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ISSUE 1010 FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2017

Patients of the old wing THEY could be called the ghost patients of Bendigo Health. When most patients were moved into the new $630 million hospital on January 24, a group, including David Page, was left behind to receive treatment in a fourthfloor ward of the now otherwise empty Stewart Street building. – Continued Page 7

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BENDIGO mayor Margaret O’Rourke has implored people to ring police and report anyone who asks for money on the street. Cr O’Rourke told the public gallery at Wednesday night’s council meeting she believed many people ignored begging. She said Victoria Police had told her they will be increasing their prosecution of the practice which is a summary offence, and police will be stepping up patrols. The warning preceded yesterday’s release of crime data that showed a

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30 per cent jump in crime in Greater Bendigo in 2016, including a 18 per cent rise in public nuisance offences. That rise is mirrored in the crime rate in the 3550 postal code area. Offences relating to disorderly and offensive conduct fell 18 per cent over the year. Last year, police reported a reduction in antisocial behaviour in Hargreaves Mall as they increased their presence during the day and engaged with the people gathering there. It

appears begging may be taking over from antisocial behaviour as the dominant crime of inconvenience. Ray Pinner spoke to the councillors on Wednesday night about his lack of tolerance for the aggressive tactics of some people asking for money. He asked councillors to send the message that “it is not going to happen anymore”. “When it comes to being in your face all the time, as in when you are sitting down at a cafe and someone

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comes up and says ‘can I have some bus money’ or something to that effect, it seems to be a pattern, (happening) more and more,” Mr Pinner said. Coming up to Easter, a busy time for Bendigo when many people visited, he said it was “not a good look for us”. “In the Coles car park and around there, asking all the customers as they come in and out of the store, or hassling customers who are sitting

down trying to have their lunch, you shouldn’t have to put up with that,” Mr Pinner said. Cr O’Rourke said she had witnessed the begging outside the Coles supermarket on Myers Street last weekend. “(I) had a conversation with the store manager because it was happening outside the door. You are absolutely right, it is a summary offence,” she told Mr Pinner. “Victoria Police superintendent (Darren Franks) said they would move people along and they will shortly issue a summons and start to do that more.”

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BENDIGO suffered a 30 per cent drop in new house construction last year but the City of Greater Bendigo is waiting for activity data to determine the cause. The industry is worth $320 million a year to the city, and employs 650 people, but is said to have produced less than 700 houses in calendar 2016. There was also a sharp fall in the construction of apartments. According to City of Greater Bendigo strategy manager Trevor Budge, the slump is an important issue for the council to tackle with the projection of rapid population growth and as some people continue to struggle to find affordable housing. “Over the previous four years, we were averaging around 1000 houses a year,” Mr Budge said. “Last year, 2016, it fell to below 700. “Is this because we oversupplied housing in the past, perhaps coinciding with the new hospital construction, and therefore the building industry reacted and said we have an oversupply so we won’t supply as much? “The comment from the building industry is that banks have tightened, so their lending criteria has become tougher and as a result of that, some people who might have embarked on building a house have chosen not to. “Is it just part of a one year cycle, certainly the building industry is telling us there is less people

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property,” he said. In addition to a rise in home loan demand, there was an increase in the value of home loans written, with nearly $34 billion of home loans approved throughout January – up 1.5 per cent on December. Mr Flavell said this could largely be attributed to the increase in value of investment loans approved. “During the month of January, more than $13.7 billion in investment loans were approved – up 4.2 per cent from December.” SLOW DOWN: Bendigo suffered a 30 per cent drop in new house builds. wanting to build but is it because in a period of historic low interest rates, it is nerves and people think it is just a matter of time before interest rates go back up? “Has the number of people shifting to Bendigo slowed? “We don’t get the data straight away, we don’t know.” Bendigo’s real estate industry talked down the possibility of oversupply. Dungey Carter Ketterer director of residential property management Josie Stewart said rental vacancy rates were not high compared to last year, even after completion of stage one of the new Bendigo hospital. C R Martin director Clive Martin said he believed the fall off in construction in Bendigo was caused by nerves about the pros-

pect of rising interest rates, but predicted the real estate market would pick up again in 2018. HOME loan demand continues to be strong, with new data showing that the number of dwelling commitments approved rose 0.5 per cent during January. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows 55,153 home loans were written across Australia throughout the month of January – up from 54,876 loans written the month prior. Mortgage Choice chief executive officer John Flavell said January was the sixth consecutive month of growth for home loan approvals. “The latest data suggests that current low interest rates are continuing to fuel buyer demand for

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Future plan on show

LOCAL residents will have the opportunity to view what has been billed as a “first-of-a-kind” plan for Bendigo after a motion was passed to release it to the public at Wednesday night’s council meeting. The Plan Greater Bendigo discussion paper outlines 70 major infrastructure projects that are expected to have benefits for Bendigo and the surrounding meeting. City of Greater Bendigo councillors voted to release the paper to the public on Wednesday, and start the community consultation

process surrounding the projects. The document, drawn up in conjunction with the Victorian Planning Authority, is based on forecasts that Bendigo will have 200,000 residents and 300,000 in the wider region by 2050. Transport, inclusive and healthy communities, becoming environmentally resilient, becoming a smarter city, building 10-minute neighbourhoods and growing jobs, tourism and investment are all key considerations of the plan. Council staff, government departments, other regional councils and organisations such as

Bendigo Health and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank have all had input into the document. “Some of the projects proposed will challenge our thinking but this is a unique oppor-

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tise projects or go in-depth about the merits of them. Council says that will form the next stage of the plan. “No commitment has been made to any project but those

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tunity to ensure greater Bendigo can support jobs, population and housing growth over the next 30 years,” council strategy manager Trevor Budge said. The draft plan does not priori-

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who have had input to date believe these are the types of projects that are going to be critical to the long-term success of greater Bendigo and the region, making it somewhere people want to live,

work, visit and invest,” Mr Budge said. The community has until April 28 to provide its input into the plan, by ranking the projects from highest to lowest in terms of priorities. Residents can also submit any plans they think are missing from the document. Council said consultation opportunities will include an online and hard copy survey, council staff attending community events and listening posts, visits to rural townships, meetings with schools and community groups and attending local markets.

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Alissa jumps into new role at Discovery The Discovery Science and Technology Centre has a new science communicator. Alissa Van Soest has joined the team and her skills and abilities will help Discovery meet its key objective of inspiring scientific curiosity. The role also helps guide students onto a path towards science, technology, engineering and mathematics based careers. Making science accessible and exciting has been central to Alissa’s previous roles.

She joins Discovery from Education Interactive, where she used forensic science to inspire school children in Australia, England and Ireland. Alissa left the business after a year as education manager. “We’re really excited to have Alissa join the Discovery team,” manager Jonathan Ridnell said. “As a graduate of the Questacon Science Circus, the Australian National University’s Science Communication Masters program, Alissa has a broad

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and regional communities. “I am really looking forward to working with the great team at Discovery,” Alissa said. “The energy of the staff and the role the science centre has in Bendigo’s community are factors which drew me to the job.” Alissa is looking forward to working with students and the general community to share her love of science. “It is through sharing science with others that I truly find my happiness,” she said.

A SPECIAL needs child care facility will be built in Kennington despite eight neighbourhood objectors. The City of Greater Bendigo gave the green light to the facility on Wednesday night subject to conditions including the capacity of the building, hours of operation and car parking. Neighbours to the proposed centre had objected because of concerns primarily about increased traffic and adequacy of parking. But council officers and councillors including Yvonne Wrigglesworth and Andrea Metcalf said the proposal fitted the council strategy of locating facilities in neighbourhoods. The proposed centre is located on a local residential street The Terrace behind the ambulance station on Edwards Road. Cr Metcalf said she watched traffic movements at the corner of Edwards Road and The Terrace in Kennington one morning and noted the volume of vehicles that use the roads in that section of Kennington. But she said she would have to trust the report of traffic engineers who noted that The Terrace had traffic capacity of up to 2500 vehicle movements a day but was drawing only 1100 and the centre was estimated to add only another 190 movements. The centre would have 20 car spaces and the times of collections and drop-offs would be staggered. “This will ensure vehicle movements are spread over the day, rather than all occurring at one set time as might be the case with a school or kindergarten which operate with set start and finish times,” said the council officer’s report. The permit application is for a single storey building holding up to 104 children up to the age of seven years old. The facility would offer preschool care, long day care and before and after school care. It would be closed on Sunday.

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Jury plans have impact

THIRTY of the recommendations from the first City of Greater Bendigo citizens’ jury are already operating or being worked on by the council. Small business, waste, immunisation and the Home and Community Care program are areas where the jury has proposed something new, or where the council diverges from jury members. Handing over its response to the jury’s recommendations on Wednesday night, the council said the work of the delegation made up

of 24 randomly selected residents, had contributed significantly to the council planning. The council is reaching the end of its four-year plan and is in the process of creating a new plan for the 2017-2021 period. Responses by the council team, led by strategy manager Trevor Budge, foreshadowed a major announcement this month in social housing. On the subject of waste, the jury asked council to investigate the suitability of more advanced waste technology systems, including the potential of a waste to energy plant.

The council responded that “pursuing this path involves extensive feasibility studies and ensuring that such a proposal is financially sound”. Council officers said they

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conceded it could give more publicity to the programs that were provided to the region’s small businesses and it was reviewing the level and type of support it was offering those businesses.

Council officers said they would investigate the possibility of providing immunisation

would investigate the possibility of providing immunisation to clients at home in response to another jury recommendation. On small business, the council

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It was also reviewing the concept of small business incubators which have proven effective in the past. The jury asked for council to

host a future thinkers group to identify new opportunities, to which the council replied that it would. Where council diverged from jury recommendations was about HACC. The jury said they wanted to employ more workers to speed up the intake process for HACC services to which the council answered that the service was meeting community needs. On extending available basic HACC services to families in need, the council said such an initiative would require significant funding and research.

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City of Greater Bendigo councillors will embark on a new community engagement program with a Whipstick ward tour the first step on a process aimed at taking council to the people. Mayor Margaret O’Rourke, councillors Julie Hoskin, Andrea Metcalf and James Williams, and senior council staff will tour the Whipstick ward by bus and meet with residents. The tour will take in Goornong, Elmore and Kamarooka, ending with a community supper at the Raywood Hall, where the Raywood, Neilborough, Sebastian and Woodvale community meeting will be held. Cr O’Rourke said the focus of the new engagement program was for councillors to go to residents, rather than expect residents to come to them. “Council has worked hard to identify opportunities that make it easier for residents to meet with their ward councillors. We are starting with the ward tours, where each community will set the agenda for what they want to discuss,” she said. “Council acknowledges people lead busy lives, so we will make the most of various community events where people are already gathering. “Feedback from the Rural Communities Strategy 2016 found many rural residents feel marginalised and not sufficiently understood. So the initial focus on the new community engagement program is to visit our rural areas and connect with these residents. “Some councillors will also set up at various locations where residents can have a tea or coffee with a councillor and discuss an issue of their choice. These will be advertised by the councillor using various methods. “Lockwood ward councillors have also agreed to invite community members to host a morning tea for up to 10 neighbours or friends to meet with them. “Council is very excited about this new approach. Invitations for specific community engagement opportunities or to request an appointment with a councillor are also welcome.” A tour of Lockwood ward and two tours in Eppalock ward will take place later this year.

