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ISSUE 1023 FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017

Work the perfect medicine THERE isn’t much in the pharmacy game that John Lindsay hasn’t seen. In a rapidly-changing industry, Mr Lindsay has greeted customers with a friendly smile for 55 years, starting in Melbourne before moving to Bendigo and opening his own business in Hargreaves Mall. For 24 years he has worked at Arnold Street Pharmacy, a stint that comes to an end on Monday when he works his final shift. He plans to spend the bulk of his spare time travelling, with grandchildren and in the garden, but admits he will miss working. – Story Page 12

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BENDIGO is becoming a food desert with greater access to fast or unhealthy food than nutritious fare, a problem extending also to people who ask for emergency relief. The city is marked by the statistic that more than one in 10 of its residents is classified as food insecure, which means they lack reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food. According to City of Greater

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Bendigo community partnerships manager Stephen Abbott, the proportion of local people who suffer food insecurity is more than twice the Victorian average of 4.6 per cent. Part of the issue in Bendigo is that unhealthy food is often cheaper and more available. As the need for fresh food becomes more urgent, emergency relief

services work together to try and fill the bellies of Bendigo’s hungry families. But time is not always on their side. Salvation Army divisional doorways coordinator Kaye Viney said some local emergency relief agencies were forced to turn away clients at this time of year, when they can be most vulnerable.

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“Everyone is struggling with having more people to feed and not enough to go around,” Ms Viney said. She said the onset of winter coincided with the end of the financial year, and agencies that had already spent their budget were unable to help people struggling to make their own household budget stretch to essentials.

Both she and Mr Abbott said Bendigo’s agencies were adept at jumping in to cover each other when they had to. Emergency food is sourced mainly from Bendigo Foodshare and its Long Gully depot. Its main source of fresh produce as well as nonperishable goods is rescued food from Foodbank Victoria in Melbourne. Where it goes can depend on the specific demand at the time. Continued Page 6

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Opportunity in the CBD THE looming sale of the largest single Bendigo CBD commercial offering in a long time has been billed as the opportunity of a lifetime. Selling agents for the approximately 8156 square metre holding situated at 113-133 Mollison Street are DCK Real Estate and Melbourne based Gross Waddell Pty Ltd. The high profile property includes frontage to Mollison, Williamson and McLaren streets, in a rapidly emerging area of Bendigo’s CBD. DCK director Matt Bowles said this was one of the most exciting opportunities to purchase an extremely rare holding in one of regional Australia’s most vibrant and fastest-growing cities. “The size of the holding reflects the opportunity available to the successful purchaser,” he said. “The property is located in a precinct where there has been significant development in recent years as more developers and occupants realise this is a place to be, and this is the ideal chance for the successful purchaser to make their own mark upon the Bendigo cityscape.” He said the site enjoys close proximity to other key inner city assets, including Bendigo Mar-

ketplace, the railway station, city shops, cafes and the inner-city lifestyle Bendigo is just starting to discover and enjoy. The property is one of several major commercial offerings to go to the market in recent times, with other significant opportunities recently listed including the landmark All Seasons Quality Resort, the Lakeview Hotel, premises at 173 Hargreaves Street, 9 Mitchell Street and the iconic Estate 5528 Winery freehold at Big Hill. The property at 113-133 Mollison Street is zoned Business 1 and includes about 4168 square metres of building space situated on seven separate tenancies plus 93 on-site car spaces, and includes short-term holding income of $857,000 per annum Mr Bowles said the site would suit developers (STCA), as well as owner occupiers/investors. Expressions of interest for 113-133 Mollison Street close on Thursday, June 29 at 4pm. HIA senior economist Geordan Murray said while housing finance figures show that overall lending slowed in April, the number of loans to households building new homes reached its highest level since 2015.

FIRM: Loans for new homes are at a two-year high.

“An increase in construction loans provided the majority of the uplift in the month – these types of loans typically relate to new detached houses,” he said. “There has been considerable focus on the residential building cycle recently, particularly relating to an expected reduction in activity over the year ahead. However, commentary has often considered the residential building sector as a whole and overlooked the different cycles for detached house building and the apartment sector. “The result is a positive sign for detached house builders and supports our view that demand in this part of the market is likely to remain robust throughout the next phase of the cycle. Mr Murray said the number of construction loans to owneroccupiers increased by 2.1 per cent in the month, and the number of such loans during the three months to April 2017 is 1.9 per cent higher than a year earlier.

“Loans to owner-occupiers purchasing ready-built new homes declined by three per cent in April, but lending in the April ‘quarter’ was still six per cent higher than a year ago,” he said. “We continue to see some instability in the month by month flow of loans to owner-occupiers purchasing ready-built new homes, but lending for this purpose generally remains at elevated levels. “This part of the home loan market is being affected by volatility due to the timing of apartment completions and settlements. This is likely to be a consistent theme over the remainder of the year.” The number of loans to owner-occupiers constructing or purchasing new homes during the three months to April 2017 quarter was stronger than a year earlier in five of the eight states and territories, with Victoria in third position with a 3.7 per cent rise.

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In the IBAC spotight Kangan Institute and V/Line under scrutiny

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BENDIGO Kangan Institute and Victorian regional rail operator V/ Line will come under scrutiny as part of an Independent Broadbased Anti-corruption Commission investigation into alleged corrupt conduct at the companies. IBAC, the same body investigating charges of corruption at Bendigo Health, announced the investigation designated as Operation Lansdowne on Tuesday. It will see a hearing held into the practices of both companies, beginning at the Victorian County

Court on June 27. The investigation relates to allegations of serious corruption at the Warrnambool-based South West Institute of TAFE, Bendigo Kangan Institute and V/Line. IBAC’s preliminary hearing information stated the investigation is considering whether persons associated with the organisations have engaged in corrupt conduct to improperly benefit themselves or others.

A large portion of the investigation will focus on the awarding of contracts and qualifications to Rebecca Taylor, the proprietor of Taytell Pty Ltd. South West TAFE’s 2013 annual report lists a payment of $13,600 to Taytell Change for consultancy services. IBAC will also investigate whether Taytell, its officers or employees, intended to or did adversely affect the honest performance of

the functions of public officers or bodies in relation to its agreements with the TAFE providers. The commission will also look into the sufficiency of, and compliance with, systems and controls relating to third party training agreements entered into by South West TAPE and Kangan. V/Line’s recruitment and contracting arrangements will also be looked into, as well as whether it is ensuring appropriate acountability

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of public money. “V/Line is aware of the IBAC hearing. We take these matters very seriously and are cooperating fully with the commission. It is not appropriate for V/Line to comment further at this time,” a spokesperson said. Bendigo Kangan Institute also said it will also cooperate fully. “Bendigo Kangan Institute is aware of the impending IBAC hearings to be held into Victoria’s education and training sector and we are cooperating fully with IBAC. We have no further comment at this stage,” a spokesperson said.

Government funds shore up TAFE A REPORT shows Victoria’s TAFE sector relied on state government funding to remain sustainable after providers were forced to depend almost solely on revenue from student enrolments from 2013. And Bendigo TAFE failed to meet its target in 2016 on a key measure that assesses financial sustainability, but its fiscal health was improving in line with the sector’s after a bounty of government grants. Attorney General Andrew Greaves reported in a 2016

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job done: La Trobe Art Institute’s Kent Wilson. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Best of the best are on show MORE than 100 artworks are on display at the Bendigo Art Gallery in a new exhibition entitled Revealing Identity: The Collections of La Trobe University. La Trobe Art Institute’s Kent Wilson and his team had the daunting task of sifting through the core collection of some 8000 works, selecting works from a variety of media. – Story Page 21

audit of the sector that declining student numbers had hit TAFEs including Bendigo’s campus, precisely as the state government pulled back its operational funding. Mr Greaves noted that from 2013 TAFEs no longer received financial support for operations and were funded based on student enrolments. “They had to compete with the private sector for students, while total student numbers were falling, which reduced the available revenue pool,” he wrote. Last year Bendigo Kangan

Intitute, which is the result of a 2014 merger between Kangan Institute and Bendigo TAFE, met its employment cost as a proportion of training revenue. It is likely the TAFE made savings in employment benefit payments and, after rounds of retrenchments in the past two years, found relief in not having to pay out redundancies. Bendigo was the only TAFE in Victoria to achieve this performance measure which is a set as a target every year. However, it fell 18 per cent short of its targeted training revenue per full-time teacher last year. The state government awarded Bendigo TAFE multiple grants in the past two years, including $17.7 million to construct a new health and community centre of excellence and, critically, $12 million to all Kangan campuses to maintain existing buildings and infrastructure. Skills and training minister Gayle Tierney said at the time of allocating the latter grant, it would put the public training provider on a level footing with private sector providers that don’t have the same maintenance costs. “We need to recognise (TAFE is a public entity and operating for the common good) and make sure there is money for them to support them on an ongoing basis to ensure we have a strong TAFE system into the future,” she said.

