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ISSUE 1061 FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018

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ST LIBORIUS Primary School student Frasier Holden has been congratulated by the Leukemia Foundation after shaving his head on Wednesday. Frasier told the Weekly in January he hoped to raise $1120 to support two families after losing his brother Jacob to cancer. But so good was his effort he smashed his target, and the foundation gave him a cape to wear at this week’s shave to recognise his effort.

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BENDIGO residents are delaying transferring to the NBN suggesting NBN Co is losing the public relations war over broadband in central Victoria. And further shaking up the sector, the city’s business group BE Bendigo has confirmed it is considering an option to advocate for 5G connectivity, which could compete with the national broadband network. It is understood fifth generation mobile networks form part of the

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City of Greater Bendigo’s Smart Cities proposal. BE Bendigo will decide at its March 27 board meeting what items make up a state election wishlist to be released within weeks, but chief executive Dennis Bice said based on a member survey last year, communications will be part of it. Meanwhile, NBN Co released its first monthly performance report this

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week showing improvements year on year in the proportion of premises Australia-wide transferring to NBN. On the same day, Bendigo MP Lisa Chesters released a survey of the Bendigo electorate containing anecdotal evidence that residents were delaying transfer because of negative reviews of the network. “Residents in areas that have been allocated fixed wireless connection

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are even less likely to have transferred to the NBN network (because) many constituents living in fire prone areas reported that they are extremely worried that the connection will not work and they will be left with no form of communication in the event of an emergency,” Ms Chesters said. Both reports require qualification. The NBN report shows a signifi-

cant reduction in the time wasted because of congestion, dropping from four hours 50 minutes to just 12 minutes. The result, however, is Australiawide and doesn’t account for individual Internet Service Providers who skimped on broadband and don’t have enough to share around. Their customers are likely to have suffered congestion but the NBN’s report does not drill that far down.

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Apprentice of the year CARPENTRY apprentice Elliot Massina was named the Master Builders Bendigo Section Apprentice of the Year and Employer-nominated Apprentice of the Year at the All Seasons Resort Hotel on Wednesday. Elliot was one of a trio of apprentices from the Bendigo region to be recognised for their dedication, skill and hard work. The other two winners were employer-nominated carpenter Corey Morgan from Rupanyup and Chairman’s Award winner Sam Spedding, a carpenter from Tongala. Master Builders’ careers manager Ingrid Mountford said while Elliot wasn’t always sold on the idea of being a builder, his family was already in the business, but he wanted to spread his wings in another direction. “But after a few years in pursuit of a physiotherapy career, he realised a building career was the right fit.” Ms Mountford said Elliot urges apprentices not to hold back on asking lots of questions. “He sees building as a dynamic industry and one in which even senior carpenters have a lot to learn,” she said. “Employer-nominated award winner Corey Morgan suggests that apprentices get work experience in various areas of the building industry before com-

to provide the homes and infrastructure Victoria demands,” Mr de Silva said. “Apprentices help to build our communities,” he said. “Acknowledging their hard work and dedication encourages apprentices across Victoria to continue their career path to achieve bigger and greater things in our industry.”

WINNING WAYS: Carpentry apprentice Elliot Massina. mitting to it, so they can find out what they like the most. Chairman’s Award winner Sam Spedding’s most memorable project was helping to build the two-storey extension of his boss’s martial arts gymnasium. “His advice is to really knuckle down in the first six months and not complain about the little jobs as they

are all useful in the process,” Ms Mountford said. Master Builders chief executive officer Radley de Silva emphasised that apprentices were essential to Victoria’s building industry. “We have a strong need to grow our skilled workforce in the building and construction industry so that it will continue

THOUSANDS of Victorians have the comfort and security of a new home thanks to the state government’s Homes for Victorians initiative. The government says a year after the initiative’s launch, more than 17,000 first home buyers have benefited from stamp duty exemptions and concessions, while more than 2,000 have received first home owner grants to break into the housing market. In the eight months to February 2018, almost 14,000 first home buyers across Victoria paid no stamp duty, while another 3200 paid reduced stamp duty – a saving of more than $310 million that has gone back into the pockets of hard working Victorians. The doubling of the First Home Owner Grant in regional Victoria has also seen 1285 buyers receive the $20,000 First Home Owner Grant – a saving of more than $25m for regional Victorians.

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Safety first with road plan

BENDIGO’S CBD will become more pedestrian and cyclist friendly with council to introduce a 40 kilometre per hour speed limit and pedestrian crossings at key locations in central Bendigo. Council applied last September to the TAC for more than $1 million in funding to make the CBD safer for those on foot and the growing number of cycle commuters. The news was welcomed by groups such as Bike Bendigo, and falls into line with council’s Integrated Transport and Land Use Strategy to encourage people to be less reliant on cars for transport. The 40km/h limit will be introduced on non-major roads in an

Pedestrian crossings and 40km limit in CBD area bordered by the railway line, Myrtle, View, High and Chapel streets and Gaol and Park roads. A pedestrian crossing will also be introduced on View Street near the Bendigo Art Gallery, Capital Theatre and QEO in an area that is frequently busy with foot traffic due to exhibitions, concerts and sporting events. Several roundabouts including those at the intersection of Edward and Queen streets, Edward and Hargreaves streets and the five-way roundabout at Lyttleton Terrace and Mundy Street will have pedestrian crossings on all exits. The roundabout at Lyttleton

Terrace, Mundy and Hopetoun streets, near council headquarters, will also require work to reconfigure road entries to further encour-

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derstand there’s been a reduction in the speed limit in terms of what they need to do, that is an education program,” she said.

It’s about safety first, whether you’re in a car, on a bike or a pedestrian, it’s about the conditions for the community

age motorists to slow down in the area. The move is sure to cause mixed reactions among motorists, but mayor Margaret O’Rourke says it should not be too significant a change for motorists. “I think that once people un-

“I would hope that motorists are travelling safely in the CBD anyway and drive to the conditions, it’s not always about the speed limit. “It’s about safety first, whether you’re in a car, on a bike or a pedestrian, it’s about the conditions for the community.”

Training ground for care THE $17.7 million refurbishment of Bendigo TAFE has smoothed the path for graduating students in health, community health, aged care and child care entering the workforce. And it is allowing the institution to initiate some Victorian firsts, including building a short course to teach volunteer carers in the community with skill sets identified through the National Disability Insurance Scheme. “It is not quite ready but we will be one of the first TAFEs to run the skill sets, working in collaboration with other TAFEs across the state and with the Department of Education,” Donna Rogers, executive director of studies in health and community services, food and fibre said. “We are the lead.” This is possible because the simulation labs constructed at the Bendigo TAFE’s new Health and Community Centre of Excellence make it easy to replicate actual experience. And the simulation of a house is where carers can learn skills. The centre was officially opened by Victorian training and skills minister Gayle Tierney yesterday, but students have been using the new facilities since the start of the year. At Bendigo, students can now simulate experiences in an acute hospital ward, a subacute ward, an aged care facil-

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Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards made the announcement to confirm the $1.07m worth of funding, and said that a change as minor as the small reduction in speed limit can have a major impact on safety. “The TAC have done modelling around this, and that reduction in speed limit around some areas of the CBD will result in a 30 per cent reduction in accidents,” she said. “It’s not something that’s just come out of the blue, it’s based on serious modelling.” Council has previously stated that road signage may be used to communicate the new speed limits, as opposed to roadside street signs. Work on the roundabout upgrades is due to begin later this year.

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testing times: Georgina Weire in the centre of excellence. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN ity, a home and a child care centre. Students can also train in pathology in Bendigo for the first time thanks to the simulated lab included in the centre, an initiative that attracted enrolment of 25 students this year. There will be other new course offerings in the coming years. Diploma of nursing student Georgina Weire said from four beds in a crowded, noisy room, students were now learning in a lab that was well lit, well resourced and quiet.

“It is completely different to what we used to have, students are going to be able to do the work now,” Ms Weire said. Lead educator health Cheryl Sobczyk said having the latest technology and equipment being used in new Bendigo Health and St John of God hospitals meant students on placement were spending less time learning about machines, and more time learning about patient needs. Robert Peoples, lead educator community services regional said where once students were shown a picture of a lifting ma-

chine and given a description of how to use it, now there was a lifting machine available to use. “It makes the students very employable these days,” he said. The refurbishment has also allowed space for industry to use, and Ms Rogers said an invitation had been extended for companies to use the labs for their own training. As well as opening the McCrae Street centre, Bendigo TAFE has been handed the keys to the new Food and Fibre centre built at the Charleston Road campus.

Firefighters are on standby and asking the public to stay informed as hot and windy weather is forecast for this weekend. Forest Fire Management Victoria district manager, Paul Bates said temperatures are expecting to reach 34 degrees on Saturday with winds up to 25 kilometres per hour. On Sunday, the temperature drops but winds are expected to increase to approximately 30km/h. “The forests and parks are already very dry and the fire danger will be very high,” Mr Bates said. “In preparation of the predicted weather condtions and in addition to firefighters being on standby, an Incident Management Team will be in place over the weekend at the Incident Control Centres in Bendigo and Gisborne. “The fact that the IMTs are in place on a severe day means the team can quickly provide information to the community detailing incident information that is timely, relevant and tailored to assist community members make informed decisions about their safety. “ Mr Bates said is urging anyone going camping, especially on Saturday and Sunday to stay informed about the weather and be observant of what is happening around you. “We strongly urge the community to consider the value of visiting local forests or parks during periods of high and extreme heat as they can be extremely dangerous under these conditions,” he said. “Before heading out, make sure you plan ahead and have access to all the information you need.” For more information on campfire safety visit: www.ffm.vic.gov.au

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US acting ambassador James Carouso was in Washington only weeks ago travelling with prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. On Wednesday night, he was socialising with members and friends of the Bendigo Historical Society, a last minute central Victorian visit that allowed the society to hold a fund raiser and Mr Carouso to test the depths of US/Australian relations by also visiting the Central Deborah Gold Mine. As distinct as the two audiences may seem, Mr Carouso acknowledged his job is to maintain the relationship in the absence of an appointed representative of the US government. Given the long history of the relationship, he said that his job as acting ambassador “is to not screw things up”.

President Donald Trump has officially nominated Admiral Harry Harris, the current US Pacific Commander based in Hawaii, to fill the role that has been empty since September 2016. Admiral Harris awaits a Senate confirmation, but Mr Carouso is already hosing down reports of the implications of his military background and tough stand on China in the South China Sea. “He is a great guy and the things you read in the paper about him being some sort of super hawk, he is a highly intelligent man who has studied all over the world, he was Hillary Clinton’s adviser for three years, he is the cop on the beat so when the cop on the beat says to someone you are breaking the law, does that make him the hawk or the cop on the beat?” Mr Carouso said. “He is going to come here not as a military leader, but as ambas-

sador, one who cares deeply about the relationship, who wants to build on it, maintain it and bring it forward and not just in a military sense.” Mr Carouso’s tenure has taken in the first year of the Trump administration which has come with disagreements with Australia over the Trans-Pacific Partnership from which the US withdrew, and tariffs which Mr Trump applied to aluminium and steel. “Last week was all about tariffs, there was a pretty good disagreement and what happened?” Mr Carouso asked. “At the end of the day, president Trump, who doesn’t change his mind terribly often, did (change his mind), because he understands the nature of this relationship, the nature not just of the trading relationship, but of the historical relationship and the military relationship.

high note: James Carouso. “So what countries have been exempted from the tariffs, well basically it is Australia, and that says something.” Of the personal insights he gave his Bendigo audience on Wednes-

day night, it was the tariff issue he gave the closest look into including Mr Trump’s tweet referring to a new security agreement which allowed the US to exempt Australia. The tweet, he said, was scrutinised by lawyers. He was in the room when it was posted. “For all of you here tonight, it was about the legal format in granting exemptions because the rationale for these new tariffs is national security so to get the exemption for Australia it has to be national security-related,” he said. Bendigo Historical Society scored a coup in getting Mr Carouso and his wife Elizabeth Visbeek to come to Bendigo, but the society has a recent history in attracting high profile speakers. Prominent author Don Watson spoke at a BHS event hosted at Fortuna Villa which was also attended by US diplomatic staff.

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Ms Chesters’ survey is about a 16 per cent response rate to 20,000 sent out, and the MP conceded those who responded may have been the people who wanted to complain. Regardless, the issue is likely to be front and centre at the next election given the roll out will not be complete before then. The NBN report showed that as of February, 6.3 million Australian premises were ready to connect, making broadband a physical reality rather than a concept debated in Parliament. Ms Chesters reiterated that if elected, Labor would undertake the expensive exercise of retrospectively refitting with fibre to the kerb or fibre to the premises, every household and business which had fibre to the node broadband connection. She conceded it would be an expensive move but said it was necessary because Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had “stuffed up” the roll out. Her survey showed almost half of 3258 survey respondents had fibre to the node connection and 75 per cent were unsatisfied.

Some of the earliest of those connections are fast approaching the 18-month deadline when they must transfer to NBN. NBN spokesperson Kasey Ellison said the current take-up rate across all areas at the end of the 18-month migration window was more than 74 per cent. “We have found that the most popular time to connect to a service over the NBN broadband access network is in the first six months after a premise can officially connect,” she said. “We get another surge of activations towards the end of the 18-month migration window as residents and businesses connect to services over the NBN access network before their existing services are de-activated. “We are finding that the City of Greater Bendigo is consistent with this profile.” Ms Chesters said many respondents were pushing out the date they choose to switch over the NBN for as long as possible in order to avoid slower connection speeds. Shadow communications spokesperson Michelle Rowland will visit Bendigo next week for a series for forums on the NBN.

