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ISSUE 1060 FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2018

A technical future BENDIGO Tech School is showing young women the many opportunities available to them in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Recent research in Australia and overseas indicates that only three per cent of girls thought of technology as a first career choice, but that figure can grow. – Story Page 10

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EXTRA police will be deployed in the Bendigo region across the long weekend as Victoria Police conducts its second major road operation of the year.

Operation Arid began at 12.01am this morning and runs through until 11.59pm on Monday, with a focus on driver behaviour including speeding, drink and drug driving and mobile phone use.

Police conducted a major op-

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eration across the Christmas/new year period and were disappointed with the large amount of infringements recorded.

Victoria Police Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Doug Fryer said the Bendigo police service area was one of five priority areas identified as part of the operation.

“Extra resources will be de-

ployed to five priority areas including, Melbourne, Bendigo, Casey and Dandenong, Ballarat and the Mornington Peninsula,” AC Fryer said.

“These areas have been identified after looking at the number of collisions, injuries and volume of trauma over previous years.”

AC Fryers said crashes on regional roads continue to be over-

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represented in the road toll each year.

He asked those people heading to rivers and regional holiday destinations to plan their journeys and take responsibility for their safety.

“Of the 41 deaths this year, we’ve had 23 on our country roads,” he said.

“We know that country roads

by their nature are more dangerous than the city, so we ask everyone to pay attention.

It’s not driving to the posted speed, it’s driving to the conditions.”

Earlier this year, 14 people were found to be drink driving and 12 with drugs in their system, 19 drivers were disqualified or suspended and 164 caught for speeding during Operation Roadwise.

Twelve cars were also impounded by local officers during the new year blitz. Continued Page 6

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Homes selling faster REGIONAL Victoria’s property market has experienced a strong start to 2018 with homes across the state selling in a median of 48 days in February – five days faster than the same period last year.

The number of days a home takes to sell is a key market indicator for properties sold by private sale, with declines indicating increased buyer demand and interest in an area or town.

New REIV data shows the seaside town of Inverloch experienced the largest improvement over the year with homes selling in a median of 60 days in February. This is 96 days faster than in February 2017.

Homes also sold faster in the relatively new Ballarat suburb of Lucas with homes spending just 43 days on the market last month – 90 days less than the same period last year.

Maiden Gully in Bendigo also recorded increased demand over the year, with homes in the suburb selling 58 days faster in February, in a median of 55 days.

Woodend’s private sale market also improved over the year with homes spending a median of 40 days on the market, down from 95 days last year.

Significant double-digit annual improvements were also recorded in Bacchus Marsh and Gisborne with homes selling in a median of 41 and 40 days respectively.

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loan in the near future.”

Fixed rate demand was the lowest in Victoria, for the third consecutive month, where it accounted for 10.97 per cent of all home loans written, while across the country, the proportion of customers taking out fixed home loans eased in every state except Queensland and South Australia.

STRONG START: Homes are being sold faster than this time last year. where homes sold faster this year include Spring Gully, down 30 days to a median of 41 days on market; Castlemaine, down 30 days to a median of 40 days; Lorne, down 26 days to a median of 53 days; and Seymour, down 22 days to a median of 51 days on market.

For more information on median days on market, visit reiv.com. au/market-insights Gil King CEO, REIV DEMAND for fixed rate home loans has fallen for the sixth month consecutive month.

Data released last week shows fixed rate home loans accounted for 21.75 per cent of all loans writ-

ten throughout February.

Mortgage Choice chief executive officer John Flavell said demand for fixed rate home loans fell in September 2017 when just more than 28 per cent of customers opted for a fixed rate mortgage. In February, this percentage dropped to 21.75 per cent.

“A growing proportion of Australians are opting for a variable rate home loan. In fact, we saw a total of 78.25 per cent of borrowers opting for a variable home loan product in February, up from 77.93 per cent in January,” he said.

“While the trend is not surprising, mounting speculation of at least one cash rate rise later this year may encourage borrowers to consider fixing part of their home

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Union call for prison

By Sharon Kemp AN INMATE who opened up the scalp of a female youth justice officer when he hit her with a guitar at Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre in January should be in adult prison, argues the Community and Public Sector Union.

Describing the attack as brutal and unprovoked, CPSU spokesman Julian Kennelly also said the female worker was one of several staff members who had warned management before the assault about the inmate.

It is understood legal moves started this week to have the inmate removed from Parkville Youth Justice Facility where he was sent last week and returned to an adult facility where he was moved after the January attack.

Malmsbury youth justice workers, more than half of which live in Bendigo, are understood to be concerned their colleagues in Parkville will have to deal with him.

It is understood Victoria Police has charged the inmate with assaulting the woman and he is also facing charges related to alleged assaults only weeks earlier in Malmsbury of two male justice officers, also with a guitar.

But Mr Kennelly said the inmate should be removed for his own safety.

The inmate has just turned 18 years old but he was 17 at the time of the assaults mean-

There is going to be a fair few... not happy to be in his company ing he will be treated in court as a juvenile for the outstanding case.

“You can imagine there is going to be a fair few colleagues of the woman who was assaulted so viciously in Malmsbury not happy to be in his company and that will create discipline issues as well,” Mr Kennelly said.

“They have seen what he did to that young woman.

“It was an absolutely brutal assault, and unprovoked, and came from behind so she was completely unexpecting.

“I think there was another client that she was talking to, sitting with her, that caught her as she fell to the floor otherwise she probably would have cracked her head on the floor or the table as she was going down.”

WorkSafe Victoria is still investigating the assault.

The final report of the Victoria inquiry into youth justice centres was handed down this week and recorded the deterioration of conditions at Malmsbury between July 2016 and March 2017 and made recommendations to remedy the hostility and tension at the time.

The recommendations include employing an appropriately qualified workforce.

The inquiry heard testimony about the benefits of a therapeutic model of rehabilitation rather than punishment to manage inmate behaviour and to prepare them for postdetention life.

But the report found youth justice staff had to be well trained, feel safe and have the support of management if they were to aid

Firies aim to be champs HUNDREDS of competitors will visit Bendigo this weekend for the 135th annual Victorian Urban Fire Brigade Championships.

Bendigo will host the event for the 31st time at Weeroona Oval, with brigades from across the state in action following the official welcome on Saturday.

Teams will compete in a variety of events involving basic rural firefighting equipment such as tanks, pumps, hoses and ladders.

Kangaroo Flat heads into the weekend as the best bet of a local crop of brigades that have been hard at work training in recent weeks.

Reigning champion brigade Maryvale, Dandenong, Narre Warren and Western Australia’s Harvey brigade will also be strongly represented, while Eaglehawk and Golden Square will also have competitors in a host of events.

One local to keep an eye on is Jackson Dargaville, who has won the ladder race for a record seven consecutive years.

Last year, Dargaville took victory in 6.36 seconds and will be hoping to improve on that across the weekend.

brutal: The justice officer’s wound. rehabilitation. Mr Kennelly said the inquiry and findings from past reviews had prompted recent improvements including the transfer of administration of centres from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Justice and Regulation.

But progress was slow, he said.

“I think the focus is now on the safety of everybody inside,” Mr Kennelly said.

The Department of Justice and Regulation was contacted for comment.

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pulling power: The Kangaroo Flat brigade puts in the hard yards. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN CFA chief officer Steve Warrington said events like this give CFA volunteers a chance to display their dedication and enthusiasm.

“The event is an amazing chance for our volunteers to really focus and hone in on their skills in a competitive environment, by putting brigade up against brigade, skills are enhanced as each brigade

competes to win,” he said.

“These championships while yes a competition, give our volunteers the chance to strengthen existing friendships and form new bonds with volunteers from across the state.”

The championships will also include the inaugural Charity Challenge to accompany a silent auction raising

funds for Beyond Blue.

Monday’s final event will be the Blue Ribbon Champion Fours with the raffling off of challenge shirts as well as donation tins collecting all weekend with funds raised going to Beyond Blue.

Entry across the weekend is free, with competition beginning at 9am each day from Saturday to Monday.

BENDIGO’S biggest junior secondary college will see a change of acting principal but no date has been set for the return from extended leave of principal Ernie Fleming.

The change will not disrupt operations at Bendigo South East College, said school council president Sue Masters.

After a year and one term, acting principal Dale Pearce will return to Bendigo Senior Secondary College, but not before he has handed over to Julie Robertson who is moving from an executive principal role at Swan Hill College to Bendigo.

Ms Masters said she was due to meet with Ms Robertson next week, and that she was well credentialled.

She described the contribution of Mr Pearce as “exemplary”.

In an email to parents, Ms Masters said the school council appreciated that arrangements relating the principal continued “to be the subject of much discussion and interest among the school community, and we thank you for your patience”.

“We look forward to working closely with Julie to ensure there is no disruption to the school’s operations, and that BSE students continue to get an outstanding education.”

Ms Masters told the Bendigo Weekly it was likely most people in the school community would like the matter of principal to be resolved.

This newspaper has previously reported Mr Fleming’s leave is tied to a financial audit of BSE’s books but the Department of Education and Training refuses to comment based on reasons of privacy.

Ms Masters said despite the uncertainty surrounding the principal, nothing had materially changed for students in the five terms BSE had so far been led by an acting principal.

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Hotel pulls pokie bid

THE push for pokies at White Hills’ Wellington Hotel will not go ahead, stalling plans for redevelopment at the site.

Bendigo Stadium Limited had applied to install 44 new electronic gaming machines at the Napier Street venue but had the application rejected in August by the Victorian gambling and liquor regulator.

That came after City of Greater Bendigo councillors had also voted against the plan in June

last year. The stadium’s board had applied to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to have the decision overturned, but this week announced it had withdrawn the appeal.

Board chairman Mark Lennox said the stadium would focus on the expansion of its West Bendigo sporting complex, which is due to open next month.

BSL took control of the Wellington (formerly the Botanical Hotel) in October 2015.

Former BSL chair Brendon

Goddard had previously stated that plans for a redevelopment of the venue would only go ahead if the application for the pokie machines was approved.

The pokies application was rejected by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation, which found it was “likely” that installing pokies at the venue would have had a detrimental social impact.

The commission considered the proposed plans and determined it was satisfied the premises were suitable for the

management and operation of pokies, but said the social disbenefits “clearly outweigh” the benefits of the plan.

BSL’s plan for redevelopment of the venue was estimated to be worth up to $2 million, but the commission noted uncertainty about how much of that expenditure – and that of food and beverage contracts once the expansion was complete – would be retained within the council area.

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“It is business as usual for the Wellington,” he said.

“We have been building up the core business over the past two years, and we will ensure great customer experiences continue to be provided to the White Hills and Epsom communities.

“The board feels it is more prudent to reposition our focus towards delivering a great result at our West Bendigo sporting precinct.”

