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flood fears Deluge set to sweep region

By joel peterson

CENTRAL Victoria has been placed on flood watch as one of the most serious and powerful rain events in the past 30 years threatens to unleash up to 150 millimetres of rain on the region across the weekend.

One of the warmest Novembers on record is expected to today give way to a wet start to summer, with the Bureau of Meteorology issuing a severe weather warning, and the State Emergency Service advising residents to act early to secure all property from risk of flooding.

Hardware stores across the city sold out of sand bags early yesterday, while the State Emergency Service established a sandbag collection point at its Adam Street headquarters to try and help residents prepare for the expected downpour.

The Bureau of Meteorolgy expects between 50 and 100mm of rain to fall in Bendigo today, and a further 25 50mm on Saturday, with potential for flash flooding throughout the next few days.

The extreme weather event is being driven by a significant low pressure trough, which was expected to cross the Victoria’s west late yesterday, and bring significant rain and a return of more thunderstorm activity.

“The heaviest rainfall is available between Friday afternoon and Sunday afternoon over northern Victoria and southern and central new South Wales,

IN THE hot seat: Star Cinema business manager Martin Myles, campaign patron John Flaus and board chair Fiona McMahon. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Star turn to keep films on screen The Star Cinema has launched its Bums on Seats campaign to help keep its doors open. The campaign will run until the end of January and aims to raise $30,000 towards meeting the running costs of the not-for-profit community organisation. Business manager Martin Myles said the organisation needs community support to remain viable.

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“Please stay tuned to the reality of the forecast,” he said.

The bureau has released flood watches for several of the state’s major rivers, with the potential for moderate to major flooding in the Campaspe, Loddon and Avoca river systems.

Water storages in the region are already close to capacity, with Coliban Water’s reservoirs above Malmsbury at a combined 97 per cent and Lake Eppalock sitting at 86 per cent of capacity.

At the time of going to print, Bendigo had recorded 15 days above 30º this month, exceeding the previous of 14 set in the city’s record-warmest November in 2009.

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“Over 200mm is possible in the north-east of Victoria and in some locations we could see 300mm.”

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BENDIGO residents have been invited to take part in the revitalisation of the Bendigo station precinct.

Minister for Public Transport and Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan, and the Mem-

FOR SALE: 43 Williamson Street will be auctioned on December 8. ber for Bendigo West Maree Edwards, yesterday encouraged residents to head along to community workshops next week and provide input on the masterplan for the broader station precinct.

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The former Bendigo Advertiser building has recently undergone a $3.5 million refurbishment to become a two-level commercial complex offering a mix of office and retail use.

Bendigo this month equalled and then exceeded its second-longest streak of days above 30º.

The first run of 30º-plus days was between the November 10 and 15, exceeded by seven consecutive days above 30º between November 20 and 26.

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CBD boom in property COMMERCIAL property in the heart of Bendigo has become a focus with several high profile sites hitting the market in recent weeks.

DCK Real Estate managing director Robert Ketterer will today auction the Backhaus Arcade located at 75 Mitchell Street.

Zoned Commercial 1 and offering six tenancies, the property includes two street frontages.

The auction kicks off at 11am, today, Friday December 1.

DCK will also auction the property on 43 Williamson Street on Friday, December 8 from 2pm.

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Doctors in short supply

A PERFECT storm of events has created a doctor shortage in Bendigo that could rival the medical vacuum that led to the campaign 10 years ago to recruit overseas trained doctors.

Healthworks chief executive Alan Hall wants once again to be able to recruit from overseas, claiming he has failed to be able to find fully trained Australian general practitioners because “the Australian doctors that are qualifying at the moment prefer to stay in Melbourne and that creates a major shortage for country areas and Bendigo is right in the middle of it”.

In a case of history repeating itself, regional general practitioners are aging but this time around they face extra pressure as the Medical Board of Australia prepares to develop a performance framework for

doctors, including those still practicing after the age of 70.

Rural Doctors Association of Australia chief executive Peta Rutherford is concerned the extra professional development that may form part of the framework will force older GPs into retirement.

There is also the freeze on Medicare rebates that was also a factor in the shortage more than a decade ago.

What is not apparent this time around is a reduction in funding for medical education places, in fact it is widely reported there is ready supply of graduates from medical schools.

But they are all competing for post graduate training positions, including those limited number of positions in regional areas, that will qualify them as fully trained GPs. Rural Workforce Agency Victoria’s website shows vacancies for 67 GPs in the region of Murray, includ-

agency’s website.

Dr Hall said he immediately had positions for six GPs to add to his Kangaroo Flat clinic’s existing pool of 13 clinicians.

Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters said the short term fix was to return the city to the District Workforce Shortage list which provided incentives for the overseas trained doctors to work in regional areas rather than in

“ SHORTAGE: Alan Hall. ing nine vacancies in Bendigo.

Ms Rutherford said not all vacancies would be posted on the

ever local GP clinics are arguing that the number of GPs that are registered to the Bendigo region does not accurately reflect the actual physical doctors who work in Bendigo on a regular basis,” she said.

Dr Hall said in the past some practices held a large number of Medicare provider numbers which were never used and if they were, those numbers were not surrendered when the doctor moved.

Australian doctors that are qualifying at He also said the increasing the moment prefer to stay in Melbourne age of GPs in Bendigo worked metropolitan areas. against the system because older Bendigo was taken off the list doctors should not be expected to two years ago, but Ms Chesters said maintain workloads that would not the measure by the Federal Govern- be acceptable to other Australian ment determined doctor numbers in workers. a location was inaccurate.

Dr Hall puts a limit of five pa“Federal government is arguing tients per hour for GPs at Healththat we don’t have a problem how- works in order to avoid overload.

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Fountain has a new lease of life

NEW LOOK: Council’s Craig Lloyd and Debbie Wood at the refurbished fountain. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN A $350,000 facelift sounds expensive, but not when it is preserving a priceless fountain that carries a replacement value of $2.8 million.

The Alexandra Fountion that graces Charing Cross could never be replaced but it needs to be maintained in order to hold that value.

The results of maintenance work that saw the fountain hidden from view behind scaffolding for five months, were unveiled this week.

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tion and assets director Craig Lloyd said it was time the fountain got some attention, given the last overhaul was 16 years ago.

Refurbishment included the restoration of the fountain’s cast balustrade and masonry, repairs, conservation and painting of the statues and render as well as significant plumbing and electrical upgrades.

“The restoration was a large task requiring in some cases, quite detailed restoration especially of the

statues and ornate pieces as expected when dealing with heritage structures,” Mr Lloyd said.

Other than the Exhibition Fountain, built in 1880 in the Melbourne’s Carlton Gardens, Bendigo’s Alexandra Fountain is the largest and most ornate municipal fountain in Victoria, which also makes it valuable.

Nowadays, it spurts potable water but initially it was gravity fed from a dam at the top of View Street.

BENDIGO HEALTH has made changes to its board in the wake of a tumultous year that saw the sacking of chief executive John Mulder and the release of the Duckett report prompted by the tragic deaths of seven babies at the Bacchus Marsh Hospital in 2013 and 2014.

Bendigo Health has released its annual general report showing Umair Masood, Marilyn Beaumont OAM and Michael McCartney joined the board during the 2016-17 year.

Dr Masood has worked as a general practitioner and now operates a clinic in Gisborne.

Ms Beaumont’s background is in nursing and she has worked with the Australian Nursing Federation and on health services’ boards in Melbourne.

Mr McCartney is a Bendigo accountant and a principal of Strategem Financial Group.

Aileen Berry and Dean Laurence have left the board.

In his report including recommendations aimed at preventing a repeat of

the Bacchus Marsh events, Stephen Duckett recommended public sector hospital boards include more clinicians who could comprehensively analyse the hospital’s operations that directors are charged with overseeing.

Bendigo Health’s report also detailed improvements in occupational incidents that were violent, including a more than 12 per cent reduction in the number of violent incidents reported during the year, down to 347 from 404 the year before and a halving of the workcoveraccepted claims with a violent cause.

In a separate release yesterday, the health service said it had seen good results since the introduction of a program that identifies and addresses in staff and patients and the causes of behaviours that may result harm such as violence, selfharm and absconding.

Safewards was introduced at Bendigo Health as one of 16 pilot sites and is now being rolled out in Victoria to emergency departments and acute medical units.

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Marong Road (Calder Highway) Planning Study Community Information Session VicRoads invites you to join the discussion about how we can improve capacity and safety on Marong Road from Ironbark to Maiden Gully.

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Drop in Session When: Wednesday 6 December 2017 Time: 4pm to 7pm (drop in anytime) Where: Maiden Gully Primary School – gymnasium Carolyn Way, Maiden Gully

LONG Gully resident Dave Fagg sees there is a gap in his neighbourhood that he hopes to fill with confident, community-focussed people.

“The gap I often see is people having the confidence when there is something that needs to be done,” Mr Fagg said.

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projects. There is no lack of willing volunteer helpers in Long Gully, but he is hoping to train a new group of initiators and leaders.

To qualify for the course, they should have a project in mind, preferably one that is neighbourhood-based.

It could be a support group, craft classes or community help.

Mr Fagg has funding for the workshop from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal.

He said he also had a small pot of money for projects that came out of the course.

People interested in finding out more about the workshop can go to information sessions being run next week, on Wednesday December 6 from 8pm to 9pm, and on Thursday, December 7 from noon to 1pm.

More information is also available by calling Mr Fagg on 0421 764 699.

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With more than 20 years’ hospitality experience between them, Tim and Steve are well on the way proving to locals and tourists alike they are more than capable of establishing a lasting and favorable impression throughout Bendigo’s restaurant scene.

The Shamrock Hotel Bistro is open

daily from 7am till late while the popular American inspired Yard Bird Bar and Kitchen is open Wednesday through to Sunday with live music Friday and Sunday evenings.

No matter which dining experience you prefer, reservations are recommended especially for Friday and Saturday evenings.

The Shamrock’s Rockling fillet has proved to be a favourite among diners

with a pan seared fillet on a bed of creamy mash, fresh tomato, avodcado, salsa drizzled from above with a generous serving of lemon caper foam.

