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pool fight Council, committee at odds again
By joel peterson
FACED with the possibility of another community campaign to save the Golden Square Pool, volunteer committee chair Bernadette Wright’s message is simple: “We’ve done it before and we can do it again.” Council will next week vote on whether to close and decommission the facility, which has been operated by a committee of management since 2013. That was the point at which the council decided to keep the pool open, but only until the proposed Kangaroo Flat pool was open. Prior to that, the Golden Square community had launched a campaign to help save the pool from closure as council looked to cut costs following the review of aquatic centres in the municipality. That review led to council’s decision to push for a new indoor pool at Kangaroo Flat – which has become the $31 million Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre, expected to be open mid-year. Since then Ms Wright said the pool has flourished, with strong patronage and a host of community events being well attended and the second largest VicSwim enrolment of any regional pool in Victoria. Ms Wright said she was not surprised by the news on Wednesday, but had hoped council would have recognised the success the pool has had in operating under the volunteer committee’s stewardship.
proud moment: Brad Orton and Dennis O’Hoy present the baton to the crowd. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
Baton tours town on way to games BENDIGO’S CBD came to a standstill on Wednesday as the Queen’s Baton Relay passed through town on its way to the 2018 Commonwealth Games. A total of 19 baton bearers carried the Queen’s message through the city’s streets, as
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school children lined up to cheer the community heroes on. And while the streets were hardly lined with people and it caused traffic chaos, the baton bearers were beaming with a sense of community pride. – Full coverage Pages 14 and 15
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“We knew the lease was coming up for renewal, I guess I felt that with the way the pool has been utilised – with over 66,000 people through the gate – that council would see sense and see that it is a pool that is used,” she said. “We knew that it was a possibility because that’s been over our head since 2013, we’ve had three leases since then. “We did know it was possible but based on what we believe is evidence
We see that we can co-exist with the new pool that shows this pool is a community hub, it offers many other things that other pools don’t offer. “We see that we can co-exist with the new pool.” Council provides the Golden Square pool with a $50,000-a-year grant to help with operating costs, and has also contributed a now chlorination facility. But council says the facility, built in the mid-1960s, is approaching the end of its life and the costs to keep it and similar facilities open are stacking up.
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THE formation of a community group by members of the Tweed Sutherland First National staff is paying dividends for organisations across Bendigo. This week, staff members from Tweed Sutherland donated money to the St John of God Hospital Ladies Auxillary. The auxillary raises money to purchase equipment for the hospital and benefitted to the tune of $3000 from the Tweed Sutherland staff. The agency’s staff members have formed Coins for Community, with $1 a week from each staff member donated to a fund to help community organisations. On top of this, the group also organises fundraising such as sausage sizzles and movie nights. All money raised is donated back to the local community to help groups and people in need. Several of the organisation’s staff members presented the cheque for $3000 on Tuesday to St John of God Hospital representatives, including CEO Trevor Matheson. THE state government has launched a scheme to help hundreds of Victorians purchase their first home. HomesVic is a shared equity scheme that will help up to 400 eligible first home buyers by reducing the amount of money they need to purchase their own home. First home buyers who meet
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GOOD CAUSE: Bec Mancini, Shelly Euvrard, Helen Ashby, Braden Pollard, Jan Babbage and Trevor Matheson. the eligibility criteria will only need a five per cent deposit, and the government to take a proportional beneficial interest of up to 25 per cent in the property. When the properties are sold, participating buyers will pay off the proportional beneficial interest, which the government will reinvest in other homes. The pilot scheme is backed by a $50 million fund and will be targeted at first home buyers on low to moderate incomes. The initiative is a key part of the Homes for Victorians package, which includes significant stamp
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A NEW performance monitoring system has revealed the full extent of the issues plaguing Bendigo line train services. Public Transport Victoria this week unveiled a new monitoring system that allows data to be accessed dating back to 2001. It came as V/Line shared performance data for January, with just 75.4 per cent of services running within the on-time threshold of five minutes and 59 seconds. The new software allows users to track back to figures from the start of the millennium, but they don’t paint a pretty picture for V/Line and PTV. Despite advances in technology,
new V/Locity trains and the regional rail link, last year’s on-time figure of 85.1 per cent was the equal second worst since the turn of the century. Only 2009’s on-time figure of 84.6 per cent was worse, with 85.1 per cent of services also recorded as being on time in 2008. Last year’s reliability figure of 96.7 per cent in Bendigo line services was the worst recorded since 2001, but that figure remains above V/Line’s benchmark of 96 per cent reliability. The benchmark figure for punctuality is 92 per cent. Reliability last month was 94.3 per cent, below the benchmark figure and the worst since last February. Across the network, 2017 was the
worst recorded by V/Line since the data began being recorded. Reliability across the network was above benchmarks at 97.7 per cent, but the on-time percentage of 84.1 was clearly the worst recorded in the 17 years of data available.
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Across the network, 2017 was the worst recorded by V/Line since the data began being recorded
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lion on the Bendigo line, is yet to begin. A new contract between PTV and the state’s metropolitan train operator, Hong Kong-based consortium MTM, has been spruiked by the operator for its potential to deliver
punctuality benefits for regional services. The contract also called for better performance monitoring, which PTV says the new system delivers. PTV CEO Jeroen Weimar said the new online tool gives the public more detail on operator performances. He said it is “reflecting its drive towards greater transparency under the new train and tram contracts”. V/Line CEO James Pinder said the January figures owed to several days of heat speed restrictions, as Bendigo sweltered through a record hot summer. He said safety will continue to be V/Line’s number one priority for the remainder of summer.
Move for museum to preserve history
eggcitement: Deborah Gates, Michael Brady and Raph Beh. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
An eggstra day for Easter event THE biggest local fundraiser for Vision Australia will be doubly so this year, with the Bendigo Easter Egg Hunt to be held over two days during the Easter festival. Children will have the chance to search for a massive 178,000 chocolate eggs over Good Friday and Easter Saturday. The event has also attracted new
sponsorship for V/Line, who have jumped on board to support the 2018 hunt. Event coordinator Deborah Gates said the demand for the hunt had led organisers to expand it. “Each year what we’ve seen is quite a few kids miss out, the hunts are age specific so you can’t just book in to any one and what we find is
particularly with the young kids we just seem to have more participants than spaces available,” she said. “So we have been asked would we consider doing a second day and this year we felt we were able to do that. “The hunt is the second most significant event for Vision Australia at a national level,” Ms Gates said.
THE “extreme” vulnerability of 45,000 of Bendigo’s historical artefacts may lay the groundwork for a museum to be built in the city. A report on how to manage the large number of items being cared for by a shrinking number of volunteers in collection groups including the Bendigo Historical Society, has delivered recommendations which include a feasibility study for a museum. Councillors will vote next Wednesday to release the study for public comment. If council acts on the recommendations, it could transfer artefacts contained in community collections that are at “risk of being damaged or lost” into a preservation facility staffed by industry professionals and accessible to the public. The report suggests completing the original plan for the Bendigo Regional Archives Centre on Nolan Street centre. Before that, though, artefacts held by the Bendigo Historical Society should be moved from “unsafe and overcrowded” shipping containers at Nolan Street, into modular portable units. Additionally, the report says the society is storing materials within the centre that are potentially exposing the public records there to pests and mould. The report suggests planning for the contingency if a group folds. But it described consid-
eration for a museum as a high priority. “The community groups in this study are extremely vulnerable, due to shrinking member and volunteer numbers,” the report said. The study included Bendigo Historical Study, Eaglehawk Heritage Society, Elmore Progress Association, Heathcote McIvor Historical Society and Huntly and Districts Historical Society.
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Squaring off to save pool 3From Page 1 Council estimated in 2013 that the total cost of works to maintain the site would be $292,000. The pool committee has funded $31,300 of those, including painting of the pools and new signage. The approximate cost of the works needed for the facility to prolong its lifespan and comply with regulations was estimated in 2013 by council to be close to $300,000. “And that was fine years ago, so there’s no doubt that while the pool committee has done work, there would be more to do,” council’s health
and wellbeing director Vicky Mason said. Ms Mason said the council applauded the work the committee had done in running the Golden Square facility, but with two pools within 2.5 kilometres and the Kangaroo Flat centre set to open, that patrons would not use Golden Square as much as in previous years. “This is no indication of the great work the volunteer committee at Golden Square have been doing, we know they are doing a great job,” she said. “It really is about that council has 11 outdoor pools, an indoor pool and a splash
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Panel to report on historic property are significant internal elements that warrant protection. “The city will seek direction from the panel as to if this would be supported for this property given that internal controls are rarely endorsed.” Built Heritage Pty Ltd wrote the report that recommended applying an overlay. The report itself said the house was notable for the amount of salvaged material that it contained, including from significant structures that had been demolished. Some submissions also contained complaints about the planning processes and timeframes adopted by council to deal with Nanga Gnulle. Council is dealing with a development proposal for the land at the same time as it seeking to apply the protection overlay and a local action group wants heritage protection assured for the 45-year-old Alistair Knox-designed house before councillors make any decision about the development of land surrounding the historic house. But the council has said it has endeavoured to explain the processes and timeframes and it has met all statutory requirements.
Question mark over park memorial THE memorial proposed to honour the late Bendigo advocate and former councillor Daryl McClure has met with opposition from two advisory committees including the committee overseeing Rosalind Park of which he was a life-long protector. The City of Greater Bendigo wants to install a plaque on an existing gate pillar of an ornamental fence in View Street that will be restored within months with funds from this year’s council budget. But at separate meetings last year, members of the Rosalind Park Advisory Committee and the Greater Bendigo Heritage Advisory Committee both voted not to support the plaque, the former because such a memorial had not fol-
lowed correct processes. The Greater Bendigo Heritage Advisory Committee, in its motion, acknowledged the contribution of Mr McClure but still voted against the memorial. The agenda report said Mr McClure’s family supported the proposal and recommended councillors vote in favour because family members had “waited for some time for a resolution to this matter”. The matter had become politically senstive, the report said. Mr McClure was an advocate for the preservation of Rosalind Park but he was sacked in 2014 from the Rosalind Park Reference Group for giving a copy of the park masterplan to the Bendigo Weekly.
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School builds culture By Sharon kemp
EPSOM Primary School has had to shift gears suddenly in 2018 as it opened the year with its $5.7 million new school still under construction. Either a coincidence or because of the pull of a new school, prep enrolments tripled from 24 to 69 and in a sign of things to come, many of the new students are first born children in their families. The leap in enrolments took the school by surprise but other primary schools in the area are believed to be full. It has increased the impetus of principal Lyn Coulter to introduce programs aimed at making the school the centre of community for families, particularly those moving into Bendigo’s fast growing northern corridor. “Along with the school build we have been rebuilding the culture of the school from a small school to a close collection of families that are a community,” Ms Coulter said. “For families new to the area and who have no other existing connections, we hope the
school will become a focal point.” Construction and the rise in student numbers have exacerbated challenges that have always plagued the school, most particularly the lack of space, but mitigation strategies have tended to bring the school community together, according to school council member Kylie Evans.
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Ms Coulter and the school council have also been dealing with a last minute push by the City of Greater Bendigo to save the original century-old school building on site which, if they succeed, would burden parents with $15,000 a year in maintenance costs. Underway since last year, construction has constrained the site and students have had no outside play space but daily lunchtime bus trips to the White Hills Botanic Gardens have made the school more visible in the broader community and provided increased
Ms Evans said 20 parent volunteers had taken over the project this year, and as many as 40 students walk from nearby pick up points to school each day. Howard Street, a busy arterial road linking Epsom and Eaglehawk, and the proximity of school buildings to traffic has long been a concern for Ms Coulter. When designing the new school, a priority was to set it back from the road to diminish the effect of noise and pollution. During the design process, the school also decided it would not in-
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Bank’s reputation drives profit boost By Sharon kemp
in the works: Wire barriers are being installed along the Calder.
Barriers to road safety IN what amounts to one of the first promises ahead of this year’s state election, member for Northern Victoria Luke O’Sullivan says a coalition state government would review the roll out of wire barriers similar to those being installed on the Calder Freeway. It comes as the Bendigo-based MP says that the roll out of wire barriers along the Calder Freeway is an example of the government not taking a common-sense approach to planning. Mr O’Sullivan says he supports properly placed and installed barriers, but says the placement of those on the Calder Freeway limiting emergency access. “Labor has been in government for 14 of the last 18 years and has ignored regional roads which have become dangerous and are putting lives at risk,” he said. Last month, roads minister Luke Donnellan said the Victorian government was spending more than $1
billion on regional roads. He said the barriers have been proven to reduce run-off-road and head-on crashes by as much as 85 per cent. A recent parliamentary enquiry has been looking into VicRoads’ management of regional roads and whether the company should be broken into separate metropolitan and regional authorities. In a clear positioning ahead of the November state election, Mr O’Sullivan says a coalition government would suspend the rollout of the barriers and consult with the likes of the CFA and VicRoads. He said some of the specific concerns raised with him include compromising motorcycle safety if a rider connects with the barrier, vegetation growth underneath the barriers causing fire risk and access for emergency services. Delays are currently in place along the Calder as the barriers are installed.