Pressure eases on wire barriers THE ongoing debate about roadside wire rope barriers has somewhat eased, with the chief executives of CFA and VicRoads meeting to discuss concerns over the roll out of the barriers.

The Victorian government has invested $1 billion in the flexible wire barriers along some of the state’s most dangerous roads.

The Calder Freeway is among them, with the barriers being installed in large stretches between Castlemaine and Gisborne.

But the CFA and emergency services have highlighted issues with the access to the centre and outside verges of the roads in the case of fire or other incidents.

The lack of gaps among the barriers are the main issue for CFA crews, restricting access to both the outside and centre of the road.

The organisations released a joint statement this week to ease some of the tension in relation to the program, saying they stand side by side in the roll out of the barriers.

However, they confirmed management from both organisations had met to discuss the concerns of local brigades in accessing the centre of the Calder Freeway when required.

VicRoads said it would conduct detailed mapping

THE female students from St Killians Primary School who heard Carlton AFLW player Kerryn Harrington speak in Bendigo this week were inspired to never give up or let their gender get in the way of their dreams.

But Ms Harrington, who was speaking ahead of International Women’s Day, is optimistic the settings are right for her audience to achieve whatever they put their mind to.

Football, she said, was a launch pad for equality in broader society.

“They won’t be told no,” Ms Harrington said.

“If they want to play football, they now have every opportunity.”

But Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters, who is Bendigo Thunder’s number one ticket holder, also wants to see a change in the expectations of spectators when it comes to Australia’s elite female footballers.

“They are expected to perform at the level of men’s football but unlike the male players, most women players have full-time careers,” she said.

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Where barriers are being installed, VicRoads will also undertake further consultation with local authorities by attending Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee meetings in those regions.

VicRoads also said it acknowledges the CFA’s interest in ensuring the management of fuel loads on road reserves and will install regular maintenance breaks along the barriers to assist in maintaining the roadside reserves.

While the barriers have drawn criticism from motorcyclists, Bendigo-based road safety expert Malcolm Pollitt believes they are effective.

VicRoads deputy chief executive Robyn Seymour said the organisation will work closely with the CFA and other emergency services while the barriers are installed.

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SAFETY FOCUS: Police will be out in force over the long weekend.

Eye on the road From Page 1 Last year’s Operation Arid results included 312 drink drivers, 168 drug drivers, 3208 speeding offences and 488 mobile phone offences being detected across the state.

“Four people also lost their lives during the long weekend period. This year, we want that figure to be zero,” AC Fryers said.

The launch of the operation comes as Victoria Police this week announced the locations at which an additional 825 officers would be

deployed over a 12-month period beginning in May. A total of 300 officers are being allocated to areas with the highest need for policing services, while 208 specialist family violence officers will also be introduced across the state. The Bendigo police service area will see 10 new officers in the specialist family violence roles.

Victoria Police say a number of measures of demand are taken into consideration by the organisation’s staff allocation model, such as calls for assistance, reported crime, event management

and traffic incidents.

“This allocation is just the first of 2729 additional police being deployed by July 2022. As with all further rounds, these resources have been allocated to the areas of greatest need, as determined by our staff allocation model,” Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said.

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Rail a political platform

THE earliest stages of this year’s state election campaign are being fought out in part on the platforms of regional railway stations, as Victorian Labor party and the coalition trade barbs over proposed rail projects.

Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy announced this week that the coalition would promise to make V/Line’s ageing fleet of N-Class trains a thing of the past if his party comes out on top when Victorians go to the polls in November.

Mr Guy announced that the

Liberal and National parties would fund $633 million worth of rolling stock upgrades to go from the NClass engines to long-haul VLocity units.

The N-Class trains currently run on Swan Hill, Shepparton, Albury, Bairnsdale and Warrnambool services, with the “Sprinter” trainsets used on services to Seymour to also be upgraded.

The N-Class trains run twice per day both to and from Melbourne to Swan Hill.

Journeys on the N-Class trains take on average 15 minutes longer than trips between Bendigo and

Melbourne on VLocity units.

A total of 16 new trainsets would be provided under the plan, with an order to be placed in 2019

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In an election year our political opponents are choosing to play a bit of catch up

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Mr Guy said in improved rail network is a key part of the coalition push to decentralise Victoria’s population.

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Horror time marked At 11am on Sunday the prisoner of war victims and survivors of the Sandakan death marches during World War II will be remembered at a memorial in Bendigo.

Japanese high command had ordered that no prisoners of war survive.

In 1944, with Allied forces nearing Sandakan, on Borneo, the Japanese ordered prisoners to march to Ranau.

Of 2434 Australian and British prisoners in Sandakan, only six survived – 1787 Australians and 641 British died in the camp, along the track or at Ranau.

The six survivors were Australians who had escaped.

One of the survivors was Bill Moxham, whose daughter Sue will be guest speaker at the service on Sunday.

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But after last week kicking proceedings off by announcing changes to fares for long-term commuters, public transport minister Jacinta Allan said the rolling stock improvement would be empty without better track infrastructure to go with it.

“You can’t run these modern VLocity trains on these tracks that won’t hold these trains,” she told media in Benalla this week.

“And that’s why, when you look at the work that (the Labor government) has done, we have purchased these new trains, we are doing the design work on the long-haul VLocity and we are doing the track upgrades so they can take these new trains.

“It’s interesting to see that in an election year our political opponents are choosing to play a bit of catch up and do a bit of copy cat behaviour, that’s their call.”

Battle over dole call

sad memorial: The Australian War Memorial’s Sandakan display. Photo: steve kendall The Bendigo District RSL will be hosting the memorial service which will see family of those who died during their in-

ternment, and family of the very few that survived come together to commemorate the loss of and sacrifice of so many.

The service will be held at the national Sandakan memorial within the Strathdale Park at 11am.

BENDIGO politicians have locked horns over the effectiveness of the Work for the Dole scheme, and queried the success rate of participants securing jobs.

Nationals deputy Bridget McKenzie and her Liberal colleague, jobs and innovation minister Michaelia Cash, have criticised Labor’s plan to overhaul the scheme.

Ms McKenzie, a Victorian senator with an office in Bendigo, said Labor’s plan was alarming.

The Coalition has quoted a 30 per cent success rate for scheme participants which would mean almost 100 of the 293 people in Bendigo who were in a work for the dole activity between July 2016 and January 2018 have found jobs.

But Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters said questioned the 30 per cent rate which she said did not reflect evidence presented at Senate estimates recently.

“Only today I met with a young man who is desperate to work but locally there a very few entry level jobs available,” Ms Chesters said on Wednesday.

“His Work for the Dole placement is a charity and whilst he enjoys contributing to the community, the charity does not have the resources to employ him on

critical: Bridget McKenzie. an on-going basis.

“Many of work for the dole placements across central Victoria are with charities and therefore their work experience does not match the skills that many local employers are looking for.”

Ms Chesters said Labor was deciding the shape of the scheme’s replacement, but promoting apprenticeships was likely to comprise a key part of Labor’s jobs strategy.

Ms McKenzie said, “unlike Labor, the Coalition is committed to getting people off welfare and into work”.

“Work for the Dole ensures taxpayers are not subsidising a lifetime of welfare but are instead preparing people to get, and stay in, a job,” she said.

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Focus on labour hire

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LABOUR hire businesses could be forced to register under the new legislation that is attempting to weed out fly-by-night operators in Victoria, including Bendigo, and ignoring minimum worker standards.

But the legislation is being opposed by the Victorian opposition for adding red tape to labour costs, who can stop the bill in the Legislative Council where it is due for a second reading.

The opposition has forced industrial relations minister Natalie Hutchins

to lobby for support in the Upper House.

She was in Bendigo this week thanking local union bosses and social justice advocates for contributing to the Victorian inquiry into the labour hire industry, that reported in 2016 and recommended the licencing scheme.

The report also advocated for a national scheme but Ms Hutchins said there was no will at the federal level for such a move.

The licencing system would effectively register a labour hire firm which proved it was a registered

business, paid tax and remunerated workers at least the minimum according to award rates, and abided by occupational health and safety laws.

Labour hire firms in regional Victoria are often a source of labour for farmers during harvesting but they also supply labour in aged care including nursing, hospitality and construction.

“Unfortunately there were examples local to the Bendigo region, some of those around exploitation of payment and breaches of OHS laws,” Ms Hutchins said.

“We see a high use of

labour hire and contract workers for seasonal work and unfortunately there are many primary producers who are not abiding by the rules and they are creating an uneven playing field in their own industry.

“We heard from some small businesses as well saying it was not fair that some of their competitors were not paying people according to the law and they were undercutting them as a business.”

If a licencing regime is established in Victoria, it will not be the first.

Queensland and South Australia are also preparing their own schemes.

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At a breakfast celebrating International Women’s Day, Ms Currie said momentum was building behind the voices of women and it would be helped by moves to reinstate the economic measure of unpaid and domestic which Labor have promised to do if they win

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Ms Currie said yesterday a social determinant of health was that women’s productivity in the workforce or at home needed to be acknowledged.

She said there was still an imbalance in pay, which the United Nations estimated would take 220 years to remedy at the current rate of progress.

The momentum this year was captured in the publication of claims of historic sexual harassment suffered by women in the world’s entertainment industry.

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres referred to the demands for change in his International Women’s Day address.

“We are at a pivotal moment for women’s rights,” Mr Guterres said.

Ms Currie said women were taking the message reported in the media and asking themselves what it meant for them.

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Technology choice open for women

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Green light to save The council is going green and has bought its first plug-in hybrid car to help further reduce greenhouse emissions from its vehicle fleet.

The City of Greater Bendigo already has six electric bikes and has recently installed two new public charge points for electric vehicles in the Bendigo CBD. The charge points are in the Hargreaves Street multi-storey car park and the Edwards Street multi-storey car park.

There are nine public charge points around Bendigo.

The council now has 14 hybrid vehicles in its vehicle fleet.

Their bike fleet is also steadily becoming more popular, with the number and length of bookings increasing significantly from 2013 to 2017.

The average length of trips is now three to four kilometres and more than 6600kms have been travelled since 2013.

Council’s Bernie O’Sullivan said they wanted to support and encourage the use of hybrid vehicles, as well as bikes.

“More and more people are using plug-in and hybrid vehicles, and seeking more sustainable modes of transport,” Mr O’Sullivan said.

“Placing these outlets around our high use car parks makes sense and we hope it will support plug-in hybrid vehicle users in our community.

“We need to do everything possible to meet our emissions target and lead the uptake of a range of sustainable transport methods.”

Publicly registered charge points are listed on the PlugShare site www. plugshare.com.

Bendigo Tech School is Bendigo’s high tech education hub, where students and industry collaborate to solve real world problems.

Bendigo Tech School director Graeme Wiggins said tech schools can show young women the many opportunities available to them in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

Recent research in Australia and overseas indicates that only three per cent of girls thought of technology as a first career choice.