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Care service changes THE City of Greater Bendigo will not register to become a supplier of disability services as part of the incoming National Disability Insurance Scheme to be rolled out from May. Councillor Matt Emond was the sole objector to a recommendation that council not seek to register as a service provider under the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Cr Emond argued consistent feedback from the community, including from the citizens’ jury, was that council should actually extend its disability services, including the program formerly known as Home and Community Care. The City of Greater Bendigo has 200 people with a disability accessing that program who

will qualify for NDIS support. Council officers expect up to 90 of those people will access services from NDIS registered providers when it comes time, while the rest will continue with HACC program for young people. Cr Emond said it was too

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the option of registering as an NDIS provider, not withdrawing from services. In 2015, the council proposed pulling out of providing the HACC service, but reversed its decision after widespread community uproar. Cr Williams described the

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council’s position in disability services as “vexed” because it could not operate at the cost of other providers. He said the NDIS would open up competition among service providers and inevitably the best and cheapest services would attract the most customers.

The scheme asks individuals to choose the services they need. “We have identified something like 18 providers in this space, within the City of Greater Bendigo, that is a huge number and given the nature of NDIS and how it is funded, it is designed to open up competition, to provide the best service and the cheapest and best rates,” Cr Williams said. He said the council was unlikely to be able to compete on cost. The report considered by councillors also highlighted the potential for Council to not be compliant with National Competition Policy. Council officers have redicted the implementation of the NDIS would inject about $130 million into the region.

Borough leads on inclusion Ten Eaglehawk businesses have signed up to improve their accessibility for people with a disability as part of the Inclusive Towns project. It helps business improve their communication, physical environment and awareness of disability among staff. As part of the project, officers visit the business, complete a questionnaire and then develop an action plan of low-cost and simple improvements the business owner can make. The project is a partnership between the City of Greater Bendigo council and Loddon Shire Council and is supported by the state government. The City of Greater Bendigo’s Vicky Mason said 40 per cent of adults have some form of disability or long term health condition. “Everyone with a disability is a potential customer,” Ms Mason said. “Improving the accessibility of businesses benefits everyone including the business owner, people with disabilities, parents with

good start: Ten Eaglehawk businesses have signed up to the inclusive towns project. prams older residents and people with English as a second language. “By looking at some simple changes, every business can ensure they are more userfriendly for everyone in our community.” The businesses who are part of the project are Fairley’s IGA, Star Cinema, California Gully Post Office, Let’s Get Saucy, Bendigo Mobil-

ity Services, Flack Advisory, Eaglehawk UFS, Eaglehawk Bakery, Bendigo Bank Eaglehawk Branch and Fitzpatrick’s Home Hardware. The project will be rolled out in Bridgewater and Inglewood as part of the next stage. For advice about your business’ accessibility, contact council’s disability inclusion team on 5434 6000.

Life in the old wing 3From Page 1 Not even a vending machine remains in the old corridors, but 48 renal patients receive dialysis in blocks of 12 in a ward above the old emergency department. Some would like to see some of the support they have watched other patients enjoy in the new building across Arnold Street. David Page is among the group, a 29-year-old whose diagnosis of reduced kidney function came as he was preparing for qualification for the Beijing Olympics in cycling BMX. Mr Page said excessive fitness was the reason doctors gave for his failing kidneys. He has moved home to his parents’ Kimbolton property to receive the 15 hours of dialysis a week he needs in Bendigo. But Mr Page calls himself one of the lucky ones because of his age and physical fitness. Other patients around him are older. But even Mr Page would like more comfort, and chairs that are more modern than the models in which patients are sitting for five hours at a time. He has appealed for benefactors to help out renal patients in Bendigo. Bendigo Health insists the new hospital is no place for sub-acute patients. “Dialysis was not in scope for the new hospital project as it is not an acute inpatient service and Bendigo Health believes that community dialysis should promote an environment of health promotion and independence,” a spokesperson said. “There are four dialysis chairs in the new Bendigo Hospital, with capacity for eight. “These are for patients requiring dialysis and are medically unwell.” The spokesperson said Bendigo Health wanted to develop at the old hospital site a “subacute centre for excellence and we are seeking government support”. The development would be part of third stage construction at Bendigo hospital. “This would benefit all our sub-acute and rehabilitation patients and staff,” the spokesperson said. “We welcome community support for this important project.” - Sharon Kemp

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IT is set out to look after the health of indigenous Bendigonians, and is deliberately set in the city’s forest. Bendigo and District Aboriginal Cooperative opened its $5.7 million health and community centre on Prouses Road on Wednesday, and celebrated by remembering the origins of the group in the 1980s when there was no indigenous health services in Bendigo. From a collection of indigenous students at the Bendigo College of Advanced Education, through meetings over decades, organisation into various groups and then funding losses came BDAC, dealing specifically with the health of local Aboriginal communities and providing care to people who felt unsafe accessing mainstream medical services. Chief executive of-

open day: Barry Fary and Lisa Chesters. ficer Raylene Harradine said the opening of the centre, which includes a new medical clinic, administration area, family and community services building, carparks and landscaping, was a day on which she felt especially proud to be an Aboriginal women. “We wanted to have space for the health of our people, close to the bush,” she said about the early aspirations of the cooperative before federal government

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funding became available in 2010. Access to walking tracks and bush settings were important to bring together local men and women. She welcomed a 300-strong crowd of opening day wellwishers, many of whom will access the new facilities. Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters pulled the opening curtain with BDAC chairman Barry Fary. Ms Chesters praised

the work of her predecessor Steve Gibbons for lobbying for funding for the centre. She also lauded the direction of self determination BDAC had fostered, that was essential to the future practice of Aboriginal organisations. “Here are dollars now let us get out of the way,” Ms Chesters said. “Some politicians are not good at getting out of the way.” But she asked BDAC members to “show us how it is done”. “The needs of our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community are growing, and our infrastructure must be able to support additional services, programs and staff,” Ms Chesters said. “Currently, BDAC services are in multiple buildings across the City of Greater Bendigo, so it’s great to have a purpose-built space that can bring all of their services together.”

Celebrating diversity Bendigo Senior Secondary College celebrated Cultural Diversity Week and observed Harmony Day with a range of fun and inclusive activities. “This was a great opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate the diverse nationalities, languages and cultures that make up the college community,” acting principal Linda Lyons said. BSSC’s week of celebrations included Goornong and Kennington grade three students meeting visitors from the new sister school in China for a day of cultural immersion with Indigenous Australians and people from, Karen, Afghan, Thai, PNG, Ethiopian and Chinese backgrounds. On Wednesday lunchtime both the language centre and plaza came alive as BSSC students explored the different languages taught and/or spoken at the school and celebrated the cultures of the exchange students. The LGBTI community also participated. The Big Cook Up lunchtime in the Ulumbarra Plaza was a feast of Karen, Afghan, Thai, PNG, Ethiopian and Chinese food. There were also displays of artefacts, name writing in Karen and Afghan and wearing of national dress. Today, on the final day of diversity week, is Chinese day in the language centre with food, games and other activities.

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SPECIMEN Hill Primary School’s win in the Bendigo Health-backed Healthiest Schools award makes its motto, “our children’s future in the very best of hands”, all the more fitting. A range of health promotion activities and a focus on families, not just students, saw the school win the 2016/17 award at the recent Bendigo Sports Star of the Year gala awards dinner. The healthiest schools award rewards those local schools who go above and beyond to form good, healthy habits in students. From breakfast programs, to encouraging no packaging with school

lunches, health lessons, men’s and kid’s nights and more, physical wellbeing is high on the agenda. The school is also seeing benefits in the classroom, with students showing strong results. The Weekly visited Specimen Hill on “Fruit Thursday”, which is a hit with kids, and also provides fruit for those who do not have enough in

their lunchbox. “We have great support from the parents, you can’t do this just at school,” principal Di Craig said. “As well as physical health, mindfulness and developing good habits are keys to the programs that we run.” With the money the school received, it plans to keep working to develop more programs and improve its kitchen garden project. “Half of it has gone to that, which the grade three and four students run. We have the boxes and the soil coming next week,” Ms Craig said. “It’s great to receive recognition, and we certainly hope that all of our programs will be successful for years to come.”

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A SMART cities forum on Wednesday set about rallying innovators to advance Bendigo’s intelligent infrastructure. The half-day Intelligent Communities 2017 forum was designed to align with the federal government’s focus on initiatives through its Smart Cities Plan, and focused on key policy announcements, funding plans and city deals designed to promote capital attraction. Organisers said federal and state government, city leaders, business leaders and innovators will build momentum for growth and create new value for Bendigo and its citizens. City of Greater Bendigo mayor Margaret

O’Rourke was a key speaker at the event, which attracted more than 250, and focussed on one of Bendigo’s greatest strengths. “Our local leaders work together. We have a strong reputation for delivering critical services and infrastructure that have the support of all three levels of government,” she said. “Today, Greater Bendigo has a population of 110,000 people and is part of a regional population of 200,000. This makes us the perfect living laboratory to test solutions to common problems. “Our unique location, two hours from a major capital city and our

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Extension for Aspire plan LA Trobe University is extending its Aspire early admissions initiative to indigenous students across Victoria. La Trobe University vice-chancellor John Dewar launched I-Aspire, a new program that has been funded by the Alfred Felton Bequest, to support indigenous high school students across Victoria. “The program builds on the university’s support for indigenous students and staff, and our record of doing as much as we can to increase indigenous educational access,” Professor Dewar said. “For the first time this year 100 indigenous students have enrolled to study with us, taking our total number of indigenous students to almost 300, a fantastic result. “But there is so much more to do to close the gap in indigenous education.” Through I-Aspire the university will support 50 young indigenous people from across suburban Melbourne and regional Victoria to undertake university studies. Ten indigenous students will be enrolled FUNERALS & in the program from our campus catchments in Melbourne’s north, PRE -Albury-Wodonga, PAID FUNERALS Mildura, Shepparton and Bendigo. “The university will provide a supportive and welcoming environment so that indigenous young people are empowered to strive towards university study. That is exactly what this program is set up to do,” Professor Dewar said.