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Offence numbers ease

CRIMINAL offences across Bendigo have decreased in line with state averages, according to the latest crime statistics. Crime Statistics Victoria this week released its data for 2017, showing a significant drop in recorded criminal incidents in the City of Greater Bendigo. However, the overall total of offences recorded by the organisation is the second highest among the past 10 years. A total of 9274 criminal offences were recorded in Bendigo in 2017, down from 10,854 in 2016. A drop of more than 12 per cent was also recorded in the rate of offences per 100,000 population,

from 9817.1 offences per 100,000 to 8633.1 offences. Property and deception offences were most prevalent in Bendigo, comprising more than half of all offences recorded. Despite the overall fall in offences, cases of assault and sexual offences were up in Bendigo, with sexual offences seeing a spike of close to 20 per cent. Across the state, the recorded criminal incident (a criminal incident can have one or more offences) rate was down 10.8 per cent from the previous year. The recorded offence rate was 8186.2 per 100,000 population, down 9.9 per cent from the previous year. “In Victoria, rates for both recorded criminal incidents and offences

decreased compared to the previous year, down 11 per cent and 10 per cent respectively,” Crime Statistics Agency chief statistician Catherine Andersson said. “The decrease in recorded criminal incidents is driven largely by a

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reduction in incidents with a property and deception principal offence, down 14 per cent in Victoria in the last 12 months.” It comes as Victoria Police continues to push the road safety message to motorists after six people died on the state’s roads over the Labour Day

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drink and drug drivers were nabbed and 3129 speeding offences were detected during the four days of the operation. In the Bendigo police service area, just two drink drivers and two drug drivers were detected, while seven unlicensed drivers were intercepted and

Bill may impact charities BENDIGO’s federal MP told local charities and concerned citizens a new Bill is a step too far at a gathering in the Hargreaves Mall yesterday. Lisa Chesters said “enough is enough” in response to the government’s proposed donation legislation which may stifle charities and advocacy groups. Late last year the government introduced The Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017 to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act. However, Ms Chesters said the Bill goes much further than banning foreign donations to political parties. “Over the past month my office and I have received hundreds of phone calls, emails and faxes from worried constituents and representatives from the not-for-profit sector who believe this Bill is an attack on all charities,” she said. “The legislation places further disclosure requirements on politi-

a further 51 caught speeding. Road Policing Command Assistant Commissioner Doug Fryer said it was extremely disappointing that six families now have to deal with the reality of road trauma. “With the tragic death of two motorcyclists, two drivers and two passengers in which five of the six occurred on country roads, our focus on high risk user groups and country roads will remain strong,” he said. “Safe road user behaviour starts with every single one of us, when we get behind the wheel or the bike or even walk down the street. “The operation may have finished however our members will still be focused on keeping you safe on the roads; there must be a responsibility for all road users to do the same.”

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protest: Lisa Chesters with protestors in Hargreaves Mall. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN cal campaigning entities, and potentially captures third parties such as charities, not-for-profit groups, advisory bodies and churches. “There are parts of this Bill which seek to shut down public debate and to silence the very or-

ganisations that hold our political leaders to account. This is wrong.” Ms Chesters said if passed with no amendments, the Bill is an attack on Australia’s civil society. “This Bill would be bad for democracy. Labor will not let the

government silence legitimate political debate,” she said. “We will not let the government silence organisations seeking to make legitimate contributions, especially organisations in Bendigo and central Victoria.”

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Eric’s glass act ERIC White has bottles so rare they are one of a kind and would bring thousands of dollars at auction, but he is unlikely to part with them. The Kangaroo Flat retiree values his rare treasures, but he is also interested in bottles because they are part of a complete collection, several of which he has displayed on glass shelves in his bottle room. Old soft drink bottles, and pottery demijohns that once contained ginger beer, make up the bulk of his collection, but Mr White also has pharmaceutical and food bottles, and some of the best

examples of Bendigo Pottery’s early work. Soft drink paraphernalia also dots the shelves, including stencils once used to sandblast company names on bottles. Mr White said he loved the cut and thrust of finding items he wanted and trading pieces he owned to get them. There are only about three items that he really still wanted for his collection although he was never sure what he might find in the process. Diving in rivers on which paddle steamers once travelled typically yielded unbro-

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Go into a supermarket and take note of what products are being promoted on the end aisles. A report into the influence of supermarkets on obesity suggests the products will rarely be healthy. The report was completed by the Global Obesity Centre, part of Deakin University in Geelong, which is also doing long term research in IGA supermarkets in Bendigo on the effects of promoting healthy food. It scores all of Australia’s biggest four supermarket chains, Wool-

worths, Coles, IGA and Aldi, on average a very poor three out of 100 for failing to have any formal policies that restrict exposure of children and adolescents to less healthy food, or that increased the promotion of healthier products. But Adrian Cameron, the lead researcher of work completed over three years at IGA, released last year results from pilot trials in Bendigo that show the results of spruiking health foods leads to shoppers buying more of them. Deakin, with Vi-

cHealth and the City of Greater Bendigo, launched formal research at seven IGAs in Bendigo and Geelong last May. That research was due to finish this month. In the meantime, Dr Cameron has taken his research to a global audience, including at Cambridge University and Southampton University in the United Kingdom, and Mahidol University in Thailand. He also presented a seminar on the initiative to the full nutrition team at the World Health Organisation in Geneva.

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Mick “Rusty” Costello had one of those blokey moments, when after decades of happy camping trips with his family and mates, he walked into his crammed shed and thought: Where the hell did all that come from? “Blokes tend to not chuck out camping gear. It’s still good. Or it’ll come in handy one day,” he said, eyeing off piles of used tents, campers, fishing tinnies, camping mattresses, cooking gear and trailers which threaten to burst through the shed walls. He then had his big bright idea: “Why not let someone else get some use out his still useful stuff?” But to sell it a bit at a time would take a lifetime, so why not stage The Great Aussie Camping Swap Meet? “I think there’s just one other in Australia, so this will be close to unique,” Mr Costello said. “The car and motorcycle world have their own swap meets, but there’s nothing much for camping, and I know lots of people have their sheds full of stuff they’d like to move on.” The swap meet will be held at the Malone Park Recreation Reserve in Marong, on March 24 and

Bendigo Weekly – Friday, March 16, 2018 action on the rifle range THE Wellsford Rifle Range wants to provide space for competitors to camp during multi-day events. The range, which is the headquarters of Victorian Rifle Association, has applied to partially clear land providing space for competitors to camp overnight. The area will be cleared in two or three stages over the years, as the demand for overnight camping develops. The request is part of a more substantial application to council to build an enlarged powder magazine, a new shed and a zero range, the funds for which were provided by a state government grant in 2016. In the planning submission, the VRA states the Wellsford site caters for statewide events. “To allow for visitors travelling to utilise the site and to upgrade the facility to that of a statewide and regional level, the proposed vegetation needs to be removed,” it states.

splash for family fun time to clear out: Mick Costello is selling off some of his camping gear. 25, supported by the Eaglehawk Rotary Club and the City of Greater Bendigo. “There’s millions of dollars on show at the new caravan and camping exhibitions, but camping doesn’t have to be expensive.

The swap meet will help keep costs even lower,” Mr Costello said. Demand for stall space has been brisk, but Mr Costello says he’s happy to take bookings right up to the event itself. His passion for heading bush

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LOCAL community organisations are again celebrating National Playgroup Week with a Splash into Fun family day at the Long Gully Recreation Reserve and Splash Park. The event on Tuesday from 10am to 1pm will feature a range of free children’s activities including a mobile play zone, jumping castle, animal farm, storytelling with Bendigo Goldfields Library, face painting, helium balloons, Goldie the Wonder Dog and water play at the Splash Park. City of Greater Bendigo council’s Chris Kelly said National Playgroup Week celebrates the importance of playgroups in the community. “Playgroups are an important community resource. They provide young children with a fun, stimulating play environment where they can enhance their language, problem-solving and social skills in preparation for preschool and primary school,” Ms Kelly said.

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Upgrade for school Students at Spring Gully Primary School are a step closer to having the facilities they need to cater for a growing cohort, with upgrade works to start soon. Member for Bendigo East Jacinta Allan visited the school on Monday to announce work will get under way at the end of term one. The $5.17 million project includes upgrades to the school site and outdoor learning areas, refurbishments to its junior and art learning areas, staff and administration area upgrades, demolition of the existing block A, creation of a school hub area with an outdoor amphitheatre, and will greatly improve accessibility to the school buildings and ground. The project is part of a $2.5 billion investment

by the state government to improve classrooms, upgrade facilities and build new schools across the state. The program has created more than 1000 school upgrades and 56 new school projects across the state, supporting almost 5000 construction jobs to ensure all Victorian families have access to a great school no matter where they live. Ms Allan said it was an exciting day for Spring Gully. “I have been proud to work so closely with the local community and school to secure the funding for this project,” she said. “The community of Spring Gully will finally have the modern facilities they deserve to better meet the needs of students and teachers.” HIGH FIVE: Student Thomas Campbell shares the good news with Jacinta Allan. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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While religion has been variously described as the root of all evil, the opium of the masses and generally blamed for every war since men lit fires, people like Helen Heath draw our attention to the possibility of the trust and goodwill that can be engendered between people of different faiths. Interfaith network development ofﬁcer for the Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong, Mrs Heath has spent the past 40 years working in welfare and faith and has been awarded the OAM for her services to the Dandenong community. Mrs Heath believes that interfaith engagements can embrace people who may not have a religion but a belief that we all need to live together in a peaceful way. “A lot of young people don’t want to be tied down to a particular religion but are searching for answers in the way we live,” she said. As such Mrs Heath said the Interfaith Council is not yet another institution but a means through which people of goodwill can unite together.

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Asking the questions WHO should be eligible to sit in our parliament? That is the issue student delegates will consider at the 23rd National Schools Constitutional Convention, at which student opinions will be recorded in a Communiqué, presented to the Senate and incorporated into Hansard. Headmaster of Girton Grammar School Matthew Maruff said school captain Samuel Hilson had been selected to participate in the convention and as a recent winner of the club round of the Bendigo Lions Youth of the Year public speaking competition, he was well placed to be an active contributor to the debate. “The students will review the main issues of Section 44, which sets out the conditions under which disqualification as a Member of Parliament may occur,” Mr Maruff said. “These include bankruptcy, a criminal conviction, allegiance to a foreign power, holding an office of profit under the Crown (or pension), or direct or financial interest in any Commonwealth agreement. “We encourage our students to be politically aware and to understand the privilege of being part of a representative system that aims to allow all voices to be heard.” Students will hear from a panel of experts and will discuss in working groups the five sub-sections of Section 44, before they vote in a mock referendum.

CAPTAIN: Sam Hilson The National Schools Constitutional Convention program provides senior students with an opportunity to become better informed about how Australia’s Constitution provides a democratic framework. The convention will take place Tuesday and Wednesday in Old Parliament House. “As a national delegate, Sam was selected from around 1000 students from government, independent and Catholic schools, many of whom participated in their state or territory conventions,” Mr Maruff said. “Sam’s natural interest in the operation of government will ensure that he is an active participant.“

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MPs back the track THE new world-class bike trail La Larr Ba Guawa Park in Harcourt was open on Friday, just in time for the Labour Day long weekend. The Park is two kilometres east of Harcourt and adjoins Mount Alexander Regional Park. It includes 34 kilometres of trails that take advantage of the site’s stunning views and granite landscapes. It caters to riders from beginners to advanced, with technical features that will have riders returning again and again. As well as a variety of trails, the wellsignposted park also includes toilets and a meeting shelter.

Mountain bike riders will park in Harcourt and access the Park via a newly constructed offroad path. Minister for regional development Jaala Pulford joined minister for energy, environment and climate change Lily D’Ambrosio and Bendigo members Maree Edwards and Jacinta Allan to open the park to mountain bike riders. The project is expected to increase the number of visitors to the precinct to 25,000 visitors per year in 2018. Within the next five years, the precinct is expected to attract 100,000 visitors a year and create 57 jobs in the

Bike’s the way to travel ASK a primary school child how they’d prefer to get to school and, chances are, they’d say by bike or scooter. Survey after survey finds that most children would travel actively, given the choice. The top reason? It’s fun. A generation ago, most children rode or walked to school. Not today. But, with concern mounting over rising obesity levels, active travel to school is coming back into vogue as an easy way to build regular physical activity into kids’ lives. A spate of media articles has highlighted the benefits (to children, schools, communities), while questioning why more kids don’t do it. It turns out that getting on your bike is not so simple – for a whole range of reasons. But, as some schools are finding, a little support can really help. Epsom Primary School was keen to limit traffic around the school gates during a rebuild, and established a walking school bus in October last year (which is now

visitor economy. Ms Edwards said the project will help to put Harcourt and central Victoria on the map as a new mountain bike destination of choice. “It will build on the popularity of the Goldfields Track,” she said. Annual visitor spending is expected to reach $2.4 million in 2018 and increase to $9.8 million after five years. The project is also projected to spark private sector investment in bike related services and the hospitality sector. The state government invested almost $2.5 million towards the project.

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BIKE TIME: Epsom primary school students are being encouraged to ride to school. run by parents). The active travel rate doubled over the month to around 85 per cent and remains high. This is a culture shift teacher Gill Davey puts down to a combination of Walk to School month, the walking bus and the school’s involvement in a City of Greater Bendigo project One Day in 5 – Join the Ride, which worked with students and families to increase awareness about active travel to school. Parent Kylie Evans took over the walking bus this year and coordinates 20 parent “bus drivers”. “One parent initially said to me ‘I can’t do that’ but she tried it and now people from the same street walk to the meeting point together,” she said.

