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Susan leads the way THE countdown is on for next weekend’s Mother’s Day Classic fun run, and event ambassador Susan Hayes is urging local residents to dig deep and get behind the annual fundraiser. – Story Page 4
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Parishoners seek more inclusive church
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BENDIGO’S St Kilian’s is encouraging the Catholic Church to consider welcoming members of the LGBTIQ community, divorced or remarried people and those of diverse cultures as part of a submission to the 2020 Plenary Council. St Kilian’s spent nearly a year engaging in dialogue and preparing information that could set the agenda for Australia’s first Plenary Council in more than 80 years.
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The first of two Plenary Council sessions will take place in October 2020, with parishioners given the opportunity to submit suggestions and topics for discussion to the Catholic Church, at a forum that was once only privy to those in the clergy. More than 200 responses taken from a parish forum and group discussions at St Kilian’s formed the
basis of their submission. St Kilian’s Parish Plenary committee member Mary Fraser said that while the issue of inclusivity in the church wasn’t the most common theme, it was a strong one. “We had an amazing consistency across the responses and some issues were raised often,” Ms Fraser said. Optional celibacy, married
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priests, female participation in leadership in the priesthood and an honest recognition of the trauma caused by sexual abuse from priests were just some of the reflections the Parish included in its detailed submission. Parish administrator and priest , Father Junray Rayna said next year’s Plenary Council is about letting everyone’s stories be heard.
“It is about a story not only coming from the priest, but all people from around the Catholic Church,” Fr. Rayna said. “We are in a modern day and we have a lot of modern issues we have to tackle. Everyone has a story to be told and we need to have an attitude that listens,” he said. The first of two sessions of the Plenary Council takes place in October, 2020 in Adelaide, with the second session to be announced at a later date.
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Agents support appeal LOCAL real estate agents have once again played a key role in the Returned and Services League’s annual Anzac Day appeal. In a demonstration of the strong community spirit and appreciation for the sacrifices made by others in serving their country, agents from participating real estate firms raised almost $3000 by selling Anzac badges from a stand outside Target store on King Street in the lead up to April 25. The final tally was more than 17 per cent up on the previous year. Funds raised during will be utilized to support current and ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Force and their families in times of injury, illness and crisis. Across Bendigo, the RSL hopes to raise up to $50,000 from the appeal.
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More police on the way
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VICTORIA Police has announced the deployment of 13 additional officers for the Bendigo and Macedon Ranges service areas. The new officers are part of a statewide increase in force numbers that will see 709 new officers deployed during the next 12 months, commencing in May. In Bendigo, six new officers will be tasked with general duties, while a new divisional highway patrol
13 extra police announced for central Victoria member and five divisional family violence specialists will be working across the Bendigo and Macedon Ranges divisions. Acting Assistant Commissioner Paul Naylor said the Bendigo and Macedon Ranges communities would greatly benefit from the additional resources. “These new officers will be out in the community working hard to
prevent crime, lock up offenders and keep everyone safe,” Mr Naylor said. Crime statistics drawn from Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency reveal that crime in Bendigo has increased in the 12 months to December, 2018. Crime against the person such as assault, robbery and stalking have increased 11.9 per cent, with
public order and security offences up nearly 25 per cent. “We know the importance of having a visible police presence and this boost to our numbers will help us keep our officers mobile and responding to incidents in the areas where they are most needed,” Mr Naylor said. A police spokesperson said that every day and night Bendigo Police
are working hard to keep people safe. “We know that in order to do that we need to be visible in the community, with police out in vans providing a mobile and agile response to incidents that occur,” the spokesperson said. The additional staff are part of Victoria Police’s staff allocation model, which was developed in 2016 to ensure that additional officers are deployed to areas of highest need.
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The battle goes on
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SUE Hayes, 47, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer eight years ago – stage three ovarian cancer – which isn’t good. At stages one or two you’re in with a chance. But Sue’s initial diagnosis was confused with a urinary tract infection, which delayed the diagnosis and allowed the cancer to advance. With chemotherapy and an operation to remove her ovaries and uterus, Sue was given a reprieve. The chemotherapy made her feel ill: the nausea, the lethargy, the aches and pains were terrible. “Sometimes when I was lying on the couch, too sick to move, my son would come and lie on the floor, just to be beside me, to keep me company,” Sue said. “My daughter cooked the meals and my husband is consistently supportive and loving,” It is a form of medicine you can never find in a pharmacy. Once the chemo treatment was finished the doctors asked Sue to study her family tree and see if there were incidents of breast cancer. As part of this process Sue discovered that breast cancer ran through her family on her father’s side, a high indication that Sue carried the BRCA1 gene. Patients with ovarian cancer have a high chance of carrying this BRCA1 gene. The BRCA1 gene normally acts to restrain the growth of cells in the breast but when mutated, it predisposes individuals to breast cancer as well as ovarian cancer. The next stage for Sue was to have a double mastectomy
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ries of unfortunate events? “At least I don’t have to worry about breast cancer anymore.” In 2016, only weeks after the infection cleared up, the ovarian cancer returned.
ADVERTISER SALE DEAL THE Bendigo Advertiser is among the more than 150 regional and rural mastheads purchased by high flyer Antony Catalano in a deal said to be worth more than $115 million. Mr Catalano is a former executive at The Age and Domain, and has pledged to rebuild the former Fairfax Media papers and invest in their future. The sale also includes papers such as the Ballarat Courier, the Border Mail, Canberra Times and the Warrnambool Standard.
Sue was subsequently put on chemotherapy again. “This is why I have agreed to put my privacy behind me and be the ambassador for the Mothers Day Classic,” Sue said. “The type and quantity of chemo I was on was research specific into the genes which block the cancer cells. “To do research you need lots of money.” Sue finally finished her last round of chemo on April 10th and she’s already training for the Mother’s Day Classic where she’ll be running alongside her daughter. Don’t feel sorry for Sue. She and her loving family are living a good life because Sue has set the benchmark. “We simply love being together. Teasing each other and laughing. If anyone has a bad day we flip the situation over and turn it into a joke,” Sue said. “I don’t think I could have stood the past few years without my husband and children holding me up.” Since the inception of the Mother’s Day Classic in 1998, funding has been made available for 64 Australian research projects and over 250 scientists. “The ovarian cancer can come back at any time but I’m basically hoping that another research– based trial will keep me alive,” Sue said. The Mother’s Day Classic will be held on Sunday, May 12 and is being sponsored by It’s Her Gym and Forty Winks. For further information about participating in the run or making a donation go online and type in Mother’s Day Classic Bendigo.
CAR BOOT SALE ON AGAIN THE Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Flat will hold its annual Car Boot Sale on Saturday, May 4 from 8.00am to 1.00pm. Organisers say the important fundraiser will include dozens of stalls full of pre-loved goods, direct sellers and all the church’s regular stalls such as plants, cakes, craft, books, sausage sizzle and morning tea.
