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signed and sealed: Premier Daniel Andrews, craftsman Master Hui and museum general manager Anita Jack.
Dragon build scales up with contract THE community campaign for a new imperial dragon has taken a huge step forward, following the signing of a contract in Hong Kong on Wednesday for the production of 120-metre-long Dai Gum Loong. The contract with the Golden Dragon Museum, City of Greater Bendigo and renowned craftsman Master Hui was signed
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in the presence of Victorian premier Daniel Andrews on Wednesday. Golden Dragon Museum general manager Anita Jack said Dai Gum Loong would have about 6500 scales, and was expected to be completed and shipped to Bendigo in time for next year’s Easter celebrations. – Continued Page 3
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THE resignation of Bendigo South East College principal Ernie Fleming has deteriorated into a slanging match about the Department of Education and Training’s investigative process and the Speak Up program through which complaints about Mr Fleming’s leadership were first taken up. The Bendigo Weekly understands Mr Fleming will not pursue legal action, but will agitate for changes that also support principals when complaints are investigated. For the first time on Wednesday DET defended the 18-month investigation that Mr Fleming and his Shepparton-based lawyer David Schier have vehemently criticised since announcing the former’s resignation last Sunday. The department, speaking through an unnamed spokesperson, queried the timing of Mr Fleming’s resignation and assertions by Mr Schier that it was unrelated to the investigation’s findings. Mr Schier said Mr Fleming resigned because he made the decision he would not receive natural justice in the process. The department spokesperson confirmed the investigation “looked at a range of issues at the school including conflicts of interest and financial management”. “Mr Fleming was recently made aware of the report’s adverse finding and the proposal to remove him from his post, and he subsequently submit-
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ted his resignation prior to the final decision being made,” the spokesperson said. The department said attacks on the investigation by parents and community members supporting Mr Fleming were disappointing because ensuring his privacy meant the department was unable to respond. Mr Schier said Mr Fleming was also
Mr Fleming was recently made aware of the report’s adverse finding in a position of not being able to defend himself because he was denied access to documentation and subject to confidentiality controls. That changed when Mr Fleming resigned. DET will not confirm whether it will release the report containing the findings. But Mr Schier said the department conducted “an exhaustive forensic audit of the college accounts and did not find one dollar unaccounted for in $75m of expenditure at BSE on education facilities, programs, staff and contractors over five years”. 4Continued Page 7
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Design is top class MARIST College’s Champagnat Centre has won a prestigious design award at Learning Environments Australasia’s annual Excellence in Educational Facilities Awards. Designed by Y2 Architecture, the project won the category for New Construction/New Individual Facility Under $8 Million. The judges noted that the ”new impressive two storey secondary school building has successfully created a high-quality learning environment for senior students to advance independence and student ownership”. “Y2 Architecture have successfully communicated the school’s educational vision through the design and planning of the building through a thoughtful process of collaboration, investigation and reflection,” the judges said. “The building responds to the school’s pedagogical frame work by provided learning spaces that are flexible and adaptable for the user’s requirements. “The incorporation of sustainability principles has been enhanced with greater investigation and overall the project delivery has provided a sustainable outcome for the client.” Marist College can now be counted as a leading educational
facility design. “The awards showcase architects and educators working together to produce excellent educational facilities. The eyes of the world have turned to Australasia for best practice in learning space design. The Incubator is a prime example of how a learning space can support teaching and encourage learning,” Learning Environments Australasia chair Deb O’Riley said. LEA is the peak body advocating for quality and innovation in learning environments to enhance student outcomes. THE volume of approvals for new detached houses is at its strongest in 15 years, according to new data from the Housing Industry Authority. Senior economist Shane Garrett said building approvals data released this week shows that over the three months to April, 31,562 new detached houses were approved for construction – the most in any three-month period since 2003. “The performance of the detached house building market is remarkable,” he said. “The volume of house approvals during the three months to April was 9.9 per cent higher than
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IMPRESSIVE: Marist College’s design has been recognised. a year ago – a time when it was already elevated. “Strong demand for new houses is being sustained by healthy rates of population growth – itself a product of robust labour markets in Australia’s largest cities. While it’s a virtuous circle for detached house building at the moment, there are risks on the horizon. “It appears that the banking Royal Commission has already led banks to increase their scrutiny of mortgage lending. If this results in a protracted disruption to the mortgage market then there are likely to be ramifications for the home building industry.” The ACT saw the largest expansion in new dwelling approvals during April, with an increase of 39.2 per cent compared with a year earlier. Over the same period, approvals grew in Victoria
(25.8 per cent), Tasmania (15.2 per cent) and South Australia (1.9 per cent). The data also highlighted a 13 per cent rise non-residential building approvals recorded over the 12 months to April 2018. Master Builders Australia chief executive officer Denita Wawn said the surge in commercial building, including the construction of offices and new facilities in the education, health and aged care sectors, and had been a major driver of jobs growth that was set to continue. “In the past year alone the industry created more than 100,000 new skilled jobs, accounting for more than one in every four new jobs created. That means employment growth in building and construction was 9.6 per cent, three times the rate of jobs growth in the wider economy,” she said.
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Housing group moves in INNOVATIVE housing provider Nightingale Housing is in touch with land owners in Bendigo’s CBD and has already examined the feasibility of nine sites to build a housing complex containing as many as 20 apartments. Speaking to the Bendigo Weekly after a public information forum on Tuesday night, Nightingale director Andrew Maynard said half of those sites initially scoped were found to be feasible. He said he was in touch with landowners to look at several other sites in Bendigo in the coming weeks and was meeting with local architects and construction com-
panies that had come forward and expressed interest in being part of a Nightingale housing project. Mr Maynard said demand for the apartments and the cost of land would determine the feasibility of the project. The candidate sites include a former dance studio on the corner of Hargreaves and Mundy Street and the former Centre of Non-Violence in Forest Street. Both properties are up for sale. Another site that is marked as a candidate is the existing building that houses the City of Greater Bendigo’s planning, building and engineering staff on Hopetoun Street. The council is hoping to move
all of its employees to a GovHub to be built at Lyttleton Terrace by a private developer and the state government by 2021. Mr Maynard said he and Nightingale supporters were “ecstatic”
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was interested in only one regional project. He said there were similarities between Bendigo and the northern suburbs of Melbourne where Nightingale had completed its first project
If we have 20 people putting their hands up (to buy an apartment), we have a project
about the response to Wednesday night’s first information forum. “If we have 20 people putting their hands up (to buy an apartment), we have a project,” he said. Nightingale is also holding information sessions in Newcastle but Mr Maynard said the organisation
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and was creating others. In both places, there was land that had been owned by the same family for decades, who felt attachment to it and did not want to cash in by selling it. Mr Maynard said Bendigo was flat, like Melbourne, and develop-
ment had dispersed leaving the CBD reasonably empty. He said Nightingale was interested in contributing to a rejuvenated city centre in Bendigo, not supplying cheap housing. “If you want cheap, you can live out of the city,” he said. Nightingale would not compete on price but could bring prices below market by avoiding costs on marketing, display apartments and selling agents. Mr Maynard said the organisation built sustainable housing that was cheaper in ongoing energy costs. The model also put a cap on profits of 15 per cent, and placed a covenant on the price of resale to ensure affordability was passed on.
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dreamtime: Michellie Charvat hopes to open her own gallery one day. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Michellie makes her mark in art Michellie Charvat was all smiles last week when she was told she had been granted an inaugural award in curatorship. The Mentorship in Exhibition Operations for Indigenous Artists has been created to enable an indigenous artist to learn about exhibition operations in a hands-on way.
Ms Charvat is a young indigenous artist studying a Diploma of Arts at La Trobe University, Bendigo. “I particularly love ceramic work and painting. I use a range of techniques,” she said. “I also like to express my spirituality.” Michellie dreams of becoming a
curator and opening her own gallery, in Bendigo, one day. During the four-month part time position Michellie will work on the Knuldoorong exhibition held at Dudley House during NAIDOC Week, July 5-15, 2018.
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“Master Hui is part of three generations of dragon makers and works with his father and nephew. It is nice to see the craft of dragon and lion making being handed down and an incredible eye for detail being shared,” she said. “This is a very exciting opportunity for the museum, the city and Master Hui, as the creation of a new imperial dragon only happens every 50 to 100 years. “I am in regular contact with Master Hui and he has been to Bendigo and the museum to see Sun Loong and Loong, so he understands the quality of work required. He is a highly regarded dragon maker, so I have every confidence he will meet our expectations.” Mayor Margaret O’Rourke said she looked forward to welcoming Dai Gum Loong to Bendigo, and said the contract signing was an exciting part of the journey to obtaining a new imperial dragon. “We cannot imagine Easter without a dragon and I know our community cannot wait to meet Dai Gum Loong,” Cr O’Rourke said. The city and Golden Dragon Museum continue to search for a dragon maker who is able to conserve Sun Loong’s scales. This work will be done in Hong Kong or
China, where the skill set exists, and Master Hui is expected to be too busy making Dai Gum Loong to do this work. Sun Loong’s head, neck, tail and frame will be conserved locally. Dai Gum Loong will be an asset of the City of Greater Bendigo, however the Bendigo Chinese Association will be the cultural custodian of the dragon and he will be on display at the Golden Dragon Museum when not parading. Premier Andrews said as the longest dragon in the world, Dai Gum Loong will attract visitors, boost local jobs and ensure the Chinese community’s proud history in Bendigo lives on. “Bendigo has been a vibrant home for the Chinese community for more than 150 years. There’s no better way to celebrate this heritage than by helping to build and bring Bendigo’s newest dragon home,” he said. The state and federal governments have each contributed $250,000 towards Dai Gum Loong, while the City of Greater Bendigo has chipped in $100,000, with substantial donations from the private sector and the community making up the balance of the project’s costs. Virgin Airlines supremo Sir Richard Branson has agreed to freight Dai Gum Loong to Australia free of charge.
