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THE Housing Industry Association’s acting principal economist Geordan Murray said the strength of new home building in Victoria has once again kept it ahead of New South Wales.

“Victoria is the number one state on the Housing Scorecard,” he said.

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detached home building and the ACT with multi-unit building. To ascend to the top of the table they will need to improve in other areas.

“In the wake of the resources investment boom both the Northern Territory and Western Australia have been experiencing very challenging conditions for residential building,” Mr Murray said.

The buoyant housing markets in Melbourne and Sydney provided a particularly good environment

and territories based on the performance of 12 key residential building indicators.

“The buoyant housing markets in Melbourne and Sydney provided a particularly good environment for residential building over recent years, but we are now in a new phase of the housing cycle,” Mr Murray said.

“The housing market has softened considerably over the second half of 2018 and it will be increasingly challenging for these two states to continue outperforming.

“Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT all look capable of bumping the big two off the top of the table.”

Mr Murray said each of these states has a strength: Queensland with renovations, Tasmania with

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“While conditions in WA appear to have stabilised, albeit at very low levels the path to a recovery will be a long one. There are signs of improving conditions in the broader state economy but these are yet to translate into any improvement in residential building.”

THE Real Estate Institute of Australia has announced the election of a new president, Adrian Kelly from Tasmania.

Mr Kelly was elected as the 45th president of REIA, the national professional association for Australia’s real estate sector at the Annual General Meeting held in Canberra last week.

Hayden Groves from Western Australia was re-elected deputy president for another 12 months.

Mr Kelly was born and raised in Hobart and has worked in the Tasmanian real estate industry since 1990.

He is the founder and CEO of View Real Estate, an independent agency comprising seven sales and property management offices across Tasmania.

His real estate experience includes residential sales, property management and commercial sales including hotels and motels. He is also an accomplished auctioneer having spent a number of years as a full-time auctioneer within his own business specialising in plant and equipment and asset sales for local councils, finance companies among others.

Mr Kelly is a licensed estate agent, board member of the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania as well as the immediate past president of the REIT having served in that role for four years.

He also sits on the property agents board which is the regulatory authority in Tasmania and is an associate of the REIA. He is the seventh president to be elected from Tasmania and the first since Peter Bushby who served from 2012 to 2014.

In accepting the role, Mr Kelly thanked out-going president, Malcolm Gunning, from New

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South Wales, who has held the position for two years.

“Malcolm has provided excellent stewardship of the organisation since 2016 and during that time he has achieved much in ensuring that our members have a strong national voice,” Mr Kelly said.

Mr Kelly said next year will be an equally important one for the sector with the upcoming federal election.

“REIA will continue to be a strong advocate for the retention of negative gearing, will continue to lobby for taxation reform at all levels and for the appointment of a dedicated minister for property services,” Mr Kelly said.

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Dry spring forces move, but rain helps out

By SHARON KEMP

SUBSTANTIAL rainfall in the Coliban catchment has delayed drawing on water from Lake Eppalock to sustain Bendigo by more than a month, but the switch could happen as early as late January.

Before the weekend’s rain, it was expected Bendigo would draw from Lake Eppalock by Christmas after a dry spring and triggered by levels in the Coliban South catchment falling below 50 gigalitres.

The southern catchments continue to sit at about 55 gigalitres, but Coliban’s annual water outlook predicts demand for water over summer will rise “due to forecast dry conditions and warmer temperatures”.

It has been more than two years

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since Coliban’s catchments have been dry enough to pump from Lake Eppalock to Bendigo.

The last time was ahead of the 2016 federal election when low levels became a critical election issue and Liberal environment minister at the time Greg Hunt promised to “discuss” with the Victorian government the need to pump water downstream water for environmental flows.

Since then, work done by the Lake Eppalock Advisory Group has equipped local business owners, most associated with seasonal tourism businesses, with the information to manage years of low water levels.

Peter and Leisa Rose own the Lake Eppalock Holiday Park and have taken advantage of two healthy holiday seasons associated with high lake levels to improve the business.

Mr Rose said bookings for the Christmas holidays were good now the lake was at 50 per cent but the hit could come at Easter and Victoria’s Labour Day holiday long weekend when levels are forecast to fall to 35 per cent.

At that time, Mr Rose said, it would depend on rainfall.

He said the park and local tourism bodies were looking to promote mountain biking as an alternative land based activity encouraging

people to come to the lake.

While the shoreline at his park, on the lake’s southern shore, receded dramatically during low water levels, he said other nearby parts of the lake were still accessible for boat use and fishing.

“It is about people having the right information,” Mr Rose said.

For Bendigonians, the relatively strong remaining storages mean water manager Coliban Water will not impose tougher water restrictions this summer.

But regional liveability manager Steve Healy said the less used during summer which is also the peak tourism season on the lake, the less pumped out.

Take care of pets at Christmas

Mr Healy said a big change in water management since the millenium drought had been how households saved water.

“People used hose down their driveways in the late 1990s, now that is considered morally wrong,” he said, referring to what is bounce back behaviour.

“People haven’t bounced back to the same water usage before the drought.”

Mr Healy is also on the Lake Eppalock Advisory Group.

He said there was better information during times of low water levels at the lake than previously.

“Before, the message was that the lake was really low and people from Melbourne didn’t know if they could or couldn’t water ski, so they didn’t come,” he said.

Pollies pitch in for course

CHRISTMAS is a good time for animals too, but they can over indulge just as much as their owners.

With the added food and goodwill owners need to keep a watch on their pets too.

Greencross Vets Kangaroo Flat veterinary director Emma Crossland said there is always a problem after Christmas.

“People give dogs chocolate and scraps and they just don’t need it,” she said.

“They may also find leftovers, and don’t forget to clear away wrapping paper and keep an eye on Christmas decorations, I have known them to eat those too.”

Dr Crossland had another message for owners.

“I am sure plenty of people will receive pets for Christmas,” she said.

“But remember they need looking after beyond gift time. Kittens and puppies grow, and you need to bear that in mind.”

But warnings over, Dr Crossland said pets are part of the family.

“Look after them and let them join in, and hopefully we won’t be seeing you over Christmas,” she said.

RE-ELECTED Bendigo East MP Jacinta Allan understood the appeal of a driving range and pitch ‘n’ putt golf course when she announced pre-election funding of $250,000 for the project, just before polling day.

Neangar Park Golf Club president Phil DeAraugo said he had received encouraging feedback about the proposal from locals, including people who don’t play golf.

“It is a good way to get into golf,” he said, referring to the scaled down game.

All things going to plan, Mr DeAraugo said earthworks to build the driving range could get under way by early February, with the grass laid the same month.

From there, construction of the pitch ‘n’ putt course should start next winter and be complete by Neangar Park’s Pro Am in early 2020.

The scale of works at the club also includes demolishing a disused machinery shed and toilet block and building additional storage space on to an existing building.

Plans are before the City of Greater Bendigo council.

Mr DeAraugo said the club would fund the remainder of the $350,000 project.

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GBM Gold fights back

GBM Gold has demanded the mining regulator withdraw a regulatory notice ordering the company to control dust at the Woodvale evaporation ponds.

On Tuesday, Earth Resources Regulation notified media it had issued a notice to GBM to cover the ponds with water “so that they do not dry out and produce dust ahead of the peak summer period.”

But GBM chief executive John Harrison said the issue of a section 110 notice under the Min-

eral Resources Act was “a totally unjustifiable action”, because the company was meeting its responsibilities.

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“This renders the premise for the s110 notice to be totally false (and) GBM has demanded that the notice be withdrawn.”

But the regulator said the

There was no consultation with GBM prior to the issue of the notice

the notice,” Mr Harrison said.

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notice covered a longer period including the dry months of summer and the issue of a notice was a regulatory mechanism to ensure the company acted accordingly.