“This week the Bendigo Tech School hosted workshops with local industry and schools to co-design education programming,” Mr Wiggins said.

“Tech Schools have a strong entrepreneurial focus, preparing students of today for the jobs of tomorrow.”

Builder Kimberley Wilkinson grew up in the construction industry her Dad worked in.

“I always wanted to be an architect, but when I got into construction at University I loved the practical side,” she said.

Now as the project director of the Bendigo Campus Transformation Project at La Trobe University she continues to mentor young women in construction.

“It is important for young women to get strong indus-

try connections and explore possible career paths,” Ms Wilkinson said.

Attending a secondary school in Melbourne with an agricultural program, was agribusiness and community development consultant Melissa Neil’s first step towards her career in agricultural science.

“At first my career was really technical. Now my focus is on agribusiness and rural communities and how people can use and access technology most suited to them and the problems they want to solve,” she said.

“Never stop learning” is interactive designer Lindsay Myers advice to young women at school.

I “When completed school I studied visual art, it was a natural transition to go digital,” she said.

Working in a digital agency she was confined to web development, and decided to establish a partnership in her own agency, Switched.

“If you are not working on your key skills you lose them quickly,” she said.

“My passion is game development and virtual reality.”

To find out more opportunities for women, find the Bendigo Tech School at facebook/bendigotechschool and Instagram @bendigotechschool

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Hemp’s a top crop

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THE growers responsible for a 200 hectare commercial hemp crop less than 100 kilometres from Bendigo believe it is the biggest of its kind in Australia, putting them among the local pioneer growers of edible hemp. But until last November, Hemp Foods Australia, for which the seed was grown, was not allowed to sell in Australia the hemp-based food products it makes in a production facility in New South Wales.

So what has changed? – Sharon Kemp reports.

THE Food Standards Code changed late in 2017 and permitted for the first time the sale of low-psychoactive, or industrial, hemp seed as food.

After 17 years of lobbying, it was an opportunity for food scientist and HFA chief executive Paul Benhaim to draw attention to the nutritional value of the grain which is high in essential fatty acids omega three and omega six as well as protein, and steer the public conversation away from recreational use that has long reinforced legislative bans on hemp.

It is only after strict testing of the hemp seed to ensure it contains less than 0.5 per cent of the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol that creates the high for users, that the grain can be legally sold.

If companies like HFA can convince ordinary Australians the grain is good for them, and they won’t fail a breath test after eating it, they expect demand for hemp seed will rise.

Having already spent 17 years in the business in Australia and claiming some credit for driving hemp’s legalisation, Mr Benhaim wants the first mover advantage, so he wasted

no time putting seed in central Victorian ground after the decision.

That crop, planted in December in a location HFA wants kept secret, is just weeks away from being harvested.

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alert at the moment for signs the hemp seeds are hardening.

At that stage, harvesting will begin.

At completion, Mr Geltch and head of operations Matt Davis will be able assign a yield to the crop and set down improvements for next year.

Mr Benheim is declaring the crop a success but as a first attempt at this scale in Australia, Mr Geltch and Mr Davis outlined the challenges which included pests.

It has been a fantastic learning curve “The first mover advantage is always good but it comes with its challenges too,” Mr Davis said.

“We could have put a 200 hectare crop in and lost the lot but we were prepared to take that risk.

“Hopefully taking the punt and risks we have, the reward will be there year after year.”

HFA also wants their experience to teach a new generation of hemp farmers.

The company has documented the crop’s growth from the start which it will eventually upload on its website as an educational tool.

Mr Benhaim is keen to contract new growers given he estimates the central Victorian crop won’t even produce enough for HFA’s existing supply chain “let alone our future growth therefore we are very keen to increase production as soon as possible”.

“Right now our company is turning over more than $3 million in sales so we are still a small business but that is the foundation from which we can sell it as food,” he said.

A week before media visited the hemp crop, the industrial hemp sector staged an inaugural conference in Geelong that it intends to hold every two years as the industry expands.

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speakers from the US, New Zealand, Canada, Germany and all Australian states as interest in the product increases.

best practice: Sustainability manager Shawn Butters and Hemp Foods Australia CEO Paul Benhaim.

growth: Hemp is on the move.

Industrial hemp differs from medicinal cannabis but it is likely debate around Victoria’s legalisation and development plans for the latter has helped the overall case for hemp.

But Mr Benhaim gently protests against describing hemp as a potential new superfood.

“It is something that has been used as far back as history records

go,” he said.

“They never stopped using it in eastern Europe which is where I first sourced hemp seeds 25 years ago, they used it in soups and in traditional snacks for certain festivities.

“But the modern use of hemp seeds are really only just under 30 years old, and are predominately in Canada, in North America and Europe.”

Mr Benhaim’s familiarity and confidence in hemp’s future drives optimism in HFA, particularly for the Australian members who have had little to do with the product.

There is also a level of excitement in being among the first to deliver the commercial crop, and humour about the potential interest from recreational users.

“It is great being part of a company which is basically at the knife’s edge of a new industry,” Mr Geltch said.

He has a career producing tomatoes on family farms near Echuca and growing sandlewood in Australia’s north.

“It has been a really fantastic learning curve and, moving forward, hopefully there will be a lot more of it,” he said.

As for the people who might be interested in the crop for its imagined high, the farming team has noticed car lights near the crop at night.

“They can take as much as they want, smoke as much as they want but they will probably be asking, why isn’t this working,” Mr Davis said.

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Women take the lead

THE domination of women in Bendigo’s leadership roles is being replicated in the City of Greater Bendigo’s executive team with three of four council directors being women.

The balance shifted this week when the council formally appointed Debbie Wood as its new presentation and assets director, replacing Craig Lloyd who has moved to become chief executive at Murrindindi Shire Council.

Ms Wood, formerly the council’s

manager of parks and open space, had been acting in the director role since December when Mr Lloyd gave notice.

She has a career in local government spanning more than 20 years, first at City of Casey and then at the City of Hobart where she was manager of parks and recreation.

In Bendigo, she will oversee management of engineering, parks and open space, property services, resource recovery and education and the project management office.

“This is an exciting opportunity and I am thrilled to have been officially appointed to the director role,” she said.

“The presentation and assets directorate delivers great outcomes for the community and I look forward to supporting the staff to continue their important work in enhancing the liveability of greater Bendigo.”

Chief executive Officer Craig Niemann said Ms Wood would commence in the role immediately.

“Debbie is passionate about the

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organisation, has a great ability to support staff, and continually looks for ways to develop her skills and knowledge,” Mr Niemann said.

“Her work ethic and character have shone through in the lead up to this appointment and I look forward to working with her.”

Bendigo’s mayor and deputy mayor, and five out of nine elected councillors are women.

COUNCIL ASSET: Debbie Wood.

Future looks robotic

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But he estimates more than 42 per cent of jobs will be automated within 15 years.

And his message to students and human resource professionals who heard him speak in Bendigo this week was to ensure they learn and promote the skills which have the best chance of withstanding advancing technology.

Those are the skills that include a lot of human interaction, problem solving, the element of creativity and generation of ideas.

“So a fitbit could never be designed by a machine because it doesn’t understand the needs of the person and imagine things that that person couldn’t imagine themselves,” Meow-Ludo said.

The bio-technologist is best known for his future predictions, and lived out one of them by having a smartcard travel ticket implanted in his hand.

He is contesting a $200 fine he received last year for riding on the train without a valid ticket.

This week, he talked about the future of work as part of Tech Futures Day hosted by the Bendigo Tech School.

Meow-Ludo said there were future jobs in the power grid, which would have to be rede-

THE Australian Tax Office is warning people to keep a track of their deductions through the form of appropriate records to avoid costly penalties.

The ATO says they will be paying close attention to claims for “other” work-related expenses this year, and is reminding people to keep appropriate records.

Assistant commissioner Kath Anderson said that last year 6.7 million taxpayers claimed a record $7.9 billion in deductions for “other workrelated expenses”.

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The ATO says even though tax time is months away, taxpayers will be incurring expenses now and it’s important to remember what you need to do to be able to claim a deduction.

The organisation says the ATO app has a deductions tool which can electronically manage receipts and records.

BRESS TO IMPRESS AUTOMATION OUTLOOK: Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN signed to accommodate the proliferation of small devices and individual input powered by solar or other renewable sources.

He presented a view of the world in which genes are moved into different organisms to create food and objects that fill our needs.

Think mushroom leather and milk that doesn’t come from a cow.

But not everything will change and there will always be

jobs for which a human is most suited, such as a celebrant, counsellor or psychologist, teacher and educator.

And students would benefit from learning generalist skills that are transferable between workplaces such as project management, delegation and communication, rather than specialist skills and tasks which are more likely to be done by robots in the future.

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Ms Ciancio said there was a shortage of candidates with the necessary generalist skills coming into the IT workforce.

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Forum asks where are we from?

at work: Matt Hague urges people to check for kidney disease. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Push for kidney care Bendigo father Matt Hague reckons he’s lucky to be under the supervision of the staff at Bendigo Health.

While suffering from chronic kidney disease, the 41-year-old has had to undergo dialysis, for five hours three times a week.

But the factor that keeps him sane is the diligent and caring staff.

“The staff here are legends, they have a great sense of humour. They’re extremely personable as well as being great clinicians,” he said.

“And because I work, if there is a room available

they’ll put me in so that I can use my computer.

“This afternoon for example I have a video conference booked for two hours.”

Mr Hague said he’s lucky he has a helpful employer in Bendigo Kangan Institute and that he can work at a desk.

“People often think that people on dialysis are elderly or unemployed but you still have to earn a living,” he said.

“I have two children, 14 and 15, and I know they worry about me when I get really sick.”

He was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease when he was a young man and in a car accident.

“It was only because they did tests when I was in hospital that it was discovered I had PKD, which is a hereditary disease,” Mr Hague said.

“I pretty much ignored the diagnosis until at 38 I found I was always tired, I’d sleep all weekend.”

Mr Hague said he now feels much better and is waiting for a kidney transplant.

The average wait time is four years.

“That’s the average time. I

may only have to wait another year it may be six years, you can never be certain,” he said.

“The worst thing about the dialysis is that you can never be spontaneous.

“I’d love to travel more with my wife and children but we always have to be near a dialysis unit.”

As it’s Kidney Health Week, Mr Hague would like to encourage people to make sure they have regular kidney function tests as part of their medical check ups and to also consider organ donation. www.kidney.org.au

As part of the the Zinda Festival this year a community human rights forum asks the question “but where are you really from?”

The City of Greater Bendigo is putting on the event next week in partnership with Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services.

Council’s Steven Abbott said the forum will provide an opportunity for the local community to come together to discuss the importance of multiculturalism and human rights for a more liveable and inclusive city.

“It will also provide a platform for local businesses and community organisations to discuss, question and understand the importance of recognising and accepting multiculturalism and culture in Bendigo as a human right,” Mr Abbott said.

