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ISSUE 1123 FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019

END OF AN ERA Photo: GARRY PATERSON

By PETER KENNEDY

GOLDEN Dragon Museum Board general manager Anita Jack has announced her resignation.

Ms Jack will depart the museum in July after 14 years at the helm.

Her resignation follows last month’s decision by her father, Russell Jack OAM, to step down as a director of the museum.

Ms Jack said she was proud of her achievements, but now was a time for

Anita Jack to step down in July

a “changing of the guard” at the museum.

“It has been an incredible 14 years for me,” she said.

“The museum was established in 1991 as a way to tell the story of the Chinese on the Bendigo goldfields with the feel of a community museum.”

“Today, the museum is so much more than that. It is home to rare Chinese antiquities rarely seen outside of China, our amazing dragons Loong, Sun Loong and Dai Gum Loong and many others, our beautiful lions and it tells an important story about the Chinese contribution to the development of Bendigo. It has grown

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beyond our wildest expectations.”

Ms Jack said she was grateful to the Bendigo community, the Australian Chinese families, various state and federal governments, and the many generous donors that helped grow the museum to such prominence and ensure the history of Chinese people and their contributions to central Vic-

toria are shared and live on.

She cited her time working with the City of Greater Bendigo to deliver the Dai Gum San forecourt and publications on Bendigo’s Chinese 1880s processional regalia and historic people and places of the local Chinese community, which are now held in state and territory libraries, and the creation of various documentaries including winning the Local Histories Multimedia Award, as highlights of her tenure. Continued Page 5

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The Weekly look at the local real estate market

Concern for property tax THE Victorian Budget has been adjusted to deal with the biggest write down in revenue in Victoria’s history.

Real Estate Institute of Victoria Loddon-Goulburn division chairman Tom Maher said this was due to the challenging headwinds for Victoria’s property market with sales volumes down 24 per cent and cooling values as we have seen over the past year.

“Victoria’s property industry remains the cornerstone of the Victorian Budget, continuing to contribute 46 per cent of revenue and $10.5 billion in land tax and stamp duty alone in the next financial year,” Mr Maher said.

“The budget delivers on the government’s bold and ambitious infrastructure investment plan and has addressed many of the priorities outlined in the REIV’s election platform and budget submission.

“In particular, the REIV welcomes the payroll tax relief for small business and commends the government for adjusting the rates in regional Victoria so that by 2022/23 regional businesses will pay the lowest payroll tax in the nation.”

Growing regional Victoria and reducing payroll tax were major priorities outlined in the

Real Estate Institute of Victoria’s budget submission and Mr Maher said he was pleased the state government has made significant commitments in these areas.

The Victorian government will invest $2.6b to support jobs, economies and communities in regional Victoria and an additional $150 million in the next financial year to establish the Victorian Jobs and Investment Fund.

Included in this is $173m for the Geelong City Deal and an additional $18.8m for services.

The REIV advocated strongly for investment in skills and training. It commended the government for its historic expenditure in the sector as it continues to work with the relevant bodies to ensure the ongoing professionalism and upskilling of the property industry.

The government has reported a 116 per cent increase in regional TAFE enrolments which is positive news for our country areas.

Other noteworthy initiatives include the expansion of solar homes and the 50 per cent discount on land transfer duty for commercial and industrial properties in regional Victoria in four years’ time.

“While we congratulate the

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Victorian government on many positive initiatives, the reliance on property taxes is of great concern to our industry and we will continue to advocate for a more equitable taxation regime,” Mr Maher said.

“The REIV commends the government for its commitment to education and training with historic expenditure in the sector.

“We will work with the relevant bodies to ensure the ongoing professionalism and upskilling of our industry which was a fundamental tenet of the REIV’s budget submission.

“We also welcome the $2.5m support for mentoring for small business.”

Other noteworthy initiatives include the extension of the Better Apartments program to the

suburbs, the expansion of solar homes and the 50 per cent discount on land transfer duty for commercial and industrial properties in regional Victoria in four years’ time.

Mr Maher said the budget was still heavily reliant on property taxes.

“While we congratulate the Victorian government on many positive initiatives, the reliance on property taxes is of great concern to our industry,” he said.

“We appreciate the government has a big infrastructure agenda, but they can’t keep dipping into the same revenue pot to fund their promises.

“The REIV and the industry predicted the property market correction and planned accordingly, but it seems the government did not.”

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Parking issue on table

LAST Monday’s parking forum in Bendigo gave residents the chance to discuss the challenges of the parking structures in the city.

In attendance at The Engine Room were 30 community members, with keynote speaker Steven Burgess engaging the audience with his wisdoms as the former manager of Brisbane’s parking system.

The city’s senior strategic planner Philip DeAraugo said the main issue broached was all-day parking in the inner city residential areas of Bendigo.

“There needs to be a balance

Residents discuss challenges at council forum for people that come and go from those residences, trades people and visitors having somewhere to park,” Mr DeAraugo said.

New Zealand cities were used as templates for driving any potential change in Bendigo, but cities the size of Bendigo have done little by way of solving this issue.

One solution proposed by Mr DeAraugo was increasing the number of time limited bays in the inner city residential areas, to keep city workers out of those areas.

“Around the cathedral, hospital

and train station are some of the main areas where there is a congestion,” Mr DeAraugo said.

The use of basic parking metres

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the city will start to collate improved data about parking hot spots and cold spots.

In its April budget, the City of

Parking prices are used to balance the supply and demand

by the city means that their data analysis is not as pinpoint as they would like.

With technological advancements and the use of mobile apps,

Greater Bendigo flagged new parking technology as a by-product of increased parking fees.

The cost of parking was another issue discussed at the forum.

INSPIRED: Curator Fiona Baverstock. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Classic characters inspire gown exhibit THE Best of Times, the Worst of Times is the title of the latest costume exhibition from Dressing Australia Museum of Costume.

And for those who are trying to remember the Dickens’ book from which the quote originates, it’s A Tale of Two Cities.

While drawing on the author’s characters for inspiration, Fiona and Keith Baverstock have focused on the rich

panoply of Dickens’ women.

The result is an incredible collection of original 19th century gowns.

Characters such as the eccentric Betsey Trotwood, the ditsy Dora Spenlow and the ever expectant Mrs Micawber (and her little Micawbers) from David Copperfield; the frozen-intime Miss Havisham and the ice cold Estella – young and old – from Great Expectations; the

inscrutable Lady Dedlock from Bleak House; the tragic Nancy from Oliver Twist; the spurned and vengeful Fanny Squeers from Nicholas Nickleby; the unforgettable Sarah Gamp from Martin Chuzzlewit.

And then there are the ghosts – three of them. Fiona Baverstock said she and her husband Keith Baverstock saw a production of A Christmas Carol in England, where the ghosts

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were played by women, which turned out to be a highly successful device.

The Best of Times, the Worst of Times - A Woman’s Lot in Charles Dickens enlivens Dickens’ marvellous array of characters.

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“Parking prices are used to balance the supply and demand,” Mr DeAraugo said.

“Looking out at Lyttleton Terrace today, the parking bays are only 30 per cent full. Areas like this we can look at where there is low demand and potentially lower the price of parking,” he said.

The core fundamentals of any parking and pricing structure Mr DeAraugo said was that the closer in you are to the CBD, the tighter the restrictions are going to be and the higher the cost of parking.

“Pricing and time limits manage the supply and demand. Those are our core fundamentals,” he said.

Committee positions available THE City of Greater Bendigo wants enthusiastic and compassionate people with great community projects, fundraising and teamwork skills to consider joining the Bendigo Maubisse Friendship Committee.

Mayor Margaret O’Rourke said the committee works on a community-to-community level to support the people of Maubisse which is located in the central highlands of Timor Leste, 73 kilometres south of the capital Dili.

“This committee was formed in 2006 and since that time has undertaken a range of fundraising and projects to directly benefit the people of Maubisse,” Cr O’Rourke said.

Applications are open to all members of the Greater Bendigo community, as well as existing members whose term is expiring.