Ready for the relay THE annual Bendigo Relay for Life is on track to raise some much-needed funds for the Cancer Council. A committee of local volunteers are busy preparing for an action packed, fun-filled event which will be held on Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25 at the La Trobe University Bendigo Athletics Complex. Bendigo Relay for Life’s Teresa Jones encourages individuals and businesses to register a team to walk laps of the Flora Hill athletics track later this month. “Relay for Life is a real community event. People join in because they want to help find a cure for cancer, as well as remember loved ones we have lost and celebrate those who have survived,” she said. “We couldn’t put this event on without the help of all our volunteers groups who get involved as well as the ongoing support of the local Bendigo community.” Mrs Jones said the event provided something for everyone – big stage, live music, great food and lots of games for the kids. Relay participants have the

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We invite everyone to join us at our open day. View units that are open for inspection and tour the village in our bus or golf buggy. Share the complimentary afternoon tea with some of our residents and have a chat with the manager about all the important details. A variety of units will be on display, and staff will be available to assist with your enquiries.

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ANOTHER month of substandard performance results is a reminder of the network-wide impact of incidents such as the train that collided with an abandoned four-wheeldrive at Kangaroo Flat last month, according to V/Line. V/Line again failed to meet performance targets on the Bendigo line, despite punctuality improving by more than three per cent to 83 per cent. The improved figure remains markedly below

the target of 92 per cent set by the operator. On-time percentage on services to Swan Hill and Echuca rose dramatically, up 13.6 per cent. The incident in late February saw more than 50 train services cancelled. A one-kilometre stretch of track required extensive repairs, while specialist cranes were called in to lift the damaged VLocity cars so that repairs could be undertaken. With that, service de-

livery decreased 3.9 per cent to remain below the target of 96 per cent, with a slightly smaller decrease on trips to Swan Hill and Echuca. “The number one priority is always the safety of our staff, customers and the community – but the Kangaroo Flat collision shows the effect such incidents can also have on our services and how it inconveniences our passengers,” V/Line CEO James Pinder said. “We’d like thank our

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executive resigns AFTER a decade working with Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services, executive officer Noemi Cummings has announced her resignation. The announcement comes less than a week before the start of the Bendigo Festival of Cultures, hosted by the organisation. “After working in all capacities and areas at LCMS for 10 years, I am ready to pursue new challenges,” Ms Cummings said. Chairman Abhishek Awasthi said the board expected to announce Ms Cummings’ successor in the first half of May. The festival of cultures runs from March 18 to 26 and includes workshops, sporting events and harmony day celebrations.

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Bollywood in Bendigo Ever wanted to see real live Bollywood dance in action? Here’s your opportunity. The Singh Sisters are bringing Bollywood dance to Bendigo Library in celebration of Cultural Diversity Week. The Singh Sisters have travelled around the world performing Bollywood dance, which they have been practising since childhood. Their choreographic influences are a combination of traditional, folk and contemporary styles. “Bollywood dance is such a vibrant, energetic form of expression, and it will be fascinating to watch and learn about right here in the library,” Goldfields Libraries’ Tammy Higgs said. “The Singh Sisters’ performance fits perfectly with the theme of celebrating Cultural Diversity Week on many different levels.” The Singh Sisters will perform at Bendigo Library on

kindy cash pre-schoolers at Havilah Road Kindergarten have new, improved play facilities following an upgrade. Member for Bendigo West, Maree Edwards said $40,000 was provided to the kindergarten as part of an Early Learning Facility Upgrade grant in 2014-15. “The project has built on and extended the current landscaping in the children’s play space,” she said. “A dry riverbed, gravel pit, plantings and rock and timber features form part of the landscaping. Bridges connect into the bike path, and a new sandpit and digging patch with a water feature compliments the children’s play, learning and exploration in this sensory area.”

Friday, March 24 from 5.30pm. Entry is free and bookings are required via: www.ncgrl.vic. gov.au/culturaldiversityweek Other activities at Bendigo library in celebration of Cultural Diversity Week are the Many Songs One Heart workshops

Bollywood dance is such a vibrant, energetic form of expression with local artist Stella Levak, in which participants will assist in creating a group art installation; and the opportunity to sample the Arabic language with local instructor Hanan Weatherill. These events are also part of the Bendigo Festival of Cultures. More information on the Bollywood Jai Ho! performance and other Cultural Diversity Week activities at Bendigo library can be found at www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au

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on tour: Phil and Sheryl Bennett.

Cycle the O’Keefe Retirement, good health and the love of travelling are three reasons why Phil and Sheryl Bennett are exploring parts of Australia. The pair travel around Australia and ride off-road trails, such as the Bendigo region’s O’Keefe Rail Trail. Friends of Bendigo-Kilmore Rail Trail president Garry Long said Phil and Sheryl were one type of cycle tourist that the O’Keefe Rail Trail is now attracting, since it was extended and upgraded. Next month, the trail will play host to the inaugural Cycle the O’Keefe, part of the Run Cycle Walk and Roll the O’Keefe event, on April 22 and 23. The event provides mountain bike riders and road cyclists the chance to follow the path of the original railway as it passes

through spectacular natural bushland, farmland and waterways. Cycle the O’Keefe is a recreation event, aimed at all riders, with five events catering for all abilities. Distances range from 70km to the five km family fun ride, and riders will be supported by a band of volunteers along the trail. Entrants in the 70km ultra ride have the chance to win a prize pack including commemorative O’Keefe jersey, helmet and bike light, dinner for two at Borchelli’s Ristorante and six bottles of Heathcote wine. For more information on next month’s event, or to register, please visit www.theokeefe. com.au or phone ride director Geoff O’Sullivan on 0414 414 020.

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Tender out for design THE first step in the design process for the new-look Bendigo and Eaglehawk railway stations has been completed. The projects, worth a combined $15.8 million, have gone out to tender. Upgrades to Bendigo station will include lifts and an improved overpass

between platforms one and two to bring the station in line with disability compliance, as well as a new waiting area. The platform at Eaglehawk station will be extended to service six-car VLocity trains and the station will also receive additional car parking and

better accessibility for commuters with limited mobility and parents with prams. “This is the first upgrade of these stations in decades and will make them more accessible and user-friendly for local passengers,” public transport minister Jacinta Allan said. The upgrades, the larg-

est to be seen at either station in a number of years, are expected to be complete by early 2019. Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards said the upgrades would be particularly advantageous for those with mobility issues, especially at Bendigo station.

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A grand day for a Queen THE first Sun Queen of Moomba came to Bendigo 60 years ago as part of her royal tour, and she returned earlier this month. Fay Foster, formally Fay Chapman, said it felt like a life time ago since she visited Bendigo. “I was guest of honour of the city council and stayed at the Shamrock Hotel in beautiful surroundings,” she said. “At this time Moomba had only been launched and I had been given the opportunity to make a tour of Victoria’s rural areas to promote and invite visitors to the festival. “When it came to entering Bendigo to my pleasant surprise I was met and greeted by the Bendigo Pipe Band who escorted me to the Town Hall for a civic reception by the mayor and councillors.”

Mrs Foster then went to the Easter Fair. “All these years I have saved these lovely photos,” she said. “During my visit last week with my daughter Lynette I made a special point of revisiting the Shamrock Hotel and telling her the story of so long ago. “We were most impressed at how the Shamrock looks now and more than impressed by the friendly staff’s attention to us... just as it was 60 long years ago.” The trip inspired Mrs Foster to look into some family history. “I found that I am more than half Irish and quarter Welsh and more than interesting is the fact that my great-grandfather was the publican of Bendigo’s Old Crown Hotel in the 1890s,” she said.

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ROUND 13 Thursday, June 15 WCE vs. GEEL (DS) (N) Friday, June 16 NM vs. STK (ES) (N) Saturday, June 17 RICH vs. SYD (MCG) PORT vs. BRIS (AO) (T) SUNS vs. CAR (MS) (N) Sunday, June 18 WB vs. MEL (ES) Byes: ADE, COL, ESS, FREO, GWS, HAW

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Take control of power The unfolding energy crisis starkly illustrates the federal government’s lack of vision and unwillingness to assume responsibility for essential services. Privatisation of essential services, including electricity, does not lead to reliable affordable supply for the community. It has comprehensively failed over decades and will continue to fail because the profit motive always overpowers the notion of the public good. The federal government has doggedly refused to accept the evidence of climate change and the failure of the market to deliver reliable, affordable energy. Their ideological obsession with coal, their hysterical campaign against the carbon tax and their vilification of renewable energy have resulted in investor uncertainty and stagnation in investment in energy supply. This policy vacuum, accompanied by increasing electricity prices, has driven citizens to turn to solar panels and now batteries while state governments, seeing the inevitability of renewable energy and the demise of coal are taking unilateral action. The government’s reaction to this massive movement has been to blame everything they can think of (renewable energy, state governments, energy advisory bodies etc.) while clinging to the fantasy that the market will solve the problem. Energy is a whole-nation essential service, needing a coordinated federal approach. AEMO must be made to operate to ensure stable affordable electricity supply, not, as now, to maximise profits for electricity traders. Uncontrolled export of gas must be curtailed to ensure domestic supply and exporters must be limited to the export of available gas without the sale of assumed additional supplies yet to be obtained by pressure to open new mines. Supply of reliable, affordable energy is a federal government responsibility. Allowing control to reside with the market has led to the present mess. It’s time for the government to take charge. Pat Horan, Sebastian

Dark knight It appears the city councillors may be making a costly bid for a White Night. This is despite at least one council officer, major events manager Terry Karamaloudis, warning that it would be a drain on the city’s coffers,

your money and mine. He bravely claimed it would cost more than the entire budget for major events programme for the year. That’s more than $2 million according to council’s budget. It may be just an expression of interest, but our city councillors should be careful of over-spending on items which only suit the state government and certain traders. It is to be noted that Ballarat will not release the cost to ratepayers of their recent White Night event, claiming it is confidential. Why should spending like that be confidential and not available to ratepayers/residents? One has to be concerned at any proposals which may be pushed on to the regions by the state. Bill Collier, Golden Square

Pay a fair price I would like to respond to “Who will pay?” Helen Leach, Letters, Bendigo Weekly, March 10, on the question of who will “subsidise” the doubling of the solar feed-in tariff. Energy retailers currently buy electricity from owners of rooftop solar at around 5c then sell it on to your neighbour for up to six times as much. I think it’s pretty clear that these households subsidise the retailers, not vice versa. Indeed an ABC headline on Saturday, March 11 (Liz Hobday, business reporter) read, “Energy retailers making millions buying electricity on the cheap from homeowners”. Daylight robbery, you might say. Ironically this could soon lead to solar households becoming so dissatisfied with the deal that they decide to leave the ageing and increasingly unreliable national grid altogether. This risk is increasing as batteries become more and more affordable. And it is not just the energy retailers who will suffer. If we want a robust, efficient national grid, the contribution made by those 1.6 million Australian homes with rooftop solar will be essential. Let’s ensure owners of rooftop solar are paid a fair price so we can continue to benefit from their contribution. Rosemary Glaisher, Golden Square

Confusing the point In reply to mayor Margaret O’Rourke’s response to my letter regarding the CEO’s position – she merely told us something we already knew; that there is a CEO review

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process to go through. That process should have been completed. To enable a timely recruitment and selection process councillors must a make a decision to advertise the position by no later than the April council meeting. Cr O’Rourke claims “council and council’s executive team are working well”. That may be true if you don’t rock the boat and council officers get their way. But that statement fails to respond to my concerns about the CEO’s performance and Cr O’Rourke tries to confuse readers by introducing the 2017-21 budget and council plan and implying that the councillors are in control and that the community plays an important role in the process. However the evidence tells us otherwise. Will the new council direct the CEO to reduce the millions of dollars spent on employee benefits payments and the unsustainable growth in employee numbers? To date they are not included in the community plan and budget. When will this be addressed? There is little evidence the new council is providing anything new in the 2017-21 community plan to meet the needs for the projected population of 160,000 by 2030. The 2017-21 community plan is essentially a rework of the pre-existing plan by council officers led by the CEO and is much the same as the previous four-year plan. Staff managed to corral the process on their terms.

