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Tee up a team for Renae ASSISTANCE dogs don’t come cheaply but they dramatically change the quality of life for children like Renae Graham. Each year Righteous Pups hosts a charity golf day to raise funds specifically for a local Bendigo family. This year it’s Renae’s family’s turn. Righteous Pups is looking for people to sign up and play golf in teams of four on Friday, March 22. For more details and to register for golf go to www.righteouspups.org.au.
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FORTY full-time Department of Human Services jobs have been promised for Bendigo if the Labor party wins the federal election. Shadow Minister for Human Services Ed Husic visited Bendigo on Thursday to announce the pledge and was joined by Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters outside of the Lyttleton Terrace Centrelink office in Bendigo. “Forty new jobs will be created in Bendigo to help deliver better ser-
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vice through Centrelink and Medicare,” Mr Husic said. “This is better service in the aftermath of job cuts and complaints.” An announcement of new jobs for Bendigo is part of a broader plan by the Labor party to invest in 1200 Department of Human Services jobs targeted at regional and outer metropolitan areas. Ms Chesters welcomed the an-
nouncement, which supports local jobs and will help residents get the support they need. “We have had countless years of people making complaints about waiting times and processing times,” Ms Chesters said. Mr Husic stressed the importance of getting the right people in the right positions with adequate training.
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“We need to see an investment in those jobs where people are properly trained on the types of complex issues that people approach Centrelink and Medicare about,” Mr Husic said. Where the 40 new employees would work is a point of conjecture, with Ms Chester remarking they would most likely be spread across an existing Department of Human
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Services’ buildings and the new GovHub. “This is a challenge for us. Behind the Centrelink building there is a DHS smart centre. Most of the people who work for DHS are in that building. Talking to the workforce there, there will be some constraints,” Ms Chesters said. “If Labor gets elected, if we can deliver on this promise, then space can be a really easy solution for us because just across the road the council and state government are building GovHub.”
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GREATER Bendigo is facing a chronic shortage of suitable industrial land within 15 years, according to research included as part of the new Industrial Land Development Strategy. The report has identified a significant future shortfall in industrial land by 2032; in particular land areas of between one to five hectares are forecast to run out by 2027. The Needs and Gaps Analysis report confirmed Greater Bendigo’s current supply of an estimated 120 hectares of available industrial land will be exhausted by 2032. Greater Bendigo has four times less zoned industrial land than both Geelong and Ballarat. A detailed audit of all potential industrial land across Greater Bendigo was undertaken as part of the initial work, which looked at limitations such as overlays, infrastructure issues and locations too close to residential housing. City director strategy and growth Bernie O’Sullivan said independent consultants REMPLAN were also commissioned to prepare a Strategic Economic Inputs Report. “According to REMPLAN’s forecasts, if a quarter of the identified land cannot be developed, supply shortages could be seen as
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early as 2024 with an estimated 1081 jobs at risk by 2036,” Mr O’Sullivan said. “This potentially puts Greater Bendigo at a disadvantage in trying to attract new businesses looking for affordable, accessible land, which is why the need to identify suitable land now is important and we are working closely with the Victorian Planning Authority on the review.” Small (micro) lots, grouping businesses together in suitable locations, precincts with supported infrastructure, new technology, access to roads, rail and airport links, and planning for future business trends are among the many considerations based on the feedback received. The role of Bendigo East and the airport will be considered as part of the strategy review. Since the audit was carried out late in 2018, approximately 10 hectares has been made available for sale across Greater Bendigo, and of that four hectares are in Bendigo East. The total available land in Bendigo East is approximately 60 hectares. “Greater Bendigo has driven much of the growth as an industrial centre for the broader Loddon Campaspe region, with 49 per cent of employment generated in
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Bendigo tops jobless list Youth unemployment figures at a high
A REPORT by the Brotherhood of St Laurence has revealed that the Bendigo region has the highest rate of youth unemployment in Victoria. The report shows 18.3 per cent of young people in the Bendigo, Heathcote, Castlemaine, Boort and Wedderburn areas are unemployed according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures. Young people are defined as being aged 15 to 24 years, with 58,200 unemployed Victorians in this age group as of December 2018. The reports states that Australia’s
youth unemployment rate is stagnating at levels noted in the early 2000s, despite years of economic growth. The national youth unemployment rate is 11.2 per cent, more than twice the overall unemployment rate of five per cent. The Brotherhood of St Laurence’s executive director Conny Lenneberg has challenged policymakers to give Australia’s young people a fair go. “Young people come out of education and training with high hopes and aspirations for independence,”
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tration and roles in health were some of the positions on offer. “I think there are a lot of opportunities in Bendigo for young people,” Mr Green said.
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“Young people are far more particular about the career they want and are not necessarily going to take second best or the first thing that comes along,” he said. The national youth unemployment rate is highest in the outback region of Queensland, where more than one in four (25.7 per cent) people are unable to obtain work. Of the 20 ‘hotspots’ mapped by the Brotherhood in their report, the Shepparton region is the second worst for youth unemployment in Victoria at 17.5 per cent, followed by Melbourne’s west, which includes Werribee and Footscray at 15.5 per cent.
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THE Vision Australia Bendigo Easter Egg Hunt returns with a two day hunt that is sure to be the Easter egg-stravoganza of the year. The hunt is one of the most loved attractions at the Bendigo Easter Festival. To celebrate the tickets going on sale Vision Australia held an opening event at the Golden Dragon Museum on Tuesday. This year, the hunt will be held on both Good Friday and Easter Saturday, giving even more children the chance to join in the fun in one of 44 hunts for a range of age groups. Along with Carols by Candlelight, the Bendigo Easter egg hunt is one of the largest fundraisers nationally for Vision Australia. All proceeds go to the service to offer to support people who are blind or have low vision to live the lives they choose. The Easter egg hunt will run from 10am to 5pm on Good Friday and Easter Saturday near the rotunda at Rosalind Park, Bendigo – right in the heart of the colour and action of the Bendigo Easter Festival. For details and to buy tickets, go to the Bendigo Visitor Centre in Pall Mall, phone 1800 813 153, go to www.bendigotourism.com or call into the Vision Australia office at 20 Bridge Street.
THE education director of the Islamic Museum of Australia Sherene Hassan will be the guest speaker at this year’s Bendigo Interfaith Council annual dinner. Ms Hassan previously served as vice president and secretary of the Islamic Council of Victoria, the peak body for 90,000 Victorian Muslims for nearly eight years and has been a trail blazer for Muslim women. Formerly a chemistry and physics teacher, Ms Hassan is married with four children. She is particularly looking forward to coming to Bendigo as it is familiar terrain. Her husband was raised in Bendigo and later worked at the Bendigo hospital. Dr Hassan’s mother, Susie Hassan worked at Girton Grammar as a librarian. “My focus when speaking at the dinner will be to promote respectful interfaith harmony,” Ms Hassan said. “I think it is important that we get to know each other and I firmly believe that most Australians believe in a fair go.” To date she has conducted more than 1000 information sessions on Islam to diverse audiences ranging from the Flying Fruit Fly Circus School to the Australian Federal Police. The Bendigo Interfaith Council annual dinner will be held Thursday, March 21 at the Conservatory, All Seasons. Booking: online at www.trybooking.com/BAMMX
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SELF PORTRAIT: Clive Stratford. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Space and colour THE Arnold Street Gallery particularly suits the work of artist Clive Stratford. The abstract oil paintings of his exhibition Colour – Space provide a striking contrast with the textured brick walls of the gallery’s surfaces. Most of the subject matter consists of boldly painted cubes representing inner cityscapes. The particular attraction of the paintings is their depth of field which take you into the tun-
nels of skyscrapers. Stratford moved to Bendigo a year ago and is successfully establishing himself as a local artist. He has previously had exhibitions at the Powell Street Gallery, Collingwood Gallery and Heide in Melbourne. He also exhibited in Galleria 360, Italy, where he lived for five years. Clive Stratford’s Colour – Space is at the Arnold Street Gallery until Saturday.
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MORE than 300 people gathered at the Bendigo Town Hall on Tuesday as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety visited Bendigo. Commissioner Lynelle Briggs AO and those in attendance heard harrowing stories from families, friends and advocates about the challenges and flaws that exist in the aged care system. The inadequacy of staff to resident ratios, the treatment of people living with a disability, medication dominated care regimes and a convoluted and difficult to understand system for accessing care were just some of the issues
broached in the two and a half hour hearing. Recounting his mother’s recent experience in aged care, one man described a change he noted in her behaviour and personality. A once vivacious and enthusiastic woman was replaced by an anxious, bored and rebellious one. He called for better transition programs for residents moving into aged care facilities after living independently, as well as a focus on physical and mental wellbeing. When remarking about staff to resident ratios, the crowd erupted as the speaker emphatically said that staff in aged care
shouldn’t be forced to work in aged care by government agencies such as Centrelink, as a job of last resort. Ms Briggs told those gathered that a Royal Commission is the highest form of inquiry into matters of public interest and encouraged speakers to come forward and share their stories. The electorate of Bendigo is home to 12.7 per cent of residents aged 70 years or greater living in residential care, which is above the state average of 10.7 per cent. Federal Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters heard many stories from workers, providers and families about challenges in the aged
care system and asked the commission to visit Bendigo. “It was important that the commission heard from regional families, staff and providers,” Ms Chesters said. “The findings of this Royal Commission will help to drive reform the sector desperately needs,” she said. The Royal Commission commenced in Adelaide with a preliminary hearing on January 18. It will visit capital cities across the country in the coming weeks after visiting Bendigo for one of two community forums. The first community forum took place on March 1 in Bankstown, New South Wales.