Cr O’Rourke said committee members and local residents were passionate about assisting East Timor and their efforts had helped the country to recover and build strong communities.

“The committee works to improve living standards, access to basic services, community development, and broader health and wellbeing programs in the Maubisse community,” she said. “The committee has undertaken a range of successful projects including arts programs, education scholarships, school and community buildings, oral health and other community projects.”

There are four positions available on the committee, applications can be submitted online at www.bendigo. vic.gov.au/maubisse by Friday, June 14.

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City takes plan on board Can we think big? Absolutely, we can think big and we want to think big with you.

THE architects of a bold plan to establish satellite communities on the fringes of Bendigo to cater for the city’s growth towards a population of 200,000 have this week briefed City of Greater Bendigo councillors on concepts first revealed in the Bendigo Weekly during May. Bendigo’s population is expected to surge past 200,000 by the year 2050, as the city continues its upward growth trajectory of about 1.7 per cent annually.

Former Bendigo Bank and Coliban Water director Don Erskine and strategic transport planner Trevor Phillips outlined their proposal to create employment zones on the fringes of Bendigo, serviced by a network of new and upgraded roads as part of a proposal that has generated considerable interest from residents and council representatives.

The pair say a polycentric model where independent self-contained suburbs similar to how Canberra has evolved could be developed at Maiden Gully, Strathfieldsaye and Marong.

They presented their ideas to councillors on Wednesday during an informal presentation where the pair encouraged and highlighted the importance of long term planning for the community.

Mr Phillips yesterday said the pair appreciated the opportunity to talk to councillors, and were grateful for the positive reception they had received, and added they looked forward to further talks in the future.

Director of strategy and growth Bernie O’Sullivan said he commended Mr Erskine and Mr Phillips for their ideas and work on Bendigo in the future, and said the city was keen to have discussions with people to look at how we continue to

plan for growth.

He also cited a suite of council plans and documents, including the economic development strategy refresh which involves community and business leaders, the industrial land strategy, the city centre plan, the car parking strategy, and the Greater Bendigo public space plan

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we have reviewed elements of it. We have done particular strategies and we have bolted these on to the planning scheme over time.

“This is a complete rewrite to make sure we have modern planning provisions to support the city to grow.”

He said the large number of

Can we think big? Absolutely, we can think big and we want to think big with you.

as examples of the good strategic work currently underway.

Mr O’Sullivan said a settlement strategy for Greater Bendigo was something that “goes to the heart” of what Mr Erskine and Mr Phillips have proposed.

“We are well advanced in the review of the whole Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme, and in the past

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policy plans and documents under review would feed into what people such as Mr Erskine and Mr Phillips have called for.

“Can we think big? Absolutely, we can think big and we want to think big with you.”

Previous council studies show the north-south alignment of Bendigo was problematic.

CHILLY: A change of seasons.

Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

High praise for Anita Jack “However, one of the most rewarding projects to be involved in was the delivery of our new dragon Dai Gum Loong.

Our brief was to create a dragon to last 100 years and continue our amazing Easter Festival tradition of a parading Golden Dragon.

“This year’s Easter parade was truly spectacular, seen by 80,000 people and even more online around the world, so it is the perfect way to conclude my time as general manager.

“In recent years I have also helped guide the development of a new strategic direction and business case document for the museum, to see it transition into the National Chinese Museum of Australia.

“This is the next step for the museum and I am pleased to be closing this chapter knowing the organisation is heading in the right direction.”

Golden Dragon Museum chairman Doug Lougoon has accepted Ms Jack’s resignation,

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Mr O’Sullivan said he understood the concept of better using the Ravenswood interchange, the Calder Alternate, or another alignment in the future to potentially bypass Marong with a connector road to Epsom or Huntly.

“We’d like not to have b-double trucks go through the centre of town if at all possible and truck drivers would support that so we need to plan, long term, as to how we best do that.”

Research shows the importance of the western side of Bendigo – an area that includes Maiden Gully and Marong as being not only key growth areas but also as areas for potential future industrial land development, and for a future bypass of the city centre.

“It has a lot of merit and it’s one we want to continue to explore with regional Roads Victoria and other agencies,” Mr O’Sullivan said.

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WHILE Bendigo this week shivered through a cold end to autumn, the Bureau of Meteorology’s winter outlook shows the next three months are likely to be warmer and drier than average.

The winter forecast shows central and northern Victoria is unlikely to receive the above average rainfall many have been hoping for.

The Bureau’s manager of long-range forecasting Dr Andrew Watkins said winter was shaping up to be drier than average for most of eastern Australia, with warmer than average days very likely for much of the country.

“South eastern Australia could see a dry start to winter, with the models showing June rainfall is likely to be below average in New South Wales, Victoria, eastern South Australia, and southern parts of both Queensland and the Northern Territory,” he said.

“In other parts of the country, there is no strong swing towards an exceptionally wetter or drier than average June.

“Drier than average conditions typically mean more cloud-free nights, which increases the risk of frost in susceptible areas.”

Bendigo received almost 70mm of rain during May, well above the city’s May mean of 45.6mm.

Dr Watkins said temperatures across the rest of winter were likely to be warmer than average.

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and thanked her for her dedication to the museum.

“Anita, like her father, has worked tirelessly to progress the Museum and grow and establish it as a cultural attraction for residents and local, interstate and overseas visitors,” Mr Lougoon said.

“Anita is highly regarded, particularly at a state level, for her recent achievements in delivering a new dragon for Bendigo. She departs on a wonderful note and can be very proud her achievements. Our board is extremely grateful for the tireless contribution to the Golden Dragon Museum that Anita has made over the past 14 years.”

He said the board would seek to appoint someone who can help develop its vision and drive the transition to become the National Chinese Museum of Australia and deliver the much-needed expansion of its building in Bendigo’s iconic Chinese precinct.

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BUDGET 2019

MCA claims tax a threat to mining

GROWTH: Wine industry receives state support.

THE Minerals Council of Australia has hit out at the state government for its plan to introduce a gold royalty, describing the move as a tax grab on Victorian gold miners that will cost jobs, threaten investment and hit the mining industry hard across Victoria.

The government announced the surprise move as part of Monday’s budget, and said the introduction of a gold royalty brings Victoria into line with other states.

The MCA said the Victorian government’s planned royalty was higher than Western Australian gold royalties, and ignores the fact that most of Victoria’s gold mines are smaller than other states and face a far less

Regional wineries share in growth fund SIX wineries in the Bendigo wine region will share in $2 million as part of the third round of the state government’s Wine Growth Fund.

The fund has supported 78 projects at wineries across Victoria and expects to provide a $12 million boost to the wine industry.

“Victorian winemakers produce some fantastic wines, and we’re proud to back this industry to keep growing well into the

NATIONALS leader Peter Walsh has accused the government of failing to back regional communities following the unveiling of the draft 2019/20 state budget.

Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Mr Walsh said from a regional Victorian perspective, the budget demonstrated “the Premier has no plan, no vision and no money for regional Victoria”.

Mr Walsh said there was

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“As the most significant gold mining company in Victoria, we were certainly disappointed by the lack of consultation in the process.” Mr Holland said.

“To have this announced without any prior discussion is disappointing from our end.”

The Fosterville Gold Mine employs 600 staff, and has reported some of the highest gold grades globally in recent years.

Estimated gold reserves were recently upgraded by 60 per cent to 2.7 million ounces.

Production in 2019 may top 600,000 ounces, up from 350,000 ounces last year, which would make Fosterville one of Australia’s top five gold producers.

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future,” Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan said.

Cellar doors, kitchen and cafe upgrades, wine production facility developments, e-commerce programs and accommodation initiatives are expected to see improvements as part the funding.

The government will continue to support the wine industry through Wine to the World, a $5 million commitment to support Victorian wine producers to create jobs and increase exports.

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favourable regulatory regime.

Kirkland Lake Gold’s vice-president of Australian operations Ian Holland told ABC Radio the company, which

no dedicated fund for regional development in the budget, and described it as a collection of recurrent expenditure that should be there regardless, without a dedicated fund to drive decentralisation and population growth in regional Victoria.

