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‘Disbelief, shock and horror’ By CHRISTINE McGINN

TOYS lie along the verandah, leading to the door of the yellow weatherboard home. Dogs bark and race down the hallway, panting and tapping their claws, minutes before the doorknob turns. Casey Veal, a blonde, young woman with deep, dark brown eyes opens the door. Dressed in track pants and a singlet, this is a woman who has no intention of leaving her house. She makes a cup of coffee and sits at the kitchen table. Casey remembers the night her 10-and-a-half-month-old son, Zayden, was murdered. In the background, her almost five year old son, Xavier, can be heard clicking the controller of his video game. With Wolverine-like claws, he vicariously jumps on rooftops, totally absorbed. Casey still “doesn’t have a feeling” to describe that terrible morning on June 15, 2012. “It was straight up disbelief, shock and horror,” she said.

DISBELIEF: Casey Veal says her brain has protected her from some of the horror. Photo: BILL CONROY

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FIRST-TIME buyers are breaking into the Bendigo market, attracted to medium-priced homes. Tweed Sutherland First National director Matt Leonard said the high $200,000 to mid $300,000 range was the strongest price bracket. “If the property is listed and priced correctly, the market will respond and come and look at it,” he said. Mr Leonard said home buyers and investors have been eager to buy into Flora Hill. “Certainly the blue-chip suburbs or the established properties are creating lots of interest,” he said. “First-time buyers are looking at new homes in places like Huntly, Epsom and Jackass Flat. “They are weighing up the benefit of new-home features versus a home with good bones, so to speak and move in and cosmetically upgrade over time. “These homes generally have hardwood floors, three bedrooms and are in a similar price point to new homes. “First-time buyers continue to get further out, this is still a good option for them. It’s a lifestyle choice.” ................................................. AN ideal retreat is on the market in Faraday, attracting buy-

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ers with a desire for a lifestyle change. Perched on almost 6.5 acres, the hand-crafted stone home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms and panoramic views across to Mount Alexander. DCK Real Estate agent Marc Cox said it was an ideal hideaway or change of pace for interested buyers. “It’s a lifestyle property for families, a retired couple or someone from Melbourne who wants a retreat,” he said. “It’s perched up on top with 180 degree views of the Chewton bushland and beyond.”

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Obesity on rise MEN 2012

By ANTHONY RADFORD

BENDIGO is getting fatter. New data has revealed more than 70 per cent of Bendigo men and more than 50 per cent of local women are obese or overweight. The figures come despite a concerted effort in the past two years to get locals off the sofa and improve their eating habits. Data from the 2008 Victorian Population Health Survey revealed 56.9 per cent of Bendigonians were obese or overweight, according to the Body Mass Index measurement. Preliminary figures from the 2012 Victorian Population Health Survey show the percentage of adult Bendigonians overweight or obese has increased to 60. The overall Victorian figure is less than 50 per cent. Bendigo men are the worst offenders, with the percentage of obese men jump-

29.6% Healthy weight

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39.1% Overweight

ABOUT 800 speeding drivers were caught red-handed in Central Victoria in a 13-day Victoria Police blitz over Easter. Police caught 85 unlicensed motorists and 50 people using mobile phones on Central Victorian roads during the campaign. Bendigo Police Senior Sergeant Paul Gardiner said police were focused on reducing road trauma. “The overall result we want to achieve is a reduction of road trauma and people not being killed or seriously injured,” he said. “There were minimal people injured which is positive but people were still doing the wrong thing but, it was less than expected.” More than 11,700 preliminary breathtests were conducted on motorists in the Bendigo Police Service Area. The BPSA spans across Greater Bendigo and includes Axedale, Elmore, Heathcote and Eaglehawk.

31.3% Obese

We need to tackle it with all sections of the community ing from 19.6 per cent in 2008, to 31.3 in 2012. The 2012 figure is almost double the Victorian total of 17.4 per cent. The number of overweight men has fallen slightly over the same period, from 46.6 per cent to 39.1 per cent, meaning a lot of men who were overweight in 2008 were obese four years later. The 2008 report, released in 2012, forced the State Government into action with a well-funded program to teach about healthy eating and exercise. However, the new data has revealed it may take more than that. Almost 21 per cent of Bendigonians smoke, compared to a Victorian smoking rate of less than 16 per cent. That remains almost unchanged from 2008, when 20.8 per cent of men and 18.2 per cent of women smoked. Only 8.4 per cent of Bendigonians eat the recommended amount of vegetables each day. That, surprisingly, is more than the state total of 7.2 per cent. About 42 per cent of locals eat the right amount of fruit, slightly less than the Victorian total of 45.3 per cent. Greater Bendigo council Active and Healthy Communities manager Patrick

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WOMEN 2012 25.9% Overweight

Twenty-two impaired motorists were caught driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in the local service area. Police had a zerotolerance approach to drugs, alcohol, speed, negligent driving and distractions throughout the operations. The two operations, Soteria and Crossroads, ran in the lead up to the Easter weekend from April 15 to 27. Bendigo Police Acting Senior Sergeant Peter Johnston said the campaign was a success. “The Bendigo Police Service Area did not record any fatalities. It is no surprise when we do that much policing and reduce trauma to such an extent. “This is an outstanding result,” he said. “There is no coincidence that when we police proactively, conducting random breath tests that road trauma is reduced. A high-visibility police presence also had a good result. “They were successful operations.”

Business ramps up airport push 48.6% Healthy weight

THE campaign to redevelop the Bendigo Airport will step up a notch today with a concerted push from local businesses. Some of Bendigo most successful businessmen and women will join the campaign to urge the Federal Government to come to the funding party. Both Greater Bendigo council and the State Government have promised their one-third share of the $15 million redevelopment price tag. Council has been pushing for the funding for about four years and has the project almost at shov-

25.5% Obese

PIE CHART: Figures from the Victorian Population-Health Survey 2011-2012. Jess said fighting obesity was a generational battle. “There is no quick fix to this,” he said. “We need to tackle it with all sections of the community. “Council’s involvement includes working with early years centres, primary and secondary schools and workplaces to improve their healthy environments.” Mr Jess said council was also working with sports and recreation groups on things like healthy canteens.

“We have resources from the State Government to help these groups,” he said. “More broadly, we are also making long-term changes through our planning to look at the ways we build infrastructure such as roads, bike paths, walking paths and subdivisions. “We are also involved in planning with other key organisations that have an impact on our health.”

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Cox misses meet By CHRISTINE McGINN

GREATER Bendigo councillor Peter Cox refused to attend this week’s special meeting believing council has become complacent with policy. “I believe council is becoming very complacent with policy and this is why I stood up now. I hope to be a voice to tackle this complacency,” Cr Cox said. “I think this was a tactic to perhaps not have total scrutiny.” A stickler for policy, Cr Cox refused to attend, protesting the use of a special meeting “for such an important document”. “There is a need for special meetings when the circumstances arise (emergencies or urgent matters),” he said. “But we know 12 months ahead of time that the council plan and budget will be distributed about this time.

I don’t understand why this can’t be scheduled in.” Six councillors unanimously endorsed the new Council Plan to go out for public consultation at Wednesday’s special meeting. Council wants to become Australia’s most liveable regional city under the updated

positive measurable way.” Cr Lisa Ruffell said the plan was the councillors’ long-term vision. Cr Mark Weragoda said it was important to get the community talking and ensure all voices were heard. Planning and Development director Prue Mansfield

The draft plan includes a series of actions that the city will undertake during the next 12 months draft Council Plan. Cr Rod Fyffe urged the community to take time to consider the plan and provide feedback. “The community actually need to take this on board. This plan is really important,” he said. “I look forward to making sure this is delivered… not only in a positive way but a

said the plan would guide council over four-years, with annual updates. “The draft plan includes a series of actions that the city will undertake during the next 12 months to ensure the plan’s strategic objectives, and ultimately the council’s contribution to the liveability indicators, can be achieved,” she said. Mayor Barry Lyons closed

the meeting reassuring councillors and locals about the legitimacy of special meetings. “To have a special meeting like this is quite appropriate for such an important document. Also it is appropriate to have it out so the community have plenty of time to consider it,” he said. Cr Elise Chapman and Cr Helen Leach also did not attend the council meeting. Cr Cox faces another dilemma, whether to attend the special budget meeting scheduled later this month on the same principle. Locals are urged to comment on the draft Council Plan 2013-2017 available at council offices or the Strategy Unit on 5434 6148. Formal submissions must be in writing and can be emailed to strategyunit@ bendigo.vic.gov.au by 9am, May 30.

La Trobe students graduate BENDIGO’S first group of paramedicine, podiatry and speech pathology students graduated from La Trobe University this week. They are part of a 971-strong graduating Bendigo Campus Class of 2014. More than 730 graduands filled the Bendigo Stadium, along with their families and friends to celebrate their success. “We’ve been expanding our Bendigo Campus course offerings over a number of years to meet community needs and provide opportunities for more students to access higher education,” La Trobe Bendigo head of campus Rob Stephenson said. “Our paramedicine, podiatry and speech pathology courses were developed in conjunction with industry and community consultation and will help tackle health skills shortages.” Jo Stevens graduated with a Bachelor of Education. She is passionate about special education. In 2012 the mother of three applied for the Flo Robinson Special Education Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship, worth $2500,

BY DEGREES: La Trobe Bendigo’s Penny Davies with Jo Stevens – Bachelor of Education. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN is awarded annually to a Bendigobased La Trobe University student specialising in special education. It is named after Flo Robinson, a former principal of Kangaroo Flat Primary School. “Throughout her life Flo Robinson was passionate about providing education to students with special needs. I hope to follow in her footsteps,” she said. Jo hopes to work as a special education officer in either specialist or mainstream schools.

“But right now I am enjoying gaining more experience and confidence doing casual relief teaching. It is onward and upward from here,” she said. Mr Stephenson said students who undertake their higher education degrees outside of metropolitan areas are more likely to stay in rural and regional areas. “Increasingly we are finding that metropolitan students who come to Bendigo to undertake specific courses are also discover-

ing the lifestyle benefits and career opportunities our region offers,” he said. “They are also building professional connections and networks which encourage them to remain in regional areas.” Mr Stephenson thanked the local community for supporting the La Trobe University students. “We can all be proud of what we have done to provide each graduate with a modern, globally relevant education.”

BENDIGO pensioners had tea with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten to discuss possible federal government funding cuts this week. Former Member for Bendigo Steve Gibbons’ staffer Lorna Erwin hosted Mr Shorten at her home and shared her concerns about possible pension cuts. Mr Shorten said pensioners were “really worried and scared” the government would cut back pensions. “If you have been someone who has paid your taxes, raised your kids, worked hard all your life, you have the legitimate ambition for a reasonable and modest retirement,” he said. Ms Erwin said she was concerned about having to stretch her budget further. “I am quite concerned if they do cut the age pension back. I wouldn’t like to see rates go up more or the pension go back because we still have all the bills to pay,” she said. Member for Bendigo Lisa Chesters said the pension needed to increase with the cost of living. Tony Abbott announced on Monday night there would not be any changes to the age pension until the after next election in 2016.

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BENDIGO parliamentarians have taken a hands-on approach to find out if locals support the potential Bendigo TAFE and Kangan Institute merger. Members for Bendigo East and West, Jacinta Allan and Maree Edwards asked shoppers at Marketplace a three-question survey. More than 100 locals participated in the survey, with 66 per cent of respondents opposed to the “takeover”. Ms Edwards said it was most concerning that 20 per cent of respondents were unsure of the impact this would have on Bendigo. “As a result we will be writing to the mayor, councillors and the board (TAFE) to encourage them to engage the Bendigo community in this process,” she said. “This process has been done behind closed doors without any consultation of the Bendigo community.” Ms Allan said most respondents were aware of the State Government’s TAFE funding changes but unaware of the local impact. “I would certainly encourage the board of Bendigo TAFE and councillors that there be greater community consultation on this TAFE takeover,” she said. Bendigo TAFE chief executive officer Peter Coyne said he had concerns whether this could be deemed “informed research”. “This is hard enough for people in the sector to understand. When you put an emotional question to people... of course they would say no,” he said. Ministerial approval is yet to be granted.

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Mother is a classic WHEN you hear the tribute ahead of the minute’s silence at the Mother’s day Classic next Sunday, it will be Lisa McDermid at the microphone. Last year Lisa was undergoing chemotherapy treatment when she participated in the MDC, running the 8km and then walking the 4km with friends, so she knows all about the event. At 37, Lisa was working on regaining her prebaby body and taking plenty of exercise. “I spent all of 2012 getting fit, and I was having some time out on the couch in December and I had my fist under my arm and I found a lump,” she said. “I realised it wasn’t

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good, but due to the time of year was not able to see my women’s health doctor for a month. “The treatment began pretty quickly after that, it was very quickly diagnosed, and the next 10 months was full-on with treatment and operations.” The treatment finished in late October last year, and Lisa is back on her fitness regime. “After treatment I was told the best chance of recovery was to keep moving, so I am staying as healthy as I can. “I am running the 8km at this year’s classic, and then reading the tribute. “That’s if I am back in time, I’m not as fast as I was.”

TIME FOR A TRIBUTE: Lisa McDermid with son Jonty.

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TEAM PLAYERS: Jacinta McIvor and Team Professionals. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN.

THE team wars are hotting up for the Mother’s Day Classic. One of the sponsors of the event is chasing the biggest team prize. Professionals Bendigo director Jacinta McIvor said the real estate company is again entering a large team on Mother’s Day. “We won the largest team in 2010 and we want that trophy back,” she said. “So we are taking on DCK to see if we can get a larger team than they can.” Uniforms are a big part of the event, and the Professionals are no different.