“Children who had never walked or ridden are doing it regularly – and the principal says she’s noticed a change in their behaviour at school.” Teacher Gill Davey says she can’t speak highly enough of getting kids out of the car, taking notice of what’s happening in their community. “The walking school bus made a difference from so many perspectives,” she said. “There’s such a difference between the child who can only see out the car window, to the child who is listening to birds chirping, holding the hand of their little friend,” she said. National Ride2School Day is on Friday, March 23. – Nicola Dunnicliff-Wells

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Marking 100 It’s not every day that your school turns 100 and centenary celebrations are well under way to mark the impressive milestone at Holy Rosary Primary School in White Hills on May 5 and 6. Celebrations will start on Saturday, May 5 as guests take a step back in time with memorabilia, photo displays and historical items as well as a chance to tour the current facilities with open classrooms, student performances and of course the cutting of the centenary cake. Old school uniforms, attendance rolls and photo-

graphs will also be on display along with the more obscure items like a knitted football jumper from the 1970s donated by Maureen Symons. The jumper, complete with hand coloured number on the back belonged to Maureen’s son who played for the Holy Rosary Football Club during his time as a student. A time capsule will be prepared at the 2018 celebrations to be placed in the ground until the year 2043 when the school turns 125. A centenary gala dinner will be held at the All Seasons

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What has Australia become? Recently a family of four â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mother, father and two children, was woken at 5am by a group of police, Border Force officers and Serco guards. This little refugee family was settled in central Queensland. The father was locally employed. The children are Australian-born â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one is two-years-old, the other is a nine-month-old baby. They were given just 10 minutes to gather their belongings. The parents were separated and driven to Gladstone airport. Though the children were in the same vehicle with their mother, they were not allowed to sit with her. You can imagine their distress. The motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visa had expired on March 4. She had been working with a case officer to have it renewed. The family was flown to Melbourne and detained. Following their incarceration, under duress and fearing further separation, the parents finally agreed to sign deportation documents. This is not about â&#x20AC;&#x153;stopping the boatsâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;saving lives at seaâ&#x20AC;?. This is not about securing our borders. These sorts of raids and deportations by Minister Duttonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Border Force officers are reminiscent of Germany of the 1930s and totally inappropriate for Australia in 2018. As an Australian I am appalled by the continual punitive and inhumane actions of this government. Jan Govett, Strathdale

Making things better â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rail a political platformâ&#x20AC;? (Bendigo Weekly, March 9) might seem to suggest that both major political parties would like to see improved rail services to destinations such as Swan Hill. The problem is that our politicians seem to have absolutely no idea about a) what the problems are, and b) how to fix them. Despite spending millions on â&#x20AC;&#x153;upgradesâ&#x20AC;?, things just keep getting worse. If we look at todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Swan Hill timetable, we see that the morning train departs at 6.58am and arrives Southern Cross at 11.34am, a total time of four hours 36 minutes. Is this really the best we can do? If we go back a generation to 1995, the morning train from Swan Hill left at 7.10am, and it arrived at what was then Spencer Street at 11.05am, a total time of three hours 55 minutes. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 41 minutes faster than today. If Minister Allan was serious about making things better, she would summon her top advisors and force them to explain to her (and then tell all of us) why things have

got so much worse. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the actual trains, because they are the same trains we had 20 years ago running at the same speed limits. But the answers are simple. Firstly, Swan Hill trains make too many stops because our timetablers canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist combining the long distance express idea with the commuter stopper, to the detriment of both. We simply end up with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;long distance stopperâ&#x20AC;?. Secondly, and something the minister seems totally incapable of comprehending, is that singling the line north of Kyneton was an absolute disaster which made many trains, including the Swan Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, slower. It is pleasing that the minister says we are getting â&#x20AC;&#x153;long-haul VLocityâ&#x20AC;? trains, but her other comments about not being able to run them on present tracks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run these modern VLocity trains on these tracks that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold these trainsâ&#x20AC;? is just sheer gibberish. It must be obvious to even the minister that if we had any, we could run â&#x20AC;&#x153;long-haul VLocitysâ&#x20AC;? to Bendigo and Swan Hill starting tomorrow, since we already run â&#x20AC;&#x153;short-haulâ&#x20AC;? versions to Eaglehawk and Echuca every day. One of the boasts of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are singling the line to go fasterâ&#x20AC;? brigade was that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;flagshipâ&#x20AC;? service could reach Bendigo in 84 minutes. Times this fast seem a hazy memory now, with todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest train to Bendigo taking 93 minutes, a whopping two minutes faster than the best pre-upgrade train. But rather than just the one â&#x20AC;&#x153;fastâ&#x20AC;? service, redoubling would allow any number of 93 minute services, and if done properly, we could easily get Bendigo times back below 90 minutes. North of Bendigo, a VLocity allowed 115km/h on todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s track instead of the present limit of 100km/h for loco-hauled trains would reach Swan Hill in about one hour 50 minutes. That gives a potential Melbourne â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Swan Hill time of three hours 20 minutes, well over an hour faster than today. The secret to running faster trains is to run more expresses, and the secret to running more expresses is double track. All we need for this to happen is a minister who wants it to happen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and of course enough double track to make it work. Andrew McLean, Taradale

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hard to restore, preserve and protect historical treasures. National Library of Australia has officially opened its Community Heritage Grant program for 2018. Organisations can apply for up to $15,000 to assist in preserving cultural heritage collections of national significance. Not-for-profit organisations, such as historical societies, regional museums, public libraries and indigenous organisation are encouraged to apply. A wide range of activities may qualify for this grant. Guidelines and application forms are available at nla. gov.au/chg/guidelines The grant round closes 5pm, Monday, May 7 and I encourage every associated group in the Bendigo electorate to apply. Lisa Chesters MP, Federal Member for Bendigo

How many lives saved? In last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bendigo Weekly, there was an article on the use of wire ropes along our highways, written by Vic Roads deputy chief executive, Robyn Seymour. I wish to ask the writer a question, she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;flexible safety barriers are proven life savers, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we are installing them across the stateâ&#x20AC;?. My question is, can she provide the number of lives saved and the number of lives lost due to this $1billion spending spree? If a tired motorist wants to pull over and take a power nap, like the signs say, well, he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t because its not safe to be parked so close to the road.

Most roads have been used extensively for over a 100 years, by motorists, bikers and truckers. And as such itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the road that causes accidents, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the drivers. So please, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it harder for firies, ambos and police. Peter Tharle, Bendigo

Rewriting history The letter by Ed Thomas of Kangaroo Flat in the Bendigo Weekly, March 9 requires a response as he is attempting to suit the facts to his ideology concerning the decline of the Victorian Transport Service. It suits Mr Thomas to make charges against the Labor government of John Cain without acknowledging the part the Liberal/Country Party played for 27 years in the destruction of public transport in Victoria. In April 1997, the Liberal Kennett government announced that Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public transport service would be privatised. But, the destruction had begun to change Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freight system well before then. Under Sir Henry Bolte as premier from 1955 to 1972, Sir Repurt Hamer from 1972 to 1980 and then Lindsay Thompson Minister for Transport, until Labor won the election in early 1982, the railways were first run down by capital starvation and then dismemberment. It was only in 1973, when the railway commissioners were replaced with the VicRail board that the pace of decline quickened. The boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charter called for the

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railways to be run as a commercial enterprise to make costs meet revenue. The board itself argued from its inception that this was impossible without a massive capital injection. They then commissioned the consultants McKinsey and Co to report on the state of the railway. The report recommended the staff be cut by 9000, that charges and fares be increased and that a number of suburban, country and freight services be axed. Three years later after that report the Liberal government established the Lonie Inquiry, or Victorian Transport Study. Transport Minister Robert MacLellan recommended the closure of eight suburban train services, seven tram services and all country passenger services except Melbourne to Geelong. In March 1982, after 27 years of destruction of public transport the Labor party won the election under John Cain, but, the dice had already been rolled by 27 years of neglect. In opposition, the Labor party had opposed the privatisation in principal but in government it has, with the exception of provincial rail, maintained private operaton. The Cain and Kirner governments spent more money employed more staff and improved some services. As a result of these Labor government actions, it could point to halting the long-term decline in public transport patronage as an achievement. William C. Collier, Golden Square

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5G may fill NBN void THE National Broadband Network was always destined to be a political football from the moment it was first envisaged and the first commitment made. The bigger the dream, the more likely the kicking. It’s the way Australian politics has evolved, and the spirit of bipartisanship is sadly an all too rare instance, especially when it comes to matters that are nation building. There’s no doubt the NBN has been a disappointing experience for an unacceptable number of Australians, but this was always likely to be so. The NBN was never going to be something likely to be delivered on time and under budget, if for no other reason than the way politics works (or doesn’t work) in this country means delays, blowouts and changes are inevitable. Maybe we should stop labelling those politicians who are not in power as the opposition, because the fact they see opposition to anything a government seeks to do as being a core responsibility is damaging – at all levels of government and to all sectors of the community. To be fair, technology, or more

Editorial Comment precisely, changes in technology, will continue to drive change and innovation, and while this is also a good thing, it does pose a risk to the National Broadband Network, most recently in the form of the much touted 5G technology. Delivering a vastly superior broadband network to every household and every business was never going to be easy, but the promise to do so was made, and this has instilled a sense of entitlement and expectation in all of us the federal government has largely struggled to meet. Balancing those expectations with the need to balance the books is almost impossible to do, and comparisons to other nations are not always fair. Australia’s sparse and relatively small population, and the distance between major population centres make the NBN Co’s project even more challenging. At the same time, other cities in the world have been able to demon-

strate the benefits of the superior 5G technology and utilise them as a lure for business and industry – an economic development tool for any city with the means to fund and sustain a 5G network. Any city in the modern era that wants to be known as a smart city must consider 5G as a potential way of doing business, and a way to lure business. For its part, Bendigo is a can do city with a proud track record in so many segments of industry. We are also actively seeking federal consideration and funding to be part of the smart cities program, an achievement that could drive a new generation of growth, innovation and economic development. Bendigo is a proven leader in manufacturing, in telecommunications, in finance and in education, and in recent years we have benefitted greatly from government investment in all of these areas, by all levels of government. These are the building blocks that have guided the development of our great city for the past 160-odd years. They are also the ingredients of our city’s future successes.

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DUCK season is on us again, and the various camps are gearing up for a battle royal. I suppose camp one is the duck shooters. They are licensed shooters, have passed special duck recognition courses, have spent large sums of money on the sport, and perhaps most importantly, are acting within the law. The 2018 season will start tomorrow, and will last 12 weeks, closing on Monday, June 11. Shooters are limited to 10 birds per person, per day and like last year, the hunting of the bluewinged shoveler will be prohibited. The Game Management Authority has based its rules for this year on analysis of habitat and

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waterbird surveys conducted across eastern Australia. Camp two is those who are opposed to duck shooting on any level. These members of the public have firmly-held beliefs that duck shooting should not happen, and they go to great lengths to ruin the sport and protest

tive measure is allowing hunters to cull the flocks. Now the softies, and I include myself in that description, may decry the destruction of these birds in so great a number. They may argue that too many are killed for the sake of sport rather than crop protection, but overall I think we need to reel

The hunters must act within the rules and only shoot 10 ducks a day to those who hunt. Camp three is the farmers who are fed up with crop damage by large flocks of ducks who in good conditions are able to breed in abundance and feed off the food that is lovingly grown by men and women of the land. Farmers can use a few tactics, such as lights and sirens, but the most effec-

in our sensitivities a bit. Farmers are losing crops and hunters are helping out, partaking in a legal sport with government support and encouragement. I have no interest whatsoever in hunting ducks, I slow down on the road to let them cross, but I accept that as long as hunters act within the law, the only

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way to stop the sport is to lobby the government. Protestors have done some good work in this direction by digging up those ducks hastily buried by hunters and dumping them at parliament, but standing in the line of fire and blowing whistles to ruin the sport of the hunters is just childish. It’s time for all to act sensibly. The hunters must act within the rules and only shoot 10 ducks a day that have been positively identified. The protestors must try to change the law rather than dance around in the mud like spoilt kids who don’t get their own way. But we must remember, if the law changes, the farmers miss out on their crops, and how would you like it if your income was slashed by the acts of protestors?

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2018 AFL PREMIERSHIP SEASON ROUND 1 Thursday, March 22 RICH vs. CARL (MCG) (N) Friday, March 23 ESS vs. ADE (ES) (N) Saturday, March 24 STK vs. BRIS (ES) (T) PORT vs. FREO (AO) (T) SUNS vs. NM (CS) (N) HAW vs. COL (MCG) (N) Sunday, March 25 GWS vs. WB (UNSW) MEL vs. GEEL (MCG) WCE vs. SYD (OS) (N) ROUND 2 Thursday, March 29 ADE vs. RICH (AO) (N) Friday, March 30 NM vs. STK (ES) (T) Saturday, March 31 CARL vs. SUNS (ES) COL vs. GWS (MCG) (T) BRIS vs. MEL (G) (N) FREO vs. ESS (OS) (N) Sunday, April 1 WB vs. WCE (ES) SYD vs. PORT (SCG) (T) Monday, April 2 GEEL vs. HAW (MCG) ROUND 3 Friday, April 6 CARL vs. COL (MCG) (N) Saturday, April 7 PORT vs. BRIS (AO) MEL vs. NM (MCG) SUNS vs. FREO (OS) (T) SYD vs. GWS (SCG) (N) STK vs. ADE (ES) (N) Sunday, April 8 Rich vs. Haw (MCG) WB vs. ESS (ES) WCE vs. GEEL (OS) (T) ROUND 4 Friday, April 13 ADE vs. COL (AO) (N) Saturday, April 14 GWS vs. FREO (UNSW) RICH vs. BRIS (MCG) WB vs. SYD (ES) (T) NM vs. CARL (BA) (N) WCE vs. SUNS (OS) (N) Sunday, April 15 ESS vs. PA (ES) HAW vs. MEL (MCG) GEEL vs. STK (GS) (T) ROUND 5 Friday, April 20 SYD vs. ADE (SCG) (N) Saturday, April 21 STK vs. GWS (ES) CARL vs. WCE (MCG) (T) PA vs. GEEL (AO) (N) FREO vs. WB (OS) (N) Sunday, April 22 NM vs. HAW (ES) BRIS vs. SUNS (G) (T) Tuesday, April 24 MEL vs. RICH (MCG) (N) Wednesday, April 25 COL vs. ESS (MCG) ROUND 6 Friday, April 27 WB vs. CARL (ES) (N) Saturday, April 28 GEEL vs. SYD (GS) NM vs. PA (ES) GWS vs. BRIS (SP) (T) HAW vs. STK (UTAS) (N) ADE vs. SUNS (AO) (N) Sunday, April 29 ESS vs. MEL (ES) COL vs. RICH (MCG) FREO vs. WCE (OS) (T)

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ROUND 7 Friday, May 4 GEEL vs. GWS (GS) (N) Saturday, May 5 WB vs. SUNS (MARS) ESS vs. HAW (MCG) WCE vs. PA (OS) (T) SYD vs. NM (SCG) (N) ADE vs. CARL (AO) (N) Sunday, May 6 RICH vs. FREO (MCG) STK vs. MEL (ES) BRIS vs. COL (G) (T)

ROUND 13 Thursday, June 14 PA vs. WB (AO) (N) Friday, June 15 SYD vs. WCE (SCG) (N) Saturday, June 16 CARL vs. FREO (ES) SUNS vs. STK (MS) (T) HAW vs. ADE (MCG) (N) Sunday, June 17 GEEL vs. RICH (MCG) Byes: BRIS, COL, ESS, GWS, MEL, NM.