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MP hits out in fiery hearing
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BENDIGO East MP and Victorian public transport minister Jacinta Allan has accused the state opposition of inciting violent threats against her and her family in a Public Accounts and Estimates Committee hearing. Ms Allan lashed out at Coalition MP Tim Smith this week during a heated debate surrounding compensation to owners of taxi licences. A single scheme for taxis, hire cars and ride-sharing services such as Uber was established last
year, leading to the value of taxi licences dropping substantially. The government subsequently passed laws for a $1 levy on all ride-sharing journeys to pay for compensation to taxi licence holders. Ms Allan made the accusation while being questioned by Mr Smith in front of a public gallery. “What you are doing is inciting vicious attacks against me and my family,� she said. “I am quite happy to read into the record that people are putting on facebook that they’re surprised that I haven’t been killed by now
“There have been references to my children and my husband.� Mr Smith replied that he was “not supporting any vicious at-
of inciting violence against her. I have never done anything of the sort.� Ms Allan later clarified her
What you are doing is inciting vicious attacks against me tacks on anyone�. “Are you honestly accusing me? That is an outrageous slur,� he said in response. “The minister has accused me
comments to say she was not referring directly to Mr Smith. “I was referring to the collective of the party you represent, and your shadow minister ap-
peared to be endorsing the attacks against members of the government that have been made on social media. I will not stand for that,� she said. Several protests rallying against the changes have been held outside Ms Allan’s Bendigo office in the past 18 months by taxi owners and drivers. In February, the Transport Action Group claimed the state government’s buyback price of $100,000 per licence and $50,000 for a second licence was too little and would force families into bankruptcy.
Club pumps up funding THE Bendigo Jockey Club has won the backing of the state government to fund key safety and infrastructure upgrades. The Epsom racecourse, which plays host to the group three Bendigo Cup each year and a number of standalone Victorian meetings, will be able to maximise its water efficiency as part of the $400,000 plan. A new two-megalitre dam will be built to collect water runoff from club buildings, while a 10-megalitre dam will be built in the centre of the course itself. The low storage capacity of the existing dam forces the club to buy water in to maintain its track and surrounds. The project will increase the club’s water capacity by up to 30 megalitres and deliver a new solar pump and two pumping stations. The increase in capacity and efficiency is expected to help the club avoid $20,000 in costs. “That saving is an extremely important contribution to the club,� racing minister Martin Pakula said. It falls into line with the club’s recently announced plan to develop
an equine facility at the Heinz Street precinct including upgraded stables and training facilities. The plans are still under development, and Mr Pakula said the BJC is yet to present them to his office. “You need to continue to put the investment in to make sure clubs are able to maintain their positions as training centres, and Bendigo does that,� he said. “It’s great credit to the committee and everybody involved at the club and it means that Bendigo will maintain its place as a really strong regional training centre. “They haven’t come to me with that (the equine centre plan) with that yet, but this club, like most clubs, will wait until those plans are really well developed. “There’s no doubt that when those plans are further developed they will come to government for support and it will be considered along with all of the plans from all of the other clubs that come to government.� BJC chair Margot Falconer said the club was grateful for the government’s investment.
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Autumn makes way for warm winter days of May, pushing the monthly total to 51.2 millimetres, more than five millimetres above the monthly average. Despite the late rain, Bureau of Meteorology climatologist Jonathan Pollock said autumn 2018 would be among the warmest and driest on record. “It’s been a very dry autumn for most of Victoria... It’s likely autumn 2018 will rank as one of the 10 driest autumns on record,� he said.
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Program causes angst By SHARON KEMP
THE Speak Up service which the Department of Education and Training put in place after adverse findings from an anticorruption investigation, has been described as a “cancer” by a member principal of Victoria’s Australian Principals Federation. But while the federation published the comment, as well as an advice guide to principals if they find themselves under investigation including “Don’t Panic”, it has declined to talk to media about Mr Fleming’s case or how it envisages change. In an October 2017 newsletter coinciding with the Victorian branch’s AGM, president Julie Podbury’s published address said the focus of the federation this year was “to ensure the support supplied from anywhere in DET is just that...(and) to try to re-engender the trust that has simply vanished and is creating barriers”. She quoted a member principal on the “lack of trust between principals and DET – and this will inhibit any effort to look after the health and wellbeing of principals”. The principal cited the undermining of principals by
PROMPT EXIT: Ernie Fleming has resigned from BSE. department decisions including overturning expulsions, and the micro management and monitoring of principals. Specifically on the issue of Speak Up which has come under fire from Mr Fleming’s BSE supporters, a APF principal in Victoria is quoted as “feeling like a sitting duck”. Speak Up was introduced in 2015 and promoted by department secretary Gill Callister as a response to an Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission
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investigation that made recommendations to state government departments. The service is a whistle blower platform for DET staff in which complaints are initially handled by an private sector consultant, can be made anonymously and may never identify the complainant unless they want. Speak Up was promoted as a service designed to make staff feel safe enough to raise “concerns about unethical conduct” in schools.
But the APF newsletter suggests the set up makes principals anxious. “The platform is a cancer that will eat away at (DET) along with any skerrick of trust that still exists between the employer and employee,” the principal is quoted. “I must admit I am disgusted that a forum for possibly vindictive and possibly disgruntled people to make anonymous complaints has been provided by my employer. Even if nothing is substantiated, I would still have ‘investigated’ marked against my name. “I believe that this could have a greater impact on a principal’s sense of wellbeing than purely workload – for the most part I have control over my workload. “It’s insidious and needs to be addressed if they are serious about providing an environment and genuine support that enhances health and wellbeing.” The Victorian Principals Association has released a position paper which states the process treats principals unfairly and there were concerns about the health of those subjected to investigations, about half of which were instigated by anonymous callers.
Mr Fleming says he was first informed of the subject of the investigation.
After a year as acting BSE principal, Dale Pearce is appointed for another term but declares he wants to return to BSSC.
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From Page 1 Further, Mr Schier accused the department of making up “its own rules as it went along aimed at suiting its position to the detriment of Mr Fleming”. “The term kangaroo court was coined a long time ago to describe such a process as we have witnessed in this case,” he said. The department spokesperson said DET was committed to ensuring integrity “is at the heart of everything we do”. Supporters of Mr Fleming’s have called for the release of the investigation report and findings “so that the school community, parents and friends, and for the public interest, can be informed of why this occurred, what were the allegations and what has been substantiated”. “Otherwise all it will reveal is that it’s been a good old DET political stitch-up to solve staff complaint issues,” sup-
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porter Laurie Whelan said. The fall out at the college, which is the biggest in Bendigo with enrolments increasing to more than 1500 in the past decade, is also a matter of contention. Announcing events to the students and parents, school council president Sue Masters said the department always sought to ensure fairness and due process were maintained in the course of its investigation process. “In the interim and until the position of principal can be filled, Julie Robertson will continue to act as principal, a role in which she has been excelling since she joined the school,” she said. But the Bendigo Weekly understands that many teachers feel demoralised by events and believe the school has suffered while Mr Fleming has been absent and unable to maintain teaching and behaviour models he put in place after the release of the Bendigo Education Plan.
May 16 – Mr Merlino refuses to meet with parents who had petitioned for over a year for Mr Fleming’s return.
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Internationally acclaimed crime writer Ann Cleeves tops the lineup of international guests heading to Bendigo Writers Festival in August. Cleeves, the creator of novels on which the BBC tv series Vera and Shetland are based, will release the final book featuring her detective Jimmy Perez just before the festival. Joining Cleeves for a feast of topshelf crime writing will be Australia’s number one crime writer, Michael Robotham, whose new thriller, The Other Wife, is out in June. “Ann Cleeves is a wonderful writer in the shrewd-detective tradition, while Michael Robotham is in the high-tension page-turner style,” festival director Rosemary Sorensen said. “Add in crime newcomers Susi Fox, Christian White and Chris Hammer, as well as Michael Brissenden with his political thriller, and we reckon there’s enough to put crime
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Praise for Uncle Brien Retired La Trobe University lecturer of sociology and indigenous history Gerald Gill has spoken about his unique relationship with Dja Dja Wurrung elder Uncle Brien Nelson, as part of Reconciliation Week. “Uncle Brien has made an extraordinary lifelong contribution to the recognition of indigenous culture and reconciliation,” Mr Gill said. SPECIAL TIMES: Uncle Brien Nelson and Gerald Gill.
Uncle Brien has made an extraordinary lifelong contribution Mr Gill said Uncle Brien was an elder who stepped close to people when he welcomed them. “He was always generous with his time and with sharing his knowledge of his people and their land,” he said. Such was his commitment that he was recognised as an Honorary Associate of La Trobe University in 2009.
Uncle Brien worked closely with Mr Gill on a number of documentary films and research projects. One of the films shown at the LAI was a welcome to country. “Uncle Brien was often busy as he would participate in many cultural events where he was asked to give a welcome to country,” Mr Gill said. “After a time we realised he was becoming ill. In fact he is suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. “In order to save his energy, we made this film with Uncle Brien talking about country and performing a welcome ceremony.” Another film focused
on the remarkable stones of Mount Barker. Working together and within a larger team, the two men surveyed the land, rich with indigenous scar trees, wells, an oven and a serpent-shaped rock formation. According to local culture, the serpent was called Mindi and he enforced the lore of the land. The work of both Uncle Brien and Mr Gill was significant in ensuring that the Mount Barker land was returned to the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation. Eight sites on the property are listed on Victoria’s Aboriginal Heritage Register.
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Elders welcomed TO mark National Reconciliation Week, the Bendigo library hosted the welcome to country by elders of the Dja Dja Wurrung people. The elders included Marilyne Nicholls and Uncle Rick Nelson. Dja Dja Wurrung elder Uncle Rick Nelson said he
would like to see the community come together. “I hope people will get out to some of the displays and events,” he said. After the welcome, people of the first nation and members of the wider community were invited to participate in the smoking ceremony.
Uncle Nelson said the ceremony was an opportunity to cleanse ourselves of bad spirits. The theme of this year’s Reconciliation Week is “Don’t Keep History a Mystery. Learn, Share, Grow.” A host of events will be held in Bendigo with
the City of Greater Bendigo hosting the Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival for a second year. Reconciliation Week runs from May 27 to June 3 and is an opportunity for Australians to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories.
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PASSENGERS on Victorian public transport will soon be able to pay for their journey using their smartphones – provided they have the right model. The state government this week announced a trial to roll out a new mobile myki ticketing system to 1000 commuters that work for Public Transport Victoria or have signed up to regularly provide feedback to the organisation. Commuters will be able to check their balance, top up and touch on with their smartphones instead of using one of limited machines at stations or going to a service counter. The catch is that the technology will only be available to people with phones using the Android operating system until at least early 2019. In the meantime options to extend the technology to other operating systems will be explored, according to public transport minister Jacinta Allan. “This is a trial, and we’re starting this trial with Android devices. We are talking to other providers and we really would hope that in the future they can also participate in
FUNERALS HIGH ART: Baby Guerilla & works anonymously in the Bath Lane precinct. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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 precinct.”