“Our team will all be wearing our black tops with pink stars on the front. Alongside the team’s entry in the MDC, Professionals are diamond sponsors of National Breast Cancer Foundation. Taking part in the Mother’s Day Classic is straightforward, people can run eight or four kilometres or walk four. The Mother’s Day Classic takes place on Sunday, May 11 from 8am for runners or about 8.45am for the 4km events. Details and registration at www.mothersdayclassic. com.au/event/vic/bendigo-vic

NORM, as he is known to his mates, keeps himself busy each week as a participant at both AMICUS and Our Shed Community Resource Centre in Eaglehawk. To say he likes gardening would be an understatement. To say he is “green all the way up to his elbows” would be closer to the truth. He likes nothing more than propagating plants and watching them grow. What’s more he has plants for sale this Saturday at Our Shed, just in time for Mother’s Day. Pehaps more amazing is that Norm is legally blind. Norm suffers from retinal myopathy and glaucoma, caused through diabetes. “Norm’s eyesight has deteriorated gradually over 30 years,” Peter Strange of Bendigo Community Health said. Norm spends time with his closest mates on day programs with Amicus, and in the garden space and workshop at Our Shed in Eaglehawk three days a week. “Spending time at Our Shed allows me to do what I love to do,” Norm said. He admits it has also helped improve his outlook on life and his physical well-being. “They are a great bunch of blokes out there,” he said. Norm also attends a woods workshop at Our Shed and enjoys spending that time with his mates from Amicus making things. Manager of Our Shed, Mark Polsen, is working with Norm to help him establish his own plant business. “Norm just loves growing plants. It’s what gets him out of bed in the morning,” Mr Polsen said. Most of the plants will be sold at monthly market days at Our Shed. “One regular customer working in the hospitality business has already placed orders in 2014 for fresh herbs,” Mr Polsen said. In addition to the plants, other men at Our Shed are getting alongside Norm to design and build miniature hot-houses and children’s cubby houses to supplement the income from plant sales. Our Shed is at 14 Sailors Gully Road, Eaglehawk and the plant sale runs from 10am to 2pm. -

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“I don’t think anything could be worse than that, ever.” Harley Hicks, 21, has been found guilty of the murder of Zayden, and is awaiting sentencing. Hicks and Casey were not strangers before the murder. The terrible irony is she helped him through a lot of tough times when they first met in Year Nine at Golden Square Secondary College. “He used to get picked on all the time, we used to smoke so we used to go to the oval. It took the school a while to figure it out actually, he used to get beaten up all the time because he was tiny and skinny,” Casey said. “So I said to him one day, ‘come down and sit with me, you’ll be fine’. I got my friends to look after him for six months so he wouldn’t be beaten up anymore. “It really feels like an ironic turn. I guarantee he wouldn’t even remember.” Casey’s thoughts quickly turn back to that night. She says she knew Zayden had died when she started CPR but she had to do something. “I remember going outside and I dropped to my knees and started screaming. It wasn’t even a scream, you can’t even describe that kind of noise, it’s just pure pain, shock and trauma,” she said. “It’s a wild sound, just mum and baby.” Casey said she can’t understand why anyone would want to hurt a baby, even after having a “rough life” herself. “I’ve had a beyond rough life and that was just the icing on

the cake that just destroyed me, losing my son,” she said. “I still struggle with it now, trying to work out how any human being could do something like that especially... the severity of it, let alone the repetitiveness. “One hit would have almost been enough to give him brain damage. That would have been enough. “He didn’t just take Zayden’s life away, he took half of mine and Xavier’s prospects.” The Bendigo Supreme Court is yet to hand down a sentence for the murder and Casey has her thoughts on what the judge will do. The day the jury handed down its guilty verdict, Casey was overcome with sheer relief.

You can’t even describe that kind of noise, it’s just pure pain, shock and trauma It was her best day of all the bad days of that trial. “It was a surreal feeling and terrifying, it could have gone the other way. We all knew it wouldn’t but there was always a chance it could,” she said. “I live with my life sentence every day and there are a lot of days where I can’t cope very well.” Almost two years on, Casey and her family can finally publicly and privately grieve. “I don’t even know what normal is for us,” she said. “We are only just starting our grieving processes. Now I can name him and say ‘you are the one who actually destroyed my life’ and not feel bad about it.” While dealing with her own grief, Casey said Xavier often

LIFE SENTENCE: Casey Veal says she will never forget her son. bluntly says his baby brother is dead. “He is expressing his grief. That’s something we will be stuck with forever and he’ll never stop doing that and we don’t want him to,” she said. “We are quite proud of how resilient he has been. “He is the proudest part of what is left of all of us.” Xavier runs to check on his mum, which he does frequently, during the interview. Then he quickly shifts back to the comfort of his Wolverine game.

“I couldn’t pick one son over the other or imagine losing them both in one day because Xavier‘s kept me strong. If I couldn’t do it (stay strong) for him, I couldn’t do it for anyone,” Casey said. “Zayden lives through me but he also lives through him (Xavier) a lot, too, because he is his little brother.” Casey looks at Xavier without speaking. The silence continues on. Finally she says, “I will never forget Zayden”.

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I would hope council would reconsider the policy to see the bigger picture â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would hope council would reconsider the policy to see the bigger picture. But I am only one vote and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the chances,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My feeling is if there is going to be more EGMs, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better spread over a wider demographic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Shamrock owner) Jim Hogan has stated his reasons for the machines and what he intends to do with the extra money. I

would be open-minded.â&#x20AC;? Mr Hogan said gaming licences across the state were almost all taken, leaving councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy â&#x20AC;&#x153;defunctâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no point in having a policy when there are not many licences left. The gaming policy is really just defunct,â&#x20AC;? he said. Mr Hogan said the machines were integral to the $9 million refurbishment as he needed the tax sav-

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ings to help him build. Mayor Barry Lyons said councillors would consider the validity of Mr Hoganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application and reasons for the gaming machines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They (VCGLR) didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s objections. But this still has to get a planning permit from us,â&#x20AC;? he said. Council refused to grant the extra machines at a February meeting, considered â&#x20AC;&#x153;detrimental to the municipalityâ&#x20AC;?. Despite Mr Hoganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comment he would take the matter to VCAT, Cr Lyons said the EGMs and development would be considered on their own merits. Despite his earlier opposition, Cr Weragoda said he would support the installation of the EGMs when it came before council Councillors will consider whether to approve a planning permit at an upcoming council meeting.

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GREATER Bendigo councillor Mark Weragoda will lead the charge to reconsider councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy to prohibit electronic gaming machines in the CBD. Cr Weragoda will urge councillors to reconsider the inherited Gaming Policy and look at the wider community impacts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my view, council should re-look at the policy as there are other venues in the shopping strip which have gaming machines,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The redevelopment of the Shamrock Hotel is vital for our city and its economy whether it be gaming machines, accommodation, hospitality or tourism. On this basis, I will urge fellow councillors to look at the whole picture rather than focus on just the gaming machines.â&#x20AC;? Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gaming Policy prohibits additional gaming machines in the

CBD, where the Shamrock Hotel is located. But the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation gave its approval for the hotel to increase its EGMs to 65. Cr Helen Leach said she personally hoped councillors would review the Gaming Policy in the name of progress.

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change facilities. The inside of the cathedral will be closed to the public to enable these works. Preliminary works started outside this week, which included the installation of the new electrical switchboard. Numerous consultants are advising on such important building works including heritage architect Arthur Andronas, Heritage Victoria, City of Greater Bendigo and local contractors. Cathedral administrator Monsignor Frank Marriott said it was the first time the cathedral had

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VICTORIA’S peak public sector union has attacked the relocation of government bureaucracies to regional areas as “postcode politics”. Last week the Bendigo Weekly revealed the State Government was considering moving parts of the Department of Environment and Primary Industries headquarters to Bendigo, bringing hundreds of jobs to the city. The government has announced similar relocations to Geelong and Ballarat since December. In Bendigo last week, Premier Denis Napthine did not deny the move, saying he would continue to look at job opportunities for regional areas. However, the Community and Public Sector Union said such moves were counterproductive. CPSU secretary Karen Batt said relocations never worked.

ters and went outer metropolitan which mitigated the staff dislocation.” Ms Batt said any DEPI relocation “if re-elected” to Bendigo was questionable and politically motivated. “Staff in VicRoads (to Ballarat) and WorkCover (to Geelong) are already looking for other jobs following that thought bub-

Governments playing postcode politics to the detriment of the service relocate.” Ms Batt said 194 staff out of 200 positions that went to Ballarat with the State Revenue Office’s relocation didn’t relocate and 550 staff out of 670 positions that went to Geelong with the Transport Accident Commission’s relocation didn’t relocate. “Similar numbers left when Rural Finance went to Bendigo and again with State Trustees but STL broke up their headquar-

ble announcement and there will be a slow skill bleed of key staff right up until the offices are relocated in three years’ time,” she said. “The same will happen with DEPI if the announcement doesn’t involve detailed incentives for existing staff who do not intend to relocate to stay with the organisation up until the move. “The government is really trying to cover the dec-

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We need the NDIS I have a 14-year-old daughter with lowfunctioning autism. She is non verbal and not toilet trained, she has recently started having seizures. I am a single mother of three children. My other two are 10 and six years old. We have been on the waiting list for an individual support package with DhS for nearly 10 years. The challenges I face with my daughter continue to grow as she gets older. every day I am faced with the emotional stress of not being able to give my other two children the normal lives they deserve. I struggle to provide for my family, let along get ahead in life, as the medical problems we face with “K” mean that I could never hold down a full time job or pursue a decent career. We need the NDIS. all my children deserve to have a normal stress-free childhood. My youngest two are the ones that will suffer if “K” doesn’t get the support she needs. The NDIS is important for everyone that is touched by disability. Lynn Stills, Strathfieldsaye

Open space sacrosanct I WaS dismayed to read in your paper on april 24 that a licence for a further 20 electronic gaming machines had been granted to the Shamrock hotel. Your article stated that this was against the wishes of the Greater Bendigo council and the majority of the people of Bendigo. Who will it benefit? Not the people playing the machines as the machines are set to win overall. Certainly the licensee, and certainly the State Government with its cut of the revenue. Why has local and grass roots democracy been trampled? Perhaps, to borrow from President Bill Clinton, “it’s the money stupid.” John Bardsley, South Mandurang

Who will benefit? a verY fine letter from Daryl McClure (Bendigo Weekly april 24) on the need to preserve our public open recreational spaces, rosalind Park, which is competing with high urban development and car parking problems. “It used to be” is something which does not ring too well with our local politicians and especially anything to do with the word “public” or “ communal” but, it was once the state aLP policy that recreational areas and public open space were sacrosanct and not to be touched, except for recreational purposes. ah! that used to be.

and we have three aLP members of parliament in Bendigo. Bill Collier Golden Square

Wasting your money For at least the next three years Greater Bendigo council plans huge six per cent rate increases. It doesn’t seem to matter to council we are in tough economic times. State-wide increases average 4.8 per cent. The Herald Sun, using Municipal association of victoria data, reported victorian councils over 10 years raised rates on average by 87 per cent. a startling statistic. Most council increases were shown, but not Greater Bendigo. apparently Bendigo did not provide the information. over 10 years the CPI rose by near 30 per cent, and average lower income wages by about 40 per cent; a far cry from councils’ 87 per cent grab. Mayor BarryLyons recently replied to a letter writer who complained about a six per cent rate increase compared to her three per cent income increase. Cr Lyons claimed six per cent amounted to $75 for a $290,000 home. he conveniently ignored the fact the lady will pay a massive $1000 extra over 10 years because of compounding. If council continues to increase rates by six per cent, while the CPI is 2.9 per cent and wage increases in the two-tothree-per-cent range, life will be even harder for struggling ratepayers. Council cannot ignore this. a recent survey found 92 per cent of respondents believed councils should be banned from increasing rates above inflation. Just 18 per cent thought councils provided good value. I wonder why? reducing rate increases does not mean reducing basic services as scaremongerers would have us believe. The Herald Sun’s editorial called for an end to extravagant council activities. It pleaded future increases be tied to CPI. While I am aware that federal and state governments push more responsibilities onto local government, do we really need all these extra services? It seems to simply lead to bigger bureaucracies at enormous cost to the ratepayer. our council staff costs rose 35 per cent over the four years to 2013, and another 35 per cent over the next three years to reach over $60 million. The Independent Council review recommendations provide ample opportunities to rein in costs and keep rate increases in line with the CPI. Do our councillors have the courage to effect real change, or will they again blithely follow the senior officers’ recommendations and waste your money? Michael McKenzie, Bendigo

