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Support for Dragons Abreast BARBARA Brindle, a breast cancer survivor of six years, has been a member of Dragons Abreast Bendigo for the past three years.

Along with breast cancer survivors and supporters she has found the experi-

ence of meeting weekly and training in their dragon boat on Lake Weeroona to be socially and emotionally uplifting.

At the moment Dragons Abreast Bendigo and Dragons Afloat Bendigo (a prostate cancer survivors and supporters

group) are looking for more participants.

Ms Brindle said the dragon boats were a great way of socialising, getting fit and at the same time supporting cancer survivors. Email: normbarb26@hotmail. com

CITY SHIFT Deputy PM pushes decentralisation

By SHARON KEMP

DEPUTY prime minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack was in Bendigo yesterday afternoon to spruik the coalition’s decentralisation election focus ahead of state and federal polls.

He is arguably the highest profile politician to visit Bendigo since his predecessor Barnaby Joyce in 2016.

Politicians will be forced to woo regional voters to sell policies aimed at fixing discontent in congested metropolitan seats inundat-

ed in recent decades with the majority of incoming migrants.

Both tiers of government, federal and Victorian, have recently pushed out decentralisation policies in the hope of moving residents out of Melbourne and Sydney.

The Coalition went as far this week as proposing to mandate the movement of migrants into regional areas by making new arrivals go to smaller states and regions

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for at least five years. In a speech focussing on congestion, federal minister for cities, urban infrastructure and population Alan Tudge said evidence suggested that after a few years in regional areas, many migrants would stay.

Victorian Liberals leader Matthew Guy this week added to the decentralisation focus by promising to review the state tax system in a bid to encourage more people to

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Taxes on property, land and business would be put under the microscope to see if the system can be changed to divert the state’s rapid population growth away from Melbourne.

Mr Guy also flagged moving V/Line’s headquarters from Docklands to Ballarat, and establish Bendigo as a financial services centre.

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It comes as the Liberals endorse a candidate for Bendigo West to run against Maree Edwards who enjoys a 12 per cent margin in the seat and should also benefit from preferences coming from experienced political campaigner Laurie Whelan running for the Greens.

Lawyer Kevin Finn was endorsed on Wednesday night by the Liberal party.

He said he commuted to Melbourne for work but has lived in Bendigo for the past 12 years.

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AUSTRALIA’S home building industry beat expectations in commencing construction of 228,480 homes in the 2017/18 financial year.

Housing Industry Association economist Diwa Hopkins said the results represented a 3.3 per cent increase on home starts in the previous financial year.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics this week released building activity data for the June quarter of 2018, rounding out the full financial year results.

“It turns out that quite a significant amount of homes commenced construction in the March quarter of this year – more than what the ABS had initially estimated, particularly in the east coast’s multi-unit segment of the market.

“The commencement of well over 200,000 homes in 2017/18 will support overall activity in the residential construction sector into 2019, as the building of these homes progresses through to completion.

“While we are expecting new home building conditions in 2019 to remain healthy, today’s figures also indicate that the home building cycle is cooling.”

Total housing starts in 2017/18 increased in Tasmania (29.4 per cent), South Australia

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(19.4 per cent), Victoria (18.9 per cent) and in the Australian Capital Territory (4.1 per cent).

Housing starts declined in the remaining states: Western Australia (-8.7 per cent), the Northern Territory (-8.6 per cent), Queensland (-6.3 per cent) and New South Wales (-4.3 per cent).

THE Real Estate Institute of Victoria is pleased to announce that the board has elected Robyn Waters as president for 2018-19: the third female REIV president since 1936.

A formidable force in the Victorian real estate industry, Ms Waters was the first Australian woman to be appointed world president of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) in May 2014.

She served on the REIV board as senior vice president in 2017-18, and director from 2001 to 2006 as well as being a ministerial appointment to the Estate Agents Council from 2015 to 2018.

Ms Waters is a licensed estate agent who operates as a sole trader providing real estate services to a select portfolio of clients. She is the Real Estate Institute of Australia’s Trustee to the International Ethical Standards Coalition and a fellow of the REIA and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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Ms Waters was born and raised in a real estate family in the northern suburbs of Melbourne and has witnessed the industry’s evolution since the early 1980s.

Ms Waters’ role with the FIABCI, an NGO member of the Economic and Social Committee of the United Nations, has taken her to 38 countries.

Some of the FIABCI’s current work is in the areas of protection of property rights, sustainability and affordability.

Through this work, Ms Waters has learned that the real estate industry is intrinsically linked to the livability and prosperity of our community which is particularly relevant in regional Victoria.

Prominent local real estate agent Noel Dyett has also been elected to the REIV board.

Mr Dyett has been actively involved in the real estate industry for more than three decades.

A licensed estate agent, certified practicing accountant and sworn valuer, during his career Noel has sold, leased and managed residential, commercial and industrial property.

He has a long history of involvement with the REIV, holding a number of senior Board positions including president and senior vice president, as well as Real Estate Institute of Australia president in 2008 and 2009.

Mr Dyett has also served on a number of Institute committees and is a Bendigo representative at Members’ Council.

Congratulations to Leah Calnan on her election as senior vice president and Adam Docking to vice president.

Richard Simpson, the 2017-18 REIV president helped navigate the REIV through the largest review of property legislation in the State’s history.

As the immediate past president, Mr Simpson will continue to make a valuable contribution to the REIV. Gil King, Chief Executive Officer, REIV

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Warning over fire threat

A HOT and dry lead in to summer has made parts of Victoria “as dry as a chip” and bush fire responders are gearing up for a long, hard season, according to the Country Fire Authority.

Forest Fire Management Victoria has had little time to conduct planned burns before total fire bans are enforced, which in central Victoria is likely to be at the end of October.

FFMV will start burning this week if weather permits, near Rushworth and Maryborough, and others are scheduled in the coming weeks near Inglewood, Heathcote and Bendigo.

But Loddon Mallee regional manager Allyson Lardner said forests were

already dry and seasonal conditions were lining up to be the worst on record.

“It is not number one, but it is well and truly up there in the top 10,” Ms Lardner said.

“We want people to be vigilant, we want people to be aware of their surroundings, what is going on, where they are going, and know the rules around things like campfires.”

Emergency personnel at a level three pre-season briefing this week were reminded that despite all the appearances, last summer was a busy time for responders.

There were a lot of fires but a smaller number of hectares lost, which means there was no big fire.

In what could be a harbinger of future challenges, a review of last season noted that operational peaks were leading into and coming out of fire danger period.

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than we would ordinarily see but the number of unattended campfires was significantly higher which was quite concerning for us,” she said.

FFMV has added another five project firefighters to its seasonal

It is not number one, but it is well and truly up there in the top 10

fire safety messages, responders were told.

Ms Lardner said the number of call outs to campfires was “one of our biggest issues last year”.

“We had a significant number of fire last year, the impact area was less

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workforce this season, “and that is in response to the significant conditions we are facing over the next few months.”

CFA operations manager Bill Johnstone said there was also the danger visitors who might not be fa-

miliar with bushfire danger warnings, could misread the urgency of messages, or not know where to go in a bushfire.

“Probably the big risk is people who travel through our part of the world, not realising where they are when the message is issued for them and not believing it is applicable to them,” Mr Johnstone said.

“It is about knowing where you are.

“People drive up and down our highways all the time and they see signs that they are entering one total fire ban district or another.

“Be aware, be engaged, talk to the locals and be aware of your surroundings.”

Waste costs prompt call

ANIMAL LOOKOUT: Hetty Waters is all set for the nature club. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Nature club all set for a night out KIDS and their adults are invited to a Night Out In The Bendigo Bush with the Bendigo Family Nature Club on Saturday.