TALENT ON SHOW TWO Bendigo basketballer players are among 44 athletes who will take part in Basketball Australia’s Centre of Excellence camp this weekend. Dyson Daniels and Piper Dunlop will join 21 male and 21 female fellow basketballers at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. This camp is the start of the preparation for the 2019 FIBA Asia U16 Championships to be held later in the year. Both Daniels and Dunlop were awarded Bendigo Sports Star scholarships in 2018 in recognition of their talent and the challenges they face as regional athletes looking to reach the highest levels of their chosen sport. Six states and territories are represented by the athletes taking part in the camp.
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SPAN walk on Sunday of suicide in the Greater Bendigo region. “Our aim is to encourage the community and individuals to talk about suicide and demystify what is often a hidden issue in our society and to raise issues relating to prevention and wellbeing. “Raising community awareness about prevention and the impact of suicide is designed to encourage everyone to look out for each other and to seek support when necessary.” The two-kilometre walk starts from Bendigo’s Dai Gum San Chinese precinct in Bridge Street at 11am on Sunday, and will be followed by an official ceremo-
ny, entertainment and barbecue lunch cooked by the Wedderburn Lions Club. “A truly moving part of the walk is the Butterfly Remembrance Ceremony where people attach a paper butterfly decorated in honour of a loved one
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Gala Street Parade is on display the Bendigo Marketplace this week to raise awareness of Sunday’s walk and at Dai Gum San on Sunday. A Ride4Life featuring motorcycle enthusiasts raising awareness of mental health and de-
“designed to encourage everyone to look out for each other and to seek support when necessary.”
or friend lost and carried on the walk to a memorial net,” Mr Flavell said. A beautiful #toughtimespass butterfly made for the SPAN entry in the Bendigo Easter Festival
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SUICIDE awareness and prevention will be the focus of a major community walk in Bendigo on Sunday. The Suicide Prevention and Awareness Network Central Victoria group has hosted the walk through Bendigo’s Central Business District since 2011. SPAN Central Victoria chairman Rod Flavell said the walk was a chance to remember those lost to suicide and support partners, family and friends who miss them every day. He said the walk followed the group’s strong statement of purpose, and that the committee was determine to raise awareness about the incidence and impact
pression will leave Dai Gum San just before the walk begins. SPAN #toughtimespass merchandise such as t-shirts, caps, bandanas and wrist bands can be purchased on the day to support
the group’s activities. The SPAN group has obtained a $100,000 grant through the State Government’s Pick My Project and will be delivering workshops in Bendigo businesses to ensure people have the skills to notice when someone is struggling and engage them to get the right help. Learn more about the Bendigo Suicide Prevention and Awareness Walk and the SPAN Central Victoria group by visiting www. spancv.org.au. If this article has raised issues for you or if you’re concerned about someone you know, call Lifeline on 13 11 44.
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AUTUMN BREAK: Bendigo received almost 24mm. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Welcome rain provides relief and hope BENDIGO has welcomed more than 23 mm of rain in the first two days of May. The figure represents more rainfall than the past three months combined, and already
May is the wettest month for the year to date. Up until the end of April, the city had received only 28mm, making it the driest start to a year for more than a decade.
As far as autumn breaks go, this week’s rain is probably not as much as most farmers would like, but it will do. The Bureau of Meteorology’s seven day forecast for the region
shows there is little prospect for follow up rain during the outlook period, with daily maximum temperatures expected to reach up to 21 degrees., and less than 30 per cent chance of rain.
COLIBAN Water is one of 13 Victorian water corporations in a new energy partnership that will help to minimise greenhouse gas emissions and maintain affordable water bills for customers. From October, the water corporations will purchase solar power together from Kiamal Solar Farm in north-west Victoria under a new umbrella organisation called Zero Emissions Water. The deal will allow Coliban Water to purchase eight gigawatt hours, which is 20 per cent of our annual energy needs. The deal is the first of its kind in Australia and is seen a major step forward towards the sector achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Purchasing energy as one large organisation means the water corporations will procure energy at a cheaper rate, which will translate to maintaining affordable prices for customers. Coliban Water acting managing director Neville Pearce said the Victorian water industry is committed to advancing projects that benefit the environment and create more return on investment for customers. “This is a fantastic initiative that we are proud to be part of and it is so important to contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for future sustainability. “The ZEW partnership also closely aligns with our Strategy 2030 which aims to reduce our environmental footprint and work towards zero carbon,” Mr Pearce said.
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THE West Bendigo Cricket Club will receive $425,000 from a federally elected Labor government to build new female change rooms at Ken Wust Oval in Quarry Hill. The club will seek support from the City of Greater Bendigo or the state government to complete the project. Federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters said local manufacturers Fleetwood Australia provide an alternative to current builds, which are time consuming and costly. “This could be a new model. Fleetwood can build cost effective facilities with a quicker turnaround – I see it as a way forward to improve facilities across central Victoria,” Ms Chesters said. West Bendigo Cricket Club president Rob Robertson said the club’s inadequate facilities were highlighted last year when the women’s competition began. “West Bendigo Cricket Club are looking to expand their female participation numbers in the 2019/20 season and having the appropriate facilities would enable the growth and development of this competition,” Mr Robertson said.
Labor targets health FEDERAL member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters announced a $5.5 million funding pledge for central Victorian hospitals this week, that will see nearly $5 million for Bendigo Health. “This will help reduce waiting lists, employ more nurses and open more beds,” Ms Chesters said.
If the Labor Party is elected after the May 18 election, Ms Chesters said the party is committed to returning public health funding to a 50-50 split between the states and the Commonwealth. “At the moment it’s a 45-55 split,” Ms Chesters said. The $4.89 million for Bendigo Health will go straight into their operating budget and they
will make decisions on how to best allocate the funds. The funding is part of a number of health initiatives announced by Labor and is covered under the $2.8 billion Better Hospitals Fund. This is in addition to the $2.3 billion Medicare Cancer Plan and $2.4 billion pensioner Dental Plan. “If you are a pensioner or
someone on a senior’s health care card, you will receive up to $1000 every two years to help with dental costs,” Ms Chesters said. “This is a practical measure that will help people on fixed retirement incomes,” she said. Castlemaine Health will receive $430,000, with services in Kyneton, Heathcote and Maldon also promised funding.