BENDIGO and Adelaide Bank was eager this week to promote its customer relationship credentials as it reported a 10.7 per cent growth in half-year cash profit, and the royal commission into banking got underway. The bank’s net interest margin increased 18 basis points to 2.36 per cent thanks to a fall in interest rates paid to deposits. The result was also helped along by strong growth in loans to home owner occupiers. Managing director Mike Hirst took the opportunity to draw attention to the bank’s reputation, explaining that customer trust accounted for the profit growth. “Our customers are our advocates,” he said. “Our premium proposition has driven the highest levels of trust and advocacy in the industry, and we are consistently recognised nationally and globally for our unique approach to focusing on the success of all stakeholders as a part of our core business.” If allegations of misconduct have been submitted, the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank could face the scrutiny of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry that got underway in Melbourne this week. Mr Hirst did not have to participate in the grillings of bank chief executives in parliament last year.
growth: Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s half-year cash profit was up. He went as far to suggest at November’s annual general meeting that the shake up of the banking market would open a “window to growth” for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank given poor public sentiment around major banks. It is too early to know if the bank’s first half result is a realisation of that forecast and some analysts have predicted second half results might show the ef-
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A BID to draw university students into Bendigo’s city centre will be pitched to state and federal governments for funding. Ahead of this year’s Victorian elections and a pending federal poll, La Trobe University plans to present a proposal to establish a city campus in Bendigo, and build central student accommodation. The university, in the midst of a $50 million expansion of its Flora Hill campus, this week asked Bendigo education, health, business and government professionals for ideas about the future for La Trobe in the city. According to vice-chancellor John Dewar, getting students into
the CBD to create a university city, the likes of which exist in the US, Canada and in Europe, had the overwhelming support of Bendigo leaders. Mr Dewar suggested it could move its visual and creative arts program into the city where it already has the art institute space in View Street. The plan to create more student accommodation aligns with the council’s 30-year Plan Greater Bendigo document. Populating the city centre is council’s solution to shop vacancies and anti-social behaviour in the CBD. City of Greater Bendigo strategy and growth director Bernie O’Sullivan said council would
work to identify appropriate land to encourage La Trobe and other universities and education providers into central Bendigo. “Part of being a learning city is you are building on your comparative strengths and we have those in advanced manufacturing and health science, in finance,” Mr O’Sullivan said. “So when you think about building a reputation as a learning city and a university city, it feeds beautifully into how we keep leveraging our existing strengths.” Ideally, such a move would lead to advanced research in the fields that are Bendigo economic strengths. “How do we exploit our advantage around health, finance and
advanced manufacturing to end up with world learning research institutions in those areas,” he said. “It is about reimagining our education offerings for students.” Mr Dewar nominated Waterloo, two hours from the Canadian city of Toronto, which hosts “one of Canada’s leading IT and engineering universities” as a model for Bendigo. He also pointed to Ithaca, four hours from New York, which is home to the prestigious Cornell University. “Both of them have been able to attract significant industry collaboration, they have run accelerated programs, those are the sorts of models we talked about at the beginning to try and shift people’s
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BENDIGO’s search for a new parading imperial dragon has taken another step forward, following recent meetings between the City of Greater Bendigo, Golden Dragon Museum general manager Anita Jack and three potential dragon makers in Hong Kong to determine their ability to create Dai Gum Loong. Dai Gum Loong will replace Sun Loong in the Bendigo Easter Festival gala parade from next year, after which Sun Loong will be restored and retire. Ms Jack said the challenge was to find a dragon maker who could deliver a highquality, well-made dragon. “Sun Loong is of exceptional quality. He is nearly 50 years old and only now starting to show some wear and tear of a life spent entertaining millions of people. We
Not dragon on: The process to replace Sun Loong is gathering momentum. need to ensure that Dai Gum Loong will be made to the same standard and last for a similar amount of time,” she said. “We have asked each dragon maker to supply us with samples of their work to determine their ability. We are hoping to select someone who still values the traditional methods of dragon making
and uses durable, quality fabrics and materials.” Dai Gum Loong will be more than 100m long and will be created in the same style as Sun Loong and Loong, Bendigo’s first Imperial Dragon. Ms Jack and Mr Devanny flew to Hong Kong courtesy of Virgin Australia as part of Virgin Australia’s commitment to fly Dai Gum Loong to
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thinking,” Mr Dewar said. “We want to escape the traditional Australian assumption which has been that the great universities can only exist in our large cities. “If you look at North America, if you look at Europe, you see that almost the reverse is true, the great universities are located in small cities or even towns, certainly places that are a lot smaller than Bendigo. “We believe that Bendigo can escape the shackles of its geography and really aspire to be one of those great campuses located in a regional centre that is some distance from a capital city that is a fantastic environment in its own right.”
VICTORIA police have arrested a man as part of the investigation into the 2009 disappearance of Pyramid Hill woman Krystal Fraser. A 61-year-old Pyramid Hill man arrested in Pyramid Hill was subsequently interviewed by police, and has been released pending further enquiries. Ms Fraser was heavily pregnant and only days away from giving birth at the time of her disappearance. She was last seen on 20 June, 2009 in Pyramid Hill, after earlier leaving the Bendigo hospital, where she was due to give birth just days later. Police believe Ms Fraser was murdered and despite extensive investigations, are yet to locate her. In June 2012 a reward of up to $100,000 was
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Works force closures DETOURS will be in place along several White Hills streets as VicRoads continues works on the Napier Street redevelopment. Stage two of the upgrade is being carried out, with road closures and detours seeing the Napier Street entrance from Scott Street closed intermittently over a period of three weeks that began on Monday. VicRoads says there will be limited access for Scott Street residents and a detour will be in place for drivers via Hall Street and Priest Street. Nearby Bosquet Street was also closed this week, as was Hamelin Street, as the works on the project ramp up.
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Bright future for solar projects BENDIGO could see a community-owned solar farm developed as the Bendigo Sustainability Group works with the state government to further locally-owned renewable energy projects. The Bendigo group is one of three in Victoria taking part in the community power hubs program, along with Ballarat and the Latrobe Valley. The group plans to consult on the potential development of the region’s first community-owned solar farm, expected to produce between one and five megawatts on Bendigo’s outskirts. It would be owned by members of the central Victorian community with local households and businesses able to buy the power generated. The group also hopes to develop electric vehi-
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MAIDEN Gully’s CFA brigade is calling for more volunteers and will open its doors at an information evening on Monday night. The brigade is hoping for some new faces to join its dedicated team at the Beckhams Lane fire station. Brigade treasurer Andrew Howlett says Maiden Gully has seen several volunteers move away in recent years, raising the need to put the call out for more members. “We like to maintain our firefighting strength at
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can get involved, a special information evening will take place on this coming Monday, starting at 7.30pm at the Maiden Gully Fire Station on Beckhams Road,” he said. For more information check www.maidengullycfa.org.au, find the brigade on Facebook or phone captain David Mustey on 5449 6340 (after hours). new faces: Maiden Gully CFA members are on the hunt for new teammates. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
scholarship entries closing ENTRIES for the prestigious Ann Horrock Scholarship close this week, with the Zonta Club of Bendigo encouraging young women to get involved. The goal of the scholarship is to encourage more young women interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to pursue higher education degrees in these fields. To encourage young women from central Victoria to study STEM subjects, the Zonta Club of Bendigo is awarding one merit-based competitive scholarship of $750. For more details visit Zonta Bendigo’s website. Applications close on February 22.
A marathon effort GIRTON Grammar students have been busily building a high-tech vehicle as they prepare for a trip to Singapore for the 2018 Shell Eco Marathon. The school is the only secondary team at the event, with most of the competitors coming from a university level. Girton won last year’s technical innovation award at the event and recorded a top ten finish, and the team of nine students from years 11 and 12 is again hoping for success this year. The Shell Eco Marathon Asia will take place in Singapore from March 8-11, 2018.
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A touch of history By JOEL PETERSON
LOVE may not have been in the air this Valentine’s Day, but community pride certainly was as the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay made its way through Bendigo. The relay brought Bendigo’s CBD to a relative standstill on Wednesday, with streets shut down to allow the 20 batonbearers and the hundreds-of-metreslong convoy to pass through Bendigo. It all started at Camp Hill Primary School with an assembly, where a young student named Luke had the ultimate show and tell moment. He had the honour receiving the baton and modelling it to his schoolmates – some sort of show and tell. He handed it to Glenn Woodhatch, a team manager for the Australian Clay Target Shooting team at the 1998 games, and the relay was away. Woodhatch brought it onto View Street and handed it to Brad Orton, who had the “great privilege” of carrying the baton to a civic welcome in Rosiland Park. There, mayor Margaret O’Rourke welcomed the baton and it was handed to Dennis O’Hoy OAM, who took it on a tram ride down
the iconic Pall Mall. Russell Jack then accepted the baton his beloved Golden Dragon Museum. Mr Jack also carried the Olympic torch prior to the 2000 Sydney games. “Even though I did that, this is still a real thrill,” he said. Eddie Barkla, who regular Weekly readers will be familiar with, was next. Mr Barkla’s work, especially his ability to bond the local cycling community, is spoken highly of, and he has a connection to the games through Cycling Australia national track coach Tim Decker. “They wouldn’t let me ride the bike though,” he said. “It’s just such a great show of community pride. That’s the great part of it, for all of the baton bearers. We do what we do for the community.” Awaiting the baton from Mr Barkla was Leslie Trimble, who had family down from Queensland to watch his moment in the spotlight. He passed it to Kaye Trimble – and no, the pair are not related. “I am related to Ellyse (Roper) though, who is a distant cousin, so we’ve got a bit of a celebration worked out,” Kaye said. Roper was the youngest of the baton bearers and was
taken aback by the depth of contribution to the community of her older colleagues. “I was getting some of the stories while we were on the bus, what so many of them have done is amazing. It was a bit overwhelming really,” she said. From there the baton was handed to Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival founder Colin Thompson, Joel Bertoncini, Dennis Nihill, and John Stancombe. As it headed toward its end destination at Lake Weeroona, Nathan Rogers, Arj Perera, Lynn Walker, Gary Warnest, Andrew Barling, Laurie Preston and
Martin Mark all carried the baton and the Queen’s message for the games along the city streets. And though the baton departed the city en route to the games, the pride won’t leave those who carried it any time soon. “I think there will definitely be a bit more of that pride when I’m watching the games,” Mr Nihill said. “It’s very special to be involved.” PROUD: Kaye Trimble (right) carries the baton along Hargreaves Street. Photos: ANDREW PERRYMAN
EXCITEMENT: School children gathered around the city to watch the relay.
EXPERIENCE: Russell Jack with the baton. Mr Jack also carried the Olympic torch before the 2000 Sydney Games.
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Tiger camp a hit with fans
By joel peterson
RICHMOND fans had the chance to get up close and personal with their stars as a group of 20 Tigers players ran training sessions, met with fans and attended schools in Bendigo this week. The Tigers were in town as part of their AFL Community Camp, an opportunity for every club to give back to a regional area. Richmond is zoned to central and northern Victoria through its Next Generation Academy, thus the yellow and black army was in full force in Bendigo. The academy sees theTigers have priority access to indigenous players in the region and the club playing a part in youth development. The team, was welcomed to the city at a civic reception on Monday at Ulumbarra Theatre, before players visited Bendigo Health that afternoon. The club’s VFL Women’s team was put through a training session at the QEO on Monday along with local members of the AFL Central Victoria youth girls academy. And the boys academy squad was handed some hints from Tigers’ staff and players at another session on Monday at Epsom. The team then attended a sold-
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out function at Bendigo Stadium on Monday night before an open training session and school visits on Tuesday brought their time in town to a close. Small forward Jason Castagna said the response from local fans had been terrific. “We’ve all come from junior footy clubs and been at this level so it’s good to get back to the community and give back a bit and
hopefully inspire a few younger kids,” he said. The third-year forward emerged to play every game for Richmond in 2017 as the Tigers rode their frenetic tackle pressure and aggressive game plan to a historic flag. He said the club had put an
emphasis on enjoying the preseason. “We’ve kind of based a lot of our program around having fun, and I think when we’re having fun we’re training well,” he said. “We’ve been going well, tracking each session as it is and having
fun, so I think it’s all going well.” As for any changes to the Tigers’ game plan after their premiership success, Castagna said the club wouldn’t be overthinking things. “The game plan’s pretty simple, it worked well last year and we’ll just play to our strengths,” he said.
all smiles: Richmond held an open training session at the QEO featuring local BSSC players and were welcomed to Bendigo at a civic reception. Photos: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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THE annual Shrove Tuesday tradition in Bendigo had pancake chefs in the mall flipping out as crowds gathered to support the local branch of charity Caritas International. The organisation uses the day each year to launch Project Compassion, held over the six-week period known to the Christian community as lent. Organiser Kerry Stone said this year Project Compassion’s focus is on youth and their communities globally and providing them with a just future. “Flipping pancakes in Hargreaves Mall on Shrove Tuesday to spread the word about Project Compassion has become a tradition in Bendigo,” she said. Ms Stone said Project Compassion last year raised $11 million nationally, which included $535,000 from northern Victoria.
flipping good: Milli Woods, Leory Miller and Ruby Kelly help out at the event. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN
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time to talk: Dr Charlie Corke.