First, officer controlled preferred questions and dot points in the online survey and questionable facebook processes to predetermine our responses. Little room for lateralthinking. Second, this tarnished information was used at the recent Ulumbarra community plan nights for prioritising what had already been decided. Minority interest groups attempted to steer discussion, and there was minimal opportunity to present new ideas and suggestions. Residents are condemned to a charade. The plan, already overly influenced by unrepresentative special interests and meaningless strategic objectives. The general community is sidelined. Public expectations battered. Just more of the same dressed up in different clothes In my opinion the new council is adopting executive staff tailored plans and budget, that are not community based as Cr O’Rourke would have us believe. Only when the mayor and councillors control employee numbers, budget expenditure on employee benefits and introduce new directions, innovative ideas, initiatives, and strategies based on community input, not just regurgitated previous plans, will councillors demonstrate that they are really in control. Colin Burns, Longlea

Check your rego Over the long weekend I was pulled over by the police and advised that my car was unregistered. Did I forget to pay my registration? No, I always pay by the due date and my car is registered until June 2017. Is my car an unroadworthy old bomb? Again no. It’s three years old, purchased new, in immaculate condition and serviced regularly. Am I a tyre-burning hoon? No again. I’m an aged pensioner with a spotless record. After being advised not to drive the car until I went to VicRoads, the officer told me that as my car was unregistered, my insurance company would probably not cover me in the event of an accident. It appears that as a result of an administrative error within VicRoads, an over-zealous employee decided that the solution was to suspend my registration. It’s inconceivable and inexcusable that VicRoads didn’t notify me of this, so that the matter could be rectified. So, thank you to the police officer who pulled me over and saved me from potential disaster. I would suggest that all drivers regularly check their registration status on the Vicroads website www. vicroads.vic.gov.au as this may not be an isolated case. Cheryl Scully, Spring Gully

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NDIS care factor THE City of Greater Bendigo has voted not to register as a provider of disability services as part of the incoming National Disability Insurance Scheme, but that does not mean it will no longer be involved in the provision of care. Council still has some obligations and responsibilities, including attending to the roughly 100 clients currently on its books for the provision of care and support who will not migrate across to the NDIS. Importantly, transitioning all other clients away from council services needs to be done in a way that is supportive and respectful of clients. There must be no decline or compromises in their care and support, and it’s a positive step that this has been recognised. But it’s right to step back and allow the 18 or so private providers

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the opportunity to work within the the community’s most vulnerable sector. citizens. Significant also to the decision The NDIS is new, and it will no made by councillors this week was the doubt have its own hurdles to overdistinct possibility that council could come, but it needs to be embraced. find itself duplicating some of the It has been designed with an overcosts and services that will be those The NDIS is a brave new world for administered under the NDIS; people with a disability cross subsidising is not something anyone desires. all goal of creating competition, but The NDIS is a brave new world not at the expense of service. for people with a disability, for their While council remains confident families and for the organisations that the existing providers can adecharged with delivering the associated quately provide a service to the standprograms. ard that meets council’s expectations, The very nature of the business monitoring and adherence to the sector that the NDIS will be deliv- NDIS is not a primary focus for counered in means we must all tread with cil. That’s for the NDIS to ultimately care – NDIS clients include some of decipher.

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The passion and pride THE best story to emerge from this year’s Bendigo International Madison had little to do with the actual 200-lap race, and everything to do with what took place in Bendigo in the lead up to the big event. Starting on Thursday night at the Tom Flood Sports Centre, the sight of so many excited young riders, so many large fields, and the awesome spectacle of the Australian Institute of Sport riders going head to head on a warm autumn evening, was truly special. The excitement and joy on those kids’ faces as they raced around the track was remarkable. Watching world class riders such as Cameron Meyer go head to head with local club champion Brendan Schultz was also a rare privilege – for us and the riders themselves. Then on Friday night, those same kids were back at the track, chasing down autographs from the AIS riders, and Meyer and the other elite riders in town for one of the world’s premier cycling events. On Saturday night, it was the women’s turn to light up the track, and once

again, Mother Nature provided a stunning backdrop to the evening’s cycling and athletics action, as world cup champions Amy Cure and Alex Manly hung on for a thrilling victory in the women’s madison. Earlier on Saturday, I was fortunate to be asked to come along as a guest on the traditional Regional Academy of Cycling Excellence sponsors’ ride. RACE is a not-for-profit organisation based in Bendigo committed to developing young cyclists both on and off the bike. After a soft pedal around Bendigo, we all gathered at the Brougham Arms Hotel for the team launch, with national track endurance coach and former Bendigo resident Tim Decker the special guest, together with his young charges from the AIS. Decker was instrumental in setting up RACE about a decade ago. His immense passion and pride in his riders is matched by his belief in them and their enormous talents. You could have heard a pin drop as Decker poured his heart out to the young, and not so young, riders in the room.

The assembled riders, including world, national, state champions of today and undoubtedly, those of tomorrow, sat transfixed as their coach and mentor poured his heart out in an honesty session few would have imagined or expected. It was a privilege to hear such powerful words from someone who has always refused to accept second best. It was a special nine minutes and 43 seconds, and something I will not forget for a long time. Decker is a giant in the sport of cycling, yet he’s only about 170 centimetres tall. It was no accident that he chose to wear the pink cycling kit local real estate agent Paul Dalton wore one week earlier, when he pedalled an extraordinary 627 kilometres around the hallowed Tom Flood Sports Centre to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation. Decker held Dalton’s epic ride up as an example of success, as he implored his young charges, and the RACE riders, to strive for success in all that they do, both on and off the bike. The RACE squad mem-

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F you missed the initial screening of Just Eat it – a food waste story, you’re in luck because a second screening has now been rescheduled for the Star Cinema in Eaglehawk next Thursday, March 23 at 7pm. Already dozens of Bendigo residents are talking about the Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group’s thought provoking screening after its initial showing last month to a full house at the Old Church on the Hill in Russell Street. Just Eat it highlights the amount of fresh fruit and vegetables that do not meet the supermarkets’ onerous size, weight and shape requirements. Follow filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant as they dive into the issue of waste from the farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of food that is disregarded yearly they pledge to quit grocery shopping for six months and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away. The images of squandered groceries are both shocking and strangely compelling But as Grant’s addictive personality turns full tilt towards food rescue, the thrill of the find, has unexpected consequences. Just Eat It looks at the systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue that is having devastating consequences around the globe.

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Branching out to those in need

HIS weekend is the ideal time to head on down to Macdonalds Nursery in Retreat Road with the whole family to help raise funds for Beyond Blue, through the Garden Releaf initiative coinciding with National Blueberry Day on Sunday, March 19. It has long been realised that spending time in the garden, surrounded by living plants and enjoying fresh produce has a positive affect on people, regardless of age. Beyond Blue chairman Jeff Kennett AC said he is grateful to the Garden Releaf program for raising money to help individuals and their families who have been affected by depression, anxiety and suicide. “Gardening may not only improve a person’s physical and mental health but also can help reduce stress and anxiety,” Mr Kennett said. Lee Macdonald from Macdonalds Nursery said they have been enthusiastic supporters of this initiative since its inception

in 2015 and have already directly contributed thousands of dollars to this worthwhile cause and his hoping this year’s effort will again be a success. So this weekend Macdonalds Nursery will be providing ideas and inspiration to immerse yourself in a garden, surrounding yourself with plants and fresh produce with a range of fun and colourful activities for young and old. Young gardeners will be encouraged to plant their own flower or vegetable seedling to take home, all for a gold coin donation. There will also be a kid’s colouring competition and blue balloons. Bulb Talks at 11am and 2pm on both Saturday and Sunday are always popular with the more mature gardeners as is the a silent auction. Macdonalds Nursery, 88 Retreat Road Bendigo, phone 5443 46 44. www.macdonaldsnursery.com.au

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HERE are not many pacing cup meetings that can compare to the Boort Cups Super Sunday with the running of the Loddon Valley Stud Pacers Cup and the Haras Des Trotteurs Trotters Cup, this Sunday, March 19. A venue steeped in tradition, where you’re so close to the barrier you’ll feel the earth move as they thunder up the straight from the first race scheduled for 1.09pm. Enjoy free admission including the complimentary bus service from Bendigo – see advertisement for details. With something for all

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ITH many visitors enjoying William Hyde’s garden, located as it was on the southern side of the First White Hill, we learn from reporter’s writings what types of plants were to be seen. What attracted the most attention were Hyde’s roses. Early one autumn Hyde’s garden was described as a garden of roses as the bushes were in full bloom and there was a profusion of flowers. The journalist described innumerable bushes of a great variety with the soil being highly cultivated. One reporter’s superlatives extended even further, claiming that it would be difficult to find a comparable garden such as Hyde’s in any other part of Victoria. In the springtime there were other blooms to be seen, the brightness of the variegated anemones bordered some of the garden beds, making a magnificent show. In 1875 lilies had been planted close to the edge of the dam, these blooms formed a most attractive display. The dam was described as being a “fine sheet of water” it being

at the front of his property on Strickland Road. The entrepreneurial owner of the dam had also provided a boat, this could be hired. A few years later a water race was constructed through the White Hills and it skirted Hyde’s garden. A reservoir at Spring Gully, for which tenders had been called to construct it back in May 1866, was the source of the water in the race. The water was purely for the benefit of those miners sluicing for gold and at that stage it was not permitted to be used for irrigation purposes. Theft of plants or cuttings was mentioned last week, however some visitors resorted to stealing the flowers. On one occasion in the spring of 1876 two very respectable looking women were arrested for the theft of some very choice flowers. The two women had been parading around Hyde’s garden and they proceeded to nip of the flowers of their choice and drop them into their parasols which were hanging from their wrists. What in fact had been

picked Hyde had intended to exhibit in the Bendigo show. Part of Bendigo’s social calendar was the annual mayoral ball, the invitees comprising a “who’s who” of the growing city. The mayoral ball was frequently held in the winter before the election of a new mayor took place. In 1881 the display of flowers provided by Hyde for decorating the town hall was most creditable. There were numerous other occasions where Hyde supplied flowers and plants to form an important decorative element for indoor events. In the 1860s when the benevolent asylum (Anne Caudle Centre), was developing its extensive garden, many plants and shrubs were donated to this charitable institution by Hyde. His generosity was acknowledged by the asylum’s committee of management. The able-bodied inmates of the institution, and the youngsters who were under care in the Industrial School section, were responsible for the gardens and the cultivation of vegetables.