Experts in the nocturnal life of Bendigo’s bush will show children how to safely use spotlights to meet our native local creatures of the night.

“Ten months of the year we organise

free and fun experiences for families in the Bendigo Bush,” the club’s Brenton Rittbergersaid.

“This month we have special guests who are sharing their expertise about our local mammals’ life in the bush at night time.”

Using torches, visitors will be guided

by Bendigo TAFE students on how to safely

spot creatures at night.

The students are studying Certificate IV in conservation land management.

The event is taking place on Saturday, October 13 at 6.30pm. Attendees are provided with the event’s location after registration online at www.a-night-out-in-the-bendigo-bush.eventbrite.com.au

CITY of Greater Bendigo councillor Andrea Metcalf has proposed a notice of motion that would for the first time create a lobbying group representing all Victorian local councils on the issue of waste and the spiralling costs of recovery.

“All regional groups are facing significant challenges in waste management and they share the same problems and difficulties requiring a coordinated statewide response,” writes Cr Metcalf in the motion.

She also notes that rate capping had imposed restrictions on council spending but that investment was required to realise projects in regional waste management plans.

Bendigo sits within the Loddon Mallee Waste and Recovery Group.

Also in the council’s agenda for next Wednesday’s meeting, Bendigo Volunteer Resource Centre is in line to have its funding application approved, taking some of the pressure off finances to pay for infrastructure costs.

The council confirmed the not-for-profit centre will get the maximum annual $25,000 in funding each year for two years.

Marong Neighbourhood House will also receive maximum allocated funding.

It was also the recipient this week of recurrent income from the state government.

Neighbourhood houses at Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat, as well as Long Gully Community Centre, Golden City Support Services and Karen Culture and Social Support will also be beneficiaries if Greater Bendigo councillors approve recommendations.

The agenda also includes a draft review of its Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme which it has judged “fundamentally sound” but needs to implement recently adopted strategic work as well as commission strategic work to cover gaps that have become apparent since the last review.

The outdated study has characterised neighbourhoods and residential areas which council officers describe as overprescriptive, leading to tensions managing infill development in the city.

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Stretch on kinder spots

By SHARON KEMP

BENDIGO has enough kinder places to give all three year olds at least five hours of tuition a week within three years, but double the number of places will have to be created in the next decade.

Enrolments have fallen because unsubsidised three year old programs are becoming more expensive, according to the central enrolment agency Shine Bright Early Years Management.

Chief executive Suzi Sordan said 419 three year olds were enrolled in September, but that number also included early learning centres in the Swan Hill and Campaspe shires.

Another 111 children were enrolled in centres outside of the

Shine Bright’s management in Bendigo.

The Victorian government is predicting it will have to create 800 new places by 2029 in order to fit all children into three year old places, an election promise it made last week.

Labor has promised to subsidise a 15 hour a week program for three year olds and this week Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards announced $1.6 million in funding for a kindergarten, day care and community centre in Westbury Estate, Maiden Gully.

“There will be a lot more kinder construction activity to come under a re-elected Andrews Labor government as we implement our revoluntionary plan to provide three year old kinder to

all Victorian children,” Ms Edwards said.

The goal is to get children better prepared for school, socialised as well as started on literacy and numeracy skills.

But Liberals Bendigo East candidate Ian Ellis said the success of announcements relied on local government as overseers of the provision of early learning, being able to meet the commitment required of them.

“There are some councils around the state struggling to provide services now without further requirements on their limited budgets,” Mr Ellis said.

“And given the announcement is a 10 year plan, have the numbers been properly assessed?” he asked, adding that

population increases were currently exceeding estimates.

Mr Ellis said Labor was tying three year old kinder election promises with the Maiden Gully centre, which had been in the planning stages for years.

Universal four year old access to 15 hours a week of preschool was financed in Australia from 2013, leading up to which councils and state governments spend money building new centres.

Local and state governments asked child care centres to hire kindergarten teachers and deliver in house programs to create more places.

Child care centres will be encouraged to create places for three year olds this time around.

This time around, the Victo-

rian government will fund centres to employ teachers in their three year old rooms.

Centres that make cost savings due to the state investment will be required to pass any savings on to families.

In this week’s election promise, the state government is promising to create 800 more places in Bendigo, but not necessarily by building new centres.

Victoria-wide, the Labor government is promising to build 785 new kinders and expand 170 others.

Ms Sardon said a new centre in Strathfieldsaye and plans to expand the Huntly centre meant many of the residential growth hubs around Bendigo were covered.

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HANDS ON: Council CEO Craig Niemann and mayor Margaret O’Rourke. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Pool gearing up for a grand opening THE Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre is over time and over budget, but it will make a splash when it is opened in two week’s time.

For the coming week or so, the final clean up of the centre and the instalment of the last delivered gym equipment will be complete in time for the centre to open doors to the public on Saturday, October 27.

The day before, a grand opening of Gurri Wanyarra will include a visit by Olympian

Brooke Hanson. The facility is destined to be an important centre for health treatment.

All pool areas are accessible for people in wheelchairs or with mobility challenges.

Council’s Lincoln Fitzgerald said Gurri Wanyarra contained Bendigo’s first fully disability-assisted changeroom.

But construction challenges including disruptive weather, have delayed the completion of the centre which was initially pro-

jected to open in early 2018.

The council has put the total cost of the centre at $32.4 million which is almost $1m over budget.

“The project encountered a number of problems early on in the building process, particularly in overcoming groundwater issues,” Mr Fitzgerald said.

“The project is within five per cent of budget, which is not uncommon.”

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V/LINE says trains on the Bendigo line are running closer to their expected timetable than at any other stage in the past 11 months.

Performance data released this week shows almost 90 per cent of services arrived on time in September, making it the best performing month since October 2017.

Public Transport Victoria published performance results for September 2018 for all service operators, showing that Metro delivered 92.4 per cent of services on-time, Yarra Trams delivered 86.3 per cent of its services on-time and V/Line delivered 88.2 per cent of overall services on-time.

PTV chief executive officer Jeroen Weimar said September saw performance improvements across the network, whilst also delivering almost 2000 additional services to get hundreds of thousands of fans to a month of AFL and NRL finals, and thousands more visitors to the Royal Melbourne Show.

“September was a busy month for public transport as we put on hundreds of extra train and tram services, transporting almost half a million passengers from across metropolitan and regional Victoria, to the footy finals and the Royal Melbourne Show,” Mr Weimar said.

Performance in September showed improvements across the train and tram network, with regional train services delivering their highest on-time performance result in almost two years.

V/Line continued its upward trend which has seen punctuality improve almost nine per cent since May to 88.2 per cent, with the regional operator delivering 97.5 per cent reliability.

The Geelong (91.5 per cent) and Ballarat (89.6 per cent) lines were among the strongest performers, with Ballarat recording it highest punctuality result since December 2016. Ten of the 11 regional lines returned reliability results higher than, or equal to, the 12-month average.

“We’ve been putting a lot of work into improving regional services for our passengers, and that effort is starting to pay off,” said Mr Weimar.

Patronage on Victoria’s public transport network increased by 8.4 million in 2017-18.

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Greens in bid to ban state pokies THE Greens want to give councils the power to get rid of the pokies altogether in their local government area under a proposal to phase out every machine within the next decade.

As part of an election promise, the party is planning to offer incentives to venues who voluntarily cancel licences before 2028 and compensate others.

But it wants to repeal the new 20-year licensing deal legislated by the state government last year, slated to come into effect in 2022, and replace it with a final six-year licence.

City of Greater Bendigo has taken an anti-gambling stance in the past two years to all associated proposals, including submitted opposition to Bendigo Stadium’s plan to put pokies into a White Hills pub it was leasing at the time.