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Dough a winner
Bendigo mum of three, Emma Clohesy, has been recognised as winner of the Best Innovative Product in the 2018 National Business Brilliance Awards. Just over three years ago, Emma created her business, Happy Hands Happy Heart – creating a range of all natural scented homemade playdough. The products are created using fruit, vegetables, as well as herbs and spices to create their signature colours, and are all individually scented to enhance wellbeing and calm. “My business came about from a need I had to find a way to deal with my anxiety,”
Mrs Clohesy said. “I started to play with playdough. It was an activity that kept my hands busy, fulfilled my need to make and create, and didn’t require ‘me’ time, because I could play along with my three young kids. “It worked, it worked really well.” Mrs Clohesy has created her business with the help of her children, now aged eight, seven and four. “Happy Hands Happy Heart is all about life balance – working hard, following your passion and making time for fun, creating and making for the benefit of your health
and wellbeing,” she said. “That’s why I started this business. This is especially true in my personal life, and I have worked extremely hard at finding a balance that fits my family and I. So this win is pretty special.” Happy Hands Happy Heart has grown incrementally over the past few years, just enough to be manageable with a growing family. The awards have 12 categories representing business areas including social media, time management, business clarity, client delight and more. The awards were held on Saturday in Melbourne.
winning ways: Emma Clohesy and her children test and play with her scented dough.
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Patrick shares his skills A 21-year-old apprentice from Bendigo, has been selected by WorldSkills Australia to compete against the best up and coming Australian tradespeople. Patrick Keating will be at the WorldSkills National Championships, to be held in Sydney this weekend. The championships are part of Skills Show Australia 2018, which will be held at the International Convention Centre Darling Harbour from Saturday to Monday. Mr Keating is a student at Bendigo TAFE and is employed by Phoenix Plumbing and Solar Hot Water in Bendigo. He will compete in the plumbing and heating competition at the skills show. Mr Keating earned his place at the National Championships after a strong performance at the 2017 WorldSkills Australia Regional Competitions. “Being chosen to compete is such an honour and I can’t wait to see what I can achieve,” he said. WorldSkills Australia CEO Brett Judd said the organisation was nurturing and developing the skills of young Australians. He said events such as Skills Show Australia 2018 highlighted the diverse opportunities available to those pursuing a trade or skill.
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Drop in at St John’s Welcome Wednesdays is a new community-based venture of St John’s Presbyterian Church. It starts on June 13 and continues each Wednesday after that. The church hall meeting room at 35-41 Forest Street will be open from 10am until 1pm as a community drop in centre for conversation, friendship, a hot drink, craft activities and more. The venture is being led by Reverend Keith Bell, who, with his wife Jenny, moved to Bendigo at the start of 2018 after serving at the Alice Springs Presbyterian Church since 2013.
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“New migrants to Bendigo wanting to practise their English conversation are most welcome, as are their children,” Rev Bell said. Rev Bell became the part-time assistant minister/cross cultural worker at St John’s at the end of April, working alongside the Minister of St John’s, Rev Philip Burns. Rev Bell is very keen to meet as many from the community as can fit in the hall. For more information or if you have any questions contact the church on 5443 6189.
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An historic railway wagon now provides a link with a past at the former Axedale Railway Station site on the O’Keefe Rail Trail. The rail trail is on the former Wallan to Bendigo railway reserve which carried passengers for 70 years between 1888 and 1958. “This is a project that our community group has had in the planning stage for some time,” Friends of the Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail president Garry Long said. “With the project’s first stage of transported the wagon from Korumburra to Axedale now completed, the next stage is to refurbish the wagon as a static historic display. “The transportation was made possible by a community grant awarded by the owners of Fosterville gold mine.” Following research into railway rolling stock suitable for a display, the friends group discovered the Victorian Railway’s North Bendigo Workshop had manufactured many items of railway rolling stock including steam locomotives and wagons. With most of the earlier railway stock having been scrapped, availability was difficult to find. Then PTV sought expressions of interest in 2017 for the reallocation of rolling
homecoming: The Bendigo-built GY wagon is back on the track. stock stored at the Korumburra station. The group found that there was one GY wagon stored that was manufactured in Bendigo, between 1955-57. These wagon types were once widely used in the Bendigo area, including being loaded with timber, bluestone rock, pottery clay, grain, farm produce and general goods supplies at the Axedale station. “With the successful allocation of wagon GY 16625R, it was fantastic to have this linked with both the Bendigo, Axedale and Heathcote areas as well as specifically the Bendigo Railway Work-
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shops” Mr Long said. Group member Ken Hanson, who became directly involved with the project, said trail users will be amazed how big this wagon is, when they are next to it on the trail. “You can see up close the skill required by the railway workers to manufacture this wagon,” he said. The active community group has already reconstructing a replica Axedale station platform, as well as building a section of railway line at this platform. Now the group intends to refurbish the wagon to its original wagon red livery colour.
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Hanging on to the rare trades Bendigo Heritage Attractions will be hosting a meeting this month to bring together various organisations from around Victoria with a vested interest in seeing rare trades retained through proactive skill retention programs. Modern technology and automation has seen many a trade all but made redundant. BHA CEO Peter Abbott said when it comes to heritage restoration, there is still a need to keep these trades alive through ensuring that these skills are being passed on to the younger generation. “We are hoping to create a new heritage network that can lobby for skill retention in rare trades,” he said. “As well as finding other ways to collaborate, build training options together and learn from other case studies from around the world.” The meeting on June 13 will include representatives from Sovereign Hill, Kyneton’s Lost Trades Fair, City of Ballarat, the International Specialised Skills Institute, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, the National Trust of Victoria and the Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship. “In many ways the Bendigo Tramways workshop is a shining example of how to retain rare skills and develop a new employment base to maintain heritage trams that has resulted in the workshop being recognised on the international stage,” Mr Abbott said. The work of the tram workshop was recognised on Monday night, when it was awarded runner up at the Victorian Manufacturers Awards in the transportation category.
game on: Lachie Webb with Shine Bright CEO Suzi Sordan. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Manage the early years Loddon Mallee Preschool Association has launched its new look and brand as Shine Bright Early Years Manager. “We are excited to be announcing our new name as we move forward with the next stage of our organisation’s development and growth,” Shine Bright CEO Suzi Sordan said. “We have two changes occurring at the same time – our name and our central office has relocated to 53 Wills Street Bendigo.” Shine Bright is the new name
for the 15 Bendigo kindergartens that are managed by the group. Chairman of the board David Richmond said the name change is essential to unite all of the 28 kindergarten services in operation across central and northern Victoria. “We are an organization that champions the children of today, for a better tomorrow,” he said. “As the leaders in kindergarten services in the Loddon Mallee region with a team of 260 dedi-
cated early education leaders, we are ready.” Each kindergarten shines bright in a unique way. Education programs are designed for each child to grow their own sense of identity through experience and connection to their community. Inspired by local connections, some Shine Bright kindergartens have a bush kinder program. Another kindergarten is developing a transition to school
Organisations aim to nut out a plan A group of organisations have been working together over the past two years to tackle some of the pressing issues we face in central Victorian communities. Make a Change Australia has rallied North Central Catchment Management Authority, Australian Red Cross, Golden City Support Services, La Trobe University, Birchgrove Property Group, Bendigo Health, CFA State Headquarters and the City of Greater Bendigo who are all standing behind a program called Greater Bendigo’s Curriculum for Change. Organiser Karen Corr said they have given time, funds, good will and resources, to make this program happen. “This initiative is unique because it takes engagement in communities to a whole new level,” she said. Program partner Andrea Sloane of Bendigo Health said
when governments and institutions talk about engaging communities they mean including people in their decision-making process. “It’s so they can more effectively do their job, to provide services for the community,” she said. “While this is needed, we see a bigger opportunity in activated communities as part of the resources and the solutions.” Golden City Support Services’ John Willis sees huge potential for governments and organisations to more effectively partner with communities to realise solutions. “Acknowledging the tremendous resource, collective intelligence and generosity regional communities offer, the possibilities to create real and lasting change are endless if properly acknowledged and supported,” Mr Willis said.
program to share with other kindergartens, while another hosts regular outings to a local residence for elderly people. “What is most exciting for our team is the collective passion and experience of early years education that we can share across our wide network of Shine Bright kindergartens,” Mr Richmond said. Next year’s kindergarten enrolments are now open. Further information is available from lmpa.org.au
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inclusive goal: Students from Bendigo Senior Secondary College participating in a recent Make a Change event. Over the last two years, the Curriculum for Change has been supporting communities in this region, to create positive change across issues such as health and wellbeing, environment, inclusion and social isolation.
The final event, Let’s Nut it Out, will be held on Wednesday, June 6 from 9am to 4pm at La Trobe University’s Bendigo campus. Register at www.letsnutitoutbendigo.eventbrite.com.au
Assisi Kindergarten in Strathdale has been announced as a grant recipient as part of the SUEZ Community Grants Program for 2017. On Monday, the group will be celebrating the completion of their project, the Community Food Forest. The program provides funding for projects that encourage community involvement and help to create a sustainable future for local communities. The kindergarten has created a food forest for current and future students, to plant a range of fruit, flowering and medicinal plants selected for their biodiversity, aesthetic and edible qualities. The food forest is a place where children can engage in a natural outdoors, where they can observe bird, insect and reptilian life, dig, create, grow use their imagination. By nurturing the mini ecosystem, the environment will reward its caretakers with much produce and incidental learning experiences. Recently the children voted what they wanted from this space and their teachers listened and delivered on this project. The kindergarten was awarded $6084 to fund the project in 2017. The cheque will be presented on Monday.