“Our keynote speaker is Tasneem Chopra a renowned curator, consultant, author and prominent activist around diversity identity, racism and human rights.”

The forum will also feature a smoking ceremony and welcome to country, a presentation by mayor Margaret O’Rourke as well as a panel discussion which will include the Victorian Multicultural Commissioner Sonia Vignjevic

speaker: Tasneem Chopra. and federal member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters and members of the local community.

LCMS executive officer Kate McInnes said LCMS is very pleased to be part of the human rights forum.

“This is the first event of the Zinda Festival and it will be an opportunity for the community to come together, learn and discuss issues of human rights and cultural diversity,” Ms McInnes said.

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Missing the history ONCE again Ivan Kitt has written to the Weekly (March 3) and mentions the demise of the V/Line Bendigo North Rail Workshops under Jeff Kennett’s government.

But he fails to mention that under the Cain Labor government the workshops’ staff was reduced from 500 plus to just over 200 when Kennett took power.

A majority of experienced tradesmen and foremen took packages during Cain’s time.

With the loss of this expertise the workshop became unviable as a government enterprise, hence the rationale for selling them.

Ivan also fails to mention that with the exception of Swan Hill, Kerang and Echuca all manned rail stations north of Bendigo were closed during Cain’s time with the staff being made redundant and offered packages.

I should know as I was the one signing the cheques.

Ed Thomas, Kangaroo Flat

We care for all ONE morning each week, we Grandmothers Against the Detention of Refugee Children stand in select places in Bendigo asking passing motorists to toot support for our cause.

We have been overwhelmed by the huge numbers of tradies, truckers and bikies who beep and wave.

Thank you to all of the other motorists who also toot and wave.

For those who feel our focus is too narrow, rest assured that we care for all of the underprivileged and alienated in our society.

Kate Olliver, Spring Gully

scribed as a brain fade.

What rubbish, Cash knew exactly what she was doing, she has a track record of it, so why did Turnbull fall for the three card trick, and jump into the sewer with her?

Effective government stopped in this country with the election of the member of Warringah, who acted like the leader of a circus boxing troupe, but with the change to Turnbull, this was hopefully going to restore some civility and decorum.

Sadly we were all wrong, and I cannot believe that Turnbull himself would be happy with his recent performance.

Australians are desperately wanting effective government, long term planning, cost of living pressures being addressed, not question time being held to ransom by a bunch of desperados, to which power means everything.

Our debt and deficit problems are being ignored, billions of dollars is being earmarked for big business, while ordinary Australians are fighting a daily financial battle just to stay afloat.

Most Australians are entitled to ask, just where do these politician have their heads, in the sand, or somewhere else more obscure?

The deterioration of our once great country is on our television screens every day, and the actions of our so called elected leaders does not enhance any change, as you just have to watch question time to see what our “adults” are acting like.

Is it any wonder we are in the current predicament? And as sure as night follows day, it is not going to get any better, because at the end of the day, power is the only thing that counts.

Ken Price, Eaglehawk

Power counts

No credibility

THERE is an old saying, “To have a brain snap, you have to have one in the first place”, a brain that is.

Our fearless leader has claimed Michaelia Cash was bullied.

Only two weeks ago, the prime minister alerted to the fact that politicians needed to lift their game, stop dropping their pants, and start behaving themselves.

At the time such a statement from the PM was very apt, as apart from his backflips, he is someone who most would consider, has at least a sense of decency about himself, until the “road Cash” engulfed him.

What is it about leaders, who totally lose perspective when the actions of one of their colleagues goes off the rails, again, that is casually de-

IT’S hard to trust the Liberals and Nationals rail announcement – going by the history books.

They have no credibility when it comes to regional rail – all they’ve done is cut and shut.

When last in government they didn’t order a single new carriage for two years, didn’t start a rail project anywhere and ripped $120 million out of V/Line – and it was a Liberal National government that shut regional rail lines.

We’ve stopped the cuts, restored the funding to V/Line, ordered 87 new regional carriages and already begun the design work needed to run VLocity carriages on long haul lines.

We’ve added 600 services to the regional network and additional

LOTS OF COMMENT: Bendigo’s rail service has drawn a reaction from letter writers.

VLocity carriages to services that need it most.

These carriages, built in Victoria, reduce crowding on the busiest services and allow more trains to run more often and we’ve invested in the design work necessary to replace the classic feet with modern trains.

If the coalition want to do something useful for V/Line users they should pick up the phone to Malcolm Turnbull and tell him to release the money he has promised for Regional Rail Revival so we can get on with upgrading every regional line and run modern trains across the state.

Jacinta Allan, Minister for Public Transport

More motors ON June 1, 1912, the now-defunct Bendigo Independent proudly announced that Bendigo now had 100 “motors”, and the 101st was about to be delivered.

About that time in Amsterdam, the city council was planning to install its first waste-to-energy plant to burn garbage and generate electricity.

The plant began operation in 1919. Today the fourth generation plant processes 1.5 million tonnes a year on the same site to deliver enough power to run Bendigo and supply district heating.

Here in Bendigo we have? More motors.

Brian Stanmore, Junortoun

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Try harder Bendigo VISITED Bendigo for Scots Day Out – great.

Visited Lansell Square, Kangaroo Flat, Not so great – 5.45pm on a Friday and all the food outlets were closed.

Stayed on View Street – accomodation great. Looked for breakfast, nothing open. Had to go for a drive to find a place open.

C’mon Bendigo, I have lots of fond memories here, but it is the 21st century.

Please try harder.

Robert Bradshaw, Melbourne

New promises NEW promises from the leader of the opposition on what they are going to do for public transport if elected at the next state election.

Does he not remember that it was the Liberal Party under the leadership of Jeff Kennett, that dismantled public transport, sold off the trains, trams and buses, closed or privatised the workshops that for many years built and maintained all our rolling stock both passenger and freight?

That caused a big loss of employment in rural and regional towns that resulted in the slow death of those places.

His big statement is that he is going to replace the steel-bodied carriages, and replace the diesels with the new fast VLocity trains with speeds

of 160 kilometres per hour.

After all who was it that knocked the fast train proposal?

Service times have not improved much time-wise since the days of steam and diesel when we didn’t have speed restrictions applied.

He has pledged to buy and make these trains in Melbourne – they are not going to be made they are going to be assembled here from imported components just like every VLocity train that runs on our systems, another false statement.

What needs to be done is upgrade the tracks so that we don’t have these ridiculous speed restrictions once it reaches a certain temperature, return the double line and get rid of the loops that are holding up trains, and complete the designated line from Sunbury to Southern Cross for the Bendigo line.

He says they want to improve services in regional areas, then why when they were last in government did they rip up all the cross overs between Castlemaine and Maryborough?

While our rail system could be run better it is superior to what was left after Jeff Kennett’s wholesale fire of public transport, gas, electricity and water that has left our state reeling and the federal government’s actions are compounding the problems.

Ivan Kitt, Bendigo

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Safety first please For all the controversy surrounding the continuing installation of wire barriers along the Calder Freeway, there’s one thing none of us can argue with.

Safety comes first, and it always should.

The Transport Accident Commission website states 40 lives have been lost on the state’s roads this year as of yesterday, and as the state prepares for another long weekend where we can expect our roads to be busier than usual, authorities have rightfully asked us all to slow down, take care and be sensible at all times.

This time last year, 37 people had died on our roads, and while the numbers say there’s a difference of just three fatalities, that’s three more lives lost that needed have been.

Alarmingly, the number of

Editorial Comment deaths in provincial cities and towns is four times higher than at this point in time in 2017.

Police and other emergency service organisations, backed by the Transport Accident Commission and the media, will never stop spreading the message about road safety, for as long as there is a need to do so, because we also care.

None of us want to hear the reports of road trauma, or to report another fatality, and one frustrating reality is that the overwhelming majority of road trauma incidents need not and should not happen This weekend, the promise of

warm weather will likely see more motorists and holiday makers passing through our region en route to the Murray River, or travelling to Bendigo for one of the major events on in our region over the holiday weekend.

We want every single one of them to arrive at their destination safely, to enjoy their weekend and more importantly, to return home safely as well.

There will also be more cyclists on our road as well, as the Bendigo International Madison and the O’Brien Handicap at Woodstock draw a large number of enthusiasts to Bendigo once again.

Common sense and awareness in all that we do can go a long way to stopping some of the senseless carnage on our roads.

It’s not too much to ask.

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Politicians missing the mark HOW low can they go is the question many Australians would have asked themselves in recent weeks as federal politicians stooped to new levels of nastiness, insults and disrespect, all in the name of politics.

The disgraceful behaviour that has played out so publicly has drawn the world’s attention to our elected representatives, and that’s something some pollies should be ashamed of.

There’s a worrying shortage of talent, ability and intelligence among the field – either that or they have become way too distracted and lost sight of why they elected in the first place.

Political scandals are not a new thing, but whereas once upon a time an MP might “gracefully� fall upon his/her sword and retire to the back bench for a spell having admitted to doing wrong, these days they will staunchly defend their perceived right to stay in their role, no matter what the damage or fallout for those around them might be.

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There’s no doubt the recent matters involving the now former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce have hurt his party and damaged the coalition.

The government has been oxygen deprived when it comes to getting a message out there about

who appeared to offer so much promise and potential as our nation’s leader, at times he has appeared to struggle controlling just his own mob.

The other big issue in political circles this past week or so has been an enterprise bargaining agreement between the state

“There’s a worrying shortage of talent, ability and intelligence� the things that should actually matter to ordinary Australians with regards to running the country.

Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership has been tainted and severely wounded even by the actions of some from his own side, from the very beginning.

He limped across the line at the 2016 election, and would appear to need some sort of miracle to revive the coalition’s fortunes before the next federal election.

His leadership appears doomed, and for a man

government and the United Firefighters Union containing clauses that provide up to a combined total of 196 days leave for some staff, including sick, personal and recreation leave and other loadings.

This could well trigger a series of similar claims from other sectors of the workforce, especially given the constrained nature of wage growth that has been central to the national economy over the past few years.

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No amount of money or value can be placed upon this incredibly brave and important work that all our emergency services personnel do, but the reality is, we must place a value on all work.

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My shameful addiction Dianne’s on track for train-wreck television

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F only the contestants on Married at First Sight would listen to me. Last night I watched as Sarah and Telv’s so called marriage dissolved as inevitably as an icy pole left in the sun.

At the start of this deliciously voyeuristic reality TV series, Sarah and Telv seemed to be well matched and madly keen on each other.

She is beautiful and voluptuous, a beauty expert, and he is a rugged FIFO worker.

But last night the happy couple was at war. Instead of listening to Sarah speak, Telv made the mistake of engaging with his phone.

He did look up and start to concentrate after a couple of seconds, but it was far too late.