ROUND 19 Friday, July 27 ESS vs. SYD (ES) (N) Saturday, July 28 RICH vs. COL (MCG) GEEL vs. BRIS (GS) GWS vs. STK (SP) (T) SUNS vs. CARL (MS) (N) ADE vs. MEL (AO) (N) Sunday, July 29 NM vs. WCE (BA) WB vs. PA (MARS) FREO vs. HAW (OS) (T)

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In a spin over wheels

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A pot hole has added a world of trouble for Steve

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HAVE been obsessing again. It’s a bit of a first-world problem but I have been overthinking wheels and tyres. The pressure is on, but it’s all due to the pressure being out of one of my tyres. I have a Golf, and the car came with four 17-inch alloys and a skinny spacesaving spare wheel. This, frankly, is a disgrace in itself, and after getting a puncture and having to run around for a while on the skinny space saver made me man up and find a full-size alloy as a spare. The annoying thing is, VW had made the spare space flexible to fit either a space saver of a full-size wheel. They knew the spacesaver wouldn’t do the trick. It’s probably OK for a city driver, but I spend 90 minutes a day on the road down through Spring Gully and beyond, and it’s a 100 kilometre an hour

road. Skinnies are limited to 80km/h. Trouble is, last week I hit a massive Mount Alexander Shire pot hole. It was a pot hole designed to wreck a large alloy, and it did. So there I was, back with no spare, bar the skinny, and I had to rethink. Perhaps it’s time to put away the 17-inch alloys and buy some sensible steel wheels that can put up with the pit falls of pot holes. But... shall I go the route of buying a couple of spare 17s or full sets of

alloys in 15 or 16 inch so there is a bit more rubber on the wheels but maintain the alloy look? So the choice is wide, and I am frantic in my search. Of course all this is frustrated by the variety of wheels available. I have narrowed it down to factory wheels, as in VW only, but there seem to be dozens, so even if I just wanted a spare of my existing set I can’t find one. Some similar ones, sure but not the same. Then if I buy four in any other size or type, I will

have to find the fifth one as a spare. Don’t get me wrong, road safety is very important, but I almost want someone to say “There, there. I will sort it out for you.” The long-suffering Mrs Kendall is sick of me jammed on the internet hunting for the elusive wheel or wheels. It’s driving me crackers, and it’s for such a silly thing, but the pressure’s on and I am in a spin. Help. – Steve Kendall steve.kendall@bendigo publishing.com

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research centre in Baltimore. One night, however, she glimpses something her low-level security clearance should never permit her to see – and so begins a connection that grows ever stronger as she is drawn back time and again. The object of Elisa’s fascination is an amphibious human, captured in the Amazon Basin and transported in absolute secrecy to the centre, where studying the “creature” becomes priority number one for US scientists striving to gain a Cold War advantage. To Elisa, though, this man is much more than a mere laboratory specimen, and through their own version of sign language the two begin to communicate. Is there even the slightest chance that this unlikeliest couple can build a future together? Elisa’s one chance at preserving the relationship pits her against the full force of both US and Soviet operatives. As a bonus, this book includes a scattering of illustrations by artist James Jean. – Rosalea Ryan

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grasshopper to take home. In workshop 2, for 10 years and over, participants will learn how to solder and make a crazy cricket or frog to take home. There will be a small cost for materials only. The workshops will be held in the sports pavilion, 20 Longlea Lane, Longlea.

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FGHAN popstar Navid Forogh, will be playing at the Zinda Festival in Bendigo on Saturday. Originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, Forogh became an overnight success when he won the popular Afghan talent show Afghan Star in 2009. With his mix of traditional and pop music, he was a greatly loved music idol. Unfortunately, his success made him a target for the Taliban, and after a series of death threats and a near-death shooting, he fled to Dubai. From there, he was granted a protection visa by the Australian Government, and moved to Melbourne. The 2009 series of Afghan Star which Forogh won was watched by 11 million people – a third of the Afghan population. While it was not broadcast internationally, on arrival in Melbourne Navid was already wellknown, and his popularity and career have grown ever since, both with the Afghan community and more broadly. Bendigo is now home to a growing Afghan community, most of whom, like Forogh, have come to Australia as refugees to start new, safer lives. The Bendigo Afghan com-

AFGHAN STAR: Navid Forogh.

munity is thrilled to be welcoming him to Bendigo for the first time. Multicultural services executive officer Kate McInnes said Forogh’s story is similar to that of many people who have come to Australia as refugees. “He has had to leave his homeland but has made a new life in Australia where he is contributing his talents to our community,” she said. “Zinda Festival is an opportunity for everyone in Bendigo to enjoy the music, food and culture of our multicultural communities, including the Afghan community.”

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Festival fever in Sedgwick

Ceramics as a form of art

EDGWICK will be buzzing on Friday, April 6 as the local community takes part in the national Festival of Small Halls. The festival takes folk artists from Australia’s largest festivals on the road to local halls in communities all over Australia. Dave Gunning and Claire Anne Taylor will be performing, along

RAGILE porcelain pieces evoking the textile crafts of Australian pioneering women are the focus of the latest exhibition at the Arnold Street Gallery. Through the Eye of a Needle features the work of the late ceramic artist Kerri-Ann Abbott, whose delicate contemporary porcelain works form a relationship with textiles that withstand the test of time. Kerri-Ann began her art career creating ceramic dolls. In 2007, she completed a masters degree in visual arts at La Trobe University, Bendigo. She found porcelain the ideal medium to achieve the appearance of fragility with a translucent undertone, it’s delicate nature

with Bendigo local and singersongwriter Imogen Piper. It’s set to be an entertaining evening, and the opportunity to catch up with neighbours, family, and friends. See more at sedgwickcommunity.org.au. Tickets are available for purchase online at festivalofsmallhalls.com or the Mandurang Post Office.

Correction: The art exhibition Tacit Knowledge: Shadows and Reflections currently showing at Dudley House will be running until Monday, March 19, not March 12 as previously published.

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resonating with her investigation into early crafts. Since Kerri-Ann’s passing her family have decided to exhibit some of her collection of works in Bendigo.

Through the Eye of a Needle remembers one of regional Victoria’s very talented ceramic artists. March 6 – 24, Arnold Street Gallery, 189 Arnold Street, North Bendigo. www.arnoldstreetgallery.com.

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Bendigo LIFE discover bendigo with James Lerk

The original Fortuna R

EADERS will remember that last week I began to speak about the Ballerstedt family, in particular the father Christopher and his enterprising son Theodore. These two men were pioneers in opening up the reef on Victoria Hill, which was to reward them most handsomely. The change in the family’s financial circumstances alerted many others to the potential of the quartz reefs of Bendigo. No wonder if there was about half a ton of the precious metal in the government treasury belonging to the Ballerstedts, that the house being constructed for them just to the south of their claim on the side of New Chum Hill became a ready source of conversation. The house was going to be called after the goddess Fortuna. We can all relate where the English word fortune is derived from, however as most of us are not schooled in the classical gods of ancient Greece and Rome perhaps a little explanation is required. Fortuna was in fact a Roman goddess representing good luck,

gambling or chance. To have wealth it was always assumed that this would bring freedom, however it is well known that chance is a very fickle thing and is the antithesis of skill, aptitude and wisdom. Fortuna for the ancients was particularly favoured by the down-trodden and slaves. The Ballerstedt family was well aware of the possible transient nature of their fortune at the time that they were so actively working, particularly their claim on Victoria Hill. They had interests in other parts of the goldfield but concentrated their efforts in employing a substantial number of people to then undertake their quartz mining and crushing. Initially Christopher and Theodore Ballerstedt’s quartz crushing apparatus was very crude and the stone was broken down to a small size, like a split pea. At a later date the substantial tailings pile was sought after by other enterprising diggers as gold could still be seen in some of the individual bits of crushed quartz.

No matter how tempting the offer, they would not sell, as the Ballerstedts were constructing a conventional steam powered crushing battery in the grounds of their house immediately to the north. This crushing battery house was built of bricks and naturally had a chimney for the boiler, the steam from which helped to drive the new crushing machinery. The regular thumping of this new crushing plant must have been music to the ears of the residents of Fortuna, for they knew that this sound meant extra gold being won from the quartz that they had mined. Despite the house being called Fortuna it was not always a happy place, Emma Koencke (Koehncke) an unmarried sister of Theodore’s wife Anna was residing at Fortuna, she died September 10, 1859. Emma had been born at Elmshorn on January 15, 1840. An older but widowed sister of Anna, Wilhelmiene Heiler passed away July 5, 1867 aged 41, she had also been living at Fortuna.

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ANS of classic cars are in for a treat next week as Maserati owners drive into Bendigo. The city is a stopoff point for the Maserati Global Gathering which sets off from the Great Ocean Road on Tuesday. The classics are on show at car display at Castlemaine Gaol on Thursday from noon until 2pm, and arrive at the Schaller Hotel at 5pm the same day. On Friday the cars set off at 9am. It’s a multi-million dollar collection of historic and unique MaCLASSIC DISPLAY: Maseratis will be in town. serati supercars, plus a fleet of modern Maseratis, it’s not often you one of only two built and a 2008 Quattrowill have the chance to see them. porte Bellagio Touring one of just four in The five-day, 1500-kilometre journey the world. is running to Sydney. Also on the run is a 1964 Mistral SpyParticipating cars include a 1974 der, one of only 14 right-hand drive SpyQuattroporte 2, Built for the Aga Khan, ders made.

GOLDEN FOUNDATIONS: Ballerstedt’s Fortuna.

They are both buried in the Ballerstedt family plot surrounded by an elaborate, costly cast iron fence and posts at the Bendigo Cemetery. Christopher Ballerstedt passed away at Fortuna, October 17, 1869 having reached the age of 73 years. It was said of Christopher that his “memory will forever be dear to all who knew him, so eminently contributed by the energy and perseverance which he …devoted to opening up the now worldwide known and celebrated Victoria Reef”. One source states that the

what’s on... Friday, March 16 Pop-up photo booth: Experience the dragon. To March 23. Drop in and be photographed with this incredible mythical creature. All ages. During library hours, Eaglehawk Library. Saturday March 17 All things Irish: The Central Victorian Irish Association will celebrate St Patrick’s Day at the Shamrock Hotel Bendigo from 1.30pm. All welcome. Social Dance: Greater Bendigo Danceland, 8pm – 11pm, St Andrew’s Uniting Church Hall, Myers St. Supper, lucky door, raffle. $8 pp. Details 5443 5380. Family Bush Dance: Keck St Anglican Church Hall. Irish theme. 8pm. Dances Old Time and Bush dances. Emu Creek Bush Band. Tickets $8. A plate of supper appreciated. Details: 5442 1153. Rockin’ 50s Rock ‘n Roll Club: Dance featuring two bands, Jump and Jive and Slapback Jack and the Magic 8 Balls plus The Phantom DJ. BYO drinks and nibbles. Tickets adults $18 prepaid, $20 at door.

Ballerstedt’s claim on Victoria Hill was purchased by them for £60 from an African American named Dido Weymouth. Weymouth had been disappointed with his claim, however the Ballerstedts cut and followed the quartz spurs in 1854 initially by open cut before sinking a shaft to the south of their open cut. At a depth of 90 metres this shaft penetrated a substantial reef which carried very rich gold. Following the Black Saturday wild fires in 2009, the heaps of stone from creating the open cut became clearly visible.

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Bendigo Lions club Fundraising barbecue: Bunnings, Kangaroo Flat store from 9am – 4pm. Proceeds to Childhood Cancer appeal.

Facebook – Online Learning Workshop: Learn the basics of facebook and open up a whole new world of communication with your family and friends. BYO device or use one supplied by the library. 11am – noon, Bendigo Library. Bookings required at www. goldfieldslibraries.com

Bendigo Lions Club fundraising barbecue: IGA Supermarket, Strathfieldsaye, 9am – 1pm. Proceeds to Prostate Cancer project. Monday, March 19 CWA Axedale Branch meeting: 7pm at the Uniting Church, High Street, Axedale. Hear guest speaker Robert Peachy speak about FoodShare. Details: 0438 035 643. Wednesday, March 21 Maura the Clairvoyant Cruise Ship Librarian: Join Maura in her comedy show, chock full of characters, stories and observations about ageing. 2pm – 3pm, Bendigo library. Bookings required at www.goldfieldslibraries.com Storytime Drums: Storytime has a whole new beat with special guest Jim

Thursday, March 22 Old Time Dance: Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling Street. Eaglehawk. 8pm – 11pm. Entry $5. Karen evening storytime: Stories and songs with storyteller Ange and her good friend Lwe Pree, who will translate some classic stories into her native Karen language and tell a traditional Karen children’s story. All young families welcome. 6pm – 7pm, Bendigo Library. Bendigo and District Prostate Support Group: Meeting Atrium Room at St John of God Hospital at 6pm. Details: 5447 8847.