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High speed a problem

POLICE are reminding motorists to be mindful of their behaviour behind the wheel after impounding two cars in Bendigo and detecting a range of traffic offences across the long weekend. Statewide, 8300 traffic offences and 800 crime offences were detected during the four-day Operation Regal across the long weekend. The operation saw highway patrol officers in force across the state in a crackdown on driver behaviour during the traditionally busy long weekend period.

nine unregistered vehicles. Three disqualified or suspended drivers were also recorded around Bendigo across the weekend. Two vehicles were impounded as a result of the offences recorded

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while 245 drink drivers were detected. Serious injuries were avoided in road accidents around Bendigo but there were two deaths recorded across the state in separate incidents. Macedon also saw a serious inci-

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across the weekend in Bendigo. Across the state the figures painted a much more worrying figure. One in every 15 drivers tested in Victoria returned a positive result for drugs

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In the Bendigo region, results were better than the state-wide figures but police were still busy recording a range of offences. According to Victoria Police figures, no one was caught for using a mobile phone while driving and only one seatbelt offence was recorded in the region. Five drink drivers, two drug drivers and one driver that recorded a positive drug test and a blood alcohol reading of more than 0.05 were caught. But 52 speeding offences were recorded, eight unlicensed drivers were nabbed and police also intercepted

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dent involving a cyclist on Monday. A total of 3160 motorists were caught speeding and 418 motorists fined for using mobile phones statewide, both significant increases over

the number of offenders last year. Road Policing Command Acting Assistant Commissioner Debra Robertson said number of people using mobile phones and speeding was especially disappointing. “I’m not sure what it will take for motorists to heed the warnings,” A/ AC Robertson said. “Does it have to be the loss of a loved one for the message to get through? “All our available highway patrol members and police throughout the state worked hard over the weekend in trying to keep all our road users safe.”

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DISCARD postal voting and reinvigorate discussion about the provision of council services are two suggestions offered by a prominent Bendigo political scientist to get voters interested in local government elections. The 2016 poll showed low voter turnout was prevalent across Victoria, with more than 20 per cent of voters not bothering to vote at all. In the follow up, the Victorian Electoral Commission has received no response from half of the recipients of more than 11,000 letters asking for an explanation. They are up for a $100 fine. La Trobe University honorary associate in politics Ian Tulloch said a segment of voters who were young were disengaged from local government. “They don’t see local government having anything to do with them,” Mr Tulloch said. This was despite council decision making including on roads, facilities, parking and pets impacting on residents more than state and federal policies. Councillors are elected in regional areas by postal voting which is cheaper than setting up booths, but Mr Tulloch argued it was tempting for those disengaged voters to throw the ballot papers in the bin. And to also throw away the subsequent penalty notices. Mr Tulloch also lamented there was an aversion in regional and rural areas to political party-aligned candidates running for council seats. It meant so-called independent candidates had to work harder to convey their policy preferences when alliance with a political party would make those preferences clear from the start. In the City of Greater Bendigo, the Greens put up a candidate in all three wards and Jennifer Alden was elected in Lockwood. He said that outside of Melbourne, the political parties did not seem interested in the local government. “If the political parties were more willing to deal with the issues of services provision in local government, it would help to reinvigorate more robust political debate,” Mr Tulloch said. “But apart from the Greens, they don’t seem willing to do that.”

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Bendigo Community Health Services will use a community consultation roadshow to enhance alcohol and other drugs services across the Loddon-Mallee region. The roadshow on Tuesday will gather experiences and ideas from people who have lived with alcohol and other drug issues to help AOD services deliver the best support possible in the future. BCHS project worker Leah Wastell said community feedback was vital to improving alcohol and drug services. “The information we gather and the things we learn from people who have been impacted by alcohol and drugs will be used to inform all organisations delivering AOD services across the Loddon-Mallee on what people needed, missed or desperately wanted during their experience,” she said. “It will allow us to identify the things provided by

out and about: Project workers Leah Wastell and Bronwyn Moore will be gathering feedback from the community. AOD services that people found helpful too. “We can use this information to inform services to ensure individuals and families get the help and support they need in the future.”

Places are limited, to register your interest contact leahwastell@bchs.com.au or 5448 1600. The roadshow is on Tuesday, June 20 at Bendigo Library from 11am to noon.

Food supply a problem 3From Page 1 Foodshare has distributed more than one million kilograms of food this year, according to its website. It has grown quickly, according to a report by Australian food network Sustain, from supplying 21 organisations in 2014 to 108 in 2015.

Mr Abbott said Foodshare did a great job and had significant, deserved public support but the sheer volume of food presented operational challenges. There were proposals to rescue more food locally, such as sandwich platters left over from catered events. Mr Abbott said the council would support a

rescued food supermarket, such as the OzHarvest Market recently opened in Sydney. “Food relief in Bendigo is quite fluid,” he said. “Causes can form around a need at the time, then close.” He said action also needed to be directed at reducing dependency on food relief.

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Door open for trade training

Trespassers stall trains V/LINE says trespassers had an impact on service punctuality on the Bendigo line as the operator again fell well short of its performance target in May. The latest failure to meet the 92 per cent on time target marks two full years since trains on the Bendigo line last met the performance measure. One significant reason listed by V/Line was congestion between Sunshine and Sunbury. Other factors included train faults and inclement weather, but V/Line CEO James Pinder said trespassers on tracks was the most significant factor affecting service punctuality and reliability. “When we get reports of trespassers on the tracks, our trains are forced to stop until Victoria Police gives us the all clear to proceed,” he said. “People who unlawfully access the tracks not only put themselves in harm’s way, but they’re impacting thousands of customers who are on their way to and

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AFTER four years of consecutive falls in apprenticeship numbers, there are opportunities in traditional trades and traineeships, according to a Bendigo vocational training specialist. But Apprenticeships Matter regional manager Ivan Crisp said not only were most local secondary students unaware of how to get onto the career path, but scores of students he had talked to knew nothing about the modern award. Mr Crisp said not all local high schools promoted vocational training as a career path despite vocational training gaining entry to nine of the top 10 fastest growing occupation fields in Australia. He said vocational training had a reputation of being less than a higher education even though graduates attracted higher starting wages, and enjoyed far higher employment rates. His experience is supported by conclusions drawn by research on behalf of Skilling Australia Foundation that “compared with university, VET is often considered the poor second cousin, seemingly receiving less positive attention in the media, among career counsellors and, significantly, with parents”. “A recent national survey of 1010 Australians found that four in five parents would prefer their children go to university after leaving school rather than undertake a vocational training pathway,” the report, titled Perceptions are not Reality and published last month, said. Providers in the Australian Apprenticeship Sup-

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Mandarin service on offer choice: Ivan Crisp says apprenticeships are available. port Network were funded for the first time in 2015 to guide school leavers into VET courses and support them to completion. Another $1.5 billion was set aside in the 2017 federal budget after apprenticeship and traineeship uptake in 2016 dropped to the lowest since 1998 and there were fewer completions since 2002, according to the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. At the same time, enrolments in university have steadily increased. The federal government’s 2017 funding will be targeted at priority occupations and growth industries including tourism, hospitality, health and ageing, agriculture, en-

gineering, manufacturing, building and construction and digital technologies. Mr Crisp said many parents and secondary educators thought apprenticeships related to the traditional trades such as in the construction industry. But VET training was diverse and included creative occupations such as floristry, hairdressing, framing and digital technologies. Employers who offer an apprenticeship in an occupation listed on the National Skills Needs List could also qualify for incentives, and rural and regional employers for additional payments. “It is a matter of educating secondary students about their options,” Mr Crisp said.

SIMON Chan is likely the only priest in Bendigo who conducts regular church services in Mandarin. The Singapore-born Anglican priest, who was ordained last weekend, serves the Chinese community in Bendigo through Christ’s True Light Church, formed as a merger more than three years ago between Christ Church in Bendigo East and the House of the True Light. For the former congregation, he is their first full-time priest. Reverend Chan and his wife Iris moved to Bendigo permanently last year. But the city holds a longer history for Rev Chan. He had twice visited Bendigo before he was formally invited to lead the parish. Of the two services he holds on Sunday, one is spoken in English and translated into Mandarin. However, his parishioners could speak English, Mandarin, Malay or the Chinese

BENDIGO BASE: Iris and Simon Chan. dialect of their birthplace. The House of the True Light has an interesting history in Bendigo, starting in 2001 as a pioneer ministry to the city’s Chinese community. Rev Chan said its members were predominately La Trobe University students in the ministry’s formative years, and had a high turno-

ver as people moved after finishing study. These days the congregation has become more stable comprised of graduates now working in Bendigo and most with families, and recent adult migrants to the city. Rev and Mrs Chan have plans to stay as long as they can in Bendigo.

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Her other observation is that Australian culture is particularly conducive to drinking. “A lot of the drinking is based around women,” she said. “You have wine o’clock, drinks at lunchtime, after work, at every point of the day.” Valentish is currently doing public speaking around the topic of addiction and says she gets much satisfaction from it. “Women often come up to me after I speak and ask about a friend’s problem or their own,” she said. She says however she doesn’t like to give advice. Her own process of

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GORDON Jackson’s collections including a 25,000 piece historical sheet music catalogue and football records from 1927 to 1937 have been sold to local collectors, according to auctioneer Paul Miles. Mr Miles said there was “monumental value” in the collections, if only a small commercial worth, because it was unlikely there were items like them left. Mr Jackson put his collections up for auction earlier this month after the Strathdale home he and his wife Glad had lived in was sold.