“If you think about all those people who live beyond Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong and who actually use the fleet of long-haul

trains here in Victoria, there is no money in this budget for new long-haul trains.”

He was also disappointed at the introduction of a royalty on gold which would impact on miners throughout central Victoria.

“This is an industry that is creating regional jobs and that is really starting to go somewhere, and the treasurer goes and puts a tax on it.”

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BUDGET 2019

Big plans promised

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THE 2019/20 Victorian Budget features plenty of large projects, with the state government staying true to its commitment to spend big in the coming years.

A $152 million investment to rebuild Bendigo’s law courts on a new site next to Bendigo TAFE was the centrepiece of the announcements made on Monday.

The new court precinct will feature eight courtrooms, mediation suites, 16 holding cells, hearing rooms and a family violence court.

The rollout of universal threeyear-old kinder will begin in regional Victoria before it makes its way to Melbourne, as part of an $882 million commitment to early childhood education.

Campaspe, Central Goldfields and Loddon will be part of the pro-

gram in 2021, following six rural local government areas, which will begin the program in 2020.

Early childhood courses have been added to the free TAFE list, supported by $28.5 million in the budget, while $316 million has been set aside for new kindergarten facilities.

A $49.6 million spend will see three new stations in and around Bendigo, located at Goornong, Raywood and Huntly, with more funding to plan the next stage of the Bendigo Line upgrade, enabling trains every 40 minutes during off peak times and the re-establishment of a station at Harcourt.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the budget delivers on the commitments made to the people of central Victoria.

“We’re delivering on our positive plan for central Victoria – with bet-

ter schools, hospitals and transport, and the investments we need to support families and create jobs,” Mr Andrews said.

Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan said the upgrades to schools, health services, train services and sporting facilities respond to the needs of our community.

“This budget is all about keeping our promises to Bendigo – one of Victoria’s fastest growing regional cities,” Ms Allan said.

The state government will borrow an extra $32 billion in the next four years to fund projects across the state, with Shadow Treasurer Louise Staley branding the Labor Party’s budget as “an economic ticking time bomb”.

“Victoria is the highest taxing state in Australia. Taxes are now up 36 per cent under this Labor government, raking in an additional

REBUILD: Bendigo’s law courts will move. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN $24.4 billion since being elected,” Ms Staley said.

“This is a budget that is built on

heroic assumptions, which if they don’t eventuate, will place a ticking time bomb under our economy.”

Rehabilitation centre makes the list A NEW rehabilitation centre at Bendigo Hospital has received nearly $60 million from the 2019/20 Victorian Budget.

An election commitment of the Labor Government, the Bendigo Hospital Day Rehabilitation Centre will bring together services spread across the Bendigo Hospital site under one roof.

The centre will include services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, speech therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, clinical psychology and neuropsychology.

A new hydrotherapy pool will also be built as part of the facility.

The east and north wing tower buildings of the hospital will be demolished and make way for

open green space.

The existing dental treatment and training areas within the towers will be moved.

Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos said patients will no longer have to worry about needing to find where to go to access the services they need.

“We promised Bendigo patients and clinicians a new rehabilitation centre so they can recover and get on with their lives faster – and we’re delivering exactly what we said we would,” Ms Mikakos said.

The project is expected to create 180 construction jobs.

Construction of the new centre will begin in 2021 and be completed by 2023.

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BENDIGO MAUBISSE FRIENDSHIP COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN The City of Greater Bendigo is looking for enthusiastic people with great fundraising and event support skills to join the Bendigo Maubisse Friendship Committee.

This committee is a Special Committee of Council under Section 86 of the Local Government Act 1989 that works on a community-to-community level to support the people of Maubisse which is located in the central highlands of Timor Leste, 73 kilometres south of the capital Dili.

The Bendigo Maubisse Friendship Committee contributes to improving standards of living, community development training, and broader health and wellbeing programs in the Maubisse community. The committee has undertaken a range of projects including capacity building, education scholarships, school and community buildings, arts and community programs.

There are four positions currently available. Applications can be submitted online or in hard copy, and must be received no later than Friday June 14. Applications are open to all members of the Greater Bendigo community, as well as existing members whose term is expiring.

For more information and to apply go to www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/maubisse, call (03) 5434 6000 or email communitypartnerships@bendigo.vic.gov.au

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Road closures BENDIGO motorists have been advised of vital upgrade works on Napier Street and changed conditions in place from today.

VicRoads says Weeroona Avenue and Knight Street will be closed in both directions at Napier Street from 12pm today, Friday May 31, through until late June.

Drivers can use Finn and Waratah streets to access Knight Street or use Nolan Street to access Weeroona Avenue. Heavy vehicles are advised to continue follow-

ing the signed detour routes in place.

Pedestrians will continue to have access to Weeroona Avenue from Napier Street and users of O’Keefe Rail Trail are advised to follow the signed detours.

Traffic controllers are on site with speeds set at 40km/h for the safety of the community and roadworkers. Please note all works are weather and temperature dependent, so dates and times may change.

Information about the project and detours can also be found on the Regional Roads Victoria website by searching Napier Street Upgrade.

For the latest traffic information around the state visit traffic.vicroads. vic.gov.au or download the VicTraffic app. Anyone who observes any hazards on the state’s roads should report them to the VicRoads Traffic Management Centre on 13 11 70, open 24/7. In an emergency, call 000.

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Bank chair retires

LONG serving Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chairman Robert Johanson has announced he will retire at the company’s October annual general meeting.

Mr Johanson has been a board member for the past 31 years, 13 of them as chairman.

His successor, Jacqueline Hey, offers a remarkable depth of experience in business and technology systems, and has been a board member since 2011.

Ms Hey is a former chief executive officer of Ericsson in the UK and Australia, and is also a non-executive director of Qantas, AGL and Cricket Australia.

“I am delighted by the board’s decision to appoint Jacquie as the next Chair of the Bank,” Mr Johanson said.

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SUCCESSOR: Jacqueline Hey. “She has great business experience and now with deep knowledge of the business and effective engage-

ment with our key stakeholders. This will ensure we continue to deliver better outcomes for staff, customers, partners and shareholders.”

Ms Hey said she was honoured to be appointed by the board as Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s new chair and she was also excited by the opportunity to continue to drive the organisation’s competitive market position and prosperity for customers and shareholders and their communities.

“I look forward to working with everybody connected with Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as we strive to be Australia’s bank of choice,” Ms Hey said.

The bank’s annual general meeting will be held in Bendigo on Tuesday, October 29.

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South take Suns under their wing SOUTH Bendigo Football Netball Club has partnered with the Football Integration Development Association Football League to support the development of a new Bendigo club.

FIDA is an AFL league for people with intellectual disabilities that aims to promote a welcoming, inclusive, and fun environment for its participants.

The Bendigo FIDA team partnered with a new auspice club for the

2019 season, South Bendigo Football Netball Club to become the Bendigo Suns, and will soon proudly wear the South Bendigo colours.

To ease the financial burden that some families can experience when caring for a family member with an intellectual disability, South Bendigo FN Club generously offered the Bendigo Suns 100 memberships for themselves, their family, and their friends, to actively encourage diver-

sity in the life of the club.

South Bendigo FN Club also pioneered a Boot Drive, donating second-hand football boots to the Bendigo Suns participants who needed them.

Furthermore, some of the club’s senior members have helped train the Suns before the CVGT Australia Northern Conferences, in which five Victorian teams engage in a round-robin tournament each month.

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member of the Bendigo Suns committee and a parent of two FIDA players said she appreciated how her sons have the opportunity to play a game that they love.

“If it wasn’t for the Bendigo Suns and FIDA, they wouldn’t have the opportunity as they could not play in a mainstream team,” she said.

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IGA supports regional CFA

THREE Country Fire Authority brigades have won support from a local supermarket as part of an ongoing program that raises vital funds for the community.

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essential items, the funding is especially welcome.

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BENDIGO Writers Festival, which boasts 150 presenters in more than 90 events across seven venues, this year features a glittering lineup of star writers.