The commission has been directed to inquire into all forms of commonwealth-funded aged care, irrespective of where it is delivered. The care of people in aged care facilities, in-home care services and for young Australians with disabilities living in a residential care setting will be a major focus for the Royal Commission. Commissioner Briggs and former Federal Court judge Richard Tracey, who was not present in Bendigo, will produce an interim report into their findings by October 31. A final report is expected by the end of April 2020.
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Spreading the word of compassion PROJECT Compassion, Australia’s largest fundraising event for aid and development, is held each year over the six week period, known to the Christian community as Lent. Caritas Australia flipped pancakes in Hargreaves Mall on Shrove Tuesday to spread the word about the project.
Coordinator Kerry Stone said pancakes and poverty might seem like an odd mix but they remind us of our privilege and plenty. “We recall the old Shrove Tuesday tradition of using up the flour, milk, eggs and sugar – the last hurrah – before going back to basics in Lent – a time of reflection, fasting and alms-giving.
The project brings many thousands of Australians together in solidarity with the world’s poor to help end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity. “This year Project Compassion celebrates the power of learning, and the many ways in which Caritas Australia is working with local partners around the world to
provide vital learning and renewed hope to children, women and men most vulnerable to extreme poverty and injustice,” Ms Stone said. “Last year Project Compassion nationally, raised a record $11.6 million which included more than half a million dollars from this region of Victoria. Here’s hoping for 2019.”
FEDERAL Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters visited the Prince of Wales Showgrounds on Wednesday to throw her support behind upgrades needed to the facility. The Bendigo Agricultural Show Society is seeking $933,208 in government funding to complete infrastructure works around the perimeter of the facility. The proposed work includes improving access for pedestrians and vehicles, landscaping and surface drainage upgrades. Ms Chesters met with Bendigo Agricultural Show Society executive officer Ian Furze to learn about the society’s upgrade plans and lobby for federal budget funding for the project. “It’s one of those projects that’s sat off to the side. I think it’s about time we make this a priority and lobby for some federal government funding for this project,” Ms Chesters said. Mr Furze is keen for the venue to increase its usage and become a higher standard facility. “Our vision is to become one of the biggest and best exhibition venues and maintain our status as a world-class regional exhibition and events centre complex,” Mr Furze said. The Prince of Wales Showgrounds opened in 1968 and hosts 49 community Sunday markets each year, as well as major events including the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, the Bendigo Agricultural Show and the Groovin the Moo music festival.
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including replacing much of the internal lighting with low energy LEDs. Bendigo SES controller Jason Hague said the work will mean the SES unit headquarters will be more comfortable for volunteers, during training and operational events. “The repairs to the roof will also reduce the occurrence of members finding their helmets full of rainwater after rain events,” he said. “The improvements to our premises have really added a professional and welcoming feel, and in some ways I feel the update
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New teams take on drug battle By NICHOLAS NAKOS
TWO new local drug action teams, the Go Girls LDAT and Sports Focus LDAT have been established to help prevent and minimise alcohol and other drug-related harm in the community. The Local Drug Action Team program supports organisations harness their local knowledge and deliver prevention activities tailored to the community’s needs. Based in Bendigo, the Go Girls Central Goldfields LDAT is a partnership between the Youth Support and Advocacy Service in Loddon, Anglicare Victoria, Victoria Police, Kylie Maloney Legal and Central Goldfields Shire.
The team willdeliver alcohol and other harm prevention activities in Maryborough, Dunolly, Carisbrook, Mt Glasgow and Avoca. Sports Focus LDAT will bring together multiple sports partners across the region including AFL Central Victoria and Cricket Victoria, to facilitate activities in Bendigo and Heathcote. The local drug action teams are a joint initiative announced by the Australian government and the Alcohol and Drug Foundation. There are now 58 local drug action teams in Victoria and 244 nationwide. Teams will receive an initial $10,000 grant to develop a community action plan in
conjunction with the Alcohol and Drug Foundation. Some of the initiatives teams will be involved with include peer support, education in schools and resources to reduce alcohol intake during pregnancy. Alcohol and Drug Foundation chief executive officer Erin Lalor said a high number of community partnerships applied to join the local drug action team program. “Strong demand from communities across Australia has meant the number of local drug action teams is higher than originally planned, giving us the opportunity to now work with 244 passionate community partnerships,” Dr Lalor said.
Fire brigades out to impress MORE than 2000 people will converge on Bendigo this weekend for the 136th annual Victorian Urban Fire Brigades championships. The championships were first held in 1875 in the Rosalind Park area, and this weekend marks the 32nd time Bendigo has hosted the event. The opening ceremony will be held from 9am Saturday at Weeroona Oval, and competition begins with the traditional and spectacular echelon review, which is a military type display in full dress uniform by a number of brigades, led by CFA chief officer Steve Warrington AFSM. Following the ceremony all brigades in full dress uniform will compete in a discipline marching contest, with several set movements around a course on the oval and being judged at several points. This event is the first in the competitions that
carries championship points. The first event on the main track is the individual ladder race, where Kangaroo Flat’s Jackson Argaville has proven to be a winner in seven of the past eight years, a feat never achieved before. Throughout the weekend, 50 brigades and approximately 2000 family members, supporters and public from Victoria and Western Australia will be in attendance. The championships are expected to provide a significant boost to the local economy, with many accommodaiton venues reporting strong bookings across the long weekend. Brigades will compete in 24 events in each of all two classes, and top teams expected to contest for the overall Victorian title are last year’s winner Maryvale, Kangaroo Flat, Dandenong, Narre Warren and the West Australian team from
Harvey. Local brigades Eaglehawk, Bendigo and Golden Square will also be contenders. On Saturday night a torchlight procession will start at 8.30pm from Rosalind Park before proceeding along View Street and Pall Mall, with several vintage fire engines included. Following the torchlight procession, Bull Street will be closed to traffic and live music from the John Grossman Project will keep the crowd entertained. After the final championship event on Monday there will be an interstate challenge event where elite firefighters will be selected for a Victoria verses Western Australia race, and special uniforms will be auctioned for a Beyond Blue fundraiser. Donations will be accepted during the weekend, and admission to the event is free.
FLYING THE FLAG: Council’s Paula Hubert hops on board.
Tram stops for coffee AS an added extra to the Tudors to Windsors exhibition at the art gallery, Bendigo Tramways has bedecked a cafe tram in regal livery.
The cafe tram will be at the Bendigo Piazza at the entrance to Rosalind Park for the duration of the exhibition adding colour to an already glorious event.
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ROADSAFE Central Victoria is on the hunt for volunteer breathalyser officers in Greater Bendigo. Chairperson of Roadsafe Central Victoria John Dingle said the program has been running for five years, but there is a shortfall in volunteers, despite funding being available for the program. “Our pop-up tent breathalyser program used in venues hasn’t operated well this year because it relies on volunteers,” Mr Dingle said.
The breathalyser program gives patrons leaving a venue or event where alcohol is being served the opportunity to have their blood alcohol level checked voluntarily. The program aims to promote awareness and trigger a conversation about a safe way of getting home after the consumption of alcohol. “People that use the breathalyser tend to go away thinking about their reading and have a chat with the group they’re with to reconsider how they’re getting home. It prompts a conversation,”
Mr Dingle said. According to the VicRoads website, 20 per cent of the drivers killed in road crashes in Victoria every year have a blood alcohol concentration of .05 or greater. The BAC readings delivered by the breathalysers used in this program are purely indicative, with patrons ultimately responsible for their own actions. “The breathalyser gives an indication of your BAC. Our volunteers can’t give any advice and say you’re not allowed to drive. They are just able to show people the
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reading,” Mr Dingle said. “There is signage around our volunteer tent that says that your alcohol BAC reading may increase or decrease from the time of the reading, dependent upon your personal situation,” he said. Volunteers will receive training on the use of the breathalyser by a Victoria Police officer and be deployed to locations where events are being held involving alcohol. For more information and to volunteer, contact the VicRoads Bendigo Road Safety Officer on 13 11 71.