A vital conversation Why is it so hard to talk about death? Dr Charlie Corke, president of the College of Intensive Care, wants to make it easier and less stressful. In his new book, Letting Go, he writes about the complex medical decisions that individuals, families and doctors have to make, faced with end of life. “Doctors and families feel a tremendous responsibility to do something to save (or extend) life,” he wrote. “This happens however unpleasant the medical journey is likely to be – and however poor the outcome.” Dr Corke will talk about “letting go” in conversation with council’s community wellbeing manager, Chris Kelly, on Tuesday, March 13 at 6pm. He says it’s important to start
thinking about our end-of-life stage before we get there. “Too frequently, we leave it too late to start to think (about death) – but a crisis is never the best time for careful thought,” he said. Letting Go asks questions such as, how far should doctors go when trying to prolong life? It also draws on Dr Corke’s long medical experience, to show “all the ways people can make a mess of dying.” Writer and doctor Gail Bell calls it a “guide book for our age”. Letting Go: a conversation about death, with Charlie Corke and Chris Kelly, is a Bendigo Writers Festival Bookmark at the Banquet Room of The Capital, on Tuesday March 13, 6pm. Tickets are $8 and you can book by phone (5434 6100) or online at www.thecapital.com.au
Applications to join the 2018 YMCA Youth Victorian Parliament program are now open. The youth parliament program is heading into its 32nd year and given people aged between 16 and 25 the chance to have their voices heard at the highest level of state government in July. A total of 120 young people from across the state will combine ideas and inspiration to raise issues important to them within parliament. The diverse forum includes passionate participants from regional, rural, CALD, indigenous and disability backgrounds. YMCA youth governor James Abbott said the program was essential to giving young people a platform to ensure their voices were heard and learn life skills. “Youth parliament gives
Show on once again THE Bendigo Doll and Tedy Show is on once again, marking the event’s 27th year. The Event is an annual fundraiser for the Bendigo Health Palliative Care Auxilliary. Last year’s event raised $5300 for the auxilliary. This will be the 27th year that the show has been held. Last year we raised and donated $5300 to the Palliative Care Auxiliary. Organiser Valerie Truant says people from all ages and walks of life come to enjoy the displays, competitions and trading tables. Narelle from Quirky Tales
young people skills like public speaking, debating skills and critical thinking. It encourages them to be passionate and to stand up and be heard,” he said. Since the program began, more than 25 bills which were first debated in the youth parliament system have gone on to become Victorian legislation. These bills have included drug testing for drivers, over the counter availability of the morning after pill and replacing glass with plastics in CBD nightclubs. Mr Abbott said that since global events like Brexit and the election of US president Donald Trump, hearing from young people is more important than ever. “Young people are more switched on and engaged then they often get the credit for,” Mr Abbott said.
will be there and also Bendigo Facepainting by Renee to entertain the Children. “The Palliative Care Auxillary will provide morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea for people to purchase so it will be a great day to be had by all,” she said. “The members of this Auxiliary help raise funds to purchase items that are needed, to help people who are going through their end of life journey.” The show is on February 24 at the Bendigo Exhibition centre.
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“They care strongly and they want to make changes. Youth Parliament gives them the chance to do just that.” The program includes a training weekend and six-day camp and three sitting days in the Victorian Parliament. Youth Parliament continues to be the leading youth development and parliamentary education program in Victoria with generous support from the Victorian Government. All bills passed at Youth Parliament receive the assent of the youth governor and will be handed to youth affairs minister, Jenny Mikakos, who will then pass them to the relevant government ministers for consideration. For more details and to apply for the program, visit vicyouth. ymca.org.au/youth-parliament
nie North Women’s Refuge. The event will feature a screening of the Australian comedy Three Summers, featuring the likes of Robert Sheehan, Rebecca Breeds, Michael Caton, Magda Szubanski. All money raised goes to the Annie North Women’ refuge, which helps provide emergency accommodation and support to women. Raffles conducted on the night with a variety of prizes and Julie Oberin will feature as guest speaker. Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase directly through Star Cinema on 5446 2025
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CAPACITY BUILDING: Community rides are a fun way to see Bendigo. Photo: BIKE BENDIGO WHAT is your biggest barrier to getting on your bike on a Sunday and enjoying our beautiful city? Is it a fear of riding next to cars? Is it about how to ensure the kids are involved and safe? Is it around not being familiar with the bike routes around town? The answer is, join our monthly bike ride. They’re run every second Sunday of the month leaving from Charing Place (near the fountain at the entrance to Rosalind Park). Sixty per cent of people
indicate they do wish to ride their bike more often, but are concerned about and limited by the issues above. Our rides have been created to support them. The free community rides run along different city bike paths and are marshalled at any road intersection to ensure safe passage for all. Community leaders lead the ride and volunteers support the people on bikes that need some extra time, including those with younger children learning to ride. We often ride to a playground area where the group
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stops and our children play together while the rest of the group chat and often share a picnic or coffee together. Beyond our work to support more people to ride with confidence, our focus is on social cohesion and connection and many new friendships are made monthly as people connect and share their story. Everyone benefits when we build capacity of the whole of community – including the most vulnerable – to feel confident to ride. We run these community bike rides because we believe that and we back it up with
a vibrant, fun and supportive culture. A community that looks after all ages, stages and abilities – especially families – is a stronger and better community. Bike Bendigo is consciously contributing to supporting capacity, confidence and culture through our efforts. To find out more about Bike Bendigo and join one of our community rides, follow Bike Bendigo on Facebook (facebook.com/BikeBendigo/) or send us an email at contact@ bikebendigo.com – Jac Torres-Gomez
Grants aim to boost clubs TWO lots of government-funded community grants are open for regional Victorians to secure much-needed funding to get projects off the ground. VicHealth has rolled out its latest round of Active Club Grants funding, while the state government is also calling for submissions for round three of the Living Heritage Grants Program. The active club grants encourage local sporting clubs and organisations to apply for funds to increase participation in sport locally. The grants provide funding of up to $3,000 or up to $10,000 to community sport clubs to start up new social and modified sport programs, or to deliver new opportunities for women and girls to play sport. “Getting active is so important for our health and grassroots sports clubs in northern Victoria play a vital role in helping people in our community to keep fit and healthy,” Northern Victoria MP and VicHealth board member Wendy Lovell said. The heritage grants are open to communities and organisations to preserve their iconic heritage. The Bendigo RSL project is one of many to have benefitted from the grants in past years. “We need to take great care of our heritage assets and these grants will help deliver repairs and upgrades to ensure our treasured heritage will remain part of our identity for many decades to come,” Western Victoria MP Jaala Pulford said. “I encourage community groups to get involved and apply for funding through these grants.” The Active Club Grants close on March 2, with more information available at VicHealth’s website, while round three of the Living Heritage Grants Program closes on April 13.
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Open day sure to impress... Tomorrow, Saturday February 17 is the perfect opportunity to get on down to Freedom Aged Care in Condon Street, Kennington, to inspect first-hand the new and improved facilities to be unveiled by mayor margaret o’rouke at 10.30am. Freedom Aged Care communities are not traditional nursing homes or aged care communities, but communities dedicated to delivering unmatched levels of freedom, lifestyle and care to their residents. Freedom Aged Care Bendigo now comprises 90 units, two expanded and refurbished community centres surrounded by recently completed landscaping and upgraded external
community areas. “These improvements to the village have resulted in a greater choice for our 60 residents to access dining facilities and an increased capacity for activities to support the social and cognitive needs of our residents,” Home Care Community manager Sharon Ervin said. The open day promises to be a day for visitors and residents alike with plenty of complimentary food and refreshments including cheese and wine tasting, along with a variety of entertainment, including circus acts, live bands, flower care demonstrations and vintage cars. Freedom Aged Care Bendigo, 107 Condon Street, Kennington.
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Value for service There have been rumblings recently from the City of Greater Bendigo wanting ideas how to revive the dull and uninspiring Hargreaves Mall. Unfortunately the horse has bolted due to the decision made by the council somewhere during the time between 1990 to 1994 when the city was put in the hands of administrators when the council was not functioning properly and was under investigation over poor management. There were plans or ideas to build state offices on the site of the old railway lines in the goods yard. These plans were squashed under the Kennett government and the Bendigo Marketplace plan came to fruition and supported by council, hence the slow death of the central business in the main CBD. Also the closing of Hargreaves Street between Williamson and Mitchell streets, to put in the Hargreaves Mall was also a factor in the collapse of the CBD. Landlords are also to blame by continually increasing rent on premises, which has also put pressure on businesses. The introduction of parking meters has driven people away, and some of the street redesigns haven’t done anyone any favours. Especially the latest disastrous development at the intersection of Mitchell and Hargreaves Street, took away parking bays and loading zone in Mitchell Street between Hargreaves Street and Bath Lane to create more table space on the footpath of a coffee shop which has recently closed. Provide free parking in the CBD even if you put a two- or three-hour limit. They have created a bottle neck in Hargreaves Street by placing a lawn area and the waste of $30,000 on a seat that provides no protection from the weather to anyone that sits on it. Then we are confronted with the councillors wanting another pay rise. It appears that they are only there for the money, not to represent the community with better services that they don’t receive. Ivan Kitt, Bendigo
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Focus on reusables Thank you, Peter Cox – I would support any consumer based action group to reduce waste and to recycle. I know there are health regulations in Australia which might re-
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strict some of the excellent developing country initiatives: in Pakistan, takeaways are often in reused cereal boxes. However, fruit and veg should be bought unpackaged; hard plastic around six and 12 packs must go. People can buy glass coffee and tea containers for takeaways. Leave them in the car. Cardboard boxes and cloth bags are great. And whatever happened to brown paper packages tied up with string? Kate Olliver, Spring Gully
Surprising statements In her letter “Parents’ Responsibility” Bendigo Weekly, February 9 former councillor Helen Leach makes some rather surprising statements. Aside from her condescending referral to refugee children as ”somewhat unfortunate”, she seems to have missed the point about what it is that motivates the Grandmothers Against Detention of Refugee Children (GADRC). It does not seem to have occurred to Ms Leach that many of the children the grandmothers want to protect may simply no longer have parents, or may have been separated from them during the ordeal of their journey. It is precisely because these children are isolated, traumatised and vulnerable that The grandmothers are seeking to protect them. Ms Leach is right about one thing – the government is certainly not responsible for the conception of children in detention. But neither are the children themselves. Nor are they to blame if their parents are no longer there to look after them. As a grandmother herself, I would have thought Ms Leach could at least understand where the compassion and concern of the GADRC group is coming from. Julie Hopper, Bendigo
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years, especially on the eastern side of the station. The neglect that PTV/VicTrack have allowed to go on over the years is disgraceful; if it was private property, there would be action from the authorities for sure. As well as the visual impact of the litter is the danger to the public (fallen trees lying over footpaths for weeks) and to the environment with serious weed infestation. The days when stationmasters had pride in the appearance and function of their stations are now, sadly long gone. Stuart Symonds, Quarry Hill
Expo in the mall With a multitude of fantastic businesses already in Bendigo could our council encourage and support these businesses in showcasing what they have to offer by putting on expos in the Hargreaves Mall throughout the year. The mall could become known as Bendigo’s expo hub. Just imagine if all florists in the Bendigo area set up colourful displays for a day or two in our mall how beautiful that would look. Plant nurseries could add to this display. Wineries such as Balgownie Estate could showcase their new glam camping and other wineries such as Bendigo Wine Bank who also offer accommodation could join in and
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make it a wonderful display. Mon Coeur, Provincial Home Living, The Complete Garden are all exceptionally beautiful businesses along with many other existing businesses, showcasing them in our mall would look stunning. Bendigo Discovery Centre could put on a fabulous science display that would attract many young people. Our bakeries could join forces and show the public just what is available in our beautiful city. Advertising our city in such a way could perhaps attract new business who would want to be part of our forward thinking city, the possibilities are endless. With imagination and forward planning the centre of our city could thrive again. Just a suggestion. Lorna Wight, Bendigo
letter to the PM WS NEOpen Dear Prime Minister, I write in relation to the announcement regarding sales of defence equipment. One of the moral issues of our time that has concerned responsible citizens is the whole area of arms trafficking. I am very much aware that both the US and the UK amongst others, LOCAL have made enormous profit from arms sales. Technically it may have been a legal process.