WIN 1 OF 2 DOUBLE PASSES • Sanguine Estate Music Festival goes stronger and bolder and moves dates. International artists of highest caliber ﬂy in to City of Bendigo • The SEMF BENDIGO WEEKEND is now on sale and has now become a popular feature of the region’s cultural year, and with the 2018 edition we are delighted to respond to the demand and expand its scope by extending the program to include a Sunday morning concert too! Our artist lineup is once again top-flight and unique, featuring such dazzling and loved Australia-based artists as Andrew Haveron, Ian Munro, Tobias Breider and Caroline Almonte. They are joined by our international guest, Stephen Stirling, one of Europe’s finest horn soloists and chamber musicians, and principal horn with the legendary Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

well as Arensky’s gorgeously lyrical and dramatic quartet for the unusual combination of violin, viola and two cellos. Stephen will shine in Haydn’s sparkling Concerto, and the Dunhill Cornucopia, a group of gorgeous romantic salon pieces. Ian and Caroline will provide a luxury afternoon of piano four-hand gems, and we will of course continue with our now traditional cushion concert, coffee concert and master class.

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ENISE Dalton and her schnauzer Pepe wouldn’t want to live anywhere else, other than Bendigo Retirement Village in Spring Gully, after moving from Drummond just outside Kyneton. A fully refurbished, self contained one-bedroom unit set among established gardens only a short stroll from natural bush-land is all Denise needs for a care-free and idyllic lifetyle, offering as much privacy and independence as needed along with a huge choice of recreational activities. “I first came up to one of Bendigo Retirement Village’s open days, and the moment I saw all the bush and gardens, I knew it was the place for me,” Denise said, who has eagerly embraced a range of social activities since moving into the village late last year. The village’s popular community centre incorporates a large dining

room, billiards room, internet kiosk, bar and bowls area, large screen television viewing area featuring surround sound, book library and more. Add to that the security of 24/7 on-call staff and integrated emergency system, within an established community of like-minded people with activities to suit everyone, Bendigo Retirement Village really does tick all the boxes for a relaxing, enjoyable lifestyle. This Sunday’s open day on March 18, between 10am and noon is an ideal opportunity see view the popular facilities and quality, one, two or three bedroom units available at Bendigo Retirement Village on Mandurang Road, Spring Gully.

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Stuart Bronson experience as now I can smile, eat, and laugh, with no pain or discomfort from dentures or missing teeth anymore.” At 6:30pm, Wednesday 21 March in Bendigo, Stuart will be holding a free dental seminar on how to get your own dental work, and a holiday if desired, at up to 70 per cent under any Australian quote? “So if you’re serious, and ready to get free of dental pain, discomfort, and embarrassment then book your seat now by calling 1800 830 850 or texting your details to 0421 764 768 and we look forward to seeing you there.” www.overseasdentalimplants.com.au

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day centres. You will also learn specialised tasks and functions in relation to leisure and health, and must complete 120 hours of work placement to obtain your qualification while successfully attending classes over an 11-month period. Once completed, your new qualification will open up career opportunities as a recreation officer, activities or program coordinator and leisure and health assistant. Fees are dependent on your level of government funding and start from just $52.75 for Skills First Program concession holders. Phone 1300 582 687 or visit their website at www.genutraining.org.au to find out more.

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Autumn exhibition

ERGING art and garden is the theme behind the Mica Grange open garden sculpture exhibition, opening later this month at Sutton Grange . The autumn exhibition features more than 60 creations from 16 sculptors along a wide range of garden art and plants, providing garden lovers with inspiration and ideas for their own gardens. Small and large pieces are available with prices ranging from $10 to $7000 so there is something for everyone, preserves from the orchard and vegetable garden are also available.

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REWARDING: Learning to finger spell in Auslan classes.

The autumn open garden and sculpture exhibition starts Saturday, March 24 and is open every weekend to April 22, including Easter Monday. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea is also available, and can enjoyed on the decking with views across the Sutton Grange valley. Entry $6, children free – open 10am to 4pm. Group bookings are available during week days. For more information including spring dates visit www.micagrange.com.au or phone 5474 8262, 0499 897 242.

Learning a new skill

OCAL teacher, Claire Lewington, loves teaching Australian Sign Language, Auslan throughout Bendigo. Claire has taught Auslan for almost 20 years – many of these with Vicdeaf. During that time she has taught a diverse range of people, from two-years-ofage through to an 83-year-old woman, who told Claire she had always wanted to learn sign language. Claire is a native Auslan-user and deaf, who enjoys mixing with people from all walks of life and sharing her language and culture. Auslan is unique to Australia with its own grammatical structure and syntax with organic differences state-to-state, like spoken languages. “Come along and learn how to have a simple conversation with a deaf person in Auslan,” Claire said.

“In a few short weeks you will learn to greet and farewell someone, talk about your home, your interests, hobbies, family, food likes and dislikes, and work related topics. “You’ll be surprised at how much you can learn and how much fun learning a new language can be.” Vicdeaf’s classes immerse students in a deaf environment, learning at their own pace while having fun along the way. Students can then apply their newly acquired Auslan skills in the workplace or community. Further opportunities are available for students, interested in attending deaf community events including coffee and dinners throughout Bendigo. To find out more about Vicdeaf’s Auslan classes in Bendigo phone 9473 1111 or visit www.vicdeaf.com.au/auslan

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At Living Well you’ll enjoy the lifestyle you deserve – secure, private and accessible in a warm community environment, set among attractive landscaped gardens. Covered walk ways provide all-weather, level access to the activity centre and dining room. The villa units’ open-plan layout enables ease of movement with no steps, which allows access for walking frames and wheelchairs. Every villa unit has a private courtyard with a shed and is perfect for creating a private outdoor area. The benefits At Living Well include your own furnished villa unit in landscaped surrounds - alternatively you may bring your own furniture. Enjoy a Continental breakfast, freshly prepared lunch and dinners as well as the added security of on-site managers, on call seven days a week and regular visits from podiatrists and hairdressers. Short and long term rental packages available and the freedom to bring your small pet. Living Well at Bendigo, 387 High Street, Kangaroo Flat, phone: 5454 2800. www.livingwellatbendigo.com.au

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Fete at St Francis

T is here again – the most eagerly anticipated fete of the year. In Blucher Street Strathfieldsaye anyway, with the St Francis of the Fields Primary School Fete from 11am on Sunday March 25. You’re invited to come along and enjoy a range of family orientated activities, stalls and entertainment.. There are endless activities for children of all ages, including jumping castles, water activities, train rides, craft, lob-a-choc, face painting, a photo booth, animal farm, show bags and lots more.

Adults are also catered for with Devonshire tea, plant and book stalls and entertainment. The various food stalls are always a highlight with the always popular barbecue, along with cold drinks, gourmet chicken wraps, slushies, corn cobs, nachos, fairy floss, and barista made beverages. Proceeds of the day are directed towards various projects, including the provision of specialist support staff and program materials, additional literacy and numeracy resources, landscaping and maintenance.

BRINGING THE PAST BACK TO LIFE: Heather Day.

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T is easier now than ever to bring your family’s past back to life with Heather Day formerly trading as Pictureman, now at the Gate House at Fortuna Villa every Thursday and Friday. “My long break is finally over, and now I’m back and certainly not retired,” Heather said, whose digital photography skills will have your faded or damaged photographs restored in no time, in sepia, black and white or colour. “I can even remove or add people if desired as I’ve been involved in photography for many years and have made good use of techniques learnt.” With photographs sometimes the only link to our heritage, it is important to preserve images for future generations,

according to Heather. “Family history is becoming more popular than ever with people realising they are the keepers of the past,” she said. Heather’s extensive experience as a professional photographer, ensures your treasured photographs are well cared for. Call into Fortuna Villa’s Gate House in Chum Street Bendigo, every Thursday and Friday between 9.30am and 4.30pm with your old photographs to discuss restoring them to their former glory. Don’t put your photographs away or neglect them – bring them in to see what Heather can do with an obligation free quote. Heather Day, phone 0418 396 498.

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ENTRAL Victoria Blinds & Awnings, is now an authorised ScreenAway distributor and as well as an Ziptrak Track Guided Blind System specialist. ScreenAway is a unique retractable blind and fly screen solution designed especially for windows and skylights. It is retrofitted into all types of windows, old and new and can be easily installed providing an attractive and practical solution with a neat and tidy fit. The ScreenAway retractable blind system provides light block out with no dangerous hanging cables or cords and a range of different material colours to suit your taste. The Ziptrak system allows you to use

your outdoor area year round, insulated against the elements including unwanted insects, mozzies and flys. The beauty of this system is that it also connects the indoors to the outdoors. With the patented Ziptrak balanced spring system it is as simple as pulling the blind down either full length or stopping at any point. There are no gaps down the sides, no zips, cords, ropes or wires. It can also be used to replace the old automatic arm awnings to cover most window styles. For a free measure and quote either on site or off the plan Brian is just a call away. Contact Brian on 0418 506 542 or like him on Facebook.

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ATS need regular veterinary care, including a health check at least once a year according to the helpful staff at Bendigo Animal Hospital. “Cats age faster than you do, so an annual health check up for them is similar to you visiting your doctor or dentist every four to five years,” practice manager Jamie Tuohey said. “Prevention is always safer and less expensive than treatment, which is why your cat needs to be seen at least once a year by your veterinarian.” A trip to the veterinarian can be more stressful for cats than for dogs so Bendigo Animal Hospital have introduced feline only consultations every Thursday evening, to help reduce stress on your cat. Help reduce the stress of your visit by

encouraging your cat to familiarise itself with the carrier basket in the few days prior to your appointment, and touch your cat’s face, ears, feet and tail so it will be used to similar procedures at the clinic. Remember to drape a small blanket or towel over their carrier during transportation and avoid feeding your cat before your appointment “If your cat is particularly stressed by a visit to the veterinarian and these options don’t seem to work then speak to one of our friendly team about further stress reduction strategies,” Jamie said. “With less noise and animals around, your feline can feel less stressed and have a more enjoyable visit.” Give the clinic a call on 5443 3322 to secure your booking today.

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PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES • Leading Central Victorian food manufacturer • Full-time ongoing positions • Exceptional career opportunities

Hazeldene’s is a leading Central Victorian food manufacturer, with a vertically integrated supply chain including world best technology. Our focus is continuous improvement in everything we do. These three roles are no exception and we are looking for candidates who will bring their expertise to our organisation to help us grow and prosper. Each of these roles reports to the People & Performance Manager:

Senior HR Advisor

OHS Coordinator

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The Senior HR Advisor role offers the opportunity to have significant influence

Hazeldene’s primary commitment to employees is a safe and healthy working environment, in which employees can perform their tasks to the best of their ability. Whilst a strong HSE culture exists at Hazeldenes your opportunity is to embed best in class systems and practices at all level of the organization. This will require strong people, negotiation and change management ability. You will work at all levels of the organization to identify HSE issues and investigate, develop and implement best practice and compliant solutions. However, the major contribution you will make to HSE at Hazeldenes will be the engagement and motivation of staff at all levels in HSE.

As a key member of the HR team, the Recruitment Officer is responsible for the end to end recruitment and on boarding process. This role will work closely with managers and line managers to clearly identify job requirements and ensure approval against staffing numbers.

on the on-going performance of the business. This key role is responsible for collaboratively delivering high quality solutions and results. This role will also work in close liaison with the Training & Development Officer and the Recruitment Officer. Accountabilities: • Providing advice and comprehensive operational assistance through the completion of a variety of HR related duties and tasks • Developing relationships with HR stakeholders to facilitate problem solving and issue resolution • Advising line managers on policy interpretation and the full range of Human Resources policies and procedures • Coaching and supporting line-managers to ensure they are informed of their obligations when managing people related issues • Identifying Training & Development opportunities and working with the Training & Development Officer to develop and implement appropriate training solutions • Initiating recruitment solutions and working with the Recruitment Officer to ensure the effective recruitment and on-boarding of appropriate employees • Participating in the effective resolution of industrial issues and grievances, as required • Contributing to the continuous review, improvement and implementation of HR procedures, forms and processes Skills and experience: • Substantial experience in HR experience in a similar role • Degree in Human Resources or relevant (is preferred) and appropriate industry experience

Accountabilities: These are indicative accountabilities with the key objective of the role being to ensure Hazeldene’s has effective and state of the art HSE policies, processes and outcomes • Ensure a compliant OH&S framework relevant to the organisation and understood by all • Facilitate an effective OHS committee and associated processes • Develop, implement and maintain best in class Policies and Systems for safe working conditions for all areas of the company. • Provide managers and employees with advice relevant to OH&S and Food Safety Regulations • Undertake or co-ordinate investigation into accidents, incidents and unsafe working conditions and analyse causes and recommend and implement remedial action. • Facilitate training sessions to raise awareness of safe working practices To succeed in this role you will have a very strong and clear understanding of HSE ideally in a production environment - preferably food manufacturing – with the ability to develop effective relationships, and champion safety throughout the organization

• Experience in grievance handling and leading complex HR investigations

Skills and experience:

• Sound knowledge of relevant employment legislation, including the Fair Work Act

• At least 3+ years’ experience working in a similar role • Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety or equivalent tertiary qualifications • Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment would be highly desirable • Sound understanding of the relevant legislative and regulatory framework • Strong work ethic and a passion for safety • Ability to effectively partner with key stakeholders and influence positive outcomes • Excellent oral and written communications skills and strong computer and MS office skills

• Strong relationship building skills, coupled with sound negotiation and influencing skills • Ability to juggle HR strategy with a pragmatic ‘hands on’ approach and ability to work collaboratively

Accountabilities: • Writing and placing recruitment advertisements • Interview administration • Recruitment administration using ConnX Workforce Solution system • Position description development • Participating in selection panels • Reference checking • Making offers of employment and contract preparation • Assisting with on-boarding i.e. Induction, Work Hardening programme • Reporting Skills and Experience • A qualification in Human Resources or demonstrable relevant experience • High level customer service skills • Well-developed written and verbal communication skills • A commitment to exercising initiative and enhancing systems and processes • Willingness to work in a fast paced environment and support co workers

To apply for any of these vacancies, please send your resume and a covering letter to jobs@hazeldenes.com.au

Applications close 28 March 2018 Hazeldene’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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COORDINATOR COMPEER BENDIGO Part Time 30 Hours Per Week Fixed Term – 3 Years Compeer, within St Vincent de Paul Society, aims to improve the quality of life and self-esteem of adults with a diagnosed mental illness, through one to one friendship with a caring volunteer.