Mrs Jackson was also a collector and craftswoman. Her collection of rocks and minerals were also auctioned. More than 40 years of collecting saw Mr Jackson acquire some historically significant sheet music including scores dating back to the late 1800s and a performance by the Bendigo Lyric Orchestra in 1901. They attracted a local buyer intent on keeping the bulk of the sheet music together. Mr Miles said a separate buyer bought some hard coverbound music. And another collector took

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SOLD: The Weekly’s front-page story. home the vintage football records. Mr Miles, the owner of Maiden Gully-based Saye Auctions who conducted the sale, said it was common for collections to be unearthed in old homes as they were sold. “I tell clients who are sons

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and daughters not to throw anything out,” Mr Miles said. “They might think it is junk, but it could just be something important.” Mr Miles said he was the one of the only auctioneers who conducted auctions on site.

GROUP FORMS FOR CENTRELINK USERS A CENTRELINK users network meeting has been called for 11am on Tuesday at Bendigo library activity room. The aim of this meeting is to see if there is interest in starting a Centrelink Users Network in Bendigo. The aim is to support Centrelink users in daily living and to stimulate thinking around earning additional income while on benefits or a pension and to undertake some research to find employment gaps in Bendigo. For more details phone 0447 473 674.

WEATHER SYSTEM HOVERS AT 50 PER CENT CHANCE SIGNS of an impending El Niño have eased in recent months but the weather system is still rated a 50 per cent chance to develop in late winter according to the Bureau Of Meteorology’s latest data. The bureau’s El Niño Southern Oscillation index remains at watch level, meaning there is an equal likelihood of the system developing in coming months. Sea surface temperatures remain warmer than usual over the tropical Pacific but have cooled in recent weeks due to strong trade winds. Four of eight international climate models suggest tropical Pacific Ocean temperatures may exceed El Niño thresholds during the second half of 2017, down from seven of eight models that were forecasting a possible event in April. El Niño is often, but not always, associated with a drier than average winter and spring over eastern Australia. The bureau says if the tropical Pacific remains warmer than average, but thresholds are not quite met, some El Niño-like effects are still possible.

RADIO IN AIRCRAFT THE Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club is looking into aircraft tracking tonight. BAREC member Col Herbert will provide an interesting presentation on an aircraft tracking system called ADSB, a system in which electronic equipment on board an aircraft automatically broadcasts its precise location and other information via a digital data link. It enables aircraft to be accurately tracked by air traffic controllers and other pilots, without the need for conventional radar. The evening starts at 7.30pm at the BAREC club room, 20 Longlea Lane, Longlea. Entry $2. Details from: 0417 015 735.

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AYLENE Kirkwood would move her bed into the upstairs council chamber of the Eaglehawk Town Hall if she had the chance, the long-serving heritage volunteer admires the building so. Ms Kirkwood was honoured with a medal of the order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday honours on Monday, and fielded calls of congratulations from the people who have worked with her in her specific area of interest, Eaglehawk. She told the Bendigo Weekly she was honoured to receive the award, but didn’t really know what it was for. It was awarded to the author, historian and former nurse for service to the community Eaglehawk. “I just like what I do, when you retire from work, you have to have something to look forward to,” she said. Ms Kirkwood looks

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No to plastic bags A COUNCIL waste truck moves around the city is spreading the word as a collecting waste,” Mr large mobile billboard to Lloyd said. remind the community “The council cannot to put plastic bags in not recycle plastic bags their recycling or organics through its kerbside colbins. lection service. FUNERALS & City of Greater Ben“Recyclable items PRE -should PAID FUNERALS digo council’s Craig Lloyd be placed in the said plastic bags are one recycling loose and if of the main items that residents are placing their contaminate the recycling recycling in plastic bags and organics collections. it will be removed by the “We thought it was a contractors sorting the regood idea to use a new cycling and sent straight waste truck to get this to landfill which defeats message out as the truck the purpose of recycling

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These bags are easily recycled, yet rarely are. These plastic bags can be recycled at participating local supermarkets and residents should check with their local supermarket to see if they will accept used plastic bags. The bags are recycled in a mixed plastics process to make things such as garden stakes, garden furniture, garden sleepers, flower pots and new plastic bags.

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MOST people dread going to work on a Monday. For John Lindsay it is just about the highlight of his week. Mr Lindsay will clock on for his final shift at Arnold Street Pharmacy on Monday after what he estimates is more than 55 years of experience in the industry. For more than 24 years at the business, his weekly Monday shift has been something he looks forward to. “The customers are great, the staff are good to work with. It’s been a good time,” he said. Before he started at Arnold St he managed his own business in Hargreaves Mall for 25 years, worked in Preston for five years, in Springvale for 18 months and had a further year of relief work when he started out. These days, Arnold St is a welcome change from larger pharmacies, one where most of the customers are known to the staff by name. That popularity with customers is a feature of his work according to colleagues, work he got into through the influence of his cousin. “Originally my cousin was doing pharmacy and I thought the idea of what he was doing was pretty good,” he said. “I didn’t know a lot about it, but that’s how I started and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.” It is fair to say there isn’t much that John hasn’t seen. From various ailments and products to the enormous change in the industry over the years, from computers simplifying the copious records in-

retiring: John Lindsay. volved in the job to the increase in synthetic medications from the mostly plant-based products of years past. “When I started off it was all plant drugs really. Most things then were either tablets or mixtures or ointments, whereas now it’s all pre-packed,” he said. “It’s been a big change. In the old days you used to record prescriptions in a book, when I first came to Bendigo, and then type out the label and then the label was applied to whatever the product was.” He will devote the extra day a week to more gardening, spending time with his grandchildren, the occasional bit of travel and his work as a longtime member of the BendigoStrathdale Rotary Club. They are all things to look forward to, but John said he will miss working, just as his customers will no doubt miss him. “I think I will,” he said. “Probably more than I realise.” - Joel Peterson

Funding a Discovery plus Bendigo business and community organisations are voting with their cash to ensure Discovery Science and Technology Centre can build a sustainable future. Over the past 12 months, philanthropic organisations as diverse as Fosterville Gold Mine to Strategem and Sandhurst Trustees have partnered with Discovery to help implement a sustainable business model. “Discovery’s business plan points to the fact we have some great facilities to not only support informal science and technology edu-

cation, but for community use,” general manager Jonathan Ridnell says. “What community grants have helped us achieve is to bring our facilities up to a standard where community, government and corporate organisations can lease them.” Strategem has funded wireless internet facilities, Frances and Harold Abbott Foundation has funded meeting room furniture and a Fosterville Gold Mine community grant helped purchase a cinema-quality data projector.

“Working with these organisations helps Discovery create another way of becoming integral to the Bendigo community,” Mr Ridnell said. “Discovery has a reputation for great social events like children’s birthday parties, but we’re also promoting our centre as a great place for meetings and gatherings. “Discovery is continuing to invest in its facilities, including a planned upgrade of the under-six Kaleidoscope Learning Space thanks to the John T Reid Charitable Trusts.”

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is already one of Shakespeare’s funniest plays but Girton Grammar School is set to take the production to new comedic and theatrical heights by giving the story a 1920s after-hours New York jazz club vibe. With nearly 100 students aged from eight to 18 years old gracing the stage and after a hectic four month rehearsal schedule, this jazzy take on an all-time classic will delight and entertain. Girton Grammar School headmaster Matthew Maruff, said that this year’s senior school production was ambitious but in very capable hands. “We have some superb student talent at the school and incredibly passionate and highly experienced drama teachers to guide them,” he said. “Rehearsals are going well and the snippets of the play that I have seen offer a very clever twist on the original play – think decadence, Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age in New York City. “The performance will even include modern pop songs that have been adapted to fit with the music style of the 1920s.” In a nod to the four young

Athenian lovers in the Shakespeare original, the Girton production is set in the aptly named Athenian Jazz Club and Central Park in New York, with a live jazz band on stage. The glamorous and glitzy take on the play will feature outlandishly confusing love triangles taken from the original playwright, but with characters ranging from mischievous fairies to famous Hollywood actors, the storyline becomes even more far-fetched and has a distinct swagger of downtown cool. “It is fantastic for the students to challenge themselves with a Shakespeare production and to uniquely adapt it in a way that will make it completely renewed for the audience,” Mr Maruff said. Eleven LED screens will be used to cast out landscapes of the New York skyline, Central Park and The Athenian Jazz Club. “We have a highly experienced and skilled team of student theatre technicians who will do all of the sound, lighting and special effects,” Mr Maruff said. “Our performing arts program is one of the most extensive in this region with students each year going on to do further study and

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RSPCA calls for pet comfort GET that warm and fuzzy feeling this winter by helping RSPCA Victoria keep its animals snug. The animal welfare charity is asking people to clean out their linen cupboards and donate unneeded goods this weekend at the Bendigo shelter. RSPCA Victoria chief executive Liz Walker said the Winter Warmer Appeal was an opportunity for people to recycle items they no longer used. “It’s not only humans that feel the winter chill,” Dr Walker said. “Our animals appreciate a few extra layers of warmth, too. “People are incredibly generous whenever we appeal for goods, so we’re coordinating a weekend dropoff with extra volunteers helping to collect and distribute the donations.” RSPCA Bendigo welcomes donations of blankets, towels, sheets, polyester doonas, pillow cases, face washers, pet beds, kitty litter, treats, cat and dog toys, collars and leads, pet bowls, scratching posts, plastic kennels and unshredded newspapers. They are unable to accept shredded newspaper, pillows, cushions, feather doonas, wooden kennels or

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but I am confident that it’s going to sound very impressive at The Capital next week.” Tickets for the Girton Grammar

production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream are on sale now with performances on June 20, 21 and 22 at The Capital Theatre.