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YMCA Victoria has been awarded the City of Greater Bendigo’s contract to operate the Peter Krenz Leisure Centre in Eaglehawk from April 1. City of Greater Bendigo council’s Lincoln Fitzgerald said the centre has been leased and managed by the Bendigo Regional YMCA for more than 20 years and the council thanks them for their contribution to the facility. “Last year the Bendigo Regional YMCA approached the council regarding the need for a more sustainable management model for the centre due to the outdated lease arrangements which no longer met industry standards, did not reflect community expectations and were not financially sustainable for the YMCA,” Mr Fitzgerald said. “The council and Bendigo Regional YMCA agreed that the lease would be surrendered and the operational contract for the centre would be competitively tendered.”
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BROOKE Browning is gearing up to have her hair cut off as part of the World’s Greatest Shave. Over the past two decades, more than two million Aussies have shaved, waxed, cut or coloured their hair to support people living with blood cancer. Brooke’s big cut is taking place at 12.30pm at the Bendigo District RSL on March 17. “As an extra benefit I will be donating my hair to be used to make wigs,” she said. “There are other purposes too. The hair cuttings are used for making compost or floating booms which soak up oil spills in the ocean.” More than 37,500 kilograms of hair has been removed in 20 years. Money raised goes to ensure purpose-built accommodation villages are fitted out with all the necessary amenities to provide a comfortable, clean and safe home-away-from-home. Visit my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/brookebrowning for more details. ADVERTISEMENT
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THE Taradale Mineral Springs Festival is back this weekend. You can relax under the trees while enjoying fine wine and cuisine and all day entertainment at the same time. Situated between Castlemaine and Kyneton, the Taradale Mineral Springs Festival is on Sunday from 10am to 4pm at the Mineral Springs Reserve. There is something for everyone including local wines and produce including olives, oils, preserves, plants and lots more. There is a definite international flavour this year with food from around the world, African drumming workshops as well as Indonesian orchestra and dancers Mugi Rahayu Gamelan, roaming musicians Son Quba, Floyd Black Band, emerging singer Maya Rose and local ska band King Stone. BYO picnic blanket and basket to fill.
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JACKIE Plunkett is the director of health innovation and telehealth with Loddon Mallee Rural Health Alliance. Through this role she represents many health services around the region, including Bendigo Health, an industry partner of Bendigo Tech School. Ms Plunkett’s recent health innovations have resulted in 250 patients per month having access to geriatric services and other services through video links. Five years ago, these high demand health services did not exist. “As a child, I was a nerdy kid,” Ms Plunkett said. “I wanted to be an accountant, and I wanted to be a computer operator. “I did work experience with an operation centre working with a huge mainframe system with a government department, and I loved it.” Her career has allowed her to follow her passions for finance and tech. Last week she was nominated as a finalist in the CISCO Women in IT Awards, recognising women who have achieved success through their leadership, innovation and commitment to the technology industry. Ms Plunkett describes the health industry as solving problems in a con-
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gether professionals and young people to solve problems. “We need something different to innovate. Ideas from young people create a different perspective,” she said. “Industries need diverse perspectives to solve the problems we face.” Her latest body of work is leading innovative solutions to keep older people independent, as well as mentally and physically healthy. She invited nurses, IT and finance professionals
to co-design solutions. “We came up with six ideas, and we decided to focus on a virtual reality solution to enable older people to overcome mobility and cognitive barriers to stay socially active in a safe and fun way,” Ms Plunkett said. “The beauty of tapping into the Bendigo Tech School’s design thinking model, allows you to come up with solutions you can’t do in a traditional work environment. It’s an incredibly valuable resource.”
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Food group highlights poverty BENDIGO Foodshare is providing meals for more than 8800 people each week, with a Victorian Council of Social Service poverty map showing 25,600 people living in poverty in the Bendigo region. A growing concern according to the chair of Bendigo Foodshare Cathie Steele, is occasional food poverty, with the issue discussed at St Liborius Primary School last week. Ms Steele led a discussion about occasional food poverty in the Greater Bendigo region and the need for further food relief. “Occasional food poverty affects people who do work, either part-time, casual or own a business or farm and are temporarily disadvantaged by unforeseen economic factors at their place of work or
business,” Ms Steele said. The City of Greater Bendigo’s Food Security Report has revealed that one in 11 people in the Bendigo region can’t afford to give their family healthy meals each week. Food distress among young people of up to 25-years-of-age is an emerging issue in the Greater Bendigo region, according to Bendigo Foodshare. Greater Bendigo Young Citizen of the Year and Bendigo Foodshare Youth Ambassador Sam Kane said it’s not uncommon for young people to be caught in a cycle of food distress. “Providing young people with access to nourishing meals prepared using donated food is a great solution that helps to develop a nutritional framework for a stable mind-
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Women lead the way in comic event BENDIGO leads the way with the only regular all female line-up of stand-up comedy in regional Victoria. Coming soon is Volume 3 of Women of Wit, with new jokes, a new line-up, and the same hilarity. “This is arguably the best line-up we’ve had, and we’ve had some terrific national and local comedians take to the stage,” Comedy Festival coordinator and comedian Luke Morris said. “The courage it takes to get on stage is huge, especially for women, and so the gender disparity in stand-up comedy is very noticeable.” Despite attempts by local organisers, occasionally comedy nights in Bendigo are an all male line-up, with few women in the local comedy scene. “Women of Wit was creat-
ed to address this imbalance, and inspire local women to have a go at stand-up comedy,” Mr Morris said. Following two big shows, and a sell out event, the next instalment of Women of Wit is set to continue the high standard, with Alex Ward, Gabe Hogan Megan McKay, Katherine Allan, Simone Amohanga and Nicky Barry all featuring. “Above making a beacon for new female comedians, the night is first and foremost aimed at being a big laugh, and so far it has been an unquestionable highlight of the Bendigo comedy year,” Mr Morris said. Women of Wit Volume 3 is on Saturday, March 9 at the Engine Room Theatre, 54 View Street, starting at 8pm, with tickets available through gotix. com.au.
TEAM PLAYERS: Alyssa Lai, Joelle Colliver, Gabbie Wheeler and Caitlin Jackson.
Leaders at school BSSC’s Student Leadership Team gathered last week for its annual training day, an opportunity to plan for the year ahead and to elect the student executive who will guide the SLT throughout 2019. The new SLT president is Alyssa
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Fun for the curious AS the school year has gone back for children across Australia, children aged five and under can get their own hands-on learning as Discovery Centre readies itself for its first Curious Kids program of 2019. Thanks to Fosterville Gold Mine the program is free for any children up to five with a strong focus on thinking like a scientist and marvel-
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Leadership and human rights COUNCIL is holding a free Community Human Rights Forum on Young People, Leadership and Human Rights on Friday, March 15 at the Bendigo Town Hall. The forum will also feature the launch of the Zinda Festival which is being held during Cultural Diversity Week. The forum’s keynote speaker is community rights lawyer and gender equity and human rights advocate Fadak Alfayadah. Mr Alfayadah came to Australia as a refugee from Iraq and is the head of #MeetFadak, a campaign to change the narrative around people seeking asylum in Australia.
City of Greater Bendigo council’s Steven Abbott said the forum will provide an opportunity for the local community to come together to discuss the importance of multiculturalism and human rights for a more liveable and inclusive city. “It will provide a platform to promote young peoples’ voices regarding human rights and community leadership,” Mr Abbott said. Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services executive officer Kate McInnes said they are very pleased to be partnering with the council.“We are particularly excited that it is focusing on
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Greener times for schools SIX schools in the Bendigo area will be taking part in the ResourceSmart Schools program this year. The program first began in 2013 and helps schools to become more environmentally sustainable. Almost 600 schools across Victoria took part in the program last year, saving more than $3m by reducing their power, water, paper and waste bills. Schools are invited to participate in professional development workshops that give educators practical solutions about what can be done in the classroom. As schools work through the program, they are rewarded with a series of stars, up to a maximum of five stars. Program coordinator for the Loddon Mallee region Ellen White said that some of the region’s 36 participating schools are five-star schools or on the verge of becoming so. “We currently have five, five-star schools, with another two hopefully reaching that status this term,” Ms White said. Eppalock Primary School is the only fivestar school in Bendigo region, while Lockwood South Primary School has been awarded four stars. Schools attain a five-star rating by achieving or exceeding the benchmarks set out in the program, such as using 250 kilowatt hours of energy and four kilolitres of water per student per year. A Student Sustainability Summit will be held during Education Week in May for students in the Loddon Mallee region to discuss their schools sustainability projects. “Last year’s inaugural summit was a great success, with schools using a variety of media to present, including song, dance and even a science experiment,” Ms White said. The schools participating in the ResourceSmart Schools program in Bendigo are Camp Hill, Eaglehawk North, Eppalock, Epsom, Lockwood South and St Liborius primary schools.