That application was eventually rejected by the Victorian Commission of Gambling and Liquor Regulation, and Bendi-

go Stadium gave up the lease.

The council has also spoken out against The Bendigo Club’s bid to increase machines which was successful, and the All Seasons’ application to increase its operat-

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Greater Bendigo residents can now dispose of their green waste for free all year round at the City of Greater Bendigo’s Eaglehawk Eco Centre/landfill and the Heathcote Transfer Station.

Council’s Debbie Wood said with residents now able to dispose of their excess domestic green waste all year round for free, there really is no excuse not to be prepared for summer.

The Eaglehawk Eco Centre and Landfill is open daily from 8am until 4.30pm and the Heathcote Transfer Station is open from 8am to 5pm every Saturday and Sunday.

THE Marong Neighbourhood House was doing well without recurrent funding, but now a state government contributionrant will enable the venue to boost its community offerings.

Marong will receive funding through the Neighbourhood Houses Coordination Program to continue offering programs that bring the community together.

Neighbourhood houses also provide access for locals to employment, training and volunteering resources and opportunities.

In the case of Marong, that includes access to a library, printing, laminating and wifi.

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We know there is a large problem with mental health ing hours. Councillors voted against the extension.

The Greens claim machines in Bendigo have cost players $173 million since 2014.

The party wants to introduce measures that limit amounts spent on gambling before it can phase out machines.

It plans to put in place $1

bet limits, $20 load limits and $200 cash out limits at venues.

Yesterday, the Greens promised it would boost funding by $200m over four years to community mental health services to cover people who were not eligible under the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and more than $70m more for specific services including sexual safety, youth recovery care and youth clinicial services.

Bendigo East candidate Nakita Thomson said there were clinical graduates who would work in regional areas in the mental health sector.

“We know there is a large problem with mental health in Victoria yet we have little services,” she said.

Ms Thomson is a graduate in psychology.

“Bendigo is uniquely positioned to be hub for rural mental health services so that people don’t have to travel all the way to Melbourne,” she said.

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PLAYWRIGHTS’ CALL OUT CALLING all playwrights, Bendigo Theatre Company is seeking submissions of original 10-minute Plays to be considered for their 2019 Season.

This addition to BTC’s annual theatrical offerings encourages novice writers, directors, actors and backstage crew to have a go and get involved with local community theatre.

Aspiring playwrights can submit by email one or more original and unpublished play/s with a running time of 10 minutes to – bendigotheatrecompany@gmail.com – to be received no later than December 31.

MATT FINISH: Felicity with the substitute. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Mystery of missing mat LOCAL resident Felicity has a special sentiment for the door mat that has welcomed for almost 100 years visitors at her heritage home in Bendigo, so much so that she wants it back after it was stolen.

Just like the mat, she is convinced it was no ordinary theft.

The thief left a rubber substitute in its place.

She explained the original was made of coir and had the name of the house, the Knoll, written in black coir woven into it.

Such was the traffic, and the di-

rection people entered and left the house, that two diagonal corners of the mat were worn.

Regardless, Felicity believes it belongs to the house and could tell stories about the people who wiped their feet on it.

The house has been home to Bendigo mayors, businesspeople and has even served as a place of worship.

“If that doormat could talk, it could tell some interesting stories,” she said.

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NATIONAL VIEW: State candidate for Bendigo East Gaelle Broad with deputy prime minister Michael McCormack in Bendigo yesterday.

Shift from city 3From Page 1 Rail would be a strong focus of his campaign, Mr Finn said yesterday, adding that the existing system was plagued by cancellations.

He has just over a month to convince voters before the November 24 poll.

Labor has sought to convince Melbourne voters that more public transport, including an airport rail connection and suburban rail link, will ease congestion.

Its decentralisation policies have included promises to upgrade the Bendigo to Kyneton track to increase the frequency of commuter

trains, and moving state government departments to regional cities, such as VicRoads to Ballarat.

The federal coalition appears to take the decentralisation focus another step with its migration proposal.

“Decentralisation is of critical importance, not just for the people who live in congested Melbourne or congested Sydney or Brisbane, but also for people in regional Australia to know that any migration program, any plans for the future, take on board migrants but in a strategic, targeted and placed way,” Mr McCormack said in Bendigo.

“There is no point putting

people into areas where are no jobs, no point putting migrants into places in regional Australia where there is no hope, there is not communities there that want to help them.

“When you have strong border security policies, you are able to open your arms to those people who are in a refugee crisis situation.

“We allocated $1 billion in the May federal budget to ease congestion but part of the population strategy is making sure we have a targeted, and placed strategy (to placing) migrants in regional areas.”

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Day of Fun Loong

IT’S almost time for the 2018 FunLoong Fun Day which takes place next Saturday.

City of Greater Bendigo council’s Vicky Mason said Funloong Day is a not to be missed free event for families at Hargreaves Mall and Williamson Street “It’s a highlight of the council’s children’s events calendar and we expect to see a great turnout again this year,” Ms Mason said.

“We are committed to providing a range of free, family friendly events throughout the year, and FunLoong Fun Day is a great example of this.”

The FunLoong Day 2018 program features a range of entertainment and activities.

Activities in the Hargreaves Mall include on stage entertainment by Indigenous hip hop group Junk Storm, CV Lion Dancers and BSE Academy of Creative Arts flash mob.

There will also be animal displays, jumping castle, face-painting, colouring, painting, balloon twisting, a photo booth, science with Discovery, a mobile play zone, story time and much more.

As part of the day’s activities Williamson Street will close to traffic between Hargreaves Street and Lyttleton Terrace to become The Zone Open Streets so families can walk, ride, scoot and play in safety.

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AN organic pome and stone fruit orchard in Harcourt has opened sales for its Community Supported Agriculture program.

Commonly referred to as CSA, the emerging model of sales and distribution is indicative of a movement of consumers who want to be more connected with the source of their food.

Tellurian Fruit Gardens is an established orchard that’s been rebranded and given a fresh look under new owner Ant Wilson, as part of an exciting organic farming co-op in Harcourt.

“What’s not changing is our priority to provide a really wide range of delicious and nutritious organic fruit

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“But I’m excited to be introducing a new way for people to connect directly with the farm and get great value at the same time.”

CSA customers sign up for a share before the start of the growing season, essentially sponsoring, which gives their local farmer the security of some pre-sales to produce their food.

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Fined for wood theft

A MAN has been convicted in the Bendigo Magistrates Court after Parks Victoria caught him felling and removing trees and illegally destroying habitat in the Shelbourne Nature Conservation Reserve near Bendigo in 2016.

The Lockwood man destroyed at least 20 cubic metres of unique wildlife habitat and created vehicle tracks to access the wood, further damaging the environment.

In an attempt to avoid detection, the man cut the trees at night, removed the number plates from his 4WD, and also used a quiet electric chainsaw to cut

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the wood. He had surveyed the area in daylight and nailed reflectors taken from road signs to trees, so they could be easily found at night.

Parks Victoria authorised officers and Victoria Police detected the man during a compliance campaign. surveillance Hidden cameras photographed the man’s vehicle exiting the reserve with the wood.

Joint patrols caught the man in the act of cutting wood.

The Magistrate found the man guilty and he was ordered to forfeit the chainsaws and generator used to

cut the wood to the Crown.

He was also ordered to pay $2000 to the Mid Loddon Conservation Management Network.

Parks Victoria seized the wood illegally cut from the reserve.

Parks Victoria and the Mid Loddon Landcare Conservation Management Network volunteer group manage the Shelbourne Nature Conservation Reserve which is a significant wildlife habitat protection area.