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COMFY: Blankets are needed. wooden hutches. The Bendigo centres will accept donated goods during opening hours on Saturday 10am until 4pm and Sunday 10am until noon. Bagged and labelled goods can be dropped-off at RSPCA Op Shops during openings hours on Saturday. Over the next four months, RSPCA Victoria will transition all animal care services from its Castlemaine Animal Care Centre to its Bendigo Animal Care shelter. The RSPCA said this will enable them to provide a better standard of care to animals, in a newer facility with on-site veterinary care.

A SELECTION of Bendigo wineries are set to offer a sneak preview of the magic happening in wine barrels across the region. Six wineries will throw open their doors on Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9 for exclusive barrel tasting sessions. Bendigo Winegrowers Association president Wes Vine said the weekend was a chance for wine lovers to taste future releases before anyone else. “These are wines that will make their way into bottles in the next six to 18 months,” he said. “The exclusive barrel tastings will give you a glimpse into the mystery of winemaking. “Meet the winemakers and taste wine straight from the source.” The bumper 2017 harvest is now over and the grapes have been crushed and fermented. But that’s just the beginning of

the winemaking process. “The barrels are now nestled comfortably in barrel halls throughout the Bendigo region with potentially one of the best vintages we’ve seen,” Mr Vine said. “Find out what the winemakers around the Bendigo region are so excited about by joining one of our barrel tasting sessions.” Tasting sessions at each winery will be conducted at 11am, 1pm and 3pm on Saturday, July 8 and Sunday, July 9. Take your pick from Connor Park Winery, Killiecrankie Wines, Sandhurst Ridge Winery, Mandurang Valley Winery, BlackJack Wines or Sutton Grange Winery (Sunday only). Even better, make a day of it and visit more than one. The event is free, however ring each winery you will visit to book your place. Event details at www.bendigowine.org.au

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GRAVEL riding – is this a new craze designed by bicycle manufacturers to sell you yet another bike for yet another fad that will fade into oblivion before you can say: “Where the heck does that gravel road lead to?” Actually, no it isn’t. Cyclists have been venturing onto the roads less travelled since bicycles were first built in the 1800s. In fact, my grandfather raced fixed wheel bikes on gravel roads with a certain Hubert Oppermann back in the day. I suppose the next question might be, why ride the gravel? For me the answer is easy. Like many gravel cyclists, I spent years training and racing on the black hardtop and being hit by cars. I had stuff hurled at me by brainless drivers. I even had half a Vegemite sandwich stuck to my back after a school bus passed me… no, I didn’t eat it. For me, the lure of quiet, seldom-travelled gravel roads with nearly no motorised vehicles in sight was too much to resist. And the treasures I’ve discovered – all here in central Victoria – are sometimes breathtaking: hidden valleys, gnarly climbs, and miles and miles of sweet solitude. Where do you find these roads? Part of the fun of gravel riding is blindly following a grav-

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THE LURE OF GRAVEL: The LAGG’s fat bike on a ride near Ravenswood. el road as it disappears into a gorgeous valley, riding for a few kilometres to a dead end and turning back. But really, Google Maps is brilliant for plotting gravel rides with minimal bitumen link up roads. I have many courses, short and long, mostly based out of Bendigo. Just for a change, there’s also the epic Woodend/Mt Macedon gravel torture ride through the Wombat Forest. There are thousands of kilometres of gravel and dirt roads here; you just have to be brave and discover them. Do you need a specific bike for gravel riding? Bike manufacturers will tell you that you need one of their latest-and-greatest-especiallydesigned-for-gravel-riding bikes.

But truly, a mountain bike, cyclocross or touring bike that will fit 30-millimetre or wider tyres will be suitable for your first foray into the dark side of cycling. Beware, you might get the bug and, like the LAGG, sell your carbon fibre wonder bike and buy a pretty little cyclocross bike. Don’t have any of these? Even a road bike with 28mm tyres on smooth gravel is OK. If you want a gravel-specific bike, then the sky’s the limit if you have a healthy bank account. Be prepared to get dusty, muddy, wet, cold, hot and exhausted – gravel is a lot harder to ride than bitumen. But most of all, be prepared to have too much fun. – Lonely Aussie Gravel Guy

Legend spreads the safety word HAWTHORN football legend Peter Knights is at a special breakfast on Tuesday to discuss leadership and learn about important occupational health and safety changes. The event, which is being brought to the region by WorkSafe Victoria, will also discuss WorkSafe’s new strategy to work more closely with employers and employees, and to improve its services to injured workers and a range of other workplace safety issues. Knights will draw on his 16 years’ experience as an AFL football player and coach to discuss leadership and the importance of creating safe work

Facing a number of injuries during his career, Knights knows all too well the challenges it can place on family members. “It is imperative we stay safe at work, so we can return home to our loved ones,” he said.

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“This is a perfect opportunity for local business leaders to get together to learn about the latest changes to occupational health and safety laws and regulations, and to share ideas about how they can make workplaces

We must all come together as a community to ensure workplace safety is a top priority The breakfast will be held on Tuesday at the All Seasons Hotel, from 7am until 9am. WorkSafe’s Mark Caruana urged local employers, managers and supervisors to attend the event.

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LONGSIDE the sad wreckage of marsupial roadkill I saw a different item on the road this week. My drive to work takes me through Sedgwick, Mandurang and Spring Gully, so I see a mixed batch of roadside fodder, but on Tuesday a saw a lone hot dog. It was not in a bun it was just solo, in the middle of the road unharmed. Not much else was going on so I pondered what was the fate of this dog. Why and how did it get there? Who would buy one solely to fling it into the road? I doubt if it’s worth going back for now, but if you’re missing one I can tell you where it is. Talking of missing food, the long suffering Mrs Kendall has started a new thing this month. Some friends called by with cakes, but I was elsewhere, so a lone vanilla slice was left for me.

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Now I am not a big fan of anything but fruit cake, but in my years in Australia I have eaten and enjoyed about four vanilla slices, very nice they were too. Vanilla is my favourite flavour so I planned to have it with an afternoon cup of tea. I didn’t get round to it for a couple of days and all the while Mrs K was reminding me of the slice. I wondered why, until I realised the truth. Mrs K had her eye on my vanilla treat. To be honest I was not that bothered, but I could have managed to eat it. I forgot about it again

and then the pressure built up. “Can I have half of the slice,” Mrs K said. I answered a quite firm “no” because I had actually planned to eat it. Ten minutes later I was asked again. The last thing I wanted at this point was a slice. I had drunk some beer, and I don’t think that would have been a good mix. In the end I brought the vanilla slice to Mrs K and she ate the lot washed down with a vat of milk. Mrs K does like milk. The vanilla slice was gone. Within days another

friend brought two croissants, one each. One of these was flagged for me, but Mrs K ate one for breakfast the next day, said it was stale, then ate the other one. I didn’t even get a look in. I was not too upset, but I must be wary if I plan to keep anything sweet nearby. I will keep my eye out on the road trip to work, perhaps I may see a sweet tasty treat by the side of the road instead of a hot dog. After a taste of a roadkill bun, she may just leave some for me. – Steve Kendall Twitter: @stevekendall1

F there’s one thing even more engrossing than a carefully-researched historical novel with the name “Thomas Keneally” on the cover, it’s one crafted by Keneally in partnership with his daughter Meg. One of Australia’s most prolific and successful authors, Keneally senior has covered the country’s heritage extensively in both fact and fiction throughout a half-century-long professional writing career. His imagined storylines set against real-life locations and happenings are particularly intriguing – and that trend continues with the release of the Keneally father-daughter team’s follow-up book together, The Unmourned. A second instalment in a series begun last year with former convicts Hugh Llewellyn Monsarrat and Hannah Mulrooney as its main protagonists, this new release sees the pair embark on a fresh crime-solving endeavour in the early decades of colonial New South Wales. Monsarrat, having been granted a ticket of leave for his work in solving a murder in the penal settlement at

Port Macquarie, has relocated to Parramatta, where he is employed by day as a clerk to the NSW Governor’s right-hand man. His skill as an investigator has not been forgotten, however, and when the superintendent of the infamous Parramatta Female Factory is stabbed to death, Monsarrat is called on to go scouting for the perpetrator. The obvious suspect is one of the prison’s hardened inmates, Irish rebel Grace O’Leary – a woman whose hatred of the now-dead Robert Church has long been common knowledge. Few among the colony’s authoritative figures would oppose having O’Leary hanged for the crime yet Monsarrat and Mulrooney are determined to see due process followed, even if that means drawing the displeasure of some of the town’s most influential individuals. Are they being duped by a guilty O’Leary, or will an as-yet-unknown attacker be identified as the true killer of a cruel, conniving tyrant who few upstanding citizens have felt any compulsion to mourn? – Rosalea Ryan