“Mine operators are required to fulfil their obligations to manage risks and protect local communities,” ERR executive director Anthony Hurst said in a media statement.

“Earth Resources Regulation will step in to ensure safeguards are met.

“We will continue to closely monitor the Woodvale ponds site for compliance over the summer months.”

The regulator said it was also seeking assurances from the company about its financial situation after it alerted the Austral-

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ian Stock Exchange to funding issues.

GBM’s shares were voluntarily suspended for several weeks in October pending news of a capital raising and then a loan which was also to have provided capital to start processing work at the Kangaroo Flat site.

A bond worth $5.9 million is in place to cover all of the rehabilitation work for the sites at Kangaroo Flat and Woodvale.

A GBM spokesperson said the company would issue a statement soon updating investors about its financial security.

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NATIONALS candidate in the Victorian election Gaelle Broad has not ruled out seeking preselection the upcoming federal election, but says she has not been approached by the party to put her hand up for the seat of Mallee.

Nationals incumbent Andrew Broad said this week he would not re-contest the northern Victorian safe seat of Mallee following revelations he travelled to Hong Kong and dined with a younger woman he met online, charging taxpayers for the domestic leg of the trip.

Party president Larry Anthony was reported this week saying he would like a female candidate for the seat.

Victorian senator and federal deputy leader Bridget McKenzie is speculated to be a potential candidate if she chose preselection.

Ms McKenzie recently moved her electoral office from Bendigo to Wodonga and, according to a campaign worker, has been canvassing voters in the seat of Indi which is held by independent Cathy McGowan.

Under electoral boundary changes this year, the seat of Mallee has a boundary with the seat of Bendigo only a short distance from the central Victorian city, and includes Maryborough, Mildura in the north, the South Australian border and the Grampians in the south.

Gaelle Broad is a distant relative of Andrew Broad.

Her campaign for the seat of Bendigo East drew Mr Broad and Nationals federal leader Michael McCormack to the Bendigo East electorate in support.

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Tour guide out now

THE new Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide is out now, with plenty of ideas for the holiday season.

City of Greater Bendigo council’s Terry Karamaloudis said the free pocket-sized guide is a fantastic resource that showcases unique local shopping and dining experiences for both residents and visitors to Bendigo.

“With Christmas and the holiday season fast approaching, the guide is packed with great gift ideas, places to eat and drink and a variety of experiences to explore,” Mr Karamaloudis said.

“The city centre and the surrounding areas have so much to offer and the Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide features great restaurants, cafes, bars, wineries, boutiques, homewares, gift ideas, unique local produce as well as handmade products designed by our many talented artisans.

“The guide is perfect if you’ve got friends and family visiting during the holiday season that are keen to explore and experience Bendigo.

The new guide features Bendigo’s shopping and dining precincts including Bath Lane, Chancery Lane, Hargreaves and Williamson Streets, Lyttleton Terrace and Queen Street, View Street, Mitchell Street, Pall Mall and High Street.

It also promotes other local businesses close by in a Minutes Away section and a Surrounds section for Heathcote.

Information on local calendar events, accessibility and parking, pet friendly cafes, markets, artists’ walks, foodie tours, ultimate selfie spots, maps and a shopping directory are also included in the guide.

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“The council recently launched a shop local campaign to encourage more people to support local food and retail businesses and this guide will provide plenty of inspiration as we have so much to offer,” Mr Karamaloudis said.

As part of the council’s shop local campaign, new findings revealed that when shoppers spent $100 in a locally run business nearly $70 stayed in the commu-

nity, but when people purchased goods from online shops located outside of Greater Bendigo, only $3 remained in the local community.

The Bendigo Dining and Shopping Guide is available from the Bendigo Visitor Centre on Pall Mall or the Heathcote Visitor Centre between 9am and 5pm seven days a week. Alternatively visit www.bendigotourism.com.au for a full guide listing.

Bright day for solar tenants THE sun is shining on a community solar system on a set of eight Community Housing (Vic) social housing units in Golden Square.

The Bendigo Sustainability Group and the Community Power Hub Bendigo are behind the scheme and $30,000 was required to be raised from the public for the system for the site.

“In May this year, we announced the launch of the latest community solar rooftop project and set about accepting donations to reach the $30,000 goal,” Community Power Hub Bendigo’s Chris Corr said.

“In two months we raised the total amount from 68 local individual and organisational donators and we are delighted to now be able to officially open the completed project.”

Each of the eight tenants will save about $20 per fortnight or around $500 per year due to the solar system.

A smaller portion of benefit will enable the BSG to monitor, operate and maintain the system for the next 10 years.

“In total, over a 25 year period, the solar system is expected to deliver savings that will be retained within the local community of over $145,000 – keeping more money local,” Mr Corr said.

Three local solar PV companies were invited to submit tenders for these works with Sunergy Solar and Batteries being successful and recently completing the installation.

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New vision on growth

Bike trail stalls

By SHARON KEMP

A MASTERPLAN that creates more than 52 kilometres of mountain bike trails in a regional park near Spring Gully has been passed to the land’s state government manager without any commitment for go ahead.

It comes with a warning that environmental offsets could cost as much as $900,000.

The City of Greater Bendigo contributed $89,000 to the masterplan, driven by the Bendigo Mountain Bike Club, and then conducted community feedback sessions between September 2017 and April 2018.

There was an extension on the six week period consultation that was supposed to occur because some “objectors felt they were locked out of the consultation process”, councillor Andrea Metcalf said.

Cr Metcalf said no agreement

was reached between the rider’s group and objectors despite the eight month process.

The council’s briefing notes said: “Of the submissions received, the majority were supportive of the project based on the health and wellbeing benefits to the community, potential for economic growth, desire for improved experience and for protection of the regional park”.

But there were other community groups, including some with experience in conservation, that were concerned about the impact of mountain bike riding on indigenous flora and fauna, and the rise in the number of illegal trails.

More than half of the club’s planned trails used existing bike track, and another 20 per cent used existing management vehicle track, and the masterplan also proposed closing and rehabilitating 1.45km of existing trail.

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and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning in July, council heard that mountain bike riding was allowed on formed tracks in the regional park near Spring Gully, but where it did not impact on other users.

Council’s report also said the state government agencies acknowledged the site had a higher environmental value than the site used for the Harcourt mountain bike trails.

Parks Victoria gave no commitment it would support the mountain bike proposal if it was to proceed to the next stage.

Discussing the project in an ordinary council meeting last Wednesday, councillor Jen Alden said the project could “euphemistically be described as a learning opportunity”.

“Depending on Parks Victoria’s current and future strategy and resources, it may not be progressed,” Cr Alden said.

KEY leaders from eight prominent organisations across the region met last week to collaborate on a shared vision for future growth and jobs.

They are members of a new economic steering committee hosted by the City of Greater Bendigo.

Mayor Margaret O’Rourke chaired the first Economic Development Statement and Strategy Steering Committee and the panel will meet periodically over the next nine months.

The committee comprises council CEO Craig Niemann, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Marnie Baker, Bendigo Health CEO Peter Faulkner, Coliban Water managing director Jeff Rigby, Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation CEO Rodney Carter, Be.Bendigo CEO Dennis Bice, Loddon Campaspe Regional Partnership chair Nigel McGuckian and Bendigo Education chair and Marist College principal Darren McGregor.

Cr O’Rourke said all of the members will have collective own-

ership and responsibility for the development and delivery of an Economic Statement and Strategy to create the best possible economic outcomes for the Greater Bendigo region.

“This will be a shared vision that is ultimately about driving future jobs and growth over the next 10 years which is inclusive and fair, and in line with our community plan for all of our residents to live happy, healthy and prosperous lives,” Cr O’Rourke said.

“We need to understand what the Greater Bendigo region economy will look like in the next 10 years and how we can attract and create sustainable and diverse job opportunities.