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Blackspot policy feud MINISTER for Regional Services Senator Bridget McKenzie said the Labor Party have simply ‘cut and paste’ from the Coalition’s regional community policy, after Labor announced it would invest $245 million to address mobile blackspots. “I don’t think I have ever seen such a blatant case of cut and paste policy from Labor before,” Senator McKenzie said. Federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has fired back, saying that the Coalition’s mobile blackspot program is a failure. “In the six years the Liberal National Party have been in government, only two or three towers have been switched on in the Bendigo electorate,” Ms Chesters said. “This failure is not something Labor would wish to ‘cut and
paste’,” she said. Ms Chesters said mobile blackspots continue to be a problem in the electorate. “When I’m out in Maiden Gully at a listening post, this issue comes up all the time,” she said. “We are growing too quickly for the mobile phone coverage that we have in some areas,” Ms Chesters said. At a National Press Club speech in Wodonga on March 20, Senator McKenzie announced a $220 million Regional Digital Connectivity Package that included $160 million for two new rounds of the Mobile Black Spot program and $60 million for a new Regional Connectivity Program. “We now have Labor’s regional communication policy that
includes $160 million to deliver mobile coverage through two further rounds of the Mobile Black Spot Program,” Sen McKenzie said. Both Senator McKenzie and Ms Chesters agree that greater access to mobile services in regional Australia is a priority. “Better mobile service is a priority at the local government level, at the state government level and at the community level,” Ms Chesters said. On March 18, Senator McKenzie announced that round four of the Mobile Black Spots Program would deliver 180 new mobile base stations to address coverage issues in regional and remote Australia. Up to $80 million of funding has been allocated for round five of the program, which was an-
PM’S PITCH TO OLDER AUSSIES THE coalition has pledged to prioritise better support for older Australians by investing in a new targeted research centre, funding a new program to combat loneliness while ensuring the aged care workforce meets growing demand in the future. $34 million will be provided to establish a new Aged Care Workforce Research Centre and will examine new ways to deliver care for older Australians and training and education for aged care providers, drawing on the world’s best practice. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said older Australians deserve support. “Older Australians have built our country and they deserve our respect and support for the choices they want to make. “This funding will deliver better support and care for older Australians, while ensuring we build the workforce to meet the demands of an aging population. “As a nation we must continue to support our older Australians and I remain absolutely committed to doing more. “A strong economy means we can make these important decisions and invest in the essential services Australians rely on - without higher taxes.”
Senator Bridget McKenzie. nounced last month. Mobile network operators and infrastructure providers have until 26 July to submit their applications for this latest round of funding.
Greens back local farmers THE Australian Greens have pledged $100 million annually to support drough-affected communities and the nation’s agricultural industry as part of an eight-point plan to tackle a changing climate. Bendigo’s Greens candidate Robert Holian and Senator for Victoria Janet Rice both spoke about the importance of the plan for farmers in the region. “When I’m going to local markets in Bendigo, farmers talk about how they are going to adapt to climate change in the coming decades,” Mr Holian said. The plan will seek to reverse funding cuts to Landcare, which is dedicated to managing environmental issues in local communities. A national ban on fracking, a new Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and promotion of the domestic carbon farming and farm forestry industries are among the other initiatives announced by the party. “It is a plan that acknowledges that we are in a climate crisis,” Senator Rice said. “This is $100 million in grants per year for drought relief. It’s not just a handout, which is
what the government does,” she said. Federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters said that the Greens copied a lot of Labor’s work in this space. “Labor has already announced a significant investment in carbon farming and a policy around soil improvement and land management,” Ms Chesters said. Mr Holian is excited to attend early voting centres across the electorate, which opened on Monday as he spoke to the media from Strathdale Park this week. He was focused on his own campaign and wouldn’t be drawn in to discussion about Bendigo’s other candidates, including from minor parties. “I’m running my own race. That means putting up positive Greens policies and ensuring people have a real choice and are able to vote for policies they believe in,” Mr Holian said. There are three early voting in the Bendigo electorate, located at 45 Mitchell Street, Bendigo, 113-123 Mackenzie Street West, Golden Square and 25 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine.
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Fire still a threat THE CFA said residents need to abide by fire regulations and even after the end of the Fire Danger Period on May 1, the summary offences act still applies. Conditions remain dry and escaped fires are still possible and while there has been rain, autumn conditions such as temperatures, relative humidity, dew points, etc are typically conducive to burning. Operations manager Bill Johnstone said burning off should always be a last resort. “Residents are instead
encouraged to dispose of waste in other ways, such as mulching, using green bins or taking green waste to local transfer stations where domestic quantities of green waste are accepted,” he said. “Residents must also ensure that if you comply with local laws and have to burn off, the only material that can be burnt is dry wood as any other materials including rubbish, green waste and leaves are prohibited as they create excessive and toxic smoke which is detrimental to health.” CFA North West Region
community safety manager David Allen said any time a fire is lit, you must notify your neighbours as well as the Burn Off Notification Line on 1800 668 511. “By doing this, you may just save an unnecessary callout by your local CFA members,” he said. “You need to have an adequate supply of water available to extinguish a fire and these must never be left unattended for any reason at all. In addition to this, you should not leave your fire (even when extinguished) until it is cool to the touch.”
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Dragons seek support After years of neglect and a recent break–in, the women and men who use the dragon boat facilities on Lake Weeroona are becoming increasingly discouraged. To add to their woes, a tree recently crashed onto the roof of their boat shed. As a result the air of decrepitation has only increased. Speaking on behalf of Dragons Abreast, Margaret Keech and Anne Somerville said their shed is cold and dark and has no amenities
such as toilets or changing rooms. And to rub salt into the wound, last year somebody stole the club sign. Dragons Abreast is for survivors of breast cancer and Dragons Afloat was initially for men who were survivors of prostate cancer, and is also open to a general membership. Given the size of the dragon boats and the distance from the shed to the lake, there is a lot of effort required to get the boats into the water, particularly
for people who are recovering their health. Dragons Abreast has appealed to the City of Greater Bendigo in the past for assistance but they have been told that in light of a new “master plan” there is a reluctance to maintain the present facilities. No date has been provided as to when the “master plan” will be put into action. But the club members are in need of immediate support to keep their dragons happy.
CEO of Djirra, Antoinette Braybrook came to Bendigo this week to open the latest branch of Djirra, which has offices across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Formerly known as the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service, Djirra’s broad agenda includes raising awareness around family violence and encouraging the use of community engagement programs. Djirra also aims to prevent family violence, provides legal services, holistic support and cultural and wellbeing workshops. Ms Braybrook said that many Aboriginal women were afraid to speak up about family violence as the removal of their children was a real problem. “It is this fear which silences women,” she said. ”And the statistics justi-
fies that fear.” “We employ lawyers and paralegals who make sure Aboriginal women are aware of their legal rights. “We are there to protect them. Sometimes women are coerced into signing documents without the full knowledge of the content of those documents.” When it comes to family violence, the interaction between Aboriginal women and the police is often very poor, according to Ms Braybrook. “From my point of view there is a problematic relationship with the police. “At the highest levels of management within the police force there is a cultural awareness of issues but at the station level, cultural awareness is something else altogether. “We sometimes see a poor response when a
woman complains. I know of a case where an Aboriginal woman had been choked by her husband about 40 times but the local police didn’t consider this to be assault. “In cases like this racism is a driving factor. “There needs to be an attitudal shift,” Ms Braybrook continued. “Aboriginal women lose out on two counts. “First they are women and secondly they are black women. “That’s two strikes against them.” Ms Braybrook said community education, and policy and advocacy were important tools to address racist attitudes. The new Djirra office is located at 52 Queen Street, Bendigo. Visit www.djirra. org.au for more information.