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Steph up to the challenge
MUSICIAN Steph Bitter has rallied the troops for a fundraiser concert at the Golden Vine Hotel. “Myself and a couple of friends are taking part in the Act for Peace Ration Challenge this year, and we decided to hold a fundraiser concert in support of it on June 10,” she said. “In short Australians are being sponsored by their friends and family to eat the rations of a refugee during refugee week, June 17-24. “All of the money raised goes to providing food, medicine and education to Syrian refugees living in Jordan, and other disaster and conflict affected communities around the world. “The concert is being held to raise money for this cause and to bring awareness of it through music.” There is a cover charge of $10 which will go towards the cause. “We are putting into place a silent auction with items donated from the local community,” Steph said. “All bands and musicians are donating
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weeklywandering By STEVE KENDALL
I KNEW it was only a matter of time, but the surgeons scalpel is about to catch up with me. No, I am not talking about the long-suffering Mrs Kendall finally cracking, it’s a cutter from Melbourne. Last Friday I was panicking about a newlydiscovered lump in my groin, not too painful just a lump. In short, I have a hernia. My GP described it as substantial. I might add at this point she seemed wildly amused at the thought of me having to be probed with sharp instruments. Maybe it’s her technique to calm a nervous patient, but whatever, it kept me in a good mood for a while. I reckon I have been lifting too many feed bags or cutting too much wood, but whatever the reason it’s the operating table for me. I am not too cut up about it (ha), but I am heading into uncharted territory. Never had the joys of surgery, never had a general anaesthetic, only been a day patient or had a few scrapes as a youngster. It’s not something I am looking forward to, but I guess it will be an experience. I was wandering up the road to pick up a coffee this week with “Chloe” from the office and I mentioned the Op. “Don’t want to scare you,” she said, obviously about to put the fear of God into me.
their time, and we have a couple of bands coming up from Melbourne for it. Offspring on Convicts and Red Hound.” Local acts Groove Juice, Sherri Parry, Trevor Petrie, Liam Thorpe and myself are also playing, as well as Serhiy, Bridie Lynas, Maddie O’Connor, Molly Crimmins and Bradley Woodward of Sketchy Essentials. I hope we can help bring people together through music, to support the innocent people being forced from their homes and lives because of the conflict in Syria,” Steph said. For more details about the challenge go to www. actforpeace.rationchallenge. org.au. banding together: Steph Bitter, Red Hound and Sherri Parry are on stage together this month.
“But my uncle had a similar operation and he was very ill and lost his memory.” I was slightly thrown, thinking my groin is nowhere near my brain, unlike some men, but I guess he got an infection. “It took him months to get better,” Chloe continued. By now we were at the coffee hatch and we ordered and stood back to wait.
It’s not something I am looking forward to “I suppose it’s a bit like a colic in a horse,” Chloe said. I agreed, not really sure. “My mum had a horse with colic once, it was really ill, it had to be put down.” Whether this was supposed to make me feel better I have no idea, but I think Chloe should stay clear of nursing or psychology. She may have a future as a stand up comedian though, it gave me a laugh, sort of. Anyway, I am in the mode for surgery now, fussing and worrying until it’s all done. My biggest worry is the after-care left in the hands of Mrs K. As a vet she may treat me like the colicy horse if I don’t make good quickly. That should gee me up for recovery.
“Labor’s your car, your choice policy just makes sense. Central Victorian car owners will have more choice and their mechanics will have access to the technical data required. Just another reason to vote Labor at the next election,” — Lisa Chesters MP, Federal Member for Bendigo
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Modern cars are computers on wheels, and every day, independent mechanics are dealing with the software that runs them. From suspension control to anti-lock braking, parking guidance to smart cruise control, the typical passenger vehicle has 25 to 50 central processing units. But independent mechanics face a problem: when it comes to fixing your car, they don’t get the same information as an authorised dealer. For years now, most manufacturers have refused to give independent mechanics access to the same information that they provide to those in their own networks. The result for drivers is higher prices and less choice. Labor has announced a plan to stick up for regional car owners and independent mechanics. We plan to make car manufacturers share their technical information so that vehicles can be serviced by any mechanic. Without mandatory data-sharing, small business will suffer, consumers will pay more, and there will be less choice.
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This reform will support smaller, local and independent mechanics to compete on fair terms with larger dealerships. • It will deliver better choice to consumers and a level playing field for independent mechanics. • It will mean that local workshops, providing training and employment opportunities for apprentices, can take on more business and create local jobs. • It will ensure communities across the Central Victoria region can get access to the same technical support as customers living in metropolitan areas. Labor understands it’s your car and it should be your choice where it gets repaired. For more info go to: bit.ly/yourcaryourchoice
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Friends with Juniper
When it comes to friends, Juniper has no idea what all the fuss is about. In fact, when classmates tease her for being like a robot she takes it as a compliment. Through the unconventional eyes of a child on the autism spectrum, Robot Song takes the audience on an incredible ride of personal discovery. “Robot Song is a snapshot into the life of a very smart, bright, idiosyncratic girl,” Robot Song writer and director Jolyon James said. “Juniper’s very literal take on the world is sometimes at odds with it’s abstract demands.” Juniper is a smart 11-year-old whose world is turned upside down when the arm of a giant robot appears on her doorstep and takes her on an unexpected journey to find the rest of its body. Surprised by the robot’s revelation that it has only ever wanted to sing, Juniper learns flexibility and unexpected outcomes are sometimes exactly what you need. Robot Song is drawn from Jolyon’s experience raising a child on the autism spectrum. In celebrating Juniper’s unique way of interpreting the world, Robot Song provides a window for all young people to recognise and embrace the differences within themselves and others. Using live animation, animatronics and with original music, Robot Song will be an incredible new work for children ages 8 to 12 and their families. Robot Song will be Arena’s first work to premiere in their new home – Bendigo, and will be at the Engine Room, 58 View Street. It’s on at 11am Wednesday, July 11, Thursday 12, Friday 13 and
what’s on in bendigo Saturday, June 2 Bendigo’s Indonesian music and dance group “Mugi Rahayu” practices every Saturday and is looking for new members. No experience or special talents are required. Free sessions are held from 2pm at 101 Carneys Road, Eppalock. Contact Aaron or Nita, 5439 2678. Email: aaronita94@gmail.com. Facebook: Mugi Rahayu Gamelan. Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland. Warm up in winter, put on your dancing shoes. 8pm – 11pm, St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Myers Street. Homemade supper, lucky door, raffle. Entry $8 pp. Details: 5443 5380. Winter gala dance: Spring Gully Hall, 8pm – midnight. Music by Family Rhythm dance band. Good program. Prizes and raffle. Home cooked supper. $9 admission. Details: 5444 2953
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Piper Live @ The Chapel: 5.30pm and stay for the light tea that follows. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 94 Spring Gully Road, Spring Gully. Details: www. facebook.com/liveatthechapelbendigo
Bendigo Arthritis Club: AGM 1.30pm at Long Gully Community Centre, Havilah Road, Long Gully. Guest Speaker, Kaye Pitson, physiotherapist. Details: 5448 3912.
Monday, June 4 Do you love to sing? Bendigo Theatre Company’s b sharp chorus is non-gender specific and open to all ages. No auditions to join and there are no weekly fees – just become a Member of Bendigo Theatre Company to participate in weekly sessions during school terms on Mondays 6.30pm and 7.30pm. The Arts Shed, 15 Allingham Street, Golden Square.
Tuesday, June 5 Geoffrey Smith: Documentary film-maker. Geoffrey Smith talks about his life as a multi Emmy-Award winning documentarian. Bendigo Library, 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Bookings required at www.goldfieldslibraries.com
Susi Fox: Mine. Susi is a writer and GP in regional Victoria, join her as she talks about her gripping new novel Mine. 6pm to 7pm, Kangaroo Flat Library. Bookings required at www.goldfieldslibraries.com
Thursday June 7 Discovering History: The jezebels of Bernal Street – Policing prostitution in Sandhurst. Presented by Brian Rhule. 5.30pm – 7pm, Bendigo Library. Bookings required at www.goldfieldslibraries.com Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling Street. Eaglehawk. 8pm – 11pm. Entry $5. Details: 5442 1815.
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In response I write in response to Bill Collier’s letter and suggest Bill more carefully read the ombudsman’s report into Wodonga’s waste charges. The increase in the City of Greater Bendigo’s waste charge does not contribute to covering the cost of any other service. Waste collection is not a service the City of Greater Bendigo profits from. Council’s waste charges cover the cost of delivering the service and disposing of the waste, either in landfill or through recycling methods. We all produce waste and need to accept that it costs to dispose of it properly. While I am familiar with the ombudsman’s report, there is no comparison between greater Bendigo and Wodonga. In regards to recent trips to China and New Zealand, the city has reported back to the community via media releases and there have been briefings to council. The opportunity to learn about how other cities and countries represent and work with residents is always valuable. The city also hosts a number of visiting delegations keen to learn how we support our residents and grow our economy. Cr Margaret O’Rourke, Mayor, City of Greater Bendigo
Open letter To Senator Jim Molan, I feel obliged to express my absolute outrage at your comments on the ABC’s Q&A (May 28, 2018). “Those children are not detained on that island [Nauru]. Their parents made the decision to go there.” “Of course they can’t leave the island unless their parents decide to go home.” – Senator Jim Molan. Are you seriously saying that the parents of the children on Nauru “chose” to travel to Nauru? That they have chosen to be stranded on Nauru? That’s an absolute distortion of the truth. Are you saying that people who wish to leave Nauru, who have been assessed to be refugees, can simply chose to return home to the violence, and perhaps death? You do not administer this policy of off-shore processing in my name. I refuse to endorse detaining people who have committed no crime but are the victims of discrimination and/or violence. I am a seriously angry greatgrandmother. I am a seriously angry Australian voter.