“This development strategy will tackle many overarching issues such as youth unemployment, education and training and gaps in skills. We also need to be better informed on new work trends and future global market opportunities.”

The new statement and strategy will integrate core community plans and strategies.

Timber man works the hard yards for 40 years SINCE 1978, Les Dingfelder has clocked on every morning as part of the Hume & Iser team – something he says, with a chuckle, makes him feel old.

The hardware stalwart first started with the local business 40 years ago, in a career that’s taken him from working in the timber mill, the truss plant, to then becoming a sales rep, timber-yard office manager, to now taking orders in the timber-yard office.

It’s a love for what he does, he says, which has kept him on the job for so long.

“I love meeting people, the people who I work with are good friends,” he said.

“It’s like every job, you have moments where you think why am I doing this, but it’s just really good to get up and come to work.”

Mr Dingfelder has strong memories of the customers he’s served throughout the years, building up strong relationships with them.

“Some of them from 40 years ago still

come in, they’re all retired now ... and they always want to have a chat to you,” he said.

That rapport is something managing director Stephen Iser said customers noticed, with many phoning up and asking to deal directly with Mr Dingfelder.

“He’s been doing it for so long, he just about knows everything that you have to know about timber, hardware and deliveries.”

He said it takes a special type of person to do what he does for so long.

“I suppose it could be a bit mundane,” Mr Iser said.

“But that’s what he knows, that’s what he loves, and that’s what he does.

“He puts in, he does a full days work every day, and as an employer, you can’t ask much more than that.”

And for Mr Dingfelder, he’s got no plans of stopping anytime soon.

“As long as they’ll have me is as long as I’ll stay,” he said.

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Acknowledging everyone who made 2018 a very special year for culture in Central Victoria.

The Regional Centre for Culture 2018 program is drawing to a close.

There’s not enough space in this whole newspaper to name every individual who made the inaugural RCC such a success, but here’s cheers and congratulations to you all: Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung and other Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples and First Nation peoples living in the RCC area, local government, visual artists, performers, writers, musicians, technicians, filmmakers, photographers, festival organisers, publishers, market stall holders, bands, schoolchildren, teachers, gymnasts, galleries, museums, community organisations, venues, volunteers and of course, audiences and participants.

The Regional Centre for Culture program is a Victorian Government initiative

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TOP PLANS: More grants are to follow. tive projects with the potential to increase visitation to the Bendigo Region.

“Our grants program provides a boost to local people who have great ideas

The tourism industry contributes to Bendigo’s economy annually

member is an investment that delivers opportunities for exposure, networking, marketing and best of all, relationships within our local tourism industry.”

As part of the Tourism Board’s commitment to help grow the benefits of tourism, the program was launched in 2017 with the aim of assisting groups or businesses looking to introduce innova-

which will further increase Bendigo’s profile as a vibrant tourist destination but may need a helping hand to turn their dreams into reality,” Mr Vedelsby said.

“We’re committed to supporting the people that put our beautiful city on the international stage.

“We’ll back venues, artists, sporting groups, education, big

groups and little groups.”

An application process was conducted, and the following organisations were awarded a grant of up to $5000.

B e. B e n d i g o ’ s Invention and Innovation Festival, Masons of Bendigo Bespoke Tour showcasing diversity and talented women in central Victoria, Bendigo Comedy Festival promoting art and culture, Mediterranean Festa support for a group of Heathcote wineries to run the annual wine fiesta and the Victorian Goldfields Railways.

The board will seek further applications for grants in the new year.

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A YEAR OF WONDER

BENDIGO’S tourism industry members gathered at Handle Bar on Monday evening to celebrate a successful 2018 and announce the recipients of the second round of the 2018 Bendigo Tourism Board grants program.

Bendigo Tourism Board chairman Finn Vedelsby said people are making Bendigo their preferred destination of choice for their leisure time.

“The tourism industry contributes to Bendigo’s economy annually and continues to help grow the economic health of the region each year,” he said.

“It’s such a diverse industry and our Bendigo Tourism Board provides a range of membership options to suit all businesses.

“Being a tourism

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VCE RESULTS 2018

All of the hard work pays off It has been a tense wait for students around the state, but last week the VCE results finally came in. SAM KANE reports

Finding you own way is key BENDIGO Senior Secondary College’s Matthew Coughlan says the key to Year 12 success is finding your own way through the year, and not relying on what’s worked for others.

It’s that advice which lead him to achieve an ATAR of 99.55, and the school’s dux.

“You have to find something that works for you, not the miracle cure that works for someone else,” he said.

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We were all there for each other worked for you in the past and what you think will work this year, and just work hard and just keep at it.

“It’s only one year.”

Matthew, who has applied to study physiotherapy at La Trobe, said despite some ups and

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Top mark a suprise for Girton dux SANKALPA Gamage didn’t take a look at his VCE results email until 9.30am last Friday, well after the 7am release time, and was both surprised and happy when he saw his score of 99.55, Girton Grammar School’s highest.

“I didn’t really think about it after exams,” he said.

“It was really great on the day ... amazing to see my mark.”

Sankalpa studied chemistry, maths methods, specialist maths, English language and Japanese during Year 12, and said that finding a balance between

I didn’t really think about it downs, he felt confident throughout the year.

“It’s definitely nice to have it out of the way, no more unknowns, it’s good to know that all the hard work throughout the year paid off.”

Emily Mannix, who received a score of 98.7 and is planning to study pharmacy at Monash University, said after a busy year, she wasn’t sure what to expect when she

opened her results.

“I thought I did okay on the exams, and was really hoping for the best, but all turned out really well in the end for me,” she said.

She said her supportive friends helped her through the exam period.

“We were all there for each other this morning checking out how each other went, and lots of encouragement and banter.”

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“I spent a lot of time studying for my SACS, and then for my exams, and overall I was happy with how my year went.”

He’s now spending his holidays relaxing, before hoping to take on study in medicine.

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10.30am on Friday, with the score of 98.10 something unexpected.

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“I find that when I am busier I get more done so I try to plan out my time and work hard for set periods of time and break up study with exercise,” she said.

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For Joe Flexmore, who received Girton’s secondhighest ATAR of 98.50, it’s having all levels of support throughout the year, including teachers, family and friends, that’s important for Year 11s coming up to Year 12.

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Autumn of music

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On both Friday and Saturday night you can catch many festival artists getting up and improvising alongside Thando late into the night.

Maskandi, malombo, the desert blues and jazz all figure in Sibusile Xaba’s expansive vocabulary, a charismatic guitar savant with a vocal style that is part dreamscaping and part ancestral invocation.

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Maskandi, malombo, the desert blues and jazz all figure in Sibusile Xaba’s expansive vocabulary

Zimbabwean born and Melbourne based singersongwriter, Thando, has been gracing stages around Australia with her electric presence and powerhouse vocals and brings Thando’s soul and rythm and blues improvisation nights to BAM. Thando grew up feasting on the musical offerings of Ladysmith, Black Mambazo, Queen and TLC. Along the way, she found Jill Scott and crafted

fundamentals from mentors such as Madala Kunene and Dr Philip Tabane and imbuing these with a mythology and improvisational intensity all of his own.

45 Packin’ Mama will bring the gospel, jazz and blues to BAM. Having performed with Betty Harris, and supported The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Tracey Miller’s 45 Packin’ Mama is a show that pays tribute to the strength, resilience and toughness of the great

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EVEN though it’s Christmas, there’s no worry looking forward to autumn.

With a huge musical offering spanning many genres, from rock and roll to flamenco, afro beats to gospel, world music to jazz, Bendigo Autumn Music festival at the end of April aims to deliver more than 80 acts across four days.

All taking place at 12 venues around Bendigo’s arts precinct, the line up includes some very special feature shows that see unique collaborations, visual arts and the reimagining of classics come to life.