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In the shadows have been many less legal arms dealers. The result has been the proliferation of deadly weapons in the hands of warring parties and the mutilation and death of countless innocent people, and the continued destruction of property. Your announcement means that we “peace-loving”, “generous”, “people of good will”, join the warmongers. Instead of standing firm for peace and mercy, we ruthlessly join those who spread war, violence, death and destruction. There is no other use of these instruments which are euphemistically labelled “defence”, than for war and death. Even the “virtuous” Bushmaster is a weapon of war. And all for the sake of boosting the economy and the promise of jobs – a good vote catcher. Prime Minister, this policy is short sighted and brutal. We unashamedly join the warmongers rather than work for peace and goodwill. By this policy we nail our colours to the mast and say, “We believe in war and violence – here are the instruments.” We are admitting that we are greedily pragmatic. This is not a long-term policy of national security but more akin to contributing to the inevitability of war David U’Ren, Jackass Flat
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THE self-professed “peoples’ pool� at Golden Square is once again staring down the barrel at potential closure, an instance that should come as no surprise to anyone. The community has done a remarkable job in the past five years to resurrect the Golden Square pool into something quite special. It is a much loved, much visited and much appreciated facility. The pool’s survival and popularity are testament to local residents’ desire to keep the pool open. The new Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre will shortly open at Kangaroo Flat, and talk of closing the Golden Square pool will only harden the resolve of supporters. The pool’s stunning success over the past five years is a tribute to the hard working committee and volunteers. More than 66,000 people have passed through the turnstiles, and the City of Greater Bendigo has continued to provide valuable support. Council is currently preparing budgets for the 2018-2019 finan-
Editorial Comment cial year, so any decision regarding the fate of the Golden Square pool will need to be reflected in those numbers. While council officers would say there’s no room for sentiment in their rationale, the Golden Square pol has only just celebrated its centenary, and this week also saw the launch of the yearlong Regional Centre for Culture program, which is divided into themes that align with the six seasonal Times observed by the Dja Dja Wurrung people. One of the program’s key attractions from January to March, representing the Barramul (emu) and Milakuk (lightning) Time, a key attraction will be Waterhole – an initiative that celebrates the timelessness of local swimming pools. Pools also provide a place of respite, calmness and social interaction,
and offer recreational and health benefits to users. Their overall value is difficult to measure, while the cost to maintain a pool is far more tangible. The report to be considered by councillors next Wednesday states our municipality has more aquatic facilities than any other in Victoria. Another point to ponder is whether that’s a good thing or not, and should we be looking to reduce our list of assets or instead proudly maintain them. The question on everyone’s lips right now though, is should councillors at least roll the dice for one more year to gauge the impact of the new Gurri Wanyarra Wellbeing Centre upon patronage at Golden Square? Of the nine serving councillors, only Rod Fyffe and James Williams have had to deal with this issue in the past, so one could easily understand why councillors might now opt to extend the Golden Square pool committee and their supporters a lifeline. They could certainly do a lot worse.
opinion By BRUCE PHILLIPS Former City of Greater Bendigo councillor
IN the 1960s Hargreaves Street, between Mitchell and Williamson streets, had become a nightmare to either drive through, or walk across. The CBD was moving rapidly toward the railway line, and heavy traffic was circulating through Hargreaves Street, seeking parking. There were no parking meters and shop workers used up a lot of available parking. It was fashionable to create shopping malls (as opposed to a shopping plaza) and this was one option along with installation of a (zebra or signalled) pedestrian crossing. The possible loss of around 60 parking spots was most likely a major concern to council. In the 1970’s Joni Mitchell (in song) bemoaned pulling down paradise and putting up a parking lot. Bendigo City Council
got the message and pulled down a parking lot and put up a “paradise� called Hargreaves Mall. It was intended to be an inner city open space with shade trees and shelters, seats, amusement and recreation free of traffic and petrol fumes... and, it worked. Over the next 20 years the CBD developed around the mall with successful re-
move their businesses elsewhere. Council attempted in the 2000s to rectify matters by remodeling the mall and establishing a multilevel car park. Unfortunately, fire safety concerns and an ultra-modern approach produced an unattractive design; and the car park was built some 200 metres away.
It is a simple concept involving an enlightened leadership group. tail stores and cafes while the vegetation and the colonial style structures formed an urban oasis. The 1990s brought a new municipality and commissioners who did nothing about the mall, but authorised the development of the Marketplace shopping plaza with free parking adjacent to the railway station. A consequence was that with reduced custom, mall traders started to
It did little to change the degradation of the quality of shops, or passing trade in the mall. Today, some are advocating reopening the road through the mall and/or free parking in and around the CBD. That’s where we were 50 years ago. However there are good things that can be done. I, together with councillor Peter Cox, attended a conference, in Hobart, where interna-
tional experts gave many examples of initiatives and projects which had reclaimed CBDs in Europe and USA. We did present our recommendations to council about six years ago, but the traders were in an amount of organisational disarray at the time. It is a simple concept involving an enlightened leadership group, enthusiastic supporters and workers, seeding funds, and the marshalling of various community groups – all focused on the creation of a vibrant public space with things to see and do, seven days a week. If this can be achieved people will walk any distance to be part of the experience. The introduction of a subsidised shuttle bus between the mall and strategic parking areas would help. The composition of the shops the cosmetic appearance of the mall may need to change but it could easily become the city community hub that we lack.
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Lesson learned in new school year I
T’S always with a sense of relief that I observe the start of a new school year and fervently thank God that I no longer teach. I distinctly remember my worst class – ever. It was just after I made the transition from teaching primary children to secondary students and on the grounds that tall kids were more skillful in the dark arts of teacherbashing, I was just a wee bit apprehensive. During a staff meeting that preceded the first day at my new school, the principal read out several students’ names who were “the ones to watch”. And then looking somewhat abashed he paused and muttered the name of a boy who I shall call Henry. I recall he allowed the teachers to digest this information and watched as their glowing holiday complexions faded to crematorium grey. Gosh, I thought, as staff shared stories of random acts of knifing, spitting, glassing and abuse, I hope I don’t have to teach this Henry boy; but there he was, in my very first class of the day. I knew it was Henry because there was a big
space around him as the students lined up outside the school theatre where I was supposed to teach drama. Henry was thin and dark and had a sort of mouldy beard, an obvious indication that he had been repeating year 11 for far too long. I managed to sit the students in the first two rows of the theatre, that is all the students except for Henry who chose to sit in the very last row in glorious isolation. But worse was to come – Henry disappeared. Poof! Like Houdini. I suppose I should have thanked him for aligning the students with me because we didn’t know where he was and we were all of us, afraid. Deep in the murky recesses of my heart I was all for corporal punishment. If God was good, when I found the swarthy man-child, I should have been allowed to strike him six times with a cane. I heard a yelp and a scream and saw the blur of someone or something running past me. Henry had crawled down under the theatre seating, thumped a couple of kids on the way and then
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W here’s Henr y?!!!!! disappeared backstage. “Wait here,” I told the students. “Reckon you should get the cleaner Miss,” a student suggested. “I wouldn’t go back there. Not alone, not with him there.” The cleaner hates Henry and beats the crap out of him whenever he sees him.” “You mean he hits him?” I’m afraid a smirk slowly made its way to my face. “With a broom, Miss.” “No, look,” I said, “it’ll be OK. I’ll just pop back there and find Henry and while I’m gone, you can…” There were 25 teenagers staring at me, wondering what I would do next and also starting to enjoy the drama within the drama, as it were. When I walked back-
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stage they all followed me. It was soon apparent that the backstage door was wide open and once the students realised Henry had released himself into the great outdoors they played a game of chasey. They chased each other into the toilets and stuck each other’s heads into the toilet bowls and they tied each other up with toilet paper; someone turned on the sound system and to the music of John Farnham singing You’re the Voice, they chased each other up and down the aisles of the theatre and then they chased each other all the way home. I later found the class roll under row N, picked it up and marked everyone present. – Dianne Dempsey
HINOCEROS are dying, being shot under cover of night and having their horns lopped off to feed an illegal trade thousands of kilometres away. Sonja Kurtz is frustrated. Not only has her work to establish an all-woman anti-poaching patrol ended disastrously in an ambush with the loss of two squad members’ lives but now it appears her boyfriend, ex-CIA agent Hudson Brand, has taken advantage of her absence from their home to indulge in a blatant affair. Scouting for fresh work, Sonja is approached by highprofile British entrepreneur and animal lover Julianne Clyde-Smith, whose business interests are flourishing among the easternmost game reserves of southern Africa. With seemingly limitless finances at her disposal, Julianne is determined to both rid the region of its illegal wildlife slaughter and expand her resort empire by acquiring any properties that fail to fortify their own operations against lawlessness.
Her plan has Sonja at its heart: a carefully chosen militia of experienced international mercenaries and local operatives will search out and neutralise the cross-border hunters before they have a chance to strike. The exact composition of the line-up is at Sonja’s discretion: in addition to young former maid Tema Matsebula, a member of her now-disbanded Leopards squad, and tracker Ezekial Lekganyane, Sonja recruits Angolan career soldier Mario Machado, a proven killer with a murky past and an everready trigger finger. The group is directed by Julianne’s head of security, fellow Brit James Paterson. When events take an unanticipated turn Sonja finds herself on the run, fleeing from one out-of-the-way park to another in a bid to stay one step ahead of both the socalled “authorities” in countries where corruption is well entrenched – South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania – and hired assassins.– Rosalea Ryan
Plenty of strings to Sean’s bow F
YOUNG TALENT: Sean Nudl.
ROM the sidelines of a packed Golden Vine Hotel just before Christmas, a young man carefully watches and listens to three bands. The young man is paying particular attention to the guitarists in each of the bands. Each guitarist has been plying his trade for about as long as the young man has been alive. “Listen and learn,” is a cliched old truism for a reason. Sean Nudl is the young man. Playing guitar is his passion. And he’s here to, indeed, listen and learn. Nudl is a familiar face around the Bendigo music scene. He won the 2014 Lazenby Young Guitarist of the Year Award back in 2014, seeing off the talented likes of Rhiannon Simpson and Murray Colbert along the way. It seems like Nudl has been around a long time, but
he only finished year 12 last year. 2018 sees him head off to study music production at Collarts in Melbourne. Unlike many other talented young musicians, there isn’t an obviously apparent musical gene running through the Nudl family. “I’ve been focusing on guitar since grade six,” Nudl said. “I had some lessons in prep but then gave it away.” He cites the internet as one of his gateways into music. “It’s helped me investigate a lot of music,” he said. My dad was a bit of a fan of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, but I started getting into 1960s’ rock, and Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Who…” Nudl’s generation-and-moreago influences are reflected in what he plays in one of his bands, Animal Time. “Animal Time is a covers band,” he said. “For festivals and other
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they play regularly. There are no hard and fast plans for an LP or even EP at this stage, though he says, “something is slowly gestating”. His tastes don’t just sit in the last century. Nudl cites Wolfmother, Tame Impala, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard as contemporary influences. Nudl is something of allrounder though. Like Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Nudl plays and records “pretty much anything” in terms of instruments. He’s currently exploring developing different improvisation techniques. Both Nation Wild and Animal Time play regularly in and around Bendigo. In both bands Nudl’s playing and choice of material bely his tender age. Nation Wild will play at the Goldfields Music Festival in Newstead over Labor Day weekend. – Simon Wooldridge Twitter: @spwooldridge
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Trio on regional tour
COUNTRY BOUND: John Butler is looking forward to playing gigs out of the big cities. Photo: JAMES MINCHIN
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HE John Butler Trio have been taking their music to international audiences since their 2014 album Flesh and Blood, but the revered blues and roots outfit are touring Australian regional centres next month trying out new songs from their seventh album to be released this year. It is a case of sharing the love with regional audiences, which John Butler admits often miss out. “It is a great way to warm up towards releasing a full blown album to the world,” Butler said. “Usually what happens is the regions get left out, but they are the places you want to get to first to warm up and to give them some love. “We love our relationship with our audience, so much of our audience is there and it is a case of the
country boy has to come back to the country.” With eight dates in NSW and Victoria and a single gig in New Zealand in March before heading to the US in June, Butler also suggests regional shows, with smaller audiences and the first to hear new music, get the best performances. This regional tour will be the first time Butler has played in a band that is more than a trio. “I have had a vision for a long time to have three drummers in the band, it is actually one drum kit and two extra percussionists who can sing,” he said. “Literally these will be the first shows I have ever done in my life outside a trio.” The new album is being mixed at the moment, Butler having worked alone in the studio with an engi-
neer and producer for his sessions. He characterises the new album as having a big sound, and an electronic beat. John Butler Trio has enjoyed critical acclaim from its early years, and with albums Grand National and April Uprising, has also crossed over to popular success. There is also a global appreciation of Butler’s skills as a guitarist – his 2012 video of Ocean has more than 36 million views on youtube. But the Western Australia-based musician, while he tours and creates music regularly, also claims he lives in a bubble with his family and at times can be blissfully unaware of happenings in the broader music world. He wants his music to reach the broadest audience, but it will happen his way.