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Changes loom for voters THE federal seat of Bendigo could be caught in the middle of a changing political map as parties and the public make submissions to the Australian Electoral Commission’s electoral redistribution.

The change was called for by the Australian Electoral Commissioner after Victoria exceeded its electoral quota, meaning the state has too many people for the number of seats it holds in federal parliament.

The quota is calculated by taking the total number of electors in the state (4,064,298 as at September 4) and dividing it by the current number of members in the house of representatives to which Victoria is entitled.

That figure sits at 106,954,

with one seat needing to be added to Victoria’s 37 as at the last election.

Many of the proposed changes centre on metropolitan seats such as Lalor, which is 13,000 electors over the maximum allowed under the quota system.

However, some political parties have proposed broad changes to regional electorates.

Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters does not expect sweeping changes to be made to her electorate.

“The AEC is independent, so as much as you’d like to have a say in what goes where they’ll make that call,” she said.

“I don’t expect there will be much change because it is a federation seat – that is, Bendigo has served its community since federation.”

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The Liberal party wants to abolish the federal seat of Murray, taken by Damian Drum from Liberal incumbent Sharman Stone at the last federal election.

Ms Chesters says it is a move that smacks of “bitterness”, and she holds concerns about losing

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area. The Labor Party, which currently holds the seat with MP Lisa Chesters, has suggested the entirety of the Loddon Shire be moved into the seat of Mallee, and of the Macedon Ranges Shire Council be moved to McEwen.

Labor has also suggested

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any regional MPs no matter their party allegiance.

The Liberal party’s submission states a disparity on regional and metropolitan growth rates means that the seat of Murray “must be abolished” and reconstituted in a seat based around the Sunbury outer-metropolitan

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Maryborough be moved from Wannon, and into the seat of Mallee.

The National party has suggested Maryborough be transferred from Wannon to Bendigo, and that Bendigo loses Woodend, Riddells Creek, Macedon, Kyneton and Heathcote.

BY THE BOOK: Storyteller Narelle Stone with Archie Shanahan. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

The changes would result in Bendigo having 7000 fewer electors than at present.

The Nationals say that would strengthen the focus of the seat on the boundaries on the City of Greater Bendigo, despite Heathcote falling within the council area.

The Greens also want to move Heathcote, but their change would see it fall into the seat of Murray.

The party has also suggested Macedon be moved to the seat of Fraser.

The most likely changes in the region are in the seat of McEwen, which is over its electoral quota.

The results of the redistribution process are not expected to be finalised until June 2018.

Call out to form ratepayers group GEELONG has just formed a ratepayers group, it is probably too late for the Central Goldfields, and now Bendigo is being asked if it wants to organise an association to monitor the performance of the City of Greater Bendigo.

Ratepayers Victoria Inc, based in Melbourne and affiliated with more than 70 ratepayers groups, is calling for locals to form a Bendigo ratepayers group.

It will hold a meeting at the Quarry Hill Community Hall in Hamlet Street next Thursday, December 7, starting at 7.30pm for people interested in formally establishing a council watchdog.

RV vice president Frank Sullivan said the interest in Geelong was strong.

In May 2016, administrators were appointed following the dismissal of the City of Greater Geelong in April 2016.

A citizen’s jury was established to help determine a way forward, including deciding on the structure a future council should take.

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A SERIES of educational videos supporting adults to encourage a love of reading in their children has been produced as part of the 2017 Bendigo Writers Festival.

The five videos feature story-teller Narelle Stone and are designed to give parents confidence to read to their children and inspire a love of books.

Inspired by Sam the Story Tram, an initiative of the Bendigo Writers Festival, these videos are designed to be shared and promoted via social media with a focus on promoting literacy development.

Sam the Story Tram has run over the past two years in the lead up to the Bendigo Writers Festival and has proven to be a popular event for Bendigo’s preschool children.

Capital Venues and Events and Bendigo Writers Festival manager David Lloyd said there was much more to reading to children than simply the words on the page.

“The videos encourage parents not just to read, but to ask questions, be animated, sing and use character voices to help make the story come alive,” Mr Lloyd said.

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Eventually, legislation was introduced and passed the parliament to bring forward elections to October 2017.

Eleven new councillors were sworn in two weeks ago.

Similarly, the Central Goldfields shire council was sacked in August and this week, there have been admissions about the mismanagement of millions of dollars in government grant funding for recovery work after the 2011 floods.

Mr Sullivan said it was likely it was already too late for a group to be monitoring the Central Goldfields shire.

But even after an uneventful year in Bendigo, he said there was a place to keep a track of the decisions of councillors and analyse them against the Local Government Act. He said the RV was interested in working with councils.

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Seeking the North family

THEIR gold mining ancestory means so much to a Melbourne and Bendigo-based family, they want to find other relatives in their lineage after celebrating in late October the arrival in 1842 of the first North in Australia.

Rod North also has aspirations that cross over with his discovered pedigree.

He has bought a mining licence and wants to prospect on the land that his great great grandfather Thomas Henry North mined during the early

gold rush. Some of the descendents of Thomas North celebrated the anniversary of his arrival date at the side of his Kingower grave, which had been adorned by a single marker and the number 25 for 124 years.

That was until his relatives erected a headstone sourced from the Swan Decline that accesses the rich Bendigo goldfield that drew so many of the early migrants.

Prominent Melbourne QC Tim North discovered the site of

the grave and Rod organised the stone through GBM Mining, to whom he consults.

“We must still have many North relatives that we would like to connect with living in Bendigo given the amount of surviving children from Thomas and Hannah’s brood of children,” he said.

Hannah, who was known as the baby catcher because of the number of babies she delivered, had 15 of her own children but only nine survived.

New role as a celebrant THERE is a peculiar crossover in the skill sets for dentists and marriage celebrants, and in the explanation there is a great deal of hope.

Because the most nervous a person can be is probably before they go to the dentist, or on their wedding day.

The person who can calm them, and then perform a dental procedure or a marriage ceremony, should be confident, right?

Well, what if that person has the use of only half of his body?

Late in life, former Bendigo dentist Mick Eaton has decided on a career change.

He has just completed a yearlong, part-time course to become a celebrant, marriages and funerals.

He retired about four years ago at age 56 from his Bendigo dentistry practice on McCrae Street.

Mr Eaton practiced for the last seven years of his first career recovering from a stroke that struck in 2003 and paralysed the left side of his body.

Not a serious stroke, he will tell you, but serious enough that he lost the use of his left arm, and critical enough that he knew there was a genetic predisposition when

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Mr North said he had discovered where she was buried in the old Bendigo cemetery but that area is now under the car park.

Her son Augustus lived in Bendigo until he died there, aged 91.

“Augustus is buried in the Bendigo cemetery and we would be very keen to meet any of his surviving family,” Mr North said.

He can be contacted on 0408 670 706.

CAREER CHANGE: Former dentist Mick Eaton is now a celebrant.

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FIGHTING TYPE ONE DIABETES THERE is a charity fundraiser this Sunday at Lake Weeroona to raise funds for local families with type one diabetes.

Cash raised will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation which support children with type one diabetes.

Organiser Meg Guzzo said there are more than 40 families within the region that are a part of the support group which hosts the walk.

“The event starts at 9am with registrations and the walk starting around Lake Weeroona at 10am,” she said.

“Afterwards, families can enjoy live music and a sausage sizzle will be hosted by the Strathfieldsaye Lions Club.

“There is a free jumping castle and face painting and lawn games. We have a raffle with four major prizes to be won.”

Any donation on the day over $10 gives you an entry to the draw.

“Come and enjoy a free family fun day and turn type one into type none,” Ms Guzzo said.

FIREWOOD SEASON CLOSED THE Spring 2017 Firewood Collection Season closed across Victoria yesterday.

From today, all designated firewood collection areas will be closed over the Summer period and it will be illegal for people to collect firewood on public land until the start of the Autumn Firewood Collection Season.

To find your nearest firewood collection area or for more information and updates visit www.ffm.vic.gov.au/ firewood or your nearest DELWP office.

Any information the community may have about the illegal removal of firewood from public land for sale can be reported to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning on 136 186 and quote Operation Block Splitter. his brother suffered a more serious stroke five years later.

Mr Eaton freely admits that new patients to his clinic were always additionally nervous upon looking at him limping and with one arm hanging.

“I would be talking to them about footy or about their job and before they knew it they would forget I was drilling a hole in their tooth,” he said.

“I believe that can be transferred across to these ceremonies where there are a lot of nerves.

“Not just ‘I do”, there is also

the legal stuff.”

Mr Eaton will tell you he has the gift of conversation, and notes his luck that the stroke did not affect his speech.

“I was asked by the Bendigo Dental Association many times over the last decade to get out there and tell people what I am doing in dentistry because it has never been done before,” he said.

“No one had ever had a stroke as severe as mine and returned to practice.

“Later, I did a few talks at Bendigo Health (in the rehabili-

tation unit) where I explained to professionals what to expect from patients.”

As he embarks on a career as a celebrant, the obvious conclusion becomes Mr Eaton can pick a growth business when he sees it, particularly given there will be a whole new set of people legally able to marry by Christmas.

Why a celebrant? He wants to make people feel comfortable and have fun.

“You really have to make the day memorable,” Mr Eaton said.

– Sharon Kemp

HEAT IS ON BENDIGO’S CBD will pilot a new webbased urban heat map to help residents identify and avoid urban “hot spots” when walking or cycling.

The City of Greater Bendigo will test the technology on behalf of all Australian cities, thanks to funding from the federal government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Program.

The pilot will starts in late 2017 and a final report on the trial is expected in June 2019.

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Power firms pay up

By Sharon kemp

ALMOST 4500 Bendigo residents have been included in the Victorian Government’s arm-twisting, energy rebate exercise with three of the biggest retailers in the state.

Origin, AGL and EnergyAustralia have agreed to return money to those customers who are on default deals or on expired market offers.

The move comes after energy companies were criticised in a review of the industry led by former deputy premier John Thwaites, which also recom-

mended market changes including replacing standing offers with a basic service officer that will be heavily regulated.