I am seriously appalled by this government’s policy. Senator, I hope if ever you become a refugee you are not treated as you treat these people. Jan Govett, Strathdale
Vested interest So cyclists want more regulation regarding mobiles in cars, a good idea, may save some motorists’ lives too. But if you really wanted to use some common sense and save a lot more accidents you could simply wear a yellow vest at the cost of about $10 and that would make you visible over all those dark clothes which are virtually invisible on the road and are an accident waiting to happen especially now winter is on us. I have been a cyclist, motor bike rider and a car driver for many years. Ken Fay, Kangaroo Flat
Conformity is coming The report by Sharon Kemp, “councillors on the line”, Bendigo Weekly, May 25, concerning the new state government law which allows the local government minister to suspend individual councillors for up to a year for not toeing the line is fraught with a number of issues around democracy. I agree that councils and councillors must act with integrity and show leadership in good governance. But, this legislation will only strengthen groupthink and conformity. This is terrible legislation by the state government and can only damage our democracy and the right of individual representatives to speak out for change, and will create group polarisation. This excessive need for consensus to all debate and thought leads to groupthink decision making. Group members become no longer rational and open to information which is different, but are directed by a blinkered spirit of rallying around the flag, the leader, or the previously adopted plan, causing a lack of critical debate about issues. The talk of leadership leads to power structures of the group developing around the role of a leader, who organises and coordinates the group enterprise. Woe to those who reside outside this structure, they can be isolated, ignored and called trouble makers. We do not need conformity, but individuals elected and working in the best interest of their constituency. This legislation is driving towards
Weekly photographer Andrew Perryman’s pick of the week – two tawny frogmouth owls spotted in Epsom.
conformity of councillors to carry out the wishes of those in power and not the community which elected them. As citizens we have seen the damage conformity has done to banks and some business enterprise because directors did not question. Bill Collier, Golden Square
A place in history Great Stupa chairman Ian Green will go down in history as a visionary, and one of Bendigo’s greatest assets. Thoughtfulness, generous donations and perseverance over many years have been the hallmark of Ian and his family. The further development of Bendigo’s Great Stupa of Universal Compassion will create a monument for generations to come. It will continue to put Bendigo on the world map, and attract more visitors to the region as it nears completion. The inter-faith element when completed will add a further dimension to the complex and is reflective of religious tolerance. Ian’s decency and modesty accord with his values as a practising Buddhist. I could not think of a person more worthy of an Australian honour. On behalf of Bendigonians, thank you Ian and Judy Green for playing your roles in spreading the message of peace and compassion,
in pursuit of human happiness. Michael McKenzie, Strathdale
Land available How long does it take planning minister Richard Wynne to procrastinate over a very simple decision to overturn the City of Greater Bendigo council’s decision to forcibly acquire the Carter family farmland for the proposed business park. Who are the so called businesses or names of people pushing for this idea to come forward and declare their interest in this proposal, or will they remain faceless people? What has happened to the socalled business park supposedly being developed around the Bendigo Airport? There appears to still be a lot of vacant land still available around that area, where this proposal could be developed. Also what happened to the land that was purchased for the development of the aluminium smelter that was proposed some years ago in the Marong area? A spur line was going to be put in from the now non-functional rail line that passes through Marong to service the industry. I have a feeling that land was also purchased or looked at for the development of the stock exchange somewhere in the same area. I believe there is still a lot of land that could be used without grabbing
prime farm land that has provided a living and produced products for the benefit of the community. Ivan Kitt, Bendigo
Consideration the key I was surprised to observe a very large group of cyclists on a Thursday morning travelling north along Reservoir Road, Kennington at about 6.30am while it was still dark. I would estimate there were 40 riders. While none were individually doing anything wrong this amount of riders two abreast spread out over a long distance poses quite a dazzling obstacle for drivers navigating what is in parts a narrow busy road with no bike lane. My point is that surely this amount of riders should be considered an event and treated as such with appropriate provisions made. Lack of consideration when shown for the motorist by very large groups of riders only causes the driver to be less considerate towards the individual rider and as we all know, the rider is at much greater risk than the driver. As a regular bicycle rider on and off road I have experienced motorists’ road rage a number of times from a small minority of drivers. Most other drivers give you ample consideration especially when it is given to them. John Maber, Strathfieldsaye
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THE banking industry Royal Commission has uncovered some extremely poor behaviours from within the powerful sector, and despite the government’s initial hesitance to support such a move, the exposé is turning out to hopefully be a good thing. Day after day, national media reports have highlighted practices from within the bigger banks that frankly, leave a lot to be desired. The layers of scrutiny must surely lead to changes that should benefit Australians who rely upon their banking institution for so much and for so long. But to say there’s room for improvement from within the banking sector would be the understatement of this whole process. But something good must come from this, and that surely must include tighter controls on the industry, more powers to regulators and those charged with overseeing the industry and greater education and awareness among customers of their rights and obligations. Instilling a greater sense of confidence and belief in the banking sector is important, if for no other reason than we all use a bank at some stage, some of us more often than others. And while the government is looking into the banks, it could also do a lot worse than to put a similar amount of focus on the country’s massive superannuation industry and the regime of fees and charges that do little to inspire confidence in an industry we all have exposure to. There’s a massive gap in the education process when it comes to
Editorial Comment superannuation – every Australian worker should have a super account, but none of us are actually taught much, if anything about what to do and/or how to manage our super. Assumptions that ordinary Australians will somehow work it out for themselves creates opportunities for some, especially younger workers and those employed casually, to be exploited. Knowing that the potential for this to happen is very real should be the catalysts for the necessary actions to prevent such a thing from happening, but all too often we only find out about some wrongdoing when it’s too late. There’s a lot of wastage in the superannuation industry that is allowed to exist, and it costs us all dearly. Parents need to, and should take an interest in, their children’s pay packets, especially when it comes to young workers entering the workforce for the first time. More Australians need to know more about their super, and there’s no point looking back in years and decades to come and lamenting what might have been. Australia’s superannuation industry was created under the stewardship of former Treasurer and prime minister Paul Keating, and the initiative is meant to give a lot of us a bit more financial comfort and peace
of mind when it becomes time to eventually retire. As we continue to enjoy one of the highest life expectancies anywhere on the planet, the need for our superannuation fund to be our friend assumes even greater importance. A far harsher penalty structure needs to be applied to employers who fail to fulfil their obligations to their staff and to the community, and no one can reasonably argue with the need for greater diligence, but this is something we should all accept a greater responsibility for. Compulsory superannuation is just that. Young people starting out in the workforce today have enough challenges around firstly obtaining suitable employment, finding a place that’s affordable to live in, and then getting on with their lives in a society that has been more confusing or that has never presented as many opportunities at the same time. Equally, the cost of purchasing a home has never been greater, health insurance has never cost us more, childcare has never been more expensive and the expectations we place upon ourselves have also never been greater. Australia’s cost of living now ranks among the world’s highest, and in many ways, it’s viewed as a price to pay for an equally high standard of living most Australians have the chance to enjoy. That’s why treating others as we would have them treat us has also never been more appropriate or important.
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LIKE most lawyers, I am implacably opposed to “mandatory sentencing”. The Law Institute of Victoria, Victorian Bar, and Law Council of Australia all stand against it. Mandatory sentencing is regarded by these organisations as bad policy leading to individual unfairness and negative social outcomes. Why do most lawyers hold this view? There are at least seven reasons that mandatory sentencing is bad policy and bad law. First, it fails to make the community safer. Sentencing of offenders, by definition, presupposes the commission of a crime. No matter what sentence is handed down, the fact of the crime can never be erased. The retort to this might be that graver punishments deter crime. This is the silliest of arguments in favour of mandatory sentencing. Offenders do not consider sentencing law before committing a crime. Likelihood of detection and prosecution operates as a deterrent to criminal behaviour. There is little convincing research evidence that heavy or mandatory sentences do. Second, mandatory sentencing predictably brings about unjust, anomalous and disproportionate sentences.
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Parliament cannot possibly envisage every circumstance in which an offence might be committed and nor the specific circumstances of each individual offender. Precisely because a judge can consider the particular circumstances of the offender and offending behaviour, they are in the best position to sentence fairly. Next, mandatory sentencing results in higher imprisonment levels. Prisons are, as the criminologists put it, “criminogenic”, meaning they create crime.
ing. Fourth, imprisonment is extraordinarily expensive. It costs about $125,000 to keep a prisoner locked up for 12 months. We are imprisoning people at quickly growing rates. In the 10 years to June 2017, Victoria’s prison population increased by more than 70 per cent. This is a truth does not sit at all well with the tabloid and some federal government MPs notion that Victoria’s magistrates and judges are “soft on crime”.
Mandatory sentencing appeals to our basest social instincts Rehabilitation of offenders is far more likely to occur without imprisonment. Jails all too often operate to hone a criminal’s “skills”. They expose prisoners to the very worst of influences. Imprisonment has, for much of our history, been a sentence of last resort for precisely this reason. In Victoria, nearly 45 per cent of prisoners released from jail return within two years. Close to 25 per cent of people with community corrections punishments are in the community corrections system again within two years. More and longer prison sentences will result in greater rates of reoffend-
Indeed, it suggests the opposite. Fifth, mandatory sentencing does not eliminate discretion in criminal justice processes. It merely transfers discretion from judges to police and prosecutors. If the nature of the charge laid determines the sentencing outcome, enormous power and responsibility is given to enforcement and prosecutorial authorities, at the expense of judges. Sixth, mandatory sentencing undermines public confidence in the justice system generally and judges in particular. It is predicated on an idea that judges are illequipped to apply sentencing law and need the executive’s firm hand to
impose adequately tough sentences. Again, research evidence shows that community members informed of all relevant facts consider specific instances of sentencing decisions of judges to be fair. Indeed, a common finding of such research is that community members would have sentenced more leniently than courts. Lastly, mandatory sentencing disadvantages the most vulnerable members of society: the young, indigenous people, people with a mental illness, disabled people, and those “more sinned against than sinners”. Mandatory sentencing appeals to our basest social instincts – to our outrage and visceral responses to awful crimes. It is appealing to politicians obliged to place higher value on electoral politics than good government. If law and policy should be evidence-based and strive for the general social good, mandatory sentencing is demonstrably bad policy and bad law. – John McPherson is principal and a founding partner of Arnold Dallas McPherson, a Law Institute of Victoria Director, and State Committee Member of the Australian Lawyers Alliance. He has been a lawyer for 26 years. The views expressed here are his own.
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Another local initiative is Boomerang Bags Bendigo, run through the Bendigo Sustainability Group. Volunteers get together to make re-useable boomerang bags using recycled materials, which shoppers can borrow and then return. Since starting in Australia in 2013, Boomerang Bags has become a global movement, with hundreds of communities all over the world. Volunteers have already sewn nearly 1500 bags for the people of Bendigo.
Boomerang Bags are now located at the Bendigo Student Association, The Old Church on the Hill Community Pantry, Bendigo Wholefoods, Organics Bendigo, Freedom Bakery and the monthly Bendigo Community Farmer’s Market. Sewing bees are held on the third Sunday of every month and everyone is welcome. Fabric donations and volunteer sewers are always welcome. To get involved contact boomerangbagsbendigo@outlook. com.