As a result they haven’t been talking for 24 hours which really would be a relief considering the amount of time they’ve had to spend in each other’s company since the phoney marriage, euphemistically called a

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commitment ceremony.

For the uninitiated Channel Nine’s MAFS throws two strangers together and forces them to cohabit for several weeks under various, extenuating circumstances until they end up splitting or trying to kill each other.

As far as I know, since the show’s inception there has only been one case of actual marriage.

Personally I blame Sarah for the bust up with Telv.

Can’t the man have a bit of peace? He went along with the make-overs. The oysters. Waited until she was ready to engage in sexual intercourse. Now at the first hiccup it’s a duel at 10 paces.

To make matters worse this was the week the couples

introduced their respective families to each other.

Can you imagine it?

There’s Telv’s mum and dad and sister sitting opposite Sarah’s two brothers and what does Sarah want to do?

She wants to talk about it.

“No!” I kept yelling to Sarah inside the screen. “Nobody wants to talk about it.”

Telv’s family was already deeply embarrassed to be sitting at a table with strangers and being filmed to boot and Sarah’s brothers, similarly, were choking on their pasta.

Given that their families really would have preferred to be beamed up by Scotty, Sarah took herself off to the bathroom in a huff where the crew filmed her sitting

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at the Botswana Secretarial College.

Is this shameless woman with her too-short skirts, her deplorable student record and her focus on attracting male attention somehow behind Charity’s dismissal?

Before that question can be answered a third conundrum arises: an unfamiliar Ramotswe, a nurse, is mentioned in a newspaper report.

Precious has never heard of this apparent relative. Is she a legitimate family member or an imposter passing herself off as a Ramotswe for unscrupulous reasons?

With Grace on the case of the seemingly unjustified layoff, Precious focuses on her own mystery and how it might relate to her beloved father, the now-late cattle baron Obed Ramotswe.

As his No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, author Alexander McCall Smith is visiting Australia.

He will speak about his latest releases and favourite characters in Melbourne and Warrnambool next week.

– Rosalea Ryan

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S it makes way for the annual Eaglehawk Festival in the town hall, the Star Cinema will be popping up in the Capital Theatre’s Bendigo Bank Theatre for 10 nights of quality film screenings.

The film selection includes Swedish box office hit A Man Called Ove, Joan Collins and Pauline Collins’ hilarious romp The Time of Their Lives, a loving tribute to the late great actor Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, the absorbing Yiddishlanguage drama about New York Hasidic Jews Menashe, and a cinetopia screening from Agnes Varda The Gleaners & I. Tickets to all sessions will be at regular Star Cinema prices and can be bought at the Capital Theatre’s box office in advance or before

on the toilet crying her eyes out and simultaneously dabbing her mascara.

In her absence the puzzled Telv turned to one of Sarah’s brothers, wide-eyed, in bewilderment.

“Mate, how can I apologise for something I don’t reckon was wrong?” he quite rightly asks.

Sarah’s bro says words to the effect: “Gee mate, I reckon you’ve been doing a great job.

“You should have seen some of the other blokes she used to go out with, real losers you know?”

You can see why this is great television. I simply have to keep watching the train wrecks.

– Dianne Dempsey

AVING an uncommon surname is just one of many things distinguishing the “traditionally built” Mma Precious Ramotswe as a noteworthy Botswanan woman.

Another is running the country’s only all-female investigation outfit, an operation based on the outskirts of the capital, Gaborone: the nationally famous No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.

It is to this agency that Precious’s fellow Batswana turn when a husband is suspected of cheating, a debt is not paid, a loved one vanishes – or, in the latest instance, a sister of a colleague of an associate is dismissed from her role as a sales assistant for allegedly insulting a customer.

The now-unemployed Charity is adamant there was no rudeness, leading Precious and her second-in-command, Mma Grace Makutsi, to suspect the employer might have concocted an excuse for the firing. Is he going to give the position to a mistress, perhaps?

As the two begin their covert sleuthing a longstanding nemesis reappears: Violet Sephoto, Grace’s former classmate

TRIBUTE: Harry Dean Stanton.

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Screenings will be on nightly at 7pm from Thursday, March 15 to Friday, March 23.

See the Star Cinema’s March program or visit www.starcinema.org.au for full film and session details.

OMPOSER Caitlin Buchan was one of eight teen composers selected as a winner in the national 2017-18 Fanfare Competition.

Fanfare was launched this week and her composition, instead of the cue bells, is being played at the Melbourne Arts Centre and the Perth Concert Hall for all of March.

Later in the year it will be played at the Adelaide Festival Centre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and the Art Gallery Society NSW. Caitlin’s Egyptian-themed fanfare – titled Cleopatra’s Entrance – took her a month to write.

Along with the other young winners, Caitlin spent months with industry professionals to refine her talent before the Australian Youth Orchestra recorded her music.

The student’s fanfares are being used as the audience cue bell in concert halls across Australia. Caitlin was at Bendigo South East College last year and is now in year 11 at Bendigo Senior Secondary College.

CAITLIN BUCHAN

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EARING a splash of red, Castlemaine artist Roz Avent stands strikingly juxtaposed in front of her charcoal artwork.

Roz’s latest exhibition is part of the biennial Arts Open which will be running over the next two weekends.

“Working as an artist can be a lonely business,” Roz said.

“That’s one of the reasons I enjoy the opening up my studio.

“It’s really interesting to listen to visitors’ comments about my work.

“Often these interpretations are something I haven’t thought of myself.

“Sometimes too, I find myself expressing the ideas behind my work in a clearer and more defined way.”

Her latest exhibition is inspired by sculpture from ancient times which she visually connects to the local landscape.

“By placing ancient sculptures with rocks and the landscape I’m aiming to reveal how time and the elements work to shape both what we now see and artefacts from the past,” she said.

“Perhaps there is hope, too, that

in the end we will not be entirely forgotten.”

As well as meeting visitors Roz also enjoys the interaction with the many other artists involved in the Arts Open program.

“There are opportunities for us to catch up and see each other’s work, which is obviously stimulating,” Roz said.

That there are many artists living and practising in the goldfields region is evidenced by the fact that there are more than 100 artists participating in Arts Open and more than 40 venues.

Such is the proliferation of artists that Newstead has its very own Newstead Open Studios Art Trail.

Chloe Neath, who has a studio on the Newstead Road in Sandon, is another charcoal drawing artist who creates realistic portraits, sometimes adding gold leaf.

Another exhibition to look for is the Studio Paradiso Group Show to be held at the Newstead Railway Arts Hub. Arts Open runs both this and next weekend.

For further details, including maps go to www.artsopen.com.au

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Book club for guys

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NE of the first things Alex Playsted did when he moved to Castlemaine was start up a book club.

But this is not just any book club.

Mr Playsted was keen to be part of a community network for men that wasn’t necessarily centred around sport or social clubs.

“Established three years ago in Collingwood, The Tough Guy Book Club is an opportunity for men of all ages and background to get together to discuss books,” he said.

“We enjoy healthy arguments and discussing ideas. The ideas may come from the book we’re reading or they may stem from elsewhere.”

Mr Playsted started the Bendigo chapter of the Tough Guy Book Club last December when the book under discussion was John Steinbeck’s East of Eden.

And at last Wednesday’s book club the men were reading Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adven-

PAGE TURNERS: The Tough Guys Book Club in action.

tures of Sherlock Holmes.

The books are generally around a loose central theme of masculinity.

All chapters of the book club read the same book at the same time each month.

“When you move somewhere new it can often be tough but the book club is a great way to establish a network,” Mr Playsted said.

“We often find opportunities to socialise with our families, and

organise barbecues.”

There are now some 30 chapters of the Tough Guy Book Club in Australia.

The Bendigo chapter of the Tough Guy Book Club meets at 7pm at the Metropolitan Hotel on the first Wednesday of every month.

For more information about Tough Guy Book Club you can visit - www.facebook.com/ToughGuyBookClub – Dianne Dempsey

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HREE local Bendigo artists have come together to present an exhibition of recent work, inspired by their lifelong need to make art. Tacit Knowledge: Shadows and Reflections is an exhibit of work by artists; Julie Andrews, Leonie Kelsall and Noela Stratford.

The accomplished and practising artists, all women, who live and work around Bendigo have a varied arts practice: Julie Andrews has a sustained engagement with tonal and abstracted oil painting. Leonie Kelsall makes marks and arranges elements to create evocative original images. Noela Stratford uses charcoal on paper, to produce large dramatic works

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Bendigo LIFE discover bendigo with James Lerk

From failure to success F

STAR TURN: Khaden Jones in the 2017 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Top acts hit the big stage Y

EAR 12 graduate from 2017, Khaden Jones, is the fifth Girton Grammar student in consecutive years selected for the prestigious Top Acts Season of Excellence in Theatre Studies, having achieved a perfect A+ score for his performance examination last year.

Headmaster at Girton Grammar School Matthew Maruff said the school was producing more graduates heading into the performing arts every year.

“We have 18 recent graduates studying music, drama and film subjects at university, five of whom are at the prestigious Victorian College of the Arts and two at national academies,” Mr Maruff said.

“Khaden was a lead cast member in last year’s Senior School production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and was Girton’s 2017 Performer of the Year awardee.

“His flawless performance of Charlie from the play Jasper Jones has earned him the exciting opportunity of performing his piece to a Melbourne audience at the Arts Centre on March 19 and 20.”

Mr Maruff said Kayden’s performance is highly physical, and both comic and eerie.

“His performance involves talking directly to the audience to reveal the mysterious character of Jasper Jones as well as pre-recorded sound effects,” he said.

AILED miners in California, father and son Christopher and Theodore Ballerstedt were to reverse their fortunes on the Bendigo goldfield at a time when the prevailing mode of obtaining gold was restricted to the surface or alluvial variety.

The Ballerstedt family hailed from Magdeburg in central Germany. Magdeburg is the capital of Saxony-Anhalt and lies on the River Elbe, it was an important Hanseatic trading city in the middle-ages, and boasts two universities.

At the time of Christopher’s birth the city was incorporated into Prussia.

Following World War II, Magdeburg, although initially occupied by US troops, became part of the Russian Zone and hence was then in East Germany.

Johann Gottfried Tobias Christopher Ballerstedt was born August 7, 1796, later marrying Amilie Ahrendsohn at Magdeburg.

They had three daughters and two sons, he became a widower before deciding to go to the gold rush in the new world.

When aged 54 Christopher, along with his son Theodore, in 1850 travelled to the Californian goldfield.

Father and son worked together there, but like so many others were not really successful.

Next they had decided to sail for Sydney, setting foot there early in 1852. It is reputed that the two walked from Sydney to the Ovens Goldfield at Beechworth.

However, it is established

that they then decided to push a wrought iron wheeled barrow with their belongings all the way to Bendigo, arriving here late in the same year.