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PART OF THE FESTIVAL: Elixir featuring Michael Leunig and Katie Noonan. female singers from the 1920s to the 1950s, performing songs by Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie, Dinah Washington, Koko Taylor, Billie Holiday, Big Mama Thornton, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

BOM will also welcome

a very special performance with the original The Go Between’s members; Lindy Morrison, Amanda Brown and John Willsteed reuniting to perform their album 16 Lovers Lane in its entirety, along with special guests Dan Kelly, Danny Wid-

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The tribute will also feature Dave Graney, Clare Moore, Rob Snarski, Alex Gow (Oh Mercy), Katie Noonan, Emily Lubitz (Tinpan Orange) and Laura Jean.

NATIONAL Gallery of Victoria director Tony Ellwood AM was presented with an honorary Doctorate at the RMIT graduation ceremony last week.

Dr Ellwood received a Doctor of Arts (honoris causa) in recognition of his leadership in Australian arts for more than 30 years.

But of course before that honour was presented to him, Dr Ellwood was “our” Tony Ellwood and the director of the Bendigo Art Gallery where he supervised the building of the new wing.

He graduated from Bendigo Senior College, studied fine art at La Trobe University and did a masters in museum studies at Deakin University.

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Life and times of a master aviator

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Polar protection NORTHERN LIGHT Christoffer Petersen Aarluuk Press $24.99 CONSTABLE Hákan Sigurdsson is faced with an unpalatable choice: volunteer to join the world’s leastestablished multinational law enforcement task force, Polarpol, based at sea in the Arctic, or be dismissed from his position with the Icelandic police by none other than his own sister, Reykjavik’s commissioner.

To be fair, it’s not an ideal situation for Jenny Sigurdsdóttir, either.

Since his marriage disintegrated her brother has been out of control – angry, disengaged, bitter and, increasingly often, at least half drunk.

For his daughter’s sake, if nothing else, Sigurdsson must refocus. Perhaps this unexpected posting will become his salvation.

At the same time, English IT genius Adrian Seabrook has a secret he’s desperate to spill.

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Seabrook has decided that a highprofile cybersecurity conference in Reykjavik will provide just the global audience he’s been seeking.

Not everyone is as eager as Seabrook to have the information shared, however.

As the date of his planned public revelation nears, the would-be whistleblower finds himself under attack.

Assassination attempts are made; two of his closest aides are killed.

Among those with Seabrook in their sights are Byrne Cantrell and Edie Teal, a couple whose passion for each other is exceeded only by their passion for creating human carnage. Together they are one of the deadliest combinations for hire anywhere on the planet, determined to complete one last assignment before packing away their concealed weapons and settling down to a life of baby-raising bliss.

The hit on Seabrook

will be their spectacular finale.

Polarpol has barely been commissioned when suddenly Sigurdsson and his new colleagues – one representative each from Canada, Alaska and Russia – are called into action.

Now, Seabrook’s chances of leaving Iceland alive hinge solely on the efficacy of Polarpol’s untested team.

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– Rosalea Ryan

BIOGRAPHER Ann Blainey may live a somewhat cerebral life alongside her historian husband Geoffrey Blainey, but her subjects, such as Dame Nellie Melba provide her with a wealth of vicarious thrills.

Ann Blainey said she was attracted to the subject of her sixth biography, Charles Kingsford Smith, as he was essentially a well known Australian and an old fashioned, guns–blazing hero.

A veteran of Gallipoli and the Western Front, he won the Military Cross for gallantry when he took to the skies as a pioneer aviator.

Clearly missing the adrenalin, after the war he barnstormed across America and then Australia.

Blainey recounts the story of one young couple who paid Smithy £2 for a joy ride and when he asked them if they’d like to do some loops, they said yes. £2 was quite a lot of money in those days.

The fact they had no seat belts wasn’t a concern.

The first loop was successful but on the second loop the plane hit the ground, broke the propeller and demolished the undercarriage.

Smithy, it transpired had been drinking.

When speaking to the Bendigo Weekly Blainey said she had great affection and admiration for her subject.

“He was always a dare-devil, someone who pushed the envelope.

“Apart from aviation there was so much more to his personality. He was in-

terested in the theatre, he was a great reader – very erudite,” she said.

Blainey said that other biographers have concentrated on his flying career, but she found his personality equally as attractive.

“Women loved him.

He had a strong sexual magnetism. There were many rumours about his love life,” she said.

“His second wife Mary Powell was young and pretty and put up with quite a bit from him.”

Smithy was also an anxious man. Alongside the bravado, the horrors of the war and the long–haul, record–breaking flights took their toll on him.

In order to do Smithy justice, Blainey said she had to do a crash course in aviation.

There’s an apocryphal story involving Smithy and his great mate, Bill Taylor.

When one of their engines ran out of oil, instead of resigning themselves to a watery grave, Taylor decided to get oil from the dead engine and transfer it to the one requiring help.

This required him to climb out of the cockpit window and crawl along a horizontal strut which connected the engine to the fuselage.

With winds exceeding 130 kilometres an hour Taylor managed to unscrew the oil drain plug, fill a thermos with oil, get back to the cockpit and then back to the other engine.

The process was repeated five times.

In three years Smithy made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia. The first flight across the Tasman and the first non– stop flight across Australia.

When he was 38, in 1935 he crashed into the sea off Burma aiming to make one more recordbreaking flight from England to Australia.

His plane was never found.

With its tight narrative, Ann Blainey’s book provides a gripping portrait of one of Australia’s truly great heroes.

– Dianne Dempsey

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HERE’S plenty happening at Goldfields Libraries this summer with a huge range of free and fun events to keep everyone inspired and cool.

“We feel we have something for everyone to enjoy in our Summer Program,” Goldfields Libraries programs and events coordinator Tammy Higgs said.

“Join us to celebrate special times of the year with songs, dancing and stories, attend an author event or hone your computer skills.

“Summer is a great time for young families in our libraries too, with visits from the Little Christmas Elf, Wildlife Gone Walkabout, and the Mighty Mini Beast show, as well as the chance

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And with a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) topics, means there are plenty of activities to keep the kids entertained during the holidays.

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ITH more than 15 years in the toy business Bendigo Toyworld’s Scott Mills and his team know a thing about what it takes for a memorable festive and holiday season for countless Bendigo youngsters.

This Christmas will be no exception with a catalogue busting with toys to suit children of all ages.

And with the final sale before Christmas now under way there are still plenty of popular toys at huge discounts until sold out – see last week’s Bendigo Weekly advertisement or their Facebook page for more details.

“As well as unbelievable prices we offer what the other major toy retailers can’t; service,“ Scott said.

“Being a locally owned

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By NICK ATYEO

BENDIGO Legion Angling Club member Jayden Rice has continued the winning form that saw him take out the largest fish of the season for 2018, off to a flying start with an 81 and 72 centimetre Murray cod last weekend from the Gunbower Torrumbarry area.

Bigger fish are generally associated with deeper water but Jayden’s solid fish were all trolled up from water around the 1.5 metre mark.

Stealth also was not a requisite, as although the electric motor proved beneficial in helping landing several fish, several more were also caught trolling under outboard

JAYDEN RICE: With one of last weekend’s fish.

power. As usual structure proved an ideal area to target initially, but some of Jayden’s fish did come from the more featurless shallows as well.

Once again indicating that mixing it up is often the best recipe for success has also been proved by the recent Russell Ford Memorial Trophy winner Mick O’Connor, who picked his winning fish 75cm Murray cod on a shallow-diving lure trolled in tandem with the usual deep-diving cod type lure.

Second place for the popular club trip on the first weekend in December above Torrumbarry, went to myself with a feisty 58cm fish trolled up from around the five metre mark with Phil Pretlove taking third place with a legal sized fish on bait.