It was reported that the retailers increased the charges on their default plans the same day as the rebates were announced.

Premier Daniel Andrews said 4495 Bendigo customers would see a benefit of up to 28 per cent on power bill next year, which could add up to hundreds of dollars of savings.

He said each of the three retailers had acknowledged that standing offer arrangements, those that generally offered no

discounts, were costly for those customers.

Canstar reported this year that according to the Australian Energy Regulator, as many as one in four households in some areas remain on a standard contract.

In Victoria, customers on those contracts were paying on average $778 more than customers on market contracts.

Under the state government deal, the rebate for non-concession holders on standing offers would be between $250 and $4440.

For concession holders, the rebate would save them between

$254 and $720.

Origin, AGL and EnergyAustralia account for 92 per cent of standing offer customers.

“This makes things fairer for Bendigo households who are on costly default energy deals and are paying too much for their power,” Mr Andrews said.

“It will make a real difference for families in Bendigo and across Victoria – saving them money and making their lives easier.”

The government has yet to respond to the industry review and may enforce additional reforms on the energy sector in the future.

Best of Bendigo in music Music Town showcases Bendigo’s vibrant, growing and diverse music scene – from international artists like The Davidson Brothers and Cosmic Psychos, to Bendigo Chorale, to rising young talents Bill Barber and Sherri Parry.

This new book features more than 120 bands and artists – rock, blues, folk, rap, metal, roots, country… and a choir.

There are 200 photographs – mostly colour and includes local music personalities, iconic local venues, fans’ stories and local festivals.

Band and artist entries include a short biography, lists of band members, information about releases, quotes and more.

Best of Bendigo is a joint venture developed by Simon Wooldridge and Chelsea Koetsveld.

Music Town is the first in a series of books and creative projects that will showcase the arts, culture and other aspects of Bendigo and central Victoria.

“It’s great to have brought

tuned in: Simon Wooldridge and Cheslea Koetsveld have produced Music Town. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN this project to fruition,” Mr Wooldridge said.

“The interest and support of the local music community has been fantastic.

There’s some serious local music talent – across many genres.

And I hope we’ve captured that in this book.”

Creative director Ms Koetsveld said she really enjoyed putting this book together.

“We got some really great images to use. The depth of the local

music scene is reflected really well.

It’s a vibrant scene.”

Music Town costs $22, and can be bought at Bendigo Tourism, 51-67 Pall Mall, Muso’s Stuff, 115 Mitchell Street, or online at www.studioampersand.com.au/shop

knockout: Danny Green.

Blokes raise cash BENDIGO’S annual Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch has been hailed as the best yet, with more than 470 people attending the prostate cancer fundraiser held at Bendigo Stadium last Friday.

Approximately $60,000 was raised in support of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, with Australia’s only four time world boxing champion Danny Green the undoubted star of the day.

Green held the large crowd enthralled as he spoke for almost 40 minutes about his remarkable career and his journey to the top of his sport, including his legendary rivalry with fellow boxer Anthony Mundine, as well as his ongoing campaign to eliminate the coward’s punch from society.

Earlier, local prostate cancer survivor Ted Hocking brought the room to a standstill with his open and honest account of his experiences as a prostate cancer survivor, while Bendigo Stadium chief executive Nathan O’Neill shared his vision for the multi-million dollar redevelopment now under way and expected to be completed early in 2018.

Organising committee chairman Neil Macdonald presented his predecessor, former Bendigo Publishing chairman and community stalwart Keith Sutherland, with a certificate of recognition that acknowledges Mr Sutherland’s efforts in establishing the Bendigo Weekly backed annual event in Bendigo in 2010, and for helping to raise more than $500,000 since then in support of research into prostate cancer.

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FAMILY VIOLENCE HAS NO GOOD DAYS. Family Violence stems from men who think they are better than women.

Men who exercise control, and misuse power. And they might think it’s only their wife or partner they’re harming, and that their children are fine.

But they’re not.

In fact the violence their children are witnessing or hearing is just as damaging to them, their futures and their future relationships.

If you need support, talk to a friend, or go to vic.gov.au/familyviolencesupport or call Safe Steps on 1800 015 188.

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FUNERALS A simple and affordable cremation service GENEROUS GIFTS: Lisa Chesters kicks off her campaign. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN FEDERAL Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters has launched her Christmas Donation Drive.

This year, Ms Chesters is supporting the Uniting Care Bendigo Emergency Relief Assistant Centres in Kangaroo Flat and Forest Street.

The Emergency Relief Assistant Centres assist several thousand local people each year by providing food, financial assistance, advocacy, house-

hold goods and clothing.

For a number of Central Victorians, Christmas is a time of stress, a time when financial hardship and family breakdown are felt most keenly.

Ms Chesters is calling for those who can to support families in need this Christmas.

“Bendigo is a generous community. We take care of our own. Together we can help make Christmas special for a local

family less fortunate than our own,” she said.

This year, Uniting Care has requested donations of unwrapped new toys, still in packaging, for ages birth to 16, non-perishable or Christmas food items and Coles or Woolworths gift cards “Donations can be dropped off at my office on the corner of Williamson and Myers streets or in the collection box at Kangaroo Flat Champions

IGA,” Ms Chesters said.

The Kangaroo Flat Emergency Relief Assistance Centre is open Tuesdays and Fridays from 10am until 1pm and is located on the corner of Church and Camp streets.

The Bendigo Emergency Relief Assistance Centre is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am – 12.15pm and 1.30pm until 3.45pm and is located at 25 Forest Street.

Tree tradition continues THE great Y Service Club Christmas Tree Sale is now on.

One of the best aspects of Christmas for families is picking out the Christmas tree.

And every year the YMCA raises money for up to 20 charities by selling “real live” trees to the public.

Colin Lambie said he was always pleased to see the same families come back each year to pick out their trees.

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AFTER operating for 15 years, Dymocks is the last major bookshop in Bendigo left standing – secondhand bookshops aside.

“It’s important that we’re still here,” Dymocks manager Harry Hart said.

“As well as the general public, we service the schools and libraries in our district; and of course we sell books on behalf of the Bendigo Writers Festival.”

While surviving in

the book selling business is notoriously difficult, Mr Hart believes the recent move of the shop’s premises will ensure the business’s ongoing success.

“Our old site (on the corner of Mitchell street and Pall Mall) lacked parking but the move to the new shop in the Bendigo Bank Plaza is perfect for us,” he said.

“The foot traffic is up by 40 per cent since we

made the move.

“The bank wanted to utilise the plaza space and is more than happy to see Dymocks hosting book signings and literary events in the central plaza area.

“This really suits us as we are keen to support smaller and midtier publishers who don’t have much margin to devote to publicity and marketing.

“The same goes for

local authors, we like to stock and promote their books and we’re happy to talk to them about their projects.

“But I’d like to give them a tip.

“Time wise, you’re better off getting the publicity before the book is released rather than after it.”

Given its warm and colourful presence, the plaza traders have said the bookstore is a welcome addition to the precinct.

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No conflict says mayor

THERE will be no conflict between lobbying for the City of Greater Bendigo and for all Victorian regional cities in the lead up to the 2018 state election, according to mayor Margaret O’Rourke.

Cr O’Rourke has been elected to chair Regional Cities Australia for a 12-month term which advocates for Victoria’s 10 largest muncipalities outside of Melbourne, including Ballarat, Geelong, Horsham, Latrobe, Mildura, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Warrnambool and Wodonga.

RCV’s strategic objectives for this year, released in August in time to serve as the organisation’s advocacy

through to the 2018 Victorian election, include policies on jobs and business growth, population growth and liveability, transport and connectivity, and future industries.

Regional cities advocate for funding, for services, for infrastructure including the upgrading of rail lines, and for job creation including the relocation of government departments.

On the same day Cr O’Rourke was elected as RCV chair, Premier Daniel Andrews talked about investigating the merits of fast rail between Geelong and Melbourne, and Ballarat and Melbourne, facilitated by airport rail link.

“In our view, the airport link has the potential to unlock western and northern Victoria,” Mr Andrews said in a speech to the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Upgraded rail between Melbourne and Bendigo remains one of the council’s top priorities for the city.

Cr O’Rourke said public transport minister Jacinta Allan told the RCV meeting a diversion of the Bendigo line through Tullamarine would be considered.

“That is certainly the intention,” Cr O’Rourke said.

“But it is not until that technical work has happened (that a decision

will be made).”

As RCV chair, Cr O’Rourke supported the scope and time line of the rail feasibility work proposed by the Labor state government. She said the group advocated jointly for all cities.

“It is a collaborative model, if it was competitive, their voice would not be heard,” she said.

The council’s election wishlist is due to be released within weeks.

The VCCI’s advocacy document also includes fast rail for Ballarat and Geelong, but for Bendigo it prioritises funding stage three of the airport redevelopment, progressing Marong Business park, completing Gurri

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Questions of faith RESEARCHERS are set to uncover Bendigo’s religious diversity from 1852 to today.

La Trobe University history academic Jennifer Jones is calling on the community to share stories, photographs and artefacts that provide insight into the role and value of faith, spirituality or religion in the lives of locals, past and present.

Residents and former residents are invited to take part in the Faith on the Goldfields project, which will examine religions including Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist faiths in Bendigo from the gold rush to the present day.

“Our goal is to discover the value of faith and belief in people’s lives and how it guides their actions, customs, rituals, beliefs, art and lifestyles,” Dr Jones said.

“The stories and photographs of the objects or artefacts we hope to uncover will contribute to history displays at the new Faith on the Goldfields Interpretive Centre, planned for the Aspire Precinct adjacent to Bendigo’s Sacred Heart Cathedral.”

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RESEARCH: La Trobe University’s Jennifer Jones is calling on the community. ple can discover the value of belief in people’s lives.

“The project aims to help the community understand diversity and difference as part of Bendigo’s gold-mining cultural ‘melting pot’ and to encourage respect for faith adherence,” Dr Jones said.