With the gold digging experience that the Ballerstedts had gained in California added to what they had seen on the Woolshed and Spring creeks at Beechworth, convinced the pair that they had to attempt to do things a little differently here on the Bendigo goldfield.

There is some conjecture as to where the two began their digging, was it the elluvial gold near the eastern foot of Specimen Hill in West Bendigo at the head of Long Gully?

Or did they work at diggings on or near another Specimen Hill, which was soon to be renamed New Chum Hill or at times known locally as Mickey Mouse Hill?

Wherever it was it did not take long before they concentrated their efforts on Victoria Hill.

Accounts vary as to how they became involved on the New Chum Reef which runs through Victoria Hill, this portion of the reef at the time being referred to as the Victoria Reef.

William Kelly, who was recording his visit to the goldfields and wanted to set up his own crushing machinery, was led to observe the crushing system which was in use by the Ballerstedts.

Kelly mentioned that the largest of the crushers was one worked by horses and owned

by Mr Ballerstedt, who was described as being an enterprising German and “fairly entitled

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INNOVATORS: Theodore and Christopher Ballerstedt in the goldfields by AC Cook.

to be called the father or pioneer of the quartz crushing enterprise in Victoria.”

Further, Kelly reports that they (Christopher and Theodore) were working quartz long before the mining of which was generally dreamt of.

Many of the neighbouring claim holders were saying that the old man was wasting his time in boring through the rock.

Undeterred, the Ballerstedts persisted in continuing to work in a steady manner, until such time that the critics could see a change in their financial circumstances – the erection of their crushing mill and the house that was being built helped to raise eyebrows.

People in the area where

the Ballerstedts had concentrated their efforts were becoming excessively curious and then the source of their rapidly growing wealth was discovered.

The Ballerstedts had already deposited over half a ton of gold at the government treasury. Those that were inclined to follow these pioneers’ example had to be prepared to hand-bore into the hard rock, learn to use gunpowder safely and effectively, and be prepared to possibly not locate a quartz reef after many months of hard labour.

Those working in close proximity to the Ballerstedts were also able to benefit from the richness of the Victoria Reef.

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Saturday, March 10 Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland, 8pm – 11pm, St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Myers Street.

Supper, lucky door, raffle. Entry $8 per person. Details: 5443 5380.

Bendigo’s Indonesian music and dance group “Mugi Rahayu” practices every Saturday and is looking for new members. No experience or special talents are required.

Free sessions are held from 2pm at 101 Carneys Road, Eppalock. Contact Aaron or Nita, 5439 2678. Email: aaronita94@gmail.com. Facebook: Mugi Rahayu Gamelan.

Dance: Spring Gully Hall, 8pm to midnight. Music

by Bitz’N’Pieces dance band. Good program. Prizes and raffle. Home cooked supper. $9 admission. All welcome. Details: 5444 2953.

Tuesday, March 13 Farewell Dear BRAC: After 10 years at the Bendigo Regional Archive Centre Michele Matthews is retiring and will share some of the stories she has uncovered

delving into the history of the goldfields area. 2.30pm – 4pm, Bendigo Library BRAC Reading Room. Bookings required at www.goldfieldslibraries.com Thursday, March 15 Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling Street. Eaglehawk. 8pm – 11pm. Entry $5.

Details: 5442 1815.

Hymns Alive: 1.30pm – 3pm. Connect Church Hall, 35 Solomon Street, Bendigo.

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GLAUCOMA we e k

The silent thief

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YE Surgeons Bendigo’s specialist Dr Farokh Irani (MBBS, Dip Anat, FRANZCO) provides a brief and helpful insight into glaucoma.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world.

Ten per cent of Australians will develop glaucoma, yet sadly, 50 per cent of patients with glaucoma remain undiagnosed.

Glaucoma is a condition where the optic nerve is slowly destroyed. This nerve connects the eye with the brain.

Commonly there are very few or no symptoms.

Hence it is termed the silent thief of sight.

Later in the disease there is constriction of peripheral vision and in advanced cases loss of central vision and blindness.

Damage occurs because the pressure inside the eye is not appropriate for the health of the optic nerve.

In most cases the pressure is high.

However, in one third of cases the pressure is

actually normal – low tension glaucoma.

Treatment is initiated to halt progression of this condition, or just slow it down.

Damage done cannot be reversed.

Therapies are aimed at lowering the eye pressure.

This is done with eye drops, laser, and these are often combined.

Of recent, a number of drainage devices: stents, are placed in the eye to drain away fluid.

In advanced or recalcitrant cases, surgery to lower the pressure is performed.

Glaucoma patients are monitored continually to make sure that the pressure reduction achieved is not only maintained, but that the optic nerve is not suffering further damage.

– Dr Farokh Irani

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LAUCOMA is group of eye diseases which damage to the optic nerves causing a loss of vision according to this informative article on the Bendigo UFS Pharmacies’ website.

What causes glaucoma?

Damage to the optic nerve is responsible for the vision loss that comes with glaucoma, the most common cause of this damage is high pressure in the eyes.

However, there are people with low eye pressure who develop glaucoma and people with high eye pressure who don’t develop glaucoma.

Who’s at risk?

The onset of glaucoma is more common as people age but it can affect people of any age.

Things like high eye pressure, diabetes, high myopia, prolonged use of steroid medications or a family history of the disease are better indicators of your increased susceptibility to the disease.

Symptoms?

The condition often goes undetected as the causes and symptoms of the disease are largely invisible to the untrained eye.

Vision loss tends to occur slowly often beginning with your peripheral vision.

Have you had your eyes checked recently? A bit of foresight could save a lot of your sight.

If you have any concerns, book an optometrist appointment and ask for a glaucoma test.

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Treatment or cure?

Unfortunately, glaucoma cannot be cured but the associated vision loss can be slowed or even stopped.

Treatments focus on reducing the pressure in your eyes and will require ongoing care for the rest of your life.

Who can help?

Early detection is paramount so regular eye examinations are essential.

Your optometrist will be able to assess your risk factors during your appointment and refer you to an Ophthalmologist if necessary.

Want to find out more?

Visit UFS Optical at 1/379 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo and see one of the team, visit the Glaucoma Australia website at www.glaucoma.org.au for more information, or phone UFS Optical on 5441 8077 to have your eyes checked.

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Bendigo Weekly – Friday, March 9, 2018

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Cod time

N

OW is the time to brush off the cod gear and hit either the Murray or Goulburn rivers in search of our iconic Murray cod.

With boating activity decreasing, especially after Easter it will be easier and safer than ever to get up close and personal with one of our most sought after freshwater species.

Reports of good sized Murray cod from the Swan Hill region are becoming an almost everyday occurrence, while closer to home Torrumbarry Weir has been a productive stretch for myself with a couple of decent cod over the last two weekends With my first initial cod outing for the season delayed due to a wet opening weekend last December and the subsequent holiday boat traffic making fishing more challenging than necessary, I had delayed the temptation to wet a line in search for our largest freshwater species.

When I did eventually venture out in search of a cod, a feisty 49 centimetre golden perch provided plenty of rodbuckling action before a lazy 70cm cod took a liking to my Custom Crafted Hammer Head lure later in the afternoon.

Not a bad fish to get my belated cod season under way.

With runs on the board a return visit the following Sunday afternoon was a necessity and again alone in my boat with a collection of cod lures providing hours of serious and enjoyable deliberations.

Once again a hammer head lure trolled slowly downstream proved irresistible to an unlucky 90cm cod that tested my questionable angling dexterity in getting have him aboard for a quick photograph before being released.

While closer to home it won’t be too long hopefully before the blue-green algae alerts are lifted from some of our nearby recreational waterways as cooler temperatures help disperse the algae.

Lake Eppalock, Cairn Curran, Laanacoorie and Lake Charm have all been affected and both anglers and other uses should be aware of any associated risks.

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HENDERSON S Compleat Angler

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SITTING PRETTY: Eaglehawk Rotary’s Mick Costello is hoping for a good turnout at Malone Park later this month. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Camping and outdoor gear galore

M

ALONE Park in Marong should be a hive of activity the later this month on the weekend of March 24 and 25 from 10am both days, with the Eaglehawk Rotary Club’s inaugural Great Aussie Camping Swap Meet.

Mick Costello or Rusty as he is locally known, is hoping the swap meet may become an annual fixture, especially if supported by the regions’ businesses, campers and outdoor enthusiasts.

“I’ve always loved my camping and

outback travel and accumulated a lot of gear over the years that is no longer used,” Mick said, when asked about Eaglehawk Rotary’s latest fund-raising venture.

In 2017 the 42 members of Eaglehawk Rotary raised more than $23,0000 which was distributed to various community organisations including the SES, Lifeline, Eaglehawk Secondary College and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Swap Meet admission will be $5 with children under 16 free, refreshments will

be available both days.

Apart from an initial site booking fee, sellers pay no commission on sales, making it an ideal opportunity to sell that unused caravan or camper trailer, boat or old camping and fishing gear.

With more than 200 sites available, there is still ample time and space to secure a site at www.greataussiecampingswap. com.au or phone Mick on 04091 014 049.

Eureka!

W

HILE Bitcoin’s bubble may have finally burst, the value of gold continues to be a stable and valuable commodity that has withstood the test of time.

After all, it was gold that put Bendigo on the map in the 1850s and the allure of the precious metal continues to excite prospectors from all walks of life, especially those who meet under the Bendigo Prospectors Club banner on the second Friday of every month.

However, not all members are inflicted with gold fever with some members content finding rare and interesting artifacts scattered throughout the region by early prospectors and settlers.

Thirty members attended last month’s Fryerstown field trip based at the Mechanics Institute Hall for disappointing results with only three grams uncovered by Saturday evening along with a horseshoe, brass plaque and a 1919 penny.

By Sunday, another 12 grams had been added to the total with the addition of a 4.25 gram find.

So members will be hoping for better returns at this month’s field trip, held from tomorrow Saturday, March 10 at Wedderburn on the Mulga Ridge Track or at the Gold Jamboree at Hard Hill Reserve.

The Bendigo Prospectors Club meets on the second Friday of every month at 7.30pm Golden Square Senior Citizens Centre, Old High Street Golden Square all welcome.

Or stop and have a chat to club members who be helping with the Bendigo Heritage Attractions’ gold panning activities over Easter in Rosalind Park, or visit their Facebook page to find out more.

HARD YAKKA: Paul from the Bendigo Prospectors Club enjoys the challenge.

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ZARA JADE MALTBY

SEBASTIAN BRIAN BROWN

JAMESON ERNEST CHISWELL

WILLIAM MICHAEL BUCKLEY

was born at

was born at Bendigo Health March 4, 2018 2773 grams Son of Jade Boyle and Chris Brown of Ironbark.

Brother for Tarleeh, Savannah and Malkai.

was born at

was born at

Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health

NOAH ALAN NICOLSON was born at the Royal Women’s Hospital October 27, 2017 722 grams Son of Kimberley Galvin and Ben Nicolson of Kangaroo Flat.