With the city bidding to become a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, food, health and sustainability are very much part of the festival agenda.

Australia’s top food writer, Jill Dupleix, will be telling audiences about the finest and most innovative restaurants in the country.

The Friday night event, always a festival standout, features popular SBS Food Safari presenter, Maeve O’Meara.

“Another guest sure to be popular is ‘food and mood’ psychiatrist, Felice Jacka, whose new book is about how to feed a healthy brain,” Capital Venues and Events Manager David Lloyd said.

“Saturday night’s event in Ulumbarra Theatre tackles the biggest

GUEST: Jessica Rowe. question of them all – What Is Life? with astrobiologist Paul Davies returning to Australia to deliver this keynote address which reveals the

very latest in what scientists believe is the foundation of life itself.

“To close the festival, inspirational surgeon Munjed Al Muderis will talk about going back to Iraq, 18 years after he fled to Australia as a refugee, to perform life-changing limb replacement surgery on people who had lost limbs in the war against ISIS.” Also on the program are American fire management expert Stephen J Pyne, PEN International President and novelist Jennifer Clement, bestselling Korean-American novelist Min Jin Lee and British philosopher AC Grayling.

Australian writers include Peter Doherty, Clementine Ford, Greg Fleet, Alan Kohler, Charles Massy, Jessica Rowe and Ranjana Srivastava. The full program is released online at bendigowritersfestival.com. au on June 5, and will be published in the Friday, June 14, edition of the Bendigo Weekly.

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CUTS to income support for community-based asylum seekers has forced hundreds of refugees, including children and babies to access emergency housing and food banks.

Consequently the Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) Bendigo have recommenced a food drive to support the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in Melbourne.

Convenor of RAR Christine Cummins said the plight of refugees was dismal and there seemed to be no long-term solutions on offer.

The ASRC is currently helping more than 2000 people seeking asylum with basic welfare.

Ms Cummins said the ASRC is providing free groceries for approximately 700 people every week and estimate 50 per cent of these people have no income at all, making the ASRC their only source of food.

“The ASRC needs to raise $1.2million in donated goods to meet demand,” Ms Cummins said.

“We encourage people to donate an item off the list of essentials, just a single item will make a positive difference and is greatly appreciated.”

Donations can be left at The Good Loaf Bakery, Hargreaves Street during business hours.

They can also be left on Saturday, June 1 at the entrance to the Marketplace between 10am and 2pm.

In terms of longevity and storage, people are requested to donate items on the list shown.

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EXTRA CARE: Glenda Serpell with 9-month-old Adeline Dunthorne. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Sunshine offers warmth THE last thing anybody wants to imagine is babies in the City of Greater Bendigo who don’t have enough clothes, blankets and swaddles to keep them warm.

But according to the Victorian Council of Social Service the poverty rate in Bendigo is 14 per cent, with 13,600 people living in poverty.

Aware of this level of poverty,

founder of Sunshine Bendigo, Glenda Serpell, says the organisation serves those in the community who are struggling to care for their babies.

As such Ms Serpell is pleased to announce the Love To Dream organisation has given a national donation of up to $500,000.

The money will be spent on swaddles, sleep bags and sleep

suits and has been given to 14 charities around Australia, including Sunshine Bendigo.

“These amazing sleep suits will add value to the goods we give, showing extra care by offering something new and of value,” Ms Serpell said.

“We feel grateful and fortunate to have been able to deliver our mission over the past 10 years to

help babies and parents achieve safer, better, longer sleep.

“Sleep is critical to a family’s health and wellbeing and that is why it’s so important to us to reach out and support these families in need.”

To donate or volunteer time to Sunshine Bendigo please visit the website www.sunshinebendigo.org. au.

NOMINATIONS are open for the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Volunteer Champions Awards.

The awards will recognise up to 60 volunteers across the state in the categories of leadership, impact, service and teamwork.

Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan is inviting all Victorians to nominate volunteers who are making a real impact in their community, so they can be rewarded for all their hard work and dedication.

“I encourage all Victorians to nominate a volunteer who makes a positive impact in the local community and is a role model to others,” Mr Donnellan said.

The awards ceremony will take place later this year, with one worthy recipient to receive the 2019 Premier’s Volunteer of the Year, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Award and $10,000 to donate to a not-for-profit organisation of their choice.

Nominations are open until Friday, June 28.

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Climate forum to LEAD way

LEAD Loddon Murray’s ‘Be the Change’ Leadership Summit to be held in Bendigo this Friday has proved so popular that it is already booked out.

“The event sold out quickly – we have a full house of leaders who want to do more together to affect positive change,” LEAD Executive Officer Leah Sertori said.

“Our region is significantly impacted by a changing climate.

“And our livelihoods in the

Loddon Mallee area are so closely connected with primary industry and access to water that a changing climate threatens our prosperity, health and wellbeing,” she added.

Ms Sertori said the long, hot summer, which saw waterways dry up, had a debilitating effect on people living and working in the region.

As such Bendigo Health associate professor Philip Tune is going to specifically address the issue of mental health in the current climate.

In general, the summit will bring experts and local leaders together on the themes of change, influence and advocacy.

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from across 10 local government areas to explore how we support our communities through increasingly uncertain times, acknowledg-

Our region is significantly impacted by a changing climate

“Each theme encompasses a keynote, a case study on local initiatives and a dynamic workshop to engage in action learning.

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By DIANNE DEMPSEY

ing the challenges while also giving people hope and confidence that those challenges can be overcome.”

Keynote presenters include Jason Clarke, Carol Fox and Becc

Brooker. They will be joined by local leaders Harriet O’Shea Carre, Callum Neilson and Milou Albrecht whose work as founders of the youth strikes for climate action achieved national media coverage and amplified action on climate change on the cusp of the federal election.

The one day summit will be followed by a dinner in which three eminent leaders will share their vision for the Loddon Murray region, around the themes of people, environment and economy.

Workshops focus on suicide prevention SUICIDE prevention will be the focus of a series of safeTALK workshops for businesses across Greater Bendigo from June.

Bendigo Community Health Services will oversee the safeTALK workshop program for the Suicide Prevention Awareness Network Central Victoria group, who gained funding through the state government’s Pick My Project initiative.

Hazeldene’s Chicken Farm in Bendigo was the first organisation to host a workshop for staff under the SPAN Suicide Prevention Program.

A Bendigo workshop for small business owners, employees and the public will be held at Bendigo TAFE on June 17 from 1.30pm to 5.30pm, with other dates still to be confirmed.

Bendigo Community Health Services project co-ordinator Hannah Coghill said the LivingWorks Australia safeTALK workshops skilled community members to recognise a person possibly considering suicide and respond by getting the right help. “safeTALK works around basic steps for a person to follow,” Hannah said.

“The ‘safe’ stands for sui-

cide alertness for everyone. The TALK stands for tell, ask, listen and keep safe, which will ensure you can confidently engage with someone that could be thinking about taking their own life.

“By introducing the safeTALK workshops BCHS and SPAN are looking to create a safer community which benefits everyone.”

SPAN Central Victoria chairman Rod Flavell said the Pick My Project Suicide Prevention Program was a great opportunity for the group to continue its work in the community.

“We host the Suicide Prevention Awareness Walk each year and this project allows the group to expand our work on a wider scale,” Mr Flavell said.

“It’s an honour for us that the general public would vote for our project and we are well aware of the responsibility we now have in ensuring the Pick My Project grant is used to reach as many people as possible through these safeTALK workshops.”

For more information about the Suicide Prevention Program or volunteer your organisation to host a workshop, email Hannah Coghill, HannahCoghill@ bchs.com.au or call 5448 1600.

SAFETALK: SPAN Central Victoria founder Alannah McGregor, Bendigo Community Health Services’ Hannah Coghill and chairman Rod Flavell.

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Strathfieldsaye in plan

HAVE YOUR SAY A LISTENING post at Ewing Park tomorrow between 11am and 1pm will allow residents to have their say on the Ewing Park Wheeled Sports Hub. The city developed a draft master plan for Ewing Park last year that featured a long-term vision to increase participation in sport and recreation.