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

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

We are seeking an experienced coordinator who will be responsible for all aspects of intake and ongoing support and training of volunteers as well as having a strong skill-base in delivery of current mental health supports. Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, SW3, or related disciplines; qualifications in adult training and assessment, high level interviewing and engagement skills will be highly regarded.

For more information go to www.vinnies.org.au and follow the link to Get Involved Applications close: Sunday 25 March 2018

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. Greenham – Supporting local communities and organisations www.greenham.com.au h

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Bendigo Baptist Community Care: Life Essentials, 214 Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Tues ght for thou 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, Thurs 1pm–4pm except April 5 (Easter break for staff). Gold coin donation.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.

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

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• Mowing • Whipper Snipping • Large Area Mowing • Whole Yard Tidy Ups • Weeding • Rubbish Removal • Gutter Cleaning • Free Charity Pick Ups

NDIS, Workcover & TAC Registered

GARDEN SERVICES

Call Richard

0417 502 709 Any Door Any Lock Anywhere

Domestic Schools Commercial Business Owner Builders Builders

PUBLISHING 38,200 COPIES EVERY FRIDAY

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

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HANDYMAN SERVICES

0439 464 086 Stuart Merkel stuartabroad1@live.com.au ABN 66185474148

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PAINTERS / DECORATORS

Central Victoria 13 11 98

Suite B 175 Lyttleton Tce, Bendigo greyarmybendigo@bigpond.com

HOME MAINTENANCE

l Decks Repaints l New Work l Pergolas l Patch & Repair l Feature walls l Room by Room Quotes & Much more Over 30 years experience Police check certified

JB Painting & Decorating Joel Blundell Painting & Decorating Competitive Prices & Free Quotes New Homes | Renovations | Heritage Homes External & Internal Repaints Servicing Bendigo & Surrounding Areas Fully insured and reliable ABN: 86134228939

Email: painter_joel@hotmail.com

NO JOB TOO SMALL CALL PETER 0409 422 271 Email: bhmpeter@hotmail.com

LANDSCAPING

TILT TRAY CRANE TRUCK SERVICE for Containers, Machinery, and Portable Buildings 4.2T 8M Reach Crane, 17.5& Pay Load

PH 0429 483 343

Ph 0432 626 446

• Carpentry • Tiling • Painting • Plastering • Pergolas • Decks

For Sale

REMOVALS

L&S Painting and Repairs

Phone Les - 0458 949 871 • Handymen • Cleaning • Builder • Floors • • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Reno’s • • Granite Benchtops • Paving • Plumbers • • Decking • Electricians • Ramps • Tiling • Pruning • Tree Lopping • Sheds & Pergolas • • Lawns & Gardens • Small concreting jobs • • Dingo machinery work •

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FOR SALE

18V grass trimmer, complete with all acces. EC $70 ONO 5447 4979

ANTIQUE secretary desk, $100 Ph 0427 343 499

THEATRE LOUNGE 5pce, 3 seater theatre lounge, Excellent condition, burgandy leather, $1050 Ph 5443 3227 ANTIQUE over mantle /sideboard top $95 Ph 0411 625 537

TREE SERVICES

ARMCHAIR and matching foot stool VGC $65 Ph 5442 1507.

AAA TREE LOPPING

AUSTRALIAN sports bag, as new, $10 Ph 5442 1507.

• Pensioners (Disc) • Full Insurance • (Prompt) Same Day Service

BABY cane bassinet, white, on chrome stand VGC $45 Ph 5448 8523

For Best Price Phone Jack Direct

BIRD cage, 13" W x 10" D x 17" H, GC $15 Ph 0437 567 073

0409 289 700 5428 9312 · Tree Removal & Pruning · Green Waste & Stump Removal · Tower/Chipper/Bobcat /Tipper · Over 15 Years Experience · We Travel Anywhere · Free Quotes · Fully Insured

Painter & Decorator Your Friendly, Professional and Quality Painter For a FREE, No obligation quote, Phone Troy on

0418 844 590 or Email: T_eyoung@bigpond.net.au

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

PAVING & LANDSCAPING by Phil Carman

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

PH: 0418 822 911 MOBILE BATHROOMS

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GRANT’S PAINTING SERVICE FOR ALL YOUR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PAINTING REQUIREMENTS INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REPAINTS RELIABLE & EFFICIENT SERVICE BY PROFESSIONALS QUALITY WORK AT AFFORDABLE PRICES CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE

CANE set 3 piece, 4 seater, honey colored cushions, EC $150 ono PH 0427 154 644

Your local on-time Plumber • Air Conditoning Service & Repairs • Gas fitting & General Plumbing • Hot water - Gas, Elec & solar • Drains installed/cleared/repaired • Roof, gutter, d.p. & gutter guard Don’t put up with drips! • Taps, toilets, showers, sinks & more Use a licensed plumber • Quality professional workmanship FREE QUOTES guaranteed Lic No 37932

Ph 5446 1535

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PAINTERS / DECORATORS

TRIPPA’S T RIPPA’S P PAINTING AINTING SERVICE S ERVICE No O No Obligation bllig b ga attio tio ion Fr F Free ree Quote Quote uote uo e 10% D 10 DI ISC ISC S OUNT OUNT OU NT F OR S OR ENIIO EN OR ORS RS S 10% DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS

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www.dunstoneplumbing.com.au office@dunstonebros.com.au

Pty. Ltd.

CV Industrial Vacuum Services

544 33 999 4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall Master Plumber

0448 701 138 • Licensed Backflow Tester • Blocked Drains • Burst Pipes • Septics • Gas Leaks & Gas Fitting • Hot Water Services • Roof Leaks • Renovations • Gen Plumbing • Latest Drain Cleaning Equipment QUALITY WORK AT THE RIGHT PRICE!

Lic#100122

REUPHOLSTERY SERVICE

Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned

“Bring your old furniture back to life” Call us for a free quote!

Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429

0439 864 863 11B Trantara Court, East Bendigo

* Fully Insured

FOR SALE

Cat Enclosures A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors Free Quotes to suit your budget Call Jim 0429 866 630

catparksaustralia.com

FOR SALE WN NOP E O

- Heavenly y Reiki -

Gift Shop

Search: HR GIFT SHOP

Raywood

Jewellery, Soy Melts, Gemstones, Figurines, Himilayan Salt Products, Frames, Perfume, Hand Painted Plates, Weather Vanes, Oil burners, Sun Catchers, Dream Catchers, & much more!

Less than 15 minutes from Eaglehawk 10 Chesterfield St Raywood P: 0488 550 804 E: kwondo52@hotmail.com

EXERCISE bike Lifespan, Good cond $25 Ph 5446 1310

FIREWOOD

FIVE Dining Room Chairs $50 Ph 5439 3607

FOWLERS No. 27 Jars x12 $30 Ph 5442 5552

FOWLERS stove top steriliser + 4 1L jars GC $50 Ph 5442 5552

FREE double bed mattress, good clean cond, Ph 0417 766 331

FRIDGE, Fisher & Paykel, 160cm x 50 x 50, goes well, $50 0409 431 383

FRIDGE Kelvinator 336, GC, push button defrost $80 ono Ph 5447 8847

GAMES table for kids, multi games $25 Phone 5446 1310

GOLF buggy bag and sticks, $90 ono Ph 5442 1507.

GOLD Detector, Mine Lab, EC, GP 3000, 2 Batteries, harness, charger, 2 headphones, other items $1800 cash no cheques Ph 0407 678 575

GREENHOUSE Redpath Tunnel House, 2.74mx9ft, good value, as new, shade cloth white & plastic cover $900 Ph 5446 3139

HAIR Dryer Holder, wall mounted, silver spiral $20 Ph 0437 567 073

HAND painted Porcelain, large assortment $5 ea Ph 0427 008 501

For Sale

License No. 32710

A friendly, reliable, local plumbing team fully qualified in all aspects of plumbing

UPHOLSTERERS

SPOUT CLEANING

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting

(Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)

Call David/Bronwyn

David Smith 0427 506 160 e: dsmith.trees@gmail.com SPOUT CLEANING

PLUMBERS

MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE

Suitable for • Renovations • Parties/Weddings • Sporting events and many more

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

grants.paintingser vice@yahoo.com

ENGLISH Oak Trees for sale. $5 each to a good home. Phone 0421 846 950 Sedgwick

Top quality Split Dry 4M Special - $550 del. Or $150 Per/M Ph 0437 120 009

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

0423 745 034

ELECTRIC Bed, King Single, full function $490 Ph 0408 571 794

BOX of old Bottles $50 Ph 5446 8690 or 0409 202 233

Quality tree and Stump Removal

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

ELECTRIC Lift Bed, King Single. Never used, cost $3000+ Sell $900 ONO. Ph 5436 1405

FILING cabinet 4drw, inc files $80 Ph 5449 7128

SMITHS

All Types Of Painting, Over 20 Years Experience

DESK, office, large. EC. $50 ono. Ph: 0407 846 532 after 5pm

BONDALL concrete and paving sealer, 2 x 5L bottles $35pr 5446 1310

CAMP beds x2 $15 for the paid PH 5446 1310

www.juddstreesolutions.com.au

DESK, Computer, large. EC $50 ono. Ph: 0407 846 532 after 5pm

OATEN HAY

FOR SALE CARAVAL electric brakes, Primus, New $70 Ph 5449 7128 CARAVAN Jockey wheel, as new $35 Ph 0428 186 705

Buy as 1 lot. 78 Bale need own machinery to load/transport Bagshot. Ph 0414 748 610

HAY & STRAW

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

HAY

CARAVAN towing mirrors, Never used, Cost $129 Sell $25 0408 590 830

Oaten/Rye, $4 bale Ph 0429 434 646 AH

CARD table used for camping, Good cond $80 Ph 0428 186 705

Oaten rolls, net wrapped. Excellent Quality from $55 Axedale. 0428 590 023

CHEST of drawers, 5 draws, white, $25 Ph 5446 1310 ANTIQUE pottery, (small Bendigo collection) $50 Ph 0411 625 537 COLLECTION of Robert Gordon Pottery $75 Ph 0411 625 537 COMBINATION weight gym set, $100 Phone 5447 0570 CORNER TV Cupboard $150 Ph 5439 3607

HAY

HI Country 4wd Double Mat As New $60 Ph 0438 526 425

HORN sewing/overlocker cabinet $100 Ph 0409 175 052

KINCHROME vehicle positioning Jack, 300mm 2 pce set, still in box, Paid $389 Sell $200 Ph 0419 009 214

LOUNGE suite, 3pce, $100 timber/cane, floral cushions Ph 5447 0570

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FOR SALE

WANTED TO BUY

LOUNGE, 2 seater, grey covering cloth. Paid $399 sell at $260, as new excellent condition. Ph 0439 484 186

Bendigo Coin Shop

MARKET umbrella for watching water skiing $25 Ph 0428 186 705

MDF boards 2400 X 1200 X 16 MM, $20 each Ph 5448 8745 MOWER, Briggs & Stratton motor, Runs well, $40 Ph 0498 142 686

MULCH & SOIL Manure, composted soils & straw mixed in. Straw, Pea Straw & Lucern avail in small & big sq bales. & R/bales. Pick up Bgo or can deliver Bgo. Ph 0427 304 600

MUSHROOM COMPOST

$50 per metre. Minimum 5 metres. Free delivery to Bendigo area. Phone 0400 855 626.

Buying + Selling all: Coins and Notes Gold and Silver GUARANTEED BEST PRICES

Ph Peter: 0417 038 628

FOR SALE

WANTED

WATER TANKS AND DRUMS

RIDE-ON MOWERS Dead or Alive 2005' onward. Ph 0408 427 451 after 5pm

3300 lt $690. 5500 lt $890. 2000 lt $495 2500 lt Slimline $790. Drums 200lt $25.