Brother for Levi, Mia and Beau.

St John of God February 26, 2018 4066 grams Daughter of Jenna and Lachlan Maltby of Kangaroo Flat.

March 4, 2018

March 1, 2018

2594 grams Son of Carolyn and

3473 grams Son of Belinda and

Nathan Chiswell of Epsom.

Simon Buckley

Brother for Hudson.

of Kyneton.

REX CRAIG CROWFOOT

ZOE BURR

ALEXIS ROSE SCOBLE

was born at

was born at

Bendigo Health

Bendigo Health

Roach and Craig

Daughter of Lindy

Crowfoot of

and Hamish Burr

Eaglehawk.

of Junortoun.

was born at Bendigo Health March 5, 2018 3583 grams Daughter of Grace and Corey Scoble of Ravenswood.

Sister for Sam, Bella and Jack.

MATTEO GABRIEL PENGSON

MAVERICK REIGN DALTON

CHARLIE JAMES BAULCH

was born at

was born at

St John of God

St John of God

March 3, 2018

March 2, 2018

3040 grams

3766 grams

Son of Amy Geyer

Son of Crystal

and Ayden Dalton

and Rodney Baulch

of Wyuna.

was born at Bendigo Health March 6, 2018 2868 grams Son of Risalyn and Rogie Pengson of Castlemaine.

Brother for Rap and Angie.

of Strathfieldsaye.

of Junortoun.

CHARLOTTE MAREE HYND

BLAIR MARGARET WALKER

was born at

was born at

St John of God

St John of God

March 5, 2018

February 28, 2018

NOAH JONATHAN LACHLAN HOLTHUISEN was born at Bendigo Health March 5, 2018 4348 grams Son of Rachael and Nic Holthuisen

March 3, 2018

March 4, 2018

3057 grams

3103 grams

Son of Jaymie-Lee

3656 grams

4038 grams

Daughter of Courtney

Daughter of Sam

Conway and Dale

and Stacy Walker of

Hynd of Bendigo.

Strathfieldsaye.

HE LL O little one

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Zara Jade Maltby was born at St John of God Februar y 26, 2018 4066 grams

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New! Personalised Birth Announcements are now available with the purchase of your little one’s original photo.

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NEWSTEAD CFA COMMUNITY MARKET & Car Boot Sale Saturday 17 March 8am-1pm Newstead Rotunda Park. Site cost $10 Ph 0427 506 843

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Cycling & athletic events will be conducted throughout the day and the evening. Sports commentary will be utilized. The evening events finish at approximately 10.30pm each night.

The Sunday night of March 11th concludes with a fireworks display.

Pet and livestock owners in the vicinity are advised to make the necessary arrangements to ensure that animals are well catered for during the fireworks display to be held Sunday evening March 11th at approximately 10.00pm at the Tom Flood Sports Centre.

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience.

We hope you enjoy the Bendigo International Madison Weekend. For more information about the Bendigo International Madison visit www.bendigomadison.com.au If you have any further enquiries please contact Rik McCaig: rikmccaig@bendigomadison.com.au

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Sadly, only 3% of us actually roll up our sleeves. If this concerns you, do something about it. Donate blood today and save a life tomorrow.

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Healthworks Healthcare is pleased to welcome Dr Charmian King, MBBS to our Golden Square Health Care Team!

Healthworks is located on the corner of Oak and 451 & 453 High Streets, Golden Square

White Witch TAROT READINGS

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Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Benht for thoug digo. Tues and Thurs. 5441 4747.

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

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

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

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

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

Ph: 5444 2882.

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

Kangaroo Flat–117 High St. 5447 9800. Mon–Wed, 10am–1pm, Fri 11am-2pm.

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

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

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

Community Meals and Soup Kitchens:

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Healthworks Healthcare is pleased to welcome Dr Andrew TED Chan MBBS, FRACGP, DRACOG to our Golden Square Health Care Team!

Visit healthworkshealthcare.com.au to book your next appointment or Call 5449 0111

Grocery distribution:

On Friday March 9th, Saturday March 10th and Sunday March 11th the Bendigo International Madison sporting event is to be conducted at the Tom Flood Sports Centre.

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

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

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

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

Kangaroo Flat Community Meals: Rotary Gateway Park, High St, Kangaroo Flat, Wed 5.30pm-6.30pm.

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

Not Just Soup - Soup Kitchen: A Reasonable Christianity Church, 237 High Street, Golden Square back room (opposite Woolworths). Ph: 0404 559 769. Sun, 3.30pm-4.40pm, Thurs, 5pm-6pm.

FOODCARE3556: Eaglehawk Uniting Church, Peg Leg Rd Eaglehawk. Tues 1pm – 3pm, Wed 1.30pm – 3pm.

Saltworks Community Meal: Eaglehawk Anglican Church, 63 High St, Eaglehawk. Ph: 5446 8251. Fri 5.45pm (except Jan or public holidays).

St Liborius Parish Centre: 50 Panton St, Eaglehawk. 5446 8235. Tues 11.30am (school terms).

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CVGT Australia’s Community Grants program is

NOW OPEN Our community grants program provides financial support to community groups for projects that benefit the communities where CVGT Australia operates.

Grants can be applied for under the following categories:

• Educational • Environment • Recreation • General Applications close on March 31 and must be submitted via the online application form at cvgt.com.au

Healthworks is located on the corner of Oak and 451 & 453 High Streets, Golden Square

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• Vehicle Maintenance (Mechanics Workshop) - Supervisor and Mechanic - Open to applicants with Diesel Mechanic / Heavy Vehicle Qualifications • Plant Maintenance Tradesperson - Open to applicants with Qualifications in Fitting and Turning • Fabrication Tradesperson - Experience with either Sheet Metal or Fabrication accepted, with stainless steel experience preferred - Open to applicants with Qualifications in Fabrication • Engineering Planner - Open to applicants that possess a natural ability to coordinate resources to ensure maximum uptime and reliability of the processing plant - Good understanding of CMMS - Preferably MEX - Driving continuous improvement by identifying improvement to plant and process • Reliability Manager - Tertiary qualifications in either Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 5-10 years’ experience in a managerial maintenance environment.

- Good understanding of CMMS - Preferably MEX - History in improving machine uptime and OEE - loss analysis - time and motion, FMEA These positions provide exciting career pathways for suitable applicants, competitive salary packages as well as a great lifestyle options with many of the trade roles operating on a 4 on 4 off roster.

If you would like to be part of the Engineering team at Bendigo’s largest private employer, who are innovators in the industry with plans to roll out more technology over coming years, please consider applying for a role at Hazeldenes.

For more information, position descriptions, or to apply, please visit our website: www.hazeldenes.com.au/employment We are an equal opportunity employer.

Vossloh Cogifer is one of the world’s leading engineering, design, and manufacturing companies specialising in track components for

MEAT PROCESSING JOBS Join the team and secure your future!

Our Tongala plant is processing large numbers of cattle and we need boners, knifehands, slaughtermen.

Meat processing experience would be great but isn’t essential. Suitable candidates without previous experience will receive full comprehensive training that is nationally accredited. It leads to a fully recognised meat processing trade qualification.

HW Greenham & Sons is a 100% Australian family owned business and the Tongala facility has been operating for almost 20 years.

Located near Echuca in northern Victoria, the region offers a wide range of water-based recreational and sporting opportunities. It is a paradise for fishing and boating enthusiasts and great for families.

Meat processing is strenuous work and requires physical fitness and strength. Applicants will have to undergo a medical examination, and drug and alcohol screening. The company offers excellent wages and conditions.

Applicants who have previously applied for these positions do not have to reapply.

Applications can be obtained from our office or at www.greenham.com.au Phone 03 5859 0912 and ask for Judi McKenner, Recruitment Coordinator.

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the passenger, transit, heavy haul and other railway applications.

The product range includes turnouts, points and crossings, special track work components, signalling products, and ancillary equipment and service.

In the past year Vossloh Cogifer Australia has established a number of initiatives in the development of high technology design and machining capabilities, including the most recent “Zayer” project.

As a result of this and the subsequent business growth, plus technical renovation at its Castlemaine plant we now have a vacancy for a Quality Assurance Technician. We are seeking applicants who are fit, hardworking, reliable and safety conscious and fulfil the following requirements.

• Engineering Trade Qualified person with experience in heavy engineering • Demonstrated experience with Quality Control Systems • Qualification/Experience in non-destructive testing • High degree of mechanical aptitude and computer skills • Work unsupervised with a diligent work ethic • Have a high degree of organisational skills and time management • Be team oriented and clearly communicate with all levels of manufacturing

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CONCRETING

Harrison 4WD Centre has a vacancy for a sales person to join the team.

An interest and passion in all things off road, plus your ability to talk comfortably with our customers, would be considered favourably.

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Cameron Concrete Domestic & Commercial.

For all your concrete requirements..

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30 years experience

DD HANDYMAN & MAINTENANCE SERVICE All types of household jobs inc garden maint.

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LAWN MOWING, WHIPPER SNIPPING

$35 per hr / $30 pen Delivery of Garden Products Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen (no weeding) Rubbish Removal $80 load/ $70 pen (incl tip fee $35) for 7x4 square box trailer.

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Will hand weed garden beds, reliable service, $25.00 p/hour Ph Jim 0431 304 727

WONDER WINDOW

WOMEN CLEANING

EXCELLENT service, great rates. Ph Simone 0430 349 332

Cafe Fresh @ Bendigo MEDITERRANEAN COOK REQUIRED Cafe Fresh Pty Ltd is looking for a Mediterranean cook to assist in running their busy restaurant kitchen.

He/She will be involved in preparing and cooking a variety of meals.

Skills Required: - Knowledge of diverse cuisines and cooking methods - Understanding of Safe Food Handling Procedures - Working individually and as a part of a team - He/She must have some experience in a relevant role and both Certificate III & Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery.

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INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE: Shono Shima, Kairi Suehiro, Tadashi Hashimoto, Minori Shimmura and Natsuki Ueyama. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

Madison an open affair THE Bendigo International Madison is traditionally a wide-open event, and organisers say this year’s edition is shaping up as one in which any of the 15 teams entered could lay claim to being a winning chance.

Despite a number of high profile entrants headlining the field for Sunday’s 200-lap classic, the winner could come from any of the pairings.

Another curve ball this year is the introduction of a 60-lap prelude tonight, that will count toward Sunday’s feature.

Young stars and upcoming Commonwealth games representatives Sam Welsford and Kelland O’Brien are the team to beat, but the 49 years of the race are littered with examples of the “marked men” being stalked out of conten-

tion by wary teams.

Madison racing is often an event where the lesser lights can shine, as has been the case in recent years.

In 2014, an up-and-coming local surprised the internationals when Sam Crome combined with Roy Pieters to take the title.

In 2015, teenagers Dan Fitter and Callum Scotson took the honours and followed it up with a 2016 victory.