GEARED UP: Girton student Eliza Coutts with RAAF pilot officer Skye McKissock. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Ready for the high life GIRTON Grammar students from years 9 to 12 virtually took to the skies on Wednesday, when the Royal Australian Air Force visited the school. Students were given immersive flying lessons with instructors inside a Super Hornet simulator. RAAF personnel shared their first-hand experiences of careers in aviation and non-aviation roles including roles in mission aircrew, mission control and piloting.
Head of student futures Rod Knowles, said this opportunity would open young minds up to career options beyond more traditional choices. “Preparing for the workplace of the future can be daunting for young people so we are committed to matching student strengths and passions to their preferred future so that they can thrive in their career and in life,” he said. “We aim to expose stu-
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The simulator experience is an air force funded motivation program aiming to increase awareness and develop interest among young people in aviation careers. “With the expansion this year of the RMIT flight training school into Bendigo, and Qantas’ announcement late last year, confirming the airline would begin BendigoSydney flights from March, this experience is more relevant than ever for our students,” Mr Knowles said.
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Gala night for music THE Ulumbarra Theatre will play host to Bendigo Autumn Music festival’s opening night gala this April. The special event kicks off the inaugural festival with a selection of short performances, providing a musical taste of the week ahead. Heading the line up for the evening is Australian music icon and ARIA Award winner Deborah Conway and long time collaborator Willy Zygier. Having met in 1991, the pair have together released 10 albums over a 27 year collaboration. One of the special aspects of BAM will be the immersing of musicians from around the country and indeed the world in Bendigo. Bringing a sonic kaleidoscope to the evening, Melbourne six-piece outfit, Saskwatch, promise ever-changing soundscapes and colourful patterns that neatly evoke elements of neo-psychedelic, indie-pop and soul. From South Africa the charismatic guitar savant and singer, who the BBC’s Giles Peterson hailed as extraordinary, Sibusile Xaba brings his addictive blend of Zulu folk music, bossa nova, flamenco, desert blues and jazz to the evening. The opening night also hosts Melbourne artists, Ryan Downey, regarded as a jaw-
ELIZABETH: Photo: PETE DILLON dropping amalgamation of Leonard Cohen and Bill Callahan by way of some mid-century crooner; and lead singer and songwriter of indie-pop outfit Totally Mild, Elizabeth, who will perform her solo works. The lineup also includes violinist, composer and songwriter Xani and central Victorian local, and troubadour storyteller, Archer. The audience will also be treated to performances by award-winning showman, Mario Queen of the Circus, who has wooed audiences all over the world with his variety show of complex juggling tricks and universal sex appeal, executed to the anthems of his favourite supergroup, Queen. Tickets on sale now at www. trybooking.com.
College celebrates MARIST College Bendigo has celebrated the academic achievements of their 2018 Year 11 students who completed a unit 3/4 subject last year. All Year 11 students were encouraged to study one of the seven Year 12 subjects offered, and subject duxes were yesterday presented with their certificates by Catholic Education Sandhurst director Paul Desmond at a special assembly in front of almost 1000 students, staff and parents. College principal Darren McGregor congratulated Ben Slaven (Creative and Digital Media), Oliver Sloane (Sport and Recreation), Courtney Dodson (Environmental Science), Abbey Gwilliam (Business Management), Danielle O’Toole (Health and Human Development),
joint recipients Alexander Cook and Declan Hovenden (Further Mathematics) and Indi Addlem and Danielle O’Toole (Psychology). Mr McGregor said he was proud of the students and their achievements, adding the college was trying to push students to do their best, in addition to achieving results across all areas of learning. “It was very pleasing to have a cohort of only Year 11 students, yet their average study score was above the state average for these Year 12 subjects”. 2019 is the first time Marist has had Year 12 students at the college, which has undergone rapid growth in the past five years, since opening in Maiden Gully. The college has 950 students enrolled across eleven year levels.
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TO complement the start of Bendigo Art Gallery’s Tudors to Windsors: British Royal Portraits exhibition, Star Cinema is popping up in the centre of Bendigo for a royal film showcase. A chronological offering of six films covers some of the more famous monarchs in two grand settings, the Bendigo Bank Theatre at The Capital, and the Bendigo Town Hall. More information can be found at starcinema.org.au To book, call in to The Capi-
PARKINSON’S MEET PARKINSON’S Victoria will hold a special event in Bendigo for people recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a progressive, neurological condition that affects control of body movement and mood, for which there is no cure. More than 27,000 Victorians live with Parkinson’s. and the Recently Diagnosed Seminar has been designed for those diagnosed
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Roundabout riddle IT never ceases to amaze me how our council manages to fritter away our money. Take the new roundabouts at the corners of Queen and Edward streets and Hargreaves and Edward streets, and the one that has taken forever to complete in Lyttleton Terrace. This must be a council project as a private contractor would have done it in a fraction of the time. All up my guess would be that more than $1m has been blown, and for what tangible benefit? Who initiated the projects? My best bet would be another officer-driven smart idea. Why? I presume it is part of the strategy to slow traffic as part of the new 40 kilometre an hour zone in the central CBD. With the ever increasing traffic on congested roads getting about at 40km/h down town would be difficult anyway. What problem did they address and where is the evidence supporting their need? To my knowledge I can’t recall many incidents over the years of pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles colliding in the CBD. Don’t tell me it is for the benefit of the one per cent of people who ride bicycles. With the 40km/h zone signs clearly visible on the roadways isn’t a case of plain law enforcement without plundering our money on officer thought bubbles? Councillors, it is your job to tell the officers to keep their hands out of our pockets. Robert Smallpage, Huntly
Retain our independence I COULDN’T believe my eyes when I recently read about the GovHub. For those of us with memories going back the last decades I’m seeing/hearing the reinventing of the wheel. Except in a more complex, worrying way. I have only just become aware of the GovHub concept. Maybe it has been on the agenda for a while but I have been otherwise preoccupied with a very ill husband and have to admit to not knowing the ins and outs of the concept – but I do know one thing. Governments change – so do their priorities. Governments are fickle. Previous policies/decisions are thrown out if an opposing government comes in.
The new government will want to place their own stamp and jettison the previous. Of course it all sounds so wonderful re cost sharing – but in reality that will not be the way it pans out. Just take a look at all the buildings built in the last decades for government offices with the promise of newly housed regional offices. Regional staff thrown from pillar to post. Those new offices relocated and vacated over time and now housing other businesses, often thrown back onto local government to try and find new tenants. Of course it is essential that as a council they must always work amicably and sensibly with all governments as we have done very well in the past. Councillors represent ratepayers and that can at times be in conflict with government decisions. So it’s very important to retain the capacity to remain independent. Also, does council really want to be involved in future real estate hassles? The present council building in Lyttleton Terrace is regarded as an architectural example of its time, not many buildings of that period survive in our area. It was always designed to take an extra two storeys, which was planned, as was extending over the rear carpark. This would have given council all the space required, and leave a unique building and its site as a special place in local government and for the Bendigo region. It is still a very viable plan and council should reconsider the plans that were made well over a decade ago. I will just ask all councillors to remember one thing – you are there for the ratepayers of our municipality and it is highly important to remain independent from government influence. Willi Carney, former local government councillor
Forest management vital HELEN Leach stated that Daniel Andrews’ refusal to sign the forestry plan is affecting the mental health of timber workers. Based on recent timber harvesting decisions/practices in Victoria, the mental health of far greater number of Victorians now and into the future will be affected. A combination of habitat loss
PICK OF THE WEEK: A penny for them: a display at the RSL Memorial. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN For more photos go to www.newbendigophotos.com for native flora and fauna, some which is threatened or endangered; loss of ability for water catchments to deliver sufficient water supplies; reduction of beautiful natural recreation areas for residents and visitors will place so many hundreds of thousands of peoples’ mental health at risk. Only about 19 per cent of Victoria is covered by native forest (1990 official figures) and decreasing annually, so without proper forest management, such as planting more native timber plantations, it can only get worse. My apologies if this now makes you feel depressed. Stuart Symonds, Bendigo
the public service workforce. Endowed with qualifications and probing security checks performed by higher powers, they remain anxiously grateful for their legal status and are dependable. Bendigo council’s new best friends (the developers, merchants and investors, soon to alight from Qantas Sydney flights) are no doubt thrilled at the potential ease of access to Australian government departments. The applause that greets the GovHub flightpath scheme sounds like one hand clapping. Sally Anne Pethebridge, Bendigo
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READERS of this letters page will realise by now that grandmother and former councillor Helen Leach uses every possible opportunity to make her feelings about Daniel Andrews abundantly clear. She begins her letter (Consider workers, Bendigo Weekly, March 1) by saying “Can you believe this man?” Seems that this letter is all about what Ms Leach believes, and about what she assumes are the premier’s motives. For example, the blame for every issue she is in some way passionate about can be sheeted home to the premier, or to Lisa Chesters, and hence to every other member of the despised ALP both state and federal.