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FIGUreS spelling out the worth of various industries and the jobs they have created are regularly revealed, with manufacturing and processing being by far the largest creator of jobs directly in the Bendigo region (about 3500). agriculture sits at the lower end of the scale with a little over 690, jobs and our service industries like health and finance produce around 2000 to 3000 jobs each. I want to make a point about this given some people’s understanding of these figures. about 3000 jobs are created in the region by intensive animal industries. To be more specific, mainly chooks and pigs. This includes hyline, hazeldene’s and the many pig growers in the region. Processors like Tip Top bakeries, Parmalat and ridley’s agriproducts are also listed under processing. There are at least another 500 direct jobs. These two large areas of processing, intensive farming and processing of agricultural prod-

ucts draw their supplies and, are largely reliant on, the produce, grain and agriculture of our region. They are, however, aligned with manufacturing and processing. Manufacturing in Bendigo is led by hofmann’s engineering, Thales australia, McCullochs and Keech australia. These type of businesses make up the other manufacturing and processing jobs categorised in Greater Bendigo council’s figures. It seems pretty clear to me that we may be categorising jobs and our productive base incorrectly when people say to me agriculture is not a significant player in Bendigo’s economy. I would suggest agriculture, intensive animals and associated processing should be one category. Maybe agribusiness, with at least 4000 jobs directly employed and one of the largest influences on the workforce in Bendigo and regions. Manufacturing and mining are far more closely aligned and could be categorised as one. They have a smaller influence on the workforce of Bendigo than agribusiness but are still significant players. The reason I write this is because I have had several people

say agriculture is not a significant player in this space due to the interpretation put on this data. I am saying interpret it differently, and more appropriately, and you get a very different picture of the world and our fundamental dependence on the region. I am interested in people’s comments around this data and the interpretations given as it is used to underpin assumptions for our region and therefore implicates investment and priorities for our region. Tell us your thoughts Email: letters@bendigoweekly.com.au

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We need to talk SERIOUS newspaper columns should never include personal pronouns, of any kind. Some columnists write humourous light-hearted pieces, often for entertainment. Personal pronouns are part of that style. When it comes to serious community-leading comment pieces, the views and experiences of one person are rarely thorough enough or widespread enough to be presented as an editorial. That is why the Bendigo Weekly has ditched this week’s editorial, and thrown out the grammatical playbook in discussing a serious community-wide issue. And boy, Bendigo, do we need to talk. Statistics from four years ago showed Bendigo was one of the fattest cities in Victoria. It shocked locals to learn 56.9 per cent of the community was obese or overweight. Four years later and it has become worse. New data, revealed in today’s Weekly, shows the stats, and our waistlines, have grown. In 2012, 60 per cent of

locals were obese and overweight. It is the men who have let the community down. In 2008, 19.6 per cent of Bendigo men were obese, against a state total of 17.3 per cent. In 2012, that figure has blown out to 31.3 per cent, and the state total has not changed. While the overweight figure for men has dropped slightly – from 46.6 per cent in 2008, to 39.1 per cent – it is still a sad state of affairs. One reading of the stats is over the past four years a lot of men who were overweight are now obese, and there has been some new entrants in the “overweight male club”. In other words, Bendigo men are getting fatter. This is a big problem. Obesity causes a plethora of health problems in the medium and long term, putting remarkable strain on the health system and economy, let alone our families and ourselves. You will notice I have slipped into personal pronouns here, and that has been done on purpose. When all this data was collected, in 2008 and

2012, I was obese. Today I am not. In April, 2012 I decided it was my fault I was overweight and only I could fix it. Five months later I was 40 kilograms lighter. Eight months ago I decided to take up running, and now run about 100km a month. I am looking forward to my first competitive run at the Mother’s Day Classic. This from a person who once thought running was completely stupid. I am not a fitness freak, I don’t run every day and still enjoy my food. I now have the luxury of simply watching what I eat. And this is the key. Regular exercise and smart eating is not difficult. As a father of four, and with a partner who works full time, if I can do it, anyone can. All it took was a realisation of how relatively simple it is to do. Weight loss can be achieved with a small bit of education. It is important any upcoming healthy-community campaign heavily involves education, not just

7 Murphy St, Bendigo Ph 5441 6041 www.bignoldpark.com.au CHANGE: Anthony Radford lost 40 kg. the right way to eat, but how to eat and how to exercise to lose weight. It would be great to see a nationwide campaign, similar to the anti-smoking campaigns, that highlights the clear relationship between eating lots, eating poorly, not exercising and obesity. If you smoke, you will probably die from it. If you eat poorly and don’t exercise, same result. Food labels need to also include the number of calories they include, not kilojoules, and people need to know how many calories they need to stay healthy. A Easter I heard doctors saying it takes a four-hour walk to lose the calories from eating four chocolate eggs and a hot cross bun. I’m not sure if that is true, but wouldn’t it be great if there was a simple way we could all find that out? twitter@weeklyeditor

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GREATER Bendigo council’s draft Council Plan is now out and about for everyone to have their say on one of the council’s most important strategies for the future. To the overwhelming majority of residents, this important document has about as much appeal as warm beer, but the reality is, the contents of this plan will have a dramatic impact upon all of us as they shape the way our city lives and grows. Wednesday night’s special meeting of councillors to consider the draft Council Plan and then approve its release has attracted its share of controversy, with a trio of councillors opting out for a host of well publicised reasons, including the timing, a perceived lack of transparency and the fact the meeting was not broadcast on Phoenix FM.

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The community radio broadcast of council meetings has been a welcome development, and one I have tuned into from time to time. But the fact the Council Plan was considered outside of a “normal” meeting of councillors, and was not broadcast should not be cause for major alarm. There have been instances where the radio broadcast has experienced some technical difficulties on a Wednesday night as ordinary council meetings occur, and no one has ever suggested that this has compromised the outcomes of the meeting, or the promotion of what was debated. The media has an important role to play in promoting the fact that the Council Plan is now out and about for public comment, and that we are all invited, and entitled, to make

comment. So, too, does the council itself. Whether or not the proper instrumentation was implemented in convening Wednesday’s meeting is a topic for others far more qualified than me, and the council has been quick to justify its actions in this regard. And to be fair, I respect anyone who makes a stand based on their principles and beliefs, and in a democracy it is every individual’s right to do so. The great irony in all this is that the actions of the three councillors who declined to attend the meeting have probably created more publicity and attention to the release of the Council Plan than any radio broadcast or press release ever could. twitter@peterkennedy23 pk@bendigoweekly.com.au

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HE long-suffering Mrs Kendall calls me Jack. There is a film starring Jack Nicholson called As Good As It Gets, and Jack’s character is a little bit compulsive when it comes to cleanliness and has a fresh bar of soap each wash and a cupboard full of new bars. I am sure you agree it’s better calling me Jack after that, than the The Shining or One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, but still. The reason for the name is my delight in having a few bars of soap in the bathroom cupboard. I like to think I have enough of the product to hand. For the sake of this piece I counted a few items in the drawer. I am comfortable with this, but am happy to hear comments, nothing like stocking up. Six bars of Pears soap, that’s the nice see-through one. Nine bars of Imperial Leather, that’s the one with the little label on it. Six bars of home brand exfoliating. This is good when you have dirty garden or oily hands.

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I have about 20 disposable razors, they were on special. I have close to 30 deodorant gels, but there is good reason for this. The one I liked was discontinued and I found a batch of the replacement on special. Sensible to buy if you ask me. Shampoo is limited to around two litres, and toothpaste is barely on the scale at four tubes. Now this may sound like a chemist to some, but as I say I like to have it to hand. I may not like it on many other things, but I have a bath-

room cupboard Jack would be proud of. By the way, if you have not seen it, try to see As Good as it Gets, it’s fun. While we are in the bathroom I want to discuss other items of etiquette which may need addressing. When Mrs K cleans, she unplugs my electric toothbrush to tidy up around it. More often than not I don’t notice she has not plugged it in and struggle to get any life out of it when the time comes. This is what they call a first-world problem, as it’s not

really a major problem, but it is annoying at times. We have remedied the seat up/seat down row by having our own bathrooms, this is a bit of a luxury, but it means I can leave things (mostly) where I want to without causing a fuss. I have certainly left the scales well alone for a while, far too scary. They are a torture instrument I only use when I am losing weight. So, I leave the decision up to you. Is 21 bars of soap a little bit Jack, or just being prepared? twitter: @stevekendall1

Dear Dotty With all this talk of working until we are 70 and cutting pensions I am worried I am not going to cope in the workforce. I’m getting tired, I’m in my 60s. My husband left me five years ago (which was a relief really) I’ve raised three children (and baby sit my grandchildren when I can) and I’ve nursed and buried my parents. My job is very physical too, I work in a dry cleaners. I’d really like to put my feet up before I die. Mary, Bendigo Dear Mary, You do indeed deserve a rest. But it seems that not only is more expected of people in their 60s but there is a strong attitude of resentment around. The message is that the baby boomers are going to turn into a parasitic generation who will suck the life force out of the younger generations who have preceded them. No matter Mary that you have worked all your life and paid your taxes to make this country the strong and economically viable one it is today. It seems to me that we have spoilt our children who have grown up with the expectation that they can have it all and have it now. Well they can’t, by gum! As for working until you are 70, I think it is perfectly possible as long as your employer puts handrails in the toilets and keeps a supply of incontinence pads in the store cupboard along with the tissues and toilet paper. They

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T’S October 1, 1852 when nineyear-old James, his mother and siblings set out from Melbourne to join James’ father at the Forest Reach goldfields. After days slogging through thick bush, sticking with a group of other travellers to deter bushrangers, they eventually arrive at a valley overflowing with 60,000 hopefuls all “digging, sluicing… puddling and panning” for gold. Walker Books are renowned for publishing quality children’s books, and this reprint of Australian authorillustrator Rachel Tonkin’s historical picture book To the Goldfields! is no exception. Tonkin delights in squeezing in as many aspects of goldfields life as she can – from leaking school tents; dogs lost down mineshafts; mattresses stuffed with leaves; to death from disease; sly grog shops and bushrangers.

Though gently dealt with, these latter aspects make it more suitable for primary school children, rather than preschool, and the historical accuracy makes it an excellent resource for teachers. The story is fictional but the details are based on extensive research drawn from letters, diaries, newspaper reports and from the Castlemaine Art Gallery and Museum’s collection of gold rush artefacts. However, what really makes this book a modern classic are the watercolour illustrations, Tonkin draws inspiration from various sketches, paintings and photographs taken on the goldfields. The detail on each page invites

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HE judges of the 2014 Stella Prize certainly fulfilled its charter to promote women writers in Australia. Not only did they select Clare Wright as the winner for The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka; but her book of non-fiction provides an added bonus by promoting women who have been neglected by history. The role women played on the goldfields and in the Eureka Stockade is the premise of Wright’s fine book of scholarship. In her account of the Eureka Stockade and the years leading up to it, historian Clare Wright revisits history from a new perspective, unearthing images, portraits and stories of the women of 1850s Ballarat and the parts they played not only in its society but also in its public life, as they ran newspapers, theatres and hotels with energy and confidence. Wright is a historian who has worked as a political speechwriter, university lecturer, historical

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Jonesyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cream. The best way of enjoying this dish and making cooking time as short as possible is to buy beautiful locally made fresh pasta. Pop into the pasta pantry on Mitchell Street, one of the great unsung heroes of our local food scene, to get their delicious pasta â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they are open until 6pm so always a handy fallback on the way home from work. The beauty of this dish is in its simplicity, but if you wanted to add more, some

Lochliean feta or Axedale olives would work well. See how easy it is to incorporate local in to the everyday? BLT pasta is going to be a regular at our house now.

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Culinary questions with Jody and Brent Loam of the Willow Room, Heathcote Q. What are intercostals? A. Intercostal is the pieces of meat found between the ribs. Usually coming from beef, these chunky pieces of meat are great marinated and grilled on a barbecue and can also be slow-cooked in a braise or stew. They are also fantastic confitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ed first then let to cool and deep fried until crispy with a spicy dipping sauce. Q. How to pick the right pumpkin? A. Pumpkin are coming into season now and will be great quality and cheap. Pick pumpkins that have a firm, bright, attractive skin and a heavy, dense feel. Their are lots of different varieties, so pick the right one for the right job. Pumpkin makes great gnocchi, ravioli filling and savoury scones, for this use a dry fleshed pumpkin like a butternut. For purees, mash and soup use a large full flavoured pumpkin like a blue or jarrahdale. For roasting and using in salads use a sweeter pumpkin like a jap or kent. Small golden nugget pumpkins are great stuffed and roasted. Q. How can I make brussels sprouts taste better? A. Brussels are not everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite vegetable but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take much to make them delicious. Always blanch first for a few minutes in salted water then there are many different ways to prepare them. Roast until golden with pancetta, honey and butter or sautĂŠ with garlic, chilli and smoked almonds. They also make a delicious coleslaw when shaved raw.

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CENTURY ago this weekend marks the most serious blast from the past, in which seven miners lost their lives at the Great Extended Hustler Mine. This event was the largest single accident to occur on the Bendigo goldfield. What was it that set off the explosives and created the scene, inflicting the most horrific injuries, leaving the bodies of these miners mutilated for the unfortunate rescuers and investigators to find? Surely the truth behind this extraordinary event would come out at the subsequent inquest into these deaths? Explosions were nothing new for the Great Extended Hustler Mine, such as when Henry William Sheppard was maimed permanently in 1868 while using the explosive Patent Gun Cotton in one of the holes he had drilled into the rock face. Sheppard lit the fuse, moved a safe distance away and waited for what seemed an interminable time. As the explosive did not detonate he assumed that the fuse had not burnt. He went back and had his right hand near the hole and suddenly the Gun Cotton exploded and he lost his hand.

At the time it was noted that this was the third accident of this type within the space of one month. Strict instructions had been given to the miners not to meddle with the explosives prior to this event. A mishap of a different kind happened while J Redpath, as the Great Extended Hustler engine driver in 1892, had his hands on the controls of the winder while hauling up a truck laden with quartz, the other cage simultaneously was going down. Redpath was horrified to see that one of the morethan-three-metre-diameter gin wheels or sheaves, over which the cable ran at the top of the poppet head, suddenly began to fall down on to the landing brace below and shattered into about 10 fragments. With the most amazing good fortune the two men on the brace, Orchard, the braceman and Armstrong the underground manager, escaped injury as the smashed beams, which had supported the gin wheel, fell between them Seven and a half years before the seven fatalities at the Great Extended Hustlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there was an explosion which involved G Gee and H Barkwith who were working in an intermediate level.