“Any time you release art into the world, you want people to like it and it is a strange feeling because you are proud of it, your chest is puffed out and at the same time you feel like you have no pants on and you feel really vulnerable,” Butler said. “I just want to be part of someone’s journey, someone’s car ride, someone’s summer. I want to give them the chills, when they feel like shit and they have just broken up or they have been bullied at school, I want them to cry to my music and I want them to laugh to my music, and get drunk to my music and cuddle to my music. “ Mama Kin Spender will guest star with the John Butler Trio when they play at Ulumbarra Theatre on Thursday, March 22. Tickets are on sale at gotix@bendigo.vic. gov.au – Sharon Kemp
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Adelaide Vale A
GARDEN with a strong connection to Bendigo was that begun by John Harney of Adelaide Vale, on the Campaspe. Harney was one of those elected to Bendigo’s first council having been voted in by the ratepayers in 1856 and serving until 1858. He had also established his Bendigo Hotel, on what was then the main road north, Bridge Street. His three-storied weatherboard structure was located on the corner next to where the Golden Dragon Museum is today. It was at Adelaide Vale where the Burke and Wills expedition were entertained with a lavish banquet by Harney and chaired by Edward O’Keefe. The expedition had temporarily camped at Barnadown while they were on their way to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Edward O’Keefe purchased Adelaide Vale from Harney on June 24, 1868, Harney had the rich river flat soils partially irrigated for his garden. Edward O’Keefe was described in the Bendigo Independent newspaper as being, “about the shrewdest, smartest and most business-like contractor in Victoria”. Edward was born in Eire in 1814 and died here in 1876, he had been married to Ellen Spain in 1838, they arrived with their children in Victoria in 1854. Edward had amongst other projects, contracted for the Big Hill
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railway tunnel, been involved in contracts for the Coliban water supply system, which finally brought water to Castlemaine and then Bendigo in November 1877. Upon the death of Edward O’Keefe in 1876 his eldest son Andrew, born in 1842, took over the running of Adelaide Vale Station. At a later date Andrew O’Keefe was to acquire Kimbolton Station as well, it also lay on the Campaspe, being some 20 kilometres distant from Adelaide Vale. Andrew, like his father, was a supreme organiser having a forward thinking commercial vision. When the crown lease that Harney held expired, the O’Keefe’s acquired the 1,944 hectare property for £11,800, at a later date Andrew added more land to his holding. At the time of the purchase of Adelaide Vale there was an orchard, a vineyard producing 30 hogsheads of wine (7154 litres), and a vegetable garden where parsnips, potatoes and carrots were growing. The garden had also been planted with some choice shrubs and roses. There are still some very ancient looking rose-bushes still evident in the garden even today. The produce from the garden was sent to the Bendigo market which was bounded by Lyttleton Terrace, Mundy and Hargreaves streets. Andrew O’Keefe was married in 1872 by the Reverend Dr Henry
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what’s on... Saturday, February 17 The Bush Dance and Music Club: family dance at Bendigo East Hall. 8pm. Old Time and Bush dances. Music by Emu Creek Bush Band. Adults $8, children under 16 free. A plate of supper appreciated. Raffle and lucky door. Details: Mary 5442 1153 Bendigo Family History Group: General Meeting at 2pm in the large meeting room, Goldfields library, Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Guest speaker Noel Ridge Two Champion Bendigo Girls. All welcome. Sunday, February 18 Bendigo and Central Goldfields Bush Poets: Bush poetry in the pub. Free afternoon of entertainment. Golden Vine Hotel, Bendigo. 1pm – 4.30pm. Lunch from noon. Walk up bush poets and musicians welcome. Peter Sheahan’s Walk Up: All Seasons Hotel, Bendigo 171 - 183 McIvor Rd. Proceeds to Bendigo Cystic Fibrosis Support Group. 1pm5.30pm. Entry $10pp, afternoon tea, lucky people prizes. Table bookings ph Peter 0400 076 634 / 5446 3805. Courtesy bus available please contact
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reception 5443 8166. Wednesday, February 21 At the Castlemaine Uniting Church: a concert featuring international musicians Chris Norman, James Kelly and Rennie Pearson playing traditional and contemporary Celtic music. Local fiddler Sean Kenan will also join for a set of tunes. 7.30pm. Thursday, February 22 The Bendigo and District Prostate Support Group: will meet at the atrium room at St John of God hospital at 6pm. Speaker will be one of Bendigo’s Urologists, who will talk on the latest equipment available in the detection of prostate cancer. Details: Ted Hocking 5447 8847. The Bendigo Regional Genealogical Society’s meeting: 7.30pm at the Uniting Church Hall, Church St, Kangaroo Flat. Prior to the meeting Dr Michele Matthews from the Bendigo Regional Archives Centre will launch Betty Jackman’s new book, Anne Caudle - The Lady. Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling St. Eaglehawk. 8pm – 11pm. Entry $5.
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WO acts will join forces to deliver what promises to be a groovy night of music at the Old Church on the Hill tomorrow. Alawishus Jones and the Outright Lies team up with Stella Savy Avek Frers to provide a night of top local music. Stella Savy Avek Frers are launching their brand new single Home available on the night. Stella Savy’s singular blend of funk, soul, reggae and ska is influenced by her Seychelle Island heritage – the sounds of the islands fused with reggae and ska guitar rhythms. Alawishus Jones and the Outright Lies are a high energy, foot stompin’, thigh slappin’, sashay back through time. If you’re not sure how to dance to that, Alawishus Jones, Cleitus Johnson and Wilby will help you find a way. It all kicks off at 7pm and entry is $15. ON THE HILL: Alawishus Jones.
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IMPROVEMENTS: O’Keefe added the octagonal dining room at Adelaide Vale.
Backhaus at St Kilian’s Pro-Cathedral to Bessie (Elizabeth) nee Clarke. It was during the time that Andrew O’Keefe was the proprietor of Adelaide Vale that the octagonal dining room was added as seen in the accompanying photograph. Andrew always negotiated a hard bargain, his farm labourers were signed on for 12 month contracts at £1 per week. The men slept in a dormitory style shed, he having 35 men and boys employed. O’Keefe was a compulsive worker and expected the same dedication to the job of those he employed. Like Harney the previous owner, O’Keefe was milking cows, however he increased his herd significantly, the milk having had the cream skimmed off to make butter, the left over was used for making cheese. Nothing was wasted – the whey was fed to the pigs, another profitable line of production. Produce was taken by horse-drawn wagons to the railway station.
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Design and make your own clothes C
OUNTLESS Institute of Imperfection’s former students have taken their skills to a new level, due to principal Cate Green’s enthusiasm and dedication in passing on the finer points of the often forgotten art of sewing and pattern making from the institute’s Forest Street studio. Now in its third year the school has further diversified with a range of classes suitable for all levels, from absolute beginners through to experienced fingers, designing or re-creating garments for that special occasion or everyday wear. Up to 40 students have a choice of up to eight classes a week, throughout the four-term year. Despite first term starting earlier this month, the course structure ensures new students can start anytime. Also new for 2018 are the Starting Point Patterns, all locally designed and printed and only available through the Institute of Imperfection. Cate has chosen to adhere to classic designs that can be easily personalised and readily adapted to various garments including a vintage inspired, wrap dress. “Starting Point Patterns are also available in kit form with everything you need to complete your garment,” Cate
CATE GREEN: Institute of Imperfection’s principal. said. “Fabric, thread, buttons, elastic and interfacing.” For those with a creative flair, style workshops inspired by Edith Head’s (legendary Hollywood custom designer) philosophy – accentuating your beauty, while hiding your flaws will be a popular choice. “Students will learn how to highlight their innate beauty and minimize the parts they don’t like,” Cate said. To find out more about the Institute of Imperfection, phone Cate Green on 0401 162 860 or view their website or Facebook page for more details. ALL WELCOME: Aviva’s open house afternoon.
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A Plan to Reverse Global Warming 7pm – 9pm Thursday 22nd February 2018 Ulumbarra Theatre Paul Hawken will provide insights how Bendigo and regional communities with clear goals, targets, actions and projects will reap the economic, social and environmental benefits of the fast increasing global shift to a zero emissions economy.
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RE you over 50 and thinking of moving? If so, you’re invited to attend Bendigo’s biggest open house afternoon. On Saturday February 24, Aviva Communities Bendigo is hosting an open house that’s not to be missed. Take a look at three of their display homes, view the private clubhouse and tour the lifestyle amenities including the pool, gym, cinema, bowling green, workshop and more. Aviva’s Rebecca Alexander says due to demand stage three of the development has already sold out, so stage four sites are now available with deposits already received on the first few homes. “At last you can enjoy living in a brand-new home that comes complete with everything you could possibly need
CASTLEMAINE ARTISTS MARKET A free family-friendly event on the first Sunday of every month. Bringing together artists, designers, and crafters from the Goldfields region, with live music, and scrummy food too. The market stalls include: ceramics, jewellery, clothing, art, stationary, garden supplies, homewares, and more. A great opportunity to meet the makers and enjoy the laidback country vibes. Well worth the drive.
Sunday 4TH March, 9am-2pm Find us online at: castlemaineartistsmarket.com.au or at Western Reserve, Forest St, Castlemaine.
like stainless steel kitchen appliances, floor coverings, heating and cooling, plus plenty of storage,” Rebecca said. “We can’t wait to welcome you to our open house and show you what we have to offer. “We’re sure you’re going to love our community as much as we do.” Free barista coffee, gourmet sliders and sweet treats will be available on the day, so bring along a friend and make an afternoon of it. Information sessions will be held at 1pm and 2pm with residents in attendance to answer any questions you may have about living at Aviva. Aviva Communities Bendigo offer an active and independent lifestyle for people over 50 who want a quality, affordable residence, in a secure and inclusive environment. Located in Kangaroo Flat, the community is positioned close to public transport, shopping centres and medical centres. Community facilities include; clubhouse, gymnasium, swimming pool, bowling green, cinema, vegetable patch, snooker and pool lounge, bar and lounge area. Aviva Communities Bendigo open day, Saturday February 24, between 1pm and 4pm at 31 Furness Street, Kangaroo Flat. For more information contact Rebecca Alexander on 1800 387 637.
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Clarkson said.“Giving referrers and their patients confidence that we are utilising the latest diagnostic equipment is a key priority for our radiology team.” “The opening of a new X-ray room will allow a no fuss walk-in service where no bookings are required.” The practice offers two state-of-theart digital X-ray rooms, ultrasound, bone densitometry, OPG, multislice CT scanning, 3T MRI, and SPECT/CT nuclear medicine. High St Xray, 149 to 151 High Street, Bendigo. Open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.15pm. Phone 5441 9999.
PAUL HAWKEN: Back in Bendigo for one evening only.
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HE Bendigo Sustainability Group is bringing Paul Hawken back to Bendigo for his only appearance outside a capital city on his current Australian tour, next Thursday to the Ulumbarra Theatre, to discuss his new book Drawdown, a plan to reverse global warming. Paul was named as one the three Pioneers of Sustainability ability in 2014 and is highly regarded in the scientific, environmental and sustainability fields, where he has received six honorary doctorates. Paul has dedicated his life to sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the environment, pioneering corporate reform with respect to ecological practices, with his works published in
more than 50 countries in 28 languages. Drawdown is based on research that maps, measures, models and describes the 100 most substantive solutions to global warming, according to BSG president Chris Weir. “Bendigo is the only regional location to host Paul and be given the opportunity to hear about economy wide carbon abatement projects that are relevant to the local business and investment community,” Chris said. His current work is dedicated to researching when and how global warming can be reversed, and inspires a sense of scientifically-based optimism. Tickets for the event are available via the Capital website, for 7pm, Thursday, February 22.
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AVE Heneberry from Bendigo Diesel Injection Service on the corner of McGlashans and Maldon Road should be your first port of call to keep your diesel engine performing as it should. Now also the agent for Kohler Engine, they offer full warranty work, sales and parts for all Kohler engines and generators. BDIS service and repair all injectors and pumps for all equipment and vehicles, from small single cylinder diesels through to large prime movers and everything in between including earth-moving equipment, tractors, ride-ons and diesel passenger vehicles. “I specialise in common rail diesel injectors and offer a full diagnostic service six days a week if needed,” Dave said “I can also supply, or supply and fit a range of aftermarket filtration systems and oil-catch-can systems as well as service your
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turbo, intercooled or common rail engine.” BDIS have the latest common rail test bench in Bendigo along with a pump room offering a full portable diagnostic system service as well as full workshop bench testing. Dave has a lifetime of mechanical experience which includes on-site and field servicing of earth moving equipment, trucks, and farm equipment. He also offers old-fashioned mechanical engineering services to accommodate all your needs large or small and Dave won’t let machinery leave his workshop until he is 100 per cent confident. Customer service is paramount and includes a 30-day warranty on general servicing and major work where customer satisfaction is guaranteed. Phone Dave at Bendigo Diesel Injection Service on 0408 791 755.
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reg from the Touch Up Guys has perfected automotive paintless dent repairs as well as restoring bumper bars and body work to pristine condition. Let the Touch Up Guys add value to your car, returning its bodywork to virtually new condition. The Touch Up Guys also repair those annoying shopping trolley dings and unsightly hail damage. Greg can even install reverse sensors – ideal for helping eliminate those annoying rear-end scrapes. The Touch up Guys can also prepare your car for sale with a buff‘n’polish to bring any faded or dull paint work back to life. “Today most of my business is generated by word of mouth,” Greg said, while explaining that the Touch Up Guys have
access to all the latest colour formulas which is a necessity for today’s modern vehicles. With backing from the largest franchise in the auto industry nationally, you know you are in expert hands and being locally owned by Greg and Sue Hammond, you’re assured of friendly and personal customer service. Most jobs can be completed the same day and operating form the Touch Up Guys’ van means Greg can even come to you if needed. Currently in its 20th year of operation, this successful business has a well earned reputation for quality and reliability. Phone Greg from the Touch Up Guys on 0418 510 531 or visit the website at www.touchupguys.com.au for more information.