The reserve is crucial for the ongoing survival of the threatened Bush Stone Curlew and other species such as the Swift Parrot.

Parks Victoria Ranger team leader Bendigo Matt Sobey said they hope this court case sends a clear message to other offenders who may think it’s easy to illegally harvest wood and damage habitat.

“Parks Victoria takes the destruction of habitat seriously and will investigate and prosecute offenders,” he said.

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Combining traditional and contemporary, song and humorous spoken word, Chris John and his ‘mates’ provide an irreverent energy and down-to-earth humour for all to enjoy.

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Hats on for a tea party

AS part of Seniors Week Uniting Age Well ran a celebration of ageing well.

The group held events across all of their Victorian residences, and Strath-Haven Community in Condon Street hosted a Mad Hatters Tea Party.

Residents and staff have been working hard over the past week to create some spectacular decorations and they wore wacky hats for the event.

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Art from the Aussie kitchen THE Australian Kitchen is the latest exhibition on show at the Arnold Street Gallery.

Country Victorian artist Merrian Dennis’ thoughtful and delicate artworks reflect the thoughts, ideas and conversations most often held around the humble kitchen table.

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Open your eyes to art

ARTISANS open their doors this weekend to explore, meet and enjoy.

Spring Gully and Mandurang Valley artisans will be welcoming the public into their studios and workplaces for the inaugural Mandurang Valley Artisan’s Trail event.

There will be six locations to visit, all with something unique to offer.

As well as a chance to meet and talk to the artisans in their place of work, the event offers visitors the opportunity to view demonstrations and buy artwork and local produce.

Saturday, October 13 will see doors open at 10am, and visitors are encouraged to take a look at what’s on offer, all within a 15-minute journey from the Bendigo CBD and within minutes’ drive of each other.

Sculptor Andre Sardone will showcase some of his latest works in steel and visitors are invited to observe and engage directly with his process.

Bespoke furniture maker and timber sculptor Linton Torr will offer visitors a chance to go behind the scenes and view some of his unique timber work.

Also on show in Mr Torr’s Chook Shed Gallery will be a range of paintings by local artists.

Marilyn Sprague, wildflower grower, will delight visitors with her extensive knowledge as she takes tours of her well-established native garden in the heart of the Mandurang Valley.

She will also have a range of flowers and plants for sale.

Wes and Pamela Vine from Mandurang Valley Wines will also open their doors to share their locally made boutique wines, along with fine food, coffee and local art, including paintings by Pamela.

Other activities include a stop at the fully licensed Spring Gully General Store for a take away coffee, a sit down lunch or perhaps some afternoon tea and some refreshments.

If the weather is fine, a table in the spacious courtyard overlooking the sustainable kitchen gardens makes a great choice.

Also, pop into Truscott Art and Framing, run by local artist Nick Truscott, picture framer and watercolour artist.

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ARTFUL: Andre Sardone with a gate pod. and fellow local artist Sally Poltrock have on display.

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artsnews THE next major exhibition to be held at Retrace aRTSPACE at All Saints Church in McKenzie Street is Centred, a ceramic show featuring the work of the former students of the Bendigo School of Mines in the 60s, and early 70s when Bendigo called itself The Pottery Centre of Victoria.

The exhibiting artists include Ray Pearce, David Stuchbery, Charlie Timma, Garry Bish, Graham Masters, Tom Metcalf, Dave Edwards and a retrospective of the works of the late Neville Wilson.

All of these potters were early students of Dennis O’Hoy. “There was a time for a while when pottery seemed to go out off favour,” curator Deidrie Outhred commented. “But I think there has recently been a resurgence in its popularity.

“What is remarkable is that the artists in this exhibition have persisted with their love and passion of pottery.”

The other striking aspect to the exhibition is the quality and beauty of the works, an obvious result of that rare thing in these times – a tradition that is not only cultivated but imbued with innovation.

Centred will be opened on Friday, October 12 by Dennis O’Hoy and coincides with Artlands Victoria, which is currently delivering an integrated conference and cultural program. Exhibition open October 10 to 14, then October 19 to 23 from 10am to 6pm.

THERE’S currently a plum pudding of an exhibition at La Trobe Art Institute, View Street, including the Emerging Curators Program.

The inaugural participant is recent RMIT graduate Brigid Hansen, who has in turn gathered LGBTQI artists Caroline Garcia, Parallel Park, Pierra Van Sparkes and Xanthe Dobbie. The result is a room of pink hues, flags, video, dots and transgressive sexuality.

Another exhibition, Chart Form, celebrates the work of four artists whose work uses flow charts and maps. Also included is the work of Dylan Martorell, who in performance relates ink drawings to sound.

Finally the busy program represents Damon Moon’s, Subject/Object which brings together his wide experience of the ceramic collections, history and physical environments of three institutions: Shepparton Art Museum, Bendigo Art Gallery and the La Trobe Art Institute.

Moon sees his work reflecting diverse aspects of Australian ceramics and how it is continuing to gain a profile within the wider community. Should be an interesting one to compare with the All Saints Exhibition, “Centred”.

EXPRESS Media, a national youth arts organisation is working with the Regional Centre for Culture.

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Gearing up for a classic THE Bendigo Cycling Classic is just two weeks away, and organisers hope to promote greater safety and awareness among road users as part of this year’s event.

All entrants in the inaugural View Street Challenge on Saturday, October 27, and in the following day’s Bendigo Cycling Classic, will receive a complimentary rear tail light as part of the campaign.

The Lights for Lowndesy campaign was officially launched last week, with a large group of cyclists in attendance to hear Graeme Lowndes implore motorists to exercise more patience and care when sharing the roads with cyclists. Mr Lowndes’ son Jason died in December 2017, after he was involved in a collision with a car, while training on his bike at Mandurang.

His father told the assembled riders it was important all road users learned to get along better, and that he had noticed how coffee shop conversations after many rides were dominated by cyclists detailing the near misses that seemingly a daily occurrence on our roads.

“It’s a helluva lot better to be one minute late for work than for a family to have to go through what we’ve had to go through.”

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Take a ride to work SIX months ago, Amanda Turnbull had only ever ridden to work once or twice and not really enjoyed the experience.

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“It just feels a lot easier,” she said.

“It makes riding enjoyable, rather than an effort.”

Even so, it took a bit of thinking that she could ride to work.

“I wasn’t confident riding on the road, so I went riding with my husband and friends who were more experienced. Then I started by taking quieter roads so I wouldn’t have to worry about traffic,” she said.

“After three months, I’m getting fitter. It takes me 15 to 20 minutes to ride the five kilometre to work. The last part is uphill, so that was hard initially, but I committed to doing it most days, and it’s getting easier.

“It feels so good having some exercise and coming into work feeling warm and alert. I really

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ON THE ROAD: Amanda Turnbull. enjoy that time on the bike, being connected to what’s around me. I love having the space to think between work and home before starting the evening routine. Now I miss it if I don’t ride to work.”

Ride to work day is on Wednesday, October 17. The event is part of Bike Palooza Bendigo, a month-long festival celebrating everyday cycling. www.bikepalooza.com – Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells

Meet your local Councillors

Eppalock Ward Sunday October 21, 10am – 12noon Strathfieldsaye Shopping Hub (Strathfieldsaye Community Carnival) 933-941 Wellington Street, Strathfieldsaye

Huntly Roundtable Come and share information about local organisations, current activities, events and opportunities within Huntly and surrounds.

City of Greater Bendigo Whipstick Ward Councillors James Williams and Andrea Metcalf invite residents to participate in a Huntly Roundtable to explore what’s great about their local community.