BLOOMING: Some of Hyde’s garden beds were bordered with Czar Violets.

All the vegetables were used for helping to feed the inmates, any excess produce was passed on to the adjacent Bendigo Goldfields Hospital. The benevolent asylum also provided, what was termed “outdoor relief”, this was in the form of food parcels for the very poor and destitute of society. All these charitable activities were essential at a time when there were no such things as social services in existence. Bendigo’s landscape had been so inextricably altered through all the alluvial mining activity and then the development of the deep quartz mines that it became an aesthetic relief to feast one’s eyes on something that contrasted so much to the predominant landscape. It is little wonder therefore that gardens such as the one that had been developed by Hyde should be described as a pleasure garden.

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HE Castlemaine State Festival blasts off tonight. Organisers say festival-goers will journey to The Future of Things Past. “We are the next stop for Australia’s regional creative industry and the world is travelling to us,” director Martin Paten said. “The journey is the theme for this year’s festival, reflecting the local and international works offered and the ongoing cultural evolution of this remarkable community.” The Future of Things Past is the opening spectacular and has more than 200 performers, many of them locals. “What an incredibly engulfing experience for a regional community, their young people and artists from around the globe, claiming their own journey,” Mr Paten said. The Future of Things Past, as the name suggests, is a story that draws on the history of the

town’s working and social life to envision a future explored through the imagination and aspirations of the young people in the town. Acrobats, dancers, robots, beatboxers, brass bands and circus performers will give opening night audiences a taste of just some of the outstanding international artists who will perform at the Castlemaine Goods Shed over the next 10 days, as part of Circocentric, the festival’s physical theatre and circus program. The opening kicks off tonight from 7.30pm until 10pm at the Castlemaine Goods Shed, Kennedy Street.

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Handel’s Saul: the story that brings together Islam, Christianity and the Hebrew bible, will be performed at Mica Grange, Sutton Grange, 2.30pm. Featuring the Melbourne Bach Chamber Choir. Bookings: www.trybooking.com/OHKA Monday, March 20 Trivia night: In support of Bendigo schools chaplaincy and well-being, held in conjunction with the Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival, 7pm Eaglehawk Town Hall. Theme is Carnivale. Decorate your table, and come in bright costume. $15pp. Tables of up to six. Major and minor prizes. BYO nibbles and non-alcoholic drinks. Tea and coffee available. RSVP today on 5448 3912. Tuesday, March 21 Sidewalk Astronomy: As part of the Dahlia and Arts Festival, Bendigo District Astronomical Society is staging its star night at the Albert Roy Reserve, Victoria Street, Eaglehawk, behind the Badminton Centre. View the night sky through BDAS telescopes 7pm. $2. Wednesday, March 22 Voice, interest, education, for women: Supporting The Smith Family. 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The Kangaroo Flat Sports Club, McKenzie Street West. $22 for a meal plus tea or coffee. Details 0419 508 932. Thursday, March 23 Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling Street. Eaglehawk. 8pm-11pm. $5pp. Details: 5442 1815.

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Friday, March 17 St Patrick’s Day Breakfast Concert: 8am-10am, Shamrock Hotel, Bendigo. Breakfast from 7am. Irish music, verse, dancing. Free concert, breakfast $20. Saturday, March 18 Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland, 8pm-11pm, St. Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Myers Street. Supper, lucky door and raffle. $8pp. Details 5447 9783. Dance: Spring Gully Hall 8pmmidnight. Good program. Prizes and raffle. $9pp. Home cooked supper. Details: 5444 2953 Bendigo contact and newcomers: Dinner 7pm, Dumpling House, 4/176 Lyttleton Terrace. Details: 0413 110 180. Bendigo Family History Group: 2pm, large meeting room Goldfields Library, Hargreaves Street. Subject: British military records and family history. All welcome. Bendigo’s Indonesian music and dance group “Mugi Rahayu” is looking for new members. No experience required. Free sessions from 2pm, 101 Carneys Road, Eppalock. Contact Aaron or Nita, 5439 2678. Sunday, March 19 Heartbeat Bendigo meeting: 2pm, Uniting Church Hall, Chum Street, Golden Square. St Francis of Fields School Fete: 46 Blucher Street, Strathfieldsaye. 11am-2.30pm. A variety of activities and stalls.

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Shining a light on power No one seems to be talking about the obvious answer

VERY night when I watch the ABC news there is a story about power prices rises and supply shortfall. Even this week prime minister Turnbull announced a tweak to the Snowy Hydro scheme, just enough to keep Western Sydney powered. Here we are in 2017 and we can’t supply enough power to the country. We are selling more gas overseas than we should, and it’s leaving us in short supply. What’s more those countries are making more in taxes from onselling our gas than we are. How mad is that? South Australia is buying a very big battery and a standalone gas generator to ease their problems, and if Western Sydney runs low on power before the hydro is fixed, Bendigo and Ballarat will be shut off the grid until it cools down. This sounds more like the problems of the 1930s than the 21st century, and the shame of it is Australia is just being backward about it. Let’s just grow up and introduce nuclear power like other first world countries. We have the space, we have the raw materials, and we have the workforce. Now I know this is going to sound a bit NIMBY, but Victoria is not really a natural location, but South Australia is. It has the largest deposit of uranium, has open spaces of land, is pretty

central and has a power shortage. Note, a power shortage. It has access to water for cooling and no doubt would enjoy the employment. This big country of ours could easily supply itself and others with power from our reactor and sell at a good price. Think of the infrastructure required as cables are run across the country. Infrastructure requires man and woman power and that means jobs. It will cost a lot of money, but how good would it be if the Commonwealth could own the power rather than big business. Australia needs to think long term rather than to the next election. Our pollies are spending more time sorting out rorts in their own ranks than thinking ahead.

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We need to get back to a self serving mentality rather than selling all of our gas, uranium and iron ore off for other countries to make money from. It nationalism of a sensible kind. Put the profits back into the government and the country rather than the overstuffed coffers of big business. It’s not politics, it’s common sense and better for all rather than just the top end of town. Now, I guess there would be some outrage about nuclear power. As long as you are happy without power I will listen to your complaints. Nuclear power stations have been in use since 1954. It’s time we caught up, or be left in the dark. - Steve Kendall Twitter: @stevekendall1

HREE women, one sadness: an apparently terminal prognosis delivered to an ovarian cancer patient whose mother died years earlier of the same disease. When 40-year-old Alice is first told of her condition she is paralysed by shock, unable to contemplate the effect her likely death will have on her only child. At 15, Zoe is struggling through a lonely adolescence already complicated by social anxiety disorder. Zoe knows nothing about her father, a man who disappeared from Alice’s life long before the pregnancy was confirmed; losing her sole remaining parent would be devastating. Without friends or family members around her, Alice must rely for physical and emotional support on two health professionals: oncology nurse Kate, in her mid 30s, step-mother to a pair of teenagers and nervously pregnant for the third time, her joy overshadowed by the trauma of two previous miscarriages; and social worker Sonja, 54, unhappily married

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ODAY will be a cracker of a day at the Shamrock Hotel, but you have to start early. You can share in the day with breakfast being available from 7am. From 8am to 10am you can enjoy some real Irish entertainment. The Central Victorian Irish Association will be hosting the breakfast in typical Saint Patrick style. CVIA’s Geoffrey W Graham said St Patrick’s Day celebrates Saint Patrick’s life and achievements and also serves as a tribute to Ireland. “It’s been said that one in three Australians today has Irish ancestry and the Irish were among the first from Europe to settle in Australia,” he said. “Naturally enough, a sizable proportion of the S convict NEW settlement was from Ireland

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green beer with singing and dancing to celebrate. “At the breakfast entertainment there will be music, verse and dancing,” Mr Graham said. The performers will include Simon Dillon, Peter Sheehan, Lisa Dullard and Harmonium. Mary Healy will be giving a short talk on the founding ofSthe Shamrock W hotel.NE The O’Shea Ryan dancers will demonstrate how to do a real Irish dance. Maggie Brady, who has spent a lot of time in Ireland will share some anecdotes, and Mr Graham, a local poet and entertainer will compere the morning. “Of course you don’t have to beLOCAL Irish to celebrate,” Mr Graham said. Entertainment will also be on hand on the Friday night. Breakfast is $20.

TRIBUTE: Geoffrey W Graham.

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to an outwardly successful but manipulative psychologist, terrified of her husband’s rages and insecure and self-doubting as a result of years of abuse. Forced together by Alice’s illness, however, the trio develops a previously unimaginable bond. When Alice is admitted to hospital for surgery, Zoe is left alone in the pair’s apartment in smalltown Atherton, an attractive, upmarket suburb on the periphery of San Francisco, northern California, where Alice runs a thriving home-care business. It will be the first time ever that Zoe has spent an entire night without Alice. Zoe’s school years have always been difficult. Set apart from other students her age by debilitating anxiety attacks, she is socially awkward and cripplingly shy. Now it seems her last real friend has abandoned her. How will Zoe react to learning just how seriously doctors are viewing her mother’s illness? Can the well-intentioned actions of Kate and Sonja compensate for Alice’s absence? – Rosalea Ryan

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T is here again – the most awaited fete of the year. In Strathfieldsaye anyway, with the eagerly anticipated St Francis of the Fields Primary School Fete returning again this Sunday, March 19 from 11am. Head out for a visit and enjoy a range of family orientated activities. The fun starts from 11am and continues through until 2.30pm with jumping castles, tractor rides, craft stalls, plants and book stalls, Lob-a-choc, face painting and show bags. Win big on the gold strike or pick up a ticket in the raffle. Plus lots, lots more. Enjoy a Devonshire tea, gourmet chicken wraps, or a quintessential Aussie barbecue, icy cold drinks and slushies and of course, fairy floss. All money raised on the day goes towards the St Francis of the Fields Primary School’s parents and friends association in support of additional school resources, including IT and playground equipment and a new soccer field.