YOU can’t help but wonder what has become of this country when government has grown so vast and pervasive that politicians now need a monumental GovHub to warehouse their knuckle-dragging inefficient departments, staffed by a thousand public servants. All the marvellous reasons given to justify this erection cannot be denied. They have been tried and tested with great success in socialist and people’s republics for decades. Corporate mergers and relocations attract redundancies and resignations. Job vacancies can easily be filled by our newest citizens and visa holders who mostly make up
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Her responses seem to follow a pattern – it is all nonsense, no more than a gender-bending greenie conspiracy hatched by the Labor party and their cronies on the left and in the unions. Her current offering is therefore predictable. Since we all know, don’t we, that global warming is one of these conspiracies, then timber workers should be encouraged to go on cutting down trees for the sake of their mental health. National Parks are simply an indulgence aimed at keeping those workers out of a job. Really? But if Daniel Andrews is just a crony of the unions, how does it follow that he would deliberately act against timber workers? Trees are a finite resource, and fewer trees means less oxygen in the atmosphere and more carbon dioxide, a known factor in the global warming that Ms Leach believes does not exist. So I wonder – what kind of world does she want to bequeath to her grandchildren? Could we not see the possibility here of timber workers and others being employed as park rangers and conservators, caring for the parks rather than chopping them down? Surely a world in which we can treat the environment as an asset rather than as a resource to be exploited is one in which the mental health of everybody would benefit. Julie Hopper, Bendigo
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For the future THE shortage of suitable industrial land across the Greater Bendigo municipality is something we all need to be concerned about, both for ourselves and the generations to come who look to us to provide them with the opportunities, employment and lifestyle they deserve. It might not affect us as much now as it will in the future, or more importantly, as it will in the next generation’s future. It’s a startling fact that Bendigo is losing ground to other regional centres such as Geelong and Ballarat, and this circumstance will be best exhibited by where future industry and business is located, and where jobs continue to prosper and grow. We all want that opportunity for Bendigo, and for our children, but Bendigo is failing to capitalise on its geographical location and population. We owe it to ourselves, and to the generations to come to continually look for opportunities to grow. We need to have the space, the infrastructure and the support of other levels of government and the
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Editorial Comment business community. In a week where our region’s national youth unemployment rate was exposed as being among the worst in Australia, we need to take immediate action that is for the medium and long term benefit of our city. Failing to do so only ensures the continued migration of our young people to other places where the bright lights and the lure of a job outweigh any home grown appreciation for Bendigo. Housing remains an affordable option in Bendigo, in comparison to Melbourne, but that advantage means nothing if you don’t have a job. The failure to secure the Marong Business Park is now behind us, but
we need to take the learnings from this long, expensive and drawn out process and put it to work for the best interests of Bendigo. Marong was a potential project more than 17 years in the making, and this highlights the importance of getting a sound strategy in place quickly, and correctly. These sorts of facilities won’t and don’t happen overnight – if at all, and no one could deny the need for future expansion of industry in a city whose population continues to grow by about 1.7 per cent annually. The independent reported prepared for the council points to another looming threat – namely if just one quarter of the identified land cannot be developed, supply shortages could be seen as early as 2024, and almost 1100 jobs would be at risk within a couple more years. The lack of suitable industrial land identified by this report sits as a contingent liability upon the balance sheet of Bendigo and comes at a point in our state’s history and development where everyone is looking everywhere for the best deal, the best option and the best future.
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IF we’d ever been in doubt, this summer of recordbreaking heat and low inflows has provided us with plenty of evidence of the very finite nature of water in the Murray–Darling Basin. That’s why staying the course to implement the basin plan in full is more important than ever, to fairly share the scarce and precious water resources across communities, the environment and industries so no one sector bears the brunt. It’s been heartening that so many people, who live and work in the basin as well as in the cities, have been willing in recent times to be part of the conversation about the way forward to see each step of the plan come into effect, as intended. In particular the spot-
light has fallen on whether the plan has the balance right for irrigation communities or for environmental needs. We’ve seen it questioned in statements to the South Australian Royal Commission, in the response to the fish kill tragedy in the lower Darling, and in response to the zero water allocations for farm-
matters, to help you reach your own conclusions. So far this year, that includes our full response to the South Australian royal commission, our latest thinking on climate change, work to address recent and future fish deaths, the outlook for environmental water as the dry times continue, and progress by the state gov-
I encourage you to check out all the research and reporting on this work ers and the environment alike in the north and south of New South Wales. The basin plan continues to be contested, but we will achieve the balance as long as people voice their experience and solutions where they can. The plan sets out the agreed bipartisan path ahead, and we’re doing our best to ensure the latest information is publically available on all these
ernments to achieve the 605-gigalitre adjustment to water extraction limits. For those relying on water in the Murray River, the capacity assessment for 2018-19 is also an important piece of work that tackles the delivery of water in the southern system. I encourage you to check out all the research and reporting on this work, and much more, available on our web-
site at www.mdba.gov.au and you can get in touch through engagement@ mdb.gov.au. Ahead of us, there’s a tremendous amount to do and the door is open for your involvement. The MDBA and basin governments are preparing for June 30 to flick the switch to new rules and new limits of water extraction in the basin. The state government will have sought or be in the process of seeking your feedback for each water resource area. This year will continue to present plenty of challenges as we work to set up the system for the future health of the basin. The basin plan cannot prevent drought and it cannot prevent climate change, but reaching the right balance in water use will help the environment to get through future dry times like these and provide certainty to communities.
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Backing the belly dancer THE play, The Belly Dancer, is an exciting cultural event which has been supported by The Capital’s performance subsidy for both its development and production phases. Tripwire Theatre, which is producing the play, was also awarded the inaugural Performing Arts Power-Up Grant from the Ulumbarra Foundation and is a recipient of the City of Greater Bendigo’s Community Grants program. The funds have enabled a thorough development process for a new, one-hour, one act play which has been almost two years in the making. Written by Megan Riedl and Jacob Honeychurch, the play centres around the relationship between a young girl, Sophie, who is fascinated by belly dancing and her older neighbour, Rubina, who teaches her to dance. “Bellydancing becomes a metaphor for power and a symbol of the control that Sophie has of her own body,” Ms Riedl said. “Both Jacob and I witnessed domestic violence when we were young, so we had an understanding of the issue.
“The play draws parallels between personal violence which is conducted by a perpetrator and the public violence that both Jacob and myself witnessed when in 2015, Bendigo was the epicentre of anti-Muslim protests.” Tripwire consulted closely with Annie North Inc and members of the local Islamic Community to develop the themes in the script. The play will be directed by Alise Amarant, owner of Bendigo drama school Props Theatre. The cast of three are Saari Frochot-Chauhan, the owner of local dance studio Z Fit Studios; Elliot Gale, a Maryborough-based graduate from Federation University Arts Academy and Iranian-born Melbourne-based actor Marjan Maleki. The performance season includes two shows with a panel Q&A, aimed at groups from community or business who wish to promote conversation within their organisations about domestic violence and diversity. Tickets are on sale now online or from The Capital box office. – Dianne Dempsey
FINAL POLISH: Lionel Larkin with some of his work. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Working with wood a winner FOR many years Bendigo artist Lionel Larkin has been quietly and diligently sculpting furniture and objects that are functional, aesthetically pleasing and more often than not, wickedly funny. The centrepiece in his work shed at the moment is a beautifully made coffin which Lionel has fashioned as a rocket. Lionel, who is 61 this year, has cancer and says that his bespoke coffin will get him to his destina-
Mural sets the mood BIRTHING women will soon be able to experience the calming comforts of a wall mural in the new birthing suites of the maternity ward at St John of God Hospital, Bendigo. The three spacious birthing suites have been refurbished to give each suite a homely feel and include TVs, day beds for partners, comfortable furniture and spacious ensuites, with one suite fitted out with a bath for pain relief, and a wall mural. Maternity unit manager, Mel Oliver said she was delighted to be able to offer mums peaceful and modern birthing suites. “Over the years we have had overwhelming feedback from mums to install a bath for pain relief. We are looking forward to the birthing suites being complete,” she said. “We really value women’s needs, particularly during the birth of a child. Women should feel comfortable, safe, and secure in the environment they are giving birth in. “Our new suites offer not only modern comforts but a space where women don’t necessarily feel like they are in a hospital.” The wall mural was a sugges-
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tion more quickly than conventional means. A qualified cabinet maker, antique restorer and French-polisher, Lionel previously worked with The Melbourne Theatre Company, Channel 9 and 7 and has been the recipient of several awards including the 2018 Lot 19 Spring Sculpture Exhibition where he won first prize. Lionel uses Australian and recycled timbers including jarrah, yellow box, red gum, apricot and
Victorian ash, and draws his inspiration from the natural shape of each piece of wood. For example he has buried fossils deep within the burl of a red gum which will eventually be a coffee table. Another item which takes the eye is a wonderful frill neck lizard made from a willow tree For more examples of Lionel’s work go to Lionel Larkin – Artwork Collections – Fine Art America.