For registration and catering purposes, please RSVP by Friday October 19. Phone 5434 6000 or go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/HuntlyRoundtable

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Discuss the important issues in your ward.

When: Wednesday October 24

Mayor Cr Margaret O’Rourke M: 0429 061 096 E: m.orourke@bendigo.vic.gov.au

Time: 4pm to 6.30pm

Cr George Flack

Where: Strauch Reserve Pavilion, 14 Gungurru Road, Huntly

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Walling the Bendigo creek

By JAMES LERK

A ONCE meandering intermittent stream has altered beyond recognition since the time the gold rush to Bendigo began in late 1851.

Robert Ross Haverfield who was in the Bendigo valley before the rush, remembered what its appearance was then.

The flats, carpeted with green grass, were dotted here and there with comely and shady gum trees, while the creek banks, shaded with wattle, sloped down to a chain of water holes which in the spring and winter seasons… contained a good supply of sweet clear water… the valley wore a really picturesque appearance.

Alteration to the creek was tremendous, in particular parts of its course, the valley through which it ran was still a large drain for the surrounding hills when it rained.

The rain water and sludge had to be carried away downstream so that the centre of Bendigo did not become regularly inundated.

Initially the course of the creek was straightened and deepened to form a storm channel, in which an invert was cut to force small volumes of water to run away at a faster rate so carrying any sludge and sand away from the township.

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FEMINIST champion?

Polarising?

Man-hater?

There’s little fencesitting when it comes to Clementine Ford who has just released her new book, Boys Will Be Boys.

Ford, a regular contributor to The Age, is an outspoken contributor to public debate on feminism and gender issues.

She worries about how her two-year-old son will grow up, avoiding the trappings of toxic masculinity.

“How do I raise my son to respect women… How do I make sure he’s a supporter and not a perpetrator?”

The lack of proper embankments for the creek channel became a civic sore point, however to wall the creek would require a very large amount of capital.

To address the unsightly nature of the creek, the city council during 1883 with the assistance and support of three parliamentary representatives sought an additional government grant to undertake the proposed works that were planned and costed and as estimated by the city surveyor George W Knight.

Walling the creek had been proceeding during 1883 absorbing more than £3000.

A sum had been placed on the estimates by the government and in July of 1884 it was announced that on a £ for £ basis £750 had been granted to the council to continue the creek walling work.

All the activities surrounding the creek walling were extremely labour intensive and local unemployed men were hoping to find work.

The granite coping stones came from the Mount Alexander quarries.

A significant number of carters were engaged to bring backfill that was placed behind the newly constructed walling. Frequently the fill had a lot of mullock from the local mines thrown in among it.

There is little ambiguity in Ford’s writing; her heart and thoughts worn very openly on her sleeve.

Her writing style suits the social media milieu – direct, passionate and often angry.

She has clearly struck a chord with women from varying backgrounds and has also received some savage online abuse from men.

Boys Will Be Boys raises interesting questions. How do males go from being innocent, affectionate preschoolers to so easily fitting what is expected of being a boy and man? Why do so many men suppress their emotions?

The book hints at being

Some areas along Bendigo Flat for instance required an immense amount of fill such as that from Thistle to Short streets.

Once back filled to the level of the coping stones or the top of the wall, then a new road was constructed on either embankment. These were called Clark Street North (Creek Street North) and Clark Street South (now Creek Street South).

The mullock heaps from Horwood’s and the Londonderry mines beside Myrtle Street provided large volumes of fill for the low lying areas which were to be developed into building allotments.

On either Creek streets North and South, not a building is to be found that was constructed before the 1890s.

There were several allotments given over to mining such as the Londonderry mentioned above and the Red White and Blue United which is in the yard of the new police station near Thistle Street.

Some major drains were constructed, one from New Chum it came into the creek at Honeysuckle, another at Violet Street, provision was also made for the Cornish pump that drained the Garden Gully Reef at the Londonderry Mine, finally Paddy’s Gully at Vine Street.

a manifesto for men’s change but quickly moves into similar territory to Fight Like A Girl, Ford’s previous book.

She cites heavily from overseas. The ‘Incel’ movement (involuntary celibacy) in north America is given more space than any book warrants, and a rape case in Northern Ireland is dissected in detail.

Has Ford used so much non-Australian detail because she has an eye on a wider market?

Or because there is less access to local data and reports, or because these examples better suit her argument? What becomes apparent is that “accused” and “alleged” is as good as

“guilty” to the author.

Clementine Ford is an important Australian commentator on gender issues.

She delivers her views in an easy-to-read, digestible style but Boys Will Be Boys seems to ask more questions than it offers answers.

– Simon Wooldridge

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A friend and mentor THERE are few people you meet in your lifetime who make such a positive impact on you, that you would drop everything to prioritise helping them out if they ever needed it.

I graduated from Flora Hill Secondary School in 2002. I moved to Canada in 2008, and have lived here since.

I haven’t spoken to Ernie Fleming since I left, but his impression on me was such that I feel compelled to publicly state my support of him from the other side of the world all these years later.

Ernie Fleming almost singlehandedly created the incredible culture that existed during my time at that school, and undoubtedly carried on after I left.

It was not like my relationship with him was unique. He made all of us feel important. Valued. Capable.

Although he must have had an enormous amount of work on his plate, he wasn’t distracted or rushed when you spoke to him; he always had time for the students.

He listened to us, challenged us and elevated us as individuals. If the person in the highest position sets that as an example, there is a trickle down effect to everyone below which goes on to create a healthy, nurturing culture.

My best friend and her family came to Bendigo as refugees after fleeing the Bosnian war.

Ernie Fleming recognised her remarkable story and the learning opportunity it would be for all of us, and went out of his way to encourage her to share her story with the entire school assembly.

This is one small example of his nature. He championed kids being outside, playing sports and being active.

On any given lunch break you could find him playing cricket or football on the school oval with us.

He didn’t buy into what were considered “girl sports” or “boy sports”, but had an all-inclusive approach and wouldn’t stand for anything else.

He walked around that school with boundless enthusiasm and positive energy, and whatever hardships he faced, he left them behind when he came to work each day.

As a kid you don’t care how the school runs as a business, but you do care how the principal and your teachers make you feel.

I can’t attest to the job Ernie did as a businessman, but I can attest to his character being that of the highest integrity.

He didn’t look for recognition,

he just did what was moral and right. I can say with confidence that if all kids had access to a role model like Ernie Fleming, the world would have a lot more conscientious, compassionate, and thoughtful adults.

It would be to the detriment of the community and a profound injustice to allow his reputation to be tarnished after an entire career of service.

Maybe it’s time we rally around the man who has been a friend and mentor to generations of Bendigo youth.

Sian Davies, Canada

Museum a necessity BACK in the late 1950s there was a call for a museum in Bendigo.

The school of mines had a beautiful display of minerals plus many aboriginal artefacts, I do not know where the minerals went to but I know the aboriginal artefacts were dumped in the laneway and the public gradually took them away.

Then in 1970 when they were going to pull down the beautiful historic ANA building in View Street, the public recommended a museum, but in the wisdom of the then council, the ANA hall was pulled down to build a motel.

It is said we have the Chinese museum, the tram museum, the mine museum, but there are many articles that are being stored that do not come under any of these categories and these need a home to be displayed Here we are in 2018 still without a general museum to put all of the saved pieces held by many historical societies and the general public, which eventually will end up in landfill, if council once again do not do anything about it.

At least four or five studies have been done costing over $30,000 each time, that money could have been used towards buying a building or some of the land required.

Ann Peters, Secretary, Huntly and Districts Historical Society Inc.

Theatre understaffed I NOTICE that out of the 170 new positions announced by Bendigo Health, none were for the operating theatre.