Closer to home Lake Eppalock seems to be a bit of a hit and miss affair for those seeking redfin or golden perch.

Hopefully with the advent of more settled weather fishing may improve, leaving us to contend with the influx of boating activity over the summer holiday period.

Early starts coinciding with first light may therefore be the best option.

All lake users should also take note of the new emergency markers around Eppalock’s perimeter, which should make in easier for emergency services to respond to an emergency.

The markers installed by Goulburn-Murray Water and funded through Victoria’s Boating Safety & Facilities Program, resemble large street signs with white text on a green background.

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meric code made of three letters and three numbers.

These marker locations are also included on GMW’s interactive water mapping tool for Lake Eppalock which can be also be found at www.g-mwater.com.au/recreationtourism/interactive-water-level-mapping Choose between Eildon and Eppalock and agree with the disclaimer.

Now you’re ready to explore by clicking the water level icon – which looks like sheets of paper next to the information icon.

Choose the relevant water percentage, currently at 50 per cent and all is revealed.

A perfect tool for fishermen and boaters alike.

Fishermen and boaters should also be aware of the impending closure of Greens Lake at Corop during the New Year period from noon Saturday, December 29 until noon Tuesday, January 1 due to safety concerns.

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Money wins the deal I MUST say I am disappointed, but not surprised by the Bendigo council decision on the Huntly service station, that will now dominate the village centre with its constant truck traffic.

I and other Huntly residents that care, went to the meetings dealing with local issues and this was the one that hurt the most, particularly to the long-time residents with the proposal to dump the service station in the middle of town.

While most conceded that a service station somewhere along the highway would be handy, very few if any wanted it to take over the town.

But, that is what Bendigo council has given us.

Why am I not surprised? Money wins, every time.

Rob Johnson, Huntly

Heritage impresses WE have just visited Bendigo and were much impressed with your preservation of the city’s heritage aspects.

So many places have been spoiled and made unattractive to tourists after developers have put profit before local interests, and knocked down historic and attractive old buildings to replace them with modern monstrosities.

Please continue to keep the developers at bay.

C. Williams Sidmouth, Devon, England

not undertaken any evaluation of the site’s suitability for community or council purposes is a sad reflection of council’s inability to sense opportunities outside its fixed agenda like the Golden Square master plan.

Council has known for years this important well-located site was available. Council has not undertaken any due diligence around potential contamination issues and has not resourced to do so this financial year raises the question – why not?

Council found $500,000 to spruik up the airport, so money is available, if the will is there.

The site may not be contaminated, and council officers can easily cross-reference with the government to determine it’s knowledge on the matter of contamination.

If an area is going to be contaminated it will be Bacchus Oval.

The site at the old school would be a great site for the GovHub being planned for Bendigo.

It is on government land, parking would be no problem and staff would support Golden Square businesses.

Also helping the development of 10-minute neighbourhoods.

Has the council already begun talks with the users of the Golden Square recreation reserve on this master plan, and when will we the residents of Golden Square be advised of how and when we can have input into the master plan.

Bill Collier Golden Square

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tralian Border Force. so this Christmas please spare a In South East Asia, our troops thought for our deployed troops continue their capacity-building who regularly sacrifice these special role with the armed forces of the times to serve Australia and all AusPhilippines; critical to maintaining tralians. regional security, helping combat Merry Christmas to all our servterrorist threats and prevent the ing navy, army and air force memspread of Daesh in our region. bers and defence civilians.

Our mission with the PhilipThank you for your service.

Forces overseas pines is one of the most important Darren Chester AS we head into the Christmas sea- operational commitments in our Minister for Defence Personnel son, encourage all aAustralians The I100 Series is great waytoto region since East Timor. remember our Australian Defence Our operations in the Middle experience thewho convenience and Wish list Force personnel are serving on East and North Africa continue, reliabilityand thatwill John Deere can offer, a navy, army and air force THE Weekly appears to be publishing operations miss spending withat our Christmas their families and and defence civilians some people’s Christmas wish list. price thatwith is almost too good to bemembers true. friends. making important contributions to (Letters Bendigo Weekly December Around 2400 Australian De- the global coalition and United Na- 14), apparently all Di O’Neil wants fence Force members are deployed tions missions. for Christmas is medical evacuations on operations both at home and Our train, advise, assist mis- from Manus and Nauru. overseas.

Medical evacuations have been sions in Iraq and Afghanistan conThey continue to make im- tinue to support local forces to successfully carried out for years, portant contributions in the Mid- defend their countries against in- so why now do a minority, demand dle East and North Africa, and surgent threats, particularly Daesh. they be entrenched in law? strengthen our commitment with Ray Wilson’s wish is more HMAS Ballarat and her crew our partners in Asia and the South will spend Christmas at sea, playing complex, he demands the PM solve West Pacific. an important role in maintaining the Middle East crisis something Here at home, we will have maritime security and disrupting that neither the UN nor any LAWN navy, army and air force personnel the illegal102 drug trade in the Middle individual has been able to do for TRACTOR deployed on Operation Resolute, East region, which funds terrorism generations.

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For instance, to say the state government is likely to seek residential development value shows the council is unsure and has never actually bothered to find out.

Therefore council cannot know if any proposal it might put to government is financially practical.

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refused to recognise Israel, (one of those two states) since 1948?

Ray has a simple solution just recognise as a nation, a people whose leaders support and carry out terrorism, perform summary executions and has vowed to annihilate its democratic neighbour.

Apparently terrorism and the callous disregard for innocent human life are more preferable to Ray than democracy and the rule of law.

His solution for solving the problem in our own back yard, affecting not just the first Australians but casting a dark shadow over all of us, is very simple, just change a date on the calendar.

That would immediately put an end to drug and alcohol abuse, family violence endemic in certain remote communities, and allow these people to get meaningful employment.

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A SMALL but touching exhibition is on display at the Bendigo Soldiers Memorial Institute Military Museum.

It consists of Christmas cards and stockings sent to the men in the trenches of the Western Front and in return the cards they sent to the folks back home.

One Christmas stocking in the exhibition is made from calico and another is made of hessian. Handmade and stitched, the stockings are covered in messages and cartoons to a John Edwards from a Miss McClure in Prahan.

We don’t know what she sent inside the stockings. Fruit cake perhaps, or hand–knitted socks. Whatever the stockings contained they would have been frugal items, made with love.

Another item, a Christmas card sent to Jean. No, “Dear Jean” from a private Reilly of the 29th Battalion.

He tells her he has been to London which was very gay but now he is back on the Western Front, it is autumn, the weather is getting colder and it is raining.

The mud, he tells her, is up to the top of his boots.

He has no idea yet what lays

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ahead. What winter will do him and his mates, the dreadful sea of mud they’ll have to live in. The mates who will die by his side, calling out for their mothers.

His letter to Jean is beautifully written in copperplate but despite the bravado, he is reaching out to his girl, he signs off, “Best love Jean”.

Christmas in the trenches and the

Federal Member for Bendigo WITH just a few days to go, the Christmas spirit is well and truly alive in central Victoria.

I love this time of year in Bendigo.

The Christmas tree in Rosalind Park is continuing to be the perfect backdrop for family photos, our local businesses are buzzing, and our talented residents are featuring in Christmas carols in every corner of the region.

As we head into the last few days before Christmas, it is vital we support local business.

Local shops create thriving communities, and that creates jobs. Our local business owners are our friends, family, and valued members of the community.

As many workers clock off for the holidays, local workers in retail and other services are rolling up their sleeves for some of the

busiest days and longest hours of the year.

It can be tempting to avoid the lines and shop online at this time of year, but that has a huge impact on our local business owners.

Small business in Bendigo includes so many unique stores, selling product you just can’t get anywhere else.

For the foodie in your life, I’d suggest the Bendigo Food Fossickers Tour or some local produce from Bendigo Wholefoods.