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OT on the heels of the success of his first book Rescue Pilot: Cheating the Sea, Jerry Grayson AFC launched his new book Film Pilot from James Bond to Hurricane Katrina, at the Avalon Airshow last week. Jerry was a guest of the Bendigo Writer’s Festival last year and talked about his first book Rescue Pilot. Since leaving the Royal Navy, Jerry has become the go-to man for aerial filmmaking shooting everything from the Rolling Stones live in concert, award-winning footage of burning Kuwaiti oilfields, the Athens Olympics and Melbourne’s Commonwealth Games, to movies such as James Bond and Black Hawk Down. In a career spanning three and a half decades, Jerry has seen an increase

in man’s environmental impact on the planet and he shot and directed his own IMAX movie, The Earth Wins, as a result. In the past two years, drones have radically altered aerial filming as well as the life of a film pilot which Jerry has embraced and now teaches his Flying the Lens master classes in drone filming and photography from his home in Mia Mia, from where he also wrote both of his books. These courses teach drone pilots and their gimbal/camera operators the most creative ways to capture aerial images, so that aerial footage can be used in multiple applications from film and television, to search and rescue, for surveillance of animals and crops, as well as power line patrols.

EFF Lang has fond memories of the Golden Vine. “I used to come and play in the corner of the front bar at the Golden Vine in the early days, before the back room was set up as a venue,” he said “They were fun shows, everyone pretty close to you. I wrote the song Ravenswood – title track from my 1994 debut – sitting in my van outside the Vine. There’s a real mood in that whole Goldfields area.” Lang returns to the Golden Vine, next Friday, March, 24, showcasing new album Alone in Bad Company which was released at the end of February. The Vine gig is near the start of a lengthy nationwide tour that runs until June, taking in 26 venues. Lang has played in Bendigo more than 20 times in his long career. He’s travelling alone this time. “I’ll be performing solo, just me and my various stringed instruments. I’m looking forward to it,” he said. Lang thrives on touring. “The positive is the direct engagement between myself and the audiences. Something about travelling to different places and having different groups of people to bounce the songs off helps keep the music fresh for me.” He manages the drawbacks though. “I miss my family when I’m away, but it’s never too long without seeing them, we deliberately keep it from taking me away for longer than three weeks at one stretch.” He would certainly be accumulating air miles. “One time I had to play

JEFF LANG three shows in France, fly back to Melbourne then straight across to WA, play at Fairbridge Folk Festival for two days, fly back to Melbourne then straight back to France for another two weeks of shows. Jet lag madness. After that, 10 hours in the van feels like a doddle.” Lang’s new album showcases his renowned storytelling. Some of the titles - Nocturne For Tangle Eye, Falling Down An Infinite Staircase, Half My Luck – just leap out at you. “Nocturne For Tangle Eye is an instrumental piece that I improvised after listening to a collection of field recordings

of black American prisoners singing unaccompanied. One of the singers had a particularly incredible voice and the moniker he went by was Tangle Eye, so I dedicated the piece to him,” Lang said. “Fugitive Ghosts was written about Gino and Mark Stocco, the father and son outlaws who were sought for eight years for various crimes. They were kind of like modern day bushrangers, and the song is me imagining what it would be like living that way, looking over your shoulder.” Lang has an extensive back catalogue with 12 solo albums under his belt, several live

Art on fire

albums and collaborations with the likes of Bob Brozman, Chris Whitley and Hat Fitz. A three-times ARIA winner, Lang is highly regarded by fellow musicians. John Butler described him as “a national treasure, a truly gifted songwriter and an outstanding guitarist. He has been inspiration to countless Australian and internationally renowned roots artists and surely has a place in history as one of this generation’s finest.” The show starts at 9pm. Tickets are available directly from the Golden Vine. – Simon Wooldridge twitter: @spwooldridge

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DEPLOYMENT CODE: NEWSPAPER NOTICE PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE A MOBILE PHONE BASE STATION IN BENDIGO, VIC 3550 Optus and Vodafone plan to modify an existing telecommunications facility at The Anne Caudle Hospital, 100 Barnard Street, Bendigo, VIC 3550 1.

The proposed work will involve the upgrade of transmi ng technology to provide addi onal service capacity, including the replacement and addi on of new antenna devices and ancillary equipment. nbn regards the proposed installa on as a Low Impact Facility under the Telecommunica ons (Low-Impact Facili es) Determina on 1997. In the circumstances, it does not require planning approval from the City of Greater Bendigo Council.

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Written submissions should be sent to: Service Stream, Level 4, 357 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 by COB 27th March 2017.

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Services Offered BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Complete bathroom makeovers & alterations. 34 yrs exp by qual tradesman. Servicing Bendigo - Castlemaine & surrounding districts. FREE Quote phone Rod Cox 0419 267 672 or 4406 6019.

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• 1.7 Tonne Mini Digger on Trailer • 900, 450, 300mm Buckets Plus Ripper • Post Hole Auger 300 & 450mm available • 5 Tonne Excavator Available for Hire with Rock Breaker • Dry & Wet Hire Available • 7 Days - Mon-Sun

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• Removal of hard rubbish and garden waste • Rental clean ups/clean outs • Weeding and weed spraying • Trimming and pruning • Fallen timber and chainsaw work • Delivery and spreading of mulch, stone etc. • Little Tipper/Drive - Hire

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LANDSCAPING

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

Specialising in Landscape construction Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937

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• Your local on-time plumber • Gas Fitting & Appliance Repairs Heater services from $126.50 Carbon monoxide testing • Hot water - elec, gas & solar • Taps, toilets, showers, sinks & more Don’t put up with drips! Modern & Care-Assist taps & toilets Use a licensed plumber • Drains installed/cleared/repaired • Roof, gutter, d.p. & gutter guard FREE • Quality professional workmanship QUOTES guaranteed

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TREE LOPPING

• Patios • Pergolas • Verandas • Sheds • Carports • Lofties • American Barns

PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman

Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging

PHONE BRUCE

• Industrial Sheds + much more

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• All general work, new and old • Water • Change over hot water services • Sanitary • Sewer • Gas • Roofing • Stormwater Call 0474 831 694

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Tree Maintenance • Stump Mulching Hire Travel Tower • Tree Pruning and Stump Grinding • Tip Truck & Woodchipper Hire • Free Quotes

Services Offered To advertise in this section contact our classifieds department

(no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)

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For Sale Local Classifieds HAY

OATEN rolls 5 x 4 $50 each; oaten small squares $7 per bale all good quality & no rain damage Lockwood area Ph 0429 958 736. TV lowline corner unit, timber, on castors, GC $70 0455138873

2 SEATER couch fabric covered, perfect order $75 Ph 5441 3145.

AMPLIFIER Sherwood stereo integrated $80 Ph 5447 7050 BABY car seat Mothers Choice vgc $30 0419 353 541 BABY/Childs car seat $20 Ph 0437 567 073 BIKE indoor trainer, new $40 Ph 5442 1581 BLOWER vac hedge trimmer line trimmer new $80 0466 997 290. BALTIC flooring $5 per m; oregon 8 x 2 & 8 x 1 and half make an offer; new 6 x half pine lining make an offer Ph 5442 2731. BAR fridge good condition $50 5446 7060. BRIDLE snaffle bit, cavesson noseband cob size $50 5446 7060.

GAS stove 2 years old, 70cmW X 60cmD X 85cmH as new $300 ono Ph 5443 5232.

MOBILITY scooter Invacare vgc, tyres as new, great working cond. extras $2,000 Ph 0403 319 006.

GAZEBO, part of leg missing $30 Phone 0409 974 492.

OLD railway signalman's lamp red & green lens, $240 Ph 0437 603 322.

HAIR Dryer Holder, wall mounted, silver spiral $20 Ph 0437 567 073 HAND Bag and purse, colorado leather $20 ech 0437 567 073

HAY

NET wrapped round bales - $30 per bale; $35 delivered for 4 + bales Bendigo 0438 088 429. `LUCERNE

HAY

Rolls @ $110 small squares @ $10 Delivery can be arranged Ph 0419 382 273

HAY & STRAW

Rolls & Little Squares. Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291

PEA STRAW

PEA straw bales for sale, perfect for gardening. $5 per bale pick up; delivery options avail in Bendigo area. Please contact 0407 346 404.

MULCH

LUCERNE hay $7 bale PEA/straw $8 bale STRAW $6 bale CAN deliver or pick up Bendigo PH 0427 304 600

• Antiques and Collectibles • Quirky Crafts and Unique Art • Handmade Clothing and Jewellery • Hand Crafted Furniture and Décor • Organic products and Locally made. 108 Lowndes st, Strathdale (next to Living Quarters)

ROBE insert 4 drawers $25 Ph 5447 9550 SAND washed granite sand suitable for horse yards & arenas, $45/M3. Del. Bendigo area 10/M3 min loads. ph 0419 324 454 or 0429 001 639. With Manure $35 per/m delivered local 3m minimum. 6m & 10m avail. Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846

SILVER bridesmaid shoes size 8 $10 Ph 5439 6472.

TABLE wooden gate leg $50 Ph 5443 1604. TENT (2 man) $100 Ph 5447 0735 TEXT book, Anatomy & Physiology $100 Ph 0428 747 855

Check out our Facebook page for upcoming workshops and demos: www.facebook.com.au/lqmarketbendigo

CONCRETE mixer hand turned, old $50 Ph 0437 603 322. DIRT bike motorcross Fox helmet vgc $50 ono 0432 346 659

CAN fit 42 big sq long/ short distance 32 ft tray 24 ft trailer, paddock to shed, paddock to fence line. Ph 0438 500 665 HIGHCHAIR Steelcraft adj. height, padded seat vgc $50 0419 353 541 HOMY Ped shoes size 8 navy new $25 Phone 5447 9550

CONTAINERS FOR SALE Containers can be custom fitted with shelves, benches, windows, side doors, electricity, insulation & air-conditioning. Come and view them now!

51 RYALLS LANE, STRATHFIELDSAYE PH: 5439 5512 • MOB: 0409 957 014

DOORS x3, 820x2040, $35 ech Ph 5446 7384 DOUBLE Bed, with side table, mattress & base $100 Ph 5444 1856 ELECTROLUX bagless vac cleaner 2100 Watt, $80 Ph 5447 7050 FENCE Star Pickets, 5ft 6inch x22 $40 the lot Phone 5439 5544 FENCING Wire, barbed, 90 metre roll $20 Phone 5439 5544 FENCING Wire plain, 30 metre roll $10 Phone 5439 5544 FORD Transit cargo barrier $80 Ph 5442 3741.

$100 if sold together Ph 0438 062 246

GARAGE SALES

LAWN Bowls, Henselite Dreamline XG 2HW Phone 5447 7790 MATTRESS king size VGC 12 months old $450 Phone 0438 020 857

SUMMERTIME SALE NOW ON!

DRY SPLIT REDGUM FIREWOOD For further details Phone Clint 0427 349 549

17 GREEN ST CALIFORNIA GULLY SAT 9am - 3pm h/hold items, plants, table & 4 chairs, motorbike jacket, boots & helmet $200 (mens), assort clothes. 2 SHIRALEA courtCAL fgullySAT 8 am - 12 pm strictly kitchen table & chairs, hould hold goods much more

Classifieds 1300 558 385

Cat Enclosures

CNR PEGLEG & KIRKWOOD RD EAGLEHAWK EAGLEHAWK Market SAT 25th March 9am -2pm eaglehawk.unitingchurch.org.au /market.htm

41 DEEP LEAD RD HUNTLY SAT & Sun workshop equipment, band saw, docking saw, comb sander, power & air tools, hand tools, workbenches, cupboards, qty. poly pipe, fridge Samsung, s /sound speakers & homewares.