“If locals, or past locals, have significant religious family memorabilia, or stories of historic or modern day faith experiences in Bendigo, we’d love to hear about it.”

The research team is now recruiting volunteers to take part in oral history interviews for the Faith on the Goldfields project.

To be involved contact Dr Jones on 02 6024 9848 or email j.jones@latrobe. edu.au.

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Sizing it all up

A BIKE often comes top of children’s wish lists for Christmas.

Look in any toy store or department store this time of year and you’ll certainly know bicycles feature highly on Christmas shopping lists.

When you head out to buy your kids a bike remember that the same consideration applies when buying children’s bikes as shopping for adults – safety.

It’s important the bike is the right size for the child.

You can’t buy something bigger for the child to “grow into”.

Just as with an adult, if the bike is too big, it’s uncomfortable to ride and difficult to handle.

And if it’s hard to ride, it won’t get much use.

A child should be able to get on the bike unassisted, otherwise they’ll have trouble getting off, and falling off isn’t attractive.

While children’s bikes are often marketed in age brackets, children rarely fit these sort of average sizes, so it’s best to take them with you to help choose the bike.

If you think that will just spoil the surprise too much, you can always tell them Santa needs some guidance.

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The right sized bike will let a child straddle the top bar (or where the bar would be if it had one) with a three-to-five-centimetre clearance.

They should be able to reach the handle bars easily and pedal comfortably.

Check they can touch the ground with both feet pointed while sitting comfortably on the seat, that’s the advantage in taking them with you.

The Australian standard said that children’s bicycles should have at least

two braking systems.

Small hands may not have enough strength to operate lever brakes properly, so the bike should have back-pedal brakes as well.

The best quality bike you can afford will survive all the treatment children dish out and give them a safer ride.

You can often get a better quality bike secondhand for the same money you’d spend on a new one.

Of course, you may need to be able to spruce it up or make it special somehow to compensate for its

lack of newness.

If you buy from a department store, you’ll generally have to assemble the bike yourself.

You do need some level of mechanical skill to make sure it’s all operating safely.

If you buy from a bike shop, you can be confident that an experienced bike mechanic has assembled it.

The first service after six weeks is usually thrown in for free as well.

Take some care shopping for the right bike and you can confident it will get lots of use.

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The people you see in these photographs are not just residents. They are much loved members of our Freedom family.

We consider it not just our job to care for them. It is our privilege and our passion. Love, decency, respect and kindness are the values we chose to live by to honour the dignity and beauty of the human being at the most vulnerable stage of life. Ultimately they are the values that make real freedom possible.

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absolutely fabulous Australian music legends Brian Mannix, Scott Carne and Dale Ryder headline a big lineup of talent in the Absolutely 80s Band this Saturday.

Brian Mannix of Uncanny Xmen along with Scott Carne from Kids in the Kitchen and Dale Ryder of Boom Crash Opera fame are all part of the Absolutely 80s Band, the ultimate party band, boasting some of the biggest and best Australian acts on stage together and performing all their hits.

Festival spokesman Greg McClure said gates open at the annual Belvoir Park Estate Food and Wine Festival at 10.30am and there are free shuttle buses running from the Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat railway stations throughout the day.

“We have wine tastings from six local wineries, we have food vendors on site, a jumping castle for the kids and the bands will be on stage from 11am through till 6pm,” he said.

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On display for the day ON Display is a new sculpture performance which occurs around the world today, on International Day for People with Disability.

Bendigo Art Gallery director Karen Quinlan said it is a unique performance.

“We are excited to be hosting the event, where bodies become living sculpture,” she said.

“The works evoke a deep and personal reflection on the difference and the similarities between us.

“We are proud to be presenting this performance with CreateAbility.”

On Display is devised by Heidi Latsky Dance, an integrated New York dance company including people with disability.

They have invited people around the world to be on display.

“We’ve always been taught not to stare; not to look at someone deeply because it might offend,” CreateAbility’s John Willis said.

“The event creates a safe and creative space for us to really look at each other and our differences.”

On Display will be performed at Bendigo Art Gallery today, Friday, December 1 from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. living sculptures: Creatability performers in On Display.

New magazine pushes the plusses Open for Business is a new publication to showcase the region’s innovative and diverse professional services sector.

The magazine is aimed at companies looking to source services or relocate to the region.

City of Greater Bendigo Bernie O’Sullivan said the council is proud to highlight Greater Bendigo’s growing professional services sector.

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The Shamrock Comedy Club is back tonight, Friday, December 1, hosted

by Bendigo comedian Cody Jones, best known for his dry wit and cutting observations.

Headlining the show will be Melbourne’s Kirsty Webeck. A must-see act, Kirsty is a rising star of Australian comedy, winner of “Kings of Comedy’s 2016 Comedian of the year”.

Support act for the night is Luka Muller, a two-time Raw Comedy state finalist and the host of the hilarious “Gong Show Podcast”.

The show will also feature very special guest Michael Hing (Channel 10’s Can of Worms). Entry is $10, doors open 8pm, Shamrock Hotel – Gold Dust Lounge, corner Pall Mall and Williamson Streets, Bendigo.

The Shamrock Comedy Club will be running on the first Friday of every month.

“Open for Business showcases the variety and depth of professional services that exist in Greater Bendigo and encourages other local businesses to seek out these services in their own region,” Mr O’Sullivan said.

“There are a number of large companies and organisations in Greater Bendigo that regularly require the use of professional services.

However, evidence highlights that some local businesses continue to use professional services from outside the region, when quality local options are available.”

The publication features more 50 full colour pages and articles that highlight just some of the professional services sector companies who are operating successfully in the region.

The companies highlighted

explain what they do and why Bendigo is such a great place to do business.

“It’s a terrific resource for businesses who may be considering setting up in our region.

It also features a range of information about living in Bendigo,” Mr O’Sullivan said.

The publication is available online at www.bendigo.vic.gov. au or by phoning the council on 5434 6000.

Burke and Wills on the right track Heathcote wine region has taken top prize at this year’s Victorian Wine Show with the Burke and Wills 2015 Vat 1 shiraz being awarded the Premier’s Trophy for Best Victorian Wine.

Burke and Wills received the award after the 2015 Vat 1 was selected as the region’s top wine at Saint Martin Heathcote Wine Show in August where it won four trophies.

The Glenhope winery was established in 2004 by Andrew Pattison and his wife Heather McCormack, after Mr Pattison had spent 18 years as a vigneron a few kilometres further south with his Lancefield Win-

ery in the heart of The Macedon Ranges.

Judges in the Victorian Wine Show selected the Heathcote region wine over 10 other winning wines from regional shows in 2017.

Mr Pattison said the award was a highlight of his decades in the wine industry.

“I am certain that great wines are made in the vineyard rather than in the winery.

So the most important thing is to grow the grape varieties you want in the right place … the right ‘terroir’ as the French call it,” he said.

“It’s all about having excellent fruit.”

top prize: Andrew Pattison of Burke and Wills Winery with the Premier’s Trophy.

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Look at the numbers I Love Mr McPhie’s attempt to turn a thrashing into a win but here are some other numbers.

In round figures 16 million forms were sent out. Of these less than five million voted no, that is near enough to 30 per cent.

So 70 per cent either support same sex marriage or just want the nay-sayers to shut up.

That is called a landslide in any language.

Colin Kellett, Kangaroo Flat

Guessed information Council’s recent publication Open for Business, seeks to portray Bendigo as a great place to invest. These efforts are to be commended.

However, alarm bells ring at the misleading information in its Foreward and the Sector Facts sections.

Some background.

Greater Bendigo’s economic output is the gross sales generated by the 20 industry sectors of the city’s economy.

Council uses two private economic consultancy firms, REMPLAN and Economy.id as a source for that economic data, and that data varies depending on the firm.

For Economic Output REMPLAN offers $11 billion – 2011 figures, and Economy.id $9.2B – 2016 figures. A variation of more than $2B. Council’s Open for Business foreword shows the professional services sector’s portion of that Economic Output as $3.18B. Where council’s figure of $3.8B comes from is not explained. Was it a guess?

Colin Burns, Bendigo

Dignity in defeat No matter how much Murray McPhie (Bendigo Weekly, November 24) may “love working with numbers” and curiously producing his own results in the wake of the resounding Yes vote in the Marriage Equality Postal Survey, I have no doubt that the Australian Bureau of Statistics is the better qualified and disinterested authority.

Australians voted yes to the question “should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?” in a rare double majority – that is, a majority nationwide, and in separate majorities in a majority of states.

Every state, to be exact.

A clear majority of Australians, in every state voted on the issue before them, ignoring the red herrings of the No campaign’s desperate Safe Schools hysteria and “political cor-

rectness” obfuscation.

The prevailing Yes vote is nothing short of total repudiation of the No campaign. Dignity in defeat, rather than bizarre statistical conspiracy theory would provide a modicum of grace.

Michelle Goldsmith, Eaglehawk

Conflicting views Two major events were in the news in the last few weeks. The results of the SSM plebiscite were announced, and the exploits of the Light Horse Brigade at Beersheeba 100 years ago were celebrated.

I idly wondered how these men who we were honouring would view current Australia.

The Light Horse fought in a war far from home in which they had little stake, except for allegiance to some concept of patriotism.

A window on their era is found in CJ Dennis’ famous 1915 book The Sentimental Bloke. The “bloke” is a tough from one of Melbourne’s gangs, who has done time in jail.

Times were hard for his kind.

The dominant world view was guilt/ innocence, in which morality was by-and-large determined by reference to external, objective, agreed standards.

He accepts the status-quo by acknowledging his faults, but longs for something better.

Sociologists tell us that Western societies have now moved away from guilt/innocence to pain/pleasure as the dominant world view.

What causes pain is bad; what gives pleasure is good. The focus has moved from society to the individual, and is based on a personal response to the situation, as in how one feels.

Adding to this cultural confusion is the honour/shame world view of many recent migrants.

Loyalty to the group, the family, is paramount in order to protect its honour. An action which is perceived as damaging to the group is wrong and brings shame.

With these three conflicting world views in play, we are witnessing a slow unravelling of the fabric of society.