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REMY Felix L’Huillier was engaged in a four and a half year apprenticeship doing bookkeeping for Pierre Louis Laval, a Parisian artist who had a number of servants living in his commodious house. L’Huillier was attracted to young activists of the late 1830s and was strongly opinionated about Napoleon’s role in French history. Following L’Huillier’s apprenticeship he returned to the small home town of Xirocourt, where his father practiced blacksmithing, this was a far cry from the sophisticated environment where our young man L’Huillier had undergone his training. L’Huillier received notification to report to Paris for military instruction, after spending some months back in the capital on the staff of a high ranking officer, he missed out on the final ballot and consequently was able to return home to Xirocourt. Father Jean Baptiste accompanied by Felix had been invited to the home of an affluent landholder Monsieur Poivre. It was at the Poivre house that L’Huillier met their 16-year-old daughter Elizabeth, a young lady accomplished in music and languages. In time Felix and Elizabeth were attracted to
each other and eventually married in 1844 after having gained permission from her father. Monsieur Poivre helped to set up L’Huillier in a general store from the money that he received as a dowry, to this was added to his own savings. The knowledge gained in bookkeeping was not only very useful for his business but also he was in a position to assist others in the area with their bookkeeping. There was considerable political turbulence within France and one never knew who was spying on whom and being reported to one side or another, then individuals started disappearing. Because of L’Huillier’s long-expressed bold views he himself felt in considerable danger and the pressure that comes from being on tenter-hooks as he could be easily hunted down by his opponents. Others were being rounded up and this increased his unease, as a direct result he determined to go into voluntary exile in London. Having sold his business L’Huillier readied himself in July 1852 money having already been forwarded to a bank in England’s capital. Travelling by a regular route and means was not an option, all arrangements had to be carried out surreptitiously and under
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SAFE HAVEN: Elizabeth and Felix L’Huillier fled to Australia the lap through the good graces of a fisherman who landed him near Portsmouth. Many months were to elapse before wife Elizabeth with two toddlers in tow could join L’Huillier who had meanwhile secured some work reputedly with a stonemason. Working meant that the capital at the bank could be preserved for the time being. Having no knowledge of the English language made life quite challenging for L’Huillier. Elizabeth however was able to keep up with the news of the world and undoubtedly relayed information on the hottest topic of the times, the Victorian gold rushes. Even in London L’Huillier did not feel entirely safe and they decided to join the gold rush and secure a passage for their young family to Port Phillip. The clipper Woodstock under captain Williams was to become their home for about 100 days at sea.
A cabin was booked on the Woodstock for £51, provisions had to be secured and then awaiting the time of departure which was scheduled for December 7, 1852, almost five months after having escaped from France. When the Woodstock set sail it had not gone far west through the English Channel when a storm blew up and captain Williams wisely took to port for shelter, this much to the relief of the frightened passengers. Some repairs of a lesser nature had to be effected to the ship so that when the storm finally abated she could set sail once more. Coping with sea sickness, washing, cooking for themselves with sevenyear-old Anne Marie and three-years-old Eugene Auguste was difficult enough in their cramped quarters. The voyage was tedious in the extreme, variable weather, stifling heat when nearing the equator was part of every passenger’s trial.
PASSIONATE, idealistic, naively intent on making a difference and with the high disposable income of a professional career woman with few interests to divert either her focus or her discretionary spend, Kerry-Anh Maxwell is precisely the type of donor Animals Without Borders courts. Maxwell’s desire to defend endangered wildlife prompts the 32-year-old Vietnamese-Australian lawyer to pay handsomely for the chance to pass a few weeks’ break away from her corporate desk in Sydney volunteering as a gofer for South African veterinarian Dr Graham Baird. As Baird’s amateur understudy she will experience the wilds of Kruger National Park firsthand but with a reliable, respected local medico as her protective guide and mentor – or so she thinks. Baird, for his part, is neither reliable nor respected – least of all in the eyes of the poaching gangs that make their cross-border raids on Kruger’s rhinoceros from the largely lawless outer fringe of neighbouring Mozambique. Now, thanks to his
intervention in an afterdark operation led by Mozambican politician-byday/rhino-horn-smugglerby-night Fidel Costa, he has become the personal target of one of the region’s most bloodthirsty and influential men. It is into this maelstrom that Maxwell arrives, thrilled to be on the continent for the first time and eager to start searching out big game. She has no inkling that within her initial 48 hours in Africa she will be abducted, held hostage and threatened at gunpoint, nor that she will fight her own way out of that predicament by shooting dead one of her captors, resuscitating her own father and fleeing in the pitch-black through country inhabited by lions, leopards, cobras and mambas towards a makeshift extraction team. The unlikeliest of partners, Maxwell and Baird are immediately at odds, yet their greatest chance of protecting the lives of both the area’s rhinoceros and themselves requires the two to stay paired together. – Rosalea Ryan
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Who’s New
Elli McLeod Qualified Masseuse
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0413 850 990
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NEW VENUE Scouts Hall, Simpsons Rd Eaglehawk. Classes Weds Arvo 1-3pm. Beginners welcome. Weds Evening 6.30 -9pm Beginners, improvers & easy intermediate dances. $8 p/lesson. Ph June 5446 2253 or Dot 5446 3882 All welcome
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ADDISON GUPPY
JESSE TAYLOR
was born at Bendigo Health May 30, 2018 2914 grams Daughter of Jessica Challen and Shane Guppy of Golden Square. Sister for Zachary.
was born at Bendigo Health May 28, 2018 3473 grams Son of Tereza Kiss and Travis Taylor of Strathdale. Brother for Bella, Sean, Mark, Annelise, Katrina, Makayla and Eleisha.
BABY RAMM
MOLLY BROOKE PANGRAZIO
LEVI WILLIAM DEMOSANI
VAUGHN GRAY MCLINDIN
was born at
was born at Bendigo Health May 28, 2018 2820 grams Daughter of Louise and Neville Pangrazio of Rochester. Sister for Corey and Harrison.
was born at Bendigo Health May 28, 2018 3697 grams Son of Sharntelle Minahan-McKay and Jarrod Demosani of Golden Square. Brother for Malakye and Dantè.
was born at
LARA KADAR
JOSHUA THOMAS LE CUDENNEC
KOBIE THRELFALL
HENRY FRAZER MCINNES
was born at
was born at Bendigo Health May 2, 2018 1253 grams Son of Donna Threlfall and Shaun Turner of Benella. Brother for Shay, Logan and Emily.
was born at
and Katrina.
was born at Bendigo Health May 27, 2018 3179 grams Son of Michelle Malone and Rodney Le Cudennec of Campbells Creek. Brother for Gabriel and Emmanuel.
JOSIAH LIAM HENSLEY
SAMUEL ALISTAIR ASHBY
SOFIA ISABEL NANCY PATTON-KERR
LUELLA GRACE GRIFFIN
was born at Bendigo Health May 24, 2018 3628 grams Son of Janelle Campbell and Ashley Hensley of Spring Gully. Brother for Isabella.
was born at
was born at
Bendigo Health
Bendigo Health
May 16, 2018
May 18, 2018
3402 grams
3091 grams
Son of Nicole and
Daughter of Andrea
Carey Ashby
Patton and Dave Kerr
of Flora Hill.
of Junortoun.
Brother for Thomas.
Sister for Felix.
was born at Bendigo Health May 11, 2018 2924 grams Daughter of Merridee and Leon Griffin of Kangaroo Flat. Sister for Harrison and Alice.
Bendigo Health May 28, 2018 4470 grams Son of Nicky Ramm of Epsom Brother for Taio.
Bendigo Health May 27, 2018 2087 grams Daughter of Zeljka and Tibor Kadar. Sister for Kristina
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Bendigo Health May 28, 2018 4352 grams Son of Samantha and Myles McLindin of Ironbark. Brother for Hendrix.
Bendigo Health May 19, 2018 1130 grams Son of Karen and David McInnes of Flora Hill.
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CHURCH NOTICES
FROM THE BIBLE Acts 2 v 38,39 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off – for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
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PROFESSIONAL ROOMS FOR LEASE FLORA HILL
Ps Peter Pritchard
Professional Rooms for Lease in Medical Clinic with three other practitioners.
Ph 0413 682 999
Four large rooms currently available each with own split system A/C and Heating. Lots of carpark for clients.
(opposite Aldi Kangaroo Flat)
PUBLIC NOTICES 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. Kangaroo Flat–117 High St. 5447 9800. Mon–Wed, 10am–1pm, Fri 11am-2pm. 82 High St, Eaglehawk. Ph: 5446 2548. Tues and Thurs 10am–1pm, Friday 1pm–4pm Uniting Care Emergency Relief Centres: Bendigo: 25 Forest St. 5443 4972. Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri 10am-12.15pm and 1.30pm-3.45pm. 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.
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Services Offered BRICKLAYERS all types of brick and block work, chimneys and fireplaces. Ph 5446 7057 or 0418 370 917 or 0458 438 930
BRICKLAYING No job too big No job too small Ph 0417 127 131
CLEANING & CARPET
Cleaning, Steam clean or Dry clean $50 first room, $10 per room after that Ph 0439 374 389 Receipt & ABN supplied .
CONCRETER
Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Seniors Discount Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.
AXE CREEK CONCRETING
New & old shed floors, Excavation work, Paths & Driveways, big or sml
PH 0429 395 985
CONCRETER
Paths, Driveways, Sheds etc, 45 years experience Ph. 0409 949 111
CONCRETING
Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial. For all your concrete requirements.. Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice. 30 years experience
DD HANDYMAN & MAINTENANCE SERVICE All types of household jobs inc garden maint. Phone 0409 949 111
PANEL BEATING
DRESSMAKING
Spray painting, rust repairs. 25 yrs experience, cheap rates. Ph 5443 1710 or 0401 915 906.