“The community consultation we carried out for the draft plan showed strong support for many elements in the plan and in response the city completed a detailed design for stage one, which included a new junior oval, lighting and athletics track,” the city’s Healthy and Active Lifestyles manager Lincoln Fitzgerald said.

Feedback from local residents and the community is important, Mr Fitzgerald said, and he encourages people to attend tomorrow’s listening post.

For more information, contact the Healthy and Active Lifestyles team on 5434 6000.

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A PLANNING scheme amendment has been prepared to include the Strathfieldsaye Urban Design Framework as part of the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme.

The Strathfieldsaye community spent more than two years helping to develop the framework, which sets the direction for the development of the town cen-

tre and town entrances.

The city’s Director of Strategy and Growth Bernie O’Sullivan said the community will have a chance to provide feedback on adding the new framework to the planning scheme.

“The framework was adopted in 2017, but for it to be implemented, we need to add it to the planning scheme in the form of rezoning, new overlays and policy,”

Mr O’Sullivan said. “Strathfieldsaye’s population is expected to grow to approximately 13,000 by 2036 and this planning scheme amendment will ensure that the town develops in the way the community wants.”

Rezonings included in the amendment are that land owned by the Anglican Church in Wellington Street and Coliban Water in Tannery Lane be changed to

General Residential, as this land is no longer required for its original purposes.

Submissions on the proposed planning scheme amendment should be received by Monday, July 1 by emailing psamendments@ bendigo.vic.gov.au There will be a drop-in information session held on Thursday, June 13, at 42 Club Court, Strathfieldsaye from 4pm to 7pm.

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HELP AT HAND THE Australian government introduced My Aged Care almost six years ago to assist senior Australians, families and carers to access information about aged care.

One of the programs created was the Home Care Package Scheme Home Care Packages are provided by the commonwealth government to help support ageing Australians to live at home longer.

Many ageing Australians are unaware of this funding and how to purchase services and products which will help them live at home longer.

This is ideal for those who want to live at home as long as they can.

Bendigo residents aged 65 and over have been invited to attend a free information seminar aimed at educating people about this program and how to apply.

Assistance can also be provided for those eligible to help locals apply.

The seminar will be held on Wednesday, June 5, from 11am at Matchworks, 26-28 Andrews Street, Bendigo.

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It’s all good at Billyroy’s music club BILLY Roy (aka Roy Webb) of The Good, the Beard and the Ugly is a local musician whose band will be hootin’ and hollerin’ this Sunday at Billyroy’s Grassroots Music Club.

The show will feature a huge lineup of quality Americana/alternative country artists, some of

whom are in the final leg of the Friends and Acquaintances tour, which has featured Melbourne’s Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes and Newcastle’s Ben Leece.

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Billy Roy said Georgia Delves, who fronts the gorgeous Georgia

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Bendigo Weekly – Friday, May 31, 2019 Contributions are not guaranteed to be included and may be edited for reasons of style or content. They will not be eligible for consideration if they contain defamatory material, or information of a personal nature which is not in the public domain. Name and address must be supplied. Letters should be no more than 250 words.

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Health prize nominations MUCH needs to be done to address the crisis of mental health in this country.

With almost half of all Australians affected by mental illness during their lives, the ripple effect is felt by loved ones, families and the broader community.

The symptoms of mental illness are not always visible and many people suffer in isolation.

Thankfully, there are thousands of worthy Australians striving to make a difference in this field, from advocacy, education and awareness through to prevention, treatment and searching for much needed cures.

The Australian Mental Health Prize acknowledges those who are doing innovative work in this area.

Acknowledging those who work or volunteer in the industry is an important part of the process to destigmatise mental illness.

The prize was established in 2016

by UNSW Sydney through its School of Psychiatry, Australia’s pre-eminent psychiatric research department.

It recognises Australians who have made outstanding contributions to either the promotion of mental health, or the prevention or treatment of mental illness.

Nominations are now open and we are eager for nominees from across the country. Please consider those in your local community who deserve to be recognised.

More information and nomination forms can be obtained from australianmentalhealthprize.org.au Entries close on August 30, 2019.

For those who are living with the burden of mental illness every day, thank you for your support.

Ita Buttrose, Chair, Australian Mental Health Prize Advisory Group

Work ahead SOMEONE once said “you can predict anything except the future” and we all know this to be true.

However, after the federal election result it seems reasonable to wonder what we can expect for the next three years so I have given some thought to this and offer my views.

Unemployment and underemployment will increase.

Donations to political parties will continue with delayed reporting and little transparency.

Politicians will lie with impunity while the media focus on trivial and sensational distractions.

The gap between rich and poor will continue to increase.

The ABC will experience further budget cuts.

The financial and social costs of

extreme weather events will continue to rise and be ignored.

The catastrophic state of the Murray-Darling system will continue with no effective intervention.

The recommendations of the banking royal commission will be quietly shelved.

The misery, cost and waste of indefinite detention of asylum seekers and refugees will continue.

Government debt, having doubled in six years, will continue to rise or there will be severe cuts to services, largely affecting the most vulnerable.

The cruelty of the live sheep export trade will continue, with even less accountability.

Homelessness will increase.

There will be conflict between Mr Morrison and Mr Dutton.

The poverty of those reliant on Newstart will increase.

Multinational companies operating in Australia will continue to pay little or no tax.

I would like to be proved wrong on all these fears, meanwhile those of us who hope for a liveable planet and a fairer society have three years of hard work ahead of us.

Pat Horan, Sebastian

Hands off landscape DON Erskine’s suggested plan for five satellite, largely self-employed townships, including Ravenswood, around Bendigo makes sense.

However, I strongly suggest that any pressure for subdivision and development of the upper southern slopes of the Big Hill Range should be opposed by the City of Greater Bendigo and the Victorian government.

This entry and egress to and from Bendigo via the Calder Highway is truly a “Streeton” style landscape worth protecting.

The more gently sloping land directly around Ravenswood, south of the Alternative Highway interchange, could certainly be developed as a township, serviced by a Coliban Water pipeline and possibly a local Heathcote-style sewerage treatment plant, using an evaporative pondage system.

The treated water could be used for irrigation of the nearby golf course, orchards, vineyards and special crops and pastures.

Max Turner’s letter backs Don Erskine’s proposals and also opposes our council’s city-centric proposal of a government hub, which I also oppose.

Recently I visited the old Department of Agriculture regional office at Epsom.

This large complex has now been adopted as a virtual “GovHub”, hous-

PICK OF THE WEEK: A different view of the Conservatory Gardens. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN For more photos go to www.newbendigophotos.com ing staff of DELWP and several other Victorian government departments (with space for more), already decentralised and supporting local Epsom businesses.

I consider rural clients would much prefer visiting the hub, especially when serviced by Don Erskine’s proposed arterial road system, rather than coping with the CBD’s heavy traffic snarl.

David Elvery, Spring Gully

Pinch of salt THE best outcome from the election is that voters flipped the bird at presumptuous pollsters, betting agencies and the media, thus shattering their crystal balls which now lie in painful pieces scattered across the landscape of collective memory so that the next time someone starts quoting from those manufacturers of make-believe, voters can stifle a yawn and reach for a pinch of salt.

Politicians should start reading Letters to the Editor if they care to learn what people really think about life in this country.

Sally Anne Pethebridge, Bendigo

Logic lost I HEARD on the radio that recently in the UK no coal was burned in power generation for the first time since the 19th century.

Wow, I thought, that’s pretty good.

But then I asked myself, “where’s

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the electricity coming from?” I am not a scientist, but I know you cannot create energy, you can only convert it from one form to another.

In other words, you need some form of energy to turn the generator to make the electricity come out.

So, I did a little bit of research, and found it not quite as exciting as I first thought. I thought I would find that the UK had leaped ahead in alternative energy sources. Afraid not.

It breaks down as petroleum gas at 57 per cent, nuclear power 19 per cent, imported power six per cent, solar five per cent, wind five per cent, and eight per cent others (hydro etc).