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CALMING: Lauren’s Starr’s work. tion by the midwifery team, to help women get a sense of calm and tranquility during labour Local photographer and artist, Lauren Starr was commissioned to create the artwork. “The St John of God Hospital birthing suite is inspiring, I was honoured to be asked to come up with an art piece for the space.” Ms Starr said. “I talked to many women about their birth experiences to get
an idea of what picture they might want to look at while in labour, “Hearing their birth stories was incredibly moving. Common themes that emerged were water, nature, strength, love, overcoming fear. “I wanted to create something calm for birthing mothers to look at. The mum in the picture has laboured, and is now basking in the joy of her sweet newborn, that’s inspiring.”
DEBORAH Tyler’s husband, Samuel, is overdue. A travelling wheelwright, Samuel left the couple’s small orchard in Utah Territory months earlier intending to return by the start of December at the latest. It’s now well into the new year, however, with the savage Rocky Mountains winter at its most severe, and there’s still no sign of him reappearing, nor so much as a single letter relayed home to explain his prolonged absence. In 1888 life on the Wild West frontier is difficult at the best of times for any woman, let alone one born into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The federal authorities are outraged
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by the practice among some male Mormons of taking “plural” wives and welcome any opportunity to bring the weight of the law down on communities such as the Tylers’. As Deborah – who sews exquisite leather gloves in her scarce free time – waits and worries, a man on horseback does materialise, but it’s not Samuel. Rather, the new arrival is a stranger running from a posse of deputies as he seeks help to reach a remote property deep within the snow-bound valley on which he will be hidden safely from prosecution as a polygamist. Deborah knows the penalty for assisting will be high if she’s caught yet tiny, tightly knit Junction’s custom of providing hospitality
won’t allow her to contemplate turning this fellow church member back out into a snowstorm with night approaching. Deborah’s circumstances are further complicated the following day when a second man emerges from the gloom – this time a sheriff tracking the original rider. With the future of her brothers-inlaw, sister and nephew in jeopardy she must decide how to respond to an emergency that, if handled incorrectly, could see the family group at best turned off its land and at worst executed as criminals. – Rosalea Ryan
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Community Advisory Committee Remembrance Parks Central Victoria (RPCV) is now seeking to appoint suitably qualified persons to its Community Advisory Committee (CAC). These are voluntary positions. Currently the Trust administers six cemeteries being Bendigo, Eaglehawk, White Hills, Kangaroo Flat, Axedale and Emu Creek Public Cemeteries. The Trust also operates the Crematorium at the Eaglehawk Remembrance Park. RPCV performs approximately 1,700 services per annum and has a turnover of around $2.7m. The Position To ensure that the RPCV CAC represents Victoria’s diverse community, we are seeking community members who: Reflect the needs and interests of a broad range of consumers and communities and understand the experiences of people from a broad range of communities e.g.: culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds/ religious groups using cemetery and crematoria services. Are representatives with heritage/historical, cultural, religious or environmental knowledge or skills Are committed to the quality, appropriateness and accessibility of the services provided by RPCV. Can articulate the potential issues that confront families utilising RPCV services. Are interested in working collaboratively with other CAC members and RPCV to improve the quality and accessibility of cemetery and crematoria services across the organisation. CAC members are appointed as individuals, rather than as representatives of organisations and the appointments are for terms of 1, 2 and 3 years. Please note: Government guidelines states that preference will be given to a person who is not a funeral director, stonemason or the holder of a similar position. Committee Meetings take place every two months at the Function Room at the Eaglehawk Remembrance Park. For further information contact the Chief Executive Officer, Dean McElroy, on telephone 1300 266 561 during office hours. Applications for a position on the CAC close at 4.00pm on Friday 22 March 2019 and should be addressed to: Mr Dean McElroy Chief Executive Officer Bendigo Cemeteries Trust PO Box 268 Eaglehawk 3556
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PUBLIC NOTICES Grocery distribution: Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, for thought Bendigo. Tues and Thurs. 5441 4747. Bendigo Family & Financial Services Inc: Myers Street, Bendigo. Ph: 5441 5277. Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm. Community Foodshare Axedale: Axedale Hall, Axedale. Ph: 0438 997 649. Fridays from 1pm. Community Houses: Long Gully Neighbourhood Cntr: Humboldt Dve. 5442 1165. Wed am (bread only). Food Support 3556, Eaglehawk Community House, 19 Bright St. Ph: 5446 8322. Mon - Fri, 9am-2.30pm. Foodcare 3556: Eaglehawk Uniting Church, cnr Peg Leg Rd/Kirkwood Rd, Tues and Wed 1.30pm–4pm. Ph 0403 698 715. Giving and Living Op Shops: Shed 3, 75 Beischer Street, East Bendigo, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am1pm. Ph 5444 2882 and 671 Midland Highway, Huntly Ph 5448 8434. Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. Heathcote Foodshare Hub: 76 High Street, Heathcote. Ph: 0429 488 678. Mon-Fri 9am-2pm. Sat 9am-1pm. Sun by appointment. St Vincent de Paul (phone for appointment): 16 Hopetoun St, Bendigo. 5443 5688. Mon/Tues/Thurs and Fri, 10am–1.30pm. Kangaroo Flat–117 High St. 5447 9800. Mon–Fri, 10am–1pm. 82 High St, Eaglehawk. Ph: 5446 2548. Tues and Thurs 10am–1pm, Friday 1pm–4pm Uniting Bendigo Emergency Relief Centres: Bendigo: 25 Forest St. 5443 4972. Mon/Tue/Thur/Fri 10am-12.15pm and 1.30pm-3.45pm. Kangaroo Flat: Cnr. Church and Camp sts. 5443 5458. Tues and Fri 10am–1pm. Victory Foodbank: 110 Garsed St. Bendigo. Ph: 5443 5998. Mon-Fri, 10am–12pm.
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Application for Community Advisory Committee and marked Confidential 5 Victoria St. Eaglehawk T. 03 5446 1566 F. 03 5446 9958 E. enquiries@rpcv.com.au Business Hours 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday
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Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. 5441 4747. Tues 7.45am. Community Soup Luncheon: White Hills Uniting Church, Napier St. Ph: 5441 1417. Fri 12pm-1.30pm Eaglehawk Community House: 19 Bright St. 5446 8322. Tues noon and 6pm ($2 donation), Thurs 8.15am-9am ($1 donation). Fork in the Road Soup Kitchen: The Arcade, 165-171 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Ph: 5448 1600. Thurs, 4pm-4.45pm. Kangaroo Flat Community Meals: Rotary Gateway Park, High St, Kangaroo Flat, Wed 5.30pm. Not Just Soup - Soup Kitchen: A Reasonable Christianity Church, 237 High St, Golden Square - back room. Ph: 0404 559 769. Sun 3.30pm-4.40pm, Thurs 5pm-6pm. Our Shed: 14 Sailors Gully Road, Eaglehawk. 5446 8813. Fri (Nov-April) 7.30am. 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). Uniting Bendigo - Cuppa With Company: Uniting Church Hall, 21 Forest St, Bendigo. Ph: 5443 4972. Thurs noon2pm Uniting Kangaroo Flat - Community Meal: Cnr Church and Camp sts, Kangaroo Flat. Ph: 5447 9998. Fourth Wednesday of every month, noon.
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Develop your literacy and numeracy skills with AST. Our below programs will enhance your ability in English and Maths and support your engagement with the local community. Information Session: Everyday Words and Numbers Program Date: Tuesday 12th March 2019 Time: 10.00am – 11.00am Location: AST, Lancewood, 22 McLaren, Street Bendigo (Room 2) Information Session: Ground to Plate Program Date: Thursday 14th March 2019 Time: 10.00am – 11.00am Location: PepperGreen Farm (Eco-pod 2) 40-44 Thunder St, North Bendigo Information Session: 22293VIC Certificate I in Initial Adult Literacy and Numeracy Date: Tuesday 19th March 2019 Time: 10.00am – 11.00am Location: PepperGreen Farm (Eco-pod 2) 40-44 Thunder St, North Bendigo Information Session: 22472VIC Certificate I in General Education for Adults Date: Thursday 21th March 2019 Time: 10.00am – 11.00am Location: PepperGreen Farm (Eco-pod 2)
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Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial. For all your concrete requirements.. Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice. 30 years experience
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BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Complete bathroom makeovers & alterations. 34 yrs exp by qual tradesman. Servicing Bendigo - Castlemaine & surrounding districts. FREE Quote phone Rod Cox 0419 267 672 or 4406 6019.