I think there would be some puzzled Light Horsemen, just as we would not risk our lives in the way they did.

Brian Stanmore, Junortoun

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The latest debacle in Queensland when the LNP vote dropped eight per cent, is a mirror image of what is going to happen federally.

I have always believed the beginning of the end of any sensible political dialogue started eight years ago, when Tony Abbott single-handedly destroyed the Australian parliament.

Policies went out the window, and powerful lobbyists walked through the door, to look after the top one per cent.

Pauline Hanson was going to wipe the floor with both parties, but ended up getting less seats than a bicycle, but she claims she is not going anywhere.

Peter Dutton is being put forward as an alternative prime minister, but he will only hasten their demise, and just to increase the dysfunction, Turnbull tells us that the boats are going to start docking in Bennelong.

There is one basic problem that the LNP do not, or will not address.

Most Australians are middle-of-theroad people, and do not appreciate being called “lefties” every time they disagree with this mob of the bornto-rule class.

They have decimated the middle class, pensioners, and the rest of the population to the point that the Liberal party is in danger of being obliterated into history, because of the perception that they are nothing but a machine for big business, while ignoring ordinary Australians.

Everything points to a complete cleanout of the parliament at the next election and frankly it cannot come quickly enough.

The downside of course, is that the ones that survive, are the ones that should go.

Ken Price, Eaglehawk

False shepherds The same-sex marriage plebiscite has come and gone, and a tiny number in our community are experiencing a momentary sense of euphoria after the successful Yes vote.

While the SSM lobby made little effort to disguise the fact that SSM is about seeking society’s seal of approval for the homosexual lifestyle, it also with the help of much of the media, prominent politicians and a number of church leaders, did its best to rubbish centuries of tried and true Judeo-Christian teaching on marriage.

Former PM John Howard, in a 2011 speech said, “Changing the definition of marriage which has lasted for time immemorial, is not an exercise in human rights and equality, it is an exercise in de-authorising the Judeo-Christian influence in our society”.

John Howard’s words were vindicated as clergy from bishops down queued up to compromise their ordained positions by supporting SSM, and in so doing

knowingly lulling their congregations into a state of complacency regarding the consequences of trivialising biblical truth.

For congregations served by such false shepherds, the spirit of god no longer dwells in your place of worship, and neither should you.

Find a church where the word of god is preached and believed, and every attempt is made to obey it.

Frank Salmon, Eaglehawk

Fudging the figures In response to Murry McPhie’s letter “A tortuous path” (Bendigo Weekly, November 24) – your maths add up but let’s point out some more statistics.

4.87 million votes returned a No vote. That’s 30.4 per cent for No compared to 48 per cent for Yes – a big margin I’m sure you would agree.

And if you love working with numbers you might also know about statistical confidence. 12 million people being surveyed out of 16 million gives a statistical confidence of 99.98 per cent.

So I think it’s safe to say the majority of Australians support marriage equality.

You’re free to have your opinion but if you’re going to fudge the figures remember it goes both ways.

Rowan Threlfall, Golden Square

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THERE has been an enormous build up to this weekend’s expected weather event, and it’s one few of us should be surprised by in the event that the skies open up and we are inundated with heavy rainfall across the next few days.

We remind all central Victorians not to drive through flood waters, not to play in flood waters and to please stay out of the way of those working to protect the safety of others should an emergency situation develop in the next few days.

Many of those who are helping keep us all safe this weekend will be volunteers, and as a show of respect for the great job they do, the least that the rest of us can do is to heed their message and do the safe thing, and the right thing, this and every other weekend.

Their jobs are hard enough, and they could likely do without any

Editorial Comment unnecessary and ultimately preventable incidents occurring that cold distract them at a demanding time.

By now, all of us should have taken the time to clean up around our homes, check the gutters and if necessary clean them out, move any valuables, property and the like from any location close to home where flooding could become a concern.

Checking in on neighbours is also a good thing to do, particularly if your neighbour is on their own, is elderly or is someone who you know could often do with a hand.

The dire weather predictions

that have continued to hone in on our region since about Monday are eerily similar to the events of late 2010, and while our region was spared the worst riverine flooding in 2010, nature’s full fury was realised not long afterwards when record floods enveloped many towns close to the various rivers and creeks that criss-cross our region and caused millions of dollars worth of damage and an equal amount of heartbreak.

In the interests of community safety, we remind all readers that during a flood crisis, the Victorian State Emergency Service is the lead agency for the emergency, and that the SES has developed localised flood guides and maps, which provide advice and information on how you can prepare.

For more information, or if you need assistance to create a flood plan, visit www.ses.vic.gov.au

letters Carers need respite There is evidence that Bendigo carers still need short-term respite accommodation to enable them to attend to medical or emergency needs.

Carer Support Services are doing a very good job, but face the fact that short-term accommodation is lacking in Bendigo to enable carers to get the respite they need.

Politicians and governments are not doing enough to solve this problem in our growing community and what is becoming a real issue for carers.

My wife, who suffers from Alzheimer’s/dementia was assessed some years ago and has 63 days available for respite, but I have a medical condition which requires at least two weeks respite for her and I have one week booked only.

Respite should be made more accessible to carers rather than having the added stress to ring around or chase various departments or having to go on waiting lists in cases of emergency.

There are 2.7 million carers in Australia. More than one in 10 Australians are carers for partners and loved ones, providing benefits to the community and the economy, saving governments more than $60 billion every year in paid care. While receiving $126 per fortnight as a carers allowance.

It appears to me that governments and especially politicians assume that carers don’t need respite and create complicated processing to access respite options.

A recent report revealed that

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It would be interesting to know just how many carers there are in Bendigo doing a great service for the community and saving of government expenditure. Can our politicians supply answers or just ignore this situation?

Bill Collier, Golden Square

what it was – a very clear majority since two thirds of those who did vote said Yes, and one third voted No, which ever way one looks at it.

There is nothing Mr McPhie can do to make the figures say otherwise.

So which part of “yes” does Mr McPhie not understand?

Julie Hopper, Bendigo

A clear majority

As to the number of people who returned their marriage survey form saying Yes being actually 48 per cent of the whole, I am more concerned that the question asked (do you agree with same sex marriage) is not what is about to be legislated.

The prime minister said as much himself this week when pressed on the nature of the Dean Smith bill: it is transgender marriage.

That is any two persons of any gender.

I wonder how many people would have voted yes to the prospect of transgender marriage being treated as legal in schools; that every person’s gender is fluid (children can be other than boys or girls), or allowing boys who identify as girls to use girls’ showers, change rooms, toilets and wear girls’ clothes or play in the girls’ sports.

We weren’t told about the consequences of changing anti-discrimination laws and we weren’t told that a yes to same sex marriage actually meant a yes to transgender marriage.

Helen Leach, Bendigo

Murray McPhie’s letter (Bendigo Weekly, November 24) is correct on one point. There seems little doubt that the same-sex marriage bill is indeed likely to have “a tortuous path” through parliament.

However, the rest of Mr McPhie’s letter is something of a puzzle. It is extremely difficult to work out what answer, exactly, Mr McPhie is trying to extract from his numbers.

Is he suggesting that if ABS did not “simply remove the non-voters from the equation”, then the No vote would have won, because a non-vote could be counted as a No? Really? The good folk at ABS do wonderful work but I doubt that they are mind readers.

It is just not possible to make any assumptions about the opinions of those who did not vote, nor to suggest that the non-voters somehow “skewed” the result.

Since voting was not compulsory, there were always going to be those who for their own reasons would not vote.

The result was therefore exactly

What was the question?

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Slipping back to cricket Sports hack Joel pitches in for a match

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I picked the wrong week to go. Their A-grade side had just lost the opening match of the season and the warmup – no, we haven’t even gotten past the warm-up – was brutal.

Needless to say I was moving like an arthritic tortoise for the next week or so.

After a few weeks away from training due to “work commitments”, I got the call up. The thirds were short, and they needed a fill-in.

Day one got washed out, so we were set for a onedayer on day two.

We lost the toss and got sent in on a slow pitch. Not good. I always hated batting.

Luckily we had 12 players, meaning I wasn’t required with the willow.

As our fielding innings started, I found myself scor-

ing for the first few overs.

If you’re wondering why the BUCCs v Golden Square thirds game isn’t up on MyCricket properly, I’m pretty sure that’s my fault.

I picked up the scoring easily enough, but bolted for the field when given my chance after six overs. My first deployment came at the prestigious position of fine leg.

I pottered around the field for a few overs before receiving the customary non-verbal signal to warm up to bowl. Yikes.

After a single off my first ball I tightened things up and miraculously only conceded just the one run off my first over, and two off the second.

I also managed to grasp one of the more nervous

catches you’ll see and in an attempt to throw the ball up in celebration, threw it about 30 metres away in the wrong direction. Something to work on.

As we lined up for the post match handshakes, I realised what cricket is all about.

Sure, fun and friendship are important, but more so is asking your mum how to remove grass stains and repeatedly saying “good game, cheers” to 12 blokes you don’t know and may never see again yet shared this seminal, three-hour experience with.

Next on the list is to stumble out to the crease with the bat. I suspect then I’ll remember why I quit in the first place.

– Joel Peterson

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HE Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is bringing its finest players and a gorgeous repertoire to Bendigo for an evening of classical music tomorrow.

In his final concert with the MSO, concertmaster Eoin Andersen invites you to enjoy some of his favourite works celebrating the changing of the season.

Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, bursting with lyricism and pastoral themes will see Andersen together with Melbourne pi-

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HE pages of history are littered with triumphant comebacks, moments remembered for their againstall-odds outcomes.

In sport they have brilliant names: The Music City Miracle and the Greatest Comeback On Ice to name a couple.

In history, there’s Mandela, and they tell me some bloke with a cross was relatively important, too.

Conversely, there’s the Farnham. When there’s no reason for you to do it, but you grandly announce a return regardless.

My cricketing “comeback” is certainly more Whispering Jack than anything involving disciples.

It has been floating around in my head for a while now, having caught the bug of wanting to play again while watching games for work.