If they’ve got a sweet tooth, you can’t go wrong with Indulge Chocolates or Bendigo Brittle.

The Bendigo Pottery has fantastic quality crockery, or if you’re a giver who likes to share experiences, why not buy someone a turn on the pottery wheel.

Our heritage tourist attractions are often overlooked, why not join someone for a trip down the gold mine or ride on a Bendigo tram.

The Blues tram is a

good one for a music lover, and supports the annual Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival.

Unfortunately though, for many people in our community Christmas can be a dreaded time of year. Bendigo is a generous community.

We take care of our own.

Together we can help make Christmas special for a local family less fortunate than our own.

That’s why each year I team up with Uniting Bendigo Emergency Relief Assistance Centre in Kangaroo Flat and Forest Street to gather toys, food and special Christmas items for families in need.

It’s been wonderful to see so many generous central Victorians drop into my office to donate to this year’s Christmas Drive.

Each of those items will brighten up a local family’s day.

Last year we helped provide Christmas presents to over 1500 local

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UNCOILING CHRISTMAS CONFUSION

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

I wonder if you have ever been confused by something?

I need to clear up some confusion about Christmas with some facts.

Do you know the name of the first angel to tell people the news of Jesus birth? It’s Harold! We sing his song…Hark the angel Harold sings. And do you know what the shepherds who heard Harold singing were doing? They were washing their socks! While shepherds washed their socks by night.

Christmas comes but once a year – what a relief!

Planning, shopping, cooking, spending, travelling – so much to do and so little time! We hope for so much, then when the day comes…

With many of us facing financial difficulties, with recurring news of violence on our streets and in our homes, and with continuing conflicts around the world, signs of hope for the future might seem to be in short supply.

Christmas reminds us that 2,000 years ago Jesus came into the world to offer hope to every one of us, and he is still offering that hope to us today. Have you opened your heart to the God who loves us so much that he sent his Son to be our Saviour? Perhaps this year will be a time when you find new hope, founded on the ancient but ever-fresh promises revealed in the Christmas story.

The Cathedral congregations warmly invite you to attend our Christmas services, and wish you a happy Christmas and a hope filled New Year.

Well, of course there is no confusion over the songs, you know the real words. So let’s go back to Harold, the angel singing. Obviously, the angel wasn’t named Harold, but have you ever wondered why Jesus’ birth was announced by angels? Well, the answer to the question comes in the name. Angel simply means ‘messenger’. Here are messengers from God. It is like God making a song and a dance around what he is up to. So as our carol says ‘Hark/Listen to the messengers – they come with great news.’

So we get to those shepherds doing their laundry. If this Christmas event was such big news why was it given to shepherds, even if they were ‘watching their flocks’ rather than ‘washing their socks’? Again, the answer comes when we understand who the shepherds were. Back in those days, in that part of the world, shepherds were not landowners, and did not have huge mobs of sheep. They usually looked after just a few and actually lived with them: sleeping with them, eating with them, knowing each animal by name. They were poor, grubby, and sneered at. They were often distrusted because they were not above stealing. So, for God to choose these people to hear his great news tells us something about God’s plans. His plan was not just for the successful or the rich or the great, it was particularly for those who were often despised and rejected. It was a treasure available even for those who usually got left out.

The great news of Christmas is that God has taken up our cause. Even if we do not deserve it. What a gift!

The question is whether we accept it.

Bishop Matt Brain, Anglican Diocese of Bendigo

Very Reverend Elizabeth Dyke Dean of St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, with all of its traditions, holds a special place in my life. As a young child, I grew up appreciating a decorated gum tree with the smell of eucalyptus permeating our house, the excitement of extended family joining us for Christmas, the culinary delight of different types of foods, the joy of driving around and looking at different homes and their Christmas decorations as well as the anticipation of giving and receiving some special gifts. And while I still enjoy many of these childhood traditions, what I most look forward to is Christmas Eve and the variety of music that is sung and celebrated by different artists at the iconic Carols by Candlelight event in Melbourne.

Music tends to evoke some great memories in all of us during this time of the year. Why is this? I believe it’s because music has always been a prominent part of the Christmas story. And not just in recent years, but also in the events of that very first Christmas. If you

read through the scriptures, you’ll find that oftentimes, when someone was hearing or sharing the good news about Jesus, a song was sung. Some of the original songs from this greatest event in history are found within the Gospel of Luke. There are Mary’s Song, Zechariah’s Song and even the Angels’ Song. These songs from two thousand years ago still resonate and stir in our hearts today.

As we come into the festivity of another Christmas season, I trust that the songs from the first Christmas album continue to capture our wonder and joy as we ponder the birth of our Lord and Saviour – Jesus Christ.

His entrance into this world was good news for all the people.

Ps Dave Lovell, Senior Pastor Bendigo Baptist Church

DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST, In the infant of Bethlehem, the Son of God became part of human history. This Christmas we are invited to go in spirit back to the Manger in Bethlehem and to give thanks that the meaning of human history is to be found in the most unlikely places where our Saviour was born.

“Let us make room in our heart and in our day for the Lord. Each Christian family can first of all – as Mary and Joseph did – welcome Jesus, listen to Him, speak with Him, guard Him, protect Him, grow with Him, and in this way improve the World.” (Pope Francis, Christmas 2014).

We celebrate at Christmas what so many are seeking.

We focus our attention on that which will give peace to many who are lonely, uneasy with themselves, and who are searching for meaning in their lives.

thanksgiving for the gifts of the year. Some have the same kind of gift giving for children (and sometimes adults) as Christmas does for Christians. Often each faith tradition in Bendigo will invite others to join in these celebrations. On Thursday November 8, for example, the Baha’i members celebrated the Birth of the Bab and in July the Muslim community extended an invitation to the celebration Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan). Other festivals included the Indian Krishna festival in June, the Buddhist Festival of Light in May and in February, the Jewish Tu Bishvat, the new year for the trees celebration.

The Bendigo Interfaith Council would wish that the message of hope, joy and peace left us by Jesus of Nazareth will be heard in these troubled times right across this wonderful land of ours and thus enable all Australians to value one another ‘s beliefs and live in harmonious communities.

Issued on Behalf of the Members Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Quaker of the Bendigo Interfaith Council.

VICTORY CHURCH would like to thank you for an incredible 2018. This Christmas we want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year to you and your loved ones! We extend an invite to the community for our Christmas Eve Service. This night will consist of a Carols Service at 4pm and be followed by free family fun for all ages. There will be a BBQ, face painting, activities and a jumping castle. We hope you can join us!

For more information please see our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/victorychurchbendigo

This Christmas let us draw strength from the Holy Family and hope from the message they offer, as they continue to be part of our lives.

I pray this Christmas that the light of Christ will enlighten your homes and streets with peace, love, joy and hope.

Happy Christmas to all!

Most Reverend Leslie Tomlinson Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia

MONSIGNOR FRANK MARRIOTT, Chair,

speaking on behalf of the Bendigo Interfaith Council, to offer everyone in Bendigo a happy and peaceful Christmas break said that Christmas in Australia brings together weather for the beach or river, the long break from school, a holiday time for many and for Christians the feast of Christ’s birth.

The Bendigo Interfaith Council comprises many faith traditions and each has their own celebrations of their faith at other times of the year. All of these celebrations commemorate important aspects of the faith, sometimes painful and sometimes joyful.