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HERE were 50 people from the former Shire of Marong who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War of 1914-1918. On Anzac Day we remembered these men and their families who bore this loss. Communities like Marong suffered too, losing a generation of men. The granite gates that form the entrance to the Shire of Marong offices were unveiled on Remembrance Day, November 11, 1926. Under the rising sun, the names of those who served are listed and remind Marong residents of the cost of war as they walk past. This year will see two significant anniversaries for the former Shire of Marong â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Anzac Centenary 20142018 and the 150th anniversary of the formation of the Shire. The Soldiers Memorial Gates have been put forward for a Restoring Community War Memorial grant in order to restore them for these milestone events. - Dannielle Orr, Heritage Planner

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The two miners had drilled seven holes 640 metres underground, the dynamite was not used in the regular way sending the rock in many directions and seriously injuring both Gee and Barkwith. From the inquest into the seven miners who perished in the 1914 explosion we learn that the miners had unrigged the rock drills away from the working face and placed them away at a safe distance from the blasting area. The drill operators had been William C Blair, John H Campbell, Frederick J Chinn and Herbert J Thomas, the

shovellers and truckers were Leslie J Martin, William Ryan and Matthew G Foster who also acted as plat man so was responsible for placing the trucks in the cages and signalling for them to be hauled up to the landing brace. The average age of the men who were killed on that fateful night was 29 years. As the Chief Inspector of Explosives Mr Lewis mentioned there was a possibility that the gelignite had caught fire as the smell of the fumes was different to that of when the gelignite is set off by fuses. The inquest jury con-

cluded â&#x20AC;&#x153;the seven deceased men met their deaths by an explosion of dynamite, caused through unforeseen and unknown circumstances, no blame being attachable to anybodyâ&#x20AC;?. On this Saturday, May 3 there will be a range of speakers at the Great Extended Hustlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s site off Hustlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Road or Niemann Street from 10am to noon and from 1.30pm to 3.15pm along with some excellent displays. This is a free event so please come along and learn more about this interesting historic area.

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OU can always tell when a songwriter is honest in their lyrics. You walk away from a performance feeling like you know someone you’ve never met. If you’ve heard Hailey Calvert sing, you know her. Hailey’s impressive guitar skills and relatable stage presence have also impressed audiences. Owning a sound described as vibrant and honest folk/ Blues, Hailey has been giving charismatic performances at home and around the world, and people have been taking notice. Hailey is a regular supporter of the Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival and its offshoots, and is making a special trip to Bendigo to play more. Growing up in a small mining town could have been musically limiting, but lucky for Hailey her dad was a fan of artists such as Eric Clapton, Archie Roach and The Police to name just a few. Time spent listening to such legends sparked an interest in storytelling and the power of music. These days she’s building a following as a solo artist both in Australia and internationally. Recent tours to London, Ireland and America included a performance at New York’s famed music venue The Bitter End. Hailey recently found new fans after performing at Wood-

what’s on... in association with KLFM radio 96.5FM Sunday, May 4 Cooking demonstration: With tastings and sales at the St John of God Atrium. Two 2.5 hour sessions at 10.45am and 2.15pm. All tickets $15 per person by calling 0458 250 592. Fete at St Francis of the Fields: 11am to 2.30pm at Blucher Street, Strathfieldsaye. Big raffle, childrens’ entertainment, showbags, animal farm and lots more. Monday, May 5 Epsom-Ascot Community Planning Group: If you share an interest in the community development of Epsom-Ascot, come along to the meeting at 7pm at the Epsom Primary School, Howard Street, Epsom. Details: 0418 587 102.

HAILEY CALVERT ford Folk Festival, Red Deer Festival and Bendigo Blues and Roots Festival, as well as playing to packed rooms in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, most recently when supporting Stu Larsen. Her wonderful 2013 was capped off by receiving a Queensland Music Awards nomination for her song Take Me Home. Hailey’s Bendigo shows

include an intimate show withTalisa Jobe and Grim Fawkner, on the evening of Friday, May 9 at Billyroy’s Blues Bar in the cellar of the Goldmines Hotel. Entry is free, but donations are welcome. On Saturday, May 10, Hailey will team up with Cass (Cassie Ward and Bianca Maes) and Pat Ward at the Old Church On The Hill, on the corner of Harkness and Russell Streets, Quarry Hill,

a space great for quietly enjoying magical acoustic performances. Entry is $10. Finally on Sunday May 11, Mother’s Day, Hailey will make her return to the Blues Tram, along with Echuca’s favourite son, Benny Walker. The Tram departs from Central Deborah Goldmines at 2pm. Tickets are $35 and can be bought from the Bendigo Visitor Centre.

Wednesday, May 7 Mothers Day Trading Table: The hospital auxiliary is holding a trading table from 10.30am til 3pm in the Atrium area of the St John of God Hospital in Lily Street. Cakes, slices, jams and handicraft will be on sale. Planets and Dwarf Planets: The Discovery Science and Technology Centre, Railway Place, Bendigo

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from 7.30pm. The cost is $2 for individuals, $5 for families and children under 12 are free. Details: 0400 712 883. Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea: Neale Street UC church foyer, 10am to support the Cancer Council. A feature of the morning will be a guest speaker and a display from Dragon’s Abreast. Please bring a small plate of food to share. Thursday, May 8 Old Time Dance: 8pm to 11pm. Entry $5. Eaglehawk Senior Citizens Hall, Darling St. Details: 54421815. EXHIBITIONS Queer Country: April 2527, Dudley House, 60 View St, Bendigo. Irene Barberis: Apocalypse/Revelation: Re Looking: May 2-June 15, (Opening Sat May 3, 2-4pm) La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre. The Beauty in Decay: May 1-14, 10am-5pm, Dudley House. Sculpture by Alexander Day: April 19-May 18, Gallery 4 Below. Contemplations: to July 27, Living Arts Space, Visitor Information Centre.

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IOR is coming back to Bendigo. The Australian singer-songwriter has released his fourth studio album Scattered Reflections, a collection of songs written during and inspired by recent travels and is bring it to The Capital. Scattered Reflections is released independently and was financed largely through crowd sourcing from many of Lior’s fans through a PledgeMusic online campaign, a testament to his loyal and strong following. Renowned for his stunning voice, incredible musicality and acclaimed live shows it may be an idea to book. Lior plays The Capital, View Street, Bendigo on July 24 at 8pm. Tickets on 5434 6100.

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OUR of the world’s top exponents of Scottish music will be in Castlemaine tonight, Friday May 2, to present a concert that will delight both fans and players of Scottish and traditional music. Alistair McCulloch from Scotland, Catherine Fraser from Australia, Renata Bratt from the USA, and Duncan Smith from the USA and Australia are fresh from teaching and performing at the 11th annual Southern Hemisphere International School of Scottish Fiddle in New Zealand. They have all received rave reviews for their performances and recordings across North America, the UK, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. Together they explore everything from toe-tapping reels to the most haunting of Gaelic airs, from ancient

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traditional tunes to contemporary and original works. Alistair McCulloch and Catherine Fraser are both internationally renowned exponents of the Scottish fiddle tradition. McCulloch is one of the busiest and best-known fiddlers in Scotland. South Australian native Catherine Fraser’s captivating artistry on the violin has gained her an international reputation as a performer of rare clarity and depth. For this concert, McCulloch and Fraser will be joined by cellist Renata Bratt and pianist Duncan Smith. The concert is at The Anglican Church on Agitation Hill, cnr Forest and Kennedy streets, Castlemaine tonight, at 7.30pm. Tickets at the door at $20, adults, $18 conc, and $5 for children under 12. Details 0402 269

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ATRAD and Eaglehawk Radiators a locally owned family business has been helping motorists keep their cool since 1976. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been VACC accredited since 1988 and have been a Natrad franchise for 16 years,â&#x20AC;? owner Glenn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We offer a free pick up and delivery service for the trade and a fast turn-around for our valued customers, making our service second to none.â&#x20AC;? Eaglehawk Radiators Natrad and their families have always been actively involved in the community through their sponsorship and participation in many local sporting clubs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is just one of the ways we say thank

you to the community which has supported us for more than 33 years,â&#x20AC;? Glenn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At Eaglehawk Radiators Natrad, we not only repair and sell radiators, we also offer licensed cooling solutions with our refrigerant trading authorisation (AU02531) providing a comprehensive air-conditioning service,â&#x20AC;? Glenn added. Natrad also manufacture and sell air conditioning parts, pipes and hoses. So whether your car has been running too hot and is ready to blow a gasket, or fogging up due to faulty airconditioning/ demisting system, bring it in to Eaglehawk Radiators Natrad at 220 Upper Road, Eaglehawk, phone 5446 7385.

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the beds and develop strategies as to what should be planted. Other work Paul does is regular garden maintenance including lawn mowing, weeding and rubbish removal. He is also a former arborist - and an expert on advising you on what trees to grow, how to maintained them, tree pruning and stump removal. Paul often works with the Tim, the famous Fixologist,handyman whose number is 0458 762 605. Paul charges reasonable rates and is happy to come out and give you a quote after looking at what work needs to be done. Call him on 0418 355 898.

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HE $38 million expansion and refurbishment of Lansell Square in Kanagaroo Flat is progressing as scheduled. The Reject Shop has relocated into a new 650 square metre tenancy near Kmart, incorporating an improved store layout to make navigating the aisles easier. Customers will continue to find a large range of products with a focus on low-price everyday essentials such as toiletries, cosmetics, household cleaning products, kitchenware and pet-care. An additional 215 car parks recently became available near Coles, providing shoppers with convenient access to parking. Further sheltered car parks are to be constructed near Coles and Woolworths over the coming months Lansell Squareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly upgraded amenities have also reopened, while refurbishment and tiling works to the existing mall are scheduled for completion next month. When finally completed early next year Lansell Square will offer 22,611 square metres of retail space,

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ITH Mother’s Day just around the corner, Keith Macdonald is full of ideas for that perfect gift. Macdonalds Nursery in Bendigo stocks all sorts of presents to make Mum feel extra special. “Cyclamens are good value and popular this time

of year,” Mr Macdonald said. “Chrysanthemums are a good gift too, and if you want to provide something extra special, how about an orchid. “It’s not to early to shop now, and get in fast we’ll be busy right up until Mother’s Day now.”

Mr Macdonald said there is an increasingly popular item available at the nursery. “The bowl of mixed herbs is well received, and useful too. It gives a year-round gift and Mum can keep it handy and have herbs to hand,” he said. It’s not just plants either,

with Macdonalds Nursery offering pots for those who plan to grow from scratch. “We have all kind of gifts such as wall clocks and ornaments,” Mr Macdonald said. Macdonalds Nursery is at 88 Retreat Road, Bendigo, phone 5443 4644 for more details or gift ideas.

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Illegal firewood cutting is unsustainable, destroys habitat and poses public safety risks. The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) licences commercial firewood suppliers who collect firewood safely, sustainably and legally. Before you purchase firewood, ask whether the seller either has a commercial firewood licence or has otherwise sourced the firewood legally. If they don’t have a licence or refuse to answer, report it to the number below. You can anonymously report suspicious activity, including anyone you see felling or harvesting a tree outside firewood collection areas, to the DEPI Customer Service Centre on 136 186 (quote Operation Trident). www.depi.vic.gov.au Customer Service Centre 136 186

COACH & INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL Lic. 30030 FREE Pickup/Return Service from: Bendigo Railway Station, Eaglehawk, Golden Square, Kangaroo Flat & White Hills 4 Day Gippsland Extravaganza May 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ad $850 Pen/Past $830 12 Day Land Of Infinity May 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $4200 Pen/Past $4180 6 Day Broken Hill - White Cliffs May 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $1550 Pen/Past $1520 14 Day East Coast Getaway Jun 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $3500 Pen/Past $3450 21 Day Queensland Deluxe Jul 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $6150 Pen/Past $6100 14 Day Outback QLD- Cairns & Cooktown Jul 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ad $4900 Pen $4850 15 Day Cairns, Cooktown & Inland Explorer Jul 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ad $5010 Pen $4990 8 Day Cairns-Cooktown Jul 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $3600 Pen/Past $3550 15 Day Northern Territory Aug 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $5700 Pen/Past $5650 10 Day Red Centre Aug 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $3800 Pen/Past $3750 10 Day Alice Spings- Darwin Aug 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $4575 Pen/Past $4550 22 Day West Coast- The Ultimate Experience Aug 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $9300 Pen/Past $9250 12 Day Darwin- Broom Aug 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $6350 Pen/Past $6325 7 Day Darling River Run Aug 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $2400 Pen/Past $2375 15 Day Broome- Perth Aug 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $6600 Pen/Past $6550 10 Day RacesRay Station- Birdsville- Marree 22 DAYBirdsville WEST COAST SPECTACULAR (AIR/COACH/AIR) Sep 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $2300 Pen/Past $2280 See the spectacular CoastHervey from Darwin 13 Day CarnarvonWest GorgeBay- Toowoomba to Perth. Sep 11 Discover . . . . . . . .the . . uniqueness . . . . . . . . . .of. .the . . West, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ad $3700 Pen/Past $3650 from the Pilbara’s to the Kimberley’s, the Bungle Bungles, Cable Beach, MonkeyTours Mia, GeikieInclude Flights & Many extras All International Gorge, Broome, Kalbarri, Kununurra, Ord River 25 Day Enchanting Europe- Germany/France/Monaco/Italy &Jul much much more. 24......................................................................................... $11,295 Departs June 20 Captain Cook Cruise 14 DayMonday Fiji including Ad $2445 Pen/Past $2425 Aug 1.............................................................................................$5560 24 Day Canada & Alaska Spendour Sep 3.......................................................................................... $11,495 15 Day New Zealand Cruise & Auckland Highlights Nov 3......................................................................$3999 13 Day Discover Thailand- Chiang Mai Flower Festival Jan 30........................................................................................... $3995 10 Day Norfolk Island Mar 1, 2015..............................................................................Ad $3595 18 Day New Zealand South Island- North Island- Bay of Islands Mar 1, 2015..............................................................................Ad $4995 *Prices based on Twin Share (other Options available) In conjunction Go See Touring Lic # 3198771 & Swagman Tours Lic #LTA31308 & Grand Pacific Lic # TTA 33500

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Toll Free: 1800 033 068

Pastor Daniel will be sharing the powerful word of God, also supernatural testimonies and praying for people as the Lord leads, so come expecting your miracle in Jesus name! All welcome.