For years before the new hospital was conceived, this area was grossly understaffed and the situation prevails.

Workloads are still higher than ever with even more operations now being performed.

PICK OF THE WEEK: Lane action Bendigo. Photo: BRENDAN McCARTHY For more photos go to www.newbendigophotos.com These inadequate staffing levels mean staff are missing out on proper breaks and often going home totally exhausted.

Without this situation being properly addressed, things can only get worse for patients and staff at Bendigo Health.

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More details please THE recent liberal coalition plan and proposal to spend some $19 billion on providing “high speed European“ trains for regional Victoria needs some clarification and details.

Is this just another thought-bubble from a desperate opposition to use the public transport as an election issue?

There are no costings, nor any indication who and where these new 30,000 employees are to be situated.

Whether these high speed trains will have their own designated lines away from suburban traffic.

This information is vital to commuters and voters in regional Victoria.

It is an interesting figure that 30,000 jobs quoted in the media. At the height of the rail system in Victoria with all its associated branches and staff in 1960 the employees numbered 30,000. Before the razorgang got stuck in.

What gets me with politicians concerning the railway industry is

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that there is no record of the names and numbers of employees killed in the performance of their duty to the public of Victoria.

There is no doubt that times of 70 minutes from Bendigo to Melbourne is achievable with a fasttrain network.

But a lot of work will have to be done to improve the situation of safety and security of the line.

We cannot run trains now due to hot weather and vandals.

But I look forward to seeing more detail and vital information from those who have raised this proposal.

Bill Collier Golden Square

Sacrifice remembered SEVENTY-five years ago, the Thai– Burma railway was completed on October 16, 1943, costing the lives of more than 2800 Australian Prisoners of War (POWs), including some 700 at Hellfire Pass.

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and American troops had worked on its construction.

The most notorious site along the railway is Hellfire Pass, where prisoners were required to drill, blast and dig their way through solid limestone and quartz rock.

Shifts lasted up to 18 hours a day during the most intense period, a regimen that continued for some six weeks.

The Pass was named both for the brutal working conditions and the eerie light thrown by bamboo fires as skeletal figures laboured by night, reminiscent to some of Dante’s Inferno.

Private James “Snow” Peat found strength in these difficult conditions by thinking of home, and those waiting for him,”I had a wife and little girl. And the will to live. I said ‘I’m not dying in this bloody place, and that’s all there is to it.’”

This attitude, and the resilience and determination shown by Australian POWs during World War II epitomises the Anzac spirit forged more than two decades earlier during the First World War. On Tuesday, we remember the some 75,000 Asian labourers who died alongside the Allied prisoners while working on the railway and we honour the service and sacrifice of the some 12,500 Allied POWs who died, including more than 2800 Australians.

Lest we forget.

Darren Chester MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

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Migrant plan hopes THE suggestion that some migrants could be sent to regional locations rather than the over-crowded and under pressure major cities makes sense and is worth exploring.

Any such program requires the cooperation, commitment and support of all three levels of government.

Each would have an exposure to the policy from either a legislative or service delivery perspective.

There’s no point directing anyone away from the metropolitan areas and into regional and rural communities if there’s not the necessary support mechanisms in place.

To do so would simply shift the geographical focus of a major pressure point and introduce another raft of challenges for the rest of us.

Looking back, Greater Bendigo operated a very successful skilled migration a decade or so ago, delivered with support and funding from the state government.

Victoria’s share of the then national skilled migrant intake rose from about 18 per cent in 1999 to more than 27 per cent in 2009, as workers from overseas, and their

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Closing date: 5pm October 15th, 2018 For more information, including a detailed position description visit www.whlm.org.au Women’s Health Loddon Mallee is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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MEDICAL RECEPTION COURSE 4 day intensive course 15th - 18th October, 2018

Grocery distribution: Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Tues ht for thoug 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, Tues 1pm–3pm. Gold coin donation. Ph 0403 698 715.

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

Ph: 5444 2882.

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

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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.

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

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

5441 4747. Tues 7.45am.

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

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

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

Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church: Cnr Church and Camp sts, Kangaroo Flat. Ph: 5447 9998. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 12pm.

Not Just Soup - Soup Kitchen: A Reasonable Christianity Church, 237 High Street, Golden Square - back room (opposite Woolworths). Ph: 0404 559 769. Sun, 3.30pm-4.40pm, Thurs, 5pm-6pm.

FOODCARE3556: Eaglehawk Uniting Church, Peg Leg Rd Eaglehawk. Tues 1pm–3pm. Gold coin donation.Ph 0403 698 715.

Saltworks Community Meal: Eaglehawk Anglican Church, 63 High St, Eaglehawk. Ph: 5446 8251. Fri 5.45pm (except Jan or public holidays).

St Liborius Parish Centre: 50 Panton St, Eaglehawk.

5446 8235. Tues 11.30am (school terms).

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SPA bath 1.5 x 1.5 indoor or outdoor with pump. $300 Ph 0408 367 258

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SUPERMARIO Galaxy & Supermario Galaxy 2, as new $60 0419 254 980

TABLE Tennis Table, as new, Donic Powerstar V2 /0, retractable net, bats & balls $390 Ph 0413 885 996 TABLE, round + 4 chairs, good cond. $50 Ph 5444 3446 or 0429 180 650 TABLE lamp, Black & silver, 46cm tall, $25 Phone 5425 3194

WATER TANKS AND DRUMS

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

Drums 200lt $25.

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THE Iris Place Open Day from October 19th to November 9th 155 Booth Road Woodvale Ph 5446 7060

TOMATO SEEDLINGS

Available now. Pots $2ea & Punnets $3 ea 76 Gill Ave Eaglehawk.

Ph 0427 023 112

TOP SOIL

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

Garden rocks also avail.

Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770

SET Caravan Stabilizer Bars $40 Ph 5446 3982

TOY story glasses, total of 6 $10 Ph 0437 567 073

SIEVED TOP SOIL

VICTA lawn mower, w/ catcher $90 Ph 5446 8690 or 0409 202 233

from $35 per/m plus delivery 3m, 6m & 10m Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846

FOR SALE

STEELCRAFT pram & high chair $30 the lot Phone 0439 116 585

LOUNGE Suite, muti color, pastel, GC $500ono Ph 0423 345 424

GLASS sliding door, 1.17mx2m, sec door & runners $80 5446 3982

HAY & STRAW

STEAM mop Kenwood 2000 $15 Ph 0409 175 052

SINGER stylist 834 sewing machine $40 Ph 0409 175 052

XBOX 360, 2x steering wheels, 3 & 4 Forza, EC $99 0419 254 980 XU1 circular saw, $40 Phone 5425 3194

WANTED TO BUY

Bendigo Coin Shop Wanted to buy: Coins, Banknotes, Tokens Large or small collections GUARANTEED BEST PRICES

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*Standard Garage Sale Ad - Up To 7 Lines Deadline 2pm Thursdays Phone Classifieds: 1300 558 385 Email: classifieds@bendigopublishing.com

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WANTED TO BUY OLD bottles with town names or company names, Soda Syphons, Ginger beers, Marble, Milk bottles Etc. Single items or boxed lots. Cash Paid. Ph 0452 264 661 OLD woodworking carpenters tools, planes and books etc for collector/user Ph 0418 510 727.