The electricity imported from the continent will probably be from a nuclear station, increasing the share of nuclear power to 25 per cent.

Petroleum gas is being burned to replace coal. No doubt it is cleaner, but it is still a fossil fuel, and a finite resource. So that is really more of a leap sideways than forwards.

To maintain a permanent power infrastructure, nuclear power will be estimated to provide 35 per cent of the power supply in a couple of decades.

The government in the UK is committed to investing large amounts developing renewable and sustainable energy. But they are sensible enough to know that in a first world developed country there must be a dependable national grid.

I am afraid that sort of logic has got lost in Australia.

Murray McPhie, Epsom

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Medicare or Mediscare?

HAVING been a carer of my late wife for 15 years, I didn’t think that the health system, particulaly Medicare, had any more surprises in store for me. I was wrong.

Negotiating Medicare and its rebate system is a financial nightmare, so I can understand why so many people have opted out of the private system.

I have had private health insurance for 51 years, and have not personally used it in this time.

I was quite relieved to find that my very minor complaint was covered in the new schedule of my health insurance company.

Imagine my surprise when I found that I would be 30 per cent out of pocket, and the rebate would have to have been increased by another 115 per cent simply to match the quote, and my health insurance company only covered approximately 25 per cent above the original Medicare rebate. So much for being covered.

To suggest that our health system in Australia is in crisis is an understatement. Consistently the Medicare rebate is being eroded, primarily effecting families and the elderly.

Medicare has become Mediscare, something you just hold your breath when navigating, because it is not a case of how much will I get back, but can I pay the difference?

Ken Price, Eaglehawk

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Supasuk is invaluable at unblocking downpipes that can be virtually impossible when done by hand according to Brett.

“One of our new vacuum trucks has a remote control boom, designed for easy access and maintenance for those hard to reach places.”

“We now also have the capacity to check buildings and assets with our drone camera system.”

Hickman’s Supasuk can also vacuum out ceiling cavities of old inefficient insulation, dust and debris while supplying and installing new insulation, as well as cleaning your water tanks, chimneys and flues.

All employees are certified and trained for working at heights and in confined spaces and use the latest working at heights safety systems.

“We also employ local residents and out-source materials from local businesses and use local subcontractors,” Brett said.

Hickmans are also a preferred and trusted contractor to many of the region’s councils and government departments throughout country Victoria.

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Electronic fuel injection and electronic control units has almost rendered the DIY or backyard mechanic obsolete and made regular servicing more complex even when the right diagnostic equipment is used, that’s where Strathfieldsaye Service Centre can help.

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By NICHOLAS NAKOS

THERE’S no hint of the winter blues in Bendigo’s music scene, with upcoming events put together by the team responsible for the Bendigo Blues and Roots music festival.

Geoff Achison and The Souldiggers’ 25-year anniversary show, to be held next Friday at the All Seasons Hotel, starts an exciting lineup of June events.

Tickets can be bought directly through the All Seasons.

On Saturday, June 8, two intimate gigs are being staged in two very different spaces as part of a busy long weekend.

From Ballarat, John

McNamara and Jess Parker and The Trouble Waters are performing on the incredibly popular Blues Tram in Violet Street from 2pm until 4.30pm.

McNamara is a multiaward winning blues artist, who has reached number one on the International Blues Airplay Charts and has featured on BBC Radio.

Tickets are available from the Bendigo Visitor Centre or online at Bendigo Tourism.

Andrea Robertson and Band from Ocean Grove will be launching their new album Live at New Hall on Saturday, June 8 at The Old Church on the Hill.

Supporting their third independent release, the

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HEADLINER: Geoff Achison. performance will feature a full band at a public venue, with proceeds from

drink sales going towards supporting the Old Church and their many initiatives.

Producers benefit from budget gain SMALL scale and craft producers in Bendigo are being supported by the state government’s Artisanal Sector Program.

The Victorian Budget provided $2 million to support small and micro businesses increase their production and promote local produce.

The state government is now continuing its support for small scale craft, food, beer and spirit producers, with a commitment to provide an additional $10 million in funding.

“We’re proud to back Bendigo’s

craft producers to improve their agricultural techniques and business skills, so they can increase their production and share their produce more widely,” Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan said.

Among the recipients of grants is Bridgeward Grove, a grower of olives and producer of olive products and preserves.

It will receive a grant for marketing and web services to grow their sales to a wider audience.

Bendigo’s Wild and Tamed bakery

is an artisan breadmaker that provides breads to cafes and restaurants across the region.

Their grant will go towards equipment that will allow the business to produce more bread, more quickly and grow their customer base.

Statewide, nearly 250 small scale and craft food and drink businesses have received grants to support them by purchasing new equipment, completing training in specialist technique or building their marketing and business capabilities.

WHEN a novel opens with the words “He was on the roof of their little cottage mowing the thick and umber turf” it’s safe to assume the story’s not set in London, New York or Tokyo.

Lawn-clad houses are commonplace in the Faroe Islands, however, adding a special dash of otherworldliness to the work of a crime writer seeking an exotic backdrop for an equally unpredictable plot.

In the fictitious Djevulsfjord on the reallife island of Vágar, the community’s tightly intertwined fishing families subsist on ever-dwindling ocean harvests.

Summer is almost at an end by the time Djevulsfjord makes its first substantial catch of the season: a pod of “blackfish”, or pilot whales.

As locals band together to divide up the result of the traditional grind, Benjamin and Jónas Mikkelsen skulk on the periphery, Benji towed along in the wake of his trouble-making younger brother.

District sheriff Tristan Haraldsen and his wife Elsebeth are foreigners on the west coast of Vágar, newly

arrived as sea-changers from the relative metropolis of the Faroese capital, Tórshavn.

Tristan’s job is to ensure the grind adheres to government regulations – a role that marks him as an outsider employed to observe while the rest of the village participates.

When the inevitable altercation occurs it’s 10-year-old Jónas who in a split-second of fury attacks, slashing Tristan with a whaling knife before fleeing with Benji onto the nearby mountain, Árnafjall.

Almost immediately the treeless moors, razor-edged crags and jagged cliffs seem to devour the pair, leaving no trace to be found by searchers.

The boys’ mother, Alba, waits in anguish.

The previous year her own sibling, Kaspar, was killed by a fall from Árnafjall, and two other men either died or disappeared in unexplained circumstances at about the same time.

For such an insignificant hamlet Djevulsfjord is fast amassing an unnervingly long list of casualties.

– Rosalea Ryan

Classic car buffs rally for annual show THE Central Victorian Chrysler Club is preparing for Chryslers, Valiants, Dodges, Plymouths and Desotos to descend on Bendigo for next weekend’s annual Midstate Mopars Show and Shine.

With 12 successful years under their belt, Midstate Mopars is now the second largest gathering of Chrysler vehicles in the Southern Hemisphere.

The two-day event begins on Saturday, June 8 with a super cruise leaving from the Lake Weeroona Rowing Club car park at 1pm.

Cars will cruise to Inglewood Car Museum and finish at the All Seasons Bendigo for dinner at 6pm.

On Sunday, the Show and Shine takes place in and around the Town Hall precinct.

More than 350 cars are anticipated, with trade stalls and swap sites adding to the festivities.

The Show and Shine starts at 8am, with cheque donations to local charities and trophy presentations at 2pm.

Food stalls will be serving their delicacies and money raised from the event will be donated to local charities and organisations.

The event has a strict antihoon policy, with those attending urged to drive legally and sensibly. For more information, visit the club’s website at www. midstatemopars.com

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WIN 1 OF 20 DOUBLE PASSES THURSDAY 13TH - SUNDAY 16TH JUNE

Now in its 29th year, CraftAlive is Australia’s largest and longest running craft event series. The event will draw craft enthusiasts from all over the region, across all generations.

Doors open Thursday from 9.30am to 4pm, with classes running throughout the day.

The four-day event will be packed full of the latest craft supplies and trends, featuring both experienced teachers and new designers. Exhibitors include a range of Australia’s most talented craft experts, both local and interstate.