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of Bendigo.
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Notification of Proposed nbn™ Radio Network Base Station Facility The National Broadband Network (nbn) is a high speed broadband network designed to reach 100 per cent of Australian premises and provide the communications infrastructure to help us stop falling behind in an increasingly online world. nbn is committed to delivering leading edge broadband services to all Australians by leveraging the three types of technology available – fixed line, fixed wireless and satellite, depending on location. As part of the fixed radio (wireless) component of the Network, nbn is proposing to expand the existing radio network base stations at the following locations; • 223 Kronks Lane, Strathfieldsaye VIC 3551 • 222 Wild Cherry Rd, Lockwood South VIC 3551 The works are to provide high quality wireless broadband services to customers in the surrounding localities. The proposed works on site will involve the upgrade of existing technology upon the facility including and not limited to the replacement and installation of new antennas, radiocommunication dishes and associated ancillary equipment to enhance transmitting technology. Furthermore the works will involve the replacement and addition of equipment shelters/ outdoor units adjacent to the facility. nbn regards the proposed installations as a Low Impact Facility under the Telecommunications (Low-Impact Facilities) Determination 1997. In these circumstances, it does not require planning approval from Council. Further information on this specific proposal can be obtained by calling Joel Stuart on (02) 9439 1006 Written submissions can be sent to Level 2, 71-73 Alexander St, Crows Nest 2065 or via email to joel.stuart@metasite.com.au The closing date for submissions is 5 March 2018.
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Farming Maintenance Supervisor Hazeldenes is Bendigo’s largest private employer, with around 800 staff! We’re based in Lockwood, just 20 minutes from the heart of Bendigo. We offer career potential and the opportunity to grow with a community minded company! The Farming Maintenance Supervisor supports the Farming Maintenance Manager to ensure that our Farms run smoothly. This role will work across all farming locations within approximately an hour of Bendigo, however this role is based in Lockwood. The key responsibilities include: • Leading and motivating maintenance teams • Effective maintenance of infrastructure and equipment • Planning, delivering and reviewing effective maintenance processes • Assessing upgrades and maintenance requirements e.g. shedding, plant and equipment • Ensuring effective preventative maintenance programmes are in place • Attending emergency situations in the Farming Division from time-to-time. • Ensuring compliance with OHS requirements • Proactively improving safe work practices and workplace environment • Operating within all quarantine and biosecurity regulations of Hazeldene’s Chicken Farm To be successful in this role candidates will require: • Strong people management ability • 3 years maintenance experience – ideally in a farming environment • Sound understanding of OH&S principles • Good computer skills Interested? To apply please send your Application with a cover letter to jobs@hazeldenes.com.au We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
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CORNER COUNTRY - Tibooburra 8 Days 2nd Jun.......................... $1850 t/s MERIMBULA – Sapphire Coast 6 Days 15th Jul.......................... $1100 t/s OUTBACK TO THE SEA – Longreach to Hervey Bay13 Days 25th Jul ... $3695 t/s GHAN TOUR – Ghan to Alice – Coach Home 12 Days 25 Aug .Ad $4595 Con $4550 t/s KANGAROO ISLAND – Victor Harbour 7 Days 4th Sep .......................... $1995 t/s BROKEN HILL – White Cliffs 6 Days 1st Sep ........................... $1350 t/s MILDURA COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL 4 Days 29th Sep .......................... $750 t/s
10 Days 24th Apr ...Ad $2700 Con $2650 t/s
SWANHILL – Laser Light Show 2 Days 2nd May .......................... $450 t/s 19 Wheeler St, Shepparton SNOWY MOUNTAINS – TUMUT BENDIGO PICK UPS PROVIDED 5 Days 7th May ........................... $950 t/s ART TOUR – Western District CALL 03 5821 3777 SILO 3 Days 14th May ......................... $595 t/s
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2018 TOURS CANBERRA FLORIADE 5 Days 3rd Oct .......................... $1125 t/s GRIFFITH – Spring Garden Festival 3 Days 15 Oct .............................. $650 t/s FLINDERS RANGES – Adelaide Explorer 7 Days 24th Oct ........................ $1850 t/s HUNTER VALLEY –Christmas Lights 7 Days 16th Nov........................ $1850 t/s For a full list of available tours, or to find out more information, visit:
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Classifieds Deadlines Free for sale classifieds ads: 5pm Wednesday Real Estate classifieds ads: 5pm Wednesday All other classifieds ads: 2pm Thursday
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Services Offered BRICKLAYERS
all types of brick and block work, chimneys and fireplaces. Ph 5446 7057 or 0418 370 917 or 0458 438 930
CONCRETING
BRICKLAYING
Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial. For all your concrete requirements.. Call Rod 0400 611 016 Free Quotes & advice. 30 years experience
CLEANING & CARPET
AXE CREEK CONCRETING
No job too big No job too small Ph 0417 127 131
Cleaning, Steam clean or Dry clean $50 first room, $10 per room after that Ph 0439 374 389 Receipt & ABN supplied .
CONCRETER
Paths, Driveways, Cross overs, Sheds, Small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Seniors Discount Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
HANDYMAN
Carpentry, Concreting, Fencing, Retaining walls. Ph 5446 9174 or 0407 469 174
HANDYMAN
New & old shed floors, Excavation work, Paths & Driveways, big or sml
PH 0429 395 985 DD HANDYMAN & MAINTENANCE SERVICE All types of household jobs inc garden maint. Phone 0409 949 111
ORIGINAL DRAFTING SERVICES
For all your house plan needs. Ring Ilse on: 0418 338 679
AIR CONDITIONING
TempTech BENDIGO
AIR CONDITIONING Servicing all of Central Victoria I Pensioner discounts
A full service ensures your cooler is running at optimal performance, and saving you $$$
Make sure you stay COOL this summer! Reg Licence No. 47315
Tap Washers to Concreting, Skills in all trades. 30 years experience Ph John 0456 420 672
Local Classifieds $3.25 per line
LAWN MOWING, WHIPPER SNIPPING
$35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings). Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen Rubbish Removal $80 per load/$70 pen (incl tip fee $35) for 7x4 square box trailer. Mattresses $20
LITTLE RIPPER
NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Cash only
1.6 Tonne Excavator, Trenching, Rotary Hoeing, Post Holes, Levelling 4 in one bucket,Tipper Hire.
Spray painting, rust repairs. 25 yrs experience, cheap rates. Ph 5443 1710 or 0401 915 906.
Digger Service
(5 LINE MINIMUM)
1300 558 385
Ph Mick 0407 448 249
PANEL BEATING
PLASTERER EXPERIENCED LOCAL PLASTERER
Rates from $40p/h Pensioner 10% Disc. • Holes Patched • Renovations • Painting
PJ TAYLOR
5446 1422 0448 713 499
New Custom Homes l House Extensions l Reno’s l Refurbishments l Pergola’s l Decking & Maintenance l
Call Rhys 0447 424 932 SKILLED OPERATOR
Phone Boden: 0429 185 872
bendigotemptech@hotmail.com I www. bendigotemptech.com.au
ANTENNAS
BUILDERS
BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING • 1.7 Tonne Mini Digger on Trailer • 900, 450, 300mm Buckets Plus Ripper • Post Hole Auger 300 & 450mm available • 5 Tonne Excavator Available for Hire with Rock Breaker • Dry & Wet Hire Available • 7 Days - Mon-Sun
Ph 0429 171 697
718 Strathfieldsaye Road, Strathfieldsaye
TV Tuning from $40 • Servicing Bendigo & Surrounds • Aerials & additional aerial points • Satellite & Computer Setups ps • Digital/Smart TV’s • Home Theatre, Wall Mount • DVD, Recorders & Foxtel • Installed & explained
Phone Ron on
5447 7823 or 0431 609 423 BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
Bobcat & Tipper Hire Backhoe Trenching Post Hole Borer Site Clearing Driveways Excavation Laser Levelling Rubbish Removal
GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N
SEPTIC TANK SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS Supplied and installed PIC LICENCED
0418 508 993
Licenced drainer 31741
Matt” A “ Excavations and Landscaping Excavator, Tipper & Bobcat
l Hole Boring l Trenching l Drive Ways l Rock Breaker l Retaining Walls l Concreting l Site Cleans l No Job too small
200 - 600mm diameter
Call Ron 0438 569 385
EXCELLENT service, great rates. Ph Simone 0430 349 332
classifieds@ bendigopublishing .com
PH 5440 2514
CONCRETING
Paths l Driveways l Sheds l House Slabs Over 25 years experience l Free Quotes Family owned and run Business
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PHONE FRANK 0417 377 957 Email: midland.concreting@gmail.com
Very Reasonably Priced - Great Soil Rates Free Quotes and Honest Advice Matt: 0409 141 093 • Nicole: 0428 119 386 E: nicmat2001@hotmail.com
DOORS DOORS DOORS LOCKS LOCKS LOCKS Bendigo’s Specialist Door & Lock Fitting Service
Call Richard
0417 502 709 Domestic Schools Commercial Business Owner Builders Builders
SOUTHERN CROSS RESTUMPING
ANTENNAS
WOMEN CLEANING
Any Door Any Lock Anywhere
DBM-1122 DB-U-28169
ANTENNAS
WONDER WINDOW
38, 200 copies every Friday
DOORS
Email: info@yarrington.com.au Website: www.yarrington.com.au
Ph Nathan 0407 972 717
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Scrap Metal, Green waste or just general clean up. Tip fees apply. Current police check. Ph Paul 0401 418 108. ABN 88484579761.
Bendigo Weekly
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BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING
Site Cleaning aning Driveways ys Excavation on Laser Levelling vellin ng Rubbish Removall Backhoe e
PLUMBER 111684
Blocked drains Hot water units Bathrooms, Kitchens, Treatment plants Maintenance Ph 0403 962 817
BUILDERS
Ph: Glenn
0418 510 074
Bobcat & Tipper Hire
Lic
Building Permits Arranged + 20 Years Experience
Ph: 0400 319 094 A: PO Box 304, Eaglehawk 3556 E: townsmith@bigpond.com
CARPET CLEANING
DON'S CARPET, TILE AND GROUT CLEANING MOVING OUT? WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRICE ON VACANT HOMES & UNITS NO POWER NEEDED
Phone 0428 443 808
ELECTRICIANS
aglow
electrical PROMPT S SERVICE C • FREE Q QUOTES O S•C CALL TOM
0417 095 544
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ELECTRICIANS
GREG SMITH ELECTRICIAN
Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman 0418 507 709 A/H 5448 3333 REC 7821
GARAGE DOORS
COMPUTERS
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• Roller Doors, Sectional Doors and Motors • Blinds and Awnings • Zip Track Blinds • Roller Shutters • Sales and Installation
on call computer maintenance • Systems built • Repairs and upgrades • Network and internet connections • Virus and Spyware removal
Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336
CARPENTRY
C CARPENTRY & M MAINTENANCE TRADE QUALIFIED CARPENTER
Jack Hando 0467 642 504 Carports Concreting Renovations Decks & Verandahs
Tiling Retaining Walls General Handyman Fix Ups
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Services Offered GARDEN SERVICES
LANDSCAPING
PAINTERS / DECORATORS
PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman • Removal of hard rubbish and garden waste • Rental clean ups/clean outs • Weeding and weed spraying • Trimming and pruning • Fallen timber and chainsaw work • Delivery and spreading of mulch, stone etc. • Little Tipper/Drive - Hire
MOWING & GARDENING
Paving & concreting Pool landscaping Retaining walls & fencing Decking and Outdoor living areas Lawn installation & watering systems Kanga light digging
PH: 0418 822 911
• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance
Specialising in Landscape construction GARDEN SERVICES
0419 238 485
• Mowing • Whipper Snipping • Large Area Mowing • Large Yard Tidy ups • Weeding • Rubbish Removal • Gutter Cleaning • Gardening
NDIS, Workcover & TAC Registered
HANDYMAN SERVICES 67(9( &/(** +$1'<0$1 6(59,&(6 Trade qualified Home and garden maintenance Any odd jobs inside and outt
0418 754 952
stephen.clegg@bigpond.com m Prompt, friendly and reliable
• Handymen • Cleaning • Builder • Floors • • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Plumbers • • Decking • Electricians • Ramps • Tiling • Pruning • Tree Lopping • Sheds & Pergolas • • Lawns & Gardens • Small concreting jobs • • Dingo machinery work •
Stuart Erwin 0407 667 900 Cameron Rogister 0411 956 937
MOBILE BATHROOMS
ARE YOU RENOVATING? MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE (Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)
Suitable for • Renovations • Parties/Weddings • Sporting events and many more
Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall Master Plumber
JB Painting & Decorating Joel Blundell Painting & Decorating Competitive Prices & Free Quotes New Homes | Renovations | Heritage Homes External & Internal Repaints Servicing Bendigo & Surrounding Areas Fully insured and reliable ABN: 86134228939
Ph 0432 626 446
No O No Obligation bllig b ga attio tio ion Fr F Free ree Quote Quote uote uo e 10% DISCOUNT 10 DIISC D ISC S OUNT OUNT OU NT F OR S OR ENIIO EN OR ORS RS S 10% FOR SENIORS
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• Air Conditoning Service & Repairs • Gas fitting & General Plumbing • Hot water - Gas, Elec & solar • Drains installed/cleared/repaired • Roof, gutter, d.p. & gutter guard Don’t put up with drips! • Taps, toilets, showers, sinks & more Use a licensed plumber • Quality professional workmanship FREE QUOTES guaranteed Lic No 37932
Ph 5446 1535
HOME MAINTENANCE
0417 479 491 www.rendersolutions.com.au
Registered Bld Practitioner DBP 2954 Over 30 years experience
Renovations, Home Maintenance Alterations, Outdoor Living Areas
Ph 0418 510 412 HOME MAINTENANCE
GRANT’S PAINTING SERVICE FOR ALL YOUR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PAINTING REQUIREMENTS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPAINTS RELIABLE & EFFICIENT SERVICE BY PROFESSIONALS QUALITY WORK AT AFFORDABLE PRICES CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE
PAINTERS / DECORATORS
• Carpentry • Tiling • Painting • Plastering • Pergolas • Decks
CALL PETER 0409 422 271 Email: bhmpeter@hotmail.com
Painter & Decorator Your Friendly, Professional and Quality Painter
0418 844 590 or Email: T_eyoung@bigpond.net.au
PH 0429 483 343
Services Offered
License No. 32710
544 33 999 4 Nolan Street, Bendigo
JLC PLUMBING & GAS
$100 CASH BACK ON ALL HOT WATER UNITS
Lic No: 50975
GENERAL PLUMBING & MAINTENANCE GAS FITTING AND SERVICING HOT WATER SERVICE BLOCKED DRAINS RENOVATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS 24 HOUR SERVICE
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AAA TREE LOPPING • Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service For Best Price Phone Jack Direct
PH 5440 2514 37-39 View Street Bendigo
0409 289 700 5428 9312
SPOUT CLEANING
TREE SERVICES
SPOUT CLEANING
SMITHS
CV Industrial Vacuum Services
Quality tree and Stump Removal
Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429
Tree Maintenance • Stump Mulching Hire Travel Tower • Tree Pruning and Stump Grinding • Tip Truck & Woodchipper Hire • Free Quotes
* Fully Insured
(no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)
Classifieds 1300 558 385
David Smith 0427 506 160 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com
All Types Of Painting, Over 20 Years Experience For a FREE, No obligation quote, Phone Troy on
for Containers, Machinery, and Portable Buildings 4.2T 8M Reach Crane, 17.5& Pay Load
A friendly, reliable, local plumbing team fully qualified in all aspects of plumbing
Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned
NO JOB TOO SMALL
TILT TRAY CRANE TRUCK SERVICE
www.dunstoneplumbing.com.au office@dunstonebros.com.au
Pty. Ltd.