7pm Saturday 3rd May 10am & 7pm Sunday 4th May Oasis of Love Christian Church Long Gully Community Centre 27 Havilah Road, Bendigo VIC Contact: Ps June (03) 5443 1468

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BENDIGO Northern District Community Enterprise Grants Open from May 1 30. Application forms available at www.bndce.com.au or Bendigo Bank, White Hills Phone 5448 4792

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BOTOX through the Anti Aging Clinic now available in Bendigo. Phone Michelle 0435 748 673

Begins Castlemaine 12 noon-2:30pm, Wed 7 May. Fee: Earlybird $520 Full/ $420 low income/ $320 HCC

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Enjoy a night of dancing each Saturday night at the Uniting Church Hall. Forest St, Bendigo. 8pm - 11.30pm. Entry $8. Great music and supper. Ph. Colin 5447 9783

DRAWING LESSONS Spring Gully Mon or Tues 4pm-5.30pm. Please phone Cheryle Ludbey 0429 430 819

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In 60 minutes with a life time guarantee. Also weight loss & gastric band hypnosis. Bendigo every Wednesday. Ph 0400 573 369.

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Close Melbourne couple seeking a kind and compassionate lady to donate eggs We are a happily married couple who have been unable to conceive with our own eggs and are looking for a kind and compassionate woman to donate eggs. We have many wonderful things in our lives; close family, nieces, nephews, godchildren, great friends, good health, enjoyable jobs and financial security. However we want nothing more than to start our own family and have our own child or children to love. We started trying for a family in 2009 when we married. However, after 8 rounds of IVF our doctor has advised us that donor eggs are our only option. We are seeking a donor who is aged 35 or under and has preferably completed her own family in order to help us acheive our dream. Actual expenditure incurred on medical expenses and associated travel costs will be reimbursed. We will do everything we can to ensure the comfort of our donor. If you are willing to donate the greatest gift of life, or would like to contact us for further information, please email us at zoete13@yahoo.com.au This advertisement has been approved by the Victorian Minister for Health, as required by s.40 of the Human Tissue Act 1982 (Vic) (March 2014)

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PENSIONER Gentleman seeking lady companion to share expenses, in small motorhome on Darwin Trip. Ph 0490 435 674

volunteer Casual/Part Time work P a i d Telemarketers wanted Call Michelle for Charity. Monday Ph 1300 459 808 Friday. Ph 5444 1353

EMPLOYMENT SAVING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL? Deliver catalogues & goods. Casual work close to home. Up to $150/wk. 1300 663 161 www.pennymiller.com.au

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Very successful Geelong Business is seeking business owners in Bendigo and Ballarat to run their own

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0417 389 355 A HOME BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Earn $500 - $6,000 plus per month Part/Full Time. Full training and ongoing support provided. www.workhome4you.com

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Services Offered Digger & Trenching Service •Post Holes •Trenching •Ripping •Rotary Hoeing •Levelling •4 in 1 Bucket Phone: 0419 471 541 BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Complete bathroom makeovers & alterations. 34 yrs exp by qual tradesman. Servicing Bendigo - Castlemaine & surrounding districts. FREE Quote phone Rod Cox 0419 267 672 or 4406 6019.

BRICKLAYER Tradesman, houses, sml jobs, fences, letter boxes, BBQs & block work. Good Rates. Ph 0458 360 401

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Freehold - Commercial Hotel 4-10 Bridge Street, Benalla 21st May, 2014 @ 2pm on site

Easter Special Paths, driveways, cross overs, sheds, small & big jobs, Reasonable rates. Free quotes. Ph. 0422 424 348.

CONCRETER Driveways Paths etc Free Quotes

Ph. 0428 381 925 CONCRETER Driveways, paths, shed floors, spray on patterns, free quotes, no job too small. Ph 0408 204 114

COOLROOM Door Seals 0408 883 715 13 14 79 Seal-A-Fridge

ELECTRICIAN All types of work. Free quotes Wiegard Electrical. Ph 0419 367 071.

MOWING

Gutters, windows cleaned, hard rubbish. Call Ben for a free quote 0418 837 462

PAINTING, DECORATING & TEXTURING Qualified Painter - any size job! Interior, Exterior, Domestic, Commercial. FREE 'Friendly' quote, Ph ROD: 0400 493 491

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Interiors, exteriors, free quotes, no job too small, 40 yrs exp. Ph. 0407 412 977 Colin Wright

PANEL BEATING Spray painting, rust repairs. 25 yrs experience, cheap rates. Ph 5443 1710 or 0401 915 906.

PLASTERER • Holes Patched • Renovations

HANDYMAN SERVICE

ARNOLD'S

CLEANER/CASUAL L The Long Gully Neighborhood Centre requires a casual cleaner for 3hrs Per Week. Days and times of cleaning to be negotiated, Salary as per Cleaning Services Award 2010 - Level 1 Successful applicant will be required to undertake a police check. For further information and position description, contact the Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre Co-ordinator on 5442 1165 or Email: lgnc@onestream.com.au Please send Resume and responses to Selection Criteria by Friday 16th May 2014

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Ph 0402 775 329

Lawns, odd jobs, Tip runs. Walk behind slashing. If I can do it, I will. Phone Ash

Skilled Handyman Services Include • Fencing

0427 096 404

CLEANER

Worksafe Prov #HO7451

•Office & Home Cleaning •All Non-Toxic Products •Safe for around Children Call Maree 0438 052 294

• Painting

HANDYMAN

PJ TAYLOR

CLEANING & CARPET Cleaning, Steam clean or Dry clean $50 first room, $10 per room after that Ph 0439 374 389 Receipt & ABN supplied

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PH ALLAN 5447 2965 OR 0417 526 140

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Tradesman skills Pride in the job Small jobs welcome Ph. Robert 5443 6614

AIR CONDITIONING Gas heaters should be serviced yearly to keep them running SAFELY & EFFICIENTLY So, for peace of mind this winter call

TempTech

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Nathan: 0407 972 717

0448 713 499

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In Home Reasonable Rates 7 days Extended hours Ph Shaun 0400 811 880

5446 1422

Lawn Mowing, Whipper Snipping

$35 per hr / $30 pen (inc. take away clippings).

Spraying (Roundup) $35 per hr/ $30 pen

Rubbish Removal $70 per

PLASTER

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PLUMBER Lic

Renovations, burst or blocked pipes, sewer & storm water mains, HWS, maintenance, etc. Kevin O'Dea: 0408 140 663

POST HOLES

Millers Holes Mobile 0418 510 217.

SPLIT SYSTEMS

Heating & Cooling. Supply and installation. Electrical and plumbing. Free quotes. Ph 0419 367 071.

load/$65 pen (incl tip fee $31) for 7x4 square box trailer.

NO tyres or rock/clean fill. Mattresses $10 extra. Cash only

Ph Mick 5448 5402 or 0407 448 249

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bendigotemptech@hotmail.com Servicing all of Central Victoria • Pensioner discounts avail. Registered Licence No. 47315

ANTENNAS

• • •

Contact the Exclusive Agents Hugh Roberts 0417 582 081 Ian McDonald 0408 217 734

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ABN: 62 094 744 216

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Phone Ron on 5447 7823 or 0431 609 423

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• Canvas Awnings • Roman Blinds • Vertical Drapes • Holland Blinds • Cedar Venetians • Venetian Blinds • Roller Shutters • Security Doors

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Using our 5 ton excavator 4.5 ton skid steer & ten metre tipper

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Ph: 0438 246 065

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Phone: 03 5439 3504 Mobile: 0409 968 977

EARTH MOVING • Drainage • Footings • House Sites • Dam Cleaning • Clean Ups • Driveways • Soil & Rubbish Removal

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LEON BEATTY 0415 503 875 BUILDERS

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Specialising in alterations & additions Commercial C i l Domestic New Houses Insurance Labour Hire Fences Free Quotes

Ti Timber b Fl Floors Decks Stairs Registered Builder

DB-U38390

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Call Ron 0438 569 385

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

LITTLE RIPPER Digger Service

Trenching, Rotary Hoeing, Post Holes, Levelling 4 in one bucket,Tipper Hire. Ph: Glenn or Donna

CARPENTRY

Renovations Kitchen upgrades Extensions Bathroom upgrades New Homes Walk-in-bathrooms Insurance Work Carpentry works

Phone Ross 0418 364 125

5446 7163 or 0418 510 074

BOOKKEEPING

Left over Carpet? Make useful Mats! Local Overlocking Service

Rug Addiction 129 High Street Kangaroo Flat 03 5447 0433

CLEANING SERVICES

Quality Cleaning Services Serving Bendigo for 20 Years

• CARPET CLEANING • OFFICE CLEANING • BUILDERS CLEANS • DOMESTIC CLEANING

COMPUTERS Computer & IT Problems?

Phone Annette 0413 183 836

Onsite Computer Services for Home and Business

BRICKLAYERS

GAHAN BRICKLAYING

Sick of waiting for a brickie? Over 10 Years Experience Free Quotes Ph. Nathan 54354106

or 0407 507 841

BUILDERS

Phone Stuart 0407 514 797 ABN 63708909386

Over 40 Years Service

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Darren Liersch: 0409 077 600

darelly@netspace.net.au/www.darellyelectrical.com

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1300 558 385 FIRE & SMOKE ALARMS

www.techeadit.com.au | steve@techeadit.com.au

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CALL DISTINCTIVE CARPENTRY

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DBL 1130

www.distinctivecarpentry.com.au

Matt Sefton 0418 392 559

Residential and Rental Property Smoke Alarm Servicing & Installation $15 Site / Compliance Fee $11 per Smoke Alarm (includes batteries)

www.firealarmessentials.com.au

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Jeoff Milne 5447 2476 Mob 0425 728 336

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CONCRETING

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Mains, Switchboards, Lighting, Renovations, New Installations, Shopfitting, Maintenance, Powerpoints PROMPT & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FREE QUOTES No job too big or too small

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Electrical Installations

0418 506 188

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Commercial, Industrial and Domestic Earthworks w • Post Holes • 5 ton • Trenching excavator • Driveways with post hole • Site Cuts attachment • Posi Track • Site clean ups bobcat • Free Quotes

REC 7821

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL DOMESTIC COMMERC

SEPTIC TANK SEWER TREATMENT PLANTS

0418 508 993

0418 507 709 A/H 5448 3333

SERVICING BENDIGO & DISTRICT SE REC 14361

Bricklaying

Licenced drainer 31741

Tired of Waiting for a Tradesman

Phone: 0417 329 802

Alan 0418 370 917 Craig 0458 438 930

Supplied and installed

ELECTRICIAN

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200 - 600mm diameter

Over 30 years experience

GARDAM E X C AVA T I O N

GREG SMITH

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CARPET / RUGS

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Bobcat & Tipper Hire

Small Business Specialist, BAS, all your Book Keeping needs Reckon Accounts (QuickBooks) Training & Sales Registered BAS Agent no 86535006

Sherlock Soil Works Excavator Bobcat Tipper

James Sherlock Ph: 0407 472 775

After Hours Ph. 5448 8814

BOOK KEEPING

Call Fred red 0 0429 429 4 434 34 405

BUILDERS

REC 4085

BOBCAT / EARTHMOVING

FURNITURE REMOVALS & STORAGE

Your Local Removalist Interstate Backload Specialist

From 1 item to a full removal around the corner or across the country PATHS, DRIVEWAYS, SHEDS HOUSE SLABS - PHONE FRANK

The one way to move is Allways! Allways the best move!

PH 0417 377 957

Website: www.allwaysremovals.com.au Phone or SMS 0447 533 678 - 7 Days

Cave’s Concreting 0409 173 754 Peter

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Services Offered GARDEN SERVICES

LANDSCAPING

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

PLUMBERS

Daryl’s Gardening Service

Peter Carr Plumbing & Gasfitting

Ph. 5447 8157 Mobile 0417 077 695

PAINTING & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Free Quotes

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Pete’s

Mowing and Maintenance Big or small we fix it all!