Not that I was a good cricketer by any stretch – my pace wouldn’t have worried a morbidly obese snail and I couldn’t even hit the ball attached to that bit of string tied around a tree branch in the back yard.

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The suspense continues in In the Shadow of the Mountain, in which the life-or-death action is set in three immensely contrasting locations: cosmopolitan Copenhagen, the Arizona desert in the US and an exploratory mine site outside Greenland’s capital, Nuuk.

The third episode in this Bourne-like Nordic adventure, the soon-to-be-released The Shaman’s House, will feature an Australian connection, linking the world’s two major islands on diametrically opposite sides of the globe. – Rosalea Ryan

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The second work on the program, Copland’s Appalachian Spring, is a powerful evocation of the life of American pioneers in the Appalachian Mountains.

Rounding out the evening is The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla, in which the fire of the tango mixes with Vivaldi-esque flourishes.

An Evening with the MSO is at the Ulumbarra Theatre on Saturday, December 2 at 7pm.

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Yet this is precisely what Danish author Christoffer Petersen will achieve when the final instalment in his Konstabel Fenna Brongaard trilogy is published in its English translation on Christmas Eve. Petersen’s first Greenlandic thriller, The Ice Star, opens with the torture of young Danish military special forces operative Brongaard by two foreign mercenaries in a hut in an isolated settlement far above the Arctic Circle in northeastern Greenland.

Brongaard has been on assignment with the government’s sled-dog patrol, an elite unit established to defend the sovereignty of Denmark’s biggest and most remote territory.

Now, she is in the hands of a pair of unrelenting inquisitors who have executed her partner and seem determined to frame her for the sickening murder.

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L’Arche is an international federation of communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together in faith, relationship and community.

The L’Arche Bendigo community was established in 2015.

With Christmas treats and gifts in mind, the annual Maureen Considine fundraiser Christmas market will be held with all funds raised going to support the Bendigo L’Arche community.

Homemade condiments, baked items, pamper products, art, craft and plants will all be available for sale, accompanied by activities and entertainment.

Food, including a barbecue lunch, will also be available in the garden.

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OTHING that unusual about a band putting out a live album.

TJ and Son are doing just that, early next year.

But they’re taking a bold, and quite different approach.

Not only is their forthcoming live album their debut, but it will be recorded on one night, at one gig – at the Golden Vine next Friday, December 8.

Bold move. And one they’re looking forward to.

“It is bold and I’m sure on the night we will be feeling it,” TJ told the Weekly.

“But as soon as we get in to our groove we will be fine.

“There will almost certainly be one or two notes missed but one of the things we are proud of is that everything you hear we are doing in that moment.

“No loops, no editing. Just two people on stage giving it everything they have got.”

TJ and Son are a loud, gutsy, blues-rock two-piece. Talisa Jobe covers vocal and guitar duties, with Aaron John backing-up energetically on drums.

“We love the idea of having the live atmosphere and spontaneity of a live set,” TJ said.

“It’s the best way to capture our sound, as we have a floating pace and dynamic. Our excitement and love for the music is on show when we play live.”

The duo got together early

TJ AND SON

in 2015 and have played nearly 50 gigs since – both in Bendigo and Melbourne.

Bendigo feels very much like home turf though.

“The local musicians and venues are always friendly and supportive. The Bendigo

what’s on... in association with KLFM radio 96.5FM Saturday, December 2 Dance: Spring Gully Hall, 8pm – midnight. Music by Rita and Bob. Prizes and raffle. $9 entry. Home cooked supper. Details: 5444 2953.

Christmas Party: At the Mandurang Hall from 7pm.

Featuring Reg Poole and Owen Blundell. Lucky door prizes, raffles and barbecue. Adults $30, under 15 $5.

Details: 5439 5308.

LQ Outdoor Market: Indoor and outdoor stalls , facepainting , donuts, jumping castle, Christmas gift ideas. Combining with LQ Market’s first birthday, cake and celebrations. Lowndes Street, Strathdale, 10am – 2pm.

Sunday, December 3 Welcome to summer: A Junortoun family gathering.

Mix and mingle with other families. McIvor Forest Estate playspace, Inverness Drive. 5pm – 7pm. Sausage sizzle and ice creams. BYO salads, drinks, chairs, blankets and sun protection.

Fundraiser for Bendigo Animal Welfare and Community Services: Santa Pet Photos $10 donation.

11.30am – 1pm. Bendigo Pottery complex. Fundraising merchandise, information, microchip pet scanning on the day. Opportunities to sponsor farm animals.

Monday, December 4 Christmas Shop: St Paul’s Cathedral and combined charities. Until December 16. St Paul’s Cathedral, Myers St. Monday – Friday 10am – 4pm, Saturday 10am – 1pm.

December 6, 7, 8, and 9 Bendigo Wood Turners: Christmas sales from 10am – 4pm, Fridays 3pm – 9pm. 104 Eaglehawk Rd, Long Gully.

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crowds always respond well,” TJ said.

They haven’t decided on an album title yet, and TJ is keeping tight-lipped about which tracks they’ll play on the night.

“You’ll just have to wait and see,” she said.

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“The set list is finalised, but we won’t be releasing it before the show. The main track on the album is Calling For Me.” This writer is hoping the album includes their blistering version of Whole Lotta Love.

TJ and Son play a mix of covers and original material.

Their influences – Led Zeppelin, Billy Thorpe, Janis Joplin and others – show through.

TJ writes most of the lyrics and music, with Aaron John having input on arrangements, sound and style of the songs.

“Together we seem to have the kind of connection that is rare. We are very in tune with each other and Aaron is excellent at anticipating where to emphasise,” TJ said.

“This comes naturally to us, and it makes it very easy to write and come up with new things together.”

It’s not often fans of a band know in advance that they’ll be at the recording of a live album.

Michael Fitt will be producing and mixing the as-yet-unnamed album.

Support on the night comes from Liam Thorpe, Sparrow and CASH. The music kicks off at 8pm on Friday, December 1 at the Golden Vine Hotel. Entrance is $5 on the door.

– Simon Wooldridge Twitter: @spwooldridge

From Bach to Bing B

ENDIGO student Hunter Boswell will join one of Australia’s most popular tenors, David Hobson and rising star Georgia Wilkinson on the stage of the Capital Theatre on Saturday, December 2.

When Hobson and Wilkinson asked for a young local performer to be a part of their performance Bach to Bing,, Hunter was quickly recommended.

He developed a passion for singing, dancing and performing when he joined the Girton Grammar School Choir and was the ideal candidate even though he had only started singing and dancing lessons 12 months ago.

Hunter has an ambition to be a full-time stage performer.

“We are always thrilled when professional performers the calibre of

LOCAL TALENT: Hunter Boswell.

David Hobson ask to include local talent,” Capital Venues and Events manager David Lloyd said.

“The opportunity to learn and perform with someone of David’s calibre and experience will be a great experience for Hunter.”

Bach to Bing is a fusion of traditional and modern Christmas music and will feature classics from JS Bach to Bing Crosby.

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WINNING RIDE: A horse-drawn dog cart.

Prizes to be won R

EMARKABLY Frederick Kraemer had on two separate occasions found himself in a financial bind.

The one described last week occurred in 1868, the second time that he was insolvent.

Ten years earlier he had placed his beloved Sydenham Gardens and its hotel on the market in the form of a wheel lottery.

Each portion of the real and personal property, constituted a separate prize which were all to be drawn on the wheel lottery system.

From the advertisement announcing this immense lottery, we gain good descriptions of how Kraemer had developed the assets at The Junction.

The first prize was the concert and ballroom, with a Baltic pine floor, fitted out in “magnificent style’”. There was a stage and panoramic scenery. Connected to the ballroom was the hotel bar, very well appointed with a good cellar.

There were accompanying buildings in two separate wings having six bedrooms and the same number of lounges, all with top quality furnishings.

Another building which stood independently nearby, was appointed with what was described as a “promenade bar”, a Bagatelle room.

Bagatelle is a game similiar to billiards, and was very popular in hotels in the 19th century.

There was an adjacent building which was intended for dining, and a separate freestanding kitchen.

There were several store rooms and two spacious bedrooms all under the same roof, and a stable for six horses.

A full description was provided of the gardens and the whole property was situated on the main Long Gully and White Hills Road, later to be called (Holdsworth Road).

The other road, John Street was well formed track that led north as the shortest way to the Whipstick diggings which in 1858 was a popular destination for diggers and fossickers.

All the above constituted the first prize and it was mentioned that the relevant land titles were to be made available.

Second prize constituted his farm at Emu Creek comprising 9.7 hectares of land under cultivation well fenced and with other improvements.

Third prize was a horse drawn dog cart, together with a good quality harness the whole being valued at £80.

Fourth prize was a horse drawn dray also with harness valued at £40.

Tickets for these prizes as listed were £1 each and it was noted that every precaution was taken to ensure the drawing was as fair as possible.

All money from the ticket sales, had to be paid by the ticket agents into the Colonial Bank in Pall Mall.

The loser in all this was Kraemer, however not for long, for only a few years later he managed to re-acquire the hotel and gardens. – James Lerk

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“Working in the hospitality industry for over ten years taught me that the customer is the most important person to the business,” Adam said.

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Why pay thousands for improvements to your property when you can join the DIY trend.

Under the direction of the owners and assistant manager Hayley Phillips, Eaglehawk Hire & Sales are heading into 2018 with even more new hire items and tools in store.

Call into their convenient location in Wood Street to see their impressive range seven days week, with a selection of Boral cement products, OX Tools, Master Finish and Flextool concreting and bricklaying tools.

They can even refill your gas bottles or supply various size trailers for a range of tasks.

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And if you’re into landscaping they even have skid-steer loaders and excavators for hire.

They can even help you spruce up your concrete areas with a selection of concrete sealers and the tools to get the job done.

“Our aim is good old fashioned customer service,” Hayley said.

“We appreciate your business and always go that extra mile, and are always happy to share our knowledge about our hire items or give honest advice on concrete sealers or decorative concrete products.”

Like other hire companies they have mowers, brush-cutters, vibrating plates and more, for prices and further information you can check out their website or keep up to date with what’s new on their Facebook page.