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Most riders already pay a road tax In reply to Stuart Symes’ “Rego for bikes” Bendigo Weekly, May 19, your letter made no sense as most bike riders are car drivers and already pay a petrol and road tax. As for bike lanes, bike riders also pay for them as they are ratepayers too. The O’Keefe trail is used by a lot more people than you think as you have probably never used it yourself. So you expect children as soon as they get a bike at a very young age to pay rego and do a test? If you opened your eyes, you would see most bike riders abide by the bike laws and do the right thing. It is car drivers that park in bike lanes when picking up children from school and parking outside of their residence so we have to go outside the bike lanes to get past. As for tracks and bike paths – they’re there for safety, and not having to put up with drivers obstructing our bike tracks so we can have a safe ride. You should get on a bike and put yourself in our shoes and see how we feel riding on the road with motorists. Cyclists should be made to feel safe on our roads as well. Robert Franklin, White Hills

Where is the museum? I am sure there are many people in Bendigo who wholeheartedly agree with Stuart Symonds (Bendigo Weekly, June 9) regarding a much needed Bendigo museum. With Bendigo Tourism recently winning more recognition and with Bendigo making it on the international scene with a possible contract from France for tram restoration, it seems Bendigo is almost desperate for a museum. I am a volunteer with two separate organisations and meet often with visitors who ask where is the museum? They are astounded to hear that a place like Bendigo with so much history does not have one. Val Hogan, Epsom

Review is right I would like to respond to Michael McKenzie’s letter (Push for positive change, Bendigo Week-

ly, June 9) calling for periodic independent reviews for councils in Victoria. Only one problem, as officers control local councils they will give the proposal the thumbs down as they don’t want to have their performance evaluated in this way. Being subject to this type of scrutiny and with a search for improvement ideas outside their ranks does not sit comfortably with bureaucrats. Total control is their game in a monopoly environment. With a council at the City of Greater Bendigo, not wishing to put executive officers offside, don’t expect this council to lead the charge for this long overdue reform. Not a peep out of our business and community leaders endorsing Michael’s plan for improved efficiencies for councils. They too appear beholden to the officers and don’t want to rock the boat. Their silence on this issue is reflective of their apparent lack of concern for over 50 per cent of ratepayers in Greater Bendigo earning less than $35,000 pa who would benefit immeasurably from reduced council rate increases if the reviews were undertaken. The last hope is for our local politicians, Jacinta Allan and Maree Edwards, to take a firm stand, speak out on behalf of the less well-off in our community, and promote debate on this positive initiative. Robert K Smallpage, Huntly

Personal donation a plus for the SES The volunteers from the Bendigo Unit of the State Emergency Service would like to thank Andrew Pearce from Tweed Sutherland First National Real Estate for his very generous personal donation. Andrew has been an observer at a number of public events involving our unit this year, and became aware of our need to fundraise on a continual basis. He has offered to donate a portion of the proceeds of the sale of every property he makes through his business, and has kicked things off with a very welcome $5000. Andrew is well aware of the work our unit does to keep the Bendigo community safe in times of storm and flood, as well as being the service responsible for ex-

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tricating people trapped in their vehicles as a result of road crashes, and that we attend industrial incidents as well as assist other agencies at a time of emergency. He has a young family, which makes him very aware of the need for road safety, and he felt compelled to support our efforts. We value these community and business relationships, and we look forward to an ongoing association with him. Natalie Stanway, Deputy Controller (Volunteer) Victoria State Emergency Service, Bendigo Unit

Ignorance to the fore If I were asked to identify the most significant characteristic of our society, I would nominate wilful ignorance. We refuse to believe that a country which spends more than it earns will not end up having to pay. We refuse to believe that replacing electricity generation via fossil fuels with intermittent renewables will not provide reliable power. Both muslims and non-muslims refuse to believe that jihad is a fundamental part of Islamic belief. We refuse to believe that spend-

ing more money on education will not ensure better outcomes. Finally we refuse to believe that the continual onset of “disruptive” events will not expose fault-lines in the cohesion of society. Ignorances eventually bring exposure in the form of consequences. Those listed above constitute the bulk of our news bulletins. Brian Stanmore, Junortoun

The return of the Women’s Rural Network In just a few weeks, an important service will return for rural women. I’m proud that the Labor Government has decided to re-establish the Victorian Rural Women’s Network from July 1. The network began in 1986 to support women living in rural and often isolated areas, raising their profile and allowing them to connect and share information. But it was inexplicably disbanded by the former coalition government in 2013. Over the past two and a half years, women from all over the state have asked me to re-establish the Network. Our government will provide $1.7 million to support the initia-

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Best at local level Each year when the Order of Australia recipients are announced, I’m sure there are a few of us who take a glimpse down the list to see whether or not we have received a gong. Of course if one were to be honoured with an award, official protocols deem that one would have been notified by mail beforehand. But you never know, the letter could have been lost in the mail. Apart from some narcissist, wishful thinking, the awards are always of great interest as a reflection of who we, as a nation, value and for what reasons. When announcing the 968 recipients this Queen’s birthday, the governor-general Sir Peter Cosgrove said the awards recognise those “who give without thought of recognition or personal gain.” Inherent in these words is the notion that those on the honours list are humble people who give to the nation in an altruistic and anonymous way. Yet if we look, in particular at

Editorial Comment the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) list, it would appear that you can get one of the highest awards in Australia simply by doing your job. Mr Alan Joseph Joyce of The Rocks, Sydney, the feisty Irishman who slashed and burnt his way through Qantas and reversed the airline’s fortunes is now an AC. His reward? Almost $13 million for the year to June 2016. A point to be made here is that when figures such as the CEO of Qantas go the extra mile it is not only hard for them to do so humbly or anonymously, it is clearly advantageous in terms of their careers. That the honours system is open to claims of hypocrisy and elitism was dramatically demonstrated in 2015 when the then prime minister

Tony Abbott bestowed a knighthood on Prince Philip in the Australia Day honours list – presumedly on the grounds that he had the royal knack of a wave down to a fine art. After the absurdity of the colony giving the Queen’s consort a gong, the awards at this level were subsequently dropped. It would seem the honours system works best at a local level, particularly when we look at the Order of Australia in the General Division (OAM). The two Bendigo recipients in this category, Aylene Kirkwood and Daniel Giles, are much-respected volunteers who have worked hard for our city for many years. Neither of these people seek out the limelight, nor are they financially driven. Their motivation has always been a genuine desire to enrich and improve the quality of life of our citizens. To Aylene and Daniel, we say congratulations.

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Engineers Australia Bendigo Regional Group Plummeting rates of secondary students studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) is setting the country up for failure, as the nation transitions from a labour-intensive mining based economy to one that’s driven by technology and science careers of the future. For many – including Engineers Australia – STEM is considered in crisis. Our latest research shows less than six per cent of girls nationally studied physics in year 12, with advanced maths numbers almost as bad – 6.2 per cent for girls and 11.5 per cent for boys. These figures are a wakeup call. There is no doubt that technology has steadily increased its impact in our lives. There are many indicators that the pace of technological change is accelerating. Science, engineering, and maths underpin this and are increasingly part of the modern world. The skills required to

create and find work in this new economy will be significantly STEM based. We must as a nation reverse the STEM decline. In Bendigo, the promotion of STEM is happening – but more action is needed. The Bendigo Science Discovery Centre is a shining light. It has been delivering improved science understanding for children and adults for years. The basics of science

high-technology world. Learning about robotics through Lego contraptions is one popular activity. Using conductive thread to sew a basic circuit, or making a piano keyboard from bananas and carrots ensures kids are having fun while learning. As a nation, we simultaneously face threats of climate change, the prospect of widespread antibiotic drug resistance, and a global economy that is rapidly

“The skills required to create and find work in this new economy will be significantly STEM based” are made accessible and exciting through practical exhibits. Whether it’s experiencing gravity through the freefall vertical slide, or seeing the siphon effect in action via a bicycle wheel and chain – enquiring young minds are fed at Discovery. The centre has also been hosting an active Coder Dojo group where a sizable group of volunteer mentors provide an opportunity for children aged seven and up to find out more about the

evolving. Manufacturing industries have been decimated and now face rapid uptake of automation technologies, coupled with major shifts in thinking delivered through 3D printing. Mining and construction industries are in constant flux and threats to retail industries are also present. The jobs market is changing at a rapid pace and STEM skills are crucial in the smart economy.

Learning about STEM via engaging experiences at an early age is vital to form the roots of STEM uptake through schools and university. The future doctor, plumber, engineer, or business manager, all benefit from this solid foundation in the basics of science. The nation needs strong STEM outcomes across the population to ensure that we can optimally participate in the future world economy. The Engineers Australia Bendigo Regional Group is working on building strength in engineering leadership locally to help form a solid resource to support and coordinate local initiatives. There are many positive STEM activities driven by schools, universities, the council, and the recently renamed Business Excellence Bendigo group, in addition to activities at the Discovery Centre. Through cooperative effort, we can maximise the opportunity to become what is truly a smart city/ smart region. If we don’t – we will simply be left behind.