0422 660 912 Pensioner discounts available. 4 Seaso Seasons Garden Care Hedges Trimmed & Shaped • Lawn Mowing • Clippings Caught & Removed • Edges Trimmed • Pruning of Roses & Fruit Trees • Ride on Mowing • Weeding & Weed Spraying • Yard Clean Ups • Planting & Mulching

FREE QUOTES, 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE Ph 0429 002 678

HANDYMAN SERVICES

Paul 0429 462 057 Over 25 years of trade qualified experience

mgbricklayingandlandscaping.com PAVING & LANDSCAPING

Call for a FREE no obligation quote

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

544 33 999

• DOMESTIC • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL

4 Nolan Street, Bendigo

Sandhurst Painting and Decorating 35 years experience

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

Prompt efficient service at reasonable rates

Quotation gladly given

STO

• Fast Response to urgent repairs • All General Plumbing & Maintenance • Drains Cleared & Repaired & Roofing High Pressure jetting Quality in all • Hot Water Repairs and areas of Plumbing Replacements • Roofing & Gutter Specialists FREE • Gas Fitting QUOTES • Gas appliance servicing

Call Phill Hutchings on

Ph 5446 1535

0417 057 010

PO Box 54, Eaglehawk

Don Andrea Plumbing

PEST CONTROL

• Qualified tradesmen • Landscaping • Commercial and residential property maintenance

• General Plumbing and Gasfitting • Blocked drains • No call out fees • Flat hourly family friendly rate

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

License No. 32710

P. 0419 114 163

by Phil Carman

PH: 0418 822 911

Pty. Ltd.

• Push/Ride On Mowing • Flyscreens • Concreting small jobs • Tap Washers • Doors, Handles, Locks • Gutter Cleaning • Whipper snipping • Irrigation repairs • Rubbish removal • Weeding • General yard tidy • Welding For a free quote call Pete:

• Paving • Instant & Synthetic Turf • Brickwork • Retaining Walls • Edging

• Decks • Pergolas • Fences • Home Renovations • Driveways• Epoxy Floors • Home Maintenance • Factories • Spray Painting • Internal & External • Roof Restoration • Many more services available

• Lawns • Weeding • Garden Rubbish Removal • Edge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Registered & Insured

Phone 0408 506 159 Lic#23529

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Formally “Spider Sprayers”

LOCK & KEY • Handymen • Domestic Cleaning • Builder • • Carpenters • Glazier • Fencing • Plastering • • Painters • Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations • • Floating Timber Floors • Paving • Concreting • • Plumbers • Decking • Electricians • • Pruning • Tiling • Tree Lopping • • Sheds & Pergolas • Lawns & Gardens •

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7 Days a Week

Get your heater serviced before Winter

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

No job too small or too big

Green Waste Green Waste Special

Full safety checks • carbon monoxide tests

MOBILE BATHROOMS • Garden Maintenance & Lawn Mowing • Painting • Repairs • Renovations • Carpentry • Fencing • Doors and Windows • Tiling • Locks and Screens • Plastering • and much more

ARE YOU RENOVATING?

Call 0412

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

646 834 or 5443 6842 (after 5pm)

ne Hour

Handyman

We only do small jobs that take up to an hour

Fixed Fee $65

0487 231 883 or 5448 8671 www.thelocalphonebook.com.au

1300 850 342 HOME MAINTENANCE

MOBILE BATHROOM FOR HIRE (Shower, hand basin, toilet etc)

0438 083 139 www.bettabathroomhire.com.au

PAINTERS / DECORATORS

MIDLAND PAINTING & DECORATING ROB: 0418 718 881

TRIPPA’S PAINTING SERVICE NO O NO OBL BLIG BL B L LIG IG IGAT GAT ATIO A TION ION FR IO FREE FREE EE Q QUO UOTE U UO OTE TE

NO JOB TOO SMALL

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

CALL PETER 0409 422 271 Email: bhmpeter@hotmail.com

Spec Sp ecia ialliisi isi sing sing ng in weathe we atthe a herrb board oa o arrd d, heri he rita tag ge eh ho ous ou sin si ing ng and re an and repa pain ints ts

Phone Trippa 0427 241 958

FOR SALE

1950-60S Record Player & Wireless. Nice piece.$80 T 5448 8523

2 DOOR medium laminate cupboard, GC $5 Ph 5443 9311

STORAGE

Lic#37911

Greg Hicks st same day Plumbing Fajosebrvtoicoesmall No

0448 701 138 • Blocked Drains • Burst Pipes • Septics • Gas Leaks & Gas Fitting • Hot Water Services • Roof Leaks • Gutters/Downpipes • Renovations • Gen Plumbing • Latest Drain Cleaning Equipment • Leak Detection QUALITY WORK AT THE RIGHT PRICE!

Lic#100122

• Painting & Wallpapering • Domestic & Commercial • No Job too small

E: robrunnalls@live.com.au

0423 402 474

Ph: 0418 547 796

Master Plumber

Call David/Bronwyn

t Yard clean ups t Whitegoods t DomesƟĐ t Builders t Renovators t Commercial

10 SIZES FROM $20 PER WEEK Free Use of Courtesy Trailer 7 Days Access & On-Site Electronic Surveillance Security

5448 4499 BENDIGO 87-89 MIDLAND HWY www.centrestateselfstorage.com

ROOFING

SUPERIOR

ROOFING

& MAINTENANCE SERVICES

• Concrete tiles • Terracotta acotta tiles fing • Slate tiles • Iron roofi

FREE ROOF INSPECTIONS S New Roofing Re-Roofing Extensions Rebedding & Flexible Pointing Valley & Gutter Replacement

High Pressure Cleaning ngg De-Mossing Sealing & Painting Insurance Claims Pensioner Discounts

EXPERTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF ROOFING 5446 7751

robert@superiorroofing.net.au www.superiorroofing.net.au

0438 632 219

SPOUT CLEANING

CV Industrial Vacuum Services Reduce Fire Risk Spouts Vacuumed Spotlessly Pensioner Discounts Water Tanks Cleaned

Ph Paul 5439 3835 or 0428 395 429 * Fully Insured

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Services Offered TILING

“You style it, I’ll tile it”

FLOOR & WALL TILING Ceramic & Porcelain Slate & Stone Waterproofing Silicon & Grout Sealing Feature Walls & Mosaic Ourdoor Areas

Kyle 0421 255 044 www.thorptiling.com kylethorptiling@live.com.au

TREE LOPPING

SMITHS

Quality tree and Stump Removal

Tree Maintenance • Stump Mulching Hire Travel Tower • Tree Pruning and Stump Grinding • Tip Truck & Woodchipper Hire • Free Quotes (no job too BIG or SMALL for the Smith Family team)

David Smith

TREE REMOVAL & MAINTENANCE • FULLY INSURED • GUARANTEED • STUMP REMOVAL • FREE QUOTES • BOBCAT • WOOD CHIPPER • HEDGE PRUNING • CHERRY PICKER

JUDD’S TREE LOPPING Phone Brian on

0417 545 193 or 5447 7276 91 Wesley St, Kangaroo Flat

ANTIQUE cast iron cooking pot, VGC $45 Ph 0425 880 259

FOR SALE BALTIC pine floor boards old house lot. $7 per metre. Free delivery to Bendigo area. Phone 0467 544 431 BED, queen size mattress & base $80 Ph 0420 859 695

ANTIQUE Sideboard 4 doors 3 drawers Excellent Condition $5000 Ph 0407 005 404

FOR SALE

BLACK /White Collingwood cushion, washable $6 Ph 5442 3134.

DINING/kitchen setting 1800 x 900 solid pine table, 6 chairs, + 3 matching barstools EC $300 Ph 0428 510 118

CANDELABRA, cast iron, 5 arms, VGC, 62cm High $5, Ph 5447 7762 CANNON Pixma 4 in 1 printer, hardly used $50. Ph 5449 6726 CAT/dog porta kennel, medium, unused, $45 Ph 5447 7050

FILING cabinet 2 drawers, white, works well, GC, $30 Ph 0411 783 679

CHILDS plastic col. build blocks approx. 300 VGC $25 Ph 5447 1656

FILING cabinet 4 drawers, white, works well, GC, $40 Ph 0411 783 679

CLOTHING rack, GC, $20 Ph 5448 4509 COMPUTER Dell Desktop VGC $100.00 Bendigo T 0412 346 115 COMPUTER/monitor /keyboard, $20 Ph 5447 7050

COX Ride-on Mower, Briggs & Stratton, Intek 15HP motor, 32" cut, VGC $1650 Ph 0428 378 432 DESK, c/w 4 drawers, shelves etc., EC. $99 ono Ph 5447 4979 DIESEL engine oil, BP Vanellus Multi Fleet, 15W40, 20 Lt $55 Ph 0418 454 060 DINING room table, mahogany, 60urs old, $90 Ph 5439 4595

HOMEMADE shoe horn ect., new, still in box $20 Ph 0447 269 104

RYOBI pressure cleaner 1740psi exc cond. $60 Ph 0400 519 989

IRON, approx. 80 sheets, 1.5m, corrugated zinc, new, $10 each Phone 5441 7936

SEWING cabinet EC $90 Ph 0419 166 868

FRIDGES

and Freezers. Top brands from $195. Fully recond, 6 mths wty. 283 High St, G/Sq. Ph. 5441 1955 FRIDGE/FREEZER Westinghouse Pidgeon Pair, 180L $650 Exc cond. Ph 0417 149 698 FRIDGE/freezer, 480, Kelvinator, older, EWO, $100 Ph 0420 859 695

CHEAP REDGUM SPLIT FIREWOOD

AUTUMN SPECIAL

TILL THE END OF MAY

GOLF Buggy w/seat $30. Ph 5447 0863

12M TRUCK LOAD $1100 OR UTE LOAD 1.25M FOR $150 Phone Clint 0427 349 549

GOLF Set - 4 clubs, 11 sticks $50 Phone 0408 172 105 GOLF Set, complete with Buggy $50 Phone 0408 172 105

FIREWOOD

Red's Redgum firewood $120p/m. Pick Up or $140p/m Del. Open 24/7. Ph 0427 353 939

FIREWOOD

Top quality A Grade Redgum, Split or Blocks $115 per cubic metre delivered Ph 0437 120 009

✹ Buy ire or H

BABY change table GC $60. Ph 0408 334 119

BAR fridge Fisher Paykel, perfect cond $50 Ph 5442 8480

BIRD or Pets cage, 5ft x 3ft x 3ft, $40 Ph 5443 0061

51 Ryalls Lane, Strathfieldsaye. • Ph 5439 5512 • Mob 0409 957 014

MASONITE Underlay 1220 x 915mm 24 sheets, + PLY R/groove 2440 x 1220mm 13 sheets. Please Ph 5442 6871 MENS desert boots, S7 Light Brown, Never worn. $10 Ph 5442 3134. MOBILE Scooter, Good for Shopping, Good Cond, with manual $1500 ono Phone 5446 9227

MUSHROOM COMPOST

$50 per metre. Minimum 4 metres. Free delivery to Bendigo area. Phone 0400 855 626. NATIONAL Bank set of prints $12 Ph 5447 7106 OFFICE desk VGC $100.00 cost $280 bendigo T 0412346115 OLD fishing net, large, lots of sinkers & corks $12 Ph 5447 7106

HANGING luggage bag, w /pockets, tapestry print New $20 Ph 5447 0053

ORGAN Elec. Works well. $30 Phone 0408 172 105

HANRO Knitted fabric pieces $10 garment /bundle Ph 5447 0053

OTTOMAN microsuede fabric, 75Lx56Wx43H $30 Ph 5449 6726

INSULATION, 3.5 yellow batts, 9 sq mtrs, half price, $25 each. Ph 0439 371 301 or 0438 416 924

Phone, Fax, email or bring in this coupon with $23*, or $28.50* with photo, and your advertisement will be published in the next 4 editions. Categories included: Autos, Boats, Car Parts, Caravans & Trailers, Commercial Vehicles, For Sale, Four Wheel Drives, Livestock, Machinery, Motorbikes & Wrecking.

RETRO 70's copper pendant light fitting EC $45 Ph 0425 880 259 RUG, woollen, 160 x 230 $80 Ph 5439 4595

Cat Enclosures A fun, safe way for your cat to enjoy the outdoors. Free quotes to suit your budget.

Call Jim 0429 866 630 www.byers.net.au

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SWING set, Hills, tot swing, swing, rings, VGC $90 ono. Ph 5447 1656

TOP SOIL Sieved $35 per metre, 4 metre min. delivery 8m & 10m also avail. Potting Mix $60 a metre. Phone 0418 306 548 or 0428 100 770 TOP SOIL good quality $20 a trailer. Ph 0428 130 777 TORRUMBARRY Weir Fishing Shack, all comforts of home, close to boat ramp & amenities block, it is a caravan with 2 rooms attached one being a well equipped kitchen with large open fire, sleeps 8, WI WO $32,000 OBO Phone 5443 6104 TRAILER crate, 5ft x 4ft, $80 Ph 5443 0061 TRUCK load binders with straps $20 Ph 5449 6726 VICTOR lawn mower $40 Ph 0419 166 868 WASHER Haier Semi-auto VGC $100.00 bendigo T 0412 346 115

WESTINGHOUSE gas cook top (4 burner) electric oven. EC. $300 Phone 5449 3383

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PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

STOVE Westinghouse; Kimberley 60cm Electric. Very Good Cond. $200 ono Ph 5442 4414

PORTACOT Swallow EC $50 Ph 0420 859 695

classifieds@bendigoweekly.com.au PO Box 324 Bendigo 3552 Fax: 5441 4416

ADVERTISE FOR 4 WEEKS - ONLY $23

STORAGE box, timber, stained, $50 59cm square Ph 0429 175 988

PEA STRAW

New Bales. $7 per Bale. Free Delivery Bendigo Area. Ph 0407 500 983

GOT SOMETHING TO SELL? 1300 558 385 LocalClassifieds *

SHREK 7 mini figures EC $10 Ph 5447 1656

WESTINGHOUSE elec upright stove, fan forced oven. 8mths old, under waranty $600 Ph 5448 8656

HAY 5 X 4 ROLLS

to suit all your needs!