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T Mr Rental Bendigo customers are often surprised at the range available as they are always adding new products, such as the latest phones, computers and televisions.

“We have just added some new furniture that is right on trend, so if you have just moved into a new house or want to freshen up for the new year you should check out our new furniture range online at http:// online.flipbuilder.com/dclz/xrze/,” Mr Rental’s Daryl Glewis said.

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At the end of your rental contract make an offer to purchase or update your look with new furniture.

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To find out more call out and see Mr Rental at 83 MacDougall Road, Golden Gully, open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm.

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Blokes Lunch ‘best ever’ WORLD champion boxer Danny Green shared his incredible story with a crowd of more than 470 men as part of the annual Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch prostate cancer fundraiser last Friday at Bendigo Stadium.

In an honest and open presentation, Green proved he can do a lot more than fight, encouraging men to get fit, stay fit and to stand up for what is right and help stamp out anti-social behaviour. Photos: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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Grocery distribution: Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Benght for thou digo. Tues and Thurs. 5441 4747.

Bendigo Family & Financial Services Inc: Myers Street, Bendigo. Ph: 5441 5277. Mon–Fri, 9am– 5pm.

Long Gully Community House: Humboldt Dve. 5442 1165. Wed mornings (bread only).

Food Support 3556: Eaglehawk Community House, 19 Bright St. Ph: 5446 8322. Mon and Thurs, 9am2pm (school terms).

Foodcare 3556: Eaglehawk Uniting Church, cnr Peg Leg Rd/Kirkwood St, 1.30pm-4pm Tues and Wed. Ph 0403 698 715.

Giving and Living Op Shop: Shed 3, 75 Beischer St, East Bendigo. Mon–Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm.

Ph: 5444 2882.

St Vincent de Paul: 16 Hopetoun St, Bendigo. 5443 5688. Mon/Tues/Thurs and Fri, 10am–1.30pm.

Kangaroo Flat–117 High St. 5447 9800. Mon–Fri, 10am–1pm.

82 High St, Eaglehawk. Ph: 5446 2548. Tues and Thurs 10am–1pm, Friday 1pm–4pm Uniting Care Emergency Relief Centres: Bendigo: 25 Forest St. 5443 4972. Mon/Tue/Thur/ Fri 10am-12.15pm and 1.30pm-3.45pm.

Kangaroo Flat: Cnr. Church and Camp sts. 5443 5458. Tues and Fri 10am–1pm.

Victory Foodbank: 110 Garsed St. Bendigo. Ph: 5443 5998. Tues 10am–12pm.

Community Meals and Soup Kitchens: Bendigo Community Health Soup Kitchen: The Arcade, 165-171 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Ph: 5448 1600. Thurs, 4pm-4.45pm.

Bendigo Baptist Community Care Breakfast: Life Essentials, Mad Cow Cafe, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. 5441 4747. Tues 7.45am.

Cafe 153 Community Breakfast: The Salvation Army Bendigo Worship Centre, 65-71 Mundy St, Bendigo (Gate 1). Sundays 8.45am-9.45am.

Eaglehawk Community House: 19 Bright St, Eaglehawk. 5446 8322. Tues 12 noon and 6pm.

Kangaroo Flat Soup Kitchen: Rotary Gateway Park, High St, Kangaroo Flat, Wed 5.30pm-6.30pm.

Kangaroo Flat Uniting Church: Cnr Church and Camp sts, Kangaroo Flat. Ph: 5447 9998. Fourth Wednesday of every month, 12pm.

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We are seeking an experienced restaurant manager and chef or cook to join our team, working with our menu and kitchen to reflect our vision at The Groove Train Bendigo.

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Our restaurant is located at the Bendigo Market Place, operating all seven days from 10am to 10pm.

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Technical or trades background will be highly regarded but not essential.

Applications will only be accepted in writing by mail and/or email and should include both a covering letter outlining your interest in the position together with a current resume listing any relevant experience and employment history.

Address applications to: The Manager Davies Electric Motor Specialists 189 Breen St Bendigo VIC 3555 or email: brent@echucarewinds.com.au

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Off-field games begin

By JOEL PETERSON

WHILE the season is still five months away, several Bendigo Football Netball League clubs have kicked off their preseason training as they gear up for the 2018 campaign.

Kangaroo Flat and Eaglehawk have both started their campaigns, while Golden Square and South Bendigo are also into their work ahead of next season.

And while the coaches are busy working out fitness routines and gameplans, there is also recruiting to be done.

Defending premier Strathfieldsaye has again been on the lookout for new talent under new coach Troy Coates, signing Jack Shanahan and Seymour forward Hugh Robertson.

They will offset the losses of premiership players Jake Hall and Harry Conway, who are both off to the Eastern Football League.

Shanahan comes from NT Thunder in the NEAFL, having played against the Gold Coast Suns and Brisbane Lions reserves teams, while Robertson booted 30 goals for the Lions last season.

Eaglehawk has again loaded up for its campaign, set to retain its entire senior list from 2017.

Ruckman Jonty Neaves is likely to try his luck with Coburg in the VFL, but the Hawks have recruited tal-

HIGH POINT: Tom Toma is leaving Golden Square. ented midfielder Jack Fallon and defender Dylan Williams from Rochester.

Bernie Haberman’s second offseason at Golden Square has been mixed, bringing in Ouyen United star Brad Eaton but losing two-time reigning best and fairest Tom Toma and reliable defender Clayton Anderson.

Eaton is 35 but brings a wealth of experience to the Dogs, and won the best on ground medal in the Sunraysia League grand final.

Kyneton has lost stars in Ben Weightman and Mitch Scholard, and will pin its hopes largely to continuity under coach Luke Beattie and recruits jake Ward and Jack Exell.

Ward was a standout at Sandhurst but has struggled with injuries, while Exell played at Stanhope last season after a strong 2016 campaign in the TAC Cup. Sandhurst has a new coach in Andrew Collins and he has brought Harding Medal winner Zeb Broad-

Crows post big score SPRING Gully’s Rhys Webb has cracked a second consecutive century as the unbeaten Crows look to continue their march through the Emu Valley Cricket Association season.

The Crows unleashed a hitting display against West Bendigo on day one at One Tree Hill Oval, cracking 5/366 off just 62 overs.

However, with a gloomy weather forecast for this weekend, they may be cruelly denied the chance for firstinnings or outright points despite declaring in hope of maximum points.

Webb was the star, belting 121 after coming in at 1/5.

He shared in a 172-run second-wicket stand with Joel Bish (66), before being caught off the bowling of Shannon Murphy with 201 runs on the board.

The Redbacks were sent in for 10 overs, and if play goes ahead will resume at 1/27 having lost Ben Henson for 11.

Maiden Gully’s Rob Brown has saved his side from certain defeat, picking up three valuable wickets in an evenly-poised game against Golden Gully.

After being sent in the fragile Maiden Gully batting lineup was again exposed, losing 5/38 before Brown (15) and Dallas Gill (24) put on 41 for the sixth wicket.

Both were dismissed in a matter of balls to make it 7/79, before Shane Rabbitt and Jordan Beecham added another 41 for the eighth wicket.

Again the wickets rumbled

bent and former Bridgewater coach Marc Lindsay with him.

A big loss looms with gun half-back Codie Price rumoured to be heading elsewhere, but the Dragons are well-equipped to top up through their riches in the under-18 competition.

South Bendigo had a resurgent year before its campaign was ruined by injuries, and the Bloods look to be on the build again.

On-baller Quade Johnstone joins from Shepparton Swans, where he played in a GVFL premiership with coach Brady Childs and Kaiden Antonowicz.

The Bloods will get Anotnowicz back from a longterm injury, and Joel Swatton falls into that category as two very, very handy ins.

But rumours of a bigname forward landing at South have been shushed.

New Gisborne coach Clinton Young has a talented list to work with and will be looking to top up the young Dogs list.

And despite all having a handful of talented youngsters, Kangaroo Flat, Castlemaine and Maryborough don’t look to be making the inroads to put them in a position to challenge.

The BFNL will begin on April 14 and will this year play interleague in Warrnambool against the Hampden League after a reshuffle of the AFL Victoria Country rankings.

at the end of the innings, Gully losing three wickets quickly to end the innings with 122 on the board.

Brown took it upon himself to get them back into the game, the quick taking 3/7 off three overs to have the Cobras 3/40 off 19.

Marong recovered from a similarly disastrous start to post 237 in its match against Mandurang.

The Panthers were 2/13 after James Pietromonaco claimed openers Scott Ross and Greg Fennell before Shannon Walters and Andrew Gladstone teamed up to add 63 for the third wicket.

What will be of concern for Marong is a trend of losing wickets quickly.

They lost their first two in the space of eight runs, their third and fourth in the space of two runs, their fifth and sixth in the space of 11 runs and then wickets seven and eight with the score on 204.

At Ewing Park, Sedgwick’s Justin Hancock took four wickets as United made 228 from its 75 overs in the round’s heavyweight battle.

The Tigers got off to a strong start but lost four wickets in the space of 26 runs to be 4/58.

James Smith (43) and Xavier Walsh (37) then combined to add 77 for the fifth wicket before Noah Walsh provided some valuable late order hitting, making 59.

Hancock took 4/42 and Greg Thomas took two wickets for the Rams.

Redbacks roll while Suns scorch in T20

HANDY ADDITION: Strathdale marquee player Lee Stockdale.

A STUNNING performance from marquee signing Nick Ross has kept Bendigo United’s red-hot run of Twenty20 form alive.

The Redbacks played Huntly North Epsom in round three of games in the Bendigo District Cricket Association’s T20 competition on Tuesday night.

The Redbacks were coming off not only a thrilling win against Bendigo last week but also success in the Northern Rivers regional T20 final at Nathalia on Sunday.

On a wet pitch, a bowl-off was required to decide who progressed to the final, where BUCCs defeated Mooroopna by four wickets to progress to the state final of the Kookaburra Cup competition.

The club was one of several to hold a family night on Tuesday, and Ross put on a show for all those in attendance.