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Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst Christmas Masses 2017 Bendigo, Sacred Heart Cathedral Christmas Eve 6.00pm Family Mass 8:00pm Carols, 9:00pm Mass Christmas Day 8.30am, 11.00am Quarry Hill, St Joseph’s Christmas Eve 6pm Kangaroo Flat, St Monica’s Christmas Eve 6:00pm Christmas Day 9.00am Bendigo, St Kilian’s Christmas Eve 6.30pm, 9pm Christmas Day 8am, 10am Inglewood, St Mary’s Christmas Day 8am Eaglehawk, St Liborius’ Christmas Eve 7.00pm Christmas Day 10.30am Raywood, St Stephen’s Christmas Day 9am

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“SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS” wrote John Lennon a few years ago and here we are, nearly at the end of 2018, with Christmas nearly upon us again. It seems like Christmas comes around all too quickly now and I know many who look back with nostalgia to how Christmas used to be and lament how Christmas is not the same any more. Shopping, presents, food, drink, family gatherings and disagreements, work parties, breakups and life in general can all occupy our time and thoughts at Christmas, creating an overwhelming sense of busyness and pressure. All of that can leave us with an emptiness. What really is the purpose of Christmas we wonder? Is it all about presents, food and family? Is there something more to Christmas that we’ve overlooked in the busyness and haste of life as we know it now?

The account of the first Christmas story in Luke tells us how shepherds were visited by angels who brought them good news that will cause great joy for all people.

This message of good news, of a baby born who will be a Saviour to the world often gets overlooked in the hustle and bustle to have a perfect Christmas. This joy of a Saviour is not a momentary joy, but a deep joy that should remain long after the presents and tree are packed away.

That Saviour, Jesus, came to earth to bring joy and fill a void in our lives. He came that there might be peace on earth and goodwill toward all men. When the shepherds shared the story of the Saviour and what had happened to them, everyone who heard it was amazed. Are you one of the ones who will stop and listen to the Christmas story and be amazed at what happened?

Pastor Julie One Way Gatherings

THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT CHRISTMAS Christmas is not about reindeer, sleigh bells or Santa, turkey, stuffing, mince pies or fruitcake, Christmas trees or presents. It’s not even about shepherds and wise men, a bright star or a manger. These last mentioned things help to make up the Bible’s account of the first Christmas, but they are not what it’s about.

God began the gift-giving tradition at Christmas by giving us His Son, Jesus. Why did He do that? Because we cannot deal with our own sin. We can no more change our sinful condition as a leopard can his spots!

God sent His Son into the world to save us. The Bible says that ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

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The sad truth about Christmas is that although we all desperately need the Saviour that God sent, most people will not receive Him. Even though God’s offer is open to ‘whoever believes’ and there is no barrier in His eyes created by your skin colour or socio economic standing or which football team you support…still most people don’t mind the trimmings that go with Christmas itself, but they don’t want the Saviour that God sent.

So what is Christmas about? It’s about Jesus. It is possible to have Christmas without Jesus, but it will not be complete. You may well have the presents and all the trimmings, but without Jesus you only have the outer shell not the inner core. Imagine making more fuss over the wrapping paper than the gift it contains!

Christmas is nearly here and it will soon be gone. Don’t let it be another one filled with only wrappings and trimmings. You may never have another opportunity like this one. Seek Him.

Rev Philip Burns St Johns Presbyterian Church, Bendigo

MISSION STATEMENTS are all the rage lately.

Whether you’re a business, a charity or a church, your mission statement is supposed to keep you focussed, moving in one direction.

Do you realise that Jesus had a mission statement?

When Joseph discovered Mary was pregnant, an angel came to him in a dream to reassure him. In that dream, he told Joseph, in Matthew 1:21, ‘You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’

Jesus’ name means ‘the Lord saves.’ And that was his mission. This was why the Eternal Son of God left the glories of heaven, humbling himself to become a baby in a manger. He came to save his people from their sins.

Christmas is a time of great joy. We all love a baby. But Christians don’t only celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas. We celebrate what he came to do. He came to save his people from their sins.

Our sin had enslaved us, condemning us to an eternity of punishment in hell. Jesus paints a terrifying picture of hell – it’s a place of darkness, fire, weeping and gnashing of teeth. And it’s this that Jesus came to save us from.

And he did it at the cross. We can’t separate Christmas and Easter, they’re two sides of the same coin. Easter is the reason for Christmas. It was there that Jesus saved his people from their sins, dying in their place.

Will you come to Jesus and be saved? This Christmas is the perfect time. You’re always welcome to come and

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2018 explore who Jesus is with us. We meet every Sunday at 10am, and Christmas Day at 9am. Have a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year!

Ps Jesse Walz Presbyterian Church, Eaglegawk

CHRISTMAS BRINGS A QUESTION for us to

Jesus was born into the world so that we can worship with meaning, by worshipping the only one who is worthy, because Jesus was born to be the King.

Jesus is the King who came to live and die, to give his life for us, like no other king has done for his subjects, so that we can give our lives in worship of him and have joy forever.

reflect upon this time of year - does what you worship give you joy forever?

Ps Russ Grinter, Reforming Church, South East Bendigo Presbyterian

The word worship has its meaning in worth, worth-ship.

So that what you worship is what you believe is worthy to live for.

It is possible to be an a-theist, to say you don’t believe in God. But it’s not possible to be an a-worshipper, for even a-theists are worshippers. We all give our life to something we see is worthy, the question we can reflect upon at Christmastime is this – what or who is worthy of worship?

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In Bendigo, it is our default position to worship stuff, or other people, or even yourself. But this life of worship doesn’t work. Yeah sure you’ll have some joy, but like Christmas day lunch, it doesn’t last beyond Boxing Day. If you live for stuff, you’ll know it doesn’t last very long, you’ll worry about how much you have, and then your world crumbles when you lose it.

If you crave the approval of people as the most important thing in your life, then you are constantly scared of losing their approval. Your worship leads not to joy, but a worry that wrecks you.

If you worship yourself then you’re stuck in a hopeless situation, because you can’t fix your brokenness, rather you need someone who can.

to take this opportunity to wish everyone in Bendigo a very happy and safe Christmas. May this Christmas bring you the gift of hope, whose name is Jesus; a gift that will fill you with overflowing joy if you continue to unwrap it for the rest of your life. At the Salvation Army Bendigo, we have had a challenging but wonderful 2018 as we have witnessed lives changed as our dedicated staff and volunteers fight to see our community transformed, one life at a time, with the love of Jesus.

We extend our thanks to those who champion the work we do, our volunteers and staff for their support over 2018 and we look forward to a year of greater things in 2019. May the spirit of Christmas extend far beyond December into the coming months of the New Year as you explore what the birth of Jesus means for our community, but also for you personally.

Lauren Kirkham (Lieutenant) The Salvation Army Bendigo

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The changing of the baton WE draw to the end of another year of Bike Life Bendigo and we are grateful for the Bendigo Weekly’s continued support for a cycling column.

Over the life of this column, it has been pleasing to see the two ends of the age spectrum become more engaged in riding.

The introduction of balance bikes for young children is encouraging.

Children can make the transition from a balance bike to pedalling easily.

Their early experience on a balance bike improves moto skills and thus their confidence when they graduate to a pedal-driven bike.

We have also seen a growth in cycling infrastructure have an effect.

The City of Greater Bendigo’s network of safe shared walking and riding paths make it safe and appealing for families to get out and about.

Not only does the network encourage that all-important shared family exercise time, it fosters familiarity with riding as a mode of transport for the whole family.

At the other end of the age spectrum, exercise in the form of cycling can be harder to sustain.

The e-bike is making it easier for older people to keep riding.

The variety of e-bikes available can accommodate whatever people’s transport needs are.

E-bike technology is designed to give riders

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assistance as they choose and is developing quickly.

I have met some very excited older people on e-bikes.

They can get around with ease, at a very low cost, and have accessibility without the hassles of parking.

The work of a dedicated group of volunteers, this column has tried to demonstrate that riding can be safe and enjoyable for all age groups.

Next year the baton will be passed onto Bike Bendigo

as the coordinators of the column content.

In the past four years, our volunteer contributors have tried to encourage more people to get on a bike more often.

They have presented diverse views about what makes cycling so inviting, and stories of the many people who have been bitten by the cycling bug.