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COUNCIL began planting around 1500 advanced trees throughout the municipality on Monday. City of Greater Bendigo’s Paul Gangell said council is committed to improving the liveability of Bendigo’s urban areas and townships through its annual advanced tree planting program. “This year’s program will focus on providing much needed shade to some of Bendigo’s most vulnerable areas to extreme heat and along key walking and cycling routes,” Mr Gangell said. “The advanced trees are over 1.5 metres tall and include a mix of native and exotic species. All trees are carefully selected by the councill’s arboriculture team to ensure the most appropriate species for a location is planted, based on local conditions, climate, neighbourhood character and any relevant master plans. Mr Gangell said the council is responsible for all ongoing maintenance of the trees including watering them for the first two years. “All new requests for new street trees will now be considered for our 2020 program,” he said. “This year’s program has been put together from resident requests and from suggestions received through the recent Greening Greater Bendigo community engagement exercise. “Urban trees not only enhance the appearance of our City and its streetscapes but are essential to creating a liveable community. They provide shade and cool urban areas, support physical and mental wellbeing and improve our natural environment.” Details of this year’s program including a list of tree types and locations is available online at www.bendigo.vic.gov.au
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Foodshare campaign underway
BENDIGO residents have been urged to donate, host an event or buy a bowl of soup to support Bendigo Foodshare as part of its annual Bendigo Bank Million Meals in May campaign. The campaign incorporates the inaugural Soupfest - a grassroots solution to food poverty, empowering the community to help local people struggling to put meals on the table by hosting a soup themed fundraising event during May. Underemployment is one of the main drivers of food poverty in the Greater Bendigo region, and is behind a rise in demand for food relief. The 2018 VCOSS Poverty Maps reveals 25,600 people are living in poverty in Bendigo and the seven surrounding shires serviced by Bendigo Foodshare. City of Greater Bendigo’s Food
Security Report showed one in 11 people can’t afford to give their family healthy meals each week, and every school in the region has children who have insufficient food to eat. Bendigo Foodshare chair, Cathie Steele, said urgent community action is required this winter to help fund operations to provide food relief for almost 9000 people living in the Greater Bendigo region. She said occasional food poverty was an invisible epidemic, but it was one that could be eased with a whole of community approach. “We’re seeing food distress affecting an increasing number of residents, including people who are unable to afford healthy food as a result of temporary financial stress or despite working, owning a business or operating a farm,” said Ms Steele.
ON BOARD: Marnie Baker. “Through Bendigo Bank Million Meals in May and Soupfest the community can take direct action by gathering their friends for
a fundraising event in the office, in the local community or at school, or by going out for a delicious bowl of soup at one of our Souper Sites.” Bendigo Foodshare hopes to recruit more than 30 hospitality businesses as Soupfest Souper Sites to host and raise more than $65,000 from community fundraising events and donations through during May. Money raised will go towards collecting and redistributing food that would otherwise go to waste. Bendigo Bank recognises the power of community contribution and has come on board as Bendigo Bank Million Meals in May’s partner, volunteering its branches as collection points for community donations. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank managing director Marnie Baker said the organisation was proud to
support such an important community initiative. “A timely response and a focused community effort to support the needs of people experiencing food poverty is required to make a real difference, and these are the attributes that underpin our community partnership with Bendigo Foodshare,” said Ms Baker. Bendigo residents unable to host an event can still get involved by finding a Soupfest Souper site poster identifying participating venues; looking for public events in your area, donating directly to Bendigo Foodshare or by making a donation at the nearest Bendigo Bank branch. To register a business as a Souper Site or host a Million Meals in May community fundraiser visit www. bendigofoodshare.org.au to download your free host kit.
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HEALTH and Ambulance Services Minister Jenny Mikakos has released the March quarter of the Victorian Health and Human Services and Ambulance Victoria Performance Data, which show Bendigo’s response times continue to improve. Ambulances arrived in 11 minutes 39 seconds, an improvement on the 11:55 arrival time a year ago. Ambulances responded to 1637 Code 1 calls, up on the 1380 call-outs in the March quarter 2018. Bendigo Hospital reduced its elective surgery waiting list by 164 patients, down from 1269 in the March quarter last year. More than half of Bendigo’s Category 1 urgent elective patients were treated within 14 days – well below the benchmark target of 30 days. Bendigo treated 87.4 per cent of all elective surgery patients within their benchmark times – up by 2.2 per cent on a year earlier.
HOME GROWN REVISED A REVISED edition of the popular booklet Home Grown, which offers a practical guide to growing fresh organic vegetables and fruit, will be launched by ecological educator and writer David Holmgren at the Bendigo Sustainable Living Festival on Saturday. Produced by the City of Greater Bendigo, Home Grown was first released in 2014 and has proved to be very popular amongst new and established gardeners. This revised edition includes new information about wicking beds, Queensland fruit fly, native bees and honey bees as well as useful contacts for local food networks and community gardens. Copies of Home Grown will be available at the City’s stall at the Sustainability Living Festival in the Library Gardens. Free copies of the book will also be available at City offices next week.
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Festival offers free tips THE Bendigo Sustainable Living Festival is on tomorrow at the Bendigo Town Hall and surrounding gardens. It will bring together community organisations and businesses to participate and showcase the very best of sustainable living products, programs and services that can be implemented at the homes and businesses of central Victorians. Community renewable energy,
sustainable transport, garden solutions, waste reduction and recycling are just some of the products and services that will be on show. Speakers inside the Town Hall will cover a broad range of sustainable living topics throughout the day, with electric bikes, worm farms and alternative building materials on the agenda. A showcase of electric vehicles is
a highlight of this year’s festival, with part of Hargreaves Street closed off as vendors demonstrate the benefits of electric and hybrid vehicles. As many as 3000 people are expected to attend the one day extravaganza, which runs from 10am to 4pm. There will be food trucks, live music, interactive displays and children’s entertainment. Entry is free.
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THE Bendigo Community Coat Drive has been an annual event in Bendigo since 2014 and is a cause that is greatly admired by all. From Monday, May 6 to Saturday, May 25, Bendigo Community Health Services will once again be running the Bendigo Community Coat Drive. The coat drive calls upon the community to donate coats, beanies, gloves, blankets, or anything
warm, to aid those in need of warmth over the winter. AFL Central Victoria will be supporting the Community Coat Drive this year with football and netball captains helping to launch the campaign, along with the clubs which are gathering donations from any generous supporters. All donated items will be cleaned by Pristine Dry Cleaners at no expense. In 2017, the coat drive re-
ceived more than 1700 items of clothing that greatly assisted those who required the warmth through the cold months of winter. “These coats will make a huge difference to people in need as the cold and harsh winter months set in,” Bendigo Community Health Services’ Rod Case said. The coat drive will support the Haven Home Safe HeyVan and Headspace Bendigo. For more information, visit www.bchs.com.au
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Get connected THE Be Well Be Connected expo for older adults and people with disabilities will take place Thursday at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds in Bendigo. The expo is free to attend and will feature more than 60 exhibits showcasing aged care, community and disability products and services.
Attendees will have the chance to speak with service providers, advisors and support groups, while also hearing from a range of speakers on topics such as inclusive employment and dementia care. The expo is a partnership between the City of Greater Bendigo and the Victorian Advocacy League
for Individuals with a Disability. “Everyone is welcome to come along to the Be Well Be Connected expo. It will be a great opportunity to learn about what is on offer in our region and to assist older people and those with disabilities in our community to be more informed,” council’s
Health and Wellbeing director Vicky Mason said. The expo will take place between 10am and 3pm on Thursday, 9 May at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre at the Prince of Wales Showgrounds. For more information, contact Daniel Rees or Megan Goode by phone on 5434 6000.