The Carlton batsman clubbed 109 off just 52 balls, reaching his century when the hosts had just 122 runs on the board and had lost only the wicket of Harry Donegan.

Ross was dismissed with Bendigo United needing only 21

runs to win, which Tyson Templeton and the in-form Jake Thrum cruised to with 22 balls to spare.

Elsewhere, Strathfieldsaye fell short as it hosted White Hills under lights at Tannery Lane.

With a big crowd enjoying the balmy conditions and a first for the club, White Hills found themselves in a hole with the bat after marquee player Brayden Stepien was dismissed to make the score 2/13.

Mitch Winter-Irving steadied the ship, making 49 as White Hills compiled 154.

Strathfieldsaye started well but did not having the hitting power to reach the total, falling to 0-3 despite 51 from the ever-reliable Greg Lyon.

At Weeroona Oval, Strathdale Maristians produced a stellar bowling performance to restrict Sandhurst to 9/78, before breezing past the total for a seven-wicket win to improve to 2-1.

And Eaglehawk thumped Golden Square, dismissing the Bulldogs for just 75 before passing the target with 6.1 overs remaining.

KLFM management and staff thank all our wonderful volunteers who make the running of this station possible. Your contributions are greatly appreciated. Celebrating International Volunteers Day, Tuesday December 5th, 2017.

LEADER: White Hills’ Mitch Winter-Irving.

Also celebrating International Day of People With a Disability today, Friday December 3rd, 2017.

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Spirit of the game

Herbert takes hot form to PGA

GOOD CAUSE: Rachel Banham, Betnijah Laney and OTIS Foundation’s Rachel Mason. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

By JOEL PETERSON

THE Bendigo Spirit has been served a timely reminder of how good winning feels.

But point guard Rachel Banham says sometimes it’s nice to play for more than just the win column.

This week sees the Spirit play one of its marquee fixtures on the WNBL calendar, the annual OTIS Foundation game.

The club will sport brand new pink uniforms and spend the night raising money to back the foundation, which provides support to women with cancer and their families.

And with the Spirit coming off a hard-fought win against Canberra and heading into a clash with a Dandenong side it took it up to a fortnight ago, the timing couldn’t be better.

“It was a good feeling, it has been a tough few weeks so

to get a win we feel like we can keep that form rolling and get a few in row now,” Banham said.

That good feeling translates into the OTIS Foundation game, which Banham says she is looking forward to.

“I’ve heard a little bit about the OTIS Foundation and I think it’s really cool and they are doing some great stuff,” she said.

“It’s fun too to be able to play for something that’s bigger than just basketball, thinking about other people and what other people are going through.

“It’s about doing what we can and spreading the word so people can donate and be aware of the situation.”

The free-scoring import point guard has seen the difficulty of the season first hand, playing in every game

for Bendigo while the likes of Gabe Richards, Kelsey Griffin and Betnijah Laney have missed through injury and illness.

Bendigo’s last two matches have been far more encouraging than its recent run of form, losing to Dandenong in Traralgon by 10 points before defeating Canberra in a thrilling 83-82 result that served as a welcome birthday present for coach Simon Pritchard.

“I feel like it proved to us that we can win all these games but we have to put ourselves in a position to do that,” she said.

Pritchard agrees, saying more than anything the win has given the team some much needed momentum.

“You only need to look at the table and the talent across the league due to injuries at the moment to see that we’re not that far away still,” he said.

“If we get one, two, three wins together in a row, then we’re starting to get back to where we feel we should be.”

Bendigo’s history against Dandenong is a factor, and Pritchard is comfortable defending the Rangers’ offence, which is a relatively simple motion-based system.

“We’re very confident against Dandenong and they have played pretty poorly up here over the last three years,” he said.

“We’re very keen for them to play poorly again. Our defence is the key there, if we can get it firing early – they’ve got a relatively simple offensive structure that’s not too bad to shut down – we think we can take them out of their stuff.”

Saturday night’s game tips off at 7pm, with the special edition pink OTIS Foundation jerseys being auctioned off.

AFTER an up-and-down season, Lucas Herbert is finishing his year with a flurry.

In the days preceding his 22nd birthday, the Bendigo-raised golfer is playing in the second of the major Australian summer tournaments this weekend.

Continuing to improve his ability to close out rounds will be at the top of his to-do list after his sixth-placed finish at last weekend’s Australian Open, but it was all positives for Herbert.

And he won’t have to wait long to potentially make amends, as he starts his second round at the Australian PGA at Royal Pines today.

Herbert placed second at the New South Wales Open before last weekend’s star-studded event at the Australian in Sydney.

He played in the final group with world number 12 and multiple-time major winner Jason Day and held the lead seven holes into the final round.

However after a birdie on the seventh hole of the final day, Herbert’s round fell apart.

He carded bogeys on hole eight, 10, a double on 13 and another bogey on 17 to finish three-over for the round and seven-under for the open, in a tie for sixth.

Regardless of the finish, it vaulted him to a careerhigh ranking of 337th and tipped more than $40,000 in prizemoney into his pocket.

More importantly, it has given him confidence with which he can attack in Queensland.

“I’ve just made the top-10 twice in two tier one events. Two top-10s within two weeks, there’s only positives in there,” he said.

“I can’t really – obviously it would have been nice to win, but if I put myself in that situation enough times, I’m going to win them.

“Eventually I’m going to get there. I’ve got so many more years left ahead of me, so I’m not stressed.”

He also learnt plenty of playing with Day, the former world number one.

“It’s good to see the way he played, and it was just interesting to see the way he hit some shots and the way his ball reacted in the air, especially with it being really windy,” Herbert said.

“Just the way it reacted in the air differently to mine and just you could tell the way he was trying to hit different shots was different, and that’s something I can take away.”

Swimmers out to make a games splash FIVE central Victorian swimmers will set their sights on gold when they head to Adelaide to compete in the 2017 Pacific School Games.

Bendigo East Swimming Club trains five of the squad members, in Cameron Jordan, Layla Day, James Kealy and Emily and Nick Kearns.

St Francis of the Fields student Jordy Martin and Girton Grammar’s Seb Wood were also named in the School Sports Victoria team, announced earlier this year.

The quintet was part of a celebration of the Victorian athletes on Sunday in Melbourne, bringing together more than 600 athletes at the State Netball and Hockey Centre.

TALENT POOL: Cameron Jordan, Layla Day, Emily Kearns (back), Nick Kearns and James Kealy (front) are headed to Adelaide.

All competed strongly at selection events and have had

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Jordan will compete in 15-16-year-old boys freestyle and breaststroke events as well as the individual medley.

Day will compete in freestyle and backstroke events as well as the medley.

Nick Kearns will swim backstroke and freestyle and sister Emily only backstroke.

And Kealy will compete in backstroke and breaststroke events.

All five are likely to also be competing in relay events across the week.

The local team members are part of a 600-strong Victorian contingent headed to the games, which are expected to draw more than 3000 competitors and their families from across the Pacific region.

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rode with the squad this season, Tour of Japan. but makes the move to join Israel This year, Hucker did not finA LOT is about to change in the Cycling Academy for 2017 where ish outside the top 25 in any race life of Robbie Hucker. he will ride alongside central Vic- he contested including a fifth at The 27-year-old wrapped his torian Zak Dempster. the Tour of Japan, fourth at the season with the Australian IsoWThe team touched base with Tour of Hungary, second in the hey Sports team last month with Hucker early in the year to ex- Hong Kong Challenge and 10th a 10th-placed finish at the Tour press its interest in the ultra- at Hainan. of Hainan, bringing to an end a consistent Aussie after his strong “It was a really good year, busy campaign. form at the national titles, the I was happy with it. Finishing Most would expect the ensu- Herald Sun Tour and several races now and having some time off ing months to be filled with rest in Asia. the bike is a good chance to have and relaxation, but not so for the Hucker then rode in Europe, some time off the bike and reBendigo boy. again performing strongly, and flect on how well the season has He will enter 2018 a married later in the year signed a contract gone,” he said. man – his and fiance Paige’s wed- to join the powerful Japanese ding is today – and also link up squad.

It’s really based more on the with a new professional team.

“I can’t speak highly enough “It’s an exciting time. It’s of Andrew Christie-Johnston and factors away from cycling itself been busy, definitely, but really all the guys at IsoWhey, they are exciting,” he said. a top team and I leave with really “It’s a very different approach good relationships with all of “I’ve worked really well with to what I’m used to, normally it’s them,” he said. my coach, Mark Fenner, and all about the bike, but it’s a good “It’s really based more on the hopefully we can transition that way to mix it up.” factors away from cycling itself. I next year into a few more wins.”

After he ties the knot and was keen to learn the language, He takes two years of solid heads to Bali on his honeymoon to experience the culture and form into his maiden campaign – volcanic ash notwithstanding – challenge myself in a completely with Ukyo, and is prepared for Hucker’s next priority is to learn different environment. plenty of change.

Japanese.

“It’s one of those things that “I think there‘ll be some That’s in no small part to if I hadn’t done it, I would prob- different races in there. A few further impress the bosses of his ably look back on the chance in a similar ones in Asia, but also the new team, Ukyo Cycling. few years and wish I had.” chance to do a bit of riding in “So far my Japanese isn’t too On exposed form, you’d Spain hopefully too,” he said. good, but I’ll try to pick that up back Hucker in to excel in most Of course, when you’re about as much as I can,” Hucker said. environments. to get married, these decisions Ukyo is the top-ranked team His past two years have seen don’t come easily. in the Asian circuit, bankrolled him, in his own words,“knuckle “Paige was really keen for by former Formula One driver down a bit” and that has shown me to do it and encouraged me,” Ukyo Katayama. in his results.

Hucker said.

While the business’s core In 2016 he started the year “Hopefully we’ll get to do interest is in motorsport, Mr eighth at the national champi- some travel in the year. I definiteKatayama is a big cycling fan – onships in Ballarat, seventh at ly owe a fair bit of it to her.” so naturally he started his own the Sun Tour, the winner of the NEW OUTFIT: Robbie Hucker has squad.

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