(Sauce) Romas & round from $8 box 0400 779 774

TOP SOIL

Lawn soil $35 p/m Garden Soil $45 p/m, includes local delivery 4, 6 and 10m avail. Garden rocks also avail. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770 TOWBAR Hayman Reece assembly suit XB-XC falcon $95 5446 7060. TOWING mirrors clear view X 1 set, 2 mirrors $450 Ph 0417 126 188.

2/52 RAGLAN ST WHITE HILLS SAT 9am - 4.30pm. clothing (mens, ladies & girls) preloved excellent cond lots of.

HOME Beautiful magazines from Aug 2016 Ph 5443 2498.

WATER pump WP30 hardly used, 3" outlet, dual power, water output 1,000 litres per minute. Engine 168F-1 6.5 $795.00 Ph 0419 342 405. WHITEBOARD large 119cmx90cm $25 Ph 5447 9550

BARGAINS

FABRICS, haby, buttons, laces, patterns etc Ph 5442 3741.

WATER RIGHT

MG. Coliban water recycled. $3,000 Ph 0414 748 610.

BOATS

SAVAGE boat 3.4 metre, 9.9 HP Evinrude motor, fully serviced, exc cond, trailer with spare, 10 months rego $1,800 ono Ph 5447 7952.

MACHINERY FORDSON Major tractor lights, blinkers, good running order $1,000 ono Ph 0428 130 777

PUTNAM AVE STRATHDALE SAT 8am - 5pm. monster sale, clothing, books, h/hold, furn, sporting items & much more.

WALLET ladies Wayne Cooper new $20 Ph 5439 5852

ANTIQUE china glassware, small furniture interesting collectables Ph Shirely 0429 148 946

RHINO rack auto back boat loader A1 cond, used twice only, $1,350 Ph 0438 196 283

TOMATOES

31 BAXTER STREET BENDIGO SAT 8am - 12pm. Final moving overseas sale, furn, h/hold goods, electronics, plants & garden, books, DVD's, toys,clothes, much more.

To advertise in this section please call 1300 558 385

ADOPT-A-PET

WHIPPET pups 3 males, 13 weeks old, 1 black & white, 1 red brindle, 1 tan brindle. $500 each. M / c h i p n o 982000405891582; 982000405891149; 982000405890766. Ph 0419 790 604

POULTRY LAYING hens, Buff Sussex X Blue Orpington, point of lay, good colours. 3 X Blue Orpington hens and 3 X Silver Laced Wyandotte hens. Roosters available. Pick up Junortoun. Ph 03413 439 569.

AUTO 2008 Hyunda ILoad van for sale, 2.5 turbo diesel, trade kitted out, extra removable seat. One owner from new, $16,500 ono 172,000 klms, WOC605. Ph 0428 510 820.

FALCON XE SS wagon 1984, 181,600 klms, collectors car, reg no UBR 688 $3,000 ono Ph 0428 130 777

WANTED to buy old batteries, copper & brass, shed clean ups done. No texts. Ph 5446 1191 or 0447 744 043

TEXT book, Pyschology for Nurses $60 Ph 0428 747 855

RAGDOLL kitten m/chip 956000006275762, lovely 2 months, $400 Ph 5448 3033 or 0427 217 112.

WANTED TO BUY

Call Jim 0429 866 630 www.byers.net.au

GARAGE SALES

LIVESTOCK

FALCON BG 2007 wagon, auto, air, power, silver GC reg'd, YNJ045. $4,000 as is Phone 0422 281 302

OLD woodworking tools, planes and books etc for collector/user Ph 0418 510 727.

TEXT book, Health Assessment $100 Ph 0428 747 855

LIVESTOCK

IRONBARK COURT JUNORTOUN SAT 8am - 1pm. dog kennel, as new Queen bed mattress, household items & much more.

A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors. Free quotes to suit your budget.

HAY TRANSPORT

STORE WELL WITH STILWELL

DIRT bike motorcross boots Alpine Star size 10 $50 ono 0432 346 659

SUNBEAM MIXMASTER 12 speeds, 2 stainless steel mixing bowls, 3 different sets of beaters EUC. $80.

RAILWAY line steel 2.8 metre length $20 Phone 03 5439 6472.

STUDENT desk chair 80kg gas lift new $25 Ph 5447 7050

CHIPPER Shredder. Masport. 5HP B&S motor, well maintained & serviced VGC $600 Phone 0429 840 447

GARAGE SALES

SIEVED TOP SOIL

HAY

Oaten rolls, net wrapped. Excellent Quality from $55 Axedale. Phone: 0428 590 023 Open 7 Days

CHILDS wooden balance bike Kobba action $30 0419 353 541

BREVILLE JUICER 2 speeds, 75mm feed chute, dishwasher safe parts. EUC. $50.

For Sale Local Classifieds

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

FORD festiva hatchback 1999, reg UQY367, auto air cond, reg Sept 17, 89,676 klms, RWC vgc $3,000 ono Ph 0437 063 977

Harry Bull Terrier x Blue Heeler

Harry is an affectionate young pup with lots of energy to burn! He will grow to a medium sized dog and will require lots of exercise. Harry would benefit from attending puppy school to learn how to be a model canine citizen. He will need a home with secure fencing to keep him safe. Harry is social with other dogs and loves to play. He may be happy living with a friendly desexed dog.

Desexed Male, 7 years Archie is a stunning looking puss with a feather duster like tail that will keep you amused. He has a lovely nature and would fit into most households easily. He does love his food so it is important that he doesn’t indulge too much. He will need a regular brush to keep his coat free of matting. Archie is already desexed & microchipped so he is ready for his new home.

Archie Domestic Long Hair

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

Any donations of kitten or cat food dry and wet would be greatly appreciated.

5441 2209 PIPER LANE, EAST BENDIGO

MON-SAT 10AM-4PM, SUN & PUB HOLS 10AM-12PM WWW.RSPCAVIC.ORG.AU

WRECKING

Wrecking all Makes & Models We buy any car or ute Come see your local strippers LMCT 10769

FREE REMOVAL OF UNWANTED VEHICLES

HYUNDAI Sonata Feb 2016 model, as new 12 months reg, 16,000 klms, auto, RWC, AHI929 $23,500 Phone 5439 1318

Specialising In: • Holdens • Commodores • Fords • Light Commercials BA, BF and Ford Territory Reconditioned Ignition Switch and Column Assembly’s TOYOTA Verso 02, 7 seater auto, reg 10/17, 1BL9IT RWC, air-cond, 209,000 klms, exc cond $5,400 ono Ph 0427 305 058.

TRITON d/cab GLX 4 x 4, 2.4 turbo diesel, 2013 36,000 klms, as new, balance new car warranty, many extras, RWC ZPY837 $25,750 Ph 0409 592 208

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

CARAVANS WANTED

MECHANICS

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TIMING BELTS Affordable timing belt replacements 25 years qualified experience Mobile Mechanic PH 0400 290 789

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

Neutered Male, 3.5 months

Call 5446 1384 or 5446 1820 Wayne on 0413 774 717 LMCT 10992 Kayne on 0459 652 963 Address: 222 Upper Rd, Eaglehawk, 3556

MECHANICS

complete car care

Mechanical repairs & Service auto electrical z air conditioning pensioner discounts Ph Keith 5443 3304 z 0417 537 497 9a adam st quarry hill

MECHANICS VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT

Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

MECHANICS THOMPSON AUTOMOTIVE

Repairing manual gearbox, transfer case & diffs. Phone Phill 0434 145 485

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CARAVANS & TRAILERS

BENDIGO CARAVAN & BOAT STORAGE 64 Furness Street, Kangaroo Flat Call Ian Thompson

(03) 5447 1785 0409 147 373 www.bendigocaravanstorage.com.au

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Building on success

CHAMPIONS: Kangaroo Flat won the inaugural league clubs challenge.

Roos continue winning ways KANGAROO Flat has been crowned Victoria’s inaugural league challenge winners after a brilliant showing last weekend. The BFNL A-grade premiers of 2016, the Roos defeated Drouin in Sunday’s final 22-20. The tournament was the first that Netball Victoria has run, and invited premiers from across the state to do battle at the State Netball and Hockey Centre. The Roos line up included Karly Elvey and Alicia Gladman, 2016 BFNL rising star Ruby Barkmeyer, young midcourters Milly Wicks and Chelsea Sartori.

Premiership players Jamie-Lee Clohsey and Zoe Davies also lined up for Flat. Danielle Markwell, Adrienne Murphy and newcomer Julia Clarke also featured in the winning side. Flat’s win comes after Eaglehawk took out the BFNL’s five-a-side netball competition last week. Eaglehawk took on YCW in the final of the Bendigo Mazda-backed competition, open to all clubs in the AFL Central Victoria region. The Eaglehawk side, that notably featured Golden Square A-grade gun Abbey Ryan, defeated the Eagles in a close-fought final.

REIGNING Bendigo Football Netball League senior premier Sandhurst has joined forces with Metricon in a deal that will see the Queen Elizabeth Oval re-named for three years. Sandhurst football and netball home games from season 2017 will be played at Metricon QEO in a major partnership between club and the home builder. The announcement comes as the Dragons ramp up their preparations for their flag defence, including some key additions both on and off the field. Metricon’s Nick Ellis said the partnership was a win for both Sandhurst and the company, which had a major triumph of its own last year. “We were recently named Australia’s number one home builder, so it’s only fitting we join the BFNL senior football premiers here at the QEO,” he said. “We’re really excited to be supporting Sandhurst’s footballers and netballers in season 2017 and are looking forward to getting up to Metricon QEO to see them in action.” The Dragons had all three football sides play in grand finals last season, with several netball teams also in action during finals. The club has just confirmed its under-18 coach for this season, with Tyrone Jones to lead last year’s runner-up in 2017. The Dragons’ senior side has also received a boost, with former BFNL interleague representative Jon Coghlan back in Dragons colours. Coghlan bolsters the Dragons midfield alongside brother Lee, Michelsen medallist Kristan Height and another newcomer in 2015 Harding medallist and Bridgewater premiership player, Andrew Collins.

WINNING TEAM: Metricon is throwing its support behind Sandhurst. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN Sandhurst’s netball program will be headed up by new A-grade coaches Heather Oliver and Tamara Gilchrist.

Sandhurst begins its 2017 BFNL campaign with a clash with Strathfieldsaye at Tannery Lane on Saturday, April 15.

