

Bloods aim to claim big scalp EAGLEHAWK and South Bendigo will vie to add a win to upcoming club celebrations when the two sides tangle at Canterbury Park as the Bendigo Football Netball League resumes this weekend. The Hawks will be doing their bit for Breast Cancer Network Australia by hosting a Pink Sports Day, while the Bloods are gearing up for their 125th anniversary celebrations later in the year. It’s one of three marquee games in a big weekend for the BFNL, which plays host to the AFL Victoria Worksafe Game of the Month at Dower Park on Sunday. Both South and the Borough suffered losses against top-five sides last time out, South Bendigo going down to Golden Square while Eaglehawk lost its first game of the year in a thriller at the Kyneton Showgrounds. The Bloods need a scalp to continue inroads in an important season for the club but is yet to beat a side above them on the table from three attempts. South drew with Kyneton in round one before losing to Sandhurst in round two and falling short against Square a fortnight ago. The Bloods’ two victories have come against Maryborough and Castlemaine and a good performance against the Hawks would go some way to improving their finals credentials. Not working in their favour is the

STRONG: Maiden Gully YCW’s Cohen Kekich.

Tough month for flying Eagles TOP side Maiden Gully YCW puts in unbeaten start to the season on the line when it hosts Calivil United on Saturday in round six of the Loddon Valley Football Netball League season. The Eagles have enjoyed a splendid start to the season under Wayne Mitrovic in their second season at Marist College, winning each of their five games including wins over Bridgewater and Bears Lagoon-Serpentine. The LVFNL’s surprise side faces a challenging month ahead with games against the Redlegs as well as the also unbeaten Pyramid Hill and premiership fancy Newbridge. After winning just three games last year the Eagles have rocketed out of the

blocks in their first season under Mitrovic, who has been a focal point up forward booting 12 goals. Reigning premier Calivil had endured flagging fortunes, winning just one of its opening four games and copping losses to Inglewood and Mitiamo. Calivil still has no shortage of class with the likes of Chris Down, Alex Davis and Anthony Dennis but is lacking for key goalkicking option and some midfield class after losing Bryce Curnow, Luke Marchesi and Ben Knight. Marong has the bye, while in other matches Newbridge plays Inglewood, Mitiamo is up against Bears Lagoon Serpentine and Pyramid Hill faces Bridgewater.

Blazers hit the road BATTLE: South Bendigo midfielder Quade Johnstone. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN imposing home record of Eaglehawk, which has not lost a game at Canterbury Park since round 17, 2016. The weekend’s other top-class match sees Kyneton host Sandhurst. The two sides have enjoyed enthralling contests in recent seasons and this looks to be no exception, especially with the Tigers brimming with confidence following the stirring win against the Hawks. Saturday’s other games see Castlemaine visiting Strathfieldsaye for the annual Give Me Five For Kids charity match and Maryborough playing Gisborne. On Sunday, Kangaroo Flat and

Golden Square are the subject of the WorkSafe Game of the Month. The AFL Victoria-led initiative highlights one country game to stand alone and encourages people to reflect on safe practices at work while enjoying the footy. The two traditional rivals have had completely different starts to the year, Golden Square sitting second while Kangaroo Flat is third last. Special guests on the day include AFL premiership player and master coach David Parkin, Richmond premiership star Jack Riewoldt and Australian netball great Sharelle McMahon.

THE Central Vic Blazers continue their quest for a maiden Vic League hockey win this weekend when they hit the road to face Melbourne High School Old Boys. The Blazers’ men’s side is winless through six games in the Vic League Two competition, but have managed a point through a 1-1 draw with La Trobe in round four. The Blazers conceded three first-half goals last week against Knox before holding the visitors scoreless after the interval. That came after conceding seven goals in a second-half blitz against Dandenong the weekend prior. The club’s women’s team

has fared much better through its opening six games, with four wins and two losses. The Blazers were beaten by the second-placed Knox after conceding four-first half goals at home last week. The Blazers found the back of the net three times but were unable to create a levelling goal in the late stages. Despite the loss, the Blazers women sit third heading into a round seven clash with the fifth-placed West Vic at Ballarat. The Blazers women play West Vic from 2pm Saturday, while the men’s side is in action from 3pm at the State Netball Hockey Centre.

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Heat is on Braves BENDIGO Braves coach Ben Harvey has challenged his side to be less reliant on its stars after slumping to three consecutive losses. The Braves men started the season 4-0 before dropping four of their past five games to sit 5-4 and ninth on the SEABL table heading into a clash with Sandringham tonight. That losing stretch includes a pair of round seven losses to the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence and Dandenong. The team has been dealt injury blows to Daniel Hansen – who missed what would have been his 100th game last Sunday due to injury – and David Hogan, while Indiana Faithfull was ejected during the loss to Dandenong after just four minutes of game time. A perplexed Harvey said the Braves simply need to be better on both

ends of the floor. “I set a target for us of 40 stops on defence per game. When we get that, we win. When we don’t, we lose,” he said. “We’re losing a bit of focus on defence, we got 31 stops against the Centre of Excellence and 34 against Dandenong and that seems to be a pattern right now. “I know we have to get better offensively and things like that but defence is what wins games. “That’s something we’re really good at but we’re not trusting in our team defence. “We’ve got personalities in the team... We’re trying to find our identity again, it’s kind of weird. We’ve hit a bump on the road and we need to take control of it.” Harvey admitted that as coach he is “nervous to know what team will turn up” to each game. With a shortened rotation due to injuries, Harvey said the players

around Kendle and Turner needed to stand up for the Braves to return to the winners list. “That’s not to say that players like Jake Lloyd have to score when they come in off the bench, but they will have opportunities to score because Ray and Jeremy get so much attention,” he said.