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Leave your next move to the experts STANYER’S Removals, a family owned and operated company, specialises in both local and interstate moves with no job too big or small. Whether its moving from one end of Bendigo to the other, across central Victoria or to Melbourne, Stanyers can have your next move covered. They also have regular runs up the east coast to Brisbane. “We’ve been busy moving goods and items from door to door to most areas of Australia for more than 15 years,” Stanyer’s Steven Lacey said. “With our hydraulic tailgated trucks we can load big items as well as the small things with ease.” Stanyer’s Removals also have all the necessary equipment to safely and securely move all your belongings around the corner or across the country. “We can also supply new and used
boxes and packaging to pack all your belongings into.” “We can even supply all the packaging well before you move, allowing plenty of time to get everything packed into boxes well before moving. “This keeps all your items safe and also makes the move much easier,” Steven said. If you are overwhelmed by the thought of packing and preparing your house or business for the move, why not take advantage of Stanyer’s Removals packaging service? Where the friendly and professional staff will pack everything for you. Stanyer’s Removals, moving you with experience, phone 5435 3148 or 0407 349 372. www.stanyersremovals.com.au
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A smooth move CENTRAL Victoria Removals have been relocating clients for more than 48 years all over Australia. While many businesses come and go, Central Victoria Removals has stood the test of time. Locals Andrew and Vicky Tierney along with sons Matt and Nick have now owned Central Victoria Removals since 2005 and have worked diligently, to become one of the most respected removals businesses in central Victoria. Central Victoria Removals are specialists in not only local, interstate and international removals but also business relocations, office relocations and insurance moves. Moving can be a very stressful time, especially when you are trusting complete strangers to move your furniture and effects that you have worked so hard to obtain over the years. The last thing you want is for a removal company to damage your goods in transit.
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• Handymen • Builder • Floors • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Plumbers • Decking • Electricians • Ramps • Tiling • Pruning • Tree Lopping • Sheds & Pergolas • Lawns & Gardens • Small concreting jobs • Dingo machinery work
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Whether it is to the next street, city, state, or even across the other side of the world, Central Victoria Removals has the team and back-up network to move your belongings. Central Victoria Removals pride themselves on their image and have clean, well-maintained trucks, as well as uniformed staff that are well presented and experienced removalists. They can also offer transit and storage insurance as authorised representatives of Cowden (Vic) Pty Ltd Insurance Brokers. They have also been a member of the Australian Furniture Removals Association since 1993, meaning your move will comply with AFRA’s strict Code of Conduct guidelines. For a free no obligation quote for your next move, phone Andrew or Vicky at Central Victoria Removals on 5448 3399, or call into their depot at 39 Howard Street, Epsom. www.cvr.com.au
HOME MAINTENANCE
Everything computers!
WhiteHat Computers Bendigo 5446 2480 or 0400 406 958 Email: support@whitehatcomputers.net
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z
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FOR SALE
2 SINGLE Chiropedic deluxe mattresses EC$45 each Ph 0488 543 563
COUCHES (2) 3 seaters, Burgandy corduroy, $40 ea 0481 784 699 kerang
3 COLONIAL Pine Kitchen Chairs, VGC $30 Ph 0409 612 200 4 BURNER + wok burner BBQ, EC with cover $95 Ph 0428 568 611
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TREE SERVICES
Cat Enclosures A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors Free Quotes to suit your budget Call Jim 0429 866 630
DESK 85cm x 162.5cm, solid. As New $60 Phone 0439 656 488 DINING room table, 4x6ft, 1920's, solid oak, extends to 8 seat. EC, + 6 cream h/back chairs $550 Ph 0409 858 455
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DINING Table 1.2mt Rnd, Lam W/- 5 Chairs $95 VGC Ph 0417 019 218 ELEC white wall fan forced oven, w/grill VGC, $90 Ph 0407 527 634
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MICROPHONE Sony F-V220 As New $20 Ph 5447 7275
SOFA Bed, Blue Upholstery, Good Cond. $80 ono Ph 5441 7448
MULCH & SOIL
TERRACOTTA Garden Edging Tiles x42 $45 the lot Ph 0428 541 905
Manure, composted soils & straw mixed in. Straw avail in R/bales & big Squares. Pick up Bgo or can deliver Bgo. Ph 0427 304 600
FISH Tank with stand 60cm L x 38cm H $$90 Ph 5443 3227 FREE back fill (soil) trailer load, Ph 0418 536 488
PORTABLE Refrigerated Air Conditioner. 305kW Purchased Harvey Norman $749. Sell $500. Used 15 min. Ph 0427 748 248
FREEZER Avita, 3 drawers, Bar Fridge Size EC $85 Ph 0408 109 243 FRIDGE Med. size, suit beer or shed. $100 Ph 0481 784 699 Kerang
RANGEHOOD 600mm Never used $40 Phone 5446 9753
GAS hot plates, white. VGC, $70 Ph 0407 527 634
ROCKING chair, sturdy, like new, $50 ono Ph 5443 5530
GAS stove, W/house, white, sep grill, $90 ONO Ph 0408 109 243
SCUBA Backpack, regulator & vest $40 Phone 5446 9573
GOLD & Coin Detector, Minelab, X-Terra 70, Instruction Book, Maps $570 PH 5447 7612
SHELVING unit, adj shelf, 2.1 h, x 800w x 400 d $100 Ph 0418 372 807
GOLF sticks, full set with buggy, $100 ono Ph 5443 5530
SIEVED TOP SOIL
from $35 per/m plus delivery 3m, 6m & 10m Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846
HAY & STRAW
Rolls & Little Squares. Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291
TOMATOES
(Sauce) Romas & round From $10 box 0427 304 600
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
TV console, modern silv /grey swivel base, as New $100 ono Ph 5443 5530
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Wilson wins gold LAWN bowler Aaron WIlson has been crowned the 2018 PEAK Bendigo Sports Star of the Year. It’s the second time the talented Wilson has won the coveted award, and follows his extraordinary run of form at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games where he scored a decisive victory in the men’s singles to take out the blue ribbon event. The former north Bendigo resident was unable to attend Friday night’s awards ceremony at the All Seasons Resort Hotel due to playing commitments in New Zealand, but his award was accepted by his parents, Roger and Deb Wilson. Roger Wilson spoke with great humility and pride and told the crowd of almost 320 people that he believed his son was re-writing the game of lawn bowls as many players knew it. Known for his love of the drive, his pace around the rink and his willingness to always back himself, Wilson won Sports Star in 201617 and was also awarded the Cyril Michelsen Trust Fund back in 2008-
SPORTS STAR: Aaron WIlson. 2009 in recognition of his prodigious talent. Other winners on the night included cyclists Alessia McCaig and Patrick Eddy, who were awarded the Maxine Crouch Trust Fund and the Cyril Michelsen Trust Fund respectively, while lawn bowler Ian Ross was inducted into the Sports Star Hall of Fame.
Camp Hill Primary School won the Bendigo Health sponsored Healthiest Schools competition, and St Peter’s Primary School was judged runner up. The Faith Leech Achievement Award was won by Eaglehawk Football Netball Club stalwart, the ever popular Gerard Ilsley. Sports Star committee awards chairman Michael McKern thanked his fellow committee members for their efforts throughout the year, and praised the local business community for their support of the Sports Star awards program that has grown in recent years to include a scholarships program to provide support to emerging athletes. He singled out former committee chair Wendy James, who was instrumental in the establishment of the scholarships program and has recently resigned from her Sports Star role to focus on business commitments, and praised Ms James for her many years of service to the sporting community, and especially women’s sport. STATE PLAYER: Brianna O’Bryan. Photo: GARRY PATERSON
Brianna’s top honour FOURTEEN-year-old Bendigo South East College student Brianna O’Bryan has been selected to represent Victoria for the first time at the 2019 Kevin Coombs Cup wheelchair basketball event in April. Brianna took up wheelchair basketball seven years ago after being encouraged to give the sport a go by a family friend. She has since honed her game with the Bendigo Wheelchair Braves. “In the Braves team there are a lot of experienced players who have taught me plenty of skills,” Brianna said. After trying her hand at wheelchair tennis, water skiing and snow skiing, Brianna settled on wheelchair
basketball. “Basketball is the sport I like the most,” she said. Brianna is the only player from Bendigo competing in the under-23 Victorian team, who are defending champions, and is modest about her achievements and ambitions in the sport. “Maybe when I get older and after I see how this state competition goes, I would like to try for nationals,” she said. The Year 9 student from Strathfieldsaye fancies herself as more of a defensive player and enjoys photography and the arts. The Victorian Junior Wheelchair basketball team will compete in Townsville from April 17 to 20.