The hands-on event covers over two hundred classes.

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Featured will be an array of crafts and products from traditional to modern, including stamping, card making, scrap booking, hand embroidery, needlework, patchwork, fabric dying, quilting, machine applique, long arm quilting, yarn and lots more.

Bendigo Event website: https://www.craftalive.com.au/locations/bendigo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CraftAlive/

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Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. for thought 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 10am-1pm. Ph 5444 2882 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.

Specializing in Seniors Call Jinie 0409 951 510.

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Applicants with relevant 3 years experience are encouraged to apply.

Annual salary from $55000-$60000.

Please send your CV to b87guo@gmail.com

Family owned business. Above award wages.

Must have a passion for working on cars, able to work independently or in a team, and have competent computer/diagnostic Skills.

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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.

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FOR SALE HOOVER Floormate Edge Wet Vacuum Cleaner, near new $60 5447 8089

BISLEY action back overalls x 2, white, new $30 ea 0409 189 795 BLACK Bakelight phone $50 Ph 0409 740 272 BLOWER/Vacuum Super Toro with stand, cord & manual $150 Ph 0400 681 055

BOOKS Danielle Steele x 20 $5 ea Ph 5448 3118 BOOTS from $10. Size 8 Ph 0447 503 677 CARAVAN Cover, Fit 17.6 Van, Still in box $95 Ph 5448 3118 CAT scratching pole, new $10 Phone 5439 5852

CHEST of drawers, black $50 Ph 0409 740 272 CLOTHES Airer, Wooden Plastic Coated Rails $15 Ph 0437 567 073 COMFORTER set, Q/S, cream laced, brand new $50 Ph 0422 485 573 COUCH, leather 4 seater, dark brown. some wear. $100 Ph 0488 606 795 ELECTRIC blanket, dbl bed. dual cont. 1yr old, EC, $30 0434 730 705

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Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291 HONDA EU10i generator x 2, with manual, covers, connecting cable. Hardly used. $1400 will split, $750 ea. 0409 259 018 LOCKER, single door, 1830h x 350w x450d GC $50 Ph 0418 372 807 LOUNGE Suite, 2 Chairs, Floral Pattern, Linen Fabric, lounge converts to sofa bed, EC $600ono Ph 0407 585 807 FOOT spa, indulgence. heated, hardly used $10 Ph 0488 288 034 MATTRESS topper, Q/S, Brand new $35 Ph 0422 485 573

OCC. Table, timber/steel frame 60 x 1200 $45 Ph 0400 681 055 OFFICE Chair, Arched high back, black padded $50 Ph 0400 681 055 OLD wooden step ladder $25 Ph 0409 740 272 OVAL Resin outdoor ivory table with six chairs $70 Ph 0400 681 055 LADIES H/knitted Mohair jumper, Size S, New $30 ONO Ph 0476 077 570

PINE Posts 3x 75 x75mm x 2mt $18 ONO Ph 5446 1310

Quality Dry Grey & Yellow Box Delivered local $150/m Ph 0448 186 691

PLANTS, Large variety, Fundraiser for Kids Cancer 10 Harold Crt White Hills or Ph 5448 3118

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PLYWOOD 3 sheets 1690 x1120 x15mm $45 ONO Ph 5446 1310

Grey box, $150 per C/M, Can Deliver Bendigo.

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SPLIT IRONBARK FIREWOOD

1 cubic metre Pick up $110 Ph 0419 302 000

FIREWOOD, BEST WOOD, Redgum $140 Pick Up /Delivery. Ph 0436 113 241 or 5443 8975

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Redgum firewood $140p/m Pick Up Plus deliveries Ph 0427 353 939 FOWLER Sterilizer with 12x No 31 jars GC $75 Ph 0418 372 807

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FRIDGE/Freezer W/house Frost Free 339lt White $195 Ph 0400 681 055 FUTON, alum frame, Excellent cond, $60 Ph 0447 503 677

GOATS, Lambs & Ewes, (PIC 3GBBF126) $100 ea Ph 0459 699 326

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

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Q/ANNE Q/S bedhead + 2 bedside tables, white $60 Ph 0447 503 677 RECIPE card collection, 2 plastic boxes, brend new $30 Ph 5447 7275 BRAND new salt lamp, never been used $25 Ph 0422 485 573 SANDWICH Bar, Commercial Brand New 2.4m long $3500 Ph 0437 296 930 SEAT covers, canvas, suit Nissan Navara ST, frnt & back $40 0409 189 795

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OLD Ford, Holden or Mazda for restoration project. Any condition.

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TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221

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CARAVANS & TRAILERS

HOLDEN Commodore 2010 Factory Dual Fuel LPG/Petrol + Tow Bar, 12 months Rego, 180k kms, $6950 Ph 5444 1353 (ZTR374)

LANDROVER Disco 2 Platinum 2003 TD5 Auto, one owner, GC/ RWC/REG SVJ676 282,000ks, $6950 ONO Ph 0438 087 101

PROTON SAVVY 2007 man, grey, 130,000ks, Reg Nov 2019, RWC $2500 ONO Ph 0413 844 575 (WBU158)

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We buy and consign Repairs & servicing Bendigo Caravan Centre 164 Midland Hwy EPSOM Ph 5448 4800 JAYCO Freedom 2001 Poptop, many extras, very good condition, Genuine reason for sale. $12,000 ONO Ph 0419 351 887 or 0429 841 811

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MAZDA 121, 1987 200,000 klms Rego FEM435 $1200 Ph 5444 5467

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CAMPER Trailer 2018, offroad, forward fold, full annexe and ensuite, 2 deep cycle batt., pull out kitchen/stove, 2 water tanks $16000 Ph 0417 106 343

2002 MERCEDES BENZ CLK 230 Kompressor Convertible Avantgarde 125,748 kms, immaculate condition. $12,500 Ph 0418 510 684 BAG-404

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MALE, 1 YEAR I am only young so I am still playful and full of curiosity. I came to the shelter as I was found wandering so unfortunately there is no known history of me prior to coming in. I am a happy and confident cat and looking forward to finding a forever home.

Cat Enclosures

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TAPESTRY Cushions 18" x2 and Table runner $35 Ph 0476 077 570

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A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors Free Quotes to suit your budget Call Jim 0429 866 630

WANTED Bendigo area, old rubberised cycling rain cape wth arm slots.

Black, blue, red or yellow. Ph 0422 804 658

Independant Mercedes Benz Specialist Service & Repairs Replacement Benz Car Key Service

SOUVENIR spoon collection, over 100 on 6 boards, $75 5447 7275 STAMP collection 2 albums. Aus, NZ, $50 Ph 5447 7275

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SPORT TIGHT: Bendigo’s Kelly Wilson in action.

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Braves claim back-to-back

By NICHOLAS NAKOS

THE Bendigo Braves women have negotiated a tough back-to-back with two wins against Dandenong and Nunawading in round eight NBL1 action last weekend.

Saturday night’s match against the Spectres was tight throughout, with the Braves up by two points at half time before pulling away to lead by 11 after three quarters.

The 80-74 win was headlined by a dominant performance from Becca Tobin, who scored 21 points and dragged down 18 rebounds.

Kelly Wilson played the entire game for the Braves and scored 15 of her 22 points from the foul line.

The following afternoon, the Braves beat the Rangers 60-53 in a low scoring match at the Dandenong Basketball Stadium.

A six player rotation meant that fatigue was high for the players on court, with just three players in double figures.

No quarter featured more than 17 points scored by either team, with Bendigo shooting 38 per cent from the field and the Rangers a dismal 29 per cent.

The Braves women move to

10-1 on the season, trailing the 11-1 Supercats in the standings.

It wasn’t a successful road trip for the Braves men’s team, who struggled in both games and have now lost three on the trot.

Nunawading pulled away in the second quarter of Saturday night’s match to open up an 11 point half time lead, on their way to an 89-74 win.

Ray Turner scored 26 points on 11/17 shooting for the Braves, whose bench contributed just four points on the night.