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Law Week unlocks the law in regions
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NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: The project started this week. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Elm Street roadworks underway WORKS have started in Golden Square that will limit access at the Elm and High Street intersection. City of Greater Bendigo engineering manager Brett Martini said the works would see vehicle access at the busy intersection limited to left turning traffic only into Elm Street from High Street, and the closure of access to High Street from Elm Street.
“Motorists currently use Elm Street as a short cut to avoid the traffic lights at the Oak Street/ High Street intersection, while motorists also stop on High Street to turn right into Elm Street. “Limiting access to Elm Street will stop this and help make it safer for all road users,” Mr Martini said. “There have been six
casualty accidents (five rear-end and one headon collision) at this intersection over the past five years,” he said. The works will include lengthening the turning lane at the Oak Street/ High Street intersection, installation of new drainage, kerb and channel, landscaping, a new footpath across a section of Elm Street and a bus stop
will also be moved to provide better access for bus patrons. The project started this week, and should be finalised by June 30. The $462,000 project at Golden Square is part of the Victorian government’s $1.4 billion Towards Zero Action Plan, and has been funded through the Transport Accident Commission.
FANCY a coffee with a cop, an encounter with the CrimeBusters Bus, free legal advice on a wide range of issues, info on family violence or the opportunity to see the Portraits of Justice exhibition? All this and much more is on offer in regional Victoria as part of Law Week 2019 (13-19 May), the annual state-wide festival which opens up the law in entertaining, surprising and informative ways. More than 40 Law Week events – most of which are free – will be held in regional locations including Bendigo, Ballarat, Castlemaine, Echuca, Kyneton, Maryborough, Mooroopna, Numurkah and Shepparton. ‘The theme of Law Week 2019 is “Unlock Your Law” and it’s fantastic that regional Victoria has locked in behind it with so many fantastic events right across the state,’ said Lynne Haultain, execu-
tive director of Victoria Law Foundation. During Law Week people have the opportunity to chat with local police over a cuppa, interrogate visiting experts on how to crack cold-cases CSIstyle, quiz sentencing specialists on their work or get some free advice on a wide range of issues and more – and most events are free. ARC Justice will partner with Goldfields Libraries to present a community legal education talk in Bendigo on Monday, May 13 as part of the event. The Bendigo forum will offer advice for renters and what rights they have as a tenant in Victoria and how to access support, and will start at 4.30 pm. Presented by Housing Justice, the seminar is free to attend. Law Week is organised by Victoria Law Foundation.
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Fair time ONE of Bendigo’s most popular educational institutions will celebrate the 41st anniversary of its annual preschool fair this weekend. The Dr Harry Little Preschool fair will be held on Sunday, from 11am to 2pm at the kindergarten premises at 243A View Street, Bendigo. Dr Harry Little Preschool is a not for profit and independently run organization, and it does not receive local government funding. The annual fair is a crucial fundraising event for the kindergarten. This year the fair is aiming to raise funds for new outdoor equipment to be used within a new playground which was completed late last year. Parent and fair coordinator Claire Everton said a committee had been working hard to make the 41st Annual Fair the biggest event the kindergarten has ever seen. “We have been truly touched by the generosity of the Bendigo community and local businesses,” she said. Sunday’s event involves lots of great prizes and exciting activities for kids, including a jumping castle, face painting, rock star hair studio, buried treasure, craft, lucky boxes and much, much more. Children will also have opportunities to participate in old favorites such as the toilet roll toss, handball competition and pluck a duck will be back. The fair’s food court menu features a delicious selection of homemade cakes, cupcakes and biscuits, hot barbecue and pizza, mini hotdogs, slushies, fairy floss and barista-made coffee.
NEW EXHIBITION: Acting director Gaye Harrington. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
THE Bendigo Art Gallery will welcome a new exhibition from August, with Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion set for a near three month stint at the gallery to round out an eventful year. With the Tudors to Windsors exhibition in full swing, Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion showcases more than 100 garments and hats crafted by famed Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga and his proteges. Alongside iconic garments, fashionistas can also study archive sketches, patterns, photographs, fabric samples and catwalk footage, providing a unique insight into Balenciaga’s salons and workrooms. Bendigo Art Gallery’s acting director Gaye Harrington said Bendigo is the exclusive venue for this exhibition in Australia. “This exhibition has been in the pipeline for a couple of years,” Ms Harrington said. “We are very excited about what we are able to bring to audiences,” she said. Senior curator Leanne Fitzgibbon has been working tirelessly alongside the Victoria and Al-
bert Museum London to prepare the exhibition. “We are thrilled to finally be able to announce the Balenciaga exhibition to the public,” Ms Fitzgibbon said. The new exhibition is expected to draw visitors from across the country, particularly given the recent Qantas flights between Bendigo and Sydney. “We think the Qantas flights are a fantastic thing for Bendigo. The opportunity for people to come from Sydney to see a regional gallery is fantastic,” Ms Harrington said. Victoria’s Minister for Tourism and Major Events Martin Pakula is excited about what this latest exhibition means for tourism in the region. “Tourism in regional Victoria contributes $7.5 billion to the state’s economy and employs more than 85,000 people. We’re proud to support exhibitions that keep our regional tourism industry thriving,” Mr Pakula said. Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion will run from Saturday, 17 August to Sunday, 10 November at the Bendigo Art Gallery. Tickets are now available at the Bendigo Art Gallery or online.