Containers can be custom fitted with shelves, benches, windows, side doors, electricity, insulation & air-conditioning.

LEATHER Lounge, drk green, Exc Cond. 3 seater + 2 Recliners $750 Ph 0407 428 080

GOLF buggy, Trident, paid $150 Sell $85. EC Phone 5447 0217

Oaten, Cereal, Pasture, Clover, Straw from $38.50. Lockwood Sth, Bridgewater. Delivery Available. Phone 0438 373 291

Containers

TRITON Bench 2000 own saw basic acc, little use. Half new price @ $800 Ph 0438 395 579

LOUNGE suite, Burgandy leather, 3 seater couch + 2 Recliners, VGC, Downsizing, 4yrs old, $800 Ph 0412 307 018

GARDEN MULCH

10m loads delivered. For more info phone 0408 509 826

Store Well with Stilwell

View containers at:

FIREWOOD

FRIDGE Westinghouse, 2 door, 280L, 2yrs old, Perfect condition $400 Ph 5442 8480

DVD holders, carousel (x2) 70x40cm, As new $20ea 0412 307 018

CHEST of drawers, solid sml 4 drwr x 2, GC $5ea Ph 5443 9311

FOR SALE

FOOT massage, slipper /double, Kambrook, $10 Ph 5447 7050

DOG desensitized of thunder- storms CD $29 ono Ph 5448 4509

ENID Blyton, The Famous 5, 4 books in 1 $10 Ph 5447 7106

FOR SALE

FLANNELETTE fabric $2 p etre Ph 5447 0053

DOG Kennel Sml-Med, $20 Ph 5443 0061

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FOR SALE Quality Dry Grey & Yellow Box Del $120/m Local Ph 0448 186 691

DOG cushions, tough, well padded s,m,l from $10 Ph 5442 3134.

CCB uniform, Skirt Sz14, jumper Lg, Tie, Scarf $70 0417 149 698

COONARA inbuilt wood heater, full flu kit, electric fan, VGC $500 Ph 5448 8656

0427 506 160

AGAPANTHUS 8 inch pots, $2 each. Ph 5448 4792

FOR SALE

CABINET/lockers 2 door 61cm wide x183cm tall $50 Ph 0429 175 988

Thorp Tiling

FOR SALE

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Mastercard:

WHEEL Trims 14" still wrapped, $8 Pair Ph 5447 7762 WHEEL, wooden spoke, vintage 1920's, $60, Ph 0447 269 104

WANTED TO BUY

CASH

For Fridges & Freezers, in GWO up to 25yrs. Washing Machines up to 7yrs old. Ph. 5441 1955

GOOD quality 5 string banjo, suit beginner, Ron 0478 229 078

SMALL metal lathe and test & tag machine. Please phone 5446 2870

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

WANTED 4 wheel mobility scooter. Please phone 0410 341 690

MOUTH ORGAN "BOOMERANG," "CRACKAJACK." or large "HOHNER" Phone: (02) 6382 3451 evenings

BUYING

SOVEREIGNS $330 HALF SOVEREIGNS $165 ROUND 1966 50c PIECES $7.50ea Phone 5442 8781 chrisvavarkis@gmail.com

GARAGE SALES

1 ELWOOD St, Sat 3rd of May 9:00-12:00 Books, furniture, k/ware, filing cabinet - all must go!!!

3 CURTIN St Eaglehawk, (Green weathboard), Sat 10am-4pm Sun 11am-2pm, Moving interstate sale! High quality couches, sofa bed, bed frame, TV & other assorted items, Car parts (XF/EL), heaps of things for your "man cave", a range of household items all must be sold. If you need something for your house, there's a good chance I'm selling it. Must all be sold this weekend.

MOTORBIKE trailer, old iron cot, bric-a-brac, clothing etc. . 8am-11am Sunday May 4th, Button St Strathdale.

WOOD Heater, Heat Charm. Good Condition $300 Phone 0412 349 219 or 5449 3034

SATURDAY 4 Mary St Quarry Hill 8am-4pm. Old tools, books, h/hold goods, clothes, toys, furniture, plants, videos

YUCCA plants healthy plants, range from 6mm to 1m plus. Price $5 to $25. Ph 5442 7974

SATURDAY 9am, 1970's 19ft caravan, plus. 200 McKenzie St

WANTED SCRAP WANTED Pick up Western Side. inc White Goods, Gas HWS, A/Cs, Batteries, Mags, etc Ph 5446 1191

or 0447 744 043

CHILDS CAR SEAT Wanted for 0-4yo Ph 0457 821 879 Bendigo

WANTED TO BUY BENDIGO POTTERY Pre 1950's. Vases, Kookaburras, dogs, koalas. Keen collector, good prices paid P:5446 3554

SUNDAY, May 4 Corner of Kirkwood St. and Honeysuckle St. in Eaglehawk. 9am-2pm Furn. and h/hold goods

AGISTMENT HORSE AGISTMENT

Lockwood Crossing, Lockwood. Good feed and hay, Phone: 5435 3587

To advertise in this section please call 1300 558 385

CLEARING SALES

Credit card number - (minimum credit card purchase $10)

Expiry:

CVV

TOTAL $:

BENDIGO ANTIQUE AND ESTATE AUCTIONS

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177 View Street, Bendigo ENTRIES ARE INVITED

For our next antique and collectables auction

Wednesday 28th May, 6pm Individual or estate lots accepted

Contact: Dennis 5443 8570 or Vernon 5441 4168 or 0407 485 333 www.bendigoantiques.com.au

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LIVESTOCK

WRECKING

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AUTO

Petcarers

Holden Rodeo LT Auto Twin Cab

Caring for your pets in your home • Domestic pets and horses • Play/TLC LC C • Dog Walks/Cat Cuddles • Feeding/Medication Staff: Caring, Insured, & Police checked. Ph: 5443 4536 E: sharon@petcarers.com.au

www.petcarers.com.au

ADOPT-A-PET ADOPT OPT A

OlliHe

Male, 5 years 11 months Ollie is a big handsome boy and is very laid back and easy going. He loves his pats and cuddles and would enjoy snuggling up next to you on the couch. Ollie is already desexed and Microchipped and patiently waiting to be adopted by his forever family.

Male 4 years Male, M I am solid man, built like a tank! I can be quitee anxious when left alone and get very vocal !!! So my ideal new home would be with a constant human companion who’ll give me lots of attention and exercise. Maybe come to work with you ?? You will need strong, secure Butch fencing to keep me safe and a loving stable Staffordshire BullTerrie r home where I feel secure and loved. LOST YOUR DOG OR CAT?

THE RSPCA IS THE POUND FOR THE BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL.

5441 2209 Piper Lane, East Bendigo

LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIAN Bull Terrier pups, 1-M 1-F, white with red speckles, pricked ears, 8 weeks old, $500 neg. Phone 0428 125 930 956555553014878 956555552962893

CARAVANS & TRAILERS WINDSOR Rapid, rare family van, ensuite, 4 star, sleeps 5, HWS, a/c, mags, annexe, TV & DVD, 1 ST owner,, $35,000 Junortoun 0424789066

BUDGIES 25 young many colours $10 Phone 0417 101 170 EASTER Bunny + large heavy duty cage $100. Ph 0408 571 631 HORSE FLOAT, Double, half roof, white GC $1800 ONO Ph 0409 462 421

CAMBRIDGE 06 fibreglass p/top 13ft 750kg Tow with 4cyl Car Batt Pac, Ind susp w/annex Exc Cond $19,750 Neg. Phone 0402 359 764

CARAVANS & TRAILERS 15FT Viscount Van, Early 80's, Bunks & Double, Family van, has annexe $6200 ono Phone 0407 843 113 CARAVAN Compact 10ft pop-top w/annexe $2500 Ph 5446 1191 or 0447 744 043 COMPASS limited edition, off rd, 19ft, island bed, TV, toilet, shower, solar panels, $37,000 ono. Very reluctant sale. Lots more. Ph 0407 058 554 COACHMAN - KIMBERLEY 14'6" custom built P/top. Single beds, side kitch & oven. Club lounge, full annex, new tyres, EC $12,500 Ph 5444 0197

JAYCO Swan 2012, Sleeps 6, Full Annex + add-a-room, Oven, Micro, Bed end flys, As new $24,000 0429 353 946

MOTORHOME Allegro 35'6" 460 Ford, Reg XAL-535, sleeps 6, all cons, $49,500 neg, more info Ph 0429 705 794 OFF ROAD Camper, 18 x 23ft, tent area, 70L elec water tank, kitch, storage, front boot, elec brakes, GC, $5000 ono Ph 0418 546 547

TRAILERS

6 x 4 $590. 8 x 5 tandem $2,190. 161 McIvor Hwy

www.ebsary.com.au

JAYCO Starcraft P/top 97, 16ft, s/beds, frontkit, m /w, 3-w frig, R/O Awning w/zip on walls, elec brakes, REG, U/cover, VGC, $10,000 Ph 5443 7011 or 0488 437 011

VISCOUNT Gazelle 2 single beds, rear door, awning & annex, 3W frig, m/wave, elec brakes $8000 Ph 5443 1231

MOTOR BIKES HONDA CT110 Postie Bike, Reg HQ-493, $1450 ONO Ph 5443 0061 PIAGGIO 2005 X9 250cc scooter, VGC, 20,000ks, Reg til DEC $3500 ono Ph 5447 9412

SUZUKI GS 500F 9300kms, EC, 12 mths reg, new rear tyre & battery, HT-568 $4250. Ph 0427 446 306

VL 1500 INTRUDER V-Twin, Harley look alike, reluctant sale $5800 ono with RWC Phone 5439 6499 or 0408 511 742

Classifieds 1300 558 385

FALCON wagon 2000, ABS, cruise, 256kms, a/c, 2 air bags, reg & RWC, ZWS-701, $3500. Ph 0434 718717

LMCT 10769

LANDCRUISER 99 Crs contrl, mags, r/rack, high lift, auto, 325Kkm, GC, RWC, 12mth Reg, shm-382 $10,500 ono Ph 0424 073 421

VEHICLES & SMALL TRUCKS WANTED TO BUY

NEW Exhaust systems, Mufflers and Specialising In Tail Pipes • Holdens • Commodores Available • Fords • Light Commercials Call 5446 1384 or 5446 1820 Wayne on 0413 774 717 LMCT 10992 Kayne on 0459 652 963 Address: 222 Upper Rd, Eaglehawk, 3556

Dragon C ity

That’s correct v8 with dual fuel economy. Trade in welcome RJN 050

$4990

DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

michie st motors

35 Michie St, Elmore • LMCT 888 Phone Ian: 0458 747 712

AUTO

MITSUBISHI Express Van, 5 seater, exc cond, 115,000ks, $16,500 ono Ph 0458 188 129 (WFX-120)

CARS WANTED

HOLDEN Barina 1990, manual, WDZ-199, GC, no RWC, $2000. Phone 0428 554 336 or 5441 7779

MITSUBISHI Outlander 04 & 05, 4 cyl, tbar auto, 12 mths reg UAZ-132, a/c new tyres, $11,000 each Ph 0419 302 000

BOATS

HONDA Accord 93, Reg til 22 May 2014, Fuel Economical. As is $300 Ph 5446 1467 XAZ-859

Kangaroo Flat

WRECKING

AUTO

Cash offered. Phone 0417 334 009.