TENT, Jackaroo, 8 person, 2 rooms, still in box, never used. $250 Ph 5443 4358

OLD windows and door frames $40 lot Ph 0409 175 052

THREE Seater Couch $200 Ph 5439 3607

PAIR 2 Seater Cane Lounge Free, have to pick up Ph 5447 9310

(Sauce) Romas & round $10 box 0400 779 774

PALLET racking, 3 ends, 6 beams, good condition. $390 Ph 0438 520 794

TOOLSHED, 3M x 3M x 2M High, to dismantle, excellent condition, $500 Ph 0413 243 274

PAVING sealer, bond all, 2x 5L $18 lot Ph 5446 1310

PEA STRAW $8 bale. Min 10 bales del. Free del Bendigo. Ph 5436 9156 PORTABLE Radio/ CD /Double Tape, Sharp $30 Ph 0437 852 649 QUALITY pearl ring, never worn, $50 Ph 0447 232 986 QUALITY HAY, new season, "weed-free", oaten or vetch mix hay in large, heavy rolls. Pure oaten @ $40, and vetch mix @ $45 per roll. Avonmore/Elmore area. Ray: 0418 122 252 QUEEN Anne Dressing Table, Tapesty covered stool $200 Ph 5439 3607 LOUNGE Sofa, 3 seater, Leather, fawn, VGC, Square arms, $470 Ph 5447 7780 RECLINER swivel lounge armchair, Leather, choc brown, 12mths old EC, As new $500 Ph 5447 7780 ROOLTOP desk, brown, good condition $40 Phone 5447 0570 ROVER Lawn Mower $85 Ph 5446 8690 or 0409 202 233 SAMSUNG Galaxy J1 mini phone w/ case, EC, $60 Ph 0437 567 073 SET of golf clubs w/bag, $35 Ph 5446 8690 or 0409 202 233 SHED fridge, NEC, good working order $100 Ph 0458 252 264

TOMATOES

TOP SOIL Lawn soil $35 p/m Garden Soil $45 p/m, includes local delivery 4, 6 and 10m avail. Garden rocks also avail. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770

TOPSOIL

Sandy loam. 12 ton load $160 delivered 12ks Epsom. Ph 0429 623 360 any time

SIX Dining Room Chairs $120 Ph 5439 3607 SPA as new, 6 person Sapphire Spa. 43 jets, 3 months old, $7000. Bagshot. Ph 0414 748 610 TRACTOR & 6' Slasher, Belarus 562 Fel, Hay Fork, Tow ball, Bucket, slasher as New $9000. Bagshot. 0414 748 610 STEEL shelving 2ft x 4ft, 8ft H, 7 shelves $50 Ph 0407 346 867 SUNBEAM stainless steel 12" frypan $10 Ph 0409 175 052

DEAD CAR/TRUCK BATTERIES WANTED Falcon/Commodore $5 each; smaller sizes from $2, larger sizes will pay more Ph 0474 831 694. OLD bottles with town names or company names, Soda Syphons, Ginger beers, Marble, Milk bottles Etc. Single items or boxed lots. Cash Paid. Ph 0452 264 661 OLD woodworking carpenters tools, planes and books etc for collector/user Ph 0418 510 727.

VINTAGE sturdy Cane Settee, 215cm, VGC, Top quality feather mattress, $645 Ph 5449 3742

WANTED to buy old batteries, copper & brass mag wheels Ph 5446 1191 or 0447 744 043

POULTRY Rhode Island Red, Light Sussex Pullets. $25ea. Day old chicks $10ea.Cockerels also available. Can del within Bendigo. Ph 0423 945 933

WALKER, fold up, burgandy colour $50 Phone 0434 609 393 WHEEL Chairs, Fold Up from $80 to $275 Ph 0408 571 794

TO LET

SILKIES

LIVESTOCK ALPACAS Rare Breed Males & Females All colours Ph 0419 116 952

ADOPT-A-PET Female

Domestic Short Hair

Jasmine is such a sweet angel she absolutely loves everybody. Unfortunately Jasmine has Early Renal Insufficiency and comes under our special needs category. She needs a very special owner who can provide ongoing veterinary checks and a special diet which she is required to be on. Please call the shelter for more information.

Male Desexed Bruce Wayne has had a rough start and arrived at the Shelter extremely timid. He can still be wary at times of new people and new environments so it may take some time for him to build his trust. Bruce will need to be in a quieter household with someone who is calm and patient to enable him to gain his confidence. Bruce is extremely smoochy and loves giving head butts to let you know when he is happy and comfortable.

28th April, Catholic Church Carpark E/hawk. Enquiries & Bookings Phone 0423 022 087

ALLINGHAM STREET KANGAROO FLAT Sat 24th March 8am-3pm Complete Dispersal of Disability Stock and Garage Sale

ALLOY Boat, galv trailer, both reg, 25 mariner, elec start, fwd control, padded seats, windscrean, travel cover, $3,000 Ph 0429 189 993

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

REDUCED PRICE 2 Bedroom Cabin New kitchen, bathroom, laundry. 8000Lx6000W splits in 2 sections. Paid $60,000 selling for $18,000 buyer to remove Moama NSW. Ph. 0422 281 302

KINROSS ST LONG GULLY Sat 8am - 12 household good & furniture, new dining chairs, commercial crockery, Bendigo pottery/crockery, timber, garden, shed, tractor & tandem trailer Ph 0408 500 410

Bruce Wayne

Domestic Medium Hair

LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT?

5441 2209

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

AUTO

HOLDEN Commodore 2011 Series II VE Omega, 155'000km, recenty serviced, rego Oct 18 (1EZ72D), fsh, VGC $8500 ono Ph 0421 469 359

HOLDEN Rodeo Turbo Diesel 4x4 D/cab '99, 5 sp man, b/bar, A/C, turbo timer, t/bar, tarp 250,000kms, EC $6750, just had major serv & RWC (ULV-736) Ph 0417 109 195

RENAULT Scenic 2001, Man, 2 female owners only, Reg, no RWC, room for kids & travel $800 Ph 0413 793 517 (UBN -480)

TOYOTA Seca 1988 4cyl manual, VGC ideal 1st car or club rego. Sold as is. Near RWC AE829790008 $1400 PH. 0422 281 302

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

VOLVO MERCEDES BENZ BMW VOLKSWAGON PEUGOT 2015 21.6ft Kokoda force II X-Trail off-roader, exc cond. lots extras, gas heat, sep show/toil, club lounge, suit new buyer. $69,990 Ph 0488 234 599

Service & Repair Specialists Jamie Hackett Motors Ph 5446 8635

BOX Trailer, enclosed, Excellent condition, cost $3900 Sell $2500 ONO Ph 0413 243 274

2006 BF Falcon wagon, 289'000ks, Gas, Well Serviced, RWC, VGC, Reg Jul 2018, $4750 Ph 0427 882 899 (1419B)

CARAVANS WANTED

AUTO

JAYCO 21ft Heritage, full ensuite, w/machine, hot & cold water, d/bed, lounge. 260-909 $34,000 Ph 0429 588 377 or 0427 154 644

LUXURY Ford Taurus 1996 Reg May 18, T/Bar, good performance (OBR238) $2000 ono Ph 5448 5431

2010 Mercedes Benz C200 CGI Turbo petrol, only 41,189 kms, one local lady owner, AQW-931. $25,500. Phone 0418 510 684

HOLDEN Captiva 2008, WIK990, LX Diesel, Auto, 179,000k's, Reg Sept 18, 7 Seater, RWC, $10,500 ONO. Ph 0404 291 063

RE S

AUST

BENDIGO ROADWORTHY CENTRE ROADWORTHY CERTIFICATES FOR CARS & MOTORBIKES SERVICING MECHANICAL REPAIRS LPG SERVICING

PUTNAM AVE STRATHDALE SAT 8am - 4pm. Huge sale, clothing, books, h/hold, furn, sporting items & much more.

JAYCO Starcraft TL 2017, 20FT, May Rego, solar panel, w/machine, tv, full ensuite, 2 dr fridge, front island bed, annex, anti flap kit, as new $52,000 Ph 0400 041 633

FORD Courier GL 4x4 turbo diesel, 160'000ks, 5sp man, new tyres, A/C nudge bar, ARB driving lights, T/bar, side steps, new motor, full service, Reg 06/18, RWC, $9500 (SXG099) Ph 0437 522 387

47 MURPHY ST EAST BENDIGO Fri, Sat & Sun 8am-5.00pm, Moving sale, camping, household items, tools, books & lots more

LOTUS Sprint Caravan 2011, 18.5ft, Q/Bed, full en-suite, 3 way fridge, M /wave, tv, a/con, new awning, VGC $35,000 ONO Ph 0417 423 450

FORD Ranger DCAB XLT, 70,000Kms, Auto, 3LT 4 cyl, FG Canopy, R/Rack, n/bar, RWC, (XJV970) $21,250 0408 307 681

CARAVANS & TRAILERS

Australian

117 GUNGURRU RD HUNTLY Saturday 17th, 8am Furniture, Clothing, Kitchenware, Tools, Homewares, Electrical Moving sale, all must go

Cnr Murphy St & Jewell Crt Bendigo • 5441 1088 wheelzplus.com.au

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

FREE REMOVAL OF UNWANTED VEHICLES

Specialising In: • Holdens • Commodores • Fords • Light Commercials BA, BF and Ford Territory Reconditioned Ignition Switch and Column Assembly’s

14’ Flexi Drone Full Off-Road $54,900 CANDLEWOOD DR STRATHFIELDSAYE Saturday from 8am. Plants, toys, and household items

KAWASAKI Road Trail 250, 2003, Excellent condition, 1 owner, 12,000ks, 12 mths reg. $2500 ONO Ph 5436 1359

Specialists in Classic & Custo Cars & Hot Rods

caravan Wholesalers Pty Ltd

Flexi Triple Bunk Off-Road $58,900

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

MECHANICS

19’6 Villa Veronika III Luxury $51,900

22’6 Grand Royal Extreme Luxury $62,000

0401 252 512

PIPER LANE, EAST BENDIGO

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

AUTO

MECHANICS

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

MOTOR BIKES

THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.

Make sure your pets vaccinations and worming are up to date.

3.9M Hunter Alum Pont w/ 15HP Yamaha OB, Bimini cover, fish finder, carpet floor, 3 swiv padded seats, Rod holders, new w/proof cover, 2011 Alum boat tailer. Complete unit is EC & ready to go. $5000 Ph 0437 522 387

CAR BOOT SALE STALL HOLDERS

RAGDOLL Kitten, Purebred, $600 Vet checked ,Vacc & M/Chip (956000010219969) Ph 0419 116 952

1300 558 385

Jasmine

1 RUTH ST GOLDEN SQAURE Saturday from 8am Wildlife Rescue & Information Fundraiser. Large variety of items & wildlife information.

BOATS

Young & healthy, some Point of Lay from $25, some suit kids for Easter, from $15 Ph 5436 1373

DOUBLE Garage for Rent, includes long workbench, lighting, power, close to Bendigo Hospital $45 pw Ph 0414 590 112

To advertise in this section please call

19 COOPER GR STRATHFIELDSAYE Fri and Sat, finish 4pm Sat. New and used hardware discounted. Shelving, camping gear, motorbikes, heaps of variety

TRACTORS & farm machinery wanted. Going or not, cash paid, Ph 0429 393 221

PUREBRED CHOOKS

SIEVED TOP SOIL

With Manure $35 per/m delivered local 3m minimum. 6m & 10m avail. Bobcat & Excavator to hire. Ph 5446 7105 or 0428 507 846

WANTED TO BUY

www.ebsary.com.au 161 McIvor Rd Ph 5443 6740

GARAGE SALES

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complete car care

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

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Madison delivers thrills By JOEL PETERSON

AFTER another bumper weekend of cycling and athletics, organisers are planning for the biggest Bendigo International Madison yet as the event turns 50 next year. The 49th madison carnival provided no shortage of excitement, despite some hiccups along the way, with fancied duo Kelland O’Brien and Sam Welsford taking the honours in Sunday’s 200-lap race. The action kicked off on Friday night, but the madison prelude did not go to plan as a light failure at Tom Flood Sports Centre forced its cancellation. As Saturday rolled around, the women came to the fore with the Black pearl 400-metre race and the women’s madison. Both were hotly contested events, the Black Pearl won by Laura Downie while the madison was taken out by Ruby Roseman Gannon and Samantha De Ritter. Sunday night saw a host of athletics and cycling finals before the evening’s main event. In warm conditions before strong southerly winds swept through, De Ritter won the women’s 1000m wheelrace final before Nick Yallouris won the men’s keirin final and Tasma-

nian Zac Gilmore took out the Golden Mile wheelrace. In the athletics events, Bendigo’s Jacob Nolan took out the backmarkers mile, to continue a strong run of form. Sean Quilty won the frontmarkers mile, Eric Sapac won the 800m final and Paddy Turner won the prestigious Black Opal 400m race and Kayla Lemm and Hayden Wyllie won the sprint events. That led into the madison, which was a procession from the number one team in Welsford and O’Brien. The duo are in red-hot form just weeks out from the Commonwealth Games and took a commanding win ahead of Leigh Howard and Cameron Scott, with Yallouris and Jordan Kerby third. Local hope Isaac Buckell raced to a strong fifth with fellow youngster Godfrey Slattery, the latest signal yet that he is a future madison winner waiting in the wings. And while it is another year away, there is little doubt that the 2019 madison will be the biggest yet as the event celebrates its 50th anniversary. FAST PACED: Action from the Bendigo International Madison carnival. Photos: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Hucker takes first win in new colours BENDIGO cyclist Robbie Hucker has continued his affinity with the Tour of Taiwan, scoring his first win with Team Ukyo this week. Hucker crossed to the Japanese squad for this season after several years with the Australian-based IsoWhey Sports team. He won the Taiwanese race in 2016 and continued that positive momentum this week, unleashing a strong sprint finish to win stage two of the race and take the lead in the overall classification. After a technical descent into Jiaobanshan Park, Hucker swooped around the out-

side of United Health Care’s Jonathan Clarke to sprint to victory, with Korean rider Hyeong Min Choe sneaking in for second ahead of Clarke. Hucker had evidently spent plenty of fuel tickets in the win, dropping down the overall classification the next day to sit 17th after stage three. He bounced back on stage four, finishing ninth behind winner Cameron Bayly. The win came after a strong finish to 2017, that saw him finish 10th at the event that served as his season finale. Bendigo’s Jason Lea is also riding at the tour for the Bennelong SwissWellness team.

THRILLED: Robbie Hucker took stage honours.