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Rivals meet in decider FOR the third straight season, Bendigo will meet Bendigo East in Sunday’s Bendigo Pennant Bowls division one grand final. East won through to the final in a thrilling clash with South Bendigo that went down to the final end, and will meet Bendigo in a rematch of the semi-final. The rinks of Marc Smith and David Keenan held up the bargain for the Magpies, defeating Liam Crapper and Greg Sherman respectively, in a pair of entertaining duels. South’s Brad Holland took a narrow two-shot win over Aaron Tomkins, and after 99 ends it was the battle between Ryan Tainton and Darren Burgess that proved decisive. Scores were tied at 85 shots apiece heading into the final end, before East coach Tomkins held his nerve to lead the minor premiers to another division one grand

final berth. East has claimed victory in two of the three meetings with Bendigo this season, both of those wins coming during the home and away season. Bendigo then hit back a fortnight ago with a 10288 win over East to book its grand final spot and earn a week off. The draw of the cards was held on Wednesday night, with Andrew Brown to take on David Keenan, Damien Mason against Aaron Tomkins, Barry Anset facing Marc Smith and Ian Ross tackling Darren Burgess. Sunday’s grand final will be played at Kangaroo Flat. Eaglehawk will host two grand finals on Saturday, with South Bendigo up against Bendigo East in division two and South tackling Bendigo in division four. North Bendigo faces White Hills at Bendigo East in

division three, Bendigo hosts the division five decider between Castlemaine and Calivil as well as the division eight grand final between South

and Castlemaine, Dingee plays Harcourt in division six and Golden Square sees Bendigo VRI and Lockwood South face off in division seven.

DRAWCARDS: Powerhouses Bendigo and Bendigo East will meet in another grand final.

Footy headlines weekend feast THE long weekend saw Bendigo play host to a feast of sport across several codes. The biggest event for the week was at the QEO, where 8399 fans flocked to see Essendon take on Geelong in the AFL’s JLT Community Series. Fittingly, the Cats got the cream after erasing a 40-point half time deficit to win by 22 with Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield and hometown hero Joel Selwood combining for a

whopping 70 disposals. Sunday also saw the tables turned on the favourites at the 2017 Bendigo International Madison. While confusion reigned on course as to who was in the lead due to scoreboard and commentary mix-ups of equal measure, nothing seemed to faze Rohan Wight and Alex Porter. The south Australian duo powered away to take a decisive lap’s advantage late in the race to win from Kelland

O’Brien and Sam Welsford. If you believe that names hold hidden meaning, the Northern United Cricket Association’s grand final on Saturday was likely where you headed. Elmore hosted the game, that saw the Dingee Blowies defeat the Goornong Mountain Goats for the second consecutive year. The Mountain Goats monicker was only adopted this season – Goornong was previously known as the

similarly obscure Walruses – but only resulted in another runners-up finish. Next year another name change could be in order, something more native to the area. Perhaps the Goornong Growling Grass Frogs? Along with all this, the State Firefighting Championships, a quartet of Bendigo Braves practice matches, and more local bowls and cricket finals kept the town’s sporting enthusiasts plenty busy. – Joel Peterson

Magic of the cup comes to town BENDIGO City’s FFA Cup tilt gets under way tomorrow when the side takes on Altona Magic at Epsom Huntly Reserve. All sides in the National Premier Leagues Victoria competition have the weekend off to compete in the opening round of main draw cup matches. The draw was held on Monday, with State League Men’s side Altona readying for a trip up the Calder. The cup is a knockout competition, with the final four sides from Victoria going into the national draw with the possibility of facing an A-League club. Bendigo is still winless after six rounds in the NPL2 West, despite an encouraging performance in a loss to Goulburn Valley Suns last Saturday. City conceded a goal in the sixth minute and held firm thereafter, before conceding one just before the half and two within seven

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minutes of the second half getting under way. City then hit back late with two goals though GV’s victory was assured, Daniel Purdy converting from the spot 13 minutes out from time before Charlie McCormick finished off a Sam Farr cross in the 83rd minute. Liam Thomas and Geordie Lelliott both finished with two for the visitors. The two goals were more than the side had scored all season, but have to be taken with a grain of salt given the state of the game. Altona is yet to kick off its season, its first state league game is on March 25. The Magic will use the clash as the perfect leadup to its season opener, and hope to start its campaign on a winning note. Kick off in the match is at 5pm on Saturday at Epsom.

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Déjà-Roo for BUCCs By JOEL PETERSON

KANGAROO Flat and Bendigo United will play for the second time in as many games when a fascinating Bendigo District Cricket Association finals series begins on Saturday. The Roos and Redbacks meet again – this time at Dower Park – while Eaglehawk hosts Strathdale Maristians in a 2015/16 grand final replay. Eaglehawk (first) Leading run scorers: Andrew Smith (438), Shane Murdoch (280), Matt Fitt (223)

SHOWDOWN: Golden Gully and Mandurang will fight it out for the flag.

Cobras chase dream FIERY: Strathdale’s Sam Johnston has been in vintage form. Photos: JOEL PETERSON

again peaked at the right time. Top-order runs will be vital for the Suns, who have relied too heavily on their middle order this season.

GOT HIM: Bendigo United celebrates one of Leigh McDermott’s wickets against the Roos.

THREATENING: Kangaroo Flat spinner Chris Barber.

Leading wicket takers: Richard Tibbett (29), Cory Jacobs (22), Andrew Smith (18) Form in last five: WWWWW The consistent Hawks return to finals in form having not suffered a loss since early November when they were beaten by Sandhurst. Eaglehawk may have a reputation as a bowling-led side, but the Hawks have made the second most runs of any finals side this season, bolstered by a criminally soft draw over the past two months. Their issue has been consistency with the bat, especially from the top order. Andrew Smith has more than done his bit and Matt Fitt has found some solid touch, but Eaglehawk will need more than two or three contributors in order to back up an ultra-reliable attack.

Strathdale Maristians (fourth) Leading run scorers: Sam Johnston (331), Cam Taylor (326), Jack Neylon (271) Leading wicket takers: Cam Taylor (38), Sam Johnston (17), Jake DeAraugo, Dylan Baillie (12) Form in last five: WWWLW Season 2016/17 has been a slow burn for the Suns. To use a racing parlance, the defending champs missed the start badly and quickly found themselves several lengths off the pace as they lost their opening three games of the season. They’ve bolted in since, losing just once and even beating Bendigo United twice along the way. With Cam Taylor a red-hot favourite for Cricketer of the Year and the likes of Sam Johnston in good form with the ball, the Suns have

Kangaroo Flat (second) Leading run scorers: Dylan Gibson (467), Adam Burns (258), Jake Klemm (250) Leading wicket takers: Brent Hamblin (24), Adam Burns, Chris Barber (22) Form in last five: WWWWL A disappointing loss to Bendigo United last week aside, Kangaroo Flat has been the story of the BDCA season. The rise of the Roos has been enthralling and entertaining in equal parts, with the experienced Adam Burns and Brent Hamblin leading a young group to finals for the first time in a decade. Kangaroo Flat has been the standout bowling attack this season, with six bowlers taking double-figure wickets. Its batting could be the sticking point, the Roos only making 250 or more once this year and making just 87 against BUCCs last weekend. Bendigo United (third) Leading run scorers: Ben Gunn (557), Heath Behrens (496), Mark Di Fede (333) Leading wicket takers: Nick

From Page 44 “We have guys like Brad Webster, Shaun O’Shea and Jeremy Rogerson who have been at the club for the whole 17 years, so they have some great experience and it is great for them to get the opportunity,” Prime said. Both sides are stronger with the bat than ball on paper, but have showed in recent weeks their attacks are plenty capable. “We have had a bit more of that even spread and I think we have taken a lot of confidence from the last two wins that we’ve had,” Mandurang’s Matt Pask said. “The big thing in the last two games has been being able to occupy the crease, not having quick wickets fall and building some solid partnerships.” Pask is one man in hot form, along with Pietromonaco, but Matt Giri looms as the major danger for the Cobras. “He can take the game away from you in 15 overs. Him and Pasky are definitely the keys to their batting,” Prime said. A key factor for Golden Gully this season has been its ability to show patience with the bat, hold on to wickets and then attack after tea. Pietromonaco expects Mandurang to be equally patient

Crawford (30), Leigh McDermott (23), Miggy Podosky (12)

with the ball. “In the last few weeks there have been guys like Clint Botham get five wickets, Mick Healy with four at the weekend, and that helps as an attack knowing you can share it around,” he said. Greg Thomas has been the Cobras’ standout this season as one of several new additions but their chemistry as a group has been the key in their run. Prime hopes it will lead them to the ultimate success this year and in years to come. “We are a pretty close-knit bunch, but when you win a flag together you go from just being mates to mates for life. That’s definitely something that I want to achieve with this group,” he said. “I definitely think we can. Mandurang are a great side, but we are here for a reason and it would mean a lot to everyone at the club.” The league held its presentation night on Wednesday, with United’s Kieran Nihill winning the league’s player of the year award. The division one grand final will be held at Ewing Park. In divison two, Maiden Gully plays Mandurang at JG Edwards Oval and in division three Gully plays Strathfieldsaye at Maiden Gully Oval.

Form in last five: LWLWW They may be the most prolific batting side of the top four, but as they demonstrated last week the Redbacks are at their best when they let the ball do the talking. Captain Leigh McDermott single-handedly ripped through Kangaroo Flat with a mesmerising spell of 5/5 from five overs, including three maidens. He has plenty of support from spinners Nick Crawford and Jake Thrum, an in-form Miggy Podosky, Marcus Smalley and tearaway quick Clayton Holmes. With two of the top-five batsmen in the league in Ben Gunn and Heath Behrens, BUCCs will be as dangerous as any side in finals, especially if they can get some muchneeded runs out of a disappointing middle order. Matches start at noon both days. SOLID: Eaglehawk’s Shane Murdoch.

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A Golden opportunity

By JOEL PETERSON

big day: Golden Gully’s Clint Prime with Mandurang cocaptains James Pietromonaco (left) and Matt Pask (right).

GOLDEN Gully has a chance to realise a dream 17 years in the making this weekend when it faces Mandurang in the 2016/17 Emu Valley Cricket Association division one grand final at Ewing Park. The Cobras entered the league in 2000 and have largely been starved of success, winning just a single division two flag along the way. Before the 2015/16 season, the club approached former Bendigo United premiership player Clint Prime with a fairly simple plan. “They said they wanted to win a flag within three years and that challenge was really why I took it on. The whole club, the committee, players, everyone, has worked really hard to give ourselves this chance,” the Cobras captain/coach told the Weekly. One side that knows about lean runs is the Rangas, which broke at 23year flag drought in 2011/12. Mandurang has since made five of the past six finals series. “We still have a fair few of those guys at the club so there is plenty of that finals experience there, which is really important in these sort of games,” Rangas co-captain James Pietromonaco said this week. Mandurang scraped into finals with a last round win over Spring Gully and then went on to topple ladder leader United last week. The Cobras are the new kids on the block, soaring up the table after finishing seventh last year. They took on Sedgwick in the semi final, another trademark batting performance setting the stage for their grand final debut.

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