Bridal Alterations, Bridesmaids, Mother of the Bride, and Menswear tailoring Ph 0421 547 133
EPSOM PAVING
PLASTERER
SANDHURST EXCAVATIONS
EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER
Pathways, Patios Garden Edging etc. Ken Tresize Ph 0419 374 062
EXCAVATOR/BOBCAT SERVICE Gary Mob:0409 489 268
LAWN MOWER & SMALL ENGINE REPAIRS Push & ride on mower servicing, pick up option. Power equip. repairs. Chainsaw service & sharpen. Bendigo Marine & Outdoors, Epsom Phone 5448 3988 LAWN MOWING, WHIPPER SNIPPING
$35 per hr / $30 pen Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen (no weeding) Rubbish Removal $80 load/ $70 pen (incl tip fee $35) for 7x4 square box trailer. Mattresses (+ $20 tip fee ea) NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Cash only
Ph Mick 0407 448 249
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Rates from $40p/h Pensioner 10% Disc. • Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting
PJ TAYLOR
5446 1422 0448 713 499
PLASTER
All types of plastering. • Home Maintenance • Tiling • Painting • Carpentry. Free quotes. Ph. Brian 0407 679 618
PLASTERER 30 years experience. Patching, Renovations, Fancy Cornice, No job too small, Call Leon for a free quote: 0411 984 449 Lic
PLUMBER 111684
Blocked drains Hot water units Bathrooms, Kitchens, Treatment plants Maintenance Ph 0403 962 817 CENTRE STATE PLUMBING
MAINTENANCE
Renovations/New Homes Mob: 0439 637 946 or Ph:03 5444 4681
RUBBISH REMOVAL Scrap Metal, Green waste or just general clean up. Tip fees apply. Current police check. Ph Paul 0401 418 108. ABN 88484579761.
SCAFFOLDING
Heavy Duty Quickstage, No job too big or too small. Free Quotes, Competetitve prices. Ben: 0400 910 790
AIR CONDITIONING
TempTech BENDIGO
WOMEN CLEANING
EXCELLENT service, great rates. Ph Simone 0430 349 332
Servicing all of Central Victoria I Pensioner discounts
Sales, Installation and Service of Gas Heaters Reg Licence No. 47315
Ph Nathan 0407 972 717 bendigotemptech@hotmail.com I www. bendigotemptech.com.au
Services Offered To advertise in this section contact our classifieds department
WANT RELIABILITY? We guarantee to be on site within 10 minutes of the agreed time.. PLUS a 6 Year Warranty GREE & Mitsubishi Split System Inverter Air Conditioners
Phone Ben on 0408 10 59 59 or Book online at www.stanalec.com.au
ANTENNAS
TV Tuning from $40 • Servicing Bendigo & Surrounds • Aerials & additional aerial points • Satellite & Computer Setups ps • Digital/Smart TV’s • Home Theatre, Wall Mount • DVD, Recorders & Foxtel • Installed & explained
Ask a r Bold, charges fo s, Etc ge a Colour, Im
per cm/col
Digger Service
Price includes colour, scanning of images and clip art etc.
2 Tonne Excavator, Trenching, Rotary Hoeing, Post Holes, Levelling 4 in one bucket,Tipper Hire.
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200 - 600mm diameter
Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal
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5447 7823 or 0431 609 423
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Ph 0429 171 697 718 Strathfieldsaye Road, Strathfieldsaye
1.5 TONNE MINI EXCAVATOR FOR HIRE
ADDED TO THE FLEET: BOBCAT/SKIDSTEER
5 LINE MINIMUM CHARGE ($16.25)
LINnEal PER io bout Addit
$7.40
LITTLE RIPPER
0418 510 074
SERVICES OFFERED LINE ADVERTISEMENTS
$3.25
DISPLAY ADS
Ph: Glenn
TRADITIONAL POST & RAIL FENCING Specialising in Gateways, Driveways and Landscape features. 0429 434 646
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BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
• For dry hire • With or without operator • Short or long term • Delivery can be arranged
Matt” A “ Excavations and Landscaping Excavator, Tipper & Bobcat
l Hole Boring l Trenching l Drive Ways l Rock Breaker l Retaining Walls l Concreting l Site Cleans l No Job too small
Very Reasonably Priced - Great Soil Rates Free Quotes and Honest Advice Matt: 0409 141 093 • Nicole: 0428 119 386 E: nicmat2001@hotmail.com
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Licenced drainer 31741
BUILDERS
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ELECTRICIANS
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HOME MAINTENANCE
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0427 319 923
GARDEN SERVICES
MOWING & GARDENING
Paths l Driveways l Sheds l House Slabs Over 25 years experience l Free Quotes Family owned and run Business
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LANDSCAPING
Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937
LANDSCAPING PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging
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• Gutter Cleaning
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• Rubbish Removal
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• Large Area Mowing
• Tree Trimming
We service and repair all brands, all sizes, all types of heating, cooling and refrigeration
• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance
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CONCRETING
Craig Wells 0421 279 000
ELECTRIC MOTORS
Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience
Ph: 0400 319 094 A: PO Box 304, Eaglehawk 3556 E: townsmith@bigpond.com
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R&M HOME SERVICES
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
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Services Offered PAINTERS / DECORATORS
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Sandhurst Painting and Decorating
Services Offered
BACK Pack, Ladies 40 Ltre Mack Pack $50 Ph 5439 3607
for a 10 week package $470 advertising
BALLBEARING Trolley (Anchor) S.W.L $50 Ph 5446 7060
Deceased Estate Pride Delux Scooter Never Used $1900 Ph 0408 571 794
BASSINET with Stand, hooded, accessories, as new $50 Ph 0428 353 921
Electric Wheelchair Dual Control $350 Ph 0408 571 794
BEDSIDE tables, Glass top, H 55 W 41 D 41 $40pr Ph 0438 424 842
DRESSING Table and stool, queen anne, VGC $100 Ph 5439 3607
BENDIGO Pottery Crock $55 Ph 3042
EXERCISE Pedals $35 Ph 5441 2019
49 years experience. Prompt efficient service at reasonable rates.
Quotation gladly given.
Contact Jacinta on 5440 2514 or email classifieds@bendigopublishing.com
Call Phill Hutchings on
0417 057 010
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SPOUT CLEANING
PAINTERS / DECORATORS
SPOUT CLEANING
FOR SALE ANTIQUE Fridge Westinghouse, Collectors Item $90 Ph 5442 1695
BIKE, hinge crane fold up, 5 sp, GC $100 Ph 5439 3607
Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429 * Fully Insured
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
DISABILITY AIDS
SPILT IRONBARK FIREWOOD
J & L SEWING MACHINE SERVICES
Shoprider Delux Electric Scooters $1500 Ph 0408 571 794
DISABILITY AIDS
DISABILITY AIDS
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CARBON MONOXIDE TESTING
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GENERAL PLUMBING & MAINTENANCE GAS FITTING AND SERVICING HOT WATER SERVICE BLOCKED DRAINS RENOVATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS 24 HOUR SERVICE ROOFING & GUTTERING
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For Best Price Phone Jack Direct
0409 289 700 5428 9312
KEV'S KINDLING BENDIGO 5kg bags for $8 Pensioner discount Ph 0422 073 512 or 5448 4841
FIREWOOD
Redgum firewood $140p/m Pick Up Plus deliveries Ph 0427 353 939
A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors Free Quotes to suit your budget Call Jim 0429 866 630
FREE white computer desk + blue office chair Ph 0403 514 060
FOR SALE BREAD Marker, Tiffany, as new $20 ONO Ph 0484 694 720 BSE backpack $20 Phone 0427 343 499 BSE School dress, size 10, excellent condition $ 30 Phone 0427 343 499
FOR SALE
GARDENING Books x4, Bourkes Backyard VGC $10 Ph 5447 7275
FIREWOOD
GAZEBO New (Delterra) Green with white stripes, 3x3m $50 5446 7060
FIREWOOD
Rolls & Little Squares. Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291
Grey box, $140 per C/M, Delivered Bendigo. Ph 0427 304 600
Dry, red gum, split, $130 per metre delivered. Phone 0459 675 873
CHICKEN coup, automatic solar door, $250 Ph 5442 4891 COMODE Chair, padded lid, new pan $90 Ph 5441 2019
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Harvey hits milestone By JOEL PETERSON
IF there’s one thing that has defined Ben Harvey’s tenure with the Bendigo Braves, it would be passion. Through 165 games with the club as a player and a further 234 matches as Braves coach Harvey’s heart has often been worn on his sleeve. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. “I still love the game, I still want to be involved in the game and it still brings me a lot of enjoyment,” he said. Harvey notches his 400th game as a Brave on Saturday night, when his Braves men face a powerful Kilsyth side at Kilsyth Sports Centre. On the sideline he rarely sits still, pacing up and down, kneeling, jumping and yelling, at times mixing frustration and adulation for his players. While Harvey thinks he has mellowed over the years he still has his moments of frustration. The most notable of them came
last year, when he injured his calf while on the sideline on the old Bendigo Stadium showcourt. “Everyone wants to bring that up,” he said this week with a laugh. “It was just one of those things where I got a little frustrated and it was a bit of a stomp and then I thought ‘oh, that’s not good’. “I probably have to dial it back a bit from that, but I definitely still show my emotion. I can’t help it sometimes.” One factor in the continued involvement of Harvey in the sport has been his daughters, Mia and Lily, beginning their own basketball journey. “I was sitting and watching my daughter play on court one in the new stadium, it’s actually quite nice to sit and watch,” he said. “I’ve done a lot of coaching domestically with Lily and Mia, you definitely take a different perspective coaching 10-year-old girls to what you do coaching men. “But at the end of the game it’s the same philosophy. It’s having fun,
PASSIONATE: Ben Harvey has been with the Braves for 400 games. it’s fundamentals and the principles are still there and creating an environment where they want to play the game and they have the passion for it.”
Another important part of the past few years has been the relationship forged between Harvey and Illawarra Hawks coach Rob Beveridge, in part through former Braves guard
Kevin White. Harvey spent several weeks with the NBL club last year watching on to try to improve himself as a coach. “Part of it is as you would as a player you still have to try to improve and get better all the time,” he said. “Coaching is the same thing, you can’t just work off a play book. You have to find people to learn off and get experience and for me being involved in the Hawks has been so good and I have learnt so much from Rob and the program. “It’s not finding more motivation, it’s finding more passion and more ways to help the team. Hopefully I can pass that on to our local coaches and players as well, it’s not just about helping myself.” And as with any coaching role there will be losses along the way, but Harvey is sure one thing he will never lose is that trademark passion for the game. “I think if I ever lost that passion, that’s when I’d know it was probably time to give up,” he said.