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AST week I began a story around the Keck family and Herbert their son. Herbert had six siblings all told, he being about in the middle of the family. Some siblings had been born in England while Herbert was the first in the family to be born in Bendigo in January 1859. Herbert started his working life as an apprentice stonemason for the firm of Peter Hoey Finn. With the completion of his apprenticeship in Bendigo he continued to work for some time in Melbourne. In the metropolis he had been engaged by Finn to help install the decorative polished stonework on the more classy buildings then being constructed. Hard working and conscientious, Herbert managed to save while in Melbourne. Perhaps he took a cue from his much older brother and began speculating in gold mining shares in Bendigo mining companies. Like many speculators, Herbert lost and sometimes made money. According to one report at one stage he only had £13 left. Realising that buying, selling and forfeiting shares was not going to his advantage he decided on a different course of investment. Buying land and doing something positive with it was what Herbert decided to do. He placed a deposit of £5 on land in Spring Gully previously owned by Hugh McColl, near the foot of One Tree Hill. Previously he had some land and a slab house in Cemetery Road, the road now known as Carpenter Street South. The Spring Gully land pur-

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chase was immediately outside the Bendigo City boundary and was just inside the confines of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The land itself had been turned over and over by alluvial miners particularly in the 1850s and into the early 1860s. Gradually scrub and saplings began to establish themselves on the area in question, it was very much abandoned ground. Spring Creek or the Back Creek was to the west of the acquired land. The land could be accessed from Retreat Road, not far distant from today’s Flora Hill athletics complex. As mentioned the land was covered with various young forms of vegetation and the more easterly portion of the block was still clothed with virgin bush. Herbert began the task of clearing the land so that he could establish an orchard, his idea was also to grow vegetables and

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eventually establish a nursery. In the early days of Bendigo the system of night soil disposal was far from perfect. As soon as the community became more settled, cess pits were dug near tents, huts and cottages for the depositing of night soil. However the seepage from these cess pits could foul nearby water holes and any small creeks. It had become known that this form of pollution was responsible for the very serious disease of cholera. In settled areas local health officers had suggested the use of toilet pans which could be collected on a weekly basis from households. The night soil from these toilet pans could then be deposited at what were termed “manure depots”. Clearly you would not wish to live near a manure depot as the stench that was generated from emptying and cleaning the toilet pans was horrendous. The Bendigo City Council had almost run out of options regarding the disposal of night soil. In January 1881 Herbert Keck had written a letter to the council stating that he “would be prepared to receive night soil on his land”. The council after a great deal of debate thought that Keck’s offer should be accepted as his land was just outside their boundary and away from any near neighbours. Depositing night soil at the time did have some conditions, in that it had to be deposited into either trenches or pits and as soon as either was filled with the organic matter, the whole had to be covered with soil.

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HE call is out for an artist to create a new work to capture the imagination of children as part of the 2017 Art in the Conservatory program. City of Greater Bendigo council’s Maree Tonkin said Art in the Conservatory has been running since 2010 and last year almost 3000 visitors attended the Imagine.Wonder. Full installation created by artist Tracy Fraser and held in the Rosalind Park conservatory. “Last year’s installation was a fantastic success and we are once again looking to transform the conservatory into an art installation for children from Friday, September 29 to Sunday, October 8,” Ms Tonkin said.

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toured the world with such international acts as The Eagles, America, John Denver, ELO plus many more. They also featured in the opening ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Singer Scot Robin was part of the original cast of the Buddy Holly musical – playing the role of Buddy Holly in Australia – the first Australian actor worldwide to land the lead role. In this new show Scot will showcase his talents. The show is on Saturday, June 24 at the Capital, Bendigo.

nursery rhymes. Bendigo East Hall, Lansell Street. $8. Emu Creek Bush Band. Details: 0438 181 260. Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland, 8pm - 11pm, St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Myers Street. Supper, lucky door, raffle. Entry $8 pp. Details: 5447 9783. Bendigo Family History Group: 2pm in the large meeting room at the Goldfields Library, Hargreaves Street. Guest speakers Pat Ibbotson and Pam Keown on their book on the young men from Tragowel who

went to war. Sunday, June 18 A Walk through The Seasons: Bendigo and District Concert Band gala performance. St Mary’s Anglican Church, Kangaroo Flat, 2pm. Entry by donation, afternoon tea will be served. Bendigo and Central Goldfields LOCAL Bush Poets: The Newmarket Hotel. 1pm - 4pm. Meals from noon. Theme will be Henry Lawson. A great afternoon of Aussie entertainment, lots of great poets, fun and

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The council is calling for expressions of interest from artists for works that will be tactile and stimulating and will encourage interaction and imaginative play. “As part of the selection process, applications will be assessed by a group of local children aged 12 and under, so artists are asked to write their application with the children in mind,” Ms Tonkin said. “The successful applicant will be awarded $4000 to create a fantastic new work that will engage children aged from two to 12 years of age.” Expressions of interest close on Friday, July 7. For further information contact Rohan Phillips on 5434 6478.

music. Monday, June 19 Dance. Every Monday night 7.30pm - 9.30pm. A fun way to exercise, socialise and enjoy great CD music. All very welcome. $4 entry. Spring Gully Hall, 135 Spring Gully Road. Details: 5444 2953. Tuesday, June 20 Mental wellbeing: Depressed? Anxious? Isolated? Suffering grief or loss? Know someone who is? The Bendigo Grow group meets weekly to offer peer support and use a

proven program for mental wellbeing. 7pm Tuesdays, 8 Olinda Street. Details: Lindy 0448 052 769. Thursday, June 22 Junior Drama Club: production of Peter Pan. 10am Old Church on the Hill, 36 Russell Street, Quarry Hill and Friday 12.30pm and Sunday 3pm. Old Time Dance, Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling Street. Eaglehawk. 8pm - 11pm. $5. Details: 5442 1815.

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ENTRAL Victorian experimental sounds collective undue noise celebrates its 15th birthday next weekend, with Sonic Disturbance – a special two-day event at the Old Fire Station in View Street, Bendigo. “It’s a great opportunity to get local experimental people together,” event organiser and founder of undue noise Jacques Soddell said this week. More than 20 musicians and noise artists, including Dean Stanton, Warren Burt and JJ Bull will perform. Sessions start at 2pm and 8pm each day. Sonic Disturbance will also feature three or four animations by Paul Fletcher, and other film material. Castlemaine’s Jude Russell Kollective feature on the Sunday afternoon. “For people who haven’t been to an undue noise event before,” Soddell said. “I’d encourage them to come with an open mind. And open ears, of course.”

Soddell, a former microbiologist, has carved out his own niche with computer-based field recordings. The collective includes artists ranging from their 20s up to the age of 70. The first undue noise concerts were held in 2002 at the Old Fire Station in Bendigo as an extension of Jacques Soddell’s experimental music radio program, Possible Musics, on local community radio. Since then undue noise inc has become an incorporated not-for-profit collective of experimental musicians, sound artists and multimedia artists right across central Victoria. During the past 15 years undue noise has hosted more than 100 events in Bendigo and Castlemaine, and occasional forays into Melbourne. “We put on anything that’s not mainstream,” Soddell said. “Each program at Sonic Disturbance features quite different styles. We haven’t grouped similar artists together.”

LEFT: Dean Stanton. ABOVE: Paul Fletcher.

Expect the unexpected. But it will include free improv, ambient, musique concrete, computer, free jazz, field recordings, avant whatever and more. Events like Sonic Disturbance, and collectives like undue noise are a

shining example of the rich and varied culture we have in central Victoria. It promises to be a fascinating couple of days. Sonic Disturbance is at the Old Fire Station in View on Saturday and

Sunday, June 24, and 25, with sessions starting at 2pm and 8pm each day. Entry is by donation. – Simon Wooldridge twitter: @spwooldridge

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ISITORS to Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria will be familiar with the spectacular stained glass ceiling by Australian artist Leonard French, but many of his other works are just as iconic. They include the sevenpanel series The Legend of Sinbad the Sailor, which was intially commissioned for the famed Legend Cafe in Melbourne in the 1950s. The panels were later donated to La Trobe University, adding to the vast and diverse art collection spread across the university’s campuses. Now these panels, along with more than 100 other artworks are on display at the Bendigo Art Gallery, in a new exhibition entitled Revealing Identity: The Collections of La Trobe University. La Trobe Art Institute senior curator Kent Wilson and his team had the daunting task of sifting through the core collection of some 8000 works, selecting works from a variety of media including photography,

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ET on down to the Prince of Wales Showground for CraftAlive, returning for three days this weekend packed full of the latest craft supplies and ideas. CraftAlive features both local and interstate craft experts, exhibitions and classes along with a huge quilt display and hands-on area to create for Quilts of Hope. Quilts of Hope is a quilt-making and fund-raising effort, where quilters and patchworkers across Australia create blocks designed to the Future Stars theme. Blocks are then collated and turned into quilts by volunteers, with quilts auctioned to raise funds for children with cancer or given to the children directly. At CraftAlive Bendigo there will be a large display of quilts and for the first time ever, the Quilts of Hope production line with various stations suitable for different skill sets – meaning all crafters can get involved. Signing up for Quilts of Hope is easy, just fill in a form at the show go to www.quiltsofhope.com.au Quilts of Hope benefits Challenge, a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on the immediate everyday needs of children and families affected by cancer.