Last year, Wight teamed with Alex Porter to claim victory and will ride with another South Australian in Josh Harrison this year.

Wight also teamed with Porter to take the national title in December, and will ride in the national colours in team seven.

Internationals Christian Grassman and Nick Stopler will team up

2018 BENDIGO INTERNATIONAL MADISON FIELD Team one (white): Sam Welsford, Kelland O’Brien Team two (green): Christian Grassman, Nick Stopler Team three (light blue): Brendan Schultz, Ben Harvey Team four (yellow): Minori Shimmura, Nick Simpson Team five (dark blue): Isaac Buckell, Godfrey Slattery Team six (orange): Aaron Wylie, Harry Waine Team seven (green and gold): Rohan Wight, Josh Harrison Team eight (green, white and red): Achim Burchart, Tom McFarlane Team nine (pink): Brad Evans, Jensen Plowright Team 10 (red): Lachie Scott, Braden O’Shea Team 11 (black and blue): Leigh Howard, Cam Scott Team 12 (black): Zac Gilmore, Josh Duffy Team 13 (black and red): Jarrod Dizners, Cooper Sayers Team 14 (royal blue): Luke Plapp, Nathan Bof Team 15 (blue and white): Jordan Kerby, Nick Yallouris

in the green colours of the number two team, while local hope Brendan Schultz joins Ben Harvey in the light blue of team three.

Japan’s Minori Shimmura will also be in action with Nick Simpson in the yellow colours of the number four pairing.

Shimmura is riding in his fifth madison and described Simpson as a very strong teammate and said he had high hopes for Sunday’s race.

Another local, Isaac Buckell, will ride with fellow young gun Godfrey Slattery in the dark blue colours of team number five.

Buckell and Slattery have been two of the rising stars of Victoria’s endurance track program, with Buckell making his second start in his hometown event.

Kiwis Aaron Wylie and Harry Waine will team up in team

number six (orange jerseys), Germany’s Achim Burchart and Victorian Tom McFarlane will team up in the green, white and red colours of team number eight.

Another New Zealander in Brad Evans and Jensen Plowright combine in team nine, Lachie Scott and Braden O’Shea make up team 10 while Commonwealth games representative Leigh Howard rides with Cam Scott in team 11 and will be among the chances.

Tasmanian Josh Gilmore and Josh Duffy will ride in the black colours of team number 12, Jarrod Drizners and Cooper Sayers combine in team 13, Luke Plapp and Nathan Bof are team number 14.

Last but certainly not least are Jordan Kerby and Nick Yallouris, who will also head to next month’s Gold Coast games.

STRONG fields will contest athletics and cycling events at this year’s Bendigo International Madison carnival.

Organisers say they’re pleased with the fields, though athletic events are slightly down on previous years.

The carnival officially kicked off last night, with local club racing and the Frank McCaig Memorial Wheelrace.

Tonight sees junior racing and the first running of the madison prelude race, with the winners to take a points advantage into Sunday’s main event.

Saturday is women’s night, with the Black Pearl 400-metre event and the women’s madison taking centre stage.

All the while, athletics events such as the Black Opal 400m, Bendigo Thousand and Golden Mile will be run on a pristine infield with a strong lineup of competitors.

“We’re pleased with the fields for the weekend, especially in the cycling and the madison looks to be a strong race,” committee chair Warren Sinnott said.

“The athletics are probably down on the last few years which is disappointing, but I think we are seeing that with athletics events across the state.

“Overall we think it will be another terrific weekend.”

Eight teams will contest tomorrow night’s women’s madison, with 15 teams to do battle in Sunday’s 200-lap classic.

Plenty of athletics events will be on show, with Saturday’s Black Pearl 400-metre final for women and Sunday’s Bendigo Thousand, and Black Opal 400m finals.

The likes of local athletes Lonain Burnett and Michael Preece will be eagerly awaiting the events, as will female athletes who this year will be racing for equal prizemoney.

“It was just one of those things that made sense to do, so hopefully we see that attract more and more athletes each year,” Sinnott said.

Gates open each day at Tom Flood Sports Centre at 1pm, with finals on Saturday and Sunday evenings starting about 5.30pm.

Anstee takes inaugural track title BENDIGO cyclist Syd Anstee has beaten a quality field to win the first Audi Bendigo Champion of Champions wheelrace final.

Held last Thursday at Tom Flood Sports Centre, the final was the culmination of a new series run by the Bendigo and District Cycling Club.

It saw a weekly points accumulation decide the final field for Thursday night’s 1600-metre wheelrace final, held at the club’s regular track meeting.

Anstee was up against sev-

eral young guns in the field, but held on to narrowly edge out Mitchell Barrow and Robert Gartside.

Josh Clarke and Connor McCaig, both in the top three in points heading into the final, both finished within the top 10.

Anstee took home $500 for the top prize, with prizemoney paid down to 10th.

The club’s Dion Jelbart thanked Audi for its sponsorship of the event, which allowed it to run what it described as a successful series.

BIG FINISH: Syd Anstee was crowned the series winner. Photo: RICHARD BAILEY

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Griffin’s capital gain

By JOEL PETERSON

THE Bendigo Spirit will be without captain Kelsey Griffin next WNBL season as the club’s talismanic leader continues her WNBL career in Canberra.

On Wednesday, Griffin was selected as a member of the 12-player Australian Opals lineup to contest the first basketball event at a Commonwealth Games since 2006.

On Thursday, the Canberra Capitals announced they had poached the Spirit star, who had signed a two-year contract to play for Paul Gorriss’s side.

Griffin’s 2017 season with the Spirit ended early due to surgery on a persistent hip injury, and she was in Canberra this week to rehabilitate the injury.

At age 30 and coming off a serious injury, some clubs would have been hesitant to make a big-money outlay for Griffin.

But her selection in the Com-

monwealth Games team and the contract she signed with WNBA club Connecticut Sun would suggest the rehab is progressing well.

“I’m feeling really good and hopefully this is the final tune up that I will need before I get back on the court,” she said.

Coach Simon Pritchard said Griffin would be remembered as a legend of the club.

“She has done a lot to develop this club on and off the court, and there is a generation of players coming through who have benefited from her professionalism, leadership and influence,” he said.

At the same time as announcing Griffin’s signing, the Spirit announced Abbey Wehrung had signed with the club for the upcoming season. Wehrung is a Ballarat product who has spent several seasons with Canberra.

Griffin leaves a legacy as the most distinguished player in the Spirit’s history, having led the team

to two WNBL titles, winning two finals MVPs, several all-star gongs and a league Defensive Player of the Year award.

She has been the club’s captain for the past three seasons, and employed as an off-court ambassador for the club.

She will head to the Commonwealth Games before joining up with Connecticut for the WNBA training camp in May, and the return to Canberra for the WNBL season in September.

Griffin was selected alongside former Bendigo Spirit teammates Tessa Lavey and Belinda Snell in the Commonwealth Games team.

From April 5 the competition will hit north Queensland for preliminary matches and qualifying finals.

The competition then heads to the Gold Coast where the medals will be decided.

The Opals’ campaign begins on Friday, April 6 at Townsville Stadium against Mozambique.

DYNAMIC: Pioneers on-baller Kodi Jacques.

Promising start for Pios THE Bendigo Pioneers have started their TAC Cup Girls campaign in brilliant fashion, with an impressive first round win over the Western Jets.

Sophie Kerridge starred with three goals as the Pioneers booted 8.12.60 to the Jets’ 3.5.23 to run out convincing winners.

Kerridge, the sister of Carlton midfielder Sam Kerridge, showed all her footballing pedigree in a dynamic display in her first competitive match.

Kodi Jacques highlighted her status as a player to watch with an eye-catching display in the midfield, while Megan Williamson and Maddy Baldwin were also among coach Shawn McCormick’s best.

McCormick said he was pleased with the performance, especially the way the side played in attack.

The competition has a general bye this weekend before the Pioneers play Murray Bushrangers on Saturday, March 17.

NEW OUTLOOK: Kelsey Griffin is leaving the Spirit.

Two Gullies hoping for no slips MAIDEN GULLY will take winning form into a second matchup with Spring Gully within a fortnight when the Emu Valley Cricket Association’s finals begin on Saturday.

The Crows hosted Gully in the last round of the home and away season, and the sides will renew their acquaintances this weekend.

Sedgwick and Mandurang also take strong form into the postseason, both coming off big scores in what amounted to finals warm-ups last week.

In what was a low scoring struggle, Maiden Gully’s first innings 168 was enough to defend as they rolled the Crows for just 120 last week.

The Crows were in a strong position at 2/62 after losing Rhys Webb, but then lost a steady flow of wickets before Dallas Gill (4/8 off 5.5 overs) cleaned up the tail.

Webb’s 36 was the best of the home side’s batsmen, and one of just four double-digit scores for the Crows, to add to his day one

HANDY: Tom Perrin.

3/15 with the ball.

In the weekend’s other final, Sedgwick will face Mandurang in a clash of two sides on strong form.

Mandurang carted a hapless Golden Gully bowling attack for 338 last week, with 91 from Matt Pask the standout innings.

The likes of Pask, Sean Rashleigh (53), and Adam Reaper (45) are all coming off strong performances against the Cobras.

Sedgwick did even more damage to a young West Bendigo lineup, recovering from two early wickets to smash 420 from just 71.1 overs.

Dustin Elliott led the way with 120 including a huge 19 fours and three sixes, while Andrew Sheehan (62), Bailey Ilsley (54), Scott McKenzie (48), Justin Hancock (43) and Simon Marwood (34) were all among the runs.

The likes of opening quick James Pietromonaco will play a big role for Mandurang as they target the Rams’ seemingly endless batting lineup.

Both finals, at Spring Gully and Sedgwick respectively, will begin at 1.30pm on Saturday and Sunday.

South, East look for final direction SOUTH Bendigo and Bendigo East will battle it out for a Bendigo Pennant bowls grand final spot in Saturday’s crunch semi final clash.

East proved too good for Kangaroo Flat last week and finds itself heading deep into yet another finals series, while South went down

narrowly to Eaglehawk, which has already advanced to the decider.

Both finals were hard fought, East getting over the line by four shots while Eaglehawk defeated South by eight shots.

Despite finishing lower on the table, East has defeated South on

both occasions the two have met this season.

The latter of the two victories came in round 14, with East needing a win that day to secure a finals berth.

Saturday’s final will be played at Eaglehawk from 1.30pm.

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one touring the rest of the world, one in New York (now in its 23rd year) and one in London (now celebrating its 15th year).

Eight performers use an array of ordinarily mundane objects, from which they create musical magic; an exhilarating soundtrack inspired by the commotion of everyday life.

Everything from Zippo lighters, bin lids, and even the kitchen sink are used to hammer out an explosively feel-good rhythm enjoyed by audiences of all ages.

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