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showcourt for the first time tonight as part of the first night of basketball in the new facility. “It’s exciting, even I’m excited,” he said. “I hope that brings a real energy to the group because we need it. We’ve just been flat, we’re going to change the routine this week, get a good warm-up

We’re trying to find our identity again... We’ve hit a bump on the road and we need to take control

“At the moment yeah, we probably are too reliant on those two.” The Braves had set a preseason goal of being 8-3 at the bye held over Queen’s Birthday weekend, and while they can’t reach that with four losses already they could get there at a respectable 7-4. The good news is Harvey doesn’t have to look far to inspire his team this week. They’ll run out onto a packed Bendigo Stadium

in before the game at half time because we can’t be flat like we have been. “We need to win because we play Kilsyth at home next week and that will be really tough. If playing in there in front of a big crowd can’t get them up, I’m not really sure what will.” FOCAL POINT: Braves big man Ray Turner. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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Bowls boss drives home parting shot

From Page 32 Bendigo crushed the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence last Friday before playing their best game yet to thrash a powerful Dandenong outfit 100-76. Both of those wins came without the services of Gabe Richards, making them all the more impressive. “I think Sunday against Dandenong was certainly our best team performance so far,” coach Megan Moody said. “The most pleasing thing is the way everyone is stepping in and doing what’s asked of them. “Everyone has bought in and really embraced what we’re about and the style we want to play.” Round seven player of the week Kelly Wilson and Nadeen Payne continue to be the dominant forces for the Braves, Wilson recording doubledoubles in the weekend’s wins while Payne is yet to score less than 15 points in a match. But coach Megan Moody is just as happy about the contributions from the likes of Maddie Wild, Kara Tessari and other young guns stepping in off the bench. “You look at Maddie Wild who has done so many good things while we’ve been without Gabe, sometimes you watch her and think ‘oh yep, Gabe taught her that’,” she said. “Everyone has contributed nearly

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By JOEL PETERSON

THE outgoing chair of the Bendigo Bowls Division has lashed out at BBD clubs, saying they are not upholding community guidelines of respectful behaviour. Mike Greenwood stepped down from the role at the completion of last season

UNBEATEN: Tahnee Cannan has been a contributor for the Braves off the bench. every time we have been out there and because of that they’ve been rewarded with court time in a lot of those games.” With the new stadium and the undefeated record being major talking points, Moody admits her greatest challenge this week may be deafening the noise from the outside. “I think it’s just about that focus on the fact that this is just one game, it sounds boring but that’s the way you have to approach it,” she said. “If you start thinking about your record and who you have down the track and where you might be that’s when you get tripped up. “It’s great to be in the new stadium, it’s an amazing privilege to be out there, but we’re both there for the first time and for us it has to be

just another court and just another game.” She said that the matchup with former coach Goodman would have no bearing on the team. Goodman coached the side for six seasons before taking the head role at Sandringham following last season’s runners-up finish. Sandringham has Australian Opal Rachel Jarry, Jasmine Simmons and Kiwi Jess Bygate leading a talented squad. “They’re a very strong side and the league is so even this season, but I think if we come out and stick to the way we played on Sunday that we’ll be able to start in the new stadium with a win,” Moody said. The Braves women hit the court at 6pm for the first official match in the new Bendigo Stadium. Entry is $5.

... bowls is becoming almost a blood sport and penned comments in the association’s annual report outlining his disappointment with the behaviour of clubs. Mr Greenwood’s frustration was due to several complaints about behaviour of players being presented to club delegate meetings. “With regards to the treatment of women, I was stunned at a recent pennant match when I heard an utterly disgraceful and completely

shameful comment that was made towards a female player during a match,” he said in a letter within the association’s annual report. “There is no longer a place in our communities for such behaviour and certainly not within our competition.” He said clubs and members should be assessing their behaviour and that recent changes in the penalties that can be handed down by Bowls Victoria would help competition boards stamp out the behaviour. “Concerningly, in my view, bowls is becoming almost a blood sport with a win-at-all costs mentality,” he said. “Thankfully Bowls Victoria has acted on this, with umpires being given the power to impose significant penalties – with no warning – for objectionable behaviour.” Mr Greenwood said the board’s powers are “severely restricted” and behavioural problems that arise can no longer be ridiculed, they can no longer be ignored and they can no longer be minimised.

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Braves’ new world By JOEL PETERSON

IF recent form is any indication tonight’s matchup between the Bendigo Braves and Sandringham Sabres women’s teams could be every bit as exciting as the $23.65 million court on which it will be played. The undefeated Braves women headline the opening night bill at the sparkling new Bendigo Stadium as they aim for a ninth win of the SEABL season. Rocketing out to an 8-0 start the Braves have played a standard of basketball truly befitting of the state-ofthe-art stadium they’ll now call home. Two of their eight wins have come by single-digit margins, with the other six triumphs coming by an average of 27 points. Tonight they face a Sandringham side coached by former Braves coach Jonathan Goodman, which has a 6-4 record to start the season. – Continued Page 31.

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