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Water is the issue WE have several candidates for the House of Representatives for our local seat of Bendigo. My personal concern is water, or the lack of forward infrastructure planning re watering south-eastern Australia. No party has, or proposes, a definitive attempt to secure our water resources. Infrastructure for schools, hospitals/health, airports and roads are mentioned, which is all common sense for any government to be providing for the people. We live on a continent of droughts and flooding rains, all too obvious to us all in light of recent natural disasters. Yet without a secure supply of water, what use is the $90 billion NBN to the people of the Murray Darling Basin, where a major drought exists ? To all our Bendigo candidates, we now have a crisis of water security and lack of water in Victoria. Victoria’s water security is and will become more and more dependent on the water availability in the Murray Darling Basin. The Goulburn River/Lake Eildon, part of the Murray Darling Basin, is now the last reliable source of water for northern and western Victoria, and it is already being used to supplement Melbourne’s water supply, via the north-south pipeline; as well, it is a major supplement to Bendigo’s water supply, and further connected to Ballarat. Do any of the candidates for the seat of Bendigo, and their respective parties, have any concern, let alone a policy for our water supply future, especially as Bendigo’s population is growing very quickly? I hope each candidate realises this water situation is the most important issue that confronts the Federal Parliament and government, inclusive of relevant state governments, if they become our next MHR. Doug Harrison, Bendigo
No bollards I SUPPORT Paul Penno and the Vietnam Veterans Bendigo Sub Branch. Concrete bollards shut people out. The Anzac Day march is a community event to remember and pay tribute to our veterans. It is always orderly, always well attended. Drivers respect and give way to those marching. The barriers are an overreaction. Not only are they intrusive but they bring the wrong message to people. The march is always attended by people of all ages, young, old, fami-
lies with children. It has a special, respectful and inclusive atmosphere. How may people and much equipment will be required to put these bollards in place? Who is paying for this? And then the same effort will be required to remove them. Please listen to the people, especially the Vietnam Veterans Sub Branch. The bollards imply we are preparing for a terrorist attack. A total overreaction. This is a peaceful remembrance march. We thank those who served to protect our country, and we remember all who gave their lives to protect our freedom. It is also a time when we think of our family members who served. Please do not put those concrete bollards in place on Anzac Day. Maree Cashen, Bendigo
Bollards bother THE excellent letter from Paul Penno titled “Solid barriers dismay” (Weekly 18/04) pulls no punches and accurately reflects the massive overkill with the grotesque safety barriers for the Anzac Day commemorations. Common sense missing and no involvement of veteran agencies. This is Bendigo, not Iraq! And to add further insult, our veterans will be hit with a large bill for those unwanted eyesores. It is symptomatic of a deeper problem at our local council. Gone are the days when officers consulted their community, had their priorities uppermost in their minds, and the courageous councillors stood up for the concerns of ordinary people. Now we have professional elite officers quite removed from the thinking and aspirations of battling residents (who are in the majority) influenced by well-heeled articulated special interest groups, aided by councillors who automatically dance to their tune with our hard earned. This little coterie lives in a cocoon, divorced from the realities facing ordinary people grappling with hefty power bills, school cost, high council rates etc. And they have the audacity to say they know what is best for us, SPARE ME! Our notable letter writers are awake up to council shortcomings, highlight their inadequacies and offer solutions. But nothing change, pity that! Robert Smallpage, Huntly
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funds because the investment earnings and tax obligations are generally shared within the fund. When the average Aussie gets to retirement age they simply commute their super into a pension without changing their fund provider. Any dividend imputation credits earned are used to offset tax liabilities on the accumulation side of the fund. Therefore no cash refund applies. When retiring, if they had cunningly rolled their super balance from the group fund, which performed so well when they were working, into a private or self-managed fund (SMF) they would receive the full imputation credit refund. This could substantially increase fund earnings each year, however SMFs do have higher running costs. Should a new Labor government stop the cash payout of imputation credits it would effectively create a fairer, more level playing field between SMFs and group superannuation funds. Retirees with SMFs who feel aggrieved by this action would still have the option of rolling their balance back to a suitable group fund and benefiting from the greatly reduced cost savings. Ironically the reverse is true for non-super investments. The retention of imputation credits would only affect low income people who should not be paying the extra tax. Tony Dewhurst Kangaroo Flat
IF, AS media reports say, Julie Hoskin is not eligible to be the Federal Member for Bendigo, then how can the system allow her to even stand as a candidate in the federal election? It seems odd that the High Court is the only institution that can rule on Ms Hoskin’s eligibility, and that will only happen if she is elected. You cannot stand as a candidate in a local council election if you have been declared bankrupt, but it seems you can in a federal election. Why does the AEC not have the resources to do a simple cross check with ASIC? It costs the public only $15 per search. In this case, the bankruptcy has been public for some time. At this stage it is not a matter for interpretation. If Ms Hoskin’s bankruptcy is discharged, then she will be eligible. If this doesn’t happen until after the election, then how can she seriously stand? It seems that a vote for Ms Hoskin is a wasted vote. More unwanted negative attention for Bendigo. Anthony Radford Bendigo
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Trust is an issue Scott Morrison is now asking ‘Who do you trust to manage the economy?’ Well on recent past performance, the answer should be Labor. Net debt has now reached a new record of $373b; that’s double what is was in 2013, under Labor. The LNP were adding about $435m to debt every day in January 2019 (Commonwealth Monthly Financial Statements 2019), and probably still are. Real net national disposable income grew by 2.8% since the LNP came to power in 2013; but in the same period of time under Labor, before September 2013, it had grown by 4.2% (Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), April 2019 & Greg Jericho, The Guardian, March 12 2019). Under the LNP , business investment as a share of nominal GDP has declined by 33% (ABS, April 2019). Since the middle of 2016, corporate profits have risen 43% while wages have risen just 8% (Greg Jericho, March 12 2019). Meanwhile the share of Australia’s wealth held by the richest 10% is now at an all time high of 52.7%. (Alan Austin, Independent Australia, November 2018). I can’t find anything that doesn’t support the conclusion that in recent years, Federal Labor has been a better economic manager than the LNP. Leigh Callinan, Bendigo
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Election under siege THIS federal election may well go down as the one where more than ever, a bevy of candidates end up either sacked, stood aside, publicly shamed or embarrassed for actions, comments and incidents that have very little to do with politics and a lot more to do with their own failings. It’s hard to remember an election where so many candidates were felled by their own actions and ignorance. Sadly, Australians deserve better. Once upon a time, not so long ago, parties scrutinised their wouldbe candidates and meticulously scoured through their past to ensure there were no chinks in the armour a candidate needs in the modern hurly-burly world of politics. Politics can be a brutal game, arguably more brutal than it needs to be, but it needs to be squeaky clean as well. Accordingly, the Australian Electoral Commission’s inability to conduct due diligence upon wouldbe candidates beyond checking all the boxes have been filled in is frankly, just as embarrassing as it is inadequate.
Editorial Comment The integrity of our electoral system is being compromised by candidates who are either clearly ineligible, or potentially ineligible to stand at this election. The voting system cannot afford to be tainted in any way, shape or form, and anyone who would seek to be part of the system by nominating need to play by the rules, and more importantly, they need to respect the rules. Here in Bendigo, anti-mosque campaigner and former City of Greater Bendigo councillor Julie Hoskin has been endorsed as the candidate for Fraser Anning’s Conservative National Party. But she should not even be in the contest. According to nothing less than the Australian Constitution, as an undischarged bankrupt, Ms Hoskin is ineligible to be a member of parliament.
But the AEC can only ensure any and every candidate for the election has completed the necessary paperwork, and has no power to legally exclude a candidate who has duly completed the forms. That the candidates from the three major parties contesting the seat of Bendigo have preferenced each other ahead of the four remaining candidates effectively shuts the door on any other candidate winning Bendigo. But none of the trio would want to win the right to represent the people of this electorate on the back of preferences from a candidate who should not even be in the contest, and if this were to happen there would likely be a legal challenge. The correct and honourable thing to do in Ms Hoskin’s case would be to stand aside. Regardless of her latest and ongoing appeal, the stark reality is that at the time she completed the relevant form, and still today, she was and is, an undischarged bankrupt. There are very few instances in life where we get to have our cake and eat it too, and politics is rarely one of them.
pk with Peter Kennedy
Farewell Wayne Gregson
IN the late 1990s, I was a young, raw reporter in the television world looking for direction in the incredibly busy world of journalism. More than anyone else, former Addy editor Wayne Gregson gave it to me. For that, I am eternally grateful. I remember fronting up to my job interview, on a Friday afternoon, upstairs at the then Metropolitan Hotel, a place that would go on to become my classroom, and Wayne my teacher. When I walked up the stairs and into an otherwise dingy room, I saw Wayne’s wife Linda – then the Addy’s political reporter, local MPs Ron Best and Steve Gibbons, night editor Rod Case, chief photographer Pete Hyett, chief of staff Ian Haberfield and a couple of executives from a local
manufacturing company. They were all busy hatching a front page yarn for the next Monday. I was impressed. Very. This was a window to a workplace and a team I knew I had to be part of.