This diversity of views and stories is nowhere near being exhausted, So, we look forward with some eagerness to see where the new hands on the tiller will take us.

Thank you again.

We have enjoyed sharing something we love and hope this column continues to inspire people to get out on their bikes..

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

– Edward Barkla

NEW DIGS PLANNED: Rick Townsend and David Bicknell. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Campaign pays off AFTER a nine-year campaign, South Bendigo will be taking a giant leap towards moving to their new home at Harry Trott reserve.

With the ground’s pavilion in need of an upgrade, the state government has delivered $2 million towards the project, which will see the clubrooms demolished and in place, a bigger and better version.

Outgoing South Bendigo Football Netball Club president Rick Townsend, highlighted the importance of the redevelopment.

“It’s really important for the club to grow, we want to be involved in an inner suburb and Kennington, Strathdale, Spring Gully and Quarry Hill is opened up for a footy team,” Townsend said.

“It allows us to build a supporter base and really connect with the local schools around there and so it creates a pathway for more junior footballers.”

Townsend said the redevelopment would allow the club to make the move to Harry Trott permanent.

“For us to move full-time from the QEO, we need the pavilion, clubrooms and social rooms built,” Townsend said.

“We’ll be at Harry Trott full-time

rather than just our three senior games a year that we play at the moment, that’s our priority.”

Bendigo United Cricket Club president David Bicknell believes they can help the Bloods’ transition and form a close relationship.

“We’ve got a really close relationship with South and I think it’s only going to get stronger,” Bicknell said.

“It’s been a joint effort … the development of a new training facility for us and a new netball-tennis facility as well, that is on the back of South coming, along with the new lights.”

Bicknell said the new pavilion would allow the club to showcase their history as well as support them in the future.

“We’ve got a long history, which goes way back, we want to house our memorabilia and we want to have a revenue stream,” he said.

“We can have our functions which we can share on a six-month basis with South, which we are really looking forward to.” ” The redevelopment is expected to be completed within the next two to three years.

– Ben Hann

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Shooting sports are on the rise in Bendigo, thanks to recent wins at Commonwealth and Olympic levels, but also because of its inclusive, accessible and all ages culture, according to Matt Smith from Smiths Outdoors.

Bendigo is home to many shooting clubs and facilities which host thousands of shooters every month.

“Bendigo has produced some of Australia’s top female shooters in recent years – some of

whom represent our country on the international stage,” Matt Smith says.

women of all ages and people with a disability all taking part,” he says.

“And that’s fantastic, because it shows just how far you can go in shooting sports,” he says.

Shooting sports are a true Australian favourite.

Find out more from your local clubs and shooting suppliers.

“Our region also has some excellent up-andcomers, but the great story about shooting is that anyone can participate at any time in their life. We have young kids keeping score and running the canteens, 12 years plus taking their first competitive shots, young adults, men and

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Merry Christmas!

To all of our valued listeners and sponsors.

Thank you for your support in 2018.

Best wishes for the year 2019.

Bonnie!

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SPORT HANDS ON: Shane Grenfell is keen to grow the sport of touch football.

Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Touch has appeal TOUCH football is a sport that you may never have heard of, but it has taken Bendigo by storm.

Bendigo Touch Association president Shane Grenfell said after some “on and off” years originally, the sport has taken off in its popularity over the past five years.

“The past five years we’ve been able to really develop it and have a solid competition that’s been there consistently,” Grenfell said.

“At the moment we’re in a position where there are 200 members and 18 teams that can compete every week over summer.”

Grenfell has put the increasing popularity

down to its fun and relaxed culture, as well as the sport’s ability to bring families together.

“It’s very social, so it’s a relaxed environment, very inclusive, nonjudgemental and people can come together as a family or a social group, or even by themselves and they know that they’ll be accepted and can find a team.

“We’ve got families of four and five who play as a team, so mum, dad and kids are all playing in the same team. As teenagers they do get separated in a lot of other sports.”

Grenfell aims to develop the sport via programs which try

to include women and children in touch football as well as fielding representative teams that compete all over the state.

“We’re doing that (increasing numbers) by being involved in a VicHealth initiative called Switch which is a program developed to get more women active in sport,” Grenfell said.

“We’re commencing our junior program in January to try and increase our numbers in those two areas.

“We’ve got a representational team that now goes to tournaments around the state, we recently attended the Western Affiliates Cup or

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WAC over in Ballarat ... we were very pleased with our results.”

For those who are new to the sport, Grenfell had some advice.

“Don’t be intimidated, everyone started at the same point … the number of one rule for us is to just enjoy yourself, if you go there with a positive attitude and be willing to learn and grow, you’ll have fun, “The main rule is to have fun and enjoy it in a social, relaxed environment.”

Touch football is played on Wednesday nights between October and March in Strathfieldsaye.

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Tennis win for city From Page 28 Speaking to the Bendigo Weekly during a busy training schedule, Alcott, who’s chasing his fifth straight Australian Open quad singles title next year, said he was looking forward to travelling to Bendigo to play at the new centre.

“I have heard the facilities are fantastic at the centre so I’m really looking forward to showcasing the very best of wheelchair tennis across the tournament and look forward to hopefully meeting a lot of local fans,” he said.

“The city of Bendigo is a fantastic place so when we were told the tournament was being moved to Bendigo I was pumped. For us, this tournament is our key Australian Open lead up tournament so it is a really important tournament to finalise preparations and I would expect a very strong field for the event.”

For Alcott, he believes the tournament will help to promote wheelchair tennis, and the inclusion of all people in elite sport.

“When people see how good the inclusive facilities are in Bendigo and also see the world class talent on the court, I do hope it will inspire people to follow and have an interest in wheelchair tennis.”

The city’s selection forms a new Victorian circuit for

the sport, with Bendigo the first on the route, followed

by Craigeburn, then the grand slam Australian Open at Melbourne Park.

Bendigo will also have a local talent playing in the event, with Greg Britten making a comeback after having last played in the 2001 Australian Open.

Mr Skrobalak said ITF and Tennis Australia will be watching the tournament closely to ensure it runs well for the future.

“We’re looking to impress and show what we can do, and put on some Bendigo charm, and hopefully the players love the place.” he said.

Tennis Australia will also be running come and try days for locals to get involved in wheelchair tennis, as well as a coaching tennis clinic for the sport’s national junior squad.

While the move to Bendigo is only under a oneyear agreement, Mr Skrobalak is confident that if it goes well, Bendigo could become part of Australia’s wheelchair tennis calendar long-term.

“I’d be optimistic that we could retain the event for a number of years, and build a great relationship with the ITF and an even better one with Tennis Australia than we already have,” he said.

Bendigo Tennis is looking for between 12 and 24 local ballkids to assist over the course of the tournament.

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WHEELCHAIR tennis will have a new home come January, with an International Tennis Federation Super Series tournament, previously played in Sydney and a key lead up tournament to the Australian Open, set to take centre court in Bendigo.

Between January 9 and 13, up to 60 players including the current quad world number one Dylan Alcott, will play at the city’s redeveloped $6.175m tennis centre, which this week opened its new 400 seat, fully accessible grandstand, in a coup management hope can continue beyond 2019.

The event is the first major tournament for the upgraded centre, moving from Sydney’s Blacktown Tennis Cen-

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tre and Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.

Bendigo Tennis’ general manager Dean Skrobalak said the centre was honoured to be the new home of the tournament, and the move shows the strength of the city’s courts.

“Sydney is an exOlympic venue, so they’ve moved it from an Olympic venue to ours, which shows you the level and the capabilities of this venue,” he said.

“We had the Bendigo International Women’s Pro Tour event in October, and Tennis Australia felt that the venue was brand new, very wheelchair accessible, and the tournament went so well ... so they just have a lot of confidence in this venue now, as a venue to host major events.”

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