0423 745 034 grants.paintingser vice@yahoo.com
REMOVALS
Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting
Phon Ph Phon one o ne Tr Trip Trip iippa pp pa a0 042 427 42 4 27 24 241 2 41 9 958 95 58
• New Homes • Repainting of Existing Homes • Heritage • Qualified Tradesman • No Obligation Quotes
Lic#100122
Your local on-time Plumber
Central Victoria 13 11 98
Suite B 175 Lyttleton Tce, Bendigo greyarmybendigo@bigpond.com
• Licensed Backflow Tester • Blocked Drains • Burst Pipes • Septics • Gas Leaks & Gas Fitting • Hot Water Services • Roof Leaks • Renovations • Gen Plumbing • Latest Drain Cleaning Equipment QUALITY WORK AT THE RIGHT PRICE!
PLUMBERS
0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au
TRIPPA’S T RIPPA’S P PAINTING AINTING SERVICE S ERVICE
No
0448 701 138
Email: painter_joel@hotmail.com
Call David/Bronwyn
PAINTERS / DECORATORS
PLUMBERS
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE
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FOR SALE
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
3 SEATER thaetre lounge, Excellent condition, burgandy leather, $1100 Ph 5443 3227
HEALTHY Food Dryer Sunbeam as new $45 Ph 0409 612 200
REMOTE cordless speakers (x2) EC, volume controls $25 5447 8573
TIFFANY Coffee maker, never used, in box $10 ONO Ph 0476 077 570
6 SHEETS of used fencing iron, 5ft. $25 Ph 5446 8982
JUKI Sewing Machines
RENVATOR Delux Multi Tool Kit, never used $100 PH 5446 9364
TOAST/grill oven, used once, EC, $40 ono Ph 0476 077 570
BAR fridge, good condition, $20 Ph 5447 0612 BEDSIDE Drawers, 2 sets off white, GC $40 Ph 0418 959 895 BRAUN electric hand mixer, with accessories VGC $20 Ph 5447 7275
DINING setting, 9 pce, 180cm x 100 x 75, Solid timber, As new cond. $650 Ph 0421 047 198 DINING suite, 7pce, Drk brown timber VGC $100 Ph 0429 822 299 DINING Setting 6 Uphol'd, carved legs, solid timber VGC $95 0419 507 612
BREAD maker, works, $5 Ph 5447 0612 BROWNBUILT 6 shelf unit, 2200Hx920Wx460D $80 Ph 5442 5552
TEAK dressing table, 6 drawers, VGC, $250 Phone 5448 5001 DUMBELL set, $45 Ph 0411 746 854
CANE white basinette, on chrome stand VGC $55 phone 5448 8523
ELECTRIC steam vapouriser, $15 Ph 0411 746 854 FOR Sale Hay of all Types, large & small, all types of firewood, del avail Elmore & surrounding areas 0429 326 142
CHRONICLE of Australia Book$10 Ph 0409 612 200
MUSHROOM COMPOST
$50 per metre. Minimum 5 metres. Free delivery to Bendigo area. Phone 0400 855 626.
OZITO Electric edge trimmer, EC $20 Ph 5442 5552
HAY ROLLS
Lucern, Oaten, Wheaten, Grass. Priced to sell Ph 0429 383 006
PEA STRAW
$8 bale. Min 10 bales del. Free del Bendigo. Ph 5436 9156
MULCH
FOR SALE
Lucerne hay $7 bale, Pea straw $8 bale, Straw $6 bale, Can deliver or pick up Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600 PIANOLA, Morel, $100 ono Ph 0409 175 052 POLY Water Tank 1200lt in cage as new $100 Ph 0408 186 705
FOR SALE
DIGITAL photo frame, plays photos, music, videos $10 5447 8573
MOBILITY Scooter, Legent, need battery $100 Ph 5449 3034
FREE 2 seater couch, faux suede brown Ph 0403 514 060
catparksaustralia.com
COUCH 2 seater, tan, wooden frame, as new, $100 Ph 5443 7651
MEN'S Valet Stand, 70's style with seat $60 Ph 0409 612 200
FOWLERS No. 27 Jars x12 $30 Ph 5442 5552
A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors Free Quotes to suit your budget Call Jim 0429 866 630
COMPANION Safari camping stove & stand, $25 Ph 5446 8982
MATT, woolen, 170 x 230, $499 New, Sell $100 Ph 0409 175 052
OLD marcella quilt, dbl bed size, GC, $20 Ph 5441 2396
Cat Enclosures
CLUB chair, white leather, brand new, $155 ono Ph 0407 848 331
MATERIAL, 20+ full and part rolls stretched cotton interlock. Various colours, $650 ono Ph 0408 375 879 Heathcote.
MENS Coverall's size 87R, LS, Navy, new $20 Ph 5447 7275
CAMPING Poles adjust, large quantity $50 Ph 0408 186 705
CEDAR Door 2025mm x 1165mm Beautifully designed with double window casement PickUp Only. All genuine offers will be considered, Ph Terry 0407 351 445
& Overlockers - Bendigo Sewing Machine Service, 11 Adams St 5442 9705
HAY & STRAW
Rolls & Little Squares. Delivery available Maiden Gully Ph 0438 373 291
HAY
Oaten/Rye, $4 bale Ph 0429 434 646 AH
HAY
Oaten rolls, net wrapped. Excellent Quality from $55 Axedale. 0428 590 023
POTS, plastic, various sizes, Ex landscapers stock, Small truckload, must take the lot $150 Ph 0412 158 028 PRINTER, HP Office Jet 5600, All in 1. $25 Ph 5447 7275
ROLLER blinds x 3, Latte, 60 x 210cm, $45 the lot Ph 0437 852 649 RUG, Armadillo, large round 100% hemp rug, neutral colour, as new, $170 Phone 0452 216 788
RUGS •Modern •Traditional
•Shaggy •Kids Play Mats Bendigo Sewing Machine Service, 11 Adams St Ph 5442 9705 SHER Timber Master Elec Saw, collectors item $100 0408 186 705
SIEVED TOP SOIL
With Manure $35 per/m delivered local 3m minimum. 6m & 10m avail. Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846
SINGLE bed w/mattress & base $60 Ph 0407 346 867
SOIL
Compost with manures and straw mix. Can deliver Bendigo Ph 0427 304 600
Sandy loam. 12 ton load $160 delivered 12ks Epsom. Ph 0429 623 360 any time TRAVEL bag, wheels, handle, new, $30 Ph 0437 852 649
TABLE Lamps base & shades $15 ech Ph 5442 3042 TALLBOY 6 DT drawers, solid timber, nice one. $70 Ph 0408 590 830
WATER TANKS AND DRUMS
3300 lt $690. 5500 lt $890. 2000 lt $495 2500 lt Slimline $790. Drums 200lt $25.
www.ebsary.com.au 161 McIvor Rd Ph 5443 6740
TENT Poles Assorted Adjustable $50 the lot Ph 0418 959 895
TENT 305cm x 240cm, centre height 215cm, sleeps 6, in case $75 Ph 5446 8982
GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? Phone, Fax, email or bring in this coupon with $28*, or $33* with photo.
UNIDEN cordless digital phone, vgc, $15 Ph 5447 8573 WILD Country Kids Animal Outdoor Chairs $15 ech Ph 0437 373 315
22 ELSWORTH DR STRATHFIELDSAYE Saturday 8am-1pm. Furniture, Household goods, baby clothes, kids motorbikes, side by side fridge, rug, lounge suite.
28
FOR 4 WEEKS
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Massive Garage Sale Sat 8am-1pm, Sausage Sizzle, Homewares, Toys, Clothes, Craft, DVDS, Bric a Brac and lots more
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CARAVANS WANTED
We buy and consign Repairs & servicing Bendigo Caravan Centre 164 Midland Hwy EPSOM Ph 5448 4800
TRAILERS
LIVESTOCK DUCKLINGS, 2 Drakes, 2 Ducks, Muscovy $30 the lot Ph 5446 3139 FREE to good home. 3 playful Kittens, 2M, 1F, 8 weeks, Tabby colours, Ph 5435 2361
POULTRY
WANTED TO BUY TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221 WANTED to buy old batteries, copper & brass mag wheels Ph 5446 1191 or 0447 744 043
HOLDEN Barina 2007 2dr, Auto/Air/Air bags, 76,000k's, Silver/Black Interior 3 Months Reg, RWC (UVN031) $5500 Ph 0418 100 199
HOLDEN HZ 1 Tonner, 202 4Sp, good project, VIN NO HZ18141 $1799 Ph 0401 915 906
Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635
MECHANICS TIMING BELTS Affordable timing belt replacements 25 years qualified experience Mobile Mechanic PH 0400 290 789 VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT
WANTED
6 x 4 $590. 8 x 5 tandem $2,190. 161 McIvor Rd
Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635
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WRECKING
FREE REMOVAL OF UNWANTED VEHICLES
WANTED to Buy second hand trailers Ph 5446 8754 or 0457 433 745
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SILKIES
Young & healthy, some Point of Lay from $25, some suit kids for xmas, from $15 Ph 5436 1373
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LIVESTOCK
Specialising In: • Holdens • Commodores • Fords • Light Commercials BA, BF and Ford Territory Reconditioned Ignition Switch and Column Assembly’s
Call 5446 1384 or 5446 1820 LMCT 10992 Wayne on 0413 774 717 Kayne on 0459 652 963 Address: 222 Upper Rd, Eaglehawk, 3556
WRECKING
ADOPT-A-PET Male, 5 Years
Bart is a delightfully affectionate greyhound, he loves his rubs & pats. Silly & playful but also on the lazy side he would make a great lounge dog. He needs a cat free home & would need to be the only dog in the home initially. If you’re interested in Bart please call to book a meet & greet, you won’t be disappointed!
Melinda is such a cute friendly girl. She has an outgoing nature and loves people. Melinda is very affectionate and will seek you out for love and cuddles. She is generally a quiet cat but will still have times of playfulness. If you’re interested in Melinda please call or come in to meet with her.
MECHANICS
Melinda
DMH
LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT?
THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.
Make sure your pets vaccinations and worming are up to date.