MONSTER WAR ON WHEELS Bendigo Showgrounds Saturday 7th April, 5pm

It’s acclaimed the ultimate Show of Destruction and it’s back at Bendigo Showgrounds bigger, bolder and more carnage than ever before. The all new War on Wheels literally explodes in Bendigo Showgrounds on April 7 for one huge evening of nonstop thrills and spills not to be missed. Heading the mega line is the always popular and family favourite USA style Monster truck mayhem and what a line up, the all new super truck Bushranger piloted By non-other than international Legend Simon O’Neill will make

For your chance to win send entries to Monster Truck Competition c/- Bendigo Weekly, P.O Box 324 Bendigo, Vic 3552 Entries close 30/03/18

CANNAN BACK FOR BRAVES The Bendigo Lady Braves have completed their roster for 2018 with veteran guard Tahnee Cannan committing to the club. Cannan has spent several seasons with the program and is also an assistant coach within the club’s junior ranks. Coach Megan Moody was pleased to round out her roster with such the versatile guard/forward. “I am really happy to have Tahnee back on board for the new season as she not only provides another guard option and legitimate shooter while on the court but Tahnee is also a fantastic team mate and a dedicated member of the Bendigo basketball community,” she said. Cannan said she is looking forward to the season, especially the mix of youth and experience within the lineup. The Lady Braves start their season on Friday, April 6 at Diamond Valley then after a round two bye will play their first home game on Saturday, April 21 at Bendigo Stadium against Hobart.

WIN fIRST pRIzE - fAMILy pASS SEcONd pRIzE - dOuBLE pASS THIRd pRIzE - 1 AduLT + 1 cHILd pASS its death defying debut at the fantastic Bendigo showground arena. He certainly won’t have it all his own way with the likes of kids favourite Spot the Dog ready to be unleashed and create monster Havoc, but that’s not all organisers wanted to really lift the competition for this gala showdown so they engaged Jet Car legend Dave Nacotra to build an actual Jet powered Monster truck to really up the octane levels in a never seen before monsters V Jet truck showdown. Many other great acts will also feature on the gigantic monster programme including the hilarious comedy roll over cars display and

tipsy,the official Hellraiser’s stunt team with a host of daredevil stunt acts, a fast and the furious ramp race to name a few. Amusement rides and lots of pre-programme entertainment will kick off the must see event. Gates will open at 3 pm and the main show from 5pm. Tickets are on sale now online from www.monstertruckpromotionsaustralia.com at Autobarn Bendigo & from the show office (cash only at the showgrounds)

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EVCA grand finals offer plenty By JOEL PETERSON

HEAVY HITTER: Sedgwick’s Dustin Elliott.

A RED-HOT Sedgwick side will look to cap its rebuild when it meets Spring Gully in this weekend’s Emu Valley Cricket Association grand final. After struggling for much of the 2000s, the Rams have been one of the league’s success stories in recent years with several finals appearances since moving to new facilities at Club Court. In that time they have recruited heavily and this year a star-studded lineup entered the season with most expecting them to win the premiership in a canter. And while it hasn’t all been plain sailing, they are hitting form at the right time of year heading into a clash with the Crows. Sedgwick completed an authoritative victory over Mandurang to reach the decider, smashing 364 led by yet another Matt Dwyer century and 83 from all-rounder Simon Marwood. Dwyer smashed 11 boundaries and eight sixes in his 115, while Marwood bashed 83 including 12 fours and two sixes. The Rams then took the unusual step of utilising 10 bowlers in dismissing Mandurang for 203, Marwood the best of them with 3/39 from his 13 overs. Spring Gully was also impressive in victory, firing with the bat to complete a 98-run win over Maiden Gully. The hosts reversed the result of the final round of the home and away season, in which Gully proved too good.

Opener Brannon Stanford made 77 for the Crows while Rhys Webb and Byron Perrin both topped 50 as the hosts made an imposing score of 285. After Perrin and James Fox struck early win the ball, Maiden Gully managed just 187 in reply, 19 runs more than the score that secured them victory the week prior. Each of the Crows seven bowlers claimed a wicket, Jesse Marciano and Nick Skeen each picking up a pair of scalps. Adding further intrigue to the clash is the fact that Spring Gully has had success against the Rams this season, beating them in round four and making 239 on day one of a drawn game in round 11. In the latter of the two matchups, all but two Gully batsmen made double figures, including number 10 James Fox who top scored with 42. Both sides are aiming to claim a flag that has eluded them in the past few years, Sedgwick having lost the 2014/15 decider to Mandurang in thrilling fashion, while Spring Gully made the grand final the following year

and lost to United. Maiden Gully will host the division one grand final, with play to start at 1.30pm on Saturday and Sunday. In division two, Maiden Gully plays Emu Creek at Cal Gully Oval, and the two sections of division three see Mandurang face Emu Creek and West Bendigo play Golden Gully.

GRAND CHANCE: Liam Pilcher.

South scrapes into final EAGLEHAWK and South Bendigo will resume their season-long battle to be Bendigo Pennant Bowls’ best side when the two teams meet in Sunday’s division one grand final. South progressed to the decider after a thrilling twoshot win over Bendigo East last weekend. The rinks of South’s Liam Crapper and East’s Chris Randell couldn’t be split, while the battle between Mitch Sidebottom and Aaron Tomkins went the way of the South skip

by just one shot. East’s Brad Marron defeated former East skip Brad Holland by five shots in their rink, but the crucial win of the day went to Ryan Tainton who was six shots too good for Sam Lyon. That handed South an 88-86 victory in a match that came right down to the last end. Meantime, Eaglehawk had the weekend off to prepare for their match up with South, having beaten them in the semi final a fortnight ago. In what has been a close

finals series – the biggest margin of victory in any match is eight shots – Eaglehawk defeated South 97-93 in the earlier final. They will need Brad Holland’s rink to bounce back if they are to be any chance against a Hawks side that finished several games clear atop the table and has been the class of the competition all season. The division one grand final will be held on Sunday form 1.30pm at Bendigo’s Hesse green.

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Suns rise to the occasion TWO longtime finals aspirants will mark their return to Bendigo District Cricket Association postseason play tomorrow, when Bendigo and Sandhurst both make a rare finals appearance. The two teams have each not made finals since the 2010-11 season, with Sandhurst having to look quite a few years prior to find its next most recent appearance in March play. Bendigo hung on to fourth spot with a final round win over Huntly North Epsom, while Sandhurst defeated reigning premier Eaglehawk to move to second and consign the Hawks to sixth place. The Goers this week meet Strathdale Maristians, while Sandhurst faces Golden Square. The Suns have been the competition’s form side in the second half of the year, and look as dangerous as ever heading into the finals having not lost since playing Sandhurst in round four.

Cam Taylor has had yet another brilliant season, and the allrounder will come up against the man challenging him for Cricketer of the Year honours in Bendigo recruit Kyle Humphrys. Teenager James Vlaeminck has impressed at the top of the order for the Suns, while a quick bowling attack of Sam Johnston, Ryan Haythorpe, Jake DeAraugo and Dylan Baillie gives captain Ben DeAraugo plenty of options. Bendigo has been heavily reliant on Humphrys to produce with the bat, while Shane Koop has again provided a steadying influence at the top of the order. The Goers are not blessed with the enviable batting and bowling depth of Strathdale, but with Alex Pearson, Humphrys and Tom Hart leading the way with the ball their top options are more than up to the test. At Weeroona Oval, Sandhurst meets Golden Square in the playoff for the

other grand final spot. The Dragons’ chances hinge on star opener Nayana Palamandadige, who has taken the competition by storm in his debut BDCA campaign. Palamandadige has blasted 755 runs at 58 in First XI action this season, including three tons and four half-centuries. That, and the Dragons’ spin-to-win approach led by Craig Howard, Sam Sperling and Todd Murphy has seen them avoid the fadeout that has plagued recent seasons. Golden Square, meanwhile, remains a massive premiership chance in its centenary year. The Bulldogs have been brilliant with the ball in recent weeks, led by Scott Trollope and Liam Smith. How they handle Sandhurst’s spin will be the key factor in deciding whether the Dogs can deliver in a big year. Both finals begin at noon on Saturday.

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Storm adds star duo By JOEL PETERSON

STRATHFIELDSAYE’S Bendigo Football Netball League premiership defence has been strengthened with the Storm picking up a pair of big recruits four weeks out from the start of the 2018 season. Former co-coach Bryce Curnow returns to the club after winning a Loddon Valley Football League premiership with Calivil United, and former AFLlisted midfielder Bryce Carroll has also joined the club. Curnow was joint mentor at Tannery Lane with Darryl Wilson in 2016 but struggled with injuries as the Storm were knocked out of the finals by Eaglehawk. He comes back to provide a key position target at either end of the ground, but played almost exclusively as a forward with the Redlegs, booting 86 goals en route to a flag. Carroll crosses from the Ovens and Murray Football League, where he played in two premierships with Albury. The classy 27-year-old can play in the midfield or up forward and adds to a potent on-ball mix including Kallen Geary, Sam Heavyside and Jake Moorhead. The Storm are not the only side gearing up for the season, with several clubs well and truly into their practice match schedule. South Bendigo has the potential to be one of the season’s big improvers, despite a loss to Balwyn in the annual pre-sea-

GEARED UP: Golden Square plays its opening practice match this weekend. son clash between the clubs. Midfielder Quade Johnstone has impressed and Josh Thurgood is a big name recruit, while Brody Haddow, Dylan McCutcheon, crafty forward Lachlan Furness, ruckman Callum Crisp and Corey Daniels could all slot into the Bloods’ senior side. Joel Swatton has also been training with the team after a leg injury ended his season last year. The availability of Kieran Strachan, listed with Essendon’s VFL team, remains a question mark and he would leave a big hole in South’s lineup if he is called up for regular state league duty.

Golden Square coach Bernie Haberman returns a team that was impressive last year and has also picked up some new names. Jayden Burke returns to the club from Williamstown in the VFL, and Sunraysia league star Brad Eaton has impressed in his early days at Wade Street. Sandhurst has also returned the majority of its side, and topped up with the likes of the versatile Jake Palpratt, big man Taylor Strachan and Loddon Valley gun Zeb Broadbent. The Dragons play Echuca in a practice match this week. Eaglehawk has also remained stable after last year’s grand final disappointment,

adding Jack Fallon, Jake Dickens and Shaun Knott into a young group that has its best football ahead of it. At Dower Park, it could be a long year for Kangaroo Flat, which has only picked up some of its under-16 stars. Ethan Roberts, Mitch Rovers and Max Johnson give the Roos faithful plenty to be hopeful for in years to come, but for cocoaches Corey Greer and Shawn Filo another year will likely be spent developing the Roos’ younger crop. Out of Bendigo, Kyneton and Castlemaine have both undergone change off the field with new presidents. Karen O’Sullivan takes the reigns at Tigerland in the club’s 150th year, while coach Luke Beattie has secured a handful of additions into a side that has made finals in each of the past three seasons. Meantime, longtime football commentator and sports administrator Jock Clark is Castlemaine’s new president as the Magpies look to strengthen their future. Clark’s tenure in local football has included stints as Kangaroo Flat president, BFNL manager and a board member of the Bendigo Spirit. New Gisborne coach Clinton Young will take the reins of a young Dogs team and Maryborough coach Ben Lavars has added familiar names in Luke Bucknall and young gun Coby Perry. The BFNL season begins on Saturday, April 14.

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Stars show the way at clinic SOME of the stars of Fox Footy visited Bendigo this week to run a super clinic launching the local Auskick season. With AFLW nearing the home stretch and the AFL season ready to roll, Dermott Brereton, Garry Lyon and Bendigo’s own Nick Dal Santo were among the former AFL players showing school students the finer points of the game at Dower Park. It was part of the Foxtel Full-On Footy Tour, which takes stars of the game to regional areas to visit schools and be part of community events. St Monica’s, Kangaroo Flat, Marong, Lockwood, Lockwood South and Big Hill primary schools were the lucky schools invited to take part. “NAB AFL Auskick continues to be a muchloved program of children and parents alike, it’s an engaging entry level program that remains focused on providing a fun football experience for the participants,” AFL Central Victoria’s Shane Koop said. Last year, 1186 girls and boys participated in the Auskick program at 30 centres throughout the AFL Central Victoria region.

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Pios’ winning effort By joel peterson

THE Bendigo Pioneers will be back in action this weekend, hoping to replicate their round one TAC Cup Girls success. After the side romped to an opening round victory over Western Jets, a week off has the side fresh heading into its round two clash with Murray Bushrangers at Epsom Huntly Reserve tomorrow.

We just need to bring really strong effort Coach Shawn McCormick was pleased with the way his side moved the ball in round one and is hoping for more of the same this weekend. “We played some good attacking footy, to have 20 scoring shots in that first game was really pleasing,” he said. “We moved the ball well, we weren’t just looking to dump it down the line and gain yardage. Sometimes we will make mistakes the way we play but when it comes off like it did it works well.” Kodi Jacques was influential in the middle of the ground for Bendigo, while

Sophie Kerridge starred up forward with three goals. The Bushrangers also had a big first-up win, defeating reigning premier Calder Cannons by 46 points. Julia Harvey was named best on ground for the Bushrangers, booting three goals, while Tamara Smith and Eloise Ashley-Cooper were also impressive. “They obviously played quite well in their first match and defeated a good side in Calder, so we know what they are capable of,” McCormick said. “We just need to bring really strong effort. Ultimately that’s what it comes back to, and that can make such a difference and that’s what I’ve really pushed with the girls this week.” The Pioneers will be without All-Australian Jordyn Joliffe for the match against Murray, with several other promosing talents still on the sidelines. Saturday’s match starts at 1pm. Meanwhile, the Pioneers have also named their main under-18 boys squad for the 2018 TAC Cup season. The squad of 58 includes players from across the club’s broad recruiting region, from Balranald to Kyneton to Mildura. The Pioneers under-18 and under-16 sides play their first game on May 24 against Greater Western Victoria Rebels at Ballarat.

vital runs: Spring Gully’s Byron Perrin was the standout in the Crows’ win last week. Photo: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Crows, Rams set for showdown SPRING Gully and Sedgwick have been the class of the Emu Valley Cricket Association, and will meet in the division one grand final this weekend. Both sides were impressive winners last week to progress to the grand

final, which starts tomorrow at Maiden Gully. Sedgwick has been the red-hot favourite all season, but the Crows have had success against the Rams once this season and will aim to do so again. Story – Page 38

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