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31 HARNEY ST NORTH BENDIGO Sat 8am-2pm. H/hold items, books, furniture, bric a brac, picture frames, chairs, nerf guns, Star wars, scooters & lots more

AUTO

2007 Commodore VE, Auto, 130,000km, tin windows, 17inch CSA Allys, B/Tooth, C/C, (WXW384) $7500 Ph 0419 874 436

WANTED TO BUY Ph 0418 304 930 TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

1990'S series Jayco, gross weight 1120, with rego, pantry, wardrobe, e /fan over stove, new fridge & gas lines, serviced, inc new seals, as new annex, $10,000 Ph 0414 523 348

93 STRICKLAND ROAD BENDIGO 8.30am-1pm Sat 13th.

Bric a Brac, Chairs, Wood Vintage furniture in various stages of repair, No reserves on items, make an offer and take it away

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

EAGLEHAWK CROQUET CLUB ROOMS NAPIER STREET EAGLEHAWK Sat 8.00am Come grab a bargin, stay and play a game

CARRY me Camper, slide on, to suit dual cab, silver, customised kitchen, EC $24,350 ONO Ph 5439 3284

WANTED CARAVANS

and pop-tops, all models to 2010. We will be in Bendigo & surrounds, October 17th-19th If you're tired of waiting for buyers call us now for a quick sale.

Affordable Caravans Phone: 0418 336 238 or 5623 4782

LIVESTOCK CANARIES

$12 each. Young birds.

Phone 5441 2650 or 0407 521 504

POULTRY PUREBRED Silver laced Wyandotte trios. $60 Ph 0477 489 889 ROOSTERS x 10. Big well grown birds, various colours. $15 each or $100 the lot Ph: 0413 439 569

FINCH AVE EAGLEHAWK Sat 7am-2 Sun 8am-1 Reno sale to make room.

All must go, and negotiable. Lots and little bits of everything!

Local Classifieds $3.40 per line

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LIVESTOCK

SUBARU Forrester XS Manual all wheel drive, 2010, 78,000ks, white, Excellent cond, 1 owner, T/bar, Full serv hist, $11,000 ono, Ph 0429 395 793 (XQG591)

VACC PRE PURCHASE INSPECTIONS ROADWORTHY CERTIFICATES Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT

Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

MOTOR CAR TRADER REG 1998 2012 Mazda 6 sport, reg feb. ZOF742, 4cyl, 2.5l auto, 86,000ks, VGC, as new Turanza tyres, serv hist every 6 mths, $14,725 Ph 0424 051 510 2013 Lancer Hatch, one lady owner, 86,000km, new tyres, (ZQP797) RWC $9,500ono Ph 0409 512 382 FORD Falcon '02, auto, d /fuel, A/C, good tyres, reg Jan '19, 20,300 ks, SRQ- 327 $3,500 Phone 0424 022 824

FREE removal of all dead and alive cars and shells, motorbikes, trailers, and alloy wheels.

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Classifieds 1300 558 385 K I A N D R A W A Y KENNINGTON S a t 8 a m - 3 p m Collectibles, Homewares, Hardware, Paint, Designer Ladies Fashion 1970-2017 S12-18

NISSAN Navara 3.2 Diesel 1998 B22 Ute, EC, light bar, d/lights, b/bar, T/bar, under tray tool boxes, dual batt sys, lift kit, GME arial, remote lock, CB radio, $9125 Ph 5439 3284 (ALC606)

MECHANICS

ARTHURS CRESCENT STRATHFIELDSAYE Saturday 8am - 12pm Tinny & motor 9.9hp, camping, household goods, furniture & more

2007 Ranger Trans Tourer, 17ft S/beds, toil /shwr, A/C, TV, Exc cond. $27,000 Ph 5447 1348 or 0422 003 312

CARAVANS WANTED

2007 Ford Falcon ute XR6 BF MK11 auto 190,000ks, RWC, $8200 ono Ph 0400 855 626 (1FJ7UI)

2010 Ford Falcon (LPG) FG, 4.0L 4sp Auto Sportshift, 207,850ks, Bull bar, VGC. $10,500 with RWC Ph 0400 855 626 Eng: JGCMAS20458

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

1.) The cash price of the motor car 2.) Whichever of the following is applicable: a.) if the motor car is registered, the reg no. b.) if the car is unregistered, the engine no. of the vehicle; or the chassis no; or the vehicle ID no; or the reg no. (if any) last assigned to the vehicle; or if none of those numbers are reasonably ascertainable, any other number by which the vehicle may be identified. a licensed motor car trader must also state in their advertisements their LMCT no. and the details of any periodical payments applicable.

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

MECHANICS

COMPLETE CAR CARE

z Mechanical Repairs & Service z Auto electrical z Air Conditioning z Pensioner discounts

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

WRECKING

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ADVERTISING THE SALE OF LIVESTOCK IN VICTORIA Under Victorian law, individuals must have a Property Identification Code (PIC) for properties on which they graze or keep the following livestock: Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, alpaca, llamas, deer, horses or more than 50 poultry.

It is now a legal requirement to include the PIC of the property at which the livestock are kept in any advertisement for the sale (including giving away or bartering) of those livestock.

An alternative is to include the name and contact details of the livestock sales agent (if applicable) in the advertisement.

It will be an offence for the vendor to fail to include the PIC in the advertisement, or for the media organisation who publishes the advertisement if it does not contain the required PIC.

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LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT? THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.

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AFL coaches offered help AFL Central Victoria will offer a tailored program to coach the coaches ahead of the 2019 local season.

The Central Victorian Coaching Academy aims to improve the overall standard of coaching and to develop coaches in a quality learning environment.

Overseen by a committee comprising Luke Monaghan, Danny O’Bree, Mark Ellis and Shane Koop, the academy aims to better resource and support coaches at all levels, throughout their coaching journey.

AFL Central Victoria football development manager Shane Koop said the committee was excited to launch the CoachAFL Central Victoria Coaching Academy in 2019.

“Coaches play essential roles within our sport, connecting people to the game, skill development, player retention, directing players through the pathway, representing the community on weekends and the list goes on,” he said.

“It’s important our coaches are supported, connected and have an opportunity to grow their coaching knowledge and philosophies.”

Koop said upskilled and knowledgeable coaches were more likely to be retained in the game and more likely to impact the standard of play over a longer period.

He said players are already sup-

ported, their playing pathway is transparent and it was imperative this is also created for coaches.

The academy program will provide a genuine pathway to improvement for coaches in a positive and supportive environment, where they will continue to learn and be challenged.

The CoachAFL Central Victoria Coaching Academy will target coaches within the region and provide an environment where they can continue to learn, network and be challenged as coaches. It will utilise AFL football clubs, senior AFL/ AFLW coaches, AFL/AFLW assistant coaches, VFL/VFLW coaches, TAC CUP Bendigo Pioneers and experienced regional coaches who will provide a range of education sessions which are both practical and theoretical.

Sessions commence in February and conclude in July.

The 12 structured sessions will provide content that is relevant to the community.

Mr Koop said the committee will develop content using its own knowledge, networks and the data collated from the interview and survey processes.

The education will be a mixture of theoretical, practical and observation sessions.

UNDERWAY: Facilities will be the best in regional Australia. Photo: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Grand stand works continue CONSTRUCTION of an undercover grandstand capable of seating 400 tennis fans is continuing at the Nolan Street complex.

A $900,000-plus contract for the works was awarded in March, and once completed, the $6.175 million project will help boost the city’s claims of having the best tennis centre or complex in

regional Australia.

The Nolan Street facilities include 26 courts capable of hosting national and international competition, as well as accommodating the large number of local tennis players who enjoy playing tennis throughout the year.

The redevelopment will also help the City of Greater Bendigo

lure major international tournaments to the region.

The Bendigo Tennis Centre redevelopment project includes $2.09M in funding from the federal government, $2.4M from the state government, $1.085M from the City of Greater Bendigo.

The Bendigo Tennis Association and Tennis Australia contributed $600,000.

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CONTEST: Shepparton proved too good.