No matter how tough the day, I loved every day of my time at the Addy, working with Wayne and the team he led. I remember how happy Wayne was when we did a good paper, and I
“ I quickly learnt the difference, and the power that comes with a good front page” We used to have a beer most days after work, and as Wayne would have it, he’d sometimes hunt down the next day’s lead story while we were at it. I’d often front up to work the next day with a sore head and a beer stained coaster with four or five dot points on it. More often than not, that coaster was the genesis for the day’s paper. Life was different back then, and I’m glad it was.
quickly learnt the difference, and the power that comes with a good front page, and the difference good journalism could make when we got it right. And yes, I remember how angry he could get when we didn’t get it right. But that was how I learned back then, and I learned so much. I was a sponge for what Wayne had to say, and I learned more from
my time working with him at the Addy than from anyone else. Wayne managed to intertwine his twin passions for Bendigo and newspapers in a way that made a significant difference to many people’s lives and ultimately, to Bendigo When he told a bunch of us of his illness late last year, he told us not to be sad; not to be sorry. I deeply regret not having a final beer with Wayne to say thanks, goodbye or whatever, but I suspect he knew one of us would have ended up in tears if we did. The other one was terminally ill. Today we farewell Wayne, who passed away last weekend, aged 64. He will be deeply missed. twitter@peterkennedy23 pk@bendigopublishing.com
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Town Hall upgrade wins approval The Eaglehawk Town Hall will soon benefit from a newly installed heating and ventilation system thanks to a project by the City of Greater Bendigo. The works commenced this week and will see new hydronic heating panels installed in the large hall area occupied by the Star Cinema to keep it warm and comfortable during the colder winter months. “We are also installing an exhaust ventilation system to extract hot air and bring fresh air into the main hall to make it more pleasant in the warmer weather,” City of Greater Bendigo Property Services Man-
ager Andy Walker said. “In addition, reverse cycle split heating and cooling systems will be installed to the supper room and Star Cinema office located on the ground floor and the old council chamber,” Mr Walker said. The work has been contracted to Nicholson Construction and is expected to be completed by October 30, 2019. The City has allocated the $744,500 for the project across the next two budgets, with $390,000 in the 2018/19 budget and $354,500 in the 2019/20 budget.
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The 2019 Red Shield Appeal was launched last Wednesday at the Bendigo Market Place. Amongst the launch guests was Mr Andrew Carlile whose first engagement with the Salvation Army was as a client. Mr Carlile spoke on how he progressed from being a client to a key employee of the Salvos helping those in need. The Salvation Army’s Major Andrew Walker, area officer for North West Victoria, emphasised the importance of the Red Shield Appeal saying it was the lifeblood of The Salvation Army.
“The Red Shield Appeal ensures that we can continue to keep our doors open, and support hundreds of thousands of Australians right across the country who are doing it tough,” Major Walker said. The Red Shield Appeal Bendigo will culminate with the doorknock weekend on May 25-26. Major Walker said the public’s support was needed now more than ever. “Every day, the Salvos live, love and fight for the needs of our community,” he said. “We can only do this because, year after year, Australians come to-
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Becoming Fully Human EMERGING Bendigo artist Brad Hodge is exploring what it means to be “fully human”, while raising money for a humanitarian project in Cambodia. Mr Hodge describes his exhibition as a celebration of his happy obsession for creating things. The happiest part of his day he said is when he finds an hour or so to create and enjoy the meditative
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Grants offer help FIFTEEN local sportspeople are the latest to receive an Australian Government Local Sporting Champions grant after a ceremony at the Bendigo Mountain Bike Club Pavilion this week. The program helps provide assistance to coaches, officials and competitors 12-18 years of age engaged in elite competition and events. Successful applicants will receive a $500 base grant, with extra funds available to those travelling long distances to compete. “The Local Sporting Champions grants are about helping talented young men and women pursue their sporting dreams,” federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters said. “Bendigo has a rich and varied sporting history and it’s great to see so many different sports represented
RECIPIENTS: Jackson Haddon, Bohdon Hassell, Owen Fletcher, Chelsea Hall and Cameron Jordan. today,” Ms Chesters said. The successful applicants from the third round of funding in 201819 are: Harry Downing (Swimming), Ella Downing (Swimming), Emily Kearns (Swimming), Chloe Langley (Netball), Bohdan Hassel (Skate), Jorja Hill (Athletics),
Chloe Hall (Water Skiing), Chelsea Hall (Water Skiing), Cameron Jordan (Swimming) and Jackson Haddon (Cycling). Five mountain bikers also received a grant and they are: Lachy Warren, Isaac Fletcher, Liam Fletcher, Hannah Fletcher and Owen Fletcher.
Thunder calls for players THE Bendigo Thunder is facing its toughest challenge since the club’s inception more than 10 years ago. A raft of players departing the club to play in the Central Victorian Football League has left the Thunder incredibly short on playing stocks for the 2019 season. As the team prepares for its third match of the season, they were forced to field just 17 players last weekend in a loss to Diamond Creek. “We are probably short by around 10 players,” captain Ayrlea BaileyMcClanahan said. The club’s senior side is open to players from 16 years and above, with age no barrier to competing. The team plays in the Northern Football Netball League in Melbourne’s northern suburbs and is a recognised women’s football pathway. “We have a partnership with the Richmond Football Club and this is a way for players that want to be part of an elite pathway to play VFLW or AFLW,” BaileyMcClanahan said.
TRY ME: Steve Reynolds scores for Bendigo.
Miners earn narrow victory
A NEW look Bendigo Fighting Miners rugby team kicked off the season with a narrow win over Monash University 22-20 last Saturday. After losing almost half of last season’s team due to retirement and relocation away from Bendigo, the Miners fielded a number of new players in its squad. Among those making their debut for the Miners were prop Jakeb Sheahan, lock Michael Melachon, loose forward James Warrior and winger Danny Zhong. Bendigo started the game showing the effects of a long lay-off and a lack of match practice as Monash dominated the early exchanges. Monash used the mountain of possession to
go out to an 8-3 lead on the half hour mark. Against the run of play, Bendigo scored a converted try to take the lead 10-8 just before the half-time break. On the back of the confidence engendered by going to the break with the lead, despite having had little possession and field position, the Miners started to get on top in the second half. Five-eighth Steve Reynolds breached the Monash defence to score after ten minutes. Dave McDonald’s conversion took the Miners out to a 17-8 lead. During this period of dominance the Miners failed to convert their superiority to points, thrice being held up when a try
looked certain. Then, with only fourteen minutes remaining, Monash breached the Bendigo defence to score a 70 metres try against the run of play. Three minutes later, Monash hit the lead with a converted try to gain a 20-17 lead. However, the Miners struck back with only three minutes left on the clock with McDonald scoring a try to run out 22-20 winners. Among the better players for Bendigo were Reynolds, McDonald, Boyle, Tones and Warrior. Next Saturday, Bendigo is at home at the Epsom Huntly Reserve to the Maroondah Griffins. Scorers: McDonald 2, S. Reynolds tries; McDonald penalty goal, 2 conversions.