Wrecking all Makes & Models We buy any car or ute Come see your local strippers LMCT 10769
Female Desexed
Visa:
CAMPER trailer inc enclosed annex, sleeps 5, as new tyres, GC, Easy to tow and set up in minutes. Reg Mar 19, $2750 Ph 0417 056 061
LOTUS Sprint Caravan 2011, 18.5ft, Q/Bed, full en-suite, 3 way fridge, M /wave, tv, a/con, new awning, VGC $37,000 ONO Ph 0417 423 450
RIDE-ON MOWERS Dead or Alive 2005' onward. Ph 0408 427 451 after 5pm
88 F150 Custom, 8 Ft Tub, V8 Man, runs on gas, Reg May 18, runs well (TER867) $13700 Ph 5446 2181
VACC PRE PURCHASE INSPECTIONS ROADWORTHY CERTIFICATES
6 ROBBINS ST EAGLEHAWK Sat & sun 7am New complete shower, trapping devices, distilling kit, new & used handbags, clothing, kids toys and more
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3.9M Hunter Alum Pont w/ 15HP Yamaha OB, Bimini cover, fish finder, carpet floor, 3 swiv padded seats, Rod holders, new w/proof cover, 2011 Alum boat tailer. Complete unit is EC & ready to go. $5000 Ph 0437 522 387
2 STERRY STREET GOLDEN SQUARE Saturday 9am - 2pm Books, Dvds, Toys, Beds, Computers, Furniture, Artwork, Games, Dryer, Lots of bargains
1300 558 385
Greyhound
Cash:
1990 Subaru Ute, with canopy, runs well, as is (EDD351)$2200 Ph 5446 7811
CARAVANS & TRAILERS
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BOATS
LIVESTOCK ADS
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GARAGE SALES
TREADMILL, Proform 500 ZLT, EC $475.00 PH 5446 9364
SUITCASE, 28" Skyway, New $219, Sell $80 ono Ph 0409 175 052
QUEEN Anne, King Single Bed, with mattress, EC $100 Ph 0418 959 895
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TOPSOIL
STEEL shelving $100 Ph 0407 346 867
TAPPER or serving board, large, EC, $30 ono Ph 0476 077 570
Categories included: Autos, Boats, Car Parts, Caravans & Trailers, Commercial Vehicles, For Sale, Four Wheel Drives, Livestock, Machinery, Motorbikes & Wrecking.
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Cup in the running for a big day THE ever popular Marong Cup race day is on again, with family-friendly fun and top racing action set to hit the Bendigo Jockey Club on Saturday. The annual race day raises money for local catholic primary schools, with in excess of $500,000 distributed to local schools in the last 12 years. Along with the seven-race card on the track, children’s rides and entertainment will be in full swing off of it. The feature race of the day is the $25,000 Bendigo Fordbacked Marong Cup, which has attracted the traditional huge numbers of nominations. The field of more than 20 will be whittled back to a handful, with local trainer Danny Curran’s Manhattan Menage one of the many hoping for a start. The St Arnaud Cup-winning gelding ran in jump outs on Tuesday, with connections confident of a good showing if it makes the final field.
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Marong Racing Club President Stuart Smith expressed his appreciation to the Victorian government, which has backed the event to the tune of $15,000 through the Victorian Raceday Industry Fund. “For many years this day has provided the local community with an outstanding family event whilst also directly contributing over $500,000 to local schools over the last 12 years,” he said. “The funding afforded to us will help us to build this event and consequently grow the returns we provide to the local community.” Gates open at 11am with general admission $15 for adults and $10 for eligible concession patrons. Children 16 years and under are admitted free, with all-day access to rides just $10 per child. GIDDY UP: Manhattan Menage, trainer Danny Curran, Bendigo Jockey Club CEO Aaron Hearps and Marong Racing Club’s Stuart Smith.
Four-way fight for pennant finals spots THE fight for finals in Bendigo division one pennant bowls looks set to come down to the wire, with four sides vying for third and fourth spots on the table. Eaglehawk has emerged as a clear favourite having only lost one game all season and South Bendigo is nine points clear in second. But Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo East, Inglewood and Golden Square are all separated by just 10 points, with a maximum of 36 on offer over the final two weekends. Golden Square plays Bendigo this weekend in a game it is expected to win, while Bendigo East plays bottom side Castlemaine. East needs to make up ground given its overall shot differential of -11, the only negative figure among the top four sides. Top two sides Eaglehawk and South Bendigo will square off in
a blockbuster showdown, while Kangaroo Flat can knock Inglewood out of finals contention with a win. The Roos need to take the points over the Blues, given that they face Eaglehawk in the final round and are unlikely to get over the top of the powerful Hawks lineup. They’ll be up against it but have skip Barry Anset in fine form, sitting second on the competition’s skippers ladder having lost his rink just once all season and holding a huge shot difference of 65. Bottom sides Castlemaine and Bendigo face each other in the final round, meaning the clashes between Golden Square and Inglewood, South Bendigo and Bendigo East will decide the finals make up. The first week of finals will be held on March 3, with the grand final on March 18.
BATTLE: Golden Square remains in the finals hunt.
Pios girls gear up By JOEL PETERSON
BENDIGO Pioneers coach Shawn McCormick sees plenty up upside from his side heading into the second season of the TAC Cup Youth Girls competition. Bendigo played its opening practice match of the year last weekend, going down to inaugural TAC Cup Calder Cannons but not without some promising signs. The club took a three-goal lead into quarter time but was run down by a more experienced Calder side. Led by the likes of 2017 AllAustralian Jordyn Joliffe, Bendigo Thunder premiership player Kodi Jacques and Kyneton junior gun Elizabeth Snell, the Pioneers have some valuable experience on their young list. The club put a strong emphasis on talent identification during the offseason, running sessions for aspiring footballers both from within the sport and outside it. Hockey, netball and soccer are all sports the team has looked at to bolster its own list. McCormick says the balance of his side is pleasing, with the list having roughly equal numbers of players at 16, 17 and 18 years of age. “We do have that balance of the really young girls and some girls who know the game pretty well by now,” McCormick said. “The amount of progress the girls who are in their second year have made is really encouraging, they get better with almost every session.” The competition has been expanded in its sophomore year,
IMPROVEMENT: Coach Shawn McCormick sees positives from the Pioneers. from five games a side to nine in 2018. McCormick said after recording one win last season, his side has its sights set on more success this year. But the club won’t sacrifice its long term focus to achieve it. “We have to find that balance with getting the best out of our top-age players and guiding the younger less experienced girls and teaching them what they need to know,” he said. “That’s probably the biggest challenge as coach, is that you have such a wide range of experience and knowledge of the game.”
As was the case last year, McCormick hopes that when the season proper begins on March 3, his side will bring an exciting, attacking game style to the table. “We aren’t going to play yardage footy, we want to overlap, run, take the game on and attack,” he said. “That can be tough at times for the girls to pull off, but we really think that three or four years down the track at whatever level of footy they’re at they are the skills they’ll need to have.” Bendigo’s season starts on march 3 against Western Jets. The game is scheduled for Epsom Huntly Reserve.
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Bulldogs raise the bat By JOEL PETERSON
A CENTURY of golden years will be celebrated on Saturday as Golden Square Cricket Club marks its 100th year as it plays Bendigo at Wade Street. In a season in which the club is experiencing strong on-field results, it is a massive year for the club off the hallowed Wade Street turf. Club president Ian Kellett says there will be plenty of celebrations of a rich and varied history. “Prior to the commencement of the match we will be getting Bill Redmond, our club’s oldest living captain (1955/56 season), to toss a 1918 penny for the coin toss with the day’s captains, kicking off our celebrations,” he said. “Bill is 91 years old. He is an accomplished player in his own right, having played in premierships with Carlton Cricket Club and playing in our 1952/53 premiership.” The showpiece event of the night is a formal dinner at the All Seasons, with past players and volunteers travelling from far and wide to attend. “We will also be inducting members into our newly formed Hall of Fame. There will be eight initial members spread across the club’s various eras,” he said. The club plans to launch a book
celebrating its history before the start of next season. Much like a batter who scratches their way at the start of an innings before getting going en route to a big ton, Golden Square came from rather humble beginnings. The Bulldogs were originally known as Foggitt Jones, formed in 1918 after the First World War. Foggitt Jones was a national abbatoir and small goods business, Bendigo providing the company with its only non-capital city operation. Disappointed with the lack of cricket played in Bendigo during WWI, future BDCA president Michael O’Brien arranged for the employees of Foggitt Jones and the public service to play what was the first senior cricket match in Bendigo for a considerable time on Saturday, February 9, 1918 at Kennington Oval. Just two days later the BDCA was reformed and hastily arranged a program of one-day matches for the remainder of the 1917/18 season, starting on February 16. Foggitt Jones underwent a name change to South Bendigo in 1920, but not before a memorable piece of history in the 1919/20 season. BDCA historians Darren Rodda and John Harris noted in their history of the association, released earlier
A TON OF FUN: Golden Square Cricket Club celebrates its centenary this weekend. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN this year, that season 1919/20 ended in confusion as to who had won the premiership. Bendigo United held a one-game lead over Foggitt Jones heading into the last round but had its game abandoned due to bad weather. Foggitt Jones’ last round game was against Quarry Hill, and on day one made 1/90 in response to Quarry Hill’s total of 90. But Quarry Hill did not arrive for
play on day two, leading to confusion as to whether the match would be called a draw and thus the overall season result. It was later determined that Bendigo United were premiers, consigning Foggitt Jones to second in their final season before becoming South Bendigo. Golden Square as it is known today was founded in 1932, coinciding with development of the Wade
Street Recreation Reserve as a cricket ground. There had been a Golden Square cricket club earlier established, in 1865, however it only competed in the first two years of BDCA First XI competition in 1895 and 1896 and a further two seconds of second grade in 1903/04 and 1904/05. Golden Square will play Bendigo over the next two weekends in round 12 of the BDCA season.
Young stars win title BENDIGO Spirit and Lady Braves guards Kara Tessari and Ahlise Hurst have won gold with a dominant Victorian lineup at the Australian Junior Championships last weekend. Victoria swept the four under-20 and Ivor Burge titles, winning men’s and women’s gold in both. It was Tessari’s final year with the under-20 team having been a regular for several seasons, while Hurst has another year left at the representative age group. After a loss to Queensland early in the competition, the two sides met in the final on Sunday.
It wasn’t easy but in the end Victoria surged to take the 72-62 triumph. Tessari scored nine points to cap a strong tournament, while Hurst came off the bench for the Victorian side. Victorian bottom-ager Jaz Shelley was awarded the Bob Staunton Medal as the MVP of the competition. Victorian coach Katrina Hibbert, it was an incredible feat to take the title and ensure a great group of players received the ultimate team accolade. “It’s a special group and I think it’s a credit to their parents for the way they handle themselves as they’re so professional,” she said.
LEADERSHIP: The Bendigo Fighting Miners are after more players ahead of the 2018 season.
New coach for Fighting Miners THE Bendigo Fighting Miners will have a new coach this season, with Dave McDonald taking the reigns at the club. The Miners made the decision at its recent annual general meeting, with president Greg Spedding welcoming the appointment. The New Zealand native joined the Miners in 2014 and has been a vital cog in a successful lineup ever since, winning a
premiership in 2015. After crossing as a flanker, McDonald was converted to a half-back, a position in which he has played most of his games for the Miners. McDonald hails from the rugged west coast of New Zealand and represented the Buller provincial team before coming to Australia. Last year, he was elevated to team captain half way through
the season after a season-ending injury to Blake Theunissen. He won the club award for most consistent player as well as top points scorer. McDonald has played 62 games for the Miners over four seasons and is looking forward to taking on the coaching role. The Fighting Miners have lost a number of players from last year’s team and are seeking new recruits for the 2018 season.
WINNERS ARE GRINNERS: The victorious under-20 Victorian team.
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BFNL looks for change By JOEL PETERSON
BENDIGO Football Netball League chair Carol McKinstry says the league will consider its options as it weighs up leaving the AFL Victoria regional commission structure. It comes as the league reveals concerns about the oversight of the state’s governing body and what it perceives to be a shift in power away from league boards. The Weekly Times reported that several leagues met in Bungaree on Sunday in a meeting called by Geelong and District Football League president Neville Whitely. McKinstry and several BFNL representatives attended, to find out more about other leagues such as the GDFL which have not joined the commission structure and have flourished. The structure was implemented by AFL Victoria as a result of Peter Jackson’s 2012 report into country football. Ms McKinstry says the concerns were raised when clubs were made to sign affiliation documents with AFL Central Victoria and not the BFNL itself, and the league’s hope to run a female competition was usurped by AFL Victoria administering the leagues. “I suppose you could call us paranoid and we have asked the commission here whether the long-term goal is to get rid of league boards, we invited (AFL Victoria CEO) Steven Reaper up to our AGM but unfortunately he couldn’t attend,” he said. We had a number of clubs who
didn’t want to sign it, and we weren’t too keen on them signing that contract. “We had one club that really held out, and we were told by AFL Victoria that we weren’t allowed to release our fixture with that club in it.” McKinstry said what the league had found was the league’s control
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