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Shepp prevails SHEPPARTON United proved too good for Eaglehawk in last weekend’s Bendigo Amateur Soccer League Men’s Division One grand final.

In a fast flowing match played at Shepparton’s McEwan Reserve, the home side recorded a decisive 2-0 victory in a clash between the competition’s two most dominant sides.

Shepparton SC won the Division Two grand final, defeating Tatura 4-1, while Shepparton United also won the Women’s grand final, defeating neighbours Shepparton South 3-0.

Epsom proved to be the Bendigo region’s only grand final winner on the day, with the club’s youth side winning a close fought tussle against Shepparton South 2-0.

S T R AT H F I E L D S AY E , Strath Maristians, Golden Square, Sandhurst and White Hills have tasted first up victories in the opening round of Bendigo District Cricket played last weekend.

With the first one day matches now out of the way, attention will this weekend turn to the two day format, with White Hills playing Eaglehawk, Strathfieldsaye plays Huntly North Epsom, Sandhurst meets Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat is up against Bendigo United and Strath Maristians will host Golden Square in one of the clashes of the round, to be played at the All Seasons Oval.

FOURS WINNERS BENDIGO Bowls Division players enjoyed perfect weather for Monday’s Anniversary Fours competition, which was played out at White Hills and South Bendigo.

Three game winners were J. Robertson (Eaglehawk) +10, A. Borham (Bendigo East) +11, J. McCurry (White Hills)

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+16, S. Vowles (Heathcote) +18 and L. Harris (Bendigo) +19.

Runners up were Kristin Skinner, Jeanette Fraser, Carol Grenfell, Carol Edwards (s) Woodbury +37, while the winning team featured Geoff Howes, Gwen Waegeli, Brooke Davies and Susan Howes (s) +57.

CYCLING CHAMPS BENDIGO will host an exciting weekend of junior cycling next weekend as the state finals for the VICS Road, VICS MTB and VICS BMX all converge in Bendigo over one weekend.

Racing starts on Friday, October 19 with the VICS BMX state final at the Bendigo BMX Club.

The focus then shifts to VICS mountain bikes on Saturday for the MTB state final hosted by the Bendigo MTB Club at Spring Gully Reserve.

The final event of the season will be on Sunday, October 22 where the VICS Road State Final will be held in the Bendigo CBD’s spectacular Lyttleton Terrace criterium course.

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Spirit looks to boom Jamie Scott is a 23-year-old point guard Canadian international recruited by the Spirit, and who has just returned from the World Cup where she represented Canada.

Scott arrived in Bendigo earlier this month, and is expected to have a big influence on the club’s 2018/19 WNBL fortunes.

The 2018/19 Bendigo Spirit player roster includes Abbey Wehrung, Becca Tobin, Bianca Dufelmeier, Caitlin McLachlan, Cassidy McLean, Courtenay Wragg, Jamie Scott, Jessie Rennie, Kara Tessari, Louella Tomlinson, Maddy Wild, Marena Whittle, Nadeen Payne and Natalie Hurst.

Opponents the Deakin Melbourne Boomers boast a strong list, including 23-year-old point guard Lindsay Allen, who is fresh off a WNBA season with the Las Vegas Aces.

The four-year starter out of Notre Dame is expected to make a big impact in the team this season.

The Boomers have also signed 195cm centre Sarah Boothe, and she will take on her first season of WNBL following two dominant seasons in Victoria’s State League (Big V).

The Bendigo Spirit’s first home game will be on Saturday, October 20, when they take on the Dandenong Rangers at the Bendigo Stadium.

November, and his consistency on the European circuit, where he has achieved seven top 10 finishes belies his youth and relative inexperience.

Herbert also earned an entry into the British Masters field as a result of his top-10 finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, despite still being classified as an affiliate member.

Herbert was due to play last night’s opening round with Spanish pair Pablo Larrazabal and Pedro Oriol, with the tournament being played at the Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey.

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almost $950,000 from 17 tournaments on the European tour, and this week’s equal seventh finish in the Alfred Dunhill Links championship sees the prodigious talent now in 50th place in the Race to Dubai rankings.

His world ranking has improved from 226 at the start of the year to 104, having soared from just inside the top 2000 just two years ago.

The multi Bendigo Sports Star of the Year monthly nominee seems likely to contest the lucrative Dubai World Championship, worth $US8 million, in

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FOCUS: The Spirit season starts this weekend. Photo: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Herbert set for Dubai BENDIGO golfer Lucas Herbert continues to display outstanding form and maturity on the world stage, with another top 10 finish last weekend on the European Tour.

Playing against some of the best golfers in the world, Herbert finished the lucrative Alfred Dunhill Links Championship tournament at nine under, after shooting rounds of 70, 70, 69 and 70 in a display of consistency and confidence that earned the 22-year-old more than 107,000 euros.

In a remarkable breakout year, Herbert has won

FORMER Bendigo netball star Caitlin Thwaites was among the Australian Diamonds best players in the side’s 57-42 win over the New Zealand Silver Ferns in Brisbane earlier this week.

Entering the game after half time in the first match of the four-game Constellation Cup series played in Brisbane, Thwaites shot 21 goals from 21 shots in a perfect display of precision goal shooting.

Australia had struggled early before settling into its rhythm in a match where all 12 Diamonds got on the court.

Captain Caitlin Bassett scored 17 goals and goal attack Steph Wood seven in a tighter first half, before Caitlin Thwaites and Gretel Tippett took the court.

In the decisive third-quarter, the Diamonds were at their most dominant, outscoring their rivals 20-11.

Tippett was also impressive, shooting a perfect 12 from 12 as the Diamonds raced away from their arch rivals to record a comfortable win.

Thwaites sat out Wednesday’s game in Townsville, which the Diamonds also win.

The final two matches of the annual Constellation Cup series are due to be played in the New Zealand cities of Hamilton and Wellington.

Australia has one hand on the trophy it has held since 2012, and has lost just one series to the Silver Ferns in the eight years of the event.

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THE Bendigo Spirit will be out to erase memories of last season’s wooden spoon when they take to the court for their first game of the Chemist Warehouse Women’s National basketball League season on Saturday.

The Spirit takes on the highly rated Melbourne Boomers at the State Basketball Centre from 7.30pm, having performed well in their pre-season. The Spirit played the Boomers four times, winning one game in the Triple Crown last month.

The Bendigo team split their practice matches with four wins and four losses, and the new look side will be keen to show it has what it takes to be a competitive force this season.

The fresh-look Bendigo Spirit side includes 10 players who are new to the club, with coach Simon Pritchard instilling a greater professional offcourt approach to the team that supporters will hope translates to success on the court.

Home grown Bendigo Spirit star Maddy Wild will open her second WNBL season with added pressure, coming off her best SEABL season to date, where she averaged about six points per game with the championship winning Braves Women, scoring big points against quality national and international competition.

The Spirit re-signed the back-up centre earlier this year, and she will be looking to take further steps in her second season for the Spirit.

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My Boss by a nose THE Darren Weir trained My Boss scored a maiden victory in the Mulqueen Family Funeral Directors Maiden Plate at Wednesday’s Bendigo Jockey Club race day.

My Boss was a popular winner in the opening race of the day, paying about $3.70 for the win, securing Weir his first of two victories for the day.

October is the BJC’s busiest month, with this week’s Seniors Week meet one of three scheduled race days for the month.

Racing returns to Bendigo on Saturday, October 20 for the annual beach party themed Caulfield Cup day meeting, and the club’s premier Bendigo Cup event, to be held on Wednesday, October 31.

Weir is due to speak at next month’s Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch prostate cancer fundraiser to be held at Bendigo Stadium on Friday, November 23.

CLOSE CALL: My Boss wins narrowly. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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