Runners enjoy flat track HELP WANTED: Bendigo Thunder needs players Losing their first two games of the season has done little to dent the spirits of the Thunder players though, with BaileyMcClanahan saying that it has in fact galvanised the squad. “With losing, you bond a lot better with your
teammates. We are making lots of friendships, so it hasn’t impacted on morale,” she said. The squad trains at Weeroona Oval on Monday and Wednesday nights. For more information visit www.facebook.com/ bendigowomens.footballclub
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THE South Bendigo Athletic Club’s weekly run took competitors to East Bendigo’s Victa Road course, where 70 runners enjoyed the relatively flat terrain. Will Noden was the day’s standout performer, winning the 6 kilometre event in 22.23 and 1500 metre event in 4.42. Yazmin Hayes as the best performed female at the longest distance, the 6km, registering a time of 23.24. The three kilometre event saw as many as 10 runners cross the line within a few seconds of one another, with the in-form Logan Tickell snaring the fastest time of 10.23. Genevieve Nihill was the fastest female
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SIGNED UP: Carley Ernst. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Spirit signs another star THE new signings continue for the Bendigo Spirit, with Carley Ernst (née Mijovic) joining the team on a two-year deal. The newlywed comes to the Spirit after stints across Australia and the world in her basketball career so far. At the age of 15 Ernst left home to join the Australian Institute of Sport, where she met close friend and new team mate Tessa Lavey. “It was tough moving out at the age, but you had all the girls behind you doing the same thing and it helped me mature earlier,” Ernst said. Lavey and Ernst shared time together at the Perth Lynx and Dandenong Rangers and will reunite for the third time together in the WNBL. The power forward is excited to hone her inside and outside game at the Spirit under new coach Tracy York.
“I like to shoot the three, but have also been working on my inside game,” Ernst said. The 24-year-old is excited to join the Bendigo basketball community and play Tracy York’s uptempo style of play. “I’ve heard Tracy’s tough and that’s a good thing to have a coach that’s tough and calls it how it is,” Ernst said. Embarking on her 10th WNBL season, Ernst is averaging 9.1 points and 3.4 rebounds, while shooting 42 per cent from the floor. Currently playing for the Waverley Falcons in the NBL1, Ernst is averaging 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. The Spirit finished the 2018-19 WNBL season in seventh position with seven wins and 14 losses, missing the finals for the fourth consecutive season.
THE Bendigo Braves women made it six on the trot in the NBL1 after a 105-83 win against the Launceston Tornadoes in round four action last Friday night. The Braves’ 48-31 second half set up the 22-point win, with five players in double figures. Captain Kelly Wilson led the team with a triple-double that featured 23 points and 20 assists, while Tessa Lavey played the entire 40 minutes, amassing 20 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Launceston captain Stephanie Gardener had a game-high 29 points on 12/20 shooting for the Tornadoes. The Braves men’s team has squared the ledger at 3-3 on the season with a 93-76 win against the North West Tasmania Thunder. The visitors got out of the blocks with a 29-21 first quarter to lead at the opening break, before a 3013 second stanza from the Braves swung momentum in their favour. A 24-12 final quarter punctuated the Braves big win, with Ray Turner proving hard to handle, scoring 32 points on 15/21 shooting. Both teams are in action tonight in a double header at Bendigo Stadium against the Hobart Huskies. The women’s game tips at 6pm, with the men to follow at 8pm.
DOMINANT: Ray Turner. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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Athletes chase Oceania win FOUR of the best athletes from Flack Advisory Bendigo Region have earned selection for next month’s Oceania track and field championships. South Bendigo clubmates Emma Berg and James Woods; Eaglehawk’s Kye Mason; and Bendigo University’s Andy Buchanan will compete in Townsville when the fourday meet is run from June 25 to 28. Gold in the open shot put at last month’s Athletics Australia national titles in Sydney added to a remarkable season by Berg. The teenager from Swan Hill was originally chosen for the under-20 shot put at the Oceania titles, but has since been upgraded to open. Woods will compete for the Regional Australia Team in the under-18 100m, high jump and pole vault. The 16-year-old from Kyabram has achieved personal best of 4.45 metres at pole vault, 1.88m at high jump, and ran the 100m in 11.55 seconds. Berg and Woods regularly travel to Bendigo for coaching sessions with longtime coach Peter Barrett. Sprint star Kye Mason from Cohuna will contest the under-18 100m in Townsville. The Terry Hicks-coached athlete dominated most 100m and 200m sprint duels at the Latrobe University Bendigo athletics complex in Flora Hill in the 201819 season. A highlight was his record-breaking run of 10.96 seconds to hold the Bendigo Centre record for 100m from under-17 to open level. Buchanan’s feat of winning the national 10km cross-country title in 2017 and 2018 put him in the running for the Peak Bendigo Sports Star of the Year award. The talented athlete will team up with Victoria’s Liam Adams and South Australia’s Daniel Canala in the 5000m on the Townsville track. Buchanan is a three-time winner of the Bendigo Bank Dragon Mile (1609m) run before the gala procession through the heat of Bendigo on Easter Sunday.
WINNERS: Gisborne won both the football and netball encounters. Photos: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Bulldogs roar again
GISBORNE continued its winning ways and early season dominance with a resounding 89-point victory over Kangaroo Flat at Dower Park in last weekend’s BFNL seniors action. The Bulldogs returned to their long held status as a competition powerhouse, with the Dogs demolishing the home side, as Pat McKenna and Jack Scanlon again led the way with five goals apiece.
It was a solid four-quarter performance from Gisborne, with 10 players among the goal kickers. The final score saw Gisborne kick 21.16 142 to the Roos’ 8.5 53. The other major clash pitted Strathfieldsaye at home against Golden Square in a match that offered another glimpse at two sides expected to feature in September.
The Storm proved too strong for the visitors, kicking an impressive 22.11 143 to Square’s 12.5 77. Other winners were Sandhurst, Kyneton and Eaglehawk in a close one over Maryborough. Round three A Grade netball results mirrored those of the footy, with Gisborne winning a thriller against Kangaroo Flat by one point, while other winners
were Strathfieldsaye, Eaglehawk and Sandhurst. In this weekend’s action, Sandhurst hosts Maryborough at the QEO, Eaglehawk plays the winless Castlemaine, Golden Square and South Bendigo clash at Wade Street, Strathfieldsaye travel to Gisborne for the match of the round between the competition’s two undefeated sides, and Kyneton will play bottom side Kangaroo Flat.
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