Madison stars shine From Page 32 EYES ON THE PRIZE: Matt Fitt on his way to 39 for Eaglehawk. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Final BDCA round offers intrigue From Page 32 Cameron Taylor ensured this would not be a day easily forgotten, taking four wickets to back up his century in one of the most memorable, and important, all-round displays of the season. The Demons finished at 0-9 at the end of the first day’s play, and face an uphill battle to force a draw and deny their opponents an outright victory. In other matches, Eaglehawk made a modest 194 at home against Sandhurst, with Anthony West and
Matt Fitt the major contributors. West made 66 and Fitt 39, with several other Eaglehawk batsmen failing to go on with the job after getting a start and looking settled. For Sandhurst, Taylor Beard led the way, claiming 5-64, while the ever reliable Craig Howard took 4-47. Golden Square made 7-280 against Bendigo, with Liam Smith scoring his first century for the Bulldogs senior side. Batting first on the lightning quick QEO, the Bulldogs asserted their authority from the start, and
Bendigo has a huge target to chase when play resumes tomorrow. Strathfieldsaye finished the day at 7-212 in its clash with Kangaroo Flat at Tannery Lane, but the contest will have no bearing on this season’s finals. In another intriguing game, fourth-placed Huntly-North Epsom needs to beat bottom-placed Bendigo United to ensure Strath– Maristians tilt at an outright victory is in vain. HNE is chasing 177 for victory, and a place in the finals, when play resumes tomorrow.
Defending champions Sam Welsford and Kelland O’Brien will face off against Alex Porter and Cam Scott and are sure to be among the favourites for the madison. The Australian team’s pursuit team last week smashed the world record for the grueling four kilometre event, clocking 3:48:012 and achieving an average speed of approximately 63 kilometres per hour. The riders train under the ever watchful eye of former Bendigo rider and coach Tim
Decker, and in recent years Decker’s charges have dominated the Bendigo race. A popular visitor to Bendigo, German star Christian Grassman will race his final Bendigo International Madison on Sunday night before retiring, and organisers hope to acknowledge the German’s contribution to the sport during the evening. Grassman will pair with fellow international rider, Austrian Stefan Matzner, and will be out to emulate his 2013 madison victory in is final ride.
Local rider and emerging star Blake Agnoletto and his team mate Brunswick’s Henry Dietze will showcase their enormous talents as the youngest riders in the Madison. The pair won the 100-lap Victorian madison late last year, and will be out to make their mark on the race. The madison action kicks off tonight, at the Tom Flood Sports Centre with a 60-lap madison prelude. The Symes Motors Women’s Madison will be raced as part of Saturday night’s actionpacked program.
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Braves hunt for weekend success SOME of the best basketball players in Victoria will be in action at the Bendigo Stadium tomorrow for the inaugural Bendigo Braves Preseason Cup. Bendigo Braves men’s and women’s teams will host six teams from the newly formed NBL1 competition, as well as the Dandenong based Red Roo Men’s Basketball team from the South Sudanese-Australian National Basketball Association. Bendigo Stadium has been flagged as a potential venue to host the 2019 SSANBA Summer Slam, later in the year. Red Roo sports director James Kerr said the organisation was grateful for the opportunity to play in Bendigo, and thanked Bendigo Stadium management for the invitation. Bendigo Stadium Limited general manager of sport, Ben Harvey said he was thrilled to have Red Roo representing the SSANBA in this tournament. “What a fantastic opportunity to showcase some of the best young talent in the country. Bendigo Stadium is thrilled to stamp a new event for the Bendigo people and can’t wait to see the community support, as this will determine future multi-team tournaments hosted at the Bendigo Stadium.” Mr Harvey said the 2019 Bendigo Braves Preseason Cup would be the first of many to
come and a great opportunity to see the Braves before the start of the official NBL1 season. He said SSANBA, Red Roo and Bendigo Stadium Limited sees this as the beginning of a great relationship that endorses inclusiveness in sport. Entry is free for the event and games start from noon tomorrow, spanning four courts at Bendigo Stadium. Meanwhile the Bendigo Braves have announced the return of Shepparton local and former Bendigo Braves guard, Matt Bartlett, for the 2019 NBL1 season. Bartlett played with the Braves for three seasons (201113) before returning to Shepparton for work and to play for the Gators. The dynamic guard that plays hard at both ends of the floor and will play a pivotal role in the Braves success in 2019. Having scored in double figures in 17 games in the Big V competition last season, Bartlett will be looking to carry that over the inaugural NBL1 season with Bendigo. Head coach, David Hogan said Bartlett was a real competitor and a proven performer at top level. “We will rely on his leadership on and off the floor, he brings a great vibe to the team and the young guys listen to him.”
PADDLE POWER: Matthew Mann, Adele York, Lynsey York and Michelle Creed. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Paddlers join forces THE Goldfields Paddlers is a recently established canoe and kayak club that is hoping to raise funds for urgently needed club rooms at its Crusoe Reservoir base at Kangaroo Flat. Club treasurer Michelle Creed only took up paddling two years ago, but has been a passionate and avid supporter of her husband and his involvement in the sport for more than 20 years. “Goldfields Paddlers
are a group of people who enjoy canoeing and kayaking and came together from various clubs in the region,” Ms Creed said. “We wanted to build a new club and call ourselves the Goldfields Paddlers because we service the wider central Victorian region,” she said. The fledging club already has 20 members and is growing after establishing itself in 2018. “We don’t have any
storage or rooms, but we are hoping to grow the club and have a proper home base and change that,” Ms Creed said. The Goldfields Paddlers have engaged in numerous fundraising events to support their quest for much needed facilities at Kangaroo Flat. The club will be catering at the Victorian School Sports event in Nagambie next weekend, as well as running a Cadbury choco-
late fundraising drive in the coming weeks. Goldfields Paddlers is open to people of all ages and meet every Sunday morning at 10am at Crusoe Reservoir, Kangaroo Flat. The club owns a range of boats so all you need to do to get involved is bring yourself and be prepared to get wet. For more information you can contact Michelle Creed at mooshelly@msn. com
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Strath chases outright STRATHDALE Maristians and White Hills squared off in a winner takes all crucial final round match in the Bendigo District Cricket Association season last Saturday, but it was Strath who dominated at every turn. Both sides need to secure outright points to have chance of playing finals, and the David Baked-coached Maristians might have lost the toss, but that was the only thing they lost all day. Led by Cameron Taylor’s superb 104 not out from just 102 balls, Strah declared at 7-267 after an explosive 37 overs at the crease that put the side in the box seat for their most vital match of the season so far. Taylor was well supported by Jack Neylon who smashed 56 from 31 balls to put his side into a formidable position by mid-afternoon. Then, White Hills folded to be all out for just 124, as the Maristian bowlers set about reinforcing the early advantage the side had already secured with the bat. After a sluggish start, the Demons lost 5-16 and collapsed to 7-90, and were bowled out for 124 after 37 overs – the same number of overs faced by Maristians in their brutal onslaught.
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TWO of Athletics Bendigo’s biggest track events have drawn many competitors for this weekend’s racing at the Bendigo International Madison athletics-cycling carnival. A highlight for fans at the Tom Flood Sports Centre will be the appearance of Australian 10km cross-country champion Andy Buchanan in Saturday night’s Richard Kitt Memorial 1500m. A decade ago, Buchanan won the Flack Advisory sponsored classic. This time the University Athletics Club star will race off a mark of 2.38 minutes in the four lap contest on the Barnard Street track at 6pm. Should he triumph, Buchanan will join Leigh Nolan and Ian Wellard as a two-time champion in an event that was first run in the 1976-77 season. The event has drawn a field of 22 from all four regional clubs. Athletics Bendigo’s summer competition manager Peter Barrett said the Kitt Memorial would be hard-fought. “There are plenty of athletes with a great chance of winning.” Runners to watch include South Bendigo’s Aaron Norton, Greg Hilson, Logan and
Zackery Tickell; University’s Ross Douglas and Kye Jenkyn; Bendigo Harriers’ Peter Cowell, Anne Buckley, Hunter Gill and Jackson Eadon. “For Andy Buchanan a lot depends on how he controls the pace and passing the rest of the field,” Barrett said. A big weekend for AB at the Madison kicks off with Saturday’s heats of the Hilson Builders-backed Sally Conroy Memorial 200m from 3.10pm. Talented youngsters such as Allie and Belle Guillou, Abbey Conquer, Kenan Seebah, Nyah Brits and Daniel Baldwin will pit their sprinting prowess against the likes of multiple paralympic champion Tim Sullivan, Luke Matthews, Gabe Rusbridge, Aaron Norton, Leah and Niah Langtree, Greg and Kyle Hilson, and Geoff Jordan. The final is at 3.54pm on Sunday. Sunday night’s Bendigo International Madison cycling is shaping up to be another epic event, with some of the world’s top track riders in action. Four of the world championship winning endurance team will contest Sunday’s classic, after their stunning success in Poland late last month. Continued Page 30
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