4.3M Speed Boat & Trailer, 40HP Evinrude Motor, both reg Jan 2015, Runs Well $2500 Ph 0400 648 069 TINNIE 10ft car topper, w/ 4HP Marriner OB. Excellent Condition. Reg til Dec, $650 Ph 5441 1585

CAR PARTS FORD AU 5 speed manual gear box, fly wheel, clutch and pressure plate, new clutch cabel. GC. $300 Ph 0427 509 255 MAGS 17 x 7.5" 5 Spoke, Near new tyres, to suit 2wheel Drive Hilux $350 ONO Ph 0409 470 930

SCRAP METAL WANTED Cars, trucks, tractors, tin, wire, white goods etc. Phone 5474 3237 or 0427 312 146.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 1999 SC Hino furniture van, 40m3, partly decked out as sleeping quarters, can easily be converted back to freight and furniture. 260,000kms, SAU-680 $23,500. Phone 0408 567 273

AUTO 2011 MAZDA BT-50 GT 4x4 5cyl 3.2L Diesel Turbo, Auto Trans, White Twin Cab, Canopy, Top of the Range. Reg till 4th Nov (YRR-356) Low 32,000ks, As New

$40,000 Ph 5494 7370

'01 Proton Satria XLS, QPQ979 manual, CD, power windows, a/c, Economical, GC. No reg or RWC. As is. $2000 Ph 0400 648 069

1973 American Ford Mercury Cougar coupe. Dual fuel, worked 351 Cleveland. EC XR-773. $14,000 Ph 5446 3067 1984 VK Comm sedan, reg Sept '14, NDY-186, auto, p/s, air, mech VG, R/W & new tyres, $3000 drive away. 5443 1310 1991 Nissan Pulsar, 2 lady owners, VGC, 12 months rego, UKR-392, $1800 ono. Ph 5447 7773 1997 EL Ford Fairmont 1 owner, garaged, RWC, elec brakes, hayman reece T/bar, EC Reg 1BL-9JI $3500 Ph 0428 510 118 1997 Falcon Sapphire, dual fuel, ex interior, body work good, no RWC, $1000 ono, OMX-646. Ph 0409 404 586 1999 Ford Falcon Forte Low Kms Dual fuel 6cyl Auto, cruise. Well Maintained & serviced $2000 RPS-937 Ph 5442 7537 95 PAJERO, Nissan. Goes well, Reg till July, No RWC, Needs windscreen, $2900 ONO Ph 0418 373 798 (NKG-692) COROLLA accent 2011. 1.8L Auto Hatch REG YNO-213 cruise, bluetooth, a/bags, rear sensors, tinted windows, still under wrty 27,500ks EC $16,000 Ph 0427 093 859. FALCON 7/10 build FG XR6 82,000ks service books, RWC, EC, elderly owner, new tyres, $16,000 Reg ZCP-283 PH 5441 8947

HONDA CRV 2002, RRD-160, 210,000kms, VGC, $2800 no RWC or $3600 with, 0419 397 283 TXT ONLY JEEP Wagon, 1997, 4WD, 2000kms, tow bar, a/c, auto, OLW-789, petrol, $3700 or $4200 with RWC. Ph 0418 665 209 or 5446 7730

Stunning looking hatchback, mags, 5 spd manual, body kit, twin air bags. SYZ 284

$4990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

CED

REDU

michie st motors

35 Michie St, Elmore • LMCT 888 Phone Ian: 0458 747 712

FORD BA series II utility 2005, low kms, alloy wheels, current RWC, no reg, AB91KE, $6950 Ph 0423 342 960

HOLDEN 06 VZ SV6 Manual 120,000ks 18" wheels, tow bar, tint, leather $12,199 Neg. Ph 0431 920 885

PH 5447 4441 • AH 0487 000 145

2004 Holden Barina SRI Sports Hatch

FORD wagon AUII, barrier and blind, new tyres, elec brakes, always serviced, SBP-502, $4500 Ph 0408 589 312

• Panel Beating • New Exhaust • New Radiators, Alternators and Starter Motors

REDUCED

$5990 DRIVE AWAY INC RWC

35 Michie St, Elmore • LMCT 888 Phone Ian: 0458 747 712

'95 TS MAGNA SEDAN, NOH844 manual., low kms, CD, t/bar, a/c, GC. No reg or RWC. As is, $1500 ono Ph 0400 648 069

MOTOR WRECKERS

Immaculately maintained, locally owned by retired couple, hard to find auto. RHO 545.

michie st motors

Land Rover Discovery V8 Dual Fuel

LMCT 11067

Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun & Pub Hols 10am-12pm www.rspcavic.org.au

PLEASE desex your pets. We have so many unwanted animals entering the shelter, especially kittens, this time of year. This could all be prevented simply by speying or neutering your animals.

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

SILVER BMW 525i (E39) 2003, mint cond., sold with RWC, 12 mths reg, 178,000kms, SCW-223 $9,500. Ph 0418 509 566 or 5442 7451

AUTO

TOYOTA Camry 2001, V6 auto, white sedan, a/c, tint wind., very reliable, RWC, QYH-682. $4500. Ph 0439 146 780

TOYOTA Hilux Dual Cab Model TGN16R 2.7 2008 MY09. 6 seats. Dual A/bag. 4 cyl, 5spd, 150,000km. 1 owner, family use only. Full service history. ABS. A/C, Hard Lid. Tub Liner. Rem Central locking. Alloy Nudge bar. Tow bar New w/screen. New Toyo tyres. Reg. til 24/12/14. WVM-031. $16,000 O.N.O Ph 0409 429 406

TOYOTA YARIS 2007, , Manual, A/C, 77500 km full service history WEH-556 $6500 Phone 0407 045 683 XR6 Sedan Blue 1998 RWC condition, long Reg (2LH-419) Dual fuel, Low K's $2900 Ph 0408 511 742 or 5439 6499

TOYOTA COROLLA manual, 2004, EC, RWC, reg. until October 2014, 1BF-4TV, $5990 ONO, Phone 0407 244 494

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ready to serve MORE than 100 competitors will be aiming to serve up victory in the Bendigo District Table Tennis Association’s veterans tournament on Sunday. Record numbers have been attracted to the tournament, which runs on Sunday at the Victoria Street stadium in Eaglehawk. More than 800 matches will be played as part of the tournament, with 33 titles

on the line. Divisions range from 40 years and over up to 80 and over singles, as well as division one, two and three singles and doubles. Play starts at 9am on Sunday and will continue through until around 5pm. The tournament follows on from the successful running of the Oceania Cup and Championships over the Easter Weekend.

Veterans at play: action from the 2011 tournament. Photos: ANDREW PERRYMAN

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Strathdale shows City the way STRAThDAlE kicked off its Bendigo Amateur Soccer league championship defence in style on Saturday, belting pre-season champions Golden City 4-0 at Beischer Park. The Blues netted three secondhalf goals to run out victors, with last season’s golden boot winner Shaun Boxshall starting his season with a hattrick. The Blues, led by reigning league best and fairest Nick Watson, are again shaping up as the side to beat in 2014. At Truscott Reserve, Eaglehawk and Spring Gully fought out a hard-earned one-all draw. Eaglehawk’s Kyle hopley drew first blood when he slotted a first half goal, but through the work of Dennis Barnett, Gully equalised in the second half, but couldn’t find a second goahead goal. Epsom provided an early upset to most pundits, when the Scorpions took down Colts United at Strathfieldsaye. Scores were locked away at 1-1 at half time, before Epsom came out firing in the second half to bag two more goals and claim a surprising 3-2 victory heading into a clash against Strathdale this week. It was a high-scoring round in the women’s championship division, with Strathdale netting four second half goals to run out 6-4 victors over Golden City, Colts United has an easy 5-1 win over Epsom and Eaglehawk belted Spring Gully 9-0

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From Page 36 The tour will take in four cities across the USA in less than two weeks, and see the team scrimmage against four WNBA teams; the Seattle Storm, Minnesota Lynx, Atlanta Dream and San Antonio Silver Stars. Richards has risen to prominence after two standout seasons with the Spirit, playing a key role in the team’s two WNBL championships along with Wilson. “This tour is another big step for players like Kelly Wilson, Gabe Richards and Rachael McCully,” Joyce said. “These players may have thought their opportunities to be a part of the Jayco Opals

program may never present themselves or have passed them by, but they have proven in the WNBL and during our training camps they are capable of playing for their country on the international stage. “For someone like Gabe, this is her first involvement in an international tour for her country since she played at the 2003 FIBA Young Women’s World Championships, so it’s exciting to see her given an opportunity.” The recently agreed-upon WNBA collective bargaining agreement means the Opals can not call upon any players with rights held by a WNBA team, meaning the likes of Erin Phillips, Penny Taylor,

Rachel Jarry, Liz Cambage and Leilani Mitchell cannot participate in the tour. Joyce believes this presents a big development opportunity for the younger members of the squad to test themselves against WNBA opposition. “For the likes of Rebecca Allen, Natalie Burton, Carley Mijovic, Alex Bunton, Alice Kunek and Tess Madgen the opportunity to be a part of this tour and be exposed to WNBA-calibre opposition will without question accelerate their development,” Joyce said. Joyce has surrounded the Bendigo stars with international-quality experience, naming Laura Hodges and

Jenni Screen in the squad – bringing a combined five Olympic and three World Championship appearances. They are joined by seven-time WNBL Champion Natalie Hurst, Townsville Fire captain Rachel McCully, along with young guns Allen, Burton, Mijovic, Kunek and Madgen. The team’s first stop is in Seattle on May 2 and 3 before heading east to Minnesota for a scrimmage with the defending WNBA champions Lynx on May 5. Venturing south, the Jayco Opals will face the Atlanta Dream in scrimmage action on May 7 and 9 before rounding out the tour at the San Antonio Silver Stars on May 11.

Court magic wanes By JOEL PETERSON

AFTER it being a fortress for the past two seasons, the Bendigo Bank Braves’ luck has turned at the Bendigo Stadium. The team only lost one game at home last season, but has lost three of its four home games in 2014. The assignment to rediscover its home court magic doesn’t get any easier this week, when the Braves take on the undefeated North West Tasmiania Thunder. The Thunder are 6-0 so far, while the Braves sit near the bottom of the South Conference with a 3-4 record. Despite the challenge the Thunder presents, coach Ben Harvey is confident his side can grab its second home win on Saturday night. “I think we can beat any side in the competition if we play to our potential,” he said. “We probably played our best game of the season against Nunawading last Saturday and still narrowly lost, and then played our worst game against Geelong the next day. “Despite the loss on Saturday I was proud of the group. Then on Sunday, to lose by 21 at home, was unacceptable but we have put it behind us now.”

Braves recruit Josh Wilcher arrived in the country on Wednesday and trained with the group on Thursday, and will add some scoring punch at the guard position. “I probably don’t expect too much from Josh in the first two weeks, but I know down the stretch he will be a very valuable contributor for us,” Harvey said. “He is a great player and I think the whole group is really looking forward to him joining our program, and I know he is excited as well.” Despite the team’s winning percentage sitting under 50, Harvey said that critics should write the team off at their own peril. “We had a side last year that won 17 straight and lost seven games, and was beaten by a Dandenong team that lost 13 games during the season and won the title by playing their best at the right time of year,” he said. “That’s what I’m saying to our guys. Last year we were winning the close games, and I think we could easily be 5-2 this season.” Bendigo takes on North West Tasmiania from 8pm at the Bendigo Stadium on Saturday, with the Champions IGA Lady Braves to take on Launceston from 6pm.

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Hockey now a world-class game BENDIGO’S hockey players will have the opportunity to hit out on world class facilities after the Greater Bendigo council opened the brand new wet synthetic pitch at the Garden Gully Hockey Complex on Sunday The surface is of Olympic standard, and is the first of its kind to be installed in Victoria. The pitch cost $320,000, with Hockey Central Victoria contributing $240,000 through its own fundraising efforts. Mayor Barry Lyons said the pitch was a terrific asset for Greater Bendigo. “The pitch confirms Greater Bendigo’s reputation as the sporting capital of regional Victoria,” Cr Lyons said. “It is used to full capacity every day of the week by the more than

800 registered junior and senior hockey players across Central Victoria and will help attract a range of local, state and national competitions that can be played at an international standard. “Hockey Central Victoria is to be commended for its fundraising efforts and good financial management over the past 10 years to ensure it was able to cover a majority of the costs of the new pitch, and the city was pleased to provide the additional $80,000 needed.” Hockey Central Victoria project co-ordinator Julian Hood said the new pitch has received rave reviews. “Players are thrilled with the new surface, saying it has helped improve their overall game and skillset,” Mr Hood said.

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CLOSE UP: Ben Harvey says the team can win. Photo: ANDREW PERRYMAN.

The side had its first training session on Wednesday night at Dower Park, with good numbers on the track to begin Bendigo’s 2014 campaign. “We were happy with the numbers we got on the track on Wednesday, and the guys that had not met each other got to know each other which is always good,” Ladson said. “We are in it to win it. We know Gippsland will bring a good side but we are confident we can match them with quality, and playing at home is a big plus. “Performance will be the big factor,

but we want to have a balanced side, not only in terms of an inside-outside game but between veteran leadership and young guys with pace who will take the game on. “Hopefully we don’t have too many injuries between now and then. It will be tough, but we are looking to get Bendigo back up where it belongs, in that top bracket of games.” Bendigo’s clash with Gippsland on Saturday, May 24, will be preceeded by a Victorian Women’s Football League game featuring the Bendigo Thunder, due to Gippsland not fielding an Under-8 side.

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THE Bendigo Football Netball League named an interleague squad of 73 this week in preparation for its May 24 clash with Gippsland at the QEO. Bendigo currently sits seventh in AFL Victoria Country’s rankings after a loss to Ballarat last year, with Gippsland eighth after beating the Yarra Valley

We wanted to give as many guys a crack as possible Mountain District league. Worryingly for Gippsland though, Bendigo has played the visitors in 2010 and 2012, both at the QEO, and recorded victories on both occasions. Every club was asked to nominate players to fill the squad, with all clubs bar Castlemaine submitting nominations and having players included in the squad. Strathfieldsaye leads the way with 13, including former St Kilda star Stephen Milne, while Golden

Square and Sandhurst both have 10 and Gisborne nine. A large number of injuries has contributed to the large player pool, with a number of players already ruled unavailable, including Gisborne’s Anthony Belcher. “There’s no doubt that contributed, but also with a number of players leaving last year who would have almost picked themselves, we wanted to give as many guys a crack as possible,” first-year interleague coach Rick Ladson said. “I’m really happy with the side, we have a good mix of some older experienced guys and young upand-coming guys. “A number of players drove up from Melbourne, Gisborne and Kyneton as well as Maryborough so the commitment is obviously there.” Kyneton’s Hayden Wright (Heathcote District Football League ) and teammate Ben Weightman (Eastern Football League), Kangaroo Flat’s Corey Greer (Ovens and Murray) and South Bendigo’s Jarrod Postle (Loddon Valley) have all played representative football in their previous leagues.

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Training in the USA BENDIGO Spirit stars Gabe Richards and Kelly Wilson ventured to the USA on Wednesday, as part of a 12-player Australian Opals training camp. Joining the Spirit duo was Bendigo Lady Braves centre Alex Bunton, the 193cm 20-year-old also included in the squad of stars headed stateside in preparation for this year’s FIBA World Championships in Turkey.

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