Blues continue golden run
SPARKLING TOUCH: The Braves had a first-up win in the new stadium. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Braves ready for biggest test yet From Page 36 With Wilson running the point and Payne’s athleticism in the front court the Braves aren’t scared to push the tempo offensively and are running sides into the ground. With the return of Gabe Richards imminent – coach Megan Moody last week told the Weekly Richards would return for Saturday’s match – Payne believes Bendigo can still improve markedly.
“With Gabe out we play a very different style of basketball. When she’s here we play a very executed, beautiful style because Kelly and Gabe are just on another level,” she said. “I’d like to think Kelly and I are on a certain level, but her and Gabe are just incredible to watch, it’s beautiful team basketball. “It’s hard to guard, I don’t know how teams are going to stop us, I genuinely don’t
know how. “We have so many scoring opportunities, our defence has improved week to week, but on that end to shut key people down is what we need to do.” Kilsyth is 8-2 and lost to Nunawading last week, but the Braves are prepared for their toughest test yet against a determined Cobras outfit. Kilsyth has Australian Opal Steph Blicavs and 2017 SEABL MVP Angela Beadle
as well as the experienced Alison Downie and Jasmine Gill. “We are really looking forward to it, they’re playing some great basketball and it will be a really competitive game,” she said. “I thought when we played Melbourne it showed great character and I think this will be the same, these kind of games build our character and build us as a team so we can’t wait.”
STRATHDALE’S imperious start to the Bendigo Amateur Soccer League season has continued with a 6-0 thumping of Shepparton. The Blues sit five points clear on top of the table heading into a trip to Tatura this weekend after yet another resounding win, anchored by a Sam Farr hat-trick. Farr struck twice in the opening 45 minutes before capping his treble by finding the back of the net in the 82nd minute, one of four Blues goals to come after the interval. Farr sits equal second in the league’s golden boot race with eight goals, one behind Tatura’s Sean Grant. More impressive than Strathdale’s goal scoring has been its defensive work, conceding just four
goals in eight matches this season. Goalkeeper Jack Gwynn will no doubt be tested this weekend against the fifth-placed Tatura which has scored 25 goals in its eight matches, second only to the Blues. Tatura is coming off a 2-0 loss to second-placed Eaglehawk last week, but had won or drawn its previous four games. The Blues travel to play Tatura at Howley Oval from 3pm on Sunday. In other games, thirdplaced Shepparton South hosts Eaglehawk in a blockbuster at McEwen Reserve, Colts United travels to face MoamaEchuca, Golden City hosts Epsom and Spring Gully United plays host to Shepparton.
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Starting a winning run SPRINTER Liam Richardson is setting himself for a return to national colours after taking out the Bendigo Academy of sport’s top award. Richardson was last Friday named the academy’s athlete of the year, winning the prestigious Gary Tierney Memorial Scholarship. In doing so he became the first para-athlete to win the award, but he admits that’s a title that doesn’t sit easily with him. “It’s probably a bit mixed I guess. At first I was like ‘that’s pretty cool’ but I guess it shouldn’t be noteworthy in a way because para-athletes at the elite level train just as hard as ablebodied athletes,” he said. Richardson’s 2017 took him to Switzerland for the World Junior Para Athletics Championships, where he competed in the combined
T35-38 class 100-metre and 200-metre sprints. He finished first in the T35 for both, and 11th and 9th overall. Richardson has mild cerebral palsy and competes in the T35 class against other athletes who have a similar level of muscular impairment. The T refers to track and 35 to the degree of the angle formed by the leg when raised as far as the athlete can. Despite those results he came away somewhat disappointed. “I just thought I wasn’t at my best, but it was an awesome experience,” he said. “It’s so different to competition here where you are driving from here to Melbourne or Sydney and there you just sit in a hotel and keep yourself busy for the days before a competition. “It was really good in terms of learning off other
people and just seeing what Doha 2019 which is the competing at that level is open world championships like.” and I’m hoping if everyThis year, the 17-year- thing goes my way and I old is juggling training and can get over the injuries I’ll year 12 at Girton Grammar make that team,” he said. and has been managing in“Tokyo 2020 is the ultijuries which have limited mate goal, being able to go his training. to Tokyo would be a special “I’m pretty limited in the Being able to go to Tokyo would be a training I can do because of special moment if I could make it the injuries at the moment, but I’m hoping I’m almost moment if I could make it. past that,” he said. “First thing’s first, just At his busiest, he travels get to nationals next year to Melbourne several times if I can, and then hopefully a week to train under the qualify for Doha and work supervision of coach Nick from there.” Wall and trains locally other Other winners in the nights of the week. academy’s 2017/18 awards When he returns to included Coach of the Year competition he is using Todd Broadbent, Gel Kleinthe experience of his top Boonschate taking out the level competition to fuel his Outstanding Service Award. long-term dream, to get to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic HONOURED: Liam Richardson. Games. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN “Next goal would be
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Locals shine on big stage IT has been a memorable week for local cyclists with three completing one of the sport’s toughest events while another achieved a strong result at a top race on the Asian circuit. Jack Haig, Chris Hamilton and Zak Dempster all marked their Giro d’Italia debuts by making the finish of the race in Rome on Monday morning (Australian time). The three-week Grand Tour was somewhat controversially won by Chris Froome, who is awaiting judgement on a doping case. Haig’s Mitchelton-Scott outfit was the dominant team at the race, with five stage wins and nearly two weeks in the leaders’ pink jersey through Simon Yates. Haig played a key role in several of the stage wins, helping Yates, Esteban Chaves and Mikel Nieve all claim line honours during the three-week epic. Haig finished 37th overall after Yates had a late-race capitulation, losing huge chunks of time riding in a support role for
the struggling Briton. Yates held the pink jersey for 13 days, up until the third-last stage, during which he cracked and finished nearly 39 minutes behind Froome. He lost more time the following day to finish more than an hour behind Froome in the general classification in Rome. Hamilton’s Team Sunweb lineup narrowly missed out on back-to-back titles to Dutch star Tom Dumoulin, who finished 46 seconds behind Froome. Hamilton finished his Giro debut in 104th, four hours and 19 minutes behind Froome and 24th in the youth classification. Dempster finished in 126th position overall but played a key role in ensuring that teammate Guy Sagiv became the first Israeli rider to complete a Grand Tour. Somewhat closer to home, Sam Crome finished sixth at the Tour of Japan to continue his strong year. Crome finished less than two minutes behind winner Marcos Garcia and second
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CLIMBING HIGH: Sam Crome. in the youth classification behind Bennelong SwissWellness teammate Chris Harper. His campaign included a strong fifthplace finish on the gruelling stage from the Fuji Speedway race track to the summit of the famous Mount Fuji.
Miners make moves A FOURTH consecutive victory will be the aim of the Bendigo Fighting Miners when they travel to face Melbourne Chargers on Saturday. The Miners recorded a solid win over Monash Uni last Saturday at home, using a dominant first half as the springboard to a 33-21 triumph. Bendigo led 26-6 at half time of the clash at Epsom Huntly Reserve and withstood a second-half comeback to notch a fifth victory of the season. Monash opened up an early 6-0 lead with two penalty goals before the Miners stormed back with four tries in the space of 20 minutes. Despite dominating field posi-
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BENDIGO Football Netball League clubs will pay their respects to indigenous culture and its influence on sport this weekend as the league holds its annual indigenous round. Maryborough and Kyneton will face off on Sunday at Princes Park in the round’s showcase game, with one-off jumpers and netball dresses to be designed for the clash. Newly-appointed BFNL manager Cameron Tomlins said the league is excited to partner with the Dja Dja Wurrung people to present the indigenous round. “This weekend’s matches between Maryborough and Kyneton will mean that all BFNL clubs have now had the opportunity to participate in the showcase event during the partnership dating back to 2014,” he said. “The theme for National Reconciliation Week this year is ‘don’t keep history a mystery’. Both clubs will be playing for the Wirama Shield in football and netball.” Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation’s Trent Nelson said the event provides a relaxed place for the whole community to get together and support local sport. “It is also a great opportunity to get the Dja Dja Wurrung artists involved in the design of game day jumpers. This year, both the Maryborough and Kyneton uniforms were designed by local artist Racquel Kerr,” Mr Nelson said. This weekend also sees South Bendigo host Kangaroo Flat at Harry Trott Oval in its Return to Kennington game. The match will celebrate the former Kennington club’s history and invite past players to celebrate as the Bloods continue work to make the ground their new home. The match is also raising money in support of Vision Australia, with the two under-18 sides to play for the Vision Australia Cup. Other matches see Golden Square host Strathfieldsaye, Castlemaine take on Gisborne and Eaglehawk head to the QEO to play Sandhurst.
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Braves build belief By JOEL PETERSON
THE Bendigo Braves women don’t lack for talent, but one of their star players believes there is another reason for their brilliant start to the season. The Braves thumped Sandringham last week to improve their record to 9-0 and set up a top-ofthe-table clash with Kilsyth on Saturday night. Kelly Wilson collected her second consecutive SEABL Player of the Week honour for her role in the win, while Nadeen Payne scored 28 points in another strong display. Star power is something the team has plenty of, but forward Payne this week said the group’s greatest strength may be most evident away from the court. It has even led to Payne conceding she has been somewhat surprised with just how well the team has played through nine matches. “I have been a little bit (surprised), yeah. Honestly it’s really rare to find a team where everyone gets along, everyone connects and just clicks,” she said.
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“This is one of the best groups I have been a part of where it has translated onto the court. I think that’s credit to our coaches, the players, all our staff, we’re just a really close team. “Our chemistry is really positive. I know that’s easy to say because we are 9-0 but through the whole preseason and everything it has stayed the same and we just believe in what we’re building.” Wilson and Payne have been clear on-court standouts, but one striking element of the team has been regular outbursts from bench players. Kara Tessari has started the season brilliantly, Maddie Wild has been a frontcourt force and on Friday night Bianca Dufelmeier stepped in and had her best game of the season with 18 points, including hitting four three-pointers. “It’s been great to see everyone come in and just believe in themselves and know that when we pass them the ball, we want them to shoot it and we trust them to make it,” Payne said.
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Thunder sky high DESPITE a mixed weekend, the Bendigo Thunder are still flying high. The Thunder seniors lost to Keilor but remain second on the Northern Football League table, while the team’s reserves defeated Strathfieldsaye and top the CVFLW ladder. Both sides will be in action on Sunday against Darebin and North Bendigo.
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