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ETTING a job is important – but knowing how is critical. Join the Skills and Jobs Team at Bendigo TAFE for a complimentary three-day program of hands-on workshops designed to help you showcase your skills and talents and improve your chances of securing your next job. Bendigo TAFE will provide you with tools to help put you in the best position to meet with prospective employers. Across the week you will discover how to; define your competitive edge over other candidates, increase your engagement with prospective employers, communicate your skills and talents in a way that appeals to prospective employers, create cover letters and resumes that stand out from the crowd and improve your job interview performance. Intensive workshops are held over three days at the Bendigo TAFE City Campus. Places are limited so booking is essential. Make sure you secure your seat today. The worshops get under way with The

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Bendigo Newcomers hosts regular social activities as a way to meet new people & discover what the Bendigo Region has on offer.

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Kemp freight are seeking a local truck driver, Part time leading to full time for Local work. Minimum licence requirement HC Above award wages after qualifying period Must be well presented & self-motivated Send resume to: 135 Breen Street, Golden Square VIC 3550

Farm Maintenance Employee ✓ Regional Lifestyle ✓ Leading Family Owned Business ✓ Multiple Opportunities An opportunity exists to join one of Australia’s best family businesses and Bendigo’s largest manufacturer in the dynamic poultry industry. We need someone to join our small team of farm maintenance employees to work on our Breeder Farms. The Farm Maintenance team repairs, builds and maintains the infrastructure of our Breeder Farms. To be successful for this position you will need to have: • Good organisational skills • Good people and communication skills • Basic mechanical skills • Familiarity with a variety of hand tools • Flexibility as call outs maybe required Hazeldene’s Bio-Security Policy applies as there may be contact with birds. If you are a motivated and reliable self-starter who is keen to work then this is the position for you! Interested? Please forward your application to: jobs@hazeldenes.com.au or drop your expression of interest into Human Resources. Applications close: 5.00pm Wednesday 21 June 2017. Hazeldene’s are an Equal Opportunity employer

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1990-1991 yearbook, Frama booklet, adhesive mint $70 Ph 5442 1507.

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50 peoples friend Magazines, 31/3/2017 06/04/2017 $20 Ph 5442 1507.

OUTDOOR setting, outback furniture brand. Solid timber, with 6 chairs, canvas lined. Kept u /cover. $300 5442 6107

ALF doll, 1986, $35 Ph 5447 9490 ANTIQUE childs cane chair, 67yrs old $50 Ph 0419 351 887 ANTIQUE Chest of Drawers $10 Ph 0488 595 369 ARMCHAIR and matching footstool $70 Ph 5442 1507. BABY bassinet cane, chrome stand vgc $45 Ph 5448 8523 BART Simpson Jumper, hand knitted Sz M, $30 Ph 5447 9490 BOOKS Gardening and cooking, $3 or $5 each Ph 0400 697 167

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SINGLE mattress + base $20 Ph 5447 9440 SKI/snow Jumpsuit padded w/proof, blue, sz 10 $25 Ph 5447 0053 STEEL smoothing plane, 45mm blade, $45 Ph 5443 4088

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CALIFORNIA Gully Furniture, TABLE 1m x 1.65m $250 DISPLAY Unit, 2 glass doors, 3 draws, 2 doors 1.7m x 830cm $250 Ph 0400 697 167

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BOOKS, 5 x Enid Blyton $20 lot Ph 5447 9490

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Junior rivals go for gold TRADITIONAL foes Bendigo and Ballarat will square off once again in interleague football this weekend, with the Bendigo Junior Football League getting its chance to make amends for Bendigo’s AFL Victoria Community Championships defeat. Bendigo and Ballarat’s junior football leagues meet in Ballarat to continue the storied rivalry in one of the hardest-fought competitions either team will face this year. The recently-redeveloped Wendouree Reserve and Northern Oval precinct will host seven matches of football and two net-

ball games across the day with the first of the games at 10am. The two leagues have developed a strong rivalry over the years that they have competed for the Goldfields Challenge Tro-

“

rently hold the trophy, recent results seem to favour the home ground advantage. “We’ll be trying to go back to back and win the trophy in Ballarat’s back yard.”

Thirty-two years of tradition makes for a great rivalry between our two cities and their junior football leagues

phy and this season will be no different. “Thirty-two years of tradition makes for a great rivalry between our two cities and their junior football leagues,” AFL Central Victoria’s Norm Sheahan said. “Even though Bendigo cur-

“

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The players will be representing the BJFL and the AFL CV Academy and had a final academy training session on Wednesday before the clash. The AFLCV netball academy will also be in action against a Ballarat squad in 13-and-under

and 15-and-under matches. “Interleague games against Ballarat always give an opportunity for players within our region to experience the highest level of competition in a hard fought but fair contest,” Sheahan said. The first of the matches is the under-12 boys game at 10am on Northern Oval, while the under14s play at the adjoining Wendouree Reserve. The U13 and U15 games start at 11.30am, the U16.5 and U15 contests at 1pm and 1.30pm respectively. The U18 youth girls game rounds off proceedings at 2.30pm. The two netball games on the day will be held from 11.30am.

Country clubs hit the town COUNTRY race club members have the chance to experience the excitement of metropolitan racing when the Victorian racing Club holds its country and provincial raceday at Flemington on June 24. Members of country race clubs will have the opportunity to head into the inner sanctum at Flemington with free admission and access to the VRC members area. Punters from the country will also get free admission by showing valid identification showing their residential address with postcode. The raceday is aimed at recognising the immense contribution country regions make to the Victorian racing industry, providing more than 8000 jobs and playing host to some of the top trainers in the state. David Hayes’ Lindsay Park compound near Euroa and Lloyd Williams’s Macedon property are two of Victoria’s most prestigious, and successful, training bases. Last year’s Melbourne Cup

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JOHNSTONE COPS WHACK REIGNING Ron Best medallist Dylan Johnstone will miss three matches after being suspended by the Bendigo Football Netball League tribunal for a rough conduct charge on Kyneton’s Hamish Govan. The Golden Square star was reported for a late hit on Govan and went to the tribunal on Wednesday, when the penalty was handed down. Govan suffered a fractured cheekbone in the incident after a late elbow from Johnstone and may require surgery. Kyneton’s Dan Davie was also suspended as a result of the game, accepting the automatic two-week penalty for an intentional strike. Kyneton travels to Bendigo this week to face Strathfieldsaye in round nine of the BFNL. Other games see the Dogs play Castlemaine, South Bendigo face Kangaroo Flat, Sandhurst travel to Gisborne and Maryborough host Eaglehawk.

CITY CONFIRMS SIGNINGS

PLACE TO BE: Country racegoers can experience Flemington for free. winner, Almandin, is in work at the Williams-run Macedon Lodge and is gearing up for another big spring. Darren Weir is another who has had unprecedented success as a country trainer. The raceday will feature the David Bourke Provincial Plate

(1600 metres) for horses that have participated in at least three non-metropolitan races in the past 12 months. The race is named in honour of David Bourke CBE, the former chairman of the VRC and founding member of the Victorian Country Racing Council.

Members are reminded to bring their provincial or country race club membership card on the day. VRC Members’ dress regulations will apply. Gates open at 10.40am, with the first of nine races at 11.40am, with trains travelling to Flemington from Southern Cross Station.

BENDIGO City has bolstered its roster after the National Premier Leagues Victoria tranfer window with some new signings. City turned in a strong performance against Moreland City last week, fighting hard before eventually falling 4-3 at home. The club’s woes were compounded when second-bottom Werribee City recorded a draw, meaning Bendigo is 15 points and a significant goal difference from ninth place and avoiding relegation. This week the club announced its new signings after last week’s transfer deadline passed without the club confirming its additions. American imports Asa Kryst, Kevin Walker, Anthony Marafioti and Rylee Perfect have all slotted into the City lineup. The club has also added Sam Beezley, Mun Bichiok, local product Oliver Leonard Shannon, Cameron Dickie, Kane De Battista and Simon Rohan-Smith. Several of the newcomers strengthen City’s leaky defence, while Marafioti and Rohan-Smith will provide attacking options in the centre and on the wing. Bendigo City plays A-League aligned Melbourne City at Bundoora on Saturday.

Stevenson takes tour title TRENT Stevenson is proof that persistence pays off. The Shepparton cyclist added his name to an illustrious winners list after taking out the Merv Dean Memorial Cycling Tour held over the long weekend, his win coming after seven previous secondplace finishes. Stevenson went into the final day of the tour with a slender overall lead which was maintained after Monday’s criterium at the Huntly saleyards. Castlemaine young gun Dylan McKenna took off and was later joined by Connor

Sens and Brad Norton. Norton emerged victorious but the real winner was Stevenson, with all the bonus seconds swallowed up by the leading trio his five-second gap over Brendan Schultz was preserved. It was all set up for a thrilling last stage over 77 kilometres through Bagshot before a spring finish at Huntly. Around 50km in it appeared that it would be a bunch sprint to the line but a small group of six snuck off the front including Stevenson but without Schultz and third-

placed Luke Klajnbat. They quickly established a 45-second gap, which later blew out to about a minute as the group of six made the run to the finish. It was only going to end one way, Stevenson sprinting to an inspiring win from Liam Edwards and Nic Simpson. The club described it as a great weekend of clean racing, a trait that has bolstered the standing of the event in recent seasons. PERSISTENT: Trent Stevenson (centre) won the Merv Dean Tour.