On Sunday afternoon, Dandenong sprung out of the blocks, winning the first quarter 35-16 and having the game in their control throughout, winning 94-76.

Mathiang Muo took over the scoring duties for Bendigo with 25 points, with Ray Turner dropping 17 points.

Another back-to-back set awaits the Braves this weekend, with the Southern Sabres coming to Bendigo Stadium tomorrow.

The women’s game tips off at 5.30pm, with the men to follow at 7.30pm.

On Sunday, the Braves travel to play the Ringwood Hawks.

Athletes lead the charge FLACK Advisory Bendigo Region will chase individual and team glory in this Saturday’s second round of Athletics Victoria’s XCR19 action at Myrniong.

A squad of 22 will race 8km, 4km, 3km or 2km on the picturesque St Anne’s Winery course near Bacchus Marsh.

In the open division, Bendigo Region’s charge will be led by Andy Buchanan, the national 10km cross-country champion in 2017 and 2018, and Brady Threlfall from Bendigo Harriers.

Buchanan ran fastest time of 17.21 for the 6km in the XCR19 opener at Jells Park.

Fastest six times in Saturday’s race will count towards Bendigo’s standing in men’s division two.

At Jells Park, Bendigo was runner-up to Knox and is third in men’s fifth division behind Richmond and Ivanhoe.

After not fielding a women’s team at Jells Park, Bendigo Region has several competitors bound for Myrniong.

Anne Buckley from Bendigo Harriers always competes well and will join forces with South Bendigo’s Debby Kirne, and Harriers’ Jill Wilkie in the 50-plus class.

Five talented juniors will also race.

Bendigo Region’s

representatives: Open - Andrew Creer, Andy Buchanan, Jayson Carter, Kye Jenkyn, Luke Millard, Leanne Russell, Ben Stolz, Stephen van Rees Uni.; Juliet Heah, Matilda Moore, Brady Threlfall BH. 60-plus – Charles Chambers, Uni. 50-plus – Anne Buckley, Jill Wilkie BH; Trevor Kelly, Eh; Debby Kirne, SB; David Heislers, Uni. Junior – Logan Tickell SB; Harrison Boyd, BH; Tim Creer, Matthew Heislers, Jayden Padgham, Uni. Official – Peter Barrett.

Club legend – BH Bendigo Harriers, Eh Eaglehawk, SB South Bendigo, Uni. Bendigo University.

POWER: Shepparton and Bendigo battle for possession.

Lightning wins against West NORTHWEST Lightning women’s sides both came home with wins against West Victoria, building momentum into the midpoint of the season.

On a cold and dreary day in Ballarat, the reserve side were winners in a game dominated by the midfield.

First-half goals to Anna McLean and Tess Martin set up the 2-0 win, and skillful goal keeping under pressure meant West Victoria went scoreless.

The reserves have won five games in a row and are in third spot on the ladder.

A more consistent lineup in the Victoria

League 1 side is paying dividends, with breakaway players scoring two of the Lightning’s three goals after some swift play by midfielders against West Victoria.

Chelsie Hird scored two goals for the Lightning, with Tamara Paull also finding the scoresheet in a 3-0 result.

This weekend’s game against Knox provides another challenge for the teams ahead of the mid season bye for Country Championships.

Consecutive road games means the teams are out of Bendigo in the coming weeks, with the next home game in late June.

Bulls too strong for Miners THE Shepparton Bulls outmuscled the Bendigo Miners in their recent clash, dominating the set piece and breakdown on their way to a 60-12 win.

The Bulls controlled possession and found it easy to gain territory, brushing off the Miners with ease.

Bendigo winger Jeremy Lingen opened the scoring after four minutes in promising signs for the hosts, with a try in the corner giving Bendigo a 5-0 advantage.

The final play of the match provided the Miners’ next score, with 60 Shepparton

points in between. Jesse Tuitupou celebrated his 30th birthday with a solo effort after a tap penalty.

The floodgates opened just shy of halftime when Bendigo’s defence crumbled under the strong running and offloading of the Bulls.

Bendigo’s man of the match was full back Ryan Spedding, who made numerous try saving tackles.

The Miners are at home this Saturday, June 1, against Monash University from 3pm at Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve.

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BMX sprinter Jaclyn Wilson has added to her haul of national titles with three event wins in Shepparton last weekend.

The 42-year-old is defying her age as she sets the benchmark for riders in the 30-plus category, winning gold medals in the master’s women’s open wheel, women’s 40-44 cruiser and 20-inch events.

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Boost for local clubs TEN Bendigo clubs will share in more than $530,000 in grants to boost their equipment, skills and administrative expertise.

The successful clubs have received funding as part of the state government’s 201819 Sporting Club Grants Program.

The grants provide clubs up to $1000 for new uniforms and equipment, up to $2000 to train coaches, officials and volunteers, and up to $5000 to improve operational effectiveness.

“Sporting clubs are the lifeblood of local communities, that’s why we’re proud to support their development and open up a range of opportunities on and off the field for their members,” Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards said.

Bendigo’s Lacrosse Club is one of the lucky local sports organisations to receive a grant that will be used to purchase women’s uniforms in the club’s burgundy, silver and yellow for next season.

The club expects to have a stand alone women’s team competing in Victoria’s B grade competition next year, with matches played in Bendigo and Melbourne.

“These uniforms will be made in the next couple of

NEW: Lacrosse uniform.

weeks, which will be fantastic for our women’s team,” club treasurer Gino Iuliano.

Founded in 2008, the Bendigo Lacrosse Club is the first regional association in Victorian lacrosse history.

Training is held on Thursdays between 6.30pm and 8pm at Maiden Gully Cricket Oval.

The club will supply all lacrosse equipment for those eager to join.

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Indigenous showcase THE Bendigo Football Netball League Indigenous Round on Dja Dja Wurrung Country will be held this weekend.

The indigenous-themed round has been developed through partnerships with Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (DDWCAC) and AFL Central Victoria.

The showcase game is being held during Reconciliation Week on Sunday, featuring the South Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat Football Netball Clubs at the Queen Elizabeth Oval.

Both sides have won just one game so far this season, and South Bendigo put up a brave showing against Kyneton last weekend at the showgrounds before losing by just five points.

The Bloods’ sole victory came in the opening round against Maryborough, while Kangaroo Flat defeated Castlemaine by 50 points prior to the interleague weekend.

Sunday’s match brings together members of the central Victorian aboriginal and non-aboriginal people and provides an opportunity for learning and paying recognition to the living aboriginal culture of the traditional owners, the Dja Dja Wurrung.

Bendigo Football Netball League manager Cameron Tomlins said the organisation was thrilled to partner with the Dja Dja Wurrung people to present the BFNL Sir Doug Nicholls indigenous round.

“It has become a marquee event for the league, bringing the community together and using local football and netball as a platform to initiate continued conversation and further promote a deeper education surrounding respective local

indigenous history, emphasized by all BFNL clubs competing in the specially designed football and netball uniforms,” he said.

“We have ensured this year that all BFNL senior football and netball teams have now been provided with custom playing uniforms designed by local indigenous artists across the last five years, with designs that are specific to each club’s indigenous regions.”

Sunday’s game will feature the designs of Drew Berick (Kangaroo Flat) and Ron Kerr Jnr (South Bendigo).

“The theme for National Reconciliation Week this year is ‘Grounded in Truth’ and both clubs competing in the senior feature matches will be playing for the Wirama Shield in football and netball.”

Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation chairman Trent Nelson said this was an exciting time for Dja Dja Wurrung people as events such as this place them back in the landscape that they were removed from.

“It also provides a relaxed place for the whole community to get together and support local sport. It is a great opportunity to get the Dja Dja Wurrung artists involved in the design of game day jumpers. We are really proud that for the first time since beginning this partnership, all senior netball and football teams are wearing designs by Dja Dja Wurrung artists.”

In other BFNL clashes, Maryborough hosts Kyneton, Eaglehawk faces a tough challenge from Gisborne, Strathfieldsaye should account for Castlemaine, and Sandhurst takes on Golden Square.

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