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Youth shines under lights By JOEL PETERSON

THE best young players from Bendigo City and Bendigo Amateur Soccer League sides will put their skills to the test on Friday night at Epsom Huntly Reserve. The BASL’s development squad sides will play against City’s youth squads, headlined by a BASL under-21 squad taking on City’s NPL2 under-18s. The night comes off the back of the BASL sides heading to Gippsland last weekend for the Football Federation Victoria country championships. Highlighting the depth of talent across the Bendigo-based BASL teams is the fact that all clubs will have players representing them in the development squads. While Bendigo City does not have a dedicated female team, three

girls will be lining up for City as they have done in the club’s under-12 side this season. Isabel St Clair, Jessica Smith and Pearl Stevens will all pull on the boots for City with their teammates. The trio has not played against another girl in opposition sides but have netted four goals in NPL2 junior games. Other talented types like City keeper Darcy McRostie, who was recently invited to train with Melbourne City’s A-League side, will also be in action. “(We) are proud to showcase the talent of our BASL development squads and are thrilled to continue to build a positive pathway for soccer in Bendigo with the help from our friends at Bendigo City,” BASL president Adam Woods said. Bendigo City president Robyn

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FUTURE STARS: Some of the BASL’s best young talent will be on show. Photo: JOEL PETERSON Williams said the club is looking forward to hosting the night and showcasing the future of football in the

growing Bendigo region. The first of the games kicks off at 5pm and continue through until

Spirit picking up offseason pace From Page 36 Banham, who once scored 40 points in a game and was coveted by the club last year, signals a change in direction for the Spirit in a league that’s looking bigger than ever in the coming season. “We don’t have the money to go out and sign a player

The decisions made now are more long-term at that (centre) position so we have to find another way to win,” Pritchard said. The Connecticut Sun-listed player brings floor-stretching shooting to a backcourt that will need to provide plenty of it. The Weekly understands the club has offers in front of guard Ash Karaitiana and centre Gabe Richards, the latter’s role likely to be amplified with the absence of another legitimate centre on the

CHANGE UP: Spirit coach Simon Pritchard. team’s roster. Question marks remain over the likes of Kerryn Harrington, Heather Oliver, Andrea Wilson, Jane Chalmers and young trio Ebony Rolph,

Molly Mathews and Ashleigh Spencer. Pritchard remained circumspect about the club’s prospects this season, saying there may be a need to step

back in terms of results to reap long-term benefits. Some of that is due to the uncertainty about exactly how the restructure affecting BSL and the Spirit will pan out. “I don’t think we’ll really know until we get back into the season how it’s gone. I’m hoping it’s seamless and we’ll have enough resources to put the team on the floor and make the team competitive,” he said. “I hope that’s the case and it should be the case, but the decisions made now are more long-term. “While we’re late this season and it’s going to definitely affect us this season, rolling into next season and the next five or six years it makes us solid in the longer term.” Pritchard has every confidence the team will be competitive this year. “We had (a tight budget to work to) last year and we were really competitive. We were two games off second,” he said. “So we know that we can put the team around the mark and that we’ve got the girls that can play together and can achieve, we’ve just got to get every ounce out of all of our girls.”

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City events on top of the table BENDIGO’S reputation as a destination for major table tennis events continues to grow with two major international tournaments to be hosted by the city in the next 18 months. Following on from the success of last weekend’s country week event at the Bendigo District Table Tennis Association’s Eaglehawk headquarters, Bendigo will host two key youth events through 2018. The new Bendigo Stadium precinct will host the International Table Tennis Federation’s Youth World Championships in December, 2018, while Bendigo will also host this year’s Oceania region Youth Olympic Games qualifying event in November. The city has shown, through hosting the ITTF Oceania Championships twice, that it is more than capable of hosting similar large-scale events. In 2013, Bendigo host-

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ed the ITTF-Oceania Cup, in 2014 it hosted the Oceania Cup and the Oceania Championships, in 2015 it again hosted the Oceania Cup and Para Championships – doubling as an Olympic qualifier – and last year the Oceania Championships called Bendigo home. November’s Youth Olympics qualifying event will be a precursor to the 2018 Rio games, the first time the event has been held outside Asia. The two-day event will be staged in Bendigo from November 11 and 12. Next year’s World Junior Championships will being the world’s best under-18 talent to town, aiming to continue their rise through the international ranks. The event will run from December 2 to 9 next year and marks the first time the event has been held within the Oceania region since the first staging of the tournament in 2003.

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Brave new identity By JOEL PETERSON

THEY spent the start of the season searching for an identity and three consecutive wins have the Bendigo Braves confident they’ve found their groove. The Braves were dogged by injuries and unavailability in the early part of the season and limped out of the blocks, going 4-6 through 10 games. The conspiracy theorists were circling. Was it a championship hangover? Would this year’s imports not deliver in the same was Jeremy Kendle and Damian Johnson did last year? Would they recapture the magic? For coach Ben Harvey, the answer was pretty simple. “One thing I talked about with the group was asking what is our identity? What are we all about this season? When you have new players you have to find a new identity,” he said. “You can’t talk about years in the past and what we’ve done and how. It’s all history, it’s great history, but history nonetheless. “We couldn’t find our identity early, and right now I feel like we’ve got great chemistry and more importantly we trust each other.” After their early-season struggles, the Braves take a three-game win streak into what Harvey has called the

biggest game of the season against Hobart tonight. Harvey believes the identity of his team has found is a balance of offensive and defensive firepower and a focus on trust – trusting the system, your teammates and the work you’ve put in during training. The Chargers are an East conference-topping 9-3 and pounded Bendigo by 23 points when they met

I feel like we’ve got great chemistry in Tasmania earlier in the season. That fact is not far from the minds of the Braves, who will be keen for redemption. “Hobart are the best team in our conference right now, but Nunawading and Mount Gambier were the best teams when we played them at home,” Harvey said, referencing the wins over Spectres and Pioneers earlier this season. “We owe Hobart. We owe them one. They beat

us bad, 112-89, in Hobart which was a very disappointing weekend in Tasmania for us losing two games. “Right now you see a different (Hobart) team. Tom Garlepp had 35 and eight rebounds, he was a big part of their win, but it’s going to be a tough and physical game. “We feel that any team we play right now we can beat. That’s not being cocky, we are just confident in what we’re trying to achieve.” While the “Big Three” of CJ Aiken, Dyami Starks and Adam Doyle are starring, the contributions from the likes of lesser-lights Jake Cowling, Daniel Hansen, Jake Lloyd and Chris Adkins have drawn even more praise from Harvey. They will need to be there again against an imposing Hobart outfit, but again Harvey plainly stated his the key to the game. “I don’t like giving secrets away but I’m a big believer in getting 40 defensive stops. Right now in the eight games we’ve won we have averaged 42, in the seven games we’ve lost we’ve averaged 33,” he said. “It’s just simple. The game, right now, and the Braves’ philosophy which we are buying into is that yes, we have to put the ball in the hole and we do a good job of that, but if you

don’t get 40 stops you don’t win basketball games. “It’s as simple as that. And that’s what we’ll be aiming for again against Hobart.” The Lady Braves will also be in action against Hobart on Friday night. They have lost three of their last five but were too good for Hobart when they met earlier in the season. The Lady Braves’ perimeter defence will need to be locked in on Hobart duo Kathleen Scheer and Alex Ciabattoni, who are combining for 40 points per game. Bendigo’s double header against Hobart begins at 6pm before the men’s clash from 8pm.

BIG TEST: Both the Braves and Lady Braves have only lost one game at home this year. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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Mixed Spirit

By JOEL PETERSON

A NEW-LOOK Bendigo Spirit will hit the floor in the Women’s National Basketball League this season, and the changes are not confined to just the club’s playing roster. The club announced its fourth signing, WNBA point guard Rachel Banham, early this week. While Banham will likely come in as a starter, the bigger changes this week have occurred off the court with chair-

We definitely are (behind the eight-ball) man Greg Bickley stepping down after several years in the role. Long-time board member Sue DeAraugo will take the position as interim chair. The news comes as coach Simon Pritchard admits his side is behind the off-season pace set by other WNBL clubs. Though the club has only secured four players, he remains confident that the roster will take shape over coming weeks.

Among the difficulties has been finalising the structure of the Spirit and Bendigo Stadium Limited after the two signed a partnership agreement early this year. “We definitely are (behind the eight-ball). We started late with the changeover of the management team and we’re definitely a way behind where we were last year,” Pritchard said. “It is what it is. Until you’ve got the money and you can go and get players there’s nothing you can do. “I’m comfortable where we’re at considering the budget we have and where we fit in with the WNBL.” In announcing his stepping down as chairman, Bickley said he too is confident in the standing of the club after a tumultuous period. “It’s been a very busy three years. Some tough decisions have been made along the way but we have survived, and come out the other side a better club,” he said, “It’s now the right time for me to step aside and watch a new group of board members drive the club’s future.” Bickley highlighted the strong position of the league and the ongoing work between the Spirit and BSL. Continued Page 34

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Braves face biggest test yet COACH Ben Harvey has described tonight’s clash with Hobart as the biggest game of the season for the Bendigo Braves. The south conferenceleading Chargers head to Bendigo having belted the Braves in Tasmania early in the season and the Braves are eyeing some hometown revenge. – Story Page 35 ON SONG: The Braves have won their last three games. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN